1 Lona ngumlandvo wekutalwa kwaJesu Khristu, labesitukulwane saDavide, naye abesitukulwane sa-Abrahama.
2 Abrahama watala Isaka; Isaka watala Jakobe; Jakobe watala Juda kanye nabomnakabo.
3 Juda watala boPheresi naZara, unina wabo bekunguThamari; Pheresi watala Hesroni; Hesroni watala Ramu;
4 Ramu watala Aminadaba; Aminadaba watala Nasoni; Nasoni watala Salmoni;
5 Salmoni watala Bowazi kuRahabi; Bowazi watala Obedi kuRuthe; Obedi watala Jese;
6 Jese watala inkhosi Davide. Davide watala Solomoni, unina abengumfati wa-Uriya;
7 Solomoni watala Rehobhowamu; Rehobhowamu watala Abiya; Abiya watala Asafa;
8 Asafa watala Josafati; Josafati watala Joramu; Joramu watala Oziya;
9 Oziya watala Jothamu; Jothamu watala Ahazi; Ahazi watala Hezekiya;
10 Hezekiya watala Manase; Manase watala Amoni; Amoni watala Josaya;
11 Josaya watala Jekhoniya nabomnakabo, ngesikhatsi bantfu baka-Israyeli batfunjwa bayiswa eBhabhulona.
12 Emvakwekutfunjwa kwabo kuya eBhabhulona Jekhoniya watala Sheyaltiyeli; Sheyaltiyeli watala Zerubhabheli;
13 Zerubhabheli watala Abiyudi; Abiyudi watala Eliyakimu; Eliyakimu watala Azori;
14 Azori watala Sadoki; Sadoki watala Akhimu; Akhimu watala Eliyudi;
15 Eliyudi watala Eliyezeri; Eliyezeri watala Mathani; Mathani watala Jakobe;
16 Jakobe watala Josefa, indvodza yaMariya, unaboJesu lobitwa ngekutsi nguKhristu.
17 Tili-14 titukulwane kusukela ku-Abrahama kuya kuDavide. Kusukela kuDavide kuya esikhatsini sekutfunjwa kwabo kuya eBhabhulona nakhona tili-14. Kusukela esikhatsini sekutfunjelwa eBhabhulona kuya esikhatsini saKhristu nakhona tili-14.
18 Kutalwa kwaJesu Khristu kwaba nje-ke: Kwatsi Mariya unina asamiselwe Josefa, basengakahlangani, watfolakala asakhuleliswe nguMoya Longcwele.
19 Kepha Josefa, indvodza yakhe, abengumuntfu lolungile, akatsandzanga kumtsela ngelihlazo. Wacabanga, asafuna kumlahla ngasese.
20 Kodvwa asakucabanga loko, kwefika ingilosi yeNkhosi kuye ngeliphupho yatsi: “Josefa, ndvodzana yaDavide, ungesabi kumtsatsa Mariya umkakho, ngobe loko lakukhulelwe kwaMoya Longcwele.
21 Mariya utakutala indvodzana uyetse libito utsi nguJesu, ngobe nguye loyakusindzisa bantfu bakhe etonweni tabo.”
22 Konkhe loku kwentekela kugcwalisa loko lokwashiwo yiNkhosi ngemphrofethi lowatsi:
23 “Bheka, intfombi iyawukhulelwa itale indvodzana, libito layo kuyawutsiwa ngu-Imanuweli,” lokusho kutsi: “Nkulunkulu unatsi.”
24 Josefa nakavuka ebutfongweni, wenta njengaloku ingilosi yeNkhosi imtjelile; watsatsa Mariya waba ngumkakhe.
25 Kodvwa akazange ahlangane naye waze watubula ngendvodzana; wayetsa libito, watsi nguJESU.
1 Kwatsi kube kutalwe Jesu eBhetlehema esigodzini saseJudiya ngesikhatsi Herodi ayinkhosi, kwefika tati eJerusalema tiphuma emphumalanga,
2 tabuta tatsi: “Uphi lomntfwana lotelwe loyinkhosi yemaJuda? Ngobe sabona inkhanyeti yakhe iphuma emphumalanga. Site kutemkhotsamela.”
3 Inkhosi Herodi isakuva loko, yakhatsateka kakhulu kanye neJerusalema yonkhe.
4 Yatsi kube ibite bonkhe baphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo tesive, yababuta kutsi Khristu utawutalelwa kuphi.
5 Bamtjela batsi: “EBhetlehema yaseJudiya, njengobe umphrofethi wabhala watsi:
6 “ ‘Nawe, Bhetlehema, live lakaJuda, awumncane kangako kunebabusi bakaJuda; ngobe kuwe kuyawuphuma umbusi loyakwelusa sive sami sema-Israyeli.’ ”
7 Ngako-ke Herodi wase ubita tati emhlanganweni wangasese, watibutisisa sikhatsi inkhanyeti leyayibonakale ngaso,
8 wase utitfumela eBhetlehema utsi: “Hambani nimfunisise kahle lomntfwana; nasenimtfolile, nibobuya nitewungatisa, khona nami ngitekuya, ngiyewumkhotsamela.”
9 Tati setiyivile inkhosi, tesuka tahamba; setisendleleni taphindza tayibona inkhanyeti letatiyibone emphumalanga, yase ihamba embikwato, yaze yema lapho bekukhona khona umntfwana.
10 Tatsi natiyibona lenkhanyeti, tafa kujabula.
11 Tangena endlini, tabona umntfwana naMariya, unina. Taguca phansi, tadvumisa iNkhosi; tase tivula tikhwama tato, tamupha tipho: igolide, nemphepho, nemakha.
12 Tadvonswa nguNkulunkulu ngendlebe ephusheni kutsi tingahambi tibuyele kuHerodi. Ngako-ke tabuyela emuva eveni lato ngalenye indlela.
13 Kwatsi kube tati tisuke lapho, ingilosi yeNkhosi yatibonakalisa kuJosefa ephusheni itsi: “Vuka, utsatse umntfwana nenina, nibalekele eGibhithe, nifike nihlale khona niyawuze nitjelwe ngimi; ngobe Herodi utawufuna lomntfwana kuze ambulale.”
14 Ngako-ke Josefa wavuka watsatsa umntfwana nenina, bahamba ebusuku balibhekisa eGibhithe.
15 Wahlala khona, waze Herodi wafa, kuze kugcwaliseke lokwakhulunywa yiNkhosi ngemphrofethi nakatsi: “Ngayibita iNdvodzana yami kutsi iphume eGibhite.”
16 Kwatsi Herodi asabonile kutsi tati timyengile, watfukutsela wagcwala kokana, watfumela kutsi akubulawe bonkhe bantfwana labadvuna baseBhetlehema nakuto tonkhe tindzawo tangakhona lababeneminyaka lemibili nome ngephansi, kwaya ngesikhatsi labesibutisise etatini.
17 Ngako-ke kwagcwaliseka lokwakhulunywa ngumphrofethi Jeremiya nakatsi:
18 “Livi levakala eRama, kukhala nekulila lokukhulu, Rakheli akhalela bantfwabakhe, angasavumi nekudvudvutwa, ngobe vele bebangasekho.”
19 Kwatsi kube kufe Herodi, ingilosi yeNkhosi yabonakala kuJosefa ngeliphupho eGibhithe
20 itsi: “Vuka! Tsatsa umntfwana nenina, ubuyele eveni laka-Israyeli, ngobe labo bebafuna kubulala umntfwana sebafile.”
21 Josefa wavuka, watsatsa umntfwana nenina, wabuyela eveni laka-Israyeli.
22 Kodvwa watsi nakeva kutsi sekubusa Akhelawusi eJudiya esikhundleni seyise Herodi, wesaba kuya khona; asayalwe ngeliphupho, wajika waya esifundzeni saseGalile.
23 Wayawuhlala edolobheni lekutsiwa yiNazaretha, kuze kugcwaliseke lokwashiwo baphrofethi kutsi: “Uyawubitwa ngekutsi ngumNazaretha.”
1 Ngalawo malanga kwavela Johane uMbhabhatisi ashumayela ehlane laseJudiya
2 atsi: “Phendvukani, ngobe umbuso welizulu sewusondzele.”
3 Nguye lona abekhuluma ngaye umphrofethi Isaya nakatsi: “Livi lalomemeta ehlane litsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkhosi, nente imikhondvo yayo icondze.’ ”
4 Johane abegcoka ingubo yeboya belikamela, avunule libhande lesikhumba elukhalweni lwakhe. Kudla kwakhe kwakutintsetse neluju lwetinyosi tesiganga.
5 Kweta kuye bonkhe baseJerusalema nebaseJudiya, nebaseveni lonkhe lelingaseJordane.
6 Wababhabhatisa emfuleni iJordane, bavuma tono tabo.
7 Kepha watsi nakabona labanyenti bebaFarisi nebaSadusi beta embhabhatisweni, wababuta watsi: “Ntalo yetinyoka, ngubani lonitjele watsi: ‘Balekelani lolulaka lolutako’?
8 Vetani titselo letikhombisa kuphendvuka.
9 Ningatiyengi nje nitsi: ‘Sinaye Abrahama longubabe wetfu,’ ngobe ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Nkulunkulu angamvusela Abrahama bantfwana kulamatje.
10 Nanyalo lizembe libekiwe etimphandzeni tetihlahla, ngako-ke sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letihle siyajutjwa sifakwe emlilweni.
11 “Mine nginibhabhatisa ngemanti, kubonakalisa kuphendvuka; kepha lona longilandzelako unemandla kakhulu kunami, mine lengingakafaneli nekutsi ngingaphatsa tincabule takhe; yena utawunibhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele nangemlilo.
12 Sitja sakhe sekwela sisesandleni sakhe; uyawushanelisisa sibuya sakhe abutsele emabele esilulwini sakhe, kepha emakhoba uyawuwashisa ngemlilo longacimeki.”
13 Kwatsi kusenjalo, wachamuka Jesu avela eGalile naye ete eJordane kutewubhajatiswa nguJohane.
14 Kepha Johane wetama kumalela atsi: “Ngimi lengidzinga kubhajatiswa nguwe, wena sewute kimi?”
15 Kodvwa Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Vuma nyalo, ngobe kufanele sigcwalise kanjalo intsandvo yaNkulunkulu.” Ngako wase uyamvumela.
16 Jesu watsi kube abhajatiswe, asakhuphukile emantini, kwavuleka lizulu, kwabonakala Moya waNkulunkulu anjengelituba, ehlela etikwakhe.
17 Kusenjalo kwevakala livi livela ezulwini litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami, letsandzekako, lengijabula ngayo.”
1 Khona lapho nje Jesu waholelwa nguMoya waNkulunkulu ehlane, kuze atewulingwa nguSathane.
2 Asazilile kudla emalanga langema-40 nebusuku bakhona, wase uyalamba.
3 Umlingi wase uyefika kuye utsi: “NawuyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tjela nankha ematje agucuke abe tinkhwa!”
4 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Kubhaliwe kutsi: “ ‘Umuntfu angeke aphile ngesinkhwa sodvwa, kodvwa uphila ngawo onkhe emavi laphuma emloyeni waNkulunkulu.’ ”
5 Wesuka lapho Sathane wamyisa edolobheni lelingcwele, wammisa esicongweni selithempeli,
6 watsi kuye: “NawuyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tijike phansi, ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “ ‘Uyawuyaleta tingilosi takhe ngawe kutsi tikwetfwale ngetandla tato, ungete wakhutjwa nalitje etinyaweni takho.’ ”
7 Jesu watsi kuye: “Kantsi kubhaliwe futsi nekutsi: “ ‘Ungaboyilinga iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wakho!’ ”
8 Waphindza futsi Sathane wamtsatsa, wamenyusela esicongweni sentsaba, wamkhombisa yonkhe imibuso nebucwebecwebe bayo,
9 watsi kuye: “Konkhe loku ngitakunika kona, nawungamane uwe phansi nje, ungikhotsame.”
10 Jesu watsi kuye: “Suka, Sathane, ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “ ‘Ubokhonta iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wakho, umkhotsamele yena yedvwa!’ ”
11 Wesuka Sathane wamshiya, kwase kufika tingilosi titewusita Jesu.
12 Watsi Jesu nakeva kutsi Johane abesafakwe ejele, wahamba waya eGalile.
13 Wesuka eNazaretha wayawuhlala eKhaphanawume eceleni kwelwandle, eveni lakaZebuloni nelakaNaftali,
14 kuze kugcwaliseke lokwashiwo ngumphrofethi Isaya kutsi:
15 “Wena, live lakaZebuloni, nawe, live lakaNaftali, nine, leningasendleleni lengaselwandle, nani leningesheya kweliJordane, nawe, Galile, live lebetive,
16 sive lebesihleti ebumnyameni, nikubonile kukhanya lokukhulu; nine, lebenihleti eveni nasetfuntini lekufa, kuphumele kini kukhanya.”
17 Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu wacala kushumayela watsi: “Phendvukani, ngobe umbuso welizulu sewusondzele.”
18 Jesu asahamba ngaseLwandle lwaseGalile, wabona telamani letimbili letatibadwebi, Simoni labetsiwa nguPhetro, na-Andreya, umnakabo, babedweba tinhlanti ngelinetha.
19 Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngilandzeleni, ngitawunenta badwebi bebantfu.”
20 Bashiya emanetha abo masinyane, bamlandzela.
21 Asachubeka lapho, wabona letinye telamani letimbili, boJakobe naJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi, lababesesikebheni naZebedi, uyise, bachibela emanetha abo, wababita.
22 Masinyane bamshiya uyise kanye nesikebhe, balandzela Jesu.
23 Jesu walihamba lonkhe laseGalile, afundzisa emasinagogeni abo, ashumayela liVangeli lembuso, aphilisa bantfu kuto tonkhe tifo nasekuguleni kwabo.
24 Ludvumo ngaye lwandza nalo lonkhe laseSiriya, kangangekutsi kwaletfwa kuye bonkhe bantfu lababegula, baphetfwe tinhlobonhlobo tekufa, nalababekhatsatwe tinhlobonhlobo tetinhlupheko: lababenemadimoni, nalababenesitfutfwane, nalababefe tinhlangotsi; Jesu wabaphilisa bonkhe.
25 Ticumbi letikhulu tebantfu tamlandzela tisuka eGalile, naseDekhapholisi, naseJerusalema, naseJudiya, naseveni lelingesheya kwemfula iJordane.
1 Jesu watsi kube abone ticumbi tebantfu, wase wenyukela entsabeni, wefika wahlala phansi. Bafundzi bakhe base beta kuye,
2 wacala wabafundzisa watsi:
3 “Babusisiwe labamphofu emoyeni, ngobe umbuso welizulu wabo.
4 Babusisiwe labakhalako, ngobe bayawudvudvutwa.
5 Babusisiwe labamnene, ngobe bayawudla lifa lemhlaba.
6 Babusisiwe labalambele bomele kulunga, ngobe bayakwesutsiswa.
7 Babusisiwe labanesihawu, ngobe bayawuhawukelwa.
8 Babusisiwe labahlantekile enhlitiyweni, ngobe bayawumbona Nkulunkulu.
9 Babusisiwe labalamulako, ngobe bayawutsiwa bantfwana baNkulunkulu.
10 Babusisiwe labatingelwa bahlushwe ngenca yekulunga, ngobe umbuso welizulu wabo.
11 “Nibusisiwe nabanetfuka, banitingele, banihluphe, bakhulume konkhe lokubi ngani, banicalele emanga ngami.
12 Jabulani nitfokote, ngobe umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngobe nebaphrofethi labanendvulela babatingela babahlupha kanjalo.”
13 “Nine niluswayi lwelive, kodvwa nangabe luswayi selulahlekelwe bunandzi balo, pho, lobunandzi balo bungabuyiselwa njani? Alusenamsebenti walutfo, kuphela nje kutsi lulahlwe ngephandle, lunyatselwe ngetinyawo.
14 “Nine nikukhanya kwelive. Lidolobha lelakhiwe entsabeni lephakeme lingeke lisitseke.
15 Kute umuntfu lokhanyisa sibane bese usibeka ngephansi kwesitja; kodvwa usibeka endzaweni yaso, kuze sikhanyisele wonkhe umuntfu losendlini.
16 Kanjalo-ke akukhanye kukhanya kwenu embikwebantfu, kuze babone lokulungile lenikwentako, bese badvumisa uYihlo losezulwini.”
17 “Ningacabangi kutsi ngitele kutewucitsa umtsetfo netimfundziso tebaphrofethi. Angiketeli kutewucitsa, kodvwa ngitele kutewugcwalisa.
18 “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kuyakudzimate kwendlule lizulu nemhlaba seloku kute ngisho nalelincane nje lichashatana lelitawususwa emtsetfweni, kuze kufezeke konkhe.
19 Ngako-ke lowo lowephula munye kulemiyalo lemincanyana, aphindze afundzise labanye kanjalo, uyakuba ngulomncane embusweni welizulu; kepha loyigcinako ayifundzise, lowo kuyawutsiwa mkhulu embusweni welizulu.
20 Ngobe ngiyanitjela impela ngitsi: Ngaphandle kwekutsi kulunga kwenu kwendlule kwetati temtsetfo nekwebaFarisi, ningeke ningene embusweni welizulu.”
21 “Nivile kutsi kwatsiwa kubakadzeni: ‘Ungabulali, ngobe lowo lobulalako uyawulahlwa licala.’
22 Kepha mine ngitsi kini: Lowo lotfukutselela umnakabo, uyawulahlwa licala; nalowo lowetfuka umnakabo, uyakuba nelicala emtsetfweni; nalowo lotsi kumnakabo: ‘Silima,’ uyawufanelwa ngumlilo wesihogo.
23 Ngako nangabe utawunikela ngesipho sakho elatini kuNkulunkulu, bese ukhumbula kutsi umnakenu unemavundvo nawe,
24 sishiye khona lapho embikwelilati sipho sakho, uhambe uyekubuyisana nemnakenu, bese uyabuya-ke utewunikela ngesipho sakho.
25 “Sheshisa ucolisane nalowo lenimangalelane naye nisaya enkantolo, funa akunikele kumehluleli, umehluleli akunikele ephoyiseni, liphoyisa likuvalele ejele.
26 Ngicinisile, ngitsi: Ungeke usaphuma lapho ungakakhiphi isenti yekugcina.”
27 “Nivile kutsi kwatsiwa: ‘Ungaphingi.’
28 Kepha mine ngitsi kini: Ngulowo nalowo lobuka lomsikati, bese uyamkhanuka, sewuphinge naye enhlitiyweni yakhe.
29 Nangabe liso lakho langesekudla likonisa, likhokhe ulilahle; ngobe kuncono kuwe kulahlekelwa sitfo sinye semtimba kunekutsi umtimba wakho wonkhe ulahlwe uphelele esihogweni.
30 Nangabe sandla sakho sangesekudla sikonisa, sijube usilahle; ngobe kuncono kuwe kulahlekelwa sitfo sinye semtimba kunekutsi umtimba wakho wonkhe ulahlwe uphelele esihogweni.”
31 “Kwatsiwa: ‘Lowo lolahla umkakhe akamnike incwadzi yesehlukaniso.’
32 Kepha mine ngitsi: Lowo lolahla umkakhe ngaphandle kwebugwadla, uyamphingisa; nalotsatsa umfati lolahliwe, uyaphinga.”
33 “Nivile futsi kutsi kubakadzeni kwatsiwa: ‘Ungawafungeli emanga, kepha feza tifungo takho eNkhosini.’
34 Kodvwa mine ngitsi kini: Ningafungi sanhlobo: nome ngelizulu, ngobe lingumchele waNkulunkulu;
35 nome ngemhlaba, ngobe usenabelo setinyawo takhe; ngisho nangeJerusalema, ngobe kulidolobha leNkhosi yemakhosi.
36 Ungafungi ngisho nangenhloko yakho, ngobe ungeke ugucule ngisho nalunye lunwele kutsi lube mhlophe, nome lube ntima.
37 Nanivuma nibotsi: ‘Yebo’ nome-ke nitsi: ‘Cha’ nangabe niyala; ngobe lokwendlula lapho kuvela kuLomubi.”
38 “Nivile futsi kutsi kwatsiwa: ‘Liso ngeliso, litinyo ngelitinyo.’
39 Kodvwa mine ngitsi kini: Ningamelani nalokubi; umuntfu nakakumukula esihlatsini sangesekudla, mnike nalesi lesinye.
40 Nangabe umuntfu akwemuka lihembe, mnike nelijazi futsi.
41 Nangabe umuntfu akucindzetela kutsi uhambe naye likhilometha libe linye umetfwalele umtfwalo wakhe, hamba naye abe mabili.
42 Muphe locela lutfo kuwe, ungamtsalaliseli lofuna kuboleka kuwe.”
43 “Nivile kutsi kwatsiwa: ‘Ubotsandza makhelwane wakho, utondze sitsa sakho.’
