Uxolelwe Waza Waphiliswa
Abahlobo abane baqhekeza uphahla, aze uYesu axelele indoda efe umzimba ukuba izono zayo zixolelwe, into ababhali abayibiza ngokuba kukunyelisa. Udla nababuthi berhafu, athethelele abafundi abangazilayo ukudla, aze abange iSabatha ngokwayo njengeyakhe.
2 1Emva kwemihla embalwa, akubuyela uYesu eKapernahum, kwaphuma ilizwi lokuba usekhaya. 2Bahlanganisana ngobuninzi bangangokuba kwaphela indawo, nasemnyango kwaphela, waza walithetha ilizwi kubo. 3Kwandula kwafika amadoda athile, emzisela indoda efe umzimba, ithwalwe ngamane kuwo. 4Akubona engenakumzisa kuYesu ngenxa yesihlwele, baluwola uphahla oluphezu kwakhe, baluqhekeza, baza baluhlisa ukhuko obelele kulo indoda efe umzimba.
5Uthe uYesu akubona ukholo lwabo, wathi kuloo ndoda ife umzimba: “Nyana, uxolelwe izono zakho.”
6Ke kaloku babehleli khona abathile kubabhali, becamanga ezintliziyweni zabo, 7“Yini na ukuba lo mntu athethe ngolu hlobo? Uyanyelisa! Ngubani na onokuxolela izono, ingenguye uThixo yedwa?”
8Wathi kwaoko uYesu, ekwazi emoyeni wakhe ukuba bacamanga ngolu hlobo ngaphakathi kubo, wathi kubo: “Yini na ukuba nizicamange ezi zinto ezintliziyweni zenu? 9Yeyiphi elula na, ukuthi kuloo ndoda ife umzimba, ‘Uxolelwe izono zakho,’ nokuthi, ‘Vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho, uhambe’? 10Kodwa ukuze nazi ukuba uNyana woLuntu unegunya lokuxolela izono emhlabeni”—wathi kuloo ndoda ife umzimba, a a v10 Ababhali babesandula kuthi nguThixo yedwa onokuxolela izono — ngoku ke uYesu, uNyana woLuntu, uyazixolela. Igama elithi “uNyana woLuntu” lifikelela ngasemva kumbono kaDaniyeli walowo wanikwa igunya elingunaphakade, apha ke lityhila buthulethule ukuba ngubani na uYesu. 11“Ndithi kuwe, vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho, ugoduke.”
12Wavuka, wathabatha kwaoko ukhuko lwakhe, waza waphuma phambi kwabo bonke, kangangokuba bamangaliswa bonke, bamdumisa uBawo wethu, besithi: “Asizange siyibone into enjengale.”
UYesu Ubiza Umbuthi Werhafu
13Waphuma uYesu waya ngaselwandle kwakhona; saza seza kuye sonke isihlwele, wasifundisa.
14Ehamba, wabona uLevi, unyana ka-Alifeyu, ehleli endaweni yokubutha irhafu, wathi: “Ndilandele.” Wavuka, wamlandela.
15Kuthe esahleli esithebeni endlwini kaLevi, baninzi ababuthi berhafu naboni abahlala noYesu nabafundi bakhe; kuba babebaninzi abamlandelayo. 16Ababhali babaFarisi, bembona esidla naboni nababuthi berhafu, bathi kubafundi bakhe: “Yini na ukuba adle nababuthi berhafu naboni?”
17Ekuvile oku uYesu, wathi kubo: “Abahlutho abamfuni ugqirha, koko ngabagulayo. Andizanga kubiza amalungisa, koko ndize kubiza aboni.”
Iwayini Entsha, Indlela Entsha
18Abafundi bakaYohane nabaFarisi babezilile ukudla. Beza kuye, bathi: “Yini na ukuba abafundi bakaYohane nabafundi babaFarisi bazile ukudla, kodwa bona abakho bangazili?”
19Wathi uYesu kubo: “Banako na abamenywa bomtshato ukuzila ukudla xa umyeni enabo? Logama benomyeni abanako ukuzila ukudla. 20Kodwa iya kufika imihla, xa umyeni esusiwe kubo; kwandula ke, ngaloo mini, bazile ukudla. 21Akukho mntu uthungela isiziba sengubo entsha engadumbanga engutyeni endala; kungenjalo isiziba esitsha sikrazula indala, sibe sikhulu isikroba. 22Akukho mntu ufaka iwayini entsha ezintsubeni ezindala; iwayini igqabhuza iintsuba, zonakale zombini. Iwayini entsha ifakwa ezintsubeni ezintsha.”
UNyana woLuntu, iNkosi yeSabatha
23Ngesabatha ethile, wacanda emasimini engqolowa, kuthe ekuhambeni kwabo, abafundi bakhe baqala ukukha izikhwebu zengqolowa. 24Bathi kuye abaFarisi: “Khangela, yini na ukuba benze okungavumelekanga ngesabatha?”
25Wathi ke kubo: “Anizange nilese na oko kwenziwa nguDavide, xa wayesweleleka, elambile, yena nabo babenaye, 26ukuba wangena njani na endlwini kaBawo wethu ngemihla ka-Abhiyatare umbingeleli omkhulu, wasidla isonka sokubonisa—ekuvumelekileyo kubabingeleli bodwa ukusidla—waza wanika nabo babenaye?”
27Wathi ke kubo: “Isabatha yenzelwa abantu, akuzange umntu enzelwe isabatha. 28Ngako oko uNyana woLuntu uyiNkosi nangqueSabatha.”