Ndiyindoda – Day 1

₁UYesu wangena eJeriko, egqitha khona. ₂Ke kaloku kwakukho ndoda ibizwa ngokuba nguZakeyi, eyayiyintloko yabaqokeleli-rhafu, isisityebi. ₃Yayifuna ukubona uYesu, kodwa ngenxa yokusithwa yindimbane ayaba nako, kuba yayimfutshane ngesithomo. ₄Yabaleka ke, yaya ngaphambili, yakhwela emthini womthombe ukuze imbone, kuba wayeza kudlula apho. ₅Akufika kuloo ndawo, wakhangela phezulu uYesu, wathi kuyo: “Zakeyi, khawuleza uhle, kuba namhlanje ndimelwe kukuba lundwendwe lwakho.”

₆Wakhawuleza ke wehla uZakeyi, waza wamkela uYesu ngovuyo. ₇Bakuyibona loo nto, bakhalaza bonke, besithi: “Uye kungena endlwini yomntu *ongumoni.”

₈Waphakama uZakeyi, wathi kuyo iNkosi: “Khangela, isiqingatha sempahla yam, Nkosi, ndisinika amahlwempu. Kanti nokuba ndidle nto kabani na ngobuqhetseba, ndimbuyisela kane.”

₉Ke uYesu wathi kuye: “Namhlanje lufikile usindiso kule ndlu, kuba noZakeyi lo ungunyana ka-Abraham. ₁₀Kaloku yena *uNyana woLuntu wezela ukufuna kwanokusindisa abantu abalahlekileyo.”

₁₀Nakuba ke uDaniyeli wayeve ukuba lo mthetho ubhaliwe wapapashwa, usuke wagoduka, wafika wangena kwigumbi lendlu yakhe eliphezulu elalineefestile ezikhangele eJerusalem, waza ke waguqa ngamadolo wathandaza ebulela kuThixo wakhe kathathu ngemini njengoko wayeqhele ukwenjenjalo.

₁₁Ke kaloku laa madoda ahlangana ambhaqa uDaniyeli ethandaza etarhuzisa kuThixo wakhe. ₁₂Ngoko ke aya kukumkani, afika athetha naye malunga nomthetho awenzileyo, athi: “Kanene, mhlekazi, ubungapapashanga umthetho na othi kwiintsuku ezimashumi mathathu makungabikho mntu uthandaza nawuphi na uthixo okanye umntu ngaphandle kwakho, usithi othe wayenza loo nto uya kuphoswa emngxunyeni weengonyama?”

Ukumkani ke waphendula wathi: “Ewe, kunjalo, ndikwenzile oko, yaye lowo ngumthetho ongenakutshitshiswa wamaMedi namaPeshiya.”

₁₈Ukuzalwa kukaYesu Krestu kwakungolu hlobo: UMariya, unina, wayesendela kuJosefu, bengekatshati, kwabonakala ukuba uMoya oyiNgcwele wenze ukuba abe nzima. ₁₉Ke uJosefu, umyeni wakhe, wayelilungisa, engafuni ukumhlaza uMariya, waza wazimisela ukumala ngasese. ₂₀Esazicinga ezi zinto, naso isithunywa seNkosi sibonakala kuye ephupheni, sisithi: “Josefu, nyana kaDavide, sukoyika ukumthatha uMariya abe ngumfazi wakho, kuba oko akukhawuleyo kungoMoya oyiNgcwele. ₂₁Úya kuzala unyana, ùmthiye igama *elinguYesu, kuba nguye oya kubasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.”

₂₄Akuvuka ebuthongweni uJosefu, wênza njengoko isithunywa seNkosi besitshilo kuye, wamthatha uMariya, waba ngumfazi wakhe; ₂₅kodwa akahlangananga naye de wamzala unyana wakhe. UJosefu ke wamthiya igama elinguYesu.

₂₄Wayesoloko enobudlelane noThixo ngalo lonke elo xesha. Kamva ke wathi shwaka akaziwa apho akhoyo, kuba wayethathwe nguThixo.

₅Ngokholo uInoki wathwetyulwa engakhange afe. *IziBhalo zithi: “Akazange aziwe bani apho akhoyo, kuba wayethathwe nguThixo.” Futhi ziyangqina iziBhalo ukuba uInoki wamkholisa uThixo ngaphambi kokuba athathwe.

