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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH Isingeniso
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Banengi asebazimisela ukuqoqa umlando wezinto esezigcwalisekile phakathi kwethu,

\VS{2}njengokwedluliselwa kwazo kithi yilabo ababekhona ekuqaleni bengabafakazi lezinceku zelizwi.

\VS{3}Ngakho-ke, njengoba mina ngokwami sengichwayisisile konke kusukela ekuqaleni, lami ngikubone kufanele ukuthi ngikulobele umlando oqondileyo, komkhulu ohloniphekayo uTheyofelasi

\VS{4}ukuze wazi iqiniso lezinto lezo ozifundisiweyo.


\par }{\SH Ukubikwa Kokuzalwa KukaJohane UMbhaphathizi
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{\PP \VS{5}Ngesikhathi sikaHerodi inkosi yaseJudiya kwakulomphristi okwakuthiwa nguZakhariya, owaye ngowesigaba sika-Abhija, umkakhe u-Elizabethi laye wayengowosendo luka-Aroni.

\VS{6}Bobabili babelungile emehlweni kaNkulunkulu beyilandela yonke imilayo leziqondiso zeNkosi bengasoleki.

\VS{7}Kodwa babengelabantwana ngoba u-Elizabethi wayeyinyumba njalo bobabili basebeluphele.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Kwenzakala ukuthi isigaba sikaZakhariya siyiso esasimiselwe umsebenzi wethempeli ngalesosikhathi,

\VS{9}wadliwa yinkatho ngokomkhuba wobuphristi, ukuthi angene ethempelini leNkosi ayetshisa impepha.

\VS{10}Kwathi isikhathi sokutshisa impepha sesifikile, wonke amakholwa ayebuthene lapho ayekhuleka ephandle.


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Kwasekubonakala kuye ingilosi yeNkosi imi ngakwesokunene kwe-alithari lempepha.

\VS{12}UZakhariya wathi eyibona wethuka wesaba kakhulu.

\VS{13}Kodwa ingilosi yathi kuye, “Ungesabi, Zakhariya; umkhuleko wakho usuzwakele. Umkakho u-Elizabethi uzakuzalela indodana kufanele uyinike ibizo elithiwa nguJohane.

\VS{14}Uzakuba yintokozo lenjabulo kuwe njalo abanengi bazathokoza ngenxa yokuzalwa kwakhe,

\VS{15}ngoba uzakuba mkhulu emehlweni eNkosi. Kakumelanga anathe iwayini lanini loba yini ebilisiweyo enathwayo, njalo uzagcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwele kusukela ekuzalweni kwakhe.

\VS{16}Uzaletha abantu bako-Israyeli abanengi eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo.

\VS{17}Uzahamba phambili kweNkosi ngomoya langamandla ka-Elija, ukuguqulela inhliziyo zaboyise ebantwaneni babo labayiziqholo elwazini lwabalungileyo, ukuqondisa abantu abalungiselelwe iNkosi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{18}UZakhariya wabuza ingilosi wathi, “Ngingaba leqiniso lakho njani lokho? Sengilixhegu njalo lomkami useluphele.”


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Ingilosi yaphendula yathi, “NginguGabhuriyeli mina. Ngima phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ngithunywe ukuzokhuluma lawe ngikutshela ngalezi izindaba ezinhle.

\VS{20}Okwamanje uzakuba yisimungulu wehluleke ukukhuluma kuze kufike lolosuku okuzakwenzakala ngalo lokhu, ngoba kawuzange uwakholwe amazwi ami, wona azagcwaliseka ngesikhathi sawo esifaneleyo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Sonke lesisikhathi abantu babelokhu bemlindele uZakhariya sebemangele ukuthi kungani wayethethe isikhathi eside kangako ethempelini.

\VS{22}Waphuma esesehluleka ukukhuluma labo. Babona ukuthi wayebone umbono ethempelini ngoba wayelokhu eqhweba ngezandla, kodwa esehluleka ukukhuluma.


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Izopha lakhe seliphelile wabuyela ekhaya.

\VS{24}Ngemva kwalokhu umkakhe u-Elizabethi wazithwala wasezifihla okwezinyanga ezinhlanu,

\VS{25}esithi, “INkosi ingenzele lokhu. Kulezi insuku ilutshengisile uthando Lwayo yasusa ihlazo lami ebantwini.”


\par }{\SH Ukubikwa Kokuzalwa KukaJesu
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{\PP \VS{26}Ngenyanga yesithupha yokuzithwala kuka-Elizabethi, uNkulunkulu wathuma ingilosi uGabhuriyeli eNazaretha, idolobho elaliseGalile,

\VS{27}ukuya entombini egcweleyo eyayithembise ukutshada lendoda eyayithiwa nguJosefa, owesizukulwane sikaDavida. Ibizo lentombi egcweleyo le kwakunguMariya.

\VS{28}Ingilosi yaya kuye yathi, “Sabona wena othole umusa kakhulukazi INkosi ilawe.”


\par }{\PP \VS{29}Amazwi ayo amhlupha kakhulu uMariya wamangala ukuthi kanti kwakuyikubingelela bani lokhu.

\VS{30}Kodwa ingilosi yathi kuye, “Ungesabi Mariya, uthole umusa kuNkulunkulu.

\VS{31}Uzakhulelwa ubelethe indodana, uyethe ibizo uthi nguJesu.

\VS{32}Uzaba ngumuntu omkhulu abizwe ngokuthi yiNdodana yoPhezukonke. INkosi uNkulunkulu izamupha isihlalo sikayise uDavida,

\VS{33}njalo uzabusa phezu kwendlu kaJakhobe laphakade; umbuso wakhe kawuyikuphela.”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}UMariya wayibuza ingilosi wathi, “Lokho kuzakwenzakala njani njengoba mina ngimsulwa ngingayazi indoda?”


\par }{\PP \VS{35}Ingilosi yaphendula yathi, “UMoya oNgcwele uzakwehlela phezu kwakho, lamandla akhe oPhezukonke azakusibekela. Ngakho ongcwele ozazalwa uzathiwa yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.

\VS{36}Lo-Elizabethi isihlobo sakho uzakuba lomntwana ekuluphaleni kwakhe, yena okwakuthiwa yinyumba usesenyangeni yakhe yesithupha.

\VS{37}Ngoba kakukho okwehlulayo kuNkulunkulu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{38}UMariya waphendula wathi, “Ngiyincekukazi yeNkosi. Kakwenzeke kimi njengoba utshilo.” Ingilosi yasisuka kuye.


\par }{\SH UMariya Wethekelela U-Elizabethi
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{\PP \VS{39}Ngalesosikhathi uMariya waphanga wenza amalungiselelo waya edolobheni elizweni lamaqaqa eJudiya,

\VS{40}lapho angena khona emzini kaZakhariya wabingelela u-Elizabethi.

\VS{41}Kwathi u-Elizabethi esizwa ukubingelela kukaMariya, umntwana weqa esiswini sakhe, u-Elizabethi wagcwala ngoMoya oNgcwele.

\VS{42}Wakhuluma ngelizwi eliphezulu wathi, “Ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazane, njalo ubusisiwe umntwana ozamzala!

\VS{43}Kodwa kungani ngithole umusa ongaka mina, ukuba ngethekelelwe ngunina weNkosi yami?

\VS{44}Ngonele ukuzwa ukubingelela kwakho, umntwana osesiswini sami weqa ngentokozo.

\VS{45}Ubusisiwe lowo osekholiwe ukuthi lokho iNkosi ethe kuzakwenzeka kuye kuzagcwaliseka!”


\par }{\SH Ingoma KaMariya
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{\PP \VS{46}UMariya wathi:

\par }{\Q “Umphefumulo wami uyayidumisa iNkosi


\par }{\QB \VS{47}lomoya wami uyathokoza kuNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami,


\par }{\Q \VS{48}ngoba ukunanzile

\par }{\QB ukuzehlisa kwencekukazi yakhe.

\par }{\Q Kusukela manje zonke izizukulwane zizakuthi ngibusisiwe,


\par }{\QB \VS{49}ngoba uSomandla ungenzele izinto ezinkulu,

\par }{\QB lingcwele ibizo lakhe.


\par }{\Q \VS{50}Isihawu sakhe sifinyelela kulabo abamesabayo,

\par }{\QB kulandela isizukulwane ngesizukulwane.


\par }{\Q \VS{51}Uyenzile imisebenzi emikhulu ngengalo yakhe:

\par }{\QB ubachithizile labo abaziqakisa ngemicabango yezinhliziyo zabo.


\par }{\Q \VS{52}Uwethule amakhosi ezihlalweni zawo,

\par }{\QB kodwa wabaphakamisa abantukazana.


\par }{\Q \VS{53}Ubasuthisile abalambileyo ngezinto ezinhle,

\par }{\QB kodwa abanothileyo ubaxotshe bengaphathanga lutho.


\par }{\Q \VS{54}Uyisizile inceku yakhe u-Israyeli,

\par }{\QB wakhumbula ukuba lesihawu


\par }{\Q \VS{55}ku-Abhrahama lezizukulwane zakhe laphakade,

\par }{\QB njengoba wakutsho kubokhokho bethu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{56}UMariya wahlala lo-Elizabethi izinyanga ezazingaba ntathu wasebuyela ekhaya.


\par }{\SH Ukuzalwa KukaJohane UMbhaphathizi
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{\PP \VS{57}Kwathi isikhathi sika-Elizabethi sesiphelele esokubeletha wazala indodana.

\VS{58}Omakhelwane bakhe lezihlobo bezwa ukuthi iNkosi yayimzwele isihawu esikhulu bathokoza kanye laye.


\par }{\PP \VS{59}Ngosuku lwesificaminwembili beza ukuzasoka umntwana, bafuna ukuthi bamethe ibizo likayise uZakhariya,

\VS{60}kodwa unina wala wathi, “Hatshi! Kathiwe nguJohane.”


\par }{\PP \VS{61}Bathi kuye, “Kakho ebantwini bakini olebizo lelo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{62}Bakhuluma ngezandla kuyise bedinga ukuthi yena uthanda ukuthi umntwana aphiwe liphi ibizo.

\VS{63}Wacela isibhebhedu sokulobela, wamangalisa wonke umuntu ngoba waloba ukuthi, “Ibizo lakhe nguJohane.”

\VS{64}Masinyane umlomo wakhe wavuleka lolimi lwakhe lwatshwaphuluka, waqalisa ukukhuluma edumisa uNkulunkulu.

\VS{65}Omakhelwane bonke bamangala kakhulu, kwathi elizweni lonke lamaqaqa eJudiya abantu babekhuluma ngalezizinto.

\VS{66}Wonke owezwayo ngalokho wamangala ebuza esithi, “Kambe uzakuba yini umntwana lo?” Ngoba isandla seNkosi sasilaye.


\par }{\SH Ingoma KaZakhariya
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{\PP \VS{67}Uyise uZakhariya wagcwala ngoMoya oNgcwele waphrofitha wathi:


\par }{\Q \VS{68}“Udumo kalube seNkosini, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,

\par }{\QB ngoba ubuyile ukuzahlenga abantu bakhe.


\par }{\Q \VS{69}Iluphakamisile uphondo lwensindiso yethu

\par }{\QB endlini yenceku yayo uDavida


\par }{\Q \VS{70}(njengoba yatsho ngabaphrofethi bayo abangcwele ekadeni),


\par }{\Q \VS{71}ukusindiswa ezitheni zethu

\par }{\QB lesandleni sabo bonke abasizondayo,


\par }{\Q \VS{72}ukuze atshengise isihawu kubokhokho bethu

\par }{\QB lokukhumbula isivumelwano sakhe esingcwele,


\par }{\QB \VS{73}isifungo asifunga kubaba wethu u-Abhrahama:


\par }{\Q \VS{74}ukusikhulula esandleni sezitha zethu,

\par }{\QB size siyikhonze singelakwesaba


\par }{\QB \VS{75}ngobungcwele langokulunga phambi kwayo

\par }{\QB ngazozonke insuku zethu.


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{\Q \VS{76}Wena mntanami, uzathiwa ungumphrofethi woPhezukonke;

\par }{\QB ngoba uzahamba phambili kweNkosi uyilungisele indlela,


\par }{\Q \VS{77}ukunika abantu bayo ukwazi insindiso

\par }{\QB ngokuthethelelwa kwezono zabo,


\par }{\Q \VS{78}ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu,

\par }{\QB ilanga liphuma lize kithi livela ezulwini,


\par }{\Q \VS{79}likhanyise kulabo abahlezi ebumnyameni

\par }{\QB lasethunzini lokufa,

\par }{\Q ukukhokhelela inyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula.”


\par }{\PP \VS{80}Umntwana wakhula waqina emoyeni; waphila enkangala waze wavela obala ku-Israyeli.




\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Ukuzalwa KukaJesu
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngalezonsuku uKhesari Agastasi wakhupha isimemezelo sokuthi abantu babalwe kulolonke ilizwe lombuso wamaRoma.

\VS{2}(Lokhu kwakuyikubalwa kwabantu kokuqala okwenzakala uKhwirinu engumbusi wase-Asiriya.)

\VS{3}Wonke umuntu waya edolobheni lakibo wayabhalisa.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}UJosefa laye wahamba esuka edolobheni leNazaretha eseGalile waya eJudiya, eBhethilehema idolobho likaDavida, ngoba wayengowendlu losendo lukaDavida.

\VS{5}Waya khona ukuyabhalisa eloMariya, owayesethembise ukwendela kuye, esekhulelwe.

\VS{6}Bathi bekhonale safika isikhathi sokubelethwa komntwana,

\VS{7}wazibula ngendodana. Wayigoqela ngamalembu, wayilalisa emkolweni wokudlela izifuyo ngoba babengelandawo endlini yezihambi.


\par }{\SH Abelusi Lezingilosi
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{\PP \VS{8}Kwakulabelusi ababehlala emlageni eduze kwalapho, belinda imihlambi yabo yezimvu ebusuku.

\VS{9}Ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kubo, inkazimulo yeNkosi yakhanya ibazingelezile, ngakho besaba kakhulu.

\VS{10}Kodwa ingilosi yathi kubo, “Lingesabi. Ngizolitshela izindaba ezinhle ezizaletha intokozo enkulu ebantwini bonke.

\VS{11}Lamuhla lizalelwe uMsindisi emzini kaDavida; unguKhristu iNkosi.

\VS{12}Lokhu kuzakuba yisibonakaliso kini: Lizathola umntwana egoqelwe ngamalembu elele emkolweni.”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Masinyane kwaqhamuka ixuku lebandla lasezulwini lengilosi lidumisa uNkulunkulu lisithi,


\par }{\Q \VS{14}“Udumo kuNkulunkulu emazulwini aphezulu,

\par }{\QB lokuthula emhlabeni kulabo abathole umusa kuye.”


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Kwathi izingilosi sezibatshiyile zabuyela ezulwini, abelusi bakhulumisana bathi, “Kasihambeni siye eBhethilehema siyobona into le esiyenzakele, iNkosi esisitshele ngayo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Bahle basuka ngokuphangisa, bafica uMariya loJosefa losane olwalulele emkolweni wokudlela izifuyo.

\VS{17}Bathi sebembonile umntwana, batshela abanengi ngalokho ababekutshelwe mayelana lomntwana lo,

\VS{18}kwathi bonke abalizwayo bamangaliswa yilokho abakuzwa ngabelusi.

\VS{19}Kodwa uMariya wazenza igugu zonke lezizinto wazishicilela enhliziyweni yakhe.

\VS{20}Abelusi babuyela, bedumisa njalo bebabaza uNkulunkulu ngezinto zonke ababezizwile njalo bazibona, zaba yikho kanye ababekutsheliwe.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Ngosuku lwesificaminwembili, sekuyisikhathi sokuthi asokwe, wethiwa ibizo elithi nguJesu, ibizo ayelithiwe yingilosi engakabunjwa esiswini.


\par }{\SH UJesu Uyethulwa EThempelini
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{\PP \VS{22}Kwathi lapho sesiphelile isikhathi sabo sokuhlanjululwa ngokomthetho kaMosi, uJosefa loMariya bamusa eJerusalema ukuyamnikela eNkosini

\VS{23}(njengokulotshiweyo eMthethweni weNkosi ukuthi, “Lonke izibulo lesilisa kumele linikelwe eNkosini”\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:23 }{\FT{U-Eksodasi 13.2, 12}}}),

\VS{24}njalo kwenziwe umhlatshelo kulandelwa lokho okutshiwo nguMthetho weNkosi othi: “amajuba amabili loba inkwilimba ezisesezincane ezimbili.”\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:24 }{\FT{ULevi 12.8}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{25}Kwakukhona eJerusalema indoda eyayithiwa nguSimiyoni, yayilungile njalo ikholwa. Yayilindele ukududuzwa kuka-Israyeli, njalo uMoya oNgcwele wawuphezu kwayo.

\VS{26}Kwakwambuliwe kuye nguMoya oNgcwele ukuthi wayengayikufa engakaboni uKhristu weNkosi.

\VS{27}Waholwa nguMoya wangena emagumeni ethempeli. Kwathi abazali sebemlethile umntwana uJesu ukumenzela lokho okwakufunwa ngumkhuba woMthetho,

\VS{28}uSimiyoni wamgona ngezingalo zakhe wadumisa uNkulunkulu esithi:


\par }{\Q \VS{29}“Thixo, Nkosi, njengoba wavele wathembisa,

\par }{\QB manje-ke iyekele ihambe ngokuthula inceku yakho.


\par }{\Q \VS{30}Ngoba amehlo ami aseyibonile insindiso yakho,


\par }{\QB \VS{31}oyilungisileyo phambi kwezizwe zonke,


\par }{\Q \VS{32}ukukhanya kokwambulela abeZizwe

\par }{\QB lokwenkazimulo yabantu bakho bako-Israyeli.”


\par }{\PP \VS{33}Oyise lonina womntwana bamangala kakhulu ngalokho okwakukhulunywa ngaye.

\VS{34}USimiyoni wasebabusisa, wathi kuMariya unina: “Umntwana lo umiselwe ukuwa lokuvuka kwabanengi ko-Israyeli, lokuba yisibonakaliso esizagconwa,

\VS{35}ukwenzela ukuthi imicabango yabanengi ivele obala. Njalo inkemba izawugwaza umphefumulo wakho lawe.”


\par }{\PP \VS{36}Kwakukhona njalo umphrofethikazi, u-Ana, indodakazi kaFanuweli, owesizwana sika-Asheri. Wayesemdala kakhulu: wayephile lomkakhe okweminyaka eyisikhombisa ngemva kokwenda kwakhe,

\VS{37}wasesiba ngumfelokazi waze waba leminyaka engamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lane. Kazange lanini asuke ethempelini kodwa wayekhonza ubusuku lemini, ezila njalo ekhuleka.

\VS{38}Wabuya kubo ngalesosikhathi wabonga kuNkulunkulu, wakhuluma ngomntwana kubo bonke ababelindele ukuhlengwa kweJerusalema.


\par }{\PP \VS{39}Kwathi lapho uJosefa loMariya sebekwenzile konke okwakufuneka ngoMthetho weNkosi babuyela eGalile, edolobheni lakibo elaseNazaretha.

\VS{40}Umntwana wakhula, waqina; wagcwala inhlakanipho, njalo umusa kaNkulunkulu waba phezu kwakhe.


\par }{\SH Umfana UJesu EseThempelini
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{\PP \VS{41}Iminyaka yonke abazali bakhe baya eJerusalema belanda uMkhosi wePhasika.

\VS{42}Kwathi eseleminyaka elitshumi lambili baya emkhosini njengenjayelo.

\VS{43}Kwathi uMkhosi usuphelile, abazali bakhe sebebuyela ekhaya, umfana uJesu wasala eJerusalema, kodwa bona belibele.

\VS{44}Bazihambela ilanga lonke bona becabanga ukuthi ukhona edwendweni lwabo. Basebeqalisa ukumdinga phakathi kwezihlobo zabo labangane.

\VS{45}Bathi sebemswele babuyela eJerusalema bayamdinga.

\VS{46}Ngemva kwensuku ezintathu bamfumana emagumeni ethempeli ehlezi phakathi kwabafundisi elalele njalo ebabuza imibuzo.

\VS{47}Wonke umuntu owamuzwayo wamangala ngokuzwisisa kwakhe kanye lempendulo zakhe.

\VS{48}Abazali bakhe bathi bembona bamangala kakhulu. Unina wathi kuye, “Ndodana, kungani usinqinekisa kangaka? Uyihlo lami besesikhathazekile sikudinga.”


\par }{\PP \VS{49}Yena wabuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Belivele lingidingelani kanti? Belingazi yini ukuthi bekumele ngibe sendlini kaBaba?”}}

\VS{50}Kodwa kabazwisisanga lokho ayekutsho kubo.


\par }{\PP \VS{51}Wasehamba labo eNazaretha wahlala ebalalela. Kodwa unina wazenza igugu zonke lezi izinto enhliziyweni yakhe.

\VS{52}UJesu wakhula ngenhlakanipho, langomzimba langokuthandwa nguNkulunkulu labantu.




\par }\Chap{3}{\SH UJohane UMbhaphathizi Ulungisa Indlela
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngomnyaka wetshumi lanhlanu wokubusa kukaThibheriyasi Khesari ngesikhathi uPhontiyasi Philathu engumbusi eJudiya, uHerodi engumbusi eGalile, umfowabo uFiliphu engumbusi wase-Ithuriya leThrakhonithi, njalo loLisaniya engumbusi wase-Abhilene

\VS{2}ngesikhathi leso u-Anasi loKhayifasi bengabaphristi abakhulu, kwafika ilizwi likaNkulunkulu kuJohane indodana kaZakhariya esenkangala.

\VS{3}Wawuhamba wonke umango waseJodani, etshumayela ubhaphathizo lokuphenduka ukuze izono zithethelelwe.

\VS{4}Njengoba kulotshiwe encwadini yamazwi ka-Isaya umphrofethi:

\par }{\Q “Ilizwi lalowo omemezayo enkangala,

\par }{\Q ‘Lungisani indlela kaThixo,

\par }{\QB yenzani indlela zakhe ziqonde.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Zonke izigodi zizagcwaliswa,

\par }{\QB izintaba zonke lamaqaqa kuzakwehliselwa phansi.

\par }{\Q Izindlela zonke ezimazombe zizaqonda,

\par }{\QB izindlela ezimakhilikithi zizakuba butshelezi.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Abantu bonke bazayibona insindiso kaNkulunkulu.’\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:6 }{\FT{U-Isaya 40.3-5}}}”


\par }{\PP \VS{7}UJohane wathi emaxukwini abantu ababuya ukuzobhaphathizwa nguye, “Lina nzalo yezinyoka! Lilimukiswe ngubani ukuthi libalekele ulaka oluzayo na?

\VS{8}Thelani izithelo ezihambelana lokuphenduka. Njalo lingaqali ukuzitshela ukuthi, ‘Silo-Abhrahama ongubaba wethu.’ Ngoba ngilitshela ukuthi kuwonala amatshe uNkulunkulu angamenzela u-Abhrahama abantwana.

\VS{9}Ihloka selivele selisezimpandeni zezihlahla, njalo zonke izihlahla ezingatheli izithelo ezilungileyo zizaganyulwa, ziphoselwe emlilweni.”


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Abantu bambuza bathi, “Pho kumele senzeni?”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}UJohane waphendula wathi, “Leyondoda elamajazi amabili kayimuphe ongelalo elinye lalowo olokudla kenze njalo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Labathelisi labo beza ukuzabhaphathizwa. Babuza bathi, “Mfundisi, kumele senzeni?”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Wabatshela wathi, “Lingathelisi ledlulise okufunekayo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Abanye abebutho bambuza bathi, “Thina-ke senzeni?”

\par }{\PP Waphendula wathi, “Lingancindezeli ukuthi liphiwe imali njalo lingabeki muntu umlandu wamanga njalo lisuthiseke ngomholo wenu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Abantu babehlezi belindele njalo bonke babezibuza ezinhliziyweni zabo ingabe uJohane wayenguye yini uKhristu.

\VS{16}UJohane wabaphendula bonke wathi, “Mina ngilibhaphathiza ngamanzi. Kodwa yena olamandla kulami uyeza, akungilingananga ukuthukulula imichilo yamanyathela akhe. Uzalibhaphathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo.

\VS{17}Isitsha sakhe sokwela sisesandleni sakhe ukuba athanyele isiza sakhe njalo abuthele amabele akhe esiphaleni, kodwa uzatshisa amakhoba ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.”

\VS{18}Waphinda walaya abantu ngamanye amazwi amanengi njalo watshumayela kubo ivangeli.


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Kodwa kwathi uJohane esekhuze uHerodi umbusi ngenxa kaHerodiyasi, umkamfowabo, langezinye izinto ezimbi ayezenzile,

\VS{20}uHerodi wakuhlanganisa lokhu konke: Wamvalela uJohane entolongweni.


