Ndim elo bhinqa – Usuku 8

₂₅Kwakukho nomfazi owayehlamba engaphezi iminyaka elishumi elinambini esifa, ₂₆ephatheke kabuhlungu kumagqirha amaninzi. Wayedleke konke awayenako, engancedakali, kodwa eya egula ngakumbi. ₂₇Evile ke ngoYesu, wasondela kuye ngasemva esesihlweleni apho, wayichukumisa ingubo yakhe; ₂₈kuba wayesithi: “Ukuba ndithe ndachukumisa nokuba yingubo yakhe le, ndophila.”

₂₉Lanqamka kwangoko igazi, waziva emzimbeni wakhe ukuba uphilile kweso sifo. ₃₀Ngoko nangoko uYesu waqonda ukuba kukho amandla aphumileyo kuye, wabheka ngasemva esendimbaneni apho, wathi: “Ngubani lo uchukumise ingubo yam?”

₃₁Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Ubona nje ukuba isihlwele sikuxinile, ungáthini ke ukuthi: ‘Ngubani lo undichukumisileyo?’ ”

₃₂Noko yena wasinga-singa ukuba ambone lowo uyenzileyo le nto. ₃₃Uthe ke umfazi lowo, ekuqondile okwenzeke kuye, weza esoyika, engcangcazela, wazikhahlela phambi kwakhe, wamxelela inyaniso yonke. ₃₄UYesu wathi kuye: “Ntombi yam, ukholo lwakho lukuphilisile. Hamba ngoxolo, uphile kweso sifo sakho.”

₃₄Ukumkani ke uya kuthi kwabangasekunene: ‘Yizani, nina basikelelweyo nguBawo, nixhamle uyolo lolawulo enalulungiselelwayo kwasekusekweni kwehlabathi; ₃₅kuba ndandilambile, nandipha ukutya; ndandinxaniwe, nandipha amanzi; ndandingowasemzini, nandamkela; ₃₆ndandihamba ze, nandambathisa; ndandigula, nandihambela; ndandisentolongweni, nandivelela.’

₃₇“Omphendula ke amalungisa esithi: ‘Nkosi, ngaba sakubona nini na ulambile, sakupha ukutya; unxaniwe, sakunika amanzi? ₃₈Ngaba sakubona nini na ungowasemzini, sakwamkela; uhamba ze, sakwambathisa? ₃₉Ngaba sakubona nini na ugula, okanye usentolongweni, sakuhambela?’ ₄₀Wophendula ukumkani athi kuwo: ‘Ndithi kuni, inene, ekubeni nithe nenjenjalo nakomnye kula mawethu angawona agqusha eluthulini, nithe nenjenjalo nakum.’

₁URakeli wayengekazali mntwana wonke lo gama. Waba nobukhwele ngodade wabo, wavakala esithi kuYakobi: “Ndiphe abantwana; kungenjalo ndisuke ndife kunale nto.”

₃₄Akuba mashumi mane ubudala uEsawu, wathatha iintombi zamaHeti zambini. YayinguJuditi intombi kaBheri, noBhasemati intombi kaElon. ₃₅Aba bafazi babahlalisa kabuhlungu ooIsake noRabheka.

₄₆Uthe uRabheka kuIsake: “Ndidiniwe mna ngoku ngaba bafazi bakaEsawu. Ukuba uYakobi angathatha intombi yomHeti, ayenze umfazi, ndingakhetha ukufa kube kanye.”

₃₇Kuloo dolophu kwakukho umfazi *owayengumoni, owathi, akuva ukuba uYesu usendlwini yomFarasi lowo, weza ephethe iqhaga lelitye lelabhastile, linamafutha aqholiweyo. ₃₈Waya kuma ngasemva koYesu, ngasezinyaweni zakhe, elila; waza wazifefa iinyawo zakhe ngeenyembezi, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe, wazanga iinyawo zakhe, wazithambisa ngamafutha lawo. ₃₉Akukubona oko umFarasi lowo wayememe uYesu, uthethe yedwa esithi: “Ukuba lo mntu *ebengumshumayeli, ngesazi ukuba ngubani, eluhlobo luni na, lo mfazi umchukumisayo; kuba ungumoni.”

₄₀Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye: “He Simon, yiva apha!”

Wathi ke yena: “Yitsho, Mfundisi.”

₄₁Wathi uYesu: “Kwakukho mbolekisi-mali uthile, enabantu ababini abanamatyala kuye. Omnye wayenetyala elingangeerandi ezimakhulu mahlanu, omnye ke zingamashumi amahlanu. ₄₂Ekubeni bengenanto bangahlawula ngayo, usuke wabaxolela bobabini. Khawutsho ke, nguwuphi kubo oya kumthanda ngakumbi?”

₄₃Waphendula uSimon wathi: “Ndiba ngulowo uxolelwe ngokungaphezulu.”

Wathi kuye: “Uchane ucwethe!” ₄₄Wajika ke uYesu, wakhangela kumfazi lowo, wathi kuSimon: “Uyambona ke lo mfazi? Ndingené endlwini yakho, waza wena akwandinika amanzi okuhlamba iinyawo zam; kanti ke yena iinyawo zam uzihlambe ngeenyembezi zakhe, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe. ₄₅Akundanganga wena; kanti yena, okoko ndingenileyo, akayekanga ukuzanga iinyawo zam. ₄₆Intloko yam akuyithambisanga ngamafutha; kanti yena iinyawo zam uzithambise ngamafutha aqholiweyo. ₄₇Ngenxa yoko ke, ndithi kuwe: olu thando lwakhe lungaka lubonakalisa okokuba izono zakhe ebezizininzi zixolelwe. Kanti ke yena oxolelwe kancinane, ukwathanda kancinane.”

