Bible Reading Plan – Day 291

₃₆Omunye wabaFarisi wammema ukuba adle naye; esengene endlini yomFarisi wahlala ekudleni. ₃₇Bheka, kwakukhona emzini owesifazane oyisoni; wathi esazi ukuthi uhlezi ekudleni endlini yomFarisi, weza nomfuma wamafutha, ₃₈wema emuva ngasezinyaweni zakhe ekhala, waqala ukumatisa izinyawo zakhe ngezinyembezi, wazesula ngezinwele zekhanda lakhe, wazanga izinyawo zakhe, wazigcoba ngamafutha.

₃₉Kuthe umFarisi obemmemile ekubona, wazindla wathi: “Uma lo ebengumprofethi, nga emazi lo wesifazane omphathayo ukuba ungubani nokuba unjani, ngokuba uyisoni.”

₄₀UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Simoni, kukhona engifuna ukukukhuluma kuwe.”

Wathi: “Khuluma-ke, Mfundisi.”

₄₁“Kwakukhona abantu ababili abanamacala kumtshelekisi othile; icala lomunye lalingodenariyu* abangamakhulu ayisihlanu, elomunye amashumi ayisihlanu. ₄₂Bengenanto yokukhokha, wabayekela bobabili. Ngumuphi kubo konje oyakumthanda kakhulu na?”

₄₃USimoni waphendula wathi: “Ngithi yilowo amyekela okukhulu.”

Wathi kuye: “Unqume kahle.”

₄₄Ephendukela kowesifazane wathi kuSimoni: “Uyambona lo wesifazane na? Ngingene endlini yakho, awunginikanga amanzi ezinyawo, kepha yena uzimatisile izinyawo zami ngezinyembezi, wazesula ngezinwele zakhe. ₄₅Awunganganga, kepha lo, yilokhu ngingenile, akayekanga ukwanga izinyawo zami. ₄₆Ikhanda lami awuligcobanga ngamafutha, kepha lo uzigcobile izinyawo zami ngamafutha. ₄₇Ngenxa yalokho ngithi kuwe: Izono zakhe eziningi zithethelelwe, ngokuba uthandile kakhulu; kepha othethelelwa okuncane uthanda kancane.”

₄₈Wayesethi kuye: “Zithethelelwe izono zakho.”

₄₉Ababehlezi naye ekudleni baqala ukusho phakathi kwabo ukuthi: “Ngubani lo othethelela nezono na?”

₅₀Kepha wathi kowesifazane: “Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba, ube nokuthula.”

₁Kwathi emva kwalokho wayehamba imizi nemizana eshumayela ememezela ivangeli lombuso, benaye abayishumi nambili ₂nabesifazane abathile ababephulukiswe kubo omoya ababi nasezifweni: uMariya obizwa ngokuthi uMagdalena, okwakuphume kuye amademoni ayisikhombisa, ₃noJowana umkaKhuza, induna kaHerode, noSusana, nabanye abaningi ababebakhonza ngempahla yabo.

₄Sekubuthene kuye isixuku esikhulu sivela emizini ngemizi, wakhuluma ngomfanekiso, wathi: ₅“Kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela imbewu yakhe. Ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe enye yawela ngasendleleni; yanyathelwa, izinyoni zezulu zayidla, zayiqeda. ₆Enye yawela edwaleni; kuthe imila, yabuna, ngokuba ingenamswakama. ₇Enye yawela phakathi kwameva, kwaze kwathi ameva esemila kanye nayo, ayiminyanisa. ₈Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; kuthe imila, yathela ngekhulu.”

Ekusho lokhu wamemeza wathi: “Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.”

₉Abafundi bakhe bambuza ukuthi ungaba yini lowo mfanekiso na? ₁₀Wathi-ke: “Niphiwe nina ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso kaNkulunkulu, kepha abanye bakuphiwa ngemifanekiso ukuba bebona bangaboni, bezwa bangaqondi.

₁₁“Umfanekiso yilokhu-ke: imbewu iyizwi likaNkulunkulu. ₁₂Abangasendleleni yilabo abathi sebezwile, bese kufika uSathane, alisuse izwi enhliziyweni yabo ukuba bangakholwa, basindiswe. ₁₃Abasedwaleni yilabo abathi sebezwile, balamukele izwi ngokuthokoza; kepha laba kabanampande, bakholwa isikhashana nje, kuthi ngesikhathi sokulingwa bahlubuke. ₁₄Okuwele phakathi kwameva yilabo abathi sebezwile, bahambe, baminyaniswe ngeminako nengcebo nezinjabulo zokuphila, bangatheli izithelo ezivuthiwe. ₁₅Okusemhlabathini omuhle yilabo abathi belizwile izwi, balibambe ngenhliziyo enhle nelungileyo, bathele izithelo ngokubekezela.

₁₆“Akakho othi esokhela isibani, asimboze ngesitsha nokuba asibeke phansi kombhede, kepha usifaka othini, ukuze abangenayo babone ukukhanya. ₁₇Ngokuba akukho okusithekileyo okungayikuhlaluka nokuyisifuba okungayikwaziwa, kube sobala. ₁₈Ngakho-ke anobheka ukuba nizwa kanjani; ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa; kepha lowo ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho athi unakho.”

₁₉Kwase kufika kuye unina nabafowabo, kepha behluleka ukufinyelela kuye ngenxa yesixuku. ₂₀Wabikelwa ukuthi: “Unyoko nabafowenu bemi ngaphandle befuna ukukubona.”

₂₁Kepha waphendula, wathi kubo: “Umame nabafowethu yilabo abalizwa izwi likaNkulunkulu, balenze.”

