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| 1. | Kwasekubuthana kuye abaFarisi, labanye bababhali, ababevela eJerusalema; |
| 2. | sebebonile ukuthi abanye babafundi bakhe badla izinkwa ngezandla ezingcolileyo, okuyikuthi ezingagezwanga, basola. |
| 3. | Ngoba abaFarisi lamaJuda bonke kabadli, ngaphandle kokuthi bagezisise izandla zabo, belondoloza isiko labadala. |
| 4. | Nxa be vela emdangeni, kabadli, ngaphandle kokuthi bageze; futhi zikhona ezinye izinto ezinengi abazemukelayo ukuzilondoloza, ukugezisa inkezo lembiza lezitsha zethusi lemibheda. |
| 5. | Emva kwalokhu abaFarisi lababhali bambuza bathi: Kungani abafundi bakho bengahambi ngesiko labadala, kodwa badla isinkwa ngezandla ezingahlanjwanga? |
| 6. | Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: UIsaya waprofetha kuhle ngani lina bazenzisi, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Lesisizwe singidumisa ngezindebe, kodwa inhliziyo yabo ikhatshana lami. |
| 7. | Kodwa zingikhonza ngeze, zifundisa izimfundiso eziy imilayo yabantu. |
| 8. | Ngoba liyekela umlayo kaNkulunkulu, ligcine isiko labantu, ukugezisa imbiza lenkezo; lezinye izinto ezinengi ezinjalo liyazenza. |
| 9. | Wasesithi kubo: Liyekela kuhle umlayo kaNkulunkulu, ukuze lilondoloze isiko lenu. |
| 10. | Ngoba uMozisi wathi: Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko; lokuthi: Othuka uyise kumbe unina kumele afe ukufa; |
| 11. | kodwa lina lithi: Aluba umuntu esithi kuyise kumbe kunina: Lokho obungasizwa yimi ngakho, "liKhobane", okuyikuthi umnikelo kuNkulunkulu; |
| 12. | kalisamvumeli ukwenzela uyise kumbe unina ulutho, |
| 13. | lilenza ize ilizwi likaNkulunkulu ngesiko lenu eliliqhubayo; lezinto ezinengi ezinjalo liyazenza. |
| 14. | Esebizile kuye ixuku lonke, wathi kilo: Ngilalelani lonke, liqedisise. |
| 15. | Kalukho ulutho olungaphandle komuntu olungamngcolisa lungena kuye; kodwa izinto eziphuma kuye, yizo lezo ezingcolisa umuntu. |
| 16. | Uba ekhona olendlebe zokuzwa akezwe. |
| 17. | Esengenile endlini evela exukwini, abafundi bakhe bambuza ngomfanekiso. |
| 18. | Wasesithi kubo: Ngokunjalo lani lingabangelakuqedisisa yini? Kaliqedisisi yini ukuthi konke okungaphandle okungena emuntwini kungemngcolise? |
| 19. | Ngoba kakungeni enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa esiswini; kuphumela ngaphandle, kuhlambulula ukudla konke. |
| 20. | Wasesithi: Okuphumayo emuntwini, yikho okungcolisa umuntu. |
| 21. | Ngoba kuphuma ngaphakathi enhliziyweni yabantu imicabango emibi, ukuphinga, ukufeba, ukubulala, |
| 22. | ukweba, ubuhwaba, ukuxhwala, inkohliso, amanyala, ilihlo elibi, inhlamba, ukuzigqaja, ubuthutha; |
| 23. | zonke lezizinto ezimbi zivela ngaphakathi, zimngcolise umuntu. |
| 24. | Wasesukuma lapho waya emikhawulweni yeTire leSidoni. Wangena endlini, engathandi ukuthi umuntu akwazi, kodwa wayengelakufihlakala. |
| 25. | Ngoba owesifazana, olentombazana yakhe elomoya ongcolileyo, esezwile ngaye, weza wawa phansi enyaweni zakhe; |
| 26. | njalo owesifazana wayengumGriki, engumSirofenike ngokuzalwa; wasemncenga ukuthi akhuphe idimoni endodakazini yakhe. |
| 27. | Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Ake kusuthe abantwana kuqala; ngoba kakukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana sisiphosele izinjana. |
| 28. | Kodwa waphendula wathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi; kodwa lezinjana ezingaphansi kwetafula ziyadla imvuthuluka yabantwana. |
| 29. | Wasesithi kuye: Ngenxa yalokhukutsho hamba-ke; idimoni liphumile endodakazini yakho. |
| 30. | Wasesuka waya endlini yakhe, wafica idimoni seliphumile, lendodakazi ilele embhedeni. |
| 31. | Wasebuya wasuka emikhawulweni yeTire leSidoni, weza elwandle lweGalili, phakathi kwemikhawulo yeDikapolisi. |
| 32. | Basebeletha kuye isacuthe esigagasayo, bamncenga ukuthi abeke isandla sakhe phezu kwaso. |
| 33. | Wasesikhupha exukwini saba sodwa, wafaka iminwe yakhe endlebeni zaso, wakhafula wathinta ulimi lwaso, |
| 34. | ekhangela phezulu ezulwini, wabubula, wathi kuso: "Efatha"; okuyikuthi: Vulwa ! |
| 35. | Njalo zahle zavulwa indlebe zaso; yasithukululwa intambo yolimi lwaso, sasesikhuluma saqonda. |
| 36. | Wasebalaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu; kodwa lanxa wayebalayile kakhulu, kwang’khona bekumemezela ngamandla. |
| 37. | Basebemangala kakhulukazi sibili, bathi: Uzenzile kuhle izinto zonke; wenza kokubili izacuthe ukuthi zizwe, lezimungulu ukuthi zikhulume. |
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