₁₂Isithunywa eso ke sabonakala kuye sathi: “UNdikhoyo unawe, gorhandini lomeleleyo!”

₁₃UGidiyon wathi kuso: “Ngxe, Mhlekazi! Ukuba uNdikhoyo unathi, kungani ukuba sihlelwe zizinto ezinje? Zaya phi eza zigigaba zezinto ezimangalisayo sasihlala sibaliselwa ngazo ngoobawo, kusithiwa uNdikhoyo wayezenza – ezo wazenzayo nasekubakhululeni kwakhe eJiputa? Kungokunje uNdikhoyo usilahlile; usinikele ezandleni zamaMidiyan.”

₂₄UTomas, omnye wabafundi abalishumi elinambini, lo kuthiwa nguWele, wayengekho phakathi kwabafundi ukufika kukaYesu kubo. ₂₅Ke ngoko abanye abafundi bathi kuye: “Siyibonile iNkosi!”

Kodwa yena wathi kubo: “Ndingekawaboni nje amanxeba ezikhonkwane ezandleni zayo, ndifake umnwe emanxebeni ayo, nesandla sam ndisifake ephangweni layo, andisoze ndikholwe.”

₂₆NgeCawe elandelayo, behlangene kwakhona endlwini abafundi bakaYesu, ekho noTomas, wafika uYesu, iingcango zivaliwe, wathi: “Uxolo malube nani.” ₂₇Waza wathi kuTomas: “Faka apha umnwe wakho, uzibone izandla zam. Solule isandla sakho, usifake ephangweni lam. Yeka ukungakholwa oku! Kholwa!”

₂₈Waphendula uTomas wathi kuye: “Nkosi yam! Thixo wam!”

₂₉Wathi kuye uYesu: “Uyakholwa ngoku, kuba undibonile? Hayi uyolo lwâbo bakholwa bengandibonanga!”

₆₉UPetros ke wayehleli ngaphandle eyadini. Seza kuye esinye sezicakazana, sathi: “Nawe ubunaye uYesu waseGalili.”

₇₀Kodwa yena wakhanyela phambi kwabo bonke, esithi: “Andazani konke nale nto uyithethayo.”

₇₁Waphuma ke, esiya ngasesangweni, wabonwa sesinye isicakazana, esathi kwababelapho: “Naye lo wayenaye uYesu waseNazarete.”

₇₂Waphinda ke wakhanyela uPetros, wathi: “Inene, andimazi loo mntu.”

₇₃Kwakuba mzuzwana, abo babemi apho baya kuPetros, bathi: “Inene, ungomnye wabo. Nokuthetha oku kwakho kuyakudiza.”

₇₄Wasuka waziqalekisa efunga esithi: “Andimazi loo mntu!”

Kwathi ke kwangoko yakhala inkuku. ₇₅Walikhumbula ke uPetros ilizwi awayelithethe kuye uYesu, esithi: “Ingekakhali inkuku, woba undikhanyele kathathu.” Waphuma waya phandle, walila kabuhlungu.

₁Kwathi ngentlako-hlaza ngexesha iikumkani zazidla ngokulwa iimfazwe ngalo, uDavide wandulula uJowabhi kunye namaphakathi nawo wonke umkhosi wakwaSirayeli. Bawachitha-chitha ama-Amon, basingqinga nesixeko sawo iRabha. Ke yena uDavide wayeshiyeke eJerusalem.

₂Ngamhla uthile, ukujika kwelanga, kwathi uDavide esahamba-hamba kumgangatho ophezu kophahla lwebhotwe, esandula ukuvuka emandlalweni wakhe, wabona umfazi ehlamba umzimba. Yaye iyinzwakazi kanobom leyo. ₃Wathumela umntu uDavide, efuna ukuqonda ukuba wayengubani na loo mfazi. Kwathiwa: “NguBhashebha, intombi kaEliyam. Ngumka-Uriya, umfo waseHeti.”

₄UDavide ke wathumela izigidimi ukuba zize naye. Waziswa ke kuye, waza yena walala naye. Oku kwenzeka xa loo mfazi wayesandula ukuzihlambulula emva kokuba sexesheni. Emva koko uBhashebha wabuyela emzini wakhe. ₅Wamitha ke loo mfazi, waza wathumela kuDavide esithi: “Ndikhulelwe.”