Kufa kwaJohane uMbhabhatisi
1Kwaba nguleso sikhatsi lapho Herodi, inkhosi yaseGalile, eva umbiko ngaJesu. 2Watsi etisebentini takhe: “Lona nguJohane uMbhabhatisi. Sewuvukile ekufeni. Ngiko nje lamandla asebenta kuye.”
3Ngobe phela Herodi abebambe Johane, wambopha wamfaka ejele, ngenca yaHerodiyasi, umkaFiliphu, umnakabo. 4Ngobe Johane abetsi kuye: “Akukalungi kutsi wena umtsatse!” 5Herodi abefuna kumbulala, kodvwa wesaba bantfu, ngobe bebamtsatsa ngekutsi ngumphrofethi.
6Kwatsi ngelilanga lekutalwa kwaHerodi indvodzakati yaHerodiyasi yeta yagidza embikwetivakashi tonkhe. Herodi wajabula kangangekutsi 7wayetsembisa watsi: “Ngiyafunga kutsi ngitakunika nome ngabe yini loyicelako!”
8Yona seyitjelwe ngunina yatsi: “Ngiphe inhloko yaJohane uMbhabhatisi ibekwe emgcwembeni.”
9Inkhosi yadzabuka kakhulu, kepha ngenca yesifungo sayo lebeseyisentile embikwabo bonkhe lebeyihleti nabo ekudleni, yayaleta kutsi inikwe njengekufisa kwayo. 10Ngako-ke kwatfunyelwa, Johane wajutjwa inhloko ejele. 11Inhloko yakhe yaletfwa ngemgcwembe, yanikwa intfombatana, yona yabe seyiyimikisa kunina. 12Bafundzi baJohane beta, basitsatsa sidvumbu sakhe, basingcwaba; base bayahamba bayawubikela Jesu.
Kwesutsiswa kwesicumbi lesinemadvodza lati-5 000
13Watsi kube Jesu ayive lendzaba, wesuka kuleyo ndzawo wakhwela sikebhe, wewela waya endzaweni lete bantfu afuna kuba yedvwana. Bantfu batsi kube bakuve loko, baphuma emitini yabo bamlandzela ngetinyawo. 14Jesu watsi uyehla esikebheni, wabona sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu, waba nesihawu nabo. Wabaphilisa bonkhe lababegula.
15Entsambama bafundzi bakhe beta kuye batsi: “Selishonile lilanga, kantsi nala kulihlane. Sale ubahambisa labantfu, baye emadolobheni bayewutifunela labangahle bakudle.”
16Kepha Jesu watsi kubo: “Akudzingeki kutsi bahambe, bapheni nine kudla, badle.”
17Batsi kuye: “Asinalutfo lapha ngaphandle kwetinkhwa letisihlanu netinhlanti letimbili.”
18Watsi yena: “Tiletseni lapha kimi.” 19Jesu wase utjela bantfu kutsi bahlale phansi etjanini, watsatsa letinkhwa letisihlanu naletinhlanti letimbili, wabuka etulu, wabusisa. Wahlephula tinkhwa wanika bafundzi bakhe, bona base bemukelisa leticumbi. 20Bonkhe bantfu badla, besutsa. Bafundzi babutsa timvutfuluka, tacwaba emabhasikidi lali-12. 21Bantfu lababedla kwakungemadvodza labengacishe abe ti-5 000 ngaphandle kwebafati nebantfwana.
Jesu uhamba etikwemanti
22Jesu wase utjela bafundzi bakhe kutsi bangene esikebheni bahambe embili bewelele ngesheya, yena wasale akhulula ticumbi tebantfu. 23Watsi asatihambisile ticumbi, wenyukela entsabeni yedvwa wayawuthandaza, kwadzimate kwahlwa solo ayedvwa kuleyo ndzawo. 24Sikebhe satsi sesihambe emakhilometha lamanyenti kusuka elusentseni, sashukunyiswa ngemagagasi, ngobe umoya bewuphambene nabo.
25Kwatsi ekuseni kuseluvivi Jesu weta kubo ahamba etikwemanti. 26Batsi kube bambone ahamba etikwemanti, bafundzi besaba kakhulu, betfuka bamemeta ngekwesaba batsi: “Sipoko!”
27Jesu washesha wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Ningesabi, manini sibindzi, ngimi!”
28Phetro wamphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi, nakunguwe, ngibite ngite lapho kuwe, ngihamba etikwemanti!”
29Jesu watsi: “Kota!” Ngako Phetro wehla esikebheni waya kuJesu ahamba etikwemanti. 30Kodvwa watsi kube abone umoya kutsi unemandla, wesaba; asacwila wakhala watsi: “Nkhosi! Ngisindzise!”
31Masinyane Jesu welula sandla sakhe, wambamba watsi: “Maye, kukholwa kwakho kuncane-bo! Ungatsitelani?”
32Basangena esikebheni umoya wabindza. 33Labo labebasesikebheni bamkhotsamela batsi: “Ngempela wena uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!”
Jesu uphilisa labagulako eGenesaretha
34Batsi nase bewelele ngesheya, befika eveni laseGenesaretha. 35Atsi kube emadvodza aleyo ndzawo ambone atfumela tigijimi kulo lonkhe lelo live. Bantfu baletsa kuye bonkhe labebagula. 36Bamncenga kutsi sale batsintsa nje umphetfo wengubo yakhe. Bonkhe labawutsintsa baphiliswa.
