Okuhlambulukileko nokungakahlambuluki
(Mk 7:1-13)
1Yeke abanye babaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho basuka eJerusalema beza kuJesu bambuza bathi: 2“Kubayini abafundi bakho beqa isiko labadala na? Abahlambi izandla zabo nabagomako!”
3UJesu waphendula wathi: “Kubayini neqa umyalo kaZimu ngebanga lesiko lekhenu na? 4Ngambala uZimu wathi, ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko,’ begodu, ‘Nanyana ngubani othuka uyise namkha unina kufanele abulawe’. 5Kodwana nithi umuntu nathi kuyise namkha kunina, ‘Nanyana yini ebegade nginganisiza ngayo sele ngiyinikele kuZimu njengesipho’, 6akukameli bona, ‘ahloniphe uyise’ ngento leyo. Ngalokho nilahla ilizwi lakaZimu ngebanga lamasikwenu. 7Nina bazenzisi ndina! U-Isaya bekaqinisile lokha naphorofida ngani asithi:
8“ ‘Abantwaba bangidumisa ngeembhena zabo,
khisibe iinhliziyo zabo zikude nami.
9Bangidumisa ngelize,
iimfundiso zabo zimithetho nje kwaphela
efundiswa babantu!’ ”
10Yeke uJesu wabizela isiqubuthu kuye, wathi kiso: “Lalelani benilemuke. 11Akusikho okungena ngemlonyeni okusilaphaza umuntu; kodwana ngilokho okuphuma ngaphakathi kwakhe.”
12Yeke abafundi bakhe beza kuye bathi: “Uthi uyazi nje bona abaFarisi bakhubekile lokha nabezwa lokhu na?”
13UJesu waphendula wathi: “Soke isitjalo uBaba osezulwini angakasitjali sizokuruthulwa ngemirabhaso. 14Baliseni, babahlahli abaphopheleko. Nakube isiphofu sirhola esinye isiphofu, zizokuwela ngemgodini zombili njalo.”
15UPitrosi wathi: “Sihlathululela umfanekiso lo!”
16UJesu wathi kibo: “Kanti nani anikabi ukulemuka na? 17Anazi bonyana nanyana yini okungena ngemlonyeni womuntu kuya ngesiswini, kubuye kuphume emzimbeni na? 18Kodwana koke okuphuma ngemlonyeni kuvela ehliziyweni, ngilokho-ke okusilaphaza umuntu. 19Iye, ehliziyweni kuvela imizindlo emimbi, ukubulala, ukuhlobonga, ubufebe, ubusela, ukufakaza amala nokuhlambalaza. 20Lokho-ke ngikho okusilaphaza umuntu. Kodwana ukugoma ningakahlambi izandla, akumenzi umuntu bonyana asilaphale.”
Ukukholwa komfazi womKanana
(Mk 7:24-30)
21UJesu wasuka lapho waya esifundeni seTirosi neTsidoni. 22Umfazi womKanana obekahlala endaweni leyo, weza kuye, warhuwelela wathi: “Kosi, Ndodana kaDavida, ngirhawukele! Indodakazami ihlukumezeke khulu ngebanga lokungenwa lidimoni.”
23Kodwana uJesu azange atjho nelilodwa ilizwi kuye. Abafundi bakhe beza kuye bamrabhela, bathi: “Mtjele akhambe ngombana uhlalele ukusirhuwelela!” 24Waphendula wathi: “Ngithunywe kwaphela ezimvini ezilahlekileko zakwa-Israyeli.”
25Khonapho umfazi weza waguqa phambi kwakhe wathi: “Kosi, yewungisize!” 26UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Akusikuhle ukuthatha ukudla kwabantwana ukuphosele izinja.”
27Waphendula wathi: “Kuliqiniso Kosi, kodwana izinja nazo zidla iintshutshuru eziwa etafuleni lomninizo.” 28Yeke uJesu wamphendula wathi: “Awu, mma, ukukholwa kwakho kukhulu! Akube njengokwesibawo sakho.” Khonokho indodakazakhe yaphola.
UJesu upholisa abantu abanengi
29UJesu wasuka lapho wakhamba magegana nelwandle leGalile. Ngemva kwalapho wakhwela intaba, wafese wahlala phasi. 30Iinqubuthu ezinengi zeza kuye, zaletha kuye iinrhurhubi, iimphofu, iinrhole, iimumu nabanye abanengi abagulako, zababeka eenyaweni zakhe; wabapholisa boke. 31Abantu barareka nababona iimumu zikhuluma, iinrhole ziphiliswa, iinrhurhubi zikhamba, iimphofu zibona; badumisa uZimu ka-Israyeli.
UJesu upha iinkulungwana ezine ukudla
(Mk 8:1-10)
32UJesu wabizela abafundi bakhe kuye wathi: “Ngiyabarhawukela abantwaba, sekumalanga amathathu basoloko sebanami begodu abasenalitho lokugoma. Angifuni kobana bakhambe balambile ngombana bangatsirimezeka endleleni.”
33Abafundi bakhe bambuza bathi: “Sizasifumanaphi isikwa esaneleko endaweni ekude kangaka nemizi kobana siphe isiqubuthwesi na?”
34UJesu wababuza wathi: “Ninezikwa ezingaki na?” Bamphendula bathi: “Sinezikwa ezilikhomba neenhlambi ezincani ezimbalwa.”
35Yeke uJesu wabawa isiqubuthu bona sihlale phasi emgwengweni. 36Wathatha izikwa ezilikhomba neenhlambi, kwathi nasele athokozile, wasihlephula, wanikela abafundi bakhe; bona-ke banikela abantu. 37Boke bagoma, basutha. Ngemva kwalapho abafundi babuthelela iintshutshuru, zazala iinqwebu ezilikhomba.
38Inani lamadoda agomako laba ziinkulungwana ezine ngaphandle kwabafazi nabantwana.
39Ngemva kobana uJesu atjele isiqubuthu bona sikhambe, wangena ngemkhunjini, waya endaweni yeMagadani.