\par }{\SH Ukubhaphathizwa KukaJesu Lembali Yosendo Lwakhe
\par }
{\PP \VS{21}Kwathi bonke abantu bebhaphathizwa, loJesu laye wabhaphathizwa. Wathi ekhuleka izulu lavuleka

\VS{22}uMoya oNgcwele wehlela kuye elesimo sejuba. Kweza ilizwi livela ezulwini lathi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami engiyithandayo; ngiyathokoza kakhulu ngawe.”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}UJesu wayeseleminyaka engaba ngamatshumi amathathu eqalisa umsebenzi wakhe wokutshumayela. Kwakukhunjulwa ukuthi uyindodana kaJosefa,

\par }{\BB \par }
{\LI indodana kaHeli,

\VS{24}indodana kaMathathi,

\par }{\LI indodana kaLevi, indodana kaMeliki,

\par }{\LI indodana kaJanayi, indodana kaJosefa,


\par }{\LI \VS{25}indodana kaMathathiyasi, indodana ka-Amosi,

\par }{\LI indodana kaNahumi, indodana ka-Esili,

\par }{\LI indodana kaNagayi,

\VS{26}indodana kaMahathi,

\par }{\LI indodana kaMathathiyasi, indodana kaSemeyini,

\par }{\LI indodana kaJoseki, indodana kaJoda,


\par }{\LI \VS{27}indodana kaJohanani, indodana kaResa,

\par }{\LI indodana kaZerubhabheli, indodana kaSheyalithiyeli,

\par }{\LI indodana kaNeri,

\VS{28}indodana kaMeliki,

\par }{\LI indodana ka-Adi, indodana kaKhosamu,

\par }{\LI indodana ka-Elimadami, indodana ka-Eri,


\par }{\LI \VS{29}indodana kaJoshuwa, indodana ka-Eliyezeri,

\par }{\LI indodana kaJorimu, indodana kaMathathi,

\par }{\LI indodana kaLevi,

\VS{30}indodana kaSimiyoni,

\par }{\LI indodana kaJuda, indodana kaJosefa,

\par }{\LI indodana kaJonami, indodana ka-Eliyakhimu,


\par }{\LI \VS{31}indodana kaMeleya, indodana kaMena,

\par }{\LI indodana kaMathatha, indodana kaNathani,

\par }{\LI indodana kaDavida,

\VS{32}indodana kaJese,

\par }{\LI indodana ka-Obhedi, indodana kaBhowazi,

\par }{\LI indodana kaSalimoni, indodana kaNashoni,


\par }{\LI \VS{33}indodana ka-Aminadabi, indodana kaRamu,

\par }{\LI indodana kaHezironi, indodana kaPherezi,

\par }{\LI indodana kaJuda,

\VS{34}indodana kaJakhobe,

\par }{\LI indodana ka-Isaka, indodana ka-Abhrahama,

\par }{\LI indodana kaThera, indodana kaNahori,


\par }{\LI \VS{35}indodana kaSerugi, indodana kaRewu,

\par }{\LI indodana kaPhelegi, indodana ka-Ebha,

\par }{\LI indodana kaShela,

\VS{36}indodana kaKhayinani,

\par }{\LI indodana ka-Ariphazadi, indodana kaShemu,

\par }{\LI indodana kaNowa, indodana kaLameki,


\par }{\LI \VS{37}indodana kaMethusela, indodana ka-Enoki,

\par }{\LI indodana kaJaredi, indodana kaMahalaleli,

\par }{\LI indodana kaKhenani,

\VS{38}indodana ka-Enoshi,

\par }{\LI indodana kaSethi, indodana ka-Adamu,

\par }{\LI indodana kaNkulunkulu.




\par }\Chap{4}{\SH Ukulingwa KukaJesu
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}UJesu egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wasuka evela eJodani wasekhokhelwa nguMoya wamusa enkangala,

\VS{2}lapho alingwa khona nguSathane okwensuku ezingamatshumi amane. Kadlanga lutho ngalezonsuku, ekupheleni kwazo, wayeselambile.


\par }{\PP \VS{3}USathane wathi kuye, “Nxa uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, tshela ilitshe leli ukuthi liphenduke libe yisinkwa.”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu kaphili ngesinkwa kuphela.’}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:4 }{\FT{UDutheronomi 8.3}}}{\WJ{”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{5}USathane wamholela endaweni ephakemeyo wamtshengisa ngesikhathi esifitshane yonke imibuso yomhlaba.

\VS{6}Wasesithi kuye, “Ngizakunika amandla lenkazimulo yayo yonke ngoba kuphiwe mina njalo ngingapha loba ngubani engifuna ukumupha.

\VS{7}Ungangikhonza konke kuzakuba ngokwakho.”


\par }{\PP \VS{8}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Khonza iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho njalo usebenzele yena yedwa.’}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:8 }{\FT{UDutheronomi 6.13}}}{\WJ{”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{9}USathane wamholela eJerusalema wayamisa engqongeni yethempeli. Wathi kuye “Nxa uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziphosele phansi usuka lapha.

\VS{10}Kalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi:

\par }{\Q ‘Uzayala izingilosi zakhe ngawe

\par }{\QB ukuthi zikulondoloze ngokunanzelela;


\par }{\Q \VS{11}zizakuphakamisa ezandleni zazo,

\par }{\QB ukuze ungatshayeki ngonyawo lwakho elitsheni.’\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 4:11 }{\FT{AmaHubo 91.11-12}}}”


\par }{\PP \VS{12}UJesu waphendula wathi
{\WJ{“Kuthiwa khona, ‘Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.’}}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 4:12 }{\FT{UDutheronomi 6.16}}}{\WJ{”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Kwathi uSathane eseqedile ukumlinga konke wamtshiya walindela ukuzamlinga njalo ngesinye isikhathi.


\par }{\SH UJesu Uyaliwa ENazaretha
\par }
{\PP \VS{14}UJesu wabuyela eGalile elamandla kaMoya, izindaba ngaye zanda kuwo wonke umango.

\VS{15}Wafundisa emasinagogweni abo, abantu bonke bamdumisa.


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Waya eNazaretha lapho akhulela khona kwathi ngeSabatha waya esinagogweni njengenjayelo yakhe. Wasukuma wabala.

\VS{17}Umqulu womphrofethi u-Isaya wedluliselwa kuye. Wawutshombulula wafumana indawo okulotshwe khona kwathiwa:


\par }{\Q \VS{18}{\WJ{“Umoya kaThixo uphezu kwami,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{ngoba uThixo ungigcobile ukuba}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{ngitshumayele izindaba ezinhle kwabampofu.}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{Ungithumile ukuba ngimemezele ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{lokusiliswa kweziphofu ukuthi zibone,}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{ukukhululwa kwabancindezelweyo,}}


\par }{\QB \VS{19}{\WJ{lokumemezela umnyaka womusa kaThixo.”}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:19 }{\FT{U-Isaya 61.1-2}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Wasewugoqa, wawubuyisela esikhonzini sebandla, wahlala phansi. Amehlo abo bonke esinagogweni athi nhlo kuye,

\VS{21}waseqalisa ngokuthi kubo,
{\WJ{“Lamhla umbhalo usugcwalisekile lizizwela.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Bonke bakhuluma kuhle ngaye bemangaliswa ngamazwi amnandi ayephuma emlonyeni wakhe. Babuzana besithi, “Kanti lo kasindodana kaJosefa na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}UJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Ngeqiniso lizasitsho kimi lesi isaga esithi: ‘Nyanga, zelaphe! Yenza lapha edolobheni lakini lokho esizwa kuthiwa wakwenza eKhaphenawume.’ ”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Waqhubeka wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiqinisile ngithi kakulamphrofethi oyamukelekayo edolobheni lakibo.}}

\VS{25}{\WJ{Ngiyaqinisa kini ukuthi babebanengi abafelokazi ko-Israyeli ngesikhathi sika-Elija, lapho umkhathi wavaleka okweminyaka emithathu elengxenye kwaba lendlala enzima elizweni lonke.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Kodwa u-Elija kazange athunywe lakoyedwa wabo, ngaphandle komfelokazi waseZarefathi emangweni waseSidoni.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Babebanengi ko-Israyeli ababelobulephero ngesikhathi sika-Elisha umphrofethi, kodwa munye kuphela phakathi kwabo owahlanjululwayo, uNamani waseSiriya.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Bonke abantu ababesesinagogweni bathi bekuzwa lokhu bathukuthela kakhulu.

\VS{29}Basukuma, bamtshovela phandle kwedolobho bamusa eliweni loqaqa okwakwakhelwe kulo idolobho beqonde ukumsunduzela phansi edongeni.

\VS{30}Kodwa wasuka wahamba wadabula phakathi kwexuku labantu.


\par }{\SH UJesu Ukhupha Umoya Omubi
\par }
{\PP \VS{31}Wasesiya eKhaphenawume, idolobho elaliseGalile, kwathi ngeSabatha wafundisa abantu.

\VS{32}Bamangaliswa yikufundisa kwakhe ngoba intshumayelo yakhe yayilesisindo.


\par }{\PP \VS{33}Esinagogweni lapho kwakulendoda eyayiphethwe lidimoni, umoya ongcolileyo. Yaklabalala ngelizwi layo lonke yathi,

\VS{34}“Hamba khatshana! Ufunani kithi, Jesu waseNazaretha? Ulande ukuza sibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ungubani, ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu!”


\par }{\PP \VS{35}UJesu wamkhuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Thula! Phuma kuye!”}} Idimoni layilahla phansi indoda phambi kwabo bonke laphuma lingayilimazanga indoda.


\par }{\PP \VS{36}Bonke abantu bamangala kakhulu bakhulumisana besithi, “Yikufundisa bani lokhu? Ulaya imimoya emibi ngegunya langamandla layo iphume!”

\VS{37}Zamemetheka izindaba ngaye kuwo wonke umango walapho.


\par }{\SH UJesu Uphilisa Abanengi
\par }
{\PP \VS{38}UJesu wasuka esinagogweni waya emzini kaSimoni. Uninazala kaSimoni wayegula ebanjwe ngumkhuhlane woqhuqho onzima basebecela uJesu ukuthi amsize.

\VS{39}Wasekhothamela kuye wakhuza umkhuhlane lowo wahle waphuma kuye. Yena wathi lothu, waqalisa ukubaphakela.


\par }{\PP \VS{40}Kwathi ilanga selitshona abantu baletha kuJesu bonke ababe lemikhuhlane eyehlukeneyo, wabasilisa ngokubeka izandla phezu kwalowo lalowo ngamunye.

\VS{41}Phezu kwalokho amadimoni aphuma kwabanengi ememeza esithi, “Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu!” Kodwa wawakhuza kazawavumela ukuthi akhulume ngoba ayemazi ukuthi unguKhristu.


\par }{\PP \VS{42}Emadabukakusa uJesu wasuka waya endaweni ethuleyo. Abantu babemdinga bathi sebefike lapho ayekhona, bazama ukumvimba ukuthi angabatshiyi.

\VS{43}Kodwa wathi,
{\WJ{“Kumele ngitshumayele izindaba ezinhle zombuso kaNkulunkulu kwamanye amadolobho, ngoba yikho engakulandayo.”}}

\VS{44}Waqhubeka etshumayela emasinagogweni aseJudiya.




\par }\Chap{5}{\SH Ukubizwa Kwabafundi Bokuqala
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngelinye ilanga uJesu emi eduze kweChibi laseGenezaretha abantu beminyezelana kuye belalela ilizwi likaNkulunkulu,

\VS{2}wabona ekhunjini lechibi izikepe ezimbili zitshiywe khonapho ngabagoli benhlanzi ababegezisa omambule babo.

\VS{3}Wangena kwesinye isikepe esasingesikaSimoni, wamcela ukuthi akathi gudlu asuke kancane okhunjini. Wasehlala phansi wafundisa abantu ehlezi esikepeni.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Eseqedile ukukhuluma wathi kuSimoni,
{\WJ{“Gwedla ungene enzikini uphosele omambule bakho ukuze ubambe inhlanzi.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{5}USimoni waphendula wathi, “Nkosi, sisebenze gadalala ubusuku bonke, kodwa kasibambanga lutho. Kodwa njengoba usitsho njalo ngizabehlisa omambule.”


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Kwathi sebenze njalo babamba inhlanzi ezaba zinengi kwaze kwaqalisa ukudabuka omambule.

\VS{7}Basebebiza abakhula babo kwesinye isikepe ukuthi bazobelekelela. Beza abakhula babo kwesinye isikepe ukuthi bazobelekelela. Beza bazigcwalisa zombili izikepe zathi phamu zaze zaqalisa ukutshona.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Kwathi uSimoni Phethro ekubona lokhu wazilahla phansi phambi kukaJesu wathi, “Suka kimi, Nkosi; ngingumuntu oyisoni!”

\VS{9}Ngoba yena labakhula bakhe babemangele ngenhlanzi ababezibambile,

\VS{10}kwamangalisa njalo uJakhobe loJohane amadodana kaZebhediya, ababe phathisana loSimoni.

\par }{\PP UJesu wasesithi kuSimoni,
{\WJ{“Ungesabi; kusukela manje usuzagola abantu.”}}

\VS{11}Basebedonsela izikepe zabo okhunjini batshiya konke bamlandela.


\par }{\SH Indoda Eyayilobulephero
\par }
{\PP \VS{12}Kwathi uJesu ekwelinye lamadolobho kweza indoda eyayigcwele ubulephero. Yathi ibona uJesu yathi mbo phansi ngobuso yamncenga yathi, “Nkosi, nxa uthanda ungangihlambulula.”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}UJesu welula isandla sakhe wayithinta indoda leyo. Wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiyathanda. Hlambuluka!”}} Masinyane nje ubulephero bahle baphela.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}UJesu waseyilaya wathi,
{\WJ{“Ungatsheli muntu kodwa hamba uyeziveza kumphristi ubusunikela umhlatshelo wokuhlanjululwa kwakho owamiswa nguMosi ukuze kube yibufakazi kubo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Kodwa udumo lwakhe lwanda ngamandla, yikho amaxuku abantu eza ukuzamuzwa lokusiliswa emikhuhlaneni yabo.

\VS{16}Kodwa kanengi uJesu wayesithi nyelele ayesithela ezindaweni ezithuleyo ayekhuleka.


\par }{\SH UJesu Usilisa Umuntu Owome Umhlubulo
\par }
{\PP \VS{17}Ngelinye ilanga elokhu efundisa, kwakuhlezi khonapho abaFarisi labafundisi bomthetho ababephuma emizini yonke yaseGalile abanye bevela eJudiya laseJerusalema. Amandla eNkosi ayekhona kuye ukuze asilise abagulayo.

\VS{18}Kwafika amanye amadoda ethwele indoda eyayome umhlubulo ngecansi efuna ukungena laye endlini ambeke phambi kukaJesu.

\VS{19}Athi esehlulekile ngenxa yokuminyana kwabantu, akhwela ephahleni, amehlisela phansi ngesikhala amuthi qithi phakathi laphakathi kwabantu phambi kukaJesu.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Kwathi uJesu ebona ukholo lwawo wathi,
{\WJ{“Mngane, izono zakho sezithethelelwe.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{21}AbaFarisi labafundisi bomthetho bakhonona bathi, “Ungubani yena lo umuntu okhuluma ehlambaza na? Ngubani ongathethelela izono ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu kuphela?”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}UJesu wayekwazi abakucabangayo wasebuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Kungani linakana izinto ezinje ezinhliziyweni zenu?}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Yikuphi okulula: ukuthi, ‘Izono zakho sezithethelelwe,’ loba ukuthi, ‘Sukuma uhambe’?}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Kodwa ukuze lazi ukuthi iNdodana yoMuntu ilamandla okuthethelela izono emhlabeni.”}} Wasesithi kuyo indoda eyome umhlubulo,
{\WJ{“Sukuma, thatha icansi lakho uhambe uye ekhaya.”}}

\VS{25}Masinyane wathi lothu phambi kwabo, wabutha ayekade elele phezu kwakho waya ekhaya edumisa uNkulunkulu.

\VS{26}Wonke umuntu wamangala, badumisa uNkulunkulu. Bamangala kakhulu bathi, “Lamuhla sibone izimanga.”


\par }{\SH Ukubizwa KukaLevi
\par }
{\PP \VS{27}Ngemva kwalokhu uJesu waphuma wasebona umthelisi owayethiwa nguLevi ehlezi endaweni yakhe yokuthelisa. UJesu wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Ngilandela,”}}

\VS{28}uLevi wasukuma watshiya konke wamlandela.


\par }{\PP \VS{29}ULevi wasesenzela uJesu idili elikhulu endlini yakhe kukhona ixuku labathelisi labanye besidla labo.

\VS{30}Kodwa abaFarisi labafundisi bomthetho abeqembu labo basola kubafundi bakhe bathi, “Lenzelani ukudla linathe labathelisi kanye lezoni na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{31}UJesu wabaphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kakusibo abaphilayo abaswela umelaphi, kodwa ngabagulayo.}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Kangilandanga ukubiza abulungileyo, kodwa ukubiza izoni ukuba ziphenduke.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Ubuzwa Ngokuzila
\par }
{\PP \VS{33}Bathi kuye, “Abafundi bakaJohane bazila kanengi bekhuleka njalo labafundi babaFarisi labo benza njalo, kodwa abakho bahlala besidla, benatha.”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kungenzeka yini ukuzilisa izethekeli zomyeni emthimbeni umyeni eseselazo na?}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Kodwa sizafika isikhathi lapho umyeni ezasuswa kuzo; zizazila ngalezonsuku.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{36}Wabatshela umzekeliso lo:
{\WJ{“Kakho odabula isichibi esigqokweni esitsha asithungele esigqokweni esidala. Angenzenjalo, uzakuba esesidabule isigqoko esitsha, ikanti isichibi sesitsha kasiyikufanela esidala.}}

\VS{37}{\WJ{Njalo kakho othela iwayini elitsha emigodleni yezikhumba emidala. Angenza njalo iwayini elitsha lizaziqhekeza izikhumba iwayini livuze kuthi lemigodla yezikhumba leyo ihle yonakale.}}

\VS{38}{\WJ{Hatshi, iwayini elitsha lithelwa emigodleni yezikhumba emitsha.}}

\VS{39}{\WJ{Njalo kakho othi eseqale wanatha iwayini elidala afune elitsha, ngoba uthi, ‘Elidala lingcono.’ ”}}




\par }\Chap{6}{\SH INkosi YeSabatha
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngelinye iSabatha uJesu wayedabula emasimini alamabele, abafundi bakhe basebekhwebula izikhwebu zamabele, bakha bazihlikihlela ezandleni, badla inhlamvu zakhona.

\VS{2}Abanye abaFarisi babuza bathi, “Kungani lisenza okungaphandle komthetho ngeSabatha na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}UJesu wabaphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kalifundanga yini okwenziwa nguDavida lapho yena labakhula bakhe sebelambile?}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu wathatha isinkwa esingcwelisiweyo wadla lokho umthetho owawusithi kudliwe ngabaphristi kuphela. Futhi okunye wakupha abakhula bakhe.”}}

\VS{5}UJesu wasesithi kubo,
{\WJ{“INdodana yoMuntu iyiNkosi yeSabatha.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Ngelinye iSabatha waya esinagogweni wafundisa, khonapho kulendoda elesandla sokudla esitshwabheneyo.

\VS{7}AbaFarisi labafundisi bomthetho babedinga izaba lokubeka uJesu icala, yikho bamlinda ukubona ingabe wayezasilisa ngeSabatha.

\VS{8}Kodwa uJesu wakwazi ababekucabanga, wasesithi endodeni yesandla esitshwabheneyo,
{\WJ{“Sukuma ume phambi kwabantu bonke.”}} Lakanye yasukuma yema khonapho.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}UJesu wasesithi kubo,
{\WJ{“Ngiyalibuza, kuyini okusemthethweni ngeSabatha: ukwenza okuhle loba ukwenza okubi, ukusindisa impilo kumbe ukuyibhubhisa?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Wabakhangela wababhoda bonke, wasesithi endodeni leyo,
{\WJ{“Yelula isandla sakho.”}} Yenza njalo, isandla sayo sasiliswa ngokupheleleyo.

\VS{11}Kodwa bazonda babheda basebecebisana ukuthi benzeni ngoJesu.


\par }{\SH AbaPostoli Abalitshumi Lambili
\par }
{\PP \VS{12}Ngelinye ilanga uJesu waphuma waya ewatheni lwentaba esiya khuleka, waba khonale ubusuku bonke ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu.

\VS{13}Kwathi sokusile wasebiza abafundi bakhe wakhetha kubo abalitshumi lambili, wasebaphawula ngokuthi ngabapostoli:


\par }{\BB \par }
{\LI \VS{14}uSimoni (owambiza ngokuthi Phethro), lomfowabo u-Andreya,

\par }{\LI uJakhobe,

\par }{\LI uJohane,

\par }{\LI uFiliphu,

\par }{\LI uBhatholomewu,


\par }{\LI \VS{15}uMatewu,

\par }{\LI uThomasi,

\par }{\LI uJakhobe umfoka-Alifewu,

\par }{\LI uSimoni owayethiwa ngumZilothi,


\par }{\LI \VS{16}uJudasi umfokaJakhobe

\par }{\LI loJudasi Iskariyothi, owaba ngumthengisi.


\par }{\SH Izibusiso Lezixwayiso
\par }
{\PP \VS{17}Wehla labo bema esigcawini. Kwakubuthene ixuku elikhulu elabafundi bakhe njalo kulabantu abanengi bevela kulolonke elaseJudiya, leJerusalema lasemakhunjini olwandle eThire leSidoni,

\VS{18}ababeze ukuzamuzwa lokuzakwelatshwa izifo zabo. Labo ababehlutshwa yimimoya emibi basiliswa,

\VS{19}bonke abantu bazama ukumthinta ngoba amandla ayephuma kuye ayebasilisa bonke.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Wakhangela abafundi bakhe wathi:

\par }{\Q {\WJ{“Libusisiwe lina elimpofu,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ngowenu.}}


\par }{\Q \VS{21}{\WJ{Libusisiwe lina elilambileyo manje,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{ngoba lizasuthiswa.}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{Libusisiwe lina elililayo manje,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{ngoba lizahleka.}}


\par }{\Q \VS{22}{\WJ{Libusisiwe lina nxa abantu belizonda,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{nxa belibandlulula njalo belichothoza,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{bephika ibizo lenu besithi lingcolile,}}

\par }{\QC {\WJ{ngenxa yeNdodana yoMuntu.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{23}{\WJ{Thokozani ngalolosuku liqolotshe ngokuthokoza ngoba mkhulu umvuzo wenu ezulwini. Ngoba yiyo indlela okhokho babo abaphatha ngayo abaphrofethi.}}


\par }{\Q \VS{24}{\WJ{Kodwa maye kini lina elinothileyo,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{ngoba livele selikwamukele ukuhlala kuhle kwenu.}}


\par }{\Q \VS{25}{\WJ{Maye kini lina elidla kamnandi manje,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{ngoba lizalamba.}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{Maye kini lina elihlekayo manje,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{ngoba lizakhala lilile.}}


\par }{\Q \VS{26}{\WJ{Maye kini nxa bonke abantu belincoma,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{ngoba yiyo indlela okhokho benu}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{abaphatha ngayo abaphrofethi bamanga.”}}


\par }{\SH Ukuthanda Izitha
\par }
{\PP \VS{27}{\WJ{“Kodwa ngiyalitshela lina elingizwayo, ngithi: Thandani izitha zenu, lenze okuhle kwabalizondayo,}}

\VS{28}{\WJ{libusise labo abaliqalekisayo, libakhulekele labo abalihlukuluzayo.}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{Umuntu angakutshaya esihlathini, muphe esinye. Umuntu angakwemuka ijazi lakho ungamaleli ukuthatha leyembe.}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{Phanini loba ngubani ocela kini, njalo nxa umuntu ethatha ulutho lwakho ungaluthonisi.}}

\VS{31}{\WJ{Yenza kwabanye lokho ofuna ukuthi bakwenze kuwe.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{32}{\WJ{Nxa lithanda labo abalithandayo kuphela, lizazuzani kulokho? Lezoni lazo ziyabathanda abazithandayo.}}

\VS{33}{\WJ{Njalo nxa lisenza okuhle kulabo abalungileyo kini, lizazuzani kulokho? Lezoni ziyakwenza lokho.}}

\VS{34}{\WJ{Njalo nxa liseboleka labo elizazuza imbadalo kubo, lizazuzani kulokho? Lezoni ziboleka izoni zilindele ukubhadalwa ngokugcweleyo.}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Kodwa thandani izitha zenu, lizenzele okuhle, njalo lizeboleke lingalindeli lutho kuzo. Lapho-ke umvuzo wenu uzakuba mkhulu, njalo lizakuba ngamadodana akhe oPhezukonke, ngoba ulomusa kwabangabongiyo labayizigangi.}}

\VS{36}{\WJ{Wobani lesihawu njengoYihlo olesihawu.”}}


\par }{\SH Ukwahlulela Abanye
\par }
{\PP \VS{37}{\WJ{“Lingahluleli ukuze lani lingahlulelwa. Lingamlahli omunye ukuze lani lingalahlwa. Thethelelani ukuze lani lithethelelwe.}}

\VS{38}{\WJ{Phanini, lani lizaphiwa. Kuzathiwa qithi kini kugcwaliswe phamu, kwagqitshwa, kwakhuhluzwa kwaze kwaphuphuma. Ngoba ngesilinganiso elisisebenzisayo, lani lizalinganiselwa ngaso.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{39}Waphinde wabatshela umzekeliso lo,
{\WJ{“Isiphofu kambe singakhokhela isiphofu na? Kazizukuwela emgodini zombili na?}}

\VS{40}{\WJ{Umfundi ungaphansi kombalisi wakhe, kodwa wonke osefundiswe ngokupheleleyo usenjengombalisi wakhe.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{41}{\WJ{Kungani ukhangela uvava lokhuni oluselihlweni lomfowenu, unganqinekeli ukhuni olukwelakho ilihlo na?}}

\VS{42}{\WJ{Ungatsho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi, ‘Mfowethu, wothi ngikukhuphe uvava oluselihlweni lakho,’ kodwa wena usehluleka ukubona ukhuni oluselihlweni lakho na? Wena mzenzisi, qala ukhuphe ukhuni oluselihlweni lakho ukuze ubone kuhle nxa usukhupha uvava oluselihlweni lomfowenu.”}}


\par }{\SH Isihlahla Lezithelo Zaso
\par }
{\PP \VS{43}{\WJ{“Kakulasihlahla esihle esithela izithelo ezimbi njalo lesihlahla esibi kasitheli izithelo ezinhle.}}

\VS{44}{\WJ{Isihlahla sinye ngasinye saziwa ngezithelo zaso. Abantu kabakhi umkhiwa ezihlahleni zameva loba amagrebisi esingeni.}}

\VS{45}{\WJ{Umuntu olungileyo uveza izinto ezinhle eziphuma kokuhle okugcinwe enhliziyweni yakhe, njalo lomuntu omubi uphihliza ububi obugcinwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Ngoba umlomo ukhuluma lokho okuphuphuma enhliziyweni.”}}


\par }{\SH Omakhi Abahlakaniphileyo Labayiziwula
\par }
{\PP \VS{46}{\WJ{“Kungani lingibiza lisithi, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ kodwa lingakwenzi engikutshoyo?}}

\VS{47}{\WJ{Lowo oza kimi ezwe amazwi ami akwenze akutshoyo, ngizalitshela ukuthi unjengani.}}

\VS{48}{\WJ{Unjengendoda eyakha indlu, yagebha yatshona phansi, yasibeka isisekelo sayo phezu kwedwala. Kwathi kufika isikhukhula, isiphepho sayitshaya indlu, kodwa asaze sayizamazamisa, ngoba yayakhiwe kuhle.}}

\VS{49}{\WJ{Kodwa lowo owezwayo amazwi ami, kodwa angakwenzi akutshoyo, unjengomuntu owakha indlu emhlabathini kungelasisekelo. Umsinga wonela ukuyitshaya leyondlu, yabhidlika yaphela du.”}}




\par }\Chap{7}{\SH Ukholo Lwenduna Yekhulu
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Kwathi uJesu eseqedile ukukhuluma konke lokhu abantu labo besizwa wayangena eKhaphenawume.

