UMarko 6 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

6 ¹Wemka apho, wafika kowabo, baza abafundi bakhe bamlandela. ²Ngesabatha waqala ukufundisa endlwini yesikhungu. Baninzi abo beva bamangaliswa, besithi: “Uzifumene phi na lo mntu ezi zinto? Bubulumko buni na obu, abunikiweyo? Yenziwa njani na imisebenzi yamandla enje ngezandla zakhe? ³Akanguye na lo umchweli, unyana kaMariya, umnakwabo kaYakobi, noYose, noYuda, noSimon? Oodade wabo abakho na apha kuthi?” Bakhutyekiswa nguye.

⁴Wathi uYesu kubo: “Umprofeti akaswelekiswa iwonga ngaphandle kokuba asekowabo, naphakathi kwezalamane zakhe, nasendlwini yakhe.”

⁵Akabanga nako ukwenza nawuphi na umsebenzi wamandla khona apho, ngaphandle kokuba wabeka izandla phezu kwabambalwa abagulayo, wabaphilisa. ⁶Wamangaliswa kukungakholwa kwabo. Waza wajikeleza imizana efundisa.

UYesu Uthuma Abalishumi Elinababini

⁷Wababizela kuye abalishumi elinababini, waqala ukubathuma ngambini ngambini, wabanika igunya koomoya abangcolileyo. ⁸Wabawisela umthetho wokuba bangathabathi nto ngaphandle kwesimelelo sandlela—bangathabathi sonka, nangxowa, namali emibhinqweni yabo, ⁹kodwa babhinqe iimbadada, bangambathi ngubo zangaphantsi ngambini.

¹⁰Wathi kubo: “Naphi na apho ningena khona endlwini, hlalani kuyo kude kube sekuphumeni kwenu kuloo ndawo. ¹¹Yonke indawo engenavume ukunamkela nokunive, nakuphuma khona, vuthululani uthuli lweenyawo zenu ukuba lube bubungqina kubo.” ^a a v11 Ukuvuthulula uthuli lweenyawo yayisisimbo esaziwayo sokwahlula—umqondiso onzulu wokuba umzi ulicekisile ilizwi, ngoku uthwala uxanduva lwawo.

¹²Baphuma ke bevakalisa ukuba abantu mabaguquke. ¹³Bakhupha iidemon ezininzi, bathambisa abagulayo abaninzi ngeoli, babaphilisa.

Ukufa kukaYohane umbhaptizi

¹⁴Ukumkani uHerode wakuva oku, kuba igama likaYesu laliphumile laduma. Abanye babesithi: “UYohane umbhaptizi uvusiwe kwabafileyo; kungenxa yoko le nto imisebenzi yamandla iphumezwa ngaye.” ¹⁵Kodwa abanye babesithi: “NguEliya.” Abanye babesithi: “Ngumprofeti, enjengomnye wakubaprofeti bamandulo.” ¹⁶Kodwa uHerode akukuva oku, wathi: “UYohane, lowo ndamnqumla intloko, uvusiwe.” ¹⁷UHerode wayethumele wambamba uYohane, wambopha entolongweni ngenxa kaHerodiya, umkamnakwabo uFilipu, awayemzekile. ¹⁸Kuba uYohane wayesithi kuHerode: “Akuvumelekile kuwe ukuba ube nomkamnakwenu.” ¹⁹UHerodiya wayenanqala kuye, efuna ukumbulala, kodwa akaba nako, ²⁰uHerode emoyika uYohane, esazi ukuba yindoda elilungisa nengcwele, emgcina. Kwathi uHerode akumva uYohane, wayeshiyeka exakiwe kunene, ukanti wayemphulaphula ngovuyo.

²¹Kweza ke usuku olufanelekileyo: umhla wokuzalwa kukaHerode, awabenzela ngawo isidlo abanumzana bakhe, nabathetheli bomkhosi, namadoda aziintloko aseGalili. ²²Kwathi intombi kaHerodiya yangena, yaxhentsa, yamkholisa uHerode nabamenywa ababesidla naye. Ukumkani wathi kuloo nkazana: “Cela kum nantoni na oyifunayo, ndiya kukunika.” ²³Wafunga kuyo, wathi: “Nantoni na oyicelayo kum, ndiya kukunika—kude kuse kwisiqingatha sobukumkani bam.”

²⁴Yaphuma yathi kunina: “Ndocela ntoni na?” Wathi: “Intloko kaYohane umbhaptizi.”

²⁵Yangena kwaoko ngobungxamo kukumkani, yacela, isithi: “Ndifuna undinike ngoku kwangoku intloko kaYohane umbhaptizi esityeni.”

