1 Tiyofilusi, Labanyenti bente kahle ngekubhala umbiko ngetintfo letentekile emkhatsini wetfu.
2 Bakubhala loko lesakutjelwa baphatsi belivi lababetibona letintfo kusukela ekucaleni kwato.
3 Ngako-ke, Mhlonishwa, ngobe ngitifundzisise kahle kusukela ekucaleni letindzaba, ngikubone kufanele kutsi ngikubhalele ngikulandzise kahle ngato.
4 Loko ngikwentela kutsi wati ngalokugcwele liciniso lato tonkhe letindzaba lotifundzisiwe.
5 Ngesikhatsi kubusa Herodi, inkhosi yaseJudiya, kwakunemphristi labebitwa ngekutsi nguZakhariya, abewelicembu la-Abiya lebuphristi. Umkakhe abewesitukulwane sa-Aroni, libito lakhe kungu-Elizabethe.
6 Bobabili babephila imphilo lengcwele kuNkulunkulu, babeyigcina yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo yeNkhosi.
7 Babete bantfwana, ngobe Elizabethe abengatali, futsi bobabili besebakhulile.
8 Ngalelinye lilanga kwakuligema laZakhariya lekwenta umsebenti wakhe webuphristi kuNkulunkulu njengalokwakwetayelekile.
9 Ngelisiko lebuphristi, abedliwe yinkatho yekutsi ashise imphepho elatini. Ngako-ke wangena ethempelini leNkhosi.
10 Sicumbi sonkhe sebantfu sasithandaza ngephandle ngesikhatsi ashisa imphepho.
11 Ingilosi yeNkhosi yabonakala kuye, ime ngesandleni sekudla selilati lapho kwakushiselwa khona imphepho.
12 Nakayibona Zakhariya, wetfuka wesaba.
13 Kodvwa ingilosi yatsi kuye: “Ungesabi, Zakhariya! Umthandazo wakho sewuvakele, umkakho Elizabethe utakutalela indvodzana. Utayetsa libito layo utsi nguJohane.
14 Maye! Utawujabula utfokote kakhulu, nebantfu labanyenti batakujabula kanye nawe ngekutalwa kwakhe,
15 ngobe uyakuba ngumuntfu lomkhulu ebusweni baNkulunkulu, akayiwulinatsa liwayini nome-ke yini ledzakisako, uyawugcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele kusukela angakatalwa.
16 Uyawubuyisela bantfu labanyenti baka-Israyeli kuNkulunkulu, iNkhosi yabo.
17 Uyawuhamba embikwakhe ngemoya nangemandla njengemphrofethi Elija. Uyawuhlanganisa boyise nebantfwana babo babuye babe nebudlelwane, agucule bantfu labangalaleli babe ngulabalungile; uyakwenta bantfu balungele kuta kweNkhosi yabo.”
18 Zakhariya watsi engilosini: “Ngiyawukwati ngani kutsi loku kungiko? Mine nemkami sesibadzala kakhulu.”
19 Ingilosi yamphendvula yatsi: “NginguGabhriyeli, loma embikwaNkulunkulu, ngitfunywe kutsi ngikhulume kuwe, ngikutjele lendzaba lemnandzi.
20 Kodvwa awukalikholwa livi lami, lelitawugcwaliseka ngesikhatsi lesifanele. Ngako-ke utawuba simungulu; uhlale ungakwati kukhuluma, kuze kufike lelo langa lekuyawugcwaliseka ngalo setsembiso sami.”
21 Konkhe loku kwenteka nje bantfu babeloku balindzele Zakhariya, sebamangele kutsi sewephuteleni kangaka ethempelini.
22 Waphuma angasakwati kukhuluma, ngako bavele bati kutsi wembulelwe umbono ethempelini. Njengobe abesasimungulu, wavele wakhuluma nabo ngetandla.
23 Nasacedze emalanga emsebenti wakhe webuphristi ethempelini, wabuyela ekhaya lakhe.
24 Emvakwesikhatsi umkakhe Elizabethe wakhulelwa, watifihla endlini tinyanga letisihlanu.
25 Wase utsi: “Manje ekugcineni iNkhosi seyingisitile. Seyilisusile lihlazo lami ebantfwini.”
26 Ngenyanga yesitfupha Elizabethe atetfwele, Nkulunkulu watfumela ingilosi Gabhriyeli edolobheni laseGalile, lelitsiwa yiNazaretha.
27 Beyitfunywe entfombini lenguMariya labesamiselwe Josefa, lijaha lelusendvo lwenkhosi Davide.
28 Ingilosi yeta kuye, yefika yatsi: “E! Sikhulekile! Wena lobusisekile, iNkhosi inawe.”
29 Mariya yamkhatsata kakhulu lenkhulumo yengilosi, wamangala kutsi lenkhulumo isho kutsini.
30 Ingilosi yase itsi kuye: “Ungesabi, Mariya, ngobe utfole umusa kuNkulunkulu.
31 Utawukhulelwa utale indvodzana, uyetse libito utsi nguJesu.
32 Uyawuba mkhulu, abitwe ngekutsi yiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe. Nkulunkulu iNkhosi iyawumnika sihlalo sebukhosi sakhokho wakhe Davide,
33 uyawuba yiNkhosi yetitukulwane taJakobe nini nanini; umbuso wakhe ungeke ube nesiphetfo.”
34 Mariya wase utsi engilosini: “Kepha loko kungenteka kanjani ngingakahlangani nendvodza?”
35 Ingilosi yamphendvula yatsi: “Moya Longcwele uyakwehlela kuwe, emandla aNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe akusibekele. Ngako-ke lomntfwana Longcwele lotawutalwa nguwe uyawubitwa ngekutsi yiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.
36 Khumbula sihlobo sakho Elizabethe, lebekutsiwa angeke abe nemntfwana, kepha nyalo sewunetinyanga letisitfupha atetfwele, lite asamdzala kangaka.
37 Nkulunkulu akehlulwa lutfo.”
38 Mariya wase utsi: “Ngiyincekukati yeNkhosi; akwenteke kimi loko, njengobe sewushito.” Yase iyamshiya ingilosi.
39 Kulawo malanga Mariya watilungiselela ngekushesha waya emtini loseJudiya, eveni letintsaba,
40 wafike wangena kaZakhariya, wabingelela Elizabethe.
41 Kwatsi lapho Elizabethe nakeva kubingelela kwaMariya, umntfwana wagcuma esiswini sakhe. Elizabethe wagcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele,
42 wakhuluma kakhulu watsi: “Ubusisiwe kubo bonkhe labasikati, nentalo yesisu sakho ibusisiwe!
43 Yini ngibe nenhlanhla kutsi ngivakashelwe ngunina weNkhosi yami?
44 Ngesikhatsi ngiva ungibingelela, umntfwana lengimetfwele udzimate wagcuma entiwa yintfokoto.
45 Maye! Ubusisiwe lowo lokholwe kutsi tiyawugcwaliseka letintfo letakhulunywa kuye yiNkhosi!”
46 Mariya watsi: “Umphefumulo wami uyayidvumisa iNkhosi,
47 umoya wami uyatfokota ngaNkulunkulu, uMsindzisi wami,
48 ngobe ungikhumbulile, mine ncekukati yakhe leyedzelelekile. Kusukela lamuhla tonkhe titukulwane tiyawungibita titsi ngibusisekile,
49 ngobe Somandla ungentele tintfo letinkhulu. Libito lakhe lingcwele.
50 Ubonakalisa sihawu sakhe kubo bonkhe labamesabako, kusukela esitukulwaneni, kuya esitukulwaneni.
51 Welulile sandla sakhe lesinemandla, wasakata labatigcabhako etinhlitiyweni tabo.
52 Wehlisa emakhosi lanemandla etihlalweni tawo, waphakamisa labedzelelekile.
53 Wesutsisa labalambile ngalokumnandzi, wacosha labanjingile bahamba bate lutfo.
54 Usite inceku yakhe Israyeli ngekukhumbula umusa wakhe,
55 njengobe akhuluma kubokhokho betfu, ku-Abrahama, nakuto tonkhe titukulwane takhe, kuze kube ngunini nanini!”
56 Mariya wahlala na-Elizabethe tinyanga letatingacishe tibe tintsatfu, wase ubuyela ekhaya.
57 Sefika sikhatsi sa-Elizabethe sekubeleka, wabeleka umfana.
58 Bomakhelwane netihlobo takhe beva kutsi iNkhosi imbusise kanganani, bajabula kanye naye.
59 Ngelilanga lesiphohlongo umntfwana atelwe beta ekusokweni kwakhe; base batawumetsa ngelibito leyise lelalinguZakhariya,
60 kodvwa unina watsi: “Cha! Libito lakhe kutakuba nguJohane.”
61 Batsi kuye: “Ingani kute ngisho nasinye sihlobo senu lesinalelibito.”
62 Base bakhuluma neyise ngetandla, babuta kutsi yena ufuna lomfana etsiwe ngaliphi libito.
63 Zakhariya wacela kwekubhala, wabhala watsi: “Libito lakhe nguJohane.” Bonkhe bantfu bamangala.
64 Ngasona leso sikhatsi lulwimi lwaZakhariya lwatfukululeka, wakhuluma, wadvumisa Nkulunkulu.
65 Bonkhe bomakhelwane befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu, yandza indzaba ngaloko lokwakwentekile kulo lonkhe live letintsaba laseJudiya.
66 Bonkhe labayiva bacabanga ngayo batibuta batsi: “Ingabe lomntfwana utawuba yini?” Ngobe kwavele kwakhanya kutsi emandla eNkhosi abekuye.
67 Uyise Zakhariya wagcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele, wase uyaphrofetha utsi:
68 “Ayidvunyiswe iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ngobe ibahambele bantfu bayo, yabakhulula.
69 Usivusele uMsindzisi lonemandla, lositukulwane senceku yakhe Davide.
70 Ngiko loku lakusho ngemlomo webaphrofethi labangcwele basendvulo.
71 Wasetsembisa kusisindzisa etitseni tetfu, nasemandleni abo bonkhe labasitondzako.
72 Watsi utawubonakalisa sihawu kubokhokho betfu, akhumbule sivumelwane sakhe lesingcwele,
73 wenta sifungo kukhokho wetfu Abrahama, watsi utawusenta
74 kutsi, nase sikhululiwe esandleni setitsa tetfu, simkhonte ngaphandle kwekwesaba,
75 sibe ngcwele, silunge kuye ngawo onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwetfu.
76 Nawe-ke, mntfwana, uyawubitwa ngekutsi ungumphrofethi waNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe; uyakwendvulela iNkhosi kulungisa tindlela tayo,
77 nekutjela bantfu bayo kutsi bayawusindziswa ngekutsetselelwa kwetono tabo,
78 ngenca yesihawu setibilini saNkulunkulu kitsi, ngaloko-ke kukhanya kuyawusa kitsi kuvela ngetulu
79 kuletse kukhanya kulabo labasebumnyameni nasetfuntini lekufa, acondzise tinyawo tetfu endleleni yekuthula.”
80 Umntfwana wakhula waba nemandla emoyeni; wahlala ehlane, kwaze kwaba lilanga lavela ngalo ebaleni kubantfu baka-Israyeli.
1 Kulawo malanga Khesari, Agustusi, wamemetela kubo bonkhe bantfu bembuso kutsi kubhaliselwe lubalo.
2 Lolubalo lwekucala lwentiwa ngesikhatsi Kwiriniyusi anguLusibalukhulu waseSiriya.
3 Wonkhe umuntfu wahamba wayawubhalisa edolobheni lakubo.
4 NaJosefa wesuka eNazaretha yaseGalile waya eBhetlehema yaseJudiya, edolobheni laDavide, ngobe abeyintalelwane yaDavide,
5 waya kuyawubhalisa yena naMariya labetsembise kumshada. Mariya abetetfwele.
6 Kwatsi baseBhetlehema, sase siyefika sikhatsi saMariya sekubeleka.
7 Watubula ngendvodzana, wayigocota ngetindvwangu, wayilalisa emkhombeni wekudlela tinkhomo, ngobe phela kwakungenandzawo yekuhlala endlini yetihambi.
8 Bekunebelusi kulelo live lababeluse imihlambi yetimvu ebusuku etsafeni.
9 Ingilosi yeNkhosi yabonakala kubo, nebukhatikhati beNkhosi babakhanyisela, baze besaba kakhulu.
10 Kodvwa ingilosi yatsi kubo: “Ningesabi; ngobe nginiletsele indzaba lemnandzi, yekutfokota lokutawuba kwebantfu bonkhe;
11 ngobe lamuhla nitalelwe emtini waDavide uMsindzisi longuKhristu iNkhosi.
12 Loku kutaba sibonakaliso kini: Niyawukhandza umntfwana agocotwe ngetindvwangu alele emkhombeni wekudlela tinkhomo.”
13 Masinyane kwabonakala lengilosi inesicumbi lesikhulu setingilosi tasezulwini sihlabelela sidvumisa Nkulunkulu sitsi:
14 “Akube bukhosi kuNkulunkulu kulelisetulu kakhulu nekuthula emhlabeni kubantfu labatfokotelwa nguye!”
15 Kwatsi lapho tingilosi setibuyele ezulwini, belusi bakhulumisana batsi: “Asambeni siye eBhetlehema siyewubona loko lokwentekile, lesitjelwe kona yiNkhosi.”
16 Ngako-ke bashesha bahamba, bakhandza Mariya naJosefa nemntfwana alele emkhombeni wekudlela tinkhomo.
17 Kwatsi nabambona belusi, babatjela loko lababekuve ngengilosi ngalomntfwana;
18 bonkhe labakuva loko bamangala ngalababekutjelwe belusi.
19 Yena-ke Mariya watikhumbula tonkhe leto tintfo, wazindla ngato enhlitiyweni yakhe.
20 Belusi babuyela emuva badvumisa babonga Nkulunkulu ngako konkhe lababekuvile nalababekubonile; kwakunjengobe ingilosi yayibatjelile.
21 Ekupheleni kwemalanga lasiphohlongo umtfwana atelwe wasokwa, wase wetsiwa libito kwatsiwa nguJesu, labeletsiwe yingilosi asengekho nasesiswini senina.
22 Kwatsi kube kuphele sikhatsi sekuhlanjululwa kwabo lokwamiswa ngumtsetfo waMosi, base bamletsa eJerusalema kuze batewumnikela eNkhosini,
23 njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni weNkhosi, lotsi: “Onkhe ematubulo lamadvuna ayawuba ngcwele eNkhosini,”
24 banikele nangemnikelo njengekusho kwemtsetfo weNkhosi lotsi: “Ematuba lamabili nome emavukutfu lamabili lasemancane.”
25 Ngaleso sikhatsi bekukhona indvodza leyayilungile yesaba Nkulunkulu, ihlala eJerusalema, libito layo kunguSimeyoni. Abelindzele indvudvuto ngensindziso yesive sema-Israyeli, Moya Longcwele abesetikwakhe.
26 Abesambulelwe nguMoya Longcwele kutsi abengetikufa angakamboni Khristu weNkhosi.
27 Achutjwa nguMoya waya ethempelini; batali base baletsa lomntfwana longuJesu kutsi bente loko lokwakulisiko lemtsetfo.
28 Simeyoni wamtsatsa wamgona lomntfwana, wase ubonga Nkulunkulu utsi:
29 “Nkhosi, sengimbonile lona wawungetsembise kutsi ngitambona, ngako sengingafa ngekuthula,
30 ngobe emehlo ami asayibonile insindziso yakho
31 lowuyilungise wayihlela embikwato tonkhe tive,
32 lekukhanya lokwembulelwe betive, neludvumo esiveni sakho saka-Israyeli.”
33 Uyise nenina wemntfwana bamangala ngaloko lokwakushiwo nguSimeyoni ngaye.
34 Simeyoni wababusisa, wase utsi kuMariya, unina: “Lalela, lomntfwana ukhetfwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi abe kuwa nekuvuka kwalabanyenti esiveni sema-Israyeli, uyawuba luphawu loluphikiswa ngulabanyenti,
35 kuze imicabango lefihlekile yebantfu labanyenti yembulwe. Ngisho nenhlitiyo yakho imbala iyawudzabuka kube sengatsi igwazwa sikhali.”
36 Bekunemphrofethikati labesamdzala kakhulu, libito lakhe kungu-Ana, ayindvodzakati yaFanuweli wesive saka-Asheri. Waba ngumfelokati emvakweminyaka lesikhombisa endzile,
37 nyalo-ke abengumfelokati waze waba neminyaka lengema-84 budzala. Abehlale ethemphelini, akhonta, azila kudla, athandaza imini nebusuku.
38 Ngaso leso sikhatsi weta wefika wabonga Nkulunkulu, wase ukhuluma ngalomntfwana kubo bonkhe lababelindzele inkhululeko yeJerusalema.
39 Batsi kube bacedze kwenta konkhe lababefanele kukwenta ngekwemtsetfo weNkhosi, base bayancandzeka babuyela edolobheni lakubo iNazaretha eGalile.
40 Umntfwana wakhula waba nemandla; wagcwala inhlakanipho; umusa netibusiso taNkulunkulu tabasetikwakhe.
41 Batali baJesu bebaya eJerusalema minyaka yonkhe ngemikhosi yeliPhasika.
42 Kwatsi lapho Jesu asaneminyaka leli-12 budzala, wahamba nabo njengekwelisiko lemkhosi.
43 Kutsite sekuphele emalanga emkhosi, bantfu bacala bahamba babuyela emakhaya abo, kodvwa umntfwana longuJesu wasala emuva eJerusalema. Batali bakhe babengati ngaloko.
44 Babecabanga kutsi uhambisana nabontsanga yakhe, ngako-ke badzimate bahamba libanga lelilanga, emvakwaloko bacala bamfuna kubontsanga yakhe nasetihlotjeni tabo;
45 kwatsi kube bangamtfoli, base bayancandzeka bayawumfuna eJerusalema.
46 Ngelilanga lesitsatfu bamkhandza ethempelini, ahleti netati temtsetfo, atilalela futsi atibuta nemibuzo;
47 bonkhe labamuva bamangaliswa kucondzisisa kwakhe kanye netimphendvulo takhe.
48 Batali bakhe bamangala kakhulu nabambona lapho; waze watsi unina: “Mntfwanami, ukwenteleni loku kitsi? Uyihlo kanye nami sesiphatseke kabi ngekukufuna singakutfoli.”
49 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Beningifunelani? Beningati yini kutsi kufanele ngibesemsebentini waBabe?”
50 Kodvwa abayivanga kahle lemphendvulo yakhe.
51 Noko Jesu wahamba nabo waya eNazaretha; lapho wafike watitfoba, waba ngephansi kwabo; kodvwa unina watigcina enhlitiyweni yakhe tonkhe leto tintfo.
52 Jesu wakhula emtimbeni nasengcondvweni, watsandvwa nguNkulunkulu nebantfu.
1 Kwakungumnyaka weli-15 wekubusa kwaThibheriyusi, uMbusi; Phontiyuse Philatu bekanguLusibalukhulu waseJudiya, Herodi ayinkhosi yaseGalile, umnakabo Filiphu bekayinkhosi yesigodzi sase-Ithureya naseTrakhonithisi; Lisaniyasi abeyinkhosi yase-Abilene.
2 Bo-Anasi naKhayafase babebaphristi labakhulu. Livi laNkulunkulu lefika kuJohane, indvodzana yaZakhariya, ngaso leso sikhatsi, asehlane.
3 Ngako-ke Johane wasihamba sonkhe sigodzi lesingasemfuleni iJordane ashumayela atsi: “Phendvukani nibhajatiswe, Nkulunkulu utanitsetselela tono tenu.”
4 Njengobe umphrofethi Isaya wabhala encwadzini yakhe watsi: “Livi lalomemeta ehlane litsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkhosi! Nente imikhondvo yayo icondze!
5 Tonkhe tigodzi atigcwaliswe, tintsatjana netintsaba tentiwe tihlangane; netindlela letingakacondzi ticondziswe, tindlela letimbi tentiwe tihambeke.
6 Bonkhe bantfu bayakuyibona isindziso yaNkulunkulu!’ ”
7 Ticumbi tebantfu teta kutakubhajatiswa nguJohane. Watsi kubo: “Tinyoka-ndzini! Nitjelwe ngubani kutsi ningalubalekela lolulaka lwaNkulunkulu lolutako?
8 Vetani titselo letikhombisa kuphendvuka. Ningacali nicabange kutsi: ‘Abrahama ngukhokho wetfu.’ Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Nkulunkulu angawatsatsa nalamatje awente titukulwane ta-Abrahama!
9 Lizembe selibekwe emphandzeni yetihlahla. Sonkhe sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letimnandzi, sitakugecwa siwe, bese silahlwa emlilweni.”
10 Bantfu bambuta batsi: “Kepha kufanele sente njani?”
11 Waphendula watsi: “Nangabe unemahembe lamabili, nika lomunye longenalo libe linye, lonekudla akacetunele labanye.”
12 Labanye batselisi beta nabo kutakubhajatiswa, bafike bambuta batsi: “Mfundzisi, kufanele sente njani?”
13 Wabatjela watsi: “Ningabe nisatselisa ngalokungetulu kweyemtsetfo.”
14 Emabutfo nawo ambuta atsi: “Tsine-ke? Sifanele sente njani?” Watsi-ke yena kubo: “Ningemuki muntfu imali yakhe ngemacebo, yeneliswani ngumholo wenu.”
15 Bantfu bacala kwetsemba bacabangisisa ngaJohane, bacabanga kutsi mhlawumbe kungahle kube nguye loKhristu.
16 Ngako Johane wabatjela bonkhe watsi: “Nginibhabhatisa ngemanti, kodvwa kukhona lomkhulu kunami lotako, lengingakafaneli ngisho nekutfukulula imichilo yeticatfulo etinyaweni takhe. Utakunibhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele nangemlilo.
17 Esandleni sakhe unesitja sekwela emabele lasabhuliwe, awatsele esilulwini, bese kutsi emakhoba awashise ngemlilo longeke ucishe.”
18 Johane washumayela ngetindlela letinyenti ancusa bantfu ngesineke abatjela ngeliVangeli.
19 Kodvwa Johane abeyisola inkhosi Herodi ngekutsatsa umkhula wayo lobekanguHerodiyasi. Kantsi futsi kunyenti lokubi labesakwentile loHerodi.
20 Herodi wase wenta lokubi kakhulu-ke manje ngekubopha Johane amfake ejele.
21 Kwatsi nase babhajatiswe bonkhe, kwase kubhajatiswa naJesu. Watsi asathandaza kwavuleka lizulu,
22 Moya Longcwele wehlela kuye afana nelituba. Kwevakala livi liphuma ezulwini litsi: “Wena uyiNdvodzana yami letsandzekako. Ngitfokotile ngawe.”