44 Kodvwa mine ngitsi kini: Tsandzani titsa tenu, nibakhulekele labanitingelela kunihlupha,
45 kuze nitewuba ngemadvodzana eYihlo losezulwini. Ngobe yena uphumisa lilanga lakhe kulababi nalabahle, anise imvula yakhe kulabalungile nalabangakalungi.
46 Kambe nanitsandza labanitsandzako, ninamvuzo muni? Abenti njalo yini nebatselisi?
47 Futsi nanibingelela bazalwane benu bodvwa, nenta buncono buni-ke? Abenti njalo yini nebetive?
48 Ngako-ke nani banini ngulabaphelele, njengobe neYihlo losezulwini aphelele.”
1 “Kepha caphelani ningakwenti kulunga kwenu embikwebantfu ngenhloso yekutsi nibonwe ngibo, funa nibete umvuzo kuYihlo losezulwini.
2 “Ngako-ke nawupha lutfo kumuntfu loswele, ungamemeteli, njengobe kwenta batentisi emasinagogeni nasetitaladini, khona batewudvunyiswa bantfu. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sebawemukele umvuzo wabo.
3 Kepha wena nawupha sipho, sandla sakho sangesancele asingakwati lesikwentako sangesekudla,
4 kuze sipho sakho sibesekusitsekeni, khona uYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utakuvuza.”
5 “Nanithandazako, ningalingisi batentisi; ngobe batsandza kuthandaza bemile emasinagogeni, nasemajikeni etitaladi, kuze batekubonwa bantfu. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sebavele bawutfolile umvuzo wabo.
6 Kepha wena nawuthandaza, ngena endlini yakho uvale umnyango, uthandaze kuYihlo losekusitsekeni, khona uYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utawukunika umvuzo.
7 “Kodvwa nanithandazako, ningalibali kukhuluma emagama lamanyenti langasho lutfo, njengebetive labacabanga kutsi batawuvakala ngekukhuluma kwabo lokunyenti.
8 Ningabalingisi-ke, ngobe Nkulunkulu uYihlo ukwati kucala lenikudzingako nine ningakakuceli.
9 Nanithandazako nibotsi: “ ‘Babe wetfu losezulwini, alingcweliswe libito lakho.
10 Umbuso wakho awute. Intsandvo yakho ayentiwe emhlabeni, njengobe yentiwa ezulwini.
11 Siphe lamuhla kudla kwetfu njengasemalangeni onkhe.
12 Sitsetselele tono tetfu, njengobe natsi sibatsetselela labasonako.
13 Ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodvwa usisindzise kulokubi. [Ngobe umbuso wakho, nemandla, nebukhosi, kuze kube phakadze. Amen.]’
14 “Ngobe nangabe niyabatsetselela bantfu tono tabo, neYihlo losezulwini uyakunitsetselela.
15 Kodvwa naningabatsetseleli bantfu tono tabo, neYihlo angeke anitsetselele tono tenu.”
16 “Futsi-ke nanizila kudla, ningabunyukumalisi buso benu njengebatentisi, ngobe bona banyukumalisa buso babo, kuze batekubonakalisa kubantfu kuzila kwabo. Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sebawemukele umvuzo wabo.
17 Kepha wena nawuzila, gcobisa inhloko yakho ugeze nebuso bakho,
18 kuze bantfu bangakuboni kutsi uzilile, kodvwa ubonwe nguYihlo losekusitsekeni; neYihlo lobona ekusitsekeni utakukunika umvuzo.”
19 “Ningatibekeli umcebo wenu lapha emhlabeni, ngobe umvunya nekutfomba kutawudla, nemasela angagcekeza awube.
20 Lokungenani tibekeleni umcebo wenu ezulwini, lapho kungekho khona umvunya, nekutfomba lokuwudlako, nemasela angeke agcekeze awube.
21 Phela lapho kukhona umcebo wakho khona, nenhlitiyo yakho itakuba khona.”
22 “Sibane semtimba liso. Ngako-ke nangabe liso lakho liphilile, nemtimba wakho wonkhe uyakubasekukhanyeni.
23 Kodvwa nangabe liso lakho lingaphili, nemtimba wakho wonkhe uyakubasebumnyameni. Ngako-ke nangabe kukhanya lokukuwe kubumnyama, bukhulu-ke bumnyama lobukuwe.”
24 “Kute umuntfu longakhonta emakhosi lamabili; ngobe uyakutondza lenye, atsandze lenye; uyakwetsembeka kulenye ayedzelele lenye. Ungeke ukhonte Nkulunkulu nemcebo.
25 “Ngako-ke ngitsi kini: Ningakhatsateki ngetimphilo tenu kutsi nitakudlani ninatseni, nangemitimba yenu kutsi nitakwembatsani. Imphilo ayiyinkhulu yini kunekudla, nemtimba kunekwekwembatsa?
26 Bukani tinyoni temoya kutsi atihlanyeli, ativuni, atibeki lutfo etilulwini, kodvwa uYihlo losezulwini uyatondla. Anincono kakhulu yini nine kunato?
27 Kukhona yini emkhatsini wenu longatengetela umzuzwana ebudzeni bemphilo yakhe ngekutihlupha kwakhe?
28 “Nitihluphelani ngetimphahla? Bukani timbali temhlaba kutsi tikhula njani, atikhandleki, futsi atitfungi.
29 Kepha ngitsi kini: NaSolomoni ebukhatikhatini bakhe bonkhe abengeke afanane ngisho nayinye yato ngekwembatsa.
30 Kodvwa nangabe Nkulunkulu abembatsisa kangaka tjani besiganga, lobuphilako lamuhla, kusasa bushe, akayiwunembatsisa kakhulu yini nine leninekukholwa lokuncane?
31 “Ngako-ke ningakhatsateki ngekutsi: ‘Sitawudlani?’ nome: ‘Sitawunatsani?’ nome: ‘Sitakwembatsani?’
32 Ngobe nebetive bafuna tona leto tintfo, kantsi uYihlo losezulwini uyati kutsi niyatidzinga tonkhe letintfo.
33 Kodvwa funani kucala umbuso waNkulunkulu kanye nekulunga kwakhe, khona tonkhe letintfo titakwengetelwa kini.
34 Ngako-ke ningakhatsateki ngelikusasa lenu, ngobe likusasa liyakutikhatsalela lona. Inhlupheko yelilanga yenele lona.”
1 “Ningabehluleli labanye, kuze nani ningetikwehlulelwa nguNkulunkulu.
2 Ngobe ngaloko kwehlulela lenehlulela ngako labanye, nani niyakwehlulelwa ngako; nangaleso silinganiso lenilinganisa ngaso, nani niyakulinganiswa ngaso.
3 Pho, ulunakeni lutsi lolusesweni lwemzalwane wakho, kodvwa ube ungalunaki lolugodvo lolusesweni lakho?
4 Nome-ke ungasho kanjani kumzalwane wakho utsi: ‘Ase ngikukhiphe nalu lutsi lolusesweni lakho,’ ibe kantsi kuvundle lugodvo esweni lakho?
5 Mtentisi, cala kucala ukhiphe lugodvo lolusesweni lakho, emvakwaloko-ke utakubonisisa kahle kutsi ukhiphe lutsi lolusesweni lwemzalwane wakho.
6 “Ningatiniki tinja lokungcwele, ningawalahli etihhontjini ematje enu laligugu, funa tiwagcobagcobe ngetinselo tato, bese tigucukela kini tiyanidzabudzabula.”
7 “Celani, nitawuphiwa; funani, nitakutfola; nconcotsani, nitakuvulelwa.
8 Ngobe wonkhe locelako uyakuphiwa, nalofunako uyatfola, nalonconcotsako uyavulelwa.
9 Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lekungatsi umsa wakhe nakacela sinkhwa, yena amnike litje?
10 Nome acela inhlanti, yena amnike inyoka?
11 Nangabe-ke nine lenibabi kangaka nikwati kubapha bantfwabenu tipho letinhle, kakhulu kangakanani-ke uYihlo losezulwini utakubapha lokuhle labacela kuye.
12 “Ngako-ke konkhe lenifisa kutsi bantfu bakwente kini, kwenteni nani kubo; ngobe ngulowo umgogodla wemtsetfo newemfundziso yebaphrofethi.”
13 “Ngenani ngelisango lelincane, ngobe lisango libanti nendlela ibanti leyisa ekubhujisweni, banyenti labangena ngalo.
14 Kepha lisango lincane nendlela yincane leyisa ekuphileni, nebantfu labayitfolako bambalwa.”
15 “Caphelani baphrofethi bemanga, labeta kini banjengetimvu ngaphandle, kodvwa ngekhatsi banjengetimphisi letibukhali.
16 Niyawubati ngemisebenti yabo, njengetihlahla tatiwa ngetitselo tato. Emagelebisi angakhiwa yini etihlahleni temanyeva, nome emakhiwa elugaganeni?
17 Sihlahla lesimnandzi sitsela titselo letimnandzi, kantsi sihlahla lesibi sitsela titselo letimbi.
18 Sihlahla lesimnandzi singeke sitsele titselo letimbi, kanjalo futsi nesihlahla lesibi singeke sitsele titselo letimnandzi.
19 Sonkhe sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letimnandzi, siyajutjwa, silahlwe emlilweni.
20 Ngako-ke baphrofethimbumbulu niyawubati ngetitselo tabo.”
21 “Akusibo bonkhe labatsi kimi: ‘Nkhosi, Nkhosi,’ labayawungena embusweni welizulu, kodvwa ngulabo labenta intsandvo yaBabe losezulwini.
22 Ngalelo langa labanyenti bayakutsi kimi: ‘Nkhosi, Nkhosi, asizange siphrofethe yini ngelibito lakho? Asiwakhiphanga yini emadimoni ngelibito lakho? Asiyentanga yini imisebenti leminyenti nalemikhulu ngelibito lakho?’
23 Kepha ngiyawubaphendvula ngitsi: ‘Angizange nginati. Sukani kimi, nine benti balokubi!’ ”
24 “Ngako-ke wonkhe umuntfu lova lamavi ami awente, ufanana nendvodza lehlakaniphile, leyakha indlu yayo etikwelidvwala.
25 Kwase kuna imvula, imifula yagcwala, nemimoya yahhusha, yetama kuyiphephula lendlu, kodvwa ayizange iwe, ngobe yayakhelwe esisekelweni lesasilidvwala.
26 “Lowo lova lamavi ami angawenti, ufanana nendvodza lesilima, leyakha indlu yayo esihlabatsini.
27 Kwase kuna imvula, imifula yagcwala, nemimoya yahhusha yayiphephula lendlu, yaze yawa. Maye! Kwaba kukhulu loko kuwa kwayo!”
28 Kwatsi Jesu nacedza lenkhulumo yakhe, ticumbi tebantfu tase timangele ngalemfundziso yakhe,
29 ngobe abebafundzisa njengemuntfu lonemandla, hhayi njengetati tabo temtsetfo.
1 Kwatsi Jesu nehla entsabeni, walandzelwa ticumbi letinyenti tebantfu.
2 Kwase kufika umuntfu labenebulephelo, wakhuleka kuye watsi: “Nkhosi, nawutsandza, ungangihlambulula.”
3 Jesu welula sandla, wamtsintsa watsi: “Ngiyatsandza, hlambuluka!” Nembala wahlambuluka masinyane ebulephelweni bakhe.
4 Jesu wase utsi kuye: “Lalela la! Ungatjeli muntfu, kodvwa hamba uye kumphristi akubone, bese wenta umnikelo wekubonga lowamiswa nguMosi, ukhombise nebantfu kutsi sewuhlantekile.”
5 Kwatsi Jesu asangena eKhaphanawume, wahlangabetwa yindvuna yelikhulu lemasotja, yamncenga
6 yatsi: “Nkhosi, sisebenti sami silele phansi endlini, sife luhlangotsi, sisebuhlungwini lobukhulu.”
7 Jesu watsi kuyo: “Ngiyeta, mine ngitamphilisa.”
8 Lendvuna yaphendvula yatsi: “Nkhosi, angikafanelwa nekutsi ungene ngaphansi kweluphahla lwendlu yami, kepha shano livi nje, khona sisebenti sami sitawuphila.
9 Nami nginetiphatsimandla letingetulu kwami, nginemasotja langaphansi kwami; ngitsi kulelinye: ‘Hamba,’ lihambe; ngitsi kulelinye: ‘Wota la,’ lite; nencekwini yami ngitsi: ‘Yenta loku,’ ikwente.”
10 Jesu nakuva loko, wamangala, watsi kulaba babemlandzela: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Ngisho naka-Israyeli angizange sengikutfole kukholwa lokunje.
11 Kepha ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Labanyenti bayawuchamuka emphumalanga nasenshonalanga, bahlale etafuleni kanye na-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe embusweni welizulu.
12 Kodvwa bantfwana bembuso bayawukhishelwa ebumnyameni bangaphandle, lapho kuyawuba khona kukhala nekugedletela kwematinyo.”
13 Jesu wase utsi endvuneni: “Hamba, akwenteke kuwe njengekukholwa kwakho!” Lesisebenti sasindza ngaso leso sikhatsi.
14 Jesu wase ungenisa ekhaya laPhetro, lapho efika wakhandza uninatala waPhetro alele embhedzeni, aphetfwe ngumkhuhlane.
15 Jesu watsintsa sandla sakhe, umkhuhlane wase uyamyekela; wasukuma wamlungisela kudla.
16 Kwatsi nase kuhlwa, baletsa kuye labanyenti lababenemadimoni; wabakhipha bonkhe bomoya lababi ngelivi nje, waphilisa bonkhe lababegula,
17 kuze kugcwaliseke loko lokwakhulunywa ngumphrofethi Isaya nakatsi: “Wasetfwalela butsakatsaka betfu, watisusa kitsi tifo tetfu.”
18 Jesu watsi kube abone sicumbi simkakile, wase utsi akwewelelwe ngesheya kwelwandle.
19 Kwase kufika sati semtsetfo satsi: “Mfundzisi, ngitakulandzela, ngisho nome uyaphi.”
20 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Timphungutja tinemigodzi, netinyoni tinetidleke, kodvwa iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ite indzawo yekulala iphumule.”
21 Lomunye webafundzi bakhe watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, asewungivumele kucala sengiyewungcwaba babe!”
22 Kepha Jesu watsi kuye: “Ngilandzele, uyekele labafile, bangcwabe labafile babo!”
23 Kwatsi Jesu nasangena esikebheni, bafundzi bakhe bamlandzela.
24 Kwase kuvuka sivunguvungu selwandle lesikhulu, sikebhe sadzimate sagujetelwa ngemagagasi; kepha Jesu abelele.
25 Bafundzi baya kuye bayakumvusa batsi: “Nkhosi, sisindzise! Sesiyafa!”
26 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nesabani, nine bekukholwa lokuncane?” Wasukuma wasekhuta lesivunguvungu kanye nelwandle, kwase kuba khona kuthula lokukhulu.
27 Bantfu bamangala, badzimate batsi: “Kantsi muntfu muni lona, ngobe imimoya nelwandle kuyamlalela?”
28 Kwatsi Jesu nasafikile ngesheya, eveni lemaGadara, wahlangabetwa bantfu lababili lababenemadimoni, baphuma emathuneni. Babeyingoti lenkhulu kangangekutsi kwakungasahambi muntfu ngaleyo ndlela.
29 Bamemeta batsi: “Sinamsebenti muni nawe, Ndvodzana yaNkulunkulu, sewutele kutesivisa buhlungu yini sikhatsi sisengakefiki?”
30 Madvutane nalapho kwakudla umhlambi lomkhulu wetingulube.
31 Emadimoni ancenga Jesu atsi: “Nawusikhipha la, sitfumele singene kunankhu umhlambi wetingulube!”
32 Jesu watsi kuwo: “Hambani!” Ngako aphuma angena etihhontjini, wonkhe lowo mhlambi wagijima wewusa sihosha, wangena elwandle, wacwila, wafa.
33 Lamadvodza abelusile abaleka aya edolobheni, afike abalandzisa yonkhe indzaba, nekutsi kwentekani kulamadvodza lamabili labenemadimoni.
34 Ngako-ke wonkhe umuntfu kulelo dolobha waphuma wayawuhlangabeta Jesu; batsi kube bambone, bamncenga batsi akesuke kulelo live labo.
1 Jesu wangena esikebheni, wewelela ngesheya, wangena edolobheni lakubo.
2 Baletsa kuye umuntfu lobekafe luhlangotsi alaliswe eluhlakeni. Nakabona kukholwa kwabo, Jesu watsi kulobekafe luhlangotsi: “Mani sibindzi, ndvodzana yami! Tono takho titsetselelwe.”
3 Letinye tati temtsetfo takhuluma todvwana tatsi: “Lomuntfu uyahlambalata.”
4 Kodvwa Jesu ayati imicabango yabo, watsi: “Yini nicabange lokubi etinhlitiyweni tenu?
5 Ngukuphi lokulula ekutseni: ‘Tono takho titsetselelwe,’ nasekutseni: ‘Sukuma uhambe’?
6 Ngitanikhombisa-ke kutsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu inemandla ekutsetselela tono emhlabeni.” Wase utsi kulobekafe luhlangotsi: “Sukuma, tsatsa luhlaka lwakho, uhambe ubuyele ekhaya!”
7 Wasukuma, wahamba, waya ekhaya lakhe.
8 Bantfu batsi kube bakubone loko, betfuka badvumisa Nkulunkulu lonika bantfu emandla lanjalo.
9 Jesu asengca lapho, wabona umuntfu, libito lakhe kunguMatewu, ahleti endzaweni yekutselisa, watsi kuye: “Ngilandzele!” Nembala wasukuma wamlandzela.
10 Kwatsi Jesu asesendlini adla, batselisi labanyenti netoni letinyenti beta badla kanye naye nebafundzi bakhe.
11 BaFarisi nababona loku, base batsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Kwentiwa yini kutsi lomfundzisi wenu adle kanye nebatselisi netoni?”
12 Jesu nakuva loko, wabaphendvula watsi: “Bantfu labaphilako abayidzingi inyanga, kodvwa ngulabagulako kuphela labayidzingako.
13 Kepha hambani nifundze kutsi kusho kutsini kutsi: ‘Ngifuna sihawu, hhayi umhlatjelo;’ ngobe angiketeli kubita labalungile kepha toni.”
14 Kusenjalo kwefika bafundzi baJohane uMbhabhatisi kuJesu batsi: “Kwentiwa yini kutsi tsine nebaFarisi sizile, kepha bafundzi bakho bangazili?”
15 Jesu watsi kubo: “Likhetfo lingakhala yini umkhwenyane asenalo? Kodvwa kutawufika sikhatsi lapho umkhwenyane atawususwa kulo, kube ngukhona-ke litawuzila.
16 “Kute umuntfu lochibela ingubo lendzala ngesichibi lesisha; ngobe lesichibi sitayidzabula lengubo, sente imbobo lenkhulu.
17 Kute nalongatsela liwayini lelisha kuso sikhumbasikhwama lesidzala, ngobe nakenta njalo, lesikhumbasikhwama singapumuka, kucitseke leliwayini. Esikhundleni saloko, liwayini lelisha litselwa kuso sikhumbasikhwama lesisha, kuze kutsi kokubili kuphatsane kahle.”
18 Watsi Jesu asakhuluma loko, kwefika umphatsi welisinagoge, waguca embikwakhe watsi: “Indvodzakati yami isandza kufa nyalo, kodvwa kota ubeke sandla sakho etikwayo, itawuphila!”
19 Jesu wasukuma wamlandzela, kanye nebafundzi bakhe.
20 Bekukhona umfati lotsite labenesifo sekopha, sesimgulise iminyaka leli-12. Weta ngemvakwaJesu, watsintsa umphetfo wengubo yakhe,
21 ngobe abecabanga atsi: “Nangingamane nje ngitsintse umphetfo wengubo yakhe, ngitawusindza.”
22 Jesu wagucuka wambuka watsi: “Mani sibindzi, ndvodzakati, kukholwa kwakho kukuphilisile.” Kusukela kuleso sikhatsi lomfati waphila.
23 Kwatsi Jesu asefikile endlini yalomphatsi, abona bashayi bemintjingozi nesicuku lesijokotelako,
24 watsi: “Phumani nonkhe; lesidzandzane asikafi, silele.” Bamane bamhleka bulima nje.
25 Nase bakhishiwe bonkhe bantfu, Jesu wangena wasibamba ngesandla, sidzandzane savuka.
26 Lendzaba yandza nalo lonkhe lelo live.
27 Jesu asendlula lapho, timphumphutse letimbili tamlandzela, timemeta titsi: “Ndvodzana yaDavide! Sihawukele!”
28 Watsi kube Jesu angene endlini, letimphumphutse teta kuye, watsi kuto: “Niyakholwa yini kutsi ngingakwenta loku?” Taphendvula tatsi: “Yebo, Nkhosi.”
