ULUKA 8

₁Kwathi emva koko uYesu watyhutyha iidolophu ngeedolophu neelali ngeelali, evakalisa eshumayela iindaba ezimnandi zolawulo lukaThixo. Wayehamba nabafundi bakhe abalishumi elinambini. ₂Kwakukho nabafazi abathile ababephiliswe kwiindimoni nasebulwelweni. YayinguMariya ekuthiwa ngowaseMagadala, ekwakuphume kuye iindimoni ezisixhenxe, ₃noYohana, umka-Kuza, igosa likaHerode, noSusana, kwanabanye abaninzi. Bona babelungiselela uYesu nabafundi bakhe.

₄Ke kaloku, kwakuba kuhlanganisene isihlwele esikhulu, kusuke abantu beelali ngeelali beza kuye, uYesu wathetha nabo ngomzekeliso, esithi: ₅“Umhlwayeli waphuma waya kuhlwayela imbewu yakhe. Ekuhlwayeleni kwakhe enye yawa ngasendleleni, yanyathelwa, zathi iintaka zayichola-chola zayigqiba. ₆Yimbi yawa elulwalweni, yathi isantshula yatsha ngenxa yokuba umhlaba ubungafumanga. ₇Yimbi yawa phakathi kokhula, lwasuka ukhula lwakhula kunye nayo, lwayiminxa. ₈Yimbi yawa kumhlaba olungileyo, yakhula, yathwala isiqhamo ngokuphindwe kalikhulu.”

Etshilo ke wadanduluka esithi: “Oneendlebe zokuva makeve!”

₉Ke abafundi bakaYesu bambuza besithi: “Ngaba uthetha ntoni na lo mzekeliso?”

₁₀Wathi ke yena: “Nikuphiwe nina okokuba nizazi iimfihlelo ezingolawulo lukaThixo, kodwa abo bangakuphiwanga baziva ngemizekeliso nje, ukuze, njengoko zitshoyo iziBhalo ukuthi:

₁₁“Ke kaloku lo mzekeliso uchazwa kanje: Imbewu le lilizwi likaThixo. ₁₂Abo bangasendleleni ngabo bevayo, aze eze umtyholi alisuse ilizwi ezintliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangakholwa basindiswe. ₁₃Abo ke baselulwalweni ngabathi, bakuliva ilizwi, balamkele ngovuyo, kodwa babe bengenazingcambu zendeleyo, kuba bakholwa okomzuzwana, ze bathi bakuhendwa, balahle. ₁₄Leyo yawayo elukhuleni, ngabo bathi bevile baminxwe ekuhambeni kwabo ngamaxhala nobutyebi neziyolo zobu bomi, baze bangavelisi ziqhamo. ₁₅Ke leyo isemhlabeni omhle ngabo bathi ngentliziyo entle, elungileyo, bakuliva ilizwi, balibambe, bathwale iziqhamo benomonde.”

₁₆“Akukho bani uthi, esilumekile isibane, asigqume ngesitya, okanye asifake ngaphantsi kwebhedi. Usixhoma endaweni yaso, ukuze abangenayo bakhanyiselwe. ₁₇Kaloku akukho nto ifihlakeleyo ingayi kude ityhilwe; kananjalo akukho nto ifihliweyo ingayi kude ivele, yaziwe.

₁₈“Ze nive kakuhle ke; kuba lowo unolutho uya kunikwa, athi lowo ungenanto ahluthwe kwanaloo nto aba unayo.”

₁₉Ke kaloku abantakwabo nonina kaYesu bafika, kodwa àbaba nako ukufikelela kuye ngenxa yesihlwele. ₂₀Waxelelwa ke kusithiwa: “Nanku unyoko nabantakwenu ngaphandle, befuna ukukubona.”

₂₁Waphendula yena wathi kubo: “Umama nabantakwethu ngâbo bathi bakuliva ilizwi likaThixo balenze.”

₂₂Kwathi ngamhla uthile uYesu waya kukhwela esikhitshaneni kuLwandle lwaseGalili. Babekho nabafundi bakhe, waza wathi kubo: “Masiwele siye ngaphesheya.” Banduluka ke.

₂₃Ekuhambeni kwabo uYesu walala ubuthongo. Kwavuka isaqhwithi elwandle, isikhitshana sazala ngamanzi, baba sengozini. ₂₄Baza abafundi bamvusa uYesu, besithi: “Mhlekazi, safa!”

Wavuka ke uYesu, wawukhalimela umoya namaza alatyuzayo. Wadamba umoya, amaza ayeka ukulatyuza, kwabakho ukuzola. ₂₅Waza wathi kubo: “Luphi na ukholo lwenu?”

Bona ke babesoyika, bemangalisiwe, besithi omnye komnye: “He bethu, ngumntu onjani lo ude alulanyelwe ngumoya nangamanzi!”