23 Nakacala lomsebenti wakhe Jesu abeneminyaka lecishe ibe ngema-30 budzala; bantfu babecabanga kutsi uyindvodzana yaJosefa labengumsa wa-Eli,
24 umsa waMathati, umsa waLevi, umsa waMelkhi, umsa waJanayi, umsa waJosefa,
25 umsa waMathathiyase, umsa wa-Amosi, umsa waNahume, umsa waHesli, umsa waNagayi,
26 umsa waMahathi, umsa waMathathiyase, umsa waSemeyini, umsa waJoseki, umsa waJoda,
27 umsa waJowanani, umsa waResa, umsa waZerubhabheli, umsa waSheyaltiyeli, umsa waNeri,
28 umsa waMelkhi, umsa wa-Adi, umsa waKhosamu, umsa wa-Elmadamu, umsa wa-Eri,
29 umsa waJoshuwa, umsa wa-Eliyezeri, umsa waJorimu, umsa waMathati, umsa waLevi,
30 umsa waSimeyoni, umsa waJuda, umsa waJosefa, umsa waJonamu, umsa wa-Eliyakhimu,
31 umsa waMeliya, umsa waMena, umsa waMathatha, umsa waNatani, umsa waDavide,
32 umsa waJese, umsa wa-Obedi, umsa waBhowazi, umsa waSala, umsa waNasoni,
33 umsa wa-Aminadabi, umsa wa-Admini, umsa wa-Arini, umsa wa-Hezroni, umsa waPheresi, umsa waJuda,
34 umsa waJakobe, umsa wa-Isaka, umsa wa-Abrahama, umsa waThara, umsa waNahori,
35 umsa waSerugi, umsa waRehu, umsa waPhelegi, umsa wa-Ebheri, umsa waShela,
36 umsa waKhenani, umsa wa-Aphakisadi, umsa waShemi, umsa waNowa, umsa waLameki,
37 umsa waMethusala, umsa wa-Enoki, umsa waJarede, umsa waMahalaleli, umsa waKhenani,
38 umsa wa-Enoshi, umsa waSethi, umsa wa-Adamu, umsa waNkulunkulu.
1 Jesu wabuya eJordane, asagcwele Moya Longcwele. Moya Longcwele wamholela ehlane,
2 lapho alingwa nguSathane emalanga langema-40. Abengadli lutfo kulawo malanga, kodvwa indlala wayiva ekupheleni kwawo.
3 Sathane watsi kuye: “Nangabe uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tjela nali litje ligucuke libe sinkhwa.”
4 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “UmBhalo utsi: ‘Umuntfu angeke aphile ngesinkhwa sodvwa.’ ”
5 Sathane wamphakamisa, wamkhombisa ngekushesha lokukhulu yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba,
6 watsi: “Ngitakunika onkhe lamandla, nabo bonkhe lobunjinga, ngobe bonkhe banikwa mine, futsi ngingabunika nome ngubani lengimtsandzako.
7 Konkhe loku kungaba kwakho nawungamane ungikhotsamele kanye nje.”
8 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “UmBhalo utsi: ‘Khotsama iNkhosi Nkulunkulu wakho, umkhonte yena yedvwa!’ ”
9 Sathane wamtsatsa wamyisa eJerusalema wafike wambeka esicongweni selithempeli watsi: “NawuyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tijike lapha phansi.
10 “Ngobe umBhalo utsi: ‘Uyawutfumela tingilosi takhe tikunakekele.’
11 Futsi utsi: ‘Tiyawukugona ngetandla tato, kuze ungalimali netinyawo takho tingakhutjwa ngematje.’ ”
12 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “UmBhalo futsi utsi: ‘Ungayilingi iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wakho.’ ”
13 Sathane asacedze kumlinga ngako konkhe, wesuka wamshiya kwesikhashana.
14 Jesu wabuyela eGalile agcwele emandla aMoya Longcwele. Indzaba yakhe yandza yasakateka naso sonkhe leso sigodzi.
15 Wafundzisa emasinagogeni abo, bonkhe bantfu bamdvumisa.
16 Jesu waya eNazaretha lapho abekhulele khona, kwatsi ngeliSabatha waya esinagogeni njengaloku abevamisile. Wasukuma asatawufundza imiBhalo.
17 Bamnika incwadzi ya-Isaya, umphrofethi. Wayisombulula watfola indzawana, wayifundza itsi:
18 “UMoya weNkhosi ukimi, ngobe ungigcobile kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi etimphuyeni; ungitfumile kutsi ngimemetele inkhululeko kulabatfunjiwe, nekuvula emehlo etimphumphutseni, nekukhulula labacindzetelekile,
19 ngimemetele umnyaka iNkhosi letakukhombisa umusa wayo ngawo.”
20 Wase uyayigocota lencwadzi uyinika sikhonti ubuyela phansi uyahlala. Bonkhe bantfu esinagogeni bambukisisa.
21 Wacala wakhuluma kubantfu watsi: “Lamuhla lomBhalo ugcwalisekile, njengobe nitivele nje kutsi utsini.”
22 Bonkhe bantfu batsatseka ngaye bamangala ngalamagama lamahle lawakhuluma batsi: “Akusiye umsa waJosefa yini lona?”
23 Watsi kubo: “Ngiyati kutsi nitangivulela lamavi alesiga lesitsi: ‘Nyanga tiphilise,’ niphindze futsi nitsi kimi: ‘Yenta nakuwo lomuti wakini letintfo leseva kutsi utentile eKhaphanawume!’ ”
24 Jesu wachubeka watsi: “Ase nginitjele naku, kutsi umphrofethi akemukeleki endzaweni yangakubo.
25 “Lalelani la kimi, kuliciniso kutsi bekunebafelokati labanyenti ka-Israyeli ngesikhatsi sa-Elija, ngesikhatsi lingani iminyaka lemitsatfu netinyanga letisitfupha, kwase kuba khona indlala lenkhulu eveni lonkhe.
26 Noko Elija akatfunyelwanga ngisho nakumunye wabo, kepha watfunyelwa kulomfelokati abewaseSarepta, esigodzini saseSidoni.
27 Kwakunemalephelo lamanyenti ka-Israyeli ngesikhatsi semphrofethi Elisha, noko kute nalinye lelaphiliswa emkhatsini wawo ngaphandle kwaNahamani, umSiriya.”
28 Bonkhe bantfu esinagogeni bagcwala kutfukutsela nabeva loko,
29 basukuma ngekutfukutsela, bamcosha kulelidolobha bamcondzisa esiweni salentsaba, lapho belakhiwe khona, bentela kumhholokoshisela kuso,
30 kodvwa waphicaphicela emkhatsini wesicumbi sebantfu, wahamba.
31 Jesu wehlela eKhaphanawume, lidolobha laseGalile, lapho afundzisa khona ngemaSabatha.
32 Bamangala bonkhe bantfu ngendlela labekafundzisa ngayo, ngobe emavi akhe bekanemandla.
33 Bekunendvodza lapho esinagogeni lebeyinelidimoni; yamemeta kakhulu yatsi:
34 “Awu! Jesu waseNazaretha ufunani kitsi? Sewutele kutesibhubhisa yini? Ngiyakwati kutsi ungubani; unguLongcwele waNkulunkulu.”
35 Jesu wawekhuta lomoya watsi: “Thula! Phuma futsi kulomuntfu!” Lidimoni lamjika phansi embikwabo bonkhe, noko laphuma kuye lingakamlimati.
36 Bantfu betfuka bonkhe, bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Livi lini leli? Ngeligunya nangemandla lamakhulu lomuntfu ukhalimela imimoya lemibi iphume.”
37 Lendzaba ngaJesu yandza naso sonkhe leso sigodzi.
38 Jesu wesuka esinagogeni waya ekhaya kaSimoni. Uninatala waSimoni abephatseke kakhulu ngumkhuhlane; base babikela Jesu ngalowo mkhuhlane wakhe.
39 Jesu waya kuye, wafike wema eceleni kwembhedze wakhe wawekhuta lomkhuhlane; umkhuhlane waphela masinyane kuye, wasukuma khona lapho wayawubalungisela labakudzingako.
40 Kwatsi ekushoneni kwelilanga bonkhe labebagulelwa tihlobo tabo tiphetfwe tifo letehlukene batiletsa kuJesu; tonkhe watibeka tandla, watiphilisa.
41 Kwaphuma nemadimoni ebantfwini labanyenti. Amemeta atsi: “Wena uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!” Jesu abewekhuta angawavumeli kutsi akhulume, ngobe abemati lamadimoni kutsi unguKhristu.
42 Jesu waphuma kuseluvivi kulelo dolobha waya lapho kungenabantfu khona. Bantfu base bacala kumfuna, batsi kube bamtfole, betama kumvimbela kutsi angabashiyi.
43 Kodvwa watsi kubo: “Kufanele ngishumayele liVangeli ngembuso waNkulunkulu nakulamanye emadolobha, ngobe Nkulunkulu ungitfume kwenta kona loko.”
44 Ngako washumayela emasinagogeni kulo lonke laseJudiya.
1 Jesu bekeme elusentseni lwelwandle lwaseGenesaretha ngesikhatsi bantfu beta banyatselana batewuva livi laNkulunkulu.
2 Wabona tikebhe letimbili time elusentseni, kodvwa badwebi bebaphumile kuto bageza emanetha abo.
3 Watsi asangena kulesinye sato lebesisaSimoni, wamcela kutsi ase akhweshe kancane elusentseni lwemanti. Wase uhlala phansi kulesikebhe, wacala wafundzisa bantfu.
4 Watsi kube acedze kufundzisa, watsi kuSimoni: “Ase uchubekele ekujuleni kwelwandle, nehlise emanetha enu, nibambe tinhlanti.”
5 Simoni waphendvula watsi: “Mfundzisi, sishikaneke busuku bonkhe lapha, kodvwa asikabambi lutfo, noko njengobe sekushito wena ngitalicwilisa linetha lami.”
6 Nembala batsi bayawafaka emanetha abo acwila, babamba incumbi yetinhlanti adzimate acishe adzabuka ekhatsi emanetha,
7 badzimate bakhweba labanye bangani babo lababekulesinye sikebhe kutsi batebabambisa; beta batigcwalisa totimbili, tikebhe taphose tacwila.
8 Kodvwa Simoni Phetro abona loku, waguca ngemadvolo etinyaweni taJesu watsi: “Ncono usuke kimi, Nkhosi, ngobe mine ngingumuntfu losoni!”
9 Yena nebangani bakhe bamangaliswa bunyenti betinhlanti labebatibambile.
10 Kwaba ngiso sona leso nakuboJakobe naJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi. Jesu watsi kuSimoni: “Ungesabi, kusukela nyalo sewutawudweba bantfu.”
11 Batsi kube bakhiphele tikebhe tabo ngetulu elusentseni, bashiya konkhe khona lapho, balandzela Jesu.
12 Abesakulelinye lidolobha nakufika indvodza leyayinebulephelo, nayibona Jesu, yatilahla embikwakhe yamncenga yatsi: “Nkhosi, nawutsandza, ungangihlambulula.”
13 Jesu welula sandla sakhe wayitsintsa watsi: “Ngiyatsandza; hlambuluka.” Ngekushesha bulephelo besuka kuyo.
14 Jesu wayiyalisisa kutsi ingatjeli muntfu, kodvwa yente umyalo waMosi ngekutsi iyewutibonakalisa kumphristi, yente nemnikelo wekuhlambuluka kwayo, kuze kube bufakazi kubantfu.
15 Kodvwa noko indzaba ngaye yandza nayo yonkhe indzawo; ticumbi letikhulu teta kutemlalela nekutsi titewuphiliswa etifeni tato.
16 Wase uyabahlamuka wayawuthandaza ehlane.
17 Ngalelinye lilanga Jesu abefundzisa, baFarisi netati temtsetfo tihleti, tiphuma kuwo onkhe emadolobha aseGalile, naseJudiya, naseJerusalema. Emandla eNkhosi abenaye kutsi aphilise labagulako.
18 Lamanye emadvodza eta atfwele lenye indvodza ngeluhlaka leyayife luhlangotsi, etama kuyingenisa endlini ayibeke embikwaJesu.
19 Ehluleka kuyingenisa, ngobe bantfu bebabanyenti baminyetelene kakhulu. Ngako base bayayetfwala bakhwela nayo etulu eluphahleni, bavula sikhala, bayehlisela phansi ngeluhlaka lwayo, bayibeka embikwaJesu.
20 Jesu nakabona kukholwa kwabo lokungaka, watsi: “Ndvodza, tono takho titsetselelwe.”
21 Bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi bacala bavungatela bakhuluma bodvwa batsi: “Ngubani lona lohlambalata Nkulunkulu? Ngubani longatsetselela tono ngaphandle kwaNkulunkulu?”
22 Jesu wakubona lokubutana kwabo, wabaphendvula watsi: “Yini lena leniyibuta etinhlitiyweni tenu?
23 Ngukuphi lokulula ekutseni: ‘Utsetselelwe tono takho,’ nome kutsi: ‘Sukuma uhambe’?
24 Ngitanikhombisa-ke kutsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu inemandla ekutsetselela tono emhlabeni,” wase utsi kulobekafe luhlangotsi: “Ngitsi kuwe, sukuma, utsatse luhlaka lwakho uhambe uye ekhaya.”
25 Ngekuphatima kweliso lendvodza yasukuma embikwabo bonkhe, yatsatsa luhlaka lwayo, yahamba yaya ekhaya, idvumisa Nkulunkulu.
26 Bonkhe bantfu bamangala ngekwesaba lokukhulu badvumisa Nkulunkulu batsi: “Maye, tsine sibone tintfo letimangalisako lamuhla lapha!”
27 Emvakwaloko Jesu waphuma wahamba, wabona Levi labengumtselisi ahleti endzaweni yekutsela, watsi kuye: “Ngilandzele!”
28 Levi wasukuma, washiya konkhe labekwenta wamlandzela.
29 Levi wase wentela Jesu lidzili lelikhulu endlini yakhe, kwaba nebatselisi nebantfu labanyenti lababehleti nabo lapho.
30 Labanye baFarisi netati temtsetfo telicembu labo tasola bafundzi baJesu. Tabuta tatsi: “Nidlelani nebatselisi kanye netoni nibuye ninatse nato?”
31 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Bantfu labaphilako abayidzingi inyanga, kodvwa ngulabo labagulako.
32 Angiketeli kubita labalungile, kodvwa ngitele kubita toni kutsi tiphendvuke.”
33 Labanye batsi kuJesu: “Bafundzi baJohane bavame kuzila bathandaze, nebafundzi bebaFarisi nabo benta njalo; kodvwa bafundzi bakho bona bayadla banatse.”
34 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nicabanga kutsi ningema likhetfo kudla emshadweni, umkhwenyane asenalo? Cha! Ngeke!
35 Kodvwa sikhatsi siyeta lapho liyakwemukwa khona umkhwenyane walo; liyawuzila-ke lingadli kulawo malanga.”
36 Jesu wabatjela nankhu umfanekiso: “Kute umuntfu longadzabula sicephu sengubo lensha achibele ngaso ingubo lendzala. Nakenta njalo, utabe udzabule ingubo lensha, lesicephu lesisha singeke sivane nalengubo lendzala.
37 “Futsi kute umuntfu longatsela liwayini lelisha kuso sikhumbasikhwama lesidzala sigcwale. Nakente njalo, leliwayini lelisha lingapumuta lesikhumbasikhwama nalo licitseke, kufe nalesikhumbasikhwama sipumuke siphele.
38 Cha! Liwayini lelisha lifanele litselwe kuso sikhumbasikhwama lesisha.
39 “Futsi losanatse liwayini lelidzala angabe asalifuna lelisha, angatsi: ‘Lelidzala lincono!’ ”
1 Jesu abehamba emasimini akolo ngeliSabatha. Bafundzi bakhe base bakha ematimba akolo, bawahlikihla ngetandla badla tinhlavu tawo.
2 Labanye baFarisi batsi: “Nikwenteleni loku, njengobe umtsetfo utsi anikafaneli kwenta loko ngeliSabatha?”
3 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Anifundzanga yini ngalokwentiwa nguDavide ngesikhatsi ahamba nemadvodza sebalambile?
4 Wangena endlini yaNkulunkulu, watsatsa sinkhwa lesasinikelwe kuNkulunkulu, wasidla wapha nalamadvodza abehamba nawo, kantsi kuphambene nemtsetfo kutsi singadliwa ngulomunye umuntfu ngaphandle kwebaphristi.”
5 Jesu watsi kubo: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu iyiNkhosi yeliSabatha.”
6 Ngalelinye liSabatha Jesu wangena esinagogeni wafundzisa. Bekunendvodza leyayinesandla sangasekudla lesasishwaphene.
7 Labanye bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi bafuna lichinga lekubeka Jesu licala lekutsi wonile, bebamciphile bafuna kubona kutsi, njengobe kuliSabatha nje, utawuphilisa yini.
8 Kodvwa Jesu ayati imicabango yabo watsi kulendvodza lenesandla lesasishwaphene: “Sukuma ute la ngembili.” Nembala indvodza yasukuma yeta ngembili yafike yema.
9 Jesu wase utsi kubo: “Ase ngibute. Umtsetfo wetfu usivumela kutsi asenteni ngeliSabatha? Sisite nome silimate? Sisindzise imphilo yemuntfu nome siyibulale?”
10 Wabacalacalata bonkhana, wase utsi kulendvodza: “Yelula sandla sakho.” Yaselula indvodza, sandla seluleka.
11 Kodvwa baFarisi batfukutsela babila, bafakana imilomo bodvwana ngekutsi bafanele bente njani ngaloJesu.
12 Ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu wenyukela egcumeni ayewuthandaza, wacitsa busuku bonkhe khona lapho athandaza kuNkulunkulu.
13 Ekuseni wabita bafundzi bakhe, wakhetsa baba li-12 kubo. Labo wababita ngekutsi baphostoli:
14 Simoni, lambita ngekutsi nguPhetro, nemnakabo labe ngu-Andreya, Jakobe naJohane, Filiphu naBhatalomewu,
15 Matewu naTomase, Jakobe umsa wa-Alfiyose, naSimoni labekatiwa ngekutsi ngumZelothi,
16 naJudasi umsa waJakobe, kanye naJudasi Skariyothi lowaba ngumtsengisi waJesu.
17 Wehla nabo, wefika wema endzaweni leyayibekile kanye nabo bonkhe bafundzi bakhe labanyenti. Sicumbi sebantfu sase sikhona lapho siphuma eJudiya lonkhe, naseJerusalema, naselusentseni lwelwandle lwaseThire naseSidoni.
18 Babetele kutamlalela nekutawuphiliswa; labo bebahlushwa ngimimoya lemibi babephiliswa.
19 Bonkhe bantfu betama kumtsintsa, ngobe emandla abephuphuma kuye, wabaphilisa bonkhe.
20 Jesu wabuka bafundzi bakhe watsi: “Nibusisiwe nine timphuya, ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu wenu.
21 Nibusisiwe nine lenilambile manje, ngobe niyakwesutsiswa. Nibusisiwe nine lenikhalako manje, ngobe niyawujatjuliswa.
22 “Nibusisiwe, bantfu nabanitondza banishalatela ngekuninyembenya, banetfuka banigceke batsi anikalungi, ngenca yeNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
23 Nakwenteka loko, nibojabula nize nigcumagcume, ngobe mkhulu umvuzo wenu lenigcinelwe wona ezulwini; ngobe bokhokho babo benta njalo kubaphrofethi.
24 “Kodvwa maye, kubuhlungu kini nine leninjingile manje, ngobe phela seninako konkhe lokunijabulisako.
25 “Maye kini nine lenesutsi manje, ngobe nisetawulamba. Maye kini nine lenihlekako nyalo, ngobe nisetawukhala nilile.
26 Maye kini, nangabe wonkhe umuntfu ukhuluma kahle ngani; ngobe bokhokho babo bebenta njalo kubaphrofethi bemanga.”
27 “Kodvwa anginitjele naku, nine leningilalele: Tsandzani titsa tenu, niphatse kahle labo labanitondzako!
28 Babusiseni labanicalekisako, bathandazeleni labo labaniphatsa kabi!
29 Nangabe umuntfu akumukula esihlatsini, mnike nalesi lesinye, naso asimukule; nakatsatsa libhantji lakho, mnike nelihembe futsi!
30 Wonkhe locela lutfo kuwe, mnike; nangabe umuntfu atsatsa intfo yakho, ungamhambeli!
31 Yentani kulabanye bantfu loko lenifuna kutsi bakwente kini!
32 “Nanitsandza labanitsandzako, pho, ningasibheka kanjani sibusiso? Ngisho netoni titsandza labatitsandzako!
33 Naniphatsa kahle labaniphatsa kahle, pho, ningasibheka kanjani sibusiso? Ngisho netoni nato tenta njalo.
34 Nanetjeleka labo lenetsemba kutsi batawuphindze banibuyisele, pho, ningasibheka kanjani sibusiso? Ngisho netoni tiyetjelekana tibuyiselane.
35 Cha! Tsandzani titsa tenu nitentele lokuhle, nitjeleke ningabheki lutfo! Niyawuba nemvuzo lomkhulu ezulwini, nibe ngemadvodzana aLosetikwako Konkhe. Ngobe unemusa kulabangabongi nakulababi.
36 Nibe nesihawu, njengobe neYihlo anesihawu!”
37 “Ningabehluleli labanye bantfu, khona ningetikwehlulelwa nguNkulunkulu; ningabalahli labanye, khona ningetiwulahlwa; tsetselelani, nani niyawutsetselelwa.
38 “Phanini, nani nitawuphiwa tipho letingangcingcwa tigcwalise konkhe lebeningaphatsa ngako. Lesilinganiso lenilinganisa ngaso labanye nani Nkulunkulu uyakunilinganisa ngaso.”
39 Jesu wabatjela nankhu umfanekiso watsi: “Imphumphutse ingayihola yini lenye imphumphutse? Tingete tagcumkela totimbili emgodzini yini?
40 Umfundzi akamkhulu kunemfundzisi wakhe, kodvwa wonkhe umfundzi nasafundziswe ngalokuphelele, uyawuba njengemfundzisi wakhe.
41 “Ubukelani lutsi lolusesweni lemzalwane, kodvwa ube utsalalisela lugodvo lolusesweni lakho?
42 Ungasho kanjani kumzalwane wakho kutsi: ‘Awu, mzalwane, ase ngikukhiphe nalu lutsi esweni lakho’? Mtentisi! Cala kucala ukhiphe lugodvo lolusesweni lakho, khona utabe sewuyakwati kukhipha lutsi lolusesweni lemzalwane wakho.”
43 “Sihlahla lesimnandzi asititseli titselo letimbi, kantsi nesihlahla lesibi asititseli titselo letimnandzi.
44 Tonkhe tihlahla tatiwa ngetitselo tato. Ungeke ukhandze emakhiwa atsele emanyeveni. Futsi ungeke uwakhe emagelebisi elugaganeni.
45 Umuntfu lolungile uveta lokulungile lokuphuma engungwini yenhlitiyo yakhe lenhle. Nemuntfu lomubi uveta tintfo letimbi letivela enhlitiyweni yakhe lembi, ngako umlomo wemuntfu ukhuluma loko lokugcwele enhlitiyweni yakhe.”
46 “Ningibitelani kutsi: ‘Nkhosi, Nkhosi,’ nibe ningenti lenginitjela kona?
47 Wonkhe lota kimi eve emavi ami, awente, ngitanitjela kutsi ufanana nani.
48 Ufanana nemuntfu lowakha indlu; wemba kwashona, wase wakha sisekelo edvwaleni. Emanti netikhukhula kwagcwala kwaphuphuma emfuleni, kwetama kuyikhukhula lendlu, kodvwa ayizange inyakate, ngobe yayakheke kahle la edvwaleni.