29 Jesu watsintsa emehlo ato watsi: “Akwenteke kini njengekukholwa kwenu!”
30 Ase ayavuleka emehlo ato. Jesu watiyalisisa watsi: “Ningatjeli muntfu ngaloku!”
31 Kepha taphuma lapho, takhuluma ngaye kulo lonkhe lelo live.
32 Batsi baphuma nje, kwabe kungeniswa lenye indvodza leyayisimungulu inelidimoni.
33 Latsi kube likhishwe lelidimoni, lendvodza yase iyakhuluma. Bantfu bonkhe bamangala, baze batsi: “Akuzange sekubonwe lokunje ka-Israyeli!”
34 Kepha baFarisi batsi: “Ukhipha emadimoni ngembusi wemadimoni.”
35 Jesu wahamba ajikeleta emadolobheni nasemitini. Abehamba afundzisa emasinagogeni abo, ashumayela liVangeli lembuso, aphilisa nebantfu etifeni tabo tonkhe nasemikhuhlaneni letinhlobonhlobo.
36 Nabona ticumbi tebantfu, inhlitiyo yakhe yagcwala sihawu, ngobe bebakhatsatekile bahlakatekile, banjengetimvu letite umelusi.
37 Ngako wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Kuvuna kukhulu, kodvwa tisebenti timbalwa.
38 Ngako-ke ncusani eNkhosini yekuvuna kutsi itfumele tisebenti ekuvuneni kwayo!”
1 Jesu wase ubitela ndzawonye bafundzi bakhe labali-12, wabanika emandla etikwemimoya lemibi, ekutsi bayikhiphe, newekuphilisa tifo tonkhe nekugula konkhe.
2 Nankha emabito ebaphostoli lababeli-12: Wekucala nguSimoni, lotsiwa nguPhetro, nemnakabo Andreya; Jakobe nemnakabo longuJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi;
3 Filiphu naBhatalomewu; Tomase naMatewu, umtselisi; Jakobe, umsa wa-Alfiyose, naThadiyosi;
4 Simoni, wephathi yemaKhenani, naJudasi Skariyothi lowatsengisa Jesu.
5 Jesu wawatfuma lamadvodza labeli-12 wawayala watsi: “Ningangeni eveni lebetive nasemitini yemaSamariya.
6 Esikhundleni saloko hambani niyewufuna timvu letilahlekile letisive sema-Israyeli.
7 Hambani nishumayele nitsi: ‘Umbuso welizulu sewusondzele.’
8 Philisani labagulako, nivuse labafile, niphilise emalephelo, nikhiphe emadimoni. Nemukeliswe ngesihle, ngako-ke nani phanini ngesihle.
9 Ningayiphatsi imali, negolide, nesiliva, nemasenti emakhikhini enu.
10 Ningaphatsi ngisho nemgodla wendlela wekucela, nemabhantji lamabili, neticatfulo, nentfonga, ngobe sisebenti sifanelwe kudla kwaso.
11 “Naningena edolobheni nome emtini, nibofuna umuntfu lotimisele kunemukela, bese nihlala naye, nize nihambe kuleyo ndzawo.
12 Naningena kulowo muti, nibobabingelela.
13 Nangabe bantfu balowo muti banemukela, shiyani sibusiso senu sekuthula sihlale khona; kodvwa nangabe abanemukeli, sitsatseni lesibusiso senu sibuyele kini.
14 Kantsi futsi nangabe anemukelwa, nelivi lenu lingalalelwa, nibotsi naniphuma kulelo dolobha nome umuti, nitsintsitse lutfuli lwetinyawo tenu.
15 Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kuyawuba ncono eveni laseSodoma nelaseGomora ngelilanga lekwehlulela kunakulowo muti.”
16 “Lalelani! Nginitfuma njengetimvu emkhatsini wetimphisi. Ngako-ke hlakaniphani njengetinyoka, nibete bucili njengematuba.
17 Kepha nicaphele bantfu, ngobe bayawunibopha banifake etinkantolo, banibhambabule emasinagogeni abo.
18 Niyawumiswa embikwebabusi nemakhosi ngelibito lami, kuze kube bufakazi kubo nakubetive.
19 Kepha-ke nabanimangalele, ningahlupheki ngekutsi niyawutsini nekutsi nikusho kanjani; ngobe nakufika leso sikhatsi, niyawunikwa lenifanele nikusho.
20 Ngobe akusini leniyakukhuluma, kepha nguMoya weYihlo wasezulwini loyawukhuluma ngani.
21 “Kepha umuntfu uyawunikela umnakabo ekufeni, neyise umntfwanakhe; bantfwana bayawuvukela batali babo babanikele ekufeni.
22 Niyawutondvwa bantfu bonkhe ngenca yelibito lami; kodvwa lokhutsatelako kuze kubesekupheleni, uyawusindziswa.
23 Nabanitingela kulelinye lidolobha, nibobalekela kulelinye; ngobe ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Ningeke niwacedze onkhe emadolobha aka-Israyeli, iNdvodzana yemuntfu ingakabuyi.
24 “Kute umfundzi lomkhulu kunemfundzisi wakhe, futsi kute nenceku lengetulu kwenkhosi yayo.
25 Ngako-ke umfundzi kufanele eneliswe kutsi ufanana nemfundzisi wakhe, nenceku kufanele yeneliswe kutsi ifanana nenkhosi yayo. Nangabe inhloko yemuti kwatsiwa nguBhelzebule, emalunga alowo muti ayawubitwa ngemagama lamabi kakhulu!”
26 “Ningabesabi-ke bantfu, ngobe kute lokumbonyiwe lokungayikwembulwa, nalokufihlakele lokungayikwatiwa.
27 Loku lenginitjela kona lapha ekusitsekeni kukhulumeni ebaleni, naloku lenikuva etindlebeni kumemeteleni yonkhe indzawo.
28 Ningabesabi lababulala umtimba kodvwa babe bangeke bawubulale umphefumulo; lokungenani, mesabeni Yena, lokwati kubulala umtimba nemphefumulo kokubili esihogweni.
29 Abatsengwa yini boncedze lababili ngesenti? Noko kute nome munye longawa phansi afe ngaphandle kwemvume yeYihlo.
30 Kodvwa kini kubalwe ngisho netinwele tonkhe tenhloko yenu.
31 Ngako-ke ningesabi; ngobe nine nibaluleke kakhulu kunaboncedze labanyenti.”
32 “Ngako-ke wonkhe loyawungivuma embikwebantfu, nami ngiyawumvuma embikwaBabe losezulwini.
33 Kodvwa lowo longiphika embikwebantfu, nami ngiyawumphika embikwaBabe losezulwini.”
34 “Ningacabangi kutsi ngitele kuletsa kuthula emhlabeni; cha, angiketeli kuletsa kuthula kepha inkemba.
35 Ngitele kuphambanisa indvodzana neyise, indvodzakati nenina, malukatane neninatala.
36 Titsa letinkhulu temuntfu kuyawuba bakabo.
37 “Lotsandza uyise nome unina kwengca mine, akangifaneli; nalotsandza indvodzana yakhe nome indvodzakati yakhe kwengca mine, akangifaneli.
38 Longetjatsi siphambano sakhe angilandzele, akangifaneli.
39 Lofuna kutfola imphilo yakhe, uyawulahlekelwa ngiyo; nalolahlekelwa yimphilo yakhe ngenca yami, uyakuyitfola.”
40 “Lonemukelako nine, wemukela mine; nalowemukela mine, wemukela longitfumile.
41 Lowemukela umphrofethi ngobe angumphrofethi, uyakutfola umvuzo wemphrofethi; nalowemukela lolungile ngobe angulolungile, uyakwemukela umvuzo walolungile.
42 Ngulowo nalowo loyawunatsisa abe munye kulaba labancane nome yinye nje inkomishi yemanti, ngobe angumfundzi wami, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Ngeke alahlekelwe ngumvuzo wakhe.”
1 Kwatsi kube Jesu acedze kuyala bafundzi bakhe labebali-12, wesuka lapho wayawufundzisa ashumayela emadolobheni akuleyo ndzawo.
2 Kwatsi-ke Johane uMbhabhatisi asesejele weva ngemisebenti yaKhristu, wase utfumela labanye bafundzi bakhe kuye.
3 Befike batsi kuye: “Wena unguye yini lona lotako, nome kusafanele silindzele lomunye?”
4 Jesu waphendvula watsi kubo: “Ncandzekani niyemtjela Johane ngako konkhe lenikuvako nalenikubonako:
5 Timphumphutse setiyabona, tinchute netishosha setiyahamba, emalephelo ayahlanteka, tihhulu setiyeva, labafile bayavuswa, neliVangeli seliyashunyayelwa kulabamphofu.
6 Ubusisiwe longakhubeki ngami.”
7 Kwatsi nasebancandzeka, Jesu wacala wakhuluma eticunjini ngaJohane watsi: “Nanisuka niya ehlane naniyewubonani kani? Naniyewubona umhlanga uveveteliswa ngumoya yini?
8 Kantsi nanisukele kuyawubonani, vele? Naniyewubona umuntfu lowembetse tingubo letinhle yini? Anati yini kutsi labanjalo basetindlini temakhosi?
9 Kodvwa vele nje, nanisukele kuyawubonani, umphrofethi? Yebo, empeleni nabona lomkhulu kakhulu kunemphrofethi.
10 Nguye lona lekubhalwe ngaye kutsi: “ ‘Bheka, ngitfumela sitfunywa sami embikwakho, lesiyawulungisa indlela yakho embikwakho.’
11 “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kubo bonkhe labake baba khona emhlabeni kute lowake waba mkhulu kunaJohane uMbhabhatisi; kepha lomncane embusweni welizulu mkhulu kunaye.
12 Kusukela etikhatsini taJohane uMbhabhatisi kuze kube ngulamuhla umbuso welizulu uyaphangwa, nalabo labawuphangako bayawuhlwitsa.
13 Ngobe bonkhe baphrofethi nemtsetfo kwaphrofetha, kwaze kwefika Johane.
14 Nanivuma kukwemukela loko, ngu-Elija lona labetawufika.
15 Lowo lonendlebe yekuva akeve.
16 “Konje ngingasifanisa nani nje lesitukulwane salamuhla? Sinjengebantfwana labasemakethe nabamemetana
17 batsi: ‘Sanishayela tigubhu, anigidzanga; sahlabela tingoma tesililo, kodvwa anikhalanga.’
18 Ngobe Johane wefika angadli, anganatsi, base batsi: ‘Unelidimoni.’
19 INdvodzana yeMuntfu yona yefika, yadla yanatsa, base batsi: ‘Ase nibheke, nansi indvodza! Simiti nemnatsi weliwayini, kantsi futsi ungumngani webatselisi netoni!’ Noko, kuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kubonakala kuliciniso ngemiphumela yako.”
20 Jesu wase ucala kusola emadolobha, lekwakwenteke kuwo imisebenti yakhe yemandla leminyenti, ngobe abengaphendvuki.
21 Watsi: “Maye kuwe, Khorazini! Maye nakuwe, Bhethsayida! Ngobe kube lemisebenti yemandla lebeyenteke kini beyenteke eThire naseSidoni, ngabe kadze batitsela ngemlotsa bembatsa emasaka bakhombisa kuphendvuka.
22 Kepha ngitsi kini: Kuyawuba ncono kuyo iThire neSidoni kunakini ngelilanga lekwehlulela.
23 “Nawe-ke Khaphanawume, ucabanga kutsi uyawuphakanyiselwa ezulwini yini? Uyakwehliselwa endzaweni yalabafile, ngobe kube yayentiwe eSodoma imisebenti yemandla leyayentiwe kuwe, ngabe ikhona nalamuhla.
24 Kepha ngitsi kini: Kuyawuba ncono kulo live laseSodoma kunakuwe ngelilanga lekwehlulela.”
25 Ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu wakhuluma watsi: “Ngiyabonga, Babe, Nkhosi yelizulu nemhlaba, ngobe ukufihlile loku kulabahlakaniphile nalabanekucondza, wakwembula kulabo lababantfwana.
26 Yebo, Babe, ngobe kwaba kuhle ebusweni bakho kutsi kube njalo.
27 “Konkhe ngikuphiwa nguBabe, kute loyatiko iNdvodzana ngaphandle kweYise, kantsi futsi kute lomatiko uYise ngaphandle kweNdvodzana nalowo iNdvodzana letsandza kumembulela yena.
28 “Wotani kimi, nine nonkhe lenikhatsele nalenisindvwa yimitfwalo, ngitaniphumuta.
29 Bekani lijoko lami etikwenu, nifundze kimi, ngobe mine ngimnene, ngitfobekile ngenhlitiyo, khona niyawutfola kuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu;
30 ngobe lijoko lami lilula, nemtfwalo wami awusindzi.”
1 Ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu abehamba adzabula emasimi kuliSabatha. Bafundzi bakhe besebalambile, ngako bafula, badla.
2 Kepha baFarisi batsi nabakubona loko, batsi kuJesu: “Asubuke, labafundzi bakho benta lokungakavunyelwa kutsi kwentiwe ngeliSabatha.”
3 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Anifundzanga yini ngalokwentiwa nguDavide ngesikhatsi yena nalamadvodza labehamba nawo asalambile,
4 kutsi wangena endlini yaNkulunkulu wadla tinkhwa tekubekwa embikwaNkulunkulu, lebekungakafaneli kutsi tidliwe nguye, kanye nalabo labenabo, ngaphandle kwebaphristi kuphela?
5 Khona kantsi anikafundzi yini emtsetfweni kutsi ngeliSabatha baphristi bephula umtsetfo weliSabatha ngekusebenta ethempelini, babuye bangabi nacala?
6 Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Lapha kukhona lokukhulu kunelithempeli.
7 Kepha kube benati kutsi kusho kutsini kutsi: ‘Ngifuna sihawu, hhayi umhlatjelo,’ ngabe anibalahlanga labo labangenalo licala.
8 Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyiNkhosi yeliSabatha.”
9 Jesu wesuka lapho wangena esinagogeni labo.
10 Kwakukhona indvodza leyayinesandla lesasishwaphene, bambuta batsi: “Kuvunyelwe yini kutsi kuphiliswe ngeliSabatha?” Phela babentela kutsi batemmangalela.
11 Kepha Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Ukhona yini umuntfu kini lokungatsi anemvu yinye, nayiyele emgodzini, angete ayikhipha ngobe kuliSabatha?
12 Pho-ke, umuntfu ubaluleke kakhulu kanganani-ke kunemvu? Ngako-ke kuvunyelwe kwenta lokuhle ngeliSabatha.”
13 Ngako wase utsi kulendvodza: “Yelula sandla sakho.” Yaselula, saphila njengalesi lesinye.
14 BaFarisi besuka lapho baphuma bayakwakha lisu lekumbulala.
15 Kepha Jesu asakwati loko, wesuka kuleyo ndzawo; labanyenti bamlandzela, wabaphilisa bonkhe.
16 Wabadvonsa ngendlebe kutsi bangatjeli muntfu ngaye,
17 kuze kugcwaliseke loko lokwashiwo ngemphrofethi Isaya nakatsi:
18 “Nansi inceku yami lengiyikhetsile, lotsandzekako wami, lotfokota ngaye umphefumulo wami. Ngiyawubeka Moya wami etikwakhe, amemetele kwehlulela kubetive.
19 Angeke abange, angeke akhale, kantsi futsi kute naloyakuliva livi lakhe etitaladini.
20 Umhlanga lofecekile angeke awephule; intsambo yesibane lebhunyako angeke ayicime, adzimate aphelelise kwehlulela.
21 Tive tiyakwetsembela egameni lakhe.”
22 Khona kwase kuletfwa kuye umuntfu labenelidimoni ayimphumphutse angakhulumi, wamphilisa. Kwatsi lona bekasimungulu wakhuluma wabona.
23 Tonkhe ticumbi tebantfu tamangala, tatsi: “Akusiyo yini indvodzana yaDavide lena?”
24 Kepha baFarisi nabakuva loku, batsi: “Lo, ukhipha emadimoni ngaBhelzebule, umbusi wemadimoni, kuphela.”
25 Kepha Jesu ayati imicabango yabo, watsi kubo: “Wonkhe umbuso lowehlukene ekhatsi, uyacitseka. Kute lidolobha nome likhaya lelingema nalehlukene ekhatsi.
26 Ngako-ke nangabe Sathane akhipha Sathane, kusho kutsi yena yedvwa wehlukene ekhatsi. Pho, umbuso wakhe ungema njani?
27 Nanitsi mine ngikhipha emadimoni ngaBhelzebule, pho, emadvodzana enu awakhipha ngabani? Ngako-ke ngiwo layakuba bagwebi benu.
28 Kepha nangabe ngikhipha emadimoni ngaMoya waNkulunkulu, kusho kutsi umbuso waNkulunkulu sewufikile-ke kini.
29 “Futsi umuntfu angangena kanjani endlini yesichwaga, atsatse timphahla taso, ngaphandle kwekubopha lesichwaga kucala; bese-ke uchwaga lendlu?
30 “Longekho ngakimi, umelene nami; nalongabutsi kanye nami, uyasakata.
31 Ngaloko-ke ngitsi kini: Bantfu bayawutsetselelwa tonkhe tono kanye nekuhlambalata, kepha kuhlambalata Moya Longcwele kungeke kutsetselelwe.
32 Wonkhe lokhuluma kabi ngeNdvodzana yeMuntfu uyawutsetselelwa; kodvwa lokhuluma kabi ngaMoya Longcwele, angeke atsetselelwe, kuleli nakulelitako.”
33 “Nangabe sihlahla simnandzi, netitselo taso tiyawuba mnandzi, nome-ke nangabe sihlahla sisibi, netitselo taso tiyawuba timbi; ngobe sihlahla satiwa ngetitselo taso.
34 Nine, ntalo yetinyoka, ningakukhuluma kanjani lokuhle nine nibabi kangaka nje? Ngobe umlomo ukhuluma loko lokugcwele enhlitiyweni.
35 Umuntfu lolungile ukhipha lokulungile engungwini yakhe lelungile; nemuntfu lomubi ukhipha lokubi engungwini yakhe lembi.
36 “Kepha ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Ngelilanga lekwehlulela, bantfu bayawutilandza ngawo onkhe emagama lalite labawakhulumako.
37 Ngobe ngemavi akho uyawutfolakala umsulwa, nangemavi akho uyawulahlwa.”
38 Base bayaphendvula labanye baFarisi, netati temtsetfo, batsi: “Mfundzisi, besitsandza kubona sibonakaliso lesentiwe nguwe.”
39 Kepha yena waphendvula watsi: “Situkulwane lesibi nalesiphingako ngekungetsembeki kuNkulunkulu sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha singeke sisitfole ngisho nasinye, ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona, umphrofethi.
40 Njengobe naJona ahlala emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu esiswini semkhoma, kanjalo futsi neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuhlala emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu ematfunjini emhlaba.
41 Bantfu baseNineve bayakusukuma kanye nalesitukulwane ekwehlulelweni basilahle, ngobe bona baphendvuka ngekushunyayelwa nguJona; ase nibuke-ke, ngobe lapha kukhona lomkhulu kunaJona.
42 Indlovukazi yaseningizimu iyawusukuma kanye nalesitukulwane ekwehlulelweni, isilahle, ngobe yesuka emikhawulweni yemhlaba yatawulalela kuhlakanipha kwaSolomoni; ase nibuke-ke, ngobe lapha kukhona lomkhulu kunaSolomoni!”
43 “Umoya lomubi nawuphumile kumuntfu, uhamba udzabule tindzawo letomile ufuna kuphumula, ungakutfoli,
44 ubese utsi: ‘Ngitawubuyela endlini yami, lapho ngiphume khona.’ Nawufika khona, ukhandze kungenalutfo, kutsanyelisisiwe, konkhe kubekwe ngabolonina,
45 ubese uyahamba ulandze leminye imimoya lesikhombisa lemibi kakhulu kunawo, ite ingene ihlale khona. Ngako siphetfo salowo muntfu siyawuba sibi kakhulu kunesimo sakhe sekucala. Kuyawuba njalo nakulesitukulwane lesibi.”
46 Watsi asakhuluma eticukwini, kwabonakala unina waJesu nabomnakabo beme ngephandle bafuna kukhuluma naye. [
47 Lomunye walabantfu watsi kuye: “Nangu unyoko nabomnakenu beme ngephandle, bafuna kukhuluma nawe.”]
48 Kepha yena waphendvula watsi: “Ngubani make? Bobani bomnaketfu?”
49 Wase ukhomba bafundzi bakhe utsi: “Bukani la; nangu make nabomnaketfu!
50 Ngobe lowo lowenta intsandvo yaBabe losezulwini, nguye longumnaketfu, nadzadzewetfu, namake.”
1 Ngalo lelo langa Jesu waphuma endlini wayawuhlala ngaselwandle.
2 Sicumbi sebantfu sasondzela kuye samtungeleta, bantfu baba banyenti kangangekutsi wangena esikebheni wahlala ekhatsi, bantfu bema elusentseni.
