NgokukaLuka 4

4 ¹UJesu, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele, wabuya eJordani, waholwa nguMoya ehlane. ²Izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, elingwa ngudeveli, engadli lutho ngalezo zinsuku; zithe seziphelile, walamba.

³Udeveli wathi kuye: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, tshela leli tshe libe yisinkwa.”

⁴UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi, ‘Umuntu akayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa.’”

⁵Udeveli wamkhuphulela phezulu, wamkhombisa yonke imibuso yomhlaba ngomzuzwana. ⁶Wathi kuye: “Ngizokunika lonke leli gunya nenkazimulo yayo, ngokuba liphathiswe mina, futhi ngilinika lowo engimthandayo. ⁷Ngakho-ke, uma ungikhonza, konke kuyakuba ngokwakho.”

⁸UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi, ‘Uyakukhuleka kuBaba wakho, umkhonze yena yedwa.’”

⁹Wayesemyisa eJerusalema, wammisa esiqongweni sethempeli, wathi: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziphonse phansi usuka lapha, ¹⁰ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi, ‘Uyakuyala izingelosi zakhe ngawe, ukuba zikulondoloze,’ ¹¹nokuthi, ‘Ngezandla zazo ziyakukuphatha, ukuze unyawo lwakho lungashayeki etsheni.’”

¹²UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Kuthiwa, ‘Ungamlingi uBaba wakho.’”

¹³Kwathi lapho udeveli eseqedile konke ukulinga, wamuka kuye kwaze kwaba yisikhathi esifanele.

INdodana kaBaba Ibuya Inamandla

¹⁴UJesu wabuyela eGalile ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele, kwanda izindaba zakhe kuso sonke isifunda esizungezile. ¹⁵Wafundisa emasinagogeni abo, bonke bamdumisa.

¹⁶Wafika eNazaretha, lapho ayekhulele khona, njengokwejwayelekile wangena esinagogeni ngesabatha, wasukuma ukuba afunde. ¹⁷Wanikwa umqulu womprofethi u-Isaya, wawuvula, wafumana lapho kulotshwe khona ukuthi:

¹⁸“uMoya kaBaba wethu uphezu kwami, ngokuba ungigcobile ukuba ngishumayele izindaba ezinhle kubampofu. Ungithumile ukuba ngimemezele inkululeko kwabathunjiweyo nokubuyiselwa kokubona kwabayiziphofu, ngikhulule abacindezelweyo, ¹⁹ukumemezela umnyaka womusa kaBaba wethu.” ^a a v19 Kubhekisela eMnyakeni weJubili — lapho izikweletu zazithethelelwa, abathunjiweyo bekhululwa, nomhlaba ubuyiselwa.

²⁰Wawugoqa umqulu, wawubuyisela encekwini, wahlala phansi. Onke amehlo asesinagogeni ayegxile kuye.

²¹Waqala ukukhuluma kubo, wathi: “Namuhla lo mbhalo ugcwalisekile nisezwa ngezindlebe zenu.”

²²Bonke bakhuluma kahle ngaye, bemangala ngamazwi omusa aphuma emlonyeni wakhe, bathi: “Lo akusiyo yini indodana kaJosefa?”

²³Wathi kubo: “Impela niyakungisho lesi saga kimi ukuthi, ‘Melaphi, zelaphe wena.’ Lokho esakuzwa kwenzeka eKapernawume, kwenze nalapha emzini wakini.” ²⁴Wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, akukho mprofethi owamukelekayo emzini wakubo. ²⁵Kodwa ngiqinisile ngithi kini, abafelokazi abaningi babekhona kwa-Israyeli ezinsukwini zika-Eliya, mhla izulu lavalwa iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha, kwaba khona indlala enkulu kulo lonke izwe, ²⁶kodwa u-Eliya akathunyelwanga nakoyedwa kubo, wathunyelwa kuphela kowesifazane ongumfelokazi eZarefati laseSidoni. ²⁷Baningi ababenochoko kwa-Israyeli ezinsukwini zomprofethi u-Elisha, kodwa akekho owahlanjululwa ngaphandle kukaNahamani umSiriya.”

²⁸Lapho bezwa lezi zinto, bonke ababesesinagogeni bagcwala ulaka. ²⁹Basukuma, bamxosha baphuma nawo umuzi, bamyisa onqenqemeni lwegquma umuzi wabo owawakhelwe kulo, ukuba bamphonse phansi eweni. ³⁰Kodwa yena wadabula phakathi kwesixuku, wahamba.

UJesu Uthulisa Umoya Ongcolileyo

³¹Wehlela eKapernawume, umuzi waseGalile, wabafundisa ngesabatha, ³²bamangala ngemfundiso yakhe, ngokuba izwi lakhe lalinegunya. ³³Esinagogeni kwakukhona umuntu owayenomoya wedemoni elingcolileyo; wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ³⁴Yeka! Ufunani kithi, Jesu waseNazaretha? Uzosibhubhisa na? Ngiyazi ukuthi ungubani—oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.

³⁵UJesu wamkhuza: “Thula, uphume kuye!” Idemoni lamphonsa phansi phambi kwabo bonke, laphuma, kodwa alimlimazanga ngalutho.

³⁶Bonke bamangala, babuzana bathi: “Yiliphi leli zwi? Ngegunya nangamandla uyala omoya abangcolileyo, baphume!” ³⁷Zaphuma izindaba zakhe, zafinyelela ezindaweni zonke zesifunda esizungezile.

UBaba Uyaphulukisa NgeNdodana Yakhe

³⁸Wasukuma waphuma esinagogeni, wangena endlini kaSimoni. Uninazala kaSimoni wayegula ngomkhuhlane omkhulu, bamcela ukuba amsize. ³⁹Wema phezu kwakhe, wawukhuza umkhuhlane; wamyeka, wavuka masinyane waqala ukubakhonza. ⁴⁰Lapho ilanga lishona, bonke ababenabagulayo ngezifo ezahlukahlukene babaletha kuye; wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwalowo nalowo, wabaphulukisa. ⁴¹Namademoni aphuma kwabaningi, ememeza ethi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu!” Wawathulisa, wawanqabela ukuba akhulume, ngokuba ayazi ukuthi unguKhristu.

⁴²Ekuseni kakhulu waphuma waya endaweni eyihlane. Izixuku zamfuna, zafika kuye, zazama ukumvimba ukuba angamuki kuzo.

⁴³Kodwa wathi kuzo: “Ngimelwe ukumemezela izindaba ezinhle zombuso kaBaba wethu nakweminye imizi—yingakho ngathunywa.”

⁴⁴Wayeshumayela emasinagogeni aseJudiya.