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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.”

Isahluko 1.

Isiqalo seendaba ezilungileyo zikaYesu Krestu, uNyana kaBawo wethu. a a v1 Eminye imibhalo-ngqangi yamandulo ayinawo amazwi athi “uNyana kaBawo wethu.” Njengoko kubhaliwe kuIsaya umprofeti, kwathiwa: “Khangela, ndithuma isithunywa sam phambi kwakho, esiya kuyilungisa indlela yakho. Kukho izwi elidandulukayo entlango, lisithi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, niwutyeneneze umendo wayo.’”

Wavela uYohane, ebhaptiza enkangala, evakalisa ubhaptizo lwenguquko oluzisa uxolelo lwezono. Baphuma besiya kuye bonke abelakwaYuda nabo bonke abaseYerusalem, wababhaptiza emlanjeni iYordan, bezixela izono zabo. UYohane wayenxibe uboya benkamela, ebhinqe umbhinqo wesikhumba esinqeni sakhe; ukudla kwakhe kwakuziinkumbi nobusi basendle. Wavakalisa esithi: “Emva kwam kuza lowo unamandla kunam; mna andifanelekanga ukuba ndiqubude ndinyobulule umtya wembadada yakhe. Mna ndinibhaptize ngamanzi; kodwa yena uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele.”

uBawo Uthetha ngoNyana waKhe

Kwathi ngaloo mihla weza uYesu evela eNazarete yaseGalili, wabhaptizwa nguYohane eYordan. Kwathi kwangoko, ephuma emanzini, wawabona amazulu ekrazuka, uMoya oyiNgcwele usihla phezu kwakhe njengehobe.

Kwavakala izwi liphuma ezulwini, lisithi: “Wena unguNyana wam oyintanda; ndikholisekile nguwe.”

Kwathi kwangoko uMoya oyiNgcwele wamkhuphela entlango. Waba sentlango iintsuku ezingamashumi amane, elingwa nguSathana, enamarhamncwa asendle; zaza izithunywa zezulu zamlungiselela.

Ke emva kokubanjwa kukaYohane, weza uYesu kwelaseGalili, evakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo zikaBawo wethu,

esithi: “Lizalisekile ixesha, busondele nobukumkani bukaBawo wethu; guqukani nikholwe ziindaba ezilungileyo.”

uYesu Ubiza Abafundi baKhe bokuQala

Uthe edlula elunxwemeni lolwandle lwaseGalili, wabona uSimon nomzalwana wakhe uAndreya, belahla iminatha elwandle; kuba babengabalobi.

Wathi uYesu kubo: “Ndilandeleni, ndonenza nibe ngabalobi babantu.”

Bathi kwaoko bayishiya iminatha yabo, bamlandela.

Ehambele phambili umganyana, wabona uYakobi kaZebhedi noYohane umzalwana wakhe, besesikhepheni, belungisa iminatha. Wathi kwangoko wababiza; bamshiya uyise uZebhedi esikhepheni kunye nabaqeshwa, bamlandela.

Igunya phezu koBumnyama

Baya eKapernahum. Kwathi kwangoko ngesabatha, wangena endlwini yesikhungu, waqala ukufundisa. Bamangaliswa yimfundiso yakhe; kuba wabafundisa njengonegunya, engenjengababhali. Kwathi kwangoko kwabakho endlwini yabo yesikhungu umntu onomoya ongcolileyo, wadanduluka, Yintoni na enathi, Yesu waseNazarete? Uze kusitshabalalisa na? Ndiyakwazi ukuba ungubani na—ungoyiNgcwele kaThixo!

Kodwa uYesu wamkhalimela, wathi: “Yithi tu, uphume kuye!”

Waza umoya ongcolileyo, wamgqabhuzisa, wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma kuye. Bamangaliswa bonke, baza babuzana, besithi: “Yintoni na le nto? Yimfundiso entsha enegunya—uyayiwisela umthetho noomoya abangcolileyo, bamthobele!” Lwathi kwangoko udumo lwakhe lwasasazeka kuwo wonke ummandla ongqonge iGalili.

Ukuphiliswa Kufika Endlwini kaSimon

Kwathi kwangoko waphuma endlwini yesikhungu, waya endlwini kaSimon noAndreya, kunye noYakobi noYohane. Ke umkhwekazi kaSimon wayelele, ebanjwe yicesina; bathi kwangoko bamxelela ngaye. Weza, wambamba ngesandla, wamvusa. Yemka kuye icesina, waza wabalungiselela.

Kwakuhlwa, latshona ilanga, bamzisela bonke abagulayo nababephethwe ziidemon. Waza wonke umzi wabuthelana emnyango. Waphilisa abaninzi ababegula zizifo ezahlukeneyo, wakhupha iidemon ezininzi; akazivumela iidemon ukuba zithethe, kuba zazimazi.

uYesu Uyazahlukanisa ukuze Athandaze

Kusasa kakhulu phambi kokusa, kusemnyama, wavuka, waphuma waya kwindawo eyinkangala, wathandaza khona. Baza uSimon nabo babenaye bamfuna, bamfumana, bathi kuye: “Bonke abantu bayakufuna.”

Wathi: “Masiye kwenye indawo, kwimizi emelene nathi, ukuze ndishumayele nakhona; kuba kungenxa yoko ndize ngayo.”

Wahamba kulo lonke elaseGalili, eshumayela ezindlwini zabo zesikhungu, ekhupha iidemon.

Oneqhenqa Wenziwa Ohlambulukileyo

Kweza indoda eneqhenqa, yaguqa, yambongoza, isithi: “Ukuba uyathanda, unako ukundihlambulula.”

Enemfesane enkulu, wasolula isandla sakhe, wamchukumisa, wathi kuye: “Ndiyavuma; hlambuluka.”

Kwathi kwangoko iqhenqa lemka kuye, wahlambuluka. Emlumkisa ngokungqongqo, wamndulula kwangoko,

wathi kuye: “Lumka ungaxeleli mntu—kodwa hamba, uzibonakalise kumbingeleli, unikele oko uMoses akuwisele umthetho ngenxa yokuhlanjululwa kwakho, kube bubungqina ebantwini.”

Kodwa yena waphuma, wavakalisa ngokukhululekileyo, wasasaza udaba, kangangokuba uYesu akaba sanako ukungena emzini ekuhleni, koko wahlala kwiindawo ezizolileyo. Kanti abantu babesiza kuye bevela macala onke.