49 Kodvwa lona lova emavi ami angawenti, ufanana nemuntfu lowakha indlu yakhe esihlabatsini ngaphandle kwekubeka sisekelo. Yatsi nase ishaywa ngemanti netikhukhula, yasheshe yawa. Yeka kubhidlika kwayo kwaba kukhulu!”
1 Watsi nase akhulume konkhe loku kubantfu, wesuka waya eKhaphanawume.
2 Indvuna yelibutfo lemaRoma yayinesisebenti leyayisitsandza kakhulu, sasigulela kufa.
3 Yatsi nayiva ngaJesu lendvuna, yatfumela kuye lamanye emaJuda lamadzala kutsi ayewucela Jesu kutsi ete ateyiphilisela lesisebenti sayo.
4 Befika kuJesu bamncengisisa batsi: “Impela lomuntfu ulufanele lusito lwakho.
5 Uyasitsandza sive sakitsi, futsi nguye lowasakhela lelisinagoge.”
6 Ngako Jesu wahamba nabo. Watsi nase asedvute nalapho ihlala khona lendvuna, yatfumela bangani bayo kuJesu kutsi bafike batsi: “Nkhosi, ungatihluphi ngekuta lapha. Angikafaneli nekutsi ngingakungenisa nasemtini wami,
7 ngako-ke, ngitikhandza ngingakafaneli nekutsi ngite kuwe. Mane usho livi nje, sisebenti sami sitawuphila.
8 Nami ngiyindvuna lephetfwe ngulabakhulu, nginemabutfo lengiwaphetse, ngitsi kulelinye: ‘Hamba!’ lihambe; ngitsi kulelinye: ‘Wota!’ lite; ngitsi esigcilini sami: ‘Yenta naku!’ sikwente.”
9 Jesu wamangala nakeva loku, wagucuka wabuka lesicumbi sebantfu lesasimlandzela watsi: “Angizange sengikubone kukholwa lokungaka ngisho naka-Israyeli imbala.”
10 Titfunywa tatsi tibuyela emuva endlini yalendvuna, takhandza lesisebenti sesiphilile.
11 Emvakwaloko Jesu waya edolobheni lelalitsiwa yiNayini. Bafundzi bakhe nesicumbi sebantfu lesikhulu sasihamba naye.
12 Nakefika esangweni lelidolobha, wahlangana nebantfu baya emngcwabeni. Lendvodzana lebeyifile beyiyemfelokati, futsi bekukuphela kwayo. Sicumbi sebantfu sasimsingatsile lomfelokati.
13 INkhosi yamdzabukela nayimbona lomfelokati yatsi kuye: “Ungakhali!”
14 Wahamba Jesu watsintsa loluhlaka lwalunalesidvumbu, bantfu lababelutfwele base bayema. Jesu watsi: “Ngitsi kuwe: Vuka, jaha!”
15 Lelijaha lelalifile lavuka lahlala ngetibunu, lacala lakhuluma. Jesu wase ulinika unina.
16 Bonkhe bantfu bafikelwa kwesaba, badvumisa Nkulunkulu batsi: “Sifikelwe ngumphrofethi lomkhulu!” Baphindze batsi: “Nkulunkulu sewubahambele bantfu bakhe!”
17 Lendzaba ngaJesu yandza neliJudiya lonkhe kanye netigodzi letatakhelene nalo.
18 Bafundzi baJohane bamtjela ngato tonkhe tintfo tatentiwa nguJesu. Johane wase ubita babili babo.
19 Wabatfumela eNkhosini kuyawubuta kutsi: “Unguye yini lona lofanele kufika, nome kusafanele silindzele lomunye?”
20 Nase befikile kuJesu, befika batsi: “Johane uMbhabhatisi usitfumile kutsi sitewubuta kutsi: ‘Unguye yini lona lotawufika, nome kusafanele silindzele lomunye?’ ”
21 Ngaso leso sikhatsi Jesu waphilisa labanyenti labebaphetfwe ngimikhuhlane, netifo, nemadimoni, wavula emehlo etimphumphutse letinyenti.
22 Titfunywa taJohane watiphendvula watsi: “Ncandzekani nifike nimtjele konkhe lenikubone kwenteka nalenikuvile kukhulunywa: Timphumphutse tiyabona, tinchute netishosha tiyahamba, emalephelo ayaphiliswa, tihhulu tiyeva, labafile bayavuswa, neliVangeli liyashunyayelwa etimphuyeni.
23 Maye, ubusisiwe lowo longangabati ngami!”
24 Tatsi kube tihambe titfunywa taJohane, Jesu wacala wakhuluma eticunjini tebantfu watsi: “Ngesikhatsi niya kuJohane ehlane nanilindzele kubonani? Nanilindzele kubona tjani bulaliswa ngumoya yini?
25 Naniyewubonani? Naniyele kuyawubona indvodza legcoke tingubo letinhle nje kuphela? Empeleni anati yini kutsi bantfu labahlobe ngemvunulo lenhle batfolakala etigodlweni?
26 Ase ningitjele kahle nine, nanibheke kubonani? Umphrofethi? Yebo, ngiyanivumela, empeleni nabona lomkhulu kunalomphrofethi nanimbhekile.
27 “Nguye loJohane imiBhalo lekhuluma ngaye kutsi: ‘Bheka, ngiyawutfumela sitfunywa sekungendvulela lesiyawungiphendlela indlela.’ ”
28 Wachubeka watsi: “Ngiyanitjela ngitsi, akekho namunye, lotelwe ngumfati, lomkhulu kunaJohane, kepha loyo lomncane embusweni waNkulunkulu, mkhulu kunaye.”
29 Bonkhe bantfu labebamlalele labebabhajatiswe nguJohane, ngisho nebatselisi imbala bavuma kutsi tindlela taNkulunkulu tilungile.
30 Kodvwa baFarisi netati temtsetfo atiyemukelanga injongo yaNkulunkulu ngato, bala kubhajatiswa nguJohane.
31 Jesu wachubeka watsi: “Konje bantfu balesitukulwane ngingabafanisa nani nje?
32 Banjengebantfwana labahleti emakethe, lesinye sicumbi sabo simemeta lesinye sitsi: ‘Sanishayela tigubhu engomeni yesibhaca, kodvwa anizange nigidze; sahlabela tingoma temngcwabo, kodvwa anizange senikhale.’
33 “Johane uMbhabhatisi wazila kudla wangete wanatsa neliwayini, nase nitsi: ‘Unelidimoni!’
34 INdvodzana yeMuntfu yase iyefika, yona-ke yadla yanatsa, nase nitsi: ‘Ase nibheke! Lomuntfu usimiti nemnatsi, futsi ungumngani webatselisi netoni.’
35 Noko inhlakanipho yaNkulunkulu ibonakaliswa iliciniso kulabo labayemukelako.”
36 Jesu wamenywa ngumFarisi kutsi ete atewudla ekhaya kakhe. Nangempela Jesu waya wafike wadla.
37 Kulelo dolobha bekunemfati labephila imphilo lengcolile; wase uyeva kutsi Jesu usadla endlini yemFarisi, ngako weta nemakha agcwele libhodlela lelalakhiwe ngembiza,
38 wafike wema emvakwaJesu, ngasetinyaweni takhe akhala, taze tinyawo taJesu taba manti tinyembeti. Watesula ngetinwele takhe lomfati, watanga, watitsela ngemakha.
39 Nakabona loko lomFarisi lobekameme Jesu, watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Kube lomuntfu ungumphrofethi ngempela, ngabe uyati kutsi ungubani lomfati lomtsintsako. Ngabe uyati kutsi uphila imphilo leyonakele kangakanani.”
40 Jesu wakhuluma waphumisela watsi: “Simoni, kukhona lengifuna kukutjela kona.” Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, Mfundzisi, ngitjele.”
41 Jesu watsi: “Kwake kwaba khona emadvodza lamabili labekweleda umtjelekisi wetimali. Lenye yayimkweleda tinhlavu tesiliva letingema-500, lenye yayimkweleda tinhlavu tesiliva letingema-50.
42 Atsi kube ehluleke omabili kuyibuyisa lemali yakhe, wawacolela. Nguyiphi emkhatsini wawo leyamtsandza kakhulu?”
43 Simoni waphendvula watsi: “Ngiyabona kutsi kufanele kube ngulena lebeyimkweleda kakhulu.” Watsi Jesu: “Uphendvule kahle.”
44 Wase ugucukela kulomfati, utsi kuSimoni: “Uyambona lomfati? Seloku ngingenile lapha endlini yakho awukanginiki emanti ekugeza tinyawo tami, kodvwa yena sewugeze tinyawo tami ngetinyembeti takhe, waze watesula ngetinwele takhe.
45 Wena awukangemukeli ngekunganga, kodvwa yena seloku efikile wanga tinyawo tami.
46 Wena awukayigcobisi ngemafutsa inhloko yami, kodvwa yena sewugcobise tinyawo tami ngemakha.
47 “Ngako-ke ngikutjela ngitsi: Tono takhe lebetitinyenti setitsetselelwe, ngobe unelutsandvo lolukhulu, kodvwa lowo lotsetselelwe lokuncane, utsandza kancane.”
48 Wase utsi kulomfati: “Tono takho titsetselelwe.”
49 Labanye labebahleti naye badla, bavungatela bodvwana batsi: “Ngubani lona lotsetselela netono?”
50 Kodvwa Jesu wase utsi kulomfati: “Kukholwa kwakho kukusindzisile, hamba ngekuthula.”
1 Emvakwesikhatsi Jesu wahamba wadzabula emadolobha nemadolobhana ashumayela liVangeli ngembuso waNkulunkulu. Bafundzi bakhe labali-12 babehamba naye,
2 kanye nalabanye bafati lababephiliswe emadimonini nasetifeni: Mariya waseMagdala lebekukhishwe kuye emadimoni labesikhombisa,
3 Jwana umkaKhuza, indvuna yesigodlo saHerodi, naSusana, nalabanye labanyenti bafati lababekhonta Jesu nebafundzi bakhe ngaloko lababenako.
4 Kwatsi lapho bantfu labanyenti sebabutsene bachamuka emadolobheni lehlukene, Jesu wase ubatjela nankhu umfanekiso lotsi:
5 “Umhlanyeli waphuma wayawuhlanyela inhlanyelo yakhe. Ekuhlanyeleni kwakhe lenye inhlanyelo yakhe yawela endleleni, lapho yanyatselwa khona bantfu, kwafika netinyoni tayidla.
6 Lenye yawela emhlabatsini losemadvwaleni, yashesha yamila, kodvwa yashesha yaphelelwa ngemandla yabuna, ngobe yayingenawo umhlabatsi lonemswakama.
7 Lenye yawela emanyeveni, yakhula kanye nawo, ase ayayiminyetela.
8 Lenye yawela emhlabatsini lovundzile, yamila, yatsela ngemakhulu.” Jesu wase utsi-ke: “Lonendlebe yekuva akeve!”
9 Bafundzi baJesu bambuta kutsi usho kutsini lomfanekiso.
10 Wabatjela watsi: “Nine niphiwe lwati lwetimfihlakalo tembuso waNkulunkulu, kodvwa kulabanye kushunyayelwa ngemifanekiso, kuze batsi bayabona kodvwa bangabonisisi, batsi bayeva kantsi abevisisi kahle.”
11 “Lomfanekiso uchaza loku: Inhlanyelo livi laNkulunkulu.
12 Kuhlanyelwa kwaleyo leyawela endleleni kufanekisa labo labalivako livi laNkulunkulu bese kufika Sathane uyalisusa etinhlitiyweni tabo, kuze bangakholwa funa basindziswe.
13 Kuhlanyelwa kwaleyo leyawela emhlabatsini losemadvwaleni kufanekisa labo labatsi nabalivako livi laNkulunkulu balemukele ngekutfokota, kodvwa ngenca yekungalijulisi kwabo etinhlitiyweni tabo, bakholwa sikhashana. Kutsi kungefika kulingwa, bese balilahla phansi.
14 Kuhlanyelwa kwaleyo leyawela emhlabatsini losemanyeveni kusho labo labatsi sebalivile livi laNkulunkulu, kodvwa tinhlupheko nebunjinga, netinjabulo talomhlaba kubaminyetele batsele titselo letingavutfwa.
15 Kuhlanyelwa kwaleyo leyawela emhlabatsini lovundzile kufanekisa labo labalivako livi laNkulunkulu baligcine ngekutitfoba lokukhulu babeketele, baze batsele titselo letihle.”
16 “Kute umuntfu longakhanyisa sibane, bese usimbonya ngesitja nome asibeke phansi kwembhedze. Esikhundleni saloko usibeka etikwelitafula, kuze kutsi labangenako bakubone lokukhanya.
17 “Konkhe lokufihlakele kuyawuvetwa ebaleni. Nalokufihliwe kuyawubonakaliswa ekukhanyeni.
18 “Caphelani-ke kutsi niva njani; ngobe lonako uyakwengetelwa, kodvwa longenalutfo uyakwemukwa naloko lokungatsi unako.”
19 Unina nabomnakaboJesu beta kuye, kodvwa behluleka kusondzela madvutane naye, ngobe bantfu bebaminyetelene kakhulu.
20 Bamtjela Jesu batsi: “Unyoko nabomnakenu beme la ngephandle, bacela kukubona.”
21 Kodvwa yena watsi: “Make nabomnaketfu ngulabo labeva livi laNkulunkulu balente.”
22 Ngalelinye lilanga Jesu nebafundzi bakhe bakhwela esikebheni, wase utsi kubo: “Asambeni sewelele ngesheya kwalolwandle.” Nembala bentjweza,
23 yena wase uyalala. Kwase kufika sivunguvungu sihhusha la elwandle, kwaze kwangena nemanti esikebheni, ngako babasengotini.
24 Baya kuye bafike bamvusa batsi: “Mfundzisi, Mfundzisi, sesiyafa!” Waphaphama wase uyasikhalimela lesivunguvungu nemagagasi; kwabindza, kwaba khona kuthula.
25 Wase utsi kubo: “Kuphi kukholwa kwenu?” Besaba bamangala, badzimate bakhulumisana bodvwana batsi: “Ngubani kantsi lona, ngobe ukhalimela umoya nemanti kumlalele?”
26 Bahamba ngesikebhe bewelela eveni laseGegesa ngesheya kweLwandle lwaseGalile.
27 Nakehlela elusentseni lwemanti, Jesu wahlangana nendvodza leyayiphume edolobheni. Yayinemadimoni. Kwase kusikhatsi lesidze ihamba ngcunu lendvodza ingasahlali nekhaya, seyihlala emadlizeni.
28 Yatsi nayibona Jesu, yakhala kakhulu, yaze yatilahla embikwakhe, yatsi: “Jesu, Ndvodzana yaNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe! Ufunani kimi? Ngiyakuncenga ngitsi ungangihluphi.”
29 Yayisho loko nje, ngobe Jesu abesawekhutile lomoya lomubi kutsi awuphume kuyo. Lomoya wase uyibambe kanyenti kwale nome seyibanjwe njengesiboshwa, yaboshwa tandla netinyawo ngetinketane. Yayitidzabula itilahle le, lelidimoni liyihambise iyewuhlala etsafeni.
30 Jesu wayibuta watsi: “Ungubani libito lakho?” Lendvodza yamphendvula yatsi: “Sibanyenti,” ngobe yayingenwe ngemadimoni lamanyenti.
31 Emadimoni abese ancenga Jesu kutsi amane angawatfumeli emgodzini longenamkhawulo.
32 Kwakunetingulube letinyenti edvute, tidla eceleni lentsaba. Emadimoni amncenga Jesu kutsi amane awavumele angene etingulubeni; wawavumela.
33 Aphuma-ke emadimoni kulendvodza angena etingulubeni; tonkhe tingulube tesuka ngematubane tewusa sihosha taye tatitsela ekhatsi eLwandle lwaseGalile, tacwila tonkhe tafa.
34 Lamadvodza labeluse letingulube akubona loko lokwakwentekile, ase ayagijima ahamba atifafata edolobheni nasemitini letindzaba.
35 Bantfu baphuma sebayawubona lokwasekwentekile. Batsi beta kuJesu, bakhandza lomuntfu labenemadimoni ahleti ngasetinyaweni taJesu, embetse kahle, nemcondvo wakhe sewusangulukile; bonkhe bantfu besaba.
36 Base bayabachazela labo bebabonile kutsi kwenteke njani nekutsi lomuntfu uphile kanjani.
37 Sonkhe lesicumbi sebantfu baseGegesa samcela Jesu kutsi sale esuka kuleyo ndzawo, ngobe bonkhe befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu. Ngako-ke Jesu wase ukhwela esikebheni, wahamba.
38 Lendvodza lekwakukhishwe kuyo emadimoni yancusa Jesu yatsi: “Ngicela ngisale sengihamba nawe.” Kodvwa Jesu wamhambisa watsi:
39 “Buyela ekhaya ubatjele ngaloko Nkulunkulu lakwentele kona.” Lendvodza yahamba kuso sonkhe leso sigodzi, ihamba ilandzisa bantfu ngaloko Nkulunkulu labesayentele kona.
40 Sicuku sebantfu samhlangabeta Jesu nasabuya, ngobe bonkhe babelindzele yena.
41 Kwase kufika indvodza, libito layo kunguJayiru, siphatsimandla selisinagoge. Yatijika etinyaweni taJesu yamncenga kutsi aye ekhaya layo,
42 ngobe lesidzandzane sayo lekwakukuphela kwaso, sineminyaka leli-12, sasigulela kufa. Watsi Jesu asahamba, bantfu bamkaka ngala nangala.
43 Umfati labesagule iminyaka leli-12 opha asacedze imali yakhe yonkhe aya etinyangeni, setehluleke tonkhe,
44 wasondzela emvakwaJesu; wafike watsintsa umphetfo wengubo yaJesu, kopha kwaphela khona lapho konkhe swe!
45 Jesu wabuta watsi: “Ngubani longitsintsile?” Bonkhe batilandvula, kodvwa Phetro watsi: “Mfundzisi, kufanele, ngobe bantfu banyenti labakukakile nalabakuminyetele!”
46 Kodvwa Jesu watsi: “Kukhona longiphatsile! Ngiyeva kutsi kukhona emandla laphumile kimi.”
47 Lomfati asabonile kutsi abengeke asatifihla, wase uyativeta kuJesu watilahla phansi embikwakhe asachachatela luvalo, watilandza kuye embikwebantfu bonkhe, kutsi umphatseleni nekutsi sewuphile masinyane kangakanani.
48 Jesu watsi kuye: “Ndvodzakati, kukholwa kwakho kukusindzisile; hamba ngekuthula.”
49 Watsi asakhuluma Jesu, kwachamuka sigijimi site kulesiphatsimandla lesasinguJayiru, safike satsi: “Indvodzakati yakho seyifile, sale ungabe usamhlupha uMfundzisi.”
50 Kepha Jesu nakuva loko, watsi kuJayiru: “Ungesabi wena, kholwa nje kuphela; itawuphila.”
51 Lapho Jesu efika ekhaya wabalela kutsi bangene bonkhe ngaphandle kwaPhetro, naJohane, naJakobe, neyise wemntfwana kanye nenina.
52 Bonkhe bantfu bebakhala badzindza sililo, kodvwa Jesu watsi: “Ningakhali, ngobe akafi, ulele nje.”
53 Bamane bamhleka bulima nje, ngobe besebati kutsi sewufile.
54 Kodvwa Jesu wambamba ngesandla watsi kuye: “Ntfombatane! Vuka!”
55 Umphefumulo wabuya, umntfwana wavuka masinyane. Jesu watsi abamuphe lokudliwako adle.
56 Batali bakhe bamangala kakhulu. Kepha Jesu wabadvonsa ngendlebe kutsi bangatjeli muntfu ngaloko lokwakwentekile.
1 Jesu wabita bafundzi bakhe labali-12 watsi abasondzele kuye; wase ubanika emandla, neligunya lekukhipha emadimoni nekuphilisa labanetifo.
2 Wase uyabatfuma kutsi bayewushumayela umbuso waNkulunkulu baphilise nalabagulako.
3 Watsi kubo: “Ningaphatsi lutfo lwalendlela, ningaphatsi naludvondvolo lwekudvondvolotela, nemgodla wetihambi, nekudla, nemali, ngisho nemphahla yekuntjintja.
4 Lapho banemukela khona, hlalani kulelo khaya nize nihambe kulelo dolobha.
5 Lapho banganemukeli khona lishiyeni lelo dolobha, nitsintsitse lutfuli etinyaweni tenu, kuze kube bufakazi bekunala kwabo.”
6 Bahamba-ke, bangenela imiti ngemiti bashumayela liVangeli, baphilisa kuto tonkhe tindzawo.
7 Herodi, inkhosi yaseGalile, weva ngato tonkhe letintfo letatenteka; wadzidzeka kakhulu, ngobe labanye bantfu bebatsi: “Johane uMbhabhatisi sewuvukile ekufeni;”
8 labanye bebatsi ngu-Elija lotibonakalisile; kantsi labanye bebatsi ngulomunye webaphrofethi basendvulo lovuke ekufeni.
9 Herodi watsi: “Ngayijuba inhloko yaJohane; kodvwa manje sengubani lona lesengiva ngaye konkhe loku?” Wase wetama kumbona.
10 Nase babuyile baphostoli, bafike batjela Jesu konkhe lababekwentile. Wase uhamba nabo uya edolobheni eBhethsayida.
11 Tatsi kube tikuve loko leticumbi tebantfu, tamlandzela. Watemukela, wakhuluma ngembuso waNkulunkulu, waphilisa nalabo bebadzinga kuphiliswa.
12 Nalishonako lilanga, baphostoli labali-12 beta kuye batsi: “Bacitse labantfu bahambe baye emitini nasemakhaya bayewutifunela kudla kanye nendzawo yekulala, ngobe ilihlane kakhulu lendzawo lesikuyo.”
13 Kodvwa Jesu watsi kubo: “Banikeni nine matfupha labangahle bakudle.” Baphendvula batsi: “Lesinako tinkhwa letisihlanu netinhlanti letimbili, ngaphandle kwekutsi siyewutsenga lokunye sitekwengeta, kuze kutekwenela bonkhe labantfu.”
14 Bekungaba ti-5 000 temadvodza labelapho. Jesu watsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Hlalisani labantfu ngema-50 sicumbi sisinye.”
15 Bafundzi bakhe benta njengobe abeshito, babahlalisa phansi bonkhe.
16 Jesu wase utsatsa letinkhwa letisihlanu netinhlanti letimbili wabuka ezulwini, watibusisa, watihlephula wase utinika bafundzi bakhe kutsi babele bantfu.
17 Bonkhe badla besutsa; bafundzi base babutsa timvutfuluka letatisele, kwagcwala emabhasikidi lali-12.
18 Kwatsi Jesu asathandaza yedvwana bafundzi bakhe banaye, wababuta watsi: “Bantfu batsi ngingubani?”
19 Bafundzi bamphendvula batsi: “Labanye batsi unguJohane uMbhabhatisi, labanye batsi ungu-Elija, kantsi labanye batsi ungulomunye webaphrofethi basendvulo uvukile ekufeni.”
