Uyadelwa uYesu eNazarete
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1Waphuma apho ke weza kwelakowabo; bamlandela abafundi bakhe. 2Uthe kwakubakho isabatha, waqala ukufundisa endlwini yesikhungu; baza abaninzi, bakuva, bakhwankqiswa, besithi, Lo uzizuze phi na ezi zinto? Bubulumko buni na obu abunikiweyo, le nto nemisebenzi yamandla enjengale yenzekayo ngezandla zakhe? 3Lo akayiyo na ingcibi yokwakha, unyana kaMariya, umzalwana ke kaYakobi noYose noYuda noSimon? Noodade babo àbakuthi apha na? Baye bekhubeka kuye.
4Wayesithi ke uYesu kubo, Umprofeti akasweli mbeko, kungaba kukowabo, nakwizizalwana zakhe, nakokwabo. 5Wayengenako ukwenza namnye umsebenzi wamandla khona apho, kwakuphela ukubeka izandla phezu kwemilwelwe embalwa, wayiphilisa. 6Wamangaliswa kukungakholwa kwabo.
Wayeyihambahamba imizana ejikeleza, efundisa.
Ukuthunywa kwabalishumi elinababini
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7Ubabizele kuye abalishumi elinababini, waqala ukubathuma ngababini, ngababini; wayebanika igunya koomoya abangcolileyo; 8wabathethela ngelithi, mabangaphathi nto yandlela, ibe ngumsimelelo wodwa; bangaphathi ngxowa, nasonka, namali embhinqweni; 9bathi kodwa banxibe izixathula; bangambathi neengubo zangaphantsi ngambini.
10Wayesithi kubo, Apho nithe nangena endlwini, hlalani khona nide nimke kuloo ndawo. 11Abo sukuba benganamkeli, benganiva nokuniva, nakuphuma kuloo ndawo, vuthululani uthuli oluphantsi kweenyawo zenu, kube bubungqina oko kubo. Inene ndithi kuni, Koba nokunyamezeleka okweSodom nokweGomora ngomhla womgwebo, kunokwaloo mzi.
12Baphuma bavakalisa ukuba mabaguquke abantu. 13Bakhupha needemon ezininzi, bayithambisa ngeoli imilwelwe emininzi, beyiphilisa.
Ukufa kukaYohane umbhaptizi
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14Ke kaloku wakúva oko ukumkani uHerode (kuba igama lakhe lalithe laduma); wayesithi, Uvukile kwabafileyo uYohane umbhaptizi; ngenxa yoko le misebenzi yamandla iyenzeka ngaye. 15Baye abanye besithi, NguEliya; baye ke abanye besithi, Ngumprofeti, nokuba ufana nomnye wakubaprofeti. 16Ekuvile ke oko uHerode, wathi, Lo nguYohane, lowa ndamnqamla intloko mna; uvukile kwabafileyo.
17Kuba uHerode ngokwakhe wabethé wathuma, wambamba uYohane, wambopha entolongweni, ngenxa kaHerodiya, umfazi kaFilipu umzalwana wakhe; kuba ebemzekile. 18Kuba wayesithi uYohane kuHerode, Akuvumelekile ukuba ube nomfazi womzalwana wakho. 19Ke kaloku uHerodiya waba nenqala ngakuye, wafuna ukumbulala; kodwa akabanga nako; 20kuba uHerode wayemoyika uYohane, emazi ukuba uyindoda elilungisa, engcwele, wayemgcinile; wayesithi ke akumva, enze iindawo ezininzi, amve kamnandi.
21Kwathi, kwakufika umhla owamlungelayo uHerodiya, xeshikweni uHerode ngemini yokuzalwa kwakhe wayezenzela isidlo izidwangube zakhe, nabathetheliwaka, namanene elaseGalili, 22yakubon' ukuba ingene intombi kaHerodiya lowo, yangqungqa, yamkholisa uHerode nabo babehleli ndawonye naye. Wathi ukumkani kwintombazana leyo, Ndícele into osukuba uyithanda; ndokupha. 23Wayifungela ngelithi, Into othe wayicela kum ndokupha, kude kube kwisiqingatha sobukumkani bam.
24Iphumile ke yathi kunina, Ndicèle ntoni na? Wathi ke yena, Intloko kaYohane umbhaptizi. 25Yeza kungena kwaoko ngokungxama kuye ukumkani, yacela, isithi, Ndithanda ukuba undinike kalokunje ngesitya intloko kaYohane umbhaptizi.
