uBawo Uthumela Isithunywa Sakhe
Iindaba ezilungileyo ezimfutshane nezikhawulezayo kunazo zonke, ezibonisa uYesu njengoMkhonzi obandezelekayo, oweza “engezanga ukulungiselelwa, kodwa ukulungiselela, nokunikela ubomi bakhe bube yintlawulelo yabaninzi.”
1 1Isiqalo seendaba ezilungileyo zikaYesu Krestu, uNyana kaBawo wethu. a a v1 Eminye imibhalo-ngqangi yamandulo ayinawo amazwi athi “uNyana kaBawo wethu.” 2Njengoko kubhaliwe kuIsaya umprofeti, kwathiwa: “Khangela, ndithuma isithunywa sam phambi kwakho, esiya kuyilungisa indlela yakho. 3Kukho izwi elidandulukayo entlango, lisithi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, niwutyeneneze umendo wayo.’”
4Wavela uYohane, ebhaptiza enkangala, evakalisa ubhaptizo lwenguquko oluzisa uxolelo lwezono. 5Baphuma besiya kuye bonke abelakwaYuda nabo bonke abaseYerusalem, wababhaptiza emlanjeni iYordan, bezixela izono zabo. 6UYohane wayenxibe uboya benkamela, ebhinqe umbhinqo wesikhumba esinqeni sakhe; ukudla kwakhe kwakuziinkumbi nobusi basendle. 7Wavakalisa esithi: “Emva kwam kuza lowo unamandla kunam; mna andifanelekanga ukuba ndiqubude ndinyobulule umtya wembadada yakhe. 8Mna ndinibhaptize ngamanzi; kodwa yena uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele.”
uBawo Uthetha ngoNyana waKhe
9Kwathi ngaloo mihla weza uYesu evela eNazarete yaseGalili, wabhaptizwa nguYohane eYordan. 10Kwathi kwangoko, ephuma emanzini, wawabona amazulu ekrazuka, uMoya oyiNgcwele usihla phezu kwakhe njengehobe.
11Kwavakala izwi liphuma ezulwini, lisithi: “Wena unguNyana wam oyintanda; ndikholisekile nguwe.”
12Kwathi kwangoko uMoya oyiNgcwele wamkhuphela entlango. 13Waba sentlango iintsuku ezingamashumi amane, elingwa nguSathana, enamarhamncwa asendle; zaza izithunywa zezulu zamlungiselela.
14Ke emva kokubanjwa kukaYohane, weza uYesu kwelaseGalili, evakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo zikaBawo wethu,
15esithi: “Lizalisekile ixesha, busondele nobukumkani bukaBawo wethu; guqukani nikholwe ziindaba ezilungileyo.”
uYesu Ubiza Abafundi baKhe bokuQala
16Uthe edlula elunxwemeni lolwandle lwaseGalili, wabona uSimon nomzalwana wakhe uAndreya, belahla iminatha elwandle; kuba babengabalobi.
17Wathi uYesu kubo: “Ndilandeleni, ndonenza nibe ngabalobi babantu.”
18Bathi kwaoko bayishiya iminatha yabo, bamlandela.
19Ehambele phambili umganyana, wabona uYakobi kaZebhedi noYohane umzalwana wakhe, besesikhepheni, belungisa iminatha. 20Wathi kwangoko wababiza; bamshiya uyise uZebhedi esikhepheni kunye nabaqeshwa, bamlandela.
Igunya phezu koBumnyama
21Baya eKapernahum. Kwathi kwangoko ngesabatha, wangena endlwini yesikhungu, waqala ukufundisa. 22Bamangaliswa yimfundiso yakhe; kuba wabafundisa njengonegunya, engenjengababhali. 23Kwathi kwangoko kwabakho endlwini yabo yesikhungu umntu onomoya ongcolileyo, wadanduluka, 24Yintoni na enathi, Yesu waseNazarete? Uze kusitshabalalisa na? Ndiyakwazi ukuba ungubani na—ungoyiNgcwele kaThixo!
25Kodwa uYesu wamkhalimela, wathi: “Yithi tu, uphume kuye!”
26Waza umoya ongcolileyo, wamgqabhuzisa, wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma kuye. 27Bamangaliswa bonke, baza babuzana, besithi: “Yintoni na le nto? Yimfundiso entsha enegunya—uyayiwisela umthetho noomoya abangcolileyo, bamthobele!” 28Lwathi kwangoko udumo lwakhe lwasasazeka kuwo wonke ummandla ongqonge iGalili.
Ukuphiliswa Kufika Endlwini kaSimon
29Kwathi kwangoko waphuma endlwini yesikhungu, waya endlwini kaSimon noAndreya, kunye noYakobi noYohane. 30Ke umkhwekazi kaSimon wayelele, ebanjwe yicesina; bathi kwangoko bamxelela ngaye. 31Weza, wambamba ngesandla, wamvusa. Yemka kuye icesina, waza wabalungiselela.
32Kwakuhlwa, latshona ilanga, bamzisela bonke abagulayo nababephethwe ziidemon. 33Waza wonke umzi wabuthelana emnyango. 34Waphilisa abaninzi ababegula zizifo ezahlukeneyo, wakhupha iidemon ezininzi; akazivumela iidemon ukuba zithethe, kuba zazimazi.
uYesu Uyazahlukanisa ukuze Athandaze
35Kusasa kakhulu phambi kokusa, kusemnyama, wavuka, waphuma waya kwindawo eyinkangala, wathandaza khona. 36Baza uSimon nabo babenaye bamfuna, 37bamfumana, bathi kuye: “Bonke abantu bayakufuna.”
38Wathi: “Masiye kwenye indawo, kwimizi emelene nathi, ukuze ndishumayele nakhona; kuba kungenxa yoko ndize ngayo.”
39Wahamba kulo lonke elaseGalili, eshumayela ezindlwini zabo zesikhungu, ekhupha iidemon.
Oneqhenqa Wenziwa Ohlambulukileyo
40Kweza indoda eneqhenqa, yaguqa, yambongoza, isithi: “Ukuba uyathanda, unako ukundihlambulula.”
41Enemfesane enkulu, wasolula isandla sakhe, wamchukumisa, wathi kuye: “Ndiyavuma; hlambuluka.”
42Kwathi kwangoko iqhenqa lemka kuye, wahlambuluka. 43Emlumkisa ngokungqongqo, wamndulula kwangoko,
44wathi kuye: “Lumka ungaxeleli mntu—kodwa hamba, uzibonakalise kumbingeleli, unikele oko uMoses akuwisele umthetho ngenxa yokuhlanjululwa kwakho, kube bubungqina ebantwini.”
45Kodwa yena waphuma, wavakalisa ngokukhululekileyo, wasasaza udaba, kangangokuba uYesu akaba sanako ukungena emzini ekuhleni, koko wahlala kwiindawo ezizolileyo. Kanti abantu babesiza kuye bevela macala onke.