Bible Reading Plan – Day 290

₁Kwathi ngesabatha wadabula amasimu; abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu, badla bezihlikihla ngezandla. ₂Kepha abathile babaFarisi bathi: “Nenzelani lokho okungavunyelwe ngesabatha na?”

₃UJesu ebaphendula wathi: “Anifundanga yini ngalokho akwenza uDavide mhla elambile yena nababe naye ₄ukuthi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, wathatha izinkwa zokubukwa ezingavunyelwe ukudliwa muntu, ngabapristi bodwa, wadla, wanika nababe naye, na?” ₅Wathi kubo: “INdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi neyesabatha.”

₆Kwathi-ke ngelinye isabatha wangena esinagogeni,* wafundisa. Kwakukhona umuntu lapho osandla sakhe sokunene sasishwabene. ₇Ababhali nabaFarisi bamqaphelisisa ukuthi uyaphilisa yini ngesabatha, ukuze bathole ukumbeka icala. ₈Kepha wazazi izizindlo zabo wathi kuyo indoda esandla sishwabene: “Sukuma, ume phakathi.” Wasukuma-ke, wema.

₉UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiyanibuza ukuthi kuvunyelwe ngesabatha ukwenza okuhle noma okubi yini, ukusindisa umuntu noma ukumbulala, na?”

₁₀Esebaqalazile bonke wathi kuye: “Yelula isandla sakho.” Wenze njalo-ke saze saphiliswa isandla sakhe. ₁₁Base begcwala ukuhlanya, bakhuluma bodwa ngokuthi bangamenze njani uJesu.

₁₂Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku waphuma waya entabeni ukuyokhuleka; wahlala ubusuku bonke ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu. ₁₃Kwathi sekusile, wababiza abafundi bakhe, wakhetha kubo abayishumi nambili, wabaqamba ngokuthi abaphostoli: ₁₄uSimoni owamqamba ngokuthi uPetru, no-Andreya umfowabo, noJakobe, noJohane, noFiliphu, noBartolomewu, ₁₅noMathewu, noTomase, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noSimoni othiwa isishisekeli, ₁₆noJuda kaJakobe, noJuda Iskariyothe owaba ngumkhapheli.

₁₇Khona wehla nabo, wema endaweni eyithafa kanye nesixuku esikhulu sabafundi bakhe noquqaba lwabantu abavela kulo lonke laseJudiya, naseJerusalema, nangaselwandle lwaseTire neSidoni, ₁₈ababezile ukumuzwa nokuphulukiswa ezifweni zabo; nababekhathazwa ngawomoya abangcolileyo baphulukiswa. ₁₉Isixuku sonke safuna ukumthinta, ngokuba kwakuphuma kuye amandla abaphilisa bonke.

₂₀Wayesephakamisela amehlo akhe ngakubafundi bakhe, wathi:

₂₃“Thokozani ngalolo suku, nigxume; ngokuba bhekani, umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngokuba oyise babo benze njalo kubaprofethi.

₂₇“Kepha ngithi kini enizwayo: Thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kwabanizondayo, ₂₈nibusise abaniqalekisayo, nibakhulekele abanidumazayo. ₂₉Okushaya esihlathini, mnike nesinye; nokwaphuca ingubo, ungamnqabeli nebhantshi. ₃₀Muphe yilowo nalowo ocela kuwe; nokwaphuca okwakho, ungabuyi ukubize kuye. ₃₁Njengalokhu nithanda ukuba abantu benze kini, yenzani njalo kubo.

₃₂“Uma nithanda abanithandayo, ninakubongwa kuni na? Ngokuba nezoni zithanda abazithandayo. ₃₃Ngakho uma nenza okuhle kwabenza okuhle kini, ninakubongwa kuni na? Ngokuba nezoni zenza khona lokho. ₃₄Uma nitsheleka labo enithemba ukwamukela kubo, ninakubongwa kuni na? Nezoni zitsheleka izoni ukuba zamukele okungako. ₃₅Kepha thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle, nitsheleke, ningadikibali; nomvuzo wenu uyakuba mkhulu, nibe ngabantwana boPhezukonke, ngokuba umnene yena kwabangabongiyo nababi. ₃₆Yibani nesihawu, njengokuba uYihlo enesihawu.

₃₇“Ningahluleli, khona anisoze nahlulelwa; ningalahli, khona anisoze nalahlwa; thethelelani, khona niyakuthethelelwa. ₃₈Yiphani, khona niyakuphiwa; bayakunipha esifubeni senu isilinganiso esihle, esigxushiweyo, esigqishiweyo, esichichimayo; ngokuba ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso.”

₃₉Wabatshela nomfanekiso wokuthi: “Impumputhe ingahola impumputhe na? Aziyikukhalakathela emgodini zombili na? ₄₀Umfundi kaphezu komfundisi; kepha yilowo ophelelisiwe uyakuba njengomfundisi wakhe.

₄₁“Ubhekelani ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kanti ugongolo olukwelakho iso awuluboni na? ₄₂Ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi: ‘Mfowethu, ake ngikhiphe ucezwana olusesweni lakho,’ wena ongaboni ugongolo olukwelakho iso, na? Mzenzisi, khipha kuqala ugongolo olukwelakho iso, yikhona uyakubonisisa ukukhipha ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu.

₄₃“Ngokuba akukho muthi omuhle othela isithelo esibi; futhi nomuthi omubi awutheli isithelo esihle. ₄₄Ngokuba yilowo nalowo muthi waziwa ngesithelo sawo. Akukhiwa kambe amakhiwane emeveni, nezithelo zomvini azikhiwa ejikijolweni. ₄₅Umuntu omuhle uveza okuhle emfuyweni enhle yenhliziyo, nomubi uveza okubi emfuyweni embi; ngokuba umlomo wakhe ukhuluma ngokuchichima kwenhliziyo.

