₁₈Kwathi esazithetha kubo uYesu ezi zinto, kwafika igosa *lendlu yesikhungo, laqubuda kuye, lathi: “Intombi yam isand' ukubhubha. Yiza, uyibeke isandla; iya kuphila.”

₁₉Waphakama uYesu, walilandela, ehamba nabafundi bakhe.

₂₀Ke umfazi owayehlamba engaphezi iminyaka elishumi elinambini esifa, wasondela ngasemva, wachukumisa umqukumbelo wesambatho sikaYesu, ₂₁kuba wayesithi: “Ukuba ndithe ndachukumisa nokuba sisambatho sakhe esi, ndophiliswa.”

₂₂UYesu wajika, wambona, wathi: “Yomelela, ntombi! Ukholo lwakho lukuphilisile.” Waphiliswa kwangoko loo mfazi.

₂₃Wafika ke uYesu endlwini yegosa elo, wazibona iimvumi zomngcwabo, ekubona ukukhathazeka kwesihlwele ebesikho, ₂₄waza wathi: “Khaniphume. Intombazana le ayibhubhanga; ilele nje.” Basuka bamwa ngentsini. ₂₅Bakuba bonke bekhutshiwe endlwini, uYesu wangena, wabamba isandla sentombazana leyo, wayivusa. ₂₆Yaduma loo nto kuwo wonke loo mmandla.

₂₇UYesu wemka apho, kwathi edlula walandelwa ziimfama ezimbini, zikhwaza zisithi: “Nyana kaDavide, senzele inceba.”

₂₈Akungena endlwini uYesu, zeza kuye iimfama ezo, waza uYesu wathi kuzo: “Niyakholwa na okokuba ndinako ukukwenza oku?”

Zaphendula zathi: “Ewe, Nkosi.”

₂₉Waza uYesu wawachukumisa amehlo azo, esithi: “Makwenzeke kuni ngokokholo lwenu.” ₃₀Avuleka ke amehlo azo. Waza uYesu waziyala kakhulu, esithi: “Lumkani kungàziwa mntu oku.”

₃₁Kodwa zona zemka zazibhengeza iindaba ezingoYesu kuwo wonke loo mmandla.

₃₂Ukuphuma kwazo ezi mfama, nako kufika isimumu esiphethwe yindimoni, siziswa kuYesu. ₃₃Kwathi yakukhutshwa indimoni wasuka wathetha lowo ubesisimumu; baza bamagaliswa abantu, besithi: “Into enje ayizange yenzeke kwaSirayeli.”

₃₄Kodwa bona *abaFarasi bâthi: “Ngumphathi weendimoni lo umnika amandla okukhupha iindimoni ezi.”

₃₅UYesu wayejikeleza kuzo zonke izixeko needolophu, efundisa *ezindlwini zesikhungo, eshumayela iindaba ezimnandi zolawulo lukaThixo, ephilisa abantu kwizifo ngezifo. ₃₆Akuzibona izihlwele, wavelana nazo, kuba bezinxubile, zityhafile ngokweegusha ezingenamalusi. ₃₇Ke wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Umsebenzi wokuvuna mkhulu, kodwa bambalwa abavuni. ₃₈Thandazani ke ngoko kuMnini-sivuno, okokuba athumele abasebenzi, baye kuvuna.”

₁UYesu wababizela kuye abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinambini, wabanika igunya lokukhupha iindimoni nelokuphilisa abantu kwizifo ngezifo. ₂Nânga ke amagama abafundi abalishumi elinambini: kuqala, uSimon, lo kuthiwa nguPetros, noAndreya umntakwabo; uYakobi, noYohane umntakwabo, oonyana bakaZebhedi; ₃uFilipu noBhartolomeyu; uTomas noMatewu, umqokeleli-rhafu; uYakobi, unyana ka-Alifeyu, noTadeyu; ₄uSimon iTsha-ntliziyo, noJudas Sikariyoti, owayeza kungcatsha uYesu.

₅UYesu wabathuma aba bafundi balishumi elinambini, ebayalele ngokuthi: “Ze ningayithathi indlela eya kweleentlanga, ningangeni kwiidolophu zamaSamariya. ₆Yiyani kanye kwiigusha ezilahlekileyo zakwaSirayeli. ₇Ekuhambeni kwenu ze nishumayele nisithi: ‘Ulawulo lukaThixo lusemnyango!’ ₈Philisani abagulayo, nivuse abafileyo, nihlambulule abaneqhenqa, nikhuphe iindimoni. Namkelé ngesisa, ke ngoko yiphani ngesisa. ₉Ze ningazameli ukuba nibe nemali emibhinqweni yenu, nokuba yigolide, nokuba yisiliva, nokuba lubhedu. ₁₀Ze ningaphathi ngxowa, nazambatho ngazibini, nazihlangu, namsimelelo. Kaloku umvuzo ulilungelo kumntu osebenzayo.

