Isonka Sesihlwele Esilambileyo
Izonka ezihlanu zondla amawaka, saza isihlwele safuna ukumenza ukumkani. UYesu uhamba phezu kwamanzi esiya kubo, aze abaxelele ukuba uBawo wakhe unika isonka sokwenene esivela ezulwini, yaye nguye eso sonka, inyama yakhe enikelwa ihlabathi. Abafundi abaninzi bayarhoxa; uPetros akanandawo yimbi anokuya kuyo.
6 1Emva koko, uYesu wawela uLwandle lwaseGalili, olubizwa ngokuba luLwandle lwaseTibheriya. 2Isihlwele esikhulu samlandela, kuba sibona imiqondiso awayeyenza kubantu abagulayo. 3UYesu wenyuka waya entabeni, wahlala phantsi khona nabafundi bakhe. 4Ke kaloku iPasika, umthendeleko wamaYuda, yayisondele.
5Uthe uYesu ephakamisa amehlo, wabona isihlwele esikhulu sisondela, wabuza kuFilipu wathi: “Singasithenga phi na isonka ukuze badle aba bantu?”
6Wakutsho oku emvavanya uFilipu, kuba yena wayesele esazi into aza kuyenza.
7UFilipu waphendula wathi kuye: “Isonka esixabisa umvuzo weentsuku ezingama-200 asanele ukuba ngamnye wabo afumane okuncinane.” a a v7 Idenariyo yayimalunga nomvuzo wosuku olunye; iidenariyo ezimakhulu mabini zaziphantse zibe ngumvuzo weenyanga ezisibhozo.
8Omnye wabafundi bakhe, uAndreya, umntakwabo kaSimon Petros, wathi kuye: 9“Kukho inkwenkwe apha enezonka ezihlanu zerhasi neentlanzi ezimbini—kodwa oko kuyintoni na kubantu abangaka?”
10UYesu wathi: “Bahlaliseni phantsi abantu.” Kwakukho ingca eninzi apho, ngoko kwahlala phantsi amadoda amalunga nama-5 000.
11Wandula ke uYesu wazithabatha izonka, wabulela, wazaba kwabo babehleli phantsi; kwaba njalo nangeentlanzi, kangangoko babefuna.
12Bakuhlutha, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Qokelelani iingceba eziseleyo, ukuze kungalahleki nto.”
13Ngoko baziqokelela iingceba ezaziseleyo kwizonka ezihlanu zerhasi emva kokuba abantu bedlile, zazalisa iingobozi ezilishumi elinambini. 14Ngoko bakuwubona umqondiso awawenzayo abantu, bathi: “Lo nguye ngokwenene uMprofeti oza ehlabathini!” 15Ebazi ukuba babezimisele ukuza bambambe ngenkani ukuze bamenze ukumkani, uYesu wabuyela kwakhona entabeni eyedwa.
Phakathi Kwesaqhwithi
16Kwathi xa kuhlwayo, abafundi bakhe behla baya elwandle, 17bakhwela isikhephe, bawela ulwandle besiya eKapernahum. Kwakusele kumnyama, yaye uYesu wayengekafiki kubo. 18Kwaba kukho umoya onamandla ovuthuzayo, lwaza ulwandle lwadlokova. 19Bakuba bebhabhe iimayile ezintathu okanye ezine, bambona uYesu ehamba phezu kwamanzi, esondela esikhepheni, baza boyika.
20Kodwa wathi kubo: “Ndim; musani ukoyika.”
21Ngoko bavuya ukumngenisa esikhepheni, saza sathi kwangoko safika onxwemeni ababesiya kulo.
22Ngengomso, isihlwele esasisele ngaphesheya kolwandle sabona ukuba kwakukho isikhephe esinye kuphela apho, nokuba uYesu wayengakhwelanga naso nabafundi bakhe, kodwa abafundi bakhe bahamba bebodwa. 23Ezinye izikhephe zafika zivela eTibheriya kufuphi nendawo apho babedle khona isonka emva kokuba iNkosi ibulele. 24Ngoko sakubona isihlwele ukuba uYesu nabafundi bakhe abekho, bakhwela izikhephe baya eKapernahum befuna uYesu. 25Bakumfumana ngaphesheya kolwandle, babuza bathi: “Rabhi, ufike nini apha?”
26UYesu waphendula wathi kubo: “Inene, inene, ndithi kuni: anindifuni ngenxa yokuba nibone imiqondiso, kodwa ngenxa yokuba nidle izonka nahlutha. 27Musani ukusebenzela ukutya okonakalayo, kodwa sebenzelani ukutya okuhlala kuse kubomi obungenasiphelo, enoza kuninika kona uNyana woLuntu. Kuba yena uBawo wethu umbekele itywina lakhe.”
28Baza bathi kuye: “Masenze ntoni na ukuze senze imisebenzi kaBawo wethu?”
29UYesu waphendula wathi kubo: “Nguwo lo umsebenzi kaBawo wethu: ukuba nikholwe kulowo amthumileyo.”
30Ngoko babuza kuye bathi: “Uya kusenzela mqondiso mni, ukuze sibone sikukholwe? Uya kwenza msebenzi mni? 31Ookhokho bethu badla imana entlango, njengoko kubhaliwe kwathiwa: ‘Wabanika isonka esivela ezulwini ukuba badle.’”
32UYesu wathi kubo: “Inene, inene, ndithi kuni: asinguMoses owaninika isonka esivela ezulwini—nguBawo oninika isonka sokwenene esivela ezulwini. 33Kuba isonka sikaBawo wethu nguye lowo uhlayo evela ezulwini, aze anike ihlabathi ubomi.”
