ULuka 7 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

7 ¹Akuba egqibile ukuthetha zonke ezi zinto ebantwini, wangena eKapernahum. ²Umkhonzi womphathi-mkhosi othile, owayethandwa nguye, wayesifa, esele eza kufa. ³Akuva ngoYesu, lo mphathi-mkhosi wathumela amadoda amakhulu amaYuda, ecela ukuba eze amphilise umkhonzi wakhe. ⁴Bakufika kuYesu, bambongoza ngenyameko, besithi: ufanelwe kukuba umenzele le nto, ⁵kuba uyathanda uhlanga lwethu, kananjalo nguye owasakhela indlu yethu yesikhungu. ⁶Wahamba nabo uYesu. Esele esondela endlwini, lo mphathi-mkhosi wathumela abahlobo ukuba bathi: Nkosi, musa ukuzikhathaza—andifanelekanga ukuba ungene phantsi kophahla lwam. ⁷Kungoko ndingazanga ndilinge ukuza kuwe. Kodwa tsho ilizwi, aphile umkhonzi wam. ⁸Kuba nam ndingumntu ophantsi kwegunya, ndinamajoni aphantsi kwam. Ndithi komnye: “Hamba,” ahambe; komnye: “Yiza,” eze; kumkhonzi wam: “Yenza oku,” akwenze.

⁹Akuva oku uYesu, wammangalela lo mphathi-mkhosi, wajika wabheka kwisihlwele esasimlandela, wathi: Ndithi kuni, andizange ndifumane ukholo olungaka nasekwaSirayeli.

¹⁰Bathi ke abo babethunyiwe babuyela endlwini, bamfumana umkhonzi esaphilile.

UYesu Uvusa Unyana Womhlolokazi

¹¹Kungekudala emva koko, waya kwisixeko esigama linguNayin, ehamba nabafundi bakhe nesihlwele esikhulu. ¹²Akusondela esangweni lesixeko, nanko kuthwalwa kuphuma umntu ofileyo—engunyana okuphela kwakhe kunina, ongumhlolokazi—kukho nesihlwele esikhulu sasesixekweni sinaye.

¹³Ithe iNkosi yambona, yasikwa yimfesane ngenxa yakhe, yathi: Musa ukulila. ¹⁴Wasondela wachukumisa ithala; bema abo babelithwele, wathi: Mfana, ndithi kuwe, vuka.

¹⁵Wahlala phantsi lowo wayefile, waqala ukuthetha, waza uYesu wamnika unina.

¹⁶Boyika bonke; bamdumisa uBawo wethu, besithi: “Kuvele umprofeti omkhulu phakathi kwethu!” “UBawo wethu ubavelele abantu bakhe!” ¹⁷Zasasazeka ezi ndaba ngaye kulo lonke elakwaYuda nakuwo wonke ummandla ongqongileyo.

UYohane Uyabuza: Unguye Na Lowo?

¹⁸Abafundi bakaYohane bamxelela zonke ezi zinto. Waza uYohane wabiza ababini kubafundi bakhe, ¹⁹wabathuma eNkosini, esithi: Unguye na lowo ozayo, okanye masilindele omnye? ²⁰Bakufika kuye loo madoda, bathi: UYohane umbhaptizi usithume kuwe, esithi: “Unguye na lowo ozayo, okanye masilindele omnye?”

²¹Ngelo lixa waphilisa abaninzi ezifweni, nasezibethweni, nakoomoya ababi, wanika ukubona kwiimfama ezininzi.

²²Waphendula wathi kubo: Hambani niye kumxelela uYohane enikubonileyo nenikuvileyo: iimfama ziyabona, iziqhwala ziyahamba, abaneqhenqa bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyeva, abafileyo bayavuka, namahlwempu ashunyayezwa iindaba ezilungileyo. ²³Unoyolo ke lowo ungakhubekiyo ndim.

²⁴Bemka abathunywa bakaYohane, uYesu waqala ukuthetha nezihlwele ngoYohane: Naphumela ukuya kubona ntoni na entlango? Ingcongolo izanyazanyiswa ngumoya? ²⁵Naphumela ukuya kubona ntoni na ngoko? Indoda eyambethe iingubo ezithambileyo? Yabonani—abo bambethe izambatho ezibengezelayo, behleli ebutofotofo, basezindlwini zookumkani. ²⁶Kodwa naphumela ukuya kubona ntoni na—umprofeti? Ewe, ndithi kuni: ongaphezu komprofeti. ²⁷Nguye lo ekuthethwa ngaye esibhalweni, kusithiwa: “Yabona, ndithuma umthunywa wam phambi kwakho, ukuba akulungiselele indlela yakho phambi kwakho.”

