NGOKUKAMARKU 1

₁Ukuqala kwevangeli likaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.

₂Njengokulotshwé kumprofethi uIsaya ukuthi:

₄kwavela uJohane ebhapathiza ehlane, eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, kube-ngukuthethelelwa kwezono.

₅Kwaphumela kuye izwe lonke laseJudiya nabo bonke abaseJerusalema, babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani, bevuma izono zabo.

₆UJohane wayembethe eyoboya bekamela, enoqhotho lwesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe, edla izinkumbi nezinyosi zasendle.

₇Washumayela wathi: Emva kwami kuyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuba ngikhothame ngithukulule umchilo wezicathulo zakhe.

₈Mina nginibhapathizé ngamanzi, kepha yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.

₉Kwathi ngaleyomihla kwafika uJesu evela eNazaretha laseGalile, wabhapathizwa nguJohane eJordani.

₁₀Wanele ukukhuphuka emanzini, wabona izulu livuleka, noMoya ehlela phezu kwakhe njengejuba.

₁₁Kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe.

₁₂Masinyane uMoya wayesemqhubela ehlane.

₁₃Wayekhona ehlane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane elingwa nguSathane; wayendawonye nezilwane; izingelosi zamkhonza.

₁₄Emva kokuboshwa kukaJohane uJesu wafika eGalile eshumayela ivangeli likaNkulunkulu,

₁₅wathi: Isikhathi sigcwalisekile, umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele; phendukani, nikholwe yivangeli.

₁₆Kwathi edlula ngaselwandle lwaseGalile, wabona oSimoni noAndreya umfowabo kaSimoni bephonsa inetha elwandle, ngokuba babengabadobi.

₁₇UJesu wayesethi kubo: Ngilandeleni; ngiyakunenza nibe-ngabadobi babantu.

₁₈Base bewashiya masinyane amanetha, bamlandela.

₁₉Eseqhubekile ingcosana wabona uJakobe kaZebedewu noJohane umfowabo besemkhunjini, belungisa amanetha.

₂₀Wababiza masinyane; base bemshiya uyise uZebedewu emkhunjini kanye nezisebenzi, bamlandela.

₂₁Bangena eKapernawume. Kwathi masinyane ngesabatha wangena esinagogeni*, wafundisa.

₂₂Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe; ngokuba wabafundisa njengonamandla, kungenjengababhali.

₂₃Kwakukhona-ke esinagogeni* umuntu onomoya ongcolileyo, wamemeza,

₂₄wathi: Sinamsebenzi muni naweJesu waseNazaretha? Uzé ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuba ungubani: ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.

₂₅UJesu wamkhuza wathi: Thula, uphume kuye!

₂₆Umoya ongcolileyo wamhlukumeza, wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma kuye.

₂₇Bethuka bonke, babuzana bodwa, bathi: Kuyini lokhu? Yisifundiso esisha esinamandla; nawomoya abangcolileyo uyabayala, bamlalele.

₂₈Udumo lwakhe lwase lwanda masinyane kuso sonke isifunda saseGalile.

₂₉Sebephumé esinagogeni* bangena masinyane endlini kaSimoni noAndreya, benoJakobe noJohane.

₃₀Umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayelele enomkhuhlane; bashesha bamtshela ngaye.

₃₁Waya kuye, wamlulamisa embamba ngesandla; umkhuhlane wamyeka, wabakhonza.

₃₂Kwathi ukuba kuhlwe, selishonile ilanga, baletha kuye bonke abagulayo nabakhwelwe ngamademoni.

₃₃Umuzi wonke wawubuthene ngasemnyango.

₃₄Waphulukisa abaningi abaphethwe yizifo ngezifo, wakhipha amademoni amaningi, wayengawavumeli amademoni ukukhuluma, ngokuba ayemazi.

₃₅Ekuseni kusemnyama kakhulu, wavuka waphuma, waya endaweni eyihlane, wakhuleka khona.

₃₆USimoni nababenaye bamlandela ngokuphuthuma.

₃₇Sebemfumene bathi kuye: Bonke bayakufuna.

₃₈Wathi kubo: Masiye kwezinye izindawo emizaneni eseduze ukuba ngishumayele nakhona; ngokuba ngiphumele khona lokho.

₃₉Wahamba eshumayela emasinagogeni* abo kulo lonke iGalile, ekhipha amademoni.

₄₀Kwafika kuye onochoko, wamncenga eguqa ngamadolo, ethi kuye: Uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.

₄₁UJesu wamhawukela, welula isandla, wamphatha, wathi kuye: Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka.

₄₂Lwasuka masinyane uchoko kuye, wahlambuluka.

₄₃Esemyalisisile washesha wammukisa,

₄₄wathi kuye: Bheka, ungasho-lutho kumuntu, kepha hamba uzibonakalise kumpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho lokho okwayalelwa nguMose, kube-ngubufakazi kubo.

₄₅Kepha yena esephumile waqala ukuyandisa kakhulu nokuyidumisa lendaba, ngangokuba uJesu wayengasenakungena emzini obala; wayesehlala ngaphandle ezindaweni eziyihlane; beza kuye bevela nxazonke.