₂₆Ke kaloku bahamba ngesikhitshana, baya ezweni lamaGergesa, elikhangelene nelaseGalili. ₂₇Kwathi uYesu akuphumela emhlabeni, wahlangatyezwa yindoda ethile yaloo dolophu, eyayiphethwe ziindimoni. Yayinexesha elide ihamba ze, ingahlali ndlwini, ihlala emangcwabeni. ₂₈Ithe ke, yakumbona uYesu, yakhala, yawa phambi kwakhe, isithi ngezwi elikhulu: “Ufuna ntoni kum, Yesu, Nyana kaThixo uPhezukonke? Ndiyakubongoza ukuba ungandithuthumbisi.” ₂₉Yatsho kuba uYesu wayeyikhalimele indimoni ukuba iphume kuyo, kuba kwakukaninzi le ndimoni iyihlasela, ize ke igcinwe ngokubotshwa ngamatyathanga nangamakhamandela, kanti yayisuka iziqhawule izibophelelo, isiwe entlango yindimoni leyo.

₃₀UYesu ke wayibuza esithi: “Ungubani wena igama lakho?”

Yathi yona: “NdinguMkhosi,” kuba yayingenwe ziindimoni ezininzi. ₃₁Iindimoni ezi zazimbongoza uYesu ukuba angazigxotheli enzonzobileni.

₃₂Kwakukho umhlambi omkhulu weehagu usidla apho entabeni, zaza zambongoza ukuba azivumele ziye kungena kuwo. Wazivumela. ₃₃Zaphuma ke iindimoni endodeni leyo, zangena ezihagwini, waza umhlambi lowo waphaphatheka, wehla ethambekeni, waya kweyela elwandle, warhaxwa.

₃₄Bakukubona okwenzekileyo, abo babezalusa ezi hagu babaleka, baya kukuxela edolophini nasemaphandleni okuhlileyo. ₃₅Baphuma ke abantu, baya kuyibona loo nto yenzekileyo. Bafika kuYesu, bayifumana loo ndoda wayekhuphe kuyo iindimoni ihleli phantsi ngakuYesu, inxibile, inengqondo; baza ke boyika. ₃₆Abo babekubonile okwenzekileyo babaxelela ngendlela yokuphiliswa kwendoda eyayiphethwe ziindimoni. ₃₇Yaza yonke loo nkitha yommandla wamaGergesa yambongoza uYesu ukuba emke khona, kuba babesoyika kakhulu. UYesu ke waya kungena esikhitshaneni, wemka.

₃₈Ke kaloku indoda leyo zazikhutshwe kuyo iindimoni yayimbongoza uYesu, ifuna ukuhamba naye, kodwa uYesu wayindulula, esithi: ₃₉“Goduka, uyibalise into oyenzelwe nguThixo.” Yemka ke, yahamba iyibalisa kuyo yonke idolophu loo nto iyenzelwe nguYesu.

₄₀Kwathi akubuya uYesu, izihlwele zamamkela, kuba bonke babemlindile. ₄₁Kwabonakala kusiza indoda egama linguJayiro, eyayiligosa lendlu yesikhungo. Yona yazikhahlela phantsi ngasezinyaweni zikaYesu, yambongoza ukuba eze endlwini yayo, ₄₂kuba yayigulelwa yintombi yayo iqhawuka. Le yayikukuphela kwentombi yayo, iminyaka ngathi ilishumi elinambini izelwe.

Ke kaloku ekuyeni kukaYesu apho, izihlwele zazimxinile. ₄₃Ke umfazi owayehlamba engaphezi iminyaka elishumi elinambini, engenakuphiliswa bani, ₄₄usondele ngasemva, wachukumisa umqukumbelo wesambatho sakhe, lanqamka kwangoko igazi.

₄₅UYesu wathi: “Ngubani lo undichukumisileyo?”

Bakungazi ke bonke, uPetros wathi: “Mhlekazi, isihlwele sikungqongile, sikuxinile.”

₄₆Kodwa uYesu wathi: “Ukho ondichukumisileyo, kuba ndiyaqonda ukuba akho amandla aphumileyo kum.”

₄₇Uthe ke umfazi lowo, ebona ukuba ubhaqiwe, weza engcangcazela, wazikhahlela phambi kwakhe, waxela phambi kwabo bonke abantu ukuba umchukumisele ntoni na, ekuxela nokuphiliswa kwakhe ngesikhawu. ₄₈UYesu ke uthe kuye: “Ntombi yam, ukholo lwakho lukuphilisile; hamba ngoxolo!”

₄₉Kwathi uYesu esathetha, kwafika mntu uthile, evela emzini wegosa lendlu yesikhungo, wathi kulo: “Intombi yakho ayisekho. Sukuba samkhathaza uMfundisi.” ₅₀Eyivile ke le nto uYesu, uphendule wathi: “Sukoyika; kholwa nje wena. Yophiliswa.” ₅₁UYesu ke, efikile endlwini, akavumelanga mntu ukuba angene kunye naye, ngaphandle koPetros noYohane noYakobi noyise nonina wentombi leyo. ₅₂Babelila bonke, besenza isijwili; waza wathi: “Sanukulila! Ayifanga; ilele nje le ntombazana.”

₅₃Basuka bamwa ngentsini, besazi ukuba ibhubhile. ₅₄Ke yena wayibamba ngesandla, wayibiza esithi: “Ntombazana, vuka!”

₅₅Wabuya umoya wayo, yaphakama kwangoko; waza wayalela ukuba inikwe ukutya. ₅₆Bamangaliseka abazali bayo, waza wabayala ukuba bangayixeleli mntu loo nto yenzekileyo.