The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
1 Incwadi yokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, indodana kaDavide, indodana ka-Abrahama. 2 U-Abrahama wazala u-Isaka, u-Isaka wazala uJakobe, uJakobe wazala uJuda nabafowabo; 3 uJuda wazala oFaresi noZara kuTamari, uFaresi wazala u-Esiromu, u-Esiromu wazala u-Aramu; 4 u-Aramu wazala u-Aminadaba, u-Aminadaba wazala uNasoni, uNasoni wazala uSalimoni; 5 uSalimoni wazala uBowasi kuRakhabi, uBowasi wazala u-Obede kuRuthe, u-Obede wazala uJesayi; 6 uJesayi wazala uDavide, inkosi. UDavide wazala uSolomoni kumka-Uriya; 7 uSolomoni wazala uRobowamu, uRobowamu wazala u-Abiya, u-Abiya wazala u-Asafa; 8 u-Asafa wazala uJosafati, uJosafati wazala uJoramu, uJoramu wazala u-Oziya; 9 u-Oziya wazala uJothamu, uJothamu wazala u-Akazi, u-Akazi wazala uHezekiya; 10 uHezekiya wazala uManase, uManase wazala u-Amoni, u-Amoni wazala uJosiya; 11 uJosiya wazala uJekoniya nabafowabo ngesikhathi sokuthunjelwa eBabiloni. 12 Kwathi emva kokuthunjelwa eBabiloni uJekoniya wazala uSalatiyeli, uSalatiyeli wazala uZorobabeli; 13 uZorobabeli wazala u-Abiyudi, u-Abiyudi wazala u-Eliyakimi, u-Eliyakimi wazala u-Azori; 14 u-Azori wazala uSadoki, uSadoki wazala u-Akimi, u-Akimi wazala u-Eliyudi; 15 u-Eliyudi wazala u-Eleyazare, u-Eleyazare wazala uMathani, uMathani wazala uJakobe; 16 uJakobe wazala uJosefa, indoda kaMariya, azalwa nguye uJesu othiwa uKristu. 17 Zinjalo-ke izizukulwane zonke ezisukela ku-Abrahama ziye kuDavide, ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; nezisukela kuDavide ziye ekuthunjelweni eBabiloni ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; nezisukela ekuthunjelweni eBabiloni ziye kuKristu ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane. 18 Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba nje: unina uMariya esemiselwe uJosefa, bengakahlangani wafunyanwa ekhulelwe ngoMoya oNgcwele. 19 Kepha uJosefa indoda yakhe engumuntu olungileyo, engathandi ukumthela ihlazo, wayefuna ukumlahla ngasese. 20 Esazindla ngalokho, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ngephupho, ithi: “Josefa, ndodana kaDavide, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya umkakho, ngokuba lokho akukhulelweyo kungoMoya oNgcwele. 21 Uzakuzala indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu, ngokuba nguye oyakusindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.” 22 Lokhu konke kwenzeka ukuba kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi: 23 “Bheka, intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana; bayakuyiqamba igama lokuthi u-Emanuweli,” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa “uNkulunkulu unathi”. 24 UJosefa esevukile ebuthongweni wenza njengalokho imyalile ingelosi yeNkosi, wamthatha umkakhe; 25 akaze aya kuye, waze wazibula ngendodana; wayiqamba igama lokuthi uJesu.
1 UJesu esezelwe eBetlehema laseJudiya emihleni kaHerode inkosi, bheka, kwafika izazi eJerusalema, zivela empumalanga, zithi: 2 “Uphi lowo ozelwe eyinkosi yabaJuda na? Ngokuba sibonile inkanyezi yakhe kwelasempumalanga, size ukukhuleka kuye.” 3 UHerode inkosi esekuzwile lokho wakhathazeka neJerusalema lonke kanye naye. 4 Wabutha bonke abapristi abakhulu nababhali besizwe, wabuza kubo ukuthi uKristu uzakuzalelwaphi. 5 Bathi kuye: “EBetlehema laseJudiya, ngokuba kulotshiwe kanjalo ngomprofethi ukuthi: 6 “ ‘Nawe Betlehema, lizwe lakwaJuda, kawusiye omncane nakanye kubabusi bakwaJuda, ngokuba kuyakuvela kuwe umbusi oyakwalusa isizwe sami u-Israyeli.’ ” 7 Khona uHerode, ezibizile izazi ngasese, wabuzisisa kuzo isikhathi inkanyezi ebonakele ngaso, 8 wazithuma eBetlehema, wathi: “Hambani nibuzisise ngomntwana; kuyakuthi nxa nimfumene, ningitshele ukuba nami ngiye ngikhuleke kuye.” 9 Seziyizwile inkosi, zamuka; bheka, inkanyezi ezayibona kwelasempumalanga yahamba phambi kwazo, yaze yafika yema phezu kwalapho umntwana ekhona. 10 Zathi ukuyibona inkanyezi, zathokoza ngokuthokoza okukhulu kakhulu. 11 Zase zingena endlini, zabona umntwana noMariya unina, zawa phansi, zakhuleka kuye, zavula amagugu azo, zamkhunga ngezipho: igolide namakha nenhlaka. 12 Kwathi ziyaliwe nguNkulunkulu ngephupho ukuba zingabuyeli kuHerode, zabuyela ezweni lakubo ngenye indlela. 13 Sezimukile, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuJosefa ngephupho, ithi: “Vuka uthabathe umntwana nonina, ubalekele eGibithe, uhlale khona, ngize ngikutshele; ngokuba uHerode uzakumfuna umntwana ukuba ambhubhise.” 14 Wavuka-ke, wathabatha umntwana nonina ebusuku, wamuka waya eGibithe, 15 wahlala khona, waze wafa uHerode, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi: “Ngayibiza indodana yami iphume eGibithe.” 16 Khona uHerode, esebonile ukuthi izazi zimphambile, wathukuthela kakhulu, wathumela wabulala bonke abantwana besilisa baseBetlehema nasendaweni yonke yangakhona, abaminyaka mibili nangaphansi njengesikhathi abesibuzisisile kuzo izazi. 17 Khona kwagcwaliseka okwakhulunywa ngoJeremiya umprofethi ukuthi: 18 “Kwezwakala izwi eRama, ukukhala nokulila okukhulu, uRakheli ekhalela abantwana bakhe, engavumi ukududuzwa, ngokuba abasekho.” 19 Kepha uHerode esefile, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala ngephupho kuJosefa eGibithe, yathi: 20 “Vuka uthabathe umntwana nonina, uye ezweni lakwa-Israyeli; ngokuba sebefile ababezingela ukuphila komntwana.” 21 Wasuka-ke, wathabatha umntwana nonina, wafika ezweni lakwa-Israyeli. 22 Kepha ezwa ukuthi sekubusa u-Arkelawu eJudiya esikhundleni sikaHerode uyise, wesaba ukuya khona; eseyaliwe nguNkulunkulu ngephupho wamuka waya kwelaseGalile; 23 wafika wakha emzini othiwa iNazaretha ukuba kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngabaprofethi ukuthi: “Uyakubizwa ngokuthi umNazaretha.”
1 Ngaleyo mihla kwavela uJohane uMbhapathizi eshumayela ehlane laseJudiya, ethi: 2 “Phendukani, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ususondele!” 3 Ngokuba nguye akhuluma ngaye umprofethi u-Isaya, ethi: “Izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde.’ ” 4 Yena uJohane wayenengubo yoboya bekamela noqhotho lwesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe; ukudla kwakhe kwakuyizinkumbi nezinyosi zasendle. 5 Khona kwaphumela kuye iJerusalema, neJudiya lonke, nezwe lonke laseJordani, 6 babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani bevuma izono zabo. 7 Kepha kwathi ebona abaningi kubaFarisi nabaSadusi beza embhapathizweni, wathi kubo: “Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani onibonise ukubalekela intukuthelo ezayo na? 8 Ngakho vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka. 9 Ningacabangi ukuba ningasho phakathi kwenu ukuthi: ‘Sinobaba u-Abrahama;’ ngokuba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu angamvusela u-Abrahama abantwana kulawa matshe. 10 Izembe selibekiwe empandeni yemithi; ngakho yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle iyanqunywa, iphonswe emlilweni. 11 “Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi, kube ngukuphenduka; kepha yena oza emva kwami unamandla kunami engingafanele ukuthwala izicathulo zakhe; yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo, 12 ombenge yakhe yokwela isesandleni sakhe; uzakushanelisisa isibuya sakhe, abuthele amabele enqolobaneni yakhe; kepha amakhoba uzakuwashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo.” 13 Khona uJesu evela eGalile wafika kuJohane eJordani ukuba azobhapathizwa nguye. 14 Kepha uJohane wamalela wathi: “Yimi engiswela ukubhapathizwa nguwe; wena uza kimi na?” 15 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Vuma kalokhu, ngokuba kusifanele ukugcwalisa kanjalo ukulunga konke.” Khona wayesemvumela. 16 UJesu esebhapathiziwe wakhuphuka masinyane emanzini; bheka, izulu lavuleka, wabona uMoya kaNkulunkulu ehla njengejuba, eza phezu kwakhe. 17 Bheka, kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo engithokozile ngayo.”
1 Khona uJesu waholelwa nguMoya ehlane ukuba alingwe nguSathane. 2 Esezilile ukudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, wagcina walamba. 3 Kwafika umlingi, wathi kuye: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, yisho ukuba lawa matshe abe yizinkwa.” 4 Kepha waphendula wathi: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Akusinkwa sodwa umuntu ayakuphila ngaso kodwa ngamazwi onke aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu.’ ” 5 Khona uSathane wamthatha, wamyisa emzini ongcwele, wammisa esiqongweni sethempeli, 6 wathi kuye: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziphonse phansi; ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “ ‘Uyakuyaleza izingelosi zakhe ngawe, zikuthwale ngezandla, ungaze waqhuzuka etsheni ngonyawo lwakho.’ ” 7 UJesu wathi kuye: “Kulotshiwe futhi ukuthi: ‘Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.’ ” 8 USathane wabuye wamyisa entabeni ende kakhulu, wamkhombisa imibuso yonke yezwe nenkazimulo yayo; 9 wathi kuye: “Konke lokhu ngizakukunika khona, uma uziwisa phansi, ukhuleke kimi.” 10 Khona uJesu wathi kuye: “Suka, Sathane, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Wokhuleka eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, umkhonze yena yedwa.’ ” 11 USathane wayesemshiya; bheka, kwafika izingelosi, zamkhonza. 12 Kuthe esezwile ukuthi uJohane uboshiwe, wamuka waya eGalile. 13 Wasuka eNazaretha, weza wahlala eKapernawume elingaselwandle emikhawulweni yakwaZabuloni neyakwaNafetali 14 ukuba kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngo-Isaya umprofethi ukuthi: 15 “Izwe lakwaZabuloni nezwe lakwaNafetali ngaselwandle ngaphesheya kweJordani, iGalile labezizwe, 16 isizwe esasihlezi ebumnyameni sibonile ukukhanya okukhulu, nababehlezi ezweni nasethunzini lokufa kuphumele kubo ukukhanya.” 17 Kusukela kuleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukushumayela nokusho ukuthi: “Phendukani, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ususondele.” 18 UJesu ehamba ngaselwandle lwaseGalile wabona izelamani ezimbili, uSimoni othiwa uPetru no-Andreya umfowabo, bephonsa inetha elwandle; ngokuba babe ngabadobi. 19 Wayesethi kubo: “Ngilandeleni; ngiyakunenza nibe ngabadobi babantu.” 20 Base bewashiya masinyane amanetha, bamlandela. 21 Esedlulela phambili wabona ezinye izelamani ezimbili, uJakobe kaZebedewu, noJohane umfowabo, besemkhunjini kanye noZebedewu uyise, belungisa amanetha abo; wababiza. 22 Base beshiya masinyane umkhumbi noyise, bamlandela. 23 UJesu walihamba lonke elaseGalile efundisa emasinagogeni abo, eshumayela ivangeli lombuso, ephulukisa abantu ezifweni zonke nasebuthakathakeni bonke. 24 Udumo lwakhe lwezwakala ezweni lonke laseSiriya; baletha kuye bonke abagulayo abaphethwe yizifo ngezifo nobuhlungu, nabakhwelwe ngamademoni, nabanesithuthwane, nabafe uhlangothi, wabaphulukisa. 25 Izixuku eziningi zamlandela zivela eGalile, naseDekapholi, naseJerusalema, naseJudiya, nangaphesheya kweJordani.
1 Kwathi ebona izixuku, wenyukela entabeni; esehlezi phansi, abafundi bakhe beza kuye. 2 Wayesevula umlomo wakhe, wabafundisa wathi: 3 “Babusisiwe abampofu emoyeni, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo. 4 Babusisiwe abakhalayo, ngokuba bayakududuzwa. 5 Babusisiwe abamnene, ngokuba bayakudla ifa lomhlaba. 6 Babusisiwe abalambele, bomele ukulunga, ngokuba bayakusuthiswa. 7 Babusisiwe abanesihawu, ngokuba bayakuhawukelwa. 8 Babusisiwe abanenhliziyo ehlanzekileyo, ngokuba bayakubona uNkulunkulu. 9 Babusisiwe abalamulayo, ngokuba bayakuthiwa abantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 10 Babusisiwe abazingelwa ngenxa yokulunga, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo. 11 “Nibusisiwe, nxa benithuka, benizingela, bekhuluma konke okubi ngani, beqamba amanga ngenxa yami. 12 Jabulani, nithokoze, ngokuba umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngokuba kanjalo babazingela abaprofethi abananduleleyo. 13 “Nina ningusawoti womhlaba, kepha uma usawoti edumele, ubusawoti bovuswa ngani na? Akasasizi lutho, kuphela ukulahlwa ngaphandle, anyathelwe ngabantu. 14 “Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Umuzi owakhe entabeni ungesitheke. 15 Nomuntu kasokheli isibani, asibeke phansi kwesitsha, kodwa usifaka othini; khona siyabakhanyisela bonke abasendlini. 16 Kanjalo makukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu ukuba babone imisebenzi yenu emihle, badumise uYihlo osezulwini. 17 “Ningathi ngize ukuchitha umthetho nabaprofethi; angizanga ukuchitha, ngize ukugcwalisa. 18 Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuze kudlule izulu nomhlaba, akusoze kwadlula gamana linye nasicashana sinye somthetho, kuze kufezeke konke. 19 Ngakho-ke oweqa owodwa kule miyalo emincinyane, afundise abantu kanjalo, uyakuthiwa omncinyane embusweni wezulu; kepha oyigcinayo, ayifundise, lowo uyakuthiwa mkhulu embusweni wezulu. 20 Ngokuba ngithi kini: Uma ukulunga kwenu kungadluli okwababhali nokwabaFarisi, anisoze nangena embusweni wezulu. 21 “Nizwile kwathiwa kwabasendulo: ‘Ungabulali; yilowo nalowo obulalayo uyakuba necala lokwahlulelwa.’ 22 Kepha mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo othukuthelela umfowabo uyakuba necala lokwahlulelwa; noshoyo kumfowabo ukuthi: ‘Silima,’ uyakuba necala emphakathini; noshoyo ukuthi: ‘Siwula,’ uyakuba necala lokulahlwa esihogweni somlilo. 23 “Ngakho-ke nxa uletha umnikelo wakho e-altare, ukhumbula lapho ukuthi umfowenu unamagqubu nawe, 24 shiya lapho umnikelo wakho phambi kwe-altare, uhambe kuqala ubuyisane nomfowenu, andukuba uze unikele umnikelo wakho. 25 “Shesha uzwane nolwa nawe nisesendleleni, funa olwa nawe akunikele kumahluleli, umahluleli akunikele esikhonzini, uphonswe etilongweni. 26 Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Kawusoze waphuma khona, uze ukhiphe ifadingi lokugcina. 27 “Nizwile kwathiwa: ‘Ungaphingi.’ 28 Kepha mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo obuka owesifazane, amkhanuke, usephingile naye enhliziyweni yakhe. 29 Uma iso lakho lokunene likukhubekisa, likhiphe, ulilahle; ngokuba kungcono kuwe ukuba kubhubhe sibe sinye ezithweni zakho kunokuba wonke umzimba wakho uphonswe esihogweni. 30 Noma isandla sakho sokunene sikukhubekisa, sinqume, usilahle; ngokuba kungcono kuwe ukuba kubhubhe sibe sinye ezithweni zakho kunokuba wonke umzimba wakho uphonswe esihogweni. 31 “Kwathiwa: ‘Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe kamnike incwadi yesahlukaniso.’ 32 Kepha mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe kungengenxa yokuphinga umenza aphinge, noganwa ngolahliweyo uyaphinga. 33 “Nizwile futhi kwathiwa kwabasendulo: ‘Ungafungi amanga, kepha uqinise izifungo zakho eNkosini.’ 34 Kepha mina ngithi kini: Ningafungi nakanye, noma izulu, ngokuba liyisihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, 35 noma umhlaba, ngokuba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zakhe, noma iJerusalema, ngokuba lingumuzi weNkosi enkulu. 36 Ungafungi nekhanda lakho, ngokuba awunakuphendula nalunye unwele lube mhlophe nokuba lube mnyama. 37 Kepha izwi lenu malibe ngokuthi: Yebo, yebo; qhabo, qhabo. Okudlula lokhu kuvela kokubi. 38 “Nizwile kwathiwa: ‘Iso ngeso, izinyo ngezinyo.’ 39 Kepha mina ngithi kini: Ningamelani nokubi, kodwa uma umuntu ekumukula esihlathini sokunene, mphendulele nesinye. 40 Nofuna ukukumangalela, akwamuke ingubo, mnike nejazi. 41 Nosuka ekucindezela ukuba uhambe imayela libe linye, hamba naye abe mabili. 42 Muphe ocela kuwe, ungamfulatheli ofuna ukutsheleka kuwe. 43 “Nizwile kwathiwa: ‘Wothanda umakhelwane wakho, uzonde isitha sakho.’ 44 Kepha mina ngithi kini: Thandani izitha zenu, nibabusise abaniqalekisayo, nibaphathe kahle abanizondayo, nibakhulekele abanizingelayo 45 ukuba nibe ngabantwana bakaYihlo osezulwini; ngokuba yena uphumisa ilanga lakhe phezu kwababi nabahle, anise imvula phezu kwabalungileyo nabangalungile. 46 Ngokuba uma nithanda abanithandayo, ninamvuzo muni na? Abenzi njalo nabathelisi na? 47 Futhi uma nibingelela abafowenu bodwa, nenza lukhulu luni na? Abenzi njalo nabezizwe na? 48 Ngakho-ke manibe ngabapheleleyo, njengokuba uYihlo wasezulwini ephelele.
1 “Kepha qaphelani ningenzi ukulunga kwenu phambi kwabantu ukuba nibonwe yibo, funa ningabi nawo umvuzo kuYihlo osezulwini. 2 “Ngakho-ke nxa wabela isipho, ungakhalisi icilongo phambi kwakho, njengalokhu kwenza abazenzisi emasinagogeni nasemigwaqweni ukuba badunyiswe ngabantu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Sebewamukele umvuzo wabo. 3 Kepha wena, nxa wabela isipho, isandla sakho sokhohlo masingakwazi esikwenzayo esokunene, 4 ukuze isipho sakho sibe sekusithekeni; noYihlo obona ekusithekeni uzakukuvuza. 5 “Nalapho nikhuleka, ningabi njengabazenzisi, ngokuba bethanda ukukhuleka bemi emasinagogeni nasezinhlanganweni zezindlela ukuba babonwe ngabantu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Sebewamukele umvuzo wabo. 6 Kepha wena, nxa ukhuleka, ngena ekamelweni lakho, uthi usuvale umnyango wakho ukhuleke kuYihlo osekusithekeni; noYihlo obona ekusithekeni uzakukuvuza. 7 Kodwa nxa nikhuleka, ningathemelezi njengabezizwe, ngokuba bathi bayakuzwiwa ngokukhuluma kwabo okuningi. 8 Ngakho-ke maningafani nabo; ngokuba uYihlo uyakwazi enikuswelayo ningakaceli kuye. 9 Ngakho-ke anokhuleka kanje, nithi: “ ‘Baba wethu osezulwini, malingcweliswe igama lakho; 10 mawufike umbuso wakho; mayenziwe intando yakho emhlabeni njengasezulwini; 11 usiphe namuhla isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla; 12 usithethelele amacala ethu, njengalokhu nathi sibathethelela abanecala kithi; 13 ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule kokubi; ngokuba umbuso ungowakho, namandla, nenkazimulo, kuze kube phakade. Amen.’ 14 “Ngokuba uma nithethelela abantu iziphambeko zabo, noYihlo wasezulwini uyakunithethelela nani. 15 Kepha uma ningathetheleli abantu iziphambeko zabo, noYihlo akayikunithethelela iziphambeko zenu. 16 Futhi nxa nizila ukudla, ninganyukumali njengabazenzisi; ngokuba bona banyakamisa ubuso babo, ukuze babonakale kubantu ukuthi bazilile. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Sebewamukele umvuzo wabo. 17 Kepha wena, nxa uzila, gcoba ikhanda lakho, ugeze ubuso bakho, 18 ukuze ungabonakali kubantu ukuthi uzilile kodwa kuYihlo osekusithekeni; noYihlo obona ekusithekeni uzakukuvuza. 19 “Ningazibekeleli ingcebo emhlabeni, lapho kona inundu nokugqwala, nalapho amasela efohla khona, ebe. 20 Kepha zibekeleleni ingcebo ezulwini, lapho kungoni inundu nokugqwala, nalapho amasela engafohli khona, ebe. 21 Ngokuba lapho kukhona ingcebo yakho, nenhliziyo yakho iyakuba khona lapho. 22 “Isibani somzimba yiso. Ngakho uma iso lakho lilihle, uzakukhanya umzimba wakho wonke. 23 Kepha uma iso lakho lilibi, uzakuba mnyama umzimba wakho wonke. Ngakho uma ukukhanya okukuwe kungubumnyama, ubumnyama bukhulu kangakanani! 24 “Akakho ongakhonza amakhosi amabili. Ngokuba uyakuzonda enye, athande enye, noma abambelele kwenye, adelele enye. Ningekhonze uNkulunkulu noMamona. 25 “Ngalokho-ke ngithi kini: Ningakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu ukuthi niyakudlani noma niyakuphuzani, nangomzimba wenu ukuthi niyakwembathani. Ukuphila akukukhulu kunokudla nomzimba kunesambatho na? 6:25 Luk. 12:22; Fil. 4:6; Heb. 13:5; 1 Pet. 5:7. 26 Bukani izinyoni zezulu ukuthi azihlwanyeli, azivuni, azibekeleli ezinqolobaneni; nokho uYihlo wasezulwini uyazondla. Nina kanizidluli kakhulu na? 6:26 AmaH. 147:9; Luk. 12:6. 27 Ngumuphi kini ongelekela ebudeni bakhe ingalo ibe nye ngokukhathazeka na? 28 “Nikhathazekelani ngesambatho na? Qaphelani iminduze yasendle ukuthi imila kanjani; kayikhandleki, kayiphothi; 29 kepha ngithi kini: NoSolomoni ebukhazikhazini bakhe bonke wayengembathisile okomunye wayo. 30 Uma uNkulunkulu embathisa kanjalo utshani basendle obukhona namuhla, ngomuso buphonswe eziko, akayikunembathisa kakhulu nina eninokukholwa okuncane na? 31 Ngakho-ke ningakhathazeki nithi: ‘Siyakudlani?’ noma: ‘Siyakuphuzani?’ noma: ‘Siyakwembathani na?’ 32 Ngokuba konke lokhu abezizwe bayakufunisisa; ingani uYihlo wasezulwini uyazi ukuthi niyakudinga konke lokhu. 33 Kodwa funani kuqala umbuso kaNkulunkulu nokulunga kwakhe, khona konke lokhu kuyakwenezelwa nina. 34 Ningakhathazeki ngengomuso, ngokuba ingomuso iyakukhathalela okwayo. Inkathazo yosuku yanele lona.
1 “Ningahluleli ukuba ningahlulelwa. 2 Ngokuba ngokwahlulela enahlulela ngakho nani niyakwahlulelwa ngakho, nangaleso silinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso. 3 “Ubhekelani ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kepha ugongolo olusesweni lakho awuluboni, na? 4 Ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi: ‘Ake ngikhiphe ucezwana olusesweni lakho;’ bheka, ugongolo lusesweni lakho. 5 Mzenzisi, khipha kuqala ugongolo esweni lakho, khona-ke uzakubonisisa ukukhipha ucezwana esweni lomfowenu. 6 “Ninganiki izinja okungcwele, ningaphonsi amaparele enu phambi kwezingulube, funa ziwanyathele ngezinyawo zazo, ziphenduke, ziniklebhule. 7 “Celani, khona nizakuphiwa; funani, khona nizakufumana; ngqongqothani, khona nizakuvulelwa. 8 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo ocelayo uyamukeliswa, nofunayo uyafumana, nongqongqothayo uzakuvulelwa. 9 “Noma ngumuphi umuntu kini ongathi, uma indodana yakhe icela isinkwa, ayinike itshe, 10 noma icela inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka na? 11 Ngakho-ke uma nina enibabi nazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu uYihlo osezulwini uzakubapha okuhle abacela kuye. 12 Ngakho-ke konke nokungakanani enifuna ukuba abantu bakwenze kini, kwenzeni nani kanjalo kubo; ngokuba lokhu kungumthetho nabaprofethi. 13 “Ngenani ngesango elincane; ngokuba isango libanzi nendlela inkulu eyisa ekubhujisweni; baningi abangena khona. 14 Kepha isango lincane nendlela iyingcingo eyisa ekuphileni; bayingcosana abayifumanayo. 15 “Xwayani abaprofethi bamanga abeza kini bembathise okwezimvu, kepha ngaphakathi bayizimpisi eziphangayo. 16 Niyakubazi ngezithelo zabo. Kungakhiwa yini izithelo zomvini emeveni noma amakhiwane ekhakhasini na? 17 Kanjalo yilowo nalowo muthi omuhle uthela izithelo ezinhle, kepha umuthi omubi uthela izithelo ezimbi. 18 Umuthi omuhle ungethele izithelo ezimbi, nomuthi omubi ungethele izithelo ezinhle. 19 Yilowo nalowo muthi ongatheli izithelo ezinhle uyanqunywa, uphonswe emlilweni. 20 Njalo-ke niyakubazi ngezithelo zabo. 21 “Asibo bonke abashoyo kimi ukuthi: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ abayakungena embusweni wezulu, kuphela owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini. 22 Abaningi bayakuthi kimi ngalolo suku: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi, asiprofethanga yini ngegama lakho, sakhipha amademoni ngegama lakho, senza imisebenzi eminingi yamandla ngegama lakho, na?’ 23 Khona ngiyakufakaza kubo ukuthi: ‘Angizange nginazi; sukani kimi nina benzi bokubi.’ 24 “Ngalokho yilowo nalowo owezwa lawa mazwi ami, awenze, uyakufaniswa nendoda ehlakaniphileyo eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwedwala. 25 Layithela imvula, kwafika izikhukhula, kwavunguza imimoya, yayishaya leyo ndlu; kepha kayiwanga, ngokuba yayisekelwe yidwala. 26 Kodwa yilowo owezwa lawa mazwi ami, angawenzi, uyakufaniswa nendoda eyisiwula eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwesihlabathi. 27 Layithela imvula, kwafika izikhukhula, kwavunguza imimoya, yayishaya leyo ndlu, yawa, kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo!” 28 Kwathi uJesu eseqedile lawo mazwi, izixuku zamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe; 29 ngokuba wayebafundisa njengonamandla, kungenjengababhali babo.
1 Kwathi esehlile entabeni, zamlandela izixuku eziningi. 2 Bheka, kwafika onochoko, wakhuleka kuye, wathi: “Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.” 3 Wayeselula isandla, wamphatha, wathi: “Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka.” Wayesehlambuluka masinyane ochokweni lwakhe. 4 UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Bheka, ungatsheli muntu, kepha hamba uzibonakalise kumpristi, uyise umnikelo owayalelwa nguMose, kube ngubufakazi kubo.” 5 Kwathi esangena eKapernawume, kweza kuye induna yekhulu, yamncenga yathi: 6 “Nkosi, umfana wami ulele endlini, ufe uhlangothi, ukhwelwe kakhulu ngubuhlungu.” 7 Wathi kuyo: “Mina ngizakuza ngimphulukise.” 8 Induna yekhulu yaphendula yathi: “Nkosi, angifanele ukuba ungene phansi kophahla lwami, kepha yisho izwi nje, khona umfana wami uyakusinda. 9 Ngokuba nami ngingumuntu ophansi kwamakhosi, nginamabutho phansi kwami; ngithi kwelinye: ‘Hamba,’ lihambe; ngithi kwelinye: ‘Woza,’ lize; nasencekwini yami: ‘Yenza lokhu,’ ikwenze.” 10 UJesu ekuzwa lokho wamangala, wathi kwabamlandelayo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angizange ngifumane kwa-Israyeli ukukholwa okungaka kumuntu. 11 Kepha ngithi kini: Abaningi bayakuza bevela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, bahlale ekudleni no-Abrahama no-Isaka noJakobe embusweni wezulu, 8:11 Luk. 13:28. 12 kodwa abantwana bombuso bayakukhishelwa ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.” 13 UJesu wayesethi enduneni yekhulu: “Hamba, makube kuwe njengokukholwa kwakho.” Umfana wasinda ngaso leso sikhathi. 14 UJesu wayesengena endlini kaPetru, wabona umkhwekazi wakhe elele phansi enomkhuhlane. 15 Waphatha isandla sakhe, umkhuhlane wamyeka; wavuka, wamkhonza. 16 Kwathi sekuhlwile, baletha kuye abaningi abakhwelwe ngamademoni, wakhipha omoya ngezwi, waphulukisa bonke abagulayo, 17 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngo-Isaya umprofethi ukuthi: “Yena wabetshatha ubuthakathaka bethu, wathwala izifo zethu.” 18 Kwathi uJesu ebona isixuku simhaqile, wayala ukuba kuwelelwe ngaphesheya. 19 Kwase kufika umbhali, wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, ngizakukulandela, noma uya ngaphi.” 20 UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Izimpungushe zinemigodi, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke, kepha iNdodana yomuntu kayinandawo, lapho ingacamelisa khona ikhanda.” 21 Kodwa omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngivumele ngiye kuqala ukuyakummbela ubaba.” 22 Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Ngilandele; yeka abafileyo bembele abafileyo babo.” 23 Wayesengena emkhunjini; abafundi bakhe bamlandela. 24 Bheka, kwavuka isiphepho esikhulu elwandle, umkhumbi waze wagujuzelwa ngamaza; kepha yena wayelele. 25 Basondela, bamvusa, bathi: “Nkosi, sisindise, safa.” 26 Wayesethi kubo: “Nesabelani nina bokukholwa okuncane na?” Khona wavuka wakhuza umoya nolwandle, kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu. 27 Kepha abantu bamangala, bathi: “Unjani lo ukuba nomoya nolwandle kumlalele na?” 28 Kwathi esefikile ngaphesheya ezweni lamaGadara, kwahlangana naye ababili abakhwelwe ngamademoni, bephuma emathuneni, beyizidlova ezinkulu ngangokuba kwakungedlule muntu ngaleyo ndlela. 29 Bheka, bamemeza bathi: “Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Ndodana kaNkulunkulu? Uze lapha ukusizwisa ubuhlungu, kungakabi yiso isikhathi, na?” 30 Manje kwakukhona kude nabo umhlambi wezingulube eziningi ziklabile. 31 Amademoni amncenga athi: “Uma usikhipha, sithume ukuba singene emhlambini wezingulube.” 32 Wathi kuwo: “Hambani.” Ayesephuma, angena ezingulubeni; bheka, umhlambi wonke wagulukudela eweni, waphonseka elwandle, wafela emanzini. 33 Kodwa ababezalusa babaleka, baya emzini, babika konke, nalokho okwehlele abakhwelwe ngamademoni. 34 Bheka, umuzi wonke waphuma ukuyomhlangabeza uJesu; bathe bembona, bamncenga ukuba amuke emikhawulweni yelakubo.
1 Wayesengena emkhunjini, wawela, weza emzini wakubo. 2 Bheka, baletha kuye umuntu ofe uhlangothi elele ohlakeni. UJesu ebona ukukholwa kwabo wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Yima isibindi, ndodana; uthethelelwe izono zakho.” 3 Bheka, abathile kubabhali bathi phakathi kwabo: “Lo uyahlambalaza.” 4 UJesu ezazi izizindlo zabo wathi: “Nizindlelani okubi ezinhliziyweni zenu na? 5 Ngokuba yikuphi okulula ukuthi: ‘Uthethelelwe izono zakho,’ noma ukuthi: ‘Vuka uhambe,’ na? 6 Kepha ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono —” khona wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Vuka, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho.” 7 Wavuka, waya endlini yakhe. 8 Kepha izixuku zikubona zethuka, zamdumisa uNkulunkulu onikile abantu amandla anjalo. 9 Esadlula lapho uJesu wabona umuntu othiwa uMathewu ehlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuye: “Ngilandele.” Wasuka-ke, wamlandela. 10 Kwathi ehlezi ekudleni endlini, bheka, kwafika abaningi abathelisi nezoni, bahlala badla noJesu nabafundi bakhe. 11 AbaFarisi bekubona lokho bathi kubafundi bakhe: “Yini ukuba umfundisi wenu adle nabathelisi nezoni na?” 12 Ekuzwa lokhu wathi: “Abaphilileyo abadingi inyanga, ngabagulayo bodwa. 13 Kepha hambani nifunde ukuba kuthini ukuthi: ‘Ngifuna isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo.’ Ngokuba angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo kepha izoni ukuba ziphenduke.” 14 Khona kwase kufika kuye abafundi bakaJohane, bathi: “Yini ukuba thina nabaFarisi sizila ukudla; kepha abafundi bakho abazili ngani na?” 15 UJesu wathi kubo: “Abayeni bangalila yini, umyeni enabo na? Kodwa kuzakufika izinsuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo; yikhona-ke bezakuzila. 16 Akakho obekela isiziba sendwangu engakashukeki engutsheni endala, ngokuba lokhu okubekelwa kuyo kuyaklebhula engutsheni, kwande ukuklebhuka. 17 Akuthelwa futhi iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala, funa izimvaba ziqhume, newayini lichitheke, nezimvaba zonakale. Kodwa iwayini elisha balithela ezimvabeni ezintsha, kulondeke kokubili.” 18 Esakhuluma lokhu kubo, bheka, kwafika umphathi othile, wakhuleka kuye, wathi: “Indodakazi yami ifa khona manje; kepha woza, ubeke isandla sakho phezu kwayo, izakuphila.” 19 Wasuka-ke uJesu, wamlandela kanye nabafundi bakhe. 20 Bheka, owesifazane owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili weza emva kwakhe, wathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe. 21 Ngokuba wayethi phakathi kwakhe: “Uma ngingathinta nje ingubo yakhe, ngizakusindiswa.” 22 UJesu ephenduka wambona, wathi: “Yima isibindi, ndodakazi; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.” Wasinda owesifazane, kusukela kuleso sikhathi. 23 UJesu esefikile endlini yomphathi, ebona khona ababethi bemitshingo nesixuku esixokozelayo, 24 wathi kubo: “Dedani, ngokuba intombazana ayifile, kodwa ilele.” Bamhleka usulu. 25 Isixuku sesikhishiwe, wangena, wayibamba ngesandla; yavuka intombazana. 26 Udumo lwalokho lwezwakala ezweni lonke langakhona. 27 Esadlula lapho uJesu, izimpumputhe ezimbili zamlandela, zamemeza zathi: “Sihawukele, ndodana kaDavide!” 28 Esengenile endlini, izimpumputhe zeza kuye. UJesu wathi kuzo: “Niyakholwa yini ukuthi ngingakwenza lokhu na?” Zathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi.” 29 Khona wathinta amehlo azo, wathi: “Makwenzeke kini njengokukholwa kwenu.” 30 Ayesevuleka amehlo azo. UJesu waziyalisisa, wathi: “Qaphelani ukuba kungaziwa muntu.” 31 Kepha zaphuma, zamdumisa kulo lonke lelo zwe. 32 Ekuphumeni kwazo, bheka, kwalethwa kuye isimungulu esinedemoni. 33 Idemoni selikhishiwe, isimungulu sakhuluma. Izixuku zamangala, zathi: “Akuzange kubonwe okunje kwa-Israyeli.” 34 Kepha abaFarisi bathi: “Ukhipha amademoni ngenkosi yamademoni.” 35 UJesu wayihamba imizi yonke nemizana efundisa emasinagogeni abo, eshumayela ivangeli lombuso, ephulukisa izifo zonke nokugula konke. 36 Kepha ebona izixuku wabanesihe ngazo, ngokuba zazikhathazekile, zihlakazekile njengezimvu ezingenamalusi. 37 Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Ukuvuna kukhulu, kodwa izisebenzi ziyingcosana. 38 Ngakho-ke nxusani eNkosini yokuvuna ukuba ithume izisebenzi, ziye ekuvuneni kwayo.”
1 Wayesebabiza abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili, wabanika amandla phezu kwawomoya abangcolileyo ukuba babakhiphe, nawokuphulukisa izifo zonke nokugula konke. 2 Amagama abaphostoli abayishumi nambili yilawa: owokuqala nguSimoni othiwa uPetru, no-Andreya umfowabo, noJakobe kaZebedewu, noJohane umfowabo, 3 noFiliphu, noBartolomewu, noTomase, noMathewu umthelisi, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noThadewu, 4 noSimoni umKhanani, noJuda Iskariyothe owamkhaphelayo. 5 Laba abayishumi nambili uJesu wabathuma, wabayala wathi: “Ningayi ngendlela yabezizwe, ningangeni emzini wamaSamariya; 6 kodwa yanini kakhulu ezimvini ezilahlekileyo zendlu ka-Israyeli. 7 Ekuhambeni kwenu shumayelani nithi: ‘Umbuso wezulu ususondele.’ 8 Phulukisani abagulayo, nivuse abafileyo, nihlambulule abanochoko, nikhiphe amademoni. Namukelisiwe ngesihle, yiphani ngesihle. 9 Ningaphathi golide, nasiliva, nathusi emixhakeni yenu, 10 nasikhwama sendlela, namabhantshi amabili, nazicathulo, naludondolo, ngokuba isisebenzi sifanele ukudla kwaso. 11 “Nakumuphi umuzi noma umuzana eniyakungena kuwo, cingani ofaneleyo kuwo, nihlale khona, nize nimuke. 12 Ekungeneni kwenu endlini niyibingelele. 13 Uma indlu ifanele, ukuthula kwenu makuze phezu kwayo; kodwa uma ingafanele, ukuthula kwenu makubuyele kini. 14 Yilowo nalowo ongayikunamukela engawezwa amazwi enu, anothi niphuma kuleyo ndlu noma kulowo muzi, nivuthulule uthuli ezinyaweni zenu. 15 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono ezweni laseSodoma nakwelaseGomora ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunakulowo muzi. 16 Bhekani, ngiyanithuma ninjengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi; ngakho-ke hlakaniphani njengezinyoka, nibe mnene njengamajuba. 17 “Kepha xwayani abantu, ngokuba bayakunikhaphela emiphakathini, banishaye emasinagogeni abo. 18 Niyakuyiswa nangaphambi kwababusi namakhosi ngenxa yami, kube ngubufakazi kubo nakwabezizwe. 19 “Kepha kuyakuthi, nxa benikhaphela, ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyakukhuluma kanjani nokuthi niyakuthini, ngokuba niyakuphiwa ngaso leso sikhathi eniyakukukhuluma. 20 Ngokuba akuyinina enikhulumayo kodwa uMoya kaYihlo okhuluma kini. 21 “Kepha umuntu uyakukhaphela umfowabo ekufeni, noyise umntanakhe; abantwana bayakuvukela abazali babo, bababulale. 22 Niyakuzondwa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lami; kodwa okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni lowo uyakusindiswa. 23 Nxa benizingela komunye umuzi, anobalekela komunye; ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Aniyikuqeda imizi yakwa-Israyeli, ingakafiki iNdodana yomuntu. 24 “Umfundi kaphezu komfundisi, nenceku kayiphezu kwenkosi yayo. 25 Kumanele umfundi abe njengomfundisi wakhe, nenceku ibe njengenkosi yayo. Uma bebizile umninindlu ngokuthi uBelzebule, kakhulu abendlu yakhe. 26 “Ngakho-ke ningabesabi; ngokuba akukho okusitshekelweyo okungayikwambulwa nokufihliweyo okungayikwaziwa. 27 Lokhu enginitshela khona ebumnyameni, kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni; nalokhu enikuzwayo endlebeni, kushumayeleni phezu kwezindlu. 28 Ningabesabi ababulala umzimba bengenamandla okubulala umphefumulo, kepha kakhulu mesabeni onamandla okubhubhisa nomphefumulo nomzimba esihogweni. 29 Akuthengwa yini imizwilili emibili ngendibilishi na? Kepha akuyikuwa phansi namunye kuyo ngaphandle kukaYihlo. 30 Kodwa kini zibaliwe nezinwele zonke zekhanda lenu. 31 Ngakho maningesabi; nina niyayidlula imizwilili eminingi. 32 “Ngalokho-ke yilowo nalowo oyakungivuma phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyakumvuma phambi kukaBaba osezulwini; 33 kepha lowo oyakungiphika phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyakumphika phambi kukaBaba osezulwini. 34 “Ningasho ukuthi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni; angizanga ukuletha ukuthula kepha inkemba. 35 Yebo, ngize ukuphambanisa umuntu noyise, nendodakazi nonina, nomalokazana noninazala. 36 Nezitha zomuntu kuyakuba ngabendlu yakhe. 37 “Othanda uyise nonina kunami kangifanele; nothanda indodana noma indodakazi kunami kangifanele; 38 nongathabathi isiphambano sakhe, angilandele, kangifanele. 39 Ofumana ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukufumana. 40 “Onamukela nina uyangamukela mina; ongamukela mina uyamamukela ongithumileyo. 41 Owamukela umprofethi ngegama lomprofethi uyakuzuza umvuzo womprofethi; nowamukela olungileyo ngegama lolungileyo uyakuzuza umvuzo wolungileyo. 42 Yilowo nalowo oyakuphuzisa abe munye kulaba abancinyane, ngisho inkezo eyodwa yamanzi aqandayo ngegama lomfundi, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe.”
1 Kwathi ukuba uJesu aqede ukuyala abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili, wamuka lapho ukuyofundisa nokushumayela emizini yabo. 2 Kwathi-ke uJohane esetilongweni, ezwile ngemisebenzi kaKristu, wathumela ngabafundi bakhe, 3 wathi kuye: “Wena unguye ozayo, noma sobheka omunye na?” 4 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Hambani nimlandise uJohane lokhu enikuzwayo nenikubonayo ukuthi: 5 Izimpumputhe ziyabona, izinyonga ziyahamba, abanochoko bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, abampofu bayashunyayezwa ivangeli; 6 ubusisiwe ongayikukhubeka ngami.” 7 Kepha sebemuka laba, uJesu waqala ukukhuluma ezixukwini ngoJohane, wathi: “Naphuma naya ehlane ukuyobonani na? Umhlanga ontengantengiswa ngumoya na? 8 Kanti naphuma ukuyobonani na? Umuntu owembethe ezinothonotho na? Bhekani, abembethe ezinothonotho basezindlini zamakhosi. 9 Kodwa naphumelani na? Ukubona umprofethi na? Yebo, ngithi kini: Odlula umprofethi. 10 Nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi: “ ‘Bheka, ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho esiyakulungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.’ 11 “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kwabazelwe ngabesifazane akuvelanga omkhulu kunoJohane uMbhapathizi; kepha omncane embusweni wezulu mkhulu kunaye. 12 Kepha kusukela emihleni kaJohane uMbhapathizi kuze kube manje umbuso wezulu uyafuzulwa, nabafuzulayo bayawuphanga. 13 Ngokuba abaprofethi bonke nomthetho baprofetha, kwaze kwafika uJohane. 14 Uma nivuma ukukwamukela, lo ungu-Eliya obezakufika. 15 Onezindlebe makezwe. 16 “Kepha lesi sizukulwane ngiyakusifanisa nani na? Sifana nabantwana abahlezi ezigcawini bememeza abanye bethi: 17 ‘Sinibethele imitshingo, anisinanga; salilisela, anikhalanga.’ 18 “Ngokuba uJohane wafika engadli, engaphuzi; bathi: ‘Unedemoni.’ 19 INdodana yomuntu yafika idla, iphuza; bathi: ‘Bhekani, umuntu oyisiminzi nesiphuzi, umhlobo wabathelisi nowezoni.’ Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kuvunyiwe ngabantwana bakho.” 20 Wayeseqala ukujezisa imizi okwakwenziwe kuyo iningi lemisebenzi yakhe yamandla, ngokuba ingaphendukanga, wathi: 21 “Maye kuwe Korazini! Maye kuwe Betsayida! Ngokuba uma kwakwenziwe eTire naseSidoni imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini, ngakube kade yaphenduka ngesaka nangomlotha. 22 Kepha ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kulo iTire neSidoni ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunakini. 23 Nawe Kapernawume uyakuphakanyiselwa ezulwini na? Uyakwehliselwa eHayidese ngokuba uma yayenziwe eSodoma imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kuwe, ngabe likhona nanamuhla. 24 Kepha ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kulo izwe laseSodoma ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunakuwe.” 25 Ngalelo hora uJesu wakhuluma wathi: “Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ngokuba ukufihlile lokhu kwabahlakaniphileyo nabanokuqonda, wakwambulela izingane; 26 yebo, Baba, ngokuba kwaba kuhle phambi kwakho ukuba kube njalo. 27 “Konke ngikunikelwe nguBaba; akakho owazi iNdodana, kuphela uYise; akakho futhi owazi uYise, kuphela iNdodana nalowo iNdodana ethanda ukumambulela yena. 28 “Zanini kimi nina nonke enikhatheleyo nenisindwayo, mina ngizakuniphumuza. 29 Bekani ijoka lami phezu kwenu, nifunde kimi, ngokuba ngimnene, ngithobile ngenhliziyo; khona imiphefumulo yenu iyakufumana impumuzo. 30 Ngokuba ijoka lami lihle, nomthwalo wami ulula.”
1 Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wadabula amasimu ngesabatha; abafundi bakhe babelambile, baqala ukukha izikhwebu, badla. 2 Kepha abaFarisi bebona lokho bathi kuye: “Bheka, abafundi bakho benza okungavunyelwe ukuba kwenziwe ngesabatha.” 3 Wathi kubo: “Anifundanga yini akwenzayo uDavide msukwana elambile kanye nababe naye 4 ukuthi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, wadla izinkwa zokubukwa okungavunyelwe ukuba zidliwe nguye nababe naye kodwa ngabapristi kuphela, na? 5 Futhi anifundanga yini emthethweni ukuthi ngesabatha abapristi bayalona isabatha ethempelini, bangabi nacala, na? 6 Kodwa ngithi kini: ‘Kukhona lapha okukhulu kunethempeli.’ 7 Kepha uma benazi ukuba kuyini lokhu ukuthi: ‘Ngifuna isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo,’ nga ningabalahlanga laba abangenacala. 8 Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyinkosi yesabatha.” 9 Wamuka lapho, wangena esinagogeni labo. 10 Bheka, kwakukhona umuntu onesandla esishwabeneyo; bambuza bathi: “Kuvunyelwe yini ukuphulukisa ngesabatha na?” — ukuze bammangalele. 11 Kepha wathi kubo: “Ngumuphi umuntu kini enemvu eyodwa, uma iyele emgodini ngesabatha, ongayikuyibamba, ayikhiphe, na? 12 Pho-ke, umuntu udlula imvu kangakanani. Ngakho-ke kuvunyelwe ukwenza okuhle ngesabatha.” 13 Khona wathi kulowo muntu: “Yelula isandla sakho.” Wayeseselula, sasinda saba njengesinye. 14 Base bephuma abaFarisi, benza isigungu ngaye ukuba bambhubhise. 15 Kepha uJesu ekwazi lokho wamuka lapho. Bamlandela abaningi, wabaphulukisa bonke. 16 Wabayalisisa ukuba bangamzwakalisi, 17 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngo-Isaya umprofethi ukuthi: 18 “Bheka, inceku yami engiyikhethileyo, othandiweyo wami othokoza ngaye umphefumulo wami, ngiyakuzisa uMoya wami phezu kwakhe, amemezele ukwahlulela kubo abezizwe. 19 Akayikubanga, akayikubangalasa, akakho oyakulizwa izwi lakhe ezitaladini. 20 Umhlanga ofecekileyo akayikuwaphula, umongo othunqayo akayikuwucima, aze aphumelelise ukwahlulela, kunqobe. 21 Izizwe ziyakwethembela egameni lakhe.” 22 Kwase kulethwa kuye okhwelwe yidemoni, eyimpumputhe eyisimungulu; wamphulukisa, kwaze kwathi oyisimungulu wakhuluma, wabona. 23 Zase zimangala kakhulu izixuku zonke, zathi: “Lo asiyo indodana kaDavide na?” 24 Kepha abaFarisi bekuzwa bathi: “Lo uwakhipha amademoni ngoBelzebule kuphela, umbusi wamademoni.” 25 Kepha uJesu ezazi izizindlo zabo wathi kubo: “Yilowo nalowo mbuso owahlukene wodwa uyachitheka, nalowo muzi nokuba indlu eyahlukene yodwa ingeme. 26 Uma uSathane emkhipha uSathane, wahlukene yedwa. Pho, umbuso wakhe uyakuma kanjani na? 27 Uma mina ngikhipha amademoni ngoBelzebule, amadodana enu awakhipha ngobani na? Ngalokho-ke wona ayakuba ngabahluleli benu. 28 Kepha uma mina ngikhipha amademoni ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile phela kini. 29 “Futhi umuntu angangena kanjani endlini yesiqhwaga, aphange impahla yaso, uma engabophi kuqala isiqhwaga, andukuba aphange indlu yaso, na? 30 “Ongenami umelene nami; ongabuthi nami uyahlakaza. 31 Ngalokho ngithi kini: Abantu bayakuthethelelwa zonke izono nokuhlambalaza, kepha ukuhlambalaza uMoya akuyikuthethelelwa. 32 Yilowo nalowo okhuluma izwi elimelene neNdodana yomuntu uyakuthethelelwa; kepha lowo okhuluma elimelene noMoya oNgcwele akayikuthethelelwa nakuleli zwe nakwelizayo. 33 “Yenzani umuthi ube muhle, nesithelo sawo sibe sihle; noma nenze umuthi ube mubi, nesithelo sawo sibe sibi; ngokuba umuthi waziwa ngesithelo sawo. 34 Nzalo yezinyoka, ningakhuluma kanjani okuhle nibabi na? Ngokuba umlomo ukhuluma ngokuchichima kwenhliziyo. 35 Umuntu omuhle ukhipha okuhle engcebeni yakhe enhle; nomuntu omubi ukhipha okubi engcebeni yakhe embi. 36 Kepha ngithi kini: Amazwi onke ayize abawakhulumayo abantu bayakuzilanda ngawo ngosuku lokwahlulelwa. 37 Ngokuba ngamazwi akho uyakuthethwa, nangamazwi akho uyakulahlwa.” 38 Kwase kuphendula abathile kubabhali nabaFarisi, bathi: “Mfundisi, sithanda ukubona isibonakaliso esenziwa nguwe.” 39 Kepha waphendula, wathi kubo: “Isizukulwane esibi nesiphingayo sifuna isibonakaliso; kepha asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso, kuphela isibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi. 40 Ngokuba njengalokho uJona wayesesiswini somkhomo izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu, kanjalo-ke neNdodana yomuntu iyakuba sebuthunjini bomhlaba izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu. 41 Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle; ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona; bhekani, kukhona lapha okukhulu kunoJona. 42 Inkosikazi yaseningizimu iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, isilahle; ngokuba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba izakuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoSolomoni. 43 “Nxa umoya ongcolileyo esephumile kumuntu, uyadabula izindawo ezingenamanzi efuna ukuphumula, angakufumani. 44 Khona uthi: ‘Ngizakubuyela endlini yami engaphuma kuyo;’ esefikile, ayifumane ize, ishaneliwe, ihlotshisiwe. 45 Abesehamba-ke, abuye nabanye omoya abayisikhombisa ababi kunaye, bangene bahlale khona; kuthi ukugcina kwalowo muntu kuba kubi kunokuqala. Kuyakuba njalo nakulesi sizukulwane esibi.” 46 Esashumayela ezixukwini, bheka, unina nabafowabo babemi ngaphandle befuna ukukhuluma naye. 47 Omunye wathi kuye: “Bheka, unyoko nabafowenu bemi ngaphandle befuna ukukhuluma nawe.” 48 Kepha waphendula, wathi komtshelileyo: “Ngubani umame, nabafowethu ngobani na?” 49 Welula isandla sakhe ngakubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Bhekani nangu umame nabafowethu. 50 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini nguye ongumfowethu nodadewethu nomame.”
1 Ngalolo suku uJesu waphuma endlini, wahlala phansi ngaselwandle. 2 Kwase kubuthana kuye izixuku eziningi, waze wangena emkhunjini, wahlala phansi, uquqaba lonke lumi ogwini. 3 Wakhuluma kubo okuningi ngemifanekiso, wathi: “Bhekani, kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela. 4 Ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe enye imbewu yawela ngasendleleni; kwafika izinyoni, zayidla zayiqeda. 5 Kepha enye yawela edwaleni, lapho yayingenamhlabathi omningi khona; yamila masinyane, ngokuba ingenamhlabathi ojulileyo. 6 Kodwa seliphumile ilanga, yahwamuka; nangokuba ingenampande, yabuna. 7 Kepha enye yawela emeveni; ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa. 8 Kepha enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; yathela isithelo, enye ngekhulu, enye ngamashumi ayisithupha, enye ngamashumi amathathu. 9 Onezindlebe makezwe.” 10 Kwase kufika abafundi bakhe, bathi kuye: “Ukhulumelani kubo ngemifanekiso na?” 11 Waphendula-ke, wathi kubo: “Nina niphiwe ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso wezulu; kodwa bona kabakuphiwanga. 12 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, kuvame; kodwa lowo ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho. 13 Kungalokhu ngikhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ngokuba noma bebona, kababoni, noma bezwa, kabezwa, kabaqondi. 14 Kugcwaliseka kubo isiprofetho sika-Isaya sokuthi: “ ‘Ngokuzwa niyakuzwa, ningaze naqonda; ngokubona niyakubona, ningaze nabonisisa; 15 ngokuba inhliziyo yalesi sizwe isiyaba lukhuni, bezwa kanzima ngezindlebe, amehlo abo bawacimezile, funa mhlawumbe babone ngamehlo, bezwe ngezindlebe, baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, ngibaphulukise.’ 16 “Kodwa abusisiwe amehlo enu, lokhu ebona, nezindlebe zenu, lokhu zizwa. 17 Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Baningi abaprofethi nabalungileyo ababefisa ukubona enikubonayo, abakubonanga, nokuzwa enikuzwayo, abakuzwanga. 18 “Yizwani-ke nina umfanekiso womhlwanyeli. 19 Yilowo nalowo olizwa izwi lombuso engaliqondi ufikelwa ngomubi ohlwitha okuhlwanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Yilowo ohlwanyelwe ngasendleleni. 20 Ohlwanyelwe edwaleni nguye olizwa izwi, alamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza; 21 kepha kanampande phakathi kwakhe, kodwa uhlala isikhashana nje, kuthi sekuvele ukuhlupheka nokuzingelwa ngenxa yezwi, akhubeke masinyane. 22 Futhi-ke ohlwanyelwe emeveni nguye olizwa izwi, kepha iminako yalesi sikhathi nokukhohlisa kwengcebo kuminyanisa izwi, abe ngongatheliyo. 23 Kepha ohlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle nguye olizwa izwi, aliqonde, athele impela isithelo, omunye aveze ngekhulu, omunye ngamashumi ayisithupha, omunye ngamashumi amathathu.” 24 Omunye umfanekiso wawubeka kubo, wathi: “Umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu owahlwanyela imbewu enhle ensimini yakhe; 25 kepha abantu besalele, kwafika isitha sakhe, sahlwanyela ukhula phakathi kwamabele, samuka. 26 Kwathi ukuba likhule ikhaba, kuthele isithelo, khona kwabonakala nokhula. 27 “Kwase kufika izisebenzi zomnumzane, zathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, awuhlwanyelanga imbewu enhle ensimini yakho na? Pho, ilutholephi ukhula na?’ 28 “Wathi kuzo: ‘Lokhu kwenziwe ngumuntu oyisitha.’ “Izisebenzi zathi kuye: ‘Uthanda ukuba siye ukulubutha na?’ 29 “Kodwa wathi: ‘Qha, funa nithi, nxa nibutha ukhula, nisiphule amabele kanye nalo. 30 Yekani kukhule kokubili ndawonye, kuze kuvunwe; ngesikhathi sokuvuna ngiyakuthi kwabavunayo: Buthani kuqala ukhula, nilubophe izinyanda ukuba lushiswe, nibuthele amabele engotsheni yami.’ ” 31 Omunye umfanekiso wawubeka kubo, wathi: “Umbuso wezulu ufana nenhlamvu yesinaphi ayithatha umuntu, wayihlwanyela ensimini yakhe; 32 yona kambe incinyane kunazo zonke izimbewu, kepha uma isikhulile, inkulu kunezilimo, iba ngumuthi, kuze kufike izinyoni zezulu, zakhele emagatsheni awo.” 33 Wabatshela omunye umfanekiso wathi: “Umbuso wezulu ufana nemvubelo ayithatha owesifazane, wayifaka ezilinganisweni ezintathu zempuphu, kwaze kwabila konke.” 34 Konke lokho uJesu wakukhuluma ezixukwini ngemifanekiso; ngaphandle komfanekiso kakhulumanga lutho kubo, 35 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi ukuthi: “Ngizakuvula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso, ngiphimisele okufihlakeleyo, selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba.” 36 Khona wazishiya izixuku, weza endlini. Basondela kuye abafundi bakhe, bathi: “Sichasisele umfanekiso wokhula ensimini.” 37 Wayesephendula, ethi kubo: “Ohlwanyela imbewu enhle yiNdodana yomuntu; 38 insimu yizwe; imbewu enhle yibo abangabantwana bombuso; kodwa ukhula ngabantwana bomubi; 39 kepha isitha esaluhlwanyelayo nguSathane; ukuvuna kungukuphela kwezwe; nabavuni yizingelosi. 40 Ngakho-ke njengokuba ukhula luyabuthwa, lushiswe emlilweni, kuyakuba njalo ekupheleni kwezwe. 41 INdodana yomuntu iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo, zibuthe, zikhiphe embusweni wayo konke okukhubekisayo nabenza okubi, 42 zibaphonse eziko lomlilo; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. 43 Khona abalungileyo bayakukhanya njengelanga embusweni kaYise wabo. Onezindlebe makezwe. 44 “Umbuso wezulu ufana nengcebo efihlwe ensimini, yafunyanwa ngumuntu, wayithukusa; ngokuthokoza kwakhe uyahamba, athengise ngakho konke anakho, athenge leyo nsimu. 45 “Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nomthengi ofuna amaparele amahle; 46 eselifumene iparele linye elinenani elikhulu, waya wathengisa ngakho konke anakho, walithenga. 47 “Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nenetha elaphonswa elwandle, lihlanganisa zonke izinhlobo; 48 lithe seligcwele, balidonsela ogwini, bahlala phansi, babuthela ezinhle ezitsheni, kepha ezimbi bazilahla. 49 Kuyakuba njalo ekupheleni kwezwe; kuyakuphuma izingelosi, zahlukanise ababi nabalungileyo, 50 zibaphonse eziko lomlilo; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. 51 “Nikuqondile konke lokho na?” Bathi kuye: “Yebo.” 52 Wayesethi kubo: “Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo mbhali ofundiselwe umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu, umnumzane, okhipha engcebeni yakhe okusha nokudala.” 53 Kwathi uJesu eseqedile leyo mifanekiso, wamuka lapho. 54 Esefikile emzini wakubo wabafundisa esinagogeni labo, baze bamangala, bathi: “Lo ukuthathaphi lokhu kuhlakanipha nalawa mandla na? 55 Lo akasiyo indodana yombazi na? Unina kathiwa uMariya, nabafowabo asithi oJakobe, noJosefa, noSimoni, noJuda na? 56 Nawodadewabo abakho yini bonke lapha kithi na? Pho, lo ukuthathaphi konke lokhu na?” 57 Bakhubeka ngaye. Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Umprofethi kadelelwa ngaphandle kwasezweni lakubo nasendlini yakwabo.” 58 Akenzanga lapho imisebenzi eminingi yamandla ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.
1 Ngaleso sikhathi uHerode umtetrarki waluzwa udumo lukaJesu, 2 waze wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Lo nguJohane uMbhapathizi; yena uvukile kwabafileyo; kungalokho lawa mandla asebenza kuye.” 3 Ngokuba uHerode wayembambile uJohane, wambopha, wamfaka etilongweni ngenxa kaHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo, 4 lokhu uJohane wayethe kuye: “Awuvunyelwe ube naye.” 5 Kuthe efuna ukumbulala, wesaba abantu, ngokuba bathi ungumprofethi. 6 Kepha ngosuku lokuzalwa kukaHerode indodakazi kaHerodiya yasina phambi kwabo, yamjabulisa uHerode, 7 kwenzeka ukuba ayithembise ngesifungo ukuyipha lokho engakucela. 8 Yona isifundisiwe ngunina yathi: “Ngiphe lapha ngoqwembe ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.” 9 Inkosi yadabuka, kepha ngenxa yezifungo zayo nangenxa yababehlezi nayo ekudleni yayaleza ukuba inikwe, 10 yathuma yamnquma uJohane ikhanda etilongweni. 11 Ikhanda lakhe lalethwa ngoqwembe, lanikwa intombazana; yaliyisa kunina. 12 Kwafika abafundi bakhe, bathabatha isidumbu, basimbela; baya bambikela uJesu. 13 Wathi uJesu esekuzwile lokho, wamuka lapho ngomkhumbi, waya endaweni eyihlane eyedwa. Kepha izixuku zathi sezikuzwile, zamlandela ngezinyawo ziphuma emizini. 14 Waphuma, wabona isixuku esikhulu; waba nesihe ngaso, waphulukisa abagulayo babo. 15 Selishonile, abafundi bakhe beza kuye, bathi: “Le ndawo iyihlane, isikhathi sesihambile; mukisa izixuku ukuba ziye emizaneni, zizithengele ukudla.” 16 Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Akuswelekile ukuba bamuke; bapheni nina ukudla.” 17 Bathi kuye: “Asinalutho lapha, kuphela izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili.” 18 Wayesethi: “Ziletheni lapha kimi.” 19 Wayeseyala izixuku ukuba zihlale phansi etshanini, wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili, wabheka ngasezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula, wabanika abafundi izinkwa, abafundi baphakela izixuku. 20 Badla bonke, basutha, babutha imvuthuluka eseleyo, iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili ezigcwele. 21 Kepha abadlayo kwakungathi amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu ngaphandle kwabesifazane nabantwana. 22 Wayesecindezela masinyane abafundi ukuba bangene emkhunjini, bamandulele ukuya phesheya, aze amukise izixuku. 23 Esezimukisile izixuku wenyukela entabeni eyedwa ukuyokhuleka; sekuhlwile, wayeyedwa lapho. 24 Kepha umkhumbi wawususukile amastadiyu amaningi emhlabathini, ushukunyiswa ngamaza, ngokuba umoya wawuphambene nabo. 25 Ngomlindo wesine wobusuku weza kubo ehamba phezu kolwandle. 26 Kepha abafundi sebembonile ehamba phezu kolwandle bashaywa luvalo, bethi yisithunzi; bakhala ngokwesaba. 27 Kodwa uJesu wakhuluma kubo masinyane, wathi: “Yimani isibindi; yimina, ningesabi.” 28 UPetru wayesephendula, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uma kunguwe, yisho ukuba ngize kuwe phezu kwamanzi.” 29 Wayesethi: “Woza.” Wehla-ke uPetru emkhunjini, wahamba phezu kwamanzi, weza kuJesu. 30 Kepha ebona umoya wesaba; eseqala ukushona wakhala wathi: “Nkosi, ngisindise!” 31 Masinyane uJesu welula isandla, wambamba, wathi kuye: “Awu, wena onokukholwa okuncinyane, ungabazeleni na?” 32 Sebekhwele emkhunjini, umoya wanqamuka. 33 Abasemkhunjini bakhuleka kuye, bathi: “Ngempela uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 34 Sebewelile bafika ezweni laseGenesaretha. 35 Athi ukumazi amadoda aleyo ndawo, athuma izigijimi kulo lonke izwe langakhona; baletha kuye bonke abagulayo. 36 Bamncenga ukuba bathinte nje umphetho wengubo yakhe; bonke abawuthinta basindiswa.
1 Khona abaFarisi nababhali bafika kuJesu bevela eJerusalema, bathi: 2 “Yini ukuba abafundi bakho beqe isiko labadala na? Ngokuba abahlambi izandla nxa bedla isinkwa.” 3 Kepha waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nani, yini ukuba neqe umyalo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu na? 4 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wathi: ‘Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko,’ nokuthi: ‘Othuka uyise noma unina makafe nokufa.’ 5 Kepha nina nithi: ‘Oshoyo kuyise noma kunina ukuthi: Kungumnikelo lokho ongabe usizwe yimi ngakho,’ 6 akayikwazisa uyise noma unina; kanjalo nilenze laba yize izwi likaNkulunkulu ngesiko lenu. 7 Bazenzisi, waprofetha kahle ngani u-Isaya, ethi: 8 ‘Lesi sizwe singidumisa ngezindebe zomlomo, kepha inhliziyo yaso ikude nami; 9 kodwa bangikhonza ngeze befundisa izifundiso eziyimiyalo yabantu.’ ” 10 Wayesebabiza abantu, wathi kubo: “Yizwani, niqonde. 11 Akusikho okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu; kepha okuphuma emlonyeni lokhu kungcolisa umuntu.” 12 Khona kwasondela abafundi bakhe, bathi kuye: “Uyazi ukuthi abaFarisi bathe bezwa lelo zwi, bakhubeka na?” 13 Kepha waphendula wathi: “Yileso naleso sithombo esingatshalwanga nguBaba wasezulwini siyakusishulwa. 14 Bayekeni; bangabaholi abayizimpumputhe; kepha nxa impumputhe ihola impumputhe, ziyakuyela emgodini zombili.” 15 UPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: “Sichasisele lo mfanekiso.” 16 Wayesethi: “Kanti nani nisengabangaqondiyo na? 17 Anikaqondi yini ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kuya esiswini, kuze kulahlelwe ngaphadle na? 18 Kepha okuphuma emlonyeni kuvela enhliziyweni; lokho-ke kuyamngcolisa umuntu. 19 Ngokuba enhliziyweni kuvela izizindlo ezimbi, ukubulala, ukuphinga, ubufebe, ukweba, ukufakaza amanga, ukuhlambalaza. 20 Yilezo zinto ezimngcolisayo umuntu; kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingahlanjiwe akumngcolisi umuntu.” 21 UJesu ephuma lapho wamuka, waya emaphandleni aseTire naseSidoni. 22 Bheka, kwavela emikhawulweni yakhona owesifazane waseKhanani, wakhala wathi: “Ngihawukele, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide! Indodakazi yami ikhwelwe kabi yidemoni.” 23 Kepha akamphendulanga ngazwi. Base besondela kuye abafundi bakhe, bamncenga, bathi: “Mmukise ngokuba uyakhala emva kwethu.” 24 Kodwa waphendula wathi: “Angithunyelwanga kwabanye, kuphela ezimvini ezilahlekileyo zendlu yakwa-Israyeli.” 25 Kepha wayeseza, wakhuleka kuye wathi: “Nkosi ngisize.” 26 Waphendula wathi: “Akukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, usiphonse ezinjaneni.” 27 Yena wathi: “Yebo, Nkosi; kepha nezinjana zidla imvuthuluka ewa etafuleni labaninizo.” 28 Khona uJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “O mame, kukhulu ukukholwa kwakho; makube kuwe njengokuthanda kwakho.” Indodakazi yakhe yasinda kusukela kuleso sikhathi. 29 Wasuka lapho uJesu, wafika ngaselwandle lwaseGalile, wenyukela entabeni, wahlala phansi khona. 30 Kwase kusondela kuye izixuku eziningi zinezinyonga, nezimpumputhe, nezimungulu, nezilima, nabanye abaningi, zababeka ngasezinyaweni zakhe; wabaphulukisa, 15:30 Isaya 35:5. 31 baze bamangala abantu bebona izimungulu zikhuluma, izilima zisindile, izinyonga zihamba, izimpumputhe zibona; bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 32 UJesu wayesebabiza abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Ngiyasihawukela isixuku, ngokuba sekuyizinsuku ezintathu sihlezi kimi, singenanto yokudla; angithandi ukubamukisa belambile, funa mhlawumbe baphele amandla endleleni.” 33 Bathi kuye abafundi: “Singazitholaphi ehlane izinkwa ezingaka zokuba kusuthe isixuku esingaka na?” 34 Wathi kubo uJesu: “Ninezinkwa ezingaki na?” Bathi: “Eziyisikhombisa, nezinhlanzana eziyingcosana.” 35 Wayala isixuku ukuba sihlale phansi; 36 wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa nezinhlanzi, wabonga, wazihlephula, wanika abafundi, abafundi baphakela izixuku. 37 Badla bonke, basutha, babutha imvuthuluka eseleyo, amaqoma ayisikhombisa agcwele. 38 Kepha abadlayo babe yizinkulungwane ezine zamadoda ngaphandle kwabesifazane nabantwana. 39 Esezimukisile izixuku wangena emkhunjini, wafika emikhawulweni yaseMagadana.
1 AbaFarisi nabaSadusi beza bemlinga bacela kuye ukuba ababonise isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini. 2 Kepha waphendula, wathi kubo: “Kusihlwa nithi: ‘Loba lisile, lokhu izulu libhejile;’ 3 kuthi kusasa nithi: ‘Namuhla lizakuphendula, ngokuba libhejile, liguqubele.’ Kanti ukuma kwezulu niyakwazi ukukuchaza, kepha izibonakaliso zezikhathi aniziqondi na? 4 Isizukulwane esibi nesiphingayo sifuna isibonakaliso, kepha asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso, kuphela isibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi.” Wabashiya, wamuka. 5 Sebefike phesheya, abafundi bakhe babekhohliwe ukuphatha izinkwa. 6 UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Anobheka nixwaye imvubelo yabaFarisi nabaSadusi.” 7 Baphendulana bodwa, bathi: “Kungokuba singaphathanga izinkwa.” 8 Kepha ekwazi lokho uJesu wathi: “Nina bokukholwa okuncane, yini ukuba niphendulane nodwa ngokuthi kungokuba ningenazinkwa na? 9 Anikaqondi yini, futhi anizikhumbuli izinkwa eziyisihlanu zezinkulungwane eziyisihlanu nokuthi nabutha iziqabetho ezingaki na? 10 Nezinkwa eziyisikhombisa zezinkulungwane ezine nokuthi nabutha amaqoma amangaki na? 11 Aniqondi ngani ukuthi bengingakhulumi kini ngesinkwa na? Kepha xwayani imvubelo yabaFarisi nabaSadusi.” 12 Khona baqonda ukuthi kashongo ukuba baxwaye imvubelo yezinkwa kepha isifundiso sabaFarisi nabaSadusi. 13 UJesu esefikile emaphandleni aseKesariya Filipi wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Abantu basho ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu ingubani na?” 14 Bathi: “Abanye basho uJohane uMbhapathizi; abanye basho u-Eliya; abanye basho uJeremiya noma omunye wabaprofethi.” 15 Wathi kubo: “Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na?” 16 USimoni Petru waphendula wathi: “Wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.” 17 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ubusisiwe wena Simoni kaJona, ngokuba inyama negazi akukwambulelanga lokhu kodwa uBaba osezulwini. 18 Nami-ke ngithi kuwe: Wena unguPetru; phezu kwaleli dwala ngiyakulakha ibandla lami; amasango eHayidese awayikulahlula. 19 Ngiyakukunika izihluthulelo zombuso wezulu. Oyakukubopha emhlabeni koba kuboshiwe nasezulwini, nalokho oyakukukhulula emhlabeni koba kukhululiwe nasezulwini.” 20 Khona wabayala abafundi ukuba bangatsheli muntu ukuthi nguye onguKristu. 21 Kusukela kuleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukubonisa abafundi bakhe ukuba umelwe ukuya eJerusalema, ahlushwe ngokuningi ngamalunga nangabapristi abakhulu nababhali, abulawe, kepha avuswe ngosuku lwesithathu. 22 UPetru wayesemthatha, waqala ukumkhuza, wathi: “Musa, Nkosi, lokho akusoze kwenziwa kuwe.” 23 Yena waphenduka, wathi kuPetru: “Buyela emva kwami, Sathane; uyisikhubekiso kimi, ngokuba awuqondi okukaNkulunkulu kepha okwabantu.” 24 Khona uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele. 25 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukufumana. 26 Ngokuba kuyakumsizani umuntu, uma ezuza izwe lonke, onakalelwe ukuphila kwakhe, na? Yingabe uyakukhiphani umuntu, kube yisihlengo sokuphila kwakhe, na? 27 Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyakuza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye nezingelosi zayo; khona-ke iyakuvuza yilowo nalowo ngesenzo sakhe. 28 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa, baze bayibone iNdodana yomuntu iza embusweni wayo.”
1 Emva kwezinsuku eziyisithupha uJesu wathatha oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane umfowabo, wakhuphukela nabo entabeni ende bebodwa. 2 Waphenduka esinye isimo phambi kwabo; ubuso bakhe bakhanya njengelanga, izingubo zakhe zaba mhlophe njengokukhanya. 3 Bheka, kwabonakala kubo oMose no-Eliya bekhuluma naye. 4 Wathatha uPetru wathi kuJesu: “Nkosi, kuhle ukuba silapha. Uma uthanda, ngizakwakha lapha amadokodo amathathu, elinye libe ngelakho, elinye libe ngelikaMose, elinye libe ngelika-Eliya.” 5 Esakhuluma, bheka ifu elikhanyayo labasithibeza; bheka, kwavela izwi efwini, lathi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo engithokozile ngayo; yizweni.” 6 Kuthe sebezwa lokho abafundi, bawa ngobuso babo, besaba kakhulu. 7 Kepha uJesu wasondela, wabathinta, wathi: “Sukumani, ningesabi.” 8 Kepha bephakamisa amehlo abo ababonanga muntu, kuphela uJesu yedwa. 9 Besehla entabeni, uJesu wabayala wathi: “Ningatsheli muntu lowo mbono, ize ivuke iNdodana yomuntu kwabafileyo.” 10 Bambuza abafundi, bathi: “Pho, basholoni ababhali ukuthi u-Eliya umelwe ukufika kuqala na?” 11 Waphendula wathi: “Nempela u-Eliya uyeza, uyakubuyisela konke. 12 Kepha ngithi kini: U-Eliya sewafika; abamazanga nokho, kodwa benza kuye abakuthandayo. Kanjalo neNdodana yomuntu iyakuhlushwa yibo.” 13 Khona abafundi baqonda ukuba ubekhuluma kubo ngoJohane uMbhapathizi. 14 Sebefikile esixukwini, kweza kuye umuntu, waguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, 15 wathi: “Nkosi, hawukela indodana yami, ngokuba inesithuthwane, ihlupheka kabi, lokhu iwela kaningi emlilweni, kaningi emanzini. 16 Ngiyilethe kubafundi bakho, kepha bahluleka ukuyiphulukisa.” 17 UJesu waphendula wathi: “O! sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, koze kube nini nginani na? Koze kube nini nginibekezelela na? Yiletheni lapha kimi.” 18 UJesu wayeseyikhuza, idemoni laphuma kuyo; umfana waphulukiswa kusukela kuleso sikhathi. 19 Khona kwafika abafundi kuJesu bebodwa, bathi: “Thina besingemkhiphe ngani na?” 20 Wayesethi kubo: “Kungenxa yokukholwa kwenu okuncane. Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ninokukholwa njengembewu yesinaphi, niyakuthi kule ntaba: ‘Suka lapha, uye laphaya,’ iyakusuka; akukho okuyakunahlula. 21 Kepha lolo hlobo aluphumi ngaphandle kokuba kube ngokukhuleka nokuzila ukudla.” 22 Besahambahamba eGalile, uJesu wathi kubo: “INdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa ezandleni zabantu; 23 bazakuyibulala, kepha ngosuku lwesithathu izakuvuswa.” Badabuka kakhulu. 24 Kwathi ukuba bafike eKapernawume, abaqoqi bemali yethempeli beza kuPetru, bathi: “Umfundisi wenu akayitheli imali yethempeli na?” 25 Wathi: “Uyayithela.” Esengene endlini uJesu wamandulela, wathi: “Usho ukuthini, Simoni? Amakhosi omhlaba athatha kubaphi intela nenkokhiso, kumadodana awo noma kubafo, na?” 26 Wathi: “Kubafo.” UJesu wayesethi: “Ngakho-ke amadodana akhululekile. 27 Kodwa-ke ukuba singabakhubekisi, yana elwandle, uphonse udobo, ubambe inhlanzi ephuma kuqala; wothi ukuba uyivule umlomo, uzakufumana imali; yithathe, ubanike, usithelele mina nawe.”
1 Ngaleso sikhathi abafundi basondela kuJesu, bathi: “Ngubani omkhulu embusweni wezulu na?” 2 Wayesebiza umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo, 3 wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ningaphenduki, nibe njengabantwana, anisoze nangena embusweni wezulu. 4 Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo oyakuzithoba njengalo mntwana nguyena omkhulu embusweni wezulu. 5 Nalowo oyakwamukela umntwana onje abe munye ngegama lami uyangamukela mina. 6 Kodwa okhubekisa abe munye kulaba abancinyane abakholwa yimi, kungcono kuye ukuba itshe lokusila ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, azikiswe ekujuleni kolwandle. 7 “Maye kulo izwe ngenxa yezikhubekiso! Ngokuba izikhubekiso zimelwe ukufika, kepha maye kumuntu esiza ngaye isikhubekiso! 8 Kepha uma isandla sakho sikukhubekisa, kumbe unyawo lwakho, kunqume, ukulahle; kungcono kuwe ukuba ungene ekuphileni uyingini noma unyonga kunokuba uphonswe emlilweni ophakade unezandla zombili nezinyawo zombili. 9 Noma iso lakho likukhubekisa, likhiphe, ulilahle. Kungcono kuwe ukuba ungene ekuphileni uneso linye kunokuba uphonswe esihogweni somlilo unamehlo omabili. 10 Bhekani ningadeleli namunye kulaba abancinyane, ngokuba ngithi kini: Izingelosi zabo ezulwini zibona njalo ubuso bukaBaba osezulwini. 11 Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukusindisa okulahlekileyo. 12 “Nithini na? Uma umuntu enezimvu eziyikhulu, kuduke enye kuzo, akazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ezintabeni, ahambe ayofuna edukileyo, na? 13 Athi uma eyithola, ngiqinisile ngithi kini, uthokoza ngayo kakhulu kunangezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ezingadukanga. 14 Kanjalo akusiyo intando kaYihlo osezulwini ukuba kubhubhe noyedwa kulaba abancinyane. 15 “Kepha uma umfowenu ekona, hamba umsole ninodwa naye. Uma ekuzwa, woba umzuzile umfowenu. 16 Kodwa uma engakuzwa, thatha futhi abe munye noma bebabili kanye nawe ukuba onke amazwi aqiniswe ngomlomo wawofakazi ababili noma abathathu. 17 Uma enqaba ukubezwa, tshela ibandla; uma enqaba ukuzwa nalo ibandla, makabe kuwe njengowezizwe nomthelisi. 18 “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Konke eniyakukubopha emhlabeni koba kuboshiwe ezulwini, nakho konke eniyakukukhulula emhlabeni koba kukhululiwe ezulwini. 19 “Futhi ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ababili kini emhlabeni bevumelana noma ngaluphi udaba abalucelayo, bayakulwenzelwa nguBaba osezulwini. 20 Ngokuba lapho kubuthene ababili noma abathathu egameni lami, ngikhona lapho phakathi kwabo.” 21 Khona kwasondela uPetru, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, umfowethu uyakungona kangaki, ngimthethelela, na? Kuze kube kasikhombisa na?” 22 UJesu wathi kuye: “Angisho kuwe ukuthi kuze kube kasikhombisa kodwa kuze kube kamashumi ayisikhombisa aphindwe kasikhombisa. 23 “Ngalokho umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu oyinkosi obethanda ukubalisana nezinceku zakhe. 24 Kwathi eseqale ukubala, kwalethwa kuye enye enecala lamatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. 25 Kepha ingenalutho lokukhokha, inkosi yayala ukuba kuthengiswe ngayo, nangomkayo, nangabantabayo, nangakho konke enakho, kukhokhwe. 26 Ngalokho inceku yawa phansi, yakhuleka kuyo, yathi: ‘Ake ungibekezelele, ngizakukukhokhela konke.’ 27 Inkosi yaleyo nceku inesihe yayikhulula, yayithethelela icala. 28 “Kepha kwathi isiphuma leyo nceku, yafumana enye yezinceku ezikanye nayo enecala kuyo lawodenariyu abayikhulu, yayibamba, yayiklinya, yathi: ‘Khokha icala lakho.’ 29 “Khona inceku ekanye nayo yawa phansi, yayincenga yathi: ‘Ake ungibekezelele, ngizakukukhokhela.’ 30 Kepha ayivumanga, kodwa yahamba, yayifaka etilongweni, ize ilikhokhe lelo cala. 31 “Izinceku ezikanye nayo zathi ukubona okwenzekileyo, zadabuka kakhulu, zaya zabika enkosini yazo konke okwenzekileyo. 32 Khona inkosi yayo yayibiza, yathi kuyo: ‘Nceku embi, lonke lelo cala ngikuthethelele lona ngokuba wangincenga; 33 nga ungayihawukelanga yini inceku ekanye nawe, njengokuba nami ngikuhawukele, na?’ 34 Inkosi yayo yathukuthela, yayinikela kubaphathi betilongo, ize ikhokhe lonke icala layo. 35 “Kanjalo naye uBaba osezulwini uyakwenza kini, uma ningathetheleli ngezinhliziyo zenu kube yilowo nalowo umfowabo.” Print this page
1 Kwathi uJesu eseqedile lawo mazwi, wamuka eGalile, weza emikhawulweni yaseJudiya phesheya kweJordani. 2 Izixuku ezinkulu zamlandela, waziphulukisa khona. 3 Kwase kusondela kuye abaFarisi, bamlinga bathi: “Kuvunyelwe yini ukuba indoda ilahle umkayo noma ngaliphi icala na?” 4 Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Anifundanga yini ukuthi owadala ekuqaleni wabenza owesilisa nowesifazane, 5 wathi: ‘Ngenxa yalokho umuntu uyakushiya uyise nonina, anamathele kumkakhe; labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye,’ na? 6 Ngakho abasebabili, kodwa banyamanye. Ngakho-ke lokho akuhlanganisileyo uNkulunkulu, umuntu makangakwahlukanisi.” 7 Bathi kuye: “Pho, uMose wayalelani ukuthi makanikwe incwadi yesahlukaniso, alahlwe, na?” 8 Wathi kubo: “Ngenxa yobulukhuni benhliziyo yenu uMose wanivumela ukwahlukana nabo omkenu, kepha kusukela kwasekuqaleni kwakungenjalo. 9 Namanje ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe kungengokuphinga, aganwe ngomunye, uyaphinga; noganwa ngolahliweyo uyaphinga.” 10 Abafundi bathi kuye: “Uma injalo indaba yomuntu nomkakhe, akukuhle ukuganwa.” 11 Kepha wathi kubo: “Akusibo bonke abangalamukela leli zwi, kuphela abakunikiweyo. 12 Ngokuba kukhona abathenwa abazalwa benjalo kwasesiswini sikanina; kukhona nabathenwa abathenwe ngabantu; kukhona futhi abathenwa abazithenileyo ngenxa yombuso wezulu. Ongakwamukela lokho akwamukele.” 13 Khona kwalethwa kuye abantwanyana ukuba abeke izandla phezu kwabo, akhuleke; kepha abafundi babakhuza. 14 UJesu wayesethi: “Vumelani abantwana, ningabenqabeli ukuza kimi, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabanjalo.” 15 Wayesebeka izandla phezu kwabo; wamuka lapho. 16 Bheka-ke, kwasondela kuye othile, wathi: “Mfundisi, ngiyakwenzantoni enhle ukuba ngibe nokuphila okuphakade na?” 17 Wathi kuye: “Ungibuzelani ngokuhle na? Munye ongomuhle. Kepha uma uthanda ukungena ekuphileni, gcina imiyalelo.” 18 Wathi kuye: “Miphi na?” UJesu wathi: “Yile: Ungabulali, ungaphingi, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga; 19 yazisa uyihlo nonyoko; wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.” 20 Insizwa yathi kuye: “Konke lokho ngikugcinile; ngisasilalelweni na?” 21 UJesu wathi kuye: “Uma uthanda ukuphelela, hamba uthengise ngempahla yakho, uphe abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze ungilandele.” 22 Yathi insizwa ukuba izwe leli zwi, yamuka idabukile, ngokuba yayinengcebo enkulu. 23 Kepha uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Onothileyo uyakungena kalukhuni embusweni wezulu. 24 Futhi ngithi kini: Kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yosungulo kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” 25 Sebezwile lokho abafundi bethuka kakhulu, bathi: “Pho, kungasindiswa bani na?” 26 Kepha uJesu ebabheka wathi kubo: “Kubantu akunakwenzeka; kepha kuNkulunkulu kungenzeka konke.” 27 Khona uPetru wathatha wathi kuye: “Bheka, thina sishiye konke, sakulandela. Pho, siyakutholani na?” 28 Wathi kubo uJesu: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nina eningilandeleyo, ngokuphindukuzalwa lapho iNdodana yomuntu isihlezi esihlalweni senkazimulo yayo, nani niyakuhlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi eziyishumi nambili, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. 29 Nalowo oshiye izindlu, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma uyise, noma unina, noma abantwana, noma amazwe ngenxa yegama lami, uyakwamukeliswa okuphindwe kaningi, adle ifa lokuphila okuphakade. 30 Kepha abaningi abokuqala bayakuba ngabokugcina, nabokugcina babe ngabokuqala.
1 “Ngokuba umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu ongumninindlu owaphuma ekuseni ukuqasha izisebenzi ziye esivinini sakhe. 2 Esevumelene nezisebenzi ngodenariyu ngosuku, wazithumela esivinini sakhe. 3 “Waphuma futhi ngehora lesithathu, wabona abanye bemi esigcawini, bengenzi lutho; 4 nakubo wathi: ‘Yanini nani esivinini; ngiyakuninika okufaneleyo.’ 5 Baya-ke. “Waphuma futhi ngehora lesithupha nangelesishiyagalolunye, wenze njalo. 6 Esephuma ngehora leshumi nanye wafumana abanye bemi, wathi kubo: ‘Nimeleni lapha usuku lonke ningenzi lutho na?’ 7 “Bathi kuye: ‘Ngokuba akakho osiqashileyo.’ “Wathi kubo: ‘Hambani nani, niye esivinini.’ 8 “Kepha selishonile, umninisivini wathi enduneni yakhe: ‘Biza izisebenzi, uzikhokhele imali yazo, uqale ngezokugcina, ugcine ngezokuqala.’ 9 “Kuthe befika abehora leshumi nanye, kwaba yilowo nalowo wamukela udenariyu. 10 Sekuza abokuqala, bathi bazakwamukela okukhulu; kepha nabo bamukela udenariyu ngabanye. 11 Kepha sebamukela bakhonona ngomninindlu, 12 bathi: ‘Laba abokugcina basebenze ihora linye nje, ubalinganise nathi esithwalile ubunzima nesifudumezi semini.’ 13 “Waphendula, wathi komunye wabo: ‘Mngane, angikoni; kanti asivumelananga ngodenariyu na? 14 Thatha okwakho, uhambe; kepha ngiyathanda ukunika lo wokugcina njengawe. 15 Angivunyelwe ukwenza engikuthandayo ngokungokwami na? Kumbe iso lakho libi, ngokuba mina ngimuhle na?’ 16 “Kanjalo abokugcina bayakuba ngabokuqala, nabokuqala babe ngabokugcina.” 17 Kwathi uJesu esezakwenyukela eJerusalema, wathatha abafundi abayishumi nambili, wagudluka nabo; besesendleleni, wathi kubo: 18 “Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa kubapristi abakhulu nababhali; bazakuyinqumela ukuba ife, 19 bayikhaphele kwabezizwe ukuba iklolodelwe, ishaywe, ibethelwe esiphambanweni; kepha ngosuku lwesithathu izakuvuswa.” 20 Khona kwafika kuye unina wamadodana kaZebedewu kanye namadodana akhe; wakhuleka, wacela into kuye. 21 Yena wathi kuye: “Ufunani na?” Wathi kuye: “Yisho ukuba lawa madodana ami amabili ahlale, enye ngakwesokunene sakho, enye ngakwesokhohlo sakho embusweni wakho.” 22 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Anikwazi enikucelayo. Ningasiphuza yini isitsha engizakusiphuza na?” Bathi kuye: “Singakwenza.” 23 Wathi kubo: “Yebo, nizakusiphuza isitsha sami, kepha ukuhlala ngakwesokunene sami nangakwesokhohlo akusikho okwami ukuphana ngakho, kodwa kungokwalabo abakulungiselwe nguBaba.” 24 Bathi ukuzwa lokho abayishumi, bazithukuthelela izelamani ezimbili. 25 Kepha uJesu wababiza, wathi: “Niyazi ukuthi ababusi bezizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo, nezikhulu zazo ziphethe amandla phezu kwazo. 26 Akunjalo phakathi kwenu, kodwa yilowo nalowo ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe yisikhonzi senu; 27 nalowo ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu makabe yinceku yenu, 28 njengalokho iNdodana yomuntu ingezelanga ukukhonzwa kepha ukukhonza nokunikela ukuphila kwayo, kube yisihlengo sabaningi.” 29 Sebephuma eJeriko, isixuku esikhulu samlandela. 30 Bheka, kwakuhlezi izimpumputhe ezimbili ngasendleleni; kuthe zizwa ukuthi uJesu uyadlula, zamemeza zathi: “Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide, sihawukele!” 31 Kepha isixuku sazikhuza ukuba zithule, kodwa kwayikhona zimemeza kakhulu, zithi: “Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide, sihawukele!” 32 UJesu wema, wazibiza wathi: “Nifuna ukuba nginenzeleni na?” 33 Zathi kuye: “Nkosi, ukuba amehlo ethu avuleke.” 34 UJesu waba nesihe, waphatha amehlo azo; zase zibona masinyane, zamlandela.
1 Kwathi ukuba basondele eJerusalema, sebefikile eBetfage ngaseNtabeni Yeminqumo, uJesu wathuma abafundi ababili, 2 wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani, nizakufumana masinyane imbongolo ikhulekiwe nethole linayo; zithukululeni, nizilethe kimi. 3 Uma umuntu esho utho kini, anothi: ‘INkosi iyazidinga;’ uyakuzithumela masinyane.” 4 Kepha lokho kwenzeka ukuba kugcwaliseke okwashiwo ngumprofethi othi: 5 “Yishoni kuyo indodakazi yaseSiyoni ukuthi: Bheka, iNkosi yakho iza kuwe, imnene, ikhwele embongolweni, yebo, etholeni, inkonyane yesilwane esiboshelwayo.” 6 Abafundi bahamba, benza njengokuba uJesu ebatshelile, 7 baletha imbongolo nethole, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwazo, wahlala phezu kwazo. 8 Iningi lesixuku lendlala izingubo zalo endleleni, kepha abanye bagawula amahlamvu emithini, bawendlala endleleni. 9 Izixuku ezazihamba phambili nezazimlandela zamemeza zathi: “Hosiyana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide! Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi. Hosiyana kweliphezulu!” 10 Kwathi esangena eJerusalema, umuzi wonke wanyakaza, wathi: “Ngubani lo?” 11 Izixuku zathi: “Lo ungumprofethi, uJesu waseNazaretha laseGalile.” 12 UJesu wayesengena ethempelini, waxosha bonke abathengisayo nabathengayo ethempelini, wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshelana imali nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba. 13 Wathi kubo: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi indlu yokukhuleka,’ kepha nina niyenza ‘umhume wabaphangi.’ ” 14 Kwase kufika kuye izimpumputhe nezinyonga ethempelini, waziphulukisa. 15 Kepha abapristi abakhulu nababhali, bebona izimangaliso azenzayo nabantwana bememeza ethempelini, bethi: “Hosiyana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide,” bacasuka, 16 bathi kuye: “Uyakuzwa lokhu abakushoyo laba na?” UJesu wathi kubo: “Yebo, anizange nifunde yini ukuthi: ‘Emlonyeni wezingane nowabancelayo uzilungisele indumiso,’ na?” 17 Wayesebashiya, waphuma emzini, waya eBethaniya, walala khona. 18 Kepha ekuseni esebuyela emzini walamba. 19 Wabona umkhiwane owodwa ngasendleleni, weza kuwo; akafumananga lutho kuwo, amaqabunga odwa. Wayesethi kuwo: “Akungabe kusavela sithelo kuwe naphakade.” Umkhiwane wabuna khona lapho. 20 Bekubona lokho abafundi bamangala bathi: “Umkhiwane ubune kanjani masinyane na?” 21 UJesu wayesephendula, ethi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ninokukholwa, ningangabazi, aniyikwenza okomkhiwane kuphela, kodwa noma nithi kule ntaba: ‘Nqukuleka, uphonseke elwandle,’ kuyakwenzeka; 22 nakho konke eningakucela ngokukhuleka nikholwa niyakukwamukeliswa.” 23 Kuthe engena ethempelini, kweza kuye abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe, esafundisa, bathi: “Ukwenza lokhu ngagunya lini na? Futhi ngubani okunike leli gunya na?” 24 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nami ngizakunibuza izwi libe linye; uma ningitshela lona, nami ngizakunitshela ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini. 25 Ukubhapathiza kukaJohane kwavelaphi, ezulwini nokuba kubantu, na?” Bakhulumisana bodwa, bathi: “Uma sithi: ‘Ezulwini,’ uzakuthi kuthi: ‘Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na?’ 26 Kepha uma sithi: ‘Kubantu,’ siyasesaba isixuku; ngokuba bonke bathi uJohane ungumprofethi.” 27 Base bemphendula uJesu, bethi: “Asazi.” Wayesethi kubo naye: “Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.” 28 “Kepha nithini na? Umuntu wayenamadodana amabili; waya kweyokuqala, wathi: ‘Mntanami, hamba, uyosebenza namuhla esivinini.’ 29 “Yaphendula yathi: ‘Angithandi;’ kodwa ngasemuva yaguquka, yaya. 30 “Wayeseya kwenye, washo kanjalo. Yona yaphendula yathi: ‘Ngiyaya, nkosi;’ kepha kayiyanga. 31 “Yiyiphi kulawa amabili eyenza intando kayise na?” Bathi kuye: “Eyokuqala.” UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Abathelisi nezifebe bangena phambi kwenu embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 32 Ngokuba uJohane weza kini ngendlela yokulunga, anikholwanga nguye; kepha abathelisi nezifebe bakholwa nguye; kodwa nina, khona nikubona, aniguqukanga nakamuva, nize nikholwe nguye.” 21:32 Luk. 3:10. 33 “Yizwani omunye umfanekiso. Kwakukhona umuntu, umninindlu, owatshala isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba khona isikhamo, wakha isiqongo sokulinda, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya kwelinye izwe. 34 Kwathi sekusondele isikhathi sezithelo, wathuma izinceku zakhe kubalimi ukuba zithathe izithelo zakhe. 35 “Abalimi bazibamba izinceku zakhe, enye bayishaya, enye bayibulala, enye bayikhanda ngamatshe. 36 Waphinda wathuma ezinye izinceku eziningi kunezokuqala; benze njalo nakulezo. 37 Ekugcineni wathuma kubo indodana yakhe, ethi: ‘Bayakuyazisa indodana yami.’ 38 “Kepha kwathi abalimi bebona indodana, bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: ‘Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, sidle ifa layo.’ 39 Base beyibamba, bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala. 40 “Pho-ke, mhla kufika umninisivini, uzakubenze njani labo balimi na?” 41 Bathi kuye: “Uzakubabhubhisa kabi labo ababi, isivini sakhe sinikwe abanye abalimi abayakumnika izithelo ngezikhathi zazo.” 42 UJesu wathi kubo: “Anizange nifunde yini emibhalweni ukuthi: “ ‘Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi lona laba yinhloko yegumbi; lona lavela eNkosini; liyisimangaliso emehlweni ethu,’ na? 43 “Ngalokho ngithi kini: Niyakwamukwa umbuso kaNkulunkulu, uphiwe isizwe esiyakuveza izithelo zawo. 44 Owayo phezu kwaleli tshe uyakuphohlozwa; kepha yilowo nalowo eliyakuwela phezu kwakhe liyakumcolisa.” 45 Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi beyizwa imifanekiso yakhe bazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngabo. 46 Base befuna ukumbamba; kepha bazesaba izixuku, ngokuba zazithi ungumprofethi.
1 UJesu wathatha wakhuluma futhi kubo ngemifanekiso, wathi: 2 “Umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu oyinkosi, owenzela indodana yakhe umshado. 3 Wathuma izinceku zakhe ukubiza abamenyiweyo emshadweni; kepha abavumanga ukuza. 4 “Waphinda wathuma ezinye izinceku, wathi: ‘Shonini kwabamenyiweyo ukuthi: Bhekani, sengilungisile ukudla kwami; izinkabi zami nokunonileyo sekuhlatshiwe; konke sekulungile, wozani emshadweni.’ 5 “Kepha badelela, bahamba; omunye waya ensimini yakhe, omunye waya entengweni yakhe. 6 Abaseleyo babamba izinceku zakhe, baziphatha kabi, bazibulala. 7 Kepha inkosi yathukuthela, yathuma amabutho ayo, yabulala labo babulali, yashisa umuzi wabo. 8 “Khona yathi ezincekwini zayo: ‘Umshado usulungiselwe, kepha abamenyiweyo bebengafanele; 9 ngakho-ke hambani niye ezinhlanganweni zezindlela, nibizele emshadweni bonke eningabafumana.’ 10 Lezo zinceku zaphuma, zaya ezindleleni, zabutha bonke ezabafumanayo, ababi nabahle; indlu yomshado yagcwala abahleziyo ekudleni. 11 “Kuthe inkosi ingena ukubona abahleziyo ekudleni, yabona khona umuntu obengayembethe ingubo yomshado; 12 yathi kuye: ‘Mngane, ungene kanjani lapha ungayembethe ingubo yomshado na?’ Kepha wathula. 13 “Khona inkosi yathi ezincekwini: ‘Mbopheni izinyawo nezandla, nimphonse ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.’ 14 “Ngokuba baningi ababiziweyo, kepha bayingcosana abakhethiweyo.” 15 Khona abaFarisi basuka, bacebisana ukuba bamhile ngezwi. 16 Bathuma kuye abafundi babo kanye nabakaHerode, bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile, ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso; awukhathali ngamuntu, ngokuba awubheki ubuso babantu. 17 Ngakho sitshele, uthini wena? Kuvunyelwe ukuthela kuKesari noma qha?” 18 Kepha uJesu ebazi ububi babo wathi: “Bazenzisi, ningilingelani na? 19 Ngitshengiseni imali yokuthela,” bamtshengisa udenariyu. 20 Wayesethi kubo: “Ngokabani lo mfanekiso nalo mbhalo na?” 21 Bathi: “NgokaKesari.” Khona wathi kubo: “Ngakho-ke nikani uKesari okukaKesari noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu.” 22 Sebezwile lokho bamangala, bamshiya, bamuka. 23 Ngalolo suku kwafika kuye abaSadusi abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, bambuza 24 bathi: “Mfundisi, uMose wathi: ‘Uma umuntu efa engenabantwana, umfowabo kamngene umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo.’ 25 Kwakukhona-ke kithi izelamani eziyisikhombisa: owokuqala waganwa, wafa; engenanzalo washiya umkakhe kumfowabo. 26 Kanjalo nowesibili nowesithathu, kwaze kwaba kowesikhombisa. 27 Emva kwabo bonke wafa umfazi. 28 Pho, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uyakuba ngumkabani kwabayisikhombisa, lokhu bonke babe naye, na?” 29 Kepha uJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nidukile ningayazi imibhalo namandla kaNkulunkulu. 30 Ngokuba ekuvukeni kwabafileyo abaganwa, abendiswa, kodwa banjengezingelosi ezulwini. 31 Kepha maqondana nokuvuka kwabafileyo anifundanga yini okwakhulunywa kini nguNkulunkulu, ethi: 32 ‘Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe,’ na? Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo.” 33 Kwathi izixuku zikuzwa lokho, zamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe. 34 AbaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu ubathulisile abaSadusi, babuthana ndawonye. 35 Omunye wabo, isazimthetho, wamlinga, wathi: 36 “Mfundisi, ngumuphi umyalo omkhulu emthethweni na?” 37 UJesu wathi kuye: “ ‘Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho.’ 38 Yilowo umyalo omkhulu nowokuqala. 39 Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: ‘Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.’ 40 Kuleyo miyalo emibili kubambelela umthetho wonke nabaprofethi.” 41 Besabuthene abaFarisi, uJesu wababuza, 42 wathi: “Nithini ngoKristu na? Uyindodana kabani na?” Bathi kuye: “EkaDavide.” 43 Wathi kubo: “Pho, uDavide ngoMoya wambiza kanjani ngokuthi iNkosi, ethi: 44 “ ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngibeke izitha zakho phansi kwezinyawo zakho.” ’ 45 “Ngakho-ke uma uDavide embiza ngokuthi iNkosi, uyindodana yakhe kanjani na?” 46 Kwakungekho obengamphendula ngazwi; emva kwalolo suku akwabe kusabakho muntu onesibindi sokumbuza lutho.
1 Khona uJesu wakhuluma ezixukwini nakubafundi bakhe, 2 wathi: “Ababhali nabaFarisi bahlezi esihlalweni sikaMose. 3 Ngakho-ke konke abanitshela khona, kwenzeni, nikugcine, kodwa ningenzi njengemisebenzi yabo; ngokuba bayakhuluma, bangenzi; 4 babopha imithwalo enzima, bayibeke emahlombe abantu; kepha bona abavumi ukuyifukula ngomunwe wabo. 5 “Kepha imisebenzi yonke yabo bayenza ukuba babonwe ngabantu; amafilakteriyu abo bawenza abe banzi, bawenze abe makhulu amachopho. 6 Bathanda izindawo ezingenhla ekudleni nezihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni, 7 nokubingelelwa ezigcawini, nokubizwa ngabantu ngokuthi ‘Rabi’. 8 “Kepha nina maningabizwa ngokuthi ‘Rabi’; ngokuba munye umfundisi wenu, nina nonke ningabazalelwane. 9 Ningabizi muntu emhlabeni ngokuthi uyihlo; ngokuba munye uyihlo, osezulwini. 10 Futhi ningabizwa ngokuthi abaholi; ngokuba munye umholi wenu, uKristu. 11 Kodwa omkhulu kini akabe yisikhonzi senu. 12 Kepha yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uzakuthothiswa, nalowo ozithobayo uzakuphakanyiswa. 13 “Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nivalela abantu umbuso wezulu! Ngokuba aningeni nina, nabangenayo anibavumeli ukungena. 14 Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nidla izindlu zabafelokazi, nangokuzenzisa nenza imikhuleko emide! Ngalokho-ke niyakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu. 15 “Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nihamba ulwandle nomhlaba ukuba nithole nokuba iproselite lilinye, lithi selaba njalo nilenze indodana yesihogo ngokuphindiwe kunani! 16 “Maye kinina baholi abayizimpumputhe enithi: ‘Ofunga ithempeli akulutho, kodwa ofunga igolide lethempeli uzibophile!’ 17 Ziwula, zimpumputhe, ngokuba yikuphi okukhulu kunegolide nethempeli elingcwelisa igolide na? 18 Futhi: ‘Yilowo ofunga i-altare akulutho, kodwa ofunga umnikelo ophezu kwalo uzibophile.’ 19 Zimpumputhe, yikuphi okukhulu kunomnikelo ne-altare elingcwelisa umnikelo na? 20 Ngakho-ke ofunga i-altare ufunga lona nakho konke okuphezu kwalo. 21 Nofunga ithempeli ufunga lona nohlezi kulo. 22 Nofunga izulu ufunga isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu nohlezi phezu kwaso. 23:22 Math. 5:34. 23 “Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nithela okweshumi kwesinkuntshane, nokwentshungu, nokodonqa, niyeke okunzima komthetho: ukwahlulela nesihawu nokukholwa! Benimelwe ukwenza lokhu, ningakuyeki nalokho. 24 Baholi abayizimpumputhe, nihluza insensane, niginge ikamela. 25 “Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazensizi, ngokuba nihlambulula ingaphandle lenkezo nesitsha, kepha ngaphakathi kugcwele impango nokuhuheka! 26 Mfarisi oyimpumputhe, hlanza kuqala ingaphakathi lenkezo, ukuze kuhlanzeke nengaphandle layo. 27 “Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nifana namaliba acakiweyo abonakala emahle ngaphandle, kanti ngaphakathi agcwele amathambo abafileyo nokungcola konke! 28 Kanjalo nani ngaphandle nibonakala kubantu nilungile, kanti ngaphakathi nigcwele ukuzenzisa nobubi. 29 “Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nakha amaliba abaprofethi, nihlobisa amathuna abalungileyo! 30 Nithi: ‘Uma sasikhona emihleni yawobaba, sasingayikuhlanganyela nabo egazini labaprofethi.’ 31 Kanjalo niyazifakazela nina ukuthi ningamadodana ababulala abaprofethi. 32 Nani gcwalisani isilinganiso sawoyihlo. 33 “Zinyoka, nzalo yamabululu, niyakukubalekela kanjani ukulahlwa kwasesihogweni na? 34 Ngakho-ke, bhekani, mina ngithuma kini abaprofethi, nabahlakaniphileyo, nababhali; abanye kubo niyakubabulala, nibabethele; abanye niyakubashaya emasinagogeni enu, nibaxoshe imizi ngemizi 35 ukuba kufike phezu kwenu igazi lonke elilungileyo elachithwa emhlabeni, kusukela egazini lika-Abela olungileyo kuze kube segazini likaZakariya indodana kaBarakiya enambulala phakathi kwethempeli ne-altare. 36 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Konke lokhu kuyakufika phezu kwalesi sizukulwane. 37 “Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi nokhanda ngamatshe abathunyelwe kuwe, kukangaki ngithanda ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho njengesikhukukazi sibuthela amazinyane aso phansi kwamaphiko aso, kepha anivumanga. 38 Bhekani, indlu yenu isisala nani. 39 Ngokuba ngithi kini: Anisayikungibona nize nithi: ‘Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi.’ ”
1 Kuthe uJesu ephuma ethempelini, emuka, kwasondela abafundi bakhe ukumtshengisa izakhiwo zethempeli. 2 Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Anikuboni konke lokhu na? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akuyikushiywa lapha itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi.” 3 Esahlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo, abafundi beza kuye bebodwa, bathi: “Sitshele ukuthi lokhu kuyakuba nini, nesibonakaliso sokuza kwakho nesokuphela kwezwe siyakuba yini na?” 4 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Qaphelani ningadukiswa muntu. 5 Ngokuba kuyakuza abaningi ngegama lami, bathi: ‘Mina nginguKristu,’ badukise abaningi. 6 Niyakuzwa izimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi. Bhekani ningethuki, ngokuba kumelwe ukuba kwenzeke, kepha ukuphela koba kungakafiki. 7 Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso, kube khona indlala nokuzamazama komhlaba izindawo ngezindawo. 8 Kepha konke lokho kungukuqala kwemihelo. 9 “Lapho-ke bayakunikhaphela osizini, banibulale; niyakuzondwa yizizwe zonke ngenxa yegama lami. 10 Khona-ke abaningi bayakukhubeka, bakhaphelane, bazondane. 11 Kuyakuvela abaprofethi bamanga abaningi, badukise abaningi. 12 Ngenxa yokwanda kokubi kuzakuphola uthando lwabaningi. 13 Kodwa okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa. 14 Leli vangeli lombuso liyakushunyayelwa ezweni lonke, kube ngubufakazi ezizweni zonke, andukuba kufike ukuphela. 15 “Ngakho-ke nxa nibona amanyala encithakalo ashiwo nguDaniyeli umprofethi emi endaweni engcwele — ofundayo makaqaphele 16 khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni, 17 ophezu kwendlu angehli ukuyothatha okusendlini yakhe, 18 osensimini angabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha ingubo yakhe. 19 Kepha maye kwabakhulelweyo nabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! 20 Khulekani ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika nangesabatha. 21 Ngokuba lapho kuyakuba khona usizi olukhulu olungazange lube khona kwasekuqaleni kwezwe kuze kube manje nolungasayikuba khona. 22 Uma lezo zinsuku zingafinyezwanga, bekungesindiswe muntu; kepha ngenxa yabakhethiweyo lezo zinsuku ziyakufinyezwa. 23 Khona uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Bhekani, nangu uKristu,’ noma: ‘Nanguya,’ ningakholwa. 24 Ngokuba kuyakuvela okristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, baveze izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso, ukuze kudukiswe nabakhethiweyo, uma kungenzeka. 25 Bhekani, senginitshelile ngaphambili. 26 “Ngakho-ke uma bethi kini: ‘Bhekani, usehlane,’ ningaphumi; noma bethi: ‘Bhekani, usendlini,’ ningakholwa; 27 ngokuba njengonyazi luphuma empumalanga, lubonakale kuze kube sentshonalanga, kuyakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu. 28 Nomaphi lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona. 29 “Kepha masinyane emva kosizi lwalezo zinsuku “ ‘ilanga liyakufiphazwa, nenyanga ayiyikukhanya, nezinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini, namandla ezulu ayakuzanyazanyiswa.’ 30 “Khona kuyakubonakala ezulwini isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu, bese zikhala izizwe zonke zomhlaba, zibone iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini ezulu, inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu. 31 Iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo, ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni omunye wezulu kuze kube komunye. 32 “Fundani umfanekiso emkhiwaneni; nxa igatsha lawo selithamba, lihlume amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze. 33 Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona konke lokhu, yazini ukuthi iseduze ngasemnyango. 34 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula kungakenzeki konke lokhu. 35 Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula. 36 “Kepha lolo suku nalelo hora akakho owazi lutho ngalo nazingelosi zasezulwini, naNdodana, nguBaba kuphela. 37 Ngokuba njengasemihleni kaNowa, kuyakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu. 38 Ngokuba njengasezinsukwini lezo ezandulela uzamcolo babedla, bephuza, beganwa, bendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, 39 abazanga kwaze kwafika uzamcolo wabakhukhula bonke, kuyakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu. 40 Khona-ke kuyakuba khona ababili ensimini, omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe; 41 ababili boba besila etsheni, omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe. 42 “Ngakho-ke lindani, ngokuba anazi ukuthi iNkosi yenu iyakufika ngaluphi usuku. 43 Kepha anokwazi lokhu ukuthi, uma umninindlu ebewazi umlindo isela eliyakufika ngawo, ubeyakulinda, angavumi ukuba indlu yakhe ifohlwe. 44 Ngalokho nani hlalani nilungele, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyakufika ngesikhathi eningasicabangiyo. 45 “Pho, ngubani oyinceku ethembekileyo neqondayo, inkosi yayo eyimisile phezu kwabendlu yayo ukuba ibanike ukudla ngesikhathi sakho na? 46 Ibusisiwe leyo nceku, okuyakuthi kufika inkosi yayo, iyifumane yenze njalo. 47 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Iyakuyimisa phezu kwakho konke enakho. 48 Kodwa uma leyo nceku embi ithi enhliziyweni yayo: ‘Inkosi yami ilibele,’ 49 iqale ukushaya izinceku ezikanye nayo, idle, iphuze nezidakwa, 50 inkosi yaleyo nceku iyakufika ngosuku engayibhekile ngalo nangehora engalaziyo, 51 iyinqamule kabili, iyimisele isabelo sayo kanye nabazenzisi; kuyakuba khona lapho ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.
1 “Khona umbuso wezulu uzakufaniswa nezintombi eziyishumi ezathatha izibani zazo, zaphuma ukuyohlangabeza umyeni. 2 Kepha eziyisihlanu kuzo zaziyiziwula, neziyisihlanu zazihlakaniphile. 3 Ngokuba eziyiziwula zithatha izibani kaziwaphathanga amafutha. 4 Kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zaphatha amafutha ezitsheni kanye nezibani zazo. 5 Umyeni esalibele, zozela zonke, zalala. 6 “Kepha phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa ukuthi: ‘Nangu umyeni; phumani niye kumhlangabeza!’ 7 “Khona zavuka lezo zintombi zonke, zalungisa izibani zazo. 8 Eziyiziwula zase zithi kwezihlakaniphileyo: ‘Sipheni amafutha kwawenu, ngokuba izibani zethu ziyacima.’ 9 “Kepha ezihlakaniphileyo zaphendula zathi: ‘Qha, funa angasaneli thina nani. Okungcono hambani niye kwabathengisayo, nizithengele.’ 10 “Zisaya kuthenga, wafika umyeni. Ezazilungele zangena naye emshadweni; kwavalwa emnyango. 11 “Ngasemuva zafika nezinye izintombi, zathi: ‘Nkosi, nkosi, sivulele.’ 12 “Kepha waphendula wathi: ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Anginazi.’ 13 “Ngakho lindani, ngokuba anilwazi usuku nehora. 14 “Ngokuba kunjengomuntu owathi eyakuhambela kwelinye izwe wabiza izinceku zakhe, wazinika impahla yakhe; 15 enye wayinika amatalenta ayisihlanu, enye aba mabili, enye laba linye, kwaba yileyo naleyo njengamandla ayo; wamuka-ke. 16 Lowo obamukele amatalenta ayisihlanu wahamba masinyane, wasebenza ngawo, wazuza amanye ayisihlanu. 17 Kanjalo obamukele amabili wazuza amanye amabili. 18 Kepha obamukele lalinye waya wemba emhlabathini, wayifihla imali yenkosi yakhe. 19 “Kepha emva kwesikhathi eside yafika inkosi yalezo zinceku, yalandisana nazo. 20 Weza obamukele amatalenta ayisihlanu, waletha amanye amatalenta ayisihlanu, wathi: ‘Nkosi, wanginika amatalenta ayisihlanu; bheka, ngizuze amanye amatalenta ayisihlanu.’ 21 “Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: ‘Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo, uthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana; ngizakukubeka phezu kokuningi; ngena ekuthokozeni kwenkosi yakho.’ 22 “Weza nobamukele amatalenta amabili, wathi: ‘Nkosi, wanginika amatalenta amabili; bheka, ngizuze amanye amatalenta amabili.’ 23 “Inkosi yakhe yathi kuye: ‘Kuhle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo, uthembekile ezintweni eziyingcosana; ngizakukubeka phezu kokuningi; ngena ekuthokozeni kwenkosi yakho.’ 24 “Kepha weza nobamukele italenta lalinye, wathi: ‘Nkosi, bengikwazi ukuthi ungumuntu olukhuni; uvuna lapho ungahlwanyelanga khona, ubutha lapho ungafazanga khona; 25 ngesaba, ngaya ngalithukusa emhlabathini italenta lakho; bheka, nakhu okwakho.’ 26 “Kepha inkosi yakhe yaphendula, yathi kuye: ‘Nceku embi nevilaphayo, ubukwazi ukuthi ngivuna lapha ngingahlwanyelanga khona, ngibutha lapha ngingafazanga khona, na? 27 Ngakho wawumelwe ukubeka imali yami kwabebhange, mina-ke ekufikeni kwami ngabe ngitholile okwami kanye nenzalo. 28 “ ‘Ngakho mamukeni italenta, nilinike onamatalenta ayishumi. 29 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, avame; kepha ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho. 30 Leyo nceku engasiziyo yiphonseni ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala ngokugedla amazinyo.’ 31 “Kepha nxa iNdodana yomuntu iza ngenkazimulo yayo nezingelosi zonke ezingcwele kanye nayo, khona izakuhlala esihlalweni sayo senkazimulo; 32 kuzakubuthelwa phambi kwayo izizwe zonke, ibahlukanise abanye kwabanye, njengomalusi ahlukanisa izimvu nezimbuzi, 33 imise izimvu ngakwesokunene sayo kepha izimbuzi ngakwesokhohlo. 34 “Khona iNkosi izakuthi kwabangakwesokunene sayo: ‘Zanini nina enibusisiwe nguBaba, nidle ifa lombuso eniwulungiselweyo selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba. 35 Ngokuba ngangilambile, nangipha ukudla; ngangomile, nangiphuzisa; ngangingumfokazi, nangingenisa; 36 ngihamba ze nangembathisa; ngangigula, nangihamba; ngangisetilongweni, neza kimi.’ 37 “Khona bayakuyiphendula abalungileyo ngokuthi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile sakupha ukudla, noma womile sakuphuzisa, na? 38 Sakubona nini ungumfokazi sakungenisa, noma uhamba ze sakwembathisa, na? 39 Sakubona nini ugula, noma usetilongweni, seza kuwe, na?’ 40 “Isiyakuphendula iNkosi, ithi kubo: ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, njengokuba nikwenzile komunye walaba bafowethu abancane, nikwenzile kimi.’ 41 “Khona iyakuthi kwabangakwesokhohlo: ‘Dedani kimi nina baqalekisiweyo, niye emlilweni ophakade olungiselwe uSathane nezingelosi zakhe. 42 Ngokuba ngangilambile, aningiphanga ukudla; ngangomile, aningiphuzisanga; 43 ngangingumfokazi, aningingenisanga; ngihamba ze aningembathisanga; ngigula, ngisetilongweni, aningihambanga.’ 44 “Khona bayakuphendula nabo, bathi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, noma womile, noma ungumfokazi, noma uhamba ze, noma ugula, noma usetilongweni, singakukhonzanga, na?’ 45 “Khona iyakubaphendula ithi: ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lokho eningakwenzanga komunye walaba abancinyane anikwenzanga nakimi.’ 46 “Laba bayakumuka, baye ekujezisweni okuphakade, kodwa abalungileyo baye ekuphileni okuphakade.”
1 Kwathi uJesu eseqedile onke lawo mazwi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: 2 “Niyazi ukuthi emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kuyiPhasika; iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa ukuba ibethelwe esiphambanweni.” 3 Khona kwabuthana abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe egcekeni lompristi omkhulu othiwa uKayafase. 4 Bacebisana ukuba bambambe uJesu ngobuqili, bambulale. 5 Kepha bathi: “Makungabi ngomkhosi, funa kube khona isiyaluyalu esizweni.” 6 Kuthe uJesu eseBethaniya endlini kaSimoni owayenochoko, 7 kwafika kuye owesifazane ephethe umfuma we-alabaste wamafutha anenani elikhulu, wawathela ekhanda lakhe ehlezi ekudleni. 8 Kepha abafundi bakhe bebona lokho bathukuthela, bathi: “Kwenzelwani lokho kuchitha na? 9 Ngokuba lokho nga kuthengisiwe ngokukhulu, kwaphiwa abampofu.” 10 Kepha uJesu ekwazi lokho wathi kubo: “Nimhluphelani owesifazane na? Ngokuba usebenzile umsebenzi omuhle kimi; 11 ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo, kepha mina aninami njalo. 12 Ngokuba lapho ethela lawo mafutha emzimbeni wami, ukwenzele ukungilungisela ukumbelwa. 13 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nomaphi lapho liyakushunyayelwa khona leli vangeli ezweni lonke, kuyakukhulunywa nangalokho akwenzileyo, kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye.” 14 Khona kwasuka omunye wabayishumi nambili othiwa uJuda Iskariyothe, waya kubapristi abakhulu, 15 wathi: “Niyakunginikani, ngimkhaphele kini, na?” Base bemnika izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu. 16 Kusukela lapho wafuna ithuba lokumkhaphela. 17 Kepha ngosuku lokuqala lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo abafundi beza kuJesu, bathi: “Uthanda ukuba sikulungiselephi ukuba udle iphasika na?” 18 Wathi: “Hambani niye emzini kumuntu othile, nithi kuye: ‘Uthi uMfundisi: Isikhathi sami siseduze; ngizakwenza iphasika kwakho kanye nabafundi bami.’ ” 19 Abafundi benza-ke njengokuba uJesu ebayalile; balungisa iphasika. 20 Kwathi sekuhlwile, wayehlezi ekudleni nabafundi abayishumi nambili. 21 Besadla, wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Omunye kini uzakungikhaphela.” 22 Badabuka kakhulu, baqala ukusho kuye, kwaba yilowo, nalowo, ukuthi: “Kungaba yimi, Nkosi, na?” 23 Kepha waphendula wathi: “Ofake isandla kanye nami esitsheni nguyena ozakungikhaphela. 24 INdodana yomuntu iyamuka kambe njengokulotshiwe ngayo, kepha maye kulowo muntu iNdodana yomuntu ekhashelwa ngaye! Nga kukuhle kulowo muntu ukuba kazalwanga.” 25 Wayesephendula uJuda omkhaphelayo, wathi: “Kungaba yimi, Rabi, na?” Wathi kuye: “Usho khona.” 26 Besadla, uJesu wathabatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Thabathani nidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.” 27 Wayesethabatha isitsha, wabonga, wabanika, wathi: “Phuzani nonke kuso; 28 ngokuba lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano elithululwa ngenxa yabaningi kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono. 29 Kepha ngithi kini: Kusukela manje angisayikuphuza kulesi sithelo somvini, kuze kufike lolo suku engiyakusiphuza ngalo nani sisisha embusweni kaBaba.” 30 Kwathi sebehlabelele igama lokubonga, baphuma, baya eNtabeni Yeminqumo. 31 Khona uJesu wathi kubo: “Nina nonke nizakukhubeka ngami ngalobu busuku, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakushaya umalusi, izimvu zomhlambi zihlakazeke’; 32 kodwa emva kokuvuswa kwami ngiyakunandulela ukuya eGalile.” 33 UPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: “Noma bonke beyakukhubeka ngawe, mina angisoze ngakhubeka.” 34 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Ngalobu busuku, lingakakhali iqhude, uzakungiphika kathathu.” 35 UPetru wayesethi kuye: “Noma ngingaze ngife nawe, angisoze ngakuphika.” Basho njalo nabafundi bonke. 36 Khona uJesu wafika nabo endaweni ethiwa iGetsemane, wathi kubafundi: “Hlalani lapha, ngisaya kukhuleka laphaya.” 37 Wathatha uPetru namadodana amabili kaZebedewu, waqala ukuba nomunyu nosizi. 38 Khona wathi kubo: “Umphefumulo wami ulusizi kakhulu kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha, nilinde kanye nami.” 39 Waqhubeka ingcosana, wawa ngobuso bakhe, wakhuleka wathi: “Baba, uma kungenzeka, akudlule kimi lesi sitsha; nokho kungabi njengokuba ngithanda mina, kodwa njengokuba uthanda wena.” 40 Wayeseza kubafundi, wabafumana belele; wathi kuPetru: “Kanti beningelinde nami ihora libe linye na? 41 Lindani, nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni; umoya uyavuma, kepha inyama ibuthakathaka.” 42 Wabuye waya ngokwesibili, wakhuleka wathi: “Baba, uma lesi sitsha singedlule kimi ngingasiphuzanga, mayenziwe intando yakho.” 43 Esebuya futhi wabafumana belele, ngokuba amehlo abo ayenzima. 44 Wabuye wabashiya, waya wakhuleka ngokwesithathu esho futhi lona lelo zwi. 45 Khona wafika kubafundi, wathi kubo: “Nisalele namanje niphumula; bhekani, ihora selisondele, iNdodana yomuntu isiyakhashelwa ezandleni zezoni. 46 Sukumani sihambe; bhekani, ongikhaphelayo usesondele.” 47 Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esikhulu sinezinkemba nezinduku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe. 48 Kepha omkhaphelayo wayebanike isiboniso sokuthi: “Lowo engiyakumanga nguye; mbambeni yena.” 49 Wafika masinyane kuJesu, wathi: “E Rabi!” Wamanga. 50 UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Mngane, ubabeleni na?” Khona basondela, babeka izandla kuJesu, bambamba. 51 Bheka, omunye kwababe noJesu welula isandla, wahosha inkemba yakhe, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe. 52 UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Buyisela inkemba yakho endaweni yayo, ngokuba bonke abaphatha inkemba bayakubhubha ngenkemba. 53 Ingabe uthi ngingecele kuBaba angithumele manje amalegiyona ezingelosi adlula ishumi nambili na? 54 Pho-ke ingagcwaliseka kanjani imibhalo yokuthi kumelwe ukuba kube njalo na?” 55 Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wathi ezixukwini: “Niphumile kungathi nize kumphangi, niphethe izinkemba nezinduku ukungibamba, na? Bengihlezi ethempelini imihla ngemihla ngifundisa, anangibamba. 56 Kepha konke lokho kwenzekile ukuba kugcwaliseke imibhalo yabaprofethi.” Khona bonke abafundi bamshiya, babaleka. 57 Ababembambile uJesu bamusa kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu, lapho kwakubuthene khona ababhali namalunga. 58 Kepha uPetru wamlandela ekude kwaze kwaba segcekeni lompristi omkhulu; wangena phakathi, wahlala phansi nezikhonzi ukuba abone isigcino. 59 Abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke bafuna ubufakazi bamanga ngoJesu, ukuze bambulale; 60 kepha ababufumananga, nakuba kwafika ofakazi abaningi bamanga. Kodwa kamuva kwavela ababili, 61 bathi: “Lo wathi: ‘Nginamandla okudiliza ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, ngibuye ngilakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu.’ ” 62 Kwase kusukuma umpristi omkhulu, wathi kuye: “Awuphenduli lutho na? Kuyini abakufakaza ngawe laba na?” 63 Kepha uJesu wathula. Wayesethi kuye umpristi omkhulu: “Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo ukuba usitshele uma unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 64 UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Usho khona. Nokho ngithi kini: Kusukela manje niyakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza emafwini ezulu.” 65 Khona umpristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Usehlambalazile; sisaswelelani ofakazi na? Bheka, kalokhu nikuzwile ukuhlambalaza kwakhe. 66 Nithini na?” Kepha baphendula bathi: “Ufanele ukufa.” 67 Base bemkhafulela ngamathe ebusweni, bamdushuza, kepha abanye bammukula, 68 bathi: “Siprofethele, Kristu; ngubani okushayileyo na?” 69 Kepha uPetru wayehlezi ngaphandle egcekeni; kweza kuye intombazana, yathi: “Nawe ubunoJesu waseGalile.” 70 Kodwa waphika phambi kwabo bonke, wathi: “Angikwazi lokhu okushoyo.” 71 Kwathi esephumele esangweni, enye intombazana yambona, yathi kwababe lapho: “Lona ube noJesu waseNazaretha.” 72 Waphika futhi ngokufunga, wathi: “Angimazi lowo muntu.” 73 Emva kwesikhashana ababemi khona basondela, bathi kuPetru: “Nempela nawe ungomunye wabo, ngokuba nokukhuluma kwakho kuyakudalula.” 74 Khona waqala ukuthuka nokufunga, wathi: “Angimazi lowo muntu.” Masinyane lase likhala iqhude. 75 UPetru wayesekhumbula izwi likaJesu abelishilo lokuthi: “Iqhude lingakakhali, uzakungiphika kathathu.” Waphumela phandle, wakhala kamunyu.
1 Kwathi sekusile, bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe benza icebo ngoJesu lokuba bambulale; 2 bambopha, bamuka naye, bamnikela kuPilatu umbusi. 3 Khona uJuda owamkhaphelayo, ebona ukuthi ulahliwe, wazisola, wabuyisela izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu kubapristi namalunga, 4 wathi: “Ngonile ukuba ngikhaphele igazi elingenacala.” Bona bathi: “Kuyini lokho kithi na? Zibonele wena.” 5 Wayesephonsa izinhlamvu zesiliva ethempelini, wamuka, waziphanyeka. 6 Kepha abapristi abakhulu bazithatha izinhlamvu zesiliva, bathi: “Akuvunyelwe ukuzifaka emnikelweni, ngokuba kuyimali yegazi.” 7 Benza icebo, bathenga ngayo insimu yombumbi, ibe ngeyokumbela abafokazi. 8 Ngalokho insimu leyo ithiwa insimu yegazi kuze kube namuhla. 9 Khona kwagcwaliseka okwashiwo ngomprofethi uJeremiya ukuthi: “Bathatha izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu, inani lowamiselwa inani onani lakhe lamiswa ngamadodana ka-Israyeli; 10 bakhokha ngazo insimu yombumbi, njengokuba iNkosi ingiyalile.” 11 Kepha uJesu wayemi phambi kombusi; umbusi wambuza wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?” UJesu wathi kuye: “Usho khona.” 12 Kwathi lapho abapristi abakhulu namalunga bemthwesa icala, kaphendulanga lutho. 13 Khona uPilatu wathi kuye: “Awuzwa yini lokho okungaka abakufakaza ngawe na?” 14 Akaze amphendula nakwelilodwa izwi, umbusi waze wamangala kakhulu. 15 Kepha ngomkhosi umbusi wayejwayele ukukhululela isixuku isiboshwa sibe sinye esasisithanda. 16 Ngaleso sikhathi babe nesiboshwa esidumileyo esithiwa uBaraba. 17 Ngakho sebebuthene, uPilatu wathi kubo: “Nithanda ukuba nginikhululele bani, uBaraba nokuba uJesu othiwa uKristu, na?” 18 Ngokuba wayekwazi ukuthi bamnikele ngomhawu. 19 Esahlezi esihlalweni sokwahlulela, umkakhe wathumela kuye, wathi: “Ungabi nandaba kulowo muntu olungileyo; ngokuba ngihluphekile kakhulu namuhla ngaye ephusheni.” 20 Kepha abapristi abakhulu namalunga bancenga izixuku ukuba zicele uBaraba, zimbulale uJesu. 21 Wayesephendula umbusi, wathi kubo: “Nithanda ukuba nginikhululele muphi kulaba ababili na?” Bathi: “UBaraba.” 22 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Pho-ke, ngimenze njani uJesu othiwa uKristu na?” Bonke bathi: “Makabethelwe esiphambanweni.” 23 Wayesethi: “Ngokuba wenze bubi buni na?” Kepha bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: “Makabethelwe esiphambanweni.” 24 UPilatu esebona ukuthi akanakwenza lutho nokuthi isiphithiphithi sesanda kakhulu, wathatha amanzi, wahlamba izandla phambi kwesixuku, wathi: “Anginacala egazini lalo muntu; ziboneleni nina.” 25 Abantu bonke base bephendula bethi: “Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu.” 26 Wayesebakhululela uBaraba, kepha wamshaya uJesu, wamnikela ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni. 27 Khona amabutho ombusi ayesemthatha uJesu, amngenisa enqabeni, aqoqela kuye ibutho lonke. 28 Amhlubula, amembathisa ingubo ebomvu, 29 aluka umqhele wameva, awufaka ekhanda lakhe, nomhlanga esandleni sakhe sokunene, aguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, ambhinqa athi: “Bayede, nkosi yabaJuda!” 30 Amkhafulela ngamathe, athatha umhlanga, amshaya ekhanda lakhe. 31 Esembhinqile amhlubula ingubo, amembathisa izingubo zakhe, amuka naye ukuyombethela esiphambanweni. 32 Esaphuma afumana umuntu waseKhurene, nguSimoni igama lakhe; amcindezela lowo ukuba athwale isiphambano sakhe. 33 Esefikile endaweni ethiwa iGolgotha okungukuthi iNdawo Yekhanda, 34 amphuzisa iwayini elixutshwe nenyongo; kepha kuthe elizwa, akathandanga ukuliphuza. 35 Esembethele esiphambanweni abelana izingubo zakhe, enzelana inkatho; 36 ahlala amlinda khona. 37 Abeka ngaphezu kwekhanda lakhe icala lakhe libhalwe ngokuthi: LO NGUJESU, INKOSI YABAJUDA. 38 Kwabethelwa kanye naye abaphangi ababili, omunye ngakwesokunene nomunye ngakwesokhohlo. 39 Kepha abadlulayo bamhlambalaza benikina amakhanda abo, 40 bathi: “Wena odiliza ithempeli, ubuye ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu, zisindise, uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, wehle esiphambanweni.” 41 Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa kanye nababhali namalunga, bathi: 42 “Wasindisa abanye, angezisindise yena; uyinkosi yakwa-Israyeli, akehle manje esiphambanweni, sikholwe nguye. 43 Wethembile uNkulunkulu; makamkhulule manje, uma emthanda, ngokuba wathi: ‘NgiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.’ ” 44 Kepha nabaphangi ababebethelwe esiphambanweni kanye naye bamdumaza kanjalo. 45 Kepha kusukela ngehora lesithupha kwaba mnyama emhlabeni wonke, kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye. 46 Kepha ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Eli, Eli, lama sabaktani?” okungukuthi: “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?” 47 Abanye kwababemi khona bekuzwa bathi: “Lo ubiza u-Eliya.” 48 Masinyane omunye kubo wagijima, wathatha ilula, waligcwalisa ngoviniga, walihloma emhlangeni, wamphusiza. 49 Kepha abanye bathi: “Yeka, sibone uma u-Eliya eza ukumsindisa.” 50 UJesu wabuye wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wafa. 51 Bheka-ke, isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka kabili, kusukela phezulu kuze kufike phansi; umhlaba wazamazama, amadwala aqhekezeka; 52 amathuna avuleka, imizimba eminingi yabangcwele ababelele yavuka; 53 baphuma emathuneni emva kokuvuka kwakhe, bangena emzini ongcwele, babonakala kwabaningi. 54 Kepha induna yekhulu nababe nayo belinda uJesu sebebona ukuzamazama nalokho okwenzekileyo besaba kakhulu, bathi: “Nempela lo ube yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 55 Kwakukhona lapho abesifazane abaningi bebukela, bekude, ababemlandele uJesu bevela eGalile, bemkhonza; 56 phakathi kwabo kwakukhona oMariya Magdalena, unina kaJakobe nokaJose, nonina wamadodana kaZebedewu. 57 Sekuhlwile, kwafika umuntu ocebileyo wase-Arimatheya, igama lakhe nguJosefa, owayengumfundi kaJesu naye; 58 lo waya kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu. Khona uPilatu wayala ukuba anikwe sona. 59 UJosefa wasithatha isidumbu, wasisonga ngendwangu enhle ehlanzekileyo, 60 wasibeka ethuneni lakhe elisha ayeliqophe edwaleni, wagingqela itshe elikhulu emnyango wethuna, wahamba. 61 Kepha kwakukhona lapho uMariya Magdalena nomunye uMariya behlezi phambi kweliba. 62 Kepha ngangomuso okungolulandela usuku lokulungisela abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babuthana kuPilatu, 63 bathi: “Nkosi, sikhumbula ukuthi lowo mkhohlisi esekhona wathi: ‘Emva kwezinsuku ezintathu ngizakuvuka.’ 64 Ngakho yala ukuba iliba ligcinwe kuze kube lusuku lwesithathu ukuba abafundi bakhe bangaze bafike bamebe, bathi kubantu: ‘Uvukile kwabafileyo;’ kuthi inkohliso yokugcina ibe mbi kuneyokuqala.” 65 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Nampa abalindi; hambani niligcine njengokubona kwenu.” 66 Base behamba, baligcina iliba, babeka uphawu etsheni bekanye nabalindi.
1 Kepha ekupheleni kwesabatha ngovivi lolokuqala lweviki kwafika uMariya Magdalena nomunye uMariya, beza ukuyobona iliba. 2 Bheka, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, ngokuba ingelosi yeNkosi yehla ezulwini, yeza yagingqa itshe, yahlala phezu kwalo. 3 Ukubonakala kwayo kwakunjengonyazi, nesambatho sayo sasimhlophe njengongqoqwane. 4 Kepha abalindi bathuthumela ngokuyesaba, baba njengabafileyo. 5 Kodwa ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kwabesifazane: “Ningesabi nina; ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi nifuna uJesu obebethelwe esiphambanweni; 6 kakho lapha, ngokuba uvukile njengokusho kwakhe; zanini nibone indawo lapho ebelele khona. 7 Hambani masinyane, nitshele abafundi bakhe ukuthi uvukile kwabafileyo; bhekani, uyanandulela ukuya eGalile, nizakumbona khona. Bhekani, nginitshelile.” 8 Base beshesha bamuka ethuneni benokwesaba nokuthokoza okukhulu, bagijima baya ukubikela abafundi bakhe. 9 Bheka, uJesu wabahlangabeza, wathi: “Sanibona.” Besondela babamba izinyawo zakhe, bakhuleka kuye. 10 Khona uJesu wathi kubo: “Ningesabi; hambani, nibikele abafowethu ukuba bahambe baye eGalile; bayakungibona khona.” 11 Besahamba, bheka, abanye kubalindi bafika emzini, babikela abapristi abakhulu konke okwenzekileyo. 12 Sebebuthene namalunga benza icebo, banika amabutho imali eningi, 28:12 Math. 27:64. 13 bathi: “Shonini ukuthi abafundi bakhe beza ebusuku, bameba silele. 14 Uma kuzwakala lokho kumbusi, siyakuncengana naye thina, nina ningakhathazeki.” 15 Ayeseyithatha imali, enza njengokufundiswa kwawo. Leli zwi landa phakathi kwabaJuda kuze kube namuhla. 16 Kepha abafundi abayishumi nanye baya eGalile kuleyo ntaba uJesu ayebayalele yona; 17 sebembona bakhuleka kuye, kepha abanye bangabaza. 18 UJesu wasondela, wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Ngiphiwe amandla onke ezulwini nasemhlabeni; 19 ngalokho hambani nenze izizwe zonke abafundi, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise neleNdodana nelikaMoya oNgcwele, 20 nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho; bhekani, mina nginani izinsuku zonke kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe.”
1 Ukuqala kwevangeli likaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 2 Njengokulotshwe kumprofethi u-Isaya ukuthi: “Bheka, ngiyasithuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho esiyakulungisa indlela yakho,” — 3 “izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde,’ ” 4 kwavela uJohane ebhapathiza ehlane, eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono. 5 Kwaphumela kuye izwe lonke laseJudiya nabo bonke abaseJerusalema, babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani, bevuma izono zabo. 6 UJohane wayembethe eyoboya bekamela, enoqhotho lwesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe, edla izinkumbi nezinyosi zasendle. 7 Washumayela wathi: “Emva kwami kuyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuba ngikhothame ngithukulule umchilo wezicathulo zakhe. 8 Mina nginibhapathize ngamanzi, kepha yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.” 9 Kwathi ngaleyo mihla kwafika uJesu evela eNazaretha laseGalile, wabhapathizwa nguJohane eJordani. 10 Wanele ukukhuphuka emanzini, wabona izulu livuleka, noMoya ehlela phezu kwakhe njengejuba. 11 Kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe.” 12 Masinyane uMoya wayesemqhubela ehlane. 13 Wayekhona ehlane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane elingwa nguSathane; wayendawonye nezilwane; izingelosi zamkhonza. 14 Emva kokuboshwa kukaJohane uJesu wafika eGalile eshumayela ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, 15 wathi: “Isikhathi sigcwalisekile, umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele; phendukani, nikholwe yivangeli.” 16 Kwathi edlula ngaselwandle lwaseGalile, wabona oSimoni no-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni bephonsa inetha elwandle, ngokuba babe ngabadobi. 17 UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ngilandeleni; ngiyakunenza nibe ngabadobi babantu.” 18 Base bewashiya masinyane amanetha, bamlandela. 19 Eseqhubekile ingcosana wabona uJakobe kaZebedewu noJohane umfowabo besemkhunjini, belungisa amanetha. 20 Wababiza masinyane; base bemshiya uyise uZebedewu emkhunjini kanye nezisebenzi, bamlandela. 21 Bangena eKapernawume. Kwathi masinyane ngesabatha wangena esinagogeni, wafundisa. 22 Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe; ngokuba wabafundisa njengonamandla, kungenjengababhali. 23 Kwakukhona-ke esinagogeni umuntu onomoya ongcolileyo, wamemeza, 24 wathi: “Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuba ungubani — ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.” 25 UJesu wamkhuza wathi: “Thula, uphume kuye!” 26 Umoya ongcolileyo wamhlukumeza, wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma kuye. 27 Bethuka bonke, babuzana bodwa, bathi: “Kuyini lokhu? Yisifundiso esisha esinamandla; nawomoya abangcolileyo uyabayala, bamlalele.” 28 Udumo lwakhe lwase lwanda masinyane kuso sonke isifunda saseGalile. 29 Sebephume esinagogeni bangena masinyane endlini kaSimoni no-Andreya, benoJakobe noJohane. 30 Umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayelele enomkhuhlane; bashesha bamtshela ngaye. 31 Waya kuye, wamlulamisa embamba ngesandla; umkhuhlane wamyeka, wabakhonza. 32 Kwathi ukuba kuhlwe, selishonile ilanga, baletha kuye bonke abagulayo nabakhwelwe ngamademoni. 33 Umuzi wonke wawubuthene ngasemnyango. 34 Waphulukisa abaningi abaphethwe yizifo ngezifo, wakhipha amademoni amaningi, wayengawavumeli amademoni ukukhuluma, ngokuba ayemazi. 35 Ekuseni kusemnyama kakhulu, wavuka waphuma, waya endaweni eyihlane, wakhuleka khona. 36 USimoni nababe naye bamlandela ngokuphuthuma. 37 Sebemfumene bathi kuye: “Bonke bayakufuna.” 38 Wathi kubo: “Masiye kwezinye izindawo emizaneni eseduze ukuba ngishumayele nakhona; ngokuba ngiphumele khona lokho.” 39 Wahamba eshumayela emasinagogeni abo kulo lonke iGalile, ekhipha amademoni. 40 Kwafika kuye onochoko, wamncenga eguqa ngamadolo, ethi kuye: “Uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.” 41 UJesu wamhawukela, welula isandla, wamphatha, wathi kuye: “Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka.” 42 Lwasuka masinyane uchoko kuye, wahlambuluka. 43 Esemyalisisile washesha wammukisa, 44 wathi kuye: “Bheka, ungasho lutho kumuntu, kepha hamba uzibonakalise kumpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho lokho okwayalelwa nguMose, kube ngubufakazi kubo.” 45 Kepha yena esephumile waqala ukuyandisa kakhulu nokuyidumisa le ndaba, ngangokuba uJesu wayengasenakungena emzini obala; wayesehlala ngaphandle ezindaweni eziyihlane; beza kuye bevela nxazonke.
