Xhosa - The Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles

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ISAHLUKO1

1IncwadiyomlibowokuzalwakukaYesuKristu,unyana kaDavide,unyanaka-Abraham. 2UAbrahamwazalauIsake;uIsakekewazalauYakobi; uYakobiwazalauYudanabazalwanabakhe; 3UYudawazalauFaresnoZarangoTamare;uFareswazala uEsrom;uEsromwazalauAram; 4uAramwazalauAminadabhi;uAminadabhiwazala uNashon;uNashonwazalauSalmon; 5uSalmonwazalauBhohazingoRakabhi;uBhohaziwazala uObhedingoRute;uObhediwazalauYese; 6uYesewazalauDavideukumkani;uDavideukumkani wazalauSolomonngomfazikaUriya; 7uSolomonwazalauRehobhoham;uRehobhohamwazala uAbhiya;uAbhiyawazalauAsa; 8uAsawazalauYoshafati;uYoshafatiwazalauYoram; uYoramwazalau-Oziya; 9u-OziyawazalauYotam;uYotamwazalauAhazi;uAhazi wazalauHezekiya;

10uHezekiyawazalauManase;uManasewazalauAmon; uAmonwazalauYosiya;

11uYosiyawazalauYekoniyanabazalwanabakhe, ngexeshalokufuduselwakwaboeBhabhilon.

12EmvenikekokufuduselwakwaboeBhabhilon, uYekoniyawazalauSalatiyeli;uSalatiyeliwazala uTsorubhabheli;

13uTsorubhabheliwazalauAbhihudi;uAbhihudiwazala uEliyakim;uEliyakimwazalauAzore; 14uAzorewazalauTsadoki;uTsadokiwazalauAkim; uAkimwazalauElihudi;

15uElihudiwazalauElazare;uElazarewazalauMatan; uMatanwazalauYakobi;

16uYakobiwazalauYosefuindodakaMariya,ekuthe ngayekwazalwauYesu,ekuthiwanguKristu.

17Zonkeizizukulwanangoko,ezithabathelakuAbraham zizisekuDavide,zizizukulwanaezilishumielinazine; nezithabathelakuDavideziziseekufuduselwenikwabo eBhabhilon,zizizukulwanaezilishumielinazine; nezithabathelaekufuduselwenikwaboeBhabhilonzizise kuKristu,zizizukulwanaezilishumielinazine.

18KekalokuukuzalwakukaYesuKristukwayekungolu hlobo:Kwathi,akubon’ukubauninauMariya useseleganelweuYosefu,bengekahlangani,wafunyanwa emithingoMoyaoyiNgcwele

19KekalokuuYosefuindodayakhe,eyindodaelilungisa, engathandiukumvelelaekuhleni,wayecingaukubaamale ngasese

20Akubon’ukubauyazicingaezizinto,nasoisithunywa seNkosisibonakalakuyeephupheni,sisithi,Yosefu,nyana kaDavide,musaukoyikaukumthabathelakuweuMariya, umfaziwakho;yoMoyaoyiNgcwele

21Uyakuzalaunyanake,umbizengegamaelinguYesu; kubayenaeyakubasindisaabantubakheezonwenizabo 22Kekalokukonkeokukwenzeke,ukuzekuzaliseke okwathethwayoyiNkosingomprofeti,isithi, 23Uyabona,intombileiyakumitha,izaleunyana, BambizengegamaelinguEmanuweli,okokukuthi ngentethoevakalayo,uThixounathi.

24UthekeuYosefu,evukileebuthongweni,wenzangoko besimmiselengakoisithunywaseNkosi,wamthabathela kuyeumkakhe; 25akamaziwadawazalaunyanawakhewamazibulo;wathi igamalakhenguYesu

ISAHLUKO2

1Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauYesuuzelweeBhetelehem yelakwaYuda,emihlenikaHerodeukumkani,kwabonakala kufikaeYerusalemizazizivelaempumalanga,zisithi, 2Uphinalouzelweyo,ukumkaniwamaYuda?Kuba siboneinkwenkweziyakheempumalanga,sizekumnqula 3EzivilekeuHerodeukumkani,wakhathazeka,yenanayo yonkeiYerusalemnaye. 4Wahlanganisakebonkeababingeleliabakhulunababhali babantu,wababuzaukubaubeyakuzalelwaphinauKristu 5Bathekekuye,EBhetelehemyelakwaYuda; 6NaweBhetelehem,mhlabawakwaYuda,Akunguye nakanyeomncinananaphakathikwabathethelibakwaYuda; 7Kwakubanjalo,uHerode,ezibizengaseseizaziezo, waqondisisakakuhlekuzoixeshalokubonakala kwenkwenkwezileyo;

8wazithumelakeeBhetelehem,wathi,Hambaniniye nicokiseukubuzisangomntwanalowo;xakenithe namfumana,zenindibikele,ukuzenamndiyekumnqula

9Zimvilekezonaukumkani,zahamba;nantso inkwenkwezileyozayibonayoempumalangaizikhokela, yadayayakumaphezukwendawoabekuyoumntwana lowo

10Zathike,zakuyibonainkwenkwezi,zavuyangovuyo olukhulu.

11Zingenileendlwini,zambonaumntwanaenoMariya unina,zawaphantsi,zaqubudakuye;igolide,nentlaka yokuqhumisa,nemore.

12Zathi,kubazihlatyelwenguThixoephupheniukuba zingabuyiziyekuHerode,zemkangayimbiindlelaukuya ezwenilakowazo.

13Zithezakumkakezona,nasoisithunywaseNkosi sibonakalakuYosefuephupheni,sisithi,Vuka,umthabathe umntwananonina,usabeleeYiputa,ubekhonaaphondide ndikuxelele;UHerodeuyakumfunaumntwanalowoukuba amtshabalalise

14Evukilekeyena,wamthabathaumntwananonina ebusuku,wemkawayaeYiputa

15WabakhonaaphowadawabhubhauHerode;ukuze kuzalisekeokwathethwayoyiNkosingomprofetiisithi, NdambizaunyanawamukubaaphumeeYiputa

16WazauHerode,akubonaukubaizazizidlalengaye, wabanomsindoomkhulukunene,wathumela,wababulala bonkeabantwanaabaseBhetelehem,nakuyoyonkeimida yayo,abaminyakamibinibezelwenangaphantsi, ngokomthethowayo.ixeshaawayelibuzengenkuthalo kwizilumko

17KwazakwazalisekaokwathethwayongoYeremiya umprofeti,esithi, 18KwavakalaeRamaizwi,isijwili,nesijwili,nesijwili esikhulu,uRakelielilelaabantwanabakhe,engavumi kuthuthuzeleka,ngokubabengasekho.

19UthekeakubaefileuHerode,sabonakalaisithunywa seNkosisibonakalaephuphenikuYosefueYiputa

20Vuka,umthabatheumntwananonina,uyeezweni lakwaSirayeli;kubabafileabobabezondaubomi bomntwana

21Wavukake,wamthabathaumntwananonina,weza ezwenilakwaSirayeli.

22UthekeakuvaukubauArkelawoungukumkani kwelakwaYudaesikhundlenisikaHerodeuyise,woyika ukuyakhona;wathi,ehlatyelwenguThixoephupheni, wemkawayaemideniyelaseGalili

23WezawahlalaemziniekuthiwayiNazarete,ukuze kuzalisekeokwathethwayongabaprofeti,kwathiwa,Uya kubizwangokubaungumNazarete

ISAHLUKO3

1Kekaloku,kwafikauYohaneumbhaptizi,eshumayela entlangoyelakwaYuda, 2Guqukani,kubaubukumkanibamazulubusondele

3KubalonguyeawayethethayenauIsayaumprofeti,esithi, Izwilodandulukayoentlango,lisithi,Yilungiseniindlela yeNkosi,Wutyenenezeniumendowayo

4KeuYohanelowoinguboyakheibiyeyoboyabenkamela, enombhinqowentlonzeesinqenisakhe;kwayekeukudla kwakhekuziinkumbinobusibasendle

5KwayekwakuphumakuyeiYerusalem,nakulolonke elakwaYuda,nommandlawonkewaseYordan 6bayebabhaptizwanguyeeYordanapho,bezixelaizono zabo.

7Kekaloku,akubonaintoeninziyabaFarisinabaSadusi besizaekubhaptizwenikwakhe,wathikubo,Nzalandini yamarhamba,ngubaninaonibonisileyoukubaniyibaleke ingqumboezayo?

8Velisaningokoiziqhamoeziyifaneleyoinguquko; 9Musaniukucingaukuthingaphakathikwenu,Thina sinobawouAbraham;kubandithikuni,UnakouThixo kuwolamatyeukumveliselaabantwanauAbraham 10Kananjaloizembeselibekiweengcanjiniyemithi;ngoko wonkeumthiongavelisisiqhamosihle,uyagawulwa, uphosweemlilweni

11Mnaokunenendinibhaptizelaenguqukweningamanzi; kodwalowouzayoemvakwamunamandlakunam, ozimbadadandingakulingeneyoukuzithwala,yenauya kunibhaptizangoMoyaoyiNgcwelenangomlilo; 12ololongalwakhelusesandlenisakhe,asihlambulule akuneneisandasakhe,ayibuthelekuvimbaingqolowa yakhe;Kewonaumququuyakuwutshisangomlilo ongacimiyo

13KuthingeloxaafikeuYesueYordankuYohane,evela kwelaseGalili,ukubaabhaptizwenguye

14KekalokuuYohanewayemalela,esithi,Mnakufuneka ndibhaptizwenguwenje,uzakumnawena?

15UphendulekeuYesuwathikuye,Vumaokwakaloku; kubakusifanelethinaukwenjenjaloukuzalisabonke ubulungisaWazawamvumela

16EbhaptiziwekeuYesu,wenyukakwaokoemanzini; 17Naloizwiliphumaezulwini,lisithi,LonguNyanawam oyintanda,endikholisiweyonguye.

ISAHLUKO4

1WazauYesuwenyuswanguMoya,wasiwaentlango, ukubaahendwenguMtyholi

2Utheke,ezileukudlaiiminiezimashumimanenobusuku obumashumimane,walamba.

3Efikilekeumhendikuye,wathi,UkubaunguNyana kaThixo,yitsholamatyeabezizonka.

4Waphendulakewathi,Kubhaliwekwathiwa,Akaphili ngasonkasodwaumntu;uphilangamazwionkeaphuma emlonyenikaThixo

5WazauMtyholiwamthabathawamsakuwoumzi ongcwele,wammisaeluchochoyinilwetempile

6Athikuye,UkubaunguNyanakaThixo,ziphoseezantsi; kubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Uyakuziwiselaumthetho ngaweizithunywazakhe,zayeziyakukufukulangezandla, hlezeubethekengonyawolwakho.nxamnyenelitye.

7WathikeuYesukuye,Kubhaliwekwathiwa,Uze ungayihendiiNkosiuThixowakho

8UbuyauMtyholiamthabatheamseentabeniephakame ngokuncamisileyo,ambonisezonkeizikumkanizehlabathi, nozukolwazo;

9Athikuye,Zonkeezizintondokunika,ukubauthewawa phantsi,waqubudakum

10AzeathiuYesukuye,Sukaumke,Sathana,ngokuba kubhaliwekwathiwa,UzeuqubudeeNkosiniuThixo wakho,ukhonzeyenayedwa

11WandulakeuMtyholiukumyeka;nanzoizithunywa zezuluzezazimlungiselela.

12Kekaloku,akuvauYesuukubauYohaneunikelwe entolongweni,wemkawayakwelaseGalili

13EsukilekeeNazarete,wezawahlalaeKapernahum, eselunxwemenilolwandle,emideniyakwaZebhulon neyakwaNafetali

14ukuzekuzalisekeokwathethwayongoIsayaumprofeti, esithi,

15IlizwelakwaZebhulon,nelizwelakwaNafetali, ngasendleleniyaselwandle,phesheyakweYordan,eGalili yeentlanga;

16Abantuabobahleliebumnyamenibaboneukukhanya okukhulu;nabobabehlelikummandlawethunzilokufa, ukukhanyabakhanyiselwe

17WaqalaokouYesuukumemeza,esithi,Guqukani,kuba ubukumkanibamazulubusondele.

18UthekeuYesu,ehambangaselwandlelwaseGalili wabonaabazalwanaababini,uSimonekuthiwanguPetros noAndreya,umzalwanawakhe,bephosaumnathaelwandle; kubababengababambisibeentlanzi

19Athikubo,Ndilandeleni;ndonenzanibengababambisi babantu.

20Bayishiyakwaokoiminathayabo,bamlandela

21Ehambelephambiliesukaapho,wabonaabanye abazalwanaababini,uYakobiunyanakaZebhedi, noYohaneumzalwanawakhe,besemkhombeninoZebhedi uyise,belungisaiminathayabo;wababiza

22Bawushiyakwaokoumkhombenoyise,bamlandela.

23WayeuYesuelihambalonkeelaseGalili,efundisa ezindlwinizabozesikhungu,eshumayelaiindaba ezilungileyozobukumkani,ephilisaizifozonke nezikhuhlanezonkeebantwini

24Lwaphumakeudumolwakhelwayakulolonke elaseSiriya;babazisakuyebonkeabafayo,bebanjwezizifo ngezifonaziintuthumbongeentuthumbo,nabaphethwe ziidemon,nabanesithuthwane,nabafeumzimba; wabaphilisa

25WalandelwazizihlweleezininzizivelakwelaseGalili, naseDekapoli,naseYerusalem,nakwelakwaYuda, naphesheyakweYordan

ISAHLUKO5

1Utheke,akuzibonaizihlweleezo,wenyukaintaba; 2Wawuvulaumlomowakhe,wabafundisa,esithi, 3Banoyoloabangamahlwempungomoya;ngokuba ubukumkanibamazulubobabo

4Banoyoloabakhedamileyo;ngokubabayakonwatyiswa bona

5Banoyoloabanobulali;ngokubaumhlababayakuwudla ilifabona

6Banoyoloabalambelabanxanelweubulungisa;ngokuba bayakuhluthiswabona.

7Banoyoloabanenceba;ngokubabayakwenzelwainceba bona

8Banoyoloabahlambulukileyointliziyo;ngokubabaya kumbonauThixobona

9Banoyoloabaxolisi;ngokubabayakubizwangokuthi bangoonyanabakaThixobona.

10Banoyoloabatshutshiswangenxayobulungisa;ngokuba ubukumkanibamazulubobabo

11Ninoyolonina,xabatheabantubaningcikiva, banitshutshisa,bathethazonkeizintoezikhohlakeleyo nganibexoka,ngenxayam

12Vuyaninigcobekunene;ngokubaumvuzowenu mkhuluemazulwini;kubabenjenjaloukubatshutshisa abaprofetiababekhophambikwenu

13Niyityuwayehlabathinina;keukubaityuwaitheayaba nasongo,yothiwaninaukuvakaliswa?ayisalungelento, kukulahlwaphandle,inyathelwengabantu

14Ninanilukhanyiselolwehlabathi;Umziomiphezu kwentabaawunakufihlakala;

15kananjaloabasibanekiisibanebasibekephantsikwesitya; ikhanyiselabonkeabasendlwini.

16Malukhanyengokunjaloukhanyiselolwenuphambi kwabantu;ukuzebayiboneimisebenziyenuemihle, bamzukiseuYihloosemazulwini.

17Ningabindizekuchithaumthetho,nokubangabaprofeti; andizekuchitha,ndizekuzalisekisa

18Kubainenendithikuni,Kodakudluleizulunehlabathi, kungakhangakudlulenalinyeiganyananokubalisuntswana emthethweni,kudekwenzekekonke

19Othengokowachithanokoumnyekulemithetho mincinanana,wabafundisaabantungokunjalo,kothiwa ungomncinananaebukumkaninibamazulu;othewenza wafundisangayo,kothiwangomkhuluebukumkanini bamazulu

20Kubandithikuni,Ukubaubulungisabenuabuthanga bugqithekakhulukobababhalinabaFarisi,anisayikukha ningeneebukumkaninibamazulu

21Nivileukubakwathiwakumanyange,Uzeungabulali; othewabulala,wobasisisulusomgwebo; 22Kemnandithikuni,Othewamqumbelaumzalwana wakhekungekhosizathu,wobasisisulusomgwebo;otheke kumzalwanawakhe,Raka,wobasisisulusentlanganiso yamatyala;,uyakubasengoziniyesihogosomlilo 23Ngokoxasukubauwusondezaumnikelowakho esibingelelweni,wathiulaphowakhumbulaukuba umzalwanawakhounendawongakuwe;

24Sishiyeaphoisiphosakhophambikwesibingelelo, uhambe;uxolelananomzalwanawakhokuqala,wandule ukuzauwusondezeumnikelowakho

Lungisanakamsinyanokumangaleleyo,usesendleleninaye; hlezeummangalelilowoakunikelekumgwebi,aze umgwebiakunikelekumsila,uzeuphosweentolongweni 26Inenendithikuwe,Akusayikukhauphumekhonaapho, udeuhlawulenemalananayokugqibela.

27Nivileukubakwathiwakumanyange,Uzeungakrexezi; 28Kemnandithikuni,Wonkeumntuokhangelaumntu oyinkazana,ukubaamkhanuke,uselemkrexezile entliziyweniyakhe

29Ukubakeilisolakholokuneneliyakukhubekisa, linyothuleulilahlekuwe;kubakukulungelekanyeukuba kutshabalalelibelinyeemalungwiniakho,kunokuba umzimbawakhouphelauphosweesihogweni.

30Nokubaisandlasakhosokunenesiyakukhubekisa, sinqumleusilahlekuwe;kubakukulungelekanyeukuba kutshabalalelibelinyeemalungwiniakho,kunokuba umzimbawakhouphelauphosweesihogweni

31Kwathiwake,Othewamalaumfaziwakhe,makamnike incwadiyokwahlukana;

32Kemnandithikuni,Othewamalaumfaziwakhe ngaphandlekwendawoyombulo,uyamkrexezisa;nothe wazekaowaliweyo,uyakrexeza.

33Kananjalonivileukubakwathiwakumanyange,Uze ungafungi;

34Kemnandithikuni,Maningakhenifungento;nokuba lizulu;ngokubayitronekaThixo;

35nokubalihlabathi;nokubalisihlaloseenyawozakhe; ngokubangumziwoKumkaniomkhulu.

36Uzeungayifunginentlokoyakho,ngokuba ungenamandlaokwenzanalunyeunwelelubemhlophe okanyelubemnyama.

37Ilizwilenukemalibenguewe,ewe;Hayi,hayi;kuba okungaphezulukokokuvelakongendawo

38Nivileukubakwathiwa,Ilisomaliphindezelwengeliso, nezinyongezinyo

39Kemnandithikuni,maningaxhathisiokubi;kodwaothe wakubethaesidlelenisakhosokunene,mguqulelenesinye.

40Kwayeukubaubaniufunaukukumangalela,aze akuhlutheinguboyangaphantsi,myekeleneyokwaleka yakho.

41Nosukubaekunyanzelelaimayileenye,hambanayezibe mbini

42Mphelowoukucelayo,nalowoufunaukubolekakuwe ungamnikeliumva

43Nivileukubakwathiwa,Uzeumthandeummelwane wakho,uluthiyeutshabalwakho

44Kemnandithikuni,Zithandeniiintshabazenu, basikeleleniabobaniqalekisayo,benzeleniokulungileyo abobanithiyayo,nibathandazeleabobanigxekayo banitshutshise;

45ukuzenibengabantwanaboYihloosemazulwini; ngokubaelenzailangalakheliphumephezu kwabakhohlakeleyonabalungileyo,nemvulaeyinisaphezu kwabalungisayonabangalungisiyo.

46Kubaxanithenathandaabobanithandayo,ninamvuzo mnina?Abenzikwaloontonanababuthiberhafu?

47Naxanithenabulisaabazalwanabenubodwa,yintonina egqithiseleyoeniyenzayo?Abenzibenjenjalonanababuthi berhafu?

48Ngokoyibaningabafezekileyo,njengokubauYihlo osemazulwiniefezekile.

ISAHLUKO6

1Lumkani,ubulungisabenuningabenzeliebusweni babantu,ngokunganingabonwangabo;okanye, aninamvuzokuYihloosemazulwini.

2Ngoko,xasukubaulizaabantu,ungahlokomisixilongo phambikwakho,njengokobenzangakoabahanahanisi ezindlwinizesikhungu,nasezitratweni,ukuzebazukiswe ngabantuInenendithikuni,Bawufincileumvuzowabo 3Kewena,xauthewasisa,masingakwaziisandlasakho sokhohlointoesiyenzayoesokunene; 4ukuzeamalizoakhoabesemfihlekweni;azeuYihlo obonaemfihlekweniakubuyiseleekuhleni.

5Naxasukubauthandaza,uzeungabinjengabahanahanisi; ngokubabethandaukuthandazabemiezindlwini zesikhungunasezimbombenizezitrato,ngokokuzebabe nokubonwangabantuInenendithikuni,Bawufincile umvuzowabo

6Kewena,xasukubauthandaza,ngenaegumbinilakho, uthi,uluvalileucangolwakho,uthandazekuYihlo osemfihlekweni;azeuYihloobonaemfihlekweni akubuyiseleekuhleni.

7Nithandazanjaloke,maningenzimilembeleleingeyanto, njengabeentlanga;kubabebaboviwangenxayamazwiabo amaninzi.

8Ngokomaningafaninabo;kubaekwaziuYihlo enikusweleyo,ningekamceli

9Thandazaningokoninanenjenje:Bawowethu osemazulwini,malingcwalisweigamalakho

10MabufikeubukumkanibakhoMakwenziweukuthanda kwakhonasemhlabeni,njengokubakusenziwaemazulwini.

11Siphenamhlaisonkasethusemihlangemihla; 12Usixoleleamatyalaethu,njengokubanathisibaxolela abanamatyalakuthi.

13Ungasingenisiekuhendweni,kodwausihlanguleebubini; Amen

14Kubaxanithinibaxoleleabantuizigqithozabo,uYihlo osemazulwiniwonixolelanani

15Ukubaanibaxoleliabantuizigqithozabo,noYihloke akayikunixolelaiziphosozenu.

16Xasukubakenizilaukudla,maningabi njengabahanahanisi,bonabamatshekileyo;kubababenza bubiubusobabo,ukuzebabonakaleebantwiniukuba bazilileInenendithikuni,Bawufincileumvuzowabo

17Kewena,xauzilaukudla,yithambiseintlokoyakho, ubuhlambeubusobakho;

18ukuzeungabonakaliebantwiniukubauzilile,ubonakale kuYihloosemfihlekweni;azeuYihloobonaemfihlekweni akubuyiseleekuhleni.

19Musaniukuziqwebelaubutyebiemhlabeni,apho konakalisainundunomhlwa,nalaphoamasela agqobhozayoebe;

20ziqwebelenikeubutyebiemazulwini,apho kungonakalisinundunamhlwa,nalaphoamasela angagqobhoziyoebe;

21Kubaaphobukhonaubutyebibenu,yobalapho nentliziyoyenu.

22Isibanesomzimbaliliso;xasukubailisolakhongoko lingenakumbi,umzimbawakhouphelawokhanyiseleka

23Kodwaxasukubailisolakholikhohlakele,umzimba wakhouphelawobabubumnyama.Ukubangoko ukukhanyaokukuwekububumnyama,bungakananina ubumnyamaobo!

24Akukhomntuunakoukukhonzankosimbini;kubaeya kuyithiyale,athandeleya;athimhlawumbiabambelele kule,ayideleleya;AninakoukukhonzauThixonobutyebi 25Ngenxayokondithikuni,Musaniukubuxhalelaubomi benu,nisithinodlantonina;kwanomzimbawenu,nisithi niyakwambathantoninaUbomiabungaphezulunakuko ukudla,nomzimbaawungaphezulunakwinto yokwambatha?

26Yondelaniezintakenizasezulwini;ngokubaazihlwayeli, azivuni,azibuthelikoovimba;ukantiuYihloosemazulwini uyazondlaAnizigqithilengokugqithileyona?

27Nguwuphinakekunionokuthingokuxhalaongeze ebukhulwinibakheikubhiteibenye?

28Kanjaloyininaukubanixhaleleintoyokwambatha? Qondaningeenyibibazasendle,ukuhlumakwazo; azibulaleki,azisontinokusonta;

29kendithikuni,noSolomonkubobonkeubunewunewu bakhe,wayengavathiswangananjenganyekuzoezi.

30Ukubakeingca,leyoisendle,ethinamhlaibekho,ize ngomsoiphosweeziko,wenjenjalouThixoukuyambathisa, akayikunambathisakakhulungakumbina,bantundini balukhololuncinane?

31Musaniukuxhalangoko,nisithi,Sodlantonina?sosela ntonina?okanye,Siyakwambathantonina?

32Kubazonkeezozintozingxanyelweziintlanga;kuba uYihloosemazulwiniuyaziukubaezozintozonke ziyafunekakuni.

33FunaniketanciubukumkanibukaThixo,nobulungisa bakhe;zayezonkeezozintoziyakongezelelwakuni

34Ngokomusaniukuxhalelaingomso;kubaingomsoliya kuxhalelaokwaloBuyaneleiminileyoububibayo

ISAHLUKO7

1Musaniukugweba,ukuzeningagwetywa

2Kubangogweboenigwebangalo,niyakugwetywa kwangalonani;nomlinganiseloenilinganiselangawo,niya kulinganiselwakwangawonani

3Yininakeukubausiboneisibiesiseswenilomzalwana wakho,kantiwonaumqadiokwelakhoilisoakuwuqiqi?

4Okanyeungáthininaukuthikumzalwanawakho,Yeka ndisikhupheisibieswenilakho;kantinankuumqadi kwelakhoiliso?

5Mhanahanisindini,wukhuphekuqalaumqadikwelakho iliso;wanduleukubonakakuhleukusikhuphaisibieso eswenilomzalwanawakho

6Musaniukukunikaizinjaokungcwele,kanjalo ningaziphosiiiperilezenuphambikweehagu,hleze zizinyathelengamanqinaazo,zijikeziniqwenge

7Celani,nophiwa;funani,nofumana;nkqonkqozani, novulelwa;

8Kubawonkeumntuocelayo,uyazuza;nalowoufunayo, uyafumana;nalowounkqonkqozayouyakuvulelwa.

9Nguwuphinaumntukuniongathi,ukubaunyanawakhe uthewacelaisonka,amnikeilitye;

10Athi,ukubauthewacelaintlanzi,amnikeinyoka?

11Ukubakengokonina,ningendawonje,niyakwazi ukubaphaabantwanabenuiziphoezilungileyo,wobekaphi

nayenauYihloosemazulwiniukugqithiselaukubapha okulungileyoabobamcelayo?

12Zonkeizintongokoenisukubaningabangazenzaabantu kuni,yenzaniezikwanjalonanikubo;kubaoko kungumthethonabaprofeti.

13Ngenaningesangoelimxinwa;ngokubalibanziisango, iphangalelenendlela,esaentshabalalweni,baninzike abangenangalo;

14Ngokubalimxinwaisango,icuthenenendlela,esa ebomini;bambalwakeabalifumanayo

15Kekalokubalumkeleniabaprofetiababuxoki,abeza kuningezambathozeegusha,ngaphakathikebeziingcuka eziqwengayo.

16NobaqondangeziqhamozaboNgabaabantubakha iidiliyaemithanenienamevaokanyeamakhiwane enkunzaneni?

17Ngokunjalowonkeumthiolungileyouvelisaiziqhamo ezihle;kewonaumthiongenguwouvelisaisiqhamoesibi

18Umthiolungileyoawunakuvelisaziqhamozibi,nomthi ongenguwoawunakuvelisaziqhamozihle

19Wonkeumthiongavelisisiqhamosihle,uyagawulwa, uphosweemlilweni.

20Ngokokenobaqondangeziqhamozabo

21Asingabobonkeabathikum,Nkosi,Nkosi,abaya kungenaebukumkaninibamazulu;kodwangulowowenza ukuthandakukaBawoosemazulwini

22Baninziabayakuthikumngaloomini,Nkosi,Nkosi, sasingathenaegamenilakho?Sazikhuphanaiidemon egamenilakho?Nenzeegamenilakhoimisebenziemininzi ebalulekileyo?

23Ndandulendibaxelele,ndithi,Andizangandinazi;mkani kum,ninanenzaokuchasenenomthetho

24Wonkeumntungokoowevayolamazwiam,awenze, ndomfanekisanendodaeyingqondi,yonayayakhelayo elulwalweniindluyayo;

25Yehlaimvula,yezaimilambo,yavuthuzaimimoya, yagalelekakuloondlu;ayawa,kubaibisekelwe elulwalweni

26Nomntuwonkeowevayolamazwiam,angawenzi,uya kufaniswanendodaesisiyatha,yonayayakhelayo entlabathiniindluyayo

27Yehlaimvula,yezaimilambo,yavuthuzaimimoya, yagalelekakuloondlu;yawa;sabasikhuluukuwakwayo.

28Kekalokukwathi,xeshikweniuYesuebewagqibilela mazwi,zakhwankqiswaiindimbanekukufundisakwakhe 29kubaebezifundisanjengonegunya,engafundisi njengaboababhali

ISAHLUKO8

1Kekaloku,akuhlaentabeniapho,walandelwangabantu abaninzi.

2Nankokusizaoneqhenqa,waqubudakuye,esithi,Nkosi, ukubauyathanda,unakoukundihlambulula

3WasolulaisandlauYesu,wamchukumisa,esithi, Ndiyathanda;HlambulukaLahlambulukakwaokoiqhenqa lakhe.

4AthiuYesukuye,Lumkaungaxelelibani;hambauye kuzibonisakumbingeleli,usondezeumnikeloawamisa wonauMoses,ubebubungqinakubo.

5Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauYesuungeneeKapernahum, kwezakuyeumthetheli-khulu,embongoza,esithi,

6esithi,Nkosi,umkhonziwamuleleekhaya,unedumbe, ethuthunjelwangokunzulu.

7AthiuYesukuye,Ndozandisiphilisemna 8Waphendulaumthetheli-khulu,wathi,Nkosi, andikulingeneukubaudeungenephantsikophahlalwam; thethailizwilodwa,sophiliswaisicakasam

9Kubanamndingumntuophantsikwegunyalabanye, ndinamasoldatiphantsikwam;ndithikweli,Yiya,liye; ndithikweliya,Yiza,lize;nakumkhonziwam,Yenzaoku, akwenze

10EvilekeuYesuwamangaliswa,wathikwabalandelayo, Inenendithikuni,andifumanangalukhololungaka nakwaSirayeli.

11Ndithikekuni,baninziabayakuzabevela empumalanganasentshonalanga,bangqengqendawonye noAbrahamnoIsakenoYakobiebukumkaninibamazulu.

12Kodwabonaabantwanabobukumkanibaya kukhutshelwaemnyameniongaphandle;khonaaphokuya kubakhoukulilanokutshixizakwamazinyo.

13WathikeuYesukumthetheli-khulu,Hamba; makwenzekekuwenjengokoukholiweSaphiliswa kwangelolixaisicakasakhe.

14UthekeuYesu,engeneendlwinikaPetros,wabona umkhwekaziwakheelele,egulangumkhuhlane

15Wasichukumisaisandlasakhe,yamyekaicesina; wesukake,wabalungiselela

16Kekaloku,kwakuhlwa,kwaziswakuyeintoeninzi yabaphethweziidemon;wabakhuphaoomoyaabongelizwi, wabaphilisabonkeababesifa

17ukuzekuzalisekeokwathethwayongoIsayaumprofeti, esithi,Yenangokwakhewabuthabathaubulwelwebethu, wazithwalaizifozethu

18UthekeuYesu,akubonaabantuabaninzibemphahlile, wathimakumkiwekuyiwengaphesheya.

19Kwezambhaliuthile,wathikuye,Mfundisi,ndiya kukulandelaaphouthewayakhona

20AthiuYesukuye,Iimpungutyezinemingxuma,neentaka zezuluzineendawozokuhlala;yenauNyanawoMntu akanayonendawoangalalisakuyointloko

21Wathikeomnyewabafundibakhekuye,Nkosi, ndivumelendiyekungcwabaubawokuqala

22WathikeuYesukuye,Ndilandele;bayekeabafileyo bangcwabeabafileyobabo.

23Engenilekeemkhombeni,bamlandelaabafundibakhe

24Kwasukakwabakhouqhwithelaolukhuluelwandle, ngokokudeumkhombeugutyungelwengamaza;wayeke yenaeleleubuthongo

25Bezakuyeabafundibakhe,bamvusa,besithi,Nkosi, sisindise,siyatshabalala

26Athikubo,Yininaukubanibengamagwala,bantundini balukhololuncinane?Wazawavuka,wayikhalimela imimoyanolwandle;kwabakhoukuzolaokukhulu.

27Bamangaliswakeabantuabo,besithi,Ngumntumnina lo,lentoalulanyelwayonayimimoyanalulwandle?

28Kutheakufikangaphesheya,ezwenilamaGergasi, kwaqubisananayeabantuababiniabaphethweziidemon, bephumaemangcwabeni,belugcalagcala,kwada kwayinkohlaukubakudluleumntungaloondlela

29Basukabakhalabesithi,Yintoninaenathinawe,Yesu, NyanakaThixo?uzekusithuthumbisanaphambikwelona xesha?

30Bekukhokemgamakubougxubaolukhululweehagu lusidla.

31Zayekeiidemonzimbongoza,zisithi,Ukuba uyasikhupha,sivumelesiyekungenaelugxubenilweehagu olo.

32Wathikuwo,HambaniZithekezakuphuma,zaya kungenaelugxubenilweehagu;lwasukalonkeugxuba lweehagulwaphaphatheka,lwehlaeweni,lwelaelwandle; zatshabalalaemanzini

33Bathekeabobabezalusabasaba,bayaekhaya,babika intoyonke,kwanendawoyababephethweziidemon

34Wasukawonkeumziwaphuma,wayakumkhawulela uYesu;bathibakumbona,bambongozaukubaemke emideniyabo

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1Engenilekeemkhombeni,wawela,wezakowabo

2Kekalokubazisakuyeumntuonedumbe,elele elukhukweniNyana,yomelela;zixolelweizonozakho

3Kwazakwabakhoabathilebakubabhaliphakathikwabo, besithi,Louyanyelisa;

4UYesuezibonaiingcinganezabo,wathi,Yininaukuba nicingeizintoezimbiezintliziywenizenu?

5Kubaokukhonakululakukuphina,kukhoukuthi, Zixolelweizonozakho;nokuthi,Vuka,uhambe?

6Keukuzenazi,ukubaunaloigunyauNyanawoMntu lokuxolelaizonoemhlabeniapha(selesithikonedumbe), Vuka,uthabatheukhukolwakho,uyeendlwiniyakho

7Wavuka,wemkawayaendlwiniyakhe

8Zikubonilekeokoizihlwele,zamangaliswa,zamzukisa uThixo,obanikeabantuigunyaelingaka 9Edlulaapho,uYesuwabonaumntuehleliendaweni yerhafu,okuthiwanguMateyu,athikuye,Ndilandele. Wesukake,wamlandela

10Kwathi,akubon’ukubauhlelingasesithebeniendlwini, kwabonakalaintoeninziyababuthiberhafunaboni,yeza yahlalandawonyenoYesunabafundibakhe

11BakukubonaokoabaFarisi,bathikubafundibakhe, Kunganinaukubaumfundisiwenuadlenababuthiberhafu naboni?

12EkuvilekeokouYesu,wathikubo,Akufunekigqirha kwabaphilileyo,lifunekakwabafayo.

13Khaniyenifundeukubakukuthininaukuthi,Ndithanda inceba,andithandimbingelelo;kubaandizekubiza malungisa,ndizekubizaaboniukubabaguquke.

14BazabezakuyeabafundibakaYohane,besithi,Kungani naukubasizileukudlakaninzi,thinanabaFarisi,kantibona abafundibakhoabakuzili?

15WathiuYesukubo,Banakoyininaabegumbi lomtshakaziukukhedama,logamaumyeniasenabo? Kodwakuyakufikamihlaawothiasuswekuboumyeni, bandulekeukuzila

16Akukhokeubekaisizibasomchakoomtshaengutyeni endala;kubaesosifakiweyo,siyakrazulaengutyeni,sibe sibingokunyeisikroba

17Kanjaloayithiwaiwayinientshaezintsubeniezindala; kwenjiwenjalo,zingagqabhukaiintsuba,iphalaleiwayini, zitshabalaleneentsuba;yonaiwayinientshaithiwa ezintsubeniezintsha,zigcinakaleezontozombini.

18Akubon'ukubauyazithethaezizintokubo,nankokusiza umphathi,waqubudakuye,esithi,Intombiyamibhubhe ngoku;yizaubekeisandlasakhophezukwayo,yophila 19WesukauYesuwamlandela,kwanabafundibakhe. 20Nankokusizaintokaziethile,eyayinethombolegazi iminyakaelishumielinamibini,yafikangasemva yachukumisaumqukumbelowenguboyakhe; 21kubaibisithingaphakathikwayo,Ukubandithe ndachukumisainguboyakhenjekodwa,ndophiliswa

22WajikauYesu,wayibona,wathi,Ntombiyam,yomelela; ukhololwakholukusindisileYaphiliswaumfazikwangelo lixa

23UtheakufikauYesuendlwiniyomphathi,wazibona iingwalinabantuabaninzibephithizela; 24Wathikubo,Khwelelani;kubaintombazanaayifile, ilele.Basukabamwangentsini.

25Uthekebakukhutshelwaphandleabantu,wangena, wayibambangesandla,yazayavukaintombazanaleyo

26Lwazalwaphumaudumolwalento,lwayakuwowonke loomhlaba

27KuthekeakubaedlulaaphouYesu,walandelwa ziimfamaezimbini,zidanduluka,zisithi,Senzeleinceba, nyanakaDavide

Zithe,akungenakeendlwini,zezakufikakuyeiimfama; athikuzouYesu,Niyakholwanaukubandinako ukukwenzaoko?Bathikuye,Ewe,Nkosi

29Wandulaukuwachukumisaamehloazo,esithi, Ngokokhololwenumakwenzekekuni.

30Aqabukaamehloabo;WazauYesuwaziyalakalukhuni, esithi,Lumkaniingaziwamntulento

31Kodwazonazaphuma,zalubhengezaudumolwakhe kuwowonkeloommandla

32Kekalokuzakubon'ukubaziyaphuma,kwabonakala kuziswakuyeumntuosisidenge,ophethweyidemon.

33Yakukhutshwakeidemon,sathethaisisidenge, zamangaliswaizihlwele,zathi,Akuzangakubonweokunje kwaSirayeli.

34BathikeabaFarisi,Uzikhuphaiidemonngomphathi weedemon

35WayeuYesueyihambayonkeimizinemizana,efundisa ezindlwinizabozesikhungu,eshumayelaiindaba ezilungileyozobukumkani,ephilisaizifozonke nezikhuhlanezonkeebantwini.

36Utheke,akuzibonaizihlwele,wasikwayimfesanezizo, ngokubazibezityhafile,zichithakelengokwezimvu ezingenamalusi.

Azeathikubafundibakhe,Ukuvunaokunenekuninzi, kodwabonaabasebenzibambalwa;

38KhunganingokoeNkosiniyokuvuna,ikhuphe abasebenzi,bayeekuvunenikwayo

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1Wazawababizelakuyeabafundibakheabalishumi elinababini,wabanikaigunyakoomoyaabangcolileyo, ukuzebabakhuphe,nelokuphilisaizifonezikhuhlanezonke 2Amagamaabapostileabalishumielinababiningawola; OwokuqalaibinguSimonekuthiwanguPetros,noAndreya umzalwanawakhe;uYakobikaZebhedi,noYohane umzalwanawakhe;

3uFilipunoBhartolomeyu;uTomas,noMateyu,umbuthi werhafu;uYakobika-Alifeyu,noLebheyu,ogamalimbi linguTadeyu;

4uSimonumKanannoYudaSikariyoti,lowo wamngcatshayo.

5AbabalishumielinababiniwabathumauYesu,ebawisela umthetho,esithi,Zeningasingiendleleniyeentlanga, ningangeninasemziniwamaSamariya;

6yiyanikanyekwizimvuezilahlekileyozendlukaSirayeli

7Ekuhambenikwenukevakalisani,nisithi,Ubukumkani bamazulubusondele

8Philisaniimilwelwe,hlambululaniabaneqhenqa,vusani abafileyo,khuphaniiidemon;namkelengesisa,yiphani ngesisa

9Musaniukuthabathaemibhinqweniyenuigolide, nasilivere,nalubhedu;

10nangxowayandlela,nangubozangaphantsingambini, nambadada,namsimelelo;kubaumsebenziufanelwe kukudlakwakhe.

11Emzinikeenithenangenakuwo,nokubakusemzaneni, izenibuziseukubangubaninakuwoofanelekileyo;hlalani khonaaphonidenimkekhona.

12Xaningenaendlwini,zeniyibulise

13Ukubakeifanelekileindluleyo,malubephezukwayo uxololwenu;ukubaayifanelekile,uxololwenumalubuyele kwakuni

14Notheakawamkela,akawevaamazwienu,nakuphuma kuloondlunakuloomzi,vuthululaniuthulilweenyawo zenu

15Inenendithikuni,Kuyakubanokunyamezeleka okomhlabawaseSodomnowaseGomorangomhla womgwebo,kunokwaloomzi

16Yabonani,mnandinithumanjengezimvuphakathi kweengcuka;ngokoyibaninobulumkonjengeenyoka,nibe njengamahobeukungabinabuqhinga

17Balumkelenikeabantu;kubabayakuninikela ezintlanganiswenizamatyala,banityakatyeezindlwinizabo zesikhungu;

18nayekeniyakusiwaphambikwabalawulinookumkani ngenxayam,zekubebubungqinakubo,nakuzoiintlanga.

19Xasukubakebeninikela,izeningaxhaleliukuba nothethangakuphina,nokubanothethantonina;

20Kubaasininiabathethayo,nguMoyakaYihloothethayo ngaphakathikwenu

21Kekalokuumzalwanauyakunikelaumzalwanaekufeni, azeuyiseanikeleumntwana,bathinabantwanabavukelane nabazali,bababulalise;

22niyakuthiywangabantubonkengenxayegamalam;ke onyamezelayokwadakwabakwasekupheleni,uya kusindiswayena

23Xasukubakebenitshutshisakuloomzi,sabelani kuwumbi;kubainenendithikuni,Aniyikukhaniyigqibe imiziyakwaSirayeli,engekafikiuNyanawoMntu

24Akukhomfundimkhulukunomfundisiwakhe,akukho mkhonzimkhulukunenkosiyakhe

25Kumaneleumfundiukubaabenjengomfundisiwakhe, nomkhonziukubaabenjengenkosiyakhe.Ukuba umninindlubambizengoBhelezebhule,akukhonabobabiza ngayeyininaabobendluyakhe?

26Musaniukuboyikangoko;kubaakukhonto igqunyiweyo,ingasayikutyhilwa;nefihlakeleyo,engasayi kwaziwa

Okondikuthethakuniemnyameni,kuthetheniekukhanyeni; nokonikuvayoendlebeni,kuxeleniphezukwezindlu.

28Ningaboyikiabobabulalaumzimba,kodwabengenako ukuwubulalawonaumphefumlo;yoyikanikekanyelowo unakoukutshabalalisaumphefumlokwanomzimba esihogwenisomlilo

29Abathengiswangepeninaoongqatyanaababini?yaye akuyikuwanamnyekuzoemhlabeningaphandlekoYihlo. 30Kwaneenweleezizentlokoyenuzibaliwezonke;

31Musaniukoyikangoko;nibagqithileoongqatyana abaninzinina

32Wonkeumntungokooyakundivumaphambikwabantu, ndiyakumvumanamphambikoBawoosemazulwini.

33Osukubakeeyakundikhanyelaphambikwabantu,ndiya kumkhanyelanamphambikoBawoosemazulwini

34Ningabindizekungenisauxoloehlabathini;andize kungenisaluxolo,ndizekungenisaikrele

35Kubandizekubambanisaumntunoyise,intombinonina, umolokazananoninazala.

36Zayeiintshabazomntuziyakubangabendluyakhe

37Lowouthandauyisenokubanguninakunam, akandifanelemna;nalowouthandaunyanawakhenokuba yintombiyakhekunam,akandifanelemna

38Nongawuthabathiyoumnqamlezowakhe,alandeleemva kwam,akandifanelemna.

39Lowouwufumeneyoumphefumlowakhe,wolahlekelwa nguwo;nalowouwulahlileyoumphefumlowakhengenxa yam,uyakuwufumana.

40Lowowamkelanina,wamkelamna;nalowowamkela mna,wamkelaowandithumayo

41Lowowamkelaumprofetiegamenilomprofeti,uya kwamkelaumvuzowomprofeti;nothewamkelailungisa ngokubalililungisa,uyakwamkelaumvuzowelungisa

42Nothewasezanokoamnyewababangabonabancinane indebeyodwayamanziabandayoegamenilomfundi,inene ndithikuni,akayikukhaalahlekelwengumvuzowakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1Kwathi,xeshikweniuYesuebegqibileukubamisela abafundibakheabalishumielinababini,wesukaaphowaya kufundisanokushumayelaemiziniyabo

2KekalokuuYohane,eyiveesentolongweniimisebenzi kaKristu,wesusabababinikubafundibakhe,

3athikuye,Wenaungulowouzayona,silindeomnye,sini na?

4WaphendulauYesuwathikuwo,Hambaniniye kumbikelauYohaneizintoenizivayonenizibonileyo; 5Iimfamazibuyazibone,neziqhwalaziyahamba, abaneqhenqabayahlanjululwa,nezithuluziyeva,abafileyo bayavuswa,namahlwempuayazishunyayezwaiindaba ezilungileyo.

6Unoyolootheakakhutyekiswandim

7Bakubon'ukubabayemkaabo,waqalauYesuwathi kwizihlwelengayeuYohane,Nayeniphumenisiyakubona ntoninaentlango?Yayiyingcongolona,izanyazanyiswa ngumoya?

8Nayeniphumenayakubonantoninakodwa?Yaye ingumntuovetheiinguboezitofotofona?Yabonani,abo banxibaiinguboezitofotofobasezindlwinizookumkani. 9Nayeniphumenayakubonantoninakodwa?Umprofeti? Ewe,ndithikuni,nangaphezukomprofeti

10Kubalongulowokubhaliweyongaye,kwathiwa, Niyabona,mnandiyamthumaumthunywawamngaphambi kobusobakho,Oyakuyilungisaindlelayakhophambi kwakho.

11Inenendithikuni,Phakathikwabobazelweyongabafazi, akuvelangamkhulukunoYohaneumbhaptizi;kantike nomncinanekwabanyeebukumkaninibamazulumkhulu kunaye.

12KususelakekwimihlakaYohaneumbhaptizi,kudekube ngoku,ubukumkanibamazulubuyagonyamelwa,bathi abagonyamelayobabuthimbe

13Kubabonkeabaprofetinomthethobaprofetakwada kwakhouYohane.

14Kananjaloukubaniyavumaukukwamkelaoko,yena nguEliya,lobekuthiwauzakufika

15Lowouneendlebezokuvamakeve.

16Kekalokundiyakusifanisanantoninaesisizukulwana? Bufananabantwanaabahlelikwiindawozembutho,bebiza amadlelaneabo;

17Sisithi,Sanigwalela,anangqungqa;senzeisijwilikuni, anambambazelanina

18KubauYohanewezaengadli,engaseli,basukabathi, Unedemon

19UNyanawoMntuyenawezaesidla,esela,basukabathi, Khaniboneumntuolidla-kudla,olisela-wayini,umhlobo wababuthiberhafunaboniUbulumkobugwetyelwe kokuphumaebantwanenibabo

20Wazawaqalaukuyidubulaloomiziyayenzekekuyo inkolisoyemisebenziyakheyamandla,ngokuba ingaguqukanga;

21Yeha,wenaKorazin!Yeha,wenaBhetesayida! Ngokubaimisebenziyamandlaeyenzekekuni,ukuba yayenzekeeTirenaseTsidon,ingeyaguqukayokwakudala loomizingeenguboezirhwexayonaseluthuthwini.

22Kendithikuni,KuyakubanokunyamezelekakwiTire nakwiTsidonngomhlawomgwebokunani

23NaweKapernahum,uphakanyiselweyoezulwini,uya kuphoselwaphantsikwelabafileyo;ngokubaimisebenzi yamandlaeyenzekekuwe,ukubayayenzekeeSodom,inge ihlelikwadakwabanamhla.

24Kendithikuni,Kuyakubanokunyamezeleka okomhlabawaseSodomngomhlawomgwebokunawe 25NgeloxeshawaphendulauYesuwathi,Ndiyabulela kuwe,Bawo,Nkosiyezulunomhlaba,ngokubaezizinto uzifihlileyokwizilumkonakwiingqondi,wazityhilela iintsana; ewe,Bawo,ngokubakwakholekaphambikwakhoukuba kubenjalo.

27ZonkeizintozinikelwekumnguBawo;kanjaloakukho umaziyouNyana,nguYiseyedwa;kanjaloakukhoumaziyo uYise,kuphelanguNyana,nalowoasukubauNyana athandeukumtyhilela.

28Yizanikumnonkeninanibulalekayo,nisindwayo ngumthwalo,ndoninikaukuphumla

29Thabathaniidyokhweyamniyithwale,nifundekum; ngokubandinobulali,ndithobekilengentliziyo; noyifumanelaukuphumlaimiphefumloyenu.

30Kubaidyokhweyamimnandi,nomthwalowamulula

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1NgeloxeshauYesuwacandaemasiminingesabatha; Bayekebelambileabafundibakhe,baqalaukukha izikhwebu,badla.

2KekalokuabaFarisi,bakukubonaoko,bathikuye, Yabona,abafundibakhobenzaokokungavumelekileyo ukwenziwangesabatha.

3Wathikekubo,Aniyilesanganaintoawayenzayo uDavide,xawalambayo,yenanabobabenaye;

4OkokubawangenaendlwinikaThixo,wazidlaizonka ezibekwaphambikoThixo,ekubekungavumelekileukuba azidleyena,kwanabobabenaye,kuvumelekele ababingelelibodwa?

5Anilesanganaemthethweni,ukubangesabatha ababingelelietempilenibayayingcolisaisabatha,bangazeki tyalanoko?

6Ndithikekuni,omkhulukunayoitempileukhoapha 7Ukubakenibenikwazileukubakuthininaukuthi, Ndithandainceba,andithandimbingelelo,ninge ningabagwebangaabangenatyala

8KubauNyanawoMntuuyiNkosiyayonesabatha.

9Esukilekeapho,wayakungenaendlwiniyabo yesikhungu

10Kwabonakalakukhoumntuowomeisandla;Bayeke bembuzabesithi,Kuvumelekilenaukuphilisangesabatha? ukuzebammangalele

11Wathikubo,Nguwuphinaumntukuniongathi,enemvu enye,yazayeyelaemhadiningomhlawesabatha, angayibambiayirhole?

12Ubekephinakeumntuukuyigqithaimvu?Ngokoke kuvumelekileukwenzaokulungileyongesabatha

13Azeathikumntulowo,SoluleisandlasakhoWasolula; yabuyayaphila,injengeyaleyake.

14BaphumaabaFarisibenzaibhungangayelokuba bamtshabalalise

15UthekeuYesu,ekwazioko,wemka,apho;walandelwa ngabantuabaninzi;wabaphilisabonke

16Wabakhalimelaukubabangamtyhili;

17ukuzekuzalisekeokwathethwayongoIsayaumprofeti, esithi,

18Yabonani,umkhonziwamendimnyulileyo;intandayam okholisiweyoyiyoumphefumlowam;ndiyakumbeka uMoyawamphezukwakhe,wayeeyakuzibikelaiintlanga umgwebo

19Akayikuphika,akayikunkqangaza;Akukhobaniuya kulivailizwilakheezitratweni

20Ingcongoloetyumkileyoakayikuyaphula,Nomsonto oqhumayoakayikuwucima,Adeawuphumelelisele ekoyiseniumgwebo;

21Kanjaloziyakuthembelaegamenilakheiintlanga

22Kekalokukwaziswakuyeophethweyidemon, eyimfama,esisidenge;

23Bakhwankqiswakebonkeabantu,bathi,Loasinguyena unyanakaDavide?

24Kekaloku,bakukuvaokoabaFarisi,bathi,Loyena akazikhuphiiidemon,kungoBhelezebhule,umphathi weedemon

25UthekeuYesu,ezaziiingcinganezabo,wathikubo, Ubukumkanibonkeobahlulelenebodwabuyaphanza; nomziwonkenendluyonkeeyahluleleneyodwaayiyi kuma

26UkubakeuSathanaukhuphauSathana,wahlulelene yedwa;bothininangokoukumaubukumkanibakhe?

27UkubamnandizikhuphaiidemonngoBhelezebhule, bazikhuphangabaninaonyanabenu?ngenxayokobaya kubangabagwebibenubona.

28KeukubandizikhuphaiidemonngoMoyakaThixomna, ngokobunifikelekantiubukumkanibukaThixo

29Angathininaumntuukubanakoukungenaendlwini yegorhaelo,ayiphangeimpahlayalo,ukubaakathanga tancialibopheigorhaelo?andulekeukuyiphangaindlu yakhe

30Lowoungengakum,uchasenenam;nalowo ungandibuthisiyo,uyachithachitha.

31Ngenxayokondithikuni,Konkeukonanokunyelisa bokuxolelwaabantu;kodwakhonaukumnyelisauMoya oyiNgcweleabasayikukuxolelwaabantu.

32NothewathethailizwielichasenenoNyanawoMntuuya kuxolelwa;kodwaothewathethaelichasenenoMoya oyiNgcwele,akasayikuxolelwayena,nakweliphakade, nakwelolizayo

33Yenzaniumthiubemhle,nesiqhamosawosibesihle; okanyeniwenzeubembiumthi,nesiqhamosawosibesibi; ngokubaumthiwaziwangesiqhamosawo

Nzalandiniyamarhamba,ningathininaukubanako ukuthethaizintoezilungileyo,nikhohlakelenje?kuba umlomouthethangokuphuphumakwentliziyo

35Umntuolungileyo,ebuncwaneniobulungileyo bentliziyoyakhe,ukhuphaizintoezilungileyo;nomntu okhohlakeleyo,ebuncwaneniobukhohlakeleyo,ukhupha izintoezikhohlakeleyo

36Ndithikekuni,Onkeamazwiangewaniabathe bawathethaabantu,bayakuphendulangawongomhla womgwebo;

37kubangawoamazwiakhouyakugwetyelwa,nangawo amazwiakhouyakugwetywa

38BaphendulakeabathilebakubabhalinabaFarisi,besithi, Mfundisi,sifunaukubonaumqondiso.

39Waphendulakewathikubo,Isizukulwanaesingendawo, esikrexezayo,singxameleumqondiso;kwayeasiyi kunikwamqondiso,ingenguwoumqondisokaYona umprofeti

40KubauYonaebeminintathunabusukubuthathu esiswinisentlanzienkulu;kwangokunjalouNyanawoMntu wobaminintathunabusukubuthathuembilininiwomhlaba

41AmadodaaseNineveayakusukaemengomgwebonesi sizukulwana,asigwebe;ngokubaaguqukawona ngomemezolukaYona;ukantikeomkhulukunoYona nankuapha.

42UkumkanikaziwaseZantsiuyakusukaemengomgwebo nesisizukulwana,asigwebe;ngokubawavelaeziphelweni zomhlaba,esizakuvaubulumkobukaSolomon;ukantike omkhulukunoSolomonnankuapha.

43Xaumoyaongcolileyouthewaphumaemntwini,ucanda ezindaweniezingenamanzi,ufunaukuphumla, ungakufumani

44Uzeuthi,Ndiyakubuyelakwasendlwiniyam endaphumakuyo;uthikewakufikauyifumaneize, itshayelwe,ivathisiwe

45Wandulekeukuyauthabatheuzenabanyeoomoya, abasixhenxeabangendawokunawo,bangenebemekhona; lizeikamvalaloomntulibelibikunesiqalekosakhe;kuya kubanjalonakwesisizukulwanasingendawo

46Akubon'ukubausathethaneendimbaneezo,kwathi thaphuuninanabazalwanabakhe,bemangaphandle, befunaukuthethanaye

47Wathikeothilekuye,Nankuunyokonabazalwana bakho,bemingaphandle,befunaukuthethanawe.

48Uphendulekewathikulowoubemxelele,Ngubanina uma?Ngoobanibonaabazalwanabam?

49Wasolulaisandlasakhekubafundibakhe,wathi,Nanku umanabazalwanabam

50KubaothewakwenzaukuthandakukaBawo osemazulwini,nguyelowoongumntakwethu,nodade wethu,noma

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1Kekaloku,kwangaloominiwaphumauYesuendlwini, wayawahlalangaselwandle

2Kwahlanganisanakuyeabantuabaninzi,wadayena wangenaemkhombeni,wahlalaphantsi;yayeyonke indimbaneyemaelunxwemeni

3Wathethakuboiindawoezininzingemizekeliso,esithi, Yabonani,umhlwayeliwaphumawayakuhlwayela.

4Ekuhlwayelenikwakheinxalenyeyembewuyawa ngasendleleni,zezaiintakazayidlazayigqiba

5Enyeyawaezindaweniezilulwalwa,apho ibingenamhlabamninzi;

6Zathikelakuphumailangazatsha;zazangenxayokuba zingenangcambuzomakwaphela.

7Yimbiyawaemithanenienameva;imithanaenameva yakhula,yayiminxa

8Yimbiyawakuwowonaumhlabaolungileyo,yavelisa isiqhamo,enyeikhulu,enyeamashumiamathandathu,enye amashumiamathathu

9Lowouneendlebezokuvamakeve.

10Bezaabafundibathikuye,Kunganinaukubauthethe kubongemizekeliso?

11Waphendulakewathikubo,Kungokubanikuphiwenina ukuzaziiimfihlelozobukumkanibamazulu,babekebona bengakuphiwanga

12Kubaosukubaenako,yenauyakuphiwa,azeabenako ngokugqithiseleyo;kodwaosukubaengenako,uya kuhluthwakwanokoanako

13Ngenxayokondithethakubongemizekeliso;besivanje abeva,bengaqondinoko

14SizalisekilekuboisiprofetosikaIsaya,esithi,Ukuva niyakuva,ningaqondi;nokubonaniyakubona,ningaqiqi; 15Kubaintliziyoyababantuithefithikukutyeba,Beva ngeendlebeezithenkqi,Bayawacimanamehloabo;hleze babonengamehlo,bevengeendlebe,baqondengentliziyo, bajike,ndibaphilise

16Kodwanina,anethamsanqaamehloenu,ngokubaebona; neendlebezenu,ngokubazisiva.

17Kubandithikuni,Inene,baninziabaprofetinabantu abangamalungisa,abanqwenelayoukuzibonaizinto enizibonayoabazibona;nokuvaizintoenizivayo,anaziva 18Ninangokowuveniumzekelisowomhlwayeli akubon'ukubaubaniuyalivailizwilobukumkani, engaliqondi,uyafikaongendawo,akuhlutheokuhlwayelwe entliziyweniyakhe;Nguyeloowahlwayelwangasendleleni; 20Lowokeuhlwayelweezindaweniezilulwalwa,ngulo ulivayoilizwi,alamkelekwaokongovuyo;

21abekeengenangcambungaphakathikwakhe,ume umzuzwanakodwa;uthikekwakuhlaimbandezelonokuba yintshutshisongenxayelizwi,akhutyekiswekwaoko 22Lowokeuhlwayelweemithanenienameva,ngulo ulivayoilizwi;Lithekeixhalaleliphakade,nokulukuhla kobutyebi,kuliminxeilizwi,lisukelingabinasiqhamo 23Lowokeuhlwayelwekuwokuwoumhlabaomhle, nguloulivayoilizwialiqonde;luxakathaisiqhamo,omnye lixakatheikhulu,omnyeamashumiamathandathu,nomnye amashumiamathathu

24Wababekelaomnyeumzekeliso,esithi,Ubukumkani bamazulubufanekiswanomntuowahlwayelaimbewuentle entsiminiyakhe.

25Kutheke,xabaleleyoabantu,lwafikautshabalwakhe, lwahlwayelaumdizaphakathikwengqolowa,lwemka

26Ithekeyakudubula,yakubaneenkozo,wandula ukubonakalanomdiza

27Bezilekeabakhonzibomninindlu,bathikuye,Nkosi, ubungahlwayelangaimbewuentleyininaentsiminiyakho? luvelaphinakeumdiza?

28Wathikekubo,Ngumntuolutshabaowenzelento Bathikeabakhonzikuye,Uyathandanakeukubasiye siwubuthe?

29Wathikeyena,Hayi;hlezenithi,xaniwubuthayo umdiza,nincothulenengqolowakunyenawo.

Yekanikukhulendawonyekokubini,kudekube sekuvuneni;ngexakelokuvunandothikubavuni,Buthani kuqalaumdiza,niwubopheubezizithungu,utshiswe, kodwayonaingqolowayihlanganiselenikuvimbawam

31Wababekelaomnyeumzekeliso,esithi,Ubukumkani bamazulubufananokhozolwemostade,awaluthabathayo umntu,waluhlwayelaentsiminiyakhe; lonaloluncinaneokunenekuzozonkeiimbewu;kodwaxa luthelwahluma,luyayidlulaimifunongobukhulu,lube ngumthi,ngokokudeiintakazezuluzizezihlaleemasebeni awo

33Wathethaomnyeumzekelisokubo;Ubukumkani bamazulubufananegwele,awalithabathayoumfazi, walifihlaezilinganiswenizozithathuzomgubo,wada wabiliswauphela.

34EzindawozonkeuYesuwazithethangemizekelisokuzo izihlwele;Ubengathethikekubokungengamzekeliso; 35ukuzekuzalisekeokwathethwayongomprofeti,esithi, Ndiyakuwuvulangemizekelisoumlomowam;Ndiya kuthethaizintoezazifihliwekwasekusekwenikwehlabathi

36WazindululakeuYesuizihlwelewangenaendlwini. Bezakuyeabafundibakhe,besithi,Sixeleleumzekeliso womdizawentsimi.

37Waphendulakewathikubo,Louhlwayelaimbewuentle nguNyanawoMntu; 38intsimikelihlabathi;imbewukeentlengoonyana bobukumkaniabo;Umdizakengoonyanabongendawo; 39utshabakeolwawuhlwayelayowonanguMtyholi; ukuvunakukupheliswakwephakadeeli;abavunike zizithunywazezulu

40Njengokubangokoubuthwaumdiza,utshiswengomlilo; kuyakubanjaloekupheliswenikwelihlabathi.

41UNyanawoMntuuyakuthumaizithunywazakhe,zize zibuthe,zikhupheebukumkaninibakhe,zonke izikhubekiso,nabobenzaokuchasenenomthetho; 42zibaphoseezikwenilomlilo;khonaaphokuyakubakho ukulilanokutshixizakwamazinyo

43Ayakwandulakeamalungisaukubengezelanjengelanga ebukumkaniniboYisewawo.Lowouneendlebezokuva makeve

44Kanjaloubukumkanibamazulubufananobutyebi obufihlweentsimini,atheumntuwabufihla;athikeumntu akuyifumana,ayifihle,azengenxayovuyolwakheaye athengisengeentozonkeanazo,ayithengeloontsimi

45Kanjaloubukumkanibamazulubufananomrhwebi, efunaiiperileezintle;

46owathikeakuyifumanaiperileinye,exabisolikhulu, wemkawayawananisangeentozonkeabenazo, wayithenga

47Kanjaloubukumkanibamazulubufananomnatha, owaphoswaelwandle,wahlanganisakwiintlobozonke;

48abathewakuzalabawurholelaelunxwemeni;kebahlala phantsi,bazibuthelaezintleezityeni,bazilahlakeezimbi.

49Kuyakubanjaloekupheliswenikwephakadeeli:ziya kuphumaizithunywazezulu,zibakhetheabangendawo phakathikwamalungisa;

50zibaphoseezikwenilomlilo;khonaaphokuyakubakho ukulilanokutshixizakwamazinyo

51AthikubouYesu,Niziqondilenazonkeezindawo? Bathikuye,Ewe,Nkosi

52Wathikekubo,Ngenxayoko,umbhaliwonke ofundiselweebukumkaninibamazuluufananomntu ongumninindlu,okhuphaebuncwanenibakheizinto ezintshakwanezindala

53Kwathi,akuyigqibauYesulemizekeliso,wanduluka khonaapho

54Akufikakwelakowabo,wabafundisaendlwiniyabo yesikhungu,ngokokudebakhwankqiswebathi,Loubuzuze phinaobubulumko,nalemisebenziyamandla?

55Loasinguyenaunyanawengcibiyokwakha?Unina akabizwangokubanguMariyana?Abazalwanabakhebathi, ooYakobi,noYose,noSimon,noYuda,yinina?

56Noodadewaboabakhonathibonkena?Uzizuzephina phofulozonkeezizinto?

57BayebekhubekakuyeWathikeuYesukubo, Umprofetiakaswelimbeko,kungabakukowabo, nakokwabo.

58Akenzamisebenziyamandlamininzikhonaapho ngenxayokungakholwakwabo

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1NgeloxeshauHerode,umphathiwesahlulosesine selizwe,waluvaudabalukaYesu, 2wathikubakhonzibakhe,LonguYohaneumbhaptizi. uvukilekwabafileyo;kungokokubonakalakuyeimisebenzi yamandla

3KubauHerodewambambauYohane,wambopha, wamfakaentolongweni,ngenxakaHerodiya,umfazi kaFilipu,umninawawakhe

4KubawayetheuYohanekuye,Akuvumelekileukubaube naye

5Uthekeefunaukumbulala,woyikaabantu,ngokuba babesithiungumprofeti.

6Kekaloku,kwakubon'ukubakwenziwaisikhumbuzo sokuzalwakukaHerode,yathiintombikaHerodiya yangqungqa,yamkholisauHerode.

7Ekuthekekokowayithembisangesifungoukuba woyinikaokoingakucelayo

8Keyona,iqhutywengunina,yathi,Ndinikeaphangesitya intlokokaYohaneumbhaptizi.

9Wababuhlunguukumkani;kodwa,ngenxayesifungo, nangenxayabobabehlelinayeesithebeni,wathimayinikwe.

10Wasusaumntu,wamnqumlauYohaneintloko entolongweniapho

11Yaziswaintlokoyakhengesitya,yanikwaintombazana leyo,yathiyonayayisakunina.

12Bezaabafundibakhe,basithabathaisidumbu, basingcwaba;bayababikelauYesu

13EvilekeuYesu,wemkaaphongomkhombe,waya endawenieyintlangoeyedwa;

14EphumilekeuYesu,wabonaintoeninziyabantu, wasikwayimfesanengabo,wayiphilisaimilwelweyabo

15Kuthekekwakuhlwa,bezakuyeabafundibakhe,besithi, Lendawoiyintlango,kanjaloilixaliselidlule;zindulule izihlwele,ziyeemizaneni,zizithengeleukudla

16UthekekubouYesu,Akufunekiukubazimke;zipheni ninazitye.

17Bathikebonakuye,Asinantoapha,ingezizoizonka ezihlanuneentlanziezimbini

18Wathikeyena,Zizisenikumapha.

19Wathiizihlwelemazingqengqephantsiengceni, wazithabathaizonkazozihlanuneentlanzizombini, wakhangelaezulwini,wasikelela,waqhekeza,wazinika abafundiizonkaezo,abafundikebanikaizihlwele

20Badlabonkebahlutha;basusaamaqhekezaaseleyo, zalishumielinazibiniizityazizele.

21Kekalokuabobabesidlababengamadodaakumawaka amahlanu,ngaphandlekwabafazinabantwana

22WabanyanzelakwaokouYesuabafundibakheukuba bangeneemkhombeni,bamandulelebayephesheya,lo gamaazindululayoizihlweleyena

23Ezindululekeizihlwele,wenyukaintabangasese,ukuba athandazeKwahlwakeekhonaaphoyedwa

24Kekalokuumkhombeubusuphakathielwandle, uqhutywangamaza;kubaumoyaubuvelangaphambili.

25Kuthekengowesineumlindowobusuku,wesukawaya kubouYesu,ehambaphezukolwandle

26Bakumbonakeabafundi,ehambaphezukolwandle, bankwantya,besithi,Ngumhlola;bakhalakukoyika

27WathethakekwaokouYesukubo,esithi,Yomelelani; ndim;musaniukoyika.

28UPetroswamphendulakewathi,Nkosi,ukubanguwe, yitshondizekuwendihambaphezukwamanzi

29Wathi,Yiza.WehlakeuPetrosemkhombeni,wahamba phezukwamanzi,esiyakuYesu

30Kekaloku,ebonaumoyaunamandla,woyika;wathi eqalaukutshona,wakhala,esithi,Nkosi,ndisindise

31WasolulakwaokokeisandlauYesu,wambamba,wathi kuye,Ehlawenaulukhololuncinane,uthandabuzelanina?

32Bakubabengenileemkhombeni,wadambaumoya.

33Bazilekeabobasemkhombeni,baqubudakuye,besithi, Inyaniso,unguNyanakaThixo

34Bewelile,bafikaemhlabeniwaseGenesarete

35Emazileamadodaaloondawo,athumelakuwowonke loommandla,azisakuyebonkeabafayo; 36Bazisakuyebonkeabafayo,bambongozaukuba bachukumisenjekodwaintshingayenguboyakhe;baza bonkeabayichukumisayobaphiliswakanye.

ISAHLUKOSE-15

1KekalokukwezakuYesuababhalinabaFarisiabaphuma eYerusalem,besithi, 2Kunganinaukubaabafundibakhobasigqitheisithethe samanyange?ngokubaabazihlambiizandlazabo,xabadla isonka

3Waphendulakeyenawathikubo,Nani,kunganina ukubaniwugqitheumthethokaThixongenxayesithethe senu?

4KubauThixowawisaumthetho,esithi,Mbekeuyihlo nonyoko;wathikanjalo,Omthethelaokubiuyisenokuba ingunina,makafeukufa.

5Keninanithi,Othekuyisenokubakukunina, IselingumnikelokuThixo,intoongeubauncedwangayo ndim,ukholisile;

6angambekiuyisenonina,wokhululekaNiwuphangileke igunyaumthethokaThixongenxayesithethesenu

7Bahanahanisindini,watyaphaukuprofetanganiuIsaya, esithi,

8Ababantubasondelakumngomlomowabo,Bandibeke ngemilebeyomlomowabo;kodwaintliziyoyaboikudelee kum

9Bafumanakebendihlonela,Befundisaiimfundiso eziyimithethoyabantu.

10Wazibizelakuyeizihlwele,wathikubo,Phulaphulani niqonde

11Asikokungenaemlonyeniokumenzainqambiumntu;ke okuphumaemlonyeni,kukookookumenzainqambiumntu

12Bezaabafundibakhebathikuye,Uyazinaukuba abaFarisibathebakulivaelolizwibakhubeka?

13Waphendulakewathi,Zonkeizityaloezingatyalwanga nguBawowasemazulwiniziyakuncothulwa

14Bayekeni;ngabakhokelibeemfamaabakwaziimfama; Kekaloku,xasukubaimfamaikhokelaimfama,zombini ziyakweyelaemhadini

15WaphendulakeuPetroswathikuye,Sixelelelo mzekeliso

16WathikeuYesukubo,Anikabinakuqondananani nangoku?

17Anikaqondinaukubayonkeintoengenaemlonyeni, ingenaesiswini,izeiphoswephandle?

18Kezonaizintoeziphumaemlonyeni,ziphumakuyo intliziyo;zimenzainqambiumntu

19Kubakuyointliziyokuphumaizicamangoezingendawo, ookubulala,ookukrexeza,oomibulo,oobusela,ookungqina ubuxoki,ookunyelisa

20Zizoezoizintoezimenzainqambiumntu;kodwakona ukudlangezandlaezingahlanjwangaakumenzinqambi umntu

21Ephumilekhonaapho,uYesuwasingakwimida yaseTireneTsidon.

22KwathithuumKananekazievelakuloomida,ekhala esithi,Ndenzeleinceba,Nkosi,nyanakaDavide;intombi yamiphethweyidemonkakubi

23AkamphendulanezwiBezaabafundibakhe,bamcela besithi,Mndulule;ngokubauyakhalaemvakwethu.

24Waphendulakeyenawathi,Ndithunywekwizimvu ezilahlekileyozendlukaSirayelizodwa

25Wezakewaqubudakuye,esithi,Nkosi,ndincede.

26Uphendulekewathi,Asintointleukusithabathaisonka sabantwana,siphosweezinjaneni

27Wathikeyena,Ewe,Nkosi;kubaneenjanazidla kwiimvuthulukaeziwaetafileniyabaninizo.

28WaphendulakeuYesuwathikuye,Mfazi,lukhulu ukhololwakho;Yaphiliswaintombiyakhekwangelolixa.

29EsukileaphouYesu,wezangaselwandlelwaseGalili; wenyukaintaba,wahlalaphantsikhona

30Kwezakuyeizihlweleezininzi,zinazoiziqhwala, iimfama,izidenge,izilima,nabanyeabaninzi,zababeka phantsiezinyawenizikaYesu;wabaphilisa

31zadazamangaliswaizihlweleezo,zakubonaizidenge zithetha,izilimaziphilile,iziqhwalazihamba,neemfama zibona;zamzukisauThixokaSirayeli

32EbabizelekekuyeuYesuabafundibakhe,wathi, Ndisikwayimfesanengenxayezihlwele,ngokuba sekuntsukuntathubehlelinam,bengenantobangayidlayo;

33Bathikekuyeabafundibakhe,Sozizuzaphinaentlango aphoizonkaezingaka,zokuhluthisaisihlweleesingaka?

34AthikubouYesu,Zingaphinaizonkaeninazo?Bathike bona,Zisixhenxe,neentlanziezimbalwa.

35Wathikwizihlwelemazihlalephantsiemhlabeni

36Wazithabathakeizonkazosixhenxeneentlanzi, wabulela,waqhekeza,wanikaabafundibakhe,abafundike banikaizihlwele

37Badlabonkebahlutha;basusaamaqhekezaaseleyo, iingobozizasixhenxezizele.

38Kekalokuabobabesidlababengamawakaamane amadoda,ngaphandlekwabafazinabantwana

39Ezindululeizihlwele,wangenaemkhombeni,weza emacaleniaseMagadala

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1BafikaabaFarisinabaSadusi,bathi,bemlinga,bacela ukubaababoniseumqondisoophumaezulwini.

2Waphendulakewathikubo,Ngokuhlwanithi,Liyakusa; kubaizululimliloukubabomvu

3Kanjalokusasanithi,Namhlaluqhwithela;kubaizulu limliloukubabomvu,lisibekeleBahanahanisindini, niyakwaziukubucalulaubusobezulu;Keimiqondiso yamaxeshaaninakonaukuyicalula?

4Isizukulwanaesingendawo,esikrexezayo,sifuna umqondiso;kwayeasiyikunikwamqondiso,ingenguwo umqondisokaYonaumprofeti.Wabashiyakewemka.

5Bakufikaabafundibakhengaphesheya,bayebalibele ukuphathaizonka

6WathikeuYesukubo,Ligqaleninililumkeleigwele labaFarisinabaSadusi

7Bayebecamangaphakathikwabo,besithi,Kungokuba singaphathangazonka

8EkwazikeokouYesu,wathikubo,Ehlani,nina balukhololuncinane!Yininaukubanicamangephakathi kwenu,ngokubaningaphathangazonka?

9Anikaqiqina,anizikhumbulinaizonkaezihlanu zamawakaamahlanu,nokubazazingaphinaiingobozi enazithabathayo?

10Kwanezonkaezisixhenxezamawakaamane,nokuba zazingaphinaiingobozienazithabathayo?

11Yininalentoningaqondi,ukubabendingatsho ngasonka,ukuthikuni,manililumkeleigwelelabaFarisi nabaSadusi?

12Bandulaukuqonda,ukubaubengatshoukuthi mabalumkeleigwelelesonka;ubesithimabalumkele imfundisoyabaFarisinabaSadusi

13AkufikauYesuemacaleniaseKesareyayakwaFilipu, wababuzaabafundibakhe,esithi,Bathiabantundingubani namna,NyanawoMntu?

14Bathikebona,Inxenyeithi,UnguYohaneumbhaptizi; bambibathi,UnguYeremiya,mhlawumbiungomnye wakubaprofeti

15Athikubo,Keninanithindingubanina?

16WaphendulakeuSimonPetroswathi,Wenaunguye uKristu,uNyanakaThixoophilileyo

17WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Unoyolo,Simon kaYona,ngokubaakukutyhilelwangaokuyinyamanegazi, ukutyhilelwenguBawoosemazulwini

18Namke,ndithikuwe,UnguPetroswena,ndiya kulakhelaphezukolulwalwaibandlalam;kwaye amasangoesihogoakayikoyisangokuchasenenawo

19Ndiyakukunikaizitshixozobukumkanibamazulu;kuthi keothewakubophaemhlabeni,kubophekeemazulwini; 20Wabayalaabafundibakhe,ukubabangaxelelibani ukubayenaunguyeuKristu.

21WaqalelakweloxauYesuukubabonisaabafundibakhe, okokubaumelwekukubaayeeYerusalem,eveubunzima obukhulukuwoamadodaamakhulunababingeleliabakhulu, nababhali,abulawe,athingomhlawesithathuabuyeavuke 22UthekeuPetroswamthabatha,waqalaukumkhalimela, esithi,Makubeleekuwe,Nkosi;

23WajikakewathikuPetros,Sukauyeemvakwam, Sathana,usisikhubekisokum;ngokubaungazinyamekeli ezikaThixoizinto,unyamekelaezabantu.

24WandulawathiuYesukubafundibakhe,Ukubaubani uthandaukundilandela,makazincame,awuthwale umnqamlezowakhe,andilandele.

25Kubaothewathandaukuwusindisaumphefumlowakhe, wolahlekelwanguwo;keothewawulahlaumphefumlo wakhengenxayam,wowufumana.

26Kuba,kumncedantoninaumntu,ukubauthewazuza ihlabathiliphela,wazawonakalelwakengumphefumlo wakhe?Okanyeworholantoninaumntu,ibesisananelo somphefumlowakhe?

27KubauNyanawoMntuuyakuzaesebuqaqawulini boYise,enezithunywazakhe;andulekeukubavuzaelowo ngokwemisebenziyakhe

28Inene,ndithikuni,Kwabemiyoaphakukhoabangayi kukhabevekufa,badebamboneuNyanawoMntuesiza, esebukumkaninibakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1UthiuYesu,emvenikweentsukuezintandathu,athabathe uPetros,noYakobi,noYohaneumzalwanawakhe, abanyusebayeentabeniendengasese,bebodwa 2Wenziwawabakumilakumbiphambikwabo,bathi ubusobakhebakhazimlanjengelanga,zasukakeiingubo zakhezamhlophenjengokukhanya 3NankokubonakalakubouMosesnoEliya,bethethanaye. 4WaphendulakeuPetros,wathikuYesu,Nkosi,kulungile ukubasibelapha;omnyeubengowakho,omnyeube ngokaMoses,omnyeubengokaEliya.

5Kutheesathetha,kwathigqiilifuelikhanyayo,labenzela ithinzi;naloizwiliphumaefiniapho,lisithi,LonguNyana wamoyintanda,endikholisiweyonguye;mveniyena 6Bekuvileokoabafundibakhe,bawangobusobabo, boyikakakhulu.

7WazauYesu,wabachukumisa,wathi,Vukaniningoyiki 8Bathekebakuphakamisaamehloabo,ababonamntu, yanguYesuyedwa.

9Bakubon'ukubabayehlaentabeniapho,wabawisela umthethouYesuesithi,Izeningawuxelelibaniumbonolo, adeavukekwabafileyouNyanawoMntu

10Bambuzaabafundibakhe,besithi,Yininaphofuukuba ababhalibathi,uEliyaumelwekukufikatanci?

11WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,UEliyaokuneneuya kufikatanci,azimisezonkeizinto

12Kendithikuni,uEliyauselefikile.Abamazanga,basuka benzakuyekonkeabakuthandayo;kwangokunjalonaye uNyanawoMntuwovaubunzimangabo

13Bandulaukuqondaabafundiukubaubethethakubo ngayeuYohaneumbhaptizi

14Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabafikileesihlweleni,kweza kuyeindoda,yaqubudakuye,yathi, 15Nkosi,menzeleincebaunyanawam;ngokuba unesathuthwane,ubandezelekile;ngokubafuthiesiwa emlilweni,nasemanzinifuthi.

16Ndithendamzisakubafundibakho,ababanako ukumphilisa

17WaphendulakeuYesuwathi,Sizukulwanandini singakholwayo,sigwenxa,kodakubenininandinani?

Kodakubenininandininyamezele?Mzisenikumapha

18WazauYesuwayikhalimelaidemonleyo;wemkakuye; waphiliswaumntwanakwangelolixa

19BandulabezaabafundikuYesubebodwa,bathi, Bekunganinaukubasingabinakoukuwukhuphathina?

20WathikeuYesukubo,Bekungenxayokungakholwa kwenu;kwayeiyakufuduswa;akukhonanyeintoeya kuninqabela.

21Olukelonauhloboaluphumi,kungengakoukuthandaza nokuzilaukudla

22Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabahlelikwelaseGalili,wathi uYesukubo,UNyanawoMntuuzakunikelwaezandleni zabantu;

23bayakumbulala,athingomhlawesithathuabuyeavuke. Bababuhlungukakhulu

Ke,bakubon'ukubabafikileeKapernahum,kweza kuPetrosabobamkelaimaliyetempile,bathi,Umfundisi wenuakayirholinaimaliyetempile?

25Athi,Ewe.Akungenaendlwini,uYesuwamphangela, esithi,Uthininawena,Simon?Ookumkanibehlabathi bamkelakubaphinairhafunomnikelo?koonyanababo, kwabasemzini,kusinina?

26AthiuPetroskuye,Kwabasemzini.AthiuYesukuye, Bakhululekilengokokebonaabantwana

27Kodwaukuzesingabakhubekisi,hambauyeelwandle, uphoseumlobothiwakho,uthabatheloontlanziitheyavela tanciwothiwakuwunqikaumlomowayo,ufumane ishekele;yithabatheyona,ubanike,ibeyeyamnawe.

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1NgelolixabezaabafundikuYesu,besithi,Ngubaninake omkhulukunabanye,ebukumkaninibamazulu?

2UYesuwabizelakuyeumntwana,wammisaphakathi kwabo.

3Wathi,Inene,ndithikuni,Ukubaanithanganiguquke, nibenjengabantwanaaba,aniyikukhaningene ebukumkaninibamazulu.

