NGOKUKAMARKU 5

₁Base befika phesheya kolwandle ezweni lamaGerasa.

₂Esephumé emkhunjini, kwahlangana naye masinyane umuntu ovela emathuneni, enomoya ongcolileyo.

₃Wayehlala emathuneni, kungasekhomuntu ongambopha nangeketanga;

₄ngokuba wayeseboshwé kaningi ngawozankosi nangamaketanga, kepha amaketanga ayegqashuliwe nguye nawozankosi babaphuliwe, kungekho noyedwa owayenamandla okumthambisa.

₅Ngesikhathi sonke ubusuku nemini wayesemathuneni nasezintabeni, ememeza, ezilimaza ngamatshe.

₆Wathi ukuba ambone uJesu esekude, wagijima, wakhuleka kuye;

₇wayesememeza ngezwi elikhulu, ethi: Nginamsebenzi muni nawe-Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu, ungangihluphi.

₈Ngokuba wathi kuye: Phuma kulomuntu, moya ongcolileyo.

₉Wayesembuza ethi: Ngubani igama lakho? Wathi kuye: NginguLegiyona* igama lami, ngokuba sibaningi.

₁₀Wamncenga kakhulu ukuba angabamukisi kulelozwe.

₁₁Kwakukhona lapho ngasentabeni umhlambi omkhulu wezingulube ziklabile.

₁₂Bamncenga bathi: Sithumele ezingulubeni ukuba singene kuzo.

₁₃Wabavumela. Omoya abangcolileyo baphuma, bangena ezingulubeni; umhlambi wagulukudela eweni, waphonseka elwandle kungathi izinkulungwane ezimbili, zaminza elwandle.

₁₄Ababezalusa babaleka, baya babika emzini nasemaphandleni; base beza ukuyobona okwenzekileyo.

₁₅Bafika kuJesu, bambona obekhwelwe ngamademoni ehlezi embethe, esangulukile, yena owayenelegiyona*; base besaba.

₁₆Ababekubonile babatshela ukuthi kwenzeké kanjani kowayekhwelwe ngamademoni, nangezingulube.

₁₇Base beqala ukumncenga ukuba amuke ezweni lakubo.

₁₈Wathi ukuba angene emkhunjini, lowo owayekhwelwe ngamademoni wamncenga ukuba abe-naye.

₁₉Akamvumelanga, kepha wathi kuye: Hamba uye ekhaya kwabakini, ubabikele ukuthi kungakanani iNkosi ekwenzele khona, yakuhawukela.

₂₀Wamuka-ke, waqala ukulanda eDekapholi ngokuthi kungakanani abekwenzile kuye uJesu; bamangala bonke.

₂₁Khona uJesu esebuye ewelele ngaphesheya ngomkhumbi, kwabuthana isixuku esikhulu kuye engaselwandle.

₂₂Kwase kufika omunye wabaphathi besinagoge*, nguJayiru igama lakhe, owathi ukuba ambone, waziphonsa phansi ngasezinyaweni zakhe,

₂₃wamncenga kakhulu, wathi: Indodakazi yami isiyalela; ake uze, ubeke izandla phezu kwayo ukuba isindiswe, iphile.

₂₄Wahamba naye. Isixuku esikhulu samlandela, samcindezela.

₂₅Owesifazane owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili,

₂₆ehluphekile ngokuningi ezinyangeni eziningi, echithile konke ayenakho, engasizakalanga ngalutho, kodwa kwayilokhu kuqhubeka,

₂₇esezwile ngoJesu, weza esixukwini ngasemuva, wathinta ingubo yakhe,

₂₈ngokuba wathi: Uma ngingathinta nje izingubo zakhe, ngizakusindiswa.

₂₉Kwanqamuka masinyane umthombo wegazi lakhe, wezwa emzimbeni ukuthi uphulukile enhluphekweni yakhe.

₃₀Wanele ukuzwa uJesu phakathi kwakhe ukuthi amandla aphumile kuye, waphendukela esixukwini, wathi: Ngubani othinté izingubo zami na?

₃₁Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: Uyabona isixuku sikucindezela, usuthi: Ngubani ongithintileyo na?

₃₂Waqalaza ukuba ambone owenzile lokho.

₃₃Khona owesifazane esaba ethuthumela, azi okwenzekile kuye, weza waziphonsa phansi phambi kwakhe, wamtshela iqiniso lonke.

₃₄Wayesethi kuye: Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ube-nokuthula; usuphulukile enhluphekweni yakho.

₃₅Esakhuluma, kwafika abomphathi wesinagoge*, bathi: Indodakazi yakho isifile; usamkhathazelani uMfundisi na?

₃₆Kwathi ukuba uJesu ezwile izwi elishiwoyo, wathi kumphathi wesinagoge*: Ungesabi, kholwa kuphela.

₃₇Akavumelanga-muntu amlandele, kuphela oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane umfowabo kaJakobe.

₃₈Bafika-ke endlini yomphathi wesinagoge*, wabona isiyaluyalu nabakhalayo nabalila kakhulu.

₃₉Wangena, wathi kubo: Niyaluzelani, nikhalelani na? Umntwana akafile, kodwa ulele.

₄₀Bamhleka usulu. Kepha yena wabakhipha bonke, wathatha uyise womntwana nonina kanye nababenaye, wangena lapho kulele khona umntwana.

₄₁Wabamba umntwana ngesandla, wathi kuye: Thalitha, kumi, okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: Ntombazana, ngithi kuwe, vuka!

₄₂Yayisivuka masinyane intombazana, yahamba; ngokuba yayineminyaka eyishumi nambili. Khona bamangala ngokumangala okukhulu.

₄₃Wabayalisisa ukuba lokhu kungaziwa-muntu; futhi wathi mayiphiwe ukudla.