Ukubizwa kukaPetro lababelaye

5Kwasekusithi ixuku selimminyezele ukuzwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulua, yena wasesima eceleni kwechibi leGenesarethab; 2 wabona imikhumbi emibili imi eceleni kwechibi; kodwa abagoli benhlanzi babephumile kiyo behlambulula amambule. 3 Wasengena komunye wemikhumbi, ongokaSimoni, wamcela ukuthi asuke kancinyane emhlabathinic. Wasehlala phansid wafundisa amaxuku esemkhunjinie.

4 Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, wathi kuSimoni: Ngena enzikini, lehlise amambule enu ukuze libambef. 5 USimoni wasephendula wathi kuye: Nkosig, sitshikatshike ubusuku bonke, kasibambanga lutho; kodwa ngokutsho kwakho ngizakwehlisa imbuleh. 6 Kwathi sebekwenzile lokho, babamba inhlanzi ezinengi kakhulu. Laselidabuka imbule laboi. 7 Basebeqhweba ababehlanganyele laboj ababekomunye umkhumbi, ukuthi beze babasize; beza-ke bayigcwalisa imikhumbi yomibili, yaze yaqalisa ukutshonak. 8 Kuthe uSimoni Petro ebona, wawela emadolweni kaJesul, esithi: Suka kimi, Nkosi, ngoba ngingumuntu oyisonim. 9 Ngoba ukumangala kwakumbambile, labo bonke ababelaye, ngokubanjwa kwenhlanzi ababezibambile; 10 ngokufananayo-ke loJakobe loJohane, amadodana kaZebediya, ababehlanganyele loSimonin. UJesu wasesithi kuSimoni: Ungesabi; kusukela khathesi uzagola abantu. 11 Kwathi sebeyifikisile imikhumbi emhlabathini, batshiya konke, bamlandelao.

UJesu usilisa umlephero

12 Kwasekusithi, esekomunye wemizi, khangela-ke, indoda egcwele ubulephero; yathi ibona uJesu, yawa ngobuso, yamncenga, isithi: Nkosi, aluba uthanda, ungangihlambulula. 13 Waseselula isandla, wayithinta, esithi: Ngiyathanda, hlambuluka. Njalo bahle basuka ubulephero kuyop. 14 Yena waseyilaya ukuthi ingatsheli muntu; wathi: Kodwa hamba uziveze kumpristi, unikelele ukuhlanjululwa kwakho, njengoba uMozisi walaya, kube yibufakazi kuboq. 15 Kodwa kwayilapho ukukhuluma ngaye kwanda kakhulu; lamaxuku amanengi abuthana ukulalela, lokusiliswa nguye ezifweni zawor. 16 Kodwa yena waphumela enkangalas wakhulekat.

UJesu usilisa umuntu oyisigoga

17 Kwasekusithi ngolunye lwezinsuku, yena wayefundisa; njalo kwakuhlezi abaFarisi labafundisi bomlayou, abavela kuyo yonke imizana yeGalili leJudiya leJerusalema; lamandla eNkosi ayekhona ukubasilisa. 18 Njalo khangela, amadoda ethwele ngohlaka umuntu owayome umhlubulo; njalo adinga ukumngenisa ambeke phambi kwakhe; 19 kodwa engatholi indlela yokumngenisa ngenxa yexukuv, akhwela ephahleni lwendlu, amehlisa ezitineni zokufulela ngethala phambi kukaJesu phakathi laphakathiw. 20 Kwathi ebona ukholo lwawo, wathi kuye: Ndoda, izono zakho uzithethelelwe. 21 Ababhali labaFarisi basebeqala ukunakana, besithi: Ungubani lo okhuluma inhlambax? Ngubani ongathethelela izono, ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu yedway? 22 Kwathi uJesu esazi ukunakana kwabo waphendula wathi kubo: Linakanani enhliziyweni zenu? 23 Yikuphi okulula, ukuthi: Izono zakho uzithethelelwe; kumbe ukuthi: Sukuma uhambe? 24 Kodwa ukuze lazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu ilamandla okuthethelela izono emhlabeni (wathi koyisigoga): Ngithi kuwe: Sukuma, uthathe ithala lakho, uye endlini yakhoz. 25 Njalo wahle wasukuma phambi kwabo, wathatha lokhu ayelele kukho, wasuka waya endlini yakhea, edumisa uNkulunkulub. 26 Lokusanganiseka kwababamba bonke, basebedumisa uNkulunkuluc, bagcwala ukwesabad, besithi: Sibone izimanga lamuhla.

Ukubizwa kukaLevi

27 Njalo emva kwalezizinto waphuma, wabona umthelisi, uLevi ngebizo, ehlezi endlini yokuthelisela, wathi kuye: Ngilandelae. 28 Wasetshiya konke, wasukuma wamlandelaf. 29 ULevi wasemenzelag idili elikhulu endlini yakheh; njalo kwakukhona ixuku elikhulu labathelisi lelabanye abahlala kanye labo ekudlenii. 30 Ababhali babo labaFarisi basebesola kubafundi bakhe, besithi: Kungani lisidla linatha labathelisi lezoni? 31 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Abaphilayo kabasweli melaphi, kodwa abagulayo. 32 Kangizanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni zize ekuphendukenij.

Ukuzila ukudla

33 Basebesithik kuye: Kungani abafundi bakaJohanel bezila ukudla kanengim, benze imikhuleko, kunjalo lababaFarisin; kodwa abakho bayadla banathe? 34 Kodwa wathi kubo: Kambe, lingabazilisa ukudla yini abantwana bendlu yomthimba, umyeni eselabo? 35 Kodwa zizafika insuku, lapho umyeni ezasuswa kubo, khona bezazila ukudla ngalezonsukuo.

36 Wasebatshela futhi umfanekiso wokuthi: Kakho obekela isichibi sesembatho esitsha esembathweni esidala; uba kungenjalo, esitsha laso siyadabula, lesichibi sesitsha asihambelani lesidala. 37 Futhi kakho ofaka iwayini elitsha emigodleni emidala; uba-ke kungenjalo, iwayini elitsha lizadabula imigodla, lichitheke lona, lemigodla yonakale. 38 Kodwa iwayini elitsha limele lifakwe emigodleni emitsha, njalo kokubili kulondolozeke. 39 Njalo kakho othi esenathe iwayini elidala ahle afise elitsha; ngoba uthi: Elidala lingcono.