Ukulingwa kukaJesu

4Kwathi uJesu egcwele uMoya oNgcwelea wabuya evela eJordanib, wakhokhelelwa nguMoya enkangalac, 2 walingwa ngudiyabhola insuku ezingamatshumi amaned. Njalo kadlanga lutho ngalezonsuku; kwathi seziphelile, ekucineni walamba. 3 Udiyabhola wasesithi kuye: Uba uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, tshono kulelilitshe ukuthi libe yisinkwa. 4 UJesu wasemphendula, wathi: Kulotshiwe, ukuthi umuntu kayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngalo lonke ilizwi likaNkulunkulue.

5 Udiyabhola wasemkhokhelela entabeni endef wamtshengisa yonke imibuso yomhlaba ngesikhatshanag. 6 Udiyabhola wasesithi kuye: Amandla wonke la lobukhosi bayo ngizakunikah; ngoba anikwe mina, njalo ngiwanika loba ngubani engithandayoi. 7 Ngakho wena uba ukhonza phambi kwami, konke kuzakuba ngokwakho. 8 UJesu wasemphendula wathi: Suka ngemva kwami, Sathane; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Uzakhothamela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, njalo umkhonze yena yedwaj.

9 Wasemkhokhelela eJerusalema, wammisa engqongeni yethempelik, wasesithi kuye: Uba uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziwisele phansi usuka lapha; 10 ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Uzalaya ingilosi zakhe ngawe, ukukulondoloza; 11 lokuthi: Zizakuphatha ngezandla, hlezi loba nini ukhube unyawo lwakho elitshenil. 12 UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: Kuthiwa: Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhom.

13 Udiyabhola eseqedile ukulinga konke, wasuka kuye kwaze kwaba ngesinye isikhathin.

UJesu uqala ukutshumayela

14 UJesu wasebuyelao eGalilip ngamandla kaMoyaq; lendumela yakhe yaphuma kuso sonke isigaba esizingelezeleyor. 15 Yena wasefundisa emasinagogeni abos, edunyiswa yibo bonket.

UJesu udelelwa ngabeNazaretha

16 Wasefikau eNazarethav, lapho ayondliwe khonaw; njengokwejwayela kwakhe wasengena esinagogeni ngosuku lwesabathax, wasukuma ukuze afundey. 17 Wasenikwa ugwalo lomprofethi uIsayaz. Waseluvula ugwaloa, wayithola indawo okubhalwe kuyo ukuthi: 18 UMoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, ngakho ingigcobile ukuthi ngitshumayele ivangeli kubayanga; ingithumile ukusilisa abadabukileyo enhliziyweni; ukumemezela ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyob, lokubona kwabayiziphofuc, ukukhulula ababandezelweyod, 19 ukumemezelae umnyaka womusa weNkosif. 20 Waselugoqa ugwalog, walubuyisela encekwinih, wahlala phansi; lamehlo abo bonke ababesesinagogeni amjolozelai. 21 Waseqala ukuthi kubo: Lamuhla lumbhalo ugcwalisekile endlebeni zenu.

22 Labo bonke bafakaza ngaye, bamangala ngamazwi omusa aphuma emlonyeni wakhej, basebesithi: Lo kayisiyo indodana kaJosefa yinik? 23 Wasesithi kubo: Isibili lizakutsho kimi lesisaga: Melaphi, zelaphe wenal; konke lokho esikuzwileyo okwenzeke eKapenawumem, kwenze lalapha emzini wakinin. 24 Wathi-ke: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakho umprofethio owemukelekayop elizweni lakiboq. 25 Kodwa ngeqiniso ngithi kini: Abafelokazi abanengir babekhona koIsrayeli ensukwini zikaElijas, lapho izulu lalivalekile iminyaka emithathu lenyanga eziyisithupha, kwaze kwaba khona indlala enkulu emhlabeni wonket; 26 kodwa uElija kathunyelwanga lakomunye wabo, ngaphandle kweSarepitau yeSidoni kowesifazana ongumfelokaziv. 27 Futhi amalephero amanengiw ayekhona koIsrayeli ngesikhathi sikaElisha umprofethi; kodwa kakuhlanjululwanga lamunye wawo, ngaphandle kukaNamani umSiriyax. 28 Kwathi bonke ababesesinagogeni bagcwala ulaka, bezizwa lezizinto, 29 basebesukuma, bamkhuphela ngaphandle komuziy, bamqhubela eliweni lentaba umuzi wabo owawakhiwe phezu kwayo, ukuze bamphosele phansi eliweni. 30 Kodwa yena edabula phakathi kwabo wahambaz.

Ukusiliswa kwezigulane eKapenawume

31 Wasesehlela eKapenawume umuzi weGalili; njalo wayebafundisa ngamasabathaa. 32 Basebebabaza ngemfundiso yakheb, ngoba ilizwi lakhe lalilamandlac.

33 Futhi kwakukhona esinagogeni umuntu owayelomoya wedimoni ongcolileyo, wasememeza ngelizwi elikhulu, 34 wathi: Yekela! Silani lawe, Jesu mNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa yini? Ngiyakwazi wena ukuthi ungubani: ONgcwele kaNkulunkulud. 35 UJesu wasemkhuza, esithi: Thula, uphume kuyee! Ledimoni selimwisele phakathi laphuma kuye, lingamlimazanga. 36 Kwasekubafikela bonke ukumangala, bakhulumisana, besithi: Yilizwi bani leli, ukuthi ngegunya langamandla uyalaya omoya abangcolileyo, baphumef? 37 Yasiphuma indumela yakhe kuyo yonke indawo yesigaba esizingelezeleyo.

Uninazala kaPetro labanye abagulayo bayasiliswa

38 Wasesukumag waphuma esinagogeni, wayangena endlini kaSimonih; njalo uninazala kaSimoni wayebanjwe luqhuqho olukhulu; basebemcelela kuye. 39 Wasemengama, wakhuza uqhuqho, khona lwamyekela; njalo wahle wasukuma wabasebenzelai.

40 Kwathi ekutshoneni kwelanga, bonke ababelababegula izifo ezitshiyeneyo babaletha kuyej; wasebeka izandla kulowo lalowo wabo wabasilisak. 41 Kwasekuphuma lamadimoni kwabanengil, ememeza esithi: Wena unguKristum iNdodana kaNkulunkulun. Wasewakhuzao engawavumelip ukuthi akhulume, ngoba ayemazi ukuthi unguKristu.

UJesu usuka eKapenawume

42 Kwathi sekusile, waphuma waya endaweni eyinkangalaq, lamaxuku amdinga, eza kuye, amvimbela ukuthi angasuki kiwor. 43 Kodwa wathi kuwo: Ngimele ukutshumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu lakweminye imizi; ngoba ngithunyelwe lokho. 44 Wayesetshumayela emasinagogeni eGalilis.