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11 Ngemva kokunikela abafundi bakhe abali-12 iinqophiso, uJesu wasuka lapho wayokufundisa bewatjhumayela kwamanye amadorobho.
2 Kuthe lokha uJwanisi asejele ezwa ngemisebenzi kaKrestu, wathumela abafundi bakhe 3 bona babuze uJesu bathi: “Kghani nguwe ozako, namkha kufuze silindele omunye?” 4 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Khambani niyokubikela uJwanisi ngenikuzwako nenikubonako: 5 Iimphofu ziyabona, iinrhole ziyakhamba, abanobulepheru bayahlanjululwa, abangezwako bayezwa, abahlongakeleko bayavuswa, nabadududu batjelwa iindaba ezimnandi. 6 Uyathaba loyo onganabanga lokuzaza ngami.”
7 Abafundi bakaJwanisi nabaqeda ukukhamba, uJesu wathoma ukukhuluma nesiqubuthu ngoJwanisi wathi: “Naphumela ukuyokubonani emmangweni? Umhlanga udengezeliswa mmoya? 8 Alo-ke, naphumela ukubonani? Indoda embethe izambatho zakanokutjho? Phela, abambatha izambatho zakanokutjho bangeendlini zamakhosi. 9 Kuhlekuhle, naphumelani? Ukuyokubona umphorofidi? Iye, ngiyanitjela, okungcono khulu kunomphorofidi. 10 Nguye lo okwatlolwa ngaye kwathiwa: ‘Ngithumela isithunywa sami ngaphambi kwakho, esizokuhlahla indlelakho!’ 11 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, kibo boke abantu abakhe babelethwa, akhenge kuvele omkhulu kunoJwanisi uMbhabhadisi, kodwana omncani emBusweni wezulu mkhulu kunaye. 12 Kusukela emihleni kaJwanisi uMbhabhadisi bekube nje, umBuso wezulu mnqopho abantu abalwela ukuwufumana, kodwana labo abalinga ngamandla bayawufumana. 13 Ngombana boke abaPhorofidi nomThetho, baphorofida bekwafika uJwanisi; 14 nangabe nizimisele ukukwamukela lokho, uJwanisi ungu-Eliya abaphorofidi abathi uzokuza.’ 15 Oneendlebe akezwe.
16 “Ngingasifanisa nobani isizukulwanesi? Sifana nabantwana abahlezi ematatawini wokuthengisela abarhuwelela abantwana abadlala nabo, 17 bathi: ‘Sinidlalele ifuludi, akhenge nigide; sarhidla isililo, akhenge nitjengise ukuba lisizi.’ 18 Ngokunjalo, uJwanisi bekangadli begodu angaseli, abantu bathi, ‘Unedimoni.’ 19 INdodana yomuntu iyadla begodu iyasela, abantu bathi, ‘Naso-ke isirhiribideli esizinikele ewayinini, umngani wabathelisi nezoni.’ Nokho, ukuhlakanipha kubonakala kulungile ngemisebenzako.”
20 Wathoma ukusola amadorobho enze kiwo iimangaliso ezinengi, ngombana azange atjhuguluke: 21 “Maye kuwe Khorazini! Maye kuwe Bhethesayida! Ngathana imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini yenziwa eTirosi neSidoni, ngakade abantu bakhona batjhuguluka bambatha imigodla bahlala emlotheni. 22 Ngithi kini, kuzokuba ngcono ngeTirosi nangeSidoni ngeLanga lesaHlulelo kunakini. 23 Wena-ke Kapernawumi, kghani uzokukhutjhulelwa ezulwini? Phasi eThuneni* kula uya khona; ngombana iimangaliso engizenze kuwe ngathana bengizenze eSodoma ngabe lisesekhona nanamhlanjesi. 24 Ngithi kuwe, kuzokuba ngcono ngeSodoma ngeLanga lesaHlulelo kunakuwe.”
25 Khonokho uJesu wathi: “Ngikudumisa tjhatjhalazi Baba, Kosi yezulu nephasi, ngombana izintwezi uzifihle ngobuthakgha kwabahlakaniphileko nabongqondongqondo, wazembulela abantwana abancani. 26 Kunjalo Baba, ngombana lokhu bekuvumelana nentandwakho. 27 UBaba unginikele zoke izinto, begodu akekho oyazi kuhle iNdodana ngaphandle kwakaBaba; akekho omazi kuhle uBaba ngaphandle kweNdodana, nalabo iNdodana efuna ukubambulela yena. 28 Yizani kimi nina noke enidiniweko nenidisibezwako, ngizoniphumuza. 29 Thathani ijogi lami nifunde kimi, ngombana nginommoya ophasi nehliziyo ethobekileko, nizozifumanela ukuphumula. 30 Ngombana ijogi lami ngelomusa,* nomthwalo wami ulula.”