₄₆“Ningibizelani ngokuthi: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ ningakwenzi engikushoyo, na? ₄₇Yilowo nalowo oza kimi, ezwe amazwi ami, awenze, ngonikhombisa lowo afana naye. ₄₈Ufana nomuntu owayakha indlu, wemba washonisa, wabeka isisekelo edwaleni. Ekufikeni kwesikhukhula umfula washaya leyo ndlu, kepha wawungenamandla okuyinyakazisa, ngokuba yayakhiwe kahle. ₄₉Kodwa ozwayo engenzi unjengomuntu owakha indlu emhlabathini ingenasisekelo; umfula wayishaya, yawa masinyane; kwaba kukhulu ukudilika kwaleyo ndlu.”

₁Kwathi eseqede onke amazwi akhe ezindlebeni zabantu, wangena eKapernawume. ₂Inceku yenduna yekhulu ethile ethandekayo kuyo yayigula, isizakufa. ₃Isizwile ngoJesu yathuma amalunga abaJuda kuye, imcela ukuba eze ayisindise inceku yayo. ₄Esefikile kuJesu amncenga kakhulu, ethi: “Ifanele ukuba uyenzele lokho, ₅ngokuba ithanda isizwe sakithi; yiyo esakhele isinagoge.*” ₆UJesu wayesehamba nawo.

Kepha engasekude nendlu, induna yekhulu yathumela kuye abahlobo, bathi kuye: “Nkosi, ungazihluphi, ngokuba angifanele ukuba ungene phansi kophahla lwami. ₇Ngakho angizibonanga ukuthi ngifanele ukuza kuwe; kepha yisho izwi, khona inceku yami iyakusinda. ₈Ngokuba nami ngingumuntu ophansi kwamakhosi, nginamabutho phansi kwami; ngithi kwelinye: ‘Hamba,’ lihambe; nakwelinye: ‘Woza,’ lize; nasencekwini yami: ‘Yenza lokhu,’ ikwenze.”

₉UJesu ekuzwa lokho wamangala ngayo, waphenduka, wathi esixukwini esimlandelayo: “Ngithi kini: Angizange ngifumane ukukholwa okungaka nakwa-Israyeli.” ₁₀Ababethunyiwe sebebuyele ekhaya bafumana inceku isindile.

₁₁Kwathi ngangomuso waya emzini othiwa iNayini; kwahamba naye abafundi bakhe nesixuku esikhulu. ₁₂Esesondela esangweni lomuzi, bheka, kwaphunyiswa ofileyo, indodana eyodwa kanina, yena engumfelokazi; nabantu abaningi bomuzi babe naye. ₁₃Yathi iNkosi isimbona, yamhawukela, yathi kuye: “Ungakhali.”

₁₄Yasondela, yathinta uhlaka; abaluthweleyo base bema. Yayisithi: “Nsizwa, ngithi kuwe: Vuka!” ₁₅Ofileyo wavuka, waqala ukukhuluma; yamnika unina.

₁₆Bafikelwa ngukwesaba bonke, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, bathi: “Kuvele umprofethi omkhulu phakathi kwethu,” nokuthi: “UNkulunkulu ubahambele abantu bakhe.” ₁₇Kwaphumela leli zwi ngaye kulo lonke iJudiya nakulo lonke langakhona.

₁₈Abafundi bakaJohane bambikela ngazo zonke lezo zinto. ₁₉UJohane wayesebiza ababili kubafundi bakhe, wabathumela eNkosini, wathi: “Wena unguye ozayo, noma sobheka omunye na?”

₂₀Amadoda esefikile kuyo athi: “UJohane uMbhapathizi usithumele kuwe, ethi: ‘Wena unguye ozayo, noma sobheka omunye na?’ ” ₂₁Ngalowo mzuzu yayiphulukisa abaningi ezifweni nasebuhlungwini nakomoya ababi; nezimpumputhe eziningi yazipha ukubona.

₂₂Yaphendula, yathi kuwo: “Hambani nimlandise uJohane lokho enikubonile nenikuzwile ukuthi: Izimpumputhe ziyabona, izinyonga ziyahamba, abanochoko bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, abampofu bayashunyayezwa ivangeli; ₂₃ubusisiwe ongayikukhubeka ngami.”

₂₄Sezimukile izithunywa zikaJohane, yaqala ukukhuluma ezixukwini ngoJohane, ithi: “Naphuma naya ehlane ukuyobonani na? Umhlanga ontengantengiswa ngumoya na? ₂₅Kanti naphuma ukuyobonani na? Umuntu owembethe izingubo ezinothonotho na? Bhekani, abembethe okukhazimulayo, betamasa, basezindlini zamakhosi. ₂₆Kodwa naphuma ukuyobonani na? Umprofethi na? Yebo, ngithi kini: Odlula umprofethi. ₂₇Nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi:

₂₉Abantu bonke, yebo, nabathelisi sebezwile bamvuma uNkulunkulu, babhapathizwa ngombhapathizo kaJohane. ₃₀Kepha abaFarisi nezazimthetho balenza ize icebo likaNkulunkulu maqondana nabo bengabhapathizwanga nguye.

₃₁“Pho-ke, abantu balesi sizukulwane ngiyakubafanisa nani na? Bafana nani na? ₃₂Bafana nabantwana abahlezi esigcawini bememezana bethi: