Abesifazana abasiza uJesu ngempahla zabo

8Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho, yena wadabula imizi lemizana, ememezela lokutshumayela indaba ezinhle zombuso kaNkulunkulu; labalitshumi lambili babelaye, 2 labesifazana abathile ababesiliswe kubomoya ababi lemikhuhlanenia, uMariya othiwa nguMagadalenab, okwaphuma kuye amadimoni ayisikhombisac, 3 loJowana umkaKuzad indunae kaHerodif, loSusana, labanye abanengi, ababemsiza ngempahla zabog.

Umfanekiso womhlanyeli

4 Kwathi sekubuthene ixuku elikhulu, njalo bevela emizini ngemizi besiza kuye, wakhuluma ngomfanekiso, 5 wathi: Umhlanyeli waphuma ukuyahlanyela inhlanyelo yakhe; kwathi ekuhlanyeleni kwakhe, enye yawela eceleni kwendlela; yasinyathelwa ngenyawo, lenyoni zezulu zayidla zayiqeda. 6 Lenye yawela edwaleni, kwathi ekukhuleni yabuna, ngoba yaswela ubumanzi. 7 Lenye yawela phakathi kwameva, ameva asemila layo ayiminyanisa. 8 Lenye yawela emhlabathini omuhle, yakhula yathela ikhulu. Esetshilo lezizinto wamemeza wathi: Olendlebe zokuzwa akezweh.

Ukuchasiswa komfanekiso womhlanyeli

9 Abafundi bakhe basebembuza besithi: Ungaba yini lumfanekiso? 10 Wasesithi: Kuphiwe kini ukwazi imfihlo zombuso kaNkulunkulu; kodwa kwabanye ngemifanekiso, ukuze bebona bangaboni, njalo besizwa bangaqedisisii.

11 Lomfanekiso uyilokhu: Inhlanyelo iyilizwi likaNkulunkulu. 12 Labaseceleni kwendlela yilabo abathi sebezwile, besekufika udiyabhola alisuse ilizwi enhliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangakholwa basindiswej. 13 Labasedwaleni yilabo, abathi belizwile, balemukele ilizwi ngentokozo, kodwa laba kabalampande, abakholwa okwesikhathi, kuthi ngesikhathi sokulingwa bawek. 14 Lewele phakathi kwameva, yilabo abathi sebezwile, bahambe baminyaniswe yikukhathalela lenotho lenkanuko yempilo, njalo bangatheli izithelo ezivuthiweyo. 15 Kodwa esemhlabathini omuhle, yilabo abathi belizwile ilizwi balilondoloze enhliziyweni enhle lelungileyo, bathela izithelo ngokubekezelal.

Umfanekiso wesibane

16 Njalo kakho othi eselumathise isibanem, asembese ngesitshan, kumbe asibeke ngaphansi kombheda, kodwa usibeka esiqobaneni sesibane, ukuze abangenayo babone ukukhanya. 17 Ngoba kakukho okufihliweyo, okungasoze kube sobala; lokuthukuziweyo, okungayikwaziwa lokungayikulethwa obalao.

18 Ngakho qaphelisani ukuthi lizwa njanip; ngoba loba ngubani olakho, uzaphiwa; kodwa loba ngubani ongelakho, uzakwemukwa lalokho acabanga ukuthi ulakhoq.

Izihlobo zikaJesu eziyizo

19 Kwasekufika kuye unina labafowabo, kodwa abazange bamfinyelele ngenxa yexukur. 20 Wasebikelwa ngabanye abathi: Unyoko labafowenu bemi phandle, bafuna ukukubona. 21 Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Umama labafowethu yilabo, abalizwayo ilizwi likaNkulunkulu balenzes.

Ukuthuliswa kwesiphepho

22 Kwasekusithi ngolunye lwezinsuku, wangena emkhunjini yena labafundi bakhet, wasesithi kubo: Asichaphele ngaphetsheya kwechibiu; basuka-ke. 23 Kwathi behamba ngomkhumbi, walala ubuthongo; isiphepho esikhulu somoya sasesisehlela phansi echibiniv, bagcwalelwa ngamanzi, babesengoziniw. 24 Basebesondela bamvusa, besithi: Nkosi, nkosi, siyabhubhax! Wasevuka wakhuza umoya lamagagasi amakhulu amanzi; kwasekusima, kwasekusiba lokuthulay. 25 Wasesithi kubo: Lungaphi ukholo lwenu? Basebesesaba bamangala, bakhulumisana besithi: Kambe ungubani lo, ukuthi alaye ngitsho imimoya lamanzi, njalo kumlalele?

Ukukhutshwa kwabomoya ababi

26 Basebesiya ngomkhumbi elizweni lamaGadarenez, eliqondene leGalili. 27 Kwathi esephumele emhlabathini, yamhlangabeza indoda ethile ivela emzinia, eyayilamadimoni okwesikhathi esideb, njalo ingembathi isembatho, ingahlali endlini, kodwa emangcwabeni. 28 Yathi imbona uJesu, yamemeza, yawa phansi phambi kwakhe, yathi ngelizwi elikhulu: Ngilani lawe, Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngiyakuncenga, ungangihluphic. 29 Ngoba walaya umoya ongcolileyo ukuthi aphume kulowomuntu; ngoba wayesembambe okwezikhathi ezinengi, walindwa ebotshiwe ngamaketane lezibopho, kodwa eseqamule izibopho waqhutshelwa enkangalad lidimoni. 30 UJesu wasembuza, wathi: Ungubani ibizo lakho? Wasesithi: NguLegiyoni; ngoba amadimoni amanengi ayengene kuye. 31 Asemncenga ukuthi angawalayi ukuya emgodini ongelamkhawuloe. 32 Kwakukhona lapho umhlambi wengulube ezinengi usidla entabeni; asemncenga ukuthi awavumele angene kuzo. Wasewavumela. 33 Kwathi amadimoni esephumile kulowomuntu angena engulubeni; umhlambi wasuphaphatheka usuka eliweni usiya echibini, waminzwaf.

34 Kwathi ababezelusile bebona okwenzakeleyo babaleka, basuka bayabika emzini, lemaphandleni. 35 Basebephuma ukuyabona okwenzakeleyo; bafika kuJesu, bamfica umuntu okwakuphume kuye amadimonig ehlezi enyaweni zikaJesuh, embethe esephelele engqondwenii; basebesesaba. 36 Basebebatshela lalabo ababebonile ukuthi usindiswe njani owayengenwe ngamadimoni. 37 Ixuku lonke lesigaba samaGadarenej esizingelezeleyo laselimcela ukuthi asuke kubo, ngoba babanjwa yikwesaba okukhulu; yena wasengena emkhunjinik waphindela emuva. 38 Kodwa indodal okwakuphume kuyo amadimoni yamncenga ukuthi ibe layem. Kodwa uJesu wayiyekela yahamba, esithi: 39 Buyela endlini yakho, ulandise ukuthi kungakanani uNkulunkulu akwenze kuwe. Wasesuka wahamba, etshumayela phakathi komuzi wonke ukuthi kungakanani uJesu ayekwenzile kuyen.

Indodakazi kaJayirosi ivuswa ekufeni. Owesifazana olomopho uyasiliswa

40 Kwasekusithi ekubuyeni kukaJesuo, ixuku lamthakazelela; ngoba bonke babemlindelep. 41 Njalo khangela, kwafika indoda, uJayirosi ngebizo, yona ingumphathi wesinagoge, yasisiwa phansi enyaweni zikaJesu yamncenga ukuthi angene endlini yayoq; 42 ngoba yayilendodakazi eyodwa ezelweyo eyayingaba leminyaka elitshumi lambilir, njalo yona yayisisifa. Kwathi esahamba amaxuku amcindezela. 43 Lowesifazana owayelomopho wegazi okweminyaka elitshumi lambili, echithe konke okwempilo yakhe kubelaphi engelakusiliswa langubanis, 44 wasondela ngemva kwakhe, wathinta umphetho wesembatho sakhet; njalo wahle wakhawula umopho wegazi lakhe. 45 UJesu wasesithi: Ngubani ongithintileyo? Kwathi lapho bephika bonke, uPetro wathi lababelaye: Nkosiu, ixuku likuminyanisile likucindezele, kodwa uthi: Ngubani ongithintileyo? 46 Kodwa uJesu wathi: Ukhona ongithintileyo; ngoba mina ngazile ukuthi amandla aphumile kimi. 47 Kwathi owesifazana ebona ukuthi kafihlakalanga, weza ethuthumela, wawa phambi kwakhev, walandisa phambi kwabantu bonke ukuthi umthinte ngesizatho bani, lokuthi uhle wasila njani. 48 Wasesithi kuye: Mana isibindi, ndodakazi, ukholo lwakho lukusindisilew; hamba ngokuthulax. 49 Esakhuluma, kwafika umuntu evela endlini yomphathi wesinagoge, wathi kuye: Indodakazi yakho isifile; ungamhluphi uMfundisi. 50 Kodwa uJesu esizwa, wamphendula, wathi: Ungesabi; kholwa kuphela, njalo izasindiswa. 51 Futhi esengenile endlini, kavumanga ukuthi kungene muntu, ngaphandle kukaPetro loJakobe loJohane, loyise wendodakazi lonina. 52 Njalo bakhala bonke, beyililelay. Kodwa wathi: Lingakhali; kayifanga, kodwa ilele. 53 Basebemhleka usulu, besazi ukuthi ifile. 54 Kodwa yena esebakhuphele phandle bonke, wabamba isandla sayo, wamemeza, esithi: Ndodakazi, vuka! 55 Wasubuya umoya wayo, yasivuka khona lapho; waselaya ukuthi kayiphiwe ukudla. 56 Abazali bayo basebemangala kakhuluz; kodwa wabalaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu okwenzakeleyoa.