Ukuphiliswa kwesicaka somphathi-butho
1Akuba uYesu egqibile ukuwathetha la mazwi ephulaphulwe ngabantu, waya kungena eKapernahum. 2Ke apho kwakukho mphathi-butho uthile wamajoni osicaka sakhe asithandayo sasigulela ukufa. 3Uthe ke akuva ngoYesu, wathumela kuye amadoda amakhulu amaJuda, ecela ukuba eze kusiphilisa isicaka sakhe. 4Akufika kuYesu, ambongoza enyamekile, esithi: “Mncede lo mntu, 5kuba uyaluthanda uhlanga lwethu; wada wasakhela *nendlu yesikhungo.”
6UYesu wahamba nabo. Kwathi ke xa akufuphi nomzi lowo, umphathi-butho wathumela kuye ngezihlobo, esithi: “Nkosi ungàzikhathazi, kuba andifanelekanga ukuba ungade ungene endlwini yam. 7Mna ngokwam andifanelanga ukuba ndize kuwe. Thetha nje ilizwi: sophila isicaka sam. 8Nam ndingumntu obekwe phantsi kwegunya, kwaye ndinamajoni aphantsi kwam: kweli ndithi: ‘Yiya,’ liye; kweliya: ‘Yiza,’ lize; kwisicaka sam: ‘Yenza oku,’ sikwenze.”
9Ezivile uYesu ezi zinto, wamangaliswa, wajika wathi kwindimbane eyayimlandela: “Ndithi kuni, nkqu nakwaSirayeli andifumananga lukholo lungaka.”
10Kwathi ke bakubuyela endlwini abo babethunyiwe, basifumana isicaka siphilile.
UYesu uvusa unyana womhlolokazi eNayin
11Emva koko uYesu waya edolophini ekuthiwa yiNayin, ekunye neqela labafundi bakhe, nendimbane enkulu. 12Ke kaloku, akusondela esangweni ledolophu leyo, nako kuthwalelwa phandle umntu ofileyo. Umfi lowo wayekuphela konyana womhlolokazi. Loo mhlolokazi wayephelekwe yindimbane enkulu yasedolophini apho. 13Ithe ke iNkosi, yakumbona, yavelana naye, yathi kuye: “Sukulila.” 14Yasondela iNkosi, yawachukumisa amanqwanqwa ababemthwele ngawo umfi, baza bema ababemthwele. Yathi: “Mfanandini, vuka!” 15Wavuka wathi qwa umfi lowo, waza wathetha. INkosi ke yamnikela kunina.
16Bonke ke bangenwa luloyiko, bamdumisa uThixo, besithi: “Kuvele *umshumayeli omkhulu phakathi kwethu;” batsho besithi: “UThixo ubavelele abantu bakhe.”
17Ke ezi ndaba zingaye uYesu zavakala kulo lonke elakwaJuda, nakuwo wonke loo mmandla.
UYohane umbhaptizi uthumela abafundi ababini kuYesu
18Abafundi bakaYohane bambalisela zonke ezi zinto. UYohane ke, ebize babini kubafundi bakhe, 19wabathuma ukuba babuze kwiNkosi bathi: “Ungulowo uzayo na wena, okanye masilinde omnye?”
20Efikile ke kuYesu, amadoda lawo athi: “UYohane umbhaptizi usithume kuwe esithi: ‘Ungulowo uzayo na wena, okanye masilinde omnye?’ ”
21Ke kaloku, kwangelo xesha, uYesu wayephilisa abaninzi kwizifo zabo, nakwizibetho zabo, nakwiindimoni, waza neemfama ezininzi wazinika ukubona. 22Waphendula ke uYesu wathi kuwo: “Hambani niye kumbalisela uYohane izinto enizibonileyo nenizivileyo; okokuba iimfama zibuya zibone, iziqhwala ziyahamba, abaneqhenqa bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyeva, abafileyo bayavuswa, abasweleyo bayazishunyayezwa iindaba ezimnandi. 23Unoyolo ke othe akakhutyekiswa ndim!”
24Bakuba bemkile abathunywa bakaYohane, uYesu wathetha ngoYohane kwisihlwele, esithi: “Naphuma nisiya kubona ntoni na entlango? Yayiyingcongolo na, izanya-zanyiswa ngumoya? 25Naphuma nisiya kubona ntoni na kakade? Yayingumntu ohombileyo na? Niyabona, abo banxiba izivatho eziqaqambileyo, badle amanqatha elizwe, ngabasezindlwini zookumkani. 26Ngaba naphuma nisiya kubona ntoni na kakade? Yayingumshumayeli na? Ewe, ndithi kuni, nibone oyena *ungumshumayeli ngokupheleleyo. 27UYohane ngulowo uThixo atshoyo ngaye eziBhalweni ukuthi:
“ ‘Naso isigidimi sam esiya kukwandulela,
sikugabulele izigcawu.’
