NGOKUKALUKA 8

₁Kwathi emva kwalokho wayehamba imizi nemizana eshumayela ememezela ivangeli lombuso, benaye abayishumi nambili

₂nabesifazane abathile ababephulukiswé kubo omoya ababi nasezifweni: uMariya obizwa ngokuthi uMagdalena, okwakuphumé kuye amademoni ayisikhombisa,

₃noJowana umkaKhuza induna kaHerode, noSusana, nabanye abaningi ababebakhonza ngempahla yabo.

₄Sekubuthene kuye isixuku esikhulu sivela emizini ngemizi, wakhuluma ngomfanekiso, wathi:

₅Kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela imbewu yakhe. Ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe enye yawela ngasendleleni; yanyathelwa, izinyoni zezulu zayidla, zayiqeda.

₆Enye yawela edwaleni; kuthé imila, yabuna, ngokuba ingenamswakama.

₇Enye yawela phakathi kwameva, kwaze kwathi ameva esemila kanye nayo, ayiminyanisa.

₈Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; kuthé imila, yathela ngekhulu. Ekusho lokhu wamemeza wathi: Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.

₉Abafundi bakhe bambuza ukuthi ungaba-yini lowomfanekiso na?

₁₀Wathi-ke: Niphiwe nina ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso kaNkulunkulu, kepha abanye bakuphiwa ngemifanekiso ukuba bebona bangaboni, bezwa bangaqondi.

₁₁Umfanekiso yilokhu-ke: imbewu iyizwi likaNkulunkulu.

₁₂Abangasendleleni yilabo abathi sebezwile, besekufika uSathane, alisuse izwi enhliziyweni yabo ukuba bangakholwa, basindiswe.

₁₃Abasedwaleni yilabo abathi sebezwile, balamukele izwi ngokuthokoza; kepha laba kabanampande, bakholwa isikhashana nje, kuthi ngesikhathi sokulingwa bahlubuke.

₁₄Okuwelé phakathi kwameva yilabo abathi sebezwile, bahambe, baminyaniswe ngeminako nengcebo nezinjabulo zokuphila, bangatheli izithelo ezivuthiwe.

₁₅Okusemhlabathini omuhle yilabo abathi belizwile izwi, balibambe ngenhliziyo enhle nelungileyo, bathele izithelo ngokubekezel.

₁₆Akakho othi esokhela isibani, asimboze ngesitsha nokuba asibeke phansi kombhede, kepha usifaka othini, ukuze abangenayo babone ukukhanya.

₁₇Ngokuba akukho okusithekileyo okungayikuhlaluka nokuyisifuba okungayikwaziwa, kube-sobala.

₁₈Ngakho-ke anobheka ukuba nizwa kanjani; ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa; kepha lowo ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho athi unakho.

₁₉Kwase kufika kuye unina nabafowabo, kepha behluleka ukufinyelela kuye ngenxa yesixuku.

₂₀Wabikelwa ukuthi: Unyoko nabafowenu bemi ngaphandle befuna ukukubona.

₂₁Kepha waphendula, wathi kubo: Umame nabafowethu yilabo abalizwa izwi likaNkulunkulu, balenze.

₂₂Kwathi-ke ngolunye lwalezozinsuku wangena emkhunjini, yena kanye nabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Asiwele siye ngaphesheya kolwandle; basuka-ke.

₂₃Kuthé besahamba ngomkhumbi, walala ubuthongo; kwehlela-ke isivunguvungu somoya elwandle, bagcwala amanzi, babesengozini.

₂₄Base besondela, bamvusa bathi: Nkosi, Nkosi, safa. Wavuka-ke, wakhuza umoya nokugubha kwamanzi. Kwanqamuka, kwathula kwathi du.

₂₅Wayesethi kubo: Kuphi ukukholwa kwenu na? Besaba, bamangala, bathi omunye komunye: Ungubani lo ukuba ayale nomoya namanzi, kumlalele?

₂₆Bafika ngomkhumbi ezweni lamaGerasa elibhekene neGalile.

₂₇Esephumele emhlabathini, kwamhlangabeza indoda ethile yomuzi eyayinamademoni; kwase kuyisikhathi eside ingembathi-ngubo, ingahlali-ndlu kodwa emathuneni.

