NgokukaMathewu 9

9 ¹UJesu wangena esikebheni, wawela, wafika emzini wakubo.

²Abanye bamlethela umuntu owayefe uhlangothi elele ecansini. Ebona ukholo lwabo, uJesu wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Yima isibindi, ndodana; izono zakho zithethelelwe.”

³Ngalokhu, abanye babafundisi bomthetho bathi ngaphakathi kubo: “Lo muntu uyahlambalaza.”

⁴Azi imicabango yabo, uJesu wathi: “Nigodleleni okubi ezinhliziyweni zenu? ⁵Yikuphi okulula: ukuthi, ‘Izono zakho zithethelelwe,’ noma ukuthi, ‘Vuka uhambe’? ⁶Kodwa ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inegunya emhlabeni lokuthethelela izono”—wabe esethi kofe uhlangothi: “Vuka, thatha icansi lakho, uye ekhaya.”

⁷Umuntu wavuka waya ekhaya. ⁸Zibona lokhu, izixuku zesaba zadumisa uBaba wethu, onike abantu igunya elinjalo.

uJesu uBiza uMathewu

⁹Esuka lapho, uJesu wabona umuntu ogama lakhe linguMathewu ehlezi endaweni yokukhokhela intela. Wathi: “Ngilandele.” UMathewu wavuka wamlandela.

¹⁰Kwathi uJesu edla endlini kaMathewu, abathelisi abaningi nezoni bahlala naye nabafundi bakhe etafuleni. ¹¹Bebona lokhu, abaFarisi babuza abafundi bakhe: “Kungani umfundisi wenu edla nabathelisi nezoni?”

¹²Ezwa lokhu, uJesu wathi: “Abadinga udokotela akubona abaphilayo, kodwa abagulayo. ¹³Kodwa hambani niyofunda ukuthi kusho ukuthini lokhu: ‘Ngifuna umusa, hhayi umhlatshelo.’ Ngokuba angizelanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni.”

iwayini elisha lidinga imigodla emisha

¹⁴Kwase kufika abafundi bakaJohane, bembuza: “Kungani thina nabaFarisi sizila kaningi, kodwa abafundi bakho bengazili?”

¹⁵UJesu waphendula wathi: “Abangane bomkhwenyana bangalila yini esenabo? Kodwa ziyeza izinsuku lapho umkhwenyana ezothathwa kubo—khona-ke bayozila. ¹⁶Akekho othungela isichibi sendwangu entsha engakafinyeli engutsheni endala; isichibi siyayidonsa sisuke kuyo, kushiyeke ukuklebhuka okubi kakhulu. ¹⁷Abantu abatheli iwayini elisha emigodleni emidala; ngaphandle kwalokho imigodla iyaqhuma, iwayini lichitheke, konakale. Kunalokho, iwayini elisha lifakwa emigodleni emisha, ukuze kugcineke kokubili.”

ukunxusa kukababa nokuthinta kowesifazane

¹⁸Esakhuluma, kwafika umholi wesinagoge, waguqa phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Indodakazi yami isanda kufa. Kodwa woza, ubeke isandla sakho phezu kwayo, iyophila.”

¹⁹UJesu wasukuma wahamba naye, kanjalo nabafundi bakhe. ²⁰Khona lapho owesifazane owayephuma igazi iminyaka eyishumi nambili weza ngemuva wathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe. ²¹Wayelokhu ethi ngaphakathi kuye: “Uma nje ngingathinta ingubo yakhe, ngiyophulukiswa.”

²²UJesu waphenduka, wayibona. Wathi: “Yima isibindi, ndodakazi, ukholo lwakho lukuphilisile.” Owesifazane waphulukiswa ngaso leso sikhathi.

²³Kwathi uJesu engena endlini yomholi wesinagoge, wabona abashayi bemitshingo nesixuku esixokozelayo,

²⁴wathi: “Sukani. Intombazanyana ayifanga kodwa ilele.” Kodwa bamhleka.

²⁵Kwathi isixuku sesikhishiwe, wangena, wayibamba ngesandla, intombazanyana yavuka. ²⁶Izindaba zalokhu zasakazeka kulo lonke lelo zwe.

izimpumputhe ziyabona, izimungulu ziyakhuluma

²⁷UJesu esuka lapho, izimpumputhe ezimbili zamlandela, zimemeza zithi: “Sihawukele, Ndodana kaDavide!”

²⁸Engena endlini, izimpumputhe zeza kuye. Wabuza: “Niyakholwa yini ukuthi nginamandla okukwenza lokhu?” Zathi: “Yebo, Nkosi.”

²⁹Wabe esethinta amehlo azo wathi: “Makwenziwe kini njengokokholo lwenu.” ³⁰Amehlo azo avuleka. UJesu wazixwayisa ngokuqinileyo: “Qaphelani ukuba kungabikho muntu owaziyo ngalokhu.”

³¹Kodwa zaphuma zasakaza izindaba ngaye kulo lonke lelo zwe.

³²Besaphuma, kwalethwa kuJesu umuntu oyisimungulu owayephethwe idemoni. ³³Kwathi lingakhishwa idemoni, isimungulu sakhuluma. Izixuku zamangala zathi: “Akukaze kubonakale okunje kwa-Israyeli.”

³⁴Kodwa abaFarisi bathi: “Ukhipha amademoni ngenkosi yamademoni.”

uBaba uBiza Izisebenzi zokuvuna

³⁵UJesu wahamba kuyo yonke imizi nemizana, efundisa emasinagogeni abo, ememezela izindaba ezinhle zombuso kaBaba wethu, ephilisa zonke izifo nokugula. ³⁶Ebona izixuku, waba nesihawu ngazo, ngokuba zazikhathazekile zingenamsizi, njengezimvu ezingenamalusi.

³⁷Wabe esethi kubafundi bakhe: “Isivuno sikhulu kodwa izisebenzi zimbalwa. ³⁸Ngakho celani kuBaba wesivuno ukuba athumele izisebenzi ensimini yakhe yesivuno.” ^a a v38 UJesu utshela abafundi bakhe ukuba bacele umnikazi wesivuno — uBaba wethu — ukuba athumele izisebenzi. Isivuno sabantu ababuyela ekhaya singesikaBaba, futhi nguye othumela izisebenzi ensimini yakhe.