IVANGELI ELABHALWA NGUMATHEWU
1 Ibhuku lembali kaJesu* Khristu* indodana kaDavida,+ indodana ka-Abrahama:+
2 U-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka,*+
u-Isaka wazala uJakhobe,+
uJakhobe wazala uJuda+ labafowabo,
3 uJuda wazala uPherezi loZera,+ unina kaPherezi loZera kwakunguThamari.
UPherezi wazala uHezironi,+
uHezironi wazala uRamu,+
4 uRamu wazala u-Aminadabi,
u-Aminadabi wazala uNashoni,+
UBhowazi wazala u-Obhedi, unina ka-Obhedi kwakunguRuthe.+
UDavida wazala uSolomoni,+ unina kaSolomoni kwakungumka-Uriya.
7 USolomoni wazala uRehobhowami,+
uRehobhowami wazala u-Abhija,
u-Abhija wazala u-Asa,+
8 u-Asa wazala uJehoshafathi,+
uJehoshafathi wazala uJehoramu,+
uJehoramu wazala u-Uziya,
uJothamu wazala u-Ahazi,+
u-Ahazi wazala uHezekhiya,+
10 uHezekhiya wazala uManase,+
uManase wazala u-Amoni,+
u-Amoni wazala uJosiya.+
11 UJosiya+ wazala uJekhoniya+ labafowabo ngesikhathi sokuthunjwa kwamaJuda ngabaseBhabhiloni.+
12 Ngemva kokuthunjwa ngabaseBhabhiloni, uJekhoniya wazala uSheyalithiyeli,
uSheyalithiyeli wazala uZerubhabheli,+
13 uZerubhabheli wazala u-Abhiyudi,
u-Abhiyudi wazala u-Eliyakhimu,
u-Eliyakhimu wazala u-Azori,
14 u-Azori wazala uZadokhi,
uZadokhi wazala u-Akhimu,
u-Akhimu wazala u-Eliyudi,
15 u-Eliyudi wazala u-Eliyazari,
u-Eliyazari wazala uMathani,
uMathani wazala uJakhobe.
16 UJakhobe wazala uJosefa umkaMariya. UMariya lo nguye owaba ngunina kaJesu+ obizwa ngokuthi nguKhristu.+
17 Zonke izizukulwane kusukela ku-Abrahama kusiyafika kuDavida zazingu-14. Kusukela kuDavida kusiyafika ekuthunjweni kwamaJuda ngabaseBhabhiloni, kwakuyizizukulwane ezingu-14. Kusukela ekuthunjweni ngabaseBhabhiloni kuze kuyefika kuKhristu kwakuyizizukulwane ezingu-14.
18 Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Khristu kwenzakala kanje: Unina uMariya wathi esethembisane loJosefa ukuthi bazatshada, kwatholakala ukuthi wayesezithwele bona bengakatshadi futhi lokho kwakwenziwe ngomoya ongcwele.*+ 19 Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi umkakhe uJosefa wayelungile njalo engafuni ukumchaya ebantwini, wayesefuna ukumdivosa ngudlu.+ 20 Wathi esecabange ngakho wabona ingilosi kaJehova* ephutsheni. Ingilosi yathi kuye: “Josefa, ndodana kaDavida, ungesabi ukuthatha umkakho uMariya uhambe laye ngekhaya ngoba kwenziwe ngomoya ongcwele+ ukuthi azithwale. 21 Yena uzabeletha indodana futhi kumele uyiphe ibizo elithi Jesu,*+ ngoba izasindisa abantu ezonweni zabo.”+ 22 Konke lokhu kwenzakala sibili ukuze kugcwaliseke lokho okwakukhulunywe nguJehova* esebenzisa umphrofethi wakhe owathi: 23 “Intombi egcweleyo izazithwala ibelethe indodana. Indodana leyo izanikwa ibizo elithi Imanuweli.”+ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “UNkulunkulu ulathi.”+
24 Ngemva kwalokho, uJosefa wavuka ebuthongweni wasesenza lokho ingilosi kaJehova* eyayimtshele khona, wathatha umkakhe wahamba laye emzini wakhe.* 25 Kodwa kazange aye laye emacansini waze wabeletha indodana+ njalo wayipha ibizo elithi Jesu.+
2 UJesu wathi esezelwe eBhethilehema+ yaseJudiya ezinsukwini zeNkosi uHerodi,*+ izazi zezinkanyezi zafika eJerusalema zivela eMpumalanga, 2 zathi: “Ingaphi inkosi yamaJuda ezelweyo?+ Sibone inkanyezi yayo siseMpumalanga, yikho size lapha ukuzoyikhothamela.” 3 INkosi uHerodi ithe ikuzwa lokhu yakhathazeka kakhulu, kwaba yiso leso lakuyo yonke iJerusalema. 4 Yabuthanisa bonke abaphristi abakhokhelayo lababhali, yasibabuza ukuthi uKhristu* wayezazalelwa ngaphi. 5 Bona bathi kuyo: “EBhethilehema+ yaseJudiya ngoba nanku okwabhalwa ngumphrofethi: 6 ‘Lawe Bhethilehema eselizweni lakoJuda, bonke ababusi* bakoJuda akumelanga babone angathi ulidolobho elingaqakathekanga ngoba kuwe kuzavela umkhokheli ozakwelusa abantu bami bako-Israyeli.’”+
7 Ngemva kwalokho uHerodi wazibizela ensitha izazi zezinkanyezi, wazibuzisisa ukuthi inkanyezi yayiphume nini. 8 Wasethuma izazi lezi eBhethilehema wathi: “Hambani liyedingisisa ukuthi ungaphi lowomntwana. Nxa selimtholile liphenduke lizongitshela ukuze lami ngihambe ngiyemkhothamela.” 9 Sezikuzwile okwakutshiwo yinkosi zaqhubeka ngohambo lwazo, zasezibona nansiya inkanyezi ezaziyibone ziseseMpumalanga.+ Yazikhokhela yaze yayakuma maqondana lalapho okwakulomntwana omncane khona. 10 Zathi zibona inkanyezi isima zathaba zafa. 11 Sezingenile endlini zabona umntwana omncane elonina uMariya, zazilahla phansi zamkhothamela. Zasezivula amabhokisi azo zamupha izipho, igolide, lemure* lenhlaka yokwenza impepha.* 12 Kodwa zabuyela elizweni lazo ngenye indlela ngoba uNkulunkulu wazixwayisa ephutsheni+ ukuthi zingabuyeli kuHerodi.
13 Izazi zezinkanyezi zathi sezisukile, ingilosi kaJehova* yabonakala kuJosefa ephutsheni+ yathi: “Thatha umntwana lonina ubalekele eGibhithe, uyehlala khona ngize ngikutshele ukuthi uphenduke ngoba uHerodi usezamdinga umntwana ukuze ambulale.” 14 Ngakho uJosefa wasuka ebusuku lomntwana lonina womntwana, wahamba labo eGibhithe. 15 Wahlala khonale uHerodi waze wafa. Lokhu kwagcwalisa okwakukhulunywe nguJehova* esebenzisa umphrofethi wakhe owathi: “Ngayibiza indodana yami ukuthi iphume eGibhithe.”+
16 UHerodi wathi ebona ukuthi izazi zezinkanyezi zazimbambise ilitshe, wazonda wabila. Wathuma abantu ukuthi babulale bonke abafana eBhethilehema lakuzo zonke izigaba zayo, kusukela kwabaleminyaka emibili kusiya phansi. Lokhu wakutsho esebenzisa isikhathi ayesitshelwe yizazi zezinkanyezi lapho ezibuzisisa.+ 17 Lapho-ke kwagcwaliseka lokho uNkulunkulu akukhuluma esebenzisa umphrofethi uJeremiya owathi: 18 “Kwezwakala ilizwi eRama, ukukhala lokulila okukhulu. KwakunguRasheli+ ekhalela abantwabakhe, engafuni lokududuzwa ngenxa yokuthi babengasekho.”+
19 Kwathi uHerodi esefile, ingilosi kaJehova* yabonakala kuJosefa ephutsheni+ eseGibhithe, 20 yathi: “Thatha umntwana lonina ubuyele elizweni lako-Israyeli ngoba ababefuna ukubulala umntwana sebefile.” 21 Ngakho wasuka wathatha umntwana kanye lonina, wabuyela elizweni lako-Israyeli. 22 Kodwa uthe esizwa ukuthi u-Akhelawu nguye osebusa eJudiya esikhundleni sikayise uHerodi, wesaba ukuya khona. Kanti njalo wathi esexwayiswe nguNkulunkulu ephutsheni,+ wasuka waya esabelweni seGalile.+ 23 Wafika wahlala edolobheni okuthiwa yiNazaretha+ ukuze kugcwaliseke lokho uNkulunkulu akukhuluma esebenzisa abaphrofethi, ukuthi: “Uzabizwa ngokuthi ngumNazaretha.”*+
3 Ngalezonsuku uJohane+ uMbhabhathizi wafika enkangala yaseJudiya watshumayela+ 2 esithi: “Phendukani ngoba uMbuso wezulu ususondele.”+ 3 Nguye lo umphrofethi u-Isaya+ akhuluma ngaye esithi: “Ilizwi lalowo omemeza esenkangala lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela kaJehova!* Yenzani imigwaqo yakhe iqonde.’”+ 4 UJohane wayegqoka izigqoko ezenziwe ngoboya bekamela, ebopha lebhanti lesikhumba ekhalweni lwakhe.+ Ukudla kwakhe kwakuzintethe loluju lweganga.+ 5 Abantu beJerusalema lalabo ababevela kuyo yonke iJudiya lasemangweni wonke oseduze lomfula uJodani babesiya kuye.+ 6 Wayebabhabhathiza* emfuleni uJodani,+ bevuma izono zabo phambi kwabantu.
7 Wathi ebona abaFarisi labaSadusi+ abanengi besiza lapho ayebhabhathizela khona wathi kubo: “Lina bantwana bamabululu,+ ngubani olixwayisileyo ukuthi libalekele intukuthelo ezayo?+ 8 Thelani izithelo ezitshengisa ukuthi seliphendukile. 9 Lingaziyengi lisithi, ‘Ubaba wethu ngu-Abrahama,’+ ngoba ngilitshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu angenza ukuthi amatshe la abe ngabantwana baka-Abrahama. 10 Ihloka selibekwe empandeni zesihlahla. Loba yisiphi isihlahla esingatheli izithelo ezinhle sizaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni.+ 11 Mina ngilibhabhathiza ngamanzi ngenxa yokuthi liphendukile,+ kodwa lowo oza ngemva kwami ulamandla kulami njalo akungifanelanga ukumkhipha amanyathela.+ Yena uzalibhabhathiza ngomoya ongcwele+ langomlilo.+ 12 Ifotsholo yakhe yokwela isesandleni sakhe. Uzayenza ihlanzeke ngokupheleleyo indawo abhulela kuyo, abuthe ingqoloyi yakhe ayifake esiphaleni kodwa amakhoba awatshise ngomlilo+ ongacitshekiyo.”
13 UJesu wabuya kuJohane emfuleni uJodani evela eGalile ukuze azobhabhathizwa nguye.+ 14 Kodwa uJohane wazama ukumalisa esithi: “Yimi okumele ngibhabhathizwe nguwe, pho kungani usiza kimi?” 15 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Yekela kube njalo khathesi ngoba ngaleyondlela siyabe sisenza konke okulungileyo.” UJohane wasevuma. 16 UJesu wathi eqeda nje ukubhabhathizwa wahle waphuma emanzini. Amazulu avuleka+ wabona umoya kaNkulunkulu usehla njengejuba usiza phezu kwakhe.+ 17 Kwezwakala ilizwi livela emazulwini+ lisithi: “Le yiNdodana yami+ engiyithandayo futhi engiyamukelayo.”+
4 Ngemva kwalokho umoya wakhokhela uJesu wamusa enkangala lapho afika khona walingwa+ nguDeveli.+ 2 Wathi esezile ukudla okwamalanga angu-40 lobusuku obungu-40 wezwa eselambile. 3 UMlingi+ wamlanda wafika wathi kuye: “Nxa uyindodana kaNkulunkulu, tshela amatshe la ukuthi abe yizinkwa.” 4 Kodwa yena waphendula wathi: “Kubhaliwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu akumelanga aphile ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa langawo wonke amazwi aphuma emlonyeni kaJehova.’”*+
5 UDeveli wasemthatha wahamba laye edolobheni elingcwele,+ wafika wammisa esiqongweni sethempeli+ 6 wasesithi kuye: “Nxa uyindodana kaNkulunkulu ziphosele phansi ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: ‘Uzanika izingilosi zakhe umlayo mayelana lawe,’ lokuthi, ‘Zizakuthwala ngezandla zazo ukuze unyawo lwakho lungatshayeki elitsheni.’”+ 7 UJesu wathi kuye: “Kubhaliwe futhi ukuthi: ‘Akumelanga umlinge uJehova* uNkulunkulu wakho.’”+
8 UDeveli waphinda wamthatha wamusa entabeni ende okumangalisayo, wasemtshengisa yonke imibuso yomhlaba lenkazimulo yayo.+ 9 Wasesithi kuye: “Ngizakupha zonke izinto lezi nxa ungaguqa phansi ungikhonze kanye nje kuphela.” 10 UJesu wathi kuye: “Suka Sathane! Phela kubhaliwe ukuthi: ‘NguJehova* uNkulunkulu wakho okumele umkhonze+ njalo nguye yedwa okumele umenzele inkonzo engcwele.’”+ 11 Ngemva kwalokho uDeveli wamtshiya,+ izingilosi zasezifika zamqinisa.*+
12 Uthe esizwa ukuthi uJohane usebotshiwe,+ wasuka waya eGalile.+ 13 Wathi esesukile eNazaretha wafika wahlala eKhaphenawume+ duze kolwandle, ezigabeni zakoZebhuloni lezakoNafithali, 14 ukuze kugcwaliseke lokho okwakhulunywa nguNkulunkulu esebenzisa umphrofethi u-Isaya owathi: 15 “O lizwe lakoZebhuloni lelakoNafithali, wena osemgwaqweni oya elwandle ngaphetsheya kukaJodani, Galile yabezizweni! 16 Abantu abahlezi emnyameni sebebone ukukhanya okukhulu njalo abahlezi esabelweni sethunzi lokufa sebethole+ ukukhanya.”+ 17 Kusukela ngalesosikhathi kusiya phambili, uJesu waqalisa ukutshumayela esithi: “Phendukani ngoba uMbuso wezulu ususondele.”+
18 Wathi ehamba eceleni koLwandle lweGalile wabona izelamani ezimbili, uSimoni obizwa ngokuthi nguPhetro+ lomfowabo u-Andreya. Babephosela inethi elwandle njengoba babengabagoli benhlanzi.+ 19 Wathi kubo: “Ngilandelani ngizalenza libe ngabagoli babantu.”+ 20 Bahle batshiya amanethi abo bamlandela.+ 21 Esuka lapho wabona ezinye izelamani ezimbili, uJakhobe indodana kaZebhedi elomfowabo uJohane.+ Babesesikepeni loyise uZebhedi belungisa amanethi abo, wasebabiza.+ 22 Bahle baphuma esikepeni batshiya uyise, balandela uJesu.
23 UJesu wabhoda kulo lonke elaseGalile+ efundisa emasinagogeni abo+ futhi etshumayela izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso, eselapha yonke imihlobo yemikhuhlane lezifo zonke.+ 24 Umbiko omayelana laye wagcwala kulo lonke elaseSiriya, abantu basebeletha kuye bonke ababebulawa yimikhuhlane etshiyeneyo lababelezinhlungu ezehlukeneyo,+ lababelamadimoni,+ lababelezithuthwane*+ kanye lababeyizigoga, wabasilisa bonke. 25 Ngenxa yalokhu abantu abanengi kakhulu bamlandela besuka eGalile, laseDekhapholi,* laseJerusalema, laseJudiya langaphetsheya kukaJodani.
5 Wathi ebona amaxuku abantu wakhwela entabeni. Uthe esehlezi phansi abafundi bakhe beza kuye, 2 waseqalisa ukubafundisa esithi:
3 “Bayathokoza abakunanzelelayo ukuthi bayamdinga uNkulunkulu*+ ngoba uMbuso wezulu ngowabo.
4 “Bayathokoza abalilayo ngoba bazaduduzwa.+
5 “Bayathokoza abamnene+ ngoba bazakudla ilifa lomhlaba.+
6 “Bayathokoza abalambele ukulunga labakomeleyo+ ngoba bazasuthiswa.*+
7 “Bayathokoza abalesihawu+ ngoba bazatshengiswa isihawu.
8 “Bayathokoza abamsulwa enhliziyweni+ ngoba bazabona uNkulunkulu.
9 “Bayathokoza abenza kube lokuthula*+ ngoba bazabizwa ngokuthi ngamadodana kaNkulunkulu.
10 “Bayathokoza asebeke bahlukuluzwa ngenxa yokwenza okulungileyo+ ngoba uMbuso wezulu ngowabo.
11 “Liyathokoza nxa abantu belithethisa+ njalo belihlukuluza,+ beligcona ngazo zonke izinto ezimbi lezingamanga ngenxa yami.+ 12 Thabani lijabule kakhulu+ ngoba umvuzo wenu+ mkhulu emazulwini. Labaphrofethi bakudala babebahlukuluza njalo.+
13 “Lina lilisawudo+ lomhlaba. Kodwa nxa isawudo lingaba duma kungenziwani ukuze liphinde libe munyu? Isawudo lelo liyabe lingasasebenziseki, kuyabe sekumele liphoselwe phandle+ linyathelwe ngabantu.
14 “Lina liyikukhanya komhlaba.+ Idolobho eliphezu kwentaba ngeke lisitheke. 15 Nxa abantu bangalumathisa isibane kabasimbokothi ngebhasikiti* kodwa basifaka phezu koluthi lwesibane, besesikhanyisela bonke abasendlini.+ 16 Lani ukukhanya kwenu akukhanye ebantwini+ ukuze babone imisebenzi yenu emihle,+ besebekhazimulisa uYihlo osezulwini.+
17 “Lingacabangi ukuthi ngilande ukuzotshabalalisa uMthetho loba okwabhalwa ngabaphrofethi.* Ngilande ukuzogcwalisa+ hatshi ukutshabalalisa. 18 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, lanxa kungenzeka ukuthi izulu lomhlaba kudlule, alikho ngitsho lelilodwa ibala elincane loba ingxenyana yohlamvu lwebala eliseMthethweni ezadlula, kuze kwenzakale konke lokhu.+ 19 Ngakho loba ngubani owephula omunye wemilayo le emincane futhi afundise labanye ukuthi benze njalo, kuzathiwa uMbuso wezulu awumfanelanga.* Kodwa loba ngubani olandela imilayo le futhi ayifundise labanye kuzathiwa uMbuso wezulu umfanele.* 20 Ngilitshela ukuthi nxa ukulunga kwenu kungadluli okwababhali lokwabaFarisi,+ alisoze lingene eMbusweni wamazulu loba sekutheni.+
21 “Lezwa ukuthi abendulo batshelwa ukuthi: ‘Ungabulali,+ loba ngubani obulalayo uzahanjiswa emthethwandaba.’+ 22 Lanxa kunjalo mina ngithi kini, loba ngubani oqhubeka ezondele+ umfowabo uzahanjiswa emthethwandaba, futhi lowo obiza umfowabo ngebala lokweyisa elingakhulumekiyo uzahanjiswa eMthethwandaba Omkhulu. Loba ngubani othi, ‘Wena sithutha ndini!’ usengozini yokuphoselwa eGehena*+ lapho okulomlilo ovuthayo.
23 “Ngakho nxa uzonikela ngesipho sakho e-alithareni,+ uthi usulapho ubusukhumbula ukuthi umfowenu ukucaphukele, 24 tshiya isipho sakho khonapho phambi kwe-alithare uhambe. Qala uyekwenza ukuthi kube lokuthula phakathi kwakho lomfowenu, ubusuphenduka uzonikela ngesipho sakho.+
25 “Lungisa masinyane indaba ephakathi kwakho lomuntu okumangalela emthethweni. Lokhu kwenze lisesendleleni ukuze angakunikeli kumahluleli ngoba umahluleli angakudlulisela kusithunywa somthethwandaba, ucine usuphoselwa ejele.+ 26 Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, awusoze wafa waphuma lapho uze ubhadale uhlamvu lokucina lwemali* olayo.