4Osukubangokoethewazithobanjengalomntwananguye omkhulukunabanyeebukumkaninibamazulu

5Kanjaloothewamkelaumntwanaonje,nokoamnye,onje, egamenilam,wamkelamna;

6Keothewakhubekisanokoamnyewababancinane bakholwayokum,ngekumlungelekanyeukuba ubegangxweilityelokusilaentanyeniyakhe,antywiliselwe enzulwiniyolwandle.

7Yehaihlabathi,ngenxayezikhubekiso!Kubakumele ukubazifikeizikhubekiso;yehakeloomntusizangaye isikhubekiso!

8Ukubakeisandlasakho,nokubalunyawolwakho, luyakukhubekisa,lunqumle,ululahle;

9Nokubailisolakholiyakukhubekisa,linyothule,ulilahle; kukulungelekanyeukubaungeneebominiunalisolinye, kunokubauthi,unamehloamabini,uphosweesihogweni somlilo.

10Lumkani,ningadelinamnyewababancinane;Kuba ndithikuni,Izithunywazaboemazulwinizihlalazibubona ubusobukaBawoosemazulwini.

11KubauNyanawoMntuwezakusindisaoko kulahlekileyo

12Nithinina?Ukubaumntuuthewanekhululezimvu,ize kulahlekeenyekuzo,akazishiyinaezimashumiasithoba anesithoba,ayeezintabeni,ayekufunaleyoilahlekileyo?

13Ukubauthewayifumana,inenendithikuni,uyayivuyela leyongaphezukokuvuyelaezozimashumiasithoba anesithoba,zingalahlekanga

14KwangokunjaloasikukuthandakukaYihlo osemazulwini,ukubakulahlekenamnyewababancinane 15Ukubakeumzalwanawakhouthewakona,yiya umohlwayeinguwenayeninedwa;ukubauthewakuva, wobaumzuzileumzalwanawakho

16Keukubautheakevabuyauthabathenaweabemnye nokubababini,ukuzeonkeamazwiamiswengomlomo wamangqinaamabini,nokubangamathathu

17Ukubakeutheakabeva,xelelaibandla;ukubauthe akalivaibandla,kuwemakabenjengoweentlanganombuthi werhafu

18Inene,ndithikuni,Konkeenithenakubophaemhlabeni, kobotshwaemazulwini;

19Kanjalondithikuni,Ukubaababinikunibathe bavumelanaemhlabeniaphangeendawozonke abangazicelayo,bozenzelwanguBawoosemazulwini

20Kubaaphobahlanganisenekhonaegamenilam,nokuba babininokubabathathu,ndikhomnaaphophakathikwabo

21WezauPetroskuyewathi,Nkosi,kobafuthikangaphi naumzalwanawamendona,ndimxolela?Kodakube kasixhenxena?

22AthiuYesukuye,Andithikuwe,kodakubekasixhenxe; ndithi,kodakubekamashumiasixhenxeaphindiweyo kasixhenxe.

23Ngenxayokoubukumkanibamazulubufanekiswa nomntuongukumkani,owafunaukubalelananabakhonzi bakhe.

24Kuthekeakuqalaukubalelananabo,kwaziswakuye omnyeonetyalaleetalenteezingamawakaalishumi

25Kuthekeekubeniengenantoyakuhlawula,yathiinkosi yakhe,makuthengiswengaye,nangomfaziwakhe, nangabantwanabakhe,nangeentozonkeanazo, kuhlawulwe.

26Wawaphantsingokoumkhonzilowo,waqubudakuyo, esithi,Nkosi,khawundenzekuhle,ndokuhlawulalonke

27Yasikwakeyimfesaneinkosiyaloomkhonzi, yamkhulula,yamxolelaityalaelo.

28Uphumilekeloomkhonzi,wafumanananomnye wabakhonzakunyenayeobenetyalakuyeleedenariyo ezilikhulu;wambamba,wamkrwitsha,esithi,Ndihlawule ityalaonalo

29Wawaphantsingokoezinyawenizakheloubekhonza kunyenaye,wamanaembongoza,esithi,Khawundenze kuhle,ndokuhlawulalonke

30Akavumangake;wayawamphosaentolongweni,ade alihlawuleityalaelo

31Bathikeabobabekhonzakunyenaye,bakubonaoko kwenzekileyo,bababuhlungukakhulu,bezabayityela inkosiyabokonkeokokwenzekileyo

32Yazainkosiyaso,yasibiza,yathikuye,Mkhonzindini ungendawo,ndakuxolelalonkeelaatyala,ekubeni wandibongozelayo;

33ubungamelwenakukubaubenencebanawekokhonza kunyenawe,njengokubanambendinencebakuwe?

34Yaqumbainkosiyakhe,yamnikelakubathuthumbisi, adealihlawulelonkeityalalakhekuyo

35WothinoBawowasemazulwinienjenjalokuni,ukuba anithanganonkengabanyenabaxolelaabazalwanabenu iziphosozabongeentliziyozenu

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1Kwathi,xeshikweniuYesuebewagqibilelamazwi, wandulukakwelaseGalili,wezaemideniyelakwaYuda, phesheyakweYordan

2Walandelwangabantuabaninzi;wabaphilisakhona.

3KwezakuyeabaFarisibemlinga,besithikuye, Kuvumelekilenaukubaindodaimaleumfaziwayo nangasiphinaisizathu?

4Waphendulakewathikubo,Aniyilesangana,ukubalowo wabadalayokwasekuqalekeniwabadalabayindoda nenkazana?

5Wathi,Ngenxayokoumntuwomshiyauyisenonina, anamatheleemfaziniwakhe,bazeabobabinibabenyamanye?

6Ngakookoabasebabini,banyama-nyeOkokengoko uThixoakumanyileyo,makungahlulwamntu.

7Bathikebonakuye,YininaukubauMosesawise umthethowokuthi,makamnikeincwadiyokwahlukana, nokumala?

8Athikubo,UMosesngenxayobulukhunibeentliziyozenu wanivumelaukubanibaleabafazibenu;keekuqalekeni bekungenjalo

9Ndithikekuni,Othewamalaumfaziwakhe, kungengaluhenyuzo,wazekaomnye,uyakrexeza; 10Bathikuyeabafundibakhe,Ukubaunjaloumcimbi womntunomfazi,akulungileukuzeka

11Uthekeyenakubo,Asibantubonkeabaliqondayoeli lizwi,ingengabobanikiweyo.

12Kubakukhoamathenwaazelweenjalokwasesizalweni sonina;kukhonamathenwaenziweamathenwangabantu,

kukhonamathenwaazithenwengokwawongenxa yobukumkanibamazulu.Lowounakoukukwamkela, makakuthabathe;

13Kwazakwaziswakuyeabantwana,ukuzeabekeizandla phezukwabo,athandaze;basukaabafundibabakhalimela. 14WathikeuYesu,Bayekeniabantwana,ningabaleli ukuzakum;kubaubukumkanibamazulubobabobanjalo 15Wazibekaizandlaphezukwabo,wemkaapho.

16Kwabonakalakusizaothile,wathikuye,Mfundisi ulungileyo,yiyiphinaintoelungileyoendingenzayona, ukuzendibenaboubomi?

Uthekeyenakuye,Yininaukubauthindilungile?Akukho ulungileyo,mnyekwaphela,nguThixo.Ukubakeuthanda ukungenaebomini,yigcineimithetho

18Athikuye,Yiphina?WathikeuYesu,uzeungabulali, uzeungakrexezi,uzeungebi,uzeungangqinibuxoki; 19Bekauyihlononyoko;nawolo:uzeumthande ummelwanewakhongokouzithandangako

20Ithikuyeindodanaleyo,Zonkeezozintondazigcina kwasebuncinanenibam;ndisaswelentonina?

21WathiuYesukuyo,Ukubaungaungafezeka,hambauye kuthengisangeempahlazakho,upheamahlwempu,woba nobutyebiemazulwini;uzekeundilandele

22Ilivilekeindodanailizwielo,yemkaibuhlungu;kuba ibinemfuyoeninzi.

23WathingokouYesukubafundibakhe,Inene,ndithikuni, Kobangenkankuluukubaisityebisingeneebukumkanini bamazulu.

24Kananjalokendithikuni,Kululaukubainkamela iphumeleentunjeniyenaliti,kunokubaisityebisingene ebukumkaninibukaThixo.

25Bakuvakeabafundibakhe,bakhwankqiswakakhulu, besithi,Ngubaninakeongasindiswayo?

26OndelekeuYesu,wathikubo,Kubantulento ayinakwenzeka;kekuyeuThixozonkeizintozinako ukwenzeka

27WaphendulakeuPetroswathikuye,Uyabona,thina sishiyeiintozonkesakulandela;siyakubanantoninake?

28WathikeuYesukubo,Inene,ndithikuni,Nina nindilandeleyo,ekuzalweniokutsha,xaathewahlala uNyanawoMntuphezukwetroneyozukolwakhe,niya kuhlalananiphezukweetroneezilishumielinambini, nigwebaezizweniezilishumielinazibini.Sirayeli.

29Umntuwonkeoshiyeizindlu,nokubangabazalwana, nokubangoodade,nokubanguyise,nokubangunina, nokubangumfazi,nokubangabantwana,nokuba ngamasimi,ngenxayegamalam,uyakwamkelakalikhulu, abudleilifaubomiobungunaphakade.

30Kebaninziabokuqalaabayakubangabokugqibela;baze abokugqibelababengabokuqala

ISAHLUKO20

1Kubaubukumkanibamazulubufananomntu ongumninindlu,owaphumakusasa,wayakuqesha abasebenzibokuyaesidiliyenisakhe

2Akuvumelananabasebenzingedenariyongemini, wabathumelaesidiliyenisakhe

3Ephumemalunganelixalesithathu,wabonaabanyebemi endaweniyembuthobengasebenzi;

4Wathikubo;Hambaninaniniyeesidiliyeni,ndoninika okusukubakufanelekileBahambake

5Wabuyawaphumamalunganelixalesithandathu nelesithoba,wenzakwangokunjalo.

6Ephumilekemalunganelixaleshumielinanye, wafumanaabanyebemibengasebenzi,athikubo,Yinina ukubanimeaphaiminiyonkeningasebenzi?

7Bathikuye,AkukhobaniusiqeshileyoAthikubo, Hambaninaniniyeesidiliyeni;kwayenakuphina okufanelekileyoniyakukwamkela.

8Kwakuhlwa,uthiumninisidiliyaegosenilakhe,Babize abasebenzi,ubamkelise,uqalakwabokugqibelaudeuye kwabokuqala

9Bezileabobebeqeshwemalunganelixaleshumielinanye, bamkelaelowoidenariyo.

10Kekalokubakuzaabokuqala,bababayakwamkelainto engaphezulu;nabobamkelaelowoidenariyo

11Belamkelekebamkrokrelaumninindlu.

12besithi,Ababokugqibelabasebenzeilixalalinye,usuke wabalinganisanathi,thinasithweleubunzimanobushushu bemini.

13Waphendulakeyenawathikomnyewabo,Wethu, andikoni;ubungavumelananganamngedenariyoyinina?

14Thabathaokwakhouhambe;ndithandaukumnikalowo wokugqibelakwanjengokondikunikengako

15Akuvumelekilenaukubandenzeendikuthandayo ngokukokwam?Ilisolakholikhohlakelena,ngokuba ndilungilemna?

16Ngokunjaloabokugqibelabayakubangabokuqala, nabokuqala,bayakubangabokugqibela;kubabaninzi ababiziweyo,kebambalwaabanyuliweyo

17Kekaloku,enyukauYesuesiyaeYerusalem, wabathabathaabafundiabalishumielinababiningasese endleleni,wathikubo, 18Niyabona,siyenyukasiyaeYerusalem;wayeuNyana woMntueyakunikelwakubabingeleliabakhulu nakubabhali,kwayebayakumgwebelaukufa 19bamnikelekuzoiintlangaukubazidlalengaye, zimtyakatye,zimbetheleleemnqamlezweni,athingomhla wesithathuabuyeavuke

20NgeloxeshakwezakuyeuninawoonyanabakaZebhedi, enoonyanabakhe,equbuda,ecelaintokuye.

21Wathikeyenakuye,Uthandantonina?Athikuye, Vumelaabanyanabambobabinibahlale,omnye ngasekunenekwakho,omnyengasekhohlo,ebukumkanini bakho

22UphendulekeuYesuwathi,Aniyaziintoeniyicelayo Ninakonaukuyiselaindebeendizakuyisela,nibhaptizwe ngobhaptizoendibhaptizwangalomna?Bathikuye,Sinako 23Athikubo,Okuneneindebeyamniyakuyisela, nobhaptizoendibhaptizwangalomnaniyakubhaptizwa kwangalo;kodwakonaukuhlalangasekunenekwam nangasekhohlokwamasikwamukuphangako,asikwam ukuphangako;kunikwaabokulungiselwebonanguBawo.

24Bekuvilekeokoabalishumi,babacaphukelaabo bazalwanabobabini

25KekalokuuYesu,ebabizelekuye,wathi,Niyaziukuba abaphathibeentlangabayazigagamela,nabobazizikhulu benzangegunyakuzo.

26Zekungabinjalokephakathikwenu;osukubaenga angabamkhuluphakathikwenu,makabengumlungiseleli wenu;

27nosukubaefunaukubangowokuqalaphakathikwenu, makabengumlungiseleliwenu;

28kwanjengokubauNyanawoMntuengezanga kulungiselelwa;wezakulungiselela,nokuncamaubomi bakhe,bubeyintlawuleloyokukhululaabaninzi

29Bakubon'ukubabayaphumaeYeriko,walandelwa yindimbaneenkulu.

30Nankokuhleliiimfamazimbiningasendleleni,zathi, zakuvaukubakudlulauYesu,zadanduluka,zisithi,Senzele inceba,Nkosi,nyanakaDavide.

31Kekalokuindimbaneyazikhalimelaukubazithitu; kwabakukhonakezidandulukayo,zisithi,Senzeleinceba, Nkosi,nyanakaDavide

32WemauYesu,wazibizawathi,Ningandinganenzela ntonina?

33Zithikuye,Nkosi,ukubakuvulweamehloethu

34WasikwakeyimfesaneuYesu,wawachukumisaamehlo azo;zabanokubonakwaokoamehloazo,zamlandela.

ISAHLUKO21

1Kekaloku,bakusondelaeYerusalem,befikileeBhetefage, eNtabeniyemiNquma,uYesuwesusaabafundibababini, wathi,

2esithikubo,Hambaniniyeemzaneniloukhangelenenani, nofumanakwaokoiesilelibotshelelwe,linethole; likhululeninilizisekum.

3Nokubakukhoothewathethaintokuni,nothi,Ayafuneka eNkosini;wothikwaokoazithumele

4Konkeokukwenzeke,ukuzekuzalisekeokwathethwayo ngomprofeti,esithi, 5YithinikwintombiuZiyon,Yabona,uKumkaniwakho uzakuwe,Elulamile,ekhwelee-esileni,netholele-esile; 6Bahambakeabafundi,benzanjengokouYesu wayebayalelengako

7balizisaiesilenethole,babekaiingubozabophezukwazo, bamhlalisaphezukwazo

8Yathikeinkolisoyezihlweleyazandlalaiingubozayo endleleni;abanyebagawulaamasebeemithini,bawandlala endleleni

9Zayekeizihlwele,ebezihambangaphambili, nebezilandela,zidanduluka,zisithi,Hosanakuyeunyana kaDavide!MakabongwelowouzayoegamenileNkosi; Hosanaenyangweni

10AkungenaeYerusalem,wonkeumziwazamazama, usithi,Ngubaninalo?

11Zathikeindimbane,LonguYesu,umprofeti ongowaseNazareteyelaseGalili.

12WazauYesuwangenaetempilenikaThixo,wabakhupha bonkeababethengisanababethengaetempileni, wazibhukuqaiitafilezabatshintshibemali,nezihlalo zabathengisangamahobe;

13wathikubo,Kubhaliwekwathiwa,Indluyamiya kubizwangokubayindluyokuthandaza;Keninaniyenze umqolombawezihange

14Kwezakuyeiimfamaneziqhwala,etempileniapho, waziphilisawabaphilisa

15Bathekeababingeleliabakhulunababhali,bakuyibona imimangalisoawayenzayo,kwanabantwanabedanduluka etempileni,besithi,HosanakuyeuNyanakaDavide! bavuthangumsindo;

16bathikuye,Uyayivanaintoabayithethayoaba?Athi kubouYesu,Ewe;anizanganikulesenaukuthi,Emlonyeni weentsananabanyayoulungiseleleindumiso?

17Wabashiya,waphumangaphandlekomzi,waya eBhetani;walalakhona.

18Uthekekwakusa,xaabuyelakuwoumzi,walamba

19Wathi,ebonemkhiwaneuthilengasendleleni,waya kuwo,akafumanantokuwo,yangamagqabiodwa;athi kuwo,Makungazekuvelesiqhamokuwenaphakade Wabunakwangokoumkhiwanelowo

20Bakukubonaokoabafundi,bamangaliswa,besithi, Útheninaukomakamsinyaneumkhiwane?

21WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Inene,ndithikuni, Ukubanithenanokholo,anathandabuza,anisayikwenzale ntoyomkhiwaneyodwa;nothikulentaba,Thabatheka;, uphosekeelwandle;iyakwenziwa.

22Neentozonkeenithenazicelaekuthandazeninikholwa, nozamkela

23Kutheakungenaetempileni,xaafundisayo,bezakuye ababingeleliabakhulunamadodaamakhuluabantu,bathi, Ezizintouzenzangagunyalinina?ngubaninakeokunike eligunya?

24WaphendulakeuYesuwathikubo,Namndiyakubuza kunizwi-nye;endothi,ukubanithenandixelelalona, ndinixelelenamukubandizenzangagunyalininaezizinto.

25UbhaptizolukaYohanelwaluphumaphina?ezulwini, nokubangabantu?Bacamangakebonabodwa,besithi, Ukubasithe,Lwaphumaemazulwini;wothikuthi,Ibiyini naphofuukubaningakholwanguye?

26Ukubakesithe,Lwaphumaebantwini;siyaboyika abantu;kubabonkebebambeukuthiuYohane ungumprofeti

27BaphendulabathikuYesu,AsaziWathikekubo,Nam keandinixeleliukubandizenzangagunyalininaezizinto.

28Nithininakenina?Umntuothileubeenoonyana ababini;wezakowokuqala,wathi,Mntwanawam,hamba uyekusebenzanamhlaesidiliyenisam.

29Waphendulakeyenawathi,Andiyi;

30Wezanakowesibini,wathethakwangokunjalo Waphendulakeyenawathi,Ndiyaya,nkosi; 31Nguwuphinakwabobobabiniowenzaukuthanda kukayise?Bathikuye,OwokuqalaAthikubouYesu,Inene ndithikuni,Bayaniphangelakeukungenaebukumkanini bukaThixoababuthiberhafunamahenyukazi

32NgokubauYohanewezakuningendlelayobulungisa, anakholwanguye;kodwabakholwanguyebonaababuthi berhafunamahenyukazi;kenina,nakukubonaoko, anibuyanganizohlwaye,ukuzenikholwenguye

33Yivaniomnyeumzekeliso:Bekukhoumninindluothile, watyalaisidiliya,wasibiyelangothango,wembakuso isixovuleloseediliya,wakhainyango,waqeshisangaso kubalimi,wahambelakwelinye

34Kuthekelakusondelaixeshalesiqhamo,wathuma abakhonzibakhekubalimiabo,ukubabathabatheiziqhamo zaso.

35Besukaabalimibabathabathaabakhonzibakhe,bathi omnyebamtyabula,omnyebambulala,nomnye bamgibiselangamatye

36Wabuyawathumaabanyeabakhonzi,bebaninzi kunabokuqala,benjenjalonakubo.

37Uthekekamvawathumakubounyanawakhe,esithi, Bayakumhlonelayenaunyanawam

38Bathekebakumbonaunyanaabalimi,batshonoukuthi, Loyindlalifa;yizanisiyibulale,silihlutheilifalayo

39Bamthabatha,bamkhuphelangaphandlekwesidiliya, bambulala.

40Xaathewafikangokoumninisidiliya,uyakwenzantoni nakwabobalimi?

41Bathikuye,Uyakubatshabalalisakakubiabobantu bangendawo,azeisidiliyaesoaqeshisengasokubalimi bambi,abomamkelisaiziqhamongamaxeshaazo

42AthikubouYesu,Anizanganikulesenaezibhalweni ukuthi,Ilityeabalicekisayoabakhi,Lelonalabayintloko yembombo;

43Ngenxayokondithikuni,UbukumkanibukaThixobuya kususwakuni,bunikweuhlangaoluzivelisayoiziqhamo zabo.

44Kanjalolowouwephezukwelilityeuyakutyumka,ke lowolithelamwelaliyakumcola

45BathiababingeleliabakhulunabaFarisi,bakuyiva imizekelisoyakhe,baqondaukubauthethangabo

46Bathikebefunaukumbamba,basukaboyikaabantu, ngokubababebambeukubaungumprofeti.

ISAHLUKO22

1WabuyawaphendulauYesuwathethakubo ngemizekeliso,wathi,

2Ubukumkanibamazulubufananomntuongukumkani, owenzelaunyanawakheumtshato;

3Wesusaabakhonzibakheukubabayekubabiza abamenyiweyo,bezeemsithweni;

4Wabuyawesusaabanyeabakhonzi,esithi,Yitshoni kwabamenyiweyoukuthi,Yabonani,isidlosam sendisilungisile;iinkomozamneentozamezityetyisiweyo zixheliwe,konkesekulungile;yizaniemsithweni

5Abakhathalangakebona;basukabemka,omnyewaya kweyakheintsimi,omnyewayaekurhwebenikwakhe.

6Bathikeabaseleyobababambaabakhonzibakhe, babaphathakakubi,bababulala

7Evilekeukumkani,waqumba,wayikhuphaimikhosi yakhe,wabatshabalalisaabobabulali,wawutshisanomzi wabo

8Azeathikubakhonzibakhe,Umsithookunene sewulungilewona,kodwaabamenyiweyo bebengafanelekile

9Yiyaningokoezintlanganwenizeendlela,nithiabonithe nabafumana,nibabizebezeemsithweni

10Baphumaabobakhonzibayaezindleleni,bahlanganisa bonkeababafumanayo,abakhohlakeleyokwanabalungileyo; wazalaumsithongabamenyiweyo

11Kekalokuakungenaukumkani,ezakukhangela abamenyiweyo,wabonaaphoumntuongambethengubo yamsitho

12Athikuye,Wethu,utheninaukungenaapha,ungenayo inguboyomsitho?Wabeengathethi.

13Wathiukumkanikubalungiseleli,Mbopheniiinyawo nezandla,nimthabathe,nimkhupheleebumnyameni bangaphandle;khonaaphokuyakubakhoukulila nokutshixizakwamazinyo

14Kubabaninziababiziweyo,kebambalwaabanyuliweyo.

15BazaabaFarisibayabenzaibhungalokubabamthiyele ekuthethenikwakhe

16BathumelakuyeabafundibabobenamaHerode,besithi, Mfundisi,siyaziukubauyinyaniso,uyifundisaindlela

kaThixongenyaniso;kananjaloakukhathalinangubani, kubaakukhethibusobamntu.

17Sixelelengoko,uthininawena?Kuvumelekilena ukumnikairhafuuKesare,akuvumelekile,sinina?

18EbuqondilekeuYesuububibabo,wathi,Nindilingelani na,bahanahanisindini?

19NdiboniseniiqhoshalerhafuBamziselakeidenariyo 20Athikubo,Ngokabaninalomfanekisonombhalo?

21Bathikuye,NgokaKesareAthikubo,Ngokoke buyiselaniizintozikaKesarekuKesare;nezintozikaThixo kuThixo

22Bakuvakeoko,bamangaliswa,bamshiya,bemka 23KwangaloominibezakuyeabaSadusi,bonaabobathi akukholuvuko,bambuza,besithi, 24besithi,Mfundisi,uMoseswathi,Ukubaubaniuthe wafaengenabantwana,wothiumzalwanawakheamngene umfaziwakhe,amveliseleimbewuumzalwanawakhe

25Kekalokukwayekukhokuthiabazalwanaabasixhenxe; wazaowokuqalaakubon’ukubauzekilewabhubha,wathi, kubaengenambewu,wamshiyakumzalwanawakheumfazi wakhe

26Wenjenjalonowesibini,nowesithathu,kwadakwaya kowesixhenxe

27Emvenikekwabobonke,wafanayeumfazi

28Ngokoeluvukweniuyakubangumfaziwawuphina kwesosixhenxe?kubabonkebabenaye

29WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Niyalahleka,kuba ningazaziizibhalokwanamandlakaThixo.

30Kubaeluvukweniabazeki,abendiswa; banjengezithunywazikaThixoemazulwini

31Ngalokeuvukolwabafileyo,anikulesangana okwathethwayokuninguThixo,esithi, 32MnandinguThixoka-Abraham,uThixokaIsake,uThixo kaYakobi?UThixoakangowabafileyo,ungowabaphilileyo.

33Zikuvilekeokoizihlwele,zakhwankqiswayimfundiso yakhe

34KekalokubatheabaFarisi,bakuvaukubaubethe labakhohlaabaSadusi,bahlanganiselanandawonye

35Kekalokuomnyewabo,ongumqondisi-mthetho, wambuzaumbuzo,emlinga,esithi, 36Mfundisi,owonamyalelomkhuluemthethweni nguwuphina?

37WathikeuYesukuye,UzeuyithandeiNkosiuThixo wakhongentliziyoyakhoiphela,nangomphefumlowakho uphela,nangengqondoyakhoiphela

38Nguwolowoowokuqalanomkhuluumthetho.

39Owesibinikeufananawo:Uzeumthandeummelwane wakhongokouzithandangako.

40Kulemithethoyomibinikuxhomekekeumyalelouphela nabaprofeti

41Bakubon’ukubabahlanganisenekeabaFarisi,uYesu wababuzaesithi, 42esithi,NithininaninangoKristu?ngunyanakabanina?

Bathikuye,NyanakaDavide

43Athikubo,YininaphofuukubauDavidengoMoya ambizengokuthi,Nkosi,esithi, 44YathiiNkosieNkosiniyam,Hlalangasekunenekwam, Ndideiintshabazakhondizenzeisihlaloseenyawozakho?

45UkubauDavidengokoumbizangokubaNkosi, ungunyanawakhenganina?

46Akubangakhonamnyeubenakoukumphendulanezwi eli;kananjalokususelakuloomini,akubangasabakhomntu wabanabugangabakumbuzanto

ISAHLUKO23

1WathethangokouYesukwindimbanenakubafundibakhe, esithi, 2esithi,AbabhalinabaFarisibahleliesihlalwenisikaMoses

3Kengokozonkeizintoabasukubabesithikunizigcineni, zigcineninizenze;kodwazeningenzingokwemisebenzi yabo;kubabayathethabazebangenzi

4Kubababophaimithwaloenzima,esindayo,bayibeke emagxeniabantu;kodwabonaabafunikuyishukumisa nangomnwelowabo

5Yonkeimisebenziyabokebayenzaukuzebabonwe ngabantu;bawenzabanziamafilakteriyuabo,bayandise imiqukumbeloyeengubozabo;

6bathandaizihlaloeziphambiliezidlweni,nezihlalo eziphambiliezindlwinizesikhungu

7nemibulisoezindawenizembutho,nokubizwakwabantu ngokuthi,Rabhi,Rabhi.

8KeninamaningabizwakuthiweRabhi;kubamnye uMkhokeliwenu,uKristu;ninakenonkeningabazalwana

9Ningabizimntungokubanguyihloemhlabeniapha;kuba mnyeuYihlowenu,lowousemazulwini

10Kananjalomaningabizwangokubaningabakhokeli; kubamnyeuMkhokeliwenu,uKristu.

11Omkhulukekunimakabengumlungiseleliwenu

12Osukubakeeziphakamisauyakuthotywa;nozithobayo uyakuphakanyiswa.

13Kodwayeha,ninababhalinabaFarisi,bahanahanisindini! Ngokubanibuvalaubukumkanibamazuluphambi kwabantu;kubaaningeninina,nabangenayoanibavumeli ukubabangene

14Yehanina,babhalinabaFarisi,bahanahanisindini! ngokubanizidlaizindluzabahlolokazi,nize ngokunyhwalazanithandazeuzungu;

15Yehanina,babhalinabaFarisi,bahanahanisindini! Ngokubanijikajikaulwandlenomhlabaukuzenenzeabe mnyeongenaebuYudeni;nithike,xaathewafunyanwa, nimenzeumntwanawesihogongokuphindwekabinikunani 16Yeha,ninabakhokelindinibaziimfama,ninaenithi, Othewafungaitempile,akuntooko;keothewafunga igolideyetempile,unetyala

17Ziyatha,zimfama,kaneneyiyiphinaenkulu?Yigolide, yitempileeyingcwalisayoigolide,kusinina?

18nokuthi,Othewafungaisibingelelo,akunto;keothe wafungaumnikeloophezukwawo,unetyala

19Ziyatha,zimfama,kaneneyiyiphinaenkulu? Ngumnikelo,sisibingeleloesiwungcwalisayoumnikelo, kusinina?

20Lowousifungayongokoisibingeleloufungasona neentozonkeeziphezukwaso 21Nalowouyifungayoitempile,ufungayonanomiyokuyo 22Nalowousifungayoizulu,ufungaitronekaThixonohleli phezukwayo.

23Yehanina,babhalinabaFarisi,bahanahanisindini!Kuba ninikelaizishumizetyelebanedilenekumin,*kanti nizishiyileezonandawozinzimazomthetho,umgwebo nencebanokholo;ezibenimelwekukubanizenze,nithi neziyaningazishiyi

24Bakhokelindinibaziimfama,abahluzaimbuzane, niginyeinkamela.

25Yehanina,babhalinabaFarisi,bahanahanisindini!Kuba nihlambululaumphandlewendebenesitya,kanti ngaphakathizizelekukuphanganokugqithisela.

26MFarisindinindini,mfamandini,hlambululakuqala okungaphakathikwendebenesitya,ukuzenomvandedwa ubeubenyulu.

27Yehanina,babhalinabaFarisi,bahanahanisindini! ngokubanifananamangcwabaaqatywemhlophe, abonakalaemahlengaphandle,kantingaphakathiazele ngamathamboabantuabafileyonakokonkeukungcola

28Ngokunjalonaningaphandlenibonakalaebantwini ukubaningamalungisa,kantingaphakathinizele luhanahanisonokuchasaumthetho

29Yehanina,babhalinabaFarisi,bahanahanisindini! ngokubaniwakhaamangcwabaabaprofeti,nivathise amangcwabaamalungisa;

30Nithi,Ukubasasikhothinangemihlayoobawo,singe singabanganabudlelanenabongegazilabaprofeti

31Ngokoniyangqinakwanina,ukubaningoonyanababo babulalaabaprofeti.

32Wuzaliseningokoumlinganisowooyihlo

33Zinyokandini,nzalandiniyamarhamba,ningáthinina ukuwusabaumgwebowesihogo?

34Ngenxayoko,niyabona,mnandinithumelaabaprofeti nezilumkonababhali;nithiinxenyekuboniyityakatye ezindlwinizenuzesikhungu,niyitshutshisekwimizi ngemizi;

35ukuzelifikephezukwenulonkeigazielinobulungisa, elaphalazwayoemhlabeni,lithabathelaegazinilika-Abheli ilungisa,liziseegazinilikaZekariya,unyanakaBharakiya, enambulalayophakathikwetempilenesibingelelo

36Inene,ndithikuni,Zonkeezozintoziyakusihlelaesi sizukulwana

37Yerusalem,Yerusalem,wenaubabulalayoabaprofeti, ubagibiselengamatyeabobathunywekuwe,kufuthi kangakananinandithandeukubabuthelandawonye abantwanabakho,ngohloboesithiisikhukukazi siwabuthelendawonyeamatholeasongaphantsi kwamaphiko,anavuma!

38Yabonani,indluyenuishiywananiize

39Kubandithikuni,Aniyikubasandibonaemvenikoku, nidenithi,MakabongwelowouzayoegamenileNkosi

ISAHLUKO24

1EphumileuYesu,wemkaetempileni;batheabafundi bakhebezakumbonisaizakhiwozetempile

2WathikeuYesukubo,Niyazibonanazonkeezizinto?

Inene,ndithikuni,Akusayikusalaaphailityephezu kwelitye,elingayikuchithwa.

3Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauhlelieNtabeniyemiNquma, bezakuyeabafundibebodwa,bathi,Sixeleleukubaziya kubakhonininaezozinto;uyakubayininaumqondiso wokufikakwakho,nowokupheliswakwephakadeeli?

4WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Lumkani ningalahlekiswamntu

5Kubabaninziabayakuzaegamenilam,besithi,banguye uKristu;balahlekiseabantuabaninzi.

6Niyakuthikeniveiimfazwenamarheeemfazwe; lumkaniningabinavuso,kubazonkeezozintozimele ukuhla;kantikonaukuphelaakukabikho

7Kubauhlangaluyakuvukelananohlanga,nobukumkani buvukelanenobukumkani;kuyakubakhoiindlala, neendyikityazokufa,nezinyikimozomhlabakwiindawo ngeendawo

8Zonkekeezozintozikukuqalekakwenimba.

9Ngeloxeshabayakuninikelaekubandezelweni, banibulale;niyakuthiywaziintlangazonkengenxayegama lam

10Ngeloxeshabaninziabayakukhutyekiswa, bangcatshane,bathiyane.

11Kwayekuyakuvelaabaprofetiababuxokibabebaninzi, balahlekiseabantuabaninzi

12Nangenxayokwandakokuchasaumthetho,luyakuphola uthandolwabaninzi

13Keonyamezeleyokwadakwabasekupheleni,lowouya kusindiswa.

14Zayeezindabazilungileyozobukumkaniziya kuvakaliswakuloelimiweyoliphela,zibebubungqinakuzo zonkeiintlanga;kwandulekeukufikaukuphela.

15Xanithenalibonaisikizilesiphanziso,ekuthethwengalo ngoDaniyeliumprofeti,limiendaweniengcwele(lowo ulesayomakaqiqe);

16NgeloxamabathiabakwelakwaYudabasabele ezintabeni;

17Ophezukwendlumakangehliayekuthabathainto endlwiniyakhe;

18nosentsiminimakangabuyeliemvaayekuthabatha iingubozakhe.

19Yehake,abamithiyonabanyisayongaloomihla!

20Thandazanike,ukubaintsaboyenuingabikhona ebusikanangesabatha.

21Kubangeloxeshakuyakubakhoimbandezeloenkulu, ekungazangakubekhoinjalokwasekuqalekenikwehlabathi, kwadakwabakalokunje,ekungasayikubuyekubekho injalo

22Kanjaloukubaibingayikuthiloomihlainqanyulelwe, bekungayikubakhonyamaisindayo;ngenxake yabanyuliweyo,loomihlaiyakunqanyulelwa

23Ngeloxake,ukubaubaniuthekuni,Nankuapha uKristu,nokubauthe,Nankuyaphaya;musaniukukholwa yiyo

24KubakuyakuvelaooKristuababuxoki,nabaprofeti ababuxoki,benzeimiqondisoemikhulunezimanga; ngokokude,ukubabekunokwenzeka,balahlekise nabanyuliweyo.

25Yabonani,ndinixelelengenxaengaphambili

26Ukubangokobathikuni,Nankoentlango,musani ukuphumaniyemusaniukuphuma;nankoemagumbini afihlakeleyo;musaniukukholwayiyo.

27Kubakwanjengokubaumbaneuthiuphume empumalanga,ukhanyeusingiseentshonalanga;kobanjalo nokufikakoNyanawoMntu

28Kubaaphosukubasikhonaisidumbu,aya kuhlanganisanakhonaamaxhalanga.

29Kwaokoke,emvenikwembandezeloyaloomihla, ilangaliyakwenziwamnyama,ithinenyangaifiphale,zithi neenkwenkweziziweezulwini,athinamandlaamazulu azanyazanyiswe

UyakubonakalangeloxeshaumqondisowoNyana woMntuezulwini;zimbambazelengeloxeshazonkeizizwe zomhlaba,zimboneuNyanawoMntuesizaesemafiniezulu, enamandla,nobuqaqawuliobukhulu.

31Wozithumaizithunywazakhezinesandiesikhulu sexilongo,zibahlanganiselendawonyeabanyulwabakhe, baphumekumacalaomaneomoya,kuthabathela esiphelwenisezulu,kusekwesinyeisiphelosamazulu.

32Wufundenikekuwoumkhiwaneumzekeliso;xaselithe lathambaisebelawo,lahlumaamagqabi,niyaziukuba likufuphiihlobo

33Ngokukwanjalonani,xanithenazibonazonkeezozinto, yaziniukubakukufuphi,sekusemnyango.

34Inenendithikuni,Asisayikudlulaesisizukulwana, zingadangazonkeezozintozibekho

35Liyakudlulaizulunehlabathi,kodwaamazwiamakayi kudlula

36Kodwaakukhobaniuwaziyoloomhlanelolixa,azazi nezithunywazamazulu,nguBawoyedwa.

37Kekaloku,njengokubaibinjaloimihlakaNowa,koba njalonokufikakoNyanawoMntu

38Kubanjengokubababesithi,ngemihlayangaphambi konogumbe,babesidla,besela,bazeke,besendiswe,kwada kwayiminiawangenangayoemkhombeniuNowa; 39kwayeabazangebaqondewadawafikaunogumbe, wabakhukulisabonke;kobanjalonokufikakoNyana woMntu

40Ngeloxeshaababinibobasentsimini;omnyeamkelwe, omnyeashiywe

41Abafaziababinibobabesilaetyenilokusila;omnye amkelwe,omnyeashiywe.

42Phaphaningoko;ngokubaningaziukubalilixaliphina ezangaloiNkosiyenu

43Yazinikeoku,ukubaebesaziumninindluukubaisela lizangawuphinaumlindowobusuku,angeelindile, akavumaukubaindluyakheigqojozwe

44Ngenxayokoyibaninilungilenani,ngokubauNyana woMntuuzangelixaeningalikhumbuleliyo

45Ngubaninakeloomkhonziuthembekileyo,uqondayo, eyathiinkosiyakheyammisaphezukwabendluyayo, ukuzeabanikeukudlangexeshaelifanelekileyo?

46Unoyololoomkhonzi,iyakuthiyakufikainkosiyakhe imfumaneesenjenjalo.

47Inenendithikuni,iyakummisaphezukwayoyonke impahlayayo

48Ukubakeloomkhonziungendawoutheentliziyweni yakhe,Inkosiyamiyalibalaukuza;

49aqaleukubabethaabakhonzakunyenaye,adle,asele namanxila;

50iyakufikainkosiyaloomkhonzingemini engayilindeleyo,nangelixaangalaziyo; 51imsikekubini,immiseleisabelosakhenabahanahanisi; khonaaphokuyakubakhoukulilanokutshixiza kwamazinyo

ISAHLUKO25

1Ngeloxeshaubukumkanibamazulubuyakufanekiswa neentombiezilishumi,ezazithabathayoizibanezazo, zaphumazayakumkhawulelaumyeni.

2Ezintlanukekuzozayeziziingqondi,ezintlanu ziziziyatha

3Ezizizidengezathabathaizibanezazo,azaphathaolinazo 4Kodwaeziziingqondizaphathaioliezityenizazo, kwanezibanezazo

5Kekaloku,akubon’ukubaulibeleumyeni,zozelazonke zalala.

6Kekalokuphakathikobusukukwabakhoumemezo, Nankoumyeniesiza;phumaniniyekumkhawulela

7Zazazavukazonkeezontombi,zalungisaizibanezazo. 8Zathikeeziziziyathakweziziingqondi,Siphenikwioli yenuleyo;ngokubaizibanezethuzicima

9Zaphendulakeeziziingqondi,zathi,Hayi;hlezeinganeli kuthinakuni;yiyanikanyekwabathengisayo,nizithengele 10Kutheke,zisayakuthenga,wafikaumyeni;zazaezo bezisezilungilezangenanayeemsithweni,lwavalwake ucango

11Zithikekamvazifikenezinyeiintombiezo,zisithi, Nkosi,Nkosi,sivulele

12Waphendulakeyenawathi,Inenendithikuni,andinazi nina.

13Phaphaningoko,ngokubaningayaziiminikwanaloilixa 14Kubaubukumkanibamazulubunjengomntuowathi,eza kuhambelakwelinye,wabizaabakheabakhonzi, wayinikelakuboimpahlayakhe

15Wathiomnyewamnikaiitalentezantlanu,omnye zambini,nomnyeyabanye;elowongokwamandlaakhe; wandulukakwaoko

16Lowokewamkelaiitalenteezintlanu,wayawasebenza ngazo,wenzaesinyeisihlanuseetalente.

17Kwangokunjalonalowowamkelaezimbini,naye wazuzaesinyeisibini

18Kenayelowowamkelayanye,wayawembaemhlabeni, wayifihlaimaliyenkosiyakhe

19Ithikeemvenikwexeshaelikhulu,ifikeinkosiyabo bakhonzi,ibalelanenabo.

20Wezalowowamkelaiitalenteezintlanu,wazisaesinye isihlanuseetalente,esithi,Nkosi,wandinikaiitalente zantlanu;khangela,ndizuzeesinyeisihlanuseetalente phezukwazo

21Yathikekuyeinkosiyakhe,Heeke,mkhonzi ulungileyo,uthembekileyo!Ubuthembekilekwiinto ezimbalwa;ndiyakukumisaphezukweentoezininzi;ngena eluvuywenilwenkosiyakho

22Wezakenalowowamkelaiitalenteezimbini,wathi, Nkosi,wandinikaiitalentezambini;khangela,ndizuze esinyeisibiniseetalentephezukwazo

23Yathikekuyeinkosiyakhe,Heeke,mkhonzi ulungileyo,uthembekileyo!Ubuthembekilekwiinto ezimbalwa;ndiyakukumisaphezukweentoezininzi;ngena eluvuywenilwenkosiyakho

24Wezakenalowowamkelaitalenteyanye,wathi,Nkosi, bendikwaziwenaukubaungumntuolukhuni,uvunaapho ubungahlwayelangakhona,ubutheaphoungelelangakhona; 25ndasukandoyika,ndayandayiselelaitalenteyakho ngomhlaba;nankuunakookwakho

26Yaphendulakeinkosiyakhe,yathikuye, Sikhobokandinisingendawo,silivila,ubusazinjeukuba ndivunaaphondingahlwayelangakhona,ndiqokeleleapho ndingahlwayelangakhona; 27ubumelwekukuthingokoubeubuyibekeimaliyam kubananisi,ndazandakufikamna,ndabuyandakuzuza okwamkunenzala

28Mhlutheningokoitalenteleyo,niyinikelowo uneetalenteezilishumi.

29KubawonkeumntuonakoUyakunikwa,abenako ngokugqithiseleyo;keongenako,uyakuhluthwakwanoko anako.

30Nayeumkhonziongancedilutho,mkhupheleni ebumnyameniobungaphandle;khonaaphokuyakubakho ukulilanokutshixizakwamazinyo.

31XakeathewafikauNyanawoMntuesebuqaqawulini bakhe,enazozonkeizithunywaezingcwele,ngeloxauya kuhlalaphezukwetroneyobuqaqawulibakhe;

32zihlanganiswephambikwakhezonkeiintlanga,abahlule abanyekwabanye,njengokubaumalusiezahlulaizimvu ezibhokhweni;

33athizonaizimvuazimisengasekunenekwakhe,athi kodwazonaiibhokhweazimisengasekhohlo.

34Uyakuthikeukumkanikwabangasekunenekwakhe, Yizani,ninanisikelelweyonguBawo,nibudleilifa ubukumkaniobalungiselwaninakwasekusekweni kwehlabathi;

35kubandalamba,nandiphaukudla;ndanxanwa, nandiseza;ndandingowasemzini,nandingenisaendlwini; 36ndandize,nandambesa;ndandisifa,nandivelela; ndandisentolongweni,nezakum

37Ozaamphendulekeamalungisa,esithi,Nkosi,sakubona nininaulambile,sakonga;unxaniwe,saseza?

38Sakubonanininaungowasemzini,sakungenisaendlwini? Uze,sakwambesa?

39Sakubonanininakeusifa,okanyeusentolongweni,seza kuwe?

40Azeaphenduleukumkaniathikuwo,Inenendithikuni, Ekubeninenjenjalonakumnyewababazalwanabam bangabonabancinane,nenjenjalonakum 41Uyakuthinakwabangasekhohlo,Mkanikum,nina baqalekiswa,niyeemlilweniongunaphakade,olungiselwe uMtyholinezithunywazakhe; 42Kubandalamba,anandiseza; 43ndandingowasemzini,anandingenisandlwini;ndandize, anandambesa;ndandisifa,ndandisentolongweni, anandivelela.

44Bozakebamphendulenabo,besithi,Nkosi,sakubona nininaulambile,okanyeunxaniwe,okanye ungowasemzini,okanyeuze,okanyeusifa,okanye usentolongweni,asakulungiselela?

45Azeabaphendule,esithi,Inenendithikuni,Ekubeni ningenjanganjalonakumnyewababangabonabancinane, anenjanganjalonakum

46Bayakumkaababayeelubethweniolungunaphakade; kewonaamalungisaayakuyaebominiobungunaphakade

ISAHLUKO26

1Kwathi,xeshikweniuYesuebewagqibileonkelamazwi, wathikubafundibakhe,

2Niyaziukubaemvenikweentsukuezimbinikukho ipasika,azeuNyanawoMntuanikelweukubaabethelelwe emnqamlezweni.

3Bahlanganisanangokoababingeleliabakhulu,nababhali, namadodaamakhuluabantu,endlwiniyombingeleli omkhuluekuthiwanguKayafa; 4babhungaukubabambambeuYesungenkohliso, bambulale

5Babesithike,Kungabingomthendeleko,hlezekubekho isaqungephakathikwabantu.

6Kwathi,uYesueseBhetani,endlwinikaSimon owayeneqhenqa,

7Kwezakuyeumfazienehlalalelabhastile,linamafutha aqholiweyoaxabisolikhulu,wamgalelaentloko,akubon’ ukubauhlelingasesithebeni

8Bekubonilekeokoabafundibakhe,bacaphuka,besithi, Yeyaninalenkcitho?

9Kubalamafuthangekuthengiswengawongexabiso elikhulu,kwaphiwaamahlwempu

10Ekwazikeoko,uYesuwathikubo,Umfazilo nimaphulelanina?ngokubaundenzeleumsebenzi olungileyo

11Kubaamahlwempulawonihlelininawo;kemna anihlelininam.

12Kubalamafuthaaqholiweyo,yenaewuthululele emzimbeniwamnje,wenzeleukungcwatywakwam

13Inenendithikuni,Aphozithezavakaliswakhonaezi ndabazilungileyokulolonkeihlabathi,iyakuxelwanayo lentoayenzileyoyena,ibesisikhumbuzongaye

14Ngeloxeshakwaphumaomnyeweshumielinababini, ekuthiwanguYudaSikariyoti,wayakubabingeleli abakhulu,

15Wathikubo,Ningandinikantonina,ndimnikelekuni?

Banqophisananayengamaqhoshaesilivereamashumi mathathu

16Wazakwalaphowafunaithubaelimlungeleyolokuze amnikele

17Kekaloku,ngowokuqalaumhlawezonka ezingenagwele,bezaabafundikuYesu,besithikuye,Ufuna ukubasikulungiselephinaukuyidlaipasika?

18Wathikeyena,Hambaniniyekuwoumzi,kuthile,nithi kuye,UthiuMfundisi,ixeshalamlikufuphi;ndiya kuyenzelakwakhoipasikanabafundibam

19BenzakeabafundinjengokouYesuwayebayalelengako; bayilungisakeipasika.

20Kwakuhlwake,wahlalangasesithebeninabalishumi elinababini

21Xabadlayo,wathi,Inenendithikuni,omnyekuniaba uyakundingcatsha

22Bakubabuhlungukakhulu,baqalaukuthikuyebonke ngabanye,Ingabandim,yinina,Nkosi?

23Waphendulakeyenawathi,Osithenkxunamisandla esityeni,nguyelowouyakundingcatsha

24UNyanawoMntuuyemkaokunene,njengokokubhalwe ngaye;yehake,loomntuuNyanawoMntuangcatshwa nguye!Ngekumlungeleukubaebengazalwangaloomntu.

25WaphendulakeuYuda,lowowamngcatshayo,wathi, Ingabandim,yinina,Rabhi?Wathikeyenakuye, Uselutshilonawe

26Bakubon'ukubabayadla,uYesuwasithabathaisonka, wathiakusikelela,waqhekeza,wanikaabafundi,wathi, Thabathaninidle;ngumzimbawamlo

27Wayithabathanendebe,wabulela,wabanika,esithi, Selanikuyononke;

28kubaligazilamelilomnqophisoomtsha,eliphalala ngenxayabaninzi,ukuzekuxolelweizono

29Ndithikekuni,Andisayikuselakwesisiqhamo somdiliya,kuthabathelakwelixesha,kudekubeyiloomini sukubandisiselananisisitshaebukumkaninibukaBawo

30Bakubabevumeingomayokubonga,baphumabaya eNtabeniyemiNquma.

31NgeloxeshauthiuYesukubo,Ninanonkeniya kukhubekangamngobubusuku;ngokubakubhaliwe kwathiwa,Ndiyakumbethaumalusi,zichithwachithwe izimvuzomhlambi

32Keemvenikokuvukakwam,ndiyakunandulelandiye kwelaseGalili.

33WaphendulakeuPetroswathikuye,Nokubabonke bayakukhubekangawe,andisayikukhandikhubekemna

34WathiuYesukuye,Inenendithikuwe,Kwangobu busuku,ingekaliliinkuku,uyakundikhanyelakathathu

35WathikeuPetroskuye,Ndingafanelanandimelwe kukubandifenawe,andingekhendikukhanyeleBatshoke bonkeabafundi

36Ngeloxesha,ufikauYesunabokumhlatyanaekuthiwa yiGetsemane,athikubafundi,Hlalaniphantsiapha,ndikhe ndiyekuthandazaphaya

37WathabathauPetrosnoonyanabobabinibakaZebhedi, waqalaukubabuhlungunokudandathekakakhulu

38Azeathikubo,Umphefumlowamubuhlungukakhulu, ngokokudeubesekufeni;hlalaniapha,nilindenam.

39Waza,ehambelephambiliumganyana,wawangobuso bakhe,wathandaza,esithi,Bawo,ukubakunokwenzeka, mayidlulekumlendebe;nokomakungabinjengokuthanda kwam,makubenjengokuthandakwakho

40Uyezakubafundi,abafumanebelele,athikuPetros, Ninjenaukungabinakoukulindanamnexaelinye?

41Lindaninithandaze,ukuzeningangeniekuhendweni; umoyaokuneneunentumekelelo,keyonainyamaithambile

42Wabuyawemkaokwesibini,wathandaza,esithi,Bawo, ukubaayinakolendebeukudlulakumndingathanga ndiyisele,makwenzekeukuthandakwakho

43Afikeabafumanebebuyebalala,kubaamehloabo ayenzimabubuthongo

44Wabashiya,wabuyawemka,wathandazaokwesithathu, ethethakwalonaelolizwi.

45Anduleukuzakubafundibakhe,athikubo,Lalaningoku, niphumle;yabonani,lisondeleilixalokubauNyana woMntuanikelweezandlenizaboni.

46Vukani,sihambe;yabonani,usondelelowouya kundingcatsha

47Kuthe,esathetha,kwathigqiuYuda,omnye wabalishumielinababini,esizaenendimbaneenkulu inamakreleneentonga,ivelakubabingeleliabakhulu namadodaamakhuluabantu.

48Kekaloku,lowoumngcatshayowayebanikeumqondiso, esithi,Endithendamanga,nguye;

49UyezakwaokokuYesu,wathi,Vuya,Rabhi;wamanga

50WathiuYesukuye,Wethu,yininaukubauze?Beza ngoko,bamsaizandlauYesu,bambamba

51WesukaomnyewabobabenoYesu,wolulaisandla, warholaikrelelakhe,wamxabelaumkhonziwombingeleli omkhulu,wamnqamlaindlebe

52WathingokouYesukuye,Libuyiseleendaweniyalo ikrelelakho;kubabonkeabathabathaikrelebaya kutshabalalalikrele.

53UbaandinakonangokuukumbongozauBawo, andikhupheleimikhosiyezithunywazezuluengaphezu kweshumielinamibini?

54zingathininakeokoukuzalisekaizibhaloezithi,kumele ukubakubenje?

55NgaloelolixawathiuYesukwindimbane,Niphumele ukuzakubambamnana,ninamakreleneentonganje,ngathi niphumeleisihange?Bendihlelinaniimihlangemihla, ndifundisaetempileni,anandibamba.

56Keokukonkekwenzeke,ukuzezizalisekeizibhalo zabaprofetiBasukabonkeabafundibamshiya,babaleka 57BathikeabobambambayouYesu,bamrholelakuKayafa, umbingeleliomkhulu,aphobabehlanganisenekhona ababhalinamadodaamakhulu

58KekalokuuPetroswamlandela,ebekelekude,kwada kwayaentendelezweniyendluyombingeleliomkhulu Engenengaphakathi,wahlalaphantsinamadindala,ukuba aboneisiphelo.

59Kekaloku,bayeababingeleliabakhulu,namadoda amakhulu,nentlanganisoyamatyalaiphelele,befuna ubungqinaobubuxokingoYesu,ukuzebambulale; 60nangonaafikayoamangqinaabuxokiabamaninzi, ababufumanangaAdakeafikaamangqinaabuxoki emabini.

61athi,Lowathi,NdinakoukuyichithaitempilekaThixo, ndibuyendiyakhengeentsukuezintathu

62Wesukawemaumbingeleliomkhulu,wathikuye, Akuphendulintona?bangqinantoninaabangawe?

63WahlalayenauYesuwathituWaphendulaumbingeleli omkhuluwathikuye,NdikufungisauThixoophilileyo, ukubausixeleleukubaunguyenauKristu,uNyanakaThixo 64AthiuYesukuye,UselutshilonaweKendithikuni, EmvenikokuniyakumbonauNyanawoMntu,ehleli ngasekunenekwamandla,esizaesemafiniezulu

65Wazaumbingeleliomkhuluwazikrazulaiingubozakhe, esithi,Unyelisile;sisawafunelaninaamangqina?yabonani, ngokunikuvileukunyelisakwakhe

66Nithinina?Baphendulakebonabathi,Unetyalalokufa 67Bazabamtshicelaebusweni,bamntlitha.abanyeke bambethangentendezezandla

68besithi,Siprofetele,wenaKristu,ukubethileyongubani na?

69KekalokuuPetroswayehlelingaphandle entendelezweni;kwezakuyesicakazanasithile,sisithi, NaweubunayeuYesulowaseGalili.

70Wakhanyelakeyenaphambikwabobonke,esithi, Andiyaziintooyithethayo

71Utheke,ephumewayaesangweni,sambonaesinye, sathikwababekhona,NayeloebenayeuYesu waseNazarete

72Waphindawakhanyelaefunga,esithi,Andimaziloo mntu

73Kwathikekwakubamzuzwana,bezaabobabemikhona, bathikuPetros,Inyaniso,naweungowabo;kubaintetho yakhoiyakudiza

74Wazawaqalaukushwabulanokufunga,esithi,Andimazi loomntu.Yalilakwaokoinkuku.

75WalikhumbulauPetrosilizwilikaYesu,abelithethile kuye,esithi,Ingekaliliinkuku,uyakundikhanyelakathathu Wazawaphumaphandle,walilangokukrakra

ISAHLUKO27

1Kekalokukwakusa,babhungabonkeababingeleli abakhulunamadodaamakhuluabantungayeuYesu,ukuba bambulale

2Bathibakumbopha,bamrhola,bamnikelakuPontiyo Pilato,irhuluneli.

3UthekeuYuda,lowoumngcatshayo,akubonaukuba ugwetyiwe,wazohlwaya,wawabuyiselaloomaqhosha esilivereamashumimathathukubabingeleliabakhulu namadodaamakhulu

4esithi,Ndonile,kubandingcatsheigazielingenatyala Bathikebona,Iyininakuthiloonto?zibonelewena.

5Wawaphosaphantsietempileniapholoomaqhosha esilivere,wemka,wayawazixhoma

6Bawathabathakeababingeleliabakhululoomaqhosha esilivere,bathi,Akuvumelekileukubaawaphose emkhumbiniwokulondolozaimali,ngokubaelixabiso legazi

7Babhungake,bathengangawoumhlabawombumbi, ukuzeubeyindawoyokungcwabaabasemzini.

8Kungokowabizwayoloomhlabangokubangumhlaba wegazi,kwadakwanamhlanje

9Kwazakwazalisekaokwathethwayongomprofeti uYeremiya,esithi,Bawathabathaamaqhoshaesilivere amashumimathathu,inanilalowowaqiqiweyo, abamlinganisayokoonyanabakaSirayeli; 10bawanikelangenxayentsimiyombumbi,njengoko yandimiselayoiNkosi

11WemakeuYesuphambikwerhuluneli,yambuza irhuluneliisithi,UnguyenauKumkaniwamaYuda?Wathi keuYesukuye,Naweutsho

12Kekalokuakumangalelwangababingeleliabakhulu namadodaamakhulu,akaphendulanto

13AzeathiuPilatokuye,Akuzivanaukubazininzikwazo iindawoabazingqinayongawe?

14Akamphendulanezwielinye;yadayamangaliswa kakhuluirhulunelileyo

15Kekalokungemithendelekoirhuluneliibiqhele ukubakhululelaisihlweleumbanjwaabemnye,ebesukuba bemfuna

16Bayekengeloxeshabenombanjwaobesazeka,ekuthiwa nguBharabhas

17Bakubon’ukubangokobahlanganisene,wathikubo uPilato,Nithandaukubandinikhululelewuphina? UBharabhas,uYesuekuthiwanguKristu,kusinina? 18Kubaebesaziukubabamnikelengomona

19Akubon’ukubauhleliesihlalwenisokugweba,umfazi wakhewathumelakuye,esithi,Uzeungabinakuthinikuloo mntuulilungisa,kubanamhlanjendiveizintoezininzi ezinzimaephupheni,ngenxayakhe.

20Kebonaababingeleliabakhulunamadodaamakhulu bazeyiselaizihlweleukubaziceleuBharabhas,zimbulale uYesu

21Yaphendulakeirhuluneliyathikubo,Nguwuphina kwababobabinienithandaukubandinikhululeleyena? Bathikebona,UBharabhas.

22AthiuPilatokubo,NdimenzeninakeuYesuekuthiwa nguKristu?Bathikuyebonke,Makabethelelwe emnqamlezweni

23Yathikeirhuluneli,Kubaenzebubibunina?Kwaba kukhonakebakhalayongakumbi,besithi,Makabethelelwe emnqamlezweni

24UthekeuPilato,akubonaukubaakancedilutho,ebona ukubasisukesangakumbiisiphithiphithi,wathabatha amanzi,wahlambaizandlaphambikwezihlwele,esithi, Andinatyalaegazinilalomntuulilungisa;ziboneleninina

25Baphendulakeabantubonke,bathi,Igazilakhemalibe phezukwethu,naphezukwabantwanabethu.

26WazawabakhululelauBharabhas;wathike, emtyakatyileuYesu,wamnikelaukubaabethelelwe emnqamlezweni.

27AzaamasoldatierhuluneliamthabathauYesu,amsa endlwiniyerhuluneli,alihlanganiselakuyeibutholawo liphela.

28Amhluba,amnxibainguboebomvu

29Bathike,balukaisithsabasameva,bambekangaso entloko,nengcongoloesandlenisakhesokunene;

30Amtshicela,ayithabathaingcongolo,ambethaentloko 31Athi,akubaedlalengaye,amhlubainguboleyo, amambathisakwaezakheiingubo;amrhola,aya kumbethelelaemnqamlezweni

32Athekeekuphumeni,afumanaumntuwaseKirene, ogamalinguSimon;anyanzelalowoukubaawuthwale umnqamlezowakhe

33BakufikakwindawoekuthiwayiGolgota,okokukuthi, yindawoyokakayi

34Amnikaivinigaiphithikezwenenyongo,ukubaayisele; 35Athike,akumbethelelaemnqamlezweni,abelana ngeengubozakhe,esenzaamaqashiso,ukuzekuzaliseke okwathethwayongomprofeti,esithi,Babelanangeengubo zam,benzaamaqashisongesambathosam.

36Ahlalaphantsi,amlindakhonaapho

37Babekangaphezukwentlokoyakheityalalakhe libhaliwe,kwathiwa,longuYesuuKumkaniwamaYuda.

38Kwazakwabethelelwanayeeminqamlezweniizihange ezibini,esinyengasekunene,nesinyengasekhohlo 39Bamnyelisakeabadlulayo,behlunguzelaiintlokozabo; 40besitshoukuthi,Wenauchithaitempile,uyakhe ngeentsukuezintathu,zisindise;UkubaunguNyana kaThixo,yihlaemnqamlezweni.

41Ngokukwanjalonababingeleliabakhulubedlalangaye, benababhalinamadodaamakhulu,besithi, 42Abanyewabasindisa;yenangokwakheakanako ukuzisindisaUkubaunguKumkaniwakwaSirayeli, makehlekalokunjeemnqamlezweni,sizesimkholwe 43ukholosengoThixo;makamhlangulengoku,ukuba uyamthanda;kubawathi,NdinguNyanakaThixo 44Zayekenezihange,ezibezibethelelweeminqamlezweni naye,zimngcikivakwangokunjalo.

45Kutheke,kuthabathelekwilixalesithandathu,kwada kwesakwilixalesithoba,kwehlaubumnyamaphezu kwawowonkeumhlaba.

46Kekaloku,malunganelixalesithoba,wadanduluka uYesungezwielikhulu,esithi,Eli!Eli!Lamasabhaktani! Okokukuthi,Thixowam,Thixowam,undishiyenganina?

47Inxenyekeyababemikhona,yakuva,yathi,Lomntu ubizauEliya

48Wesukawagidimakwaokoomnyekubo,wathabatha imfunxa,wayizalisangeviniga,wayibekaengcongolweni, wamseza

49Bathekebonaabanye,Khawuyeke,siboneukuba uEliyauzakumsindisana

50UthekeuYesu,ephindewadandulukangelizwielikhulu, wawukhuphaumoya

51Lasukaikhuselolengcwelelakrazukakubini, lithabathelaphezululadalesaphantsi;Wanyikimaumhlaba, namawaacandeka;

52Avulekaamangcwaba;yazayavukaimizimbaemininzi yabangcweleababelele;

53baphumaemangcwabeniemvenikokuvukakwakhe, bangenakuwoumziongcwele,babonakalakuninzi.

54Kekalokuumthetheli-khulu,nabobabelindauYesu naye,bakubonaukunyikimaoko,nezozintozenzekileyo, boyikakakhulu,besithi,Inyaniso,loebenguNyana kaThixo.

55Kwayekukhokekhonaabafaziabaninzi,bekhangele bemgama,bonababemlandeleuYesukwakwelaseGalili, bemlungiselela;

56ekwakukhophakathikwabouMariyawaseMagadala, noMariyauninawooYakobinoYose,kwanoninawoonyana bakaZebhedi

57Kekaloku,kwakuhlwa,kwezaumntuosisityebi waseArimati,ogamalinguYosefu,owayengumfundi kaYesunaye

58YenalowowayakuPilato,wawucelaumzimbakaYesu WazauPilatowathimakawunikweumzimba.

59EwuthabathilekeumzimbauYosefu,wawusongela kwilinenentleemhlophe

60Wawubekakwelakheingcwabaelitsha,abelixhole eweni;waqengqelailityeelikhuluemnyangowengcwaba elo,wemka

61BayekebekhonaaphouMariyawaseMagadalanomnye uMariya,behleliphantsimalunganengcwaba

62Kekalokungengomso,eliyiminiyokulungiselela, bahlanganisanaababingeleliabakhulunabaFarisikuPilato; 63besithi,Nkosi,sikhumbuleukubaumlahlekisilowa wathiesahleli,Emvenikweentsukuezintathu,ndiya kuvuka.

64Yitshongokolinqatyisweingcwaba,kudekubelusuku lwesithathu,hlezeabafundibakhebezeebusuku,bambe, bathikeebantwini,Uvukilekwabafileyo;luze olokugqibelaulahlekisolubelubikunolokuqala

65WathikeuPilatokubo,Ninaboabalindi;

66Bayakebonabalinqabisaingcwaba,ngokulitywina ilitye,bekunyenabalindi

ISAHLUKO28

Kekaloku,ekuphelenikwesabatha,ekuseningolokuqala usukulweveki,kwezauMariyawaseMagadalanomnye uMariya,bezakulikhangelaingcwaba

2Kwasukakwabakhounyikimoolukhulu;kubakwakuhle isithunywaseNkosiemazulwini,sezasaliqengqailitye lesukaemnyango,sahlalaphezukwalo

3Ukubonakalakwasokekunjengombane,nesambatho sasosimhlophenjengekhephu

4Ngokoyikasonakebangcangcazelaabalindi,baba njengabafileyo

5Saphendulakeisithunywasathikubafaziabo,Musani ukoyikanina;kubandiyaziukubanifunauYesu,lowo ubebethelelweemnqamlezweni

6Akakhoapha;kubauvukile,njengokowatshoyo;yizani niyiboneindawoaphoibilelekhonaiNkosi; 7Yiyaningokukhawuleza,nibaxeleleabafundibakhe ukuthiuvukilekwabafileyo;niyabona,uyanandulelaukuya kwelaseGalili;nombonakhonaapho;yabonani,ndinixelele 8Bephumekamsinyaengcwabeni,benoloyikonovuyo olukhulu;wagidimawayakubabikelaabafundibakhe

9Kekaloku,xabayakubabikelaabafundibakhe,wathithu uYesu,wabahlangabeza,esithi,Vuyani!Bezake bambambangeenyawo,baqubudakuye

10WathingokouYesukubo,Musaniukoyika;yiyani kubatyelaabazalwanabamukubabayeeGalili;bondibona khonaapho

11Bakubon'ukubabayayake,kwesukakwafikaabathile babalindikuwoumzi,bababikelaababingeleliabakhulu zonkeizintoezenzekileyo

12Bakubon’ukubakengoko,bakubon’ukuba bahlanganisenendawonyenamadodaamakhulu,babhunga, bawanikaimalieninziamasoldatilawo

13besithi,Yithini,Bezaebusukuabafundibakhe,bamba silele

14Nokubaitheyavakalalentokwirhuluneli,thina soyithomalalisa,senzeningabinaxhalanina.

15Ayithabathakeimalileyo,enzanjengokoabexelelwe ngakoLazaelozwiladumakumaYuda,kwadakwayile mini.

16Bahambakeabafundiabalishumielinamnye,baya kwelaseGalili,kuloontabawayebayaleleyonauYesu

17Bazabakumbonabaqubudakuye;keinxenye yathandabuza

18WezauYesuwathethakubo,esithi,Linikwemnalonke igunyaemazulwininasehlabathini.

19Hambaningokoniyekuzenzaabafundizonkeiintlanga, nibabhaptizelaegameniloYise,loNyana,loMoya oyiNgcwele;

20nibafundisaukubabazigcinezonkeizintoendiniwisele umthethongazo;niyabona,mnandinaniyonkeimihla, kudekubesekupheliswenikwephakadeeli.Amen.

IVangelikaMarko

ISAHLUKO1

1UkuqalekakwayoivangelikaYesuKristu,uNyana kaThixo.

2Njengokokubhaliweyoebaprofetini,kwathiwa,Yabona, mnandithumaumthunywawamngaphambikobusobakho, Oyakuyilungisaindlelayakhophambikwakho

3Izwilodandulukayoentlango,lisithi,Wulungiseni umendoweNkosi,Wutyenenezeniumendowayo.

4KwayekukhouYohane,ebhaptizaentlango,evakalisa ubhaptizolwenguquko,ukuzekuxolelweizono

5LayeliphumalisiyakuyelonkeilizwelakwaYuda nabaseYerusalem;bayebonkebebhaptizwanguyeeYordan emlanjeni,bezixelaizonozabo

6WayekeuYohaneambetheuboyabenkamela, enombhinqowentlonzeesinqenisakhe;Wadlaiinkumbi nobusibasendle;

7Wayememezaesithi,Emvakwamkuzalowounamandla kunam,endingafanelekileyoukubandithobephantsi, ndiwuthukululenomtyaweembadadazakhe

8Mnaokunenendanibhaptizangamanzi,keyenauya kunibhaptizangoMoyaoyiNgcwele

9KwathingaloomihlakwezauYesu,evelaeNazarete yelaseGalili,wabhaptizwanguYohaneeYordanapho. 10Uthekwaoko,enyukaephumaemanzini,walibonaizulu livulekile,noMoyaenjengehobe,esihlaphezukwakhe 11Kwabakhonezwieliphumaezulwini,lisithi,Wena unguNyanawamoyintanda,endikholisiweyonguye 12UthikwaokouMoyaamkhupheleentlango 13Wayeesentlangoaphoiintsukuezimashumimane, ehendwanguSathana;wayekunyenamarhamncwa;zaye izithunywazezuluzimlungiselela.

14KekalokuemvenikokufakwakukaYohane entolongweni,wezauYesukwelaseGalili,eshumayela iindabaezilungileyozobukumkanibukaThixo.

15esithi,Lizalisekileixesha,nobukumkanibukaThixo busondele;guqukani,nikholwekuzoiindabaezilungileyo ezi

16Utheke,ehambangaselwandlelwaseGalili,wabona uSimon,noAndreyaumzalwanawakhe,bephosaumnatha elwandle;ngokubababengababambisibeentlanzi. 17WathikubouYesu,Yizaniaphanindilandele;ndonenza nibengababambisibabantu

18Bayishiyakwaokoiminathayabo,bamlandela.

19Ehambelephambilikancinane,wabonauYakobi,lo kaZebhedi,noYohaneumzalwanawakhe,besemkhombeni wabo,belungisaiminathayabo.

20Wababizakwaoko;bamshiyauyiseuZebhedi emkhombeninabaqeshwa,bamlandela 21BangenaeKapernahum;wathikwaokongomhla wesabatha,wangenaendlwiniyesikhungu,wafundisa 22Bakhwankqiswakukufundisakwakhe;ngokuba ebebafundisanjengonegunya,engafundisinjengabo ababhali

23Kwayekukhoendlwiniyaboyesikhunguumntu onomoyaongcolileyo;wadandulukawathi, 24besithi,Siyeke;Yintoninaenathinawe,Yesu waseNazarete?Uzekusitshabalalisana?Ndiyakwaziwena, lowounguye,ungoyiNgcwelekaThixo.

25WawukhalimelauYesu,esithi,Yithitu,uphumekuye 26Utheumoyaongcolileyowambethaweexhwenene; wakhalangezwielikhulu,waphumakuye.

27Baqhiphukaumbilinibonke,ngokokudebabuzisane, besithi,Yintoninalento?Yeyiphiimfundisoentsha?kuba oomoyaabangcolileyoabaabathethelangegunya, bamthobele

28Lwaphumakwaokoudumolwakhe;lwayakuwowonke ummandlawelaseGalili.

29Bathekwaoko,bakuphumaendlwiniyesikhungu, bangenaendlwinikaSimonnoAndreya,benoYakobi noYohane.

30KekalokuumkhwekazikaSimonwayelelephantsi ebanjweyicesina,bamxelelakekwaoko

31Wezake,wayibambangesandla,wayivusa;yamyeka kwaokoicesina,wabalungiselela

32Kekaloku,kwakuhlwa,xalitshonayoilanga,bazisa kuyebonkeababesifa,nababephethweziidemon.

33Wayeumziwonkeuhlanganisenendawonyeemnyango apho

34Waphilisababaninziababesifazizifongezifo;wakhupha needemonezininzi;wayeengazivumeliiidemonukuba zithethe,kubabezimazi.

35Uthekekusasa,kusemnyamakakhulu,wavuka, waphuma,wemkawayaendawenieyintlango,wathandaza khonaapho

36BamlandelakeuSimonnabobabenaye.

37Bemfumenebathikuye,Bonkebayakufuna

38Athikubo,Masihambesiyeemiziniekufuphi,ukuze nakhonandivakaliseiindabaezilungileyo,kuba ndiphumeleoko

39Wayevakalisakeezindlwinizabozesikhungukulo lonkeelaseGalili,ezikhuphaneedemon

40Kwezakuyeoneqhenqa,embongoza,esiwangamadolo phambikwakhe,esithikuye,Ukubauyathanda,unako ukundihlambulula.

41UYesu,esikweyimfesaneke,wasolulaisandla, wamchukumisa,wathikuye,Ndiyathanda;Hlambuluka.

42Akutsho,lemkakwaokokuyeiqhenqa,wahlambuluka 43Wamkhalimela,wamndululakwaoko

44Athikuye,Lumkaungathethintonakubani;hambauye kuzibonisakumbingeleli,usondezengenxa yokuhlanjululwakwakhoezozintowamisangazouMoses, zibebubungqinakubo.

45Keyena,akuphuma,waqalaukuyivakalisakakhulu nokuyibhengezaloondawo,ngokokudeangabisabanako uYesuukungenamziniekuhleni;wabangaphandle ezindawenieziziintlango;babesithibezekuyebevela ngeenxazonke

ISAHLUKO2

Kwakubantsuku,wabuyawangenaeKapernahum; kwavakalaukubausendlini

2Kwaokokwahlanganisanaintoeninziyabantu, ngokokudekungabisabakhokukhwelelana,nakule mimandlaisemnyango;wayelithethakekuboilizwi 3Kwezakuyeumntuonedumbe,ethwelwengabane 4Bakubabengenakusondelakuyengenxayendimbane, banqikauphahlaaphoabekhona; 5UYesuelubonaukhololwabo,wathikonedumbe, Mntwanawam,uzixolelweizonozakho.

6Kwayekukhoababhaliabathilebehleli,becamanga ezintliziywenizabo,besithi, 7Yininaukubaloenjenjeukuthethaizinyeliso?Ngubani naonakoukuxolelaizono,ingenguyeuThixoyedwa?

8EqiqekwaokouYesungomoyawakhe,ukubabenjenjalo ukucamangangaphakathikwabo,wathikubo,Yinina ukubanicamangeezizintoezintliziywenizenu?

9Okukhonakululakukuphina,ukuthikonedumbe, Zixolelweizonozakho;nokuthi,Vuka,uthabatheukhuko lwakho,uhambe?

10KeukuzenaziukubaunaloigunyauNyanawoMntu lokuxolelaizonoemhlabeniapha(selesithikonedumbe), 11Ndithikuwe,Vuka,uthabatheukhukolwakho,uye endlwiniyakho

12Wavukakwaoko,waluthabathaukhuko,waphuma phambikwabobonke;Badabathinqabonke,bamzukisa uThixo,besithi,Asizangasikuboneokunje

13Wabuyawaphumawayangaselwandle;zayezisizakuye zonkeizihlwele;

14Uthekeedlula,wabonauLevi,loka-Alifeyu,ehleli endaweniyerhafu,wathikuye,NdilandeleWesukake wamlandela.

15Kwathiekuhlalenikwakhengasesithebeniendlwini yakhe,kwahlalanentoeninziyababuthiberhafunaboni ndawonyenoYesunabafundibakhe;kubababebaninzi, bayekebemlandela

16BayeababhalikwanabaFarisi,bakumbonaesidla ndawonyenababuthiberhafunaboni,besithikubafundi bakhe,Yininaukubaadleaselenababuthiberhafunaboni?

17EkuvilekeokouYesu,wathikubo,Akufunekigqirha kwabaphilileyolifunekakwabafayo.Andizekubiza malungisa,ndizekubizaaboni,ukubabaguquke

18BayekeabafundibakaYohanenababaFarisibezila ukudla;bezabathikuye,Kunganinaukubaabafundi bakaYohanenababaFarisibazileukudla,kantiabafundi bakhoabakuzili?

19WathiuYesukubo,Banakoyininaabegumbi lomtshakaziukuzilaukudla,xaanaboumyeni?ngalolonke ixeshabasenaboumyeni,abanakuzila

20Kodwakofikamihlaawozaasuswekuboumyeni, bandulekeukuzilangaloomihla

Akukhokeuthungelaisizibasomchakoomtshaengutyeni endala;okanyekeesosifakiweyo,sitsha,sokrazulakuyo endala,sibesibingokunyeisikroba

22Kananjaloakukhouthaiwayinientshaezintsubeni ezindala;okanyeiwayini,leyointsha,yozigqabhuza iintsuba,iphalaleiwayini,zitshabalaleneentsuba;yona iwayinientshaimelwekukuthiwaezintsubeniezintsha.

23Kwathi,ecandaemasiminingesabatha;Baqalake abafundibakheukukhaizikhwebu

24BayebesithikuyeabaFarisi,Khangela,yininaukuba benzengesabathaokokungavumelekileyo?

25Wathikeyenakubo,Anizanganikulesena awakwenzayouDavide,okowayeswele,elambile nokulamba,yenanabobabenaye?

26OkokubawangenaendlwinikaThixongemihlakaAbhiyatareumbingeleliomkhulu,wazidlaizonkaezibekwa phambikoThixo,ekungavumelekileyoukubazidliwe ngabobangebabingeleli,wanikanabobabenaye?

27Wayesithikubo,Isabathaleyabakhongenxayomntu, asingumntuowabakhoyongenxayesabatha

28NgokokeuNyanawoMntulouyiNkosiyayonesabatha

ISAHLUKO3

1Wabuyawangenaendlwiniyesikhungu;Kwayekukho aphoumntuonesandlaesomileyo.

2Bayekebemlaleleukubawomphilisanangesabatha; ukuzebammangalele

3Athikuloomntuunesandlaesomileyo,Phakamauze phakathi.

4Athikubo,Okuvumelekileyongesabathakukwenza okulungileyo,kukwenzaokubi,kusinina?Kukusindisa, kukubulala,kusinina?Bathitukebona

5Akubaebasingasingilengengqumbo,ebuhlungungenxa yokuqaqadekakwentliziyoyabo,uthikumntulowo,Solule isandlasakhoWasolula,saphilakeisandlasakhe, kwanjengesinye

6BaphumaabaFarisi,benzakwaokoibhunganamaHerode ngaye,lokubabamtshabalalise

7WemkauYesunabafundibakhe,wayaelwandle; yamlandelainkithaenkuluevelaeGalilinakwelakwaYuda 8naseYerusalem,nakwaIdume,naphesheyakweYordan; NakwelaseTireneTsidon,inkithaenkulu,yakuvaukuba zinkulukwazoizintoabezenza,yezakuye.

9Wathikubafundibakhe,umkhonjanaumlindengenxa yendimbane,hlezebamxinzelelephantsi

10Kubawaphilisaabaninzi;ngokokudebathingunga phezukwakhe,ukuzebamchukumisebonke ababenezibetho;

11nabooomoyaabangcolileyobabesithi,xasukuba bembona,bawephantsikuye,bakhale,besithi,Wena unguyeuNyanakaThixo

12Wabakhalimelaukubabangamtyhili.

13Wathikeenyukaintaba,abizelekuyeaboabethanda ukubabizayenangokwakhe;bezakuye

14Wamiselaabalishumielinababini,ukuzebabenaye, nokubaabathumebayekushumayela;

15nokubanegunyalokuphilisaizifo,nelokukhupha iidemon;

16USimonawamthiyaigamaelinguPetros;

17noYakobikaZebhedi,noYohaneumzalwanakaYakobi; WazawabathiyaigamaelinguBhowanerges,okokukuthi, oonyanabeendudumo

18noAndreya,noFilipu,noBhartolomeyu,noMateyu, noTomas,noYakobika-Alifeyu,noTadeyu,noSimon umKanan,

19noYudaSikariyoti,lowowamngcatshayo nokumngcatsha,bangenaendlwini.

20Sabuyasahlanganisanaisihlwele,ngokokudebangabi nakutyaisonka.

21Bevileabakowabo,baphumabesiyakumbamba;kuba babesithi,Uyageza

22Bayebonaababhali,ababehlebevelaeYerusalem, besithi,UnoBhelezebhule;

23Utheebabizelekuye,wathethakubongemizekeliso, esithi,AngathininauSathanaukukhuphauSathana?

24Nobukumkani,ukubabuthebahlulelanabodwa, abunakoukumaobobukumkani;

25nendlu,ukubaitheyahlulelanayodwa,ayinakoukuma loondlu;

26noSathana,ukubauthewazichasangokwakhe, wahlulelanayedwa,akanakoukuma,uphelile.

27Akukhonamnyeunakoukungenaendlwiniyegorhaelo, ayiphangeimpahlayalo,ukubaakathangatancialibophe igorhaelo;andulekeukuyiphangaindluyakhe

28Inenendithikuni,Zonkeizonobayakuzixolelwa oonyanababantu,kwanezinyelisoabasukubabenyelisa ngazo;

29keyenaothewanyelisauMoyaoyiNgcwele,akanako ukuxolelwanaphakade;unetyalalokugwetywa okungunaphakade

30Kubabesithi,Unomoyaongcolileyo

31Bafikangokoabazalwanabakhenonina,bema ngaphandle,bathumelakuyebembiza

32Zayeizihlwelezihlelizimphahlile;bathikuye,Nanku unyokonabazalwanabakhongaphandle,bekufuna 33Wabaphendulawathi,Ngubaninauma?Ngubanina uma?

34Akubaebasingasingilengeenxazonkeababehleli bemphahlile,wathi,Nankuumanabazalwanabam

35KubaothewakwenzaukuthandakukaThixo,lowo ngumzalwanawam,nodadewethu,noma

ISAHLUKO4

1Wabuyawaqalaukufundisangaselwandle Kwahlanganisanakuyeindimbaneenkulu,wadayena wangenaemkhombeni,wahlalaelwandle;sayesonke isihlwelesiphezukolwandleemhlabeni

2Wayebafundisaiindawoezininzingemizekeliso.Ubesithi kuboekufundisenikwakhe,

3Phulaphulani;Yabona,umhlwayeliwaphumawaya kuhlwayela.

4kwathiekuhlwayelenikwakhe,inxalenyeyembewuyawa ngasendleleni,zezaiintakazezuluzayidlazayigqiba

5Enyeyawaendawenielulwalwa,aphoibingenamhlaba mninzi;yantshulakekwaoko,ngenxayokuba ingenabunzulubamhlaba;

6Kutheke,lakubashushuilanga,yatsha;yathingenxa yokubaingenangcambu,yomakwaphela

7Yimbiyawaemithanenienameva,yakhulaimithana enameva,yayiminxa,ayabanasiqhamo.

8Yimbiyawakuwowonaumhlabaolungileyo,yavelisa isiqhamo,yahluma,yaqhama;yavelisaenyeamashumi amathathu,enyeamashumiamathandathu,nekhuluenye.