₁₁“Nakusiphi na isixeko okanye idolophu enithe nangena kuyo, funani lowo unokuthi anamkele, nihlale khona de nimke kuloo ndawo. ₁₂Nakungena emzini, ze nibabulise abakuwo. ₁₃Ukuba abantu baloo mzi bayanamkela, basikeleleni, kodwa ukuba abanamkeli, uxolo lwenu malubuyele kuni. ₁₄Ukuba bathe àbanamkela, okanye àbawaphulaphula amazwi enu, ze nithi nakuphuma kuloo mzi, okanye kweso sixeko, nivuthulule uthuli olusezinyaweni zenu nikhalala. ₁₅Inene, eso sixeko siya kuva ubunzima ngaphezu kweSodom neGomora ngomhla womgwebo.”

₁₆“Niyabona, ndinithuma njengeegusha phakathi kweengcuka. Ke ngoko yibani nobulumko njengeenyoka, nilulame njengamahobe. ₁₇Balumkeleni abantu, kuba baya kuninikela ezinkundleni, nikatswe *ezindlwini zesikhungo. ₁₈Nomiswa phambi kwabalawuli nookumkani ngenxa yam. Kulapho niya kundingqinela khona kubo nakuzo iintlanga. ₁₉Xa bathe banisa enkundleni yamatyala, ze ningaxhaleli ukuba nothetha ntoni na, nokuba nothetha njani na; kothi, lakufika elo xesha, niyinikwe into eniya kuyithetha, ₂₀kuba asinini abaya kuthetha, nguMoya kaYihlo oya kuthetha kuni.

₂₁“Oonyana bomntu omnye baya kusana ekufeni, uyise anikele umntwana, bathi nabantwana babavukele abazali, babanikele ukuba babulawe. ₂₂Niya kuthiywa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lam. Ke lowo unyamezelayo kude kube sekupheleni wosindiswa. ₂₃Xa banitshutshisayo kule dolophu, yiyani kwenye, kuba inene, aniyi kuzigqiba iidolophu zakwaSirayeli engekafiki *uNyana woLuntu.

₂₄“Akukho mfundi mkhulu kunomfundisi wakhe, kungekho sicaka sikhulu kunenkosi yaso. ₂₅Makaneliseke umfundi kukuphatheka njengomfundisi wakhe, nesicaka kukuphatheka njengenkosi yaso. Ukuba umninimzi babemthuka ngokuthi unguSathana, ungáthini na ukungàthukwa ngakumbi ngoSathana umzi wakhe?”

₂₆“Musani ukuboyika abantu. Akukho nto igqunyiweyo ingayi kutyhilwa, nefihlakeleyo ingayi kwaziwa. ₂₇Endikuthethayo kuni ebumnyameni, kuthetheni nina ekukhanyeni; enikusetyezelweyo nikubhengeze. ₂₈Musani ukuboyika abo banibulala ngokwasenyameni, kodwa bengenako ukubulala umphefumlo. Yoyikani uThixo, yena onako ukutshabalalisa umphefumlo kwanomzimba esihogweni. ₂₉Andithi, iintaka ezincinci zithengiswa ngambini ngesenti? Kanti akukho nanye kuzo iya kuwa emhlabeni engavumanga uYihlo. ₃₀Nina ke, kwaneenwele ezi zentloko yenu zibaliwe zonke. ₃₁Ke musani ukoyika: nixabisekile kuneentaka ezininzi nina!”

₃₂“Wonke umntu othe wandivuma phambi kwabantu, nam ndothi ndimvume kuBawo osezulwini. ₃₃Ke ondikhanyelayo ebantwini, nam ndiya kumkhanyela kuBawo osezulwini.”

₃₄“Ze ningabi ndizise uxolo ehlabathini. Hayi, andizisanga luxolo, koko ndizise imbambano. ₃₅Ndize kuxabanisa unyana noyise, intombi nonina, umolokazana no ninazala. ₃₆Iintshaba zomntu zoba ngabendlu yakhe.