3 Wabatjela tintfo letinyenti ngemifanekiso, watsi: “Bekukhona umuntfu lowahamba wayawuhlanyela.
4 Ekuhlanyeleni kwakhe lenye inhlanyelo yawela endleleni, kwefika tinyoni tayidla tayicedza.
5 Kepha lenye yawela emhlabatsini losemadvwaleni, yasheshe yamila, ngobe yayite umhlabatsi lowenele.
6 Latsi ngekuphuma lilanga lahashula titfombo tabuna, ngenca yekutsi tatite timphandze letijulile.
7 Lenye inhlanyelo yawela emanyeveni, yamila; emanyeva akhula aminyetela titfombo.
8 Kodvwa lenye yawela emhlabatsini lovundzile, yatsela titselo: lenye ngelikhulu, lenye ngema-60, lenye ngema-30.
9 “Lonendlebe yekuva akeve!”
10 Kwase kufika bafundzi bakhe kuye batsi: “Ukhulumelani kubo ngemifanekiso?”
11 Wabaphendvula watsi: “Nine ninikiwe lwati lwetimfihlakalo tembuso welizulu, kodvwa bona abakanikwa.
12 Ngobe lowo lonako uyawunikwa kube kunyenti, kodvwa lowo lote uyakwemukwa naloko lokuncane lanako.
13 Kungako nje ngikhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ngobe nome babuka ababoni, nome beva abevisisi, abacondzi.
14 Kugcwaliseka kubo siprofetho sa-Isaya lesitsi: “ ‘Ngekuva niyakuva, ningete nacondza; ngekubuka niyawubuka, ningete nabona.
15 Ngobe inhlitiyo yalesive seyaba lukhuni, netindlebe tabo tiva kamatima, emehlo abo bawavalile; funa mhlawumbe ngemehlo abo babone, nangetindlebe tabo beve, nangetinhlitiyo tabo bacondze baphendvuke, bese ngiyabaphilisa.’
16 “Kodvwa-ke nine nibusisiwe, ngobe emehlo enu ayabona, netindlebe tenu tiyeva.
17 Ngobe ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Banyenti baprofethi nebantfu labalungile lababefisa kubona loku lenikubonako, kodvwa abazange bakubone; futsi babefisa kuva loku lenikuvako, kodvwa abazange bakuve.”
18 “Lalelani-ke kutsi umfanekiso ngemhlanyeli usho kutsini.
19 Bantfu labatsi nabeva livi lembuso kepha bangete balicondza, bayaye befikelwe nguLomubi, abemuke loko bekuhlanyelwe etinhlitiyweni tabo: loko-ke kusho inhlanyelo leyayihlanyelwe endleleni.
20 Kuhlanyelwa kwenhlanyelo emhlabatsini losemadvwaleni kusho labo labalivako livi lembuso balemukele masinyane ngekujabula.
21 Kepha ngekubate timphandze letijulile etinhlitiyweni tabo, bahlala sikhashana nje. Kutsi kungavela tinhlupheko nome kutingelwa ngenca yelivi, bese bahlubuka masinyane.
22 Kuhlanyelwa kwenhlanyelo emanyeveni kusho labalivako livi lembuso, kodvwa tinhlupheko macondzana nalemphilo nelutsandvo lwebunjinga kuyaye kuliminyetele livi bangabe basatsela titselo.
23 Lena leyayihlanyelwe emhlabatsini lovundzile ifanekisa lowo lolivako livi, alicondze, bese utsela titselo: lomunye ngelikhulu, lomunye ngema-60, nalomunye ngema-30.”
24 Lomunye umfanekiso lawubeka utsi: “Umbuso welizulu ufanana nendvodza leyahamba yayawuhlanyela inhlanyelo lenhle ensimini yayo.
25 Kepha ebusuku, bantfu sebalele bonkhe, kwefika sitsa sayo sahlanyela lukhula emkhatsini walamabele, sesuka sahamba.
26 Latsi kube likhule likhaba litsele titselo, kwase kubonakala lukhula.
27 Tisebenti talendvodza teta kuyo tatsi: ‘Mnumzane, njengobe wawuhlanyele inhlanyelo lenhle ensimini yakho, pho, lolukhula luphumaphi?’
28 Lendvodza yaphendvula yatsi: ‘Loko kwentiwa sitsa.’ Tase tiyabuta titsi: ‘Uyafuna yini siyeluzuphuna lolukhula?’
29 Kodvwa yena watsi: ‘Cha, ngobe nitawutsi nizuphuna lukhula, kantsi senizuphuna nalamabele.
30 Yekelani nje kukhule kokubili ndzawonye, kuze kube sikhatsi sekuvuna, kuvunwe; nasekuvunwa ngitawutjela labavunako kutsi babutse lukhula kucala, balubophe tincumbi, kuze lutewushiswa; bese-ke nibutsela emabele ndzawonye esiteni sami.’ ”
31 Lomunye umfanekiso labatjela wona wawutsi: “Umbuso welizulu ufanana nenhlavu yendlulamitsi, layitsatsa lomunye umuntfu wayihlanyela ensimini yakhe.
32 Yona yincane kakhulu, kepha naseyikhulile iba yinkhulu kunato tonkhe tihlahla, kudzimate kufike netinyoni temoya, takhele tidleke tato emagaleni aso.”
33 Waphindze wabatjela lomunye umfanekiso watsi: “Umbuso welizulu ufanana nembiliso leyatsatfwa ngumfati wayibhica nemabinta lamatsatfu emphuphu, kwabila konkhe.”
34 Konkhe loku Jesu wakukhuluma esicukwini ngemifanekiso. Ngaphandle kwemifanekiso kute lakukhuluma kuso,
35 kuze kugcwaliseke loko lokwakhulunywa ngemprofethi kutsi: “Ngiyawukhuluma ngemifanekiso, ngiphumisele lokufihlakele seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba.”
36 Jesu wesuka lapho watishiya ticumbi, wangena endlini. Bafundzi bakhe beta kuye, befika batsi: “Ase usichasisele lomfanekiso ngelukhula ensimini kutsi usho kutsini.”
37 Yena wabaphendvula watsi: “Lona lowahlanyela inhlanyelo lenhle yiNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
38 Insimi ngulomhlaba, inhlanyelo lenhle bantfwana bembuso, kepha lukhula bantfwana baLomubi.
39 Sitsa lesahlanyela lukhula nguSathane. Kuvuna kusho siphetfo saletikhatsi, bavuni-ke tingilosi.
40 “Ngako-ke njengobe lukhula lwabutfwa lwashiswa, kuyawuba njalo nasekupheleni kwelive.
41 INdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawutfumela tingilosi tayo tiyewubutsa tikhiphe konkhe lokubanga kona nabo bonkhe benti balokubi embusweni wayo,
42 tibalahle emlilweni lowesabekako, lapho bayawukhala kudzimate kugedletele ematinyo.
43 Lapho bantfu baNkulunkulu bayawukhanya njengelilanga embusweni weYise. “Lalelani-ke, naninendlebe yekuva.”
44 “Umbuso welizulu ufanana nemcebo lofihlwe ensimini. Kwenteka indvodza yawutfola, yabuye yawugcibedzela. Yajabula kangangekuba yahamba yayawutsengisa ngako konkhe leyayinako yancandzeka, yayawutsenga leyo nsimi.”
45 “Futsi umbuso welizulu ufanana nemtsengi labefuna ematje laligugu lelikhulu.
46 Watsi kube alitfole lelinye lawo lelalidule kakhulu, wase uyahamba wayawutsengisa ngako konkhe lanako, wabuyela wayawulitsenga.”
47 “Futsi umbuso welizulu ufanana nelinetha lelafakwa elwandle, labutsa tonkhe tinhlobo tetinhlanti.
48 Latsi nase ligcwele, badwebi balidvonsela elusentseni lwelwandle bahlala phansi, behlukanisa letinhlanti. Letinhle batifaka etitjeni, kwatsi letimbi batilahla.
49 Kuyawuba njalo ekupheleni kwelive, kuyawuphuma tingilosi tikhiphe lababi emkhatsini walabalungile,
50 tibajike emlilweni lowesabekako, lapho bantfu bayawukhala kakhulu bagedletelise nematinyo.”
51 Jesu wababuta watsi: “Nikuve kahle yini konkhe loku?” Baphendvula batsi: “Yebo, sikuvile.”
52 Wase utsi kubo: “Ngako-ke wonkhe umfundzisi wemtsetfo loba ngumfundzi embusweni welizulu, unjengemnikati wemuti lokhipha engcebeni yakhe lokusha nalokudzala.”
53 Watsi Jesu nasacedzile ngalemifanekiso, wase uyesuka kuleyo ndzawo.
54 Wabuyela edolobheni lakubo. Wabafundzisa esinagogeni labo, bamangala badzimate batsi: “Lomuntfu wakutfolaphi lokuhlakanipha lokungaka, nalemisebenti yemandla?
55 Akusiyo yini indvodzana yembati le? Unina akusiye yini lona lekutsiwa nguMariya, bomnakabo akusibo yini boJakobe, naJosefa, naSimoni, naJudasi?
56 Bodzadzewabo bona akusibo yini laba labahlala natsi? “Kepha lona ukutsatsaphi konkhe loku?”
57 Bakhubeka ngaye. Kepha Jesu watsi: “Umprofethi uhlonishwa nome kukuphi, ngaphandle kwasendzaweni yakubo, nakubantfu bakubo.”
58 Akazange ayente imisebenti yemandla leminyenti lapho ngenca yekungakholwa kwabo.
1 Kwaba nguleso sikhatsi lapho Herodi, inkhosi yaseGalile, eva umbiko ngaJesu.
2 Watsi etisebentini takhe: “Lona nguJohane uMbhabhatisi. Sewuvukile ekufeni. Ngiko nje lamandla asebenta kuye.”
3 Ngobe phela Herodi abebambe Johane, wambopha wamfaka ejele, ngenca yaHerodiyasi, umkaFiliphu, umnakabo.
4 Ngobe Johane abetsi kuye: “Akukalungi kutsi wena umtsatse!”
5 Herodi abefuna kumbulala, kodvwa wesaba bantfu, ngobe bebamtsatsa ngekutsi ngumphrofethi.
6 Kwatsi ngelilanga lekutalwa kwaHerodi indvodzakati yaHerodiyasi yeta yagidza embikwetivakashi tonkhe. Herodi wajabula kangangekutsi
7 wayetsembisa watsi: “Ngiyafunga kutsi ngitakunika nome ngabe yini loyicelako!”
8 Yona seyitjelwe ngunina yatsi: “Ngiphe inhloko yaJohane uMbhabhatisi ibekwe emgcwembeni.”
9 Inkhosi yadzabuka kakhulu, kepha ngenca yesifungo sayo lebeseyisentile embikwabo bonkhe lebeyihleti nabo ekudleni, yayaleta kutsi inikwe njengekufisa kwayo.
10 Ngako-ke kwatfunyelwa, Johane wajutjwa inhloko ejele.
11 Inhloko yakhe yaletfwa ngemgcwembe, yanikwa intfombatana, yona yabe seyiyimikisa kunina.
12 Bafundzi baJohane beta, basitsatsa sidvumbu sakhe, basingcwaba; base bayahamba bayawubikela Jesu.
13 Watsi kube Jesu ayive lendzaba, wesuka kuleyo ndzawo wakhwela sikebhe, wewela waya endzaweni lete bantfu afuna kuba yedvwana. Bantfu batsi kube bakuve loko, baphuma emitini yabo bamlandzela ngetinyawo.
14 Jesu watsi uyehla esikebheni, wabona sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu, waba nesihawu nabo. Wabaphilisa bonkhe lababegula.
15 Entsambama bafundzi bakhe beta kuye batsi: “Selishonile lilanga, kantsi nala kulihlane. Sale ubahambisa labantfu, baye emadolobheni bayewutifunela labangahle bakudle.”
16 Kepha Jesu watsi kubo: “Akudzingeki kutsi bahambe, bapheni nine kudla, badle.”
17 Batsi kuye: “Asinalutfo lapha ngaphandle kwetinkhwa letisihlanu netinhlanti letimbili.”
18 Watsi yena: “Tiletseni lapha kimi.”
19 Jesu wase utjela bantfu kutsi bahlale phansi etjanini, watsatsa letinkhwa letisihlanu naletinhlanti letimbili, wabuka etulu, wabusisa. Wahlephula tinkhwa wanika bafundzi bakhe, bona base bemukelisa leticumbi.
20 Bonkhe bantfu badla, besutsa. Bafundzi babutsa timvutfuluka, tacwaba emabhasikidi lali-12.
21 Bantfu lababedla kwakungemadvodza labengacishe abe ti-5 000 ngaphandle kwebafati nebantfwana.
22 Jesu wase utjela bafundzi bakhe kutsi bangene esikebheni bahambe embili bewelele ngesheya, yena wasale akhulula ticumbi tebantfu.
23 Watsi asatihambisile ticumbi, wenyukela entsabeni yedvwa wayawuthandaza, kwadzimate kwahlwa solo ayedvwa kuleyo ndzawo.
24 Sikebhe satsi sesihambe emakhilometha lamanyenti kusuka elusentseni, sashukunyiswa ngemagagasi, ngobe umoya bewuphambene nabo.
25 Kwatsi ekuseni kuseluvivi Jesu weta kubo ahamba etikwemanti.
26 Batsi kube bambone ahamba etikwemanti, bafundzi besaba kakhulu, betfuka bamemeta ngekwesaba batsi: “Sipoko!”
27 Jesu washesha wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Ningesabi, manini sibindzi, ngimi!”
28 Phetro wamphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi, nakunguwe, ngibite ngite lapho kuwe, ngihamba etikwemanti!”
29 Jesu watsi: “Kota!” Ngako Phetro wehla esikebheni waya kuJesu ahamba etikwemanti.
30 Kodvwa watsi kube abone umoya kutsi unemandla, wesaba; asacwila wakhala watsi: “Nkhosi! Ngisindzise!”
31 Masinyane Jesu welula sandla sakhe, wambamba watsi: “Maye, kukholwa kwakho kuncane-bo! Ungatsitelani?”
32 Basangena esikebheni umoya wabindza.
33 Labo labebasesikebheni bamkhotsamela batsi: “Ngempela wena uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!”
34 Batsi nase bewelele ngesheya, befika eveni laseGenesaretha.
35 Atsi kube emadvodza aleyo ndzawo ambone atfumela tigijimi kulo lonkhe lelo live. Bantfu baletsa kuye bonkhe labebagula.
36 Bamncenga kutsi sale batsintsa nje umphetfo wengubo yakhe. Bonkhe labawutsintsa baphiliswa.
1 Kwatsi baFarisi netati temtsetfo beta kuJesu besuka eJerusalema, bambuta batsi:
2 “Kwentiwa yini kutsi bafundzi bakho bangalihloniphi lisiko lalabadzala? Ngobe abatigezi tandla tabo ngendlela lefanele nase batakudla.”
3 Kepha yena waphendvula watsi: “Nine nentiwa yini kutsi ningawuhloniphi umtsetfo waNkulunkulu ngenca yemasiko enu?
4 Ngobe Nkulunkulu watsi: ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko,’ nekutsi: ‘Wonkhe lokhuluma kabi ngeyise nome ngenina, ufanele afe nekufa.’
5 Kepha nine nifundzisa nitsi: ‘Nangabe umuntfu atjela uyise nome unina atsi: “Loko lengabe ukutfole kimi, sekunikelwe kuNkulunkulu,”
6 akusadzingeki kumhlonipha uyise nome unina.’ Kanjalo nilente laba lite livi laNkulunkulu, nase nilandzela emasiko enu.
7 Batentisi, waphrofetha kahle ngani Isaya nakatsi:
8 “ ‘Lesive singidvumisa ngetindzebe temlomo, kepha inhlitiyo yaso ikhashane nami,’ kusho iNkhosi.
9 ‘Bangikhonta ngelite, ngobe bafundzisa imitsetfo leshaywe bantfu bente shangatsi iphuma kimi.’ ”
10 Jesu wase uyababita bantfu watsi: “Lalelani, nive kahle!
11 Akusiko lokungena emloyeni lokumngcolisako umuntfu, kodvwa ngulokuphuma emlonyeni loku lokumngcolisako.”
12 Bafundzi bakhe beta kuye batsi: “Uyati yini kutsi loku lokushito kubaphatse kabi emoyeni baFarisi?”
13 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Sonkhe sitfombo lesingazange sihlanyelwe nguBabe losezulwini siyawuzishunwa.
14 Bayekeleni, ngobe ngibo baholi labatimphumphutse; kepha nangabe imphumphutse ihola lenye imphumphutse, totimbili tiyawuwela emgodzini.”
15 Phetro waphendvula watsi: “Sitjele kutsi usho kutsini lomfanekiso!”
16 Watsi yena: “Hhawu, kantsi nani nisengakabi nakuva?
17 Anikaboni nanyalo kutsi konkhe lokungena ngemlomo kuya esiswini, nakhona kufike kwendlule kuphindze kuphume?
18 Kodvwa loko lokuphuma ngemlomo kusuke kusuka enhlitiyweni, futsi nguko lokumngcolisako umuntfu.
19 Ngobe enhlitiyweni kuvela imicabango lemibi, nekubulala, nekuphinga, nebugwadla, nekuba, nekucalemanga, nekuhlambalata.
20 Nguleto-ke tintfo letimngcolisako umuntfu, kodvwa kudla ngetandla letingakagezwa akumngcolisi umuntfu.”
21 Jesu wesuka lapho, waya etindzaweni tangaseThire naseSidoni.
22 Umfati labengumKhenani wakuyo leyo ndzawo weta kuJesu akhala atsi: “Ngihawukele, Nkhosi! Ndvodzana yaDavide! Indvodzakati yami iphetfwe lidimoni kabi.”
23 Kodvwa Jesu akazange amphendvule. Bafundzi bakhe base basondzela kuye batsi: “Mcoshe lomfati! Ngobe nangu solomane uyasilandzela uyakhala.”
24 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Angikatfunyelwa kulomunye umuntfu, kuphela etimvini letilahlekile letingema-Israyeli.”
25 Kepha lomfati wasondzela, waguca embikwakhe, watsi: “Nkhosi, ngisite!”
26 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Akukalungi kutsi kudla kwebantfwana kulahlwe etinjeni.”
27 Umfati waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, Nkhosi, ucinisile, kodvwa netinja tiyawatfola emavutfuluka lasele kubanikati bato.”
28 Ngako Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Awu, make, kukholwa kwakho kukhulu! Akwenteke kuwe njengekufisa kwakho!” Indvodzakati yakhe yasindza ngaleso sikhatsi.
29 Jesu wesuka lapho, waya ngaseLwandle lwaseGalile. Wenyukela entsabeni, wefika wahlala phansi.
30 Ticumbi letikhulu teta kuye, tiletse tinchute netingini, netimphumphutse, netimungulu, netigulane letinyenti. Tabekwa embikwakhe; watiphilisa tonkhe.
31 Ngako ticumbi tamangala natibona timungulu tikhuluma, tingini tiphelele, tinchute tihamba, netimphumphutse tibona; tase tidvumisa Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
32 Jesu wabita bafundzi bakhe watsi: “Ngiyabadzabukela labantfu, ngobe sengemalanga lamatsatfu banatsi lapha, bangenalutfo labangahle baludle. Angitsandzi kubahambisa balambile, funa bacaleke endleleni.”
33 Bafundzi bakhe batsi kuye: “Konje lapha ehlane singakutfolaphi nje kudla lokungenela lesicumbi sebantfu lesingaka?”
34 Jesu wababuta watsi: “Ninetinkhwa letingakhi?” Baphendvula batsi: “Sinetinkhwa letisikhombisa netinhlanti letimbalwa.”
35 Jesu wase utjela lesicumbi sebantfu kutsi asihlale phansi.
36 Watsatsa letinkhwa letisikhombisa netinhlanti, wabonga, watihlephula watinika bafundzi, bona banika bantfu.
37 Badla bonkhe, besutsa. Bafundzi babutsa timvutfuluka letatisele nabadlako, bagcwalisa emabhasikidi lasikhombisa.
38 Bantfu labadla lapho kwakungemadvodza lati-4 000 ngaphandle kwebafati nebantfwana.
39 Kwatsi Jesu nasatihambisile leticumbi tebantfu, wangena esikebheni, wewelela ngesheya eveni laseMagadani.
1 BaFarisi nebaSadusi beta kuJesu batemlinga, bamcela batsi akabakhombise sibonakaliso lesivela ezulwini.
2 Kepha yena wabaphendvula watsi: “Nalishonako lilanga, niyaye nitsi: ‘Litawubalela, ngobe sibhakabhaka sibhejile.’
3 Nasekuseni niye nitsi: ‘Lamuhla litakuna, ngobe sibhakabhaka sibhejile sinemafu.’ Niyakwati kuchaza simo sesibhakabhaka, kepha anikwati kuchaza tibonakaliso tesikhatsi?