\VS{2}Khonapho inceku yenduna yekhulu eyayiligugu kakhulu enkosini yayo, yayigula isibangwa lezibi.

\VS{3}Induna yekhulu yezwa ngoJesu yathuma kuye abanye abadala bamaJuda icela ukuba eze azosilisa inceku yayo.

\VS{4}Bafika kuJesu bamncenga kakhulu bathi, “Indoda le ifanele ukuthi uyenzele lokhu,

\VS{5}ngoba iyasithanda isizwe sakithi njalo yiyo eyakha isinagogu yethu.”

\VS{6}Ngakho uJesu wahamba labo.

\par }{\PP Wayengasekhatshana lendlu lapho induna yekhulu yathuma abangane bayo ukuyakuthi kuye, “Nkosi, ungazihluphi, akungifanelanga mina ukuthi ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami.

\VS{7}Yikho okwenze ngazibona ngingafanele ukuthi ngize kuwe. Kodwa tshono ilizwi nje inceku yami izasila.

\VS{8}Ngoba mina ngokwami ngingumuntu ongaphansi komthetho, ngilamabutho angaphansi kwami. Lo ngimtshela ngithi, ‘Hamba,’ ahambe; ngithi kuloyana, ‘Buya,’ lakanye abuye. Ngithi encekwini yami, ‘Yenza lokhu,’ ikwenze.”


\par }{\PP \VS{9}UJesu wathi ekuzwa lokhu wamangala ngaye, wasephendukela exukwini labantu ababemlandela wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiyalitshela, kangikaluboni ukholo olukhulu kangaka kanye lako-Israyeli.”}}

\VS{10}Abantu ababethunyiwe babuyela endlini bafica inceku isiziphilela.


\par }{\SH UJesu Uvusa Indodana Yomfelokazi
\par }
{\PP \VS{11}Kungakabi yisikhathi eside ngemva kwalokhu, uJesu waya edolobheni okwakuthiwa yiNayini, abafundi bakhe kanye lexuku labantu elikhulu babehamba laye.

\VS{12}Wathi esebanga entubeni yedolobho, khonapho umuntu ofileyo wayethwelwe ekhutshelwa ngaphandle. Indodana eyiyo yodwa kunina njalo unina engumfelokazi. Ixuku elikhulu labantu bedolobheni lalilaye.

\VS{13}Kwathi uJesu embona umfelokazi, wamhawukela wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Ungakhali.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Wasesondela wathinta ithala elalilesidumbu, kwathi labo ababelithwele bema mpo. Wathi,
{\WJ{“Jaha, ngithi kuwe, vuka!”}}

\VS{15}Indoda efileyo yavuka yahlala, yasikhuluma, uJesu wayinika unina.


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Bonke bamangala kakhulu badumisa uNkulunkulu. Bathi, “Umphrofethi omkhulu usevelile phakathi kwethu. UNkulunkulu usefikile ukuzasiza abantu bakhe.”

\VS{17}Udumo lukaJesu lwamemetheka kulolonke elaseJudiya lemangweni wakhona.


\par }{\SH UJesu LoJohane UMbhaphathizi
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}Abafundi bakaJohane bamtshela ngazozonke lezizinto. Wabiza ababili babo

\VS{19}wabathuma eNkosini ukuyabuza ukuthi, “Unguye yini ozayo, kumbe silindele omunye?”


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Amadoda lawo athi efika kuJesu athi, “UJohane uMbhaphathizi usithumile kuwe ukuthi sizobuza sithi, ‘Unguye yini ozayo kumbe silindele omunye’?”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Ngalesosikhathi uJesu wasilisa abanengi ababelezifo, lemikhuhlane lemimoya emibi, wazivula amehlo iziphofu ezinengi.

\VS{22}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Buyelani liyebikela uJohane lokhu elikubonayo lelikuzwayo ukuthi iziphofu zenziwa zibone, abaqhugezelayo bayahamba, abalobulephero bayahlanjululwa, izacuthe ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, levangeli liyatshunyayelwa kubayanga.}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Ubusisiwe lowomuntu ongakhubekiyo ngenxa yami.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Sezihambile izithunywa zikaJohane uJesu waqala ukukhuluma labantu ngoJohane esithi:
{\WJ{“Laphuma lisiyabonani enkangala na? Umhlanga owazunguzwa ngumoya na?}}

\VS{25}{\WJ{Nxa kwakungenjalo, pho lalisiyabonani? Indoda eyayicecile na? Hatshi, labo abagqoka izigqoko ezidulayo bazitike ngezinto ezinhle basezigodlweni.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Kodwa kanti kuyini elaphuma lisiyakubona? Umphrofethi yini? Yebo, ngiyalitshela, omkhulu kulomphrofethi.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Lo nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi:}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘Ngizathuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.’}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 7:27 }{\FT{UMalaki 3.1}}}


\par }{\MM \VS{28}{\WJ{Ngiyalitshela ukuthi kubo abazalwa ngabesifazane kakho omkhulu kuloJohane; ikanti lowo omncinyane kakhulu embusweni kaNkulunkulu mkhulu kulaye.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{29}(Bonke abantu, kanye labathelisi, bathi sebewazwile amazwi kaJesu bavuma ukuthi indlela kaNkulunkulu yayilungile, ngoba babebhaphathizwe nguJohane.

\VS{30}Kodwa abaFarisi lezazi zomthetho bayala injongo kaNkulunkulu ngabo, ngoba babengabhaphathizwanga nguJohane.)


\par }{\PP \VS{31}UJesu waqhubeka wathi,
{\WJ{“Pho ngingabafanisa lani abantu besizukulwane lesi? Bafanana lani?}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Banjengabantwana behlezi emkambo bememeza abanye besithi:}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘Salitshayela umhubhe,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{kodwa kaligidanga,}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{salihlabelela ingoma yesililo,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{kodwa kalililanga.’}}


\par }{\MM \VS{33}{\WJ{Ngoba uJohane uMbhaphathizi weza engadli isinkwa njalo enganathi iwayini, lina lithi, ‘Uledimoni.’}}

\VS{34}{\WJ{INdodana yoMuntu yafika yadla, yanatha, laselisithi, ‘Nansi isidli lesidakwa, umngane wabathelisi lezoni.’}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kuziveza ukuthi kuqondile ebantwaneni bakho bonke.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Ugcotshwa Ngumfazi Oyisoni
\par }
{\PP \VS{36}Omunye wabaFarisi wanxusa uJesu ukuzakudla laye isidlo sakusihlwa, ngakho waya endlini yalowo mFarisi wahlala etafuleni.

\VS{37}Kwathi owesifazane othile owayephila impilo yesono kulelodolobho esezwile ukuthi uJesu wayesidla endlini yomFarisi weza ephethe imbodlela yamakha,

\VS{38}kwathi esemi ngemva kukaJesu ngasezinyaweni ekhala, wamanzisa inyawo zakhe ngezinyembezi. Wasezesula inyawo zikaJesu ngenwele zakhe, wazanga wasethela amakha kuzo.


\par }{\PP \VS{39}Kwathi lowomFarisi owayemnxusile ekubona lokho wazitshela wathi, “Aluba indoda le ibingumphrofethi, ibizakwazi ukuthi ngubani oyibambabambayo lokuthi umfazi lo uyisoni.”


\par }{\PP \VS{40}UJesu wamphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Simoni, kukhona engifuna ukukutshela khona.”}}

\par }{\PP Wathi, “Ngitshela, mfundisi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{41}{\WJ{“Amadoda amabili ayelesikwelede semali kumeboleki wemali. Oyedwa wayelesikwelede samadenari angamakhulu amahlanu, omunye esamatshumi amahlanu.}}

\VS{42}{\WJ{Bobabili babengelayo imali yokumbhadala, ngakho wasewesula umlandu wabo bobabili. Manje nguphi wabo ozamthanda okudlula omunye na?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{43}USimoni waphendula wathi, “Ngibona kungathi ngulowo owesulelwa isikwelede esikhulu.”

\par }{\PP UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Wahlulele kuhle.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{44}Wasephendukela kowesifazane wathi kuSimoni,
{\WJ{“Uyambona na owesifazane lo? Ngifikile endlini yakho, kawungiphanga amanzi okugeza inyawo zami, kodwa yena uthambise inyawo zami ngezinyembezi zakhe, wazesula ngenwele zakhe.}}

\VS{45}{\WJ{Kawunganganga, kodwa owesifazane lo selokhu ngingenileyo lapha akemanga ukwanga inyawo zami.}}

\VS{46}{\WJ{Kawuthelanga amafutha ekhanda lami, kodwa yena uthele amakha ezinyaweni zami.}}

\VS{47}{\WJ{Yikho-ke ngiyakutshela ukuthi izono zakhe ezinengi sezithethelelwe, ngoba utshengise uthando olukhulu. Kodwa lowo othethelelwe okuncinyane uthanda kancinyane.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{48}UJesu wasesithi kowesifazane,
{\WJ{“Izono zakho sezithethelelwe.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{49}Ezinye izethekeli zasezibuzana zisithi, “Ungubani kanti yena lo oze athethelele izono na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{50}UJesu wasesithi kowesifazane,
{\WJ{“Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ngokuthula.”}}




\par }\Chap{8}{\SH Umzekeliso Womhlanyeli
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngemva kwalokho uJesu wahambahamba engena kuleli laleli idolobho lemizi, ememezela izindaba ezinhle zombuso kaNkulunkulu. Abalitshumi lambili babelaye,

\VS{2}kanye labesifazane ababesiliswe emimoyeni emibi lemikhuhlaneni: uMariya (owayethiwa nguMagadalini) okwakuphume kuye amadimoni ayisikhombisa;

\VS{3}uJowana umkaTshuza, umlawuli wendlu kaHerodi; uSusana labanye abanengi. Abesifazane laba babebasiza ngabakuswelayo.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Kwathi sekubuthana ixuku labantu elikhulu labantu besiza kuJesu beqhamuka emadolobheni atshiyeneyo wabatshela lo umzekeliso:

\VS{5}{\WJ{“Umlimi waphuma wayahlanyela. Wathi elokhu eyihaza inhlanyelo, eyinye yawela endleleni; yanyathelwa, izinyoni zemoyeni zayidobha.}}

\VS{6}{\WJ{Eyinye yawela edwaleni, yathi isathi iyakhula yabuna ngoba yayingelabumanzi.}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Eyinye inhlanyelo yawela phakathi kwameva, akhula kanye layo ayiminyezela.}}

\VS{8}{\WJ{Eyinye inhlanyelo yawela emhlabathini ovundileyo. Yakhula yathela amabele, yanda ngekhulu.”}}

\par }{\PP Wathi esetsho lokhu wamemeza wathi,
{\WJ{“Lowo olendlebe zokuzwa, kezwe.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Abafundi bakhe bambuza ukuthi umzekeliso lowo wawusitshoni.

\VS{10}Wathi,
{\WJ{“Ulwazi lwemfihlo yombuso kaNkulunkulu seluphiwe lina, kodwa kwabanye ngikhuluma kubo ngemizekeliso, ukuze kuthi,}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘loba bekhangele, bangaboni;}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{loba besizwa, bengaqedisisi.’}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 8:10 }{\FT{U-Isaya 6.9}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\WJ{Nansi ingcazelo yomzekeliso: Inhlanyelo iyilizwi likaNkulunkulu.}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Labo abasendleleni ngabalizwayo, kodwa uSathane eze alihluthune ilizwi ezinhliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangakholwa basindiswe.}}

\VS{13}{\WJ{Labo abasokhetheni ngabemukela ilizwi ngentokozo nxa belizwa, kodwa kabalampande. Bayakholwa okwesikhatshana, kodwa kuthi ngesikhathi sobunzima bawe.}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{Inhlanyelo eyawela emeveni imele labo abezwayo, kodwa baqhubeke ngeyabo indlela bakhanywe yizinhlupheko zempilo, inotho kanye lezikholisisayo, bangabe besakhula baphelele.}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{Kodwa inhlanyelo esemhlabathini ovundileyo imele labo abalenhliziyo enhle, elungileyo, abalizwayo ilizwi, baligcine bathi ngokubambelela bathele izithelo.”}}


\par }{\SH Isibane Phezu Kwesiqobane
\par }
{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{“Kakho olumathisa isibane asifihle ngaphansi kwesitsha kumbe asibeke ngaphansi kombheda. Kodwa usibeka esiqobaneni ukuze labo abangenayo babone ukukhanya.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Ngoba kakukho okufihliweyo okungayi kudazululwa, njalo akukho okuthukuziweyo okungayikwaziwa kumbe kuvezwe obala.}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Ngakho nanzelelani ukuthi lilalela kanjani. Lowo olakho uzakwengezelelwa; lowo ongelakho lalokho athi ulakho uzakwemukwa.”}}


\par }{\SH Unina KaJesu Labafowabo
\par }
{\PP \VS{19}Unina kaJesu labafowabo beza ukuzambona, kodwa behluleka ukufinyelela kuye ngenxa yokuminyana kwabantu.

\VS{20}Omunye wamtshela wathi, “Unyoko labafowenu bakulindele phandle, bafuna ukukubona.”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Umama labafowethu yilabo abalizwayo ilizwi likaNkulunkulu balenze.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Uthulisa Isiphepho
\par }
{\PP \VS{22}Ngelinye ilanga uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe,
{\WJ{“Kasiyeni ngaphetsheya kwechibi.”}} Basebengena esikepeni bahamba.

\VS{23}Bathe belokhu behamba yena walala. Kwafika isiphepho echibini isikepe saqalisa ukugalula, baba sengozini embi.


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Abafundi bahamba bayamvusa besithi, “Nkosi, Nkosi, sesigalula bo!”

\par }{\PP Wavuka wawukhuza umoya kanye lamagagasi; isiphepho sadeda, kwasekuthula cwaka.

\VS{25}Wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi,
{\WJ{“Kungaphi ukukholwa kwenu?”}}

\par }{\PP Babuzana ngokumangala lokwesaba bathi, “Kanti ungubani lo? Ukhuza kanye lomoya lamanzi kumlalele.”


\par }{\SH Ukusiliswa Kwendoda Ephethwe Lidimoni
\par }
{\PP \VS{26}Bagwedla isikepe baya emangweni wamaGerazini, okungaphetsheya kwechibi kusuka eGalile.

\VS{27}Kwathi uJesu esehla okhunjini wahlangabezwa yindoda eyayiledimoni iqhamuka ngasedolobheni. Indoda le yayisilesikhathi eside ingavunuli zigqoko, ingahlali endlini, kodwa ihlala emathuneni.

\VS{28}Yathi ibona uJesu yahlaba umkhosi yazilahla ezinyaweni zakhe iklabalala ngelizwi elikhulu isithi, “Ufuna ukungenzani, Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngiyakuncenga, ungaze wangihlukuluza!”

\VS{29}Ngoba uJesu wayeseyale umoya omubi ukuthi uphume kuleyondoda. Izikhathi ezinengi wawumbamba, kuthi loba ebotshwe ngamaketane ezandleni lezinyaweni njalo elindiwe, wayewaqamula amaketane idimoni limuse enkangala.


\par }{\PP \VS{30}UJesu wambuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Ungubani ibizo lakho?”}}

\par }{\PP Waphendula wathi, “NginguLigiyoni,” ngoba amadimoni amanengi ayengene kuye.

\VS{31}Amncenga ukuthi angawalayi ukuthi ayewolokohlela emgodini ongelamkhawulo.


\par }{\PP \VS{32}Umhlambi omkhulu wengulube wawusidla khonapho eceleni koqaqa. Amadimoni amncenga uJesu ukuthi awavumele ukuyangena engulubeni, laye wawavumela.

\VS{33}Amadimoni aphuma endodeni ayangena ezingulubeni, umhlambi wathi zimu usehlela eliweni lodonga wangena echibini wagalula.


\par }{\PP \VS{34}Labo ababezelusile bonela ukubona okwasekwenzakele babaleka bayabika edolobheni lemangweni wakhona,

\VS{35}abantu basebeqonda khonale ukuyabona okwasekwenzakele. Bathi befika kuJesu bayifumana indoda okwakukhutshwe kuyo amadimoni ihlezi ezinyaweni zikaJesu, igqokile njalo ingqondo isibuyile; besaba kakhulu.

\VS{36}Labo ababebonile kusenzakala batshela abantu ukuthi indoda eyayiphethwe lidimoni yasiliswa njani.

\VS{37}Kwasekusithi bonke abantu bomango wamaGerazini bamcela uJesu ukuthi kasuke kubo ngoba babekhulelwa yikwesaba. Ngakho wangena esikepeni wahamba.


\par }{\PP \VS{38}Indoda leyo eyakhutshwa amadimoni yamncenga ukuthi ahambe layo, kodwa uJesu wala wathi,

\VS{39}{\WJ{“Buyela ekhaya uyefakaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukwenzeleni.”}} Yikho indoda yahamba yafakaza kulolonke idolobho konke uJesu ayeyenzele khona.


\par }{\SH Intombazana Efileyo Lowesifazane Ogulayo
\par }
{\PP \VS{40}Kwathi uJesu esebuyile wahlangabezwa lixuku labantu elikhulu, ngoba bonke babemlindele.

\VS{41}Indoda eyayithiwa nguJayirosi, umbusi wesinagogu, yeza yazilahla ezinyaweni zikaJesu, imncenga ukuthi eze endlini yayo

\VS{42}ngoba indodakazi yayo eyodwa zwi, intombazana eyayileminyaka elitshumi lambili, yayisifa.

\par }{\PP Kwathi uJesu esesiya khona abantu baminyezela ingathi bazampatshaza.

\VS{43}Khonapho kwakulowesifazane owayeseleminyaka elitshumi lambili esopha kodwa kungekho owayengamelapha.

\VS{44}Weza ngemva kukaJesu wathinta umphetho wesembatho sakhe, masinyane nje ukopha kwahle kwaphela.


\par }{\PP \VS{45}UJesu wabuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngubani ongithintileyo?”}}

\par }{\PP Kwathi ngoba bonke bephika uPhethro wathi, “Nkosi, abantu bayaminyezelana besondela kuwe.”


\par }{\PP \VS{46}Kodwa uJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Ukhona ongithintileyo; ngiyazi ukuthi amandla aphumile kimi.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{47}Owesifazane esebone ukuthi uzacina eboniwe weza ethuthumela wazilahla ezinyaweni zakhe. Wachaza phambi kwabantu bonke ukuthi kungani wayemthintile uJesu lokuthi wasiliswa njani masinyane.

\VS{48}UJesu wasesithi kuye,
{\WJ{“Ndodakazi, ukholo lwakho lukusilisile. Hamba ngokuthula.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{49}Kwathi uJesu elokhu esakhuluma omunye weza evela endlini kaJayirasi umphathi wesinagogu, wafika wathi, “Indodakazi yakho isifile. Ungabe usamhlupha umfundisi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{50}UJesu wathi ekuzwa lokhu wathi kuJayirasi,
{\WJ{“Ungesabi, kholwa nje kuphela, izasiliswa.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{51}Wathi esefikile endlini kaJayirasi, kavumelanga muntu ukuthi angene laye ngaphandle kukaPhethro, uJohane loJakhobe, kanye loyise womntwana lonina.

\VS{52}Ngalesosikhathi abantu bonke babeqhinqa isililo bekhalela intombazana. UJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Thulani, lingakhali. Kafanga kodwa ulele.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{53}Bamhleka usulu uJesu ngoba besazi ukuthi intombazana yayisifile.

\VS{54}Kodwa wayibamba ngesandla wathi,
{\WJ{“Mntanami, vuka!”}}

\VS{55}Umoya wayo wabuya, masinyane yasukuma yathi lothu! UJesu wasesithi kabamnike ukudla.

\VS{56}Abazali bakhe bamangala, kodwa wabalaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu ngalokho okwakwenzakele.




\par }\Chap{9}{\SH UJesu Uthuma Abalitshumi Lambili
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}UJesu wabizela ndawonye abalitshumi lambili wabapha amandla lemvumo yokuthi baxotshe wonke amadimoni, belaphe lemikhuhlane,

\VS{2}njalo wasebathuma ukuyatshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu lokuphilisa abagulayo,

\VS{3}Wabatshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Lingathwali lutho kuloluhambo, loba udondolo, isikhwama, loba isinkwa, imali loba isigqoko sokuntshintsha.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Loba yiphi indlu elingena kuyo, hlalani kuyo lize lisuke kulelodolobho.}}

\VS{5}{\WJ{Nxa abantu bengalemukeli, sukani kulelodolobho lithintithe uthuli ezinyaweni zenu, kube yibufakazi bokubalahla.”}}

\VS{6}Basebesuka bangena imizi ngemizi, betshumayela ivangeli njalo besilisa abantu ezindaweni zonke.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Ngalesosikhathi uHerodi umbusi wakuzwa konke lokho okwakusenzakala. Wakhathazeka kakhulu ngoba abanye babesithi uJohane wayesevusiwe kwabafileyo,

\VS{8}abanye labo bathi u-Elija wayebonakele, kanti abanye njalo bathi omunye wabaphrofethi bekadeni wayesevukile waphila.

\VS{9}Kodwa uHerodi wathi, “UJohane ngamquma ikhanda. Pho ungubani-ke lo engizwa izinto ezinje ngaye?” Wazama ukuthi ambone.


\par }{\SH UJesu Unika Abantu Abazinkulungwane Ezinhlanu Ukudla
\par }
{\PP \VS{10}Abapostoli sebebuyile babika kuJesu ngakho konke ababekwenzile. Wasebathatha waya labo edolobheni elalithiwa yiBhethisayida beyibo bodwa,

\VS{11}kodwa amaxuku abantu ezwa ukuthi ukhonale basebemlandela. Wabemukela wabatshela ngombuso kaNkulunkulu, wasilisa labo ababekuswela ukusiliswa.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Emini abalitshumi lambili beza kuye bathi, “Wothi abantu bahambe ukuze baye emadolobheni lasemizini bayezidingela ukudla lezindawo zokulala ngoba lapha sisendaweni ekhatshana eyisikhala.”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Bapheni lina ukudla.”}}

\par }{\PP Baphendula bathi, “Thina silezinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili kuphela, ngaphandle kokuthi sihambe siyothenga ukudla kwabantu bonke laba.”