9Wathikubo,Lowouneendlebezokuvamakeve

10Kekaloku,xaabeyedwa,abobabemphahlile,ndawonye nabalishumielinababini,bambuzaumzekelisolowo. 11Uthekekubo,Nikuphiweninaukuyaziimfihlelo yobukumkanibukaThixo;

12ukuzebebonababone,bangaqiqi;besivakebeve, bangaqondi;hlezebabuyebaguquke,baxolelweizonozabo 13Athikubo,Aniwazinalomzekeliso?Nothininake ukuyaziimizekelisoyonke?

14Umhlwayelilouhlwayelailizwi

15Abokebasecalenikwendlela,aphoilizwilihlwayelwa khonaxakebathebeva,afikekwaokouSathana, alithabatheilizwielihlwayelweyoezintliziywenizabo

16Ngokukwanjalongabaabobahlwayelwaezindaweni ezilulwalwa;abathi,bakulivailizwi,balamkelekwaoko bevuya;

17babebengenangcambungaphakathikwabo,beme umzuzwanakodwa;bathikamva,kwakuhlaimbandezelo,

nokubayintshutshiso,ngenxayelizwi,bakhutyekiswe kwaoko.

18Abobahlwayelweyoemithanenienamevangaba;abo balivayoilizwi,

19azeamaxhalaeliphakade,nokulukuhlakobutyebi, neenkanukozezinyeizinto,zingeneziliminxeilizwi,lisuke lingabinasiqhamo

20Abobahlwayelwekuwoumhlabaomhlengaba;bathi bonabalivayoilizwi,balamkele,baxakatheisiqhamo, omnyeamashumiamathathu,omnyeamashumi amathandathu,nomnyeikhulu

21Wayesithikubo,Isibaneesisikhasizisweukuze sibekwengaphantsikwesityayinina,nokubakuphantsi kwesingqengqelo?nengabekwaphezukwesiphatho sezibane?

22Kubaakukhontoifihlakeleyoingayikubonakaliswa; kananjaloakubangakhontoifihliweyoingafihlelwaukuba izeekuhleni

23Ukubaubaniuneendlebezokuva,makeve.

24Wayesithikubo,Yilumkeleniintoeniyivayo; umlinganiseloenilinganiselangawo,niyakulinganiselwa ngawonani,kongezwekunininanivayo.

25Kubaosukubaenako,uyakunikwa;nosukubaengenako, uyakuhluthwakwanokoanako

26Wayesithi,UbukumkanibukaThixobunjengokuba abengathiumntuaphoseimbewuemhlabeni;

27azealale,avukeubusukunemini,izeimbewuintshule ikhule,engayaziukubanjanina.

28Kubaumhlabauvelisaiziqhamongokwawo;kuqalaibe likhaba,kwalandelaisikhwebu,izeibeyingqolowa ezalisekileyoesikhwebini;

29athike,xasithesavuthwaisiqhamo,alifakekwaoko irhengqa,ngokubakusekusondeleukuvuna

30Wayesithi,Siyakubufanekisanantoninaubukumkani bukaThixo?Siyakuthelekisangamzekelisomnina?

31Bunjengokhozolwemostade,oluthi,xasukuba luhlwayelwaemhlabeni,lubeluloluncinanekuzozonke iimbewuezisemhlabeni;

32luthike,xaluthelwahlwayelwa,lukhulelubelukhulu kuyoyonkeimifuno,lwenzeamasebeamakhulu. ngokokudeiintakazezuluzibenakoukuhlalaphantsi komthunziwawo

33Wayelithethakuboilizwingemizekelisoemininzienjalo, njengokobayebenakoukuva

34Ubengathethikekubokungengamzekeliso;keubesithi, bakubabodwa,abacombululeleiindawozonkeabafundi bakhe

35Athikubokwangaloomini,kwakuhlwa,Masiwelesiye ngaphesheya

36Basindululaisihlwele,bamthabathanjengoko wayesemkhombeniKwayekekukhoeminyeimikhonjana inaye.

37Kwabakhouqhwithelaolukhululomoya;ayekeamaza ephosekaemkhombeni,abethawafunaukuzalakwangoku

38Wayeyenaesemvaemkhombeni,eleleemqamelweni; bamvuse,bathikuye,Mfundisi,akukhathalina, sitshabalalanje?

39Wavuka,wawukhalimelaumoya,wathikuloulwandle, Yithitu,uthituWadambaumoya,kwabakhoukuzola okukhulu.

40Wathikubo,Yininaukubanibenje,ukubangamagwala? Yininaukubaningabinalukholo?

41Boyikangoloyikoolukhulu,batshonoukuthi,Ngubani nakelo,lentoalulanyelwanangumoyanalulwandle?

ISAHLUKO5

1Bazabawelelangaphesheyakolwandle,ezweni lamaGadara

2Akubaephumileemkhombeni,wahlangatyezwakwaoko ngumntuonomoyaongcolileyo,ephumaemangcwabeni

3owayehlalaengcwabeni;kwayekungekhobaniunako ukumbophanangemixokelelwane;

4ngenxayokubawayebotshwafuthingamakhamandela nangemixokelelwane,asukeamatyathangaasuke acatshulwekuye,awaqhawulenamakhamandela; 5Ubeehlalaubusukuneminiesezintabeni nasemangcwabeni,ekhala,ezicentangamatye.

6UthekeakumbonauYesuesekude,wabaleka,waqubuda kuye

7Wadandulukangezwielikhulu,wathi,Yintoninaenam nawe,Yesu,NyanakaThixoOsenyangweni?Ndikufungisa uThixo,ukubaungandithuthumbisi

8Kubaebethekuye,Phumaemntwiniapho,moyandini ungcolileyo

9Yambuzakeisithi,Ungubaninaigamalakho? Waphendulakeyenaesithi,NdinguMkhosiigamalam; kubasibaninzi

10Wayekeembongozakakhuluukubaangabandululi bemkekwelozwe.

11Bekukhokeaphongasezintabeniugxubaolukhulu lweehagulusidla

12Zayekezonkeiidemonzambongoza,zisithi,Sithumele ezihagwini,ukuzesingenekuzo

13WazivumelakwaokouYesuBaphumakeoomoya abangcolileyo,bayakungenaezihagwini;lwazaugxubaolo lwaphaphatheka,lwehlaeweni,lwelaelwandle;

14Bathekeabobabezalusaiihagubasaba,babikaekhaya nasemaphandleni.Baphumakeabantu,bayakuyibonaloo ntoihlileyo

15BafikekuYesu,bamboneobephethweziidemon,lowo kewayenomkhosi,ehleli,ambathisiwe,enengqondo ephilileyo;bazaboyika

16Abobabeyibonilelentobabacokisela,ukubakuthekeni nakobephethweziidemon;kwanokweehagu.

17Baqalaukumbongozaukubaemkeemideniyabo

18Akubon'ukubaungeneemkhombeni,wathilowo ubephethweziidemonwambongozaukubaabenaye.

19NokokeuYesuakamvumelangaUsukewathikuye, Hamba,uyeendlwiniyakhokwabakowenu,ubabikeleoko zingakoukubazinkuluizintoekwenzelezonaiNkosi,yaba nencebaengakakuwe

20Wemka,waqalaukuzivakalisaeDekapoliokozingako ukubazinkuluizintouYesuabemenzelezona; bamangaliswabonke

21Kekaloku,akubon'ukubauYesuuwelilengomkhombe, wabuyawezakwelinyeicala,kwahlanganisanakuye isihlweleesikhulu;wayeengaselwandleapho

22Kubonakalakusizaomnyewakubaphathibendlu yesikhungu,ogamalinguYayiro;Uthekeakumbona,wawa ezinyawenizakhe

23Wambongozakunene,esithi,Intombiyamigulelaukufa; khawuzeubekeizandlazakhophezukwayo,ukuzeiphile; yophilake

24WahambakenayeuYesu;yayeindimbaneenkulu imlandela,imxinile.

25Kekalokukwakukhontokaziithile,eyayinethombo legaziiminyakaelishumielinamibini.

26Wayeveubunzimaobuninzikumagqirhaamaninzi, edlekekonkeabenako,engancedilutho,esukewahambela phambiliebubini

27yathiyakuvangayeuYesu,yezaphakathikwesihlwele ngasemva,yayichukumisainguboyakhe;

28kubaibisithi,Ukubandithendachukumisaneengubo zakheezi,ndosindiswa

29Watshakwaokoumthombowegazilayo;yeva emzimbeniwayoukubaiphilisiwekwesosibetho.

30UYesu,ethekwaokowawazingaphakathikwakhe amandlaaphumekuye,wajikaesendimbaneni,wathi, Ngubaninaochukumiseiingubozam?

31Bathikuyeabafundibakhe,Ubonanjeukubaisihlwele sikuxinile,utshonaukuthi,Ngubaninaondichukumisileyo?

32Wasingasinga,ukubaambonelowouyenzileyolento.

33Ithekeintokazileyo,isoyika,ingcangcazela,ikwazi okokwenzekileyokuyo,yezayawaphantsiphambi kwakhe,yamxelelainyanisoyonke.

34Wathikekuyo,Ntombiyam,ukhololwakho lukusindisile;hambangoxolo,philakwisibethosakho

35Kutheesathetha,kwafikaabathilebevelaendlwini yomphathiwendluyesikhungu,besithi,Ifileintombiyakho; usamkhathazelaninauMfundisi?

36KwangokouYesu,elivileilizwielithethiweyo,wathi kumphathiwendluyesikhungu,Musaukoyika,kholwa kuphela

37Akavumelamntuukubaalandelanenaye,kwakuphela nguPetrosnoYakobinoYohane,umzalwanakaYakobi

38Afikeendlwiniyomphathiwendluyesikhungu,abone isiphithiphithi,abalilayonabenzaisijwiliesikhulu.

39Engenile,athikubo,Yininaukubaniphithizele,nilile? Intombazanaayifile,ilele

40Basukabamwangentsini.Athiakubaebakhuphele phandlebonke,amthabatheuyisewomntwananonina,nabo babenaye,angeneaphowayelelekhonaumntwanalowo

41Wayibambangesandlaintombazanaleyo,wathikuyo, Talita,kumi;okokukuthingentethoevakalayo, Ntombazana,ndithikuwe,Vuka

42Yavukakwaokointombazanaleyo,yahambahamba; kubaibiminyakailishumielinamibiniizelweBathinqa ngokuthinqaokukhulu

43Wabayalakakhuluukubakungaziwamntuoku;wathi mayiyinikweidle

ISAHLUKO6

1Ephumilekhonaapho,wezakwelakowabo;bamlandela keabafundibakhe.

2Uthekwakubakhoisabatha,waqalaukufundisaendlwini yesikhungu;bazaabaninzi,bakuva,bakhwankqiswa, besithi,Louzizuzephinaezizinto?Bubulumkobunina obuabunikiweyo,lentonemisebenziyamandlaengaka yenziwengezandlazakhe?

3Loakayiyonaingcibiyokwakha,unyanakaMariya, umzalwanakekaYakobinoYosenoYudanoSimon? Noodadewaboabakhokuthinaapha?Bayebekhubeka kuye

4WayesithikeuYesukubo,Umprofetiakaswelimbeko, kungabakukowabo,nakwizizalwanazakhe,nakokwabo.

5Wayengenakoukwenzanamnyeumsebenziwamandla khonaapho,kwakuphelaukubekaizandlaphezu kwemilwelweembalwa,wayiphilisa.

6WamangaliswakukungakholwakwaboWayeejikeleza imizana,efundisa

7Ubabizelekuyeabalishumielinababini,waqala ukubathumangababini,ngababini;ebanikaigunya koomoyaabangcolileyo;

8Wabathethelangelithi,mabangaphathintoyandlela,ibe ngumsimelelowodwa;nangxowayamphako,nasonka, namalienxilini;

9bathikodwabanxibeizixathula;ningambathineengubo zangaphantsingambini

10Wayesithikubo,Aphonithenangenaendlwini,hlalani khonanidenimkekuloondawo

11Abosukubabenganamkeli,benganivanokuniva, nakuphumakuloondawo,vuthululaniuthulioluphantsi kweenyawozenu,kubebubungqinaokokuboInenendithi kuni,KobanokunyamezelekaokweSodomneGomora ngomhlawomgwebo,kunokwaloomzi.

12Baphumabavakalisaukubamabaguqukeabantu

13Bakhuphaneedemonezininzi,bayithambisangeoli imilwelweemininzi,beyiphilisa.

14WakuvaukumkaniuHerode;(kubaigamalakhelalithe laduma)wayesithi,UvukilekwabafileyouYohane umbhaptizi;ngenxayokolemisebenziyamandlaiyenzeka ngaye

15Bayeabanyebesithi,NguEliya;Bayeabanyebesithi, Ngumprofeti,nokubaufananomnyewakubaprofeti.

16EkuvilekeokouHerode,wathi,LonguYohane,lowa ndamnqamlaintlokomna;uvukilekwabafileyo

17KubauHerodengokwakhewabethewathuma, wambambauYohane,wambophaentolongweni,ngenxa kaHerodiya,umfazikaFilipuumzalwanawakhe;kuba ebemzekile.

18KubawayesithiuYohanekuHerode,Akuvumelekile ukubaubenomfaziwomzalwanawakho

19KekalokuuHerodiyawabanenqalangakuye,wafuna ukumbulala;kodwaakabanganako:

20kubauHerodewayemoyikauYohane,emaziukuba uyindodaelilungisa,engcwele,wayemgcinile;wayesithike akumva,enzeiindawoezininzi,amvekamnandi

21Kekaloku,kwakufikaumhlaowamlungelayo,uHerode ngeminiyokuzalwakwakhewayezenzeleisidloizikhulu zakhe,namabambaakheamakhulu,nabanumzana baseGalili;

22yakubon'ukubaingeneintombikaHerodiyalowo, yangqungqa,yamkholisauHerodenabobabehleli ndawonyenayeWathiukumkanikwintombazanaleyo, Ndiceleintoosukubauyithanda;ndokupha.

23Wayifungelangelithi,Intoothewayicelakumndokupha, kudekubekwisiqingathasobukumkanibam

24Iphumilekeyathikunina,Ndicelentonina?Wathike yena,IntlokokaYohaneumbhaptizi

25Yezakungenakwaokongokungxamakuyeukumkani, yacela,isithi,Ndithandaukubaundinikekalokunje ngesityaintlokokaYohaneumbhaptizi

26Wababuhlungukakhuluukumkani;noko,ngenxa yesifungosakhe,nangenxayabobabehlelindawonyenaye, akathandangakuyilandulela

27Uthekwaokoukumkaniwasusaumsiki,wamthethela ngelithi,mayizisweintlokoyakhe.

28Wayizisaintlokoyakhengesitya,wayinikaintombazana leyo;yazaintombazanayayinikaunina.

29Bekuvilekeokoabafundibakhe,bezabasithabatha isidumbusakhe,basibekaengcwabeni

30BahlanganisanaabapostilekuYesu,bambikelaiinto zonke,ezobabezenzile,kwanezobabezifundisile.

31Wathikubo,Yizanininangasesekwindawoeyintlango, niphumlekancinane;kubabebaninziabezayonabemkayo; babengenalokenethutyanalokubabadle

32Bemkangomkhombengasese,bayakwindawo eyintlango.

33Isihlwelesababonabemkabathiabaninzibamazi, babalekelakhonangeenyawo,bevelakuyoyonkeimizi; babaphangela,bathuthelanakuye.

34UthekeakuphumauYesu,wabonaintoeninziyabantu, wasikwayimfesanengabo,ngokubababenjengezimvu ezingenamalusi;waqalaukubafundisaiindawoezininzi.

35Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubaseyihambilekakhulu imini,bezakuyeabafundibakhe,bathi,Lendawo iyintlango,neminiseyihambilekakhulu; bandululebemke,bayeemaphandleniajikelezileyo nasemizaneni,bazithengeleizonka;kubabengenanto bangayidlayo.

37Waphendulakewathikubo,BaphenininabadleBathi kuye,Simkenasiyekuthengaizonkangeedenariyo ezimakhulumabini,sibaphebadle?

38Athikubo,Zingaphinaizonkaeninazo?yiyaninibone Besazi,bathi,Zintlanu,neentlanziezimbini

39Wabathethelangelithi,mababangqengqisebonke,babe ziziqhungeziqhuengcenieluhlaza

40Bahlalaphantsibeziingcambangeengcamba ngamakhulu,nangamashumingamahlanu.

41Ezithabathilekeizonkazozihlanuneentlanzizombini, wakhangelaezulwini,wasikelela,waziqhekezaizonka, wanikaabafundibakhe,ukubababekephambikwabo; wathineentlanzizombiniwazabelabonabonke

42Badlabahluthabonke;

43Bazabasusaizityazizelengamaqhekezazalishumi elinazibini,basusanakwiintlanzi

44Bayekeabobabesidlaizonkaezobabengamadoda akumawakaamahlanu.

45Wabanyanzelakwaokoabafundibakheukubabangene emkhombeni,bamandulelebayengaphesheya eBhetesayida,logamaasindululayoisihlweleyena.

46Akubaebulisenenabo,wemkawayakuthandaza entabeni.

47Kekaloku,kwakuhlwa,umkhombeubuphakathi elwandle,wayeyenaeyedwaemhlabeni

48Wababonabebulalekaekuqhubeni;kubaumoya ububavelengaphambili;athingolwesineulindolobusuku ezekubo,ehambaphezukolwandle;

49Batheke,bakumbonaehambaphezukolwandle,baba ngumshologu,bakhala

50kubabonkebambona,bakhathazekaWathethakwaoko nabo,wathikubo,Yomelelani;ndim;musaniukoyika.

51Wenyukawayakuboemkhombeni,wadambaumoya Bathinqangaphakathikwabongokuncamisileyokunene, bamangaliswa;

52kubabengakuqondangaokwezonka;kubaintliziyoyabo yabeiqaqadekile

53Bewelile,bafikaemhlabeniwaseGenesarete, balukhwebaelunxwemeni.

54Bakuphumaemkhombeni,bamazikwaoko;

55bawubalekawonkeloommandla,baqalaukubathwala ngeenkukoabafayo,bebasaaphobabemvaukubaukhona.

56Nalaphosukubaebengenakhona,nokubakusemzaneni, nokubakusemizini,nokubakusemaphandleni,babesithi, bababekeabafayoezindawenizembutho,bambongoze ukubakhebachukumiseintshingayenguboyakheBayeke bephiliswaabobabemchukumisa

ISAHLUKO7

BahlanganisanakeabaFarisi,nabathilekubabhali,bevela eYerusalem;

2Babonainxenyeyabafundibakheisidlaisonkangezandla eziziinqambi,okokukuthi,ngezingahlanjwanga,basuka basola

3KubaabaFarisinamaYudaonkeabadli,ukubaabakhanga bazihlambeizandlakunene,bebambeisithethesamanyange

4Nokubabavelaendaweniyembutho,abadlibengakhanga bahlambe;Kukhonezinyeizintoezininzi,abazamkele ukubabazibambe,ezinjengeentlambozeendebe,neebhekile, nezityazobhedu,neetafile

5BandulakebambuzaabaFarisinababhali,besithi, Kunganinaukubaabafundibakhobangahambi ngokwesithethesamanyange,lentobadlaisonkangezandla ezingahlanjwanga?

6Waphendulakewathikubo,WatyaphauIsayaukuprofeta ngani,bahanahanisi,njengokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Aba bantubandibekangomlomo,Kantiyonaintliziyoyabo ikudeleekum

7Bafumanakebendihlonela,Befundisaiimfundiso eziyimithethoyabantu.

8Kubanithi,niwuyekaokaThixoumthetho,nibambe isithethesabantuesinjengeentlambozeebhekileneendebe, nayenizenzanezinyeizintoezininziezinjengezo.

9Wayesithikubo,Natyaphakambeniwutshitshise umthethokaThixo,ukuzenisigcineisithethesenu

10KubauMoseswathi,Bekauyihlononyoko;nokuthi, Othukauyisenokubangunina,makafeukufa; 11keninanithi,Ukubaumntuuthekuyisenokuba kukunina,YiKorbhan,okokukuthi,ingumnikelokuThixo, intoongeubauncedwangayondim,ukholisile;uya kukhululwa

12ningabisamvumelaukubaamenzelento,nokuba nguyisenokubangunina;

13niliphangaigunyailizwilikaThixongesithethesenu enasinikayo,nayenizenzaizintoezininziezinjengezo

14Esibizelekuyesonkeisihlwele,wathikubo, Phulaphulanikumnonke,niqonde; 15akukhontoingaphandlekomntuethiingenakuyeibe nakoukumenzainqambi;zizintoeziphumayokuye ezimenzainqambiumntu

16Ukubaubaniuneendlebezokuva,makeve 17Bayeke,xaebengeneendlwini,evelakuyoindimbane, bembuzaabafundibakheumzekelisolowo.

18Athikubo,Nikwanjenaninaukuswelaingqondo? Aniqondinaukubayonkeintoengaphandleingena emntwini,ayinakoukumenzainqambi;

19Ngokubaakungenientliziyweniyakhe,kungekabi kusesiswini;

20Wayesithike,Intoephumayoemntwini,yiyoleyo emenzainqambiumntu;

21Kubangaphakathi,kuyointliziyoyomntu,kuphuma izicamangoezingendawo,ookukrexeza,oomibulo, ookubulala;

22ubusela,ukubawa,okungendawo,inkohliso, uburheletya,ilisoelibi,ukunyelisa,ukukratsha,ukuswela kuqonda;

23zonkeezizintozingendawoziphumangaphakathi, zimenzeinqambiumntu

24Esukileaphoke,wayaemideniyaseTireneyaseTsidon Wangenaendlwini,wangaakungaziwamntu;akabanako ukufihlakalanoko.

25Kubayathiyakuvangayeintokaziebinentombi, inomoyaongcolileyo,yezayawaezinyawenizakhe;

26KekalokuintokazileyoingumGrikekazi,umSirofenike ngokuzalwa;yambongozaukubaayikhupheidemon entombiniyayo

UthekeuYesukuyo,Khawuyekekuhlutheabantwana kuqala;kubaakukuhleukusithabathaisonkasabantwana, siphosweezinjaneni

28Yaphendulakeyathikuye,Ewe,Nkosi;kubanazo iinjanaphantsikwetafilezidlakwiimvuthulukazabantwana 29Wathikuyo,Ngenxayelozwi,hamba;idemoniphumile entombiniyakho.

30Yesukayayaendlwiniyayo,yafumanaiphumileidemon, intombiilelephezukwesingqengqelo

31WabuyawaphumaemideniyaseTireneTsidon,weza kulwandlelwaseGalili,ecandaphakathikwemida yaseDekapoli

32Kekalokubazisakuyeumntuosisithulu,osisithulu, engakwaziukuthetha;bambongozaukubaabekeisandla sakhephezukwakhe

33Wamthabathakeesihlweleni,wamthabathelabucala, wafakaiminweyakheezindlebenizakhe,watshica, wachukumisaulwimilwakhe

34Wakhangelaezulwini,wancwina,wathikuyo,Efata; okokukuthi,Vuleka

35Zavulekakwaokoiindlebezaso,zacombuluka iingqambuzolwimilwaso,sathethasalungisa.

36Wabayalaukubamabangaxelelibani;kodwaokukhona wabayalayo,kwabakukhonabakuvakalisangakumbi

37Bakhwankqiswangokuncamisileyokanye,besithi, Uzenzeiintozonkekakuhle;uzenzanezithuluzive, nabangenakuthethabathethe

ISAHLUKO8

1Kekaloku,ngaloomihla,ekubenizininziizihlwele, kungekhonantoidliwayona,uYesuwababizelakuye abafundibakhe,wathikubo, 2Ndisikwayimfesanengenxayezihlwele;ngokuba sekuntsukuntathubehlelinam,bengenantobangayidlayo; 3ukubandithendabandululabayaemakhayeniabo bengadlanga,botyhafaendleleni;kubainxenyeyaboivela kude

4Bamphendulaabafundibakhe,besithi,Wokuzuzaphina umntuukubanakoukubahluthisaabangezonka,entlango apha?

5Wayebabuzaesithi,Zingaphinaizonkaeninazo?Bathi kebona,Zisixhenxe

6Wathikwizihlwelemazihlalephantsiemhlabeni Wazithabathaizonkazosixhenxe,wabulela,waqhekeza, wanikaabafundibakhe,ukubababekephambikwabo; zazibekaphambikwabantu.

7Bayebeneentlanzanaezimbalwa;akubaesikelele,wathi mazibekwephambikwabonazo

8Badlakebahlutha;basusaamaqhekezaaseleyo,iingobozi zasixhenxe.

9Kekalokuabobabesidlababengamawakaamane; wabandululake

10Wangenakwaokoemkhombeni,nabafundibakhe,weza emacaleniaseDalmanuta

11BaphumaabaFarisi,baqalaukubuzananaye,befuna kuyeumqondisoophumaezulwini,bemlinga

12Wancwinakakhuluumoyawakhe,wathi,Yininaukuba esisizukulwanasingxameleumqondiso?Inene,ndithikuni, Akukhomqondisouyakunikwaesisizukulwana

13Wabashiya,wabuyawangenaemkhombeni,wemka wayangaphesheya.

14Kekalokuabafundibebelibeleukuphathaizonka; 15Wabayala,esithi,Ligqaleni,nililumkeleigwele labaFarisi,negwelelikaHerode.

16Bayebecamangaphakathikwabo,besithi,Kungokuba singenazonka

17EkwaziokouYesu,athikubo,Yininaukubanicamange, ngokubaningenazonka?Anikaqondinaukubaanikaqondi? Isaqaqadekilenaintliziyoyenu?

18Ninamehlonje,anibonina?Nineendlebenje,anivana? anikhumbulina?

19Okuyandaqhekezelaamawakaamahlanuizonka ezihlanu,zazingaphinaiingobozizizelengamaqhekeza enazisusayo?Bathikuye,Balishumielinababini

Okuyakeezisixhenxendaziqhekezelaamawakaamane, zazingaphinaiingobozizizelengamaqhekezaenazisusayo?

Bathikebona,Zisixhenxe

21Wayesithikubo,Phofuyininaukubaningaqondi?

22UthekewafikaeBhetesayida;bazisaimfamakuye, bambongozaukubaayichukumise

23Wayibambangesandlaimfama,wayirholelangaphandle komzi;Watshicaemehlweniayo,wabekaizandlaphezu kwayo,wayibuzaukubaibonantona?

24Yazayakhangelaphezuluyathi,Ndiyababonaabantu behamba,ngathiyimithi.

25Wabuyawazibekaizandlaphezukwamehloayo, wayikhangelisaphezulu;yabuyayaphila,yababonabonke kakuhle.

26Uthewayindululayayaendlwiniyayo,esithi,Uze ungangeniesixekweni,ungathethinakubanikuwoumzi.

27WaphumauYesunabafundibakhe,wayaemizini yaseKesareyayakwaFilipu;wayeendleleniebabuza abafundibakhe,esithikubo,Kuthiwangabantundingubani namna?

28Baphendulakebona,bathi,UnguYohaneumbhaptizi; bambikebathi,Ungomnyewakubaprofeti

29Athikubo,Keninanithindingubanina?Aphenduleke uPetrosathikuye,WenaunguyeuKristu

30Wabakhalimelaukubabangaxelelibaningaye.

31Waqalaukubafundisa,okokubauNyanawoMntu umelwekukubaeveubunzimaobukhulu,alahlwengawo amadodaamakhulunababingeleliabakhulunababhali, abulawe,athiemvenikweentsukuezintathuabuyeavuke

32ElozwiwayelithethangokungafihlisiyoUPetros wamthabatha,waqalaukumkhalimela.

33Uthekeyena,ejikile,wabakhangelaabafundibakhe, wamkhalimelauPetros,esithi,Sukauyeemvakwam, Sathana,ngokubaungazinyamekeliezikaThixoizinto, unyamekelaezabantu

34Esibizelekuyeindimbane,kwanabafundibakhe,wathi kubo,Osukubaethandaukundilandela,makazincame, awuthwaleumnqamlezowakhe,andilandele

35Kubaothewathandaukuwusindisaumphefumlowakhe, wolahlekelwanguwo;keyenaothewawulahla umphefumlowakhengenxayam,nangenxayeendaba ezilungileyoezi,wowusindisalowo.

36Kubakomncedantoninaumntu,ukubauthewazuza ihlabathiliphela,wazawonakalelwakengumphefumlo wakhe?

37Okanyeworholantoninaumntu,ibesisananelo somphefumlowakhe?

38Othewaneentloningamnangamazwiam,kwesi sizukulwanasikrexezayo,sonayo;UNyanawoMntuwoba neentloningayelowo,xaathewezaesebuqaqawulini boYise,enezithunywaezingcwele.

ISAHLUKOSE-9

Wayesithikubo,Inenendithikuni,Kukhoabathile kwabemiyoapha,abangayikukhabevekufabona,bade babuboneubukumkanibukaThixobusizangamandla.

2UthiuYesu,emvenikweentsukuezintandathu,athabathe uPetrosnoYakobinoYohane,abanyusebayeentabeniende ngasese,bebodwa.

3Zabengezelaiingubozakhe,zamhlophenjengekhephu; njengokubakungekhomcociweempahlaemhlabeniunako ukubamhlophe.

4KwabonakalakubouEliyaenoMoses;bayebethetha noYesu

5WaphendulakeuPetroswathikuYesu,Rabhi,kulungile ukubasibelapha;omnyeubengowakho,omnyeube ngokaMoses,omnyeubengokaEliya

6Kubaubengayaziintoabengayithethayo;ngokuba bebesoyikakunene

7Kwabakhoilifuelibenzelaithinzi;kwezanezwiliphuma efiniapho,lisithi,LonguNyanawamoyintanda;mveni yena

8Basingasinga,ababisabonamntu,yanguYesuyedwa enabo.

9Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabayehlaentabeniapho, wabayalaukubabangazityelibaniezozintobazibonileyo, adeavukekwabafileyouNyanawoMntu

10Elozwibalibambalakubobodwabebuzanaukuba ukuvukakuboabafileyokukuthinina

11Bambuzabesithi,Yininaukubaababhalibathi,uEliya umelwekukufikatanci?

12Waphendulakewathikubo,OkuneneuEliyaokunene, efiketanci,azimisezonkeizinto;kwabanjaninakubhalwe ngayeuNyanawoMntu,ukubaumelwekukuthieve ubunzimaobukhulu,enziweintoengento?

13Kendithikuni,UfikileuEliya,bazabenzakuyekonke abakuthandayo,kwanjengokokubhaliweyongaye

14Akufikakubafundibakhe,wabonaintoeninziyabantu, nababhalibebuzananabo

15Sakumbonasakhwankqiswakwaokosonkeisihlwele, sabalekelakuye,sambulisa.

16Wababuzaababhali,esithi,Nibuzanantoninanabo?

17Waphendulaomnyewasesihlweleniwathi,Mfundisi, bendiziseunyanawamkuwe,enomoyaongathethiyo; 18aphouthewamqubulakhona,uyamntlala,azealephuze amagwebu,atshixizeamazinyoakhe,asukeome;ndithethe kubafundibakhoukubabawukhuphe;ababanako.

19Umphendulekeyenawathi,Sizukulwanandini singakholwayo,kodakubenininandinani?Kodakubenini nandininyamezele?Mzisenikum

20BamzisakuyeAkumbona,wesukakwaokoumoya, wambethaweexhwenene;yawaemhlabeni,yaqikaqika, ilephuzaamagwebu

21Wabuzakuyise,ukubakumgamaungakananinaimhlile lento?Wathikeyena,Kwaesengumntwana.

22umphosefuthiemlilweni,kwanasemanzini,ukuba umtshabalalise;ukubaunakoukwenzainto,sisize,usikwe yimfesanesithi.

23WathikeuYesukuye,Ewe,ukubaunokukholwa! Zonkeizintozinokwenzekakuyeokholwayo

24Wakhalakwaokouyisewomntwanalowo,wathi eneenyembezi,Ndiyakholwa,Nkosi;kuncede ukungakholwakwam

25UthekeuYesu,eboneukubaisihlwelesibalekela ndaweni-nye,wawukhalimelaumoyaongcolileyo,esithi kuwo,Moyandiniungathethiyousithulu,mna ndiyakuthethela,phumakuye,ungabisangenakuye.

26Wakhalaumoya,wambethaweexhwenenekunene, waphumakuye;badaabaninzibathi,Ufile

27UthekeuYesuwambambangesandla,wamphakamisa; wavuka

28Eyekungenaendlwini,bambuzaabafundibakhe ngasese,besithi,Yayiyininaukubasingabinako ukuwukhuphathina?

29Uthekekubo,Oluhloboalunakoukuphumanganto, kungengakoukuthandazanokuzilaukudla.

30Bephumileapho,babehambabecandakwelaseGalili; wayengathandiukubakwazibanioko

31kubawayebafundisaabafundibakhe,esithikubo, UNyanawoMntuunikelwaezandlenizabantu;baya kumbulala;azeemvenikokubaebulewe,abuyeavuke ngomhlawesithathu.

32Bayebengakuqondiokokuthetha;bayebesoyika nokumbuza

33WezakufikaeKapernahum.Akubaesekhaya, wayebabuzaesithi,Nibenicamangantoninaphakathi kwenuendleleni?

34Bahlalabathicwakake;kubaendlelenibabebambene ngokuthi,ngubaninaomkhuluphakathikwabo

35Akubaehleliphantsi,wababizaabalishumielinababini, wathikubo,Ukubaubaniuthandaukubangowokuqala, wobangowokugqibelakwabobonke,nomlungiseleliwabo bonke

36Uthabatheumntwana,wammisaphakathikwabo, wamwola,wathikubo

37Othewamkelanokoamnyewabantwanaabanje, egamenilam,wamkelamna;nothewamkelamna, akamkelimna,wamkelalowowandithumayo

38WaphendulakeuYohane,wathikuye,Mfundisi,sabona umntuekhuphaiidemonegamenilakho,ongasilandeliyo thina;samalelake,ngokubaengasilandelithina

39WathikeuYesu,Musaniukumalela;kubaakukho namnyeuyakwenzaumsebenziwamandlaegamenilam, azeabenakoukuthethakakubingam

40Kubaongachaseneyonathi,ungecalalethu.

41Kubaothewanisezanendebeleyamanziegamenilam, ngokubaningabakaKristu,inenendithikuni,akasayi kuphulukananomvuzowakhe

42Nothewakhubekisanokoamnyewababancinane bakholwayokum,ngekumlungelekanyeukuba ubegangxweilityelokusilaentanyeniyakhe,waphoswa elwandle

43Nokubaisandlasakhosiyakukhubekisa,sinqumle; kukulungelekanyeukubaungeneebominiusisilima, kunokubauthi,unezandlazozibini,uyeesihogweni, emlilweniongacimiyo

44aphokumpethuingafiyo,kumliloungacimiyo.

45Nokubaunyawolwakholuyakukhubekisa,lunqumle; kukulungelekanyeukubaungeneebominiusisiqhwala, kunokubauthi,uneenyawozombini,uphosweesihogweni, emlilweniongacimiyo

46aphokumpethuingafiyo,kumliloungacimiyo

47Nokubailisolakholiyakukhubekisa,linyothule; kukulungelekanyeukungenaebukumkaninibukaThixo unalisolinye,kunokubauthi,unamehloamabini,uphoswe esihogwenisomlilo.

48aphokumpethuingafiyo,kumliloungacimiyo

49Kubabonkebayakugalelwaityuwangomlilo,athionke amadiniagalelweityuwangetyuwa.

50Ityuwailungileyona;keukubaitheityuwaayaba nabutyuwa,noyivakalisangantonina?Yibaninetyuwa phakathikwenu,nihlaleninoxoloomnyekomnye.

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1Esukileapho,uzekungenaemideniyakwaYuda,ecanda kweliphesheyakweYordanwabuyawabafundisa ngokwesiqhelo.

2BafikaabaFarisi,bambuzaukubakuvumelekilenaukuba indodaimaleumfaziwayo?emlinga

3Waphendulakewathikubo,Waniwiselamthethomnina uMoses?

4Bathikebona,UMoseswakuvumelaukubhalaincwadi yokwahlukana,nokumala.

5WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Ngokubalukhuni kwentliziyoyenu,wanibhalelaloomthetho;

6Kodwakwasekuqalekenikwendalo,uThixowabenza babayindodanenkazana

7Ngenxayokoke,umntuwomshiyauyisenonina, anamatheleemfaziniwakhe;

8bazeabobabinibabenyama-nyeNgakooko, abasebabini,banyama-nye

9OkokengokouThixoakumanyileyo,makungahlulwa mntu

10Endlwiniabafundibakhebabuyabambuzangayoloo nto

11Athikubo,Othewamalaumfaziwakhe,wazekaomnye, uyakrexezakulowa.

12Nokubaumfaziuthewayalaindodayakhe,wendela kwenye,uyakrexeza

13Bayebezisaabantwanakuyeukuzeabachukumise; basukaabafundibabakhalimelaabobabazisayo

14KekalokuekubonileokuuYesu,wacaphuka,wathi kubo,Bavumeleniabantwanabezekum,ningabaleli: ngokubaubukumkanibukaThixobubobabobanjalo

15Inene,ndithikuni,Otheakabamkelaubukumkani bukaThixonjengomntwana,akayikukhaangenekubo.

16Wabawola,wabekaizandlaphezukwabo,wabasikelela 17Akubon'ukubauyaphuma,uyaendleleni,kwezaothile ngokubaleka,wawangamadolokuye,wambuzaesithi, Mfundisiulungileyo,ndenzentonina,ukuzendibudleilifa ubomiobungunaphakade?

18UthekeuYesukuye,Yininaukubauthindilungile? Akukhoulungileyo,mnyekwaphela,nguThixo

19Uyayaziimithetho:musaukukrexeza,musaukubulala, musaukuba,musaukungqinaubuxoki,musaukulumkisa, bekauyihlononyoko

20Uphendulekewathikuye,Mfundisi,zonkeezozinto ndazigcina,kwasebuncinanenibam

21UthekeuYesu,ondelekuyewamthanda,wathikuye, Kukhonto-nyeuyisweleyo:hambauyekuthengisangeento zonkeonazo,upheamahlwempu,wobanobutyebike emazulwini;yiza,uwuthabatheumnqamlezo,uwuthabathe Ndilandele.

22Wathikekhunubembengelozwi,wemkaebuhlungu; kubaebenemfuyoeninzi

23UYesuesingasingile,wathikubafundibakhe,Hayi, ukubangenkankuluukuyakungenakwabobanobutyebi ebukumkaninibukaThixo!

24Bakhwankqiswakeabafundingamazwiakhe.Wabuya waphendulakeuYesu,wathikubo,Bantwana,hayi,ukuba ngenkankuluukuthiabobakholosengobutyebibangene ebukumkaninibukaThixo!

25Kululaukubainkamelaiphumeleentunjeniyenaliti, kunokubaisityebisingeneebukumkaninibukaThixo

26Bayebekhwankqiswakengokuncamisileyo,besitshono ukuthi,Ngubaninaongasindiswayo?

OndelekekubouYesu,uthi,Kubantuakunakwenzeka; kuyeyenauThixoakunakubakungenzeki;kubazonke izintozinakoukwenzekakuyeuThixo

28WaqalakeuPetrosukuthikuye,Uyabona,thinasishiye iintozonkesakulandela.

29WaphendulauYesuwathi,Inene,ndithikuni,Akukho namnyeushiyeindlu,nokubangabazalwana,nokuba ngoodade,nokubanguyise,nokubangunina,nokuba ngumfazi,nokubangabantwana,nokubangamasimi, ngenxayamnangenxayeendabaezilungileyoezi, 30ongayikuthiamkeliswekalikhulu:ngokungelixesha, izindlu,nabazalwana,noodade,noonina,nabantwana, namasimi,ndawonyeneentshutshiso;nakwelizayo iphakade,ubomiobungunaphakade

31Kebaninziabokuqalaabayakubangabokugqibela; nabokugqibelaabokuqala

32Kekalokubabesendleleni,benyukabesiyaeYerusalem; wayeuYesuehambaphambikwaboBathinqa; BakulandelakeboyikaWabuyawabathabathaabalishumi elinababiniwaqalaukubaxelelaizintoezizakumhlela 33besithi,Niyabona,siyenyukasiyaeYerusalem;waye uNyanawoMntueyakunikelwakubabingeleliabakhulu, nakubabhali;bayakumgwebaukubaafe,bamnikelekuzo iintlanga;

34Ziyakudlalangaye,zimtyakatye,zimtshicele,zimbulale; athingomhlawesithathuabuyeavuke

35KuthikuzekuyeuYakobinoYohane,oonyana bakaZebhedi,besithi,Mfundisi,sithandaukubausenzele intoesothisiyicele

36Wathikeyenakubo,Nithandaukubandinenzelentoni na?

37Bathikebonakuye,Sipheukuhlala,omnye ngasekunenekwakho,nomnyengasekhohlokwakho, ebuqaqawulinibakho.

38WathikeuYesukubo,Aniyaziintoeniyicelayo;ninako naukuyiselaindebeendiyiselayomna?nibhaptizwe ngobhaptizoendibhaptizwangalomna?

39Bathikebonakuye,SinakoWathikeuYesukubo, Okuneneindebeendiyiselayomna,niyakuyisela; nobhaptizoendibhaptizwangalomna,niyakubhaptizwa kwangalo;

40kodwakonaukuhlalangasekunenekwam nangasekhohlokwam,asikwamukuphangako;kodwa kuyakunikwaabokulungiselwebona

41Bevileabalishumi,baqalaukubacaphukelaooYakobi noYohane

42Kekaloku,uYesuebabizelekuye,uthikubo,Niyazi ukubaabokuthiwabalawulaiintlanga,banobukhosikuzo; nabobazizikhuluzazobenzangegunyakuzo

43Zekungabinjalokephakathikwenu;osukubaenga angabamkhuluphakathikwenu,makabengumlungiseleli wenu;

44nosukubaefunaukubangowokuqala,makabe ngumkhonziwabobonke;

45kubanoNyanawoMntuengezangakulungiselelwa; wezakulungiselela,nokuncamaubomibakhe,bube yintlawuleloyokukhululaabaninzi.

46BazakufikaeYerikoEkuphumenikwakheeYeriko apho,nabafundibakhenendimbaneelingeneyo,unyana kaTimeyu,uBhartimeyu,imfama,wayeehleli ngasendleleniengqiba

47WathiakuvaukubanguYesuwaseNazarete,waqala ukudandulukawathi,YesunyanakaDavide,ndenzele inceba

48Bayeabaninzibemkhalimelaukubaathitu;kwaba kokukhonakewadandulukayongakumbi,esithi,Nyana kaDavide,ndenzeleinceba

49WemakeuYesu,wathimakabizweBayibizake imfama,besithikuyo,Yomelela,suk’ume;uyakubiza.

50Ithekeyona,ilahleinguboyayo,yesukayezakuYesu

51AphenduleathikuyouYesu,Uthandaukuba ndikwenzelentonina?Yathikeimfamakuye,Nkosi, ukubandibuyendibone

52WathikeuYesukuyo,Hambauhambe;ukhololwakho lukusindisileYabuyayabonakwaoko,yamlandelauYesu endleleniapho

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1Kekaloku,bakusondelaeYerusalem,eBhetefage naseBhetani,eNtabeniyemiNquma,wesusabababini kubafundibakhe, 2athikubo,Hambaniniyeemzaneniloukhangelenenani; nothinakungenakuwo,nifumaneitholele-esile libotshelelwe,ekungazangakuhlalenamnyeumntuphezu kwalo;mkhululeninizenaye.

3Nokubaubaniuthekuni,Yininaukubanikwenzeoko? yithiniiNkosiiyalifuna;wothikwaokoalithumeleapha

4Basukakebaya,balifumanaitholelibotshelelwe ngasemnyangongaphandle,ekuhlanganenikweendlela; bayamkhululake

5Bayekeabathilekwababemikhonabesithikubo,Nenza ntonina,nilikhululanjeithole?

6BathethakekubonjengokouYesuebebawiseleumthetho ngako;

7BalizisaitholekuYesu;baziphosaiingubozabophezu kwalo;wahlalaphezukwakhe

8Kekalokuabaninzibazandlalaiingubozaboendleleni; bayekeabanyebexhuzulaamahlamvuemithini, bewandlalaendleleni

9Bayeabobabehambangaphambili,nabobabelandela, bedanduluka,besithi,Hosana;Makabongwelowouzayo egamenileNkosi

10MabubongweubukumkanibukabawowethuuDavide, obuzayoegamenileNkosi!Hosanaenyangweni

11WazauYesuwangenaeYerusalem,nasetempileni; 12Uthengengomso,bakubon’ukubabaphumileeBhetani, walamba

13Wathi,eboneumkhiwaneukude,unamagqabi,waya kukhangelaukubaangafumanantonakuwo;akufikakuwo, akafumananto,kwakuphelangamagqabi;kuba belingekafikiixeshalamakhiwane

14WaphendulauYesuwathikuwo,Makungazekudle mntusiqhamokuwenaphakadeBevakeabafundibakhe

15BazakufikaeYerusalemWangenauYesuetempileni, waqalaukubakhuphaabobabethengisanababethenga etempileni,wazibhukuqaiitafilezabatshintshibemali, nezihlalozabathengisangamahobe;

16Wayengavumiukubakubekhoucandaetempileni ethweleisitya

17Wayefundisa,esithikubo,Akubhaliwenakwathiwa, Indluyamiyakubizwangokubayindluyokuthandaza iintlangazonke?Keninaniyenzeumqolombawezihange 18Bevaababhalinababingeleliabakhulu;bayebefuna ukubabangathininaukumtshabalalisa;kubababemoyika yena,ngokubaindimbaneyonkeibikhwankqisiwe yimfundisoyakhe

19Kwakuhlwa,waphumawayangaphandlekomzi. 20Bathikwakusa,bahamba,bawubonaumkhiwane womile,usukaezingcanjini

21EkhumbuleuPetros,uthikuye,Rabhi,khangela, umkhiwaneowuqalekisileyowomile

22WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Yibaninokholo kuThixo.

23Kubainenendithikuni,Othekulentaba,Funquleka, uphosekeelwandle;engathandabuzientliziyweniyakhe, asukeakholweukubaezozintoazithethayozinokwenzeka; wobanakookoakuthethayo

24Ngenxayokondithikuniizintoenisukubanizicela, nithandaza,kholwaniukubaninokuzamkela;nobanazo.

25Naxasukubaniminithandaza,ukubaninendawo ngakothile,mxoleleni,ukuzenoYihloosemazulwini anixoleleiziphosozenu

26Ke,ukubaanixolelinina,nayeuYihloosemazulwini akasayikunixolelaiziphosozenu.

27BabuyabezaeYerusalem;kuthi,akubon’ukuba uyahambaetempileni,kufikekuyeababingeleliabakhulu, nababhali,namadodaamakhulu; 28bathikuye,Uzenzaezizintongagunyalinina?Ngubani naokunikeeligunyalokwenzaezizinto?

29WaphendulakeuYesuwathikubo,Namndiyakunibuza zwi-nye,zenindiphendule;ndonixelelake,ukubandizenza ngagunyalininaezizinto

30UbhaptizolukaYohanelwaluphumaemazulwini, lwaluphumaebantwini,sinina?ndiphendule.

31Bacamangakebonabodwa,besithi,Ukubasithe, Lwaphumaemazulwini;Wothi,Ibiyininaphofuukuba ningakholwanguye?

32Ukubakesithe,Lwaphumaebantwini;bayebesoyika abantu;kubabonkebabebambeukuthiuYohane ubengumprofetiinene

33BaphendulabathikuYesu,AsaziWaphendulauYesu wathikubo,Namkeandinixeleliukubandizenzangagunya lininaezizinto

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1WaqalaukuthethakubongemizekelisoUmntuothile watyalaisidiliya,wasibiyelangothango,wemba isixovuleloseediliya,wakhainyango,waqeshisangaso kubalimi,wahambelakwelinye

2Wathingelonaxesha,wathumaumkhonzikubalimiabo, ukubaamkelekubalimiesiqhamenisesidiliyaeso

3Basukabonabambamba,bamtyabula,bamndulula elambatha.

4Wabuyawathumakuboomnyeumkhonzi;lowo bamgibiselangamatye,bamngxwelerhaentloko, bamndululaehlazekile.

5Wabuyawathumaomnye;nayebambulala,nabanye abaninzi;inxenyebeyityabula,inxenyebeyibulala

6Uthengoko,esenayeunyanaemnye,intandayakhe, wamthumanayekuboukugqibela,esithi,Bayakumhlonela yenaunyanawam

7Bathekebonaabalimiphakathikwabo,Yindlalifale; yizanisimbulale,libelelethuilifa

8Bamthabathake,bambulala,bamkhuphelangaphandle kwesidiliya.

9Uyakwenzantoninakengokoumninisidiliya?Uya kufikaabatshabalaliseabobalimi,asinikelekubambi isidiliyaeso.

10Kwayeanisifundanganaesisibhalo;Ilitye abalicekisayoabakhi,Lelonalabayintlokoyembombo; 11KwavelaeNkosinioku,kungummangalisoemehlweni ethu?

12Bayabefunaukumbamba,basukaboyikaizihlwele, kubabaqondaukubauwuthethengabolomzekeliso. Bamshiyabemka

13BathumelakuyeabathilebakubaFarisibakumaHerode, ukuzebambambisengokuthetha

14Befikilekebona,bathikuye,Mfundisi,siyaziukuba uyinene,kanjaloakukhathalinangubani;kubaakukhethi busobamntu,indlelakaThixoufundisaindlelakaThixo ngenyanisoirhafukuKesare,akunjalo?

15Siphe,sirhole,kusinina?Keyena,ekwazi ukuhanahanisakwabo,wathikubo,Nindilingelanina? Ndiziseleniidenariyo,ndiyibone

16Bayizisa.Athikubo,Ngokabaninalomfanekiso nombhalo?Bathikekuye,NgokaKesare

17WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Nikelaniizinto zikaKesarekuKesare,nezintozikaThixokuThixo.Baye bemangaliswanguye

18KwezakuyenabaSadusi,bonaabobathiakukholuvuko; bambuza,besithi.

19Mfundisi,uMoseswasibhalelawathi,Ukubaozalana nothileuthewafa,wamshiyaumfazi,akashiyabantwana, makathiumzalwanawakheamzekeumfaziwakhe, amveliseleimbewuumzalwanawakhe

20Kebekukhoabantuabasixhenxebezalana;waza owokuqalawazekaumfazi,wafaakashiyambewu.

21Nowesibiniwamzeka,wafa,akashiyambewu; nowesithathukwangokunjalo

22Bamzekakebosixhenxe;abashiyambewu Ekugqibelenikwabobonke,wafanayeumfazi

23Ngokoeluvukweni,uyakubangumfaziwawuphina kubo?kubabosixhenxebabenayeengumfazi

24WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Anilahlekina,ngenxa yokubaningazaziizibhalokwanamandlakaThixo?

25Kuba,xabathebabuyabavukakwabafileyo,abazeki, abendiswa;banjengezithunywaezisemazulwini

26Ngokusingiselekwabafileyoke,ukubabayavuka, anilesanganaencwadinikaMoses,ethethangetyholo, okokubawathiuThixokuye,MnandinguThixokaAbraham,uThixokaIsake,uThixokaYakobi.?

27AkaThixowabafileyo,unguThixowabaphilileyoNina kengokoniyalahlekakakhulu

28Kwafikaomnyewakubabhali;wabevabebuzana; waqondaukubaubaphendulekakuhleWambuzaesithi, Owonamthethouphambilikuyoyonkenguwuphina?

29UYesuwamphendulakewathi,Owonaungaphambili kuyoyonkeimithethongulo:Yiva,Sirayeli;INkosiuThixo wethuyiNkosienye:

30UzeuyithandekeiNkosiuThixowakhongentliziyo yakhoiphela,nangomphefumlowakhouphela, nangengqondoyakhoiphela,nangamandlaakhoephela Nguwolowokuqalaumthetho.

31Owesibinikeufananawo:Uzeumthandeummelwane wakhongokouzithandangakoAkukhomthethowumbi mkhulukunale.

Wathiumbhalikuye,Ngxatshoke,Mfundisi,uthethe inyaniso;ngokubamnyeuThixo;akukhowumbi,nguye yedwa;

33nokuthiumthandeyenangentliziyoiphela,nangengqiqo iphela,nangomphefumlouphela,nangamandlaephela, nokuthiumthandeummelwanewakhonjengokouzithanda ngako,kungaphezukwawoonkeamadiniatshiswayo kuphele,nemibingelelo

34UYesuembonileukubauphendulengengqiqo,wathi kuye,AkukudewenaebukumkaninibukaThixo Akwabakhonamnyewabanabugangabakumbuzanto.

35WaphendulauYesu,wathi,efundisaetempileni,Batsho nganinaababhaliukuthi,UKristungunyanakaDavide?

36KubauDavidengokwakhewathingoMoyaoyiNgcwele, YathiiNkosieNkosiniyam,Hlalangasekunenekwam, Ndideiintshabazakhondizenzeisihlaloseenyawozakho

37UDavidengokongokwakheumbizangokuthi,Nkosi; Kuvelaphinakeukubangunyanawakhe?Yayeindimbane yamvangovuyo

38Wayesithikuboekufundisenikwakhe,Balumkeleni ababhali,abathandaukuhambangeenguboezinde, nemibulisoezindawenizembutho;

39nezihlaloeziphambiliezindlwinizesikhungu,neendawo eziphambiliezidlweni

40abadlaizindluzabahlolokazi,bazengokunyhwalaza bathandazeuzungu;abobayakwamkelaugwebo olugqithiseleyo

41WayeuYesuehlelimalungananomkhumbi wokulondolozaimali,ekhangelaukubasithininaisihlwele ukuphosaimaliemkhumbiniwokulondolozaimali;

42Kwafikamhlolokaziuthileulihlwempu,waphosa iimalananazambinieziyikodrante.

43Ebabizelekuyeabafundibakhe,wathikubo,Inene ndithikuni,Lomhlolokaziulihlwempuuphosengaphezu kwabobonkeabaphosileyoemkhumbiniwokulondoloza imali;

44kubabonkebaphosebethabathakwintabalalayabo; ukantiyenaekuswelenikwakheuphoseyonkeinto abenayo,impiloyakheyonke

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1Kwakubon'ukubauyaphumaetempileni,uthiomnye umfundiwakhekuye,Mfundisi,uyawabonanalamatye angaka,nezizakhiwozingaka?

2WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Uyazibonanaezi zakhiwozikhulu?Akusayikusalalityephezukwelitye, elingayikuchithwa

3Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauhlelieNtabeniyemiNquma, malunganetempile,bambuzangaseseuPetros,noYakobi, noYohane,noAndreya,besithi, 4Sixeleleukubaziyakubakhonininaezozinto?uyakuba yininaumqondiso,xazonkeezozintoziyakuzaliseka?

5WabaphendulauYesuwaqalaukuthi,Lumkani ningalahlekiswamntu;

6Kubabaninziabayakuzaegamenilam,besithi,banguye uKristu;balahlekiseabantuabaninzi

7Xanithenevaiimfazwenamarheeemfazwe,musanikuba navuso;kantikonaukuphelaakukabikho

8kubauhlangaluyakuvukelananohlanga,nobukumkani buvukelanenobukumkani;kuyakubakhoiinyikima zomhlabakwiindawongeendawo;kuyakubakhoneendlala neenkathazeko;ziingqalekokezenimbaezo

9Zilumkelenikeokwenu;kubabayakuninikela ezintlanganiswenizamatyala;Niyakubethwaezindlwini zesikhungu,nimiswephambikwabalawulinookumkani ngenxayam,kubebubungqinakubo.

10Kumeleukuthikeukuqalakuvakalisweiindaba ezilungileyoezikuzozonkeiintlanga

11Xasukubakebenirhola,beninikela,musani ukuyixhalelakwangaphambiliintoeniyakuyithetha, ningacamanginokucamanga;uMoyaoyiNgcwele.

12Kekalokuumzalwanauyakunikelaumzalwanaekufeni, azeuyiseanikeleunyana;bathinabantwanabavukelane nabazali,bababulalise;

13niyakuthiywangabantubonkengenxayegamalam;ke onyamezelayokwadakwabakwasekupheleni,uya kusindiswayena

14Kekaloku,xanithenalibonaisikizilesiphanziso, ekwakuthethwalonangoDaniyeliumprofeti,limiapho lingameleukubalibekhona(umfundimakaqiqe),mabathi ngeloxaabobakwelakwaYudabasabeleezintabeni; 15Ophezukwendlukemakangehliayeendlwini, angangeniayekuthabathaintoendlwiniyakhe; 16Nalowousentsiminimakangabuyeliemva,aye kuthabathainguboyakhe

17Yehake,abamithiyonabanyisayongaloomihla! 18Thandazanike,ukubaintsaboyenuingabikhona ebusika

19Kubayonaloomihlaiyakubayimbandezelo,engazanga ibekhoenjalokwasekuqalekenikwendaloawayidalayo uThixo,kwadakwakalokunje; KanjaloukubaiNkosiibingayinqamlelangaloomihla, bekungayikubakhonyamaisindayo;kokoithengenxa yabanyulwaebanyulileyo,yayinqamlelaimihlaleyo 21Ngeloxake,ukubaubaniuthekuni,Nankuapha uKristu;nankoekho;musaniukukholwanguye;

22KubakuyakuvelaooKristuababuxoki,nabaprofeti ababuxoki,benzeimiqondisonemimangaliso yokulahlekisanabanyuliweyo,ukubabekunokwenzeka 23Lumkanikenina;yabonani,ndinixeleleizintozonke ngenxaengaphambili.

24Ngaloomihla,emvakwaloombandezelo,ilangaliya kwenziwamnyama,ithinenyangaingabimhlophe ukukhanyakwayo;

25Neenkwenkwezizezuluziyakuwa,athinamandla asemazulwiniazanyazanyiswe

26BayakwandulakeukumbonauNyanawoMntu,esiza esemafini,enamandlaamakhulunobuqaqawuli

27Uyakuzithumangeloxeshaizithunywazakhe, abahlanganiselendawonyeabanyulwabakhe,baphume kumacalaomaneomoya,kuthabatheleesiphelweni somhlaba,kuseesiphelwenisezulu

28Wufundenikekuwoumkhiwaneumzekeliso;xaselithe lathambaisebelawo,lahlumaamagqabi,niyaziukuba likufuphiihlobo

29Ngokukwanjalonani,xanithenazibonaezozinto zisihla,yaziniukubakukufuphi,sekusemnyango

30Inenendithikuni,Asisayikudlulaesisizukulwana, zingadangazonkeezozintozibekho.

31Liyakudlulaizulunehlabathi,kodwaamazwiamakayi kudlula

32Kodwaakukhobaniuwaziyoloomhlanelolixa,azazi nezithunywaezisemazulwini,akazinoNyanalo,kuphela nguYise

33Lumkani,hlalaninilindile,nithandaze;ngokubaanilazi ukubalinininaixeshaelo

34njengokubawathiumntuehambelakwelinye,eshiya indluyakhe,wabanikaigunyaabakhonzibakhe,elowo wamnikaumsebenziwakhe,wazaumgcini-mnyango wamwiselaumthethoukubaalinde

35Lindaningoko,ngokubaningakwaziukubakuninina ukuzakomninindlu:kukongokuhlwa,kukophakathi kobusuku,kukoekulilenikweenkuku,kukokusasa; 36hlezeafikengebhaqo,anifumanenilele

37Okondikutshokunindikutshokubobonke,Lindani

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1Kekalokubekuzakubakhoipasika,izonka ezingenagwele,emvenikweentsukuezimbini;bayeke ababingeleliabakhulunababhalibefunaukubabangathini naukumbambangenkohliso,bambulale.

2Babesithike,Kungabingomthendeleko,hlezekubekho isaqungeebantwini

3KutheeseBhetani,endlwinikaSimonowayeneqhenqa, akubon'ukubauhleli,kwezaumfazienehlalalelabhastile,

linamafuthaenadusiengangxengelelweyo,exabisolikhulu; walityumzaiselwa,wamgalelaentloko.

4Kwayekekukhoabathileabacaphukayophakathikwabo, besithi,Yenzelweninalenkcithoyamafuthaaqholiweyo?

5Kubabekungathengiswangayongemaliengaphezu kweedenariyoezimakhulumathathu,kuphiwe amahlwempuBayebamkrokrela

6UthekeuYesu,Myeke;yininaukubanimkhathaze? Undenzeleumsebenziomhle

7Kubaamahlwempulawonihlelininawo,nizexasukuba nithanda,nibenakoukuwenzelaokulungileyo;kemna anihlelininam

8Yenaukwenzileabenako;uphangeweza wawuthambiselaukungcwatywaumzimbawam

9Inenendithikuni,Aphozithezavakaliswakhonaezi ndabazilungileyokulolonkeihlabathi,iyakuxelwanayo lentoayenzileyoyena,ibesisikhumbuzongaye

10UYudaSikariyoti,omnyekwabeshumielinababini, wesukawayakubabingeleliabakhulu,ukubaamnikele kubo

11Bakuvakeoko,bavuya,bathembisaukumnikaimali Wayefunaukubaangathininaukumnikelangexesha elimlungeleyo

12Kekaloku,ngowokuqalaumhlawezonka ezingenagwele,xabekubingelelwaimvanayepasika,bathi kuyeabafundibakhe,Ungasingayakulungisaphina, ukuzeuyidleipasika?

13Ususababinikubafundibakhe,athikubo,Hambaniniye kuwoumzi;nohlangatyezwangumntuethweleumphanda wamanzi;mlandeleni

14aphoasukubaengenekhona,nothikumninindlu,Uthi uMfundisi,Liphinaigumbilabahambi,aphondingadlela khonaipasikanabafundibam?

15Yenawonibonisaigumbieliphezulu,elikhulu,landlelwe lalungiswa;silungiseleleniapho

16Baphumaabafundibakheabo,bayakungenakuwo umzi,bafumanakunjengokowayebaxelele,bayilungisa ipasika

17Uthikwakuhlwa,ezenabalishumielinababini

18Bakubon'ukubabahleli,bayadla,wathiuYesu,Inene, ndithikuni,omnyekuniabauyakundingcatsha,lowoke udlanam

19Baqalakeukubabuhlungu,nokuthikuyengabanye, Ingabandim,yinina?Wathiomnye,Ingabandimna?

20Uphendulekewathikubo,Ngomnyekwabeshumi elinababini,lowokeuthinkxunamesityeni.

21UNyanawoMntuuyemkaokunene,njengokokubhalwe ngaye;yehake,loomntuuNyanawoMntuangcatshwa nguye!Ngekumlungeleukubaebengazalwangaloomntu 22Bakubon'ukubabayadla,uYesuwasithabathaisonka, wathiakusikelela,waqhekeza,wabanika,wathi, Thabathaninidle;ngumzimbawamlo.

23Wayithabathanendebe,wabulela,wabanika;basela kuyobonke

24Wathikubo,Ligazilamelilomnqophisoomtsha, eliphalalangenxayabaninzi

25Inenendithikuni,Andisayikubuyandiseleesiqhameni somdiliya,kudekubeyiloominisukubandisiselasisitsha ebukumkaninibukaThixo

26Bakubabevumeingomayokubonga,baphumabaya eNtabeniyemiNquma

27AthikubouYesu,Nonkeniyakukhubekangamngobu busuku;ngokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Ndiyakubetha kumalusi,zichithwachithweizimvu

28Keemvenikokuvukakwam,ndiyakunandulela,ndiye kwelaseGalili.

29WathikeuPetroskuye,Nokubabayakukhubekabonke, mnanakanye

30AthiuYesukuye,Inenendithikuwe,namhlanje, kwangobubusuku,ingekalilikabiniinkuku,uya kundikhanyelakathathu

Kwabakukhonawathethawancamisa,esithi, Ndingafanelanandimelwekukufanawe,andingekhe ndikukhanyele.Kwangokunjalobatshobonke.

32BafikakumhlatyanaogamaliyiGetsemaneAthi kubafundibakhe,Hlalaniphantsiapha,ndikhendithandaze; 33AthabathenayeuPetrosnoYakobinoYohane.

34Athikubo,Umphefumlowamubuhlungukakhulu, ngokokudeubesekufeni;hlalaniaphanilinde

35Ehambelephambiliumganyana,wawaemhlabeni, wathandazela,ukubakunokwenzeka,lidlulekuyeilixaelo

36Wayesithi,Abha,Bawo,zonkeizintozinokwenzeka kuwe;yigqithisekumlendebe;nokokemakungabi kokuthandwandim,makubekokuthandwanguwe

Uyeza,abafumanebelele;athikuPetros,Simon,ulelena? Ubungenakulindanailixalibelinye?

38Lindaninithandaze,ukuzeningangeniekuhendweni umoyaokuneneunentumekelelo,keyonainyamaithambile 39Wabuyawemkawathandaza,ethethakwalonaelolizwi.

40Utheakubuya,wabafumanabebuyebalala;kubaamehlo aboayenzimabubuthongo;bayebengaziinto abangamphendulayona.

41Afikeokwesithathu,athikubo,Lalaningoku,niphumle; yabonani,uNyanawoMntuuyanikelwaezandlenizaboni

42Vukani,sihambe;yabonani,lowoundingcatshayo usondele

43Kwaoko,esathetha,uthiqathauYuda, owayengoweshumielinababini,enendimbaneenkulu, inamakreleneentonga,isukakuboababingeleliabakhulu, nakubabhali,nakuwoamadodaamakhulu

44Kekalokulowoumngcatshayoubebanikeumqondiso, esithi,Endithendamanga,nguye;mbambeni,nimrhole nimnqandile

45Efikile,uyekuyekwaoko,athi,Rabhi,Rabhi;wamanga.

46Bazabamsaizandla,bambamba

47Uthekeomnyekwababemikhona,warholaikrele, wamxabelaumkhonziwombingeleliomkhulu,wamnqamla indlebe

48WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Niphumeleukuza kubambamnana,ninamakreleneentonganje,nanga niphumeleisihange?

49Bendinaniimihlangemihlaetempilenindifundisa, anandibamba;kodwakunje,ukuzezizalisekeizibhalo. 50Bamshiyakebonke,babaleka

51Wayelandelwayindodanaethile,ithembeilinen emhlopheemzimbeniwayo;abafanabambamba

52Itheyayilahlailinenentleleyo,yabalekakuboize

53BamrholelauYesukumbingeleliomkhulu, bahlanganisanakuyebonkeababingeleliabakhulu, namadodaamakhulu,nababhali

54WazauPetroswamlandela,ebekelekude,wadawaya entendelezweniyendluyombingeleliomkhulu;wayeehleli phantsindawonyenamadindala,esothaumlilo

55Bayekeababingeleliabakhulu,nayointlanganiso yamatyalaiphelele,befunaubungqinangayeuYesubokuze bambulalise;akafumananto

56Kubababebaninziababengqinaubuxokingaye,baye ubungqinababobungayelelani.

57Besukakeabathile,bengqinaubuxokingaye,besithi, 58Thinasamvayenaesithi,Mnandiyakuyichithale tempileyenziweyongezandla,ndizengeentsukuezintathu ndakheenyeengenziwengazandla

59Bayebungayelelanikwangokunjalonobaboubungqina 60Wesukawemaphakathiumbingeleliomkhulu, wambuzauYesu,esithi,Akuphendulinentolena? bangqinantoninaabangawe?

61Wahlalayenawathitu,akaphendulantoWabuya umbingeleliomkhuluwambuza,wathikuye,Unguyena uKristu,uNyanawaLowoungowokubongwa?

62UthekeuYesu,Ndinguye;niyakumbonanokumbona uNyanawoMntu,ehlelingasekunenekwamandla,esiza esemafiniezulu.

63Usukakeumbingeleliomkhuluazikrazuleiingubo zakhe,athi,Sisawafunelaninaamangqina?

64Nikuvileukunyelisa;nithininanina?Bamgwebake bonkeukubaunetyalalokubaafe

65Yaqalainxenyeukumtshicela,nokumgqubuthelaubuso, nokumntlitha,nokuthikuye,Profeta;bambethake abakhonzi

66Kutheke,akubon’ukubauPetrosusentendelezweni ngezantsi,kwezaesinyesezicakazanazombingeleli omkhulu

67imboneuPetrosesotha,yondelekuye,yathi,Nawe ubunayeuYesuwaseNazarete.

68Wakhanyelakeesithi,Andiyazi,andiyiqondikanyeinto oyithethayowenaWaphumawayaevarandeni;yalila inkuku.

69Umkhonzazanakewabuyawambona,wathikwababemi khona,Longowabo

70Wabuyakewakhanyela.Kwakubamzuzwana,babuya abobabemikhonabathikuPetros,Inyaniso,ungowabo; kubaungowaseGalili,nokuthethakwakhokuyafana nokwabo.

71Waqalakeukushwabulanokufunga,esithi,Andimazi loomntunimthethayo

72Yalilaokwesibiniinkuku.WalikhumbulakeuPetros ilizwi,abelithethileuYesukuye,lokuthi,Ingekalilikabini inkuku,uyakundikhanyelakathathuWathiakucinga, walila.

ISAHLUKOSE-15

1Bathi,kwaokokwakusa,ababingeleliabakhulubenza ibhunga,ndawonyenamadodaamakhulu,nababhali, nentlanganisoyamatyalaiphelele;bambophauYesubemka naye,bamnikelakuPilato

2UPilatowambuzakeesithi,WenaunguyenauKumkani wamaYuda?Waphendulakewathikuye,Naweutsho 3Bammangalelakengeendawoezininziababingeleli abakhulu;

4WabuyakeuPilatowambuza,esithi,Akuphendulinento le?Khangelaukubazininzikwazoiindawoabazingqina ngawe.

5NokokeuYesuakaphendulanganento;ngokokude amangalisweuPilato

6Kekalokuimithendelekongemithendelekoubeqhele ukubakhululelaumbanjwaabemnye,abasukubabemcela.

7KwayekukhokeobekuthiwanguBharabhas,ebotshwe ndawonyenabanyeabenzibesaqunge,ababulalayo nokubulalaesaqungeniapho.

8Sankqangazaisihlwele,saqalaukucela,ukubaenze ngokoabehlalaesenzangakokubo

9WabaphendulakeuPilato,esithi,Nithandaukuba ndinikhululeleukumkaniwamaYudana?

10Kubaebesaziukubaababingeleliabakhuluabo bamnikelengomona

11Kebonaababingeleliabakhulubayixhokonxa indimbane,ukubaiceleukubakanyeabakhululele uBharabhas

12WabuyawaphendulakeuPilatowathikubo,Ninga ndimthininakengoko,lowonithiunguKumkani wamaYuda?

13Babuyakebankqangazabathi,Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!

14WathikeuPilatokubo,Kubaenzebubibunina?Kwaba kukhonakebancamisayoukunkqangaza,besithi, Mbetheleleemnqamlezweni!

15UthengokouPilato,engaangasiyenelisaisihlwele, wabakhululelauBharabhas;

16Azaamasoldatiamrholelaentendelezweni,ebizwa ngokubayirhuluneli;balibizelandawonyeibutholonke

17Bamambesaiinguboezimfusa,balukaisithsabasameva, bambekaentloko.

18Baqalaukumbulisa,besithi,Vuya,KumkaniwamaYuda!

19Ayembethaentlokongengcongolo;ayemtshicela; ayeguqangamadolo,aqubudekuye.

20Athiakubaedlalengaye,amhlubaebomvu, amambathisakwaezakheiingubo;amrhola,aya kumbethelelaemnqamlezweni.

21Anyanzelaumhambiothile,uSimonwaseKirene,evela ephandleni,lowonguyiseka-AlesandirenoRufo,ukuba awuthwaleumnqamlezowakhe.

22AmzisaendaweniyeGologota,okokukuthingentetho evakalayo,yindawoyokakayi

23Ayemnikaiwayinienemore,ukubaayisele;kodwa akayamkelanga

24Athi,akumbethelelaemnqamlezweni,abelana ngeengubozakhe,esenzaamaqashisongazo,ukubaelowo athabathentonina

25Layekeililixalesithathu,bambethelelaemnqamlezweni

26Umbhalowetyalalakheubhalwengaphezulu,kwathiwa, uKumkaniwamaYuda

27Kwayekubethelelwenayeeminqamlezweniizihange ezibini;omnyengasekunenekwakhe,nomnyengasekhohlo kwakhe

28Sazasazalisekaisibhaloesithi,Wabalwanabachasimthetho.

29Bamnyelisakeabadlulayo,behlunguzelaiintlokozabo, besithi,Yeha,wenauchithaitempile,uyakhengeentsuku ezintathu!

30zisindise,uhleemnqamlezweni

31Ngokukwanjalonababingeleliabakhulubehlekisangaye, benababhali,besithi,Abanyewabasindisa;yena ngokwakheakanakoukuzisindisa

32UKristu,uKumkaniwakwaSirayeli,makehlekalokunje emnqamlezweni,ukuzesibone,sikholweBayenabo babebethelelweeminqamlezwenikunyenayebemnyelisa

33Kekaloku,lakubalilixalesithandathu,kwehla ubumnyamaphezukwawoumhlabauphela,kwada kwalilixalesithoba

34Kekaloku,ngelixalesithoba,wadandulukauYesu ngezwielikhulu,esithi,Eloyi,Eloyi,lamasabhaktani?Oko kukuthingentethoevakalayo,Thixowam,Thixowam, undishiyenganina?

35Inxenyekeyababemikhona,yakuvayathi,Yabonani, ubizauEliya

36Wagidimakeomnye,wazalisaimfunxangeviniga, wayifakaengcongolweni,wamseza,esithi,Khaniyeke; MakhesiboneukubauEliyauzakumthulana

37WadandulukangelizwielikhuluuYesu,wawunikela umoyawakhe

38Lathiikhuselolengcwelelakrazukakubini,lithabathela phezululadalesaphantsi.

39Ebonilekeumthetheli-khuluobemimalunganaye, ukubawenjenjaloukudandulukawaphumaumphefumlo, uthe,Inyaniso,lomntuubenguNyanakaThixo.

40Kwayekekukhonabafazi,bekhangelebemgama;kubo aphokwakukhouMariyawaseMagadala,noMariyaunina wooYakobiomncinokaYose,noSalome; 41ababesithi,okoebeseGalili,bamlandele,bamlungiselele; kwanabanyeabaninzi,ababenyukenayeukuyaeYerusalem 42Kekaloku,kwakuhlwa,ngokubakwakuyimini yokulungiselela,okokukuthi,umhlaongaphambi kwesabatha

43kwezauYosefu,owaseArimati,umphakathi obekekileyo,owayebulindilenayeubukumkanibukaThixo; wayakungenangobugangakuPilato,wacelaumzimba kaYesu.

44WamangaliswakeuPilatokukubaselefileEbizelekuye umthetheli-khulu,wambuzaukubauselenexeshanaefile 45Ekwazilekekumthetheli-khulu,wawunikelauYosefu umzimba

46Yena,ethengeilinenecikizekileyo,wamthula, wamsongelakwilinenentleleyo,wamlalisaengcwabeni elixholweeweni;

47BabonakeooMariyawaseMagadala,noMariyaunina kaYose,aphowayelelekhona.

ISAHLUKOSE-16

Yakubon'ukubaidluleisabatha,ooMariyawaseMagadala, noMariyauninakaYakobi,noSalome,bathengaubulawu, ukubabezebamthambise.

2Kwathi,kusasangolokuqalausukulweveki,beza engcwabeni,ukuphumakwelanga.

3Bayebethethabodwa,besithi,Ngubaninaoya kusiqengqelailitye,lisukeemnyangowengcwaba?

4Bathibakukhangela,babonaukubaliqengqiwelesuka ilitye;kubabelilikhulukakhulu.

5Bakungenaengcwabeni,babonaindodanaihleli ngasekunene,yambetheinguboendeemhlophe;basuka boyika

6Athikubo,Musaniukuqhiphukaumbilini;nifunauYesu waseNazarete,obebethelelweemnqamlezweni;Akakho aphaNantsiindawoababembekekuyo

7Hambanikeniye,nibaxeleleabafundibakhenoPetros ukuthi,uyanandulelaukuyakwelaseGalili;nombonakhona apho,njengokubawayetshilokuni

8Baphumakamsinya,babalekaengcwabeni;Bayeke bengcangcazelabakhwankqiswa;abathethantonakubani; kubabebesoyika

9UthekeuYesu,evukeekufenikusasangolokuqalausuku lweveki,wabonakalakuqalakuMariyawaseMagadala, awayekhuphekuyeiidemonzasixhenxe

10Wayayenawabikelaababenaye,bakubon'ukuba bakhedamile,bayalila.

11Basukanabo,bakuvaukubauhleli,nokubaukhe wabonwanguye,abakholwa

12Emvakokowabonakalangolunyeuhlobokwababini bakubo,behambabesingaemaphandleni

13Nabobayababikelaabanye;

14Emvakokowabonakalakwabalishumielinamnye, behlelingasesithebeni;wakungcikivaukungakholwa kwabo,nobulukhunibeentliziyozabo;ngokuba bengakholwangangabobabembonileevukile

15Wathikubo,Hambaniniyekulolonkeihlabathi, nizivakaliseiindabaezilungileyokuyoyonkeindalo.

16Lowoukholiweyowabhaptizwa,wosindiswa;keyena ongakholwayo,uyakugwetywa

17Imiqondisokeeyakulandelananabobakholwayo; Egamenilambayakukhuphaiidemon;bayakuthetha ngeelwimiezintsha;

18bayakuphathaiinyoka;nokubabathebaselainto ebulalayo,ayisayikukhaibenzakalisebona;bayakubeka izandlaphezukwemilwelwe,iphile

19YathiokunenengokoyonaiNkosi,emvenikokuthetha kubo,yanyuselwaemazulwini,yahlalangasekunene kukaThixo

20Kebonabaphuma,bavakalisaezindawenizonke,iNkosi isebenzanabo,iliqiniselailizwingemiqondisoelandelana Amen

ULuka

ISAHLUKO1

1Ekubenikebebaninziabasaisandlasabo,ukuyibeka eludwengeniudabaolukholiweyophakathikwethu; 2njengokubabasinikelayobona,ababengamangqina okuzibonelakwasekuqalekeni,nabakhonzibaloilizwi; 3Kwabonakalakulungilenakum,ndizazizonkeizinto, kwasekuqaleni,ukubandikubhalelengolungelelwano, Tiyofiloodumekunene, 4ukuzeuyazikakuhleingqinisekoyezozinto uzifundisisiweyo

5NgemihlakaHerode,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,kwaye kukhoumbingeleliothile,ogamalinguZekariya, engoweqelalika-Abhiya,nomfaziwakhe engowasezintombinizika-Aron,igamalakhe linguElizabhete

6BebengamalungisakebobabiniemehlwenikaThixo, behambangayoyonkeimithethonemimiseloyeNkosi, bengenakusoleka

7Bayebengenamntwana,ngokokubauElizabhete ebengazali,kanjalobobabinibabesebekhulile.

8Kwathike,xawayesenzaububingeleliphambikoThixo, ngokweqelalakhe,

9ngokwesikolobubingeleli,kwabaliqashisolakheukuba aqhumiselengesiqhumiso,xaangenayoetempileni yeNkosi

10Yayeyonkeinkithayabantuithandazangaphandle ngelixalesiqhumiso

11KwabonakalakekuyeisithunywaseNkosi,simi ngasekunenekwesibingelelosesiqhumiso.

12UthekeuZekariya,akuyibona,wankwantya, wangenelwakukoyika.

13Sathikeisithunywaesokuye,Musaukoyika,Zekariya, ngokokubaisikhungosakhosiviwe;wothikeumfazi wakhouElizabheteakuzaleleunyana,umthiyeigama elinguYohane.

14Kwayeuyakubanemihlalinemivuyo;bathinabaninzi bakuvuyeleukuzalwakwakhe

15KubauyakubamkhuluemehlwenieNkosi,angakhe aselewayininasiselosinxilisayo;uyakuzaliswanguMoya oyiNgcwelekwasekuzalwenikwakhe.

16NentoeninzikeyoonyanabakaSirayeliuya kuyibuyiselaeNkosiniuThixowabo

17Yenauyakuhambaphambikobusobayo,enomoya enamandlakaEliya,ukubaazibuyiseleiintliziyozooyise kubantwana,nabangevayokukoukuqondakwamalungisa; alungiseleiNkosiabantuabalungisiweyo.

18WathiuZekariyakusoisithunywa,Ndiyakukwazingani naoko?ngokubamnandimdala,wayenomfaziwam selekhulile.

19Saphendulakeisithunywa,sathikuye,Mna ndinguGabriyeli,omaphambikoThixoNdithunyiwe ukubandithethekuwe,ndikushumayeleezindaba zilungileyo

20Uyabona,uyakubasisidenge,ungabinakoukuthetha, kudekubeyiminieziyakuthizenzekengayoezizinto, ngenxaenokubaungakholwangangamazwiam;aya kuzalisekiswawonangexeshalawo

21BayeabantubemlindileuZekariya,bemangalisiwe kukulibalakwakheendaweniengcweleleyo 22Uthekeakuphuma,akabanakoukuthethakubo; baqondaukubauboneumbonoendaweniengcweleapho, wayeyenaemanaukunqwalakubo,wahlalaengathethi 23Kwathi,yakuzalisekaimihlayolungiselelolwakhe, wemkawayaendlwiniyakhe

24Emvenikekwezontsuku,uElizabheteumfaziwakhe wamitha,wazifihlaiinyangazantlanu,esithi, 25YenjenjeiNkosikumngemihlaeyandibonayo,ukuba ikususeukungcikivekakwamphakathikwabantu

26Kekalokungenyangayesithandathu,isithunywa esinguGabriyelisathunyelwanguThixoemzini welaseGalili,ogamaliyiNazarete

27kwintombi,eganelweindodaegamalinguYosefu, yendlukaDavide;layeigamalentombileyolalinguMariya

28Sangenaisithunywakuye,sathi,Vuya,wena ubabalweyo!INkosiinawe,usikelelwewenaphakathi kwabafazi

29Uthekeakusibona,weeqhiphuumbiliningenxayelizwi laso;wayecamangaukubaungabambulisomninalo.

30Sathikeisithunywakuye,Musaukoyika,Mariya,kuba ubabalwenguThixo.

31Uyabona,uyakuthabathaesizalweni,uzaleunyana, umthiyeigamaelinguYesu

32Yenauyakubamkhulu,abizwengokubanguNyana wOsenyangweni;iNkosiuThixoiyakumnikaitrone kaDavide,uyise

33UyakulawulaphezukwendlukaYakobikudekube ngunaphakade;ubukumkanibakheabuyikubanasiphelo

34WathikeuMariyakusoisithunywa,Kuyakuthinina ukubakhooku,ndingazaninandodanje?