4 Situkulwane lesibi nalesiphingako ngekungetsembeki kuNkulunkulu sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha ngeke sisitfole ngisho nasinye ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona.” Wesuka lapho, wahamba.
5 Batsi nabewelela ngesheya kwelwandle, bafundzi bakhohlwa kuphatsa sinkhwa.
6 Jesu watsi kubo: “Nibocaphela, ningangenwa yimbiliso yebaFarisi nebaSadusi!”
7 Base bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Usho ngobe asikatiphatsi tinkhwa.”
8 Kepha Jesu akwati loko watsi kubo: “Nine bantfu bekukholwa lokuncane, nentiwa yini kutsi nikhulumisane nodvwana ngekutsi kwentiwa ngobe nite tinkhwa?
9 Anikeva namanje? Anikhumbuli yini mhlazana ngihlephula tinkhwa letisihlanu, letesutsisa emadvodza lati-5 000, nekutsi ngacwalisa emabhasikidi lamangaki?
10 Tona letinkhwa letisikhombisa letesutsisa emadvodza lati-4 000, niyatikhumbula yini? Nagcwalisa emabhasikidi lamangaki?
11 Aniboni ngani kutsi bengingakhulumi kini ngesinkhwa? Kepha caphelani imbiliso yebaFarisi nebaSadusi!”
12 Base bayabona bafundzi kutsi abengasho yona imbiliso yesinkhwa, kepha abesho timfundziso tebaFarisi nebaSadusi.
13 Jesu wesuka lapho, waya eveni lelisedvute nelidolobha laseKhesariya Filiphi, lapho afike wabuta bafundzi bakhe watsi: “Bantfu batsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ingubani?”
14 Bamphendvula batsi: “Labanye batsi inguJohane uMbhabhatisi, labanye batsi ingu-Elija, kantsi labanye batsi inguJeremiya nome ingulomunye nje webaphrofethi.”
15 Wababuta watsi: “Nine-ke, nitsi ngingubani?”
16 Simoni Phetro waphendvula watsi: “UnguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu lophilako.”
17 Jesu waphendvula watsi kuye: “Ubusisiwe wena Simoni waJohane, ngobe loko awukakwembulelwa ngumuntfu kepha nguBabe losezulwini.
18 Nami-ke ngitsi: UnguPhetro. Etikwalelidvwala ngiyakulakha libandla lami, nemandla ekufa angeke alehlule.
19 Ngiyawukunika tikhiya tembuso wasezulwini; lotakubopha lapha emhlabeni kuyawube kuboshiwe nasezulwini; nako konkhe lotakukhulula lapha emhlabeni kuyawube kukhululiwe nasezulwini.”
20 Ngako wabayalisisa bafundzi bakhe kutsi bangatjeli muntfu kutsi unguKhristu.
21 Kusukela lapho Jesu wacala wakhuluma ngalokusebaleni nebafundzi bakhe watsi: “Kufanele ngiye eJerusalema, ngiyewuhlushwa tibondza telibandla, nebaphristi labakhulu, nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Ngitawubulawa, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu ngiyawuvuswa.”
22 Phetro wase umdvonsela eceleni wamekhuta watsi: “Nkhosi, Nkulunkulu akakusite, loku kungete kwenteka kuwe!”
23 Jesu wagucuka watsi kuPhetro: “Suka kimi, Sathane! Usitsikameti kimi, ngobe awukuboni lokukwaNkulunkulu, kodvwa ubona kwebantfu!”
24 Jesu wakhuluma kubafundzi bakhe watsi: “Umuntfu nakafuna kungilandzela, akatidzele, etjatse siphambano sakhe, angilandzele.
25 Lofuna kusindzisa imphilo yakhe, uyawulahlekelwa ngiyo; kepha lolahlekelwa yimphilo yakhe ngelibito lami, uyawuyitfola.
26 Ngobe kuyawumsita ngani umuntfu kutfola live lonkhe, kepha alahlekelwe ngumphefumulo wakhe? Ingabe angakhiphani umuntfu kuhlenga umphefumulo wakhe?
27 Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawufika ngenkhatimulo yeYise, ikanye netingilosi tayo, ngulapho-ke iyawukhokhela wonkhe umuntfu njengekwenta kwakhe.
28 Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kukhona labanye la emkhatsini wenu labangeyikuva kufa, badzimate bayibone iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita embusweni wayo.”
1 Emvakwemalanga lasitfupha, Jesu watsatsa boPhetro, naJakobe, naJohane, umnakabo, wenyukela nabo entsabeni lendze, baba bodvwa.
2 Jesu wagucuka lesinye simo embikwabo, buso bakhe bakhatimula njengelilanga, tingubo takhe taba mhlophe njengekukhanya.
3 BoMosi na-Elija babonakala kubo, bakhuluma naye.
4 Ngako Phetro watsi kuJesu: “Nkhosi, kuhle lokuba lapha kwetfu; nawutsandza ngitakwakha emathende lamatsatfu lapha: lelinye libe lakho, lelinye libe laMosi, lelinye libe la-Elija.”
5 Watsi asakhuluma loko, kwachamuka lifu lelikhatimulako, labasibekela. Kwevakala livi kulelifu litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami letsandzekako, lengitfokota ngayo; yilaleleni!”
6 Batsi nabeva loko, bafundzi bawa phansi ngebuso besaba kakhulu.
7 Kepha Jesu weta kubo, wafike wabatsintsa watsi: “Sukumani, ningesabi!”
8 Kepha batsi nabaphakamisa emehlo abo, bangete babona muntfu ngaphandle kwaJesu yedvwa.
9 Basehla kulentsaba Jesu wabadvonsa ngendlebe, watsi: “Ningatjeli muntfu ngalombono leniwubonile, kuze kuvuswe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu kulabafile.”
10 Bafundzi babuta batsi: “Basho ngani bafundzisi bemtsetfo kutsi kufanele kufike Elija kucala?”
11 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Empeleni Elija uyeta, uyawubuyisela konkhe esimeni sako.
12 Kepha ngitsi kini: Elija sewefika, kuphela nje kutsi bantfu abazange bamati, kodvwa benta kuye konkhe labakutsandzako. Kanjalo-ke neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuhlushwa ngabo.”
13 Ngako bafundzi base bayabona kutsi abekhuluma kubo ngaJohane uMbhabhatisi.
14 Kwatsi nabefika esicunjini sebantfu, kwefika indvodza yaguca embikwaJesu,
15 yatsi: “Nkhosi, hawukela indvodzana yami, ngobe inesitfutfwane, ihlupheka kabi, iwela futsi emlilweni nasemantini.
16 Ngiyiletse kubafundzi bakho, kodvwa behluleka kuyiphilisa.”
17 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Yehheni, situkulwane lesingakholwa nalesiphambene, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginani? Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Yiletseni la kimi!”
18 Jesu walekhuta lelidimoni, lomfana waphila ngaleso sikhatsi.
19 Bafundzi base beta kuJesu ngasense, bafike bambuta batsi: “Kwentiwe yini kutsi tsine sehluleke kulikhipha lelidimoni?”
20 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Kwentiwe kutsi nine ninekukholwa lokuncane, ngobe ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Naningaba nekukholwa lokuncane lokungangenhlavu yendlulamitsi, ningatsi kulentsaba: ‘Suka la, uye lapha,’ ivele isuke. Kute lokungete kwenteka kini. [
21 Kepha loluhlobo aluphumi ngaphandle kwekukhuleka nekuzila.]”
22 Ngesikhatsi baseseGalile, Jesu watsi kubo: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa etandleni tebantfu;
23 batayibulala, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu iyawuvuswa ekufeni.” Badzabuka kakhulu.
24 Batsi kube befike eKhaphanawume, Jesu kanye nebafundzi bakhe, labo lababutsa umtselo welithempeli beta babuta kuPhetro batsi: “Umfundzisi wenu uyawukhipha yini umtselo welithempeli?”
25 Phetro wabaphendvula watsi: “Yebo.” Ngesikhatsi Phetro angena endlini, Jesu wambuta kucala watsi: “Simoni, ngembono wakho wena utsini? Emakhosi emhlaba ayitsatsa kubobani imitselo? Ayitsatsa emadvodzaneni awo yini, nome ebafokatini?”
26 Phetro wamphendvula watsi: “Ayitsatsa ebafokatini.” Jesu wase utsi: “Ngako-ke kusho kutsi emadvodzana akhululekile ekutseleni.
27 Kodvwa-ke kuze singabakhubi, hamba uye elwandle ufike ujike lidweba lakho udwebe. Leyo nhlanti lotayibamba kucala emlonyeni wayo uyawukhandza luhlavu lwemali; ulutsatse, ubanike, utselele mine nawe, sobabili.”
1 Ngaleso sikhatsi bafundzi baJesu beta kuye, babuta batsi: “Pho, ngubani lomkhulu kakhulu embusweni welizulu?”
2 Wase ubita umntfwana, wammisa emkhatsini wabo
3 watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Naningaphendvuki nibe njengebantfwana, ningeke ningene embusweni welizulu.
4 Ngako-ke wonkhe muntfu loyawutitfoba njengalomntfwana, nguye lomkhulu embusweni welizulu.
5 Nalowo lowemukela umntfwana lonje egameni lami, wemukela mine.”
6 “Kodvwa lokhubekisa abe munye kulaba labancane labakholwa kimi, kuncono kuye kutsi litje lekusila liboshelwe entsanyeni yakhe, acwiliswe ekujuleni kwelwandle.
7 Maye kulomhlaba ngekutsi kukhona tikhubekiso, ngobe tikhubekiso kufanele kutsi tibe khona, kodvwa maye kulowo muntfu letita ngaye!
8 “Nangabe sandla nome lunyawo lwakho lukonisa, lujube ululahle khashane nawe; ngobe kuncono kuwe kungena ekuphileni uyingini, nome uyinchute kunekutsi ube netandla totimbili nome unetinyawo totimbili kepha ulahlwe emlilweni waphakadze.
9 Futsi nangabe liso lakho likonisa, likupulute ulilahle khashane, kuncono kuwe kungena ekuphileni uneliso linye, kunekutsi ube nemehlo omabili, kantsi utawulahlwa esihogweni semlilo.”
10 “Caphelani ningedzeleli ngisho namunye kulaba labancane; ngobe ngitsi kini: Tingilosi tabo ezulwini tibubona njalo buso baBabe losezulwini. [
11 “Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itele kusindzisa lokulahlekile.]
12 “Nitsini-ke? Nangabe umuntfu anetimvu letilikhulu, bese kulahleka yinye yato, angeke yini atishiye leti letingema-99 tidla eceleni, ahambe yena ayewufuna lena lelahlekile?
13 Nginitjela ngitsi: Nakayitfola, utfokota kakhulu ngayo kunaleti letingema-99 lebetingakalahleki.
14 Kanjalo-ke akusiyo intsandvo yeYihlo losezulwini kutsi kubhubhe nome ngabe munye kulaba labancane.”
15 “Nangabe umzalwane onile nome akonile, hamba kuye umbonise liphutsa lakhe ninobabili. Nakulalela, uyawube umzuzile lomzalwane.
16 Kodvwa nangakulaleli, tsatsa lomunye nome babili bantfu uye kuye, kuze kutsi ‘yonkhe inkhulumo yenu ibe nabofakazi lababili nome labatsatfu,’ njengobe kusho umBhalo.
17 Kodvwa nangabalaleli nabo, yonkhe lendzaba yetfule ebandleni. Kantsi, nangabe akalilaleli nelibandla, sale sewumtsatsa njengemfokati nome njengemtselisi.”
18 “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Konkhe leniyakubopha lapha emhlabeni kuyawube kuboshiwe nasezulwini; nako konkhe leniyakukhulula lapha emhlabeni kuyawube kukhululiwe nasezulwini.
19 “Futsi ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nangabe lababili benu lapha emhlabeni bavumelana nome ngaluphi ludzaba labalucelako, bayawulwentelwa nguBabe losezulwini.
20 “Ngobe lapho kuhlangene khona lababili nome labatsatfu egameni lami, nami ngikhona emkhatsini wabo.”
21 Kwase kusondzela Phetro lowatsi kuye: “Nkhosi, umzalwane uyawungona kangaki solomane ngimtsetselela? Kuze kube kasikhombisa yini?”
22 Jesu watsi kuye: “Angisho kuwe kutsi kube kasikhombisa, kodvwa kuze kube ngemahlandla langema-70 laphindvwe kasikhombisa.
23 Ngako-ke umbuso welizulu ufanana nenkhosi, leyayifuna kutsi tonkhe tisebenti letatiyikweleda tisale setiyikhipha yonkhe imali yayo.
24 Kwekucala kwaletfwa embikwayo lesasiyikweleda emaRandi latigidzi letinyenti.
25 Kepha ngobe sasite lutfo lwekukhokha lesikwelede, lenkhosi yatsi akutsengiswe ngaso, nangemkaso, nangebantfwabaso, kanye nangako konkhe lesasinako, kuze kutewukhokhwa lesikwelede.
26 Lesisebenti sase siwa phansi sikhotsamela lenkhosi sadzimate satsi: ‘Ase umane ungibeketelele, ngitawusikhokha sonkhe lesikwelede sami.’
27 Inkhosi yaleso sisebenti yaba nesihawu, yasesula sonkhe leso sikwelede, yasikhulula.
28 “Kepha satsi siphuma nje leso sisebenti, sahlangana nalesinye sisebenti lesasikanye naso, lesasisikweleda emaRandi lalishumi. Sasibamba sasekhama, satsi: ‘Khipha imali yami!’
29 Lesisebenti sawa phansi satincengela satsi: ‘Ase umane ungibeketelele, ngitakubhadala.’
30 Kepha sona sala, sahamba sayawusifaka ejele, size siyikhokhe.
31 “Letinye tisebenti letatikanye naso natikubona loko, tadzabuka kakhulu, taya tayawubikela inkhosi yato konkhe lokwase kwentekile.
32 “Inkhosi yaso yasibita yatsi kuso: ‘Sisebenti lesibi, lonkhe lelicala lesikwelede ngikutsetselele ngalesula ngobe ungincengile.
33 Pho, wena awukasihawukeli ngani lesisebenti lesikanye nawe, njengobe nami ngikuhawukele?’
34 “Inkhosi yaso yatfukutsela yabila yasinikela kubaphatsi belijele, size sikhokhe sonkhe sikwelede.
35 “Kanjalo-ke naBabe wami wasezulwini uyawukwenta loko kini naningatsetseleli bazalwane benu ngetinhlitiyo letiphelele.”
1 Kwatsi Jesu asacedze kukhuluma, wesuka eGalile waya eveni laseJudiya, ngesheya kwemfula iJordane.
2 Ticumbi letikhulu tebantfu tamlandzela, watiphilisa khona lapho.
3 Labanye baFarisi beta kuye bamlinga batsi: “Kuvunyelwe yini kutsi indvodza idivose umkayo nome ngasiphi sizatfu?”
4 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Anizange niwufundze yini lomBhalo lotsi: ‘Ekucaleni uMdali wenta umuntfu lomdvuna nalomsikati’?
5 Watsi: ‘Ngenca yaloko-ke indvodza iyawushiya uyise nenina inamatsele kumkayo, labo-ke bobabili sebayawuba nyamanye.’
6 Ngako-ke abasebabili, kodvwa sebamunye. Ngako-ke loko lakuhlanganisile Nkulunkulu, akungabe kusehlukaniswa ngumuntfu.”
7 Batsi kuye: “Pho, Mosi wasinikelani lomyalo wekutsi indvodza ingamnika umfati wayo incwadzi yedivosi bese iyamlahla?”
8 Jesu watsi kubo: “Mosi waninika imvume yekudivosa nebafati benu ngenca yebulukhuni betinhlitiyo tenu. Kodvwa kwakungenjalo kusukela ekucaleni.
9 Kodvwa ngitsi kini: Wonkhe umuntfu lodivosa umkakhe ngaphandle kwanakaphingile, bese ushada lomunye umfati, uyaphinga; naloshada umfati lodivosiwe uyaphinga.”
10 Bafundzi bakhe batsi kuye: “Nangabe injalo kantsi indzaba yendvodza nemfati, kuncono kungashadi.”
11 Kepha watsi kubo: “Akusibo bonkhe labangalemukela lelivi, ngaphandle kwalabo labakuphiwe.
12 Ngobe kukhona batsenwa labatalwa banjalo kwasetiswini tabonina; kukhona nebatsenwa labatsenwa bantfu; kukhona futsi nebatsenwa labatitsena bona ngenca yembuso welizulu. Lowo longakhona kukwemukela loko, akakwemukele!”
13 Kwase kuletfwa bantfwana kuJesu, kuze atewubeka tandla etikwabo, abathandazele; kepha bafundzi bakhe babekhuta labo bantfu.
14 Jesu watsi: “Vumelani bantfwana bete kimi, ningabaleli, ngobe umbuso welizulu ungewalabanjalo.”
15 Wababeka tandla, wase uyesuka uyahamba.
16 Kwase kufika lijaha lelitsite kuJesu latsi: “Mfundzisi, ngingahle ngenteni lokulungile kuze ngitewuba nekuphila lokuphakadze?”
17 Jesu watsi kulo: “Ungibutelani ngalokulungile? Munye kuphela lolungile. Kepha nawutsandza kungena ekuphileni, gcina imiyalo!”
18 Labuta latsi: “Miphi?” Jesu waliphendvula watsi: “Ungabulali; ungaphingi; ungebi; ungafakazi emanga;
19 hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko; utsandze makhelwane wakho njengobe utitsandza wena.”
20 Lelijaha laphendvula latsi: “Konkhe loku ngikugcinile, manje yini lesasele?”
21 Jesu watsi kulo: “Nawufuna kuphelela, hamba utsengise ngako konkhe lonako, uphe labaphuyile, uyawuba nemcebo ezulwini; bese uyabuya uyangilandzela.”
22 Lelijaha nalikuva loko, lahamba lidzabukile, ngobe belicebe kakhulu.
23 Kepha Jesu watsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kulukhuni kumuntfu lonjinge kakhulu kungena embusweni welizulu.
24 Futsi ngitsi kini: Kulula kutsi likamela lingene embotjeni yenyalitsi, kunekutsi umuntfu lonjingile angene embusweni waNkulunkulu.”
25 Batsi nabakuva loko bafundzi, bamangala batsi: “Pho, ngubani-ke longasindziswa?”
26 Jesu wababukisisa, wase uyabaphendvula utsi: “Angeke akwente umuntfu loko; kodvwa kuNkulunkulu konkhe kungenteka.”
27 Phetro waphendvula watsi: “Asubuke, tsine sishiye konkhe, salandzela wena. Kepha siyawutfolani?”
28 Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nine leningilandzelako, kuyawutsi nakudalwa kabusha tintfo tonkhe, ngesikhatsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu seyihleti esihlalweni senkhatimulo yebukhosi bayo, nani niyawuhlala etihlalweni tebukhosi letili-12, nehlulele tive letili-12 taka-Israyeli.
29 Wonkhe lodzele tindlu, nome bomnakabo, nome bodzadzewabo, nome uyise, nome unina, nome bantfwana, nome emasimi ngenca yami, uyakwemukela ngalokuphindvwe kanyenti, adle nelifa lekuphila lokuphakadze.
30 Kodvwa labanyenti lababekucala bayawuba bekugcina, nalababekugcina bayawuba bekucala.”
1 “Umbuso welizulu ufanana nemnikati wesivini, lowaphuma ekuseni ayawucasha emadvodza ekusebenta esivinini sakhe.
2 Watsi asavumelene naletisebenti kutsi utatiholela denariyo munye ngelilanga, wase ubatfumela esivinini sakhe,
3 watsi uyaphuma futsi ngeli-awa lemfica, wabona lamanye emadvodza emile nje emakethe ayingilekile,
4 nakuwo watsi: ‘Hambani nani niyewusebenta esivinini sami, ngitaniholela loko lokunifanele.’ Bahamba-ke.
5 Waphindze waphuma futsi emini ngeli-awa leli-12, kwaba njalo, nangeli-awa lesitsatfu entsambama wenta njalo.
6 Kwakungacishe kube li-awa lesihlanu entsambama lapho atsi uyaphuma futsi, wakhandza labanye bemile. Wafike wababuta watsi: ‘Nimeleni lapha lonkhe lelilanga seloku ningenti lutfo?’
7 Batsi kuye: ‘Kute losicashile.’ Wase utsi nakubo: ‘Kulungile, hambani nani niye esivinini sami!’
8 “Kwatsi entsambama lomniyo wesivini watsi endvuneni yakhe: ‘Bita tonkhe tisebenti, utiholele imali yato, ucale ngaleti tekugcina, ugcine ngaleti tekucala!’