1 Wabuye wangena eKapernawume emva kwezinsuku ezithile; kwezwakala ukuthi usendlini. 2 Kwase kubuthana abaningi, akwabe kusabakho ndawo nangasemnyango; wakhuluma izwi kubo. 3 Beza kuye bethwele umuntu ofe uhlangothi, ephethwe ngabantu abane. 4 Bengenakusondela kuye ngenxa yesixuku baqaqa uphahla lapho ekhona, bathi sebebhobozile behlisa uhlaka alele kulo ofe uhlangothi. 5 UJesu ebona ukukholwa kwabo wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Ndodana, uthethelelwe izono zakho.” 6 Kepha kwakukhona ababhali abathile behlezi khona, bezindla ezinhliziyweni zabo ngokuthi: 7 “Lo ukhulumelani kanje na? Uyahlambalaza. Ngubani ongathethelela izono, kungeyena uNkulunkulu yedwa na?” 8 UJesu ekwazi masinyane emoyeni wakhe ukuthi bazindla kanjalo phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: “Nizindlelani ngalokhu ezinhliziyweni zenu na? 9 Yikuphi okulula ukuthi kofe uhlangothi: ‘Uthethelelwe izono zakho,’ noma ukuthi: ‘Vuka, uthathe uhlaka lwakho, uhambe,’ na? 10 Kepha ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono” — wathi kofe uhlangothi — 11 “ngithi kuwe: Vuka, uthathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho.” 12 Wayesevuka, wathatha masinyane uhlaka lwakhe, waphuma phambi kwabo bonke, baze bamangala bonke, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, bathi: “Asizange sikubone okunje.” 13 Waphuma futhi, waya ngaselwandle; isixuku sonke sabantu seza kuye, wabafundisa. 14 Wathi edlula, wambona uLevi ka-Alfewu ehlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuye: “Ngilandele.” Wasuka-ke, wamlandela. 15 Kwathi ehlezi ekudleni endlini yakhe, abathelisi abaningi nezoni bahlala noJesu nabafundi bakhe; ngokuba babe baningi, bamlandela. 16 Khona ababhali babaFarisi bembona edla nezoni nabathelisi bathi kubafundi bakhe: “Yini ukuba adle nabathelisi nezoni na?” 17 UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kubo: “Abaphilileyo abadingi inyanga, ngabagulayo bodwa; kangizelanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni.” 18 Abafundi bakaJohane nabaFarisi babezila ukudla; beza bathi kuye: “Yini ukuba abafundi bakaJohane nabafundi babaFarisi bazile ukudla, kodwa abafundi bakho bangazili na?” 19 UJesu wathi kubo: “Abayeni bangazila yini, umyeni esenabo na? Bese naye umyeni bangezile. 20 Kodwa zizakufika izinsuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo; yikhona-ke bezakuzila ngalolo suku. 21 Akakho othungela isiziba esingakashukeki engutsheni endala, funa okusha okubekelwayo kuklebhule kwendala, kwande ukuklebhuka. 22 Futhi akakho othela iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala, funa iwayini liqhumise izimvaba, lichitheke iwayini, nezimvaba zonakale; kodwa iwayini elisha lithelwa ezimvabeni ezintsha.” 23 Kwathi edabula amasimu ngesabatha, abafundi bakhe baqala ukukha izikhwebu behamba. 24 Base bethi kuye abaFarisi: “Bheka, bakwenzelani ngesabatha okungavunyelwe na?” 25 Wathi kubo: “Anizange nifunde yini akwenzayo uDavide mhla eswele, elambile yena nababe naye 26 ukuthi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu enkathini ka-Abiyathara umpristi omkhulu, wadla izinkwa zokubukwa ezingavunyelwe ukudliwa muntu, ngabapristi bodwa, wanika nababe naye, na?” 27 Wayesethi kubo: “Isabatha lenzelwa umuntu, umuntu akenzelwanga isabatha. 28 Ngokunjalo iNdodana yomuntu iyinkosi neyesabatha.”
1 Khona wabuye wangena esinagogeni. Kwakukhona lapho umuntu onesandla esishwabeneyo. 2 Bamqaphela ukuba uzakumphilisa yini ngesabatha, ukuze bambeke icala. 3 Wathi kumuntu onesandla esishwabeneyo: “Sukuma, ume phakathi.” 4 Wayesethi kubo: “Kuvunyelwe ngesabatha ukwenza okuhle noma okubi yini, ukusindisa umuntu noma ukumbulala na?” Kepha bathula. 5 Waqalaza ebabuka ngokuthukuthela, edabukile ngobulukhuni benhliziyo yabo; wayesethi kulowo muntu: “Yelula isandla.” Waselula, saphiliswa isandla sakhe. 6 AbaFarisi base bephuma masinyane bacebisana ngaye nabakaHerode ukuthi bangambhubhisa kanjani. 7 UJesu wasuka kanye nabafundi bakhe, waya ngaselwandle; isixuku esikhulu samlandela sivela eGalile, naseJudiya, 8 naseJerusalema, nase-Idumiya, nangaphesheya kweJordani, nangaseTire, naseSidoni; isixuku esikhulu sesizwile konke akwenzayo seza kuye. 9 Wayeseyala abafundi bakhe ukuba isikebhe simlindele ngenxa yesixuku sabantu, ukuze bangamcindezeli, 10 ngokuba wayephulukisa abaningi, kwaze kwathi bonke abanezifo bawela phezu kwakhe ukuba bamnamathe. 11 Nawomoya abangcolileyo bathi ukuba bambone, bawa phansi phambi kwakhe, bamemeza bathi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 12 Wabayalisisa ukuba bangamzwakalisi. 13 Wayesenyukela entabeni, wabizela kuye abebafuna yena; beza kuye. 14 Wamisa abayishumi nambili ukuba babe naye nokuba abathume baye kushumayela, 15 babe namandla okukhipha amademoni. 16 Wayesemisa laba abayishumi nambili: uSimoni owamqamba igama lokuthi uPetru, 17 noJakobe kaZebedewu, noJohane umfowabo kaJakobe; laba wabaqamba igama lokuthi oBowanergesi okungukuthi amadodana okuduma; 18 no-Andreya, noFiliphu, noBartolomewu, noMathewu, noTomase, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noThadewu, noSimoni umKhanani, 19 noJuda Iskariyothe owamkhaphelayo. 20 Wayesefika ekhaya; isixuku sabuthana futhi, ababe besaba nathuba lokudla nasinkwa. 21 Abakubo sebekuzwile baphuma ukuyombamba, ngokuba bathi uyahlanya. 22 Nababhali abehla bevela eJerusalema bathi: “UnoBelzebule, ukhipha amademoni ngombusi wamademoni.” 23 Wayesebabiza, wakhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ethi: “USathane angakhipha kanjani uSathane na? 24 Uma umbuso wahlukene wodwa, lowo mbuso ungeme. 25 Nendlu, uma yahlukene yodwa, leyo ndlu ayizukuma. 26 NoSathane, uma ezivukela yena, ahlukane, akanakuma, kepha uyaphela. 27 Yebo, akakho ongangena endlini yesiqhwaga, aphange impahla yaso, uma engabophi kuqala isiqhwaga, andukuba aphange indlu yaso. 28 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Abantwana babantu bayakuthethelelwa izono zonke nokuhlambalaza noma kungakanani abangahlambalaza ngakho, 29 kepha lowo ohlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele kanakuthethelelwa naphakade, kodwa unecala lesono esingapheliyo.” 30 Ngokuba bathi unomoya ongcolileyo. 31 Kwase kufika unina nabafowabo, bema ngaphandle, bathumela kuye bembiza. 32 Isixuku sabantu sasimphahlile; bathi kuye: “Bheka, unyoko nabafowenu nawodadewenu bangaphandle bekufuna.” 33 Wabaphendula wathi: “Ngubani umame nabafowethu na?” 34 Waqalaza ebuka ababehlezi bemphahlile, wathi: “Bhekani, nangu umame nabafowethu. 35 Ngokuba owenza intando kaNkulunkulu nguye ongumfowethu nodadewethu nomame.”
1 Khona wabuye waqala ukufundisa ngaselwandle. Kwabuthana kuye isixuku esikhulu kakhulu, waze wangena emkhunjini, wahlala elwandle; isixuku sonke sasisemhlabathini ngaselwandle. 2 Wabafundisa okuningi ngemifanekiso; wathi kubo ekufundiseni kwakhe: 3 “Lalelani; bhekani, kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela. 4 Kwathi ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe enye imbewu yawela ngasendleleni; kwafika izinyoni, zayidla zayiqeda. 5 Enye yawela edwaleni, lapho yayingenamhlabathi omningi khona; yamila masinyane, ngokuba ingenamhlabathi ojulileyo. 6 Kwathi ukuba liphume ilanga, yahamuka; nangokuba ingenampande, yabuna. 7 Enye yawela emeveni; ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa, ayaze yathela isithelo. 8 Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; yahluma, yakhula, yathela isithelo, yaveza ngamashumi amathathu, nangamashumi ayisithupha, nangekhulu.” 9 Wayesethi: “Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.” 10 Lapho esengasesitha, ababe naye kanye nabayishumi nambili bambuza ngale mifanekiso. 11 Wathi kubo: “Nina niphiwe imfihlakalo yombuso kaNkulunkulu, kodwa abangaphandle benzelwa konke ngemifanekiso, 12 ukuze ngokubona babone, bangabonisisi, nangokuzwa bezwe, bangaqondi, funa baphenduke, bathethelelwe.” 13 Wayesethi kubo: “Aniwazi lo mfanekiso; pho, niyakuyazi kanjani yonke imifanekiso na? 14 Umhlwanyeli uhlwanyela izwi. 15 Abangasendleleni yilabo abathi lapho kuhlwanyelwa khona izwi, nanxa sebelizwile, kufike masinyane uSathane, alisuse izwi elihlwanyelwe kubo. 16 Kanjalo abahlwanyelwe edwaleni yilabo abathi sebelizwile izwi, balamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza; 17 kepha kabanampande phakathi kwabo, kodwa bahlala isikhashana nje, kuthi sekuvele ukuhlupheka nokuzingelwa ngenxa yezwi, bakhubeke masinyane. 18 Abanye bangabahlwanyelwe emeveni; yibo abalizwile izwi, 19 kepha iminako yalesi sikhathi, nokukhohlisa kwengcebo, nokunxanela ezinye izinto kungena kuliminyanise izwi, libe ngelingatheliyo. 20 Nabahlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle yilabo abalizwa izwi, balamukele, bathele isithelo ngamashumi amathathu, nangamashumi ayisithupha, nangekhulu.” 21 Wayesethi kubo: “Imbala isibani siza ukuba sibekwe phansi kwesitsha nokuba phansi kombhede yini, singabekwa othini, na? 22 Ngokuba akukho okusithekileyo okungayikuhlalukiswa; akukho okuyisifuba okungayikuba sobala. 23 Uma ekhona onezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe.” 24 Wayesethi kubo: “Qaphelani enikuzwayo; ngaleso silinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso, nenezelwe nina. 25 Ngokuba onakho uyakuphiwa; kepha ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho.” 26 Wayesethi: “Unjalo umbuso kaNkulunkulu; unjengokuba umuntu ephonsa imbewu emhlabathini, 27 alale, avuke ubusuku nemini, imibewu imile, ikhule, engazi ukuthi kanjani. 28 Umhlabathi uthela isithelo ngokwawo, kuqala ikhaba, khona isikhwebu, besekuba yizinhlamvu ezipheleleyo esikhwetshini. 29 Nxa sesivuthiwe isithelo, afake masinyane isikela, ngokuba ukuvuna sekufikile.” 30 Wathi futhi: “Siyakuwufanisa nani umbuso kaNkulunkulu? Siyakuwuchaza ngamfanekiso muni na? 31 Unjengenhlamvu yesinaphi ethi, nxa ihlwanyelwe emhlabathini, incinyane kunazo zonke izimbewu ezisemhlabeni, 32 kodwa nxa isihlwanyelwe imila ibe nkulu kunazo zonke izilimo, ixhante amagatsha amakhulu, ukuze izinyoni zezulu zakhele emthunzini wawo.” 33 Walikhuluma izwi kubo ngemifanekiso eminingi enjalo njengamandla abo okuzwa; 34 kodwa ngaphandle komfanekiso kakhulumanga kubo; kepha sebebodwa wabachasisela abafundi bakhe konke. 35 Ngalolo suku sekuhlwile, wathi kubo: “Asiwele siye ngaphesheya.” 36 Base bemukisa isixuku, bahamba naye, njengalokho ebesemkhunjini; kwakukhona neminye imikhumbi ihambisana naye. 37 Kwase kuvuka isivunguvungu esikhulu somoya, amaza aphonseka phakathi emkhunjini, umkhumbi waze waqala ukugcwala. 38 Kepha yena wayengasemuva emkhunjini elele esicamelweni; bamvusa, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, awunaki, nakuba sibhubha, na?” 39 Wayesevuka, wakhuza umoya, wathi kulo ulwandle: “Thula, uthi du.” Kwanqamuka umoya, kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu. 40 Wathi kubo: “Yini ukuba nesabe kangaka na? Yini ukuba ningabi nakukholwa na?” 41 Besaba ngokwesaba okukhulu, bathi omunye komunye: “Kanti lo ungubani, lokhu nomoya nolwandle kuyamlalela?”
1 Base befika phesheya kolwandle ezweni lamaGerasa. 2 Esephume emkhunjini, kwahlangana naye masinyane umuntu ovela emathuneni, enomoya ongcolileyo. 3 Wayehlala emathuneni, kungasekho muntu ongambopha nangeketanga; 4 ngokuba wayeseboshwe kaningi ngawozankosi nangamaketanga, kepha amaketanga ayegqashuliwe nguye nawozankosi babephuliwe, kungekho noyedwa owayenamandla okumthambisa. 5 Ngesikhathi sonke ubusuku nemini wayesemathuneni nasezintabeni, ememeza, ezilimaza ngamatshe. 6 Wathi ukuba ambone uJesu esekude, wagijima, wakhuleka kuye; 7 wayesememeza ngezwi elikhulu, ethi: “Nginamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu, ungangihluphi.” 8 Ngokuba wathi kuye: “Phuma kulo muntu, moya ongcolileyo.” 9 Wayesembuza ethi: “Ngubani igama lakho?” Wathi kuye: “NginguLegiyona igama lami, ngokuba sibaningi.” 10 Wamncenga kakhulu ukuba angabamukisi kulelo zwe. 11 Kwakukhona lapho ngasentabeni umhlambi omkhulu wezingulube ziklabile. 12 Bamncenga bathi: “Sithumele ezingulubeni ukuba singene kuzo.” 13 Wabavumela. Omoya abangcolileyo baphuma, bangena ezingulubeni; umhlambi wagulukudela eweni, waphonseka elwandle kungathi izinkulungwane ezimbili, zaminza elwandle. 14 Ababezalusa babaleka, baya babika emzini nasemaphandleni; base beza ukuyobona okwenzekileyo. 15 Bafika kuJesu, bambona obekhwelwe ngamademoni ehlezi embethe, esangulukile, yena owayenelegiyona; base besaba. 16 Ababekubonile babatshela ukuthi kwenzeke kanjani kowayekhwelwe ngamademoni, nangezingulube. 17 Base beqala ukumncenga ukuba amuke ezweni lakubo. 18 Wathi ukuba angene emkhunjini, lowo owayekhwelwe ngamademoni wamncenga ukuba abe naye. 19 Akamvumelanga, kepha wathi kuye: “Hamba uye ekhaya kwabakini, ubabikele ukuthi kungakanani iNkosi ekwenzele khona, yakuhawukela.” 20 Wamuka-ke, waqala ukulanda eDekapholi ngokuthi kungakanani abekwenzile kuye uJesu; bamangala bonke. 21 Khona uJesu esebuye ewelele ngaphesheya ngomkhumbi, kwabuthana isixuku esikhulu kuye engaselwandle. 22 Kwase kufika omunye wabaphathi besinagoge, nguJayiru igama lakhe, owathi ukuba ambone, waziphonsa phansi ngasezinyaweni zakhe, 23 wamncenga kakhulu, wathi: “Indodakazi yami isiyalela; ake uze, ubeke izandla phezu kwayo ukuba isindiswe, iphile.” 24 Wahamba naye. Isixuku esikhulu samlandela, samcindezela. 25 Owesifazane owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili, 26 ehluphekile ngokuningi ezinyangeni eziningi, echithile konke ayenakho, engasizakalanga ngalutho, kodwa kwayilokhu kuqhubeka, 27 esezwile ngoJesu, weza esixukwini ngasemuva, wathinta ingubo yakhe, 28 ngokuba wathi: “Uma ngingathinta nje izingubo zakhe, ngizakusindiswa.” 29 Kwanqamuka masinyane umthombo wegazi lakhe, wezwa emzimbeni ukuthi uphulukile enhluphekweni yakhe. 30 Wanele ukuzwa uJesu phakathi kwakhe ukuthi amandla aphumile kuye, waphendukela esixukwini, wathi: “Ngubani othinte izingubo zami na?” 31 Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Uyabona isixuku sikucindezela, usuthi: ‘Ngubani ongithintileyo na?’ ” 32 Waqalaza ukuba ambone owenzile lokho. 33 Khona owesifazane esaba ethuthumela, azi okwenzekile kuye, weza waziphonsa phansi phambi kwakhe, wamtshela iqiniso lonke. 34 Wayesethi kuye: “Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ube nokuthula; usuphulukile enhluphekweni yakho.” 35 Esakhuluma, kwafika abomphathi wesinagoge, bathi: “Indodakazi yakho isifile; usamkhathazelani uMfundisi na?” 36 Kwathi ukuba uJesu ezwile izwi elishiwoyo, wathi kumphathi wesinagoge: “Ungesabi, kholwa kuphela.” 37 Akavumelanga muntu amlandele, kuphela oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane umfowabo kaJakobe. 38 Bafika-ke endlini yomphathi wesinagoge, wabona isiyaluyalu nabakhalayo nabalila kakhulu. 39 Wangena, wathi kubo: “Niyaluzelani, nikhalelani na? Umntwana akafile, kodwa ulele.” 40 Bamhleka usulu. Kepha yena wabakhipha bonke, wathatha uyise womntwana nonina kanye nababe naye, wangena lapho kulele khona umntwana. 41 Wabamba umntwana ngesandla, wathi kuye: “Thalitha, kumi,” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: “Ntombazana, ngithi kuwe, vuka!” 42 Yayisivuka masinyane intombazana, yahamba; ngokuba yayineminyaka eyishumi nambili. Khona bamangala ngokumangala okukhulu. 43 Wabayalisisa ukuba lokhu kungaziwa muntu; futhi wathi mayiphiwe ukudla.
1 Khona wamuka lapho, waya ezweni lakubo; abafundi bakhe bamlandela. 2 Sekufikile isabatha, waqala ukufundisa esinagogeni. Abaningi abamuzwayo bamangala bathi: “Lo ukuthathaphi lokhu na? Ukuhlakanipha kuni akunikiwe lona na? Nemisebenzi yamandla enje yenziwe ngezandla zakhe na? 3 Lo akusiye umbazi, indodana kaMariya, nomfowabo kaJakobe, noJose, noJuda, noSimoni, na? Nawodadewabo abakho yini lapha kithi na?” Base bekhubeka ngaye. 4 Wayesethi kubo uJesu: “Umprofethi kadelelwa ngaphandle kwasezweni lakubo, nasezihlotsheni zakhe, nasendlini yakwabo.” 5 Wayengenakwenza lapho nowodwa umsebenzi wamandla ngaphandle kokuthi wabeka izandla phezu kwabagulayo abayingcosana, wabaphulukisa. 6 Wamangala ngokungakholwa kwabo. Wahamba imizi ngemizi efundisa. 7 Wayesebabiza abayishumi nambili, waqala ukubathuma ngababili, wabanika amandla phezu kwawomoya abangcolileyo. 8 Wabayala ukuba bangaphathi lutho lwendlela, kuphela udondolo lodwa, bangaphathi nasinkwa, nasikhwama, nathusi emixhakeni, 9 kepha bafake izicathulo, bangembathi kodwa amabhantshi amabili. 10 Wathi kubo: “Nakuphi lapho ningena khona endlini, hlalani kuyo, nize nimuke khona. 11 Nayiphi indawo engayikunamukela, nalapho bengayikunizwa khona, anothi nimuka kuyo, nivuthulule uthuli oluphansi kwezinyawo zenu, kube ngubufakazi kubo.” 12 Base behamba beshumayela ukuba abantu baphenduke. 13 Bakhipha amademoni amaningi, bagcoba abagulayo abaningi ngamafutha, babaphulukisa. 14 Yayisikuzwa inkosi uHerode, ngokuba lalidumile igama lakhe. Kwathiwa uJohane uMbhapathizi uvukile kwabafileyo; kungalokho lawa mandla asebenza kuye. 15 Kodwa abanye bathi: “Ngu-Eliya;” abanye bathi: “Ngumprofethi njengomunye wabaprofethi.” 16 Kepha uHerode ekuzwile wathi: “UJohane engamnquma ikhanda nguye ovukile.” 17 Ngokuba yena uHerode wayethumele wambamba uJohane, wambopha etilongweni ngenxa kaHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo, ngokuba wayeganwe nguye. 18 Ngokuba uJohane wayethe kuHerode: “Awuvunyelwe ukuthatha umkamfowenu.” 19 Njalo uHerodiya wambambela amagqubu, wafuna ukumbulala; kepha kabanga namandla, 20 ngokuba uHerode wayemesaba uJohane emazi ukuthi uyindoda elungileyo engcwele, wamlonda; nalapho emuzwa, wayesambatheka kaningi, nokho kwabamnandi kuye ukumuzwa. 21 Kwathi sekufikile usuku oluhle, lapho uHerode ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakhe ezenzela idili izikhulu zakhe, nezinduna zempi, nabanumzane baseGalile, 22 kwangena indodakazi kaHerodiya uqobo, yasina, yajabulisa uHerode nababehlezi naye. Inkosi yayisithi entombazaneni: “Cela kimi noma yini okuthandayo, ngizakukunika.” 23 Wafunga kuyo, wathi: “Noma yini ongakucela kimi ngizakukunika, nakuba kungaze kube yinxenye yombuso wami.” 24 Yayisiphuma, yathi kunina: “Ngizakucelani na?” Yena wathi: “Ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.” 25 Yakhawuleza yangena masinyane enkosini, yacela yathi: “Ngithanda ukuba ungiphe khona manje ngoqwembe ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.” 26 Inkosi yadabuka kakhulu, kepha ngenxa yezifungo nangenxa yababehlezi nayo ekudleni ayithandanga ukuyilandulela. 27 Inkosi yayisithuma masinyane ibutho, waliyala ukuba lilethe ikhanda lakhe. Lahamba, lamnquma ikhanda etilongweni. 28 Laletha ikhanda lakhe ngoqwembe, layinika intombazana, intombazana yamnika unina. 29 Kwathi ukuba abafundi bakhe bakuzwe lokho, beza bathatha isidumbu sakhe, basibeka ethuneni. 30 Abaphostoli babuthana kuJesu, bambikela ababekwenzile nababekufundisile. 31 Wayesethi kubo: “Zanini nina nodwa endaweni eyihlane, niphumule ingcosana.” Ngokuba babe baningi abezayo nabahambayo, abaze bathola nasikhathi sokudla. 32 Base bemuka ngomkhumbi, baya endaweni eyihlane bebodwa. 33 Abaningi sebebabona bemuka, baqonda, baze bagijimela khona ngezinyawo, bephuma kuyo yonke imizi, babandulela. 34 Wathi ephuma, wabona isixuku esikhulu, waba nesihe ngabantu, ngokuba babe njengezimvu ezingenamalusi; waqala ukubafundisa okuningi. 35 Kwathi isikhathi sesihambile, beza kuye abafundi bakhe, bathi: “Le ndawo iyihlane, isikhathi sesidlulile; 36 bamukise ukuba baye emaphandleni nasemizaneni ezungezileyo, bazithengele ukudla.” 37 Wayesephendula, ethi kubo: “Bapheni nina ukudla.” Bathi kuye: “Sihambe yini, siyothenga izinkwa zawodenariyu abangamakhulu amabili, sibaphe badle na?” 38 Wathi kubo: “Ninezinkwa ezingaki na? Hambani nibone.” Sebazi bathi: “Ziyisihlanu, nezinhlanzi ezimbili.” 39 Wabayala ukuba bonke bahlale phansi etshanini obuluhlaza izigaba ngezigaba. 40 Base behlala phansi amaviyo ngamaviyo, kwaba ngamakhulu nangamashumi ayisihlanu. 41 Wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili, wabheka ngasezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula izinkwa, wazinika abafundi ukuba bazibeke phambi kwabo; nezinhlanzi ezimbili wababela bonke ngazo. 42 Badla bonke, basutha. 43 Babutha imvuthuluka, iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili ezigcwele, neyezinhlanzi. 44 Ababedlile izinkwa babe ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. 45 Wayesecindezela masinyane abafundi bakhe ukuba bangene emkhunjini, bamandulele ukuya phesheya eBetsayida, yena aze amukise isixuku. 46 Esebavalelisile wahamba waya entabeni ukuyokhuleka. 47 Kwathi sekuhlwile, umkhumbi wawuphakathi nolwandle, yena eyedwa emhlabathini. 48 Wababona behlupheka ekugwedleni, ngokuba umoya wawuphambene nabo, weza kubo ngomlindo wesine wobusuku ehamba phezu kolwandle. Kwangathi uyadlula kubo. 49 Sebembonile ehamba phezu kolwandle, bacabanga ukuthi yisithunzi; bakhala. 50 Ngokuba bonke bambona, bethuka. Kepha washesha wakhuluma nabo, wathi kubo: “Yimani isibindi; yimina, ningesabi.” 51 Wayesekhwela emkhunjini kubo, umoya wanqamuka; bamangala kakhulu impela phakathi kwabo. 52 Ngokuba abaqondanga okwezinkwa, lokhu inhliziyo yabo yayilukhuni. 53 Sebewelile bafika ezweni laseGenesaretha, babopha ogwini. 54 Ukuphuma kwabo emkhunjini yena wayaziwa masinyane. 55 Bagijimela kulo lonke lelo zwe, baqala ukuletha abagulayo ngezinhlaka, lapho bemuzwa ukuthi ukhona. 56 Kwathi nomaphi lapho engena khona, emizaneni, nasemizini, nasemaphandleni, babeka abagulayo ezigcawini, bamncenga ukuba bathinte noma umphetho wengubo yakhe kuphela; bonke abamthinta basindiswa.
1 Kwabuthana kuye abaFarisi nabanye bababhali bevela eJerusalema. 2 Sebebonile ukuthi abanye babafundi bakhe badla izinkwa ngezandla ezimbi okungukuthi ezingahlanjiwe — 3 ngokuba abaFarisi kanye nabaJuda bonke abadli bengahlambisisanga izandla, bebamba isiko labadala; 4 nanxa bevela endalini, abadli bengakahlambi; kukhona nezinye izinto eziningi abazamukeleyo ukuba bazibambe, njengokuhlanza izinkezo, nezinkamba, nezitsha zethusi — 5 abaFarisi nababhali bambuza bathi: “Abafundi bakho abahambi ngani ngesiko labadala, kepha badla isinkwa ngezandla ezimbi na?” 6 Wayesethi kubo: “U-Isaya waprofetha kahle ngani nina bazenzisi njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “ ‘Lesi sizwe singidumisa ngezindebe zomlomo, kepha inhliziyo yaso ikude nami; 7 kodwa bangikhonza ngeze befundisa izifundiso eziyimiyalo yabantu.’ 8 “Niyeka umyalo kaNkulunkulu, nibambe isiko labantu.” 9 Wayesethi kubo: “Yebo, nichitha umyalo kaNkulunkulu ukuba nigcine isiko lenu. 10 Ngokuba uMose wathi: ‘Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko,’ nokuthi: ‘Othuka uyise noma unina makafe nokufa;’ 11 kepha nina nithi: ‘Uma umuntu ethi kuyise noma kunina: YiKorbana, okungukuthi umnikelo, lokho ongabe usizwa yimi ngakho,’ 12 anisamvumeli ukuba enzele uyise noma unina utho. 13 Izwi likaNkulunkulu nilenza libe yize ngesiko lenu enilivezileyo; nokunye okuningi okunjalo niyakwenza.” 14 Khona wabuye wabiza isixuku, wathi kuso: “Ngizweni nonke, niqonde. 15 Alukho utho olungaphandle komuntu lungene kuye olungamngcolisa; kepha okuphumayo kuye yilokho okumngcolisayo umuntu. 16 Uma ekhona onezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe.” 17 Kuthe esengene endlini, evela esixukwini, abafundi bakhe bambuza ngalowo mfanekiso. 18 Wayesethi kubo: “Kanti nani ningabangaqondiyo na? Aniqondi yini ukuthi konke okungaphandle okungena kumuntu kungemngcolise na? 19 Ngokuba akungeni enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa kungena esiswini, kuphumele ngaphandle, kuhlambulula ukudla konke.” 20 Wayesethi: “Okuphumayo kumuntu yilokho okumngcolisayo umuntu; 21 ngokuba ngaphakathi enhliziyweni yabantu kuphuma imicabango emibi, nobufebe, nokweba, nokubulala, 22 nokuphinga, nokufisa, nokushinga, nenkohliso, nokungabi nanhloni, neso elibi, nokuhlambalaza, nokuzidla, nobuwula. 23 Zonke lezo zinto ezimbi zivela ngaphakathi, zimngcolise umuntu.” 24 Wayesemuka lapho, waya emikhawulweni yaseTire. Wangena endlini, akathanda ukwaziwa muntu, kodwa wayengenakufihlakala. 25 Kwathi masinyane owesifazane ondodakazi yakhe encane inomoya ongcolileyo esezwile ngaye, weza waziphonsa phansi ngasezinyaweni zakhe. 26 Kepha owesifazane lo wayengumGreki engumSirofenike ngokuzalwa, wamnxusa ukuba akhiphe idemoni endodakazini yakhe. 27 UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Ake kusuthe abantwana kuqala, ngokuba akukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, usiphonse ezinjaneni.” 28 Kodwa waphendula, wathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi; kepha nezinjana zidla imvuthuluka yabantwana phansi kwetafula.” 29 Wayesethi kuye: “Ngenxa yalelo zwi, hamba-ke; idemoni seliphumile endodakazini yakho.” 30 Wayesemuka, waya endlini yakhe, wafumana umntwana elele embhedeni, idemoni liphumile. 31 UJesu waphuma futhi emikhawulweni yaseTire, wadabula iSidoni, weza ngaselwandle lwaseGalile edabula izwe laseDekapholi. 32 Baletha kuye isithulu esinamalimi, bamncenga ukuba abeke isandla phezu kwaso. 33 Wagudluka naso esixukwini bebodwa, wafaka iminwe yakhe ezindlebeni zaso, wafela amathe, waphatha ulimi lwaso, 34 wabheka ngasezulwini, wabubula, wathi kuso: “Efatha!” okungukuthi: “Vuleka!” 35 Zase zivuleka izindlebe zaso, wathukuluka masinyane umthambo wolimi lwaso, sakhuluma kahle. 36 Wabayala ukuba bangatsheli muntu. Kepha kwathi nakuba ebayala kakhulu, kwayikhona bekwandisa kakhulu impela. 37 Bamangala nokumangala, bathi: “Wenze kahle konke; nezithulu uzenza zizwe, nezimungulu zikhulume.”
1 Ngalezo zinsuku sekukhona futhi isixuku esikhulu singenakudla, wabiza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: 2 “Ngiyasihawukela isixuku, ngokuba sekuyizinsuku ezintathu sihlezi kimi, singenanto yokudla. 3 Uma ngibamukisa, baye ekhaya bengadlanga, bayakuphela amandla endleleni, ngokuba abanye babo bavela kude.” 4 Abafundi bakhe bamphendula bathi: “Umumtu angatholaphi lapha ehlane izinkwa zokusuthisa laba na?” 5 Wababuza wathi: “Ninezinkwa ezingaki na?” Bathi: “Eziyisikhombisa.” 6 Wayala isixuku ukuba sihlale phansi; wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa, wabonga, wazihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe ukuba bababele; basabela isixuku. 7 Babe nezinhlanzana eziyingcosana futhi; esezibusisile wathi abababele nazo. 8 Badla, basutha, babutha imvuthuluka eseleyo, amaqoma ayisikhombisa. 9 Babengathi izinkulungwane ezine; wabamukisa. 10 Wayesengena masinyane emkhunjini kanye nabafundi bakhe, weza ezweni laseDalmanutha. 11 Khona kwafika abaFarisi, baqala ukuphendulana naye befuna kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini, bemlinga. 12 Wabubula emoyeni wakhe, wathi: “Lesi sizukulwane sifunelani isibonakaliso na? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso.” 13 Wabashiya, wabuye wangena emkhunjini, wamuka, waya ngaphesheya. 14 Kepha babekhohliwe ukuphatha izinkwa, bengenalutho, isinkwa sisinye kuphela emkhunjini. 15 Wayesebayala ethi: “Anobheka nixwaye imvubelo yabaFarisi nemvubelo kaHerode.” 16 Baphendulana bodwa, bathi abanazinkwa. 17 UJesu ekwazi wathi kubo: “Yini ukuba niphendulane ngokuthi aninazinkwa na? Anikaboni, anikaqondi, na? Inhliziyo yenu iselukhuni na? 18 Ninamehlo aniboni yini, ninezindlebe anizwa na? Anikhumbuli yini 19 mhla ngihlephulela abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu izinkwa eziyisihlanu ukuthi nabutha iziqabetho ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthuluka na?” Bathi kuye: “Ishumi nambili.” 20 “Mhla ziyisikhombisa kwaba yizinkulungwane ezine, nabutha amaqoma amangaki agcwele imvuthuluka na?” Bathi: “Isikhombisa.” 21 Wathi kubo: “Anikaqondi na?” 22 Bafika eBetsayida. Base beletha kuye impumputhe, bamncenga ukuba ayiphathe. 23 Wayibamba impumputhe ngesandla, wayiholela ngaphandle komuzi, wafela amathe emehlweni ayo, wabeka izandla phezu kwayo, wayibuza wathi: “Ubona utho na?” 24 Yabheka, yathi: “Ngibona abantu, ngibabona behamba; kungathi yizihlahla.” 25 Khona waphinda wabeka izandla phezu kwamehlo ayo, yabhekisisa, yasinda, yabonisisa konke. 26 Wayithumela ekhaya layo, wathi: “Ungangeni emzini wabantu.” 27 UJesu wayesephuma kanye nabafundi bakhe, waya emizini yaseKesariya Filipi. Besendleleni, wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Abantu bathi ngingubani na?” 28 Bamtshela bathi: “UJohane uMbhapathizi;” abanye bathi: “Ngu-Eliya;” abanye bathi: “Ngomunye wabaprofethi.” 29 Wayesebabuza ethi: “Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na?” UPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: “Wena unguKristu.” 30 Wabayalisisa ukuba bangatsheli muntu ngaye. 31 Khona waqala ukubafundisa ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, ilahlwe ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, ibulawe, ivuswe emva kwezinsuku ezintathu. 32 Leli zwi walikhuluma ngokusobala. UPetru wamthatha, waqala ukumkhuza. 33 Kepha waphenduka, wabheka abafundi bakhe, wamkhuza uPetru, wathi: “Buyela emva kwami, Sathane, ngokuba awuqondi okukaNkulunkulu kepha okwabantu.” 34 Wayesebiza isixuku nabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele. 35 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli uyakukusindisa. 36 Ngokuba kuyakumsizani umuntu ukuzuza izwe lonke, alahlekelwe ngukuphila kwakhe, na? 37 Yingabe angakhiphani umuntu, kube yisihlengo sokuphila kwakhe, na? 38 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onezinhloni ngami nangamazwi ami kulesi sizukulwane esiphingayo nesonakeleyo, neNdodana yomuntu iyakuba nezinhloni ngaye, lapho iza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye nezingelosi ezingcwele.”
1 Wayesethi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufikile ngamandla.” 2 Emva kwezinsuku eziyisithupha uJesu wathatha oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane, wakhuphukela nabo entabeni ende bebodwa; waphenduka esinye isimo phambi kwabo. 3 Izingubo zakhe zacwazimula zaba mhlophe qwa, ngangokuba umhlanzi wasemhlabeni angezenze zibe mhlophe kangaka. 4 Kwabonakala kubo u-Eliya enoMose; babekhuluma noJesu. 5 Wathatha uPetru, wathi kuJesu: “Rabi, kuhle ukuba silapha; masakhe amadokodo amathathu, elinye libe ngelakho, elinye libe ngelikaMose, elinye libe ngelika-Eliya.” 6 Wayengazi ukuthi uzakuphendula ngokuthini, ngokuba babesaba kakhulu. 7 Kwase kufika ifu, libasithibeza; kwavela izwi efwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; yizweni.” 8 Kwathi masinyane beqalaza, ababe besabona muntu, kuphela uJesu yedwa enabo. 9 Besehla entabeni, wabayala ukuba bangatsheli muntu abakubonileyo, iNdodana yomuntu ingakavuki kwabafileyo. 10 Bazigcinela lelo zwi bebuzana ngokuthi kuyini lokho ukuvuka kwabafileyo. 11 Base bembuza, bethi: “Basholoni ababhali ukuthi u-Eliya umelwe ukufika kuqala na?” 12 Wayesethi kubo: “Nempela u-Eliya uyeza kuqala ukuba abuyisele konke; kepha kulotshiwe kanjani ngeNdodana yomuntu ukuthi izakuhlupheka ngokuningi, idelelwe, na? 13 Kodwa ngithi kini: U-Eliya sewafika, benza kuye abakuthandayo, njengalokho kulotshiwe ngaye.” 14 Kwathi sebeza kubafundi, babona isixuku esikhulu sibahaqile nababhali bebuzana nabo. 15 Isixuku sonke sambona qede sashaywa luvalo, sagijimela kuye, sambingelela. 16 Wayesebabuza ethi: “Nibuzana nabo ngantoni na?” 17 Omunye wesixuku wamphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, ngilethe kuwe indodana yami enomoya oyisimungulu. 18 Kuthi lapho eyibambayo, uyidonsela phansi, ikhihlize amagwebu, igedle amazinyo, iphele amandla. Ngikhulume nabafundi bakho ukuba bamkhiphe, kepha bahluleka.” 19 Waphendula wathi: “O sizukulwane esingakholwayo, koze kube nini nginani na? Koze kube nini nginibekezelela na? Yiletheni kimi.” 20 Bayiletha kuye. Kwathi umoya embona, wayihlukumeza kakhulu masinyane, yawa phansi emhlabathini, yazigingqa ikhihliza amagwebu. 21 Wayesebuza kuyise ukuthi isikhathi sesingakanani ifikelwe yilokhu na? Wathi: “Kwasebuntwaneni. 22 Uyiphonsile kaningi emlilweni nasemanzini ukuba ayibhubhise; kodwa uma unamandla okwenza utho, sihawukele, usisize.” 23 UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Uma unamandla! Konke kungenzeka kokholwayo.” 24 Uyise womntwana wayesememeza masinyane, wathi: “Ngiyakholwa, siza ukungakholwa kwami.” 25 UJesu esebona ukuthi isixuku sigijimela ndawonye, wamkhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wathi kuye: “Wena moya oyisimungulu nesithulu ngiyakuyala mina, ngithi: Phuma kuye, ungabe usangena kuye.” 26 Wamemeza, wamhlukumeza kakhulu, waphuma; waba njengofileyo, baze bathi abaningi: “Usefile.” 27 Kepha uJesu wambamba ngesandla, wamvusa; wasukuma. 28 Kuthe esengenile endlini, abafundi bakhe bambuza bebodwa, bathi: “Thina besingemkhiphe ngani na?” 29 Wayesethi kubo: “Lolu hlobo lungephume ngalutho, kuphela ngokukhuleka nangokuzila ukudla.” 30 Bamuka lapho, badabula iGalile, wayengathandi ukuba kwaziwe muntu, 31 ngokuba wabafundisa abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “INdodana yomuntu ikhashelwa ezandleni zabantu, bazakuyibulala; kuthi isibulewe, izakuvuka emva kwezinsuku ezintathu.” 32 Kepha abakuzwisisanga lokho kusho, besaba nokumbuza. 33 Base beza eKapernawume. Kwathi esengene endlini, wababuza wathi: “Beniphendulana ngantoni endleleni na?” 34 Kepha bathula, ngokuba bebekhulumisene endleleni ngokuthi ngubani omkhulu. 35 Wayesehlala phansi, wababiza abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukuba ngowokuqala, makabe ngowokugcina kubo bonke nesikhonzi sabo bonke.” 36 Wayesethatha umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo, wamgona, wathi kubo: 37 “Yilowo nalowo oyakwamukela abe munye kubantwana abanje ngegama lami uyangamukela mina, ongamukela mina akamukeli mina kodwa ongithumileyo.” 38 UJohane wayesethi kuye: “Mfundisi, sabona umuntu ongasilandeli ekhipha amademoni ngegama lakho; samnqabela ngokuba engasilandeli.” 39 Kepha uJesu wathi: “Ningamnqabeli, ngokuba akakho owenza umsebenzi wamandla ngegama lami ongasuka masinyane, akhulume kabi ngami. 40 Ngokuba ongamelene nathi ungakithi. 41 Yilowo nalowo oniphuzisa inkezo yamanzi ngegama lami ngokuba ningabakaKristu, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe. 42 Nalowo okhubekisa abe munye kulaba abancinyane abakholwayo kungangcono kuye ukuba itshe lokusila ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, aphonswe elwandle. 43 Uma isandla sakho sikukhubekisa, sinqume; kungcono ungene ekuphileni uyingini kunokuba uye esihogweni, emlilweni ongacimekiyo, unezandla zombili, 44 lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi. 45 Uma unyawo lwakho lukukhubekisa, lunqume; kungcono ungene ekuphileni ulunyonga kunokuba uphonswe esihogweni, emlilweni ongacimekiyo, unezinyawo zombili, 46 lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi. 47 Uma iso lakho likukhubekisa, likhiphe; kungcono ungene embusweni kaNkulunkulu uneso linye kunokuba uphonswe esihogweni unamehlo omabili, 48 lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi. 49 Ngokuba bonke bazakugqunyiswa ngomlilo. 50 “Usawoti muhle, kepha uma usawoti engasenabusawoti, niyakumhlaziya ngani na? Yibani nosawoti phakathi kwenu, nihlalisane ngokuthula.”
1 Wasuka lapho, weza emikhawulweni yaseJudiya nangaphesheya kweJordani; izixuku zabuye zabuthana kuye, waphinda wabafundisa abantu njengokujwayela kwakhe. 2 Kwase kusondela kuye abaFarisi, bambuza ukuthi kuvunyelwe yini ukuba indoda ilahle umkayo, bemlinga. 3 Waphendula, wathi kubo: “UMose waniyala ngokuthini na?” 4 Bathi: “UMose wavuma ukuba kulotshwe incwadi yesahlukaniso, alahlwe.” 5 UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ngenxa yobulukhuni benhliziyo yenu wanilobela lowo myalo. 6 Kepha kusukela ekuqaleni kokudalwa uNkulunkulu wabenza owesilisa nowesifazane. 7 Ngenxa yalokho umuntu uyakushiya uyise nonina, anamathele kumkakhe; 8 labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye; ngakho abasebabili, kepha sebenyamanye. 9 Ngakho-ke lokho akuhlanganisileyo uNkulunkulu makungahlukaniswa ngumuntu.” 10 Besendlini abafundi babuye bambuza ngalokho. 11 Wathi kubo: “Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, aganwe ngomunye, uyaphinga kuye. 12 Naye, uma elahla indoda yakhe, agane enye, uyaphinga.” 13 Khona baletha kuye abantwanyana ukuba abaphathe; kepha abafundi babakhuza. 14 Kodwa uJesu ekubona wathukuthela, wathi kubo: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabenqabeli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo. 15 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana kasoze angena kuwo.” 16 Wabagona, wababusisa ebeka izandla phezu kwabo. 17 Ekuphumeni kwakhe ukuya endleleni umuntu wagijimela kuye, waguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, wambuza wathi: “Mfundisi omuhle, ngiyakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?” 18 Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? Kakho omuhle, munye kuphela, uNkulunkulu. 19 Uyayazi imiyalelo ukuthi: Ungabulali, ungaphingi, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, ungamamuki umuntu utho, yazisa uyihlo nonyoko.” 20 Kepha wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami.” 21 UJesu wayesembheka, emthanda, wathi kuye: “Usasilalelwe into inye; hamba uthengise ngakho konke onakho, uphe abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze ungilandele.” 22 Kepha wanyukumala ngalelo zwi, wamuka edabukile, ngokuba wayenengcebo enkulu. 23 UJesu waqalaza, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Kulukhuni kangakanani kwabanomnotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” 24 Kepha abafundi bethuka ngamazwi akhe. UJesu wabuye waphendula, wathi kubo: “Bantwana, kulukhuni kangakanani kwabethemba umnotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 25 Kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yosungulo kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” 26 Bamangala kakhulu, bathi omunye komunye: “Pho, kungasindiswa bani na?” 27 UJesu ebabheka wathi: “Kubantu akunakwenzeka, kepha kuNkulunkulu akunjalo; ngokuba kuNkulunkulu kungenzeka konke.” 28 UPetru wathatha, wathi kuye: “Bheka, thina sishiye konke, sakulandela.” 29 UJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akukho muntu oshiye indlu, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma unina, noma uyise, noma abantwana, noma amazwe ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli, 30 ongayikwamukeliswa ngekhulu: manje kulesi sikhathi izindlu, nabafowabo, nawodadewabo, nawonina, nabantwana, namazwe kanye nokuzingelwa, nasenkathini ezayo ukuphila okuphakade. 31 Kepha abaningi abokuqala bayakuba ngabokugcina, nabokugcina babe ngabokuqala.” 32 Babesendleleni bekhuphukela eJerusalema; uJesu wayehamba phambi kwabo; ababelandela babethukile, besaba. Wayesethatha futhi abayishumi nambili, waqala ukubatshela okuzakumehlela, ethi: 33 “Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa kubapristi abakhulu nababhali; bazakuyinqumela ukuba ife, bayikhaphele kwabezizwe; 34 bazakuyiklolodela, bayikhafulele ngamathe, bayishaye, bayibulale; kepha emva kwezinsuku ezintathu izakuvuka.” 35 Kwase kusondela kuye oJakobe noJohane amadodana kaZebedewu, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyathanda ukuba usenzele lokhu esizakukucela kuwe.” 36 Wathi kubo: “Nifuna ukuba nginenzeleni na?” 37 Bathi kuye: “Siphe ukuba sihlale, omunye ngakwesokunene sakho, omunye ngokwesokhohlo sakho enkazimulweni yakho.” 38 Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Anikwazi enikucelayo. Ningasiphuza yini isitsha engisiphuzayo mina, nibhapathizwe ngombhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngawo na?” 39 Bathi kuye: “Singakwenza.” UJesu wathi kubo: “Isitsha engisiphuzayo mina niyakusiphuza, nibhapathizwe ngombhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngawo mina; 40 kepha ukuhlala ngakwesokunene sami nangakwesokhohlo akusikho okwami ukuphana ngakho, kodwa kungokwalabo abakulungiselweyo.” 41 Bathi ukuzwa lokho abayishumi, baqala ukuthukuthelela oJakobe noJohane. 42 UJesu wayesebabiza, wathi kubo: “Niyazi ukuthi abathiwa babusa izizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo, nezikhulu zazo ziphethe amandla phezu kwazo. 43 Kepha akunjalo phakathi kwenu, kodwa yilowo nalowo ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe yisikhonzi senu, 44 nalowo ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu makabe yinceku yabo bonke. 45 Ngokuba nayo iNdodana yomuntu ayizelanga ukukhonzwa kepha ukukhonza nokunikela ukuphila kwayo, kube yisihlengo sabaningi.” 46 Khona bafika eJeriko. Kwathi esaphuma eJeriko nabafundi bakhe nesixuku esikhulu, indodana kaThimewu uBartimewu, isinxibi esiyimpumputhe, wayehlezi ngasendleleni. 47 Wathi ukuba ezwe ukuthi nguJesu waseNazaretha, waqala ukumemeza ethi: “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!” 48 Abaningi bamkhuza, bathi kathule; kepha kwayikhona wamemeza kakhulu, ethi: “Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!” 49 Wayesema uJesu, wathi: “Mbizeni.” Bayibiza impumputhe, bathi kuyo: “Yima isibindi, usukume; uyakubiza.” 50 Yayisilahla ingubo yayo, yagxuma, yaya kuJesu. 51 UJesu washo kuyo, wathi: “Ufuna ukuba ngikwenzeleni na?” Impumputhe yathi kuye: “Rabuni, ukuba ngibone.” 52 UJesu wathi kuyo: “Hamba-ke; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.” Yayisibona khona lapho, yamlandela endleleni.
1 Kwathi ukuba basondele eJerusalema, naseBetfage, naseBethaniya ngaseNtabeni Yeminqumo, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, 2 wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani; kothi nisangena kuwo, nizakufumana ithole lembongolo likhulekiwe, okungakaze kuhlale muntu kulo; lithukululeni, nililethe. 3 Uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Nikwenzelani lokhu na?’ anothi: ‘INkosi iyalidinga; izakulibuyisela lapha masinyane.’ ” 4 Bahamba, bafumana ithole likhulekiwe ngasesangweni ngaphandle emgwaqweni; balithukulula. 5 Abanye kwababemi khona bathi kubo: “Nenzani nilithukulula ithole na?” 6 Basho kubo njengokusho kukaJesu; base bebayeka. 7 Baliletha ithole kuJesu, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwalo, wakhwela kulo. 8 Abaningi bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni, abanye amahlamvu ababewagawule endle. 9 Ababehamba phambili nababelandela bamemeza bathi: “Hosiyana! Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi. 10 Ubusisiwe umbuso ozayo kababa uDavide. Hosiyana kweliphezulu!” 11 UJesu wangena eJerusalema, waya ethempelini; esekubukile konke waphuma, sekuhlwile, waya eBethaniya kanye nabayishumi nambili. 12 Ngangomuso ekuphumeni kwabo eBethaniya walamba. 13 Wabona umkhiwane ukude, unamaqabunga, wasondela ethi mhlawumbe angathola utho kuwo; esefikile kuwo akafumananga lutho, amaqabunga odwa, ngokuba kwakungesiso isikhathi samakhiwane. 14 UJesu wakhuluma, wathi kuwo: “Akungabe kusadla noyedwa isithelo kuwe kuze kube phakade.” Abafundi bakhe bakuzwa. 15 Bafika eJerusalema. Wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha abathengisayo nabathengayo ethempelini, wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshelana imali nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba; 16 wayengavumi ukuba umuntu adabule ithempeli ethwele isitsha. 17 Wafundisa, wathi kubo: “Akulotshiwe yini ukuthi, ‘indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi indlu yokukhuleka yezizwe zonke’ na? Kepha nina niyenze ‘umhume wabaphangi.’ ” 18 Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bekuzwa lokho bazindla ngokuthi bangambhubhisa kanjani, ngokuba babemesaba, lokhu isixuku sonke samangala ngokufundisa kwakhe. 19 Njalo ngokuhlwa baphuma emzini. 20 Kusasa bedlula babona umkhiwane ubunile kusukela ezimpandeni. 21 UPetru ekhumbula wathi kuye: “Rabi, bheka, umkhiwane owuqalekisileyo ubunile.” 22 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Kholwani nguNkulunkulu. 23 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo oyakuthi kule ntaba: ‘Nqukuleka, uphonseke elwandle,’ engangabazi enhliziyweni yakhe kepha ekholwa ukuthi lokho akushoyo kuyenzeka, uzakuba nakho. 24 Ngalokho ngithi kini: Konke enikukhulekelayo nenikucelayo, kholwani ukuthi nikwamukele, nizakuba nakho. 25 Futhi nxa nimi nikhuleka, thethelelani, uma ninamagqubu nomunye, ukuze noYihlo osezulwini anithethelele iziphambeko zenu. 26 Kepha uma nina ningathetheleli, noYihlo osezulwini akayikunithethelela iziphambeko zenu.” 27 Babuye bafika eJerusalema; kwathi ehamba ethempelini, beza kuye abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, namalunga, 28 bathi kuye: “Lokhu ukwenza ngagunya lini na? Ngubani okunike leli gunya ukuze wenze lokhu na?” 29 Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Ngizakunibuza izwi libe linye, nize ningiphendule; yikhona ngizakunitshela ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini. 30 Ukubhapathiza kukaJohane kwavela ezulwini noma kubantu na? Ngiphenduleni.” 31 Bakhulumisana bodwa, bathi: “Uma sithi: ‘Ezulwini,’ uzakuthi: ‘Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na?’ 32 Kepha uma sithi: ‘Kubantu,’ ” besaba isixuku, ngokuba bonke bathi uJohane ungumprofethi impela. 33 Base bemphendula uJesu, bathi: “Asazi.” Wayesethi uJesu kubo: “Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.”
1 Wayeseqala ukukhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ethi: “Umuntu watshala isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba isikhamo, wakha isiqongo sokulinda, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya kwelinye izwe. 2 Ngenkathi efaneleyo wayesethuma inceku kubalimi ukuba ithathe kubalimi ezithelweni zesivini. 3 Bayibamba, bayishaya, bayimukisa ze. 4 Waphinda wathuma kubo enye inceku; yona bayilimaza ekhanda, bayithuka. 5 Wathuma enye futhi; yona bayibulala, nezinye eziningi: ezinye bazishaya, ezinye bazibulala. 6 “Kwase kusele umuntu munye, indodana ethandekayo; yona wayithuma kubo ekugcineni, ethi: ‘Bayakuyazisa indodana yami.’ 7 “Kepha labo balimi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: ‘Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, ifa libe ngelethu.’ 8 Base beyibamba bayibulala, bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini. 9 “Uzakwenzani umninisivini na? Uzakuza, ababhubhise labo balimi, isivini asinike abanye. 10 Aniwufundanga yini lo mbhalo othi: “ ‘Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi lona laba yinhloko yegumbi; 11 lona lavela eNkosini; liyisimangaliso emehlweni ethu,’ na?” 12 Base befuna ukumbamba, kepha besaba isixuku; ngokuba bazi ukuthi ukhulume lo mfanekiso ngabo. Base bemshiya bamuka. 13 Khona abanye babaFarisi nabakaHerode bathunyelwa kuye ukuba bamhile ngezwi. 14 Beza bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile nokuthi awukhathali ngamuntu, ngokuba awubheki ubuso babantu, kodwa indlela kaNkulunkulu uyifundisa ngeqiniso. Kuvunyelwe ukuthela kuKesari noma qha? Sithele nokuba singatheli na?” 15 Kepha yena ekwazi ukuzenzisa kwabo wathi kubo: “Ningilingelani na? Lethani kimi udenariyu, ngimbone.” 16 Bamletha. Wayesethi kubo: “Ngokabani lo mfanekiso nalo mbhalo na?” Bathi kuye: “NgokaKesari.” 17 UJesu wathi kubo: “Nikani uKesari okukaKesari, noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu.” Bamangala ngaye. 18 Khona kwafika kuye abaSadusi abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, bambuza bathi: 19 “Mfundisi, uMose wasilobela ukuthi, uma kufa umfowabo womuntu, eshiya umkakhe engashiyi mntwana, umfowabo makamthathe umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo. 20 Kwakukhona izelamani eziyisikhombisa, owokuqala wathatha umfazi; wafa engashiyanga nzalo. 21 Nowesibili wamthatha; naye wafa engashiyanga nzalo; kanjalo nowesithathu. 22 Abayisikhombisa kabashiyanga nzalo. Ekugcineni kwabo bonke kwafa nomfazi. 23 Ekuvukeni mhla bevukayo uyakuba ngumkabani kubo, lokhu abayisikhombisa babe naye engumkabo, na?” 24 UJesu wathi kubo: “Angithi nidukile ngenxa yokuba ningayazi imibhalo namandla kaNkulunkulu na? 25 Ngokuba mhla bevuka kwabafileyo abaganwa, abendiswa, kodwa banjengezingelosi ezulwini. 26 Kepha maqondana nabafileyo ukuthi bayavuswa anifundanga yini encwadini kaMose ngesihlahla ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuye, wathi: ‘NginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe,’ na? 27 Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo. Nidukile kakhulu.” 28 Kwase kusondela omunye wababhali owayebezwile bebuzana, eqonda ukuthi wayebaphendule kahle, wambuza wathi: “Ngumuphi umyalo wokuqala kuyo yonke na?” 29 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Owokuqala ngowokuthi: ‘Yizwa, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, iNkosi, yinye. 30 Woyithanda iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nangawo onke amandla akho.’ 31 Owesibili yilo: ‘Womthanda umakhelwame wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.’ Awukho omunye umyalo omkhulu kunale.” 32 Umbhali wayesethi kuye: “Yebo, Mfundisi, ushilo ngeqiniso ukuthi yinye, ayikho enye ngaphandle kwayo; 33 futhi ukuyithanda yona ngenhliziyo yonke, nangengqondo yonke, nangamandla onke, nokuthanda umakhelwane njengalokhu umuntu ezithanda yena kudlula yonke iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo.” 34 UJesu embona ukuthi uphendule ngokuqonda, wathi kuye: “Awukude nombuso kaNkulunkulu.” Akwabe kusabakho onesibindi sokumbuza. 35 Khona uJesu efundisa ethempelini wabuza wathi: “Basho kanjani ababhali ukuthi uKristu uyindodana kaDavide na? 36 UDavide uqobo lwakhe washo ngoMoya oNgcwele ukuthi: “ ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngibeke izitha zakho phansi kwezinyawo zakho.” ’ 37 “UDavide uqobo lwakhe umbiza ngokuthi iNkosi. Pho, uyindodana yakhe kanjani na?” Isixuku esikhulu sasimuzwa ngokujabula. 38 Ekufundiseni kwakhe wathi: “Xwayani ababhali abathanda ukuhamba bembethe izingubo ezinde, nokubingelelwa ezigcawini, 39 nezihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni, nezindawo ezingenhla ekudleni, 40 abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, bekhuleka isikhathi eside ngokuzenzisa; laba bayakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.” 41 Wayesehlala phansi maqondana nomphongolo womnikelo, wabuka isixuku sibeka umnikelo emphongolweni. Abaningi abacebileyo babeka kakhulu. 42 Kwase kufika umfelokazi ompofu wabeka amafadingi amabili okuyisitebela. 43 Wayesebabiza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lo mfelokazi ompofu ubekile kakhulu kunabo bonke ababeke emphongolweni, 44 ngokuba bonke babeka kokuchichimileyo kwabo, kepha yena ebumpofini bakhe ubeke konke anakho, konke abephila ngakho.”
1 Kuthe ephuma ethempelini, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, bheka amatshe anjani nezakhiwo ezinjani!” 2 UJesu wathi kuye: “Uyabona lezi zakhiwo ezinkulu na? Akuyikushiywa itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi.” 3 Esahlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo maqondana nethempeli, oPetru noJakobe noJohane no-Andreya bambuza bebodwa, 4 bathi: “Sitshele ukuthi lokhu kuyakuba nini, nesibonakaliso siyakuba yini, lapho sekuyakufezeka konke lokhu, na?” 5 Khona uJesu waqala ukukhuluma kubo, ethi: “Qaphelani ningadukiswa muntu. 6 Kuyakuza abaningi ngegama lami, bathi: ‘Nginguye,’ badukise abaningi. 7 Nxa nizwa izimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi, ningethuki; kumelwe ukuba kwenzeke, kepha ukuphela koba kungakafiki. 8 Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso; kuyakuba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba izindawo ngezindawo, kube khona indlala; lokhu kungukuqala kwemihelo. 9 “Kepha ziqapheleni nina. Bayakunikhaphela emiphakathini; niyakushaywa emasinagogeni; niyakumiswa phambi kwababusi namakhosi ngenxa yami, kube ngubufakazi kubo. 10 Kepha ivangeli limelwe ukushunyayelwa kuqala ezizweni zonke. 11 Uma beniqhuba, benikhaphela, ningakhathaleli ngaphambili eniyakukukhuluma, kodwa lokho eniyakukunikwa ngaleso sikhathi, kukhulumeni; ngokuba kakunina enikhulumayo kodwa nguMoya oNgcwele. 12 “Khona umuntu uyakukhaphela umfowabo ekufeni noyise umntanakhe, yebo, abantwana bayakuvukela abazali babo, bababulale. 13 Niyakuzondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yegama lami, kodwa okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa. 14 “Kepha nxa nibona amanyala encithakalo emi lapho kungafanele khona — ofundayo makaqaphele — khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni, 15 ophezu kwendlu angehli, angangeni ukuyothatha utho endlini yakhe, 16 osensimini angabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha ingubo yakhe. 17 Kepha maye kwabakhulelweyo nabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! 18 Khulekani ukuba kungabi sebusika. 19 Ngokuba lezo zinsuku ziyakuba nosizi olungazange lube khona olunjalo kwasekuqaleni kokudalwa akudalayo uNkulunkulu kuze kube manje, nolungasayikuba khona. 20 Uma iNkosi ibingazifinyezi lezo zinsuku, bekungesindiswe muntu, kepha ngenxa yabakhethiweyo eyabakhetha yazifinyeza lezo zinsuku. 21 Khona-ke uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Bhekani, nangu uKristu,’ noma: ‘Bhekani, nanguya,’ ningakholwa. 22 Ngokuba kuyakuvela okristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, benze izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, ukuze badukise abakhethiweyo, uma kungenzeka. 23 Kepha qaphelani nina; senginitshele konke ngaphambili. 24 “Kodwa ngalezo zinsuku emva kwalolo sizi ilanga liyakufiphazwa, nenyanga ayiyikukhanya, 25 nezinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini, namandla asezulwini ayakuzanyazanyiswa. 26 Khona-ke bayakubona iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini, inamandla amakhulu nenkazimulo. 27 Lapho iyakuthuma izingelosi, iqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni womhlaba kuze kube semkhawulweni wezulu. 28 “Fundani umfanekiso emkhiwaneni; nxa igatsha lawo selithamba, lihlume amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze. 29 Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona lokhu kwenzeka, yazini ukuthi iseduze ngasemnyango. 30 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, kungakenzeki konke lokhu. 31 Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awayikudlula. 32 “Kepha lolo suku nalelo hora akakho owazi lutho ngalo, nazingelosi ezulwini, naNdodana, nguBaba kuphela. 33 Qaphelani, nilinde, ngokuba anisazi isikhathi ukuthi siyakuba nini. 34 Kunjengomuntu owahambela kwelinye izwe; washiya indlu yakhe, wanika izinceku zakhe amandla, yileyo naleyo wayinika umsebenzi wayo, wayala umlindisango ukuba alinde. 35 “Ngakho lindani, ngokuba anazi ukuthi inkosi yendlu iyakufika nini, noma ngokuhlwa, noma phakathi kobusuku, noma ngokukhala kwezinkuku, noma ekuseni, 36 funa ifike ngokuzuma, inifumane nilele. 37 Kepha lokhu engikusho kini ngikusho kubo bonke, ngithi: ‘Lindani.’ ”
1 Emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kwaba khona iPhasika nomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo; abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna isu lokumbamba ngobuqili, bambulale. 2 Ngakho bathi: “Makungabi ngomkhosi, kungaze kube khona isiyaluyalu esizweni.” 3 Kwathi eseBethaniya endlini kaSimoni owayenochoko, ehlezi ekudleni, kwafika owesifazane ephethe umfuma we-alabaste wamafutha enadi lodwa elibiza kakhulu; wachoboza umfuma wathela amafutha ekhanda lakhe. 4 Kepha kwakukhona abanye abakhuluma bodwa ngokuthukuthela, bethi: “Kwenzelweni lokho kuchithwa kwamafutha na? 5 Ngokuba lawa mafutha nga ethengisiwe ngawodenariyu abangaphezu kwamakhulu amathathu, kwaphiwa abampofu.” Bamthukuthelela kakhulu. 6 Kepha uJesu wathi: “Myekeni; nimhluphelani na? Usebenzile umsebenzi omuhle kimi. 7 Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo; nanini, uma nithanda, ningabenzela okuhle: kepha mina aninami njalo. 8 Wenzile abengakwenza; wandulele ukuwugcobela umzimba wami ukumbelwa. 9 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nomaphi lapho liyakushunyayelwa khona ivangeli ezweni lonke, kuyakukhulunywa nangalokho akwenzileyo, kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye.” 10 UJuda Iskariyothe, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wayeseya kubapristi abakhulu ukuba amkhaphele kubo. 11 Sebezwile bathokoza, bathembisa ukumnika imali. Wayesefuna ithuba lokumkhaphela. 12 Ngosuku lokuqala lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo okwakuhlatshwa ngalo iphasika abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba siye silungiselephi ukuba udle iphasika na?” 13 Wayesethuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzini; khona nizakuhlangana nomuntu othwele imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni. 14 Lapho engena khona, anothi kumninindlu: ‘Uthi uMfundisi: Iphi indlu yami, lapho ngingadlela khona iphasika nabafundi bami, na?’ 15 Yena uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elendlelweyo, lilungisiwe; silungiseleni khona.” 16 Bahamba abafundi bafika emzini, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo; base belungisa iphasika. 17 Kusihlwa wafika nabayishumi nambili. 18 Sebehlezi ekudleni, uJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Omunye kini, odla nami, uzakungikhaphela.” 19 Baqala ukudabuka, bathi kuye ngamunye: “Kungaba yimi na?” 20 Wathi kubo: “Ngomunye wabayishumi nambili, okha kanye nami esitsheni. 21 INdodana yomuntu iyamuka kambe njengokulotshiwe ngayo, kepha maye kulowo muntu iNdodana yomuntu ekhashelwa ngaye! Nga kukuhle kulowo muntu ukuba kazalwanga.” 22 Kwathi besadla, uJesu wathabatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: “Thabathani nidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.” 23 Wayesethabatha isitsha, wabonga, wabanika; baphuza kuso bonke. 24 Wathi kubo: “Lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano elithululwa ngenxa yabaningi. 25 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angisayikuphuza okwesithelo somvini, kuze kufike lolo suku engiyakusiphuza ngalo sisisha embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” 26 Kwathi sebehlabelele igama lokubonga, baphuma baya eNtabeni Yeminqumo. 27 UJesu wathi kubo: “Nonke nizakukhubeka, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakushaya umalusi, izimvu zihlakazeke.’ 28 Kepha emva kokuvuswa kwami ngiyakunandulela ukuya eGalile.” 29 UPetru wathi kuye: “Noma beyakukhubeka bonke, hhayi mina.” 30 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namhlanje ngalobu busuku, lingakakhali kabili iqhude, uzakungiphika kathathu.” 31 Kepha waqinisa ngamandla, wathi: “Noma ngingaze ngife nawe, angisoze ngakuphika.” Basho njalo bonke. 32 Bafika endaweni ethiwa iGetsemane; wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Hlalani lapha, ngisaya kukhuleka.” 33 Wathatha oPetru noJakobe noJohane, waqala ukuba novalo nosizi. 34 Wathi kubo: “Umphefumulo wami ulusizi kakhulu kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha, nilinde.” 35 Waqhubeka ingcosana, wawa phansi, wakhuleka ukuba, uma kungenzeka, kudlule kuye lo mzuzu. 36 Wathi: “Aba, Baba, konke kungenzeka kuwe; ake ususe kimi lesi sitsha, kepha kungabi njengokuba ngithanda mina, kodwa njengokuba uthanda wena.” 37 Wayeseza, wabafumana belele; wathi kuPetru: “Simoni, ulele na? Ubungelinde ihora libe linye na? 38 Lindani, nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni; umoya uyavuma, kepha inyama ibuthakathaka.” 39 Wabuye wasuka waya kukhuleka, esho lona lelo zwi. 40 Esebuya futhi wabafumana belele, ngokuba amehlo abo ayenzima; babengazi ukuthi bazakumphendula ngokuthini. 41 Weza ngokwesithathu, wathi kubo: “Nisalele namanje niphumula. Kwanele, ihora lifikile; bhekani, iNdodana yomuntu isiyakhashelwa ezandleni zezoni. 42 Sukumani sihambe. Bhekani, ongikhaphelayo usesondele.” 43 Khona masinyane esakhuluma, kwafika uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esinezinkemba nezinduku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu nababhali namalunga. 44 Kepha omkhaphelayo wayebanike isiboniso sokuthi: “Lowo engiyakumanga, nguye; mbambeni, nihambe naye, nimqinise.” 45 Esefikile wasondela kuye masinyane, wathi: “Rabi!” Wamanga. 46 Base bembeka izandla, bambamba. 47 Omunye kwababemi khona wahosha inkemba, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe. 48 UJesu wathatha wathi kubo: “Niphumile kungathi nize kumphangi, niphethe izinkemba nezinduku ukungibamba. 49 Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini ngifundisa, anangibamba; kepha nga kugcwaliseka imibhalo.” 50 Bamshiya bonke, babaleka. 51 Insizwa ethile yamlandela yembethe indwangu nje emzimbeni; bayibamba. 52 Yayisiyishiya indwangu, yabaleka ze. 53 Base bemusa uJesu kumpristi omkhulu; kwabuthana bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali. 54 UPetru wamlandela ekude, waze wangena egcekeni lompristi omkhulu; wayehlezi kanye nezikhonzi otha umlilo. 55 Abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke bafuna ubufakazi ngoJesu ukuba bambulale, kepha ababufumananga. 56 Ngokuba abaningi bafakaza amanga ngaye, kepha ubufakazi babo abuhlangananga. 57 Kwasukuma abathile, bafakaza amanga ngaye, bathi: 58 “Thina simzwile ethi: ‘Ngiyakulidiliza leli thempeli elenziwe ngezandla, ngakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu elinye elingenziwe ngezandla.’ ” 59 Nakuba kunjalo ubufakazi babo abuhlangananga. 60 Kwase kusukuma umpristi omkhulu phakathi kwabo, wambuza uJesu, wathi: “Awuphenduli lutho na? Kuyini abakufakaza ngawe laba na?” 61 Kepha wathula, akaphendula lutho. Umpristi omkhulu wabuye wambuza, wathi kuye: “UnguKristu, iNdodana yoBongekayo na?” 62 Wathi uJesu: “Nginguye. Niyakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza ngamafu ezulu.” 63 Khona umpristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Sisaswelelani ofakazi na? 64 Senikuzwile ukuhlambalaza; nithini na?” Bamlahla bonke ngokuthi ufanele ukufa. 65 Abanye base beqala ukumkhafulela ngamathe nokumgubuzela ubuso nokumdushuza, bathi kuye: “Profetha.” Nezikhonzi zamthatha zammukula. 66 UPetru esesegcekeni ngaphansi, kwafika enye yamantombazana ompristi omkhulu, 67 yambona uPetru otha, yambheka, yathi: “Nawe ubunoJesu waseNazaretha.” 68 Kepha waphika wathi: “Angikwazi, yebo, angikuzwisisi okushoyo;” waphumela enkundleni; lakhala iqhude. 69 Intombazana imbona yabuye yaqala ukusho kwababemi khona ukuthi: “Lona ungomunye wabo.” 70 Kepha waphinda waphika. Emva kwesikhashana futhi ababemi khona bathi kuPetru: “Nempela ungomunye wabo, ngokuba ungowaseGalile.” 71 Wayeseqala ukuthuka nokufunga, ethi: “Angimazi lowo muntu enikhuluma ngaye.” 72 Lase likhala masinyane iqhude ngokwesibili. UPetru wayesekhumbula izwi abelishilo kuye uJesu lokuthi: “Iqhude lingakakhali kabili, uzakungiphika kathathu;” wakhala nokukhala izinyembezi.
1 Kwathi masinyane ekuseni abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali nomphakathi wonke benza icebo, bambopha uJesu, bamqhuba, bamnikela kuPilatu. 2 UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?” Waphendula, wathi kuye: “Usho khona.” 3 Abapristi abakhulu bammangalela ngokuningi. 4 UPilatu wabuye wambuza, wathi: “Awuphenduli lutho na? Bheka, bakuthwesa icala ngokuningi kangaka.” 5 Kodwa uJesu akabe esaphendula lutho, waze wamangala uPilatu. 6 Kwathi ngomkhosi wayehleze ebakhululela isiboshwa sibe sinye abasicelayo. 7 Kwakukhona-ke omunye, nguBaraba igama lakhe, owayeboshiwe kanye namahlubuka; wona ayebulele umuntu ekuhlubukeni. 8 Isixuku senyuka, saqala ukucela ukuba abenzele njengalokho ebehleze ebenzela. 9 Kepha uPilatu wabaphendula wathi: “Nithanda ukuba nginikhululele inkosi yabaJuda na?” 10 Ngokuba wayekwazi ukuthi abapristi abakhulu bamnikele ngomhawu. 11 Kepha abapristi abakhulu babhebhezela isixuku ukuba okungcono asikhululele uBaraba. 12 UPilatu wabuye waphendula, wathi kubo: “Pho-ke, ngimenzenjani lo enithi uyinkosi yabaJuda na?” 13 Babuye bamemeza, bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!” 14 Kodwa uPilatu wathi kubo: “Ngokuba wenze bubi buni na?” Kepha bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!” 15 Khona uPilatu ethanda ukudelisa isixuku wasikhululela uBaraba, kepha wamshaya uJesu, wamnikela ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni. 16 Amabutho ayesemngenisa phakathi endlini ethiwa iPretoriyu, abizela ndawonye ibutho lonke. 17 Ayesemembathisa ingubo ebubende, amcwashelisa ngomqhele ayeweluke ngameva. 18 Aqala ukumkhulekela, athi: “Bayede, nkosi yabaJuda!” 19 Amshaya ekhanda ngomhlanga, amkhafulela ngamathe, aguqa ngamadolo, akhuleka kuye. 20 Esembhinqile amhlubula ingubo ebubende, amembathisa izingubo zakhe. Ayesephuma naye ukuba ambethele esiphambanweni. 21 Acindezela umuntu obedlula, uSimoni waseKhurene, evela endle, uyise ka-Aleksandru noRufu, ukuba athwale isiphambano sakhe. 22 Ayesemyisa endaweni yaseGolgotha okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa iNdawo Yekhanda. 23 Amnika iwayini elixutshwe nemure; kepha akalamukelanga. 24 Ayesembethela esiphambanweni, abelana izingubo zakhe, enzelana inkatho ngazo ukuthi yilowo nalowo uyakuthathani. 25 Kwakuyihora lesithathu esembethela esiphambanweni. 26 Umbhalo wecala lakhe ubulotshiwe ngaphezulu wokuthi: INKOSI YABAJUDA. 27 Kwabethelwa kanye naye abaphangi ababili, omunye ngakwesokunene nomunye ngakwesokhohlo sakhe. 28 Kwase kugcwaliseka umbhalo othi: “Wabalwa kanye naboni.” 29 Abadlulayo bamhlambalaza benikina amakhanda abo, bathi: “Eya wena odiliza ithempeli, ubuye ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu; 30 zisindise, wehle esiphambanweni.” 31 Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa bebodwa kanye nababhali, bathi: “Wasindisa abanye, angezisindise yena. 32 UKristu, iNkosi yakwa-Israyeli, makehle manje esiphambanweni, ukuze sibone, sikholwe.” Nababebethelwe kanye naye bamdumaza. 33 Sekufikile ihora lesithupha kwaba mnyama emhlabeni wonke, kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye. 34 Ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani?” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?” 35 Abanye kwababemi khona bekuzwa bathi: “Bheka, ubiza u-Eliya.” 36 Wayesegijima omunye, wagcwalisa ilula ngoviniga, walichoma emhlangeni, wamphuzisa, wathi: “Yekani, sibone uma u-Eliya eza ukumehlisa.” 37 UJesu wayesememeza ngezwi elikhulu, wafa. 38 Khona isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka kabili, kusukela phezulu kuze kufike phansi. 39 Kepha induna yekhulu eyayimi maqondana naye imbona efa ngokunjalo, yathi: “Nempela lo muntu ube yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 40 Kwakukhona nabesifazane bebukela, bekude; phakathi kwabo kwakukhona noMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe omncane nokaJose, kanye noSalome 41 ababemlandela eseseGalile, bemkhonza, nabanye abesifazane abaningi abenyukela naye eJerusalema. 42 Kwathi ukuba kuhlwe, ngokuba kwakulusuku lokulungisela okungukuthi olwandulela isabatha, 43 kwafika uJosefa wase-Arimatheya, ilunga elidumileyo lomphakathi, owayewubheka naye umbuso kaNkulunkulu; wangena ngesibindi kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu. 44 Kepha uPilatu wamangala ngokuthi ngabe usefile, wabiza induna yekhulu, wabuza kuyo ukuthi sekukade efile na? 45 Esezwile enduneni yekhulu wamnika uJosefa isidumbu. 46 Wathenga indwangu enhle, wamehlisa, wamsonga ngaleyo ndwangu, wambeka ethuneni elaliqoshwe edwaleni, wagingqela itshe emnyango wethuna. 47 OMariya Magdalena noMariya unina kaJose babona lapho abekwa khona.
1 Selidlulile isabatha, oMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe, noSalome bathenga amakha ukuba beze bamgcobe. 2 Ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lokuqala lweviki beza ethuneni ekuphumeni kwelanga. 3 Bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Ngubani oyakusigingqela itshe, lisuke emnyango wethuna na?” 4 Bathi ukubheka, babona ukuthi itshe seligingqiwe; ngokuba lalilikhulu kakhulu. 5 Kuthe bengena ethuneni, babona insizwa ihlezi ngakwesokunene yembethe ingubo ende emhlophe; bethuka. 6 Kepha yathi kubo: “Ningethuki; nifuna uJesu waseNazaretha obebethelwe esiphambanweni; uvukile; kakho lapha; bhekani nansi indawo lapho bebembeke khona. 7 Kodwa hambani nitshele abafundi bakhe kanye noPetru ukuthi uyanandulela ukuya eGalile; nizakumbona lapho, njengalokho eshilo kini.” 8 Base bephuma, babaleka ethuneni, ngokuba babefikelwe ngukuthuthumela nokumangala, kabashongo lutho kumuntu, ngokuba babesaba. 9 Esevukile, kusekuseni ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, wabonakala kuqala kuMariya Magdalena ayekhiphe kuye amademoni ayisikhombisa. 10 Yena wahamba wababikela labo ababe naye uJesu, besalila bekhala. 11 Kwathi bona sebezwile ukuthi uyaphila nokuthi uboniwe nguye, abaze bakholwa. 12 Emva kwalokho wabonakala ngesinye isimo kwababili kubo behamba beya emaphandleni. 13 Nabo bahamba babikela abanye; nalabo abaze bakholwa. 14 Ngasemuva wabonakala kwabayishumi nanye behlezi ekudleni, wabasola ngokungakholwa kwabo nangobulukhuni benhliziyo yabo, ngokuba bengakholwanga yilabo abambonileyo esevukile. 15 Wayesethi kubo: “Hambani niye ezweni lonke, nishumayele ivangeli kukho konke okudaliweyo. 16 Okholwayo abhapathizwe uyakusindiswa, kepha ongakholwayo uyakulahlwa. 17 Lezi zibonakaliso ziyakubalandela abakholwayo: ngegama lami bayakukhipha amademoni, bashumayele ngezilimi ezintsha, 18 baphathe izinyoka; uma bephuza okubulalayo, akusoze kwaba nangozi; bayakubeka izandla phezu kwabagulayo, basinde.” 19 Njalo-ke iNkosi uJesu isikhulumile kubo yakhushulelwa ezulwini, yahlala ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. 20 Kepha bona bephuma bashumayela ezindaweni zonke, iNkosi isebenza nabo, iqinisa izwi ngezibonakaliso ezilandelayo.
1 Njengokuba abaningi sebezamile ukulanda ngokuhlelekile ngalezo zindaba ezigcwaliseke phakathi kwethu, 2 njengalokho basinika zona labo ababekhona kwasekuqaleni, bezibonela ngamehlo, beyizikhonzi zezwi, 3 kwasengathi kuhle nakimina, lokhu ngizihlolisisile zonke izinto, kusukela ekuqaleni, ngikulobele ngokulandelana, Theyofilu odumileyo, 4 ukuze wazi ukuqiniseka kwalezo zindaba ozifundisiweyo. 5 Emihleni kaHerode inkosi yaseJudiya kwakukhona umpristi othile ogama lakhe nguZakariya, esigabeni sika-Abiya, nomkakhe engowamadodakazi ka-Aroni, igama lakhe ngu-Elisabethe. 6 Babelungile bobabili phambi kukaNkulunkulu behamba ngayo yonke imiyalo nezimiso zeNkosi, bengasoleki. 7 Kepha babengenamntwana, ngokuba u-Elisabethe wayeyinyumba; bobabili base bekhulile. 8 Kwathi-ke esayenza inkonzo yobupristi phambi kukaNkulunkulu njengokuhlelwa kwesikhathi sesigaba sakubo, 9 ngokomthetho wobupristi kwaba nguye owabelwa ukungena ethempelini leNkosi, azoshisa impepho. 10 Isixuku sonke sabantu sasikhuleka ngaphandle ngesikhathi sempepho. 11 Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi yeNkosi imi ngakwesokunene se-altare lempepho. 12 UZakariya eyibona wethuka, wehlelwa luvalo. 13 Kepha ingelosi yathi kuye: “Ungesabi, Zakariya, ngokuba isicelo sakho sizwakele; umkakho u-Elisabethe uzakukuzalela indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJohane. 14 Uzakuba nokujabula nokuthokoza wena; nabaningi bazakujabula ngokuzalwa kwakhe. 15 Ngokuba uzakuba mkhulu emehlweni eNkosi; kasoze waphuza iwayini nophuzo oludakisayo; uzakugcwaliswa nguMoya oNgcwele esesesiswini sikanina. 16 Abaningi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uyakubaphendulela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo. 17 Uyakuhamba ngaphambi kwayo emoyeni nasemandleni ka-Eliya ukuphendulela izinhliziyo zawoyise kubantwana nabangalaleliyo ekuqondeni kwabalungileyo, ukulungisela iNkosi isizwe esilungiselweyo.” 18 UZakariya wathi engelosini: “Ngiyakukwazi ngani lokhu na? Ingani sengiyindoda endala mina, nomkami uqhubekile ezinsukwini zakhe.” 19 Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: “NginguGabriyeli mina, omiyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu; ngithunyiwe ukuba ngikhulume kuwe, ngikubikele lezi zindaba ezinhle. 20 Bheka-ke, uzakuba yisimungulu, ungakwazi ukukhuluma kuze kube lusuku okwenzeka ngalo lokhu, ngokuba ungakholwanga ngamazwi ami azakugcwaliseka ngesikhathi sawo.” 21 Abantu bemlindele uZakariya bamangala ngokulibala kwakhe ethempelini. 22 Kuthe esephuma, wahluleka ukukhuluma kubo; bazi ukuthi ubone umbono ethempelini; wayelokhu ebaqhweba, wahlala eyisimungulu. 23 Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku zokukhonza kwakhe, wamuka waya ekhaya. 24 Kepha emva kwalezo zinsuku u-Elisabethe umkakhe wakhulelwa, wazifihla izinyanga eziyisihlanu, wathi: 25 “Yenze njalo iNkosi kimi emihleni eyangibheka ngayo ukususa ihlazo lami phakathi kwabantu.” 26 Ngenyanga yesithupha ingelosi uGabriyeli yathunywa nguNkulunkulu emzini waseGalile ogama lawo yiNazaretha, 27 entombini eyayimiselwe indoda ebizo layo nguJosefa wendlu kaDavide; ibizo lentombi nguMariya. 28 Yangena ingelosi kuye, yathi: “E wena ophiwe umusa! INkosi inawe; ubusisiwe esifazaneni.” 29 Kepha yena wethuka ngezwi layo ezindla ngokuthi kungaba ngukubingelela kuni lokhu. 30 Ingelosi yathi kuye: “Ungesabi, Mariya, ngokuba ufumene umusa kuNkulunkulu. 31 Bheka, uzakukhulelwa, uzale indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu. 32 Yena uyakuba mkhulu, athiwe iNdodana yoPhezukonke; iNkosi uNkulunkulu iyakumnika isihlalo sobukhosi sikayise uDavide; 33 uyakuba yinkosi yendlu kaJakobe kuze kube phakade, nombuso wakhe awuyikuba nakuphela.” 34 UMariya wathi engelosini: “Lokhu kuyakwenzeka kanjani, njengokuba ngingayazi indoda na?” 35 Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: “UMoya oNgcwele uzakuza phezu kwakho, amandla oPhezukonke akusibekele; ngakho-ke okungcwele okuzozalwa kuzakuthiwa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 36 Bheka, u-Elisabethe isihlobo sakho naye ukhulelwe indodana esemdala; lena ngeyesithupha yakhe obethiwa inyumba. 37 Ngokuba akukho lutho olungenzeke kuNkulunkulu.” 38 UMariya wathi: “Bheka, ngiyincekukazi yeNkosi; akube kimi njengezwi lakho.” Ingelosi yamuka kuye. 39 Ngalezo zinsuku uMariya wasuka waya ngokushesha kwelezintaba emzini wakwaJuda. 40 Wangena endlini kaZakariya, wambingelela u-Elisabethe. 41 Kwathi ukuba u-Elisabethe ezwe ukubingelela kukaMariya, umntwana waxhuma esiswini sakhe; u-Elisabethe wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele, 42 wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Ubusisiwe wena esifazaneni! Sibusisiwe nesithelo sesisu sakho! 43 Ngehlelwe kanjani yilokhu ukuba unina weNkosi yami ahambele kimi na? 44 Ngokuba bheka, kuthe izwi lokubingelela kwakho lifika ezindlebeni zami, umntwana waxhuma esiswini sami ngokujabula. 45 Ubusisiwe owakholwayo, ngokuba kuzakuba khona ukufezeka kwalokho akutshelwa, kuvela eNkosini.” 46 Wayesethi uMariya: “Umphefumulo wami uyayitusa Nkosi, 47 nomoya wami uyathokoza kuNkulunkulu, uMsindisi wami, 48 ngokuba ubhekile ubuphansi bencekukazi yakhe. Bheka, kusukela manje izizukulwane zonke ziyakuthi ngibusisiwe. 49 Ngokuba uSomandla ungenzele izinto ezinkulu: igama lakhe lingcwele. 50 Isihawu sakhe sikuzo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane kubo abamesabayo. 51 Wenzile amandla ngengalo yakhe; uchithile abazidlayo ekuzidleni kwenhliziyo yabo. 52 Uwisile amakhosi ezihlalweni, uphakamisile abantukazana. 53 Abalambileyo ubasuthisile ngezinto ezinhle, abacebileyo ubamukise ze. 54 Uyisizile inceku yakhe u-Israyeli, ukuze akhumbule isihawu, 55 njengalokho akusho kokhokho bethu ku-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe kuze kube phakade.” 56 UMariya wahlala naye kungathi izinyanga ezintathu, wabuyela ekhaya. 57 Saphelela-ke isikhathi sika-Elisabethe sokuba abelethe; wazala indodana. 58 Abakhelene naye nezihlobo zakhe bezwa ukuthi iNkosi yenze isihawu sayo saba sikhulu kuye, bathokoza naye. 59 Kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili beza ukusoka umntwana, bamqamba ngegama likayise uZakariya. 60 Unina wayesephendula ethi: “Qhabo, uzakuthiwa uJohane.” 61 Bathi kuye: “Akakho noyedwa emndenini wakini obizwa ngalelo gama.” 62 Bamqhweba uyise ukuthi ufuna ukumqamba ngaliphi. 63 Wabiza isileti, waloba ukuthi. “NguJohane igama lakhe.” Bamangala bonke. 64 Kwase kuvuleka umlomo wakhe khona lapho nolimi lwakhe, wakhuluma embonga uNkulunkulu. 65 Bonke abakhelene nabo behlelwa ngukwesaba, bakhuluma ngazo zonke lezo zindaba kulo lonke lezintaba laseJudiya, 66 nabo bonke abazizwayo bazigcina ezinhliziyweni zabo, bethi: “Kodwa lo mntwana uyakuba yini na?” Isandla seNkosi sasinaye. 67 UZakariya uyise wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele, waprofetha wathi: 68 “Mayibongwe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba ibahambele abantu bayo, yabenzela inkululeko. 69 Yasivusela uphondo lwensindiso endlini kaDavide inceku yayo, 70 njengalokho yakhuluma ngomlomo wabaprofethi bayo abangcwele basendulo, 71 insindiso ezitheni zethu nasesandleni sabo bonke abasizondayo, 72 ukwenzela okhokho bethu isihawu nokukhumbula isivumelwano sayo esingcwele, 73 isifungo eyasifunga kubaba u-Abrahama, 74 ukusinika ukuba sithi sikhululiwe esandleni sezitha zethu, siyikhonze singenakwesaba 75 ngobungcwele nangokulunga phambi kwayo zonke izinsuku zethu. 76 Nawe-ke mntwana, uyakuthiwa umprofethi woPhezukonke, ngokuba uyakuhamba phambi kweNkosi ukulungisa izindlela zayo 77 ukunika abantu bayo ukuyazi insindiso ngokuthethelelwa kwezono zabo, 78 ngemisesane yesihawu sikaNkulunkulu wethu esizakuhanjelwa ngayo ngukusa kwaphezulu, 79 ukubakhanyisela abahlezi ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa nokuqondisa izinyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula.” 80 Wakhula-ke umntwana, waba namandla emoyeni; wahlala ehlane kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubonakaliswa kwakhe ku-Israyeli.
1 Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku kwaphuma isimemezelo kuKesari Awugustu sokuba kubalwe izwe lonke. 2 Lokhu kubalwa kokuqala kwenziwa uKhureniyu engumbusi waseSiriya. 3 Bonke baya kubalwa, yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo. 4 Naye uJosefa wakhuphuka ephuma eGalile emzini waseNazaretha, waya eJudiya emzini kaDavide othiwa iBetlehema, ngokuba wayengowendlu nozalo lukaDavide, 5 ukuyobalwa kanye noMariya owayemmiselwe ukuba abe ngumkakhe, ekhulelwe. 6 Kwathi-ke beselapho, zaphelela izinsuku zokuba abelethe. 7 Wazibula ngendodana, wayembesa, wayilalisa emkhombeni, ngokuba bantula indawo endlini yezihambi. 8 Kwakukhona abelusi kulelo zwe ababehlezi endle, belinda umhlambi wabo ebusuku. 9 Ingelosi yeNkosi yema phambi kwabo, inkazimulo yeNkosi yabakhanyisa nxazonke; besaba ngokwesaba okukhulu. 10 Ingelosi yathi kubo: “Ningesabi; ngokuba bhekani, nginibikela izindaba ezinhle zokuthokoza okukhulu okuzakuba kubantu bonke, 11 ukuthi nizalelwe namuhla uMsindisi onguKristu iNkosi emzini kaDavide. 12 Nalokhu kuyisiboniso kini: niyakufumana umntwana embesiwe, elele emkhombeni.” 13 Masinyane kwaba khona kanye nengelosi uquqaba lwebandla lasezulwini, lumdumisa uNkulunkulu, luthi: 14 “Udumo kuNkulunkulu kweliphezulu, nokuthula emhlabeni kubantu abathokozelwa nguye.” 15 Kwathi ukuba zimuke kubo izingelosi ziya ezulwini, abelusi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Asihambe manje, size sifike eBetlehema, sibone leyo nto eyenzekileyo iNkosi esazisile yona.” 16 Bephuthuma bafika, bafumanisa oMariya noJosefa, nomntwana olele emkhombeni. 17 Sebebonile balanda ngalelo zwi ababetshelwe lona ngalowo mntwana. 18 Bonke abezwayo bamangala ngokukhulunywe kubo ngabelusi. 19 Kepha uMariya wagcina onke lawo mazwi ezindla ngawo enhliziyweni yakhe. 20 Babuya-ke abelusi bemdumisa, bembonga uNkulunkulu ngakho konke abakuzwileyo nabakubonileyo, njengalokho kwakukhulunyiwe kubo. 21 Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili zokuba umntwana asokwe, igama lakhe lathiwa uJesu, elaliqanjiwe yingelosi, engakathatshathwa esiswini. 22 Kwathi ukuba kuphelele izinsuku zokuhlanjululwa kwabo ngokomthetho kaMose, benyukela naye eJerusalema ukuba bammise phambi kweNkosi 23 njengokulotshiwe emthethweni weNkosi ukuthi: “Konke okwesilisa okuyizibulo kuyakuthiwa okwahlukaniselwe iNkosi”, 24 banikele ngomhlatshelo njengokushiwo emthethweni weNkosi: “Amahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba.” 25 Bheka, kwakukhona umuntu eJerusalema ogama lakhe linguSimeyoni; lo muntu wayelungile, emesaba uNkulunkulu, ebhekile induduzo ka-Israyeli; noMoya oNgcwele wayephezu kwakhe. 26 Kwakubonakalisiwe kuye ngoMoya oNgcwele ukuthi akayikubona ukufa engakamboni uKristu weNkosi. 27 Wafika ngoMoya ethempelini. Kwathi ukuba abazali balethe umntwana uJesu ethempelini ukuba benze kuye njengesiko lomthetho, 28 wamamukela ngokumgona, wambonga uNkulunkulu, wathi: 29 “Sale usumukisa ngokuthula inceku yakho, Somandla, njengezwi lakho, 30 ngokuba amehlo ami abonile insindiso yakho 31 oyilungisele ebusweni babantu bonke, 32 ukukhanya kokwambulela abezizwe nenkazimulo yesizwe sakho u-Israyeli.” 33 Uyise nonina bamangala ngalokho okukhulunywa ngaye. 34 USimeyoni wababusisa, wathi kuMariya unina: “Bheka, lo umiselwe ukuwa nokuvuka kwabaningi ku-Israyeli, nesibonakaliso esiphikwayo — 35 yebo, inkemba iyakudabula nowakho umphefumulo — ukuba kwambulwe izizindlo zezinhliziyo eziningi.” 36 Kwakukhona nomprofethikazi, u-Ana, indodakazi kaFanuweli, owesizwe sika-Aseri; wayesekhulile kakhulu, ebehlalile nendoda iminyaka eyisikhombisa emva kobuntombi bakhe, 37 engumfelokazi waze waba neminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nane, engasuki ethempelini, ekhonza ngokuzila nangokukhuleka ubusuku nemini. 38 Naye-ke efika ngasona leso sikhathi wamtusa uNkulunkulu, wakhuluma ngaye kubo bonke ababebheke ukukhululwa kweJerusalema. 39 Kwathi sebefeze konke okungokomthetho weNkosi babuyela eGalile emzini wakubo iNazaretha. 40 Wakhula umntwana, waba namandla, wagcwala ukuhlakanipha; nomusa kaNkulunkulu wawuphezu kwakhe. 41 Abazali bakhe baya eJerusalema iminyaka yonke ngomkhosi wePhasika. 42 Eseneminyaka eyishumi nambili, bakhuphuka njengokomthetho womkhosi. 43 Sebeziqedile izinsuku, ekubuyeni kwabo, umntwana uJesu wasala eJerusalema, abazali bakhe bengazi. 44 Bethi-ke bona uphakathi kwabahambisana nabo bahamba ibanga losuku, bamfuna phakathi kwezihlobo nabazana nabo. 45 Bengamtholi babuyela eJerusalema, bemfuna. 46 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu bamfumana ethempelini ehlezi phakathi kwabafundisi, ebezwa, ebabuza. 47 Bonke ababemuzwa bamangala ngokuqonda nangokuphendula kwakhe. 48 Bathi bembona, bamangala; unina wathi kuye: “Mntanami, usenzeleni okunje na? Bheka, uyihlo nami besikufuna silusizi.” 49 Wathi kubo: “Kukanjani, beningifunelani na? Beningazi yini ukuthi kumelwe ukuba ngibe kokukaBaba na?” 50 Abaliqondanga lelo zwi abelikhuluma kubo. 51 Wehla nabo, wafika eNazaretha, wabathobela. Kepha unina wawagcina onke lawa mazwi enhliziyweni yakhe. 52 UJesu waqhubeka ekuhlakanipheni, nasekukhuleni, nasemseni kuNkulunkulu nakubantu.
