UJesu ubiza abafundi bokuthoma
(Mt 4:18-22; Mk 1:16-20)
1Ngelinye ilanga uJesu asajame eqadi kwelwandle leGenesaretha, isiqubuthu safuhlezelana kuye kobana silalele ilizwi lakaZimu. 2Wabona imikhumbi emibili ijame eligwini lelwandle, ababambi beenhlambi bebahlikile kiyo, bahlanza amanedabo. 3UJesu wakhwela ngakomunye wemikhumbi ekungewakaSimoni, wamkhombela bona atjhide kancani eligwini lelwandle. Yeke wahlala ngemkhunjini wafundisa isiqubuthu.
4Kwathi bona aqede ukukhuluma, wathi kuSimoni: “Sunduzelani umkhumbakho phakatjhana, niphosele amanede wenu kobana nibambe.”
5USimoni wamphendula wathi: “Kosi, sisebenze kabudisi ubusuku boke akhange khesibambe ilitho, kodwana ngombana utjho njalo, ngizawehlisa amanede.” 6Kwathi bona benze njalo, babamba iinhlambi ezinengi kangangobana amanedabo athoma ukudabuka. 7Yeke bakhwaya abangani babo abangemkhunjini omunye bona bazobasiza. Beza bebazalisa yomibili imikhumbi, yazala kangangobana yabe yafuna ukucwila. 8Kwathi lokha uSimoni Pitrosi nabona lokho, wawa emadolweni kaJesu wathi: “Suka kimapha Kosi ngombana ngimumuntu osisoni!”
9Yena nabanye agade anabo barareka kwamambala ngeenhlambi ezinengi abazibambileko. 10Kwaba njalo nakuJakopo noJwanisi amadodana kaZebediya ababasebenzisani bakaSimoni. Yeke uJesu wathi: “Ungesabi, ukusukela namhlanjesi uzokubamba abantu.”
11Bakhuphela imikhumbabo eligwini batjhiya koke khonapho bamlandela.
UJesu upholisa indoda
(Mt 8:1-4; Mk 1:40-45)
12Kwathi ngelinye ilanga uJesu akomunye umuzi, kweza indoda ebegade ikghamathelwe likhwekhwe. Yathi ingabona uJesu, yaguqa yahloma ihloko phasi beyamrabhela yathi: “Kosi, nawuthandako ungangihlambulula!”
13UJesu wathabulula isandla sakhe wakghwatha indoda leyo wathi: “Ngiyathanda, hlambuluka!” Khonokho ikhwekhwe lasuka kiyo. 14UJesu wayiyala wathi: “Ungatjeli namunye, kodwana khamba ulunge kumphristi akuhlolisise bewenze umhlabelo njengokutjho kwakaMosi mayelana nokuhlanjululwa kwakho, kube bufakazi kibo.”
15Kodwana kwanjesi iindaba ngoJesu zanda khulu, iinqubuthu ezinengi bezibuthelelana kobana zimlalele bezipholiswe emagulwenazo. 16Kodwana begade aphele atsomuka aye emmangweni ayokuthandaza.
UJesu upholisa umuntu orhwahlapheleko
(Mt 9:1-8; Mk 2:1-12)
17Kwathi ngelinye ilanga uJesu asafundisa, abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho bebahlezi eduze nalapho, bavela kiyo yoke imizi yeGalile, eJudiya neJerusalema, amandla kaSomnini gade anaye kobana apholise. 18Khonapho kweza amadoda athwele umuntu orhwahlapheleko ngomkghadi, alinga ukumngenisa ngekumbeni kobana ambeke phambi kwakaJesu. 19Kodwana kwathi nabhalelwa kungena ngebanga lesiqubuthu, akhwela phezu kwephahla, avula itjhuba, amehlisela ngaphakathi ngomkghadi hlangana nesiqubuthu, afese ambeka phambi kwakaJesu. 20UJesu wathi nabona ukukholwa kwawo wathi: “Mngani, izono zakho zicolelwe.”
21Abafundisi bomthetho nabaFarisi bathoma ukuzindlekela bathi: “Ngubani umrhali ohlambalazako lo? Ngubani ongacolela izono ngaphandle kwakaZimu na?”
22UJesu bekayazi imikhumbulwabo, wathi kibo: “Nizindlelani ngezinto ezinje na? 23Ngikuphi okulula ukuthi, ‘Izono zakho zicolelwe,’ namkha ukuthi, ‘Vuka ukhambe’ na? 24Nokho-ke ngizanikhombisa bonyana iNdodana yoMuntu inamandla ephasinapha wokucolela izono.” Yeke wathi emuntwini orhwahlapheleko: “Ngithi kuwe, vuka uthathe umkghadi wakho ukhambe, uye ekhaya!”
25Khonokho umuntu loyo wavuka phambi kwabo boke, wathatha umkghadi agade alele kiwo waya ekhaya, adumisa uZimu. 26Boke barareka kwamambala, badumisa uZimu banokwesaba bathi: “Namhlanje khona sibone amabono!”
UJesu ubiza uLevi
(Mt 9:9-13; Mk 2:13-17)
27Ngemva kwalokho uJesu waphumela ngaphandle, wabona umthelisi, ibizo lakhe linguLevi ahlezi ngendlwanenakhe yokuthelisela. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngilandela.” 28ULevi wasikima, watjhiya koke, wamlandela.
29Yeke uLevi wenzela uJesu imbedla yesidlo kwakhe, khonapho begade kunesiqubuthu sabathelisi kanye nabanye abantu ebebagoma nabo. 30Kodwana abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho ebebangebesiqubuthu sabo, banghonghoyila ebafundini bakhe bathi: “Nigomelani benisele nabathelisi nezoni na?”
31UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Akusibo abaphilileko abadinga inyanga, kodwana ngabagulako. 32Angikezi ukuzokubiza abalungileko, kodwana ngizokubiza izoni bona zitjhuguluke.”
Umbuzo ngokuzila ukudla
(Mt 9:14-17; Mk 2:18-22)
33Abanye abantu bathi kuJesu: “Abafundi bakaJwanisi bazila njalonjalo ukudla bathandaze, nabafundi babaFarisi nabo benza njalo, kodwana bakho abafundi bayagoma, bayasela.”
34UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Nitjho bona kungenzeka abantu emtjhadweni bazile umyeni asesenabo na? Awa, angekhe! 35Kodwana lizakufika ilanga mhlana umyeni azakususwa hlangana nabo, mhlokho bazakuzila ukudla.”
36UJesu wabatjela umfanekiso lo: “Akakho ongadabula isitjheza sesambatho esitjha, ayokutjheza isambatho esidala. Nangakwenza lokho, uzabe udabule isambatho esitjha, nje-ke isitjheza esitjha angekhe safanela isambatho esidala. 37Nanjalo-ke akakho ongathela iwayini elitjha ngeenkhwameni zesikhumba ezidala. ngombana iwayini elitjha lizazirathula iinkhwama, iwayini liphalake, iinkhwama zonakale. 38Endaweni yalokho iwayini elitjha kufanele lithelwe eenkhwameni ezitjha. 39Begodu akakho ofuna iwayini elitjha, nakhe wasela elidala phele athi: ‘Elidala limnandi.’ ”