₂₂Kwathi-ke ngolunye lwalezo zinsuku wangena emkhunjini, yena kanye nabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Asiwele siye ngaphesheya kolwandle.” Basuka-ke. ₂₃Kuthe besahamba ngomkhumbi, walala ubuthongo; kwehlela-ke isivunguvungu somoya elwandle, bagcwala amanzi, babesengozini.

₂₄Base besondela, bamvusa bathi: “Nkosi, Nkosi, safa.”

Wavuka-ke, wakhuza umoya nokugubha kwamanzi. Kwanqamuka, kwathula kwathi du.

₂₅Wayesethi kubo: “Kuphi ukukholwa kwenu na?”

Besaba; bamangala, bathi omunye komunye: “Ungubani lo ukuba ayale nomoya namanzi, kumlalele?”

₂₆Bafika ngomkhumbi ezweni lamaGerasa elibhekene neGalile. ₂₇Esephumele emhlabathini, kwamhlangabeza indoda ethile yomuzi eyayinamademoni; kwase kuyisikhathi eside ingembathi ngubo, ingahlali endlini kodwa emathuneni. ₂₈Isimbona uJesu yadazuluka, yawa phansi phambi kwakhe, yathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Nginamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngiyakuncenga, ungangihluphi.” ₂₉Ngokuba wayala umoya ongcolileyo ukuba aphume kulowo muntu. Ngokuba wayesembambe kaningi; walindwa eboshwe ngawozankosi nangamaketanga ezinyawo; kepha wathi esegqabule izibopho, waqhutshelwa yidemoni ehlane.

₃₀UJesu wambuza wathi: “Ungubani igama lakho?”

Wathi: “ULegiyona,*” ngokuba amademoni amaningi ayengene kuye. ₃₁Amncenga ukuba angawayali ukuya kwalasha.

₃₂Kwakukhona lapho umhlambi wezingulube eziningi ziklabile entabeni; amncenga ukuba awavumele angene kuzo; wawavumela. ₃₃Aphuma-ke amademoni kuye umuntu, angena ezingulubeni, umhlambi wagulukudela eweni, waphonseka elwandle, waminza.

₃₄Kwathi ababezalusa bebona okwenzekileyo, babaleka, bakubika emzini nasemaphandleni. ₃₅Khona baphuma ukuyobona okwenzekileyo, bafika kuJesu, bamfumanisa umuntu okuphume kuye amademoni ehlezi ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu embethe, esangulukile; bashaywa luvalo. ₃₆Ababekubonile babatshela ukuthi usinde kanjani owayekhwelwe ngamademoni. ₃₇Abantu bonke bakulelo zwe lamaGerasa bamcela ukuba amuke kubo, ngokuba babephethwe ngukwesaba okukhulu; yena wayesengena emkhunjini, waphindela emuva.

₃₈Kepha indoda okuphume kuyo amademoni yamnxusa ukuba ibe naye; kodwa wayimukisa, ethi: ₃₉“Buyela ekhaya, ulande ukuthi kungakanani uNkulunkulu akwenzele khona.” Wamuka elanda emzini wonke ngokuthi kungakanani abekwenzelwe nguye uJesu.

₄₀Kepha ekubuyeni kwakhe uJesu isixuku samthakazela; ngokuba bonke babembhekile. ₄₁Bheka, kwafika indoda, nguJayiru igama layo, ingumphathi wesinagoge,* yaziphonsa phansi ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu, yamncenga ukuba angene endlini yayo. ₄₂Ngokuba yayinendodakazi eyodwa kungathi ineminyaka eyishumi nambili, yona isifa.

Kepha esahamba, izixuku zamminyanisa. ₄₃Owesifazane owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili, esekhokhele izinyanga konke abephila ngakho, engenakuphulukiswa muntu, ₄₄weza ngasemuva, wathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe; kwanqamuka masinyane ukugobhoza kwegazi lakhe.

₄₅UJesu wathi: “Ngubani ongithintileyo na?” Bephika bonke, wathi uPetru nababe naye: “Nkosi, izixuku ziyakuminyanisa, zikucindezele.”

₄₆Kepha uJesu wathi: “Ukhona ongithintileyo, ngokuba ngizwile kuphuma amandla kimi.”

₄₇Owesifazane ebona ukuthi kanakufihleka, weza ethuthumela, eziphonsa phansi phambi kwakhe, walanda phambi kwabantu bonke isisusa sokuba amthinte nokuthi usinde khona lapho. ₄₈Wayesethi kuye: “Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba, ube nokuthula.”

₄₉Esakhuluma, kwafika othile evela kwamphathi wesinagoge,* wathi kuye: “Indodakazi yakho isifile; ungabe usamkhathaza uMfundisi.”

₅₀Kepha uJesu ekuzwa lokho wamphendula wathi: “Ungesabi, kholwa kuphela; izakusinda.”

₅₁Esefike endlini kavumanga ukuba kungene muntu naye, kuphela oPetru, noJohane, noJakobe, noyise wentombazana, nonina. ₅₂Babekhala bonke beyililela; kepha wathi: “Ningakhali; ayifile, kodwa ilele.”

₅₃Bamhleka usulu, bazi ukuthi ifile. ₅₄Kepha yena wayibamba ngesandla, wamemeza wathi: “Ntombazana, vuka!” ₅₅Wabuyela umoya wayo, yavuka khona lapho; wayala ukuba inikwe ukudla. ₅₆Abazali bayo bethuka; wabayala ukuba bangatsheli muntu okwenzekileyo.