1 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyu Kesari, uPontiyu Pilatu engumbusi waseJudiya, uHerode engumtetrarki waseGalile, uFiliphu umfowabo engumtetrarki wezwe lase-Itureya nelaseTrakhoniti, uLisaniya engumtetrarki wase-Abilene, 2 u-Anase engumpristi omkhulu noKayafase, kwafika izwi likaNkulunkulu kuJohane indodana kaZakariya ehlane. 3 Weza ezweni lonke laseJordani eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono, 4 njengokuba kulotshiwe encwadini yamazwi ka-Isaya umprofethi ukuthi: “Izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde. 5 Izigodi zonke ziyakugqitshwa, zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa; kuqonde izinsongansonga, nemigoxigoxi ibe yizindlela ezilelezekile; 6 inyama yonke izakubona insindiso kaNkulunkulu.’ ” 7 Ngakho-ke wathi ezixukwini ezaziphumela ukubhapathizwa nguye: “Nzalo yezinyoka, ubani onibonise ukubalekela intukuthelo ezayo na? 8 Ngakho vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka, ningaqali ukuthi phakathi kini: ‘Sinobaba u-Abrahama;’ ngokuba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu unamandla okumvusela u-Abrahama abantwana kulawa matshe. 9 Namanje izembe selibekiwe empandeni yemithi; ngakho yonke imithi engatheli isithelo esihle iyanqunywa, iphonswe emlilweni.” 10 Izixuku zambuza zathi: “Pho, sizakwenzani na?” 11 Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Onezingubo ezimbili akamuphe ongenayo; naye onokudla enze njalo.” 12 Kwafika nabathelisi ukuba babhapathizwe, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, sizakwenzani na?” 13 Wathi kubo: “Ningabizi lutho ngaphezu kwenikumiselweyo.” 14 Namabutho ambuza athi: “Thina-ke, sizakwenzani na?” Wathi kuwo: “Ningamuki muntu lutho ngendluzula, ningamxabheleli; yaneliswani yizinkokhelo zenu.” 15 Abantu besabhekile, bezindla bonke ezinhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane ukuthi ingabe unguKristu yini, 16 uJohane waphendula, wathi kubo bonke: “Mina kambe nginibhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha uyeza onamandla kunami engingafanele ukuthukulula umchilo wezicathulo zakhe; yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo; 17 oqoma lakhe lokwela lisesandleni sakhe ukushanelisisa isibuya sakhe nokubuthela ukolweni enqolobaneni yakhe; kepha amakhoba uzakuwashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo.” 18 Nangokunye okuningi washumayela ivangeli kubantu, ebayala. 19 Kepha uHerode umtetrarki, esolwa nguye ngenxa kaHerodiya umkamfowabo nangenxa yakho konke okubi abekwenzile uHerode, 20 wenezela nalokhu kokunye konke, wamvalela uJohane etilongweni. 21 Kwathi bebhapathiziwe abantu bonke, naye uJesu esebhapathiziwe, ekhuleka, izulu lavuleka, 22 uMoya oNgcwele enesimo somzimba njengejuba wehlela phezu kwakhe; kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe.” 23 Yena uJesu, ukuqala kwakhe, wayeneminyaka engaba ngamashumi amathathu, eyindodana, njengokushiwoyo, kaJosefa ka-Eli 24 kaMathati kaLevi kaMeliki kaJanayi kaJosefa 25 kaMatathiya ka-Amose kaNahume ka-Eseli kaNagayi 26 kaMati, kaMatathiya kaSemeyini kaJosefa kaJuda 27 kaJohanani kaResa kaZorobabeli kaSalatiyeli kaNeri 28 kaMeliki ka-Adi kaKosamu ka-Elimadamu ka-Eri 29 kaJose ka-Eliyezeri kaJorimi kaMathati kaLevi 30 kaSimeyoni kaJuda kaJosefa kaJonamu ka-Eliyakimi 31 kaMeleya kaMena kaMathata kaNathamu kaDavide 32 kaJesayi ka-Obede kaBowasi kaSala kaNasoni 33 ka-Aminadaba ka-Adameyini ka-Arani ka-Esiromu kaFaresi kaJuda 34 kaJakobe ka-Isaka ka-Abrabama kaThara kaNahori 35 kaSeruki kaRagawu kaFaleki ka-Ebere kaSala 36 kaKayinamu ka-Arfakisadi kaSemi kaNowa kaLameka 37 kaMathusala ka-Enoke kaJarethi kaMaleleyeli kaKayinani 38 ka-Enose kaSeti ka-Adamu kaNkulunkulu.
1 UJesu egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wabuya eJordani, waholekela ngoMoya ehlane, 2 elingwa nguSathane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane. Akadlanga lutho kulezo zinsuku; seziphelile, walamba. 3 Wayesethi kuye uSathane: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, yisho kuleli tshe ukuba libe yisinkwa.” 4 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Akusinkwa sodwa umuntu azakuphila ngaso.’ ” 5 Esemenyusela entabeni ende wambonisa imibuso yonke yezwe ngomzuzwanyana. 6 USathane wathi kuye: “Amandla onke lana ngokunika wena kanye nenkazimulo yawo, ngokuba inikwe mina, futhi ngiyinika noma ubani ngokuthanda kwami. 7 Ngakho-ke wena, uma ukhuleka phambi kwami, konke kuzakuba ngokwakho.” 8 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Wokhuleka eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, umkhonze yena yedwa.’ ” 9 Wayesemholela eJerusalema, wammisa esiqongweni sethempeli, wathi kuye: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziphonse phansi lapha, 10 ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: 11 “ ‘Uyakuyaleza izingelosi zakhe ngawe, zikulinde,’ “nokuthi: “ ‘Ziyakukuthwala ngezandla, ungaze waqhuzuka etsheni ngonyawo lwakho.’ ” 12 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Kwathiwa: ‘Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.’ ” 13 USathane eseqede ukulinga konke wamuka kuye isikhathi. 14 UJesu wabuyela eGalile ngamandla kaMoya; udumo lwakhe lwanda kulo lonke izwe langakhona. 15 Wafundisa emasinagogeni abo edunyiswa yibo bonke. 16 Wafika eNazaretha, lapho wayondliwa khona, wangena esinagogeni ngosuku lwesabatha njengokwenza kwakhe, wasukumela ukufunda. 17 Wanikwa incwadi ka-Isaya umprofethi, wayivula incwadi, wafumana indawo okulotshwe kuyo ukuthi: 18 “UMoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, ngokuba ingigcobile ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli kwabampofu, ingithumele ukumemezela ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo, nokubona kwabayizimpumputhe, nokuhlenga abacindezelweyo, 19 nokumemezela umnyaka omuhle weNkosi.” 20 Wayigoqonga incwadi, wayinika isikhonzi, wahlala; amehlo abo bonke ababesesinagogeni amgqolozela. 21 Waqala ukukhuluma kubo, ethi: “Namhlanje ugcwalisekile lo mbhalo ezindlebeni zenu.” 22 Bonke bamfakazela bemangala ngamazwi omusa aphuma emlonyeni wakhe, bathi: “Lo akasiyo indodana kaJosefa na?” 23 Wathi kubo: “Nempela niyakusho kimi lesi saga sokuthi: ‘Nyanga, zelaphe wena.’ Lokho esikuzwile kwenziwa eKapernawume, kwenze nalapha ezweni lakini.” 24 Wathi-ke: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akukho mprofethi owamukelwa ezweni lakubo. 25 Kepha ngempela ngithi kini: Kwakukhona kwa-Israyeli abafelokazi abaningi emihleni ka-Eliya, lapho izulu lalivalekile iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha, kwaba khona indlala enkulu ezweni lonke; 26 kepha u-Eliya kathunyelwanga nakoyedwa kubona, kuphela eSarepita laseSidoni kowesifazane ongumfelokazi. 27 Kwakukhona futhi kwa-Israyeli abanochoko abaningi ngesikhathi sika-Elisha umprofethi; kepha akuhlanjululwanga namunye kubo, kuphela uNayimani umSiriya.” 28 Bonke ababesesinagogeni bagcwala ulaka bekuzwa lokho. 29 Basukuma, bamxosha emzini, bamqhubela ekwengameni kwentaba umuzi wabo owakhiwe phezu kwayo, ukuze bamkhalakathelisele phansi. 30 Kepha yena edabula phakathi kwabo wamuka. 31 Wehlela eKapernawume umuzi waseGalile. Wayebafundisa ngosuku lwesabatha. 32 Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe, ngokuba izwi lakhe lalinamandla. 33 Kwakukhona esinagogeni umuntu onomoya wedemoni elingcolileyo, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: 34 “Hhiya! Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuba ungubani: ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.” 35 UJesu wamkhuza wathi: “Thula, uphume kuye!” Idemoni lamphonsa phansi phakathi kwabo, laphuma kuye lingamlimazanga. 36 Behlelwa ngukwesaba bonke, bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Yizwi lini leli lokuba ayale omoya abangcolileyo ngegunya nangamandla, baphume?” 37 Kwanda udumo ngaye kuzo zonke izindawo zangakhona. 38 Wasuka esinagogeni, wangena endlini kaSimoni. Kepha umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayebanjwe ngumkhuhlane omkhulu; bamnxusa ngaye. 39 Wamengama, wakhuza umkhuhlane; wona wamyeka; wasuka masinyane, wabakhonza. 40 Ukushona kwelanga bonke ababe nabagulayo izifo ngezifo babaletha kuye; ebeka izandla phezu kwabo ngabanye wabaphulukisa. 41 Kwaphuma namademoni kwabaningi ememeza ethi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” Kepha wawakhuza, kawavumelanga ukuba akhulume, ngokuba ayemazi ukuthi unguKristu. 42 Sekusile, waphuma waya endaweni eyihlane; izixuku zamfuna, zaze zafika kuye impela, zambamba ukuba angamuki kuzo. 43 Kepha wathi kuzo: “Nakweminye imizi ngimelwe ukushumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba ngithunyelwe lokho.” 44 Washumayela emasinagogeni aseGalile.
1 Kwathi isixuku simbunganyela ukuba sizwe izwi likaNkulunkulu, wayemi ngaselwandle lwaseGenesaretha, 2 wabona imikhumbi emibili imi ngaselwandle; abadobi babephumile kuyo behlanza amanetha. 3 Esengene komunye wemikhumbi ongokaSimoni wamcela ukuba asuke kancane emhlabathini. Wahlala phansi, wabafundisa abantu esemkhunjini. 4 Kuthe esegcinile ukukhuluma, wathi kuSimoni: “Qhubekela ekujuleni, nehlise amanetha enu, nibambe.” 5 USimoni waphendula wathi: “Nkosi, sishikile ubusuku bonke, asibambanga lutho; kepha ngezwi lakho ngiyakuwehlisa amanetha.” 6 Sebekwenzile lokho babamba izinhlanzi eziningi kakhulu, aze agqabuka amanetha abo. 7 Babaqhweba omana babo abakomunye umkhumbi ukuba beze, bababambise. Beza-ke, bayigcwalisa imikhumbi yomibili, yaze yathi ayizike. 8 Kuthe uSimoni Petru ekubona lokho, waziphonsa phansi ngasemadolweni kaJesu, wathi: “Suka kimi, Nkosi, ngokuba ngingumuntu oyisoni.” 9 Ngokuba ubehlelwa ngukwesaba, yena kanye nabo bonke ababe naye, ngobuningi bezinhlanzi ababezibambile, 10 kanjalo-ke noJakobe noJohane amadodana kaZebedewu ababesebenzisana noSimoni. UJesu wathi kuSimoni: “Ungesabi; kusukela manje uzakubamba abantu.” 11 Sebeyilethile imikhumbi emhlabathini bashiya konke, bamlandela. 12 Kwathi ekomunye wemizi, bheka, nanso indoda egcwele uchoko. Kuthe embona uJesu, wawa ngobuso, wamnxusa wathi: “Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.” 13 Welula isandla sakhe, wamphatha, wathi: “Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka.” Masinyane uchoko lwasuka kuye. 14 Wamyala ukuba angatsheli muntu, wathi: “Kepha suka, uzibonakalise kumpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho, njengalokho uMose akuyalayo, kube ngubufakazi kubo.” 15 Kwayilapho ukukhuluma ngaye kwanda kakhulu. Zabuthana izixuku eziningi ukuzwa nokuphulukiswa ezifweni zazo. 16 Kepha yena wamonyukela ehlane, wakhuleka. 17 Kwathi ngolunye lwalezo zinsuku yena esafundisa, kwakuhlezi khona abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho ababephuma emizini yonke yaseGalile neJudiya neJerusalema. Namandla eNkosi ayekuye ukuba aphulukise. 18 Bheka-ke, nanko amadoda ethwele ohlakeni umuntu ofe uhlangothi, efuna ukumngenisa nokumbeka phambi kwakhe. 19 Engafumani ukuthi angamngenisa kanjani ngenxa yesixuku akhwela phezu kwendlu, amehlisa ophahleni kanye nohlaka ngaphakathi phambi kukaJesu. 20 Ebona ukukholwa kwawo wathi: “Mngane, uthethelelwe izono zakho.” 21 Ababhali nabaFarisi baqala ukuzindla ngokuthi: “Ngubani lo okhuluma ngokuhlambalaza? Ngubani ongathethelela izono ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu yedwa na?” 22 Kepha uJesu ezazi izizindlo zabo waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nizindlani ezinhliziyweni zenu na? 23 Yikuphi okulula ukuthi: ‘Uthethelelwe izono zakho,’ noma ukuthi: ‘Vuka uhambe,’ na? 24 Kepha ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono,” wayesethi kofe uhlangothi: “Kuwena ngithi: Vuka uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho.” 25 Wasukuma khona lapho phambi kwabo, wathabatha lokho abelele kukho, wamuka waya endlini yakhe emdumisa uNkulunkulu. 26 Ukumangala kwabehlela bonke, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, bagcwala ukwesaba, bathi: “Sibonile izimanga namuhla.” 27 Emva kwalokho waphuma, wabona umthelisi, igama lakhe nguLevi, ehlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuye: “Ngilandele.” 28 Washiya konke, wasukuma, wamlandela. 29 ULevi wamenzela isidlo esikhulu endlini yakhe; kwakukhona isixuku esikhulu sabathelisi nabanye ababehlezi nabo ekudleni. 30 AbaFarisi nababhali bakhonona kubafundi bakhe, bathi: “Yini ukuba nidle niphuze nabathelisi nezoni na?” 31 Waphendula uJesu, wathi kubo: “Abaphilileyo abadingi inyanga, ngabagulayo bodwa. 32 Kangizelanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni ukuba ziphenduke.” 33 Base bethi kuye: “Abafundi bakaJohane bazila kaningi, benze imikhuleko, kanjalo nababaFarisi, kepha abakho bayadla, baphuze.” 34 Kepha uJesu, wathi kubo: “Ningabazilisa yini abayeni, umyeni esenabo na? 35 Kodwa kuzakufika izinsuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo; yikhona bezakuzila ngalezo zinsuku.” 36 Wabatshela nomfanekiso wokuthi: “Akakho odabula isiziba engutsheni entsha, asibekele engutsheni endala; uma enza lokho, uyayona entsha, futhi isiziba sentsha asizukuzwana nendala. 37 Futhi akakho othela iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala funa iwayini elisha liqhumise izimvaba, lichitheke lona, nezimvaba zonakale. 38 Kodwa iwayini elisha limelwe ukuthelwa ezimvabeni ezintsha. 39 Akakho othi ephuze iwayini elidala, afune elisha, ngokuba uthi elidala limnandi.”
1 Kwathi ngesabatha wadabula amasimu; abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu, badla bezihlikihla ngezandla. 2 Kepha abathile babaFarisi bathi: “Nenzelani lokho okungavunyelwe ngesabatha na?” 3 UJesu ebaphendula wathi: “Anifundanga yini ngalokho akwenza uDavide mhla elambile yena nababe naye 4 ukuthi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, wathatha izinkwa zokubukwa ezingavunyelwe ukudliwa muntu, ngabapristi bodwa, wadla, wanika nababe naye, na?” 5 Wathi kubo: “INdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi neyesabatha.” 6 Kwathi-ke ngelinye isabatha wangena esinagogeni, wafundisa. Kwakukhona umuntu lapho osandla sakhe sokunene sasishwabene. 7 Ababhali nabaFarisi bamqaphelisisa ukuthi uyaphilisa yini ngesabatha, ukuze bathole ukumbeka icala. 8 Kepha wazazi izizindlo zabo wathi kuyo indoda esandla sishwabene: “Sukuma, ume phakathi.” Wasukuma-ke, wema. 9 UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiyanibuza ukuthi kuvunyelwe ngesabatha ukwenza okuhle noma okubi yini, ukusindisa umuntu noma ukumbulala, na?” 10 Esebaqalazile bonke wathi kuye: “Yelula isandla sakho.” Wenze njalo-ke saze saphiliswa isandla sakhe. 11 Base begcwala ukuhlanya, bakhuluma bodwa ngokuthi bangamenze njani uJesu. 12 Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku waphuma waya entabeni ukuyokhuleka; wahlala ubusuku bonke ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu. 13 Kwathi sekusile, wababiza abafundi bakhe, wakhetha kubo abayishumi nambili, wabaqamba ngokuthi abaphostoli: 14 uSimoni owamqamba ngokuthi uPetru, no-Andreya umfowabo, noJakobe, noJohane, noFiliphu, noBartolomewu, 15 noMathewu, noTomase, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noSimoni othiwa isishisekeli, 16 noJuda kaJakobe, noJuda Iskariyothe owaba ngumkhapheli. 17 Khona wehla nabo, wema endaweni eyithafa kanye nesixuku esikhulu sabafundi bakhe noquqaba lwabantu abavela kulo lonke laseJudiya, naseJerusalema, nangaselwandle lwaseTire neSidoni, 18 ababezile ukumuzwa nokuphulukiswa ezifweni zabo; nababekhathazwa ngawomoya abangcolileyo baphulukiswa. 19 Isixuku sonke safuna ukumthinta, ngokuba kwakuphuma kuye amandla abaphilisa bonke. 20 Wayesephakamisela amehlo akhe ngakubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Nibusisiwe nina bampofu, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowenu. 21 Nibusisiwe nina balambileyo kalokhu, ngokuba niyakusuthiswa. Nibusisiwe nina bakhalayo kalokhu, ngokuba niyakuhleka. 22 Nibusisiwe, nxa abantu benizonda nanxa benicwasa, benithuka, belilahla igama lenu ngokungathi libi ngenxa yeNdodana yomuntu. 23 “Thokozani ngalolo suku, nigxume; ngokuba bhekani, umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini; ngokuba oyise babo benze njalo kubaprofethi. 24 “Kepha maye kinina bacebileyo, ngokuba niyamukele induduzo yenu! 25 Maye kinina basuthiyo kalokhu, ngokuba niyakulamba! Maye kinina bahlekayo kalokhu, ngokuba niyakulila, nikhale! 26 Maye kinina, nxa abantu bonke bekhuluma kahle ngani, ngokuba oyise babo benze njalo kubaprofethi bamanga! 27 “Kepha ngithi kini enizwayo: Thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kwabanizondayo, 28 nibusise abaniqalekisayo, nibakhulekele abanidumazayo. 29 Okushaya esihlathini, mnike nesinye; nokwaphuca ingubo, ungamnqabeli nebhantshi. 30 Muphe yilowo nalowo ocela kuwe; nokwaphuca okwakho, ungabuyi ukubize kuye. 31 Njengalokhu nithanda ukuba abantu benze kini, yenzani njalo kubo. 32 “Uma nithanda abanithandayo, ninakubongwa kuni na? Ngokuba nezoni zithanda abazithandayo. 33 Ngakho uma nenza okuhle kwabenza okuhle kini, ninakubongwa kuni na? Ngokuba nezoni zenza khona lokho. 34 Uma nitsheleka labo enithemba ukwamukela kubo, ninakubongwa kuni na? Nezoni zitsheleka izoni ukuba zamukele okungako. 35 Kepha thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle, nitsheleke, ningadikibali; nomvuzo wenu uyakuba mkhulu, nibe ngabantwana boPhezukonke, ngokuba umnene yena kwabangabongiyo nababi. 36 Yibani nesihawu, njengokuba uYihlo enesihawu. 37 “Ningahluleli, khona anisoze nahlulelwa; ningalahli, khona anisoze nalahlwa; thethelelani, khona niyakuthethelelwa. 38 Yiphani, khona niyakuphiwa; bayakunipha esifubeni senu isilinganiso esihle, esigxushiweyo, esigqishiweyo, esichichimayo; ngokuba ngesilinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso.” 39 Wabatshela nomfanekiso wokuthi: “Impumputhe ingahola impumputhe na? Aziyikukhalakathela emgodini zombili na? 40 Umfundi kaphezu komfundisi; kepha yilowo ophelelisiwe uyakuba njengomfundisi wakhe. 41 “Ubhekelani ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu, kanti ugongolo olukwelakho iso awuluboni na? 42 Ungasho kanjani kumfowenu ukuthi: ‘Mfowethu, ake ngikhiphe ucezwana olusesweni lakho,’ wena ongaboni ugongolo olukwelakho iso, na? Mzenzisi, khipha kuqala ugongolo olukwelakho iso, yikhona uyakubonisisa ukukhipha ucezwana olusesweni lomfowenu. 43 “Ngokuba akukho muthi omuhle othela isithelo esibi; futhi nomuthi omubi awutheli isithelo esihle. 44 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo muthi waziwa ngesithelo sawo. Akukhiwa kambe amakhiwane emeveni, nezithelo zomvini azikhiwa ejikijolweni. 45 Umuntu omuhle uveza okuhle emfuyweni enhle yenhliziyo, nomubi uveza okubi emfuyweni embi; ngokuba umlomo wakhe ukhuluma ngokuchichima kwenhliziyo. 46 “Ningibizelani ngokuthi: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ ningakwenzi engikushoyo, na? 47 Yilowo nalowo oza kimi, ezwe amazwi ami, awenze, ngonikhombisa lowo afana naye. 48 Ufana nomuntu owayakha indlu, wemba washonisa, wabeka isisekelo edwaleni. Ekufikeni kwesikhukhula umfula washaya leyo ndlu, kepha wawungenamandla okuyinyakazisa, ngokuba yayakhiwe kahle. 49 Kodwa ozwayo engenzi unjengomuntu owakha indlu emhlabathini ingenasisekelo; umfula wayishaya, yawa masinyane; kwaba kukhulu ukudilika kwaleyo ndlu.”
1 Kwathi eseqede onke amazwi akhe ezindlebeni zabantu, wangena eKapernawume. 2 Inceku yenduna yekhulu ethile ethandekayo kuyo yayigula, isizakufa. 3 Isizwile ngoJesu yathuma amalunga abaJuda kuye, imcela ukuba eze ayisindise inceku yayo. 4 Esefikile kuJesu amncenga kakhulu, ethi: “Ifanele ukuba uyenzele lokho, 5 ngokuba ithanda isizwe sakithi; yiyo esakhele isinagoge.” 6 UJesu wayesehamba nawo. Kepha engasekude nendlu, induna yekhulu yathumela kuye abahlobo, bathi kuye: “Nkosi, ungazihluphi, ngokuba angifanele ukuba ungene phansi kophahla lwami. 7 Ngakho angizibonanga ukuthi ngifanele ukuza kuwe; kepha yisho izwi, khona inceku yami iyakusinda. 8 Ngokuba nami ngingumuntu ophansi kwamakhosi, nginamabutho phansi kwami; ngithi kwelinye: ‘Hamba,’ lihambe; nakwelinye: ‘Woza,’ lize; nasencekwini yami: ‘Yenza lokhu,’ ikwenze.” 9 UJesu ekuzwa lokho wamangala ngayo, waphenduka, wathi esixukwini esimlandelayo: “Ngithi kini: Angizange ngifumane ukukholwa okungaka nakwa-Israyeli.” 10 Ababethunyiwe sebebuyele ekhaya bafumana inceku isindile. 11 Kwathi ngangomuso waya emzini othiwa iNayini; kwahamba naye abafundi bakhe nesixuku esikhulu. 12 Esesondela esangweni lomuzi, bheka, kwaphunyiswa ofileyo, indodana eyodwa kanina, yena engumfelokazi; nabantu abaningi bomuzi babe naye. 13 Yathi iNkosi isimbona, yamhawukela, yathi kuye: “Ungakhali.” 14 Yasondela, yathinta uhlaka; abaluthweleyo base bema. Yayisithi: “Nsizwa, ngithi kuwe: Vuka!” 15 Ofileyo wavuka, waqala ukukhuluma; yamnika unina. 16 Bafikelwa ngukwesaba bonke, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, bathi: “Kuvele umprofethi omkhulu phakathi kwethu,” nokuthi: “UNkulunkulu ubahambele abantu bakhe.” 17 Kwaphumela leli zwi ngaye kulo lonke iJudiya nakulo lonke langakhona. 18 Abafundi bakaJohane bambikela ngazo zonke lezo zinto. 19 UJohane wayesebiza ababili kubafundi bakhe, wabathumela eNkosini, wathi: “Wena unguye ozayo, noma sobheka omunye na?” 20 Amadoda esefikile kuyo athi: “UJohane uMbhapathizi usithumele kuwe, ethi: ‘Wena unguye ozayo, noma sobheka omunye na?’ ” 21 Ngalowo mzuzu yayiphulukisa abaningi ezifweni nasebuhlungwini nakomoya ababi; nezimpumputhe eziningi yazipha ukubona. 22 Yaphendula, yathi kuwo: “Hambani nimlandise uJohane lokho enikubonile nenikuzwile ukuthi: Izimpumputhe ziyabona, izinyonga ziyahamba, abanochoko bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, abampofu bayashunyayezwa ivangeli; 23 ubusisiwe ongayikukhubeka ngami.” 24 Sezimukile izithunywa zikaJohane, yaqala ukukhuluma ezixukwini ngoJohane, ithi: “Naphuma naya ehlane ukuyobonani na? Umhlanga ontengantengiswa ngumoya na? 25 Kanti naphuma ukuyobonani na? Umuntu owembethe izingubo ezinothonotho na? Bhekani, abembethe okukhazimulayo, betamasa, basezindlini zamakhosi. 26 Kodwa naphuma ukuyobonani na? Umprofethi na? Yebo, ngithi kini: Odlula umprofethi. 27 Nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi: “ ‘Bheka, ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho esiyakulungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.’ 28 “Ngithi kini: Kwabazelwe ngabesifazane akakho omkhulu kunoJohane; kepha omncane embusweni kaNkulunkulu mkhulu kunaye.” 29 Abantu bonke, yebo, nabathelisi sebezwile bamvuma uNkulunkulu, babhapathizwa ngombhapathizo kaJohane. 30 Kepha abaFarisi nezazimthetho balenza ize icebo likaNkulunkulu maqondana nabo bengabhapathizwanga nguye. 31 “Pho-ke, abantu balesi sizukulwane ngiyakubafanisa nani na? Bafana nani na? 32 Bafana nabantwana abahlezi esigcawini bememezana bethi: “ ‘Sinibethele imitshingo, anisinanga; salilisela, anikhalanga.’ 33 “Ngokuba uJohane uMbhapathizi ufikile engadli sinkwa, engaphuzi wayini; nithi-ke: ‘Unedemoni.’ 34 Ifikile iNdodana yomuntu, idla, iphuza, senithi: ‘Bhekani, umuntu oyisiminzi nesiphuzi, umhlobo wabathelisi nezoni.’ 35 Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kuvunyiwe ngabantwana bakho bonke.” 36 Omunye wabaFarisi wammema ukuba adle naye; esengene endlini yomFarisi wahlala ekudleni. 37 Bheka, kwakukhona emzini owesifazane oyisoni; wathi esazi ukuthi uhlezi ekudleni endlini yomFarisi, weza nomfuma wamafutha, 38 wema emuva ngasezinyaweni zakhe ekhala, waqala ukumatisa izinyawo zakhe ngezinyembezi, wazesula ngezinwele zekhanda lakhe, wazanga izinyawo zakhe, wazigcoba ngamafutha. 39 Kuthe umFarisi obemmemile ekubona, wazindla wathi: “Uma lo ebengumprofethi, nga emazi lo wesifazane omphathayo ukuba ungubani nokuba unjani, ngokuba uyisoni.” 40 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Simoni, kukhona engifuna ukukukhuluma kuwe.” Wathi: “Khuluma-ke, Mfundisi.” 41 “Kwakukhona abantu ababili abanamacala kumtshelekisi othile; icala lomunye lalingodenariyu abangamakhulu ayisihlanu, elomunye amashumi ayisihlanu. 42 Bengenanto yokukhokha, wabayekela bobabili. Ngumuphi kubo konje oyakumthanda kakhulu na?” 43 USimoni waphendula wathi: “Ngithi yilowo amyekela okukhulu.” Wathi kuye: “Unqume kahle.” 44 Ephendukela kowesifazane wathi kuSimoni: “Uyambona lo wesifazane na? Ngingene endlini yakho, awunginikanga amanzi ezinyawo, kepha yena uzimatisile izinyawo zami ngezinyembezi, wazesula ngezinwele zakhe. 45 Awunganganga, kepha lo, yilokhu ngingenile, akayekanga ukwanga izinyawo zami. 46 Ikhanda lami awuligcobanga ngamafutha, kepha lo uzigcobile izinyawo zami ngamafutha. 47 Ngenxa yalokho ngithi kuwe: Izono zakhe eziningi zithethelelwe, ngokuba uthandile kakhulu; kepha othethelelwa okuncane uthanda kancane.” 48 Wayesethi kuye: “Zithethelelwe izono zakho.” 49 Ababehlezi naye ekudleni baqala ukusho phakathi kwabo ukuthi: “Ngubani lo othethelela nezono na?” 50 Kepha wathi kowesifazane: “Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba, ube nokuthula.”
1 Kwathi emva kwalokho wayehamba imizi nemizana eshumayela ememezela ivangeli lombuso, benaye abayishumi nambili 2 nabesifazane abathile ababephulukiswe kubo omoya ababi nasezifweni: uMariya obizwa ngokuthi uMagdalena, okwakuphume kuye amademoni ayisikhombisa, 3 noJowana umkaKhuza, induna kaHerode, noSusana, nabanye abaningi ababebakhonza ngempahla yabo. 4 Sekubuthene kuye isixuku esikhulu sivela emizini ngemizi, wakhuluma ngomfanekiso, wathi: 5 “Kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela imbewu yakhe. Ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe enye yawela ngasendleleni; yanyathelwa, izinyoni zezulu zayidla, zayiqeda. 6 Enye yawela edwaleni; kuthe imila, yabuna, ngokuba ingenamswakama. 7 Enye yawela phakathi kwameva, kwaze kwathi ameva esemila kanye nayo, ayiminyanisa. 8 Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; kuthe imila, yathela ngekhulu.” Ekusho lokhu wamemeza wathi: “Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.” 9 Abafundi bakhe bambuza ukuthi ungaba yini lowo mfanekiso na? 10 Wathi-ke: “Niphiwe nina ukwazi izimfihlakalo zombuso kaNkulunkulu, kepha abanye bakuphiwa ngemifanekiso ukuba bebona bangaboni, bezwa bangaqondi. 11 “Umfanekiso yilokhu-ke: imbewu iyizwi likaNkulunkulu. 12 Abangasendleleni yilabo abathi sebezwile, bese kufika uSathane, alisuse izwi enhliziyweni yabo ukuba bangakholwa, basindiswe. 13 Abasedwaleni yilabo abathi sebezwile, balamukele izwi ngokuthokoza; kepha laba kabanampande, bakholwa isikhashana nje, kuthi ngesikhathi sokulingwa bahlubuke. 14 Okuwele phakathi kwameva yilabo abathi sebezwile, bahambe, baminyaniswe ngeminako nengcebo nezinjabulo zokuphila, bangatheli izithelo ezivuthiwe. 15 Okusemhlabathini omuhle yilabo abathi belizwile izwi, balibambe ngenhliziyo enhle nelungileyo, bathele izithelo ngokubekezela. 16 “Akakho othi esokhela isibani, asimboze ngesitsha nokuba asibeke phansi kombhede, kepha usifaka othini, ukuze abangenayo babone ukukhanya. 17 Ngokuba akukho okusithekileyo okungayikuhlaluka nokuyisifuba okungayikwaziwa, kube sobala. 18 Ngakho-ke anobheka ukuba nizwa kanjani; ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa; kepha lowo ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho athi unakho.” 19 Kwase kufika kuye unina nabafowabo, kepha behluleka ukufinyelela kuye ngenxa yesixuku. 20 Wabikelwa ukuthi: “Unyoko nabafowenu bemi ngaphandle befuna ukukubona.” 21 Kepha waphendula, wathi kubo: “Umame nabafowethu yilabo abalizwa izwi likaNkulunkulu, balenze.” 22 Kwathi-ke ngolunye lwalezo zinsuku wangena emkhunjini, yena kanye nabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Asiwele siye ngaphesheya kolwandle.” Basuka-ke. 23 Kuthe besahamba ngomkhumbi, walala ubuthongo; kwehlela-ke isivunguvungu somoya elwandle, bagcwala amanzi, babesengozini. 24 Base besondela, bamvusa bathi: “Nkosi, Nkosi, safa.” Wavuka-ke, wakhuza umoya nokugubha kwamanzi. Kwanqamuka, kwathula kwathi du. 25 Wayesethi kubo: “Kuphi ukukholwa kwenu na?” Besaba; bamangala, bathi omunye komunye: “Ungubani lo ukuba ayale nomoya namanzi, kumlalele?” 26 Bafika ngomkhumbi ezweni lamaGerasa elibhekene neGalile. 27 Esephumele emhlabathini, kwamhlangabeza indoda ethile yomuzi eyayinamademoni; kwase kuyisikhathi eside ingembathi ngubo, ingahlali endlini kodwa emathuneni. 28 Isimbona uJesu yadazuluka, yawa phansi phambi kwakhe, yathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Nginamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngiyakuncenga, ungangihluphi.” 29 Ngokuba wayala umoya ongcolileyo ukuba aphume kulowo muntu. Ngokuba wayesembambe kaningi; walindwa eboshwe ngawozankosi nangamaketanga ezinyawo; kepha wathi esegqabule izibopho, waqhutshelwa yidemoni ehlane. 30 UJesu wambuza wathi: “Ungubani igama lakho?” Wathi: “ULegiyona,” ngokuba amademoni amaningi ayengene kuye. 31 Amncenga ukuba angawayali ukuya kwalasha. 32 Kwakukhona lapho umhlambi wezingulube eziningi ziklabile entabeni; amncenga ukuba awavumele angene kuzo; wawavumela. 33 Aphuma-ke amademoni kuye umuntu, angena ezingulubeni, umhlambi wagulukudela eweni, waphonseka elwandle, waminza. 34 Kwathi ababezalusa bebona okwenzekileyo, babaleka, bakubika emzini nasemaphandleni. 35 Khona baphuma ukuyobona okwenzekileyo, bafika kuJesu, bamfumanisa umuntu okuphume kuye amademoni ehlezi ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu embethe, esangulukile; bashaywa luvalo. 36 Ababekubonile babatshela ukuthi usinde kanjani owayekhwelwe ngamademoni. 37 Abantu bonke bakulelo zwe lamaGerasa bamcela ukuba amuke kubo, ngokuba babephethwe ngukwesaba okukhulu; yena wayesengena emkhunjini, waphindela emuva. 38 Kepha indoda okuphume kuyo amademoni yamnxusa ukuba ibe naye; kodwa wayimukisa, ethi: 39 “Buyela ekhaya, ulande ukuthi kungakanani uNkulunkulu akwenzele khona.” Wamuka elanda emzini wonke ngokuthi kungakanani abekwenzelwe nguye uJesu. 40 Kepha ekubuyeni kwakhe uJesu isixuku samthakazela; ngokuba bonke babembhekile. 41 Bheka, kwafika indoda, nguJayiru igama layo, ingumphathi wesinagoge, yaziphonsa phansi ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu, yamncenga ukuba angene endlini yayo. 42 Ngokuba yayinendodakazi eyodwa kungathi ineminyaka eyishumi nambili, yona isifa. Kepha esahamba, izixuku zamminyanisa. 43 Owesifazane owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili, esekhokhele izinyanga konke abephila ngakho, engenakuphulukiswa muntu, 44 weza ngasemuva, wathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe; kwanqamuka masinyane ukugobhoza kwegazi lakhe. 45 UJesu wathi: “Ngubani ongithintileyo na?” Bephika bonke, wathi uPetru nababe naye: “Nkosi, izixuku ziyakuminyanisa, zikucindezele.” 46 Kepha uJesu wathi: “Ukhona ongithintileyo, ngokuba ngizwile kuphuma amandla kimi.” 47 Owesifazane ebona ukuthi kanakufihleka, weza ethuthumela, eziphonsa phansi phambi kwakhe, walanda phambi kwabantu bonke isisusa sokuba amthinte nokuthi usinde khona lapho. 48 Wayesethi kuye: “Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba, ube nokuthula.” 49 Esakhuluma, kwafika othile evela kwamphathi wesinagoge, wathi kuye: “Indodakazi yakho isifile; ungabe usamkhathaza uMfundisi.” 50 Kepha uJesu ekuzwa lokho wamphendula wathi: “Ungesabi, kholwa kuphela; izakusinda.” 51 Esefike endlini kavumanga ukuba kungene muntu naye, kuphela oPetru, noJohane, noJakobe, noyise wentombazana, nonina. 52 Babekhala bonke beyililela; kepha wathi: “Ningakhali; ayifile, kodwa ilele.” 53 Bamhleka usulu, bazi ukuthi ifile. 54 Kepha yena wayibamba ngesandla, wamemeza wathi: “Ntombazana, vuka!” 55 Wabuyela umoya wayo, yavuka khona lapho; wayala ukuba inikwe ukudla. 56 Abazali bayo bethuka; wabayala ukuba bangatsheli muntu okwenzekileyo.
1 Wayesebabizela ndawonye abayishumi nambili, wabanika amandla negunya phezu kwamademoni onke nokuphulukisa izifo. 2 Wabathuma ukushumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu nokuphulukisa. 3 Wathi kubo: “Ningaphathi lutho lwendlela, naludondolo, nasikhwama, nasinkwa, namali, ningabi namabhantshi amabili. 4 Nakuyiphi indlu eningena kuyo, hlalani lapho, nize nimuke khona. 5 Bonke abanganamukeliyo, anothi nxa nimuka kulowo muzi, nithintithe uthuli ezinyaweni zenu, kube ngubufakazi ngabo.” 6 Bamuka-ke, bahamba imizi ngemizi beshumayela ivangeli, bephulukisa ezindaweni zonke. 7 Kwathi uHerode umtetrarki ekuzwa konke okwenzekayo, wasambatheka ngokusho kwabanye ukuthi uJohane uvukile kwabafileyo, 8 ngokwabanye ukuthi u-Eliya ubonakele, ngokwabanye ukuthi kuvukile umprofethi othile kwabadala. 9 Kepha uHerode wathi: “UJohane ngamnquma ikhanda mina; kodwa ngubani lo engizwa ngaye okunje?” Wafuna ukumbona. 10 Abaphostoli sebebuyile bamlandisa konke abakwenzileyo; wabathatha, wamuka nabo bebodwa ukuya emzini othiwa iBetsayida. 11 Kepha izixuku sezazi zamlandela; wazithakazela, wakhuluma kuzo ngombuso kaNkulunkulu, wabaphulukisa abaswela ukuphulukiswa. 12 Seliqala ukushona, beza kuye abayishumi nambili, bathi: “Bamukise abantu ukuba baye emizaneni nasezweni elizungezileyo, bangenise, bathole ukudla, ngokuba lapha sisendaweni eyihlane.” 13 Kepha wathi kubo: “Bapheni nina ukudla.” Bathi-ke: “Esinakho yizinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili kuphela ngaphandle kokuba siyobathengela bonke laba bantu ukudla.” 14 Ngokuba kwakukhona amadoda okungathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. Wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Bahlaliseni ngezigaba ngamashumi ayisihlanu.” 15 Benze njalo, babahlalisa bonke. 16 Wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili, wabheka ngasezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula, wanika abafundi ukuba babele isixuku. 17 Badla, basutha bonke, kwabuthwa imvuthuluka eyasala kubo, iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili. 18 Kwathi ekhuleka ngasesitha, abafundi babe naye; wababuza ethi: “Abantu bathi ngingubani na?” 19 Baphendula bathi: “UJohane uMbhapathizi; kepha abanye bathi: Ngu-Eliya; abanye kodwa bathi: Kuvukile umprofethi othile wabadala.” 20 Wayesethi kubo: “Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na?” UPetru waphendula wathi: “UnguKristu kaNkulunkulu.” 21 Wabayala, wagcizelela ukuba bangatsheli muntu lokho, 22 wathi: “INdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, ilahlwe ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, ibulawe, ivuswe ngosuku lwesithathu.” 23 Wayesethi kubo bonke: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe imihla ngemihla, angilandele. 24 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukusindisa. 25 Ngokuba kuyakumsizani umuntu, uma ezuzile izwe lonke, yena uqobo alahleke nokuba alimale, na? 26 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onezinhloni ngami nangamazwi ami ngaye lo iNdodana yomuntu iyakuba nezinhloni, lapho iza ngenkazimulo yayo nekaYise neyezingelosi ezingcwele. 27 Kepha nginitshela ngesiminya ukuthi bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” 28 Kwathi emva kwalawo mazwi kungathi izinsuku zaba yisishiyagalombili wathatha oPetru, noJohane, noJakobe, wenyukela entabeni ukuyokhuleka. 29 Kwathi ekukhulekeni kwakhe isimo sobuso bakhe saba ngesinye, nezingubo zakhe zaba mhlophe, zacwebezela. 30 Bheka, kwakhuluma naye amadoda amabili ayengoMose no-Eliya; 31 abonakala ngenkazimulo, akhuluma ngokumuka kwakhe abemelwe ukukufeza eJerusalema. 32 UPetru nababe naye babekhwelwe ngubuthongo; kepha sebephapheme babona inkazimulo yakhe namadoda amabili emi naye. 33 Kwathi ekwahlukaneni kwawo naye uPetru wathi kuJesu: “Nkosi, kuhle ukuba silapha; masakhe amadokodo amathathu, elinye libe ngelakho, elinye libe ngelikaMose, elinye libe ngelika-Eliya;” wayengazi ukuthi uthini. 34 Esakhuluma lokhu, kwafika ifu, labasithibeza; besaba ekungeneni kwabo efwini. 35 Kwavela izwi efwini, lathi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ekhethiweyo; yizweni.” 36 Kwathi livela izwi, uJesu wafunyanwa eyedwa. Bathula bona, ngaleyo mihla kabatshelanga muntu neyodwa yalezo zinto abazibonileyo. 37 Kwathi ngangomuso sebehlile entabeni, isixuku esikhulu samhlangabeza. 38 Bheka, indoda yasesixukwini yamemeza yathi: “Mfundisi, ngiyakunxusa ukuba ubheke indodana yami, ngokuba yiyo yodwa kimi. 39 Bheka, umoya uyayibamba, idazuluke masinyane; uyihlukumeza, ikhihlize amagwebu, amuke kuyo eseyizukile. 40 Ngibanxusile abafundi bakho ukuba bamkhiphe, kepha bahluleka.” 41 UJesu waphendula wathi: “O sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, koze kube nini nginani, nginibekezelela, na? Yilethe lapha indodana yakho.” 42 Kuthe iseza, idemoni layiwisa phansi, layihlukumeza kakhulu; uJesu wamkhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wamphulukisa umfana, wambuyisela kuyise. 43 Bethuka bonke ngamandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu. Besamangele bonke ngakho konke akwenzileyo, wathi kubafundi bakhe: 44 “Khwezani lawo mazwi ezindlebeni zenu, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa ezandleni zabantu.” 45 Kepha abakuzwisisanga lokho kusho, kwakusithekile kubo, ukuze bangakuqondi; besaba ukumbuza ngalokho kusho. 46 Kwavela ukuzindlisana phakathi kwabo kokuthi ngubani ongahle abemkhulu kubo. 47 Kuthe uJesu ebona ukuzindla kwenhliziyo yabo, wathabatha umntwana, wammisa phambi kwakhe, 48 wathi kubo: “Yilowo nalowo oyakwamukela lo mntwana ngegama lami uyangamukela mina, ongamukela mina uyamamukela ongithumileyo; ngokuba omncinyane kini nonke nguye omkhulu.” 49 UJohane waphendula wathi: “Nkosi, sabona umuntu ekhipha amademoni ngegama lakho, samnqabela ngokuba engalandelani nathi.” 50 Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Ningamnqabeli, ngokuba ongamelene nani ungakini.” 51 Kwathi sezizakuphelela izinsuku zokwenyuswa kwakhe, wabhekisa ubuso bakhe ukuya eJerusalema. 52 Wathuma izithunywa phambi kwakhe; zahamba, zangena emzini wamaSamariya ukuba zimlungisele. 53 Kepha awamamukelanga, ngokuba ubuso bakhe babubheke eJerusalema. 54 Kuthe abafundi bakhe oJakobe noJohane sebekubonile lokho, bathi: “Nkosi, uyathanda ukuba sibize umlilo wehle ezulwini, uwaqede, na?” 55 Kepha waguquka, wabakhuza wathi: “Anazi ukuthi ningabomoya muni. 56 Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ayizanga ukubhubhisa imiphefumulo yabantu kodwa ukuyisindisa;” base beya komunye umuzi. 57 Kwathi behamba endleleni, umuntu othile wathi kuye: “Ngizakukulandela, noma uya ngaphi.” 58 UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Izimpungushe zinemigodi, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke, kepha iNdodana yomuntu kayinandawo, lapho ingacamelisa khona ikhanda.” 59 Wayesethi komunye: “Ngilandele.” Wathi yena: “Ngivumele ngiye kuqala ukuyakummbela ubaba.” 60 Kepha wathi kuye: “Yeka abafileyo bembele abafileyo babo, kodwa hamba wena, ushumayele umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” 61 Nomunye-ke wathi: “Ngizakukulandela, Nkosi; kepha ngivumele ngiye kuqala ukuyovalelisa abasekhaya.” 62 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: “Akakho othi esebeke isandla sakhe egejeni, abuke emuva, ofanele umbuso kaNkulunkulu.”
