Zulu - The Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles

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ISAHLUKO1

1IncwadiyokuzalwakukaJesuKristu,indodanakaDavide, indodanaka-Abrahama.

2U-Abrahamawazalau-Isaka;u-IsakawazalauJakobe; uJakobewazalauJudanabafowabo;

3UJudawazalauFaresinoZarangoTamari;uFaresiwazala u-Esrom;u-Esromwazalau-Aramu;

4U-Aramuwazalau-Aminadaba;u-Aminadabawazala uNaason;uNahasoniwazalauSalimoni; 5USalimoniwazalauBhowazingoRahabi;uBhowazi wazalau-ObedekuRuthe;u-ObedewazalauJese; 6uJesewazalauDavideukumkani;uDavideinkosiwazala uSolomoningumka-Uriya;

7USolomoniwazalauRehobowamu;uRehobowamu wazalauAbhiya;uAbhiyawazalauAsa; 8uAsawazalauJehoshafati;uJehoshafatiwazalauJoramu; uJoramuwazalau-Oziya;

9U-OziyawazalauJothamu;uJothamuwazalau-Ahazi;uAhaziwazalauHezekiya;

10UHezekiyawazalauManase;uManasewazalau-Amoni; u-AmoniwazalauJosiya;

11uJosiyawazalauJekoniyanabafowabo,ngesikhathi sokuthunjelwakwaboeBabele. 12NgemvakokuthunjelwaeBhabhiloni,uJekoniyawazala uSalatiyeli;uSalatiyeliwazalauZorubhabheli; 13USorobhabheliwazalau-Abiyudi;u-AbiyudiwazalauEliyakimi;u-Eliyakimiwazalau-Azore; 14U-AzorewazalauSadoki;uSadokiwazalauAkimi;uAkimiwazalau-Eliyudi;

15u-Eliyudiwazalau-Eleyazare;u-Eleyazarewazala uMathani;uMathaniwazalauJakobe; 16UJakobewazalauJosefaindodakaMariya,okwazalwa ngayeuJesu,othiwauKristu 17Ngakhozonkeizizukulwaneezisukelaku-Abrahama ziyekuDavideziyizizukulwaneeziyishuminane; nezisukelakuDavidekuzekubesekuthunjelwenieBabiloni ziyizizukulwaneeziyishuminane;futhikusukela ekuthunjelwenieBhabhilonikuzekufikekuKristu ziyizizukulwaneeziyishuminane

18UkuzalwakukaJesuKristukwabakanje:uninauMariya esemiselweuJosefa,bengakahlanganiwafunyanwa ekhulelwengoMoyaoNgcwele

19KhonauJosefaindodayakhe,engumuntuolungileyo, engathandiukumenzaihlazo,waqondaukumalangasese

20Esacabangangalezizinto,bheka,ingelosiyeNkosi yabonakalakuyeephusheni,ithi:“Josefa,ndodana kaDavide,ungesabiukumthathelauMariyaumkakho; kaMoyaoNgcwele

21Uzazalaindodana,uyiqambeigamalokuthiuJesu, ngokubanguyeoyakusindisaabantubakheezonwenizabo

22Manjekonkelokhukwenzeka,ukuzekugcwaliseke okwakhulunywayiNkosingomprofethiukuthi:

23Bheka,intombiizokhulelwa,izaleindodana,bayiqambe igamalokuthiu-Emanuweli,okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa,uNkulunkuluunathi.

24UJosefaesevukileebuthongweniwenzanjengalokho imyalileingelosiyeNkosi,wamthathelaumkakhe;

25futhiakamaziwazewazalaizibulolakhe,waqamba igamalayongokuthiuJesu

ISAHLUKO2

1KwathiuJesuesezelweeBetlehemalaseJudiyaemihleni kaHerodeinkosi,bheka,kwafikaizazieJerusalemazivela empumalanga,

2besithi:UngaphiozelweeyinkosiyamaJuda?ngoba sibonileinkanyeziyakheempumalanga,sizeukukhuleka kuye

3KwathiuHerodeinkosiekuzwalokhowakhathazeka, neJerusalemalonkekanyenaye

4Wabuthabonkeabapristiabakhulunababhalibesizwe, wababuzaukuthiuKristuuzakuzalelwaphi.

5Basebesithikuye:EBhethilehemayeJudiya;ngoba kulotshiwekanjengomprofethiukuthi:

6Nawe,Betlehema,ezwenilakwaJuda,awusiye omncinyanephakathikwezikhuluzakwaJuda,ngokuba kuyakuvelakuweuMbusioyakubusaabantubamiuIsrayeli.

7KhonauHerode,ezibizileizazingasese,wabuzisisakuzo isikhathiinkanyezieyabonakalangaso.

8WazithumaeBetlehema,wathi:“Hambaninibuzisise ngomntwana;nxasenimfumene,ningitshele,ukuzenami ngizengikhulekekuye

9Kwathiseziyizwileinkosi,zahamba;bheka,inkanyezi ezayibonaempumalangayahambaphambikwazo,yaze yafikayemaphezukwalaphoumntwanaekhona 10Kwathibeyibonainkanyezi,bathokozangentokozo enkulukakhulu

11Zasezingenaendlini,zabonaumntwananoMariyaunina, zawaphansi,zakhulekakuye;igolide,nenhlaka,nomure 12KwathisezixwayisiwenguNkulunkuluephutsheni ukuthizingabuyelikuHerodi,zasukazabuyelaelizweni lakibongenyeindlela.

13Kwathisezihambile,khangela,ingilosiyeNkosi yabonakalakuJosefangephupho,ithi:Vukauthathe umntwanaomncanelonina,ubalekeleeGibhithe,ube khonangizengikutshele;UHerodeuzofunaumntwana ukuzeambhubhise.

14Esevukilewathathaumntwananoninaebusuku, wamukawayaeGibithe;

15WahlalakhonakwazekwabasekufenikukaHerode, ukuzekugcwalisekeokwakhulunywayiNkosi ngomprofethiukuthi:“Ngayibizaindodanayamiiphume eGibithe;

16KhonauHerode,ebonaukuthiuklolodelweyizazi, wathukuthelakakhulu,wathumela,wababulalabonke abantwanabaseBetlehemanakuyoyonkeimikhawuloyalo, kusukelakwabaneminyakaemibilinangaphansi, njengomthethoisikhathiayebuzisisengaso kwabahlakaniphileyo.

17Khonakwagcwalisekaokwakhulunywangomprofethi uJeremiya,ethi:

18KwezwakalaizwieRama,ukulilanokukhalanokulila okukhulu,uRaheliekhalelaabantwanabakhe,engafuni ukududuzwa,ngokubabengasekho

19KwathiesefileuHerodi,khangela,ingilosiyeNkosi yabonakalangephuphokuJosefaeGibhithe

20wathi:“Vukauthatheumntwananonina,uyeezweni lakwa-Israyeli,ngokubabafileababefunaukuphila komntwana;

21Wavuka-ke,wathathaumntwananonina,wezaezweni lakwa-Israyeli.

22Kwathiesezwileukuthiu-ArkelawuusebuseeJudiya esikhundlenisikaHerodeuyise,wesabaukuyakhona; 23WafikawahlalaemziniothiwaiNazaretha,ukuze kugcwalisekeokwakhulunywangabaprofethiukuthi: “UyakubizwangokuthiumNazaretha

ISAHLUKO3

1NgalezozinsukukwafikauJohaneuMbhapathizi, eshumayelaehlanelaseJudiya, 2wathi:Phendukani,ngobaumbusowezuluususondele.

3Ngobanguyeowakhulunywangayeumprofethiu-Isaya, ethi:“Izwilomemezaehlane,lithi:‘Lungisaniindlela yeNkosi,nenzeizindlelazayoziqonde.

4UJohanelowayenesembathosakhesoboyabekamela, enoqhotholwesikhumbaokhalwenilwakhe;ukudla kwakhekwakuyizintethenezinyosizasendle.

5KwaphumelakuyeiJerusalema,neJudiyalonke, nesifundasonkesaseJordani; 6babhapathizwanguyeeJordani,bevumaizonozabo.

7KodwalaphoebonaabaningikubaFarisinabaSadusibeza ekubhapathizwenikwakhe,wathikubo:“Nzaloyezinyoka, ubanioniboniseukubalekelaulakaoluzayona?

8Ngakhovezaniizitheloezifaneleukuphenduka; 9Ningacabangiukushophakathikwenuukuthi:‘Sinobaba u-Abrahama;’ngokubangithikini:UNkulunkulu unamandlaokumvuselau-Abrahamaabantwanakulawa matshe

10Izembeselibekiweempandeniyemithi,ngakhoyonke imithiengatheliizitheloezinhleiyagawulwa,iphonswe emlilweni

11Minanginibhapathizangamanzikukhoukuphenduka; kephaozayoemvakwamiunamandlakunami, engingafaneleukuthwalaizicathulozakhe; 12ophephelolwakhelusesandlenisakhe,azeahlanze isibuyasakhe,abutheleukolweniwakheenqolobaneni; kephaamakhobauyakuwashisangomliloongacimekiyo

13KhonauJesuevelaeGalilewezaeJordanikuJohane ukubaabhapathizwenguye

14KodwauJohanewamalela,esithi:Minangiswela ukubhabhathizwanguwe,kantiwenauzakimiyini?

15UJesuwaphendula,wathikuye:Vumakalokhu, ngokubakusifaneleukugcwalisakanjaloukulungakonke Waseemvumela.

16UJesuesebhapathiziwewakhuphukamasinyane emanzini;bheka,amazuluamvulela,wabonauMoya kaNkulunkuluwehlanjengejuba,wehlelaphezukwakhe

17Bheka,kwavelaizwiezulwini,lithi:“LouyiNdodana yamiethandekayoengithokozilengayo

ISAHLUKO4

1KhonauJesuwaholelwanguMoyaehlaneukubaalingwe nguSathane

2Esezileukudlaizinsukuezingamashumiamanenobusuku obungamashumiamane,wagcinawalamba

3Kwathiumlingiefikakuye,wathi:UbauyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu,yitshoukuthilawamatsheabeyizinkwa.

4Kodwawaphendulawathi:Kulotshiweukuthi:Umuntu kayikuphilangesinkwasodwa,kodwangamazwiwonke aphumaemlonyenikaNkulunkulu

5USathanewayesemthathawamyisaemziniongcwele, wammisaesiqongwenisethempeli.

6Wathikuye:“UmauyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu,ziphonse phansi,ngokubakulotshiweukuthi:“Uyakuyaleza izingelosizakhengawe;phezukwetshe.

7UJesuwathikuye:Kulotshiwefuthiukuthi:Ungayilingi iNkosiuNkulunkuluwakho

8USathanewabuyewamyisaentabeniendekakhulu, wamkhombisaimibusoyonkeyezwenenkazimuloyayo;

9Wathikuye:“Konkelokhungizakukunikakhona,uma uziwisaphansi,ukhulekekimi

10UJesuwasesithikuye:Suka,Sathane,ngobakulotshiwe ukuthi:WokhulekaeNkosiniuNkulunkuluwakho, umkhonzeyenayedwa

11USathanewayesemshiya,bheka,kwafikaizingelosi, zamkhonza.

12KwathiuJesuesezwileukuthiuJohaneubotshiwe, wasukawayaeGalili;

13WasukaeNazaretha,wezawahlalaeKapernawume elisogwinilolwandle,emikhawulweniyakwaZabuloni neyakwaNafetali;

14ukuzekugcwalisekeokwakhulunywangomprofethi uIsayaukuthi:

15IzwelakwaZabuloninezwelakwaNafetalingasendleleni yolwandlengaphesheyakweJordani,iGalilelabezizwe; 16Abantuababehleziebumnyamenibabonaukukhanya okukhulu;futhikwabahleziesifundeninasethunzinilokufa ukukhanyakuyekwaphumela.

17KusukelakulesosikhathiuJesuwaqalaukutshumayela lokuthi:Phendukani,ngobaumbusowezuluususondele 18UJesuehambangaselwandlelwaseGalilewabona izelamaniezimbili,uSimoniothiwauPetru,no-Andreya umfowabo,bephonsainethaolwandle,ngokuba babengabadobi.

19Wathikubo:Ngilandeleni,ngizanenzanibengabadobi babantu

20Basebewashiyamasinyaneamanetha,bamlandela. 21Eqhubekaesukalaphowabonaezinyeizelamani ezimbili,uJakobekaZebedewunoJohaneumfowabo, besemkhunjinikanyenoZebedewuuyise,belungisa amanethaabo;wasebabiza

22Basebeshiyamasinyaneumkhumbinoyise,bamlandela 23UJesuwalihambalonkeelaseGalileefundisa emasinagogeniabo,eshumayelaivangelilombuso, ephulukisaabantuekugulenikonkenasekugulenikonke.

24UdumolwakhelwaphumelakulolonkeelaseSiriya, balethakuyebonkeabagulayoabaphethweyizifongezifo nezinhlupheko,nabakhwelwengamademoni, nabanesithuthwane,nabafeuhlangothi;wasebasilisa.

25IzixukuezinkuluzamlandelazivelaeGalile, naseDekapholi,naseJerusalema,naseJudiya, nangaphesheyakweJordani

ISAHLUKO5

1Ebonaizixukuwakhuphukelaentabeni; 2Wavulaumlomowakhe,wabafundisa,wathi: 3Babusisiweabampofuemoyeni,ngokubaumbusowezulu ungowabo

4Babusisiweabalilayo,ngokubabayakududuzwa

5Babusisiweabamnene,ngokubabayakudlaifalomhlaba.

6Babusisiweabalambele,bomeleukulunga,ngokuba bayakusuthiswa.

7Babusisiweabanesihawu,ngokubabayakuhawukelwa.

8Babusisiweabahlanzekileenhliziyweni,ngokuba bayakubonauNkulunkulu

9Babusisiweabalamulayo,ngokubabayakubizwa ngokuthingabantwanabakaNkulunkulu

10Babusisiweabazingelwangenxayokulunga,ngokuba umbusowezuluungowabo

11Nibusisiwe,nxaabantubenithuka,benizingela, bekhulumayonkeinhloboyobubingani,beqambaamanga ngenxayami

12Jabulaninithokoze,ngokubaumvuzowenumkhulu ezulwini,ngokubababazingelakanjaloabaprofethi abanandulele

13Ninaningusawotiwomhlaba,kephaumausawoti edumele,ubusawotibovuswanganina?kusukelangaleso sikhathiawusasizilutho,kuphelaukulahlwangaphandle, nokunyathelwangabantu

14Ninaningukukhanyakwezwe.Umuziophezukwentaba awunakufihlakala

15Futhiabantuabasokheliisibanibasibekengaphansi kwesitsha,kodwabasibekeothini;futhiikhanyiselabonke abasendlini

16Kanjalomakukhanyeukukhanyakwenuphambi kwabantu,ukuzebaboneimisebenziyenuemihle, badumiseuYihloosezulwini

17Ningacabangiukuthingizeukuchithaumthethonoma abaprofethi;angizangaukuchitha,kodwaukugcwalisa.

18Ngokubangiqinisilengithikini:Kuzekudluleizulu nomhlaba,akusozekwadlulagamanalinyenasicashana sinyesomthetho,kuzekufezekekonke.

19Ngakho-keoweqaowodwakulemiyaloemincinyane, afundiseabantukanjalo,uyakuthiwaomncinyane embusweniwezulu;

20Ngokubangithikini:Umaukulungakwenukungadluli okwababhalinokwabaFarisi,anisozenangenaembusweni wezulu.

21Nizwilekwathiwakwabasendulo:Ungabulali; nobulalayouyakubanecalalokwahlulelwa

22Kephaminangithikini:Yilowonalowoothukuthelela umfowabongaphandlekwesizathuuyakubanecala lokwahlulelwa,noshoyokumfowaboukuthi:'Siwula,' uyakubanecalaemphakathini;,uyakubanecalalesihogo somlilo

23Ngakhoumaulethaumnikelowakhoe-altare, ukhumbulalaphoukuthiumfowenuunokuthilengawe;

24Shiyalaphoumnikelowakhophambikwe-altare, uhambe;qalaubuyisanenomfowenu,andukubauzeunikele umnikelowakho.

25Vumelanamasinyanenesithasakhousesendlelenilaso; funaomelenenaweakunikelekumahluleli,umahluleli akunikeleesikhonzini,uphonsweetilongweni

26Ngiqinisilengithikuwe:Kawusozeuphumelapho,uze ukhokheindibilishiyokugcina.

27Nizwilekwathiwakwabasendulo:“Ungaphingi; 28Kodwaminangithikini:Lobangubaniobuka owesifazanaamkhanuke,usephingilelayeenhliziyweni yakhe

29Umaisolakholokunenelikukhubekisa,likhiphe, ulilahle;

30Umaisandlasakhosokunenesikukhubekisa,sinqume, usilahle;

31Kwathiwa:Lobangubaniolahlaumkakhe,kamnike incwadiyesehlukaniso;

32Kephaminangithikini:Yilowonalowoolahlaumkakhe, ngaphandlekwesizathusokuphinga,umenzaukuba aphinge;

33Futhinizwilekwathiwakwabasendulo:Ungafungi, kephaugcwaliseizifungozakhoeNkosini;

34Kodwaminangithikini:Lingafungilakanye;noma ngezulu;ngobaliyisihlalosobukhosisikaNkulunkulu; 35Nomangomhlaba;ngobauyisenabelosenyawozakhe: kumbengeJerusalema;ngobakungumuziweNkosienkulu

36Futhiungafungingekhandalakho,ngokubaungelwenze unwelelubemhlophenomalubemnyama

37Kodwainkulumoyenumayibengokuthi,Yebo,yebo; Cha,cha,ngokubanomayiniengaphezukwalokhuivela komubi

38Nizwilekwathiwa:Isongeso,nezinyongezinyo; 39Kodwaminangithikini:Lingamelanilokubi; 40Futhiumaumuntuefunaukukumangalela,futhi akuphuceinguboyakho,myekeathathenesambathosakho 41Lobangubaniokuphoqaukuthiuhambeimayela elilodwahambalayeabemabili

42Mupheokucelayo,ungamfulatheliofunaukuboleka kuwe.

43Nizwilekwathiwa:Wothandaumakhelwanewakho, uzondeisithasakho

44Kephaminangithikini:Thandaniizithazenu, nibabusiseabaniqalekisayo,nenzeokuhlekwabalizondayo, nibakhulekeleabaniphathakabi,banizingele;

45ukuzenibengabantwanabakaYihloosezulwini, ngokubayenawenzailangalakheliphumephezukwababi nabahle,nemvulaanisephezukwabalungileyo nabangalungile.

46Ngokubaumanithandaabanithandayo,ninamvuzo munina?Abenzinjalonabathelisina?

47Umanibingelelaabafowenubodwa,nenzangani ngaphezukwabanye?Abenzinjalonabathelisina?

48Ngakho-keyibaningabaphelele,njengobanoYihlo osezulwiniephelele.

ISAHLUKO6

1Qaphelaniukubaukulungakwenuningakwenziphambi kwabantuukubanibonweyibo;umakungenjalo, aninamvuzokuYihloosezulwini

2Ngakhonxawabelaizipho,ungakhalisiicilongophambi kwakho,njengobakwenzaabazenzisiemasinagogeni lemigwaqweni,ukuzebadunyiswengabantu.Ngiqinisile ngithikini:Sebewutholileumvuzowabo

3Kodwanxawabelaisipho,isandlasakhosokhohlo kasikwaziesikwenzayoesokunene; 4Ukuzeisiphosakhosibesekusithekeni,noYihloobona ekusithekeniuyakukuvuza.

5Nalaphonikhuleka,ningabinjengabazenzisi,ngokuba bathandaukukhulekabemiemasinagogeninasemakhoneni ezindlelaukubababonwengabantu.Ngiqinisilengithikini: Sebewutholileumvuzowabo

6Kephawena,nxaukhuleka,ngenaekamelwenilakho, uthiusuvaleumnyangowakho,ukhulekekuYihlo osekusithekeni;futhiuYihloobonaekusithekeni uzokubuyiselaobala.

7Kephanxanikhuleka,ningaphindaphindinjengabezizwe, ngokubabathibayakuzwiwangokukhulumakwabo okuningi

8Ngakhomaningafaninabo,ngokubauYihlouyakwazi enikudingayoningakacelikuye

9Ngakhoanokhulekakanje:Babawethuosezulwini, malingcwelisweigamalakho;

10Umbusowakhomawuzemayenziweintandoyakho emhlabeninjengasezulwini.

11Usiphelamuhlaisinkwasethusensukuzonke; 12Usithetheleleamacalaethu,njengalokhunathi sibathethelelaabanamacalakithi.

13Ungasingenisiekulingweni,kodwausikhululekokubi, ngokubaumbusoungowakho,namandla,nenkazimulo, kuzekubephakade.Amen.

14Ngokubaumanithethelelaabantuiziphambekozabo, noYihloosezulwiniuyakunithethelelanani;

15Kephaumaningathetheleliabantuiziphambekozabo, noYihloakayikunithethelelaiziphambekozenu

16Futhinxanizilaukudla,ningabinjengabazenzisi,ubuso obudangeleyo,ngokubabanyakamisaubusobabo,ukuze babonakalekubantuukuthibazilileNgiqinisilengithikini: Sebewutholileumvuzowabo

17Kephawena,nxauzila,gcobaikhandalakho,ugeze ubusobakho;

18ukuzeungabonakalikubantuukuthiuzilile,kodwa kuYihloosekusithekeni;

19Ningazibekeleliingceboemhlabeni,laphoinundu nokugqwalakonakalisakhona,nalaphoamaselaefohla khonaebe;

20Kodwazibekeleniingceboezulwini,laphoinundu nokugqwalakungoni,nalaphoamaselaengafohlikhona, ebe;

21Ngokubalaphokukhonaingceboyenu,nenhliziyoyenu iyakuba-khona

22Isibanesomzimbayilihlo;ngakhoubailihlolakho lilihle,umzimbawakhowonkeuzakhanya

23Kephaumaisolakholilibi,umzimbawakhowonke uyakubamnyama.Ngakhoumaukukhanyaokukuwe kungubumnyama,bukhulukangakananilobobumnyama!

24Akakhoongakhonzaamakhosiamabili,ngokuba uyakuzondaenye,athandeenye;nomaibambelelekwenye, ideleleenyeAnikwaziukukhonzauNkulunkulu noMamona.

25Ngakho-kengithikini:Ningakhathazekingokuphila kwenu,ukuthiniyakudlaninomaniyakuphuzani; nomzimbawenuukuthiniyakwembathaniUkuphila kakukhuluyinikunokudla,nomzimbakunesambatho?

26Bhekaniizinyonizezulu,ngokubaazihlwanyeli,azivuni, azibuthelieziphaleni;nokhouYihloosezulwiniuyazondla Anizidlulakakhuluna?

27Ngumuphikiniongathingokukhathazekaanezeleingalo eyodwaebukhulwinibakhena?

28Nizikhathazelaningesambathona?Cabangani ngeminduzeyasendle,ukuthiimilakanjani;azikhandleki, aziphothi; 29Nokhongithikini:NoSolomonienkazimulweniyakhe yonkewayengavunulenjengomunyewayo

30Ngakho-ke,umauNkulunkuluesembathisakanjalo utshanibasendleobukhonanamuhla,futhikusasa buphonswaeziko,ngekeyinianembesakakhulunina eninokukholwaokuncane?

31Ngakhoningakhathazekinithi:Siyakudlanina?noma: Siyakuphuzanina?noma:Siyakwembathanganina?

32Ngokubakonkelokhoabezizwebayakufuna,ngokuba uYihloosezulwiniuyaziukuthiniyakudingalokho.

33KodwafunanikuqalaumbusokaNkulunkululokulunga kwakhe;futhizonkelezizintoziyakwenezelwanina

34Ngakho-keningakhathazekingengomuso;Baneleusuku ububibalo

ISAHLUKO7

1Ningahluleli,ukuzeningahlulelwa.

2Ngokubangokwahlulelaenahlulelangakhonani niyakwahlulelwangakho,nangesilinganisoenilinganisa ngasonaniniyakulinganiselwangaso.

3Ubhekelaniucezwanaoluseswenilomfowenu,kanti ugongoloolukwelakhoisoawulubonina?

4Nomaungashokanjanikumfowenuukuthi:‘Ake ngikhipheucezwanaeswenilakho;bheka,kukhona ugongolokwelakhoisona?

5Mzenzisi,khiphakuqalaugongoloeswenilakho;khonakeuyobonakahleukukhiphaucezwanaeswenilomfowenu

6Ninganikiizinjaokungcwele,ningaphonsiamapareleenu phambikwezingulube,funaziwanyathelengezinyawozazo, ziphenduke,ziniklebhule

7Celani,lizaphiwa;funani,niyakufumana;ngqongqothani, niyakuvulelwa;

8Ngobawonkeocelayouyemukela;nalowoofunayo uyathola;nongqongqothayouyakuvulelwa

9Nomangumuphiumuntukiniongathi,umaindodana yakheicelaisinkwa,ayinikeitshena?

10Nomaicelainhlanzi,ayinikeinyokana?

11Ngakhoumaninaenibabinikwaziukubaphaabantwana benuiziphoezinhle,kakhulukangakananiuYihlo osezulwiniuzakubaphaokuhleabacelakuye?

12Ngakho-kezonkeizintoenifunaukubaabantu bakwenzekini,kwenzeninanikanjalokubo,ngokuba lokhukungumthethonabaprofethi

13Ngenaningesangoelincane,ngokubalibanziisango, nendlelaibanzieyisaekubhujisweni,baningiabangena ngayo;

14Ngobaisangolincane,futhiincaneindlelaeyisa ekuphileni,futhibambalwaabayitholayo

15Xwayaniabaprofethibamangaabezakinibembathise okwezimvu,kodwangaphakathibeyizimpisieziphangayo

16NiyakubazingezithelozaboAbantubakhaizithelo zomviniemeveninomaamakhiwaneemakhakhasinina?

17Kanjaloyonkeimithiemihleithelaizitheloezinhle; kodwaisihlahlaesibisithelaizitheloezimbi

18Umuthiomuhleungetheleizitheloezimbi,nomuthi omubiungetheleizitheloezinhle

19Yilowonalowomuthiongatheliizitheloezinhle uyagawulwa,uphonsweemlilweni.

20Ngakhoniyakubazingezithelozabo

21Akubonabonkeabashoyokimiukuthi:Nkosi,Nkosi, abayakungenaembusweniwezulu;kodwalowoowenza intandokaBabaosezulwini

22Abaningibayakuthikimingalolosuku:Nkosi,Nkosi, asiprofethangayiniegamenilakhona?ngegamalakho sakhiphaamademonina?futhingegamalakhosenza izimangalisoeziningina?

23Khonangiyakufakazakuboukuthi:Angikazenginazi; sukanikimininabenzibokubi

24Ngakhoyilowonalowoozwalawamazwiami,awenze, uyakufaniswanendodaehlakaniphileyoeyakhaindluyayo phezukwedwala;

25Layithelaimvula,kwafikaizikhukhula,kwavunguza imimoya,yayishayakuleyondlu;kephakayiwa,ngokuba yayisekelwephezukwedwala

26Yilowonalowoowezwalawamazwiami,angawenzi, uyakufaniswanendodaeyisiwulaeyakhaindluyayophezu kwesihlabathi;

27Layithelaimvula,kwafikaizikhukhula,kwavunguza imimoya,yayishayaleyondlu;yawa:kwabakukhulu ukuwakwayo

28KwathiuJesueseqedilelawomazwi,izixukuzamangala ngokufundisakwakhe

29Ngobawabafundisanjengonegunya, kungenjengababhali.

ISAHLUKO8

1Esehlileentabeni,zamlandelaizixukueziningi

2Bheka,kwafikaonochoko,wakhulekakuye,wathi: “Nkosi,umauthanda,ungangihlambulula.

3UJesuwelulaisandla,wamphatha,wathi:Ngiyathanda; hlambulukaMasinyaneuchokolwakhelwahlambuluka

4UJesuwasesithikuye:Khangelaungatshelimuntu;kepha hamba,uzivezekumpristi,unikeleumnikelouMoseayala ngawo,kubengubufakazikubo

5KwathiuJesuesengenileeKapenawume,kwezakuye indunayekhuluimncenga

6wathi:Nkosi,incekuyamiileleendliniefeuhlangothi, ibuhlungukakhulu.

7UJesuwasesithikuye:Minangizakuzangimphulukise

8Indunayekhuluyaphendulayathi:Nkosi,kangifanele ukuthiungenengaphansikophahlalwami;

9Ngokubanamingingumuntuophansikwegunya, nginamasoshaphansikwami;futhikomunye:Woza,futhi uyeza;nasencekwiniyami,Yenzalokhu,ikwenze.

10UJesuekuzwalokhowamangala,wathi kwabamlandelayo:“Ngiqinisilengithikini:Angizange ngitholeukholoolungakanakwa-Israyeli.

11Ngithikini:Abaningibayakuzabevelaempumalanga nasentshonalanga,bahlaleekudlenino-Abrahama,no-Isaka, noJakobeembusweniwezulu

12Kodwaabantwanabombusobazaphoselwa ebumnyameniobungaphandle,laphokuzakubakhona ukukhalalokugedlaamazinyo.

13UJesuwasesithienduneniyekhulu:Hamba;futhi njengobaukholiwe,makubenjalokuweFuthiinceku yakheyasindangasolesosikhathi

14UJesuesengenileendlinikaPetro,wabonaumkhwekazi wakheeleleelomkhuhlane.

15Wathintaisandlasakhe,umkhuhlanewamyeka, wasukuma,wabakhonza

16Sekuhlwile,balethakuyeabaningiababekhwelwe ngamademoni;

17ukuzekugcwalisekeokwakhulunywanguIsaya umprofethiukuthi:Yenawathathaubuthakathakabethu, wathwalaizifozethu

18KwathiuJesuebonaizixukuezinkuluzimphahlile, walayaukuthibayengaphetsheya.

19Kwasekusizaumbhaliothilewathikuye:Mfundisi, ngizakulandelalobangaphilaphooyakhona

20UJesuwathikuye:Izimpungushezinemigodi,nezinyoni zezuluzinezidleke;kodwaiNdodanayomuntukayilalapho engaqamelisakhonaikhanda

21Omunyewabafundibakhewathikuye:Nkosi, ngivumelengiqalengiyengcwabaubaba

22KodwauJesuwathikuye:Ngilandele;futhiabafileyo bayekeleabafileyobabo

23Esengenileemkhunjini,abafundibakhebamlandela 24Bheka,kwavukaisiphephoesikhuluelwandle, kangangokuthiumkhumbiwagutyungelwaamagagasi, kodwayenawayelele

25Abafundibakhebezakuyebamvusabathi:Nkosi, sisindise,siyabhubha

26Wathikubo:“Nesabanininabokukholwaokuncanena? Wasevuka,wayikhuzaimimoyanolwandle;kwasekusiba khonaukuthulaokukhulu

27Kodwaabantubamangala,besithi:Ngumuntuonjanilo ukuthilemimoyalolwandlekuyamlalela?

28EsefikengaphesheyaezwenilamaGergasi,kwahlangana nayeababiliabakhwelwengamademoni,bephuma emathuneni,benolakaolukhulu,kangangokuthi kwakungadlulimuntungaleyondlela

29Bheka,bamemezabathi:“Sinamsebenzimuninawe Jesu,NdodanakaNkulunkulu?Uzelaphaukusihlupha singakafikiisikhathi?

30Kwakukhonakhatshanalaboumhlambiwezingulube ezinengiusidla.

31Amademoniamncenga,ethi:“Umausikhipha,sivumele ukubasiyeemhlambiniwezingulube

32Wasesithikubo:Hambani.Seziphumile,zangena emhlambiniwezingulube;

33Abelusibabaleka,bayaemzini,babikakonke,nalokho okwehleleabakhwelwengamademoni.

34Bheka,umuziwonkewaphumaukumhlangabezauJesu;

ISAHLUKO9

1Wangenaemkhunjini,wawela,wezaemziniwakubo 2Bheka,balethakuyeumuntuofeuhlangothielele ohlakeni;uJesuebonaukhololwabowathikofeuhlangothi: Ndodana,yimaniisibindi;uthethelelweizonozakho.

3Bheka,abanyebababhalibathiphakathikwabo:Lo uyahlambalaza

4UJesueyaziimicabangoyabowathi:“Nicabangani okubiezinhliziywenizenuna?

5Ngokubayikuphiokulula,ukuthi:Uthethelelweizono zakho;nomaukuthi:Vukauhambe?

6KodwaukuzenaziukuthiiNdodanayomuntuinamandla emhlabeniokuthethelelaizono,”wayesethikofe uhlangothi:“Sukuma,uthabatheuhlakalwakho,uye endliniyakho”

7Wasesukuma,wayaendliniyakhe

8Kephaizixukuzikubonazamangala,zamdumisa uNkulunkuluonikileabantuamandlaanjalo

9KwathiuJesuedlulalapho,wabonaindoda,ibizolayo linguMathewu,ihleziendaweniyokuthela,wathikuyo: NgilandeleWasuka-ke,wamlandela

10Kwathiehleziekudleniendlini,bheka,abathelisi abaninginezonibezabahlalanayenabafundibakhe.

11KwathiabaFarisibekubonalokhobathikubafundi bakhe:Kunganiumfundisiwenuesidlalabathelisilezoni?

12UJesuesezwilewathikubo:Abaphilileyokabadingi melaphi,kodwaabagulayo

13Kodwahambaninifundeukuthikushoukuthiniukuthi: ‘Ngithandaisihawu,hhayiumhlatshelo,’ngokuba angizangaukubizaabalungileyokodwaizoniukuba ziphenduke.

14KhonakwafikakuyeabafundibakaJohane,bathi: “KunganithinanabaFarisisizilakaningi,kephaabafundi bakhoabazilina?

15UJesuwathikubo:“Abayenibangalilayini,umyeni enabona?kodwazizakufikaizinsuku,laphoumyeni ezakususwakubo,khona-kebezakuzila.

16Akakhoobekelaisizibasendwanguentshaengutsheni endala;

17Futhikabatheliiwayinielitshaezimvabeniezindala;

18Esakhulumalokhokubo,bheka,kwafikaumbusiothile, wakhulekakuye,wathi:“Indodakaziyamiisifilemanje;

19UJesuwasukumawamlandelakanyenabafundibakhe.

20Bheka,kwafikaemvakwakheowesifazane owayenomophoiminyakaeyishuminambili,wathinta umphethowenguboyakhe;

21Ngobawayesithiphakathikwakhe:Ubangingathinta njeisembathosakhe,ngizasinda

22KodwauJesuwatshibilikawambonawathi:Isibindi, ndodakazi;ukukholwakwakhokukusindisileOwesifazane wasindakusukelakulelohora

23KwathiuJesuefikaendliniyomphathi,ebona abashayayonezixukuzenzaumsindo;

24Wathikubo:Sukani,ngokubaintombazanaayifile, kodwailele.Bamhlekausulu.

25Kwathiixukuselikhutshiwe,wangena,wayibamba ngesandla,yasivukaintombazana

26Udumolwalokhulwandaezwenilonke.

27UJesuesesukilelapho,izimpumputheezimbili zamlandela,zamemezazathi:“Sihawukele,Ndodana kaDavide!

28Esengenileendlini,izimpumputhezezakuye,uJesu wathikuzo:“Niyakholwaukuthingingakwenzalokhuna? Basebesithikuye:Yebo,Nkosi.

29Khonawathintaamehloazo,wathi:Makwenzekekini njengokukholwakwenu.

30Ayesevulekaamehloabo;uJesuwazilaya,wathi: Qaphelanikungaziwamuntu

31Kodwazonasezihambilezalusakazaudumolwakhe kulolonkelelozwe.

32Kwathiseziphuma,khangela,balethakuyeisimungulu esiledimoni

33Kwathiselikhutshiweidimoni,isimungulusakhuluma; 34KodwaabaFarisibathi:Ukhuphaamadimoningombusi wamadimoni.

35UJesuwayihambayonkeimizinemizanaefundisa emasinagogeniabo,eshumayelaivangelilombuso, ephulukisaabantuizifozonkenezifozonke.

36Kodwaebonaizixukuwabalesihelongazo,ngoba zazidiniwe,zihlakazekilenjengezimvuezingelamalusi

37Wasesithikubafundibakhe:Ukuvunakukhulu,kodwa izisebenziziyingcosana; 38NgakhonxusanieNkosiniyokuvunaukuthiithumele izisebenziekuvunenikwayo.

ISAHLUKO10

1Futhilaphoesebizelekuyeabafundibakheabayishumi nambili,wabanikaamandlaphezukwawomoyaabangcolile, ukubababakhiphe,futhibelapheyonkeinhloboyezifo nazozonkeizinhlobozezifo

2Manjeamagamaabaphostoliabayishuminambiliyilawa; owokuqalanguSimoniothiwauPetro,loAndreya umfowabo;uJakobekaZebedewu,noJohaneumfowabo; 3uFiliphuloBartolomewu;uTomase,noMathewu umthelisi;uJakobeka-Alfewu,noLebewuothiwafuthi uThadewu;

4uSimoniumKhananiloJudasiIskariyothilaye owamnikelayo.

5LabaabayishuminambiliuJesuwabathuma,wabayala, wathi:“Ningayiendleleniyabezizwe,ningangeniemzini wamaSamariya;

6Kodwayaninikakhuluezimviniezilahlekileyozendlu kaIsrayeli

7Ekuhambenikwenushumayelaninithi:‘Umbusowezulu ususondele

8Phulisaniabagulayo,nivuseabafileyo,nihlambulule abanochoko,nikhipheamademoni;

9Ningaphathiigolide,nesiliva,nethusiemixhakeniyenu; 10nasikhwamasohambo,namabhantshiamabili, nazicathulo,naludondolo,ngokubaisisebenzisifanele ukudlakwaso

11“Nakumuphiumuzinomaumuzanaeniyakungenakuwo, funaniofaneleyokuwo;nihlalekhonanizenimuke.

12Nxaningenaendlini,niyibingelele

13Umaindluifanele,ukuthulakwenumakubephezu kwayo,kephaumaingafanele,ukuthulakwenu makubuyelekini

14Nomangubanionganamukelinomaongawezwaamazwi enu,anothiniphumakuleyondlunomakulowomuzi, nivuthululeuthuliezinyawenizenu

15Ngiqinisilengithikini:Kuyakubangconokuloizwe laseSodomanelaseGomorangosukulokwahlulelwa kunakulowomuzi

16Bhekani,ngiyanithumaninjengezimvuphakathi kwezimpisi;ngakhohlakaniphaninjengezinyoka,nibe msulwanjengamajuba

17Kodwaxwayaniabantu;

18Niyakuyiswaphambikwababusinamakhosingenxa yami,kubengubufakazikubonakwabezizwe

19Kephanxabenikhaphela,ningakhathazekingokuthi niyakukhulumakanjaninokuthiniyakuthini,ngokuba niyakunikwangasolesosikhathieniyakukukhuluma

20NgokubaakuyininaenikhulumayokodwauMoya kaYihlookhulumakini

21Umfowabouyakukhaphelaumfowaboekufeni,noyise umntwana,nabantwanabavukeleabazalibabo,bababulale. 22niyakuzondwangabantubonkengenxayegamalami, kephaokhuthazelayokuzekubesekupheleninguyena oyakusindiswa.

23Kephanxabenizingelakulomuzi,balekelanikomunye; ngokubangiqinisilengithikini:AniyikuqedaimiziyakwaIsrayeli,ingakafikiiNdodanayomuntu

24Umfundikaphezukomfundisiwakhe,nenceku ayingaphezukwenkosiyayo.

25Kumaneleumfundiukuthiabenjengomfundisiwakhe, nencekuibenjengenkosiyayoUmabebizileumninindlu ngokuthiuBelzebule,kakhulukangakananiabendluyakhe?

26Ngakho-keningabesabi,ngokubaakukhookumboziwe okungayikwambulwa;lokufihliweyo,okungasozekwaziwa 27Lokhuenginitshelakhonaebumnyameni,kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni,nalokhoenikuzwaendlebeni,kushumayeleni phezukwezindlu.

28Ningabesabiababulalaumzimba,bengenamandla okubulalaumphefumulo,kephayesabanilowoonamandla okubhubhisanomphefumulonomzimbaesihogweni.

29Ondlunkuluababiliabathengiswayiningendibilishina? futhiayisozeyawelaphansienyeyazongaphandle kukaYihlo.

30Kodwanezinwelezekhandalenuzibaliwezonke

31Ngakho-keningesabi,ninanibalulekekunondlunkulu abaningi.

32Ngakho-kelowooyakungivumaphambikwabantu, namingiyakumvumaphambikukaBabaosezulwini

33Kodwalowooyakungiphikaphambikwabantu,nami ngiyakumphikaphambikukaBabaosezulwini

34Ningacabangiukuthingizeukulethaukuthulaemhlabeni; 35Ngobangizeukuphambanisaumuntuloyise, lendodakazilonina,lomalokazanaloninazala

36Nezithazomuntukuyakubangabendluyakhe

37Othandauyisenomauninakunamikangifanele, nothandaindodananomaindodakazikunamikangifanele

38Nongasithathiisiphambanosakhe,angilandele, kangifanele.

39Otholaukuphilakwakheuyakulahlekelwayikho, nolahlekelwangukuphilakwakhengenxayami uyakukufumana.

40Lowoonamukelayouyangamukelamina,nowemukela minawemukelaongithumileyo

41Owamukelaumprofethiebizwenilomprofethi uyakwamukelaumvuzowomprofethi;nowamukela olungileyongokubaolungileyouyakwamukelaumvuzo wolungileyo.

42Lobangubaniozanathisaomunyewalabaabancinyane inkezoyodwayamanziaqandayoebizwenilomfundi, ngiqinisilengithikini:Kasozealahlekelwangumvuzo wakhe

ISAHLUKO11

1KwathiuJesueseqedileukuyalaabafundibakhe abayishuminambili,wamukalaphoukufundisa nokushumayelaemiziniyakubo

2KwathiuJohaneesetilongweniezweimisebenzikaKristu, wathumaababilikubafundibakhe

3Basebethikuye:“Wenaunguyeozayo,nomasibheke omunyena?

4UJesuwaphendula,wathikubo:Hambaninimtshele uJohaneizintoenizizwayonenizibonayo; 5Izimpumputheziyabona,nezinyongaziyahamba, abanochokobayahlanjululwa,nezithuluziyezwa,abafileyo bayavuswa,nabampofubayashunyayezwaivangeli;

6Futhiubusisiwelowoongakhubekiyongami

7Kwathisebemuka,uJesuwaqalaukukhulumaezixukwini ngoJohane,wathi:“Naphumaukuyobonaniehlane? Umhlangaunyakaziswangumoyana?

8Kodwalaphumelaukuyabonani?Umuntuowembethe inguboethambileyona?bhekani,abembetheezintofontofo basezindlinizamakhosi

9Kodwalaphumelaukuyabonani?Umprofethi?yebo, ngithikini:Odlulaumprofethi

10Ngobalonguyeokulotshwengayeukuthi:Khangela, ngiyathumaisithunywasamiphambikobusobakho, esizalungisaindlelayakhophambikwakho

11Ngiqinisilengithikini:Kwabazelwengabesifazane akuvelangaomkhulukunoJohaneuMbhapathizi;kepha omncaneembusweniwezulumkhulukunaye

12KusukelaemihlenikaJohaneuMbhapathizikuzekube manjeumbusowezuluuyafuzulwa,nabafuzulayo bayawuthatha

13Ngobabonkeabaprofethilomlayobaprofethakwaze kwabanguJohane

14Umanivumaukukwamukela,lounguEliyaobezakuza 15Onezindlebezokuzwamakezwe.

16Kephalesisizukulwanengiyakusifanisananina? Kufananabantwanaabahleziezigcawini,bebiza omakhelwanebabo;

17Bethi:“Sinibetheleimitshingo,kephaanisinanga;sililile kini,anikhalanga

18NgokubauJohanewafikaengadli,engaphuzi,bathi: Unedemoni

19INdodanayomuntuyafikaidla,inatha,bathi:Bhekani, umuntuoyisiminzinesiphuzi,umnganewabathelisinezoni. Kodwaukuhlakaniphakulungisiswakubantwanabakho 20Khonawaqalaukuthethisaimiziokwakwenziwekuyo iningilemisebenziyakheyamandla,ngokuba ingaphendukanga;

21MayekuweKorazini!mayekuwe,Betsayida!ngokuba umayayenziweeTirenaseSidoniimisebenziyamandla eyenziwekini,ngabekadebaphendukabembetheamasaka nangomlotha

22Kephangithikini:KuyakubangconokuloiTire neSidoningosukulokwahlulelwakunakini

23NaweKapernawume,ophakanyiselweezulwini, uyakwehliselwaesihogweni,ngokubaumayayenziwe eSodomaimisebenziyamandlaeyenziwekuwe,ngabe isekhonananamuhla

24Kephangithikini:Kuyakubangconoezweni laseSodomangosukulokwahlulelwakunawe

25NgalesosikhathiuJesuwaphendulawathi: “Ngiyakubonga,Baba,Nkosiyezulunomhlaba,ngokuba uzifihlilelezizintokwabahlakaniphileyonabanokuqonda, wazambulelaizingane;

26Kunjalo,Baba,ngokubakubekuhleemehlweniakho kanjalo

27ZonkeizintozinikelwekiminguBaba,futhiakakho owaziiNdodanangaphandlekukaBaba;kakhofuthi omaziyouYise,ngaphandlekweNdodana,njaloloba ngubaniiNdodanaethandaukumambulelakuye.

28Wozanikimininanonkeenikhatheleyonenisindwayo, minangizakuniphumuza

29Bekaniijokalamiphezukwenu,nifundekimi;ngokuba ngimnene,ngithobekilengenhliziyo;niyakufumana ukuphumulaemiphefumulweniyenu

30Ngokubaijokalamilihle,nomthwalowamiulula

ISAHLUKO12

1NgalesosikhathiuJesuwadabulaemasiminingesabatha; abafundibakhebabelambile,baqalaukukhaizikhwebu, badla

2KwathiabaFarisibekubonabathikuye:Khangela, abafundibakhobenzaokungavunyelwangaukwenziwa ngesabatha

3Kodwawathikubo:KalifundangayiniuDavida akwenzayomhlaelambileyenalababelaye; 4ukuthiwangenakanjaniendlinikaNkulunkulu,wadla izinkwazokubukwa,okwakungavunyelweukubaazidle yena,nalaboababenaye,kodwangabapristibodwa?

5Kumbeanifundangayiniemthethweniukuthingesabatha abapristibayalonaisabathaethempelini,bangabinacalana?

6Kodwangithikini:Laphakukhonaomkhulu kunethempeli.

7Kodwaubabenaziukuthikuyinilokhuukuthi:Ngithanda isihawu,hatshiumhlatshelo,ngabekalilahlwanga abangenacala.

8NgokubaiNdodanayomuntuiyiNkosiyosukulwesabatha 9Esesukilelaphowangenaesinagogenilabo

10Bheka,kwakukhonaumuntuonesandlaesishwabene. Bambuza-ke,bathi:Kuvunyelweyiniukuphulukisa ngesabathana?ukuzebambekeicala

11Wathikubo:“Ngumuphiumuntuphakathikwenu onemvueyodwa,kuthiumaiwelaemgodiningesabatha, ongayikuyibamba,ayikhiphe,na?

12Pho,umuntuudlulaimvukangakanani?Ngakho kuvunyelweukwenzaokuhlengesabatha 13Wasesithiendodeni:YelulaisandlasakhoWaselula; kwasekusindiswakwabakuhlenjengenye.

14BasebephumaabaFarisibenzaicebongayeukuthi bangambulalanjani

15UJesuesekwazilokhowamukalapho;izixukuezinkulu zamlandela;

16Wabayalaukuthibangamenziaziwe; 17ukuzekugcwalisekeokwakhulunywangomprofethi uIsayaukuthi:

18Bhekaincekuyamiengiyikhethile;othandiweyowami othokozakuyeumphefumulowami;

19Akayikuphikisana,nomaakhale;njalokakhoozakuzwa ilizwilakheemigwaqweni

20Umhlangaofecekileyoakayikuwuphula,nelineni eliqhumayoakayikuwucima,azeathumeleukwahlulela kubeukunqoba.

21Futhiabezizwebayakwethembaegamenilakhe 22Kwasekulethwakuyeokhwelweyidemoni, eyimpumputhe,eyisimungulu;

23Bamangalabonkeabantu,bathi:“Loakasiyoyini indodanakaDavidena?

24KodwaabaFarisibekuzwabathi:Lokakhiphi amadimoni,kodwangoBelezebuleumbusiwamadimoni

25UJesuwayaziimicabangoyabo,wathikubo:Wonke umbusoowehlukenewodwauyachitheka;futhiwonke umuzinomaindlueyehlukeneyodwaayiyikuma

26FuthiumauSathaneekhiphauSathane,uhlukeneyedwa; pho,umbusowakheuyakumakanjanina?

27UmaminangikhiphaamademoningoBelzebule, abantwanabenubawakhiphangobanina?ngalokho bayakubangabahlulelibenu

28KephaumangikhiphaamademoningoMoya kaNkulunkulu,umbusokaNkulunkuluusufikilekini.

29Kumbeumuntuangangenanjaniendliniyesiqhwaga aphangeimpahlayaso,ngaphandlekokuthiaqaleasibophe isiqhwaga?khona-keuyakuphangaindluyakhe.

30Ongenamiumelenenami;ongabuthikanyenami uyahlakaza

31Ngakhongithikini:Abantubayakuthethelelwazonke izononokuhlambalaza,kephaukuhlambalazauMoya akuyikuthethelelwa.

32LobangubaniokhulumailizwielibingeNdodana yomuntuuzathethelelwa,kodwalobangubaniokhuluma elimeleneloMoyaoNgcwelekayikuthethelelwa,kulelizwe, nakwelizayo

33Yenzaniumuthiubemuhle,nesithelosawosibesihle; nomanenzeisihlahlasibesibi,nesithelosawosibesibi, ngokubaumuthiwaziwangesithelosawo

34Nzaloyezinyoka,ningakhulumakanjaniokuhlenibabi na?ngokubaumlomoukhulumangokuchichima kwenhliziyo

35Umuntuomuhleuvezaokuhleemfuywenienhle yenhliziyo,nomuntuomubiukhiphaokubiengcebweni yakheembi

36Kodwangithikini:Wonkeamazwiayize abawakhulumayoabantubayakuziphendulelangawo ngosukulokwahlulelwa

37Ngokubangamazwiakhouyakuthiwaulungile, nangamazwiakhouyakulahlwa.

38AbanyebababhalilabaFarisibasebephendula,besithi: Mfundisi,sithandaukubonaisibonakalisoesivelakuwe

39Kodwawaphendulawathikubo:Isizukulwanaesibi lesiphingayosifunaisibonakaliso;futhikasiyikunikwa sibonakaliso,ngaphandlekwesibonakalisosikaJona umprofethi.

40NgokubanjengalokhouJonawayesesiswinisomkhomo izinsukuezintathunobusukuobuthathu;kanjaloiNdodana yomuntuiyakubasenhliziyweniyomhlabaizinsuku ezintathunobusukuobuthathu

41AmadodaaseNineveayakusukumaekwahlulelweni kanyenalesisizukulwane,asilahle,ngokubaaphenduka ngokushumayelakukaJona;bhekani,laphakukhona omkhulukunoJona

42Indlovukaziyaseningizimuiyakusukuma ekwahlulelwenikanyenalesisizukulwane,isilahle;futhi bhekani,laphakukhonaomkhulukunoSolomoni.

43Nxaumoyaongcolileyoephumilekumuntu,uyadabula izindawoezingenamanzi,efunaukuphumula,kodwa angakufumani

44Khonauthi:Ngizabuyelaendliniyamiengaphumakuyo; kuthilaphoefikaayitholeingenalutho,ishaneliwe, ihlotshisiwe

45Abesehamba,athabathekanyenabanyeomoya abayisikhombisaababikunaye,bangenebahlalekhona; Kuyakubanjalonakulesisizukulwaneesibi.

46Kwathiesakhulumalamaxuku,khangela,unina labafowabobemaphandle,befunaukukhulumalaye

47Omunyewasesithikuye:Khangela,unyokolabafowenu bemingaphandlebefunaukukhulumalawe

48Kodwawaphendulawathikomtshelayo:Ngubani umame?futhibangobaniabafowethu?

49Waseselulelaisandlasakhekubafundibakhe,wathi: Khangelaniumamalabafowethu!

50NgokubayilowonalowoowenzaintandokaBaba osezulwininguyeongumfowethu,nodadewethu,nomame

ISAHLUKO13

1NgalolosukuuJesuwaphumaendlini,wahlala ngaselwandle

2Kwabuthanakuyeizixukueziningi,wazewangena emkhunjini,wahlala;isixukusonkesemaogwini.

3Wakhulumakuboizintoeziningingemifanekiso,wathi: “Bhekani,kwaphumaumhlwanyeliukuyohlwanyela; 4Kwathiekuhlanyelenikwakhe,enyeimbewuyawela ngasendleleni,kwezaizinyonizayidlazayiqeda; 5Enyeyawelaedwaleni,laphoyayingenamhlabaomningi khona,yahleyamila,ngobayayingenawoukushona komhlaba

6Kwathiseliphumileilanga,zahangulwa;futhingenxa yokuthizazingelampandezabuna.

7Enyeyawelaemeveni;amevaakhula,ayiminyanisa

8Kephaenyeyawelaemhlabathiniomuhle,yathelaisithelo, enyengekhulu,enyengamashumiayisithupha,enye ngamashumiamathathu

9Onezindlebezokuzwamakezwe

10Abafundibezabathikuye:Kunganiukhulumelakubo ngemifanekiso?

11Waphendula,wathikubo:“Ngokubaniphiwenina ukwaziizimfihlakalozombusowezulu,kephabona kabakuphiwanga

12Ngokubayilowonalowoonakhouyakuphiwa,abe nokuchichima;kephaongenakhouyakwamukwanalokho anakho

13Ngakhongikhulumalabongemifanekiso,ngobabebona kababoni;nokuzwakabezwa,kabaqondi.

14Kugcwalisekakuboisiprofethosika-Isayasokuthi: “Ngokuzwaniyakuzwa,ningaqondi;nokubonanizakubona, ningabonisisi;

15Ngobainhliziyoyalababantuseyabalukhuni,lendlebe zabobezwabuthuntu,lamehloabobawacimezile;funa nomaninibabonengamehlo,bezwengezindlebezabo, baqondengenhliziyo,baphenduke,ngibaphulukise

16Kodwaabusisiweamehloenu,ngobaayabona, lezindlebezenu,ngobaziyezwa.

17Ngokubangiqinisilengithikini:Abaningiabaprofethi nabalungileyobabefisaukubonaenikubonayo, abakubonanga;lokuzwaizintoenizizwayo,kodwa kabazizwanga

18Ngakhoyizwaniumfanekisowomhlanyeli

19Nomaubaniolizwaizwilombusoengaliqondi,omubi uyeza,ahlwitheokuhlwanyelweenhliziyweniyakhe Nguyeowahlanyelwangasendleleni

20Kodwaohlanyelweedwaleni,nguyeolizwayoilizwi, ahlealamukelengentokozo; 21kodwakanampandephakathikwakhe,kodwauhlala isikhashana;

22Lowoohlanyelweemeveninguyeolizwayoizwi;futhi ukukhathazekakwalelizwe,nokukhohlisakwengcebo kuminyanisaizwi,libengongatheli

23Kephaohlanyelweemhlabathiniomuhlenguye olizwayoizwi,aliqonde;ethelaisithelo,enyengekhulu, enyengamashumiayisithupha,enyengamashumi amathathu.

24Wababekelaomunyeumfanekiso,wathi:“Umbuso wezuluufananomuntuowahlwanyelaimbewuenhle ensiminiyakhe;

25Kwathiabantubesalele,kwafikaisithasakhe sahlwanyelaukhulaphakathikukakolweni,samuka

26Kodwakwathilaphoikhabaselimilafuthilithela,khona kwabonakalanokhula

27Zasezisondelaizincekuzomninindlu,zathikuye: ‘Nkosi,awuhlwanyelangaimbewuenhleensiminiyakho na?Pho,luvelaphiukhula?

28Wathikubo:LokhukwenziweyisithaZathiizinceku kuye:Uyathanda-keukubasihambesiyokubuthana?

29Kodwawathi:Hatshi;hlezinibutheukhula,nisiphule namabelekanyenalo

30Yekanikukhulekokubilindawonyekuzekube sekuvuneni,futhingesikhathisokuvunangizothikubavuni: Buthanikuqalaukhula,nilubopheizinyandaukuze nilushise;

31Wababekelaomunyeumfanekiso,wathi:“Umbuso wezuluufananohlamvulwesinaphi,aluthathaumuntu, waluhlwanyelaensiminiyakhe;

32yonaincinyanekuzozonkeizimbewu,kephalapho isikhulile,inkulukunazozonkephakathikwemifino,ibe yisihlahla,kuzekufikeizinyonizezulu,zihlaleemagatsheni awo

33Wakhulumakuboomunyeumfanekiso;Umbusowezulu ufananemvubelo,ayithathaowesifazane,wayifaka ezilinganisweniezintathuzempuphu,kwazekwabilayonke

34KonkelokhuuJesuwakukhulumaezixukwini ngemifanekiso;futhingaphandlekomfanekiso akakhulumangakubo;

35ukuzekugcwalisekeokwakhulunywangomprofethi ukuthi:Ngizavulaumlomowamingemifanekiso; ngizakhulumaizintoebezifihliwekusukelaekusekelweni komhlaba

36UJesuwayesebamukisaabantu,wangenaendlini; abafundibakhebezakuye,bathi:“Sichasiseleumfanekiso wokhulalwensimu

37Wasephendulawathikubo:Ohlanyelainhlanyeloenhle yiNdodanayomuntu;

38Insimungumhlaba;imbewuenhlengabantwana bombuso;kodwaukhulalungabantwanabomubi;

39IsithaesawuhlwanyelayonguSathane;ukuvuna kungukuphelakwezwe;nabavuniyizingelosi.

40Ngakhonjengalokhuukhulaluyabuthwalushiswe emlilweni;kuyakubanjaloekuphelenikwalelizwe

41INdodanayomuntuiyakuthumaizingelosizayo,zibuthe, zikhipheembusweniwayokonkeokukhubekisayo, nabenzaokubi;

42zibaphoseesithandwenisomlilo;laphokuzakubakhona ukulilalokugedlaamazinyo

43Khonaabalungileyobazakhanyanjengelanga embuswenikaYisewabo.Onezindlebezokuzwamakezwe.

44Futhiumbusowezuluufananengceboefihlweensimini; okuthilaphoumuntueseyitholile,wayifihla,futhingenxa yokujabulakwayowahambawathengisangakhokonke anakho,futhiwathengaleyonsimu

45“Futhiumbusowezuluufananomthengisiofuna amapareleamahle;

46Kwathieselitholileiparelelinyeelinenanielikhulu, wayawathengisangakhokonkeanakho,walithenga.

47Futhiumbusowezuluufananenethaelaphonswa olwandle,labuthazonkeizinhlobo;

48Litheseligcwele,balidonselaogwini,bahlalaphansi, babuthelaezinhleezitsheni,kodwaezimbibazilahla.

49Kuyakubanjaloekuphelenikwezwe:izingelosi ziyakuphuma,zihlukaniseababikwabalungileyo; 50zibaphoseesithandwenisomlilo;laphokuzakubakhona ukulilalokugedlaamazinyo

51UJesuwathikubo:Selikuzwisisilekonkelokhu?Bathi kuye:Yebo,Nkosi

52Wayesethikubo:“Ngakhowonkeumbhaliofundisiwe ngombusowezuluufananomuntuumninindluokhipha engcebweniyakheizintoezintshanezindala

53KwathiuJesueseqedilelemifanekiso,wamukalapho

54Esefikileezwenilakubowabafundisaesinagogenilabo, bazebamangala,bathi:“Loukuthathephilokhu kuhlakaniphanalawamandlana?

55Loakasiyoyiniindodanayombazina?Uninaakabizwa ngokuthiuMariyana?nabafowabooJakobe,noJose, noSimoni,noJuda?

56Odadewaboabakhoyinibonkekithina?Pho,lo ukuthathaphikonkelokhuna?

57BasebekhubekangayeKephauJesuwathikubo: “Umprofethikadelelwa,kuphelaezwenilakubonasendlini yakubo

58Akenzangalaphoimisebenziyamandlaeminengi ngenxayokungakholwakwabo.

ISAHLUKO14

1NgalesosikhathiuHerodiumtetrarkiwezwaudumo lukaJesu

2Wasesithiezincekwinizakhe:LonguJohane uMbhabhathizi;uvukilekwabafileyo;ngakho-ke imisebenziyamandlaiyabonakalakuye

3NgokubauHerodewayembambileuJohane,wambopha, wamfakaetilongweningenxakaHerodiyaumkaFiliphu umfowabo

4NgokubauJohanewathikuye:"Awuvunyelweukubaube naye"

5Kwathiefunaukumbulalawesabaixuku,ngobalalisithi ungumprofethi.

6KwathisekugujwausukulokuzalwakukaHerodi, indodakazikaHerodiyayasinaphambikwabo, yamthokozisauHerodi

7Wasethembisangesifungoukuyinikalobayini engayikucela

8yona,ilaywengunina,yathi:Nginikelaphangoqwembe ikhandalikaJohaneuMbhapathizi

9Inkosiyadabuka,nokhongenxayesifungonangalabo ababehlezinayoekudleniyayalaukubainikwe

10WasethumawamqumauJohaneikhandaentolongweni

11Ikhandalakhelalethwangoqwembe,lanikwa intombazana,yaliyisakunina

12Abafundibakhebezabathathaisidumbu,basingcwaba, futhibayababikelauJesu.

13UJesuekuzwalokhowamukalaphongomkhumbi,waya endawenieyihlaneeyedwa;

14UJesuesephuma,wabonaisixukuesikhulu,wabanesihe ngaso,waphulukisaabagulayobabo.

15Kwathisekuhlwile,abafundibakhebezakuye,bathi: “Lendawoiyihlane,isikhathisesihambile;yekelaizixuku zihambe,ukuzeziyeemizaneni,zizithengeleukudla.

16KodwauJesuwathikubo:Kakusweliukuthibahambe; baphenininaukudla

17Basebesithikuye:Asilalutholaphangaphandle kwezinkwaezinhlanulenhlanziezimbili

18Wathi:Zilethenilaphakimi

19Waselayaamaxukuukuthiahlalephansietshanini, wathathaizinkwaezinhlanulenhlanziezimbili,wakhangela phezuluezulwini,wazibusisa,wazihlephula,wazinika abafundibakheizinkwa,labafundibaphakelaixuku 20Badlabonke,basutha,babuthaimvuthulukaeseleyo, iziqabethoeziyishuminambiliezigcwele.

21Ababedlilekwakungamadodaangabayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanungaphandlekwabesifazanenabantwana

22UJesuwayesecindezelamasinyaneabafundibakhe ukubabangeneemkhunjini,bamanduleleukuya ngaphesheya,yenaazeamukiseizixuku

23Esezimukisileizixukuwenyukelaentabenieyedwa ukuyokhuleka;

24Kodwaumkhumbiwawususukileelwandle, unyakaziswangamaza,ngobaumoyawawuphambene.

25NgomlindowesinewobusukuuJesuwayakuboehamba phezukolwandle

26Kwathiabafundibembonaehambaphezukolwandle batshaywaluvalo,besithiyisithunzi;bakhalangokwesaba

27KodwauJesuwahlewakhulumakubo,wathi:Manini isibindi;yimina;ningesabi.

28UPetruwamphendulawathi:“Nkosi,umakunguwe, yishoukubangizekuwephezukwamanzi

29Wasesithi:Woza.FuthilaphouPetruehlaemkhunjini, wahambaphezukwamanzi,ukuyakuJesu

30Kodwaebonaumoyawesaba;eseqalaukutshona wakhalawathi:Nkosi,ngisindise.

31MasinyaneuJesuwelulaisandlasakhe,wambamba, wathikuye:“Wenaonokukholwaokuncane,ungabazeleni na?

32Sebengenileemkhunjini,umoyawanqamuka

33Ababesemkhunjinibakhulekakuye,bathi:"Nempela wenauyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu."

34SebewelilebafikaezwenilaseGenesaretha

35Kwathiamadodaakuleyondawoemazi,athumelakulo lonkelelozwelangakhona,alethakuyebonkeababegula; 36bamncengaukuthibathintenjeumphethowengubo yakhe;

ISAHLUKO15

1KwasekufikakuJesuababhalinabaFarisiababevela eJerusalema,bathi:

2Kunganiabafundibakhobeqaisikolabadala?ngoba abageziizandlazabonxabedlaisinkwa

3Kodwawaphendulawathikubo:Kunganilanileqe umlayokaNkulunkulungesikolenu?

4NgokubauNkulunkuluwayalangokuthi:“Hlonipha uyihlononyoko,”nokuthi:“Othukauyisenomaunina makafenokufa.

5Kodwalinalithi:Lobangubaniothikuyisekumbe kunina:Kungumnikelo;

6futhiingahloniphiuyisenomaunina,iyakukhululeka KanjalonenzeumyalokaNkulunkuluubeyizengesiko lenu

7Bazenzisi,waprofethakahlenganiu-Isaya,ethi: 8Lababantubasondelakimingomlomowabo, bangidumisangezindebezabo;kephainhliziyoyaboikude nami

9Kodwabangikhonzangeze,befundisaizifundiso eziyimilayoyabantu

10Wayesebizaisixuku,wathikubo:“Yizwani,niqonde; 11Akusikhookungenaemlonyeniokumngcolisayo umuntu;kodwaokuphumaemlonyeni,yikho okumngcolisayoumuntu.

12Basebesondelaabafundibakhe,bathikuye:“Uyaziyini ukuthiabaFarisibakhubekasebezwilelelizwi?

13Kodwawaphendulawathi:Sonkeisithombo,uBaba osezulwiniangasitshalanga,sizasitshulwa

14Bayekeni:bangabaholiabayizimpumputheUma impumputheiholaimpumputhe,ziyakuyelaemgodini zombili

15UPetrowasephendulawathikuye:Sichasisele lumfanekiso.

16UJesuwathi:“Kantinanianikaqondina?

17Anikaqondiyiniukuthikonkeokungenaemlonyeni kuyaesiswini,futhikulahlelwaogwini?

18Kodwaokuphumaemlonyenikuphumaenhliziyweni; futhiziyamngcolisaumuntu

19Ngokubaenhliziywenikuphumaimicabangoemibi, ukubulala,ukuphinga,ubufebe,ukweba,ukufakaza amanga,ukuhlambalaza

20Leziyizoizintoezingcolisaumuntu,kodwaukudla ngezandlaezingagezwangaakumngcolisiumuntu

21UJesuwasesukalaphowamukawayaemikhawulweni yeTireleSidoni.

22Bheka,kwavelakuleyondawoowesifazane waseKhanani,wakhalakuye,wathi:“Ngihawukele,Nkosi, NdodanakaDavide;Indodakaziyamiikhwelwekabi yidemoni

23KodwakamphendulangangalizwiAbafundibakhebeza, bamncenga,bathi:Mmukise;ngokubauyakhalaemva kwethu

24Kodwawaphendulawathi:Kangithunywangakuphela ezimviniezilahlekileyozendlukaIsrayeli.

25Wasesizawakhulekakuye,wathi:Nkosi,ngisize

26Kephawaphendulawathi:“Akukuhleukuthatha isinkwasabantwana,siphonseezinjaneni.

27Wathi:“Yebo,Nkosi,nokhonezinjanaziyadla imvuthulukaewaetafulenilabaninizo.

28UJesuwaphendula,wathikuye:Omame,kukhulu ukukholwakwakho;Indodakaziyakheyasindakusukela ngalesosikhathi

29UJesuwasukalapho,wezangaselwandlelwaseGalile; wenyukelaentabeni,wahlalaphansikhona

30Kwasekusondelakuyeizixukueziningizinezinyonga, nezimpumputhe,nezimungulu,nezilima,nabanyeabaningi, zababekangasezinyawenizikaJesu;wabaphulukisa; 31kangangokuthiisixukusamangalalaphozibona izimunguluzikhuluma,izilimazisindile,izinyonga zihambanezimpumputhezibona,futhibamdumisa uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli.

32UJesuwayesebizelakuyeabafundibakhe,wathi: “Ngiyasihawukelaisixuku,ngokubasekuyizinsuku ezintathusihlezinami,singenalutholokudla;

33Abafundibakhebathikuye:“Singasitholaphiisinkwa esingakaehlaneukubasisuthiseisixukuesingakana?

34UJesuwasesithikubo:Lilezinkwaezingaki?Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa,lezinhlanzanaezimbalwa

35Waselayaamaxukuukuthiahlalephansiemhlabathini.

36Wazithabathaizinkwaeziyisikhombisanezinhlanzi, wabonga,wazihlephula,wanikaabafundibakhe,abafundi baphakelaizixuku

37Badlabonke,basutha,babuthaimvuthulukaeseleyo, amaqomaayisikhombisaagcwele.

38Abadlayobabengamadodaayizinkulungwaneezine ngaphandlekwabesifazanenabantwana

39Wayesemukisaisixuku,wagibelaumkhumbi,waya emikhawulweniyaseMagdala

ISAHLUKO16

1KwafikaabaFarisinabaSadusi,bamlingabamcelaukuba ababoniseisibonakalisoesivelaezulwini.

2Waphendula,wathikubo:“Nxakuhlwanithi:‘Izulu lizokubalihle,ngokubaizululibomvu;

3ekuseninithi:'Namuhlaizululizobamnyama;Bazenzisi, niyakwaziukubonaubusobezulu;kephaaniziqondi izibonakalisozezikhathina?

4Isizukulwaneesibinesiphingayosifunaisibonakaliso; futhikasiyikunikwasibonakaliso,ngaphandle kwesibonakalisosikaJonaumprofethiWabashiya, wahamba.

5Kwathiabafundibakhesebewelelangaphesheya, babekhohliweukuphathaizinkwa

6UJesuwasesithikubo:Qaphelaniliqapheleimvubelo yabaFarisilabaSadusi

7Bakhulumisanabodwa,besithi:Kungobasingaphathanga izinkwa.

8UJesuekwaziwathikubo:“Oninaeninokukholwa okuncane,kunganinibuzanangokuthianiphathanga izinkwana?

9Anikaqondiyini,futhianikazikhumbuliizinkwa eziyisihlanuzezinkulungwaneeziyisihlanunokuthibangaki obhasikidienabuthana?

10Nomaizinkwaeziyisikhombisazezinkulungwaneezine nokuthibangakiobhasikidienabutha?

11Aniqondikanjaniukuthiangikhulumangakini ngesinkwaukuthinixwayeimvubeloyabaFarisi nabaSadusina?

12Khonabaqondaukuthiwayengashongoukuthibaxwaye imvubeloyesinkwa,kodwaimfundisoyabaFarisi nabaSadusi

13UJesuesefikileemikhawulweniyeKesariyayeFiliphi, wabuzaabafundibakhe,wathi:Abantubathimina iNdodanayomuntungingubani?

14Basebesithi:AbanyebathiunguJohaneuMbhabhathizi; abanyebathiuJeremiya,kumbeomunyewabaprofethi 15Wathikubo:Lina-kelithingingubani?

16USimoniPetruwaphendulawathi:“WenaunguKristu, iNdodanakaNkulunkuluophilayo

17UJesuwaphendulawathikuye:“Ubusisiwewena SimonikaJona,ngokubainyamanegazi akukwambulelangalokhu,kodwauBabaosezulwini

18Namingithikuwe:WenaunguPetru,phezukwaleli dwalangiyakulakhaibandlalami;futhiamasangoesihogo ngekealinqobe

19Futhingizokunikaizihluthulelozombusowezulu,futhi nomayinioyoyibophaemhlabeniiyobekuboshiwe ezulwini,futhinomayinioyoyikhululaemhlabeniiyobe ikhululiweezulwini

20Wasebalayaabafundibakheukuthibangatshelimuntu ukuthiyenaunguJesuuKristu

21KusukelakulesosikhathiuJesuwaqalaukubonisa abafundibakheukuthiumelweukuyaeJerusalema, ahlushwengokuningingamalunganabapristiabakhulu nababhali,abulawe,avuswengosukulwesithathu.

22UPetruwayesemthatha,waqalaukumkhuza,ethi: “Makubekudenawe,Nkosi;

23KodwayenawatshibilikawathikuPetro:Sukaemva kwami,Sathane,uyisikhubekisokimi;

24UJesuwayesethikubafundibakhe:“Umaumuntu ethandaukungilandela,makazidele,athabatheisiphambano sakhe,angilandele

25Ngokubayilowonalowoothandaukusindisaukuphila kwakheuyakulahlekelwayikho,kephaolahlekelwa ngukuphilakwakhengenxayamiuyakukufumana

26Ngokubakuyakumsizaniumuntu,umaezuzaizwelonke, alahlekelweumphefumulowakhe?Kumbeumuntu uyakunikanikubeyisihlengosomphefumulowakhe?

27NgobaiNdodanayomuntuizakuzangenkazimulo kaYisekanyelezingilosizayo;khona-keuyakuvuzayilowo nalowongokwemisebenziyakhe

28Ngiqinisilengithikini:Bakhonaabanyekwabemilapha, abangayikuzwaukufa,bazebaboneiNdodanayomuntuiza embusweniwayo

ISAHLUKO17

1EmvakwezinsukueziyisithuphauJesuwathathaoPetru, noJakobe,noJohaneumfowabo,wakhuphukelanabo entabeniendebebodwa

2Waguqulwaisimophambikwabo,ubusobakhe bakhazimulanjengelanga,nezingubozakhezabamhlophe njengokukhanya

3Bheka,kwabonakalakubooMoseno-Eliyabekhuluma naye.

4UPetrowasephendulawathikuJesu:Nkosi,kuhleukuthi sibelapha;elinyelibengelakho,elinyelibengelikaMose, elinyelibengelika-Eliya.

5Esakhuluma,bheka,ifuelikhanyayolabasithibeza; yizweni.

6Kwathiabafundibekuzwabawangobusobabo,besaba kakhulu

7UJesuwasondela,wabathinta,wathi:Sukumani, ningesabi.

8Sebephakamisaamehloabo,kababonangamuntu, ngaphandlekukaJesuyedwa

9Behlaentabeni,uJesuwabayala,wathi:“Ningawutsheli muntuumbono,izeivukekwabafileyoiNdodanayomuntu

10Abafundibakhebasebembuza,besithi:Phobatshoni ababhaliukuthiuEliyaumelweukufikakuqala?

11UJesuwaphendula,wathikubo:UEliyauzafikakuqala, abuyiselezonkeizinto.

12Kodwangithikini:UEliyausefikile,kodwa abamazanga,kodwabenzakuyelokhoababekuthanda. KanjaloneNdodanayomuntuiyakuhlushwayibo 13Khonaabafundibaqondaukuthiubekhulumakubo ngoJohaneuMbhapathizi.

14Kwathisebefikileesixukwini,kwezakuyeindodaethile, yaguqaphambikwakhe,yathi:

15Nkosi,hawukelaindodanayami,ngokubainosathane, ikhathazekile,ngokubaiwelakaningiemlilweni,kaningi emanzini

16Ngiyilethekubafundibakho,kephabehlulekile ukuyiphulukisa

17UJesuwaphendulawathi:“Osizukulwane esingakholwayonesiphambeneyo,kozekubenininginani na?kozekubenininginibekezelela?mlethenilaphakimi

18UJesuwasemkhuzaidimoni;waphumakuye;umntwana waphulukiswakusukelangalesosikhathi

19AbafundibasebezakuJesubebodwa,bathi:“Thina besingemkhiphenganina?

20UJesuwathikubo:“Ngenxayokungakholwakwenu; futhiiyosuka;futhiakukholuthooluyokwenzekakini

21Nokhololuhloboaluphumikuphelangokukhuleka nokuzilaukudla

22KwathibesahlezieGalili,uJesuwathikubo:INdodana yomuntuizanikelwaezandlenizabantu;

23njalobazambulala,kodwangosukulwesithathu izavuswaBasebedabukakakhulu

24SebefikileeKapernawume,abamukelaimaliyethempeli bezakuPetru,bathi:“Umfundisiwenuakayitheliyiniimali?

25Wathi:YeboEsengenileendlini,uJesuwamandulela, wathi:“Ucabangani,Simoni?Amakhosiomhlabaathatha kubaniintelanenkokhiso?Kubantwanababo,kumbe kwabafokazi?

26UPetrowathikuye:Kwabezizweni.UJesuwathikuye: Ngakho-keabantwanabakhululekile

27Nokho,ukuzesingabakhubekisi,hambauyeolwandle, uphonseudobo,ubambeinhlanziephumakuqala;lapho usuvulaumlomowayo,uzafumanaimali;yithathe,ubanike yona,minanawe

ISAHLUKO18

1NgasolesosikhathiabafundibezakuJesu,bathi: “Ngubaniomkhuluembusweniwezuluna?

2UJesuwasebizelakuyeumntwanaomncane,wammisa phakathikwabo.

3Wathi:“Ngiqinisilengithikini:Ngaphandlekokuthi niguquke,nibenjengabantwanaabancane,anisozenangena embusweniwezulu

4Ngakho-keyilowonalowooyakuzithobanjengalo mntwananguyenaomkhuluembusweniwezulu

5Futhilobangubaniowemukelaumntwanaoyedwaonje ebizwenilamiuyangamukelamina

6Kodwalobangubaniokhubekisaabemunyekulaba abancinyaneabakholwayimi,bekungabangconokuye ukuthiitshelokucholaligaxweentanyeniyakhe,acwiliswe ekujulenikolwandle.

7Mayekuwoumhlabangenxayezikhubekiso!ngokuba kufaneleukubakufikeizikhubekiso;kodwamaye kulowomuntuesizangayeisikhubekiso!

8Ngakhoumaisandlasakhonomaunyawolwakho kukukhubekisa,kunqume,ukulahle;

9Umaisolakholikukhubekisa,likhiphe,ulilahle; 10Qaphelaniningadelelinoyedwawalabaabancinyane; ngokubangithikini:Izingelosizaboezulwinizibonanjalo ubusobukaBabaosezulwini.

11NgobaiNdodanayomuntuizeukusindisa okulahlekileyo

12Nicabangani?Umaumuntuenezimvueziyikhulu, kudukeenyekuzo,akazishiyiezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunyenesishiyagalolunye,ayeezintabeni, afuneedukileyo?

13Umaeyithola,ngiqinisilengithikini:Uthokozangayo kakhulukunangezingamashumiayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunyeezingadukanga.

