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| 1. | Emveni kwezi zinto, wemka uYesu, waya phesheya kolwandle lwaseGalili, lwaseTibheriya. |
| 2. | Wayelandelwa ke sisihlwele esikhulu, ngokuba babebona imiqondiso yakhe, abeyenza kwababesifa. |
| 3. | Ke kaloku, wenyuka uYesu waya entabeni, wahlala phantsi khona nabafundi bakhe. |
| 4. | Yaye ke ikufuphi ipasika, umthendeleko wamaYuda. |
| 5. | Ewaphakamisile ngoko uYesu amehlo akhe, ebone isihlwele esikhulu sisiza kuye, wathi kuFilipu, Sozithenga phi na izonka, ukuze badle aba? |
| 6. | Ubesitsho ke emlinga; kuba ubeyazi yena into abeza kuyenza. |
| 7. | UFilipu wamphendula wathi, Izonka zeedenariyo ezimakhulu mabini azibanele, ukuze elowo athabathe intwana. |
| 8. | Athi kuye omnye kubafundi bakhe, uAndreya, umzalwana kaSimon Petros, |
| 9. | Kukho nkwenkwana apha, inezonka ezihlanu zerhasi neentlanzi ezimbini; kodwa ke ziyintoni na ezo kwabangakanana? |
| 10. | Uthe ke uYesu, Bahlaliseni phantsi abantu. Kwaye ke kukho utyani obuninzi kuloo ndawo. Ahlala phantsi ngoko amadoda, engathi amawaka mahlanu inani. |
| 11. | Wazithabatha ke izonka uYesu, wathi akubulela wababela abafundi, bathi ke abafundi babela abo babehleli phantsi, kwaba kwanjalo nakwiintlanzi, ngangokuthanda kwabo. |
| 12. | Bakuhlutha ke, uthi kubafundi bakhe, Buthani amaqhekeza aseleyo, ukuze kungonakali nto. |
| 13. | Babutha ngoko, bazalisa izitya zalishumi elinazibini ngamaqhekeza abesele kubo ababedlile, ezonkeni ezihlanu zerhasi. |
| 14. | Ngoko abantu aba, bakuwubona umqondiso awawenzayo uYesu, bathi, Lo nguye inyaniso umprofeti lowo uzayo ehlabathini. |
| 15. | Uthe ngoko uYesu, esazi ukuba bahlalele ukuza kumbamba ngamandla, bamenze ukumkani, wabuya wemka, waya entabeni Yena yedwa. |
| 16. | Ke kaloku, kuthe kwakuhlwa, behla abafundi bakhe, baya elwandle. |
| 17. | Bengenile ke emkhombeni, baluwela ulwandle, besiya eKapernahum; kwakusekumnyama, waye uYesu engafikanga kubo. |
| 18. | Lwaye nolwandle lusilwa, kananjalo kuvuthuza umoya omkhulu. |
| 19. | Bakuba ngoko begweqile izitadiya ezingathi zimashumi mabini anazihlanu, nokuba mathathu, bambona uYesu ehamba phezu kolwandle, esiza kubo kufuphi nomkhombe; basuka boyika. |
| 20. | Athi ke yena kubo, Ndim; musani ukoyika. |
| 21. | Babethanda ngoko ukumamkelela emkhombeni; waza kwaoko umkhombe waba semhlabeni lowo babesiya kuwo. |
| 22. | Ngengomso indimbane leyo, ibimi phesheya kolwandle, yakuba ibonile ukuba akukho mkhonjana wumbi khona, ngulowo mnye wodwa babengene kuwo abafundi bakhe; nokuba uYesu akangenanga nabafundi bakhe emkhonjaneni lowo, bemke bodwa abafundi bakhe; |
| 23. | nokuba kuze eminye imikhonjana ivela eTibheriya, kufuphi nendawo apho babedle isonka khona, yakuba ibulele iNkosi: |
| 24. | xeshikweni ke indimbane yabonayo ukuba uYesu akakho apho nabafundi bakhe, besuka bangena nabo emikhombeni, beza eKapernahum, bemfuna uYesu. |
| 25. | Bathe bakumfumana phesheya kolwandle, bathi kuye, Rabhi, ufike nini na apha? |
| 26. | Wabaphendula uYesu wathi, Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Anindifuni ngakuba nabona imiqondiso; nindifuna ngokuba nadla kwezaa zonka, nahlutha. |
| 27. | Musani ukusebenzela ukudla okutshabalalayo; sebenzelani ukudla okuhlala kuse ebomini obungunaphakade, aya kunipha kona uNyana woMntu; kuba uYise uThixo utywine waqinisela yena lowo. |
| 28. | Bathe ngoko kuye, Masenze ntoni na, ukuze sisebenze imisebenzi kaThixo? |
| 29. | Waphendula uYesu, wathi kubo, Umsebenzi kaThixo nguwo lo, ukuba nikholwe kuye othunyiweyo nguye. |
| 30. | Bathi ngoko kuye, Wenza mqondiso mni na wena, ukuze sibone, sikholwe nguwe? Usebenza ntoni na? |
| 31. | Oobawo bethu bona badla imana entlango, njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Wabanika isonka siphuma ezulwini, ukuba badle sona. |
| 32. | Uthe ngoko uYesu kubo, Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, AsinguMoses oninike isonka esiphuma ezulwini; nguBawo oninika isonka esiphuma ezulwini, esiyinyaniso. |
| 33. | Kuba isonka sikaThixo sesi sehlayo ezulwini, silinike ubomi ihlabathi. |
| 34. | Bathi ke ngoko kuye, Nkosi, sinike eso sonka ngamaxa onke. |