9 Kutsite natifika leti teli-awa lesihlanu entsambama, watiholela denariyo munye sisinye.
10 Nabefika laba bekucala, bebacabanga kutsi utabaholela kakhudlwana, kodvwa nabo wabaholela denariyo munye, umuntfu amunye.
11 Batsi nabamemukela, bacala bakhonona kulomnikati wesivini,
12 batsi: ‘Laba bekugcina basebente li-awa linye nje, ubalinganiseleni natsi lesitfwele bumatima lobungaka, sashiswa nalilanga lasensimini?’
13 “Waphendvula watsi kulomunye wabo: ‘Mnganami, phela angikoni; kantsi kakadze besingakavumelani ngadenariyo munye yini nawe?
14 Tsatsa lokukwakho sehlukane; kepha mine ngiyatitsandzela kunika nalona wekugcina liholo lelingangelakho.
15 Kantsi angikavumeleki yini kwenta lengikutsandzako ngalokukwami? Nome unemona ngekutsi ngiyephana?’
16 “Kanjalo bekugcina bayawuba bekucala, nebekucala babe bekugcina.”
17 Watsi Jesu asesendleleni enyukela eJerusalema, wabitela bafundzi bakhe ngasense, wakhuluma nabo endleleni, watsi:
18 “Lalelani la, sesiya eJerusalema, lapho iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa kubaphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo, bese bayilahla ngelicala kutsi ibulawe.
19 Batayinikela etandleni tebetive, kuze iphukutwe, bayishaye, bese bayibetsela esiphambanweni; kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu itawuvuswa ekufeni.”
20 Kwase kufika kuye unina wemadvodzana aZebedi nalamadvodzana akhe, wakhotsama embikwakhe, wabeka sicelo.
21 Jesu wambuta watsi: “Ufunani?” Watsi yena: “Yetsembisa kutsi lamadvodzana ami lamabili ayawuhlala, lenye ngesekudla sakho, lenye ngesancele sakho embusweni wakho.”
22 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Anikwati lenikucelako. Ningayinatsa yini lendzebe yelusizi lesengitayinatsa?” Baphendvula batsi: “Singayinatsa.”
23 Jesu watsi: “Yebo-ke, nitayinatsa leyo ndzebe, kantsi kuhlala ngesekudla sami nangesancele akusiko kwami kutsi ngephane ngako, kodvwa kwalabo labakulungiselelwe nguBabe.”
24 Batsi nabakuva loko labafundzi labalishumi, batitfukutselela letelamani letimbili.
25 Kepha Jesu wababita watsi: “Niyati kutsi babusi betive babusa etikwato, netikhulu tato titiphetse ngetandla letimatima.
26 Akunjalo-ke lapha kini, kodvwa wonkhe umuntfu lofuna kuba mkhulu emkhatsini wenu, akabe sikhonti senu,
27 nalofuna kuba wekucala emkhatsini wenu, akabe sisebenti senu.
28 Njengobe neNdvodzana yeMuntfu ayitelanga kukhontwa, kepha yetela kutawukhonta nekunikela ngemphilo yayo, kutsi ibe yinhlawulo yalabanyenti.”
29 Batsi nabaphuma eJerikho, sicumbi lesikhulu salandzela Jesu.
30 Timphumphutse letimbili, letatihleti elusentseni lwemgwaco, teva kutsi nguJesu lona lowengcako, tase tiyamemeta titsi: “Nkhosi, Ndvodzana yaDavide! Sihawukele!”
31 Kepha sicumbi sebantfu satitsetsisa sitsi atibindze. Kodvwa kwaba ngukhona timemeta kakhulu titsi: “Nkhosi, Ndvodzana yaDavide! Sihawukele!”
32 Kepha Jesu wema watibita, watibuta watsi: “Nifuna nginenteleni?”
33 Tatsi kuye: “Nkhosi, sifuna kutsi emehlo etfu avuleke.”
34 Jesu watihawukela, watsintsa emehlo ato, tabona masinyane, tase tiyamlandzela.
1 Batsi kube basondzele eJerusalema, sebefikile eBhethifage, ngaseNtsabeni Yemincumo, Jesu watfuma bafundzi bakhe lababili,
2 watsi kubo: “Hambani niye edolobhaneni lelibhekene nani, nitawukhandza imbongolo iboshiwe inelitfole layo; titfukululeni, nitiletse kimi!
3 Nakukhona lokhuluma lutfo ngato kini, nibotsi: ‘INkhosi iyatidzinga, itatibuyisa masinyane.’ ”
4 Loku kwenteka kuze kugcwaliseke lokwashiwo ngumphrofethi nakatsi:
5 “Khulumani kuyo iNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni kutsi: ‘Bheka iNkhosi yakho ita kuwe, itfobekile, igibele embongolweni, yebo, etfoleni, enkhonyaneni yembongolo.’ ”
6 Ngako bafundzi bahamba, benta njengobe Jesu abebatjelile.
7 Bayiletsa imbongolo kanye nelitfole layo, bagaca tingubo etikwato, wase uyagibela.
8 Sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu sendlala tingubo taso phansi emgwacweni, labanye bageca emagala etihlahla, bawendlala phansi.
9 Leticumbi letatihamba embikwakhe naletatimlandzela tatimemeta titsi: “Hosana kuyo iNdvodzana yaDavide! Ubusisiwe lotako egameni leNkhosi! Hosana kulelisetulu kakhulu!”
10 Kwatsi nakangenako Jesu eJerusalema, kwanyakatela lidolobha lonkhe, bantfu babutana batsi: “Ngubani-ke yena lo?”
11 Ticumbi taphendvula tatsi: “Lona nguJesu, umphrofethi waseNazaretha yaseGalile.”
12 Jesu wangena ethempelini, wakhipha bonkhe lababetsengisa nalababetsenga ethempelini, waketula ematafula alababentjintja timali, netitulo talabo lababetsengisa ematuba.
13 Watsi kubo: “Kubhaliwe kutsi: ‘Indlu yami iyawubitwa ngekutsi yindlu yekuthandaza,’ kepha nine seniyente umgedze wetigelekece.”
14 Asesethempelini kwase kufika kuye timphumphutse netinchute, watiphilisa tonkhe.
15 Baphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo tatfukutsela tacansuka natibona letimangaliso labetenta Jesu, nebantfwana bamemeta ethempelini batsi: “Hosana kuyo iNdvodzana yaDavide!”
16 Ngako batsi kuJesu: “Uyeva yini kutsi batsini?” Wabaphendvula watsi: “Yebo, ngiyeva. Anizange nifundze yini kutsi: ‘Emlonyeni webantfwana nakulabamunyako utilungiselele ludvumo’?”
17 Jesu waphuma kulelo dolobha wabashiya, waya eBhetani, lapho wefika walala khona.
18 Ngakusasa ekuseni, nasekubuyelwa edolobheni, Jesu abesalambile.
19 Wabona umkhiwa lowawuwodvwa eceleni kwendlela, wenyukela kuwo, kodvwa akatfolanga lutfo kuwo ngaphandle kwemacembe. Ngako wase utsi kuwo: “Akungabe kusavela sitselo kuwe!” Ngekushesha umkhiwa wabuna.
20 Batsi nabakubona loko bafundzi bamangala, batsi: “Kwentiwe yini kutsi lomkhiwa ubune masinyane kangaka?”
21 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Naninekukholwa ningangabati, ngeke nente emkhiwaneni kuphela, kodvwa nome nitsi kulentsaba: ‘Cukuleka, uye ujikeke elwandle,’ kuyakwenteka.
22 Konkhe leniyakucela ngekukhuleka nikholwa, niyakukwemukeliswa.”
23 Jesu wabuyela ethempelini kuyawufundzisa, baphristi labakhulu netibondza temaJuda beta kuye bambuta batsi: “Loku ukwenta ngamaphi emandla? Kona ngubani lona lokunike lamandla?”
24 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nami ngitanibuta livi libe linye; naninginika imphendvulo, ngitanitjela kutsi lamandla lengenta ngawo letintfo ayini.
25 Kubhabhatisa kwaJohane kwavelaphi? KuNkulunkulu nome kubantfu?” Base bakhulumisana bodvwana batsi: “Sitawutsini? Nasitsi: ‘KuNkulunkulu,’ utawutsi: ‘Pho, animkholwanga ngani?’
26 Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Kubantfu,’ sicuku siyasesaba, ngobe bonkhe bavumelana ngekutsi Johane abengumphrofethi.”
27 Base bayamphendvula Jesu batsi: “Asati.” Naye-ke wase utsi kubo: “Nami-ke ngingeke nginitjele kutsi loku ngikwenta ngamaphi emandla.”
28 “Kepha nitsini-ke? Umuntfu lotsite abenemadvodzana lamabili. Waya kuleyekucala, wefike watsi: ‘Msawami, hamba uyewusebenta esivinini lamuhla!’
29 Yaphendvula yatsi: ‘Yebo, Babe, ngitakuya,’ kepha yangete yaya.
30 Wase uya kulelenye, washo njalo nakuyo. Yaphendvula yatsi: ‘Angifuni;’ kodvwa emvakwaloko yacabanga, yase iyaphendvuka iyaya.
31 Ngumuphi-ke emkhatsini wabo bobabili lowenta intsandvo yeyise?” Baphendvula batsi: “Ngulona wesibili.” Wase utsi: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Batselisi, netingwadla, netiphingi bayanengcelela embusweni waNkulunkulu.
32 Ngobe Johane weta kini ngendlela yekulunga, anizange nimkholwe; kodvwa batselisi, netingwadla, netiphingi tamkholwa. Kodvwa nine, nome senibone loko, anizange niphendvuke kuze nimkholwe.”
33 “Lalelani nangu lomunye umfanekiso: Kwake kwaba khona umlimi labenelipulazi. Wahlanyela sivini, wasibiyela ngelutsango, wemba umgodzi wekuhlutela emagelebisi etjeni, wakha nendlwana lesetulu yekulindza, wase uyasicashisa lesivini. Yena-ke wase uyahamba uya khashane.
34 Kwatsi nasekufika sikhatsi sekuvuna emagelebisi, watfumela tisebenti takhe kuleto ticashi kutsi timlandzele incenye yesivuno lekuyakhe.
35 Leticashi tatibamba letisebenti, lesinye tasishaya, lesinye tasibulala, lesinye tasigcoba ngematje.
36 Waphindze watfumela tisebenti letinyenti kunetekucala; tenta njalo futsi nakuleto tisebenti.
37 Ekugcineni lomnikati watfumela umsa wakhe, atsi: ‘Batayihlonipha indvodzana yami.’
38 Kodvwa tatsi ticashi natiyibona lendvodzana, takhuluma todvwana, tatsi: ‘Lena yindlalifa yakhe; wotani siteyibulala, khona sitewudla lifa layo.’
39 Tase tiyayibamba, tiyikhiphela ngephandle kwesivini, tayibulala.
40 “Manje-ke nakufika lomnikati wesivini, uyawutenta njani leticashi?”
41 Bamphendvula batsi: “Uyawutibhubhisa kabi leticashi letimbi, atsatse lesivini sakhe acashise ngaso kuletinye ticashi letiyakumnika titselo ngetikhatsi tato.”
42 Jesu watsi kubo: “Anizange nifundze yini emiBhalweni kutsi: “ ‘Litje lelaliwa bakhi, ngobe batsi alinamsebenti, ligucuke laba litje lekusimisa indlu? Loko kwentiwa yiNkhosi. Maye, kuyasimangalisa!’
43 “Ngako-ke, nginitjela kutsi: Umbuso waNkulunkulu uyawutsatfwa kini, unikwe bantfu labayawutsela titselo letifanele. [
44 Wonkhe lowela etikwalelitje uyawuhlifika, abe ticucu; kantsi leliyakuwela etikwakhe, lelitje liyawumsila, abe ngumcaba.]”
45 Baphristi labakhulu nebaFarisi bayiva lemifanekiso yaJesu bati kutsi ukhuluma ngabo.
46 Ngako bafuna kumbopha. Kodvwa besaba ticumbi tebantfu, ngobe tatitsi ungumprofethi.
1 Jesu waphindze futsi wakhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso watsi:
2 “Umbuso welizulu ungafaniswa nenkhosi leyalungisela indvodzana yayo lidzili lemshado.
3 Yatfumela tisebenti tayo kutsi tiyewubita lababemenyiwe kuta emshadweni, kodvwa abavumanga kuta.
4 Yaphindze yatfumela letinye tisebenti yatsi: ‘Tjelani labo labamenyiwe kutsi lidzili lami selilungile, tinkhabi tami netinkhomo tami letikhuluphalisiwe setihlatjiwe, konkhe sekulungile; wotani edzilini!’
5 Kodvwa letimenywa atinakanga, tesuka tahamba: Lesinye satiyela ensimini, lesinye satiyela ebhizinisini yaso.
6 Letinye timenywa tabamba letisebenti, tatiphatsa dlephu, tatishaya, tatibulala.
7 Inkhosi yatfukutsela kakhulu, yaze yakhipha imphi yemasotja leyafike yabulala bonkhe labo babulali, yashisa nelidolobha labo.
8 Ngako yatsi etisebentini tayo: ‘Lidzili selilungile, kodvwa labo labebamenyiwe abakalifaneli.
9 Ngako-ke hambani niye etinhlanganweni tetindlela nemigwaco; nimeme bonkhe lenibabonako kutsi bete edzilini.’
10 Ngako-ke tisebenti taphuma, taya etindleleni, tabutsa bonkhe letatihlangana nabo, lababi nalabahle ngalokufananako; indlu yemshado yagcwala letimenywa.
11 “Inkhosi yatsi iyangena itewubona timenywa, yabona kukhona lomunye labengakayembatsi ingubo yemshado,
12 yatsi kuye: ‘Mnganami, ungene njani lapha ungenayo ingubo yemshado?’ Kepha yena wathula.
13 Inkhosi yatjela tisebenti tayo yatsi: ‘Mbopheni tandla netinyawo, nimlahle ngephandle ebumnyameni. Lapho kuyawuba khona kukhala nekugedletelisa ematinyo.’
14 “Ngobe banyenti labamenyiwe, kodvwa bambalwa labakhetsiwe.”
15 Besuka lapho baFarisi bayakwakha licebo lekumgiba ngemibuzo.
16 Base batfumela kuye labanye bafundzi babo kanye nemalunga ephathi yemaHerodi. Befike batsi: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi wena uneliciniso, ufundzisa indlela yaNkulunkulu ngeliciniso, awunaki muntfu, ngobe awubuki buso bemuntfu.
17 Sitjele-ke kutsi wena utsini. Kuvunyelwe yini kutsela kuKhesari nome cha?”
18 Kepha Jesu abati bubi babo watsi: “Batentisi, ningilingelani?
19 Ngikhombiseni imali lenitsela ngayo!” Base bamkhombisa denariyo.
20 Wase uyababuta utsi: “Lomfanekiso nalelibito kwabani?”
21 Bamphendvula batsi: “KwaKhesari.” Ngako watsi kubo: “Yebo-ke, nikani Khesari lokukwaKhesari; ninike Nkulunkulu lokukwaNkulunkulu!”
22 Batsi sebakuvile loko, bamangala kakhulu, bamshiya bahamba.
23 Ngalo lelo langa kwefika kuye baSadusi labatsi kute kuvuka kulabafile,
24 batsi: “Mfundzisi, Mosi watsi: ‘Nakufa indvodza ingenabantfwana, umnakabo uyamngena lomfelokati wakhe, kuze atalele umufi bantfwana.’
25 Manje le ngakitsi kwakunetelamani letatisikhombisa. Lona lomdzala watsatsa umfati, kodvwa wafa ate bantfwana, ngako umnakabo wamngena lomfati.
26 Kwenteka kona loko nakuwesibili nakuwesitsatfu, kwaze kwefika kuwesikhombisa.
27 Ekugcineni nalomfati wafa.
28 Pho, nasekuvukwa ekufeni, lomfati uyawuba wabani kulaba labasikhombisa, ngobe bonkhe abengumfati wabo?”
29 Jesu watsi kubo: “Maye! Nedukile, ngobe aniyati imiBhalo kanye nemandla aNkulunkulu!
30 Ngobe ekuvukeni kulabafile abateki, abatekwa, banjengetingilosi tasezulwini.
31 Kepha macondzana nekuvuswa kwalabafile: Anifundzanga yini lokwakhulunywa nguNkulunkulu kini nakatsi:
32 ‘Mine nginguNkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe’? Akasiye Nkulunkulu walabafile, kodvwa walabaphilako.”
33 Natikuva loko ticumbi tebantfu, tamangala ngalokufundzisa kwakhe.
34 Batsi nasebevile baFarisi kutsi Jesu ubathulisile baSadusi, base babutsana ndzawonye.
35 Lomunye wabo labesati semtsetfo wamlinga ngekumbuta, watsi:
36 “Mfundzisi, ngumuphi umyalo lomkhulu emtsetfweni seyiyonkhe?”
37 Jesu watsi kuye: “ ‘Uboyitsandza iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wakho, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonkhe ingcondvo yakho.’
38 Ngulowo-ke umyalo lomkhulu newekucala.
39 Wesibili ufanana nawo utsi: ‘Ubotsandza makhelwane wakho, njengobe utitsandza wena.’
40 Kuleyo miyalo yomibili kubambelele wonkhe umtsetfo kanye nemfundziso yebaphrofethi.”
41 Kwatsi basebutsene ndzawonye baFarisi, Jesu wababuta,
42 watsi: “Nitsini ngaKhristu? Nitsi uyiNdvodzana yabani?” Bamphendvula batsi: “YaDavide.”
43 Jesu watsi kubo: “Pho, Davide wambita njani akuMoya ngekutsi: ‘YiNkhosi,’
44 nakatsi: “ ‘INkhosi yatsi eNkhosini yami: “Hlala lapha ngesekudla sami, ngize ngibeke titsa takho ngaphansi kwetinyawo takho” ’?
45 “Ngako-ke nangabe Davide wambita ngekutsi: ‘YiNkhosi,’ uyiNdvodzana yakhe njani?”
46 Kwabate ngisho namunye lowaba nelivi labengamphendvula ngalo; kusukela ngalelo langa kute lowaphindze waba nesibindzi sekumbuta.
1 Jesu wakhuluma eticunjini tebantfu nakubafundzi bakhe,
2 watsi: “Tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi bahleti esihlalweni saMosi bafundzisa umtsetfo.
3 Ngako-ke kwenteni konkhe labanitjela kona nikugcine, kodvwa ningenti njengemisebenti yabo, ngobe bayakhuluma bangabe basenta.
4 Babopha imitfwalo lesindzako, bayibeke emahlombe alabanye bantfu, kepha bona abafuni kuyifukula, ngisho nangemuno wabo.
5 Konkhe labakwentako kwekutiveta kubantfu. Ngobe la etinhloko tabo sebandzise emabhande lanetikhehle temabhokisana letinemavesi emiBhalo, bese belula timvakaza temijiva yabo.
6 Batsandza tindzawo letingenhla emadzilini, netitulo letisembili emasinagogeni,
7 batsandza nekubingelelwa ngenhlonipho etimakethe, bantfu bababite ngekutsi: ‘Mfundisi!’
8 Kepha nine ningabobitwa ngumuntfu ngekutsi: ‘Mfundisi,’ ngobe nonkhe nibazalwane, munye uMfundzisi wenu.
9 Ningabiti muntfu emhlabeni ngekutsi: ‘Babe,’ ngobe munye uYihlo losezulwini.
10 Futsi ningabitwa ngumuntfu ngekutsi nibaholi, ngobe munye umholi wenu, longuKhristu.
11 “Kodvwa lomkhulu kunani nonkhe kufanele abe sikhonti senu.
12 Ngobe wonkhe umuntfu lotiphakamisako uyawutfotjiswa, nalotitfobako uyawuphakanyiswa.”
13 “Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nivimbela bantfu umbuso welizulu, nibe nine ningangeni, nebantfu labafuna kungena anibavumeli kutsi bangene. [
14 “Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Ngobe nidla tindlu tebafelokati, nangekutentisa nenta imithandazo lemidze. Ngako niyakwemukeliswa kulahlwa lokukhulu.]
15 “Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Ngobe niwela tilwandle, nidzabule nemave, kuze nidwebele enkholweni yenu abe munye wetive; nasenimtfolile, nimenta abe yindvodzana yesihogo ngalokuphindziwe kunani.
16 “Maye kini, baholi labatimphumphutse! Ngobe nitsi: ‘Lofunga lithempeli, akanandzaba; kepha lofunga igolide yelithempeli, utibopha yena ngesifungo sakhe.’
17 Tiphukuphuku letitimphumphutse! Kantsi ngukuphi lokubaluleke kakhulu, yigolide nome lithempeli lelingcwelisa igolide yalo?