14KanjaloakusiyointandokaYihloosezulwiniukuba kubhubhenoyedwakulabaabancinyane

15Kephaumaumfowenuonakuwe,hambaumsole ninodwanaye;umaekuzwa,umzuzileumfowenu 16Kodwaumaengakulaleli,thathakanyenaweoyedwa nomaababili,ukuzengomlomowofakaziababilinoma abathathuwonkeamazwiaqiniswe

17Umaenqabaukubezwa,tshelaibandla; 18Ngiqinisilengithikini:Konkeeniyakukubopha emhlabenikobakuboshiweezulwini,nakhokonke eniyakukukhululaemhlabenikobakukhululiweezulwini

19Futhingithikini:Umaababilikiniemhlabeni bevumelananganomayiniabangayicela,bayakuyenzelwa nguBabaosezulwini

20Ngobalaphoababilikumbeabathathubebuthene ndawonyeebizwenilami,ngikhonalaphophakathikwabo

21UPetrowasesondelakuyewathi:Nkosi,umfowethu uzangonakangaki,ngimthethelela?kuzekube kasikhombisana?

22UJesuwathikuye:Angishokuweukuthi,Kuzekube kasikhombisa,kodwakuzekubekamashumiayisikhombisa aphindwekasikhombisa

23Ngakhoumbusowezuluufaniswanomuntuoyinkosi, owayethandaukubalelananezincekuzakhe.

24Kwathieqalaukulandisa,kwalethwakuyeenye eyayimkweletaamatalentaayizinkulungwaneeziyishumi

25Kodwanjengobaingenalutholokukhokha,inkosiyayala ukubakuthengiswengaye,nomkayo,nabantwana, nangakhokonkeanakho,kukhokhwe

26Ngakhoincekuyawaphansi,yakhulekakuyo,yathi: Nkosi,ungibekezelele,ngizakuhlawulakonke

27Inkosiyaleyoncekuyayisihawukela,yayikhulula, yayithethelelaicala.

28Kodwaleyoncekuyaphumayatholaenyeincekuekanye layoeyayimkweledawabodenariyo*abalikhulu, yambamba,yayikhama,yathi:Ngikhokheleokukweletayo

29Incekukanyenayoyawaphansiezinyawenizayo, yayincenga,yathi:‘Akeungibekezelele,ngizokukhokhela konke.

30Kodwakayivumanga,kodwayasukayamphosa entolongweni,izeikhokheisikwelede

31Kwathiizincekuezikanyenayozibonaokwenzekileyo, zadabukakakhulu,zezazabikelainkosiyazokonke okwenzekileyo.

32Inkosiyayoisiyibizileyathikuyo:‘Ncekuembi, ngikuxolelesonkelesosikweletu,ngokubawangicela; 33Bekungafaneleyininaweubenesihawungencekukanye nawe,njengalokhonamingakuhawukelana?

34Inkosiyayoyathukuthela,yayinikelakubahlukumezi, izeikhokhekonkeeyayikukweleta.

35UBabaosezulwiniuyakwenzanjalokini,uma ningathetheleliyilowonalowoumfowaboiziphambeko zakhengezinhliziyozenu.

ISAHLUKO19

1KwathiuJesueseqedilelawomazwi,wamukaeGalile, wezaemikhawulweniyaseJudiyaphesheyakweJordani; 2Izixukuezinkuluzamlandela;wabaphulukisakhona 3AbaFarisibezakuyebemlinga,bathikuye:Kuvunyelwe yiniukuthiindodailahleumkayonganomayisiphiisizathu?

4Wabaphendulawathi:“Anifundangayiniukuthi owabadalaekuqaleniwabenzaowesilisanowesifazane?

5Wasesithi:Ngenxayalokhuindodaizatshiyauyiselonina, inamathelekumkayo,laboababilibazakubanyamanye?

6Ngakhoabasebabili,kodwasebenyamanyeNgakho-ke lokho akuhlanganisileyo uNkulunkulu, makungahlukaniswamuntu

7Basebesithikuye:Pho,uMozisiwalayelaniukunika incwadiyesehlukaniso,lokumala?

8Wathikubo:“Ngenxayobulukhunibenhliziyoyenu uMosewanivumelaukwalaomkenu;

9“Namingithikini:Yilowonalowoolahlaumkakhe, kungengenxayokuphinga,aganwengomunye,uyaphinga; 10Abafundibakhebathikuye:Ubaindabayendoda lomkayoinjalo,akukuhleukuganwa.

11Kodwawathikubo:Bonkeangezebalamukelelelilizwi, kuphelalaboelinikiweyo

12Ngobakukhonaabathenwa,abazalwabenjalo kwasesibelethwenisikanina;Lowookwaziukuwemukela, makakwemukele

13Khonakwalethwakuyeabantwanaabancane,ukuze abekeizandlaphezukwabo,akhuleke; 14KodwauJesuwathi:“Vumelaniabantwana, ningabenqabeliukuzakimi,ngokubaumbusowezulu ungowabanjalo

15Wabekaizandlaphezukwabo,wamukalapho 16Bheka,kwasondelaomunye,wathikuye:“Mfundisi Omuhle,ngizakwenzaniokuhle,ukuzengibenokuphila okuphakadena?

17Wathikuye:“Ungibizelaningokuthingimuhlena? akakhoomuhle,munyekuphela,okunguNkulunkulu; kephaumauthandaukungenaekuphileni,gcinaimiyalo 18Wathikuye:Yiphi?UJesuwathi:Ungabulali, ungaphingi,ungebi,ungafakaziamanga;

19Hloniphauyihlononyoko,nokuthi:Wothanda umakhelwanewakhonjengalokhuuzithandawena 20Insizwayathikuye:“Konkelokhongikugcinile kwasebushenibami;

21UJesuwathikuye:“Umauthandaukuphelela,hamba uthengisengalokhoonakho,upheabampofu,khona uzakubaneguguezulwini;

22Kodwaijahaselizwilelelolizwi,lahambalidabukile, ngobalalempahlaenengi

23UJesuwasesithikubafundibakhe:Ngiqinisilengithi kini:Onothileyouzangenakalukhuniembusweniwezulu 24Futhingithikini:Kululaukubaikamelalingene ngentunjayenalithi,kunokubaonothileyoangene embuswenikaNkulunkulu

25Kwathiabafundibakhebekuzwabamangalakakhulu, bathi:Phokungasindiswabani?

26KodwauJesuwabakhangelawathikubo:Kubantulokhu kakwenzeki;kodwakuNkulunkuluzonkeizintoziyenzeka.

27UPetrowasephendulawathikuye:Khangela,thina sitshiyekonke,sakulandela;siyakufumananina?

28UJesuwasesithikubo:Ngiqinisilengithikini:Lina elingilandelayo,ekuzalwenikutshalaphoiNdodana yomuntuisihleziesihlalwenisenkazimuloyayo,lani lizahlalaezihlalwenizobukhosiezilitshumilambili, lahluleleizizweezilitshumilambilizelizweIsrayeli

29Futhiyilowonalowooshiyeizindlu,nomaabafowabo, nomaodadewabo,nomauyise,nomaunina,noma abantwana,nomaamasimu,ngenxayegamalami, uyakwamukeliswaokuphindwekayikhulu,adleifa lokuphilaokuphakade.

30Kodwaabanengiabokuqalabazakubangabokucina; futhiabokugcinabayakubangabokuqala

ISAHLUKO20

1Ngokubaumbusowezuluufananomuntuumninindlu owaphumaekuseniukuyoqashaizisebenziesivininisakhe 2Esevumelenenezisebenzingodenariyungosuku, wazithumelaesivininisakhe.

3Waphumangehoralesithathu,wabonaabanyebemi esigcawini,bengenzilutho; 4Wasesithikubo;Yanininaniesivinini,futhingizoninika nomayiniefaneleBahamba-ke

5Wabuyawaphumafuthingehoralesithupha nelesishiyagalolunye,wenzanjalo.

6Kwathisekungabaliholaletshumilanyewaphuma, waficaabanyebemibengenzilutho,wathikubo:Limeleni laphausukulonkelingenzilutho?

7Bathikuye:NgobaakukhomuntuosiqashileWathikubo: Hambaninani,niyeesivinini;futhinomayiniefanele, lokhoniyokwamukela.

8Kwathisekuhlwile,umninisiviniwathienduneniyakhe: Bizaizisebenzi,uzinikeinkokheloyazo,uqale ngezokugcinakuzekubengezokuqala.

9Sebefikileabaqatshiweyongeholaletshumilanye bamukelangulowolalowoudenariyo

10Kodwasebefikileabokuqala,bacabangaukuthi bazakwemukelaokwengeziwe;bamukelakwabayilowo nalowoudenariyo

11Sebekutholilebakhononangomninindlu.

12bethi:Lababokugcinabasebenzeihoralinye, usubalinganisilenathithinaesithweleubunzimanokushisa kwemini

13Kodwawaphendulaomunyewabowathi:Mngane, angikoni; 14Thathaokwakho,uhambe; 15Kangivunyelwayiniukuthingenzeengikuthandayo ngokungokwami?Isolakholibi,ngokubaminangimuhle?

16Kanjaloabokugcinabayakubangabokuqala,nabokuqala babengabokugcina,ngokubabaningiababiziweyo,kepha bayingcosanaabakhethiweyo.

17KwathiuJesuekhuphukelaeJerusalemawathatha abafundiabayishuminambiliendleleni,wathikubo: 18Bheka,sikhuphukelaeJerusalema;njaloiNdodana yomuntuizanikelwakubapristiabakhululababhali,njalo bazayigwebelaukufa

19Bazamnikelakwabezizweukuthibaklolodelwe, babhaxabule,babethelweesiphambanweni,njalongosuku lwesithathuizavuka

20KhonakwafikakuyeuninawamadodanakaZebedewu namadodanaakhe,wakhuleka,ecelaintokuye.

21Wasesithikuye:Uthandani?Wathikuye:Vumelalawa madodanaamiamabiliahlale,enyengakwesokunenesakho, nenyengakwesokhohlo,embusweniwakho.

22KodwauJesuwaphendulawathi:Kalikwazielikucelayo Niyakwaziyiniukuyiphuzaindebeengizoyiphuzamina, nokubhapathizwangobhapathizoengibhapathizwangalona? Bathikuye:Singakwenza

23Wathikubo:“Impelanizakuphuzaindebeyami, nibhapathizwengombhapathizoengibhapathizwangawo mina;kunikwalaboabakulungiselweyonguBaba

24Kwathiabayishumibekuzwa,bazithukuthelela izelamaniezimbili

25KephauJesuwababizelakuye,wathi:“Niyaziukuthi ababusibezizwebabusaphezukwazo,nezikhuluzazo ziphetheamandlaphezukwazo

26Kodwakungabinjalophakathikwenu,kodwaloba ngubaniofunaukubamkhuluphakathikwenukabe yisikhonzisenu;

27lobangubaniofunaukubangowokuqalaphakathi kwenukabeyincekuyenu;

28njengalokhuiNdodanayomuntuingezangaukukhonzwa, kodwaukukhonza,nokunikelaukuphilakwayo,kube yisihlengosabaningi.

29KwathisebephumaeJeriko,ixukuelikhululamlandela 30Bheka,izimpumputheezimbilizihlezingasendleleni, zizwaukuthiuJesuuyadlula,zamemezazathi:“Sihawukele, Nkosi,NdodanakaDavide!

31Ixukulabakhuzaukuthibathule;kodwabamemeza kakhulu,besithi:Sihawukele,Nkosi,NdodanakaDavida.

32UJesuwema,wawabiza,wathi:Nithandaukubangenze kinina?

33Bathikuye:Nkosi,ukuzeamehloethuavulwe.

34UJesuwabanesihengazo,wathintaamehloazo;

ISAHLUKO21

1KwathisebesondeleeJerusalema,sebefikileeBetfage entabeniyeMihlwathi,uJesuwathumaabafundiababili, 2Wathikubo:“Hambaniniyeemzaneniobhekenenani, nizakufumanamasinyaneimbongoloiboshiwe,ithole kanyenayo;

3Umaumuntueshouthokini,anothi:INkosiiyazidinga; njalouzahleazithumele.

4Konkelokhukwenzeka,ukuzekugcwaliseke okwakhulunywangomprofethiukuthi:

5TshelaniindodakaziyaseSiyoniukuthi:Bheka,iNkosi yakhoizakuwe,imnene,ikhweleimbongolo,nethole lembongolo;

6AbafundibasebehambabenzanjengokulaywakukaJesu 7Balethaimbongolonethole,babekaizingubozabophezu kwazo,bamhlalisaphezukwazo

8Isixukuesikhulukakhulusendlalaizingubozaso endleleni;abanyebagawulaamagatshaemithini, bawandlalaendleleni

9Izixukuezazihambaphambilinezazimlandelazamemeza zathi:“HosanakuyoiNdodanakaDavide!Hosana kweliphezulu

10EsengenileeJerusalema,umuziwonkewanyakaza,uthi: “Ngubanilona?

11Isixukusathi:“LoungumprofethiuJesuwaseNazaretha laseGalile.

12UJesuwayesengenaethempelinilikaNkulunkulu, wabaxoshabonkeababethengisanababethengaethempelini, wagumbuqelaamatafulaabashintshelaimalinezihlalo zabathengisangamajuba.

13Wasesithikubo:Kulotshiweukuthi:Indluyami izabizwangokuthiyindluyokukhuleka;kephaninaniyenze umhumewabaphangi

14Kwezakuyeizimpumputhenezinyongaethempelini; wasebasilisa.

15Kwathiabapristiabakhululababhalibebona izimangalisoazenzayo,labantwanabememezaethempelini besithi:HosanakuyoiNdodanakaDavida!babethukuthele kakhulu, 16Basebesithikuye:Uyakuzwayinilokhuabakutshoyo laba?UJesuwathikubo:Yebo;anikazenifundeyiniukuthi: Emlonyeniwezinganenabasancelauphelelisileukudumisa na?

17Wabashiya,waphumaemzini,wayaeBethaniya;walala khona

18Kwathiekuseniebuyelaemziniwalamba

19Wabonaumkhiwanengasendleleni,wayakuwo, akafumanangaluthokuwo,amaqabungaodwa; Umkhiwanewabunamasinyane

20Kwathiabafundibekubonabamangala,bathi: Umkhiwaneubunemasinyanekangakanani?

21UJesuwaphendulawathikubo:Ngiqinisilengithikini: Ubalilokholo,lingangabazi,kaliyikwenzalokhu emkhiwanenikuphela,kodwalobalisithikulentaba:Suka, uphonsekeolwandle;kuyakwenziwa

22Futhizonkeizintoeniyakukucelangokukhuleka nikholwa,niyakwamukeliswa

23Esengenileethempelini,abapristiabakhulunamalunga esizwebezakuyeesafundisa,bathi:“Ukwenzalokhu ngagunyalinina?njalongubaniokunikeleligunya?

24UJesuwasephendulawathikubo:Lamingizalibuza ilizwilibelinye;

25UbhapathizolukaJohanelwavelaphina?ezulwininoma kubantuna?Bakhulumisanabodwa,bathi:“Umasithi: Ezulwini;uzakuthikithi:Pho,anikholwanganguyengani na?

26Kodwaubasisithi:Kubantu;siyabesabaabantu;ngoba bonkebathiuJohaneungumprofethi.

27BasebephendulauJesu,bathi:AsaziWathikubo: “Namianginitsheliukuthingenzalokhungagunyalini.

28Kodwalinalithini?Umuntuothilewayenamadodana amabili;wayakweyokuqala,wathi:‘Mntanami,hamba uyosebenzanamuhlaesivininisami

29Yenawaphendulawathi:Kangithandi; 30Wezakowesibili,washonjaloWasephendulawathi: Ngiyahamba,nkosi;

31Nguwuphikulabaababiliowenzaintandokayise?Bathi kuye:OwokuqalaUJesuwathikubo:“Ngiqinisilengithi kini:Abathelisinezifebebangenaphambikwenu embuswenikaNkulunkulu

32NgokubauJohanewezakiningendlelayokulunga, anikholwanganguye,kephaabathelisinezifebebakholwa nguye;

33Yizwaniomunyeumfanekiso:Kwakukhonaumninindlu owahlanyelaisivini,wasibiyelangothango,wemba isikhamosewayinikuso,wakhaumphoshongo, wasiqashisakubalimi,wayaezwenielikude;

34Kwathisekusondeleisikhathisesithelo,wathuma izincekuzakhekubalimi,ukuzezithatheizithelozazo

35Abalimibazibambaizincekuzakhe,enyebayishaya, enyebayibulala,enyebayikhandangamatshe.

36Wabuyewathumaezinyeizincekueziningi kunezokuqala,benzenjalonakuzo

37Kodwaekugcineniwathumelakuboindodanayakhe, ethi:Bazoyihloniphaindodanayami

38Kodwaabalimisebeyibonileindodanabakhulumisana besithi:Louyindlalifa;wozanisiyibulale,sidleifalayo

39Basebembamba,bamkhiphelangaphandlekwesivini, bambulala.

40Ngakhonxaefikaumninisivini,uzabenzanilabobalimi?

41Basebesithikuye:Uzakubabhubhisakabuhlungu labobantuababi,njalouzaqatshaisivinisakhekwabanye abalimi,abazamnikaizithelongesikhathisazo

42UJesuwathikubo:“Anizangenifundeyini emiBhalweniukuthi:“Itsheabalinqabayoabakhiyilolaba yinhlokoyegumbi;

43Ngakhongithikini:UmbusokaNkulunkulu uyakwamukwakini,unikweisizweesithelaizithelozawo.

44Lobangubaniozakuwaphezukwalelitshe uzaphahlazwa,kodwalobangubanieliwelaphezukwakhe lizamcola.

45AbapristiabakhulunabaFarisisebeyizwileimifanekiso yakhebaqondaukuthiukhulumangabo

46Kodwasebedingaukumbamba,besabaixuku,ngoba babesithiungumprofethi

ISAHLUKO22

1UJesuwaphendula,wabuyewakhulumakubo ngemifanekiso,wathi:

2Umbusowezuluufananenkosiethile,eyayenzela indodanayayoumshado;

3Wathumaizincekuzakheukubazibizeabamenyiweyo emtshadweni,kephaabavumangaukuza

4Waphindawathumaezinyeizinceku,wathi:‘Tshelani abamenyiweyoukuthi:Bhekani,sengilungisileisidlosami, izinkabizaminokukhuluphalisiweyosekuhlatshiwe,konke sekulungisiwe;

5Kodwakabananzanga,basuka,omunyewayaensimini yakhe,omunyewayaentengweniyakhe

6Abaseleyobabambaizincekuzakhe,baziphathakabi, bazibulala

7Kodwainkosiyathukuthelayathukuthela,yasithuma amabuthoayo,yabhubhisalabobabulali,yatshisaumuzi wabo.

8Yasisithiezincekwinizayo:Umtshadousulungile,kodwa abamenyiweyobebengafanelanga

9Ngakhohambaniniyeezindleleni,nibizeleemshadweni bonkeeningabafumana

10Lezozincekuzaphumazayaezindleleni,zabuthabonke ezabafumanayo,ababinabahle;

11Kwathiinkosiingenaukubonaababehleziekudleni, yabonakhonaumuntuowayeyembetheisembatho somshado;

12Wasesithikuye:Mngane,ungenenjanilapha ungelasembathosomtshado?Wathulawathula.

13Yayisithiinkosiezincekwini:‘Mbopheniizinyawo nezandla,nimkhiphe,nimkhipheebumnyameni obungaphandle;laphokuyakubakhonaukukhala nokugedlaamazinyo

14Ngobabanengiababiziweyo,kodwabayingcosana abakhethiweyo.

15NgakhoabaFarisibasukabenzaicebolokuthi bangamthiyanjaniekukhulumenikwakhe

16BathumakuyeabafundibabokanyenabakaHerode, bathi:“Mfundisi,siyaziukuthiuqinisile,ufundisaindlela kaNkulunkulungeqiniso,awukhathalingamuntu,ngokuba awubhekiubusobabantu

17Ngakhositshele,uthiniwena?Kuvunyelweukuthela kuKesarinomaqha?

18KodwauJesuebaziububibabowathi:Bazenzisi, lingilingelani?

19Ngiboniseniimaliyokuthela.Basebelethakuye udenariyo

20Wasesithikubo:Ngokabanilomfanekisolombhalo?

21Bathikuye:KaKesari.Wayesethikubo:“Ngakho-ke nikaniuKesariokukaKesari;nakuNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu

22Kwathisebezwilelawomazwibamangala,basukakuye bahamba

23NgalolosukukwezakuyeabaSadusi,abathiakukho ukuvukakwabafileyo,bambuza.

24besithi:Mfundisi,uMozisiwathi:Ubaindodaisifa ingelamntwana,umfowabokamthatheumkakhe,amvusele umfowaboinzalo.

25Kwakukhonakithiizelamanieziyisikhombisa; owokuqalaesethetheumfazi,wafa,engenabantwana, washiyelaumfowaboumkakhe.

26Kanjalonowesibili,nowesithathu,kwazekwaba kowesikhombisa

27Ekugcinenikwabobonkeowesifazanewafanaye.

28Ngakho-keekuvukeniuyakubangumkabani kwabayisikhombisana?ngobabonkebabenaye

29UJesuwaphendula,wathikubo:Niduka,ningayazi imibhalo,namandlakaNkulunkulu

30ngobaekuvukenikwabafileyokabathathanga, kabendiswa,kodwabanjengengilosizikaNkulunkulu ezulwini

31Kodwamayelanalokuvukakwabafileyo,kalifundanga yiniokwakhulunywakininguNkulunkulu,esithi: 32MinanginguNkulunkulukaAbrahama,loNkulunkulu kaIsaka,loNkulunkulukaJakobe?UNkulunkulukasiye uNkulunkuluwabafileyokodwaowabaphilayo

33Kwathiamaxukuekuzwalokho,amangala ngokufundisakwakhe

34KodwaabaFarisisebezwileukuthiuJesuubathulisile abaSadusi,babuthanandawonye

35Omunyewabo,isazimthetho,wambuza,emlinga,wathi: 36Mfundisi,imuphiumyaloomkhuluemthethwenina?

37UJesuwathikuye:WothandaiNkosiuNkulunkulu wakhongayoyonkeinhliziyoyakho,nangawowonke umphefumulowakho,nangayoyonkeingqondoyakho

38Lonangumyalowokuqalanomkhulu

39Owesibiliofananawouthi:Wothandaumakhelwane wakhonjengalokhuuzithandawena

40Kuleyomiyaloemibilikubambelelaumthethowonke nabaprofethi.

41KwathisebebutheneabaFarisi,uJesuwababuzawathi: 42esithi:LicabanganingoKristu?uyindodanakabani? Bathikuye:INdodanakaDavide.

43Wathikubo:PhouDavidangoMoyawambizanjani ngokuthi,Nkosi,esithi:

44INkosiyathieNkosiniyami:Hlalangakwesokunene sami,ngizengenzeizithazakhozibeyisenabelosenyawo zakho?

45NgakhoubauDavidaembizangokuthiNkosi, uyindodanayakhenjani?

46Kwakungekho-muntuowakwaziukumphendulaizwi;

ISAHLUKO23

1KhonauJesuwakhulumaezixukwininakubafundibakhe 2esithi:AbabhalinabaFarisibahleziesihlalweni sikaMozisi;

3Ngakhokonkeabalitshelakhona,kwenzeni,likwenze; kodwaningenzinjengemisebenziyabo,ngokuba bayakhuluma,bangenzi.

4Ngobababophaimithwaloenzimanjaloenzimaukuthi bayithwale,bayibekeemahlombeabantu;kodwabona abafuniukuwanyakazisanangomunwewawo.

5Kephayonkeimisebenziyabobayenzaukubababonwe ngabantu;bawenzaabebanziamafilakteriyuabo,bandise imiphethoyezingubozabo;

6bathandaizihlaloeziphambiliekudleni,nezihlalo eziphambiliemasinagogeni;

7nokubingelelwaezigcawini,nokubizwangabantu ngokuthiRabi,Rabi

8KephaninamaningabizwangokuthiRabi,ngokuba munyeuMfundisiwenu,uKristu;lanilonke lingabazalwane

9Ningabizimuntuemhlabeningokuthiuyihlo,ngokuba munyeuYihloosezulwini.

10Futhiningabizwangokuthiamakhosi,ngokubamunye uMfundisiwenu,uKristu

11Kodwaomkhuluphakathikwenuuzakubayincekuyenu.

12Lobangubanioziphakamisayouzathotshiswa;lalowo ozithobayouzaphakanyiswa

13Kodwamayekini,babhalilabaFarisi,bazenzisi! ngokubanivalelaabantuumbusowezulu,ngokuba aningeninina,nabangenayoanibavumeliukubabangene

14MayekininababhalinabaFarisi,bazenzisi!ngokuba nidlaizindluzabafelokazi,nangokuzenzisanenza imikhulekoemide;

15MayekininababhalinabaFarisi,bazenzisi!ngoba nizungezaulwandlenomhlabaukwenzaoyedwa ophendukelakumaJuda,futhilaphoesenziwe,nimenza umntwanawesihogongokuphindwekabilikunani.

16“Mayekininabaholiabayizimpumputhe,enithi:‘Noma ubaniofungaithempeliakulutho;kodwaofungaigolide lethempeli,ulomlandu

17Ziwula,zimpumputhe,ngokubayikuphiokukhulu, igolidenethempelielingcwelisaigolidena?

18Futhi:Ofungai-altareakulutho;kephaofungaumnikelo ophezukwawounecala

19Ziwulanezimpumputhe,ngokubayikuphiokukhulu, umnikelonomai-altareelingcwelisaumnikelona?

20Ngakho-keofungai-altareufungalonanakhokonke okuphezukwalo.

21lalowoofungaithempeliufungalonalangayeohlala kulo.

22Nalowoofungaizuluufungaisihlalosobukhosi sikaNkulunkulunohleziphezukwaso

23MayekininababhalinabaFarisi,bazenzisi!Ngokuba nikhokhaokweshumikweminti,neanise,nekhumini,kepha nizishiyileizintoezinzimazomthetho,ukwahlulela, nesihawu,nokukholwa;

24Bakhokheliabayizimpumputhe,elihluzainsensane, liginyeikamela

25MayekininababhalinabaFarisi,bazenzisi!ngokuba nihlanzaingaphandlelenkezonesitsha,kephangaphakathi kugcweleukuphanganokuxhashazwa

26MFarisioyimpumputhe,hlambululakuqalaokuphakathi kwenkezolesitsha,ukuzelengaphandlelakholihlambuluke

27MayekininababhalinabaFarisi,bazenzisi!ngokuba nifananamathunaacakiwe,abonakalaemahlengaphandle, kephangaphakathiagcweleamathamboabafileyonakho konkeukungcola

28Kanjalonaningaphandlenibonakalakubantunilungile, kephangaphakathinigcweleukuzenzisanobubi

29MayekininababhalinabaFarisi,bazenzisi!ngokuba nakhaamathunaabaprofethi,nihlobiseamathuna abalungileyo;

30nithi:Umasasikhonaemihleniyawobaba,sasingeke sihlanganyelenaboegazinilabaprofethi.

31Ngakhoniyazifakazelaninaukuthiningamadodana ababulalaabaprofethi

32gcwalisani-keisilinganisosawoyihlo.

33Zinyoka,nzaloyamabululu,ningakubalekelakanjani ukulahlwakwesihogona?

34Ngakho,bhekani,minangithumakiniabaprofethi, nabahlakaniphileyo,nababhali;abanyekubo niyakubashayaemasinagogenienu,nibazingeleimizi ngemizi;

35Ukuzekufikephezukwenuigazilonkeelilungileyo elachithwaemhlabeni,kusukelaegazinilika-Abela olungileyokuzekufikeegazinilikaZakariyaindodana kaBarakiyaenambulalaphakathikwethempeline-altare

36Ngiqinisilengithikini:Konkelokhukuyakufikaphezu kwalesisizukulwane.

37“Jerusalema,Jerusalema,wenaobulalaabaprofethi nokhandangamatsheabathunyelwekuwe,kukangaki ngithandaukubuthelandawonyeabantwanabakho njengesikhukhukazisibuthelaamatshweleasophansi kwamaphikoaso,kephaanivumanga!

38Bhekani,indluyenuisisalanani

39Ngokubangithikini:Anisayikungibonakusukelamanje, nizenithi:UbusisiweozayoegamenileNkosi

ISAHLUKO24

1UJesuwaphumawamukaethempelini;abafundibakhe bezakuyeukumbonisaizakhiwozethempeli

2UJesuwathikubo:“Anizibonizonkelezizintona? ngiqinisilengithikini:Akuyikushiywalaphaitshephezu kwetsheelingayikudilizelwaphansi

3EsahlezieNtabeniYeminqumo,abafundibezakuye bebodwa,bathi:“Sitshele,lokhukuyakubaninina?

nesibonakalisosokuzakwakhonesokuphelakwezwe siyakubayinina?

4UJesuwaphendula,wathikubo:Qaphelaniningadukiswa muntu.

5Ngokubaabaningibayakuzaegamenilami,bathi:Mina nginguKristu;njalobazadukisaabanengi

6Niyakuzwangezimpinamahemuhemuezimpi,bhekani ningethuki;

7Ngokubaisizwesiyakuvukelaisizwe,nombusouvukele umbuso,kubekhonaindlala,nokuzamazamakomhlaba ezindaweningezindawo

8Konkelokhukungukuqalakwemihelo

9Khonabayakunikhaphelaosizini,banibulale; niyakuzondwayizizwezonkengenxayegamalami

10Khona-keabaningibayakukhubeka,bakhaphelane, bazondane.

11Kuyakuvelaabaprofethibamangaabaningi,badukise abaningi

12Futhingenxayokwandakobubi,uthandolwabaningi luyophola

13Kodwaokhuthazelayokuzekubesekupheleninguyena oyakusindiswa.

14Lelivangelilombusoliyakushunyayelwaezwenilonke, kube-ngubufakaziezizwenizonke;khona-keukuphela kuyofika.

15Ngakhonxalibonaamanyalaencithakalo,akhulunywa nguDaniyeliumprofethi,emiendaweniengcwele, (ofundayokaqedisise;)

16KhonaabaseJudiyamababalekeleezintabeni;

17Ophezukwendlukangehliukukhuphauluthoendlini yakhe;

18nosensiminimakangabuyeliemuvaukuyothatha izingubozakhe

19Mayekwabakhulelweyonabancelisayongalezozinsuku! 20Kodwakhulekaniukuthiukubalekakwenukungabi sebusika,nomangosukulwesabatha;

21Ngokubangalesosikhathikuyakubakhonausizi olukhulu,olungazangelubekhonakusukelaekuqaleni kwezwekuzekubemanje,nolungasayikubakhona 22Umalezozinsukuzingafinyezwanga, bekungayikusindiswanyama,kephangenxa yabakhethiweyolezozinsukuziyakufinyezwa

23Khonaumaumuntuethikini:Bhekani,nanguuKristu, noma:Nanguya;ningakholwa

24NgokubakuyakuvelaoKristubamanganabaprofethi bamanga,bavezeizibonakalisoezinkulunezimangaliso; ukuze,umakungenzeka,badukisenabakhethiweyo 25Bhekani,nginitshelilengaphambili.

26Ngakho-keumabethikini:Bhekani,usehlane; ningaphumi;bheka,usendliniecashile;ningakholwa

27Ngokubanjengombaniuphumaempumalanga,ukhanye ngishonasentshonalanga;kuyakubanjalonokufika kweNdodanayomuntu

28Ngokubalaphokukhonaisidumbu,kulaphoamanqe eyakubuthanakhona

29Masinyaneemvakosizilwalezozinsukuilanga liyofiphazwa,nenyangangekeikunikezeukukhanyakwayo, nezinkanyeziziyakuwaezulwini,namandlaasezulwini ayozamazama

30Khona-kekuyobonakalaisibonakalisoseNdodana yomuntuezulwini,khona-kezonkeizizwezomhlaba

ziyolila,futhiziyobonaiNdodanayomuntuizangamafu ezuluinamandlanenkazimuloenkulu.

31Iyakuthumaizingelosizayongokukhalaokukhulu kwecilongo,ziqoqeabakhethiweyobayoemimoyeni yomine,kusukelaemkhawulweniomunyewezulukuze kubekomunye

32Fundaniumfanekisoemkhiwaneni;nxaigatshalawo selithambile,lihlumaamaqabunga,niyaziukuthiihlobo seliseduze;

33Kanjalonani,nxanibonazonkelezizinto,yaziniukuthi iseduzengasemnyango

34Ngiqinisilengithikini:Lesisizukulwaneasiyikudlula, zingakenzekizonkelezizinto.

35Kuyakudlulaizulunomhlaba,kephaamazwiami awasozeadlula

36Kephalolosukunalelohoraakakhoowaziyongalo, nazingelosizezulu,naBabakuphela

37KodwanjengobazazinjaloizinsukuzikaNowa, kuzakubanjaloukufikakweNdodanayomuntu.

38Ngokubanjengasezinsukwinizangaphambi kukazamcolobabedla,bephuza,beshada,bendiswa,kwaze kwabalusukuuNowaangenangaloemkhunjini; 39futhibengazikwazekwafikauzamcolo,wabakhukhula bonke;kuyakubanjalonokufikakweNdodanayomuntu

40Khonaababilibayakubasensimini;omunyeathathwe, omunyeashiywe

41Abesifazaneababilibayakubebesilaetsheni;omunye athathwe,omunyeashiywe.

42Ngakholindani,ngokubaanaziukuthiiNkosiyenu iyakufikangaliphiihora

43Kodwayazinilokhu,ukuthiubaumninindluebesazi ukuthiiselalizafikangawuphiumlindo,ubezalinda,njalo ubengayikuvumaukuthiindluyakheigqekezwe

44Ngakhonanihlalaninilungile,ngokubaiNdodana yomuntuizangehoraeningalicabangiyo

45Pho,ngubanioyincekuethembekileyolehlakaniphileyo, inkosiyayoeyimisilephezukwabendluyayo,ukuze ibanikeukudlangesikhathiesifaneleyo?

46Ibusisiweleyoncekuokuzakuthiinkosiyayonxaifika iyitholeyenzenjalo.

47Ngiqinisilengithikini:Izayibekaphezukwayoyonke impahlayayo

48Kodwaubaleyoncekuembiithienhliziyweniyayo: Inkosiyamiilibeleukufika;

49aqaleukushayaizincekuezikanyenaye,adle,anathe nezidakwa;

50Inkosiyaleyoncekuiyakufikangosukuengayibhekile ngayonangehoraengalaziyo.

51imnqume,immiseleisabelosakhenabazenzisi;lapho kuyakubakhonaukukhalanokugedlaamazinyo

ISAHLUKO25

1“Khonaumbusowezuluuyakufaniswanezintombi eziyishumiezathathaizibanizazo,zaphuma ukuyohlangabezaumyeni

2Eziyisihlanukuzozazihlakaniphile,ezinhlanuziyiziwula.

3Eziyiziwulazathathaizibanizazo,azaphathaamafutha kanyelazo

4Kodwaezihlakaniphileyozaphathaamafuthaezitsheni kanyenezibanizazo

5Kwathiumyeniesalibele,zozelazonkezalala

6Phakathikobusukukwamenyezwaukuthi:‘Nangu umyeni;phumaniniyomhlangabeza.

7Khonazavukalezozintombizonke,zalungisaizibani zazo.

8Eziyiziwulazasezisithikwezihlakaniphileyo:Sipheni emafuthenienu;ngobaizibanezethuzicima

9Kodwaezihlakaniphileyozaphendulazathi:Hatshi;hlezi angasanelithinalani;kodwahambanikwabathengisayo, lizithengele

10Zisayakothenga,wafikaumyeni;laboababelungile bangenalayeemshadweni,umnyangowavalwa 11Ngasemuvazafikanezinyeizintombi,zathi:Nkosi, Nkosi,sivulele.

12Kodwawaphendulawathi:Ngiqinisilengithikini: Anginazi

13Ngakholindani,ngobakalilwaziusukulobaihola iNdodanayomuntuezangalo

14Ngobaumbusowezuluunjengomuntuowayaelizweni elikhatshana,wabizaizincekuzakhe,wazinikaimpahla yakhe

15Futhiwayinikaamatalentaamahlanu,omunyeamabili, futhiomunyeelilodwa;yilowonalowongokwamandla akhe;wahlewasukawahamba

16Lowoobamukeleamatalentaayisihlanuwahamba wahwebangawo,wazuzaamanyeamatalentaayisihlanu.

17Kanjalonobamukeleamabiliwazuzaamanyeamabili

18Kodwaobamukeleyanyewayawembaemhlabathini, wayifihlaimaliyenkosiyakhe.

19Emvakwesikhathiesideyafikainkosiyalezozinceku, yalandisananazo

20Wezaobamukeleamatalentaayisihlanu,waletha amanyeamatalentaayisihlanu,wathi:‘Nkosi,wanginika amathalentaayisihlanu;

21Inkosiyayoyathikuyo:‘Kuhle,ncekuenhle nethembekileyo!

22Wezanobamukeleamatalentaamabili,wathi:‘Nkosi, wanginikaamatalentaamabili;

23Inkosiyayoyathikuyo:Kuhle,ncekuenhle nethembekileyo;ubuthembekileezintwenieziyingcosana, ngizakubekaphezukwezinengi;ngenaentokozweni yenkosiyakho

24Wezaobamukeleitalentalalinye,wathi:Nkosi, bengikwaziwenaukuthiungumuntuolukhuni,uvunalapho ongahlwanyelangakhona,ubuthalaphoongazange uhlakazekhona;

25Ngesaba,ngayangalithukusaemhlabathiniitalenta lakho;

26Inkosiyayoyaphendula,yathikuyo:‘Ncekuembi nevilaphayo,ubuwaziukuthingivunalapho ngingahlwanyelangakhona,futhingibuthalapho ngingahlwazangakhona;

27Ngakho-kengabeubekeimaliyamikwabahwebi, khona-keekufikenikwamingabengamukeleokwami nenzalo

28Ngakhomthatheleniitalenta,nilinikeonamatalenta ayishumi

29Ngokubayilowonalowoonakhouyakuphiwa,abe nokuchichima;

30Futhiphonsaniincekuengasiziebumnyameni obungaphandle;

31NxaiNdodanayomuntuizangenkazimuloyayo nezingelosizonkeezingcwelekanyenayo,khona izakuhlalaesihlalwenisayosenkazimulo;

32Kuyakubuthelwaphambikwakheizizwezonke, ibahlukaniseabanyekwabanye,njengomalusiehlukanisa izimvunezimbuzi;

33Izamisaizimvungakwesokunenesayo,kodwaizimbuzi ngakwesokhohlo.

34KhonaiNkosiizakuthikwabangakwesokunenesayo: WozanilinaelibusiswenguBaba,lidleilifalombuso eliwulungiselweyoselokhukwasekelwaumhlaba;

35Ngokubangangilambile,nanginikaukudla;ngangomile, nangiphuzisa;

36Nginqunu,nangembathisa;ngangigula,nangihambela; ngangiboshiwe,nezakimi

37Khonaabalungileyobazamphendula,besithi:Nkosi, sakubonaniniulambile,sakuphaukudla?nomawomile, sakuphuzisa,na?

38Sakubonaniniungumfokazi,sakungenisa?noma uhambaze,sakwembathisana?

39Sakubonaniniugula,nomausetilongweni,sezakuwena?

40INkosiiyakuphendula,ithikubo:Ngiqinisilengithikini: Njengobanikwenzilekomunyewalababafowethu abancane,nikwenzilenakimi

41Khona-keizakuthinakwabangakwesokhohlo:Sukani kimi,ninabaqalekisiweyo,niyeemlilweniophakade olungiselweuSathanenezingelosizakhe; 42Ngokubangangilambile,kephaaninginikangaukudla; 43ngangingumfokazi,aningingenisanga;nginqunu, aningigqokisanga;

44Khonalalababazamphendula,besithi:Nkosi,sakubona niniulambile,lobawomile,lobaungowemzini,lobaze, lobaugula,lobausetilongweni,kodwakasikukhonza?

45Khonaiyakubaphendula,ithi:Ngiqinisilengithikini: Njengobaningakwenzangakomunyewalabaabancinyane, anikwenzanganakimi

46Lababayakumukaekujezisweniokuphakade,kepha abalungileyobayeekuphileniokuphakade

ISAHLUKO26

1KwathiuJesueseqedileonkelawomazwi,wathi kubafundibakhe:

2Niyaziukuthiemvakwezinsukuezimbilikungumkhosi wePhasika,futhiiNdodanayomuntuizokhashelwaukuba ibethelwe.

3Khonaabapristiabakhulu,nababhali,namalungaesizwe babuthanaesigodlwenisompristiomkhuluothiwa uKayafase;

4bacebisanaukuthibambambeuJesungobuqili,bambulale

5Kodwabathi:Kungabingomkhosi,funakubekhona isiyaluyaluphakathikwabantu.

6KwathiuJesueseBethaniyaendlinikaSimonionochoko 7Kwasekufikakuyeowesifazanaephetheumfuma wealabhastawamagcoboaliguguelikhulu,wawathela ekhandalakheehleziekudleni

8Kodwaabafundibakhebekubonabathukuthela,besithi: Kwenzelwanilokhokuchithwa?

9Ngokubalawamafuthangabeathengiswengemalienkulu, kuphiweabampofu.

10UJesuesekwaziwathikubo:Limhluphelani owesifazana?ngobawenzéumsebenziomuhlekimi

11Ngokubaabampofuninabonjalo;kephaminaaninami njalo.

12Ngokubangokuthelalawamafuthaemzimbeniwami, ukwenzeleukungcwatshwakwami.

13Ngiqinisilengithikini:Nomaphilapho elizashunyayelwakhonalelivangeliemhlabeniwonke, kuyakuba-khonanalokhuakwenzileyolonawesifazane, kubeyisikhumbuzongaye.

14Khona-keomunyewabayishuminambili,othiwauJuda Iskariyothe,wayakubapristiabakhulu

15Wasesithikubo:Lizanginikani,njalongizamnikelakini? Basebesenzaisivumelwanolayengezinhlamvuzesiliva ezingamatshumiamathathu.

16Kusukelangalesosikhathiwafunaithubaelihle lokumkhaphela

17Kwathingosukulokuqalalomkhosiwesinkwa esingelamvubeloabafundibezakuJesu,bathikuye: Uthandaukuthisikulungiselengaphiukuthiudleiphasika?

18Wathi:“Hambaniniyeemzinikumuntuothize,nithi kuye:‘UthiuMfundisi:Isikhathisamisiseduze; ngizakwenzaiphasikakwakhokanyelabafundibami

19AbafundibenzanjengokushokukaJesu;basebelungisa iphasika

20Kwathisekuhlwile,wahlalaekudleninabayishumi nambili.

21Kwathibesidla,wathi:Ngiqinisilengithikini:Omunye wenuuzakungikhaphela

22Basebedabukakakhulu,basebeqalaukuthikuye ngulowolalowo:Nkosi,kayisimiyini?

23Wasephendulawathi:Ofakaisandlakanyelami esitsheninguyeozangithengisa.

24INdodanayomuntuiyamukanjengokulotshiweyongayo, kephamayekulowomuntuiNdodanayomuntuekhashelwa ngaye!Bekuzakubakuhlekulowomuntuuba wayengazalwanga

25WasephendulauJudasiowamnikelayo,wathi:Nkosi, kambe?Wathikuye:"Wenaushilo."

26Kwathibesidla,uJesuwathathaisinkwa,wasibusisa, wasihlephula,wanikaabafundi,wathi:Thathani,lidle; lokhukungumzimbawami.

27Wasethathainkezo,wabonga,wabanika,esithi:Selani kuyolonke;

28Ngokubalokhukuyigazilamilesivumelwano elithululwangenxayabaningikukhoukuthethelelwa kwezono

29Kephangithikini:Kusukelamanjeangisayikuphuza kulesisithelosomvini,kuzekufikelolosuku engiyakusiphuzangalonanisisishaembuswenikaBaba.

30Kwathisebehlabeleleigamalokubonga,baphumabaya eNtabeniYeminqumo

31KhonauJesuwathikubo:“Ninanonkenizakukhubeka ngamingalobubusuku,ngokubakulotshiweukuthi: ‘Ngiyakushayaumalusi,izimvuzomhlambizihlakazeke

32Kodwanxasengivusiwe,ngizanandulelaukuyaeGalili

33UPetrowaphendulawathikuye:Lanxabonke bezakukhubekangawe,minakangisozengikhubeke

34UJesuwathikuye:Ngiqinisilengithikuwe: Ngalobubusuku,lingakakhaliiqhude,uzakungiphika kathathu

35UPetrowathikuye:Lanxakufanelengifelawe, kangisozengikuphikeBashokanjalobonkeabafundi

36KhonauJesuwafikanaboendaweniethiwaiGetsemane, wathikubafundi:“Hlalanilapha,ngisayakukhuleka laphaya

37WathathauPetrunamadodanaamabilikaZebedewu, waqalaukubanomunyunosizi.

38Wayesethikubo:“Umphefumulowamiulusizikakhulu kuzekubesekufeni;

39Waqhubekaingcosana,wawangobusobakhe, wakhuleka,wathi:“Baba,umakungenzeka,makudlule kimilesisitsha;

40Wasesizakubafundi,wabaficabelele,wathikuPetro: Kantibeningelindelamiiholaelilodwayini?

41Lindani,nikhuleke,ukuzeningangeniekulingweni; umoyauyavuma,kephainyamaibuthakathaka

42Wabuyewahambangokwesibili,wakhuleka,wathi: “Baba,umalesisitshasingedlulekimi,ngingasiphuzi, mayenziweintandoyakho

43Wasesizawabaficabelelefuthi,ngobaamehloabo ayenzima.

44Wabashiya,wabuyewahamba,wakhuleka ngokwesithathu,eshowonalawomazwi

45Wayeseyakubafundibakhe,wathikubo:“Nisalele manje,niphumule;bhekani,isikhathisesisondele, iNdodanayomuntuiyakukhashelwaezandlenizezoni

46Sukumani,sihambe;bhekani,useseduze ongikhaphelayo

47Esakhuluma,bheka,kwafikauJuda,omunye wabayishuminambili,enesixukuesikhulusiphethe izinkembanezinduku,sivelakubapristiabakhulu namalungaabantu

48Kephaomkhaphelayowayebanikeisibonakaliso,ethi: “Lowoengiyakumanga,nguye;

49WahlewayakuJesu,wathi:Bayede,Rabi!wamanga

50UJesuwasesithikuye:Mngane,uzeleni?Base besondela,babekaizandlakuJesu,bambamba

51Bheka,omunyekwababenoJesuwelulaisandla, wahoshainkembayakhe,wagalelaincekuyompristi omkhulu,wayinqumaindlebe

52UJesuwasesithikuye:Buyiselainkembayakho endaweniyayo,ngobabonkeabaphathainkemba bazabhubhangenkemba

53UcabangaukuthingingecelekuBabamanje,anginike manjeamalegiyonaezingelosiangaphezukweshumi nambilina?

54Kodwaizagcwalisekanjaniimibhaloyokuthikumele kubenjalo?

55NgalesosikhathiuJesuwathiezixukwini:“Niphumele ukungibambaniphetheizinkembanezindukunjengokuya kumphangina?Bengihlezikiniimihlangemihla ethempeliningifundisa,aningibambanga;

56Kodwakonkelokhukwenzeka,ukuzekugcwaliseke imibhaloyabaprofethi.Khonabonkeabafundibamshiya, babaleka

57AbabembambileuJesubamyisakuKayafaseumpristi omkhulu,laphokwakubuthenekhonaababhalinamalunga

58KephauPetruwamlandelaekudekwazekwaba segcekenilompristiomkhulu,wangena,wahlalanezinceku ukubaaboneisiphetho

59Abapristiabakhulunamalunganomkhandluwonke bafunaubufakazibamangangoJesuukuzebambulale;

60Kodwakababutholanga,lanxakwafikaofakazi bamangaabanengi,kababutholanga.Ekugcinenikwafika ofakazibamangaababili

61bathi:Lowathi:Ngilakhoukudilizaithempeli likaNkulunkulu,ngilakhengezinsukuezintathu.

62Wasesukumaumpristiomkhulu,wathikuye: Kawuphenduliluthoyini?kuyinilabaabakufakazangawe na?

63KodwauJesuwathulaUmpristiomkhuluwasephendula wathikuye:NgikufungisauNkulunkuluophilayo,ukuthi usitsheleukuthiwenaunguKristu,iNdodanakaNkulunkulu 64UJesuwathikuye:“Wenaushilo; 65Khonaumpristiomkhuluwaklebhulaizingubozakhe, wathi:Uhlambalazile;sisaswelelaniofakazina?bhekani, manjesenikuzwileukuhlambalazakwakhe

66Nicabangani?Baphendulabathi:Unecalalokufa. 67Basebemkhafulelangamatheebusweni,bamkhanda ngamanqindi;abanyebamshayangezintendezezandla 68besithi:Siprofethe,wenaKristu,ngubaniokutshayileyo?

69KephauPetruwayehlezingaphandleegcekeni; 70Kodwawaphikaphambikwabobonke,wathi: Angikwazilokhookushoyo.

71Kwathiephumelaegumeni,enyeincekukaziyambona, yathikwababekhona:LomuntuubenoJesuwaseNazaretha

72Waphindawaphikangesifungo,wathi:Kangimazi lowomuntu

73Kwathiemvakwesikhashanabezakuyeababemikhona, bathikuPetru:“Nempelanaweungomunyewabo;ngoba ukukhulumakwakhokuyakuveza

74Waseqalaukuthukalokufunga,esithi:Kangimazi lumuntu.Lahlelakhalaiqhude.

75UPetrowasekhumbulailizwilikaJesuayelitshilokuye ukuthi:Lingakakhaliiqhude,uzangiphikakathathu Waphumawakhalakamunyu.

ISAHLUKO27

1Kwathisekusile,bonkeabapristiabakhulunamalunga esizwebenzaicebongoJesuukubabambulale;

2Ngemvakokumbopha,bamqhubabamnikelakuPontiyu Pilatuumbusi

3KhonauJudaowamkhaphelayo,ebonaukuthiulahliwe, wazisola,wabuyiselaizinhlamvuzesilivaezingamashumi amathathukubapristiabakhulunamalunga;

4esithi:Ngonilengokukhaphelaigazielingelacala Basebesithi:Kuyinikithilokho?bhekawena.

5Waziphonsaphansiizinhlamvuzesilivaethempelini, wamuka,wazilengisa.

6Abapristiabakhulubasebethathaizinhlamvuzesiliva, bathi:Kakuvunyelwaukuthizifakweemnikelweni,ngoba ziyintengoyegazi

7Basebecebisana,bathengangayoinsimuyombumbi,ibe yindawoyokungcwabaabezizweni

8NgakholeyonsimuyabizwangokuthiiNsimuyegazi kuzekubenamuhla

9Khonakwagcwalisekaokwashiwongomprofethi uJeremiyaukuthi:“Bathathaizinhlamvuzesiliva ezingamashumiamathathu,inanilalowoowalinganiswayo, abamlinganiselaabantwanabakwa-Israyeli; 10yazinikainsimuyombumbi,njengalokhoiNkosi ingimisele

11UJesuwemaphambikombusi;umbusiwambuza,wathi: “WenauyinkosiyabaJudana?UJesuwasesithikuye:Utsho wena

12Kwathiemangalelwangabapristiabakhululabadala, kaphendulangalutho.

13UPilatuwasesithikuye:Kawuzwayiniukuthizingaki izintoabazifakazangawe?

14Akamphendulanganezwi;wazewamangalakakhulu umbusi

15Ngomkhosiumbusiwayejwayeleukukhululelaisixuku isiboshwa,esisithandayo

16Ngalesosikhathibabenesibotshwaesidumileyoesithiwa nguBarabasi.

17Ngakhosebebuthene,uPilatuwathikubo:Lithanda ukuthingilikhululelebani?UBarabasi,kumbeuJesu othiwauKristu?

18Ngobawayekwaziukuthibamnikelengomhawu 19Esehleziesihlalwenisokwahlulela,umkakhewathumela kuye,wathi:“Ungabinandabanalowomuntuolungileyo, ngokubangihluphekekakhulunamuhlangayeephusheni

20Kephaabapristiabakhulunamalungabancengaizixuku ukubaziceleuBaraba,zimbulaleuJesu.

21Umbusiwaphendulawathikubo:Nithandaukuba nginikhululelemuphikulabaababilina?Bathi:UBaraba 22UPilatuwathikubo:Pho-kengimenzeniuJesuothiwa uKristu?Bonkebathikuye:Kabethelweesiphambanweni 23Umbusiwasesithi:Ngobaenzebubibani?Kodwa bamemezakakhulu,besithi:Kabethelweesiphambanweni.

24KwathiuPilatuebonaukuthikakusizilutho,kodwa ukuthiisiyaluyalusiyaqala,wathathaamanzi,wageza izandlaphambikwexuku,wathi:Anginacalaegazini lalumuntuolungileyo;

25Basebephendulabonkeabantu,bathi:Igazilakhekalibe phezukwethulaphezukwabantwanabethu.

26WasebakhululelauBaraba;esetshayeuJesu,wamnikela ukuthiabethelwe

27KhonaamasoshaombusiamthathauJesuamngenisa ehholo,abuthelakuyeibutholonke

28Amhlubula,amembathisainguboebomvu

29Elulukaumqhelewameva,awubekaekhandalakhe, nomhlangaesandlenisakhesokunene,aguqangamadolo phambikwakhe,amklolodela,athi:“Bayede,Nkosi yamaJuda!

30Amkhafulela,athathaumhlanga,amshayaekhanda

31Ngemvakokubaemklolodela,amhlubulaingubo, amembathisaezakheizingubo,amukanayeukuyombethela esiphambanweni

32Kwathisebephuma,baficaumuntuweKurene,uSimoni ngebizo,amcindezelaukuthiathwaleisiphambanosakhe

33SebefikileendaweniethiwayiGolgotha,okutshoukuthi, iNdawoyoKhakhayi

34Bamnikauvinigaoxutshwenenyongoukubaanathe; 35Ayesembethela,abelanaizingubozakhe,enzelana inkatho,ukuzekugcwalisekeokwakhulunywa ngomprofethiukuthi:“Babelanaizingubozami,benza inkathoyokuphosangesambathosami

36Basebehlalaphansibamlindakhona;

37Babekaphezukwekhandalakheicalalakhelibhaliwe ukuthi:LONGUJESUINKOSIYABAJUDA

38Kwabethelwakanyenayeabaphangiababili,esinye ngakwesokunenenesinyengakwesokhohlo

39Abadlulayobamthuka,benikinaamakhandaabo

40bethi:Wenaodilizaithempeli,ulakhengezinsuku ezintathu,zisindise;UmauyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu, yehlaesiphambanweni

41Ngokunjalolabapristiabakhulubamklolodelakanye lababhalilabadala,bathi:

42Wasindisaabanye;yenaangekwaziukuzisindisaUma eyiNkosiyakwa-Israyeli,makehlemanjeesiphambanweni, futhisizomkholwa.

43WathembelakuNkulunkulu;makamkhululemanje,uma emthanda,ngokubawathi:MinangiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu

44Lamaselaayebethelwekanyelaye,amlumangokunjalo 45Kusukelangeholalesithuphakwabalobumnyama emhlabeniwonkekwazekwabalihola lesificamunwemunye

46KwathisekungabaliholalesificamunwemunyeuJesu wamemezangelizwielikhulu,esithi:Eli,Eli,lama sabaktani?okungukuthi:Nkulunkuluwami,Nkulunkulu wami,ungishiyelenina?

47Abanyekwababemikhonabesizwabathi:Loubiza uEliya

48Njalowahlewagijimaomunyewabo,wathathauzipho, walugcwalisangeviniga,waluhlomaemhlangeni,wamnika ukuthianathe

49Abanyebathi:Yekelani,siboneukuthiuEliyauzafika yiniukumsindisa

50UJesuesephindewamemezangelizwielikhulu, wawunikelaumoya.

51Bheka,ivelilethempeliladabukakabili,kusukela phezulukuzekufikephansi;umhlabawazamazama, amadwalaaqhekezeka;

52Amathunaavuleka;nemizimbaeminingiyabangcwele ababeleleyavuka;

53baphumaemathuneniemvakokuvukakwakhe,bangena emziniongcwele,babonakalakwabaningi

54KwathiindunayekhululababelayebelindauJesu bebonaukuzamazamakomhlabalezintoezenzekileyo, besabakakhulu,bathi:NgeqinisoloubeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu

55Kwakukhonalaphoabesifazanaabanengibekhangele bekhatshana,ababelandeleuJesubevelaeGalili, bemkhonza;

56phakathikwabokwakukhonauMariyaMagdalena, noMariyauninakaJakobenoJose,noninawamadodana kaZebedewu

57Kwathisekuhlwile,kwezaumuntuocebileyowaseArimathiya,igamalakhelinguJosefa,naye owayengumfundikaJesu;

58yenawayakuPilatu,wacelaisidumbusikaJesuKhona uPilatuwayalaukubaisidumbusikhululwe

59KwathiuJosefaesesithathileisidumbu,wasisonga ngelembuelicolekileyoelicolekileyo.

60Wasibekaengcwabenilakheelitsha,ayeligubhe edwaleni,wasegingqelailitsheelikhuluemnyangowethuna, wahamba

61KwakukhonalaphouMariyaMagdalena,lomunye uMariya,behlezimaqondanalengcwaba.

62Ngangomuso,olulandelausukulokulungisela,abapristi abakhulunabaFarisibabuthanakuPilatu;

63besithi:Nkosi,siyakhumbulaukuthiumkhohlisilowo esaphilawathi:Emvakwezinsukuezintathungizavuka

64Ngakhoyalaukuthiingcwabaliqiniswekuzekube lusukulwesithathu,hleziabafundibakhebezeebusuku, bamebe,bathiebantwini:Uvukilekwabafileyo;

65UPilatuwasesithikubo:Lilabalindi;

66Ngakhobahamba,futhiwenzaethuneniwaqiniseka, uphawuitshe,futhiukubekaumlindo

ISAHLUKO28

1Ekuphelenikwesabatha,ngovivingolokuqalalweviki, kwafikauMariyaMagdalenanomunyeuMariya,beza ukuzobonaithuna

2Bheka,kwabakhonaukuzamazamakomhlabaokukhulu, ngokubaingelosiyeNkosiyehlaezulwini,yezayagingqa itshe,yalisusa,yahlalaphezukwalo

3Ubusobakhebabunjengombani,nesembathosakhe sasimhlophenjengeqhwa

4Ngokwesabasonaabalindibathuthumela,baba njengabafileyo.

5Ingelosiyaphendula,yathikwabesifazane:“Ningesabi nina,ngokubangiyaziukuthinifunauJesuobebethelwe esiphambanweni.

6Kakholapha,ngobauvukilenjengokutshokwakhe WozaniniboneindawolaphoiNkosiyayilelekhona

7Hambanimasinyane,nitsheleabafundibakheukuthi uvukilekwabafileyo;bhekani,uyanandulelaukuyaeGalile; niyakumbonalapho;bhekani,nginitshelile

8Basebesheshabamukaethunenibenokwesaba nokuthokozaokukhulu;wagijimawabikelaabafundibakhe

9Kwathibesiyatshelaabafundibakhe,khangela,uJesu wabahlangabeza,esithi:Sanibonani.Basebesondela, bambambaizinyawo,bakhulekakuye

10UJesuwasesithikubo:Lingesabi;hambaniliyetshela abafowethuukuthibayeeGalili,njalobazangibonakhona.

11Kwathibesahamba,bheka,abanyekubalindibafika emzini,babikelaabapristiabakhulukonkeokwenzekileyo 12Sebebuthenenamalunga,benzaicebo,banikaamasosha imalieningi;

13besithi:Lithi:Abafundibakhebezaebusuku,bameba silele.

14Umalokhokuzwakalakumbusi,thinasiyakuncenga, thinasinivikele;

15Basebeyithabathaimali,benzanjengobababefundisiwe; 16AbafundiabalitshumilanyebasukabayaeGalili entabenilaphouJesuayebalayekhona 17sebembonilebakhulekakuye,kephaabanyebangabaza. 18UJesuwasondelawakhulumakubo,wathi:“Ngiphiwe amandlaonkeezulwininasemhlabeni.

19Ngakhohambaninifundiseizizwezonke, nibabhapathizeegamenilikaYise,neleNdodana, nelikaMoyaoNgcwele;

20nibafundiseukugcinakonkeenginiyalengakho;bhekani, minanginaniizinsukuzonke,kuzekubesekupheleni kwezweAmen

IVangelilikaMarku

ISAHLUKO1

1UkuqalakwevangelilikaJesuKristu,iNdodana kaNkulunkulu;

2njengokulotshiweyokubaprofethiukuthi:Khangela, ngiyathumaisithunywasamiphambikobusobakho, esizalungisaindlelayakhophambikwakho

3Izwilomemezayoehlane,lithi:Lungisaniindlela yeNkosi,nenzeimikhondoyayoiqonde.

4UJohanewabhapathizaehlane,eshumayela umbhapathizowokuphendukakukhoukuthethelelwa kwezono.

5KwaphumelakuyeizwelonkelaseJudiyanabobonke abaseJerusalema,babhapathizwanguyeemfuleniiJordani, bevumaizonozabo.

6UJohanewayembetheeyoboyabekamela,enoqhotho lwesikhumbaokhalwenilwakhe;wadlaizinkumbi nezinyosizasendle;

7Washumayelawathi:“Emvakwamikuyezaonamandla kunami,engingafaneleukukhothamangithukululeumchilo wezicathulozakhe.

8Minanginibhapathizengamanzi,kephayena uyakunibhapathizangoMoyaoNgcwele

9KwathingalezozinsukukwafikauJesuevelaeNazaretha laseGalile,wabhapathizwanguJohaneeJordani

10Masinyaneekhuphukaephumaemanzini,wabonaizulu livulekile,noMoyaehlelaphezukwakhenjengejuba.

11Kwavelaizwiezulwini,lithi:“WenauyiNdodanayami ethandekayo,engithokozilengayo 12MasinyaneuMoyawamqhubelaehlane.

13Wayekhonaehlaneizinsukuezingamashumiamane elingwanguSathane;futhiwayekanyenezilwanezasendle; izingelosizamkhonza.

14KwathiuJohaneesebotshiwe,uJesuwafikaeGalili, etshumayelaivangelilombusokaNkulunkulu;

15Wathi:“Isikhathisigcwalisekile,nombuso kaNkulunkuluususondele;

16KwathiehambahambangaselwandlelwaseGalile wabonaoSimonino-Andreyaumfowabobephonsainetha olwandle,ngokubababengabadobi

17UJesuwasesithikubo:Ngilandeleni,ngizanenzalibe ngabadobibabantu

18Basebewashiyamasinyaneamanetha,bamlandela 19EseqhubekeingcosanawabonauJakobekaZebedewu loJohaneumfowabobesemkhunjinibelungisaamanetha abo

20Wababizamasinyane;basebemshiyauyiseuZebedewu emkhunjinikanyenezisebenzi,bamlandela 21BasebengenaeKapenawume;Kwathimasinyane ngesabathawangenaesinagogeni,wafundisa.

22Bamangalangokufundisakwakhe,ngokuba wabafundisanjengonegunya,kungenjengababhali

23Kwakukhonaesinagogenilaboumuntuonomoya ongcolileyo;wakhala

24besithi:Asiyeke;SinamsebenzimuninaweJesu waseNazaretha?Uzeukusibhubhisana?Ngiyakwaziukuthi ungubani,ungoNgcwelekaNkulunkulu

25UJesuwamkhuzawathi:Thula,uphumekuye

26Kwathiumoyaongcolileyoemhlukuluza,wakhala ngelizwielikhulu,waphumakuye

27Basebemangalabonke,bazebabuzanabesithi:Kuyini lokhu?Iyiniimfundisoentshale?ngokubangegunyauyala ngishonemimoyaengcolileyo,imlalele

28Njaloudumolwakhelwandamasinyanekusosonke isifundasaseGalile

29Njalobahlebaphumaesinagogeni,bangenaendlini kaSimoniloAndreya,kanyeloJakobeloJohane.

30KephaumkhwekazikaSimoniwayeleleenomkhuhlane, bahlebamtshelangaye

31Wasondela,wambambangesandla,wamsukumisa; umkhuhlanewamyekamasinyane,wabakhonza

32Kwathisekuhlwile,ilangaselitshona,balethakuye bonkeababegulalababekhwelwengamadimoni.

33Umuziwonkewawubutheneemnyango

34Waphulukisaabaningiababephethweyizifongezifo, wakhiphaamademoniamaningi;njalowayengawavumeli amadimoniukuthiakhulume,ngobaayemazi

35Ekusenikusesekusenikakhulu,wavukawaphuma,waya endawenieyihlane,wakhulekakhona.

36USimoninababenayebamlandela

37Kwathisebemtholilebathikuye:Bonkebayakufuna.

38Wathikubo:“Asihambesiyeemizinieseduze,ukuze ngishumayelenakhona,ngokubangiphumelelokho

39Washumayelaemasinagogeniabokulolonke elaseGalile,ekhiphaamademoni.

40Kwasekusizakuyeonochoko,emncenga,eguqaphambi kwakhe,esithikuye:Ubauthanda,ungangihlambulula 41UJesuwamhawukela,welulaisandla,wamphatha,wathi kuye:Ngiyathanda;hlambuluka

42Esakhuluma,uchokolwasukamasinyanekuye, wahlanjululwa

43Waseyilayamasinyane,wayimukisa;

44Wathikuye:“Bheka,ungatshelimuntulutho; 45Kodwayenawaphumawaqalaukumemezelakakhulu nokuyivezaindaba,kangangokuthiuJesu wayengasenakungenaemziniobala,kodwa wayengaphandleezindawenieziyihlane;

ISAHLUKO2

1WabuyewangenaeKapernawumeemvakwezinsuku ezithile;kwasekuzwakalaukuthiusendlini.

2Kwasekubuthanamasinyaneabanengi,kwazekwabe kungasekhondawoyokubamukela,nangasemnyango, wayeseshumayelaizwikubo.

3Kwasekufikakuyeumuntuofeuhlangothiethwelwe ngabane

4Kwathibengelakusondelakuyengenxayexuku,bavula uphahlalaphoayekhona;

5UJesuebonaukhololwabowathikofeuhlangothi: “Ndodana,uthethelelweizonozakho.

6Kephakwakukhonaababhaliabathilebehlezikhona, bezindlaezinhliziywenizabo

7Loukhulumelaniinhlambakanje?ngubani ongathethelelaizonongaphandlekukaNkulunkuluyedwa na?

8KwathimasinyaneuJesuekwaziemoyeniwakheukuthi babezindlakanjalophakathikwabo,wathikubo: “Nizindlanilezizintoezinhliziywenizenuna?

9Yikuphiokululaukuthikofeuhlangothi:‘Uthethelelwe izonozakho;nomaukuthi:Vuka,uthabatheuhlakalwakho, uhambe?

10KodwaukuzenaziukuthiiNdodanayomuntuinamandla emhlabeniokuthethelelaizono,”eshokofeuhlangothi: 11Ngithikuwe:Vukauthatheuhlakalwakho,uyeendlini yakho

12Wasesukumamasinyane,wathathauhlaka,waphuma phambikwabobonke;bazebamangalabonke,bamdumisa uNkulunkulu,besithi:Asizangesikuboneokunje

13Wabuyewaphumawayangaselwandle;ixukulonke laselisizakuye,wabafundisa

14Wathiedlula,wabonauLevika-Alfewuehleziendaweni yokuthela,wathikuye:“NgilandeleWasukuma wamlandela

15Kwathiehleziekudleniendliniyakhe,nabathelisi abaninginezonibabehlezinoJesunabafundibakhe, ngokubababebaningi,bamlandela

16KwathiababhalilabaFarisibembonaesidlalabathelisi lezoni,bathikubafundibakhe:Kunganiesidlalokunatha labathelisilezoni?

17UJesuekuzwalokhowathikubo:“Abaphilayo abamdingiumelaphi,kodwaabagulayokuphela

18AbafundibakaJohanelabaFarisibabezilaukudla, basebesizabathikuye:KunganiabafundibakaJohane lababaFarisibezilaukudla,kodwaabafundibakhoabazili?

19UJesuwathikubo:“Abendluyomyenibangazilayini ukudla,umyeniesenabona?inqobonjeumaumyeni esekanyenabo,abanakuzilaukudla

20Kodwazizafikainsuku,laphoumyeniezakususwakubo; 21“Akakhoothungelaisizibasendwanguentsha engutsheniendala;

22Futhiakakhoothelaiwayinielishaezimvabeniezindala;

23Kwasekusithiedabulaemasiminingesabatha;abafundi bakhebaqalaukuhambaukukhaizikhwebu

24AbaFarisibasebethikuye:“Bheka,benzaningesabatha okungavunyelwena?

25Wathikubo:“AnikazenifundeyiniuDavida akwenzayo,laphoeswele,elambile,yenanababenaye?

26ukuthiwangenakanjaniendlinikaNkulunkulu ezinsukwinizika-Abiyatharaumpristiomkhulu,wadla izinkwazokubukwa,ezingavunyelweukudliwangabapristi kuphela,wanikanababenaye?

27Wayesethikubo:“Isabathalenzelwaumuntu,umuntu angenzelwangaisabatha; 28NgakhoiNdodanayomuntuiyiNkosileyesabatha.

ISAHLUKO3

1Wabuyewangenaesinagogeni;kwakukhonalapho umuntuonesandlaesishwabene

2Basebemqaphelaukuthiuzamsilisayiningesabatha; ukuzebambekeicala

3Wathiendodenienesandlaesishwabeneyo:"Sukuma uhambe"

4Wathikubo:Kuvunyelweyiningesabathaukwenza okuhlekumbeokubi?ukusindisaimpilo,kumbeukubulala? Kodwabathula

5Wabathalazangolaka,edabukilengobulukhuni bezinhliziyozabo,wathikumuntu:Yelulaisandlasakho. Waseselula;isandlasakhesaphilanjengesinye

6BasebephumaabaFarisi,bahlebenzaicebongokumelene nayenabakaHerodeukuthibangambulalakanjani.

7KodwauJesuwasukawahambalabafundibakhe,waya elwandle;

8naseJerusalema,nase-Idumiya,nangaphesheya kweJordani;nangaseTirenaseSidoni,isixukuesikhulu, sesizwileukuthikukhuluakwenzayo,sezakuye

9Wasekhulumakubafundibakheukuthiumkhunjana umlindengenxayexuku,hlezibamminyezele

10Ngobawayesiliseabanengi;bazebamcindezelaukuba bamthintebonkeababenezifo

11Futhiomoyaabangcolileyo,laphobembona,bawela phansiphambikwakhe,bakhale,bathi:"WenauyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu"

12Wazilayakakhuluukuthizingamenziaziwe

13Wasenyukelaentabeni,wabizalaboayebathanda;beza kuye

14Wamisaabayishuminambili,ukuzebabenaye,nokuba abathumeukuyoshumayela.

15nokubanamandlaokwelaphaizifo,nokukhipha amademoni;

16noSimoniamqambangokuthiuPetru;

17noJakobekaZebedewu,noJohaneumfowabokaJakobe; wabaqambangokuthiuBowanerges,okungukuthi, amadodanaokuduma;

18noAndreya,noFiliphu,noBartolomewu,noMathewu, noTomase,noJakobeka-Alfewu,noThadewu,noSimoni umKhanani,

19noJudaIskariyotheowamkhaphelayo,bangenaendlini 20Ixukulaphindalabuthana,bazebahlulekalokudla ukudla.

21Kwathiabanganibakhebekuzwabaphuma ukuyombamba,ngobabathi:Uyahlanya

22NababhaliabehlabevelaeJerusalemabathi: “UnoBelzebule,ukhiphaamademoningombusi wamademoni

23Wababizelakuye,wathikubongemifanekiso: “USathaneangakhiphakanjaniuSathanena?

24Futhiubaumbusouhlukenewodwa,lowombuso ungeme.

25Futhiubaindluihlukenephakathi,leyondluayinakuma

26FuthiumauSathaneezivukelayenafuthiehlukene, angema,kodwauphela.

27Akakhoongangenaendliniyesiqhwaga,aphange impahlayaso,umaengabophikuqalaisiqhwaga;khona-ke uyakuphangaindluyakhe.

28Ngiqinisilengithikini:Abantwanababantu bazathethelelwazonkeizonolenhlambalobayini abahlambazangayo;

29KephalowoohlambalazauMoyaoNgcwele akanakuthethelelwanaphakade,kephaunecalalokulahlwa okuphakade;

30Ngobabathi:Unomoyaongcolileyo

31Khonakwafikaabafowabononina,bemangaphandle, bathumelakuyebembiza

32Isixukusasihlezisimzungezile,sathikuye:“Bheka, unyokonabafowenungaphandlebayakufuna.

33Wabaphendulawathi:“Ngubaniumamenoma abafowethuna?

34Wasethalazalaboababehlezibemphahlile,wathi: Khangelaniumamalabafowethu

35NgokubayilowonalowoowenzaintandokaNkulunkulu nguyeongumfowethunodadewethunomame.

ISAHLUKO4

1Wabuyewaqalaukufundisangaselwandle;kwabuthana kuyeisixukuesikhulu,wazewangenaemkhunjini,wahlala olwandle;isixukusonkesasiphezukolwandleemhlabathini.

2Wabafundisaizintoeziningingemifanekiso,wakhuluma kuboekufundisenikwakhe

3Lalelani;Bheka,kwaphumaumhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela;

4Kwathiekuhlwanyelenikwakheenyeyawela ngasendleleni,kwezaizinyonizezulu,zayidlazayiqeda

5Enyeyawelaedwaleni,laphoeyayingenamhlabathi omningikhona;yahleyamila,ngobayayingelakutshona komhlabathi;

6Kwathiseliphumileilanga,lahangulwa;futhingenxa yokuthiyayingenampande,yabuna.

7Enyeyawelaphakathikwameva,amevaakhula ayiminyanisa,futhiayizangeithele

8Enyeyawelaemhlabathiniomuhle,yathelaisithelo, yakhula,yanda;yazala,enyengamashumiamathathu,enye ngamashumiayisithupha,enyeikhulu

9Wathikubo:“Olendlebezokuzwamakezwe.

10Eseyedwa,ababemphahlilekanyenabayishuminambili bambuzangomfanekiso

11Wathikubo:“Ninaniphiweukwaziimfihlakalo yombusokaNkulunkulu;

12ukuzebebonababone,bangaboni;nokuzwa,bezwe, bangaqondi;funanomaninibaphenduke,bathethelelwe izonozabo

13Wasesithikubo:Kaliwaziyinilumfanekiso?Pho niyakuyazikanjaniimifanekisoyonkena?

14Umhlwanyeliuhlanyelaizwi

15Labangabasecelenikwendlela,laphookuhlanyelwa khonailizwi;kephalaphosebezwile,uSathaneuyafika masinyane,alisuseizwielihlwanyelweezinhliziywenizabo 16Kanjalolabangabahlwanyelweedwaleni;abathi sebelizwileilizwi,balamukelemasinyanengokuthokoza; 17futhikabanampandephakathikwabo,kodwabahlala isikhashananje;

18Labayilaboabahlanyelweemeveni;njengabalizwayo izwi,

19Kephaiminakoyalelizwe,nokukhohlisakwengcebo, nezinkanukozezinyeizinto,kungenakuminyaniseizwi, lingatheli

20Lalabayilaboabahlanyelweemhlabathiniomuhle; abalizwayoizwi,balamukele,batheleisithelo,omunye ngamashumiamathathu,omunyengamashumiayisithupha, omunyengekhulu

21Wayesethikubo:“Isibanisiyalethwaukubasibekwe phansikwesitshanomaphansikombhedena?futhihhayi ukuthiibekweothinilwesibani?

22Ngokubaakukhookufihliweyookungayikubonakaliswa; futhiakukhookufihliwe,ngaphandlekokuthikuveleobala 23Umaumuntuenezindlebezokuzwa,makezwe.

24Wayesethikubo:“Kuqaphelenienikuzwayo; 25Ngokubaonakhouyakuphiwa,kephaongenakho uyakwamukwanalokhoanakho.

26Wasesithi:UnjaloumbusokaNkulunkulu,njengalokhu umuntuephoselainhlanyeloemhlabathini;

27Alale,avukeubusukunemini,imbewuikhuleikhule, akaziukuthikanjani.

28Ngokubaumhlabathiuthelaisithelongokwawo;kuqala ikhaba,kulandeleisikhwebu,besekubaamabeleagcwele esikhwebu.

29Kodwanxaisithelosesivuthiwe,alifakemasinyane isikela,ngobaukuvunasekufikile

30Wathi:“SiyakuwufanisananiumbusokaNkulunkuluna? nomasingakufanisangamuphiumfanekisona?

31Kunjengohlamvulwesinaphi,okuthi,nxaluhlwanyelwa emhlabathini,lubeluncanekuzozonkeizimbewu ezisemhlabeni;

32kodwanxaselihlanyelwe,liyakhula,libelikhulukuyo yonkeimibhida,lenzeamagatshaamakhulu;ukuze izinyonizezuluzihlaleemthunziniwawo

33Wakhulumaizwikubongemifanekisoeminingienjalo, njengobababenamandlaokuzwa

34Kodwangaphandlekomfanekisoakakhulumangakubo; 35Ngalolosukusekuhlwile,wathikubo:“Asiwelesiye ngaphesheya

36Basebemukisaisixuku,bamthathaesemkhunjini Kwakukhonaneminyeimikhumbiemincanekanyenaye.

37Kwavukaisivunguvunguesikhulusomoya,amaza ashayaumkhumbi,wazewasugcwele

38Yenawayengemuvaemkhunjinieleleemqamelweni; bamvusa,bathikuye:Mfundisi,awunandabanokuthi siyabhubhana?

39Wasevuka,wakhuzaumoya,wathikuloulwandle: Thula,uthicwakaUmoyawanqamuka,kwabakhona ukuthulaokukhulu

40Wathikubo:“Nesabanikangakana?Kanjaniukuba ningabinalukholo?

41Besabangokwesabaokukhulu,bathiomunyekomunye: “Ungumuntuonjaniloukuthingishonomoyanolwandle kumlalele?

ISAHLUKO5

1Basebefikangaphetsheyakolwandle,elizweni lamaGadara.

2Kwathiesephumileemkhunjini,wahlewamhlangabeza indodaelomoyaongcolileyoephumaemangcwabeni

3Owayehlalaemangcwabeni;futhikwakungekhomuntu owayengayibopha,cha,nangamaketanga;

4ngobawayeboshwekaningingamaketanganamaketanga, kodwaamaketangaayegqashulwanguye,nezibopho zazigqashula;

5Njaloebusukuleminiwayesezintabeninasemathuneni ememezaezisikangamatshe

6KodwawathiebonauJesuesekhatshana,wagijima wakhulekakuye

7Wamemezangezwielikhulu,wathi:“Nginamsebenzi muninaweJesu,NdodanakaNkulunkuluoPhezukonke? NgikufungisauNkulunkuluukuthiungangihluphi

8Ngobawathikuye:Phumakumuntu,moyaongcolileyo

9Wasembuzawathi:Ungubaniibizolakho?Wasephendula wathi:IbizolaminginguLegiyoni,ngobasibanengi.

