Uphiliswa Ngokumchukumisa Kwakhe
UYesu uchukumisa iqhenqa, afumane ukholo olukhulu kumphathi-mkhosi ongumRoma ngaphezu kokukaSirayeli, alumkise lowo ozinikelayo ukuba akanandawo yakulala, athulise isaqhwithi abafundi bakhe ababeqinisekile ukuba siya kubatshonisa, aze akhulule amadoda amabini anogonyamelo. Wandule ke wonke umzi umbongoze ukuba emke.
8 1Wathi akehla entabeni, izihlwele ezininzi zamlandela. 2Kweza indoda eneqhenqa, yaguqa phambi kwakhe, isithi: “Nkosi, ukuba uyathanda, unako ukundihlambulula.”
3UYesu wolula isandla sakhe wamchukumisa: “Ndiyathanda; hlambuluka.” Lemka kwaoko iqhenqa lakhe. 4Wathi uYesu kuye: “Ze ungaxeleli bani, kodwa hamba uye kuzibonakalisa kumbingeleli, unikele nomnikelo awawumisayo uMoses, ube bubungqina kubo.”
Ukholo Olwamangalisa UYesu
5Wathi akungena eKapernahum, kweza kuye umphathi-mkhosi, embongoza, 6esithi: “Nkosi, umkhonzi wam ulele endlwini ome umzimba, ebandezeleka kabuhlungu.”
7Wathi kuye: “Ndiya kuza ndimphilise.”
8Waphendula umphathi-mkhosi wathi: “Nkosi, andifanele ukuba ungene phantsi kophahla lwam; khawutsho nje ilizwi, aze aphiliswe umkhonzi wam. 9Kuba nam ndiyindoda ephantsi kwegunya, ndinamasoldati aphantsi kwam. Ndithi komnye: ‘Hamba,’ ahambe; komnye: ‘Yiza,’ eze; nakumkhonzi wam: ‘Yenza oku,’ akwenze.”
10Esiva oku uYesu wamangaliswa, wathi kwabo babemlandela: “Inene, ndithi kuni, andifumananga namnye kwaSirayeli onokholo olungaka. 11Ndithi kuni, baninzi abaya kuvela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, bahlale ngasesithebeni no-Abraham, no-Isake, noYakobi ebukumkanini bukaBawo wethu, 12kodwa oonyana bobukumkani baya kuphoswa ebumnyameni bangaphandle, apho kuya kubakho khona ukulila nokutshixiza kwamazinyo.” 13Wathi uYesu kumphathi-mkhosi: “Hamba, makwenziwe kuwe njengoko ukholiwe.” Waphila umkhonzi wakhe ngelo lixa.
UYesu Uyaphilisa Endlwini KaPetros
14Wathi uYesu akungena endlwini kaPetros, wambona umkhwekazi kaPetros elele esifa yicesina. 15Wachukumisa isandla sakhe; yamyeka icesina, waza wavuka wamlungiselela. 16Kwakuhlwa bazisa kuye abaninzi ababephethwe ziidemon; wakhupha imimoya ngelizwi, waza waphilisa bonke ababesifa. 17Oku kwakuzalisekisa amazwi omprofeti uIsaya, athi: “Wabuthabatha ubuthathaka bethu, wazithwala izifo zethu.”
Ixabiso Lokulandela UYesu
18Wathi uYesu akubona isihlwele simngqongile, wabawisela umthetho ukuba bawele baye ngaphesheya. 19Wasondela umbhali wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, ndiya kukulandela nokuba uya ngaphi na.”
20Wathi uYesu kuye: “Iimpungutye zinemingxuma, neentaka zezulu zinezindlu, kodwa uNyana woLuntu akanandawo yokubeka intloko yakhe.”
21Omnye wabafundi wathi kuye: “Nkosi, mandikhe ndiye kuqala kungcwaba ubawo.”
22Kodwa wathi uYesu kuye: “Ndilandele, ubashiye abafileyo bangcwabe abafileyo babo.”
UYesu Uthomalalisa Isiphango
23Wathi akungena emkhombeni, abafundi bakhe bamlandela. 24Ngequbuliso kwavela isiphango esikhulu elwandle, ada amaza awugubungela umkhombe—ke yena ebelele. 25Baza bamvusa: “Nkosi, sisindise! Siyafa!”
26Wathi kubo: “Yini na ukuba noyike, nina balukholo luncinane?” Wandula wavuka, wawukhalimela umoya nolwandle, kwaza kwabakho ukuzola okukhulu.
27Amadoda amangaliswa, athi: “Uhlobo luni na lomntu lo—nokuba ngumoya nolwandle luyamthobela?”
UNyana KaBawo Ujamelana Nobumnyama
28Akuwela waya ngaphesheya, kummandla wamaGadare, kwaphuma emangcwabeni amadoda amabini aphethwe ziidemon ezisiza kuye, enobundlobongela kangaka kangangokuba kwakungekho namnye onokudlula ngaloo ndlela. 29Amemeza, athi: “Ufuna ntoni na kuthi, Nyana kaThixo? Uzele ukusithuthumbisa na ngaphambi kwexesha?” 30Ke kaloku umhlambi weehagu ezininzi wawusidla mgama kuwo. 31Zaza iidemon zambongoza, zisithi: “Ukuba uyasikhupha, sithumele kuloo mhlambi weehagu.”
32Wathi kuzo: “Hambani.” Zaphuma zangena ezihagwini, waza wonke umhlambi watsalela ngasemaweni waya elwandle, wafela emanzini.
33Abalusi babaleka baya emzini, baxela zonke izinto, kuquka nokwenzeke kula madoda aphethwe ziidemon. 34Waphuma wonke umzi usiya kumkhawulela uYesu; bathi bakumbona bambongoza ukuba emke emmandleni wabo.