\VS{14}(Kwakulamadoda angaba zinkulungwane ezinhlanu khonapho.)

\par }{\PP Kodwa wathi kubafundi bakhe,
{\WJ{“Bahlaliseni phansi ngamaxuku abantu abangamatshumi amahlanu ngalinye.”}}

\VS{15}Benza njalo abafundi, wonke umuntu wahlala phansi.

\VS{16}Ethatha izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili wakhangela ezulwini, wabonga wazihlephula. Waseziqhubela abafundi ukuba bazabele abantu.

\VS{17}Bonke badla basutha, abafundi basebebutha bagcwalisa izitsha ezilitshumi lambili imvuthu ezasalayo.


\par }{\SH UPhethro Uvuma Ukuthi UJesu NguKhristu
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}Ngesinye isikhathi uJesu wathi ekhuleka ekusithekeni, abafundi bakhe belaye, wabuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Kanti abantu abanengi bathi ngingubani na?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Baphendula bathi, “Abanye bathi unguJohane uMbhaphathizi; abanye bathi ungu-Elija; kuthi abanye njalo bathi ungomunye wabaphrofethi bekadeni osephila njalo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Wabuza bona wathi,
{\WJ{“Pho lina-ke? Lithi ngingubani?”}}

\par }{\PP Waphendula uPhethro wathi, “UnguKhristu kaNkulunkulu.”


\par }{\SH UJesu Ukhuluma Ngokufa Kwakhe
\par }
{\PP \VS{21}UJesu wabaqonqosela ukuthi lokhu bangakutsheli muntu.

\VS{22}Wasesithi,
{\WJ{“iNdodana yoMuntu kumele ihlupheke kakhulu, yaliwe ngabadala bebandla, abaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho, njalo lokuthi kumele ibulawe, kuthi ngelanga lesithathu ivuswe kwabafileyo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Wasesithi kubo bonke:
{\WJ{“Nxa ekhona ofisa ukungilandela kufanele azidele athwale isiphambano sakhe insuku zonke angilandele.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Ngoba lowo ofisa ukulondoloza impilo yakhe izamlahlekela, kodwa lowo olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami uzayiphephisa.}}

\VS{25}{\WJ{Kumsizani umuntu ukuzuza wonke umhlaba, kodwa alahlekelwe loba ancitshwe ubunguye bakhe na?}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Lowo oyangeka ngami kanye lamazwi ami, iNdodana yoMuntu izayangeka ngaye nxa isifikile ngenkazimulo yayo langenkazimulo kaYise lezingilosi ezingcwele.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{27}{\WJ{Ngilitshela iqiniso ngithi abanye abemi khonapha kabayikukuzwa ukufa bengakawuboni umbuso kaNkulunkulu.”}}


\par }{\SH Ukukhazimuliswa KukaJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{28}Emva kwensuku eziyisificaminwembili uJesu ekukhulumile lokho, wathatha uPhethro loJohane loJakhobe waya entabeni ukuyakhuleka.

\VS{29}Wathi ekhuleka isimo sobuso bakhe saguquka lezigqoko zakhe zakhazimula njengokuphazima kombane.

\VS{30}Amadoda amabili, uMosi lo-Elija,

\VS{31}abonakala ecwebezela ngenkazimulo, ekhuluma loJesu. Babekhuluma ngokufa kwakhe okwasekusondele ukuthi kugcwaliseke eJerusalema.

\VS{32}UPhethro labakhula bakhe babe lobuthongo kakhulu, kodwa sebephapheme, bayibona inkazimulo yakhe lamadoda amabili ayemi laye.

\VS{33}Kwathi amadoda lawo esesuka kuJesu uPhethro wathi kuye, “Nkosi, kumnandi kithi ukuba lapha. Kasakhe izihonqo ezintathu, esakho, esinye esikaMosi lesinye esika-Elija.” (Wayengakwazi lokho ayekutsho.)


\par }{\PP \VS{34}Wathi esakhuluma, iyezi labuya labagubuzela, baba lokwesaba ekungeneni kwabo eyezini.

\VS{35}Ilizwi labuya livela eyezini lisithi, “Le yiNdodana yami engiyikhethileyo; ilaleleni.”

\VS{36}Ilizwi selikhulumile, uJesu bambona eseyedwa. Abafundi bakugcina ezifubeni zabo lokhu kabaze batshela muntu ngalesosikhathi ngababekubonile.


\par }{\SH Ukusiliswa Komfana Owayelomoya Omubi
\par }
{\PP \VS{37}Ngosuku olulandelayo sebehlile entabeni, wahlangabezwa lixuku labantu abanengi.

\VS{38}Enye indoda exukwini yamemeza yathi, “Mfundisi, ngiyakuncenga, khangela indodana yami yiyo yodwa umntwana engilaye.

\VS{39}Umoya uyamjuma abeseklabalala; uyamgiqa abhinqike abuye abhubhudle amagwebu emlonyeni. Usuhlezi udlala ngaye nje usufuna ukumbulala.

\VS{40}Bengicele abafundi bakho ukuthi bawuxotshe, kodwa behlulekile.”


\par }{\PP \VS{41}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Oh, sizukulwane esingakholwayo, esixhwalileyo, ngihlale lani kuze kube nini ngilokhu ngilibekezelela na? Ilethe lapha indodana yakho.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{42}Kwathi lapho umfana elokhu esalethwa kuye idimoni lambhuqa phansi ebhinqika. Kodwa uJesu wawukhuza umoya omubi, wamsilisa umfana wambuyisela kuyise.

\VS{43}Bonke bamangala kakhulu ngobukhulu bukaNkulunkulu.

\par }{\SH UJesu Ukhuluma Okwesibili Ngokufa Kwakhe
\par }
{\PP Kwathi wonke umuntu esamangele ngalokho uJesu ayekwenzile, wathi kubafundi bakhe,

\VS{44}{\WJ{“Likulalele kuhle lokhu esengizalitshela khona: Indodana yoMuntu izanikelwa ezandleni zabantu.”}}

\VS{45}Kodwa kabezwisisanga ukuthi lokhu kwakusitshoni. Kwakufihliwe kubo, yikho kabakubambisisanga, kodwa besaba ukumbuza ngakho.


\par }{\SH Ngubani Ozabamkhulu Kulabanye?
\par }
{\PP \VS{46}Kwaba lokuphikisana kubafundi ngokuthi ngubani kubo owayezabamkhulu kulabanye.

\VS{47}UJesu eyazi imicabango yabo wathatha umntwana omncinyane wamisa eceleni kwakhe.

\VS{48}Wasesithi kubo,
{\WJ{“Lowo owamukela lo umntwana omncane ngebizo lami wamukela mina, lalowo owamukela mina wamukela lowo ongithumileyo. Ngoba lowo onguye omncinyane kulani lonke phakathi kwenu lonke, nguye omkhulu kini lonke.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{49}UJohane wathi, “Nkosi, sibone indoda ikhupha amadimoni ngebizo lakho sazama ukuyenqaba ngoba ingayisuye omunye wethu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{50}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Lingamaleli ngoba lowo ongamelani lani ukanye lani.}}”


\par }{\SH Ukwaliwa ESamariya
\par }
{\PP \VS{51}Kwathi isikhathi sesisondele ukuthi athathwe aye ezulwini, uJesu wazimisela ukuthi aye eJerusalema.

\VS{52}Wasethuma izithunywa phambi kwakhe zaya eSamariya emzini othile ukumlungisela ukufika kwakhe;

\VS{53}kodwa abantu bakhona kabamemukelanga ngoba wayesedlulela eJerusalema.

\VS{54}Kwathi abafundi uJakhobe loJohane bekubona lokho bathi, “Nkosi, uyafuna na ukuthi sibize umlilo uvele ezulwini uzobabhubhisa?”

\VS{55}Kodwa uJesu waphenduka wabakhuza

\VS{56}Yikho yena labafundi bakhe basebesiya komunye umuzi.


\par }{\SH Ubunzima Bokulandela UJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{57}Bathi belokhu behamba endleleni, enye indoda yathi kuye, “Ngizakulandela loba ungaze uye ngaphi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{58}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Amakhanka alemilindi lezinyoni zemoyeni zilezidleke, kodwa iNdodana yoMuntu kayilandawo yokufihla ikhanda layo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{59}Wathi kwenye indoda,
{\WJ{“Ngilandela.”}}

\par }{\PP Kodwa indoda yaphendula yathi, “Nkosi, akuthi ngiqale ngihambe ngiyengcwaba ubaba wami.”


\par }{\PP \VS{60}UJesu wathi kuyo,
{\WJ{“Yekela abafileyo bangcwabe abafileyo babo, kodwa wena hamba uyememezela umbuso kaNkulunkulu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{61}Kwathi omunye njalo wathi, “Ngizakulandela, Nkosi, kodwa akuthi kengiyevalelisa abakithi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{62}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kakho othi angabamba ikhuba elima athalaze emuva owufaneleyo umsebenzi oqondane lombuso kaNkulunkulu.”}}




\par }\Chap{10}{\SH UJesu Uthumela Abangamatshumi Ayisikhombisa Lambili
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngemva kwalokhu iNkosi yakhetha abanye abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili ukuba bamandulele baye kuwo wonke amadolobho lezindawo lezo ayesezazihambela.

\VS{2}Wabatshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Isivuno sinengi, kodwa izisebenzi zimbalwa. Ngakho celani iNkosi yesivuno ukuthi ithumele izisebenzi ensimini yayo yokuvuna.}}

\VS{3}{\WJ{Hambani! Ngilithuma linjengamazinyane ezimvu phakathi kwempisi.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Lingathwali isikhwama kumbe umxhaka loba amanyathela; njalo lingabingeleli muntu endleleni.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{5}{\WJ{Nxa lingena endlini, qalani lithi, ‘Ukuthula akube kule indlu.’}}

\VS{6}{\WJ{Nxa kulomuntu woxolo lapho, ukuthula kwenu kakube kuye; nxa kungenjalo kuzabuyela kini.}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Hlalani kuleyondlu, lidle njalo linathe loba yini abalinika khona ngoba osebenzayo ufanele aphiwe iholo lakhe. Linganqumi ngezindlu lihlala lapha lalapha.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{Nxa lifika edolobheni lamukelwe khona, dlanini lokho elikuphiwayo.}}

\VS{9}{\WJ{Silisani abagulayo abayabe belapho, njalo libatshele ukuthi, ‘Umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze kwenu.’}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Kodwa nxa lingafika edolobheni lingemukelwa, yanini emigwaqweni yalo lithi,}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{‘Lalo uthuli lwedolobho lenu olunamathele ezinyaweni zethu siyaluthintithela kini. Kodwa yazini lokhu: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususeduze.’}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Ngiyalitshela, okweSodoma kuzakuba ngcono ngalelolanga kulokwalelodolobho.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\WJ{Maye kuwe Khorazini! Maye kuwe Bhethisayida! Aluba izimangaliso lezo ezenziwa kuwe zazenziwe eThire leSidoni ngabe kudala baphenduka begqoke izigqoko zamasaka bazithela ngomlotha.}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{Kodwa kuzakuba ngcono okweThire leSidoni mhla wokwahlulela kulokuza kuwe.}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{Lawe, Khaphenawume, kambe uzaphakanyiselwa emazulwini na? Hatshi, uzatshona phansi uye eHadesi}}.


\par }{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{Lowo olalela lina ulalela mina; lowo olahla lina ulahla mina; kodwa lowo ongalayo wala yena owangithumayo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili babuya bethokoza bathi, “Nkosi, lamadimoni ayasithobela ngebizo lakho.”


\par }{\PP \VS{18}Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngimbonile uSathane esiwa njengombane esuka ezulwini.}}

\VS{19}{\WJ{Ngiliphile amandla okugxoba izinyoka lenkume lokunqoba wonke amandla esitha; kakukho okuzalilimaza.}}

\VS{20}{\WJ{Kodwa lingathatshiswa yikuthi imimoya iyazithoba kini, kodwa thokoziswani yikuthi amabizo enu alotshiwe ezulwini.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Ngalesosikhathi uJesu egcwele intokozo ngoMoya oNgcwele wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiyakudumisa, Baba, Nkosi yasezulwini lasemhlabeni, ngoba uzifihlile lezizinto kwabahlakaniphileyo labafundileyo wazambula ebantwaneni abancinyane. Yebo, Baba, ngoba lokhu kwakuyikuthanda kwakho okuhle.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{22}{\WJ{Zonke izinto zethulwe kimi nguBaba. Kakho owaziyo ukuthi ingubani iNdodana ngaphandle kukaBaba, njalo kakho omaziyo uBaba ukuthi ungubani ngaphandle kweNdodana lalabo iNdodana ekhethe ukuba imveze kubo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Wasephendukela kubafundi bakhe wathi kubo ngasese,
{\WJ{“Abusisiwe amehlo abona lokhu elikubonayo lina.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Ngoba ngiqinisile ukuthi abaphrofethi abanengi lamakhosi babefisa ukubona lokhu elikubonayo, kodwa kabakubonanga, lokuzwa lokhu elikuzwayo, kodwa kabakuzwanga.”}}


\par }{\SH Umzekeliso WomSamariya Olesihawu
\par }
{\PP \VS{25}Ngesinye isikhathi isazi somthetho saphakama samlinga uJesu. Sabuza sathi, “Mfundisi, ngingenzani ukuze ngizuze ilifa lempilo engapheliyo na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{26}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kubhalweni emthethweni, uwufunda njani?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{27}Waphendula wathi, “ ‘Thanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, langomphefumulo wakho wonke, langamandla akho wonke, njalo langengqondo yakho yonke’\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:27 }{\FT{UDutheronomi 6.5}}}; njalo, ‘Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.’\FTNT{†}{{\FR 10:27 }{\FT{ULevi 19.18}}}”


\par }{\PP \VS{28}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Uphendule kuhle. Kwenze lokhu, uzaphila.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{29}Kodwa wayefuna ukuzigeza, wasebuza kuJesu, wathi, “Kanti ngubani ongumakhelwana wami na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{30}UJesu waphendula ngokuthi:
{\WJ{“Indoda yayihamba iphuma eJerusalema isiya eJerikho, yaqabuka isihlaselwa ngabaphangi. Bayihlubula izigqoko zayo, bayitshaya basebehamba, beyitshiya iqalekile.}}

\VS{31}{\WJ{Kwakulomphristi owayehamba ngaleyondlela, owathi eyibona indoda leyo waceza kwelinye icele.}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Wenza njalo lomLevi, wafika kuleyondawo wayibona indoda wakhekheleza wedlula.}}

\VS{33}{\WJ{Kodwa umSamariya, wathi ezihambela wafika lapho indoda eyayikhona, wathi eyibona wayizwela usizi.}}

\VS{34}{\WJ{Waya kuyo, wabopha amanxeba ayo, wawathela amafutha lewayini. Waseyikhweza kubabhemi wakhe, wayisa endlini yezihambi, wayinakekela.}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Ngosuku olulandelayo wakhupha inhlamvu ezimbili zamadenari wazinika umphathi wendawo. Wathi, ‘Mgcine, kuzakuthi nxa sengibuya ngizabhadala lezondleko eziyabe zisele.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{36}{\WJ{Ngubani pho kulaba abathathu ombona ukuthi wayengumakhelwane wendoda leyo eyahlaselwa ngabaphangi na?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{37}Isazi somthetho saphendula sathi, “Ngulowo owaba lesihawu kuyo.”

\par }{\PP UJesu wamtshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Hamba wenzenjalo.”}}


\par }{\SH Ekhaya LaboMatha LoMariya
\par }
{\PP \VS{38}Kwathi uJesu labafundi bakhe besekuhambeni kwabo, wafika emzini okwakukhona owesifazane othiwa nguMatha, owamamukela ngesihle emzini wabo.

\VS{39}Wayelodadewabo owayethiwa nguMariya, owahlala ezinyaweni zeNkosi elalele lokho eyayikukhuluma.

\VS{40}Kodwa uMatha waphazanyiswa yikulungiselela konke okwakumele kwenziwe. Wabuya kuJesu wabuza wathi, “Nkosi, kawukhathali na ukuthi udadewethu ungitshiye ukuba ngenze ngedwa umsebenzi? Mtshele ukuthi angincedise!”


\par }{\PP \VS{41}INkosi yaphendula yathi,
{\WJ{“Matha, Matha, uhlutshwa njalo ukhathazeke ngezinto ezinengi,}}

\VS{42}{\WJ{kodwa kusweleka into eyodwa. UMariya ukhethe okungcono, okungasoze akwemukwe futhi.”}}




\par }\Chap{11}{\SH UJesu Ufundisa Ukukhuleka
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngelinye ilanga uJesu wayekhuleka kwenye indawo. Wathi eseqedile, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye, “Nkosi, sifundise ukukhuleka, njengoJohane owafundisa abafundi bakhe.”


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Nxa likhuleka, alibokuthi:}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘Baba,}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 11:2 }{\FT{Eminye imibhalo ithi
}}{\FQA{Baba wethu osezulwini}}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{kalidunyiswe ibizo lakho,}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{umbuso wakho kawuze.}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 11:2 }{\FT{Eminye imibhalo ithi
}}{\FQA{kawuze.
}}{\FQA{Intando yakho kayenziwe emhlabeni njengasezulwini.}}}


\par }{\Q \VS{3}{\WJ{Siphe ukudla kwethu kwansukuzonke usuku ngosuku.}}


\par }{\Q \VS{4}{\WJ{Sithethelele izono zethu,}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{njengoba lathi sibathethelela bonke abasonelayo.}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{Njalo ungasingenisi ekulingweni.’ ”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Wasesithi kubo,
{\WJ{“Akesithi omunye wenu ulomngane, aye kuye phakathi kobusuku athi, ‘Mfowethu, akungeboleke izinkwa ezintathu,}}

\VS{6}{\WJ{kulomngane wami ophakathi kohambo ozofihla ikhanda kwami, kodwa kangilalutho engingamupha lona.’}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Besekusithi osendlini aphendule athi, ‘Ungangikhathazi. Umnyango usukhiyiwe njalo mina labantwabami sesilele. Ngingezake ngivuke ngikuphe loba yini.’}}

\VS{8}{\WJ{Ngiyalitshela ukuthi loba ubengafuni ukuvuka amuphe isinkwa ngoba engumngane, kodwa ngenxa yokuphikelela kwendoda uzaze avuke amuphe konke akufunayo.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{9}{\WJ{Ngakho ngithi kini: Celani lizaphiwa; dingani lizafumana; qoqodani lizavulelwa.}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Ngoba wonke ocelayo uyaphiwa; lowo odingayo uyafumana; lalowo oqoqoda emnyango uzavulelwa.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\WJ{Ngubani kini bobaba, okuthi nxa indodana yakhe icela inhlanzi yena ayiphe inyoka?}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Loba icela iqanda ayiphe inkume na?}}

\VS{13}{\WJ{Nxa lina, elithi loba libabi likwazi ukupha abantwabenu izipho ezilungileyo, pho uYihlo osezulwini uzabapha ngokwengezwe kangakanani uMoya oNgcwele labo abacela kuye!”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu LoBhelizebhubhi
\par }
{\PP \VS{14}UJesu wayexotsha idimoni elaliyisimungulu. Lathi idimoni seliphumile, indoda eyayiyisimungulu yakhuluma, ixuku labantu lamangala.

\VS{15}Kodwa abanye bathi, “Ukhupha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi inkosi yamadimoni.”

\VS{16}Abanye bamlinga ngokumcela isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}UJesu wayeyazi imicabango yabo wasesithi kubo:
{\WJ{“Umbuso ongabambananga uyadilika, lendlu engabambananga iyawa.}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Nxa uSathane engabambananga, umbuso wakhe ungema kanjani na? Ngikutsho lokhu ngoba lithi mina ngikhupha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi.}}

\VS{19}{\WJ{Nxa ngikhupha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi, pho abalandeli benu bawakhupha ngobani? Ngakho, bazakuba ngabahluleli benu.}}

\VS{20}{\WJ{Kodwa nxa ngikhupha amadimoni ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu, kutsho ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile kini.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\WJ{Nxa indoda eyisiqhwaga ihlome yaphelela, ilinde indlu yayo, impahla zayo zivikelekile.}}

\VS{22}{\WJ{Kodwa kungahlasela umuntu olamandla kulayo ayehlule, uyayemuka izikhali ebikade izithembile, abesezehlukanisela impango.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{23}{\WJ{Lowo ongemanga lami uphikisana lami, lalowo ongabuthi lami uyachithiza.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\WJ{Lapho umoya omubi uphuma emuntwini, uyazula enkangala udinga ukuphumula, kodwa nxa ungakuswela, uyathi ‘Ngizabuyela endlini engaphuma kuyo.’}}

\VS{25}{\WJ{Uthi ufika, uthole leyondlu ithanyelwe yahlanzeka konke kumi kuhle.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Ubusuhamba uyethatha eminye imimoya eyisikhombisa exhwale ukwedlula wona, ingene ihlale khona. Isiphetho salowomuntu sizakuba sibi kulasekuqaleni.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{27}Kwathi uJesu elokhu esakhuluma lezizinto, owesifazane wamemeza exukwini wathi, “Ubusisiwe lowomama owakuzalayo wakondla.”


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kungenani, ababusisiweyo yilabo abalizwayo ilizwi likaNkulunkulu baliphile.”}}


\par }{\SH Isibonakaliso SikaJona
\par }
{\PP \VS{29}Kwathi amaxuku esanda uJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Lesi yisizukulwane esixhwalileyo. Sidinga isibonakaliso kodwa kasisoze sisiphiwe ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona.}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{NjengoJona owaba yisibonakaliso kwabaseNiniva, ngokunjalo iNdodana yoMuntu izakuba njalo kulesisizukulwane.}}

\VS{31}{\WJ{INdlovukazi yaseNingizimu izavuka ekwahlulelweni kanye labantu balesi sizukulwane ibalahle ngoba yeza ivela emaphethelweni omhlaba izokuzwa inhlakanipho kaSolomoni kodwa manje lowo omkhulu kuloSolomoni usekhona lapha.}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Abantu baseNiniva bazasukuma kanye lalesi sizukulwane ngosuku lokwahlulelwa basilahle ngoba bona baphenduka ekutshumayeleni kukaJona, kodwa khathesi lowo omkhulu kuloJona uselapha.”}}


\par }{\SH Isibane Somzimba
\par }
{\PP \VS{33}{\WJ{“Kakho olumathisa isibane abesesibeka ekusithekeni kumbe ngaphansi kwesitsha. Kodwa usibeka esiqobaneni ukuze labo abangenayo babone ukukhanya.}}

\VS{34}{\WJ{Ilihlo lakho liyisibane somzimba. Nxa amehlo akho elungile umzimba wakho wonke ugcwele ukukhanya. Kodwa nxa emabi, umzimba wakho lawo ugcwele ubumnyama.}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Qaphelani-ke ukuthi ukukhanya okuphakathi kwenu kakusibumnyama.}}

\VS{36}{\WJ{Ngakho-ke, nxa umzimba wakho wonke ugcwele ukukhanya kungekho ingxenye esemnyameni, wonke uzagcwala ukukhanya njengokukhanya kwesibane kukukhanyisa.”}}


\par }{\SH Izixwayiso KubaFarisi Lezazi Zomthetho
\par }
{\PP \VS{37}UJesu eseqedile ukukhuluma umFarisi othile wamnxusa ukuthi azokudla laye; wasehamba wayahlala etafuleni.

\VS{38}Kodwa umFarisi wananzelela ukuthi uJesu kaqalanga ngokugeza engakadli, kwamangalisa.