27 “Lezwa ukuthi kwathiwa: ‘Ungafebi.’*+ 28 Kodwa mina ngithi kini, loba ngubani oqhubeka ekhangele owesifazana+ aze afise ukulala laye, usefebe laye enhliziyweni yakhe.+ 29 Nxa ilihlo lakho lesokudla likwenzisa isono,* likopole ulilahlele khatshana+ ngoba kungcono ukulahlekelwa yisitho somzimba esisodwa kulokuthi umzimba wakho wonke uphoselwe eGehena.*+ 30 Nxa lesandla sakho sikwenzisa isono,* siqume usilahlele khatshana+ ngoba kungcono ukulahlekelwa yisitho somzimba esisodwa kulokuthi umzimba wakho wonke ucine useGehena.*+
31 “Kanti njalo kwathiwa: ‘Loba ngubani odivosa inkosikazi yakhe kufanele ayiphe incwadi yokudivosa.’+ 32 Kodwa mina ngithi kini, wonke umuntu odivosa inkosikazi yakhe yona ingazange ifebe,* uyifaka esilingweni sokufeba njalo loba ngubani otshada lowesifazana odivosiweyo uyafeba.+
33 “Lezwa lokuthi abendulo batshelwa ukuthi: ‘Ungafungi ubusuyekela ukwenza lokho okufungileyo,+ kodwa kumele ugcwalise izifungo zakho kuJehova.’*+ 34 Lanxa kunjalo, mina ngithi kini: Lingaqali ukufunga,+ lingafungi ngitsho langezulu ngoba liyisihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu. 35 Lingafungi ngomhlaba ngoba uyisenabelo* senyawo zakhe+ futhi lingafungi langeJerusalema ngoba ilidolobho leNkosi enkulu.+ 36 Ungafungi ngekhanda lakho ngoba kawenelisi ukutshintsha lonwele olulodwa lube mhlophe kumbe lube mnyama. 37 Ilizwi lenu elithi ‘Yebo’ kalibe nguyebo, lelithi ‘Hatshi’ kalibe nguhatshi+ ngoba okwedlula lokho kuvela komubi.+
38 “Lezwa ukuthi kwathiwa: ‘Ilihlo ngelihlo, lezinyo ngezinyo.’+ 39 Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Lingaxabani lomuntu omubi, kodwa loba ngubani okutshaya ngempama esihlathini sokudla, mnike lesinye isihlathi.+ 40 Nxa umuntu efuna ukukusa emthethwandaba ukuze akuthathele isembatho sakho sangaphakathi, mvumele athathe lesangaphandle.+ 41 Kanti njalo nxa isiphathamandla sikubamba ngamandla ukuthi uhambe laso ikhilomitha* elilodwa, hamba laso amakhilomitha amabili. 42 Mnike lowo ocela kuwe futhi ungamfulatheli ofuna ukuboleka* kuwe.+
43 “Lezwa ukuthi kwathiwa: ‘Kumele uthande umakhelwane wakho,+ uzonde isitha sakho.’ 44 Kodwa mina ngithi kini: Qhubekani lithanda izitha zenu+ futhi lithandazela abalihlukuluzayo,+ 45 ukuze litshengise ukuthi lingamadodana kaYihlo osezulwini,+ njengoba yena esenza ukuthi ilanga lakhe liphume kwababi labahle, lezulu line kwabalungileyo labangalunganga.+ 46 Kambe kulomvuzo eliwutholayo nxa lithanda abalithandayo kuphela?+ Kanti lokho ayisikho yini okwenziwa ngabathelisi? 47 Kanti njalo nxa libingelela abafowenu kuphela, kuyini okumangalisayo ngelikwenzayo? Ayisikho yini okwenziwa ngabantu bezinye izizwe? 48 Kumele libe ngabapheleleyo njengoba uYihlo osezulwini ephelele.+
6 “Qaphelani ukuthi alenzi okulungileyo phambi kwabantu lisenzela ukuthi balibuke+ ngoba lingenza njalo alisoze lithole umvuzo ovela kuYihlo osezulwini. 2 Ngakho nxa usipha abayanga,* ungaqali utshaye icilongo njengalokho okwenziwa ngabazenzisi emasinagogeni lasemigwaqweni besenzela ukudunyiswa ngabantu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, sebewamukele wonke umvuzo wabo. 3 Kodwa wena nxa usipha abayanga, ungavumeli ukuthi isandla sakho senxele sikwazi okwenziwa yisandla sokudla 4 ukuze kungaziwa ukuthi uphe abayanga. Lapho-ke uYihlo okhangeleyo esekusithekeni uzakubusisa.+
5 “Kanti njalo nxa lithandaza lingenzi njengabazenzisi+ abathanda ukukhuleka bemi emasinagogeni lalapho okuhlangana khona imigwaqo emikhulu ukuze babukwe ngabantu.+ Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, sebewamukele wonke umvuzo wabo. 6 Kodwa nxa wena uthandaza, ngena endlini yakho uvale umnyango, ubusukhuleka kuYihlo osekusithekeni.+ Ungenza njalo, uYihlo okhangeleyo esekusithekeni uzakubusisa. 7 Nxa lithandaza lingaphindi izinto ezifananayo kanenginengi njengabantu bezinye izizwe ngoba bacabanga ukuthi bazalalelwa bangasebenzisa amazwi amanengi. 8 Yikho lingabi njengabo ngoba uYihlo uyakwazi elikuswelayo+ lingakaceli lakucela.
9 “Lina kumele lithandaze kanje:+
“‘Baba wethu osezulwini, kalingcweliswe*+ ibizo lakho.+ 10 UMbuso+ wakho kawuze. Intando yakho+ kayenziwe emhlabeni+ njengasezulwini.* 11 Siphe lamuhla ukudla kwethu kwalolusuku,*+ 12 usithethelele amacala ethu* njengoba lathi sesibathethelele abalamacala kithi.*+ 13 Ungasingenisi ekulingweni+ kodwa usikhulule* komubi.’+
14 “Nxa lixolela abantu iziphambeko zabo, uYihlo osezulwini laye uzalixolela.+ 15 Kodwa nxa lingabaxoleli abanye iziphambeko zabo, loYihlo kasoze alixolele iziphambeko zenu.+
16 “Nxa lizile ukudla,+ yekelani ukuba lobuso obudanileyo njengabazenzisi ngoba kababunanzi ubuso babo ukuze abantu bananzelele ukuthi bazilile.+ Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, sebewamukele wonke umvuzo wabo. 17 Kodwa wena nxa uzile ukudla, gcoba ikhanda lakho ngamafutha ugeze lobuso bakho 18 ukuze ungabonwa ngabantu ukuthi uzilile kodwa ubonwe nguYihlo kuphela osekusithekeni. Lapho-ke uYihlo okhangeleyo esekusithekeni uzakubusisa.
19 “Yekelani ukubuthelela inotho emhlabeni+ ngoba izadliwa yizibungu* lerusi njalo kulapho amasela agqekeza khona atshontshe. 20 Kodwa buthelelani inotho ezulwini+ lapho engeke idliwe khona yizibungu* loba yirusi,+ lalapho amasela angeke agqekeze khona atshontshe. 21 Phela lapho okulenotho yakho khona, yikho lapho okuzakuba lenhliziyo yakho khona.
22 “Isibane somzimba lilihlo.+ Ngakho nxa ilihlo lakho lithe nhlo entweni eyodwa,* umzimba wakho wonke uzakhanya.* 23 Kodwa nxa ilihlo lakho lilomhawu,*+ umzimba wakho wonke uzakuba mnyama. Manje nxa kuyikuthi ukukhanya okukuwe yibumnyama, kutsho ukuthi ubumnyama lobo bukhulu kakhulu!
24 “Kakho ongasebenzela amakhosi amabili ngoba uzazonda enye athande enye,+ kumbe uzanamathela kwenye adelele enye. Ngeke libe yizigqili zikaNkulunkulu lezeNotho.+
25 “Ngakho ngithi kini: Yekelani ukukhathazeka+ ngempilo* yenu, ukuthi lizakudlani loba lizanathani, kumbe ngemizimba yenu ukuthi lizagqokani.+ Kanti impilo ayiqakathekanga* yini kulokudla? Lomzimba awuqakathekanga yini ukwedlula izigqoko?+ 26 Khangelisisani inyoni.+ Kazihlanyeli, kazivuni futhi kazibutheleli ukudla eziphaleni, kodwa uYihlo osezulwini uyazinika ukudla. Kanti lina aliqakathekanga kakhulu kulazo yini? 27 Ngubani phakathi kwenu ongangezelela umzuzu owodwa* nje empilweni yakhe ngokukhathazeka?+ 28 Kanti njalo kungani likhathazeka ngezigqoko? Fundani endleleni amaluba eganga akhula ngayo. Kawasebenzi nzima njalo kaweluki, 29 kodwa ngilitshela ukuthi ngitsho loSolomoni+ enkazimulweni yakhe yonke kazange acece njengelilodwa lawo. 30 Manje nxa uNkulunkulu ezigqokisa njalo izinto ezimila egangeni, ezibakhona lamuhla kusasa ziphoselwe emlilweni, ngeke yini aligqokise ukwedlula lapho lina elilokholo oluncane? 31 Ngakho lingaqali ukukhathazeka+ lisithi, ‘Sizakudlani?’ kumbe, ‘Sizanathani?’ kumbe, ‘Sizagqokani?’+ 32 Phela zonke izinto lezi yizo abantu bezinye izizwe abazidinga ngamehlo abomvu. UYihlo osezulwini uyakwazi ukuthi liyazifuna zonke izinto lezi.
33 “Ngakho qhubekani lifuna kuqala uMbuso kanye lokulunga kwakhe, kuzakuthi-ke zonke lezi ezinye izinto lazo liziphiwe.+ 34 Lingaqali ukukhathazeka ngosuku olulandelayo+ ngoba usuku olulandelayo luzakuba lezalo izinkathazo. Usuku ngalunye lulenhlupho zalo ezilweneleyo.
7 “Yekelani ukwahlulela+ ukuze lani lingahlulelwa 2 ngoba lizakwahlulelwa ngendlela elahlulela ngayo,+ lesikali elikala ngaso yiso abazalikalela ngaso.+ 3 Pho kungani ukhangela ucezwana oluselihlweni lomfowenu kodwa ungananzeleli ugodo* oluselihlweni lakho?+ 4 Ungatsho njani kumfowenu ukuthi, ‘Wothi ngikukhiphe ucezwana oluselihlweni lakho,’ wena ulogodo* kwelakho ilihlo? 5 Mzenzisi! Qala ukhiphe ugodo* oluselihlweni lakho. Ungenza njalo uzabona kuhle ukuthi ungalukhipha njani ucezwana oluselihlweni lomfowenu.
6 “Linganiki izinja izinto ezingcwele futhi lingajikeli amaphareli enu ezingulubeni,+ ukuze zingawanyathenyatheli ngenyawo zazo besezitshibilika zilidabudabule.
7 “Qhubekani licela lizaphiwa,+ qhubekani lidinga lizathola, qhubekani liqoqoda lizavulelwa+ 8 ngoba wonke umuntu ocelayo uyaphiwa,+ lomuntu wonke odingayo uyathola futhi wonke umuntu oqoqodayo uzavulelwa. 9 Ngubani sibili phakathi kwenu ongathi indodana yakhe icela isinkwa ayiqhubele ilitshe? 10 Kumbe nxa ingacela inhlanzi angayiqhubela inyoka yini? 11 Ngakho nxa lina eliyizoni lisenelisa ukupha abantwabenu izipho ezinhle, kutsho ukuthi uYihlo osezulwini uzimisele kakhulu ukubapha izinto ezinhle+ labo abacela kuye!+
12 “Konke elifuna abantu bakwenze kini, lani kumele likwenze kubo.+ Lokhu yikho kanye okutshiwo nguMthetho labaPhrofethi.+
13 “Ngenani ngegedi elincane+ ngoba likhulu igedi futhi ibanzi indlela eya ekubhujisweni, njalo banengi abangena ngegedi lelo. 14 Kodwa lincane igedi futhi incinyane indlela eya ekuphileni, njalo balutshwana abayitholayo.+
15 “Qaphelani abaphrofethi bamanga+ abeza kini begqoke isikhumba semvu+ kodwa ngaphakathi bengamaganyana afuna ukulidlithiza.+ 16 Lizabazi ngezithelo zabo. Kambe abantu bayake bawakhe yini amagilebisi emeveni, kumbe amakhiwane esihlahleni sameva?+ 17 Yikho loba yisiphi isihlahla esihle sithela izithelo ezinhle, kodwa loba yisiphi isihlahla esibi sithela izithelo ezimbi.+ 18 Isihlahla esihle ngeke sithele izithelo ezimbi, lesihlahla esibi ngeke sithele izithelo ezinhle.+ 19 Loba yisiphi isihlahla esingatheli izithelo ezinhle siyaganyulwa, siphoselwe emlilweni.+ 20 Ngakho lizabazi ngezithelo zabo.+
21 “Kayisuye wonke umuntu othi kimi, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ ozangena eMbusweni wamazulu, kodwa ozangena ngulowo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini.+ 22 Ngalelolanga abanengi bazakuthi kimi: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,+ kasiphrofethanga ngebizo lakho yini, sakhipha amadimoni ngebizo lakho futhi senza lezimangaliso ezinengi ngebizo lakho?’+ 23 Lapho-ke ngizakuthi kubo: ‘Angilazi ngitsho! Sukani phansi kwami lina elenza okubi!’+
24 “Ngakho loba ngubani ozwa amazwi ami abesesenza lokho engikutshoyo, uzafanana lendoda ehlakaniphileyo eyakhetha ukwakha indlu yayo edwaleni.+ 25 Izulu laselithululeka kwaba lezikhukhula, kwavunguza lomoya omkhulu wayitshaya indlu leyo. Lanxa kunjalo kayizange idilike ngoba yayakhelwe edwaleni. 26 Kodwa loba ngubani ozwa amazwi ami angawenzi uzafanana lendoda eyisithutha eyakhetha ukwakha indlu yayo etshebetshebeni.+ 27 Izulu laselithululeka kwaba lezikhukhula, kwavunguza lomoya omkhulu wayitshaya indlu leyo,+ yathi wohlo phansi yonke yabhidlika.”
28 UJesu wathi eqeda ukukhuluma amazwi la, abantu basala bebambe owangaphansi bemangaliswa yindlela ayefundisa ngayo+ 29 ngoba wayefundisa njengomuntu olamandla+ avela kuNkulunkulu, engafundisi njengababhali.
8 Wathi eseyehlile entabeni walandelwa ngabantu abanengi kakhulu. 2 Kwasekuthutsha indoda eyayilobulephero yafika yamkhothamela yathi: “Nkosi, ngiyakwazi ukuthi nxa ufuna ungangenza ngihlambuluke.”+ 3 Ngakho welula isandla sakhe wayibamba wathi kuyo: “Ngiyafuna, hlambuluka.”+ Masinyane nje ubulephero bayo baphela, yasala isihlambulukile.+ 4 UJesu wasesithi kuyo: “Ungatsheli muntu ukuthi kwenzakaleni.+ Kodwa hamba uyeziveza kumphristi,+ unikele ngesipho uMosi athi kumele kunikelwe ngaso,+ ukuze kube yibufakazi kubo.”
5 Wathi esengene eKhaphenawume kweza kuye umkhokheli webutho wamncenga+ 6 esithi: “Mnumzana, inceku yami ilele phansi endlini, yome umhlubulo futhi ithwele nzima kakhulu.” 7 Yena wathi kuye: “Nxa ngingafika khona ngizamelapha.” 8 Umkhokheli webutho waphendula wathi: “Mnumzana, kambe ngiyini mina ukuthi ungangena ngaphansi kophahla lwami? Wena tshono ilizwi nje kuphela, inceku yami izasila. 9 Lami nginje kulabanye engingaphansi kwabo futhi ngilamasotsha angaphansi kwami. Ngiyathi kwelinye, ‘Hamba!’ lakanye lihambe, ngithi kwelinye, ‘Buya lapha!’ libuye, njalo ngithi encekwini yami, ‘Yenza lokhu!’ ikwenze.” 10 UJesu wathi esizwa lokhu wamangala wathi kulabo ababemlandela: “Ngilitshela iqiniso, kulo lonke elako-Israyeli angikamtholi umuntu olokholo olukhulu kangaka.+ 11 Ngilitshela ukuthi abanengi bazakuza bevela empumalanga lentshonalanga, bahlale etafuleni lo-Abrahama lo-Isaka kanye loJakhobe eMbusweni wamazulu.+ 12 Kodwa amadodana oMbuso wona azaphoselwa phandle emnyameni. Yikho lapho azakhalela khona atshayanise amazinyo.”+ 13 UJesu wasesithi kumkhokheli webutho: “Hamba. Lokho okucelileyo kakwenzakale ngoba utshengise ukuthi ulokholo.”+ Inceku yakhe yahle yasila ngalesosikhathi.+
14 UJesu wathi engena endlini kaPhetro wabona uninazala kaPhetro+ elele phansi egula. Umzimba wakhe wawutshisa.+ 15 Ngakho uJesu wamthinta isandla+ ukutshisa komzimba kwaphela, wasevuka wamlungisela ukudla. 16 Kwathi sekuntambama abantu baletha kuye abanengi ababelamadimoni, wasebakhipha amadimoni ngelizwi nje. Welapha bonke ababegula 17 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa nguNkulunkulu esebenzisa umphrofethi u-Isaya, owathi: “Yena ngokwakhe wathatha ukugula kwethu, wathwala lemikhuhlane yethu.”+
18 UJesu uthe ebona ixuku labantu elalimgombolozele, watshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi bahambe laye ngaphetsheya.+ 19 Kwasekufika umbhali wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, ngizakulandela loba ngaphi lapho oya khona.”+ 20 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: “Amakhanka alemilindi lenyoni zilezidleke, kodwa iNdodana yomuntu yona ayilandawo yokubeka ikhanda.”+ 21 Omunye wabafundi wasesithi kuye: “Nkosi, ngivumela ukuthi ngiqale ngiyengcwaba ubaba.”+ 22 UJesu wathi kuye: “Qhubeka ungilandela, uyekele abafileyo bangcwabe abafileyo babo.”+
23 UJesu wangena esikepeni abafundi bakhe bamlandela.+ 24 Kusenjalo kwaqubuka isiphepho esikhulu elwandle okokuthi isikepe sasesisibekelwa ngamagagasi, kodwa yena wayelele.+ 25 Abafundi baya kuye bamvusa besithi: “Nkosi, sisindise sesisifa!” 26 Kodwa yena wathi kubo: “Kungani lisesaba* kangaka lina elilokholo oluncane?”+ Wasesukuma wakhuza umoya lolwandle, kwathula kwathi cwaka.+ 27 Ngakho amadoda la amangala athi: “Ngumuntu bani yenalo? Phela umoya lolwandle lakho kuyamlalela.”
28 Uthe efika ngaphetsheya esabelweni samaGadarini, wahlangabezwa ngamadoda amabili ayelamadimoni evela emangcwabeni.+ Ayelodlakela olwesabekayo okokuthi kakho owayelesibindi sokudlula ngalowomgwaqo. 29 Amemeza esithi: “Kanti ufunani kithi Ndodana kaNkulunkulu?+ Ulande ukuzosihlukuluza+ isikhathi esibekiweyo singakafiki yini?”+ 30 Khatshana labo kwakulomhlambi wengulube ezinengi ezazisidla.+ 31 Yikho amadimoni aqalisa ukumncenga esithi: “Nxa usikhipha sixotshele emhlambini wengulube.”+ 32 Wasesithi kuwo: “Hambani!” Ngakho aphuma ayangena ezingulubeni, umhlambi wonke waphaphatheka uqonda eliweni wayazithela elwandle, wafela emanzini. 33 Kodwa abelusi babaleka baya edolobheni bafika babika konke okwakwenzakele, lendaba yamadoda ayelamadimoni. 34 Kwaqubuka idolobho lonke lizobona uJesu. Bathi bembona bamncenga ukuthi asuke esabelweni sabo.+
9 Ngakho wangena esikepeni waya ngaphetsheya kolwandle, wasesiya edolobheni ayehlala kulo.*+ 2 Baletha kuye indoda eyayilele phezu kohlaka,* yome umhlubulo. UJesu wathi ebona ukuthi babelokholo, wathi endodeni eyayome umhlubulo: “Ungakhathazeki* ndodana yami! Izono zakho sezithethelelwe.”+ 3 Abanye ababhali bathi ezinhliziyweni zabo: “Umuntu lo uthuka uNkulunkulu.” 4 UJesu esazi ababekucabanga wathi: “Kungani licabanga izinto ezimbi ezinhliziyweni zenu?+ 5 Yikuphi okulula phakathi kokuthi, ‘Izono zakho sezithethelelwe,’ lokuthi, ‘Sukuma uhambe’?+ 6 Kodwa ukuze likwazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu ilamandla okuthethelela izono emhlabeni—” wasesithi endodeni eyayome umhlubulo: “Sukuma uthathe uhlaka* lwakho uye emzini wakho.”+ 7 Yasisukuma yaqonda emzini wayo. 8 Ixuku lathi likubona lokhu lesaba lakhazimulisa uNkulunkulu owayenike abantu amandla anjalo.
9 UJesu uthe esehamba wabona indoda okuthiwa nguMathewu ihlezi ewofisini yokubhadalisa imithelo, wathi kuyo: “Woba ngumlandeli wami.” Ngakho yasukuma yamlandela.+ 10 UJesu wathi esesendlini kaMathewu esidla, kwabuya abathelisi abanengi lezoni ezinengi bazokudla laye labafundi bakhe.+ 11 Kodwa abaFarisi bathi bekubona lokhu babuza abafundi bakhe bathi: “Kungani umfundisi wenu esidla labathelisi lezoni?”+ 12 Esizwa lokhu wathi: “Abantu abaphilileyo abamdingi udokotela, abagulayo yibo abamdingayo.+ 13 Yikho hambani liyefunda ukuthi kutshoni ukuthi: ‘Ngifuna isihawu hatshi umhlatshelo.’+ Angilandanga ukuzobiza abalungileyo, ngalanda ukuzobiza izoni.”
14 Abafundi bakaJohane basebemlanda bambuza bathi: “Kungani thina labaFarisi sizila ukudla kodwa abafundi bakho bona bengazili?”+ 15 UJesu wathi kubo: “Kambe sikhona yini isizatho sokuthi abangane bomyeni balile yena umyeni+ eseselabo? Zizafika insuku lapho abazathathelwa khona umyeni.+ Yikho lapho abazazila khona ukudla. 16 Akulamuntu othungela isichibi esitsha esigqokweni esidala ngoba isichibi esitsha siyafinyela sidonse isigqoko leso, besesidabuka ukwedlula kuqala.+ 17 Kanti njalo abantu abafaki iwayini elitsha emigodleni yesikhumba emidala. Nxa bangenza njalo, imigodla yesikhumba iyadabuka iwayini lichitheke, lemigodla yonakale. Kodwa abantu bafaka iwayini elitsha emigodleni yesikhumba emitsha ukuze kokubili kulondolozwe.”
18 Elokhu esabatshela konke lokhu, omunye umbusi owayeze khonapho wamkhothamela wathi: “Khathesi kumele ukuthi indodakazi yami isifile, kodwa ngicela sihambe uyefaka isandla sakho phezu kwayo, izaphinda iphile.”+
19 UJesu wasesukuma wamlandela elabafundi bakhe. 20 Kwathutsha owesifazana owayesehlutshwe ngumkhuhlane wokopha okweminyaka engu-12.+ Wasondela ngemva kwakhe wathinta umphetho wesembatho sakhe sangaphandle+ 21 ngoba wayelokhu esithi enhliziyweni yakhe: “Nxa nje ngingathinta isembatho sakhe sangaphandle, ngizasila.” 22 UJesu watshibilika wasembona wathi: “Ungakhathazeki* ndodakazi! Ukholo lwakho lukusilisile.”+ Owesifazana lo wahle wasila ngalesosikhathi.+
23 UJesu uthe efika endlini yombusi, ebona ababetshaya izingoma zokulila* labantu bexokozela,+ 24 wathi: “Phumani ngoba intombazana kayifanga kodwa ilele.”+ Bathi bekuzwa lokhu baqalisa ukumhleka bemenza isithutha. 25 Abantu bathe besanda kukhitshelwa phandle, wangena phakathi wabamba isandla+ sentombazana yasivuka.+ 26 Indaba le yamemetheka kuso sonke isabelo.
27 UJesu wathi esuka lapho walandelwa ngamadoda amabili ayeyiziphofu,+ ememeza esithi: “Sizwele isihawu Ndodana kaDavida.” 28 Wathi esengene endlini, amadoda ayeyiziphofu afika kuye wasewabuza wathi: “Liyakholwa yini ukuthi ngingakwenza lokhu?”+ Amphendula athi: “Ye siyakholwa Nkosi.” 29 Wasethinta amehlo awo+ esithi: “Elikukholwayo akwenzakale kini.” 30 Amehlo awo aqalisa ukubona, uJesu wasewaqonqosela wathi: “Akungabi lomuntu ozakwazi ngalokhu.”+ 31 Kodwa athi esephume phandle, ahamba ekhuluma ngaye kuso sonke isabelo leso.
