Zulu - The Gospel of Matthew

Mathewu

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