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₁Wemka apho uYesu, wabuyela kowabo, elandelwa ngabafundi bakhe. ₂Uthe ke, kwakuba *nguMhla woPhumlo, wafundisa *endlwini yesikhungo. Kwakukho abantu abaninzi apho, abathe, bakuva, bamangaliswa, besithi: “Lo uyithathe phi na yonke le nto? Bulumko buni na obu abunikiweyo ukuze enze imimangaliso elolu hlobo? ₃Lo akanguye na umchweli, unyana kaMariya, umntakwabo-Yakobi noYose noJuda noSimon? Noodade wabo abakho na apha phakathi kwethu?” Ngenxa yale nto ke bambukula.

₄Ke uYesu wathi kubo: “Kakade *umshumayeli uyayinikwa imbeko; kukowabo kuphela, kwizizalwana zakhe, ekhayeni lakhe, apho angayifumaniyo khona.”

₅Wayengenako ke ukwenza namnye ummangaliso apho, ngaphandle kokuba abeke izandla kwimilwelwe embalwa, ayiphilise. ₆Wayemangaliswa kukungakholwa kwabo.

Wayejikeleza uYesu ezityhutyha iidolophana efundisa. ₇Wababizela kuye abafundi abalishumi elinambini, waza wabathuma ngababini, ebanike igunya lokoyisa iindimoni. ₈Wabayalela ukuba bangaphathi nto ngaphandle komsimelelo. Wayesithi mabangaphathi nangxowa, nasonka, namali embhinqweni; ₉bathi noko banxibe izihlangu, kodwa bangaphathi zambatho zingazibini.

₁₀Ngaphezu koko wathi kubo: “Kuloo ndlu nithe naya kungena kuyo, hlalani kuyo nide nimke kuloo dolophu. ₁₁Ukuba nithe nafika endaweni apho sukuba ningàmkelwa khona, okanye ningàphulaphulwa nokuphulaphulwa oku, mkani apho, nivuthulule uthuli olusezinyaweni zenu, ukuze oko kube bubungqina bokuba abanamkelanga.”

₁₂Baphuma ke, bashumayela besithi abantu mabaguquke. ₁₃Bakhupha iindimoni ezininzi, bayithambisa ngeoyile imilwelwe emininzi, bayiphilisa.

₁₄Wakuva ke oko ukumkani uHerode, kuba igama likaYesu lalithe laduma, kusithiwa: “UnguYohane umbhaptizi ovusiweyo kwabafileyo; kungoko ayenzayo le mimangaliso.” ₁₅Abanye babesithi: “ÚnguEliya;” abanye besithi: “*Úngumshumayeli ofana nabashumayeli bamandulo.”

₁₆Ekuvile ke oko uHerode, wathi: “Lo nguYohane, lowa ndamnqumla intloko. Naku evukile ngoku!” ₁₇Kuba uHerode ngokwakhe wayethumele ukuba abanjwe uYohane, afakwe entolongweni. UHerode wakwenza oku ngenxa kaHerodiya awayethe wamzeka nangona angumka-Filipu, umninawe wakhe. ₁₈Kaloku uYohane wayethe kuHerode: “Akuvumelekanga ukuba umthathe umfazi womntakwenu.”

₁₉UHerodiya ke wamxhiba, wazungula ukumbulala. Kodwa wayengenako, ₂₀kuba uHerode wayemoyika uYohane, emazi ukuba uyindoda elungileyo, engcwele, waza wambeka elugcinweni. UHerode wayethanda ukumphulaphula uYohane, nangona wayedideka kakhulu akumva.

₂₁Lada ke lafika ithuba elihle kuHerodiya. Yayisisikhumbuzo sokuzalwa kukaHerode, waza wazenzela itheko izikhulu zakhe, neenjengele zakhe, namanene elaseGalili. ₂₂Yangena ke intombi kaHerodiya, yangqungqa yamkholisa uHerode nabo babesethekweni kunye naye. Waza ukumkani wathi kwintombi leyo: “Cela nantoni na oyifunayo; ndokupha.” ₂₃Wafunga esithi: “Into othe wayicela kum ndokupha, nokuba sisiqingatha sobukumkani bam.”

₂₄Yaphuma ke intombi, yaya kunina, yathi: “Ndicelè ntoni, mama?”

Wathi yena: “Cela intloko kaYohane umbhaptizi.”

₂₅Kwangoko intombi leyo yaya kungena ngokungxama kukumkani, yacela isithi: “Ndifuna undinike intloko kaYohane umbhaptizi ngesitya ngoku.” ₂₆Waba buhlungu kakhulu ukumkani, kodwa akabanga nakulandula, kuba wayefunge phambi kwabo bonke ababesethekweni. ₂₇Kwangoko ke ukumkani wathuma umxhomi, emyalela ukuba azise intloko kaYohane. Waya ke, wamnqumla intloko entolongweni apho, ₂₈waza wayizisa ngesitya intloko yakhe, wayinika intombi leyo; yaza yona yayinika unina. ₂₉Bekuvile oko abafundi bakaYohane, beza basithatha isidumbu sakhe, baya kusingcwaba.

