1Kwathi, xeshikweni uYesu ebegqibile ukubamisela abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinababini, wesuka apho waya kufundisa nokushumayela emizini yabo.
UYohane umbhaptizi uthumela abafundi ababini kuYesu
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2Ke kaloku uYohane, eyive esentolongweni imisebenzi kaKristu, wesusa bababini kubafundi bakhe, wathi kuye, 3Wena ungulowo uzayo na, silinde wumbi, kusini na? 4Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Hambani niye kumbikela uYohane izinto enizivayo nenizibonileyo: 5iimfama zibuya zibone, neziqhwala ziyahamba; abaneqhenqa bayahlanjululwa, nezithulu ziyeva; abafileyo bayavuswa, namahlwempu ayazishunyayezwa iindaba ezilungileyo. 6Unoyolo othe akakhutyekiswa ndim.
7Bakubon' ukuba bayemka abo, waqala uYesu wathi kwizihlwele ngaye uYohane, Náye niphuma nisiya kubona ntoni na entlango? Yabe iyingcongola na, izanyazanyiswa ngumoya? 8Naye niphuma nisiya kubona ntoni na kodwa? Yabe ingumntu ovethe iingubo ezitofotofo na? Yabonani, abo bambatha ezitofotofo baba sezindlwini zookumkani bona. 9Náye niphuma nisiya kubona ntoni na kodwa? Yabe ingumprofeti na? Ewe, ndithi kuni, nóde wagqithisa kumprofeti. 10Kuba lo ngulowo kubhaliweyo ngaye, kwathiwa,
Yabona, mna ndiyasithuma isithunywa sam ngaphambi kobuso bakho,
Esiya kuyilungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.
(UMal. 3:1)
11Inene ndithi kuni, Phakathi kwabo bazelweyo ngabafazi, akuvelanga mkhulu kunoYohane umbhaptizi; kanti ke nomncinane kwabanye ebukumkanini bamazulu mkhulu kunaye.
12Kususela ke kwimihla kaYohane umbhaptizi kude kube kalokunje, ubukumkani bamazulu buyagonyamelwa, bathi abagonyameli babuthimbe. 13Kuba bonke abaprofeti nomthetho báprofeta kwada kwakho uYohane. 14Kananjalo ukuba niyavuma ukukwamkela oko, yena nguEliya, lo bekuthiwa uza kufika. 15Lowo uneendlebe zokuva makeve.
16Ke kaloku ndiya kusifanisa nantoni na esi sizukulwana? Sifana namakhwenkwana ehleli ezindaweni zembutho, 17ekhwaza abalingane bawo, esithi, Sanigwalela, naza nina anaduda; sanihlabela isililo, naza nina anambambazela. 18Kuba uYohane weza engadli, engaseli, basuka bathi, Ùnedemon. 19UNyana woMntu yena weza esidla, esela, basuka bathi, Khanibone umntu olidla-kudla, olisela-wayini, umhlobo wababuthi berhafu naboni. Ubulumko bugwetyelwe kokuvela ebantwaneni babo.
Imizi emithathu engavumi kuguquka
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20Waza waqala ukuyidubula loo mizi yayenzeke kuyo inkoliso yemisebenzi yakhe yamandla, ngokuba ingaguqukanga, esithi, Yeha, wena Korazin! 21Yeha, wena Bhetesayida! Ngokuba imisebenzi yamandla eyenzeke kuni, ukuba yayenzeke eTire naseTsidon, inge yaguquka kudala loo mizi ngeengubo ezirhwexayo nangothuthu. 22Ke ndithi kuni, Kuya kuba nokunyamezeleka kwiTire nakwiTsidon ngomhla womgwebo kunáni.
23Nawe Kapernahum, uphakanyiselweyo ezulwini, uya kuphoselwa phantsi kwelabafileyo; ngokuba imisebenzi yamandla eyenzeke kuwe, ukuba yayenzeke eSodom, inge ihleli kwada kwaba namhla. 24Ke ndithi kuni, Kuya kuba nokunyamezeleka okomhlaba waseSodom ngomhla womgwebo kunawe.
25Ngelo xesha waphendula uYesu wathi, Ndiyabulela kuwe, Bawo, Nkosi yamazulu nehlabathi, ngokuba ezi zinto wazifihlayo kwizilumko nakwiingqondi, wazityhilela iintsana; 26ewe, Bawo, ngokuba kwakholeka phambi kwakho ukuba kube njalo. 27Zonke izinto zinikelwe kum nguBawo; kanjalo akukho umaziyo uNyana, kuphela nguYise; akukho umaziyo uYise, kuphela nguNyana, nalowo athi uNyana athande ukumtyhilela.
Idyokhwe kaYesu
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28Yizani kum nonke nina nibulalekayo, nisindwayo ngumthwalo, ndoninika ukuphumla. 29Thabathani idyokhwe yam niyithwale, nifunde kum; ngokuba ndinobulali, ndithobekile ngentliziyo; noyifumanela ukuphumla imiphefumlo yenu. 30Kuba idyokhwe yam imnandi, nomthwalo wam ulula.
