ULuka 8 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

8 ¹Kungekudala emva koko, wahamba ngemizi nangemizana, eshumayela, evakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo zobukumkani bukaBawo wethu. Babenaye abalishumi elinababini, ²nabafazi abathile ababephiliswe koomoya ababi nakwizifo: uMariya, obizwa ngokuba nguMagadala, ezaphuma kuye iidemon ezisixhenxe, ³noYohana, umkaKuza, umphathi kaHerode, noSusana, nabanye abaninzi, ababebanceda ngezinto zabo.

⁴Kuthe ke, kwakuqukana isihlwele esikhulu, bevela kuyo yonke imizi besiza kuye, wathetha ngomzekeliso, wathi:

⁵“Umhlwayeli waphuma waya kuhlwayela imbewu yakhe. Kuthe ekuhlwayeleni kwakhe, enye imbewu yawa ngasendleleni, yanyathelwa, zayidla neentaka zezulu. ⁶Enye yawa elulwalweni; yathi yakuhluma, yoma kuba kungekho manzi. ⁷Enye yawa phakathi kwemithana enameva, yakhula nayo loo mithana enameva, yayikrwitsha. ⁸Enye yawa emhlabeni olungileyo, yakhula, yavelisa isiqhamo esiphindwe ngekhulu.” Akutsho, wadanduluka wathi: “Lowo uneendlebe zokuva makeve.”

⁹Abafundi bakhe bambuza ukuba lo mzekeliso uthetha ntoni na.

¹⁰Wathi yena: “Nina nikunikiwe ukuba nazi iimfihlelo zobukumkani bukaBawo wethu; bona abanye bazuza imizekeliso, ukuze ‘bathi bebona bangaboni, bathi beva bangaqondi.’”

¹¹“Ke lo mzekeliso uthetha ukuthi: Imbewu lilizwi likaBawo wethu. ¹²Abo bangasendleleni ngabo bathi beve; ize ke ifike inguqunguqu, ilithabathe ilizwi ezintliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangakholwa, basindiswe. ¹³Abo basemhlabeni onelulwalwe ngabo bathi, bakuva ilizwi, balamkele ngovuyo; kodwa aba abanangcambu; bakholwa okomzuzwana, baze bawe xa kufika ixesha lokulingwa. ¹⁴Leyo yawa phakathi kwemithana enameva: ngabo bathi beve, bathi ke besahamba, bakrwitshwe ziinkxalabo nobutyebi neziyolo zobomi, singabi nakuvuthwa isiqhamo sabo. ¹⁵Ke yona esemhlabeni olungileyo: ngabo bathi, beva ilizwi, balibambe ngentliziyo enyanisekileyo nelungileyo, baze bavelise isiqhamo ngokunyamezela.”

Isibane Esingenakufihlwa

¹⁶“Akukho mntu usibaneka isibane, asigubungele ngesitya, nokuba usibeka phantsi kwesilili; usuka asibeke esiphathweni saso, ukuze abo bangenayo babone ukukhanya. ¹⁷Kuba akukho nto ifihlakeleyo engayi kutyhilwa, akukho nto iyimfihlo engayi kwaziwa, ize ivele ekukhanyeni. ¹⁸Lumkelani ngoko indlela eniphulaphula ngayo; kuba lowo unako, uya kongezelelwa; lowo ungenako, kuthi noko acinga ukuba unako kuthatyathwe kuye.”

Intsapho kaBawo wethu

¹⁹Unina nabantakwabo beza kuye, kodwa abakwazanga ukufika kuye ngenxa yesihlwele. ²⁰Waza waxelelwa: “Unyoko nabantakwenu bemi phandle, befuna ukukubona.”

²¹Waphendula kodwa yena wathi kubo: “Uma nabantakwethu ngabo baliva ilizwi likaBawo wethu, baze balenze.”

UYesu Uyalela Isaqhwithi

²²Ngenye imini wangena emkhombeni yena nabafundi bakhe. Wathi kubo: “Masiwele siye ngaphesheya kwechibi.” Baza bemka.

²³Bathe besahamba ngomkhombe, walala ubuthongo. Kwehla isaqhwithi somoya echibini; wazaliswa ngamanzi umkhombe, baba sengozini. ²⁴Beza kuye bamvusa, besithi: “Mfundisi, Mfundisi, siyafa!” Wavuka, wawukhalimela umoya namanzi aphithizelayo; athi tu, kwazola. ²⁵Wathi kubo: “Luphi na ukholo lwenu?” Besoyika bemangalisiwe, bathetha omnye komnye, besithi: “Ngubani na ke lo? Uyayilela nemimoya namanzi, zimthobele.”

