NgokukaMakhu 7

₁Kwabuthana kuJesu abaFarisi nezazimthetho, bevela eJerusalema. ₂Babona abanye babafundi bakhe bedla izinkwa ngezandla ezingcolileyo, okungukuthi ezingageziwe. ₃Ngokuba abaFarisi nabaJuda bonke abadli bengazigezanga izandla, belandela isiko lokhokho; ₄nalapho bebuya endalini kabadli bengazihlambile izandla. Kukhona nokunye okuningi abakwemukelayo futhi ababambelele kukho; njengokugeza izinkomishi, izinkamba, nezitsha zethusi. ₅AbaFarisi nezazimthetho bambuza bathi: “Kungani abafundi bakho bengaqhubi ngokwenkambiso yabadala na?”

₆UJesu wayesethi kubo: “U-Izaya waphrofetha kahle ngani, nina bazenzisi, njengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi:

₈“Niyeka umyalo kaNkulunkulu, nibambelele esikweni labantu.”

₉Wayesethi kubo: “Yebo, nilahla umyalo kaNkulunkulu ukuze nigcine isiko lenu. ₁₀Ngokuba uMose wathi: ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko,’ nokuthi: ‘Noma ngubani othuka uyise noma unina, makafe nokufa.’ ₁₁Kepha nina nithi: ‘Uma umuntu ethi kuyise noma kunina: Lokhu kungumnikelo engethembise ukuwunikela kuNkulunkulu, esho isipho abebengasizakala ngaso,’ ₁₂lowo muntu anisamvumeli ukuba asize uyise noma unina. ₁₃Nilenza ize izwi likaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu enalamukelayo, nokunye okuningi okunjalo enikwenzayo.”

₁₄UJesu wabuye wabiza isixuku, wathi kuso: “Ngilaleleni, nina nonke, niqonde. ₁₅Akukho lutho olungaphandle komuntu olungangena kuye lumngcolise, kuphela lokho okuphuma kuye, yikho okumngcolisayo. ₁₆Onezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe.”

₁₇Kuthe esengene endlini, esuka esixukwini, abafundi bakhe bambuza ngalo mzekeliso. ₁₈Wayesethi kubo: “Kanti nani aninakuqonda na? Aniqondi yini ukuthi konke okungaphandle uma kungena kumuntu akunakumngcolisa na? ₁₉Ngokuba akungeni enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa kuya esiswini, kuphumele ngaphandle.”

Ngokusho kanjalo wayechaza ukuthi konke ukudla kuhlanzekile.

₂₀Wayesethi: “Kepha okuphuma kumuntu, yikho okumngcolisayo. ₂₁Ngokuba ngaphakathi enhliziyweni yomuntu kuvela imicabango emibi: ubufebe, ukweba, ukubulala, ₂₂ukuphinga, umona, nabo bonke ububi, inkohliso, ukonakala okukhulu, iso elibi, ukuhlambalaza, ukuzidla, nobuwula. ₂₃Zonke lezi zinto ezimbi zivela ngaphakathi, futhi ziyamngcolisa umuntu.”

₂₄UJesu wasuka lapho, waya ezifundeni eThire. Wangena endlini, nokho wayengathandi ukuba kube khona owaziyo ngalokho, kodwa akwenzakalanga ukuba akwazi ukuzifihla. ₂₅Kwathi masinyane owesifazane owayenendodakazi encane eyayinomoya ongcolileyo, esezwile ngaye, wafika waziphonsa ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu. ₂₆Kepha lo wesifazane wayengumGriki owayezalelwe eSirofenike, wamnxusa uJesu ukuba akhiphe idimoni endodakazini yakhe.

₂₇UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Ake kusuthe abantwana kuqala, ngokuba akukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, usiphonse ezinjaneni.”

₂₈Kepha owesifazane waphendula, wathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi, kodwa nezinjana zidla imvuthuluka yabantwana phansi kwetafula.”

₂₉Wayesethi kuye: “Ngenxa yaleli lizwi, hamba; idimoni seliphumile endodakazini yakho.”

₃₀Esehambile wabuyela endlini yakhe owesifazane, wafica umntwana elele embhedeni, idimoni seliphumile.

₃₁UJesu esephumile futhi ezifundeni eThire, wadabula eSidoni, waya ngasolwandle iGalile, enqamula eDekhapholi. ₃₂Baletha kuye isithulu esinamalimi, bamncenga ukuba abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwaso. ₃₃UJesu wagudluka naso esixukwini, baba bodwa, wayesefaka iminwe yakhe ezindlebeni zaso, wafela amathe, wathinta ulimi lwaso, ₃₄wabheka ngasezulwini, wabubula, wathi kuso: “Efatha!” okungukuthi: “Vuleka!” ₃₅Izindlebe zaso zavuleka ngokushesha, lwaqaqululeka nolimi lwaso, sakhuluma kahle. ₃₆Wabadonsa ngendlebe ukuba bangatsheli muntu. Kepha kwathi noma ebayalisisa kwaba sengathi uyababhebhezela, bayisabalalisa kakhulu indaba. ₃₇Bamangala ngokwedlulele, bathi: “Wenze konke kahle; izithulu uzenza zizwe, nezimungulu zikhulume.”