Ukufundisa Kwemizi Yabo
UYohane, esentolongweni, uthumela ukubuza ukuba ngaba uYesu ngenene nguye na lowo. Impendulo luluhlu lwezinto ezenzekayo, hayi intuthuzelo. Uyesu wandule ke ukugxeka imizi eyabukela imimangaliso yakhe yaza yahlala ingaguqukanga, abulele kuBawo wakhe, anikezele ukuphumla nakubani na odiniweyo.
11 1Akugqiba uYesu ukubayala abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinababini, wemka apho ukuya kufundisa nokuvakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo emizini yabo.
Umbuzo kaYohane Esentolongweni
2UYohane, akuva esentolongweni ngemisebenzi kaKrestu, wathumela ilizwi ngabafundi bakhe, 3wambuza wathi: “Nguwe na lowo uzayo, okanye masilindele omnye?”
4Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo: “Hambani niye kumxelela uYohane enikuvayo nenikubonayo:
5“Amehlo emfama ayabona, iziqhwala ziyahamba, abaneqhenqa bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyeva, abafileyo bayavuswa, namahlwempu ashunyayezwa iindaba ezilungileyo. 6Unoyolo lowo ungakhubekiyo ngenxa yam.”
7Bakumka, uYesu waqala ukuthetha nezihlwele ngoYohane, wathi: “Naphumela kubona ntoni entlango? Ingcongolo izanyazanyiswa ngumoya na? 8Naphumela kubona ntoni ke? Indoda ethwele iingubo ezithambileyo na? Khangelani, abo bathwele iingubo ezithambileyo basezindlwini zokumkani. 9Naphumela kubona ntoni ke? Umprofeti na? Ewe, ndithi kuni, ongaphezulu lee kunomprofeti. 10Nguye lowo kubhaliweyo ngaye, kwathiwa: ‘Khangela, ndithuma isithunywa sam phambi kobuso bakho, esiya kukulungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.’ 11Inene ndithi kuni: phakathi kwabo bazelwe ngabafazi, akuvelanga namnye omkhulu kunoYohane umbhaptizi; kanti osezantsi kunabo bonke ebukumkanini bukaBawo wethu mkhulu kunaye. 12Kususela kwimihla kaYohane umbhaptizi kude kube ngoku, ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu buyagonyamelwa, kwaye abagonyameli bayabubamba. 13Kuba bonke abaProfeti noMthetho baprofeta kwada kwangoYohane, 14ukuba ke nithanda ukukwamkela, nguye uEliya obeza kuza. 15Lowo uneendlebe, makeve.
16Esi sizukulwana ndingasifanisa nantoni na? Sifana nabantwana abahleli ezindaweni zembutho, bememeza kwabanye: 17‘Sanibethela ugwali, anangqungqa; senza ingoma yesijwili, anakhedama.’ 18Kuba uYohane weza engadli, engaseli, baza bathi: ‘Unedemon.’ 19Weza uNyana woLuntu esidla, esela, baza bathi: ‘Nankuya umntu olidlakudla nenxila, umhlobo wababuthi berhafu naboni!’ Kodwa ubulumko bungqinelwa yimisebenzi yabo.”
Yeha, Mizi Engaguqukiyo
20Waza waqala ukuyingxolisa imizi awayenza kuyo uninzi lwemiqondiso yakhe, ngenxa yokuba ingaguqukanga.
21“Yeha, wena Korazin! Yeha, wena Bhetesayida! Kuba ukuba imiqondiso eyenziwa kuni ibiyenziwe eTire naseTsidon, ngebiguqukile kudala inxibe iingubo zokuzila, inothuthu. 22Kodwa ndithi kuni: koba nokunyamezeleka ngaphezulu kwiTire neTsidon ngomhla womgwebo, kunani. 23Nawe, Kapernahum—wophakanyiselwa ezulwini na? Woya kuhliswa kwelabafileyo. Kuba ukuba imiqondiso eyenziwa kuwe ibiyenziwe eSodom, ibiya kuba isekho nanamhla. 24Kodwa ndithi kuni: koba nokunyamezeleka ngaphezulu kumhlaba waseSodom ngomhla womgwebo, kunawe.”
UBawo Utyhilwa nguNyana
25Ngelo xesha uYesu wathi: “Ndiyakubulela, Bawo, Nkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ngokuba ukufihlile oku kwizilumko nakwabanengqondo, wakutyhila eziintsaneni. 26Ewe, Bawo, kuba oku kwakholeka kuwe. 27Zonke izinto ndazinikwa nguBawo. Akukho bani umaziyo uNyana, nguBawo kuphela; akukho bani umaziyo uBawo, nguNyana kuphela, nalowo uNyana athanda ukumtyhilela uBawo.
28“Yizani kum, nonke nina nidiniweyo nenomthwalo, ndonityhutyhisa. 29Thwalani idyokhwe yam, nifunde kum, ngokuba ndithobekile, ndilulamile entliziyweni, niya kufumana ukuphumla kwemiphefumlo yenu. 30Kuba idyokhwe yam ilula, nomthwalo wam ukhaphukhaphu.”