26Waba buhlungu kakhulu ukumkani; noko, ngenxa yezifungo zakhe, nangenxa yabo babehleli ndawonye naye, akathandanga kuyilandulela. 27Uthe kwaoko ukumkani wasusa umsiki, wamthethela ngelithi, mayiziswe intloko yakhe. Wesuka waya ke lowo, wamnqumla intloko entolongweni. 28Wayizisa intloko yakhe ngesitya, wayinika intombazana leyo; yaza intombazana yayinika unina.
29Bekuvile oko abafundi bakhe, beza basithabatha isidumbu sakhe, basibeka engcwabeni.
Ukutyiswa kwesihlwele okokuqala
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30Bathi bahlanganisàna abapostile• kuYesu, bambikela iinto zonke, ezo babezenzile, kwanezo babezifundisile. 31Wathi kubo, Yizani nina ngasese kwindawo eyintlango, niphumle kancinane; kuba bebaninzi abezayo nabemkayo; babengenalo ke nethutyana lokuba badle.
32Bemka ngomkhombe ngasese, baya kwindawo eyintlango. 33Isihlwele sababona bemka bathi abaninzi bamazi, babalekela khona ngeenyawo, bevela kuyo yonke imizi; babaphangela, bathuthelana kuye. 34Uthe ke akuphuma uYesu, wabona isihlwele esikhulu; wasikwa yimfesane ngabo, ngokuba babenjengezimvu ezingenamalusi; waqala ukubafundisa iindawo ezininzi.
35Kuthi kwakubon' ukuba seyihambile kakhulu imini, beze kuye abafundi bakhe, bathi, Le ndawo iyintlango, nemini seyihambile kakhulu; 36bándulule bemke, baye emaphandleni ajikelezileyo nasemizaneni, bazithengele izonka; kuba bengenanto bangayidlayo. 37Waphendula wathi kubo, Bapheni nina badle. Bathi kuye, Símke na siye kuthenga izonka ngeedenariyo• ezimakhulu mabini, sibaphe badle? 38Úthi ke yena kubo, Izonka eninazo zingaphi na? Hambani niye kukhangela. Besazi, bathi, Zihlanu, neentlanzi ezimbini.
39Wabathethela ngelithi, mababangqengqise bonke, babe ziziqhu ngeziqhu engceni eluhlaza. 40Bahlala phantsi beziingcamba ngeengcamba ngamakhulu, nangamashumi ngamahlanu. 41Wazithabatha izonka zozihlanu neentlanzi zombini, wathi ekhangele ezulwini wasikelela, waziqhekeza izonka, wanika abafundi bakhe, ukuba babeke phambi kwabo; wathi neentlanzi zombini wazabela bona bonke. 42Badla ke bonke bahlutha. 43Baza basusa izitya zizele ngamaqhekeza zalishumi elinazibini, basusa nakwiintlanzi. 44Baye abo babezidla izonka ezo bekumawaka omahlanu amadoda.
UYesu uhamba phezu kolwandle
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45Wabanyanzela kwaoko abafundi bakhe ukuba bangene emkhombeni, bamandulele baye ngaphesheya eBhetesayida, lo gama asindululayo isihlwele yena. 46Akuba ebulisene nabo, wemka waya kuthandaza entabeni.
47Ke kaloku, kwakuhlwa, umkhombe ubuphakathi elwandle, waye yena eyedwa emhlabeni. 48Wababona bebulaleka ekuqhubeni; kuba umoya ububavele ngaphambili. Athi ngolwesiné ulindo lobusuku eze kubo, ehamba phezu kolwandle; wanga uza kugqitha kubo.
49Bathi ke, bakumbona ehamba phezu kolwandle, baba ngumshologu, bakhala; kuba bonke bambona, bakhathazeka. 50Wathetha kwaoko nabo, wathi kubo, Yomelelani; ndim; musani ukoyika. 51Wenyuka waya kubo emkhombeni, wadamba umoya. Bathi nqa ngaphakathi kwabo ngokuncamisileyo kunene, bamangaliswa; 52kuba bengakuqondanga okwezonka; kuba intliziyo yabo yabe iqaqadekile.
53Bakuphumela, bafika ezweni laseGenesarete, batsalela elunxwemeni. 54Bakuphuma emkhombeni, bamazi kwaoko abantu; 55bawubaleka wonke loo mmandla, baqala ukubathwala ngeenkuko abafayo, bebása apho babemva ukuba ukhona. 56Nalapho sukuba ebengena khona, nokuba kusemzaneni, nokuba kusemzini, nokuba kusemaphandleni, babesithi, bababeke abafayo ezindaweni zembutho, bambongoze ukuba khe bachukumise intshinga yengubo yakhe. Baye ke besindiswa abasukuba bemchukumisa.
