UJesu uphilisa umuntu ofe uhlangothi.Ukubizwa kukaMathewu
1Wayesengena emkhunjini, wawela, weza emzini wakubo. 2Bheka, baletha kuye umuntu ofe uhlangothi elele ohlakeni. UJesu ebona ukukholwa kwabo wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Yima isibindi, ndodana; uthethelelwe izono zakho.”
3Bheka, abathile kubabhali bathi phakathi kwabo: “Lo uyahlambalaza.”
4UJesu ezazi izizindlo zabo wathi: “Nizindlelani okubi ezinhliziyweni zenu na? 5Ngokuba yikuphi okulula ukuthi: ‘Uthethelelwe izono zakho,’ noma ukuthi: ‘Vuka uhambe,’ na? 6Kepha ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono –” khona wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Vuka, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho.” 7Wavuka, waya endlini yakhe. 8Kepha izixuku zikubona zethuka, zamdumisa uNkulunkulu onikile abantu amandla anjalo.
9Esadlula lapho uJesu wabona umuntu othiwa uMathewu ehlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuye: “Ngilandele.” Wasuka-ke, wamlandela.
10Kwathi ehlezi ekudleni endlini, bheka, kwafika abaningi abathelisi nezoni, bahlala badla noJesu nabafundi bakhe. 11AbaFarisi bekubona lokho bathi kubafundi bakhe: “Yini ukuba umfundisi wenu adle nabathelisi nezoni na?”
12Ekuzwa lokhu wathi: “Abaphilileyo abadingi inyanga, ngabagulayo bodwa. 13Kepha hambani nifunde ukuba kuthini ukuthi: ‘Ngifuna isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo.’ Ngokuba angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo kepha izoni ukuba ziphenduke.”
Ukuzila ukudla
14Khona kwase kufika kuye abafundi bakaJohane, bathi: “Yini ukuba thina nabaFarisi sizila ukudla; kepha abafundi bakho abazili ngani na?”
15UJesu wathi kubo: “Abayeni bangalila yini, umyeni enabo na? Kodwa kuzakufika izinsuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo; yikhona-ke bezakuzila. 16Akakho obekela isiziba sendwangu engakashukeki engutsheni endala, ngokuba lokhu okubekelwa kuyo kuyaklebhula engutsheni, kwande ukuklebhuka. 17Akuthelwa futhi iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala, funa izimvaba ziqhume, newayini lichitheke, nezimvaba zonakale. Kodwa iwayini elisha balithela ezimvabeni ezintsha, kulondeke kokubili.”
Indodakazi kaJayiru ivuswa ekufeni
18Esakhuluma lokhu kubo, bheka, kwafika umphathi othile, wakhuleka kuye, wathi: “Indodakazi yami ifa khona manje; kepha woza, ubeke isandla sakho phezu kwayo, izakuphila.” 19Wasuka-ke uJesu, wamlandela kanye nabafundi bakhe.
20Bheka, owesifazane owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili weza emva kwakhe, wathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe. 21Ngokuba wayethi phakathi kwakhe: “Uma ngingathinta nje ingubo yakhe, ngizakusindiswa.”
22UJesu ephenduka wambona, wathi: “Yima isibindi, ndodakazi; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.” Wasinda owesifazane, kusukela kuleso sikhathi.
23UJesu esefikile endlini yomphathi, ebona khona ababethi bemitshingo nesixuku esixokozelayo, 24wathi kubo: “Dedani, ngokuba intombazana ayifile, kodwa ilele.” Bamhleka usulu. 25Isixuku sesikhishiwe, wangena, wayibamba ngesandla; yavuka intombazana. 26Udumo lwalokho lwezwakala ezweni lonke langakhona.
UJesu uyahawukela izimpumputhe, nesimungulu, nabantu abakhathazekileyo
27Esadlula lapho uJesu, izimpumputhe ezimbili zamlandela, zamemeza zathi: “Sihawukele, ndodana kaDavide!”
28Esengenile endlini, izimpumputhe zeza kuye. UJesu wathi kuzo: “Niyakholwa yini ukuthi ngingakwenza lokhu na?” Zathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi.”
29Khona wathinta amehlo azo, wathi: “Makwenzeke kini njengokukholwa kwenu.” 30Ayesevuleka amehlo azo. UJesu waziyalisisa, wathi: “Qaphelani ukuba kungaziwa muntu.” 31Kepha zaphuma, zamdumisa kulo lonke lelo zwe.
32Ekuphumeni kwazo, bheka, kwalethwa kuye isimungulu esinedemoni. 33Idemoni selikhishiwe, isimungulu sakhuluma. Izixuku zamangala, zathi: “Akuzange kubonwe okunje kwa-Israyeli.”
34Kepha abaFarisi bathi: “Ukhipha amademoni ngenkosi yamademoni.”
35UJesu wayihamba imizi yonke nemizana efundisa emasinagogeni* abo, eshumayela ivangeli lombuso, ephulukisa izifo zonke nokugula konke. 36Kepha ebona izixuku wabanesihe ngazo, ngokuba zazikhathazekile, zihlakazekile njengezimvu ezingenamalusi. 37Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Ukuvuna kukhulu, kodwa izisebenzi ziyingcosana. 38Ngakho-ke nxusani eNkosini yokuvuna ukuba ithume izisebenzi, ziye ekuvuneni kwayo.”