\par }{\PP \VS{39}INkosi yathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Lina baFarisi ligezisa inkezo lomganu ngaphandle kodwa ngaphakathi ligcwele ubuhwaba lobubi.}}

\VS{40}{\WJ{Lina bantu abayiziwula! Lowo owenza ingaphandle kenzanga lengaphakathi na?}}

\VS{41}{\WJ{Ngakho-ke, mayelana lokungaphakathi kwenu, wobani lomusa kwabampofu, lapho-ke konke kuzabe sekuhlanzekile kini.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{42}{\WJ{Maye kini baFarisi, ngoba lipha uNkulunkulu okwetshumi kweminti, lazozonke izithelo zesivande senu, kodwa lidele ukwenza okulungileyo kanye lokuthanda uNkulunkulu. Kumele likwenze konke okulungileyo, ukuthanda uNkulunkulu lokukhipha lokwetshumi.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{43}{\WJ{Maye kini baFarisi, ngoba lithanda izihlalo eziqakathekileyo emasinagogweni njalo lithanda lokubingelelwa ezindaweni zokuthengisela.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{44}{\WJ{Maye kini, ngoba linjengamathuna angakhelwanga, abantu abahamba phezu kwawo bengazi ukuthi akhona.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{45}Omunye wezazi zomthetho wamphendula wathi, “Mfundisi, nxa usitsho njalo uyasithuka lathi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{46}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Lani zazi zomthetho, maye kini, ngoba lethesa abantu ngemithwalo abangeke bayithwale, ikanti lani livele kalithi thika lokuyithwala.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{47}{\WJ{Maye kini, ngoba lakha amathuna abaphrofethi, bona ababulawa ngokhokho benu.}}

\VS{48}{\WJ{Lifakaza ukuthi liyakuvuma lokho okhokho benu abakwenzayo; bababulala abaphrofethi, lina-ke selisakha amangcwaba abo.}}

\VS{49}{\WJ{Ngenxa yalokhu, uNkulunkulu wathi, ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe, ‘Ngizabathumela abaphrofethi labapostoli, abanye bazababulala abanye babaphathe ngochuku.’}}

\VS{50}{\WJ{Ngakho-ke, lesisizukulwana yiso esizathwala umlandu wegazi labaphrofethi bonke elachithwa kusukela ekudabukeni komhlaba,}}

\VS{51}{\WJ{kusukela egazini lika-Abheli kusiya egazini likaZakhariya owabulawa phakathi laphakathi kwe-alithari lendlu engcwele. Yebo, ngiyalitshela, isizukulwane lesi sizakwetheswa umlandu wakho konke.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{52}{\WJ{Maye kini zazi zomthetho, ngoba seliyivalile intuba yolwazi. Lina ngokwenu kalingenanga, laphinda lavimbela labo abebefuna ukungena.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{53}UJesu wathi esesuka lapho, abaFarisi labafundisi bomthetho baqala ukuphikisana laye kubi, bemthela ngemibuzo,

\VS{54}bezama ukumgcona ngokunye ayengakutsho.




\par }\Chap{12}{\SH Izixwayiso Lenkuthazo
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngalesosikhathi sekubuthene ixuku lezinkulungwane zabantu, sebenyathelana, uJesu waqala ukukhuluma kubafundi bakhe esithi,
{\WJ{“Qaphelani imvubelo yabaFarisi, iyikuzenzisa.}}

\VS{2}{\WJ{Kakukho okufihliweyo okungayi kuvezwa obala, lokufihliweyo okungayikwaziwa.}}

\VS{3}{\WJ{Lokho okukhulume emnyameni kuzazwakala emini lithe bha, lalokho obukunyenyezela endlebeni ezindlini zangaphakathi kuzamenyezelwa phezu kophahla lwezindlu.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{4}{\WJ{Ngiyalitshela bangane, lingabesabi labo ababulala umzimba kungabikhona okunye abangakwenza ngemva kwalokho.}}

\VS{5}{\WJ{Kodwa ngizalitshengisa lowo okumele limesabe: Mesabeni lowo, othi esebulele umzimba, abe lamandla okuwuphosela esihogweni. Yebo, ngithi mesabeni.}}

\VS{6}{\WJ{Intaka ezinhlanu kazithengiswa ngendibilitshi ezimbili na? Kodwa kayikho lanye yazo uNkulunkulu ayilibalayo.}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Ngempela, inwele zekhanda lakho zibaliwe. Lingesabi; lina liligugu ukwedlula intaka ezinengi.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{Ngiyalitshela, lowo ongivuma phambi kwabantu, iNdodana yoMuntu layo izamvuma phambi kwezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu.}}

\VS{9}{\WJ{Kodwa lowo ongiphikayo phambi kwabantu uzaphikwa phambi kwezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu.}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Njalo wonke umuntu okhuluma okubi ngeNdodana yoMuntu uzathethelelwa kodwa lowo ohlambaza uMoya oNgcwele akayikuthethelelwa.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\WJ{Nxa limiswa phambi kwamasinagogu, phambi kwababusi labaphathi, lingazihluphi ngokuthi lizazivikela lisithini kumbe ukuthi lizakuthini,}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{ngoba uMoya oNgcwele uzalifundisa ngalesosikhathi lokho elifanele likutsho.”}}


\par }{\SH Umzekeliso Wesinothi Esiyisiwula
\par }
{\PP \VS{13}Omunye emphakathini wathi kuye, “Mfundisi, tshela umfowethu ukuthi angabele ilifa lami.”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ndoda, ngibekwe ngubani ukuba ngumahluleli kumbe umlamuli wenu?”}}

\VS{15}Wasesithi kubo,
{\WJ{“Qaphelani! Limukani inhlobo zonke zobuhaga; isiqokoqela sempilo yomuntu kasikho ebunengini benotho yakhe.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Wasebatshela umzekeliso wathi,
{\WJ{“Insimu yenye indoda eyayinothile yaba lenala eyesabekayo.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Yasinakana yathi, ‘Kambe ngenzeni? Angilandawo yokubeka amabele ami.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{Yasisithi, ‘Nanku engizakwenza. Ngizazidiliza iziphala zami ngakhe ezinkulu kulalezi, besengithela khona wonke amabele ami kanye lezinye impahla zami.}}

\VS{19}{\WJ{Ngizazitshela ngithi, “Usulezinto ezinengi ezinhle njalo ezizakwanela iminyaka eminengi. Kholisa impilo, udle, unathe uthokoze.” ’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{20}{\WJ{Kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi kuye, ‘Wena siwula ndini! Ngalobubusuku impilo yakho izathathwa. Pho ngubani ozazuza lokhu obusuzilungisele khona na?’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\WJ{Yikho lokhu okuzakwenzeka kulowo ozibekela inotho kodwa enganothanga kuNkulunkulu.”}}


\par }{\SH Lingakhathazeki
\par }
{\PP \VS{22}UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe:
{\WJ{“Ngakho ngilitshela ukuthi lingakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu, ukuthi lizakudlani kumbe ngomzimba wenu, ukuthi lizagqokani.}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Impilo iyakudlula ukudla, lomzimba uyazedlula izembatho.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Khumbulani amawabayi, kawahlanyeli, kawavuni, kawalaso isiphala kodwa uNkulunkulu uyawapha ukudla. Manje lina liqakatheke okwedlula izinyoni!}}

\VS{25}{\WJ{Ngubani kini othi ngokukhathazeka angezelele ihola elilodwa empilweni yakhe na?}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Njengoba lingeke liyenze linto encinyane kangaka, lizihluphelani na ngokunengi?}}


\par }{\PP \VS{27}{\WJ{Ake libone ukuthi amaluba eganga akhula njani. Kawasebenzi njalo aweluki. Kodwa ngilitshela ukuthi laye uSolomoni ekucwebezeleni kwakhe kazange acece njengawo.}}

\VS{28}{\WJ{Nxa uNkulunkulu ececisa kanjalo utshani beganga, obukhona namuhla, kusasa sebuphoselwa emlilweni, kambe uzalicecisa kanganani na, lina bokukholwa okuncinyane!}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{Lingazihluphi ezinhliziyweni zenu ngokuthi lizakudlani kumbe lizanathani; lingakhathazeki ngalokho.}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{Ngoba umhlaba wabezizwe uxotshana lezinto ezinjalo, ikanti uYihlo uyazi ukuthi liyazidinga.}}

\VS{31}{\WJ{Kodwa funani umbuso wakhe, zonke lezizinto lizaziphiwa lazo.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{32}{\WJ{Lingesabi, mhlambi omncane, ngoba uYihlo uthandile ukulipha umbuso.}}

\VS{33}{\WJ{Thengisani impahla yenu liphe abampofu. Zidingeleni izikhwama ezingagugiyo, inotho ezulwini engayikuphela, lapho okungasondeli khona isela loba impehlane engabhubhisi khona.}}

\VS{34}{\WJ{Ngoba lapho okulenotho yakho khona, inhliziyo yakho layo ilapho.”}}


\par }{\SH Ukuhlala Ulindile
\par }
{\PP \VS{35}{\WJ{“Gqokani lilindele inkonzo lezibane zenu zihlale zibhebha}}

\VS{36}{\WJ{njengamadoda elindele inkosi yawo ukuba ibuye edilini lomthimba ukuze kuthi nxa ifika iqoqoda aphange ayivulele umnyango.}}

\VS{37}{\WJ{Kuzakuba kuhle kulezozinceku inkosi yazo ezazifica zilindile nxa ifika. Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi yona izagqokela ukubaphakela, bona bahlale etafuleni, yona ibaphakele.}}

\VS{38}{\WJ{Kuzakuba kuhle kulezozinceku inkosi yazo ezazifica zilindile loba ingabe ifika ngomlindo wesibili loba owesithathu ebusuku.}}

\VS{39}{\WJ{Kodwa zwisisani lokhu: Aluba umninindlu ubesazi ukuthi isela lizafika ngasiphi isikhathi ubengasoze ayekele indlu yakhe igqekezwe.}}

\VS{40}{\WJ{Lani hlalani lilindile ngoba iNdodana yoMuntu izafika ngesikhathi elingayilindelanga ngaso.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{41}UPhethro wabuza wathi, “Nkosi, umzekeliso lo uwuqondise kithi kumbe ebantwini bonke na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{42}INkosi yaphendula yathi,
{\WJ{“Ngubani kambe ongumphathi othembekileyo, ohlakaniphileyo, othi inkosi yakhe imbeke ukukhangela izisebenzi zayo ukuba aziphe isabelo sazo sokudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo?}}

\VS{43}{\WJ{Kuzakuba kuhle kuleyo nceku inkosi ezayifica isenza njalo ekuphendukeni kwayo.}}

\VS{44}{\WJ{Ngilitshela iqiniso, izakumbeka ukuthi aphathe yonke impahla yayo.}}

\VS{45}{\WJ{Kodwa cabanga nxa inceku ingazitshela ithi, ‘Inkosi yami isiphuzile ukubuya,’ ibisiqalisa ukutshaya ezinye izisebenzi zesilisa lezesifazane, ibisisidla, inatha idakwe.}}

\VS{46}{\WJ{Inkosi yaleyonceku izabuya ngosuku engacatshangelwa khona langesikhathi inceku engasaziyo. Izayiqumaquma iyiphe indawo phakathi kwabangakholwayo.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{47}{\WJ{Leyonceku ethi ikwazi okufunwa yinkosi yayo kodwa ingalindi kumbe ingalungisi lokho inkosi yayo ekufunayo izatshaywa okuzwayo.}}

\VS{48}{\WJ{Kodwa lowo ongaziyo njalo owenza izinto eziholela ekubhujisweni uzatshaywa mbijana. Kulowo ophiwe okunengi, kuzafuneka okunengi kuye; lakulowo ogciniswe okunengi, kuzafuneka okunengi kulalokho.”}}


\par }{\SH Hatshi Ukuthula Kodwa Ukwehlukana
\par }
{\PP \VS{49}{\WJ{“Ngilande ukuzalumathisa umlilo emhlabeni, ngize ngifise ukuthi ngabe uvele usungunguma!}}

\VS{50}{\WJ{Kodwa ngiseselobhaphathizo okusamele ngilungene, kodwa ngikhathazekile kakhulu kuze kugcwaliseke lokho!}}

\VS{51}{\WJ{Licabanga ukuthi ngalanda ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni na? Hatshi, zwanini, ngalanda ukuzehlukanisa.}}

\VS{52}{\WJ{Kusukela manje bazakuthi bebahlanu emulini behlukane, abathathu bexabana lababili, lababili bexabana labathathu.}}

\VS{53}{\WJ{Bazakwehlukana, uyise axabane lendodana, indodana ixabane loyise, unina lendodakazi, indodakazi ixabane lonina, uninazala axabane lomalukazana, umalukazana loninazala.”}}


\par }{\SH Ukuzwisisa Izikhathi
\par }
{\PP \VS{54}Wathi exukwini labantu:
{\WJ{“Lithi lingabona iyezi liqhamuka entshonalanga liphange lithi, ‘Izulu lizakuna,’ lakanye line.}}

\VS{55}{\WJ{Kuthi kungavunguza umoya weningizimu lithi, ‘Kuzatshisa,’ lakanye kube njalo.}}

\VS{56}{\WJ{Bazenzisi! Liyakwazi ukuchaza izibonakaliso zomhlaba lezomkhathi. Kungani pho lingakwazi ukuchaza isikhathi lesi esikuso na?}}


\par }{\PP \VS{57}{\WJ{Kungani kanti lingaziboneli lina ngokwenu okuyikho okulungileyo na?}}

\VS{58}{\WJ{Nxa uhamba lalowo okumangalelayo lisiya kumahluleli, zama ngamandla ukuthi liqedelane lisesendleleni, funa akudonsele kumahluleli, lomahluleli abesekudlulisela enxuseni lona inxusa likuthele entolongweni.}}

\VS{59}{\WJ{Ngiyakutshela, kawusoze uphume uze uhlawule kanye lohlamvana lokucina lwemali.”}}




\par }\Chap{13}{\SH Phendukani Kumbe Libhubhe
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Bakhona ababelapho ngalesosikhathi abatshela uJesu ngamaGalile uPhilathu axubanisa imihlatshelo yawo legazi lawo.

\VS{2}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kambe likhumbula ukuthi amaGalile lawo ayeyizoni kulamanye amaGalile ngoba ahlupheka kanjalo na?}}

\VS{3}{\WJ{Ngithi, hatshi! Kodwa, ngaphandle kokuba liphenduke lani lonke lizabhubha.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Kumbe labo abalitshumi lasificaminwembili abafayo baze bawelwe ngumphotshongo waseSilowami, licabanga ukuthi babonile okudlula bonke ababehlala eJerusalema na?}}

\VS{5}{\WJ{Ngithi, hatshi! Kodwa, ngaphandle kokuba liphenduke lani lonke lizabhubha.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Wasebatshela umzekeliso lo wathi,
{\WJ{“Indoda ethile yayilesihlahla somkhiwa uhlanyelwe esivinini sayo, yasisiyacinga izithelo kuwo, kodwa yaziswela.}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Yasisithi kuleyondoda eyayigcina isivini, ‘Sekuyiminyaka emithathu ngilokhu ngisiza ngizofuna izithelo kulesisihlahla somkhiwa kodwa ngingatholi lutho. Sigamule! Senzani kambe siqeda ukudla emhlabathini?’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{Indoda yaphendula yathi, ‘Nkosi, ake usiyekele nje okomnyaka owodwa, kengisihlakulele kuhle ngithele umvundiso.}}

\VS{9}{\WJ{Singathela ngomnyaka ozayo, kuzabe kulungile! Kodwa singangatheli, usungasigamula.’ ”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Usilisa Owesifazane Oyisilima NgeSabatha
\par }
{\PP \VS{10}Ngelinye iSabatha uJesu wayefundisa kwelinye isinagogu,

\VS{11}khonapho kulowesifazane owangenwa ngumoya wamenza waba yisilima okweminyaka elitshumi lasificaminwembili. Wayegogekile esehluleka ukuhlala aqonde.

\VS{12}Kwathi uJesu embona wambizela phambili wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Mama, usukhululwe ekugogekeni kwakho.”}}

\VS{13}Wasebeka izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe, masinyane nje owesifazane watshwaphuluka, waqonda, wasedumisa uNkulunkulu.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Umphathi wesinagogu wacunuka ngoba uJesu wayesilise ngeSabatha, wathi ebantwini, “Ziyisithupha insuku zokwenza umsebenzi. Ngakho libobuya lizosiliswa ngalezonsuku, hatshi ngeSabatha.”


\par }{\PP \VS{15}INkosi yamphendula yathi,
{\WJ{“Lina bazenzisi! Kalizikhululi yini lonke lapha izifuyo zenu ngeSabatha esibayeni liyezinathisa na?}}

\VS{16}{\WJ{Manje-ke, owesifazane lo oyindodakazi ka-Abhrahama, obebotshwe nguSathane okweminyaka eminengi, elitshumi lasificaminwembili, lithi kangakhululwa yini ngeSabatha kulokho obekumbophile?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Wathi esekutshilo lokhu, bonke ababephikisana laye bayangeka, kodwa abantu babethokoza ngazozonke izinto ezimangalisayo ayezenza.


\par }{\SH Umzekeliso Wentanga Yemastadi Lowemvubelo
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}UJesu wasebuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufana lani na? Kambe ngiwulinganise lani?}}

\VS{19}{\WJ{Unjengentanga yemastadi eyathathwa ngenye indoda yayihlanyela esivandeni sayo. Yamila yakhula yaba yisihlahla, izinyoni zemoyeni zahlala engatsheni zaso.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Waphinda wabuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiwufanise lani umbuso kaNkulunkulu na?}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{Unjengemvubelo eyathathwa ngowesifazane wayixubanisa lempuphu enengi, yabila yagcwala inhlama yonke.”}}


\par }{\SH Umnyango Omncinyane
\par }
{\PP \VS{22}UJesu wasehamba engena emadolobheni lemizini efundisa, ejonge ukuya eJerusalema.

\VS{23}Omunye wambuza wathi, “Nkosi, ngabalutshwana kuphela abazasindiswa na?”

\par }{\PP Wathi kubo,

\VS{24}{\WJ{“Zamani ngamandla ukuthi lingene ngomnyango omncinyane, ngoba ngiyalitshela ukuthi abanengi bazazama ukungena kodwa bazakwehluleka.}}

\VS{25}{\WJ{Angavele aphakame umninindlu avale umnyango lizakuma phandle liqoqode lincenga lisithi, ‘Nkosi, sivulele umnyango.’}}

\par }{\PP {\WJ{Kodwa uzaphendula athi, ‘Kangilazi, kangazi njalo ukuthi livela ngaphi.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{26}{\WJ{Lapho lizakuthi, ‘Sadla lawe, sanatha sonke, njalo wafundisa emigwaqweni yakithi.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{27}{\WJ{Kodwa uzaphendula athi, ‘Kangilazi, njalo kangikwazi ukuthi livela ngaphi. Sukani kimi, lonke lina benzi bobubi!’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{Kuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla kwamazinyo nxa selibona u-Abhrahama, u-Isaka loJakhobe labo bonke abaphrofethi embusweni kaNkulunkulu, kodwa lina ngokwenu lilahlelwe phandle.}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{Abantu bazavela empumalanga lasentshonalanga kanye lasenhla laseningizimu, bathathe izindawo zabo edilini lombuso kaNkulunkulu.}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{Ngempela bakhona labo abangabokucina abazakuba ngabokuqala, labangabokuqala abazakuba ngabokucina.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Uzwela IJerusalema Usizi
\par }
{\PP \VS{31}Ngalesosikhathi abanye abaFarisi beza kuJesu bathi kuye, “Suka lapha uye kwenye indawo. UHerodi ufuna ukukubulala.”


\par }{\PP \VS{32}Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Hambani liyotshela ikhanka lelo lithi, ‘Ngizawaxotsha amadimoni, ngisilise abantu, lamuhla lakusasa langosuku lwesithathu ngize ngiyiphethe indima yami.’}}

\VS{33}{\WJ{Loba kunjani kumele ngiqhubeke ngohambo lwami lamuhla lakusasa langelanga elilandelayo, ngoba ngempela kakho umphrofethi ongafela ngaphandle kweJerusalema!}}


\par }{\PP \VS{34}{\WJ{Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaphrofethi, ubakhande ngamatshe labo abathunywe kuwe, sekukanengi ngiloyisa ukuqoqa ndawonye abantwabakho, njengesikhukhukazi siqoqa amatsiyane aso ngaphansi kwamaphiko aso, kodwa wawulokhu ungafuni!}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Khangela, indlu yakho isitshiywe ilunxiwa. Ngiyalitshela, kalisayikungibona futhi lize lithi, ‘Ubusisiwe lowo obuya ngebizo leNkosi.’}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 13:35 }{\FT{AmaHubo 118.26}}}{\WJ{”}}




\par }\Chap{14}{\SH UJesu Endlini YomFarisi
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngelinye iSabatha uJesu wayakudla endlini yomFarisi owayedume kakhulu, babemkhangele kakhulu.

\VS{2}Phambi kwakhe khonapho kwakulendoda eyayilesifo sikambizankulu, esivuvukisa izitho.

\VS{3}UJesu wasebuza abaFarisi lezazi zomthetho wathi,
{\WJ{“Kusemthethweni yini ukusilisa ngosuku lweSabatha kumbe hatshi?”}}

\VS{4}Kodwa bathula. Ngakho waseyibamba indoda leyo wayisilisa wathi kayihambe.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Wasebabuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Nxa omunye wenu elendodana loba inkabi yakhe ewele emgodini ngeSabatha, kayikuphanga ayikhuphe masinyane na?”}}

\VS{6}Baswela ukuthi bathini.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Wananzelela ukuthi izethekeli zazikhetha izindawo eziqakathekileyo etafuleni wasebatshela umzekeliso wathi:

\VS{8}{\WJ{“Nxa omunye ekunxusa edilini lomthimba, ungaze wathatha indawo eqakathekileyo funa kunxuswe umuntu omkhulu kulawe.}}

\VS{9}{\WJ{Nxa kunjalo umalinxusa uzakuza athi kuwe, ‘Ake uxekele lo omunye isihlalo sakho.’ Uzabe usuyangekile ususiyahlala endaweni ephansi kakhulu.}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Kodwa nxa unxusiwe, hlala endaweni ephansi kakhulu ukuze kuthi nxa umakunxusa efika kuwe athi, ‘Mngane, sukuma uye endaweni engcono.’ Lapho-ke, uzabe uphakanyisiwe phambi kwabo bonke abanxuswe kanye lawe.}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{Ngoba wonke umuntu oziphakamisayo uzakwehliswa, kuthi lowo ozehlisayo aphakanyiswe.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{12}UJesu wasesithi emanxuseni,
{\WJ{“Nxa usenza idili emini loba kusihlwa unganxusi abangane bakho loba abafowenu kumbe izihlobo kumbe omakhelwane abanothileyo; ungenza njalo labo bangakunxusa, kuthi-ke lawe usuwenanisiwe.}}

\VS{13}{\WJ{Kodwa nxa usenza idili, nxusa abayanga, izilima, izigoga, iziphofu,}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{lapho uzabusiswa. Loba bengasoze bakwenanise lawe, uzakwenaniswa ekuvukeni kwabalungileyo.”}}


\par }{\SH Umzekeliso Wedili Elikhulu
\par }
{\PP \VS{15}Kwathi omunye walabo abahlezi etafuleni laye esekuzwile lokhu, wathi kuJesu, “Ubusisiwe lowomuntu ozakudla edilini embusweni kaNkulunkulu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{16}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Umuntu othile wayesenza idili elikhulu ngakho wanxusa abantu abanengi.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Sekuyisikhathi sedili wathuma isisebenzi sakhe ukuyatshela ababenxusiwe ukuthi, ‘Wozani, konke sekulungile.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{Kodwa bonke baqala ukuxolisa. Owokuqala wathi, ‘Ngisanda kuthenga isivande ngakho kusamele ngiyesibona. Ngicela ungixolisele.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{19}{\WJ{Omunye wathi, ‘Khathesi nje ngisanda kuthenga izipani ezinhlanu zenkabi, ungifica ngivele ngisendleleni yokuyazihlola. Ngicela ungixolisele.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{20}{\WJ{Omunye njalo wathi, ‘Ngisanda kutshada nje khathesi ngakho angingeke ngize.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\WJ{Inceku yabuya yakubika konke lokhu enkosini yayo. Inkosi yathukuthela yasilaya inceku yayo yathi, ‘Hamba khathesi, uye ezitaladini lemikotweni yedolobho umeme abayanga, abagogekileyo, iziphofu labaqhulayo.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{22}{\WJ{Inceku yathi, ‘Nkosi, lokho okulayileyo sokwenziwe kodwa indawo isesekhona.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{23}{\WJ{Inkosi yatshela inceku yayo yathi, ‘Hamba uye emigwaqweni lasezindleleni zemaphandleni uze labo ukuze indlu yami igcwale.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Ngiyalitshela kakho loyedwa walabo bantu ababenxusiwe ozalizwa idili lami.’ ”}}


\par }{\SH Umvuzo Wokuba Ngumfundi
\par }
{\PP \VS{25}Abantu abanengi babehamba loJesu, wasephendukela kubo wathi:

\VS{26}{\WJ{“Nxa umuntu esiza kimi, kodwa engeke azonda uyise lonina, umkakhe labantwana, abafowabo labodadewabo, kanye lempilo yakhe uqobo, ngeke abe ngumfundi wami.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Lowo ongathwali isiphambano sakhe angilandele ngeke abe ngumfundi wami.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{Akesithi omunye wenu afune ukwakha umphotshongo. Kambe kazukuqala ahlale phansi abalise indleko ukuze abone ingabe ulayo yini imali yokuwuqeda na?}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{Ngoba engakha isisekelo, kodwa ehluleke ukusiqeda, wonke okubonayo uzamhleka,}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{esithi, ‘Indoda le yaqalisa ukwakha, kodwa yehluleka ukuqeda.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{31}{\WJ{Kumbe sithi inkosi ilungisela ukuya empini isilwa lenye inkosi. Kayizukuqala ihlale phansi yini ihluzisise engqondweni ingabe yona ngamabutho ayo azinkulungwane ezilitshumi ingaqondana laleyo elezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili na?}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Nxa ingeyikuma, izathuma amanxusa kuleyana isesekude icele uxolo.}}

\VS{33}{\WJ{Ngaleyondlela, loba ngubani phakathi kwenu ongadeli konke alakho ngeke abe ngumfundi wami.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{34}{\WJ{Itswayi lilungile kodwa lingalahlekelwa yibumunyu balo, lingavuselelwa kanjani na?}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Kaliwulungelanga lomhlabathi loba inqumbi yomvundiso kodwa liyalahlwa.}}

\par }{\PP {\WJ{Lowo olendlebe zokuzwa, kezwe.”}}




\par }\Chap{15}{\SH Umzekeliso Wemvu Elahlekileyo
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngalesosikhathi kwasekubuthana kuye abathelisi lezoni ukuzokuzwa imfundiso yakhe.