₂₈Isimbona uJesu yadazuluka, yawa phansi phambi kwakhe, yathi ngezwi elikhulu: Nginamsebenzi muni nawe-Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngiyakuncenga, ungangihluphi.

₂₉Ngokuba wayala umoya ongcolileyo ukuba aphume kulowomuntu. Ngokuba wayesembambé kaningi; walindwa eboshwé ngawozankosi nangamaketanga ezinyawo; kepha wathi esegqabulé izibopho, waqhutshelwa yidemoni ehlane.

₃₀UJesu wambuza wathi: Ungubani igama lakho? Wathi: ULegiyona*, ngokuba amademoni amaningi ayengené kuye.

₃₁Amncenga ukuba angawayali ukuya kwalasha.

₃₂Kwakukhona lapho umhlambi wezingulube eziningi ziklabile entabeni; amncenga ukuba awavumele angene kuzo; wawavumela.

₃₃Aphuma-ke amademoni kuye umuntu, angena ezingulubeni, umhlambi wagulukudela eweni, waphonseka elwandle, waminza.

₃₄Kwathi ababezalusa bebona okwenzekileyo, babaleka, bakubika emzini nasemaphandleni.

₃₅Khona baphuma ukuyobona okwenzekileyo, bafika kuJesu, bamfumanisa umuntu okuphumé kuye amademoni ehlezi ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu embethe, esangulukile; bashaywa luvalo.

₃₆Ababekubonile babatshela ukuthi usindé kanjani owayekhwelwe ngamademoni.

₃₇Abantu bonke bakulelozwe lamaGerasa bamcela ukuba amuke kubo, ngokuba babephethwe ngukwesaba okukhulu; yena wayesengena emkhunjini, waphindela emuva.

₃₈Kepha indoda okuphumé kuyo amademoni yamnxusa ukuba ibe-naye; kodwa wayimukisa, ethi:

₃₉Buyela ekhaya, ulande ukuthi kungakanani uNkulunkulu akwenzele khona. Wamuka elanda emzini wonke ngokuthi kungakanani abekwenzelwe nguye uJesu.

₄₀Kepha ekubuyeni kwakhe uJesu isixuku samthakazela; ngokuba bonke babembhekile.

₄₁Bheka, kwafika indoda, nguJayiru igama layo, ingumphathi wesinagoge*, yaziphonsa phansi ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu, yamncenga ukuba angene endlini yayo.

₄₂Ngokuba yayinendodakazi eyodwa kungathi ineminyaka eyishumi nambili, yona isifa. Kepha esahamba, izixuku zamminyanisa.

₄₃Owesifazane owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili, esekhokhele izinyanga konke abephila ngakho, engenakuphulukiswa-muntu,

₄₄weza ngasemuva, wathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe; kwanqamuka masinyane ukugobha kwegazi lakhe.

₄₅UJesu wathi: Ngubani ongithintileyo na? Bephika bonke, wathi uPetru nababenaye: Nkosi, izixuku zikuminyanisa, zikucindezele.

₄₆Kepha uJesu wathi: Ukhona ongithintileyo, ngokuba ngizwile kuphuma amandla kimi.

₄₇Owesifazane ebona ukuthi kanakufihleka, weza ethuthumela, eziphonsa phansi phambi kwakhe, walanda phambi kwabantu bonke isisusa sokuba amthinte nokuthi usindé khona-lapho.

₄₈Wayesethi kuye: Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba, ube-nokuthula.

₄₉Esakhuluma, kwafika othile evela kwamphathi wesinagoge*, wathi kuye: Indodakazi yakho isifile; ungabe usamkhathaza uMfundisi.

₅₀Kepha uJesu ekuzwa lokho wamphendula wathi: Ungesabi, kholwa kuphela; izakusinda.

₅₁Esefiké endlini kavumanga ukuba kungene-muntu naye, kuphela oPetru, noJohane, noJakobe, noyise wentombazana, nonina.

₅₂Babekhala bonke beyililela; kepha wathi: Ningakhali; ayifile, kodwa ilele.

₅₃Bamhleka usulu, bazi ukuthi ifile.

₅₄Kepha yena wayibamba ngesandla, wamemeza wathi: Ntombazana, vuka!

₅₅Wabuyela umoya wayo, yavuka khona-lapho; wayala ukuba inikwe ukudla.

₅₆Abazali bayo bethuka; wabayala ukuba bangatsheli-muntu okwenzekileyo.