32 Ngesikhathi amadoda la esuka, abantu baletha kuye indoda eyayiyisimungulu futhi iledimoni.+ 33 Idimoni lathi selikhitshiwe, indoda le eyayiyisimungulu yakhuluma.+ Abantu ababelapho bamangala bathi: “Okunje akukaze kubonakale ko-Israyeli.”+ 34 Kodwa abaFarisi bona babesithi: “Umuntu lo ukhipha amadimoni ngombusi wamadimoni.”+
35 UJesu waqalisa ukubhoda wonke amadolobho lazo zonke izigaba, efundisa emasinagogeni futhi etshumayela izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso, eselapha yonke imihlobo yemikhuhlane lezifo zonke.+ 36 Wathi ebona amaxuku abantu, wawazwela usizi+ ngoba ayehlukuluzekile futhi elahlelwe iganga njengezimvu ezingelamelusi.+ 37 Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: “Manengi amabele okumele avunwe, kodwa izisebenzi zilutshwana.+ 38 Ngakho ncengani iNkosi yokuvuna ukuthi ithumele izisebenzi emsebenzini wayo wokuvuna.”+
10 UJesu wabiza abafundi bakhe abangu-12 wabanika amandla phezu kwamadimoni+ ukuze bawakhiphe njalo belaphe yonke imihlobo yemikhuhlane lezifo zonke.
2 Nanka amabizo abaphostoli abangu-12:+ USimoni obizwa ngokuthi nguPhetro,+ lomfowabo u-Andreya,+ loJakhobe indodana kaZebhedi, lomfowabo uJohane,+ 3 loFiliphu, loBhatholomewu,+ loTomasi,+ loMathewu+ umthelisi, loJakhobe indodana ka-Alifewu, loThadewu, 4 loSimoni umKhanani* kanye loJudasi Iskariyothi owacina emthengisile.+
5 UJesu wathuma laba abangu-12, wabatshela wathi:+ “Lingayi emgwaqweni wabezinye izizwe njalo lingangeni kuloba yiliphi idolobho lamaSamariya,+ 6 kodwa qhubekani lilanda izimvu ezilahlekileyo zendlu yako-Israyeli.+ 7 Hambani litshumayela lisithi: ‘UMbuso wezulu ususondele.’+ 8 Yelaphani abagulayo,+ livuse abafileyo, lenze abalobulephero bahlambuluke futhi likhiphe amadimoni. Liphiwe mahala, phanini mahala. 9 Lingazidingeli igolide kumbe isiliva kumbe ikhopha elizakufaka emabhantini enu okuthwala imali,+ 10 njalo lingathwali isikhwama sokudla loba izembatho ezimbili,* kumbe amanyathela, loba intonga+ ngoba isisebenzi kufanele sithole ukudla kwaso.+
11 “Kuloba yiliphi idolobho kumbe isigaba elingena kuso, dingani ukuthi ngubani ofaneleyo kuleyo ndawo, lihlale ngakwakhe lize lisuke.+ 12 Nxa lingangena endlini, bingelelani abantu bakuleyondlu. 13 Nxa indlu leyo ifanele, ukuthula eliyifisela khona kakwehlele kuyo,+ kodwa nxa ingafanelanga, ukuthula kwenu akubuyele kini. 14 Loba ngaphi elizathola khona umuntu ongalamukeliyo longawalaleliyo amazwi enu, thintithani uthuli enyaweni zenu nxa selisuka kuleyondlu kumbe kulelodolobho.+ 15 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, okuzakwehlela idolobho lelo ngoSuku Lokwahlulela kuzabe kunzima kakhulu kulalokho okuzakwehlela amadolobho eSodoma leGomora.+
16 “Lalelani! Ngilithuma njengezimvu phakathi kwamaganyana. Ngakho qaphelani njengezinyoka kodwa libe msulwa njengamajuba.+ 17 Libananzelele abantu ngoba bazalihambisa ezinkundleni zamacala+ futhi balibhaxabule+ emasinagogeni abo.+ 18 Lizamiswa phambi kwababusi* lamakhosi+ ngenxa yami ukuze kube yibufakazi kubo lasezizweni.+ 19 Kodwa nxa sebelise emthethwandaba lingakhathazeki ngokuthi lizawabeka njani amazwi enu loba ngokuthi lizakuthini, ngoba elizakukhuluma lizakuphiwa ngalesosikhathi.+ 20 Kayisini elizabe likhuluma kodwa ngumoya kaYihlo ozakhuluma usebenzisa lina.+ 21 Umuntu uzathengisa umfowabo ukuze abulawe, lobaba athengise umntanakhe futhi abantwana bazahlamukela abazali babathengise ukuze babulawe.+ 22 Lizazondwa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yebizo lami,+ kodwa lowo oqinisela kuze kube* sekucineni nguye ozasindiswa.+ 23 Nxa bengalihlukuluza kwelinye idolobho balekelani kwelinye+ ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini, iNdodana yomuntu izaze ifike lilokhu lingakawabhodi wonke amadolobho ako-Israyeli.
24 “Umfundi kangcono kulalowo omfundisayo, lenceku kayingcono kulenkosi yayo.+ 25 Umfundi kumele asuthiseke ngokuba njengalowo omfundisayo, lenceku isuthiseke ngokuba njengenkosi yayo.+ Nxa abantu bebize inkosi yendlu ngokuthi nguBhelizebhubhi,*+ pho bangayekela njani ukubabiza ngaleyondlela abendlu yayo? 26 Ngakho lingabesabi ngoba akulalutho olwembesiweyo olungasoze lwembulwe, njalo akulalutho oluyimfihlo olungasoze lwaziwe.+ 27 Engilitshela khona emnyameni kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni, lalokho elikuzwa kunyenyezwa kutshumayeleni liphezu kwezindlu.+ 28 Kanti njalo lingabesabi abangalibulala kodwa bengenelisi ukulivimba ukuthi lithole ukuphila ngesikhathi esizayo,*+ kodwa yesabani lowo ongalitshabalalisa eGehena.*+ 29 Intaka ezimbili azithengiswa ngohlamvu lwemali* olungatsho lutho yini? Lanxa kunjalo ayikho leyodwa ewela phansi uYihlo engakwazi.+ 30 Ngitsho lenwele ezisemakhanda enu zibaliwe zonke. 31 Ngakho lingesabi, lina liqakatheke kakhulu kulentaka ezinengi.+
32 “Wonke umuntu ongivuma phambi kwabantu,+ lami ngizamvuma phambi kukaBaba osezulwini.+ 33 Kodwa loba ngubani ongiphika phambi kwabantu, lami ngizamphika phambi kukaBaba osezulwini.+ 34 Lingacabangi ukuthi ngizoletha ukuthula emhlabeni. Angilandanga ukuzoletha ukuthula kodwa ngizoletha inkemba.+ 35 Ngilande ukuzodala ukwehlukana phakathi komuntu loyise, phakathi kwendodakazi lonina, laphakathi kukamalukazana loninazala.+ 36 Izitha zomuntu zizakuba yilabo ahlala labo. 37 Loba ngubani othanda uyise kumbe unina ukwedlula mina kangifanelanga, njalo loba ngubani othanda indodana yakhe kumbe indodakazi yakhe ukwedlula mina kangifanelanga.+ 38 Loba ngubani ongasemukeliyo isigodo sakhe sokuhlutshwa* angilandele kangifanelanga.+ 39 Loba ngubani ovikela impilo* yakhe izamlahlekela futhi loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo* yakhe ngenxa yami uzayithola.+
40 “Loba ngubani olemukelayo uyangemukela lami njalo loba ngubani ongemukelayo wemukela lalowo ongithumileyo.+ 41 Loba ngubani owemukela umphrofethi ngoba engumphrofethi uzathola umvuzo womphrofethi,+ futhi loba ngubani owemukela umuntu olungileyo ngoba engumuntu olungileyo uzathola umvuzo womuntu olungileyo. 42 Kanti njalo loba ngubani opha omunye walaba abancinyane inkomitsho yamanzi aqandayo ukuze anathe ngenxa yokuthi ungumfundi wami, ngiqinisile ngithi kini kasoze alahlekelwe ngumvuzo wakhe loba sekutheni.”+
11 UJesu wathi eseqedile ukutshela abafundi bakhe abangu-12 okwakumele bakwenze, wasuka waya kwamanye amadolobho ukuze ayefundisa futhi atshumayele kuwo.+
2 UJohane wathi esejele+ wezwa ngemisebenzi kaKhristu, wasethuma abafundi bakhe+ 3 ukuthi bayembuza bathi: “Unguye yini ozayo kumbe kufanele silindele omunye?”+ 4 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Hambani liyetshela uJohane elikubonayo lelikuzwayo:+ 5 Iziphofu sezibona,+ izigoga sezihamba, abalobulephero+ bayahlanjululwa, izacuthe sezisizwa, abafileyo bayavuswa futhi abayanga batshelwa izindaba ezinhle.+ 6 Uyathokoza lowo ongasitholiyo isizatho sokukhubeka ngami.”+
7 Abafundi bakaJohane bathe sebesukile, uJesu waqalisa ukukhuluma labantu ngoJohane esithi: “Lasuka lisiyabonani enkangala?+ Umhlanga ophetshulwa ngumoya?+ 8 Pho lalisiyabonani? Indoda egqoke izembatho ezibutshelezi?* Phela abagqoka izembatho ezibutshelezi basezindlini zamakhosi. 9 Manje lalisiyabonani? Umphrofethi yini? Ye, ungumphrofethi sibili futhi uqakatheke kulabo bonke abaphrofethi.+ 10 Nguye okubhalwe ngaye ukuthi: ‘Ngithuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho, sizalungisa indlela yakho wena ungakafiki!’+ 11 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, kwabazelwe ngabesifazana akukabi loyedwa omkhulu kuloJohane uMbhabhathizi, kodwa omncane eMbusweni wamazulu mkhulu kulaye.+ 12 Kusukela ezinsukwini zikaJohane uMbhabhathizi kuze kube khathesi, abantu bebezama ngamandla wonke ukuthola uMbuso wezulu futhi labo abaphikelelayo bayawuthola.+ 13 Phela bonke abaPhrofethi kanye loMthetho baphrofetha kwaze kwafika uJohane.+ 14 Kungelani ukuthi liyakukholwa yini lokhu kumbe alikukholwa, yena nguye ‘u-Elija okwathiwa uzabuya.’+ 15 Olendlebe kalalele.
16 “Isizukulwane lesi ngingasifanisa lobani?+ Sifanana labantwana abancane abahlezi emakethe, abamemeza abadlala labo 17 besithi: ‘Silitshayele ifluthi kodwa alizange ligide, sakhala kodwa alizange litshaye izifuba zenu lilila.’ 18 UJohane laye kadli futhi kanathi kodwa abantu bathi, ‘Uledimoni.’ 19 INdodana yomuntu yona iyadla njalo iyanatha+ kodwa abantu bathi, ‘Khangelani! Indoda eyisihwaba, ephilela ukunatha iwayini lengumngane wabathelisi lezoni.’+ Lanxa kunjalo, ukuhlakanipha kukhanya ngemisebenzi yakho* ukuthi kulungile.”+
20 Waqalisa ukusola amadolobho ayefike wenza kuwo izimangaliso zakhe ezinengi ngoba abantu bakhona babengaphendukanga. Wathi: 21 “Maye kuwe Khorazini! Maye kuwe Bhethisayida! Ngoba aluba izimangaliso ezenzakala kini zazenzakale eThire leSidoni, ngabe abantu balapho kudala baphenduka bagqoka izembatho zamasaka futhi bahlala emlotheni.+ 22 Kodwa ngithi kini, okuzalehlela ngoSuku Lokwahlulela kuzabe kunzima kakhulu kulalokho okuzakwehlela iThire leSidoni.+ 23 Lawe Khaphenawume,+ uzaphakanyiselwa ezulwini yini? Hatshi! Uzakwehlela engcwabeni+ ngoba aluba izimangaliso ezenzakala kuwe zazenzakale eSodoma, ngabe ilokhu ikhona kuze kube lamuhla. 24 Kodwa ngithi kuwe, okuzakwehlela ngoSuku Lokwahlulela kuzabe kunzima kakhulu kulalokho okuzakwehlela idolobho leSodoma.”+
25 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu wathi: “Ngikudumisa phambi kwabo bonke Baba, Nkosi yezulu lomhlaba ngoba izinto lezi uzifihlele abahlakaniphileyo labafundileyo, waziveza ebantwaneni abancane.+ 26 Awu Baba, le yiyo indlela ofuna kube yiyo.” 27 UJesu waqhubeka wathi: “UBaba usengiphe zonke izinto.+ Akulamuntu oyazi ngokugcweleyo iNdodana ngaphandle kukaBaba,+ futhi kakho omazi ngokugcweleyo uBaba ngaphandle kweNdodana lalowo iNdodana efuna ukumveza kuye.+ 28 Wozani kimi lina lonke elikhatheleyo lelisindwayo, ngizaliphumuza.* 29 Thwalani ijogwe lami lifunde kimi ngoba ngimnene futhi ngithobekile enhliziyweni.+ Lingenza njalo lizathola ukuphumula 30 ngoba ijogwe lami lilula, lomthwalo wami awusindi.”
12 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu wadabula emasimini engqoloyi ngeSabatha. Abafundi bakhe bezwa sebelambile basebeqalisa ukukha izikhwebu zengqoloyi besidla.+ 2 AbaFarisi bathe bekubona lokhu bathi kuye: “Khangela! Abafundi bakho benza into engekho emthethweni ngeSabatha.”+ 3 Yena wathi kubo: “Kanti alikaze likubale yini ukuthi uDavida wenzani yena lamadoda ayelawo sebelambile?+ 4 Angithi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, yena lamadoda ayelaye badla izinkwa zokubukiswa+ ezazidliwa ngabaphristi kuphela,+ okwakungekho emthethweni ukuthi bona bazidle? 5 Kumbe alikaze likubale yini eMthethweni ukuthi ngamaSabatha abaphristi bayasebenza ethempelini kodwa bangabi lecala?+ 6 Lanxa kunjalo, ngilitshela ukuthi okulapha kukhulu kulethempeli.+ 7 Kodwa aluba belikuzwisisile ukuthi kutshoni ukuthi, ‘Ngifuna isihawu+ hatshi umhlatshelo,’+ belingasoze libasole abangelacala 8 ngoba iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yeSabatha.”+
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. 15 UJesu wathi esekuzwile lokhu wasuka kuleyondawo. Abanengi bamlandela+ futhi wabelapha bonke. 16 Kodwa wabaqonqosela ukuthi bangamvezi ukuthi ungubani+ 17 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa nguNkulunkulu esebenzisa umphrofethi u-Isaya, owathi:
18 “Le yinceku yami+ engiyikhethileyo futhi engiyithandayo, ngiyamukele!+ Ngizafaka umoya wami kuyo+ njalo izacacisela izizwe ukuthi ukulunga kuyini. 19 Kayisoze ixabane lomuntu+ kumbe imemeze futhi kakho ozakuzwa ilizwi layo emigwaqweni emikhulu. 20 Akulamhlanga owephukileyo ezawuhlifiza njalo akulantambo ebhebha kancane ezayicitsha,+ ize iphumelele ukuletha ukulunga. 21 Izizwe zizathembela ebizweni layo.”+
22 Basebeletha kuye indoda eyayiledimoni, iyisiphofu futhi iyisimungulu. Wayelapha indoda le eyayiyisimungulu yasala isikhuluma njalo isibona. 23 Bonke abantu bamangala kakhulu bathi: “Kambe yenalo kasiNdodana kaDavida?” 24 AbaFarisi bathe besizwa lokho bathi: “Kayikho enye indlela indoda le ekhipha ngayo amadimoni ngaphandle kokusebenzisa uBhelizebhubhi,* umbusi wamadimoni.”+ 25 Esazi ababekucabanga wathi kubo: “Loba yiwuphi umbuso owehlukene phakathi uyadilika njalo loba yiliphi idolobho kumbe imuli* eyehlukene phakathi ngeke ime. 26 Ngakho nxa uSathane ekhipha uSathane, kutsho ukuthi yena yedwa useyehlukene phakathi. Manje umbuso wakhe uzakuma njani? 27 Kanti njalo nxa mina ngikhipha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi, amadodana enu wona awakhipha ngobani? Yikho amadodana enu ezalahlulela. 28 Kodwa nxa kuyikuthi ngikhipha amadimoni ngomoya kaNkulunkulu, uMbuso kaNkulunkulu usulifice lilibele sibili.+ 29 Umuntu angagqekeza njani endlini yendoda elamandla athathe izinto zayo engazange aqale ayibophe? Nxa eseyibophile, usengabutha okusendlini yayo. 30 Loba ngubani ongangisekeliyo uphikisana lami futhi loba ngubani ongancedisani lami ukubutha, uyachithiza.+
31 “Ngenxa yalokho ngithi kini, abantu bazathethelelwa yonke imihlobo yezono lokuthuka, kodwa othuka umoya ongcwele kasoze athethelelwe.+ 32 Ngokwesibonelo, loba ngubani othuka iNdodana yomuntu uzathethelelwa, kodwa loba ngubani othuka umoya ongcwele kasoze athethelelwe+ kulo umumo wezinto* lakulowo ozayo.+
33 “Nxa ungenza isihlahla sibe sihle lesithelo saso siba sihle, kodwa nxa ungenza isihlahla sibe sibi lesithelo saso siba sibi ngoba isihlahla saziwa ngezithelo zaso.+ 34 Bantwana bamabululu,+ lingakhuluma njani izinto ezinhle lina libabi? Phela umlomo ukhuluma okuphuphuma enhliziyweni.+ 35 Umuntu omuhle ukhipha izinto ezinhle emagugwini amahle awagcinileyo, kodwa umuntu omubi ukhipha okubi ezintweni ezimbi azigcinileyo.+ 36 Ngilitshela ukuthi ngoSuku Lokwahlulela abantu bazaziphendulela+ ngenxa yayo yonke inkulumo engasizi lutho abayikhulumayo, 37 ngoba umuntu kuzathiwa ulungile ngenxa yamazwi akhe futhi amazwi akhe yiwo azakwenza atholakale elecala.”
38 Abanye ababhali labaFarisi basebemphendula bathi: “Mfundisi, sifuna usitshengise isibonakaliso.”+ 39 Yena wathi kubo: “Isizukulwane esibi lesingathembekanga* siqhubeka sifuna isibonakaliso kodwa akulasibonakaliso esizasiphiwa ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikamphrofethi uJona.+ 40 Njengoba nje uJona waba sesiswini senhlanzi enkulu okwamalanga amathathu lobusuku obuthathu,+ leNdodana yomuntu izakuba sekujuleni komhlaba okwamalanga amathathu lobusuku obuthathu.+ 41 Abantu beNiniva bazavuswa lalesisizukulwane ngesikhathi sokwahlulelwa njalo bazakwenza kukhanye ukuthi silecala ngoba bona baphenduka sebezwe intshumayelo kaJona.+ Kodwa okulapha kukhulu kuloJona!+ 42 Indlovukazi yaseningizimu izavuswa lalesisizukulwane ngesikhathi sokwahlulelwa futhi izakwenza kukhanye ukuthi silecala, ngoba yona yabuya ivela emaphethelweni omhlaba izokuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni.+ Kodwa okulapha kukhulu kuloSolomoni!+
43 “Nxa idimoni lingaphuma emuntwini, liyadlula ezindaweni ezomileyo lidinga indawo yokuphumula kodwa liyiswele.+ 44 Beselisithi, ‘Ngizabuyela endlini yami lapho engathutha khona,’ lithi lifika lithole indlu leyo ingelamuntu kodwa ithanyelwe yahlanzeka njalo yaceciswa. 45 Lisuka lapho liyahamba liyethatha amanye amadimoni ayisikhombisa amabi kakhulu kulalo, afike angene ahlale khona. Isiphetho salowomuntu sicina sesisibi kulesiqalo sakhe.+ Yikho okuzakwenzakala lakulesisizukulwane esibi.”
46 Ngesikhathi ekhuluma lamaxuku abantu, unina labafowabo+ babemi phandle befuna ukukhuluma laye.+ 47 Ngakho omunye umuntu wathi kuye: “Unyoko labafowenu bamile phandle bafuna ukukhuluma lawe.” 48 Yena waphendula owayekhulume laye wathi: “Umama ngubani labafowethu ngobani?” 49 Waseselulela isandla kubafundi bakhe wathi: “Khangelani! Nangu umama, nampa abafowethu!+ 50 Loba ngubani owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini, nguye umfowethu lodadewethu kanye lomama.”+
13 Ngalelolanga uJesu wasuka endlini leyo wayazihlalela duze kolwandle. 2 Abantu abanengi babuthana kuye waze wangena esikepeni wahlala phakathi. Bonke babemi ekhunjini.+ 3 Waqalisa ukubafundisa izinto ezinengi esebenzisa imizekeliso,+ wathi: “Lalelani! Umlimi waphuma esiyahlanyela.+ 4 Wathi ehlanyela, enye inhlanyelo yawela eceleni kwendlela inyoni zafika zayidobha zayidla.+ 5 Enye yawela emhlabathini owawuledwala ngaphansi, lapho okwakungelanhlabathi enengi khona, yahle yamila ngoba umhlabathi wawungatshoni.+ 6 Kodwa ilanga lathi seliphumile yatsha yaswaba ngoba yayingelampande. 7 Enye yawela emeveni, ameva asekhula ayiminyanisa.+ 8 Kodwa enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle yasiqalisa ukuthela. Enye yathela okuphindwe ka-100, eyinye ka-60, lenye ka-30.+ 9 Olendlebe kalalele.”+
10 Abafundi beza kuye bathi: “Kungani ukhuluma labo usebenzisa imizekeliso?”+ 11 Wabaphendula wathi: “Lina likunikiwe ukuzwisisa imfihlo ezingcwele+ zoMbuso wezulu, kodwa bona abakunikwanga. 12 Loba ngubani olakho uzaphiwa okunye abe lokunengi kakhulu. Kodwa loba ngubani ongelalutho uzathathelwa lalokho alakho.+ 13 Yikho ngikhuluma labo ngisebenzisa imizekeliso ngoba bakhangele kodwa ababoni, bayezwa kodwa abalaleli njalo abazwisisi.+ 14 Okwaphrofethwa ngu-Isaya kuyagcwaliseka kubo. Wathi: ‘Lizakuzwa sibili kodwa alisoze lafa lazwisisa, futhi lizakhangela kodwa alisoze labona loba sekutheni.+ 15 Phela inhliziyo zabantu laba sezibe lukhuni. Bazwile ngendlebe zabo kodwa abenzanga lutho njalo bawavalile amehlo abo ukuze bangaboni. Bavale lendlebe zabo ukuze bangezwa futhi bangazwisisi ngezinhliziyo zabo, okwenza bangaphenduki ngibasilise.’+
16 “Kodwa lina liyathokoza ngoba amehlo enu ayabona njalo lendlebe zenu ziyezwa.+ 17 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, abaphrofethi abanengi labantu abanengi abalungileyo babefisa ukuzibona izinto elizibonayo kodwa abazibonanga,+ befisa lokuzwa izinto elizizwayo kodwa abazizwanga.