34Ngoko bathi kuye: “Nkosi, siphe esi sonka ngamaxesha onke.”
35UYesu wathi kubo: “Ndisisonka sobomi. Lowo uzayo kum akasayi kulamba; nalowo ukholwayo kum akasayi kunxanwa. 36Kodwa njengoko ndanixelela, nindibonile kodwa anikholwa. 37Bonke uBawo andinika bona baya kuza kum, nalowo uzayo kum andisayi kumgxotha. 38Kuba ndehla ezulwini kungekhona ukuza kwenza okuthandwa ndim, kodwa ukuthanda kwalowo wandithumayo. 39Kuku oku ukuthanda kwalowo wandithumayo: ukuba ndingalahlekelwa namnye kubo bonke andinike bona, kodwa ndibavuse ngomhla wokugqibela. 40Kuba kuku oku ukuthanda kukaBawo: ukuba wonk’ubani okhangela kuNyana aze akholwe kuye abe nobomi obungenasiphelo, yaye ndiya kumvusa ngomhla wokugqibela.”
41Ngoko amaYuda amkrokrela kuba wathi: “Ndisisonka esehla sivela ezulwini.”
42Athi: “Lo asinguye na uYesu, unyana kaYosefu, esimazi uyise nonina? Angathini ukuthi ngoku: ‘Ndehle ndivela ezulwini’?”
43UYesu waphendula wathi kubo: “Yekani ukukrokra phakathi kwenu.
44“Akukho namnye unokuza kum ngaphandle kokuba uBawo owandithumayo amtsalele kum, yaye ndiya kumvusa ngomhla wokugqibela. b b v44 Ukuza kuYesu kuqalwa nguBawo wethu—ubatsalela abantwana bakhe kuNyana ngothando olusukelayo, kungekhona ngamandla anyanzelayo. 45Kubhaliwe kubaProfeti kwathiwa: ‘Yaye bonke baya kufundiswa nguBawo wethu.’ Wonk’ubani ovileyo wafunda kuBawo uyeza kum. 46Kungekhona ukuba ukho umntu oke wambona uBawo ngaphandle kwalowo ovela kuye; yena umbonile uBawo. 47Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, lowo ukholwayo unobomi obungenasiphelo. 48Ndisisonka sobomi. 49Ookhokho benu badla imana entlango, kanti bafa. 50Esi sisonka esihla sivela ezulwini, ukuze nabani na asidle angafi. 51Ndisisonka esiphilayo esehla sivela ezulwini. Lowo udla esi sonka uya kuphila ngonaphakade. Isonka endiya kusinika yinyama yam, ngenxa yobomi behlabathi.”
52Aza amaYuda aphikisana kabukhali phakathi kwawo, esithi: “Angathini lo mntu ukusinika inyama yakhe ukuba siyidle?”
53UYesu wathi kubo: “Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, ngaphandle kokuba niyidle inyama yoNyana woLuntu nilisele igazi lakhe, aninabomi ngaphakathi kwenu. 54Lowo utya inyama yam asele igazi lam unobomi obungenasiphelo, yaye ndiya kumvusa ngomhla wokugqibela. 55Kuba inyama yam kukutya kokwenene, negazi lam sisiselo sokwenene. 56Lowo utya inyama yam asele igazi lam uhlala kum, nam kuye. 57Njengokuba uBawo ophilayo wandithuma, nam ndiphila ngenxa kaBawo, ngokunjalo nalowo utya mna uya kuphila ngenxa yam. 58Esi sisonka esehla sivela ezulwini. Asifani nesonka esadliwa ngookhokho benu kanti bafa. Lowo udla esi sonka uya kuphila ngonaphakade.”
59Wazitsho ezi zinto efundisa esinagogeni eKapernahum. 60Bakuyiva, abaninzi babafundi bakhe bathi: “Le yimfundiso enzima. Ngubani onokuyamkela?”
Xa Abaninzi Bebuya Umva
61Esazi ukuba abafundi bakhe bayakrokra ngale nto, uYesu wathi kubo: “Ngaba oku kuyanikhubekisa na?
62“Ngaba kothini ke ukuba niyambona uNyana woLuntu enyuka esiya apho wayekhona ngaphambili? 63UMoya unika ubomi; inyama ayincedi nganto. Amazwi endiwathethe kuni angumoya abe bubomi. 64Kodwa bakho abanye kuni abangakholwayo.” Kuba uYesu wayesazi kwasekuqaleni abangakholwayo, nalowo wayeya kumngcatsha. 65Waza wathi: “Kungenxa yoko ndithe kuni: akukho namnye onokuza kum ngaphandle kokuba uBawo amvumele.”
66Ukususela ngeli xesha, abaninzi babafundi bakhe babuya umva, ababa sahamba naye.
67Ngoko uYesu wabuza kwabaLishumi elinababini wathi: “Ngaba nani nifuna ukumka na?”
68USimon Petros waphendula wathi kuye: “Nkosi, siya kuya kubani na? Wena unamazwi obomi obungenasiphelo. 69Thina sikholiwe, saza sazi ukuba wena uyiNgcwele kaBawo wethu.”
70UYesu waphendula wathi kubo: “Andinikhethanga na nina, baLishumi elinababini? Kanti omnye kuni ngumtyholi.”
71Wayethetha uYudas, unyana kaSimon Isikariyoti, omnye wabaLishumi elinababini, owayeza kumngcatsha.