²⁸Ndithi kuni: akukho bani uzelwe ngabafazi omkhulu kunoYohane—kodwa omncinane ebukumkanini bukaBawo wethu mkhulu kunaye.

²⁹(Bonke abantu, kunye nababuthi berhafu, bakukuva oku, bavuma ukuba uBawo wethu ulilungisa, bebhaptiziwe ngobhaptizo lukaYohane, ³⁰kodwa abaFarisi nabaqondisi-mthetho bayilahla ingqibo kaBawo wethu ngabo, bengabhaptizwanga nguye.).

³¹Ndingabafanisa nantoni na ngoko abantu besi sizukulwana, bafana nantoni na? ³²Bafana nabantwana abahleli endaweni yembutho, bebizelana besithi: “Sanibethela ugwali, anangqungqa; savuma isijwili, analila.” ³³Kuba uYohane umbhaptizi weza engadli sonka, engaseli wayini, nithi ke nina: “Unedemon.” ³⁴UNyana woLuntu weza esidla, esela, nithi ke nina: “Khangela, lidlakudla nenxila, umhlobo wababuthi berhafu naboni!” ³⁵Kanti ke ubulumko bugwetyelwa ngabantwana balo bonke. ^a a v35 Ubulumko buzingqina ngoko bukuveliswayo—ukuphilisa kukaYesu neendaba ezilungileyo kubonakalisa ukuba ungubani ngokwenyaniso.

Exolelwe Okukhulu, Wathanda Kakhulu

³⁶UmFarisi othile wammema ukuba adle naye; wangena endlwini yomFarisi lowo, wahlala phantsi etafileni. ³⁷Umfazi othile owayesesixekweni, ongumoni, wazi ukuba uhleli etafileni endlwini yomFarisi, waza wazisa ihlala lelabhastile linamafutha aqholiweyo. ³⁸Emi ngasemva kwakhe ezinyaweni zakhe, elila, waqala ukuzimanzisa iinyawo zakhe ngeenyembezi zakhe, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe, wazanga iinyawo zakhe, waza wazithambisa ngamafutha aqholiweyo. ³⁹Akubona oku, umFarisi lowo wayemmemile wacinga entliziyweni yakhe, esithi: Ukuba lo ebengumprofeti, ngewayesazi ukuba ngubani lo umchukumisayo, nokuba ungumfazi onjani na—ongumoni.

⁴⁰Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye: Simon, ndinento endifuna ukuyithetha kuwe. Wathi yena: Yitsho, Mfundisi.

⁴¹“Kwakukho umntu othile owayeboleka imali, wayenamadoda amabini anetyala kuye. Omnye wayenetyala leedenariyo ezimakhulu mahlanu, omnye amashumi mahlanu. ⁴²Njengokuba bengenako ukuhlawula bobabini, wawaxolela amatyala abo omabini. Ngoko ngubani kubo oya kumthanda ngakumbi?”

⁴³Waphendula uSimon wathi: “Ndiba ngulowo awamxolela ityala elikhulu.” Wathi uYesu kuye: “Ugwebe ngokulungileyo.”

⁴⁴Waza wajika wabheka kumfazi lowo, wathi kuSimon: “Uyambona na lo mfazi? Ndingene endlwini yakho—akundinikanga manzi ezinyaweni zam, kodwa yena uzimanzisile iinyawo zam ngeenyembezi zakhe, waza wazisula ngeenwele zakhe. ⁴⁵Akundanganga, kodwa yena, kususela oko ndingenileyo, akayekanga ukuzanga iinyawo zam. ⁴⁶Akuyithambisanga intloko yam ngeoli, kodwa yena uzithambisile iinyawo zam ngamafutha aqholiweyo. ⁴⁷Ngoko ke ndithi kuwe: izono zakhe ezininzi zixolelwe, ngokuba uthande kakhulu. Kodwa lowo uxolelwe kancinane, uthanda kancinane.” ⁴⁸Waza wathi kuye: “Izono zakho zixolelwe.”

⁴⁹Baza abo babehleli naye ngasesithebeni baqala ukubuzana, besithi: “Ngubani na lo, oxolela nezono?”

⁵⁰Wathi ke kumfazi lowo: “Ukholo lwakho lukusindisile; hamba ngoxolo.”