18 “Khathesi lalelani lizwe ukuthi utshoni umzekeliso womhlanyeli.+ 19 Nxa inhlanyelo iwela eceleni kwendlela+ kutsho ukuthi umuntu uyalizwa ilizwi loMbuso kodwa angalizwisisi, omubi+ abesefika ahluthune okuhlanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. 20 Nxa inhlanyelo iwela emhlabathini oledwala ngaphansi kutsho ukuthi umuntu uyalizwa ilizwi ahle alamukele ngentokozo.+ 21 Lanxa kunjalo, kalampande enhliziyweni yakhe kodwa uqhubeka okwesikhatshana, besekusithi nxa inhlupho kumbe ukuhlukuluzwa ngenxa yelizwi kufika, ahle akhubeke. 22 Nxa inhlanyelo iwela emeveni kutsho ukuthi umuntu uyalizwa ilizwi, kodwa ukukhathazeka ngokuphila kulo umumo wezinto*+ kanye lenotho elamandla okuyenga kuyaliminyanisa ilizwi lehluleke ukuthela.+ 23 Nxa inhlanyelo iwela emhlabathini omuhle kutsho ukuthi umuntu uyalizwa ilizwi alizwisise abesethela izithelo ezinengi, omunye athele okuphindwe ka-100, omunye ka-60, omunye ka-30.”+
24 Wabatshela omunye umzekeliso wathi: “UMbuso wezulu ungafaniswa lomuntu owahlanyela inhlanyelo enhle ensimini yakhe. 25 Abantu bathi besalele, isitha sakhe safika sahlanyela ukhula phakathi kwengqoloyi sahamba. 26 Ingqoloyi yathi isikhahlele yabumba izikhwebu kwabonakala sekulokhula. 27 Ngakho izinceku zomnikazi wensimu zaya kuye zafika zathi, ‘Nkosi, kanti awuhlanyelanga inhlanyelo enhle yini ensimini yakho? Pho kungani sekulokhula?’ 28 Wathi kubo, ‘Lokho kwenziwe yisitha.’+ Izinceku zathi kuye, ‘Manje uyafuna yini ukuthi sihambe siyelusiphuna?’ 29 Yena wathi, ‘Hatshi. Ngiyesaba ukuthi lizathi lisiphuna ukhula lisiphune lengqoloyi. 30 Yekelani kukhule ndawonye kuze kuvunwe. Ngesikhathi sokuvuna ngizatshela abavunayo ngithi: Qalani libuthe ukhula lilubophe lube zinyanda ukuze lilutshise, beselibutha ingqoloyi liyifake esiphaleni sami.’”+
31 Wabatshela omunye umzekeliso wathi: “UMbuso wezulu unjengentanga yemastadi eyathathwa ngumuntu wayihlanyela ensimini yakhe.+ 32 Yona yintanga encane kulazo zonke, kodwa nxa ingamila ikhula ibe yisilimo esikhulu kulazo zonke futhi ibe yisihlahla, okokuthi inyoni ziyabuya zithole indawo yokuhlala ezingatsheni zaso.”
33 Wabatshela futhi omunye umzekeliso wathi: “UMbuso wezulu unjengemvubelo eyathathwa ngowesifazana wayihlanganisa lefulawa enengi* njalo inhlama yonke yakhukhumala.”+
34 UJesu watshela abantu konke lokhu esebenzisa imizekeliso. Akukho lokukodwa abatshela khona engasebenzisi umzekeliso,+ 35 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa nguNkulunkulu esebenzisa umphrofethi owathi: “Ngizakhuluma ngisebenzisa imizekeliso, ngizamemezela izinto ebezifihliwe kusukela ekuqaleni.”*+
36 Uthe esetshele abantu ukuthi bahambe wangena endlini. Abafundi bakhe beza kuye bafika bathi: “Sichasisele umzekeliso wokhula olusensimini.” 37 Yena wabaphendula wathi: “Umlimi ohlanyela inhlanyelo enhle yiNdodana yomuntu, 38 insimu ngumhlaba.+ Inhlanyelo enhle yona ngamadodana oMbuso, kodwa ukhula ngamadodana omubi+ 39 njalo isitha esaluhlanyelayo nguDeveli. Isikhathi sokuvuna yisiphetho somumo wezinto* futhi abavunayo zingilosi. 40 Njengoba nje ukhula lubuthwa beselutshiswa ngomlilo, kuzakuba njalo esiphethweni somumo lo wezinto.*+ 41 INdodana yomuntu izathuma izingilosi zayo zibuthe zonke izinto ezenza abanye bakhubeke, zizisuse eMbusweni wayo, zisuse labantu abenza okungekho emthethweni, 42 zibaphosele emlilweni ovuthayo.+ Yikho lapho abazakhalela khona batshayanise amazinyo. 43 Ngalesosikhathi abalungileyo bazakhazimula njengelanga+ eMbusweni kaYise. Olendlebe kalalele.
44 “UMbuso wezulu unjengegugu elifihlwe egangeni elatholwa ngumuntu walifihla. Wathokoza okokuthi wahamba wayathengisa konke ayelakho wathenga indawo leyo.+
45 “UMbuso wezulu uphinda ufane lomthengisi owayehamba edinga amaphareli* amahle. 46 Wathi esethole iphareli elilodwa eliligugu kakhulu, wahamba wahle wayathengisa izinto zonke ayelazo waselithenga.+
47 “UMbuso wezulu uphinda ufane lenethi eyaphoselwa elwandle yabutha yonke imihlobo yenhlanzi. 48 Yathi isigcwele, bayidonsela ekhunjini basebehlala phansi bakhetha inhlanzi ezinhle+ bazifaka ezitsheni, kodwa ezingafanelanga+ bazilahla. 49 Kuzakuba njalo esiphethweni somumo lo wezinto.* Izingilosi zizaphuma ziyekwehlukanisa ababi kwabalungileyo, 50 beseziphosela ababi emlilweni ovuthayo. Yikho lapho abazakhalela khona batshayanise amazinyo.
51 “Lizwisisile yini ukuthi kutshoni konke lokhu?” Bathi kuye: “Ye sizwisisile.” 52 Yena wasesithi kubo: “Nxa kunjalo, loba ngubani ofundisa abantu futhi ofundiswe ngoMbuso wezulu unjengomnikazi wendlu okhipha izinto ezintsha lezindala esiphaleni samagugu akhe.”
53 UJesu wathi eseyiqedile imizekeliso le wasuka kuleyondawo. 54 Esefike edolobheni lakibo+ waqalisa ukubafundisa esinagogeni baze bamangala kakhulu bathi: “Indoda le yakuthatha ngaphi ukuhlakanipha lokhu lamandla okwenza izimangaliso lezi?+ 55 Kanti lo kasindodana yombazi yini?+ Unina kayisuye yini okuthiwa nguMariya, labafowabo akusiJakhobe, loJosefa, loSimoni, loJudasi?+ 56 Odadewabo kayisibo yini esilabo lapha? Pho yena wakuthatha ngaphi konke lokhu?”+ 57 Ngakho bamcaphukela.*+ Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: “Umphrofethi uhlonitshwa yonke indawo ngaphandle kwalapho adabuka khona lasemulini yangakibo.”+ 58 UJesu kenzanga izimangaliso ezinengi kuleyondawo ngenxa yokuthi babengelakholo.
14 Ngalesosikhathi uHerodi umbusi wesabelo* wezwa umbiko omayelana loJesu,+ 2 wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: “NguJohane uMbhabhathizi. Uvusiwe kwabafileyo, yikho elamandla okwenza izimangaliso lezi.”+ 3 UHerodi* wayebophe uJohane ngamaketane wamfaka ejele ngenxa kaHerodiya, umkamfowabo uFiliphu.+ 4 Phela uJohane wayehlala esithi kuye: “Akukho emthethweni ukuthi umthathe.”+ 5 Lanxa uHerodi wayefuna ukumbulala, wayesesaba abantu ngoba babesithi uJohane ngumphrofethi.+ 6 Kodwa kwathi kuthakazelelwa ilanga lokuzalwa+ kukaHerodi, indodakazi kaHerodiya yagida phambi kwababenxusiwe. Yamthokozisa kakhulu uHerodi+ 7 waze wafunga ukuthi uzayipha loba kuyini ekucelayo. 8 Yacela lokho unina ayeyitshele ukuthi ikucele, yathi: “Nginika ikhanda likaJohane uMbhabhathizi lisemganwini.”+ 9 Inkosi yezwa ubuhlungu kakhulu kodwa yathi intombazana iliphiwe ngenxa yokuthi yayifunge phambi kwabantu eyayibanxusile. 10 Ngakho yathumela ilizwi lokuthi uJohane aqunywe ikhanda ejele. 11 Ikhanda lakhe lalethwa lisemganwini laphiwa intombazana, yona yalihambisa kunina. 12 Abafundi bakhe bahamba bayathatha isidumbu sakhe basingcwaba, basebesiyabikela uJesu. 13 UJesu wathi esizwa lokhu wasuka lapho ngesikepe waya endaweni engelabantu ukuze abe yedwa. Kodwa abantu bakuzwa lokho, basebemlandela ngenyawo bevela emadolobheni abo.+
14 Wathi efika ekhunjini wabona kulabantu abanengi, wabazwela usizi+ welapha abagulayo.+ 15 Kodwa kuthe sekuntambama abafundi bakhe baya kuye bathi: “Indawo le ikhatshana lemizi futhi lesikhathi sesihambile. Tshela abantu bahambe ukuze bayengena ezigabeni eziseduze bazithengele ukudla.”+ 16 Loba kunjalo uJesu wathi kubo: “Akulasizatho sokuthi bahambe, bapheni lina ukudla.” 17 Bathi kuye: “Asilalutho lapha ngaphandle kwezinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili.” 18 Yena wathi: “Kuletheni lapha.” 19 Watshela abantu ukuthi bahlale etshanini. Wasethatha izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili wakhangela phezulu wathandaza.*+ Wasehlephuna izinkwa waqalisa ukuzinika abafundi bakhe, abafundi bazipha abantu. 20 Ngakho bonke badla basutha njalo babutha iziqephu ezazisele zagcwala amabhasikiti angu-12.+ 21 Abadlayo kwakungamadoda angaba ngu-5 000 kanye labesifazana labantwana abancane.+ 22 Beqeda nje wahle watshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi bangene esikepeni bachaphe baye ekhunjini elingaphetsheya, yena asale evalelisa abantu abeselandela.+
23 Uthe esetshele abantu ukuthi bahambe, wakhwela entabeni eyedwa esiyathandaza.+ Kwaze kwaba sebusuku elokhu eyedwa entabeni. 24 Ngalesosikhathi isikepe sasesihambe amakhilomitha athile* sisuka ekhunjini, silokhu sitshaywa ngamagagasi esisa le lale ngoba umoya wawuphambana labo. 25 Kodwa ngomlindo wesine wobusuku* weza kubo ehamba phezu kolwandle. 26 Abafundi bathe bembona ehamba phezu kolwandle bakhathazeka bathi: “Yinto bani le?”* Bahlaba umkhosi ngenxa yokwesaba. 27 Kodwa uJesu wahle wathi kubo: “Wobani lesibindi! Yimi lingesabi.”+ 28 UPhetro wamphendula wathi: “Nkosi nxa kunguwe wothi ngize kuwe ngihamba phezu kwamanzi.” 29 Yena wathi: “Buya!” Ngakho uPhetro waphuma esikepeni wahamba phezu kwamanzi eqonda kuJesu. 30 Kodwa wathi ekhangela isiphepho wesaba waqalisa ukucwila, wasememeza wathi: “Nkosi ngisindisa bo!” 31 Masinyane uJesu welula isandla sakhe wambamba wathi kuye: “Wena olokholo oluncane, kungani ukhulelwe yikuthandabuza?”+ 32 Bathe sebengene esikepeni isiphepho saphela. 33 Ababesesikepeni bamkhothamela bathi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu sibili.” 34 Basebechapha bafika eGenesaretha.+
35 Abantu bendawo leyo bathi bembona bathumela ilizwi kuzo zonke indawo ezaziseduze, abantu basebeletha kuye bonke ababegula. 36 Bamncenga becela ukuthinta nje umphetho wesembatho sakhe sangaphandle+ njalo bonke ababewuthinta babesila baqine saka.
15 Ngemva kwalokho abaFarisi lababhali+ beza kuJesu bevela eJerusalema bafika bathi: 2 “Kungani abafundi bakho besephula isiko labokhokho? Ngokwesibonelo abagezi izandla* nxa besidla.”+
3 Yena wabaphendula wathi: “Lina kungani lisephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu?+ 4 Ngokwesibonelo uNkulunkulu wathi, ‘Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko,’+ waphinda wathi, ‘Lowo okhuluma kubi ngoyise kumbe ngonina* kumele abulawe.’+ 5 Kodwa lina lithi, ‘Loba ngubani othi kuyise kumbe kunina: “Loba kuyini engilakho ebengingakuncedisa ngakho sengikunikele kuNkulunkulu,”+ 6 akumelanga amhloniphe ngitsho uyise.’ Ngakho selenze ilizwi likaNkulunkulu laba yinto engelancedo ngenxa yesiko lenu.+ 7 Lina bazenzisi, u-Isaya wayeqinisile sibili lapho ephrofetha ngani esithi:+ 8 ‘Abantu laba bangidumisa ngezindebe zabo* kuphela kodwa inhliziyo zabo zikhatshana kakhulu lami. 9 Akuncedi ngalutho ukuthi baqhubeka bengikhonza ngoba bafundisa izinto ezithethwe emilayweni yabantu.’”+ 10 Ngemva kwalokho wabizela abantu eduze wathi kubo: “Lalelani lizwisise:+ 11 Okungena emlonyeni womuntu ayisikho okumngcolisayo, kodwa okuphuma emlonyeni wakhe yikho okumngcolisayo.”+
12 Abafundi basebemlanda bathi kuye: “Uyakwazi yini ukuthi abaFarisi bacaphukile* besizwa okukhulumileyo?”+ 13 Wabaphendula wathi: “Loba yisiphi isilimo esingahlanyelwanga nguBaba osezulwini sizasitshunwa. 14 Batshiyeni benjalo, bangabakhokheli abayiziphofu. Manje nxa isiphofu sikhokhela esinye isiphofu, zombili zizawela egodini.”+ 15 UPhetro wasesithi: “Sichasisele umzekeliso owukhulumileyo.” 16 Yena wathi: “Kanti lani lilokhu lingazwisisi?+ 17 Alikwazi yini ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kudlula esiswini besekusiyalahlwa esambuzini? 18 Kodwa zonke izinto eziphuma emlonyeni zivela enhliziyweni, izinto lezo yizo ezingcolisa umuntu.+ 19 Ngokwesibonelo enhliziyweni kuphuma imicabango emibi:+ Ukubulala, lokufeba,* lobusela, lokufakaza amanga, lokuthuka. 20 Lezi yizo izinto ezingcolisa umuntu kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingagezwanga* akumngcolisi umuntu.”
21 UJesu wasuka lapho waya emangweni weThire leSidoni.+ 22 Kwasekufika owesifazana weFenikhiya owayehlala kulowomango wamemeza wathi: “Woba lesihawu kimi Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavida. Indodakazi yami iledimoni eliyihlukuluzayo.”+ 23 Kodwa yena wathula zwi, kazange amphendule. Ngakho abafundi bakhe bamlanda bathi kuye: “Mtshele ahambe ngoba ulokhu esilandela ememeza.” 24 Waphendula wathi: “Kangithunywanga kuloba ngubani ngaphandle kwasezimvini ezilahlekileyo zesizwe sako-Israyeli.”+ 25 Kodwa owesifazana wasondela wamkhothamela wathi: “Nkosi, nginceda bo!” 26 Wamphendula wathi: “Akuqondanga ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana usiphosele imidlwane.” 27 Owesifazana wathi: “Kunjalo Nkosi, kodwa phela lemidlwane iyadla imvuthu ezikhithika etafuleni yabanikazi bayo.”+ 28 UJesu wasemphendula wathi: “Ukholo lwakho lukhulu wena mama! Lokho okufisayo kakwenzakale kuwe.” Indodakazi yakhe yahle yasila ngalesosikhathi.
29 Esuka lapho uJesu waya duze koLwandle lweGalile,+ wasekhwela entabeni wahlala phansi. 30 Walandwa ngamaxuku amakhulu abantu. Babuya labagogekileyo, labakhubazekileyo, labayiziphofu, labayizimungulu labanye abanengi, bababeka phambi kwakhe wasebelapha.+ 31 Ngakho abantu bonke bamangala bebona abayizimungulu sebekhuluma, abakhubazekileyo sebesilile, abagogekileyo sebehamba, labayiziphofu sebebona, basebekhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.+
32 UJesu wabiza abafundi bakhe wathi kubo: “Ngiyabazwela abantu+ laba ngoba sebehlale lami amalanga amathathu bengazange badle lutho. Angifuni ukubatshela ukuthi bahambe bona belambile ngoba bangaphela amandla endleleni.”+ 33 Kodwa abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Siyasithatha ngaphi isinkwa esingenela abantu abanengi kangaka+ thina sikhatshana lemizi?” 34 Sebetsho njalo uJesu wathi kubo: “Lilezinkwa ezingaki?” Bona bathi: “Eziyisikhombisa lenhlanzi ezincane ezilutshwana.” 35 Wathi esetshele abantu ukuthi bahlale phansi, 36 wathatha izinkwa lezo eziyisikhombisa lenhlanzi wasebonga uNkulunkulu. Ngemva kwalokho wazihlephuna wazinika abafundi, abafundi basebezinika abantu.+ 37 Bonke badla basutha, abafundi basebebutha iziqephu ezazisele, bagcwalisa amabhasikiti amakhulu* ayisikhombisa.+ 38 Abadlayo kwakungamadoda angu-4 000 kanye labesifazana labantwana abancane. 39 UJesu wathi esetshele abantu ukuthi bahambe, wangena esikepeni waya endaweni okuthiwa yiMagadani.+
16 Wathi elapho abaFarisi labaSadusi bamlanda bamcela ukuthi abatshengise isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini,+ befuna ukumlinga. 2 Wabaphendula wathi: “Nxa sekuntambama lithi, ‘Umkhathi uzabe umuhle ngoba isibhakabhaka sibomvu njengomlilo,’ 3 lekuseni lithi, ‘Lamuhla kuzaqanda njalo lizakuna ngoba isibhakabhaka sibomvu njengomlilo futhi kulamayezi.’ Liyakwazi ukuchasisa ukukhangeleka kwesibhakabhaka kodwa alenelisi ukuchasisa izibonakaliso zezikhathi. 4 Isizukulwane esibi lesingathembekanga* siqhubeka sifuna isibonakaliso, kodwa akulasibonakaliso esizasiphiwa+ ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona.”+ Wasesuka wahamba wabatshiya khonapho.
5 Abafundi bachapha baya ngaphetsheya kolwandle bakhohlwa ukuthatha izinkwa.+ 6 UJesu wathi kubo: “Hlalani livule amehlo, linanzelele imvubelo yabaFarisi labaSadusi.”+ 7 Ngakho baqalisa ukukhuluma ngalokhu bebodwa besithi: “Sikhohlwe ukuthatha izinkwa.” 8 UJesu esazi lokhu wathi: “Kungani likhuluma ngokuthi alilazinkwa lina elilokholo oluncane? 9 Kanti lilokhu lingazwisisi? Alizikhumbuli yini izinkwa ezinhlanu ezadliwa ngabantu abangu-5 000, lokuthi labutha ukudla okuseleyo kwagcwala amabhasikiti amangaki?+ 10 Selizikhohliwe yini izinkwa eziyisikhombisa ezidliwe ngabantu abangu-4 000, lokuthi libuthe ukudla okuseleyo kwagcwala amabhasikiti amakhulu* amangaki?+ 11 Kungani lingazwisisi ukuthi bengingakhulumi lani ngesinkwa? Nanzelelani imvubelo yabaFarisi labaSadusi.”+ 12 Ngakho bazwisisa ukuthi wayesithi bananzelele izinto ezifundiswa ngabaFarisi labaSadusi hatshi imvubelo yesinkwa.
13 UJesu wathi esefike emangweni weKhesariya Filiphi wabuza abafundi bakhe wathi: “Abantu bathi iNdodana yomuntu ingubani?”+ 14 Bona bathi: “Abanye bathi inguJohane uMbhabhathizi,+ abanye bathi ingu-Elija,+ abanye bona bathi inguJeremiya loba omunye wabaphrofethi.” 15 Yena wathi kubo: “Kodwa lina lithi ngingubani?” 16 USimoni Phetro waphendula wathi: “UnguKhristu+ iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.”+ 17 UJesu wasesithi kuye: “Uyathokoza Simoni ndodana kaJona ngoba lokhu awukuvezelwanga ngumuntu,* kodwa ukuvezelwe nguBaba osezulwini.+ 18 Kanti njalo ngithi kuwe: Wena unguPhetro,+ futhi phezu kwalelidwala+ ngizakwakha ibandla lami njalo amagedi engcwaba awasoze alehlule. 19 Ngizakunika amakhiye oMbuso wezulu. Loba kuyini ozakubopha emhlabeni kuyabe sekuvele sekubotshiwe ezulwini, njalo loba kuyini ozakuthukulula emhlabeni kuyabe sekuvele sekuthukululiwe ezulwini.” 20 Ngemva kwalokho waqonqosela abafundi ukuthi bangatsheli muntu ukuthi yena unguKhristu.+
21 Kusukela ngalesosikhathi, uJesu waqalisa ukuchasisela abafundi bakhe ukuthi kwakumele aye eJerusalema ahlukuluzwe kakhulu ngabadala labaphristi abakhokhelayo kanye lababhali. Wabachasisela lokuthi kumele abulawe abesevuswa ngelanga lesithathu.+ 22 UPhetro uthe esizwa lokhu wamdonsela eceleni wamkhuza wathi: “Zizwele isihawu Nkosi. Lokho ngeke kwenzakale kuwe loba sekutheni.” + 23 Kodwa yena wamfulathela uPhetro wathi kuye: “Yana emva kwami Sathane! Uyisikhubekiso kimi ngoba awucabangi imicabango kaNkulunkulu kodwa ucabanga eyabantu.”+
24 UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: “Loba ngubani ofuna ukungilandela kazidele athwale isigodo sakhe sokuhlutshwa* aqhubeke engilandela.+ 25 Loba ngubani ofuna ukusindisa impilo yakhe* izamlahlekela, kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe* ngenxa yami uzayithola.+ 26 Kambe umuntu kungamnceda ngani sibili ukuzuza umhlaba wonke kodwa alahlekelwe yimpilo yakhe?*+ Kumbe kuyini umuntu angabhadala ngakho ukuze athole impilo yakhe?*+ 27 Phela iNdodana yomuntu izakuza isenkazimulweni kaYise ilezingilosi zayo, ibisinika ngamunye umvuzo wakhe kusiya ngokuthi uziphatha njani.+ 28 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, bakhona abanye abemi lapha abangasoze bafe bengakayiboni iNdodana yomuntu isiza eMbusweni wayo.”+
17 Kwathi sekwedlule amalanga ayisithupha, uJesu wathatha uPhetro loJakhobe loJohane umfowabo kaJakhobe wakhwela labo entabeni ende.+ 2 Sebelapho waguquka isimo phambi kwabo. Ubuso bakhe baqala ukukhazimula njengelanga lezembatho zakhe zangaphandle zabenyezela* njengokukhanya.+ 3 Khonokho nje babona sekuloMosi lo-Elija bexoxa laye. 4 UPhetro wasesithi kuJesu: “Nkosi kuhle kithi ukuba lapha. Nxa ufuna ngingamisa amatende amathathu lapha, elakho lelikaMosi lelika-Elija.” 5 Uthe elokhu esakhuluma, bagubuzelwa liyezi elikhazimulayo. Kwezwakala ilizwi liphuma kuleloyezi lisithi: “Le yiNdodana yami engiyithandayo futhi engiyamukelayo.+ Yilaleleni.”+ 6 Abafundi bathi bekuzwa lokhu bawa bathi mbo phansi ngobuso, besaba kakhulu. 7 UJesu wasesondela wafika wabathinta wathi: “Sukumani, lingesabi.” 8 Bathi bevusa amehlo kababonanga muntu ngaphandle kukaJesu kuphela. 9 Sebesehla entabeni uJesu wathi kubo: “Umbono eliwubonileyo lingawutsheli muntu iNdodana yomuntu ize ivuswe kwabafileyo.”+
10 Kodwa abafundi bambuza bathi: “Manje kungani ababhali besithi u-Elija kumele aze kuqala?”+ 11 Wabaphendula wathi: “U-Elija uyeza sibili njalo uzabuyisela zonke izinto endaweni yazo.+ 12 Lanxa kunjalo, ngilitshela ukuthi u-Elija sewabuya kodwa abazange bananzelele ukuthi nguye futhi bamenza konke ababekufuna.+ INdodana yomuntu layo bazayiphatha ngaleyondlela, izahlupheka ezandleni zabo.”+ 13 Abafundi basebezwisisa ukuthi ubatshela ngoJohane uMbhabhathizi.