35Saphendulakeisithunywasathikuye,UMoya oyiNgcweleuyakuzaphezukwakho,athinamandla Osenyangweniakusibekele;kungokoloontoingcwele izalwanguweiyakubizwangokubanguNyanakaThixo. 36Uyabona,nayeuElizabheteozalananawe,ukhawule unyanaekwaluphalenikwakhe;

37KubaakukhonanyeintoeyakumnqabelayenauThixo 38WathikeuMariya,NankoumkhonzazanaweNkosi; makubekumngokwelizwilakho.Sazaisithunywasemka kuye

39Kekaloku,wesukauMariyangaloomihla,wasinga kweleentabangobungxamo,emziniwakwaYuda; 40wangenaendlwinikaZekariya,wambulisauElizabhete 41Kwathi,akuwuvauElizabheteumbulisokaMariya, lwasukalwaxhumausanaesizalwenisakhe.uElizabhete wazalanguMoyaoyiNgcwele;

42Wadandulukangezwielikhulu,wathi,Unentsikelelo wenaphakathikwabafazi,sinentsikelelonesiqhamo sesizalosakho

43Iyintoninakelentokum,ukubaezekumunina weNkosiyam?

44Kubauyabona,kuthelakubakhoizwilombulisowakho ezindlebenizam,lwasukalwaxhumausanangovuyo esizalwenisam.

45Unoyololowowakholwayokoko;ngokubakuya kubakhoinzalisekoyezozintozithethiweyokuyeyiNkosi

46WathikeuMariya,Umphefumlowamuyenzankulu iNkosi;

47KwayeumoyawamugcobilengoThixouMsindisiwam

48Kubawakukhangelaukuthobekakomkhonzazana wakhe;kuba,uyabona,ziyakuqalakwangokuukuthi ndingonoyolozonkeizizukulwana

49NgokubawandenzelaizintoezinkuluuSomandla; lingcweleigamalakhe.

50Yayeincebayakheikwizizukulwanangezizukulwana Kwabobamoyikayo

51Wenzeamandlangengaloyakhe;ubachithachithe abanekratshiekucingenikweentliziyozabo

52Wabawisaabanamandlaezitronenizabo, wabaphakamisaabathobekileyo

53Wahluthisaabalambileyongezintoezilungileyo; wabandululaabazizityebibelambatha.

54WasizauSirayeli,umkhonziwakhe,ngokukhumbula incebayakhe;

55Njengokowathethayokoobawobethu,KuAbraham nakwimbewuyakhengonaphakade

56WahlalakeuMariyanayeiinyangangathizabantathu, wazawabuyelaendlwiniyakhe.

57Kekaloku,ixeshalikaElizabhetelazalisekalokubaazale; wazalaunyana

58Bevaabamelwanenemizalwaneyakhe,ukubaiNkosi iyenzenkuluincebayayokuye;bayebevuyisananaye

59Kwathingomhlawesibhozo,bezakumalusaumntwana; BambizangegamalikayiseuZekariya.

60Waphendulaunina,wathi,Hayi;uyakubizwangokuba nguYohane

61Bathikuye,Akukhonamnyeubizwangelogama kwimizalwaneyakho

62Bayekebenqwalakuyise,besithiangathandaukuba abizeigamalakhe.

63Wacelaitafile,wabhalaesithi,IgamalakhenguYohane Bamangaliswabonke

64Wavulekakekwaokoumlomowakhe,lwathukululeka nolwimilwakhe,wamanaethetha,ebongauThixo

65Kwehlaukoyikaphezukwalolonkeumelwanelwabo; kwayekulolonkeeleentabalakwaYudakuxoxwangazo zonkeezizinto

66Bathibonkeabazivayo,bazibekaentliziyweniyabo, besithi,Aziuyakubayintoninalomntwana?Sayeisandla seNkosisinaye

67UZekariyauyisewazalanguMoyaoyiNgcwele, waprofetaesithi,

68MayibongweiNkosi,uThixokaSirayeli;ngokuba ubavelelewabakhululaabantubakhe;

69YasiphakamiselauphondolosindisoEndlwinikaDavide, umkhonziwakhe;

70Njengokowathethayongomlomowabaprofetibakhe abangcwele,ababekhokususelakwasephakadeni

71Ukuzesisindisweezintshabenizethu,nasesandlenisabo bonkeabobasithiyayo;

72ukuzeenzeincebaawayithembisaoobawo,akhumbule umnqophisowakheongcwele;

73IsifungoawasifungelaubawouAbraham, 74ukubaasivumeleukubasihlangulweesandleni seentshabazethu,simkhonzesingenaloyiko;

75Ngobungcwelenangobulungisaphambikwakhe,yonke imihlayobomibethu

76Nawe,mntwana,uyakubizwangokubaungumprofeti wOsenyangweni;kubauyakuhambaphambikobuso beNkosi,ulungiseiindlelazayo;

77Ukubazisaabantubakheusindisongoxolelolwezono zabo;

78ngencebayoThixowethu;ekwasiveleleyoukusa kwasenyangweni;

79Ukubaukhanyiseleabahleliemnyameni,nasethunzini lokufa,Ukubauzingeniseiinyawozethuendleleniyoxolo 80Wakhulakeumntwana,wayaesomelelaemoyeni; wayesezintlango,kwadakwayiminiyokubonakalaliswa kwakhekuSirayeli

ISAHLUKO2

1Kekalokukwathingaloomihla,kwaphumaummiselo kuKesareAwugustoothi,malibhalweencwadiniyomlibo wokuzalwalonkeelimiweyo

2Ololubhalolwabalolokuqala,akubon’ukubauKireniyo uyirhuluneliyeSiriya

3Bahambakebonke,besiyakubhalwa,elowowaya kowabo.

4WenyukakenoYosefu,evelakwelaseGalili,kumzi oyiNazarete,wayakwelakwaYuda,emzinikaDavide, ekuthiwayiBhetelehem;(ngokubaebengowendlu kaDavide,engowemizalwaneyakhe;)

5esiyakubhalwa,enoMariya,umfazilowowayemganelwe, selekhulelwe.

6Kekalokukwathi,xabakhona,yazalisekaimihlayokuba azale

7Wamzalaunyanawakhewamazibulo,wamsongela eziqhiyeni,wamlalisaemkhumbiniwesitalingokuba babengenandawoendlwiniyabahambi

8Kwayekukhoabalusikwakwelolizwe,behlalaezindle, belindaebusukuimihlambiyabo

9BabonangesithunywaseNkosisimiphezukwabo,bathi nobuqaqawulibeNkosibababengezelelangeenxazonke; besukaboyikangokoyikaokukhulu

10Isithunywaesosathikubo,Musaniukoyika;kuba, yabonani,ndinishumayezaiindabaezilungileyozovuyo olukhulu,oluyakubakubobonkeabantu;

11ngokubanizalelwenamhlanjeemzinikaDavide uMsindisi,onguKristuiNkosi.

12Okukuyakubangumqondisokuni;Nofumanalusana lusongelweeziqhiyeni,luleleemkhumbini

13Kwabakhokengesiquphe,ndawonyenesithunywaeso, inkithayomkhosiwasemazulwini,idumisauThixo,isithi, 14UzukokuThixoenyangweni,Uxoloemhlabeni,Inkolelo ebantwini.

15Kekalokukwathi,zakumkakuboizithunywazisiya ezulwini,aboabalusibathiomnyekomnye,Makhe sihambesisiyaeBhetelehemapho,siyibonelentoihlileyo, eyazisileuYehovakubothina

16Bezangobungxamo,bamfumanauMariya, kwanoYosefu,nalousanaluleleemkhumbiniwesitali.

17Bathike,bakubona,balibhengezailizwielabelithethwe kubongayelomntwana

18Bathibonkeabobevayo,bamangaliswazezozintozabe zithethwekubongabalusi

19WayekeuMariyaezigcinazonkeezizinto eziguquguqulaentliziyweniyakhe

20Babuyaabalusi,bemzukisabemdumisauThixo,ngenxa yazozonkeizintoababezivilenababezibonile,njengoko kwabekuthethiwekubo

21Xeshikwenikezazizalisekileiintsukuezisibhozo zokubaumntwanaaluswe,wathiywaigamaelinguYesu, elowabelithiyiwesisithunywasezulu,engekamithwa nokumithwa.

22Kekaloku,yakuzalisekaimihlayokuhlanjululwa kwakhengokomthethokaMoses,bamsaeYerusalem, ukubabammisephambikweNkosi;

23NjengokokubhaliweyoemthethweniweNkosi, kwathiwa,Yonkeintoeliduna,evulaisizalo,kuthiwe ingcweleeNkosini;

24nokwenzaidininjengokokutshiwoyoemthethweni weNkosiukuthi,Isibinisamahobe,nokubangamavukuthu amabini.

25KwayekekukhoumntueYerusalem,ogama linguSimon;wayeloomntuelilungisa,emoyikauThixo, elindeintuthuzelokaSirayeli;wayenoMoyaoyiNgcwele ephezukwakhe

26WayehlatyelwenguMoyaoyiNgcwele,ukubaakayi kubonakufa,engekamboniuKristuweNkosi.

27WezangayeuMoyaetempileni;kwathi,ekumngeniseni kwaboabazaliumntwanauYesu,ukubabamenzele ngokwesikolomthetho.

28Wamwolangeengalozakhe,wambongauThixo,wathi, 29Nkosiyam,uyamndululangokuumkhonziwakho enoxolo,ngokwelizwilakho;

30Ngokubaamehloamalubonileusindisolwakho, 31oyilungisileyophambikobusobabantubonke;

32Isikhanyisosokutyhilelaiintlanga,Uzukolwabantu bakho,amaSirayeli

33BamangaliswaooYosefunoninazezozintozithethwayo ngaye.

34USimonwabasikelela,wathikuMariyaunina,Uyabona, loumiselweukuwanokuvukakwabaninzikwaSirayeli; nokubangumqondisoochasiweyo;

35ngokokuzezibenokutyhilwaizicamangoeziphuma ezintliziyweniezininzi;eweke,nowakhoumphefumlo ikreleliyakuwutyhutyha.

36KwayekukhonoAnaumprofetikazi,intombi kaFanuweli,wesizwesika-AshereYenawayeeselekhulile kakhulu,wayekeebehlelinendodaiminyakaesixhenxe, ethabathelaebuntombinibakhe

37Wayeyenaengumhlolokaziominyakangathiimashumi asibhozoanamine,obengemkietempileni,ekhonzauThixo ngokuzilaukudlanangokukhungaubusukunemini

38Wathiyenangokwakhe,akufikakwangelolixa, wabulelakuYehova;wayethethangayokubobonkeabo babelindeukukhululwangentlawulelo,eYerusalem

39Bakubabezigqibilezonkeizintongokomthetho weNkosi,babuyelakwelaseGalili,emziniwaboiNazarete

40Kekalokuwakhulaumntwana,wayaesomelela emoyeni,ezelebubulumko;lwayenobabalolukaThixo luphezukwakhe.

41KekalokuabazalibakhebebehambelaeYerusalem iminyakangeminyaka,emthendelekweniwepasika 42Kuthe,xaebeminyakailishumielinamibiniezelwe, benyukabayaeYerusalemngokwesikolomthendeleko lowo.

43Bakubon’ukubabazigqibilekeiintsukuezo,ekubuyeni kwabo,umntwanauYesuwasalelaeYerusalembabengazi keuYosefunonina.

44Kebonababebanayeusesihlweleni,bahambauhambo lweminienye;bayebamfunaphakathikwemizalwane nabazananabo

45Bathebakubabengamfumani,babuyelaeYerusalem, bemfuna.

46Kwathi,emvenikweentsukuezintathu,bamfumana etempileni,ehleliphakathikwabafundisi,ebaphulaphula, ebabuza.

47Basukabonkeababemphulaphulabathinqayingqondo yakhenaziimpendulozakhe

48BakumbonabakhwankqiswaWathiuninakuye, Mntwanawam,yininaukubausenjenje?uyabona,uyihlo nambesikufunasibuhlungu.

49Wathikubo,Benindifunelantonina?Beningazina ukubandimelwekukubandibesemicimbinikaBawo?

50Kebonaabayiqondangaintoawayeyithethakubo.

51Wehlanabo,wayakufikaeNazarete,wabalulamela Wayekeuninaezigcinazonkeezizintoentliziyweniyakhe 52WayeUYesuehambelaphambiliebulumkweni nasebukhulwini,nasekuthandweninguThixonangabantu

ISAHLUKO3

1Kekaloku,ngomnyakaweshumielinesihlanu wobukumkanibukaTibheriyoKesare,inguPontiyoPilato irhuluneliyelakwaYuda,inguHerodeumphathiwesahlulo sesineesilelaseGalili,inguFilipukeumzalwanawakhe umphathiwesahlulosesinéselizwelaseItureya nelaseTrakoniti,inguLisaniyoumphathiwesahlulosesine esilelaseAbhilene,

2KebonaababingeleliabakhuluooAnasnoKayafa,lafika ilizwilikaThixokuYohane,unyanakaZekariya,entlango 3WezakuwowonkeummandlawaseYordan,evakalisa ubhaptizolwenguqukoukuzekuxolelweizono; 4njengokokubhaliweyoencwadiniyamazwikaIsaya umprofeti,esithi,Izwilodandulukayoentlango,lisithi, YilungiseniindlelayeNkosi,Wutyenenezeniumendowayo.

5Yonkeimifulamayizaliswe,zonkeiintabaneenduli zigungxulwe;iindawoezimagqagalazibezithabazi, neendlelaezimagqagalazibelula;

6YayeyonkeinyamaiyakulubonausindisolukaThixo

7Wayesithingokokuzoizihlweleezaziphumazisiza kubhaptizwanguye,Nzalandiniyamarhamba,ngubanina owanibonisayo,ukubaniyibalekeingqumboezayo?

8Velisaningokoiziqhamoeziyifaneleyoinguquko;ize ningaqalinithingaphakathikwenu,Thinasinobawo uAbraham;kubandithikuni,UnakouThixokuwolamatye ukumveliselaabantwanauAbraham.

9Kananjaloizembeselibekiweengcanjiniyemithi;ngoko wonkeumthiongavelisisiqhamosihle,uyagawulwa, uphosweemlilweni

10Zayeizihlwelezambuza,zisithi,Masenzentoninake?

11Waphendulakewathikubo,Lowouneengubo zangaphantsiezimbini,makebeleongenayo:nalowo uneengubozangaphantsiezimbini,makabeleongenayo; nalowounokudla,makenzekwangokunjalo

12Kwezakenababuthiberhafuukubababhaptizwe,bathi kuye,Mfundisi,masenzentonina?

13Wathikubo,Ningabizintongaphezu kwenikumiselweyo.

14Ayebuzakuyekenamasoldati,esithi,Masenzentonina kethina?Wathikubo,Musaniukungcangcazelisamntu, ningadlimntu;yanelaningumvuzowenu

15Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubaabantubahlelibelindile, becamangabonkeezintliziywenizabongayeuYohane, ukubaangabaunguKristuna,kusinina; 16WaphendulauYohane,esithikubobonke,Mnaokunene ndinibhaptizangamanzi;kodwauyezalowounamandla kunam,endingafanelekileyoukubandiwuthukululenomtya weembadadazakhe:uyakunibhaptizangoMoya oyiNgcwelenangomliloyena; 17Osesandlenisakheusesandlenisakhe;kewonaumququ uyakuwutshisangomliloongacimekiyo.

18Wayekengokoevuselelanangezinyeizintoezininzi, eshumayelaiindabaezilungileyoebantwini

19KekalokuuHerode,umphathiwesahlulosesineselizwe, ohlwayiwenguyengenxakaHerodiya,umfazikaFilipu umninawawakhe,nangenxayazozonkeizintoezimbi abezenzileuHerode; 20wongezelelanalekuzozonke,yokubaamvalele entolongweniuYohane

21Kekaloku,bakubhaptizwaabantubonke,kwathi, ebhaptiziwenayeuYesu,ethandaza,lavulekaizulu; 22WehlaphezukwakheuMoyaoyiNgcwele, enembonakaloyehobe,kwezanezwieliphumaezulwini, lisithi,WenaunguNyanawamoyintanda;Ndikholiswa nguwe

23UYesungokwakhewaqalaeneminyakaengathi imashumimathathuezelwe,enjengonyanakaYosefu, unyanakaHeli, 24owayengunyanakaMatati,unyanakaLevi,unyana kaMeleki,unyanakaYana,unyanakaYosefu, 25owayengunyanakaMatatiya,unyanaka-Amos,unyana kaNahum,unyanakaEsli,unyanakaNage, 26owayengunyanakaMahati,unyanakaMatatiya,unyana kaShimehi,unyanakaYosefu,unyanakaYuda, 27obengunyanakaYowana,unyanakaResa,unyana kaTsorubhabheli,unyanakaSalatiyeli,unyanakaNeri; 28owayengunyanakaMeleki,unyanaka-Adi,unyana kaKosam,unyanakaElimodam,unyanakaEre, 29owayengunyanakaYose,unyanakaEliyezere,unyana kaYorim,unyanakaMatati,unyanakaLevi, 30owayengunyanakaSimon,unyanakaYuda,unyana kaYosefu,unyanakaYonan,unyanakaEliyakim, 31owayengunyanakaMeleya,unyanakaMenan,unyana kaMatatha,unyanakaNatan,unyanakaDavide, 32owayengunyanakaYese,unyanakaObhedi,unyana kaBhohazi,unyanakaSalmon,unyanakaNashon, 33owayengunyanaka-Aminadabhi,unyanaka-Aram, unyanakaEtserom,unyanakaPeres,unyanakaYuda, 34owayengunyanakaYakobi,unyanakaIsake,unyanakaAbraham,unyanakaTara,unyanakaNahore, 35owayengunyanakaSaruki,unyanakaRagawu,unyana kaFaleki,unyanakaHebhere,unyanakaSala, 36owayengunyanakaKayinan,unyanaka-Arpakishadi, unyanakaSem,unyanakaNowa,unyanakaLameki, 37owayengunyanakaMatusela,unyanakaEnoki,unyana kaYerede,unyanakaMalaleli,unyanakaKenan, 38OwayengunyanakaEnoshe,owayengunyanakaSete, owayengunyanaka-Adam,owayengunyanakaThixo.

ISAHLUKO4

1KekalokuuYesu,ezelenguMoyaoyiNgcwele,wabuya eYordan,wesiwanguMoyaentlango.

2WantsukuzimashumimaneehendwanguMtyholi. Akadlantongezontsuku;zakuphelake,walamba

3WathikeuMtyholikuye,UkubaunguNyanakaThixo, yitshokwelilityelibesisonka.

4UYesuwamphendulaesithi,Kubhaliwekwathiwa, Akaphilingasonkasodwaumntu,uphilangamazwionke kaThixo

5UMtyholi,emnyuseentabeniephakamileyo,wambonisa zonkeizikumkanizelimiweyo,ngesiquphesexesha.

6WathikeuMtyholikuye,Ndokunikabonkeobubukhosi bazonozukolwazo;ngokubabunikelwekum;nosukuba ndithandaukumnika.

7Ukubangokouthewandinqula,zonkeziyakubazezakho

8UYesuwamphendulawathi,Sukauyeemvakwam, Sathana,ngokubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Uzeuqubude eNkosiniuThixowakho,ukhonzeyenayedwa

9WamsaeYerusalem,wammisaeluchochoyinilwetempile, wathikuye,UkubaunguyeuNyanakaThixo,ziphose ezantsiphaya

10Kubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Uyakuziwiselaumthetho ngaweizithunywazakhe,ukubazikugcine;

11Kwayeziyakukufukulangezandla,Hlezeubetheke etyeningonyawolwakho

12WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Kuthiwe,Uze ungayihendiiNkosiuThixowakho

13WazauMtyholi,ekugqibilekonkeukuhenda,wesuka kuyeumzuzu.

14WabuyauYesuenamandlaoMoya,wezakwelaseGalili; 15Wayeyenaefundisaezindlwinizabozesikhungu, ezukiswangabobonke.

16WezakufikaeNazarete,aphowayeondlekekhona, wathingokwesikolakhe,wangenaendlwiniyesikhungu ngomhlawesabatha,wesukawemaukubaalese.

17WanikelwaincwadikaIsayaumprofetiEyityhilileke incwadi,wafumanaindawolekubhalwekuyo

18UMoyaweNkosiuphezukwam,Ethengenxayoko yandithambiselaukushumayelaiindabaezilungileyo kumahlwempuIndithumeukubandiphiliseabantliziyo ityumkileyo,ndivakaliseinkululekokubathinjwa, nokubuyiselwakokubonakwabaziimfama,ndindulule abaqobekileyobekhululekile;

19NdivakaliseumnyakaowamkelekileyoweNkosi.

20Eyisongilekeincwadi,wayibuyiselakwisicaka,wahlala phantsi.Ayeamehloabobonkeabasendlwiniyesikhungu enamathelekuye

21waqalaukuthikubo,Namhlanjesizalisekileesisibhalo ezindlebenizenu

22Bayebonkebengqinangaye,bemangaliswangamazwi amnandiaphumaemlonyeniwakheAyesithi,Loasinguye naunyanakaYosefu?

Wathikubo,Kakadeniyakuwuthethakumlomzekeliso uthi,Gqirha,ziphilise;okungangokosikuvekwenzeke eKapernahum,kwenzenakowenuapha.

24Wathike,Inene,ndithikuni,Akukhomprofeti wamkelekileyokowabo

25Kodwainenendithikuni,Babebaninziabahlolokazi kwaSirayelingemihlakaEliya,okolalivingcekileizulu

iminyakaemithathueneenyangaezintandathu,xeshikweni kwakukhoindlalaenkulukulolonkeilizwe; 26kantiuEliyaakathunywanganakumnyekubo; wathunywaeTsarfatiyakwaTsidonkumhlolokazi, kwakuphela.

27KanjalobabebaninziabaneqhenqakwaSirayeli ngexeshalikaElishaumprofeti;akwahlanjululwanga namnyekubo,ingenguNahamanumAram.

28Bathibonkeababesendlwiniyesikhungu,bakuzivaezi zinto,bazalangumsindo

29Besukabamkhuphelangaphandlekomzi,bamrholela elungqamekwenilwentaba,owakhelwekuyoumziwabo, ukuzebamphoseezantsieweni.

30Usukeyenawacandaphakathikwabo,wemka 31WehlawayaeKapernahum,umziwelaseGalili, wabafundisangesabatha.

32Bayekebekhwankqiswakukufundisakwakhe;ngokuba ilizwilakhelibelinegunya

33Kwayekukhoendlwiniyesikhunguaphoumntu onomoyawedemonengcolileyo;

34besithi,Siyeke;Yintoninaenathinawe,Yesu waseNazarete?Uzekusitshabalalisana?Ndiyakwaziwena ukubaungubani;LowoUngcwelekaThixo

35WawukhalimelauYesu,esithi,Yithitu,uphumekuye Ithekeidemonyamntlalaesazulwini,yaphumakuye, ayimenzakalisanga

36Bathinqakebonke,bathethabodwa,besithi,Lilizwi lininaeli?kubaubathethelangegunyanangamandla oomoyaabangcolileyoaba,bazebaphume

37Lwayeluphumaudabalwakhe,lusiyakuzozonke iindawozaloommandla.

38Esukileendlwiniyesikhungu,wangenaendlwini kaSimonKekalokuumkhwekazikaSimonwayebanjwe ngumkhuhlaneomkhulu;bambongozangenxayakhe.

39Wemaphezukwakhe,wayikhalimelaicesina;Wavuka kwangokoke,wabalungiselela

40Kuthekebakubon'ukubaliyatshonailanga,bonkeabo babenabafayozizifongezifo,babazisakuye;wabeka izandlaphezukwabobonkengabanye,wabaphilisa 41Zayekeneedemonziphumakwabaninzi,zikhalazisithi, WenaunguyeuKristu,uNyanakaThixoUtheezikhalimela, akazivumelaukubazithethe;kubabezimaziukubaunguye uKristu.

42Kwakusa,waphumawayaendawenieyintlango;zaye zimfunaizihlwele,zezakuye,zamnqandaukubaangemki kuzo.

43Uthekekuzo,Ndimelwekukubandishumayele ubukumkanibukaThixonakweminyeimizi,ngokuba ndithunyweoko

44WayevakalisakeezindlwinizesikhungukwelaseGalili ISAHLUKO5

1Kekalokukwathi,zakubon’ukubasimxinileabantu, ukubabaliveilizwilikaThixo,wesukawemangasedikeni laseGenesarete

2wabonaimikhombeemibiniimingasedikeniapho;baye ababambisibeentlanzibephumilekuyo,behlambaiminatha yabo

3Wathike,engenekomnyeumkhombe, owawungokaSimon,wamcelaukubaakhwelelise

kancinaneemhlabeniWahlalaphantsi,wabafundisa abantuemkhombeni.

4Akuphezakeukuthetha,wathikuSimon,Khwelelisela enzulwini,nihliseiminathayenu,kubanjiswe.

5WaphendulauSimonwathikuye,Mfundisi,sibulaleke ubusukubuphela,asabambanento;kodwangelakhoilizwi ndiyakuwuhlisaumnatha

6Bathi,bakukwenzaoko,bavingcelainkithaenkulu yeentlanzi;wawuqhaqhekakeumnathawabo

7Bakhwebaamahlulelanaabo,abekomnyeumkhombe, ukubaezekubancedisaBeza,bayizalisaimikhombe yomibini,yadayafunaukutshona

8UthekeakukubonaokouSimonPetros,wawa emadolwenikaYesu,esithi,Mkakum;ngokubandiyindoda engumoni,Yehova;

9Kubawathimakatha,kwanabobonkeababenaye, ngobanjisolweentlanziezobazibambisayo

10BabakwanjalokenoYakobinoYohane,oonyana bakaZebhedi,ababengamadlelanenoSimon.Wathike uYesukuSimon,Musaukoyika;kususelangokuuya kubambisaabantu

11Batheke,bakubon'ukubakebayibekeemhlabeni imikhombe,bashiyaintoyonke,bamlandela

12Kwathiekomnyeumzi,babonangendodaezeleliqhenqa; yathiyakumbonauYesu,yawangobuso,yamkhunga,isithi, Nkosi,ukubauyathanda,unakoukundihlambulula

13Wasolulaisandla,wayichukumisa,esithi,Ndiyathanda, hlambuluka.Lathikwaokoiqhenqalemkakuye.

14Wathiyenamakangaxelelibani;wathi,Hambauye kuzibonisakumbingeleli,usondezeidini,ngenxa yokuhlanjululwakwakho,njengokowamisayouMoses, kubebubungqinakubo

15Kwabakukhonaluphumaudumolwakhe; kwahlanganisanaizihlweleezikhulu,ukubazimve, nokuphiliswanguyeebulwelwenibazo

16Wayekeyenaemanaukuzisithelisaentlango, wathandaza.

17Kwathikengaminiithile,efundisa,kuhleliabaFarisi nabafundisi-mthetho,ababephumekuyoyonkeimizana yelaseGalili,nelakwaYuda,naseYerusalem,behlelikhona amandlaeNkosiebekhonaukubaphilisa

18Kwabonakalaamadodaethwelengokhukoumntu onedumbe;ayefunaukumngenisa,ambekephambikwakhe.

19Athi,akubaengafumanindawoangamngenisangayo ngenxayendimbane,akhwelaphezukwendlu,agqobhoza ezifulelweni,amhlisakephakathi,amhlisangokhuko, ambekaphakathi,phambikoYesu

20Akulubonakeukhololwawo,wathikuye,Mntundini, uzixolelweizonozakho

21BaqalaukucamangaababhalinabaFarisi,besithi, Ngubaninalouthethaizinyeliso?Ngubaninaonako ukuxolelaizono,ingenguyeuThixoyedwa?

22EziqiqilekeuYesuizicamangozabo,waphendulawathi kubo,Nicamangantoninaezintliziywenizenu?

23Okukhonakululakukuphina,kukhoukuthi,Zixolelwe izonozakho;nokuthi,Vukauhambe?

24Keukuzenazi,ukubaunaloigunyauNyanawoMntu lokuxolelaizonoemhlabeniapha(selesithikonedumbe), ndithikuwe,Vuka,uthabatheukhukolwakho,uye endlwiniyakho.

25Usukewemakwangokophambikwabo,wayithabatha loontoabelelekuyo,wemkawayaendlwiniyakhe,ezukisa uThixo

26Bathinqakebonke,bamzukisauThixo,bazala kukoyika,besithi,Siboneimimangalisonamhlanje.

27Kekaloku,emvenikwezizintowaphuma,wabona umbuthiwerhafu,ogamalinguLevi,ehleliendaweni yerhafu,wathikuye,Ndilandele.

28Washiyakonke,wesukawamlandela

29ULevikewamenzelaisidloesikhuluendlwiniyakhe, kwayekukhoinkithaenkuluyababuthiberhafunabanye ababehlelinabongasesithebeni

30BayeababhalibabonabaFarisibebakrokrelaabafundi bakhe,besithi,Kunganinaukubanidleniselenababuthi berhafunaboni?

31WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Akufunekigqirha kwabaphilileyo;kodwangabafayo

32Andizekubizamalungisa,ndizekubizaaboni,ukuba baguquke.

33Bathekekuye,YininaukubaabafundibakaYohane bazileukudlafuthi,benzeimithandazo,kwangokunjalo nabafundibabaFarisi;kodwaabakhobayadlabasele?

34Wathikekubo,Ninakoyininaukubazilisaukudla abegumbilomtshakazi,xaanaboumyeni?

35Kodwakofikamihlaawozaasuswekuboumyeni, bandulekeukuzilangaloomihla

36Kekalokuwathethaumzekelisokubo;Akukhokeubeka isizibasenguboentshaengutyeniendala;ukuba bekungenjalo,wokrazulanentshaleyo,sithinesiziba esitshasiyakrazuka,singahambelaninendala

37Kananjaloakukhomntuuyithakwiimvabaezindala iwayinientshaengekabili;okanyeiwayini,leyointsha, yozigqabhuzaiintsuba,iphalaleiwayini,zitshabalale neentsuba.

38Yonaiwayinientshaifaneleukuthiwaezintsubeni ezintsha;kwayezombinizigciniwe

39Kananjaloakukhouthi,ebeseleendala,athandeentsha kwaoko;

ISAHLUKO6

1Kwathingesabathaeyesibini,wacandaemasimini;Baza abafundibakhebakhaizikhwebu,badla,bezihlikihla ezandlenizabo

2BathekeabathilebabaFarisikubo,Yininaukubanenze okokungavumelekileyongesabatha?

3WabaphendulauYesuwathi,Aniyilesanganainto awayenzayouDavide,xawalambayo,yenanabobabenaye;

4OkokubawangenaendlwinikaThixo,wazithabatha izonkaezibekwephambikoThixo,wazidla,wanikanabo babenaye;ekungavumelekileyoukubazidliwe,ingengabo ababingelelibodwa?

5Wayesithikubo,uNyanawoMntulouyiNkosiyayo nesabatha

6Kwathikekaloku,nangenyeisabathawangenaendlwini yesikhungu,wafundisaKwayekukhoaphoumntuowome isandlasokunene.

7BayekebemlaleleababhalinabaFarisi,ukubawophilisa nangesabatha;ukuzebafumaneindawoyokummangalela

8Kodwayenaebezaziizicamangozabo,wathikuloomntu unesandlaesomileyo,Phakama,umeesazulwiniUye waphakamawema

9WathikeuYesukubo,Ndiyakunibuzazwi-nye; Okuvumelekileyongesabathakukwenzaokulungileyo, kukwenzaokubi,kusinina?kukusindisaubomi, kukubulala,kusinina?

10Akubaebasingasingilebonke,wathikumntulowo, SoluleisandlasakhoWenjenjalo;saphilakeisandlasakhe, njengesinye

11Basukakebonabaphambanangumsindo;bayebethetha bodwa,ukubabangamenzantoninauYesu

12Kekalokukwathingaloomihla,waphumawasinga entabeni,esiyakuthandaza

13Kwathikwakusa,wababizelakuyeabafundibakhe, wanyulakuboabalishumielinababini,awathikananjalo wababizangokubangabapostile;

14uSimon,awamthiyaigamaelinguPetros,noAndreya umzalwanawakhe,noYakobinoYohane,noFilipu, noBhartolomeyu,

15uMateyunoTomas,uYakobika-Alifeyu,noSimon ekuthiwanguZelote,

16uYuda,umzalwanakaYakobi,noYudaSikariyoti, owabangumngcatshi

17Wehlanabo,wemaethafeni,nenkithayabafundibakhe, nenkithaenkuluyabantu,bephumakulolonkeelakwaYuda, naseYerusalem,nakulolonkeelaseTire,naseTsidon,besiza kuvayena;nokuphiliswakwizifozabo;

18nabobabekhathazwangoomoyaabangcolileyo,baye bephiliswa

19Zayeizihlwelezonkezifunaukumchukumisa;ngokuba kubekuphumaamandlakuye,abaphilisebonke

Wazayenawawaphakamiselaamehloakhekuboabafundi bakhe,wathi,Ninoyolo,ninamahlwempu;ngokuba bobenuubukumkanibukaThixo

21Ninoyolo,ninanilambayokalokunje;ngokubaniya kuhluthiswa.Ninoyolo,ninanililayokalokunje;ngokuba niyakuhleka

22Ninoyolonina,xabatheabantubanithiya,naxabathe banigxothakubo,baningcikiva,balilahlelaphandleigama lenungokungathilikhohlakele,ngenxayakheuNyana woMntu

23Vuyaningaloomini,nisukeimitsi;kuba,niyabona, umvuzowenumkhuluemazulwini;babesenjenjaloooyise kuboabaprofeti

24Kodwayeha,ninazityebi!ngokubaniyifumene intuthuzeloyenu

25Yeha,ninabahluthiyo!ngokubaniyakulambaYeha, ninabahlekayokalokunje!ngokubaniyakukhedamanilile.

26Yehanina,xabathebathethakakuhlenganibonke abantu!kubaooyisebabobabesenjenjalokubaprofeti ababuxoki

27Kemnandithikuninivayo,Zithandeniiintshabazenu, yenzaniokulungileyoabobanithiyayo;

28Basikeleleniabobaniqalekisayo,nibathandazeleabo banigxekayo

29Lowoukubethaesidleleni,mnikenesinye;nothabatha inguboyakhoyokwaleka,ungalineyangaphantsi

30Mphewonkeumntuocelayokuwe;nalowo uzithabathayoiimpahlazakho,uzeungaphindiuzicele kuye

31Enithandaukubaabantubenzengakokuni,yenzaninani kwangokunjalokubo.

32Ukubanithandaabobanithandayo,ninambulelomnina? kubanabonibayabathandaabobabathandayo

33Xanithinenzeokulungileyokwabanenzela okulungileyo,ninambulelomnina?ngokubanabonibenza kwaloonto

34Ukubanibolekaabonithembeukwamkelakubo, ninambulelomnina?Kubanabonibayababolekaaboni, ukuzebabuyebazuzeokwakhona

35Kenina,zithandeniiintshabazenu,nenzeokulungileyo; nibolekeningathembelutho.Wobamkhulukeumvuzo wenu,nizenibengoonyanabOsenyangweni;ngokubayena enobubelekwabangabuleliyonabangendawo

36Ngokoyibaninenceba,njengokubanayeuYihlo enenceba

37Musaniukugweba,nayeningasayikugwetywa;musani ukusingelaphantsi,nayeningasayikusingelwaphantsi;

38Yiphani,naniyakuphiwanani;umlinganiseloomhle, ohlohliweyo,ohlunguzelweyo,ophalalayo,nowuphiwa esondwenilenguboyenuKubaumlinganiselo enilinganiselangawo,niyakulinganiselwakwangawonani

39Kekalokuwathethaumzekelisokubo,esithi,ingakhe ibenakonaimfamaukukhokelaimfama?Aziyikweyela emhadinizombinina?

40Akukhomfundimkhulukunomfundisiwakhe;ke wonkeogqibeleleyouyakubanjengomfundisiwakhe

41Yininakeukubausiboneisibiesiseswenilomzalwana wakho,kantiakuwuqiqiumqadiokwelakhoiliso?

42Okanyeungáthininaukuthikumzalwanawakho, Mzalwana,yekandisikhupheisibiesiseswenilakho, ungawuboninjewenaumqadiokwelakhoiliso? Mhanahanisindini,wukhuphekuqalaumqadikwelakho iliso,wandulekeukubonakakuhleukusikhuphaisibi esiseswenilomzalwanawakho.

43Kubaakukhomthimhleuvelisaisiqhamoesibi; kananjaloakukhomthimbiuvelisaisiqhamoesihle

44Kubawonkeumthiwaziwangesiqhamosawo.Kuba akukhiwamakhiwaneemithanenienameva,kungakhiwa zidiliyaequnubeni

45Umntuolungileyo,ebuncwaneniobulungileyo bentliziyoyakhe,uvelisaokokulungileyo;nomntu okhohlakeleyo,ebuncwaneniobukhohlakeleyobentliziyo yakhe,uvelisaokokukhohlakeleyo;kubaumlomowakhe uthethangokuphuphumakwentliziyo

46Yininakeukubanindibizengokuthi,Nkosi,Nkosi,nibe ningazenziizintoendizithethayo?

47Lowouzayokum,aweveamazwiam,awenze, ndonibonisalowoafananaye;

48Ufananomntuowakhaindlu,wembanzulu,wabeka isisekophezukolwalwa;kwathi,kwakubakhoumkhukula, wayibethayanzimaloondluumlambo,awabanako ukuyishukumisa;kubaibisekelweelulwalweni

49Kodwalouwevileyoakawenza,ufananomntuowakhe indluphezukomhlaba,kungekhosiseko;wagalelekakuyo umlambo,yawakwaoko;kwabakukhuluukuwakwaloo ndlu

ISAHLUKO7

1Kekaloku,emvenikokubaebewagqibileonkeamazwi akhe,besivaabantu,wangenaeKapernahum

2Wayekeumkhonziwomthetheli-khuluothile, owabethandwanguye,esifa,ezakubhubha.

3WathikeakuvangayeuYesu,wathumakuyeamadoda amakhuluamaYuda,emcelaukubaezekumphilisa umkhonziwakhe

4AkufikakekuYesu,ambongozaenyamekile,esithi, Ukufaneleokolowoungamenzelayooko;

5Kubauyaluthandauhlangalwethu,wasakhelanendlu yesikhungu

6WahambakeuYesunabo.Akubon'ukubakeakasekude endlwini,umthetheli-khuluwathumaizihlobokuye,esithi kuye,Nkosi,ungazikhathazi,kubaandikulingeneukuba ungadeungenephantsikophahlalwam;

7kungokonamndingakufanelangaukudandizekuwe; 8Kubanamndingumntuomiswephantsikwegunya labanye,ndinamasoldatiaphantsikwam;ndithikweli,Yiya, liye;ndithikweliya,Yiza,lize;nakumkhonziwam,Yenza oku,akwenze.

9EzivilekeuYesuezizinto,wamangaliswanguye,wajika, wathikwindimbaneebimlandela,Ndithikuni, andifumanangalukhololungakanakwaSirayeli.

10Abobabethunyiwebabuyelaendlwini,bamfumana umkhonziobengumlwelweephilile

11Kwathingomhlaolandelayo,wayaemziniekuthiwa yiNayin;Kwayekuhambanayeintoeninziyabafundi bakhe,nendimbaneenkulu

12Kekaloku,akusondelaesangwenilomzilowo, kwabonakalakuthwalelwaphandleumntuofileyo, ekuphelakonyanaozalwangunina;wayeyena engumhlolokazi.Yayenendimbaneelingeneyoyomzi inaye

13IthekeiNkosiyakumbona,yasikwayimfesanengenxa yakhe,yathikuye,Musaukulila.

14Yafikakeyalichukumisaithala,bemakeababethwele Ithekeyona,Mfana,ndithikuwe,Vuka

15Wavukawahlalaumfilowo,waqalaukuthetha.Waza wamnikelakunina

16Bazabankwantyabonke,bamzukisauThixo,besithi, Kuveleumprofetiomkhuluphakathikwethu;nokuthi, UThixoubaveleleabantubakhe

17Lwaphumakeololudabalungaye,lwahamba kwelakwaYudaliphela,nakuloommandlawonke.

18BazibikakuYohaneabafundibakhezonkeezizinto 19Ebizelekuyebabinibathilekubafundibakhe,uYohane wabathumakuYesuesithi,Wenaungulowouzayona? okanyesikhangeleenye?

20Efikilekekuyeamadodalawo,athi,UYohane umbhaptiziusithumekuweesithi,Wenaungulowouzayo na,wena?okanyesikhangeleenye?

21Kekaloku,kwangelolixa,waphilisaabaninzikuzoizifo, nakuzoizibetho,nakoomoyaabakhohlakeleyo;wathike iimfamaezininziwazibabalaukubona

22WaphendulauYesuwathikuwo,Hambaniniye kumbikelauYohaneizintoenizibonileyonenizivileyo; okokubaiimfamazibuyazibone,iziqhwalaziyahamba, abaneqhenqabayahlanjululwa,izithuluziyeva,abafileyo bayavuswa,amahlwempuayazishunyayezwaiindaba ezilungileyo

23Unoyolootheakakhutyekiswandim.

24Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabemkileabathunywa bakaYohane,waqalawathikwisihlwelengayeuYohane, Nayeniphumenayakubonantoninaentlango? Yayiyingcongolona,izanyazanyiswangumoya?

25Nayeniphumenayakubonantoninakodwa?Yaye ingumntuovetheiinguboezitofotofona?Yabonani,abo banxibaiinguboeziqaqambileyo,badleubuncwane, ngabasezindlwinizookumkani.

26Nayeniphumenayakubonantoninakodwa?Umprofeti? Ewe,ndithikuni,nodewagqithisakumprofeti

27Longulowokubhaliweyongaye,kwathiwa,Niyabona, mnandiyamthumaumthunywawamngaphambikobuso bakho,Oyakuyilungisaindlelayakhophambikwakho

28Kubandithikuni,Akukhonamnye,kwabazelweyo ngabafazi,umprofetiomkhulukunoYohaneumbhaptizi; kantikenomncinananakwabanyeebukumkanini bukaThixo,mkhulukunaye.

29Bathibonkeabantu,bakuva,nababuthiberhafu, bagwebelauThixo,bebhaptiziwengobhaptizolukaYohane 30KebonaabaFarisinabaqondisi-mthethobazitshitshisela icebolikaThixo,kubabengabhaptizwanganguye

31IthekeiNkosi,Ndiyakubafanisanantoninakengoko abantubesisizukulwana?kwayezifananantoni?

32Bafananabantwanaabahleliendaweniyembutho, bekhwazanabesithi,Sanigwalela,nazaanangqungqa;senze isijwilikuni,analilanina.

33KubauzileuYohaneumbhaptiziengadlisonka,engaseli wayini;nithike,Unedemon

34UzileuNyanawoMntuesidla,esela;nithi,Khanibone umntuolidla-kudla,olisela-wayini,umhlobowababuthi berhafunaboni!

35Nokokeubulumkobugwetyelwekokuphuma ebantwanenibabobonke

36KekalokuomnyeumFarisiubemcelaukubaadlenaye; wazawangenaendlwiniyomFarisilowo,wahlalaphantsi.

37Kwabonakalakukhomfaziemziniapho,obengumoni, esaziukubauYesuuhlelingasesithebeniendlwini yomFarisi,wazisaihlalalelabhastile,linamafutha aqholiweyo

38Wemaezinyawenizakhengasemva,elila;waqala ukuzinyelaiinyawozakhengeenyembezi,ezisula ngeenwelezentlokoyakhe,ezangakakhuluiinyawozakhe, ezithambisangamafuthalawo

39AkukubonakeokoumFarisilowoubembizile,wathetha ngaphakathikwakhe,esithi,Lomntu,ukubaube engumprofeti,angeesaziukubangumfaziongubanina, oluhlobolunina,loumchukumisayo;ngokubaungumoni.

40WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Hina,Simon, ndinendawoyokuthethakuweWathikeyena,Mfundisi, yitsho.

41Kwayekukhomboleki-maliuthile,enabantuababini abanamatyalakuye;omnyewayenetyalaleedenariyo ezimakhulumahlanu,omnyekezimashumimahlanu

42Bakubakebengenantoyokuhlawula,usukewabaxolela bobabiniNdixelelengoko,nguwuphinakubooya kumthandakakhulu?

43WaphendulauSimonwathi,Ndibangulowouxolelwe ngokungaphezuluWathikeyenakuye,Ugwebewalungisa

44Wajikawakhangelakumfazi,wathikuSimon, Uyambonanalomfazi?Ndingeneendlwiniyakho, akundinikangamanzieenyawozam;keyenauzinyele iinyawozamngeenyembezi,wazisulangeenwelezentloko yakhe

45Akundangangawena;keyena,kuselokondangenayo, akayekangaukuzangakakhuluiinyawozam

46Intlokoyamakuyithambisangangaoli;keyenaiinyawo zamuzithambisengamafuthaaqholiweyo.

47Ngenxayokondithikuwe,Izonozakheuzixolelwe, bezizininzi;ngokubaebethandakakhulu;keyenaoxolelwe kancinane,uthandakancinane.

48Wathikekuyo,Zixolelweizonozakho

49Baqalaabobabehlelinayeesithebeniukuthi ngaphakathikwabo,Ngubaninalooxolelaizono?

50Uthekekumfazi,Ukhololwakholukusindisile;hamba ngoxolo

ISAHLUKO8

1Kwathiemvenikoko,wayihambaimizingemizi nemizana,evakalisaiindabaezilungileyozobukumkani bukaThixo.Bayekebenayeabalishumielinababini.

2Keabafaziabathile,ababephiliswekoomoya abakhohlakeleyonasebulwelweni,uMariyaekuthiwa nguMagadala,ekwakuphumekuyeiidemonzasixhenxe.

3noYohana,umfazikaKuza,igosalikaHerode,noSusana, nabanyeabaninzi;bonababemlungiselelangeempahla zabo.

4Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubakwahlanganisanaabantu abaninzi,besizakuyebephumakwimizingemizi,ubethetha ngomzekeliso;

5Umhlwayeliwaphumawayakuyihlwayelaimbewu yakheEkuhlwayelenikwakhe,inxalenyeyembewuyawa ngasendleleni;yazayanyathelwa,zathiiintakazezulu zayidlazayidla

6Yimbiyawaelulwalweni;ithekeyahluma,yomangenxa yokungabinamanzi.

7Yimbiyawaemithanenienameva;imithanaenameva yakhulakunyenayo,yayiminxa

8Yimbiyawakuwowonaumhlabaolungileyo,yahluma, yavelisaisiqhamokalikhuluUtheakubaezithethileezi zinto,wakhalaesithi,Lowouneendlebezokuvamakeve 9Bambuzakeabafundibakhebesithi,Ungabauyintonina lomzekeliso?

10Uthekeyena,Nikuphiweninaukuzaziiimfihlelo zobukumkanibukaThixo;ukuzebebonanjebangaboni, besivanjebangaqondi

11Kekalokuumzekelisonguwolo:Imbewulilizwi likaThixo.

12Engasendleleningababayava;andulekeafikeuMtyholi, alithabatheilizwiezintliziywenizabo,ukuzebangakholwa, basindiswe.

13Abokebaselulwalweningabasakuthi,bakuliva, balamkelengovuyoilizwi;abakeabanangcambu,bona bakholwaumzuzwana,zebathingexalokuhendwabalahle

14Leyokeyawayoemithanenienameva,ngabobathi, belivile,bahambebenamaxhalanobutyebineziyolozobu bomi,baminxwe,bazebangavelisisiqhamo.

15Keleyoisemhlabeniomhle,ngabobonabathi ngentliziyoentle,elungileyo,bakulivailizwi,balibambe, baveliseisiqhamongomonde

16Akukhokeuthi,esilumekileisibane,asisibekengesitya, athimhlawumbiasibekengaphantsikwesingqengqelo; usixhomaesiphathwenisaso,ukuzeabobangenayo bakuboneukukhanya

17Kubaakukhontoifihlakeleyoingayikubonakala; kananjaloakukhontoifihlakeleyoingayikwaziwa,ize ekuhleni

18Lumkaningokoukuvaenivangako;kubaosukuba enako,uyakunikwa;osukubakeengenako,uyakuhluthwa kwanokoasukubaekuko

19Kekalokukwafikakuyeuninanabazalwanabakhe,baza ababanakoukufikelelakuyengenxayendimbane. 20Wabikelwake,kwathiwa,Unyokonabazalwanabakho bemingaphandle,befunaukukubona

21Waphendulakeyenawathikubo,Umanabazalwana bamngababonabalivayoilizwilikaThixo,balenze 22Kwathingamhlauthile,wangenaemkhombeni,yena nabafundibakhe,wathikubo,Masiwelesiyengaphesheya kwedikeBandulukake

23Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabayahambangomkhombe, walalaubuthongoKwehlauqhwithelalomoyaedikeni apho;bazaliswangamanzi,babasemngciphekweni 24Bezakebamvusa,besithi,Mfundisi,nkosi,siyakufa. Wavukake,wawukhalimelaumoyanokulatyuzakwamaza; zapheza,kwabakhoukuzola

25Wathikekubo,Luphinaukhololwenu?Basukaboyika, bamangaliswa,batshonoukuthi,Ngubaninalo?kuba uyalelakwanemimoyanamanzi,zimthobele

26BafikaezwenilamaGadara,elikhangelenenelaseGalili. 27Kekaloku,akubon'ukubawaphumawayaemhlabeni, wamhlangabezaindodaethileiphumakuwoumzi, eyayineedemonixeshaelide,inganxibi,ingahlalindlwininye,ihleliemangcwabeni

28IthekeyakumbonauYesu,yakhalakunene,yawa phambikwakhe,yathingezwielikhulu,Yininaenamnawe, Yesu,NyanakaThixoOsenyangweni?Ndiyakukhunga, ungandithuthumbisi

29Kubawayewuthetheumoyaongcolileyoukubauphume emntwini;)

30UYesuwambuzakeesithi,Ungubaninaigamalakho? Uthekeyena,NdinguMkhosi;ngokubabekungenekuye iidemonezininzi

31Wayembongozaukubaangazithetheliziyekungena enzonzobileni.

32Bekukhokeaphougxubalweehaguezininzi,lusidla entabeni;zayezimbongoza,ukubaazivumeleziyekungena kuzo.Wabavumelake.

33Ziphumilekeiidemonemtwinilowo,zangena ezihagwini;lwazaugxubaololwaphaphatheka,lwehla eweni,lwelaedikeni,lwarhaxwa.

34Bakukubonakeokuhlileyoabobabezalusa,basaba, bayababikaekhayanasemaphandleni

35Baphumakeabantu,bayakukubonaokuhlileyo;beza kuYesu,bamfumanaehleliumntulowo,beziphumekuye iidemon,ambathisiwe,enengqondoephilileyo, engasezinyawenizikaYesu;bazaboyika

36Bathikenabobabonileyo,bababikelaukubauthenina ukuphiliswaobephethweziidemon

37YamcelayonkeinkithayommandlawabaseGadara, ukubaemkekubo;kubababebanjwekukoyikaokukhulu Wenyukakewayaemkhombeni,wabuyawabuya

38Kekalokuindodaleyo,zayeziphumekuyoiidemon, yayimkhungaukubaibenaye;

39Buyelaendlwiniyakho,ubacaciseleokozingakoizinto uThixoakwenzelezonaWemka,wavakalisakuwowonke umziokozingakoizintouYesuayenzelezona

40Kekalokukwathi,ekubuyenikwakheuYesu, iindimbanezamamkelangovuyo;kubabonkebabemlindile

41KwezaindodaegamalinguYayiro,yayeyona ingumphathiwendluyesikhungu,yawaezinyaweni zikaYesu,yambongozaukubaingeneendlwiniyayo

42Kubayabeinentombi,iyizalainye,eminyakangathi ilishumilinamibiniizelwe,yayeyonaiqhawuka.Kekaloku, akubon'ukubauyahambaabantubamxina

43Nentokazieyayinethombolegaziiminyakaelishumi elinamibini,eyayichitheyonkeimpiloyayokumagqirha, ingenakoukuphiliswabani

44yezangasemva,yachukumisaumqukumbelowengubo yakhe,leeqokokwangokoithombolegazilakhe

45WathiuYesu,Ngubaninaloundichukumisileyo?

Bakubabekhanyelabonke,wathiuPetrosnabobabenaye, Mongameli,isihlwelesikuxinile,sikuxinile,utshona ukuthi,Ngubaninaloundichukumisileyo?

46UthekeuYesu,Ukhoondichukumisileyo;kubamna ndiyawaziamandlaaphumileyokum

47Ithekeintokazileyo,yakubonaukubaayifihlakele,yeza igubha,yawaphambikwakhe,yaxelaemehlweniabo bonkeabantu,ukubabekungasizathusinina ebimchukumisile,nokuphiliswakwayokwangoko

48Wathikekuyo,Yomelela,ntombiyam,ukhololwakho lukusindisile;hambangoxolo

49Kuthe,esathetha,kufikaothile,evelakwamphathi wendluyesikhungu,esithikuye,Ifileintombiyakho; musaniukumkhathazauMfundisi

50EvilekeuYesu,wamphendulawathi,Musaukoyika, kholwakuphela;

51Kekaloku,engenileendlwini,akavumelangamntu ukubaangenenaye,kwabakuphelanguPetros,noYakobi, noYohane,noyisewentombi,nonina.

52Bayekebelilabonke,beyimbambazelelaWathike yena,Musaniukulila;ayifile,ulele

53Basukabamwangeentsini,besaziukubaifile.

54Uthekeyena,wabakhuphelaphandlebonke, wayibambangesandla,wabizaesithi,Ntombi,vuka

55Wabuyaumoyawayo,yesukayemakwangoko;wathi mayinikweukudla

56Besukaabazalibayobathinqa;wabathethelaukuba bangayixelelibanilentoyenzekileyo.

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1Kekaloku,ebabizelendawonyeabafundibakhe abalishumielinababini,wabanikaamandlanegunyakuzo zonkeiidemon,nokuphilisaizifo.

2WabathumaukubababuvakaliseubukumkanibukaThixo, bayiphiliseimilwelwe.

3Wathikubo,Ningaphathintoyandlela,namisimelelo, nangxowayamphako,nasonka,namali;ningabinangubo zangaphantsingambini;

4nasendlwinienithenangenakuyo,hlalanikhona,nimke khona

5Abosukubabenganamkeli,yithininakuphumakuloomzi, niluvuthululenothuliezinyawenizenu,kubebubungqina okokubo

6Bephumileke,bayihambahambaimizana,bezishumayela iindabaezilungileyo,bephilisaezindawenizonke

7KekalokuuHerode,umphathiwesahlulosesinéselizwe, wazivazonkeizintoezenziwayonguye;

8kuthiwekengabanye,KubonakaleuEliya;kuthiwe ngabanye,Kubuyekwavukaumprofetiwakuwo amanyange

9WathiuHerode,UYohanemnandamnqamlaintloko;lo kengubanina,ndivakuthethwaizintoezinjengaye? Wayefunakeukumbona

10Bebuyileabapostile,bamcaciselaukubazinkulu kwezintoababezenzile.Wabathabathake,wemkawaya nabongasesekwindawoeyintlangoyomziekuthiwa yiBhetesayida

11Kekalokuindimbane,yakukwazioko,yamlandela; 12Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubaukurhalakwemini,beza abalishumielinababini,bathikuye,Zindululeizihlwele, ukuzeziyeemizininasemaphandleniajikelezileyo,zilale, zifumaneukudla;indawoeyintlango

13Uthekekubo,Baphenininabadle.Bathikebona, Asisenanto,ingeyiyoizonkaezihlanuneentlanziezimbini; ngaphandlekokubasiyekubathengelainyamaababantu bonke.

14KubaamadodangathiayemawakamahlanuWathike kubafundibakhe,Bangqengqisebabengamaqela ngamashumingamahlanu,babengamahlanu.

15Benjenjalo,babangqengqisabonke

16Ezithabathilekeizonkazozihlanuneentlanzizombini, wakhangelaezulwini,wazisikelela,waqhekeza,wamana enikaabafundi,ukubababekeezihlweleni 17Badlabahluthabonke;kwasuswaokuseleyokuboizitya zamaqhekezazalishumielinazibini.

18Kekalokukwathi,ekubeniethandazaeyedwa, bantontelanakuyeabafundi,wabuzakubo,esithi,Izihlwele ezizithindingubanina?

19Baphendulakebonabathi,UnguYohaneumbhaptizi; abanyekebathi,NguEliya;abanyekebathi,kubuye kwavukaumprofetiwakuwoamanyange.

20Uthekekubo,Keninanithindingubanina? WaphendulakeuPetroswathi,NguKristukaThixo 21Wabakhalimela,ebathethelangelithi,lento mabangayithethinakubani;

22esithi,UNyanawoMntuumelwekukubaeveubunzima obukhulu,alahlwengawoamadodaamakhulu nababingeleliabakhulunababhali,abulawe,athingomhla wesithathuavuke

23Wayesithikekubobonke,Ukubaubaniuthanda ukundilandela,makazincame,awuthwaleumnqamlezo wakheimihlangemihla,andilandeleke

24Kubaothewathandaukuwusindisaumphefumlowakhe, wolahlekelwanguwo;keothewawulahlaumphefumlo wakhengenxayam,wowusindisalowo.

25Kubakumncedantoninaumntuukuthiazuzeihlabathi liphela,abekeezilahlile,mhlawumbiezonakalisile?

26Kubaothewaneentloningam,nangawoamazwiam, uNyanawoMntuwobaneentloningayelowo,xaatheweza esebuqaqawulinibakhe,nobukaYise,nobezithunywa ezingcwele

27Ndithikekuni,Inyaniso,kukhoabathilekwabemiyo apha,abangayikukhabevekufabona,badebabubone ubukumkanibukaThixo.

28Kekalokukuthe,emvenikwezizinto,malunga neentsukuezisibhozo,wathabathauPetrosnoYohane noYakobi;wenyukawavaentabeni,esiyakuthandaza.

29Kwathi,ekuthandazenikwakhe,ubusobakhe babonakalabububumbi,nenguboyakheyamhlophe yabengezela

30Kwabonakalaamadodaamabiniethethanaye, enguMosesnoEliya;

31ababonakalayobesebuqaqawulini;babethetha ngophumolwakhe,abezakulufezaeYerusalem

32KekalokuuPetros,nabobabenaye,babesindwa bubuthongo;bazakebakuthibalulu,babubona ubuqaqawulibakhe,naloomadodamabiniabeminaye

33Ekwahlukanenikwawokuye,wathiuPetroskuYesu, Mongameli,kuhleukubasibelaphaomnyeubengowakho, omnyeubengokaMoses,omnyeubengokaEliya,engayazi intoayithethayo

34Kekaloku,akubon'ukubauthetheezozinto,kwabakho ilifu,labenzelaithinzi.Boyikakeekungenenikwaboefini apho

35Kwabakhonezwiliphumaefini,lisithi,LonguNyana wamoyintanda;

36Lakubalibekhoizwielo,wafunyanwauYesueyedwa Bagcinakebona,ababikelamntungaloomihlakwizinto ababezibonile.

37Kekalokukwathi,ngengomso,bakubon’ukubabayehla entabeni,wahlangatyezwasisihlweleesikhulu

38Kwabonakalakuvelaindodaesihlweleniapho, yankqangazaisithi,Mfundisi,ndiyakukhunga,mbone unyanawam;

39Uyabona,ubanjwengumoya,akhalengesiquphe;isuke imkrazule,alenzeamagwebu,kubenzimaukubaemke kuye

40Ndabakhungakeabafundibakhoukubabawukhuphe; ababanako

41WaphendulauYesuwathi,Sizukulwanandini singakholwayo,sigwenxa,kodakubenininandikuni, ndininyamezele?Mziseaphaunyanawakho

42Akubon'ukubausezake,isukeidemonyamntlala, yambetha,wathixhwenenekunene.Wawukhalimela uYesuumoyaongcolileyo,waphilaumntwana, wambuyiselakuyise

43BakhwankqiswakebonkebubungangamelabukaThixo. Bakubon'ukubabamangalisiwebonkezizintozonke awazenzayouYesu,wathikubafundibakhe

44Wabekelenininaiindlebelamazwi;kubauNyana woMntuuzakunikelwaezandlenizabantu

45Kodwabonababengaliqondieli,lizwi;layelifihliwe kubo,ukuzebangaliboni.

46Kwabakhokeukubuzanaphakathikwabo,kokuthi, nguwuphinakuboomkhulu;

47EkubonilekeuYesuukucamangakwentliziyoyabo, uthabatheumntwanana,wammisangakuye

48Wathikubo,Othewamamkelalomntwananaegameni lam,wamkelamna;nothewamkelamna,wamkela owandithumayo;kubalowoumncinanephakathikwenu nonke,ngoyenamkhulu

49WaphendulakeuYohanewathi,Mfundisi,sabona umntuekhuphaiidemonegamenilakho;samalelake, ngokubaengasilandelithina.

50WathikeuYesukuye,Musaniukumalela;

51Kekalokukwathi,lakufikaixeshalokunyuselwa kwakhephezulu,wazimiselangokuqinileyoukuya eYerusalem

52Wathumaabathunywaphambikobusobakhe;bemkake, bangenaemzaneniwamaSamariya,ukubabamlungiselele. 53Akamamkela,ngokubaubusobakhebebubheke eYerusalem.

54Bekubonilekeokoabafundibakhe,ooYakobi noYohanebathe,Nkosi,uyafunanaukubasitsho,kuhle umliloezulwini,ubatshisekuphele,njengokonoEliya wenjenjalo?

55Wajikake,wabakhalimela,wathi,Anaziukuba ningabomoyaonjanina

56kubauNyanawoMntuengazekutshabalalisa miphefumloyabantu,uzekusindisaBazabayamzaneni wumbi;

57Kekalokukwathi,bakubon'ukubabayahamba ngendlela,wathiothilekuye,Ndiyakukulandela,aphouthe wayakhona,Nkosi.

58WathikeuYesukuye,Iimpungutyezinemingxuma, neentakazezuluzineendawozokuhlala;yenauNyana woMntuakanayonendawoangalalisakuyointloko.

59Wathikekuwumbi,NdilandeleUthekeyena,Nkosi, ndivumelendiyekungcwabaubawokuqala

60WathikeuYesukuye,Bayekeabafileyo,bangcwabe abafileyobabo;kewenahambauyekushumayela ubukumkanibukaThixo

61Wathikenomnye,Ndiyakukulandela,Nkosi;kodwa ndivumelendiyekuqala,ndiyekubulisaabobasendlwini yam

62UthekeuYesukuye,Akukhonamnyeusibekileyo isandlasakheepuluweni,abeemanaekhangelakokusemva, ubulungeleyoubukumkanibukaThixo

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1Kekaloku,emvenikwezizinto,iNkosiyabalulayamisela abanyekanjalo,bemashumiasixhenxe,yabathuma ngababiniphambikobusobayo,kuyoyonkeimizi neendawoebizakuyakuzoyona.

Yayisithingokokubo,Ukuvunaokunenekuninzi,kodwa bonaabasebenzibambalwa;khunganingokoeNkosini yokuvuna,ikhupheabasebenzi,bayeekuvunenikwayo.

3Hambani;niyabona,mnandinithumanjengeemvana phakathikweengcuka

4Musaniukuphathangxowayamali,nangxowayamphako, nazimbadada;

5Nendluenisukubaningenekuyo,yithinikuqala,Uxolo malubekulendlu.

6Ukubaangabaulaphoowoxolo,uxololwenulohlala phezukwakhe;ukubakeakunjalo,lobuyelakwakuni.

7Hlalanikekuloondlu,nisidlaniselaizintoabanazo;kuba umsebenziuwufaneleumvuzowakheMusaniukuya kwindlungendlu

8Emzinikeenisukubaningenakuwo,banamkele,yidlani izintoabazibekaphambikwenu;

9niyiphiliseimilwelweekhona,nithikubo,Busondele kuniubukumkanibukaThixo

10Emzinikeenithenangenakuwo,bazaàbanamkeli, phumaniniyeezitratwenizawo,nithi, 11Kwanothulilomziwenuoluncamileyo,siyaluvuthulula phezukwenu;kodwayazinioko,ukubabusondelekuni ubukumkanibukaThixo.

12Ndithikekuni,KobanokunyamezelekaokweSodom ngaloomini,kunokwaloomzi

13Yeha,wenaKorazin!Yeha,wenaBhetesayida! Ngokubaimisebenziyamandlaeyenzekekuni,ukuba yayenzekeeTirenaseTsidon,ingeyaguqukayokwakudala loomizi,ihlelingeenguboezirhwexayonaseluthuthwini.

14KodwakobanokunyamezelekaokweTirenokweTsidon ngomgwebokunani

15NaweKapernahum,uphakanyiselweyoezulwini,uya kuphoswaphantsikwelabafileyo.

16Lowounivayonina,uvamna;Lowounigibayo,ugiba mna;lowokeugibamna,ugibaowandithumayo

17Babuyakeabamashumiasixhenxebevuya,besithi, Nkosi,needemonezizisithobeleegamenilakho

18Uthekekubo,BendimbonauSathananjengombane esiwaezulwini

Niyabona,ndininikaigunyalokunyathelaphezu kweenyokanoonomadudwane,naphezukwawoonke amandlaaloutshaba;kanjaloakukhontoingakhe inenzakalise

20Nokokemaningakuvuyelioku,kokubaoomoya benithobele;yithinikanyekekugcobani;ngokuba amagamaenuebhaliweemazulwini

21NgelolixawagcobauYesungomoya,wathi, Ndiyabulelakuwe,Bawo,Nkosiyezulunomhlaba, ngokubaezizintouzifihlileyokwizilumkonakwiingqondi, wazityhilelaiintsana;ngokubakwakholekaphambi kwakhoukubakubenjalo

22ZonkeizintozinikelwekumnguBawo;kanjaloakukho waziyoukubaungubaninauNyana,nguYiseyedwa; nokubaungubaninauYise,nguNyanayedwa,nalowo asukubauNyanaethandaukumtyhilela

23Wathiguququkubafundibakhe,wathingasese, Anethamsanqawonaamehloabonaizintoenizibonayo

24Kubandithikuni,Baninziabaprofetinookumkani ababethandeukubonaizintoenizibonayoabazibona; nokuvaizintoenizivayo,anaziva

25Kwabonakalakusukaumqondisi-mthethoothile, emlinganokumlinga,esithi,Mfundisi,ndenzentonina ukuzendibudleilifaubomiobungunaphakade?

Uthekeyenakuye,Emthethwenikubhalwentonina? Ufundanjani?

27Waphendulakewathi,UzeuyithandeiNkosiuThixo wakhongentliziyoyakhoiphela,nangomphefumlowakho uphela,nangamandlaakhoephela,nangengqondoyakho iphela;nommelwanewakhonjengokouzithandangako

28Uthekekuye,Uphendulewalungisa;yenzaoko, wobudlaubomi.

29Keyena,ethandaukuzigwebela,wathikuYesu, Ngubaninaongummelwanewam?

30UphendulekeuYesu,wathi,Umntuothilewayesihla evelaeYerusalem,esiyaeYerikoWagaxelekaezihangeni, ezamhlubaiingubo,zamngxwelerha,zemka,zimshiya engathiuzakufa.

Kekalokukwathi,kwehlambingeleliuthilengaloondlela; akumbona,wacezelaphaya

32KwangokunjalokenomLevi,akufikakuloondawo, wezawambona,wacezelaphaya

33UthekeumSamariyaothile,eseluhambenilwakhe, wafikakuye;

34Wayakuye,wawabophaamanxebaakhe,egalelaioli newayini,wamkhwelisaeqegwinilakhe,wamsaendlwini yabahambi,wamonga

35Akumkangengomso,warholaiidenariyozambini wanikaumninindlu,wathikuye,Uzeumonge;nentoothe wadlekakuyo,ndokuhlawulelaekubuyenikwam

36Nguwuphinakwabobathathungoko,othiwena,waba ngummelwanewalowowagaxelekaezihangeni?

37Uthekeyena,NgulowowamenzelaincebaWathi ngokouYesukuyo,Hambauyekwenjenjalonawe

38Kekalokukwathi,ekuhambenikwabo,yenawangena mziniuthile,yathikeintokaziethileegamalinguMarta, yamamkelangobubeleendlwiniyayo

39YayekeinomsakwayoobekuthiwanguMariya,owathi yenawahlalangasezinyawenizikaYesu,emana ukuliphulaphulailizwilakhe.

40UMartakeyenawakruthakruthekakukulungiselela okuninziWemakekufuphiwathi,Nkosi,akukhathalina, kukubaumsakwethuandiyekelendilungiselelendedwa?

Yitshokuyeukubaandincede

41WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Marta,Marta, uzixhalabisengezintoezininzi;

42Inyeyonaintoefunekayo;uMariyakeunyuleeso sabelosilungileyo,singayikususwakuye

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1Kekalokukwathi,esendaweniethileethandaza, akupheza,wathiomnyeumfundiwakhekuye,Nkosi, sifundiseukuthandaza,kwanjengokouYohane wabafundisayoabafundibakhe.

2Uthekeyenakubo,Xasukubanithandaza,yithini,Bawo wethuosemazulwini,malingcwalisweigamalakho mabufikeubukumkanibakho.Makwenzekeukuthanda kwakhonasemhlabeni,njengokubakusenziwaemazulwini

3Sipheimihlangemihlaisonkasethusemihlangemihla;

4Usixoleleizonozethu;kubanathisibaxolelabonke abanamatyalakuthiUngasingenisiekuhendweni; usihlanguleebubini

5Wathikubo,Nguwuphinakuniongathi,enomhlobo,aze ayekuyephakathikobusuku,athikuye,Sihlobo,ndiboleke izonkazibezithathu;

6kubakeumhlobowamuphambukelekumeseluhambeni, ndayendingenantokendingayibekaphambikwakhe?

7Aphendulekeongaphakathiathi,Musaukundikhathaza; seluvaliweucango,nabantwanabambasesililininam; andinakoukuvukandikunike

8Ndithikuni,Nokubaakayikuvukaamnike,ngakuba engumhlobowakhe,nokongenxayozingisolwakhe olungenantloniwovuka,amnikeinanialisweleyo

9Namndithikuni,Celani,nophiwa;funani,nofumana; nkqonkqozani,novulelwa

10Kubawonkeumntuocelayo,uyazuza;nalowoufunayo, uyafumana;nalowounkqonkqozayouyakuvulelwa

11Nguwuphinakeuyisekunioyakuthi,unyanaakucela isonka,amnikeilitye;Athi,ukubauthewacelaintlanzi, amnikeinyokaesikhundlenisentlanzi?

12Athi,ukubauthewacelaiqanda,amnikeunomadudwane?

13Ukubakengokonina,ningendawonje,niyakwazi ukubaphaabantwanabenuiziphoezilungileyo,wobekaphi nakeyenauYihlowasemazulwini,ukugqithiselaukubapha uMoyaoyiNgcweleabobamcelayo?

14Wayeekhuphaidemon,yayekeisisidenge.Kwathi, yakuphumaidemon,sathethaisisidenge;bamangaliswa abantu

15Kodwaabathilekubobathi,Uzikhuphaiidemon ngoBhelezebhule,umphathiweedemon.

16Bayekebambibemlinga,befunakuyeumqondiso ophumaemazulwini.

17Kekalokuyena,ezaziiingcinganezabo,wathikubo, Ubukumkanibonkeobahlulelenebodwabuyaphanza; nendlueyahlulelenenendlu,iyawa

18UkubakenoSathanawahluleleneyedwa,bothinina ukumaubukumkanibakhe?Ngokubanithi,ndizikhupha iidemonngoBhelezebhule

19KeukubamnandizikhuphaiidemonngoBhelezebhule, bazikhuphangabaninaonyanabenu?ngenxayokobaya kubangabagwebibenubona.

20KeukubandizikhuphaiidemonngomnwekaThixo, ngokobunifikelekantiubukumkanibukaThixo

21Xaigorhalixhobile,lilindaibhotwelalo,impahlayalo iseluxolweni;

22Xalithelafikaigorhaelinamandlakunalo,laleyisa, lolihluthazonkeizikrweqezaloebelikholosengazo,liwabe amaxhobaalo

23Lowokumuchasenenam;nalowoungandibuthisiyo, uyachithachitha.

24Xaumoyaongcolileyouthewaphumaemntwini,ucanda ezindaweniezingenamanzi,ufunaukuphumla;uzewakuba ungakufumani,usukeuthi,Ndiyakubuyelakwasendlwini yamendaphumakuyo

25Uthiwakufika,uyifumaneitshayelwe,ivathisiwe

26Wanduleukuyakuthabathaabanyeoomoya abasixhenxeabangendawokunawo,bangenekebahlale khona;bangenekebahlalekhona;lizeikamvalaloomntu libelibikunesiqalekosakhe.

27Kekalokukwathi,ekuzithethenikwakheezizinto, intokaziethileyaliphakamisaizwilayoesihlweleniapho, yathikuye,Sinoyoloisizaloesakubambayo,namabele owawanyayo

Uthekeyena,Yithikanye,Banoyoloabobalivayoilizwi likaThixobaligcine.

29Kekaloku,zakubon’ukubaziqukeneiindimbane, waqalaukuthi,Esisizukulwanasingendawo,singxamele umqondiso;kwayeasiyikunikwamqondiso,ingenguwo umqondisokaYonaumprofeti

30Kuba,njengokubauYonawabangumqondiso kwabaseNineve,uyakubakwanjalouNyanawoMntu kwesisizukulwana

31UkumkanikaziwaseZantsiuyakusukaemengomgwebo namadodaesisizukulwana,awagwebe;ngokubawavela eziphelwenizomhlaba,esizakuvaubulumkobukaSolomon; ukantikeomkhulukunoSolomonnankuapha.

32AmadodaaseNineveayakusukaemengomgwebonesi sizukulwana,asigwebe;ngokubaaguqukawona ngomemezolukaYona;ukantikeomkhulukunoYona nankuapha.

33Akukhokeuthi,esibanekileisibane,asibekeendaweni efihlakeleyo,nokubakuphantsikwesitya;usibeka esiphathwenisaso,ukuzeabobangenayobakubone ukukhanya

34Isibanesomzimbaliliso.Xasukubailisolakho lingenakumbi,umzimbawakhouphelauyakhanyiseleka; kodwaxasukubailisolakholingendawo,umzimbawakho ubabubumnyama.

35Ngokoxunelaekuthiniukukhanyaokukuwekungabi bubumnyama

36Ukubangokoumzimbawakhouphelaukhanyiselekile, ungenandawoimnyama,uyakukhanyiselekauphela, njengaxenikwenisitheisibanesakukhanyisela ngokudangazelakwaso.

37Kekaloku,akubaethethile,umFarisiothilewayemcela ukubaayekomulelakuyeUngenilekewahlalaphantsi

38Uthekeakubonaoku,umFarisiwamangaliswakukuba engathangakuqalaahlambe,phambikokubaadle.

39YathikeiNkosikuye,Kungokunje,ninabaFarisi nihlambululaumphandlewendebenesitya;kodwaumbilini wakhouzelekukuphanganokungendawo

40Ziyatha,lowowenzaingaphandleakawenzangana kwanowangaphakathi?

41Yiphaniamalizoizintongokwezozinto;niyabona, zonkeizintozihlambulukilekuni

42Yehakenina,baFarisi!Ngokubaninikelaizishumi zetyelebanezenxinanezemifunoyonke,nizenidlulekuwo umgwebonokuthandauThixo;ezibenimelwekukuthi nizenze,nithineziyaningazishiyi.

43Yehanina,baFarisi!Kubanithandaizihlaloeziphambili ezindlwinizesikhungu,nemibulisoezindawenizembutho

44Yehanina,babhalinabaFarisi,bahanahanisindini! ngokubaninjengamangcwabaangabonakaliyo,abantu abahambaphezukwawobengawazi

45Waphendulakeomnyewabaqondisi-mthetho,wathi kuye,Mfundisi,uzithethanjeezozinto,usiphathakakubi nathi

46Uthekeyena,Yeha,nanibaqondisi-mthetho!Ngokuba abantunibathwalisaimithwaloenzima,nibekenina ngokwenuningayichukumisiimithwaloleyonangamnye umnwewenu.

47Yehanina!Ngokubaniyawakhaamangcwaba abaprofeti,babekeooyihlobebabulele

48Okuneneniyangqinaukubaniyayivumelaimisebenzi yooyihlo;kubabonaokunenebababulala,niyawakhake ninaamangcwabaabo

49NgenxayokonobulumkobukaThixobathi,Ndiya kubathumelaabaprofetinabapostile,bathiinxenyekubo bayibulale,bayitshutshise;

50ukuzelibizwekwesisizukulwanaigazilabobonke abaprofeti,elaphalazwayokwasekusekwenikwehlabathi; 51lithabathelaegazinilika-Abheli,liziseegazini likaZekariya,owatshabalalaphakathikwesibingelelo netempileInenendithikuni,liyakubizwakwesi sizukulwana

52Yehanina,baqondisi-mthetho!ngokubanisithabathile isitshixosokwazi;anangenangokwenu,nabake nabangenayonabalela.

53Kekaloku,akubaezithethileezizintokubo,ababhali nabaFarisibaqalaukumvuselelakakhulu,nokumcaphukisa ukubaathetheizintoezininzi

54bemlalele,befunaukunqakulaintoephumaemlonyeni wakhe,ukuzebammangalele

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1Phakathikoko,kutheakubon'ukubaahlanganisene ndawonyeamawaka-wakaabantu,ngokokude banyathelane,waqalaukuthikubafundibakhe,Phambi kwakokonke,lilumkeleniigwelelabaFarisi, eliluhanahaniso

2Akukhontokeigqunyiweyo,engasayikutyhilwa; nefihlakeleyo,engasayikwaziwa.

3Ngenxayoko,konkeenikuthetheemnyameni,kuya kuviwaemhlotsheni;nokuthetheendlebeniemagumbini, kumenyezwephezukwezindlu.

4Ndithikekuni,zihlobozam,Musaniukuboyikaabo babulalaumzimba,bazeemvakokobangabinantoyimbi bangayenzayo.

5Ndiyakunibonisakeenomoyika;yoyikanilowouthi emvakokubulala,abenegunyalokuphosaesihogweniEwe, ndithikuni,Yoyikaniyenalowo

6Abathengiswangeepeniezimbininaoongqatyana abahlanu?Ukantiakukhonamnyekuboolityelweyo emehlwenikaThixo

7Kwaneenweleezizentlokoyenuzibaliwezonke;Musani ukoyikangoko;nibagqithileoongqatyanaabaninzinina.

8Ndithikekuni,Wonkeumntuothewandivumaphambi kwabantu,kwanoNyanawoMntuuyakumvumaphambi kwezithunywazikaThixo.

9Ondikhanyeleyokeemehlweniabantu,wokhanyelwa emehlweniezithunywazikaThixo

10NothewathethailizwielichasenenoNyanawoMntuuya kuxolelwa;kodwalowounyeliseuMoyaoyiNgcwele, akasayikuxolelwa

11Xasukubakebenizisaezindlwinizesikhungu, nakwirhuluneli,nakwabanegunya,izeningaxhaleliukuba ningaziphendulelangokunjanina,nangantonina,nokuba ningathethanina.

12KubauMoyaoyiNgcweleuyakunifundisangaloelo lixaizintoenimelwekukuthinizithethe

13Uthekeubanikuyeendimbaneni,Mfundisi,yitsho kumzalwanawam,ahlulelanenamilifa

14Uthekeyenakuye,Mntundini,ndimiswengubanina ukubandibengumahlulinomabiphakathikwenu?

15Wathikekubo,Lumkani,nizilindengasekubaweni; ngokubaubomibomntuabumingabuninzibempahlayakhe 16Wathethakeumzekelisokubo,esithi,Umhlabawomntu othileosisityebiwachumakakhulu;

17wayecamangaphakathikwakhe,esithi,Ndiyakuthinina; ngokubaandinandawondiyakuzihlanganiselakuyo iziqhamozam?

18Wathi,Nantsiintoendiyakuyenza;ndiyakubawisa phantsioovimbabam,ndakheabangaphezulukwabo; ndizihlanganiselekhonazonkeiziqhamozam,nempahla yam

19ndithikuwoumphefumlowam,Mphefumlo,unezinto ezininziezilungileyo,ezibekelweiminyakaemininzi; phumla,udle,sela,yibanemihlali.

UthekeuThixokuye,Msweli-kuqonda,ngobubusuku umphefumlowakhouyakubizwakuwe;ziyakuba zezikabaninakeezozintouzilungisileyo?

21Unjalolowouziqwebelaubutyebi,engenabutyebi kuThixo

22Wathikekuboabafundibakhe,Ngenxayokondithi kuni,Musaniukubuxhalelaubomibenu,ngokuthiningadla ntonina;kwanomzimba,ngokuthiningambathantonina 23Ubomibukhulukunokudla,nomzimbakunento yokwambatha

24Qondaningamahlungulu,ngokubaakahlwayeli,akavuni; kuwoakukhoqonganavimba;ninanibekephinake, ukuzigqithaiintaka?

25Nguwuphinakekunionokuthingokuxhalaongeze ebukhulwinibakheikubhiteibenye?

26Ukubangokoaninakoukwenzaneyonantoincinane, yininaukubanizixhaleleezinye?

27Qondaningeenyibiba,ukuhlumakwazo;azibulaleki, azisontinokusonta;kendithikuni,uSolomonkubobonke ubunewunewubakhe,wayengavathiswangananjenganye kuzoezi.

28Ukubakeingca,leyoisendle,ethinamhlaibekho,ize ngomsoiphosweeziko,wenjenjalouThixoukuyambesa; wobekaphinakekuni,bantundinibalukhololuncinane?

29Nizeningafuniukubaningadlantonina,niselentonina; 30ngokubazonkeezontozingxanyelweziintlanga zehlabathi;uYihlokeuyaziukubanizisweleezozinto

31FunanikeubukumkanibukaThixo;zayezonkeezo zintoziyakongezelelwakuni.

32Musaniukoyika,mhlambimncinane;ngokuba kukholekilekuYihloukuninikaubukumkani

33Thengisaningeempahlazenu,nipheamalizo; zilungiseleniiingxowaezingagugiyo,ubutyebi obungapheliyoemazulwini,aphokungasondeliyosela, kungoninanundu.

34kubaaphobukhonaubutyebibenu,yobalapho nentliziyoyenu

35Mazibhinqiweizinqezenu,nezibanezenuzivutha; 36naninibenjengabantuabayilindileyoinkosiyabo, xeshikweniiyakubuyaemsithweni;ukuze,yakufika inkqonkqoze,bayivulelekwaoko.

37Banoyoloabobakhonzi,eyothiyakufikainkosi, ibafumanebelindileInenendithikuni,iyakubhinqa, ibangqengqisebona,izeisondeleibalungiselele.

