UJesu upholisa umuntu orhwahlapheleko
(Mk 2:1-12; Lk 5:17-26)
1UJesu wangena ngemkhunjini, wayamela ngaphetjheya kwelwandle waya edorobheni lekhabo. 2Qala abantu baletha kuye umuntu okhubazekileko, alele emkghadini. Kwathi bona uJesu abone ukukholwa kwabo, wathi emuntwini okhubazekileko loyo: “Qina isibindi, ndodana, izono zakho zicolelwe.”
3Qala, abanye babafundisi bomthetho bathi omunye komunye: “Umuntu lo ukhuluma ihlamba!” 4Ngokwazi imizindlo yabo, uJesu wathi: “Kubayini nizindla ngokumbi eenhliziyweni zenu na? 5Ngikuphi okulula kini ukuthi, ‘Izono zakho zicolelwe’, nokuthi, ‘Sikima, ukhambe’ na? 6Ngizanibonisa-ke bona iNdodana yoMuntu inamandla ephasinapha wokucolela izono.” Yeke wathi emuntwini okhubazekileko: “Sikima, uthathe umkghadakho ukhambe uye ekhaya!”
7Umuntu loyo wasikima waya ekhaya. 8Kwathi bonyana abantu bakubone lokho, besaba, badumisa uZimu ophe abantu amandla angaka.
Ukubizwa kwakaMatewu
(Mk 2:13-17; Lk 5:27-32)
9UJesu wathi nasuka lapho; wabona umuntu ekuthiwa nguMatewu, ahlezi ngekumbeni yomthelo. Wathi kuye: “Ngilandela.” UMatewu wasikima wamlandela.
10Kwathi uJesu asagoma ngekumbeni kaMatewu, kwafika abathelisi abanengi nezoni, bahlanganela noJesu nabafundi bakhe ekudleni. 11Lokha abaFarisi nababona lokhu babuza abafundi bakhe bathi: “Kubayini umfundisenu agoma nabathelisi nezoni na?”
12UJesu nezwa lokhu wabaphendula wathi: “Abantu abaphilileko abayidingi inyanga, kodwana ifunwa ngabagulako kwaphela. 13Kodwana khambani niyokufunisisa bona umtlolo lo uthini lokha usithi, ‘Ngilulukela ukwethembeka, ingasi umhlabelo.’ Angikazeli ukuzokubiza abantu abalungileko, kodwana ngizele ukuzokubiza izoni.”
Umbuzo ngokuzila ukudla
(Mk 2:18-22; Lk 5:33-39)
14Yeke abalandeli bakaJwanisi beza kuJesu bambuza bathi: “Kubangelwa yini thina nabaFarisi sizila ukudla, kodwana abafundi bakho bona abazili ukudla na?”
15UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Abayeni bomkhwenyana bangazila njani khisibe usesenabo na? Isikhathi sizakufika sokobana umkhwenyana asuswe kibo, ngesikhatheso-ke, bazakuzila ukudla.
16“Akakho otjheza isambatho esidala ngesitjheza esitjha ngombana isitjheza esitjha sizakurharhabuluka esambathwenapho, sidale itjhuba eledlula lokuthoma. 17Godu akuthelwa iwayini elitjha ngeenkhwameni ezidala zewayini, nakungasinjalo iinkhwama zizakurathuka, iwayini liphalake, konakale iinkhwamezo. Kunalokho iwayini elitjha lithelwa ngeenkhwameni ezitjha, kulondeke kokubili.”
Umntazana ohlongakeleko nomfazi ogulako
(Mk 5:21-43; Lk 8:40-56)
18Kwathi uJesu asakhuluma lokhu, kweza umphathi wesinagogi wafese waguqa phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Indodakazami iqeda ukuhlongakala, yewuze uzoyibeka izandla khona izakuphila.” 19Yeke uJesu wasikima wamlandela nabafundi bakhe bakhamba naye.
20Khonapho umfazi obekaphopha iingazi iminyaka elitjhumi nambili weza ngemva koJesu, wafika wakghwatha umphetho wesambatho sakhe. 21Wazitjela wathi: “Nange ngingakghwatha nje isambatho sakhe kwaphela, ngizakuphola.”
22UJesu waphenduka, wambona, wathi: “Yiba nesibindi, ndodakazi! Ukukholwa kwakho kukupholisile.” Nje-ke umfazi loyo waphola khonokho.
23Kwathi uJesu nangena ngekumbeni yomphathi wafumana ababethi beempalapala nesiqubuthu ebesenza itjhada, 24wathi: “Phumani noke! Umntazana akakafi, ulele.” Kodwana bamhleka. 25Kwathi bona kukhutjhelwe isiqubuthu ngaphandle, uJesu wangena ngelawini lomntazana wambamba ngesandla, wavuka. 26Iindaba ngalokhu zarhatjheka nesifundeso soke.
UJesu upholisa isiphofu nesimumu
27UJesu nasuka lapho walandelwa madoda amabili aphopheleko amrhuwelela athi: “Ndodana kaDavida, sirhawukele!”
28Kwathi bona angene ngekumbeni, iimphofu ezimbili zeza kuye, wazibuza wathi: “Niyakholwa bona ngingakghona ukwenza lokho na?” Zamphendula zathi: “Iye, Kosi!”
29Yeke uJesu wakghwatha amehlwazo wathi: “Akwenzeke njengokukholwa kwenu!” 30Zaphophuluka. UJesu waziyelelisa khulu, wathi: “Qinisekisani bona kungabi namuntu owazi ilitho ngalokhu!” 31Kodwana zakhamba zarhatjha iindaba ngaye kiso soke isifunda.
32Kwathi lokha nabaphumako, kwalethwa kuJesu umuntu ogade anedimoni begodu asimumu. 33Ngemva kobana idimoni liqotjhiwe, umuntu obegade asimumu wakhuluma. Isiqubuthu sarareka sabe sathi: “Into enje azange kheyibonwe kwa-Israyeli!”
34Kodwana abaFarisi bathi: “Uqotjha amadimoni ngombusi wamadimoni.”
Iinsebenzi nokuvuna
35UJesu wadabula imizi nemizana, wafundisa ngemasinagogini wabo, watjhumayela ivangeli lombuso kaZimu, wapholisa abantu abaphethwe mihlobo ngemihlobo yobulwelwe nezifo. 36Kwathi bona abone iinqubuthu, wazirhawukela ngombana gade zihlukumeziwe begodu zinganamandla, zifana nezimvu ezingenamelusi. 37Yeke wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Isivuno sinengi, kodwana iinsebenzi zilibinzana. 38Bawani iKosi yesivuno bona ithumele iinsebenzi esiminayo yesivuno.”