14 Bathe sebeseduze lexuku,+ enye indoda yeza kuye yafika yaguqa phambi kwakhe yathi: 15 “Nkosi, yizwele isihawu indodana yami ngoba iyagula ilezithuthwane.* Ijayele ukuwela emlilweni lasemanzini.+ 16 Ngiyilethe kubafundi bakho kodwa behlulekile ukuyelapha.” 17 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Hawu lina sizukulwane esingelakholo lesonakeleyo,+ kumele ngiqhubeke ngilani kuze kube nini? Kufanele ngilibekezelele kuze kube nini? Mletheni lapha umfana.” 18 UJesu waselikhuza idimoni laphuma emfaneni. Umfana wahle wasila ngalesosikhathi.+ 19 Ngemva kwalokho abafundi baya kuJesu sebebodwa bafika bathi: “Kungani thina sehlulekile ukulikhipha?” 20 Wathi kubo: “Ngenxa yokuthi lilokholo oluncane. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, nxa lilokholo olungangentanga yemastadi lizakuthi entabeni le, ‘Suka lapha uye laphaya,’ lakanye isuke futhi akulalutho elizakwehluleka ukulwenza.”+ 21 *——
22 Bathi bebuthene ndawonye eGalile uJesu wathi kubo: “INdodana yomuntu izanikelwa* ezandleni zabantu+ 23 bayibulale, ibisivuswa ngelanga lesithathu.”+ Bathi bekuzwa lokhu badana kakhulu.
24 Sebefike eKhaphenawume, amadoda ayebhadalisa umthelo wamadrakhima amabili* alanda uPhetro afika athi: “Umfundisi wenu uyawubhadala yini umthelo wamadrakhima amabili?”+ 25 Yena wathi: “Uyawubhadala.” Kodwa uthe esengene endlini, uJesu wamqalela ukukhuluma wathi kuye: “Ucabangani Simoni? Amakhosi omhlaba ayithatha kubobani imbadalo kumbe umthelo?* Emadodaneni awo kumbe kwabanye abantu?” 26 Wathi: “Kwabanye abantu.” UJesu wasesithi kuye: “Lokhu kutsho ukuthi amadodana awo kawabhadali umthelo. 27 Kodwa ukuze singabakhubi,+ hamba elwandle ufike uphosele iwuka, ubusuthatha inhlanzi ezabanjwa kuqala. Ungayivula umlomo uzathola imali yesiliva.* Uyithathe uyebanika, ubhadalele mina lawe.”
18 Ngalesosikhathi abafundi basondela kuJesu bathi: “Ngubani sibili omkhulu kulabo bonke eMbusweni wamazulu?”+ 2 Ngakho wabiza umntwana omncane wammisa phakathi kwabo, 3 wasesithi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, ngaphandle kokuthi liphenduke* libe njengabantwana abancane,+ alisoze lingene eMbusweni wamazulu loba sekutheni.+ 4 Yikho lowo ozithobayo njengomntwana lo omncane nguye omkhulu kulabo bonke eMbusweni wamazulu,+ 5 futhi loba ngubani owamukela umntwana omncane njengalo ngenxa yebizo lami, uyangamukela lami. 6 Kodwa loba ngubani okhuba omunye walaba abancinyane abalokholo kimi, kungaba ngcono kuye ukuthi kugaxwe entanyeni yakhe inkalakatha yelitshe lokuchola elidonswa ngubabhemi, abesephoselwa ekujuleni kolwandle.+
7 “Maye kuwo umhlaba ngoba wenza abantu bakhubeke! Khona akusoze kwenzakale ukuthi izinto ezikhubayo zingabi khona, kodwa maye kulowo owenza abanye bakhubeke! 8 Ngakho nxa isandla sakho kumbe unyawo lwakho lukwenza ukhubeke, luqume ululahlele khatshana.+ Kungcono ukuthi uthole ukuphila ukhubazekile kumbe ugogekile kulokuthi uphoselwe emlilweni waphakade ulezandla ezimbili loba inyawo ezimbili.+ 9 Nxa ilihlo lakho likwenza ukhubeke, likopole ulilahlele khatshana. Kungcono ukuthi uthole ukuphila ulelihlo elilodwa kulokuthi uhlale ulamehlo amabili ubusuphoselwa eGehena*+ lapho okulomlilo ovuthayo. 10 Nanzelelani ukuthi kaleyisi omunye walaba abancinyane ngoba ngilitshela ukuthi izingilosi zabo ezulwini zihlala zibona ubuso bukaBaba osezulwini.+ 11 *——
12 “Libona njani? Nxa umuntu elezimvu ezingu-100, enye yazo ibisilahleka,+ ngeke yini atshiye ezingu-99 ezintabeni ayedinga leyo elahlekileyo?+ 13 Ngiqinisile ngithi nxa angayithola, uyathokoza kakhulu ngayo ukwedlula ezingu-99 ezingalahlekanga. 14 Ngakho loBaba* osezulwini kafisi ukuthi kutshabalale ngitsho loyedwa kulaba abancinyane.+
15 “Nxa umfowenu angenza isono, hamba uyemvezela icala lakhe* libabili kuphela.+ Angakulalela, usumzuzile umfowenu.+ 16 Kodwa nxa engakulaleli, hamba lomuntu oyedwa loba ababili ukuze yonke indaba iqiniswe+ yibufakazi babantu* ababili kumbe abathathu. 17 Nxa engabalaleli khuluma lebandla. Kodwa nxa engalilaleli ngitsho lebandla, kuwe kabe njengomuntu wezizweni+ lanjengomthelisi.+
18 “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, loba yiziphi izinto elingazibopha emhlabeni ziyabe sezivele sezibotshiwe ezulwini, futhi loba yiziphi izinto elingazithukulula emhlabeni ziyabe sezivele sezithukululiwe ezulwini. 19 Kanti njalo ngiqinisile ngithi nxa ababili phakathi kwenu lapha emhlabeni bevumelana ukucela loba yini eqakathekileyo, uBaba osezulwini uzabenzela yona+ 20 ngoba lapho okubuthene khona ababili kumbe abathathu ngenxa yebizo lami,+ lami ngikhona phakathi kwabo.”
21 UPhetro wasesiza kuye wathi: “Nkosi, umfowethu kumele ngimthethelele kangaki nxa elokhu engonela? Kuze kube kasikhombisa yini?” 22 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngithi kuwe, kungabi kasikhombisa kuphela, kodwa kuze kube ka-77.+
23 “UMbuso wezulu ungafaniswa lenkosi eyayifuna ukuthi izinceku zayo ziyibhadale izikwelede zayo. 24 Yathi isiqalisile ukubhadalisa izikwelede, kwalethwa indoda eyayilesikwelede samathalenta angu-10 000.* 25 Kodwa yayingelandlela yokusibhadala. Yikho inkosi yathi indoda le ithengiswe, kuthengiswe lomkayo, labantwabayo kanye lakho konke eyayilakho, besekubhadalwa isikwelede leso.+ 26 Ngakho inceku le yazilahla phansi yaguqa phambi kwenkosi yayo yathi, ‘Ngicela ungibekezelele, ngizasibhadala sonke isikwelede sami.’ 27 Inkosi yathi ikubona lokhu, yayizwela usizi inceku yayo yayikhulula futhi yacitsha isikwelede sayo.+ 28 Kodwa inceku le yathi isisukile, yabona enye inceku eyayisebenza layo eyayilesikwelede sayo sabodenariyu abangu-100.* Yayibamba yaqalisa ukuyikhama isithi, ‘Bhadala sonke isikwelede sakho.’ 29 Ngakho leyonceku eyayisebenza layo yazilahla phansi yayincenga isithi, ‘Ngicela ungibekezelele ngizakubhadala.’ 30 Lanxa kunjalo yayingafuni lakuzwa. Yikho yahamba yayakuthi inceku leyo ifakwe ejele, ihlale khona ize ibhadale isikwelede leso. 31 Izinceku eyayisebenza lazo zathi sezibone okwakwenzakele zakhathazeka kakhulu, zasezisiyabikela inkosi yazo konke okwakwenzakele. 32 Inkosi yayo yayibiza yathi kuyo: ‘Nceku embi, ngikucitshele sonke isikwelede sakho uze ungincenge. 33 Bekungamelanga yini ube lesihawu encekwini osebenza layo njengoba lami ngikuzwele isihawu?’+ 34 Inkosi yayo yazonda yabila, yasiyihambisa kubalindijele ukuze bayivalele ejele ihlale khona ize isibhadale sonke isikwelede sayo. 35 UBaba osezulwini laye uzaliphatha njalo+ nxa lingabaxoleli abafowenu ngenhliziyo yonke.”+
19 UJesu wathi eqeda ukukhuluma izinto lezi, wasuka eGalile waya ezindaweni ezisemngceleni weJudiya ngaphetsheya kukaJodani.+ 2 Walandelwa ngabantu abanengi kakhulu, welapha abagulayo.
3 AbaFarisi basebemlanda befuna ukumlinga bafika bambuza bathi: “Kusemthethweni yini ukuthi indoda idivose umkayo ngaloba yisiphi isizatho?”+ 4 Wabaphendula wathi: “Alikaze likubale yini ukuthi owabadalayo ekuqaleni wenza owesilisa lowesifazana,+ 5 wasesithi: ‘Ngenxa yalokho indoda izatshiya uyise lonina inamathele kumkayo futhi bobabili bazakuba nyamanye’?+ 6 Yikho kabasebabili kodwa sebenyamanye. Ngakho lokho uNkulunkulu asekuhlanganisile* akungabi lomuntu okwehlukanisayo.”+ 7 Bona bathi kuye: “Pho kungani uMosi wathi indoda kumele iphe umkayo incwadi yokumdivosa imxotshe?”+ 8 UJesu wathi kubo: “UMosi walivumela ukuthi lidivose amakhosikazi enu+ ngoba lilenhliziyo ezilukhuni, kodwa kwakungenjalo ekuqaleni.+ 9 Ngithi kini, loba ngubani odivosa inkosikazi yakhe ingazange ifebe,* abesetshada lomunye umfazi, uyafeba.”+
10 Abafundi basebesithi kuye: “Nxa ukutshada kunjalo, kungcono ukungatshadi phela.” 11 Yena wathi kubo: “Ayisibo bonke abawamukelayo amazwi la kodwa amukelwa ngabalesipho kuphela.+ 12 Kulabathenwa abazalwa bevele benjalo, kube labathenwa abathenwa ngabantu, besekusiba labanye abazenze baba ngabathenwa ngenxa yoMbuso wezulu. Ongakwemukela lokho kakwemukele.”+
13 Abantu baletha abantwana abancane kuye ukuze ababeke izandla futhi abakhulekele, kodwa abafundi babakhuza.+ 14 Lanxa kunjalo uJesu wathi: “Bayekeleni abantwana abancane, lingazami ukubavimba ukuthi babuye kimi ngoba uMbuso wezulu ngowalabo abanjengabantwana.”+ 15 Wababeka izandla wasesuka wahamba.
16 Kwasekufika omunye umuntu wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, kuyini okuhle okumele ngikwenze ukuze ngizuze ukuphila okungapheliyo?”+ 17 Wathi kuye: “Kungani ubuza kimi ukuthi kuyini okuhle? Uyedwa kuphela omuhle.+ Kodwa nxa wena ufuna ukuthola ukuphila, qhubeka ulalela imilayo.”+ 18 Yena wathi kuye: “Imilayo yiphi?” UJesu wathi: “Ungabulali,+ ungafebi,*+ ungatshontshi,+ ungafakazi amanga,+ 19 hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko+ njalo uthande umakhelwane wakho ngendlela ozithanda ngayo.”+ 20 Ijaha lelo lathi kuye: “Ngiyayigcina yonke imilayo le. Pho kuyini okusasilela kimi?” 21 UJesu wathi kulo: “Nxa ufuna ukuba ngopheleleyo hamba uyethengisa impahla yakho unike abayanga, lapho-ke uzakuba lenotho ezulwini.+ Ngemva kwalokho usungabuya uzokuba ngumlandeli wami.”+ 22 Ijaha lelo lathi likuzwa lokhu lasuka lahamba lidanile ngoba lalilempahla enengi.+ 23 UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, kuzakuba nzima ukuthi umuntu onothileyo angene eMbusweni wamazulu,+ 24 njalo ngithi kini kulula ukuthi ikamela lingene esikhaleni senalithi kulokuthi umuntu onothileyo angene eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu.”+
25 Abafundi bathi besizwa lokhu bamangala kakhulu bathi: “Pho ngubani ongasindiswa?”+ 26 UJesu wabakhangela wabathi nhlo, wasesithi kubo: “Ngokubona kwabantu lokhu ngeke kwenzeke, kodwa kuNkulunkulu zonke izinto ziyenzeka.”+
27 UPhetro wasephendula wathi: “Kodwa thina sitshiye zonke izinto sakulandela. Manje sizatholani?”+ 28 UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, nxa izinto sezisenziwa zibe zintsha,* iNdodana yomuntu isihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi esikhazimulayo, lina ebelingilandela lizahlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi ezilitshumi lambili, lahlulele izizwana zako-Israyeli ezilitshumi lambili.+ 29 Kanti njalo wonke umuntu otshiye izindlu kumbe abafowabo kumbe odadewabo kumbe uyise kumbe unina kumbe abantwana kumbe amasimu ngenxa yebizo lami, uzakuphiwa sekuphindwe ka-100, aphinde athole lelifa lokuphila okungapheliyo.+
30 “Kodwa abanengi abokuqala bazakuba ngabokucina, abokucina babe ngabokuqala.+
20 “UMbuso wezulu unjengomnikazi wendlu owaphuma ekuseni kakhulu wayaqhatsha abantu ukuthi bazosebenza ensimini yakhe yamagilebisi.+ 2 Uthe esevumelane lezisebenzi lezo ukuthi uzazibhadala udenariyu* ngelanga, wathi ziye ensimini yakhe. 3 Waphuma futhi sekungaba lihora lesithathu* wabona abanye emakethe bengaqhatshwanga, 4 wasesithi kubo, ‘Lani hambani ensimini yamagilebisi, ngizalibhadala lokho okulifaneleyo.’ 5 Ngakho bahamba. Waphinda waphuma sekungaba lihora lesithupha* langehora lesi-9* wayaqhatsha ezinye izisebenzi. 6 Kwathi sekungaba lihora lesi-11* waphinda waphuma wasethola abanye bemile khonapho wathi kubo, ‘Kanti lama khonapha ilanga lonke lingaqhatshwanga kutheni?’ 7 Baphendula bathi, ‘Akulamuntu osiqhatshileyo.’ Yena wathi kubo, ‘Lani hambani ensimini yamagilebisi.’
8 “Ntambama umnikazi wensimu wathi kumphathi wezisebenzi, ‘Biza izisebenzi uziphe umholo wazo,+ uqalise ngezokucina, ucine ngezokuqala.’ 9 Amadoda ayeqhatshwe ngehora lesi-11 athi efika, ngamunye waphiwa udenariyu.* 10 Ngakho ababeqhatshwe kuqala bathi befika, bazitshela ukuthi bona bazaphiwa imali enengi kodwa labo baholiswa udenariyu.* 11 Sebephiwe udenariyu, baqalisa ukusola umnikazi wendlu 12 besithi, ‘Abantu laba abafike ekucineni basebenze ihora elilodwa, kodwa ubaphathe njengathi esisebenze nzima ilanga lonke sitshiswa lilanga!’ 13 Kodwa waphendula omunye wabo wathi, ‘Ndoda, angikonelanga lutho mina. Kanti asivumelananga udenariyu?*+ 14 Thatha okungokwakho uhambe. Ngifuna ukupha lo owokucina okulingana lengikuphe khona. 15 Kanti angilalungelo lokwenza engikufunayo ngezinto zami? Kumbe ilihlo lakho lilomona* ngoba mina ngiyaphana?’*+ 16 Ngakho abokucina bazakuba ngabokuqala, abokuqala babe ngabokucina.”+
17 UJesu wathi esesiya* eJerusalema wabizela abafundi bakhe abangu-12 eceleni wathi kubo:+ 18 “Lalelani! Siya* eJerusalema njalo iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa kubaphristi abakhokhelayo lababhali. Bazayigwebela ukufa+ 19 bayinikele ebantwini bezizweni ukuze bahlekise ngayo futhi bayibhaxabule, besebeyibethela esigodweni,+ ivuswe ngelanga lesithathu.”+
20 Walandwa ngunina wamadodana kaZebhedi,+ ehamba lamadodana akhe wafika waguqa phansi efuna ukucela.+ 21 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ufuna ngikwenzeleni?” Yena waphendula wathi: “Ngicela ukuthi amadodana ami la womabili ahlale lawe eMbusweni wakho, enye esandleni sakho sokudla, enye kwesenxele.”+ 22 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Alikwazi elikucelayo. Lingayinatha yini inkomitsho esengizayinatha?”+ Bathi kuye: “Ye singayinatha.” 23 Wasesithi kubo: “Lizayinatha sibili inkomitsho yami,+ kodwa ukuhlala esandleni sami sokudla lakwesenxele ayisikho kwami ukuthi selingakuphiwa yimi, ngokwalabo asebekulungiselwe nguBaba.”+
24 Abalitshumi bathi bekuzwa lokhu bazicaphukela izelamani lezi ezimbili.+ 25 Kodwa uJesu wababiza wasesithi: “Liyakwazi ukuthi ababusa izizwe bazenzela umathanda phezu kwazo futhi labakhokheli bazo bazigcina zingaphansi kwabo.+ 26 Akumelanga kube njalo kini.+ Loba ngubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu kumele abe yinceku yenu,+ 27 njalo loba ngubani ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu kufanele abe yisigqili senu,+ 28 njengoba nje leNdodana yomuntu ingalandanga ukuzosetshenzelwa kodwa yalanda ukuzosebenza+ lokunikela ngempilo yayo ibe yinhlawulo yabanengi.”+
29 Sebesuka eJerikho walandelwa lixuku elikhulu. 30 Amadoda amabili ayiziphofu ayehlezi eceleni komgwaqo ezwa ukuthi uJesu wayesedlula, asememeza athi: “Nkosi! Sizwele isihawu Ndodana kaDavida!”+ 31 Kodwa abantu bawakhuza bawatshela ukuthi athule. Loba kunjalo wona amemeza kakhulu esithi: “Nkosi! Sizwele isihawu Ndodana kaDavida!” 32 Ngakho uJesu wama wawabiza, wasesithi: “Lifuna ngilenzeleni?” 33 Athi kuye: “Nkosi, yenza ukuthi amehlo ethu abone.” 34 UJesu wawazwela usizi wasewathinta amehlo.+ Amadoda la ahle aqalisa ukubona asemlandela.
21 Bathi sebeseduze leJerusalema, sebefike eBhethifage entabeni yama-oliva, uJesu wathuma abafundi bakhe ababili+ 2 wathi kubo: “Hambani esigabeni lesiya elisikhangeleyo. Lizakuthi lifika lihle libone ubabhemi ebotshelwe ledonkana, libakhulule obabhemi labo libalethe kimi. 3 Kungaba lomuntu olibuzayo lithi kuye, ‘INkosi iyabafuna obabhemi laba.’ Lingatsho njalo uzahle alivumele ukuthi libuye labo.”
4 Lokhu kwenzakala ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa nguNkulunkulu esebenzisa umphrofethi owathi: 5 “Tshela indodakazi yeZiyoni uthi: ‘Khangela! Inkosi yakho iza kuwe+ ithobekile*+ futhi igade ubabhemi, yona kanye idonkana.’”+
6 Ngakho abafundi bahamba bayakwenza lokho uJesu ayebatshele khona.+ 7 Baletha ubabhemi kanye ledonkana, basebebeka izembatho zabo zangaphandle phezu kwabobabhemi labo, wahlala phezu kwazo.+ 8 Abantu abanengi babesendlala izembatho zabo zangaphandle emgwaqweni,+ abanye begamula izingatsha zezihlahla bezendlala phansi. 9 Abantu ababehamba phambi kwakhe lababemlandela babelokhu bememeza besithi: “Sicela uyisindise iNdodana kaDavida!+ Ubusisiwe lowo oza ngebizo likaJehova!*+ Wena ophezulu emazulwini, sicela umsindise!”+
10 Wathi engena eJerusalema kwaba lokuxokozela edolobheni lonke, abantu besithi: “Kanti ngubani lo?” 11 Abantu ababelaye bona babelokhu besithi: “Lo ngumphrofethi uJesu+ weNazaretha yaseGalile!”