38Nokubaitheyezangowesibiniumlindowobusuku, nokubaitheyezangowesithathuumlindo,yafikakunjalo, banoyoloabobakhonzi.

39Kwazinikeoku,ukubaumninindluebesaziukubaisela lizangaliphinailixa,angeelindile,akayiyekelaindlu yakheigqojozwe.

40naningokoyibaninilungile;ngokubauNyanawoMntu uzangelixaeningalikhumbuleliyo

41WathikeuPetroskuye,Nkosi,lomzekelisouwuthetha kuthi,uwuthethakubobonke,kusinina?

42IthekeiNkosi,Ngubaninakeelogosalithembekileyo, liqondileyo,eyothiinkosiilimisephezukwabendluyayo, ukuzelibanikeumamkelowabowokudlangexesha elifanelekileyo?

43Unoyololoomkhonzi,iyakuthiyakufikainkosiyakhe imfumaneesenjenjalo

44Inenendithikuni,iyakummisaphezukwayoyonke impahlayayo

45Ukubakeloomkhonziutheentliziyweniyakhe,Inkosi yamiyalibalaukuza;aqaleukubabethaabakhonzi nabakhonzazana,adle,asele,anxile;

46yofikainkosiyaloomkhonzingeminiengayilindeleyo, nangelixaangalaziyo,imxabelekubini,immiseleisabelo sakhenabangakholwayo

47Yenakeloomkhonzi,ubekwaziukuthandakwenkosi yakhe,akalungisa,akenzangokuthandakwayo,uya kutyatyulwangemivumboemininzi;

48Keyenaobengazi,wenzakeokufaneleimivumbo,uya kutyatyulwaibembalwa.Kubobonkeabanikweokukhulu, kuyakufunwaokukhulukubo;nakulowokubekwe okukhulukuye,kuyakubizwaokungaphezulu

49Ndizekuphosaumliloehlabathini;Ndiyakuthinina, ukubaseleuphethiwe?

50Kukhokelubhaptizondifaneleukubhaptizwangalo; Asikukonokubandicinezelekileludelufezeke.

51Nibandizekungenisauxolonaehlabathini?Ndithikuni, Hayi;nokoke,yiyantlukwano

52Kubakuyakuthi,kuthabathelakwalapha,kubekho abahlanundlwini-nyebebambene,abathathubebambene nababini,nababinibebambenenabathathu

53Kuyakubambanauyisenonyana,unyananoyise;unina nentombi,intombinonina;uninazalanomolokazanawakhe, umolokazananoninazala;

54Wayesithikenakuzoizihlwele,Xanithenalibonailifu liphumaentshonalanga,nithikwaoko,Kuzaisiphango; kwayekunjalo

55Naxasukubanibonaumoyawasezantsiuvuthuza,nithi, Kuyakubakhoulophu;kwabanjalo

56Bahanahanisindini,niyakwaziukubucalulaubuso bezulunomhlaba;Yininakeukubaningalicalulinjeeli xesha?

57Yininakeukubaninangokwenuningakwahluli okububulungisa?

58Xauthewayanommangaleliwakhokumantyi, usesendleleni,qinisekaukubaukhululekekuye;hleze akurholelekumgwebi,azeumgwebiakunikeleepoliseni, azeigosalikuphoseentolongweni

59Ndithikuwe,Akusayikukhauphumekhonaapho,ude uhlawulenemalananayokugqibela.

ISAHLUKOSE-13

Kekalokukwayekukhoabathilengeloxesha, ababembikelaamaGalili,agaziuPilatowaliphithikeza namadiniawo.

2WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,NibanaloomaGalili ebengaboningaphezukwawoonkeamaGalili,ngokubaeve ubunzimaobunjalo?

3Ndithikuni,Hayi;nothi,xasukubaningaguquki, nitshabalalekwangokunjalononke

4Hi,bonaabobalishumielinesibhozo,bawelwayinqaba eseSilowa,yababulala;nibanababenetyalangaphezu kwabobonkeabantuabemiyoeYerusalem?

5Ndithikuni,Hayi;nothi,xasukubaningaguquki, nitshabalalekwangokunjalononke

6Wathethakenalomzekeliso;Ubaniwayenomkhiwane, utyelweesidiliyenisakhe;wezaefunaisiqhamokuwo, akafumananto

7Wathikekumsebenzi-sidiliya,Uyabona,ndiminyaka mithathundizandifunaisiqhamokulomkhiwane, ndingafumaninto;yininaukubauwuqobeumhlaba?

8Aphendulekeyenaathikuye,Nkosi,wuyekenangalo mnyaka,ndidekhendimbendiwurhaqe,ndigaleleumgquba; 9Ukubakeuthewavelisaisiqhamo,wowuyeka;ukuba akubanganjalo,wobuyauwugawule

10Wayefundisakwenyeyezindluzesikhungungesabatha 11KwabonakalakukhontokaziibinomoyaWobulwelwe iminyakaelishumielinesibhozo,yayeigobile,ingenako kanyeukuziphakamisa

12EyibonilekeuYesu,wayibizawathikuyo,Ntokazindini, khululekaebulwelwenibakho.

13Wayibekakeizandla;yolukakwangoko,yazukisa uThixo

14Waphendulaumphathiwendluyesikhungu,ecaphuka, ngokubauYesuwaphilisangesabatha,wathiebantwini, Mithandathuimihlaekufanelekusetyenzwangayo;yizani kengokoniphiliswe,kungabingomhlawesabatha.umhla wesabatha.

15YamphendulangokoiNkosi,yathi,Mhanahanisindini, akathinaelowokuniayikhululengesabathainkomoyakhe, nokubaliesilelakhe,emkhumbiniwesitali,alirholeaye kuyiseza?

16Loke,eyintombika-Abrahamnje,ayibophileyo uSathana,khangela,leminyakailishumielinesibhozo, ubengameleukukhululwanakulomabophengomhla wesabatha?

17Akubon'ukubauyazithethaezondawo,badaniswa bonkeabachasenenaye;zathizonkeizihlwelezavuya ngazozonkeizintoezizukileyoezenziwanguye.

18Wayesithike,Bufananantoninaubukumkani bukaThixo?ndiyakulifanisanantonina?

19Bunjengokhozolwemostade,awaluthabathayoumntu, waluphosaemyezweniwakhe;yahluma,yabangumthi omkhulu;zathiiintakazezuluzahlalaemasebeniawo

20Wabuyawathi,Ndiyakubufanisanantonina ubukumkanibukaThixo?

21Bufananegwele,awalithabathayoumfazi,walifihla ezilinganiswenizozithathuzomgubo,wadawabiliswa uphela

22Wayeecandakwimizingemizi,nemizanangemizana, efundisa,esingaeYerusalem.

23Wathikeomnyekuye,Nkosi,bambalwana abasindiswayo?Wathikubo

24Uthekeyenakubo,Zamaniukungenangesango elimxinwa;ngokubandithikuni,baninziabayakufuna ukungena,bakhohlwe

25Xaathewavukaumninindlu,waluvalaucango,naza naqalaukumangaphandle,nokunkqonkqozaelucangweni, nisithi,Nkosi,Nkosi,sivulele;Aphendulekeathikuni, Andinaziaphonivelakhona; 26Noqalaukuthi,Sadla,sasela,phambikwakho, wafundisanasezitratwenizethu

27Athi,Ndithikuni,andinaziaphonivelakhona;mkani kum,ninanonkebasebenzibobutshinga Khonaaphokuyakubakhoukulilanokutshixiza kwamazinyo,xanithenabonauAbraham,noIsake, noYakobi,nabobonkeabaprofeti,ebukumkanini bukaThixo;nibekeninanikhutshelwephandle

29Bayakuzabevelaempumalanganasentshonalanga, nasentla,nasezantsi,bangqengqeebukumkaninibukaThixo 30Yabonani,bakhoabokugqibelaabayakubangabokuqala; bakhonabokuqalaabayakubangabokugqibela

31KwangaloominikwezaabaFarisiabathile,besithikuye, Phumaumkeapha;ngokubauHerodeufunaukukubulala

32Wathikubo,Yiyaninithikuloompungutye,Uyabona, ndikhuphaiidemon,ndifinyezeiimpiliso,namhla nangomso;ndithingowesithathuumhlandifeze

33Kodwandimelwekukuthindihambenamhlanangomso nangolandelayo;ngokubaakangekheumprofetiatshabalale ngaphandlekweYerusalem.

34Yerusalem,Yerusalem,ebabulalayoabaprofeti, ibagibiselengamatyeabobathunywekuyo!kufuthi kangakananinandithandeukubahlanganiselandawonye abantwanabakho,ngohloboesithiisikhukukazi

siwabuthelendawonyeamatholeasongaphantsi kwamaphiko,anavuma!

35Yabonani,indluyenuishiywananiizeInene,ndithi kuni,Aniyikubasandibona,kudekubelixeshaeniyakuthi, MakabongwelowouzayoegamenileNkosi.

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1Kwathi,akubaengenengesabathaendlwiniyomnye wakubaphathibabaFarisi,ukubaadleisonka,bahlala bemlalelebona

2Kwabonakalakukhophambikwakhemntuuthile unegalimoya.

3WaphendulauYesuwathethakubaqondisi-mthetho nabaFarisi,esithi,Kuvumelekilenaukuphilisangesabatha?

4Bathitukebona.Wamthabatha,wamphilisa, wamndulula;

5Wabaphendulaesithi,Ngubaninakuniothi,eneesile, nokubayinkomo,yeyeleemhadini,azeangayirholikwaoko ngomhlawesabatha?

6Ababanakoukumphendulakwezozinto

7Kekalokuwathethaumzekelisokwababemenyiwe, akugqalaukunyulakwaboizililizobukhulu;esithikubo 8Xauthewamenyelwaemsithweningubani,musa ukungqengqaesililinisobukhulu;hlezeobekekileyo kunaweabeubemenyiwenguye;

9ezelowoukumemileyo,athikuwe,Khwelelalomntu; uzeuqaleukuthabathaindawoesekugqibeleniudanile.

10Yithi,xauthewamenywa,uhlaleendaweni esekugqibeleni;ukuze,xaathewezalowoukumemileyo, athikuwe,Sihlobo,nyukelangasentla;wandulekeukuba nozukoemehlweniabobahlelindawonyenawe

11Ngokubawonkeumntuoziphakamisayo,uyakuthotywa; nozithobayouyakuphakanyiswa.

12Wayesithikenakulowoummemileyo,Xasukuba usenzaisidlosasemini,nokubasesangokuhlwa,musa ukubizaizihlobozakho,nabazalwanabakho,nemizalwane yakho,nabamelwaneabazizityebi;hlezenabobabuye bakumeme,izeibeyimbuyekezokuwe

13Yithixasukubausenzaisidlo,umemeamahlwempu, izilima,iziqhwala,iimfama; 14wobanentsikelelo;ngokubaàbanakoukubuyekeza kuwe;kubauyakubuyekezwawenaeluvukweni lwamalungisa

15Kekaloku,akuzivaezozintoomnyekwabobabehleli naye,wathikuye,Unoyolooyakudlaisonkaebukumkanini bukaThixo

16Uthekeyenakuye,Umntuothilewenzaisidloesikhulu, wamemaabaninzi

17Wasusaumkhonziwakhengelixalesidlo,ukubaaye kuthikwabamenyiweyo,Yizani;ngokubazonkeizinto sezilungile.

18Baqalabonkengakunyeukuzilanduleka;owokuqala wathikuye,Ndithengeintsimi,kufunekaukubandiye kuyibona;ndiyakucela,mandibengowabalandulelwayo Wathiomnye,Ndithengeiinkomozeedyokhweezintlanu, ndiyakuziva;ndiyakucelamandibengowabalandulelwayo. 20Wathiomnye,Ndizekeumfazi,ngenxayoko andinakuza

21Efikileloomkhonzi,wayibikelakeinkosiyakheezo ndawoWaqumbakeumninindlu,wathikumkhonziwakhe, Phumakamsinyauyeezitratweninakwizitratozomzi,

ungeniseaphaamahlwempu,nezilima,neziqhwala, neemfama.

22Wathiumkhonzi,Nkosi,kwenzekenjengokoubuyalele, ukantikusekhoindawo.

23Yathiinkosikumkhonzi,Phumauyeezindleleni nasezintangweni,ubanyanzelebangene,ukuzeindluyam izale

24Kubandithikuni,akukhonanyekuloomadoda abemenyiwe,eyakusivaisidlosam

25Kwayekuhambanayeizihlweleezikhulu;wajika,wathi kuzo

26Ukubaubaniuzakum,angamthiyiuyise,nonina, nomfazi,nabantwana,nabazalwana,nodade,ewe,nobakhe ubomi,akanakubangumfundiwam

27Nosukubaengawuthwaliumnqamlezowakhe, andilandele,akanakubangumfundiwam.

28Kubanguwuphinakuniothi,ethandaukwakhainqaba, angakheahlalephantsikuqala,abaleindleko,ukubaunazo naizintozokuyigqiba?

29Hleze,akubon'ukubausibekileisiseko,angabi nakugqiba,bathibonkeababonayobaqaleukuhlekisa ngaye;

30besithi,Lomntuwaqalaukwakha,wakhohlwaukugqiba

31Kananjalonguwuphinaukumkaniothi,esiya kuhlangananomnyeukumkaniemfazweni,angakheahlale phantsikuqala,acingeukubaunakona,enashumi-nye lamawaka,ukuhlangabezaomzelayoenamashumiamabini amawaka?

32Ukubakeakanako,uthiesekude,athumeisigidimi, aceleiindawozoxolo

33Ngokukwanjalongokukwanjalo,wonkeumntukuni ongazishiyiyozonkeiimpahlazakhe,akanakuba ngumfundiwam

34Ityuwailungileyona;keukubaityuwaitheayaba nasongo,yothiwaninaukuvakaliswa?

35Ayiwulungelenomhlaba,ayiwulungelenomgquba; kodwaabantubayawukhupha.Lowouneendlebezokuva makeve

ISAHLUKOSE-15

Kekaloku,babesondelakuyebonkeababuthiberhafu naboni,ukubabamve.

2BabekrokrakeabaFarisinababhali,besithi,Lowamkela aboni,adlenabo

3Wathethalomzekelisokubo,esithi, 4Nguwuphinaumntukuniothi,enekhululezimvu,ize kulahlekeenyekuzo,angazishiyiezingamashumiasithoba anesithobaentlango,asingekuleyoilahlekileyo,ade ayifumane?

5Athikeakuyifumana,ayibekeemagxeniakhe,evuya

6Athiakufikaekhaya,ababizelendawonyeabahlobo nabamelwane,esithikubo,Vuyisananinam;ngokuba ndiyifumeneimvuyamebilahlekile

7Ndithikuni,ngokukwanjalokuyakubakhouvuyo emazulwiningomoniebamnyeoguqukayo,kunamashumi asithobaanesithobaamalungisa,angaswelenguquko.

8Kanjalonguwuphinaumfazieneedrarhimazilishumi, ongethi,ukubaitheyalahlekaenyeidrarhima,alumeke isibane,ayitshayeleindlu,afuneenyamekile,ade ayifumane?

9Athikeakuyifumana,ababizelendawonyeabahlobo nabamelwane,esithi,Vuyisananinam;kubandiyifumene intwanaebindilahlekile

10Ngokukwanjalondithikuni,kubakhouvuyoemehlweni ezithunywazikaThixongomoniebamnyeoguqukayo.

11Utheke,Umntuothileubeenoonyanaababini 12Wathiomnciwabokuyise,Bawo,ndinikeisahlulo sempahlaesilungenam.Wababelakeukudlakwakhe.

13Kuthekungekabintsukuzininzi,wahlanganisainto yonkeunyanaomnci,wesukakwelakowabo,wayaezweni elikude;

14Akubon'ukubaudlekonke,kwabakhoindlalaenzima kwelozwe;waqalaukuswela.

15Wayawanamathelakomnyekubemibelozwe;wathi yenawamthumelaemihlabeniyakhe,ukubaayekwalusa iihagu.

16Ubenqwenelakeukusizalisaisisusakhengeengxam ezabezidliwaziihagu;bekungekhomntuumphayo

17Kekaloku,akubanokuziqonda,wathi,Kanene bangakananinaabaqeshwabakabawo,ábadikwazizonka; 18Ndiyakusukandiyekubawo,ndithikuye,Bawo, ndonilekuwoamazulu,nasemehlweniakho.

19Andisafanelekubizwangokubandingunyanawakho; ndénzendibenjengomnyekubaqeshwabakho

20Wesukawezakuyise.Kekaloku,akubon'ukuba usekudelee,uyisewambona,wasikwayimfesane, wagidima,wawaentanyeniyakhe,wamanga

21Wathikeunyanakuye,Bawo,ndonilekuwoamazulu, nasemehlweniakho;

22Uthekeuyisekubakhonzibakhe,Rholaniinguboende, eyonaintle,nimambathise;afakeumsesaneesandleni sakhe,neembadadaezinyawenizakhe

23niziseithole,eliyalityetyisiweyo,nixhele;sidle,sibe nemihlali;

24Ngokubalonyanawamubefile,wabuyawaphila; ubelahlekile,wafunyanwaBaqalakeukubanemihlali

25Kekalokuunyanawakheomkhuluebesentsimini;

26Wabizelakuyeomnyekubakhonzi,wambuzaukuba zingabaziyininaezizinto

27Uthekeyenakuye,Umninawawakhoufikile;uyihloke uxheleithole,eliyalityetyisiweyo;ngokubaebuye wamzuzaephilile

28Wavuthangumsindo,akavumaukungena;waphuma uyise,wambongoza

29Waphendulakeyenawathikuyise,Uyabona,le minyakaingakananandiyakukhonza,andikhangendigqithe mthethowakho;

30kodwaxenikweniafikileyolonyanawakho,wayidlayo wayigqibaimpiloyakhonamahenyukazi,umxheleleithole eliyalityetyisiweyo

31Uthekeyenakuye,Mntwanawam,wenauhleliunam, nazozonkeizintozamzezakho.

32Bekufanelekileukubasenzeimihlali,sivuye;ngokuba umninawawakholoubefile,wabuyawaphila;ubelahlekile, wafunyanwa

ISAHLUKOSE-16

Kekaloku,wayesithinakubafundibakhe,Kwayekukho umntuothileosisityebi,obenegosa;lazalonalamangalelwa kuye,lokubauyichitheimpahlayakhe

2Elibizileke,wathikulo,Yintoninalendiyivayongawe? Khawenzeingxeloyobugosabakho;kubaakusayikuba sabaligosa

3Lathikeigosangaphakathikwalo,Ndiyakuthinina? Ngokubainkosiyamiyabuhluthaubugosakum;ukungqiba ndineentloni

O!ndiyayaziintoendiyakuyenza,ukuzexandithe ndakhutshwaebugoseni,bandamkeleezindlwinizabo.

5Libabizelekulongabanyeabanetyalaenkosiniyalo,lathi kowokuqala,Unatyalalingakananinaenkosiniyam?

6Uthekeyena,LikhululeekorezeoliWathikuye, Thabathaincwadiyakho,uhlalephantsikamsinya,ubhale amashumiamahlanu.

7Emvakokolathikomnye,Wenakeunatyalalingakanani na?Uthekeyena,LikhululeekorezengqolowaWathi kuye,Thabathaincwadiyakho,ubhaleamashumiasibhozo.

8Yazainkosileyoyalincomaigosaelingalungisiyo, ngokubalenzangokuqonda;ngokubabonaabeliphakade kwesaboisizukulwanabanokuqonda,ngaphezukwabo abokukhanya

9Namndithikuni,Zenzeleniizihlobongobutyebi bokungalungisi;ukuzexanithenaphelelwa,banamkele eminqubeniengunaphakade

10Othembekileyokokonakuncinane,uthembekile nakokukhulu;nongalungisiyokokuncinane,akalolungisa nakokukhulu

11Ukubangokoanibanganakuthembekaebutyebini bokungalungisi,ngubaninaowonithembakobo buyinyaniso?

12Ukubaanibanganakuthembekakokokomnye,ngubani naoyakuninikaokukokwenu?

13Akukhomkhonziunakoukukhonzankosimbini;kuba eyakuyithiyale,athandeleya;athimhlawumbiabambelele kule,ayideleleya;AninakoukukhonzauThixonobutyebi.

14KekalokubayebezivaezondawozonkenaboabaFarisi, amathanda-mali;bayebemsinekelake

15Wathikubo,Ninaningabazigwebelayoemehlweni abantu;kodwauThixouyazaziiintliziyozenu;kubaoko kuphakanyisiweyophakathikwabantu,kulisikizi emehlwenikaThixo.

16YayingumthethonabaprofetikwadakwakuYohane; kuselokoko,ubukumkanibukaThixobuyashunyayelwa, bonkebayangenakubongokugonyamela.

17Kekululaukubalidluleizulunomhlaba,kunokuba kuwenalinyeisuntswanalomthetho

18Wonkeumntuomalayoumfaziwakhe,azekewumbi, uyakrexeza;

19Kebekukhoumntuothileosisityebi,obevathaezibomvu nezelinenecikizekileyo,esenzaimihlaliyokuzukakwakhe imihlayonke

20KwayekekukhoihlwempuelithileeligamalinguLazaro, elalibekweesangwenilakhe,lizelezizilonda; 21linqwenelaukuhluthiswangeemvuthulukaeziwa etafileniyesityebieso;zibezisithiizinja,zizezikhothe izilondazaso

22Lafakeihlwempuelo,lasiwazizithunywazezulu esifubenisika-Abraham;safakenesityebi,sangcwatywa; 23Esesihogweni,wawaphakamisaamehloakhe, esezintuthukweni,wambonauAbrahamekude,noLazaro esesifubenisakhe.

24Samemezasonasathi,Bawo,Abraham,ndenzeleinceba, uthumeuLazaro,ukubaathinkxuincamyomnwewakhe

emanzini,aphoziseulwimilwam;ngokuba ndiyathuthunjelwakwelilangatye.

25UthekeuAbraham,Mntwanawam,khumbulaukuba wenawazifincelelaebominibakhoizintozakho ezilungileyo,noLazarongokukwanjaloizintoezimbi; ngokukeyenauyathuthuzelwa,wenakeuyathuthunjelwa

26Kananjalongaphandlekwalentoyonke,phakathi kwethunanikuthiwezinziumsantsaomkhulu,ukuzeaba bathandaukuphumela,besukaaphabesiyakuni,bangabi nako;kananjaloabanakoukuphumelakuthi,abaphuma nalapho

27Sathi,Ndiyakucelangoko,bawo,ukubaumthume endlwinikabawo;

28Kubandinabazalwanaabahlanu;ukuzeabaqononondise, ukuzebangathinabobezekulendawoyentuthumbo

29AthiuAbrahamkuso,BanoMosesnabaprofeti;mabeve bona

30Sithekesona,Hayi,bawoAbraham;ukubakuthe kwayakuboovelakwabafileyo,boguquka.

31Uthekekuso,UkubauMosesnabaprofetiababeva, abayikoyiseka,nokubakuthekwavukabanikwabafileyo

ISAHLUKOSE-17

Wathikekuboabafundi,Azinakubazingeziizikhubekiso; yehake,loomntuzizangaye!

2Ngekumlungelekanyeukubaagangxweilityelokusila entanyeniyakhe,wajulelwaelwandle,kunokuba akhubekisenokoamnyekwababancinane

3Zilumkeleni;ukubakeumzalwanawakhouthewakona, mkhalimele;ukubauthewaguquka,mxolele.

4Nokubauthewakonakasixhenxengemini,waza wabuyelakuwekasixhenxengemini,esithi,Ndiyaguquka; uzeumxolele.

5BathikeabapostileeNkosini,Songezeleleukholo 6IthekeiNkosi,Ukubabeninokholoolunjengokhozo lwemostade,beningathikulomthombe,Ncothuka,utyaleke phakathielwandle;yayeifaneleikuthobele

7Ngubaninakekuni,enomkhonzielima,mhlawumbi esalusa,oyakuthi,akungenaevelaentsimini,athikwaoko kuye,Yizauhlalephantsi;

8ongayikuthikanyekuye,Lungisaintoendiyakuyidla, uzeubhinqe,undilungiselele,ndidendidlendisele;wothi emvakokoudleuselewena?

9Anganombulelokuloomkhonziyinina,ngokubaenze izintoazimiselweyo?Andijongi.

10Ngokukwanjalonani,xanithenazenzazonkeizinto enazimiselwayo,yithini,Singabakhonziabangancedilutho; 11KwathiekuhambenikwakheukuyaeYerusalem, wacandaphakathikwelaseSamariyanelaseGalili

12Akubon'ukubaungenamziniuthile,amhlangabeza amadodaalishumianeqhenqa,amelamgama.

13Wonaaphakamisaizwi,esithi,Yesu,Mongameli, senzeleinceba

14Ewabonileke,wathikuwo,Hambaniniye kuzibonakalalisakubabingeleliKwathike,ekuhambeni kwabo,bahlanjululwa.

15Ithekeenyekuwo,yakubonaukubaiphilisiwe,yabuya imzukisauThixongezwielikhulu

16Yawangobusoezinyawenizakhe,ibulelakuye;yaye yonaingumSamariya

17WaphendulakeuYesuwathi,Bebengahlanjululwanga balishumina?Baphinakeabalithoba?

18Akufumanekanganababuyileyo,besizakuzukisa uThixo,ngulowolunyeuhlangayedwana?

19Wathikekuyo,Vuka,uhambe;ukhololwakho lukusindisile

20Kekaloku,akubuzwangabaFarisiukubaubukumkani bukaThixobuyakufikaninina,wabaphendulawathi, UbukumkanibukaThixoabufikibunokulolongeka 21kananjaloabasayikuthi,Nankuapha!okanye,nankuya phaya!Kuba,yabonani,ubukumkanibukaThixo bungaphakathikwenu

22Wathikekuboabafundi,Kuyakufikamihla,niya kunqwenelangayoukuwubonanokoumnyeumhla woNyanawoMntu,ningawuboni; 23bayakuthikekuni,Nankuapha;okanye,khangelani phaya;musaniukubalandela,ningawalandeli; 24Kubakwanjengokubaumbaneubaneka,uphuma kwelinyeicalaeliphantsikwezulu,ukhanyeusingise kwelinyeeliphantsikwezulu;uyakubanjalouNyana woMntungomhlawakhe

25Kodwakuqalaumelwekukuthieveubunzimaobukhulu, alahlwesesisizukulwana

26NjengokokwayekuhlengemihlakaNowa,kobanjalo nangemihlayoNyanawoMntu.

27Babesidla,babesela,babezeka,babesendiswa,kwada kwayiminiawangenangayouNowaemkhombeni,wafika unogumbe,wabatshabalalisabonke.

28NjengokokwayekunjalonangemihlakaLote;babesidla, babesela,babethenga,babethengisa,babetyala,babesakha; 29kodwangeminiawaphumangayouLoteeSodomkwana umlilonesulfureezulwini,batshatyalaliswabonke

30Kuyakubakwanjengokongeminiatyhilekangayo uNyanawoMntu.

31Ngaloomini,oyakubaphezukwendlu,zibeiimpahla zakhezisendlwini,makangehliayekuzithabatha; kwangokunjalo,nosentsiminimakangabuyeliemva.

32KhumbulaniumkaLote

33Othewafunaukuwusindisaumphefumlowakhe, wolahlekelwanguwo;yayeothewawulahlaumphefumlo wakhe,wowusindisa

34Ndithikuni,Ngobobusukuababinibobasililinisinye; omnyeamkelwe,omnyeashiywe.

35Abafaziababinibobabesilandawonye;omnyeamkelwe, omnyeashiywe

36Abantuababinibobasentsimini;omnyeamkelwe, omnyeashiywe

37Baphendulakebathikuye,Phina,Nkosi?Wathike kubo,Aphoukhoyoumzimba,ayakuhlanganisanakhona amaxhalanga

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1Kekaloku,wayethethanomzekelisokubo,wokuba bamelwekukuhlalabethandaza,bangethiamandla; 2esithi,Kwayekukhoumgwebiemziniothile, ongamoyikiyouThixo,ongamhloneleyonomntu.

3Kwayekukhoumhlolokaziothilekuloomzi;yezakuye isithi,Ndikhululekummangaleliwam kodwakamvawathingaphakathikwakhe,Nakuba ndingamoyikiuThixo,ndingamhlonelenomntu;

5noko,ngenxayokubalomhlolokaziendibulala, ndomlungisa,ndimkhulule,ndimkhulule,hlezeadeeze andaphule

6IthekeiNkosi,Kuveniokuthethwangumgwebi ongalungisiyo.

7KeyenauThixoakayikukhaabalungisenaabanyulwa bakhe,abakhalakuyeimininobusuku,nokoazekakade umsindongabo?

8Ndithikuni,Uyakubalungisa,abakhululekamsinya KodwakeakufikauNyanawoMntu,wolufumananake ukholoehlabathiniapha?

9Kekalokuwathethalomzekelisokwabathile, ababekholosengokuthingaphakathikwabo bangamalungisa,bebadelaabanye;

10Amadodaamabinienyukaayaetempileni,esiya kuthandaza;omnyeengumFarisi,omnyeengumbuthi werhafu

11UmFarisi,ezimiseyedwa,wayethandazaesithi,Thixo, ndiyabulelakuwe,ukubandingenjengabanyeabantu, abaphangi,abangemalungisa,abakrexezi;ndingenjengaye nalombuthiwerhafu

12Ndizilaukudlakabiningeveki,ndinikelaizishumizako konkeendikuzuzayo

13Wayeumbuthiwerhafuemikude,engathandi nokuphakamiselaamehloakheezulwini;

14Ndithikuni,Wehlalowayaendlwiniyakhe, egwetyelweyenakunalowa;ngokubawonkeumntu oziphakamisayouyakuthotywa;nozithobayouya kuphakanyiswa

15Kekalokubayebezisakuyeneentsanazabo,ukuze azichukumise;bebonilekeabafundibakhe,babakhalimela. 16KeyenauYesuwazibizelakuye,wathi,Bavumeleni abantwanabezekum,ningabaleli:kubaubukumkani bukaThixobubobabobanjalo.

17Inene,ndithikuni,Otheakabamkelaubukumkani bukaThixonjengomntwana,akasayikukhaangenekubo 18Umphathiothilewambuza,esithi,Mfundisiulungileyo, mandenzentonina,ukuzendibudleilifaubomi obungunaphakade?

19UthekeuYesukuye,Yininaukubauthindilungile? Akukhoulungileyo,mnyekwaphela,nguThixo 20Uyayaziimithetho:musaukukrexeza,musaukubulala, musaukuba,musaukungqinaubuxoki,bekauyihlo nonyoko

21Uthekeyena,Zonkeezozintondazigcina kwasebuncinanenibam.

22EkuvilekeokouYesu,wathikuye,Kusekhonto-nye uyisweleyo;zonkeizintoonazothengisangazo,wabele amahlwempu;wobanobutyebikeemazulwini;uze undilandele

23Ezivilekeezondawo,wababuhlungukakhulu;kuba ubeesisityebikunene.

24UYesuakumbonaebuhlungukakhulu,wathi,Hayi, ukubangenkankuluukuyakungenakwabobanobutyebi ebukumkaninibukaThixo!

25Kubakululaukubainkamelaiphumeleentunjeni yenaliti,kunokubaisityebisingeneebukumkanini bukaThixo

26Bathikeabobevayo,Ngubaninakeongasindiswayo?

27Uthekeyena,Izintoezingenakwenzekakubantu, zinokwenzekakuyeuThixo

28UthekeuPetros,Uyabona,thinasishiyeiintozonke sakulandela.

29Uthekekubo,Inene,ndithikuni,Akukhonamnye ushiyeindlu,nokubangabazali,nokubangabazalwana, nokubangumfazi,nokubangabantwana,ngenxa yobukumkanibukaThixo;

30ongasayikwamkelaizintoeziphindaphindiweyongalo elixesha,azengelolizayoiphakadeamkeleubomi obungunaphakade

31Kekalokuubathabathileabalishumielinababini,wathi kubo,Niyabona,siyenyuka,siyaeYerusalem;zayeziya kuphelelazonkeizintoezibhaliweyongabaprofeti,kuye uNyanawoMntu.

32Kubauyakunikelwakuzoiintlanga,kudlalwengaye, aphathwekakubi,atshicelwe;

33zimtyakatye,zimbulale,athingomhlawesithathuabuye avuke

34Bonaabaqondanganentokwezizinto;layenelilizwi lifihlakelekubo,babengazaziizintoezithethwayo.

35Kekaloku,ekusondelenikwakheeYeriko,kuhleli imfamaethilengasendleleni,ingqiba

36Itheyakuvakudlulaisihlwele,yamanaibuzaukuba ingabayintoninale

37BayixelelakeukubakudlulauYesuwaseNazarete

38Yabhombolozaisithi,Yesu,nyanakaDavide,ndenzele inceba

39Bayeabobabehambangaphambilibeyikhalimela,ukuba ithitu;kwabakukhonakeyonaikhalayongakumbi,isithi, NyanakaDavide,ndenzeleinceba

40WemauYesu,wathimayiziswekuyeYakusondelake wayibuza.

41esithi,Ufunaukubandikwenzelentonina?Ithekeyona, Nkosi,ukubandibuyendibone

42UYesuwathikuyo,Buyaubone;ukhololwakho lukusindisile

43Kwangokoyabuyayabona,yamlandelaimzukisa uThixo;bathibonkeabantu,bakukubonaoko,badumisa uThixo

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1WayeengeneuYesu,ecandaeYeriko

2KwakhondodaibizwangegamaelinguZakeyu;yaye yonaiyintlokoyababuthiberhafu;yayeisisityebiyona

3YayifunaukumbonauYesu,ukubangubanina;ayaba nakongenxayendimbane,ngokubaenesiquesincinane.

4Wabalekangaphambili,wakhwelaemthiniwomthombe ukubaambone;kubawayezakudlulangaloondlela.

5Akufikakuloondawo,wakhangelaphezuluuYesu, wayibona,wathikuyo,Zakeyu,khawulezauhle;kuba namhlanjendimelwekukuhlalaendlwiniyakho

6Wakhawulezake,wehla,wamamkelangobubele,evuya.

7Bayebonke,bakuyibonaloonto,bekrokra,besithi, Ungenewayakulalakwindodaengumoni

8WemakeuZakeyu,wathikuyoiNkosi;Uyabona, isiqingathasempahlayam,Nkosi,ndisinikaamahlwempu; ukubandidleintokabaninangobuxoki,ndimbuyiselakane.

9UthekeuYesukuye,Namhlanjekufikeusindisokule ndlu,ngokokubanayeengunyanaka-Abraham; 10kubauNyanawoMntuwezakufunanokusindisaoko kulahlekileyo

11Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabayazivaezizinto,uqokele wathethaumzekeliso,ngenxayokubaebekufuphi eYerusalem,nangokubababesibaubukumkanibukaThixo buzakubonakalakwangoko.

12Uthengoko,Umntuothileolinenewahambelaezweni elikude,eyakuzamkelelaubukumkani,azeabuye

13Ubabizilekeabakhonzibakheabalishumi,wabanika iiminazalishumi,wathikubo,Rhwebani,ndidendifike.

14Keabemibomziwakhebabemthiyile,bathumela izigidimiemvakwakhe,besithi,Asifuniukubaloabe ngukumkaniphezukwethu

15Kwathi,akubaebuyile,ebamkeleubukumkani,wathi, mababizelwekuyeabobakhonziabebanikeimalileyo, ukuzeaziukubaunantsiurhwebekangakananina

16Wezakeowokuqala,esithi,Nkosi,iminayakhoyenze iiminazalishumi.

17Uthekekuye,Heeke,mkhonziulungileyo;ngokuba wabanokuthembekaentweniencinanana,yibanegunya kwimizielishumi.

18Wezanowesibini,esithi,Nkosi,iminayakhoyenze iiminazantlanu

19Uthekenakuye,Nawe,yibaphezukwemiziemihlanu. 20Wezanomnyeesithi,Nkosi,nantsiiminayakhoendibe ndinayo,ndiyibekeeqhiyeni;

21kubandibendikoyikawena,ngokubaungumntu obungqabangqaba,uthabathaintoongayibekanga,uvune intoongayihlwayelanga

22Athikekuye,Ndiyakukugwebangokuphuma emlonyeniwakho,mkhonzindiniungendawo;ubusazinje ukubamnandingumntuobungqabangqaba,othabathainto angayibekanga,avuneintoangayihlwayelanga; ibiyininaphofu,ukubaungayibekiimaliyamebhankini, ndazamnaekufikenindabandiyibizeinenzala?

24Wathikwababemikhona,Mhlutheniiminaleyo, niyinikelowouneeminaezilishumi

25Bathikekuye,Nkosi,uneeminaezilishumi

26Kubandithikuni,Wonkeumntuonakouyakunikwa; ongenako,uyakuhluthwakwanokoanako

27Kezonaezontshabazamzazingathandangaukuba ndibengukumkaniphezukwazo,ziziseniapha,nizincinithe phambikwam

28Waye,akubaezithethileezizinto,ehambangaphambili, enyukaesiyaeYerusalem.

29Kwathi,akusondelaeBhetefagenaseBhetani,entabeni ekuthiwayeyemiNquma,wesusabababinikubafundibakhe 30esithi,Hambaniniyeemzaneniloukhangelenenani; nothi,nakungenakuwo,nifumaneiesilelibotshelelwe, ekungazangakuhlalenamnyeumntuphezukwalo; likhululeniniliziseapha

31Nokubaubaniuyanibuza,esithi,Yininaukuba nilikhulule?nothikuye,LiyafunekaeNkosini

32Basukakebayaabobabethunyiwe,bafumana kunjengokoabekutshilokubo

33Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabayalikhululaithole,bathi abaninilokubo,Nilikhululelaninaithole?

34Bathikebona,LiyafunekaeNkosini

35BalizisakuYesu,baphosaiingubozabophezukwethole elo,bamkhwelisauYesu

36Akubon'ukubauyahambake,bamanabezandlala iingubozaboendleleni.

37Kekaloku,akubon’ukubaselesondeleekuhlenikwayo iNtabayemiNquma,yaqalayonkeinkithayabafundi

yavuya,yadumisauThixongezwielikhulu,ngayoyonke imisebenziyamandlaabayibonayo;

38besithi,MakabongweloKumkaniuzayoegameni leNkosi;

39BathekekuyeabathilebakubaFarisiesihlweleniapho, Mfundisi,bakhalimeleabafundibakho

40Waphendulawathikubo,Ndithikuni,kungathikuthe cwakaaba,kunkqangazeamatyela.

41Akusondela,wawubonaumzi,wawulilela

42esithi,Akwabaubusazinawelokwangayoyonalemini yakho,izintoezizezoxololwakho!kungokuzifihliwe emehlweniakho

43Kubauyakufikelwayimihla,eziyakuthiiintshaba zakhozikubiyelengodonga,zikurhangqe,zikubiyele ngeenxazonke;

44zikukhahlelephantsiwena,nabantwanabakhophakathi, kwakho;zingashiyilityephezukwelityekuwe;ngokuba ungalazangaixeshalokuvelelwakwakho

45Waza,eyekungenaetempileni,waqalaukubakhupha abobabethengisakuyo,nababethenga;

46esithikubo,Kubhaliwekwathiwa,Indluyamyindlu yokuthandaza;keninaniyenzeumqolombawezihange.

47WayefundisaimihlangemihlaetempileniaphoBayeke ababingeleliabakhulu,nababhali,kwanabaziintloko zabantu,befunaukumtshabalalisa;

48Bayekebengafumanintobangayenzayo;kubabonke abantubabenamathelekuye,ukubabamve

ISAHLUKO20

1Kwathingenyeimini,akubon’ukubauyabafundisa abantuetempileni,eshumayelaiindabaezilungileyo, wafikelwangababingeleliabakhulunababhali,namadoda amakhulu.

2Bathethakuyebesithi,Sixelele;uzenzangagunyalinina ezizinto?Ngubaninakeokunikeeligunya?

3Waphendulakewathikubo,Namndiyakubuzakunizwinye;kwayeundiphendule:

4UbhaptizolukaYohanelwaluphumaemazulwini, lwaluphumaebantwini,sinina?

5Bacamangakebonabodwa,besithi,Ukubasithe, Lwaphumaemazulwini;Wothi,Ibiyininaphofuukuba ningakholwanguye?

6Ukubakesithe,Lwaphumaebantwini;bonkeabantu bosigibiselangamatye;kubabeyisekileukubauYohane ubengumprofeti.

7Baphendulangokuthi,abaziukubalwaluvelaphina

8WathikeuYesukubo,Namkeandinixeleliukuba ndizenzangagunyalininaezizinto

9Kekalokuwaqalawathethaebantwinilomzekeliso; Umntuothilewatyalaisidiliya,waqeshisangasokubalimi, wahambelakwelinyeilizweumzuzuowaneleyo.

10Wathingelonaxesha,wathumaumkhonzikubalimi, ukubabamnikeesiqhamenisesidiliya;kebonaabalimi bamtyabula,bamndululaelambatha

11Wabuyawathumaomnyeumkhonzi;bamtyabulake naye,bamhlazisa,bamndululaelambatha.

12Wabuyawathumanowesithathu;nayelowo bamngxwelerha,bamkhuphelangaphandle

13Uthekeumninisidiliya,Ndiyakuthinina?Ndiya kuthumaunyanawamoyintanda;mhlawumbibomhlonela yena

14Bathekebakumbonaabalimi,bacamangabodwa, besithi,Yindlalifale;yizanisiyibulale,ukuzeilifalibe lelethu

15Bamkhuphelangaphandlekwesidiliya,bambulala.Uya kuthininakengokokuboumninisidiliya?

Uyakufikaabatshabalaliseabobalimi,asinikelebambi isidiliyaesoBakuvakebona,bathi,Makubelee!

17Wondelakekubo,wathi,Yintoninaphofule ibhaliweyo:Ilityeabalicekisayoabakhi,Lelonalaba yintlokoyembombo?

18Bonkeabathebawaphezukwelilitye,botyumka;ke lowolithelamwelaliyakumcola

19Bazaababingeleliabakhulunababhalibafunaukumsa izandlangelolixa;basukaboyikaabantu,kubabaqonda ukubauwuthethengabolomzekeliso

20Bamcuphake,bathumaiintlolaezizenzaamalungisa, ukubazimbambisengokuthetha,ukuzebamnikele emagunyeninasegunyenilerhuluneli

21Zambuzakezisithi,Mfundisi,siyaziukubauthetha ufundisengobulungisa,ungakhethibusobamntu;

22KuvumelekilenaukubasimnikeirhafuuKesare, akuvumelekile,sinina?

23Ebuqondilekakuhleubuqhetsebabazo,wathikuzo, Nindilingelanina?

24Ndiboniseniidenariyo.Inomfanekisonombhalokabani na?Baphendulabathi,NgokaKesare

25Uthekeyenakubo,NikelanikalokuizintozikaKesare kuKesare,nezintozikaThixokuThixo.

26Ababanakoukubambaamazwiakhephambikwabantu; bamangaliswayimpenduloyakhe;bathicwaka

27KwafikakekuyeabathilebakubaSadusi,bonaabo bakuphikayoukubakukhouvuko;bambuza

28besithi,Mfundisi,uMoseswasibhalelawathi,Ukuba ozalananothileuthewafaenomfazi,wafakelowo engenabantwana,mazeozalananayeamzekeumfazilowo, amveliseleimbewuozalananaye

29Kebekukhoabantuabasixhenxebezalana;waza owokuqalawazekaumfazi,wafaengenabantwana

30Nowesibiniwamzekaumfazilowo,wafanaye engenabantwana.

31Nowesithathuwamzeka;Benjenjalokebosixhenxe, bafabengashiyangabantwana

32Emvenikekwabobonke,wafanayeumfazi.

33Eluvukweningoko,ungumfaziwawuphinakubo?kuba abasixhenxebabenayeengumfazi

34WaphendulakewathikubouYesu,Abeliphakade bayazeka,bayendiswa;

35kebonaabokuthiwebafaneleukufikakwelophakade, nakukuvukakwabafileyo,abazeki,abendiswa;

36abasenakubuyabafe;kubabengangezithunywazezulu; bangoonyanabakaThixo,bengabovukonjalo

37Kekaloku,lendawoyokubaabafileyobayavuka, noMoseswayithithuphakwindawoethethangetyholo, xenikweniathi,INkosiinguThixoka-Abraham,inguThixo kaIsake,inguThixokaYakobi

38AkaThixokewabafileyo,ungowabaphilileyo;kuba bonkebaphilengaye.

39Baphendulakeabathilebakubabhali,bathi,Mfundisi, utyaphileukutsho

40Bayekebengasenabugangabakumbuzanentole.

41Uthekekubo,Batshonganinaukuthi,uKristu ngunyanakaDavide?

42NoDavidengokwakheuthiencwadiniyeeNdumiso, YathiiNkosieNkosiniyam,Hlalangasekunenekwam; 43Ndideiintshabazakhondizenzeisihlaloseenyawo zakho.

44UDavidengokoumbizangokuthi,Nkosi,ungunyana wakhenganina?

45Kekaloku,besivaabantubonke,wathikubafundibakhe, 46Balumkeleniababhali,abathandaukuhamba ngezambathoezinde,nokuthandaimibulisoezindaweni zembutho,nezihlaloeziphambiliezindlwinizesikhungu, nezihlaloeziphambiliezidlweni;

47abadlaizindluzabahlolokazi,bazengokunyhwalaza bathandazeuzungu;abobayakwamkelaugwebo olugqithiseleyo

ISAHLUKO21

1Kekalokuwathiakukhangelawazibonaizityebi,ziphosa iminikeloyazoemkhumbiniwokulondolozaimali.

2Wabonakemhlolokaziuthileulihlwempu,ephosaapho iimalananaezimbini

3Wathi,Inenendithikuni,Lomhlolokaziulihlwempu uphosengaphezukwabobonke;

4kubabonkeababaphoseeminikelwenikaThixo, bethabathakwintabalalayabo;ukantilo,ekusweleni kwakhe,uphoseyonkeimpiloabenayo

5Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubaabathilebayathethangayo itempile,ukubaihonjiswengamatyeamahlenangeminikelo, wathi,

6Ezizintonizibonanje,kuyakufikaimihlaekungayi kusalalityephezukwelitye,elingayikuchithwa.

7Bambuzakebesithi,Mfundisi,ziyakubakhonininake ezozinto?uyakubayintoninaumqondiso,xaezozinto ziyakubakho?

8Wathikeyena,Lumkaniningalahlekiswa;kubabaninzi abayakuzaegamenilam,besithi,banguyeuKristu;ixesha lisondele;musaniukubalandelangoko.

9Xanithenevaiimfazweneziphithiphithi,musani ukunkwantya;kubaezozintozimeleukuthizihlekuqala; kodwaisipheloasiyikubakwaoko.

10Wathikekubo,Uhlangaluyakuvukelananohlanga, nobukumkanibuvukelanenobukumkani

11Kuyakubakhoiinyikimazomhlabaezinkulukwiindawo ngeendawo,neendlala,neendyikityazokufa;kuyakubakho izintoezoyikekayo,kwanemiqondisoemikhuluevela ezulwini.

12Ngaphambilikekwazozonkeezozinto,bayakunisa izandla,banitshutshise,beninikelaezindlwinizesikhungu nasezintolongweni,nisiwephambikookumkaninabaphathi ngenxayegamalam

13Okokekuyakuthikubebubungqinakuni

14Kumiseningokoezintliziywenizenu,ukuba ningakucingingaphambiliukuziphendulela;

15Kubamnandiyakuninikaumlomonobulumko, abangayikubanakoukubuphikisanokumelananabo, bonkeabanichasileyo

16Kekalokuniyakunikelwanangabazali,nangabazalwana, nayimizalwane,nazizihlobo,kubekhonabababulalayokuni; bathiinxenyekunibabulawe

17nithiywengabantubonkengenxayegamalam.

18Akusayikutshabalalanonwelelwentlokoyenu

19Ekunyamezelenikwenu,noyizuzaimiphefumloyenu

XanithenayibonaiYerusalemirhawulweyimikhosi,yazini okoukubakusondeleukuphanzakwayo.

21NgeloxamabathiabakwelakwaYudabasabele ezintabeni;nabaphakathikwawomabaphumebemke; nabasemaphandlenimabangangenikuyo.

22Kubayimihlayempindezeloleyo,ukuzekuzaliseke konkeokubhaliweyo

23Yehake,abamithiyonabanyisayongaloomihla! ngokubakuyakubakhoingxakekoenkuluezweni, nengqumbokwababantu;

24bawengohlangothilwekrele,bathinjwe,basiwekuzo zonkeiintlanga,neYerusaleminyathelelwephantsi ziintlanga,adeazalisekeamaxeshaeentlanga.

25Kuyakubakhoimiqondisoelangeninasenyangeni nasezinkwenkwezini;nasemhlabenikubekho ukuxinezelekakweentlanga,zithingaza;kugqumaulwandle namaza;

26abantubesifakukoyikanakukulindelaizintoezilizelayo elimiweyo;kubaamandlaezuluayakuzanyazanyiswa.

27BayakwandulakeukumbonauNyanawoMntu,esiza ngelifu,enamandlanobuqaqawuliobukhulu

28Kekaloku,zakubon'ukubaezizintoziyaqalaukuhla, sukaninime,niziphakamiseiintlokozenu;kubaiyasondela inkululekoyenu

29Kekalokuwathethaumzekelisokubo;Wukhangele umkhiwanenemithiyonke;

30xaiselitheyavelisaamagqabi,niyabonanazingokwenu ukubaihloboselikufuphi.

31Ngokukwanjalonani,xanithenazibonaezizintozisihla, yaziniukubabukufuphiubukumkanibukaThixo

32Inenendithikuni,Asisayikudlulaesisizukulwana,zide zibekhozonkeezizinto

33Liyakudlulaizulunehlabathi,kodwaamazwiamakayi kudlula.

34Zilumkelenike,hlezezisindweiintliziyozenu kukuzingxala,nakukunxila,nangamaxhalaobubomi,ize loominiinifikelengebhaqo.

35Kubaiyakubazelanjengomgibebonkeabahleliyo phezukwehlabathilonke

36Phaphaningoko,nihlalenikhunga,ukuzekuthiwe nikufaneleukuzisabazonkeezozintozizakuhla, nokumiswaphambikoNyanawoMntu

37Kekaloku,eminiebefundisaetempileni;waphuma ebusuku,wayawahlalaentabeniekuthiwayeyemiNquma

38Bonkekeabantubabesizakuyekwakusasaetempileni, ukubabamve.

ISAHLUKO22

1Kekaloku,wawusondelaumthendelekowezonka ezingenagwele,ekuthiwayipasika

2Bayekeababingeleliabakhulunababhalibefunaukuba bangathininaukumbulala;ngokubabebesoyikaabantu

3WangenakeuSathanakuYuda,ogamalimbi linguSikariyoti,ongowenanilabalishumielinababini

4Wemka,wayawathethanababingeleliabakhulu nabaphathibetempile,ukubaangathininaukumnikela kubo

5Bavuyake,banqophisananayeukumnikaimali 6wabavumela,wamanaefunaithubaelimlungeleyo lokumnikelakubo,kungekhosiphendu

7Wafikakeumhlawezonkaezingenagwele,ekuza kufunekakubingwengawoipasika.

8WesusauPetrosnoYohane,esithi,Hambaniniye kusilungiselelaipasika,ukuzesiyidle.

9Bathekebonakuye,Ùthandaukubasiyilungisephina?

10Uthekeyenakubo,Yabonani,nakungenakuwoumzilo, nohlangatyezwangumntuethweleumphandawamanzi; mlandeleni,niyeendlwiniangenakuyo.

11Nothikumninindlu,UthiuMfundisikuwe,Liphina igumbilabahambi,aphondingadlelakhonaipasika nabafundibam?

12Kwayenawonibonisaigumbieliphezulu,elikhulu, landlelwe;lungisaniaphoke.

13Bemkake,bafumanakunjengokoebetshilokubo, bayilungisaipasika

14Uthekelakufikailixa,wahlalaphantsi,nabapostile abalishumielinababinikunyenaye

15Wathikubo,Asikukonokubandinqwenileukuyidla nanilepasika,ndingekabuvaubunzima;

16Kubandithikuni,Andiyikubuyandibesadlakuyo,ide izalisekeebukumkaninibukaThixo

17Wayithabathanendebe,wabulela,wathi,Yithabatheni, nabelanengayo;

18Kubandithikuni,Andisayikuselakwisiqhamo somdiliya,budebufikeubukumkanibukaThixo.

19Wathabathaisonka,wathiakubulela,wasiqhekeza, wabanika,esithi,Ngumzimbawamlo,onikelwangenxa yenu;okukwenzeleniukundikhumbula.

20Kwangokunjalonayoindebewayithabatha, kwakukhovwaukudliwa,esithi,Lendebeingumnqophiso omtshaosegazinilam,eliphalalelanina.

21Kodwaniyabona,isandlasondingcatshayosinam etafileniapha

22UNyanawoMntuokuneneuyemka,njengoko kumisiweyo;kodwayeha,loomntuangcatshwanguye!

23Baqalabonaukubuzanaphakathikwabo,ukubaingaba kenguwuphinakubo,ozakuyenzalento.

24Kekalokukwabakhonokubangisanaphakathikwabo, kokuthi,nguwuphinakuboekungathiwangomkhulu

25Uthekeyenakubo,Ookumkanibeentlanga bayazigagamela;kwanabobenzangegunyakuzo,kuthiwa ngabancedi

26Zeningabinjalo;omkhulukunimakabenjengomnci; nomkhulu,makabenjengokhonzayo

27Kubanguwuphinaomkhulu:ngulowouhleliesithebeni, ngulowoulungiselelayo,kusinina?Asinguyenaohleli esithebeni?phakathikwenundinjengomlungiseleli

28Ninakeningabobahlalanamekuhendwenikwam;

29Namndinimiselaubukumkani,njengokubauBawo endimiselemna;

30ukuzenidle,nisele,esithebenisamebukumkaninibam, nihlaleezitroneni,nigwebaizizweezilishumielinazibini zakwaSirayeli

31IthekeiNkosi,Simon,Simon,uyabona,uSathana ubenibanga,ukubaanelenjengengqolowa

32Kemnandikhungilengawe,ukubaukhololwakho lungapheli;naweke,xaubuyewabuya,uzeubazimase abazalwanabakho

33Wathikeyenakuye,Nkosi,sendikulungeleukuyanawe nasentolongweni,nasekufeni.

34Ithekeyona,Ndithikuwe,Petros,ayisayikulila namhlanjeinkuku,ungekakhanyelikathathuukuba uyandazi

35Yathikubo,Okuyandanithumaningenangxowayamali, nangxowayamphako,nazimbadada,khenaswelantona? Bathikebona,Akukhonto

36Ithekekubo,Kungokunje,lowounengxowayemali makayithabathe,enjenjalononengxowayomphako;nalowo usweleyo,makathengisengenguboyakhe,athengeikrele

37Kubandithikuni,Okukubhaliweyokusamele ukufezekakum,khonaoku:Wabalwanabachasi-mthetho; 38Bathikebona,Nkosi,uyabona,nangaamakreleemabini Uthekeyenakubo,Kwanele.

39Uphumileke,wayangokwesikolakheeNtabeni yemiNquma;Bamlandelakenabafundibakhe

40Efikilekekuloondawo,wathikubo,Thandazani,ukuze ningangeniekuhendweni

41Waziqhiwulayenakuboumgamaongangokugibisela ilitye,waguqangamadolo,wathandaza.

42esithi,Bawo,ukubauyavuma,mayidlulelendebe,kum; kodwamakungabikukuthandakwam,makubekokwakho okwenzekayo.

43Kwabonakalakekuyeisithunywa,sivelaezulwini, simomeleza

44Utheke,eneminzunzu,kwabakukhonaathandaza enyamekile;

45Wavukaekuthandazeni,wezakubafundibakhe, wabafumanabelelengokubabuhlungukwentliziyo.

46Wathikubo,Yininaukubanilale?vukaninithandaze, ukuzeningangeniekuhendweni

47Kekaloku,akubon'ukubausathetha,kwathigqi indimbane,wayenalowokuthiwanguYuda,omnye weshumielinababini,ehambaphambikwabo;wasondela kuYesuezakumanga.

48UthekeuYesukuye,Yuda,umngcatshauNyana woMntungokumangana?

49Kekalokuabobabemphahlile,bakukubonaokuzakuhla, bathikuye,Nkosi,sixabelenangekrele?

50Omnyekuboabowamxabelaumkhonziwombingeleli omkhulu,wamnqamlaindlebeyokunene.

51WaphendulakeuYesuwathi,Yekani,kwanele Wayichukumisaindlebeyakhe,wamphilisa

52UthekeuYesukubabingeleliabakhulu,nabaphathi betempile,namadodaamakhulu,ababezekuye,Niphume ninamakreleneentongana,ngathinizeesihangeni?

53Bendinaniimihlangemihlaetempileni,anolulazandla ngakum;kambeelililixalenu,negunyalobumnyama

54Bambambileke,bamrhola,bamsaendlwini yombingeleliomkhulu;WazauPetroswalandelaekude 55Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubababaseumlilophakathi kwentendelezo,behleliphantsindawonye,uthewahlala uPetrosphakathikwabo.

56Keumkhonzazanaothileumbonileehleliebandezini, wamjongawathi,Naloubeenaye

57Wakhanyelakeyena,esithi,Ntokazindini,andimazi 58Kwakubamzuzwana,omnyewambonawathi,Nawe ungowabo.WathikeuPetros,Mntundini,andinguye. 59Kwakubakuhambeilixangathilinye,omnyeuqinisele wathi,Inyaniso,naloubenaye;kubaukwangowaseGalili 60UthekeuPetros,Mntundini,andiyaziintooyithethayo. Kwaoko,esathetha,yalilainkuku

61YajikaiNkosi,yondelakuPetrosWalikhumbulake uPetrosilizwileNkosi,njengokoibithekuye,Ingekalili inkuku,uyakundikhanyelakathathu

62EphumilekeuPetros,walilangokukrakra.

63AyeamadodaambambileyouYesuedlalangaye, emtyakatya

64Atheakubaemgqubuthele,ambethaebusweni,ambuza esithi,Profeta;ngubaninaloukubethileyo?

65Ayethethanezinyeizintoezininzingaye,enyelisa 66Kekaloku,kwakusa,ahlanganisanaamadodaamakhulu abantu,nababingeleliabakhulu,nababhali,bamrholela entlanganisweniyawoyamatyala,besithi, 67UnguyenauKristu?Sixelele.Uthekeyenakubo, Ukubandithendanixelela,anisayikukholwa; 68nokubakendithendanibuza,anisayikundiphendula, anisayikundikhulula.

69Ethabathelakwelixa,uNyanawoMntuuyakubaehleli ekunenekwamandlakaThixo

70Bathikebonke,UnguyenakewenauNyanakaThixo? Uthekeyenakubo,Ninanithindinguye 71Bathikebona,Sisabufunelaninaubungqina?kubathina ngokwethusivilengomlomowakhe.

ISAHLUKO23

1Yesukayonkeinkithayabo,yamrholelakuPilato 2Baqalakeukummangalela,besithi,Simfumenelo elahlekisauhlanga,engavumiukubakunikelweirhafu kuKesare,esithi,unguKristuuKumkaniyenangokwakhe 3UPilatowambuzake,esithi,WenaunguyenauKumkani wamaYuda?Waphendulakewathikuye,Naweutsho.

4UthekeuPilatokubabingeleliabakhulunakwizihlwele, Andifumanityalakulomntu

5Kwabakukhonakebajokisayo,besithi,Uxhokonxa abantu,efundisakulolonkeelakwaYuda,eqalele kwelaseGalili,wadawezisaapha

6KekalokuuPilato,akuvaelaseGalili,wabuzaukuba umntulongowaseGalilina

7Utheke,akuqondaukubaungowolawulolukaHerode, wamthumelakuHerode,owayeseseYerusalemnayengelo xesha

8KekalokuuHerode,akumbonauYesu,wavuyakunene; kubabekumzuzuethandaukumbona,ngenxayokubaebeve kuthethwaizintoezininzingaye;wayethembeukubona umqondisousenziwanguye

9Wayembuzakeamazwiamaninzi;kodwa akamphendulanganento

10Bemakeababingeleliabakhulunababhali, bammangalelakabukhali

11UHerodeke,kwanempiyakhe,wamenzaintoengento, wadlalangaye,wamthiwambungenguboeqaqambileyo, wamthumelakuPilato.

12NgaloominibabazizihlobokeuPilatonoHerode;kuba ngenxaengaphambilibabenobutshabaphakathikwabo 13UthekeuPilato,ebabizelendawonyeababingeleli abakhulu,nabaphathi,nabantu, 14wathikubo,Nizisekumlomntu,ngathingophambukisa abantu;niyabonake,ndimncinilemnaphambikwenu, andafumanatyalakulomntu,kwezozintonimmangalele ngazo; 15kwanoHerode,kubandanithumelakuyeniyabona, akenziwangantoifanelwekukufa

16Ndothikengoko,ndakumbetha,ndimkhulule

17Kubaebemelwekukuthiabakhululeleabemnye ngomthendeleko

18Bankqangazabonkekwaoko,besithi,Msuselo, usikhululeuBharabhas;

19owathingenxayesaqungeesithileesabakhophakathi komzi,nangenxayokubulala,waphoswaentolongweni

20WaphindangokouPilatowathethakubo,efuna ukumkhululauYesu

21Basukakebonabankqangaza,besithi,Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!

22Uthekeyenaokwesithathukubo,Kubaenzebubibuni nalo?Andifumanangatyalalakufakuye;ndothingoko, ndakumbetha,ndimkhulule

23Bamxinakebonangezandiezikhuluzamazwi,becela ukubaabethelelweemnqamlezweni;Ayeyisaamazwiabo, nawababingeleliabakhulu

24WathikeuPilatomakwenziwenjengokobabekufuna 25Wabakhululelakeowayethengenxayesaqunge nokubulalawaphoswaentolongweni,lowobabecelayena; wamnikelauYesuekuthandenikwabo

26Kuthekexabamrholayo,babambaSimonuthile, waseKirene,obevelaemaphandleni;bawubekaphezu kwakheumnqamlezo,ukubaawuthwaleemvakoYesu

27Wayelandelwakeyinkithaeninziyabantu,neyabafazi ababemmbambazelela,bemlilela

WabaguqukelakeuYesu,wathi,ZintombizaseYerusalem, musaniukundililelamna;kanyezilileleninina,nabantwana benu;

29Kuba,yabonani,iyezaimihlaekuyakuthiwangayo, Banoyoloabaziidlolo,nezizaloezingazalanga,namabele anganyisanga

30Okobayakuqalabathiezintabeni,Siweleni; nakwiinduli,Sigubungeleni.

31Ngokubaukubabenzaezizintokomanziumthi,kuya kubanjaninakowomileyo?

32Kekalokubaberholanabanyeabangabambi,bebabini, bengabenzibobubi,beyakubulawakunyenaye

33BathikebakufikakwindawoleyokuthiwaluKakayi, bambethelelaemnqamlezwenikhonaapho,kwanabenzi bobubiabo,omnyengasekunene,nomnyengasekhohlo 34WathikeuYesu,Bawo,baxolele;kubaabayaziinto abayenzayo.Babelanangeengubozakhe,benza amaqashiso

35BayebemiabantubebonelaBabemsinekelake nabaphathibamaYudakunyenabo,besithi,Wabasindisa abanye;makazisindise,ukubaunguyeuKristu,umnyulwa kaThixo.

36Ezakuyeamasoldatiedlalangaye,emnikaiviniga 37besithi,UkubawenaunguyeuKumkaniwamaYuda, zisindise

38Kwayekekubhalwenombhalophezukwakhe, ngamagamaesiGrike,nawesiRoma,nawesiHebhere, kwathiwa,longuKumkaniwamaYuda Kekaloku,omnyewabenzibobubiababexhonyiwe wayemnyelisa,esithi,UkubawenaunguyeuKristu, zisindise,nathiusisindise.

40Waphendulakeomnyewamkhalimela,esithi, AkumoyikinawenauThixo,ukwakokukugwetywanje?

41Thinaokunenesigwetywengobulungisa;kubathina samkelaumvuzowemisebenziyethu;kodwayenalo akenzangantoingendawo

42WathikuYesu,Uzeundikhumbule,Nkosi,xautheweza usebukumkaninibakho.

43WathikeuYesukuye,Inene,ndithikuwe,Namhlanje uyakubanameParadisi.

44Kekaloku,kwakumalunganelixalesithandathu,kwaza kwakhoubumnyamaphezukwawoumhlabauphela,kwada kwalilixalesithoba

45Lenziwamnyamailanga,lathiikhuselolengcwele lakrazukakubini

46WadandulukangezwielikhuluuYesu,wathi,Bawo, ndiyawunikelaezandlenizakhoumoyawamAkubaetshilo, waphumaumphefumlo

47Kekalokuumthetheli-khulu,akukubonaokuhlileyo, wazukisauThixo,esithi,Inene,lomntuubelilungisa

48Zathizonkeizihlweleezabezibuthelenekuloombonelo, zakukubonaokuhlileyo,zabuyazibethaizifubazazo.

49Bayekebonkeabazananayebemikude,nabafazi ababelandelenenaye,bevelakwelaseGalili,bezikhangela ezizinto.

50KwayekukhoindodaegamalinguYosefu,ibhunga; wayeeyindodaelungileyo,elilungisa;

51lowoubengavumelananganecebolabo,nokwenza kwabo;wayengowaseArimati,umziwamaYuda, owayebulindilenayeubukumkanibukaThixo

52eyathiyonayezakuPilato,yawucelaumzimbakaYesu.

53Yawuthula,yawusongelakwilinenentle;yawubeka engcwabenielixholweetyeni,ekungazangakulalebani kulo.

54Loomhlawawungowokulungiselela,nesabatha ibisondele

55Balandelakenabafazi,ababehambanaye,bevela kwelaseGalili,balikhangelaingcwaba,nokubekwa komzimbawakhe

56Babuyake,balungisaubulawunamafuthaaqholiweyo. baphumlangomhlawesabathangokomthetho

ISAHLUKO24

1Kekaloku,ngolokuqalausukulweveki,ngesifingo sokusa,bezaengcwabeni,bephetheubulawu ababebulungisile,kukhonabanyekubo

2Balifumanakeilityeliqengqiwe,lesukaengcwabeni

3Bakubabengenile,abawufumanangaumzimbaweNkosi uYesu

4Kwathi,ekukhohlwenikwaboyilento,kwabonakala amadodaamabini,ebafikela,eneenguboezibengezelayo.

5Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabangenelwekukoyika, beqondeleemhlabeni,athikubo,Yininaukubaophilileyo nimfunephakathikwabafileyo?

6Akakhoapha,uvukile;khumbulaniukuthethakwakhe kuni,okowayeseseGalili

7esithi,UNyanawoMntuumelwekukuthianikelwe ezandlenizabantuaboni,abethelelweemnqamlezweni,athi ngomhlawesithathuabuyeavuke

8Bawakhumbulakeamazwiakhe

9bebuyileengcwabeni,bazibikazonkeezozinto kwabalishumielinamnye,nakubobonkeabanye.

10BayekebengooMariyawaseMagadala,noYohana, noMariyauninakaYakobi,nabanyeabafaziababenabo, abazixelayoezozintokubapostile.

11Athiamazwiaboabonakalanjengentsomikubo, abakholwa

12WesukakeuPetros,wagidimawayaengcwabeni;athi eqondele,aziboneiilinenabesongelwekuzo,zilelezodwa; wemka,emangalisiwekokokuhlileyo

13Kwabonakalakusiyababinibakubo,kwangaloomini, kumzanaozitadiyazimashumimathandathu,umgama wawoneYerusalem,ogamaliyiEmawusi

14Bayebonabexoxabodwangazozonkeizintoezibe zihlile.

15Kwathibesathethabebuzana,uYesungenkqu wasondelawahambanabo

16Kulokoamehloaboayebanjiwe,ukubabangamazi 17Wathikekubo,Ziindawozininaezinincokolangazo, nihambanibenithematshamatsha?

18Uphendulekeomnye,lougamalinguKleyopa,wathi kuye,UmhambieYerusalemaphanguwewedwana,ukuba ungazazinjeizintoezihlekhonangazoezimini?

19Wathikubo,Ziphina?Bathikebonakuye,EzingoYesu waseNazarete,obeyindodaengumprofeti,enobunkunkqele ekwenzeninasekuthetheni,phambikoThixonabobonke abantu;

20ukubabathininaababingeleliabakhulunabaphathi bethuukumnikelaukubaagwetyweafe,bambethelela nasemnqamlezweni

21Kekaloku,thinabesithembeukubanguyeoza kukhululauSirayelingentlawulelo;kunjalonjeke,namhla lusukulwesithathuzenzekileezozinto 22kananjaloabasikhwankqisilenabafaziabathile bakukowethu,ababebekusasaengcwabeni;

23Zakubazingawufumaniumzimbawakhe,zezazisithi, zibonenombonowezithunywazezulu,ezibezisithiuhleli 24Basukanabathileababenathi,bayaengcwabeni,bafika kunjengokobabetshiloabafazi;keyenaabambonanga 25Wathikeyenakubo,Oyi!

26UKristuubengamelwenakukuthiabuveobubunzima, azeangeneeluzukwenilwakhe?

27UqalelekekuMosesnakubobonkeabaprofeti, wabachazelakuzozonkeizibhaloiindawoezingaye.

28Basondelakuloomzanababesiyakuwo;wangayena uyegqitha

29Bamzama,besithi,Hlalanathi;ngokubakuzakuhlwa, neminiseyimkileWangenaukubaahlalenabo

30Kwathi,ekungqengqenikwakhengasesithebeni ndawonyenabo,wasithabathaisonka,wasikelela, waqhekeza,wabanika

31Aqabukaamehloabo,bamazi;Wanyamalalaemehlweni abo.

32Batshonoukuthi,Intliziyoyethuibingavuthina ngaphakathikwethu,xaebethethanathiendleleni,naxa ebesityhilelaizibhalo?

33Besukakwangelolixa,babuyelaeYerusalem, babafumanaabalishumielinamnye,bequkenendawonye nabobabenabo;

34besithi,INkosiineneivukile,yabonakalakuSimon

35Bayenabobezichankcisaizintozendlela,nokwazeka kwayokuboekuqhekezeniisonka

36Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabayazithethaezozinto, uYesungokwakhewemaphakathikwabo,wathikubo, Uxolomalubenani

37Besukakebankwantya,bangenelwakukoyika,beba baboneumshologu.

38Wathikubo,Yininaukubanothuke?Yininaukuba kunyukeizicamangoezintliziywenizenu?

39Khangelaniizandlazamneenyawozam,ngokubandim kanye;ngokubaumshologuawunanyamanamathambo, njengokubanindibonandinawomna

40Utshilo,wababonisaizandlaneenyawozakhe.

41Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubaabakakholwa,ngenxa yovuyo,bemangalisiwe,wathikubo,Ninantonaidliwayo apha?

42Bamnikakeintwanayentlanzieyosiweyo,neyenqatha lobusi;

43Wathabatha,wadlaphambikwabo

44Uthekekubo,Ngawolaamazwiendawathethayokuni ndisenani,okokubazimelwekukuzalisekazonkeizinto ezibhaliweyoemthethwenikaMoses,nasebaprofetini, nasezindumisweni;malunganam

45Wandulawayivulaingqiqoyabo,ukuzebaziqonde izibhalo;

46wathikubo,Kubhaliwengokunjalo,umelwengokunjalo uKristukukuthieveubunzima,abuyeavukekwabafileyo ngomhlawesithathu;

47nokubakuvakalisweegamenilakheinguqukonoxolelo lwezonokuzozonkeiintlanga,kuqalelwaeYerusalem

48Ninakeningamangqinaezizinto.

49Yabonani,mnandilithumelakuniidingalikaBawo;ke ninahlalanikuwoumzioyiYerusalem,nidenambathiswe amandlaaphumaenyangweni.

50Kekalokuwabarholelangaphandle,kwadakwaya eBhetani,waziphakamisaizandlazakhe,wabasikelela

51Kwathi,ekubasikelelenikwakhe,wahlukananabo, wenyuswawayaemazulwini

52Bazabona,bakubabequbudilekuye,babuyela eYerusalembenovuyoolukhulu.

53Bamanabehlelietempileni,bedumisa,bebongauThixo Amen

UYohane

ISAHLUKO1

1EkuqalekeniubeekhouLizwi,wayeuLizwiekuye uThixo,wayeuLizwienguThixo.

2YenalowoebekhoekuqalekenikuThixo

3Izintozonkezabakhongaye;engekhoyena,akubangakho nanyeintoetheyabakho

4Kuyekwakukhoubomi;bayeobobomibabalukhanyiso eluntwini.

5Ukhanyisokeololukhanyaebumnyameni;kwaye ubumnyamaabuzangebukoyiseukukhanyakwalo

6KwakhomntuuthunyiweyoevelakuThixo,ugama linguYohane

7Lowowezakubalingqina,ukuzeangqinengalo ukhanyiso,ukuzebonkebakholwengaye.

8Yenalowoubengeluloukhanyiso;wezakungqinangalo ukhanyiso

9Wayekeyenaelukhanyisooluyinyaniso, olubakhanyiselayoabantubonke,esizaehlabathini

10Ubeesehlabathinike,ihlabathilabakhongaye,ke ihlabathialamazi.

11Wezakwabakhe,bazaabakheabamamkela

12Kebonkeabamamkelayowabanikaigunyalokubababe ngabantwanabakaThixo,abokebakholwayokwigama lakhe;

13abangazalwangangagazi,nangakuthandakwanyama, nangakuthandakwandoda;bazalwanguThixo.

14ULizwiwabayinyama,wahlalaphakathikwethu, sabubukelaubuqaqawulibakhe,ubuqaqawulikanye bowokuphelakwamzeleyouYise,ezelelubabalo nayinyaniso

15UthiuYohaneangqinengaye,adandulukeesithi, Ubenguyelobendithethayena,ndisithi,Lowouzayoemva kwam,usukewabaphambikwam,ngokubawayeetanci kum.

16Enzalisekweniyakhethinasonkesamkelakwaubabalo phezukobabalo

17NgokubaumthethowawiswangoMoses,lwabakholona ubabalonenyanisongoYesuKristu

18AkukhonamnyewakhawambonauThixo;uNyana okuphelakwamzeleyo,lowousesifubenisikaYise,nguye ocaciseoko

19NabukeubungqinabukaYohane,okoamaYudaathuma ababingelelinabaLevi,bephumaeYerusalem,ukuze bambuzebesithi,Wenaungubanina?

20Wavuma,akakhanyela;wavumakeesithi,Andinguye uKristumna.

21Bambuza,besithi,Untoninake?UnguEliyana?Wathi yena,AndinguyeUnguyenaumprofetilowo?Wathiyena, Hayi.

22Bathingokokuye,Ungubanina?ukuzesibaphendule abobasithumileyoUthininawenangawe?

23Wathi,Mnandililizwilodandulukayoentlango,lisithi, YityenenezeniindlelayeNkosi,njengokowatshoyouIsaya umprofeti

24BayeabobabethunyiwebengabakuboabaFarisi. 25Bambuzabathikuye,Ubhaptizelaninaphofu,ukuba wenaakunguyeuKristu,noEliya,nomprofetilowo?

26WabaphendulauYohane,esithi,Mnandibhaptiza ngamanzi;kantikephakathikwenukumieningamaziyo nina;

27Yenangothe,esizaemvakwamnje,wesukawaba phambikwam,endingafanelekileyomnaukuba ndinyobululeumtyawembadadayakhe.

28EzizintozenzekaeBhetabhara,phesheyakweYordan, aphouYohanewayebhaptizakhona

29NgengomsouYohaneumbonauYesuesizakuye,athi, NantsoiMvanakaThixo,ethwalaisuseisonosehlabathi

30Nguyelondathingayemna,Emvakwamkuzaindoda, esukeyabaphambi,kwam;ngokubayayitancikum.

31Bendingayazinam;lentondezamna,ndibhaptiza ngamanzi,kukuzeibonakalaliswekuSirayeli

32WangqinauYohane,esithi,NdimbonileuMoya,esihla njengehobe,ephumaezulwini,wahlalaphezukwakhe

33Kenambendingamazi,kodwalowowandithumayo ukubandibhaptizengamanzi,nguyeowathikum,Lowo ùboneuMoyaesihlaphezukwakhe,ahlalekuye,nguye obhaptizangoMoyaoyiNgcwele

34Namndibonile,ndingqinile,ukubalonguyeuNyana kaThixo

35NgengomsoubuyewemauYohanenababinikubafundi bakhe;

36ondelekuYesuehamba,uthi,NantsoiMvanakaThixo

37Bamvaethethaabafundiababini,bamlandelauYesu

38KekalokuujikileuYesu,ababonebelandela,athikubo, Nifunantonina?Bathikebonakuye,Rabhi(okokukuthi ngentethoevakalayo,Mfundisi),uhlalaphina?

39Athikubo,YizaniniboneBeza,babonakeaphoahlala khona;bahlalanayeloomini;

40YayinguAndreya,umzalwanakaSimonPetros,omnye wabobabini,babevekuYohane,bamlandela

41Yenaufumanakuqalaowakheumzalwana,uSimon,athi kuye,SimfumeneuMesiya(okokukuthingentetho evakalayo,uKristu).

42WamsakuYesu;uthekeuYesuwondelakuye,wathi, WenaunguSimon,unyanakaYona;kuyakuthiwa unguKefas,okokukuthingentethoevakalayo,unguKefas 43NgengomsouYesuwafunaukuphumaaye kwelaseGalili;ufumanauFilipu,athikuye,Ndilandele. 44KekalokuuFilipuebengowaseBhetesayida,womzi wakuloAndreyanoPetros

45UFilipuufumanauNataniyeli,athikuye,LowouMoses wabhalangayeemthethweni,kwanabaprofeti,simfumene, uYesuunyanakaYosefu,lowowaseNazarete

46WathiuNataniyelikuye,Inakonaintoelungileyo ukuphumaeNazarete?AthiuFilipukuye,Yizaubone

47UYesuwambonauNataniyeliesizakuye,athingaye, NankoumSirayeliinyaniso,ekungekhonkohlisokuye.

48AthiuNataniyelikuye,Undazinganina?Waphendula uYesuwathikuye,PhambikokubauFilipuakubize, uphantsikomkhiwane,ndandikubona.

49AphenduleuNataniyeliathikuye,Rabhi,wenaunguye uNyanakaThixo;wenaunguyeuKumkaniwakwaSirayeli 50WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Ngokubandithekuwe, Ndandikubonauphantsikomkhiwane,uyakholwana?uya kubonaizintoezinkulukunezi

51Athikuye,Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Emvenikokuniya kulibonaizululivulekile,nezithunywazikaThixozinyuka zisihlaphezukoNyanawoMntu

ISAHLUKO2

1KuthengomhlawesithathukwabakhoumsithoeKana yelaseGalili;wayeuninakaYesuekhona.

2WamenyelwakenoYesukwanabafundibakhe emsithwenilowo

3Yakuphelaiwayini,wathiuninakaYesukuye, Abanawayini.

4UthiuYesukuye,Yintoninaenamnawe,mfazi?ilixa lamalikafiki

5Athiuninakubalungiseleli,Asukubaekuthethakuni, kwenzeni

6Kwakumikhonakeimiphandayamatyeimithandathu, ngokwentlambululoyamaYuda,engenangaminyeiibhate ezimbininantathu

7AthikubouYesu,Yizaliseniimiphandangamanzi. Bazizalisazadazafikelelaeludinini

8Athikubo,Yikhaningoku,nisekwinjoliBayithwalake

9Kekaloku,yakuwevainjoliamanziabenziweiwayini, engayaziaphoivelakhona;

10Yathikuye,Wonkeumntuubekakuqalaiwayini emnandi;yayexabathebaselabakholisa,anduleukubeka enganenokwaleyo;wenauyibandezileiwayiniemnandi, kwadakwangoku

11OkukuqalekakwemiqondisowakwenzauYesueKana yelaseGalili,walubonakalalisaUzukolwakhe;bakholwa kuyeabafundibakhe

12EmvenikokowehlawayaeKapernahum,yenanonina, nabazalwanabakhe,nabafundibakhe;bahlalakhona iintsukuezingeninzi

13YayikufuphikeipasikayamaYuda;wenyukauYesu wayaeYerusalem

14Wabafumanaetempileniababethengisangeenkomo nezimvunamahobe,nabananisangemalibehleli.

15Wenzaiziniyangemizi,wabakhuphabonkeetempileni, kwanezimvuneenkomo;wayiphalazaimaliyabananisi, wazibhukuqaneetafile;

16Wathinakwabobathengisangamahobe,Ezizinto zisuseniapha;musaniukuyenzaindlukaBawoindlu yokuthengisela.

17Bakhumbulakeabafundibakhe,ukubakubhaliwe kwathiwa,Ukuzondelelaindluyakhokundidlilekanye

18AphendulakengokoamaYuda,athikuye,Usibonisa mqondisomnina,uzenzanjeezizinto?

19WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Yichitheniletempile, mnakendiyakuyivusangeentsukuezintathu.

20AthikengokoamaYuda,Yayiminyakaimashumimane anesithandathunjeisakhiwaletempile,kewenawoyivusa ngeentsukuezintathuna?

21Yenakewayethethangetempileyomzimbawakhe

22Uthengoko,akuvukakwabafileyo,bakhumbula abafundibakhe,ukubaebekuthethileokokubo.basikholwa isibhalo,nelizwiawalithethayouYesu

23Kekaloku,akubon'ukubauseYerusalemepasikeni, emthendelekweni,intoeninziyakholwakuloigamalakhe, ibonaimiqondisoabeyenza

24KeyenauYesuakaziyekelangakubo,ngenxayokuba ebazibonke;

25nangokubabekungafunekikuye,ukubakungqinebani ngayeumntu,kubaubekwaziyenaokungaphakathikomntu.

ISAHLUKO3

1KwayekukhokeumntuwakubaFarisi,ogama linguNikodemo,umphathiwamaYuda.

2LowowezakuYesuebusuku,wathikuye,Rabhi,siyazi ukubaungumfundisiophumakuThixo;kubaakukho namnyeunakoukuyenzalemiqondisouyenzayowena, ukubauThixoakanaye.

3WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Inene,inene,ndithi kuwe,Ukubaakathangaumntuazalwengokutsha, akanakububonaubukumkanibukaThixo

4UthiuNikodemokuye,Angathininaumntuukuzalwa emdala?Unokungenanaokwesibiniesizalwenisikanina, azalwe?

