UJesu Uphilisa Umuntu Onochoko
1Kwathi lapho uJesu ehla entabeni, walandelwa yizixuku eziningi. 2Kwase kuza umuntu onochoko, wakhuleka kuye, wathi: “Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.”
3UJesu welula isandla sakhe, wamthinta, wathi: “Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka.”
Wayesehlambuluka ngokushesha ochokweni lwakhe. 4UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Qaphela, ungatsheli muntu, kepha hamba uyozibonakalisa kumphristi, unikele ngomnikelo owayalelwa nguMose, kube ngubufakazi kubo.”
Ukuphulukiswa Kwenceku Yenduna
5Kwathi lapho uJesu engena eKhaphernawume, kweza kuye induna yekhulu, yamnxusa, 6yathi: “Nkosi, umfana wami ulele endlini, ufe uhlangothi; usezinhlungwini ezinzima.”
7UJesu wayesethi kuyo: “Mina ngizakuza ngimphulukise.”
8Kepha induna yekhulu yaphendula yathi: “Nkosi, angifanele ukuba ungangena phansi kophahla lwami, kodwa khipha izwi nje, khona umfana wami uyakusinda. 9Ngokuba nami ngingumuntu ophansi komthetho, nginamabutho phansi kwami; ngithi kwelinye: ‘Hamba,’ lihambe; ngithi kwelinye: ‘Woza,’ lize; nasencekwini yami ngithi: ‘Yenza lokhu,’ ikwenze.”
10UJesu ekuzwa lokhu wamangala, wayesethi kwababemlandela: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: angikaze ngikufumane kumuntu ukukholwa okungaka kwa-Israyeli. 11Kepha ngithi kini: baningi abayakuza bevela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, bahlale, badle no-Abhrahama no-Isaka noJakobe embusweni wezulu. 12 Kepha abantwana bombuso bayakukhishelwa ngaphandle ebumnyameni obungayiwa; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.”
13UJesu wayesethi enduneni yekhulu: “Hamba, makwenzeke kuwe njengokukholwa kwakho.”
Umfana wasinda ngalo lelo hora.
Ukuphulukiswa Komkhwekazi KaPhethro Nabanye Abagulayo
14UJesu wayesengena endlini kaPhethro, wabona umkhwekazi kaPhethro elele phansi, enomkhuhlane. 15Wathinta isandla sakhe, umkhuhlane waphela; wayesevuka, wamkhonza.
16Kwathi kusihlwa, baletha kuye abaningi abanamadimoni, wabakhipha omoya ngezwi, wabaphulukisa bonke abagulayo, 17 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngo-Isaya umphrofethi, ukuthi:
“Yena wabetshatha ubuthakathaka bethu,
wazithwala izifo zethu.”
Ukumlandela UJesu
18UJesu ebona isixuku simzungezile, wayala ukuba kuwelelwe ngaphesheya. 19Esinye isazimthetho seza kuye, sathi: “Mfundisi, ngizakukulandela, nomaphi lapho uya khona.”
20UJesu wayesethi kuso: “Izimpungushe zinemigodi, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke, kodwa iNdodana yomuntu kayinandawo lapho ingacamelisa khona ikhanda.”
21Kepha omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngivumele ngihambe ngiyombela ubaba kuqala.”
22Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Ngilandele, yekela abafileyo bambele abafileyo babo.”
UJesu Uthulisa Isivunguvungu
23UJesu wayesengena esikebheni, abafundi bakhe bamlandela. 24Nakho-ke sekuvuka isiphepho esikhulu olwandle, isikebhe saze sambozwa ngamagagasi, kodwa uJesu wayelele. 25Basondela, bamvusa, bethi: “Nkosi, sisindise, siyabhubha.”
26UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Yini nesabe kangaka, nina eninokukholwa okuncane na?”
Wavuka wayesewukhuza umoya nolwandle, kwaba nokuthula okukhulu.
27Abantu bamangala, bathi: “Unhloboni lo muntu olalelwa umoya nolwandle na?”
UJesu Ukhipha Amadimoni
28Kwathi esefikile ngaphesheya ezweni lamaGadara, wahlangana nabantu ababili abanamadimoni, bephuma emathuneni. Babeyingozi kakhulu kangangokuthi kwakungekho muntu owayengalokotha adlule ngaleyo ndlela. 29Bezwakala sebememeza bethi: “Ufunani kithi Ndodana kaNkulunkulu na? Uze lapha ukuzosizwisa ubuhlungu, kungakabi yisikhathi na?”
30Kwakukhona buqamama umhlambi omkhulu wezingulube, ziklabile. 31Amadimoni amncenga, athi: “Uma usikhipha, sithumele singene emhlanjini wezingulube.”
32UJesu wathi kuwo: “Hambani.”
Ayesephuma, angena ezingulubeni. Bheka, umhlambi wonke wakhalakathela esiweni, waphonseka olwandle, wafela emanzini. 33Ababezelusile babaleka, baya emzini, babika konke okwakwenzekile, nalokho okwakwenzeke kwabanamadimoni. 34Umuzi wonke waphuma ukuyobona uJesu; kwathi lapho bembona, bamncenga ukuba aphume aphele emingceleni yakwelakubo.