12 UJesu wasengena ethempelini waxotshela phandle bonke ababethengisa lababethenga, wagenqula amatafula alabo ababetshintsha imali kanye lamabhentshi alabo ababethengisa amajuba.+ 13 Wathi kubo: “Kubhaliwe ukuthi, ‘Indlu yami izabizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokuthandazela,’+ kodwa lina seliyenza ubhalu lwamasela.”+ 14 Abayiziphofu labagogekileyo labo bafika ethempelini wabelapha.
15 Abaphristi abakhokhelayo lababhali bazonda bafa+ bebona izinto ezimangalisayo ayezenza, besizwa labafana ababememeza ethempelini besithi, “Sicela uyisindise iNdodana kaDavida!”+ 16 Basebesithi kuye: “Uyabezwa yini ukuthi bathini abantwana laba?” UJesu wathi kubo: “Ye ngiyabezwa. Kanti alikaze liwabale yini amazwi athi, ‘Usubangele ukuthi imilomo yabantwana leyezinsane ikudumise’?”+ 17 Wasebatshiya waphuma edolobheni waya eBhethani, lapho afika walala khona.+
18 Uthe esephenduka edolobheni ekuseni kakhulu wezwa eselambile.+ 19 Wabona isihlahla somkhiwa eceleni komgwaqo, wasesiya kuso kodwa wathola singelazithelo, kungamahlamvu kuphela.+ Wathi kuso: “Ungaphindi uthele izithelo futhi.”+ Isihlahla somkhiwa sahle sabuna. 20 Abafundi bakhe bathi bekubona lokhu bamangala bathi: “Kanti kungani isihlahla somkhiwa sihle sabuna?”+ 21 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, nxa lilokholo futhi lingathandabuzi alisoze lenze lokhu engikwenze esihlahleni somkhiwa kuphela, kodwa lizakuthi lasentabeni le, ‘Quphuka uyewela elwandle,’ lakanye kwenzakale.+ 22 Nxa lilokholo lizaziphiwa zonke izinto elizithandazelayo.”+
23 UJesu wathi esengene ethempelini, abaphristi abakhokhelayo labadala besizwe bamlanda esafundisa bafika bathi: “Uwathatha ngaphi amandla okwenza izinto lezi? Ngubani okuphe amandla la?”+ 24 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Lami ngizalibuza into eyodwa. Nxa lingangiphendula ngizalitshela ukuthi ngiwathatha ngaphi amandla okwenza izinto lezi: 25 Ubhabhathizo lukaJohane lwaluvela ngaphi? Ezulwini kumbe ebantwini?” Baqalisa ukucebisana besithi: “Nxa singathi, ‘Lwaluvela ezulwini,’ uzathi kithi, ‘Pho kungani lingamkholwanga?’+ 26 Kodwa nxa singathi, ‘Lwaluvela ebantwini,’ sesaba abantu ngoba bonke bathi uJohane wayengumphrofethi.” 27 Ngakho baphendula uJesu bathi: “Asikwazi.” Yena wasesithi kubo: “Lami angisoze ngilitshele ukuthi ngiwathatha ngaphi amandla okwenza izinto lezi.
28 “Libona njani? Kulendoda eyayilabantwana ababili. Yaya kowokuqala yafika yathi, ‘Mntanami, hamba uyesebenza ensimini yamagilebisi lamuhla.’ 29 Yena waphendula wathi, ‘Angisoze ngiye,’ kodwa wacina ezisola wasehamba. 30 Yasihamba kowesibili yatsho njalo lakuye. Yena waphendula wathi, ‘Ngizahamba baba,’* kodwa kahambanga. 31 Ngubani phakathi kwabantwana laba owenza intando kayise?” Bathi: “Ngowokuqala.” UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, abathelisi lezifebe bazaliqalela ukungena eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu, 32 ngoba uJohane weza kini walitshengisa indlela eqondileyo* kodwa alimkholwanga. Abathelisi lezifebe bona bamkholwa.+ Lanxa lakubona lokhu, alizisolanga futhi alimkholwanga.
33 “Zwanini omunye umzekeliso: Kulomuntu owayelensimu owahlanyela amagilebisi ensimini+ yakhe waseyibiya, wagebha igodi lokuvoxela amagilebisi waphinda wakha lomphotshongo.+ Waqhatshisa leyonsimu kubalimi, wasesiya elizweni elikhatshana.+ 34 Isikhathi sokuvuna sathi sesifikile wathuma izinceku zakhe kubalimi ukuthi ziyethatha izithelo zakhe. 35 Kodwa abalimi bazibamba izinceku lezo, enye bayitshaya, enye bayibulala, enye bayikhanda ngamatshe.+ 36 Waphinda wathuma ezinye izinceku ezinengi kulezakuqala kodwa lazo baziphatha njalo.+ 37 Ekucineni wathuma indodana yakhe esithi, ‘Indodana yami bazayihlonipha.’ 38 Abalimi bathi beyibona indodana yakhe bacebisana bathi, ‘Le yiyo indlalifa.+ Buyani siyibulale sithathe ilifa layo!’ 39 Ngakho bayibamba bayikhiphela phandle kwensimu bayibulala.+ 40 Manje nxa umnikazi wensimu yamagilebisi efika, uzabenzani abalimi labo?” 41 Bathi kuye: “Uzababulala ngendlela elesihluku ngenxa yokuthi babi futhi insimu leyo uzayiqhatshisa kwabanye abalimi abazamnika amagilebisi nxa isikhathi sokuvuna sesifikile.”
42 UJesu wathi kubo: “Alikaze likubale yini eMibhalweni ukuthi, ‘Ilitshe elaliwa ngabakhi selibe lilitshe eliyisiqokoqela.*+ Livela kuJehova* futhi lihle kakhulu emehlweni ethu’?+ 43 Yikho ngisithi kini, uMbuso kaNkulunkulu lizawuthathelwa uphiwe isizwe esithela izithelo zawo. 44 Kanti njalo umuntu owela elitsheni leli uzaphahlazeka+ futhi loba ngubani elizawela phezu kwakhe lizamhlifiza.”+
45 Abaphristi abakhokhelayo labaFarisi bathi besizwa imizekeliso yakhe, bananzelela ukuthi wayekhuluma ngabo.+ 46 Lanxa babefuna ukumbamba,* besaba abantu ngoba babesithi ungumphrofethi.+
22 UJesu waphinda wakhuluma labo esebenzisa imizekeliso wathi: 2 “UMbuso wezulu ungafaniswa lenkosi eyalungisela indodana yayo idili lomtshado.+ 3 Yasithuma izinceku zayo ukuthi ziyebiza ababenxuswe emtshadweni, kodwa bona bala ukubuya.+ 4 Yaphinda yathuma ezinye izinceku yathi, ‘Tshelani abanxusiweyo lithi: “Sengilungisile ukudla, ngihlabe inkunzi zami lezinye izifuyo zami ezinonileyo, konke sekulungile. Buyani edilini lomtshado.”’ 5 Kodwa abazange babe lendaba, omunye wasuka waziyela emasimini akhe, omunye waya ebhizimusini yakhe.+ 6 Abanye bona babamba izinceku zenkosi bazikhahlameza bazibulala.
7 “Inkosi yazonda yabila, yasithumela amabutho ayo afika abulala labo ababebulele izinceku zayo atshisa ledolobho labo.+ 8 Yasisithi ezincekwini zayo, ‘Idili lomtshado selilungile kodwa ebengibanxusile bebengafanelanga ukuba sedilini lami.+ 9 Ngakho hambani emigwaqweni ephuma edolobheni. Loba ngubani elizamthola limnxuse edilini lomtshado.’+ 10 Lakanye izinceku zaphuma zaya emigwaqweni zafika zabiza bonke ezazibathola, abalungileyo labangalunganga. Indawo okwakutshadelwa kuyo yagcwala abantu ababenxusiwe.
11 “Inkosi ithe isizokhangela izethekeli zayo yabona enye indoda eyayingagqokanga isembatho somtshado. 12 Yasisithi kuyo, ‘Ndoda, ungene njani lapha wena ungelasembatho somtshado?’ Indoda le yaswela ukuthi iphendule ithini. 13 Ngakho inkosi yathi ezincekwini zayo, ‘Mbopheni izandla lenyawo limphosele phandle emnyameni. Yikho lapho azakhalela khona atshayanise amazinyo.’
14 “Banengi abanxusiweyo kodwa balutshwana abakhethiweyo.”
15 AbaFarisi basebesuka bayabumba icebo lokumthiya ngamazwi akhe.+ 16 Ngakho bathuma abafundi babo kanye labalandeli bakaHerodi+ kuye, bafika bathi: “Mfundisi, siyakwazi ukuthi wena uhlala ukhuluma iqiniso lokuthi ufundisa iqiniso ngendlela kaNkulunkulu. Kawenzi izinto uhlose ukuthabisa abantu ngoba awukhangeli ukuthi umuntu ulesikhundla bani. 17 Ngakho sitshele, ubona njani? Kusemthethweni* yini ukubhadala umthelo* kuKhesari kumbe hatshi?” 18 Kodwa uJesu esazi inhloso yabo embi wathi kubo: “Lingilingelani lina bazenzisi? 19 Ngitshengisani imali yomthelo.” Bamphathela udenariyu.* 20 Wasesithi kubo: “Ngumfanekiso kabani lo futhi libizo likabani elibhalwe lapha?” 21 Bathi kuye: “NgokukaKhesari.” Yena wathi kubo: “Ngakho buyiselani okukaKhesari kuKhesari, kodwa okukaNkulunkulu kuNkulunkulu.”+ 22 Bathi besizwa lokho bamangala, bamtshiya bahamba.
23 Ngalelolanga kwafika abaSadusi ababesithi abafileyo abasoze bavuswe,+ bambuza bathi:+ 24 “Mfundisi, uMosi wathi: ‘Nxa indoda ingafa ingelabantwana, umfowabo kufanele atshade lomkayo ayizalele abantwana.’+ 25 Manje kwakulamadoda ayisikhombisa ayizelamani. Endala yatshada kodwa yafa ingelamntwana, umkayo wasala ethathwa ngumfowabo. 26 Kwaba yiso leso kweyesibili lakweyesithathu kwaze kwayafika kweyesikhombisa. 27 Ekucineni owesifazana lo laye wafa. 28 Manje phakathi kwamadoda la ayisikhombisa, uzakuba ngumkabani nxa sekuvuswa abafileyo? Phela wayeke waba yinkosikazi yawo wonke.”
29 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Lilahlekile ngoba aliyazi iMibhalo futhi aliwazi amandla kaNkulunkulu.+ 30 Ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, amadoda awathathi labesifazana abendi. Bonke bayabe sebenjengezingilosi ezulwini.+ 31 Mayelana lokuvuswa kwabafileyo, alikaze likubale yini okwatshiwo nguNkulunkulu kini, ukuthi: 32 ‘NginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama loNkulunkulu ka-Isaka loNkulunkulu kaJakhobe’?+ UnguNkulunkulu wabaphilayo hatshi owabafileyo.”+ 33 Abantu bathi besizwa izinto ayebafundisa zona bamangala kakhulu.+
34 AbaFarisi bezwa ukuthi uJesu wayebaqume imilomo abaSadusi, basebebambana labo baba liqembu elilodwa. 35 Omunye wabo owayeyisazi soMthetho wambuza umbuzo emlinga, wathi: 36 “Mfundisi, yiwuphi umlayo oqakatheke kulayo yonke eMthethweni?”+ 37 Yena wathi kuye: “‘Kumele uthande uJehova* uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke langomphefumulo* wonke langengqondo yonke.’+ 38 Lo yiwo umlayo oqakatheke kulayo yonke njalo yiwo owokuqala. 39 Owesibili ohambelana lawo ngothi: ‘Kumele uthande umakhelwane wakho ngendlela ozithanda ngayo.’+ 40 Wonke uMthetho+ labaPhrofethi kusekelwe emilayweni le emibili.”
41 AbaFarisi bathi belokhu besabuthene uJesu wababuza wathi:+ 42 “Lithini ngoKhristu? Uyindodana kabani?” Bathi kuye: “NgekaDavida.”+ 43 Wasebabuza wathi: “Pho kungani uDavida ephefumulelwe+ wambiza ngokuthi Nkosi? Phela wathi, 44 ‘UJehova* wathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala esandleni sami sokudla ngize ngibeke izitha zakho ngaphansi kwenyawo zakho.”’+ 45 Manje nxa uDavida embiza ngokuthi Nkosi, uyindodana yakhe njani?”+ 46 Akulamuntu owenelisa ukumphendula. Kusukela ngalelolanga kakho owaba lesibindi sokumbuza futhi.
23 UJesu wasekhuluma labafundi bakhe labantu bonke wathi: 2 “Ababhali labaFarisi sebezihlalise esihlalweni sikaMosi. 3 Ngakho zonke izinto abalitshela zona zenzeni futhi lizilandele, kodwa lingenzi lokho abakwenzayo ngoba bayakhuluma kodwa abakwenzi abakutshoyo.+ 4 Babopha imithwalo enzima bayibeke emahlombe abantu,+ kodwa bona abafuni ukuyithinta langomunwe.+ 5 Konke abakwenzayo bakwenzela ukubukwa ngabantu.+ Phela amabhokisi alemibhalo abawabophela emabunzini lasengalweni bawenza abe makhulu ukuze bazivikele,+ njalo benza lezintshaka zezembatho zabo zibe zinde.+ 6 Bathanda ukuhlala ezindaweni zabahlonitshwa nxa besemadilini antambama lokuhlala ezitulweni eziphambili* emasinagogeni.+ 7 Bathanda lokubingelelwa emakethe kanye lokuthi abantu bababize ngokuthi Mfundisi.* 8 Kodwa lina akumelanga libizwe ngokuthi Mfundisi* ngoba munye uMfundisi wenu.+ Lina lonke lingabafowabo bomunye lomunye. 9 Kanti njalo lingabizi muntu emhlabeni ngokuthi baba ngoba munye uYihlo,+ lowo osezulwini. 10 Akumelanga libizwe langokuthi lingabakhokheli ngoba munye uMkhokheli wenu, uKhristu. 11 Omkhulu kulani lonke kufanele abe yinceku yenu.+ 12 Loba ngubani oziphakamisayo uzakwehliswa+ futhi loba ngubani ozehlisayo uzaphakanyiswa.+
13 “Maye kini babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngoba livalela abantu uMbuso wezulu! Lina kalingeni kuwo njalo labazama ukungena liyabavimbela.+ 14 *——
15 “Maye kini babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi,+ ngoba lidabula ilizwe lolwandle lizama ukwenza umuntu oyedwa aphendukele okholweni lwesiJuda,* kuthi nxa esenze njalo, limenze afanelwe yiGehena* ukwedlula lina.
16 “Maye kini bakhokheli abayiziphofu+ elithi, ‘Nxa umuntu angafunga ngethempeli akulandaba kodwa nxa angafunga ngegolide elisethempelini ulomlandu wokugcwalisa isifungo sakhe.’+ 17 Zithutha eziyiziphofu! Kanti okuqakatheke kakhulu ligolide kumbe lithempeli elenza igolide lelo libe ngcwele? 18 Phezu kwalokho lithi, ‘Nxa umuntu angafunga nge-alithare akulandaba kodwa nxa angafunga ngesipho esiphezu kwe-alithare ulomlandu wokugcwalisa isifungo sakhe.’ 19 Lina ziphofu! Kanti okuqakatheke kakhulu yisipho kumbe li-alithare elenza isipho leso sibe ngcwele? 20 Ngakho loba ngubani ofunga nge-alithare uyabe efunga ngalo langezinto zonke ezikulo, 21 futhi loba ngubani ofunga ngethempeli uyabe efunga ngalo langoNkulunkulu ohlala kulo.+ 22 Kanti njalo loba ngubani ofunga ngezulu uyabe efunga ngesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu langaye ohlezi kuso.
23 “Maye kini babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngoba linikela okwetshumi kweminti, ledili kanye lekhumini*+ kodwa alizihluphi ngezindaba eziqakathekileyo zoMthetho eziphathelane lokwahlulela okuhle,+ ukuba lesihawu+ kanye lokuthembeka! Bekufanele sibili linikele okwetshumi, kodwa lalokhu okunye bekumele likuqakathekise.+ 24 Bakhokheli abayiziphofu,+ likhipha iminyane+ enkomitshini kodwa lihubule ikamela!+
25 “Maye kini babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngoba ligezisa ingaphandle yenkomitsho leyomganu+ kodwa ngaphakathi ligcwele ubuhwaba+ lokubuswa yinkanuko!+ 26 Wena mFarisi oyisiphofu, qala ugezise ingaphakathi yenkomitsho leyomganu ukuze lengaphandle ihlanzeke.
27 “Maye kini babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi,+ ngoba lizifananela lamangcwaba apendwe aba mhlophe nke.+ Akhanya emahle ngaphandle kodwa phakathi agcwele amathambo abantu abafileyo lakho konke ukungcola! 28 Lani ngaphandle libonakala lilungile ebantwini, kodwa ngaphakathi ligcwele ububi* lobuzenzisi.+
29 “Maye kini babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi,+ ngoba lakha amangcwaba abaphrofethi licecise lamathuna abalungileyo!+ 30 Kanti njalo lithi, ‘Ngabe saphila ngensuku zabokhokho bethu, sasingeke sibancedise ukubulala abaphrofethi.’ 31 Ngakho liyazifakazela ukuthi lingamadodana alabo ababulala abaphrofethi.+ 32 Qedisani-ke imisebenzi eyaqaliswa ngokhokho benu.*
33 “Zinyoka, bantwana bamabululu!+ Lizakubalekela njani ukwahlulelwa lokuphoselwa eGehena?*+ 34 Ngenxa yalokho elikwenzayo, ngilithumela abaphrofethi+ lamadoda ahlakaniphileyo kanye labantu abazalifundisa.+ Abanye lizababulala+ libalengise ezigodweni, abanye libabhaxabule+ emasinagogeni enu futhi libazingele idolobho ngedolobho libahlukuluza.+ 35 Yikho igazi labo bonke abalungileyo ababulawayo emhlabeni lizakuba phezu kwenu, kusukela egazini lika-Abela+ owayelungile kuze kuyefika kwelikaZakhariya indodana kaBherekhiya, elambulalela phakathi laphakathi kwethempeli le-alithare.+ 36 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, isizukulwane lesi sizakwehlelwa yizinto zonke lezi.
37 “Jerusalema Jerusalema, mbulali wabaphrofethi! Wena obakhanda ngamatshe labo abathunywe kuwe.+ Kunini ngifuna ukubuthela abantwabakho ndawonye njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela amatsiyane aso ngaphansi kwamaphiko aso! Kodwa wena awuvumanga.+ 38 Khangelani manje! Indlu yenu isideliwe yatshiyelwa lina.*+ 39 Ngilitshela ukuthi alisoze lingibone futhi, kusukela khathesi kuze kube yilapho lisithi, ‘Ubusisiwe lowo oza ngebizo likaJehova!’”*+
24 UJesu wathi esesuka ethempelini abafundi bakhe baya kuye bamtshengisa izakhiwo zethempeli. 2 Yena wasesithi kubo: “Liyazibona yini izinto zonke lezi? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, lapha akusoze kusale ilitshe phezu kwelinye, wonke azadilizelwa phansi.”+
3 Wathi esehlezi entabeni yama-oliva abafundi bamlanda bebodwa bathi kuye: “Sitshele, izinto lezi zizakwenzakala nini njalo sizakuba yini isibonakaliso sokuba khona* kwakho+ lesesiphetho somumo lo wezinto?”*+
4 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Nanzelelani kungabi lomuntu olidukisayo+ 5 ngoba abanengi bazakuza ngebizo lami besithi bangoKhristu, badukise abanengi.+ 6 Lizakuzwa izimpi lemibiko yezimpi. Lingethuki ngoba izinto lezi kumele zenzakale kodwa ukuphela kuyabe kungakafiki.+
7 “Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso.+ Kuzakuba lokuswelakala kokudla+ lokuzamazama komhlaba ezindaweni ezehlukeneyo.+ 8 Zonke izinto lezi ziyikuqala kobuhlungu obunjengemihelo yokubeletha.
9 “Abantu bazalinikela ukuze lihlukuluzwe+ njalo bazalibulala.+ Lizazondwa yizizwe zonke ngenxa yebizo lami.+ 10 Kanti njalo abanengi bazakhubeka, bathengisane futhi bazondane. 11 Kuzakuba labaphrofethi bamanga abanengi abazadukisa abanengi.+ 12 Lothando lwabanengi luzaphola ngenxa yokwanda kobubi.* 13 Kodwa lowo oqinisela kuze kube* sekucineni nguye ozasindiswa.+ 14 Lezizindaba ezinhle zoMbuso zizatshunyayelwa emhlabeni wonke ukuze kube lobufakazi ezizweni zonke,+ besekufika ukuphela.