₃₇“Othe wathanda uyise nokuba ngunina ngaphezu kwam, akandifanelanga; nothe wathanda unyana nokuba yintombi yakhe ngaphezu kwam, akandifanelanga. ₃₈Nalowo uthe akawuthwala umnqamlezo wakhe andilandele, akandifanelanga. ₃₉Othe wabuzuza ubomi bakhe, wolahlekelwa bubo; nothe walahlekelwa bubomi bakhe ngenxa yam, wobuzuza.

₄₀“Othe wanamkela nina, wamkela mna; nothe wamkela mna, wamkela lowo wandithumayo. ₄₁Othe wamkela *umshumayeli ngokuba engumshumayeli, wofumana umvuzo womshumayeli; nothe wamkela ilungisa ngokuba lililungisa, wofumana umvuzo welungisa. ₄₂Othe wapha nokuba mnye kwaba bancinane nekomityi le yamanzi, ngokuba engumfundi wam, inene ngekhe aphosane nomvuzo wakhe nakanjani na.”

₁Kwathi uYesu akugqiba ukubayalela abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinambini, wemka apho, waya kushumayela kwiidolophu zalapho.

₂UYohane, esentolongweni, weva ngemisebenzi kaKrestu, waza wathumela abafundi bakhe, ₃ukuba babuze kuye, bathi: “Ungulowo uzayo na wena, okanye masilinde omnye?”

₄Waphendula uYesu, wathi kubo: “Hambani niye kumbalisela uYohane ezi zinto nizibonayo nenizivayo; ₅okokuba iimfama zibuya zibone, iziqhwala ziyahamba, abaneqhenqa bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyeva, abafileyo bayavuswa, abasweleyo bayazishunyayezwa iindaba ezimnandi. ₆Unoyolo othe akakhutyekiswa ndim!”

₇Bakuba bemkile ke abathunywa bakaYohane, uYesu wathetha ngoYohane kwisihlwele, esithi: “Naniphume nisiya kubona ntoni na entlango? Yayiyingcongolo na izanya-zanyiswa ngumoya? ₈Naniphume nisiya kubona ntoni na kakade? Yayingumntu ohombileyo na? Niyabona, abo bahombayo basezindlwini zookumkani. ₉Ngaba naniphumele ntoni kakade? *Yayingumshumayeli? Ewe, ndithi kuni, nibone oyena ungumshumayeli ngokupheleleyo. ₁₀UYohane ngulowo uThixo atshoyo ngaye *eziBhalweni ukuthi:

₁₆“Ndiya kubafanisa nantoni na ke abantu besi sizukulwana? Bafana nabantwana abahleli ebaleni lembutho, abanye bebhekisa kwabanye besithi:

₂₀Waza uYesu wazisola ngokungaguquki kwazo iidolophu apho wayesenza khona inkoliso yemimangaliso yakhe, esithi: ₂₁“Mawoo, wena Korazin! Mawoo, wena Bhetesayida! Ukuba imimangaliso eyenzeke kuni yayenzeke eTire naseSidon, abemi bakhona ngebaguqukayo kwakudala, bambatha ezirhwexayo, bazigalela uthuthu. ₂₂Ewe, ndithi kuni, ngomhla womgwebo koba nokunyamezeleka okweTire nokweSidon kunokwenu. ₂₃Wena Kapernahum, unga ungaphakanyiselwa ezulwini na? Hayi, uya kuphoswa phantsi kwelabafileyo. Ukuba yayithe yenzeka eSodom imimangaliso eyenzeke kuwe, ngeyisekho nanamhla. ₂₄Ewe, ndithi kuni, ngomhla womgwebo koba nokunyamezeleka okweSodom kunokwenu.”

₂₅Ngelo xesha uYesu wathi: “Ndiyakudumisa, wena Bawo, Nkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ngokuzifihla kwakho ezi zinto kwizilumko neengqondi, wazityhilela iintsana. ₂₆Ewe, Bawo, wênjenje kuba kukholekile kuwe.

₂₇“Zonke izinto ziphathiswe mna nguBawo; kananjalo akukho bani umaziyo uNyana, ngaphandle koYise, kungekho bani umaziyo uYise ngaphandle koNyana, nalowo uNyana athanda ukumtyhilela.

₂₈“Yizani kum, nina nonke nisindwayo, nibulalekayo; ndoniphumza. ₂₉Ngenani edyokhweni yam, nifunde kum, kuba mna ndilulamile, ndingontliziyo ithobekileyo. Nothi ke nizifumanele ukuphumla iintliziyo zenu, ₃₀kuba idyokhwe yam ayityabuli, nomthwalo wam ulula.”