18 Futsi nitsi: ‘Lowo lofunga lilati, akanandzaba; kodvwa lofunga umnikelo losetikwalo, utibopha yena ngesifungo sakhe.’
19 Timphumphutse, ngukuphi lokubaluleke kakhulu, sipho nome lilati, lelenta sipho sibe ngcwele?
20 Ngako-ke umuntfu nakafunga lilati, ufunga lona kanye nako konkhe lokukulo;
21 lofunga lithempeli, ufunga lona kanye nalowo lohlala kulo.
22 Umuntfu lofunga lizulu, ufunga sihlalo saNkulunkulu kanye nalowo lohlala kuso.
23 “Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Ngobe nikhipha kwelishumi kwashaladi, napelepele, nelidile, niyekele lokungukona kubalulekile kwemtsetfo: kwehlulela, bubele, nekukholwa; loko benifanele kukwenta ngaphandle kwekuyekela loku.
24 Baholi labatimphumphutse, nikhetsa imphungane ekudleni, kodvwa nimite likamela.
25 “Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nigeza lingephandle lendzebe nesitja, kantsi ngekhatsi kugcwele buphangi kanye nebumiti.
26 MFarisi loyimphumphutse! Geza kucala lingekhatsi lendzebe, kuze kutsi nelingephandle ligezeke.
27 “Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nifana nemathuna lacakaciwe aba mhlophe, abukeka amahle ngephandle, kodvwa ngekhatsi abe agcwele ematsambo ebantfu labafile nekungcola konkhe.
28 Kanjalo nani nibonakala nilungile emehlweni ebantfu, kodvwa ngekhatsi nigcwele kutentisa nekuphambana nemtsetfo.”
29 “Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Ngobe nakha emathuna ebaphrofethi abe mahle, nihlobise netikhumbuto talabo lababelungile,
30 bese nitsi: ‘Kube sasiphila ngesikhatsi sabokhokho, sasingayikwenta loko labakwenta ngekubulala baphrofethi.’
31 Kanjalo nitifakazela nine kutsi ningemadvodzana alabo lababulala baphrofethi.
32 Chubekani-ke nicedzele loko lokwacalwa bokhokho benu!
33 Tinyoka, ntalo yemabululu! Nitakubalekela njani kulahlwa esihogweni?
34 Ngako nginitjela kutsi: Ngiyawunitfumelela baphrofethi, netati, nebafundzisi. Labanye babo niyawubabulala, nibabetsele etiphambanweni, labanye nibabhambabule emasinagogeni enu. Niyawubatingela emadolobha ngemadolobha;
35 kuze kwehlele etikwenu yonkhe ingati lelungile leyacitfwa emhlabeni, kusukela engatini ya-Abela labelungile, kuze kube ngusengatini yaZakhariya, umsa waBarakhiya, lenambulala emkhatsini welithempeli nelilati.
36 Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Konkhe loku kuyakwehlela etikwalesitukulwane.”
37 “Jerusalema, Jerusalema! Wena lobulala baphrofethi, ubagcobe ngematje labatfunywe kuwe! Kukangaki ngifisa kubutsela ndzawonye bantfu bakho, njengesikhukhukati sifukamela emantjwele aso, kodvwa awuzange sewungivumele!
38 Bukani-ke lelidolobha lenu selisele lodvwana, lite bantfu.
39 Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Ningeke niphindze ningibone nize nitsi: ‘Ubusisiwe lotako egameni leNkhosi.’ ”
1 Jesu abephuma ethempelini; abesahamba ngesikhatsi bafundzi bakhe beta kuye batemkhombisa takhiwo telithempeli.
2 Kepha waphendvula watsi: “Angitsi, niyakubona konkhe loku? Nginitjela ngitsi: Kute ngisho nalinye litje leliyawusala lihleti etikwalelinye lingakadzilitelwa phansi.”
3 Watsi Jesu asehleti eNtsabeni Yemincumo, bafundzi bakhe beta kuye ngasense, batsi: “Sitjele kutsi letintfo tiyakwenteka nini, kuyakwentekani lokuyawukhombisa kutsi sesikhatsi sekubuya kwakho nekutsi sekuphela kwetikhatsi?”
4 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Caphelani, kutsi kubete umuntfu lonedukisako.
5 Ngobe bantfu labanyenti bayawuta ngelibito lami, befike batsi: ‘NginguKhristu!’ bedukise labanyenti.
6 Niyawuva ngetimphi nangemahemuhemu etimphi; caphelani ningetfuki, ngobe loko kufanele kwenteke, kodvwa umhla wekuphela uyawube ungakefiki.
7 Ngobe sive siyawuvukela lesinye sive, nembuso uyawuvukela lomunye umbuso. Kuyawuba khona tindlala nekutamatama kwemhlaba tindzawo ngetindzawo.
8 Konkhe loku kukucala kwemihelo.
9 “Lapho-ke bayawuninikela etinhlungwini, banibulale. Tonkhe tive tiyawunitondza ngenca yelibito lami.
10 Labanyenti bayawuhlubuka, batsengisane bodvwana, batondzane.
11 Kuyakuvela baprofethi bemanga labanyenti, bedukise bantfu labanyenti.
12 Ngekwandza kwekona kuyawuphola lutsandvo kulabanyenti.
13 Kodvwa lowo loyawubambelela kuze kube ngusekupheleni, uyawusindziswa.
14 LeliVangeli ngembuso liyawushunyayelwa emhlabeni wonkhe, kuze kube bufakazi etiveni tonkhe, bese-ke kuyefika kuphela.”
15 “Ngako-ke nanibona sinengisoncitsakalo sime endzaweni lengcwele, njengobe asho umphrofethi Danyela,” (lofundzako akacaphele inchazelo yaloku),
16 “labo labaseJudiya ababalekele etintsabeni.
17 Umuntfu losetikwendlu angabe asehla kuyawutsatsa lutfo lolusendlini yakhe,
18 nalowo losensimini angabuyeli endlini kuyawutsatsa kwekwembatsa.
19 Kepha maye kulabayawube batetfwele nakulabayawube bamunyisa ngaleto tikhatsi!
20 Thandazelani kutsi kubaleka kwenu kungabi kusebusika nome ngeliSabatha!
21 Ngobe lapho kuyawuba khona kuhlupheka lokukhulu lokungazange sekube khona kusukela seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba, kuze kube ngulamuhla, futsi akuseyiwuba khona.
22 Kube lawo malanga akafinyetwanga bekuyakubate longasindziswa; kepha ngenca yalabakhetsiwe lawo malanga ayawufinyetwa.
23 “Nome umuntfu asatsi kini: ‘Bukani, nangu Khristu,’ nome: ‘Nanguya lapho akhona,’ ningamkholwa!
24 Ngobe kuyawuvela bokhristumbumbulu, nebaphrofethi bemanga, bente tibonakaliso letinkhulu netimangaliso, kuze kudukiswe nalabakhetsiwe nakunekwenteka.
25 Bukani-ke, senginitjele ngaphambili kungakenteki.
26 “Ngako-ke nabatsi: ‘Bukani usehlane,’ ningayi khona; nome batsi: ‘Bukani usendlini,’ ningakholwa!
27 Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawufika njengembane umanyata esibhakabhakeni kusukela emphumalanga kuye enshonalanga.
28 “Nome ngukuphi lapho kunesidvumbu khona emangce abutsana khona.”
29 “Kepha masinyane nje emvakwaleto tinhlupheko, “ ‘lilanga liyawufiphala, nenyanga iyawubate kukhanya, netinkhanyeti tidzilike esibhakabhakeni, nemandla emkhatsi ayawunyakatiswa.’
30 “Lapho-ke kuyawubonakala sibonakaliso seNdvodzana yeMuntfu esibhakabhakeni; tonkhe tive temhlaba tiyawukhala natibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita ngemafu elizulu, ngemandla, nangenkhatimulo lenkhulu.
31 Iyawutfumela tingilosi tayo ngekukhala lokukhulu kwelicilongo, tibutse bonkhe labakhetsiwe bayo emagumbini omane emhlaba, kusukela emkhawulweni lomunye welizulu kuze kube kulomunye.”
32 “Ase nifundze sifundvo ngesihlahla semkhiwa. Ngesikhatsi emagala aso advumba, nemacembe ahluma, niyaye nati kutsi lihlobo selidvutane.
33 Kanjalo-ke nani, nanibona konkhe loku kwenteka, nibokwati kutsi sekusedvute ngasemnyango.
34 Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lesitukulwane ngeke sendlule kungakenteki konkhe loku.
35 Lizulu nemhlaba kuyakwendlula, kodvwa emavi ami wona angeke endlule.”
36 “Noko kute lowatiko kutsi lelo langa nemzuzu kuyawufika nini, ngisho netingilosi ezulwini neNdvodzana ayati, lowatiko nguBabe kuphela.
37 Njengasemalangeni aNowa kuyawuba njalo nekufika kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
38 Njengemalanga labengembili kwazamcolo, bantfu babedla banatsa, labadvuna nalabasikati batsatsana, kwaze kwaba lilanga langena ngalo Nowa emkhunjini;
39 abazange bati, kwaze kwefika zamcolo wabacedza, kuyawuba njalo nekufika kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
40 Ngaleso sikhatsi emadvodza lamabili ayawube asebenta ensimini; lenye iyawutsatfwa, lenye isale.
41 Bafati lababili bayawube basila; lomunye uyawutsatfwa, lomunye asale.
42 Ngako-ke caphelani, ngobe anilati lilanga iNkhosi yenu leyawubuya ngalo.
43 Nibokwati kutsi kube umniyo wendlu abesati sikhatsi sekufika kwelisela, abengeke alale, entele kuvimbela lelisela lingayigcekezi lendlu yakhe.
44 “Ngako-ke nani hlalani nilindzele, ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawufika ngesikhatsi leningakasibheki.”
45 “Pho, ngubani losisebenti lesetsembekile nalesihlakaniphile, inkhosi yaso lesimise etikwebendlu yayo, kutsi sibanike kudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele?
46 Sibusisiwe leso sisebenti lesiyawukhandvwa yinkhosi yaso senta njalo.
47 Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Iyawusimisa ngetulu kwako konkhe lenako lenkhosi.
48 Kodvwa nangabe leso sisebenti lesibi sicabanga enhlitiyweni yaso sitsi: ‘Inkhosi yami isalibele,’
49 bese sicala kushaya letisebenti letikanye naso, sidle sinatse naletinye tidzakwa,
50 inkhosi yaleso sisebenti iyawufika ngalelo langa, leso sisebenti singakayibheki, nangesikhatsi lesingasati.
51 Iyawusijezisa kakhulu kanye nebatentisi. Lapho kuyawuba khona kukhala nekugedletelisa ematinyo.”
1 “Ngaleso sikhatsi umbuso welizulu uyawufanana netintfombi letilishumi letatsatsa tibane tato, taphuma tayawuhlangabeta umyeni.
2 Letisihlanu tatitilima, letinye letisihlanu tatihlakaniphile.
3 Leti letatitilima tatsatsa tibane tato, kodvwa tangete tawaphatsa emafutsa ekukhanyisa;
4 kantsi leti letatihlakaniphile tatsatsa tibane tato, tatiphatsela nemafutsa.
5 Ngenca yekwephuta kwemyeni kufika, tetela tonkhe talala.
6 “Kwatsi ekhatsi nebusuku kwevakala umsindvo kumenyetwa kutsiwa: ‘Nangu umyeni! Phumani, nimhlangabete!’
7 Tavuka-ke tonkhe leto tintfombi letatilishumi talungisa tibane tato.
8 Leti letatitilima tatsi kuleti letatihlakaniphile: ‘Sipheni emafutsa kulawa enu, ngobe tibane tetfu tiyacisha.’
9 Kepha letatihlakaniphile taphendvula tatsi: ‘Cha, ngeke asenele tsine nani. Lokuncono hambani niye kulabawatsengisako, niyetitsengela kubo!’
10 Tatsi tisehambile tiyewutsenga, wefika umyeni; leti letatilungele tangena kanye naye edzilini lemshado, umnyango wavalwa.
11 “Emvakwesikhatsi tefika leti letinye tintfombi tatsi: ‘Nkhosi, Nkhosi! Sivulele!’
12 Kodvwa umyeni waphendvula watsi: ‘Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Anginati.’
13 “Ngako-ke lindzani, ngobe lilanga nemzuzu ningakwati.”
14 “Kunjengendvodza leyatsi seyitawuhamba emtini wayo yabita tisebenti tayo, yatinika emandla ekuphatsa timphahla tayo.
15 Lesinye yasinika emathalenta lasihlanu, lesinye yasinika aba mabili, lesinye laba linye: nguleso njengemandla aso; yesuka ekhaya yahamba.
16 “Masinyane lesi lesemukela lasihlanu sawatalisa, saze satfola lamanye lasihlanu.
17 Kanjalo futsi nalesi lesemukela emathalenta lamabili sawatalisa, atala lamanye lamabili.
18 Kepha lesi lesemukela linye sahamba sayawulimbela emhlabatsini, salifihla lithalenta lenkhosi yaso.
19 “Emvakwesikhatsi lesidze lenkhosi yefika seyitewubalisana nato.
20 Seta lesisebenti lesasinikwe emathalenta lasihlanu, saletsa lamanye emathalenta lasihlanu, satsi: ‘Nkhosi, wanginika emathalenta lasihlanu; nankha lamanye lasihlanu lengiwatalisile.’
21 Inkhosi yaso yatsi kuso: ‘Wente kahle, sisebenti lesihle nalesetsembekile; wetsembekile etintfweni letincane, ngako ngitakubeka wengamele lokunyenti. Ngena ekujabuleni kwenkhosi yakho!’
22 “Seta nalesi lesinye sisebenti lebesemukele emathalenta lamabili, satsi: ‘Nkhosi, wanginika emathalenta lamabili; nankha lamanye lamabili lengiwatalisile.’
23 Inkhosi yaso yatsi kuso: ‘Wente kahle, sisebenti lesihle nalesetsembekile; wetsembekile etintfweni letincane, ngako ngitakubeka wengamele lokunyenti. Ngena ekujabuleni kwenkhosi yakho!’
24 “Kwase kungena lesisebenti lesasinikwe lithalenta linye, safike satsi: ‘Nkhosi, ngatile kutsi ungumuntfu lonelulaka. Uvuna lapho ungazange sewuhlanyele khona, ubutse lapho ungazange sewusakate khona.
25 Ngekwesaba ngahamba ngayawulimbela lithalenta lakho. Ngako-ke naku lokukwakho.’
26 “Inkhosi yaso yatsi kuso: ‘Wena sisebenti lesibi nalesivilaphako! Bewati kutsi ngivuna lapho ngingakahlanyeli khona, ngiphindze ngibutse lapho ngingakasakati khona.
27 Ngako-ke, ngabe utsatse lemali yami wayifaka ebhange, bengitayikhandza seyinentalo.
28 “ ‘Memukeni lelithalenta, nilinike lona lonemathalenta lalishumi!
29 Ngobe ngulowo nalowo lonako uyakwengetelwa abe nako kakhulu, kodvwa lowo longenako uyakwemukwa naloko lanako.
30 “ ‘Lesisebenti lesingenalusito silahleni ngephandle ebumnyameni, lapho kuyawuba khona kukhala nekugedletelisa ematinyo.’ ”
31 “INdvodzana yeMuntfu nayita ngenkhatimulo yayo netingilosi tayo tonkhe, iyawuhlala esihlalweni sayo sebukhosi,
32 tonkhe tive temhlaba tiyawubutselwa embikwayo. Iyawubehlukanisa labanye kulabanye, njengemelusi ehlukanisa timvu netimbuti.
33 Iyawumisa timvu ngesekudla sayo, netimbuti ngesancele.
34 “Lapho-ke iNkhosi iyawutsi kulabo labangesekudla sayo: ‘Wotani, nine lenibusiswe nguBabe! Wotani nitewudla lifa lembuso, lenawulungiselelwa seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba.
35 Ngobe ngangilambile, nangipha kudla; ngangomile, nanginatsisa; ngangisihambi, nangemukela emitini yenu;
36 ngangingcunu, nangigcokisa; ngangigula, nangivakashela; ngangisejele, neta kimi.’
37 “Laba labalungile bayakumbuta batsi: ‘Nkhosi, kunini lapho sakubona khona ulambile sakupha kudla, nome womile sakunatsisa?
38 Sakubona nini usihambi sakwemukela emitini yetfu, nome ungcunu sakwembatsisa?
39 Sakubona nini ugula, nome usejele sakuvakashela?’
40 INkhosi iyawubaphendvula itsi: ‘Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Konkhe loko lenanikwenta kulomunye walabanaketfu labancane, nanikwenta kimi!’
41 “Iyawutsi kulaba labangesancele: ‘Khweshani kimi, nine labacalekisiwe, niye emlilweni waphakadze lolungiselwe Sathane netingilosi takhe!
42 Ngobe ngangilambile, kodvwa aningiphanga kudla; ngangomile, aninginatsisanga.
43 Ngangisihambi, kodvwa aningingenisanga emitini yenu; ngangingcunu, kodvwa aningigcokisanga; ngangigula, ngangisejele, kodvwa aningivakashelanga.’
44 “Bayakumbuta batsi: ‘Nkhosi, sakubona nini ulambile, nome womile, nome usihambi, nome ungcunu, nome ugula, nome usejele, sangete sakusita?’
45 INkhosi iyawubaphendvula itsi: ‘Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Loko leningakwentanga kulomunye walaba labancane, anikwentanga kimi.’
46 Labo-ke bayawuhamba baye ekujezisweni kwaphakadze; kodvwa labalungile bayakuya ekuphileni kwaphakadze.”
1 Jesu watsi kube acedze kufundzisa, watsi kubafundzi bakhe:
2 “Njengobe nati kutsi sekusele emalanga lamabili kutsi kube nguMkhosi weliPhasika, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa kuze ibetselwe esiphambanweni.”
3 Baphristi labakhulu netibondza temaJuda babutsana esigodlweni sakaKhayafase, umPhristi Lomkhulu,
4 bakha lisu lekubamba Jesu ngebucili, bambulale.
5 Kepha batsi: “Kufanele singakwenti ngesikhatsi semkhosi, ngobe bantfu bangahle bente siphitsiphitsi.”
6 Watsi Jesu aseseBhetani endlini yaSimoni labenebulephelo,
7 kwefika umfati kuye aphetse sigujana lesasakhiwe ngelitje lembiza, sigcwele emafutsa langemakha ladule kakhulu, wawatsela enhloko yaJesu, asadla.
8 Kepha bafundzi, nabakubona loku, batfukutsela batsi: “Kumoselwani?
9 Ngobe lamakha ngabe atsengiswe ngemali lenkhulu, kwanikwa labamphofu!”
10 Kepha Jesu akwati loko, watsi kubo: “Nimhluphelani lomfati? Ngobe wente umsebenti lomuhle kimi.
11 Ngobe labamphofu nihlala nabo onkhe emalanga; kepha mine, anihlali nami onkhe emalanga.
12 Ngekutsela lamakha kimi ungilungiselele lithuna.
13 Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nome ngukuphi lapho liyawushunyayelwa khona leliVangeli emhlabeni wonkhe, kuyawukhulunywa ngalesento sakhe, kube sikhumbuto ngaye.”
14 Kwase kusuka lomunye webafundzi labali-12, longuJudasi Skariyothe, uya kubaphristi labakhulu.
15 Wafike watsi: “Nitanginikani nanginganiniketa loJesu?” Base bamnika tinhlavu tesiliva letingema-30.
16 Kusukela ngalelo langa Judasi wacala kufuna litfuba lekunikela Jesu kubo.
17 Ngelilanga lekucala leMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesingenambiliso bafundzi beta kuJesu batsi: “Ungatsandza sikulungiselele kuphi Sidlo seliPhasika?”
18 Watsi kubo: “Hambani niye kumuntfu lotsite edolobheni, nifike nimtjele nitsi: ‘UMfundzisi utsi: “Sikhatsi sami sesifikile; mine nebafundzi bami siyeta sitawudlela liPhasika endlini yakho.” ’ ”
19 Bafundzi-ke benta njengobe Jesu abebatjelile, befike balungisa Sidlo seliPhasika.
20 Kusihlwa Jesu nebafundzi bakhe labali-12 bahlala, badla.
21 Batsi basadla, Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lomunye wenu utangitsengisa.”
22 Bafundzi badzabuka kakhulu, bacala babuta, kwaba ngulowo watsi: “Kungahle kube ngimi yini, Nkhosi?”
23 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Lowo lofaka sandla kanye nami esitjeni sinye, nguye lotangitsengisa.
24 INdodzana yeMuntfu itawufa kambe, njengobe kubhaliwe ngayo, kepha maye kulowo muntfu, iNdvodzana yemuntfu letawutsengiswa nguye! Bekuyawuba ncono kulowo muntfu kube fane akatalwanga!”
25 Wase uyabuta naJudasi labetamtsengisa watsi: “Kungabe ngimi yini, Mfundzisi?” Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Usho kona.”
26 Batsi basadla, Jesu watsatsa sinkhwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wasinika bafundzi, watsi: “Tsatsani nidle, loku ngumtimba wami.”