₃₀*Abathunywa ke babuyele kuYesu, bamxelela zonke izinto ababezenzile kwanababezifundisile. ₃₁UYesu wathi kubo: “Yizani ngasese kwindawo engenabantu, niphumle kancinane;” kuba babebaninzi abaphuma bengena, baza ababa nalo nethutyana eli lokuba batye. ₃₂Bemka ngesikhitshana ke bebodwa, besiya kwindawo engenabantu.

₃₃Babonwa besimka, baza baziwa ngabaninzi. Bathi ke abantu, bevela kuzo zonke iidolophu, bakhawuleza baya khona ngeenyawo, bafika ngaphambi kwabo. ₃₄Uthe ke uYesu, akuphuma esikhitshaneni, wasibona eso sihlwele, wavelana naso, kuba sasinjengeegusha ezingenamalusi, waza ke wasifundisa izinto ezininzi. ₃₅Lakuba limkile ixesha, abafundi bakhe beza kuye, bathi: “Le ndawo ayinamizi, nexesha selimkile; ₃₆bandulule abantu bemke, baye emizini ejikelezileyo nasezidolophaneni, bazithengele ukutya.”

₃₇Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: “Bapheni nina ukutya.”

Bathi kuye ke: “Masithini ke? Uthi masiye kuthenga izonka zeerandi ezingamakhulu amabini, sibaphe batye?”

₃₈Wathi yena kubo: “Izonka eninazo zingaphi? Hambani niye kukhangela.”

Besazi ke, bathi: “Sinezonka ezihlanu neentlanzi ezimbini.”

₃₉UYesu wabayalela abafundi bakhe ukuba babahlalise phantsi bonke engceni eluhlaza, babe ngamaqela ngamaqela. ₄₀Bahlala phantsi ke bengamaqela ngamaqela, bengamakhulu namashumi ngamahlanu. ₄₁Wazithatha uYesu ezo zonka zihlanu nezo ntlanzi zimbini, wathi, ekhangele ezulwini, wabulela, waziqhekeza izonka, wazinika abafundi bakhe, ukuba bazabele abantu. Kwanezo ntlanzi zimbini wazabela bona bonke. ₄₂Batya ke bonke bahlutha. ₄₃Kwaqokelelwa okuseleyo esonkeni nasentlanzini, kwazalisa iingobozi ezilishumi elinambini. ₄₄Abo bâthi bazitya izonka ezo babekumawaka amahlanu amadoda.

₄₅Kwangoko ke uYesu wabanyanzela abafundi bakhe ukuba bangene esikhitshaneni, bamandulele baye ngaphesheya eBhetesayida, ngeli xa yena asindululayo isihlwele. ₄₆Akuba ke ebulisile, wemka waya kuthandaza entabeni. ₄₇Kuhlwe isikhitshana siphakathi elwandle, yena uYesu esele yedwa emhlabeni. ₄₈Wababona ke abafundi bebulaleka kukubheqa isikhitshana, kuba umoya wawuvela ngaphambili. Ke, emva kwentsimbi yesithathu ekuseni, waya kubo ehamba phezu kwamanzi olwandle. Xa wayeza kugqitha kubo, ₄₉bambona ehamba phezu kwamanzi olwandle, baza bathi: “Ngumhlola lo!” Batsho bakhala, ₅₀kuba bambona bonke, babethwa luvalo.

Kwangoko ke wathetha nabo, wathi kubo: “Zolani; ndim; musani ukoyika.” ₅₁Waya kukhwela apho esikhitshaneni, waza umoya wadamba. Bamangaliswa kunene, ₅₂kuba nommangaliso wezonka babengawuqondanga, kuba iintliziyo zabo zaziqaqadekile.

₅₃Bakuwelela ngaphesheya uYesu nabafundi bakhe bafika kwelaseGenesarete, basirhuqela elunxwemeni isikhitshana. ₅₄Bakuphuma esikhitshaneni, abantu bamqonda kwangoko uYesu, ₅₅bathi saa kuwo wonke loo mmandla, baza babathwala ngeenkukho abagulayo, bebasa apho babesiva ukuba ukho khona. ₅₆Naphi na apho wayehamba khona, nokuba kusezidolophaneni, nokuba kusezidolophini, nokuba kusemaphandleni, babesithi bababeke abagulayo kwiindawo zembutho, bambongoze ukuba khe bachukumise nokuba ngumqukumbelo nje wesambatho sakhe. Baphila ke abo bâmchukumisáyo.