5WaphendulauYesuwathi,Inene,inene,ndithikuwe, UkubaumntuakathangaazalwengamanzinanguMoya, akanakungenaebukumkaninibukaThixo

6Okuzelweyinyamakuyinyama;OkokuzelwenguMoya kungumoya.

7Musaukumangaliswakukubandithekuwe,Nimelwe kukuthinizalwengokutsha

8Umoyauphephezaaphouthandakhona,ùsiveisandi sawo,kodwaungawaziaphouvelakhona,nalaphoúya khona:bakwanjalobonkeabazelwenguMoya

9WaphendulauNikodemowathikuye,Zingathininaezi zintoukubanokubakho?

10WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Wena,ungumfundisi njewakwaSirayeli,akuzazinaezizinto?

11Inene,inene,ndithikuwe,Sithethaesikwaziyo,singqine esikubonileyo;nisukeningabamkeliubungqinabethu

12Ukubandinixeleleizintoezisemhlabeni,naza anakholwa,nothininaukukholwa,ukubandithe ndanixelelaizintoezisemazulwini?

13Akukhonamnyeunyukileyowayaemazulwini, ngulowoyedwawehlaephumaemazulwini,uNyana woMntu,lowousemazulwini

14NjengokubakeuMoseswayiphakamisayoinyoka entlango,umelwekukuphakanyiswangokunjalouNyana woMntu;

15ukuzebonkeabakholwayokuyebangatshabalali,koko babenobomiobungunaphakade

16KubawenjenjeuThixoukulithandakwakheihlabathi, udewancamauNyanawakheokuphelakwamzeleyo,ukuze bonkeabakholwayokuyebangatshabalali,kokobabe nobomiobungunaphakade

17KubauThixoakamthumangauNyanawakheehlabathini, ukuzealigwebeihlabathi;ukuzeihlabathilisindiswengaye

18Lowoukholwayokuye,akagwetywa;kelowo ungakholwayo,uselegwetyiwe,ngokubaengakholwanga kwiganaloNyanaokuphelakwamzeleyouThixo

19Kekaloku,umgwebonguwolo,ukubaukhanyiso lufikileehlabathini,bazaabantubathandaubumnyama ngaphezukokhanyiso,kubaimisebenziyaboingendawo 20Kubabonkeabenzaokubi,bayaluthiyaukhanyiso, bangezielukhanyisweni,ukuzeimisebenziyabo ingohlwaywa

Kelowouyenzayoinyanisouyezaelukhanyisweni,ukuze imisebenziyakheibonakalaliswe;ngokubaisetyenzelwe kuThixo

22Emvenikwezizinto,wezauYesunabafundibakhe emhlabeniwakwaYuda;walibalakhonaaphonabo, wabhaptiza

23WayekenoYohaneebhaptizae-Enon,kufuphineSalem, ngokubaamanziabemaninzikhonaapho;babesizake babhaptizwe

24KubaebengekaphoswaentolongweniuYohane.

25KwabakhokeimbuzwanokubafundibakaYohane namaYudangokuhlanjululwa

26BezakuYohane,bathikuye,Rabhi,lowawayenawe phesheyakweYordan,umngqinela,yabona,yena uyabhaptiza;bezakuyekebonke

27WaphendulauYohanewathi,Akanakwamkelanto umntu,engayinikwangaivelaemazulwini

Naningokwenuniyandingqinelaukubandathi,Andinguye uKristumna;ndathi,Ndithunyiwephambikwakhe.

29Lowounomtshakazingumyeni;isihlobokesomyeni, esimiyosimve,sivuyakunenengenxayezwilomyeni; ngokooluluvuyolwamluzalisekile.

30Yenaumelwekukuthiande,ndinciphekemna

31Lowouvelaphezuluungaphezukwabobonke;lowo ungowehlabathiungowasemhlabeni,kwayeuthetha okwehlabathi;lowouvelaezulwiniungaphezukwabo bonke

32akubonileyokewakuva,uyakungqinaoko;akukhobani ubamkelayoubungqinabakhe

33Lowoubamkeleyoubungqinabakhe,utywine waqiniselaukuthi,uThixouyinyaniso;

34kubalowouthunywenguThixo,uthethaamazwi kaThixo;kubauThixoakamnikiuMoyangomlinganiselo

35UYiseuyamthandauNyana;uzinikelezonkeizinto esandlenisakhe

36LowoukholwayokuNyana,unobomiobungunaphakade; kelowoungamviyouNyana,akayikubonabomi; ingqumbokaThixoihleliphezukwakhe

ISAHLUKO4

1IthengokoiNkosi,yakwaziukubaabaFarisibavileukuba uYesuugqithisilekuYohanengokwenzanokubhaptiza abafundi;

2(NakubauYesungokwakheengabhaptizanga, kwakubhaptizaabafundibakhe),

3yalishiyayonaelakwaYuda,yabuyayayakwelaseGalili

4WayemelwekukuthikealicandeelakwaSamari

5WafikakeemziniwelakwaSamariekuthiwayiSikare, kufuphinomhlabaawathiuYakobiwawunikauYosefu unyanawakhe

6KekalokubelilaphoiqulalikaYakobi.Uthekengoko uYesu,ebulalekilekukuhamba,wahlalaenjalophezu komthombo;

7KufikaintokaziyelamaSamariya,isizakukhaamanzi, athiuYesukuyo,Ndiphendisele

8Kubaabafundibakhebebemkebayakuthengaukudla kuwoumzi.

9IthingokointokaziengumSamariyakazikuye,Uthinina wena,ungumYudanje,ukucelakumintoeselwayo, ndingumSamariyakazinje?kubaamaYuda akanazinkqubanonamaSamariya

10WaphendulauYesuwathikuyo,Ukubaubusaziisipho sikaThixo,nokubangubaninalouthikuwe,Ndiphendisele; ungeucelekuyewena,wakuphaamanziaphilileyo

11Ithiintokazikuye,Nkosi,akunantoyakukha,nequla linzulu;uwazuzaphinakeamanziaphilileyolawo?

12WenaumkhuluyininakunobawowethuuYakobi, owasinikayoiqulaeli,wayeselakuloyena,nabantwana bakhe,nemfuyoyakhe?

13WaphendulauYesuwathikuyo,Bonkeabaselakula manzi,bayakubuyabanxanwe; 14keyenaothewaselakuwoamanzi,endiyakumpha wonamna,akasayikuzaanxanwenaphakade;kodwa amanzi,endiyakumphawona,abengumthombokuye wamanziampompozelaebominiobungunaphakade

15Ithiintokazikuye,Nkosi,ndipheloomanzi,ukuze ndinganxanwa,ndingezinokuzakukhaapha

16AthiuYesukuyo,Hambauyekubizaindodayakho,uze apha.

17Yaphendulaintokaziyathi,AndinandodaWathike uYesukuyo,Ulungisileukuthi,Andinandoda; 18kubaubunamadodaamahlanu;onayongokuasindoda yakho,unyanisileukutsho

19Ithiintokazikuye,Nkosi,ndiyabonaukuba ungumprofetiwena.

20Oobawobethubabenqulakulentaba;ninakenithi iseYerusalemindawoaphoabantubamelwekukunqula khona.

21AthiuYesukuyo,Ntokazindini,kholwandim,ukuba kuzailixa,eningasayikuthinakulentaba,naseYerusalem, nimnquleuBawo.

22Ninaninqulaeningakwaziyo;thinasinqulaesikwaziyo; ngokubausindisoluphumakumaYuda

23Kodwakuzailixa,nangokuselikho,xaabanquli abayinyanisobayakumnqulauBawongoMoya nangenyaniso;kubauBawoufunaabanjaloukumnqula 24UThixounguMoya;abokebamnqulayobamelwe kukumnqulangoMoyanangenyaniso

25Ithiintokazikuye,NdiyaziukubauMesiyauyeza, ekuthiwanguKristu;xaathewezayena,uyakusityela izintozonke

26AthiuYesukuyo,Mnandithethayonawendinguye 27Kwathikwangokobafikaabafundibakhe, bamangaliswakukubaathethenomntuoyinkazana;nokoke akubangakhonamnyeowathiUfunantonina?okanye, Yininaukubauthethenayo?

28Yawushiyangokoumphandawayointokazi,yemka yayaekhaya;

29Yizani,niboneumntuondixeleleizintozonkeendakha ndazenza;loakangebinguyeuKristuyinina?

30Baphumakeekhaya,bayebesizakuye

31Kekaloku,kwesosithubaabafundibabemthandaza, besithi,Rabhi,yidla

32Uthekeyenakubo,Mnandinokudlaendikudlayo, eningakwaziyonina

33Babethethabodwangokoabafundi,besithi,Ingaba kukhoomziseleyonaukudla?

34AthiuYesukubo,Okwamukudlakukubandenze ukuthandakowandithumayo,ndiwufezeumsebenziwakhe

35Anitshonaninaukuthi,Kuseleiinyangaezine,kuvunwe? Yabonani,ndithikuni,Waphakamiseniamehloenu, niwakhangeleamasimi;ngokubaaselemhlopheukuba kuvunwe.

36Novunayowamkelaumvuzo,abutheleisiqhamo ebominiobungunaphakade,ukuzenalowouhlwayelayo avuye,kunyenalowouvunayo.

37Kubalikulentoilizwieliyinyaniso,elilithi,Omnye uyahlwayela,nomnyeavune

38Mnandanithumaukuvunaokoningabulalekangakuko nina;abanyebabulalekile,nazanangenanina ekubulalekenikwabo

39Kekaloku,kwakholwakuyeintoeninziyamaSamariya kuloomzi,ngenxayelizwilentokazileyo,yangqinayo yathi,Undityeleizintozonkeendakhandazenza

40AkufikangokokuyeamaSamariya,amcelaukubaahlale nawo;wahlalakhonakeimihlaemibini.

41Intoeninziyakholwangakumbingenxayelizwilakhe

42Babesithikwintokazileyo,Asisakholwangenxa yokuthethakwakho,kubasizivelethinangokwethu,sazi ukuba,inyaniso,lounguyeuMsindisiwehlabathi,uKristu 43Kekaloku,emvenikwemihlaemibinileyo,waphuma khona,wemkawayakwelaseGalili

44KubauYesungokwakhewangqina,ukubaumprofeti akanambekokowabo.

45XenikweningokowafikayokwelaseGalili,bamamkela abaseGaliliababezibonilezonkeizintoawazenzayo eYerusalememthendelekweni;kubababeyilenabo emthendelekweni

46WabuyangokowezauYesueKanayelaseGalili,apho amanziebewenzeiwayini.Kwayekukhoigosalakomkhulu elithile,elinyanawayesifaeKapernahum

47LithelakuvalonaukubauYesuuphumilekwaYuda, wafikakwelaseGalili,layakuye,lamcelaukubaehle amphiliseunyanawalo,kubaebezakubhubha

48WathingokouYesukulo,Ukubaanithanganibone imiqondisonemimangaliso,anisayikukhanikholwe.

49Lithikuyeigosalakomkhulu,Nkosi,yihla, engekabhubhiumntwanawam

50AthiuYesukuyo,Hambauhambe;unyanawakhouhleli. WakholwaumntulowolilizwiawalithethayouYesukuye, wahambake

51Kekaloku,akubon'ukubausesihla,izicakazakhe zamhlangabeza,zambikelazisithi,Unyanawakhouhleli

52Wabuzangokokuzoilixaaqaleukuchachangalo;zathi kuye,Izolo,ngelixalesixhenxe,yamyekaicesina.

53Wazingokouyise,ukubabekukwangelolixaabethe ngalouYesukuye,Unyanawakhouhleli;wakholwa,yena nendluyakheiphela.

54LomqondisokewesibiniwawenzauYesu,ekuphumeni kwakhekwelakwaYuda,wafikakwelaseGalili

ISAHLUKO5

Emvenikwezizinto,kwayekukhoumthendeleko wamaYuda;wenyukauYesuwayaeYerusalem

2KekalokukukhoeYerusalemapho,ngakwelezimvu isango,ichibi,ekuthiwaukubizwayiBhetesda ngesiHebhere,lineevarandaezintlanu

3Kwakulelekuzoinkithaeninziyemilwelwe:iimfama, iziqhwala,abomeumzimba,belindeukuzanyazanyiswa kwamanzi

4Kubaisithunywasezulungaxeshalithilebesisihla, singeneechibini,siwagxobhagxobheamanzi;lowongoko ubetheangenetanciemvakokugxojwagxojwagxojwa kwamanzi,ubephilanakusiphinaisifoabebanjwesiso.

5Kekaloku,bekukhomntuuthileapho,ubeminyaka imashumimathathuanesibhozoengumlwelwe

6UYesuembonalowoelele,esaziukubauselenexesha elikhuluenjalo,uthikuye,Uyafunanaukubauphile?

7Waphendulaumlwelwewathi,Nkosi,andinamntu wokuthi,xaatheagxojwagxojwaamanzi,andiphose echibiniKuthike,ndakubon'ukubamnandiyaya, ndiphangelwengomnyeukuhla.

8AthiuYesukuye,Vuka,uthabatheukhukolwakho, uhambe

9Usukekwaokowaphilaumntu,waluthabathaukhuko lwakhe,wahamba.Kekalokukwakuyisabathaloomini.

10AyesithikeamaYudakophilisiweyo,Yisabatha; akuvumelekileukubauthwaleukhukolwakho

11Wawaphendulawathi,Owandiphilisayo,nguyeowathi kum,Thabathaukhukolwakho,uhambe

12Ambuzangokoathi,Ngubaninayenaloomntuuthe kuwe,Thabathaukhukolwakho,uhambe?

13Kekaloku,owaphiliswayoebengaziukubangubanina; kubauYesuwathishwaka,kwakubon'ukubakukho izihlwelekuloondawo

14Emvenikwezizinto,uYesuumfumanaetempileni,athi kuye,Uyabona,uphilile;

15Wemkaumntulowo,waxelakumaYuda,ukuba nguYesuomenzewaphila

16NgenxayokoayemtshutshisauYesuamaYuda,afuna ukumbulala;ngokubawayesenzaezozintongesabatha 17WawaphendulakeuYesuwathi,UBawouyasebenza kudekubengoku,namndiyasebenza.

18NgenxayokokeayefunangakumbiamaYuda ukumbulala;ngokubaubengaphulesabathayodwa, wayetshilonokuthi,uThixongowakheuYise,ezenza alinganenoThixo

WaphendulangokouYesu,wathikuwo,Inene,inene, ndithikuni,UNyanaakanakwenzantongokwakhe, engathangaaboneuYiseeyenza;kubaizintoasukuba ezenzayena,uyazenzauNyanakwangokunjalo;

20kubauYiseuyamthandauNyana,amboniseizintozonke azenzayoyena;uyakumbonisanemisebenziemikhulu kunale,ukuzeninanimangaliswe

21Kuba,njengokubauYiseabavusayoabafileyo,abadlise ubomi;kwangokunjalonoNyanaubadlisaubomiabo athandayo

22KubauYiseakagwebinamnye;utheumgwebowonke wawunikelakuNyana;

23ukuzebonkebambekeuNyana,kwanjengoko bambekayouYise.LowoungambekiyouNyana,akambeki uYiseowamthumayo

24Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Lowoulivayoilizwilam, akholwengulowowandithumayo,unobomi obungunaphakade;akeziekugwetyweni;uphumeekufeni wangenaebomini.

25Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Kuzailixa,nangokuselikho, xaabafileyobayakulivailizwiloNyanakaThixo,bathi abalivileyobadleubomi

26KubanjengokubauYiseenaboubomikuyengokwakhe; ngokunjalowamnikanoNyanaukubaabenobomikuye ngokwakhe

27Wamnikanegunyalokugweba,ngokubaenguNyana woMntu

28Musaniukumangaliswakukooko;ngokubakuzailixa abayakuthingalobonkeabasemangcwabenibaliveilizwi lakhe;

29Kwayebayakuphuma;bezeeluvukwenilobomi;nabo benzaizintoezimbi,bezeeluvukwenilokugwetywa

30Mnangokwamandinakwenzanto;njengokondivayo, ndigwebangako,nomgwebowamububulungisa;ngokuba andifunikuthandakwam,ndifunaukuthandakukaBawo owandithumayo.

31Ukubamnandisukandizingqinele,ubungqinabam abungebiyiyoinene

32Kukhoomnyeongqinayongam;ndiyazike,ukuba buyineneubungqinaangqinayongam.

33NinanithumelekuYohane;uyingqinelekeinyaniso

34Mnakeandamkelibungqinamntwini;ndizithethaezi zinto,ukuzeninanisindiswe

35Yenalowowayeesisibaneesidangazelayo,esikhanyayo, nakeninanathandaukugcobaumzuzwanaekukhanyeni kwakhe

36Mnakendinaboubungqinaobungaphezu kobukaYohane;kubaimisebenziawandinikayouBawo ukubandiyifeze,yonalemisebenzindiyenzayomna, iyangqinangam,ukubauBawoundithumile

37NoBawoowandithumayo,yenaungqinilengam. Anizanganiliveizwilakhenakanye,niyibone nembonakaloyakhe

38Ilizwilakheanihlelikuni,kubaanikholwakulowo amthumileyo

39Ziphengululeniizibhalo;ngokubaninanibaninobomi obungunaphakadekuzo;zayezonazingqinangam.

40Nibekeninaningathandiukuzakum,ukuzenibe nobomi

41Andamkeliluzukobantwini.

42Ndiyanazinina,ukubauthandolukaThixoaninalo ngaphakathikwenu

43MnandizeegamenilikaBawo,anindamkeli;ukuba omnyeuthewezangelilelakheigama,nomamkelayena

44Ningathininaukubanakoukukholwa,nisamkelela uzukoomnyekomnyenjenina,nibeuzukolonaoluvela kuThixoyedwaningalufuni?

45NingabindiyakunimangalelakuBawomna;ukho onimangalelayo,uMoses,lowonimthembileyonina.

46Kuba,ukubabenikholiwenguMoses,ningenikholiwe ndim;kubayenawabhalangam

47Keukubaanikholwazizibhalozakhe,nothinina ukukholwangamazwiam?

ISAHLUKO6

Emvenikwezizinto,wemkauYesu,wayaphesheya kolwandlelwaseGalili,lwaseTibheriya.

2Walandelwakeindimbaneenkulu,ngokubayayiyibona imiqondisoyakheabeyenzakwabafayo.

3Kekaloku,wenyukauYesuwayaentabeni,wahlala phantsikhonanabafundibakhe

4Yayekeikufuphiipasika,umthendelekowamaYuda

5EwaphakamisilengokouYesuamehloakhe,ebone isihlweleesikhulusisizakuye,wathikuFilipu,Sozithenga phinaizonka,ukuzebadleaba?

6Ubesitshokeemlinga;kubaubeyaziyenaintoabeza kuyenza

7UFilipuwamphendulawathi,Izonkazeedenariyo ezimakhulumabiniazibanele,ukuzeelowoathabathe intwana

8Athikuyeomnyekubafundibakhe,uAndreya, umzalwanakaSimonPetros,

9Kukhonkwenkwanaapha,inezonkaezihlanuzerhasi neentlanziezimbini;kodwakeziyintoninaezo kwabangakanana?

10UthekeuYesu,Bahlaliseniphantsiabantu.Kwayeke kukhoutyaniobuninzikuloondawo.Ahlalaphantsike amadoda,engathiamawakamahlanuinani

11WazithabathakeuYesuizonka;wathiakubulela wababelaabafundi,bathikeabafundibabelaabobabehleli phantsikwabakwanjalonakwiintlanzi,ngangokuthanda kwabo

12Bakuhluthake,uthikubafundibakhe,Buthani amaqhekezaaseleyo,ukuzekungonakali

13Babuthangoko,bazalisaiingobozizalishumielinazibini ngamaqhekezaabeselekuboababedlile,ezonkaezihlanu zerhasi

14Ngokoabantuabo,bakuwubonaumqondiso awawenzayouYesu,bathi,Longuyeinyanisoumprofeti lowouzayoehlabathini

15UthengokouYesu,esaziukubabahlaleleukuza kumbambangamandla,bamenzeukumkani,wabuya wemka,wayaentabeniYenayedwa

16Kekaloku,kwakuhlwa,behlaabafundibakhe,baya elwandle

17Bengenilekeemkhombeni,baluwelaulwandle,besiya eKapernahum.kwakusekumnyama,wayeuYesu engafikangakubo

18Lwayenolwandlelusilwa,kananjalokuvuthuzaumoya omkhulu.

19Bakubangokobegweqileizitadiyaezingathizimashumi mabinianantlanu,nokubazimashumimathathu,bambona uYesuehambaphezukolwandle,esondela ngasemkhombeni;

20Athikeyenakubo,Ndim;musaniukoyika

21Bathandangokoukumamkelaemkhombeni,wafika umkhombekwaoko

22Ngengomso,zathiiindimbaneezibemiphesheya kolwandle,zakubonaukubaakukhosikhephewumbi khona,ingenguwolowobangenekuwoabafundibakhe, nokubauYesuakangenanganabafundibakheemkhombeni, wangenaemkhombeni,wakungenaemkhombeni wabafundibakheabafundibemkabodwa;

23(KodwakwezaeminyeimikhombeevelaeTibheriya, kufuphinendawoaphobabedleisonka,emvakokuba iNkosiyayibulele)

24xeshikwenikeindimbaneyabonayoukubauYesu akakhoaphonabafundibakhe,besukabangenanabo emikhombeni,bezaeKapernahum,bemfunauYesu

25Bathebakumfumanaphesheyakolwandle,bathikuye, Rabhi,ufikenininaapha?

26WabaphendulauYesuwathi,Inene,inene,ndithikuni, Anindifuningakubanabonaimiqondiso;nindifuna ngokubanadlakwezaazonka,nahlutha.

27Musaniukusebenzelaukudlaokutshabalalayo; sebenzelaniukudlaokuhlalakuseebomini obungunaphakade,ayakuniphakonauNyanawoMntu; kubauYiseuThixoutywinewaqiniselayenalowo

28Bathengokokuye,Masenzentonina,ukuzesisebenze imisebenzikaThixo?

29WaphendulauYesu,wathikubo,UmsebenzikaThixo nguwolo,ukubanikholwekuyeothunyiweyonguye.

30Bathingokokuye,Wenzamqondisomninakengoko, ukuzesibone,sikholwenguwe?Usebenzantonina?

31Oobawobonabadlaimanaentlango;njengokuba kubhaliwekwathiwa,Wabanikaisonkasiphumaezulwini, ukubabadlesona

32UthengokouYesukubo,Inene,inene,ndithikuni, AsinguMosesoninikeisonkaesiphumaezulwini;nguBawo oninikaisonkaesiphumaezulwini,esiyinyaniso

33KubaisonkasikaThixosesisehlayoezulwini,silinike ubomiihlabathi.

34Bathikengokokuye,Nkosi,sinikeesosonkangamaxa onke

35WathikeuYesukubo,Isonkasobomiesindim;lowo uzayokum,akasayikulamba;lowoukholwayokum, akasayikunxanwanaphakade.

36Ndithekekuni,Nindibonilenokundibona,anakholwa noko

37BonkeandinikayouBawo,bayakuzakum;nozayokum, andisayikukhandimlahlelephandle

38ngokubandihleemazulwini,ndingazekwenza ukuthandakwam;ndizekwenzaukuthandakwalowo wandithumayo

39Kukokeokuukuthandakowandithumayo, kukaBawo:ukubakonkeawandinikayo,ndingalahlinento kuko,ndikuvusengomhlawokugqibela

40Kukokeokuukuthandakowandithumayo,ukuthibabe nobomiobungunaphakadebonkeabambonayouNyana, bakholwekuye;ndayemnandiyakumvusangomhla wokugqibela

41AyemkrokrelangokoamaYuda,ngokubawathi,Ndim isonka,esisehlayoemazulwini

42Ayesithike,LoasinguyenakaneneuYesu,unyana kaYosefu,esimaziyothinauyisenonina?Angáthininake ngokoukuthi,Ndihleemazulwini?

43WaphendulangokouYesuwathikubo,Musani ukukrokraphakathikwenu.

44Akukhonamnyeunakoukuzakum,engathangauBawo owandithumayoamtsale;ndayemnandiyakumvusa ngomhlawokugqibela.

45Kubhaliweebaprofetinikwathiwa,Bayebonkebeya kubangabafundiswabakaThixo;Bonkengokoabathebeva kuBawo,bafundakuye,bayezakum.

46KungekubakukhobaniumbonileyouBawo,ingenguye ovelakuThixo;

47Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Lowoukholwayokum unobomiobungunaphakade

48Ndimisonkasobomi

49Ooyihlobayidlaimanaleyoentlango,bafilenoko.

50Sisoesoisonkaesihlaemazulwini,esithi,ubaniasidle, angafi.

51Ndimisonkaesiphilileyo,esisehlayoemazulwini Ukubaubaniuthewasidlaesisonka,wodlaubomi ngonaphakade;keisonkaendiyakusinikamnasiyinyama yam,endiyakuyinikelaubomibehlabathi.

52AbambanangokoamaYudaphakathikwawo,esithi, Angathininaloukusinikainyamayakhesiyidle?

53WathingokouYesukuwo,Inene,inene,ndithikuni, UkubaanithanganiyidleinyamayoNyanawoMntu, niliseleigazilakhe,aninaboubomikuni.

54Lowouyidlayoeyaminyama,aliseleelamigazi, unobomiobungunaphakade;ndayemnandiyakumvusa ngomhlawokugqibela.

55Kubainyamayamikukudla,inyaniso;negazilam liluselo,inyaniso

56Lowouyidlayoeyaminyama,aliseleelamigazi,uhleli kum,namndihlelikuye.

57NjengokouBawoophilileyowandithumayo,ndibenam ndidlaubomingayeuBawo,lowoundidlayo,uyakuphila ngam.

58Sisoesoisonkaesehlaemazulwini;kungenjengokuba ooyihlobayidlayoimana,bafanokoLowousidlayoesi sonka,uyakuphilangonaphakade.

59Ezizintowazithethaendlwiniyesikhungu,efundisa eKapernahum

60Intoeninzingokokubafundibakheyakuvayathi, Lilizwielinqabileyoeli;ngubaninaonokuyiva?

61EsaziuYesungaphakathikwakhe,ukubabayakrokra liloabafundibakhe,wathikubo,Kuyanikhubekisanaoku?

62Hinake,ukubanithenambonauNyanawoMntu enyukelaaphoebefudulaekhona?

63Ngumoyaodlisaubomi;inyamayonaayincedilutho Amazwilandiwathethayokunimnaangumoya,abubomi

64Kodwakukhoabathilekuniabangakholwayo.Kuba ebesazikwasekuqalekeniuYesu,ukubangoobanina ababengakholwa,nokubangubaninaoyakumngcatsha

65Wayesithi,Kungenxayokundatshoyokuniukuthi, Akukhonamnyeunakoukuzakum,ukubaakathanga akunikwenguBawo

66Ukususelangeloxeshaintoeninziyabafundibakhe yabuyaumva,ayabasahambanaye

67WathingokouYesukwabalishumielinababini,Nani nifunaukumka,yinina?

68WamphendulangokouSimonPetroswathi,Nkosi, sosukasiyekubanina?Nguweonamazwiobomi obungunaphakade.

69Nathisikholiwe,sazile,ukubawenaunguyeuKristu, uNyanakaThixoophilileyo

70WabaphendulauYesuwathi,Andininyulanganamna, ninabalishumielinababini?ukantiomnyekuni ungumtyholi?

71WayethethakengoYudaSikariyotikaSimon,kubalowo ibinguyeobezakumngcatsha,engomnyeweshumi elinababini

ISAHLUKO7

Emvenikwezizinto,wayehambauYesukwelaseGalili; kubaebengathandiukuhambakwelakwaYuda;ngokuba amaYudaebefunaukumbulala

2Kekaloku,wawukufuphiumthendelekowamaYuda weminquba

3Bathingokokuyeabazalwanabakhe,Gqithaapha,uye kwelakwaYuda,ukuzenabafundibakhobayibone imisebenziyakhooyenzayo

4Kubaakukhonamnyewenzaintoemfihlekweni,abe yenangokwakheefunaukubasekuhleni.Ukubauyazenza ezizinto,zibonakalisengokwakhokwihlabathi 5Kubanabazalwanabakhebebengakholwakuye 6WathingokouYesukubo,Ixeshalamalikabikho,ke elenuixeshalihlalalilungile

7Ihlabathialinakunithiyanina;mnakeliyandithiya, ngokubamnandingqinangalo,ukubaimisebenziyalo ayindawo

8Nyukaninina,niyekulomthendeleko;mnaandikanyuki, ndiyekulomthendeleko;ngokubaixeshalamalikazaliseki

9Akubakeezithethileezizintokubo,wahlala kwelaseGalili.

10Ke,bakubabenyukileabazalwanabakhe,wenyukanaye, wayaemthendelekweni,kungekhonaekuhleni,kubusithela.

11AyemfunangokoamaYudaemthendelekweni,esithi, Uphinayena?

12Kwayekukhoukukrokraokukhulungayeebantwini; inxenyeibisithi,Ulungile;bambikebesithi,Hayi;keyena ulahlekisaabantu

13Nokokebekungekhonamnyeubethethangaye ngokusekuhleni,ngenxayokoyikaamaYuda

14Kekaloku,kwakubon'ukubasekuphakathi komthendeleko,wenyukauYesuwayaetempileni, wafundisa

15AmangaliswakeamaYuda,esithi,Lomfoubenolwazi nganina,engafundanganje?

16WabaphendulauYesu,wathi,Eyamimfundisoasiyam, yeyalowowandithumayo

17Ukubakukhoothiafuneukukwenzaukuthandakwakhe, woyaziimfundisole:ukubaiphumakuThixo,nokubamna ndithethaokukokwam,kusinina

18Lowouthethaokwakhe,ufunaolulolwakheuzuko;ke lowoufunauzukolowamthumayo,uyineneyena,akukho kungalungisikuye

19UmthethoaniwunikelwangananguMoses?Kantike akukhonamnyekuniuwugcinayoumthetho;Yininaukuba nifuneukundibulala?

20Saphendulaisihlwelesathi,Unedemon;ngubanina ofunaukukubulala?

21WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Ndenzeumsebenzi wamnye,namangaliswakenonke.

22UMosesuninikeulwalukongenxayoku;(Kungengenxa yokubaiphumekuMoses,kungenxayokubaiphuma kooyihlo.)niyalùsakeninanangesabatha.

23Ukubaumntuuyaluswangesabatha,ukuzeungaphulwa umthethokaMoses;Nindijalelenangokubandiphilise umntu,waphilakwaphela,ngesabatha?

24Musaniukugwebangokwembonakalo;gwebani ngomgweboolungisayo

25BabesithingokoabathilekwabaseYerusalem,Asinguye nalobafunaukumbulala?

26Niyabona,uthethangokuphandle,abathethintokuye; bangabakantinakebayaziokwenyanisoabaphathi,ukuba longuyeuKristu*okwenyaniso?

27Thinasiyamaziloaphoavelakhona;xasukubake uKristuesiza,akukhonamnyeuyakumaziaphoavela khona

28WadandulukakengokouYesu,efundisaetempileni, wathi,Ninaniyandazi,nikwazinalaphondivelakhona; andizangangokwam;uyinyanisoowandithumayo, eningamaziyonina

29Mnakendiyamazi;ngokubandivelakuye,wayeyena endithumile

30Babefunangokoukumbamba;kodwaakubangakho namnyeumsaisandla,ngokubailixalakhebelingekafiki Kekaloku,intoeninziesihlweleniyakholwakuye; yayisithi,UKristu,xaathewafika,angabauyakwenza imiqondisoemininzinakunaleayenzileyolo?

32AbaFarisibevaabantubezikrokrelaezizintongaye; BazaabaFarisinababingeleliabakhulubathuma amadindala,ukubaambambe

33WathingokouYesukubo,Liselixeshaelifutshane endinani,ndizendiyekowandithumayo.

34Niyakundifuna,ningandifumani;nithiaphondikhona mna,ningabinakufikanina.

35AthingokoamaYudaphakathikwawo,Uzakuyaphina lo,lentosingayikumfumanathina?Angabauzakuya kwiintsalizakwaentlanga,afundiseiintlanga?

36Liyintoninaelilizwialithethileyo,lithi,Niyakundifuna, ningandifumani;nithiaphondikhonamna,ningabi nakufikanina?

37Kekaloku,ngomhlawokugqibela,ongowonamkhulu womthendeleko,wemauYesu,wadandulukaesithi,Ukuba kukhoothianxanwe,makezekumasele.

38Lowoukholwayokum,njengokosatshoyoisibhalo, kuyakumpompozaimilamboyamanziaphilileyo,iphuma embilininiwakhe.

39OkuwakutshokengayeuMoya,ababeza kumamkeliswaabobakholwayokuye;kuba ebengekamkelwauMoyaoyiNgcwele;ngokubauYesu ebengekazukiswa

40Yayengokointoeninziesihlweleni,yakulivailizwielo, isithi,Longuyeumprofeti,inyaniso.

41Abanyebathi,LonguyeuKristuBabesithikeabathile, UKristuangavelanakwelaseGalilina?

42Asitshonaisibhaloukuthi,UKristuuyakuvela embewinikaDavide,ephumaeBhetelehem,emzibeni abekuwouDavide?

43Kengokosathiqhekekubiniisihlwelengenxayakhe.

44Inxenyekekuboyayithandaukumbamba;kodwa akubangakhonamnyeumsaizandla

45Afikangokoamadindalakubabingeleliabakhulu nakubaFarisi;bathikubo,Yininaukubaningezinaye?

46Aphendulaamadindalaathi,Akuzangakuthethemntu njengokoathethangakolomntu.

47BaphendulakebonaabaFarisi,bathi,Ningaba nilahlekisiwenanina?

48KubaphathinakubaFarisikungabakukhomntu ukholiweyokuyeyinina?

49Kodwaababantubangawaziyoumthethobaqalekisiwe 50AthikubouNikodemo(lowowezayokuYesuebusuku, engomnyewabo),

51Umthethowethuuyamgwebayininaumntu,ukuba awuthangauvekuye,uqondeintoayenzayo?

52Baphendulabathikuye,UngabaungowaseGalilinawe na?Phengululaubone,kubaakuvelimprofeti kwelaseGalili.

53Walowokewayakweyakheindlu

ISAHLUKO8

1UYesukeyenawayaeNtabeniyemiNquma

2Uthekekwakusa,wabuyawezaetempileni;bayebonke abantubesizakuye;wahlalaphantsi,wabafundisa

3AbabhalinabaFarisibazisakekuyeumfaziobanjwe ekrexeza;bammisakeesazulwini

4bathikuye,Mfundisi,lomfaziwabanjwaekrexeza, kanyekuloontlondi.

5Kekaloku,emthethweniuMoseswasimiselaumthetho, ukubaabanjalobagityiselwengamatye; 6Bakutshokeoko,bemlinga,ukuzebabenokummangalela. KodwauYesu,ethobephantsi,wabhalangomnwe emhlabeni,ngokungathiakeva

7Uthekebakumanabembuza,waphakama,wathikubo, Ongenasonokunimakaqaleamgibiselengelitye.

8Wabuyawathoba,wabhalaemhlabeni

9Bathekebonabakuva,besohlwaywanaluvalolwabo, baphumangabanye,beqalelakwabakhulu,kwadakwaba kwabokugqibelaWasalayedwauYesu,wayeumfaziemi phakathi

10EphakamilekeuYesu,akabonamntukwakuphela ngumfazilowo;wathikuye,Mfazindini,baphinaabo bamangalelibakho?Akukhoukugwebileyona?

11Wathikeyena,Nokoamnye,NkosiWathikeuYesu kuyo,Namandikugwebi;hamba,ungabisona

12WabuyangokouYesuwathethakubo,esithi,Ndim ukhanyiselolwehlabathi;lowoundilandelayoakasayi kuhambaebumnyameni;

13BathengokoabaFarisikuye,Wenauyazingqinela; Ubungqinabakhoabunyanisekanga

14WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Nokubandithi ndizingqinelemnangokwam,buyineneubungqinabam; ngokubandiyaziaphondavelakhona,nalaphondiyakhona; keninaanaziaphondivelakhona,nalaphondiyakhona 15Ninanigwebangokwenyama;mnaandigwebimntu.

16Nokubandithindigwebemna,umgwebowamuyinene; ngokubaandindedwa,ndimnoBawoowandithumayo

17Nasemthethweniwenukekubhaliwekwathiwa, Ubungqinababantuababinibuyinene

18Mnandingulowouzingqinelayo;uyandingqinela nalowowandithumayo,uBawo.

19Bathingokokuye,UphinauYihlo?WaphendulauYesu wathi,Anindazimna;anindazinoBawo;ukubabenindazile mna,ningenimazilenoBawo.

20LoomazwiwawathethauYesungasemkhumbini wokulondolozaimali,efundisaetempileni;akwabakho namnyeumsaizandla;ngokubabelingekafikiilixalakhe.

21WabuyangokouYesuwathikubo,Ndiyemkamna;niya kundifuna,nifeleesonwenisenu;aphondiyakhonamna, aninakoukufikanina.

22AyesithingokoamaYuda,Angabauyakuzibulalana? ngokubaesithi,Aphondiyakhonamna,aninakoukufika nina.

23Wathikuwo,Ninaningabangaphantsi;mna ndingowaphezulu;ninaningabelihlabathi;mna andingowelihlabathi.

24Ndatshongokokuniukuthi,Niyakufelaezonwenizenu; kubaekubeninitheanakholwaukubandinguye,niyakufela ezonwenizenu.

25Bathingokokuye,Ungubanina?AthikubouYesu, Ndiyiloontondayixelayokunikwasekuqaleni.

26Ndineendawoezininzizokuthethanokugwebangani; lowowandithumayouyinene;mnakendithethaehlabathini izintoendazivayokuye

27AkaqondangaukubaebethethangoYisekuwo. 28WathingokouYesukuwo,Xanithenamphakamisa uNyanawoMntu,noqondaokoukubandinguye,nokuba andenzintongokwam;ndisukandizithetheezizinto njengokowandifundisayouBawo

29Lowowandithumayounam;uBawoakandishiyanga ndedwa;kubamnandihlalandizenzaizintoezikholekileyo kuye

30Akubon'ukubauyazithethaezizinto,bakholwakuye, bababaninzi

31UbesithingokouYesukuloomaYudaakholiweyokuye, Ukubaninanithenahlalaelizwinilam,nobaningabafundi bam,inyaniso

32Naniyakuyaziinyaniso,yayeinyanisoiyakunikhulula.

33Amphendulaathi,Thinasiyimbewuka-Abraham, asizangasibengamakhobokaamntu;utshonganinaukuthi, Niyakukhululwa?

34WawaphendulauYesuwathi,Inene,inene,ndithikuni, Bonkeabenzaisonobangamakhobokaesono

35Ikhobokakealihlaliendlwiningonaphakade;ngunyana ohlalangonaphakade

36NgokoukubauNyanauthewanikhulula,noba nikhululekileinene.

37Ndiyaziukubaniyimbewuka-Abraham;kenifuna ukundibulala,ngokubailizwilamlingenakuhambakuni 38MnandithethaendikubonileyokuBawo;nanikenenza enikubonileyokuyihlo

39Aphendulaathikuye,UbawonguAbrahamAthikuwo uYesu,Ukubabeningabantwanabaka-Abraham,ninge niyenzaimisebenzika-Abraham

40Kalokuke,nifunaukubulalamna,mntuunixelele inyanisoendayivakuThixo;akakwenzangaokouAbraham. 41NinanenzaimisebenziyooyihloAthingokokuye, Thinaasizelwengabuhenyu;mnyeuBawowethu,uThixo 42UthekeuYesukuwo,UkubauThixoebenguYihlo, ningenindithanda;kubamnandaphumakuThixo,ndifikile ke;kubaandizangangokwam,nguyeowandithumayo 43Kunganinaukubaningayiqondiintethoyam? nangokubaningenakulivailizwilam

44NinaningaboyihlouMtyholi,neenkanukozoyihlo niyathandaukuzenza.Yenawayeesisibulala-mntu kwasekuqaleni,akemienyanisweni,ngokubaakukho nyanisokuyeXasukubaethethaubuxoki,uthetha okukokwakhe;ngokubaulixoki,noyisewawo.

45Mnake,ngokubandithethainyaniso,anikholwandim 46Ngubaninakuniondohlwayayongenxayesono?Ukuba kendithethainyaniso,kunganinaukubaningakholwandim?

47LowoungokaThixo,uyawevaamazwikaThixo;ngenxa yokoaniwevanina,ngokubaningengabakaThixo

48AphendulakengokoamaYuda,athikuye,Asilungisina ukuthi,ungumSamariya,kantiunedemon?

49WaphendulauYesuwathi,Andinademonmna;ndibeka uBawo;ninakenibenindihlaza.

50Mnakeandifuniluzukolwam;ukholowoufunayo, ugwebayo

51Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Ukubaumntuuthewaligcina ilizwilam,akasayikuzaabonekufanaphakade

52AthingokoamaYudakuye,Kukalokunje,siyaziukuba unedemonUAbrahamwafa,naboabaprofetibafa;wenake uthi,Ukubaumntuuthewaligcinailizwilam,akasayikuza evekufanaphakade

53Wenaungabaumkhuluyininakunobawowethu uAbraham,yenawafayo?nabaprofetibafa;uzenzabanina wena?

54WaphendulauYesuwathi,Ukubamnandithi ndizizukise,uzukolwamalungebinto;nguBawo ondizukisayo;enithinguThixowenu; 55Kantianimazanga;Mnakendiyamazi;nokubandithe andimazi,ndobandilixokinjengani;ndiyamazi, ndiligcinilenelizwilakhe.

56UAbraham,uyihlo,wagcobelaukuwubonaumhlawam, wawubona,wavuya

UYOHANE

57AthingokoamaYudakuye,Ungekabinaminyaka imashumimahlanunje,umbonilenauAbraham?

58WathikuwouYesu,Inene,inene,ndithikuni, EngekabikhouAbraham,mnandikhokade.

59Ngokoacholaamatyeukubaamgibisele.Wazimelake uYesu,waphumaetempileni,wacandaphakathikwabo;

ISAHLUKOSE-9

Uthekeedlula,wabonaumntuobeeyimfama kwasekuzalwenikwakhe

2Bambuzakeabafundibakhe,besithi,Rabhi,ngubanina owonayo,ngulo,ngabazalibakhe,sinina,ukuzeazalwe eyimfamanje?

3WaphendulauYesuwathi,Akonelo,akonebazalibakhe; uzelweeyimfamaukuzeibonakalaliselwekuyeimisebenzi kaThixo

4Ndimelwekukuyisebenzaimisebenziyowandithumayo, kusesemini;kuzaubusuku,xakungekhonamnyeunako ukusebenza

5Xandisesehlabathini,ndilukhanyiselolwehlabathi 6Akubaetshilo,watshicaemhlabeni,wenzaudaka ngamathe,wawathambisangodongweamehloemfamaleyo 7Wathikuyo,HambauyekuhlambaechibinileSilowa (okokukuthingentethoevakalayo,Thunyiwe).Yemka ngoko,yayayahlamba,yezaibona

8Bayengokoabamelwane,nababembonangaphambili ukubauyimfama,besithi,Loasinguyenaobehleliengqiba?

9Abanyebabesithi,Nguyelo;bambikebathi,ufananaye; yenakewayesithi,Ndinguye

10Bathingokokuye,Atyhilwenininaamehloakho?

11Waphendulayenawathi,UmntuekuthiwanguYesu wenzeudaka,waqabaamehloam,wathikum,Yiya echibinileSilowa,uhlambe;

12Bathingokokuye,Uphinayena?Wathiyena,Andazi

13BamzisakubaFarisilowoubefudulaeyimfama

14Kekalokukwakuyisabatha,okouYesuwenzaudaka, wawavulaamehloakhe

15BabuyangokokebambuzanabaFarisi,ukubauthenina ukubaabuyeabone.Uthekeyenakubo,Ubekeudaka emehlweniam,ndazandahlamba;

16BabesithingokoabathilebakubaFarisi,Lomntu asingowakwaThixo,ngokubaisabathaakayigcini.

Babesithiabanye,Angathininaumntuongumoniukwenza imiqondisoengakanana?Kwabakhoiyantlukwanophakathi kwabo.

17Babuyabathikwimfama,Uthininawenangaye, ewavulilenjeamehloakho?Wathi,Ungumprofeti.

18AkakholwangokoamaYudangaye,ukubaebeyimfama, wabuyawabona,adaabizaabazalibalowoubuyewabona

19Ababuzaesithi,Longunyanawenuna,enithinina wazalwaeyimfama?Kutheninakengokuebona?

20Abazalibakhebawaphendulabathi,Siyaziukubalo ngunyanawethu,kwanokubakewazalwaeyimfama; 21lentokeabonayongokuasazi;novuleamehloakhe, asimazithina;Buzanikuye,woziphendulela

22Batshoabazalibakhe,ngokubababesoyikaamaYuda; kubaamaYudaabeselenqophisenengokuthi,Ukubauthe umntuwamvumaukubaunguKristu,azeakhutshwe esikhungwini.

23Batshongokoabazalibakheukuthi,Uselemkhulu; buzanikuye

24Ambizangokookwesibiniumntuobeyimfama,athi kuye,ZukisauThixo;siyazithinaukubalomntuungumoni.

25Uphendulekeyena,wathi,Ukubaungumoni,andazi; ndazinto-nye,eyokubandibendiyimfamanje,ngoku ndiyabona.

26Abuyekeathikuye,Wenzentoninakuwe?uthenina ukuwavulaamehloakho?

27Wawaphendulawathi,Sendinixelele,nazaaneva; nithandelaninaukubuyanive?Ngabananinifunaukuba ngabafundibakhena?

28Amtshabhisangokoathi,Nguweumfundiwakhe;Thina singabafundibakaMoses

29Siyazithina,ukubauThixouthethilekuMoses;loyena asimaziaphoavelakhona

30Waphendulaumntulowo,wathikuwo,Nantsike isimanga,ukuthininaningaziaphoavelakhona,ukanti uwavulileamehloam

31SiyazikeukubauThixoakabevaaboni;kodwaukuba umntuuthiamhloneleuThixo,akwenzeukuthandakwakhe, uyamvalowo

32Kwasephakadeniakuzangakuviweukubaumntuwakha wavulaamehloozelweeyimfama.

33UkubaloebengenguyeowakwaThixo,ebengenakwenza nto

34Aphendulaathikuye,Wenawazalelwaezonwenikanye; Bamkhuphelangaphandle

35WevauYesuukubaamkhuphelephandle;Utheakuba emfumene,wathikuye,UyakholwanakuNyanakaThixo?

36Uphenduleyenawathi,Ongubanina,Nkosi,ukuze ndikholwekuye?

37UthekeuYesukuye,Umbonile;nguyelouthethanawe.

38Wathikeyena,Ndiyakholwa,NkosiWaqubudakuye

39WathiuYesu,Mnandizeleugwebokwelihlabathi, ukuzeabangaboniyobabone;bathiababonayobabe ziimfama

40BazivaezontobakubaFarisiababenaye,bathikuye, Singabasiziimfamanathina?

41UthekekubouYesu,Ukubabeniziimfama, ngeningenasono;kungokunithi,Siyabona;ngokokeisono senusihleli.

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Ongangeniyongaloisango ebuhlantinibezimvu,osukaakhwelengandawoyimbi, lowouliselanesihange.

2Keyenaongenangaloisangongumalusiwezimvu

3Umgcini-sangouyamvulelalowo;nezimvuziyaliva ilizwilakhe,azibizeezakhengamagama,azikhokelele phandle

4Athiakuzikhuphaezakheizimvu,uhambaphambikwazo, zithinezimvuzimlandele,ngokubaziyalaziizwilakhe.

5Keowasemziniaziyikumlandela,ziyakusabakuye; ngokubaazilaziizwilabasemzini

6LomzekelisowawuthethakubouYesu;kebona abaziqondangaukubazizintozininaezoabezithethakubo 7WabuyawathingokokubouYesu,Inene,inene,ndithi kuni,Ndimisangolezimvu

8Bonkeabafikangaphambikwambangamaselanezihange; kezonaizimvuazibeva.

9Ndimisango;ukubaumntuuthewangenangam, wosindiswa;uyakungenaephuma,afumaneutyani

10Iselaalizilingazeleukuzelibe,lixhele,litshabalalise Mnandizeleukuzebabenobomi,babenaboke ngokugqithiseleyo

11Ndimumalusiolungileyo;umalusiolungileyo ubuncamelaizimvuubomibakhe.

12Umqeshwa,engenguyeumalusi,ozimvuzingezizo ezakhe,ubonaingcukaisiza,azishiyeizimvu,asabe; 13Umqeshwalokeubalekangokubaengumqeshwa engazikhathaleleizimvu

14Ndimumalusiolungileyo,ndiyazaziezam,ndiyaziwa zezam

15NjengokubaendaziuBawo,namndiyamaziuBawo, nobomibamndibuncamelaizimvu.

16Ndinazonezinyeizimvu,ezingezizoezobubuhlanti; nazoezondimelwekukuzanazo;zibemhlambimnye, nomalusiabemnye.

17NgenxayokuuBawouyandithanda;ngokubamna ndibuncamaubomibam,ukuzendibuyendibuthabathe

18Akukhonamnyeubuhluthayokum,ndiyabuncama ngokwam;ndinegunyalokubuncama,ndinegunya lokubuyandibuthabathe;lomthethondawamkelakuBawo

19AbuyangokoamaYudaathiqhekekubiningenxayala mazwi

20Yayisithikeintoeninzikuwo,Unedemon,uyageza;yini naukubanimphulaphule?

21Abanyebathi,Lamazwiasingowomntuunedemon Ibinokuthinaidemonikwaziukuwavulaamehloeemfama?

22Kekaloku,kwabakhoumthendelekowokuhlaziywa kwetempileeYerusalem;kwayekusebusika

23WayeehambahambauYesuetempileni,evarandeni kaSolomon.

24AmngqongangokoamaYuda,athikuye,Kodakubenini nausiphongomisile?UkubaunguyeuKristuwena,sixelele ngokuphandle.

25WawaphendulauYesuwathi,Ndinixelele,noko anikholwa;imisebenziendiyenzayomnaegameni likaBawo,yonaiyangqinangam.

26Ninaanikholwa;ngokubaaningaboabezimvuzam; njengokondanixelelayo

27Ezamizimvuziyalivailizwilam,ndibenamndizazi, zindilandela;

28mnandizinikaubomiobungunaphakade;azisayi kutshabalalanaphakade;akukhonamnyeuyakuzihlutha esandlenisam

29UBawo,ondinikezona,ungaphezukwabobonke; akukhonamnyeunakoukuzihluthaesandlenisikaBawo.

30MnanoBawosibanye

31AbuyangokoamaYudaacholaamatyeukubaamxulube.

32WawaphendulauYesuwathi,Mininziimisebenzi emihleendanibonisayo,ivelakuBawo;Nindixuluba ngenxayawuphinaumsebenzi?

33AmphendulaamaYudaesithi,Asikuxulubelimsebenzi mhle;kungenxayokunyelisa;nangokubawenausithi, ungumntu,usukeuzenzeuThixo

34WabaphendulauYesuwathi,Akubhaliwena emthethweniwenu,kwathiwa,Mnanditheningoothixo?

35Ukubauthebonabangoothixo,àbafikelwakuboilizwi likaThixo,sibekesonaisibhalosingenakwaphulwa;

36NinanithikelowouYisewamngcwalisayo,wamthuma ehlabathini,ukuthi,Uyanyelisa;Ngokubandithe, NdinguNyanakaThixo?

37UkubaandiyenziimisebenzikaBawo,musani ukukholwandim.

38Keukubandiyayenza,nokubaanikholwandim, kholwaniyiyoyonaimisebenzi;ukuzenazi,nikholwe, ukubauBawoukum,namndikuye.

39Abuyangokoafunaukumbamba;kodwawasinda esandlenisabo

40Wabuyawemka,wayaphesheyakweYordan,kwindawo abebhaptizelakuyouYohanekuqala;wahlalakhona 41Kwezakuyebabaninzi,bathi,UYohaneokunene akenzanganamnyeumqondiso; 42Bathiabaninzibakholwakuyekhonaapho

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1Kekaloku,kwayekusifaumntuothile,uLazaro waseBhetani,umziwakulooMariya,noMartaudadewabo 2YayekeingulooMariya,wayithambisayoiNkosi ngamafuthaaqholiweyo,wazisulayoiinyawozayo ngeenwelezakhe,omnakwabouLazarowayesifa

3Bathumelangokooodadebabokuye,besithi,Nkosi, uyabona,lowoumthandayouyafa.

4EvilekeuYesuwathi,Esisifoasiyelelekufeni;singenxa yozukolukaThixo,ukuzeuNyanakaThixoazukiswengaso 5KekalokuuYesuwayebathandaooMartanomsakwabo, noLazaro

6Uthengokoakuvaukubauyafa,wakhaokunenewahlala kuloondawoabekuyoiintsukuezimbini.

7Wazaemvenikokowathikubafundibakhe,Masibuye siyekwelakwaYuda

8Bathikuyeabafundibakhe,Rabhi,amaYudaebefuna ngokuukukuxulubangamatyenje;Ùyakubuyauyekhona na?

9WaphendulauYesuwathi,Akalishumielinamabinina amaxaemini?Ukubaumntuuthiahambeemini, akakhubeki;ngokubaelubonaukhanyiselolwelihlabathi 10Keukubaumntuuthiahambeebusuku,uyakhubeka; ngokubaukukhanyakungekhokuye

11Wazithethaezizinto;azeemvenikokoathikubo, ULazaro,umhlobowethu,ulele;ndiyayaukubandimvuse ebuthongweni

12Bathingokoabafundibakhe,Nkosi,ukubaulele, wosinda.

13KeyenauYesuubethethaukufakwakheBonake bebebauthethangokulalaubuthongo

14WandulangokuuYesuwathikubongokungafihilisiyo, ULazaroufile

15Ndiyavuyakengenxayenu,ukubandibendingekho khona,ukuzenikholwemasiyekuyenoko

16UthengokouTomas,okuthiwanguDidimo,kubafundi kunyenaye,Masiyenathi,ukuzesifenaye

17EfikilengokouYesu,wafikaeselesengcwabeniiintsuku zone

18KekalokuiBhetaniibikufuphineYerusalem,umgama wayouzizitadiyaezingathizilishumielinazihlanu

19KwakufikeabaninzibakumaYuda,kwabobabenoMarta noMariya,ukuzebabakhuzengayeumnakwabo.

20AkuvangokouMartaukubauYesuuyeza, wamhlangabeza;keyenauMariyawahlalaendlwini

21WathingokouMartakuYesu,Nkosi,ukubaubulapha, umnakwethuangeengafanga

22Nangokundiyaziukuba,ongathiukucelekuThixo,oko wokunikauThixo.

23AthikuyeuYesu,Umnakwenuuyakubuyaavuke

24AthiuMartakuye,Ndiyaziukubauyakubuyaavuke eluvukweni,ngomhlawokugqibela.

25WathiuYesukuye,Ndimuvuko,ndimubomi;lowo ukholwayokum,nokubaubethewafa,wodlaubomi; 26Bonkeabadlaubomibekholwakum,abasayikufa naphakade;Uyakholwanakoko?

27Athikuye,Ewe,Nkosi,mnandiyakholwaukubawena unguyeuKristu,uNyanakaThixo,lowouzayoehlabathini

28Etshilowemka,wayawabizauMariyaumsakwabo ngasese,wathi,UMfundisiukho,uyakubiza.

29Evilekeyena,wasukangokukhawulezawayakuye

30Kekaloku,uYesuebengekangeniedolophini,kodwa wayesekuloondawowayemhlangabezekuyouMarta.

31AthengokoamaYudaabenayeendlwiniemkhuza, akumbonauMariya,ukubausukekamsinyawaphuma, amlandelaesithi,Uyaengcwabeni,ukuyakulilakhona.

32UthengokouMariya,akufikaaphouYesuebekhona, akumbona,wawaezinyawenizakhe,esithikuye,Nkosi, ukubaubulapha,angeengafangaumnakwethu.

33UthengokouYesu,akumbonaelila,namaYudaabeze nayeelila,wafutheka,wakhathazeka

34Wathi,Nimbekephina?Bathikuye,Nkosi,yizaubone.

35UYesuwalila

36AyesithingokoamaYuda,Yabonanikeukumthanda kwakhe!

37Keabathilekuwobathi,Ubengenakonalo,wawavulayo amehloemfama,ukwenzaukubanaloangafi?

38AbuyekeuYesuafuthekengaphakathikwakhe,eze engcwabeniLayekelingumqolomba,kubekweilitye phezukwawo

39WathiuYesu,Lisuseniilitye;AthikuyeuMarta,udade wofileyo,Nkosi,uselenuka,kubauntsuku-neefile

40AthiuYesukuye,Anditshongonakuweukuthi,Ukuba uthewakholwa,wolubonauzukolukaThixo?

41Balisusangokoilityeaphoabelelekhonaofileyo WawaphakamisakeamehlouYesu,wakhangelaphezulu, wathi,Bawo,ndiyabulelakuwekubaundivile.

42Mnakebendisaziukubauhleliundiva;kenditsho ngenxayesihlweleesixhonteleyo,ukuzebakholweukuba wenawandithuma.

43Etshiloke,wadandulukangezwielikhulu,wathi,Lazaro, phuma

44Waphumaofileyo,ebotshiweiinyawonezandla ngezithandelo,nobusobakhebujikelwengeqhiyaAthi kubouYesu,Mkhululeni,nimyekeahambe.

45IthengokointoeninzikumaYuda,ebizekuMariya, yakuzibonaizintoazenzileyouYesu,yakholwakuye

46KeabathilekuwobemkabayakubaFarisi,babaxelela izintoazenzileyouYesu.

47BahlanganisangokoababingeleliabakhulunabaFarisi intlanganisoyamatyala,bathi,Senzantonina?ngokubalo mntuwenzaimiqondisoemininzi

48Ukubasithesamyekangokunje,bonkebayakukholwa kuye;athikeamaRomaeze,ayithabatheindawoyethu, kwanohlangalwethu

49Kekalokuomnyewabo,uKayafa,engumbingeleli omkhulungaloomnyaka,wathikubo,Anazintonina;

50kananjaloaniqondiukubakusilungele,ukubakufe umntuabemnyengenxayabantu,ukuzelungatshabalali uhlangaluphela

51Okukeakakuthethangakuphumakuye;wathi,kuba ebengumbingeleliomkhulungaloomnyaka,waprofeta ukubauYesuuzakulufelaolohlanga;

52kungabingenxayohlangaololodwa,kubengenxa yabantwanabakaThixoabalusali,ukubaabahlanganisele ndawonye

53Kususelakuloominingokobabhungaukubabambulale 54NgokouYesuakabangasahambaekuhleniphakathi kwamaYuda;Wesukaapho,wayaezwenielikufuphi nentlango,emziniekuthiwakukwaEfrayim,walibalakhona aphonabafundibakhe

55YayikufuphikeipasikayamaYuda;kwenyukainto eninziiphumakwelozwe,yayaeYerusalemphambikwayo ipasika,ukuzeizenzenyulu

56AyemfunangokouYesu,ethethaodwa,emietempileni, esithi,Nithinina?

57KekalokuababingeleliabakhulunabaFarisibabewise umthethowokuthi,ukubaumntuuthewaziaphoakhona, mazeaxele,ukuzebambambe.

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1UYesungoko,kwiintsukuezintandathueziphambi kwayoipasika,wezaeBhetani,aphoebekhonauLazaro owayefile,awamvusayokwabafileyo.

2Bamenzelaisidlokhona;uLazarokeebengomnyewabo babehlelinayeetafileni

3WathabathakeuMariyaipontiyamafuthaaqholiweyo enadusiengangxengelelweyo,exabiso,likhulu; wathambisaiinyawozikaYesu,wazisulaiinyawozakhe ngeenwelezakhe;yazalakeindlulivumbalamafuthalawo aqholiweyo

4Uthengokoomnyewabafundibakhe,uYudaSikariyoti, okaSimon,lowoumngcatshayo.

5Bekunganinaukubalamafuthaaqholiweyo angathengiswangangeedenariyoezimakhulumathathu, kuphiweamahlwempu?

6Watshoke,kungengakubaebekhathalelemahlwempu; kodwangenxayokubaebelisela,inayeingxowa,ziphatha okozifakwakuyo.

7WathingokouYesu,Myeke;uwagcineleimini yokungcwatywakwam

8Kubaamahlwempunihlelininawo;kemnaanihleli ninam

9YathingokoindimbaneenkuluyakumaYudayakwazi ukubaulapho;yezakungengenxakaYesuyedwa,yeza ukuzeibonenoLazaro,lowowamvusayokwabafileyo

10Kekalokuababingeleliabakhulubabhungaukuba bambulalenoLazaro; 11ngokubangenxayakheabaninzibamaYudabemka, bakholwakuyeuYesu

12Ngengomsoindimbaneeyabeizeemthendelekweni, yakuvaukubauYesuuyezaeYerusalem, 13Yathabathaamasebeesundu,yaphumayaya kumkhawulela,yadanduluka,isithi,Hosana!

14UthekeuYesu,elifumeneiesile,wahlalaphezukwalo; njengokokubhaliwekwathiwa, 15Musaukoyika,ntombiinguZiyon;yabona,uKumkani wakhouza,ekhweleetholenile-esile

16Ezizintokeabaziqondangaabafundibakheukuqala; bathikodwa,akubaezukisiweuYesu,bandula ukukhumbulaukubaezizintozayezibhaliwengaye, nokubabazenzaezizintokuye.

17Yayeingqinangokoindimbaneleyo,ibeinayeoko wambizayouLazaroukubaaphumeengcwabeni,wamvusa kwabafileyo

18Ngenxayokoindimbaneyamhlangabeza;ngokuba yayivileukubauwenzilelomqondiso

19BathengokoabaFarisiphakathikwabo,Niyabonana kodwaukubaanincedilutho?naloihlabathililandelayena 20Kekaloku,kukhoamaGrikeathilekwababenyukile, bezakunqulaemthendelekweni.

WonangokoezakuFilipuwaseBhetesayidayelaseGalili, acelakuye,esithi,Nkosi,singasingabonauYesu

22UfikauFilipuaxeleleuAndreya;bathikanjalo ooAndreyanoFilipubaxeleleuYesu

23WabaphendulakeuYesuesithi,Lifikileilixalokuba uNyanawoMntuazukiswe.

24Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Ukubaukhozolwengqolowa oluweemhlabenialuthangalufe,lonaluhlalalungabinto; keukubaluthelwafa,luthwalaisiqhamoesininzi.

25Lowouwuthandayoumphefumlowakhe,wolahlekelwa nguwo;lowouwuthiyayoumphefumlowakhekweli hlabathi,wowulondolozelaubomiobungunaphakade.

26Ukubaubaniuthiandikhonze,makandilandele;apho ndikhonamna,wobalaphonomkhonziwam;ukubaubani uthiandikhonze,wombekauBawo.

27Kukalokunjeumphefumlowamukhathazekile;ndithini na?Bawo,ndisindisekwelilixa;kungokunjendizeleleli lixa.

28Bawo,lizukiseigamalakhoKwezangokoizwiliphuma ezulwini,lisithi,Ndilizukisile,ndiyakubuyandilizukise

29Yayengokoindimbaneeyayimikhona,yakuva,yathi kuyadudumaAbanyebathi,Kuthetheisithunywasezulu kuye

30WaphendulauYesuwathi,Elilizwialibangakhongenxa yam;libekhongenxayenu

31Kungokuukugwetywakwaloelihlabathi;kungoku umphathiwaloelihlabathiayakukhutshelwaphandle.

32Mnake,ukubandithendaphakanyiswaemhlabeni, ndiyakubatsalelabonkekum

33Wakutshokeoku,eqondisaukubakukufakuninaabeza kufangako

34Samphendulaisihlwelesathi,Thinasivileemthethweni, ukubauKristuyenauhlelingonaphakade;utshonganina wenaukuthi,UNyanawoMntuumelwekukuthi aphakanyiswe?UngubaninaloNyanawoMntu?

35UthengokouYesukubo,Liselilifutshaneixeshalokuba ukhanyisolubenaniHambaninisenokhanyiso,hleze ubumnyamabunifikele;kubalowouhambaebumnyameni akakwaziaphoayakhona.

36Ngoxanisenokhanyiso,kholwanikuloukhanyiso,ukuze nibengabantwanabokukhanyaEzizintowazithethauYesu, wemka,wazimela

37Kekaloku,nakubawayenzeimiqondisoengakaphambi kwabo,abakholwangakuye; 38ukuzeilizwilikaIsayaumprofetilizaliseke, awalithethayoesithi,Nkosi,ngubaninaokholiweyoludaba lwethu?NengaloyeNkosiityhilekekubanina?

39Babengenakoukukholwangoko,ngokubauIsayaebuye wathi,

40Uwamfamekisileamehloabo,Uyiqaqadekisileintliziyo yabo;ukuzebangaboningamehlo,baqondengentliziyo, bajike,ndibaphilise

41EzizintowazithethauIsaya,okowabubonayo ubuqaqawulibakhe,wathethangaye.

42Nokokenakuboabaphathiintoeninziyakholwakuye; kodwangenxayabaFarisibabengamvumanga,ukuze bangagxothwaesikhungwini;

43kubababethandauzukooluvelaebantwini,ngaphezu kozukooluvelakuThixo

44WadandulukakeuYesu,wathi,Lowoukholwayokum, akakholwakum,ukholwakulowowandithumayo

45Lowoundibonayoubonaowandithumayo.

46Mna,lukhanyiso,ndifikileehlabathini,ukuzebonke abakholwayokumbangahlaliebumnyameni

47Nokubaumntuuthewevaamazwilaam,akakholwa, mnaandimgwebi;kubaandizekuligwebaihlabathi,ndize kulisindisaihlabathi

48Lowoundigibayo,angawamkeliamazwiam,unaye omgwebayo;ilizwiendilithethileyo,liloeliyakumgweba ngomhlawokugqibela

49Ngokubamnaandithethangaokuphumakum; owandithumayo,uBawongokwakhe,nguyeowandiwisela umthethowokubandithinina,nokubandithethentonina

50Ndiyazinokwaziukubaumthethowakhelowobubomi obungunaphakadeNgokokeizintoendizithethayomna, njengokouBawoandixeleleyo,ndenjenjaloukuzithetha

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1Kekaloku,phambikomthendelekowepasika,esazi uYesuukubalifikileilixalokubaandulukekwelihlabathi, ayekuYise,ebathandileabakheabasehlabathini, wabathandakwadakwasekupheleni.

2Kekaloku,kwakubon'ukubaisidlosangokuhlwa, eseyifakeuMtyholientliziywenikaYudaSikariyoti, okaSimon,ukubaamngcatshe.

3UYesuesaziukubauYiseuzinikelezonkeizinto ezandlenizakhe,nokubawaphumakuThixo,wayakuThixo; usukaesidlweni,azibekephantsiiingubozakhe; wathabathaitawuli,wabhinqa

5azeagaleleamanziesityenisokuhlambela,aqale ukuzihlambaiinyawozabafundi,nokuzisulangetawuli abeyibhinqile

6UzakekuSimonPetros;athiyenakuye,Nkosi,zihlanjwe nguwenaiinyawozam?

7WaphendulauYesu,wathikuye,Endikwenzayomna akukwaziwenaokwangoku;wokwazikamva.

8AthiuPetroskuye,Akusayikuzihlambaiinyawozam, naphakadeUmphenduleuYesu,wathi,Ukubaandithanga ndikuhlambe,akunasabelonam

9AthiuSimonPetroskuye,Nkosi,mazingabiziinyawo zamzodwa,mazibezizandlanentloko

10UthiuYesukuye,Kulowouhlanjiweyoakusafunekinto, selikukuhlanjwakweenyawozodwa;uhlambulukile kwaphela;nanikenihlambulukile,kodwaaninjalononke 11Kubaebemazilowoumngcatshayo;Wathingenxayoko, Anihlambulukilenonke

12Ngoko,xeshikweniebezihlambileiinyawozabo, wazithabathaiingubozakhe,wabuyawahlalaphantsi, wathikubo,Niyayazinaintoendiyenzileyokuni?

13NinaukundibizanithindinguMfundisi,nithindiyiNkosi; kubandinjalo.

14Ngokoke,ukubandizihlambileiinyawozenumna, ndiyiNkosi,ndinguMfundisi;naninifaneleukuhlambana iinyawo.

15Kubandininikeumzekelo,ukuzenenze,njengoko ndenzengakomnakuni

16Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Akukhomkhonziumkhulu kunenkosiyakhe;nalowouthunyiweyomkhulukunalowo umthumileyo

17Ukubaniyazaziezizinto,ninoyoloukubanithinizenze

18Andithethingani,nonke;ndiyabaziabomna ndibanyulileyo;okokwenzekeukuzeisibhalosizaliseke, esithi,Lowoudlaisonkanam,undiphakamiseleisithende sakhe

19Ndiqalakwangokuukunixelelakungekehli,ukuze,xa kuthekwehla,nikholweukubandinguye

20Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Lowowamkelaendithe ndamthuma,wamkelamna;nalowowamkelamna, wamkelaowandithumayo

21EzithethileuYesuezizinto,wakhathazekaemoyeni wakhe,wangqinawathi,Inene,inene,ndithikuni,omnye kuniabauyakundingcatsha

22Bayengokoabafundibekhangelana,bethingazaukuba uthethabanina.

23Kekaloku,bekwayameesifubenisikaYesuomnye umfundiwakhe,obethandwanguYesu

24UnqwalangokouSimonPetroskulowo,ukubaabuze ukubaangabauthethabanina

25AyamilekeyenaesifubenisikaYesu,uthikuye,Nkosi, ngubanina?

26WaphendulauYesuwathi,Ngulowondiyakumnika iqhekeza,xandithendalithinkxuElithinkxuiqhekeza, walinikauYudaSikariyoti,okaSimon.

27Wazaemvenikweqhekezaelo,wangenauSathanakuye lowoWathingokouYesukuye,Okwenzayo,kwenze kamsinya.

28Kekaloku,bekungekhonamnye,kwababehlelinaye esithebeni,ubesaziukubautshonganinakuye

29Kubaabathile,ekubeniingxowaibikuYuda,bebeba uYesuuthikuye,Thengaezozintosizifunela umthendeleko;nokubamakabanikeintoamahlwempu

30Elithabathilengokoyenaiqhekeza,waphumakwaoko; Xeshikweningokoaphumileyo,uthiuYesu,Kukalokunje, uNyanawoMntuuzukisiwe,nayeuThixouzukisiwekuye

32UkubakeuThixouzukisiwekuye,noThixouya kumzukisakuyengokwakhe,wayeeyakumzukisa kwangoku.

33Bantwanabam,liselilifutshaneixeshalokubandibenani Niyakundifuna;njengokosendithekumaYuda,Apho ndiyakhonamna,aninakoukufikanina;ngokokendithi kuni.

34Ndiniwiselaumthethoomtsha,wokubanithandane; Njengokondinithandileyomna,ukubananinithandane

35Ngayolentobayakwazibonke,ukubaningabafundi bam,ukubanithenathandana

36WathiuSimonPetroskuye,Nkosi,uyangaphina? UmphenduleuYesu,wathi,Aphondiyakhona,aninako ukundilandelangoku;wondilandelaemvenikoko

37WathiuPetroskuye,Nkosi,kunganinaukubandingabi nakoukukulandelangoku?Ndiyakuwuncamelawena umphefumlowam

38WamphendulauYesuwathi,Wowuncamelamnana umphefumlowakho?Inene,inene,ndithikuwe,Ayisayi kulilainkuku,ungathangaundikhanyelekathathu

ISAHLUKOSE-14

Intliziyoyenumayingakhathazeki;kholwanikuThixo, nikholwenakum.

2EndlwinikaBawozininziiindawozokuhlala;ukuba bekungenjalo,ngendanixelelayoNdiyemka,ndiya kunilungiselaindawo;

3ukubakendimkilendayakunilungiselaindawo,ndiya kubuyandize,ndinamkelelekum;ukuzeaphondikhona mna,nibekhonanani

4Aphokendiyakhonamnaniyakwazi,nendlelaniyayazi 5UthiuTomaskuye,Nkosi,asaziaphouyakhona; singathininakeukuyaziindlela?

6UthiuYesukuye,Ndimindlela,ndiminyaniso,ndim ubomi;akukhonamnyeuzayokuBawo,engezingam.

7Ukubabenindazilemna,ningenimazilenoBawo;ngoku keniyamazi,nimbonilenokumbona

8AthiuFilipukuye,Nkosi,siboniseuYihlo,kosanele.

9UthiuYesukuye,Ndinaxeshalingakananandinaninje, akukandazina,Filipu?Lowoundibonileyomnaumbonile uBawo;utshonganinakewenaukuthi,SiboniseuYihlo?

10AkukholwanaukubamnandikuyeuBawo,abeke uBawoekum?Amazwiendiwathethayomnakuni, andiwathethingokuphumakum;uBawokeohlelikum, nguyeoyenzayoimisebenzile

11Kholwanindim,ukubamnandikuyeuBawo,nokuba uBawoukum;okanyenikholwendimngenxayayo imisebenzileyo

12Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Lowoukholwayokum, imisebenziendiyenzayomna,uyakuyenzanayeyena; nemikhulukunaleuyakuyenza;ngokubamnandisiya kuBawo

13Nentoenithenayicelaegamenilam,ndoyenzayona, ukuzeuYiseazukiswengoNyana

14Ukubanithenacelaintongegamalam,ndoyenzamna 15Ukubaniyandithanda,yigcineniimithethoyam.

16MnandiyakucelakuBawo,azeaninikeomnye uMthetheleli,ukuzeahlalenaningonaphakade; 17uMoyawenyaniso;lowoihlabathilingenako ukumamkela,ngokubalingamboni,lingamazinokumazi ngokubauhlelinani,kanjalouyakubakuni

18Andiyikunishiyaniziinkedama;ndiyezakuni.

19Liselilifutshaneixesha,ukuzeihlabathilingabi sandibona;keninaniyandibona;ngokubandisidlaubomi mna,naniniyakudlaubomi

20NgaloomininiyakwazininaukubandikuyeuBawo, naninikum,namndikuni

21Lowounayoimithethoyamayigcine,nguye ondithandayo;lowokeundithandayo,uyakuthandwa nguBawo;namndiyakumthanda,ndizibonakalalisekuye 22AthikuyeuYuda(ingenguyeuSikariyoti),Nkosi, kuthenina,lentouzakuzibonakalalisakuthi, ungazibonakalalisikuloihlabathi?

23WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Ukubaumntu uyandithanda,woligcinailizwilam;wothiuBawo amthande,sizekuye,sihlalenaye.

24Lowoungandithandiyoakawagciniamazwiam;ilizwi enilivayoasililoelam,lelikaBawoowandithumayo

25Ezizintondizithethilekunindisahlelinani

UYOHANE

26KeuMthetheleli,uMoyaoyiNgcwele,ayakumthuma uBawoegamenilam,yenauyakunifundisazonkeizinto, anikhumbuzezonkeizintoendizithethileyokuni.

27Ndishiyauxolokuni;ndininikauxololwam;andininiki njengokunikakwehlabathiMayingakhathazekiintliziyo yenu,mayingabinabugwala

28Nivileukubandithemnakuni,Ndiyemka,ndibuye ndizekuniUkubabenindithanda,ngenavuyayokuba ndathi,NdiyakuBawo;ngokubauBawomkhulukunam

29Ngokukendinixelelekungekehli,ukuze,xakuthe kwehla,nikholwe

30Andisayikubasathethazintozininzinani;kubaesiza umphathiwelihlabathi,engenantonam

31Ke,ukuzeliqondeihlabathiukubandiyamthanda uBawo;kwayenjengokouBawoendiyaleleyo,ndenjenjalo. Vukani,simkeapha

ISAHLUKOSE-15

1Mnandingumdiliyawenyaniso,umlimiwawoke nguBawo.

2Onkeamasebeakumangavelisisiqhamo,uyawasusa;

3Ninanisenihlambulukile,ngenxayelizwiendilithethileyo kuni.

4Hlalanikum,mnandihlalekuniNjengokubaisebe lingenakoukuthwalaisiqhamongokwalo,lingahlalanga emdiliyeni;aninakonani,ukubaanihlalangakum.

5Umdiliyandim,ninaningamasebe;lowouhlelikum, ndibemnandihlelikuye,yenauthwalaisiqhamoesininzi; ngokuba,ningekum,aninakwenzanto.

6Ukubaumntuutheakahlalakum,ulahlelwaphandle njengesebe,ome;bazibutheabantu,baziphoseemlilweni, zitshiswe.

7Ukubanithenahlalakum,namazwiamahlalakuni, nocelaintoenisukubaniyithanda,niyenzelwe

8UzukiswauBawongalento,yokubanithwaleisiqhamo esininzi;niyakubangabafundibamngokunjalo

9NjengokouBawowandithandayo,namndanithanda; hlalanikeeluthandwenilwam.

10Ukubanithiniyigcineimithethoyam,hlalani eluthandwenilwam;njengokubamnandayigcinayo imithethokaBawo,ndahlalaeluthandwenilwakhe.

11Ezizintondizithethilekuni,ukuzeuvuyolwamluhlale kuni,luthinovuyolwenuluzaliseke

12Nguwoloumthethowam,wokubanithandane, njengokondanithandayonina

13Akukhonamnyeunalouthandoolungaphezukolu, lokubaubomibakheabuncameleizihlobozakhe

14Nizizihlobozamnina,ukubanithinikwenzekonke endinimiselakhonamna

15Kungokunjeandinibizinjengezicaka;ngokuba umkhonziakakwaziokwenziwayinkosiyakhe;kemna ndithenizizihlobo;ngokubazonkeizintoendazivakuBawo, ndanazisazona

16Asininienanyulamna;ndimndaninyulanina, ndanimiselaukubanihambenithwaleisiqhamo,size isiqhamosenusihlale;ukuzeokoenithenakucelakuBawo egamenilam,aninike

17Ndiniwiselalomthethowokubanithandane.

18Ukubaihlabathilinithiyile,yaziniukubalindithiye kuqalakunani

19Ukubabeningabehlabathi,ihlabathilingelikuthanda okwalo;kengokubaningengabehlabathi,ndaninyulayo mnakuloihlabathi,ngenxayokolinithiyileihlabathi

20Likhumbuleniilizwiendalithethayomnakuni,elithi, Akukhomkhonziumkhulukunenkosiyakhe.Ukuba banditshutshisilemna,bonitshutshisanani;Ukubailizwi lambaligcina,nelenuboligcina

21Keezizintozonkebayakuzenzakuningenxayegama lam,ngokubabengamaziowandithumayo

22Ukubabendingezangandathethakubo,ngebengabanga nasono;ngokuabanasikhuselosesonosabo

23LowoundithiyileyomnauthiyenoBawo

24Ukubabendingenzangaphakathikwaboimisebenzi engenziwangamntuwumbi,ngebengabanganasono;ngoku kebabonile;nokobandithiyilemnanoBawo

25Kwenzekeukuzelizalisekeilizwielibhaliweyo emthethweniwabo,elithi,Bandithiyakungekhosizathu

26XakeathewafikauMthetheleli,endiyakumthumamna kunievelakuBawo,uMoyawenyanisoophumakuBawo, yenawongqinangam

27Nanikeniyangqina,ngokubabeninamkwasekuqaleni

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1Ezizintondizithethilekuni,ukuzeningakhutyekiswa.

2Bayakunigxothaesikhungwini;ewe,kuzailixalokuba bonkeabanibulalayo,babebonabakhonzauThixo 3Ezozintobayakuzenzakuni,ngokubabengamazanga uBawokwanam

Ezizintondizithethilekuni,ukuze,xalithelafikailixa, nizikhumbuleukubamnandandinixelele.Ezizintoke andizithethangakunikwasekuqaleni,ngokubabendinani 5Ngokukendiyemka,ndiyakowandithumayo;akukho namnyekuniundibuzayo,athi,Uyangaphina?

6Ngokubakeezizintondizithethilekuni,iintlungu ziyizalisileintliziyoyenu

7Nokokemnandinixelelainyaniso;kunilungeleukuba ndimke;kuba,ndingemkanga,uMthetheleliakayikuza kuni;ke,ndithendemka,ndiyakumthumelakuni

8Efikileke,uyakulohlwayaihlabathilidane,ngenxa yesono,nangenxayobulungisa,nangenxayomgwebo; 9ngenxayesono,ngokokubabengakholwakum; 10ngenxayobulungisa,ngokokubandisiyakuBawo,ize ningabisandibona;

11ngenxayomgwebo,ngokokubaumphathiwelihlabathi egwetyiwe.

12Ndisenezintoezininzizokuthethakuni,kodwaaninako ukuzithwalangoku.

13XakeathewafikayenauMoyawenyaniso,uya kunikhokelelakuyoyonkeinyaniso;uyakuthethaathe wakuva,anibikeleizintoezizayo

14Yenauyakundizukisa;ngokubaeyakwamkela kokukokwam,azeanibikeleke

15ZonkeezozintoanazouBawozezam;ngenxayoko ndathi,uyakwamkelakokukokwam,azeanibikele

16Selilixeshaelifutshane,izeningandiboni;kubuyekube lixeshaelifutshane,nibuyenindibone,ngokubamnandiya kuBawo

17Ithengokoinxenyeyakubafundibakhephakathikwayo, Yintoninaleayithethayokuthi,athi,Liselilixesha elifutshane,nibuyenindibone;Utata?

18Babesithingoko,Yintoninaleayithethayo,athi, Lixeshaelifutshane?Asinakuyaziintoayithethayo.

19WazingokouYesuukubababethandaukumbuza,wathi kubo,Nibuzanangalentona,yokubandithe,Selilixesha elifutshane,nizeningandiboni;kubuyekubelixesha elifutshane,nibuyenindibone?

Inene,inene,ndithikuni,niyakulilanihlahlambe,kelona ihlabathiliyakuvuya;niyakuxhalabanina,keukuxhalaba kwenukuyakubaluvuyo

21Umfazixaazakuzala,uyaxhalaba,ngokubailixalakhe lifikile;xaathekewazalaumntwana,akabisayikhumbula loombandezelo,ngenxayovuyolokubakuzelweumntu ehlabathini.

22Nanikengokonixhalabilengokunje;kodwandobuya ndinibone;yayeiyakuvuyaintliziyoyenu,novuyolwenu akukhonamnyeuyakuluhluthakuni.

23NangaloominianiyikundibuzantoInene,inene,ndithi kuni,ZonkeizintoenithenazicelakuBawoegamenilam, woninika.