Indoda Ekhululwe kuMkhosi

²⁶Baza bawela baya kummandla wamaGerasa, okhangelene nelaseGalili. ²⁷Ekuphumeni kukaYesu, efika emhlabeni owomileyo, kwamkhawulela indoda ephethwe yidemon, ivela emzini. Yayingasambathanga ngubo ithuba elide, ingahlali ndlwini, isemangcwabeni. ²⁸Ithe yambona uYesu, yakhala, yawa phambi kwakhe, yathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Ndiyini na kuwe, Yesu, Nyana woThixo oPhezukonke? Ndiyakukhunga, musa ukundihlupha!” ²⁹Kuba uYesu wawuyalela umoya ongcolileyo ukuba uphume kwindoda leyo, kuba wawufuthi umbamba; nangona yayilindiwe, ikhonkxiwe ngamakhamandela nangamakhonkxelo, yayiwaqhawula ize iqhutywe yidemon iye entlango.

³⁰UYesu wayibuza wathi: “Ungubani na igama lakho?” Yathi: “NdinguMkhosi,” kuba zazingene iidemon ezininzi kuyo.

³¹Zaza zamkhunga ukuba angaziyaleli ukuba ziye enzonzobileni.

³²Kwakukho umhlambi omkhulu weehagu udla elukhatshaweni phaya. Zamkhunga iidemon ukuba azivumele zingene ezihagwini, waza wazivumela. ³³Zaza iidemon zaphuma kwindoda leyo, zangena ezihagwini; waza umhlambi watsalela ngelithoba echibini, waza watshoniswa.

³⁴Abalusi bakubona oko, basaba, bakuxela emzini nasezweni. ³⁵Baza baphuma abantu beza kubona oko kwenzekileyo. Bafika kuYesu, bayifumana indoda ekhululwe kwiidemon ihleli ezinyaweni zikaYesu, yambethe, isengqondweni—baza babanjwa kukoyika. ³⁶Ke abo babekubonile, babaxelela indlela indoda ebiphethwe yidemon eyaphiliswa ngayo. ³⁷Bonke abantu bommandla wamaGerasa bamcela ukuba abashiye, kuba babanjwa kukoyika okukhulu. Waza wangena emkhombeni, wabuya. ³⁸Indoda ekwakuphume kuyo iidemon yambongoza ukuba ihambe naye, kodwa uYesu wayindulula, esithi:

³⁹“Buyela ekhaya; uxele indlela akwenzele ngayo izinto ezingaka uBawo wethu.” Wahamba, evakalisa kuwo wonke umzi indlela awamenzela ngayo izinto ezingaka uYesu.

Uphiliswe Wavuswa ngokuKholwa

⁴⁰Kuthe ke uYesu akubuya, samamkela isihlwele, kuba babemlindile bonke. ⁴¹Kwafika indoda egama linguYayiro, umphathi wendlu yesikhungu, yawa ezinyaweni zikaYesu, imbongoza ukuba eze endlwini yakhe, ⁴²kuba yayinentombi eyintombi okuphela kwayo, engathi ineminyaka elishumi elinambini, isifa. Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba uyahamba uYesu, zamxinezela izihlwele. ⁴³Kwaye kukho umfazi obephuma igazi iminyaka elishumi elinambini; wayechithe yonke into yokuphila kwakhe koogqirha, kungekho namnye wayenako ukumphilisa. ⁴⁴Weza ngasemva kuye, wachukumisa intshinga yengubo yakhe, saza kwaoko sema isikhalo segazi lakhe.

⁴⁵Wathi uYesu: “Ngubani na ondichukumisileyo?” Bakubon' ukuba bayakhanyela bonke, wathi uPetros: “Mfundisi, izihlwele zikungqingile, ziyakuxinezela.”

⁴⁶Kodwa uYesu wathi: “Ukho umntu ondichukumisileyo, kuba ndiwavile amandla aphuma kum.”

⁴⁷Akubon' ukuba akanako ukuzimela, umfazi lowo weza egubha, wawa phambi kwakhe, waza wavakalisa phambi kwabantu bonke isizathu sokumchukumisa kwakhe, nokuba uphilisekile njani kwaoko.

⁴⁸Wathi ke kuye: “Ntombi, ukholo lwakho lukuphilisile; hamba uhambe ngoxolo.”

⁴⁹Esathetha, kwafika othile evela endlwini yomphathi wendlu yesikhungu, wathi: “Intombi yakho ifile; musa ukuba sambandezela uMfundisi.”

⁵⁰Kodwa uYesu wakuva oku, waphendula wathi kuye: “Musa ukoyika; kholwa kuphela, ize isindiswe.”

⁵¹Akufika endlwini, akavumanga mntu ukuba angene naye, ingenguye uPetros, noYohane, noYakobi, noyise womntwana nonina.

⁵²Bonke babelila besenza isijwili ngaye, kodwa yena wathi: “Musani ukulila, kuba akafanga, uselele kuphela.”

⁵³Baza bamhleka, besazi ukuba ufile.

⁵⁴Kodwa yena wayibamba ngesandla, wadanduluka wathi: “Mntwana, vuka.”

⁵⁵Wabuyela kuye umoya wakhe, wavuka kwaoko. Wathi makamnike into ayidleyo. ⁵⁶Bamangaliswa abazali bakhe, kodwa yena wabawisela umthetho wokuba bangaxeleli mntu loo nto yenzekileyo.