1 Emva kwalokho iNkosi yamisa abanye abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, yabathumela ngababili phambi kwayo emizini nasezindaweni zonke ebizakuya kuzo yona. 2 Yathi kubo: “Ukuvuna kukhulu, kepha izisebenzi ziyingcosana; ngakho-ke nxusani inkosi yokuvuna ukuba ithumele izisebenzi ekuvuneni kwayo. 3 Hambani; bhekani, ngiyanithuma ninjengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi. 4 Ningaphathi sikhwama, nayika, nazicathulo, ningabingeleli muntu endleleni. 5 “Nakuyiphi indlu eningena kuyo, qalani nithi: ‘Ukuthula makube kule ndlu.’ 6 Kuyakuthi uma kukhona lapho indodana yokuthula, ukuthula kwenu kohlala phezu kwayo; kepha uma kungenjalo, kuzakubuyela kini. 7 Hlalani kuleyo ndlu, nidle, niphuze abanipha khona; ngokuba isisebenzi sifanele inkokhelo yaso. Ningangenisi ezindlini ngezindlu. 8 “Nakumuphi umuzi eningena kuwo, benamukele, yidlani okubekwa phambi kwenu, 9 niphulukise abagulayo abakuwo, nithi kubo: ‘Umbuso kaNkulunkulu usondele kini.’ 10 Kepha nakumuphi umuzi eningena kuwo, benganamukeli, phumelani ezitaladini zawo, nithi: 11 ‘Nothuli lomuzi wenu olunamathele ezinyaweni zethu siyaluhlangulela kini; nokho-ke yazini lokhu ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu usondele.’ 12 Ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kwabaseSodoma ngalolo suku kunakulowo muzi.” 13 “Maye kuwe Korazini! Maye kuwe Betsayida! Ngokuba uma kwakwenziwe eTire naseSidoni imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini, ngakube kade yaphenduka, ihlala ngesaka nangomlotha. 14 Kepha kuyakuba ngcono kulo iTire neSidoni ekwahlulelweni kunakini. 15 Nawe Kapernawume uyakuphakanyiselwa ezulwini na? Uyakwehliselwa eHayidese. 16 “Onizwayo nina uyangizwa mina; onalayo nina uyangala mina; ongalayo mina uyamala ongithumileyo.” 17 Babuya-ke abangamashumi ayisikhombisa ngokujabula, bathi: “Nkosi, namademoni ayasithobela ngegama lakho.” 18 Wathi kubo: “Ngabona uSathane ewa ezulwini njengonyazi. 19 Bhekani, ngininikile igunya lokunyathela izinyoka nawofezela naphezu kwamandla onke esitha; anisoze noniwa lutho. 20 Nokho ningathokozi ngalokhu kokuthi omoya bayanithobela, kepha thokozani ngokuthi amagama enu alotshiwe ezulwini.” 21 Ngasona leso sikhathi wathokoza ngoMoya oNgcwele, wathi: “Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ngokuba ukufihlile lokho kwabahlakaniphileyo nabanokuqonda, wakwambulela izingane; yebo, Baba, ngokuba kwaba kuhle phambi kwakho ukuba kube njalo. 22 Konke ngikunikelwe nguBaba; akakho owazi ukuthi iNdodana ingubani, kuphela uYise, nokuthi uYise ungubani, kuphela iNdodana nalowo iNdodana ethanda ukumambulela yena.” 23 Waphendukela kubafundi bebodwa, wathi: “Abusisiwe amehlo abona enikubonayo. 24 Ngokuba ngithi kini: Baningi abaprofethi namakhosi ababethanda ukubona enikubonayo, abakubonanga, nokuzwa enikuzwayo, abakuzwanga.” 25 Bheka, kwase kusukuma isazimthetho esithile, samlinga sathi: “Mfundisi, ngizakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?” 26 Wathi kuso: “Kulotshweni emthethweni? Ufunda kanjani?” 27 Saphendula sathi: “Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onke amandla akho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nomakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.” 28 Wayesethi kuso: “Uphendule kahle; yenza lokho, uzakuphila.” 29 Kepha sona sithanda ukuzithetha sathi kuJesu: “Umakhelwane wami ngubani na?” 30 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Umuntu othile wehla eJerusalema eya eJeriko; watheleka phakathi kwezigcwelegcwele, zamhlubula izingubo, zamshaya, zamuka zimshiya umndondo nje. 31 Kwaqabuka kwehla umpristi othile ngaleyo ndlela; wathi embona, wamgwemela. 32 Kanjalo nomLevi, efika kuleyo ndawo embona, wamgwemela. 33 Kepha umSamariya othile owayesendleleni wafika kuye; wathi ukuba ambone, wamhawukela; 34 waya kuye, wabopha amanxeba akhe ewathela ngamafutha newayini, wamkhwelisa esilwaneni sakhe, wamusa endlini yezihambi, wamgcina. 35 Ngangomuso wakhipha odenariyu ababili, wabanika umninindlu, wathi kuye: ‘Mgcine, nalokho okwelekelayo ngiyakukubuyisela kuwe ekubuyeni kwami.’ 36 “Ngumuphi ngokubona kwakho kulaba abathathu owaba ngumakhelwane wakhe owatheleka phakathi kwezigcwelegcwele na?” 37 Sathi: “Yilowo owamenzela isihawu.” Wayesethi uJesu kuso: “Hamba wenze njalo nawe.” 38 Kwathi ekuhambeni kwabo wangena emzini othile; owesifazane othile, igama lakhe nguMarta, wamamukela endlini yakhe. 39 Wayenodadewabo othiwa nguMariya, owahlala ngasezinyaweni zeNkosi, walizwa izwi layo. 40 Kepha uMarta ekhathazekile ukusebenza okuningi waya kuye, wathi: “Nkosi, awukhathaleli ukuthi udadewethu ungishiyile, ngisebenze ngedwa, na? Ngakho yisho kuye ukuba angisize.” 41 Kepha iNkosi yamphendula yathi: “Marta, Marta, unakekela, ukhathazeka ngezinto eziningi. 42 Kodwa inye into edingekile; uMariya ukhethile isabelo esihle angayikwaphucwa sona.”
1 Kwathi ekhuleka endaweni ethile, esegcinile, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Nkosi, sifundise ukukhuleka, njengokuba uJohane naye wabafundisa abafundi bakhe.” 2 Wayesethi kubo: “Nxa nikhuleka, anothi: “ ‘Baba wethu osezulwini, malingcweliswe igama lakho; mawufike umbuso wakho; mayenziwe intando yakho emhlabeni njengasezulwini; 3 usiphe isinkwa sethu sezinsuku zonke imihla ngemihla; 4 usithethelele izono zethu, ngokuba nathi sibathethelela bonke abanecala kithi; ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule kokubi.’ ” 5 Wathi kubo: “Ngumuphi kini oyakuba nomhlobo, aye kuye phakathi kobusuku, athi kuye: ‘Mhlobo, ngitsheleke izinkwa zibe zintathu, 6 ngokuba kufike kimi umhlobo wami evela ekuhambeni, kepha anginanto engingayibeka phambi kwakhe;’ 7 yena-ke ophakathi aphendule athi: ‘Ungangihluphi; sekuvaliwe emnyango, nabantwana bami balele kanye nami; anginakuvuka, ngikunike,’ na? 8 Ngithi kini: Noma engazukuvuka amnike ngokuba engumhlobo wakhe, nokho ngenxa yokukhongisisa kwakhe uyakuvuka amnike konke akudingayo. 9 “Ngithi kini: Celani, niyakuphiwa; funani, niyakufumana; ngqongqothani, niyakuvulelwa. 10 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo ocelayo uyamukeliswa, nofunayo uyafumana, nongqongqothayo uyakuvulelwa. 11 “Ngumuphi kini onguyise, oyakuthi nxa indodana icela inhlanzi, ayinike inyoka esikhundleni senhlanzi; 12 uma icela iqanda, ayinike ufezela, na? 13 Ngakho-ke uma nina eningababi nikwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezinhle, kakhulu kangakanani uYihlo osezulwini uzakubapha abacela kuye uMoya oNgcwele.” 14 Wakhipha idemoni, laliyisimungulu; kwathi seliphumile idemoni, wakhuluma oyisimungulu; abantu bamangala. 15 Kepha abanye kubo bathi: “Ukhipha amademoni ngoBelzebule umbusi wamademoni.” 16 Abanye bemlinga bafuna kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini. 17 Kepha yena eyazi imicabango yabo wathi kubo: “Yilowo nalowo mbuso owahlukene wodwa uyachitheka, indlu idilike phezu kwendlu. 18 NoSathane, uma ehlukene yedwa, umbuso wakhe uyakuma kanjani na? lokhu nithi ngikhipha amademoni ngoBelzebule. 19 Uma mina ngikhipha amademoni ngoBelzebule, amadodana enu awakhipha ngobani na? Ngalokho-ke wona ayakuba ngabahluleli benu. 20 Kepha uma ngikhipha amademoni ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu, umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile phela kini. 21 “Uma isiqhwaga sihlomile, silinda umuzi waso, impahla yaso ihlezi ngokuthula. 22 Kepha nxa onamandla kunaso esisukela, asinqobe, uyasaphuca izikhali zaso zonke ebesizethembile, ayabe impango yaso. 23 “Ongenami umelene nami; ongabuthi nami uyahlakaza. 24 “Nxa umoya ongcolileyo ephumile kumuntu, uyadabula izindawo ezomileyo efuna ukuphumula; engakufumani uthi: ‘Ngizakubuyela endlini yami engaphuma kuyo.’ 25 Uyafika-ke, ayifumane ishaneliwe, ihlotshisiwe. 26 Khona abesehamba, azithathele abanye omoya abayisikhombisa ababi kunaye, bangene bahlale lapho, ukugcina kwalowo muntu kube kubi kunokwakuqala.” 27 Kwathi esakhuluma lokhu, owesifazane othile esixukwini waphakamisa izwi, wathi kuye: “Sibusisiwe isisu esakuthwalayo namabele owawancelayo.” 28 Kepha yena wathi: “Yebo, kodwa kakhulu babusisiwe abalizwa izwi likaNkulunkulu, balilondoloze.” 29 Sekubuthana kuye izixuku, waqala ukukhuluma, wathi: “Lesi sizukulwane siyisizukulwane esibi; sifuna isibonakaliso, kepha asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso, kuphela isibonakaliso sikaJona. 30 Ngokuba njengalokho uJona waba yisibonakaliso kwabaseNineve, iNdodana yomuntu iyakuba njalo kulesi sizukulwane. 31 Inkosikazi yaseningizimu iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye namadoda alesi sizukulwane, iwalahle; ngokuba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba izakuzwa ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoSolomoni. 32 Amadoda aseNineve ayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kanye nalesi sizukulwane, asilahle; ngokuba aphenduka ngokushumayela kukaJona; bhekani, lapha kukhona okukhulu kunoJona. 33 “Akakho othi esokhela isibani, asibeke esitha nangaphansi kwesitsha, kepha usifaka othini ukuba abangenayo babone ukukhanya. 34 Isibani somzimba siyiso lakho; nxa iso lakho liphilile, umzimba wakho wonke ungukukhanya; kepha nxa lilibi, umzimba wakho ungubumnyama. 35 Ngakho qaphela ukuba ukukhanya okukuwe kungabi ngubumnyama. 36 Njalo-ke uma umzimba wakho wonke ungukukhanya ungenandawo emnyama, uyakukhanya wonke njengesibani sikukhanyisa ngokukhanya kwaso.” 37 Esakhuluma, umFarisi wammema ukuba adle naye; wangena, wahlala ekudleni. 38 UmFarisi wamangala ebona ukuthi kaqalanga ngokuhlamba engakadli. 39 Yayisithi iNkosi kuye: “Manje-ke nina baFarisi nihlambulula ingaphandle lenkezo nesitsha, kepha ingaphakathi lenu ligcwele ukuphanga nokubi. 40 Ziwula, yena owalenza ingaphandle akalenzanga nengaphakathi na? 41 Kepha yiphani okungaphakathi kube yisiphiwo sabampofu, bhekani-ke, kobe kuhlambulukile konke kini. 42 “Kodwa maye kinina baFarisi, ngokuba nithela okweshumi kwesinkuntshane, nokwentshungu, nokwemifino yonke, ninganaki ukulunga nokumthanda uNkulunkulu! Benimelwe ukwenza lokhu, ningakuyeki nalokho. 43 “Maye kinina baFarisi, ngokuba nithanda izihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni nokubingelelwa ezigcawini zokuthengelana! 44 “Maye kinina, ngokuba nifana namathuna angasabonakaliyo, nabantu abahamba ngaphezu kwawo bengawazi!” 45 Wayesephendula omunye wezazimthetho, wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, ngokusho lokho uyasijivaza nathi.” 46 Kepha wathi: “Maye nakinina zazimthetho, ngokuba nithwesa abantu imithwalo ethwaleka kalukhuni! Nina-ke uqobo lwenu aniyithinti leyo mithwalo nangowodwa weminwe yenu. 47 “Maye kinina, ngokuba niyawakha amathuna abaprofethi, kanti oyihlo bababulala! 48 Ngalokho ningofakazi, nivuma imisebenzi yawoyihlo; ngokuba bona bababulala, nina-ke niyawakha amathuna abo. 49 Ngenxa yalokho ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kwathi: ‘Ngiyakuthumela kubo abaprofethi nabaphostoli; abanye bayakubabulala, abanye babazingele,’ 50 ukuze kubizwe kulesi sizukulwane igazi labaprofethi bonke elachithwa kwasekusekelweni komhlaba, 51 kusukela egazini lika-Abela kuze kufike egazini likaZakariya owabulawa phakathi kwe-altare nethempeli. Yebo, ngithi kini: Lizakubizwa kulesi sizukulwane. 52 “Maye kinina zazimthetho, ngokuba nisisusile isihluthulelo sokwazi! Nina uqobo lwenu aningenanga, nabangenayo nabavimbela.” 53 Kuthe ephuma lapho, ababhali nabaFarisi baqala ukumzonda kabi nokumbuzisisa ngokuninginingi, 54 bemqamekela ukuba babambe into ephuma emlonyeni wakhe.
1 Kwathi sezibuthene izigidi zabantu baze banyathelana, waqala ukukhuluma, ikakhulu kubafundi bakhe, ethi: “Xwayani imvubelo yabaFarisi engukuzenzisa. 2 Akukho okusitshekelweyo okungayikwambulwa, nokufihliweyo okungayikwaziwa. 3 Ngakho-ke konke enikukhuluma ebumnyameni kuyakuzwiwa ekukhanyeni, nalokho enikukhuluma endlebeni emakamelweni kuyakumenyezelwa phezu kwezindlu. 4 “Kepha ngithi kinina bahlobo bami: Ningabesabi abawubulala umzimba, bengenakwenza okunye emva kwalokho. 5 Kodwa ngiyakunitshengisa eniyakumesaba: Mesabeni lowo othi esebulele, abe namandla okuphonsa esihogweni. Yebo, ngithi kini: Mesabeni lowo. 6 Akuthengwa yini imizwilili eyisihlanu ngezindibilishi ezimbili na? Akukhohlakele namunye kuyo emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. 7 Kodwa nezinwele zekhanda lenu zibaliwe zonke. Maningesabi; nidlula imizwilili eminingi. 8 “Futhi ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo oyakungivuma phambi kwabantu neNdodana yomuntu iyakumvuma yena phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu; 9 kepha ongiphika phambi kwabantu uyakuphikwa phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu. 10 Nalowo okhuluma izwi elibi ngeNdodana yomuntu uyakuthethelelwa, kepha ohlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele kayikuthethelelwa. 11 “Kepha nxa beniqhubela emasinagogeni, nakubabusi, nakuzo iziphathimandla, ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyakuziphendulela kanjani nangokuthini, nokuba niyakukhulumani, 12 ngokuba uMoya oNgcwele uyakunifundisa ngasona leso sikhathi okufanele nikukhulume.” 13 Omunye wesixuku wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, shono kumfowethu ukuba abelane nami ifa.” 14 Kepha wathi kuye: “Mngane, ubani ongimise ngibe ngumahluleli noma umahlukanisi phezu kwenu na?” 15 Wayesethi kubo: “Bhekani, nixwaye ukuhaha konke, ngokuba ukuphila komuntu akumi ngobuningi bempahla yakhe.” 16 Wabalandisa umfanekiso, wathi: “Izwe lomuntu othile onothileyo lathela kahle. 17 Wazindla phakathi kwakhe, wathi: ‘Ngizakwenzani, lokhu ngingenandawo engingabuthela kuyo ukudla kwami, na?’ 18 “Wayesethi: ‘Ngizakwenza lokhu: ngizakudiliza izinqolobane zami, ngakhe ezinkulu, ngibuthele khona ukudla kwami konke nempahla yami. 19 Bese ngithi kuwo umphefumulo wami: Mphefumulo, unempahla eningi ebekelelwe iminyaka emmingi; phumula, udle, uphuze, ujabule.’ 20 “Kepha uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: ‘Wena siwula, ngalobu busuku umphefumulo wakho uzakubizwa kuwe; pho-ke, izinto ozilungisileyo ziyakuba ngezikabani na?’ 21 “Kunjalo kozibekelela ingcebo enganothile kuNkulunkulu.” 22 Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Ngakho-ke ngithi kini: Ningakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu ukuthi niyakudlani, nangomzimba wenu ukuthi niyakwembathani. 23 Ngokuba ukuphila kukhulu kunokudla, nomzimba kunesambatho. 24 Bhekani izingwababana ukuthi azihlwanyeli, azivuni, azinaxhiba nanqolobane, kepha uNkulunkulu uyazondla; nina nizidlula kakhulu kangakanani izinyoni. 25 Ngumuphi kini ongathi ngokukhathazeka enezele ebudeni bakhe ingalo na? 26 Ngalokho nxa ningenamandla okwenza nokuncinyane, yini ukuba nikhathazeke ngokunye na? 27 “Bhekani iminduze ukuthi imila kanjani; ayiphothi, ayaluki, kepha ngithi kini noSolomoni ebukhazikhazini bakhe bonke wayengembathisile okomunye wayo. 28 Uma uNkulunkulu embathisa kanjalo utshani basendle obukhona namuhla, ngomuso buphonswe eziko, kakhulu kangakanani uyakunembathisa nina eninokukholwa okuncane. 29 Nani maningafuni eniyakukudla neniyakukuphuza; ningakhathazeki. 30 Ngokuba konke lokho kufunwa ngabezizwe bomhlaba, kepha uYihlo uyazi ukuthi niyakudinga lokho. 31 Kodwa funani umbuso wakhe, khona konke lokho kuyakwenezelwa nina. 32 “Ungesabi, mhlambi omncane; ngokuba kwathandeka kuYihlo ukuninika umbuso. 33 Thengisani ngeninakho, niphe abampofu; nizenzele izikhwama ezingagugiyo, ingcebo engapheliyo ezulwini, lapho kungasondeli sela, kungoni nundu khona. 34 Ngokuba lapho kukhona ingcebo yenu, lapho iyakuba khona nenhliziyo yenu. 35 “Izinkalo zenu mazibe ziboshiwe, nezibani zivutha. 36 Nani yibani njengabantu ababheke inkosi yabo ibuya emshadweni ukuba, nxa ifika ingqongqotha, bayivulele masinyane. 37 Zibusisiwe lezo zinceku okuyakuthi inkosi, nxa ifika, izifumane zilindile; ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Iyakuzibopha ukhalo, izihlalise ekudleni, ize izikhonze. 38 Noma ifika ngomlindo wesibili noma ngowesithathu, ifumane kunjalo, zibusisiwe zona lezo. 39 Kepha yazini lokhu kokuthi, uma umninindlu ebesazi isikhathi isela elizakufika ngaso, ubengayikuvuma ukuba ifohlwe indlu yakhe. 40 Nani manibe nilungile, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyeza ngesikhathi eningasicabangiyo.” 41 UPetru wayesethi kuye: “Nkosi, usilandisa thina lo mfanekiso nokuba bonke na?” 42 Yayisithi iNkosi: “Ngumuphi-ke umphathi othembekileyo noqondileyo, inkosi yakhe eyakumbeka phezu kwabendlu bayo ukuba abanike isabelo sabo sokudla ngesikhathi sakho? 43 Ibusisiwe leyo nceku okuyakuthi inkosi yayo, nxa ifika, iyifumane yenze njalo. 44 Impela ngithi kini: Iyakuyibeka phezu kwakho konke enakho. 45 Kepha uma leyo nceku ithi enhliziyweni yayo: ‘Inkosi yami ilibele ukufika,’ iqale ukushaya abafana namantombazana, idle, iphuze, idakwe, 46 inkosi yaleyo nceku iyakufika ngosuku engayibhekile ngalo nangomzuzu engawaziyo, iyinqumanqume, iyabele nabangakholekile. 47 “Njalo-ke leyo nceku ebiyazi intando yenkosi yayo ingalungiselanga, ingenzanga ngokwentando yayo, iyakushaywa imivimbo eminingi; 48 kepha ebingazi yenza okufanele imivimbo, iyakushaywa eyingcosana; yilowo nalowo ophiwe okuningi, kuyakubizwa okuningi kuye; nophathiswe okuningi, bayakubiza kuye okungaphezu kwalokho. 49 “Ngize ukuphonsa umlilo emhlabeni; bengifunisisa kangakanani ukuba nga sewokhelwe. 50 Kepha nginombhapathizo engizakubhapathizwa ngawo; ngikhathazekile kanjani, uze ufezeke. 51 Nithi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni na? Ngithi kini: Qha, kepha kakhulu ukwahlukana. 52 Ngokuba kusukela manje kuyakuba khona abayisihlanu endlini inye bahlukene, abathathu nababili, ababili nabathathu; 53 bayakwahlukana, uyise nendodana, indodana noyise; unina nendodakazi, indodakazi nonina; uninazala nomalokazana wakhe, umalokazana noninazala.” 54 Wayesethi nakuzo izixuku: “Nxa nibona ifu likhuphuka entshonalanga, masinyane nithi: ‘Iyeza imvula,’ kube njalo. 55 Futhi nxa kuphephetha iningizimu, nithi: ‘Lizakubalela,’ kube njalo. 56 Bazenzisi, niyakwazi ukuchachisa ukuma komhlaba nokwezulu; kepha yini ukuba ningachachisi lesi sikhathi na? 57 “Pho, yini ukuba ninganqumi ngokwenu okulungileyo na? 58 Ngokuba, nxa uya enkosini nomelene nawe, ncengisisa usesendleleni ukuba ukhululeke kuye, funa mhlawumbe akuhudulele kumahluleli, umahluleli akunikele kulo iphoyisa, iphoyisa likuphonse etilongweni. 59 Ngithi kuwe: Awusoze waphuma khona, uze ukhokhe ifadingi lokuphela.”
1 Ngaleso sikhathi kwakukhona abathile abamtshela ngabaseGalile igazi labo uPilatu ayelixubanisile nemihlatshelo yabo. 2 Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nithi labo baseGalile babe yizoni kunabo bonke abaseGalile, ngokuba behlelwa yilokho, na? 3 Ngithi kini: Qha, kepha uma ningaphenduki, niyakubhubha kanjalo nonke. 4 Nalabo abayishumi nesishiyagalombili owawela phezu kwabo umbhoshongo waseSilowama, wababulala, nithi bona babe namacala kunabantu bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema na? 5 Ngithi kini: Qha, kepha uma ningaphenduki, niyakubhubha ngokunjalo nonke.” 6 Wayesebalandisa lo mfanekiso wokuthi: “Umuntu othile wayenomkhiwane utshalwe esivinini sakhe; weza efuna isithelo kuwo, akasifumananga. 7 Wayesethi kuso isisebenzi sesivini: ‘Bheka, sekuyiminyaka emithathu ngiza ngifuna isithelo kulo mkhiwane, ngingasifumani; wunqume; yini ukuba uyone futhi inhlabathi?’ 8 “Sona saphendula, sathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, wuyeke nangalo mnyaka, ngize ngivukuze inhlabathi emaceleni awo, ngiwuthelele umquba; 9 mhlawumbe ungaze uthele ngozayo; kepha uma kungenjalo, wowunquma.’ ” 10 Wayefundisa kwelinye lamasinagoge ngesabatha. 11 Bheka, kwaba khona owesifazane onomoya wobuthakathaka iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, eseqhothile engenakululama nempela. 12 Kwathi uJesu embona, wambiza, wathi kuye: “Mame, ukhululiwe ebuthakathakeni bakho.” 13 Wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe; weluleka khona lapho, wamdumisa uNkulunkulu. 14 Umphathi wesinagoge, ecunukile ngokuba uJesu ephulukisile ngesabatha, waphendula, wathi kuso isixuku: “Kukhona izinsuku eziyisithupha okufanele ukusetshenzwa ngazo; ngakho-ke anoza ngazo, niphulukiswe, kungabi ngosuku lwesabatha.” 15 Kepha iNkosi yamphendula yathi: “Bazenzisi, kanti yilowo nalowo kini kayithukululi yini ngesabatha inkabi yakhe noma imbongolo yakhe emkhombeni, ayise ukuyoyiphuzisa, na? 16 Kepha lona, eyindodakazi ka-Abrahama, uSathane abembophile, bhekani, iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, bekungafanele yini ukuba akhululwe kuleso sibopho ngosuku lwesabatha na?” 17 Wathi ukuba asho lokho, bajabha bonke ababemelene naye; isixuku sonke sathokoza ngemisebenzi yonke yenkazimulo eyenziwe nguye. 18 Wayesethi: “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufana nani na? Ngiyakuwufanisa nani na? 19 Ufana nenhlamvu yesinaphi ayithatha umuntu, wayihlwanyela ensimini yakhe; yamila, yaba ngumuthi, izinyoni zezulu zaze zakhela emagatsheni awo.” 20 Wabuye wathi: “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ngiyakuwufanisa nani na? 21 Ufana nemvubelo ayithatha owesifazane, wayifaka emaqomeni amathathu empuphu, kwaze kwabila konke.” 22 Wayesedlula, wahamba imizi ngemizi nemizana ngemizana, efundisa, eqonde eJerusalema. 23 Umuntu othile wayesethi kuye: “Nkosi, bayingcosana abasindiswayo na?” Wathi kubo: 24 “Phikelelani ukungena ngomnyango omncinyane; ngokuba ngithi kini: Abaningi bayakufuna ukungena, bahluleke. 25 Nxa umninindlu esukumile wavala emnyango, niqale ukuma ngaphandle, ningqongqothe emnyango, nithi: ‘Nkosi, sivulele,’ uyakuphendula, athi: ‘Anginazi lapho nivela khona.’ 26 “Lapho-ke niyakuqala ukuthi: ‘Sasidla, siphuza phambi kwakho, wawufundisa emigwaqweni yakithi.’ 27 “Athi-ke: ‘Ngithi kini: Anginazi lapho nivela khona; sukani kimi nina nonke, basebenzi bokungalungi.’ 28 “Lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo, nxa senibona o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, nabaprofethi bonke embusweni kaNkulunkulu, kepha nina nikhishelwe ngaphandle. 29 Bayakufika bevela empumalanga, nasentshonalanga, nasenyakatho, naseningizimu, bahlale ekudleni embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 30 Bhekani, bakhona abokugcina abayakuba ngabokuqala; bakhona abokuqala abayakuba ngabokugcina.” 31 Ngawo lowo mzuzwana kweza abaFarisi abathile, bathi kuye: “Suka, umuke lapha, ngokuba uHerode ufuna ukukubulala.” 32 Wathi kubo: “Hambani nithi kuleyo mpungushe: ‘Bheka, ngikhipha amademoni, ngiphulukise abagulayo namuhla nakusasa, kuthi ngosuku lwesithathu ngipheleliswe.’ 33 Nokho ngimelwe ukuba ngihambe namuhla nakusasa nangomhlomunye; ngokuba akunakwenzeka ukuba umprofethi abhubhe ngaphandle kweJerusalema. 34 “Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi, okhanda ngamatshe abathunyelwe kuwe, bengithanda kangaki ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho njengesikhukukazi sibuthela amazinyane aso phansi kwamaphiko; kepha anivumanga. 35 Bhekani, indlu yenu isisala inxiwa kini; kepha ngithi kini: Anisoze nangibona, kuze kufike isikhathi sokuba nithi: ‘Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi.’ ”
1 Kwathi ekungeneni kwakhe ngesabatha endlini yomunye waba yizikhulu kubaFarisi ukuba adle ukudla, bona uqobo babemqaphele. 2 Bheka, kwavela phambi kwakhe umuntu othile owayenesifo samanzi. 3 UJesu wathatha, wathi kuzo izazimthetho nabaFarisi: “Kuvunyelwe yini ukuphulukisa ngesabatha noma qha?” 4 Kepha bathula. Wayesemphatha, wamphulukisa, wammukisa. 5 Wathi kubo: “Ngumuphi kini ongathi indodana noma inkabi iyele emgodini, angayikhiphi masinyane ngosuku lwesabatha, na?” 6 Bahluleka ukuphendula kulokho. 7 Wabalandisa abamenyiweyo umfanekiso, ebona ukuzikhethela kwabo izihlalo eziphambili, wathi kubo: 8 “Nxa umenyiwe ngumuntu ukuya emshadweni, ungahlali esihlalweni esiphambili, funa ngabe ukhona omkhulu kunawe omenyiwe nguye, 9 eze yena onimeme wena naye, athi: ‘Mdedele lo;’ khona uqale uhlale kwesisenzansi unamahloni. 10 Kepha nxa umenyiwe, hamba uhlale endaweni esenzansi ukuba, nxa efika okumemileyo, athi kuwe: ‘Mhlobo, yenyukela enhla;’ khona uyakuba nodumo phambi kwabo bonke abahlezi nawe ekudleni. 11 Ngokuba oziphakamisayo uzakuthotshiswa; nozithobayo uzakuphakanyiswa.” 12 Wathi nakommemileyo: “Uma wenza isidlo sasemini noma esakusihlwa, ungabizi abahlobo bakho, nabafowenu, nomndeni wakho, nabakhelwane bakho abacebileyo, funa nabo babuye bakumeme, kube khona ukwenanana. 13 Kepha uma wenza isidlo, mema abampofu, nezinyonga, nezimpumputhe; 14 uyakubusiswa-ke, ngokuba bangekwenanisele; uyakwenaniselwa ekuvukeni kwabalungileyo.” 15 Esezwile lokho omunye wababehlezi naye ekudleni, wathi kuye: “Ubusisiwe lowo oyakudla isinkwa embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” 16 Kepha wathi kuye: “Umuntu othile wenza idili elikhulu, wamema abaningi. 17 Ngesikhathi sedili wathuma inceku yakhe ukuba isho kwabamenyiweyo ukuthi: ‘Zanini, ngokuba sekulungisiwe konke.’ 18 “Kepha bonke baqala ukuzilandulela ngazwi linye; owokuqala wathi kuye: ‘Ngithengile insimu, kuswelekile ukuba ngiye ngiyibone; ngiyakuncenga, mawungilandulele.’ 19 “Omunye wathi: ‘Ngithengile izinkabi eziyishumi, sengiya ukuzilinga; ngiyakuncenga, mawungilandulele.’ 20 “Omunye wathi: ‘Ngithathile umfazi, ngalokho ngingeze.’ 21 “Isibuyile inceku yabika lokho enkosini yayo. Khona umninindlu wathukuthela, wathi encekwini yakhe: ‘Khawuleza, uye emigwaqweni nasemingcingweni yomuzi, ungenise lapha abampofu, nezilima, nezimpumputhe, nezinyonga.’ 22 “Yathi inceku: ‘Nkosi, sekwenziwe ngokuyala kwakho; kepha isekhona indawo.’ 23 “Yathi inkosi encekwini: ‘Phuma uye ezindleleni nasezintangweni, ubacindezele bangene ukuba igcwale indlu yami. 24 Ngokuba ngithi kini: Ayikho neyodwa yalawo madoda abemenyiwe eyakulizwa idili lami.’ ” 25 Kwakuhamba naye izixuku eziningi; waphenduka, wathi kuzo: 26 “Uma umuntu eza kimi engamzondi uyise, nonina, nomkakhe, nabantwana, nabafowabo, nawodadewabo, yebo, nokuphila kwakhe, angebe ngumfundi wami. 27 Nalowo ongathwali isiphambano sakhe, angilandele, angebe ngumfundi wami. 28 “Ngokuba ngumuphi kini othi efuna ukwakha umbhoshongo, angaqali ahlale phansi, abale izindleko ukuthi unakho okokuwuqeda na? 29 Funa kuthi esebeke isisekelo, engenamandla okuqeda, bonke abakubonayo baqale ukumhleka, 30 bathi: ‘Lo muntu waqala kabanga namandla okuqeda.’ 31 “Noma yiyiphi inkosi eya kwenye inkosi ukuhlaselana nayo engaqali ihlale phansi, ihlole ukuba inamandla yini ukuhlangabezana ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi naleyo eza kuyo, inezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili na? 32 Kepha uma kungenzeke, ingathi isekude leyo, ithuma amanxusa, icele okokuthula. 33 Kunjalo-ke yilowo nalowo kini ongavalelisi nakho konke anakho angebe ngumfundi wami. 34 “Usawoti uyinto enhle; kepha uma usawoti edumele, uyakuhlaziywa ngani na? 35 Akasafanele namhlabathi namquba; uyalahlwa nje phandle; onezidlebe zokuzwa makezwe.”
1 Kwase kusondela kuye bonke abathelisi nezoni ukumuzwa. 2 AbaFarisi nababhali base bakhonona bethi: “Lo muntu wamukela izoni, adle nazo.” 3 Wayesebalandisa lo mfanekiso, ethi: 4 “Ngumuphi umuntu kini onezimvu eziyikhulu, alahlekelwe ngenye kuzo, angazishiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ehlane, aye kwelahlekileyo, aze ayithole, na? 5 Athi eseyitholile, ayetshathe ethokoza. 6 Esefike ekhaya ameme abahlobo nabakhelwane, athi kubo: ‘Thokozani nami, ngokuba ngiyitholile imvu yami ebilahlekile.’ 7 Ngithi kini: Kanjalo kuyakuba khona ukuthokoza ezulwini ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo, kunabalungileyo abangamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye abangasweli ukuphenduka. 8 “Noma ngumuphi owesifazane othi enezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyishumi, uma elahlekelwe luhlamvu lwaba lunye, angokheli isibani, ashanele indlu, afunisise, aze aluthole? 9 Athi ukuba aluthole, abize abahlobo nabakhelwane, athi: ‘Thokozani nami, ngokuba ngilutholile uhlamvu lwami obelungilahlekele.’ 10 Ngithi kini: Kanjalo kukhona ukuthokoza phambi kwezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ngesoni sisinye esiphendukayo.” 11 Wayesethi: “Umuntu othile wayenamadodana amabili. 12 Encane yawo yayisithi kuyise: ‘Baba, nginike isabelo sefa esiqondene nami;’ wawahlukanisela impahla. 13 “Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezingeziningi indodana encane yayisibutha konke, yamuka, yaya ezweni elikude, yachitha khona imfuyo yayo ihamba ngokonakala. 14 Isisaphaze konke, kwavela indlala enkulu kulelo zwe; yaqala ukuswela. 15 Yayisiya kukhonza komunye umuntu walelo zwe; yena wayithuma emadlelweni akhe ukuba yaluse izingulube. 16 Yafisa ukuzisuthisa ngemidumba edliwa yizingulube; kepha kayiphiwanga muntu. 17 “Kuthe sekusile kuyo, yathi: ‘Bangaki abaqashwa bakababa abanokudla okuningi, kanti mina ngifa indlala lapha. 18 Ngiyakusuka, ngiye kubaba, ngithi: Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho; 19 angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho; ngenze ngibe njengomunye wabaqashwa bakho.’ 20 Yayisisuka, yafika kuyise; kepha kuthe isekude, uyise wayibona, waba nesihe, wagijima, wayisingatha entanyeni, wayanga. 21 “Indodana yayisithi kuye: ‘Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho; angisafanele ukuthiwa indodana yakho.’ 22 “Kepha uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe: ‘Sheshani nikhiphe ingubo enhle kunazo zonke, niyembathise, nifake indandatho esandleni sayo nezicathulo ezinyaweni, 23 nilethe ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo, nilihlabe, sidle, sijabule; 24 ngokuba le ndodana yami ibifile, yabuye yaphila; ibilahlekile, seyatholakala;’ base beqala ukujabula. 25 “Kepha indodana yakhe enkulu yayisensimini; yathi iseza isondela endlini, yezwa ukuhlabelela nokusina. 26 Yabiza omunye wabafana, yabuza ukuthi kwenze njani lokho. 27 Wathi kuyo: ‘Kufike umfowenu; uyihlo wahlaba ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo, ngokuba ubuye wamthola ephilile.’ 28 “Kepha yathukuthela, kayivumanga ukungena; uyise wayesephuma, wayincenga. 29 Kodwa yaphendula, yathi kuyise: ‘Bheka, iminyaka engaka ngikukhonzile; angizange ngeqe umyalo wakho, kepha mina awuzange ungiphe nazinyane lembuzi ukuba ngijabule nabahlobo bami, 30 kodwa kuthe ukuba ifike leyo ndodana yakho eqede imfuyo yakho nezifebe, wayihlabisa ithole elikhuluphalisiweyo.’ 31 “Wayesethi kuyo: ‘Mntanami, wena uhlala nami njalo; konke okwami kungokwakho. 32 Kepha simelwe ukujabula, sithokoze, ngokuba umfowenu lo wayefile, wabuye waphila; wayelahlekile, sewatholakala.’ ”
1 Wayesekhuluma nakubafundi bakhe, ethi: “Kwakukhona umuntu othile oyisicebi, owayenomphathi; yena wamangalelwa kuye ngokuthi uchitha impahla yakhe. 2 Wambiza, wathi kuye: ‘Kuyini lokhu engikuzwa ngawe na? Landa ngobuphathi bakho, ngokuba ungebe usaba ngumphathi.’ 3 “Wayesethi umphathi phakathi kwakhe: ‘Ngizakwenze njani, lokhu inkosi yami ingaphuca ubuphathi? Anginamandla okulima, nginamahloni ukunxiba. 4 Ngiyakwazi engiyakukwenza ukuba bangamukele ezindlini zabo, nxa ngikhishwa ebuphathini.’ 5 “Wababiza ngabanye abanamacala enkosini yakhe, wathi kowokuqala: ‘Unecala elingakanani enkosini yami na?’ 6 “Wathi: ‘Amabhati ayikhulu amafutha.’ “Wayesethi kuye: ‘Thatha incwadi yakho, usheshe uhlale phansi, ulobe amashumi ayisihlanu.’ 7 “Khona wathi komunye: ‘Wena-ke unecala elingakanani na?’ “Wathi: ‘Izilinganiso eziyikhulu zikakolweni.’ “Wathi kuye: ‘Thatha incwadi yakho, ulobe amashumi ayisishiyagalombili.’ 8 “Inkosi yambabaza umphathi ongalungile ngokuthi wenze ngokuhlakanipha, ngokuba abantwana balesi sikhathi bahlakaniphile esizukulwaneni sabo kunabantwana bokukhanya. 9 Nami ngithi kini: Zenzeleni nina abahlobo ngokukaMamona ongalungile, ukuze kuthi, nxa kuphelile, banamukele ezindlini eziphakade. 10 “Othembekile kokuncinyane uthembekile nakokukhulu; ongalungile kokuncinyane kalungile nakokukhulu. 11 Ngakho uma beningathembeki kokukaMamona ongalungile, ubani oyakuniphathisa okuyikhonakhona na? 12 Futhi uma beningathembeki kokomunye, ubani oyakuninika okungokwenu na? 13 “Akukho nceku engakhonza amakhosi amabili, ngokuba kokunye iyakuzonda enye, ithande enye, noma ibambelele kwenye, iyeyise enye. Ningeze nakhonza uNkulunkulu noMamona.” 14 AbaFarisi ababethanda imali bakuzwa konke lokho, bamklolodela. 15 Wayesethi kubo: “Nina ningabazishaya abalungileyo emehlweni abantu; kepha uNkulunkulu uyazazi izinhliziyo zenu, ngokuba lokho okuphakemeyo phakathi kwabantu kuyisinengiso emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. 16 “Umthetho nabaprofethi kwakukhona kwaze kwafika uJohane; kusukela kuleso sikhathi ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu liyashunyayelwa, wonke umuntu uphika ngokufuzula kuwo. 17 Kepha kulula ukuba kudlule izulu nomhlaba kunokuba kuwe ibalana elilodwa lomthetho. 18 “Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, aganwe ngomunye, uyaphinga; noganwa ngolahliwe yindoda uyaphinga. 19 “Kwakukhona umuntu othile onothileyo, owayegqoka ezibubende nezelineni elihle, ezijabulisa imihla ngemihla etamasa. 20 Kwakukhona futhi ompofu othile, nguLazaru igama lakhe, owayelahliwe ngasesangweni lakhe egcwele izilonda, 21 enxanela ukusuthiswa ngemvuthuluka ewa etafuleni lesicebi; yebo, kweza nezinja, zamkhotha izilonda. 22 “Kwase kuthi wafa ompofu, wathwalwa yizingelosi, wasiwa esifubeni sika-Abrahama; nesicebi safa, sembelwa. 23 SesiseHayidese saphakamisa amehlo aso, sisebuhlungwini, sambona u-Abrahama ekude, noLazaru esesifubeni sakhe. 24 Samemeza sathi: ‘Baba Abrahama, ngihawukele, uthume uLazaru, agcobhoze isihloko somunwe wakhe emanzini, aphozise ulimi lwami, ngokuba ngiyahlushwa kuleli langabi.’ 25 “Kepha u-Abrahama wathi: ‘Ndodana, khumbula ukuba wamukela okuhle kwakho usesekuphileni noLazaru kanjalo okubi; kodwa manje uyaduduzwa yena lapha, wena uyahlushwa. 26 Nangaphezu kwakho konke lokho kubekiwe umhosha omkhulu phakathi kwethu nani ukuba abafuna ukusuka lapha baye kini bangekwenze, nabalapho bangaweleli kithi.’ 27 “Sase sithi: ‘Njalo ngiyakucela, baba, ukuba umthumele endlini kababa, 28 ngokuba nginabafowethu abayisihlanu, ukuze afakaze kubo, bangezi nabo kule ndawo yobuhlungu.’ 29 “Kepha u-Abrahama wathi: ‘BanoMose nabaprofethi; mabezwe bona.’ 30 “Sathi-ke: ‘Qha, baba Abrahama, kodwa uma kusuka umuntu kwabafileyo, aye kubo, bayakuphenduka.’ 31 “Kepha wathi kuso: ‘Uma bengalaleli uMose nabaprofethi, kabayikuvunyiswa, noma kuvuka umuntu kwabafileyo.’ ”
1 Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Kungeze kwenzeka ukuba kungaveli izikhubekiso; kodwa maye kulowo ezivela ngaye! 2 Kungcono kuye ukuba itshe lokusila ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, alahlwe elwandle, kunokuba akhubekise abe munye kulaba abancinyane. 3 Xwayani nina. Uma umfowenu ona, mkhuze; uma ephenduka, mthethelele. 4 Noma ekonela kasikhombisa ngosuku, abuyele kuwe kasikhombisa, ethi: ‘Ngiyaphenduka,’ womthethelela.” 5 Abaphostoli base bethi eNkosini: “Yandisa ukukholwa kwethu.” 6 Yayisithi iNkosi: “Uma beninokukholwa okungangenhlamvu yesinaphi, beningasho kulo mthombe: ‘Simbuka, utshaleke elwandle,’ ubuyakunilalela. 7 “Ngumuphi kini onenceku elimayo nokuba eyalusayo, athi kuyo ibuya endle: ‘Sondela masinyane, uhlale phansi, udle’? 8 Kodwa akayikusho kuyo ukuthi: ‘Lungisa engizakukudla, uzibophe, ungiphakele, ngize ngidle, ngiphuze, andukuba udle, uphuze wena,’ na? 9 Uyayibonga yini inceku, ngokuba yenzile ekuyaliweyo na? 10 Kunjalo nani, nxa nikwenzile konke enikuyaliweyo, anothi: ‘Asizinceku zalutho; sikwenzile nje ebesifanele ukukwenza.’ ” 11 Kwathi esehamba ukuya eJerusalema, wadabula iSamariya neGalile. 12 Esangena emzaneni othile, kwahlangana naye amadoda ayishumi anochoko, amela kude, 13 aphakamisa izwi, athi: “Jesu Nkosi, sihawukele!” 14 Kuthe ewabona, wathi kuwo: “Hambani, niyoziveza kubapristi.” Kwathi esahamba, ahlanjululwa. 15 Enye yawo isibona ukuthi iphulukisiwe, yabuya imdumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu, 16 yawa ngobuso ngasezinyaweni zakhe imbonga; yayingumSamariya. 17 Kepha uJesu waphendula wathi: “Akuhlanjululwanga abayishumi na? Baphi, pho, abayisishiyagalolunye na? 18 Abafunyaniswanga yini ababuyela ukumnika uNkulunkulu udumo, kuphela lona wezizwe na?” 19 Wayesethi kuye: “Sukuma uhambe; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.” 20 Ebuzwe ngabaFarisi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakufika nini, wabaphendula wathi: “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu awufiki ubonwa ngamehlo. 21 Futhi kabayikusho ukuthi: ‘Bhekani, nanku,’ nokuba, ‘nankuya;’ ngokuba bhekani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kini.” 22 Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Kuzakufika izinsuku, lapho niyakufisa ukubona lube lunye lwezinsuku zeNdodana yomuntu, kepha aniyikulubona. 23 Bayakuthi kini: ‘Bhekani, nansiya; bhekani, nansi;’ maningayi, ningalandeli. 24 Ngokuba njengonyazi, nxa lunyazima kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu, lukhanya luze lufike kwenye indawo phansi kwezulu, yoba njalo iNdodana yomuntu ngosuku lwayo. 25 Kepha kuqala imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, yaliwe yilesi sizukulwane. 26 “Njengokuba kwenzeka emihleni kaNowa, kuyakuba njalo nasemihleni yeNdodana yomuntu. 27 Babedla, bephuza, beganwa, bendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwafika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonke. 28 “Kanjalo njengokuba kwenzeka nasemihleni kaLoti, babedla, bephuza, bethenga, bethengisa, betshala, bakha; 29 kepha ngosuku uLoti aphuma ngalo eSodoma lana umlilo nesibabule kuvela ezulwini, kwababhubhisa bonke; 30 kuyakuba njalo ngosuku eyakwambulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntu. 31 Ngalolo suku oyakuba phezu kwendlu, impahla yakhe isendlini, kangehli ukuyithatha; njalo nosensimini kangabuyeli emuva. 32 Khumbulani umkaLoti. 33 Ofuna ukuzuza ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho, kepha olahlekelwa yikho uyakukulondoloza. 34 Ngithi kini: Ngalobo busuku kuyakuba khona ababili embhedeni munye; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe. 35 Kuyakuba khona ababili besila ndawonye; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe. 36 Kuyakuba khona ababili ensimini; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe.” 37 Base bephendula, bethi kuye: “Kuphi, Nkosi?” Wathi kubo: “Lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona.”