₄₈UYesu ke wathi kuloo mfazi: “Izono zakho zixolelwe.”

₄₉Baza abo babehleli naye etafileni bathi omnye komnye: “Ngaba ngubani na lo uxolela nezono?”

₅₀UYesu ke wathi kumfazi lowo: “Ukholo lwakho lukusindisile; hamba ngoxolo.”

₂₅“Ukuba indoda idlwengule intombi eyendayo besendle, indoda leyo mayibulawe. ₂₆Ke yona intombi leyo mayingenziwa nto, kuba ayenzanga sono sifanele ukuba ife. Kaloku eli tyala lifana nelendoda ehlasele enye yayenzakalisa, ₂₇kuba le ndoda idlwengule intombi endle, yaza yathi nangona ikhala akwabikho bani ungayincedayo.

₁₀Uthe kuTamare uAmnon: “Zisa loo maqebengwana apha egumbini lam lokulala, undityise ngesakho isandla.” Wawathatha loo maqebengwana awenzileyo uTamare, wawasa kumntakwabo uAmnon egumbini lakhe lokulala. ₁₁Kuthe esamnika ukuba atye, wamthi hlasi, wathi: “Yiza silale, dade wethu.”

₁₂UTamare wathi kuye: “Hayi, mnakwethu, musa ukundinyanzela; ayenziwa into enje kwaSirayeli. Musukulenza eli nyala! ₁₃Khona, mna ndoba yintoni lihlazo lam? Wena kungathiwa usesona sithwangathwanga sakha sakho kwaSirayeli. Ndiyacela ke, thetha nokumkani. Ndiqinisekile uya kuvuma ukundendisela kuwe.” ₁₄Kodwa akazange afune ukuva uAmnon, waza wamnyanzela, walala naye, kuba wayenamandla kunaye.

₁₅Emva koko uAmnon wamcaphukela uTamare ngentiyokazi eyaba ngaphezu kothando abenalo kuye ngaphambili. Uvakele selesithi kuye: “Hamba; phum' apha!”

₁₆“Hayi, andiphumi,” utshilo uTamare. “Yhu, eli hlazo lokundigxotha lingaphezu koqale wandenza lona.”

Akayihoyanga yonke loo nto uAmnon, ₁₇usuke wabiza isicaka sakhe, wathi: “Khupha le ntombazana, imke apha, uze utshixe wakugqiba.” ₁₈Isicaka samkhupha uTamare, saza satshixa ucango.

UTamare wayenxibe isambatho eside esinemikhono emide. Kaloku eso sasisinxibo seentombi ezizalwa komkhulu ngaloo mihla. ₁₉Wazigalela ngothuthu entloko uTamare, wasikrazula eso sambatho sakhe side, wathwala izandla entloko, wasitsho isikhalo, ebheka ngakowabo. ₂₀Uvele kweso sithuba umnakwabo uAbhasalom, wathi: “Ukudlwengule umnakwenu uAmnon? Hayi, dade, musa ukuzikhathaza ngale nto. Ligazi lakho kaloku uAmnon; uze ungamxhibi.” Waya kuhlala kwamnakwabo uAbhasalom uTamare, ephila ubomi belolo.

₂₂Kwathi besonwabile apho, kwafika iindlavini ezithile, zayirhawula indlu leyo, zabetha ucango, zabhekisa kumnini-ndlu lowo zisithi: “Mkhuphe loo mfo umngenise endlwini yakho. Sifuna ukulala naye.”

₂₃Kambe ke umninimzi waphuma, wathetha nazo, wathi: “Hayi, mawethu, ndiyanibongoza, sanukulenza elo nyala; lundwendwe lwam olu! ₂₄Ndaweni yaloo nto thathani intombi yam kwanomfazi walo mfo. Mandinikhuphele bona, nenze ukuthanda kwenu kubo. Kodwa sanukuyenza into embi kangaka kulo mfo.”

₂₅Kambe ke azivumanga ezo zibhoja. Ngoko ke umLevi lowo wakhupha loo masihlalisane wakhe, zaza ke zadlalisa ngaye zazenzela apho kuye kwada kwasa.

₂₆Kwathi ekuseni umfazi lowo wabuya, wafika wawa ngasemnyango kuloo ndlu yexhego apho yayikhona indoda yakhe. Walala apho kwada kwasa. ₂₇Kusasa yathi yakuvula umnyango indoda yakhe, iphuma iza kuhamba, yamfumana elele apho ngasemnyango, izandla zakhe zisembundwini. ₂₈Yathetha naye, yathi: “Vuka sihambe!” Kwathi cwaka. Yaza ke yamthatha, yamxhoma edonkini, yagoduka naye.

₂₁URabheka wayengazali; uIsake wamthandazela *kuNdikhoyo. Weviwa umthandazo wakhe nguNdikhoyo, wathatha uRabheka. ₂₂Wayekhulelwe amawele, ekwathi engekaveli avukelana esesesizalweni sikanina. Wathi uRabheka: “Sisimanga sini esi sindihlelayo?” Wabhenela kuNdikhoyo ukuba amkhanyisele. Wathi kuye uNdikhoyo:

₃₁Lukholo olwasindisa ihenyukazi uRahabhi ekutshabalaleni kunye nabo bangamthobeliyo uThixo, kuba lona lazamkela ngobubele iintlola.