Umbuzo ngeSabatha
(Mk 2:23-28; Lk 6:1-5)
1Ngesikhatheso uJesu warabhula hlangana namasimu wekoroyi ngeSabatha. Abafundi bakhe bebalambile, yeke bathoma ukukha iinqwambi zekoroyi, bagoma. 2Kwathi abaFarisi nababona lokho, bathi kuJesu: “Qala, abafundi bakho benza okuphambene nomthetho weSabatha.”
3Wabaphendula wathi: “Azange khenifunde bona uDavida wenzani lokha yena nabakhambisani bakhe nagade balambile na? 4Wangena ngekumbeni kaZimu, yena nabakhambisani bakhe, bagoma izikwa ezahlukaniselweko ebekungasimthetho kobana bangazigoma, kwaphela abaphristi bodwa. 5Kghani azange khenifunde emthethweni kaMosi bona ngeSabatha abaphristi bayalona ilangelo kodwana bangabi nomlandu na? 6Ngiyanitjela bonyana kukhona lapha okukhulu kunethempeli. 7Nabegade nisazi bonyana atjho ukuthini amezwi la, ‘Ngilulukela ukwethembeka, ingasi umhlabelo.’ beningekhe nabalahla abamsulwa 8ngombana iNdodana yoMuntu yiKosi yeSabatha.”
Indoda yesandla esirholopheleko
(Mk 3:1-6; Lk 6:6-11)
9UJesu wasuka lapho waya ngesinagogini, 10lapho bekunomuntu wesandla esirholopheleko. Bambuza bathi: “Kumthetho ukupholisa ngeSabatha na?” Bambuza lokho ukuze bakghone ukumsola.
11Wathi kibo: “Nakube omunye wenu unemvu, bese irhohlomela ngemgodini ngeSabatha, angeze ayilalamela ayikhuphe na? 12Umuntu uqakatheke khulu kunemvu! Ngalokho-ke kumthetho ukwenza okuhle ngeSabatha.”
13Nje-ke wathi emuntwini loyo: “Thabulula isandla sakho.”
Yeke wasithabulula, sathabuluka, safana nesinye. 14AbaFarisi bakhamba, bayokwenza amano wokubulala uJesu.
Inceku kaZimu ekhethiweko
15Sele akulemukile lokho, uJesu wakhamba lapho; isiqubuthu esikhulu samlandela. Wapholisa boke abagulako. 16Wabayelelisa bonyana bangavezi nakoyedwa bonyana ungubani. 17Wenza lokhu khona kuzakuzaliseka okwakhulunywa ngomphorofidi u-Isaya nasithi:
18“Qala, incekwami engiyikhethileko,
engiyithandako nengithokozako ngayo.
Ngizakubeka uMoyami phezu kwayo
nje-ke izakumemezela iingwebo ezizweni.
19Angeze yaba nombango namkha irhuwelele,
akunamuntu ozakuzwa iphimbo layo eendledlaneni.
20Umhlanga otshinyekileko ayizukuwukhambiselela
nesibani esififiyelako ayizukusicima,
kufikela lapha iphumelelisa khona ukulunga, kuhlule.
21Izizwe zoke
zizakubeka ithemba lazo ebizweni layo.”
UJesu noBhelzabhulu
(Mk 3:20-30; Lk 11:14-23)
22Yeke kwalethwa kuJesu umuntu onedimoni, asiphofu begodu asimumu. UJesu wampholisa, wakghona ukubona nokukhuluma. 23Soke isiqubuthu sarareka, sabuza sathi: “Kungaba yiNdodana kaDavida le na?”
24Kodwana kuthe lokha abaFarisi nabezwa lokhu, bathi: “KungoBhelzabhulu ikosi yamadimoni kwaphela kobana umrhali lo akwazi ukuqotjha amadimoni.”
25UJesu wayazi imizindlo yabo, wathi kibo: “Omunye nomunye umbuso olwa wodwa uzakupheliswa; elinye nelinye idorobho namkha ikhaya elilwa lodwa angeze lajama. 26Nakube uSathana uqotjha uSathana, kutjho bona wehlukene yedwa. Alo, umbuswakhe ungajama njani na? 27Nakube mina ngiqotjha amadimoni ngoBhelzabhulu, abantu benu bona bawaqotjha ngani? Ngalokho-ke bazakuba bagwebi benu. 28Kodwana nakube ngiqotjha amadimoni ngoMoya kaZimu, khona-ke umbuso kaZimu sewufikile phezu kwenu.
