UJesu upholisa ikhoboka lomphathimabutho weRoma
(Mt 8:5-13)
1Kwathi bona uJesu aqede ukukhuluma koke lokhu eendlebeni zabantu, wangena eKapernawumi. 2Ikhoboka lomphathimabutho weRoma ebelithandeka khulu kuye beligulela ukufa. 3Umphathimabutho wezwa ngoJesu, nje-ke wathumela abaphathi abathileko bamaJuda kuye bayomkhombela kobana eze azokupholisa ikhoboka lakhe. 4Bathi nabafika kuJesu bamrabhela khulu kwamambala bathi kuye: “Iyafaneleka indoda le kobana isizwe nguwe 5ngombana iyasithanda isizwe sekhethu begodu ngiyo esakhele isinagogi.”
6Yeke uJesu wakhamba nabo.
Bekangasikude nekumba lokha umphathimabutho nathumela abangani bakhe kobana bathi kuye: “Kosi, ungazitshwenyi ngombana akukangifaneli bona umuntu onjengawe angangena ngaphasi kwephahla lami. 7Kungebangelo azange bengizibone ngifanelekile bona ngingeza kuwe ngokwami. Bengithi yewukhulume ilizwi nje kwaphela, isisebenzi sami sizakuphola. 8Nami ngokwami ngimumuntu ongaphasi kweemphathimandla, nginamajoni angaphasi kwami. Nangithi komunye, ‘Khamba,’ uyakhamba; ngithi komunye, ‘Yizapha,’ eze; ngithi ekhobokeni lami, ‘Yenza lokhu,’ likwenze.”
9Kwathi uJesu nezwa lokho, wamrarekela khulu, waphendukela ngesiqubuthwini ebesimlandela wathi: “Ngiyanitjela ngithi azange khengifunyane ukukholwa okungaka ngitjho nakwa-Israyeli!”
10Iinthunywa zabuyela emzini womphathi zafumana isisebenzi sipholile.
UJesu uvusa indodana yomhlolokazi
11Msinyazana ngemva kwalokho, uJesu waya edorobheni elibizwa bona yiNayini, akhamba nabafundi bakhe nesiqubuthu esikhulu. 12Kwathi bona afike esangweni ledorobho, wabona umngcwabo uphuma. Umufi loyo bekuyindodana eyodwa tere yomhlolokazi. Nje-ke isiqubuthu esikhulu sedorobhenelo besinaye. 13Kwathi bona iKosi imbone, yamdabukela kwamambala yathi kuye: “Ungalili!” 14Yatjhidela yafese yakghwatha ihlaka, kwathi ebebalithwele bajama. Yathi: “Sokana! Ngithi kuwe, vuka!” 15Umufi wavuka wathoma wakhuluma, uJesu wayithatha wayibuyisela kunina.
16Boke bafikelwa kukwesaba bebadumisa uZimu, bathi: “Umphorofidi omkhulu ufikile hlangana nathi!” Godu bathi: “UZimu uze ukuzokusiza abantu bakhe!”
17Iindabezi ngoJesu zarhatjheka eJudiya loke kanye neenarheni ezilibhodileko.
Abazenda abavela kuJwanisi uMbhabhadisi
(Mt 11:2-19)
18Abafundi bakaJwanisi bambikela ngakho koke lokhu. Wabiza babili babo, 19wabathumela eKosini bona bayokubuza bathi: “Unguye olindelwe bona afike namkha silindele omunye na?”
20Kwathi bona bafike kuJesu, bathi: “UJwanisi uMbhabhadisi usithume kuwe bona sizokubuza sithi, ‘Unguye olindelwe bona afike namkha silindele omunye na?’ ”
21Khonokho uJesu wapholisa abanengi ebebanezifo, bagula begodu banemimoya emimbi, wenza nabanengi abaphopheleko babona. 22Waphendula iinthunywa wathi: “Buyelani emuva niyokubikela uJwanisi ngalokho enikubonileko nenikuzwileko: Iimphofu seziyabona, abarholopheleko sebayakhamba, abanekhwekhwe bapholile, iinthulu ziyezwa, abafileko bayavuswa neendaba ezimnandi zitjhunyayelwa kabadududu. 23Ubusisiwe umuntu ongakhubekiko ngami!”