10Wamncengakakhuluukuthiangabamukisikulelozwe 11Kwakukhonalaphoumhlambiomkhuluwezingulube usidlaentabeni.

12Amadimoniwonkeamncenga,esithi:Sithumele engulubeni,ukuzesingenekuzo

13NjalouJesuwahlewawavumelaOmoyaabangcolileyo baphuma,bangenaezingulubeni;umhlambi waphaphatheka,wehlaeweni,wayaelwandle,zazingaba yizinkulungwaneezimbili,zaminzaolwandle.

14Ababezalusaizingulubebabaleka,babikaemzini nasemakhayaBasebephumaukuyobonaukuthi kwenzekeni

15BafikakuJesu,bambonaobekhwelwengamademoni ehlezi,embethe,esangulukile;

16Ababekubonababatshelaukuthikwenzekekanjani kowayekhwelwengamademoninangezingulube

17Basebeqalaukumncengaukuthiamukeemikhawulweni yabo.

18Kwathiesengenileemkhunjini,obekhwelwe ngamadimoniwamncengaukuthiabelaye

19KodwauJesukamvumelanga,kodwawathikuye: Hambauyeekhayakwabakini,ubatsheleukuthi kungakananiiNkosiekwenzelekhona,lakuhawukela

20Wamuka,waqalaukushumayelaeDekapholiukuthi kungakananiuJesuamenzelekhona;bamangalabonke

21UJesuesephindewawelelangaphesheyangomkhumbi, isixukuesikhulusabuthanakuye,wayeseduzenolwandle.

22Bheka,kwafikaomunyewabaphathibesinagoge, nguJayiruigamalakhe;kwathiembonawawa ngasezinyawenizakhe.

23wamncengakakhulu,esithi:Indodakaziyamiencane isigulelaukufa;njalouzaphila

24UJesuwasehambalaye;abantuabaningibamlandela, bamminyezela

25Owesifazaneothileowayenomophoiminyakaeyishumi nambili.

26Esehluphekengokunengikubelaphiabanengi,esechithe konkealakho,njaloengasizakalanga,kodwakwabakubi kakhulu;

27KwathiesezwilengoJesu,wezaesixukwiningemva, wathintaisembathosakhe

28Ngobawathi:Ubangingathintanjeizembathozakhe, ngizasinda

29Njalowahlewomaumthombowegazilakhe;wezwa emzimbeniukuthiuphulukisiwekulesosifo.

30UJesuebonamasinyanephakathikwakheukuthi amandlaaphumilekuye,waphendukaesixukwiniwathi: “Ngubaniothinteizingubozamina?

31Abafundibakhebathikuye:Uyabonaixuku likuminyezela,uthi:Ngubaniongithintileyo?

32Wasethalazaukuzeaboneowenzelokho.

33Kodwaowesifazanengokwesabanangokuthuthumela, ekwaziokwenzekilekuye,wezawaziphonsaphansi phambikwakhe,wamtshelaiqinisolonke

34Wathikuye:“Ndodakazi,ukukholwakwakho kukusindisile;hambangokuthula,uphileekuhluphekeni kwakho.

35Esakhuluma,kwafikaabanyebendluyomphathi wesinagoge,bathi:“Indodakaziyakhoisifile;

36KwathiuJesuesizwailizwielitshiwoyo,wathi kumphathiwesinagoge:Ungesabi,kholwakuphela

37Akavumelangamuntuukubaamlandele,kuphelauPetru, noJakobe,noJohaneumfowabokaJakobe

38Wafikaendliniyomphathiwesinagoge,wabona isiyaluyalunabakhalayonabalilakakhulu.

39Esengenilewathikubo:Kunganinibangaumsindo, nikhale?Intombazanaayifile,kodwailele

40BasebemhlekausuluKephaesebakhiphebonke, wathathauyisewomntwananoninanababenaye,wangena laphobekulelekhonaintombazana

41Wabambaumntwanangesandla,wathikuye:“Thalitha kumi;okungukuthingokuhunyushwa:Ntombakazi,ngithi kuwe:Vuka

42Yasivukamasinyaneintombazana,yahamba;ngoba wayeneminyakaeyishuminambili.Bamangala ngokumangalaokukhulu

43Wabalayakakhuluukuthikungaziwamuntu;walaya ukuthiaphiweukudla

ISAHLUKO6

1Wasukalapho,wayaezwenilakubo;labafundibakhe bamlandela.

2Sekufikileisabatha,waqalaukufundisaesinagogeni, abaningiabamuzwayobamangala,bathi:“Loukuthathaphi lokhuna?Yikuhlakaniphakunilokhuakuphiweyo,ukuthi lemisebenziyamandlaenjeyenziwangezandlazakhena?

3Loakasiyeyiniumbazi,indodanakaMariya,nomfowabo kaJakobe,noJose,noJuda,noSimoni?Nodadewaboabakho yinilaphakithina?Basebekhubekakuye

4KephauJesuwathikubo:“Umprofethikadelelwa, kuphelaezwenilakubo,nasezihlotshenizakubo,nasendlini yakubo

5Wayengenakwenzakhonaumsebenziwamandlalapho, kuphelawabekaizandlaphezukwabagulayo abayingcosana,wabaphulukisa

6WamangalangokungakholwakwaboWahambaimizi ngemiziefundisa.

7Wasebizaabayishuminambili,waqalaukubathuma ngababili;wabanikaamandlaphezukwawomoya abangcolileyo;

8Wabalayaukuthibangaphathilutholwendlela, ngaphandlekodondololodwa;nasikhwama,nasinkwa, namaliemixhakeniyabo;

9Kodwabagqokeizimbadada;futhilingagqoki amabhantshiamabili

10Wathikubo:“Nakuphilaphoningenakhonaendlini, hlalanikhonanizenimukekuleyondawo

11Njalolobangubaniongayikunamukelakumbeukulizwa, nxalisukalapho,thintithaniuthuliolungaphansi kwenyawozenu,kubeyibufakazikuboNgiqinisilengithi kini:KuyakubangconokuloiSodomaneGomorangosuku lokwahlulelwakunakulowomuzi.

12Basebephumabatshumayelaukuthiabantubaphenduke 13Bakhiphaamademoniamaningi,bagcobaabagulayo abaningingamafutha,babaphulukisa

14InkosiuHerodiyasizwangaye;(ngokubaigamalakhe laduma)wathi:“UJohaneuMbhapathiziuvukile kwabafileyo,ngakho-keimisebenziyamandlaiyabonakala kuye

15Abanyebathi:UnguEliyaAbanyebathi: Ungumprofethi,nomaunjengomunyewabaprofethi

16KodwauHerodiesezwilewathi:UJohaneengamquma ikhanda;

17NgokubauHerodeuqobowayethumelewambamba uJohane,wambophaetilongweningenxakaHerodiya umkaFiliphuumfowabo,ngokubawayemthathile.

18NgobauJohanewayethekuHerodi:Kawuvunyelwa ukuthiubelomkamfowenu

19NgakhouHerodiyawabanokusolakwakhe,wafuna ukumbulala;kodwaakakwazanga: 20NgokubauHerodewayemesabauJohaneemaziukuthi uyindodaelungileyoengcwele,wamgcina;kwathiemuzwa, wenzaizintoeziningi,wamuzwangokuthokoza.

21Kwathiukubakufikeusukuoluhle,uHerodengosuku lokuzalwakwakhewenzelaizikhuluzakhe,nezinduna zezikhulu,nezikhuluzaseGalileidili;

22KwathiindodakazikaHerodiyalowoingenayasina, yamjabulisauHerodilababehlezilaye

23Wafungakuye,wathi:“Nomayiniongayicelakimi ngiyakukunikayona,kuzekubeyinxenyeyombusowami 24Wasephuma,wathikunina:Ngizacelani?Wasesithi: IkhandalikaJohaneuMbhabhathizi

25Masinyaneyangenangokuphangisaenkosiniyacela, yathi:“Ngithandaukubaunginikemanjengoqwembe ikhandalikaJohaneuMbhapathizi

26Inkosiyadabukakakhulu;nokhongenxayesifungo sakhenangenxayabahlezinaye,akathandangaukumlahla.

27Masinyaneinkosiyathumaumlindi,yayalaukuba kulethweikhandalakhe;

28yalethaikhandalakhengoqwembe,yalinika intombazana;

29Kwathiabafundibakhebekuzwa,bezabathatha isidumbusakhe,basibekaethuneni.

30AbaphostolibabuthanakuJesu,bambikelangakho konkeababekwenzilenababekufundisile

31Wathikubo:“Zaninininanodwaendawenieyihlane, niphumuleisikhashana;

32Basukangomkhumbibayaendawenieyihlanebebodwa

33Isixukusababonabemuka,abaningibamazi,bagijimela khonangezinyawo,bephumakuyoyonkeimizi, babandulela,babuthanakuye

34KwathiuJesuephuma,wabonaisixukuesikhulu,waba nesihengaso,ngokubababenjengezimvuezingenamalusi; wayeseqalaukubafundisaokuningi

35Kwathiisikhathisesihambile,abafundibakhebezakuye bathi:“Lendawoiyihlane,isikhathisesihambile;

36Bamukiseukubabayeemaphandleninasezindaweni ezizungezile,bazithengeleizinkwa,ngokubaabanakudla.

37Wasephendulawathikubo:Baphenilinaukudla Basebesithikuye:Sihambeyinisiyethengaizinkwa zabodenariyo*abangamakhuluamabili,sibaphebadle?

38Wathikubo:Zingakiizinkwaeninazo?hambaninibone Sebekwazibathi:Ziyisihlanu,nezinhlanziezimbili

39Wabalayaukuthibonkebahlalephansingezigaba etshaniniobuluhlaza

40Basebehlalaphansiamaviyoamaviyo,ngamakhulu nangamashumiayisihlanu

41Wazithabathaizinkwaeziyisihlanunezinhlanziezimbili, wabhekangasezulwini,wazibusisa,wazihlephulaizinkwa, wazinikaabafundibakhe,ukubabazibekephambikwabo; lezinhlanziezimbiliwababelabonke

42Badlabonke,basutha

43Babuthaimvuthuluka,iziqabethoeziyishuminambili ezigcwele,nezezinhlanzi

44Ababedlileizinkwababengamadodaangaba yizinkulungwaneeziyisihlanu

45Wayesecindezelamasinyaneabafundibakheukuba bangeneemkhunjini,bamanduleleukuyangaphesheya eBetsayida,yenaazeamukiseisixuku

46Esebamukisilewaphumawayaentabeniukuyakhuleka

47Kwathisekuhlwile,umkhumbiwawuphakathi kolwandle,yenaeyedwaemhlabathini.

48Wababonabeshikashikekaekugwedleni;ngokuba umoyawawuphambenenabo;kwathingomlindowesine wobusukuwezakuboehambaphezukolwandle,efuna ukudlulakubo

49Kwathibembonaehambaphezukolwandle,bacabanga ukuthiyisithunzi;

50NgobabonkebambonabakhathazekaWashesha wakhulumanabo,wathikubo:“Yimaniisibindi;ningesabi 51Wayesekhuphukelakuboemkhunjini;umoya wanqamuka;bamangalakakhuluphakathikwabo ngokungenakulinganiswa,bamangala.

52Ngokubababenganakangangezinkwa,ngokuba inhliziyoyaboyayilukhuni

53SebewelilebafikaezwenilaseGenesaretha,bamisa ogwini

54Sebephumileemkhunjinibamazimasinyane;

55Basebegijimakusosonkelesosifunda,baqala ukuthwalaabagulayongemibhede,babayisalapho ababemuzwaukuthiukhona

56Nomaphilaphoengenakhona,emizaneni,nasemizini, nomaemaphandleni,babekaabagulayoemigwaqweni, bamncengaukubabathintenomaumphethowengubo yakhekuphela;

ISAHLUKO7

1KwabuthanakuyeabaFarisinabanyebababhaliababevela eJerusalema

2Babonaabanyebabafundibakhebedlangezandla ezingcolileyo,okungukuthiezingagezwanga,basola

3NgobaabaFarisilamaJudawonkekabadlingaphandle kokuthibagezeizandlakanengi,bebambeisikolabadala.

4Nxabevelaemakethe,abadlibengakageziKukhona nezinyeizintoeziningiabazamukeleyoukubabazibambe, njengokugezwakwezindebe,namabhodwe,nezitsha zethusi,namatafula

5AbaFarisilababhalibasebembuzabesithi:Kungani abafundibakhobengahambingesikolabadala,kodwabadle isinkwangezandlaezingagezwanga?

6Wasephendulawathikubo:UIsayawaprofethakuhle nganibazenzisi,njengokulotshiweyoukuthi:Lababantu bangidumisangezindebezabo,kodwainhliziyoyaboikude lami

7Nokhobangikhonzangeze,befundisaizifundiso eziyimiyaloyabantu

8NgokubanidelaumyalokaNkulunkulu,nibambeisiko labantu,njengokugezisaamakhanzinezindebe,nezinye eziningiezinjaloniyazenza

9Wathikubo:“NiyakulahlaumyalokaNkulunkulu,ukuze nigcineisikolenu.

10NgobauMozisiwathi:Hloniphauyihlolonyoko; nokuthi:“Othukauyisenomauninamakafenokufa; 11Kodwalinalithi:Ubaumuntuesithikuyisekumbe kunina:YiKorbana,okuyikuthi,isipho,lobayini ongasizakalangayo;uzakubangokhululekileyo.

12futhianisayikumvumelaukubaenzeleuyisenomaunina utho;

13nilenzalibeyizeizwilikaNkulunkulungesikolenu enilivezileyo,neziningiezinjaloniyazenza

14Esebizelekuyesonkeisixuku,wathikubo:“Ngilaleleni nonke,niqonde;

15Akukholuthoolungaphandlekomuntuolungenakuye olungamngcolisa;

16Umaekhonaonezindlebezokuzwa,makezwe.

17Kwathiesengenileendlinievelaesixukwini,abafundi bakhebambuzangomfanekiso

18Wathikubo:Kanjalonaniningaqondina?Anaziyini ukuthikonkeokuvelangaphandleokungenakumuntu akunakumngcolisa;

19Ngokubaakungenienhliziyweniyakhe,kodwakungena esiswini,kuphumelengaphandle,ehlanzakonkeukudla

20Wasesithi:Okuphumayokumuntuyikhookungcolisayo umuntu

21Ngokubangaphakathi,enhliziyweniyomuntukuphuma imicabangoemibi,ukuphinga,ubufebe,ukubulala, 22ubusela,ukufisa,ububi,inkohliso,ukuxhwala,ilihlo elibi,inhlamba,ukuzigqaja,ubuthutha;

23Zonkelezizintoezimbiziphumangaphakathi, zimngcoliseumuntu

24Wasukalapho,wayaemikhawulweniyaseTireneSidoni, wangenaendlini,wathandaukubakungaziwamuntu;

25Ngokubaowesifazaneothileondodakaziyakheencane inomoyaongcolileyoesizwangaye,wezawaziphonsa ezinyawenizakhe;

26OwesifazanawayengumGriki,engowaseSirofenike ngokuzalwa;wamncengaukubaakhipheidemoni endodakaziniyakhe.

27KodwauJesuwathikuye:Vumelaabantwanabasuthe kuqala;

28Waphendulawathikuye:“Yebo,Nkosi,kepha nezinjanaphansikwetafulazidlaimvuthulukayabantwana

29Wathikuye:“Ngenxayalelozwihamba;idemoni liphumileendodakaziniyakho.

30Esefikileendliniyakhe,wafumanaidemoniliphumile, nendodakaziileleembhedeni

31WabuyewamukaemikhawulweniyaseTirenaseSidoni, wezaolwandlelwaseGalileedabulaphakathikwezifunda zaseDekapholi

32Basebelethakuyeisithuluesinamalimi;bamncenga ukuthiabekeisandlasakhephezukwakhe

33Wamsusaesixukwini,wafakaiminweyakheezindlebeni zakhe,wafelaamathe,wathintaulimilwakhe;

34Wabhekaphezuluezulwini,wabubula,wathikuye: Efatha,okungukuthi,Vula!

35Njalozahlezavulekaizindlebezaso,lentamboyolimi lwasoyakhululeka,wasekhulumakuhle

36Wabayalaukuthibangatshelimuntu;

37Bamangalakakhulu,bathi:“Wenzekahlezonkeizinto;

ISAHLUKO8

1Ngalezozinsukuisixukusasisikhulukakhulu, singenalutholokudla,uJesuwabizelakuyeabafundibakhe, wathikubo:

2Ngiyasihawukelaisixuku,ngokubasekuyizinsuku ezintathusihlezikimi,singenalutholokudla; 3Umangibamukisaezindlinizabobengadlanga, bayakuphelelwaamandlaendleleni,ngokubaabanyebabo bavelakude.

4Abafundibakhebasebemphendulabathi:Umuntu angavelangaphiisinkwasokusuthisalabalaphaenkangala?

5Wababuzawathi:Lilezinkwaezingaki?Basebesithi: Ziyisikhombisa.

6Waselayaamaxukuukuthiahlalephansiemhlabathini; wasethathaizinkwaeziyisikhombisa,wabonga, wazihlephula,wanikaabafundibakhe,ukuthibababeke phambikwabo;bazibekaphambikwabantu

7Babenezinhlanziezincaneeziyingcosana;wabusisa, wathimazibekwephambikwabo.

8Badla,basutha,babuthaimvuthulukaeseleyo,amaqoma ayisikhombisa

9Ababedlilebabengabayizinkulungwaneezine; wayesebamukisa

10Wayesengenamasinyaneemkhunjinikanyenabafundi bakhe,wayaezindawenizaseDalmanutha

11BasebephumaabaFarisi,baqalaukuphikisananaye, befunakuyeisibonakalisoesivelaezulwini,bemlinga.

12Wabubulakakhuluemoyeniwakhe,wathi:“Lesi sizukulwanesifunelaniisibonakalisona?ngiqinisilengithi kini:Lesisizukulwaneasiyikunikwasibonakaliso.

13Wabashiya,wabuyewangenaemkhunjini,waya ngaphesheya

14Kephaabafundibabekhohliweukuphathaizinkwa,futhi babengenaluthoemkhunjiningaphandlekwesinkwa esisodwa

15Wabayalawathi:“Qaphelani,nixwayeimvubelo yabaFarisinemvubelokaHerode

16Basebekhulumisanabodwa,besithi:Kungoba singelazinkwa.

17UJesuekwaziwathikubo:“Kunganiniphikisana ngokuthiningenazinkwana?anikaqondi,anikaqondina? Inhliziyoyenuiselukhunina?

18Ninamehlo,anibonina?Ninezindlebeanizwana? anikhumbulina?

19Mhlangihlephulelaabazinkulungwaneezinhlanu izinkwaezinhlanu,zingakiamaqomaagcweleimvuthuluka na?Bathikuye:Ishuminambili

20“Mhlaabayisikhombisakwabayizinkulungwaneezine, nabuthaiziqabethoezingakiezigcweleimvuthulukana? Basebesithi:Ziyisikhombisa

21Wayesethikubo:“Kunganiningaqondina?

22WafikaeBetsayida;basebelethakuyeisiphofu, bamncengaukuthiasithinte

23Wasebambaimpumputhengesandla,wayikhuphela ngaphandlekomuzi;wafelaamatheemehlweniayo, wabekaizandlazakhephezukwayo,wayibuzaukuthi ibonauthoyini.

24Sasesiphakamisaamehlosathi:Ngibonaabantu behambakungathiyizihlahla.

25Ngemvakwalokhowabuyewabekaizandlaphezu kwamehloayo,wayiphakamisa,yasindiswa,yababona bonkekahle

26Waseyithumaendliniyayo,esithi:Ungangeniemzini, ungatshelimuntuemzini

27UJesuwasephumalabafundibakhebayaemizini yeKesariyayeFiliphi;besendleleniwababuzaabafundi bakhe,wathikubo:Abantubathingingubani?

28Basebephendulabathi:UJohaneuMbhabhathizi; labanyebathi:Ngomunyewabaprofethi

29Wasesithikubo:Lina-kelithingingubani?UPetru waphendula,wathikuye:“WenaunguKristu.

30Wabalayaukuthibangatshelimuntungaye

31WaqalaukubafundisaukuthiiNdodanayomuntuimelwe ukuhluphekangokuningi,ilahlwengamalunga,nabapristi abakhulu,nababhali,ibulawe,ibuyeivukeemva kwezinsukuezintathu.

32Lelizwiwalikhulumaobala.UPetruwamthatha,waqala ukumkhuza

33Kodwaetshibilika,wakhangelaabafundibakhe, wamkhuzauPetro,esithi:Sukaemvakwami,Sathane, ngobakawucabangiokukaNkulunkulukodwaokwabantu

34Esebizelekuyeisixukukanyenabafundibakhe,wathi kubo:“Nomaubaniofunaukungilandela,makazidele, athabatheisiphambanosakhe,angilandele 35Ngokubayilowonalowoothandaukusindisaukuphila kwakheuyakulahlekelwayikho;kodwalobangubani olahlekelwayimpiloyakhengenxayamilevangeli,yena uzakusindisa.

36Ngokubakuyakumsizaniumuntu,umaezuzaizwelonke, alahlekelweumphefumulowakhe?

37Kumbeumuntuanganikelanganikubeyisihlengo somphefumulowakhe?

38Ngakho-keyilowonalowooyakubanamahloningami nangamazwiamikulesisizukulwaneesifebayonesinesono; nayoiNdodanayomuntuiyakubanamahloningaye,lapho izangenkazimulokaYisekanyenezingelosiezingcwele

ISAHLUKO9

1Wayesethikubo:“Ngiqinisilengithikini:Bakhona abanyekwabemiyolaphaabangayikuzwaukufa,baze baboneumbusokaNkulunkuluufikangamandla

2EmvakwezinsukueziyisithuphauJesuwathathaoPetru, noJakobe,noJohane,wakhuphukelanaboentabeniende bebodwa;waguqulwaisimophambikwabo

3Izingubozakhezacwebezela,zabamhlophekakhulu njengeqhwa;kangangokuthiakekhoumhlanziemhlabeni ongabamhlophe

4Kwabonakalakubou-EliyanoMose,bekhulumanoJesu.

5UPetrowasephendulawathikuJesu:Rabi,kuhleukuthi sibelapha;elinyelibengelakho,elinyelibengelikaMose, elinyelibengelika-Eliya.

6Ngokubaubengaziukuthiathini;ngobabesabakakhulu

7Kwasekubakhonaifu,labasithibeza,kwavelaizwi efwini,lithi:“LouyiNdodanayamiethandekayo; 8Kwathimasinyanebeqalaza,ababebesabonamuntu, kuphelauJesuyedwaenabo

9Kwathibesehlaentabeni,wabayalaukuthibangatsheli muntuizintoabazibonileyo,izeivukekwabafileyo iNdodanayomuntu.

10Baligcinalelozwiphakathikwabo,bebuzanaukuthi kuyiniukuvukakwabafileyo

11Basebembuza,besithi:BatshoniababhaliukuthiuEliya umelweukufikakuqala?

12Waphendula,wathikubo:“Nempelau-Eliyauyeza kuqala,abuyiselezonkeizinto;nokuthikulotshiwekanjani ngeNdodanayomuntuukuthiimelweukuhlupheka ngokuningi,idelelwe

13Kodwangithikini:UEliyausefikile,basebesenzakuye konkeababekuthanda,njengokulotshiweyongaye

14Esefikilekubafundibakhe,wabonaisixukuesikhulu sibahaqile,nababhalibephikisananabo.

15Masinyaneisixukusonkesambonasamangalakakhulu, sagijimelakuye,sambingelela

16Wababuzaababhali,wathi:“Niphikisananganinabona? 17Omunyewesixukuwaphendulawathi:“Mfundisi, ngilethekuweindodanayamienomoyaoyisimungulu; 18lobangaphilaphoembambakhona,uyamdwengula, akhihlizeamagwebu,agedleamazinyo,abinde;futhi abakwazanga

19Wasemphendulawathi:Osizukulwaneesingakholwayo, kozekubenininginani?kozekubenininginibekezelela? mlethenikimi

20Basebemlethakuye;yawaphansi,yagiqikaikhihliza amagwebu

21Wasebuzauyisewathi:Sekulesikhathiesingakanani lokhukumfikele?Wathi:Kusukelaebuntwaneni.

22Umphosekaningiemlilweninasemanziniukuba umbhubhise;kephaumaunamandlaokwenzautho, sihawukele,usisize.

23UJesuwathikuye:Ubaukholwa,zonkeizinto ziyenzekakokholwayo

24Wahlewamemezauyisewomntwana,wathi ngezinyembezi:Ngiyakholwa,Nkosi;sizaukungakholwa kwami

25KwathiuJesuebonaukuthiixukuligijimakanyekanye, wawukhuzaumoyaongcolileyo,esithikuwo:Wenamoya oyisimungululesithulu,ngiyakulayaukuthi:phumakuye, ungabeusangenakuye.

26Umoyawakhala,wamdwengulakabuhlungu,waphuma kuye;bazebathi:Ufile

27KodwauJesuwambambangesandla,wamphakamisa; wasukuma

28Esengenileendlini,abafundibakhebambuzabebodwa, bathi:Kunganithinabesingemkhiphe?

29Wathikubo:Loluhloboalunakuphumangalutho, kuphelangokukhulekanokuzilaukudla

30BasebesukalaphobadabulaiGalili;futhiwayengafuni ukuthiumuntuakwazi

31Ngobawayefundisaabafundibakhe,wathikubo: INdodanayomuntuinikelwaezandlenizabantu,njalo bazayibulala;njaloemvakokubaesebulewe,uzavuka ngosukulwesithathu

32Kodwakabaliqondangalelolizwi,besabaukumbuza.

33WafikaeKapernawume;esesendliniwababuzawathi: Beniphikisananganiendlelenina?

34Kodwabathula,ngobaendlelenibabephikisanabodwa ngokuthingubaniomkhulu

35Wahlalaphansi,wabizaabayishuminambili,wathi kubo:“Umaumuntuethandaukubangowokuqala, uyakubangowokugcinakubobonkenesigqilasabobonke

36Wathathaumntwana,wammisaphakathikwabo, wamgona,wathikubo

37Lobangubaniowemukelaabemunyewabantwana abanjeebizwenilami,uyangemukelamina;

38UJohanewamphendula,wathi:“Mfundisi,sabona umuntuekhiphaamademoningegamalakho, ongasilandeliyo;

39KodwauJesuwathi:Lingamenqabeli,ngobakakho ongenzaisimangalisoebizwenilami,ongahleakhulume kubingami.

40Ngobaongamelanilathiungakithi

41Ngobalobangubaniozalinathisainkomitshoyamanzi ukuthilinatheebizwenilami,ngobalingabakaKristu, ngiqinisilengithikini:Kasozealahlekelwangumvuzo wakhe

42Lobangubaniokhubekisaabemunyekulaba abancinyaneabakholwayimi,kungconokuyeukuthiitshe lokucholaligaxweentanyeniyakhe,aphonsweelwandle

43Umaisandlasakhosikukhubekisa,sinqume; 44laphoimpethuyaboingafikhona,lomliloongacimiyo.

45Umaunyawolwakholukukhubekisa,lunqume; 46laphoimpethuyaboingafikhona,lomliloongacimiyo

47Umaisolakholikukhubekisa,likhiphe;

48laphoimpethuyaboingafikhona,lomliloongacimiyo

49Ngobawonkeuzatswaywangomlilo,njalowonke umhlatshelouzatswaywangotshwayi

50Usawotimuhle,kephaumausawotiedumele, ningawunolisanganina?Yibaninosawotiphakathikwenu, nihlalisanengokuthula

ISAHLUKO10

1Wasesukalapho,wezaemikhawulweniyeJudiya, ngaphetsheyakweJordani;wabuyewabafundisa njengokwejwayela

2KwasekusizakuyeabaFarisi,bambuzabathi: Kuvunyelweyiniukuthiindodailahleumkayo?emlinga.

3Wasephendulawathikubo:UMozisiwalilayangani?

4Basebesithi:UMozisiwavumelaukulobaincwadi yesahlukaniso,lokumala.

5UJesuwaphendulawathikubo:Ngobulukhunibenhliziyo yenuwalilobelalomlayo

6KodwakusukelaekuqalenikokudalwauNkulunkulu wabenzaowesilisanowesifazane

7Ngenxayalokhuindodaizatshiyauyiselonina, inamathelekumkayo;

8Labaababilibayakubanyamanye,ngakhoabasebabili, kodwasebenyamanye

9Ngakho-kelokhoakuhlanganisileyouNkulunkulu, makungahlukaniswamuntu

10Endliniabafundibakhebaphindabambuzangakho

11Wathikubo:“Yilowonalowoolahlaumkakhe,aganwe ngomunye,uyaphingakuye

12Futhiumaowesifazaneelahlaindodayakhe,futhiagane kwenye,uyaphinga.

13Basebelethakuyeabantwanaabancaneukuzeabathinte; abafundibakhebabakhuza

14KodwauJesuekubonawathukuthela,wathikubo: Vumelaniabantwanabezekimi,lingabenqabeli,ngoba umbusokaNkulunkuluungowabanjalo

15Ngiqinisilengithikini:Yilowonalowoongamukeli umbusokaNkulunkulunjengomntwana,kasozeangena kuwo.

16Wayesebagona,ebekaizandlaphezukwabo, wababusisa

17Esephumelaendleleni,kwagijimaomunye,waguqa phambikwakhe,wambuzawathi:“MfundisiOmuhle, ngiyakwenzaniukubangidleifalokuphilaokuphakadena?

18UJesuwasesithikuye:Ungibizelaningokuthingimuhle? akakhoomuhle,munyekuphela,uNkulunkulu

19Uyayaziimilayoethi:Ungafebi,ungabulali,ungebi, ungafakaziamanga,ungadlelezeli,yazisauyihlolonyoko.

20Waphendulawathikuye:“Mfundisi,konkelokhu ngikugcinilekwasebushenibami

21UJesuembonaemthanda,wathikuye:Inyeinto oyisweleyo:hamba,uthengisengakhokonkeonakho,uphe abampofu,khonauzakubaneguguezulwini;Ngilandele

22Wadabukangalelozwi,wamukaedabukile,ngokuba wayenengceboenkulu.

23UJesuwaqalaza,wathikubafundibakhe:“Kuyakuba lukhunikangakananikwabanomnothoukungena embuswenikaNkulunkulu!

24AbafundibamangalangamazwiakheKodwauJesu waphindawaphendula,wathikubo:Bantwana,kulukhuni kangakananikwabathembainothoukungenaembusweni kaNkulunkulu!

25Kululaukubaikamelalingenengentunjayenalithi, kunokubaonothileyoangeneembuswenikaNkulunkulu

26Basebemangalakakhulu,bakhulumisanabesithi:Pho kungasindiswabani?

27UJesuwababhekawathi:“Kubantuakunakwenzeka, kodwahhayikuNkulunkulu,ngokubakuNkulunkuluzonke izintozingenzeka.

28UPetrowaseqalaukuthikuye:Khangela,thinasitshiye konke,sakulandela

29UJesuwasephendulawathi:Ngiqinisilengithikini: Kakhootshiyeindlu,kumbeabafowabo,kumbe odadewabo,kumbeuyise,kumbeunina,kumbeumkakhe, kumbeabantwana,kumbeamasimungenxayami levangeli,

30Kodwaizakwemukelaokuphindwekayikhulukhathesi ngalesisikhathi,izindlu,labafowabo,labodadewabo, labonina,labantwana,lamasimu,kanyelokuzingelwa; nasezwenielizayoukuphilaokuphakade

31Kodwaabanengiabokuqalabazakubangabokucina; abokugcinakuqala

32BasebesendlelenibekhuphukelaeJerusalema;uJesu wahambaphambikwabo,bamangala;belandelabesaba. Wabuyewathathaabayishuminambili,waqalaukubatshela okuzakwenzekakuye

33besithi:Khangela,sikhuphukelaeJerusalema;njalo iNdodanayomuntuizanikelwakubapristiabakhulu lababhali;bayakumgwebelaukufa,bamkhaphele kwabezizwe;

34Bazayiklolodela,bayitshayengesiswepu,bayikhafulele, bayibulale,kodwangosukulwesithathuizavuka

35KwasekusizakuyeuJakobeloJohane,amadodana kaZebedewu,besithi:Mfundisi,sithandaukuthiusenzele lobayiniesizayicela

36Wasesithikubo:Lithandaukuthingilenzeleni?

37Basebesithikuye:Sipheukuthisihlale,omunye ngakwesokunenesakholomunyengakwesokhohlosakho enkazimulweniyakho.

38KodwauJesuwathikubo:Kalikwazielikucelayo; nibhapathizwengobhapathizoengibhapathizwangalomina?

39Basebesithikuye:SingakwenzaUJesuwasesithikubo: Isitshaengisiphuzayominalizasiphuza;nangombhapathizo engibhapathizwangawominaniyakubhapathizwangawo; 40kodwaukuhlalangakwesokunenesami langakwesokhohlosamiakusikhookwamiukuphana ngakho;kodwakuyakunikwalaboabakulungiselweyo 41Kwathiabayishumibekuzwa,baqalaukuthukuthelela oJakobenoJohane

42KodwauJesuwababizelakuye,wathikubo:Liyazi ukuthilabookuthiwababusaizizwebazenzaamakhosi phezukwazo;nezikhuluzazoziphetheamandlaphezu kwazo.

43Kodwakungabinjalophakathikwenu,kodwaloba ngubaniofunaukubamkhuluphakathikwenukabe yisikhonzisenu;

44Lobangubaniofunaukubangowokuqalaphakathi kwenukabeyincekuyabobonke.

45NgokubaneNdodanayomuntuayizangaukukhonzwa kephaukukhonzanokunikelaukuphilakwayokube yisihlengosabaningi.

46BafikaeJeriko;kwathiephumaeJerikonabafundibakhe nesixukuesikhulu,indodanakaTimewuuBartimewu oyimpumputhe,wayehlezingasendlelenienxiba

47KwathiesezwileukuthinguJesuweNazaretha,waqala ukumemezaesithi:Jesu,NdodanakaDavida,ngihawukele!

48Abaningibamkhuzaukubaathule;

49UJesuwema,walayaukuthiabizweBayibiza impumputhe,bathikuyo:“Yimaisibindi;uyakubiza.

50Yalahlainguboyayo,yasukuma,yezakuJesu

51UJesuwasephendulawathikuye:Uthandaukuthi ngenzenikuwe?Impumputheyathikuye:Nkosi,ukuba ngibone

52UJesuwasesithikuyo:Hamba;ukukholwakwakho kukusindisile.Yahleyabona,yamlandelauJesuendleleni.

ISAHLUKO11

1KwathisebesondeleeJerusalemaeBetfagenaseBethaniya ngaseNtabeniYeminqumo,wathumaababilikubafundi bakhe,

2Wathikubo:“Hambaniniyeemzaneniobhekenenani; mthukululeni,nimlethe

3Njaloubaumuntuesithikini:Likwenzelanilokhu?anothi iNkosiiyalidinga;njaloizahleimthumelelapha

4Bahamba,baficaitholelikhulekiwengasemnyango ngaphandleendawenilaphokuhlanganakhonaizindlela ezimbili;bamthukulule

5Abanyekwababemikhonabathikubo:Nenzani nilithukululaithole?

6BasebekhulumakubonjengokulayakukaJesu;

7BalilethaitholekuJesu,babekaizingubozabophezu kwalo;wahlalaphezukwakhe.

8Abaningibendlalaizingubozaboendleleni;

9Ababehambaphambilinababelandelabamemezabathi: “Hosana!UbusisiweozayoegamenileNkosi.

10UbusisiweumbusokababawethuuDavida,ozayo ebizwenileNkosi:Hosanakweliphezulu!

11UJesuwayesengenaeJerusalemanasethempelini, esebukezonkeizinto,sekuhlwile,waphumawaya eBethaniyanabayishuminambili.

12KwathingangomusosebephumileeBethaniyawalamba; 13Ebonaumkhiwaneukude,unamaqabunga,wezaukuthi mhlawumbeangatholauthokuwo;ngobaisikhathi samakhiwanesasingekafiki.

14UJesuwaphendula,wathikuwo:“Akungabekusadla muntuisithelokuwekuzekubephakadeAbafundibakhe bezwalokho

15BafikaeJerusalema,uJesuwangenaethempelini,waqala ukuxoshaababethengisanababethengaethempelini, wagumbuqelaamatafulaabashintshelaimali,nezihlalo zabathengisangamajuba;

16Wayengavumelimuntuukuthiadabuleithempeli ethweleisitsha

17Wafundisa,wathikubo:“Akulotshiweyiniukuthi: ‘Indluyamiiyakubizwangokuthiindluyokukhuleka yezizwezonke’?kephaninaniyenzeumhumewabaphangi 18Ababhalinabapristiabakhulubekuzwa,bafunaukuthi bangambulalakanjani,ngokubababemesaba,lokhuisixuku sonkesamangalangokufundisakwakhe

19Kwathisekuhlwilewaphumaemzini

20Kwathiekusenibedlula,babonaumkhiwanewomile kusukelaezimpandeni

21UPetruekhumbulawathikuye:“Rabi,bheka, umkhiwaneowuqalekisileyoubunile

22UJesuwaphendulawathikubo:Yibaninokholo kuNkulunkulu.

23Ngobangiqinisilengithikini:Lobangubaniozakuthi kulentaba:Suka,uphoselweelwandle;engangabazi enhliziyweniyakhe,kodwaekholwaukuthilokho akutshoyokuyenzeka;uzakubalalokhoakutshoyo

24Ngakhongithikini:Konkeenikucelayolaphonikhuleka, kholwaniukuthiniyemukele,futhiniyakubanakho.

25Futhinxaniminikhuleka,thethelelani,uma ninamagqubunomunye,ukuzenoYihloosezulwini anithetheleleiziphambekozenu.

26Kephaumaninaningathetheleli,noYihloosezulwini akayikunithethelelaiziphambekozenu

27BasebefikaeJerusalema;kwathiehambaethempelini, kwafikakuyeabapristiabakhulunababhalinamalunga; 28bathikuye:Uzenzangagunyalinilezizinto?njalo ngubaniokunikeleligunyalokwenzalezizinto?

29UJesuwaphendula,wathikubo:“Namingizakunibuza umbuzoubemunye,ningiphendule,namingizakunitshela ukuthingenzalokhungagunyalini.

30UbhapathizolukaJohanelwaluvelaezulwininoma kubantuna?ngiphendule

31Basebekhulumisanabodwa,besithi:Ubasisithi: Ezulwini;uzakuthi:Pho,anikholwanganguyenganina?

32Kodwaubasisithi:Kubantu;besabaabantu,ngokuba bonkebathiuJohaneungumprofethiimpela.

33BasebephendulabathikuJesu:AsaziUJesuwaphendula, wathikubo:“Namianginitsheliukuthingenzalokhu ngagunyalini.

ISAHLUKO12

1WaseqalaukukhulumakubongemifanekisoUmuntu othilewatshalaisivini,wasibiyelangothango,wemba isikhamosewayini,wakhaumbhoshongo,wasiqashisa kubalimi,wayaezwenielikude

2Ngesikhathiesifaneleyowathumelaincekukubalimi, ukuzeyamukelekubalimiesithelwenisesivini

3Basebembamba,bamshaya,bammukisaelambatha

4Waphindawathumakuboenyeinceku;yonabayijikijela ngamatshe,bayilimazaekhanda,bayimukisaihlazekile.

5Wabuyewathumaomunye;yenabambulala,nabanye abaningi;abanyebatshaya,abanyebebulala

6Eseselenendodanaeyodwaethandekayowakhe, wayithumakuboekugcineni,ethi:‘Bayakuyihlonipha indodanayami.

7Kodwalabobalimibakhulumisanabesithi:Louyindlalifa; wozanisiyibulale,ifalibengelethu

8Basebemthatha,bambulala,bamphoselangaphandle kwesivini

9Uzakwenzani-keumninisivini?uzakuza,ababhubhise abalimi,isiviniasinikeabanye.

10Futhianiwufundangayinilombhalo;Itshe abalinqabayoabakhilabayinhlokoyegumbi;

11LokhukwenziweyiNkosi,futhikuyamangalisa emehlweniethu?

12Basebefunaukumbamba,kephabesabaisixuku, ngokubabaziukuthiuwukhulumelomfanekisongabo; bamshiya,bamuka

13BasebethumakuyeabanyebabaFarisilabakaHerodi, ukuzebambambengamazwiakhe

14Sebefikilebathikuye:“Mfundisi,siyaziukuthiuqinisile, awukhathalingamuntu,ngokubaawubhekiubusobomuntu, kodwaufundisaindlelakaNkulunkulungeqiniso;intela kuKesari,nomaqha?

15Siphe,kumbesingaphe?Kephayenaekwaziukuzenzisa kwabowathikubo:“Ningilingelanina?Ngiletheleni udenariyo,ngibone

16Basebeyiletha.Wathikubo:Ngokabanilomfanekiso nombhalona?Basebesithikuye:KaKesari

17UJesuwaphendulawathikubo:NikaniuKesari okukaKesari,noNkulunkuluokukaNkulunkulu.Bamangala ngaye

18KhonakwafikakuyeabaSadusi,abathiakukhoukuvuka kwabafileyo;bambuzabathi.

19Mfundisi,uMosewasilobelaukuthi:“Umakufa umfowabowomuntu,eshiyaumkakheengashiyibantwana, umfowabomakamthatheumkakhe,amvuseleumfowabo inzalo

20Kwakukhonaizelamanieziyisikhombisa;owokuqala wathathaumfazi,wafaengashiyanganzalo.

21Nowesibiliwamthatha,wafa,akashiyanganzalo; nowesithathungokunjalo

22Abayisikhombisabamthatha,abashiyanganzalo; 23Ngakhoekuvukenikwabafileyo,nxabevuka,uzakuba ngumkabanikubo?ngobaabayisikhombisababenaye engumkabo.

24UJesuwaphendula,wathikubo:Anidukiyiningalokho, ngokubaningayaziimibhalonamandlakaNkulunkulu?

25Ngobanxabevukakwabafileyokabathathani, kabendiswa;kodwabanjengezingilosiezulwini

26Kephamaqondananabafileyoukuthibayavuka, anifundangayiniencwadinikaMoseesihlahleniukuthi uNkulunkuluwakhulumakuye,wathi:“NginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama,noNkulunkuluka-Isaka,noNkulunkulu kaJakobe??

27AkasiyeuNkulunkuluwabafileyo,kodwawabaphilayo; ngalokhoniyadukakakhulu.

28Kwasekufikaomunyewababhaliowayebezwile bebuzana,ebonaukuthiubaphendulekuhle,wambuza wathi:Nguwuphiumlayowokuqalakuyoyonke?

29UJesuwasemphendulawathi:Owokuqalakuyoyonke imithethouthi:Yizwa,Israyeli;INkosiuNkulunkuluwethu yiNkosieyodwa:

30WothandaiNkosiuNkulunkuluwakhongayoyonke inhliziyoyakho,nangawowonkeumphefumulowakho, nangayoyonkeingqondoyakho,nangawoonkeamandla akho

31Owesibiliofananawouthi:Wothandaumakhelwane wakhonjengalokhuuzithandawena.Awukhoomunye umyaloomkhulukunale

32Umbhaliwasesithikuye:Kuhle,Mfundisi,ukhulume iqiniso,ngobamunyeuNkulunkulu;futhiakakhoomunye ngaphandlekwakhe

33nokuyithandayonangenhliziyoyonke,nangokuqonda konke,nangawowonkeumphefumulo,nangamandlaonke, nokuthandaumakhelwanenjengalokhuezithandayena kudlulayonkeiminikeloyokushiswanemihlatshelo

34UJesuembonaukuthiuphendulengokuqonda,wathi kuye:“AwukudenombusokaNkulunkuluAkwabakho muntuemvakwalokhoowabanesibindisokumbuza

35UJesuwaphendula,efundisaethempelini,wathi:Basho kanjaniababhaliukuthiuKristuuyiNdodanakaDavidena?

36NgobauDavidauqobolwakhengoMoyaoNgcwele wathi:INkosiyathieNkosiniyami:Hlalangakwesokunene sami,ngizengenzeizithazakhozibeyisenabelosenyawo zakho.

37NgakhouDavidauqobolwakheumbizangokuthi yiNkosi;Phouyindodanayakhe?Futhiabantukazana bamuzwangokuthokoza.

38Wayesethikuboekufundisenikwakhe:“Xwayani ababhali,abathandaukuhambabembetheizinguboezinde, nokubingelelwaezigcawini;

39lezihlaloeziphambiliemasinagogenilezihlalo eziphambiliemadilini;

40abadlaizindluzabafelokazi,nangokuzenzisabenza imithandazoemide;lababayakwamukeliswaukulahlwa okukhulu

41UJesuwahlalamaqondanalesitshasomnikelo,wabona ukuthiixukuliphoselanjaniimaliesitshenisomnikelo; 42Kwasekufikaumfelokaziothileompofu,waphonsa amafadingi*amabiliokuyidenariyo.

43Wabizelakuyeabafundibakhe,wathikubo: “Ngiqinisilengithikini:Lomfelokaziompofuubeke okuningikunabobonkeabaphonseendaweniyomnikelo. 44Ngokubabonkebaphonsekokuchichimakwabo;kepha yenaekuswelenikwakheubekekonkeabenakho,konke abeziphilisangakho.

ISAHLUKO13

1Kwathiephumaethempelini,omunyewabafundibakhe wathikuye:Mfundisi,bhekaukuthiamatsheanjani nezakhiwoezinjani!

2UJesuwaphendulawathikuye:Uyazibonalezizakhiwo ezinkulu?akuyikushiywaitshephezukwetshe elingayikudilizelwaphansi.

3EsahlezieNtabeniYeminqumomalungananethempeli, oPetru,noJakobe,noJohane,no-Andreyabambuzangasese. 4Sitshele,lezizintozizakubanini?futhisiyakubayini isibonakalisolaphozonkelezizintoseziyogcwalisekana?

5UJesuwabaphendulawaqalaukuthi:“Xwayani ningadukiswamuntu;

6Ngokubaabaningibayakuzaegamenilami,bathi:Mina nginguKristu;njalobazadukisaabanengi

7Nxanisizwangezimpinamahemuhemuezimpi, ningethuki;kodwaukuphelakungakafiki

8Ngokubaisizwesiyakuvukelaisizwe,nombusouvukele umbuso,kubekhonaukuzamazamakomhlabaizindawo ngezindawo,kubekhonaindlalanezinhlupheko; 9Kodwaziqaphelenilina;niyakushaywaemasinagogeni, niyiswephambikwababusinamakhosingenxayami,kube ngubufakazikubo

10Ivangelilimelweukushunyayelwakuqalaezizweni zonke.

11Kodwanxabenihola,benikhaphela,ningakhathaleli ngaphambilieniyakukukhuluma,ningakucabangi ngaphambili;uMoyaoNgcwele.

12Kephaumfowabouyakukhaphelaumfowaboekufeni, noyiseindodana;labantwanabayakuvukelaabazalibabo, bababulale.

13niyakuzondwangabantubonkengenxayegamalami, kephaokhuthazelayokuzekubesekupheleninguyena oyakusindiswa

14Kephanxanibonaamanyalaencithakalo,akhuluma ngawongomprofethiuDaniyeli,imilaphokungafanele khona,(ofundayomakaqonde),khona-keabaseJudiya mababalekelaezintabeni;

15Ophezukwendlukangehliayeendlini,futhiangangeni kuyoukuthathauthoendliniyakhe;

16Osensiminimakangabuyeliemuvaukuyothathaingubo yakhe.

17Kodwamayekwabakhulelweyonakwabancelisayo ngalezozinsuku!

18Khulekaniukubaukubalekakwenukungabisebusika.

19Ngokubangalezozinsukukuyakubakhonausizi olungazangelubekhonaolunjalokwasekuqalenikokudala akudalayouNkulunkulukuzekubemanje, nolungasayikubakhona

20UmaiNkosiibingazifinyezangalezozinsuku, bekungayikusindiswanyama,kephangenxa yabakhethiweyoeyabakhethauzifinyezileizinsuku

21Khona-keumaumuntuethikini:Bhekani,nangu uKristu;noma,bheka,ukhona;ningamkholwa; 22NgobakuyovelaoKristubamanganabaprofethi bamanga,futhibayokwenzaizibonakalisonezimangaliso, ukuzebadukise,umakungenzeka,ngishonabakhethiweyo.

23Kephaqaphelaninina;bhekani,nginitshelekonke ngaphambili

24Kodwangalezonsuku,emvakwalokhokuhlupheka, ilangalizafiphazwa,lenyangakayiyikukhanya

25Izinkanyezizezuluziyakuwa,namandlaasezulwini ayonyakaziswa.

26Khona-kebayobonaiNdodanayomuntuizaemafwini inamandlaamakhulunenkazimulo

27Khona-keiyakuthumaizingelosizayo,iqoqe abakhethiweyobayoemimoyeniyomine,kusukela emkhawulweniwomhlabakuzekubesemkhawulweni wezulu.

28Manjefundaniumfanekisoemkhiwaneni;nxaigatsha lawoselithambile,lihlumaamaqabunga,niyaziukuthi ihloboseliseduze;

29Kanjalonani,nxanibonalezizintozenzeka,yazini ukuthikuseduzengaseminyango

30Ngiqinisilengithikini:Lesisizukulwaneasiyikudlula, zingakenzekizonkelezizinto

31Kuyakudlulaizulunomhlaba,kephaamazwiami awasozeadlula

32Kephalolosukunalelohoraakakhoowaziyongalo, nazingelosiezisezulwini,naNdodana,kuphelanguBaba.

33Qaphelani,nilinde,nikhuleke,ngokubaanaziukuthi isikhathisinini

34NgobaiNdodanayomuntuinjengomuntuowahambela kude,owatshiyaindluyakhe,wanikaincekuzakhe

amandla,kulowolalowoumsebenziwakhe,walaya umlindisangoukuthialinde.

35Ngakholindani,ngokubaanaziukuthiinkosiyendluiza nini,nomakusihlwa,nomaphakathikobusuku,noma ekukhalenikweqhude,nomaekuseni;

36hleziefikengokuzuma,anificenilele

37Lokhoengikushokiningikushokubobonke:Lindani

ISAHLUKO14

1Emvakwezinsukuezimbilikwabakhonaumkhosi wephasikanowesinkwaesingenamvubelo;abapristi abakhulunababhalibafunaukuthibangambambakanjani ngobuqili,bambulale

2Kodwabathi:Kungabingomkhosi,hlezikubekhona isiyaluyaluebantwini.

3KwathieseBethaniyaendlinikaSimonionochoko,ehlezi ekudleni,kwafikaowesifazaneephetheumfuma wealabhastewamafuthaenadilodwaelinenanielikhulu; wahlephulaumfuma,wamthelangawoekhanda

4Kwakukhonaabanyeababethukuthelaphakathikwabo, bathi:“Kwenzelwenilokhokuchithwakwamafuthana?

5Ngokubaibingathengiswangodenariyo*abangaphezu kwamakhuluamathathu,kuphiweabampofu Basebekhononangaye.

6UJesuwasesithi:Myekeni;nimhluphelanina?Wenze umsebenziomuhlekimi

7Ngokubaabampofuninabonjalo,futhinomaninilapho nithanda,ningabenzelaokuhle,kephaminaaninaminjalo 8Wenzeabengakwenza;usezewagcobelaumzimbawami ukungcwatshwa.

9Ngiqinisilengithikini:Nomaphilapho liyakushunyayelwakhonalelivangeliemhlabeniwonke, nalokhuakwenzileyokuyakukhulunywangakho,kube yisikhumbuzongaye

10UJudasiIskariyothe,omunyewabayishuminambili, wayakubapristiabakhuluukuzeamkhaphelekubo.

11Kwathisebezwilebathokoza,bathembisaukumnika imaliWasedingaukuthiangamkhaphelanjaningesikhathi esifaneleyo.

12Ngosukulokuqalalwesinkwaesingenamvubelo,lapho kuhlatshwakhonaiphasika,abafundibakhebathikuye: “Uthandaukubasiyengaphiukulungiselaukubaudle iphasikana?

13Wathumaababilikubafundibakhe,wathikubo: “Hambaniniyeemzini,khonaniyakuhlangananomuntu ethweleimbizayamanzi;

14Laphoengenakhona,anothikumninindlu:‘Uthi uMfundisi:Iphiindluyezivakashi,laphongingadlela khonaiphasikanabafundibami,na?

15Yenauzakunikhombisaikameloelikhulueliphezulu, elenziwelalungiswa;

16Abafundibakhebasebephuma,bafikaemzini,bafumana kunjengokutshokwakhekubo;

17Kusihlwawafikanabayishuminambili

18Kwathibehlezibedla,uJesuwathi:Ngiqinisilengithi kini:Omunyewenuodlalamiuzakungikhaphela.

19Basebeqalaukudabuka,bathikuyengamunye ngamunye:Kayisimiyini?omunyewathi:Yimiyini?

20Wasephendulawathikubo:Ngomunyewabalitshumi lambili,ocwilisalamiesitsheni

21INdodanayomuntuiyahamba,njengokulotshiwengayo, kephamayekulowomuntuiNdodanayomuntuekhashelwa ngaye!Bekungabakuhlekulowomuntuukuba wayengazalwanga.

22Kwathibesidla,uJesuwathathaisinkwa,wasibusisa, wasihlephula,wabanika,wathi:Thathani,lidle:lokhu kungumzimbawami

23Wasethathainkezo,wabonga,wabanika,basebenatha kuyobonke

24Wathikubo:“Lokhukuyigazilamilesivumelwano elithululwangenxayabaningi

25Ngiqinisilengithikini:Angisayikuphuzaokwesithelo somvini,kuzekufikelolosukuengiyakusiphuzangalo sisishaembuswenikaNkulunkulu

26Kwathisebehlabeleleigamalokubonga,baphumabaya eNtabeniYeminqumo.

27UJesuwathikubo:“Nonkenizakukhubekangami ngalobubusuku,ngokubakulotshiweukuthi: ‘Ngiyakushayaumalusi,izimvuzihlakazeke.

28Kodwaemvakokuvuswakwami,ngizanandulelaukuya eGalili

29KodwauPetrowathikuye:Lanxabonkebezakhubeka, minakangisoze

30UJesuwathikuye:“Ngiqinisilengithikuwe:Namuhla, ngalobubusuku,lingakakhalikabiliiqhude,uzakungiphika kathathu

31Kodwawaqinisangamandla,esithi:Lobangingaze ngifelawe,kangisozengikuphike.Ngokunjalobabuye bathibonke

32BasebefikaendaweniethiwaiGetsemane;wasesithi kubafundibakhe:Hlalanilapha,ngisayakhuleka.

33WasethathauPetroloJakobeloJohane,waqala ukumangalalokukhathazekakakhulu;

34Wathikubo:“Umphefumulowamiulusizikakhulu kuzekubesekufeni;

35Waqhubekaingcosana,wawaphansi,wakhulekaukuba, umakungenzeka,kudlulekuyeisikhathi.

36Wathi:“Aba,Baba,zonkeizintozingenzekakuwe;susa lesisitshakimi,kodwakungabinjengokubangithandamina, kodwanjengokubakuthandawena.

37Wasesiza,wabaficabelele,wathikuPetro:Simoni,ulele yini?Ubungekwaziukulindaihoralibelinyena?

38Lindani,nikhuleke,ukuzeningangeniekulingweni. Umoyaulungile,kodwainyamaibuthakathaka

39Wabuyewahamba,wakhuleka,ekhulumawonalawo mazwi.

40Esebuyawabaficabelele,ngobaamehloaboayenzima, babengaziukuthibamphendulebathini.

41Wezangokwesithathu,wathikubo:“Nisalelemanje, niphumule;bheka,iNdodanayomuntuiyakhashelwa ezandlenizezoni

42Sukumani,sihambe;bhekani,ongikhaphelayouseduze.

43Masinyane,esakhuluma,kwafikauJuda,omunye wabayishuminambili,enesixukuesikhulusiphethe izinkembanezinduku,sivelakubapristiabakhulunababhali namalunga

44Kephaomkhaphelayowayebanikeisibonisosokuthi: “Lowoengiyakumanga,nguye;mthathe,nimukenaye ephephile

45Esefikilewahlewayakuye,wathi:Rabi,Rabi;wamanga.

46Basebebekaizandlaphezukwakhe,bambamba

47Omunyekwababemikhonawahoshainkemba,wagalela incekuyompristiomkhulu,wayinqumaindlebe.

48UJesuwaphendula,wathikubo:Niphumele ukungibambaninezinkembanezindukuukungibamba kungathinizekumphangina?

49Bengilaniinsukuzonkeethempeliningifundisa,kodwa kalingibambanga,kodwakumelekugcwalisekeimibhalo 50Basebemshiyabonke,babaleka.

51Ijahaelithilelamlandela,lembetheilembuelicolekileyo emzimbenionqunuizinsizwazambamba

52Yayishiyailineni,yababalekelainqunu

53BasebemusauJesukumphristiomkhulu, kwasekubuthanakanyelayebonkeabapristiabakhulu labadalalababhali

54UPetruwamlandelaekude,kwazekwabasegcekeni lompristiomkhulu;

55Abapristiabakhulunomphakathiwonkebafuna ubufakazingoJesuukuzebambulale;kabatholangalutho 56Ngobaabanengibafakazaamangangaye,kodwa ubufakazibabokabuvumelananga

57Kwasekusukumaabanyebafakazaamangangaye, besithi.

58Thinasamuzwaethi:Minangizadilizalelithempeli elenziwengezandla,njalongensukuezintathungizakwakha elinyeelingenziwengezandla.

59Kodwangokunjaloubufakazibabokabuvumelananga

60Kwasekusukumaumpristiomkhuluphakathikwabo, wabuzauJesu,esithi:Kawuphenduliluthoyini?kuyinilaba abakufakazangawena?

61Kodwawathula,kaphendulangaluthoUmpristi omkhuluwaphindawambuza,wathikuye:Wena unguKristu,iNdodanayoBongekayona?

62UJesuwathi:“Nginguye 63Khonaumpristiomkhuluwaklebhulaizingubozakhe, wathi:Sisabafunelaniofakazina?

64Nizwileukuhlambalaza;nithinina?Basebemlahla bonkengokuthiunecalalokufa.

65Abanyebaqalaukumkhafulelaamathe,nokumboza ubusobakhe,nokumshaya,nokuthikuye:“Profetha!” Izincekuzamshaya.

66KwathiuPetruesegcekeniphansi,kwafikaenye yezincekukazizompristiomkhulu;

67YabonauPetruesotha,yambheka,yathi:“Nawe ubunoJesuwaseNazaretha

68Kodwawaphikawathi:Kangikwazi,futhi kangikuzwisisiokutshoyo.Waphumawayaesangweni; lakhalaiqhude

69Incekukaziyaphindayambona,yaqalaukuthi kwababemikhona:Loungomunyewabo

70WaphindawaphikaKwathiemvakwesikhatshanafuthi ababemikhonabathikuPetro:Isibiliungomunyewabo, ngobaungowaseGalili,lokukhulumakwakhokuvumelana lakho

71Kodwawaqalaukuthukalokufunga,esithi:Kangimazi lumuntuenikhulumangaye

72LakhalangokwesibiliiqhudeUPetruwakhumbulaizwi uJesualishokuyelokuthi:“Iqhudelingakakhalikabili, uzakungiphikakathathuEsecabanga,wakhala

ISAHLUKO15

1Kwathimasinyaneekuseniabapristiabakhulubenza icebonamalunganababhalinomphakathiwonke, bambophauJesubamukanaye,bamnikelakuPilatu.

2UPilatuwambuzawathi:“WenauyinkosiyabaJudana? Wasephendulawathikuye:Utshowena 3Abapristiabakhulubammangalelangokuningi,kepha akaphendulangalutho

4UPilatuwabuyewambuza,wathi:“Awuphenduliluthona? bhekaukuthizingakiizintoabafakazangazongawe

5KodwauJesuakaphendulangalutho;wazewamangala uPilatu.

6Kwathingomkhosiwabakhululelaisibotshwaesisodwa, lobangubaniabasicelayo

7Kwakukhona-keothileogamalakhelinguBaraba, eboshiwekanyenababevukeleumbusonaye,ababebulele ekuvukeleniumbuso

8Isixukusasesimemezasaqalaukucelaukubaenze njengalokhoayevameukwenzakuso

9KodwauPilatuwabaphendulawathi:Lithandaukuthi ngilikhululeleinkosiyabaJudayini?

10Ngobawayekwaziukuthiabapristiabakhulubamnikele ngomhawu

11Kodwaabapristiabakhulubabhebhezelaisixukuukuba kungconoabakhululeleuBaraba

12UPilatuwaphendulafuthiwathikubo:Pho-kenithanda ukubangenzenikulowoenimbizangokuthiiNkosi yabaJudana?

13Basebememezafuthi,besithi:Mbethele!

14UPilatuwasesithikubo:Ngobaenzeububibani?

Basebememezakakhulukazi,besithi:Mbethele esiphambanweni!

15NgakhouPilatuethandaukukholisaixuku, wabakhululelauBaraba,wasenikelauJesu,esemtshaye ngesiswepu,ukuthiabethelwe

16AmasoshaamyisaegcekenielithiwaiPretorio; balibizelandawonyeiviyolonke

17Bamembathisaokububende,balukaumqhelewameva, bawubekaekhandalakhe;

18Basebeqalaukumbingelelabesithi:Bayede,Nkosi yamaJuda!

19Bamshayaekhandangomhlanga,bamkhafulela,baguqa ngamadolo,bakhulekakuye

20Kwathisebemklolodele,bamhlubulaokuyibubende, bamembathisaezakheizembatho,basebephumalaye ukuyombethela

21Basebecindezelaodlulayoothile,uSimoni waseKhurene,evelaemaphandleni,uyiseka-Aleksandru noRufu,ukubaathwaleisiphambanosakhe

22BamyisaendaweniyaseGolgotha,okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa,IndawoYokhakhayi.

23Bamnikaiwayinielixutshwenemoreukubaanathe;

24Sebembetheleesiphambanweni,babelanaizingubo zakhe,benzainkathoyokuphosa,ukuthiyilowonalowo uyakuthathani

25Kwakuyihoralesithathu,bambethelaesiphambanweni. 26Umbhalowecalalakhewawulotshiwephezukokuthi: INKOSIYABAJUDA

27Kwabethelwakanyenayeabaphangiababili;omunye ngakwesokunene,lomunyengakwesokhohlosakhe

28Kwasekugcwalisekaumbhaloothi:Wabalwakanye lezoni.

29Abadlulayobamthuka,benikinaamakhandaabo,bathi: “Awu,wenaodilizaithempeli,ubuyeulakhengezinsuku ezintathu!

30Zisindise,wehleesiphambanweni

31Ngokunjalolabapristiabakhulubamklolodelakanye lababhali,bathi:Abanyewabasindisa;yenaangekwazi ukuzisindisa

32UKristuiNkosiyakoIsrayeliakehlekhathesi esiphambanweni,ukuzesibonesikholweNababebethelwe kanyenayebamthuka

33Selifikileiholalesithupha,kwabalobumnyama emhlabeniwonkekwazekwabalihola lesificamunwemunye

34NgeholalesificamunwemunyeuJesuwamemeza ngelizwielikhulu,wathi:Eloyi,Eloyi,lamasabaktani? okungukuthingokuhunyushwa:Nkulunkuluwami, Nkulunkuluwami,ungishiyelenina?

35Abanyekwababemikhonabekuzwabathi:“Bheka, ubizau-Eliya”

36Wasegijimaomunye,wagcwalisauziphongeviniga, waluhlomaemhlangeni,wamnikaukuthianathe,esithi: Yekelani;akesiboneukuthiuEliyauzakuzaukumehlisa yini.

37UJesuwasememezangelizwielikhulu,waphuma

38Iveyililethempeliladabukakabilikusukelaphezulu kuzekufikephansi.

39Kwathiindunayekhulueyayimimaqondanalayeibona ukuthiwakhalangokunjalowafa,yathi:Ngeqinisolumuntu ubeyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu.

40Kwakukhonanabesifazanebebukelebekude,phakathi kwabokwakukhonauMariyaMagdalena,noMariyaunina kaJakobeomncinyanenokaJose,noSalome; 41labolabo,eseGalile,bamlandela,bemkhonza,)labanye abesifazanaabanengiabenyukelalayeeJerusalema 42Manjesekuhlwile,ngobakwakulilungiselelo, okungukuthi,usukuolwandulelaisabatha

43kwezauJosefawase-Arimathiya,ilungaelihloniphekayo, nayeowayelindeleumbusokaNkulunkulu,wangena ngesibindikuPilatu,wacelaisidumbusikaJesu

44UPilatuwamangalangokuthiwayesefileyini,wabiza indunayekhulu,wayibuzaukuthiusenesikhathiefileyini.

45Esekwazienduneniyekhulu,wamnikauJosefaisidumbu 46Wathengailinenielicolekileyo,wamehlisa,wamsonga ngelineni,wambekaethunenielaliqoshweedwaleni, wagingqelaitsheemnyangowethuna

47OMariyaMagdalenaloMariyauninakaJosebabona laphoabekwekhona

ISAHLUKO16

1Selidlulileisabatha,oMariyaMagdalena,noMariyaunina kaJakobe,noSalomebathengaamakhaukubabeze bamgcobe

2Ekusenikakhulungolokuqalalwevikibafikaethuneni seliphumileilanga.

3Basebekhulumisanabesithi:Ngubaniozakusigingqela ilitshelisukeemnyangowengcwaba?

4Sebebheka,babonaitsheseligingqiwe,ngokuba lalilikhulukakhulu

5Sebengenileethuneni,babonainsizwaihlezi ngakwesokuneneyembetheinguboendeemhlophe;besaba.

6Wathikubo:“Ningethuki;nifunauJesuwaseNazaretha obebethelweesiphambanweni;kakholapha;bhekani indawolaphoababembekekhona.

7KodwahambaninitsheleabafundibakhenoPetruukuthi uyanandulelaukuyaeGalile;

8Basebephumamasinyane,babalekaethuneni;ngokuba babethuthumela,bamangala;ngobababesaba

9KwathiuJesuesevukileekuseningolokuqalalweviki, wabonakalakuqalakuMariyaMagdalena,ayekhuphekuye amadimoniayisikhombisa

10Wasehambawababikelaababelayebelilabekhala.

11Kephabonasebezwileukuthiuyaphilanokuthiubonwe nguye,abakholwanga

12Emvakwalokhowabonakalangesinyeisimokwababili kubobehambabeyaemaphandleni

13Nabobahambababikelaabanye; 14Emvakwalokhowabonakalakwabayishuminanye behleziekudleni,wabasolangokungakholwakwabo nobulukhunibenhliziyo,ngokubabengakholwangayilabo ababembonileesevusiwe.

15Wathikubo:“Hambaniniyeezwenilonke, nishumayeleivangelikukhokonkeokudaliweyo

16Okholwayoabhapathizweuyakusindiswa;kodwa ongakholwayouyakulahlwa

17Lezizibonakalisoziyakubalandelaabakholwayo; Ngegamalamibayokhiphaamademoni;bayakukhuluma ngezilimiezintsha;

18Bayakubambaizinyoka;umabephuzaokubulalayo, akusozekwabalimaza;bayakubekaizandlaphezu kwabagulayo,futhibayakusinda

19NgakhongemvakokubaiNkosiisikhulumilekubo, yenyuselwaezulwini,yahlalangakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu

20Bonabaphumabashumayelaezindawenizonke,iNkosi isebenzanabo,iqinisaizwingezibonakalisoezilandelayo. Amen

Luka

ISAHLUKO1

1Njengobaabaningibebambeleisandlaukuhlela isimemezelosalezozintookukholakalangempelaphakathi kwethu,

2njengobanjebasinikezabona,ababengofakazi bokuzibonelakwasekuqaleninezikhonzizezwi;

3Kwabonakalakukuhlekiminami,sengikwazikahle zonkeizintokusukelaekuqaleni,ukukubhalela ngokulandelana,Theyofiluodumileyo;

4ukuzewaziiqinisolezintoozifundisiweyo

5EmihlenikaHerodeinkosiyaseJudiyakwakukhona umpristiothileogamalakhelinguZakariya,wesigabasikaAbiya,nomkakheengowamadodakazika-Aroni,igama lakhekungu-Elisabethe.

6BabelungilebobabiliphambikukaNkulunkulu,behamba ngayoyonkeimiyalonezimisozeNkosibengasoleki

7Babengenamntwana,ngokubau-Elisabethe wayeyinyumba,futhibasebekhulilebobabili

8Kwasekusithingesikhathiesenzaumsebenziwobupristi phambikukaNkulunkulungehlelolesigabasakhe.

9Njengomkhubawobupristi,kwabayinkathoyakhe ukushisaimpepho,laphoengenaethempelinileNkosi 10Isixukusonkesabantusasikhulekangaphandle ngesikhathisempepho

11KwabonakalakuyeingelosiyeNkosiimi ngakwesokunenese-altarelempepho.

12KwathiuZakariyaeyibonawethuka,uvalolwamehlela 13Kephaingelosiyathikuye:“Ungesabi,Zakariya, ngokubaukukhulekakwakhokuzwakele;umkakhouElisabetheuzakukuzalelaindodana,uyiqambeigama lokuthiuJohane.

14Futhiuyakubanenjabulonentokozo;nabaningi bayakujabulangokuzalwakwakhe 15NgobauzakubamkhuluphambikweNkosi,kasoze aphuzeiwayinilotshwalaolulamandla;futhiuyogcwaliswa ngoMoyaoNgcwelekusukelaesizalwenisikanina 16Abaningikubantwanabakwa-Israyeli uyakubaphendulelaeNkosiniuNkulunkuluwabo 17njaloizahambaphambikwayoemoyenilamandla kaEliya,ukuphendulelaizinhliziyozaboyisekubantwana, labangalaleliyoekuhlakaniphenikwabalungileyo; ukulungisaisizweesilungiselweiNkosi

18UZakariyawathiengelosini:“Ngiyakwazinganilokhu na?ngokubaminasengimdala,nomkamiusekhulile

19Ingelosiyaphendula,yathikuye:“Mina nginguGabriyeli,omayophambikukaNkulunkulu; ngithunyiweukubangikhulumekuwe,ngikubikelelezi zindabaezinhle

20Bheka,uyakubayisimungulu,ungakwaziukukhuluma, kuzekufikeusukuokuyokwenzekangalolokho,ngokuba ungakholwangangamazwiamiayakugcwaliseka ngesikhathisawo.

21AbantubabemlindileuZakariya,bamangalangokulibala kwakheethempelini

22Esephumilewahlulekaukukhulumalabo,basebeqonda ukuthiuboneumbonoethempelini; 23Kwathiseziphelileizinsukuzokukhonzakwakhe, wamukawayaendliniyakhe.

24Kwathiemvakwalezozinsukuu-Elisabetheumkakhe wakhulelwa,wazifihlaizinyangaeziyisihlanu,wathi: 25YenzenjalokimiuJehovaezinsukwinieyangibheka ngazoukususaihlazolamiphakathikwabantu

26NgenyangayesithuphaingelosiuGabriyeliyathunywa nguNkulunkuluemziniwaseGalileothiwaiNazaretha.

27EntombinieyayimiselweindodaebizolayolinguJosefa, wendlukaDavida;lebizolentombinguMariya

28Ingelosiyangenakuye,yathi:“Sawubona,wenaophiwe umusa,uJehovaunawe;

29Kwathieyibonawethukangezwilayo,wacabanga ukuthikungabakubingelelabanilokhu.

30Ingelosiyathikuye:“Ungesabi,Mariya,ngokubauthole umusakuNkulunkulu

31Bheka,uzakukhulelwa,uzaleindodana,uyiqambe igamalokuthiuJesu

32Yenauzakubamkhulu,abizwengokuthiyiNdodana yoPhezukonke,leNkosiuNkulunkuluizamnikaisihlalo sobukhosisikayiseuDavida

33UyakubusaphezukwendlukaJakobekuzekube phakade;nombusowakheawuyikubanakuphela.

34UMariyawayesethiengelosini:“Lokhukuyakwenzeka kanjani,lokhungingazindodana?

35Ingelosiyaphendula,yathikuye:“UMoyaoNgcwele uzakuzaphezukwakho,namandlaoPhezukonke akusibekele;

36Bheka,u-Elisabetheumzalawakho,nayeukhulelwe indodanaesebudalenibakhe;

37NgokubaakukholuthoolungenzekekuNkulunkulu

38UMariyawasesithi:KhangelangiyincekukaziyeNkosi; makubekiminjengezwilakhoIngelosiyamukakuye 39NgalezozinsukuuMariyawasukawayangokushesha ezintabeniedolobhenilakwaJuda

40WangenaendlinikaZakariya,wabingelelau-Elisabethe 41Kwathiu-ElisabetheezwaukubingelelakukaMariya, umntwanawaxhumaesizalwenisakhe;u-Elisabethe wagcwalauMoyaoNgcwele;

42Wamemezangezwielikhulu,wathi:“Ubusisiwewena phakathikwabesifazane,futhisibusisiweisithelosesisu sakho

43Kuvelanikimilokhu,ukubauninaweNkosiyamieze kimina?

44Ngokubabheka,kutheizwilokubingelelakwakholifika ezindlebenizami,umntwanawaxhumaesizalwenisami ngokujabula

45Ubusisiweowakholwayo,ngokubakuyakubakhona ukugcwalisekakwalokhoakutshelwayiNkosi.

46UMariyawasesithi:Umphefumulowamiuyayitusa iNkosi

47FuthiumoyawamiuyathokozakuNkulunkulu uMsindisiwami

48Ngokubaukubhekileubuphansibencekukaziyakhe, ngokubabheka,kusukelamanjeizizukulwanezonke ziyakuthingibusisiwe

49NgokubauSomandlaungenzeleizintoezinkulu;futhi lingcweleigamalakhe.

50Isihawusakhesiphezukwezizukulwane ngezizukulwanekulaboabamesabayo

51Wenzileamandlangengaloyakhe;ubahlakazile abazidlayoekucabangenikwezinhliziyozabo

52Wehliseabanamandlaezihlalwenizabozobukhosi, wabaphakamisaabaphansi.

53Ubasuthisileabalambileyongezintoezinhle;nabacebile wabamukisabengenalutho.

54Uyisizileincekuyakheu-Israyeli,ekhumbulaumusa wakhe;

55njengalokhoyakhulumakokhokhobethu,ku-Abrahama nenzaloyakhekuzekubephakade

56UMariyawahlalalayekungathiizinyangaezintathu, wabuyelaendliniyakhe.

57Safika-keisikhathisika-Elisabethesokubaabelethe; wazalaindodana

58Omakhelwanebakhenabazalabakhebezwaukuthi iNkosiyenzeisihawuesikhulukuye;basebethokozakanye laye.

59Kwathingosukulwesishiyagalombilibezaukuzosoka umntwana;bambizangegamalikayiseuZakariya

60Uninawasephendulawathi:Hatshi;kodwauzakuthiwa uJohane

61Basebesithikuye:Kakhoezihlotshenizakhoobizwa ngalelibizo.

62Baqhwebauyiseukuthiufunaiqanjwenjani

63Wasecelaitafulalokubhala,wabhalawathi:Ibizolakhe nguJohane.Bamangalabonke.

64Kwasekuvulekaumlomowakhekhonalaphonolimi lwakhe,wakhuluma,wambongauNkulunkulu

65Ukwesabakwehlelabonkeabakhileyokubo;

66Bonkeabazizwayobakubekaezinhliziywenizabo,bethi: “Umntwanaonjanilo?FuthiisandlasikaJehovasasinaye

67UyiseuZakariyawagcwalauMoyaoNgcwele, waprofetha,wathi:

68MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli; ngokubaubahambele,wabahlengaabantubakhe;

69UsivuseleuphondolwensindisoendlinikaDavide incekuyakhe;

70Njengobaakhulumangomlomowabaprofethibakhe abangcweleababekhonakusukelaendulo

71Ukuzesisindisweezithenizethu,nasesandlenisabo bonkeabasizondayo;

72Ukwenzaisihawukokhokhobethu,lokukhumbula isivumelwanosakheesingcwele;

73Isifungoasenzakubabawethuu-Abhrahama.

74ukuzeasinike,ukuthisikhululweesandlenisezithazethu, siyikhonzesingesabi;

75ebungcweleninasekulungeniphambikwakhezonke izinsukuzokuhambakwethu

76Nawe,mntwana,uyakuthiwaumprofethi woPhezukonke,ngokubawenauyakuhambaphambi kobusobeNkosiukulungisaizindlelazayo;

77ukuzeanikeabantubakheulwazilwensindiso ngokuthethelelwakwezonozabo, 78NgomusakaNkulunkuluwethu;laphoukuntwela kokusaokuvelaphezulukusihambele

79ukubakhanyiselaabahleziebumnyameninasethunzini lokufa,ukuqondisaizinyawozethuendleleniyokuthula 80Wakhulaumntwana,wabanamandlaemoyeni;

ISAHLUKO2

1Kwathingalezozinsukukwaphumaisimemezelo kuKesariAwugustusokubakubalweizwelonke

2(LokhukubalwaokokuqalakwenziwauKhureniyu engumbusiwaseSiriya)

3Bonkebahambabayobhaliswa,yilowonalowoemzini wakubo.

4UJosefalayewakhuphukaeGalile,emzini waseNazaretha,wayaeJudiya,emzinikaDavideothiwa iBetlehema;(ngokubawayengowendlunozalolukaDavide;) 5ukuzeabhalwekanyeloMariyaowayemthembise umshado,esekhulelwe

6Kwathibeselapho,zaphelelaizinsukuzokubaabelethe. 7Wazalaizibulolakhe,wayisongangezindwangu, walilalisaemkhombeni;ngobakwakungelandawoyabo endliniyezihambi

8Kwakukhonaabelusikulelozweababehleziendle, belindaumhlambiwaboebusuku.

9Bheka,ingelosiyeNkosiyezaphezukwabo,nenkazimulo yeNkosiyabakhanyisanxazonke;besabakakhulu 10Ingelosiyathikubo:“Ningesabi; 11NgokubanizalelwenamuhlauMsindisionguKristu iNkosiemzinikaDavide

12Lokhukuyakubayisibonakalisokini;Niyakufumana umntwanaesongwengezingubo,eleleemkhombeni 13Njalokwahlekwabakhonakanyelengilosiixuku lebutholasezulwinilidumisauNkulunkulu,lisithi: 14UdumokuNkulunkulukweliphezulu,lokuthula emhlabeniebantwiniabathakazelelwayo

15Kwathiizingelosisezimukakuboziyaezulwini,abelusi bakhulumaomunyekomunye,bathi:“Masiyemanje eBetlehema,sibonelokhuokwenzekileyo,iNkosieyazisile kubo.thina.

16Basebesizangokuphangisa,baficauMariyaloJosefa, losaneluleleemkhombeni

17Sebekubonilebalandisailizwiababelitshelwengalo mayelanalomntwana

18Bonkeabezwayobamangalangalokho okwakukhulunywekubongabelusi.

