NgokukaMakhu 7

7 ¹AbaFarisi nabanye ababhali ababevela eJerusalema babuthana bazungeza uJesu, ²babona ukuthi abanye abafundi bakhe babedla isinkwa ngezandla ezingcolileyo—okungukuthi, ezingagezwanga. ³(Ngokuba abaFarisi nawo wonke amaJuda abadli ngaphandle kokuba bagezile izandla zabo ngokwesiko, begcina isiko labadala. ⁴Lapho bevela emakethe, abadli ngaphandle kokuzigeza. Babambelela futhi emasikweni amaningi abawemukele—ukugeza izinkomishi, izinkezo, nezitsha zethusi.). ⁵AbaFarisi nababhali bambuza bathi: “Kungani abafundi bakho bengalilandeli isiko labadala, kodwa bedla isinkwa ngezandla ezingcolileyo na?”

⁶Waphendula wathi: “U-Isaya waprofetha ngeqiniso ngani bazenzisi, njengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Lesi sizwe singidumisa ngezindebe, kodwa inhliziyo yaso ikude nami.’ ⁷‘Bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa izimfundiso eziyimiyalo yabantu.’

⁸Niyawushiya umyalo kaBaba wethu, nibambelele esikweni sabantu.” ⁹Wathi kubo: “Nenza kahle impela ukubeka eceleni umyalo kaBaba wethu ukuze nigcine isiko lenu!” ¹⁰Ngokuba uMose wathi: ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko,’ nokuthi: ‘Othuka uyise noma unina makabulawe.’ ¹¹“Kodwa nina nithi: uma umuntu ethi kuyise noma kunina: ‘Noma yini obuyozuza kimi iyiKorbani’ (isipho esinikelwe kuBaba wethu), ^a a v11 IKorbani kwakuyisifungo sokunikela imali noma impahla ethempelini, okwakuyenza ingasasebenziseki ngenjongo enye noma iyiphi—ngisho nokunakekela abazali bomuntu. ¹²khona-ke anisamvumeli ukuba enzele uyise noma unina lutho. ¹³Ngakho nilenza libe yize izwi likaBaba wethu ngesiko lenu enilidlulisayo. Nenza izinto eziningi ezinjengalezi.”

¹⁴Wabuye wabiza isixuku, wathi kubo: “Ngilaleleni nonke, niqondisise: ¹⁵Akukho lutho oluvela ngaphandle komuntu olungena kuye olungamenza abe ngongcolileyo; kodwa yilokho okuphuma kumuntu okumenza abe ngongcolileyo.” ^b b v15 Imibhalo yasendulo kunayo yonke ayinalo ivesi 16 lapha; amakhophi akamuva anezela: “Uma umuntu enezindlebe zokuzwa, akezwe.”

¹⁷Kwathi esesishiyile isixuku wangena endlini, abafundi bakhe bambuza ngalowo mfanekiso.

¹⁸Wathi kubo: “Nani seniyiziphukuphuku kangaka na? Anikuqondi yini ukuthi akukho okungena kumuntu kuvela ngaphandle okungamenza abe ngongcolileyo, ¹⁹ngokuba akungeni enhliziyweni yakhe kodwa esiswini sakhe, bese kuphumela ngaphandle endaweni yokulahla amanyala na?” (Ngokusho lokhu, wakwenza konke ukudla kwahlanzeka.). ²⁰Wathi: “Okuphuma kumuntu—yikho okumenza abe ngongcolileyo. ²¹Ngokuba kuvela ngaphakathi, enhliziyweni yomuntu, kuphuma imicabango emibi—isono sobufebe, ukweba, ukubulala, ²²ukuphinga, ukuhaha, inkohlakalo, inkohliso, amanyala, umona, ukunyundela, ukuzidla, nobuwula. ²³Zonke lezi zinto ezimbi zivela ngaphakathi, zimenze umuntu abe ngongcolileyo.”

Ukholo Oluphikelelayo Lowesifazane Wezizwe

²⁴UJesu wasuka lapho waya esifundeni saseThire. Wangena endlini, engafuni ukuba kwaziwe muntu, kodwa akakwazanga ukufihleka. ²⁵Kepha owesifazane, indodakazi yakhe encane eyayinomoya ongcolileyo, wezwa ngaye masinyane, weza, wawa ezinyaweni zakhe. ²⁶Owesifazane wayengumGreki, engumSirofenike ngokuzalwa. Wayelokhu emncenga ukuba akhiphe idemoni endodakazini yakhe.

²⁷Wathi kuye: “Ake badle kuqala abantwana, ngokuba akulungile ukuthatha isinkwa sabo usiphonse ezinjeni.”

²⁸Kodwa waphendula wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngisho nezinja ezingaphansi kwetafula ziyazidla izimvuthuluka zabantwana.”

²⁹Wathi kuye: “Ngenxa yale mpendulo, hamba—idemoni seliphumile endodakazini yakho.”

³⁰Wagoduka wafika wathola umntwana elele embhedeni, idemoni seliphumile.

UJesu Uvula Izindlebe Zezithulu

³¹UJesu wabe esesuka esifundeni saseThire, wadabula eSidoni waya oLwandle lwaseGalile, esifundeni saseDekapholi. ^c c v31 IDekapholi kwakuyisifunda samadolobha amaGreki ayishumi ngasempumalanga nangaseningizimu yoLwandle lwaseGalile. ³²Baletha kuye indoda eyisithulu eyayicishe ingakhulumi, bemncenga ukuba abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwayo. ³³UJesu wamthatha wamusa eceleni yedwa, kude nesixuku, wafaka iminwe yakhe ezindlebeni zendoda, wakhafula, wathinta ulimi lwayo.

³⁴Wabe esekhangela phezulu ezulwini, wabubula kakhulu, wathi kuye: “Efatha!” (okungukuthi, “Vuleka!”).

³⁵Masinyane izindlebe zakhe zavuleka, nolimi lwakhe lwakhululeka, waqala ukukhuluma ngokucacileyo. ³⁶UJesu wabayala ukuba bangatsheli muntu; kodwa ngokwengeziwe ayebayala ngakho, ngokwengeziwe bakumemezela. ³⁷Bamangala kakhulu impela, bathi: “Wenze konke kahle—wenza izithulu zizwe nezimungulu zikhulume.”