²⁶Ebuhlungu kakhulu, ukumkani akavuma ukumlandulela, ngenxa yezifungo zakhe nangenxa yabamenywa bakhe. ²⁷Ukumkani wathuma kwaoko umbulali, wayalela ukuba iziswe intloko kaYohane. Waya wamnqumla intloko entolongweni, ²⁸wazisa intloko yakhe esityeni, wayinika loo nkazana, yaza inkazana yayinika unina.

²⁹Bathe abafundi bakaYohane bakukuva oko, beza, bathabatha umzimba wakhe, babeka engcwabeni.

UYesu Ondla Amawaka Amahlanu

³⁰Babuthelana kuYesu abapostile, bamxelela konke ababekwenzile nababekufundisile.

³¹Wathi kubo: “Zanini nina nodwa kwindawo esithe cwaka, niphumle umzuzwana.” Kuba babebaninzi abeza bemka, baye bengenalo nexesha lokudla.

³²Baza bemka ngomkhombe, baya endaweni esithe qwaka bebodwa. ³³Baninzi ababona bemka, babazi; bagidima ngeenyawo bevela kuyo yonke imizi, bafika khona ngaphambi kwabo. ³⁴Wathi akuphuma emkhombeni, wabona isihlwele esikhulu, waba nemfesane ngaso, kuba sasinjengezimvu ezingenamalusi, waza waqala ukubafundisa izinto ezininzi. ³⁵Kuthe sekuhlwile kakhulu, abafundi bakhe beza kuye, bathi: “Le yindawo esithe xhwi, selihlwile. ³⁶Bandulule baye kwimimandla nakwimizana engqongileyo, bazithengele into yokudla.”

³⁷Waphendula wathi: “Banikeni nina into yokudla.” Bathi: “Singaya kuthenga izonka ezingamakhulu amabini eedenariyo, sibanike badle na?”

³⁸Wababuza wathi: “Nineezonka ezingaphi na? Yiyani niyokubona.” Bakuva, bathi: “Zihlanu, neentlanzi ezimbini.”

³⁹Waza wabawisela umthetho ukuba bonke bahlale phantsi ngamaqela phezu kotyani oluluhlaza. ⁴⁰Bahlala ke phantsi ngamaqela, ngamakhulu nangamashumi ngamahlanu. ⁴¹Wathabatha izonka ezihlanu neentlanzi ezimbini, wakhangela phezulu ezulwini, wabulela, waqhekeza izonka, wazinika abafundi ukuba bazibeke phambi kwabantu, wahlula zombini iintlanzi phakathi kwabo bonke. ⁴²Badla ke bonke, bahlutha. ⁴³Bathabatha izitya ezilishumi elinazibini, zizele ziintsalela zezonka nezeentlanzi. ⁴⁴Ke bona abo babedla izonka babengamadoda angamawaka amahlanu.

UYesu uhamba phezu kwamanzi

⁴⁵Kwaoko wabakhwelisa abafundi bakhe emkhombeni, baye phambili ngaphesheya, besinga eBhetesayida, lo gama yena endulula isihlwele. ⁴⁶Akuba ebavalelisile, wenyuka waya entabeni ukuya kuthandaza.

⁴⁷Kwathi kwakuhlwa, umkhombe wawuphakathi elwandle, yena ekhona yedwa emhlabeni. ⁴⁸Wababona bebandezeleka ekuqhubeni, kuba umoya wawubachasile. Malunga neyokuqala kwintathu ngakusasa weza kubo, ehamba phezu kolwandle. Ebefuna ukubagqitha, ⁴⁹kodwa bakumbona ehamba phezu kolwandle, bacinga ukuba sisiporho, bakhala,

⁵⁰kuba bonke bambona, baqhiphuka umbilini; kodwa kwaoko wathetha kubo, wathi: “Yomelelani; ndim. Musani ukoyika.”

⁵¹Wakhwela emkhombeni nabo, wathi cwaka umoya; bakhwankqa kakhulu kunene phakathi kwabo, ⁵²kuba babengaziqondanga izonka, koko iintliziyo zabo zaziqaqadekile.

⁵³Bakuba bewelile, bafika emhlabeni waseGenesarete, babopha umkhombe elunxwemeni. ⁵⁴Bathe bakuphuma emkhombeni, abantu bamazi kwaoko, ⁵⁵bagidima kulo lonke elo lizwe, baqala ukuthwala abagulayo ngokhuko, besa apho bevayo ukuba ukhona. ⁵⁶Apho wayesiya khona, emizini, ezixekweni, emaphandleni, babeka abagulayo ezindaweni zembutho, bemkhunga ukuba bachukumise nokuba ngumphetho wengubo yakhe. Bonke ababeyichukumisa baphiliswa.