19KodwauMariyawagcinazonkelezizinto,ezindlangazo enhliziyweniyakhe

20Babuyaabelusi,bemdumisa,bembongauNkulunkulu ngakhokonkeababekuzwilenabakubonile,njengalokho kwakukhulunyiwekubo

21Kwathiseziphelileizinsukueziyisishiyagalombili zokubaumntwanaasokwe,igamalakhelathiwauJesu, elaliqanjweingelosingaphambikokubaakhulelwe

22Kwathiseziphelileizinsukuzokuhlanjululwakwakhe ngokomthethokaMose,bamyisaeJerusalemaukuba bammisephambikweNkosi;

23(njengokulotshiweyoemthethweniweNkosiukuthi: Wonkeowesilisaovulaisizalouyakuthiwaungcwele eNkosini;)

24nokunikelangomhlatshelonjengokushiwoemthethweni weNkosiukuthi:Amahobheamabilinomaamaphuphu amabiliamajuba

25Bheka,kwakukhonaeJerusalemaumuntuogamalakhe linguSimeyoni;futhilowomuntuwayelungilefuthiesaba uNkulunkulu,elindeleinduduzoka-Israyeli,futhiuMoya oNgcwelewayephezukwakhe

26FuthiwayembulelwengoMoyaoNgcwele,ukuthi wayengekeaboneukufa,ngaphambikokubaaboneuKristu weNkosi

27WasengenaethempeliningoMoya; 28Wayesemgona,wabongauNkulunkulu,wathi: 29Nkosi,vumelaincekuyakhoihambengokuthula njengokutshokwakho

30Ngokubaamehloamiabonileinsindisoyakho, 31oyilungisileyophambikobusobabantubonke; 32ukukhanyakokukhanyisaabezizwe,nenkazimulo yabantubakhou-Israyeli.

33UJosefaloninabasebemangalangalokho okwakukhulunywangaye

34USimeyoniwababusisa,wathikuMariyaunina:“Bheka, loumiselweukuwanokuvukakwabaningikwa-Israyeli; futhikubeyisibonakalisoesiyophikiswa; 35(Yebo,nowakhoinkembaiyakudabulaumphefumulo wakho),ukuzekwambulweimicabangoyezinhliziyo eziningi

36KwakukhonaumprofethikaziuAna,indodakazi kaFanuweli,owesizwesika-Asheri,esemdalakakhulu, ebehlalanendodaiminyakaeyisikhombisakusukela ebuntombinibakhe.

37Wayengumfelokaziokungathiiminyakaengamashumi ayisishiyagalombilinane,ongasukiethempelini,ekhonza uNkulunkulungokuzilaukudlanangokukhulekaubusuku nemini

38Nayewezangasolesosikhathi,wambongauJehova, wakhulumangayokubobonkeababebhekeukukhululwa eJerusalema

39SebeqedilekonkengokomthethoweNkosi,babuyela eGalileemziniwakuboeNazaretha.

40Umntwanawakhula,wabanamandla,egcwala ukuhlakanipha,umusakaNkulunkuluwawuphezukwakhe 41AbazalibakhebabesiyaeJerusalemaiminyakayonke ngomkhosiwephasika

42Kwathieseneminyakaeyishuminambili,bakhuphukela eJerusalemanjengomkhubawomkhosi.

43Kwathisebeqedileinsuku,ekubuyenikwabo,umntwana uJesuwasalaeJerusalema;uJosefaloninababengazi

44Kodwababethiuphakathikwexukubahambauhambo losuku;bamdingaphakathikwezihlobonezihlobozabo

45Kwathibengamtholi,babuyelaeJerusalema,bemdinga

46Kwathiemvakwezinsukuezintathubamfumana ethempelini,ehleziphakathikwabafundisi,ebazwa, ebabuza

47Bonkeababemuzwabamangalangokuqondakwakhe nezimpendulozakhe

48Kwathibembonabamangala;uninawathikuye: Mntanami,usenzeleniokunje?bheka,uyihlonami besikufunasilusizi

49Wathikubo:Beningifunelanina?beningaziyiniukuthi ngifaneleukubakokukaBabana?

50Kephabonakabaliqondangaizwialikhulumakubo

51Wehlanabo,wafikaeNazaretha,wabathobela,kepha uninawawagcinaonkelawomazwienhliziyweniyakhe

52UJesuwaqhubekaekuhlakanipheninasekukhuleni nasekuthandeniuNkulunkulunakubantu

ISAHLUKO3

1Kwathingomnyakaweshuminanhlanuwokubusa kukaTiberiyuKesari,uPontiyuPilatuengumbusi waseJudiya,noHerodeengumbusiwaseGalile,noFiliphu umfowaboengumbusiwesifundasase-Itureya nasesifundenisaseTrakoniti,noLisaniyaengumtetrarki wase-Abilene,

2U-AnasenoKayafasebengabapristiabakhulu,izwi likaNkulunkululafikakuJohaneindodanakaZakariya ehlane

3WezaezwenilonkelaseJordani,eshumayela umbhapathizowokuphendukakukhoukuthethelelwa kwezono;

4njengokulotshiweyoencwadiniyamazwika-Isaya umprofethiukuthi:“Izwilomemezayoehlane,lithi: ‘LungisaniindlelayeNkosi,nenzeizindlelazayoziqonde 5Zonkeizigodiziyakugcwaliswa,nazozonkeizintaba namagqumakuyakwehliswa;nezimangelengele ziyakuqondiswa,izindlelaezimazombezombezibe bushelelezi;

6FuthiyonkeinyamaiyakubonainsindisokaNkulunkulu

7Wayesethiezixukwiniezaziphumelaukubhapathizwa nguye:“Nzaloyezinyoka,ubanionibonisileukuba nibalekeleulakaoluzayona?

8Ngakhovezaniizitheloezifaneleukuphenduka,ningaqali ukuthiphakathikwenu:‘Sinobabau-Abrahama;’ngokuba ngithikini:UNkulunkuluunamandlaokumvuselauAbrahamaabantwanakulawamatshe

9Izembeselibekiweempandeniyemithi;ngakhoyonke imithiengatheliizitheloezinhleiyagawulwa,iphonswe emlilweni

10Amaxukuasembuzaathi:Pho-kesizakwenzani?

11Wasephendulawathikubo:Olezinguboezimbilikabele ongelazo;lalowoodlayomakenzenjalo

12Kwasekufikanabathelisiukubababhapathizwe,bathi kuye:“Mfundisi,siyakwenzanina?

13Wathikubo:Ningabiziokungaphezukwalokho enikumiselweyo.

14Lamabutholayeambuza,esithi:Thina-kesizakwenzani? Wasesithikubo:Lingaphambanisimuntu,lingaqambi amanga;nenelisweyinkokheloyenu.

15Kwathiabantubelindile,bonkebezindlaezinhliziyweni zabongoJohaneukuthiunguKristuyini,kumbehatshi;

16UJohanewaphendula,wathikubobonke:Mina nginibhabhathizangamanzi;kodwauyezaonamandla kunami,engingafaneleukuwuthukululaumchilo wezicathulozakhe;

17ophephelolwakhelusesandlenisakhe;kephaamakhoba uyakuwashisangomliloongacimekiyo

18Ngokunxusakwakhenangezinyeizintoeziningi washumayelaivangelikubantu

19KodwauHerodiumtetrarki,esolwanguyengoHerodiya umkaFiliphuumfowabolangakhokonkeokubiuHerodi abekwenzile,

20Wenezelanalokhuphezukwakhokonke,ukuthi wavalelauJohaneetilongweni

21Kwathisebebhabhathiziwebonkeabantu,uJesulaye esebhabhathiziwe,ekhuleka,izululavuleka;

22UMoyaoNgcweleenesimosomzimbanjengejuba wehlelaphezukwakhe,kwavelaizwiezulwini,lithi: “WenauyiNdodanayamiethandekayo;ngiyathokoza ngawe

23UJesungokwakhewaqalaeneminyakaengaba ngamashumiamathathuubudala,njengoba kwakucatshangwaukuthiwayeyindodanakaJosefa, indodanakaHeli, 24eyayiyindodanakaMathathi,eyayiyindodanakaLevi, eyayiyindodanakaMelki,eyayiyindodanakaJana, eyayiyindodanakaJosefa,

25owayeyindodanakaMathathiya,indodanaka-Amose, indodanakaNawume,indodanaka-Esli,indodanakaNagi, 26owayeyindodanakaMahathi,indodanakaMathathiya, indodanakaShimeyi,indodanakaJosefa,indodanakaJuda, 27owayeyindodanakaJowana,indodanakaResa,indodana kaSorobhabheli,indodanakaSalatiyeli,indodanakaNeri, 28owayeyindodanakaMelki,indodanaka-Adi,indodana kaKosamu,indodanaka-Elimodamu,indodanaka-Eri, 29owayeyindodanakaJose,indodanaka-Eliyezeri, indodanakaJorimi,indodanakaMathati,indodanakaLevi, 30OwayeyindodanakaSimeyoni,indodanakaJuda, indodanakaJosefa,indodanakaJonan,indodanakaEliyakimi, 31owayeyindodanakaMeleya,indodanakaMenani, indodanakaMatatha,indodanakaNathani,indodana kaDavide, 32owayeyindodanakaJese,indodanaka-Obede,indodana kaBhowazi,indodanakaSalimoni,indodanakaNaasoni, 33owayeyindodanaka-Aminadaba,indodanaka-Aramu, indodanaka-Eziromu,indodanakaPheresi,indodana kaJuda, 34owayeyindodanakaJakobe,indodanaka-Isaka, indodanaka-Abrahama,indodanakaThara,indodana kaNahori, 35owayeyindodanakaSaruki,indodanakaRagawu, indodanakaPhaleki,indodanakaHebhere,indodanakaSala, 36owayeyindodanakaKhenani,owayeyindodanakaArpakishadi,owayeyindodanakaSemi,owayeyindodana kaNowa,owayeyindodanakaLameka, 37owayeyindodanakaMathusela,indodanaka-Enoke, indodanakaJarede,indodanakaMalaleli,indodana kaKhenani, 38Owayeyindodanaka-Enoshe,owayeyindodanakaSeti, owayeyindodanaka-Adamu,owayeyindodana kaNkulunkulu

ISAHLUKO4

1UJesuegcweleuMoyaoNgcwelewabuyaeJordani, waholekelangoMoyaehlane.

2elingwanguSathaneizinsukuezingamashumiamane Ngalezozinsukuakadlangalutho,kwathiseziphelile walamba.

3USathanewathikuye:“UmauyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu, yishokulelitsheukubalibeyisinkwa

4UJesuwamphendulawathi:Kulotshiweukuthi:Umuntu kayikuphilangesinkwasodwa,kodwangawowonke amazwikaNkulunkulu.

5USathanewayesemthathawamyisaentabeniende, wambonisaimibusoyonkeyezwengomzuzwananje

6USathanewathikuye:“Onkelawamandla ngiyakukunikawonakanyenenkazimuloyawo,ngokuba inikwemina;lalowoengithandaukumnikawona

7Ngakhoumaukhulekakimi,konkekuzakubangokwakho

8UJesuwaphendula,wathikuye:“Sukaemvakwami, Sathane,ngokubakulotshiweukuthi:‘WokhulekaeNkosini uNkulunkuluwakho,umkhonzeyenayedwa; 9WamyisaeJerusalema,wammisaesiqongwenisethempeli, wathikuye:“UmauyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu,ziphonse phansiusukalapha;

10Ngokubakulotshiweukuthi:“Uyakuyalezaizingelosi zakhengawe,ukubazikugcine;

11Futhibayakukuthwalangezandlazabo,funanomanini uqhuzukengonyawolwakhoetsheni.

12UJesuwaphendula,wathikuye:Kuthiwa:Ungayilingi iNkosiuNkulunkuluwakho.

13USathaneeseqedileukulingakonke,wamukakuye isikhathi

14UJesuwabuyelaeGalilengamandlakaMoya; 15Wafundisaemasinagogeniabo,edunyiswayibobonke. 16WafikaeNazaretha,laphoakhulelekhona,futhi njengokwenzakwakhewangenaesinagogeningosuku lwesabatha,wasukumaukubaafunde

17Wanikelwakuyeincwadiyomprofethiu-Isaya Eseyivulaincwadi,wafumanaindawookulotshwekuyo ukuthi

18UMoyaweNkosiuphezukwami,ngokubaingigcobile ukubangishumayeleivangelikwabampofu;ingithumile ukubangiphulukiseabadabukileyo,ngishumayele ukukhululwakwabathunjiweyo,nokubona kwabayizimpumputhe,ngikhululeabachotshoziweyo; 19ukutshumayelaumnyakaomuhleweNkosi

20Waseyigoqaincwadi,wayibuyiselaencekwini,wahlala phansi.Amehloabobonkeababesesinagogeniayethenjo kuye

21Waseqalaukuthikubo:Lamuhlalumbhalo ugcwalisekileezindlebenizenu.

22Bonkebafakazangaye,bamangalangamazwiomusa aphumaemlonyeniwakheBasebesithi:Lokayisiyo indodanakaJosefayini?

23Wathikubo:“Nizakushokimilesisagasokuthi: 'Nyanga,zelaphewena;'

24Wathi:“Ngiqinisilengithikini:Akakhoumprofethi owamukelwaezwenilakubo

25Kephangiqinisilengithikini:Kwakukhonakwa-Israyeli abafelokaziabaningiemihlenika-Eliya,laphoizulu lalivaliweiminyakaemithathunezinyangaeziyisithupha, kwabakhonaindlalaenkuluezwenilonke;

26Kodwau-Eliyakathunyelwanganakoyedwakubo, ngaphandlekwaseSarefathiyaseSidonikowesifazane ongumfelokazi

27Kwakukhonaabanochokoabaningikwa-Israyeli ngesikhathisika-Elishaumprofethi;kepha akuhlanjululwanganamunyekubo,kuphelauNahamani umAramu.

28Bonkeababesesinagogeni*bezwalokhobagcwalaulaka

29Basebesukumabamkhiphelangaphandlekomuzi, bamqhubelaphezukwentabaumuziwaboowakhiwephezu kwayo,ukuzebamphonsephansingekhanda

30Kodwayenaedabulaphakathikwabowahamba.

31WehlelaeKapernawumeumuziwaseGalile, wabafundisangesabatha

32Bamangalangokufundisakwakhe,ngokubaizwilakhe lalinamandla.

33Kwakukhonaesinagogeniumuntuonomoyawedimoni elingcolileyo,wamemezangelizwielikhulu

34besithi:Asiyeke;SinamsebenzimuninaweJesu waseNazaretha?Uzeukusibhubhisana?Ngiyakwazi ukuthiungubani;oNgcwelekaNkulunkulu.

35UJesuwamkhuzawathi:Thula,uphumekuyeIdemoni selimjikijelephakathi,laphumakuye,alimlimazanga

36Basebemangalabonke,bakhulumisanabesithi:Lilizwi linileli?ngokubangegunyanangamandlauyalaomoya abangcolileyo,baphume

37Udumolwakhelwaphumelakuzozonkeizindawo zangakhona.

38Wasesukaesinagogeni,wangenaendlinikaSimoni UmkhwekazikaSimoniwayenomkhuhlaneomkhulu; bamncenga.

39Wemaphezukwakhe,wawukhuzaumkhuhlane; wamyeka;wavukamasinyane,wabakhonza

40Kwathiselishonailanga,bonkeababenabagulayoizifo ngezifobabalethakuye;wabekaizandlaphezukwabo bonke,wabaphulukisa

41Kwaphumanamademonikwabaningi,ememezaethi: “WenaunguKristuiNdodanakaNkulunkuluWazikhuza kazangeazivumeleukuthizikhulume,ngobazazimazi ukuthiunguKhristu

42Kwathisekusile,wamukawayaendawenieyihlane; 43Wathikubo:“Ngimelweukushumayelaumbuso kaNkulunkulunakweminyeimizi,ngokubangithunyelwe lokho

44WashumayelaemasinagogeniaseGalile.

ISAHLUKO5

1Kwathilaphoisixukusimcindezelaukubasizweizwi likaNkulunkulu,wayemingasechibinilaseGenesaretha 2wabonaimikhumbiemibiliimingaselwandle,kepha abadobibabephumilekuyo,begezaamanethaabo 3Wasengenakomunyewemikhumbi,owawungokaSimoni, wamcelaukuthiawususekancaneemhlabathini.Wahlala phansi,wafundisaabantuesemkhunjini

4Eseqedileukukhuluma,wathikuSimoni:Qhubekela ekujuleni,nehliseamanethaenu,nibambe.

5USimoniwaphendulawathikuye:Nkosi,sishikile ubusukubonke,asibambangalutho;

6Sebekwenzilelokhobabambainqwabayezinhlanzi, lagqabhukainethalabo

7Baqhwebaabanganebaboababekomunyeumkhumbi ukuthibezebabasize.Beza,bayigcwalisaimikhumbi yomibili,yazeyaqalaukucwila

8KwathiuSimoniPetruekubona,wawaphansi emadolwenikaJesu,wathi:Sukakimi;ngobangingumuntu oyisoni,Nkosi

9Ngokubawamangalayenanabobonkeababenaye ngokubanjiswakwezinhlanziababezibambile.

10kanjalonoJakobenoJohane,amadodanakaZebedewu, ababengabambisenenoSimoniUJesuwasesithikuSimoni: Ungesabi;kusukelakhathesiuzabambaabantu.

11Sebeyifikisileimikhumbiemhlabathini,bashiyakonke, bamlandela.

12Kwathiesemziniothile,bhekaindodaegcweleuchoko; 13Waseselulaisandla,wamphatha,esithi:Ngiyathanda, hlambulukaMasinyaneuchokolwasukakuye

14Wamlayaukuthiangatshelimuntu,kodwahamba uzivezekumpristi,unikelengokuhlanjululwakwakho, njengokulayakukaMozisi,kubengubufakazikubo 15Kephakwandakakhuluudumongaye,kwabuthana izixukuukuzolalelanokuphulukiswanguyeezifwenizazo 16Kodwayenawasukawayaenkangalawakhuleka. 17Kwathingolunyeusukuefundisa,kwakuhlezikhona abaFarisinabafundisibomthetho,ababevelaemiziniyonke yaseGalile,naseJudiya,naseJerusalema,namandlaeNkosi. wayekhonaukubaphulukisa

18Bheka,amadodaethwelengohlakaumuntuofe uhlangothi,afunaukumngenisa,ambekephambikwakhe. 19Kwathibengafumaniindlelayokumngenisangenxa yexuku,bakhwelaphezukwendlu,bamehlisaothayela ngohlaka,bambekaphakathiphambikukaJesu.

20Kwathiebonaukukholwakwabowathikuye:Ndoda, uthethelelweizonozakho

21AbabhalinabaFarisibasebeqalaukuzindla,besithi: Ngubanilookhulumainhlamba?Ngubaniongathethelela izonongaphandlekukaNkulunkuluyedwa?

22KodwauJesuebonaimicabangoyabo,waphendula wathikubo:Lizindlaniezinhliziywenizenu?

23Yikuphiokulula,ukuthi:Uthethelelweizonozakho; nomaukuthi:Vukauhambe?

24KodwaukuzenaziukuthiiNdodanayomuntuinamandla emhlabeniokuthethelelaizono,”wathikofeuhlangothi: “Ngithikuwe:Vuka,uthatheuhlakalwakho,uyeendlini yakho

25Wasukumamasinyanephambikwabo,wathathalokho abelelekukho,wamukawayaendliniyakhe,ekhazimulisa uNkulunkulu

26Basebemangalabonke,bamdumisauNkulunkulu, bagcwalaukwesaba,besithi:Siboneizimangalamuhla 27Ngemvakwalezizintowaphuma,wabonaumthelisi ogamalakhelinguLeviehleziendaweniyokuthela,wathi kuye:“Ngilandele

28Waseshiyakonke,wasukuma,wamlandela

29ULeviwamenzelaidilielikhuluendliniyakhe, kwakukhonaisixukuesikhulusabathelisinabanye ababehlezinaboekudleni

30KodwaababhalibabolabaFarisibakhononangabafundi bakhe,besithi:Kunganilisidlalinathalabathelisilezoni?

31UJesuwasephendulawathikubo:Abaphilileyo kabadingimelaphi;kodwaabagulayo.

32Kangizangaukubizaabalungileyo,kodwaizoni ekuphendukeni

33Basebesithikuye:KunganiabafundibakaJohanebezila ukudlakanengi,bakhuleka,ngokunjalolabafundi babaFarisi;kephaabakhobayadla,baphuzena?

34Wathikubo:Ningakwaziyiniukwenzaabantwana bomkhwenyanabazileukudla,umyeniesenabona?

35Kodwazizafikainsuku,laphoumyeniezakususwakubo, njalo-kebezazilaukudlangalezonsuku.

36Wayesebalandisanomfanekiso;Akakhoobekelaisiziba senguboentshaengutsheniendala;umakungenjalo,esitsha siyaklebhuka,nesiqeshanaesikhishwekwesitsha asihambisaninendala

37Futhiakakhoothelaiwayinielishaezimvabeniezindala; uba-keiwayinielitshalizaqhumaizimvaba,lichitheke, lezimvabazonakale

38Kodwaiwayinielishalimelweukuthelwaezimvabeni ezintsha;futhizombiliziyalondolozwa.

39Kakhoothiesenatheiwayinielidalaahleafuneelitsha, ngobauthi:Elidalalingcono

ISAHLUKO6

1Kwasekusithingesabathalesibilingesabathalokuqala, wadabulaamasimu;abafundibakhebakhaizikhwebu, badla,bezihlikihlangezandla.

2AbanyekubaFarisibathikubo:Kunganinenze okungavunyelweukwenziwangesabatha?

3UJesuwabaphendulawathi:“Anifundangayininalokhu akwenzayouDavidemhlaelambileyenanababenaye; 4ukuthiwangenakanjaniendlinikaNkulunkulu,wathatha izinkwazokubukwa,wadla,wanikanababenaye; okungavunyelweukudliwangaphandlekwabapristibodwa?

5Wasesithikubo:INdodanayomuntuiyiNkosileyesabatha 6Kwathingelinyeisabathawangenaesinagogeni, wafundisa;kwakukhonaumuntuosandlasakhesokunene sasishwabene

7AbabhalinabaFarisibasebemqaphelaukuthiuzaphilisa yiningesabatha;ukuzebatholeukumbekaicala

8Kephayenawayeyaziimicabangoyabo,wathiendodeni enesandlaesishwabeneyo:"Sukuma,umephakathi." Wasukumawema

9UJesuwasesithikubo:Ngizalibuzailizwilibelinye; Kuvunyelwengesabathaukwenzaokuhlenomaokubina? ukusindisaukuphila,nomaukukubhubhisa?

10Wabathalazabonke,wathiendodeni:Yelulaisandla sakho.Wenzenjalo:saphiliswaisandlasakhe,saba njengesinye

11Basebegcwalaukuhlanya;basebekhulumisanabodwa ukuthibangamenzaniuJesu.

12Kwathingalezozinsukuwaphumawayaentabeni ukuyokhuleka,wahlalaubusukubonkeekhuleka kuNkulunkulu.

13Kwathisekusile,wabizelakuyeabafundibakhe, wakhethakuboabayishuminambili,wabaqambafuthi ngokuthiabaphostoli;

14uSimoniowaqambalayengokuthinguPetro,loAndreya umfowabo,uJakobeloJohane,uFiliphuloBartolomewu, 15uMathewuloTomasi,uJakobekaAlfewu,loSimoni othiwanguZelote, 16uJudasiumfowabokaJakobe,noJudaIskariyothe owamkhaphelayo.

17Wehlanabo,wemaethafeni,nesixukusabafundibakhe, nesixukuesikhulusabantuabavelakulolonkeelaseJudiya neJerusalema,nasogwinilolwandlelwaseTireneSidoni, abezaukumuzwa;lokuphulukiswaezifwenizabo; 18nababekhathazwaimimoyaengcolile,baphulukiswa

19Isixukusonkesafunaukumthinta,ngokubakwaphuma amandlakuye,abaphulukisabonke

20Wayesephakamiselaamehloakhekubafundibakhe, wathi:“Manibusisweninabampofu,ngokubaumbuso kaNkulunkuluungowenu

21Nibusisiweninaenilambilemanje,ngokuba nizakusuthiswa.Nibusisiweninaenikhalayomanje, ngokubanizakuhleka

22Nibusisiwe,nxaabantubenizonda,nanxabenihlukanisa, benithuka,belahlaigamalenungokungathilibi,ngenxa yeNdodanayomuntu

23Thokozaningalolosuku,nigxumagxume,ngokuba bhekani,umvuzowenumkhuluezulwini; 24Kodwamayekinilinaelicebileyo!ngobaseniyitholile induduzoyenu

25Mayekinienisuthi!ngobanizakulambaMayekinina enihlekayomanje!ngokubaniyakulila,nikhale

26Mayekini,nxabonkeabantubekhulumakahlengani! ngobaoyisebabobenzanjalokubaprofethibamanga

27Kodwangithikinienizwayo:Thandaniizithazenu, nenzeokuhlekwabalizondayo;

28Babusiseniabaniqalekisayo,nibakhulekeleabaniphatha kabi

29Kulowookushayaesihlathinimnikenesinye; nokwephucainguboyakho,ungamalelinenguboyakho.

30Muphewonkeumuntuocelakuwe;nokwaphuca impahlayakho,ungabuyiuyicelekuye.

31Njengobanithandaukubaabantubenzekini,yenzani kanjalonanikubo

32Ngokubaumanithandaabanithandayo,ninakubongwa kunina?ngobanezonizithandaabazithandayo.

33Umanenzaokuhlekwabanenzelaokuhle, ninakubongwakunina?ngobanezonizenzanjalo

34Futhiumanitshelekaenithembaukwemukelakubo, nibongekanganina?ngokubanezonizitshelekaizoni ukubazamukelelokho.

35Kephathandaniizithazenu,nenzeokuhle,nitsheleke ningathembilutho;umvuzowenuuyakubamkhulu,nibengabantwanaboPhezukonke,ngokubayenaunomusa kwabangabongiyonababi

36Ngakhoyibani-nesihawu,njengobanoYihloenesihawu

37Ningahluleli,khonaaniyikwahlulelwa;ningalahli, khonaaniyikulahlwa;

38Yiphani,khonaniyakuphiwa;isilinganisoesihle, esigxishiwe,esigxishiwe,esichichimayo,bayakuninika esifubenisenuNgokubangesilinganisoenilinganisangaso naniniyakulinganiselwangaso

39Wasebatshelaumfanekisowokuthi:Isiphofuingahola isiphofuyini?Aziyikuwelaemgodinizombilina?

40Umfundikaphezukomfundisiwakhe,kodwayilowo nalowoopheleleuyakubanjengomfundisiwakhe.

41Ubhekelaniucezwanaoluseswenilomfowenu,kodwa ungaluboniugongoloolukwelakhoiso?

42Kumbeungashokanjanikumfowenuukuthi:‘Mfowethu, akengikhipheucezwanaoluseswenilakho,’wena ungaluboniugongoloolukwelakhoisona?Mzenzisi, khiphakuqalaugongoloeswenilakho,khona-ke uzakubonisisaukukhiphaucezwanaoluseswenilomfowenu 43Ngobaisihlahlaesihlekasitheliisitheloesibi;futhi kawukhoumuthiomubiothelaisitheloesihle.

44Ngobayilowonalowomuthiwaziwangesithelosawo Ngokubaabantuabawakhiamakhiwaneemeveni, nababuthaizithelozomviniesihlahleniesihlahleni.

45Umuntuomuhleemfuywenienhleyenhliziyoyakhe uvezaokuhle;nomuntuomubiemfuyweniembiyenhliziyo yakheukhiphaokubi,ngokubaumlomowakheukhuluma ngokuchichimakwenhliziyo

46Lingibizelaningokuthi:Nkosi,Nkosi,kodwa lingakwenziengikutshoyo?

47Lobangubaniozakimi,ezweamazwiami,awenze, ngizalitshengisaukuthiufanalobani;

48Ufananomuntuowakhaindlu,wembawashonisa, wabekaisisekeloedwaleni;kwathilaphokufikauzamcolo, umfulawayishayaleyondlu,wawungenamandla okuyinyakazisa,ngokubayayisekelwephezukwedwala..

49Kodwalowoozwayokodwaangakwenzi,ufanana lomuntuowakhaindluemhlabathiniingelasisekelo;umfula washayangamandla,yawamasinyane;futhiukubhidlika kwaleyondlukwabakukhulu

ISAHLUKO7

1Kwathieseqedileamazwiakhewonkeezindlebeni zabantu,wangenaeKapernawume

2Futhiincekuyendunayekhuluethile,ethandekayokuyo, yayigula,isizakufa.

3KwathiisizwilengoJesu,yathumakuyeamalunga abaJuda,imcelaukuthiezefuthiasiliseincekuyayo.

4EsefikilekuJesuamncengamasinyane,ethi:“Ufanele lowoangamenzelalokhu;

5Ngokubauyasithandaisizwesakithi,wasakhela nesinagoge.

6UJesuwasehambalaboEsengasekudenendlu,induna yekhuluyathumakuyeabangani,bathikuye:“Nkosi, ungazihluphi,ngokubaangifaneleukubaungenephansi kophahlalwami;

7Ngakhoangizibonangaukuthingifaneleukuzakuwe, kodwayishongezwi,khonaincekuyamiiyakusinda

8Ngokubanamingingumuntuophansikwegunya, nginamasoshaphansikwami,ngithikwelinye:'Hamba,' lihambe;futhikomunye:Woza,futhiuyeza;nasencekwini yami,Yenzalokhu,ikwenze

9UJesuekuzwalokhowamangalangayo,waphenduka, wathiezixukwiniezazimlandela:“Ngithikini:Angizange ngitholeukholoolungakanakwa-Israyeli

10Ababethunyiwesebebuyelaendlinibaficainceku isisindile

11Kwathikusisa,wayaemziniothiwaiNayini;abaningi babafundibakhebahambanayenesixukuesikhulu.

12Esesondelaesangwenilomuzi,bheka,kwakukhona ofileyoekhishelwaphandle,indodanaeyodwakanina,yena engumfelokazi,nabantuabaningibomuzibabenaye.

13KwathiiNkosiimbona,yamhawukela,yathikuye: Ungakhali

14Wasondelawathintauhlaka,abaluthweleyobema.Yathi: Nsizwa,ngithikuwe:Vuka

15Ofileyowavukawahlala,waqalaukukhuluma Wamnikelakunina.

16Ukwesabakwehlelaphezukwabobonke,bamdumisa uNkulunkulu,besithi:Kuveleumprofethiomkhulu phakathikwethu;nokuthi,UNkulunkuluubahambele abantubakhe

17LezizindabangayezaphumelakulolonkeiJudiya nakulolonkeizwelangakhona.

18AbafundibakaJohanebasebembikangazozonke lezizinto

19UJohanewasebizaababilikubafundibakhewabathuma kuJesuesithi:Wenaunguyeozayoyini?nomasifuna omunye?

20Kwathiamadodaesefikilekuyeathi:UJohane uMbhabhathiziusithumilekuwe,esithi:Wenaunguye ozayoyini?nomasifunaomunye?

21Ngasolesosikhathiwelaphaabaningiezifwenizabo, nasezifweni,nasemoyeniababi;nezimpumputheeziningi waziphaukubona

22UJesuwasephendulawathikubo:Hambanilimtshele uJohaneenikubonileyonenikuzwile;ukuthiizimpumputhe ziyabona,izinyongaziyahamba,abanochoko bayahlanjululwa,izithuluziyezwa,abafileyobayavuswa, abampofubayashunyayelwaivangeli

23Futhiubusisiwelowoongakhubekiyongami.

24KwathisezihambileizithunywazikaJohane,waqala ukukhulumaezixukwiningoJohanewathi:Laphumalaya enkangalaukuyabonani?Umhlangaunyakaziswangumoya na?

25Kodwalaphumelaukuyabonani?Umuntuowembethe inguboethambileyona?Bhekani,abembethe eziwubukhazikhazi,bephilakamnandi,basezindlini zamakhosi.

26Kodwalaphumelaukuyabonani?Umprofethi?Yebo, ngithikini,nodlulaumprofethi

27Lonanguyeokulotshwengayeukuthi:“Bheka, ngiyathumaisithunywasamiphambikobusobakho, esizalungisaindlelayakhophambikwakho

28Ngokubangithikini:Kwabazelwengabesifazane akakhoumprofethiomkhulukunoJohaneuMbhapathizi, kephaomncinyaneembuswenikaNkulunkulumkhulu kunaye.

29Abantubonkeabamuzwayonabathelisibathi uNkulunkuluulungile,bebhapathizwangobhapathizo lukaJohane.

30KodwaabaFarisilezazimthethobalaicebo likaNkulunkuluelimelenelabo,bengabhabhathizwanga nguye.

31INkosiyasisithi:Phoabantubalesisizukulwana ngizabafanisalani?futhibafananani?

32Banjengabantwanaabahleziesigcawini,bememezana besithi:Salitshayaumtshingo,kodwakalisina;silililekini, kodwaanikhalanga

33NgokubauJohaneuMbhapathiziwafikaengadlisinkwa, engaphuziwayini;nithi:'Unedemoni'

34INdodanayomuntuifikileidla,inatha;nithi:‘Bhekani, umuntuoyisiminzinesiphuzi,umnganewabathelisinezoni.

35Kodwaukuhlakaniphakulungisiswangabantwana bakhobonke

36OmunyewabaFarisiwamcelaukuthiadlelaye. WangenaendliniyomFarisi,wahlalaekudleni

37Bheka,owesifazaneemzini,oyisoni,ekwaziukuthi uJesuuhleziekudleniendliniyomFarisi,walethaumfuma we-alabastewamafutha;

38Wemangasezinyawenizakheemvakwakheekhala, waqalaukugezaizinyawozakhengezinyembezi,wazesula ngezinwelezekhandalakhe,wangaizinyawozakhe, wazigcobangamafutha

39KwathiumFarisiowayembizileekubona,wakhuluma phakathikwakhe,wathi:Lomuntu,ubaubengumprofethi, ubezakwaziukuthiungubanilokuthiungubani lowesifazanaomthintayo,ngobauyisoni.

40UJesuwasephendulawathikuye:Simoni,ngilelizwi kuweWathi:“Khuluma,Mfundisi

41Kwakukhonaumtshelekisiothileowayelamacala amabili;omunyewayelomlanduwabodenariyo abangamakhuluamahlanu,omunyeabangamatshumi amahlanu

42Kwathibengelakhookokuhlawula,wabaxolelabobabili Ngitshele-ke,yimuphikubooyakumthandakakhuluna?

43USimoniwaphendulawathi:Ngithingulowo amthethelelakakhuluWathikuye:Wahlulelekahle

44Waphendukelakowesifazane,wathikuSimoni: Uyambonalonawesifazane?Ngingeneendliniyakho, awunginikangaamanziezinyawozami,kephayena uzigezileizinyawozamingezinyembezi,wazesula ngezinwelezekhandalakhe

45Awunganganga,kephalonawesifazane,selokhu ngingenile,akayekangaukwangaizinyawozami.

46Ikhandalamiawuligcobangangamafutha,kephalona wesifazaneugcobeizinyawozamingamafutha

47Ngakho-kengithikuwe:Izonozakheeziningi zithethelelwe;ngokubawayethandakakhulu,kepha othethelelwaokuncane,uthandakancane

48Wathikuye:Izonozakhozithethelelwe.

49Ababehlezinayeekudlenibaqalaukukhulumabodwa, bathi:“Ngubaniloothethelelanezonona?

50Wasesithikowesifazana:Ukukholwakwakho kukusindisile;hambangokuthula.

ISAHLUKO8

1Kwathingasemuvawahambaimizingemizinemizana, eshumayelaivangelilombusokaNkulunkulu,nabayishumi nambilibabenaye

2Nabesifazaneabathileababephulukiswekubomoyaababi nasezifweni,uMariyaothiwaMagdalena,okwaphumakuye amademoniayisikhombisa

3noJowanaumkaKhuzaincekukaHerode,noSusana, nabanyeabaningi,ababemkhonzangempahlayabo.

4Kwathisekubutheneixukuelikhulu,lezakuyelivela emiziniyonke,wakhulumangomfanekiso

5Umhlwanyeliwaphumaukuyohlwanyelaimbewuyakhe; yanyathelwa,izinyonizezuluzayidlazayidla

6Enyeyawelaedwaleni;kwathinjeimilayabuna,ngoba yayintulaumswakama.

7Enyeyawelaemeveni;amevaakhulakanyenayo, ayiminyanisa

8Enyeyawelaemhlabathiniomuhle,yamila,yathela ngekhuluEsetshilolezizintowamemezawathi: Onezindlebezokuzwamakezwe

9Abafundibakhebasebembuza,besithi:Ungabauyini lumfanekiso?

10Wathi:“Ninaniphiweukwaziizimfihlakalozombuso kaNkulunkulu,kephakwabanyengemifanekiso;ukuze bebonabangaboni,lokuzwabangaqedisisi

11Manjeumfanekisoyilokhu:Imbewuiyizwi likaNkulunkulu.

12Abangasendleleniyilaboabezwayo;besekufika uSathane,alisuseizwiezinhliziywenizabo,funabakholwe, basindiswe.

13Abasedwaleniyilaboabathi,laphobelizwa,balamukele izwingokuthokoza;kephalabakabanampande,abakholwa isikhashana,kuthingesikhathisokulingwabawa.

14Leyoeyawelaemeveniyilaboabathisebezwile, bahambebaminyanisweyizinkathazonengcebo nezinjabulozalokhukuphila,bangatheliizithelo.

15Kephaemhlabathiniomuhle,yilaboabathibelizwile izwi,baligcinengenhliziyoenhlenelungileyo,bathele izithelongokubekezela

16Akakhoothiesokhelaisibani,asimbozengesitsha,noma asibekengaphansikombhede;kodwaulubekaothini lwesibane,ukuzeabangenayobaboneukukhanya.

17Ngokubaakukhookufihliweokungayikubonakaliswa; futhiokufihliweyookungayikwaziwanokuphumelaobala

18Ngakhoqaphelaniukuthinizwakanjani,ngokuba yilowonalowoonakhouyakuphiwa;futhilowoongenakho uyothathwakuyengishonalokhoangathiunakho.

19Kwasekufikakuyeuninalabafowabo,kodwabehluleka ukufinyelelakuyengenxayexuku

20Wabikelwaukuthi:“Unyokonabafowenubemi ngaphandlebefunaukukubona

21Wasephendulawathikubo:Umamalabafowethuyilaba abalizwayoilizwilikaNkulunkulubalenze.

22Kwathingolunyeusukuwangenaemkhunjinikanye nabafundibakhe,wathikubo:“Asiwelesiyengaphesheya kolwandle.Basebephuma.

23Kwathibesahambangomkhumbiwalalaubuthongo; bagcwalaamanzi,babasengozini

24Basebesondelakuyebamvusa,besithi:Nkosi,nkosi, siyabhubhaWayesevuka,wawukhuzaumoya nokuzanyazanyiswakwamanzi;

25Wathikubo:“Kuphiukukholwakwenuna?Besaba bamangala,bathiomunyekomunye:“Umuntuonjanilo? ngobauyalangishoimimoyanamanzi,futhikuyamlalela.

26BasebefikaelizwenilamaGadara,elikhangeleneleGalili 27Esephumeleemhlabathini,wamhlangabezaindoda ethileephumaemzini,eyayinamademoniisikhathieside, ingagqoki,ingahlaliendlini,kodwaemathuneni

28KwathiimbonauJesu,yamemeza,yawaphansiphambi kwakhe,yathingelizwielikhulu:Ngilanilawe,Jesu, NdodanakaNkulunkuluoPhezukonke?ngiyakuncenga, ungangihluphi

29(Ngokubawayeyalileumoyaongcolileyoukuba uphumekumuntu,ngokubawawumbambekaningi, eboshiwengamaketanganangamaketanga,wagqabula izibopho,waqhutshelwauSathaneehlane.)

30UJesuwasembuzawathi:Ungubaniibizolakho? Wayesethi:“ILegiyoni,ngokubaamademoniamaningi ayengenekuye.

31Zasezimncengaukuthiangazilayaukuthiziphumele ekujuleni

32Kwakukhonalaphoumhlambiwezingulubeeziningi ziklabileentabeni,zamncengaukubaazivumelezingene kuzoFuthiwabavumela

33Ayesephumaamademonikumuntu,angena ezingulubeni;

34Kwathiababezalusabebonaokwenzekileyo,babaleka, babikaemzininasemaphandleni.

35Basebephumaukuyabonaokwenzekileyo;bafikakuJesu, bamfumanaumuntuokwakuphumekuyeamademoni ehlezingasezinyawenizikaJesuembethe,esangulukile;

36Ababekubonilebabatshelaukuthiokhwelwe ngamademoniusiliswekanjani

37IxukulonkelelizwelamaGadaralamncengaukuthi amukekubo;ngobababebanjwengukwesabaokukhulu; wasekhwelaemkhunjini,wabuya

38Indodaokwakuphumekuyoamadimoniyamncenga ukuthiabelaye;kodwauJesuwayimukisa,esithi

39Buyelaendliniyakho,ulandiseukuthikungakanani uNkulunkuluakwenzelekonaWamuka,washumayela emziniwonkeukuthikungakananiuJesuakwenzilekuye

40KwasekusithiesebuyileuJesu,ixukulamamukela ngentokozo,ngobabonkebabemlindele.

41Bheka,kwafikaindoda,igamalayolinguJayiru, ingumphathiwesinagoge,yaziphonsaphansi ngasezinyawenizikaJesu,yamncengaukubaangeneendlini yakhe;

42Ngobawayelendodakazieyodwa,eyayileminyaka elitshumilambili,yonaisifaKephaekuhambenikwakhe abantubamminyezela

43Owesifazanaowayelomophoiminyakaelitshumilambili, esechithekonkeabephilangakhokubalaphi, engelakwelatshwalamunye

44Wezaemvakwakhe,wathintaumphethowengubo yakhe;

45UJesuwasesithi:Ngubaniongithintileyo?Sebephika bonke,uPetrunababenayebathi:“Rabi,isixuku siyakuminyezela,siyakucindezela,uthi:‘Ngubani ongithintileyo?

46UJesuwasesithi:Ukhonaongithintileyo,ngoba ngibonileukuthiamandlaaphumilekimi.

47Owesifazanaebonaukuthiwayengacashile,weza ethuthumela,wawaphansiphambikwakhe,walandisa phambikwabantubonkeukuthiumthintengani,nokuthi usindekanjanimasinyane

48Wathikuye:“Yimaisibindi,ndodakazi,ukukholwa kwakhokukusindisile;hambangokuthula

49Esakhuluma,kwafikaomunyeevelaendliniyomphathi wesinagoge,wathikuye:“Indodakaziyakhoisifile; ningamkhathaziuMfundisi

50KodwauJesuekuzwalokhowamphendulawathi: Ungesabi,kholwakuphela,njalouzaphila.

51Esengenileendlini,kavumelangamuntuukuthiangene, ngaphandlekukaPetro,loJakobe,loJohane,loyise wentombazana,lonina.

52Bakhalabonke,beyililela,kephawathi:“Ningakhali; kafile,kodwaulele

53Basebemhlekausulu,besaziukuthiifile.

54Wabakhiphelaphandlebonke,wayibambangesandla, wabiza,wathi:“Ntombazana,vuka!”

55Umoyawayowabuya,yavukamasinyane;

56Abazalibakhebasebemangala,kodwawabalayaukuthi bangatshelimuntuokwenzekileyo

ISAHLUKO9

1Wasebizelandawonyeabafundibakheabayishumi nambili,wabanikaamandlanegunyaphezukwamademoni onke,nokuphulukisaizifo

2WabathumaukuthibashumayeleumbusokaNkulunkulu, baphulukiseabagulayo

3Wathikubo:“Ningaphathilutholwendlela,naludondolo, nasikhwama,nasinkwa,namali;futhiningabi namabhantshiamabili

4Nakuyiphiindlueningenakuyo,hlalanilapho,nisuke lapho.

5Nabaninganamukeli,anothiniphumakulowomuzi, nivuthululenothuliezinyawenizenu,kubengubufakazi kubo.

6Basebemuka,badabulaimizi,beshumayelaivangeli, bephulukisaezindawenizonke.

7UHerodiumtetrarki*wezwangakhokonkeokwenziwa nguye;

8labanyeukuthiuEliyaubonakele;labanyeukuthi kwavukaomunyewabaprofethiabadala.

9UHerodiwasesithi:UJohanengamqumaikhanda; wasefisaukumbona

10Abaphostolisebebuyilebamtshelakonkeababekwenzile Wabathatha,wamukanabobebodwaendawenieyihlane yomuziothiwaiBetsayida.

11Kwathiixukuselikwazilokho,lamlandela;

12Kwathisekuqalaukuhwalala,kwafikaabalitshumi lambili,bathikuye:Yekelaixukulihambe,ukuzebaye emizinilesemaphandleni,balale,batholeukudla;indawo ewugwadule

13Kodwawathikubo:BaphenilinaukudlaBasebethi: “Asisenazinkwaeziyisihlanunezinhlanziezimbilikuphela; ngaphandlekokuthisihambesibathengelebonkelababantu inyama.

14Ngobaamadodaayengabazinkulungwaneezinhlanu. Wasesithikubafundibakhe:Bahlaliseniphansingamaviyo ngamatshumiamahlanu

15Benzanjalo,babahlalisabonke.

16Wazithabathaizinkwaeziyisihlanunezinhlanziezimbili, wabhekangasezulwini,wazibusisa,wazihlephula,wanika abafundiukubababekephambikwesixuku

17Badla,basuthabonke,kwabuthwaimvuthulukaeseleyo kubo,iziqabethoeziyishuminambili.

18Kwathiekhulekayedwa,abafundibakhebabenaye; 19Basebephendulabathi:UJohaneuMbhabhathizi;kodwa abanyebathi:UEliya;labanyebathi:Kuvukileomunye wabaprofethiabadala

20Wathikubo:“Nina-kenithingingubanina?UPetro waphendulawathi:UKristukaNkulunkulu.

21Wabayalakakhulu,wabayalaukubabangatshelimuntu lokho;

22esithi:INdodanayomuntuimeleukuhluphekaokunengi, ilahlwengabadalalabapristiabakhululababhali,ibulawe, njaloivuswengosukulwesithathu

23Wathikubobonke:“Umaumuntuethanda ukungilandela,makazidele,athabatheisiphambanosakhe imihlangemihla,angilandele

24Ngokubayilowonalowoothandaukusindisaukuphila kwakheuyakulahlekelwayikho,kephaolahlekelwa ngukuphilakwakhengenxayamiuyakukusindisa

25Ngokubakuyakumsizaniumuntu,umaezuzaizwelonke, ezilahlekelanomaalahlwe?

26Ngokubayilowonalowoonamahloningami nangamazwiami,iNdodanayomuntuiyakubanamahloni ngaye,laphoizangenkazimuloyayo,nekaYise, neyezingelosiezingcwele

27Kodwangiqinisilengithikini:Bakhonaabanye kwabemiyolapha,abangayikuzwaukufa,bazebabone umbusokaNkulunkulu

28Kwathiemvakwalawomazwikungathiizinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili,wathathauPetrunoJohanenoJakobe, wenyukelaentabeniukuyokhuleka

29Kwathiekhuleka,isimosobusobakhesaguquka, nenguboyakheyabamhlophe,yabenyezela

30Bheka,kwakhulumanayeamadodaamabili,uMosenoEliya;

31ababonakalangenkazimulo,bakhulumangokumuka kwakheabezakufezaeJerusalema.

32KephauPetrunababenayebabesindwaubuthongo; 33Kwathiekwahlukanenikwawokuye,uPetruwathi kuJesu:“Rabi,kuhleukubasibelapha;elinyelibe ngelakho,elinyelibengelikaMose,elinyelibengelikaEliya,engakwaziakushoyo

34Esakhulumalokho,kwafikaifu,labasithibeza; 35Kwavelaizwiefwini,lithi:“LouyiNdodanayami ethandekayo;

36Kwathiizwiseliphumile,uJesuwafunyanwaeyedwa. Bakugcina,abatshelamuntungalezozinsukulutholwalezo zintoababezibonile

37Kwathikusisasebehlileentabeni,ixukuelikhulu lamhlangabeza

38Bheka,indodayasesixukwiniyamemezayathi: “Mfundisi,ngiyakuncenga,ubhekeindodanayami, ngokubayiyoyodwakimi;

39Bheka,umoyauyambamba,akhalengokuzuma; wamdwengula,akhihlizeamagwebu,asukekalukhunikuye ukumlimaza

40Nganxusaabafundibakhoukubabawukhiphe;futhi abakwazanga.

41UJesuwaphendulawathi:Osizukulwane esingakholwayonesiphambeneyo,kozekubenininginani, nginibekezelela?Lethalaphaindodanayakho

42Kutheiseza,idemonilayiwisaphansi,layihlukumeza UJesuwamkhuzaumoyaongcolileyo,wamphulukisa umntwana,wambuyiselakuyise

43Basebemangalabonkengamandlaamakhulu kaNkulunkulu.Kwathibonkebemangalangakhokonke akwenzayouJesu,wathikubafundibakhe

44Vumelanilawamazwiangeneezindlebenizenu, ngokubaiNdodanayomuntuiyakukhashelwaezandleni zabantu

45Kodwakabaliqondangalelilizwi,njalolalifihlakele kubo,ukuzebangaliqondi;

46Kwasekubakhonaukuphikisanaphakathikwabo kokuthingubaniongabamkhulukubo

47UJesuebonaizizindlozenhliziyoyabo,wathatha umntwana,wammisaeduzekwakhe

48Wathikubo:“Yilowonalowoowamukelalomntwana ngegamalamiuyangamukelamina,futhinomaubani ongamukelaminawemukelaongithumileyo;

49UJohanewasephendulawathi:Nkosi,sabonaomunye ekhuphaamadimoningebizolakho;sasesimenqabela, ngobaengasilandeli

50UJesuwasesithikuye:Lingamnqabeli,ngoba ongamelanilathiungakithi.

51Kwathisesifikileisikhathisokuthianyuswe,waqinisela ubusobakheukuyaeJerusalema

52Wathumaizithunywaphambikwakhe,zahamba, zangenaemzaneniwamaSamariyaukumlungiselela

53Kodwakabamemukelanga,ngobaubusobakhe babunjengokuyaeJerusalema.

54KwathiabafundibakheoJakobeloJohanebekubona lokhubathi:Nkosi,uyathandayiniukuthisibizeumlilo wehleezulwiniubaqothule,njengobakwenzauEliya?

55Kodwawatshibilika,wabakhuzawathi:Kalikwazi ukuthilingabomoyaonjani

56NgobaiNdodanayomuntukayizangaukubhubhisa imiphefumuloyabantu,kodwaukuyisindisaBasukabaya komunyeumuzi.

57Kwathibesahambaendleleni,umuntuothilewathikuye: Nkosi,ngizakulandelalobangaphilaphooyakhona

58UJesuwathikuye:Izimpungushezinemigodi,nezinyoni zezuluzinezidleke;kodwaiNdodanayomuntukayilalapho engaqamelisakhonaikhanda

59Wasesithikomunye:NgilandeleKodwawathi:Nkosi, ngivumelengiyekuqalangingcwabeubaba

60UJesuwathikuye:Yekelaabafileyobembeleabafileyo babo;

61Lomunyewathi:Nkosi,ngizakulandela;kodwa ngivumelengiqalengiyevalelisalaboabasekhaya

62UJesuwathikuye:“Akakhoothiesebekéisandlasakhe egejeni,abukeemuva,ofaneleumbusokaNkulunkulu

ISAHLUKO10

1EmvakwalokhoiNkosiyamisanabanyeabangamashumi ayisikhombisa,yabathumangababiliphambikwayo emizininasezindawenizonkeebizakuyakuzoyona.

2Ngakhoyathikubo:“Impelaukuvunakukhulu,kodwa izisebenziziyingcosana;

3Hambani;bhekani,ngiyanithumanjengamawundlu phakathikwezimpisi

4Ningaphathisikhwama,nasikhwama,nazicathulo, ningabingelelimuntuendleleni

5“Nakuyiphiindlueningenakuyo,qalaninithi:‘Ukuthula makubekulendlu.

6Umakukhonalaphoindodanayokuthula,ukuthula kwenukohlalaphezukwayo;umakungenjalo, kuyakubuyelakini.

7Hlalanikuleyondlu,nidla,niphuzalokhoabanipha khona,ngokubaisisebenzisifaneleinkokheloyaso Ningayiendliningendlu.

8Nakumuphiumuzieningenakuwo,benamukele,yidlani okubekwaphambikwenu;

9niphulukiseabagulayoabakuwo,nithikubo:Umbuso kaNkulunkuluususondelekini

10Kephanomayimuphiumuzieningenakuwo, benganamukeli,phumaniniyeemigwaqweniyawo,nithi:

11Lothulilomuziwenuolusinamatheleyosiyalutshayela kini,kodwaqinisekaningalokhuukuthiumbuso kaNkulunkuluususondelekini.

12Kephangithikini:KuyakubangconokwabaseSodoma ngalolosukukunakulowomuzi

13MayekuweKorazini!mayekuwe,Betsayida!ngokuba umayayenziweeTirenaseSidoniimisebenziyamandla eyenziwekini,ngabebaphendukakudalabehlezibembethe indwanguyamasakanomlotha.

14KodwakuyakubangconokuloiTireneSidoni ekwahlulelwenikunakini

15NaweKapernawume,ophakanyiselweezulwini, uyakuphonswaphansiesihogweni

16Onizwayouyangizwamina;nonakayoninauyalamina; ongalayominauyamalaongithumileyo.

17Babuya-keabangamashumiayisikhombisa ngokuthokoza,bathi:“Nkosi,namademoniayasithobela ngegamalakho.

18Wayesethikubo:“NgabonauSathaneewaezulwini njengombani

19Bhekani,ngininikileamandlaokunyathelaizinyoka nawofezelanaphezukwawowonkeamandlaesitha; 20Nokhoningathokozingalokhoukuthiomoya bayanithobela;kodwathokozani,ngobaamabizoenu alotshiweezulwini

21NgalesosikhathiuJesuwathokozaemoyeni,wathi: “Ngiyakubonga,Baba,Nkosiyezulunomhlaba,ngokuba uzifihlilelezizintokwabahlakaniphileyonabanokuqonda, wazambulelaizingane;ngokubakubekuhleemehlweni akho

22ZonkeizintozinikelwekiminguBaba;nokuthiuYise ungubani,kuphelaiNdodana,nalowoiNdodanaethanda ukumambulelakuye

23Waphendukelakubafundibakhe,wathingasese: Abusisiweamehloabonaenikubonayo;

24Ngokubangithikini:Abaningiabaprofethinamakhosi babefisaukubonaenikubonayo,abakubonanga;lokuzwa izintoenizizwayo,kodwakabazizwanga

25Bheka,kwasukumaisazimthethoesithile,samlinga, sithi:“Mfundisi,ngenzeniukubangidleifalokuphila okuphakadena?

26Wathikuye:Kulotshweniemthethweni?ufundakanjani?

27Saphendulasathi:WothandaiNkosiuNkulunkulu wakhongayoyonkeinhliziyoyakho,nangawowonke umphefumulowakho,nangawoonkeamandlaakho, nangayoyonkeingqondoyakho;nomakhelwanewakho njengalokhuuzithandawena

28Wathikuye:“Uphendulekahle; 29KodwayenaethandaukuzilungisisawathikuJesu:Kanti ngubaniumakhelwanewami?

30UJesuwaphendulawathi:“Umuntuothilewehla eJerusalemawayaeJeriko,wazithelaphezukwabaphangi, abamhlubulaizingubo,bamlimaza,bamuka,bamshiya etamakufa.

31Kwasekwehlaumpristiothilengaleyondlela,wathi embona,wamgwemela

32KanjalonomLevi,efikakuleyondawo,wambona, wachelangakolunyeuhlangothi

33KodwaumSamariyaothileowayehambawafikalapho ayekhona,wathiembonawabalesihelo

34Wayakuye,wabophaamanxebaakhe,ewathela ngamafuthanewayini,wamkhwelisaesilwanenisakhe, wamyisaendliniyezihambi,wamgcina.

35Kwathingangomusowakhiphaodenariyo*ababili, wabanikaumninindlu,wathikuye:‘Mnakekele;futhinoma yinioyisebenzisakakhulu,ngizokubuyiselaekubuyeni kwami

36Manje,yimuphikulabaabathathuocabangaukuthi wayengumakhelwanewalowoowawelaphakathi kwamasela?

37Wasesithi:NgulowoowamenzelaisihawuKhonauJesu wathikuye:Hamba,wenzenjalonawe.

38Kwathibesahamba,wangenaemzaneniothile; owesifazaneothileogamalakhelinguMartawamamukela endliniyakhe.

39WayenodadewaboothiwauMariya,owahlala ngasezinyawenizikaJesu,walizwaizwilakhe

40KodwauMartaekhathazekileukusebenzaokunengi, wezakuyewathi:Nkosi,kawukhathaliyiniukuthi udadewethuungitshiyilengisebenzengedwa?ngakho yishokuyeukubaangisize.

41UJesuwaphendulawathikuye:“Marta,Marta, unakekela,ukhathazekangezintoeziningi; 42Kodwainyeintoedingwayo;

ISAHLUKO11

1Kwathiekhulekaendaweniethile,eseqedile,omunye wabafundibakhewathikuye:Nkosi,sifundiseukukhuleka, njengokubanoJohanewafundisaabafundibakhe

2Wathikubo:“Nxanikhuleka,anothi:‘Babawethu osezulwini,malingcwelisweigamalakho.Umbusowakho mawuzemayenziweintandoyakhoemhlabeni njengasezulwini

3Usipheisinkwasethusemihlangemihla;

4Usithetheleleizonozethu;ngobalathisibathethelela bonkeabalecalakithi.Ungasingenisiekulingweni;kodwa usikhululekokubi

5Wathikubo:“Ngumuphikiniongathienomngane,aye kuyephakathikobusuku,athikuye:‘Mngane,ngiboleke izinkwaezintathu;

6Ngokubakufikekimiumnganewamiohambweni,kepha ngingenaluthoengingambekaphambikwakhena?

7Ophakathiaphenduleathi:Ungangihluphi;anginakuvuka ngikunike

8Ngithikini:Nomaengazukuvukaamnike,ngokuba engumnganewakhe,nokhongenxayokuphikelelakwakhe uyakuvukaamnikekonkeakudingayo.

9Futhingithikini:Celani,lizaphiwa;funani, niyakufumana;ngqongqothani,lizavulelwa

10Ngobawonkeocelayouyemukela;nalowoofunayo uyathola;nongqongqothayouyakuvulelwa

11Umaindodanaicelaisinkwakunomaubanikini onguyise,ayinikeitshena?nomaicelainhlanzi,ayinike inyokaesikhundlenisenhlanzina?

12Nomaicelaiqanda,ayinikeufezelana?

13Ngakhoumaninaenibabinikwaziukubaphaabantwana benuiziphoezinhle,kakhulukangakananiuYihlo osezulwiniuzakubaphaabacelakuyeuMoyaoNgcwele?

14Wayekhiphaidemoni,futhilaliyisimungulu. Kwasekusithiseliphumileidimoni,isimungulusakhuluma; bamangalaabantu

15Kodwaabanyekubobathi:Ukhuphaamadimoni ngoBelezebuleinkosiyamadimoni

16Abanyebemlinga,bafunakuyeisibonakalisoesivela ezulwini.

17Kodwayenaeyaziimicabangoyabowathikubo:Wonke umbusoowehlukenephakathiuyachitheka;nendlu ehlukenenendluiyawa.

18UmanoSathaneehlukeneyedwa,umbusowakhe uyakumakanjanina?ngokubanithingikhiphaamademoni ngoBelzebule.

19FuthiumaminangikhiphaamademoningoBelzebule, amadodanaenuawakhiphangobanina?ngalokho bayakubangabahlulelibenu.

20Kephaumangikhiphaamademoningomunwe kaNkulunkulu,umbusokaNkulunkuluusufikilekini

21Laphoisiqhwagasihlomilesilindaindluyaso,impahla yasoihlezingokuthula;

22Kephanxaonamandlakunasoesisukela,asinqobe, uyasephucaizikhalizasozonkeebesizithembile,ayabe impangoyaso

23Ongenamiumelenenami,nongabuthikanyenami uyahlakaza

24Nxaumoyaongcolileyoephumilekumuntu,uyadabula izindawoezingenamanzi,efunaukuphumula;engakutholi uthi:Ngizabuyelaendliniyamiengaphumakuyo.

25Futhinxaufikauyificeishaneliweihlotshisiwe

26Beseuyahambauzithatheleabanyeomoya abayisikhombisaababikakhulukunawo;bangenebahlale khona;isimosokugcinasalowomuntusibesibi kunesokuqala.

27Kwasekusithiekhulumalezizinto,owesifazanaothile esixukwiniwaphakamisailizwilakhe,wathikuye: Sibusisiweisibelethoesakuthwalayo,lamabele owawancelayo

28Kephawathi:“Yebo,kunalokho,babusisiwe abalizwayoizwilikaNkulunkulu,baligcine.

29Kwathisesibutheneamaxuku,waqalaukuthi:Lesi sizukulwanaesibi,sifunaisibonakaliso;futhi kasiyikunikwasibonakaliso,ngaphandlekwesibonakaliso sikaJonaumprofethi

30NgokubanjengalokhouJonawabaisibonakaliso kwabaseNineve,iyakubanjaloiNdodanayomuntukulesi sizukulwane

31Indlovukaziyaseningizimuiyakusukuma ekwahlulelwenikanyenamadodaalesisizukulwane, ibalahle,ngokubayavelaemikhawulweniyomhlaba izokuzwaukuhlakaniphakukaSolomoni;futhibhekani, laphakukhonaomkhulukunoSolomoni

32AmadodaaseNineveayakusukumaekwahlulelweni kanyenalesisizukulwane,asilahle,ngokubaaphenduka ngokushumayelakukaJona;bhekani,laphakukhona omkhulukunoJona

33Akukhomuntuothiesokhelaisibani,asibekeendaweni esithekile,nomangaphansikwesitsha,kodwausibeka othinilwesibani,ukuzeabangenayobaboneukukhanya

34Isibanesomzimbayilihlo;ngakhonxailihlolakho lilihle,lomzimbawakhowonkeuyakukhanya;kephanxa isolakholilibi,nomzimbawakhoubumnyama

35Ngakhoqaphelaukuthiukukhanyaokukuwekungabi ngubumnyama

36Ngakhoumaumzimbawakhowonkeugcwele ukukhanya,ungenandawoemnyama,uyakugcwala ukukhanyanjengalaphoukukhanyakwesibani sikukhanyisela

37Esakhuluma,umFarisiothilewamncengaukubaadle naye;

38KwathiumFarisiebonalokhuwamangalangokuthi kazangeaqaleagezeengakadli.

39INkosiyasisithikuye:KhathesilinabaFarisi lihlambululaingaphandlelenkezolesitsha;kepha ingaphakathilakholigcweleukuphanganobubi.

40Ziwula,yenaowenzaingaphandleakakwenzangayini nengaphakathina?

41Kodwaphaniniabampofungalezozintoeninakho;futhi bhekani,zonkeizintozihlanzekilekini

42KodwamayekinibaFarisi!Ngokubaninikela okweshumikwemintineruwenemifinoyonke,ningakunaki ukwahlulelanothandolukaNkulunkulu;

43MayekinibaFarisi!ngobalithandaizihlaloeziphambili emasinagogeni,lokubingelelwaemidangeni.

44MayekininababhalinabaFarisi,bazenzisi!ngokuba ninjengamathunaangabonakali,nabantuabahambaphezu kwawobengazi

45Esinyesezazimthethosaphendula,sathikuye: “Mfundisi,ushonjalouyasithukanathi

46Wathi:“Mayekininazazimthetho!Ngokubanithwesa abantuimithwaloenzima,kephaninaaniyithintiimithwalo nangomunyeweminweyenu

47Mayekini!ngokubanakhaamathunaabaprofethi,kepha oyihlobababulala

48Niyafakazangeqinisoukuthiniyazivumelaizenzo zaboyihlo,ngokubabonabababulala,ninanakhaamathuna abo

49NgakhofuthiukuhlakaniphakukaNkulunkulukwasho ukuthi:“Ngiyakubathumelelaabaprofethinabaphostoli, abanyekubobayakubabulala,babashushise;

50ukuzeigazilabaprofethibonkeelachithwakusukela ekusekelwenikomhlabalibizwekulesisizukulwana; 51Kusukelaegazinilika-Abelakuzekufikeegazini likaZakariyaowabhubhaphakathikwe-altarenethempeli.

52Mayekininazazimthetho!ngokubanithathe isihluthulelosokwazi;aningenanganina,nabangenayo nabavimbela

53Esakhulumalokhokubo,ababhalinabaFarisibaqala ukumcindezelakakhulunokumcunulaukubaakhulume izintoeziningi

54bemqamekele,befunaukubambauthooluphuma emlonyeniwakhe,ukuzebambekeicala

ISAHLUKO12

1Kusenjalo,sekubutheneixukulabantu,bazebanyathelana, waqalaukuthikubafundibakhekuqala:“Xwayani imvubeloyabaFarisiengukuzenzisa

2Ngokubaakukhookumboziwe,okungayikwambulwa; nokufihliweyo,okungasayikwaziwa

3Ngakhokonkeenikukhulumeebumnyameni kuyakuzwakalaekukhanyeni;nalokhoenikukhulume endlebeniemakamelwenikuyakumenyezelwaphezu kwezindlu

4Ngithikinibanganebami:Ningabesabiababulala umzimba,bengenakwenzaokunyeemvakwalokho

5Kodwangiyakunibonisaeniyakumesaba:Mesabenilowo othiesebuleleabenamandlaokuphonsaesihogweni;yebo, ngithikini:Mesabeniyena

6Ondlunkuluabayisihlanuabathengiswayiningamasenti amabili,na?

7Kodwangishonezinwelezekhandalenuzibaliwezonke Ngakho-keningesabi;ninanibalulekekunondlunkulu abaningi.

8Futhingithikini:Yilowonalowooyakungivumaphambi kwabantu,neNdodanayomuntunayoiyakumvumaphambi kwezingelosizikaNkulunkulu;

9Kodwaongiphikayophambikwabantuuyakuphikwa phambikwezingelosizikaNkulunkulu

10NalowookhulumaizwielibingeNdodanayomuntu uyakuthethelelwa,kephaohlambalazauMoyaoNgcwele kayikuthethelelwa

11Nxabeniyisaemasinagogeni,nasezinduneni, nakubabusi,ningakhathazekingokuthiniyakuphendula ngani,ngokuthini,nangalokhoeniyakukukhuluma; 12NgokubauMoyaoNgcweleuyakunifundisangasoleso sikhathienifaneleukukusho

13Omunyewesixukuwathikuye:“Mfundisi,khuluma kumfowethuabelanenamiifa

14Wasesithikuye:Ndoda,ngubaniongibekeumahluleli lomahlukanisiphezukwenu?

15Wathikubo:Qaphelani,nixwayeukuhaha; 16Wasebatshelaumfanekiso,esithi:Insimuyomuntu othileonothileyoyathelakakhulu;

17Wazindlaphakathikwakhe,wathi:Ngizakwenzani, lokhukangilandawolaphoengingabuthelakhonaizithelo zami?

18Wathi:"Ngizakwenzalokhu:Ngizodilizaizinqolobane zami,ngakheezinkulu;ngizabuthelakhonazonkeizithelo zamilempahlayami.

19Besengithikuwoumphefumulowami:Mphefumulo, unezintoeziningiezinhleezibekelelweiminyakaeminingi; khululeka,udle,uphuze,ujabule

20KodwauNkulunkuluwathikuye:Siphukuphuku, ngalobubusukuumphefumulowakhouzakubizwakuwe; 21Unjaloozibekelelaingcebo,engacebilekuNkulunkulu

22Wasesithikubafundibakhe:Ngakhongithikini: Lingakhathaleliimpiloyenu,ukuthilizakudlani;noma ngomzimbaukuthiniyakwembathani

23Ukuphilakungaphezukokudla,nomzimbamkhulu kunesambatho

24Cabanganingamagwababa,ngokubaawahlwanyeli, awavuni;elingenazinqolobanenanqolobane;uNkulunkulu uyazondla;ninanizidlulakangakananiizinyonina?

25Ngumuphikiniongathingokukhathazekaanezeleingalo eyodwaebukhulwinibakhena?

26Ngakho-keumaningenakukwenzalokhookuncane kakhulu,nizikhathazelaningokunyena?

27Qaphelaniiminduzeukuthiimilakanjani;ayikhandleki, ayiphothi;kodwangithikini:USolomonienkazimulweni yakheyonkewayengavunulenjengomunyewayo

28NgakhoubauNkulunkuluesembathisangokunjalo utshanibegangaobukhonalamuhla,kusasabuphoselwa eziko;kakhulukangakananianigqokisanina eninokukholwaokuncanena?

29Ningafunieniyakudlanomaniyakuphuza,futhiningabi ngabangabaza

30Ngokubakonkelokhoizizwezomhlabaziyakudinga; uYihlouyaziukuthiniyakudingalokho

31KodwafunanikakhuluumbusokaNkulunkulu;futhi zonkelezizintoziyakwenezelwanina.

32Ningesabi,mhlambiomncane;ngobakuyintokozo kuYihloukulinikaumbuso

33Thengisaningalokhoeninakho,nipheizipho; zilungiseleniizikhwamaezingagugiyo,ingceboengapheli ezulwini,laphokungasondelisela,kungoninundu

34Ngokubalaphokukhonaingceboyenu,nenhliziyoyenu iyakuba-khona

35Izinkalozenumazibeziboshiwe,nezibanizenuzivutha; 36Naninibenjengabantuabalindeleinkosiyabo,lapho ibuyaemshadweni;ukuzekuthinxaefikaengqongqotha, bamvulelemasinyane

37Zibusisiwelezozinceku,okuyothiinkosi,nxaifika, izifumanezilindile;

38Futhiubaifikangomlindowesibili,lobaifika ngomlindowesithathu,izitholezinjalo,zibusisiwe lezonceku

39Yazinilokhu,ukuthiubaumninindluebesaziiholaisela elizakuzangalo,ubezalinda,njaloubengavumangaukuthi indluyakheifohlwe

40Ngakhonanihlalaninilungile,ngokubaiNdodana yomuntuizangehoraeningalicabangiyo.

41UPetrowasesithikuye:Nkosi,lomfanekiso uwukhulumakithikumbekibobonke?

42INkosiyasisithi:Pho,ngubaniumphathiothembekileyo lohlakaniphileyo,inkosiyakheezammisaphezukwabendlu yayo,ukuzeabapheisabelosabosokudlangesikhathi esifaneleyo?

43Ibusisiweleyoncekuokuzakuthiinkosiyayonxaifika iyitholeyenzenjalo.

44Ngiqinisilengithikini:Izayibekaphezukwakhokonke elakho

45Kodwaubaleyoncekuithienhliziyweniyayo:Inkosi yamiilibeleukufika;aqaleukushayaizinceku nezincekukazi,nokudla,nokuphuza,nokudakwa;

46Inkosiyaleyoncekuiyakufikangosukuengayibhekile ngayonangehoraengalazi,iyinqumephakathi,iyimisele isabelosayonabangakholwayo

47Leyoncekuebiyaziintandoyenkosiyayo,ingalungisi, ingenzanganjengentandoyayo,iyakushaywaimivimbo eminingi;

48Kephaobengazi,wenzaokufaneleimivimbo, uyakushaywaimivimboembalwaNgokubayilowonalowo ophiweokuningi,kuyakubizwaokuningikuye;

49Ngizeukuphonsaumliloemhlabeni;ngiyakuthiniuma sekubasiwena?

50Kodwangilobhabhathizoengizabhabhathizwangalo; futhiyekaindlelaengicindezelekilengayokuzekufezeke!

51Nithingizeukulethaukuthulaemhlabenina?Ngithikini, Cha;kodwakunalokhoukwahlukana

52Ngokubakusukelamanjekuyakubakhonaabayisihlanu endliniinyebehlukene,abathathunababili,nababili nabathathu

53Uyiseuyakwehlukananendodana,nendodananoyise; uninanendodakazi,nendodakazinonina;uninazala amelanelomalokazanawakhe,lomalokazanaamelane loninazala.

54Wayesethinakuzoizixuku:“Nxanibonaifulivela entshonalanga,masinyanenithi:‘Kuyezaimvula;futhi kunjalo.

55Futhinxanibonaumoyawaseningizimuuphephetha, nithi:Kuzobaukushisa;futhikwenzeka

56Bazenzisi,niyakwaziukubonaubusobezulunomhlaba; kodwakunganilingaqedisisilesisikhathi?

57Yebo,kunganininangokwenuningazahluleli okulungilena?

58Nxauyaenkosininomelenenawe,nisesendleleni, qinisekaukuthiukhululwekuye;funaakudonsele kumahluleli,umahluleliakunikeleesikhonzini,iphoyisa likuphonseetilongweni

59Ngithikuwe:Kawusozeusukelapho,uzeukhiphe imadlanayokugcina.

ISAHLUKO13

1Kwakukhonangalesosikhathiabanyeabamtshela ngabaseGalileigazilabouPilatuayelixubanise nemihlatsheloyabo.

2UJesuwaphendula,wathikubo:NithilabobaseGalile babeyizonikunabaseGalilebonke,ngokubabehlupheka ngalezizinto?

3Ngithikini:Qha,kephaumaningaphenduki, niyakubhubhangokunjalononke

4Nomalaboabayishuminesishiyagalombiliowawela phezukwaboumbhoshongowaseSilowama,wababulala, nithibonababeyizonikunabobonkeabantuabakhileyo eJerusalemana?

5Ngithikini:Qha,kephaumaningaphenduki, niyakubhubhangokunjalononke.

6Wasekhulumalomfanekiso;Umuntuothile wayenomkhiwaneutshalweesivininisakhe;wezawadinga isithelokuwo,kodwaakasitholanga.

7Wayesethikusoisisebenzisesivini:‘Bheka, sekuyiminyakaemithathungizangifunaisithelokulo mkhiwane,ngingasifumani;Uwuthelelelaniumhlabathi?

8Yaphendulayathikuye:“Nkosi,wuyekenangalonyaka, ngizengimbeemaceleniawo,ngitheleumquba; 9Umauthelaisithelo,kuhle;umakungenjalo, wowugawulaemvakwalokho

10Wayefundisakwelinyelamasinagogengesabatha.

11Bheka,kwakukhonaowesifazaneonomoya wobuthakathakaiminyakaeyishuminesishiyagalombili, eqhothile,engakwazinhloboukuziphakamisa

12KwathiuJesuembona,wambiza,wathikuye:Mame, ukhululiweebuthakathakenibakho.

13Wabekaizandlazakhephezukwakhe; 14Umphathiwesinagogewaphendulangokuthukuthela, ngokubauJesuesilisangesabatha,wathikubantu:Kukhona izinsukueziyisithuphaokufanelekusetshenzwengazo; usukulwesabatha

15INkosiyasimphendula,yathi:Mzenzisi,ngulowo lalowowenukayithukululiyiningesabathainkabiyakhe kumbeimbongoloyakheesibayeni,ayiyiseukuyiphuzisa?

16Futhilonawesifazaneoyindodakazika-Abrahama, uSathaneambophile,bheka,leminyakaeyishumi nesishiyagalombili,bekungafaneleyiniakhululwekulesi sibophongosukulwesabatha?

17Eseshilolokho,bajabhabonkeababemelenenaye; 18Wayesethi:“UmbusokaNkulunkuluufanananina? futhingiyakulifanisanani?

19Unjengohlamvulwesinaphi,aluthathaumuntu, waluphonsaensiminiyakhe;yamila,yabangumuthi omkhulu;izinyonizezuluzahlalaemagatsheniawo.

20Wabuyewathi:“Ngingawufanisananiumbuso kaNkulunkuluna?

21Ufananemvubelo,ayithathaowesifazane,wayifaka ezilinganisweniezintathuzempuphu,kwazekwabilakonke

22Wasedabulaimizilemizanaefundisa,elibangise eJerusalema.

23Omunyewasesithikuye:Nkosi,balutshwana abasindiswayoyini?Wathikubo

24Phikelelaniukungenangesangoelincane,ngokuba ngithikini:Abaningibayakufunaukungena,bahluleke

25Nxaumninindluesevukile,wavalaumnyango,niqale ukumangaphandlenokungqongqothaemnyango,nithi: ‘Nkosi,Nkosi,sivulele;aphenduleathikini:Anginazi laphonivelakhona;

26Khonaniyakuqalaukuthi:‘Sadla,saphuzaphambi kwakho,wafundisaemigwaqweniyakithi

27Kodwauzakuthi:Ngithikini:Kangilazilaphoelivela khona;sukanikimininanonkebenzibokubi

28Laphokuyakubakhonaukukhalanokugedlaamazinyo, nxasenibonau-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe, nabaprofethibonkeembuswenikaNkulunkulu,kephanina nikhishelwengaphandle

29Bayakuzabevelaempumalanga,nasentshonalanga, nasenyakatho,naseningizimu,bahlaleekudleniembusweni kaNkulunkulu

30Bhekani,kukhonaabokugcinaabayakubangabokuqala, kukhonaabokuqalaabayakubangabokugcina

31NgalolosukukwezaabaFarisiabathile,bathikuye: “Phuma,usukelapha,ngokubauHerodeufunaukukubulala.

32Wathikubo:“Hambaniniyitsheleleyompungushe ukuthi:‘Bheka,ngikhiphaamademoni,ngiphulukisa

abantunamuhlanakusasa,kuthingosukulwesithathu ngipheleliswe.

33Nokhongimelweukuhambanamuhlanakusasa nangomuso,ngokubaakunakwenzekaukubaumprofethi abhubhengaphandlekweJerusalema.

34Jerusalema,Jerusalema,wenaobulalaabaprofethi, okhandangamatsheabathunywekuwe!Bengithanda kangakananiukubuthelandawonyeabantwanabakho njengesikhukhukazisibuthelaamazinyaneasongaphansi kwamaphikoaso,kodwaanivumanga!

35Bhekani,indluyenuisisalanani;

ISAHLUKO14

1Kwathiengenilengesabathaendliniyomunyewabaphathi babaFarisiukubaadleisinkwa,bonabamqaphela.

2Bheka,kwakukhonaphambikwakheumuntuothile owayenesifosokuwa

3UJesuwaphendulawakhulumakuzoizazimthetho nabaFarisi,wathi:Kuvunyelweyiniukuphulukisa ngesabatha?

4Basebethula.Wamthatha,wamphulukisa,wamkhulula; 5Wabaphendulawathi:“Ngumuphikiniongathi imbongolonomainkabiiweleemgodini,angayikhiphi masinyanengosukulwesabathana?