\VS{2}Kodwa abaFarisi labafundisi bomthetho bakhonona bathi, “Umuntu lo wemukela izoni adle lazo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}UJesu wasebatshela umzekeliso lo, wathi:

\VS{4}{\WJ{“Ake kuthiwe omunye wenu ulezimvu ezilikhulu besekulahleka eyodwa kuzo. Kazukuzitshiya yini lezo ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye khonale egangeni ayidinge leyo elahlekileyo aze ayithole na?}}

\VS{5}{\WJ{Kuthi lapho eseyitholile ayithwale emahlombe ngokuthokoza}}

\VS{6}{\WJ{aye layo ekhaya. Abesebiza abangane bakhe labomakhelwane athi, ‘Thokozani lami; sengiyitholile imvu yami ebilahlekile.’}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Ngilitshela ukuthi ngaleyondlela kuzakuba lokuthokoza ezulwini ngokuphenduka kwesoni esisodwa okudlula labobantu abalungileyo abangamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye abangakudingiyo ukuphenduka.”}}


\par }{\SH Umzekeliso Wemali Elahlekileyo
\par }
{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{“Kumbe kuthi owesifazane elenhlamvu zesiliva ezilitshumi kulahleke uhlamvu olulodwa. Kalumathisi yini isibane, athanyele endlini, adingisise kuhle aze aluthole na?}}

\VS{9}{\WJ{Kuthi eselutholile abize abangane bakhe labomakhelwane, athi kubo, ‘Thokozani lami; sengilutholile uhlamvu lwami lwesiliva obelulahlekile.’}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Ngiyalitshela ukuthi ngaleyondlela kulokuthokoza phambi kwezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu ngokuphenduka kwesoni esisodwa.”}}


\par }{\SH Umzekeliso Wendodana Yolahleko
\par }
{\PP \VS{11}UJesu waqhubeka wathi:
{\WJ{“Kwakukhona indoda eyayilamadodana amabili.}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Encinyane yathi kuyise, ‘Baba, ngipha esami isabelo selifa.’ Ngakho uyise wabehlukanisela impahla yakhe bobabili.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\WJ{Ngemva kwesikhatshana indodana encane yabutha konke okungokwayo yasuka yaya elizweni elikhatshana, yafika khonale yayichitha inotho yayo ngempilo yokuxhwala.}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{Isitshaye yachitha konke, kwaba lendlala enkulu kulolonke ilizwe, yasiswela kakhulu.}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{Yasisiyadinga umsebenzi komunye umuntu wakulelolizwe owayisa esiqintini sakhe ukuyagcina ingulube.}}

\VS{16}{\WJ{Yabona kungcono kuyo ukuthi ixotshe iphango ngokudla okwakudliwa zingulube, kodwa kayizange iphiwe lutho langubani.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{17}{\WJ{Kwathi lapho ingqondo yayo isicabanga kuhle, yathi, ‘Kambe zingaki izinceku zikababa ezidla zizezitshiye kodwa nanku mina ngifa ngendlala!}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Ngizasuka ngibuyele kubaba ngifike ngithi kuye: Baba, ngenze isono phambi kwezulu lakuwe.}}

\VS{19}{\WJ{Kangisafanelanga ukuthiwa ngiyindodana yakho; ngenza ngibe njengomunye wezinceku zakho.’}}

\VS{20}{\WJ{Ngakho yaphakama yaya kuyise.}}

\par }{\PP {\WJ{Kodwa yathi isesebucwala uyise wayibona wayizwela isihawu; wagijimela kuyo indodana yakhe, wayigona, wayanga.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\WJ{Indodana yathi kuye, ‘Baba, ngenze isono phambi kwezulu lakuwe. Kangisafanelanga ukuthiwa ngiyindodana yakho.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{22}{\WJ{Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe, ‘Phangisani! Lethani isembatho esihle ukwedlula ezinye limgqokise. Lifake indandatho emunweni wakhe, limgqokise lamanyathela ezinyaweni zakhe.}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Beseliletha ithole elinonisiweyo lilihlabe. Asenzeni idili sithokoze.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Ngoba indodana yami le yayisifile, kodwa isiphila njalo; yayilahlekile manje isifunyenwe.’ Waqalisa manje umkhosi wokujabula.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{25}{\WJ{Sonke lesisikhathi indodana endala yayisensimini. Yathi isibanga endlini yezwa kuhlatshelelwa njalo kugidwa.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Yasibiza omunye wezinceku yambuza ukuthi kwakusenzakalani.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Waphendula wathi, ‘Umfowenu usebuyile, ngakho uyihlo usemhlabele ithole elinonisiweyo ngoba ubuye ephilile, ephelele.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{Umnewabo wazonda kakhulu, wala ukungena ngekhaya. Uyise wasephuma esiya kuye ukuyamncenga.}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{Kodwa waphendula uyise wathi, ‘Khangela! Iminyaka yonke le bengikusebenzela kanzima njalo kangizange ngeqe imilayo yakho. Kodwa kawuzange ungiphe lokulizinyane kodwa lokhu ukuthi lami kengithokoze labangane bami.}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{Kodwa lokhu kuthi nxa indodana yakho le esitshaye yathintitha inotho yakho lezifebe, isibuyile ekhaya uyihlabele ithole elinonisiweyo!’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{31}{\WJ{Uyise wathi, ‘Ndodana yami, uhlezi ulami sonke isikhathi njalo konke engilakho ngokwakho.}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Kodwa bekufanele sithokoze sijabule ngoba umfowenu lo wayesefile, manje usephila njalo; ubelahlekile, usefunyenwe.’ ”}}




\par }\Chap{16}{\SH Umzekeliso Womphathi Oliqili
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe wathi,
{\WJ{“Kwakulendoda eyayinothile ilomphathi owetheswa icala lokuthi wayechithachithe inotho yayo.}}

\VS{2}{\WJ{Yambiza yambuza yathi, ‘Kuyini lokhu engikuzwayo ngawe? Landisa kuhle ukuthi uhambisa njani izinto ngoba ungeke usaba ngumphathi njalo.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{3}{\WJ{Umphathi wazibuza wathi, ‘Ngizakuthini? Inkosi yami isingithathela umsebenzi wami. Kangilamandla okugebha, njalo ngilenhloni zokucela.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Ngiyazi engizakwenza ukuthi nxa ngilahlekelwa ngumsebenzi wami abantu bangamukele ezindlini zabo.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{5}{\WJ{Ngakho yasibiza labo ababelezikwelede enkosini yayo munye ngamunye yathi, kowokuqala, ‘Isikwelede sakho enkosini yami singakanani?’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{6}{\WJ{Wathi, ‘Ngamalitha amafutha e-oliva azinkulungwane ezine.’}}

\par }{\PP {\WJ{Umphathi wamtshela wathi, ‘Phangisa, thatha incwadi yakho yesikwelede ubhale izinkulungwane ezimbili.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{7}{\WJ{Yasibuza owesibili yathi, ‘Wena ulesikwelede esingakanani?’}}

\par }{\PP {\WJ{Wathi, ‘Yimigodla yengqoloyi eyinkulungwane.’}}

\par }{\PP {\WJ{Yamtshela yathi, ‘Thatha incwadi yakho yesikwelede ubhale amakhulu ayisificaminwembili.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{8}{\WJ{Inkosi yamncoma lowomphathi owayeliqili ngoba wayenze ukuhlakanipha. Ngoba abantu balumhlaba balezindledlana zabo zokuhlakanipha ekuphathaneni kwabo ukwedlula abantu bokukhanya.}}

\VS{9}{\WJ{Ngiyalitshela ngithi, sebenzisani inotho yomhlaba ukuzuza abangane ukuze kuthi nxa isiphelile lamukeleke ezindlini ezimi laphakade.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{10}{\WJ{Lowo othembeke kokuncinyane uzakwethembeka njalo kokunengi, ikanti lowo ongathembekanga kokuncinyane angeke njalo athembeke kokunengi.}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{Ngakho-ke, nxa lingathembekanga ekuphatheni inotho yasemhlabeni, pho ngubani ongalithemba ngenotho yeqiniso na?}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Njalo nxa belingathembekanga ngempahla yomunye umuntu, ngubani kambe ozalipha impahla ibe ngeyenu na?}}


\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\WJ{Kakulanceku engakhonza amakhosi amabili. Funa izonde enye kodwa ithande enye, kumbe izinikele kwenye yeyise enye. Ngezake likhonze uNkulunkulu lemali ngokufanayo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{14}AbaFarisi ababethanda imali bakuzwa konke lokhu, bamklolodela uJesu.

\VS{15}Wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Yini elizigezayo emehlweni abantu kodwa uNkulunkulu uyazazi inhliziyo zenu. Lokho okuligugu ebantwini kuyisinengiso kuNkulunkulu.”}}


\par }{\SH Eyinye Imfundiso
\par }
{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{“UMthetho labaPhrofethi kwatshunyayelwa kwaze kwaba yisikhathi sikaJohane. Kusukela kulesosikhathi izindaba ezinhle zombuso kaNkulunkulu ziyatshunyayelwa njalo bonke abantu bazifuqela kuwo.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Kungaba lula ukuthi izulu lomhlaba kunyamalale kulokuthi kucitshe ichatha loMthetho elilodwa nje.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{Loba ngubani olahla umkakhe athathe omunye umfazi uyafeba njalo lendoda ethatha umfazi owalahlwayo iyafeba.”}}


\par }{\SH Indoda Enothileyo LoLazaro
\par }
{\PP \VS{19}{\WJ{“Kwakulendoda enothileyo eyayigqoka izigqoko zombala oyibubende lezelembu lelineni, iphakathi kobutifitifi insuku zonke.}}

\VS{20}{\WJ{Entubeni yomuzi wayo kwakuhlezi isiceli esasithiwa nguLazaro, sigcwele izilonda emzimbeni,}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{siloyisa ukudla lokho okwakukhithika etafuleni yalesosicebi. Izinja zazifika zikhothe izilonda zaso.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{22}{\WJ{Kwafika isikhathi lapho isiceli esafa khona, izingilosi zasithwala zasisa eceleni lika-Abhrahama. Lesicebi laso safa, sabekwa.}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Esihogweni lapho esasisitsha khona; savusa ubuso sabona u-Abhrahama ekude le, kuloLazaro eceleni kwakhe.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Sasesimemeza sathi, ‘Baba Abhrahama, ake ungihawukele uthume uLazaro agxamuze umunwe wakhe emanzini athambise ulimi lwami, ngoba ngisebuhlungwini emlilweni lo.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{25}{\WJ{Kodwa u-Abhrahama waphendula wathi, ‘Ndodana, khumbula ukuthi ngesikhathi usaphila wazuza izinto zakho ezinhle kodwa uLazaro wemukela izinto ezimbi, khangela manje useduduzwa lapha, ikanti wena ususebuhlungwini.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Njalo ngaphandle kwakho konke lokhu, phakathi kwethu lawe kulodonga olukhulu, ukwenzela ukuthi labo abafisa ukuza ngapho besuka lapha behluleke, futhi kakho ongapho ongachaphela ngakithi.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{27}{\WJ{Saphendula sathi, ‘Nxa kunjalo-ke, ngiyakuncenga, baba, thuma uLazaro endlini kababa,}}

\VS{28}{\WJ{ngoba ngilabafowethu abahlanu. Ayebaxwayisa ukuze labo bangezi kule indawo yobuhlungu.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{29}{\WJ{U-Abhrahama waphendula wathi, ‘BaloMosi labaPhrofethi; kabalalele bona.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{30}{\WJ{Sathi, ‘Hatshi, baba Abhrahama, kodwa nxa kusuka umuntu kwabafileyo aye kubo bazaphenduka.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{31}{\WJ{Wathi kuso, ‘Nxa bengalaleli uMosi labaPhrofethi, kabasoze bavume loba omunye angaze avuke kwabafileyo.’ ”}}




\par }\Chap{17}{\SH Isono, Ukholo, Umlandu
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}UJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe:
{\WJ{“Izinto ezenza abantu benze isono zizakuba khona kodwa maye kulowomuntu ezizafika ngaye.}}

\VS{2}{\WJ{Bekungaba ngcono kuye ukuphoselwa olwandle kubotshelwe imbokodo entanyeni yakhe kulokuba yena akhubekise omunye walaba abancinyane ukuthi enze isono.}}

\VS{3}{\WJ{Ngakho lina ziqapheleni.}}

\par }{\PP {\WJ{Nxa umfowenu esenza isono, mkhuze, kuthi nxa ezisola, mthethelele.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Nxa engakonela kasikhombisa ngosuku lunye, ebuye kuwe kasikhombisa esithi, ‘Ngiyaxolisa,’ mthethelele.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Abapostoli bathi eNkosini, “Yengeza ukholo lwethu!”


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Nxa lilokukholwa loba kukuncinyane njengentanga yemastadi, lingathi kulesisihlahla somabhulosi, ‘Quphuka lapha uyowela olwandle,’ sizalilalela.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{7}{\WJ{Kesithi omunye wenu ulesisebenzi, silima loba siselusa izimvu. Kambe kungenzeka yini ukuthi nxa isisebenzi singena sivela emasimini athi kuso, ‘Kulungile, hlala phansi udle’?}}

\VS{8}{\WJ{Kambe kayikuqala athi, ‘Lungisa ukudla kwami, ulungele ukungiphakela ngize ngidle, nginathe; ngemva kwalokho lawe usungadla, unathe’?}}

\VS{9}{\WJ{Angasibonga na isisebenzi ngoba senze lokho ebesikuyaliwe na?}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Kunjalo lani nxa selenzile konke okuthiwe likwenze kufanele lithi, ‘Siyizinceku ezingafanelanga; sesenze kuphela lokho okungumlandu wethu.’ ”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Usilisa Abalitshumi Abalobulephero
\par }
{\PP \VS{11}Ngalesosikhathi eseqonde ukuya eJerusalema, uJesu wahamba ngendlela esemngceleni phakathi kweSamariya leGalile.

\VS{12}Wathi efika komunye umuzi, wahlangabezwa ngamadoda alitshumi ayelobulephero. Ema bucwala,

\VS{13}amemeza ngelizwi elikhulu athi, “Jesu, Nkosi, sihawukele!”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Wathi ewabona wathi kuwo,
{\WJ{“Hambani liyoziveza kubaphristi.”}} Athi esahamba ahlambuluka.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Omunye wawo wathi ngokubona ukuthi usesilile waphenduka, edumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhulu.

\VS{16}Wazilahla phansi ezinyaweni zikaJesu wambonga, yena wayengumSamariya.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}UJesu wabuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Kanti kabahlanjululwanga bonke abalitshumi yini? Bangaphi abanye abayisificamunwemunye na?}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Ubengekho yini obengabuya azoletha udumo kuNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwalo owezizweni na?”}}

\VS{19}Wasesithi kuye,
{\WJ{“Phakama uhambe; ukukholwa kwakho kukusilisile.”}}


\par }{\SH Ukuza Kombuso KaNkulunkulu
\par }
{\PP \VS{20}Ngesinye isikhathi uJesu ebuzwe ngabaFarisi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu wawuzafika nini, waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Umbuso kaNkulunkulu kawuzi ngendlela yokucubungula kwenu ukuma kwezinto,}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{njalo abantu kabayikutsho bathi, ‘Nanku lapha,’ loba bathi, ‘Nanko laphaya,’ ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwenu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe,
{\WJ{“Siyeza isikhathi lapho elizaloyisa khona ukubona olunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yoMuntu kodwa kalisoze lilubone.}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Abantu bazalitshela bathi, ‘Nanguyana laphaya!’ kumbe, ‘Nangu lapha!’ Lingathatheki ngabo.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Ngoba ngosuku lwayo iNdodana yoMuntu izakuba njengombane ophazima ukhanyise umkhathi kusukela ngapha kusiyafika ngale.}}

\VS{25}{\WJ{Kodwa kumele iqale ihlupheke ezintweni ezinengi njalo ilahlwe yilesisizukulwane.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{26}{\WJ{Njengoba kwakunjalo ensukwini zikaNowa, kuzakuba njalo ensukwini zeNdodana yoMuntu.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Abantu babesidla, benatha, bethathana njalo besendiselana kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini. Kwasekufika uzamcolo wababhubhisa bonke.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{Kwakunjalo futhi ngezinsuku zikaLothi. Abantu babesidla, benatha, njalo bethenga, bethengisa, behlanyela njalo besakha.}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{Kodwa ngosuku uLothi aphuma ngalo eSodoma, umlilo lesalufa kwathululeka kuvela ezulwini kwababhubhisa bonke.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{30}{\WJ{Kuzakuba njalo langosuku lapho iNdodana yoMuntu ifika.}}

\VS{31}{\WJ{Ngalolosuku kakho ozakuthi ephezulu ophahleni lwendlu yakhe, impahla zakhe ziphakathi, ehle ukuyazithatha. Njalo kakho osensimini ozakuyathatha loba yini.}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Khumbulani umkaLothi!}}

\VS{33}{\WJ{Lowo ozama ukulondoloza impilo yakhe izamlahlekela, lalowo olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe uzayilondoloza.}}

\VS{34}{\WJ{Ngiyalitshela, kuzakuthi ngalobobusuku abantu bebabili embhedeni omunye uzathathwa, kodwa omunye atshiywe.}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Abesifazane ababili bazabe bechola elitsheni ndawonye; omunye uzathathwa omunye atshiywe.}} [

\VS{36}{\WJ{Ababili bazabe besensimini; oyedwa uzathathwa omunye atshiywe.}}]{\WJ{”}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 17:36 }{\FT{Livesi kayikho kwamanye amaBhayibhili esiLungu.}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{37}Babuza bathi, “Ngaphi, Nkosi?”

\par }{\PP Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Lapho okulesidumbu khona, kulapho okuqoqana khona amanqe.”}}




\par }\Chap{18}{\SH Umzekeliso Womfelokazi Ophikelelayo
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}UJesu wasetshela abafundi bakhe umzekeliso ukubatshengisa ukuthi kumele bakhuleke kokuphela bangadinwa.

\VS{2}Wathi,
{\WJ{“Kwelinye idolobho kwakulomahluli owayengamesabi uNkulunkulu njalo engakhathaleli muntu.}}

\VS{3}{\WJ{Kwakukhona umfelokazi kulelodolobho owayehlezi esiza kuye kokuphela emncenga esithi, ‘Akungincede ngalowo engixabana laye.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{4}{\WJ{Okwesikhathi eside umahluli wayesala. Kodwa wacina esithi, ‘Loba ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu njalo ngingakhathali ngomuntu,}}

\VS{5}{\WJ{kodwa ngenxa yokuthi umfelokazi lo usengijinge kakhulu sengizamlungisela ukuthi angaze abuya anginenge ngoba elokhu engilanda!’ ”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Njalo iNkosi yasisithi,
{\WJ{“Likuzwisise lokho okutshiwo ngumahluli ongalunganga.}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Kambe uNkulunkulu kayikubalwela yini abakhethiweyo bakhe, abakhuleka kuye imini lobusuku? Uzabe elokhu ebanina yini?}}

\VS{8}{\WJ{Ngiyalitshela, uzabalwela, njalo masinyane. Kodwa, nxa iNdodana yoMuntu isifika, izakufumana ukukholwa emhlabeni na?”}}


\par }{\SH Umzekeliso WomFarisi LoMthelisi
\par }
{\PP \VS{9}Kulabo ababezethemba ngokulunga kwabo beseyisa abanye, uJesu wakhuluma umzekeliso lo wathi:

\VS{10}{\WJ{“Amadoda amabili aya ethempelini ukuyakhuleka, omunye engumFarisi njalo omunye engumthelisi.}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{UmFarisi wasukuma wakhuleka ngalokho ayeyikho khona wathi: ‘Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ukuthi kanginjengabanye abantu, izigebenga, izixhwali, izifebe njalo kangifani lomthelisi lo.}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Ngizila kabili ngeviki njalo nginikela okwetshumi okwenzuzo yami yonke.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\WJ{Kodwa umthelisi wema bucwadlana laye. Wesaba lokukhangela ezulwini kodwa wazehlisa kakhulu wathi, ‘Nkulunkulu, woba lesihawu kimi, ngiyisoni.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\WJ{Ngiyalitshela ukuthi indoda le, hatshi leyana enye, yabuyela ekhaya isilungisiwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngoba lowo oziphakamisayo uzakwehliswa, lozehlisayo uzaphakanyiswa.”}}


\par }{\SH Abantwana Abancinyane LoJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{15}Abantu njalo babeletha abantwana kuJesu ukuthi ababeke izandla. Abafundi bonela ukukubona lokhu babakhuza.

\VS{16}Kodwa uJesu wabizela kuye abantwana wathi,
{\WJ{“Yekelani abantwana beze kimi, lingabavimbeli ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjengalaba.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, lowo ongayikwemukela umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana omncane kayikungena kuwo.”}}


\par }{\SH Umbusi Onothileyo
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}Umbusi othile wambuza wathi, “Mfundisi olungileyo, ngingenzani ukuze ngizuze ilifa lokuphila kwaphakade na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{19}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngilungile na? Kakho olungileyo ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu kuphela.}}

\VS{20}{\WJ{Uyayazi imilayo: ‘Ungafebi, ungabulali muntu, ungebi, ungaphi ubufakazi bamanga, hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko.’}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 18:20 }{\FT{U-Eksodasi 20.12-16; UDutheronomi 5.16-20}}}{\WJ{”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Wathi umbusi, “Yonke le ngiyigcine kusukela ebutsheni bami.”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}UJesu esekuzwile lokho wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Usasilele into eyodwa. Thengisa konke olakho uphe abampofu, lapho-ke inotho yakho izakuba sezulwini. Ubusubuya ungilandele.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Wathi esezwe lokhu wadana kakhulu ngoba wayeyindoda eyayinothe kakhulu.

\VS{24}UJesu wamkhangela wathi,
{\WJ{“Koba nzima kakhulu ukuthi isinothi singene embusweni kaNkulunkulu!}}

\VS{25}{\WJ{Ngempela kulula ukuthi ikamela lingene embotsheni yenalithi kulokuthi umuntu onothileyo awungene umbuso kaNkulunkulu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{26}Labo abakuzwayo lokho babuza bathi, “Ngubani pho ongasindiswa?”


\par }{\PP \VS{27}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Lokho okungenzekiyo emandleni abantu kuyenzakala kwakaNkulunkulu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{28}UPhethro wathi kuye, “Sesadela konke esasilakho sakulandela!”


\par }{\PP \VS{29}UJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi kakho osetshiye ikhaya loba umfazi kumbe abafowabo loba abazali kumbe abantwana ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{ozakwehluleka ukuzuza ngokuphindwe kanengi esikhathini samanje lesikhathini esizayo, ukuphila okungapheliyo.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Ukhuluma Ngokufa Kwakhe Njalo
\par }
{\PP \VS{31}UJesu wasebizela abalitshumi lambili eceleni wabatshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Sesisiya eJerusalema lapho konke okulotshwe ngabaphrofethi ngeNdodana yoMuntu sekusiya gcwaliseka.}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Izanikelwa kwabeZizwe. Bazayihoza, bayithuke, bayikhafulele, bayibhule njalo bayibulale.}}

\VS{33}{\WJ{Ngosuku lwesithathu izavuka.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{34}Abafundi kabazange bakuzwisise konke lokhu. Ingcazelo yakho yayifihlakele kubo yikho kabazanga ukuthi wayekhuluma ngani.


\par }{\SH Isiceli Esiyisiphofu Senziwa Sibone
\par }
{\PP \VS{35}UJesu esebanga eJerikho kwakulendoda eyisiphofu eyisiceli ihlezi eceleni kwendlela icela.

\VS{36}Yathi isizwa kudlula ixuku labantu yabuza ukuthi kuyini okwakusenzakala.

\VS{37}Bayitshela bathi, “UJesu waseNazaretha uyedlula khonapha.”


\par }{\PP \VS{38}Yamemeza yathi, “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavida, ake ungihawukele!”


\par }{\PP \VS{39}Labo ababehamba phambili bayikhuza bathi kayithule, kodwa yona yasimemeza ngamandla yathi, “Ndodana kaDavida ake ungihawukele!”