27 Wase utsatsa indzebe uyabonga, wabanika watsi: “Natsani kuyo nonkhe,
28 ngobe loku kuyingati yami yesivumelwane, lecitselwe labanyenti kube kutsetselelwa kwetono.
29 Kepha ngitsi kini: Kusukela lamuhla angisayiwunatsa kulesitselo semvini, kuyawudzimate kufike lelo langa lengiyakusinatsa ngalo nani sesisisha embusweni waBabe.”
30 Batsi sebacedze kuhlabela liculo lekubonga, baphuma baya eNtsabeni Yemincumo.
31 Jesu watsi kubo: “Nonkhe nitangihlamuka kulobusuku, ngobe umBhalo utsi: “ ‘Ngitawushaya ngibulale umelusi, umhlambi wetimvu uhlakateke.’
32 “Kepha emvakwekuvuka kwami ekufeni ngiyawuhamba kucala kunani kuya eGalile.”
33 Phetro watsi kuye: “Nome bangakushiya bonkhe, kepha mine ngeke ngikushiye!”
34 Jesu watsi kuye: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kuwe: Kulobusuku balamuhla, lichudze litawutsi likhala, utabe sewungiphike katsatfu.”
35 Phetro waphendvula watsi: “Nome ngingaze ngife nawe, ngingeke ngikuphike!” Nalaba labanye bafundzi basho njalo.
36 Jesu wahamba nebafundzi bakhe, waze wefika eGetsemane, watsi kubo: “Salani la, mine ngisaya kuyawuthandaza lapha.”
37 Watsatsa Phetro nemadvodzana lamabili aZebedi. Wacala kufikelwa ngumunyu nelusizi,
38 watsi kubo: “Umphefumulo wami ulusizi, kuze kubesekufeni. Salani la, nilindze kanye nami.”
39 Yena wachubeka libangana, wawa phansi ngebuso, athandaza atsi: “Babe, nakungenteka, yendlulise kimi lendzebe yelusizi. Kepha hhayi ngekufisa kwami, kodvwa kuye ngentsandvo yakho.”
40 Wabuyela kubafundzi bakhe wabakhandza balele, watsi kuPhetro: “Beningeke yini nilindze kanye nami li-awa libe linye nje?
41 Lindzani, nithandaze, kuze ningetikungena ekulingweni! Umoya uyavuma, kodvwa inyama ibutsakatsaka.”
42 Waphindze wahamba futsi kwesibili wathandaza atsi: “Babe, nangabe lendzebe ingeke yendlule kimi ngingakayinatsi, akwenteke intsandvo yakho!”
43 Waphindze futsi wabuya, wabakhandza balele, ngobe emehlo abo abesindvwa butfongo.
44 Waphindze wabashiya futsi, wahamba wayawuthandaza kwesitsatfu, asho wona lawo mavi.
45 Jesu wefika kubafundzi bakhe watsi: “Nisalele namanje, niyaphumula? Bukani-ke, sikhatsi sesisondzele, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu seyiniketwe etandleni tetoni.
46 Sukumani sambe! Bukani, lona longitsengisako sewusondzele!”
47 Watsi asakhuluma loko, kwefika Judasi labengulomunye walababeli-12, anesicuku lesikhulu sebantfu, sihlome ngetinkemba netindvuku, sitfunywe baphristi labakhulu kanye netibondza temaJuda.
48 Lona labemtsengisa abevumelene nabo watsi: “Lendvodza lengitawuyanga, ngiyo-ke lena leniyifunako. Nibobamba yona!”
49 Wefika kuJesu masinyane watsi: “E, Mfundzisi!” Wamanga.
50 Jesu watsi kuye: “Mngami, yenta loko lokutele la!” Base bayamdvumela bambamba.
51 Lomunye walaba babehamba naJesu wakhipha inkemba yakhe, wahhumbula indlebe yesigcili semPhristi Lomkhulu, yalahleka phansi.
52 Jesu watsi kuye: “Buyisela inkemba yakho emgodleni wayo, ngobe bonkhe labaphatsa inkemba bayawufa ngenkemba.
53 Ucabanga kutsi bengingete ngacela yini mine kuBabe angehlisele tinkhulungwane letingetulu kweli-12 tetingilosi?
54 Pho, ingagcwaliseka kanjani imiBhalo letsi kumele kube njalo?”
55 Ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu watsi eticukwini: “Bekudzingeke ngani kutsi nite netinkemba kanye netindvuku kutengibopha shangatsi ngisigebengu? Bengihleti nani ethempelini onkhe emalanga ngifundzisa, kodvwa anizange seningibophe.
56 Kodvwa konkhe loku kwentekele kutsi kugcwaliseke loko lokwabhalwa baphrofethi emiBhalweni.” Bafundzi bakhe bonkhe bamshiya khona lapho, babaleka.
57 Ngako labo lababebophe Jesu bamyisa kuKhayafase, umPhristi Lomkhulu, lapho kwakuhlangene khona bafundzisi bemtsetfo netibondza.
58 Kepha Phetro bekamlandzela khashane, waze wangena esibuyeni sendlu yemPhristi Lomkhulu. Wafike wahlala nebalindzi, afuna kubona kutsi sigcino kutawuba yini.
59 Baphristi labakhulu neLiqoqo lonkhe baphenyisisa Jesu bafuna bufakazi lobungemanga, khona batewumlahla ngelicala lekufa.
60 Kodvwa abazange babutfole ngisho nabunye, kwala nome bofakazi labanyenti bemacebo sebetama kubuveta. Ekugcineni kweta ngembili emadvodza lamabili,
61 afike atsi: “Lendvodza yatsi: ‘Mine ngingalibhidlita lelithempeli laNkulunkulu, ngibuye ngilakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu.’ ”
62 UmPhristi Lomkhulu wasukuma watsi kuJesu: “Akukho yini longatiphendvulela ngako kuloku labakubeke licala ngako?”
63 Kodvwa Jesu wabindza. Waphindze wakhuluma umPhristi Lomkhulu watsi kuye: “Egameni laNkulunkulu lophilako, sengiyakufungisa-ke manje kutsi sitjele nawunguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”
64 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Usho kona. Noko ngitsi kini: “ ‘Kusukela manje seniyakuyibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ihleti ngesekudla saLonemandla, ita ngemafu asezulwini.’ ”
65 Nasasho loku, umPhristi Lomkhulu wadzabula tingubo takhe watsi: “Vele, sewuhlambalatile; asisabudzingi lobunye bufakazi, seniyivile inkhulumo yakhe lehlambalatako!
66 Nine nitsini-ke?” Baphendvula batsi: “Kufanele afe!”
67 Base bamkhafulela ngematse ebusweni, bamhlukumeta kamatima, bammukula
68 batsi: “Phrofetha, Khristu, usitjele kutsi ngubani lokushayile!”
69 Phetro bekahleti ngephandle esibuyeni. Kweta intfombatana leyayisisebenti yafike yatsi: “Nawe bewunaye lomGalile longuJesu.”
70 Kodvwa wakuphika embikwabo bonkhe watsi: “Angikwati loku lokhuluma ngako.”
71 Watsi asesukile asatimele eceleni kwemphundvu yesibuya, kwaphindze kwefika lenye intfombatana lesisebenti yambuka yase ikhuluma kulamadvodza labelapho, imkhomba, yatsi: “Nalona abenaye loJesu waseNazaretha.”
72 Wabuye waphika, afunga atsi: “Angimati lomuntfu.”
73 Emvakwesikhashana lamadvodza labeme lapho asondzela kuPhetro afike atsi: “Ngempela nawe ungulomunye wabo, ngisho nekukhuluma kwakho kuyatisho nje.”
74 Phetro wacala kuticalekisa nekufunga watsi: “Angimati lomuntfu!” Asasho njalo lakhala lichudze.
75 Phetro wase uyawakhumbula emavi aJesu ngesikhatsi atsi: “Lichudze litakutsi likhala, utakube sewungiphike katsatfu.” Wase uphumela ngephandle, wakhala kabuhlungu.
1 Ekuseni lokwa ngeluvivi baphristi labakhulu netibondza tesive benta lisu lekubulala Jesu.
2 Bambopha, bamtsatsa, bammikisa kuLusibalukhulu Philatu.
3 Judasi, labengumtsengisi wakhe, nakabona kutsi Jesu bamlahle ngelicala lekufa, watisola, wabuyisela letinhlavu letingema-30 kubaphristi labakhulu kanye netibondza,
4 atsi: “Ngonile ngekutsengisa ngengati lengenacala!” Bona batsi kuye: “Pho, singenaphi lapho tsine? Tibonele wena!”
5 Judasi wasakata phansi lemali ethempelini, wahamba wayawutikhunga.
6 Baphristi labakhulu bayicobonga lemali batsi: “Lemali ngeyengati, kantsi kuphambene nemtsetfo wakitsi kutsi imali lenje ifakwe esikhwameni selithempeli.”
7 Emvakwekuvumelana ngaloko, lemali batsenga ngayo iNsimi yeMbumbi, kuze ibe yindzawo yekungcwabela tihambi.
8 Ngiko nje lensimi kuze kube ngulamuhla ibitwa ngekutsi: “YiNsimi yeNgati.”
9 Ngako kwagcwaliseka loko lokwashiwo ngumphrofethi Jeremiya kutsi: “Batsatsa tinhlavu letingema-30 tesiliva, intsengo yakhe. Lentsengo ngaye yalungiswa ngulabanye bemadvodzana aka-Israyeli.
10 Batsenga ngayo insimi yembumbi, njengobe iNkhosi ingiyalile.”
11 Jesu wemiswa embikwaLusibalukhulu lowambuta watsi: “Wena ungiyo yini inkhosi yemaJuda?” Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Usho kona.”
12 Kepha ngesikhatsi baphristi labakhulu netibondza bametfwesa emacala abengaphendvuli.
13 Ngako Philatu watsi kuye: “Awuweva yini lamacala langaka labakubeka wona?”
14 Kepha Jesu akazange amphendvule, ngisho nangalinye nje. Lusibalukhulu wamangala kakhulu.
15 Ngesikhatsi semkhosi Lusibalukhulu abenemkhuba wekukhulula sinye siboshwa lesasifunwa sicuku sebantfu.
16 Ngaso leso sikhatsi-ke kwakunesiboshwa lesasidvume ngebubi baso lebesinguBharaba.
17 Ngako-ke satsi kube lesicumbi sibutsane, Philatu wasibuta watsi: “Nifuna nginikhululele bani emkhatsini waBharaba naJesu lowatiwa ngekutsi nguKhristu?”
18 Abati kahle kamhlophe kutsi Jesu babemletse ngobe babenemona naye.
19 Watsi Philatu asahleti esihlalweni sekwehlulela, umfati wakhe watfumela kuye livi atsi: “Ungatifaki endzabeni yalowo muntfu longenacala, ngobe angikalali ngihlushwa ngaye ngeliphupho ebusuku balamuhla.”
20 Kepha baphristi labakhulu netibondza bativumisa leticumbi kutsi ticele Bharaba, kubulawe Jesu.
21 Kodvwa Lusibalukhulu wababuta watsi: “Nifuna nginikhululele muphi emkhatsini walaba lababili?” Baphendvula batsi: “Bharaba!”
22 Philatu wababuta watsi: “Ngenteni-ke ngaloJesu lekutsiwa nguKhristu?” Bonkhe baphendvula batsi: “Mbetsele esiphambanweni!”
23 Kodvwa Philatu wababuta futsi watsi: “Ngobe ente cala lini?” Kepha kwaba ngukhona bamemeta bonkhe batsi: “Mbetsele esiphambanweni!”
24 Watsi kube abone Philatu kutsi kute langaphindze akwente, nekutsi sekusuka siphitsiphitsi, watsatsa emanti, wageza tandla embikwebantfu bonkhe watsi: “Anginacala ngengati yalomuntfu! Tiboneleni nine!”
25 Sonkhe sive saphendvula satsi: “Ingati yakhe ayibesetikwetfu nasetikwebantfwana betfu!”
26 Philatu wase ubakhululela Bharaba; kepha Jesu asashayiwe wase umnikela kubo kutsi abetselwe esiphambanweni.
27 Emasotja aLusibalukhulu ase atsatsa Jesu ammikisa esigodlweni saLusibalukhulu. Lonkhe libutfo lemasotja lasondzela lamtungeleta.
28 Lamhlubula tingubo takhe, lamembatsisa ingubo lebovu.
29 Lase leluka umchele ngemanyeva, lawufaka enhloko yakhe, lambambisa umhlanga ngesekudla, laguca embikwakhe, lamphukuta latsi: “Bayethe! Nkhosi yemaJuda!”
30 Lamkhafulela ngematse, latsatsa lomhlanga, lamshaya enhloko.
31 Naselicedzile kumphukuta, lamkhumula lengubo lebovu, laphindze futsi lamembatsisa letakhe tingubo, lase liphuma naye layakumbetsela esiphambanweni.
32 Libutfo lemasotja latsi lisaphuma nje lahlangana nalenye indvodza yaseSirene, lenguSimoni libito layo, layicindzetela kutsi yetfwale siphambano saJesu.
33 Nasebafikile endzaweni lekutsiwa yiGolkotha, lokusho kutsi: “YiNdzawo yeSikobho,”
34 lamnatsisa liwayini lelalibhicwe nenyongo; watsi kube alive walala, wangete walinatsa.
35 Selimbetsele esiphambanweni, lase lenta inkatho, lehlukaniselana ngetingubo takhe.
36 Lahlala phansi, lamgadza.
37 Ngetulu kwenhloko yakhe labeka satiso selicala lagwetjwe ngalo sitsi: “lona ngujesu, inkhosi yemajuda.”
38 Kwase kubetselwa kanye naye tigebengu letimbili, lesinye ngesekudla, lesinye ngesancele.
39 Bantfu lababendlula lapho babemetfuka banikine tinhloko,
40 batsi: “Wena lobhidlita lithempeli uphindze ulakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu! Tisindzise phela, nangabe uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu! Yehla lapho esiphambanweni!”
41 Kanjalo futsi nebaphristi labakhulu, netati temtsetfo, netibondza bamphukuta, batsi:
42 “Wabasindzisa labanye, kodvwa yena angeke atisindzise! Kantsi akasiyo iNkhosi yema-Israyeli yini? Akehle phela! Nangabe angehla esiphambanweni, sitawukholwa nguye!
43 Wetsembele kuNkulunkulu. Akamehlise phela loNkulunkulu wakhe namtsandza! Ngobe watsi: ‘NgiyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.’ ”
44 Ngisho nalabo lababili lababebetselwe kanye naye, bametfuka nabo.
45 Kepha kusukela ngeli-awa leli-12 emini umhlaba wonkhe waba mnyama, kwaze kwaba li-awa lesitsatfu.
46 Kwatsi ngensimbi yesitsatfu entsambama Jesu wakhala kakhulu watsi: “Eli, Eli, lama sabakthani?” lokusho kutsi: “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni?”
47 Labanye bantfu lababelapho labamuva batsi: “Ase nimuve! Ubita Elija!”
48 Lomunye wabo wagijima masinyane waya kuye nesiponji, wasenya ewayinini lelimunyu, wasihloma elutsini lwemhlanga wetama kumnatsisa.
49 Kodvwa labanye batsi: “Ase nimyekele, sibone kutsi lo-Elija utawufika yini atemsindzisa!”
50 Jesu waphindze wakhala ngelivi lelikhulu kakhulu, wase uyafa.
51 Bheka, indvwangu leyayilenga ethempelini yadzabuka ekhatsi, kusukela etulu kuya phansi. Umhlaba watamatama, emadvwala achekeka ekhatsi,
52 emathuna avuleka, bantfu labanyenti baNkulunkulu labebafile bavuswa ekufeni.
53 Bawashiya emathuna; emvakwekuvuka kwaJesu ekufeni baya bangena edolobheni lelingcwele, lapho babonwa bantfu labanyenti.
54 Indvuna yemphi nemasotja labenawo labelindze Jesu, nabakubona lokutamatama kwemhlaba, nako konkhe lokwenteka, befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu baze batsi: “Ngempela lomuntfu abeyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!”
55 Kwakunebafati labanyenti lapho lababemlandzela basita Jesu kusukela eGalile; babebukela, babucalu.
56 Emkhatsini wabo bekukhona Mariya waseMagdala, naMariya, unina waJakobe naJosefa, nenina wemadvodzana aZebedi.
57 Nakuhwalalako, kwefika Josefa labeyinjinga yase-Arimathiya, naye futsi abengulomunye webafundzi baJesu.
58 Waya kuPhilatu kuyawucela sidvumbu saJesu. Philatu wakhipha livi watsi akanikwe.
59 Ngako Josefa wasitsatsa lesidvumbu, wasigocota ngendvwangu lenhle, yelineni lecolisakele,
60 wasibeka ethuneni lelisha labesandza kuligubha edvwaleni. Wase ugicitela litje lelikhulu emnyango walelithuna wavala ngalo, wesuka wahamba.
61 Kepha Mariya waseMagdala nalomunye Mariya babehleti khona lapho, macondzana nelithuna.
62 Ngakusasa, lokusho kutsi, ngelilanga lelilandzela lelemalungiselelo, baphristi labakhulu nebaFarisi bahlangana naPhilatu,
63 batsi kuye: “Nkhosi, siyakhumbula kutsi lomkhohlisi asaphila watsi: ‘Ngiyawuvuka emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.’
64 Ngako khipha umyalo kutsi lelithuna lakhe ligadzisiswe kahle kuze kube lilanga lesitsatfu, kuze bafundzi bakhe bangayi kuyawumeba, bese batjela bantfu batsi: ‘Uvusiwe kulabafile,’ bese kutsi lamanga akhe ekugcina abe makhulu kakhulu kunalawa ekucala.”
65 Philatu watsi kubo: “Tsatsani naba balindzi nihambe niyekulelusa njengekubona kwenu.”
66 Besuka bahamba, bayawuligadzisisa lelithuna: balivalisisa, baze bashiya neluphawu etjeni, babeka nebalindzi.
1 EmvakweliSabatha, ekuseni ngeluvivi ngeliSontfo, Mariya waseMagdala nalomunye Mariya baya kuyawubona lithuna.
2 Kwaba khona kutamatama kwemhlaba lokukhulu, ingilosi yeNkhosi yehla ezulwini, yaligicita lelitje, yase ihlala etikwalo.
3 Lengilosi yayinjengembane, timphahla tayo tatimhlophe njengesitfwatfwa.
4 Kepha balinidzi befikelwa kwesaba, bachachatela, baze baba njengalabafile.
5 Ingilosi yatsi kulabafati: “Ningesabi, ngiyati kutsi nifuna Jesu labebetselwe esiphambanweni.
6 Akekho lapha; uvukile, njengobe abeshito. Wotani nitewubona indzawo lapho abelele khona.
7 Hambani masinyane niyewutjela bafundzi bakhe nitsi: ‘Sewuvukile kulabafile, nyalo nje sewusembili kunani uya eGalile; nitawumbona khona.’ Nibokukhumbula loku lenginitjela kona.”
8 Base basheshe bayesuka ethuneni, ngobe babesaba, kantsi futsi babejabule kakhulu, bagijima bayawutjela bafundzi bakhe.
9 Jesu wefika kubo watsi: “Kuthula akube kini!” Beta kuye, bambamba tinyawo, base bakhuleka kuye.
10 Jesu watsi kubo: “Ningesabi! Hambani nibikele bomnaketfu kutsi, abahambe baye eGalile, bayawungibona khona.”
11 Batsi labafati basahamba, bancandzeka, labanye balindzi baya edolobheni, babikela baphristi labakhulu ngako konkhe lokwase kwentekile.
12 Kwatsi baphristi labakhulu netibondza nasebahlangene bakha lisu, banika balindzi imali lenkhulu,
13 batsi: “Nibotsi: ‘Bafundzi bakhe befike ebusuku, baseba sidvumbu sakhe, tsine sisatunywe butfongo.’
14 Lusibalukhulu nakuva loko, tsine siyawumchazela, eve kahle, ningahlupheki nine.”
15 Balindzi bayitsatsa lemali, benta njengobe babetjeliwe. Kuze kube ngulamuhla emaJuda abambelele kulawo mavi.
16 Kepha bafundzi labali-11 baya kulentsaba yaseGalile, lapho Jesu abebatjele kutsi baye khona.
17 Batsi nabambona bakhuleka kuye, noko labanye babo babesangabata.
18 Jesu wasondzela kubo watsi: “Ngiphiwe emandla onkhe ezulwini nasemhlabeni.
19 Ngako-ke hambani, nente tive tonkhe tibe bafundzi bami, nibabhabhatise egameni leYise, neleNdvodzana, nelaMoya Longcwele,
20 nibafundzise kugcina konkhe lenginiyale ngako. Nibokwati kutsi mine nginani onkhe emalanga, kuze kube ngusekupheleni kwetikhatsi.”