6Basebengasenakuphindabamphendulengalezozinto 7Wababekelaumfanekisokwabamenyiweyo,ebona indlelaababekhethangayoizindlueziphambili;ethikubo. 8Nxaumenywengumuntuemshadweni,ungahlali endaweniephakemeyo;hleziomunyeohloniphekayo kulaweabizwenguye;

9Futhiokumemileyolayeezeathikuwe:Khiphalo;bese uqalaukuhlalaendaweniephansiunamahloni

10Kodwanxaumenyiwe,hambauhlaleendaweni esekucineni;ukuzekuthinxaefikaokumemileyoathikuwe: Mngane,yenyukelaenhla;

11Ngokubayilowonalowooziphakamisayo uyakuthotshiswa;lalowoozithobayouzaphakanyiswa

12Wayesethinakulowoommemileyo:“Nxausenzaisidlo sakusihlwanomasakusihlwa,ungabiziabanganebakho, nabafowenu,nomaizihlobozakho,nomaomakhelwane bakhoabanothile;funanabobabuyebakumeme,kube nembuyiselokuwe.

13Kephanxausenzaidili,memaabampofu,nezinyonga, nezinyonga,nezimpumputhe;

14Futhiuyakubusiswa;ngokubaabanakukubuyisela, ngokubauyakuvuzwaekuvukenikwabalungileyo

15Kwathiomunyewababehlezilayeekudleniesizwa lezizinto,wathikuye:Ubusisiweodlaisinkwaembusweni kaNkulunkulu

16Wasesithikuye:Umuntuothilewenzaidilielikhulu, wamemaabanengi;

17Wathumaincekuyakhengesikhathisesidloukubaithi kwabamenyiweyo:Wozani;ngobakonkesekulungile

18BasebeqalaukuzilandulelabonkeOwokuqalawathi kuye:Ngithengeisiqephusensimu,ngimelweukuyosibona; 19Futhiomunyewathi:Ngithengeamajogweamahlanu ezinkabi,futhingisayaukuzilinga; 20Lomunyewathi:Ngithetheumfazi,ngakhongingeze 21Yasesizaleyonceku,yabikelainkosiyayolezizinto. Khonaumninindluwathukuthela,wathiencekwiniyakhe: Phumamasinyane,uyeemigwaqweninasemizileniyomuzi,

ungeniselaphaabampofu,nezilima,nezinyonga, nezimpumputhe.

22Incekuyasisithi:Nkosi,sekwenziwenjengokulaya kwakho,kodwaindawoisekhona.

23Yayisithiinkosiencekwini:‘Phumauyeezindleleni nasezintangweni,ubacindezeleukubabangene,ukuze igcwaleindluyami

24Ngobangithikini:Kakhokulawomadodaabemenyiwe ozakuzwaukudlakwamikwakusihlwa

25Kwasekuhambalayeamaxukuamakhulu,wasetshibilika wathikuwo

26Umaumuntuezakimi,engazondiuyise,nonina, nomkakhe,nabantwana,nabafowabo,nawodadewabo, yebo,nokuphilakwakhe,angebengumfundiwami

27Nalowoongathwaliisiphambanosakhe,angilandele, angebengumfundiwami.

28Ngobangumuphikiniothiefunaukwakha umbhoshongo,angahlaliphansikuqala,abaleizindleko, ukuthiunakhoukuwuqedana?

29Hlezi,esesibekileisisekelo,engakwaziukusiqeda, bonkeabakubonayobaqaleukumklolodela

30besithi:Lomuntuwaqalaukwakha,kodwakabanga lamandlaokuqeda

31Nomaiyiphiinkosi,ethiiyakulwanenyeinkosi, ingahlaliphansikuqala,ibuzeukuthiinamandlayini ngezinkulungwaneeziyishumiukuhlangabezaozakuyo nezinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilina?

32Umakungenjalo,esekudelowo,uthumaamanxusa, aceleizimozokuthula

33Kanjalo,nomaubanikiniongashiyikonkeanakho, angebengumfundiwami.

34Usawotimuhle,kephaumausawotiedumele,ubusawoti bovuzwanganina?

35Awuwulungeleumhlabathi,nomaumquba;kodwa abantubayawukhiphaOnezindlebezokuzwamakezwe

ISAHLUKO15

1Kwasekusondelakuyebonkeabathelisinezoni ukumuzwa.

2AbaFarisinababhalibakhonona,bathi:“Lowamukela izoni,adlenazo

3Wasekhulumalomfanekisokubo,wathi: 4Ngumuphiumuntukinionezimvueziyikhulu,kuthiuma elahlekelwangenyeyazo,angazishiyiezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunyenesishiyagalolunyeehlane,alandele elahlekileyo,azeayithole?

5Athieseyitholile,ayibekeemahlombeakheethokoza.

6Esefikaendlini,abizelendawonyeabanganibakhe nomakhelwane,athikubo:“Thokozaninami;ngoba ngiyitholileimvuyamiebilahlekile

7Ngithikini:Kanjalokuyakubakhonaukuthokoza ezulwiningesonisisinyeesiphendukayokunabalungileyo abangamashumiayisishiyagalolunyenesishiyagalolunye abangadingikuphenduka

8“Nomangumuphiowesifazaneonezinhlamvuzesiliva eziyishumi,kuthiumaelahlekelwauhlamvulunye, angalumekiisibani,ashaneleindlu,adingisise,azealuthole?

9Eseyitholileubizelandawonyeabanganebakhe labomakhelwanebakhe,athi:Thokozanilami;ngokuba ngilutholileucezuebengingilahlekele

10Kanjalo,ngithikini:Kukhonaukuthokozaphambi kwezingelosizikaNkulunkulungesonisisinye esiphendukayo

11Wathi:“Umuntuothilewayenamadodanaamabili; 12Encaneyawoyathikuyise:‘Baba,nginikeisabelo sempahlaesiqondenenamiFuthiwabahlukaniselaimpahla yakhe

13Kwasekusithiemvakwezinsukuezinengi,indodana encinyaneyasibuthakonke,yasukayayaelizweni elikhatshana,yachithakhonaimpahlayayongokuphila okuxhwalileyo

14Esechithekonke,kwavelaindlalaenkulukulelozwe; waqalaukuswela.

15Wasehambawazihlanganisanesakhamuzisalelozwe; wayithumelaemadlelweniakheukubayaluseizingulube

16Wayefisaukugcwalisaisisusakhengamakhobaadliwa yizingulube,futhikwakungekhomuntuowamnika

17Kwathilaphoisanguluka,yathi:‘Bangakiabaqashwa bakababaabanesinkwaesanele,kantiminangifaindlala.

18Ngiyakusuka,ngiyekubaba,ngithikuye:Baba,ngonile kuloizulunaphambikwakho;

19angisafaneleukuthiwaindodanayakho;ngenzengibe njengomunyewabaqashwabakho

20WasukawayakuyiseKutheisekude,uyisewayibona, wabanesihe,wagijima,wawaentanyeniyakhe,wayanga.

21Indodanayathikuye:‘Baba,ngonilekuloizulu nasemehlweniakho,angisafaneleukuthiwaindodana yakho.

22Kodwauyisewathiezincekwinizakhe:Khuphani inguboenhlekunazozonke,niyembathise;wafaka indandathoesandlenisakhe,nezicathuloezinyawenizakhe; 23Niletheitholeelikhuluphalisiwe,nilihlabe;futhiasidle, sijabule;

24Ngokubalendodanayamiibifile,isiyaphilafuthi; ubelahlekile,usetholakeleBasebeqalaukujabula

25Indodanayakheenkuluyayisensimini;yathiisiza isondelaendlini,yezwaukuhlabelelanokusina.

26Yabizaenyeyezinceku,yabuzaukuthiziyinilezizinto 27Wathikuye:“Umfowenuufikile;uyihlouhlabileithole elikhuluphalisiwe,ngokubaumamukeleephilile.

28Wathukuthela,akathandangaukungena;wayesephuma uyise,wamncenga

29Yasiphendulayathikuyise:Khangela,leminyaka eminengingikukhonza,kangizangengeqeumlayowakho; 30Kodwakutheifikalendodanayakho,edleukudla kwakhonezifebe,uyihlabeleitholeelikhuluphalisiwe.

31Wasesithikuye:Mntanami,wenaulaminjalo,njalo konkeengilakhokungokwakho.

32Bekufanelekileukuthisijabulesithokoze,ngokuba umfowenulowayefile,wabuyewaphila;yayilahlekile, yafunyanwa

ISAHLUKO16

1Wayesethinakubafundibakhe:“Kwakukhonaumuntu othileonothileyoowayenomphathi;yonayabekwaicala lokuthiichitheimpahlayayo.

2Wambiza,wathikuye:Kuyinilokhuengikuzwangawe? landisangobuphathibakho;ngobaungabeusaba ngumphathi.

3Ngakhoumphathiwathiphakathikwakhe: Ngizakwenzani?ngokubainkosiyamiingaphuca ubuphathi;ukuncenganginamahloni

4Sengikwaziengizakwenza,ukuze,nxangikhutshwa ebuphathini,bangamukeleezindlinizabo.

5Wasebabizabonkeabanamacalaenkosiniyakhe,wathi kowokuqala:Unecalaelingakananienkosiniyami?

6Wathi:"Izilinganisoeziyikhuluzamafutha."Wathikuye: 'Thathaincwadiyakho,ushesheuhlalephansi,ulobe amashumiayisihlanu'

7Wathikomunye:Wena-keunecalaelingakananina?

Wathi:IzilinganisoeziyikhuluzikakolweniWathikuye: Thathaincwadiyakho,ulobeamashumi ayisishiyagalombili

8Inkosiyamtusaumphathiongalungilengokuthiwenze ngokuhlakanipha,ngokubaabantwanabalesisikhathi bahlakaniphileesizukulwanenisabokunabantwana bokukhanya

9Namingithikini:Zenzelenininaabangani ngokukaMamonaongalungile;ukuzekuthi,nxaniphela, banamukeleezindlinieziphakade

10Othembekilekokuncinyaneuthembekilenakokukhulu, nongalungilekokuncanekakhuluakalungilenakokukhulu

11NgakhoubalingathembekangakokukaMamona ongalunganga,ngubaniozaliphathisainothoyeqiniso?

12Futhiumabeningathembekangakokukomunye,ubani oyakuninikaokungokwenuna?

13Akukhoncekuengakhonzaamakhosiamabili,ngokuba iyakuzondaenye,ithandeenye;nomaibambelelekwenye, ideleleenyeAnikwaziukukhonzauNkulunkulu noMamona.

14LabaFarisiababethandaimalibazizwazonkelezizinto, bamklolodela

15Wathikubo:“Ninaningabazishayaabalungileyo phambikwabantu;kephauNkulunkuluuyazaziizinhliziyo zenu,ngokubalokhookuphakemephakathikwabantu kuyisinengisoemehlwenikaNkulunkulu.

16Umlayolabaprofethikwakukhonakwazekwaba nguJohane;

17Futhikululaukubakudluleizulunomhlabakunokuba kupheleichashanaelilodwalomthetho

18Yilowonalowoolahlaumkakhe,aganwengomunye, uyaphinga;

19Kwakukhonaumuntuothileonothileyo,owayegqoka ezibubendenezelinenielicolekileyo,ezijabulisaimihla ngemihlangokutamasa.

20Kwakukhonaisinxibiesithile,nguLazaru,esasibekwe esangwenilasosigcweleizilonda;

21ifisaukusuthiswangemvuthulukaewaetafulenilesicebi, phezukwalokhokwafikanezinjazayikhothaizilondazaso

22Kwasekusithiwafaompofu,wathwalwayizingilosi esifubenisikaAbrahama;

23Sisesihogwenisaphakamisaamehloaso, sisebuhlungwini,sabonau-Abrahamaekude,noLazaru esesifubenisakhe

24Samemezasathi:‘BabaAbrahama,ngihawukele, uthumeuLazaru,agcobhozeisihlokosomunwewakhe emanzini,aphoziseulimilwami;ngobangiyahlushwa kulelilangabi

25Kodwau-Abhrahamawathi:‘Ndodana,khumbula ukuthiwenawamukelaokuhlekwakhoempilweniyakho, loLazarungokunjalookubi;

26Futhiphezukwakhokonkelokhu,phakathikwethulani kubekweumhoshaomkhulu,ukuzeabafunaukusukalapha besiyakinibangabi;futhiabanakuwelelakithiabafuna ukuvelakhona.

27Yasisithi:Ngakhongiyakucela,baba,ukuthiumthume endlinikababa;

28Ngobanginabafowethuabayisihlanu;ukuzeafakaze kubo,hlezinabobezekulendawoyokuhlupheka.

29U-Abrahamawathikuye:BanoMosenabaprofethi; mabezwe

30Sathi:‘Qha,babaAbrahama;

31Wasesithikuye:UbabengalaleliuMozisilabaprofethi, kabayikuvunyiswa,lobakuvukaomunyekwabafileyo.

ISAHLUKO17

1Wayesethikubafundibakhe:“Akunakwenzekaukuba kuveleizikhubekiso,kephamayekulowoezizangaye!

2Bekungabangconokuyeukubaitshelokucholaligaxwe entanyeniyakhe,aphonsweolwandle,kunokuba akhubekiseabemunyekulabaabancinyane

3Ziqapheleninina;umaumfowenuona,mkhuze;uma ephenduka,mthethelele

4Futhiumaonakuwekasikhombisangosuku,abesebuya kuwekasikhombisangosuku,ethi:Ngiyaphenduka; umthethelele

5AbaphostolibathieNkosini:Yandisaukukholwakwethu 6INkosiyasisithi:Ubabenilokholoolungangohlamvu lwesinaphi,beningathikulesisihlahlasomthombe:Siphuna, utshalweelwandle;futhikufaneleikulalele

7“Ngumuphikinionencekuelimayonomaeyelusa izinkomoongathikuyolaphoibuyaensimini:‘Hamba uhlalephansi,udle’?

8futhikayikutshokuyeukuthi:Lungisaengizakudla ngakho,uzibhince,ungikhonze,ngizengidlenginathe; andukubaudle,uphuzena?

9Ingayibongayinileyoncekungokubayenzelokho eyalelweyonana?Angilahli

10Kanjalonani,nxanenzekonkeenikuyaliwe,anothi: ‘Siyizincekuezingasizi;

11KwathiesangenaeJerusalema,wadabulaphakathi kweSamariyaneGalile

12Esangenaemzaneniothile,kwahlangananayeamadoda ayishumianochoko,amelakude

13Basebephakamisaamazwiabo,bathi:Jesu,Nkosi, sihawukele.

14Ewabonawathikuwo:“Hambaninizibonakalise kubapristi.Kwathibesahambabahlanjululwa.

15Omunyewabo,ebonaukuthiuphulukisiwe,wabuya, wamdumisauNkulunkulungezwielikhulu;

16Wawangobusongasezinyawenizakhe,embonga;futhi yenawayengumSamariya.

17UJesuwaphendulawathi:Kakuhlanjululwangayini abalitshumi?kodwabaphiabayisishiyagalolunye?

18Kabafunyanwangaababuyelaukuzokhazimulisa uNkulunkulu,ngaphandlekwalowezizwe

19Wathikuye:“Sukuma,uhambe;

20EbuzwangabaFarisiukuthiumbusokaNkulunkulu uzakufikanini,wabaphendulawathi:“Umbuso kaNkulunkuluawufikingokubonwa;

21futhikabayikuthi:Khangelaninanku;noma,bheka, lapho!ngobabhekani,umbusokaNkulunkuluuphakathi kwenu

22Wathikubafundibakhe:“Kuyakufikaizinsuku,lapho niyakufisaukubonalubelunyelwezinsukuzeNdodana yomuntu,kephaaniyikulubona

23Futhibayakuthikini:Bhekanilapha;noma,bheka laphaya:ungabalandeli,ungabalandeli.

24Ngokubanjengonyazi,onyazimakwenyeindawophansi kwezulu,ukhanyakwenyeindawophansikwezulu; iyakubanjaloiNdodanayomuntungosukulwayo

25Kodwakuqalaimelweukuhluphekangokuningi,yaliwe yilesisizukulwane.

26FuthinjengobakwenzekaemihlenikaNowa,kuyakuba njalonasemihleniyeNdodanayomuntu

27Babedla,bephuza,bethatha,bendiswa,kwazekwafika usukuuNowaangenangaloemkhunjini,kwafikauzamcolo, wababhubhisabonke

28NgokunjalofuthinjengobakwenzekaemihlenikaLoti; babedla,bephuza,bethenga,bethengisa,betshala,bakha; 29KodwangosukuuLotiaphumangaloeSodomakwana umlilonesibabulekuvelaezulwini,kwababhubhisabonke.

30Kuyakubanjalongosukueyakwambulwangalo iNdodanayomuntu

31Ngalolosuku,ophezukwendlu,impahlayakheisendlini, makangehliukuyithatha;nosensiminimakangabuyeli emuva

32KhumbulaniumkaLoti.

33Yilowonalowoofunaukusindisaukuphilakwakhe uyakulahlekelwayikho;njalolobangubaniolahlekelwa yimpiloyakheuzayilondoloza.

34Ngithikini:Ngalobobusukukuyakubakhonaababili embhedenimunye;omunyeuyakuthathwa,omunye ashiywe.

35Abesifazaneababilibayakubebesilandawonye; omunyeathathwe,omunyeashiywe

36Kuzakubakhonaababiliensimini;omunyeathathwe, omunyeashiywe

37Basebephendulabathikuye:Kungaphi,Nkosi? Wayesethikubo:“Laphokukhonaisidumbu,kulapho amanqeeyakubuthanakhona

ISAHLUKO18

1Wababekelaumfanekisowokuthikufanelebakhuleke njalo,bangadangali; 2esithi:Kwakukhonaemziniothileumahluleli owayengamesabiuNkulunkulu,enganakimuntu;

3Kwakukhonafuthikulowomuziumfelokazi;wezakuye, wathi:Ngiphindiseleesithenisami

4Kodwaengavumiokwesikhathi,kodwangasemuvawathi phakathikwakhe:LanxangingamesabiuNkulunkulu, nginganakimuntu;

5Nokho,ngokubalomfelokaziengikhathaza, ngiyakumphindisela,funaangidinisengokuzakwakhe njalo

6YathiiNkosi:Zwaniniukuthiumahluleliongalungile athini

7KantiuNkulunkulukayikuphindiselayiniabakhethiweyo bakheabakhalakuyeiminilebusuku,lanxaebabekezelela?

8Ngithikini:UzabalungiselamasinyaneNokhonxaifika iNdodanayomuntu,iyakufumanaukukholwaemhlabenina?

9Wayesekhulumalomfanekisokwabathile ababezethembaukuthibalungile,bedelelaabanye; 10Amadodaamabilienyukelaethempeliniukuyokhuleka; omunyeengumFarisi,omunyeengumthelisi.

11UmFarisiwemawazikhulekelangokuthi:“Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubongangokubaanginjengabanyeabantu, abaphangi,abangalungile,iziphingi,nanjengalomthelisi

12Ngizilaukudlakabilingeviki,nginikelaokweshumi kukhokonkeenginakho

13Kephaumthelisiemikudewayengafuni nokuphakamiselaamehloakhengasezulwini,kodwa washayaisifubasakhe,ethi:‘Nkulunkulu,ngihawukele minasoni.

14Ngithikini:Lowehlelaendliniyakheelungisisiwe kunomunye;lalowoozithobayouzaphakanyiswa

15Basebelethakuyelezinganeukuzeazithinte;kodwa abafundibakhebekubonababakhuza

16KephauJesuwababizelakuye,wathi:“Vumelani abantwanabezekimi,ningabenqabeli,ngokubaumbuso kaNkulunkuluungowabanjalo

17Ngiqinisilengithikini:Lobangubaniongamukeli umbusokaNkulunkulunjengomntwanakasozeangena kuwo

18Umbusiothilewambuza,wathi:“MfundisiOmuhle, ngiyakwenzaniukubangidleifalokuphilaokuphakadena?

19UJesuwasesithikuye:Ungibizelaningokuthingimuhle? kakhoomuhle,ngaphandlekoyedwa,uNkulunkulu

20Uyayaziimilayoethi:Ungafebi,ungabulali,ungebi, ungafakaziamanga,yazisauyihlolonyoko

21Wasesithi:Konkelokhungikugcinilekusukela ebutshenibami.

22UJesuekuzwalokhowathikuye:“Usasilalelweinto eyodwa;thengisangakhokonkeonakho,wabeleabampofu, khonauzakubaneguguezulwini;

23Ekuzwalokhowadabukakakhulu,ngokubawayecebile kakhulu

24UJesuebonaukuthiudabukilewathi:Kulukhuni kangakananikwabanomnothoukungenaembusweni kaNkulunkulu!

25Ngobakululaukuthiikamelalingenengentunja yenalithi,kulokuthionothileyoangeneembusweni kaNkulunkulu

26Abazwileyobathi:Phokungasindiswabani?

27Wasesithi:Izintoezingenzekiyoebantwiniziyenzeka kuNkulunkulu

28UPetrowasesithi:Khangela,thinasitshiyekonke, sakulandela

29Wathikubo:“Ngiqinisilengithikini:Akukhomuntu oshiyeindlu,nomaabazali,nomaabafowabo,noma umkakhe,nomaabantwana,ngenxayombuso kaNkulunkulu;

30ongayikwamukeliswaokuphindwekaningikulesi sikhathi,nasezwenielizayoukuphilaokuphakade

31Wayesethathaabayishuminambili,wathikubo: “Bhekani,sikhuphukelaeJerusalema,futhikonke okulotshwengabaprofethingeNdodanayomuntu kuyakufezeka.

32Ngobaizanikelwakwabezizwe,ihlekwe,iphathwekubi, ikhafulelwe;

33Bazayibhaxabulabayibulale,kodwangosuku lwesithathuizavuka

34Kodwabonakabaqedisisangalutholwalezozinto, lelizwilalifihlakelekubo,njalokabakwazi okwakhulunywayo

35KwathiesondelaeJeriko,impumputheethileyayihlezi ngasendleleniinxiba;

36Isizwileisixukusidlulayabuzaukuthikuyini

37BasebeyitshelaukuthiuJesuwaseNazarethauyadlula

38Yamemezayathi:Jesu,NdodanakaDavide, ngihawukele!

39Ababehambaphambilibayikhuzaukubaithule;

40UJesuwema,wayalaukuthisilethwekuye;

41esithi:Uthandaukuthingenzenikuwe?Wasesithi: Nkosi,ukuzengibone.

42UJesuwasesithikuyo:Bona,ukukholwakwakho kukusindisile

43Njaloyahleyabona,yamlandela,idumisauNkulunkulu; labantubonkesebekubonabadumisauNkulunkulu

ISAHLUKO19

1UJesuwangenawadabulaiJeriko

2Bheka,kwakukhonaindodaigamalayolinguZakewu, iyinhlokoyabathelisi,inothile;

3YayifunaukumbonauJesuukuthiungubani;wahluleka ngenxayexuku,ngobawayemude.

4Wasegijimangaphambili,wakhwelaesihlahleni somthombeukuzeambone,ngobawayezadlula ngaleyondlela.

5KwathiuJesuefikakuleyondawo,wabhekaphezulu, wayibona,wathikuyo:“Zakewu,sheshawehle;ngoba lamuhlangimeleukuhlalaendliniyakho.

6Wasesheshawehla,wamamukelangokuthokoza

7Sebekubonabakhononabonke,bathi:“Ungene ukuyongenaendodenieyisoni.

8UZakewuwema,wathieNkosini;Bheka,Nkosi,inxenye yempahlayamingiyiphaabampofu;futhiumangithathe uthokumuntungamanga,ngimbuyiselangokuphindwe kane

9UJesuwathikuye:“Namuhlainsindisoisifikilekule ndlu,lokhunayeeyindodanaka-Abrahama.

10NgokubaiNdodanayomuntuizeukufunanokusindisa okulahlekile

11Kwathibekuzwalokho,wanezela,wakhuluma umfanekiso,ngokubawayeseduzeneJerusalema, nangokubababethiumbusokaNkulunkuluuzakuvela masinyane.

12Wasesithi:Umuntuothilewobukhosiwayaelizweni elikhatshanaukuzeazamukeleumbuso,abuye.

13Wabizaizincekuzakheeziyishumi,wabanikaomina abayishumi,wathikuzo:'Hhwebaningizengibuye

14Kodwaizakhamizizakhezazimzonda,zathuma amanxusaemvakwakhe,zisithi:Kasithandiukuthilo abusephezukwethu

15Kwathiesebuyileesewamukelileumbuso,wayalaukuba kubizelwekuyelezozincekuabezinikeimali,ukuzeazi ukuthiyilowonalowoubezuzilekangakananingokuhweba

16“Yafikaeyokuqala,yathi:‘Nkosi,uminawakhouzuze ominaabayishumi

17Wathikuyo:“Kuhle,ncekuenhle; 18Yezaneyesibili,yathi:‘Nkosi,uminawakhouzuze ominaabayisihlanu

19Wasesithikuye:Laweyibaphezukwemizieyisihlanu

20“Kwasekusizanenye,yathi:‘Nkosi,bheka,nangu uminawakho,ebengiwubekéendwangwini; 21Ngokubabengikwesaba,ngokubaungumuntuolukhuni, uthathaongakubekanga,uvuneongakuhlwanyelanga.

22Wasesithikuyo:Ngizakwahlulelangokuphuma emlonyeniwakho,ncekuembiUbuwaziukuthi ngingumuntuolukhuni,othabathaengingakubekanga, avuneengingakuhlwanyelanga;

23Pho,awufakanganganiimaliyamiebhange,ukuze ekufikenikwamingiyibizenenzalo?

24Wathikwababemikhona:“Mthatheleniumina,nimnike onawominaabayishumi

25Basebesithikuye:Nkosi,unominaabalitshumi.

26Ngobangithikini:Wonkeolakhouzaphiwa;lalowo ongelakho,lalokhoalakhouzakwemukwa

27Kodwalezozithazamiezazingathandangaukuthi ngibusephezukwazo,zilethenilapha,lizibulalephambi kwami

28Eseshilolokhowandulela,wenyukelaeJerusalema.

29KwathiesondelaeBetfagenaseBethaniyaentabeni ethiwaYeminqumo,wathumaababilikubafundibakhe

30esithi:Hambaniliyeemzaneniokhangelenelani; ekungenenikwenunizaficaitholelembongololikhulekiwe, okungakazekuhlalemuntukulo;

31Umaumuntuenibuzaethi:‘Nilithukululelanina? nizakushokuyeukuthi:'INkosiiyalidinga'

32Ababethunyiwebahamba,bafumanakunjengokusho kwakhekubo.

33Kwathibelithukululaithole,abaninilobathikubo: Lilithukululelaniithole?

34Basebesithi:INkosiiyalidinga.

35BalilethakuJesu,babekaizingubozabophezukwethole, bamkhwelisauJesu

36Esahamba,bendlalaizingubozaboendleleni.

37EsesondeleekwehlenikweNtabaYeminqumo,isixuku sonkesabafundisaqalaukuthokozanokudumisa uNkulunkulungezwielikhulungayoyonkeimisebenzi yamandlaababeyibonile;

38besithi:KayibusisweiNkosiezayoebizwenileNkosi: ukuthulaezulwini,lenkazimulokweliphezulu.

39LabanyekubaFarisibexukubathikuye:Rabi,khuza abafundibakho

40Wasephendulawathikubo:Ngithikini:Ubabengathula laba,amatsheazakhalamasinyane

41Esesondelewawubonaumuzi,wawukhalela; 42esithi:Alubaubusazilawengalolusukulwakho, okungokokuthulakwakho!kephamanjezifihliwe emehlweniakho.

43Ngokubaizinsukuziyakufikela,laphoizithazakho ziyokubiyelangomsele,zikuhaqe,zikuvimbezelenxazonke; 44Ziyakuwisaphansiwenanabantwanabakhophakathi kwakho;njalokabayikutshiyailitshephezukwelinye; ngobaubungasaziisikhathisokuhanjelwakwakho

45Wangenaethempelini,waqalaukuxoshaababethengisa kulonabathengayo;

46wathikubo:Kulotshiweukuthi:Indluyamiyindlu yokukhuleka;

47WayefundisaethempeliniimihlangemihlaKepha abapristiabakhulunababhalinezikhuluzabantubafuna ukumbulala;

48Kodwababengatholiababengakwenza,ngobaixuku lonkelalilalelisisaukumuzwa

1Kwathingolunyelwalezozinsukuefundisaabantu ethempelini,eshumayelaivangeli,kwafikakuyeabapristi abakhulunababhalikanyenamalunga;

2basebekhulumakuye,besithi:Sitshele,lokhuuzenza ngaliphiigunya?kumbengubaniokunikeleligunya?

3Wasephendulawathikubo:Lamingizalibuzailizwilibe linye;futhiungiphendule:

4UbhapathizolukaJohanelwaluvelaezulwininoma kubantuna?

5Bakhulumisanabodwa,besithi:Ubasisithi:Ezulwini; uzakuthi:Pho,anikholwanganguyenganina?

6Kodwaubasisithi:Kubantu;abantubonkebazosikhanda ngamatshe,ngokubabakholiweukuthiuJohane ungumprofethi.

7Basebephendulangokuthiabazilapholivelakhona

8UJesuwathikubo:“Namianginitsheliukuthingenza lokhungagunyalini.

9Waseqalaukukhulumaebantwinilumfanekiso;Umuntu othilewatshalaisivini,wasiqashisakubalimi,wayaezweni elikudeisikhathieside.

10Ngesikhathiesifaneleyowathumaincekukubalimi ukubabamnikeezithelwenizesivini;kodwaabalimi bamshaya,bammukisaze.

11Wabuyewathumaenyeinceku;nayobayishaya, bayiphathakabi,bayimukisaze

12Wabuyewathumaneyesithathu;nayobayilimaza, bayikhiphelangaphandle

13Wayesethiumninisivini:‘Ngizakwenzanina?

Ngiyakuthumaindodanayamiethandekayo;mhlawumbe bayoyihlonipha,laphobeyibona

14Kodwakwathiabalimibeyibonabakhulumisanabodwa, besithi:Louyindlalifa;

15Basebeyikhiphelangaphandlekwesivini,bayibulala Uzakwenzani-keumninisivini?

16Uzakuza,ababhubhiselababalimi,isiviniasinike abanyeSebezwilebathi:Makubenjalo!

17Wababhekawathi:“Pho,kuyinilokhuokulotshiweyo ukuthi:‘Itsheabalinqabayoabakhi,yiloelabayinhloko yegumbi?

18Lobangubaniozakuwaphezukwalelotshe uzaphahlazwa;kodwalowoeliwelaphezukwakhe lizamcola

19Abapristiabakhulunababhalibafunaukumbambangaso lesosikhathi;besabaabantu,ngokubabaqondaukuthi uwukhulumelomfanekisongabo

20Basebemqaphela,bathumaizinhloliezizenza abalungileyoukuzebabambeamazwiakhe,ukuze bamnikeleemandlenilakulandleniwombusi

21Bambuza-ke,bathi:“Mfundisi,siyaziukuthiukhuluma ufundisekahle,awukhethibusobamuntu,kodwaufundisa indlelakaNkulunkulungeqiniso;

22KungokomthethoyiningathiukuthelakuKesarinoma qha?

23Kodwaebaziubuqilibabowathikubo:Lingilingelani?

24Ngikhombiseniudenariyu.Inomfanekisonombhalo kabani?Baphendulabathi:KaKesari

25Wathikubo:“Ngakho-kenikaniuKesariokukaKesari, noNkulunkuluokukaNkulunkulu.

26Abakwazangaukubambaamazwiakhephambi kwabantu;bamangalangempenduloyakhe,bathula

27KwasekufikakuyeabathilekubaSadusi,abaphika ukuthiakukhoukuvukakwabafileyo;bambuza.

28bathi:“Mfundisi,uMosewasilobelaukuthi,Umakufa umfowabowomuntuenomfazi,kephaengenabantwana, umfowabomakamthatheumkakhe,amvuseleumfowabo inzalo

29Kwakukhonaizelamanieziyisikhombisa;owokuqala wathathaumfazi,wafaengenabantwana.

30Nowesibiliwamthatha,wafaengenamntwana;

31Nowesithathuwamthatha;kanjalo-keabayisikhombisa, bafabengashiyangamntwana

32Ekugcinenikwafanowesifazane

33Ngakho-keekuvukeniuyakubangumkabanikubona? ngokubaabayisikhombisababenayeengumkabo

34UJesuwasephendulawathikubo:Abantwana balumhlababayathatha,bayendiswa;

35Kodwalabookuzakuthiwabafaneleukuthola lowomhlabalokuvukakwabafileyokabathathani, kabendiswa;

36futhingekebesafa,ngobabalingananezingelosi;futhi bangabantwanabakaNkulunkulu,bengabantwana bokuvuka.

37Kephaukuthiabafileyobayavuswa,noMose wakubonisaesihlahleni,laphoeyibizaiNkosingokuthi uNkulunkuluka-Abrahama,noNkulunkuluka-Isaka, noNkulunkulukaJakobe

38NgokubaakasiyeuNkulunkuluwabafileyo,kodwa owabaphilayo,ngokubabonkebaphilelayena.

39Abanyebababhalibasebephendulabathi:Mfundisi, ukhulumekuhle

40Emvakwalokhokababanasibindisokumbuzalutho.

41Wayesethikubo:“BashokanjaniukuthiuKristu uyindodanakaDavidena?

42NoDavideuqobolwakheuthiencwadiniyeziHlabelelo: “INkosiyathieNkosiniyami:“Hlalangakwesokunene sami;

43ngizengenzeizithazakhozibeyisenabelosenyawo zakho

44NgakhouDavidaumbizangokuthiyiNkosi,pho uyindodanayakhenjani?

45Kwathisezilaleleixukulonkewathikubafundibakhe 46Xwayaniababhali,abathandaukuhambabembethe izembathoezinde,lokubingelelwaemakethe,lezihlalo eziphakemeyoemasinagogeni,lezihlaloeziphambili ekudleni;

47abadlaizindluzabafelokazi,nangokuzenzisabenza imithandazoemide;

ISAHLUKO21

1Wayesephakamisaamehloakhe,wabonaabanothileyo bephonsaiziphozaboendaweniyomnikelo.

2Wabonanomfelokaziothileompofuephonsakhona amafadingi*amabili

3Wathi:“Ngiqinisilengithikini:Lomfelokaziompofu ubekeokuningikunabobonke;

4NgobabonkelababaphoseleemnikelwenikaNkulunkulu kokuchichimakwabo,kodwayenaekuswelenikwakhe ubekekonkeabephilangakho

5Abanyebesakhulumangethempeli,ukuthilihlotshiswe ngamatsheamahlenangezipho,wathi:

6Ngokuqondenenalezizintoenizibonayo,kuyezaizinsuku okungayikushiywangazoitshephezukwetshe elingayikudilizelwaphansi

7Basebembuza,besithi:Mfundisi,kodwalezizinto zizakubanini?nesibonakalisosiyakubayini,lapho seziyakukwenzekalezizintona?

8Wathi:“Qaphelaniningadukiswa;nesikhathisisondele; ngakho-keningabalandeli.

9Kodwanxalisizwangezimpilesiyaluyalu,lingethuki; kephaukuphelaakusikhomasinyane

10Wayesethikubo:“Isizwesiyakuvukelaisizwe, nombusouvukeleumbuso;

11Futhikuyakubakhonaukuzamazamakomhlaba okukhuluezindaweningezindawo,nendlala,nezifo eziwumshayabhuqe;kuyakubakhonaizintoezesabekayo nezibonakalisoezinkuluezivelaezulwini.

12Kephangaphambikwakhokonkelokhobayakunibamba, banizingele,baninikeleemasinagogeninasematilongweni, niyiswephambikwamakhosinababusingenxayegama lami

13Kuzaphendukelakinikubengubufakazi

14Ngakhokugcineniezinhliziywenizenuukuba ningacabangingaphambilieniyakuziphendulelangakho;

15Ngobaminangizalinikaumlomolokuhlakanipha,bonke abamelenebenuabangekulamangakumbeukumelanalabo.

16Niyakukhashelwanangabazali,nabafowenu,nezihlobo, nabangane;abanyebenubayakubabulala

17niyakuzondwangabantubonkengenxayegamalami.

18Kodwakakuyikubhubhaunwelelwekhandalenu

19Ekubekezelenikwenuniyazuzaimiphefumuloyenu

20FuthinxanibonaiJerusalemalihaqweamabutho,yazinikeukuthisekusondeleukuchithwakwalo 21NgalesosikhathiabaseJudiyakababalekeleezintabeni; nabaphakathikwawomabaphumebaphume;futhi abasemaphandlenibangangenikuwo

22Ngobaleziziyizinsukuzokuphindisela,ukuze kugcwalisekekonkeokulotshiweyo.

23Kodwamayekwabakhulelweyonabancelisayongalezo zinsuku!ngokubakuyakuba-khonausiziolukhuluezweni nolakaphezukwalababantu.

24Bayakuwangosikolwenkemba,bathunjelweezizweni zonke,iJerusalemaliyakunyathelwaphansingabezizwe, kuzekugcwalisekeizikhathizabezizwe.

25Kuyakubakhonaizibonakalisoelangeninasenyangeni nasezinkanyezini;nasemhlabeniusizilwezizwe,zididekile; kuhlokomaulwandlenamagagasi;

26Abantubayaphelaamandlangenxayokwesaba lokulindelaizintoezizayoemhlabeni,ngobaamandlaezulu azazanyazanyiswa

27Khona-kebayobonaiNdodanayomuntuizangefu inamandlanenkazimuloenkulu

28Futhinxalezizintoseziqalaukwenzeka,sukumani niphakamiseamakhandaenu;ngobaukukhululwakwenu sekusondele

29Wasebatshelaumfanekiso;Bhekaniumkhiwanenemithi yonke;

30Nxaisihluma,niyabona,nazingokwenuukuthiihlobo seliseduze

31Kanjalonani,nxanibonalezizintozenzeka,yazini ukuthiumbusokaNkulunkuluuseduze.

32Ngiqinisilengithikini:Lesisizukulwaneasiyikudlula, kungakenzekikonke

33Kuyakudlulaizulunomhlaba,kephaamazwiami awasozeadlula.

34Ziqapheleninina,funaizinhliziyozenuzisindwe ukuminzanokudakwanezinkathazozalokhukuphila, lunifikelolosukukungazelelwe.

35Ngokubanjengogibeliyakufikaphezukwabobonke abahleziebuswenibomhlabawonke

36Ngakhohlalanililindile,likhulekenjalo,ukuzekuthiwe lifaneleukuphunyukakuzozonkelezizintoeziyakwenzeka, lokumaphambikweNdodanayomuntu

37Eminiwayefundisaethempelini;ebusukuwaphuma, wayahlalaentabeniethiwaiNtabaYeminqumo

38Bonkeabantubezakuyeekusenikakhuluethempelini ukubabamzwe

ISAHLUKO22

1Kwasekusondelaumkhosiwesinkwaesingenamvubelo othiwaiPhasika.

2Abapristiabakhulunababhalibafunaukuthi bangambulalakanjani;ngobababesabaabantu

3KhonauSathanewangenakuJudaothiwau-Iskariyothe engowabayishuminambili

4Wasukawahamba,wakhulumanabapristiabakhulu nezinduna,ukuthiangamkhaphelakanjanikubo.

5Basebethokoza,bavumelanaukumnikaimali

6Wavuma,wafunaithubaelihlelokumkhaphelakubo singekhoisixuku.

7Lwaselufikausukulwesinkwaesingenamvubelo, okwakumelekuhlatshwengaloiphasika

8WasethumauPetroloJohane,esithi:Hambani lisilungiseleiphasika,ukuzesidle

9Basebesithikuye:Uthandaukuthisikulungiselengaphi?

10Wasesithikubo:Khangelani,selingeneemzini, kuzahlanganalaniindodaethweleimbizayamanzi; mlandeleniningeneendliniangenakuyo

11Lizakuthikumninindlu:UMfundisiuthikuwe:Lingaphi ikamelolezivakashi,laphongingadlelakhonaiphasika labafundibami?

12Yenauzakunikhombisaikameloelikhulueliphezulu, elendlelweyo;

13Bahamba-ke,bafumanakunjengokushokwakhekubo, balilungisaiphasika.

14Selifikileihora,wahlalaphansi,nabaphostoli abayishuminambilikanyenaye

15Wathikubo:“Nginxanelenokunxanelaukudlananileli phasikangingakahlupheki

16Ngokubangithikini:Angisayikuphindangiyidle,ize igcwalisekeembuswenikaNkulunkulu

17Wasethathainkezo,wabonga,wathi:Thathanile, lihlukaniselanephakathikwenu;

18Ngobangithikini:Kangisozenginatheokwesithelo somvini,kuzekufikeumbusokaNkulunkulu

19Wasethathaisinkwa,wabonga,wasihlephula,wabanika, esithi:Lokhukungumzimbawamionikelwalina; 20Kanjalonenkezoemvakokudlakwakusihlwa,ethi:Le ndebeiyisivumelwanoesishaegazinilamielithululwa ngenxayenu

21Kodwabhekani,isandlasongikhaphelayosinami etafuleni.

22NgempelaiNdodanayomuntuiyahamba njengokumisiweyo,kodwamayekulowomuntu ekhashelwangaye!

23Basebeqalaukubuzanabodwaukuthingubanikubo ozakwenzalokho.

24Kwabakhonanokuphikisanaphakathikwabokokuthi ngubanikuboongathiwamkhulu

25Wathikubo:“Amakhosiabezizweazenzaamakhosi phezukwazo;lalaboabanegunyaphezukwazobabizwa ngokuthingabasizi

26Kodwaaniyikubanjalo;kodwaomkhuluphakathi kwenukabenjengomncinyane;futhioyinhlokomakabe njengokhonzayo.

27Ngobangumuphiomkhulu,ohleziekudlenikumbe okhonzayo?Akusiyeohleziekudlenina?kodwamina ngiphakathikwenunjengokhonzayo.

28Nina-keningaboabaqiniselanamiekulingwenikwami

29Futhiminanginimiselaumbuso,njengalokhuuBaba engimiselewona;

30ukuzenidle,niphuzeetafulenilamiembusweniwami, nihlaleezihlalwenizobukhosi,nahluleleizizweeziyishumi nambilizakwa-Israyeli.

31INkosiyathi:Simoni,Simoni,bheka,uSathane unifunileukubaanihlungenjengokolweni;

32Kodwaminangikukhulekele,ukuzeukhololwakho lungapheli;

33Wathikuye:“Nkosi,sengilungeleukuyanawe nasetilongweninasekufeni.

34Wathi:“Ngiyakutshela,Petru,iqhudealiyikukhala namuhla,ungakaphikikathathuukuthiuyangazi

35Wathikubo:“Mhlanginithumaningenasikhwama, nasikhwama,nazicathulo,naswelauthona?Basebesithi: Lutho

36Wasesithikubo:Kodwakhathesilowoolomxhaka kawuthathe,njalolesikhwamasakhe;

37Ngobangithikini:Lokhuokulotshiweyokusamelwe kufezekekimi,kokuthi:Wabalwakanyenezelelesi;

38Basebesithi:Nkosi,khangela,naziizinkembaezimbili Wasesithikubo:Kwanele

39Wasephuma,wayaeNtabeniYeminqumo njengokwejwayela;labafundibakhebamlandela

40Esefikilekuleyondawo,wathikubo:“Khulekaniukuba ningangeniekulingweni;

41Yenawahlehlakubookungabayibangalokuphonswa kwetshe,waguqangamadolo,wakhuleka;

42wathi:“Baba,umauthanda,susalesisitshakimi; 43Kwabonakalakuyeingelosievelaezulwiniimqinisa

44Esosiziniolunzimawakhulekaeqinisela,izithukuthuku zakhezabanjengamathonsiegazi,aconselaemhlabathini

45Wasukumaekukhulekeni,wezakubafundibakhe, wabaficabelelengenxayosizi

46Wathikubo:Nilalelenina?sukumaninikhuleke,ukuze ningangeniekulingweni

47Esakhuluma,bheka,isixuku,nayeothiwauJuda, omunyewabayishuminambili,wayehambaphambikwabo, wasondelakuJesuukumanga

48KodwauJesuwathikuye:Judasi,uthengisaiNdodana yomuntungokuyanga?

49Ababemphahlilebebonaokuzakwenzeka,bathikuye: Nkosi,sigadlengenkembayini?

50Omunyewabowayigalelaincekuyompristiomkhulu, wayinqumaindlebeyokunene

51UJesuwaphendulawathi:Yekanikuzekubemanje Wathintaindlebeyakhe,wamphulukisa.

52UJesuwayesethikubapristiabakhulunezinduna zethempelinamalungaababezekuye:“Niphumeniphethe izinkembanezindukukungathinizekumphangina?

53Nginaniimihlangemihlaethempelini,anelulanga izandlakimi,kephalesiyihoralenu,namandlaobumnyama

54Basebemthatha,bamqhuba,bamusaendliniyomphristi omkhuluUPetruwalandelaekude

55Sebebasaumlilophakathikwegceke,sebehlezi ndawonye,uPetrowahlalaphakathikwabo

56Kodwaincekukaziethileimbonaehleziemlilweni, yamgqolozelayathi:Lomuntuubelaye.

57Wamphikawathi:“Sifazane,angimazi

58Kwathiemvakwesikhatshanaomunyewambonawathi: Laweungowabo.UPetrowasesithi:Ndoda,kangisuye.

59Kwasekusithingemvakweholaelilodwaomunye waqinisawathi:Iqinisolayeubelaye,ngoba ungowaseGalili.

60UPetrowasesithi:Ndoda,kangikwaziokutshoyo Masinyaneesakhuluma,iqhudelakhala

61INkosiyasiphenduka,yambhekauPetru.UPetro wasekhumbulailizwileNkosi,ukuthiitshilokuyeukuthi: Iqhudelingakakhali,uzangiphikakathathu

62UPetrowasephumaphandlewakhalakamunyu.

63AmadodaayebambeuJesuamklolodela,amshaya 64Esembozile,amshayaebusweni,ambuza,athi: “Profetha;

65Lezinyeizintoezinengibakhulumangayebehlambaza

66Kwathisekusile,kwabuthanaamalungaabantu nabapristiabakhulunababhali,bamyisaemphakathini wabo,bathi:

67WenaunguKristuna?sitsheleWathikubo:“Uma nginitshela,anisozenakholwa;

68Futhiumafuthinginibuza,aniyikungiphendula,futhi aniyikungikhulula

69KusukelamanjeiNdodanayomuntuizakuhlala ngakwesokunenesamandlakaNkulunkulu

70Basebesithibonke:PhouyiNdodanakaNkulunkuluyini? Wathikubo:“Ninanishoukuthinginguye.

71Basebesithi:Sisaswelelaniubufakazi?ngobathina ngokwethusizwilengomlomowakhe

ISAHLUKO23

1Kwasukumaisixukusabosonke,samyisakuPilatu.

2Basebeqalaukumbekaicala,besithi:Simfumenelo edukisaisizwe,enqabelaukuthelakuKesari,esithiyena unguKristuiNkosi

3UPilatuwambuzawathi:WenauyinkosiyabaJudana? Wasephendulawathikuye:Utshowena

4UPilatuwathikubapristiabakhulunasezixukwini: "Angitholicalakulomuntu"

5Baqinisakakhulu,bethi:“Uvusaabantu,efundisakulo lonkeiJudiya,eqalaeGalilewazewafikalapha

6UPilatuesezwilengeGaliliwabuzaukuthilowomuntu ungowaseGaliliyini.

7KwathiesaziukuthiungowesifundasikaHerodi, wamthumelakuHerodi,owayekhonalayeeJerusalema ngalesosikhathi.

8KwathiuHerodeembonauJesu,wathokozakakhulu, ngokubakwasekuyisikhathiesideefunaukumbona,lokhu

ebezwilengaye;wayethembaukuthiuzobonaisibonakaliso senziwanguye.

9Wasembuzangamazwiamaningi;kodwa akamphendulangalutho.

10Abapristiabakhulunababhalibabemibemmangalela kakhulu

11UHerodilamabuthoakhebameyisa,bamklolodela, bamgqokisaisembathoesikhazimulayo,bambuyisela kuPilatu

12NgalolosukuoPilatunoHerodebabangabangane, ngokubangaphambilibabenobuthaphakathikwabo 13KwathiuPilatuesebizelendawonyeabapristiabakhulu lababusilabantu.

14Wathikubo:“Nilethekimilomuntunjengophambukisa abantu;

15Qha,noHerode,ngokubanginithumelekuye;bheka, akenzangaluthoolufaneleukufakuye

16Ngakho-kengizamshaya,ngimkhulule

17(Ngokubakufaneleabakhululeleoyedwangomkhosi.)

18Bamemezakanyekanye,bathi:“Susalo,usikhululele uBaraba;

19owaphonswaetilongweningenxayesiyaluyaluesithile esasenzekaemzini,nangenxayokubulala

20NgakhouPilatuethandaukumkhululauJesu,wabuye wakhulumakubo.

21Kodwabamemeza,besithi:Mbethele,mbethele!

22Wasesithikubongokwesithathu:Ngobaenzebubibani? Kangitholangakuyeicalalokufa;ngakhongizamtshaya, ngimyekeahambe

23Basebeqinisaamazwiamakhulu,befunaukuba abethelwe.Futhiamazwiabonawabapristiabakhulu aphumelela

24UPilatuwasenqumaukuthikwenziwenjengokucela kwabo.

25Wabakhululelalowoababemcelileowayefakwe etilongweningenxayesiyaluyalunokubulala;kodwa wamnikelauJesuentandweniyabo.

26Kwathibemukanaye,babambauSimoniwaseKhurene evelaendle,bamthwesaisiphambano,ukubaasithwale emvakukaJesu.

27Kwamlandelaisixukuesikhulusabantu,nabesifazane ababemkhalela,bemlilela

28KephauJesuephendukelakubowathi:“Madodakazi aseJerusalema,ningangikhalelimina,kodwazikhaleleni ninanabantwanabenu;

29Ngokubabhekani,ziyezaizinsukuabayakushongazo ukuthi:‘Zibusisiweizinyumbanezizaloezingazalanga namabeleangamunyisanga.

30Khonabayakuqalaukuthiezintabeni:Welaniphezu kwethu;nasezintabeni:Sisibekele

31Ngobaubabenzalezizintoesihlahleniesiluhlaza, kuzakwenziwanikweyomileyo?

32Kwakukhonafuthinezinyeizelelesiezimbili,bayiswa kanyenayeukubababulawe

33SebefikileendaweniethiwaiKhalvari,bambethela khonakanyelezelelesi,esinyengakwesokunenelomunye ngakwesokhohlo.

34UJesuwasesithi:Baba,bathethelele;ngobakabakwazi abakwenzayoBabelanaizingubozakhe,benzainkatho yokuphosa.

35AbantubemabebukelaNababusibamhlekausulu,bathi: “Wasindisaabanye;akazisindise,umaenguKristu, okhethiweyokaNkulunkulu

36Namasoshaamklolodela,ezakuye,amnikauviniga.

37besithi:UbawenauyinkosiyabaJuda,zisindise.

38Kwakukhonanombhalophezukwakhengezinhlamvu zesiGreki,nesiLatini,nesiHeberu,othi:LOUYINKOSI YABAJUDA.

39Omunyewabenzibobubiababephanyekwewamthuka, wathi:“UmawenaunguKristu,zisindisewenanathi 40Kodwaomunyewamphendulawamkhuzawathi: KawumesabiyiniuNkulunkulu,njengobaukulokhu kulahlwa?

41Thina-kengokweqiniso;ngobathinasamukelaumvuzo wezenzozethu;kodwayenaloakenzangaluthoolubi

42YasisithikuJesu:Nkosi,ngikhumbule,nxausufika embusweniwakho

43UJesuwasesithikuye:Ngiqinisilengithikuwe: LamuhlauzakubalamieParadisi.

44Kwakungabayihoralesithupha,kwabakhona ubumnyamaphezukomhlabawonkekwazekwabayihora lesishiyagalolunye.

45Ilangalabamnyama,ivelilethempeliladabukaphakathi 46UJesuwamemezangezwielikhulu,wathi:“Baba, ezandlenizakhongiyawubekaumoyawami.”Eseshilo lokhowafa

47Kwathiindunayekhuluibonaokwenzekileyoyadumisa uNkulunkulu,isithi:Isibililoubengumuntuolungileyo.

48Abantubonkeababebuthenekulowombono,bebona okwenzekileyo,babuyelaemuva,bezishayaizifuba

49Bonkeabazananaye,nabesifazaneababemlandela bevelaeGalile,bemakude,bebukalezozinto

50Bheka,kwakukhonaindoda,igamalayolinguJosefa, engumeluleki;futhiwayeyindodaelungileyo,elungile; 51Yenawayengavumelananganecebonesenzosabo, wayengowase-ArimathiyaumuziwamaJuda,naye owayelindeleumbusokaNkulunkulu.

52YonayayakuPilatu,yacelaisidumbusikaJesu 53Yasehlisa,yasisongangelineni,yasibekaethuneni eliqoshweetsheni,okungakabekwamuntukulo.

54Ngalolosukukwakuwukulungiselela,nesabathalase lisondela

55NabesifazaneabezanayebevelaeGalilebalandela, balibonaithuna,nokubekwakwesidumbusakhe

56Basebebuya,balungisaamakhanamafutha;waphumula ngosukulwesabathangokomthetho.

ISAHLUKO24

1Kwathingolokuqalalweviki,ekusenikakhulu,bafika ethunenibephetheamakhaababewalungisile,labanye kanyelabo.

2Baficaitsheligingqiwelasuswaethuneni

3Sebengenile,abasitholangaisidumbuseNkosiuJesu 4Kwathibesasambathekileyilokho,bheka,nanko amadodaamabiliemingakubo,enezingubo ezicwebezelayo;

5Besababekhothamelephansingobuso,bathikubo: “Nifunelaniophilayokwabafileyona?

6Kakholapha,kodwauvukile;khumbulaniukuthi wakhulumanjanikinieseseGalili;

7esithi:INdodanayomuntuimeleukunikelwaezandleni zabantuabayizoni,ibethelwe,ibuyeivukengosuku lwesithathu

8Bawakhumbulaamazwiakhe.

9Basebebuyaethuneni,babikakonkelokho kwabayishuminanyenakubobonkeabanye

10KwakungoMariyaMagdalena,noJowana,noMariya uninakaJakobe,nabanyebesifazaneababenabo, babatshelalokhoabaphostoli

11Lamazwiaboabanjengezezekubo,kabazebakholwa kibo

12KhonauPetruwasuka,wagijimelaethuneni; wakhothama,wabonaizindwanguzelinenizikhonazodwa; wamuka,emangelengokwenzekileyo

13Bheka,ababilibabobabehambangalonalolosuku,beya emzaneniothiwai-Emawuse,ukudeneJerusalema amastadiyuangamashumiayisithupha

14Basebexoxabodwangazozonkelezizintoezenzekileyo

15Kwathibesakhulumabebuzana,uJesuuqobowasondela, wahambisananabo

16Kodwaamehloaboayebambekileukuzebangamazi

17Wathikubo:“Zindabazinilezienikhulumangazo omunyekomunyenihamba,nilusizina?

18Omunyewabo,ogamalakhelinguKleyophase, waphendulawathikuye:“Ingabenguwewedwaumfokazi eJerusalema,ongakwaziyookwenzekileyokhonangalezi zinsukuna?

19Wasesithikubo:Izintozini?Basebesithikuye: EzingoJesuwaseNazaretha,obengumprofethielamandla ngesenzolangelizwiphambikukaNkulunkululabantu bonke;

20nokuthiabapristiabakhulunababusibethubamnikela kanjaniukubaagwetshelweukufa,futhibambethela esiphambanweni.

21Thina-kebesethembaukuthinguyeobezakuhlengauIsrayeli;

22Yebo,nabesifazaneabathilebakithibasethusile,abeze ethuneniekuseni;

23Kuthebengasifumaniisidumbusakhe,beza,bathi babonenombonowezingelosiezithiuyaphila.

24Abanyeababenathibayaethuneni,bakuthola kunjengokushokwabesifazane,kephayenaabambonanga

25Wayesethikubo:“Oninaziwulaenilibeleenhliziyweni ukukholwayikhokonkeabakushiloabaprofethi!

26UKristuubengafaneleyiniukubaahluphekengalezi zinto,futhiangeneenkazimulweniyakhe?

27EsuselakuMosenakubaprofethibonke,wabachasisela emibhalweniokuqondenenaye.

28Basebesondelaemzaneniababeyakuwo,yenawenza sengathiudlulelaphambili

29Kodwabamcindezela,bathi:“Hlalanathi,ngokuba sekuzakuhlwa,neminiisiyadlula.Wangenaukubaahlale nabo

30Kwathiehlezinaboekudleni,wathabathaisinkwa, wabonga,wasihlephula,wabanika

31Ayesevulekaamehloabo,bamazi;wasenyamalala emehlweniabo.

32Basebethiomunyekomunye:“Inhliziyoyethu ibingavuthiyiniphakathikwethu,laphoekhulumanathi endleleni,nalaphoesivulelaimibhalo,na?

33Basebesukumangalonalelohola,babuyelaeJerusalema, baficaabalitshumilanyebebuthenendawonyelalabo ababelabo

34besithi:IsibiliiNkosiivukile,ibonakelekuSimoni.

35Basebelandisaokwenzekileyoendleleni,nokuthi waziwakanjanikuboekuhlephuleniisinkwa

36Kwathibesakhulumalokho,uJesuuqobowema phakathikwabo,wathikubo:Ukuthulamakubekini.

37Kodwabethuka,besaba,becabangaukuthibabone ithongo

38Wathikubo:“Nikhathazekelenina?Kuvelelani izizindloezinhliziywenizenuna?

39Bhekaniizandlazaminezinyawozamiukuthiyimina uqobo;ngokubaumoyaawunanyamanamathambo, njengokubaningibonanginakho

40Esekushilolokhowababonisaizandlanezinyawo.

41Kwathibengakakholwangenxayentokozo,bemangala, wathikubo:Lilokudlalaphayini?

42Bamnikaiqathalenhlanzieyosiweyoneqalezinyosi.

43Wakuthatha,wadlaphambikwabo

44Wathikubo:“Yilawaamazwiengawakhulumakini ngisenani,ukuthikumelweukugcwalisekakonke okulotshiweyoemthethwenikaMose,nakubaprofethi nasemaHutsheni,mayelananami

45Wayesevulaingqondoyabo,ukuzebaqondeimibhalo;

46Wathikubo:“Kulotshiwekanje,ukuthiuKristu umelweukuhlupheka,avukekwabafileyongosuku lwesithathu;

47Kutshunyayelweebizwenilakheukuphenduka lokuthethelelwakwezonoezizwenizonke,kuqalwe eJerusalema.

48Nina-keningofakazibalezizinto

49Bhekani,ngiyathumelakiniisithembisosikaBaba, kephahlalaniemziniwaseJerusalema,nizenembathiswe amandlaavelaphezulu

50WabaholabazebafikaeBethaniya,waphakamisa izandlazakhe,wababusisa.

51Kwathiesababusisa,wahlukananabo,wenyuselwa ezulwini

52Bakhulekakuye,babuyelaeJerusalemabenokuthokoza okukhulu

53BabekhonaethempelininjalobemdumisauNkulunkulu Amen.

UJohane

ISAHLUKO1

1EkuqaleniwayekhonauLizwi,uLizwi wayekuNkulunkulu,uLizwiwayenguNkulunkulu.

2YenalowowayekuNkulunkuluekuqaleni

3Zonkeizintozenziwanguye;ngaphandlekwakhe akubangakholuthoolwenziwe

4Kuyekwakukhonaukuphila;futhiukuphila kwakungukukhanyakwabantu.

5Ukukhanyakukhanyaebumnyameni;ubumnyama abukwamukelanga

6KwavelaumuntuethunywenguNkulunkulu,ibizolakhe linguJohane

7Yenalowezelaubufakazi,ukuzeafakazengokukhanya, ukuzebonkebakholwengaye.

8Yenawayengesikhoukukhanya,kodwawayengofakazi bokukhanya

9Kwakungukukhanyaokuqinisileyookukhanyisawonke umuntu,okwasekuzaezweni

10Wayekhonaezweni,izwelenziwangaye,kephaizwe alimazanga.

11Wezakokwakhe,abakheabamamukelanga

12Kephabonkeabamamukelayowabaphaamandlaokuba babengabantwanabakaNkulunkulu,laboabakholwa egamenilakhe;

13abangazalwangangegazi,nomangentandoyenyama, nomangentandoyomuntu,kodwanguNkulunkulu.

14ULizwiwabayinyama,wakhaphakathikwethu,sabona inkazimuloyakhe,inkazimulonjengeyozelweyedwa kuYise,egcweleumusaneqiniso.

15UJohanewafakazangaye,wamemezawathi:“Nguyena loebengishongayeukuthi:‘Lowoozayoemvakwami uvelilengaphambikwami,ngokubawayekhonakuqala kunami

16Ekugcwalenikwakhesamukelesonkeumusaphezu komusa.

17NgokubaumthethowanikwangoMose,umusaneqiniso kwavelangoJesuKristu

18AkakhookewabonauNkulunkulu;iNdodanaezelwe yodwaesesifubenisikaYiseyiyonaembonakalisile

19LokhukungubufakazibukaJohanemhlaabaJuda bethumaabapristinamaLevibephumaeJerusalemaukuba bambuzeukuthi:“Wenaungubanina?

20Wavuma,akaphika;kodwawavumawathi:Mina kangisiyeuKristu

21Basebembuzabathi:Pho?Ungu-Eliyana?Wathi: Kangisuye.Unguyelowomprofethina?Yaphendulayathi: Hatshi

22Basebesithikuye:Ungubani?ukuzesiphendule abasithumileyo.Uthiningawe?

23Wathi:“Minangiyizwilomemezaehlane,ethi: ‘LungisaniindlelayeNkosi,’njengalokhowashou-Isaya umprofethi.

24LaboababethunyiwebabevelakubaFarisi

25Bambuza-ke,bathikuye:“Pho,ubhapathizelani,uma ungesiyeuKristu,no-Eliya,nomalowomprofethina?

26UJohanewabaphendulawathi:Minangibhabhathiza ngamanzi;

27nguyeozaemvakwami,omiphambikwami, engingafaneleukuthukululaumchilowesicathulosakhe; 28LezozintozenzekaeBethabarangaphesheya kweJordani,laphouJohanewayebhapathizakhona 29NgangomusowabonauJesuezakuye,wathi:“Bheka, iWundlulikaNkulunkuluelisusaizonozezwe.

30Nguyeebengishongayeukuthi:‘Emvakwamikuza umuntuowavelangaphambikwami,ngokubawayekhona kuqalakunami.

31Namibengingamazi,kodwaukuzeabonakaliswekuIsrayeli,ngalokhongizilengibhapathizangamanzi

32UJohanewafakazawathi:“NgabonauMoyaehla ezulwininjengejuba,wahlalaphezukwakhe

33Namibengingamazi;

34Minangibonile,ngafakazaukuthilouyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu

35NgosukuolulandelayofuthiuJohanewayemilababili kubafundibakhe;

36EbonauJesuehamba,wathi:“Bheka,iWundlu likaNkulunkulu!

37Abafundiababilibezwaekhuluma,bamlandelauJesu.

38UJesuwasetshibilika,wababonabelandela,wathikubo: Lidingani?Basebesithikuye:Rabi,(okutshoukuthi, Mfundisi,ngokuhunyushwa)uhlalangaphi?

39Wathikubo:WozaniniboneBezababonalaphoehlala khona,bahlalanayelolosuku,ngokubakwakungaba yihoraleshumi.

40OmunyewababiliabamuzwauJohanebasebemlandela wayenguAndreyaumfowabokaSimoniPetro

41YenawafumanakuqalaumfowabouSimoni,wathikuye: “SimfumeneuMesiya,”okungukuthingokuhunyushwa uKristu.

42YamlethakuJesuUJesuembukawathi:“Wena unguSimonikaJona;

43NgangomusowafunaukuyaeGalile,wafumana uFiliphu,wathikuye:“Ngilandele.

44UFiliphuwayengowaseBetsayida,umuzika-Andreya noPetru.

45UFiliphuwafumanauNathanayeli,wathikuye: “SimfumenelowoalobangayeemthethweniuMosekanye nabaprofethi,uJesuwaseNazaretha,indodanakaJosefa. 46UNathanayeliwathikuye:Kambekukhonaintoenhle evelaeNazaretha?UFiliphuwathikuye:Wozaubone

47UJesuwabonauNathanayeliezakuye,wathingaye: “Bheka,umIsrayelingempelaokungekhonkohlisokuye 48UNathanayeliwathikuye:Ungazelaphi?UJesu waphendula,wathikuye:NgaphambikokuthiuFiliphu akubize,uphansikomkhiwane,ngakubona

49UNathanayeliwaphendulawathikuye:Rabi,wena uyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu;wenauyiNkosiyakwa-Israyeli. 50UJesuwaphendulawathikuye:Uyakholwangoba ngithekuwe,ngikubonengaphansikomkhiwa?uzabona izintoezinkulukulalezi.

51Wathikuye:“Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini: Niyakubonaizululivuleka,nezingelosizikaNkulunkulu zenyukazehlaphezukweNdodanayomuntu.

ISAHLUKO2

1Kwathingosukulwesithathukwakukhonaumshado eKhanalaseGalile;noninakaJesuwayelapho 2UJesuwayesemenyiwekanyenabafundibakhe emshadweni

3Kwathiiwayiniseliphelile,uninakaJesuwathikuye: Kabalawayini.

4UJesuwathikuye:Mama,ngilanilawe?ihoralami alikafiki.

5Uninawathiezincekwini:Konkealishokini,kwenzeni.

6Kwakukhonalaphoizimbizazamanzieziyisithupha zamatshe,ngokwendlelayokuhlambululayamaJuda,iyinye ingalinganaamashedi*amabilinantathu.

7UJesuwathikubo:Gcwalisaniizimbizangamanzi Bawagcwalisakwazekwafikaonqenqemeni

8Wayesethikubo:“Yikhanimanje,niyisekumphathi wokudla;Basebeyithwala

9Kwathiumphathiwokudlaesewanambithileamanzi abenziweiwayini,engazilaphoelivelakhona,(kepha izincekuezaziwakhileamanzizazikwazi),umphathi wokudlawabizaumyeni;

10Wathikuye:Wonkeumuntuubekaiwayinielimnandi kuqala;kuthilaphosebephuzile,kudluleelibi,kephawena ugcinileelimnandikuzekubemanje.

11LokhuukuqalakwezibonakalisouJesuwakwenza eKhanalaseGalile,wabonakalisainkazimuloyakhe; abafundibakhebakholwakuye.

12EmvakwalokhowehlelaeKapernawume,yena,nonina, nabafowabo,nabafundibakhe;bahlalakhonaizinsuku ezingeziningi.

13LalisondeleiPhasikalabaJuda,uJesuwakhuphukela eJerusalema

14Wafumanaethempeliniabathengisangezinkomo nezimvunamajuba,nabashintshibemalibehlezi

15Esenzileisiswepusezintambo,wabaxoshabonke ethempelini,nezimvu,nezinkomo;wayichithaimali yabashintshi,wagumbuqelaamatafula;

16Wathikwabathengisaamajuba:“Susanilezizintolapha; ningayenziindlukaBabaibeyindluyokuthengisela.

17Abafundibakhebasebekhumbulaukuthikulotshiwe ukuthi:Ukutshisekelaindluyakhokungidlile

18NgakhoamaJudaaphendulaathikuye:Usitshengisa isibonakalisobani,njengobawenzalezizinto?

19UJesuwaphendulawathikubo:Dilizanilelithempeli, njalongensukuezintathungizalivusa.

20NgakhoamaJudaathi:Iminyakaengamatshumiamane lesithuphalelithempelilakhiwa,wena-kewenauzakulivusa ngensukuezintathuyini?

21Kodwayenawayekhulumangethempelilomzimba wakhe

22Kwathiesevukilekwabafileyo,abafundibakhe bakhumbulaukuthiwakutsholokhokubo;basebekholwa umbhalolelizwiuJesualikhulumayo.

23KwathieseJerusalemangePhasikaemkhosini,abaningi bakholwaegamenilakhebebonaizibonakalisozakhe azenzayo

24KodwauJesukazinikelangakubo,ngobaebazibonke;

25Kwakungadingekiukuthiafakazengomuntu,ngokuba yenawayekwaziokukumuntu

ISAHLUKO3

1KwakukhonaumuntuwakubaFarisi,nguNikodemu igamalakhe,isikhulusabaJuda;

2LowowezakuJesuebusuku,wathikuye:“Rabi,siyazi ukuthiungumfundisiovelakuNkulunkulu;

3UJesuwaphendula,wathikuye:Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisile, ngithikuwe:Ngaphandlekokuthiumuntuazalwengokusha, angewuboneumbusokaNkulunkulu

4UNikodimawathikuye:Umuntuangazalwakanjani esemdalana?Angangenangokwesibiliesiswinisikanina, azalwe,na?

5UJesuwaphendulawathi:Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithi kuwe:Ngaphandlekokuthiumuntuazalwengamanzi langoMoya,angengeneembuswenikaNkulunkulu

6Lokhookuzelweyinyamakuyinyama;nalokhookuzelwe nguMoyakungumoya

7Ungamangalingokubangithekuwe:Nimelweukuzalwa ngokusha.

8Umoyauphephethalaphoothandakhona,uyawuzwa umsindowawo,kephaawukwazilaphouvelakhona nalaphouyakhona;unjalowonkeozelwenguMoya.

9UNikodimawaphendulawathikuye:Lezizinto zingenzekanjani?

10UJesuwaphendulawathikuye:Wenaungumfundisi wakoIsrayeli,kodwakawuzazilezizinto?

11Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisile,ngithikuwe:Sikhuluma esikwaziyo,sifakazangesikubonileyo;kephaanibamukeli ubufakazibethu

12Umanginitshelileokusemhlabeni,kephaningakholwa, niyakukholwakanjani,umanginitshelaokwasezulwinina?

13Futhiakekhonoyedwaowenyukeleezulwini, ngaphandlekwalowoowehlaevelaezulwini,iNdodana yomuntuesezulwini.

14FuthinjengobauMosewaphakamisainyokaehlane, kanjaloiNdodanayomuntukumelweiphakanyiswe 15ukuzeyilowonalowookholwayiyoangabhubhi,kodwa abenokuphilaokuphakade

16NgokubauNkulunkuluwalithandaizwekangaka,waze wanikelangeNdodanayakheezelweyodwa,ukubayilowo nalowookholwayiyoangabhubhi,kodwaabenokuphila okuphakade

17NgobauNkulunkulukayithumangaiNdodanayakhe emhlabeniukuthiilahleumhlaba;kodwaukuzeumhlaba usindiswengaye

18Okholwayiyokalahlwa,kodwaongakholwayo uselahliwe,ngobaengakholwangaebizwenileNdodana kaNkulunkuluezelweyodwa

19Yilokhuukulahlwa,ukuthiukukhanyakufikileezweni, kephaabantubathandaubumnyamakunokukhanya, ngokubaimisebenziyaboyayimibi

20Ngobawonkeowenzaokubiuzondaukukhanya,futhi akeziekukhanyeni,ukuzeimisebenziyakheingasolwa 21Kodwaowenzaiqinisouyezaekukhanyeni,ukuze izenzozakhezibonakalisweukuthizenziwekuNkulunkulu 22EmvakwalezizintouJesulabafundibakhebezaelizweni leJudiya;wahlalakhonanabo,wabhapathiza

23UJohanelayewayebhabhathizae-EnonieduzeleSalimi, ngobaamanziayemanengilapho; 24NgokubauJohanewayengakaphonswaetilongweni 25Kwasekubakhonaukuphikisanaphakathikwabafundi bakaJohanenabaJudangokuhlambulula

26BasebesizakuJohanebathikuye:Rabi,lowoowayelawe ngaphetsheyakweJordani,owafakazangaye,khangela, yenauyabhabhathiza,njalobonkebezakuye

27UJohanewaphendulawathi:Umuntuangemukelilutho, ngaphandlekokuthialunikweluvelaezulwini

UJOHANE

28Linangokwenuliyangifakazelaukuthingathi: KangisuyeuKristumina,kodwangithunyiwephambi kwakhe

29Lowoonomlobokaziungumyeni,kephaumngane womyeni,omiyoemuzwa,uthokozakakhulungezwi lomyeni;

30Yenaumelweukukhula,kephaminanginciphe

31Lowoovelaphezuluuphezukwakhokonke;

32Lalokhoakubonileyolakuzwayouyakufakaza;njalo kakhoowemukelaubufakazibakhe

33Owamukeleubufakazibakheubekeuphawulwakhe ukuthiuNkulunkuluuqinisile

34NgokubalowouNkulunkuluamthumileyoukhuluma amazwikaNkulunkulu,ngokubauNkulunkuluakamniki uMoyangesilinganiso

35UYiseuyayithandaiNdodana,njalounikelezonke izintoesandlenisayo

36OkholwaeNdodaneniunokuphilaokuphakade;kodwa ulakalukaNkulunkululuhleziphezukwakhe.

ISAHLUKO4

1KwathiiNkosiisisaziukuthiabaFarisisebezwileukuthi uJesuwenzaebhabhathizeabafundiabanengikuloJohane, 2NakubauJesuuqoboengabhapathizanganga,kodwa abafundibakhe

3WasukaeJudiya,wabuyewamukawayaeGalile 4KwasekumeleadabuleeSamariya.

5KhonawafikaemziniwaseSamariyaothiwaiSikhari, eduzenensimuuJakobeayinikauJosefaindodanayakhe

6KwakukhonaumthombokaJakobe.NgakhouJesu ekhatheleukuhambawahlalakanjalongasemthonjeni Kwakungabayihoralesithupha

7KwafikaowesifazanawaseSamariyaukuzakukhaamanzi; uJesuwathikuye:Nginathisa

8(Ngokubaabafundibakhebabehambilebayaemzini ukuyothengaukudla.)

9OwesifazanawaseSamariyawathikuye:Kunganiwena ungumJudaucelaukunathakimi,ngingowesifazana weSamariya?ngobaamaJudakawadlelanilamaSamariya.

10UJesuwaphendulawathikuye:Ubaubusaziisipho sikaNkulunkulu,lokuthingubaniothikuwe:Nginathisa; ubuyakucelakuye,yenaubeyakukunikaamanziaphilayo.

11Owesifazanawathikuye:Nkosi,kawulalutholokukha, lomthomboujulile;

12WenaumkhuluyinikunobabawethuuJakobeowasinika lomthombo,wanathakuwoyena,nabantwanabakhe, nemihlambiyakhe?

13UJesuwaphendulawathikuye:Yilowonalowoophuza lawamanziuyakubuyeome;

14Kodwalowooyakuphuzaamanziengiyakumnikawona kasozeomanaphakade;kodwaamanziengizamnikawona azakubakuyeumthombowamanziaphuphumayo empilwenielaphakade

15Owesifazanawathikuye:Nkosi,ngiphelawomanzi, ukuzengingomi,njalongizeukuzokhalapha

16UJesuwathikuye:Hambaubizeindodayakho,uze lapha

17Owesifazanawaphendulawathi:KangilandodaUJesu wathikuye:“Ushokahleukuthi:Anginandoda; 18Ngobaubunamadodaamahlanu;leonayokalokhu akusiyoindodayakho;

19Owesifazanawathikuye:Nkosi,ngiyabonaukuthiwena ungumprofethi.

20Obababethubabekhonzakulentaba;lina-kelithi iseJerusalemaindawolaphoabantuokumelebakhonze khona.

21UJesuwathikuye:“Sifazane,ngikholwe,isikhathi siyeza,laphoningayikukhulekakuBabakulentabanoma eJerusalema.

22Ninanikhulekaeningakwaziyo;

23Kodwaisikhathisiyeza,sesikhonanamanje,lapho abakhulekayoabaqinisileyobeyakukhulekakuBaba ngomoyanangeqiniso,ngokubauBabaufunaabakhuleka kuyeabanjalo.

24UNkulunkuluunguMoya;abakhulekakuyebafanele ukukhulekangomoyanangeqiniso

25Owesifazanewathikuye:“NgiyaziukuthiuMesiya uyeza,othiwauKristu;

26UJesuwathikuye:Minaengikhulumalawenginguye

27Ngalokhobafikaabafundibakhebamangalangokuba ekhulumanowesifazane;kumbe:Ukhulumelanilaye?

28Owesifazanewayeseshiyaimbizayakhe,wayaemzini, wathikubantu:

29Wozani,liboneumuntu,ongitshelekonke engakwenzayo;

30Basebephumaemzini,bezakuye.

31Kusenjaloabafundibakhebamncengabesithi:Rabi, yidla

32Kodwawathikubo:Minangilokudlaengikudlayolina elingakwaziyo

33Ngakhoabafundibakhulumisanabesithi:Kambe ukhonaomletheleukudla?

34UJesuwathikubo:Ukudlakwamikungukwenza intandoyongithumileyo,ngiqedeumsebenziwakhe

35Kalitshoyiniukuthi:Kusezakwenyangaezine,kufike ukuvuna?bhekani,ngithikini:Phakamisaniamehloenu, nibukeamasimu;ngobaasemhlophealungeleukuvunwa

36Ovunayowemukelaumvuzo,abutheisitheloekuphileni okuphakade,ukuzeohlwanyelayoathokozekanye novunayo

37Futhikulokhuliqinisileizwielithi:Omunye uyahlwanyela,omunyeuyavuna

38Minangalithumaukuvunalokhoeningakusebenzelanga; 39AbaningikulowomuzibakholwakuyeamaSamariya amaningingenxayezwilowesifazaneowafakazangokuthi: “Ungitshelekonkeengikwenzileyo

40KwathiefikakuyeamaSamariyaamncengaukuthi ahlalelawo;wasehlalakhonainsukuezimbili

41Futhiabaningiabengeziwebakholwangenxayezwi lakhe;

42Basebesithikowesifazana:Khathesi-kekasikholwa ngenxayokukhulumakwakho,ngobasesizizwelethina, njalosiyaziukuthilongempelaunguKristu,uMsindisi welizwe

43Kwathiemvakwezinsukuezimbiliwasukalapho,waya eGalile

44NgobauJesungokwakhewafakazaukuthiumprofethi kaladumoelizwenilakibo.

45EsefikileeGalile,abaseGalilebamamukela,sebebone konkeakwenzayoeJerusalemaemkhosini;

46UJesuwabuyewezaeKhanalaseGalile,laphoenza khonaamanziabayiwayiniKwakukhonaindunaethile, indodanayayoyayigulaeKapernawume

UJOHANE

47YathiisizwileukuthiuJesuusefikileeGalilievela eJudiya,yayakuye,yamncengaukuthiehle,asilise indodanayayo,ngobayayisigulelaukufa

48UJesuwasesithikuye:Ngaphandlekokuthilibone izibonakalisolezimangaliso,kalisozelikholwe.

