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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.

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Emva kwemihla embalwa, akubuyela uYesu eKapernahum, kwaphuma ilizwi lokuba usekhaya. Bahlanganisana ngobuninzi bangangokuba kwaphela indawo, nasemnyango kwaphela, waza walithetha ilizwi kubo. Kwandula kwafika amadoda athile, emzisela indoda efe umzimba, ithwalwe ngamane kuwo. Akubona engenakumzisa kuYesu ngenxa yesihlwele, baluwola uphahla oluphezu kwakhe, baluqhekeza, baza baluhlisa ukhuko obelele kulo indoda efe umzimba.

Uthe uYesu akubona ukholo lwabo, wathi kuloo ndoda ife umzimba: “Nyana, uxolelwe izono zakho.”

Ke kaloku babehleli khona abathile kubabhali, becamanga ezintliziyweni zabo, “Yini na ukuba lo mntu athethe ngolu hlobo? Uyanyelisa! Ngubani na onokuxolela izono, ingenguye uThixo yedwa?”

Wathi kwaoko uYesu, ekwazi emoyeni wakhe ukuba bacamanga ngolu hlobo ngaphakathi kubo, wathi kubo: “Yini na ukuba nizicamange ezi zinto ezintliziyweni zenu? Yeyiphi elula na, ukuthi kuloo ndoda ife umzimba, ‘Uxolelwe izono zakho,’ nokuthi, ‘Vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho, uhambe’? Kodwa 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. “Ndithi kuwe, vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho, ugoduke.”

Wavuka, wathabatha kwaoko ukhuko lwakhe, waza waphuma phambi kwabo bonke, kangangokuba bamangaliswa bonke, bamdumisa uBawo wethu, besithi: “Asizange siyibone into enjengale.”

UYesu Ubiza Umbuthi Werhafu

Waphuma uYesu waya ngaselwandle kwakhona; saza seza kuye sonke isihlwele, wasifundisa.

Ehamba, wabona uLevi, unyana ka-Alifeyu, ehleli endaweni yokubutha irhafu, wathi: “Ndilandele.” Wavuka, wamlandela.

Kuthe esahleli esithebeni endlwini kaLevi, baninzi ababuthi berhafu naboni abahlala noYesu nabafundi bakhe; kuba babebaninzi abamlandelayo. Ababhali babaFarisi, bembona esidla naboni nababuthi berhafu, bathi kubafundi bakhe: “Yini na ukuba adle nababuthi berhafu naboni?”

Ekuvile oku uYesu, wathi kubo: “Abahlutho abamfuni ugqirha, koko ngabagulayo. Andizanga kubiza amalungisa, koko ndize kubiza aboni.”

Iwayini Entsha, Indlela Entsha

Abafundi bakaYohane nabaFarisi babezilile ukudla. Beza kuye, bathi: “Yini na ukuba abafundi bakaYohane nabafundi babaFarisi bazile ukudla, kodwa bona abakho bangazili?”

Wathi uYesu kubo: “Banako na abamenywa bomtshato ukuzila ukudla xa umyeni enabo? Logama benomyeni abanako ukuzila ukudla. Kodwa iya kufika imihla, xa umyeni esusiwe kubo; kwandula ke, ngaloo mini, bazile ukudla. Akukho mntu uthungela isiziba sengubo entsha engadumbanga engutyeni endala; kungenjalo isiziba esitsha sikrazula indala, sibe sikhulu isikroba. Akukho mntu ufaka iwayini entsha ezintsubeni ezindala; iwayini igqabhuza iintsuba, zonakale zombini. Iwayini entsha ifakwa ezintsubeni ezintsha.”

UNyana woLuntu, iNkosi yeSabatha

Ngesabatha ethile, wacanda emasimini engqolowa, kuthe ekuhambeni kwabo, abafundi bakhe baqala ukukha izikhwebu zengqolowa. Bathi kuye abaFarisi: “Khangela, yini na ukuba benze okungavumelekanga ngesabatha?”

Wathi ke kubo: “Anizange nilese na oko kwenziwa nguDavide, xa wayesweleleka, elambile, yena nabo babenaye, ukuba wangena njani na endlwini kaBawo wethu ngemihla ka-Abhiyatare umbingeleli omkhulu, wasidla isonka sokubonisa—ekuvumelekileyo kubabingeleli bodwa ukusidla—waza wanika nabo babenaye?”

Wathi ke kubo: “Isabatha yenzelwa abantu, akuzange umntu enzelwe isabatha. Ngako oko uNyana woLuntu uyiNkosi nangqueSabatha.”