9 Wasuka lapho wangena esinagogeni labo. 10 Kwakulendoda eyayilesandla esitshwabheneyo.+ Ngakho bambuza umbuzo ukuze bambeke icala bathi, “Kusemthethweni yini ukwelapha ngeSabatha?”+ 11 Wathi kubo: “Kambe ukhona yini phakathi kwenu ongathi elemvu eyodwa, ibisiwela egodini ngeSabatha, ongeke ahambe ayeyikhipha?+ 12 Umuntu uqakatheke kakhulu kulemvu! Yikho kusemthethweni ukwenza into enhle ngeSabatha.” 13 Wasesithi endodeni eyayilesandla esitshwabheneyo: “Yelula isandla sakho.” Yaselula satshwaphuluka saqina njengesinye. 14 Kodwa abaFarisi baphuma bayabumba icebo lokumbulala.

6 Ngelinye futhi iSabatha+ wangena esinagogeni waqalisa ukufundisa. Khonapho kwakulendoda eyayilesandla sokudla esitshwabheneyo.+ 7 Ababhali labaFarisi basebemkhangele ngelihlo lokhozi uJesu, befuna ukubona ukuthi uzakwelapha yini ngeSabatha besebemethesa icala. 8 Kodwa yena wayesazi ukuthi babecabangani,+ yikho wathi endodeni elesandla esitshwabheneyo: “Sukuma uzokuma lapha phakathi.” Yasisukuma yayakuma lapho ayesitsho khona. 9 UJesu wathi kubo: “Kengibuze madoda, kusemthethweni yini ukwenza okuhle loba okubi ngeSabatha? Kusemthethweni yini ukusindisa impilo loba ukubulala ngeSabatha?”+ 10 Ngemva kokubakhangela bonke wathi endodeni leyo: “Yelula isandla sakho.” Lakanye yaselula satshwaphuluka. 11 Kodwa bona bazonda kakhulu, basebecebisana ngokuthi bangamenzani uJesu.