20 Wababuta watsi: “Nine nitsi ngingubani?” Phetro wamphendvula watsi: “UnguKhristu waNkulunkulu.”
21 Jesu wabadvonsa ngendlebe watsi loko bangakutjeli muntfu,
22 wachubeka watsi: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu ifanele kuhlupheka kakhulu, ilahlwe tibondza tenkholo, nebaphristi labakhulu nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Iyawubulawa, ivuswe ekufeni ngelilanga lesitsatfu.”
23 Wase utsi kubo bonkhe: “Lofuna kungilandzela, kufanele atidzele, etjatse siphambano sakhe onkhe emalanga, angilandzele.
24 Ngobe lofuna kusindzisa imphilo yakhe, uyawulahlekelwa ngiyo, kodvwa lolahlekelwa yimphilo yakhe ngenca yami, uyakuyisindzisa.
25 “Kodvwa kuyawumbuyiselani umuntfu kuzuza live lonkhe, bese ulahlekelwa nguye lucobo lwakhe nome abhujiswe?
26 Nangabe umuntfu unemahloni ngami nangemavi ami, neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuba nemahloni ngaye nayita ngenkhatimulo yayo nangebukhosi beYise kanye neyetingilosi letingcwele.
27 Ase nginitjele naliciniso kutsi, bakhona lapha emkhatsini wenu labangeyikufa bangakawuboni umbuso waNkulunkulu.”
28 Ngemuva kweliviki akushito loko, Jesu watsatsa boPhetro, naJohane, naJakobe wenyukela nabo entsabeni ayewuthandaza.
29 Asathandaza buso bakhe bagucuka, netimphahla takhe taba mhlophe tamengetela.
30 Kusenjalo kwabonakala emadvodza lamabili asakhuluma naye, kwakuboMosi na-Elija;
31 babonakala ngebukhatikhati banenkhatimulo yasezulwini bakhuluma naJesu ngeluhambo lwakhe belutawugcwaliseka eJerusalema lokwakuyinjongo yaNkulunkulu.
32 Phetro nebangani bakhe babephetfwe butfongo lobukhulu, kodvwa babebhekile bayibona inkhatimulo yaJesu kanye nalamadvodza.
33 Atsi nasehlukana lamadvodza, Phetro watsi kuye: “Mfundzisi, kuhle lokutsi sibe lapha. Asakhe emathende lamatsatfu: lelinye libe lakho, lelinye libe laMosi, lelinye libe la-Elija.” Empeleni abengati kutsi utsini.
34 Asakhuluma loko, kwachamuka lifu labasitsa ngesitfunti salo, bafundzi besaba nababona kusondzela lelifu.
35 Kwase kuvakala livi liphuma kulelifu litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami, lengiyikhetsile, yilaleleni!”
36 Latsi libindza lelivi, kwabesekusele Jesu yedvwana. Bafundzi bakufihla loko, abazange batjele muntfu ngalababekubonile ngalawo malanga.
37 Ngakusasa sebehlile entsabeni, sicumbi lesikhulu seta sihlangabeta Jesu.
38 Kwase kumemeta indvodza emkhatsini waso itsi: “Mfundzisi, ase ungibonele nangu umsa wami, indvodzana yekuphela.
39 Kunemoya lomhlaselako ummemetise kakhulu, bese uba nesitfutfwane, aze akhihlite emagwebu emlonyeni; kumshumphisa kangangekutsi uze ehluleke ngisho nekuhamba, kulukhuni kuphuma kwawo.
40 Ngancenga bafundzi bakho kutsi bawukhiphe lomoya, kodvwa behluleka.”
41 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Yehheni, nine situkulwane lesonakele nalesingakholwa, ngiyawuhlala nani kuze kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Mletse lapha lomsa wakho.”
42 Watsi naketa lomfana, lidimoni lamjika phansi, waba nesitfutfwane. Jesu wawekhuta lomoya lomubi, wamphilisa lomfana, wase umbuyisela kuyise.
43 Bonkhe bantfu bamangala ngalamandla aNkulunkulu lamakhulu kangaka. Bantfu bebasamangele ngako konkhe lokwakwentiwa nguJesu, nakatsi kubafundzi bakhe:
44 “Ningabokukhohlwa naku lengitanitjela kona! INdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa etandleni tebantfu.”
45 Kodvwa abazange bayive lenkhulumo kutsi isho kutsini, ngobe beyifihlakele kubo futsi ingevakali, kantsi babesaba nekumbuta ngalendzaba.
46 Bafundzi baJesu babese bayaphikisana ngekutsi ngubani lomkhulu kunabo bonkhe.
47 Kodvwa Jesu asabonile kutsi bacabangani, wase uletsa umntfwana, wammisa eceleni kwakhe.
48 Wase utsi kubo: “Umuntfu lowemukela lomntfwana ngelibito lami, wemukela mine; nalowo lowemukela mine, wemukela lowo longitfumile. Ngobe lowo lomncane kakhulu kunani nonkhe, nguye lomkhulu kunani nonkhe.”
49 Johane wakhuluma watsi: “Mfundzisi, sibone umuntfu akhipha emadimoni ngelibito lakho, samtjela satsi akakhawule, ngobe akahambisani natsi.”
50 Jesu wase utsi kuye: “Ningamyekelisi, ngobe longalwi nani ungakini.”
51 Sekusele emalangana ekutsi Jesu atsatfwe ayiswe ezulwini, watimisela kutsi aye eJerusalema.
52 Watfumela titfunywa ngembili kwakhe, letesuka tangena edolobheni lemaSamariya kuyawumlungisela khona.
53 Kodvwa bantfu balapho abazange bamemukele, ngobe kwakukhanya kutsi ucondze kuya eJerusalema.
54 BoJakobe naJohane, bafundzi bakhe, nabakubona loku, batsi: “Nkhosi, uyafuna yini sibite umlilo wehle ezulwini ubacedze bonkhe?”
55 Kodvwa Jesu wagucuka wabekhuta.
56 Base bachubekela kulelinye lidolobha.
57 Basesendleleni, kwefika indvodza kuJesu yatsi: “Ngitakulandzela nome ngukuphi lapho uya khona.”
58 Jesu watsi kuyo: “Timphungutja tinemigodzi, netinyoni tinetidleke, kodvwa iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ayinandzawo yekulala iphumule.”
59 Wase utsi kulenye indvodza: “Ngilandzele!” Kodvwa yona yatsi: “Nkhosi, asewungivumele ngiyewungcwaba babe.”
60 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Yekela labafile bangcwabane bodvwana. Wena hamba uyewushumayela umbuso waNkulunkulu!”
61 Lenye indvodza yatsi: “Ngitakulandzela, Nkhosi, kodvwa asewungivumele sengiyewuvalelisa likhaya lami.”
62 Jesu watsi kuye: “Wonkhe lobambe likhuba alima bese ubuka emuva, akawufaneli umbuso waNkulunkulu.”
1 Ngemuva kwaloko iNkhosi yakhetsa labanye labangema-72, leyabatfuma ngababili kutsi bahambe ngembili kwayo bangene kuwo onkhe emadolobha netindzawo, lapho yayitawuhamba khona.
2 Yase itsi kubo: “Kuvuna kukhulu, kodvwa tisebenti tincane. Thandazani kumnikati wekuvuna kutsi atfumele letinye tisebenti tekuvuna.
3 Hambani-ke, nginitfumela njengetimvu emkhatsini wetimphisi.
4 “Ningasiphatsi sipatji nome sikhwama salabacelako, nome ticatfulo; ningalitjatiswa ngisho nakubingelela bantfu endleleni.
5 Nome ngukuyiphi indlu leningena kuyo nibotsi: ‘Kuthula akube kulendlu!’
6 Nangabe lapho kuhlala umuntfu wekuthula, kumbingelela kwenu kutawuhlala kuye; nangabe akunjalo, loko kuthula kwenu kutawubuyela kini.
7 Hlalani kulendlu, nidle ninatse loko labataninika kona; ngobe sisebenti kufanele sitfole liholo laso. Ningahambi ningena tindlu ngetindlu.
8 Njalo nje naningena edolobheni banemukela, nibodla labaniphakela kona,
9 nibaphilise labagulako kulelo dolobha, bese nibatjela nitsi: ‘Umbuso waNkulunkulu sewusondzele kini.’
10 Kodvwa nabanganemukeli kulelo dolobha, phumelani ngephandle etindleleni, bese nitsi:
11 ‘Nelutfuli lwelidolobha lenu lolunamatsele etinyaweni tetfu silutsintsitsela kini, kodvwa khumbulani kutsi umbuso waNkulunkulu sewusondzele kini!’
12 Nginitjela kutsi: Ngelilanga lekwehlulela labakulelo dolobha Nkulunkulu uyawubajezisa kamatima kunebaseSodoma.”
13 “Maye kuwe Khorazini! Maye nakuwe Bhethsayida! Ngobe kube letimangaliso letentiwe kuwe betentiwe eThire naseSidoni, bantfu balapho ngabe kadze baphendvuka; bebayawuhlala phansi, bembatse emasaka, batitsele ngemlotsa bentele kubonakalisa kutsi batishiyile tono tabo.
14 “Ngelilanga lekwehlulela niyawujeziswa kamatima kunebaseThire nebaseSidoni.
15 Wena-ke Khaphanawume, ucabanga kutsi uyawuphakanyiselwa ezulwini yini? Cha! Uyakwehliselwa esihogweni.”
16 Wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Lonilalelako, ulalela mine; longanemukeli, akemukeli mine; nalowo longangemukeli, akamemukeli nalowo longitfumile.”
17 Labangema-72 babuya bajabule kakhulu. Befika batsi: “Nkhosi, ngisho nemadimoni ayasilalela nasiwekhuta ngelibito lakho.”
18 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngabona Sathane awa ezulwini ehla njengembane.
19 Bukani la! Ngininike emandla ekunyatsela tinyoka, nabofecela, nemandla ekuncoba sitsa; kute lokuyawunilimata.
20 Ningajabuli ngobe imimoya lemibi initfobela; kodvwa jabulani kutsi emabito enu abhaliwe ezulwini.”
21 Ngaso leso sikhatsi Jesu wajabula kuMoya Longcwele, watsi: “Yebo, Babe, Nkhosi yelizulu nemhlaba, konkhe loku utifihlele tati netihlakaniphi, kodvwa wakwembula kubantfwana. Yebo, Babe, loko kwaba yintsandvo yakho.
22 “Konkhe nginikwe nguBabe. Kute lowatiko kutsi iNdvodzana ingubani ngaphandle kweYise, kantsi kute lowatiko kutsi uYise ngubani ngaphandle kweNdvodzana nalabo iNdvodzana lefuna kumbonakalisa kubo.”
23 Jesu wase ugucukela kubafundzi bakhe emasitseleni utsi: “Maye, abusisiwe emehlo labona lenikubonako!
24 Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Baphrofethi nemakhosi lamanyenti abefisa kukubona loku lenikubonako, kodvwa abakubonanga, bebafuna nekuva loku lenikuvako, kodvwa abazange bakuve.”
25 Lesinye sati semtsetfo seta satawulinga Jesu sicondze kumetsiya. Sabuta satsi: “Mfundzisi, kufanele ngenteni kuze ngitewutfola kuphila lokuphakadze?”
26 Jesu wasiphendvula watsi: “Umtsetfo utsini? Uwufundza njani?”
27 Lendvodza yamphendvula yatsi: “Kufanele utsandze Nkulunkulu, iNkhosi yakho, ngenhlitiyo yakho yonkhe, nangemphefumulo wakho wonkhe, nangemandla akho onkhe, nangengcondvo yakho yonkhe; bese utsandza makhelwane wakho njengobe utitsandza wena.”
28 Jesu watsi kuye: “Imphendvulo yakho ilungile; yenta loko uyawuphila.”
29 Kepha sati semtsetfo sifuna kutitsetselela, sabuta satsi: “Ngubani makhelwane wami?”
30 Jesu waphendvula ngekutsi: “Umuntfu lotsite abephuma eJerusalema aya eJerikho. Wahlaselwa tigebengu, tadzabula tingubo takhe, tamshaya, tamshiya asatawufa.
31 Kwenteka kwendlula umphristi ehla ngaleyo ndlela; watsi kube ambone lomuntfu, wamgega.
32 Kanjalo nemLevi wefika lapho, waya wambuka lomuntfu, naye washaya ngale kwakhe.
33 Kepha umSamariya lotsite labehamba ngaleyo ndlela wamkhandza; watsi kube ambone lomuntfu, wamhawukela.
34 Waya kuye, wamtsela ngeliwayini amgcobisa nangemafutsa emancebeni, wawabopha ngendvwangu, wase umgibelisa embongolweni yakhe, wamyisa endlini yetihambi lapho amongela khona.
35 Ngakusasa lomSamariya wakhipha imali lengemasiliva lamabili, wayinika umnikati walendlu yetihambi. Watsi kuye: ‘Ngongele nangu umuntfu wami, nase ngibuya ngitakukhokhela tonkhe tindleko takhe.’ ”
36 Jesu wephetsa ngekutsi: “Ngumuphi-ke walabantfu labatsatfu longatsi waba ngumakhelwane kulomuntfu lowahlaselwa tigebengu?”
37 Sati semtsetfo saphendvula satsi: “Ngulona lowaba nesihawu kuye.” Jesu waphendvula ngekutsi: “Hamba, nawe wente njalo!”
38 Kwatsi asahamba Jesu nebafundzi bakhe, wase yena uphambukela emtini lotsite lapho emukelwa nguMata endlini yakhe.
39 Abenadzadzewabo labenguMariya lowafike wahlala phansi ngasetinyaweni teNkhosi alalela kufundzisa kwayo.
40 Mata waze wacansulwa kudlangelwa ngumsebenti labewenta; ngako wefika watsi: “Nkhosi, awusangiboneleli dzadzewetfu angibukelela ngemsebenti longaka? Mtjele kutsi atengisita.”
41 INkhosi yamphendvula yatsi: “Mata, ye Mata! Utikhatsata ngetintfo letinyenti,
42 kodvwa yinye kuphela ledzingekile. Mariya ukhetse intfo lengiyo sibili, kunjalo nje angeke ayemukwe ngumuntfu leyo ntfo.”
1 Ngalelinye lilanga Jesu abethandaza endzaweni letsite. Nasacedzile, lomunye webafundzi bakhe watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, sifundzise kuthandaza njengaJohane lowafundzisa bafundzi bakhe.”
2 Jesu wase utsi kubo: “Nanithandaza, nibotsi: ‘Babe, alingcweliswe libito lakho, umbuso wakho awute.
3 Siphe lamuhla kudla kwetfu njengasemalangeni onkhe.
4 Sitsetselele netono tetfu, njengobe natsi sibatsetselela labo labasonako. Ungasingenisi ekulingweni.’ ”
5 Jesu wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Ase ngitsi lomunye wenu nangabe aye endlini yemngani wakhe ekhatsi nebusuku afike atsi: ‘Mngami, ngicela ungenanisele tinkhwa letintsatfu.
6 Ngifikelwe ngumngani wami lophuma khashane, kantsi anginako nalokuncane nje lokuya ngasetfunjini lengingamnika kona!’
7 Ase ngitsi-ke lomnganakhe uyawuphendvula atsi: ‘Ungangiyabuli, umnyango sewukhiyiwe, bantfwabami nami sesilele, ngingeke ngivukele kukunika loko!’ Manje-ke bese kwentekani?
8 Ase nginitjele naku kutsi: Nome abengeke avuke amnike letinkhwa ngobe angumngani wakhe, kodvwa utamnika konkhe lakudzingako, ngobe abengenamahloni ekumbekela siye ngekumcela.
9 “Ngako-ke ngiyanitjela ngitsi kini: Celani, niyawunikwa; funani, niyawutfola; nconcotsani, niyawuvulelwa umnyango;
10 ngobe wonkhe locelako uyaphiwa, lofunako uyatfola, nalonconcotsako uyavulelwa.
11 Nine bobabe, ningakwenta yini kutsi nangabe umsa wakho acela inhlanti bese umnika inyoka?
12 Nome kukhona yini longanika umsa wakhe fecela, kantsi ucela licandza?
13 Nome ningakalungi kodvwa niyakwati kupha bantfwabenu tintfo letinhle, kakhulu kangakanani-ke, Babe losezulwini uyawubanika Moya Longcwele labo labamcelako.”
14 Jesu abekhipha lidimoni lelingakhulumi; nasalikhiphile lelidimoni, lendvodza yacala yakhuluma; tamangala ticumbi tebantfu,
15 kodvwa labanye batsi: “NguBhelzebule, inkhosi yemadimoni, lomnika emandla ekukhipha lamadimoni.”
16 Labanye batimisela kumgiba, ngako-ke, base bamcela kutsi ente sibonakaliso lesivela ezulwini.
17 Kodvwa Jesu ayibona imicabango yabo, wase utsi kubo: “Lonkhe live lelehlukana emacembu bese alwa odvwana, alimi, lisheshe liwe; umndeni lowehlukene ekhatsi awumi, uyacitseka.
18 Ngako-ke nangabe umbuso waSathane wehlukene emacembu lalwa odvwana, ungema njani? Nitsi ngikhipha emadimoni, ngobe nginikwe nguBhelzebule emandla ekwenta loko.
19 Nangabe emadimoni ngiwakhipha kanjalo, pho, lenihambisana nabo bawakhipha kanjani? “Ngako-ke labo lenihambisana nabo ngibo labanilahlako.
20 Kodvwa nangabe ngiwakhipha ngemandla aNkulunkulu, loko-ke kufakazela kutsi umbuso waNkulunkulu sewufikile kini.
21 “Nangabe umuntfu lonemandla, ahlome aphelele, bese ugadza indlu yakhe, tonkhe timphahla takhe tiphephile.
22 Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lonemandla kunaye alwa naye amehlule, uchwaga tonkhe letikhali abegungubele ngato, atenetise bangani bakhe.
23 “Wonkhe longekho ngakimi, uphambene nami; longangisiti ekubutseni, uyasakata.”
24 “Umoya lomubi nasewuphumile kumuntfu, uhamba yonkhe indzawo leyomile ehlane ufuna indzawo yekuphumula; nangabe ungayitfoli bese utsi: ‘Angibuyele kulendlu yami lengayishiya!’
25 Ngako-ke uyancandzeka ukhandze lendlu ishanyelwe, ikhanya, ihlobile, konkhe kubekwe ngabolonina.
26 Bese uyahamba ulandza leminye imimoya lesikhombisa, lemibi kakhulu kunawo, bese iyangena seyihlala lapho. Ngako emvakwaloko lomuntfu sewubasesimeni lesibi kakhulu kunesakucala.”
27 Watsi asakhuluma Jesu, kwase kuphahluka lomunye umfati esicunjini watsi kuye: “Maye, ubusisiwe lomfati lowakutala nalamabele lakumunyisa!”
28 Kodvwa Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Yebo, kunjalo, kodvwa lokukhulu kutsi: Babusisiwe labo labeva livi laNkulunkulu, bese bayalenta.”
29 Sicumbi sisandza, Jesu wachubeka watsi: “Lesitukulwane lesi situkulwane lesibi, sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha kute sibonakaliso lesitawunikwa sona ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona.
30 Njengobe Jona waba sibonakaliso kubantfu baseNineve, kanjalo neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuba sibonakaliso kulesitukulwane.
31 Mhlazana welilanga lekwehlulelwa indlovukazi yaseningizimu iyawusukuma isilahle ngelicala lesitukulwane salamuhla, ngobe yahamba yadzabula umhlaba yayawulalela kuhlakanipha kwemfundziso yaSolomoni; ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Kukhona lomkhulu kunaSolomoni la.
32 Ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa bantfu baseNineve bayawusukuma basilahle ngelicala lesitukulwane; ngobe baphendvuka nabashunyayelwa nguJona, ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Kukhona lomkhulu kunaJona la.”
33 “Kute umuntfu lowokhela sibane abese usifihla ngaphansi kwesitja; kodvwa esikhundleni saloko usibeka elutsini, entele kutsi labangenako batewubona lokukhanya.
34 Liso lakho lisibane semtimba wakho. Nangabe liso lakho likhanya, nemtimba wakho wonkhe unekukhanya; kodvwa nangabe liso lakho lingaboni kahle, nemtimba wakho wonkhe ubasebumnyameni.
35 Caphelani-ke kutsi lokukhanya lokukini kungabi bumnyama.
36 Nangabe umtimba wakho wonkhe unekukhanya, kungabikho nalencane indzawana lesemnyameni, utawukhanya wonkhe, njengesibane nasikhanya kakhulu.”
37 Jesu nasacedze kukhuluma, lomunye umFarisi wammema kutsi ayewudla kakhe; waya, wafike wadla.
38 LomFarisi wamangala kakhulu nakabona kutsi Jesu udle angakagezi.
39 Ngako iNkhosi yatsi: “Nine baFarisi, nigeza lingephandle lenkomishi nelipulede, kodvwa ngekhatsi nigcwele bumiti nebubi.
40 Nine tilima! Lona lowenta lingephandle akusiye yini lowenta lingekhatsi?
41 Kodvwa banikeni labaphuyile lokusetinkomishini nemapuledini enu, konkhe kutabe kuhlambulukile kini.
42 “Kodvwa maye kini, baFarisi! Ngobe nikhipha kwelishumi kwashaladi, napelepele, netinandzisi tonkhe nivilaphele kulunga nekutsandza Nkulunkulu; loko benifanele kukwenta ngaphandle kwekukuvilaphela loku.
43 “Maye kini, baFarisi! Nitsandza titulo letincono emasinagogeni nibingelelwe ngekuhlonishwa nasetimakethe.
44 Maye kini! Ninjengemadliza langasabonakali, nebantfu sebahamba etikwawo ngobe bangasawaboni.”
45 Lomunye wetati temtsetfo wase utsi kuye: “Mfundzisi, nawusho loko wetfuka natsi phela.”
46 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Maye kini nani futsi, tati temtsetfo! Netfwesa bantfu imitfwalo lekulukhuni kuyetfwala, kodvwa nani matfupha aniyitsintsi ngisho nangemuno wenu leyo mitfwalo.
47 “Maye kini! Nenta emadliza ebaphrofethi lababulawa bokhokho benu abe mahle.
48 Nani matfupha niyakuvuma kutsi loko lokwentiwa bokhokho benu kulungile; ngobe babulala baphrofethi, nine senakha emadliza abo.
49 Ngako-ke kuHlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kwatsi: ‘Ngiyawubatfumela baphrofethi nebaphostoli; labanye babo bayawubabulala babahluphe!’
50 Ngako yonkhe ingati yebaphrofethi leyacitfwa seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba iyawubitwa etikwalesitukulwane,
51 kusukela ekucitfweni kwengati ya-Abela kuze kufike ekucitfweni kwengati yaZakhariya, lowabulawa emkhatsini welilati nendzawo lengcwele. Yebo, ngiyanitjela, iyawubitwa kulesitukulwane.
52 “Maye kini, tati temtsetfo! Nitsatse sikhiya sekuvula umnyango welwati, nine matfupha anikangeni ngekhatsi, konje nibavimbele labo labafuna kungena ngekhatsi.”