\par }{\PP \VS{40}UJesu wema wathi indoda leyo ilethwe kuye. Isifikile uJesu wayibuza wathi,

\VS{41}{\WJ{“Ufuna ukuthi ngikwenzeleni?”}}

\par }{\PP Yaphendula yathi, “Nkosi, ngifuna ukuthi ngibone.”


\par }{\PP \VS{42}UJesu wathi kuyo,
{\WJ{“Kuzuze-ke ukubona; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.”}}

\VS{43}Masinyane yahle yabona, yasimlandela uJesu idumisa uNkulunkulu. Kwathi bonke abantu bekubona lokho, labo bamdumisa uNkulunkulu.




\par }\Chap{19}{\SH UZakhewu Umthelisi
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}UJesu wangena eJerikho kodwa esedlula.

\VS{2}Kwakulendoda eyayithiwa nguZakhewu; wayeyinduna yabathelisi njalo enothile.

\VS{3}Wayefuna ukubona uJesu ukuthi wayengumuntu onjani, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi wayengumuntu omfitshane, wehluleka ngenxa yesiminyeminye.

\VS{4}Wasegijimela phambili, wakhwela phezu komkhiwa wesikhamore ukuze ambone njengoba uJesu wayesiza ngaleyondlela.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Kwathi uJesu esefikile kuleyondawo, wakhangela phezulu wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Zakhewu, yehla masinyane. Ngizakwethekelela endlini yakho lamuhla.”}}

\VS{6}Wasesehla uZakhewu masinyane wamamukela ngokuthokoza.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Bonke abantu bakubona lokhu bangunguna besithi, “Useyekuba yisethekeli sesoni.”


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Kodwa uZakhewu wasukuma wathi eNkosini, “Khangela, Nkosi! Okwamanje senginika ingxenye yenotho yami kwabampofu njalo nxa ngike ngadlelezela omunye umuntu loba ngakuphi, ngizambhadala ngokuphindwe kane lokho engakuthathayo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{9}UJesu wasesithi kuye,
{\WJ{“Lamuhla insindiso isifikile kulindlu ngoba indoda le layo iyindodana ka-Abhrahama.}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Ngoba iNdodana yoMuntu yalanda ukudinga lokusindisa lokho okwakulahlekile.”}}


\par }{\SH Umzekeliso Wamamina Alitshumi
\par }
{\PP \VS{11}Bathi besalalele lokhu, wabatshela omunye umzekeliso, ngoba wayesesondele eJerusalema, abantu sebecabanga ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu wawusuzahle uvele masinyane.

\VS{12}Wathi,
{\WJ{“Indoda ethile yasesikhosini ngokuzalwa yaya elizweni elikhatshana isiyagcotshwa ukuba yinkosi andubana iphenduke.}}

\VS{13}{\WJ{Yasibiza izinceku zayo ezilitshumi yazinika imali engamamina alitshumi. Yathi, ‘Isebenziseni imali le ngize ngiphenduke.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\WJ{Kodwa labobantu ayezababusa babemzonda lumuntu, bathumela izithunywa ukuthi zimlandele ziyekuthi, ‘Kasimfuni lumuntu ukuthi abe yinkosi yethu.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\WJ{Lanxa kunjalo wagcotshwa waba yinkosi, waphenduka ekhaya. Wasebiza izinceku lezo ayezinike imali ukuze ezwe ukuthi zazithole nzuzo bani ngayo.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{16}{\WJ{Owokuqala weza wathi, ‘Nkosi, imali yakho isizele amanye amadola alitshumi.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{17}{\WJ{Inkosi yayo yathi, ‘Wenze kuhle, nceku yami elungileyo! Ngenxa yokuthi uthembekile entweni encinyane, usuzabusa amadolobho alitshumi.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{Owesibili weza wathi, ‘Nkosi, imali yakho isizele amanye amadola amahlanu.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{19}{\WJ{Inkosi yayo yaphendula yathi, ‘Busa phezu kwamadolobho amahlanu.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{20}{\WJ{Kwasekusiza enye inceku yathi, ‘Nkosi, nansi imali yakho; bengiyigoqele ngelembu.}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{Bengikwesaba wena ngoba uyindoda elukhuni. Ucupha lapho ongathelanga khona njalo ubuye uvune lapho ongahlanyelanga khona.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{22}{\WJ{Inkosi yayo yaphendula yathi, ‘Ngizakwahlulela ngamazwi akho wena nceku exhwalileyo! Angithi ubukwazi ukuthi ngingumuntu olukhuni, ocupha lapho angathelanga khona lovuna lapho angahlanyelanga khona?}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Kungani pho ungabekanga imali yami ebhanga ukuze kuthi ekubuyeni kwami ngiyithathe isilenzuzo na?’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\WJ{Yasisithi kwababemi khonapho, ‘Mthatheleni lelo alalo liliphe lowo olalitshumi.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{25}{\WJ{Basebesithi, ‘Nkosi, angithi uvele uselalitshumi?’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{26}{\WJ{Yaphendula yathi, ‘Ngithi kini, lowo olakho uzaphiwa okunye okunengi kodwa lowo ongelalutho, lalokho alakho uzakwemukwa.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Kodwa izitha zami lezo ebezingafuni ukuthi ngizibuse, ziletheni lapha lizibulalele phambi kwami.’ ”}}


\par }{\SH Ukungena Ngobukhosi EJerusalema
\par }
{\PP \VS{28}UJesu esezitshilo zonke lezizinto wahamba wabandulela eqonda eJerusalema.

\VS{29}Wathi esebanga eBhethifage kanye leBhethani entabeni eyayithiwa yiNtaba yama-Oliva wathuma abafundi bakhe ababili wathi kubo:

\VS{30}{\WJ{“Yanini emzini ophambi kwenu, lizakuthi lingena kuwo libone inkonyane kababhemi ibotshelwe khonapho, engakaze igadwe muntu. ‘Ikhululeni liyilethe lapha.}}

\VS{31}{\WJ{Nxa kungaba lozalibuza ukuthi, Liyikhululelani na?’ kumele lithi, ‘INkosi iyayifuna.’ ”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{32}Labo ababethunyiwe bahamba njalo bathola kunjengoba ebetshilo.

\VS{33}Besayikhulula inkonyane kababhemi, abanini bayo bababuza bathi, “Liyikhululelani na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}Baphendula bathi, “INkosi iyayifuna.”


\par }{\PP \VS{35}Bayiletha kuJesu, baphosela amajazi abo phezu kwenkonyane, bagadisa uJesu phezu kwayo.

\VS{36}Wathi eseqhubeka, abantu bendlala amajazi abo endleleni.


\par }{\PP \VS{37}Esefikile eduze kwalapho indlela eyehla khona isuka eNtabeni yama-Oliva abafundi lexuku lonke lasuka ngokuthokoza ladumisa uNkulunkulu ngamazwi amakhulu ngenxa yemimangaliso yonke ababeyibonile, bathi:


\par }{\Q \VS{38}“Ibusisiwe inkosi ebuya ngebizo likaThixo!”\FTNT{*}{{\FR 19:38 }{\FT{AmaHubo 118.26}}}

\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q “Ukuthula ezulwini lodumo kweliphezulu!”


\par }{\PP \VS{39}Abanye abaFarisi exukwini bathi kuJesu, “Mfundisi, khuza abafundi bakho!”


\par }{\PP \VS{40}Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiyalitshela ngithi nxa bethula amatshe azamemeza.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{41}Wathi esebanga eJerusalema ekhangele idolobho, walikhalela

\VS{42}wathi,
{\WJ{“Nxa wena, wena ngokwakho, ubukwazi namhla lokho obekungakulethela ukuthula kodwa okwamanje kufihliwe emehlweni akho.}}

\VS{43}{\WJ{Zizafika insuku kuwe lapho izitha zakho zizakwakha umthangala zikuhonqolozele njalo zikuphahle inxa zonke.}}

\VS{44}{\WJ{Zizakusakazela phansi emhlabathini, wena kanye labantwana abaphakathi kwemiduli yakho. Kaziyikutshiya lalinye ilitshe phezu kwelinye ngoba kawusinanzelelanga isikhathi sokuza kukaNkulunkulu kuwe.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu EThempelini
\par }
{\PP \VS{45}Wasengena ethempelini wadudula ababethengisa khona

\VS{46}esithi kubo,
{\WJ{“Kubhaliwe ukuthi, ‘Indlu yami iyindlu yokukhuleka,’}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 19:46 }{\FT{U-Isaya 56.7}}}{\WJ{kodwa lina seliyenze ubhalu lwabaphangi.”}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 19:46 }{\FT{UJeremiya 7.11}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{47}Insuku zonke wayefundisa ethempelini. Kodwa abaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho kanye labakhokheli ababephakathi kwabantu babezama ukumbulala.

\VS{48}Kodwa kabayizuzanga indlela yokukwenza lokho ngoba abantu bonke babewakholwa amazwi akhe.




\par }\Chap{20}{\SH Ukuthandabuza Ngamandla KaJesu
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngelinye ilanga kwathi efundisa abantu ethempelini, etshumayela ivangeli, abaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho, kanye labadala bebandla beza kuye.

\VS{2}Bathi, “Ake usitshele ukuthi uwathatha ngaphi amandla okwenza lezizinto. Ngubani okunike amandla la?”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Lami ngizalibuza umbuzo. Ngitshelani,}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{ukubhaphathiza kukaJohane kwakuvela ezulwini loba ebantwini na?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Bahlanganisa amakhanda bathi, “Singathi, ‘Kwakuvela ezulwini,’ uzabuza athi, ‘Kungani lingazange limkholwe?’

\VS{6}Kodwa singathi, ‘Kwakuvela ebantwini,’ abantu bonke bazasikhanda ngamatshe ngoba bakholwa ukuthi uJohane wayengumphrofethi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Ngakho baphendula bathi, “Kasikwazi ukuthi kwakuvela ngaphi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{8}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Lami kangizukulitshela ukuthi lezizinto ngizenza ngawaphi amandla.”}}


\par }{\SH Umzekeliso Wabalimi Besivini
\par }
{\PP \VS{9}Waseqhubeka ngokutshela abantu umzekeliso lo wathi:
{\WJ{“Indoda yahlanyela isivini yasiqhatshisa abanye abalimi, yasihamba okwesikhathi eside.}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Ngesikhathi sokuvuna yathuma inceku yayo kubaqhatshi besivini ukuze bayiphe ingxenye yezithelo zesivini. Kodwa abalimi bayitshaya, bayixotsha ingaphathanga lutho.}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{Yathuma enye inceku kodwa laleyo bayitshaya bayiphatha kabuhlungu, bayixotsha ingaphathanga lutho.}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Waphinda wathuma eyesithathu, bayilimaza bayiphosela phandle.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\WJ{Umninisivini wasesithi, ‘Ngenzeni? Ngizathuma indodana yami engiyithandayo; mhlawumbe bazayihlonipha.’}}


\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\WJ{Kodwa kwathi abaqhatshi besivini beyibona, bahlanganisa amakhanda ngaleyondaba. Bathi, ‘Le yindlalifa. Kasiyibulaleni, ilifa libe ngelethu.’}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{Basebeyikhuphela ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala.}}

\par }{\PP {\WJ{Kambe umninisivini uzabathini?}}

\VS{16}{\WJ{Uzakuza afike ababulale labo baqhatshi besivini, isivini leso asinike abanye abalimi.”}}

\par }{\PP Abantu bathi bekuzwa lokhu bathi, “Sengathi lokhu kungaze kwafa kwenzeka!”


\par }{\PP \VS{17}UJesu wabathi nhlo, wabuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Pho kutshoni lokho okubhalwe ukuthi:}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘Ilitshe elalahlwa ngabakhi}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{seliyilona ilitshe lekhoneni?’}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 20:17 }{\FT{AmaHubo 118.22}}}


\par }{\MM \VS{18}{\WJ{Wonke owela phezu kwalelolitshe uzachobozeka abe yizicucu, kodwa lowo eliwela phezu kwakhe uzahlifizwa.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Abafundisi bomthetho labaphristi abakhulu badinga indlela yokumbopha masinyane ngoba babesazi ukuthi wakhuluma umzekeliso lo eqonde bona. Kodwa babesesaba abantu.


\par }{\SH Ukuthela KuKhesari
\par }
{\PP \VS{20}Bamthumela inhloli ezazizitshaya ezithembekileyo ukuze zimgolombe. Babefisa ukumbeka icala kokunye ayengakukhuluma ukuze bamedlulisele emandleni ombusi.

\VS{21}Ngakho inhloli zambuza zathi, “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi wena ukhuluma njalo ufundisa okuqondileyo lokuthi kawubandlululi kodwa ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso elipheleleyo.

\VS{22}Kufanele yini ukuthi sithele imithelo kuKhesari loba hatshi?”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Wabubona ubuqili babo wathi kubo,

\VS{24}{\WJ{“Ngitshengisani idenari. Kulomfanekiso kabani lombhalo kabani kuyo?”}}

\par }{\PP Baphendula bathi, “NgokaKhesari.”


\par }{\PP \VS{25}Wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Ngakho nikani uKhesari okungokukaKhesari, linike uNkulunkulu okungokukaNkulunkulu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{26}Behluleka ukumbamba ngalokho akutshoyo lapho obala. Sebemangaliswe yimpendulo yakhe bathula zwi.


\par }{\SH Ukuvuka Kwabafileyo Lokwendiselana
\par }
{\PP \VS{27}Amanye amaSadusi athi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo eza kuJesu elombuzo.

\VS{28}Athi, “Mfundisi, uMosi wasibhalela ukuthi nxa umfowabo wendoda angafa atshiye umfazi, kodwa bengelabantwana, umfowabo kumele amngene umfelokazi ukuze azalele umfowabo abantwana.

\VS{29}Manje kwakulabafowabo abayisikhombisa. Owokuqala wathatha umfazi kodwa wafa engelamntwana.

\VS{30}Owesibili

\VS{31}njalo lowesithathu laye wamthatha, bonke boyisikhombisa benza njalo bafa bengatshiyanga bantwana.

\VS{32}Ekucineni umfazi laye wafa.

\VS{33}Pho-ke, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uzakuba ngumkabani njengoba bonke boyisikhombisa babemthethe?”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Abantu balesisikhathi bayathatha njalo bayendiswa.}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Kodwa labo abazabe befanele ukuba lengxenye kulesosikhathi lasekuvukeni kwabafileyo kabazukuthatha loba bendiswe,}}

\VS{36}{\WJ{njalo kabasayikufa ngoba sebenjengezingilosi. Bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, ngoba bengabantwana bokuvuka kwabafileyo.}}

\VS{37}{\WJ{Kodwa emlandweni wesixuku esasibhebha umlilo, uMosi laye wakuveza ukuthi abafileyo bayavuka, ngoba ubiza uThixo ngokuthi ‘uNkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, loNkulunkulu kaJakhobe.’}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 20:37 }{\FT{U-Eksodasi 3.6}}}

\VS{38}{\WJ{KasuNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa owabaphilayo, ngoba kuye bonke bayaphila.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{39}Baphendula abanye abafundisi bomthetho bathi, “Utsho kahle Mfundisi!”

\VS{40}Kasabanga khona owaba lesibindi sokumbuza eminye imibuzo.


\par }{\SH UKhristu UyiNdodana Kabani Na?
\par }
{\PP \VS{41}UJesu wasesithi kubo,
{\WJ{“Kungani besithi uKhristu uyiNdodana kaDavida na?}}

\VS{42}{\WJ{UDavida yena ngokwakhe uyakufakaza eNcwadini yamaHubo uthi:}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami:}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{“Hlala ngakwesokunene sami,}}


\par }{\Q \VS{43}{\WJ{ngize ngenze izitha zakho}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{zibe yisinyathelo senyawo zakho.”}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 20:43 }{\FT{AmaHubo 110.1}}}{\WJ{’}}


\par }{\MM \VS{44}{\WJ{UDavida umbiza athi ‘Nkosi.’ Pho angaba yindodana yakhe njani?”}}


\par }{\SH Iseluleko Ngabafundisi Bomthetho
\par }
{\PP \VS{45}Kwathi bonke abantu besalalele, uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe,

\VS{46}{\WJ{“Limukani abafundisi bomthetho. Bathanda ukuhambahamba becece ngezembatho ezinde eziphephezelayo njalo bathanda ukubingelelwa emisikeni, futhi bathatha izihlalo eziphakemeyo emasinagogweni lezindawo zabahlonitshwa emadilini.}}

\VS{47}{\WJ{Bahuquluza izindlu zabafelokazi njalo bazibonakalisa ngokwenza imikhuleko emide. Abantu abanjalo bazajeziswa kabuhlungu.”}}




\par }\Chap{21}{\SH Umnikelo Womfelokazi
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}UJesu wathi ekhangela wabona izinothi zifaka iminikelo yazo esitsheni somnikelo.

\VS{2}Wabona njalo umfelokazi ongumyanga efaka okuzinhlamvana kwethusi okubili.

\VS{3}Wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngilitshela iqiniso ngithi umfelokazi lo ongumyanga unikele okudlula bonke abanye.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Bonke lababantu banikele izipho zabo ngokwenotho yabo, kodwa yena ebuyangeni bakhe ufake konke abelakho.”}}


\par }{\SH Ukubhidlizwa KweThempeli Lezibonakaliso Zokucina Kwesikhathi
\par }
{\PP \VS{5}Abanye abafundi bakhe babekhulukhuluma ngokubalazwa kwethempeli ngamatshe amahle langezipho ezazinikelwe kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa uJesu wathi,

\VS{6}{\WJ{“Mayelana lalokhu elikubona lapha, sizafika isikhathi lapho okungeyikutshiywa ilitshe phezu kwelinye; wonke azaphoselwa phansi.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Babuza bathi, “Mfundisi, izinto lezi zizakwenzakala nini? Njalo sizakuba yini isibonakaliso sokuthi sezizakwenzeka na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Qaphelani lingakhohliswa. Ngoba abanengi bazakuza ngebizo lami besithi, ‘Nginguye,’ njalo bathi, ‘Isikhathi sesisondele.’ Lingabalandeli.}}

\VS{9}{\WJ{Nxa lisizwa ngezimpi lezikhukhulambuso, lingethuki. Lezizinto kuzamele zenzeke kuqala, kodwa isiphetho kasizukufika ngalesosikhathi.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Wasesithi kubo:
{\WJ{“Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso.}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{Kuzakuba lokuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, indlala lezifo ezindaweni ezinengi, izehlakalo ezesabekayo lezibonakaliso ezinengi zivela emkhathini.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{12}{\WJ{Kodwa kungakenzakali konke lokhu bazalibamba, balihlukuluze. Bazalinikela emasinagogweni baliphosele lasezintolongweni njalo lizamiswa phambi kwamakhosi lababusi ngenxa yebizo lami.}}

\VS{13}{\WJ{Lokhu kuzalenza libe ngofakazi kimi.}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{Kodwa bekani amaphaphu phansi, lingazihluphi ngokuthi lizazivikela lisithini.}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{Ngoba ngizalinika amazwi lokuhlakanipha ukuze angabikhona ezitheni zenu ozalehlula loba aliphikise.}}

\VS{16}{\WJ{Lizanikelwa ngabazali, ngabafowenu layizihlobo labangane njalo abanye benu bazalibulala.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Bonke abantu bazalizonda ngenxa yami.}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Kodwa kakuyikubhubha lanwele olulodwa emakhanda enu.}}

\VS{19}{\WJ{Bekezelani, lizasindiswa.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{20}{\WJ{Lingabona iJerusalema isihonqolozelwe yizimpi lizakwazi ukuthi incithakalo isisondele.}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{Lapho-ke akuthi labo abaseJudiya babalekele ezintabeni, abasedolobheni kabaphume, kuthi labo abasemaphandleni bangangeni edolobheni.}}

\VS{22}{\WJ{Ngoba lesi yisikhathi sokujeziswa ukugcwalisa konke okwalotshwayo.}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Yeka ubulukhuni obuzakuba khona ngalezonsuku kwabesifazane abakhulelweyo labangabadlezane! Kuzakuba khona ukuhlukuluzeka okukhulu elizweni lolaka phezu kwabantu.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Bazakuwa ngenkemba babuthwe babe yizibotshwa zezizwe zonke. IJerusalema izagidagidwa ngabeZizwe kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zabeZizwe.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{25}{\WJ{Kuzabakhona izibonakaliso elangeni, enyangeni lasezinkanyezini. Emhlabeni izizwe zizakuba phakathi kosizi lokudideka ngenxa yokuhuba lokukhaphaza kolwandle.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Abantu bazaphela amandla ngokwesaba, behlutshwa yilokho okuzayo emhlabeni, ngoba izisekelo zasezulwini zizazanyazanyiswa.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Ngalesosikhathi bazayibona iNdodana yoMuntu isiza ngeyezi ilamandla lenkazimulo enkulu.}}

\VS{28}{\WJ{Nxa lezizinto seziqala ukwenzakala manini liqine, liphakamise amakhanda enu, ngoba ukuhlengwa kwenu sekusondela.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{29}Wabatshela umfanekiso lo wathi,
{\WJ{“Khangelani esihlahleni somkhiwa kanye lezinye zonke izihlahla.}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{Nxa zihluma lizazibonela lani njalo lazi ukuthi ihlobo selisondele.}}

\VS{31}{\WJ{Kanjalo-ke, nxa lingabona lezizinto sezisenzakala, lazi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{32}{\WJ{Ngilitshela iqiniso, lesisizukulwane kasiyikudlula zize zenzakale zonke lezizinto.}}

\VS{33}{\WJ{Izulu lomhlaba kuzedlula, kodwa amazwi ami kawayikwedlula lanini.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{34}{\WJ{Nanzelelani funa inhliziyo zenu zithundubale ngokuzitika lokudakwa lokunqineka ngezinto zalimpilo, ngoba lolosuku luzalijuma njengomjibila.}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Ngoba luzafikela bonke labo abahlala kuwo wonke umhlaba.}}

\VS{36}{\WJ{Hlalani lilindile, likhulekele ukuthi liphephe kukho konke osekuzakwenzeka masinyane, lokuthi libe lamandla okuma phambi kweNdodana yoMuntu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{37}Insuku zonke uJesu wayefundisa ethempelini kuthi kusihlwa aphume ayechitha ubusuku eqaqeni olwaluthiwa yiNtaba yama-Oliva,

\VS{38}njalo abantu bonke babesiza ekuseni kakhulu ukuzamuzwa ethempelini.




\par }\Chap{22}{\SH UJudasi Uvuma Ukunikela UJesu
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}UMkhosi weSinkwa esingelaMvubelo owawubizwa ngokuthi liPhasika wawususondele,

\VS{2}njalo abaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho babedinga enye indlela yokumsusa uJesu, ngoba babesesaba abantu.

\VS{3}USathane wasengena kuJudasi owayethiwa ngu-Iskariyothi, omunye wabalitshumi lambili.

\VS{4}UJudasi waya kubaphristi abakhulu lezikhulu zabavikeli bethempeli wabonisana labo ukuthi amnikele njani uJesu.

\VS{5}Bathokoza kakhulu, basebevuma ukumupha imali.

\VS{6}Wavuma, wasemelela ithuba lokunikela uJesu kubo ngesikhathi kungelaxuku labantu.


\par }{\SH Isidlo Sokucina
\par }
{\PP \VS{7}Lwaselufika usuku lweSinkwa esingelaMvubelo okwakusenziwa ngalo umhlatshelo wewundlu lePhasika.

\VS{8}UJesu wathuma uPhethro loJohane wathi,
{\WJ{“Hambani liyesilungisela ukuthi siyekudla iPhasika.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Babuza bathi, “Ufuna siyelilungisela ngaphi?”


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Lizakuthi nje lingena edolobheni, lizahlangana lendoda iphethe inkonxa yamanzi. Liyilandele kuleyondlu ezangena kuyo,}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{beselisithi kumninindlu, ‘Umfundisi uyabuza uthi: Ingaphi indlu yezethekeli, lapho engingadlela khona iPhasika labafundi bami?’}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Izalitshengisa ikamelo laphezulu elikhulu, elilungisiweyo. Yenzani amalungiselo khonapho.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Bahamba bayafica izinto zimi njengokutshelwa kwabo nguJesu. Ngakho balilungisa iPhasika.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Kwathi isikhathi sesifikile uJesu wahlala etafuleni labapostoli bakhe.