49Indunayasisithikuye:Nkosi,yehlaengakafiumntanami

50UJesuwathikuye:Hamba;indodanayakhoiyaphila LowomuntuwakholwayizwiuJesualishilokuye,wamuka.

51Esehla,izincekuzakhezamhlangabeza,zamtshela ukuthi:“Indodanayakhoiphilile

52WasebabuzaiholaaqalengaloukululamaBasebesithi kuye:Izolongeholalesikhombisaumkhuhlaneumyekele

53WasekwaziuyiseukuthiyilonalelohorauJesuasho ngalokuyeukuthi:“Indodanayakhoiphilile”Wakholwa yenanendluyakheyonke

54LesisibonakalisosesibiliuJesuasenzaephumaeJudiya efikaeGalili

ISAHLUKO5

1EmvakwalokhokwakukhonaumkhosiwabaJuda;uJesu wakhuphukelaeJerusalema.

2Kukhona-keeJerusalemangasesangwenilezimvuichibi elithiwangesiHeberuiBethesda,linemiphemeeyisihlanu

3Kwakulelekuyoisixukuesikhulusabagulayo, izimpumputhe,nezinyonga,nabashwabeneyo,belindele ukuzanyazanyiswakwamanzi

4Ngokubaingelosiibiyehlangezikhathiezithileechibini, inyakazeamanzi;

5Kwakukhonalaphoumuntuothileowayeseguleiminyaka engamashumiamathathunesishiyagalombili.

6UJesuembonaelele,aziukuthikwasekunesikhathieside enjalo,wathikuye:Uyathandaukusindana?

7Ogulayowamphendulawathi:Nkosi,kangilamuntu ongangifakaechibini,nxaamanziezanyanyiswa;

8UJesuwathikuye:Sukuma,uthabatheuhlakalwakho, uhambe.

9Wahlewasindaumuntu,wathathauhlakalwakhe, wahamba

10NgakhoabaJudabathikophilisiweyo:Kuyisabatha;

11Wabaphendulawathi:Ongiphilisileyo,nguyenawathi kimi:Thathauhlakalwakho,uhambe

12Basebembuzabathi:Ngubanilowoothekuwe:Thatha uhlakalwakho,uhambe?

13Owaphulukisiweyowayengaziukuthiungubani, ngokubauJesuwayesesukile,kukhonaisixukukuleyo ndawo

14EmvakwalokhouJesuwamfumanaethempelini,wathi kuye:“Bheka,usuphilile;

15Wamukalowomuntu,watshelaabaJudaukuthinguJesu omphilisileyo

16Ngakho-keamaJudaamzingelauJesu,adinga ukumbulala,ngobawakwenzalokhongesabatha

17KodwauJesuwabaphendulawathi:UBabauyasebenza kuzekubekhathesi,lamingiyasebenza

18NgakhoamaJudaadingakakhuluukumbulala,ngoba wayengaphuliisabathakuphela,kodwawabuyewathi uNkulunkuluunguYise,ezenzaolinganaloNkulunkulu

19UJesuwaphendula,wathikubo:“Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisilengithikini:INdodanaingenzeluthongokwayo, kuphelalokhoebonauYiseekwenza;

20NgokubauYiseuyayithandaiNdodana,futhiuyibonisa zonkeizintoazenzayoyena,futhiuyoyibonisaimisebenzi emikhulukunaleukuzenimangale

21NgokubanjengalokhuuBabaevusaabafileyo, abaphilise;kanjaloneNdodanaiyabaphilisalaboethanda ukubaphilisa

22NgokubauYiseakahlulelimuntu,kephaukunike iNdodanakonkeukwahlulela; 23ukuzebonkebahlonipheiNdodana,njengalokhu bedumisauYiseOngayihloniphiiNdodanaakamhloniphi uYiseoyithumileyo

24Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini:Ozwaizwilami, akholwengongithumileyo,unokuphilaokuphakade,akayi ekwahlulelweni;kodwawedlulileekufeniwangena ekuphileni

25Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini:Isikhathisiyeza, sesikhonanamanje,laphoabafileyobeyakulizwaizwi leNdodanakaNkulunkulu,abezwayobayakuphila 26NgokubanjengalokhuuBabaenokuphilangokwakhe; kanjalouyiphileneNdodanaibenokuphilakuyo;

27Futhiuyinikileamandlaokwahlulela,ngokuba iyiNdodanayomuntu.

28Ningamangalingalokho,ngokubaihoraliyeza,lapho bonkeabasemathunenibeyakulizwaizwilayo;

29Futhiiyophuma;abenzeokuhlebaphumeleekuvukeni kokuphila;lalaboabenzeokubiekuvukenikokulahlwa 30Minangingenzeluthongokwami;ngobakangifuni eyamiintando,kodwaintandokaBabaongithumileyo.

31Umangizifakazelamina,ubufakazibamiabuloqiniso 32Kukhonaomunyeofakazangami;ngiyaziukuthi ubufakaziafakazangamibuqinisile.

33NinanithumelekuJohane,walifakazelaiqiniso 34Kodwaminakangibamukeliubufakazikumuntu,kodwa ngitsholezizintoukuzelinalisindiswe.

35Yenawayeyisibaniesivuthayonesikhanyayo,nina benithandaukuthokozaisikhashanaekukhanyenikwakhe 36KephaminanginobufakaziobukhulukunobukaJohane, ngokubaimisebenziuBabaanginikeyonaukubangiyifeze, yonalemisebenziengiyenzayo,iyafakazangamiukuthi uBabaungithumile.

37LayeuBabaongithumileyoufakazilengamiAnikaze nilizweizwilakhenomanisiboneisimosakhe

38Kephaizwilakhealihlalikini,ngokubalowo amthumileyoanikholwanguye

39Hlolaniimibhalo;ngokubanithininokuphila okuphakadekuyo;yiyonaefakazangami.

40Kephaanifuniukuzakimi,ukuzenibenokuphila

41Minakangilamukeliudumoebantwini.

42Kodwangiyanaziukuthianinalouthando lukaNkulunkuluphakathikwenu

43MinangizeebizwenilikaBaba,kodwakalingemukeli; ubaomunyeezangelakheibizo,yenalizamamukela.

44Ningakholwakanjanininaenidumisaomunyekomunye, ningalufuniudumooluvelakuNkulunkuluyedwana?

45NingacabangiukuthingiyakunimangalelakuBaba; ukhonaonimangalelayo,uMoseenimethembayo

46NgokubaumabenikholwanguMose,beniyakukholwa yimi,ngokubawalobangami

47Kodwaumaningakholwayimibhaloyakhe, niyakukholwakanjaniamazwiamina?

ISAHLUKO6

1EmvakwalokhouJesuwamukawayaphesheya kolwandlelwaseGalileolungolwaseTiberiya.

2Isixukuesikhulusamlandela,ngokubasasibona izibonakalisozakheazenzakwabagulayo

3UJesuwenyukelaentabeni,wahlalakhonanabafundi bakhe.

4LaliseduzeiPhasika,umkhosiwabaJuda

5KwathiuJesuephakamisaamehloakhe,wabonaixuku elikhululisizakuye,wathikuFiliphu:Sizathengangaphi izinkwa,ukuzelababadle?

6Wakutsholokhuemlinga,ngokubayenawayekwazi azakwenza

7UFiliphuwamphendulawathi:Izinkwazabodenariyo* abangamakhuluamabiliazibanele,ukuthiyilowonalowo athatheokuyingcosana

8Omunyewabafundibakhe,u-Andreyaumfowabo kaSimoniPetru,wathikuye:

9Kukhonaumfanalapha,onezinkwazebhalieziyisihlanu nezinhlanziezincaneezimbili;

10UJesuwasesithi:Hlalisaniabantuphansi.Kwakukhona utshaniobuningikuleyondawoAhlalaphansiamadoda, umumowawokungathiizinkulungwaneeziyisihlanu

11UJesuwathathaizinkwa;esebongilewababela ababehleziphansi;kanjalonezinhlanzingokuthandakwabo 12Kwathisebesuthi,wathikubafundibakhe:Buthani imvuthulukaeseleyo,ukuzekungonakalilutho.

13Basebebutha,bagcwalisaiziqabethoeziyishumi nambiliimvuthulukayezinkwaeziyisihlanuzebhali, ezasalakwabadlileyo.

14Ngakholawomadoda,ebonaisibonakalisouJesu asenzayo,bathi:Isibililonguyeumprofethiobezakuza emhlabeni.

15NgakhouJesuesaziukuthibazakuzabambambe ngamandla,bambekeinkosi,waphindawasukawaya entabeniyenayedwa.

16Kwathisekuhlwile,abafundibakhebehlelaelwandle 17Bangenaemkhunjini,bawelaulwandle ngaseKapernawume.Kwasekumnyama,uJesuengakafiki kubo

18Ulwandlelwavukangenxayomoyaomkhulu owavunguza.

19Sebegwedlilekungathiamastadiyuangamashumi amabilinanhlanunomaamashumiamathathu,babona uJesuehambaphezukolwandle,esondelaemkhunjini; 20Kodwawathikubo:Yimi;ningesabi 21Basebevumaukumemukelaemkhunjini; 22Ngangomusoizixukuezazimingaphesheyakolwandle zabonaukuthikwakungekhosikebhelapho,ngaphandle kwalowoababengenekuwoabafundibakhe,nokuthiuJesu akangenanganabafundibakheemkhunjini,kodwaukuthi abafundibabehambabodwa;

23(KephakwafikaeminyeimikhumbievelaeTiberiya eduzenendawolaphoababedlekhonaisinkwa,ngemva kokubaiNkosiibongile

24NgakhoisixukusesibonileukuthiuJesuwayengekho laphonabafundibakhe,sangenaemikhunjini,safika eKapernawumesifunauJesu

25Sebemfumenengaphetsheyakolwandle,bathikuye: Rabi*,ufikeninilapha?

26UJesuwabaphendulawathi:“Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisile ngithikini:Aningifuningokubanabonaizibonakaliso, kodwangokubanadlaizinkwanasutha

27Ningasebenzeliukudlaokuphelayo,kodwaukudla okuhlalakuzekubengukuphilaokuphakade,eyoninika khonaiNdodanayomuntu,ngokubauNkulunkuluuYise ubekeuphawukuye

28Basebesithikuye:Sizakwenzani,ukuzesenze imisebenzikaNkulunkulu?

29UJesuwaphendulawathikubo:Longumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu,ukuthilikholwekuyeamthumileyo

30Ngakhobathikuye:Pho,usenzaisibonakalisobani, ukuzesibone,sikholwenguwe?usebenzani?

31Obababethubadlaimanaehlane;njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi:Wabanikaisinkwaesivelaezulwiniukubabadle

32UJesuwasesithikubo:Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithi kini:UMozisikalinikangaisinkwaesivelaezulwini;kodwa uBabauniphaisinkwasoqoboesivelaezulwini

33NgokubaisinkwasikaNkulunkulusinguyeowehla ezulwini,onikaizweukuphila

34Basebesithikuye:Nkosi,sinikelesisinkwanjalonjalo

35UJesuwasesithikubo:Minangiyisinkwasokuphila; okholwayimikasozeomanaphakade

36Kodwangithekini:Lanilingibonile,kodwakalikholwa

37BonkeuBabaanginikabonabazakuzakimi;futhiozayo kimiangisozengamlahlelaphandle

38Ngobangehleezulwini,kungeyisikhoukuthingenze intandoyami,kodwaintandoyalowoongithumileyo.

39FuthilokhukuyintandokaBabaongithumileyo,ukuthi konkeanginikekhonangingalahlekelwaluthokukho, kodwangikuvusengosukulokugcina.

40Futhilokhukuyintandoyongithumileyo,ukuthiwonke obonaiNdodanafuthiakholwekuyoabenokuphila okuphakade,futhiminangizomvusangosukulokugcina.

41NgakhoamaJudaakhononangaye,ngobawathi:Mina ngiyisinkwaesehleezulwini

42Basebesithi:LokayisuyeuJesuyiniindodanakaJosefa, uyiseloninaesibaziyo?Ashokanjani-keukuthi:Ngehle ezulwinina?

43NgakhouJesuwaphendulawathikubo:Lingakhononi phakathikwenu

44Akakhoongezakimi,umauBabaongithumileyo emdonsa,mina-kengiyomvusangosukulokugcina.

45Kulotshiwekubaprofethiukuthi:Futhibonkebazakuba ngabafundiswenguNkulunkuluNgakho-kewonkeumuntu ozwilekuBabawafundakuBabauyezakimi.

46AkusikhoukuthiukhonaokewabonauBaba, ngaphandlekwalowoovelakuNkulunkulu;

47Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini:Okholwayimi unokuphilaokuphakade

48Minangiyisinkwasokuphila

49Oyihlobadlaimanaehlane,bafa.

50Lesiyisinkwaesehlaezulwini,ukuzeumuntuasidle, angafi

51Minangiyisinkwaesiphilayoesehleezulwini;uma umuntuedlalesisinkwa,uyakuphilaphakade;

52NgakhoabaJudabaphikisana,besithi:Loangasinika njaniinyamayakheukuthisiyidle?

53UJesuwayesethikubo:“Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithi kini:NgaphandlekokuthinidleinyamayeNdodana yomuntu,niphuzeigazilayo,aninakuphilakini

54Odlainyamayami,anatheigazilami,unokuphila okuphakade;futhiminangizamvusangosukulokucina.

55Ngobainyamayamiingukudlaisibili,legazilami liyisiphuzoisibili.

56Odlainyamayami,anatheigazilami,uhlalakimi,nami kuye

57NjengalokhuuBabaophilayoungithumile,nami ngiphilangoBaba,kanjaloongidlayo,nayeuyakuphila ngami

58Lesiyisinkwaesehlaezulwini,kungenjengalokho oyihlobadlaimana,bafa;odlalesisinkwauyakuphila phakade

59Lokhowakukhulumaesinagogeniefundisa eKapernawume

60Ngakhoabanengikubafundibakhebesizwabathi: Lilukhunilelilizwi;ngubaniongakuzwana?

61KwathiuJesuekwaziphakathikwakheukuthiabafundi bakhebayakhononangakho,wathikubo:Lokhu kuyalicunulana?

62Kuthiwani-keumanibonaiNdodanayomuntu yenyukelalaphoyayikhonakuqalana?

63Ngumoyaophilisayo;inyamaayisizilutho;amazwi engiwakhulumakiniangumoya,angukuphila

64KodwabakhonaabanyekiniabangakholwaNgokuba uJesuwayazikwasekuqaleniukuthibangobani abangakholwanokuthingubanioyakumkhaphela

65Wasesithi:Kungakhongithekini:Kakhoongezakimi, ngaphandlekokuthiukuphiwenguBaba.

66Kusukelangalesosikhathiabanengibabafundibakhe babuyelaemuva,ababebesahambalaye

67KhonauJesuwathikwabayishuminambili:Nani nithandaukumukana?

68USimoniPetrowasemphendulawathi:Nkosi,sizakuya kubani?amazwiokuphilaokuphakadenguwe.

69Siyakholwa,siyaziukuthiwenaunguKristu,iNdodana kaNkulunkuluophilayo

70UJesuwabaphendulawathi:Minakangilikhethangayini linaabalitshumilambili,kantiomunyewenuunguSathane?

71WayekhulumangoJudasiIskariyothekaSimoni,ngoba nguyeowayezamkhaphelaengomunyewabalitshumi lambili

ISAHLUKO7

1EmvakwalokhouJesuwahambahambaeGalile,ngokuba wayengathandiukuhambaeJudiya,ngokubaabaJuda babefunaukumbulala

2UmkhosiwabaJudawamadokodowawususondele.

3Ngakhoabafowabobathikuye:Sukalapha,uyeeJudiya, ukuzelabafundibakhobaboneimisebenzioyenzayo

4Ngokubaakakhoowenzauthoekusithekeni,yena ngokwakheefunaukwaziwaobala.Umawenzalezizinto, zibonakaliseemhlabeni

5Ngobalabafowabobabengakholwakuye

6UJesuwayesethikubo:“Isikhathisamiasikafiki,kepha isikhathisenusihlezisilungile

7Izwelingenizonde;kodwaminaliyangizonda,ngoba ngifakazangalo,ukuthiimisebenziyalomibi

8Khuphukanininaniyekulomkhosi;ngobaisikhathisami asikafiki.

9EseshilolokhokubowahlalaeGalile

10Kwathiabafowabosebenyukile,nayewenyukela emkhosini,kungesobalakodwakungathingasese.

11NgakhoabaJudabamdingaemkhosini,bathi:Ungaphi yena?

12Kwabakhonaukukhononaokukhulungayeesixukwini, abanyebathi:“Umuhle;kodwaudukisaabantu

13Nokhokwakungekhomuntuowakhulumaobalangaye ngokwesabaabaJuda.

14Kwathiumkhosiusuphakathi,uJesuwenyukela ethempelini,wafundisa

15AbaJudabamangala,bathi:“Lowazikanjaniizincwadi engafundangana?

16UJesuwabaphendulawathi:“Imfundisoyamikayisiyo eyami,kodwangeyalowoongithumileyo

17Umaumuntuethandaukwenzaintandoyakhe,uzokwazi ngemfundisonomaivelakuNkulunkulunoma ngizikhulumelaminangokwami

18Lowookhulumaokwakheuzifunelaudumolwakhe, kodwaofunaudumolwalowoomthumileyouqinisile, akukhoukungalungikuye

19UMoseakaninikangayiniumthetho,kephaakakhokini ogcinaumthethona?Nifunaukungibulalanganina?

20Isixukusaphendulasathi:“Unedemoniwena; 21UJesuwaphendula,wathikubo:Ngenzileumsebenzi owodwa,niyamangalanonke.

22NgakhouMozisiuninikileukusoka;(kungesikhoukuthi kuvelakuMosekodwakokhokho),niyasokaumuntu nangesabatha.

23Ubaumuntuemukelaukusokangesabatha,ukuze kungephulwaumlayokaMozisi;niyangithukuthelela, ngokubangiphiliseumuntungokuphelelengesabathana?

24Lingahlulelingokwamehlo,kodwayahlulelani ukwahlulelaokulungileyo

25NgakhoabanyekwabeJerusalemabathi:Lokayisuye yiniabafunaukumbulala?

26Kodwakhangela,ukhulumangesibindi,kodwakabatsho luthokuye.Ingabeababusibayazingempelaukuthilo unguKristu?

27Kodwalosiyamazilaphoavelakhona; 28KhonauJesuwamemezaethempeliniefundisa,wathi: “Niyangazi,niyazifuthilaphongivelakhona;

29Kodwaminangiyamazi,ngobangivelakuye,njalo nguyeongithumileyo.

30Basebefunaukumbamba,kephaakubangakho owambekaisandla,ngokubaisikhathisakhesasingakafiki

31Abaningiesixukwinibakholwakuye,bathi:“Nxa uKristuesefikile,uyakwenzaizibonakalisoeziningi kunaleziazenzileyolonana?

32AbaFarisibezwaixukulikhononalezizintongaye; abaFarisinabapristiabakhulubathumaizikhonziukuba zimbambe

33UJesuwasesithikubo:Kuseyisikhashananginani, besengimuka,ngiyekongithumileyo

34Niyakungifuna,ningangifumani,nalaphongikhona, ningezenina

35NgakhoabaJudabakhulumisanabesithi:Uzakuya ngaphilo,ukuzesingamtholi?Uzakuya kwabahlakazekileyophakathikwabezizwe,afundise abezizwe?

36Yizwilinilelialishoyolokuthi:Niyakungifuna, ningangifumani;

37NgosukulokugcinaolukhululomkhosiuJesuwema wamemezawathi:“Umaekhonaowomileyo,akezekimi, anathe

38Okholwayimi,njengokushokombhalo,kugobhoza esiswinisakheimifulayamanziaphilayo.

39(KodwalokhuwakutshongoMoyaababezakwemukela abakholwakuye,ngobauMoyawayengakafiki,ngoba uJesuwayengakakhazinyuliswa.)

40Ngakhoabanengiesixukwinisebezwilelelilizwibathi: Isibililoungumprofethi

41Abanyebathi:LounguKristuKephaabanyebathi: “UKristuangavelaeGalilena?

42KawutshongoyiniumbhaloukuthiuKristuuzavela enzalwenikaDavida,leBhethilehema,umuzilapho uDavidaayekhona?

43Ngakhokwabakhonaukuhlukanangayeesixukwini.

44Abanyekubobabethandaukumbamba;kodwakakho owambekaisandla

45Khonaizikhonzizafikakubapristiabakhulu nakubaFarisi;bathikubo:Kunganilingamlethanga?

46Izikhonzizaphendulazathi:Kakuzangekukhulume muntunjengalo.

47BasebephendulaabaFarisi,bathi:Lanilidukisiweyini?

48UkhonayinikubabusinomakubaFarisiokholwekuye na?

49Kodwalesisizweesingawaziyoumthethosiqalekisiwe

50UNikodimawathikubo,lowoowafikakuJesuebusuku engomunyewabo.

51Umthethowethuuyamgwebayiniumuntu, ungakamuzwa,waziakwenzayona?

52Basebephendulabathikuye:LaweungowaseGaliliyini? Phenya,ubone,ngokubaakuvelimprofethieGalile

53Basebemuka,kwabayilowonalowoendliniyakhe

ISAHLUKO8

1UJesuwayaeNtabeniYeminqumo.

2Kwathiekusenikakhuluwabuyewezaethempelini, abantubonkebezakuye;wahlalaphansiwabafundisa

3AbabhalinabaFarisibalethakuyeowesifazaneobanjwe ephinga;sebemmisephakathi

4Bathikuye:Mfundisi,lowesifazaneubanjweesoqotsheni lokuphinga.

5EmthethweniuMosewasiyalaukubaabanjalo bakhandwengamatshe;

6Bakusholokhobemlinga,ukuzebabenokumbekaicala. KephauJesuwakhothama,walobangomunwe emhlabathini,kungathiakezwanga.

7Kwathibesambuzanjalo,walulama,wathikubo: Ongenasonophakathikwenukaqaleamjikijelengetshe

8Waphindawakhothama,walobaemhlabathini

9Laboabakuzwalokho,belahlwangunembezawabo, baphumangamunyengamunye,beqalakwabadalakwaze kwabangabokugcina;uJesuwasalayedwa,nowesifazane emiphakathi

10UJesuwaseselulama,engabonimuntungaphandle kowesifazana,wathikuye:Mama,bangaphilabo bamangalelibakho?akakhookulahlileyona?

11Wathi:Kakho,NkosiUJesuwathikuye:"Nami angikulahli;hamba,ungabeusona."

12KhonauJesuwabuyewakhulumakubo,wathi:“Mina ngiwukukhanyakwezwe;

13NgakhoabaFarisibathikuye:Wenauyazifakazela; umbhalowakhoawusiloiqiniso.

14UJesuwaphendulawathikubo:Lanxangizifakazela mina,ubufakazibamibuqinisile;kodwalinakalikwazi laphoengivelakhonalalaphoengiyakhona.

15Ninanahlulelangokwenyama;minaangihlulelimuntu 16Nokhoumangahlulela,ukwahlulelakwamikuyiqiniso, ngokubaangingedwa,kodwaminanoBabaongithumileyo. 17Kulotshiweemthethweniwenuukuthiubufakazi babantuababilibuqinisile

18Minangingozifakazelayo,noBabaongithumileyo uyafakazangami

19Basebesithikuye:UngaphiuYihlo?UJesuwaphendula wathi:“AnaziminanoBaba;umabeningazimina, beniyakumazinoBaba

20UJesuwakhulumalawomazwiendliniyomnikelo, efundisaethempelini;ngobaiholalakhelalingakafiki 21NgakhouJesuwaphindawathikubo:Ngiyahamba,njalo lizangidinga,njalolizafelaezonwenizenu;

22NgakhoamaJudaathi:Kambeuzazibulalayini? ngokubauthi:Laphongiyakhona,ningezenina

23Wasesithikubo:Linalingabaphansi;Mina ngingowaphezulu;ninaningabomhlaba;minaangisiye owalumhlaba

24Ngakhongithekininizafelaezonwenizenu;

25Basebesithikuye:Ungubani?UJesuwathikubo: “Lokhoenganitshelakhonakwasekuqaleni

26Nginokuningiengingakushonokwahlulelangani,kepha ongithumileyouqinisile;futhingikhulumaemhlabeni lokhoengakuzwakuye

27KabaqedisisangaukuthiukhulumakubongoYise.

28NgakhouJesuwathikubo:Nxaseliyiphakamisile iNdodanayomuntu,khonalizakwaziukuthinginguye, lokuthikangenziluthongokwami;kodwanjengobauBaba engifundisile,ngikhulumalezizinto

29Lowoongithumileyounami,uBabaakangishiyanga ngedwa;ngobaminangenzanjalookumthokozisayo.

30Esakhulumalawomazwi,abaningibakholwanguye

31NgakhouJesuwathikumaJudaakholwekuye:Uba lihlalaelizwinilami,lingabafundibamiisibili;

32Niyakulaziiqiniso,neqinisoliyakunikhulula

33Bamphendulabathi:“Siyinzaloka-Abrahama,asizange sibeyizigqilazamuntu;

34UJesuwabaphendulawathi:Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisile ngithikini:Wonkeowenzaisonouyisigqilisesono

35Incekukayihlaliphakadeendlini,kodwaiNdodana ihlalaphakade

36Ngakho-keumaiNdodanainikhulula,niyakuba ngabakhululekileyoimpela

37Ngiyaziukuthiniyinzaloka-Abrahama;kodwanifuna ukungibulala,ngokubaizwilamialinandawokini

38MinangikhulumalokhoengikubonilekuBaba; 39Baphendula,bathikuye:UbabawethuuAbrahama UJesuwathikubo:Umaningabantwanabaka-Abrahama, benizokwenzaimisebenzika-Abrahama

40Kephamanjenifunaukungibulalamina,umuntu onitsheleiqiniso,engilizwekuNkulunkulu;u-Abrahama akakwenzangalokho

41NinanenzaimisebenzikayihloBasebesithikuye:Thina kasizalwangangokuphinga;sinoBabaoyedwa, uNkulunkulu

42UJesuwathikubo:UkubauNkulunkuluubenguYihlo, beniyakungithandamina,ngokubaminangaphumangivela kuNkulunkulu;futhiangizizelangangokwami,kodwayena ungithumile.

43Kunganilingaqedisisiinkulumoyami?ngobaanikwazi ukuzwaizwilami

44NinaningabakayihlouSathane,nithandaukwenza izinkanukozikayihlo.Yenawayengumbulaliwabantu kwasekuqaleni,akemieqinisweni,ngokubaiqiniso lingekhokuyeNxaekhulumaamanga,ukhuluma okungokwakhe,ngokubaungumqambimanganoyisewawo 45Futhingokubanginitshelaiqiniso,anikholwayimi

46Ngubanikiniongangisolangesonona?Uma ngikhulumaiqiniso,aningikholwanganina?

47LowoongokaNkulunkuluuyawezwaamazwi kaNkulunkulu;

48NgakhoamaJudaaphendulaathikuye:Kasitshokuhle yiniukuthiwenaungumSamariya,njalouledimoni?

49UJesuwaphendulawathi:Minakangiladimoni;kodwa minangidumisauBaba,kodwalinaliyangidumaza 50Mina-keangizifuneliudumolwami;

51Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini:Umaumuntuegcina izwilami,kasozeakubonaukufanaphakade

52NgakhoamaJudaathikuye:Khathesisesisaziukuthi uledimoni.U-Abrahamaufile,nabaprofethi;wenauthi: Ubaumuntuegcinailizwilami,kasozeezweukufa laphakade

53WenaumkhuluyinikunobabawethuuAbrahama osewafa?nabaprofethibafile;uzenzabanina?

54UJesuwaphendulawathi:Ubangizidumisamina, udumolwamiluyize;enishongayeukuthiunguNkulunkulu wenu;

55Nokhoanikamazi;kephaminangiyamazi;umangithi angimazi,ngiyobangumqambimanganjengani;kepha ngiyamazi,ngiyaligcinaizwilakhe

56Uyihlou-Abrahamawakujabulelaukubonausuku lwami,futhiwalubona,wajabula.

57NgakhoamaJudaathikuye:Kawukabileminyaka engamatshumiamahlanu,njalousumbonileuAbrahama yini?

58UJesuwathikubo:Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini: UAbrahamaengakabikhona,minangikhona

59Basebedobhaamatsheukubabamjikijele,kephauJesu wacasha,waphumaethempelini,edabulaphakathikwabo, wadlulakanjalo

ISAHLUKO9

1Wathiedlula,wabonaumuntuowayeyimpumputhe kwasekuzalwenikwakhe

2Abafundibakhebambuzabathi:“Rabi,ngubaniowonayo, lonanomaabazalibakhe,azeazalweeyimpumputhena?

3UJesuwaphendulawathi:“Akonangalonomaabazali bakhe,kodwaukuzekubonakaliswekuyeimisebenzi kaNkulunkulu

4Kufanelengisebenzeimisebenziyalowoongithumileyo kusesemini; 5Ngisesezweni,ngiwukukhanyakwezwe

6Eseshilolokhowafelaamatheemhlabathini,wenzaudaka ngamathe,wagcobaamehloempumputhengodaka.

7Wathikuyo:“HambauyogezaechibinilaseSilowama,” okungukuthingokuhunyushwaoThunyiweyo

8Ngakhoomakhelwanelalaboababembonilengaphambili ukuthiuyisiphofu,bathi:Lokayisuyeyiniobehlezienxiba?

9Abanyebathi:Longuye;abanyebathi:Ufanalaye; kodwayenawathi:Nginguye.

10Basebesithikuye:Avulwenjaniamehloakho?

11Waphendulawathi:“UmuntuothiwauJesuwenze udaka,wagcobaamehloami,wathikimi:‘Hambaechibini laseSilowama,ugeze;’ngahambangageza,ngabona.

12Basebesithikuye:Ungaphiyena?Wathi:Angazi

13BasebemlethakubaFarisilowoowayeyisiphofu ngaphambili

14KwakuyisabathamhlauJesuenzaudaka,evulaamehlo akhe.

15AbaFarisilabaFarisibasebembuzafuthiukuthiukuthole njaniukubonaWathikubo:“Wanindaudakaemehlweni ami,ngageza,sengiyabona.

16NgakhoabanyekubaFarisibathi:Lokaveli kuNkulunkulu,ngobakagciniisabathaAbanyebathi: Umuntuoyisoniangenzanjaniizibonakalisoezinje? Kwabakhonaukuhlukanaphakathikwabo

17Baphindabathiesiphofuni:Wenauthiningaye,lokhu evuleamehloakho?Wathi:Ungumprofethi.

18KephaabaJudaabakholwangangaye,ukuthi ubeyimpumputhe,usebuyewabona,azeabizaabazali bakhelowoosetholeukubona.

19Bababuza,bathi:“Louyindodanayenuenithingayo yazalwaiyimpumputhena?pho,isibonakanjanimanjena?

20Abazalibakhebabaphendulabathi:Siyaziukuthilo uyindodanayethu,nokuthiwazalwaeyimpumputhe; 21Kodwaukuthiusebonanjanikhathesi,kasikwazi; nokuthingubaniovuleamehloakhe,asazi;mbuze: uzakuzikhulumelayena

22Abazalibakhebakusholokho,ngokubabesabaamaJuda, ngokubaabaJudabasebevumelenengokuthi,umaumuntu ovumaukuthiunguKristu,akhishweesinagogeni 23Ngakhoabazalibakhebathi:Usekhulile;buzakuye 24Basebembizafuthilowomuntuowayeyisiphofu,bathi kuye:NikauNkulunkuluudumo;

25Yenawaphendulawathi:Nomauyisoniangazi;kunye engikwaziyo,ukuthibengiyimpumputhe,manje sengiyabona

26Basebephindabathikuye:Wenzenikuwe?uwavule kanjaniamehloakhona?

27Wabaphendulawathi:“Senginitshelile,kepha anizwanga;nithandaukubangabafundibakhenanina?

28Basebemthuka,bathi:Nguweongumfundiwakhe; kephathinasingabafundibakaMose

29SiyaziukuthiuNkulunkuluwakhulumakuMose; 30Umuntuwaphendulawathikubo:Kunganilokhu kuyisimangaliso,ukuthilinazilaphoavelakhona,kodwa yenauvuleamehloami

31SiyaziukuthiuNkulunkuluakazizwaizoni; 32Kusukelaekuqaleniakuzangekuzwakaleukuthiukhona owavulaamehloozelweeyisiphofu

33UmaloebengavelikuNkulunkulu,ubengenakukwenza lutho

34Baphendula,bathikuye:Wenawazalelwaezonweni kanye,wenausifundisayini?Basebemkhiphela ngaphandle

35UJesuwezwaukuthibamkhiphelephandle;kwathi esemtholilewathikuye:UyakholwayinieNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu?

UJOHANE

36Yenawaphendulawathi:Ungubani,Nkosi,ukuze ngikholwekuye?

37UJesuwasesithikuye:Wenausumbonile,njalonguye okhulumalawe.

38Wathi:Ngiyakholwa,Nkosi.Wakhulekakuye.

39UJesuwasesithi:Minangizeleukwahlulelakulumhlaba, ukuzeabangaboniyobabone;nokuthiababonayobabe yizimpumputhe.

40AbanyekubaFarisiababelayebezwalokho,bathikuye: Kambelathisiyiziphofuyini?

41UJesuwathikubo:Ukubabeniyizimpumputhe,ngabe aninasono;ngakhoisonosenusihlezi

ISAHLUKO10

1Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisile,ngithikini:Ongangeningesango esibayenisezimvu,kodwaekhwelangenyeindlela,lowo uliselanomphangi

2Kodwaongenangesangoungumalusiwezimvu.

3Umlindisangouyamvulela;nezimvuziyalizwaizwilakhe, ubizaezakheizimvungamagama,aziholelephandle

4Nxaesezikhiphileezakheizimvu,uhambaphambikwazo, nezimvuzimlandele,ngokubaziyalaziizwilakhe

5Kephaumfokaziaziyikumlandela,kepha ziyakumbalekela,ngokubaazilaziizwilezihambi.

6UJesuwakhulumalumfanekisokubo,kodwabona kabaqedisisangaukuthikuyiniayekukhulumakubo

7NgakhouJesuwaphindawathikubo:Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile,ngithikini:Minangiyisangolezimvu

8Bonkeabakebafikangaphambikwamibangamasela nabaphangi,kephaizimvuazibezwanga.

9Minangiyisango;umaumuntuengenangami, uyakusindiswa,angeneaphume,afumaneidlelo

10Iselaalizikungengokwebanokubulalanokubhubhisa; minangizeukubababenokuphila,babenakhokuchichime

11Minangingumalusiomuhle;umalusiomuhleudela ukuphilakwakhengenxayezimvu.

12Oqashwayo,engesiyeumalusi,izimvuezingezona ezakhe,ebonaimpisiiza,uyazishiyaizimvu,abaleke, impisiizibambe,izihlakaze.

13Oqashwayouyabaleka,ngokubaengumqashwa, engazikhathaleliizimvu

14Minangingumalusiomuhle,ngiyazaziizimvuzami, nezamiziyaziwa

15NjengalokhuuBabauyangazi,namingiyamaziuBaba, futhingidelaukuphilakwamingenxayezimvu.

16Nezinyeizimvunginazo,ezingezonaezalesisibaya; futhikuyobamhlambimunye,nomalusimunye.

17NgalokhouBabauyangithanda,ngokubangidela ukuphilakwami,ukuzengibuyengikuthabathe

18Akakhoongangamukayona,kodwaminangiyibeka phansingokwami.nginamandlaokukubekaphansi, nginamandlaokubuyengikuthabathe;lomlayo ngiwamukelekuBaba

19Kwaphindakwabakhonaukuhlukanaphakathi kwabaJudangalawomazwi

20Abaningikubobathi:“Unedemoni,uyahlanya; nimlalelenina?

21Abanyebathi:Lawaakusiwoamazwiomuntu onedemoni.Idemonilingavulaamehloezimpumputhena?

22KwakukhonaeJerusalemaumkhosiwokuhlanjululwa, kusebusika

23UJesuwayehambahambaethempeliniekhulusini likaSolomoni.

24NgakhoamaJudaamhanqa,athikuye:Kozekubenini usenzasingabaze?UmaunguKristu,sitshelengokusobala.

25UJesuwabaphendulawathi:“Nginitshelile,kepha anikholwanga;imisebenziengiyenzayoegamenilikaBaba yiyonaefakazangami

26Kodwaanikholwa,ngokubaanisiboabezimvuzami, njengokushokwamikini

27Izimvuzamiziyalizwailizwilami,lamingiyazazi,njalo ziyangilandela;

28Futhingizinikaukuphilaokuphakade;futhiazisoze zabhubhanaphakade,futhiakekhooyozihlwithaesandleni sami

29UBabaonginikezonamkhulukunabobonke;futhi akakhoongazihlwithaesandlenisikaBaba.

30MinaloBabasimunye

31AmaJudaabuyeathathaamatsheukuzeamkhande

32UJesuwawaphendulawathi:Ngilitshengiseimisebenzi eminengiemihleevelakuBaba;ningikhandangamatshe ngenxayamuphikulemisebenzina?

33AmaJudaamphendulaathi:Kasikukhandingenxa yomsebenziomuhle;kodwangenxayokuhlambalaza; langobawenaungumuntuuzenzauNkulunkulu

34UJesuwabaphendulawathi:Kakulotshiweyini emthethweniwenuukuthi:Minangathi:Lingonkulunkulu?

35Umawababizangokuthingonkulunkulu,okwafikakubo izwilikaNkulunkulu,nombhaloungephulwa;

36NinanithingayeuBabaamngcwelisayo,wamthuma ezweni,ukuthi:Uyahlambalaza;ngobangithe:Mina ngiyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu?

37UmangingenziimisebenzikaBaba,ningangikholwa; 38Kodwaumangiyenza,nakubaningangikholwa, kholwaniyimisebenzi,ukuzenazi,nikholweukuthiuBaba ukimi,namingikuye

39Ngakhobaphindabafunaukumbamba,kodwa waphunyukaesandlenisabo.

40WabuyewamukawayaphesheyakweJordani,endaweni uJohaneayebhapathizakuyokuqala;wahlalakhona

41Abaningibezakuye,bathi:“UJohaneakenzanga sibonakaliso;

42Abaningibakholwakuyelapho

ISAHLUKO11

1Kwakukhonaumuntuothileogulayo,uLazaru waseBethaniya,umuzikaMariyanodadewabouMarta 2(KwakunguyeuMariyaowagcobaiNkosingamafutha, wesulaizinyawozayongezinwelezakhe,omnewabo uLazaruwayegula)

3Ngakhoodadewabobathumelakuye,besithi:Nkosi, khangela,loomthandayouyagula.

4UJesuesezwilewathi:Lokhukugulaakusikhookokufa, kodwakungokwenkazimulokaNkulunkulu,ukuze iNdodanakaNkulunkuluikhazinyuliswengakho

5KephauJesuwayebathandaoMartanodadewabo noLazaru.

6Kwathiesezwileukuthiuyagula,wahlalaizinsuku ezimbilikuleyondawoabekuyo

7Ngemvakwalokhowathikubafundibakhe:“Asiphinde siyeeJudiya

UJOHANE

8Abafundibakhebathikuye:Rabi,abaJudasebefuna ukukukhandangamatshe;futhiuyakhonafuthi?

9UJesuwaphendulawathi:Kawakhoyiniamahola alitshumilambiliemini?Umaumuntuehambaemini, akakhubeki,ngokubaubonaukukhanyakwalelizwe.

10Kephaumaumuntuehambaebusuku,uyakhubeka, ngokubaakukhoukukhanyakuye

11Watsholezizinto,emvakwalokhowathikubo: UmnganewethuuLazaruulele;kodwangiyahambaukuze ngimvuseebuthongweni

12Ngakhoabafundibakhebathi:Nkosi,ubaelele, uzaphila

13KodwauJesuwayekhulumangokufakwakhe,kodwa bonababecabangaukuthiukhulumangokuphumula ebuthongweni

14KhonauJesuwathikubongokuchachileyo:ULazaru ufile

15Ngiyathokozangenxayenuukuthibengingekho,ukuze nikholwe;nokhoasiyekuye.

16KhonauTomaseothiwauDidimuwathikubafundi abakanyenaye:Asihambenathi,ukuzesifekanyenaye

17KwathiuJesuefika,wamfumanaesenezinsukuezine eleleethuneni

18IBethaniyalaliseduzeneJerusalema,kungaba amastadiyu*ayishuminanhlanu.

19AbaningikubaJudabezakuMartanoMariyaukuze babaduduzengomnewabo

20KwathiuMartaezwaukuthiuJesuuyeza, wamhlangabeza,kephauMariyawahlalaendlini

21UMartawasesithikuJesu:Nkosi,alubaubukhona, umnewethungaengafanga.

22Kodwalakhathesingiyaziukuthilobayiniongayicela kuNkulunkulu,uNkulunkuluuzakunikayona

23UJesuwathikuye:Umnewenuuzakuvukafuthi.

24UMartawathikuye:Ngiyaziukuthiuyakuvuka ekuvukeningosukulokugcina

25UJesuwathikuye:“Minangingukuvukanokuphila; 26Lowoophilayoekholwayimikasozeafalaphakade Uyakukholwalokhuna?

27Wathikuye:Yebo,Nkosi,ngiyakholwaukuthiwena unguKristu,iNdodanakaNkulunkuluobezakuzaezweni

28Eseshilolokhowamuka,wabizaudadewabouMariya ngasese,wathi:“UMfundisiufikile,uyakubiza.

29Wathiekuzwalokhowasukamasinyane,wezakuye

30UJesuwayengakafikiemzini,kodwa wayesekuleyondawolaphouMartaamhlangabezakhona.

31AmaJudaayenayeendliniemduduza,ebonauMariya esukumamasinyanewaphuma,amlandela,ethi:“Uya ethuneniukuyokhalakhona

32KwathiuMariyaefikalaphouJesuekhona,embona, wawaphansienyawenizakhe,wathikuye:Nkosi,aluba ubukhona,umnewethungaengafanga.

33KwathiuJesuembonaekhala,nabaJudaababezenaye bekhala,wabubulaemoyeni,wakhathazeka;

34Wathi:“Nimbekengaphina?Basebesithikuye:Nkosi, wozaubone

35UJesuwakhala.

36NgakhoamaJudaathi:Khangelaniukuthiwayemthanda kangakanani!

37Abanyebabobathi:“Lo,owavulaamehloempumputhe, ubengekwenzeyiniukubanaloangafina?

38NgakhouJesuebubulafuthiphakathikwakhewafika ethuneni.lalingumhume,kubekweitshephezukwawo.

39UJesuwathi:SusaniilitsheUMarta,udadewabo wofileyo,wathikuye:“Nkosi,usenuka,ngokuba usenezinsukuezineefile.

40UJesuwathikuye:“Angishongoyinikuweukuthi,uma ukholwa,uzakubonainkazimulokaNkulunkuluna?

41Basebelisusailitsheendawenilaphoofileyowayelele khonaUJesuwaphakamisaamehloakhe,wathi:“Baba, ngiyakubongangokubaungizwile

42Minabengisaziukuthiuyangizwanjalo,kodwangenxa yexukuelibemikhonangitshilo,ukuzebakholweukuthi wenaungithumile.

43Esetshilolokhowamemezangelizwielikhuluwathi: Lazaru,phuma

44Waphumaofileyoeboshweizinyawonezandla ngezindwangu,nobusobakhebuboshwengedukuUJesu wathikubo:Mthukululeni,limyekeahambe

45NgakhoabanengikubaJudaababezekuMariyabebona akwenzileyouJesubakholwakuye

46KodwaabanyebabobayakubaFarisi,babatshelalokho uJesuakwenzileyo.

47NgakhoabapristiabakhululabaFarisibasebebuthanisa umphakathi,bathi:Senzenjani?ngobalomuntuwenza izibonakalisoezinengi.

48Umasimyekakanjalo,bonkebayakukholwanguye; 49Omunyewabo,uKayafaseigamalakhe,engumpristi omkhulungalowomnyaka,wathikubo:“Anaziluthonina; 50futhiningacabangiukuthikusilungeleukubaumuntu oyedwaafeleabantu,ukuzeisizwesonkesingabhubhi 51Kodwalokhukakutshongongokwakhe;

52futhikungabingenxayalesosizwekuphela,kodwa nokubaabuthelendawonyeabantwanabakaNkulunkulu abahlakazekilebabemunye.

53Ngakhokusukelangalolosukubacebisanaukuthi bambulale

54NgakhouJesukabangeesahambaobalaphakathi kwabaJuda;kephawamukalapho,wayaezwenieliseduze nehlaneemziniothiwai-Efrayimi,wahlalakhona nabafundibakhe.

55LalisondeleiPhasikalabaJuda;abaningiabavela emaphandlenibakhuphukelaeJerusalemangaphambi kwePhasikaukubabazihlambulule.

56KhonabamfunauJesu,bekhulumabemiethempelini, bethi:“Nithininaukuthiakayikuzaemkhosinina?

57AbapristiabakhulunabaFarisibabekhipheumyalo wokuthi,umakukhonaowaziyolaphoekhona,ababikele, ukuzebambambe.

ISAHLUKO12

1Khona-keuJesuezinsukwinieziyisithuphangaphambi kwePhasikawafikaeBethaniya,laphokwakukhona uLazaruowayefile,amvusakwabafileyo

2Bamenzelakhonaisidlosakusihlwa;uMartawayekhonza; kephauLazaruwayengomunyewababehlezinayeekudleni 3UMariyawayesethathailithalamafuthaenadilodwa elinenanielikhulu,wagcobaizinyawozikaJesu,wesula izinyawozakhengezinwelezakhe; 4Khona-keomunyewabafundibakhe,uJudaIskariyothe, kaSimoni,owayezamkhaphela

UJOHANE

5Kunganilawamafuthaengathengiswangangodenariyo* abangamakhuluamathathu,kwaphiwaabampofu?

6Watsholokhukungesikhoukuthiwayekhathalela abayanga;kodwangobabelisela,liphetheisikhwama, lithwalaokwakufakwekuso.

7UJesuwasesithi:Myekeni;ukugcineleusuku lokungcwatshwakwami

8Ngokubaabampofuninabonjalo;kephaminaaninami njalo

9NgakhoixukuelikhululabaJudalakwaziukuthiulapho, futhilezakungengenxakaJesukuphela,kodwaukuze liboneloLazaro,ayemvusekwabafileyo 10Kephaabapristiabakhulubenzaicebolokubababulale noLazaru; 11ngobangenxayakheabaningikubaJudabamuka, bakholwanguJesu.

12Ngangomusoizixukueziningiezazizileemkhosini, zizwaukuthiuJesuuyezaeJerusalema; 13Yathathaamagatshaesundu,yaphumaukumhlangabeza, yamemezayathi:“Hosana!

14KwathiuJesuefumanaitholelikababhemi,wahlala phezukwalo;njengobakulotshiwe, 15Ungesabi,ndodakaziyaseSiyoni;bheka,iNkosiyakho iyeza,ihlezietholenilembongolo

16Lokhoabafundibakheabakuqondangaekuqaleni; 17NgakhoixukuelalilayelaphoebizauLazaroukuthi aphumeethuneni,emvusakwabafileyo,lafakaza

18Ngenxayalokhoisixukusamhlangabeza,ngokuba sasizwileukuthiwasenzalesisibonakaliso

19NgakhoabaFarisibakhulumisanabesithi:Liyabona ukuthikalisizilutho?bheka,umhlabauyamlandela.

20KwakukhonaamaGrekiathilekwababekhuphukele ukukhulekaemkhosini;

21Lawo-keezakuFiliphuwaseBetsayidalaseGalile, amcela,athi:“Nkosi,sithandaukubonauJesu

22UFiliphuwezawabikelauAndreya;uAndreyaloFiliphu babikelauJesufuthi.

23UJesuwabaphendulawathi:“Isikhathisesifikilesokuba iNdodanayomuntuikhazimuliswe

24Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini:Ngaphandlekokuthi uhlamvulukakolweniluweleemhlabathinilungafi,luhlala lodwa;

25Othandaukuphilakwakheuyakulahlekelwayikho;futhi ozondaukuphilakwakhekulelizweuyokulondelaukuphila okuphakade

26Umaumuntuengikhonza,akangilandele;nalapho ngikhona,nencekuyamiiyakubalapho;umaumuntu engikhonza,uBabauyakumdumisayena.

27Manjeumphefumulowamiukhathazekile;futhi ngizothini?Baba,ngisindisekulelihora,kodwangenxa yalokhungizekulelihora

28Baba,khazimulisaibizolakho.Kwavelaizwiezulwini, lithi:“Ngilikhazimulisile,ngobuyengilikhazimulise

29Ngakhoixukuelalimikhonasilizwalathiliyaduma; abanyebathi:Ingilosiikhulumelaye

30UJesuwaphendulawathi:Lelilizwikalivelangangenxa yami,kodwangenxayenu.

31Kalokhukungukwahlulelwakwalomhlaba;

32Mina-ke,umangiphakanyiswaemhlabeni, ngiyakubadonselakimibonke.

33Wakutsholokhuetshengisaukuthiukufaokunjani ayezakufangakho

34Isixukusamphendulasathi:“Sizwileemthethweni ukuthiuKristuuhlalaphakade;ingubanileNdodana yomuntuna?

35UJesuwasesithikubo:Kuseyisikhashanaukukhanya kukini.Hambaninisenokukhanya,funaubumnyama bunifikele,ngokubaohambaebumnyameniakazilaphoeya khona

36Nisenokukhanya,kholwaningukukhanya,ukuzenibe ngabantwanabokukhanyaUJesuwakhulumalokho, wamuka,wacashakubo

37Kodwalanxawayenzeizibonakalisoezingakaphambi kwabo,kabakholwangakuye;

38ukuzekugcwalisekeizwilika-Isayaumprofethi, alishoyoukuthi:“Nkosi,ngubaniokholweumbikowethu na?NengaloyeNkosiyambulelwebanina?

39Ngakhokabakholwanga,ngobauIsayawaphindawathi: 40Uphuphuthekisileamehloabo,wayenzalukhuni inhliziyoyabo;ukuzebangaboningamehlo,baqonde ngenhliziyo,baphenduke,ngibaphulukise.

41LezizintowakutshouIsaya,ebonainkazimuloyakhe, wakhulumangaye

42Lobakunjaloabanengibababusibakholwakuye;kodwa ngenxayabaFarisikabavumanga,hlezibaxotshwe esinagogeni;

43ngobababethandaudumolwabantukulodumo lukaNkulunkulu

44UJesuwamemezawathi:“Okholwayimi,kakholwa kimi,kodwanakulowoongithumileyo.

45Obonaminaubonaongithumileyo

46Minangizeemhlabeningiwukukhanya,ukuzeyilowo nalowookholwayimiangahlaliebumnyameni.

47Umaumuntuezwaamazwiami,engawakholwa, angimahluleli;

48Lowoongalayofuthiongawamukeliamazwiami unomehlulelayo;

49Ngokubaangikhulumangangokwami;kodwauBaba ongithumileyonguyenaonginikeumyalo,engizakusho, nokuthingiyakukhulumani

50Ngiyaziukuthiumyalowakheungukuphilaokuphakade;

ISAHLUKO13

1KwathiungakafikiumkhosiwePhasika,uJesuesazi ukuthiiholalakheselifikileukuthiamukekulelilizwe,aye kuYise,ebathandileabakheabasezweni,wabathanda kwazekwabasekupheleni.

2Kwathisekudliweisidlosakusihlwa,uSathane esekufakileenhliziywenikaJudaIskariyothekaSimoni ukubaamkhaphele;

3UJesuekwaziukuthiuYiseunikelezonkeizinto esandlenisakhe,lokuthiuvelakuNkulunkulu,njalouye kuNkulunkulu;

4Wasukumaekudleni,wabekaizingubozakhe;wathatha ithawula,wabhinca

5Ngemvakwalokhowathelaamanziemcengezini,waqala ukugezaizinyawozabafundi,nokuzesulangethawula ayelibhincile.

6WafikakuSimoniPetru;

7UJesuwaphendulawathikuye:Engikwenzayo kawukwazikhathesi;kodwauzakwaziemvakwalokhu.

UJOHANE

8UPetrowathikuye:Kawusozewagezainyawozami

UJesuwamphendulawathi:Ubangingakugezi, kawulasabelolami

9USimoniPetruwathikuye:Nkosi,kungabiizinyawo zamizodwa,kodwanezandlanekhandalami.

10UJesuwathikuye:“Ogeziweyoakaswelilutho ngaphandlekokugezaizinyawo,kodwauhlanzekile ngokuphelele;

11Ngobawayemaziozamnikela;ngakhowathi: Kalihlambulukilelonke

12Kwathiesegezileinyawozabo,wathathaizembatho zakhe,wabuyewahlalaphansi,wathikubo:Liyakwaziyini engikwenzekini?

13Ningibizangokuthi,Mfundisi,neNkosi;ngobanginjalo 14Ngakhoumamina,iNkosinoMfundisiwenu, nginigezileizinyawo;naninifaneleukugezanaizinyawo.

15Ngokubangininikeisibonelo,ukuzenenzenjengalokho ngenzilekini

16Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini:Incekuayinkulu kunenkosiyayo;futhiothunyiweyomkhulukunalowo omthumileyo

17Umanazilezizinto,nibusisiweumanizenza.

18Kangikhuluminganilonke;ngiyabaziengibakhethileyo, kodwaukuzekugcwalisekeumbhaloothi:Odlaisinkwa lamiungiphakamiseleisithendesakhe.

19Manjengiyanitshelakungakenzeki,ukuze,nxa sekwenzeka,nikholweukuthinginguye

20Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini:Owamukela engimthumayowemukelamina;nowamukelamina wemukelaongithumileyo

21UJesueseshilolokhowakhathazekaemoyeni,wafakaza wathi:“Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini:Omunyekini uzakungikhaphela

22Khonaabafundibabukana,bengangabaziukuthi ukhulumabani

23KwakukhonaomunyewabafundibakheuJesu amthandayoencikeesifubenisikaJesu.

24NgakhouSimoniPetruwamqhwebaukuthiabuze ukuthiukhulumangobani

25YenaeqameleesifubenisikaJesuwathikuye:Nkosi, ngubani?

26UJesuwaphendulawathi:Nguyeengizamnikaucezu, nxangisicwilisile.Eselucwilisileucezu,walunikauJuda IskariyothekaSimoni

27NgemvakocezuuSathanewangenakuyeUJesu wayesethikuye:“Okwenzayo,kwenzemasinyane.

28Kodwakakhoowayehleziekudleniowayekwaziukuthi ukutshonikuye.

29Ngobaabanyebabobabecabangaukuthi,ngobauJudasi wayelesikhwama,uJesuwathikuye:Thengaesikudingayo emkhosini;kumbeukuthiapheabayanga

30Eseluthathileucezuwaphumamasinyane; kwakusebusuku

31Ngakho,esephumile,uJesuwathi:KhathesiiNdodana yomuntuikhazimulisiwe,loNkulunkuluukhazinyulisiwe kuyo

32UmauNkulunkuluekhazimulisiwekuye,naye uNkulunkuluuyakumkhazimulisakuye,ahle amkhazimulise

33Bantwanyana,kuseyisikhashananginani. Niyakungifuna,nanjengalokhongashokumaJudaukuthi: Laphongiyakhona,ningezenina;ngakhomanjengithikini

34Ngininikaumyaloomusha,wokubanithandane; njengalokhunginithandile,naninithandane.

35Ngalokhubonkebayakukwaziukuthiningabafundi bami,umaninothandophakathikwenu.

36USimoniPetrowathikuye:Nkosi,uyangaphi?UJesu wamphendulawathi:Laphongiyakhona,ungengilandele kalokhu;kephauyakungilandelangasemuva

37UPetrowathikuye:Nkosi,ngingekulandelekhathesi ngani?ngiyakubekaphansiukuphilakwamingenxayakho

38UJesuwamphendulawathi:Uzadelaukuphilakwakho ngenxayamiyini?Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikuwe: Iqhudealiyikukhala,uzeungiphikekathathu

ISAHLUKO14

1Inhliziyoyenumayingakhathazeki;kholwani nguNkulunkulu,nikholwenayimi

2EndlinikaBabakukhonaizindawozokuhlalaeziningi; umabekungenjalo,bengiyakunitshela.ngiya ukunilungiselaindawo

3Futhiumangiyanginilungiselaindawo,ngobuyengize, nginemukelekimi;ukuzelaphongikhona,libekhonalani.

4Lalaphoengiyakhonaliyakwazi,lendlelaliyayazi 5UTomasiwathikuye:Nkosi,asazilaphooyakhona;futhi singayazikanjaniindlela?

6UJesuwathikuye:“Minangiyindlela,neqiniso, nokuphila;

7Umabeningazilemina,beniyakumazinoBaba; 8UFiliphuwathikuye:Nkosi,siboniseuYihlo,kusanele

9UJesuwathikuye:“Isikhathiesingakanginani, awukangazi,Filiphuna?ongibonileminaumbonileuBaba; ushokanjani-keukuthi:SiboniseuYihlona?

10KawukholwayiniukuthiminangikuBaba,loBaba ukimi?amazwiengiwakhulumakiniangiwakhulumi ngokwami,kodwauBabaohlezikimi,wenzaimisebenzi 11KholwaniyimiukuthingikuBaba,noBabaukimi; 12Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini:Okholwayimi, imisebenziengiyenzayominanayeuyakuyenza;nemikhulu kunaleuyakuyenza;ngobaminangiyakuBaba

13Njalolobayinieniyakukucelaebizwenilami, ngizakwenza,ukuzeuBabaakhazimulisweeNdodaneni 14Umanicelauthoegamenilami,ngolwenza 15Umaningithanda,gcinaniimiyaloyami.

16NgiyakucelakuBaba,aninikeomunyeuMduduzi,ukuze ahlalekiniphakade;

17NgishonoMoyaweqiniso;izweelingemamukele, ngokubalingamboni,lingamazi,kephaninaniyamazi; ngokubauhlalanani,futhiukini.

18Kangiyikunitshiyaniyizintandane,ngizakuzakini

19Kuseyisikhashanaizwelingabelisangibona;kodwanina niyangibona,ngokubaminangiyaphila,naninizakuphila 20NgalolosukuniyakukwazininaukuthingikuBaba,nani nikimi,namingikini

21Olemilayoyamiayigcine,nguyeongithandayo; longithandayouzathandwanguBaba,lamingizamthanda, ngizibonakalisekuye

22UJudasi,ongesiyeu-Iskariyothe,wathikuye:“Nkosi, kuzakanjaniukubauzibonakalisekithi,ungazibonakalisi ezwenina?

23UJesuwaphendulawathikuye:“Umaumuntu engithanda,uyakugcinaamazwiami,noBaba uyakumthanda,futhisiyakuzakuye,sihlalenaye

24Ongangithandiyokagciniamazwiami; 25Lezizintongizikhulumekiningisenani.

UJOHANE

26KodwauMduduzi,uMoyaoNgcwele,uBaba azowuthumelaegamenilami,uzonifundisazonkeizinto, futhianikhumbuzezonkeizintoenginitshelezona.

27Ukuthulangikushiyakini,ukuthulakwamingininika khona;Inhliziyoyenumayingakhathazeki,ingesabi; 28Nizwileukuthingithekini:Ngiyamuka,futhingiyabuya kiniUmabeningithanda,beniyakujabula,ngokubangithé: NgiyakuBaba,ngokubauBabamkhulukunami

29Manjenginitshelilekungakenzeki,ukuzekuthi,lapho sekwenzeka,nikholwe

30Kangisayikukhulumaokunengilani,ngobaumbusi walumhlabauyeza,kodwakalaluthokimi

31Kodwaukuzeumhlabawaziukuthingiyamthanda uBaba;futhinjengobauBabaengiyalile,kanjalongenza. Vukani,sisukelapha

ISAHLUKO15

1Minangingumviniweqiniso,futhiuBabaungumlimi

2Lonkeigatshaelikimielingatheliisithelouyalisusa; 3Ninasenihlambulukilengezwiengilikhulumekini

4Hlalanikimi,lamikiniNjengalokhuigatshalingethele isithelongokwalo,ngaphandlekokuthilihlaleemvinini; anisakwazi,umaningahlalikimi

5Minangingumvini,ninaningamagatsha;ohlalakimi, namikuye,lowouthelaizitheloeziningi;ngokuba ngaphandlekwaminingenzelutho

6Umaumuntuengahlalikimi,ulahlwangaphandle njengegatsha,abune;abantubayawabutha,bawaphonse emlilweni,ashiswe

7Umanihlalakimi,namazwiamiehlalakini,niyakucela enikuthandayo,nizakukwenzelwa.

8UBabauyakhazinyuliswangalokhu,ukubanithele izitheloeziningi;kanjaloniyakubangabafundibami

9NjengalokhuuBabaengithandile,naminginithandile; hlalaniothandwenilwami

10Umanigcinaimiyaloyami,niyohlalaothandwenilwami; njengalokhunamingigcinileimiyalokaBaba,ngihlezi othandwenilwakhe

11Lezizintongizikhulumekini,ukuzeintokozoyami ihlalekini,lokuthiintokozoyenuigcwale.

12Yiloumyalowami,wokubanithandane,njengalokho nginithandile

13Akakhoonalouthandoolukhulukunalolu,lokuthi umuntuadeleukuphilakwakhengenxayabanganebakhe

14Ningabanganebami,umanenzalokhuenginiyala ngakho

15Kusukelamanjeanginibizingokuthiizinceku;ngokuba incekuayikwaziokwenziwainkosiyayo;ngobakonke engikuzwilekuBabanginazisilekhona.

16Aningikhethanganina,kodwaminanginikhethile, nganimiselaukubanihambe,nitheleisithelo,nesithelosenu sihlale,ukuzenomayinieniyakukucelakuBabaegameni lamianinikekona

17Nginiyalalezizinto,ukubanithandane.

18Umaizwelinizonda,niyaziukuthilangizondamina ngaphambikwenu

19Umabeningabezwe,izwebelizothandaokwalo,kepha ngokubaningebonaabezwe,kodwanganikhethamina ezweni,ngalokhoizweliyanizonda

20Khumbulaniizwiengalikhulumakini,Incekuayinkulu kunenkosiyayo.Umabengizingelemina,nani bayakunizingela;umabeligcinileizwilami,nelenu bayakuligcina.

21Kodwakonkelokhubazakwenzakiningenxayebizo lami,ngobakabamaziongithumileyo

22Umabengingafikangangakhulumakubo,ngabe abanasono;

23OngizondayouzondanoBaba

24Umabengingenzangaphakathikwaboimisebenzi engenziwangaomunye,ngabeabanasono;

25Kodwalokhukwenzekaukuzekugcwalisekeizwi elilotshiweyoemthethweniwaboelithi:Bangizonda ngaphandlekwesizathu

26KodwanxaesefikileuMduduzi,engizamthumakini evelakuBaba,uMoyaweqiniso,ophumakuBaba,yena uzafakazangami

27Lanilizafakaza,ngobalinamikusukelaekuqaleni

ISAHLUKO16

1Lezizintongizikhulumekini,ukuzelingakhubeki. 2Bazalixotshaemasinagogeni;

3Lezizintobayakuzenzakini,ngokubabengamazanga uBabanomamina.

4Kodwangikhulumelezizintokini,ukuzekuthilapho kufikaisikhathi,nikhumbuleukuthinganitshelakhona Futhilezizintoangishongokiniekuqaleni,ngoba nganginani

5Kodwakhathesingiyahambangiyakongithumileyo; akakhokininaongibuzayoukuthi:Uyangaphina?

6Kodwangobangikhulumelezizintokini,usizilugcwele enhliziyweniyenu

7Nokhonginitshelaiqiniso;kunilungeleukubangimuke, ngokubaumangingamuki,uMduduzikayikuzakini;kepha umangimuka,ngiyakumthumelakini

8Nxaesefikileyena,uyakwahlulelaizwengesono, nangokulunga,nangokwahlulela;

9ngesono,ngobabengakholwakimi; 10ngokulunga,ngokubangiyakuBaba,ningabe nisangibona;

11ngokwahlulela,ngobaumbusiwalumhlaba usegwetshiwe.

12Ngisenezintoeziningiengizonitshelazona,kodwa ningekuthwalemanje

13Kephanxaesefikileyena,uMoyaweqiniso, uzakuniholelakulolonkeiqiniso,ngokuba akayikuzikhulumelangokwakhe;kephalokhoakuzwayo uyakukukhuluma,anibikeleokuzayo

14Yenauyakungikhazimulisa,ngokubauyakuthatha okwami,anibikelekhona

15KonkeuBabaanakhokungokwami; 16Kuseyisikhashananizeningangiboni,kubuyekube yisikhashananingibone,ngokubangiyakuBaba

17Abanyebabafundibakhebasebekhulumisanabodwa, besithi:Kuyinilokhuakutshoyokithi:Okwesikhatshana njalokaliyikungibona,kubuyekubeyisikhashana ningibone;Ubaba?

18Ngakhobathi:Kuyinilokhuakutshoyoukuthi: Okwesikhatshana?asaziukuthiuthini.

UJOHANE

19UJesuesaziukuthibabethandaukumbuza,wathikubo: Libuzanayiniphakathikwenuukuthingithe: Okwesikhatshana,njalokaliyikungibona;?

20Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisilengithikini:Niyakukhalanilile, kephaizweliyakujabula;

21Owesifazananxaebelethaulobuhlungu,ngobaihola lakheselifikile;

22Nani-kenilusizimanje;

23NgalolosukuaniyikungibuzaluthoNgiqinisile, ngiqinisilengithikini:NomayinieniyakukucelakuBaba egamenilamiuyakuninikakhona

24Kuzekubemanjeanikaceliluthoegamenilami; 25“Lezizintongizikhulumekiningemifanekiso; 26Ngalolosukuniyakucelaegamenilami;

27NgokubauBabauqobouyanithanda,ngokubanina ningithandile,nakholwaukuthiminangaphuma kuNkulunkulu

28NgaphumakuBaba,futhingizileemhlabeni;

29Abafundibakhebathikuye:Khangela,khathesi usukhulumangokuchachileyo,njalokawukhulumisaga

30Manjesiyaziukuthiwazizonkeizinto,futhiawudingi ukubaumuntuakubuze;ngalokhosiyakholwaukuthi waphumakuNkulunkulu

31UJesuwabaphendulawathi:Seliyakholwayinikhathesi?

32Bhekani,isikhathisiyeza,yebo,sesifikile,sokuba nihlakazeke,kubeyilowonalowoayekokwakhe, ningishiyengedwa;nokhoangingedwa,ngokubauBaba unami.

33Lezizintongizikhulumekiniukuzelibelokuthulakimi Ezweniniyakubanosizi,kephayimaniisibindi;mina ngilinqobileizwe.

ISAHLUKO17

1UJesuwakhulumalawomazwi,wayesephakamisela amehloakheezulwini,wathi:“Baba,isikhathisesifikile; khazimulisaiNdodanayakho,ukuzeiNdodanayakho ikukhazimulisewena;

2njengalokhuuyiphileamandlaphezukwenyamayonke, ukuzebonkeomnikeyona,ibapheukuphilaokuphakade.

3Ukuphilaokuphakadeyilokhuukubabaziwena Nkulunkuluwedwaweqiniso,noJesuKristuomthumileyo

4Minangikukhazimulisileemhlabeni,ngiwuqedile umsebenzionginikewonaukubangiwenze

5Manje-ke,Baba,ngikhazimulisekuwengokwakho ngenkazimuloenganginayokuweizwelingakabikho.

6Ngilibonakalisileigamalakhokubantuonginikebona kwabasezweni;babengabakho,wangiphabona;baligcinile izwilakho

7Manjesebeyaziukuthizonkeizintoonginikezonazivela kuwe

8Ngokubangibanikileamazwionginikewona;futhi bawamukele,futhibazingokuqinisekileukuthingaphuma kuwe,futhibakholwaukuthiwenaungithumile

9Ngiyabakhulekelabona;angikhulekeliizwe,kodwalabo onginikebona;ngobabangabakho

10Futhikonkeokwamikungokwakho,nokwakho kungokwami;futhingiyakhazinyuliswakubo

11Kangisakhoemhlabeni,kodwabonabasezweni,mina ngizakuwe.BabaoNgcwele,bagcineegamenilakholabo onginikebona,ukuzebabemunye,njengathi

12Ngisenaboezweni,ngabagcinaegamenilakholabo onginikebona,ngibagcinile;ukuzekugcwalisekeumbhalo.

13Manjesengizakuwe;lezizintongizikhulumaezweni, ukuzebabenokuthokozakwamikugcwalisekekubo.

14Minangibanikileizwilakho;futhiizwelabazonda, ngobabengesiboabezwe,njengobanjenamingingesiye owezwe

15Kangiceliukuthiubasuseemhlabeni,kodwaukuthi ubavikelekomubi

16Abasiboabezwe,njengalokhunamingingesiyeowezwe 17Bangcwelisengeqiniso;izwilakholiyiqiniso

18Njengalokhuwangithumaemhlabeni,lamingibathumile emhlabeni.

19Futhingenxayabongiyazingcwelisa,ukuzenabo bangcweliswengeqiniso

20Kangicelelilababodwa,kodwalaboabazakholwakimi ngelizwilabo;

21Ukuzebonkebabemunye;njengalokhuwena,Baba, ukimi,namingikuwe,ukuzenabobabemunyekithi,ukuze izwelikholweukuthiwenaungithumile

22Nenkazimuloonginikeyonangibanikilebona;ukuze babemunye,njengalokhuthinasimunye;

23Minangikubo,laweukimi,ukuzebapheleliswe ebunyeni;ukuzeizwelaziukuthiwenaungithumile, nokuthiubathandile,njengalokhoungithandilemina.

24Baba,ngithandaukubalaboonginikebonanabobabe namilaphongikhona;ukuzebaboneinkazimuloyami onginikeyona,ngokubawangithandangaphambi kokusekelwakwezwe

25Babaolungileyo,izwealikwazanga,kodwamina ngikwazile,nalababayaziukuthiungithumile.

26Futhingibazisileigamalakho,futhingizolimemezela, ukuzeuthandoongithandengalolubekubo,namingibe kubo.

ISAHLUKO18

1UJesueseshilolokhowaphumanabafundibakhe,waya ngaphesheyakomfudlanaiKidroni,laphokwakukhona insimu,angenakuyoyenanabafundibakhe.

2UJudasi,owamkhaphelayo,wayeyaziindawo,ngokuba uJesuwayevameukuhlanganakhonanabafundibakhe

3NgakhouJudasiethathaisigabasamabuthonezikhonzi kubapristiabakhulunabaFarisi,wafikakhonanezibani nezibaninezikhali

4NgakhouJesu,ekwazikonkeokuzakwehlelaphezu kwakhe,waphumawathikubo:Lidingabani?

5Bamphendulabathi:UJesuwaseNazaretha.UJesuwathi kubo:MinanginguyeNoJudasiowamkhaphelayowayemi nabo

6Kwathiesethikubo:Nginguye,bahlehlanyovane,bawa phansi.

7Wasephindawababuzawathi:Lidingabani?Basebesithi: UJesuwaseNazaretha

8UJesuwaphendulawathi:Ngilitshelileukuthimina nginguye;

9ukuzeligcwalisekeilizwialikhulumayoelithi:Kulabo onginikebona,kangilahlekelwangalamunye

10USimoniPetruenenkembawayihosha,wayigenca incekuyompristiomkhulu,wayinqumaindlebeyokunene. IgamalencekukwakunguMalkusi

UJOHANE

11UJesuwasesithikuPetro:Fakainkembayakho emgodleni; 12NgakhoibutholendunalendunalabancedisibamaJuda basebembambauJesubambopha.

13BasebemyisakuAnasekuqala;ngokuba wayenguyisezalakaKayafaseowayengumpristiomkhulu ngalowomnyaka

14KephauKayafasenguyeowalulekaamaJudaukuthi kubalungeleukubaumuntuoyedwaafeleabantu

15USimoniPetruwalandelauJesukanyenomunye umfundiLowomfundiwayesaziwakumpristiomkhulu, wangenanoJesuegcekenilompristiomkhulu

16KodwauPetrowemangaphandleemnyango.Khona waphumalowomfundiomunyeowaziwangumpristi omkhulu,wakhulumanomlindiwesango,wamngenisa uPetru.

17IncekukaziengumlindisangoyasisithikuPetro:Lawe kawusuyewabafundibalumuntuyini?Wathi:Kangisuye 18Izincekunezikhonzizazimilaphozibasileumlilo wamalahle;Basebesotha,noPetruwayeminabootha 19UmpristiomkhuluwasebuzauJesungabafundibakhe langemfundisoyakhe.

20UJesuwamphendulawathi:Minangikhulumeobala emhlabeni;Bengihlalangifundisaesinagogeni nasethempelini,laphoabaJudabebuthanakhonanjalo; futhingaseseangikhulumangalutho

21Ungibuzanina?buzakwabangizwileyoengikushilo kubo;bhekani,bayakwaziengikushilo.

22Esetshilolezizinto,omunyewabancedisiababemikhona watshayauJesungentende,esithi:Uphendulanjalo umpristiomkhulu?

23UJesuwamphendulawathi:“Umangikhulumekabi, fakazangalobobubi;

24Kephau-AnasewamthumelaeboshiwekuKayafase umpristiomkhulu

25USimoniPetruwayemiothaBasebesithikuye:Lawe kawusuyeomunyewabafundibakhe?Waphikawathi: Kangisuye

26Enyeyezincekuzompristiomkhulu,eyisihlobosakhe uPetruayinqumaindlebe,wathi:“Angikubonangayini wenaensiminiunaye?

27UPetrowaphindawaphika; 28BasebemsusauJesukuKayafasebamusaendlini yokwahlulela;futhibonaabazangebangeneendlini yokwahlulela,funabangcoliswe;kodwaukuzebadle iphasika.

29UPilatuwasephumelakubo,wathi:Limbekacalabani lumuntu?

30Baphendula,bathikuye:Ukubalowoubengesiye umenziwobubi,ngasingamnikelangakuwe

31UPilatuwasesithikubo:Mthathenilina,limahlulele ngokomlayowenu.NgakhoamaJudaathikuye: Kakuvunyelwakithiukuthisibulaleumuntu

32ukuzeligcwalisekeilizwilikaJesualikhulumayo, etshengisaukuthikukufakuniayezakufangakho

33UPilatuwabuyewangenaendliniyokwahlulela,wabiza uJesu,wathikuye:“WenauyiNkosiyabaJudana?

34UJesuwamphendulawathi:Uyazikhulumalokhuwena, kumbeabanyebakutshelengami?

35UPilatuwaphendulawathi:MinangingumJudayini? Isizwesakininabapristiabakhulubakunikelekimi; wenzenina?

36UJesuwaphendulawathi:“Umbusowamiawusiwo owalelizwe.

37NgakhouPilatuwathikuye:Ngakhowenauyinkosiyini? UJesuwaphendulawathi:Wenauthingiyinkosi.Mina ngazalelwalokho,futhingezelalokhoezweni,ukuze ngifakazeleiqinisoBonkeabeqinisobayalizwaizwilami 38UPilatuwathikuye:Liyiniiqiniso?Eseshilolokho wabuyewaphuma,wayakumaJuda,wathikuwo: “Angifumanicalakuyenakanye

39Kodwaninomkhubawokuthinginikhululeleabemunye ngePhasika;

40Basebememezafuthibonke,besithi:Hatshilumuntu, kodwauBarabasi.ManjeuBarabawayengumphangi.

ISAHLUKO19

1NgakhouPilatuwamthathauJesu,wambhaxabula 2Amasoshaelukaumqhelewamevaawubekaekhanda lakhe,amembathisainguboebubende;

3Athi:Bayede,NkosiyamaJuda!bamshayangezandla 4UPilatuwabuyewaphuma,wathikubo:Bhekani, ngimkhiphelakini,ukuzenaziukuthiangifumanicalakuye. 5UJesuwasephumaphandle,ethweleumqhelewameva, lejazieliyibubendeUPilatuwasesithikubo:Khangelani umuntu!

6Kwathiabapristiabakhulunezikhonzibembona, bamemezabathi:“Mbethele,mbetheleesiphambanweni! UPilatuwathikubo:“Mthatheninina,nimbethele esiphambanweni,ngokubaminaangitholicalakuye 7AmaJudaamphendulaathi:Thinasilomlayo,langomlayo wethuufaneleukufa,ngobauzenzeiNdodana kaNkulunkulu

8KwathiuPilatuesizwalelolizwi,wesabakakhulu; 9Wabuyewangenaendliniyokwahlulela,wathikuJesu: “Ungowaphiwena?KodwauJesukamphendulanga 10UPilatuwasesithikuye:Kawukhulumikimiyini? Awaziyiniukuthinginamandlaokukubethelafuthi nginamandlaokukukhululana?

11UJesuwaphendulawathi:Ungekeubelamandlaphezu kwami,ubaungawanikwangaevelaphezulu; 12KusukelalaphouPilatuwadingaukumkhulula; 13KwathiuPilatuezwalelozwi,wamkhiphelangaphandle uJesu,wahlalaesihlalwenisokwahlulelaendaweniethiwa iNdawoEgandayiwe,kodwangesiHeberuiGabatha 14Kwakungamalungiseleloephasika,kwakungabalihola lesithupha,wasesithikumaJuda:KhangelaniiNkosiyenu! 15Kodwabamemezabathi:Susa,susa,mbethele esiphambanweni!UPilatuwathikubo:Ngibetheleinkosi yenuna?Abapristiabakhulubaphendulabathi:Kasilankosi ngaphandlekukaKesari

16Ngakhowamnikelakuboukuzeabethelwe BasebemthathauJesu,bahambalaye.

17Ethweleisiphambanosakhewaphumawayaendaweni ebizwangokuthiiNdawoYokhakhayi,ethiwa ngesiHebheruiGolgotha

18laphobambethelakhona,labanyeababilikanyelaye, omunyengapha,loJesuephakathi.

19UPilatuwabhalaincwadi,wasibekaesiphambanweni Kwakulotshiweukuthi:UJESUWENAZARETHA INKOSIYABAJUDA.

UJOHANE

20LesisimemezeloabaningikubaJudabasifunda,ngokuba indawolaphouJesuayebethelwekhonayayiseduzenomuzi, futhikulotshiwengesiHeberu,nangesiGreki,nangesiLatini 21AbapristiabakhulubamaJudabasebethikuPilatu: Ungalobiukuthi:INkosiyabaJuda;kodwaukuthiwathi: MinangiyiNkosiyabaJuda

22UPilatuwaphendulawathi:Engikubhalileyongikulobile 23KwathiamabuthoesembetheleuJesuesiphambanweni, athathaizembathozakhe,azenzaizabeloezine,kulolonke isotshalabalesabelo;nejazilakhe;ibhantshi lalingenamthungo,lilukiwelonkekusukelaphezulu 24Ngakhobakhulumisanabesithi:Kasingasidabuli,kodwa kasisenzeleinkathoukuthisizakubangekabani;Akwenzakelokhoamasosha

25KwakumingasesiphambanwenisikaJesuunina, nodadewabokanina,noMariyaumkaKleyophase, noMariyaMagdalena

26NgakhouJesuebonaunina,lomfundiamthandayobemi khona,wathikunina:Mama,khangelaindodanayakho!