| 35. | Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Isonka sobomi esi ndim; lowo uzayo kum, akasayi kulamba; lowo ukholwayo kum, akasayi kunxanwa naphakade. |
| 36. | Senditshilo kuni ukuthi, Nindibonile nokundibona, anikholwa noko. |
| 37. | Konke andinikayo uBawo, kuya kuza kum; nozayo kum, andisayi kukha ndimlahlele phandle; |
| 38. | ngokuba ndihle emazulwini, ndingaze kwenza ukuthanda kwam; ndize kwenza ukuthanda kwalowo wandithumayo. |
| 39. | Kuko ke oku ukuthanda kowandithumayo, kukaBawo: ukuba konke awandinikayo, ndingalahli nento kuko, ndikuvuse ngomhla wokugqibela. |
| 40. | Kuko ke oku ukuthanda kowandithumayo, ukuthi babe nobomi obungunaphakade bonke abambonayo uNyana, bakholwe kuye; ndandiya kubavusa mna ngomhla wokugqibela. |
| 41. | Ayemkrokrela ngoko amaYuda, ngokuba wathi, Ndim isonka, esi sehlayo emazulwini. |
| 42. | Ayesithi ke, Lo asinguye na kanene uYesu, unyana kaYosefu, esimaziyo thina uyise nonina? Angathini na ke ngoko yena ukuthi, Ndihle emazulwini? |
| 43. | Waphendula ngoko UYesu wathi kubo, Musani ukukrokra ngaphakathi kwenu. |
| 44. | Akukho namnye unako ukuza kum, engathanga uBawo owandithumayo amtsale; ndaye mna ndiya kumvusa ngomhla wokugqibela. |
| 45. | Kubhaliwe ebaprofetini kwathiwa, Baye bonke beya kuba ngabafundiswa bakaThixo; bonke ngoko abathe beva kuBawo, bafunda kuye, bayeza kum. |
| 46. | Kungekuba kukho bani umbonileyo uBawo, ingenguye ovela kuThixo; nguye yedwa ombonileyo uBawo. |
| 47. | Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Lowo ukholwayo kum unobomi obungunaphakade. |
| 48. | Ndim isonka sobomi. |
| 49. | Ooyihlo bayidla imana leyo entlango, bafile noko. |
| 50. | Isonka sona esihla emazulwini sesi, athi ubani akusidla, angafi. |
| 51. | Ndim isonka esiphilileyo, esi sehlayo emazulwini. Ukuba ubani uthe wasidla esi sonka, wodla ubomi ngonaphakade; ke isonka endiya kumnika sona mna, siyinyama yam, endiya kuyinikela ubomi behlabathi. |
| 52. | Ngoko amaYuda ayesilwa phakathi kwawo, esithi, Angathini na lo ukusinika inyama yakhe siyidle? |
| 53. | Wathi ngoko uYesu kuwo, Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Ukuba anithanga niyidle inyama yoNyana woMntu, nilisele igazi lakhe, aninabo ubomi kuni. |
| 54. | Lowo uyidlayo eyam inyama, alisele elam igazi, unobomi obungunaphakade; ndaye mna ndiya kumvusa ngomhla wokugqibela. |
| 55. | Kuba inyama yam ikukudla, inyaniso; negazi lam liluselo, inyaniso. |
| 56. | Lowo uyidlayo eyam inyama, alisele elam igazi, uhleli kum, nam ndihleli kuye. |
| 57. | Njengoko uBawo ophilileyo wandithumayo, ndibe nam ndiphilile ngenxa enoBawo, lowo undidlayo, kwayena uya kuphila ngam. |
| 58. | Siso eso isonka esehla emazulwini; kungenjengokuba ooyihlo bayidlayo imana, bafa noko. Lowo usidlayo esi sonka, uya kuphila ngonaphakade. |
| 59. | Ezi zinto wazithetha endlwini yesikhungu, efundisa eKapernahum. |
| 60. | Into eninzi ngoko kubafundi bakhe yakuva yathi, Lilizwi elinqabileyo eli; ngubani na onako ukuliva? |
| 61. | Ke kaloku, esazi uYesu ngaphakathi kwakhe, ukuba bayakrokra lilo abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo, Kuyanikhubekisa na oku? |
| 62. | Hi na ke, ukuba nithe nambona uNyana woMntu enyukela apho ebefudula ekhona? |
| 63. | Ngumoya odlisa ubomi; inyama yona ayincedi lutho. Amazwi la ndiwathethayo kuni mna angumoya, abubomi. |
| 64. | Kukho abathile kuni abangakholwayo. Kuba ebesazi kwasekuqalekeni uYesu, ukuba ngoobani na ababengakholwa, nokuba ngubani na oya kumnikela. |
| 65. | Wayesithi, Kungenxa yoku ndatshoyo kuni ukuthi, Akukho namnye unako ukuza kum, ukuba akathanga akunikwe nguBawo. |
| 66. | Ngenxa yoko into eninzi yabafundi bakhe yabuya umva, ayaba sahamba naye. |
| 67. | Wathi ngoko uYesu kwabalishumi elinababini, Nani nifuna ukumka, yini na? |
| 68. | Wamphendula ngoko uSimon Petros wathi, Nkosi, sosuka siye kubani na? Nguwe onamazwi obomi obungunaphakade. |
| 69. | Nathi sikholiwe, sazile, ukuba wena unguye uKristu, uNyana kaThixo ophilileyo. |
| 70. | Wabaphendula uYesu wathi, Andininyulanga na mna, nina shumi linababini? Ukanti omnye kuni ungumtyholi. |
| 71. | Wayethetha ke ngoYuda Sikariyoti kaSimon, kuba lowo ibinguye obeza kumngcatsha, engomnye weshumi elinababini. |
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