28“Ndithi kuni, kubo bonke abazelwe kweli hlabathi akukho bani mkhulu kunoYohane; kanti noyena mncinane ùphantsi kolawulo olutsha lukaThixo mkhulu kunaye.”
29Bakukuva oku, bonke abantu, kwanabaqokeleli-rhafu, bakungqina ukulunga kukaThixo, ekubeni babebhaptiziwe ngobhaptizo lukaYohane. 30Ke bona *abaFarasi nabachazi-mthetho balidela icebo likaThixo lokubasindisa, kuba babengavumanga ukubhaptizwa nguYohane.
31UYesu yena wayesithi: “Ndingabafanisa nantoni na ke ngoko abantu besi sizukulwana? 32Bafana nabantwana abahleli ebaleni lembutho, abanye bebhekisa kwabanye besithi:
“ ‘Sanombelela, naza anaxhentsa;
sanihlabelela ingoma yesililo, naza nina analila!’
33“Kaloku wafika uYohane umbhaptizi, ezila ukutya, engaseli wayini, naza nina nathi: ‘Unendimoni.’ 34Ufikile ke yena *uNyana woLuntu, esidla, esela; naza nina nathi: ‘Khanibone, nanku umntu onyolukileyo, oyindlamanzi, umhlobo wabaqokeleli-rhafu *naboni!’ 35Kambe ke ubulumko bukaThixo bubonakaliswa buyinyaniso kubo bonke ababamkeleyo.”
Ukuxolelwa komfazi owayengumoni
36*UmFarasi othile wamema uYesu ukuba aye kutya kwakhe. UYesu ke wangena endlwini yomFarasi lowo, waya kuhlala etafileni. 37Kuloo dolophu kwakukho umfazi *owayengumoni, owathi, akuva ukuba uYesu usendlwini yomFarasi lowo, weza ephethe iqhaga lelitye lelabhastile, linamafutha aqholiweyo. 38Waya kuma ngasemva koYesu, ngasezinyaweni zakhe, elila; waza wazifefa iinyawo zakhe ngeenyembezi, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe, wazanga iinyawo zakhe, wazithambisa ngamafutha lawo. 39Akukubona oko umFarasi lowo wayememe uYesu, uthethe yedwa esithi: “Ukuba lo mntu *ebengumshumayeli, ngesazi ukuba ngubani, eluhlobo luni na, lo mfazi umchukumisayo; kuba ungumoni.”
40Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye: “He Simon, yiva apha!”
Wathi ke yena: “Yitsho, Mfundisi.”
41Wathi uYesu: “Kwakukho mbolekisi-mali uthile, enabantu ababini abanamatyala kuye. Omnye wayenetyala elingangeerandi ezimakhulu mahlanu, omnye ke zingamashumi amahlanu. 42Ekubeni bengenanto bangahlawula ngayo, usuke wabaxolela bobabini. Khawutsho ke, nguwuphi kubo oya kumthanda ngakumbi?”
43Waphendula uSimon wathi: “Ndiba ngulowo uxolelwe ngokungaphezulu.”
Wathi kuye: “Uchane ucwethe!” 44Wajika ke uYesu, wakhangela kumfazi lowo, wathi kuSimon: “Uyambona ke lo mfazi? Ndingené endlwini yakho, waza wena akwandinika amanzi okuhlamba iinyawo zam; kanti ke yena iinyawo zam uzihlambe ngeenyembezi zakhe, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe. 45Akundanganga wena; kanti yena, okoko ndingenileyo, akayekanga ukuzanga iinyawo zam. 46Intloko yam akuyithambisanga ngamafutha; kanti yena iinyawo zam uzithambise ngamafutha aqholiweyo. 47Ngenxa yoko ke, ndithi kuwe: olu thando lwakhe lungaka lubonakalisa okokuba izono zakhe ebezizininzi zixolelwe. Kanti ke yena oxolelwe kancinane, ukwathanda kancinane.”
48UYesu ke wathi kuloo mfazi: “Izono zakho zixolelwe.”
49Baza abo babehleli naye etafileni bathi omnye komnye: “Ngaba ngubani na lo uxolela nezono?”
50UYesu ke wathi kumfazi lowo: “Ukholo lwakho lukusindisile; hamba ngoxolo.”