27Wasesithikumfundi:Khangelaunyoko!Kusukela kulesosikhathilowomfundiwamthathawamyisakwakhe

28EmvakwalokhouJesuekwaziukuthizonkeizinto seziphelile,ukuzekugcwalisekeumbhalo,wathi:Ngomile

29Kwakukhonaisitshaesigcweleuviniga;

30KwathiuJesueselamukeleuviniga,wathi:Kufeziwe;

31NgakhoabaJuda,njengobakwakulilungiselelo,ukuba izidumbuzingahlaliesiphambanweningesabatha,ngokuba lolosukulwesabathalwaluwusukuolukhulu,acela kuPilatuukubayephulweimilenzeyabo,babulawe kususwa

32Khonaamabuthoafika,aphulaimilenzeyowokuqala neyomunyeowayebethelwekanyenaye

33KodwalaphoefikakuJesu,ebonaukuthiwayesefile, akayephulangaimilenzeyakhe;

34Kodwaelinyelamabutholamgwazaohlangothini ngomkhonto,kwahlekwaphumaigazinamanzi

35Lowoowakubonayoufakazile,nobufakazibakhe buqinisile,nayeuyaziukuthiukhulumaiqiniso,ukuzenani nikholwe

36Ngobalezizintozenzeka,ukuzekugcwalisekeumbhalo othi:Ithambolakhealiyikuphulwa

37Futhiomunyeumbhalouthi:Bazamkhangela abamhlabayo.

38EmvakwalokhouJosefawase-Arimathiya,engumfundi kaJesu,kodwaekusithekeningokwesabaabaJuda,wacela kuPilatuukubaasuseisidumbusikaJesu;uPilatu wamvumelaNgakhowezawathathaisidumbusikaJesu

39KwafikanoNikodemuowafikakuqalakuJesuebusuku, ephetheingxubeyenhlakanenhlaba,engabaamapondo ayikhulu

40BasebesithathaisidumbusikaJesu,basibopha ngezindwanguzelinenikanyelamakha,njengomkhuba wamaJudawokungcwaba

41Kwakukhonainsimuendawenilaphoayebethelwe khonaesiphambanweni;nasensimuithunaelisha, okungakabekwamuntukulo

42NgakhobamlalisalaphouJesungenxayosuku lokulungiselalwabaJuda;ngobaithunalaliseduze

ISAHLUKO20

1NgosukulokuqalalwevikiuMariyaMagdalenawafika ethuneniekusenikusemnyama,wabonaitshelisusiwe ethuneni.

2Wasegijima,wayakuSimoniPhetrolakulomunye umfundiuJesuamthandayo,wathikubo:BayisusileiNkosi ethuneni,njalokasazilaphoabayibekekhona.

3NgakhouPetruwaphumakanyenaloomunyeumfundi, bafikaethuneni

4Basebegijimabobabilikanyekanye;kephaomunye umfundiwagijimawadlulauPetru,wafikakuqalaethuneni

5Ekhothamaelunguza,wabonaizindwanguzelineni zikhona;nokhoakangenanga

6KhonakwafikauSimoniPetruemlandela,wangena ethuneni,wabonaizindwanguzelinenizikhona;

7nedukuelalisekhandalakhe,lingekhokanyenelineni, kodwalisongiwewodwaendaweniyodwa

8Khonawangenalalowomfundiofikekuqalaethuneni, wabona,wakholwa;

9Ngokubababengakawaziumbhaloothiumelweukuvuka kwabafileyo.

10Basebemukaabafundibabuyelaekhaya 11KephauMariyawemangaphandleethuneniekhala; 12wabonaizingelosiezimbilizembetheokumhlophe zihlezi,enyengasekhandanenyengasezinyaweni,lapho isidumbusikaJesubesilelekhona

13Basebesithikuye:Mama,ukhalelani?Wathikuzo: “NgokubabayithathileiNkosiyami,futhiangazilapho abayibekekhona

14Eseshilolokhowaphenduka,wabonauJesuemi,kepha wayengaziukuthinguJesu

15UJesuwathikuye:Mama,ukhalelani?ufunabani?Yena ecabangaukuthingumphathiwensimu,wathikuye:“Nkosi, umaumsusile,ngitshelelaphoombekekhona, ngiyakumthatha

16UJesuwathikuye:Mariya.Waphenduka,wathikuye: Raboni;okungukuthi:Mfundisi

17UJesuwathikuye:Ungangithinti;ngobakangikenyukeli kuBaba;kodwahambauyekubazalwanebami,uthikubo: NgenyukelakuBabaloYihlo;nakuNkulunkuluwami, noNkulunkuluwenu

18UMariyaMagdalenawezawabikelaabafundiukuthi uyibonileiNkosi,nokuthiikhulumelokhokuye

19Ngalolosukukusihlwa,ngolokuqalalwesonto, iminyangoivaliwelaphoabafundibabebuthenekhona ngokwesabaabaJuda,uJesuwafikawemaphakathikwabo, wathikubo:“Ukuthulamakubekinina.

20Eseshilolokhowababonisaizandlanohlangothilwakhe Khona-keabafundibajabulalaphobebonaiNkosi 21UJesuwasephindawathikubo:Ukuthulakakubekini; 22Eseshilolokhowabaphefumulela,wathikubo: “YamukelaniuMoyaoNgcwele; 23Enibathethelelaizonozabo,bathethelelwe;lalaboizono enibabambangazo,zibanjiwe

24KodwauTomasi,omunyewabalitshumilambili,othiwa nguDidimu,wayengekholabomhlauJesuefika.

25Ngakhoabanyeabafundibathikuye:SiyibonileiNkosi Kodwawathikubo:Ngaphandlekokuthingiboneezandleni zayoinxebalezipikili,ngifakeumunwewamienxebeni lezipikili,ngifakeisandlasamiohlangothinilwayo,ngeke ngikholwe

UJOHANE

26Emvakwezinsukueziyisishiyagalombilifuthiabafundi bakhebabengaphakathi,noTomaseenabo.KhonauJesu wafika,iminyangoivaliwe,wemaphakathi,wathi: “Ukuthulamakubekinina.

27WayesethikuTomase:Lethalaphaumunwewakho, uboneizandlazami;lethaisandlasakho,usifake ohlangothinilwami,ungabingongakholwayo,kodwa okholwayo.

28UTomasewaphendula,wathikuye:Nkosiyami, Nkulunkuluwami

29UJesuwathikuye:“Ngokubaungibonile,Tomasi, ukholiwe;

30NezinyeizibonakalisoeziningiuJesuwazenzaphambi kwabafundibakhe,ezingalotshiwekulencwadi

31Kodwalezizilotshiwe,ukuzelikholweukuthiuJesu unguKristu,iNdodanakaNkulunkulu;futhiukuze ngokukholwanibenokuphilaegamenilakhe

ISAHLUKO21

1EmvakwalokhouJesuwabuyewazibonakalisakubafundi ngaselwandlelwaseTiberiya;wazibonakalisakanje.

2BabendawonyeoSimoniPetru,noTomaseothiwa uDidimu,noNathanayeliwaseKhanalaseGalile, namadodanakaZebedewu,nabanyeababilikubafundi bakhe

3USimoniPetruwathikubo:NgisayakodobaBasebesithi kuye:Lathisihambalawe.Basebephuma,bangena emkhunjinimasinyane;futhingalobobusukuababambanga lutho

4Kwathisekusile,uJesuwemaogwini,kodwaabafundi babengaziukuthinguJesu

5UJesuwasesithikubo:Bantwana,lilokudlayini? Bamphendulabathi:Hatshi.

6Wathikubo:Phosaniinethangakwesokunene somkhumbi,nizakufumanaBasebephonsa,kephababe besabanamandlaukulidonsangenxayobuningibezinhlanzi.

7NgakholowomfundiuJesuamthandayowathikuPetro: YiNkosiUSimoniPetruesezwileukuthiyiNkosi,wagqoka inguboyakheyokudoba,ngokubawayenqunu,waziphonsa olwandle

8Abanyeabafundibezangomkhumbi;(ngokuba babengekudenenhlabathi,kungathiizingalo ezingamakhuluamabili),bedonsainethaelinezinhlanzi

9Kwathisebefikileemhlabathini,babonaumlilo wamalahle,lenhlanzikubekwephezukwawo,lesinkwa.

10UJesuwathikubo:Lethaniizinhlanzienizibambemanje

11USimoniPetruwakhuphuka,walidonselaemhlabathini inethaligcweleizinhlanziezinkulu,eziyikhulunamashumi ayisihlanunantathu;

12UJesuwathikubo:WozanilidleKodwakakho kubafundiowabalesibindisokumbuzaukuthi:Wena ungubani?besaziukuthiyiNkosi

13UJesuwasesiza,wathathaisinkwa,wabanika,lenhlanzi ngokunjalo

14LokhusekungokwesithathuuJesuezibonakalisa kubafundibakhe,esevukilekwabafileyo.

15Kwathisebedlile,uJesuwathikuSimoniPetru:Simoni kaJona,uyangithandakunalabana?Wathikuye:Yebo, Nkosi;uyaziukuthingiyakuthanda.Wathikuye:Dlisa amawundluami

16Wabuyewathikuyengokwesibili:SimonikaJona, uyangithandana?Wathikuye:Yebo,Nkosi;uyaziukuthi ngiyakuthandaWathikuye:Dlisaizimvuzami

17Wathikuyengokwesithathu:SimonikaJona, uyangithandana?UPetruwadabukangokubawathikuye ngokwesithathu:Uyangithandana?Wathikuye:“Nkosi, wazizonkeizintowena;uyaziukuthingiyakuthanda UJesuwathikuye:Dlisaizimvuzami.

18Ngiqinisile,ngiqinisile,ngithikuwe:Usemusha, wawuzibhinca,uhambelaphouthandakhona;ngeke 19Wakukhulumalokhoekhombaukufaokungakanani azakhazimulisangakhouNkulunkuluEseshilolokhowathi kuye:"Ngilandele."

20UPetroetshibilikawabonaumfundiuJesuamthandayo elandela;layewayameesifubenisakheekudleni,wathi: Nkosi,ngubaniokukhaphelayo?

21UPetroembonawathikuJesu:Nkosi,louzakwenzani?

22UJesuwathikuye:Ubangithandaukuthiahlalengize ngifike,kuyinikuwe?ngilandele.

23Ngakholelilizwilaphumelakubazalwane,ukuthi lowomfundikayikufa;kodwaukuthi:Ubangithandaukuthi ahlalengizengifike,kuyinikuwe?

24Nguyeloumfundiofakazangalezizinto,wazilobalezi zinto,futhisiyaziukuthiubufakazibakhebuqinisile

25KukhonanezinyeizintoeziningiuJesuazenzayo,okuthi, umabezilotshwazonke,ngicabangaukuthinomhlaba ngokwawoubungekwaziukuthwalaizincwadi ebezingalotshwa.Amen.

IzEnzoZabaPhostoli

ISAHLUKO1

1Umlandowokuqalangawenza,Theyofilu,ngakhokonke uJesuaqalaukukwenzanokukufundisa, 2kwazekwabausukuakhushulwangalo,esebayalile ngoMoyaoNgcweleabaphostoliayebakhethile; 3azibonakalisakuboephilaemvakokuhluphekakwakhe ngobufakaziobuningiobungenaphutha,ebonwayibo izinsukuezingamashumiamane,ekhulumangezinto eziphathelenenombusokaNkulunkulu;

4Esebuthenenabo,wabayalaukubabangasuki eJerusalema,kodwanilindeleisithembisosikaBaba enasizwangami

5NgokubauJohanengempelawabhapathizangamanzi; kodwalinalizabhabhathizwangoMoyaoNgcwele kungakadluliinsukuezinengi

6Ngakhosebebuthenebambuza,besithi:Nkosi, uzawubuyiselayiniumbusokuIsrayelingalesisikhathi?

7Wathikubo:“Akusikhookwenuukwaziizikhathinoma izinkathiuBabaazimisengamandlaakhesiqu

8Kodwanizakwamukeliswaamandla,uMoyaoNgcwele esefikilephezukwenu,nibeofakazibamieJerusalema, naseJudiyalonke,naseSamariya,kuzekubesekugcineni komhlaba.

9Eseshilolokhowakhushulwabebhekile;ifulamsusa emehlweniabo

10Kwathibesagqolozeleezulwinienyuka,khangela-ke, amadodaamabiliemikiboembetheizambathoezimhlophe; 11Basebesithi:MadodaaseGalili,limelenilikhangele ezulwini?UJesulo,onyuswekinienyuselwaezulwini, uyakuzakanjalonjengalokhonimbonileeyaezulwini

12BasebebuyelaeJerusalemabevelaentabeniethiwa Yeminqumo,ekudeneJerusalema,ibangalohambo lwesabatha

13Sebengenilebakhuphukelaekamelwenieliphezulu, laphokwakuhlalakhonaoPetru,noJakobe,noJohane,noAndreya,noFiliphu,noTomase,noBartolomewu, noMathewu,noJakobeka-Alfewu,noSimoniZelote; loJudasiumfowabokaJakobe

14Bonkelababaqiniselanganhliziyonyeekukhulekeni nasekunxuseni,kanyenabesifazane,noMariyaunina kaJesu,kanyenabafowabo

15NgalezozinsukuuPetruwasukumaphakathi kwabafundi,(isibalosamagamandawonyesasingaba yikhulunamashumiamabili)

16Madodabazalwane,lombhalokwakumeleugcwaliseke uMoyaoNgcweleowakhulumangaphambilingomlomo kaDavidangoJudasiowayengumkhokheliwalabo abambambauJesu

17Ngokubawayebalwekanyenathi,wazuzaingxenye yalomsebenzi

18Lowo-kewathengainsimungomvuzowobubi;wawa ngekhanda,wagqabukaphakathi,kwagobhozaamathumbu akheonke

19LokhukwaziwayibobonkeabakhileyoeJerusalema; kangangobaleyonsimuibizwengolimilwabongokuthiiAkeldama,okungukuthiiNsimuyegazi

20NgokubakulotshiweencwadiniyamaHuboukuthi: “Umuziwakhemawubeyincithakalo,kungahlalimuntu kuwo;

21Ngakhokulamadodaayehambalathiisikhathisonke laphoiNkosiuJesuingenaiphumaphakathikwethu

22kusukelaekubhabhathizwenikukaJohane,kuzekube lusukuakhutshulwangalokithi,kumeleukuthiomunye agcotshweabengufakazikanyelathiwokuvukakwakhe

23Basebemisaababili,uJosefaothiwauBarsaba,othiwa futhinguJustusi,loMathiyasi

24Bakhuleka,bathi:“Wena,Nkosi,owaziizinhliziyo zabantubonke,bonisaukuthiubanikulabaababili omkhethileyo;

25ukuzeathatheingxenyeyalenkonzonobuphostoli, uJudaaphambukakubo,ukuzeayeendaweniyakhe.

26Benzainkathoyabo;inkathoyadlauMathiyasi; wabalwakanyenabaphostoliabayishuminanye

ISAHLUKO2

1SelufikileusukulwePhentekoste,babendawonyebonke nganhliziyonye

2Kungazelelwekwezwakalaumsindouvelaezulwini njengowomoyaovunguzangamandla,wagcwalisaindlu yonkeababehlezikuyo

3Kwabonakalakuboizilimiezihlukenekungathiezomlilo, zahlalaphezukwalowonalowowabo.

4BasebegcwalabonkeuMoyaoNgcwele,baqala ukukhulumangezinyeizilimi,njengalokhouMoya wabaphaukuphumisela

5KwakuhlalaeJerusalemaamaJuda,amadodaakholwayo, evelakuzozonkeizizweezingaphansikwezulu.

6Kwathiukubakuzwakalelowomdumo,isixuku sabuthana,sadideka,ngokubakwabayilowonalowo wabezwabekhulumangolimilwakubo.

7Bamangalabonke,bamangala,bathiomunyekomunye: “Bhekani,bonkelabaabakhulumayoabasiboabaseGalile na?

8Pho,thinasizwakanjaniwonkeumuntungolimilwakithi esazalelwakulona?

9amaParthi,namaMede,nama-Elamu,nabakhileyo eMesophothamiya,naseJudiya,naseKaphadosiya, nasePhontu,nase-Asiya;

10iFrigiya,lePhamfiliya,eGibhithe,lezingxenyeni zeLibhiyazeKhurene,labafokazibamaRoma,abaJuda lamaproselithe;

11AmaKrethelama-Arabhiya,siyabezwabekhuluma ngendimizethuimisebenziemangalisayokaNkulunkulu

12Basebemangalabonke,bangabaza,bathiomunye komunye:Kuyinilokhu?

13Abanyebasebehlekausulubesithi:Lababagcwele iwayinielitsha

14KephauPetruwemanabayishuminanye,waphakamisa izwilakhe,wathikubo:“MadodaaseJudiya,naninonke enakhileyoeJerusalema,makwazekekinilokhu,nilalele amazwiami;

15Ngokubalabaabadakiwenjengokucabangakwenu, lokhukuseyihoralesithathulemini

16Kodwalokhukuyikhookwakhulunywangomprofethi uJoweli;

17“Kuyakuthingezinsukuzokugcina,ushouNkulunkulu, ngithululeuMoyawamiphezukwayoyonkeinyama;:

18naphezukwezincekuzaminaphezukwezincekukazi zamingalezozinsukungiyakuthululauMoyawami; bayakuprofetha;

19Ngiyakwenzaizimangalisoezulwiniphezulu, nezibonakalisoemhlabeniphansi;igazi,nomlilo,nentuthu yomusi;

20Ilangaliyakuphendukaubumnyama,nenyangaibe yigazi,lungakafikilolosukulweNkosiolukhulu noluphawulekayo;

21KuyakuthiyilowonalowoobizaigamaleNkosi uyakusindiswa

22Madodaakwa-Israyeli,yizwanilawamazwi;UJesu waseNazaretha,indodaefakazelwenguNkulunkulu phakathikwenungemisebenziyamandla, nangezimangaliso,nangezibonakaliso,uNkulunkuluazenza ngayephakathikwenu,njengokubanazinaningokwenu; 23yenaesenikelwengeceboelimisiweyonangokwazi kukaNkulunkulungaphambili,nimthathile,nangezandla zababinambethela,nambulala;

24lowouNkulunkuluwamvusa,esethukululeiminjunju yokufa,ngobakwakungenzekiukuthiabanjweyikho

25NgobauDavidauthingaye:NgayibonaiNkosiphambi kwaminjalo,ngobaingakwesokunenesami,ukuze nginganyakaziswa;

26Ngakhoinhliziyoyamiyathokoza,lolimilwami lwathokoza;futhinenyamayamiiyohlalaethembeni;

27ngobakawuyikutshiyaumphefumulowamiesihogweni, njalokawuyikunikelaoNgcwelewakhoukuthiabone ukubola

28Wangazisaizindlelazokuphila;uyakungigcwalisa ngokujabulaebuswenibakho.

29Madoda,bazalwane,akengikhulumekiningokusobala ngokhokhouDavideukuthiwafawangcwatshwa,nethuna lakhelisekhonakithikuzekubenamuhla.

30Ngakhoengumprofethi,ekwaziukuthiuNkulunkulu wafungakuyengesifungoukuthiesithelwenisokhalo lwakhengokwenyamauzavusauKristuukuthiahlale esihlalwenisakhesobukhosi;

31Ekubonangaphambiliwakhulumangokuvuka kukaKristu,ukuthiumphefumulowakhekawushiywanga esihogweni,lenyamayakhekayikubonangaukubola

32UJesulouNkulunkuluwamvusa,esingofakazibakho thinasonke.

33Ngakhoephakanyiselwengakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu,esamukelekuYiseisithembisosikaMoya oNgcwele,ukuchithilelokhuenikubonayonenikuzwayo manje

34NgobauDavidaakenyukelangaemazulwini,kodwa yenauthi:INkosiyathieNkosiniyami:Hlala ngakwesokunenesami;

35ngizengenzeizithazakhozibeyisenabelosenyawo zakho.

36Ngakho-keyonkeindluka-Israyelimayaziisibili, ukuthiuNkulunkuluumenzileiNkosinoKristuyenalowo Jesuenambethelaesiphambanweni

37Kwathibekuzwalokhobahlabekaenhliziyweni,bathi kuPetrolakwabanyeabaphostoli:Madoda,bazalwane, sizakwenzani?

38UPetruwayesethikubo:“Phendukani,nibhapathizwe yilowonalowoegamenilikaJesuKristukukho ukuthethelelwakwezonozenu,khonaniyakwamukeliswa isiphiwosikaMoyaoNgcwele

39Ngokubaisithembisongesenu,nesabantwanabenu, nesabobonkeabakude,bonkeiNkosiuNkulunkuluwethu eyakubabiza

40Wafakazanangamanyeamazwiamaningi,wabayala wathi:“Zisindisenikulesisizukulwaneesiphambeneyo.

41Abalamukelayoilizwilakhengokuthokoza babhabhathizwa,kwengezelelwakubongalolosukuabantu abangabazinkulungwaneezintathu.

42Baqiniselaemfundisweniyabaphostoli, nasekuhlanganyeleni,nasekuhlephuleniisinkwa, nasemithandazweni

43Ukwesabakwehlelaphezukwemiphefumuloyonke, kwenzekaizimangalisoezininginezibonakaliso ngabaphostoli

44Bonkeabakholwayobabendawonye,bahlanganyela zonkeizinto;

45Basebethengisaimpahlalempahlazabo,babelabonke njengokuswelakwabo

46Imihlangemihlabaqiniselanganhliziyonyeethempelini, bahlephulaisinkwaendliningendlu,badlaukudlakwabo ngentokozonangobumhlophebenhliziyo;

47bedumisauNkulunkulu,bethandekaebantwinibonke. INkosiyenezelaebandleniimihlangemihlaabasindiswayo

ISAHLUKO3

1UPetrunoJohanebenyukelakanyekanyeethempelini ngehoralokukhulekaeliyihoralesishiyagalolunye.

2Kwakukhonaindodaethileeyayilunyongakwasesiswini sikanina,ababeyibekansukuzonkeesangwenilethempeli elithiwaElihle,ukuzeiceleiziphokwabangenaethempelini; 3owathiebonauPetroloJohanesebezangenaethempelini, wacelaisipho

4UPetrowasemgqolozelakanyeloJohanewathi: Sikhangele

5Wabanaka,ethembaukutholauthokubo

6UPetrowasesithi:Isilivalegolidekangilalo;kodwalokho enginakhongikunikakhona:EgamenilikaJesuKristu waseNazaretha,sukumauhambe

7Wayesembambangesandlasokunene,wamsukumisa; 8Wasegxumawema,wahamba,wangenanaboethempelini, ehambaegxuma,edumisauNkulunkulu

9Abantubonkebayibonaihamba,idumisauNkulunkulu; 10Basebekwaziukuthinguyeowayehlalelaisipho esangwenieliMuhlelethempeli;

11KwathiisinyongaesisilisiweyosibambeoPetru noJohane,abantubonkebagijimelakuboekhulusini elithiwaelikaSolomoni,bemangelekakhulu.

12KwathiuPetroekubona,waphendulaebantwiniwathi: MadodaakoIsrayeli,limangalanganilokhu?Kumbe nisigqolozeleningokungathingamandlaethu nangobungcwelebethusenzeloukubaahambena?

13UNkulunkuluka-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe, uNkulunkuluwawokhokhobethu,uyikhazimulisile iNdodanayakheuJesu;enamkhaphelanina,namphika phambikukaPilatu,yenaesenqumileukumkhulula 14KephaninanamphikaoNgcwelenoLungileyo,nacela ukubaniphiweumbulali;

15LabulalauMbusiwokuphila,uNkulunkuluamvusa kwabafileyo;esingofakazibakho.

16Ngokukholwaebizwenilayo,ibizolayolenzeindodale eniyibonayoneniyaziyoyaqiniswa;

17Manje,bazalwane,ngiyaziukuthinenzengokungazi njengababusibenu.

18KodwalokhouNkulunkuluakumemezelangaphambili ngomlomowabaprofethibakhebonkeukuthiuKristu wayezakuhlupheka,ukugcwalisilengokunjalo.

19Ngakho-kephendukani,futhiniguquke,ukuzekusulwe izonozenu,ukuzekufikeizikhathizokuqabulekazivela ebuswenibeNkosi;

20njaloizathumauJesuKristuelatshunyayelwakini ngaphambili;

21okumelweizululimamukelekuzekubeyizikhathi zokubuyiselwakwakhokonkeuNkulunkuluazikhuluma ngomlomowabaprofethibakheabangcwelebonke kusukelaezikhathinizasendulo

22NgokubauMosewashongempelakokhokhoukuthi: ‘INkosiuNkulunkuluwenuiyakunivuselaumprofethi kubazalwanebenuonjengami;lizamuzwakukhokonke azakutshokini

23Kuyakuthiwonkeumuntuongayikumlalelalowo mprofethiuyakuchithwaphakathikwabantu

24Yebo,nabobonkeabaprofethi,kusukelakuSamuweli nabalandelayo,bonkeabakhulumileyo,babikezelangalezi zinsuku

25Ninaningamadodanaabaprofethinawesivumelwano uNkulunkuluasenzanawokhokhobethu,ethiku-Abrahama: ‘Nangenzaloyakhoimindeniyonkeyomhlaba iyakubusiswa

26UNkulunkulu,eseyivusileiNdodanayakheuJesukuqala, wayithumakinikuqalaukuzeanibusisengokuphendula yilowonalowokiniebubinibakhe

ISAHLUKO4

1Kwathibesakhulumaebantwini,abapristilenduna yethempelilabaSadusibezaphezukwabo;

2Bedabukilengokubabefundisaabantu,beshumayela ukuvukakwabafileyongoJesu.

3Bababamba,babavalelaejelekwazekwabangakusasa, ngokubakwasekuhlwile

4Nokhoabaningikwabezwayoizwibakholwa;umumo wamadodawawungathiizinkulungwaneezinhlanu 5Kwathingangomusoababusibabo,namalunga,nababhali 6Kwabuthanau-Anaseumpristiomkhulu,noKayafase, noJohane,no-Aleksandru,nabobonkeababeyizihlobo zompristiomkhulu,eJerusalema

7Sebebamisephakathi,babuzabathi:Lokhulikwenze ngamandlamanikumbengaliphiibizo?

8UPetroegcweleuMoyaoNgcwelewathikubo:Lina babusibabantulabadalabakoIsrayeli

9Ubathinalamuhlasihlolisiswangesenzoesihleesenziwa kumuntuongelamandla,ukuthiusindiswangani; 10MakwazekekininonkenakubobonkeabantubakwaIsrayeli,ukuthingegamalikaJesuKristuwaseNazaretha enambethelaesiphambanweni,uNkulunkuluamvusa kwabafileyo,ngayeloumilaphaphambikwenuesindile 11Lonauyitsheeladelwaninabakhi,eseliyinhloko yegumbi.

12Futhiayikhoinsindisongomunye,ngokubaalikho elinyeigamaphansikwezuluelinikiweebantwini, esimelweukusindiswangalo.

13KwathibebonaisibindisikaPetrunoJohane,beqonda ukuthibangabantuabangafundilenabangafundile, bamangala;basebebaziukuthibabenoJesu 14Babonaumuntuophilisiweyoeminabo,ababanga nakukuphika.

15Kodwasebebalayileukuthibaphumeemphakathini, bacebisanabodwa

16besithi:Sizakwenzanikulababantu?Ngokuba isibonakalisoesiphawulekayosenziweyibokusobalakubo bonkeabakhileyoeJerusalema;futhingekesikuphike

17Kodwaukuzekungabekusasabalaliphakathikwabantu, kasibasongeleukuthibangabebesakhulumakumuntu ngalelibizo.

18Basebebabiza,babalayaukuthibangakhulumilakanye lokufundisangebizolikaJesu

19KephaoPetrunoJohanebaphendula,bathikubo: “Yahlulelanininaukuthikulungileyiniemehlweni kaNkulunkuluukulalelaninakunoNkulunkulu;

20Ngobathinangekesiyekeleukukhulumaizinto esizibonileyolesizizwileyo

21Ngakhosebebasongelefuthi,babakhulula,bengafumani lutholokuthibangabajezisakanjaningenxayabantu, ngokubabonkebabedumisauNkulunkulungalokho okwenzekileyo

22Ngobaumuntuowayesetshenzwekuyelesisibonakaliso sokuphulukisawayeneminyakaengaphezukwamashumi amane

23Kwathisebekhululiwebayakwabakubo,babikakonke abapristiabakhulunamalungaababekushilokubo

24Kwathisebezwilebaphakamisailizwilabo kuNkulunkulunganhliziyonye,bathi:Nkosi,wena unguNkulunkuluowenzileizululomhlabalolwandlelakho konkeokukukho;

25okwathingomlomokaDavidaincekuyakho:Kungani abezizwebexokozela,labantubacabangeokuyize?

26Amakhosiomhlabaasukuma,nababusibabuthana ndawonyengokumeleneneNkosinoKristuwayo.

27NgokubangempelauHerode,noPontiyuPilatu,kanye nabezizwe,nabantubakwa-Israyelibabuthanandawonye ngokumeleneneNdodanayakhoengcweleuJesu owamgcobayo

28ukubabenzekonkeesakumiselangaphambiliisandla sakhonamasuakhoukubakwenziwe.

29Manje-ke,Nkosi,bhekaukusongelakwabo,unike izincekuzakhoukubazikhulumeizwilakhongesibindi sonke.

30ngokwelulaisandlasakhoukuphulukisa;nokuthi izibonakalisonezimangalisozenziwengegamaleNdodana yakhoengcweleuJesu

31Kwathisebekhulekile,indawoababebuthenekuyo yazamazama;basebegcwaliswabonkengoMoyaoNgcwele, basebekhulumailizwilikaNkulunkulungesibindi.

32Isixukusabakholwayosasinhliziyonyenomphefumulo munye;kodwababehlanganyelazonkeizinto

33Abaphostolibafakazangamandlaamakhulungokuvuka kweNkosiuJesu,umusaomkhuluwawuphezukwabo bonke.

34Kakhophakathikwaboowayeswela,ngobabonke ababelamasimukumbeizindlubathengisabalethaintengo yezintoezithengisiweyo.

35Basebezibekaphansiezinyawenizabaphostoli;

36noJosefaowathiwangabaphostoliisibongosokuthi nguBarnaba,okungukuthingokuhunyushwaindodana yenduduzo,umLeviwasezwenilaseKhupro; 37Enendawo,wathengisangayo,walethaimali,wayibeka ngasezinyawenizabaphostoli.

ISAHLUKO5

1KodwaindodaethileuAnaniyangebizo,inoSafira umkayo,yathengisangendawo

2Wagodlaenyeyentengo,umkakheekwazilaye,waletha ingxenyeethile,wayibekaezinyawenizabaphostoli

3KephauPetruwathi:“Ananiya,kunganiuSathane egcwaliseinhliziyoyakhoukubauqambeamangakuMoya oNgcwele,ugodleinxenyeyemaliyensimuna?

4Isekhonaibingesiyoeyakhona?Selithengisiwe belingekhoemandleniakhona?Ufakenilento enhliziyweniyakhona?awuqambangaamangakubantu, kephakuNkulunkulu.

5U-Ananiyaesizwalawamazwiwawaphansi,wafa; ukwesabaokukhulukwehlelabonkeabezwalokho

6Zasezisukumaizinsizwa,zambopha,zamkhiphela phandle,zammbela

7Kwathingemvakwamahoraamathathu,umkakhe, engakwaziokwenzekileyo,wangena.

8UPetrowasephendulawathikuye:Ngitsheleukuthi insimulathengisakangakayini?Wathi:Yebo,okungaka 9UPetrowasesithikuye:Kunganilivumelenendawonye ukulingauMoyaweNkosi?bheka,izinyawozabambele indodayakhozisemnyango,nawebazakukhiphelaphandle 10Wawaphansimasinyanengasezinyawenizakhe, waphela;

11Ukwesabaokukhulukwehlelaphezukwebandlalonke nabobonkeabazizwayolezizinto.

12Ngezandlazabaphostolikwenziwaizibonakaliso nezimangalisoeziningiphakathikwabantu;bonkebabe nganhliziyonyeekhulusinilikaSolomoni.

13Kwabanyekakhoowabalesibindisokuzihlanganisalabo, kodwaabantubabebaphakamisa

14AbakholwayobaqhubekabenezelwaeNkosini,izixuku zabesilisanabesifazane

15bazebakhiphelaphandleabagulayoemigwaqweni, bababekaemibhedeninasezinhlakeni,ukuzekuthilapho uPetruedlula,sisibekeleabanyekuboisithunzi

16Kwabuthanafuthiisixukuesivelaemadolobheni azungezeiJerusalema,silethaabagulayonabakhathazwa imimoyaengcolile,baphulukiswabonke

17Khonakwasukumaumpristiomkhulunabobonkeababe naye,abangabehlelolabaSadusi,bagcwalaukucasuka; 18bababekaizandlaabaphostoli,babafakaetilongweni labantubonke

19KephaingelosiyeNkosiebusukuyavulaiminyango yetilongo,yabakhipha,yathi:

20Hambani,nimenikhulumeethempelinikubantuamazwi onkealokhukuphila

21Kwathisebezwilebangenaethempeliniekusenikakhulu, bafundisa.Kephakwafikaumpristiomkhulunababenaye, babizelandawonyeumkhandlunawoonkeamadoda amakhuluabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,bathumela etilongweniukubabalethwe.

22Kodwasezifikileizikhonzi,zingabafumananga etilongweni,zabuyazabika

23besithi:Intolongosiyificeivaliwengokulondekakonke, labalindibemingaphandlephambikweminyango; 24Kwathiumpristiomkhululendunayethempelilabapristi abakhulubezwilelezizinto,bangabazangaboukuthilokhu kuzakwenzakalani.

25Kwasekufikaomunyewababikelawathi:Khangelani, amadodaebeniwafakaentolongweniemiethempelini, efundisaabantu.

26Khona-keindunayahambanezikhonzi,zabaletha kungengamandla,ngokubababesabaabantu,funa bakhandwengamatshe

27Sebebalethilebabamisaphambikomphakathi;umpristi omkhuluwababuza.

28esithi:Kasililayangayiniukuthilingafundisingalelibizo? bhekani,senigcwaliseiJerusalemangesifundisosenu, nihloseukwehliselaigazilalumuntuphezukwethu.

29UPetrolabanyeabaphostolibasebephendulabathi: SifaneleukulalelauNkulunkulukulokulalelaabantu

30UNkulunkuluwawokhokhobethuwamvusauJesu enambulalaninangokumphanyekaesihlahleni

31YenalowouNkulunkuluwamphakamisangesandla sakhesokuneneabenguMbusiloMsindisi,ukuzeanike uIsrayeliukuphendukalokuthethelelwakwezono

32Thinasingofakazibakhebalezizinto;kanjalonoMoya oNgcwele,uNkulunkuluamnikeabamlalelayo.

33Kwathisebezwilebahlabekaenhliziyweni,benzaicebo lokubabulala

34Kwasekusukumaomunyeemphakathini,umFarisi othiwanguGamaliyeli,isazisomthetho,otusekayo ebantwinibonke,walayaukuthiabaphostolibakhitshwe isikhashana;

35Wathikubo:“Madodaakwa-Israyeli,ziqapheleni eniyakukwenzakulababantu

36Ngokubangaphambikwalezizinsukukwasuka uThewuda,ezishayautho;okwazihlanganisanayeisibalo sabantukungathiabangamakhuluamane;bonke abamlalelayobahlakazeka,babayize.

37EmvakwalowokwavelauJudasiwaseGalilengezinsuku zokubhaliswa,wadonsaabantuabaningiukubabamlandele; nabobonkeabamlalelayobahlakazeka.

38Manjengithikini:Dedanikulababantu,nibayeke; 39KodwaumakuvelakuNkulunkulu,anikwazi ukulichitha;funanifunyanweningabalwanoNkulunkulu.

40Basebemvumela,sebebabizaabaphostoli,babatshaya, babalayaukuthibangakhulumingebizolikaJesu,base bebakhulula.

41Basebemukaphambikomphakathibethokoza,ngokuba kwakuthiwebafaneleukuhlaziswangenxayegamalakhe.

42Njaloinsukuzonkeethempelinilendliningendlu kabazangebayekeukufundisalokutshumayelauJesuKristu ISAHLUKO6

1Kwathingalezozinsuku,abafundibanda,kwavela ukukhononakwamagamaesiGrekiamaHeberu,ngokuba abafelokazibawobabenganakwaenkonzweniyezinsuku zonke.

2Abayishuminambilibasebebizelakubouquqaba lwabafundi,bathi:“Akukuhleukubathinasishiyeizwi likaNkulunkulu,sikhonzeematafuleni.

3Ngakho-ke,bazalwane,zifuneleniphakathikwenu amadodaayisikhombisaanodumooluhle,agcweleuMoya

oNgcwelenokuhlakanipha,esingawabekaphezukwalo msebenzi.

4Kephathinasiyakuqiniselaekukhulekeninasenkonzweni yezwi.

5Lelizwilabamnandikusosonkeisixuku,bakhetha uStefanu,indodaegcweleukholonoMoyaoNgcwele, noFiliphu,noProkoro,noNikanori,noThimoni,noParmena, noNikolaiumproselithewase-Antiyokiya; 6ababamisaphambikwabaphostoli,kwathisebekhulekile babekaizandlaphezukwabo

7IzwilikaNkulunkululanda;isibalosabafundisanda kakhulueJerusalema;nesixukuesikhulusabapristisalalela ukholo.

8UStefanuegcweleukholonamandla,wenzaizimangaliso nezimangalisoezinkuluphakathikwabantu

9Kwasekusukaabathilebesinagogeelithiwa elabaKhululwa,nabaseKhurene,nabase-Aleksandriya, nabavelaeKhilikhiyanase-Asiya,baphikisananoStefanu 10Kodwababengelamandlaokumelanalokuhlakanipha lomoyaayekhulumangawo

11Basebekhohlisaamadodaathi:Simzwileekhuluma amazwienhlambangoMozisiloNkulunkulu.

12Basebevusaabantunamalunganababhali,basondela kuye,bambamba,bamyisaemphakathini;

13Bamisaofakazibamangaabathi:“Lomuntuakayeki ukukhulumaamazwiayinhlambangalendawoengcwele nangomthetho;

14NgokubasimzwileethiloJesuwaseNazaretha uyakuchithalendawo,aguquleamasikouMoseasinika wona

15Bonkeababehleziemphakathinibagqolozelakuye, babonaubusobakhebunjengobusobengelosi

ISAHLUKO7

1Wayesethiumpristiomkhulu:“Zinjalolezizintona?

2Wathi:“Madoda,bazalwane,nawobaba,lalelani; UNkulunkuluwenkazimulowabonakalakubabawethuuAbrahamaeseMesophothamiya,engakakhieHarana;

3Wathikuye:“Phumaezwenilakininasezihlotshenizakho, uyeezweniengiyakukukhombisalona

4WaphumaezwenilamaKaledi,wahlalaeHarana; 5Futhikamnikangailifakulo,hatshi,ngitsholendawo yokubekaunyawolwakhe;kodwawamthembisaukuthi uzamnikalonalibengelakhe,lenzaloyakheemvakwakhe, engakabilomntwana..

6UNkulunkuluwakhulumakanje,wathi:“Inzaloyakhe iyakubangabafokaziezwenilezizwe;nokuthibabenze izigqila,babaphathekabiiminyakaengamakhuluamane

7Futhiisizweeyakubayizigqilazasongiyakusahlulela mina,kushouNkulunkulu,futhiemvakwalokho bayakuphumafuthibangikhonzekulendawo.

8Wasemnikaisivumelwanosokusoka;u-Abrahamawazala u-Isaka,wamsokangosukulwesishiyagalombili;u-Isaka wazalauJakobe;uJakobewazalaokhokhoabayishumi nambili

9OkhokhobabalomhawuuJosefabathengisaeGibhithe, kodwauNkulunkuluwayelaye

10wamkhululakuzozonkeizinhluphekozakhe,wamnika umusanokuhlakaniphaphambikukaFaroinkosi yaseGibithe;wamenzaumbusiphezukweGibithenendlu yakheyonke

11KwasekufikaindlalaezwenilonkelaseGibithe nelaseKhanani,nokuhluphekaokukhulu;

12UJakobeesezwileukuthikukhonaamabeleeGibithe, wathumaobabaokokuqala.

13KwathingokwesibiliuJosefawabonakalakubafowabo; futhiumkhayakaJosefawaziswakuFaro

14UJosefawayesethumawabizauyiseuJakobenezihlobo zakhezonke,imiphefumuloengamashumiayisikhombisa nanhlanu

15UJakobewehlelaeGibithe,wafa,yenanawobababethu; 16BathwalwabasiwaeShekemi,babekwaethuneniuAbrahamaawalithengangenanilemalikumadodana kaHamoriuyisekaShekemi.

17KwathisesisondeleisikhathisesithembisouNkulunkulu asifungakuAbrahama,abantubanda,bandaeGibhithe 18KwazekwavukaenyeinkosieyayingamaziuJosefa.

19Yonayaphathaizihlobozethungobuqili,yabaphatha kubiokhokhobethu,yazeyaxotshaabantwababo,ukuze bangaphili.

20NgalesosikhathikwazalwauMose,wayemuhlekakhulu, wondliwaizinyangaezintathuendlinikayise

21Eselahliwe,indodakazikaFaroyamthatha,yazondlela yenaukubaabeyindodanayayo

22UMosewafundiswakukhokonkeukuhlakanipha kwabaseGibithe,wabanamandlangamazwinangezenzo.

23Kwathieseneminyakaengamashumiamaneezelwe, kwafikaenhliziyweniyakheukuhambelaabafowabo, abantwanabakwa-Israyeli.

24Ebonaomunyeephathwakabi,wamvikela, wamphindiselaocindezelweyo,wamshayaowaseGibithe; 25Wayecabangaukuthiabafowabobazoqondaukuthi uNkulunkuluwayezobakhululangesandlasakhe,kepha abaqondanga

26Ngangomusowabonakalakubobelwa,wafuna ukubabuyisa,wathi:‘Madoda,ningabazalwane;niphathana kabinganina?

27Kodwalowoowayemonileumakhelwanewakhe wamsunduza,esithi:Ubekwengubaniumbusinomahluleli phezukwethu?

28Usufunaukungibulalamina,njengobaubulele owaseGibhitheizolo?

29NgalelozwiuMosewabaleka,wabangowezizwe ezwenilakwaMidiyani,laphoazalakhonaamadodana amabili

30Kwathiisiphelileiminyakaengamashumiamane, kwabonakalakuyeehlanelentabayaseSinayiingelosi yeNkosielangabinilomliloesihlahleni

31UMoseekubonawamangalangalowombono;

32esithi:MinanginguNkulunkuluwaboyihlo, uNkulunkulukaAbrahama,loNkulunkulukaIsaka, loNkulunkulukaJakobeWayesethuthumelauMose,akaba nasibindisokubheka.

33INkosiyasisithikuye:Khumulaizicathulozakho ezinyawenizakho,ngobaindawoomikuyoingumhlabathi ongcwele

34Ngikubonile,ngikubonileukuhluphekakwabantubami abaseGibithe,ngizwilenokububulakwabo,ngehlileukuba ngibakhululeManjewoza,ngizokuthumaeGibhithe

35UMozisiloabamalayobesithi:Ubekwengubaniumbusi lomahluleli?yenauNkulunkuluwamthumaukubaabe ngumbusinomkhululingesandlasengelosieyabonakala kuyeesihlahleni

36Yenawabakhipha,ngemvakokubaenzeizimangaliso nezibonakalisoezwenilaseGibhithe,naseLwandle Olubomvu,nasehlaneiminyakaengamashumiamane

37NguyelouMozisiowathikubantwanabakoIsrayeli: INkosiuNkulunkuluwenuizalivuselaumprofethi kubazalwanebenuonjengami;yenalizamuzwa

38Lonanguyeowayesebandleniehlanekanyenengelosi eyakhulumakuyeentabeniyaseSinayikanyenawokhokho bethu,owamukelaamazwiaphilayoukuzeasinikewona;

39obababethuabavumangaukumlalela,kodwabamxotsha kibo,babuyelaeGibhithengezinhliziyozabo

40bathiku-Aroni:"Senzeleonkulunkuluukubabahambe phambikwethu,ngokubaloMoseowasikhiphaezweni laseGibithe,asaziukuthiwehlelweyini"

41Benzaitholengalezozinsuku,banikelangomhlatshelo esithombeni,bathokozangemisebenziyezandlazabo.

42UNkulunkuluwaphenduka,wabanikelaukubabakhonze ibandlalezulu;njengokulotshiweyoegwalweni lwabaprofethiukuthi:LinandlukaIsrayeli,lanikelakimi yiniiminikelolemihlatshelookweminyakaengamatshumi amaneenkangala?

43Yebo,nathwalaitabernakelelikaMoloki,nenkanyezi kankulunkuluwenuuRefani,imifanekisoenayenzaukuba nikhulekekuyo;

44Obababethubabelethabhanekelelobufakazienkangala, njengokumisakwakhe,ekhulumaloMozisiukuthialenze njengomfanekisoayewubonile

45ObababethuabayilandelabayingenisakanyeloJesu empahleniyezizwe,uNkulunkuluazixotshayophambi kobusobabokhokhobethu,kwazekwabasemihleni kaDavida;

46owatholaumusaphambikukaNkulunkulu,wacela ukutholelauNkulunkulukaJakobeitabernakele

47KodwauSolomoniwamakhelaindlu.

48KephaoPhezukonkeakahlaliethempelinielenziwe ngezandla;njengokushokomprofethi

49Izululiyisihlalosamisobukhosi,lomhlabauyisenabelo senyawozami;ishoiNkosi;nomaiyiniindawoyami yokuphumulana?

50Isandlasamiasizenzangazonkelezizintona?

51Ninabantamozilukhuni,abangasokileezinhliziyweni nasezindlebeni,nihlalanimelananoMoyaoNgcwele; 52Ngumuphikubaprofethioyihloabangamzingelangana? bababulalalaboababikangaphambilingokufika koLungileyo;eseningabakhaphelinababulalibakhemanje; 53enamukelaumthethongesandlasezingelosi,kepha aniwugcinanga

54Kwathibekuzwalokhobahlabekaenhliziyweni, bamgedlelaamazinyo

55KodwayenaegcweleuMoyaoNgcwele,wagqolozela ezulwini,wabonainkazimulokaNkulunkulu,noJesuemi ngakwesokunenesikaNkulunkulu;

56Wasesithi:Khangelani,ngibonaizululivulekile, leNdodanayomuntuimingakwesokunenesikaNkulunkulu

57Basebememezangelizwielikhulu,bavalaizindlebezabo, bagijimelakuyenganhliziyonye

58bamkhiphelangaphandlekomuzi,bamkhanda ngamatshe;ofakazibabekaizingubozaboezinyaweni zensizwaegamalayolinguSawule

59BasebemkhandangamatsheuStefane,ebiza uNkulunkuluesithi:NkosiJesu,yemukelaumoyawami

60Waguqaphansi,wamemezangezwielikhulu,Nkosi, ungababalelilesisono.Eseshilolokhowalalaubuthongo.

ISAHLUKO8

1KodwauSawuliwayevumelanalokubulawakwakhe Ngalesosikhathikwabakhonaukuzingelwaokukhulu kwebandlalaseJerusalema;bahlakazekabonkeemazweni aseJudiyanaseSamariya,kwasalaabaphostoli

2AmadodaakholwayoamngcwabauStefanu,amkhalela kakhulu

3KephauSawuluwalichithaibandla,engenaezindlini ngezindlu,ehudulaabesilisanabesifazane,wabafaka etilongweni

4Ngakhoabahlakazekileyobahambabetshumayelailizwi 5UFiliphuwehlelaemziniwaseSamariya,wabashumayeza uKristu

6IzixukuzalalelanganhliziyonyelokhouFiliphu ayekukhuluma,zizwafuthizibonaizibonakalisoazenzayo. 7Ngobakwaphumaomoyaabangcolileyokwabanengi ababekhwelwe,bememezangezwielikhulu;nabaningi ababefeuhlangothinabayizinyongabaphulukiswa.

8Kwabakhonaintokozoenkulukulowomuzi

9Kephakwakukhonaindodaethile,igamalayo linguSimoni,eyayikadeyenzaimilingokulowomuzi, ibhuqaabantubaseSamariya,izitshelaukuthiingumuntu omkhulu;

10ababemlalelabonkekusukelakomncinyanekusiya komkhulu,besithi:LoungamandlakaNkulunkulu amakhulu

11Basebemnaka,ngobakwasekuyisikhathieside ebathakathangemilingo

12KodwakwathisebekholwenguFiliphuetshumayela ivangelingombusokaNkulunkululebizolikaJesuKristu, babhabhathizwaabesilisalabesifazana

13NayeuSimoniwakholwa;esebhapathiziwe wanamathelakuFiliphu,wamangalaebonaizibonakaliso nezibonakalisoezenziwayo

14AbaphostolibaseJerusalemasebezwileukuthi iSamariyailamukeleizwilikaNkulunkulu,bathumelakubo oPetrunoJohane

15abathisebehlilebabakhulekela,ukuzebamukeleuMoya oNgcwele;

16(Ngobawayengakehleliphezukwamunyewabo,kodwa babebhabhathizweebizwenileNkosiuJesu)

17Basebebekaizandlaphezukwabo,basebemukela uMoyaoNgcwele

18KwathiuSimoniebonaukuthingokubekwakwezandla zabaphostoliuyaphiwauMoyaoNgcwele,walethakubo imali

19esithi:Ngiphenilamilawomandla,ukuzelobangubani engibekaizandlaphezukwakhe,amukeleuMoya oNgcwele

20KephauPetruwathikuye:“Imaliyakhomayibhubhe kanyenawe,ngokubauthiisiphosikaNkulunkulu singathengwangemali

21Awunasabelonasabelokulendaba,ngokubainhliziyo yakhoayilungileemehlwenikaNkulunkulu

22Ngakho-kephendukakulobububibakho,unxuse kuNkulunkulu,ukubamhlawumbeuthethelelweisizindlo senhliziyoyakho

23Ngokubangiyabonaukuthiusenyongweniebabayo, nasesibophwenisobubi.

24USimoniwaphendulawathi:“Ngikhulekeleninina eNkosini,ukuzekungenzekilutholwalokhuenikushilo.

25KwathisebefakazilebetshumayelailizwileNkosi, babuyelaeJerusalema,batshumayelaivangeliemizaneni eminengiyamaSamariya

26IngilosiyeNkosiyasikhulumakuFiliphu,yathi:Sukuma uyeeningizimuendleleniephumaeJerusalemaeyehla eGaza,eyinkangala

27Wasesukumawahamba;khangela-ke,indoda yeEtiyopiya,umthenwa,isikhulusikaKhandakhe indlovukaziyamaTopiya,eyayiphetheyonkeinothoyayo, eyayizeeJerusalemaukukhuleka;

28Wayesebuyaehlezienqoleniyakheefundaumprofethi uIsaya.

29UMoyawasesithikuFiliphu:Sondela,uzihlanganise lenqola

30UFiliphuwagijimawayakuyo,wayizwaifunda umprofethiu-Isaya,wathi:“Uyakuqondayiniokufundayo na?

31Wasesithi:Ngingakwazinjani,ngaphandlekokuthi umuntuangiqondise?YasicelauFiliphuukuthiakhwele ahlalelayo

32Indawoyombhaloeyayiwufundayayisithi:Wayiswa ekuhlatshweninjengemvu;nanjengewundluelithule phambikomgundiwalo,akawuvulangaumlomowakhe; 33Ekuthotshiswenikwakheukwahlulelwakwakhe kwasuswa;njalongubaniozalandaisizukulwanasakhe? ngobaukuphilakwakhekuyasuswaemhlabeni

34UmthenwawaphendulauFiliphu,wathi: “Ngiyakuncenga,umprofethiukhulumalokhungobanina? ngaye,nomangomunyeumuntuna?

35UFiliphuwayesevulaumlomowakhe,waqalangawo lowombhalo,washumayelaivangelingoJesu

36Kwathibesahambaendleleni,bafikaemanziniathile; umthenwawathi:Khangela,nankaamanzi;kwalaniukuba ngibhapathizwena?

37UFiliphuwasesithi:Ubaukholwangenhliziyoyakho yonke,kungenziwa.Wasephendulawathi:Ngiyakholwa ukuthiuJesuKristuuyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu

38Waselayaukuthiinqolaime;behlelaemanzinibobabili, uFiliphulomthenwa;wasembhabhathiza.

39Kwathisebekhuphukileemanzini,uMoyaweNkosi wamhlwithauFiliphu,umthenwaakabeesambona,futhi wahambangendlelayakheethokoza.

40KephauFiliphuwafunyanwae-Azotu,wahamba eshumayelaivangeliemiziniyonke,wazewafikaeKesariya.

ISAHLUKO9

1KephauSawuluesafuthaizinsongonokubulalaabafundi beNkosiwayakumpristiomkhulu; 2wacelakuyeizincwadizokuyaeDamasekueziya emasinagogeni,ukuzekuthiumaefumanaabanyebaleyo Ndlela,abesilisanomaabesifazane,abaletheeJerusalema beboshiwe.

3Esahamba,wasondelaeDamaseku,kwakhanya masinyanenxazonkekuyeukukhanyaokuvelaezulwini

4Wawelaphansi,wezwaizwilithikuye:“Sawulu, Sawulu,ungizingelelanina?

5Wasesithi:Ungubani,Nkosi?INkosiyasisithi:Mina nginguJesuomzingelayo;

6Ethuthumelaemangalawathi:“Nkosi,uthandaukuba ngenzenina?INkosiyasisithikuye:Sukumauyeemzini, njalouzatshelwaofaneleukwenze.

7Lamadodaayehambalayeayemiengelakukhuluma,ezwa ilizwi,kodwaengabonimuntu

8USawuliwasesukumaemhlabathini;esevulileamehlo akhe,akabonangamuntu,kephabamholangesandla, bamyisaeDamaseku

9Wahlalaizinsukuezintathuengaboni,futhiengadlifuthi engaphuzi

10KwakukhonaeDamasekuumfundiothileogamalakhe lingu-Ananiya;iNkosiyathikuyeembonweni:"Ananiya!" Wathi:Bheka,ngilapha,Nkosi

11INkosiyasisithikuye:Sukumauyeemgwaqweniothiwa uQondile,ubuzeendlinikaJudasiothiwanguSawuli waseTarsu;

12Ubonileembonweniindodaokuthiwangu-Ananiya ingenaibekaisandlaphezukwakheukuzeabuyeabone

13U-Ananiyawaphendulawathi:“Nkosi,ngizwile ngabaningingalomuntuukuthikungakananiokubi ekwenzilekwabangcwelebakhoeJerusalema;

14nalaphaunegunyakubapristiabakhululokubophabonke ababizaigamalakho.

15KephaiNkosiyathikuye:“Hamba,ngokubayena uyisitshasamiesikhethiweyosokuphathaigamalami phambikwabezizwe,namakhosi,nabantwanabakwaIsrayeli;

16Ngobaminangizamtshengisaukuthikungakanani ahluphekangakhongenxayebizolami.

17U-Ananiyawayesehamba,wangenaendlini;wasebeka izandlaphezukwakhewathi:Sawulimzalwane,iNkosi, uJesuowabonakalakuweendleleniozengayo,ingithumile, ukuzeubuyeubuyeubone,ugcwaliswengoMoya oNgcwele

18Kwahlekwawaemehlweniakhekungathiyizinkwethu; 19KwathiesekudlilewaqiniswaKhona-keuSawulu wayenabafundibaseDamasekuizinsukuezithile

20MasinyanewashumayelaemasinagogeningoKristu ukuthiyenauyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu

21Kodwabonkeabamuzwayobamangala,bathi;Lo akusiyeyiniowabhubhisaeJerusalemaababizaleligama, futhiuzelaphangalenjongo,ukuzeabayisekubapristi abakhulubeboshiwe?

22KodwauSawuliwabanamandlakakhulu,wasanganisa abaJudaabakhileyoeDamasekueqinisaukuthilo unguKristu.

23Kwathiseziphelileizinsukueziningi,abaJudabenza icebolokubabambulale;

24KodwaiqhingalabolaziwanguSawuliBawalinda amasangoimininobusukuukubabambulale.

25Khonaabafundibamthathaebusuku,bamehlisa ngogangengeqoma

26KwathiuSawuliesefikileeJerusalema,walinga ukuzihlanganisalabafundi,kodwabonkebabemesaba, bengakholwaukuthiungumfundi.

27KodwauBarnabasiwamthathawamyisakubaphostoli, wabalandisaukuthiwayeyibonileiNkosiendleleni,lokuthi yayikhulumekuye,lokuthiwayetshumayelengesibindi eDamasekoebizwenilikaJesu 28Wayenabo,engenaephumaeJerusalema

29WakhulumangesibindiegamenileNkosiuJesu, ephikisananamaGreki,kephaazamaukumbulala. 30AbazalwanesebekwazilokhobamehliselaeKesariya, bamthumelaeTarsu.

31Khona-keibandlalatholaukuphumulakulolonke elaseJudiyanaseGalilenaseSamariya,+lakhekabehamba ekwesabeniiNkosi,landangenduduzokaMoyaoNgcwele 32KwathiuPetruedabulaizindawozonke,wehlela nakwabangcweleabakheeLida

33WafumanakhonaumuntuothileogamalakhelinguEneya,owayesembhedeniiminyakaeyisishiyagalombiliefe uhlangothi

34UPetrowathikuye:Eneya,uJesuKristuuyakuphilisa; Wasesukumamasinyane

35BonkeabakhileyoeLidanaseSaronibambona, baphendukelaeNkosini.

36EJophakwakukhonaumfundikaziothileogamalakhe linguThabitha,okungukuthiuDorkangokuhunyushwa; 37Kwathingalezozinsukuwagula,wafa;

38NjengobaiLidayayiseduzeleJopha,abafundisebezwile ukuthiuPetroukhona,bathumelakuyeamadodaamabili, bemncengaukuthiangalibaliukuzakubo.

39UPetrowasesukumawahambalaboEsefikilebamyisa ekamelwenieliphezulu;

40KodwauPetrowabakhuphelaphandlebonke,waguqa phansiwakhuleka;waphendukelaesidunjini,wathi: Thabitha,vukaYasivulaamehloayo,yathiibonauPetro yavukayavuka.

41Wambambangesandla,wamsukumisa,wayesebiza abangcwelenabafelokazi,wamethulaephila

42KwasekwaziwakuyoyonkeiJopha;abaningibakholwa yiNkosi

43Futhikwenzekaukuthiwahlalaizinsukueziningi eJophanoSimoniothileumshuki.

ISAHLUKO10

1KwakukhonaeKesariyaindodaethile,ibizolayo linguKorneliyu,indunayekhuluyebuthoelithiwayibutho lamaNtaliyane,

2umuntuokholwayonowesabauNkulunkulukanyenendlu yakheyonke,abelaabantuabampofuiziphoeziningi, ekhulekakuNkulunkulunjalonjalo.

3Wabonaembonweningokusobala,kungathingehora lesishiyagalolunyeleminiingelosikaNkulunkuluizakuye, ithikuye:"Korneliyu!"

4Embukawethuka,wathi:Kuyini,Nkosi?Yathikuye: “Imikhulekoyakhonokwabelakwakhoabampofuizipho kukhuphukelekwabayisikhumbuzophambi kukaNkulunkulu

5ManjethumaamadodaeJopha,ubizeuSimoniothiwa uPetru;

6yenaungenisilekuSimoniothile,umtshukiwezikhumba, ondluyakheingaselwandle;

7KwathiingilosieyayikhulumaloKorneliyuisihambile, wabizaababilibendluyakhelebuthoelikholwayokulabo ababemlindanjalo;

8Esebalandisilezonkelezizinto,wabathumaeJopha 9Ngangomuso,besahamba,besondelaemzini,uPetru wakhuphukelaphezukwendluukuyokhulekangehora lesithupha; 10Walambakakhulu,wafunaukudla;

11Wabonaizululivulekile,nesitshaesithilesehlelakuye, njengendwanguenkulu,eboshiweemagumbiniomane, yehliselwaemhlabeni;

12okwakukhonakuzozonkeizilwanezomhlaba ezinezinyawoezine,nezilozasendle,nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo,nezinyonizezulu

13Kwasekufikailizwikuye,lathi:Sukuma,Petro;hlaba, udle.

14KodwauPetrowathi:Hatshi,Nkosi;ngobakangizange ngikudleokungcolileyolokungcolileyo

15Izwilabuyelakhulumakuyengokwesibili,lathi:“Lokho uNkulunkuluakuhlambululileyo,wenaungashoukuthi kungcolile.

16Lokhukwenzekakathathu,isitshasenyuselwafuthi ezulwini

17KwathiuPetruesangabazaphakathikwakheukuthi uyinilowombonoawubonileyo,bheka,amadoda abethunyiweevelakuKorneliyuayebuzileindlukaSimoni, emingasesangweni;

18AmemezaebuzaukuthiuSimoniothiwauPetru ungenisileyinikhona

19UPetruesacabangangombono,uMoyawathikuye: “Bheka,amadodaamathathuayakufuna

20Ngakhosukumawehle,uhambelabo,ungangabazi ngalutho,ngobayiminaengibathumileyo.

21UPetrowasesehlelaemadodeniayethunywekuyeevela kuKorneliyu;wathi:Bhekani,nginguyeenimfunayo;

22Bathi:“UKorneliyuindunayekhulu,indodaelungileyo nemesabayouNkulunkulu,nodumooluhleesizwenisonke samaJuda,uxwayiswenguNkulunkulungengelosi engcweleukubaakubizeleendliniyakhe,ezwe.amazwi akho

23Wasebabizelaphakathi,wabangenisaNgangomuso uPetruwahambanabo,nabazalwaneabathilebaseJopha bamphelezela

24NgangomusobangenaeKesariyaUKorneliyu wayebalindile,esebizelendawonyeizihlobozakhe nabanganeabaseduze

25KwathiuPetruengena,uKorneliyuwamhlangabeza, wawaphansiezinyawenizakhe,wakhulekakuye.

26KodwauPetrowamsukumisa,wathi:Sukuma;nami ngingumuntu

27Esakhulumalayewangena,waficaabanengibabuthene.

28Wathikubo:“Niyaziukuthiakuvunyelweukuba umuntuongumJudaahlanganenomaezekomunyewesinye isizwe;kodwauNkulunkuluungibonisileukuthingingabizi muntungokuthiungcolilenomaungcolile

29Ngakhongizekiningingaphikanga,laphongibiziwe; ngakhongiyabuzaukuthiningibizeleni?

30UKorneliyuwathi:“Ezinsukwiniezineezedlulekuze kubeyilelihorabengizilaukudla;ngehora lesishiyagalolunyengakhulekaendliniyami;

31Yathi:“Korneliyu,umkhulekowakhouzwakele, nomusawakhowomusaukhunjulwephambi kukaNkulunkulu

32NgakhothumelaeJopha,ubizeuSimoniothiwauPetro; ungenisileendlinikaSimoniumtshukiwezikhumba ngaselwandle;

33Ngakhomasinyanengathumelakuwe;futhiwenze kahleukuthiuze.Manje-kesikhonasonkephambi kukaNkulunkuluukubasizwekonkeokuyalelwe nguNkulunkulu

34UPetrowasevulaumlomowakhe,wathi:Ngeqiniso ngiyabonaukuthiuNkulunkulukabhekiubuso.

35Kodwaezizwenizonkeomesabayolowenzaukulunga uyamukelekakuye.

36IzwiuNkulunkulualithumelakubantwanabakwaIsrayeli,eshumayelaukuthulangoJesuKristu,oyiNkosi yakhokonke

37NiyalaziizwielamenyezelwakulolonkeelaseJudiya, liqalaeGalileemvakobhapathizoalushumayelayouJohane;

38ukuthiuNkulunkuluwamgcobakanjaniuJesu waseNazarethangoMoyaoNgcwelenangamandla: owahambaenzaokuhle,ephulukisabonke ababecindezelwenguSathane;ngobauNkulunkulu wayelaye

39Thinasingofakazibazozonkeizintoazenzayoezweni lamaJudanaseJerusalema;abambulala,bamphanyeka esihlahleni;

40LowouNkulunkuluwamvusangosukulwesithathu, wambonakalisaobala;

41Hhayikubobonkeabantu,kodwakubofakazi abakhethwengaphambilinguNkulunkulu,kithinaesadla futhisaphuzanayengemvakokuvukakwakhekwabafileyo.

42Wasiyalaukubasishumayelekubantu,sifakazeukuthi nguyeomiswenguNkulunkuluukubaabenguMahluleli wabaphilayonabafileyo.

43Ngayebonkeabaprofethibafakazaukuthingegama lakhewonkeokholwanguyeuyakwamukela ukuthethelelwakwezono.

44KwathiuPetroesakhulumalamazwi,uMoyaoNgcwele wehlelaphezukwabobonkeabalizwayoilizwi

45AbabesokileabakholwayoababezenoPetrubamangala, ngokubaisiphosikaMoyaoNgcwelesitheliwenaphezu kwabezizwe

46Ngobababezwabekhulumangendimi,bedumisa uNkulunkuluKhonauPetrowaphendulawathi:

47Ukhonayiniongalanamanzi,ukubabangabhapathizwa labaabemukeleuMoyaoNgcwelenjengathina?

48WaselayaukuthibabhabhathizweebizwenileNkosi Basebemncengaukuthiahlaleinsukuezithile

ISAHLUKO11

1AbaphostolinabazalwanebaseJudiyabezwaukuthi nabezizwebalamukeleizwilikaNkulunkulu

2KwathiuPetruesekhuphukeleeJerusalema,abokusoka baphikisananaye;

3besithi:Wangenaemadodeniangasokanga,wadlalawo

4KephauPetruwayilandisaindabakwasekuqaleni, wabachasiselangomyalo,wathi:

5MinangangisemziniwaseJophangikhuleka,ngase ngibonaethongweniumbono,kwehlaisitshaesithile, sinjengendwanguenkulu,sehliswangamachophoomane sivelaezulwini;lafikanakimi

6Ngathingigqolozelakukho,ngabona,ngabonaizilwane zomhlabaezinezinyawoezine,nezilozasendle, nezilwanyanaezinwabuzelayo,nezinyonizezulu

7Ngasengisizwailizwilisithikimi:Sukuma,Petro;hlaba udle

8Kodwangathi:Qha,Nkosi; 9Kodwaizwilangiphendulafuthilivelaezulwini,lathi: LokhouNkulunkuluakuhlambululileyo,wenaungasho ukuthikuyichilo

10Lokhukwenzekakathathu,konkekwabuye kwenyuselwaezulwini.

11Bheka,kwafikamasinyaneamadodaamathathuendlini engangikuyo,ethunywekimievelaeKesariya.

12UMoyawasesithikimingihambelawo,ngingangabazi luthoBahambanaminalababazalwaneabayisithupha, sangenaendliniyalowomuntu;

13Yasibikelaukuthiyayiboneingilosiendliniyayoimi yathikuye:ThumelaamadodaeJophaubizeuSimoni othiwanguPetro;

14ozakutshelaamazwiozasindiswangawowenalendlu yakhoyonke

15Kwathingisaqalaukukhuluma,uMoyaoNgcwele wehlelaphezukwabo,njengalokhuwehlelakithiekuqaleni

16NgasengikhumbulaizwileNkosi,ukuthiyathi: UJohanengempelawabhapathizangamanzi;kodwalina lizabhabhathizwangoMoyaoNgcwele

17NgakhonjengobauNkulunkuluebanikileisipho esifananayonjengathi,esakholwaeNkosiniuJesuKristu; minabengiyiniukubangimelanenoNkulunkuluna?

18Kwathisebezwilelezizintobathula,bamdumisa uNkulunkulu,besithi:NgakhouNkulunkuluunikile labezizweukuphendukelaekuphileni

19AbahlakazekilengokushushiswaokwavelangoStefanu badabulabazebafikaeFenike,naseKhupro,naseAntiyokiya,bengalishumayeliizwikunomaubanikodwa kumaJudakuphela

20AbanyekubokwakungamadodaaseKhupro naseKhurene,abathisebefikilee-Antiyokiya,bakhuluma kumaGreki,beshumayelaivangelingeNkosiuJesu 21IsandlaseNkosisasinabo,kwakholwaisixukuesikhulu saphendukelaeNkosini

22Imibikoyalezizintoyazwakalaezindlebenizebandla laseJerusalema,basebethumauBarnabaukubaahambeaze afikee-Antiyokiya

23owathiefika,esewubonileumusakaNkulunkulu, wathokoza,wabakhuthazabonkeukuthibanamathele eNkosiningokuzimiselakwenhliziyo

24Ngokubawayeyindodaenhle,egcweleuMoya oNgcwelenokukholwa,kwenezelwaeNkosiniabantu abaningi

25UBarnabasiwasesukawayaeTarsuukuyadingauSawuli

26Esemtholilewamyisae-Antiyokiya.Kwasekusithi umnyakawonkebabuthanaebandleni,bafundisaabantu abanengiFuthiabafundibaqalaukubizwangokuthi amaKristue-Antiyokiya.

27Ngalezozinsukukwafikaabaprofethibevela eJerusalema,bezae-Antiyokiya.

28Kwasukumaomunyewaboogamalakhelingu-Agabu, wabonisangoMoyaukuthikuzakubakhonaindlalaenkulu emhlabeniwonke;

29Khona-keabafundibazimisela,kwabayilowonalowo njengamandlaakhe,ukuthumelausizokubazalwane abahlalaeJudiya

30Bakwenza-ke,bakuthumelaemalungeningesandla sikaBarnabanoSawulu

ISAHLUKO12

1NgalesosikhathiuHerodeinkosiwelulaizandlaukuba ahlupheabathilebebandla; 2WabulalauJakobeumfowabokaJohanengenkemba

3EsebonileukuthilokhokuwathokozisaamaJuda, waqhubekawabambanoPetru.(Khona-kekwakuyizinsuku zesinkwaesingenamvubelo)

4Esembambile,wamfakaetilongweni,wamnikela kumaqembuamaneebuthoamaneukubaamlinde;ehlose ukumkhiphelakubantuemvakwePhasika

5NgakhouPetruwagcinwaetilongweni,kodwaibandla lamkhulekelakuNkulunkulungokungaphezi.

6KwathiuHerodeesezomkhipha,ngalobobusukuuPetru wayelelephakathikwamasoshaamabili,eboshwe ngamaketangaamabili,nabalindiphambikomnyango belindaitilongo

7Bheka,ingelosiyeNkosiyezaphezukwakhe, nokukhanyakwakhanyaetilongweni,yamshayauPetru ohlangothini,yamvusa,yathi:“Vukamasinyane”Futhi amaketangaakheawelaezandlenizakhe.

8Ingilosiyasisithikuye:Bhinca,ubopheamanyathelaakho WenzakanjaloWasesithikuye:Gqokaisembathosakho, ungilandele.

9Wasephuma,wamlandela;futhiwayengaziukuthi kuyiqinisookwenziwayingelosi;kodwawacabangaukuthi ubonaumbono.

10Sebedluleabalindibokuqalanabesibili,bafika esangwenilensimbieliyaemzini;owabavulelangokwakhe; baphuma,badlulaumgwaqomunye;ingilosiyahleyasuka kuye

11KwathiuPetruesesangulukile,wathi:“Manjesengiyazi ngeqinisoukuthiiNkosiithumileingelosiyayo, yangikhululaesandlenisikaHerodenakukhokonkeabantu abaJudaababekulindele

12Esekunakilelokho,wafikaendlinikaMariyaunina kaJohaneothiwauMarku;laphoababebuthenekhona abanengibekhuleka

13KwathiuPetroengqongqothaemnyangowesango, intombazanayezaizolalela,ibizolayolinguRoda 14selilaziizwilikaPetru,alilivulangaisangongenxa yokuthokoza,kodwalagijimelaphakathi,labikaukuthi uPetruumiphambikwesango

15Basebesithikuyo:UyahlanyaKodwawayelokhu egcizelelaukuthikunjalo.Basebethi:"Yingelosiyakhe."

16KodwauPetruwaqhubekaengqongqoza; 17Kodwawabaqhwebangesandlaukuthibathule, wabalandisaukuthiiNkosiimkhuphenjanientolongweni.

Wathi:“NibikeleuJakobenakubazalwanelokhoWasuka, wayakwenyeindawo

18Kwathisekusile,kwabakhonaisiphithiphithi esingesincinyanephakathikwamabuthokokuthiuPetro wehlelweyini.

19KwathiuHerodiemdingaengamtholi,waphenyisisa abalindi,walayaukuthibabulaweWehlaeJudiya,waya eKesariya,wahlalakhona

20KephauHerodewayebathukutheleleabaseTire nabaseSidoni;ngobailizwelabolondliwayilizwelenkosi

21KwathingosukuolumisiweyouHerodewembatha inguboyobukhosi,wahlalaesihlalwenisakhesobukhosi, wakhulumakubo

22Abantubasebememezabethi:YizwilikaNkulunkulu, akusiloelomuntu

23MasinyaneingelosiyeNkosiyamshaya,ngokuba enganikangauNkulunkuluudumo;wadliwayizimpethu, waphuma

24KodwailizwilikaNkulunkululakhula,landa

25OBarnabanoSawulubabuyaeJerusalemasebeqedile inkonzoyabo,bahambanoJohaneothiwauMarku.

ISAHLUKO13

1Kwakukhonae-Antiyokiyaebandleniabaprofethi nabafundisiabathile;njengoBarnaba,noSimeyoniothiwa uNigeri,noLukiyuwaseKhurene,noManayeni owayondliwekanyenoHerodeumtetrarki,noSawulu

2KwathibekhonzaiNkosi,bezilaukudla,uMoya oNgcwelewathi:NgahlukaniselenioBarnabanoSawulu emsebenziniengibabizelewona

3Sebezilaukudlabakhuleka,babekaizandlaphezukwabo, babamukisa

4Bona-kebethunywenguMoyaoNgcwelebehlela eSelukiya;basukalaphongomkhumbibayaeKhupro.

5KwathisebefikileeSalami,batshumayelailizwi likaNkulunkuluemasinagogeniabaJuda;

6SebedabuleisihlengebazebafikaePhafu,bafumana indodaethileeyisanusi,umprofethiwamanga,umJuda, ogamalakhelinguBarjesu

7owayekhonakumbusiwezwe,uSergiyuPawulu,indoda ehlakaniphileyo;owabizaoBarnabanoSawulu,wafisa ukuzwaizwilikaNkulunkulu

8Kodwau-Elimasiisangoma(ngokubalinjaloibizolakhe ngokuhunyushwa)wamelanalabo,efunaukuphambukisa umbusiekholweni

9Khona-keuSawulu,othiwafuthiuPawulu,egcwele uMoyaoNgcwele,wamgqolozela

10Wathi:“Oogcweleubuqilibonkenobubibonke, ndodanakaSathane,sithasakhokonkeukulunga, awuyikuyekaukuphendukezelaizindlelaeziqondileyo zeNkosina?

11Manjebheka,isandlaseNkosisiphezukwakho,futhi uyakubayimpumputhe,ungaliboniilangaisikhathi Kwahlekwehlelwayinkungunobumnyamaphezukwakhe; wasezulazulaefunaabangamholangesandla.

12Khona-keumbusiebonaokwenzekileyowakholwa, emangazweisifundisoseNkosi

13KwathiuPawulilabahambalabosebesukileePafo, bafikaePergaesePhamfiliya;

14KodwabonasebemukileePhergebafikaeAntiyokhi esePhisidiya,bangenaesinagogeningesabatha,bahlala phansi

15Kwathisekufundiweumlayolabaprofethi,abaphathi besinagogebathumelakubo,besithi:Madodabazalwane, ubalilolizwilokukhuthazaabantu,khulumani

16UPawuliwasesukuma,waqhwebangesandla,wathi: MadodaakoIsrayeli,lanielesabauNkulunkulu,lalelani

17UNkulunkuluwalesisizwesakwa-Israyeliwakhetha okhokhobethu,futhiwabaphakamisaabantulapho bengabafokaziezwenilaseGibhithe,futhingengalo ephakemeyowabakhiphakulo

18Futhiisikhathiesingabaiminyakaengamashumiamane wabekezelelaimikhubayaboehlane

19Kwathiesechithileizizweeziyisikhombisaelizweni leKhanani,wababelailizwelabongenkatho.

20Emvakwalokhowabanikaabahluleliisikhathi esingangeminyakaengamakhuluamanenamashumi ayisihlanu,kwazekwafikauSamuweliumprofethi.

21Ngasemuvabacelainkosi,uNkulunkuluwabanika uSawuleindodanakaKishi,indodayesizwe sakwaBenjamini,iminyakaengamashumiamane 22Kwathiesemkhiphile,wabavuselauDavidaabeyinkosi yabo;wafakazangaye,wathi:“NgimfumeneuDavide indodanakaJese,indodaethandwayinhliziyoyami, eyakufezayonkeintandoyami

23EnzalweniyalowomuntuuNkulunkulu ngokwesithembisosakheuvuseleu-IsrayeliuMsindisi uJesu

24KwathiengakafikiuJohaneetshumayelekuqalakubo bonkeabantubakoIsrayeliumbhabhathizowokuphenduka 25KwathiuJohaneeseqedileukuhambakwakhe,wathi: Licabangaukuthingingubani?AngiyenaKodwabhekani, uyezaemvakwami,engingafaneleukuthukululaizicathulo zakheezinyawenizakhe.

26Madoda,bazalwane,bantwanabozaloluka-Abrahama, nalabophakathikwenuabamesabayouNkulunkulu,izwi lalensindisolithunyelwekini.

27NgokubaabakhileyoeJerusalemanababusibabo,lokhu bengamazi,namazwiabaprofethiafundwaisabatha ngamasabatha,bawagcwalisilengokumlahla.

28Lanxabengatholicalalokufakuye,bacelakuPilatu ukuthiabulawe

29Kwathisebefezekonkeokwakulotshiwengaye, bamehlisaesihlahleni,bambekaethuneni

30KodwauNkulunkuluwamvusakwabafileyo

31Wabonwaizinsukueziningiyilaboababekhuphukele nayeeJerusalemabesukaeGalile,abangabofakazibakhe kubantu

32Lathisitshumayelaizindabaezinhlekini,ukuthi isithembisoesenziwakubokhokho

33UNkulunkuluukugcwalisilelokhukithibantwanababo, ngokumvusauJesu;njengobakulotshiwefuthiehubweni lesibiliukuthi:WenauyiNdodanayami,namuhlangikuzele

34Mayelananokuthiwamvusakwabafileyo, angasayikubuyelaekuboleni,washokanje:Ngizakuninika umusaoqinisekileyokaDavide

35Ngalokhouthinakwelinyeihubo:Kawuyikuvuma oNgcwelewakhoaboneukubola.