24Kudekwabangokunje,anikacelintoegamenilam; celani,niyakwamkela,ukuzeuvuyolwenuluzaliseke

25Ezizintondizithethilekuningokuntsonkotha;kuzailixa endingasayikubasathethakuningokuntsonkotha;ndiya kunibikelangokusekuhleningayeuBawo

26Ngaloomininiyakucelaegamenilam;anditshokuni ukuthi,mnandiyakunicelelakuBawo;

27kubauBawongokwakheuyanithanda;ngokubanina nindithandile,nakholwaukubamnandaphumakuThixo.

28NdaphumakuBawo,ndezaehlabathini;ndibuya ndilishiyeihlabathi,ndiyekuBawo

29Bathikuyeabafundibakhe,Uyabona,ngokuuthetha ngokusekuhleni,akuthethintongakuntsonkotha

30Ngokusiyazi,ukubauyazazizonkeizinto,akusafuneki kuweukubaubaniakubuzento;ngaloontosiyakholwa ukubawaphumakuThixo

31WabaphendulauYesuwathi,Niyakholwanangoku?

32Yabonani,kuzailixa,nakalokulifikile,lokuba nichithwe,elowoayekowabo,nindishiyendedwa;ukanti andindedwa,ngokubauBawounam

33Ezizintondizithethilekuni,ukuzenibenoxolokum. Ehlabathininiyakubanembandezelo;yomelelani;mna ndiloyisileihlabathi

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1EzizintowazithethauYesu,wawaphakamisaamehlo akhewakhangelaezulwini,wathi,Bawo,lifikileilixa; mzukiseuNyanawakho,ukuzenoNyanawakhoakuzukise; 2njengokubawamnikaigunyakubantubonke,ukuze bonkeomnikebona,abanikeubomiobungunaphakade

3Bubokeobuubomiobungunaphakade,ukuba mabakwazi,wenaukuphelakoThixooyinyaniso,naye uYesuKristuomthumileyo

4Mnandikuzukisileemhlabeni,ndiwufezileumsebenzi obundinikileukubandiwenze

5Ndizukisekengoku,wenaBawo,kuwengokwakho, ngozukoebendinalokuwe,lingekabikhoihlabathi.

6Ndilibonakalisileigamalakhokuboabantuobundinike bona,bephumaehlabathini;babengabakho,wabanikamna; Ilizwilakhobaligcinile.

7Ngokubaqondile,ukubazonkeizintoondinikezona ziphumakuwe

8Ngokubaamazwiondinikewona,ndiwanikebona;bona bawathabatha,baqondangokwenyanisoukubandaphuma kuwe;bakholwaukubawenawandithuma

9Mnandicelelabona;andicelelilonaihlabathi,ndicelela aboundinikebona;ngokubabengabakho.

10Kwayezonkeezamzezakho,zibeezakhozezam; Ndizukisiwekekubo

11Andisekhonaehlabathini,kebonabasesehlabathini; mnandizakuweBawoOngcwele,bagcinengegamalakho aboundinikebona,ukuzebabebanye,njengokubasibanye 12Okobendinaboehlabathinimna,bendibalondolozele egamenilakho;owandinikabonandibagcinile;akukho namnyekuboutshabaleleyo,ingenguyelowo wentshabalalo;ukuzeisibhalosizaliseke

13Ngokukendizakuwe;nezizintondizithethaehlabathini, ukuzebabenalouvuyolwamluzalisekilekubo.

14Mnandibanikeilizwilakho;lazaihlabathilabathiya, ngokubabengengaboabehlabathi,njengokubanam ndingenguyeowehlabathi.

15Andiceliukubaubasuseehlabathini;ndicelaukuba ubagcinekuyoinkohlakalo

16Abangaboabehlabathi,njengokubanamndingenguye owehlabathi

17Bangcwalisengayoinyanisoyakho;ilizwilakho liyinyaniso.

18Njengokubawandithumaehlabathini,namndibathume bonaehlabathini

19Ngenxayabokendiyazingcwalisamna,ukuzenabo babengabangcwalisiweyoyinyaniso

Andicelelikeababodwa,ndicelelanabobayakukholwa kumngelizwilabo;

21ukuzebonkebabebanye;njengokubawena,Bawo, ukum,mnandikuwe,ukuzenabobabebanyekuthi;ukuze ihlabathilikholweukubawenawandithuma.

22Uzukoowandinikalona,ndilunikebona;ukuzebabe banye,njengokubathinasibanye;

23mnandikubo,wenaukum,ukuzebabe ngabazalisekileyontweni-nye;ukuzeliqondeihlabathi ukubawenaundithumile,wabathanda,njengokuba wandithandayonam.

24Bawo,ndithandaukubanaboaboundinikebona,babe nam,aphondikhonamna;ukuzebaluboneuzukolwam owandinikalona;ngokubawandithandakwaphambi kokusekwakwehlabathi

25Bawoolilungisa,ihlabathilonaalikwazanga,kemna ndikwazile;nababathebaziukubawenawandithuma. 26ndabazisaigamalakho,ndandiyakubazisa;ukuze uthandoondithandengalolubekubo,namndibekubo.

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1AkuzithethauYesuezizinto,waphumanabafundibakhe, wayaphesheyakomlanjanaoyiKidron,aphokwakukho umyezo,awangenakuwoyenanabafundibakhe

2NoYudake,lowoumngcatshayo,ubeyaziindawoleyo; kubauYesuubesakubuthafuthikhonaaphonabafundi bakhe.

3AthingokouYuda,ethabatheibutholamasoldati namadindalakubabingeleliabakhulunabaFarisi,ezekhona enezikhanyisonezibaneneentonga.

4EzazingokouYesuzonkeizintoezimzelayo,waphuma, wathikubo,Nifunabanina?

5Bamphendulabathi,UYesuumNazareteAthikubo uYesu,Ndinguye.WayekenoYuda,lowoumngcatshayo, eminabo

6Akutshongokokuboukuthi,Ndinguye,bahlehla,bawa emhlabeni.

7Wabuyakewababuzaesithi,Nifunabanina?Bathike bona,UYesuumNazarete

8WaphendulauYesuwathi,Ndinixeleleukubandinguye; ukubangokonifunamna,bayekeniababemke; 9ukuzelizalisekeilizwiawalithethayoelithi,Kwabo undinikebona,andilahlekwanganamnye

10UthengokouSimonPetros,enekrele,walirhola, wamxabelaumkhonziwombingeleliomkhulu,wamnqamla indlebeyokuneneIgamalesicakalalinguMalko

11WathingokouYesukuPetros,Lifakeikrelelakho esingxotyenisalo;indebeandinikileyouBawoandisayi kuyiselana?

12IbutholazalambambauYesu,nomthetheli-waka namadindalaamaYuda,bambopha.

13wamrholelakuAnaskuqala;kubawayengusomfazi kuKayafa,obengumbingeleliomkhulungaloomnyaka

14KekalokuuKayafawayengulowowabhunganamaYuda ngokuthi,Kuyintoelungileyo,ukubaumntuomnyeafele abantu

15KekalokuuSimonPetroswayemlandelauYesu,naye omnyeumfundiLoomfundikewayesazekakumbingeleli omkhulu,wangenanoYesuentendelezweniyombingeleli omkhulu.

16KekalokuuPetroswayemiemnyangongaphandle Waphumakeomnyeumfundi,lowoubesazeka kumbingeleliomkhulu,wathethanomgcini-sango, wamngenisauPetros

17Sathingokoisicakazanaesingumgcini-sangokuPetros, Ingabanaweungowabafundibalomntuyinina?Athi, Andinguye

18Kekalokukwakumikhonaabakhonzinamadindala bebaseumlilowamalahle;bamanabesotha,wayeke uPetroseminaboesotha

19UmbingeleliomkhulungokowambuzauYesu ngabafundibakhe,nangayoimfundisoyakhe.

20WamphendulauYesuwathi,Mnandathetha ngokungafihlisiyokuloihlabathi;Bendihlalandifundisa endlwiniyesikhungunasetempileni,aphoamaYuda ebesakubuthelanakhona;andithethangantoemfihlekweni

21Yininaukubaubuzekum?Buzakwabobayivileyointo endayithethayokubo;uyabona,bayakwazioko ndakuthethayo

22Kekaloku,akubon'ukubautshilo,elinyelamadindala, elalimikhona,lammonxozauYesu,lathi,Wenjenjena ukumphendulaumbingeleliomkhulu?

23WaliphendulauYesuwathi,Ukubandithethekakubi, ngqinelaububiobo;kodwaukubandithethekakuhle, undibethelanina?

24UAnaswamthumelakeebotshiwekuKayafa umbingeleliomkhulu

25KekalokuuSimonPetroswayemiesothaBathingoko kuye,Ingabanaweungowabafundibakheyinina? Wakhanyelakewathi,Andinguye

26Athiomnyeumkhonziwombingeleliomkhulu, osisalamanesoPetroswamnqamlaindlebe,Andikubonanga mnayininaemyezweniunaye?

27WabuyakewakhanyelauPetrosYasukayalilakwaoko inkuku.

28BamsusangokouYesukuKayafa,bamsakwindlu yerhuluneli;bekukusasakeoko;+yayebonaabazange bangeneendlwiniyerhuluneli,+ukuzebangazenziinqambi; ukuzebayidleipasika

29WaphumakeuPilatowayakubo,wathi,Nimisatyala lininakuyelomntu?

30Baphendulabathikuye,Ukubaebengenguyeumenzi wobubi,singesingamnikelangakuwe

31WathingokouPilatokubo,Mthabatheninina, nimgwebengesikolenuAthingokoamaYudakuye, Akuvumelekilekuthiukubasibulaleumntu;

32ukuzeilizwilikaYesulizalisekeawalithethayo, eqondisaukubakukufakuninaabezakufangako

33WabuyangokowangenauPilatoendlwiniyerhuluneli, wambizauYesu,wathikuye,WenaunguyenauKumkani wamaYuda?

34UmphenduleuYesu,wathi,Uyithethalentoiphuma kuwe,wayixelelwangabanyengam,sinina?

35WaphendulauPilatowathi,MnandingumYudana? Luhlangalwakowenunababingeleliabakhulu abakunikeleyokum;wenzentonina?

36WaphendulauYesuwathi,Ubukumkanibamasibubo obelihlabathi;ukubabebububoobelihlabathiubukumkani bam,abakhonzibambebeyakulwa,ukuzendinganikelwa kumaYuda;

37WathingokouPilatokuye,Hinake,ungukumkanina wena?WaphendulauYesuwathi,Naweuthi ndingukumkanindizeleokuehlabathini,ukuze ndiyingqineleinyaniso.Bonkeabangabenyanisobayaliva ilizwilam

38AthiuPilatokuye,Yintoninayonainyaniso?Akuba etshilo,wabuyawaphumawayakumaYuda,athikuwo, Mnaandifumaninalinyeityalakuye

39Kekalokuninesikolokubandinikhululeleabemnye ngepasika;ningakendinganikhululelauKumkani wamaYudana?

40Babuyangokobonkebankqangaza,besithi,Mayingabi ngulo,mayibenguBharabhas.WayekeuBharabhas esisihange

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1WazangokouPilatowamthabathauYesu,wamtyakatya 2Azaamasoldatialukaisithsabasameva,ambekaentloko, amnxibainguboebomvu

3besithi,Vuya,KumkaniwamaYuda!bambethake ngezandla

4WabuyangokowaphumaphandleuPilato;athikubo, Yabonani,ndimzisaphandlekuni,ukuzenaziukuba andifumaninalinyeityalakuye.

5WaphumaphandlengokouYesu,enxibeisithsaba samevanenguboebomvu;AthikubouPilato,Nankoumntu 6Bathengoko,bakumbonaababingeleliabakhulu namadindala,bankqangaza,besithi,Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!AthikubouPilato,Mthabatheninina, nimbetheleleemnqamlezweni;kubamnaandifumanityala kuye

7AmphendulaamaYudaathi,Thinasinomthetho; ngomthethowethukeufaneleukufa,ngokubaezenze uNyanakaThixo

8UthengokouPilato,akulivaelolizwi,woyikangakumbi 9Wabuyawangenaendlwiniyerhuluneli,wathikuYesu, Ungowaphinawena?AkaphendulakeuYesukuye

10AthingokouPilatokuye,Akuthethinakum?Akwazina ukubandinegunyalokukubethelelaemnqamlezweni, nokubandinegunyalokukukhulula?

UphenduleuYesuwathi,Ungeungenagunyanakanyekum, ukubaubungalinikwangalivelaphezulu;ngenxayoko ondinikeleyokuweunesonoesikhulungakumbi

12NgenxayokowayefunauPilatoukumkhulula;kodwa amaYudaayenkqangazaesithi,Ukubauthewamkhululalo, akusihlobosikaKesare;bonkeabazenzaukumkanibachasa uKesare.

13ElivilengokouPilatoelolizwi,wamzisaphandleuYesu, wahlalaesihlalwenisokugwebakwindawoekuthiwa, siSandlalosaMatye; 14Kekalokukwakuyiminiyokulungiselelaipasika,ilixa kengathililelesithandathu;athikumaYuda,Nanko uKumkaniwenu!

15Basukakebonabankqangaza,besithi,Msuse, mbetheleleemnqamlezweni!AthikubouPilato, NdimbetheleleemnqamlezweninauKumkaniwenu? Baphendulaababingeleliabakhulubathi,Asinakumkani ngaphandlekukaKesare

16Wandulangokoukumnikelakubo,ukuzeabethelelwe emnqamlezweniBamthabathakeuYesu,bemkanaye

17Ethweleumnqamlezowakhe,waphumawayandaweni kuthiwayiNdawoyoKhakhayi,leyokuthiwangesiHebhere yiGolgota

18aphobambethelelakhonaemnqamlezweni,nabanye nayeabangabambibebabini,ngeenxazombini,uYesuke ephakathi

19UPilatowabhalanombhalo,wawubekaemnqamlezweni Kwayekekubhaliwekwathiwa,UYESUwaseNazarete, uKumkaniwamaYuda

20LoombhalongokointoeninziyamaYudayaleswa; ngokubaindawo,uYesuawayebethelelwekuyo emnqamlezweni,yayikufuphinomzi;kwayekekubhaliwe ngesiHebhere,nangesiGrike,nangesiRoma

21BathingokoababingeleliabakhulubamaYudakuPilato, Musaukubhalaukuthi,uKumkaniwamaYuda;wathi, NdinguKumkaniwamaYuda

22WaphendulauPilatowathi,Endikubhalileyo ndikubhalile

23Athengokoamasoldati,xaabembethelele emnqamlezweniuYesu,azithabathaiingubozakhe,enza izabeloezine,laeloisoldatilanesabelo;kwanengubo yangaphantsi.Keyonainguboyangaphantsi ibingenamthungo;yayilukiweiphela,ithabathelephezulu

24Athingokoomnyekomnye,Masingayikrazuli, masiqashisengayoukubayobayekabanina;ukuze sizalisekeisibhaloesithi,Babelanangeengubozam,benza amaqashisongesambathosamAmasoldatikengoko azenzaezizinto

25KekalokukwakumingasemnqamlezwenikaYesuunina, nomsakwabobonina,uMariyaumkaKleyopa,noMariya waseMagadala.

26UYesungoko,akumbonaunina,nayeumfundi abemthandaemikhona,uthikuyeunina,Mfazi,nanko unyanawakho!

27Anduleathikumfundilowo,Nankounyoko!Wathi kwakwelolixaloomfundiwamthabatha,wamsaekhayeni lakhe

Emvenikoko,uYesu,esaziukubazonkeizintosezifezekile, ukuzesifezekeisibhalo,wathi,Ndinxaniwe.

29Bekumikeisityasizeleyiviniga;bazalisaimfunxa ngeviniga,bayibekaphezukwehisope,bayisaemlonyeni wakhe.

30XangokouYesuwabeyamkeleiviniga,wathi, Kugqityiwe!Wathobaintloko,wawunikelaumoyawakhe 31AmaYudangoko,ngenxayokubayayiyimini yokulungiselela,ukubaimizimbaingahlaliemnqamlezweni ngomhlawesabatha(kubaloosabathaibingumhla omkhulu),acelakuPilatoukubaimilenzeyaboyaphulwe, nokubabangcwatyweisusiwe

32Ezangokoamasoldati,ayaphulaokuneneimilenze yowokuqala,neyomnyeobebethelelweemnqamlezweni naye

33KodwaakufikakuYesu,akubonaukubauselefile, akayaphulaimilenzeyakhe

34Lesukaelinyeisoldatilamhlabangomkhontoecaleni; kwaokokwaphumaigazinamanzi.

35Nalowoubonileyoungqinile,nobungqinabakhe buyinyaniso;nayeyenauyaziukubauthethainyaniso, ukuzenaninikholwe.

36Kubaezizintozenzeka,ukuzeisibhalosizalisekeesithi, Akuyikwaphulwathambolakhe

37Kanjalonesinyeisibhalosithi,Bayakukhangelakulowo bamhlabileyo

38Kekalokuemvenikoko,uYosefuwaseArimati (engumfundikaYesu,keenguyengokufihlakeleyongenxa yokoyikaamaYuda),wacelakuPilato,ukubaawususe umzimbakaYesuWazauPilatowamvumelaWezangoko, wawuthabathaumzimbakaYesu.

39KwezakenoNikodemo,lowowezayokuYesu ekuqaleniebusuku,ephetheumxubewemorenehaloti, omalunganekhululeeponti.

40BawuthabathakeumzimbakaYesu,bawubopha ngezisongelozelinen,ndawonyenobulawu,njengoko kulisikolokungcwabakumaYuda.

41Kekaloku,bekukhokuloondawoabebethelelwekuyo emnqamlezweniumyezo;nasemyezweniaphobekukho ingcwabaelitsha,ekungazangakubekwemntukulo.

42UYesungokobambekakhonaapho,ngenxayemini yokulungiselelakwamaYuda;kubaingcwababelikufuphi

ISAHLUKO20

1Kekaloku,ngolokuqalausukulweveki,kuzaengcwabeni uMariyawaseMagadalakusasa,kusentsundu,aliboneilitye lisusiweengcwabeni

2Agidimengoko,ezekuSimonPetrosnakomnyeumfundi, lowoubethandwanguYesu,athikubo,BayisusileiNkosi engcwabeni;

3WaphumangokouPetrosnomnyeumfundilowo,besiya engcwabeni

4Kekalokubayebegidimabonabobabinikunye;waza omnyeumfundilowowamshiyangamenduuPetros,wafika kuqalaengcwabeni

5Wathieqondele,wazibonaiilinenabesongelwekuzo zizodwa;akangena

6AfikengokouSimonPetrosemlandela,angene engcwabeni,aziboneiingubozelinenabesongelwekuzo zizodwa;

7neqhiyaebisentlokweniyakhe,ingadibeneneelinen abesongelwekuzo,isongiweyodwandaweniithile.

8Wandulangokowangenanomnyeumfundi,lowoubefike kuqalaengcwabeni,wabona,wakholwa;

9Kubababengekasaziisibhaloesithi,umelwekukuthi avukekwabafileyo

10Babuyakebagodukaabafundi

11KekalokuuMariyawemangaphandlengasengcwabeni elila;

12Wabonaizithunywazezuluezibini,zambethe ezimhlophe,zihleli;esinyengasentloko,esinye ngasezinyaweni,aphowawulelekhonaumzimbakaYesu

13Zithizonakuye,Mfazi,ulilelanina?Athikubo, NgokubabayithathileiNkosiyam;andaziaphobayibeke khona

14Akutshowajika,wambonauYesuemi;wayengazike ukubanguYesu

15AthiuYesukuye,Mfazi,ulilelanina?ufunabanina?

Yena,esibangumgcini-myezo,uthikuye,Nkosi,ukuba umsusileapha,ndixeleleaphoumbekekhona;mnandiye kumthabatha

16AthiuYesukuye,Mariya.Waguqukake,wathikuye, Rabhoni;okokukuthi,Mfundisi

17AthiuYesukuye,Ungandichukumisi;kubaandikanyuki ndiyekuBawo;kehambauyekubazalwanabam,uthikubo, Ndiyenyuka,ndiyakuBawo,kuYihlo;nakuThixowam, nakuThixowenu

18AfikeuMariyawaseMagadala,ababikeleabafundi ukubauyibonileiNkosi;yathethaezizintokuye

19Kwakuhlwangoko,ngolokuqalausukulweveki, zakubon’ukubaiingcangozivaliwe,apho babehlanganisenekhonaabafundi,ngenxayokoyika amaYuda,wafikauYesuwemaphakathi,wathikubo, Uxolomalubenani.

20UtshilowababonisaizandlanecalalakheBavuyangoko abafundibakuyibonaiNkosi

21WaphindangokouYesuwathikubo,Uxolomalubenani; njengokubauBawoendithumilemna,namndiyanithuma nina

22Akutshowabaphefumlela,wathikubo,Yamkelani uMoyaoyiNgcwele;

23abazononithenazixolela,bazixolelwe;nabazononithe nazibamba,zibambekile.

24KekalokuuTomas,omnyekwabalishumielinababini, okuthiwanguDidimo,wayengenabookowafikayouYesu.

25Babesithingokokuyeabanyeabafundi,Siyibonile iNkosiWathikeyenakubo,Ukubaandithangandilibone inxebalezikhonkwaneezandlenizayo,ndiwufakeumnwe wamenxebenilezikhonkwane,ndisifakeisandlasam ecalenilayo,andisayikukholwa

26Bayeemvenikweentsukuezisibhozobekwangaphakathi abafundibakhe;wayenabonoTomasAfikeuYesu, zakubon’ukubazivaliweiingcango,wemaphakathi,athi, Uxolomalubenani.

27AnduleathikuTomas,Etheaphaumnwewakho, uziboneizandlazam;khawusondezeaphaisandlasakho, usifakeecalenilam;musaukubangongakholwayo,yiba ngokholwayo

28UphenduleuTomas,wathikuye,Nkosiyam,Thixo wam!

29AthiuYesukuye,Ngokubaundibonile,Tomas, ukholiwe.Banoyoloabobangabonanga,bakholwanoko. 30Mininzikeokuneneneminyeimiqondisoawayenzayo uYesuemehlweniabafundibakhe,engabhalwangakuyole ncwadi;

31KodwaleibhalelweukuzenikholweukubauYesu unguyeuKristu,uNyanakaThixo;nokuzenithi,nikholwa, nibenaboubomiegamenilakhe

ISAHLUKO21

1EmvakokowaphindauYesuwazibonakalalisakubafundi ngaselwandlelwaseTibheriyawazibonakalisangalendlela 2BabendawonyeuSimonPetros,noTomasokuthiwa nguDidimo,noNataniyeliwaseKanayelaseGalili, nabakaZebhedi,nabanyekubafundibakhebebabini

3AthiuSimonPetroskubo,Ndiyakubambisaiintlanzi. Bathikebonakuye,NathisihambanaweBaphuma, bangenaemkhombenikwaoko;ababambantongobo busuku.

4Kekaloku,kwakubasekusile,wemauYesuelunxwemeni; nokoabafundibebengaziukubanguYesu

5AthingokouYesukubo,Bantwana,aninantoidliwayona? Baphendulabathikuye,Hayi

6Wathikeyenakubo,Wuphoseniumnathangecala lasekunenelomkhombe,nofumana.Baphosake;ababa sabanakoukuwutsala,ngenxayenkithayeentlanzi

7AthingokoloomfundiubethandwanguYesukuPetros, YiNkosi.UthengokouSimonPetros,akuvaukubayiNkosi, wabhinqainguboyokwaleka(kubaebeze),waziphosa elwandle

8Bezakeabanyeabafundingomkhonjana;kuba bebengemgamaemhlabeni,ngathibebekubhiteezimakhulu mabini,bewurhuqaumnathaweentlanzi

9Bathingoko,bakuwelelaemhlabeni,babonaumlilo wamalahleukhona,nentlanziikuwo,nesonka

10AthikubouYesu,Zisanikwezontlanzinizibambise ngokunje.

11WenyukakeuSimonPetros,wawutsalelaemhlabeni umnatha,uzeleziintlanziezinkulu,zilikhuluelinamanci mahlanuanesithathu;

12AthikubouYesu,YizaninidleAkubangakhonamnye kekubafundiwabanabugangabakumbuzaesithi, Ungubanina?besazinjeukubayiyoiNkosi.

13UzakeuYesu,asithabatheisonka,abanike,ayenjenjalo nentlanzi.

14OkusekukokwesithathuezibonakalalisauYesu kubafundibakhe,evukilekwabafileyo

15Bathikebakomula,athiuYesukuSimonPetros,Simon kaYona,uyandithandanangaphezukwaba?Athikuye, Ewe,Nkosi;uyaqondawenaukubandiyakuthandaAthi kuye,Dlisaamatakaneam

16Aphindeathikuyeokwesibini,SimonkaYona, uyandithandana?Athikuye,Ewe,Nkosi;uyaqondawena ukubandiyakuthanda.Athikuye,Yalusaizimvuzam.

17Athikuyeokwesithathu,SimonkaYona,uyandithanda na?WababuhlunguuPetros,kubaethekuyeokwesithathu, Uyandithandana?Wathikuye,Nkosi,uyazazizonkeizinto wena;uyaqondawenaukubandiyakuthandaAthiuYesu kuye,Dlisaizimvuzam

18Inene,inene,ndithikuwe,Okoubusemtsha ubuzibhinqisangokwakho,uhambeaphouthandakhona; kodwaxauthewaluphala,uyakuzolulaizandlazakho, ubhinqiswengomnye,akuseaphosukubauthandakhona; ngekhe.

19Wakutshokeoku,eqondisaukubakukufakuninaabeya kuzukisauThixongakoAkutshowathikuye,Ndilandele 20EjikilekeuPetros,uboneumfundiobethandwanguYesu elandelaowayamaesifubenisakheesidlweni,wathi,Nkosi, ngubaninaokungcatshayo?

21UPetrosakumbonalowo,uthikuYesu,Nkosi,lo makenzentonina?

22AthiuYesukuye,Ukubandithindithandeukubayena ahlalendidendifike,iyininaloontokuwe?ndilandele wena

23Laphumangokoelilizwi,layakubazalwana,ukubaloo mfundiakayikufaWayeuYesuengatshongokuyeukuthi, Akayikufa;wathi,Ukubandithindithandeukubayena ahlalendidendifike,iyininaloontokuwe?

24Nguyeloumfundiongqinayongezizinto,wazibhalaezi zinto;kanjalosiyaziukubaubungqinabakhebuyinene

25KukhokenezinyeizintoezininziawazenzayouYesu; ezingathizithezibhalwengazinye,ndithinehlabathieli alingezibambiiincwadiezingabhalwayoAmen

IZenzozabaPostile

ISAHLUKO1

1Umbhalowokuqalandawenza,Tiyofilo,ngazozonke izintoawaqalangazouYesuukuzenzakwanokuzifundisa, 2kwadakwayiminiawanyuswangayo,emvenikokuba ebawiseleumthethongoMoyaoyiNgcweleabapostile abebanyulileyo;

3awathikanjalo,emvenikokuvakwakheubunzima, wazibonakalalisaephilile,ngeziganekoezininzi, ezibonakalalisangokwakhekuboimihlaemashumimane, ethethaizintoezingaboubukumkanibukaThixo

4Uthe,ehlanganisenenabo,wabathethelangelithi, mabangemkieYerusalem,balilindeidingalikaBawo,elo nalivayokum

5KubauYohaneokunenewabhaptizangamanzi;kodwa ninaniyakubhaptizwangoMoyaoyiNgcwele,kungekabi kadeemvakwezintsuku

6Bonakengoko,bebuthelene,babembuzabesithi,Nkosi, wobubuyiselangelixeshanaubukumkanikuSirayeli?

7Uthekekubo,Asikokwenuukwaziamaxeshanokuba ngamathuba,awamisengelakheigunyauBawo.

8Niyakwamkelakeamandla,akubon’ukubauMoya oyiNgcweleuhlilephezukwenu;nibengamangqinaam eYerusalem,kwanakulolonkeelakwaYuda, nelaseSamariya,kudekusenasekuphelenikomhlaba

9Utheakubaezithethileezizinto,bakubon’ukuba bakhangele,wafukulwa;lathiilifulemkanayeemehlweni abo

10Bakubabeqwalaseleezulwini,akubon’ukubauyenyuka, nankokumingakuboamadodaamabini,eneengubo ezimhlophe;

11Ayesithikewona,Madoda,maGalili,nimelenina, nijongeezulwini?LoYesuunyusiweyokuni,wasiwa emazulwini,uyakuzangoluhlobonimboneesiyangalo emazulwini.

12BazababuyelaeYerusalem,bevelaentabeniekuthiwa yeyemiNquma,ekufuphineYerusalem,uhambolwesabatha 13Bakubabengenile,banyukelaegumbinieliphezulu, aphokwakuhlalauPetros,noYakobi,noYohane, noAndreya,uFilipu,noTomas,uBhartolomeyu,noMateyu, noYakobika-Alifeyu,noSimonZelote;noYuda, umzalwanakaYakobi

14Ababonkebabezingisangamxhelomnyeekuthandazeni nasekukhungeni,ndawonyenabafazi,noMariyaunina kaYesu,kwandawonyenabazalwanabakhe

15NgaloomihlawemauPetrosphakathikwabafundi, wathi,(inanilamagamaxalihlangenelingathililikhulu elinamancimabini);

16Madoda,bazalwana,esisibhalosimelwekukuba sizaliseke,sathethwayongenxaengaphambiliuMoya oyiNgcwelengomlomokaDavidengayeuYuda,owaba ngumkhokeliwabobambambayouYesu

17ngokubawayebalelwekuthi,wasizuzaisabelosolu lungiselelo

18Lowokengokowazuzaumhlabangomvuzo wokungalungisi;wawangobuso,wagqabhukaphakathi, zaphalalazonkeizibilinizakhe

19KwazekaokokubobonkeabemieYerusalem;wadaloo mhlabangeyabointethokuthiweyiAkeldama,okokukuthi, ngumhlabawegazi.

20KubakubhaliweencwadiniyeeNdumisokwathiwa, Umziwakhemawubeyintlango,Kungabikhoumiyokuwo; Buthinobuvelelibakhebuthatyathwengomnye.

21Kungokoathe,kulamadodaabehambanathingalo lonkeixesha,yakubaiNkosiuYesuibingenaiphuma phakathikwethu,

22iqaleleelubhaptizwenilukaYohane,kwadakwayimini awanyuswangayokuthi,kumeleukubakubekhoomiselwa abelingqinalokuvukakwakhe,kunyenathi.

23Bamisaababini,uYosefuokuthiwanguBharsabhas, ogamalimbilinguYusto,noMatiya

24Bathandazabathi,Wena,Nkosi,wenauzaziyoiintliziyo zabantubonke,bonisaukubakwababiniomnyulileyo; 25ukuzeasithabatheisabelosolulungiselelonobupostile, awaphambukayokubouYuda,ukuzeayekweyakhe indawo

26Bawisaamaqashisoabo;laphumaiqashisonoMatiya; wabalelwanabapostileabalishumielinamnye.

ISAHLUKO2

1Kekaloku,ekuzalisekenikwawoumhlawepentekoste, bayebonkebemxhelomnyendaweni-nye

2Kwazangequbulisokwaphumaezulwiniisandi esinjengesomoyaovuthuzangamandla,sayizalisayonke indluababehlelikuyo

3Kwabonakalakuboiilwimiezabekayo,ngathizezomlilo, lwaololwaololwahlalaphezukwabobonkengabanye

4BazaliswabonkenguMoyaoyiNgcwele,baqala ukuthethangalwimizimbi,njengokouMoyawayebanika ukubabathethebaphimisele

5KekalokukwakumieYerusalemamaYuda,amadoda awoyikauThixo,evelakuzozonkeiintlangaeziphantsi kwezulu

6Sithekesakubakhoesisandi,yabuthelanainkitha, yadubadubeka,ngokubabonkengabanyebabebevabona bethethangezakomawaboiintetho

7Bathinqakebonke,bamangaliswa,wathiomnyekomnye, KaneneababonkebathethayoasingamaGalilina?

8Kutheninakeukubasibevenjesonkengabanyebethetha ngezakomawethuiintetho,esazalelwakuzo?

9amaPati,namaMedi,namaElam,nabemi baseMesopotami,nakwelakwaYuda,nakwelaKapadoki, kwelasePonto,nelaseAsiya;

10eFrigi,nasePamfili,kwelaseJiputa,nakumazwe aseLibhiya,malunganeKirene,nabasemziniabasuka eRoma,namaYudanabangeniebuYudeni;

11AmaKretenama-Arabhi,siyabevabethethangeelwimi zethuimisebenziebalulekileyokaThixo

12Bathinqakebonke,bakhohlwa,omnyeesithikomnye, Azi,ingabaifunaukubayintoninalento?

13Abanyekebahlekisangayebesithi,Ababazeleyiwayini entsha.

14UsukilekeuPetrosnabalishumielinamnye, waliphakamisaizwilakhe,wathikubo,Madoda,maYuda, naninonkenimiyoeYerusalem,makwazekeokukuni, niwabekeleindlebeamazwiam;

15Abaabanxilile,njengokoninanibakunjalo,kuba kuselilixalesithathulemini.

16OkukokokwathethwayongomprofetiuYoweli;

17Kuyakuthingemihlayokugqibela,utshouThixo, ndithululeuMoyawamphezukwenyamayonke,baprofete oonyanabenuneentombizenu,amadodanaenuabone imibono,namadodaenuamakhuluaphupheamaphupha.:

18Kwaye,phezukwabakhonzibam,naphezu kwabakhonzazanabam,ngaloomihlandiyakumthulula uMoyawam,baprofete;kwayebayakuprofeta

19Ndiyakwenzaizimangaezulwiniphezulu,nemiqondiso emhlabeniphantsi;igazi,nomlilo,nentshinyelayomsi;

20Ilangaliyakujikwalibebubumnyama,nenyangaibe ligazi,phambikokubaifikeiminiyeNkosienkulu, ephawulekayo;

21BayakuthibonkeabasukubabelinqulaigamaleNkosi basindiswe

22Madoda,maSirayeli,wavenilamazwi;UYesu waseNazarete,indodaeqondakalisiweyonguThixokuni, ngemisebenziyamandla,nangezimanga,nangemiqondiso, awayenzayouThixongayophakathikwenu,njengokuba nisazinaningokwenu.

23yenalowo,enikelwangeceboelimisiweyolikaThixo nangokwazikwakhekwenxaengaphambili,namthabatha, nambethelelaemnqamlezweni,namsikangezandla zabangendawo;

atheuThixowamvusa,eyikhululeinimbayokufa; ngokokubaebengenakoukubanjwakuko.

25KubauDavideuthi,esingiselekuye,Ndahlalandiyibona iNkosiphambikwamehloam,Ngokubaingasekunene kwam,ukuzendingashukunyiswa.

26Ngenxayokoyabanemihlaliintliziyoyam,lwagcoba ulwimilwam;Ngaphezukokokenenyamayamiya kuphumlainethemba;

27Ngokubaakuyikuwushiyaumphefumlowam kwelabafileyo,KananjaloakuyikumyekelaoyiNgcwele wakhoukubaaboneukubola.

28Wandazisaiindlelazobomi;Uyakundizalisangemihlali ngokubonaubusobakho

29Madoda,bazalwana,mandivunyelwendithethekuni ngokuphandlengomawokhuluuDavide,ukubawafa wangcwatywa;nengcwabalakhelikhophakathikwethu unanamhla.

30Ngokokubaengumprofeti,esazinokubauThixo wamfungelaisifungosokubaesiqhamenisesinqesakhe ngokwenyama,uyakuvelisauKristu,ukubaahlaleetroneni yakhe;

31ebonengenxaengaphambili,wathethangakoukuvuka kukaKristu,ukubaumphefumlowakheungashiywanga kwelabafileyonenyamayakheingabonangakubola

32LoYesuuThixowamvusa,esingamangqinaakooko thinasonke

33UthengokoephakanyiselwengasekunenekukaThixo, walamkelakuYiseidingaloMoyaoyiNgcwele,uthulule okunikubonayo,nikuvayongoku.

34KubauDavide,enganyukangawayaemazulwini,keuthi ngokwakhe,YathiiNkosieNkosiniyam,Hlala ngasekunenekwam;

35Ndideiintshabazakhondizenzeisihlaloseenyawo zakho.

36Ngokomayazingokuqinisekileyoyonkeindlu kaSirayeli,ukubauThixowamenzaiNkosinoKristu, kwayenaloYesunambethelelayoemnqamlezweninina.

37Kekalokubathe,bakukuvaoko,bahlabekaentliziyweni, bathikuPetrosnakwabanyeabapostile,Madoda,bazalwana, sithinina?

38WathikeuPetroskubo,Guqukani,nibhaptizwenonke ngabanyeegamenilikaYesuKristu,ukuzekuxolelweizono, namkeleisiphosoMoyaoyiNgcwele

39Kubaidingalikuni,nakubantwanabenu,nakubobonke abakude,esukubaiNkosiuThixowethuiyakubabiza.

40Waqononondisanangamanyeamazwiamaninzi, wabavuselelaesithi,Zisindisenikwesisizukulwana sigwenxa

41Bathekengoko,abalamkeleilizwilakhengovuyo, babhaptizwa;kongezelelwangaloominiimiphefumlo engathiimawakamathathu

42Bazingisaukuzingisaemfundisweniyabapostile, nasebudlelaneni,nasekuqhekezeniisonka, nasemithandazweni

43Kekalokukwabakhoukoyikakwimiphefumloyonke; kwenzekaizimangaezininzikwanemiqondisongabapostile.

44Bonkekeababekholwababendawonye,benobudlelane ngeentozonke

45Bayebethengisanangemihlabanangemihlabayabo, babelebonke,njengokoebesukubaeswelengako

46Babezingisaukuhlalabemxhelomnyeetempileniimihla ngemihla,beqhekezaisonkakwizindlungezindlu,besidla ukudlabenemigcobo,benolungelelwanolwentliziyo

47bemdumisauThixo,benonelelwengabantubonkeYaye iNkosiisongezaebandleniimihlangemihlaabasindiswayo.

ISAHLUKO3

1Kekaloku,uPetros,noYohanebabenyukabendawonye, besiyaetempileningexeshalomthandazo,ililixalesithoba 2Kwayekekuthwelwendodaithile,ibisisiqhwala kwasekuzalwenikwayo,ababeyibekaimihlangemihla emnyangowetempile,lowokuthiwaMhle,ukubaicele amalizokwabangenayoetempileni;

3eyathi,yakubonauPetrosnoYohanebezakungena etempileni,yacelaukubabayilize

4UthekeuPetros,enoYohane,eqwalaselekuyowathi, Khangelakuthiapha

5Yabagqalake,ilindeukwamkelaintokubo

6WathikeuPetros,Isiliverenegolideandinayo;kodwa endinakondikunikakona:EgamenilikaYesuKristu umNazarete,vukauhambe

7Wayibambangesandlasokunene,wayiphakamisa; zomelezekakwaokoiinyawozayonamaqathaayo 8Yesukaumtsi,yema,yahambahamba,yangenanabo etempileni,ihambahambaitsiba,imdumisauThixo

9Bazabonkeabantubayibonaihambahamba,idumisa uThixo;

10Bayebesazi,ukubaingulowoubehlalelaamalizo eSangwenieliMhleletempile,bathiqhiphuumbilini,bathi nqayiloontoihlileyokuye

11Kekaloku,sakubon'ukubaisiqhwalaesiphilisiweyo sibabambeooPetrosnoYohane,abantubonkebabalekela kuboevarandeniekuthiwayekaSolomon,bemangalisiwe kakhulu

12AkukubonakeokouPetros,waphendulawathikubo abantu,Madoda,maSirayeli,yininaukubanimangaliswe yilento?Kanjaloyininaukubanisijonge,ngathisenze

ukubalomntuahambengawethuamandla, nangobungcwelebethu?

13UThixoka-Abraham,kaIsake,kaYakobi,uThixo woobawobethu,umzukisileuNyanawakheuYesu; enamnikelayo,namkhanyelaphambikoPilato,ekubeni yenaugqibekwelokubaamkhulule

14KeninanamkhanyelaoyiNgcwele,oliLungisa,nacela ukubaninikweisibulala-mntu;

15KeyonaiMbangiyobominayibulala,awayivusayo uThixokwabafileyo;esingamangqinaakooko

16Nangenxayokukholwakwigamalayo,lonimbonayo, nimaziyo,limomelezileigamalayo;lwathiukholo olungayolwamnikaokukuphilakupheleleyophambi kwenunonke

17Nangoku,bazalwana,ndiyaziukubanenzengokungazi, njengabonaboabaphathibenu.

18Kezonaizinto,awazixelayongenxaengaphambili uThixongomlomowabobonkeabaprofetibakhe,ukuba uKristuwayezakuvaubunzima,wenjenjaloukuzalisekisa oko

19Guqukanikengoko,nijike,ukuzezicinyweizonozenu; 20ithumeuYesuKristu,owavakaliswayokuningenxa engaphambili;

21lowokumeleukubaizululimamkele,kudekufike amaxeshaokubuyiswakweentozonke,awawathethayo uThixongomlomowabobonkeabaprofetibakhe abangcwele,kususelakunaphakade

22KubauMosesokunenewathikoobawo,INkosi,uThixo wenu,iyakuniveliselaumprofetikubazalwanabenu, onjengamnje;izenimveyenakuzozonkeizintoasukuba eyakuzithethakuni.

23Wothikewonkeumphefumloongamvayoloomprofeti, utshabalale,ungabikhophakathikwabantu

24Kananjalobonkeabaprofeti,besuselakuSamuweli, nabamlandelayo,bonkeabayithethayo,bayixelangenxa engaphambililemihla

25Ninaningoonyanababoabaprofeti,nabomnqophiso awanqophisanangawonoobawobethuuThixo,esithi kuAbraham,Yayekeiyakusikelelekaembewiniyakho yonkeimizalwaneyehlabathi.

26UtheuThixo,akubaemvusilekuqalauNyanawakhe, wamthumakunikuqala,ukubaanisikelelengokuniguqula nonkengabanyeebugwenxenibakhe.

ISAHLUKO4

1Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabayathethakuboabantu, bafikaababingeleli,nomphathiwetempile,nabaSadusi; 2bebindekilengenxayokubabefundisaabantu,bekuxela ukuvukakuboabafileyongokukukaYesuukuvuka

3Babasaizandla,babafakaentolongweni,kwadakwaba lingomso;kubabekusekuhlwile.

4Kekalokuintoeninziyabobabelivileilizwi,yakholwa; lathiinanilamadodalingathikumawakaamahlanu 5Kekalokukwathingengomso,abaphathibabo, namadodaamakhulu,nababhali,bathi, 6BahlanganisanaeYerusalemkeuAnasumbingeleli omkhulu,noKayafa,noYohane,noAlesandire,kwanabo bonkeabendluyombingeleliomkhulu; 7Bathebakubabebamisephakathi,bababuzabesithi,Le ntoninaniyenzengamandlamanina,nangagamalinina?

8WazauPetros,ezelenguMoyaoyiNgcwele,wathikubo, Ninabaphathibabantu,nanimadodamakhulu akwaSirayeli, 9ukubathinanamhlanjesiyacikidekangomsebenziomhle owenziweyolowoungenamandla,ukubayintonina aphiliswengayo; 10makwazekekuninonke,nakubobonkeabantu bakwaSirayeli,ukubakusegamenilikaYesuKristu waseNazarete,enambethelelayoemnqamlezweninina,athe uThixowamvusakwabafileyo,kungayelowo,ukubalo mntuemeaphaphambikwenuephilile

11Nguyeloilityeelenziwaintoengentoninibakhi,elisuke labayintlokoyembombo.

12Kananjalousindisoalukhokuwumbi;kubaakukho gamalimbiphantsikwezulu,linikiweyophakathi kwabantu,esimeleukusindiswangalo.

13Kekaloku,bakubonaukungafihlisikuthethakoPetros noYohane,beqiqanokubangabantuabangenamfundo, abangenakwazi,bamangaliswa;babaqondaukuba babenayeuYesu

14Bakumbonakeumntueminabo,yenalowo uphilisiweyo,ababanganandawoyakuphika.

15Bathekebona,mabaphumeentlanganisweniyamatyala, bacebisanabodwa

16besithi,Siyakubathininaababantu?Kubaokunene, ukubakuhlengaboumqondisoowazekayo,oyinto ebonakalayokubobonkeabemieYerusalemkwaye asinakuyikhanyelaloonto.

17Ukuzekeloontoingahlakazekingakumbiebantwini, masisesibasongelangelokubabangabisathethamntwini ngeligama.

18Bebabizile,babathethelangelithi,mabangabi sakhankanyanakanye,bangafundisinokufundisangegama likaYesu.

19KekalokuuPetrosnoYohanebaphendula,bathikubo, Yahlulaninina,ukubabubulungisanaemehlwenikaThixo ukuvanina,kunokuvauThixo;

20Kubathinaasinakuyekaukuthethangezinto esizibonileyonesizivileyo

21Bathekebona,beqokelengokubasongela,babandulula bengafumanisizathubangababethangaso,ngenxayabantu; ngokubabonkebabemzukisauThixongokokwakuhlile 22Kubaumntulowowawunikwelomqondiso wokuphiliswaphezukwakhe,ubengaphezukweminyaka emashumimane

23Bakubakebekhululwe,bemkabayakwabakubo, bababikelazonkeizintoababezithethilekuboababingeleli abakhulunamadoda.

24Bonake,bakukuvaoko,baphakamisaizwikuThixo ngamxhelomnye,bathi,Nkosi,wenaunguThixo owalenzayoizulunomhlabanolwandle,neentozonke ezikwezonto;

25owatshoyongomlomokaDavideumkhonziwakho, ukuthi,Yininaukubaiintlangazenzeumbuthumbuthu, Abantubacamangeintoengeyakonto?

26Bazimisaookumkanibehlabathi,Nabaphathi bahlanganisanandawonyeNgokuyichasaiNkosi,naye uKristuwayo

27KubaokuneneuHerode,kwanoPontiyoPilato, ndawonyeneentlanganabantubakwaSirayeli,babuthelana ndawonyenxamnyenoNyanawakhoongcweleuYesu, owamthambisayo

28ukubabenzeizintozonkeezamiswangenxa engaphambilisisandlasakhonalicebolakho,ukuba zibekho

29Ngokuke,Nkosi,zikhangeleizisongelozabo,ubanike abakhonzibakhoukubabalithetheilizwilakhongako konkeukungafihlisi

30Ngokusolulaisandlasakhoukubauphilise;nokuba kwenzekeimiqondisonezimangangegamaloMkhonzi wakhoongcwele,uYesu

31Bakubon'ukubabakhungile,yazanyazanyiswaindawo ababehlanganisenekuyo;BazaliswabonkenguMoya oyiNgcwele,balithethailizwilikaThixongokungafihlisiyo

32Kekalokuinkithayababekholiweyayintliziyo-nye, imphefumlomnye;kwayekungekhonamnyeubesithi kukhontoiyeyakheempahleniyakhe;bayebadlelana zonkeizinto.

33Bayeabapostilebekungqinelangamandlaamakhulu ukuvukakweNkosiuYesu;kwayekukhoukubabalwa okukhulukubobonke.

34Bekungekhonamnyeubesweleyo;kubabonke ababenemihlaba,nokubazizindlu,babethengisangazo, bawaziseamaxabisoezintoezithengisiweyo.

35bawabekaezinyawenizabapostile;wayekeelowo esabelwanjengokoebesukubaeswelengako

36noYose,owathiywangabapostileukubanguBharnabhas, (okokukuthingentethoevakalayo,unyanawentuthuzelo), umLeviwakummandlawaseSipro; 37enomhlaba,wathengisangayo,wayizisaimali, wayibekaezinyawenizabapostile

ISAHLUKO5

1Kekalokuindodaethile,uHananiya,inoSafiraumkayo, yathengisangendawo.

2Yashintakuloixabisolayo,esazinayeumkayo;yazisa nxenyeithile,yayibekaezinyawenizabapostile

3WathikeuPetros,Hananiya,kunganinaukubauSathana azaliseintliziyoyakho,ukubaumxokiseuMoya oyiNgcwele,ushintekuloixabisolomhlaba?

4Okoibihleli,ibingeyoyakhona?Wakubauyithengisile, ibingabisemandleniakhona?Yininaukubauyibekelento entliziyweniyakho?Akuxokeebantwini,uxokekuThixo

5EwavilekeuHananiyalamazwi,wawa,waphuma umphefumlo;kwabakhoukoyikaokukhulukubobonke ababezivileezizinto

6Besukaabafana,bamsongela,bamkhuphelaphandle, bamngcwaba

7Kekaloku,kwakubakuhambeiiyureezintathu,wathi umkakhe,engayaziloontoihlileyo,wangena

8WaphendulakeuPetroswathikuye,Ndixelele,umhlaba lonawuthengisangalentona?Wathikeyena,Ewe,ngako oko.

9WathikeuPetroskuye,Yininaukubanivumelane ngokumlingauMoyaweNkosi?Uyabona,iinyawozabo bangcwabeindodayakhozisemnyango,bayakukuthwalela phandle

10Wawakekwaokoezinyawenizakhe,waphuma umphefumlo

11Kwabakhoukoyikaokukhulukulolonkeibandla,nabo bonkeababezivaezizinto.

12Kekaloku,ngazoizandlazabapostilekwenzeka imiqondisonezimangaezininziphakathikwabantu;baye bonkebemxhelomnyeevarandenikaSolomon 13Kekaloku,kwabanyeakubangakhonamnyewaba nabugangabakusinamathelisakubo;

14KwabakukhonabekongezwaabakholwayoeNkosini, intoeninziyamadodaneyabafazi

15badabayithwalelaphandleimilwelweezitratweni, bayibekaezingqengqelweninasezinkukweni,ukuzekuthi, akubon’ukubauPetrosuyeza,kubekhokuyoethiibe ngumthunziwayo

16YayekeibuthelanaeYerusalemnenkithayabemizi ejikelezileyo,ithweleimilwelwenabakhathazwa ngoomoyaabangcolileyo,ababesithibonabaphiliswe bonke

17Wesukakeumbingeleliomkhulunabobonkeababenaye (abangabehlelolabaSadusi),bazalangumsindo; 18bababambaabapostile,babafakaentolongweniyabantu bonke.

19SazivulakeisithunywaseNkosiebusukuiingcango zentolongo,sabakhupha,sathi, 20Hambani,niyekumanithetheetempilenikuboabantu onkeamazwiobubomi

21Bathekebonabakuva,bangenaetempilenikusasa, bafundisa.Wafikakeumbingeleliomkhulunabobabenaye, wayibizelandawonyeintlanganisoyamatyala,nawoonke amadodaamakhuluakoonyanabakaSirayeli,bathumela entolongweniukubabaziswe.

22Kekaloku,akufikaamadindala,akabafumananga entolongweni;

23Indluyamakhonkxwasiyifumeneokuneneivalwe ngokuqinileyokanye,nabalindibemingaphandlephambi kweminyangoSivulileke,asifumanangamntu ngaphakathi.

24Kekaloku,bakukuzivaezozintoumbingeleliomkhulu, nomphathiwetempile,nababingeleliabakhulu, bathandabuzakubo,ukubaingabaingabaingabayintonina lento

25Kwezakeothile,wababikela,esithi,Yabonani, amadodaebeniwafakeentolongweni,emietempileni, efundisaabantu

26Wesukaumphathienamadindala,wabazisa kungengamandla;kubababesoyikaabantu,hleze baxulutywengamatye

27Bebazisileke,babamisaentlanganisweniyamatyala; wababuzaumbingeleliomkhulu.

28besithi,Besinganithethelangana,ukubaningafundisi ngeligama?niyabona,niyizalisileiYerusalem ngemfundisoyenu,nifunaukulizisaphezukwethuigazi lalomntu

29WaphendulakeuPetrosnabapostile,bathi,Simelwe kukuthisiveuThixokunokubasiveabantu.

30UThixowoobawobethuwamvusauYesu, enambulalayoninangokumxhomaemthini

31YenalowouThixowamphakamisangesandlasakhe sokunene,ukubaabenguMthethelinoMsindisi,ukuze amnikeuSirayeliinguqukonoxolelolwezono.

32Thinakesingamangqinaakheezozinto;ukwanjalo noMoyaoyiNgcwele,awamnikaabobamvayoyena uThixo.

33Bathekebonabakukuvaoko,bahlabekaentliziyweni, babhungaukubababasike

34Kekalokukwesukakwemaothileentlanganisweni yamatyala,umFarisiogamalinguGamaliyeli,umfundisi womthetho,obekekileyokubantubonke,wathimakhe bakhutshelwephandlekancinaneabapostile;

35wathikubo,Madoda,maSirayeli,zilumkeleningento enizakuyenzakwababantu

36KubangaphambikwalemihlakwesukauTuda,esithi yenangokwakheunguthile;ekwathelelwakuyeinani lamadodaangathikumakhulumane;bathibonke ababemlulamelebabhangazeka,ababanto

37EmvakwalowokwesukauYudawelaseGalili,ngemihla yobhalolomlibowokuzalwa,wakhukulisaabantubanela; nayelowowatshabalala;bazabonkeababemlulamele bachithwachithwa

38Kungokukendithikuni,Khwelelanikwababantu nibayeke;

39ukubakelelikaThixo,aninakulitshitshisa;hleze nifunyanweningabalwakwanoThixo

40Bamthambelake;bebabizileabapostile,babatyabula, babathethelangelithi,mabangathethingegamalikaYesu; babandululake

41Bemkakengokobonaebuswenibentlanganiso yamatyala,bevuya,ngokubakuthiwebakufanele ukuhlaziswangenxayegamalakhe

42Kananjaloimihlayonkeetempileni,nasemakhaya, babengayekiukufundisanokushumayelaiindaba ezilungileyozikaYesuKristu

ISAHLUKO6

1Kekalokungaloomihla,bakubon’ukubabayanda abafundi,kwabakhoukukrokrakwawokwawesiGrike amaYuda,ngokubaabahlolokazibawobabengananzwa kulungiselelolwemihlangemihla.

2Bathekeabalishumielinababinibayibizelakuboinkitha yabafundi,bathi,Akukholekileukubathinasilishiyeilizwi likaThixo,silungiseleleezitafileni.

3Ngoko,bazalwana,khangelaniphakathikwenuamadoda asixhenxeavunyiweyo,azelenguMoyaoyiNgcwele nobulumko,esingawamisaphezukwalomcimbi.

4Thinakesiyakuzingisaemthandazweni, nakubulungiselelibelizwi

5Lakholekailizwielokwindimbaneiphela,yazayanyula uStefano,indodaezelelukholonanguMoyaoyiNgcwele, noFilipu,noProkoro,noNikanore,noTimon,noParmenas, noNikolawoowaguqukelaebuYudeni,wakwa-Antiyokwe; 6ababamisayophambikwabapostile;bathi,bakuba bethandazile,babekaizandlaphezukwabo.

7LayeliyalikhulailizwilikaThixo;Layeliyalisanda kakhuluinanilabafundieYerusalem;layeneqelaelikhulu lababingelelililululamelaukholo

8KekalokuuStefano,ezelelukholonamandla,wenza izimanganemiqondisoemikhuluphakathikwabantu

9Kwesukakekwesukakwesukaabathilebendlu yesikhunguekuthiwayeyabaKhululwa,neyabaseKirene, neyamaAleksandriya,neyabaseKiliki,neyabaseAsiya, bephikisananoStefano.

10Bayekeababanganakoukubuchasaubulumko,nomoya awayethethangawo

11Bazabawalukuhlaamadodalawo,athi,Simvileethetha amazwienyelisongoMosesnangoThixo

12Bathebabaxhokonxaabantu,namadodaamakhulu, nababhali;bamfikela,bambamba,bamzisaentlanganisweni yamatyala;

13Bamisaamangqinaobuxoki,awathi,Lomntuakayeki ukuthethaamazwionyelisongalendawoingcwele nomthetho;

14Kubasimveesithi,loYesuwaseNazareteuya kuyichithalendawo,azeawatshintsheamasiko awawanikelakuthiuMoses

15Bayebonkeababehlelientlanganisweniyamatyala, beqwalaselekuye,babubonaubusobakhe,ngathibubuso besithunywasezulu

ISAHLUKO7

Wathikeumbingeleliomkhulu,Zinjalonakeezindawo?

2Uthekeyena,Madoda,bazalwana,nanibobawo, phulaphulaniUThixowozukowabonakalakubawowethu uAbraham,eseMesopotami,engekamikwelakwaHaran.

3Wathikuye,Phumaezwenilakowenu,kwelokuzalwa kwakho,uyeezweniendiyakukubonisalona

4WesukakeezwenilamaKaledi,wahlalaeHaran; 5Akamnikalifakhona,kwanendawoengangonyawo, kodwawathembisaukubauyakumnikaibeyeyakhe, nembewuyakheemvakwakhe,engekabinamntwana..

6WenjenjeuThixoukuthetha,wathi,imbewuyakheiya kubangabaphambukeliemhlabeniwolunyeuhlanga;ukuba bayeebukhobokeni,babaphathekakubi,iminyaka emakhulumane

7Nohlangaolo,etheyangamakhobokakulo,ndiya kulugwebamna,watshouThixo;yaye,emvenikwezizinto, iyakuphumaindikhonzekulendawo

8Wazawamnikaumnqophisowolwaluko,wathi ngokunjalouAbrahamwamzalauIsake,wamalusangomhla wesibhozo;uIsakekewazalauYakobi;uYakobiwazala oomawokhuluabalishumielinababini

9Bathioomawokhulu,bemmonele,bathengisangoYosefu eYiputa;

10wamncothulakuzozonkeiimbandezelozakhe, wambabalangobulumkophambikoFaro,ukumkani waseYiputa;wammisaukubaabeyirhuluneliphezu kweYiputanendluyakheyonke

11KekalokukwafikaindlalakulolonkeilizwelaseYiputa nelakwaKanan,nembandezeloenkulu;bayeoobawobethu bengafumanikudla

12AkuvakeuYakobiukubakukhoingqolowaeYiputa, wesusaoobawobethuokokuqala

13UtheokwesibiniwabonakalauYosefukubazalwana bakhe;SazakeisizalwanasikaYosefusaziswakuFaro

14WathumelauYosefu,wambizauyiseuYakobi, nemizalwaneyakheyonke,imiphefumloemashumi asixhenxeanantlanu.

15WehlakeuYakobi,wayaeYiputa,wabhubhayena noobawobethu;

16bazabathwalwabasiwakwaShekem,babekwa engcwabeniawalithengayouAbrahamngexabisolemali koonyanabakaHamore,usoShekem.

17Kutheke,lakubalisondeleixeshaledinga,awalifungayo uThixokuAbraham,bakhulaabantu,bandaeYiputa 18kwadakwavelakumkaniwumbi,ubengamaziuYosefu.

19Lowowabalumkisaabakowethu,wabaphathakakubi oobawobethu,ngokokuzebazilahleiintsanazabo,ukuze zingabudliubomi

20Ekuthekekweloxesha,kwazalwauMoses;wayeemhle kuThixo,wondliwaiinyangazantathuendlwinikayise.

21Elahliweke,yamcholaintombikaFaro,yazondlela ukubaabengunyanawayo

22WaqeqeshwakeuMoseskubobonkeubulumko bamaYiputa;wayekeeyinkunkqelengamazwinangezenzo 23Kutheke,kwakuzalisekakuyeixeshaleminyaka emashumimane,kwathiqathaentliziyweniyakheukukha ayekuvelelaabazalwanabakhe,oonyanabakaSirayeli

24Wabonaomnyewaboesoniwa,wamkhusela, wamphindezelelalowoucinezelweyo,wambethaumYiputa; 25wayebakeyenaboqondaabazalwanabakheukuba uThixoebeyakubahlangulangesandlasakhe;abaqondanga kebona

26Kananjalongengomsowabonakalakubobesilwa, wabanyanzelaukubabaxolisane,esithi,Madoda, niyazalananina;yininaukubanonane?

27Keyenalowowayemonaummelwanewakhewamgiba, esithi,Umiswengubanina,ukubaubengumphathi nomahluliphezukwethu?

28Uyakundibulalananam,njengokubaumbulele umYiputaizolo?

29WasabakeuMosesngelolizwi,wabangumphambukeli ezwenilakwaMidiyan,aphowazalelakhonaoonyana bababini.

30Kuthekekwakuzalisekaiminyakaemashumimane, kwabonakalakuyekwintlangoyentabayeSinayi isithunywaseNkosi,elangatyenilomliloetyholweni.

31KekalokuakukubonaokouMoses,wamangaliswa ngumbonolowo;

32MnandinguThixowaboooyihlo,uThixoka-Abraham, uThixokaIsake,uThixokaYakobiWagubhauMoses, akabanabuganga,akukhangela

33IthekekuyeiNkosi,Khululaiimbadadazakho ezinyawenizakho;kubaindawoleyoumikuyoingumhlaba ongcwele

34Ndikubonilendakubonaukuphathwakakubikwabantu bamabaseYiputa,ndakuvanokuncwinakwabo,ndihlile, ukuzendibahlanguleYizangoku,ndikuthumeeYiputa

35LoMosesbamkhanyelayo,besithi,Umiswengubanina, ukubaubengumphathinomahluli?yenauThixowamthuma ukubaabengumphathinomhlangulingesandlasesithunywa esabonakalayokuyeetyholweni.

36Yenawabakhupha,emvenikokubawenzeizimanga nemiqondisoezwenilaseYiputa,naseLwandleoluBomvu, nasentlango,iminyakaemashumimane

37LowongulooMoseswathikoonyanabakaSirayeli, INkosi,uThixowenu,iyakuniveliselaumprofeti kubazalwanabenu,onjengamnje;nizenimveyena.

38Nguyelolowowayesebandlenientlango,ndawonye nesithunywasezulu,ebesithethakuyeentabeniyeSinayi, enoobawobethu;

39Abavumangaukumphulaphulaoobawo,besuka bamgxotha,babuyelaeYiputaezintliziywenizabo; 40besithikuAron,Senzeleuthixooyakuhambaphambi kwethu;kubaloMoseswasikhuphayoezwenilaseYiputa, asaziukubauhlelweyintonina.

41Benzaitholengaloomihla,babingelelaidinikwisithixo eso,babanemihlaliyimisebenziyezandlazabo

42WajikakeuThixo,wabanikelaukubabaqubude kumkhosiwezulu;njengokokubhaliweyoencwadini yabaprofetikwathiwa,Nibenisondezakumnakum amadiniamadini,ndlukaSirayeli,iminyakaemashumi maneentlango?

43NathwalaumnqubakaMoleki,Nenkwenkweziyothixo wenuuRemfan,Imifanekisokeleyoenayenzayoukuba niqubudekuyo;Ndayekendiyakunifuduselangaphaya kweBhabheli

44Umnqubawesingqinowawukoobawobethuentlango, njengokowayemiselengakoowayethethanoMoses,ukuba awenzengokomfanekisoabewubonile;

45lokanjalobawungenisayo,benikelanangawooobawo bethu,benoYesuekuthinjwenikweentlanga,ezo wazigxothayouThixoebusweniboobawobethu,kwada kwayimihlakaDavide;

46owababalwanguThixo,wacelaukubaamfumanele uThixokaYakobiumnquba

47KeuSolomonwamakhelaindlu.

48Osenyangweniyenaakahlalizitempilenizenziwe ngazandla;njengokowatshoyoumprofeti

49Izululiyitroneyam,ihlabathisisihlaloseenyawozam; yindluenjaninaeniyakundakhelayona?itshoiNkosi; Yiyiphinayonaindawoyokuphumlakwam?

50Asisandlasamna,sazenzazonkeezozinto?

51Ninabantamozilukhuni,bangalukileyongentliziyo, nangendlebe,nihlelinibambenenoMoyaoyiNgcwele;

52Kuboabaprofetinguwuphinaongatshutshiswanga ngooyihlo?bababulalaabobabekuxelangenxa engaphambiliukuzakoliLungisa;enithekengoku ningabangcatshinababulalibakhe;

53ninanawamkelayoumthethongesandlasezithunywa zezulu,anawugcina

54Kekaloku,bathibakuzivaezizinto,bahlabeka ezintliziywenizabo,bamtshixizelaamazinyo

55Keyena,ezelenguMoyaoyiNgcwele,waqwalasela ezulwini,wabonaubuqaqawulibukaThixo,noYesuemi ngasekunenekukaThixo

56Wathi,Yabonani,ndiwabonaamazuluevulekile, ndimbonauNyanawoMntuemingasekunenekukaThixo.

57Badandulukakengezwielikhulu,bazivingcaiindlebe zabo,besukabemkaphezukwakhengamxhelomnye

58bamkhuphelangaphandlekomzi,bamgibiselangamatye. Amangqinaazibekaiingubozawoezinyawenizendodana egamalinguSawule

59AyemgibiselangamatyeuStefano,yenaebizaesithi, NkosiYesu,wamkeleumoyawam

60Wathoba,wadandulukangezwielikhulu,esithi,Nkosi, musaukubababalelaesisonoAkutshowalalaubuthongo

ISAHLUKO8

1WayekeuSawuleekuthakazelaukufakwakheKe kalokukwehlangeloxeshaintshutshisoenkuluphezu kwaloibandlaeliseYerusalem;bayebonkebabaziintsali emazweniakwaYudanaseSamariya,kwasalaabapostile bodwa.

2AsukaamadodaabemhlonelauThixo,amngcwaba uStefano,amenzelaisijwiliesikhulu

3WayekeuSawuleelidlavulaibandla,engenakwizindlu ngezindlu,erholaamadodakwanabafazi,ebafaka entolongweni

4Bonakengokoababeziintsalibatyhutyhailizwe, beshumayelaiindabaezilungileyozelizwi.

5WehlakeuFilipu,wayaemziniwelaseSamariya, wamvakalisauKristukubo.

6Zayekeizihlwelezizinyamekelangamxhelomnyeizinto ezibezithethwanguFilipu,ekuyiveninasekuyiboneni kwazoimiqondisoabeyenza

7Kubaoomoyaabangcolileyobabephumakwintoeninzi ebinabo,bebhombolozangezwielikhulu;yathikeinto eninzienedumbeneziziqhwalayaphiliswa

8Kwabakhouvuyoolukhulukuloomzi

9Kekalokubekukhondodaithile,kuthiwanguSimon, eyayifudulaithakathakuloomzi,ibethaabantu baseSamariya,isithiyonangokwayoinguthileomkhulu

10ababeyiphulaphulabonke,bethabathelakomncinane besakomkhulu,besithi,LoungamandlaamakhulukaThixo.

11Bayekebemphulaphula,ngenxayokubaixeshaelide wabethabeenqangobunyangibakhe

12XenikwenikebakholwayonguFilipu,eshumayela iindabaezilungileyozezintozobukumkanibukaThixo, nezegamalikaYesuKristu,babhaptizwaamadoda kwanabafazi.

13WakholwakenayeuSimon,wathi,ekubhaptizweni, wahlalaenoFilipu;

14Kekaloku,bakuvaabapostileababeseYerusalemukuba abaseSamariyabalamkeleilizwilikaThixo,bathumela kubouPetrosnoYohane

15abathibonabakuhla,babathandazela,ukubabamkele uMoyaoyiNgcwele;

16Kubaebengekawelinamnyekubo;babebhaptiziwenje egamenileNkosiuYesu.

17Bandulaukubekaizandlaphezukwabo,bamamkelake uMoyaoyiNgcwele

18UthekeuSimon,akubonaukubangokubekwa kwezandlazabapostileuyanikwauMoyaoyiNgcwele, wezisakuboimali;

19esithi,Ndinikeninameligunya,ukuzelowo,ndithe ndazibekaizandlaphezukwakhe,amkeleuMoya oyiNgcwele

20UthekeuPetroskuye,Isilivereyakhomayiye kutshabalalanawe;ngokubaubusibaisiphosikaThixo singazuzwangemali

21Akunasabelonaqashisokulento;kubaintliziyoyakho ayithetyeemehlwenikaThixo

22Guqukangokokobobubibakho,ukhungekuThixo, ukubaingathimhlawumbiixolelweingcinganeyentliziyo yakho

23Kubandiyabonaukubausenyongweniyobukrakra, nasentanjeniyentswela-bulungisa

24WaphendulakeuSimonwathi,Ndikhungeleninina eNkosini,ukuzendingahlelwananyeyezozinto nizithethileyo.

25Bonakengoko,bakubabeqononondisile,belithetha ilizwileNkosi,babuyabezaeYerusalem;kanjaloimizi emininziyelaseSamariyabayishumayezaiindaba ezilungileyo

26SathethakeisithunywaseNkosikuFilipu,sisithi,Suka usingeezantsi,ngendlelaehlaivelaeYerusalem,eyaeGaza, yonaiyintlango

27Wesukawemka,waya:kwabonakalaindoda engumKushi,ithenwa,igunyalikaKandaseukumkanikazi

wamaTiyopiya,eliphethebonkeubutyebibakhe,elibelize kunqulaeYerusalem;

28Yayibuya,ihlelienqwelweniyayo,ilesaincwadi yomprofetiuIsaya.

29UthekeuMoyakuFilipu,Yiyaukhwelekulenqwelo.

30WabalekakeuFilipu,wayakuyo,wayivailesaincwadi yomprofetiuIsaya;wathi,Uyaziqondanakodwaizinto ozilesayo?

31Ithekeyona,Ndingabanakonganina,kungekho undikhokelayonje?KanjaloyamcelauFilipuukuba akhweleahlalenayo

32Kekalokuindawoyesibhaloeyayilesayonaibisithi, Njengemvuesiwaekuxhelweni;nanjengemvana esisimumuphambikomchebiwayo,wenjenjalo ukungawuvuliumlomowakhe

33Ekuthotywenikwakheumgwebowakhewasuswa. Ngubaninakeowosixelaisizukulwanasakhe?ngokuba buyasuswaubomibakheemhlabeni

34LaphendulakeithenwalathikuFilipu,Ndiyakukhunga, umprofetilouyithethangabaninalento;Ithethayena, okanyemntuwumbi?

35WawuvulakeuFilipuumlomowakhe,waqalelakweso sibhalo,walishumayezaiindabaezilungileyozikaYesu

36Kekaloku,xabahambayongendlela,bafikamanzini athile;lathiithenwa,Nangaamanzi;Kwalantoninaukuba ndingabhaptizwa?

37UthekeuFilipu,Ukubauyakholwangentliziyoyakho iphela,kuvumelekile.Waphendulakewathi,Ndiyakholwa ukubauYesuKristuunguyeuNyanakaThixo

38Lathimayimeinqwelo;behlabobabini,bayaemanzini, uFilipukwanethenwa;wambhaptiza.

39Xeshikwenikebabenyukile,baphumaemanzini,uMoya weNkosiwamthixwiuFilipu;alabasambonaithenwa, kubalalihambangeyaloindlelalivuya.

40UFilipukewafunyanwaeAzoto;watyhutyhailizwe, eyishumayezaimiziyonkeiindabaezilungileyo,wada wezaeKesareya.

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1KekalokuuSawule,esabafuthelangezigrogriso nokubabulalaabafundibeNkosi,wayakumbingeleli omkhulu.

2wacelakuyeiincwadizokuyaeDamaskoezindlwini zesikhungu,ukuzeathi,ethewafumanaabathilebale Ndlela,amadodakwanabafazi,abazisebekhonkxiwe eYerusalem

3Kuthekeekuhambenikwakhe,wasondelaeDamasko; wazangesiquphewabanekelwangeenxazonkelukhanyiso oluvelaezulwini

4Wawaemhlabeni,wevailizwilisithikuye,Sawule, Sawule,unditshutshiselanina?

5Wathikeyena,Ungubanina,Nkosi?IthekeiNkosi,Mna ndinguyeuYesuomtshutshisayowena; 6Wazaegubha,eqhiphukeumbilini,wathi,Nkosi,ufuna ukubandenzentonina?YathikuyeiNkosi,Vuka,uye kuwoumzi;woyixelelwaintoomelwekukuyenza.

7Kekalokuamadodaabehambanayeemaengenakuthetha, elivaokunenelonaizwi,kodwaengabonimntu

8WesukauSawuleemhlabeni;Uthekeavulekaamehlo, akabonamntu;bamrholakengesandla,bamngenisa eDamasko

9Wayekeiintsukuezintathuengaboni,engadli,engaseli 10KekalokubekukhomfundiuthileeDamasko,ugama linguHananiya;yathiiNkosikuyeembonweni,Hananiya! Wathikeyena,Ndilapha,Nkosi.

11IthekeiNkosikuye,Phakama,uyeesitratweniekuthiwa sesitheTye,ubuziseendlwinikaYudalowokuthiwa nguSawulewaseTarso;kubanankoethandaza; 12uboneembonweniindodaegamalinguHananiya,ingena, ibekaisandlaphezukwakhe,ukuzeabuyeabone

13WaphendulakeuHananiyawathi,Nkosi,ndivile kwabaninzingalendoda,ukubazininzikwazoizinto ezimbiezenzekwabangcwelebakhoeYerusalem; 14nalapha,inegunyakubabingeleliabakhululokukhonkxa bonkeabobalinqulayoigamalakho

15YathikekuyeiNkosi,Hambauhambe; 16kubamnandiyakumbonisaukubazinkulukwezinto ezinzima,amelwekukuzivangenxayegamalam 17WemkakeuHananiya,wayakungenaendlwini; Wabekaizandlaphezukwakhe,wathi,Sawule,mzalwana, indithumileiNkosiuYesu,ebonakeleyokuweendlelenioze ngayo,ukuzeubuyeubuyeubone,uzaliswenguMoya oyiNgcwele.

18Kwaokokwawaemehlweniakheokungamaxolo; wabuyawabonakwaoko,wavuka,wabhaptizwa

19Uthekeakuthabathaukudla,womelela.Kekaloku uSawulewabaneentsukuezithilenabafundibaseDamasko 20Wayekwaoko,ezindlwinizesikungu,emvakalisauYesu, ukubalowounguyeuNyanakaThixo.

21Bathinqakebonkeababemva,bathi;Loasinguyena owababhuqaeYerusalemabobabelinqulaeligama,weza nalaphangenjongo,ukubaabasebekhonkxiwe kubabingeleliabakhulu?

22KwabakukhonawomelelayouSawule;wabetha adubadubekaamaYudaabemieDamasko,ebonakalalisa ukubalonguyeuKristu

23Kekaloku,kwakuzalisekaimihlaeyaneleyo,abhunga amaYudaukubaamsike.

LaziwakenguSawuleiyelenqelawoAwagcinake namasangoimininobusuku,ukubaamsike

25Bamthabathakeabafundiebusuku,bamhlisangodonga, bemthobangengobozi

26Kekaloku,akufikauSawuleeYerusalem,wamana elingaukuzibandakanyanabafundi;kodwabamoyika bonke,bengakholwaukubaungumfundi

27UBharnabhaskewamthabathawamsakubapostile, wabacaciselaukuyibonakwakheiNkosiendleleni,nokuba yathethanaye,nokuthethakwakhengokungafihlisiyo eDamaskoegamenilikaYesu.

28Wayeenaboke,engenaephumaeYerusalem; 29WathethakengokungafihlisiyoegamenileNkosiuYesu, ephikisananamaGrike;

30Bekwazilekeokoabazalwana,bamhliselaeKesareya, bamthumelaeTarso

31LayekengokoibandlakulolonkeelakwaYuda, nelaseGalili,nelaseSamariya,linoxolo,lisakhekaBaye behambabeyoyikaiNkosi,besandangentuthuzeloyoMoya oyiNgcwele.

32Kekaloku,akubauPetrosetyhutyhaiindawozonke, wehlawezanakwabangcweleababemieLida

33Wafumanakekhonaumntuothile,ogamalinguEneya, eminyakaisibhozoeleleelukhukwenienedumbe

34WathikeuPetroskuye,Eneya,uyakuphilisauYesu Kristu;vuka,wandlule.Wavukakwangoko.

35BambonabonkeababemieLidanaseSaron,baguqukela eNkosini.

36Kekaloku,eYopakwakukhomfundikaziuthile,ugama linguTabhita,ekuthiwangentethoevakalayonguDorkas; yenalowowayezeleyimisebenzielungileyo,nasisisa abenaso.

37Wathikengaloomihla,wahliwasisifo,wafa;batheke bakubabemhlambile,bambekaegumbinieliphezulu

38KekalokuiLidaibikufuphinjeneYopa;bathiabafundi, bevileukubauPetrosukhona,bathumaamadodaamabini kuye,bembongozaukubaezekubo,angalibali.

39WesukakeuPetroswahambanaboEfikile,bamsa egumbinieliphezulu;bemangakuyebonkeabahlolokazi, belila,bembonisaiingubozangaphantsinezokwaleka abezenzauDorkasokoebenabo

40WabakhuphelaphandlekebonkeuPetros,waguqa ngamadolo,wathandaza;Waguqukelaesidumbini,wathi, Tabhita,vukaYawavulakeamehloayo,yathiyakumbona uPetros,yavukayathinkqo

41Wamnikaisandlasakhe,wamphakamisa;wababizake abangcwelenabahlolokazi,wammisaphambikwaboehleli 42KwesukaokokwazekakuyoyonkeiYopa;Bababaninzi abakholwayoeNkosini.

43WathikewahlalaimihlaemininzieYopakwaSimon uthile,umsukiwezikhumba

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1KekalokubekukhondodaithileeKesareya,ekuthiwa nguKorneli,umthetheli-khuluwebuthoelibizwangokuba libutholamaTaliyane, 2emoyikayouThixo,kunyenayoyonkeindluyakhe, ibalizaabantu;

3Yabonaembonwenikakuhle,malunganelixalesithoba lemini,kufikakuyoisithunywasikaThixo,sisithikuyo, Korneli!

4Eqwalaselekekuso,wangenelwakukoyika,wathi, Yintonina,Nkosi?Uthekeyenakuye,Imithandazoyakho namalizoakhoanyukile,abasisikhumbuzophambi koThixo

5ThumelangokuamadodaeYopa,ubizeuSimon,ogama limbilinguPetros;

6yenaulundwendwelukaSimon,umsukiwezikhumba, ondluingaselwandle;yenalowouyakukuxelelainto omelwekukuyenza

7Kekaloku,sakubasimkileisithunywaesobesithetha noKorneli,wabizazazibinikwizicakazakhezasendlwini, nesoldatielimhlonelayouThixokwabehlalaehleliphezu kwakhe;

8Kekaloku,ebacaciselezonkeezindawo,wabathuma eYopa

9Kekalokungengomso,bakubon’ukubabasendleleni bona,besondelakuwoumzi,wenyukauPetros,wayaphezu kwendlu,malunganelixalesithandathu,ukubaathandaze 10Wesukawalambakakhulu,wangaangakheadle; 11Walibonaizululivulekile,kusihlakuyeisityaesithile, ngathiyilinenenkuluebotshelelweezimbombenizone, sithotyelwaemhlabeni.

12Ekwayekukhokuzozonkeizintozomhlabaezizitho zine,namarhamncwa,nezinambuzane,neentakazezulu

13Kwabakhoizwilisithikuye,Vuka,Petros;xhela,udle 14UthekeuPetros,Hayi,Nkosi;kubayonkeinto eyinqambi,nokubayenqambi,andizangandiyidle

15Laphindalathethailizwiokwesibinikuye,lathi,Izinto azihlambululeyouThixo,musaukuzenzaiinqambiwena.

16Kwabakhokeokukathathu;sabuyaisityaesosenyuswa, sasiwaezulwini

17Kekaloku,xauPetroswayethingazangaphakathi kwakhe,ukubaungabauyintoninalombonoawubonileyo, kwasukakwathigqiamadodaabethunyiweevelakuKorneli, ebuzangendlukaSimon,emiesangweni; 18akhwaza,ebuzaukubauSimon,ogamalimbi linguPetros,ulundwendweaphana.

19Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauPetrosuyacingangawo umbonolowo,wathiuMoyakuye,Nangaamadoda amathathuekufuna;

20Vukangoko,uhle,uhambenawo,ungathandabuzinto, kubaathunywendim

21WehlakeuPetros,wayakuwoamadodaabethunyiwe kuyeevelakuKorneli;wathi,Niyabona,ndingulowo nimfunayo;siyintoninaisizathusokubanize?

22Bathikebona,UKorneliumthetheli-khulu,indoda elilungisa,emoyikayouThixo,engqinelwekakuhlelulo lonkeuhlangalwamaYuda,uhlatyelwenguThixo ngesithunywaesingcwele,ukubaakuthumeleendlwini yakhe,eveekuvaamazwiakho

23Wababizelaphakathingoko,abalundwendwelwakhe NgengomsouPetroswemkanawo,nabazalwanaabathile baseYopabahambanaye

24BazangengomsomnyebangenaeKesareyaWayeke uKorneliebalindile;wayebizelendawonyeimizalwane yakhe,nezihloboezisondeleyo

25UthekeakungenauPetros,uKorneliwamhlangabeza, wawaezinyawenizakhe,waqubudakuye.

26UthekeuPetroswamvusa,esithi,Phakama;nam ngokwamndingumntu

27Wangenaethethanaye,wabafumanabebuthelene bebaninzi

28Wathikubo,Niyazikakuhlenina,ukubaakusesikweni ukuthiindodaengumYudainamatheleisondelekowolunye uhlanga;keyenauThixoundibonisile,ukubandingabizi mntungokuthiuyinqambi,ungongcolileyo

29Kungokokendizileyondingaphikangandakubizwa; ndiyabuzangoko,ukubanindibizengandawonina?

30UKorneliwathi,Kusekuntsukunendizilaukudla, kwadakwalelilixalemini.Ngelixalesithobake bendithandazaendlwiniyam,kwesukakwathigqiindoda, yemaphambikwam,inenguboeqaqambileyo; 31yathi,Korneli,umthandazowakhouviwe,namalizo akhoakhunjulwephambikoThixo 32thumelangokoeYopa,ubizeezeuSimon,ogamalimbi linguPetros;yenaulundwendweendlwinikaSimon,umsuki wezikhumbangaselwandle;oyakuthiakufikaathethenawe 33Ndathumelangokokuwekwaoko;wenzekakuhle ngokufikakwakhoKalokukesikhosonkeaphaphambi koThixo,ukuzesivezonkeizintoozimiselweyonguThixo 34WawuvulakeuPetrosumlomowakhe,wathi,Ndiyaqiqa okwenyanisoukubauThixoakamkhethiwabusobamntu; 35kwiintlangazonke,lowoumoyikayo,asebenze ubulungisa,wamkelekilekuye.