\VS{15}Wasesithi kubo,
{\WJ{“Bengitshiseka kakhulu ukudla iPhasika leli lani ngingakahlupheki.}}

\VS{16}{\WJ{Ngoba ngiyalitshela ukuthi kangisoze ngiphinde ngilidle njalo lize lizuze ukugcwaliseka embusweni kaNkulunkulu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Esethethe inkezo wabonga wasesithi,
{\WJ{“Kuthatheni lokhu likwabelane.}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Ngoba ngiyalitshela ukuthi angiyikuphinda nginathe okwesithelo sevini umbuso kaNkulunkulu uze ufike.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Wasethatha isinkwa, wabonga wasesihlephuna wabapha, wathi,
{\WJ{“Lo ngumzimba wami ophiwe lina; kwenzeni lokhu kube yisikhumbuzo sami.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Ngaleyondlela, ngemva kokudla kwakusihlwa wathatha inkezo, esithi,
{\WJ{“Inkezo le iyisivumelwano esitsha egazini lami, elichithelwa lina.}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{Kodwa isandla sakhe lowo ozanginikela sikanye lesami etafuleni.}}

\VS{22}{\WJ{INdodana yoMuntu izahamba njengoba kumisiwe, kodwa maye kulowomuntu oyinikelayo.”}}

\VS{23}Baqala ukubuzana ukuthi kambe ngabe ngubani kubo owayezakwenza lokhu.


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Njalo kwaba lokuphikisana phakathi kwabo mayelana lokuthi ngubani kubo owayebonakala emkhulu kulabo bonke.

\VS{25}UJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Amakhosi abeZizwe azitshengisela amandla awo kulabo ababusayo; leziphathamandla zakhona zibizwa ngokuthi Mcoli.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Kodwa akumelanga libe njalo. Endaweni yalokho, lowo omkhulu kulani lonke kabe njengomncinyane kini lonke, lalowo obusayo abe nguye okhonza abanye.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Kambe ngubani omkhulu kulomunye, lowo ohlezi etafuleni yokudla loba lowo ophakayo na? Kakusilowo osetafuleni na? Kodwa mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengalowo oliphakelayo.}}

\VS{28}{\WJ{Liyilabo abame lami ebunzimeni bami.}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{Ngakho ngiyalinika umbuso njengoba uBaba wanginika lami,}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{ukuze lidle njalo linathe etafuleni lami embusweni wami njalo lihlale ezihlalweni zobukhosi, lisahlulela izizwana zika-Israyeli ezilitshumi lambili.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{31}{\WJ{Simoni, Simoni uSathane usecele ukulihlungula lonke njengengqoloyi.}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Kodwa sengikukhulekele wena Simoni, ukuthi ukholo lwakho lungaze lwawela phansi. Ubokuthi nxa usuphendukile uqinise abafowenu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{33}Kodwa waphendula wathi, “Nkosi, ngizimisele ukuhamba lawe entolongweni lasekufeni.”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiyakutshela, Phethro, ukuthi iqhude lingakakhali lamuhla, uzaphika kathathu ukuthi uyangazi.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{35}UJesu wasebabuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngize ngilithume lingelamxhaka, loba isikhwama kumbe amanyathela, kukhona yini elake lakusilela?”}}

\par }{\PP Baphendula bathi, “Akubanga lalutho.”


\par }{\PP \VS{36}Wathi, kubo,
{\WJ{“Kodwa manje nxa ulesikhwama semali, sithathe, kanye lomgodla; njalo nxa ungelankemba, thengisa isigqoko sakho uyithenge.}}

\VS{37}{\WJ{Kulotshiwe ukuthi, ‘Wabalwa ndawonye lezoni’}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 22:37 }{\FT{U-Isaya 53.12}}}{\WJ{; njalo ngiyalitshela ukuthi lokhu kumele kugcwaliseke kimi. Yebo, lokho okubhaliweyo ngami sekufika ekugcwalisweni kwakho.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{38}Abafundi bathi, “Khangela, Nkosi, nanzi inkemba ezimbili.”

\par }{\PP Waphendula uJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Kwanele.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Ukhuleka ENtabeni Yama-Oliva
\par }
{\PP \VS{39}UJesu wahamba njengenjayelo waya eNtabeni yama-Oliva, abafundi bakhe bamlandela.

\VS{40}Esefikile kuleyondawo, wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Khulekani ukuze lingaweli ekulingweni.”}}

\VS{41}Watsheda kubo okwebanga lokuphosa ilitshe, waguqa phansi wakhuleka wathi,

\VS{42}{\WJ{“Baba, nxa uthanda susa inkezo le kimi; kodwa akungabi yintando yami, kodwa kwenziwe eyakho.”}}

\VS{43}Ingilosi yabonakala kuye ivela ezulwini yamqinisa.

\VS{44}Kwathi edabukile kakhulu, wakhuleka ngokutshiseka, izithukuthuku zakhe zangathi ligazi lithontela phansi.


\par }{\PP \VS{45}Wathi esephakeme ekukhulekeni wabuyela kubafundi bakhe wabafica belele, bekhathele ngenxa yosizi.

\VS{46}Wababuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Kungani lilele na? Vukani likhuleke ukuze lingaweli ekulingweni.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Uyabotshwa
\par }
{\PP \VS{47}Kwathi elokhu esakhuluma kwafika ixuku labantu, indoda ethiwa nguJudasi omunye wabalitshumi lambili, wayebahola. Wasondela kuJesu ukumanga,

\VS{48}kodwa uJesu wambuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Judasi, uyayinikela na iNdodana yoMuntu ngokuyanga?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{49}Kwathi abalandeli bakaJesu sebebona okwasekuzakwenzeka bathi, “Nkosi, sigalele yini ngenkemba zethu?”

\VS{50}Omunye wabo wayigalela inceku yomphristi omkhulu, wayiquma indlebe yayo yokunene.


\par }{\PP \VS{51}Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kakufuneki lokhu!”}} Waseyibamba indlebe yalowomuntu wamsilisa.


\par }{\PP \VS{52}UJesu wasesithi kubaphristi abakhulu, lezikhulu zabalindi bethempeli kanye labadala bebandla ababemlandile,
{\WJ{“Ngikhokhela umvukela yini lize liphethe izinkemba lenduku?}}

\VS{53}{\WJ{Zonke insuku bengilani emagumeni ethempeli, kodwa kalizange lingithinte. Kodwa lesi yisikhathi senu, lapho kubusa umnyama.”}}


\par }{\SH UPhethro Ulandula UJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{54}Bamdumela, bamusa endlini yomphristi omkhulu. UPhethro wayemlandela ebucwala.

\VS{55}Kodwa kwathi sebebase umlilo phakathi kweguma bahlala phansi ndawonye, uPhethro wahlala phansi labo.

\VS{56}Intombazana eyisisebenzi yambona ehlezi khonapho ekukhanyeni komlilo. Yamkhangelisisa yathi, “Indoda le yayilaye.”


\par }{\PP \VS{57}Kodwa yena waphika wathi, “Ntombazana, kangimazi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{58}Ngemva kwesikhatshana omunye wambona wathi, “Lawe ungomunye wabo.”

\par }{\PP UPhethro waphendula wathi, “Ndoda, angisuye.”


\par }{\PP \VS{59}Sekudlule phose ihola omunye wagcizelela wathi, “Ngeqiniso umuntu lo wayelaye, ngoba ungumGalile.”


\par }{\PP \VS{60}Waphendula uPhethro wathi, “Ndoda, angikwazi okhuluma ngakho!” Elokhu esakhuluma, iqhude lakhala.

\VS{61}INkosi yatshibilika, yamkhangela yamuthi nhlo uPhethro. UPhethro waselikhumbula ilizwi iNkosi eyayilikhulumile kuye isithi:
{\WJ{“Iqhude lingakakhali lamuhla, uzangiphika kathathu.”}}

\VS{62}Ngakho wasephumela ngaphandle wakhala kabuhlungu.


\par }{\SH Amabutho Ahoza UJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{63}Amadoda ayelinde uJesu aqalisa ukumhoza lokumtshaya.

\VS{64}Amvala amehlo athi kuye, “Phrofitha! Ngubani okutshayileyo?”

\VS{65}Amthuka ngezindlela ezinengi.


\par }{\SH UJesu Phambi KukaPhilathu LoHerodi
\par }
{\PP \VS{66}Emadabukakusa inkundla yabakhokheli babantu, kanye labaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho yahlangana ndawonye, uJesu walethwa phambi kwabo.

\VS{67}Bathi, “Nxa unguKhristu sitshele.”

\par }{\PP UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngingaze ngilitshele kalisoze lingikholwe,}}

\VS{68}{\WJ{njalo nxa bengingalibuza belingeke liphendule.}}

\VS{69}{\WJ{Kodwa kusukela khathesi iNdodana yoMuntu izahlala kwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu olamandla amakhulu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{70}Bonke babuza bathi, “Kutsho ukuthi-ke uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na?”

\par }{\PP Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Liqondile ukuthi ngiyiyo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{71}Basebesithi, “Sisabudingelani obunye ubufakazi na? Sesikuzwe kuphuma kowakhe umlomo.”




\par }\Chap{23}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ibandla lonke laseliphakama lamqhuba lamusa kuPhilathu.

\VS{2}Basebemethesa icala besithi, “Indoda le siyifice ixhwalisa isizwe sakithi. Iphikisana lokuthela imithelo kuKhesari njalo izenza uKhristu, inkosi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Ngakho uPhilathu wasembuza uJesu wathi, “Uyinkosi yamaJuda na?”

\par }{\PP {\WJ{“Kunjengoba usitsho,”}} waphendula uJesu.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}UPhilathu wasebikela abaphristi abakhulu kanye lexuku labantu wathi, “Kangiboni lutho lokwethesa umuntu lo icala.”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Kodwa bagcizelela bathi, “Udunga abantu kulolonke elaseJudiya ngemfundiso yakhe. Waqalisa eGalile, usehambe wonke umango waze wazafika lapha.”


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Esezwe lokhu uPhilathu wabuza ingabe indoda leyo yayingumGalile na.

\VS{7}Esezwile ukuthi uJesu wayengaphansi kombuso kaHerodi wamthumela kuHerodi owayeseJerusalema ngalesosikhathi.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}UHerodi wathi embona uJesu wathaba kakhulu ngoba wayevele etshisekela ukumbona. Ethathela kulokho ayekuzwile ngaye, wayelindele ukumbona esenza omunye umangaliso.

\VS{9}Wamjinga ngemibuzo, kodwa uJesu akaze amphendula.

\VS{10}Abaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho labo babemi khonapho bemangalela ngokuthukuthela.

\VS{11}UHerodi lamabutho akhe basebemchothoza njalo bamhoza. Bamgqokisa isigqoko esihle, basebembuyisela kuPhilathu.

\VS{12}Ngalelolanga uHerodi loPhilathu babangabangane kodwa mandulo kwalokhu babeyizitha.


\par }{\PP \VS{13}UPhilathu wabizela ndawonye abaphristi abakhulu lababusi kanye labantu

\VS{14}wathi kubo, “Lingilethele umuntu obekhuthaza abantu ukwenza umvukela. Sengimhlolile phambi kwenu, kodwa kangifumananga lutho kulokhu elimangalela khona.

\VS{15}LoHerodi kafumananga lutho, ngoba usemphendukisile kithi; njengoba libona, kenzanga lutho olufanele ukuthi abulawe.

\VS{16}Ngakho ngizamjezisa nje besengimkhulula.” [

\VS{17}Kwakumele akhulule isibotshwa esisodwa esiyabe sikhethwe ngabantu mhla wedili.]\FTNT{*}{{\FR 23:17 }{\FT{Livesi kayikho kwamanye amaBhayibhili esiLungu.}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{18}Bamemeza ngalizwi linye bathi, “Msusele khatshana umuntu lo! Sikhululele uBharabhasi!”

\VS{19}(UBharabhasi wayephoselwe entolongweni ngenxa yokuvusa isiphithiphithi edolobheni langenxa yokubulala.)


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Kwathi ngoba efuna ukumkhulula uJesu, uPhilathu waphinda wathi kabake bacabange njalo.

\VS{21}Kodwa baqhubeka bememeza besithi, “Mbethele! Mbethele!”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Waphinda wakhuluma labo okwesithathu wathi, “Ngani na? Umuntu lo wenze cala bani? Angiboni lutho kuye olungafanela isigwebo sokuthi abulawe. Ngakho-ke, ngizakuthi kajeziswe besengimkhulula.”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Kodwa baklabalala beqinisa ukuba kabethelwe, lakanye ukugcizelela kwabo kwaphumelela.

\VS{24}Ngakho uPhilathu wasemisa ukwemukela izifiso zabo.

\VS{25}Wayikhulula indoda leyo eyayiphoselwe entolongweni ngenxa yesiphithiphithi lokubulala, eyiyo abayicelayo, wanikela uJesu kubo ukuthi benze intando yabo.


\par }{\SH Ukubethelwa Esiphambanweni
\par }
{\PP \VS{26}Bathi sebemqhuba babamba uSimoni waseKhureni owayesuka emaphandleni, bamethesa isiphambano bathi kasithwale ngemva kukaJesu.

\VS{27}Walandelwa ngabantu abanengi kakhulu, kanye labesifazane ababemkhalela bebubula.

\VS{28}UJesu wanyemukula wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Madodakazi aseJerusalema, lingangikhaleli; zikhaleleni lina kanye labantwabenu.}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{Ngoba sizafika isikhathi lapho elizakuthi, ‘Babusisiwe abafazi abazinyumba, lezibeletho ezingazange zithwale kanye lamabele angazange amunyise!’}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{Lapho-ke}}

\par }{\Q {\WJ{‘bazakuthi ezintabeni, “Sembeseni!”}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 23:30 }{\FT{UHosiya 10.8}}}

\par }{\QB {\WJ{Lakuwo amaqaqa bathi, “Welani phezu kwethu!” ’}}


\par }{\MM \VS{31}{\WJ{Ngoba nxa abantu bezenza lezizinto lapho isihlahla simanzi, kuzakwenzakalani pho nxa sesomile?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{32}Amanye amadoda amabili, onke ayeyizigebenga, lawo aqhutshwa kanye laye esiyabulawa.

\VS{33}Bathi sebefike endaweni ethiwa luKhakhayi bambethela esiphambanweni kanye lezigebenga lezo, omunye ngakwesokunene kwakhe, omunye ngakwesokhohlo.

\VS{34}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Baba, baxolele, ngoba kabakwazi abakwenzayo.”}} Njalo basebesabelana izigqoko zakhe ngokutshaya inkatho.


\par }{\PP \VS{35}Abantu bema bakhangela, ababusi bona bamklolodela. Bathi, “Wasindisa abanye, laye kazisindise nxa enguKhristu kaNkulunkulu, oKhethiweyo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{36}Amabutho lawo eza amklolodela. Amnika iwayini elimunyu

\VS{37}athi, “Nxa uyinkosi yamaJuda, zisindise.”


\par }{\PP \VS{38}Kwakulombhalo wokwazisa ngaphezulu kwakhe owawusithi:

\par }{\PC Lo yiNkosi yamaJuda.


\par }{\PP \VS{39}Omunye wezigebenga owayelenga khonapho wamthuka wathi, “Kanti kayisuwe uKhristu? Zisindise wena kanye lathi!”


\par }{\PP \VS{40}Kodwa esinye isigebenga samkhuza sathi, “Kawumesabi na uNkulunkulu, njengoba ulesigwebo sinye laye.

\VS{41}Thina sijeziswa ngokusifaneleyo ngoba sizuza lokho okufanele izenzo zethu. Kodwa umuntu lo kenzanga lutho olungalunganga.”


\par }{\PP \VS{42}Wasesithi, “Jesu, ungikhumbule nxa ungafika embusweni wakho.”


\par }{\PP \VS{43}UJesu wamphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiyakutshela iqiniso ngithi, lamuhla uzakuba lami epharadise.”}}


\par }{\SH Ukufa KukaJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{44}Kwasekuyisikhathi esingaba lihola lesithupha, ubumnyama bembesa lonke ilizwe kwaze kwaba lihola lesificamunwemunye,

\VS{45}ngoba ilanga lema ukukhanya. Ikhetheni lethempeli ladabuka kabili.

\VS{46}UJesu wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu wathi,
{\WJ{“Baba, ezandleni zakho nginikela umphefumulo wami.”}} Esekutshilo lokhu waphefumula okokucina.


\par }{\PP \VS{47}Induna yekhulu isibonile okwenzakeleyo yadumisa uNkulunkulu yathi, “Ngeqiniso lo ubeyindoda elungileyo.”

\VS{48}Kwathi bonke abantu ababebuthene ukuzabona isiga lesi sebebonile okwakwenzakele, bababuhlungu, babalosizi, babuyela emizini yabo.

\VS{49}Kodwa bonke ababemazi, kanye labesifazane abamlandela besuka laye eGalile, bema bucwala babukela okwakusenzakala.


\par }{\SH Ukungcwatshwa KukaJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{50}Kwakukhona indoda eyayithiwa nguJosefa, elilunga loMphakathi, eyindoda elungileyo njalo eqondileyo,

\VS{51}owayengakuvumanga lokho abakuqumayo labakwenzayo. Yena wayevela edolobheni lakoJuda okwakuthiwa yi-Arimathiya, njalo wayelindele umbuso kaNkulunkulu.

\VS{52}Waya kuPhilathu wayacela isidumbu sikaJesu.

\VS{53}Wasesethula wasigoqela ngelembu lelineni, wasibeka ethuneni elaligujwe edwaleni lingakaze lilale muntu.

\VS{54}Kwakulusuku lokuLungiselela, iSabatha selizaqalisa.


\par }{\PP \VS{55}Abesifazane ababebuye loJesu esuka eGalile bamlandela uJosefa balibona ithuna lokuthi isidumbu sakhe salaliswa njani kulo.

\VS{56}Basebebuyela ekhaya bayalungisa amagcobo lamakha. Kodwa baphumula ngeSabatha bethobela umlayo.




\par }\Chap{24}{\SH Ukuvuka KukaJesu
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngosuku lokuqala lweviki ekuseni kakhulu abesifazane bathatha amakha ababewalungisile baya ethuneni.

\VS{2}Bafumana ilitshe ligiqiwe, lasuswa ethuneni,

\VS{3}kodwa bathi bengena kabaze basithola isidumbu seNkosi uJesu.

\VS{4}Bathi belokhu besathithibele ngakho, masinyane kwema eduze labo amadoda amabili egqoke izigqoko ezazikhazimula njengombane.

\VS{5}Bethuka abesifazane bathi mbo phansi ngobuso, kodwa amadoda lawo athi kubo, “Lidingelani ophilayo kwabafileyo na?

\VS{6}Kakho lapha; usevukile! Khumbulani ukuthi walitshelani eseselani eGalile:

\VS{7}{\WJ{‘INdodana yoMuntu kumele inikelwe ezandleni zezoni, ibethelwe esiphambanweni kuthi ngosuku lwesithathu ivuswe njalo.’}} ”

\VS{8}Basebewakhumbula amazwi akhe.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Kwathi sebebuyile bevela ethuneni, zonke lezizinto bazibikela abalitshumi lanye labanye bonke.

\VS{10}KwakunguMariya Magadalini, loJowana, loMariya unina kaJakhobe labanye ababelabo abatshela abapostoli ngalokhu.

\VS{11}Kodwa kababakholwanga abesifazane laba, ngoba amazwi abo ayengathi yikuwumana kubo.

\VS{12}Kodwa uPhethro wasukuma wagijimela ethuneni. Walunguza wabona amaqhele elineni ethe qekele wodwa, wasebuyela emangele ukuthi kambe kwakwenzakaleni.


\par }{\SH Endleleni Eya E-Emawusi
\par }
{\PP \VS{13}Kwathi ngalelolanga ababili babo babehamba besiya emzini owawuthiwa yi-Emawusi, ongaba ngamakhilomitha alitshumi lanye usuka eJerusalema.

\VS{14}Babekhulumisana ngakho konke okwakwenzakele.

\VS{15}Bathi belokhu bekhuluma bebonisana ngazo lezizinto, uJesu yena ngokwakhe wabaxhuma wasehambisana labo;

\VS{16}kodwa abaze bamnanzelela ukuthi nguye.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Wababuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Likhuluma ngani kanti lilokhu liphakathi kohambo lwenu?”}}

\par }{\PP Bema mpo, ubuso babo bubunile.

\VS{18}Omunye wabo owayethiwa nguKlophasi wambuza wathi, “Kanti wena uyisihambi yini eJerusalema ukhanya ungazazi izinto ezenzakele kuzolezi insuku?”


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Wabuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Yizinto bani na?”}}

\par }{\PP Baphendula bathi, “Mayelana ngoJesu waseNazaretha. Wayengumphrofethi; elomfutho ngokukhuluma langezenzo phambi kukaNkulunkulu lasebantwini bonke.

\VS{20}Abaphristi abakhulu lababusi bethu bamnikela ukuba agwetshelwe ukufa, basebembethela;

\VS{21}kodwa thina sasithembe ukuthi nguye owayezahlenga u-Israyeli. Futhi okunye yikuthi sekulusuku lwesithathu kulokhu kwenzakala konke lokhu.

\VS{22}Phezu kwalokhu, abanye besifazane bethu basimangalisile. Bahambe ethuneni ekuseni kakhulu lamuhla,

\VS{23}kodwa kabasifumananga isidumbu sakhe. Babuyile bazasitshela ukuthi babone umbono wezingilosi ezithe uyaphila.

\VS{24}Kwasekusithi abanye babakhula bethu baya ethuneni bathola kunjengokuba abesifazane betshilo, kodwa yena kabamtholanga.”


\par }{\PP \VS{25}Wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Uthi liyizithutha ezinjani, njalo lilezinhliziyo ezithundubeleyo ekukholweni konke lokho okwakhulunywa ngabaphrofethi!}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{UKhristu wayengamelanga ahlupheke yini zonke lezi izinto andubana angene ebukhosini bakhe na?”}}

\VS{27}Wasesukela kuMosi kanye labaPhrofethi bonke wabachazela okwatshiwo emibhalweni mayelana laye.


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Bathi sebebanga emzini lowo ababesiya kuwo uJesu wenza ingathi wayesedlula.

\VS{29}Kodwa bamncenga kakhulu bathi, “Hlala lathi ngoba sekusihlwa; usuku luphose selwedlule.” Wasengena ukuthi ayehlala labo.


\par }{\PP \VS{30}Wathi esehlezi labo etafuleni wathatha isinkwa wabonga, wasesihlephuna wasebaqhubela.

\VS{31}Kwathi dlwe emehlweni abo, bamazi, yena wasenyamalala kubo.

\VS{32}Babuzana bathi, “Konje inhliziyo zethu bezingatshiseki yini lapho abe ekhuluma lathi endleleni esivulela imibhalo na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{33}Bahle bathi lothu masinyane babuyela eJerusalema. Khonale bathola abalitshumi lanye kanye lalabo ababelabo bebuthene ndawonye

\VS{34}besithi, “Kuliqiniso! INkosi isivukile kwabafileyo yabonakala kuSimoni.”

\VS{35}Kwathi labo ababili balandisa ngalokho okwakwenzakele endleleni, lokuthi uJesu bamnanzelela njani lapho aze ahlephune isinkwa.


\par }{\SH UJesu Ubonakala KubaFundi
\par }
{\PP \VS{36}Bathi belokhu besakhuluma ngakho lokhu, uJesu yena ngokwakhe wema phakathi kwabo wathi,
{\WJ{“Ukuthula kakube kini.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{37}Bethuka besaba, bekhumbula ukuthi babebona ithonga

\VS{38}Wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Kungani lihluphekile, njalo kungani kulokuthandabuza ezingqondweni zenu?}}

\VS{39}{\WJ{Khangelani izandla zami lezinyawo zami. Yimi mina ngokwami! Ngithintani libone; ithonga kalilanyama lamathambo njengoba libona ukuthi mina ngilakho.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{40}Esetshilo lokhu wabatshengisa izandla lezinyawo zakhe.

\VS{41}Kwathi belokhu bengakholwa ngenxa yokuthaba lokumangala wababuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Lilakho okokudla lapha na?”}}

\VS{42}Bamupha iqatha lenhlanzi exatshiweyo,

\VS{43}wayithatha wayidla phambi kwabo.


\par }{\PP \VS{44}Wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Lokhu yikho engalitshela khona ngiseselani ukuthi: Konke kumele kugcwaliseke okwalotshwa ngami eMthethweni kaMosi labaPhrofethi lamaHubo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{45}Wasebavula ingqondo zabo ukuze bakwazi ukuzwisisa imibhalo.

\VS{46}Wabatshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Nanku okulotshiweyo: UKhristu uzahlupheka aphinde avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu,}}

\VS{47}{\WJ{njalo ukuphenduka lokuthethelelwa kwezono kuzatshunyayelwa ebizweni lakhe ezizweni zonke, kuqala eJerusalema.}}

\VS{48}{\WJ{Lingofakazi balezizinto.}}

\VS{49}{\WJ{Ngizalithumezela lokho uBaba akuthembisileyo; kodwa libohlala edolobheni lize liphiwe amandla avela phezulu.”}}


\par }{\SH Ukwenyukela Ezulwini
\par }
{\PP \VS{50}Kwathi esebakhokhele waya labo eduze leBhethani waphakamisa izandla zakhe wababusisa.

\VS{51}Uthe elokhu esababusisa, wabatshiya, wenyukiselwa ezulwini.

\VS{52}Basebemkhonza, babuyela eJerusalema bethokoza kakhulu.

\VS{53}Bahlala kokuphela ethempelini bedumisa uNkulunkulu.

\par }