53 Nasesuka kuleyo ndzawo, tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi bacala kumchukuluta bacondze kumcansula ngekumbuta imibuzo leminyenti ngetintfo letinyenti.
54 Betama kumetsiya bentela kumgiba ngalokubi labengahle akukhulume.
1 Tatsi lapho ticumbi tebantfu tisondzela madvutane, bantfu banyatselana ngenca yebunyenti, Jesu wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe kucala: “Caphelani imvubelo yebaFarisi yekutentisa.
2 Konkhe lokumbonyiwe kuyawugwatjulwa, yonkhe imfihlo iyakwatiwa.
3 Ngako-ke, konkhe lenakusho ebumnyameni kuyawuvakala ekukhanyeni, lenake nakuhleba emasitseleni kuyawuba yindzaba lesematseni.”
4 “Ngiyanitjela, tihlobo tami, ngitsi: Ningabesabi labo lababulala umtimba kodvwa bangenamandla ekwenta lokubi lokungetulu kwaloko.
5 Kodvwa ngitaneluleka ngalenifanele kumesaba. Mesabeni lowo longuYena anemandla ekubulala umtimba aphindze ashisane esihogweni; yebo, nginitjela ngitsi: Yesabani lowo!
6 “Boncedze labasihlanu ababiti emasenti lamabili yini? Noko Nkulunkulu akakhohlwa ngisho nome munye wabo.
7 Hhawu, ingani netinwele tenhloko yenu tibaliwe. Ngako ningesabi; nine nibaluleke kakhulu kunaboncedze labanyenti.”
8 “Nginitjela kutsi: Longivuma embikwebantfu kutsi wami, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu nayo iyawumvuma embikwetingilosi taNkulunkulu.
9 Kodvwa lowo longiphika embikwebantfu kutsi akasiye wami, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu nayo iyawumphika embikwetingilosi taNkulunkulu.
10 “Nome ngubani lokhuluma kabi ngeNdvodzana yeMuntfu, uyawutsetselelwa; kodvwa lowo lowetfuka Moya Longcwele, angeke atsetselelwe.
11 “Nabaniletsa kutenigweba emasinagogeni, nome embikwebabusi nemakhosi, ningakhatsateki ngekutsi niyawutsini nitiphendvulele njani.
12 Ngobe Moya Longcwele uyawunifundzisa ngaso leso sikhatsi lenifanele kukusho.”
13 Lomunye abesesicunjini wase utsi kuJesu: “Mfundzisi, tjela umnaketfu kutsi angabele incenye yelifa.”
14 Kodvwa wamphendvula watsi: “Ndvodza, ngubani losangente umehluleli nemenetisi kini?”
15 Watsi kubo: “Caphelani, nikubalekele konkhe kufisa lokubi; ngobe imphilo yemuntfu ayinconotiswa bunjinga bakhe.”
16 Wase ubatjela umfanekiso watsi: “Emasimi esicebi enta sivuno lesikhulu;
17 sase sicabanga enhlitiyweni yaso satsi: ‘Manje sengitakwente njani, ngobe ayisekho indzawo yekugcina lesivuno sami?’
18 Sachubeka satsi: ‘Ngitakwenta naku: Ngitawubhidlita tonkhe tinyango tami, bese ngakha letinkhulu, lapho ngitawugcina khona sonkhe sivuno netimphahla tami,
19 bese ngikhuluma ngedvwana ngitsi: Cha, senginetimphahla lengitibekele tona teminyaka leminyenti; angikhululeke, ngidle, nginatse, ngijabule!’
20 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu watsi kuso: ‘Silima! Kulobusuku balamuhla umphefumulo wakho uyabitwa kuwe; pho, letintfo lesewutilungisile titawuba tabani?’
21 “Kunjalo-ke kulowo lotibekela umcebo, kantsi akacebi kuNkulunkulu.”
22 Jesu wase utjela bafundzi bakhe utsi: “Ngako-ke nginitjela kutsi: Ningakhatsateki ngemphilo yenu, nekutsi nitawudlani, nangekutsi nitakwembatsani emitimbeni yenu.
23 Ngobe imphilo ibaluleke kakhulu kunekudla, nemtimba ubaluleke kakhulu kunetimphahla.
24 Ase nibuke emangangane! Akahlanyeli akavuni; ate tincolobane netilulu, kodvwa noko Nkulunkulu uyawondla. Nibaluleke kakhulu kangakanani-ke nine kunetinyoni!
25 Ngubani nje lapha emkhatsini wenu longatsi ngekunanta kwakhe kwengeteke iminyaka lembalwa ngetulu kwemphilo yakhe?
26 Nangabe ningeke nibe nemandla ekwenta loku lokuncane kangaka, nitihluphelani ngaloku lokunye?
27 “Ase nibheke kutsi timbali tikhula njani! Atisebenti nome tititfungele timphahla. Kodvwa nginitjela kutsi, naSolomoni, labenjinge kangaka, abete timphahla letatihlotjiswe kwendlula ngisho nayinye yaletimbali.
28 Nangabe Nkulunkulu embatsisa tjani besiganga lobukhona lamuhla, kusasa abusekho sebushile, angeke yini etsembeke kutsi anganembatsisa nani? Maye, bantfu bekukholwa lokuncane!
29 Ngako ningakhatsateki ngekufuna leningahle nikudle nikunatse; netingcondvo tenu tingakhatsateki.
30 Ngobe tonkhe tive temhlaba tifuna letintfo; neYihlo uyati kutsi niyatidzinga letintfo.
31 Esikhundleni saloko, funani umbuso wakhe, khona-ke tonkhe letintfo titawuba tenu.”
32 “Ningesabi, mhlambi lomncane, ngobe uYihlo utfokotela kona kutsi aninike umbuso.
33 Tsengisani ngako konkhe leninako, bese nabela labeswele. Tiphatseleni tipatji letingagugi, nigcine umcebo wenu ezulwini, lapho ungeke unciphe khona, kute nelisela lelingefika kuwo, kute ngisho nemvunya longawudla.
34 Ngobe lapho umcebo wenu ukhona, ngulapho nenhlitiyo yenu itawuba khona.”
35 “Hlalani tinkhalo tenu tiboshiwe netibane tenu tivutsa,
36 Njengetisebenti letilindzele kufika kwemnumzane wato aphuma edzilini, khona atewutsi nakefika anconcotsa, tisheshe timvulele umnyango.
37 Maye, tibusisekile leto tisebenti letiyakukhandvwa ngumnumzane wato tilindzele tingakalali! Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini, uyawubopha acinise libhande lakhe elukhalweni, atihlalise phansi, atiphe kudla.
38 Maye, tibusisiwe nakatikhandza tilindzele, nome ngabe ufike ekhatsi nebusuku nome kusengakasi!
39 Kodvwa yatini loku, kutsi kube lomniyo wendlu bekati sikhatsi sekufika kwelisela, abeyawulindza indlu yakhe kuze ingetikugcekezwa.
40 Nani futsi, lindzani, ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawufika ngesikhatsi leningakasilindzeli.”
41 Phetro watsi: “Nkhosi, utjela tsine sodvwa yini lomfanekiso, nome uwucondzise kubo bonkhe bantfu?”
42 INkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Ngubani-ke losisebenti lesetsembekile nalesihlakaniphile lesiyawutfunywa kutsi sicize indlu yenkhosi kanye nekunika letinye tisebenti kudla lokutifanele nangesikhatsi lesifanele?
43 Sibusisiwe leso sisebenti lesiyawukhandvwa yinkhosi yaso senta tonkhe timfanelo talelo khaya nayibuyako.
44 Ecinisweni leso sisebenti siyawunikwa umsebenti wekutsi siphatse tonkhe timphahla talenkhosi,
45 kodvwa nangabe lesisebenti sicabange satsi: ‘Inkhosi yami isalibele,’ bese sishaya tonkhe letinye tisebenti, letidvuna naletisikati, sihlaphate kudla, sinatse sidzakwe,
46 lenkhosi yaso iyawufika ngelilanga nangesikhatsi lesingakasilindzeli isijezise, isihlanganise nalabangetsembeki.
47 “Sisebenti lesatiko kutsi inkhosi yaso ifuna senteni, kodvwa singatilungiseleli kutsi sente loko lokufunwa yinkhosi yaso, siyawujeziswa ngekushaywa kakhulu;
48 kodvwa sisebenti lesingati kutsi inkhosi yaso ifunani, bese senta lokubi lesifanele sishayelwe kona, siyawujeziswa ngekushaywa kancane. Umuntfu lonikwe lokukhulu, kuyawudzingeka lokukhulu kuye; umuntfu lonikwe lokukhulu kakhulu, kuyawudzingeka lokukhulu kakhulu kuye.”
49 “Ngitele kutakokhela umlilo emhlabeni, maye, ngifisa shangatsi ngabe sewokhelekile!
50 “Kunembhabhatiso lengitawemukela; maye, ngicindzetelekile, uyawudzimate wendlule!
51 Nicabanga kutsi ngiletse kuthula yini emhlabeni? Cha, hhayi kuthula, kodvwa ngiletse kwehlukana.
52 Kusukela manje indlu lenebantfu labasihlanu itakwehlukana, labatsatfu bacabane nalababili, lababili nalabatsatfu.
53 Bayawucabana, uyise nendvodzana, indvodzana neyise, unina nendvodzakati, indvodzakati nenina, uninatala nemalukatane, malukatane neninatala.”
54 Jesu wachubeka watsi eticumbini tebantfu: “Nanibona lifu lemvula lichamuka ngasenshonalanga, niyaye nitsi: ‘Litakuna,’ livele line.
55 Naniva umoya lochamuka eningizimu uhhusha, niyaye nitsi: ‘Kutawushisa,’ livele lishise.
56 Batentisi! Ngekubuka umhlaba nesibhakabhaka niyakwati kufundza lesikushoko; pho, nehlulwa yini kufundza inchazelo yaletikhatsi talamuhla?”
57 “Anitiboneli ngani kutsi ngukuphi lokulungile?
58 Nangabe umuntfu akumangalele enkantolo, yetama ngawo onkhe emandla akho kulungisana naye endleleni nisaya kuyawuliteka lelicala, kuze angetikufikisa embikwemehluleli, ngobe umehluleli utakunikela emaphoyiseni, wona akufake ejele.
59 Lapho-ke ngikutjela kutsi, ungeke uphume ungakayikhiphi yonkhe inhlawulo.”
1 Ngaso leso sikhatsi labanye bantfu batjela Jesu ngebantfu baseGalile labatsi banikela umnikelo wekushiswa kuNkulunkulu, Philatu wababulala.
2 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Njengobe babulawa-ke laba baseGalile, nicabanga kutsi loko kusho kutsi bona babetoni kakhulu yini kunalabanye bantfu baseGalile?
3 Cha! Nginitjela kutsi, nangabe nani ningatishiyi tono tenu, niyawubhubha njengabo.
4 Nome-ke nicabanga kutsi laba labebali-18 baseSilowama lokwawela kubo umbhoshongo wababulala, bona babebabi kakhulu yini kunabo bonkhe bantfu lababehlala eJerusalema?
5 Cha! Nginitjela kutsi, nangabe nani ningashiyi tono tenu, niyawubhubha njengabo.”
6 Jesu wase ubatjela nankhu umfanekiso lotsi: “Lenye indvodza beyinesihlahla semkhiwa engadzeni yayo. Yaya kuyawufuna emakhiwa kulesihlahla, yakhandza kutsi kute.
7 Ngako yase itsi esisebentini sayo sengadze: ‘Ase ubuke lesihlahla, sengite lapha iminyaka lemitsatfu ngitewukha emakhiwa kodvwa angiwakhandzi, sigece siwe! Yini siloku sichubeka sisebentisa lomhlabatsi mahhala?’
8 Kodvwa sisebenti sengadze samphendvula satsi: ‘Mnumzane, ase umane usiyekele kulomnyaka kuphela; ngitase ngisimbele umsele usitungelete, bese ngisifakela umcuba.
9 Nangabe-ke sitsela nyakenye, kuyawuba ncono; kodvwa nasingatseli, utabe sewuyasijuba-ke.’ ”
10 Ngalelinye liSabatha Jesu abefundzisa esinagogeni.
11 Khona lapho bekunemfati labenemoya lomubi lowase umgulise iminyaka leli-18; abesagobene angasakwati nekuhamba eme acondze atsi tfwi!
12 Jesu watsi nakambona, wambita watsi: “Mfati, sewukhululekile ekuguleni kwakho.”
13 Wambeka tandla, masinyane umfati weluleka waphila, wadvumisa Nkulunkulu.
14 Siphatsimandla selisinagoge satfukutsela ngekutsi Jesu abesaphilise ngeliSabatha; ngako sakhuluma kubantfu satsi: “Asitfupha emalanga lesifanele sisebente ngawo; ngako-ke nibota ngalawo malanga kutewuphiliswa, kodvwa hhayi ngeliSabatha.”
15 INkhosi yasiphendvula yatsi: “Nine batentisi! Lomunye wenu angete ayikhipha yini inkhabi nome imbongolo esibayeni ayeyinatsisa ngeliSabatha?
16 Manje-ke nansi lendvodzakati lesitukulwane sa-Abrahama lebeseyiboshwe nguSathane iminyaka leli-18, akukafaneli yini kutsi ikhululwe ekuboshweni kwayo ngeliSabatha?”
17 Lemphendvulo yakhe yenta tonkhe titsa takhe taba nemahloni, kantsi bantfu bonkhe bebajabulela tonkhe timangaliso labetenta.
18 Ngako-ke Jesu watsi: “Umbuso waNkulunkulu ufanana nani? Ngingawufanisa nani nje?
19 Ufanana nenhlanyelo yendlulamitsi leyatsatfwa ngumuntfu wayihlanyela ensimini yakhe. Lenhlanyelo yakhula yaba sihlahla, netinyoni letindiza emoyeni takha tidleke tato emagaleni aso.”
20 Jesu waphindze wabuta watsi: “Umbuso waNkulunkulu ngingawufanisa nani nje?
21 Ngingawufanisa nembiliso leyatsatfwa ngumfati wayihlanganisa nemabinta lamatsatfu afulaha, yakhukhumuka lenhlama.”
22 Jesu wadzabula emkhatsini wemadolobha nemadolobhana acondze eJerusalema, ahamba afundzisa.
23 Lomunye wambuta watsi: “Nkhosi, kutawusindziswa bantfu labambalwa yini kantsi?” Jesu watsi kubo:
24 “Phikelelani kungena ngemnyango lomncane; ngobe banyenti bantfu labatakwetama kungena ngawo, kodvwa bayakwehluleka.
25 “Umnikati wendlu nasekasukumile wavala umnyango, niyakuma ngephandle ninconcotse nitsi: ‘Nkhosi, sivulele umnyango!’ Uyakuniphendvula atsi: ‘Anginati lapho niphuma khona!’
26 Niyawube seniphendvula nitsi: ‘Sadla, sanatsa nawe; wafundzisa futsi, etitaladini telidolobha lakitsi.’
27 Kodvwa yena uyawutsi: ‘Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Anginati lapho niphuma khona. Nyamalalani lapha embikwami, benti balokubi!’
28 “Lapho niyawukhala kudzimate kugedletele ematinyo, nanibona Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe, nabo bonkhe baphrofethi embusweni waNkulunkulu nibe nine nivalelwe ngephandle.
29 “Bantfu bayawuta baphuma emphumalanga nasenshonalanga, enyakatfo naseningizimu bahlale etafuleni embusweni waNkulunkulu.
30 Lapho-ke laba lababekugcina bayawuba bekucala, laba lababekucala babe bekugcina.”
31 Khona lapho nje kwase kufika labanye baFarisi bete kuJesu batsi kuye: “Suka lapha uhambe uye kulenye indzawo, ngobe Herodi ufuna kukubulala.”
32 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Hambani nitjele leyo mphungutja nitsi: ‘Ngikhipha emadimoni ngiphilise lamuhla nakusasa, lomsebenti wami ngiyawucedzela ngemhlomunye.’
33 Noko kufanele kutsi ngibesendleleni lamuhla nakusasa nangemhlomunye, ngobe kungeke kwenteke kutsi umphrofethi abulawelwe nome kukuphi ngaphandle kwaseJerusalema.
34 “Jerusalema, Jerusalema! Ubulala baphrofethi, ugcobe ngematje titfunywa taNkulunkulu letitfunyelwe kuwe! Sekukangaki ngifuna kufukamela bonkhe bantfu bakho, njengesikhukhukati sifukamela emantjwele ngaphansi kwemaphiko aso, kodvwa awuzange ungivumele!
35 Buka-ke manje likhaya lakho selilahliwe, ngiyakutjela kutsi, ungeke usangibona, kuze kufike sikhatsi lapho uyawutsi: ‘Ubusisiwe lotako egameni leNkhosi.’ ”
1 Ngalelinye liSabatha Jesu abeyewudla emtini walesinye siphatsimandla selicembu lebaFarisi, bantfu bebacaphelisisile kutsi Jesu utakwentani.
2 EmbikwaJesu kwakunendvodza leyayinesifo sekuvuvuka.
3 Jesu wakhuluma, wabuta tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi watsi: “Umtsetfo wetfu uyasivumela yini kutsi siphilise ngeliSabatha, nome cha?”
4 Kodvwa abazange batsi vu. Jesu wayitsatsa lendvodza wayiphilisa, wase utsi ayihambe.
5 Wase utsi kubo: “Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lokungatsi imbongolo yakhe nome inkhabi yakhe ibhajwe eludzakeni angete ayikhipha ngobe kuliSabatha?”
6 Kodvwa behluleka kumphendvula kuloko.
7 Jesu wabona kutsi laba bebamenyiwe babekhetsa tindzawo letinhle, ngako wase ubatjela bonkhe umfanekiso lotsi:
8 “Nangabe umenyiwe emshadweni ungabohlala etindzaweni letiphakeme, ngobe kusenekwenteka kutsi kukhona lomunye lomenyiwe loncono kunawe.
9 Bese lona lonimemile uta kuwe utsi: “ ‘Ase ukhweshele nangu, ahlale lapha.’ Ngako uyawuba nemahloni ngekwehliselwa endzaweni lephansi.
10 Lokungenani nawumenyiwe, kuncono uhlale endzaweni lephansi, kuze kutsi lokumemile afike atsi: ‘Yenyuka, mngami, utewuhlala kunansi indzawo lencono,’ loko kutakuletsela kuhlonishwa emkhatsini walabo bebamenyiwe.
11 Ngobe wonkhe umuntfu lotiphakamisako uyawutfotjiswa, nalotitfobako uyawuphakanyiswa.”
12 Jesu wase utsi kulona lammemile: “Nawente lidzili, ungabomema tihlobo takho, nome banakenu, nome tinini, nome bomakhelwane bakho labacebile, ngobe nawe bayawukumema, ngalendlela-ke uyawube sewuwutfolile umvuzo waloko kwenta kwakho.
13 Nawente lidzili, ubomema timphuya, netishosha, netinchute, netimphumphutse.
14 Uyawubusiswa, ngobe bangeke babe nemandla ekukwenana loko. Uyawubuyiselwa nguNkulunkulu ekuvukeni kwalabalungile.”
15 Lomunye walamadvodza bekahleti adla naye nakeva loko, watsi kuJesu: “Maye, ubusisiwe loyawuhlanganyela ekudleni embusweni waNkulunkulu!”
16 Jesu watsi: “Kwake kwaba khona umuntfu lowenta lidzili lelikhulu, wamema bantfu labanyenti.
17 Sesifikile sikhatsi sekudla, watfumela sisebenti kutsi siyewubita labamenyiwe, watsi sifike sitsi: ‘Wotani, konkhe sekulungile!’
18 Kodvwa bonkhe ngalokufananako bacala babeka taba tekungaphumeleli. Wekucala watsi: ‘Ngitsenge lipulazi, kufanele ngiyewulibona; ngicela ufike ungicolisele!’
19 Lomunye watsi: ‘Ngitsenge tinkhabi letilishumi, manje ngisayawutilinga kutsi tinjani; ngicela ungicolisele!’
20 Lomunye watsi: ‘Ngisandza kuteka umfati, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngiphumelele.’
21 “Sisebenti sancandzeka, safike satjela lomnumzane waso. Lomnumzane watfukutsela, watselwa ngemanti, waze watsi kuso: ‘Sheshisa uye etindleleni nasetitaladini edolobheni ubite timphuya, netishosha, netimphumphutse netinchute.’
22 Sisebenti satsi: ‘Mnumzane, sengikwentile lokushito, kodvwa kusasele indzawo.’
23 Lomnumzane wase utsi esisebentini: ‘Hamba uye etindleleni nasemigwacweni lesetikhotseni uncenge bonkhe bantfu kutsi bete, khona itewugcwala lendlu yami.
24 Nginitjela ngitsi: Kute nome munye loyawudla kulelidzili lami kulabo bebamenyiwe!’ ”
25 Ticumbi letinkhulu tebantfu betihamba naJesu. Wagucukela kuto watsi:
26 “Lota kimi angeke abe ngumfundzi wami ngaphandle kwekutsi adzele uyise nenina, umfati wakhe nebantfwabakhe, bomnakabo nabodzadzewabo, yebo, kanye nemphilo yakhe lucobo lwayo.
27 Longetjatsi siphambano sakhe angilandzele, angeke abe ngumfundzi wami.
28 “Ngubani emkhatsini wenu longatsi afuna kwakha sitezi lesikhulu, angahlali phansi kucala, abale tindleko, abukisise kutsi unayo yini imali leyenele kutsi angasicedza lesitezi?
29 Nangabe akanayo kantsi sewubeke nesisekelo saso, angasasicedzi, bonkhe lababonako bangahlekisa ngaye batsi:
30 ‘Lendvodza yacala yakha, kodvwa seyiyehluleka kuwucedza lomsebenti!’
31 “Nangabe inkhosi inemabutfo lati-10 000 iyawulwa nalenye inkhosi lenemabutfo lati-20 000, leyo nkhosi ifanele kutsi ihlale phansi ibukisise kutsi ingaba nawo yini emandla ekubhekana nalenkhosi.
32 Nangabe ayinawo, itawuvele itfumele tigijimi kulelenye inkhosi isesekhashane, tiyewutsi: ‘Mayoyo, ayiphele!’ ”
33 Jesu wagcina ngekutsi: “Kunjalo-ke nakini, kute longaba ngumfundzi wami ngaphandle kwekutsi adzele konkhe lanako.”
34 “Luswayi lulungile, kodvwa nangabe selulahlekelwe bunandzi balo, kungentiwa lisu lini kutsi luphindze lulunge?
35 Alusekalungeli ngisho nemhlabatsi nome sengumcuba, nebantfu bayalulahla. “Lonendlebe yekuva akeve.”
1 Ngalelinye lilanga kwefika batselisi netilahlwa titewulalela Jesu.
2 Kodvwa baFarisi netati temtsetfo tahhingatela tatsi: “Lomuntfu wemukela tilahlwa abuye futsi adle nato!”
3 Ngako-ke Jesu wase ubatjela umfanekiso lotsi:
4 “Nangabe lomunye wenu anetimvu letilikhulu bese kulahleka lenye, angente njani? Angete atishiya etsafeni yini leti letingema-99, ahambe ayewufuna lena lenye lelahlekile, adzimate ayitfole?