36NgobauDavidaesekhonzeesizukulwanenisakhe ngentandokaNkulunkulu,walalaubuthongo,wabekwa koyise,wabonaukubola;

37KodwalowouNkulunkuluamvusayokakubonanga ukubola

38Ngakhomakwazekekini,madodabazalwane,ukuthi ngalowokumenyezelwakiniukuthethelelwakwezono;

39futhingayebonkeabakholwayobayalungisiswakukho konkeebeningenakulungisiswakukhongomthethokaMose

40Ngakhoqaphelani,hleziphezukwenulokho okwakhulunywangakhokubaprofethi;

41Bhekani,ninazideleli,nimangale,nibhubhe,ngokuba minangenzaumsebenziezinsukwinizenu,umsebenzi eningayikukholwa,nomaumuntuenitshelawona

42Kwathisebephumileesinagogeni,abezizwebacela ukuthilawomazwiakhulunywekubongesabathaelizayo

43Kwathisekuhlakazekileibandla,abaningikubaJuda namaproseliteakholwayobalandelaoPawulunoBarnaba, abathisebekhulumanabo,babancengaukubabahlale emsenikaNkulunkulu.

44Ngesabathaelilandelayokwabuthanacisheumuzi wonkeukuzwaizwilikaNkulunkulu

45KodwaamaJudaebonaamaxukuagcwalaumona, aphikisanalalokhookwakhulunywanguPawuli,ephikisa lokuthuka

46UPawuliloBarnabasibasebekhulumaisibindi,bathi: BekufaneleukuthiilizwilikaNkulunkululikhulunywekini kuqala;

47NgokubaiNkosiyasiyalakanjalo,ithi:“Ngikubekile ukubaubengukukhanyakwabezizwe,ubeyinsindisokuze kubesemikhawulweniyomhlaba

48Kwathiabezizwebekuzwalokhobathokoza,balidumisa izwileNkosi,bakholwabonkeababemiselweukuphila okuphakade

49IzwileNkosilashunyayelwakusosonkeisifunda.

50KodwaabaJudabavusaabesifazaneabakhonzayo nabahloniphekayonezikhuluzomuzi,bavuselaoPawulu noBarnabaukuzingelwa,babaxoshaemikhawulweniyabo.

51Kodwababathintithelauthulilwezinyawozabo,bafika e-Ikoniyu

52AbafundibasebegcwalaintokozoloMoyaoNgcwele.

ISAHLUKO14

1Kwathie-Ikoniyubangenakanyekanyeesinagogeni labaJuda,bakhulumakwazekwakholwaisixukuesikhulu sabaJudanamaGreki.

2KodwaamaJudaangakholwayoabhebhethekisaabezizwe, benzaizingqondozabozibezimbingokumelene nabazalwane.

3Ngakhobahlalaisikhathiesidebekhulumangesibindi ngeNkosieyafakazelaizwilomusawayo,yabanikaukuba kwenziweizibonakalisonezimangalisongezandlazabo.

4Kodwaixukulomuzilahlukanaphakathi,abanye basekelaamaJuda,abanyebasekelaabaphostoli

5Kwathisekuveleukuhlaselakwabezizwe,namaJuda kanyenababusibabo,ukubaphathakabinokubakhanda ngamatshe;

6Sebekunanzelelelokho,babalekelaeListraleDerbe,imizi yeLikawoniya,lezabeloezizingelezeleyo

7Basebetshumayelaivangelilapho

8KwakukhonaindodaethileeListraeyayihlezi ibuthakathakaezinyawenizayo,iyisishosha kwasesizalwenisikanina,engakazeihambe

9YonayamuzwauPawuluekhuluma,owayigqolozela, ebonaukuthiinokhololokusindiswa;

10wathingelizwielikhulu:Sukumauqondengenyawo zakho.wagxuma,wahamba.

11KwathiamaxukuebonaakwenzileyouPawuli, aphakamisaamazwiawo,esithingesiLikawoniya: Onkulunkulubefanalabantubehlelekithi

12BasebembizauBarnabasingokuthinguJupitheri; loPawuli,uMerkuriyu,ngobawayengumkhulumeli

13KhonaumpristikaJupitheriowayephambikomuziwabo walethaizinkabinemigexoyezimbaliemasangweni, wafunaukwenzaimihlatshelokanyenezixuku

14KwathiabaphostolioBarnabasiloPawulibekuzwa, baklebhulaizembathozabo,bagijimelaphakathikwexuku, bememeza;

15besithi:Madoda,likwenzelanilokhu?Lathisingabantu abanemizwaefanaleyenu,sitshumayelakiniukuthi liphendukekulezizeliphendukekuNkulunkuluophilayo, owenzaizululomhlabalolwandlelakhokonkeokukukho

16owathiendulowavumelaizizwezonkeukuthizihambe ngezazoizindlela.

17Nokhoakazishiyangaengenabufakazi,ngokwenza okuhle,esinikaimvulaevelaezulwininezinkathi ezinezithelo,egcwalisaizinhliziyozethungokudla nangentokozo

18Besholawomazwikalukhuniukunqandaizixukuukuba zingabahlabeli.

19KwasekufikalaphoamaJudaathileevelae-Antiyokiya nase-Ikoniyu,+anxenxaizixuku,amkhandauPawulu ngamatshe,amdonselangaphandlekomuzi,ecabanga ukuthiufile

20Kodwakwathilaphoabafundibemhanqile,wasukuma wayaemzini;

21Kwathisebeshumayeleivangelikulowomuzi, sebefundiseabaningi,babuyelaeListra,nase-Ikoniyu,naseAntiyokiya;

22beqinisaimiphefumuloyabafundi,bebakhuthazaukuthi bahlaleekukholweni,lokuthisimelweukungena embuswenikaNkulunkulungokuhluphekaokukhulu

23Kwathisebebamiseleabadalaebandleningebandla, bakhulekabezilaukudla,babanikelaeNkosini ababekholwayiyo

24NgemvakokudabulaiPhisidiyabafikaePhamfiliya

25SebeshumayeleizwiePherge,behlelae-Ataliya;

26Basukalaphongomkhumbi,bayae-Antiyokiya,lapho babenikelwekhonaemsenikaNkulunkuluemsebenzini asebewufezile.

27Sebefikile,balibuthelandawonyeibandla,balandisa ngakhokonkeuNkulunkuluabekwenzilengabo,nokuthi uvuleleabezizweumnyangowokukholwa.

28Basebehlalakhonaisikhathiesidelabafundi

ISAHLUKO15

1KwehlaabathilebevelaeJudiya,bafundisaabazalwane, bathi:NgaphandlekokuthinisokwengokwesikolikaMose, anikwaziukusindiswa

2KwathiukubauPawulunoBarnabababenokuphikisana nokuphikisanaokungekuncanenabo,banqumaukuba uPawulunoBarnabanabanyekubobakhuphukele eJerusalemakubaphostolinamalungangalowombuzo

3Kwathisebephelekezelwelibandla,badabulaiFenike neSamariya,belandisangokuphendukakwabezizwe, balethaintokozoenkulukubobonkeabazalwane

4SebefikileeJerusalema,bamukelwalibandlalabaphostoli labadala,balandisangakhokonkeuNkulunkulu ayekwenzilelabo.

5KodwakwasukumaabathilebehlelolabaFarisi abakholwayo,bathi:Kufaneleukubabasokwe,futhi bayalweukugcinaumthethokaMose

6Kwasekubuthanaabaphostolilabadalaukuthi bayihlolisiseindabale

7Kwathisekunempikiswanoenkulu,wasukumauPetru, wathikubo:“Madoda,bazalwane,niyaziukuthikusukela kudalauNkulunkuluwakhethaphakathikwethuukuba abezizwebezweizwilevangelingomlomowami;futhi nikholwe

8UNkulunkuluowaziizinhliziyowabafakazela,ebanika uMoyaoNgcwele,njengalokhoenzilekithi; 9futhiakabekangamehlukophakathikwethunabo, ehlambululaizinhliziyozabongokholo

10Manje-kenimlingelaniuNkulunkulungokubekaijoka entanyeniyabafundi,obabanathiesingenamandla okulithwalana?

11Kodwasiyakholwaukuthisiyakusindiswangomusa weNkosiuJesuKristu,njengalokhubona.

12Ixukulonkelathula,labalalelauBarnabasiloPawuli belandisaukuthiyiziphiizibonakalisolezimangaliso uNkulunkuluayezenzengabophakathikwabezizwe.

13Kwathisebethule,uJakobewaphendulawathi:Madoda, bazalwane,ngizweni

14USimeyoniusesilandisileukuthiuNkulunkulu wabahambelakanjaniabezizweekuqaleniukuzeathathe kuboabantubegamalakhe.

15Futhiamazwiabaprofethiayavumelananalokhu; njengobakulotshiwe,

16Emvakwalokhongiyakubuya,ngibuyengilakhe itabernakelelikaDavideeliwileyo;ngiyakubuyengiwakhe amanxiwaawo,ngiwumise;

17UkuzeinsaliyabantuifuneiNkosi,nabezizwebonke ababizwangegamalami,ishoiNkosieyenzazonkelezi zinto

18IyaziwanguNkulunkuluyonkeimisebenziyakhe kwasekuqalenikomhlaba

19Ngakho-keminangithisingabakhathazilabo kwabezizweabaphendukelakuNkulunkulu;

20kodwasibabhaleleukuthibaxwayeukungcola kwezithombe,lobufebe,lokuklinyiweyo,legazi 21NgokubauMosekwasendulounabamshumayelayo emiziniyonke,efundwaemasinagogeniisabatha ngamasabatha

22Kwabakuhle-kekubaphostolinamalungakanye nebandlalonkeukuthumelaamadodaakhethiwephakathi kwaboe-AntiyokiyakanyenoPawulunoBarnaba; okungukuthiuJudaothiwauBarsaba,noSila,izinduna phakathikwabazalwane;

23Basebebhalaizincwadingabongalendlela;Abaphostoli namalunganabazalwanebayakhonzakubazalwaneabavela kwabezizwee-Antiyokiya,naseSiriya,naseKhilikhiya;

24Njengobasizwileukuthiabathileabaphumakithi banikhathazilengamazwi,bedukisaimiphefumuloyenu, bethi:‘Anisokwe,nigcineumthetho,’esingabanikanga umyaloonjalo;

25Kwabakuhlekithi,sibuthenenganhliziyonye,ukuba sithumekiniamadodakanyenabathandekayobethu oBarnabanoPawulu;

26abantuabadeleukuphilakwabongenxayegamaleNkosi yethuuJesuKristu

27NgakhosithumileoJudasiloSila,abazakhulumakini lezizintongomlomo

28NgokubakwabakuhlekuMoyaoNgcwelenakithiukuba kungathwesiumthwaloomkhulungaphandlekwalezizinto ezifunekayo;

29ukuthinizileokuhlatshelweizithombe,negazi, nokuklinyiweyo,nobufebe;Nisalekahle

30Ngakhosebemukisiwebezae-Antiyokiya,balibuthela ndawonyeisixuku,balinikaincwadi

31Kwathisebefundilebathokozangenduduzo.

32UJudasinoSila,bengabaprofethinabo,bakhuthaza abazalwanengamazwiamaningi,babaqinisa

33Sebehlalekhonaisikhathi,bakhululwaabazalwane ngokuthula,bayakubaphostoli

34KodwakwabakuhlekuSilaukuthiasalelapho

35UPawuliloBarnabasibahlalaeAntiyoki,befundisa, betshumayelailizwileNkosi,kanyelabanyeabanengi.

36KwathiemvakwezinsukuezithileuPawuliwathi kuBarnabasi:“Asibuyesihambeleabazalwanebethukuyo yonkeimiziesashumayelakuyoizwileNkosi,sibone ukuthibanjani

37UBarnabasiwazimiselaukuhambaloJohaneothiwa uMarku.

38KodwauPawuliwabonakungekuhleukuthibamthathe bahambelaye,owabatshiyaePhamfiliya,kahambangalabo emsebenzini

39Kwabakhonaukuphikisanaokukhulu,bazebahlukana, uBarnabasiwamthathauMarku,wamukangomkhumbi, wayaeKhupro;

40UPawuluwakhethauSila,wamuka,enikelwe ngabazalwaneemsenikaNkulunkulu.

41WadabulaiSiriyaneKhilikhiyaeqinisaamabandla

ISAHLUKO16

1KhonawafikaeDerbenaseListra;bheka,kwakukhona laphoumfundiothile,uThimothewuigamalakhe,indodana yowesifazaneongumJudaokholiweyo;kephauyise wayengumGreki

2owayefakazelwakahlengabazalwanebaseListranaseIkoniyu

3yenauPawuliwathandaukuthiahambelaye;wamthatha, wamsokangenxayabaJudaababekulezozindawo,ngokuba bonkebabaziukuthiuyiseungumGreki

4Kwathibedabulaimizi,babanikezaizimisoezamiswa ngabaphostolinamalungaaseJerusalemaukubabazigcine.

5Kanjaloamabandlaaqiniswaekukholweni,andangenani imihlangemihla

6SebedabuleizwelaseFrigiyanelaseGalathiya, benqatshelwenguMoyaoNgcweleukulishumayelaizwieAsiya;

7SebefikileeMisiyabazamaukungenaeBhithiniya,kodwa uMoyakawubavumelanga

8BadlulaeMisiyabehlelaeTrowa

9KwabonakalaumbonokuPawuluebusuku;kwakumi indodayaseMakedoniya,imncenga,ithi:Welela eMakedoniya,usisize

10Esewubonileumbono,sahlesazamaukuya eMakedoniya,sesibonileimpelaukuthiiNkosiisibizile ukubasishumayeleivangelikubo

11NgakhosasukaeTrowangomkhumbi,saqonda eSamotraki,ngangomusosafikaeNeyapholi;

12UkusukalaphosayaeFilipi,umuzioyinhlokoyesifunda saseMakedoniya,nekoloni,futhisahlalaizinsukuezithile kulowomuzi

13Ngesabathasaphumelangaphandlekomuzi ngasemfuleni,laphosasivamiseukukhulekakhona;sahlala phansi,sakhulumakwabesifazaneababebuthenekhona

14OwesifazaneothileogamalakhelinguLidiya, engumthengisiwezibubende,wasemziniwaseThiyathira, okhonzauNkulunkulu,wasizwa,onhliziyoyakheiNkosi yayivulaukubaalaleleokwakhulunywanguPawulu. 15Kwathiesebhapathiziwekanyenendluyakhe, wasincenga,wathi:“UmanithingikholekileeNkosini, ngenaniendliniyami,nihlalekhona.Futhiwasicindezela.

16Kwasekusithisiyakukhuleka,intombazanaethile eyayilomoyawokubhulayasihlangabeza,eyayizuzela abaniniyoinzuzoenkulungokubhula 17YonayasilandelauPawulunathi,yamemezayathi: “LababantubayizincekuzikaNkulunkuluoPhezukonke ezishumayelakithiindlelayensindiso

18WakwenzalokhoizinsukueziningiKephauPawulu edabukilewaphenduka,wathikumoya:"Ngiyakuyala ngegamalikaJesuKristuukubauphumekuyo"Futhi waphumangasolesosikhathi

19Kwathiabaniniyobebonaukuthiithembalenzuzoyabo seliphelile,babambaoPawulunoSila,babadonsela esigcawinikubaphathi;

20Wabayisaezinduneni,wathi:“Lababantubahlupha umuziwakithibengamaJuda;

21bafundisaamasikoesingavunyelweukubasiwamukele kumbesiwalandele,singamaRoma

22Isixukusabavukela,nezindunazayalaukubabashaywe 23sebebashayileimivimboeminingi,babaphonsa etilongweni,bayalaumgciniziboshwaukubaabagcine impela;

24yena,esemukeleumyaloonjalo,wabaphonsa etilongwenielingaphakathi,wabophaizinyawozabo ogongolweni

25PhakathikobusukuoPawulunoSilabakhuleka, bamdumisauNkulunkulungamahubo,iziboshwazabezwa 26Kwasekubakhonaukuzamazamakomhlabaokukhulu, kwazekwazanyazanyiswaizisekelozetilongo;

27Kwathiumgciniziboshwaephaphama,ebonaiminyango yetilongoivulekile,wahoshainkembayakhe,efuna ukuzibulala,ngokuthiiziboshwazibalekile.

28KephauPawuluwamemezangezwielikhulu,wathi: “Ungazilimazi,ngokubasikhonasonke

29Wasebizaisibane,wagijimelaphakathi,weza ethuthumela,wawaphansiphambikukaPawuliloSila 30Wabakhiphelaphandle,wathi:Madoda,ngimelwe ukwenzaniukubangisindiswe?

31Basebesithi:KholwaeNkosiniuJesuKristu,njalo uzasindiswawenalendluyakho

32BasebekhulumakuyeilizwileNkosilakubobonke ababesendliniyakhe

33Wabathathangalolelohoralobusuku,wabageza imivimbo;wabhapathizwakhonalapho,yenanabobonke abakhe

34Wabangenisaendliniyakhe,wababekelaukudla, wathokozakanyenendluyakheyonkengokukholwa nguNkulunkulu

35Kwathisekusile,izindunazathumaizikhonzi,zithi: "Khululalabobantu"

36UmgciniziboshwawabikelauPawululawomazwi, wathi:“Izindunazithumeleukubanikhululwe;

37KephauPawuluwathikubo:“Basishayileobala singalahlwangacala,singabantuabangamaRoma, basiphonsaetilongweni;manjebasikhiphangasesena?cha impela;kodwamabezebonabasikhiphe

38Izikhonzizatshelaizindunalawomazwi;

39Bezababancenga,babakhipha,babacelaukuthi baphumeemzini

40Basebephumaetilongweni,bangenaendlinikaLidiya; sebebonileabazalwane,babaduduza,bamuka.

ISAHLUKO17

1Sebedabulei-Amfipholine-Apholoniya,bafika eThesalonika,laphokwakukhonaisinagogelabaJuda; 2UPawulinjengomkhubawakhewangenakubo, lamasabathaamathathuwabonisanalabongemibhalo 3evulaefakazaukuthikwakumeleuKristuahlupheke, avukekwabafileyo;nokuthiloJesu,engimshumayezalona, unguKristu

4Abanyekubobakholwa,bazihlanganisanoPawulunoSila; nesixukuesikhulusamaGrekiakholwayo,nabesifazane abadumileyoabangeyingcosana

5KephaabaJudaabangakholwanga,benomona, bazithathelaamadodaathileaxhwalekileyoabenzaokubi, abuthaiviyo,avusaisiyaluyaluumuziwonke,ahlasela indlukaJasoni,afunaukubakhipha.kubantu.

6Kwathibengabatholi,badonselauJasonilabazalwane abathilekubaphathibomuzi,bememezabesithi:Laba abaphambukiseumhlabawonkesebefikilelalapha; 7uJasoniabamukeleyo,njalobonkelababenza okuphambenelezimisozikaKesari,besithikukhonaenye inkosi,uJesu.

8Zasezihluphaizixukulababusibedolobhobezwalokho

9SebethatheleuJasonilabanyeisibambiso,babakhulula

10MasinyaneabazalwanebabamukisauPawulunoSila ebusukuukubabayeeBereya;

11LabababehlakaniphilekunabaseThesalonika, balamukelaizwingenhliziyoyonke,behlolaimibhalo imihlangemihlaukuthizinjaloyinilezozinto

12Ngakhoabaningikubobakholwa;nabesifazane abahloniphekayoabangamaGreki,namadoda angeyingcosana

13KodwalaphoabaJudabaseThesalonikabezwaukuthi izwilikaNkulunkululiyashunyayelwanguPawulueBereya, bezanakhonabavusaisixuku

14KhonaabazalwanebahlebamukisauPawuluukuba ahambengaselwandle,kephaoSilanoThimothewubasala. 15AbaphelekezeliuPawulubamyisae-Athene; sebemukeleumyalokuSilanoThimothewuwokubabeze kuyengokusheshaokukhulu,bamuka.

16KwathiuPawuliesabalindileeAthene,umoyawakhe wakhathazekaphakathikwakheebonaumuziugcwele ukukhonzaizithombe.

17NgakhowaphikisanaesinagogeninabaJuda nabakhonzayo,nasesigcawiniimihlangemihla nabahlangananaye.

18Khona-keizaziezithilezefilosofizama-Epikhuru namaStoyikizaphikisananaye.Abanyebathi:Lizakuthini lelipholi?abanyebathi:“Ungathiungumshumayeli wabangaziwa,”ngokubawayeshumayelakubongoJesu nangokuvukakwabafileyo

19Basebembamba,bamyisae-Areyophagu,bathi: “Singakwaziyiniukwaziukuthiiyinilemfundisoentsha oyikhulumayona?

20Ngobaulethaizintoezingaziwayoezindlebenizethu; 21Ngokubabonkeabase-Athenenabafokaziababekhona babengachithiluthongokunye,kuphelaukuxoxanokuzwa intoentsha

22UPawuliwemaphakathikwentabayeMars,wathi: MadodaaseAthene,ngiyabonaezintwenizonkeukuthi likholwakakhulu

23Ngokubangithengidlulangibukaizintoenizikhonzayo, ngatholai-altareelilotshiweukuthi:KUNKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYONgakho-kelowoenimkhonza ngokungazi,nguyenaengimemezelakini.

24UNkulunkuluowenzaumhlabanakhokonkeokukuwo, yenaeyiNkosiyezulunomhlaba,akahlaliemathempelini enziwengezandla;

25futhiakakhonzwangezandlazabantu,njengokungathi udingautho,yenaobaphabonkeukuphilanokuphefumula nakhokonke;

26Futhiwenzangegazilinyezonkeizizwezabantuukuba zihlaleebuswenibonkebomhlaba,wamisaizikhathi ezimisiweyongaphambilinemikhawuloyokuhlalakwazo; 27ukuzebayifuneiNkosi,mhlawumbebayiphuthaze, bayithole,nakubaingekudekulowonalowokithi; 28Ngobakuyesiphila,siyahamba,futhisikhona; njengalokhuizimbongiezithilezakinizishiloukuthi: Ngokubanathisiyinzaloyakhe

29NgakholokhusiyinzalokaNkulunkulu,akufanele sicabangeukuthiubuNkulunkulubufananegolidenoma isilivanomaitshe,okuqoshwengobucikonangesulomuntu 30IzikhathizokungaziuNkulunkuluwazishayaindiva; kephamanjeuyalaabantubonkeezindawenizonkeukuba baphenduke;

31Ngobaumisileusukuazakwahlulelangaloumhlaba ngokulungangalowomuntuammisile;enikebonke isiqinisekisongokumvusakwabafileyo

32Sebezwilengokuvukakwabafileyoabanyebahleka usulu,abanyebathi:“Sizakubuyesikuzwengalendaba; 33NgakhouPawuliwasukaphakathikwabo

34Kephaamadodaathileanamathelakuye,akholwa, phakathikwawokwakukhonauDiyonisiyu waseAreyophagu,nowesifazaneogamalakhelinguDamari, nabanyekanyenabo.

ISAHLUKO18

1EmvakwalokhouPawuluwamukae-Athene,wafika eKorinte;

2WafumanaumJudaothileogamalakhelingu-Akwila, owazalelwaePontu,esandakufikaevelae-Italiya,noPrisila umkakhe;(ngokubauKlawudiyuwayeyalileukubabonke abaJudabamukeeRoma)wezakubo.

3Futhingenxayokuthiwayengowomsebenziofanayo, wahlalanaboesebenza,ngobangomsebenziwabo babengabathungibamatende.

4Wayeshumayelaesinagogeniisabathangamasabatha, enxenxaamaJudanamaGreki.

5KwathisebefikileoSilaloThimothewubevela eMakedoniya,uPawuluwacindezelekaemoyeni,wafakaza kubaJudaukuthiuJesuunguKristu

6Kwathibemphikisabehlambaza,wathintithaizembatho zakhe,wathikubo:Igazilenumalibephezukwamakhanda enu;Minangihlanzekile:kusukelamanjengizakuya kwabezizwe

7Wasukalapho,wangenaendliniyomuntuothiwauJustu, okhonzauNkulunkulu,ondluyakheihlangenenesinagoge.

8UKrispu,indunayesinagoge,wakholwayiNkosikanye nendluyakheyonke;abaningikwabaseKorintebezwa bakholwa,babhapathizwa.

9INkosiyasisithikuPawuliebusukungombono:Ungesabi, kodwakhuluma,ungathuli;

10Ngokubaminanginawe,akakhooyakukusukelaukuba akulimaze,ngokubanginabantuabaningikulomuzi.

11Wahlalakhonaunyakanezinyangaeziyisithupha efundisaizwilikaNkulunkuluphakathikwabo.

12KwathiuGaliyuengumbusiwase-Akhaya,abaJuda bavukelauPawulunganhliziyonye,bamyisaesihlalweni sokwahlulela

13besithi:Louncengaabantuukuthibakhonze uNkulunkulungokuphambenelomlayo

14KwathiuPawuluesezovulaumlomo,uGaliyuwathi kumaJuda:“Umabekuyindabayokungalunginoma ukuziphathaokubi,ninamaJuda,bengiyakunibekezelela; 15Kodwaumakuyimpikiswanongenkulumonamagama, nangomthethowenu,zibhekeninina;ngobamina kangiyikubangumahluleliwezindabaezinjalo 16Wasebaxotshaesihlalwenisokwahlulela.

17Khona-kewonkeamaGrekiambambauSosteneinduna yesinagoge,amshayaphambikwesihlalosokwahlulela KephauGaliyuakabanganandabanalutholwalezozinto.

18KephauPawuluesehlalekhonaizinsukueziningi, wavalelisaabazalwane,wamukangomkhumbi,waya eSiriya,enoPrisilano-Akwila;esegundileikhanda eKenikreya,ngokubawayenesithembiso 19Wafikae-Efesu,wabashiyakhona,kephayenawangena esinagogeni,wakhulumisananabaJuda.

20Kwathisebemncengaukuthiahlaleisikhathiesidana labo,kavumanga;

21Kodwawabavalelisa,wathi:“Ngimelwenakanjani ukugcinalomkhosiozayoeJerusalema;wamuka ngomkhumbie-Efesu

22EsefikileeKesariya,wenyukawayobingelelaibandla, wehlelae-Antiyokiya

23Esehlalekhonaisikhathi,wamuka,walidabula ngokulandelanaizwelaseGalathiyanelaseFrigiya,eqinisa bonkeabafundi

24UmJudaothileogamalakhelingu-Apholo, ngokuzalelwae-Aleksandriya,indodaeqephuzayo, enamandlaemiBhalweni,wafikae-Efesu

25LowowayefundisweindlelayeNkosi;evuthaemoyeni wakhuluma,wafundisakahleizintozeNkosi,azi umbhapathizokaJohanekuphela

26Waqalaukukhulumangesibindiesinagogeni,okwathiuAkwilanoPrisilabemuzwa,bamyisakubo,bamchasisela indlelakaNkulunkulungokucacekakhulu

27Kwathiesezimiseleukudlulelae-Akhaya,abazalwane baloba,benxusaabafundiukubabamamukele; 28NgobawawakholisakakhuluamaJuda,lalokhoobala, etshengisangemibhaloukuthiuJesuunguKristu.

ISAHLUKO19

1Kwathiu-ApholoeseKorinte,uPawuluesedabuleizwe eliphezulu,wafikae-Efesu,wafumanaabafundiabathile;

2Wathikubo:SelamukeleuMoyaoNgcweleselokhu nakholwana?Basebethikuye:"Asikazesizweukuthi kukhonauMoyaoNgcwele"

3Wathikubo:Phonabhabhathizwakubani?Basebesithi: KubhabhathizolukaJohane

4UPawuliwasesithi:UJohanewabhabhathiza umbhabhathizowokuphenduka,esithiebantwiniukuthi bakholwekuyeozayoemvakwakhe,onguKristuJesu

5Kwathisebezwilelokhobabhabhathizwaebizweni leNkosiuJesu.

6UPawuliesebekeizandlaphezukwabo,uMoya oNgcwelewehlelaphezukwabo;bakhulumangezilimi, baprofetha.

7Wonkeamadodaayengabaishuminambili

8Wangenaesinagogeni,wakhulumangesibindiizinyanga ezintathu,ekhulumaefundisaabantungombuso kaNkulunkulu

9Kodwakwathiabanyebezenzalukhunibengakholwa, bekhulumakabingaleyoNdlelaphambikwexuku,wasuka kubo,wehlukanisaabafundi,ekhulumainsukuzonke endliniyesikolosikaTiranu.

10Lokhukwaqhubekaiminyakaemibili;kangangokuthi bonkeabakhileyoe-AsiyabalizwaizwileNkosi,amaJuda namaGreki.

11UNkulunkuluwenzaimisebenziyamandla emangalisayongezandlazikaPawulu;

12Kangangobaamadukukumbeizigqokoezazivela emzimbeniwakhezazilethwakwabagulayo,izifozasuka kubo,lamadimoniaphumakubo

13AbanyekubaJudaababeyizihambi,abakhiphaimimoya emibi,bazamaukubizaigamaleNkosiuJesuphezu kwababenamademoni,bathi:“SiyanifungisauJesu amshumayelayouPawulu.

14KwakukhonaamadodanaayisikhombisakaSkeva umJudanompristiomkhulu,ayekwenzalokho

15Umoyaomubiwaphendulawathi:UJesungiyamazi, loPawulingiyamazi;kodwaninaningobani?

16Umuntuokuyeumoyaomubiweqelaphezukwabo, wabanqoba,wabahlula,bazebabalekakuleyondlubenqunu, belimele

17LokhukwaziwayiwowonkeamaJudanamaGreki akhileyoe-Efesu;ukwesabakwabehlelabonke,ladunyiswa igamaleNkosiuJesu

18Abaningiabakholwayobeza,bazivuma,babikaizenzo zabo.

19Abaningikwababebenzaimilingobabuthelandawonye izincwadizabo,bazishisaphambikwabobonke; 20KanjaloizwilikaNkulunkululakhulangamandla, lanqoba

21Kwathiseziphelilelezizinto,uPawuliwazimisela emoyeni,esedabuleiMakedoniyaleAkhaya,ukuya eJerusalema,esithi:Emvakokufikakwamikhona,ngimele ukubonaleRoma

22NgakhowathumelaeMakedoniyaababili kwabamkhonzayo,uThimothewuno-Erastu;kephayena wahlalaisikhathie-Asiya.

23Ngasolesosikhathikwavelaisiphithiphithi esingesincanengaleyondlela

24NgobaumuntuothileogamalakhelinguDemetriyu, umkhandiwesiliva,owenzaamathempelanaesiliva kaDiyana,wayelethaizisebenzizengcwetiinzuzoenkulu; 25Wababizelandawonyekanyenezisebenzizaleyo misebenzi,wathi:“Madoda,niyaziukuthikulomsebenzi sizuzainothoyethu

26Niyabonafuthiniyezwaukuthiakukhonae-Efesu kuphela,kodwacishekulolonkeelase-Asiya,uPawulilo udukiseabantuabaningifuthiwaphambukisa,ethiabasibo onkulunkuluabenziwengezandla;

27Ngakhokayisikholokhukuphelaumsebenziwethu osengoziniyokudelelwa;kodwanokubaithempeli

likankulunkulukaziomkhuluuDiyanaliyakuchithwa, nobukhosibakhebuchithwe,okhulekelwayi-Asiyayonke nomhlabawonke

28Kwathibekuzwalokhobagcwalaulaka,bamemeza bathi:“MkhuluuDiyanawabase-Efesu!

29Umuziwonkewagcwalaisiphithiphithi,baphuthuma enkundleniyemidlalonganhliziyonyebabambauGayunoAristarkuamadodaaseMakedoniyaababehambanoPawulu.

30KwathiuPawuluesefunaukungenaesixukwini, abafundiabamvumelanga

31Abanyebabakhokhelibase-Asiya,abangabangane bakhe,bathumelakuye,bemncengaukubaangazinikeli enkundleniyemidlalo.

32Ngakhoabanyebamemezaokunyelabanyeokunye; abaningibabengaziukuthibabebuthenengani

33Basebekhiphau-Aleksandruexukwini,amaJuda emqhubelaphambiliU-Aleksandruwaqhwebangesandla, efunaukuziphendulelakubantu

34KodwasebekwaziukuthiungumJuda,bamemezabonke ngazwilinyeokungabangamaholaamabilibesithi:Mkhulu uDiyanawabaseEfesu!

35Kwathiumabhalaneesethulisileixukuwathi:Madoda aseEfesu,ngumuphiumuntuongaziukuthiumuzi wabaseEfesuungumkhulekelikankulunkulukaziomkhulu uDiyana,lesithombeesawakuJupitheri.?

36Ngakhonjengobalezizintozingephikwe,kufanele nithule,ningenziluthongamawala

37Ngokubanilethelamadodaangesiboabaphangi bamabandlanabangabahlambalaziunkulunkulukaziwenu

38Ngakho-keumauDemetriyunezingcwetiezikanyenaye benendabanomuntu,amacalaakhona,akhonanababusi; mabamangalelane

39Kephaumanibuzauthongezinyeizinto, luyakunqunywaemhlanganweniosemthethweni.

40Ngobasisengoziniyokumangalelwangesiyaluyalu salamuhla,kungekhosizathuesingalandisangasongalo mbuthano.

41Eseshilolokhowalichithaibandla

ISAHLUKO20

1Kwathisesiphelileisiyaluyalu,uPawuluwabizelakuye abafundi,wabagona,wamukaukuyaeMakedoniya.

2Esedabulilelezozindawo,ebayalakakhulu,wafikaeGrisi

3WahlalakhonaizinyangaezintathuKwathisebemlalele abaJudaesezasukangomkhumbiayeeSiriya,wazimisela ukubuyaadabuleeMakedoniya

4Wamphelekezelakwazekwabase-AsiyauSopatro waseBereya;nabaseThesalonika,u-AristarkunoSekhundu; noGayuwaseDerbe,noThimothewu;nabase-Asiya, oThikhikunoTrofimu

5Lababasandulela,basilindaeTrowa.

6ThinasamukangomkhumbieFilipiemvakwezinsuku zesinkwaesingenamvubelo,safikakuboeTrowa ngezinsukueziyisihlanu;sahlalakhonaizinsuku eziyisikhombisa

7Ngosukulokuqalalweviki,abafundisebebutheneukuba bahlephuleisinkwa,uPawuluwashumayelakubo,elungele ukuhambangakusasa;waqhubainkulumoyakhekwaze kwabaphakathikobusuku.

8Kwakukhonaizibanieziningiekamelwenieliphezulu ababebuthenekulo

9KwakuhleziefasiteleniinsizwaethileegamalayolinguEvitiku,yehlelwaubuthongoobukhulu,uPawulu eshumayelaisikhathieside,yazumeka,yawaphansiisuka esitezisesithathu,yathathwaisifile.

10UPawuluwehla,waziphonsaphezukwayo,wayigona, wathi:“Ningazihluphi;ngobaukuphilakwakhekukuye 11Esebuyilefuthi,wahlephulaisinkwa,wadla,wakhuluma isikhathiesidekwazekwasa,wamuka.

12Bayilethainsizwaiphilile,baduduzekakakhulu 13Thinasandulelaukuyaemkhunjini,samukasayae-Asu, laphobesizakumkhwelisakhonauPawulu,ngokuba wayemisekanjalo,yenaethandaukuhambangezinyawo 14Esehlangenenathie-Asu,samngenisa,safikaeMithilene. 15Sasukalaphongomkhumbi,ngangomusosafika malungananeKiyo;ngangomusosafikaeSamo,sahlala eTrogiliyu;ngangomusosafikaeMilethu.

16NgokubauPawuluwayenqumeukudlulae-Efesu ngomkhumbi,ukuzeangalibaliisikhathie-Asiya; 17EseMilethuwathumelae-Efesu,wabizaamalunga ebandla

18Kwathisebefikilekuye,wathikubo:Liyaziukuthi kusukelaosukwinilokuqalaengafikangaloeAsiya,ukuthi nganginjanikiniizikhathizonke; 19ngikhonzaiNkosingakhokonkeukuthobeka kwengqondo,nangezinyembezieziningi,nangezilingo, engahlelwangazoabaJuda; 20nokuthiangigodlangaluthoolunisizengalutho,kepha ngalibonisa,ngalifundisaobalanasendliningendlu; 21ngifakazakumaJudalakumaGrikiukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu,lokukholwaeNkosiniyethuuJesuKristu 22Manjebhekani,minangiyaeJerusalemangiboshiwe emoyeni,ngingakwaziokuyakungehlelakhona; 23ngaphandlekokuthiuMoyaoNgcweleuyafakaza emiziningemizi,ethiizibophonezinhluphekozingilindile. 24Kephaakukhokwalokhuokunginyakazisayo,futhi ukuphilakwamiangikuthathinjengokubalulekilekimi, ukuzengiqedeuhambolwamingentokozo,nenkonzo engayamukelaeNkosiniuJesu,yokufakazaivangelilomusa kaNkulunkulu

25Manjebhekani,ngiyaziukuthininanonkeengahamba phakathikwenungishumayelaumbusokaNkulunkulu anisayikubonaubusobami

26Ngakhongiyafakazakininamuhlaukuthianginacala egazinilabobonkeabantu

27Ngokubaangigodlangaukunitshelayonkeicebo likaNkulunkulu.

28Ziqaphelenininanomhlambiwonkeanibekekuwo uMoyaoNgcweleukubanibengababonisibokwelusa ibandlalikaNkulunkuluazithengelelonangegazilakhe

29Ngokubaminangiyaziukuthiemvakokumukakwami kuyakungenaphakathikwenuizimpisiezihahayo, zingawuhawukeliumhlambi.

30Nakuningokwenukuyakuvelaamadodaakhuluma izintoezonakele,ukuzeahugeabafundiukubalandela 31Ngakholindani,nikhumbule,ukuthiiminyaka emithathuubusukuneminiangiyekangaukuxwayisa yilowonalowongezinyembezi.

32Manje,bazalwane,ngiyaninikelakuNkulunkulu nasezwinilomusawakhe,onamandlaokulakhanokuninika ifaphakathikwabobonkeabangcwelisiwe.

33Angizangengifiseisiliva,nomaigolide,nomaingubo yomuntu

34Yebo,ninangokwenuniyaziukuthilezizandla zisebenzeleizidingozaminezalaboababenami.

35Nginitshengisileezintwenizonke,ukuthi ngokushikashikekakanjekufanelenisizeababuthakathaka, nikhumbuleamazwieNkosiuJesu,ukuthiyathi: ‘Kubusisekileukuphakunokwamukela

36Eseshilolokhowaguqaphansinabobonke,wakhuleka 37Bakhalakakhulubonke,bawelaentanyenikaPawulu, bamanga;

38Bedabukilekakhulungamazwiawashoyoukuthi abasayikubonaubusobakheBasebemphelekezelabaze bafikaemkhunjini

ISAHLUKO21

1Futhikwenzekaukuthingemvakokususwakubo,futhi samuka,saqondangqoeKhose,futhingangomusoeRodu, futhiukusukalaphosafikaePhathara

2SatholaumkhumbiowelelaeFenike,sangenakuwo, samuka

3KwathisesiyibonileiKhupro,sayishiyangakwesokhohlo, sangenangomkhumbi,sayaeSiriya,sehlaeTire,ngokuba umkhumbiwawuzakwethulakhonaumthwalo

4Safumanaabafundi,sahlalakhonaizinsuku eziyisikhombisa;bonabathikuPawulungoMoya angenyukelieJerusalema

5Kwathisesiqedilelezonsuku,saphumasahamba;bonke basiphelekezelakanyenawomkabonabantwana,saze sangaphandlekomuzi;saguqaogwini,sakhuleka 6Sesivalelisane,sangenaemkhunjini;babuyelaekhaya futhi.

7KwathisesiqedileuhambolwethusisukaeTire,safika ePetolemayi,sabingelelaabazalwane,sahlalanabousuku lwabalunye.

8Ngangomusosasuka,safikaeKesariya,sangenaendlini kaFiliphuumvangeli,owayengomunyewabayisikhombisa; wahlalalaye.

9Yenalowowayenamadodakaziamane,izintombi, ezaziprofetha

10Kwathisisahlezikhonaizinsukueziningi,kwehla eJudiyaumprofethiothileogamalakhelingu-Agabu 11Esefikilekithi,wathathaibhandelikaPawulu, wazibophaizandlanezinyawo,wathi:“UshokanjeuMoya oNgcwele,uthi:‘AmaJudaaseJerusalemaayakumbopha kanjaloumuntuophethelelibhande,amnikeleesandleni izandlazabezizwe.

12Kwathisesizwilelezizinto,samncengathinakanyelabo bakuleyondawoukuthiangenyukelieJerusalema.

13UPawuliwasephendulawathi:Litshoniukukhala lichobozainhliziyoyami?ngobaminaangilungele ukubotshwakuphela,kodwalokufaeJerusalemangenxa yebizoleNkosiuJesu.

14Kutheengavumiukuvunyiswa,sathula,sathi: MayenzekeintandoyeNkosi

15Ngemvakwalezozinsukusathathaizimpahlazethu sakhuphukelaeJerusalema

16KwasekuhambalathiabanyebabafundibaseKesariya, basisakuMnasoniwaseKhupro,umfundiomdala, esasizangenisakuye

17KwathisesifikileeJerusalema,abazalwanebasemukela ngokuthokoza

18NgangomusouPawuluwangenanathikuJakobe; labadalabonkebabekhona.

19Wababingelela,wabalandisangazozonkeizinto uNkulunkuluabezenzilephakathikwabezizwengenkonzo yakhe.

20KwathisebezwilebayidumisaiNkosi,bathikuye: Uyabona,mfowethu,ukuthizingakiizigidizabakholwayo kumaJuda;futhibonkebashisekelaumthetho;

21BabikelwengaweukuthiufundisabonkeabaJuda abaphakathikwabezizweukuhlubukakuMose,uthi bangabasokiabantwanababo,bangahambingamasiko 22Kuyini-ke?ixukulimeleukubuthana,ngobalizakuzwa ukuthiufikile.

23Ngakhoyenzalokhuesikushokuwe:Sinamadoda amaneanesithembisophezukwawo;

24Bathathe,uzihlambululekanyenabo,ubenecalakubo, ukuzebaphuceamakhandaabo;kodwaukuthilaweuqobo uhambengokufaneleyo,njalougcinaumlayo

25Mayelananabezizweabakholwayo,silobile,saphetha ngokuthibangagciniokunje,kuphelaukuthibazigcine entweniehlatshelweizithombe,nasegazini,nasenkonzweni, nasebufebeni.

26Khona-keuPawuluwawathathaamadoda,futhi ngangomusoezihlambululekanyenawowangena ethempelini,ukuzeaboniseukuphelakwezinsuku zokuhlanjululwa,kuzekubekhonaumnikelowawowonke umuntu

27Kwathisezizophelaizinsukueziyisikhombisa,abaJuda base-Asiyabembonaethempelini,badungabonkeabantu, bambamba;

28ememezaethi:“Madodaakwa-Israyeli,sizani!Lona nguyeofundisabonkeabantuezindawenizonke okuphambenenabantu,nomthetho,nalendawo,futhi wangenisanamaGrekiethempelini,wayingcolisalendawo engcwele

29(NgokubababebonengaphambiliuTrofimuwase-Efesu enayeemzini,ababecabangaukuthiuPawuluumngenise ethempelini)

30Umuziwonkewanyakaziswa,abantubagijima kanyekanye,bambambauPawulu,bamdonselangaphandle kwethempeli,kwavalwamasinyaneiminyango

31Kwathibesafunaukumbulala,kwafikaumbiko endunenienkuluyeviyoukuthilonkeiJerusalema liyayaluza

32yonayahleyathathaamasoshanezindunazekhulu, yagijimelakubo;

33Indunayenkulungwaneyayisisondela,yambamba, yayalaukubaaboshwengamaketangaamabili;wabuza ukuthiungubaninokuthiwenzeni

34Abanyephakathikwesixukubamemezaokunye,abanye okunye;

35Esefikileezitebhisini,wathwalwaamasoshangenxa yobudlovababantu

36Ngobaixukulabantulalilandelalimemezalisithi:Msuse!

37KwathiuPawuliesezangeniswaenkambeniyamabutho, wathienduneniyenkulungwane:Ngingakhulumalaweyini?

Yathi:“UyakwaziukukhulumaisiGrekina?

38AwusiyeyinilowomGibhitheowasusaisiyaluyalu ngaphambikwalezizinsuku,waholelaehlaneamadoda ayizinkulungwaneezineangababulalina?

39KephauPawuluwathi:“MinangingumJudawaseTarsu, umuziwaseKhilikhiya,isakhamuzisomuziongasholutho;

40Esemvumele,uPawuluwemaezikhwelweni,waqhweba abantungesandla.Kwathisekuthulekekakhulu, wakhulumakubongolimilwesiHeberu,wathi:

ISAHLUKO22

1Madoda,bazalwane,nawobaba,yizwaniukuziphendulela kwamikinimanje.

2SebezwileukuthiukhulumalabongolimilwesiHeberu, bathulakakhulu;

3Mina-kengingumuntuongumJuda,owazalelwaeTarsu, umuziwaseKhilikhiya,nokhongakhulelakulomuzi ngasezinyawenizikaGamaliyeli,ngifundisangokomthetho opheleleyowawokhokho,ngishisekelaNkulunkulu, njengobaninjalononkenamuhla

4NgazingelaleNdlelakwazekwabasekufeni,ngibopha, ngibakhaphelaematilongweniabesilisanabesifazane 5njengalokhunompristiomkhuluuyangifakazela, nebandlalonkelamalunga,engamukelakuboizincwadi eziyakubazalwane,ngayaeDamaseku,ngibayise eJerusalemabeboshiwe,ukuzebajeziswe

6KwathingisahambasengisondelaeDamasekuemini bebade,kwavelaukukhanyaokukhulunxazonkezami kuvelaezulwini

7Ngawelaphansi,ngezwaizwilithikimi:‘Sawulu, Sawulu,ungizingelelanina?

8Ngaphendulangathi:Ungubani,Nkosi?Yathikimi:Mina nginguJesuwaseNazarethaomzingelayo.

9Ababenamibakubonaukukhanya,besaba;kodwa abalizwangailizwilalowoowayekhulumalami

10Ngasengisithi:Ngizakwenzani,Nkosi?INkosiyasisithi kimi:SukumauyeeDamaseko;lapho-keuzatshelwakhona ngakhokonkeokumiselwewenaukuthiukwenze

11Kwathingingasaboningenxayenkazimuloyalokho kukhanya,ngiholwangesandlayilaboababenami,ngafika eDamaseku

12Kephau-Ananiyaothile,indodaekholwayo ngokomthetho,efakazelwakahlengabaJudabonke abakhileyolapho

13Wezakimi,wema,wathikimi:Sawulumzalwane,buya uboneFuthingasolesosikhathingabhekaphezulukuye

14Wathi:‘UNkulunkuluwawokhokhobethuukukhethile ukubawaziintandoyakhe,umboneoLungileyo,uzweizwi lomlomowakhe

15Ngobauzakubangufakaziwakheebantwinibonke walokhookubonileyolokuzwileyo.

16Manjeulibelenina?sukumaubhabhathizwe, uhlambululeizonozakho,ubizeibizoleNkosi.

17KwathisengibuyeleeJerusalema,ngikhuleka ethempelini,ngabanesiyezi;

18Ngambonaethikimi:‘Sheshauphumemasinyane eJerusalema,ngokubaabazukwamukelaubufakazibakho ngami

19Ngathi:‘Nkosi,bayazibonaukuthingangibabopha ngibashayaemasinagogeniwonkeabakholwanguwe; 20nalaphokuchithwaigazilikaStefanuumfakaziwakho, namingangimikhona,ngivumelananokubulawakwakhe, ngilindaizingubozabambulalayo

21Yathikimi:Hamba,ngokubaminangizakuthumakude kwabezizwe.

22Basebemlalelakwazekwabakulelolizwi, basebephakamisaamazwiabobesithi:Msusenionjalo emhlabeni,ngobakakufanelangaukuthiaphile

23Kwathibesamemeza,belahlaizingubozabo,baphonsa uthuliemoyeni;

24Indunayenkulungwaneyasilayaukuthiangeniswe enqabeni,yasilayaukuthiaphenywengesiswepu;ukuzeazi ukuthikunganibekhalakanjekuye.

25Kwathibembophangemichilo,uPawuluwathienduneni yekhulueyayimilapho:“Kuvunyelweyinikiniukushaya umuntuongumRomaengalahlwangacalana?

26Kwathiindunayekhuluisizwile,yasukayabikelainduna yenkulungwane,yathi:Qaphelaokwenzayo,ngoba lumuntuungumRoma

27Indunayenkulungwaneyezayathikuye:Ngitshele, ungumRomayini?Wathi:Yebo.

28Indunayenkulungwaneyasiphendulayathi:Mina ngatholalokhokukhululekangemalienkuluUPawuli wasesithi:Kodwaminangizelwe.

29Khonabasukamasinyanekuyelaboababezakumphenya; 30Kwathingangomuso,efunaukwaziiqinisolokuthi kunganiamangalelwengamaJuda,wamkhulula eziboshweni,wayalaukubaabapristiabakhulu nomphakathiwonkewabobahlangane,wamehlisauPawulu, wammisaphambikwabo.

ISAHLUKO23

1UPawuluwayesegqolozelaumphakathi,wathi:“Madoda, bazalwane,minangihambilephambikukaNkulunkulu nginonembezawonkeomuhlekuzekubenamuhla.

2Umpristiomkhuluu-Ananiyawayalaababemieduze kwakheukubabamshayeemlonyeni

3UPawuluwayesethikuye:“UNkulunkuluuzakukushaya wenaludongaolucakiwe;

4Ababemikhonabathi:“Uthukaumpristiomkhulu kaNkulunkuluna?

5UPawuluwayesethi:“Bengingazi,bazalwane,ukuthi ungumpristiomkhulu;

6KephauPawuluesekwaziukuthienyeingxenye ingabaSadusi,enyeingabaFarisi,wamemezaemphakathini wathi:“Madoda,bazalwane,minangingumFarisi, indodanayomFarisi;okubuzwayo.

7Eseshilolokho,kwavelaukungezwaniphakathi kwabaFarisinabaSadusi,uquqabalwahlukanaphakathi 8NgokubaabaSadusibathiakukhoukuvukakwabafileyo, nangelosi,namoya,kephaabaFarisibakuvumakokubili

9Kwasekubakhonaukukhalaokukhulu,ababhali besigabasabaFarisibasukumabaphikisana,bathi:“Asitholi bubikulomuntu;UNkulunkulu

10Kwathisekuqubukaukungezwaniokukhulu,induna yenkulungwaneyesabaukuthiuPawuliangadweshulwa yibo,yayalaamasoshaukubaehle,amhlwithephakathi kwabo,amngeniseekamu

11NgobusukuobulandelayoiNkosiyemangakuye,yathi: “Yimaisibindi,uPawulu;

12Kwathisekusile,abaJudabenzaicebo,bazibopha ngesiqalekiso,bathiabayikudla,bangaphuzi,baze bambulaleuPawulu

13Futhibabengaphezukwamashumiamaneabenzelelo tulo

14Bonabezakubapristiabakhulunamalunga,bathi: “Sizibophengesiqalekisoesikhulu,ukuthiasiyikudlalutho singakambulaliuPawulu

15Ngakho-keninakanyenomphakathibonisaniinduna yenkulungwaneukubaimehliselekinikusasakungathi nifunaukuhlolisisakabanzingaye;

16KwathiindodanakadadewabokaPawuluyezwa ngokuqamekelakwabo,yasukayangenaekamulamasosha, yabikelauPawulu

17UPawuliwasebizelakuyeenyeyendunayekhulu,wathi: Yisalelijahaendunenienkulu;

18Yayisimthatha,yamyisaendunenienkulu,yathi: “UPawuluoyisiboshwawangibizelakuye,wangincenga ukubangilethelelinsizwakuwe,linentoezokhulumakuwe

19Indunayenkulungwaneyasibambaisandlasalo, yahambalayengasese,yasibuzayathi:Kuyiniozangitshela khona?

20Yasisithi:AmaJudaavumeleneukukucelaukuthi wehliseleuPawulikusasa,uyeemphakathini,kungathi afunaukudingisisaokunyengaye

21Kodwaungabayekeli,ngobakukhonakubo abamqamekeleyoamadodaangaphezukwamatshumi amane,azibophengesifungoukuthikabayikudlalokunatha azeambulale;ngifunaisithembisoesivelakuwe

22Ngakhoindunayenkulungwaneyayisiyiyekelaijaha ukuthilihambe,yalilayawathi:Qaphelaungatshelimuntu ukuthiungitshelilelezizinto

23Yasibizelakuyeizindunazekhuluezimbili,yathi: Lungisaniamabuthoangamakhuluamabiliukuya eKesariya,labagadibamabhizaabangamatshumi ayisikhombisa,labemikhontoabangamakhuluamabili, ngeholalesithathulobusuku; 24nilungisenezilwane,ukuzebamkhweliseuPawulu, bamyisekuFeliksiumbusiephephile;

25Wasebhalaincwadingalendlela

26UKlawudiyuLisiyakuMbusiodumileyouFeliksi uyakhonza.

27LendodayayibanjwengabaJuda,yayizakubulawayiwo;

28Ngathisengifunaukwaziicalaabayimangalelangalo, ngamkhiphelaemphakathiniwabo;

29engabonaukuthiumangalelwengemibuzoyomthetho wawo,kodwaengabekwangaluthoolufaneleukufa nokuboshwa.

30KwathisengitsheliweukuthiamaJudaayeqamekele lowomuntu,ngathumelakuwemasinyane,ngasengiyaleza kwabammangalelayoukubabakhulumephambikwakho ukuthibananingakuyeUkuvalelisa

31AmasoshaamthathauPawulunjengokulaywakwawo, amyisae-Antipatriebusuku

32Ngangomusobashiyaabamahhashiukubabahambe naye,babuyelaenqabeni;

33okwathisebefikileeKesariya,banikaumbusiincwadi, bamisaloPawuliphambikwakhe

34Kwathiumbusieseyifundileincwadi,wabuzaukuthi ungowasiphiisifunda;Kwathiesezwileukuthi ungowaseKhilikhiya;

35Wathingizakuzwa,nxaabamangalelibakhosebefikile. WayalaukubaagcinweendliniyokwahlulelakaHerode

ISAHLUKO24

1Kwathiemvakwezinsukueziyisihlanuu-Ananiya umpristiomkhuluwehlakanyenamalunga,nomfundisi othileuTertulu,bonabemangaleleuPawulukumbusi.

2Kutheesebiziwe,uTertuluwaqalaukummangalela,ethi: “Njengobasijabulelaukuthulaokukhulungawe,nokuthi lesisizwesenzelwaimisebenziemihlekakhulu ngokuqondisakwakho;

3siyakwamukelanjalonasezindawenizonkengokubonga okukhulu,Feliksiodumileyo

4Nokho,ukuzengingakukhathazikakhulu,ngiyakuncenga ukubausizweamazwiambalwangesihawusakho.

5Ngobasiyitholileindodaleiyisixhwanguxhwangu, ibangelaukuvukelaumbusophakathikwabaJudabonke emhlabeniwonke,ingumkhokheliwehlelolamaNazaretha. 6owafunaukungcolisaithempeli,esamthatha,besifuna ukumahlulelangokomthethowethu

7KephauLisiyaindunayenkulungwaneyasifikela, wamsusaesandlenisethungobudlovaobukhulu; 8walayaabamangalelibakheukuthibezekuwe;

9NamaJudaavuma,ethilezizintozinjalo.

10KhonauPawulu,ngemvakokubaumbusiemqhwebile ukubaakhulume,waphendulawathi:“Njengobangazi ukuthiusuneminyakaeminingiungumahlulelikulesisizwe, ngiziphendulelangenjabuloenkulunakakhulu 11ukuzeuqondeukuthikusaseleizinsukueziyishumi nambilingenyukelaeJerusalemaukuyokhuleka.

12futhiabangifumanangaethempeliningiphikisana namuntu,nomangivusaisixuku,nomaemasinagogeni, nasemzini;

13futhiabanakufakazelalokhoabangimangalelangakho manje

14Kodwangiyavumalokhukuwe,ukuthingendlela abayibizangokuthiyihlelo,ngokunjalongikhonza uNkulunkuluwabobaba,ngikholwayikhokonke okulotshiweyoemthethwenilakubaprofethi;

15nginethembakuNkulunkulu,abalibekayonabo ngokwabo,lokuthikuyakubakhonaukuvukakwabafileyo, okwabalungileyonabangalungile.

16Ngalokhungiyazivivinyaukubangasosonkeisikhathi ngibenonembezaongenacalakuNkulunkulunakubantu

17Kwathiemvakweminyakaeminengingafikaukuletha iziphoesizwenisakithileminikelo

18NgalokhoabaJudaabathilebase-Asiyabangifumana ethempeliningihlanjululwe,kungekhosixukunoma nginesiyaluyalu

19ababemelweukubalaphaphambikwakho,bangiphikisa, umabebenokuthilengami

20Noma-kelabaabalaphamabathi,umabefumeneububi obubikimi,ngimiphambikomkhandlu;

21ngaphandlekwalelizwilinyeengamemezangalongimi phakathikwabo,lokuthingokuvukakwabafileyo ngimangalelwayininanamuhla

22KwathiuFeliksiesezwilelezizinto,ekwazi ngokugcweleyokakhulungalendlela,wahlehlisa,wathi: NxauLisiyaindunayenkulungwaneesehlile,mina ngizakwazingokugcweleindabayenu

23WalayaindunayekhuluukuthiagcinweuPawuli,njalo abelenkululeko,njalokungavinjelwamuntuwakubo ukumkhonzakumbeukuzakuye

24Kwathiemvakwezinsukuezithile,uFeliksiwafika noDrusilaumkakhe,umJudakazi,wabizauPawulu, wamuzwangokukholwakuKristu

25Esakhulumangokulunga,nokuzithiba,nokwahlulela okuzayo,uFeliksiwashaywaluvalo,waphendulawathi: “Okwamanjehamba;nxanginesikhathiesihle,ngizakubiza 26YenawayethembaukuthiuzanikwaimalinguPawuli ukuzeamkhulule;ngakhowambizakanengiekhulumalaye.

27KwathiemvakweminyakaemibilikwangenauPorkiyu FestuesikhundlenisikaFeliksi;

ISAHLUKO25

1KwathiuFestuesengenileesikhundleni,emva kwezinsukuezintathuwenyukelaeJerusalemaesuka eKesariya.

2UmpristiomkhulunezikhuluzabaJudabasebemangalela uPawulukuye,bamncenga

3bacelaumusangayeukubaambizeeJerusalema, beqamekeleendleleniukubabambulale

4KodwauFestuwaphendulawathiuPawuliugcinwe eKesariya,lokuthilayengokwakheusezasukaayekhona masinyane

5Wathi-kelaboabanamandlaphakathikwenumabehle nami,bambekeicalalomuntu,umakukhonaokubikuye.

6Esehlalekuboizinsukuezingaphezukweziyishumi, wehlelaeKesariya;ngangomusoehleziesihlalweni sokwahlulela,wayalaukubauPawulualethwe.

7Esefikile,abaJudaabehlabevelaeJerusalemabama bemhaqa,bamangalelauPawuluizimangaloeziningi ezimbi,abangenakuzifakazela.

8Eziphendulelawathi:“NangomthethowabaJuda, nethempeli,nakuKesariangonangalutho;

9KodwauFestuethandaukwenzaintandoyamaJuda, waphendulauPawuliwathi:Uyathandaukukhuphukela eJerusalema,wahlulelwekhonangalezizintophambi kwami?

10UPawuluwayesethi:“Ngimiesihlalwenisokwahlulela sikaKesari,laphokufanelengahlulelwekhona; 11Ngokubaumangingonile,nomangenzeuthoolufanele ukufa,angifuniukufa;ngidluliselaicalakuKesari

12UFestusiesekhulumilelomphakathiwaphendulawathi: UlidluliselekuKesari?kuKesariuzakuya.

13Kwathiemvakwezinsukuezithileu-Agriphainkosi noBernikebafikaeKesariyaukuyobingelelauFestu 14Sebehlalekhonaizinsukueziningi,uFestuwayilandisa inkosiindabakaPawulu,wathi:“Kukhonaindodaethile eshiywenguFeliksiiboshiwe; 15okwathilaphongiseJerusalema,abapristiabakhulu namalungaabaJudabangibikela,befunaukwahlulelwa ngaye

16Engabaphendulangathi:Kakusiwoumkhuba wamaRomaukunikelaumuntuukuthiafe,omangalelweyo engakahlanganisiabammangalelayo,abelelungelo lokuziphendulelangecalalakhe

17Ngakho-kesebefikilelapha,angilibalangangangomuso ngahlalaesihlalwenisokwahlulela,ngayalaukubalendoda ilethwe

18kwathiabamangalelibesukuma,abavezangacalalazo ngalezozintominaebengizicabanga; 19kodwababephikisanalayengenkoloyabo,langoJesu othileowafayo,atshoyouPawuliukuthiuyaphila

20Mina-kengokubangangingabazangalemibuzo, ngambuzaukuthiangathandayiniukuyaeJerusalema, ahlulelwekhonangalezizindaba;

21KodwakwathiuPawuliesedluliseleicalalokuthi agcinelweukuqulwakwecalalikaAwugustu,ngalaya ukuthiagcinwengizengimthumelekuKesari 22U-AgriphawayesethikuFestu:“Namingiyathanda ukumuzwalowomuntu;Wathi,kusasanizamuzwa.

23Kwathingangomusoefikileu-AgriphanoBernike ngokugabadelaokukhulu,bangenaendaweniyokulalela kanyenezindunazenkulungwanenezikhuluzomuzi, ngomyalokaFestu,uPawuluwalethwa

24UFestuwathi:“NkosiAgripha,naninonkemadoda enikhonalaphakanyenathi,niyayibonalendodalonke uquqabalwabaJudaeyenzekiminangayeeJerusalema nalapha,imemezaithiakufanelephilaisikhathieside.

25Kodwalaphongitholaukuthiakenzangaluthoolufanele ukufa,lokuthiyenangokwakhewalidluliselakuAwugustu, ngaqumaukumthuma.

26Anginantoeqinisekileengingayilobelainkosiyami ngayeNgakho-kengimlethephambikwenu,ikakhulukazi phambikwakho,nkosiAgripha,ukuzekuthisekuhloliwe, ngibenakhoengingakuloba

27Ngokubangibonakungenangqondoukuthumela isiboshwa,kungavezwanamacalaaso.

ISAHLUKO26

1UAgriphawasesithikuPawuli:Uvunyelwe ukuzikhulumelaUPawuliwaseselulaisandla, waziphendulela;

2Ngiyajabula,nkosiAgripha,ngobanamuhla ngizoziphendulelaphambikwakhongazozonkeizinto engimangalelwengazongamaJuda.

3ikakhulukazingobangaziukuthiunolwazikuwowonke amasikonezingxabanozabaJuda;ngalokhongiyakunxusa ukubaungizwengesineke.

4Indlelayamiyokuphilakwasebushenibami,eyayikhona ekuqaleniesizwenisakithieJerusalema,ayazibonke abaJuda;

5ababengazikwasekuqaleni,umabefunaukufakaza, ukuthingokwehleloeliqinekakhululenkonzoyethu ngahambangingumFarisi.

6Manjengimifuthingigwetshiwengenxayethemba lesithembisouNkulunkuluasenzakokhokhobethu;

7ezithembaukufikakusoizizwezakithiezilitshumi lambili,zikhonzauNkulunkuluubusukuneminiNgenxa yalelithemba,nkosiAgripha,ngimangalelwangabaJuda.

8Kunganikufanelekucatshangweukuthikuyinto engakholekikini,ukuthiuNkulunkuluuvusaabafileyo?

9Mina-kengangizitshelaukuthikufanelengenzeizinto eziningieziphambenenegamalikaJesuwaseNazaretha.

10lokhonamingakwenzaeJerusalema;abaningi kwabangcwelengabavalelaetilongweni,ngitholeamandla kubapristiabakhulu;kwathilaphobebulawa,ngazwakalisa izwilamingokumelenenabo 11Nakuwowonkeamasinagogengabajezisakaningi, ngibacindezelaukubabahlambalaze;futhinjengoba ngibathukuthelelekakhulu,ngabazingelakwazekwaba semiziniyabezizwe.

12NgalokhongiyaeDamasekunginegunyanokuthunywa kubapristiabakhulu,

13Eminienkulu,nkosi,endleleningabonaukukhanya okuvelaezulwiniokungaphezukokukhanyakwelanga, kungikhanyisanxazonkezaminababehambanami 14Kwathisesiwilephansisonkeemhlabathini,ngezwa izwilikhulumakimingolimilwesiHeberu,lithi:‘Sawulu, Sawulu,ungizingelelanina?kunzimakuweukukhahlela izinkandi

15Ngasengisithi:Ungubani,Nkosi?Wathi:Mina nginguJesuomzingelayo

16Kephasukuma,umengezinyawozakho,ngokuba ngibonakalekuwengalokhoukubangikwenzeube yisikhonzinofakaziwalezizintoozibonileyonowalezo zintoengizakuzibonakalisakuwengazo; 17ngikukhululekubantunakwabezizwe,engikuthuma kubomanje; 18ukuzeuvuleamehloabo,futhibaphenduke ebumnyamenibayeekukhanyeni,futhibasukeemandleni kaSathanebayekuNkulunkulu,ukuzebathole ukuthethelelwakwezonokanyenefaphakathi kwabangcwelisiwengokukholwakimi 19Ngakho-ke,nkosiAgripha,angizangengiwulalele umbonowasezulwini.

20kodwangabikakuqalakwabaseDamaseku, naseJerusalema,nakuzozonkeizindawozaseJudiya, nakwabezizwe,ukubabaphenduke,baphendukele kuNkulunkulu,benzeimisebenziefaneleukuphenduka 21NgenxayalokhoabaJudabangibambaethempelini, bazamaukungibulala.

22Ngakho-kesengitholeusizolukaNkulunkulu,ngimi kuzekubeyilolusuku,ngifakazakwabancanenabakhulu, ngingakhulumiokunyengaphandlekwalokhoabakusho abaprofethinoMoseukuthikuyakwenzeka; 23ukuzeuKristuahlupheke,abengowokuqalaoyakuvuka kwabafileyo,ashumayeleukukhanyakubantu nakwabezizwe

24Esazikhulumelalezizinto,uFestuwathingezwielikhulu: “UyahlanyawenaPawulu;ukufundaokuningi kuyakuhlanyisa

25Kodwawathi:Kangihlanyi,Festuodumileyo;kodwa ngikhulumeamazwieqinisonawokuhluzekakwengqondo.

26Ngokubainkosiiyazingalezizinto,engikhulumakuyo futhingokukhululeka;ngobalentoayenziwangaengosini

27NkosiAgripha,uyakholwangabaprofethina?Ngiyazi ukuthiuyakholwa

28UAgriphawasesithikuPawuli:Cisheusufuna ukungenzangibengumKristu.

29UPawuliwasesithi:NgithandakuNkulunkuluukuthi kungabinguwewedwa,kodwalabobonkeabangizwayo lamuhla,kokubilingokuseduze,nangokuphelele,babe njengami,ngaphandlekwalezizibopho

30Eseshilolokho,yasukumainkosi,nombusi,noBernike, nababehlezinabo;

31Sebesukilebakhulumabodwa,bathi:“Loakenzilutho olufaneleukufanokuboshwa

32UAgriphawasesithikuFestusi:Lomuntungabe ukhululiwe,ubaubengalidluliselangakuKesari

ISAHLUKO27

1KwathisekunqunyiweukuthisiyeeItaliyangomkhumbi, banikelauPawulunezinyeiziboshwaezithileenduneni yekhuluigamalayolinguJuliyu,webutholika-Awugustu

2Sangenaemkhunjiniwase-Adramitiyuowawusuzodabula ezindawenizase-Asiya;kwakukhonau-Aristarku umMakedoniyawaseThesalonikaenathi

3NgosukuolulandelayosafikaeSidoni.UJuliyuwaphatha uPawulungobubele,wamvumelaukubaayekubangane bakhe,atholeusizo

4Sasukalapho,sagudlangenzansikweKhupro,ngokuba imimoyayayiphambene.

5SadabulaulwandlelwaseKhilikhiyanasePhamfiliya, safikaeMirayaseLisiya

6Laphoindunayekhuluyatholaumkhumbi weAleksandriyausiyaeItaliya;wasifakakhona

7Sesihambekancaneizinsukueziningi,safikakalukhuni ngaseKinidu,umoyaungasivumeli,sagudlaiKrethe malungananeSalimone;

8Sasesihambakalukhunisafikaendaweniethiwa AmathekuAmahle;eduzekwalaphokwakukhonaumuzi waseLaseya

9Kwathiisikhathiesiningisesidlulile,nokuhamba ngomkhumbikwasekuyingozi,ngokubaukuzilakwase kudlulile,uPawuluwabayala;

10Wathikubo:“Madoda,ngiyabonaukuthiloluhambo luyakubanokulimalanokulimalaokukhulu,kungesikho okomthwalonomkhumbikuphela,kodwanokuphila kwethu.

11Nokhoindunayekhuluyakholwaumninimkhumbi nomnikaziwomkhumbikunalezoezashiwouPawulu

12Kodwanjengobaithekulalingekufanelangaukuthi kuhlaleubusikakulo,abanengibacebisanaukuthibasuke lapho,ukuzemhlawumbebafikeeFenike,bahlalekhona ebusika;eliyithekulaseKrethe,elibhekeeningizimuntshonalanganasenyakatho-ntshonalanga

13Kutheumoyawaseningizimuuphephethakancane,bathi sebekuzuzileababekuhlosile,basukalapho,bagudla iKrethe

14Kodwangemvakwesikhatshanakwavukaumoya oyisiphephoothiwaiYurakilidoni.

15Kwathiumkhumbiwabanjwa,wehlulekaukumelana nomoya,sawuyeka

16SasesigijimangaphansikwesihlengeesithiwaiKlawuda, kwabanomsebenziomningiukuwuhambaumkhumbi;

17Sebewuphakamisile,basebenzisaizinsiza,bebopha umkhumbingaphansi;besabaukuthibangawela esihlabathiniesimanzi,banqamulauseyili,baqhutshwa kanjalo

18Kwathisesipheshulwakakhuluyisiphepho, ngangomusobakhululaumkhumbi;

19Kwathingosukulwesithathusalahlaizikhali zomkhumbingezandlazethu

20Kwathilaphoilanganezinkanyezikungabonakali izinsukueziningi,nesiphephoesingesincanesinamandla, laselaphelalonkeithembalokuthisingasindiswa.

21NgemvakokuzilaisikhathiesideuPhawuliwema phakathikwabowathi:“Madoda,ngabelangilalela, kasukangaeKrethe,lazuzalokhukubilokulahlekelwa

22Khathesi-kengiyalikhuthazaukuthilibelesibindi, ngobakakuyikulahlekaimpiloyomuntuphakathikwenu, ngaphandlekomkhumbi

23Ngobakulobubusukubekumikimiingilosi kaNkulunkuluengingowakhe,lengimkhonzayo,

24esithi:Ungesabi,Pawuli;umelweukumiswaphambi kukaKesari;bheka,uNkulunkuluukunikilebonke abahambanawengomkhumbi

25Ngakhoyimaniisibindi,madoda,ngokubangiyakholwa nguNkulunkuluukuthikuyakubanjengalokhoengitsheliwe.

26Nokhosimelweukuphonswaesiqhinginiesithile

27Kwathisekufikeubusukubetshumilane,sisazulazula senyukae-Adriya,phakathikobusukuabaqhubi bemikhumbibacabangaukuthisebesondeleelizweni elithile;

28Basebephosauphondo,batholaamafathome angamatshumiamabili;

29Besabaukuthimhlawumbesingawelaphezu kwamadwala,baphoselaamahangeamanengemva komkhumbi,bafisaukuthikuse

30Kwathiabaqhubibemikhumbisebezabalekaemkhunjini, behliselaumkhumbiolwandle,kungathibaphonse amahangeemkhunjini;

31UPawuliwathienduneniyekhulunasemabuthweni: Umalababengahlaliemkhunjini,aninakusindiswa

32Amasoshaanqamulaizintambozomkhumbi,awuyeka wawa.

33Kwathisekuzakusa,uPawuluwabancengabonkeukuba badle,wathi:“Namuhlakulusukulweshuminanenilindile, nizilaukudla,ningadlilutho.

34Ngakhongiyanincengaukubanidle,ngokubalokhu kungenxayempiloyenu;

35Eseshilolokhowathathaisinkwa,wabonga uNkulunkuluphambikwabobonke,wasihlephula,waqala ukudla

36Basebeqinaisibindibonke,basebethathaukudla.

37Sasisonkeemkhunjinisiyimiphefumuloengamakhulu amabilinamashumiayisikhombisanesithupha

38Sebesuthi,bawenzalulaumkhumbi,baphonsaukolweni olwandle

39Kwathisekusile,abalazangailizwe,kodwabathola umfulaothileologu,abazimiselakuwoukuthibawuqhube umkhumbi,ubakungenzeka

40Sebekhuphulileamahange,bawayekelaolwandle, bathukululaizibophozokuqondisaamaphini, baphakamiselaemoyeniuseyiliwangaphambili,baqonda ogwini

41Basebewelaendawenilaphookuhlanganakhona ulwandleolubili,bawuqhubelaumkhumbiemhlabathini; ingaphambililanamathela,lahlalalingenakunyakaziswa, kephaingemuvalaphukangamandlaamaza.

42Icebolamasoshalaliwukubulalaiziboshwa,funa zibhukudezibaleke.

43Kodwaindunayekhulu,ithandaukusindisauPawuli, yabavimbaenjongweniyabo;wayalaukuthiabakwazi ukubhukudabaziphonsekuqalaolwandle,baye emhlabathini; 44abaseleyo,abanyephezukwamapulangwe,abanye phezukwezicucuzomkhumbiKwasekusithibabaleka bonke,bafikaemhlabathini

ISAHLUKO28

1Kwathisebesindile,basebekwaziukuthiisiqhingisithiwa iMelitha.

2Amaqabaasibonisaumusaomkhulu,ngokubaaphemba umlilo,asamukelasonkengenxayemvulaeyayisina nangenxayamakhaza

3KwathiuPawuliethezainyandalezinkuni,walibeka emlilweni,kwaphumainyokaekushiseni,yanamathela esandlenisakhe

4Abafokazibebonaisiloesinesihlungusilengaesandleni sakhe,bakhulumabodwa,bathi:“Ngokuqinisekilelo muntuungumbulali,okuthinomaesindileolwandle ukuphindiselaakuvumiukubaaphile

5Yasivuthululelaisiloemlilweni,kasizwangalutho

6Kodwababelindeleukuthiuzavuvukakumbeawephansi masinyaneafe;

7Kuleyondawokwakukhonaamasimuendodaenkulu yesiqhingi,ogamalayolinguPhubhiliyu;owasamukela, wasingenisangobubeleizinsukuezintathu.

8UyisekaPhubhiliyuwayeleleebanjweumkhuhlane nomkhuhlanewegazi,uPawuluwangenakuye,wakhuleka, wabekaizandlaphezukwakhe,wamphulukisa.

9Kwathilokhusekwenzekile,bezanabanyeababenezifo esiqhingini,baphulukiswa;

10abasidumisafuthingokutusaokuningi;kwathi sesihamba,basithwalisaesikudingayo

11Emvakwezinyangaezintathusamukangomkhumbi wase-Aleksandriya,owawudluliseubusikaesiqhingini, uphawulwawolwalungoKastornoPoluksi

12SafikaeSirakhuse,sahlalakhonaizinsukuezintathu 13Sasukalaphosazungeza,safikaeRegiyu;

14laphoesafumanakhonaabazalwane,sancengwaukuba sihlalenaboizinsukueziyisikhombisa; 15Basukalapho,abazalwanesebezwilengathi,beza ukusihlangabezabazebafikaenkundlaka-AphiyinaseTresi Thaberne,uPawuluebabonawabongauNkulunkulu,wema isibindi.

16KwathisesifikileeRoma,indunayekhuluyanikela izibotshwaenduneniyabalindi,kodwauPawuli wavunyelwaukuthiahlaleyedwalebuthoelimgadileyo.

17KwathiemvakwezinsukuezintathuuPawuliwabizela ndawonyeizikhuluzabaJuda;sebebuthene,wathikubo: Madoda,bazalwane,nakubangingonangaluthokubantu namasikoawobaba,nokhonganikelwaeJerusalema ngiyisiboshwaezandlenizamaRoma

18kwathisebengihlolile,bathandaukungikhulula,ngoba kwakungekhocalakimilokufa

19KephaabaJudasebekuphikisa,ngacindezelwaukuba ngilidluliselekuKesari;kungeyisikhoukuthibengifanele ukusolaisizwesakithi

20Ngakhongenxayalokhunginibizeleukulibona, ngikhulumelani,ngobangenxayethembalikaIsrayeli ngibotshiwengamaketane

21Basebethikuye:“Thinaasamukelangancwadingawe evelaeJudiya,futhiakufikanganamunyewabazalwane owabikanomawakhulumauthoolubingawe

22Kodwasifunaukuzwangaweukuthiyinioyicabangayo, ngobamayelananalelihlelosiyaziukuthiliyaphikiswa ezindawenizonke

23Kwathisebemmiseleusuku,kwezakuyeabanengi endaweniayehlalakuyo;wabachasisela,wafakaza ngombusokaNkulunkulu,ebancengangoJesu,ethatha emthethwenikaMozisilakubaprofethi,kusukelaekuseni kwazekwahlwa

24Abanyebakholwayilokhookwakhulunywayo,kodwa abanyekabakholwanga.

25Kephabengavumelanangabodwa,bamuka,uPawulu esekhulumeizwilinyelokuthi:“WakhulumakahleuMoya oNgcwelengo-Isayaumprofethikokhokhobethu; 26esithi:Hambauyekulababantuuthi:Ukuzwalizakuzwa, kodwakaliyikuqedisisa;nokubonanizakubona, ningabonisi;

27Ngobainhliziyoyalababantuseyabalukhuni,lendlebe zabobezwabuthuntu,lamehloabobawacimezile;funa babonengamehlo,bezwengezindlebe,baqonde ngenhliziyo,baphenduke,ngibaphilise

28Ngakhomakwazekekiniukuthiusindiso lukaNkulunkululuthunyelwakwabezizwe,futhi bayakuzwa

29Eseshilolokho,abaJudabamuka,benezimpikiswano ezinkuluphakathikwabo

30UPawuliwasehlalaiminyakaemibiliepheleleyoendlini yakheayeyiqatshile,wemukelabonkeababezakuye.

31etshumayelaumbusokaNkulunkulu,efundisaizinto ezimayelanaleNkosiuJesuKristungesibindiesikhulu, engavinjelwamuntu.