29“Godu umuntu angangena njani ngekumbeni yetsitsirimba abe athathe ipahlayo ngaphandle kobana athome ngokubopha itsitsirimba leyo ntange na? Ngemva kwalapho-ke adlelezele ikumba leyo.
30“Loyo ongasingakimi ujamelene nami, naloyo ongabutheleli nami uyahlakaza. 31Yeke ngithi kini: Abantu bazokulitjalelwa soke isono nokuhlambalaza, kodwana loyo ohlambalaza uMoya oCwengileko angeze alitjalelwa. 32Nanyana ngubani okhuluma igama elijamelene neNdodana yoMuntu uzakulitjalelwa, kodwana nanyana ngubani okhuluma ngokujamelana noMoya oCwengileko angeze alitjalelwa, kungaba semihleni le namkha emihleni ezako.”
UJesu ukhalima abaFarisi
(Lk 6:43-45)
33“Nanithi umuthi muhle, vumani bona neenthelo zawo zihle, kodwana nanithi umuthi mumbi, vumani bona neenthelo zawo zimbi ngombana umuthi wazeka ngeenthelo zawo. 34Nina nzalo yeenyoka ndina, yini ehle eningayikhuluma nanikhohlakele kangaka? Ngambala okuvinyilika ekuphuphumeni kwehliziyo, umlomo ukukhuphela ngaphandle. 35Umuntu olungileko ukhupha okulungileko emnonwenakhe olungileko; nomuntu omumbi ukhupha okumbi emnonwenakhe omumbi.
36“Kodwana ngiyanitjela bonyana umuntu uzaziphendulela ngelanga lokwahlulelwa mayelana nelinye nelinye ilizwi alikhulume butjhophori. 37Ngamezwakho uzakuhlanjululwa, ngamezwakho uzakulahlwa.”
Ukubawa isibonakaliso
(Mk 8:11-12; Lk 11:29-32)
38Yeke abanye babafundisi bomthetho nabaFarisi bathi kuJesu: “Mfundisi, sifuna khewusenzele isibonakaliso somkarisomraro.”
39Waphendula wathi: “Isizukulwana esikhohlakeleko nesihlobongako sibawa isibonakaliso somkarisomraro! Kodwana akukho nasinye isibonakaliso esizakunikelwa sona ngaphandle kwesomphorofidi uJona. 40Njengombana uJona wahlala amalanga amathathu nobusuku obuthathu ngendeni yehlambi ekulu, nje-ke neNdodana yoMuntu izakuhlala amalanga amathathu nobusuku obuthathu ngemathunjini wephasi. 41Amadoda weNiniva azakujama ebandla amangalele isizukulwanesi ngombana atjhuguluka lokha uJona natjhumayelako. Nje-ke omkhulu kunoJona sele akhona. 42Indlovukazi yesewula izakujama ebandla imangalele isizukulwanesi ngombana yona yasuka epelazwe yazokulalela ukuhlakanipha kwakaSolomoni. Nje-ke, omkhulu kunoSolomoni sele akhona.”
Ukubuya kommoya omumbi
(Lk 11:24-26)
43“Lokha ummoya omumbi nawuphuma emuntwini, ugelagela eendaweni ezomileko ufunane nendawo yokuphumula kodwana ungayifumani. 44Khonapho-ke uzazitjela uthi, ‘Ngizakubuyela ekumbeni engayitjhiyako’, kuthi nawufikako ufunyane ikumba leyo inganamuntu, ithanyelwe beyabutheka kuhle. 45Nawusuka lapho-ke uyakhamba uyokulanda eminye imimoya elikhomba ekhohlakele khulu kunawo bese iyeza izokuhlala ngapho. Isiphetho somuntu loyo siba simbi khulu kunekuthomeni. Kuzakuba njalo-ke nesizukulwaneni esikhohlakelekwesi.”
Unina nabafowabo kaJesu
(Mk 3:31-35; Lk 8:19-21)
46Kwathi uJesu asakhuluma nesiqubuthu, kwafika unina nabafowabo bajama ngaphandle, bafuna ukukhuluma naye. 47Omunye umuntu wathi kuye: “Unyoko nabafowenu bayakufuna ngaphandle, babawa ukukhuluma nawe.”
48UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngubani umma, bobani abafowethu na?” 49Waqalisa ngebafundini bakhe wathi: “Qalani! Nangu umma nabafowethu. 50Loyo owenza okufunwa nguBaba osezulwini ungumfowethu, ungudadwethu begodu ungumma.”