36IlizwielowalithumelayokoonyanabakaSirayeli, eshumayelaiindabaezilungileyozoxolongoYesuKristu, lowouyiNkosiyabobonke;

37Ninaniyakwazi,elayelishunyayelwekulolonke elakwaYuda,laqalwakwelaseGalili,emvakobhaptizo abelushumayelayouYohane;

38okokubauThixowamthambisanjaniuYesu waseNazaretengoMoyaoyiNgcwelenangamandla, owatyhutyhailizwe,esenzaokulungileyo,ephilisabonke abaxinzelelweyonguyeuMtyholi;ngokubauThixo ubenaye

39Thinasingamangqinaazozonkeizintoawazenzayo ezwenilamaYuda,kwanaseYerusalem;abambulalayo, bamxhomaemthini;

40LowouThixowamvusangomhlawesithathu, wambonakalalisa;

41kungekuboabantubonke,kukumangqinaabenyulwe ngenxaengaphambilinguThixo,kuthithina,sadlayo saselayonayeemvenikokuvukakwakhekwabafileyo.

42Wasithethelangelithi,masishumayeleebantwini, singqineukubayenanguyeomisiweyonguThixo,ukuba abengumgwebiwabaphilileyonabafileyo.

43Bonkeabaprofetibangqinangayeukuba,ngegama lakhebonkeabakholwayokuyebayakwamkelauxolelo lwezono.

44Utheakubon’ukubausawathethauPetroslamazwi, wasukawabawelauMoyaoyiNgcwelebonkeababeliva ilizwi.

45Bakhwankqiswakeabolwaluko,ababezenoPetros, ngokubaisiphosoMoyaoyiNgcwelesathululwanaphezu kweentlanga.

46kubaazivazithethangalwimizimbi,zimenzamkhulu uThixoWaphendulakeuPetroswathi,

47Kukhounakoyininaukuthintelaamanzi,ukuba bangabhaptizwaababamamkeleyouMoyaoyiNgcwele, kwanjengathinje?

48WathimababhaptizweegamenileNkosi.Bamcela ngokoukubaakheahlaleiintsukuezithile

ISAHLUKOSE-11

Kekaloku,abapostilenabazalwanaababekwelakwaYuda bevaukubanazoiintlangazilamkeleilizwilikaThixo.

2Kekaloku,akubaenyukeuPetroswayaeYerusalem, babambananayeabolwaluko

3besithi,Uyewangenakumadodaangalukileyo,wadla nawo

4UthekeuPetros,eyixelilekwasekuqalekeniloonto, wabacaciselangoko,esithi, 5MnandandisemzinioyiYopandithandaza;ndabona ethongweniumbono,kusihlaisityaesithile,ngathiyilinen enkulu,ithotywaezulwiningamasondoomane;yafikake nakum

6Ndithendakuqwalaselakuyo,ndakuqwalaselakuyo, ndabonaizintozomhlabaezizithozine,namarhamncwa, nezinambuzane,neentakazezulu

7Ndevailizwilisithikum,Vuka,Petros;xhelautye.

8Ndithekemna,Nakanye,Nkosi;ngokubayonkeinto eyinqambi,nokubayengcolileyo,ayizangaingene emlonyeniwam.

9Landiphendulakeilizwiokwesibini,liphumaezulwini, lathi,IzintoazihlambululeyouThixo,musaukuzenza iinqambiwena

10Okukekwabakhokathathu;zazazonkeezontozabuya zarholelwaezulwini.

11Gqi,kwaokoamadodaamathathu,eseleefikileendlwini ebendikuyo,esusweeKesareyaukubaezekum

12WathikeuMoyakum,mandihambenawo, ndingathandabuzintoBahambanamkeababazalwana bathandathu,sangenaendlwiniyendodaleyo

13Yasibikelakeukubonaisithunywasezuluendlwiniyayo, simisathikuyo,ThumaamadodaeYopa,ubizeuSimon, ogamalimbilinguPetros;

14oyakuthethakuweamazwi,owosindiswangawowena, nayoyonkeindluyakho

15Kekaloku,ndakuqalaukuthetha,uMoyaoyiNgcwele wabawela,njengokowehlayokuthiekuqaleni

16NdakhumbulakeizwileNkosilokokubaibithe, UYohaneokunenewabhaptizangamanzi;kodwaninaniya kubhaptizwangoMoyaoyiNgcwele

17EkubeningokouThixowabaphayoisiphoesifananeso wasiphayonathi,thinasakholwayoeNkosiniuYesuKristu; Bendiyintoninamna,ukubandingadendimchaseuThixo?

18Bakuzivakeezozinto,bathicwaka,bamzukisauThixo, besithi,KantinakeneentlangaeziuThixouziphe ukuguqukelaebomini

19Abayakengoko,babeziintsalingembandezelo eyabakhongoStefano,batyhutyhailizwe,badabeza kwelaseFenike,naseSipro,nakwa-Antiyokwe, bengalithethibantwinibambi,belithethakumaYudaodwa 20YayekeinxenyekuboingamadodaaseSipronaseKirene; eyathiyonayakufikakwa-Antiyokwe,yathetha kwawesiGrikeamaYuda,ishumayelaiindabaezilungileyo zeNkosiuYesu.

21SayeisandlaseNkosisinabo;lakholwaintoeninzi, yabuyelaeNkosini

22Lwavakalakeudabalwaboezindlebenizebandla laseYerusalem;bakhuphauBharnabhas,ukubaahambe, adeayekufikakwa-Antiyokwe;

23otheakufika,walubonaubabalolukaThixo,wavuya, wabavuselelabonke,ukubabathingengqiboyentliziyo bahlalebethencaeNkosini

24Kubaebeyindodaelungileyo,ezelenguMoya oyiNgcwelenalukholoKongezelelwaeNkosiniinani elaneleyo

25WemkakeuBharnabhas,wayaeTarso,esiyakufuna uSawule;

26Uthekeakubaemfumene,wamsakwa-Antiyokwe.Ke kalokukwathi,umnyakauphela,bahlangananebandla, bafundisainanielaneleyoKwayeabafundibabizwa ngokubangamaKristukuqalakwa-Antiyokwe

27Kekalokungaloomihla,kwehlaabaprofeti,bephuma eYerusalem,bezakwa-Antiyokwe

28Kwesukakeomnyewabo,ogamalinguAgabho, waqondisangayeuMoyaukubakuzakubakhoindlala enkulukulolonkeelimiweyo;eyabakhokengemihla kaKlawudiyoKesare.

29Kubokeabafundi,njengokouthileebenaboubutyebi, wathielowokubowagqibaukuthumelaintoyokubanceda abazalwanaababemikwelakwaYuda;

30Benjenjaloke,bathumelakumadodaamakhulu ngesandlasikaBharnabhasnoSawule

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1Kekaloku,ngeloxeshauHerodeukumkaniwabesa izandlaabathilebaloibandla,ukubaabaphathekakubi; 2WambulalakeuYakobi,umzalwanakaYohane,ngekrele.

3UthekeakubonaukubaokokuwakholisileamaYuda, waqokelangokubambanoPetrosKekalokuibiyimihla yezonkaezingenagwele.

4Akubakeembambile,wamfakaentolongweni, wamnikelakumaqelaamaneamasoldatiangamane,ukuba amgcine;engxameleukumzisaebantwiniemvakwepasika 5WagcinwangokokeuPetrosentolongweni; 6Kekaloku,xauHerodewayezakumkhupha,uPetros ngobobusukuwayelelephakathikwamasoldatiamabini, ekhonkxiwengemixokelelwaneemibini;bayenabalindi beyigcinileintolongophambikwesango.

7Yabona,nasoisithunywaseNkosi,sisithigagaphezu kwakhe,kwakhanyanokukhanyaentolongweni,sambetha ecaleniuPetros,samvusa,sisithi,Phakama ngokukhawulezaYawaimixokelelwaneyakheezandleni zakhe

8Sathikuyeisithunywa,Bhinqa,ubopheiimbadadazakho. WenjenjalokeAthikuye,Yambathisainguboyakho, undilandele

9Waphumake,wamlandela;ebengaziukubaiyinenelento yenziweyongesithunywasezulu;ebebakeuboneumbono 10Begqithilekekwelokuqalanakwelesibiniiqelalabalindi, bafikaesangwenilentsimbielibhekisakuwoumzi; eyabavulelayonangokuiphumayo,baphumake,bahamba isitratosasinye;semkakwaokoisithunywaesokuye

11UthekeuPetros,wakuqaqadeka,wathi,Ngokundiyazi okwenyaniso,ukubaiNkosiithumeisithunywasayo, yandihlangulaesandlenisikaHerode,nakukokonke ulindelolwabantubamaYuda.

12Utheke,eyiqiqaloonto,wezaendlwinikaMariya, uninakaYohane,ogamalimbilinguMarko;apho kwakuhlanganisenekhonaintoeninziithandaza.

13Akubon'ukubakeunkqonkqozileuPetroselucangweni lwesango,kwezakuphulaphulaisicakazanaesigama linguRoda.

14Utheke,elaziilizwilikaPetros,akalivulaisango, ngenxayovuyo;

15Bathikekuye,Uyageza.Kodwawayesoloko eqinisekisaukubakunjaloBathikebona,Sisithunywa sakhe

16UthekeuPetroswamanaenkqonkqoza;bathike bakuluvulabambona,bathinqa

17Uwangawangisilekengesandlakubo,ukubabathi cwaka,wabacaciselaukumkhuphakwayoiNkosi entolongweniWathike,BabikeleniooYakobi nabazalwanaezizintoWaphumawayakwenyeindawo 18Kekaloku,kwakusa,ayibangancinaneinkathazeko phakathikwamasoldati,yokubaangabautheninauPetros 19UthekeuHerode,akubaemfunaengamfumani, wabancinaabalindi,wathimakumkiwenabo,baye kubulawaWehlakwelakwaYuda,wayaeKesareya, wahlalakhona.

20KekalokuuHerodewayebaqumbelekakhuluabaseTire nabaseTsidonBezakekuyebemxhelomnye;bathi, bemthomalalisileuBlasto,obephetheigumbilokulala ukumkani,bazicelelauxolo;ngokubailizwelabo belisondliwalilizwelokumkani

21KekalokuuHerode,ngeminiemisiweyo,ambethe inguboyobukumkani,wahlalaetroneniyakhe,wawisa ukuthethakwakhekubo

22Badumakeabantu,besithi,Lilizwilothixoelo, asilamntu.

23SamthiqwakakekwaokoisithunywaseNkosi,ngenxa enokubaengamzukisangauThixo;wadliwaziimpethu, waphumaumphefumlo.

24Layekelikhula,lisandailizwilikaThixo

25KekalokuuBharnabhasnoSawulebabuyaeYerusalem, belufezileulungiseleloolo,bethabathenabouYohane, ogamalimbilinguMarko

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1Kekaloku,kwayekukhokwa-Antiyokweebandleni, abaprofetinabafundisiabathilenjengoBharnabhas, noSimonekuthiwanguNigere,noLukiyowaseKirene, noManayenowayondlwanoHerodeumphathiwesahlulo sesine,noSawule

2Bakubon'ukubakebayabusaeNkosini,bezilaukudla, wathiuMoyaoyiNgcwele,NdahlulelenikeuBharnabhas kwanoSawule,bayeemsebenziniendibabizelekuwo

3Batheke,bakubabezileukudla,bathandaza,babeka nezandlaphezukwabo,babandulula.

4Bonakengoko,bakuthunywanguMoyaoyiNgcwele, behlabayakwaSeluki;besukakhonangomkhombe,baya eSipro.

5BathebakufikaeSalamis,belishumayelailizwilikaThixo ezindlwinizesikhunguzamaYudaBayekebenoYohane umlungiseleliwabo.

6Besigqibilekeisiqhithi,badabezakufikaePafo, bafumanasiyaziuthile,ungumprofetiwobuxoki,umYuda ogamalinguBhar-yesu.

7owayehlalakwibambauSergiyoPawulos,indoda enokuqonda;owababizelakuyeooBharnabhasnoSawule, efunaukulivailizwilikaThixo.

8WamelananabokeuElima,usiyazilowo(kubalitsho igamalakhelakuthethwangentethoevakalayo),efuna ukulijikaibambaelukholweni.

9WazauSawule,okwabizwangokubanguPawulos,ezele nguMoyaoyiNgcwele,wamjongisakuye 10wathi,Wenauzeleyoyiyoyonkeinkohliso,nabubo bonkeubutshijolo,nyanandiniwoMtyholi,lutshabandini lobulungisabonke,akuyikuphezanaukuzijikaiindlela ezithetyezeNkosi?

11Uyabona,nangokuisandlaseNkosisiphezukwakho; ùyakubayimfama,kubemzuzuungaliboniilanga. Kwaokowawelwayinkungunesithokothoko;wayejikeleza, efunaabangamrholangesandla

12Lithekeibamba,lakukubonaokokwenzekileyo, lakholwa,likhwankqisiweyiyoimfundisoyeNkosi.

13Kekaloku,bakundulukaePafouPawulosneqelalakhe, bezaePergayasePamfiliWemkakekubouYohane, wabuyelaeYerusalem

14BendulukilekebonaePerga,bafikakwa-Antiyokwe kwelasePisidi.Bangenaendlwiniyesikhungungomhla wesabatha,bahlalaphantsi

15Kekaloku,emvakokuleswakomthethonabaprofeti, abaphathibendluyesikhungubathumelakubobesithi, Madoda,bazalwana,ukubaninelizwilovuseleloolu ebantwini,thethani

16UsukilekeuPawulos,wawangawangisangesandla, wathi,Madoda,maSirayeli,naninimoyikayouThixo, phulaphulani

17UThixowababantubakwaSirayeliwabanyulaoobawo bethu,wabaphakamisaabantuekuphambukelenikwabo ezwenilaseYiputa,wabakhuphakulongengalo ephakamileyo

18Wathingexeshaeliyiminyakaengathiimashumimane, wayithwalaimikhwayaboentlango

19wathiakuwisaiintlangaezisixhenxeemhlabeni wakwaKanan,wababelaumhlabawazongeqashiso

20Emvakoko,iminyakaengathiimakhulumaneanamanci mahlanu,wabanikaabagwebi,kwadakwakuSamuweli umprofeti

21Emvakokobacelaukumkani,uThixowabanika uSawule,unyanakaKishe,indodayesizwe sakwaBhenjamin,iminyakaemashumimane

22Uthekeakubaemsusile,wabaveliselauDavide, wangukumkani;awamngqinelayokanjalo,wathi, NdimfumeneuDavideokaYese,indodaengantliziyoyam, eyakukwenzakonkeukuthandakwam

23Embewiniyalomntuuthe,ngokwedinga,wavelisa uYesuuMsindisikuSirayeli; kwakubon'ukubauYohaneuvakalisetanci,phambi kokungenakwakhe,ubhaptizologuqukokubobonke abantubakwaSirayeli

25XakeuYohaneebesekulufezeniuhambolwakhe, ubesithi,Nithininandingubanina?Andinguye.Kodwa, yabonani,uyezaemvakwam,endingafanelekileyomna ukubandizithukululeiimbadadaezinyawenizakhe

26Madoda,bazalwana,nyanabomlibowakwa-Abraham, nabophakathikwenubamoyikayouThixo,ilizwilolu lusindisolathunyelwakuni

27KubaabobemiyoeYerusalem,nabaphathibabo, bengamazangayena,kwanamazwiabaprofetialeswayo iisabathangeesabathazonke,bawazalisangokumgweba; 28bathi,bengafumananganalinyeityalalokufa,bacela kuPilatoukubaasikwe

29Xakebabezifezilezonkeizintoezibhaliweyongaye, bamthulaemthini,bambekaengcwabeni.

30KodwauThixowamvusakwabafileyo

31Yenalowowabonwaimihlaemininzingabobabenyuke naye,bevelakwelaseGalilibesiyaeYerusalem;ngaboke abangamangqinaakheebantwini

32Nathikesinishumayezaiindabaezilungileyozokuba idingaelolabakhokoobawo;

33zokokubauThixoulizalisilelonakuthi,bantwanababo, ngokumvusauYesu;njengokubanakwiNdumisoyesibini kubhaliwekwathiwa,UnguNyanawamwena,Mna ndikuzelenamhla

34Malungakenokumvusakwakhekwabafileyo,angabi sabuyelaekuboleni,useletheukuthetha,Ndiyakuninika iincebaeziqinisekileyozikaDavide

35KungokoathinakwenyeiNdumiso,Akuyikumyekela oyiNgcwelewakhoukubaaboneukubola

36KubauDavideokunene,akubaelisebenzelekwesakhe isizukulwanaicebolikaThixo,walalaubuthongo,wabekwa kooyise,wakubonaukubola;

37KeyenaowavuswayonguThixo,akabonangakubola

38Makwazekengokokuni,madoda,bazalwana,ukuba ngayelowokuxelwakuniuxolelolwezono;

39nakuzozonkeizintoebeningenakoukugwetyelwa nikhululekekuzongomthethokaMoses,bonke abakholwayobayagwetyelwangayeyenalowo

40Lumkanikengoko,ningafikelwakokokuthethiweyo ebaprofetini.

41Bonani,ninabadeli,nimangaliswe,nitshabalale; ngokubamnandisebenzaumsebenzingemihlayenu, Umsebenzieningasayikukholwakuwo,nokubakukhoothi anicacisele

42Kekaloku,akubon’ukubaayaphumaamaYuda endlwiniyesikhungu,babongozaabeentlanga,ukubala mazwiathethwekubongesabathaezayo

43Sakubon’ukubakesichithakeleisikhungu,intoeninzi yamaYudaneyabangeneebuYudeni,abamhlonelayo uThixo,yabalandelaooPawulosnoBharnabhas;

44Kuthekengelandelayoisabatha,waphantsa ukuhlanganisanaumziwonke,ukubauliveilizwilikaThixo

45KekalokuamaYuda,akuzibonaizihlwele,azala ngumona,aziphikaizintoezibezithethwanguPawulos, aphikaenyelisa

46BathethakengobugangaooPawulosnoBharnabhas, bathi,Bekufaneleukubalithethwekunikuqalailizwi likaThixo;kodwaekubeninililahlile,nazigwebaukuba anibufaneleubomiobungunaphakade,niyabona,sibheka kuzoiintlanga..

47KubaisiwiseleumthethongokunjaloiNkosi,yathi, Ndikubekileukubaubelukhanyiselolweentlanga,Ukuze ubengowosindiso,kudekuseekuphelenikwehlabathi.

48Bakuvakeokoabeentlanga,bavuya,balizukisailizwi leNkosi,bakholwabonkeababemiselweubomi obungunaphakade.

49LayekeilizwileNkosilihanjiswakulolonkeilizweelo

50KekalokuamaYudaabaxhokonxaabafaziababehlonela uThixo,ababekekileyo,nabaninimzi;abaxhoxhela intshutshisoooPawulosnoBharnabhas,abakhuphaemideni yawo

51Bathekebonabawavuthululelauthulilweenyawozabo, bezaeIkoniyo

52BayekeabafundibezalisweluvuyonanguMoya oyiNgcwele.

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1KwathikeeIkoniyo,bangenakunyeendlwiniyesikhungu yamaYuda,bathethangokokudekukholweinkithaenkulu yamaYudakwanamaGrike.

2AsukakewonaamaYudaangavumiyoukuva,ayenza yamibiimiphefumloyabeentlangangakuboabazalwana.

3Balibalakengokoixeshaelaneleyo,bethetha ngokungafihlisiyongeNkosi,eyalingqinelayoilizwi lobabalolwayo,inikanokubakwenzekeimiqondiso nezimangangezandlazabo.

4Yahlulelanakeinkolisoyomzi;inxenyeyangakumaYuda, inxenyeyangakubapostile

5Kutheke,kuthekwabakhoukuhlaselakwabeentlanga, kwanamaYuda,kunyenabaphathibawo,ukubababaphathe kakubi,babagibiselengamatye; 6bakuqiqaokobona,basabelaemiziniyelaseLikawoni, iListraneDerbhe,nakuloomimandla; 7bazishumayelanalaphoiindabaezilungileyo.

8KekalokueListrabekuhlelindodaithile,ingumlwelwe ezinyawenizayo,isisiqhwalakwasesizalwenisikanina, engazangeihambe

9YonaleyoyayimvauPawulosethetha;owathi, eqwalaselekuyo,ebonaukubainokhololokusindiswa. 10Wathingezwielikhulu,Yima,uthinkqongeenyawo zakhoYatsiba,yahambahamba

11Kekalokuiindimbane,zakukubonaokoakwenzileyo uPawulos,zaphakamisaizwilazongokwesiLikawoni, zisithi,Oothixobahlilebezakuthi,befananabantu 12BambizakeuBharnabhasngokuthinguZeyus; noPawuloske,uMerkuriyo,ngenxayokubaebesisithethi 13KuthekeumbingelelikaZeyus,obephambikomziwabo, wazisaiinkunzizeenkomonezidangazeentyantyambo emasangweni,wafunaukubingelela,kunyeneendimbane 14BekuvilekeokoabapostileooBharnabhasnoPawulos, bazikrazulaiingubozabo,babalekelaphakathikwabantu, bedanduluka;

15besithi,Madoda,yininaukubanenzeezizinto?Nathi singabantuabevaenikuvayonina;sinishumayezaiindaba ezilungileyozokubanibuyekwabathixobangento, nibuyelekuThixoophilileyo,owenzaizulunomhlaba nolwandle,neentozonkeezikwezozinto;

owathingaphambiliwaziyekazonkeiintlanga,ukuba zihambengezazoiindlela;

17kantikenokoakayekangaukuzingqinela,esenza okulungileyo,esinikaimvulaevelaezulwini,namaxesha aneendyebo,ezanelisaiintliziyozethungokudla nangemihlali

18Besitsho,kwabangenkankuluukuzidambisaiindimbane, ukubazingabingelelikubo.

19KekalokukwafikaamaYudaevelakwa-Antiyokwe naseIkoniyo,azixhokonxaiindimbane,amxulubangamatye uPawulos,amrholelangaphandlekomzi,ebaufile.

20Uthe,bakubon'ukubabamngqongilekeabafundi, wavukawayakungenakuwoumziNgengomsowaphuma enoBharnabhas,wayaeDerbhe.

21Bakubakebezishumayelaiindabaezilungileyokuloo mzi,befundisaabantuabaninzi,babuyabezaeListra, naseIkoniyo,nakwa-Antiyokwe;

22beyiqiniselaimiphefumloyabafundi,bebavuselela ukubabahlalebehlelielukholweni,nokokubasimelwe kukuphumelaezimbandezelweniezininzi,ukungena ebukumkaninibukaThixo

23Bathekebakubabenyuleamadodaamakhulukwibandla ngebandla,bethandazilekunyenokuzilaukudla, bawayalezaeNkosiniawayekholwekuyo

24BetyhutyheelasePisidi,bezakwelasePamfili.

25Bathi,belithethileilizwiePerga,behlabayakwa-Atali 26besukakhonaaphongomkhombe,bayakwa-Antiyokwe, aphobabenikelwekhonaelubabalwenilukaThixo,ukuba bayeemsebenzini,lokebawufezileyo.

27Befikileke,balihlanganiselandawonyeibandla, balibikelaokozingakoizintoawazenzayouThixoenabo, nokuwavulelakwakheucangolokholokuzoiintlanga

28Balibalakekhonaaphoixeshaelingelincinane, ndawonyenabafundi.

ISAHLUKOSE-15

KwehlaabathilebevelakwelakwaYuda,babafundisa abazalwana,besithi,Ukubaanithanganaluswengokwesiko likaMoses,aninakoukusindiswa.

2Kuthengoko,kwakubon'ukubauPawulosnoBharnabhas babanempikiswanonembuzwanoengencinanenabo, kwagqitywakwelokubauPawulosnoBharnabhas,nabanye abathilekubo,mabenyukebayekubapostilenamadoda amakhulueYerusalem,ngawolombuzo

3Bathike,bephelekelelwelibandla,balityhutyha elaseFenikenelaseSamariya,bexelaukuguqukakwazo iintlanga;babangauvuyoolukhulukubobonkeabazalwana.

4BefikilekeeYerusalem,bamkelwalibandla nangabapostilenangamadodaamakhulu;kananjalobabika ukubazinkulukwazoizintoawazenzayouThixoenabo.

5Kwesukakekwesukayamakholwaathileehlelo labaFarisi,besithi,Bamelwekukubabaluke,nokuthi bathethelwengelithi,mabawugcineumthethokaMoses.

6Bahlanganisanakeabapostilenamadodaamakhulu, ukubabayikhangeleloondawo

7Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubakubekhoimbuzwano enkulu,wesukauPetroswathikubo,Madoda,bazalwana, niyazinina,ukubauThixokwangemihlayakudalawanyula phakathikwethu,ukubaiintlangazilivengomlomowam ilizwileendabaezilungileyo;nikholwe

8UThixo,umazi-ntliziyo,wazingqinela,ezinikauMoya oyiNgcwelekwanjengathi;

9akacalulaphakathikwethunazo,ezihlambululeiintliziyo zazongokholo

10PhofukenimlingelaninauThixo,ngokubekaidyokhwe entanyeniyabafundi,esibesingenamandlaokuyithwala, thinakwanoobawobethu?

11KengaloubabalolweNkosiuYesuKristu,siyakholwa ukubasosindiswakwangohloboezisindiswangalonazo

12Yathicwakakeyonkeinkithayabantu,yaphulaphula ooBharnabhasnoPawulos,becacisaokoyayingako imiqondisonezimanga,awazenzayouThixophakathi kwazoiintlangangabo

13Kekaloku,bathicwaka,waphendulauYakobiwathi, Madoda,bazalwana,ndiphulaphuleni

14USimonloukucacisileukubawathininaekuqaleni uThixoukuzivelelaiintlanga,ukubakuzoalinyuleleabantu elakheigama

15Ayavumelananakookoamazwiabaprofeti;njengoko kubhaliwekwathiwa, 16Emvenikokundiyakubuya,Ndizendibuyendiwakhe umnqubaowileyokaDavide;ndiyakubuyandiwakhe amanxuwaayo,ndiyimise;

17OkokuzeamaqongqoloabantuayifuneiNkosi,Zifune zonkeiintlangaezibizwengaloigamalam;ItshoiNkosi, leyoizenzayozonkeezizinto.

18IyaziwakenguThixokuselokwaphakadeyonke imisebenziyakhe

19Ngokokemnandithi,masingabakhathaziabobaphuma ezintlangenibabuyelakuThixo; 20kodwamasibabhaleleukubabazikhwebule kwizingcolisozezithixo,nombulo,nentoekrwitshiweyo, negazi

21KubauMoseskwakwizizukulwanazakudala unabamvakalisayokwimizingemizi,eleswaezindlwini zesikhungueziiisabathangeesabatha

22Kwalungakeabapostilenamadodaamakhulu,kunye nebandlalonke,ukubabandululeamadodaphakathikwabo, ukubabayekwa-AntiyokwekunyenoPawulos noBharnabhas;noYudaogamalimbilinguBharsabhas, noSilas,amadodaaziintlokophakathikwabazalwana.

23Babhalakengaboiincwadingathi;Abapostile namadodaamakhulunabazalwanabayabulisakubo abazalwanabasezintlangeni,kwa-Antiyokwe,naseSiriya, naseKiliki;

24Ekubenisivileukubaabathilebaphumakuthi banikhathazangamazwi,beyibhukuqaimiphefumloyenu, besithi,Naluke,niwugcineumthetho,esingabawiselanga mthethongawo;

25Kwabonakalakulungilekuthi,simxhelomnye,ukuba sinyuleamadodakuni,kunyeneentandazethu, uBharnabhasnoPawulos;

26abantuababuncamileyoubomibabongenxayegama leNkosiyethuuYesuKristu

27SibathumilengokoooYudanoSilas,abothinabo banibikeleezindawongomlomo

28KubakwabonakalakulungilekuMoyaoyiNgcwele, nakuthi,ukubakungabekwaphezukwenumthwalo ungaphezukwezozifunekayo;

29zokubanizileizintoezibingelelwekwizithixo,negazi, nentoekrwitshiweyo,nombulo;enothinakuzigcinakuzo, nibeniyalungisanihambekakuhle

30Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabayenduluka,bezakwaAntiyokwe;

31Balesake,bavuyangenxayothuthuzelelo

32KekalokuooYudanoSilas,bengabaprofetinabo, babathuthuzelaabazalwanangokuthethaokukhulu, babomeleza

33Bakubakebenzeixesha,bandulukabexolile kubazalwana,bayakubapostile.

34KodwakuSilaskwabonakalakulungileukubaakhe ahlalekhona

35BalibalakeooPawulosnoBharnabhaskwa-Antiyokwe, befundisa,beshumayelaiindabaezilungileyozelizwi leNkosi,kwanabanyeabaninzi

36Kekaloku,emvakwemihlaethile,wathiuPawulos kuBharnabhas,Makhesibuyesiyekuvelelaabazalwana bethukuyoyonkeimizingemiziesalazisayokuyoilizwi leNkosi,siboneukubabanjanina.

37KekalokuuBharnabhaswangxamelaukubabathabathe nabouYohane,ogamalimbilinguMarko

38kodwauPawuloswathiakufanelekileukumthabatha, ahambenabo,lowowemkayokubokwelasePamfili,akaya naboemsebenzini.

39Kwabakhoingxabanoenkuluphakathikwabo, ngokokudebahlukane

40UPawuloswanyulauSilas,wemka,enikelwekubabalo lukaThixongabazalwana.

41WalityhutyhakeelaseSiriyanelaseKiliki,ewomeleza amabandla

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1KekalokuwafikaeDerbhenaseListraKwabonakala kukhomfundiuthileapho,ugamalinguTimoti,unyana wentokaziethileengumYudakaziokholiweyo,kodwauyise engumGrike;keuyiseyenaengumGrike;

2obengqinelwekakuhlengabazalwanabaseListra naseIkoniyo.

3LowouPawuloswathandaukubaaphumenaye; wamthabathawamalusa,ngenxayamaYudaabekwezo ndawo;kubabonkebabemaziuyiseukubaungumGrike.

4Kekaloku,xababeyihambaimizi,babanikelaimimiselo ukubabayigcine,leyoibimiswengabapostilenamadoda amakhuluaseYerusalem.

5Ayezimasekakengokoamabandlaelukholweni,esanda ngenaniimihlangemihla

6Kekaloku,bakulityhutyhailizwelaseFriginelaseGalati, balelwanguMoyaoyiNgcweleukulithethailizwi kwelaseAsiya;

7BefikileeMisi,balingaukuyaeBhithiniya,kodwa akabavumelangauMoya

8BadlulaeMisiyabehlabayaeTrowa.

9KwabonakalaumbonokuPawulosebusukuIndodaethile yaseMakedoniyayimiimbongozaisithi,Welelangapha kwelaseMakedoni,usincede.

10Kekaloku,akubaewubonileumbonolowo,sazake sazabalazelaukubasiyekwelaseMakedoni,sigqibe kwelokubaiNkosiisibizeleukubasibashumayezeiindaba ezilungileyo

11SindulukilengokoeTrowa,sezangqoeSamotraki,sathi ngengomsosezaeNeyapoli;

12ukusukaapho,sezaeFilipi,owonamziwokuqala wecalaelolilelaseMakedoni,uyikoloniSalibalakekuloo mziimihlaethile.

13Sathingesabatha,saphumasayangaphandlekomzi ngasemlanjeni,aphokuthandazwakhona;sahlalaphantsi, sathethakubafaziababebuthelenekhona.

14KwayekuphulaphulaintokaziethileegamalinguLidiya, umthengisiweenguboezibomvu,womziweTiyatira, emhlonelayouThixo,entliziyoyayivulayoiNkosiukuba izinyamekeleizintoezazithethwanguPawulos

15Kekaloku,yakubaibhaptiziwenendluyayo, yasibongozaisithi,UkubanithindikholiweeNkosini, ngenaniendlwiniyam,nihlaleWasinyanzela

16Kekalokukwathi,kwakubon’ukubasiyayaendaweni yokuthandaza,sahlangatyezwasisicakazanaesithile, sinomoyawemilozi,sonabesizizuzisaiinkosizasoinzuzo enkulungokuvumisa

17SonaesosithenembendenoPawulosnathi,samana sidandulukasisithi,AbabantubangabakhonzibakaThixo Osenyangweni,bonabasazisayoindlelayosindiso 18Okokesakwenzasonaimihlaemininzi.Ebindekileke uPawulos,wathiguququ,wathikuwoumoya, NdiyakuthethelaegamenilikaYesuKristuukubauphume kusoWaphumakwangelolixa

19Zithekeiinkosizayo,zakubonaukubaliphelileithemba lenzuzoyawo,zababambaooPawulosnoSilas,zabarholela endaweniyembuthokubaphathi; 20babazisakubathetheli,besithi,Ababantu bayawuphazamisaumziwethubengamaYuda; 21basifundisaamasikoekungavumelekileyoukuba siwamkele,nokubasiwenze,singamaRoma 22Isihlwelesabahlanganyela;nabathethelibazithiqwenge iingubozabo,bathimababethwengeentswazi 23Bathi,bakubabababetheimivumboemininzi, babaphosaentolongweni,bamthethelaumgcini wababanjwaukubaabagcinengokunqabileyo

24owathi,amkeleumyaleloonjalo,wabaphosa kwengaphakathiintolongo,waziqinisaiinyawozabo emithini

25Kekaloku,ezinzulwinizobusukuuPawulosnoSilas babethandaza,bevumaiingomakuThixo;

26Kwabakhokengequbulisounyikimoolukhululomhlaba, ngokokudezizanyazanyisweizisekozentolongo;zavuleka kwaokoiingcangozonke,athukululekaamakhamandela abobonke

27Ethetyithikeebuthongweniumgciniwababanjwa, ebonaiingcangozentolongozivulekile,warholaikrele,eza kuzibulala,ebaababanjwababalekile

28WadandulukakeuPawulosngezwielikhulu,esithi, Musaukuzenzakalisi;

29Uthengoko,ebizeizibane,waxhumelaphakathi,egubha, wawaphambikoPawulosnoSilas.

30Wabazisaphandle,wathi,Zinkosi,ndimelwekukuthini na,ukuzendisindiswe?

31Bathikebona,KholwakuyoiNkosiuYesuKristu, wosindiswawenanendluyakho

32BalithethakuyeilizwileNkosi,nakubobonke ababesendlwiniyakhe.

33Wabathabathangelolixalobusuku,wayihlamba imivumboyabo;babhaptizwakwaoko,yenanabobonke abakhe.

34Kananjalo,ebanyusewabasaendlwiniyakhe,wabeka ukudlaphambikwabo,wagcobanendluyakheyonke,kuba ekholwakuThixo.

35Kwakusa,abathethelibathumaamadindala,besithi, Bakhululeabobantu

36UwaxelilekeumgciniwababanjwalamazwikuPawulos, wathi,Abathethelibathumeleukubanikhululwe;kengoko phumani,nihambengoxolo

37UthekeuPawuloskuwo,Basityabuleekuhleni singagwetywanga,sibantubangamaRoma;basiphosa entolongweni;ngokubasikhuphangasesena?hayiinene; mabezebonangokwabo,basikhuphe.

Awaxelakelamazwiamadindalakubathetheli;boyika, bakuvaukubabangamaRoma

39Bezabababongoza,babakhupha,babacelaukuba baphumekuwoumzi

40Bephumilekeentolongweni,bayakungenakwaLidiya; bathi,bebabonileabazalwana,babathuthuzela,bemka.

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1Kekaloku,bakubabeyihambileiAmfipolineApoloni, bezaeTesalonika,aphoyayikhonaindluyesikhungu yamaYuda

2UthekeuPawulos,ngokwesikolakhe,wangenakubo, wayeiisabathaezintathuexoxanabo,ngezibhalo 3etyhila,ebekaphambikwakheukubauKristuubemelwe kukuvaubunzima,azeavukekwabafileyo;nokuba,loYesu, ndivakalisayokuni,nguyeuKristu

4Inxenyekuwoyoyiseka,yazibandakanyanoPawulos noSilas;kwanenkithaenkuluyamaGrikeamhlonelayo uThixo,nakubafaziabaziintlokoababambalwa.

5KekalokuamaYudaangengakholwayo,emona, azithabathelaamadodaathileangamatshijolo angamatshijolo,ahlanganisanaihlokondiba,awuvusaumzi uphela,ayihlaselaindlukaYason,afunaukubakhupha ebantwini

6Akubaengabafumani,amrholelauYasonnabazalwana abathilekubaphathibomzi,edandulukaesithi,Aba baliqungaqungileyoelimiweyo,bafikilenalapha;

7atheuYasonwabamkelangobubele;bayebonkeaba besenzaokuchasenenemimiselokaKesare,besithi,Kukho kumkaniwumbi,onguYesu

8Zayekebasiphazamisaisihlwelenabaphathibomzi, bakuzivaezizinto.

9BethabatheisibambisokuYasonnakwabanye, babakhulula

10Kekalokubathiabazalwanakwaokobamndulula uPawulosnoSilasngobusuku,ukubabayeeBhereya;abathi bonabakufika,bayaendlwiniyesikhunguyamaYuda.

11LakeayeenobuntukunawaseTesalonika;lawona alamkelailizwingentumekeleloyonke,ezincinaizibhalo imihlangemihla,ukubazingabazinjalonaezozinto.

12Intoeninzingokoyakholwa;nakumaGrikekazi abekekileyo,nakumadoda,nokubambalwa

13AkwazikeamaYudaaseTesalonika,ukubailizwi likaThixolazisiwenguPawulosnaseBhereya,eza azizamazamisanalaphoiindimbane

14Bandulakekwaokoabazalwana,bamsusauPawulos ukubaabhekengaselwandle;kwasalauSilasnoTimoti khona

15BathekebonaabamkhaphayouPawulos,bamsaeAtene; bakubabamkeleumthethooyakooSilasnoTimoti,wokuba bezekuyekwakamsinya,bemka

16Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauPawulosubalindileeAtene, wacaphuka,akuwubonaumziuzizithixokuphela

17WayexoxakengokoendlwiniyesikhungunamaYuda, nabamhlonelayouThixo;nasendaweniyembuthoimihla ngemihla,nabasukubabemkhawulela

18Kekalokuizithanda-zobulumkoezithilezamaEpikure nezamaStoyikezamquqela;Babesithiinxenye,Liyakuthini naelipholopholo?Abanyekebathi,Ngathingumazisi wezithixozasemzini;ngokubawayebashumayezaiindaba ezilungileyozikaYesu,novukolwabafileyo.

19BamthabathakebamsaeAreyopago,besithi,Singakhe siyivenalemfundisointshaithethwanguwe,ukubaiyini na?

20Kubauzisaizintoezithilezasemziniezindlebenizethu; singasingazingoko,ukubazingabaziyininaezizinto 21Kubaonkeama-Atenenabasemzinibabechithachitha ixeshalabongantoyimbi,kungekuphelanjeukuxela, nokuvaintoentsha

22WemakeuPawulosesazulwiniseArepa,wathi,Madoda aseAtene,ndiyabonaukubaezintwenizonkenincamisile ukuhlonelaizithixo.

23Kubandithe,ndihambandisingasingaizinto enizihlonelayo,ndafumananesibingeleloekubhalwekuso, kwathiwa,kongaziwayouThixoLowokengokonina nimnqulaningamazi,ndinazisayena.

24UThixoyena,owenzaihlabathineentozonkeezikulo, lowo,lowo,eyiNkosinjeyezulunomhlaba,akahlali zitempilenizenziwengazandla;

25Kananjaloakaphiliswazizandlazabantu,ngokoswele nto,inguyenjeobanikabonkeubomi,nomphefumlo,nazo zonkeizinto;

26Kanjalowazenzangagazi-nyezonkeiintlangazabantu, ukubazimephezukwawowonkeumhlaba,emisa amaxeshaamiswengenxaengaphambili,nemidayokuma kwazo;

27ukuzebayifuneiNkosi,ukubakambe bangaphuthaphuthabayifumane,nakubaingekudekuthi sonkengabanye

28Kubakuyosihleli,siyashukuma,sikho;njengokuba neembongiezithilezakowenuzitshiloukuthi,Kubanathi siyinzalayakhe

29SiyinzalakaThixonjeke,akusifaneleukubasibe ubuthixoobubufananegolidenesiliverenelitye,into eqingqwengobungcibinangengcingayomntu

30Loomaxeshakeokokungazi,uThixowawayeka ngabomi;kungokuuyalaabantubonkeezindawenizonke ukubabaguquke;

31Ngokubaumiseumhla,azakuligwebangawo elimiweyongobulungisa,ngendodaayimiseleyo;abanike isiqinisekisobonkeabantungokumvusakwabafileyo

32Kekaloku,bakuvangokuvukakwabafileyo,inxenye yayihlekisangaloonto,abanyebathi,Sobuyasikuvewena ngalendawo

33WemkakeuPawulosphakathikwabo.

34Kodwaamadodaathileanamathelekuye,akholwa, anoDiyonisiyowaseAreyopago,nomfaziogama linguDamari,nabanyendawonyenabo.

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1Kekaloku,emvakwezizinto,wahlukanauPawulos neAtene,wezaeKorinte

2WafumanaumYudaothilewasePontongokuzalwa, ogamalinguAkwila,esandulaukuvelaeItali,noPrisila umkakhe,wezakuye;(ngenxayokubauKlawudiyo ebemiseukuthi,makahlukaneneRomaonkeamaYuda); wezakubo

3Kutheke,ngenxayokubabelilinyeishishinilabo, waselehlalanaboesebenza;kubababengabenzibeentente, ishishinilabo

4Wayexoxakeendlwiniyesikhunguiisabathangeesabatha zonke,ezamelaukweyisaamaYudanamaGrike.

5Kekaloku,bakuhlabevelakwelaseMakedoniooSilas noTimoti,uPawuloswaxinwangumoya,waqononondisa kumaYudaukubauYesulonguyeuKristu.

6Utheke,akuchasa,akunyelisa,wavuthululaiingubo zakhe,wathikuwo,Igazilenumalibephezukwentloko yenu;mnandihlambulukile;kuthabathelakwelixesha, ndiyakuyakuzoiintlanga

7Esukilekeapho,wayakungenaendlwiniyothile,ogama linguYusto,umhlonelayouThixo,ondluyakheibikufuphi nendluyesikhungu

8KekalokuuKrispo,umphathiwendluyesikhungu, wakholwayiNkosi,nendluyakheyonke;nentoeninzi yamaKorinteyakuvayakholwa,yabhaptizwa

9YathikeiNkosingombonoebusukukuPawulos,Musa ukoyika,thetha,ungathitu;

10ngokubamnandinawe,kanjaloakukhonamnyeuya kukusasandla,akuphathekakubi;ngokubandinabantu abaninzikulomzi

11Wahlalakhonakeumnyakaoneenyangaezintandathu, efundisailizwilikaThixophakathikwabo.

12Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauGaliyowayelibamba kwelaseAkaya,amaYudaamvukelangamxhelomnye uPawulos,amzisaesihlalwenisokugweba.

13besithi,LoukweyisaabantuukubabamnquleuThixo ngokunxamnyenomthetho

14Kekaloku,xauPawulosazakuvulaumlomo,wathi uGaliyokumaYuda,Ukubaibiyintoyentswela-bulungisa, nokubaibiyimbuyekezoengendawo,maYuda, ngekufanelekileukubandininyamezele;

15kodwaukubayimbuzwanongelizwi,namagama, nomthethowenu,zikhangeleleninina;kubamnaandiyi kubangumgwebiwezintoezinjalo

16Wabagxothaesihlalwenisokugweba.

17AmbambakeonkeamaGrikeuSosithene,umphathi wendluyesikhungu,ambethaphambikwesihlalo sokugwebaKeyenauGaliyoakakhathalelangananyeyezo zinto

18KekalokuuPawulosukhewahlalaimihlaeyaneleyo. Waza,ebabulisileabazalwana,wemkangomkhombewaya kwelaseSiriya,enoPrisilanoAkwila;eyichebileintloko eKenkreya,kubawayeenesibambiso.

19Wezakufikae-Efese,wabashiyaaphoKeyena wangenaendlwiniyesikhungu,waxoxanamaYuda 20Utheke,akumcelaukubaakheahlaleumzuzukuwo, akavuma;

21wawabulisakeesithi,Nokubakutheni,ndimelwe kukuwenzelaeYerusalemumthendelekoozayo;kodwa ndobuyandizekuni,ukubauThixouyavumaWazawemka ngomkhombee-Efese

22UthekeakuhlaeKesareya,wenyukawayakubulisa ibandla,wehlawayakwa-Antiyokwe

23Enzeixeshaelithilekhona,wemka,walityhutyhailizwe laseGalati,nelaseFrigi,ebomelezabonkeabafundi.

24KekalokuumYudaothileogamalinguApolo, owazalelwaeAleksandriya,umfooliciko,enobunkunkqele ezibhalweni,wezae-Efese.

25LowokewayeyifundisiwengomlomoindlelayeNkosi; wayeevuthangumoyawathetha,efundisa ngokucokisekileyoizintozeNkosi,esazikakuhleubhaptizo lukaYohanelodwa

26Keyenawaqalaukuthethangokungafihlisiyoendlwini yesikhungu.BathekebakumvaooAkwilanoPrisila, bamthabathelakubo,bamtyhilelangokucokisekileyo ngakumbiindlelakaThixo

27Kekaloku,akubon’ukubaungadlulaayekwelaseAkaya, abazalwanababhala,babavuselelaabafundi,ukuba bamamkele;

28kubawaweyisa,wawancamisaekuhleniamaYuda, ebonakalalisangazoizibhaloukubauYesulounguye uKristu

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1Kekalokukwathi,xauApoloeseKorinte,uPawulos ewatyhutyhileamacalaasentla,wezae-Efese;

2wathikubo,UMoyaoyiNgcwelenamamkelana, nakholwayonje?Bathekebonakuye,Asizangasive nokuvaukubakukhouMoyaoyiNgcwele

3Wathikubo,Nabhaptizelwangantoninaphofu?Batheke bona,ElubhaptizwenilukaYohane

4WathikeuPawulos,UYohaneokunenewabhaptiza ubhaptizolwenguquko,esithiebantwini,mabakholwe kulowouzayoemvakwakhe,okokukuthi,kuKristuYesu

5Bathekebonabakukuvaoko,babhaptizwaegameni leNkosiuYesu.

6UtheuPawulosakubekaizandlaphezukwabo,wehla uMoyaoyiNgcwelephezukwabo;Bayebethetha ngeelwimi,beprofeta

7Ayeonkeamadodangathialishumielinababini.

8Kekaloku,wangenaendlwiniyesikhungu,wathetha ngokungafihlisiyoiinyangazantathu,exoxanabantu, ebeyiselakwizintoezingaboubukumkanibukaThixo

9Kodwabakubaabathilebazenzalukhuni,bengakholwa, bethethakakubingayoiNdlelaleyophambikosihlwele, wesukakubo,wabahlulaabafundi,exoxaimihlangemihla esikolwenisikaTirano

10Kwabanjalokeiminyakaemibini;ngokokudebonke abemiyokwelaseAsiyabaliveilizwileNkosi,amaYuda kwanamaGrike

11UThixokewenzaimiqondisoekhethekileyongezandla zikaPawulos.

12ngokokudekusiwenakwimilwelweiiqhiyanemibhinqo, ivelaemzimbeniwakhe,zisukekuboizifo,bathinoomoya abakhohlakeleyobaphumekubo.

13KekalokuabathilebakumaYudaabhadulayo, angabafungisi,bazamelaukulibizaigamaleNkosiuYesu phezukwabanoomoyaabakhohlakeleyo,besithi, SinifungisauYesulowouvakaliswayonguPawulos

14KwayekukhokenyanabathilebasixhenxebakaSkeva, umYuda,umbingeleliomkhulu,ababekwenzaoko.

15Waphendulakeumoyaokhohlakeleyo,wathi,UYesu ndiyamazi,noPawulosndiyamazikakuhle;Ningoobanina ke?

16Wesukaumntuobukuyeumoyaokhohlakeleyo, wabatsibela,wabagagamela,wabeyisa,ngokokude babalekebaphumekuloondlubengxwelerhiwe,beze.

17KwathikeokokwazekakuwoonkeamaYuda, kwanakumaGrikeamiyoe-Efese;bawelwakukoyikabonke, lenziwalikhuluigamaleNkosiuYesu.

18Yayeintoeninziyabakholiweyoisiza,izivumaizixela izenzozabo

19Yathikenentoeyaneleyoyabasebenzaizenzozobugqi, yazizisandaweni-nyeiincwadizayo,bawayazitshisa phambikwabobonke;bawabalaamaxabisoazo,bafumana engamawakaamashumimahlanuesilivere.

20LenjenjalokeilizwileNkosiukwandangamandla nokweyisa

21Kekaloku,zakuzalisekaezizinto,wamisaemoyeni wakheuPawulosukubaathi,elityhutyhileelaseMakedoni nelaseAkaya,ayeeYerusalem,esithi,Emvenikokuba ndithendakhona,ndimelwekukubandiboneneRoma.

22WathumelakekwelaseMakedonibababini kwabalungiselelayo,ooTimotinoErasto;yenakeukhe wahlalaumzuzukwelaseAsiya

23Kekalokukwabakhongeloxeshainkathazeko engencinanengayoiNdlelale

24Kubauthile,ogamalinguDemetriyo,umkhandi wesilivere,obesenzaiitempilezesiliverezika-Artemis, wayezizuzisaiingcibiinzuzoengencinane;

25Waziqukelandawonye,kwanabasebenzibezinto ezinjalo,wathi,Madoda,niyazikakuhleukubabuphuma kulenzuzoubutyebibethu;

26Kananjaloniyabona,niyeva,ukubaakuse-Efesekodwa, kuphantseukubakulolonkeelaseAsiya,atheloPawulos waphambukisaisihlweleesaneleyo,ngokusoyisa ngokusoyisa,esithi,asingoothixoabobenziwangesandla;

27Ngokokeasiyiyolomsebenziwethuwodwaube sesichengenisokungabinanto;kwanetempileyothixokazi omkhuluuArtemisibeyintoengento,butshabalale nobungangamelabakhe,oqubudakulolonkeelaseAsiya nelimiweyo.

28Bakukuvakeoko,bazalangumsindo,badanduluka, besithi,MkhuluuArtemiswabase-Efese

29Wazalaumziuphelasisidubedube;besukaindulumbane ngamxhelomnyeendaweniyokubonela,bamthihlasi uGayonoAristarko,abelaseMakedoni,ababehamba noPawulos

30UthekeuPawulos,engaangangenaesihlweleni, abamvumelaabafundi.

31AbathilekebakubaphathibelaseAsiya,benobuhlobo kuye,bathumelakuye,bambongozaukubaangazinikeli endaweniyokubonela.

32Abanyekengokobabenkqangazaenyeinto,abanye yimbi,kubaibandlalabelidubadubekile;bayeabaninzi bengaziukubababuthelenengenxayantonina.

33BamrholakeesihlweleniuAlesandire,amaYuda emtyhalelaphambiliUwangawangisilekeuAlesandire ngesandla,wafunaukuziphendulelaebantwini.

34KodwabakuqondaukubaungumYuda,benzainzwinini enyebonkebephela,benkqangazaumzuzuomaxaamabini, besithi,MkhuluuArtemiswabase-Efese!

35Esizolisilekeumbhaliisihlwele,wathi,MadodaaseEfese,nguwuphinaumntuongaziyo,ukubaumziwaseEfeseungumkhonziwothixokaziomkhuluuArtemis, nowomfanekiseloowawakuZeyus?

36Ekubeningokoezizintozingenakuphikiswa,nifanele ukuthicwaka,ningenzintongokungxama.

37Kubaniwaziseaphalamadoda,engebaphangi bamabandlakaThixo,nabanyelisibothixokaziwenu

38UkubakengokouDemetriyoneengcibiezinaye banendawoemntwini,zikhoiiminizamatyala,akho namabamba;mabamangalelane

39Keukubanifunaintongantozimbi,yoconjululwa kwesesikweniintlanganiso

40Kubasisemngciphekweniwokumangalelwangenxa yesaqungesanamhlanje,kungekhosizathu sakuziphendulelangalengxokolo

41Akutsho,wayindululaintlanganiso

ISAHLUKO20

1Kekaloku,sakubasiphelileisiphithiphithieso,uPawulos wababizelakuyeabafundibakhe,wababulisa,wemkawaya kwelaseMakedoni.

2Ewatyhutyhilekeloomacala,ebayalilekakhulu,weza kwelamaGrike

3WahlalaaphoiinyangazantathuKekaloku,xa abezalelwekuyeamaYuda,xaazakuyangomkhombe kwelaseSiriya,wagqibakwelokubaacande kwelaseMakedoningokubuya

4Waphelekelelwake,kwadakwezakwelaseAsiya nguSopatrowaseBhereya;nabaseTesalonika,uAristarko noSekundo;noGayowaseDerbhe,noTimoti; kwabaseAsiya,ooTikikonoTrofimo

5Ababasandulela,basilindaeTrowa

6SemkakethinangomkhombeeFilipi,emvakwemihla yezonkaezingenagwele,sezakuboeTrowangeentsuku ezintlanu;sahlalakhonaiintsukuzasixhenxe

7Kekaloku,ngolokuqalausukulweveki,bakubon’ukuba abafundibahlanganiseneukubabaqhekezeisonka, uPawuloswayeshumayelakubo,ezakumkangengomso; Waqhubekaethethakwadakwaphakathikobusuku.

8Kwayekukhoizibaneezininzikwigumbieliphezulu, aphobabehlanganisenekhona

9Kwakuhlelikeefestilenindodanaithileingama linguYutiko,isindwabubuthongoobunzulu;

10WehlakeuPawulos,waziphosaphezukwayo,wayiwola, wathi,Musaniukuzikhathaza;ngokubaumphefumlo wakheukuye

11Wenyukake,waqhekezaisonka,wadla;kananjalo waxoxangokwaneleyokwadakwasa,wemkake.

12Bamzisakeumfanaephilile,bathuthuzelekanoko

13Kekalokuthinasandulelaukuyaemkhombeni,sasinga eAso,aphobesizakumthabathakhonauPawulos;kuba ebemiselengokunjalo,yenaezakuhambangeenyawo 14WathiakuhlangatyezwanathieAso,samthabatha,safika eMitilene;

15Sesukaaphongomkhombe,ngengomsosafika malungananeKiyo;SathingengomsosafikaeSamo, sahlalaeTrogiliyo;sazangengomsosezaeMileto.

16KubauPawuloswagqibakwelokubakudlulwe ngomkhombee-Efese,ukuzeangabinakwenzaxeshalide kwelaseAsiya;kubawayekhawulezeleukuthi,ukubaunako, awenzeumhlawepentekosteeYerusalem 17EseMiletowathumelae-Efese,wabizaamadoda amakhulualoibandla.

18Befikilekekuye,wathikubo,Niyaziukubabendihleli naningamaxeshaonke,kususelakwiminiyokuqala endafikayokwelaseAsiya;

19ndikhonzaiNkosingakokonkeukuthobekakwentliziyo, ndineenyembeziezininzi,nokulingwaokwandihlelayo ngokulalelaamaYuda;

20nokokubaandinifihlelanganto,ndanibonisanje, ndanifundisaesidlangalaleninakwizindlungezindlu 21ndiqononondisakumaYudanakumaGrikeukuguqukela kuThixo,nokukholwakuyoiNkosiyethu,uYesuKristu 22Ngokuke,yabonani,ndiyamnaeYerusalem, ndibotshiwenguMoya,ndingazaziizintoeziyakundihlela khona;

23ndaneleukwaziukubauMoyaoyiNgcwele uqononondisakwimizingemizi,esithindilindwe ngamakhamandelanaziimbandezelo

24Kodwaandiwugqalinjengobalulekileyokum umphefumlowam,ukuzendilugqibeugqatsolwam ngovuyo,nolungiseleloendalwamkelayolweNkosiuYesu, lokungqinaiindabaezilungileyozobabalolukaThixo..

25Nangoku,yabonani,ndiyazimna,ukubaninanonke ndahambayophakathikwenu,ndibuvakalisaubukumkani bukaThixo,anisayikubuyanibuboneubusobam

26Kungokondingqinayokuningayoleminiyanamhla, ukubamnandimsulwaegazinilabobonke;

27Kubaandinifihlelanganto,ukunibikelalonkeicebo likaThixo

Zilumkeleningoko,nawowonkeumhlambi,atheuMoya oyiNgcwelewanimisaukubangabavelelibawo,ukuba nilaluseibandlalikaThixo,awazizuzelayongelilelakhe igazi

29Kubamnandiyakwazioku,ukubaemvakokumka kwam,kuyakungenaphakathikwenuiingcukaezibawayo, zingawucongiumhlambi

30Nakuningokwenukuyakuvelaamadodaathethaizinto ezigwenxa,ukubaabarholeabafundiemvakwawo.

31Kungokondithi,Phaphani,nikhumbule,ukuba iminyakaemithathu,ubusukunemini,andiyekanga ukululekabonkengabanye,ndineenyembezi.

32Ngokuke,bazalwana,ndiyaniyalezakuThixo, nakwilizwilobabalolwakhe,elinakoukunakha,aninike ilifaphakathikwabobonkeabangcwalisiweyo.

33Andinqwenelangasiliverenagolidenangubokabani

34Ninakengokwenuniyazi,ukubaezizandla zazisebenzelaiintswelozam,nezababenam

35Ndanibonisazonkeizinto,ukubangokwenjenjalo ukubulalekanimelwekukuthiniyisizeimilwelwe, nikhumbulenamazwieNkosiuYesu,yokubayonayathi, Ukuphakunoyolongaphezukokuphiwa

36Akutsho,waguqangamadolo,wathandazakunyenabo bonke

37Basukabalilakakhulubonke,bawaentanyeni kaPawulos,bamanga;

38bebuhlungukakhulu,ngokukodwalilizwialithethileyo lokuthi,abasayikubuyababuboneubusobakhe Bamkhaphakebamsaemkhombeni.

ISAHLUKO21

1Kekalokukwathi,emvakokundulukakwethukubo, sanduluka,sezangqoeCoo;

2Sathi,sakubasifumeneumkhombeuwelelaeFenike, sangenakuwo,sanduluka

3Kekaloku,sakubasiyifumeneiSipro,sayishiya ngasekhohlo,sangenangomkhombekwelaseSiriya,sehla eTire;kubaumkhombeuzakuwuthulakhonaapho umthwalo

4Sathisibafumeneabafundi,sahlalakhonaiintsuku zasixhenxe;bonabathikuPawulosngoMoya, makangenyukiayeeYerusalem

5Kekaloku,xasizigqibileyoiintsukuezo,saphuma sahamba;basiphelekelelabonke,ndawonyenabafazi nabantwana,sadasangaphandlekomzi;saguqangamadolo elunxwemeni,sathandaza.

6Sitheke,sabulisana,sangenaemkhombeni;babuya bagoduka

7Kekaloku,sakulufezauhambolwethuukusukaeTire, safikaeTolemayi,sababulisaabazalwana,sahlalanabo usukulwalunye

8Kekalokungengomso,thinabesinoPawulos,semkaseza eKesareya;sangenaendlwinikaFilipu,umshumayeli weendabaezilungileyo,obengowabayabasixhenxe; wahlalanaye

9Lowokewayeneentombiezine,ziseziintombi,ziprofeta

10Sakubon'ukubakesihlelikhonaiintsukuezininzi, kwehlakwelakwaYudamprofetiuthile,ugama linguAgabho

11Wathiakufikakuthi,wawuthabathaumbhinqo kaPawulos,wazibophaizandlaneenyawo,wathi,Utsho uMoyaoyiNgcweleukuthi,Ayakwenjenjaloukumbopha indodaengowalombhinqoamaYudaeYerusalem, amnikeleesandleniizandlazeentlanga

12Kekaloku,sakuzivaezizinto,sambongozathina, kwanabakuloondawo,ukubaangenyukiayeeYerusalem.

13WaphendulakeuPawulos,wathi,Nenzaninaukulila niyityumzeintliziyoyam?kubamnandingalungele

kubotshwakodwa;ndilungelenokufaeYerusalem,ngenxa yegamaleNkosiuYesu.

14Akubakeengoyiseki,sathicwaka,sisithi,Makwenzeke ukuthandakweNkosi.

15Kekalokuemvakwezontsuku,sabophaimpahla, senyukasayaeYerusalem

16KwahambakenathiabathilenakubafundibaseKesareya, besisathinakuMnasowaseSipro,obengumfundi kwakudala,esabalundwendwelwakhe

17Kekaloku,sakufikaeYerusalem,basamkelangovuyo abazalwana

18Ngengomsoke,uPawuloswangenakunyenathi kuYakobi;ayekhokeonkeamadodaamakhulu.

19Ubabulisile,wamanaebacaciselazonkeizinto awazenzayouThixophakathikweentlanga,ngalo ulungiselelolwakhe.

20Bathekebonabakukuvaoko,bayizukisaiNkosi,batsho nokuthikuye,Uyabona,mzalwana,okoangako amawakawakaamaYudaakholiweyo;bayebonke bewuzondeleleumthetho;

21Atyelwekengawe,ukubauyawafundisaonkeamaYuda aphakathikweentlanga,ukubaahlukanenoMoses,usithi, makangabalusiabantwanabawo,angahambingawo amasiko

22Kuthininakengoko?Kumelwekuhlanganisanainkitha; kubabayakuvaukubaufikile

23Ngokoyenzalentosikuxelelayona:kukhokuthiapha amadodaamane,anesibambisoazibophengaso;

24wathabathewona,uzenzenyulukunyenawo,ube nokuhlawulisa,ukuzeaguguleiintloko;kodwaukubanawe uhambengokufanelekileyo,uwugcinaumthetho.

25Kodwangazoiintlangaezikholiweyo,sabhalasagqiba kwelokubazingabambintoinjalo;kuphelaibekukuzigcina entweniebingelelweizithixo,nasegazini,nasentweni ekrwitshiweyo,nasembulweni

26WandulauPawuloswawathabathakeamadodalawo, wathingengomso,ezenzenyulukunyenawo,wangena etempileni,eqondisisainzalisekoyeentsukuzokwenza nyulu,udeusondezweumnikelongenxayabobonke ngabanye.

27Kekaloku,xaiintsukuezisixhenxeezobezizakuphela, athiamaYudaavelakwelaseAsiya,akumbonaetempileni, asidubadubasonkeisihlwele,amsaizandla.

28enkqangazaesithi,Madoda,maSirayeli,sizaniNanku lomntuufundisabonkeezindawenizonkeokuchasene nabantu,nomthetho,nalendawo;othengaphezukoko wawangenisaamaGrikeetempileni,wayenzainqambile ndawoingcwele.

29KubaabebonengeenxaengaphambiliuTrofimowaseEfese,ndawonyenayephakathikomzi,abebauPawulos umngeniseetempileni

30Washukumaumziuphela,babalekelandawonyeabantu; bamthabathauPawulos,bamrholelangaphandle kwetempile;zavalwakwaokoiingcango

31Kekaloku,xababezakumbulala,lwafikaudaba kumthetheli-wakawebutho,lokubaiYerusalemiphela idubadubekile;

32owathikwangelolixawathabathaamasoldati nabathetheli-khulu,wabaleka,wehlawayakubo Bakumbonakeumthetheli-wakanamasoldati,bayeka ukumbethauPawulos

33Wazawasondelaumthetheli-waka,wambamba,wathi makakhonkxwengemixokelelwaneemibini;wayebuza ukubaungubanina,nokubawenzentonina

34Abanyekephakathikwesihlwelebabhombolozaenye into,abanyeyimbi.Akubaengenakokeukuyaziinyaniso ngenxayesiphithiphithi,wathimakasiweenqabeni yomkhosi

35Utheakufikakwizinyuko,usukewathwalwa ngamasoldati,ngenxayesiphithiphithisabantu;

36kubayayilandelainkithayabantu,inkqangazaisithi, Msuseni

37Kekaloku,xawayezakungeniswaenqabeniyomkhosi, wathiuPawuloskumthetheli-waka,Kuvumelekilenaukuba ndithethekuwe?Wathi,UyasazinaisiGrike?

38AkunguyenalaamYiputa,wathingaphambikwale mihlawenzaisaqunge,wakhokelelaentlangoamawaka amaneamadodaangababulali?

39UthekeyenauPawulos,MnandingumntuongumYuda waseTarso,umntuokowabolingumziongadumengako welaseKiliki;ndiyakucelake,ndivumelendikhendithethe kuboabantu

40Kekaloku,akubon’ukubaumvumele,wemauPawulos ematyeniokunyuka,wawangawangisangesandlakubo abantuUtheke,kwathicwakakakhulu,wathethakubo ngesiHebhere,esithi,

ISAHLUKO22

1Madoda,bazalwana,nanibobawo,kuphulaphuleni ukuziphendulelakwamkuningoku

2BakuvakeukubaudandulukangentethoyesiHebhere kubo,bazolaokunye

3Mna,okunenendingumntuongumYuda,owazalelwa eTarso,umziwaseKiliki;ukantindakhulelakulomzi ezinyawenizikaGamaliyeli,ndafundisangokugqibeleleyo umthethowezindluzooyise,ndinenzondelelongakum Thixo,ninjenganinonkenamhla.

4NdingowayitshutshisayoyonaleNdlela,ndadandesa ekufeni,ndibopha,ndifakaezintolongweniamadoda kwanabafazi;

5njengokubanombingeleliomkhuluendingqinela,nayo yonkeintlanganisoyamadodaamakhulu;endamkelakubo iincwadizokuyakubazalwana,ndayaeDamasko,ndiya kuzisaababekhonabebotshiweeYerusalem,ukuze babethwe

6Kekalokukwathi,ndihamba,ndisondelaeDamasko, malungaeminienkulu,ngesiquphendabanekelwangeenxa zonkelukhanyiseloolukhululuphumaezulwini.

7Ndawaemhlabeni,ndevailizwilisithikum,Sawule, Sawule,unditshutshiselanina?

8Ndaphendulakemnandathi,Ungubanina,Nkosi?Yathi kum,MnandinguYesuwaseNazarete,omtshutshisayo wena

9Bonakeababenambalubonaokuneneukhanyiseloolo, besukaboyika;keabalivangailizwilalowowayethetha nam

10Ndathike,Ndithinina,Nkosi?YathikeiNkosikum, Vuka,uyeeDamasko;woxelelwakhonangazozonke izintoozimiselweyoukubauzenze

11Ndakubakendingenakondelangenxayobuqaqawuli bololukhanyiso,ndarholwangesandlangabobabenam, ndafikaeDamasko

12Kekaloku,uHananiyauthile,indodaemhlonelayo uThixongokomthetho,engqinelwekakuhlengawoonke amaYudaamikhona

13wezakum,wema,wathikum,Sawule,mzalwana,buya ubone.Ndazandajongakuyekwangelolixa.

14Wathikeyena,UThixowoobawobethuukumisilewena ukubaukwaziukuthandakwakhe,umbonelowouliLungisa, uveilizwilomlomowakhe; 15ngokubauyakubalingqinalakhekubobonkeabantu, lezintoozibonileyonozivileyo

16Ngokukeulibeleyinina?Suk’ume,ubhaptizwe, uhlambululeizonozakho,unqulaigamaleNkosi

17Kekalokukwathi,ndakubandibuyeleeYerusalem, ndakubon’ukubandiyathandazaetempileni,ndaba sethongweni; ndayibonaisithikum,Ngxama,uphumekamsinya eYerusalem;ngokubabengayikubamkelaubungqina bakhongam

19Ndathikemna,Nkosi,bayazikakuhlebonaukubamna ndandibafakaentolongweni,ndibatyabulakuzozonke izindluzesikhunguabobakholwayokuwe; 20naxeshikwenilaphalazwayoigazilikaStefano,ingqina lakho,ndayendimikufuphinam,ndikuthakazelaukusikwa kwakhe,ndizigcinileiingubozabobabemsika

21Yathikum,Hamba;ngokubamnandiyakukuthuma kudekwiintlanga

22Bamphulaphulake,wadawafikakwelolizwi,baza baphakamisaamazwiabobesithi,Msuseniemhlabeni umntuonje;kubaakufanelekileukubaadleubomi

23Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabayakhala,bezilahla iingubozabo,bephosauthuliphezulu;

24Wathiumthetheli-waka,makangenisweenqabeni yomkhosi;wathimakancinwengekatsi;ukuzeaziukuba kunganinaukubabenjenjeukunkqangazangaye.

25Kekaloku,xabamolulayongeentambo,wathiuPawulos kumthetheli-khuluobemikhona,Kuvumelekilena,ukuba nimtyakatyeumntuongumRoma,engagwetywanga nokugwetywa?

26Evilekeumthetheli-khulu,wayawabikakumthetheliwaka,esithi,Yilumkeleintoozakuyenza;kubalomntu ungumRoma

27Wezakeumthetheli-wakawathikuye,Ndixelele, ungumRomana?Wathi,Ewe.

28Waphendulaumthetheli-wakawathi,Lenkululeko ndayizuzangexabisoelikhuluUthekeuPawulos,Mna ndizelwendizelwe.

29Basukakuyekwaokongokoabobabezakumncina; woyikakenomthetheli-wakaakuqondaukubaungumRoma, nangenxayokubaebembophile

30Kekalokungengomso,engaangayaziinyanisoyento amangalelwengayongamaYuda,wamkhululaezintanjeni, wathi,mabezeababingeleliabakhulu,nayoyonke intlanganisoyaboyamatyala;wazawamhlisauPawulos, wammisaphambikwabo

ISAHLUKO23

1WaqwalaselakeuPawulosentlanganisweniyamatyala, wathi,Madoda,bazalwana,mnandahlalangokwalowo ungowakwaThixo,ndinesazelaesilungileyo,kwada kwayilemini

2UmbingeleliomkhuluuHananiyawabawiselaumthetho abobabemingakuye,ukubabambetheemlonyeni.

3WathikeuPawuloskuye,UzakukubethauThixo, ludongandiniluqatyiweyo;

4Bathikeababemikhona,Uyamnyelisanaumbingeleli omkhulukaThixo?

5WathikeuPawulos,Bendingazi,bazalwana,ukuba ungumbingeleliomkhulu;kubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Uze ungathethikakubingomphathiwabantubakowenu

6KekalokuuPawulos,esaziukubaelinyeicala lelabaSadusi,elinyekelelabaFarisi,wadanduluka entlanganisweniyamatyala,wathi,Madoda,bazalwana, mnandingumFarisi,unyanawomFarisi;umbuzo.

7Uthekeakukuthethaoko,kwabakhoimpambano phakathikwabaFarisinabaSadusi,yahlulelanainkithaleyo

8KubaokuneneabaSadusibabesithi,akukholuvuko, nasingelosi,namoya;kodwaabaFarisibazivumazombini ezondawo

9Kwabakhokeunkqangazoolukhulu;besukabema ababhalibecalalabaFarisibalwakakhulu,besithi, Asifumaninanyeintoembikulomntu;keukubakuthethe kuyeumoya,nokubasisithunywasezulu,masingalwinathi. uThixo

10Kutheke,yakubankuluimpambano,wathiumthetheliwakaesoyikelaukubauPawulosangaqwengwangabo, wathimawuhleumkhosi,umxwilephakathikwabo,umzise enqabeniyawo

11KekalokungobobusukuiNkosiyemangakuye,yathi, Yomelela,Pawulos;

12Kekwakusa,abathilekumaYudabenzaibhunga, bazibophangesiqalekiso,besithiabayikudla,abayikusela, badebambulaleuPawulos

13Bayekebengaphezukwamashumiomaneababefungele ukuyenzaloonto.

14Afikakekubabingeleliabakhulunamadodaamakhulu, athi,Sizibophengesiqalekisoesikhulu,ukubasingadlinto, sidesimbulaleuPawulos.

15Kengokuninabhekisanikumthetheli-wakakunye nentlanganisoyamatyala,ukubaamhlise,ezenayekuni ngomso,ngokungathinizakuziqiqangokukhona kucokisekileyoiindawoezithethwangaye;sibekethina, engekasondeli,sesilungeleukumbulala

16Kekaloku,akukuvaunyanawodadeboPawulos ukumlalelakwabo,wafikawangenaenqabeniyomkhosi, wambikelauPawulos

17UPawulosubizelekekuyeomnyewakubathetheli-khulu, wathi,Yisalendodanakumthetheli-waka;kubainentoeza kuyibikakuye.

18Uyithabathilekeyena,wayizisakumthetheli-waka, wathi,UPawulos,umbanjwaundibizelekuye,wacela ukubandiyizisekuwelendodanainentoezakuyithetha kuwe.

19Wayibambakengesandlaumthetheli-waka,wayanayo ngasese,wayibuzawathi,Unantoninaozakuyibikakum?

20Yathike,AmaYudaavumeleneukukucelaukuba umhliseuPawulos,umsengomsoentlanganisweni yamatyala,ngokungathiazakubuzangokukhona kucokisekileyointongaye

21Kewenauzeungabayekeleli;elindeidingaelivelakuwe

22Umthetheli-wakawayindululakeindodanaleyo,akuba eyithethelengelithi,mayingaxelelibani,ukuba izibonakalalisilekuyeezondawo

23Ebizelekuyeabathetheli-khuluababini,wathi, Lungisaniamasoldatiabemakhulumabini,ukubaaye eKesareya,nabamahashebabemashumiasixhenxe, nababinzibabemakhulumabini,ngelesithathuilixa lobusuku;

24nilungisenamaqegu,ukuzebamkhweliseuPawulos, bamsekuFelikisirhuluneli,asinde

25Wabhalakeincwadingoluhlobo.

26UKlawudiyoLisiyauyabulisakuFelikis,irhuluneli edumekunene

27LendodayayibanjwengamaYuda,izakubulawangawo; kokondathigaxakuwondinomkhosi,ndayihlangula, ndakuqondaukubaingumRoma.

28Ndakubakendingalaziityalaabeyimangalelangalo, ndayihlisa,ndayisaentlanganisweniyawoyamatyala; 29ndayifumanaimangalelwengeembuzwanozomthetho wawo,kodwaingenalonalinyeityalaelilingeneukufa, nokufakwaiintambo

30Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubandilihletyelweiyelenqe ebelizakwenziwangayolendodangamaYuda,ndithumele kuwekwangelolixa,ndathinakubamangalelibayo, mabazithethekuweiindawoabanazongakuyo.Sala kakuhle

31Andulakeamasoldati,njengokoamiselwengako, amthabathauPawulos,amzisakwa-Antipatriebusuku.

32Ngengomsoabashiyaabamahashe,ukubabahambe naye,abuyelaenqabeniyomkhosi;

33abathibona,bakufikaeKesareya,bayinikelaincwadi kwirhuluneli,bammisanoPawulosphambikwayo

34Iyilesilekeirhuluneli,yabuzaukubaungowabuphina uburhulumente;UthekeakuqondaukubaungowaseKiliki; 35Wathindokuvakakuhle,xabathebafikanabamangaleli bakho;wathimakagcinweendlwiniyerhulunelikaHerode

ISAHLUKO24

Kekaloku,emvakweentsukuezintlanu,wehlaumbingeleli omkhulu,uHananiya,enamadodaamakhulu,necikoelithile elinguTertulo,bonabengabamangalelibakaPawulos kwirhuluneli.

2Kekaloku,akubizwa,waqalauTertuloukummangalela, esithi,Sizolekakhulungawe,nokubalusenzelwa imisebenziemihlekakhuluoluhlanga,ngokulungiselela kwakho;

3Sikwamkelaoko,nasezindawenizonke,Felikisodume kunene,sinombulelo.

4Keukuzendingabisakubambezelangakumbi, ndiyakubongozaukubaukheusivekancinane ngokuthantamisakwakho

5Kubasiyifumenelendodaisisifo,umphambanisikuwo onkeamaYudaakwelimiweyo,ingumkhokeliwaloihlelo lamaNazarete.

6owazamaukuhlambelaitempile,esathisamthabatha, safunaukubagwebangokomthethowethu

7Uthekeumthetheli-wakauLisiyawasifikela,wamhlutha esandlenisethungogonyameloolukhulu;

8wathi,mabezekuweabamangalelibakhe,wothi,wena ngokwakho,wakuzincinazonkeiindawo,ubenako ukuziqondakuyeezondawosimmangalelengazothina 9AvumelanakenawoamaYuda,esithizinjaloezozinto. 10WaphendulakeuPawulos,yakunqwalakuyeirhuluneli ukubaathethe,waphendulawathi,Ndisazinje,ukuba

sekuyiminyakaemininziungumgwebikoluhlanga, kokukhonandiziphendulelangomxheloowonwabileyo ngam;

11Kubaukuzewazi,ukubaziseziintsukuezilishumi elinambini,ndenyukayondayakunqulaeYerusalem.

12nasetempileniabandifumanangandixoxanamntu, ndisenzanasiphendu,nasezindlwinizesikhungu,naphi phakathikomzi;

13Kananjaloabanakoukuzimisaizintoabandimangalela ngazongoku

14Kendiyakuvumaokukuwe,ukubangeNdlelaabathi bonasisiphambusa,ndenjenjaloukumnqulauThixo woobawo,ndikholwazizintozonkeezibhaliweyo emthethweninasebaprofetini;

15ndinethembakuThixo,intokeabayilindileyonabo ngokwabo,ukubakuzakubakhouvukolwabafileyo, lwamalungisakwanolwabangemalungisa

16Kekaloku,kulentonamngokwamndiyazama,ukuba ngamaxeshaonkendingabinasazelasikhubekisanganto ngakuThixonangakubantu

17Kekaloku,emvakweminyakaemininzi,ndafikandizisa amalizoneminikelokuhlangalwakowethu.

Kwezontoandifumanaetempilenindenziwenyulu, ndingenzisiphendu,ndingenzinasiphithiphithi,amaYuda athileelaseAsiya;

19abemelwekukubakhoaphaphambikwakho, andimangalele,ukubaangabaanendawongakum; 20okanyemabathiababalapha,ukubakukhontoimbi bayifumenekum,bakubon’ukubandimientlanganisweni yamatyala;

21ingeliloelolizwilinye,ndadandulukayongalondimi phakathikwabo,lokuthi,Kungalouvukolwabafileyo endimangalelwayomnanininamhla

22Kekaloku,akuzivaezizintouFelikis,ezazingokhona kucokisekileyoiindawozalooNdlela,wabalibazisa,wathi, XaathewehlauLisiyaumthetheli-waka,ndoziqiqakakuhle iindawozenu.

23Kanjalowammiselaumthetheli-khulu,ukubaagcinwe uPawulos,abenokuyekelelwa,kungalelwanabani wakowaboukumnceda,nokubaezekuye.

24Kekaloku,emvakwemihlaethile,wafikauFelikis enoDrusilaumkakhe,umYudakazi,wathumelaukuba kubizweuPawulos,wamvaethethangokukholwakuKristu.

25Akubon'ukubakeuthethangobulungisa,nokuzeyisa, nangogwebooluzakubakho,wangenwakukoyikauFelikis, waphendulawathi,Hambaokwakalokunje;ndakuba ndinethuba,ndokubizauze

26Kunyekenoko,wayethembeukubawonikwaimali nguPawulos,ukuzeamkhulule;ngakookokwabakukhona ambizafuthi,ukubaezeaxoxenaye

27Kekaloku,kwakubon'ukubakudluleiminyakaemibini, kwangenauPorkiyoFestoesikhundlenisikaFelikis;

ISAHLUKO25

1UthengokouFesto,akubaengeneeburhulumenteni, wathiemvakwemihlaemithathu,wenyukawaya eYerusalem,esukaeKesareya

2KeumbingeleliomkhulunabaphathibamaYuda bammangalelauPawuloskuye,bambongoza, 3becelaukubaabababaleabezekuyeeYerusalem, bemlaleleukuzebambulaleendleleni

4WaphendulakengokouFesto,wathi,ugcinweeKesareya uPawulos;nayekengokwakheuzakuyakamsinya.

5Wathi,Mabathingokoabanakophakathikwenubehle nam,bammangalele,ukubakukhobubikuye.

6Akubakeelibelekuboiintsukuezingaphezukweshumi, wehlawayaeKesareya;ngengomso,akubaehleli esihlalwenisokugweba,wathiuPawulosmakaziswe

7Uthekeakufika,amaYudaabehleevelaeYerusalem, amngqonga,emtyholangezityholoezininziezinzulu uPawulos,awayengenakoukuzimisa

8Uthekeeziphendulela,esithi,nakumthethowamaYuda, nasetempileni,nakuKesare,andonanganto

9KekalokuuFesto,ethandaukukholisaamaYuda, wamphendulauPawuloswathi,Uyathandanaukunyuka uyeeYerusalem,lithethwekhonaityalalezizintophambi kwam?

10WathikeuPawulos,Ndimiesihlalwenisokugweba sikaKesare,apholimeleukuthethwakhonaityalalam AmaYudaandiwonanganganto,njengokubanaweusazi kakuhle

11Kubaxandithendonile,ndenzaintoelingeneukufa, andalikufa;kodwaukubaakukhonanyeyezozinto bandimangalelangazoaba,akukhonamnyeunako ukundinikelakuboNdibhenelakuKesare

12WazauFesto,akubaethethenentlanganisoyamatyala, waphendulawathi,UbhenelekuKesare;uyakuyakuKesare 13Kekaloku,kwakubon'ukubakudluleimihlaethile, uAgripa,ukumkani,noBhernikebezaeKesareya,besiza kubulisauFesto

14Kekaloku,bakubakhonaimihlaemininzi,uFesto wamcaciselaukumkaniiindawoezingoPawulos,esithi, KukhondodaithileishiyiweyonguFelikis

15abathiababingeleliabakhulunamadodaamakhulu amaYuda,okondibendiseYerusalem,bammangalele, becelaukubaigwetywe

16Endathikubo,AsilosikolamaRomaukunikelaumntu ukubaafe,ngaphambikokubalowoumangalelweyo ajonganenabamangaleli,azeafumaneithuba lokuziphendulelangaloityalaanalo

17Bathekebakufikaapha,andizangendilibazise, ngengomsondahlalaesihlalwenisokugweba,ndathi mayizisweindodaleyo

18Abamangalelibakhe,bakuvela,abamisanganalinye ityalalezozintobendizicingelamna;

19kebayebeneembuzwanoezithilenayengokuhlonela kwaboizithixo,nangaYesuuthileufileyo,abesithiyena uPawulosuhleli

20Ndakuthingazakemnangawoumbuzowalendawo, ndathi,UngaungayaeYerusalemna,lithethwekhona ityalalezizinto?

21Akubon’ukubakeuPawulosubheneleukubaagcinelwe isigwebosoMhlekazi,ndathimakagcinwe,ndide ndimthumelekuKesare

22WathikeuAgripakuFesto,Bendinganamndingakhe ndimveumntulowoWathiyena,Uyakumvangomso

23Kekaloku,ngengomso,akufikauAgripaenoBhernike, benobukhazikhazikhaziobukhulu,bangeneendaweni yamatyala,enabathetheli-wakanamadodaamakhuluomzi, waziswauPawulosngelizwilikaFesto

24WathikeuFesto,Agripa,kumkani,naninonkemadoda akhoyoaphakunyenathi,niyambonalomntu,etheyonke inkithayamaYudayandiphathangaye,naseYerusalem