15 “Ngakho nxa libona amanyala abangela umonakalo emi endaweni engcwele,+ njengoba nje umphrofethi uDanyeli watsho (obalayo kasebenzise ukuqedisisa), 16 akuthi abaseJudiya baqalise ukubalekela ezintabeni.+ 17 Umuntu osephahleni lwendlu kangehli ayethatha impahla esendlini yakhe, 18 lomuntu osemasimini kangabuyeli esiyathatha isembatho sakhe sangaphandle. 19 Maye kubomama abazithweleyo lakulabo abazabe bemunyisa ngalezonsuku! 20 Qhubekani lithandazela ukuthi ukubaleka kwenu kungabi ngesikhathi somqando kumbe ngelanga leSabatha, 21 ngoba ngalesosikhathi kuzakuba lokuhlupheka okukhulu+ okungakaze kube khona kusukela ekuqaleni komhlaba kuze kube khathesi, njalo okungasoze kuphinde kube khona.+ 22 Ngabe amalanga lawo kawaphungulwanga akulamuntu obezasinda, kodwa azaphungulwa ngenxa yabakhethiweyo.+
23 “Nxa lingezwa loba ngubani esithi kini, ‘Khangelani! Nangu uKhristu,’+ kumbe esithi, ‘Nanguyana!’ lingakukholwa lokho+ 24 ngoba kuzakuba laboKhristu bamanga labaphrofethi bamanga+ futhi bazakwenza izimanga lezibonakaliso ezinkulu ukuze bayenge+ ngitsho labakhethiweyo nxa kungenzeka. 25 Sengihle ngalixwayisa izinto lezi zingakenzakali. 26 Yikho nxa abantu bangathi kini, ‘Usenkangala!’ lingayi. Bangathi, ‘Usezindlini ezingaphakathi!’ lingakholwa+ 27 ngoba ukuba khona* kweNdodana yomuntu kuzakuba njengombane obaneka empumalanga ukhanye kuze kuyefika entshonalanga.+ 28 Loba ngaphi okulesidumbu khona, yikho lapho ingqungqulu ezizabuthana khona.+
29 “Masinyane nje ngemva kokuhlupheka kwalezonsuku, ilanga lizakuba mnyama+ lenyanga kayisoze ikhanye, izinkanyezi zizakuwa zivela ezulwini njalo amandla amazulu azanyikinywa.+ 30 Ngemva kwalokho isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu sizabonakala ezulwini njalo zonke izizwe* zomhlaba zizatshaya izifuba zazo zilila,+ futhi zizabona iNdodana yomuntu+ isiza ngamayezi ezulu ilamandla lenkazimulo enkulu.+ 31 Kuzatshaywa icilongo kuzwakale umsindo omkhulu njalo izathuma izingilosi zayo ukuthi ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo emagumbini womane omhlaba,* kusukela komunye umkhawulo wamazulu kusiya komunye umkhawulo.+
32 “Khathesi fundani emzekelisweni wesihlahla somkhiwa: Nxa ugatsha lwaso oluncane seluqalisa nje ukuba buthakathaka lamahlamvu aso esehluma, lihle likwazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze.+ 33 Lani nxa selibona izinto zonke lezi, yazini ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu iseduze, isisemnyango.+ 34 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, loba sekutheni isizukulwane lesi asisoze sidlule zingakenzakali zonke izinto lezi. 35 Izulu lomhlaba kuzadlula kodwa amazwi ami awasoze adlule loba sekutheni.+
36 “Kakho olaziyo lelolanga lalelohora,+ kwala zona izingilosi zasezulwini ngitsho leNdodana, kodwa nguBaba kuphela olaziyo.+ 37 Njengoba nje zazinjalo insuku zikaNowa,+ kuzakuba njalo ukuba khona* kweNdodana yomuntu.+ 38 Ngalezonsuku uZamcolo engakafiki kwakudliwa, kunathwa, amadoda ethatha labesifazana besendiswa, kwaze kwafika ilanga uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini,+ 39 futhi kabazange babe lendaba kwaze kwafika uZamcolo wabakhukhula bonke.+ Kuzakuba njalo ukuba khona kweNdodana yomuntu. 40 Ngalesosikhathi kuzabe kulamadoda amabili ensimini, enye izathathwa, enye itshiywe. 41 Abesifazana ababili bazabe bechola elitsheni, omunye uzathathwa, omunye atshiywe.+ 42 Ngakho hlalani lilindile ngoba alikwazi ukuthi iNkosi yenu izakuza ngaliphi ilanga.+
43 “Kodwa nanku okumele likwazi: Aluba umnikazi wendlu ubekwazi ukuthi isela lizafika ngasiphi isikhathi ebusuku*+ ubezahlala ephapheme futhi ubengasoze avume ukuthi indlu yakhe igqekezwe.+ 44 Ngakho lani hlalani lizilungiselele+ ngoba iNdodana yomuntu izakuza ngehora elingalicabangeliyo.
45 “Ngubani sibili inceku ethembekileyo lehlakaniphileyo, ebekwe yinkosi yayo ukuthi ikhangele izisebenzi zalapha ekhaya ukuze izinike ukudla kwazo ngesikhathi esifaneleyo?+ 46 Izathokoza kakhulu inceku leyo nxa inkosi yayo ingathi ifika iyithole isenza njalo!+ 47 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, inkosi izayibeka ukuthi ikhangele konke okungokwayo.
48 “Kodwa nxa inceku leyo imbi futhi isithi enhliziyweni yayo, ‘Inkosi yami iyaphuza,’+ 49 ibisiqalisa ukutshaya izinceku esebenza lazo, idle futhi inathe lezidakwa ezaziwayo, 50 inkosi yayo izabuya ngelanga leyonceku engalikhangelelanga langehora engalaziyo+ 51 njalo izayijezisa ngendlela ebuhlungu kakhulu, ibisiyihambisa lapho okulabazenzisi khona. Yikho lapho ezakhalela khona itshayanise amazinyo.+
25 “Kanti njalo uMbuso wezulu ungafaniswa lentombi ezilitshumi ezathatha izibane zazo+ zaphuma zisiyahlangabeza umyeni.+ 2 Ezinhlanu zaziyizithutha, ezinhlanu zihlakaniphile.+ 3 Eziyizithutha zathatha izibane zazo kodwa zatshiya amafutha, 4 ezihlakaniphileyo zona zathwala izibane zazo kanye lamafutha ezimbodleleni zazo. 5 Umyeni waphuza ukufika zaze zawozela zonke, zacina zilele. 6 Phakathi laphakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa kwathiwa: ‘Nangu umyeni! Phumani liyemhlangabeza.’ 7 Intombi zonke zavuka zalungisa izibane zazo.+ 8 Eziyizithutha zathi kwezihlakaniphileyo, ‘Sichathekeleni amafutha enu ngoba izibane zethu sezizacitsha.’ 9 Ezihlakaniphileyo zaphendula zathi: ‘Engxenye awasoze asenele nxa singalinika. Kungcono liye kwabawathengisayo liyezithengela awenu.’ 10 Zithe zisayawathenga, umyeni wafika. Intombi ezazizilungiselele zangena laye edilini lomtshado,+ umnyango wasuvalwa. 11 Ngemva kwalokho intombi ezinhlanu ezaziyethenga amafutha zafika zathi: ‘Mnumzana, Mnumzana, sivulele!’+ 12 Yena waphendula wathi, ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, angilazi.’
13 “Ngakho hlalani lilindile+ ngoba kalilazi ilanga kumbe ihora.+
14 “UMbuso wamazulu unjengendoda eyathi isizakuya phetsheya yabiza izinceku zayo yazigcinisa impahla yayo.+ 15 Yanika inceku yokuqala amathalenta* amahlanu, enye yayinika amabili njalo enye yayinika elilodwa, kusiya ngalokho ngayinye eyayisenelisa ukukwenza, yasisuka yaya elizweni elikhatshana. 16 Inceku eyayiphiwe amathalenta amahlanu yahle yayakwenza ibhizinesi ngawo, yasizuza amanye amahlanu. 17 Eyayiphiwe amabili layo yazuza amanye amabili. 18 Kodwa inceku eyayiphiwe elilodwa yasuka yayagebha igodi, yafihla imali yenkosi* yayo.
19 “Ngemva kwesikhathi eside inkosi yaphenduka, yasihlola ukuthi izinceku zayo zazenzeni ngemali yayo.+ 20 Ngakho eyayiphiwe amathalenta amahlanu yasondela yaletha amanye amahlanu yathi, ‘Nkosi, wangigcinisa amathalenta amahlanu. Khangela ngizuze amanye amahlanu.’+ 21 Inkosi yayo yathi kuyo: ‘Wenze kuhle nceku enhle futhi ethembekileyo! Ube ngothembekileyo ezintweni ezilutshwana, yikho ngizakuphathisa izinto ezinengi.+ Thokoza lenkosi yakho.’+ 22 Kwasekusondela inceku eyayiphiwe amathalenta amabili yathi, ‘Nkosi, wangigcinisa amathalenta amabili. Khangela ngizuze amanye amabili.’+ 23 Inkosi yayo yathi kuyo: ‘Wenze kuhle nceku enhle futhi ethembekileyo! Ube ngothembekileyo ezintweni ezilutshwana, yikho ngizakuphathisa izinto ezinengi. Thokoza lenkosi yakho.’
24 “Ekucineni inceku eyayiphiwe ithalenta elilodwa yasondela yathi: ‘Nkosi, ngangikwazi ukuthi uyindoda ehluphayo, evuna lapho engahlanyelanga khona, lebutha amabele engawasebenzelanga.+ 25 Yikho ngesaba ngasengisiyafihla ithalenta lakho emhlabathini. Nanti, thatha okungokwakho.’ 26 Inkosi yayiphendula yathi: ‘Nceku embi elivilavoxo, angithi ubukwazi ukuthi ngivuna lapho engingahlanyelanga khona lokuthi ngibutha amabele engingawasebenzelanga? 27 Manje kungani ungafakanga imali yami* ebhanga ukuze ngithi ngifika ngiyithathe isizele?
28 “‘Mthatheleni ithalenta lelo lilinike olamathalenta alitshumi,+ 29 ngoba wonke umuntu olakho uzaphiwa okunye futhi, abe lokunengi kakhulu. Kodwa ongelalutho uzathathelwa lalokho alakho.+ 30 Yiphoseleni phandle emnyameni inceku le engelancedo. Yikho lapho ezakhalela khona itshayanise amazinyo.’
31 “Nxa iNdodana yomuntu+ isisiza enkazimulweni yayo ilezingilosi zonke,+ izahlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi esikhazimulayo. 32 Izizwe zonke zizabuthaniswa kuyo, ibisisehlukanisa abantu babe ngamaqembu amabili njengomelusi esehlukanisa izimvu lembuzi. 33 Izabeka izimvu+ esandleni sayo sokudla, imbuzi izibeke kwesenxele.+
34 “Ngemva kwalokho iNkosi izakuthi kulabo abasesandleni sayo sokudla: ‘Wozani lina elibusiswe nguBaba, lidle ilifa loMbuso elawulungiselwa kusukela ekusungulweni komhlaba 35 ngoba ngangilambile langinika ukudla, ngangomile langinathisa. Ngangiyisihambi langamukela ngezandla zombili,+ 36 nganginqunu langigqokisa.+ Ngangigula langinakekela. Ngangisejele langivakatshela.’+ 37 Abalungileyo bazaphendula bathi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile sakunika ukudla, kumbe womile sakunathisa?+ 38 Sakubona nini uyisihambi sakwamukela ngezandla zombili, kumbe unqunu sakugqokisa? 39 Sakubona nini ugula kumbe usejele sakuvakatshela?’ 40 INkosi izabaphendula ithi, ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, loba yini elayenzela omunye walaba abafowethu abancane, layenzela mina.’+
41 “Ngemva kwalokho izakuthi kwabasesandleni sayo senxele: ‘Sukani phansi kwami+ lina eliqalekisiweyo, liye emlilweni waphakade+ olungiselwe uDeveli lezingilosi zakhe+ 42 ngoba ngangilambile kodwa alinginikanga ukudla, ngangomile kodwa alinginathisanga. 43 Ngangiyisihambi kodwa alingamukelanga ngezandla zombili, nganginqunu kodwa alingigqokisanga, ngangigula njalo ngisejele kodwa alizange linginakekele.’ 44 Lalaba bazaphendula bathi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile kumbe womile kumbe uyisihambi kumbe unqunu kumbe ugula kumbe usejele sayekela ukukunceda?’ 45 Yona izabaphendula ithi, ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, njengoba lingakwenzanga komunye walaba abafowethu abancane, alikwenzanga lakimi.’+ 46 Laba bazakuya ekubhujisweni* kwaphakade,+ kodwa abalungileyo bazakuya ekuphileni okungapheliyo.”+
26 UJesu uthe eseqedile ukukhuluma konke lokhu wathi kubafundi bakhe: 2 “Liyakwazi ukuthi ngemva kwamalanga amabili kuzakuba liPhasika+ njalo iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa ibisibulawa ngokubethelwa esigodweni.”+
3 Ngalesosikhathi abaphristi abakhokhelayo labadala besizwe babuthana egumeni lomphristi omkhulu okwakuthiwa nguKhayifasi,+ 4 babumba icebo+ lokubamba* uJesu ngobuqili ukuze bambulale. 5 Kodwa babesithi: “Akumelanga sikwenze emkhosini ngoba abantu bangavuka ngolaka kube lokuxokozela.”
6 UJesu wathi eseBhethani endlini kaSimoni owayeke waba lobulephero,+ 7 walandwa ngowesifazana owayelembodlela ye-alabhasta eyayilamafutha adulayo anukelelayo, waseqalisa ukuwathela ekhanda likaJesu ngesikhathi uJesu esidla. 8 Abafundi bathe bekubona lokhu bacaphuka bathi: “Kanti amafutha la adlaliselwani? 9 Phela abengathengiswa ngemali enengi ibisiphiwa abayanga.” 10 UJesu wakwazi ababekhuluma ngakho, wasesithi kubo: “Kanti limhluphelani owesifazana lo? Ungenzele into enhle kakhulu. 11 Abayanga lihlala lilabo+ kodwa mina alisoze lihlale lilami.+ 12 Uthele amafutha la anukelelayo emzimbeni wami elungiselela ukungcwatshwa kwami.+ 13 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, loba ngaphi lapho izindaba lezi ezinhle ezizatshunyayelwa khona emhlabeni wonke, kuzakhulunywa ngokwenziwe ngowesifazana lo, ahlale ekhunjulwa ngakho.”+
14 Kusenjalo omunye wabaliTshumi Lambili okwakuthiwa nguJudasi Iskariyothi,+ waya kubaphristi abakhokhelayo+ 15 wathi kubo: “Lizangiphani ngingamthengisa kini?”+ Basebemthembisa inhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-30.+ 16 Ngakho kusukela lapho wayesehlala edinga ithuba elihle lokumthengisa.
17 Ngelanga lokuqala loMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingelamvubelo+ abafundi balanda uJesu bathi: “Yiphi indawo esingayilungisa ukuze udlele khona iPhasika?”+ 18 Wathi kubo: “Ngenani edolobheni liye kusibanibani lithi kuye, ‘UMfundisi uthi: “Isikhathi sami esibekiweyo sesizafika, mina labafundi bami sizalidlela emzini wakho iPhasika.”’” 19 Lakanye abafundi benza konke ababekutshelwe nguJesu, balungiselela iPhasika.
20 Kwathi sekuntambama+ wahlala etafuleni labafundi bakhe abangu-12.+ 21 Bathi besadla wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, omunye wenu uzangithengisa.”+ 22 Bonke bakhathazeka kakhulu, ngamunye wabo wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ayisimi angithi?” 23 Waphendula wathi: “Otsheba lami emganwini nguye ozangithengisa.+ 24 INdodana yomuntu izalitshiya* sibili njengoba kubhaliwe ngayo. Kodwa maye+ kulowo ozathengisa iNdodana yomuntu!+ Bekungaba ngcono kuye aluba kazalwanga.”+ 25 UJudasi owayesezamthengisa waphendula wathi: “Kambe yimi Rabi?” UJesu wathi kuye: “Kunjengoba nje usitsho.”
26 Bathi belokhu besidla, uJesu wathatha isinkwa. Ngemva kokuthandaza* wasihlephuna+ wasesinika abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Thathani lidle. Lokhu kumela umzimba wami.”+ 27 Wasethatha inkomitsho wabonga uNkulunkulu, wabapha esithi: “Nathani kuyo lonke+ 28 ngoba lokhu kumela ‘igazi lami+ lesivumelwano’+ elizachithwa ngenxa yabanengi+ ukuze bathethelelwe izono.+ 29 Kodwa ngithi kini: Angisoze ngiphinde nginathe iwayini elenziwe ngamagilebisi, kuze kube lilanga lapho engizanatha lani iwayini elitsha eMbusweni kaBaba.”+ 30 Ekucineni bahlabela izingoma zokudumisa,* basebephuma baya entabeni yama-oliva.+
31 UJesu wathi kubo: “Lonke lizakhubeka ngenxa yami ngalobubusuku ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: ‘Ngizatshaya umelusi izimvu ezisemhlambini zisabalale zigcwale indawo yonke.’+ 32 Kodwa nxa sengivusiwe ngizakuya eGalile, lizangithola khonale.”+ 33 UPhetro wamphendula wathi: “Lanxa bonke abanye bengakhubeka ngenxa yakho, mina angisoze ngafa ngakhubeka!”+ 34 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, ngalobubusuku iqhude lingakakhali, uzabe usungiphike kathathu.”+ 35 UPhetro wathi kuye: “Lanxa sekumele ngife lawe, angisoze ngikuphike loba sekutheni.”+ Labanye bonke abafundi batsho njalo.
36 Ngemva kwalokho uJesu wafika labafundi bakhe endaweni okuthiwa yiGetsemane.+ Sebelapho wathi kubo: “Hlalani lapha ngisake ngiyethandaza laphana.”+ 37 Wathatha uPhetro lamadodana kaZebhedi amabili wahamba labo. Waqalisa ukukhathazeka kakhulu, wadabuka enhliziyweni.+ 38 Wasesithi kubo: “Inhliziyo yami ibuhlungu kakhulu kuthi ngife. Salani lapha, lilinde* kanye lami.”+ 39 Wasesiya phambidlana wazilahla phansi wathi mbo ngobuso, wathandaza+ esithi: “Baba, nxa kungenzeka vumela inkomitsho le+ yedlule kimi. Kodwa akwenzakale intando yakho hatshi eyami.”+
40 Wabuyela kubafundi bakhe wabathola belele, wasesithi kuPhetro: “Kambe uswele amandla okuthi uhlale ulindile* kanye lami okwehora elilodwa nje?+ 41 Hlalani lilindile*+ futhi likhuleka+ ukuze lingangeni ekulingweni.+ Umoya uyafisa* sibili kodwa umzimba ubuthakathaka.”*+ 42 Waphinda wayathandaza okwesibili esithi: “Baba, nxa kungeke kwenzakale ukuthi inkomitsho le yedlule kimi ngingayinathanga, intando yakho kayenziwe.”+ 43 Wathi ephenduka okwesibili wabathola belele ngoba babephethwe yibuthongo. 44 Waphinda wabatshiya wayathandaza okwesithathu, elokhu esitsho into efananayo. 45 Wasephenduka kubafundi bakhe wathi kubo: “Kambe lingalala liphumule ngesikhathi esinje? Ihora lokuthi iNdodana yomuntu inikelwe* ezandleni zezoni seliseduze. 46 Sukumani sihambe. Umthengisi wami usesondele!” 47 Uthe esakhuluma kwafika uJudasi omunye wabaliTshumi Lambili, elabantu abanengi ababethwele izinkemba lezinduku. Babethunywe ngabaphristi abakhokhelayo labadala besizwe.+
48 Umthengisi wakhe wayebaphe isibonakaliso wathi: “Lowo engizamqabuza nguye, limthathe limbophe.” 49 Ngakho waqonda kuJesu wathi kuye: “Sabona Rabi!” wasemqabuza. 50 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: “Ndoda ulandeni lapha?”+ Basebesondela kuJesu bambamba bambopha. 51 Kodwa omunye walabo ababeloJesu wabamba inkemba yakhe wayihwatsha, wagalela inceku yomphristi omkhulu wayijuqula indlebe.+ 52 UJesu wasesithi kuye: “Buyisela inkemba yakho endaweni yayo+ ngoba bonke abasebenzisa inkemba bazakufa ngenkemba.+ 53 Kambe ucabanga ukuthi ngingehluleka ukucela kuBaba ukuthi angithumele khathesi izingilosi eziyizinkulungwane?*+ 54 Manje nxa ngingenza njalo, izagcwaliseka njani iMibhalo ethi lokhu kufanele kwenzakale?” 55 UJesu wasesithi ebantwini: “Kambe lilande ukuzongibopha lithwele izinkemba lezinduku angani ngiyisigebenga? Bengijayele ukuhlala ethempelini nsuku zonke ngifundisa+ kodwa alizange lingibophe.+ 56 Lanxa kunjalo, konke lokhu kwenzakele ukuze kugcwaliseke okwabhalwa ngabaphrofethi.”*+ Bonke abafundi bamtshiya babaleka.+
57 Ababebophe uJesu bamqhuba bamusa kumphristi omkhulu uKhayifasi,+ lapho ababhali labadala ababebuthene khona.+ 58 Kodwa uPhetro wayelokhu emlandela ehambela khatshana, waze wayafika egumeni lomphristi omkhulu. Uthe esengenile, wahlala lezinceku efuna ukubona ukuthi kuzakwenzakalani.+
59 ISanihedrini yonke kanye labaphristi abakhokhelayo babedinga ubufakazi bamanga ukuze babulale uJesu.+ 60 Kodwa abazange babuthole lanxa kwabuya ofakazi bamanga abanengi.+ Ngemva kwesikhathi kwafika ababili 61 bathi: “Indoda le yathi, ‘Ngiyenelisa ukudiliza ithempeli likaNkulunkulu ngilakhe ngamalanga amathathu.’”+ 62 Umphristi omkhulu wathi ekuzwa lokhu wasukuma wathi kuye: “Kanti awuphenduli? Uthini ngalokho amadoda la akumangalela ngakho?”+ 63 Kodwa uJesu waqhubeka ethule.+ Ngakho umphristi omkhulu wathi kuye: “Ngithi kuwe funga ngoNkulunkulu ophilayo ukuthi uzakhuluma iqiniso, usitshele ukuthi unguye yini uKhristu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu!”+ 64 UJesu wathi kuye: “Kunjengoba nje usitsho. Kodwa ngithi kini: Kusukela khathesi lizabona iNdodana yomuntu+ ihlezi esandleni sokudla salowo olamandla*+ njalo isiza iphezu kwamayezi.”+ 65 Umphristi omkhulu wasedabula izembatho zakhe zangaphandle esithi: “Usethuke uNkulunkulu! Sisabafunelani abanye ofakazi? Liyabona? Lani lizizwele ngezenu ethuka. 66 Manje lithini ngakho?” Baphendula bathi: “Kumele afe.”+ 67 Basebemkhafulela ebusweni,+ bamtshaya ngenqindi.+ Abanye bamtshaya ngamampama+ 68 besithi: “Phrofetha sizwe, wena Khristu. Ngubani okutshayileyo?”
69 UPhetro wayehlezi phandle egumeni, waselandwa ngenye intombazana eyincekukazi yathi: “Lawe ubuloJesu waseGalile!”+ 70 Kodwa yena waphika phambi kwabo bonke wathi: “Angikwazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani.” 71 Wasuka waya duze kwegedi, enye intombazana yasimnanzelela yathi kulabo ababelapho: “Umuntu lo ubeloJesu umNazaretha.”+ 72 Waphinda waphika efunga, wathi: “Angiyazi indoda le!” 73 Ngemva kwesikhatshana ababemi khonapho bamlanda uPhetro bathi kuye: “Loba sekuthiwani lawe ungomunye wabo. Lolimi lwakho luyakuceba.”* 74 Kodwa waqalekisa njalo wafunga esithi: “Angiyazi indoda le!” Iqhude lahle lakhala. 75 UPhetro wasekhumbula ukuthi uJesu wayethe: “Iqhude lingakakhali, uzabe usungiphike kathathu.”+ Waphuma phandle wakhala kabuhlungu.
27 Kwathi sekusekuseni, bonke abaphristi abakhokhelayo labadala besizwe bahlanganisa amakhanda ukuze babone ukuthi bangambulala njani uJesu.+ 2 Bambopha basebemqhuba bamusa kumbusi*+ uPhilathu.
