Ukulingwa kwakaJesu
(Mt 4:1-11; Mk 1:12-13)
1UJesu wabuya eJordani azele uMoya oCwengileko, wamdosela erhalawumbeni 2lapho alingwa khona nguSathana amalanga amatjhumi amane. Azange agome ilitho emalangeni lawo, kwathi ekupheleni kwawo, walamba.
3USathana wathi kuye: “Nakube uyiNdodana kaZimu, tjela amatje la aphenduke isikwa.”
4UJesu waphendula wathi: “Kutloliwe kwathiwa, ‘Umuntu akaphili ngesikwa kwaphela.’ ”
5Yeke uSathana wamkhuphulela ekuphakameni, wamtjengisa yoke imibuso yephasi ngokuphazima kwelihlo. 6Wathi kuye: “Ngizakunikela boke ubuphaziphazi bayo kanye nawo woke amandla ngombana kusezandleni zami. Koke lokhu ngingakunikela nanyana ngubani ngendlela engifuna ngayo. 7Yeke nawungangilotjha, koke lokhu kuzakuba ngekwakho.”
8UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Kutloliwe kwathiwa,
“ ‘Thandaza uSomnini uZimakho,
ulotjhe yena yedwa!’ ”
9Yeke uSathana wamthatha wamusa eJerusalema, wamjamisa esiqongolweni sethempeli, wathi kuye: “Nakube uyiNdodana kaZimu, ziphosele phasi lapha, 10ngombana kutloliwe kwathiwa,
“ ‘Uzakuyala iingilozi zakhe ngawe
kobana zikulonde.’
11“Godu kwathiwa,
“ ‘Zizakuthwala ngezandla zazo
ukuze inyawo lakho lingakhutjwa lilitje.’ ”
12Kodwana uJesu wamphendula wathi: “Kutloliwe kwathiwa,
“ ‘Ungamlingi uSomnini uZimakho.’ ”
13Kuthe bona uSathana aqede ngazo zoke iinlingo zakhe, wamgadunga isikhatjhana.
UJesu uthoma umsebenzi wakhe eGalile
(Mt 4:12-17; Mk 1:14-15)
14UJesu wabuyela eGalile ngamandla kaMoya oCwengileko. Iindaba ngaye zarhatjheka kiyo yoke inarha yakhona. 15Wafundisa ngemasinagoginabo, wadunyiswa ngiwo woke umuntu.
UJesu uyaninwa eNazaretha
(Mt 13:53-58; Mk 6:1-6)
16UJesu waya eNazaretha, lapha akhulela khona. Kwathi ngeSabatha waya ngesinagogini njengombana bekajayele ukwenza. Wasikima kobana afunde imitlolo ecwengileko. 17Wanikelwa umtlolo womphorofidi u-Isaya. Wawuthabulula, wafumana lapha kuthi:
18“UMoya kaSomnini uphezu kwami
ngombana ungizesile
kobana ngilethe iindaba ezimnandi kabadududu.
Ungithume
bona ngizokumemezela ukuthukululwa kwabathunjiweko,
ukubona kwabaphopheleko,
ukuthukululwa kwabagandelelweko
19nokumemezela umnyaka wesisa sakaSomnini.”
20Yeke wasonga umtlolo, wawubuyisela kugosa, wahlala phasi. Woke amehlo walabo ebebangesinagogini anamathela kuye. 21Wathoma ngokuthi kibo: “Namhlanjesi umtlolo lo uzalisekile eendlebeni zenu.”
22Boke bakhuluma kuhle ngaye begodu bebararekile ngamezwi anesisa esingako aphuma emlonyenakhe. Bathi: “Akusuye umsa kaJosefa na?”
23Wathi kibo: “Kwamambala nizakutjho isitjhwesi kimi nithi, ‘Nyanga, yewuzelaphe!’ godu nithi, ‘Yenza khona ekhenwapha owasenza eKapernawumi.’ ” 24UJesu waraga wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona akunamphorofidi owakhe wamukeleka enarheni yekhabo. 25Kodwana iqiniso kukobana bekunabahlolokazi abanengi kwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi saka-Eliya, lokha izulu nalizakuvaleka iminyaka emithathu nesiquntu; kwaba nendlala ekulu phezu kwayo yoke inarha. 26Khonapho u-Eliya azange athunywe ngitjho nakoyedwa wabo kwaphela emhlolokazini weSarephitha eseTsidoni. 27Bekunabantu abanengi kwa-Israyeli ebebaphethwe likhwekhwe ngesikhathi somphorofidi u-Eliya, kodwana akakho noyedwa wabo owapholiswako ngaphandle koNamani umSiriya.”
28Kwathi lokha nabezwa lokho, boke abantu abangesinagogini, babibhelana. 29Basikima, bamkhuphela ngaphandle kwedorobho, bamusa ekuthulameni kwentatjana lapha bekwakhiwe khona idorobho, kobana bamsunduzele ngerharheni. 30Kodwana wangena hlangana nesiqubuthu wazikhambela.
Indoda enommoya omumbi
(Mk 1:21-28)
31Yeke uJesu wehlela eKapernawumi ebekulidorobho leGalile, wafundisa khona abantu ngeSabatha. 32Boke bamangala ngefundiswakhe ngombana umyalezwakhe bewunamandla. 33Ngesinagogini bekunomuntu onedimoni, okutjho ummoya osilapheleko. Warhuwelela khulu wathi: 34“Hlukana nathi! Unandabani nathi wena Jesu weNazaretha na? Uze ukuzosirhayila na? Ngiyakwazi bona ungubani, ungoCwengileko kaZimu.”
35UJesu wawukhalimela wathi: “Thula! Phuma kuye!” Yeke idimoni ladula umuntu loyo phasi phambi kwabo boke, laphuma ngaphandle kokumkhubaza.
36Boke abantu barareka babuzana bathi: “Lilizwi bani-ke leli? Ngegunya nangamandla, uyala imimoya emimbi bese iyaphuma!” 37Kwanda idumo ngaye kiyo yoke indawo esifundeneso.
UJesu upholisa abantu abanengi
(Mt 8:14-17; Mk 1:29-34)
38UJesu waphuma ngesinagogini waya emzini kaSimoni. Yeke umkhwekazi kaSimoni gade aphethwe mgomani onamandla. Bakhombela uJesu kobana amsize. 39Wamengama wabese ukhalimela umgomani, ngambala waphuma kuye. Wavuka khonokho, wabatenda.
40Kwathi bona kutjhinge ilanga boke abantu baletha kuJesu abagulako abanezifo ezihlukeneko. Wabeka izandla phezu komunye nomunye wabo, wabapholisa.
41Amadimoni aphuma ebantwini abanengi, arhuwelela asithi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaZimu!” Kodwana wawakhalimela, wangawavumela bona akhulume ngombana gade amazi bona unguKrestu.
UJesu utjhumayela ngesinagogini
(Mk 1:35-39)
42Kwathi nakusako uJesu waphuma, waya emmangweni. Isiqubuthu samfuna besayokufika lapha akhona, salinga ukumvimba bona angakhambi. 43Kodwana wathi kiso: “Kufanele ngitjhumayele iindaba ezimnandi ngombuso kaZimu nakezinye iindawo ngombana ngithunyelwe khona lokho.”
44Yeke waragela phambili watjhumayela ngemasinagogini eJudiya.
