64 – Ukuphiliswa komntu waseGerasa oneendimoni

₁Bafika phesheya koLwandle lwaseGalili, kummandla welaseGerasa. ₂Akuba uYesu ephumile esikhitshaneni, wahlangatyezwa ngumntu onendimoni, esuka emangcwabeni, ₃apho wayehlala khona. Ke kwakungekho bani unako ukumbopha nangamatyathanga. ₄Wayemana ebotshwa ngamakhamandela nangamatyathanga, kodwa awaqhawule amatyathanga, awakroboze namakhamandela. Kwakungekho bani unako ukumthoboza. ₅Wayesithi ubusuku nemini ahlale ezintabeni nasemangcwabeni, ekhala, ezixuzula ngamatye.

₆Uthe ke, akubona uYesu esekude, wabaleka, waya kuguqa phambi kwakhe, ₇wakhala kakhulu, wathi: “Ufuna ntoni na kum, Yesu, Nyana kaThixo uPhezukonke? Funga uThixo ukuba akuyi kundithuthumbisa.” ₈Wayesitsho kuba uYesu wayethe kuye: “Phuma kuloo mntu, ndimonindini.”

₉UYesu ke wambuza esithi: “Ungubani wena igama lakho?”

Waphendula esithi: “NdinguMkhosi, kuba sibaninzi.” ₁₀Watsho ebongoza uYesu ukuba iindimoni ezo angazigxothi zimke kwelo zwe.

₁₁Kwakukho umhlambi omkhulu weehagu usidla apho ngasentabeni; ₁₂zaza iindimoni ezo zambongoza uYesu, zisithi: “Sithumele ezihagwini, singene kuzo.” ₁₃Wazivumela ke; zaza zaphuma iindimoni, zaya kungena ezihagwini. Ke umhlambi lowo, owawumalunga namawaka amabini eehagu, waphaphatheka, wehla ethambekeni, waya kweyela elwandle, warhaxwa.

₁₄Bathe ke abo babezalusa ezi hagu babaleka, bakuxela edolophini nasemaphandleni okwenzekileyo. Baphuma ke abantu baya kubona oko kwenzekileyo. ₁₅Bafika kuYesu, bambona lowo ubephethwe ngumkhosi weendimoni ehleli phantsi, enxibile, esezingqondweni; baza boyika. ₁₆Abo babeyibonile loo nto babaxelela okwenzekileyo kobephethwe ziindimoni, nokwenzekileyo ezihagwini. ₁₇Baza ke bambongoza uYesu ukuba emke kuloo mmandla wabo.

₁₈Xa wayengene esikhitshaneni uYesu, lowo ubephethwe ziindimoni wambongoza ukuba ahambe naye. ₁₉Kodwa akamvumelanga; koko wathi kuye: “Goduka, ubaxelele abakowenu oko ikwenzeleyo iNkosi: inceba engaka!”

₂₀Wemka ke, wakuxela kummandla weeDolophu eziliShumi oko uYesu wayemenzele kona. Bamangaliswa bonke abantu.