40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 15

₁Kwathi isixuku simbunganyela ukuba sizwe izwi likaNkulunkulu, wayemi ngaselwandle lwaseGenesaretha, ₂wabona imikhumbi emibili imi ngaselwandle; abadobi babephumile kuyo behlanza amanetha. ₃Esengene komunye wemikhumbi ongokaSimoni wamcela ukuba asuke kancane emhlabathini. Wahlala phansi, wabafundisa abantu esemkhunjini.

₄Kuthe esegcinile ukukhuluma, wathi kuSimoni: “Qhubekela ekujuleni, nehlise amanetha enu, nibambe.”

₅USimoni waphendula wathi: “Nkosi, sishikile ubusuku bonke, asibambanga lutho; kepha ngezwi lakho ngiyakuwehlisa amanetha.”

₆Sebekwenzile lokho babamba izinhlanzi eziningi kakhulu, aze agqabuka amanetha abo. ₇Babaqhweba omana babo abakomunye umkhumbi ukuba beze, bababambise. Beza-ke, bayigcwalisa imikhumbi yomibili, yaze yathi ayizike.

₈Kuthe uSimoni Petru ekubona lokho, waziphonsa phansi ngasemadolweni kaJesu, wathi: “Suka kimi, Nkosi, ngokuba ngingumuntu oyisoni.” ₉Ngokuba ubehlelwa ngukwesaba, yena kanye nabo bonke ababe naye, ngobuningi bezinhlanzi ababezibambile, ₁₀kanjalo-ke noJakobe noJohane amadodana kaZebedewu ababesebenzisana noSimoni.

UJesu wathi kuSimoni: “Ungesabi; kusukela manje uzakubamba abantu.” ₁₁Sebeyilethile imikhumbi emhlabathini bashiya konke, bamlandela.

₁Wayesengibuyisela emnyango wendlu; bheka, amanzi aphuma phansi kombundu wendlu ngasempumalanga, ngokuba ubuso bendlu babungasempumalanga; amanzi ehla evela phansi, ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu, ngaseningizimu kwe-altare. ₂Wayesengiphumisa ngendlela yesango ngasenyakatho, wangizungezisa ngendlela engaphandle esangweni elingaphandle, elibheke endleleni yasempumalanga; bheka, kwampompoza amanzi ohlangothini lokunene.

₃Lapho umuntu esephuma, eya ngasempumalanga, enomucu wokulinganisa esandleni sakhe, walinganisa izingalo eziyinkulungwane, wangidabulisa emanzini, amanzi efinyelela emaqakaleni. ₄Wabuye walinganisa inkulungwane, wangidabulisa emanzini, amanzi efinyelela emadolweni. Walinganisa futhi inkulungwane, wangidabulisa, amanzi efinyelela okhalweni. ₅Wayesebuye walinganisa inkulungwane; kwakungumfula engingenakuwudabula, ngokuba amanzi ayekhulile, angamanzi okuhlamba, angumfula ongenakudatshulwa. ₆Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, usubonile na?”

Wayesengihambisa, wangibuyisela osebeni lomfula. ₇Sengibuyile, bheka, kwakukhona imithi eminingi kakhulu osebeni lomfula, ngalapha nangalapha. ₈Wayesethi kimi: “Lawa manzi aphumela esifundeni sasempumalanga, ehlele e-Araba, aye elwandle, aye elwandle lana aphunyisiweyo, kuphiliswe amanzi alo. ₉Kuyakuthi konke okuphilayo okuswebezelayo kuphile ezindaweni zonke lapho ifika khona leyo mifula emibili, kube yizinhlanzi eziningi kakhulu, ngokuba esefike khona lawa manzi, awolwandle ayakuphiliswa, kuphile konke, lapho umfula ufika khona. ₁₀Kuyakuthi kume kuwo abadobi kusukela e-Eni Gedi kuze kube se-Enegelayimi, kube ngokokwenekwa kwamanetha; kuyakuba khona izinhlanzi ngezinhlobo zazo njengezinhlanzi zoLwandle Olukhulu, zibe ziningi kakhulu. ₁₁Kepha amaxhaphozi alo nezimbuku zalo akuyikuphiliswa; kuyakunikelwa kube ngusawoti. ₁₂Ngasemfuleni osebeni lwawo ngalapha nangalapha kuyakumila yonke imithi edliwayo emaqabunga ayo angayikubuna, nezithelo zayo zingayikuphela; iyakuthela ezintsha izinyanga zonke, ngokuba amanzi ayo avela endlini engcwele; izithelo zayo ziyakuba ngukudla, amaqabunga ayo abe ngawokuphilisa.”