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| 1. | UJesu wasekhokhelelwa nguMoya enkangala, ukuze alingwe nguSathane. |
| 2. | Esezile ukudla insuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane, ekucineni walamba. |
| 3. | Kwasekusiza kuye umlingi wathi: Uba uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, tshono ukuthi lamatshe abe yizinkwa. |
| 4. | Kodwa yena waphendula wathi: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Umuntu kayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngalo lonke ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu. |
| 5. | USathane wasemthatha wamusa emzini ongcwele, wasemmisa engqongeni yethempeli, |
| 6. | wasesithi kuye: Uba uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziwisele phansi; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Uzalaya ingilosi zakhe ngawe, besezikuphatha ngezandla, hlezi loba nini ukhube unyawo lwakho elitsheni. |
| 7. | UJesu wathi kuye: Kulotshiwe futhi ukuthi: Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho. |
| 8. | USathane wabuya wamusa entabeni ende kakhulu, wamtshengisa imibuso yonke yomhlaba lokukhazimula kwayo, |
| 9. | wathi kuye: Zonke lezizinto ngizakunika zona, uba uwela phansi ungikhonza. |
| 10. | UJesu wasesithi kuye: Suka, Sathane ! Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Uzakhothamela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, njalo uzakhonza yona yodwa. |
| 11. | USathane wasemyekela; njalo khangela, kwafika ingilosi zasezimsebenzela. |
| 12. | Kwathi uJesu esezwile ukuthi uJohane unikelwe entolongweni, wasuka waya eGalili; |
| 13. | wasesuka eNazaretha, weza wahlala eKapenawume engaselwandle, emingceleni yakoZebuloni leyakoNafithali; |
| 14. | ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uIsaya, ukuthi: |
| 15. | Ilizwe lakoZebuloni lelizwe lakoNafithali, e ndlel eni yaselwandle, ngaphetsheya kweJordani, iGalili labezizwe, |
| 16. | abantu ababehlezi emnyameni babonile ukukhanya okukhulu, lababehlezi elizweni lethunzini lokufa ukukhanya kuphumele kubo. |
| 17. | Kusukela kulesosikhathi uJesu waqala ukutshumayela lokuthi: Phendukani; ngoba umbuso wamazulu ususondele. |
| 18. | Kwathi uJesu ehambahamba elwandle lweGalili wabona izelamani ezimbili, uSimoni othiwa nguPetro, loAndreya umfowabo, bephosela imbule olwandle; ngoba babengabagoli benhlanzi. |
| 19. | Wasesithi kubo: Ngilandelani, njalo ngizalenza libe ngabagoli babantu. |
| 20. | Bahle-ke batshiya amambule bamlandela. |
| 21. | Eseqhubeke esuka lapho, wabona ezinye izelamani ezimbili, uJakobe okaZebediya loJohane umfowabo, besemkhunjini kanye loZebediya uyise, belungisa amambule abo; wasebabiza. |
| 22. | Njalo bahle batshiya umkhumbi loyise bamlandela. |
| 23. | UJesu wasebhoda iGalili yonke, efundisa emasinagogeni abo, etshumayela ivangeli lombuso, eselapha sonke isifo lobuthakathaka bonke ebantwini. |
| 24. | Indumela yakhe yasiphumela kuyo yonke iSiriya; basebeletha kuye bonke abagulayo, ababephethwe yizifo ngezifo lobuhlungu, lababengenwe ngamadimoni, lababelezithuthwane, lezigoga; wasebasilisa. |
| 25. | Amaxuku amakhulu asemlandela evela eGalili leDikapolisi leJerusalema leJudiya langaphetsheya kweJordani. |
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