5 Angatsi nase ayitfolile, atfokote ayetjatse ehlombe abuyele nayo ekhaya.
6 Atsi nase afike ekhaya, ameme tihlobo takhe nabomakhelwane atsi kubo: ‘Tfokotani kanye nami, ngobe sengiyitfolile imvu yami lebeyilahlekile.’ ”
7 Jesu wachubeka watsi: “Ngalokufananako, ngitsi kini: Kuyawuba khona kutfokota lokukhulu ezulwini ngesoni sinye lesiphendvukako kunebantfu labalungile labangema-99 labangakudzingi kuphendvuka.”
8 “Nome-ke ake sitsi: Umfati lonetinhlavu tesiliva letilishumi alahlekelwe ngulolunye, wente njani? Akasikhanyisi yini sibane atsanyele indlu yakhe alufunisise adzimate alutfole?
9 Atsi angalutfola, ameme tihlobo takhe, nabomakhelwane bakhe atsi kubo: ‘Tfokotani kanye nami, ngobe sengilutfolile luhlavu lebelulahlekile.’ ”
10 Jesu wachubeka watsi: “Ngalokufananako-ke, ngitsi kini: Tingilosi taNkulunkulu tiyawutfokota ngesoni sinye lesiphendvukako.”
11 Wachubeka Jesu watsi: “Bekukhona umuntfu labenemadvodzana lamabili.
12 Indvodzana lencane yatsi kuyise: ‘Babe, nginike sabelo lesilifa lami.’ Ngako-ke uyise wawehlukanisela lifa emadvodzana akhe.
13 “Kwatsi ngemalangana indvodzana lencane yatsengisa lifa layo, yahamba nalemali yalibangisa eveni lelikhashane, lapho yayihlaphata khona imali ihleti ngekonakala.
14 Yayidla yonkhe imali. Kwefika indlala lenkhulu kulelo live, ingasenalutfo yahlupheka kakhulu.
15 Ngako-ke yahamba yayawufuna umsebenti kumuntfu walelo live, wayitfumela enhlonhleni yakhe kuyakwelusa tingulube.
16 Yayilamba idzimate ifise kudla imidvumba ledliwa tingulube, ngobe yayinganikwa ngumuntfu kudla.
17 “Sigcino yasanguluka engcondvweni yacabanga yatsi: ‘Tonkhe tisebenti tababe tidla tidzimate titibekele, kepha mine lapha ngilamba kangaka.
18 Ngitawuhamba ngiye kubabe ngitsi kuye: “Babe, ngonile kuNkulunkulu nakuwe.
19 Angisafanele nekutsi ngibitwe ngekutsi ngiyindvodzana yakho; sale umane ungenta lomunye wetisebenti takho.” ’
20 Ngako-ke yesuka yahamba yaya kuyise. “Yayisekudzeni kabi nelikhaya ngesikhatsi uyise ayibona. Inhlitiyo yeyise yagcwala sihawu, wayihawukela wagijima wayihlangabeta. Wayigaca ngemkhono wakhe, wayanga.
21 Lendvodzana yatsi kuyise: ‘Babe, ngonile kuNkulunkulu nakuwe, angisafanele nekutsi ngibitwe ngekutsi ngiyindvodzana yakho.’
22 Kepha uyise wabita tisebenti watsi: ‘Phangisani niletse ingubo lenhle niyembatsise, niyifake nendandatho emnweni wayo, neticatfulo etinyaweni.
23 Nifune litfole lelihle lelikhuluphele nilihlabe sitewudla sijabule.
24 Ngobe lendvodzana yami beyifile, kodvwa nyalo seyiyaphila; beyilahlekile, kodvwa nyalo seyitfolakele.’ Ngako kwase kuyadliwa, kuyajatjulwa.
25 “Ngaleso sikhatsi indvodzana lenkhulu beyingekho isensimini, yatsi seyibuya yeva umsindvo wekuhlabela nekugidza ingakangeni ekhaya,
26 yase ibita lesinye setisebenti iyabuta kutsi kwente njani lapha ekhaya kunemsindvo nje.
27 Sisebenti satsi kuye: ‘Umnakenu sewubuyile, ngako-ke uyihlo umhlabise litfole lelikhuluphele, ngobe umnakenu ubuye asaphila.’
28 “Indvodzana lenkhulu yatfukutsela yabila, yase iyala nekungena lapha ekhaya. Kwadzimate kwaphuma uyise wayakuyincenga;
29 yamphendvula yatsi: ‘Kodvwa, babe, mine yonkhe leminyaka bengihleti nawe ngikusebentela. Angizange sengephule namunye umyalo wakho, kodvwa awuzange sewunginike nangalinye lilanga ngisho nelizinyane nje, kutsi nami ngitijabulise kanye nebangani bami.
30 Kodvwa lendvodzana yakho nayibuya kuyawuhlaphata lifa lakho netingwadla, yona uyihlabisa litfole lelikhuluphele!’
31 “Uyise watsi kuye: ‘Ndvodzana yami, wena unami njalo, nako konkhe lokukwami ubokwati kutsi kwakho.
32 Kepha kusifanele kutsi sijabule sidle ngekutfokota, ngobe umnakenu abefile, kepha manje sewuyaphila; abelahlekile, kepha manje sewutfolakele.’ ”
1 Jesu wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Kwake kwaba khona indvodza leyayisicebi lesasinendvuna. Sase sitjelwe kutsi lendvuna ihlaphata imali yaso.
2 Sayibita lendvuna satsi: ‘Yini loku lengikuvako ngawe? Ngikhombise kutsi imphahla yami uyiphatsa kanjani, ngobe ungeke uchubeke ube yindvuna yami, nawuhamba ngalolunyawo!’
3 Lendvuna yacabanga yatsi: ‘Inkhosi yami itangicosha emsebentini. Ngitakwente njani? Ngingeke ngikumele kuba simbamgodzi, kantsi nekucela futsi ngiyakwesaba.
4 Sengibonile lengitawukwenta, kuze nase ngiphelelwe ngumsebenti, bangani bami bangemukele, bangihlalise emakhaya abo.’
5 “Ngako wabita bonkhe lababekweleda lesicebi ngamunye ngamunye. Kulona wekucala watsi: ‘Uyikweleda malini inkhosi yami?’
6 Wamphendvula watsi: ‘Nasi sikwelede, ngikweleda emabhodlela emafutsa eliphehla lati-4 000.’ Lendvuna yamtjela yatsi: ‘Nali libhuku lakho lesikwelede. Hlala phansi ubhale ti-2 000.’
7 Kulomunye watsi: ‘Wena-ke ukweleda malini?’ Waphendvula watsi: ‘Nasi sikwelede, ngikweleda emasaka emmbila lalikhulu.’ Lendvuna yatsi: ‘Nali libhuku lesikwelede sakho. Hlala phansi ubhale ema-80.’
8 “Inkhosi yayidvumisa lendvuna lengaketsembeki ngekwenta lentfo lenebucili kangaka, ngobe bantfu balomhlaba bahlakaniphile esitukulwaneni sabo kunebantfu bekukhanya.”
9 Jesu wachubeka watsi: “Nginitjela ngitsi: Tenteleni bangani ngemcebo wemhlaba, kuze kutsi ungaphela banemukele ekhaya laphakadze.
10 “Lowo lowetsembekile etintfweni letincane, uyakwetsembeka nasetintfweni letinkhulu, longetsembeki etintfweni letincane, angeke etsembeke etintfweni letinkhulu.
11 Ngako naningaketsembeki ekuphatseni umcebo walomhlaba, ningetsembeka kanjani emcebeni lokunguwo sibili?
12 Nani naningaketsembeki entfweni yalomunye umuntfu, ngubani loyawuninika lokukwenu?
13 “Asikho sisebenti lesingasebenta emakhosi lamabili ngasikhatsi sinye. Siyawutondza lenye, sitsandze lenye; siyawunamatsela kulenye, sedzelele lenye. Ngako-ke ningeke nikhonte Nkulunkulu nemcebo.”
14 BaFarisi nabakuva loku, bamphukuta Jesu, ngobe phela babeyitsandza imali.
15 Kodvwa Jesu watsi kubo: “Nitenta labalungile emehlweni ebantfu, kodvwa Nkulunkulu uyatati tinhlitiyo. Loko bantfu labacabanga kutsi kuyintfo lenkhulu lebalulekile, kusinengiso ebusweni baNkulunkulu.
16 “Umtsetfo netimfundziso tebaphrofethi kwasebenta kwaze kwefika sikhatsi saJohane uMbhabhatisi. Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi sekushunyayelwa liVangeli ngembuso waNkulunkulu, wonkhe umuntfu ulwela kungena kuwo,
17 kodvwa kulula kutsi lizulu nemhlaba kwendlule kunekutsi lichashatana lemtsetfo lendlule liphele.
18 “Nangabe indvodza idivosa umkayo bese iteka lomunye umfati, iyaphinga; nendvodza letsatsa umfati lodivosiwe, iyaphinga.”
19 “Bekukhona indvodza leyayicebile igcoka timphahla letatidule kakhulu. Yayinekudla lokunyenti idla kahle onkhe emalanga.
20 Esangweni lemuti wayo bekuhlala umuntfu labechakile, libito lakhe kunguLazaro, abenetilondza wonkhe umtimba,
21 abedzinga kondliwa ngetimvutfuluka tekudla letatiwa etafuleni lalesicebi. Netinja tatita timkhotse tilondza.
22 “Lendvodza leluphuya yafa yemukelwa tingilosi, tayiyisa edzilini lasezulwini, lapho tefike tayibeka edvute na-Abrahama; nesicebi safa sangcwatjwa.
23 Sabasebuhlungwini lobukhulu endzaweni yalabafile; satsi sibuka ngetulu sabona Abrahama akhashane, anaLazaro.
24 Sase siyamemeta sitsi: ‘Babe Abrahama, ngihawukele ungitfumelele nango Lazaro enye sihloko semuno wakhe emantini atengiphotisa elulwimini, ngobe ngisebuhlungwini lobukhulu, ngiyasha!’
25 “Kodvwa Abrahama watsi: ‘Khumbula, ndvodzana yami, kutsi usaphila emhlabeni wanikwa konkhe lokuhle, kepha Lazaro abenikwe lokubi kodvwa. Sewuyajatjuliswa-ke lapha, kantsi wena sewusekuhluphekeni.
26 Nangaphandle kwaloko nje kuneludvonga lolukhulu lapha emkhatsini wetfu, lolusivimbelako kutsi labamshiya ngalo bangakwati kwewelela ngalapho, nalabo labangesheya bangete bakwati kwewelela mshiya ngalo.’
27 Lesicebi sase sitsi: ‘Sengiyakuncenga, babe, umane sale nje umtfumela ekhaya lababe.
28 Lapho nginebanaketfu labasihlanu, efike abatjele kutsi bangete beta lapha kulendzawo lengikuyo.’
29 “Abrahama watsi: ‘Bomnakenu banemtsetfo waMosi netincwadzi tebaphrofethi letingabatjela, abalalele tona.’
30 Lesicebi samphendvula satsi: ‘Cha-ke, babe Abrahama, nakungavuka lomunye ekufeni aye kubo, bayawuphendvuka etonweni tabo.’
31 Kodvwa Abrahama watsi: ‘Nabangalaleli boMosi nebaphrofethi nababeluleka, nome bekungavuka lomunye kulabafile, bangeke baneliswe!’ ”
1 Jesu watsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Tilingo tetono kufanele kutsi tenteke; kodvwa maye kulowo letita ngaye!
2 Bekuyawuba ncono kutsi kuboshelwe litje entsanyeni yakhe, bese ujikijelwa elwandle, kunekutsi ente nome munye walaba labancane kutsi one.
3 Caphelani! Nangabe umnakenu ona, mekhute, nangabe uyaphendvuka, mtsetselele.
4 “Nangabe akona emahlandla lasikhombisa ngelilanga linye solomane atsi kuwe: ‘Ngiyacolisa,’ kufanele umtsetselele.”
5 Baphostoli base batsi eNkhosini: “Yandzisa kukholwa kwetfu.”
6 INkhosi yabaphendvula yatsi: “Kube beningaba nekukholwa lokungangenhlavu yendlulamitsi, beningatsi kulesihlahla: ‘Dzephuneka uyewumila elwandle!’ Besiyawunilalela.”
7 “Ase ngitsi lomunye wenu unesisebenti lesilimako nome leselusa tinkhomo nome timvu. Nase sibuya ensimini angasho yini kuso kutsi: ‘Hlala phansi kucala udle naku kudla’?
8 Cha! Esikhundleni saloko angatsi kuso: ‘Faka sidziya sakho, ungilungisele kudla kwami, unginike ngidle nginatse; emvakwaloko-ke nawe utawuhlala phansi udle unatse.’
9 Uyasibonga yini sisebenti lesisuke sente loko lebesifanele sikwente?
10 Kanjalo-ke nani nanente konkhe lenitjelwe kutsi nikwente, nibotsi: ‘Sitisebenti letingakafaneli kubongwa, ngobe sente lebesifanele kutsi sikwente.’ ”
11 Endleleni Jesu asaya eJerusalema wendlula emkhatsini weSamariya neGalile.
12 Asangena emtini wahlangabetwa ngemadvodza labelishumi labephetfwe bulephelo ema bucadlwana naye,
13 amemeta atsi: “Nkhosi Jesu, sihawukele.”
14 Watsi nakawabona Jesu, watsi: “Hambani nitibonakalise kubaphristi.” Nangempela atsi asahamba, bulephelo bahhohloka.
15 Lenye yatsi kube ibone kutsi seyiphilile, yancandzeka idvumisa Nkulunkulu ngelivi lelikhulu.
16 Yefika yatilahla phansi etinyaweni taJesu imbonga. Yona-ke beyingumSamariya.
17 Jesu watsi: “Beningesilo yini lishumi ekuphilisweni kwenu? Baphi labayimfica?
18 Akatfolakalanga namunye yini, lowabuyela emuva weta kutawubonga Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwalomchamuki?”
19 Wase utsi kuye: “Sukuma uhambe; kukholwa kwakho kukusindzisile.”
20 Labanye baFarisi babuta Jesu batsi: “Umbuso waNkulunkulu uyawufika nini?” Wabaphendvula watsi: “Umbuso waNkulunkulu awuti ngendlela lebonakalako.
21 Kute loyawutsi: ‘Ase nibuke nankhu!’ nome: ‘Nankhuya!’ Ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu ukini.”
22 Wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Siyeta sikhatsi lapho niyawufisa shangatsi ningabona linye nje lemalanga eNdvodzana yeMuntfu, kodvwa ningeke nilibone.
23 Bayawuba khona labayawutsi kini: ‘Ase nibuke lapha!’ nome batsi: ‘Ase nibuke naku!’ Kodvwa ningayi, ningabalandzeli.
24 Njengembane ubaneka uvundla kabili esibhakabhakeni, iyawuba njalo neNdvodzana yeMuntfu ngelilanga layo.
25 Kodvwa kwekucala ifanele ihlupheke kakhulu ilahlwe bantfu balesitukulwane.
26 “Njengobe kwakunjalo ngemalanga aNowa, kuyawuba njalo nangemalanga eNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
27 Bonkhe bantfu bebadla, banatsa, bateka bafati, bendziswa, kwaze kwaba lilanga Nowa langena ngalo emkhunjini lana zamcolo wababulala bonkhe.
28 Kuyawuba njengesikhatsi saLoti; bebadla, banatsa, batsenga, batsengisa, balima, bakha tindlu.
29 Mhlazana Loti esuka eSodoma, umlilo nesibabule kwana kuphuma ezulwini, kwababulala bonkhe.
30 Kuyawuba njalo nangelilanga leyiyakwembulwa ngalo iNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
31 “Umuntfu loyawube asetikwendlu yakhe ngalelo langa, angehli kuyawutsatsa timphahla takhe endlini, kanjalo futsi nemuntfu losensimini, angabuyeli emuva.
32 Khumbulani umkaLoti.
33 Umuntfu lowetama kusindzisa imphilo yakhe, uyawulahlekelwa ngiyo. Kodvwa umuntfu lolahlekelwa yimphilo yakhe, uyawuyisindzisa.
34 Nginitjela kutsi: Kulobo busuku bantfu bayawube balele bababili embhedzeni munye; lomunye uyawutsatfwa, lomunye asale ngemuva.
35 Bafati lababili bayawube bagaya ndzawonye; lomunye uyawutsatfwa, lomunye asale ngemuva. [
36 Emadvodza lamabili ayawube asensimini; lenye iyakutsatfwa, lenye isale ngemuva.]”
37 Bafundzi bambuta batsi: “Kuphi, Nkhosi?” Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Lapho kunesidvumbu khona, nemangce ahlangana khona.”
1 Jesu wase ubatjela lomfanekiso abafundzisa kutsi kufanele bathandaze sonkhe sikhatsi bangadzinwa.
2 “Kwake kwaba khona umehluleli kulelinye lidolobha lelikhulu labengamesabi Nkulunkulu angahloniphi nebantfu.
3 Kwakukhona umfelokati kulelo dolobha labevame kuta kulomehluleli atewucela emalungelo akhe afike atsi: ‘Ngisite kulona lolwa nami!’
4 Kwaba sikhatsi lesidze umehluleli angavumi, kodvwa ekugcineni watsi: ‘Nome ngingamesabi Nkulunkulu ngingahloniphi muntfu,
5 kodvwa ngaloluhlupho lengilutfola kulomfelokati, kuncono kutsi ngimnike emalungelo akhe, funa achubeke nalokunginakashela, adzimate angiphuphise!’ ”
6 INkhosi yachubeka yatsi: “Lalelani kutsi watsini lomehluleli lomubi!
7 Pho, Nkulunkulu utakwehlulwa yini kubevela labakhetsiwe bakhe, labakhala kuye imini nebusuku bacela lusito? Uyawubina yini ekubasiteni?
8 Nginitjela kutsi uyawubevela ngekushesha. Kodvwa ingabe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu nayibuyako iyawukukhandza kukhona yini kukholwa emhlabeni?”
9 Jesu wabatjela futsi nankhu umfanekiso acondzise kubantfu labetsemba kulunga kwabo bese bababukela phansi labanye bantfu:
10 “Emadvodza lamabili enyukela ethempelini kuyawuthandaza, lomunye abengumFarisi, lomunye angumtselisi.
11 “UmFarisi wakhwesha wema yedvwa wathandaza watsi: ‘Ngiyakubonga, Nkulunkulu, kutsi mine angifanani nalabanye bantfu labatigebengu, nalabangakalungi, netiphingi, nanjengalomtselisi.
12 Ngizila kudla emalanga lamabili ngeliviki ngikunika kwelishumi kwako konkhe lengikwemukelako.’
13 “Kodvwa umtselisi eme khashane akazange abhekise ngisho nebuso bakhe ezulwini, kepha ngekutisola wathandaza watsi: ‘Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mine soni!’ ”
14 Jesu watsi: “Nginitjela kutsi lendvodza lengumtselisi yabuyela ekhaya seyemukelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi ilungile kunalona lomunye, ngobe phela wonkhe umuntfu lotiphakamisako, uyawutfotjiswa, wonkhe lotitfobako, uyawuphakanyiswa.”
15 Ngaleso sikhatsi baletsa ngisho netinswane kutsi Jesu atetibeka tandla. Kodvwa bafundzi batsi nabakubona loko, babatsetsisa.
16 Kodvwa Jesu wababita labantfwana atsi: “Vumelani bantfwana bete kimi! Ningabavimbeli, ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu walabanjalo.
17 Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Longawemukeli umbuso waNkulunkulu njengemntfwana, angeke angene kuwo.”
18 Lesinye sikhulu sambuta satsi: “Mfundzisi lolungile, kufanele ngenteni kuze ngidle lifa lekuphila lokuphakadze?”
19 Jesu watsi kuso: “Ungibitelani ngekutsi ngilungile? Kute lolungile ngaphandle kwaNkulunkulu.
20 Uyayati imiyalo letsi: ‘Ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungacali emanga, hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko’?”
21 Lendvodza yaphendvula yatsi: “Yonkhe lemiyalo ngayenta kusukela ebuncaneni bami.”
22 Nakakuva loko Jesu, watsi kuyo: “Kusadzingeka wente intfo yinye, tsengisa ngako konkhe lonako, bese wabela timphuya lemali, uyawuba nemcebo ezulwini, bese uyeta uyangilandzela.”
23 Kodvwa yatsi kube ikuve loko lendvodza, yadzabuka kakhulu, ngobe beyinjinge kakhulu.
24 Jesu abona lokutsi idzabukile, wase utsi: “Maye, kulukhuni etinjingeni kutsi tingene embusweni waNkulunkulu!
25 Kulula kutsi likamela lingene embotjeni yenyalitsi kunekutsi injinga ingene embusweni waNkulunkulu.”
26 Nabeva loku bantfu, bambuta batsi: “Kepha nakunjalo, ngubani longasindziswa?”
27 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Lokungeke kwenteke kubantfu, kuNkulunkulu kuyenteka.”
28 Phetro watsi: “Buka tsine, sishiye konkhe kwetfu salandzela wena.”
29 Jesu watsi kubo: “Empeleni wonkhe loshiya likhaya lakhe, nome umfati wakhe, nome bomnakabo, nome batali bakhe, nome bantfwabakhe ngesimanga sembuso waNkulunkulu,
30 uyakwemukela lokuphindzaphindziwe kulamalanga, nekuphila lokuphakadze etikhatsini letitako.”
31 Jesu wabadvonsela eceleni bafundzi bakhe labali-12 watsi kubo: “Lalelani, sesiya eJerusalema, lapho konkhe lokwabhalwa baphrofethi ngeNdvodzana yeMuntfu kutakugcwaliseka khona.
32 Itawunikelwa etandleni tetive letitawuhlekisa ngayo tiyetfuke, tiyikhafulele.
33 Titawuyibhambabula tiyibulale, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu iyawuvuka iphile.”
34 Bafundzi bakhe abazange beve kutsi ucondze kutsini, ngobe inchazelo yalamavi akhe yayifihlekile kubo, bebangati kutsi Jesu ukhuluma ngani.
35 Jesu asasondzela ngaseJerikho wakhandza indvodza leyayiyimphumphutse ihleti elusentseni lwemgwaco icela.
36 Yatsi nayiva sicumbi sebantfu sendlula, yabuta yatsi: “Yini leyo?”
37 Bayitjela batsi: “NguJesu waseNazaretha lowendlulako.”
38 Yase iyamemeta itsi: “Jesu, Ndvodzana yaDavide! Ngihawukele!”
39 Bantfu labebangembili bayekhuta lendvodza batsi ayibindze. Kodvwa yamemeta kakhulu kunakucala yatsi: “Ndvodzana yaDavide, ngihawukele!”
40 Ngako Jesu wase uyema utsi abayiletse kuye; nase isondzele wayibuta watsi:
41 “Ufuna ngikwenteleni?” Yaphendvula yatsi: “Nkhosi, ngicela kubona.”