3 UJudasi owayemthengisile uthe ebona ukuthi uJesu wayesegwetshelwe ukufa wazisola kakhulu, wasebuyisela inhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-30 kubaphristi abakhokhelayo labadala,+ 4 wathi: “Ngonile ngokuthengisa umuntu ongelacala.” Bona bathi kuye: “Kulani lathi lokho? Zibonele ukuthi uzakwenzani!”* 5 Ngakho waphosela inhlamvu zesiliva ethempelini, wasuka lapho wayazibophela.+ 6 Kodwa abaphristi abakhokhelayo bathatha lezonhlamvu zesiliva bathi: “Akukho emthethweni ukuthi sizifake lapho okugcinwa khona iminikelo yethempeli ngoba ziyimali yegazi.” 7 Bathi sebexoxe ngodaba lolu, bathatha imali le bathenga insimu yombumbi ukuze bangcwabele khona izihambi. 8 Yikho insimu leyo ilokhu ibizwa ngokuthi yinsimu yegazi+ kuze kube lamuhla. 9 Lokhu kwagcwalisa amazwi akhulunywa nguNkulunkulu esebenzisa umphrofethi uJeremiya athi: “Bathatha inhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-30, imali okwathengiswa ngayo lowomuntu, leyo amanye amadodana ako-Israyeli avumelana ukuthi amthenge ngayo, 10 basebethenga insimu yombumbi njengoba nje uJehova* wayengitshelile.”+
11 UJesu uthe esemiswe phambi kombusi* uPhilathu, umbusi wambuza wathi: “UyiNkosi yamaJuda yini?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Kunjengoba nje usitsho.”+ 12 Kodwa abaphristi abakhokhelayo labadala bathi bemmangalela kazange aphendule.+ 13 UPhilathu wasesithi kuye: “Kanti awuzizwa yini izinto lezi abakumangalela ngazo?” 14 Kodwa kazange amphendule ngitsho, yikho umbusi wamangala kakhulu.
15 Kwakusithi kungaba lomkhosi, umbusi akhulule loba yisiphi isibotshwa abantu abayabe befuna sikhululwe.+ 16 Ngalesosikhathi kwakubotshwe isigebenga esaziwayo okwakuthiwa nguBharabha. 17 Ngakho uPhilathu wathi ebantwini ababebuthene: “Lifuna ngilikhululele bani, uBharabha kumbe uJesu lowo abamuthi nguKhristu?” 18 UPhilathu wayekwazi ukuthi babemlethe kuye ngenxa yokuthi babelomona. 19 Wathi esahlezi esihlalweni sokwahlulela, umkakhe wathumela umbiko kuye esithi: “Ungayingeni indaba yendoda le elungileyo ngoba ngiyiphuphile lamuhla futhi iphupho lelo lingihluphe kakhulu.” 20 Kodwa abaphristi abakhokhelayo labadala batshotshozela amaxuku ukuthi acele ukuthi kukhululwe uBharabha,+ uJesu abulawe.+ 21 Umbusi wasesithi ebantwini: “Ngubani phakathi kwalaba ababili elifuna ngilikhululele yena?” Bathi: “NguBharabha.” 22 UPhilathu wathi kubo: “Manje ngenzeni ngoJesu lo abamuthi nguKhristu?” Bonke bathi: “Kabethelwe esigodweni!”+ 23 UPhilathu wasesithi: “Ngenxa yani? Kuyini okubi akwenzileyo?” Lanxa kunjalo bamemeza kakhulu besithi: “Kabethelwe esigodweni!”+
24 UPhilathu wabona ukuthi ayekuzama kwakungancedi ngalutho lokuthi kwasekusiba lokuxokozela. Ngakho wathatha amanzi wageza izandla zakhe phambi kwabantu esithi: “Mina angilacala ngegazi lendoda le. Ziboneleni elingakwenza.” 25 Esetsho njalo bonke abantu bathi: “Igazi lakhe kalibe phezu kwethu laphezu kwabantwabethu.”+ 26 Ngakho wabakhululela uBharabha wasesithi uJesu kabhaxabulwe,+ abesethathwa ayebulawa ngokubethelwa esigodweni.+
27 Amasotsha ombusi asethatha uJesu amngenisa esigodlweni sombusi, abuthanisa kuye lonke ibutho.+ 28 Amkhipha impahla asemgqokisa ijazi elibomvu gebhu,+ 29 eluka umqhele wameva awufaka ekhanda lakhe. Ambambisa umhlanga ngesandla sakhe sokudla, aseguqa phambi kwakhe emenza inhlekisa esithi: “Sabona wena* Nkosi yamaJuda!” 30 Aphinda amkhafulela+ amthathela umhlanga amtshaya ngawo ekhanda. 31 Esemenze inhlekisa, amkhipha ijazi ayemgqokise lona amgqokisa izembatho zakhe zangaphandle, asemqhuba esiyambethela esigodweni.+
32 Athi esephuma laye ahlangana lendoda yaseKhurene okuthiwa nguSimoni. Ayibamba ngenkani ukuthi ithwale isigodo sikaJesu sokuhlutshwa.*+ 33 Afika endaweni okuthiwa yi-Goligotha, ebizwa langokuthi yiNdawo Yokhakhayi,+ 34 asenika uJesu iwayini elalihlanganiswe lomhluzi obabayo ukuthi alinathe.+ Kodwa wathi eselinambithile wala ukulinatha. 35 Esembethele esigodweni abelana izembatho zakhe zangaphandle ngenkatho,+ 36 ahlala khonapho emlindile. 37 Afaka lebhakane ngaphezu kwekhanda lakhe, elalibhalwe lokho ayemangalelwa ngakho. Lalibhalwe ukuthi: “Lo NguJesu INkosi YamaJuda.”+
38 Kwakulezigebenga ezimbili ezazibethelwe ezigodweni ezazimphahlile, esinye sikwesokudla, esinye kwesenxele.+ 39 Abantu ababedlula lapho babemthethisa+ benikina amakhanda+ 40 besithi: “Wena owawusithi uzadiliza ithempeli ulakhe ngensuku ezintathu,+ zisindise phela! Nxa uyindodana kaNkulunkulu yehla esigodweni sokuhlutshwa* sibone!”+ 41 Abaphristi abakhokhelayo lababhali kanye labadala labo baqalisa ukumchothoza besithi:+ 42 “Abanye wabasindisa kodwa yena kenelisi ukuzisindisa! Nxa eyiNkosi yako-Israyeli+ kehle esigodweni sokuhlutshwa* sibone, khona sizamkholwa. 43 Angithi uthembe uNkulunkulu, kamkhulule phela nxa kuyikuthi uyamthanda+ ngoba wathi, ‘NgiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.’”+ 44 Izigebenga ezazisezigodweni ezazimphahlile lazo zamthethisa.+
45 Kwaba mnyama yonke indawo kusukela ngehora lesithupha* kwaze kwaba lihora lesi-9.*+ 46 Kwasekusithi khonapho ngehora lesi-9, uJesu wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: “Eli, Eli, lama sabakthani?” okutsho ukuthi, “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungitshiyeleni?”+ 47 Abanye ababemi khonapho bathi besizwa lokho bathi: “Indoda le ibiza u-Elija.”+ 48 Masinyane nje omunye wabo wagijima wayathatha isipontshi wasigxamuza phakathi kwewayini elimunyu wasihloma emhlangeni, wamnika ukuthi anathe.+ 49 Kodwa abanye bathi: “Myekele enjalo! Wothini sibone ukuthi u-Elija uzabuya yini azomsindisa.” 50 UJesu waphinda wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, wasesifa.+
51 Ikhetheni lendawo engcwele*+ ladabuka kusukela phezulu kusiyafika phansi+ laba zingxenye ezimbili,+ umhlaba wazamazama lamadwala aqhekezeka. 52 Amathuna avuleka, izidumbu ezinengi zabangcwele abasebelele zaphuma, 53 zabonwa ngabantu abanengi. (Abantu ababevela emathuneni ngemva kokuvuswa kwakhe bangena edolobheni elingcwele.) 54 Umkhokheli webutho kanye lalabo ababelinde uJesu bathi bebona izinto ezazisenzakala lokuzamazama komhlaba besaba kakhulu bathi: “UbeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu sibili.”+
55 Kwakulabesifazana abanengi ababemele khatshana bebukele. Babephelekezele uJesu esuka eGalile ukuze bamncedise.+ 56 Phakathi kwabo kwakuloMariya Magadalena, loMariya unina kaJose loJakhobe, kanye lonina wamadodana kaZebhedi.+
57 Kwathi sekusemini yantambama, enye indoda enothileyo yase-Arimathiya okuthiwa nguJosefa eyayisingumfundi kaJesu,+ 58 yalanda uPhilathu yacela isidumbu sikaJesu.+ UPhilathu wasesithi kayisiphiwe.+ 59 UJosefa wathatha isidumbu leso wasigoqela ngelineni elihlanzekileyo elilohlonzi,+ 60 wasesibeka ethuneni lakhe elitsha+ ayeligubhe edwaleni. Wathi esegiqele ilitshe elikhulu entubeni yethuna, wasuka wahamba. 61 Kodwa uMariya Magadalena lomunye uMariya baqhubeka behlezi phambi kwethuna.+
62 Lokhu kwenzakala ngelanga lokulungiselela iSabatha.+ Ngelanga elilandelayo abaphristi abakhokhelayo labaFarisi babuthana kuPhilathu, 63 bathi: “Mnumzana, siyakhumbula ukuthi iqili leliyana lisaphila lake lathi, ‘Ngemva kwamalanga amathathu ngizavuswa.’+ 64 Yikho wothi ingcwaba lilindwe kuze kube lusuku lwesithathu ukuze abafundi bakhe bangabuyi bazomtshontsha+ besebesithi ebantwini, ‘Uvusiwe kwabafileyo!’ Ubuqili lobu bungaba bubi kulobakuqala.” 65 UPhilathu wathi kubo: “Thathani abalindi liyelinda, lenze konke elikubona kufanele.” 66 Ngakho baya engcwabeni elalivalwe ngelitshe bafika baliqinisa balivala ngci,* basebefaka abalindi.
28 ISabatha lathi selidlulile, sekulilanga lokuqala leviki, uMariya Magadalena lomunye uMariya bafika ekuseni kakhulu bezokhangela ingcwaba.+
2 Bathola kube lokuzamazama komhlaba okwesabekayo ngoba kwakwehle ingilosi kaJehova* ivela ezulwini yafika yagiqela eceleni ilitshe elalivale ingcwaba, yasihlala phezu kwalo.+ 3 Yayikhazimula njengombane njalo izigqoko zayo zazimhlophe nke njengongqwaqwane.+ 4 Ababelindile besaba beyibona, babanjwa ngumhedehede behluleka lokunyakaza. Basebengathi ngabantu abafileyo.
5 Kodwa ingilosi yathi kwabesifazana: “Lingesabi, ngiyakwazi ukuthi lidinga uJesu obulewe ngokubethelwa esigodweni.+ 6 Kakho lapha ngoba uvusiwe njengoba wayetshilo.+ Buyani lizobona indawo abebekwe kuyo, 7 beselisuka masinyane liyetshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi usevusiwe kwabafileyo. Uzakuya eGalile,+ lizamthola khonale. Yikho ebengizolitshela khona.”+
8 Ngakho bahle basuka ethuneni besesaba kodwa bethabe befile, bagijima besiyabikela abafundi bakhe.+ 9 Khonokho nje uJesu wabahlangabeza wathi: “Salibonani!” Basondela kuye babamba inyawo zakhe bamkhothamela. 10 UJesu wasesithi kubo: “Lingesabi! Hambani liyetshela abafowethu ukuze baye eGalile, yikho lapho abazangibona khona.”
11 Abesifazana laba bathi belokhu besendleleni, abanye abalindi+ bangena edolobheni bayatshela abaphristi abakhokhelayo konke okwakwenzakele. 12 Abaphristi babuthana labadala bacebisana, basebenika amasotsha inhlamvu zesiliva ezinengi, 13 bathi kuwo: “Litshele abantu lithi, ‘Abafundi bakhe bafike bamtshontsha ebusuku silele.’+ 14 Nxa lokhu kungafika endlebeni zombusi,* thina sizamchasisela ukuthi kuhambe njani, lina lingakhathazeki.” 15 Ngakho bathatha inhlamvu zesiliva benza lokho ababekutsheliwe. Indaba le yamemetheka yagcwala phakathi kwamaJuda futhi kulokhu kunjalo kuze kube lamuhla.
16 Abafundi abangu-11 baya eGalile,+ entabeni uJesu ayehlele ukuthi uzahlangana labo kuyo.+ 17 Bathi bembona bamkhothamela kodwa abanye babethandabuza ukuthi nguye. 18 UJesu wasondela wasekhuluma labo wathi: “Sengiphiwe amandla wonke ezulwini lasemhlabeni.+ 19 Ngakho hambani liyekwenza abantu bezizwe zonke babe ngabafundi,+ libabhabhathize+ ebizweni likaBaba leleNdodana lelomoya ongcwele, 20 libafundise ukulandela izinto zonke engilitshele zona.+ Hlalani likhumbula ukuthi ngizabe ngilani zonke izinsuku kuze kube yisiphetho somumo lo wezinto.”*+
Kumbe, “losendo lukaJesu.”
Kumbe, “uMesiya; oGcotshiweyo.”
Kumbe, “waba nguyise ka-Isaka.”
Kumbe, “ngamandla kaNkulunkulu asebenzayo.”
Le yindawo yokuqala okutholakala khona ibizo likaNkulunkulu elithi Jehova eMibhalweni yamaKhristu yesiGrikhi. Litholakala ka-237 emibhalweni le. Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Ibizo leli lihambelana lelesiHebheru elithi Jeshuwa kumbe Joshuwa elitsho ukuthi, “UJehova uyasindisa.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Kumbe, “ngekhaya.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Kumbe, “uMesiya; oGcotshiweyo.”
Kumbe, “ogavena.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Kungenzakala ukuthi ibizo leli lithethwe ebaleni lesiHebheru elitsho “ihlumela.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Kumbe, “Wayebacwilisa.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Kumbe, “zamsiza.”
Kumbe, “lababelomkhuhlane wokuwa.”
Kumbe, “lasesabelweni samadolobho alitshumi.”
NgesiGrikhi, “abangabayanga emoyeni.”
Kumbe, “bazasuthiseka.”
Kumbe, “abalokuthula.”
Kumbe, “ngebhasikiti yokulinganisa.”
NgesiGrikhi, “loba abaPhrofethi.”
NgesiGrikhi, “mncane eMbusweni wamazulu.”
NgesiGrikhi, “mkhulu eMbusweni wamazulu.”
Le yindawo okwakutshiselwa kuyo izibi eyayiphandle kweJerusalema. Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
NgesiGrikhi, “ikhwadirani yokucina.” Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Lapha kutshiwo umuntu otshadileyo olala lomuntu ongasimkakhe.
NgesiGrikhi, “likwenza ukhubeke.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
NgesiGrikhi, “sikwenza ukhubeke.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
NgesiGrikhi, por·nei′a. Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Isenabelo kulapho umuntu abeka khona inyawo zakhe nxa ehlezi esitulweni.
NgesiGrikhi, “imayili.” Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Lapha kutshiwo ukuboleka imali engazaliyo.
NgesiGrikhi, “izipho zesihawu.” Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Lapha kutshiwo ukuthi kalihlonitshwe njalo liqakathekiswe.
Kumbe, “kayenziwe ezulwini lasemhlabeni.”
NgesiGikhi, “isinkwa sethu salolusuku.”
NgesiGrikhi, “izikwelede zethu.”
NgesiGrikhi, “abalezikwelede zethu.”
Kumbe, “usisindise.”
Kumbe, “yinondo.” Ibala lesiGrikhi elisetshenziswe lapha litsho izibungu eziphaphayo ezidla amalembu.
Kumbe, “yinondo.” Ibala lesiGrikhi elisetshenziswe lapha litsho izibungu eziphaphayo ezidla amalembu.
Kumbe, “libona kuhle.” NgesiGrikhi, “lilula.”
Kumbe, “uzagcwala ukukhanya.”
NgesiGrikhi, “lilibi.”
Kumbe, “ngemiphefumulo.”
Kumbe, “umphefumulo awuqakathekanga.”
NgesiGrikhi, “ingalo eyodwa.” Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Kumbe, “uthungo.”
Kumbe, “ulothungo.”
Kumbe, “uthungo.”
Kumbe, “lingamagwala.”
NgesiGrikhi, “edolobheni lakhe.”
Lapha kutshiwo umbheda omncane wokuthwala umuntu ogulayo.
NgesiGrikhi, “Woba lesibindi.”
Lapha kutshiwo umbheda omncane wokuthwala umuntu ogulayo.
NgesiGrikhi, “Woba lesibindi.”
Kumbe, “amafluthi.”
Kumbe, “otshisekayo.”
Kumbe, “esinye isembatho.”
Kumbe, “kwabogavena.”
Kumbe, “ome waqina kwaze kwaba.”
Leli libizo okubizwa ngalo uSathane umbusi wamadimoni.
Kumbe, “ukubulala umphefumulo.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
NgesiGrikhi, “nge-asariyoni eyodwa.” Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Kumbe, “umphefumulo.”
Kumbe, “ngumphefumulo.”
Kumbe, “ezilohlonzi.”
Kumbe, “ngempumela yakho.”
Kumbe, “ngizalivuselela.”
Leli libizo okubizwa ngalo uSathane.
NgesiGrikhi, “indlu.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Kumbe, “lesifebayo.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Kumbe, “engamakhilogremu alitshumi.”
Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “ekudabukeni komhlaba.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Iphareli lilitshe eliligugu.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
NgesiGrikhi, “bakhubeka ngenxa yakhe.”
NgesiGrikhi, “umthethirakhi,” okutsho isikhulu sendawo ethile esimele umbusi waseRoma.
Lapha kutshiwo uHerodi Antiphasi. Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
NgesiGrikhi, “wabusisa.”
NgesiGrikhi, “amastadiya amanengi.” Istadiya yayingamamitha angu-185.
Lesi yisikhathi esisukela kubo-3 ekuseni kusiya kubo-6 ekuphumeni kwelanga.
Kumbe, “Ngumbono!”
Lapha kutshiwo ukuthi abazigezi ngokwesiko lamaJuda.
Kumbe, “othethisa uyise loba unina.”
Kumbe, “ngemilomo yabo.”
NgesiGrikhi, “bakhubekile.”
NgesiGrikhi, por·nei′a. Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala. Lapha kutshiwo lomuntu otshadileyo olala lomuntu ongasimkakhe.
Lapha kutshiwo izandla ezingagezwanga ngokwesiko lamaJuda.
Kumbe, “amabhasikiti okuthwala ukudla.”
Kumbe, “lesifebayo.”
Kumbe, “amabhasikiti okuthwala ukudla.”
NgesiGrikhi, “yinyama legazi.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Kumbe, “umphefumulo wakhe.”
Kumbe, “ngumphefumulo wakhe.”
Kumbe, “ngumphefumulo wakhe.”
Kumbe, “umphefumulo wakhe.”
Kumbe, “zaba mhlophe.”
Kumbe, “ilomkhuhlane wokuwa.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-A3.
Kumbe, “izathengiselwa.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Kukhanya umthelo lo kwakumele ubhadalwe ngumuntu ngamunye.
Imali le yayilingana lamadrakhima amane. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Kumbe, “litshintshe.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A3.
Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “loYihlo.”
NgesiGrikhi, “uyemkhuza.”
NgesiGrikhi, “ngomlomo wabofakazi.”
Amathalenta esiliva angu-10 000 ayelingana labodenariyu abangu-60 000 000. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
NgesiGrikhi, “asekufake ngaphansi kwejogwe linye.”
NgesiGrikhi, por·nei′a. Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Lapha kutshiwo umuntu otshadileyo olala lomuntu ongasimkakhe.
Kumbe, “ekudalweni kutsha kwezinto.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Kumbe, “ngabo-9 ekuseni.”
Kumbe, “ngabo-12 emini.”
Kumbe, “langabo-3 emini.”
Kumbe, “sekungabo-5 ntambama.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
NgesiGrikhi, “libi.”
NgesiGrikhi, “ngimuhle.”
Kumbe, “eqansa esiya.”
Kumbe, “Siyaqansa siya.”
Kumbe, “imnene.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
NgesiGrikhi, “mnumzana.”
NgesiGrikhi, “ngendlela yokulunga.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Kumbe, “ukumbopha.”
Kumbe, “Kuqondile.”
Kukhanya umthelo lo kwakumele ubhadalwe ngumuntu ngamunye.
Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Kumbe, “ezingcono kulazo zonke.”
Kumbe, “Rabi.”
Kumbe, “Rabi.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-A3.
NgesiGrikhi, “abe ngumphroselithe.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Iminti, ledili lekhumini yizihlahlakazana ezilinywayo ezifakwa ekudleni ukuze kube mnandi.
NgesiGrikhi, “ukungabi lamthetho,” okutsho ukungabi lendaba lemithetho kaNkulunkulu.
NgesiGrikhi, “Sigcwaliseni-ke isikali sokulinganisa sabokhokho benu.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Ezinye inguqulo, “isitshiyelwe lina ilunxiwa.”
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
NgesiGrikhi, “kokungabi lamthetho,” okutsho ukungabi lendaba lemithetho kaNkulunkulu.
Kumbe, “ome waqina kwaze kwaba.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
NgesiGrikhi, “izizwana.”
NgesiGrikhi, “emimoyeni yomine yomhlaba.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Kumbe, “ngawuphi umlindo wobusuku.”
Ithalenta lamaGrikhi lalingamakhilogremu angu-20,4. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
NgesiGrikhi, “isiliva senkosi.”
NgesiGrikhi, “isiliva sami.”
NgesiGrikhi, “ekuqunyweni,” njengogatsha oluqunywa esihlahleni.
Kumbe, “lokubopha.”
Kumbe, “izakufa.”
NgesiGrikhi, “kokubusisa.”
Kumbe, “amahubo.”
NgesiGrikhi, “lihlale liphapheme.”
NgesiGrikhi, “uphapheme.”
NgesiGrikhi, “liphapheme.”
Kumbe, “uyafuna.”
NgesiGrikhi, “inyama ibuthakathaka.”
Kumbe, “ithengiselwe.”
NgesiGrikhi, “ezedlula amaligiyoni angu-12.”
Kumbe, “imibhalo yabaphrofethi.”
NgesiGrikhi, “sokudla samandla.”
Kumbe, “Lendlela okhuluma ngayo iyakuceba.”
Kumbe, “kugavena.”
Kumbe, “Luhlupho lwakho lolo!”
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Kumbe, “kukagavena.”
Kumbe, “Bayethe.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
Kumbe, “ngabo-12 emini.”
Kumbe, “ngabo-3 emini.”
Kumbe, “lethempeli.”
Kumbe, “ngokufaka uphawu.” Nxa uphawu lolu lwalungasuswa babezabona ukuthi kube lomuntu oke wazama ukuvula ithuna.
Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
Kumbe, “zikagavena.”
Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.