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| 1. | Kwasekufika kuJesu ababhali labaFarisi ababevela eJerusalema, bathi: |
| 2. | Kungani abafundi bakho besephula isiko labadala? Ngoba kabagezi izandla zabo, nxa besidla isinkwa. |
| 3. | Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Lani-ke kungani lisephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu? |
| 4. | Ngoba uNkulunkulu walaya, wathi: Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko; lokuthi: Othuka uyise kumbe unina kumele afe lokufa; |
| 5. | kodwa lina lithi: Loba ngubani othi kuyise kumbe kunina: Ku ngumnikelo, loba yini evela kimi ingakusiza, |
| 6. | njalo engasoze amhloniphe uyise kumbe unina; ngalokho lenza umlayo kaNkulunkulu ube yize ngenxa yesiko lenu. |
| 7. | Bazenzisi, uIsaya waprofetha kuhle ngani, esithi: |
| 8. | Lababantu basondela kimi ngomlomo wabo, langendebe bangidumise; kodwa inhliziyo yabo ikhatshana lami. |
| 9. | Kodwa bangikhonza ngeze, befundisa izimfundiso eziy imilayo yabantu. |
| 10. | Esebizele kuye ixuku, wathi kilo: Lalelani futhi liqedisise. |
| 11. | Kakusikho okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu; kodwa okuphuma emlonyeni, yikho okungcolisa umuntu. |
| 12. | Abafundi bakhe basebesondela bathi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi abaFarisi bathe ukulizwa lelilizwi bakhubeka? |
| 13. | Kodwa waphendula wathi: Sonke isihlahlakazana, uBaba osezulwini angasihlanyelanga, sizasitshunwa. |
| 14. | Bayekeleni; bangabakhokheli beziphofu abayiziphofu; njalo nxa isiphofu sikhokhela isiphofu, zizawela emgodini zombili. |
| 15. | UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye: Sichasisele lumfanekiso. |
| 16. | UJesu wasesithi: Kanti lani lisengabangelakuqedisisa? |
| 17. | Lilokhe lingaqedisisi yini, ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kuya esiswini, futhi kuyelahlelwa ngaphandle? |
| 18. | Kodwa izinto eziphuma emlonyeni zivela enhliziyweni; lezi ziyamngcolisa umuntu. |
| 19. | Ngoba enhliziyweni kuvela imicabango emibi, ukubulala, ubufebe, ukuphinga, ukweba, ukufakaza amanga, ukunyeya; |
| 20. | yizo lezozinto ezimngcolisayo umuntu; kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingagezwanga kakumngcolisi umuntu. |
| 21. | UJesu wasesuka lapho, waya kungxenye zeTire lezeSidoni. |
| 22. | Njalo khangela, owesifazana ong umKhanani ovela kuleyomikhawulo, wakhala kuye esithi: Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavida, akungihawukele ! Indodakazi yami ihlaselwe kubi lidimoni. |
| 23. | Kodwa kamphendulanga nga lizwi. Basebesondela kuye abafundi bakhe bamncenga, bathi: Mxotshe, ngoba uyakhala ngemva kwethu. |
| 24. | Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kangithunywanga, ngaphandle kuzo izimvu ezilahlekileyo zendlu yakoIsrayeli. |
| 25. | Kodwa weza wamkhonza wathi: Nkosi, ngisize. |
| 26. | Kodwa waphendula wathi: Kakukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, loku si phosela izinjana. |
| 27. | Kodwa yena wathi: Yebo, Nkosi, kodwa lezinjana ziyadla imvuthuluka eziwa etafuleni labaninizo. |
| 28. | UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: O mama, lukhulu ukholo lwakho! Kakube kuwe njengokuthanda kwakho. Indodakazi yakhe yasisila kusukela kulelohola. |
| 29. | UJesu wasesuka lapho weza eduzane kolwandle lweGalili; wenyukela entabeni wahlala phansi khona. |
| 30. | Kwasekusiza kuye amaxuku amakhulu, beleziqhuli, iziphofu, izimungulu, izingini, labanye abanengi, basebebaphosela enyaweni zikaJesu, wasebasilisa; |
| 31. | aze amangala amaxuku, ebona izimungulu zikhuluma, izingini zisilisiwe, iziqhuli zihamba, leziphofu zibona; basebemdumisa uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. |
| 32. | UJesu wasebizela kuye abafundi bakhe wathi: Ngilesihelo ngexuku, ngoba sebelami insuku ezintathu, bengelalutho lokudla; njalo kangithandi ukuthi ngibayekele bahambe bengadlanga, hlezi bayathe endleleni. |
| 33. | Abafundi bakhe basebesithi kuye: Siza zuza ngaphi enkangala izinkwa ezingaka, ukuthi zisuthise ixuku elikhulu kangaka? |
| 34. | UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lilezinkwa ezingaki? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa, lenhlanzana ezinlutshwana. |
| 35. | Waselaya amaxuku ukuthi ahlale phansi emhlabathini. |
| 36. | Wasethatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa lenhlanzi, esebongile wa zi hlephula, wa zi nika abafundi bakhe, labafundi ixuku. |
| 37. | Basebesidla bonke basutha; basebedobha imvuthu ezazisele, izitsha eziyisikhombisa zigcwele. |
| 38. | Lalabo abadlayo babengamadoda azinkulungwane ezine, ngaphandle kwabesifazana labantwana. |
| 39. | Eseyekele amaxuku ahamba wangena emkhunjini, weza emikhawulweni yeMagadala. |
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