42 Jesu watsi kuyo: “Bona; kukholwa kwakho kukuphilisile.”
43 Ngekushesha yabona, yase ilandzela Jesu, idvumisa Nkulunkulu; nabakubona loko, bonkhe bantfu badvumisa Nkulunkulu.
1 Jesu wangena eJerikho endlula.
2 Lapho-ke kwakukhona umtselisi lomkhulu kunguZakewu, futsi anjingile.
3 Wetama kubona Jesu, kodvwa wehluleka ngenca yesicumbi ngobe phela abemfisha.
4 Ngako wase ugijimela ngembili wakhwela esihlahleni semkhiwa isikhamore kuze atewubona Jesu, labetakwendlula ngaleyo ndlela.
5 Watsi kube efike lapho Jesu, wase ubuka etulu watsi kuye: “Zakewu, shesha wehle, ngobe kufanele ngiyewungenisa endlini yakho lamuhla.”
6 Ngako-ke Zakewu washesha wehla, wamemukela ngekujabula lokukhulu.
7 Bantfu labakubona loko bacala bavungama basola batsi: “Hhawu-u, lomuntfu bekasivakashi emtini walesoni!”
8 Zakewu wasukuma watsi eNkhosini: “Nkhosi, ngiyawukhipha incenye yalenginako ngenetise labaswele; futsi nakukhona lengimdlelele, ngitakubuyisela sekuphindvwe kane.”
9 Jesu wase utsi kuye: “Lamuhla seyifikile insindziso kulomuti; ngobe phela lendvodza nayo isitukulwane sa-Abrahama.
10 Phela, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itewufuna nekusindzisa lokulahlekile.”
11 Basalalele loko, Jesu wachubeka wabatjela lomunye umfanekiso, ngobe abesasondzele eJerusalema, nangobe bantfu base bacabanga kutsi umbuso waNkulunkulu wawutawuvela ngaleso sikhatsi.
12 Ngako wase utsi: “Kwakukhona umnumzane labehloniphekile, lowahamba waya eveni lelikhashane kakhulu ayawubekwa inkhosi, bese uyabuya-ke.
13 Asengakahambi, wabita tisebenti takhe letatilishumi, nguleso wasinika luhlavu lwegolide, wase utitjela kutsi: ‘Ase nibone kutsi ningatitalisa kangakanani letinhlavu ngesikhatsi ngingekho.’
14 Kantsi takhamiti tatimtondza, ngako tase titfumela tigijimi kutsi tiyewubika tifike titsi: ‘Asimfuni lowo muntfu abe yinkhosi yetfu.’
15 “Watsi kube abuye lomnumzane abesabekwe inkhosi kuleyo ndzawo, wase ubita tonkhe tisebenti takhe, labetinike imali, watsi atite titemlandzisa kutsi tase tiyitalise kangakanani.
16 Wekucala watsi: ‘Mnumzane, ngitalise letinye tinhlavu letilishumi ngalolo lowanginika lona.’
17 Wase utsi kuye: ‘Wente kahle, sisebenti lesihle. Njengobe wetsembeke kulokuncane, ngitawukubeka wengamele emadolobha lalishumi.’
18 “Sisebenti sesibili seta satsi: ‘Mnumzane, ngitalise letinye tinhlavu letisihlanu ngalolo lowanginika lona.’
19 Kulesi wase utsi: ‘Utakwengamela emadolobha lasihlanu.’
20 “Lesinye sisebenti seta sefika satsi: ‘Mnumzane, nalu loluhlavu lwakho; ngalugocotela ngeliduku, ngase ngiyalufihla.
21 Ngakwesaba ngobe ungumuntfu lonelulaka. Utsatsa lokungesiko kwakho, uvune lapho ungazange uhlanyele khona.’
22 Yase itsi lenkhosi kuso: ‘Wena sisebenti lesibi, ngitakulahla ngelicala ngemavi akho! Uyati kutsi ngingumuntfu lonelulaka, ngitsatsa lokungesiko kwami, ngivune lapho ngingazange ngihlanyele khona!
23 Pho, manje, loluhlavu lwami awulufakanga ngani ebhange? Bengitawutsi ngibuya ngilutfole selunentalo.’
24 Wase utsi kulabo lababeme madvutane: ‘Memukeni, ninike lona lonetinhlavu letilishumi.’
25 “Base batsi kuye: ‘Mnumzane, ingani lona unetinhlavu letilishumi.’
26 Wabaphendvula watsi: ‘Nginitjela kutsi: Ngulowo lonako, uyakwengetelwa; kodvwa lowo longenalutfo, uyakwemukwa naloko lokuncane lanako.
27 Njengamanje nje, tonkhe letitsa tami betingafuni kutsi ngibe yinkhosi yato, tiletseni la nitibulale embikwami.’ ”
28 Jesu watsi kube acedze kukusho loko, wase uchubekela embili alibangise eJerusalema.
29 Kwatsi lapho Jesu asasondzela eBhethifage naseBhetani, eNtsabeni yetihlahla temiNcumo, watfumela bafundzi lababili,
30 wabayala watsi: “Hambani niye edolobhaneni lelisembikwenu, nisangena kulo nitawubona sidonkana lesingazange sesigitjelwe, sikhungiwe. Nifike nisitfukulule nisiletse lapha kimi.
31 “Nakukhona lonibutako atsi: ‘Nisitfukululelani?’ nibomtjela nitsi: ‘INkhosi iyasidzinga.’ ”
32 Bahamba-ke, bakhandza kunjengobe Jesu abebatjelile.
33 Basasitfukulula sidonkana, baniyo baso batsi kubo: “Nisitfukululelani?”
34 Babaphendvula batsi: “INkhosi iyasidzinga.”
35 Base basimikisa kuJesu. Bagaca tingubo tabo etikwaso, bamkhweta kuso.
36 Asasigibele, bendlala tingubo tabo endleleni embikwakhe.
37 Nase asatawufika, edvute neJerusalema, lapho indlela yehlela khona eNtsabeni Yemincumo, sicuku lesikhulu sebafundzi bakhe sacala sabonga Nkulunkulu samemeta kakhulu, njengobe base babone timangaliso letikhulu,
38 batsi: “Ibusisiwe iNkhosi letako egameni leNkhosi! Akube nekuthula ezulwini, neludvumo kulelisetulu kakhulu!”
39 Khona lapho labanye baFarisi bakhuluma kuJesu esicukwini batsi: “Mfundzisi, yekhuta bafundzi bakho babindze!”
40 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Nababindza laba, ematje lucobo atawumemeta.”
41 Asasondzela eJerusalema wayibuka wayililela.
42 Watsi: “Kube mane lamuhla bewati lokudzingwa kuthula! Kodvwa manje kufihlakele emehlweni akho.
43 Ngobe ayeta emalanga lapho titsa takho tiyawukuhlasela, tikuvimbetele tikuvalele ndzawo tonkhe.
44 Tiyawukubhidlita uphele nya kanye nebantfu labangekhatsi kwakho; alikho nome linye litje leliyawusala ngetulu kwalelinye, ngobe awusicaphelisisanga sikhatsi Nkulunkulu lakuhambela ngaso.”
45 Jesu wangena ethempelini wacala wacosha labo bebatsengisa,
46 watsi kubo: “Kubhaliwe emiBhalweni kutsi: ‘Indlu yami iyawuba yindlu yemthandazo.’ Kodvwa nine seniyigucule, nayenta yaba ngumgedze wetigebengu.”
47 Jesu abefundzisa ethempelini onkhe emalanga. Baphristi labakhulu nebafundzisi bemtsetfo, nebaholi bebantfu bamtingela bafuna kumbulala,
48 kodvwa behluleka kukwenta loko, ngobe bonkhe bantfu babenamatsele kuye, bangafuni kulahlekelwa nome ngulinye livi lakhe.
1 Ngalelinye lilanga Jesu asafundzisa ashumayela bantfu ethempelini ngeliVangeli, baphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo kanye netibondza beta
2 kuye batsi: “Sitjele, unagunya lini lekwenta letintfo? Wanikwa ngubani leligunya lekutenta?”
3 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nami ase nginibute; ngitjeleni:
4 Ligunya laJohane lekubhabhatisa laphuma kuNkulunkulu yini nome kubantfu?”
5 Base baphikisana bodvwana batsi: “Sitawutsini? Nasitsi: ‘Laphuma kuNkulunkulu,’ utawutsi: ‘Pho, anikholwanga ngani kuJohane?’
6 Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Laliphuma kubantfu,’ sonkhe lesicumbi sebantfu sitasigcoba ngematje, ngobe bayakholwa kutsi Johane abengumphrofethi.”
7 Ngako baphendvula batsi: “Awu, asati kutsi laliphuma kubani lelo gunya.”
8 NaJesu wase utsi kubo: “Nami-ke ngeke nginitjele kutsi ligunya lini lengenta ngalo letintfo.”
9 Jesu wabatjela lomfanekiso, watsi: “Indvodza letsite yahlanyela insimi yemagelebisi, yase iyayicashisa yahambisisa sikhatsi lesidze.
10 Satsi kube sifike sikhatsi sekuvuna emagelebisi, yatfumela sisebenti kuleticashi kuyawutsatsa sabelo sakayo sesivuno. Kodvwa leticashi tasishaya lesisebenti, tasincandza mahhala.
11 Yaphindze yatfumela lesinye sisebenti, naso tasishaya futsi, tasiphatsa kabuhlungu, tasincandza mahhala.
12 Yase itfumela sisebenti sesitsatfu; ticashwa tasilimata naso, futsi tasikhiphela ngephandle.
13 “Lomnikati wensimi wase utsi: ‘Ngitakwente njani? Sengitawutfumela umsa wami lengimtsandzako; mhlawumbe yena bayawumhlonipha!’
14 Kodvwa tatsi kube ticashi timbone, tase tikhuluma todvwana titsi: ‘Lona yinkhosana yemnikati wensimi. Asimbulale, khona lensimi itawuba yetfu!’
15 Tamkhiphela ngephandle kwesivini tambulala.” Jesu wase uyabuta utsi: “Manje lomnikati walesivini uyakwente njani kuleticashi?”
16 Wachubeka watsi: “Uyawubuya atibulale leticashi ayinike labanye lensimi.” Nabakuva loko bantfu, base batsi: “Cha, empeleni akungabi njalo!”
17 Kodvwa Jesu wababuka, wase uyababuta utsi: “LomBhalo uchazani? “ ‘Litje lelaliwa bakhi ngobe batsi alinamsebenti, seligucuke laba litje lekusimisa indlu.’
18 “Wonkhe umuntfu lowela etikwalelitje, uyawuhlifika abe ticucu; kantsi lelitje naliwela etikwemuntfu, liyawumsila abe timvutfu.”
19 Tati temtsetfo nebaphristi labakhulu betama kumbopha Jesu khona lapho, ngobe bebati kutsi lomfanekiso wawucondze kulahla bona; kodvwa besaba bantfu.
20 Ngako betama kutfola sikhatsi lesikahle. Batsenga labanye bantfu kutsi babe timpimpi, batente shangatsi batimisele kantsi bentela kugiba Jesu ngemibuzo, kuze bamnikete kulabakhulu nasemandleni embusi.
21 Letimpimpi tase titsi kuJesu: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi awunaki simo semuntfu, kodvwa ufundzisa liciniso ngentsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngemuntfu.
22 Asusitjele, kuphambene yini nemtsetfo wetfu kukhipha umtselo kuKhesari, uMbusi wemaRoma, nome cha?”
23 Kodvwa Jesu wabona ngale ngemuva kwalobucili babo, wase utsi kubo:
24 “Ase ningikhombise luhlavu lwemali loluyisiliva. Lomfanekiso nelibito lokubhalwe kulo kwabani?” Bamphendvula batsi: “KwaKhesari.”
25 Wabaphendvula watsi: “Yebo-ke, khiphani kuKhesari lokukwakhe, nikhiphe kuNkulunkulu lokukwaNkulunkulu.”
26 Behluleka kumgiba ngalakushito embikwebantfu, ngako babindza, bamangaliswa yimphendvulo yakhe.
27 Labanye baSadusi beta kuJesu, ngulaba labatsi bantfu bangeke bavuke ekufeni,
28 bambuta batsi: “Mfundzisi, Mosi wasibhalela umtsetfo lotsi: ‘Indvodza nayifa ishiya umfati ate bantfwana, umnakabo lendvodza uyamngena lomfelokati avusele lomufi indlu ngekumtalela bantfwana.’
29 Manje-ke kwake kwaba khona emadvodza layinkhotsa labelamana. Lona lomdzala wase uteka umfati, kodvwa wase uyafa angakabatfoli bantfwana.
30 Lona-ke lomelamako wamngena lomfelokati,
31 newesitsatfu; kwenteka loko kuwo onkhe lamadvodza layinkhotsa, afa angenabantfwana.
32 “Kwatsi ekugcineni kwafa lomfati.
33 Asewusho kutsi bonkhe labantfu nase bavuka ngelilanga lekuvuka, lomfati uyawuba wabani, njengobe onkhe lamadvodza lasikhombisa abengumfati wawo?”
34 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Bantfu balesikhatsi bayatsatsana,
35 kodvwa bantfu labayawuvuswa ekufeni baphile kulesikhatsi lesitako abatsatsani.
36 Banjengetingilosi, abafi. Bangemadvodzana aNkulunkulu, ngobe sebavusiwe ekufeni.
37 Kodvwa ngekuvuka kwalabafile naMosi uyakucinisa loko nasencwadzini lekhuluma ngesihlahla lesasivutsa emalangabi lapho abita iNkhosi ngekutsi Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe.
38 Loku kusho kutsi unguNkulunkulu walabaphilako, hhayi walabafile; ngobe bonkhe bayaphila kuye.”
39 Letinye tati temtsetfo takhuluma tatsi: “Uphendvule kahle, Mfundzisi,”
40 ngobe base besaba kumbuta leminye imibuzo.
41 Jesu wase utsi kubo: “Bangasho kanjani kutsi Khristu uyiNdvodzana yaDavide?
42 Ngobe encwadzini yeTihlabelelo Davide matfupha utsi: “ ‘INkhosi yatsi eNkhosini yami: Hlala lapha ngesekudla sami,
43 ngize ngehlule titsa takho, ngitifake ngaphansi kwetinyawo takho!’
44 “NaDavide wambita ngekutsi ‘INkhosi!’ Ngako-ke, kungenteka kanjani kutsi abe yindvodzana yakhe?”
45 Bantfu labanyenti kakhulu bebasalalele, Jesu nakatsi kubafundzi bakhe:
46 “Caphelani tati temtsetfo, letihamba tigcoke imijiva yato, titsandza kubingelelwa ngenhlonipho etindzaweni temibutsano, titsandza tihlalo letisembili emasinagogeni, netindzawo letiphakeme emadzilini;
47 tidla tindlu tebafelokati, bese titentisa ngekuthandaza imithandazo lemidze. Tiyakwemukela sijeziso lesikhulu.”
1 Jesu abebukela tinjinga tibeka iminikelo ebhokisini leminikelo yelithempeli,
2 wase ubona umfelokati labephuye kakhulu lowanikela ngetinhlavu temali letimbili letenta lisenti.
3 Wase utsi: “Nginitjela kutsi lomfelokati lophuyile unikele kakhulu kunabo bonkhe labanikele,
4 ngobe laba labanye banikele ngalokusele ebunjingeni babo; kodvwa yena, njengobe aphuyile nje, unikele ngako konkhe labengahle aphile ngako.”
5 Labanye bebakhuluma ngelithempeli, nebuhle balo nangekuhlotjiswa kwalo ngematje lamahle, nangaletinye tintfo letatinikelwa kuNkulunkulu; Jesu watsi:
6 “Niyakubona konkhe loku, sikhatsi siyeta lapho kuyawubate litje leliyawusala lihleti etikwalelinye; onkhe ayawudzilitelwa phansi.”
7 Babuta batsi: “Mfundzisi, kuyakwenteka nini loko? Siyini sibonakaliso lesiyawubona ngaso kutsi sengiso sikhatsi sekwenteka kwaletintfo?”
8 Jesu watsi: “Caphelani, ningedukiswa. Kuyawufika bantfu labanyenti egameni lami, batsi: ‘Nginguye!’ batsi: ‘Sikhatsi sesifikile!’ Kodvwa ningabalandzeli!
9 Ningesabi naniva ngetimphi nengucuko, ngobe letintfo kufanele tenteke kucala, kodvwa atisho kutsi siphetfo sesifikile.”
10 Wachubeka watsi: “Sive siyawuvukela lesinye, umbuso uvukele lomunye.
11 Kuyawuba nekutamatama kwemhlaba lokwesabekako lokunyenti, kuvame indlala netifo letingelapheki naletitsatselwanako etindzaweni letinyenti, kube netesabekiso netibonakaliso letikhulu letivela esibhakabhakeni.
12 “Noko, ngembili kwako konkhe loku niyawutingelwa, niboshwe niletfwe emasinagogeni, nibekwe emacala bese nifakwa emajele; niyawuletfwa embikwemakhosi nebabusi ngenca yelibito lami.
13 Lelo kuyawuba litfuba lenu lekufakaza ngaleliVangeli.
14 Timiseleni etinhlitiyweni nasetingcondvweni tenu, ngekutsi ningatihluphi ngekucabanga kutsi niyawutivikela kanjani;
15 ngobe phela ngiyawuninika emavi nekuhlakanipha lekuyawubate nome sinye setitsa tenu lesiyawuba nemandla ekumelana nekuphikisana nani.
16 Niyawunikelwa ngisho nabatali benu, nabomnakenu, netihlobo tenu, nebangani benu; labanye benu bayawubulawa nekubulawa.
17 Wonkhe umuntfu uyawunitondza ngenca yelibito lami.
18 Kodvwa kute nome lunye nje lunwele loluyawulahleka etinhloko tenu.
19 Ciniselani ngekubeketela kwenu, niyawutisindzisa ngaloko.”
20 “Nanibona iJerusalema itungeletwe timphi, nibovele nati kutsi seyitawubhidlitwa.
21 Labo labaseJudiya babalekele etintsabeni, kutsi labo labakulelo dolobha babaleke, bese kutsi labo labasetigangeni bangabe basangena kulelo dolobha.
22 Phela lamalanga ngesijeziso, newekugcwaliseka kwako konkhe lokushiwo ngimiBhalo.
23 “Maye kulabo labayawube bakhulelwe, nakulabo labayakube bamunyisa tinswane kulawo malanga! Kuyakufika lusizi lolukhulu kulelive, nentfukutselo yaNkulunkulu iyakulwa nalesive;
24 bayawubulawa ngenkemba, batsatfwe bentiwe babe titfunjwa etiveni tonkhe; nebetive bayakuyigcobagcoba iJerusalema, kuze kugcwaliseke sikhatsi sabo.”
25 “Kuyawuba netibonakaliso elangeni, nasenyangeni, nasetinkhanyetini; emhlabeni tonkhe tive tiyawufikelwa kudzidzeka nekudzangala, tesabe kudvungutela nekudvuma kwelwandle nemagagasi alo,
26 bantfu bayawucaleka babe nesiyeti ngenca yekwesaba loko labayawube babheke kutsi kwenteke emhlabeni wonkhe; ngobe emandla emkhatsi ayawutanyatanyiswa.
27 Kusenjalo iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawubonakala, ita ngelifu ngemandla lamakhulu neludvumo.
28 Nakucala kwenteka letintfo, sukumani niphakamise tinhloko tenu, ngobe insindziso yenu iyawube seyisedvutane.”
29 Jesu wabatjela lomfanekiso watsi: “Khumbulani sihlahla semkhiwa naletinye tihlahla;
30 nasenibona kuhluma emagala aba luhlata nivele nati kutsi lihlobo seliyetfwasa.
31 Ngalokufanako-ke, nanibona letintfo tenteka, nibokwati kutsi umbuso waNkulunkulu sewutawufika.
32 Impela ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Tonkhe letintfo tiyakwenteka singakapheli lesitukulwane salamuhla.
33 Lizulu nemhlaba kuyawushabalala, kodvwa emavi ami ngeke endlule.”
34 “Ticaphelisiseni! Ningatifaki kakhulu emadzilini nasekunatseni lokudzakanako, nasekunakeni tintfo talomhlaba, funa lelo langa linitume;
35 ngobe liyawufika njengasochaka kubantfu bonkhe emhlabeni wonkhe.
36 Lindzani nithandaze onkhe emalanga, khona nitawuba nemandla ekuphunyula kuletintfo letitakwenteka nitekwati kuma embikweNdvodzana yeMuntfu.”
37 Emini Jesu abefundzisa ethempelini, bese kutsi ebusuku ayewukhosela eNtsabeni Yemincumo.
38 Bonkhe bantfu babevukela ethempelini bayewumlalela nakakhuluma.
1 Sikhatsi seMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesingenambiliso, lokutsiwa liPhasika, sasesimadvutane.
2 Baphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo betama kwenta lisu lekubulala Jesu; noko babesaba bantfu.
3 Sathane wase ungena kuJudasi Skariyothe, labengulomunye webafundzi lababeli-12.
4 Ngako wahamba wayawukhuluma nebaphristi labakhulu netindvuna tebalindzi belithempeli kutsi angabatsengisela kanjani loJesu.
5 Bajabula bavumelana kutsi batambhadala imali.
6 Judasi wakuvuma loko, wase wetama kutfola litfuba lelikahle lekutsengisa Jesu kubo, sicumbi singekho.
7 Lefika lilanga leMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesingenambiliso lekusikhatsi sekuhlatjwa kwemazinyane eSidlo seliPhasika.
8 Jesu watfuma boPhetro naJohane watsi: “Hambani niyewulungisela liPhasika sitewudla.”
9 Bambuta batsi: “Ufuna siyekulungisa kuphi?”
10 Wase utsi kubo: “Lalelani-ke, naningena edolobheni nitawuhlangana nemuntfu etfwele imbita yemanti. Mlandzeleni aze angene endlini,
11 bese nitsi kulomnikati wendlu: ‘Umfundzisi utsi kuwe: Iphi indlu lapho ngitawudlela khona liPhasika nebafundzi bami?’
12 Utanikhombisa indlu lenkhulu lesetulu lenako konkhe kwekuhlala, lapho nitawulungisa khona.”
13 Bahamba bakhandza konkhe kunjengobe abebatjelile, bafike basilungisa Sidlo seliPhasika.
14 Satsi nasishaya sikhatsi, Jesu wahlala endzaweni yakhe ekudleni kanye nebaphostoli.
15 Wase utsi kubo: “Bengifisa kakhulu kudla nani leliPhasika kucala ngingakahlupheki;
16 ngobe nginitjela kutsi: Ngingeke ngiphindze ngilidle futsi, lize ligcwaliseke embusweni waNkulunkulu.”
17 Jesu wemukela indzebe, wabonga kuNkulunkulu wase utsi: “Tsatsani loku nenetisane;
18 ngobe nginitjela kutsi ngingeke ngiphindze ngilinatse leliwayini kusukela manje, kuze kufike umbuso waNkulunkulu.”
19 Wase utsatsa sinkhwa, wabonga kuNkulunkulu, wasihlephula, wabanika watsi kubo: “Loku ngumtimba wami [lonikelwe esikhundleni senu. Yentani loku kuze kube sikhumbuto ngami.”