24Ngemva kobana iinthunywa zakaJwanisi sezikhambile, uJesu wathoma ukukhuluma ngoJwanisi esiqubuthwini wathi: “Beniyokubonani lokha naniye erhalawumbeni na? Umhlanga ophephethwa mumoya na? 25Kanti beniyokubonani na? Umuntu owembethe izambatho zakanokutjho? Awa, abantu abembatha izambatho ezibizako bebahlale emnonweni bafunyanwa ngeengodlweni! 26Emanyeni naniyokubonani na? Kghani umphorofidi? Iye, ngiyanitjela ngithi ongaphezu komphorofidi. 27UJwanisi nguye okwatlolwa ngaye kwathiwa,
“ ‘Ngizakuthumela isithunywa sami ngaphambi kwakho,
esizakulungisa indlelakho.’
28“Ngiqinisile ngithi phakathi kwalabo ababelethwe ngowesifazana akakho omkhulu kunoJwanisi, kodwana omncancani embusweni kaZimu mkhulu kunaye.”
29Boke abantu ngitjho nabathelisi bawezwa amezwi kaJesu, bavuma bonyana indlela kaZimu iliqiniso ngombana bebabhajadiswe nguJwanisi. 30Kodwana abaFarisi nezazimthetho bawulahla umnqopho kaZimu ngabo ngombana bebangakabhajadiswa nguJwanisi.
31UJesu wathi: “Alo-ke ngingabafanisa nani abantu banamhlanjesaba na? Kghani bafana nani na? 32Banjengabantwana abahlezi endaweni yokuthengisela barhuwelelana basithi,
“ ‘Sanibethela inghwani,
akhange nigide;
sanivumela iingoma zesililo,
kodwana akhange nilile.’
33“UJwanisi uMbhabhadisi wafika angagomi sikwa begodu angaseli wayini, nina nathi, ‘Unedimoni!’ 34INdodana yoMuntu yafika igoma begodu isela, nina nathi, ‘Nasi-ke isirhiribideli nesidakwa, umngani wabathelisi nezoni!’ 35Kodwana ukuhlakanipha kuqinisekiswa ngibo boke abantwana bakho.”
UJesu ngendlini kaSimoni umFarisi
36Nje-ke omunye wabaFarisi wamema uJesu bona azokugoma naye isidlo sakusihlwa. UJesu waya emzini womFarisi, wazigedla etafuleni. 37Kwathi lokha umfazi obegade aphila ipilo yesono edorobhenelo nalemuka bonyana uJesu gade agoma ngekumbeni yomFarisi, waletha umjekana uzele amakha. 38Wajama ngemva kwakhe eenyaweni zakhe walila, wathambisa iinyawo zakhe ngeenyembezi. Wazesula ngeenhluthu zakhe, wazincwanga bewazithela ngamakha. 39Kuthe umFarisi omumemileko nabona lokhu, wazibuza wathi: “Nakube kwamambala umuntu lo mphorofidi, bekazakwazi bona ngubani omkghwathako lo nokobana umhlobo bani womfazi, okutjho bona usisoni!”
40UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Simoni, ikhona into engifuna ukukutjela yona.”
USimoni wathi: “Yewungitjele mfundisi.”
41UJesu wathi: “Bekukhona abantu ababili ebebakoloda umbolekisimali. Omunye bekamkoloda abodenariyu abahlanu, omunye amkoloda abodenariyu abamatjhumi amahlanu. 42Bobabili azange babe nemali yokumbuyisela, nje-ke wasula isikolodo sabo bobabili. Alo-ke ngongiwuphi phakathi kwabo ozomthanda khulu na?”
43USimoni wathi: “Ngicabanga bona ngiloyo owesulelwe isikolodo esikhulu.”
UJesu wathi: “Ubone kuhle.” 44Yeke waphendukela ngemfazini wathi kuSimoni: “Uyambona umfazi lo na? Ngize ngakwakho, akhange unginikele ngitjho namanzana wokwesula iinyawo zami, kodwana yena uthambise iinyawo zami ngeenyembezi zakhe bewazesula ngeenhluthu zakhe. 45Akhange ungamukele ngokungincwanga emhlathini, kodwana umfazi lo, akhange alise ukuncwanga iinyawo zami solo ngingene lapha. 46Akhange ungizese ngamafutha ehloko, kodwana yena uthele iinyawo zami ngamakha. 47Yeke ngiyakutjela bona izono zakhe ezinengi zicolelwe ngombana utjengise ithando elikhulu. Kodwana ocolelwe kancani naye uthanda kancani.”
48UJesu wathi emfazini loyo: “Izono zakho zicolelwe.”
49Ezinye iinthekeli zathoma ukubuzana zathi: “Ngubani lo, ocolela ngitjho nezono?”
50UJesu wathi emfazini loyo: “Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile, khamba ngokuthula.”
