UBaba Uthuma Isithunywa Sakhe
Ivangeli elifushane kunawo wonke futhi elisheshayo, elichaza uJesu njengeNceku ehluphekayo eyeza “ingezanga ukukhonzwa kodwa ukukhonza, nokunikela ngokuphila kwayo kube yisihlengo sabaningi.”
1 1Isiqalo sevangeli likaJesu Khristu, iNdodana kaBaba wethu. a a v1 Eminye imibhalo yakudala ayinawo amazwi athi “iNdodana kaBaba wethu.” 2Njengoba kulotshiwe ku-Isaya umprofethi: “Bheka, ngithuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho, esiyakulungisa indlela yakho. 3Izwi limemeza ehlane, lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde.’”
4Kwavela uJohane, ebhapathiza ehlane ememezela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka ukuze kuthethelelwe izono. 5Base bephuma kuye bonke baseJudiya nabo bonke abaseJerusalema, wababhapathiza emfuleni iJordani bevuma izono zabo. 6UJohane wayembethe izingubo zoboya bekamela, ebhince ibhande lesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe, edla izintethe noju lwasendle. 7Wamemezela, wathi: “Emva kwami kuza onamandla kunami; angifanele ukukhothama ngithukulule umchilo wesicathulo sakhe. 8Mina nginibhapathize ngamanzi, kodwa yena uyakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.”
UBaba Ukhuluma NgeNdodana Yakhe
9Ngalezo zinsuku kwafika uJesu evela eNazaretha laseGalile, wabhapathizwa nguJohane eJordani. 10Masinyane, ekhuphuka emanzini, wabona amazulu eqhekezeka, noMoya oNgcwele ehla phezu kwakhe njengejuba.
11Kwafika izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami engiyithandayo; ngithokoza ngawe.”
12Masinyane uMoya oNgcwele wamqhubela ehlane. 13Wayesehlane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, elingwa nguSathane, enezilwane zasendle, nezingelosi zamkhonza.
14Kwathi emva kokuba uJohane eseboshiwe, uJesu wafika eGalile, ememezela ivangeli likaBaba wethu,
15ethi: “Isikhathi sesigcwalisekile, nombuso kaBaba wethu ususeduze; phendukani nikholwe izindaba ezinhle.”
UJesu Ubiza Abafundi Bakhe Bokuqala
16Edlula ngaselwandle lwaseGalile, wabona uSimoni nomfowabo u-Andreya bephonsa inetha elwandle, ngokuba babengabadobi.
17UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngilandeleni, ngizakuniphendula abadobi babantu.”
18Masinyane bashiya amanetha abo bamlandela.
19Eqhubeka ingxenyana, wabona uJakobe indodana kaZebedi noJohane umfowabo besesikebheni besilungisa amanetha. 20Ngaso leso sikhathi wababiza; bashiya uyise uZebedi esikebheni nezisebenzi eziqashiwe, bamlandela.
Igunya Phezu Kobumnyama
21Baya eKapernawume. Ngokushesha, ngesabatha, wangena esinagogeni waqala ukufundisa. 22Bamangala ngemfundiso yakhe, ngokuba wayebafundisa njengonegunya, kungenjengababhali. 23Ngaleso sikhathi kwakukhona esinagogeni labo umuntu onomoya ongcolileyo, wamemeza, 24Yini ukuba ugaxele kithi, Jesu waseNazaretha? Uzele ukuzosibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ungubani—oyiNgcwele kaNkulunkulu!
25Kodwa uJesu wamkhuza, wathi: “Thula, uphume kuye!”
26Umoya ongcolileyo wamhlukumeza, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma kuye. 27Bonke bamangala, babuzana: “Kuyini lokhu? Imfundiso entsha enegunya - uyala ngisho nemimoya engcolileyo, iyamlalela!” 28Ngokushesha udumo lwakhe lwanda yonke indawo kuso sonke isifunda esizungeze iGalile.
Ukuphulukiswa Kufika Endlini KaSimoni
29Masinyane waphuma esinagogeni waya endlini kaSimoni no-Andreya, kanye noJakobe noJohane. 30Umamezala kaSimoni wayelele ephethwe umkhuhlane, masinyane bamtshela ngaye. 31Wasondela, wambamba isandla, wamvusa. Umkhuhlane wamshiya, wabakhonza.
32Kusihlwa, lapho lishona ilanga, bamlethela bonke abagulayo nababekhathazwa ngamademoni. 33Umuzi wonke wawubuthene emnyango. 34Welapha abaningi ababegula izifo ezahlukene, waxosha amademoni amaningi, engawavumeli amademoni ukuba akhulume, ngokuba ayemazi.
UJesu Uyahlehlela Bucala Ukuze Akhuleke
35Ekuseni kakhulu, kusesemnyama, wavuka, waphuma waya endaweni eyihlane, wakhuleka khona. 36USimoni nalabo ababenaye bamfuna, 37bamfumana bathi kuye: “Bonke bayakufuna.”
38Wathi: “Asiye kwenye indawo, emizini eseduze, ukuze ngishumayele nakhona, ngokuba yingakho ngizile.”
39Wahamba kulo lonke eGalile, eshumayela emasinagogeni abo, exosha amademoni.
Onochoko Uyahlanzwa
40Kwafika umuntu onochoko, waguqa, wamncenga, wathi: “Uma uthanda, ungangihlanza.”
41Eshukunyiswa isihawu esikhulu, welula isandla sakhe, wamthinta, wathi kuye: “Ngiyathanda; hlanzeka.”
42Masinyane uchoko lwamshiya, wahlanzeka. 43Wamxwayisa ngokuqinileyo, wamkhipha ngokushesha,
44wathi kuye: “Qaphela ungatsheli muntu—kodwa hamba, uziveze kumpristi, unikele ngalokho uMose akuyala ngakho ukuze uhlanzwe, kube ubufakazi ebantwini.”
45Kodwa waphuma, wakumemezela ngokukhululekileyo wasakaza izindaba, kwaze kwathi uJesu wayengeke esangena emzini obala, kodwa wahlala ezindaweni ezizihlalele. Nokho abantu beza kuye bevela yonke indawo.