20 Wenta njalo futsi ngekubanika indzebe emvakwekudla, atsi: “Lendzebe sivumelwane lesisha sengati yami lecitselwe nine.]
21 “Kodvwa bukani la, lona longitsengisako ukhona la etafuleni kanye nami;
22 vele, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawufa, njengobe kwamiswa, kodvwa maye kulowo muntfu loyitsengisako!”
23 Bacala babutana bodvwana kutsi ngubani emkhatsini wabo labetakwenta loko.
24 Kwase kuba nembango emkhatsini webafundzi ngekutsi ngubani lotaba mkhulu kunabo bonkhe.
25 Jesu watsi kubo: “Emakhosi alomhlaba anemandla etikwebantfu bawo, nebabusi babitwa ngekutsi: ‘Benti balokuhle’.
26 Kodvwa kini akunjalo; lokungenani lomkhulu kakhulu emkhatsini wenu kufanele afanane nalomncane kakhulu, nemholi kufanele afane nesisebenti.
27 Ngubani lomkhulu, ngulohlalako angene ngekudla yini, nome ngulona lolungisela lomunye kudla? Vele, ngulona lohlalako angene ngekudla. Kodvwa mine ngisemkhatsini wenu njengemuntfu lonilungiselako.
28 “Nine senibeketele kanye nami kuko konkhe kulingwa kwami;
29 njengobe Babe anginikile ligunya lekubusa, nami-ke ngitaninika lona.
30 Niyawudla ninatse etafuleni embusweni wami, niyawuhlala etihlalweni nehlulele tive tema-Israyeli letili-12.”
31 “Simoni! Simoni! Lalela! Sathane sewucele imvume kuNkulunkulu yekunilinga, njengemfati ela emabele awehlukanisa nemakhoba.
32 Noko sengikukhulekele, Simoni, kuze kungehluleki kukholwa kwakho. Nase uphendvukile wabuya kimi, kufanele ucinise nalabanakenu.”
33 Waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi, ngitimisele kukulandzela ngisho nasekuboshweni nasekufeni.”
34 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Phetro, ngikutjela kutsi: Lamuhla lichudze litawukhala sewungiphike katsatfu utsi awungati.”
35 Wase utsi Jesu kubo: “Mhlazana nginitfuma ngitsi ningaphatsi sipatji, nesikhwama, neticatfulo, nake neswelani?” Baphendvula batsi: “Kute lesakweswela.”
36 Jesu watsi: “Kodvwa lowo lonesipatji nalonesikhwama, akasitsatse; nalowo longenankemba, akatsengise lijazi lakhe atsenge inkemba.
37 Ase nginitjele naku: UmBhalo lotsi: ‘Wabalwa kanye netigelekece,’ kufanele ugcwaliseke ngami. Phela lokwabhalwa ngami sekuyagcwaliseka.”
38 Bafundzi batsi: “Buka! Nati tinkemba letimbili, Nkhosi!” Waphendvula watsi: “Sekwenele!”
39 Jesu wesuka wahamba, waya eNtsabeni Yemincumo njengobe abevamile; nebafundzi bakhe bahamba naye.
40 Watsi kube efike kuleyo ndzawo, watsi kubo: “Thandazani, kuze ningangeni ekulingweni.”
41 Kodvwa yena wesuka kubo, wachubeka libanga lelingaba ngangemjikijelo, waguca phansi wathandaza.
42 Watsi: “Babe, nawutsandza, susa kimi lendzebe yelusizi. Noko kungabi ngentsandvo yami, kodvwa akwenteke intsandvo yakho.”
43 Ingilosi leyayiphuma ezulwini yefika kuye yamcinisa.
44 Inhlitiyo yakhe yayilusizi; wathandaza ngekuciniseka lokukhulu, titfukutfuku takhe taze taba njengematfonsi engati, atfontsela phansi.
45 Wesuka ekuthandazeni, wabuyela kubafundzi bakhe wabakhandza sebalele, ngobe bebakhatsateke kakhulu etinhlitiyweni tabo.
46 Watsi kubo: “Nilaleleni? Vukani nithandaze kuze ningangeni ekulingweni.”
47 Watsi asakhuluma, kwase kufika sicumbi sebantfu; Judasi, labengulomunye webafundzi labali-12 labesihola embili, weta kuJesu wafike wamanga.
48 Kodvwa Jesu watsi: “Judasi, nembala iNdvodzana yeMuntfu uyitsengisa ngekuyanga?”
49 Bafundzi lababenaJesu babona lokwakutakwenteka, base batsi: “Nkhosi! Sigadle yini ngaletinkemba tetfu?”
50 Lomunye wabo wagadla sigcili semPhristi Lomkhulu wasihhumbula indlebe yangasekudla.
51 Kodvwa Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Manini! Sekwenele!” Watsintsa lendlebe yaleyo ndvodza wayiphilisa.
52 Jesu watsi kubaphristi labakhulu kanye netiphatsimandla tebalindzi belithempeli netibondza letatite kutembamba: “Niteleni la netinkemba netagila, kube sengatsi ngisigebengu?
53 Nganginani onkhe emalanga ethempelini, anizange netame kungibopha. Kodvwa lesikhatsi senu nesemandla ebumnyama.”
54 Base bayambopha Jesu bamtsatsa bamfaka endlini yemPhristi Lomkhulu; Phetro abelandzela khashane ngemuva.
55 Kwakubaswe umlilo ekhatsi nendzawo yelibala lenkantolo, naPhetro weta wahlala wotsa nabo umlilo.
56 Kwatsi kube intfombatana, leyayisisebenti, imbona otsa umlilo, yambukisisa yatsi: “Nalendvodza beyihamba naye!”
57 Kodvwa Phetro waphika watsi: “Ntfombatana! Angimati nekumati!”
58 Emvakwesikhashana, indvodza lenye yamfanisa yatsi: “Ungulomunye wabo nawe.” Kodvwa Phetro waphendvula watsi: “Ndvodza-ndzini, angisiye!”
59 Ngemvakwesikhatsi lesidzanyana lesingaba li-awa lenye indvodza yambelesela ngemandla yatsi: “Akukho nalokuncane nje kungabata kutsi lendvodza yayinaye, ngobe ingumGalile!”
60 Kodvwa Phetro waphendvula watsi: “Ndvodza, angiyati lentfo lokhuluma ngayo!” Ngekushesha, asakhuluma, lichudze lakhala.
61 INkhosi yagucuka yabuka Phetro, naPhetro wase uyawakhumbula emavi eNkhosi nayitsi: “Lamuhla lichudze lingakakhali, utabe sewushito katsatfu kutsi awungati.”
62 Phetro waphumela ngephandle wafike wakhala kabuhlungu kakhulu.
63 Lamadvodza abegadze Jesu amenta inhlekisa amshaya;
64 abemvala emehlo bese ayambuta atsi: “Combelela kutsi ngubani lokushayile?”
65 Akhuluma ametfuka ngetinhlamba letinyenti.
66 Ekuseni Liqoqo letibondza temaJuda, nebaphristi labakhulu, netati temtsetfo tahlangana ndzawonye, naJesu waletfwa kuleLiqoqo labo.
67 Batsi kuye: “Sitjele, unguye yini loKhristu?” Waphendvula watsi: “Nanginitjela, ningeke nikholwe,
68 kani futsi nanginganibuta umbuzo, ningeke ningiphendvule.
69 Kodvwa kusukela manje iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawuhlaliswa ngasesandleni sekudla saNkulunkulu, Somandla.”
70 Bonkhe batsi: “Pho, ungiyo yini iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu?” Wabaphendvula watsi: “Niyasho kutsi ngingiyo.”
71 Base batsi kuye: “Asisadzingi labanye bofakazi! Tsine matfupha sesitivele inkhulumo yakhe!”
1 Lonkhe lelo Liqoqo lasukuma latsatsa Jesu lamyisa kuPhilatu.
2 Base batsi: “Lomuntfu simbambe edukisa sive sakitsi, asitjela kutsi singatseli kuKhesari, atigabatisa ngekutsi yena unguKhristu, iNkhosi.”
3 Philatu wambuta watsi: “Ungiyo yini inkhosi yemaJuda?” Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Usho kona.”
4 Philatu watsi kubaphristi labakhulu naseticunjini tonkhe: “Angitfoli cala kulomuntfu.”
5 Kodvwa baphikelela ngemandla batsi: “Lomuntfu ususa lutfutfuva emkhatsini webantfu ngalemfundziso yakhe! Wacala eGalile, wadzabula iJudiya yonkhe, manje sewuze wefika nalapha.”
6 Nakeva loko Philatu, wabuta watsi: “UngumGalile yini lomuntfu?”
7 Watsi kube achazelwe kutsi lomuntfu abephuma esifundzeni lesasibuswa nguHerodi, wase umtfumela kuHerodi, naye lobekaseJerusalema ngaleso sikhatsi.
8 Watfokota kakhulu Herodi nakabona Jesu, ngobe phela abesevile ngaye, futsi abesanesikhatsi lesidze afisa kumbona. Abebheke kutsi utambona enta simangaliso.
9 Ngako-ke Herodi wabuta Jesu imibuzo leminyenti, kodvwa Jesu akazange atsi vu.
10 Baphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo tasondzela ngembili titfukutsele, tacindzetela Jesu ngemacala lamanyenti.
11 Herodi nemabutfo akhe bahlekisa ngaJesu bamhhalatisa ngekwedzelela bamembesa umjiva wengubo, bambuyisela kuPhilatu.
12 Bacala ngalelo langa boHerodi naPhilatu baba bangani; kantsi ngembili kwaloko bebatitsa.
13 Philatu wabita umhlangano webaphristi labakhulu, nebaholi, nebantfu.
14 Wase utsi kubo: “Lomuntfu nimletse lapha kimi natsi wedukisa bantfu. Manje, kumangalelwa kwakhe sengikuhlolisisile khona la embikwenu, ngimtfole ate licala ngaletintfo lenimmangalele ngato.
15 NaHerodi umtfole angenacala, ngobe naku umbuyise la kitsi. Kute lokubi lokwentiwe ngulomuntfu lokungenta kutsi aze ajeziswe ngekubulawa.
16 Noko-ke ngitamshaya ngimbhambabule, bese ngiyamkhulula.”
17 [Njalo nje ngesikhatsi semkhosi Philatu kwakufanele abakhululele sinye siboshwa.]
18 Sonkhe sicumbi samemeta satsi: “Msuse loJesu! Sikhululele Bharaba!”
19 Bharaba abeboshelwe kubulala kanye nekususa lutfutfuva kulelo dolobha.
20 Njengobe Philatu abefuna kukhulula Jesu, waphindze wamemeta kulesicumbi sebantfu;
21 kodvwa saphendvula ngekumemeta satsi: “Mbetsele! Mbetsele esiphambanweni!”
22 Philatu waphindza kwesitsatfu watsi kubo: “Kodvwa cala lini lalentile? Kute lengikhandze kutsi ukwentile lokungaze kwente kutsi adzimate abulawe. Ngako-ke ngitamshaya ngimbhambabule, bese ngiyamkhulula.”
23 Kodvwa bajinge bachubeka bamemeta kakhulu batsi Jesu kufanele abetselwe esiphambanweni. Ekugcineni kumemeta kwabo kwaphumelela.
24 Ngako Philatu wakhipha sigwebo lababeloku basicela ngaJesu.
25 Wakhulula lendvodza lababeyifuna, lena leyayisejele ngekuboshelwa lutfutfuva nekubulala, wabanika Jesu kutsi bente labakutsandzako ngaye.
26 Batsi basahamba naye Jesu, bahlangana nendvodza yaseSirene, libito layo lalinguSimoni, abephuma emaphandleni ete edolobheni. Bambamba, bametfwesa siphambano batsi akalandzele Jesu.
27 Sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu sasimlandzela; emkhatsini waso kwakunebafati labebadzatimula bamkhalela.
28 Jesu wagucukela kubo watsi: “Bomake baseJerusalema, ningangikhaleli mine, kodvwa tikhaleleni nine nebantfwana benu.
29 Ngobe ayeta emalanga lapho bayawutsi: ‘Maye, baba nenhlanhla labo bafati labangazange batale bantfwana, nalawo mabele langazange amunyise.’
30 “Ngaleso sikhatsi bayakutsi etintsabeni: “ ‘Welani etikwetfu!’ Nasemagcumeni batsi: ‘Simbonyeni!’
31 “Ngobe tintfo letinje natentiwa esihlahleni lesiseluhlata, kuyaba njani-ke kulesomile?”
32 Bebatsatse tigelekece letimbili letatiyawubulawa kanye naJesu.
33 Batsi kube befike endzaweni leyayibitwa ngekutsi “Sikobho” bambetsela loJesu, kanye naletigelekece letimbili, lesinye ngesekudla nalesinye ngesancele.
34 [Jesu watsi: “Batsetselele, Babe; abakwati labakwentako.”] Behlukaniselana timphahla takhe ngekwenta inkatho.
35 Bantfu bema babukela, kodvwa baholi bemaJuda bamhhalatisa, bamphukuta, bahlekisa ngaye, batsi: “Wabasindzisa labanye; ake atisindzise naye, nangabe anguKhristu lokhetfwe nguNkulunkulu!”
36 Nemasotja amphukuta nawo eta kuye amnika liwayini lelimunyu,
37 adzimate atsi: “Tisindzise, nawuyiNkhosi yemaJuda!”
38 Emagama labebhalwe ngetulu kwakhe abetsi: “LONA YINKHOSI YEMAJUDA.”
39 Lesinye saletigelekece letatilengisiwe setfuka Jesu satsi kuye: “Awusiye yini Khristu? Tisindzise wena kanye natsi!”
40 Lesi lesinye sasekhuta, satsi: “Awumesabi yini Nkulunkulu? Naku silapha sonkhe ngesigwebo lesifanako.
41 Noko, setfu silungile, ngobe sitfola loko lokusifanele ngalesikwentile; kodvwa yena kute lakonile.”
42 Wase utsi kuJesu: “Ungikhumbule, Jesu, nase ufikile ebukhosini bakho.”
43 Jesu watsi kuso: “Ngikutjela kutsi: Lamuhla utakuba nami ePharadisi.”
44 Kwatsi kungusemini lenkhulu, ngensimbi yeli-12, lilanga lafiphala, bumnyama bembesa live lonkhe, kwaze kwaba ngesikhatsi santsambama, ngensimbi yesitsatfu,
45 nendvwangu leyayilenga ethempelini yaklebhuka emkhatsini taba timbili.
46 Jesu wakhala ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Babe! Ngibeka umoya wami etandleni takho!” Wakusho loko wase uyafa.
47 Indvuna yelibutfo nayibona loko kwenteka, yabonga Nkulunkulu, yatsi: “Impela abelungile lomuntfu!”
48 Bonkhe labantfu babetewubukela nabakubona loko kwenteka, babuyela emakhaya kuceka emadvolo.
49 Bonkhe lababemati Jesu, kanye nebafati lababemlandzela kusukela eGalile, bema khashane batibona tonkhe letintfo natenteka.
50 Kwakukhona indvodza leyayinguJosefa ngekutalwa awase-Arimathiya, lidolobha lemaJuda. Abelilunga leLiqoqo, alungile, atsembekile, alindzele kufika kwembuso waNkulunkulu. Nome abelilunga lalelo Liqoqo kodvwa akazange avumelane nesincumo nekwenta kwabo,
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52 waya kuPhilatu, wafike wacela sidvumbu saJesu.
53 Wasetfula lesidvumbu wasigocota ngendvwangu lenhle, wasifaka ethuneni labelimbe kahle edvwaleni, lalingazange selisetjentiswe ngembili.
54 KwakunguLesihlanu, lilanga Lemalungiselelo; liSabatha lase litawucala.
55 Bafati lababelandzela Jesu kusukela eGalile, bahamba naJosefa, balibona lelithuna nekutsi sidvumbu saJesu sasingcwatjwe kanjani.
56 Base babuyela ekhaya bayawulungisa emakha nemafutsa ekugcobisa sidvumbu. Baphumula ngeliSabatha, njengobe kusho umtsetfo.
1 Ekuseni kuseluvivi ngeliSontfo, lilanga lekucala evikini, bafati baya ethuneni baphetse emakha lababewalungisile.
2 Bakhandza litje ligicitelwe eceleni kwemnyango welithuna,
3 kodvwa batsi nabangena ekhatsi abazange basikhandze sidvumbu seNkhosi Jesu.
4 Bema bangacondzisisi kahle ngaloku, batsi betfuka, kwase kume eceleni kwabo emadvodza lamabili embetse tingubo letikhatimulako.
5 Ngekwesaba lokukhulu labafati bakhotsama, lamadvodza ase atsi kubo: “Nimfunelani lophilako kulabafile?
6 Akekho lapha; sewuvukile. Khumbulani kutsi watsini kini ngesikhatsi aseseGalile nakatsi:
7 ‘INdvodzana yeMuntfu kufanele inikelwe etandleni tetoni, ibetselwe esiphambanweni, bese iyavuswa ngelilanga lesitsatfu.’ ”
8 Labafati base bayawakhumbula emagama aJesu.
9 Besuka ethuneni, bayawutjela bafundzi bakhe labali-11, nalabanye.
10 Labafati kwakunguMariya waseMagdala, naJwana, naMariya, unina waJakobe; bona nalabanye bafati lababenabo befika babikela baphostoli ngaloko.
11 Kodvwa baphostoli bayitsatsa lenkhulumo yalabafati ngekutsi bayabhedza, bangete bakukholwa loko.
12 Kodvwa Phetro wasukuma wagijima waya ethuneni. Wagobondzela, wahlola, wabona timphahla letatigocote sidvumbu kuphela. Wase uyancandzeka ubuyela ekhaya, amangele ngaloko kwakwentekile.
13 Ngalo lona lelo langa bafundzi lababili babehamba baya edolobhaneni i-Emawusi, lelingaba ngemakhilometha lali-11 kusuka eJerusalema.
14 Babehamba bakhulumisana ngato tonkhe leto tintfo letatentekile.
15 Batsi basacoca, Jesu wasondzela kubo, wahambisana nabo.
16 Bambona, kodvwa abatanga kutsi ungubani.
17 Jesu watsi kubo: “Yini lena lenihambe nikhulumisana ngayo?” Bema babukeka badzabukile.
18 Lomunye wabo, kunguKleyophase, wambuta watsi: “Usho kutsi nguwe wedvwa yini sihambi lapha eJerusalema lesingati lokwentekile kulamalangana lendlulile?”
19 Wabuta watsi: “Tintfo tini?” Baphendvula batsi: “Loko lokwenteke ngaJesu waseNazaretha, labeyindvodza lengumphrofethi lonemandla ngetento nangemavi, embikwaNkulunkulu nebantfu bonkhe,
20 nekutsi baphristi betfu labakhulu nebabusi banikela kutsi abulawe, base bambetsela esiphambanweni.
21 Kantsi besetsemba kutsi nguye labetawukhulula ema-Israyeli. Lamuhla selilanga lesitsatfu loku kwentekile.
22 Futsi ngetulu kwaloko labanye bafati balelicembu lakitsi basetfusile; ngobe bahambe kuseluvivi baya ethuneni,
23 kodvwa bakhandze sidvumbu sesingekho. Babuye bafike batsi kubonakaliswe tingilosi kubo letibatjele kutsi uvukile, uyaphila.
24 Labanye betfu babese baya ethuneni bakhandza kunjengobe kusho labafati, kodvwa abazange bambone.”
25 Jesu wase utsi kubo: “Maye, nilibele, nekukholwa kwenu kubutsakatsaka ekwemukeleni loko lokwashiwo baphrofethi!
26 Kwakungadzingeki yini kutsi loKhristu ahlupheke ngalendlela bese ungena ebukhosini bakhe?”
27 Jesu wase uyabachazela ngako konkhe lokwakuphatselene naye emiBhalweni, kusukela etincwadzini taMosi netebaphrofethi.
28 Base basondzele kulomuti labebaya kuwo, Jesu washaya sengatsi uyendlula,
29 kodvwa bamcela batsi: “Hlala natsi sekuhlwile, futsi sekumnyama.” Ngako wangena wahlala nabo.
30 Nasekudliwa, watsatsa sinkhwa, wasibusisa, wase uyasihlephula, sewuyabanika.
31 Kwase kuyabakhanyela, bacondzisisa kutsi ngubani; kodvwa wase uyanyamalala, bangabe basambona.
32 Babutana bodvwana batsi: “Angitsi sivele satsintseka etinhlitiyweni tetfu ngesikhatsi akhuluma asichazela imiBhalo endleleni?”
33 Basukuma ngaso leso sikhatsi bancandzeka baya eJerusalema, lapho bakhandza khona bafundzi labali-11 nalabanye bandzawonye,
34 bafike batjelwa kutsi: “INkhosi ivuke ngempela! Simoni uyibonile!”
35 Nalaba lababili base bayachaza ngaloko lokwakwenteke emgwacweni, nekutsi baze babona kutsi ngiyo iNkhosi ngekuhlephula kwayo sinkhwa.
36 Batsi basakhuluma loko, iNkhosi Jesu yema emkhatsini wabo yatsi: “Kuthula akube kini!”
37 Kodvwa bona besaba kakhulu batfutfumela, bacabanga kutsi sipoko.
38 Yena watsi kubo: “Netfuswa yini kangaka? Ningabatelani etinhlitiyweni tenu?
39 Ase nibheke tandla netinyawo tami nibone lokutsi ngimi cobo. Ngitsintseni, nitewubona, ngobe phela sipoko asinawo ematsambo nenyama, njengobe ningibona mine nginako.” [
40 Watsi kube asho njalo, wase ubakhombisa tandla takhe netinyawo takhe.]
41 Bajinge bangete bakholwa, ngobe babejabulile, bamangele kakhulu; ngako wase uyababuta utsi: “Kukhona yini lokudliwako lapha?”
42 Bamnika licatsa lenyama yenhlanti leyayosiwe,
43 walitsatsa walidla embikwabo.
44 Wase utsi kubo: “Ngito-ke letintfo lenganginitjela tona ngisenani, kutsi konkhe lokubhaliwe ngami emtsetfweni waMosi, nasemiBhalweni yebaphrofethi, naseTihlabelelweni bekufanele kugcwaliseke.”
45 Wase uvula tingcondvo tabo, kuze bacondzisise imiBhalo.
46 Watsi kubo: “Naku lokubhaliwe kutsi Khristu ufanele kuhlupheka abulawe abuye avuswe ekufeni ngelilanga lesitsatfu,
47 nekutsi egameni lakhe kumelwe kushunyayelwe etiveni tonkhe kuphendvuka kube kutsetselelwa kwetono, kucalwe eJerusalema.
48 Nine nibofakazi baletintfo.
49 Mine-ke ngiyawunitfumelela sipho lesetsenjiswa nguBabe; kodvwa hlalani eJerusalema, nize nemukeliswe emandla lavela ngetulu.”
50 Wase uphuma nabo, wabahola, waze wefika eBhetani, waphakamisa tandla takhe, wababusisa.
51 Asababusisa, watsatfwa kubo [wenyuselwa ezulwini.]
52 Bamdvumisa, base babuyela eJerusalema banekujabula lokukhulu;
53 sonkhe sikhatsi basicitsa ethempelini babonga Nkulunkulu.