Ukufika kukaJesu Kristu kuyamenyezelwa nguJohane uMbhapathizi
1Ukuqala kwevangeli likaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 2Njengokulotshwe kumprofethi u-Isaya ukuthi:
“Bheka, ngiyasithuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho
esiyakulungisa indlela yakho,” –
3“izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi:
‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde,’ ”
4kwavela uJohane ebhapathiza ehlane, eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono. 5Kwaphumela kuye izwe lonke laseJudiya nabo bonke abaseJerusalema, babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani, bevuma izono zabo. 6UJohane wayembethe eyoboya bekamela, enoqhotho lwesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe, edla izinkumbi nezinyosi zasendle. 7Washumayela wathi: “Emva kwami kuyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuba ngikhothame ngithukulule umchilo wezicathulo zakhe. 8Mina nginibhapathize ngamanzi, kepha yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.”
Ukubhapathizwa kukaJesu. Ulingwa nguSathane
9Kwathi ngaleyo mihla kwafika uJesu evela eNazaretha laseGalile, wabhapathizwa nguJohane eJordani. 10Wanele ukukhuphuka emanzini, wabona izulu livuleka, noMoya ehlela phezu kwakhe njengejuba. 11Kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe.”
12Masinyane uMoya wayesemqhubela ehlane. 13Wayekhona ehlane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane elingwa nguSathane; wayendawonye nezilwane; izingelosi zamkhonza.
Ukubizwa kwabafundi
14Emva kokuboshwa kukaJohane uJesu wafika eGalile eshumayela ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, 15wathi: “Isikhathi sigcwalisekile, umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele; phendukani, nikholwe yivangeli.”
16Kwathi edlula ngaselwandle lwaseGalile, wabona oSimoni no-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni bephonsa inetha elwandle, ngokuba babe ngabadobi. 17UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ngilandeleni; ngiyakunenza nibe ngabadobi babantu.” 18Base bewashiya masinyane amanetha, bamlandela.
19Eseqhubekile ingcosana wabona uJakobe kaZebedewu noJohane umfowabo besemkhunjini, belungisa amanetha. 20Wababiza masinyane; base bemshiya uyise uZebedewu emkhunjini kanye nezisebenzi, bamlandela.
21Bangena eKapernawume. Kwathi masinyane ngesabatha wangena esinagogeni,* wafundisa. 22Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe; ngokuba wabafundisa njengonamandla, kungenjengababhali.
Ukuphulukiswa kweziguli
23Kwakukhona-ke esinagogeni* umuntu onomoya ongcolileyo, wamemeza, 24wathi: “Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuba ungubani – ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.”
25UJesu wamkhuza wathi: “Thula, uphume kuye!” 26Umoya ongcolileyo wamhlukumeza, wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma kuye.
27Bethuka bonke, babuzana bodwa, bathi: “Kuyini lokhu? Yisifundiso esisha esinamandla; nawomoya abangcolileyo uyabayala, bamlalele.” 28Udumo lwakhe lwase lwanda masinyane kuso sonke isifunda saseGalile.
29Sebephume esinagogeni* bangena masinyane endlini kaSimoni no-Andreya, benoJakobe noJohane. 30Umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayelele enomkhuhlane; bashesha bamtshela ngaye. 31Waya kuye, wamlulamisa embamba ngesandla; umkhuhlane wamyeka, wabakhonza.
32Kwathi ukuba kuhlwe, selishonile ilanga, baletha kuye bonke abagulayo nabakhwelwe ngamademoni. 33Umuzi wonke wawubuthene ngasemnyango. 34Waphulukisa abaningi abaphethwe yizifo ngezifo, wakhipha amademoni amaningi, wayengawavumeli amademoni ukukhuluma, ngokuba ayemazi.
35Ekuseni kusemnyama kakhulu, wavuka waphuma, waya endaweni eyihlane, wakhuleka khona. 36USimoni nababe naye bamlandela ngokuphuthuma. 37Sebemfumene bathi kuye: “Bonke bayakufuna.”
38Wathi kubo: “Masiye kwezinye izindawo emizaneni eseduze ukuba ngishumayele nakhona; ngokuba ngiphumele khona lokho.” 39Wahamba eshumayela emasinagogeni* abo kulo lonke iGalile, ekhipha amademoni.
UJesu uphilisa umuntu onochoko
40Kwafika kuye onochoko, wamncenga eguqa ngamadolo, ethi kuye: “Uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.”
41UJesu wamhawukela, welula isandla, wamphatha, wathi kuye: “Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka.” 42Lwasuka masinyane uchoko kuye, wahlambuluka.
43Esemyalisisile washesha wammukisa, 44wathi kuye: “Bheka, ungasho lutho kumuntu, kepha hamba uzibonakalise kumpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho lokho okwayalelwa nguMose, kube ngubufakazi kubo.” 45Kepha yena esephumile waqala ukuyandisa kakhulu nokuyidumisa le ndaba, ngangokuba uJesu wayengasenakungena emzini obala; wayesehlala ngaphandle ezindaweni eziyihlane; beza kuye bevela nxazonke.
