Baphulukiswa Ngokuthinta Kwakhe
UJesu uthinta uchoko, uthola ukholo olukhulu esikhulwini samaRoma kunakwa-Israyeli, uxwayisa ozinikelayo ukuthi akanandawo yokulala, uthulisa isiphepho abafundi bakhe ababeqinisekile ukuthi sizobaminza, futhi ukhulula amadoda amabili anodlame. Bese wonke umuzi umncenga ukuba ahambe.
8 1Kwathi esehlile entabeni, izixuku ezinkulu zamlandela. 2Kwafika indoda enochoko, yaguqa phambi kwakhe, yathi: “Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.”
3UJesu welula isandla sakhe wamthinta: “Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka.” Uchoko lwakhe lwanyamalala khona lapho. 4UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungatsheli muntu, kodwa hamba uyoziveza kumpristi, unikele ngesipho uMose asiyala, kube ubufakazi kubo.”
Ukholo Olwamangalisa uJesu
5Kwathi engena eKapernawume, kweza kuye induna yekhulu, imncenga, 6ithi: “Nkosi, inceku yami ilele ekhaya ife uhlangothi, ihlupheka kabuhlungu.”
7Wathi kuye: “Ngizokuza ngiyiphulukise.”
8Induna yekhulu yaphendula: “Nkosi, angifanele ukuba ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami; sho nje izwi, inceku yami iyophulukiswa. 9Ngokuba nami ngingumuntu ongaphansi kwegunya, nginamabutho angaphansi kwami. Ngithi koyedwa, ‘Hamba,’ ahambe; komunye, ‘Woza,’ eze; encekwini yami, ‘Yenza lokhu,’ ikwenze.”
10Ekuzwa lokhu, uJesu wamangala, wathi kubalandeli bakhe: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, angitholanga muntu kwa-Israyeli onokholo olunjalo. 11Ngithi kini, abaningi bayovela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, bahlale etafuleni no-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe embusweni kaBaba wethu, 12kodwa amadodana ombuso ayophonswa ebumnyameni bangaphandle, lapho kuyoba khona ukukhala nokugedla kwamazinyo.” 13UJesu wathi endunyeni yekhulu: “Hamba, makwenzeke kuwe njengoba ukholiwe.” Inceku yakhe yaphulukiswa ngalelo hora.
UJesu Uphulukisa Endlini kaPhethro
14Kwathi uJesu engena endlini kaPhethro, wabona uninazala kaPhethro elele embhedeni enomkhuhlane. 15Wathinta isandla sakhe; umkhuhlane wamyeka, wavuka wamkhonza. 16Kusihlwa leso, bamlethela abaningi ababecindezelwe amademoni; wayikhipha imimoya ngezwi, waphulukisa bonke abagulayo. 17Lokhu kwagcwalisa amazwi omprofethi u-Isaya: “Wathatha ubuthakathaka bethu, wathwala izifo zethu.”
Izindleko Zokulandela uJesu
18Kwathi uJesu ebona isixuku simzungezile, wayala ukuba bawele baye ngaphesheya. 19Kwafika umbhali, wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, ngizokulandela noma ngukuphi lapho uya khona.”
20UJesu wathi kuye: “Izimpungushe zinemigodi, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke, kodwa iNdodana yomuntu ayinandawo yokubeka ikhanda layo.”
21Omunye kubafundi wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngivumele ngiqale ngiyongcwaba ubaba.”
22Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: “Ngilandele, ushiye abafileyo bangcwabe abafileyo babo.”
UJesu Uthulisa Isiphepho
23Kwathi engena esikebheni, abafundi bakhe bamlandela. 24Kwathi masinyane kwavuka isiphepho esikhulu olwandle, kwaze kwathi amagagasi asibekela isikebhe—kodwa yena wayelele. 25Ngakho bamvusa: “Nkosi, sisindise! Siyafa!”
26Wathi kubo: “Nisabelani, nina eninokholo oluncane?” Wayesesukuma wakhuza imimoya nolwandle, kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu.
27Amadoda amangala: “Munjani lo muntu—ngisho imimoya nolwandle kuyamlalela?”
INdodana kaBaba Ibhekana Nobumnyama
28Esewelele ngaphesheya, ezweni lamaGadara, kweza amadoda amabili anamademoni ephuma emathuneni ukuza kumhlangabeza, enolaka kangangokuba kwakungekho muntu owayengadlula ngaleyo ndlela. 29Amemeza athi: “Ufunani kithi, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu? Uze lapha ukuzosihlupha singakafiki isikhathi na?” 30Kwakukhona umhlambi wezingulube eziningi owawudla buqamama nazo. 31Amademoni amncenga, athi: “Uma usikhipha, sithumele emhlanjini wezingulube.”
32Wathi kuwo: “Hambani.” Aphuma, angena ezingulubeni, wathi umhlambi wonke waphuthuma wehla eweni, wawela olwandle, wafela emanzini.
33Abelusi babaleka baya emzini, babika konke, kanye nalokho okwakwenzeke kulawo madoda ayenamademoni. 34Umuzi wonke waphuma ukuyohlangabeza uJesu; sebembona, bamncenga ukuba asuke ezweni labo.
