Ukukhutshwa kwabomoya ababi

5Basebefika ngaphetsheya kolwandle, elizweni lamaGadarenea. 2 Esephumile emkhunjini, wahle wamhlangabeza umuntu ovela emangcwabeni elomoya ongcolileyo, 3 owayehlala emangcwabenib; njalo kwakungelamuntu owayengambopha ngitsho langamaketane, 4 ngoba wayebotshiwe kanengi ngezibopho langamaketane, kodwa amaketane ayeqanyulwa nguye, lezibopho zaqanyuqanyulwa; njalo kwakungekho owayengamthambisa; 5 langezikhathi zonke, ebusuku lemini, wayesezintabeni lemangcwabeni eklabalala ezisika ngamatshe. 6 Kwathi ebona uJesu ekhatshana, wagijima wamkhonzac, 7 wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu esithi: Ngilani lawe, Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonked? Ngikufungisa ngoNkulunkulu, ungangihluphie. 8 Ngoba wathi kuye: Phuma emuntwini, moya ongcolileyo. 9 Wasembuza wathi: Ibizo lakho ungubani? Wasephendula, wathi: Ibizo lami nginguLegiyoni, ngoba sibanengif. 10 Wasemncenga kakhulu, ukuthi angabaxotsheli ngaphandle kwelizwe. 11 Kwakukhona lapho ngasezintabeni umhlambi omkhulu wengulube usidla; 12 lamadimoni wonke amncenga, athi: Sithume engulubeni, singene kuzo. 13 Njalo uJesu wahle wawavumela. Omoya abangcolileyo basebephuma bangena ezingulubeni; umhlambi wasuphaphatheka eliweni usiya olwandle; njalo zazingaba zinkulungwane ezimbili; zaminzwa olwandle.

14 Abazelusayo ingulube basebebaleka, bayabika emzini lemaphandleni. Basebephuma ukubona ukuthi kuyini okwenzakeleyog; 15 bafika kuJesu, bambona obengenwe ngamadimoni ehlezi egqokileh eqondilei, yena owayelelegiyonij; basebesesaba. 16 Labo ababekubonile babatshela ukuthi kwenzeke njani kowayengenwe ngamadimoni, langengulube. 17 Basebeqala ukumncenga ukuthi asuke elizweni lakibo.

18 Wathi engena emkhunjini, owayengenwe ngamadimoni wamncenga, ukuthi abe laye. 19 Kodwa uJesu kamvumelanga, kodwa wathi kuye: Hamba uye ekhaya kwabakini, ubatshele ukuthi iNkosi ikwenzele okungakanani, ikuhawukelek. 20 Wasesuka ehamba waqala ukutshumayela eDikapolisi ukuthi uJesu umenzele okungakanani; basebemangala bonkel.

Indodakazi kaJayirosi ivuswa ekufeni. Owesifazana owayelomopho uyasiliswa

21 UJesu esebuye wachaphela ngaphetsheya ngomkhumbi, kwabuthana kuye ixuku elikhulu, futhi wayengaselwandlem. 22 Njalo khangela, kwafikan omunye wabaphathi besinagoge, uJayirosi ngebizoo; embona, wawa phansi enyaweni zakhe, 23 wamncenga kakhulu, esithi: Indodakazi yami encane isiphela; ake uze ubeke izandla phezu kwayo, ukuze isindiswe, njalo izaphilap. 24 Wasehamba laye; ixuku elikhulu laselimlandela, lamminyezela.

25 Njalo owesifazana othile owayelomopho wegazi okweminyaka elitshumi lambili, 26 ehluphekile kakhulu kubelaphi abanengi, echithile konke ayelakho, engasizakalanga, kodwa kulokhu kumqinela, 27 esezwile ngoJesu, weza exukwini ngemuva, wathinta isembatho sakhe; 28 ngoba wathi: Aluba ngithinta izembatho zakhe nje, ngizasindiswa. 29 Futhi wahle woma umthombo wegazi lakhe, wasesizwa emzimbeni ukuthi usilile esifweniq. 30 Njalo uJesu wahle wazi phakathi kwakhe ukuthi amandla aphumile kuye, watshibilika esexukwini, wathi: Ngubani othinte izembatho zamir? 31 Abafundi bakhe basebesithi kuye: Uyabona ixuku likuminyezela, kodwa uthi: Ngubani ongithintileyo? 32 Wasethalaza ukuthi ambone owenze lokhu. 33 Kodwa owesifazana esesaba ethuthumela, ekwazi okwenzekileyo kuye, weza wawa phambi kwakhe, wamtshela iqiniso lonke. 34 Wasesithi kuye: Ndodakazi, ukholo lwakho lukusindisile; hamba ngokuthula, siliswa esifweni sakhos.

35 Esakhuluma, kwafika abanye bomphathi wesinagoget, bathi: Indodakazi yakho isifile; usamkhathazelani uMfundisiu? 36 Kwahle kwathi uJesu esizwa ilizwi elikhulunywayo wathi kumphathi wesinagogev: Ungesabi, kholwa kuphelaw. 37 Futhi kavumelanga muntu ukuthi amlandele, ngaphandle kukaPetro loJakobex loJohane umfowabo kaJakobey. 38 Wafika-ke endlini yomphathi wesinagogez, wabona isiphithiphithi, labakhalayo labalilayo kakhulu, 39 esengenile wathi kubo: Liphithizelelani, likhala? Umntwana kafanga, kodwa ulele. 40 Basebemhleka usulu. Kodwa yena, esebakhuphile bonke, wathatha uyise womntwana omncane lonina lalabo ababelaye, wangena lapho okwakulele khona umntwana omncanea. 41 Wabamba isandla somntwana omncane, wathi kuye: "Thalitha, kumi"b; okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa: Wena ntombazana encane, ngithi kuwe, vukac. 42 Njalo yahle yavuka intombazana encane, yahamba, ngoba yayileminyaka elitshumi lambili; basebesanganiseka ngokusanganiseka okukhulud. 43 Wasebalayisisa kakhulu ukuthi lokhu kungaziwa muntu; wathi kayinikwe ukudlae.