1 Wabalandisa umfanekiso wokuthi bamelwe ukukhuleka njalo, bangadangali. 2 Wathi: “Kwakukhona emzini othile umahluleli othile owayengamesabi uNkulunkulu, enganaki muntu. 3 Kulowo muzi kwakukhona futhi umfelokazi owayelokhu efika kuye, ethi: ‘Ngizwele esitheni sami.’ 4 “Kwaba yisikhathi engavumi; kepha ngasemuva wathi phakathi kwakhe: ‘Nakuba ngingamesabi uNkulunkulu, nginganaki muntu, 5 nokho-ke ngokuba lo mfelokazi engikhathaza njalo, ngiyakumzwela, funa angizuke ngokufika njalonjalo.’ ” 6 Yayisithi iNkosi: “Yizwani okushiwo ngumahluleli ongalungile. 7 UNkulunkulu kayikubezwela yini abakhethiweyo bakhe abakhala kuye imini nobusuku, ababekezelele, na? 8 Ngithi kini: Uzakubezwela masinyane. Nokho nxa ifika iNdodana yomuntu, imbala iyakufumana ukukholwa emhlabeni na?” 9 Wayesekhuluma kwabathile ababezethemba ukuthi balungile, bedelela abanye, ebalandisa lo mfanekiso ngokuthi: 10 “Abantu ababili benyukela ethempelini beya kukhuleka, omunye engumFarisi, omunye engumthelisi. 11 UmFarisi wema wazikhulekela ngokuthi: ‘Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ngingenjengabanye abantu: izigcwelegcwele, abangalungile, iziphingi, nanjengalo mthelisi. 12 Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki, nginikela okweshumi kukho konke enginakho.’ 13 “Kepha umthelisi emi kude wayengafuni nakuphakamisela amehlo akhe ngasezulwini, kodwa washaya isifuba sakhe, ethi: ‘Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni.’ 14 “Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kunomunye. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uzakuthotshiswa, kodwa ozithobayo uzakuphakanyiswa.” 15 Baletha kuye nabantwanyana ukuba abaphathe; kepha abafundi bekubona babakhuza. 16 Kodwa uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabenqabeli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo. 17 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana kasoze angena kuwo.” 18 Umbusi othile wayesembuza ethi: “Mfundisi omuhle, ngiyakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?” 19 Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? Kakho omuhle, munye kuphela, uNkulunkulu. 20 Uyayazi imiyalelo ukuthi: ‘Ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, yazisa uyihlo nonyoko.’ ” 21 Kepha wathi: “Konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami.” 22 UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kuye: “Usasilalelwe into inye: thengisa ngakho konke onakho, wabele abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze ungilandele.” 23 Kuthe ekuzwa lokho, wadabuka impela, ngokuba wayenothile kakhulu. 24 UJesu embona wathi: “Kulukhuni kangakanani kwaba nomnotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 25 Kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yosungulo kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” 26 Abezwayo base bethi: “Pho, kungasindiswa bani na?” 27 Kepha wathi: “Okungenzeki kubantu kungenzeka kuNkulunkulu.” 28 Wayesethi uPetru: “Bheka, thina sishiye okwethu, sakulandela.” 29 Wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akukho muntu oshiye indlu, noma umkakhe, noma abafowabo, noma abazali, noma abantwana ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu, 30 ongayikwamukeliswa okuphindwe kaningi kulesi sikhathi nasenkathini ezayo ukuphila okuphakade.” 31 Wayesebasondeza kuye abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: “Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; konke okulotshwe ngabaprofethi ngeNdodana yomuntu kuyakugcwaliseka. 32 Ngokuba izakukhashelwa kwabezizwe, iklolodelwe, idunyazwe, ikhafulelwe ngamathe, 33 bayishaye, bayibulale; kepha ngosuku lwesithathu izakuvuka.” 34 Kepha bona kabaqondanga lutho lwalokho; lelo zwi lalifihlakele kubo, abakuqondanga obekushiwo. 35 Kwathi esesondela eJeriko, impumputhe ethile yayihlezi ngasendleleni inxiba. 36 Isizwa isixuku sidlula, yabuza ukuthi: “Kuyini lokhu?” 37 Base beyitshela ukuthi: “Kudlula uJesu waseNazaretha.” 38 Yayisimemeza ithi: “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!” 39 Ababehamba phambili bayikhuza ukuba ithule kepha kwayikhona imemeza kakhulu yona, ithi: “Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!” 40 Wema-ke uJesu, wayala ukuba ilethwe kuye. Isisondele, wayibuza wathi: 41 “Ufuna ukuba ngikwenzeleni na?” Yathi: “Nkosi, ukuba ngibone.” 42 UJesu wathi kuyo: “Bona! Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.” 43 Yayisibona khona lapho, yamlandela imdumisa uNkulunkulu, nabantu bonke bekubona bamnika uNkulunkulu indumiso.
1 Wangena eJeriko, wadabula khona. 2 Bheka, kwakukhona indoda, igama layo linguZakewu, ingumthelisi omkhulu, icebile. 3 Yayifuna ukumbona uJesu ukuthi ungubani; yahluleka ngenxa yesixuku, ngokuba yayimfushane. 4 Yagijimela phambili, yakhwela emthombeni ukuba imbone, ngokuba ebezakudlula ngakhona. 5 Esefikile uJesu kuleyo ndawo wabheka phezulu, wathi kuyo: “Zakewu, shesha wehle, ngokuba namuhla ngimelwe ukuhlala endlini yakho.” 6 Washesha wehla, wamamukela ngokuthokoza. 7 Kuthe bekubona, bakhonona bonke, bathi: “Uye kungenisa kwandoda eyisoni.” 8 Kodwa uZakewu wasukuma, wathi eNkosini: “Bheka, Nkosi, ngipha abampofu inxenye yempahla yami; kuthi uma ngimaphucile umuntu into ngamacebo, ngiyibuyisa iphindwe kane.” 9 UJesu wathi kuye: “Namuhla insindiso ifikile kule ndlu, lokhu naye eyindodana ka-Abrahama. 10 Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukufuna nokusindisa okulahlekileyo.” 11 Kuthe ukuba bakuzwe lokho, weleka walandisa umfanekiso, ngokuba ebeseduze neJerusalema nangokuba bebethi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakubonakala masinyane. 12 Wathi-ke: “Umuntu othile wohlanga olukhulu waya ezweni elikude eyozithathela umbuso, abuye. 13 Wayesebiza izinceku zakhe eziyishumi, wazinika omina abayishumi, wathi kuzo: ‘Hwebani ngabo, ngize ngibuye.’ 14 “Kepha abantu bomuzi wakhe babemzonda, bathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, bethi: ‘Asithandi ukuba lo abuse phezu kwethu.’ 15 “Kwathi esebuyile ekuthatheni umbuso, wathi azibizelwe kuye lezo zinceku abezinike imali ukuba azi ukuthi yileyo naleyo izuzeni ngokuhweba. 16 “Yavela-ke eyokuqala, yathi: ‘Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayishumi.’ 17 “Wathi kuyo: ‘Kuhle-ke, nceku enhle; lokhu ufunyanwe uthembekile kokuncinyane, uzakubusa phezu kwemizi eyishumi.’ 18 “Yafika neyesibili, yathi: ‘Umina wakho, Nkosi, uzuze omina abayisihlanu.’ 19 “Wathi nakuleyo: ‘Nawe yiba phezu kwemizi eyisihlanu.’ 20 “Kwafika nenye, yathi: ‘Nkosi, nangu umina wakho ebengimkhwezile esongwe endwangwini. 21 Ngokuba bengikwesaba, lokhu ungumuntu olukhuni; uthabatha ongakubekanga, uvuna ongakuhlwanyelanga.’ 22 “Wathi kuyo: ‘Ngizakukwahlulela ngomlomo wakho wena nceku embi. Ubuwazi ukuba ngingumumtu olukhuni, ngithabatha engingakubekanga, ngivuna engingakuhlwanyelanga; 23 awufakanga ngani imali yami ebhange, mina-ke ekufikeni kwami ngabe ngiyibizile kanye nenzalo, na?’ 24 “Wayesethi kwababemi khona: ‘Maphuceni umina, nimnike onawomina abayishumi.’ 25 “Kepha bathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, unawomina abayishumi.’ 26 “Ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, kepha ongenakho uyakwaphucwa nalokho anakho. 27 Kodwa lezo zitha zami ezazingathandi ukuba ngibuse phezu kwazo, ziletheni lapha, nizibulale phambi kwami.” 28 Eseshilo lokho waqhubekela phambili, wakhuphukela eJerusalema. 29 Kwathi esondele eBetfage naseBethaniya ngasentabeni ethiwa eYeminqumo, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, 30 ethi: “Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani, nothi ukuba ningene kuwo, nizakufumana ithole lembongolo likhulekiwe, okungazange kuhlale muntu kulo; lithukululeni, nililethe. 31 Uma umuntu enibuza ethi: ‘Nilithukululelani na?’ anothi: ‘INkosi iyalidinga.’ ” 32 Ababethunyiwe bahamba-ke, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo. 33 Kuthe besalithukulula ithole, abaninilo bathi kubo: “Nilithukululelani ithole na?” 34 Bathi: “INkosi iyalidinga.” 35 Base beliletha kuJesu; babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwethole, bamkhwelisa uJesu. 36 Esahamba, babendlala izingubo zabo endleleni. 37 Esesondela ekwehleleni kweNtaba Yeminqumo, isixuku sonke sabafundi saqala ukuthokoza nokumdumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu ngemisebenzi yonke yamandla esiyibonileyo, 38 sithi: “Ubusisiwe uMbusi ozayo egameni leNkosi, ukuthula ezulwini nenkazimulo kweliphezulu!” 39 Abanye babaFarisi besesixukwini bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, bakhuze abafundi bakho.” 40 Waphendula wathi: “Ngithi kini: Uma bethula laba, amatshe azakumemeza.” 41 Kwathi esondela, ewubona umuzi, wawukhalela. 42 Wathi: “Sengathi nga wazi nawe ngalolu suku okokuthula. Kepha kalokhu kufihlakele emehlweni akho. 43 Ngokuba uyakufikelwa yizinsuku, lapho izitha ziyakukukaka ngodonga lwempi, zikuhaqe, zikuvimbezele nxazonke, 44 zikuwise phansi, wena nabantwana abakuwe, zingashiyi itshe phezu kwetshe phakathi kwakho, ngokuba ungasazanga isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho.” 45 Wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha abathengisayo, 46 wathi kubo: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Indlu yami iyakuba yindlu yokukhuleka,’ kepha nina niyenze ‘umhume wabaphangi’.” 47 Wayefundisa ethempelini imihla ngemihla. Kepha abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, nezikhulu zabantu bafuna ukumbulala. 48 Kodwa babengatholi ukuthi bangenzani, ngokuba abantu bonke babebambelela kuye bemuzwa.
1 Kwathi ngolunye lwezinsuku lezo esafundisa abantu ethempelini, eshumayela ivangeli, abapristi abakhulu nababhali bekanye namalunga bamvukela. 2 Bakhuluma, bathi kuye: “Sitshele ukuthi lokhu ukwenza ngagunya lini, nokuba ngubani okunike leli gunya na?” 3 Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nami ngizakunibuza izwi, nize ningitshele. 4 Ukubhapathiza kukaJohane kwavela ezulwini noma kubantu na?” 5 Bazindlisana bodwa, bathi: “Uma sithi: ‘Ezulwini,’ uzakuthi: ‘Anikholwanga nguye ngani na?’ 6 Kepha uma sithi: ‘Kubantu,’ abantu bonke bazakusikhanda ngamatshe, ngokuba bakholiwe ukuthi uJohane ungumprofethi.” 7 Base bephendula ukuthi abazi lapho evela khona. 8 UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Nami-ke anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.” 9 Wayeseqala ukulandisa lo mfanekiso, ethi kubantu: “Umuntu watshala isivini, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya kwelinye izwe isikhathi eside. 10 Ngenkathi efaneleyo wayesethumela inceku kubalimi ukuba bamnike ezithelweni zesivini; kepha abalimi bayishaya, bayimukisa ze. 11 Waphinda wathuma enye inceku; naleyo bayishaya, bayidumaza, bayimukisa ze. 12 Wayesephinda ethuma neyesithathu; nalena bayilimaza, bayiphonsa ngaphandle. 13 “Khona wathi umninisivini: ‘Ngizakwenze njani na? Ngizakuthuma indodana yami ethandekayo; mhlawumbe lena bazakuyazisa.’ 14 “Kepha abalimi beyibona bakhulumisana bathi: ‘Lo uyindlalifa; masiyibulale ukuba ifa libe ngelethu.’ 15 Bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala; ngakho-ke umninisivini uzakwenze njani kubo na? 16 Uzakuza, ababhubhise labo balimi, isivini asinike abanye.” Bekuzwa bathi: “Qha, makungabi njalo.” 17 Kepha wababheka, wathi: “Yini, pho, lokhu okulotshiweyo ukuthi: “ ‘Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi lona laba yinhloko yegumbi’? 18 “Yilowo nalowo owayo phezu kwalelo tshe uyakuphohlozwa, kepha lowo eliyakuwela phezu kwakhe liyakumcolisa.” 19 Ababhali nabapristi bafuna ukumbamba khona lapho, kepha besaba abantu, ngokuba bazi ukuthi uwukhulumile lo mfanekiso ngabo. 20 Bamqaphela, bathuma izinhloli ezizishaya abalungileyo ukuba bamhile ngezwi lakhe, baze bamkhaphele emandleni nasegunyeni lombusi wezwe. 21 Bambuza-ke bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi ukhuluma, ufundisa ngokuqondileyo, awukhethi buso bamuntu, kepha ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngokuqinisileyo. 22 Sivunyelwe ukuthela kuKesari noma qha?” 23 Kepha eqonda ubuqili babo wathi kubo: 24 “Ngiboniseni udenariyu; unomfanekiso nombhalo kabani?” Bathi: “OkaKesari.” 25 Wayesethi kubo: “Ngakho-ke nikani uKesari okukaKesari noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu.” 26 Abaze baba namandla ukumhila ngezwi lakhe phambi kwabantu; bamangala ngokuphendula kwakhe, bathula. 27 Kwase kufika kuye abathile babaSadusi abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo; 28 bambuza bathi: “Mfundisi, uMose wasilobela ukuthi, uma kufa umfowabo womuntu enomfazi kepha engenamntwana, umfowabo makamthathe umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo. 29 Kwakukhona izelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala wathatha umfazi; wafa engenamntwana, 30 nowesibili; 31 nowesithathu wamthatha; kanjalo-ke abayisikhombisa; bafa bengashiyanga bantwana. 32 Ukugcina wafa nomfazi. 33 Ngakho-ke ekuvukeni owesifazane uyakuba ngumfazi wamuphi kubo, lokhu abayisikhombisa babe naye engumkabo.” 34 UJesu wathi kubo: “Abantwana bale nkathi bayaganwa, bayendiswa. 35 Kepha labo abazakuthiwa bafanele ukufinyelela kuleyo nkathi nasekuvukeni kwabafileyo kabaganwa, kabendiswa; 36 ngokuba bangebuye bafe, banjengezingelosi; bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu bengabantwana bokuvuka. 37 Kepha ukuthi bayavuswa abafileyo, noMose wakubonakalisa esihlahleni, lapho eyibiza iNkosi ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe. 38 UNkulunkulu kasiye owabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo, ngokuba bonke baphila kuye.” 39 Abathile bababhali baphendula bathi: “Mfundisi, ukhulume kahle.” 40 Ngokuba babengasenasibindi sokumbuza lutho. 41 Wayesethi kubo: “Basho kanjani ukuthi uKristu uyindodana kaDavide na? 42 lokhu uDavide uqobo uthi eNcwadini yamaHubo: “ ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, 43 ngize ngibeke izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.” ’ 44 “Ngakho uDavide umbiza ngokuthi iNkosi; pho, uyindodana yakhe kanjani na?” 45 Besalalele abantu bonke, wathi kubafundi bakhe: 46 “Xwayani ababhali abafuna ukuhamba bembethe izingubo ezinde, bethanda ukubingelelwa ezigcawini nokuhlala phambili emasinagogeni nasezindaweni ezingenhla ekudleni, 47 abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, bekhuleka isikhathi eside ngokuzenzisa; laba bayakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.”
1 Kwathi ebheka, wabona abacebileyo bebeka iminikelo yabo emphongolweni womnikelo. 2 Wabona nomfelokazi othile ompofu ebeka khona amafadingi amabili; 3 wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lo mfelokazi ompofu ubeke okuningi kunabo bonke. 4 Ngokuba bonke laba babeka eminikelweni kokuchichimileyo kwabo, kepha yena ebumpofini bakhe ubeke konke abephila ngakho.” 5 Besakhuluma abanye ngethempeli ukuthi lihlotshiswe ngamatshe amahle nangezipho, wathi kubo: 6 “Kuyakufika izinsuku, lapho kungayikushiywa kulokhu enikubonayo itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi.” 7 Base bembuza bethi: “Mfundisi, lokhu kuyakuba nini na? Nesibonakaliso siyakuba yini, lapho sekuyakwenzeka lokhu, na?” 8 Wathi: “Qaphelani ningadukiswa, ngokuba kuyakuza abaningi ngegama lami, bathi: ‘Nginguye;’ bathi futhi: ‘Isikhathi sesisondele;’ maningabalandeli. 9 Nxa nizwa ngezimpi neziyaluyalu, ningethuki, ngokuba kumelwe ukuba kwenzeke lokho kuqala, kepha ukuphela akukabikho masinyane.” 10 Khona wathi kubo: “Isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso; 11 kuyakuba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba, nobhici, nendlala izindawo ngezindawo, kube khona izinto ezesabekayo nezibonakaliso ezinkulu ezivela ezulwini. 12 “Kepha ngaphambi kwakho konke lokho bayakunibamba, banizingele, banikhaphele emasinagogeni nasematilongweni, baniyise phambi kwamakhosi nababusi ngenxa yegama lami. 13 Kuyakunehlela kube ngubufakazi. 14 Ngakho kugcineni ezinhliziyweni zenu ukuba ningazindli ngaphambili eniyakuziphendulela ngakho; 15 ngokuba mina ngiyakuninika umlomo nokuhlakanipha abangemelane nakho, bakuphike, bonke abayimpi kini. 16 Yebo, niyakukhashelwa nangabazali, nabafowenu, nezihlobo, nabangane; abanye benu bayakubulawa yibo. 17 Niyakuzondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yegama lami. 18 Akuyikulahleka nalunwele lwekhanda lenu. 19 Ngokukhuthazela kwenu niyakuzuza imiphefumulo yenu. 20 “Kepha nxa nibona iJerusalema lihaqiwe yizimpi, yazini ukuthi sekusondele ukuchithwa kwalo. 21 Khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni, abaphakathi kwalo baphume, abasemaphandleni bangangeni kulo. 22 Ngokuba lezi ziyizinsuku zempindiselo ukuba kugcwaliseke konke okulotshiweyo. 23 Maye kwabakhulelweyo nabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! Ngokuba kuyakuba khona ukuhlupheka okukhulu emhlabeni nentukuthelo phezu kwalesi sizwe. 24 Bayakuwa bedliwa yinkemba, bathunjelwe ezizweni zonke; iJerusalema liyakunyathelwa phansi ngabezizwe, kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zabezizwe. 25 “Kuyakuba khona izibonakaliso elangeni nasenyangeni nasezinkanyezini; nasemhlabeni usizi luyakwehlela izizwe, zixakeke ngokuduma kolwandle namaza, 26 abantu baphele amandla ngokwesaba nangokubheka okuvelela umhlaba ngokuba amandla ezulu ayakunyakaziswa. 27 Khona bayakuyibona iNdodana yomuntu iza efwini, inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu. 28 Kepha nxa kuqala ukuvela lokho, lulamani, niphakamise amakhanda enu, ngokuba kusondele ukukhululwa kwenu.” 29 Wabalandisa umfanekiso wokuthi: “Bhekani umkhiwane nemithi yonke. 30 Nxa isihluma, niyabona, nazi ngokwenu ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze. 31 Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona lezo zinto zenzeka, yazini ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze. 32 “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, kungakenzeki konke. 33 Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula. 34 “Xwayani ukuba izinhliziyo zenu zingasindwa ngukuminza nokudakwa nokunaka okwalokhu kuphila, lunizume lolo suku ningazelele, 35 ngokuba luyakufika njengogibe phezu kwabo bonke abahlezi emhlabeni wonke. 36 Ngakho lindani ngesikhathi sonke, nikhuleke ukuba nibe namandla okuphepha kukho konke lokhu okuyakwenzeka nawokuma phambi kweNdodana yomuntu.” 37 Njalo wayefundisa ethempelini emini, kepha kusihlwa wayephuma ayokulala entabeni ethiwa eyemiNqumo. 38 Ekuseni abantu bonke beza kuye ethempelini ukumuzwa.
1 Kwasondela umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo othiwa iPhasika. 2 Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukuba bangambulala kanjani; ngokuba babesaba abantu. 3 Kepha uSathane wangena kuJuda othiwa u-Iskariyothe engowabayishumi nambili. 4 Wasuka wakhuluma nabapristi abakhulu nezinduna ngokuthi angamkhaphela kanjani kubo. 5 Bathokoza, bavumelana naye ukumnika imali. 6 Wavuma-ke, waze wafuna ithuba lokumkhaphela kubo, singekho isixuku. 7 Lwase lufika usuku lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo okumelwe ukuba kuhlatshwe ngalo iphasika. 8 Wathuma oPetru noJohane, wathi: “Hambani niye ukusilungisela iphasika ukuba sidle.” 9 Bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba sikulungiselephi na?” 10 Wathi kubo: “Bhekani, seningene emzini niyakuhlangana nomuntu othwele imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni, niye endlini angena kuyo, 11 nize nithi kumninindlu: ‘Uthi uMfundisi kuwe: Liphi ikamelo lokungenisa, lapho ngingadlela khona iphasika nabafundi bami, na?’ 12 Lowo-ke uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elendlelweyo; lungiselani lapho.” 13 Basuka, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo; base belungisa iphasika. 14 Kwathi ukuba kufike isikhathi, wahlala phansi, nabaphostoli kanye naye. 15 Wayesethi kubo: “Nginxanele nokunxanela ukudla nani leli phasika ngingakahlupheki. 16 Ngokuba ngithi kini: Angisayikulidla ngempela lize ligcwaliseke embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” 17 Wamukela isitsha, wabonga wathi: “Thabathani lokhu, nabelane; 18 ngokuba ngithi kini kusukela manje angisayikuphuza okwesithelo somvini, uze ufike umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” 19 Wayesethabatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: “Lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa nina; yenzani lokhu ukuba ningikhumbule.” 20 Kanjalo-ke nesitsha emva kokudla, ethi: “Lesi sitsha siyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami elithululelwa nina. 21 Kepha bhekani, isandla songikhaphelayo sinami etafuleni. 22 Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu isihamba njengokumisiweyo, kepha maye kulowo muntu ekhashelwa ngaye!” 23 Base beqala ukubuzana bodwa ukuthi kungase kube ngubani kubo ozakukwenza lokho. 24 Kwavela nokuphikisana phakathi kwabo kokuthi ngumuphi kubo ongathiwa omkhulu. 25 Wayesethi kubo: “Ababusi bezizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo, neziphathimandla zazo zithiwa abazenzela okuhle. 26 Kepha nina aninjalo; kodwa omkhulu kini makabe njengomncinyane, nobusayo makabe njengokhonzayo. 27 Ngokuba ngumuphi omkhulu, ohlezi ekudleni noma okhonzayo, na? Akusiye ohlezi ekudleni na? Kepha mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengokhonzayo. 28 Nina-ke ningababekhuthazela nami ekulingweni kwami; 29 nanjengokuba uBaba engimisele umbuso, nami nginimisela wona 30 ukuba nidle, niphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami; niyakuhlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. 31 “Simoni, Simoni, bheka, uSathane unifunile ukuba anihlunge njengokolweni; 32 kepha mina ngikunxusele ukuba ukukholwa kwakho kungapheli; wena-ke, nxa usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu.” 33 Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngilungele ukuya nawe nasetilongweni nasekufeni.” 34 Wayesethi: “Ngiyakutshela, Petru, ukuthi iqhude aliyikukhala namhlanje, ungakangiphiki kathathu ukuthi awungazi.” 35 Wathi kubo: “Mhla nginithuma ningenasikhwama, nayika, nazicathulo, naswela utho na?” Bathi: “Lutho.” 36 Wayesethi kubo: “Kepha manje onesikhwama kasithathe, neyika futhi; oswelayo kathengise ngengubo yakhe, athenge inkemba. 37 Ngokuba ngithi kini: Kumelwe ukugcwaliseka kimi lokho okulotshiweyo kokuthi: ‘Wabalwa kanye nezelelesi;’ ngokuba okuqondene nami sekuyaphelela.” 38 Base bethi: “Nkosi, bheka, nazi izinkemba ezimbili.” Wathi kubo: “Kwanele.” 39 Wayesephuma, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo njengomkhuba wakhe, nabafundi bakhe bamlandela. 40 Esefikile endaweni wathi kubo: “Khulekani ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.” 41 Wamonyuka kubo kungathi ibanga lokuphonsa itshe, waguqa phansi, wakhuleka, 42 wathi: “Baba, uma uthanda, susa lesi sitsha kimi; nokho makungenziwa intando yami kodwa eyakho.” 43 Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini, imqinisa. 44 Esosizini olunzima wakhuleka eqinisela, izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi, aconsela emhlabathini. 45 Esesukume ekukhulekeni weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafumana belele ngokudabuka. 46 Wathi kubo: “Nilaleleni na? Vukani nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.” 47 Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika isixuku; naye othiwa uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wayehamba phambi kwabo, wasondela kuJesu ukumanga. 48 Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Juda, uyayikhaphela iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga na?” 49 Kuthe ababengakuye sebebona okuzakwenzeka, bathi: “Nkosi, sigadle ngenkemba na?” 50 Omunye othile kubo wayigadla inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. 51 Kepha uJesu wathatha wathi: “Musani; sekwanele.” Wayiphatha indlebe, wayipholisa. 52 Wathi uJesu kubapristi abakhulu, nezinduna zethempeli, namalunga ababeze kuye: “Niphumile kungathi nize kumphangi niphethe izinkemba nezinduku. 53 Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini, anelulanga zandla kimi; kepha lokhu kuyihora lenu namandla obumnyama.” 54 Base bembamba, bamuka naye, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetru walandela ekude. 55 Sebebasile umlilo phakathi egcekeni bahlala phansi ndawonye; uPetru wahlala phakathi kwabo. 56 Intombazana ethile, imbona ehlezi ngasemlilweni, yamgqolozela yathi: “Nalona ube naye.” 57 Kepha waphika, wathi: “Sifazane, angimazi.” 58 Emva kwesikhashana omunye wambona, wathi: “Nawe ungomunye wabo.” Kepha uPetru wathi: “Muntundini, angisiye.” 59 Sekudlulile okungathi ihora linye, omunye umuntu waqinisa wathi: “Impela nalona ube naye, ngokuba futhi ungowaseGalile.” 60 Kepha uPetru wathi: “Muntundini, angikwazi ukuthi uthini.” Masinyane esakhuluma, lakhala iqhude. 61 INkosi yayisiphenduka, yambheka uPetru. UPetru walikhumbula izwi leNkosi, njengokuba ithe kuye: “Iqhude lingakakhali namhlanje, uzakungiphika kathathu.” 62 Waphumela phandle, wakhala kamunyu. 63 Amadoda abembambile uJesu ambhinqa emshaya. 64 Ammboza ubuso, ambuza ethi: “Profetha ukuthi ngubani okushayileyo na?” 65 Nokunye okuningi akukhuluma kuye emthuka. 66 Kwathi sekusile, kwabuthana amalunga abantu nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, bamyisa emphakathini wabo, 67 bathi: “Uma unguKristu, sitshele.” Wathi kubo: “Uma nginitshela, anisoze nakholwa; 68 noma ngibuza, anisoze naphendula. 69 Kepha kusukela manje iNdodana yomuntu izakuhlala ngakwesokunene samandla kaNkulunkulu.” 70 Base bethi bonke: “Kanti uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na?” Wathi kubo: “Nisho khona, ngokuba ngiyiyo.” 71 Bathi: “Pho, sisaswele bufakazi na? Ngokuba sesizwile uqobo lwethu ngomlomo wakhe.”
1 Kwase kusuka uquqaba lonke, lwamyisa kuPilatu. 2 Baqala ukumthwesa icala, bathi: “Simfumene lo edukisa isizwe sakithi, enqaba ukuba kuthelwe imali kuKesari, ethi nguye onguKristu inkosi.” 3 UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?” Wamphendula wathi: “Usho khona.” 4 Wayesethi uPilatu kubapristi abakhulu nakuzo izixuku: “Angifumani cala kulo muntu.” 5 Kwayikhona beqinisa kakhulu, bethi: “Uvusa abantu efundisa kulo lonke laseJudiya, eqalile kwelaseGalile, waze wafika lapha.” 6 UPilatu esezwa lokho wabuza ukuba lowo muntu ungowaseGalile yini. 7 Esethole ukwazi ukuthi ungowesifunda sikaHerode, wamthumela kuHerode owayekhona naye eJerusalema ngalezo zinsuku. 8 Kwathi uHerode embona uJesu, wathokoza kakhulu, ngokuba kwase kukade efuna ukumbona, lokhu ebezwile ngaye; wayethemba ukuthi uzakubona isibonakaliso esithile senziwa nguye. 9 Wambuza ngamazwi amaningi, kepha yena kamphendulanga ngalutho. 10 Abapristi abakhulu nababhali babemi bemmangalela kakhulu. 11 Kepha uHerode namabutho akhe bameyisa, bambhinqa, baze bamembathisa ingubo ecwebezelayo, bambuyisela kuPilatu. 12 Ngalolo suku oPilatu noHerode baba ngabahlobo; ngokuba ngaphambili kwakukhona ubutha phakathi kwabo. 13 UPilatu wabizela ndawonye abapristi abakhulu nababusi nabantu, 14 wathi kubo: “Nilethe kimi lo muntu ngokuthi ungodukisa abantu. Bhekani, mina ngimhlolile phambi kwenu, kepha angifumananga cala lalezo zinto enimmangalela ngazo; 15 kunjalo noHerode futhi ngokuba umbuyisele kithi; bheka-ke, akenzanga lutho afanele ukufa ngalo. 16 Ngakho-ke ngiyakumshaya, ngimkhulule.” 17 Ubemelwe phela ukubakhululela abe munye ngomkhosi. 18 Kepha bamemeza kanyekanye, bathi: “Susa lo, usikhululele uBaraba,” 19 yena owayefakwe etilongweni ngenxa yesiyaluyalu esithile esasenzeka emzini, nangenxa yokubulala. 20 UPilatu wabuye wakhuluma kubo efuna ukumkhulula uJesu; 21 kodwa bamemeza bathi: “Mbethele, mbethele esiphambanweni!” 22 Wayesethi kubo ngokwesithathu: “Kanti lo wenze bubi buni na? Angifumananga kuye icala lokufa; ngakho ngiyakumshaya, ngimkhulule.” 23 Kepha bamcindezela ngokumemeza okukhulu befuna ukuba abethelwe. Ukumemeza kwabo kwanqoba. 24 Wayesenquma uPilatu ngokuthi akwenziwe abakufunayo. 25 Wayesemkhulula owayefakwe etilongweni ngenxa yesiyaluyalu nokubulala, ababemcela, kepha wamnikela uJesu kubo njengokuthanda kwabo. 26 Kwathi bemuka naye, babamba uSimoni waseKhurene evela endle, bamthwesa isiphambano ukuba asithwale emva kukaJesu. 27 Kwamlandela isixuku esikhulu sabantu, kukhona nabesifazane ababemkhalela, bemlilela. 28 Kepha uJesu ephendukela kubo wathi: “Madodakazi aseJerusalema, ningangikhaleli mina, kodwa zikhaleleni nina nabantwana benu. 29 Ngokuba bhekani, kuyeza izinsuku abayakusho ngazo ukuthi: ‘Zibusisiwe izinyumba nezizalo ezingazalanga namabele angancelisanga.’ 30 Khona “ ‘bayakuqala ukuthi ezintabeni: “Welani phezu kwethu,” nasemagangeni: “Sisibekeleni.” ’ 31 “Ngokuba uma benza lokho emthini oluhlaza, kuyakwenziwani kowomileyo.” 32 Kwakukhona nabanye, izelelesi ezimbili, abayiswa ukuba babulawe kanye naye. 33 Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa iKhanda bambethela khona nazo izelelesi, esinye ngakwesokunene nesinye ngakwesokhohlo. 34 Kepha uJesu wathi: “Baba, bathethelele, ngokuba abakwazi abakwenzayo.” Babelana izingubo zakhe, benzelana inkatho. 35 Abantu bema, bebukela; nababusi bamklolodela bathi: “Wasindisa abanye; kazisindise yena, uma enguKristu okhethiweyo kaNkulunkulu.” 36 Namabutho ambhinqa, eza kuye, amnika uviniga, 37 ethi: “Uma uyinkosi yabaJuda, zisindise.” 38 Kwakukhona nombhalo phezu kwakhe othi: LO YINKOSI YABAJUDA. 39 Njalo esinye sezelelesi ebeziphanyekiwe samhlambalaza sathi: “Wena awusiye uKristu na? Zisindise kanye nathi.” 40 Sase siphendula esinye, sasithethisa sathi: “Nawe awumesabi uNkulunkulu, ingani ukulokhu kulahlwa nawe na? 41 thina kambe ngokufaneleyo, ngokuba samukela okulingene nesikwenzile; kepha lo akenzanga lutho olubi.” 42 Sase sithi: “Jesu, ngikhumbule, nxa usufike embusweni wakho.” 43 Wathi kuso: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namuhla uzakuba nami eParadisi.” 44 Kungaba yihora lesithupha kwase kuba mnyama emhlabeni wonke, kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye; 45 kwafiphala ilanga, isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka phakathi. 46 UJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Baba, ezandleni zakho ngiyawubeka umoya wami.” Eseshilo lokho wafa. 47 Induna yekhulu ibone okwenzekileyo yamdumisa uNkulunkulu, yathi: “Nempela lowo muntu ube ngolungileyo.” 48 Zonke izixuku ezazibuthanele ukubukela lokho sezibonile okwenzekileyo, zabuyela emuva, zishaya izifuba zazo. 49 Bonke abazana naye nabesifazane ababemlandela bevela eGalile bema kude, bebuka lezo zinto. 50 Bheka-ke, kwakukhona indoda, igama layo nguJosefa, eyilungu lomphakathi, indoda enhle nelungileyo — 51 yona yayingavumanga icebo nesenzo sabo — eyase-Arimatheya umuzi wabaJuda, eyayibheke umbuso kaNkulunkulu; 52 yona yaya kuPilatu, yacela isidumbu sikaJesu. 53 Yasehlisa, yasisonga ngendwangu enhle, yasibeka ethuneni elaliqoshwe edwaleni, lapho kungakabekwa muntu khona. 54 Kwakulusuku lokulungisela; isabatha lase lizakuqala. 55 Abesifazane abeza naye bevela eGalile balandela, balibona ithuna nokubekwa kwesidumbu sakhe. 56 Base bebuyela emuva, balungisa amakha namafutha; kepha ngesabatha baphumula njengokomthetho.
1 Kepha ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, kuntwela ngenzansi, bafika ethuneni bephethe amakha ababewalungisile. 2 Bafumana itshe ligingqiwe ethuneni. 3 Kuthe bengena, abasifumananga isidumbu seNkosi uJesu. 4 Kwathi besasambathekile yilokho, bheka, nanko amadoda amabili emi ngakubo, enezingubo ezicwebezelayo. 5 Besesaba bekhothamela phansi ngobuso, athi kubo: “Nifunelani ophilayo kwabafileyo na? 6 Kakho lapha, kepha uvukile; khumbulani ukukhuluma kwakhe kini eseseGalile, 7 ethi: ‘INdodana yomuntu imelwe ukukhashelwa ezandleni zabantu abayizoni, ibethelwe, ivuke ngosuku lwesithathu.’ ” 8 Bawakhumbula-ke amazwi akhe. 9 Base bebuya ethuneni, babika konke lokho kwabayishumi nanye nakubo bonke abanye. 10 KwakungoMariya Magdalena, noJowana, noMariya unina kaJakobe; nabanye ababe kanye nabo babatshela abaphostoli lokho. 11 Kepha lawo mazwi aba njengokukhuluma okuyize kubo, kabaze bakholwa yibo. 12 Khona uPetru wasuka, wagijimela ethuneni, wakhothama, wabona izindwangu zizodwa; wamuka, waya ekhaya emangele ngokwenzekileyo. 13 Bheka-ke, ababili babo babehamba ngalona lolo suku, beya emzaneni othiwa i-Emawuse, ukude neJerusalema amastadiyu angamashumi ayisithupha. 14 Babekhulumisana omunye nomunye ngazo zonke lezo zinto ezehlakeleyo. 15 Kwathi besakhuluma bebuzana, uJesu uqobo wasondela, wahambisana nabo. 16 Kepha amehlo abo abebambekile ukuba bangamazi. 17 Wathi kubo: “Zindaba zini lezi enikhuluma ngazo omunye nomunye nihamba na?” Base bema benyukumele. 18 Omunye, nguKleyophase igama lakhe, waphendula, wathi kuye: “Wena uyisihambi eJerusalema, ungoyedwa ongazazi izinto ezenzekileyo khona ngalezi zinsuku na?” 19 Wayesethi kubo: “Zinto zini na?” Bathi kuye: “NgoJesu waseNazaretha obengumprofethi onamandla ngesenzo nangezwi phambi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu bonke, 20 ukuthi abapristi abakhulu nababusi bethu bamkhaphela ukunqunyelwa ukufa, baze bambethela esiphambanweni. 21 Thina-ke besethemba ukuthi nguye ozakuhlenga u-Israyeli; kodwa phezu kwalokho konke sekulusuku lwesithathu lezo zinto zenzekile. 22 Futhi nabesifazane abathile bakithi basethusile, ababeyile ethuneni ekuseni; 23 kuthe bengasifumani isidumbu sakhe, bafika bathi babone nombono wezingelosi ezithi uyaphila. 24 Nabathile babakithi baya ethuneni, bakufumana kunjalo njengokuba beshilo abesifazane, kodwa yena uqobo abambonanga.” 25 Wayesethi kubo: “O nina eningaqondiyo nenilibele enhliziyweni ukukholwa yikho konke abakushilo abaprofethi! 26 UKristu ubengamelwe yini ukuhlupheka ngalokho, aze angene enkazimulweni yakhe na?” 27 Wayesethathela kuMose nakubaprofethi bonke, wabachasisela emibhalweni okuqondene naye. 28 Base besondela emzaneni ababeya kuwo yena washaya sengathi udlulela phambili. 29 Bamncengisisa bathi: “Hlala nathi, ngokuba sekuzakuhlwa, nemini isiyadlula.” Wangena wahlala nabo. 30 Kwathi esehlezi nabo ekudleni, wathabatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika. 31 Amehlo abo ayesevuleka, bamazi; wayesenyamalala kubo. 32 Bathi omunye komunye: “Inhliziyo yethu ibingavuthi yini phakathi kwethu, lapho ekhuluma kithi endleleni, nalapho esivulela imibhalo, na?” 33 Base besuka ngasona leso sikhathi, baphindela eJerusalema, bafumana abayishumi nanye nababe nabo behlangene ndawonye, 34 bethi: “Impela iNkosi ivukile, ibonakele kuSimoni.” 35 Base belanda nabo okwenzekileyo endleleni, nokuthi yaziwa kanjani yibo ekuhlephuleni isinkwa. 36 Besakhuluma lokho, yena uqobo wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: “Ukuthula makube kinina.” 37 Kepha bashaywa luvalo, besaba bethi babona ithongo. 38 Wayesethi kubo: “Nikhathazekeleni na? Kuvelelani imizindlo ezinhliziyweni zenu na? 39 Bhekani izandla zami nezinyawo zami ukuthi yimina uqobo; ngiphatheni, nibone, ngokuba ithongo alinanyama namathambo, njengokuba ningibona nginakho.” 40 Esekushilo lokho wababonisa izandla nezinyawo. 41 Kepha bengakakholwa ngenxa yentokozo bemangala, wathi kubo: “Ninakho ukudla lapha na?” 42 Bamnika iqatha lenhlanzi eyosiweyo neqa lezinyosi. 43 Wakuthatha, wadla phambi kwabo. 44 Wayesethi kubo: “Yiwo lawo mazwi ami engawakhuluma kini ngisenani okuthi: ‘Kumelwe ukugcwaliseka konke okulotshwe ngami emthethweni kaMose, nakubaprofethi nasemaHutsheni.’ ” 45 Khona wayesevula ingqondo yabo, ukuze baqonde imibhalo. 46 Wathi kubo: “Kulotshiwe kanje ukuthi uzakuhlupheka uKristu, avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu, 47 kushunyayelwe egameni lakhe ukuphenduka, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono ezizweni zonke, kuqalwe eJerusalema. 48 Nina-ke ningofakazi balezi zinto. 49 Bhekani, ngiyathumela kini isithembiso sikaBaba; kepha hlalani emzini, nize nembathiswe amandla avela phezulu.” 50 Wabahola, baze bafika ngaseBethaniya, waphakamisa izandla zakhe, wababusisa. 51 Kwathi esababusisa, wahlukana nabo, wenyuselwa ezulwini. 52 Bakhuleka kuye, baphindela eJerusalema benokuthokoza okukhulu. 53 Babekhona ethempelini njalo bemdumisa uNkulunkulu.
1 Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayekuNkulunkulu, uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu. 2 Yena lowo wayekhona ekuqaleni kuNkulunkulu. 3 Konke kwavela ngaye; ngaphandle kwakhe akuvelanga lutho kukho konke okuvelileyo. 4 Ukuphila kwakukuye, ukuphila kwakungukukhanya kwabantu; 5 ukukhanya kukhanya ebumnyameni, kepha ubumnyama abukwamukelanga. 6 Kwavela umuntu ethunyiwe nguNkulunkulu, igama lakhe linguJohane. 7 Lowo wezela ubufakazi ukuba afakaze ngokukhanya, ukuze bonke bakholwe ngaye. 8 Yena wayengesikho ukukhanya, kepha wayengozofakaza ngokukhanya. 9 Kwakungukukhanya okuqinisileyo okukhanyisa wonke umuntu, okwase kuza ezweni. 10 Wayekhona ezweni, izwe lavela ngaye; kepha izwe alimazanga. 11 Weza kokwakhe, abakhe abamamukelanga. 12 Kepha bonke abamamukelayo wabapha amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe, 13 abangazalwanga ngagazi, nantando yenyama, nantando yendoda, kodwa bazalwa nguNkulunkulu. 14 ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu, sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo njengeyozelwe yedwa kuYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso. 15 UJohane wafakaza ngaye, wamemeza wathi: “Nguyena lo ebengisho ngaye ukuthi: ‘Lowo ozayo emva kwami uvelile ngaphambi kwami, ngokuba wayekhona kuqala kunami.’ ” 16 Ngokuba ekugcwaleni kwakhe samukele sonke umusa phezu komusa. 17 Ngokuba umthetho wanikezwa ngoMose, umusa neqiniso kwavela ngoJesu Kristu. 18 Akakho oke wabona uNkulunkulu; iNdodana ezelwe yodwa esesifubeni sikaYise yiyona embonakalisile. 19 Lokhu kungubufakazi bukaJohane mhla abaJuda bethuma abapristi namaLevi bephuma eJerusalema ukuba bambuze ukuthi: “Wena ungubani na?” 20 Wavuma, kaphikanga, wavuma wathi: “Angisiye uKristu mina.” 21 Bambuza bathi: “Uyini pho? Ungu-Eliya na?” Wathi: “Angisiye.” “UngumProfethi na?” Waphendula wathi: “Qha.” 22 Base bethi kuye: “Ungubani na? ukuze sibaphendule abasithumileyo; uzisho ukuthi ungubani na?” 23 Wathi: “Ngiyizwi lomemeza ehlane, ethi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi,’ ” njengalokho washo u-Isaya umprofethi. 24 Labo ababethunyiwe babevela kubaFarisi. 25 Bambuza-ke, bathi kuye: “Pho, ubhapathizelani, uma ungesiye uKristu, no-Eliya, nomProfethi, na?” 26 UJohane wabaphendula wathi: “Mina ngibhapathiza ngamanzi; umi phakathi kwenu eningamaziyo: 27 yena ozayo emva kwami, omchilo wesicathulo sakhe ngingafanele ukuwuthukulula.” 28 Lokho kwenzeka eBethabara ngaphesheya kweJordani, lapho uJohane wayebhapathiza khona. 29 Ngangomuso wabona uJesu eza kuye, wathi: “Bheka, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa izono zezwe. 30 Nguye ebengisho ngaye, ngithi: ‘Emva kwami kuza umuntu owavela ngaphambi kwami, ngokuba wayekhona kuqala kunami.’ 31 Nami bengingamazi; kodwa ukuze abonakaliswe ku-Israyeli, ngalokho ngizile ngibhapathiza ngamanzi.” 32 UJohane wafakaza wathi: “Ngibonile uMoya ehla ezulwini njengejuba, wahlala phezu kwakhe. 33 Nami bengingamazi, kodwa owangithuma ukubhapathiza ngamanzi wathi kimi: ‘Lowo oyakubona uMoya ehla ahlale phezu kwakhe, nguyena obhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.’ 34 Mina ngibonile, ngafakaza ukuthi: Lo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 35 Ngangomuso futhi wayemi uJohane nababili kubafundi bakhe. 36 Ebona uJesu ehamba, wathi: “Bheka, nanto iWundlu likaNkulunkulu.” 37 Abafundi ababili bezwa ekhuluma, bamlandela uJesu. 38 Khona uJesu waphenduka, wababona belandela, wathi kubo: “Nifunani na?” Bathi kuye: “Rabi,” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: Mfundisi, “uhlalaphi na?” 39 Wathi kubo: “Wozani nibone.” Ngakho-ke beza babona lapho ehlala khona; bahlala naye ngalolo suku; kwakungaba yihora leshumi. 40 Omunye walabo ababili abamuzwa uJohane balandela uJesu wayengu-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petru; 41 yena wafumana kuqala umfowabo uSimoni, wathi kuye: “Simfumene uMesiya,” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa uKristu. 42 Wamyisa kuJesu; uJesu wambheka wathi: “Wena unguSimoni kaJona; uzakubizwa ngokuthi uKhefase,” okuhunyushwa ngokuthi uPetru. 43 Ngangomuso wayefuna ukuya eGalile, wafumana uFiliphu; uJesu wathi kuye: “Ngilandele.” 44 UFiliphu wayengowaseBetsayida, umuzi ka-Andreya noPetru. 45 UFiliphu wafumana uNathanayeli, wathi kuye: “Simfumene lowo aloba ngaye emthethweni uMose kanye nabaprofethi, uJesu waseNazaretha, indodana kaJosefa.” 46 UNathanayeli wathi kuye: “Kungase kuvele okuhle eNazaretha na?” UFiliphu wathi kuye: “Woza ubone.” 47 UJesu wabona uNathanayeli eza kuye, wathi ngaye: “Bheka, umIsrayeli uqobo okungekho nkohliso kuye.” 48 UNathanayeli wathi kuye: “Ungazelaphi na?” UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ungakabizwa nguFiliphu, uphansi komkhiwane, ngakubona.” 49 UNathanayeli wamphendula wathi: “Rabi, uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uyiNkosi ka-Israyeli.” 50 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ukholwa ngokuba ngithe kuwe ngakubona uphansi komkhiwane na? Uzakubona okukhulu kunalokho.” 51 Wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nizakubona izulu livuliwe nezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka, zehla phezu kweNdodana yomuntu.”
1 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu kwakukhona umshado eKhana laseGalile; wayekhona lapho unina kaJesu. 2 NoJesu nabafundi bakhe babemenyiwe emshadweni. 3 Kwathi ukuba lisweleke iwayini, unina kaJesu wathi kuye: “Kabanalo iwayini.” 4 UJesu wathi kuye: “Mame, ungene ngani kokwami na? Isikhathi sami asikafiki.” 5 Wathi unina ezincekwini: “Nayikuphi akusho kini anokwenza.” 6 Kwakukhona lapho izimbiza zamatshe eziyisithupha zibekwe ngesiko lokuhlamba labaJuda, ziphethe yileso naleso izilinganiso ezimbili noma ezintathu. 7 UJesu wathi ezincekwini: “Gcwalisani izimbiza ngamanzi;” zazigcwalisa-ke. 8 Wayesethi kuzo: “Yikhani manje, niyise kumphathi wokudla;” zayisa-ke. 9 Umphathi wokudla ezwa amanzi aphenduke iwayini, engazi ukuthi livelaphi, kepha izinceku ezaziwakhile amanzi bezazi, umphathi wokudla wabiza umyeni, wathi kuye: 10 “Wonke umuntu ubeka iwayini elimnandi kuqala, kuthi lapha sebephuze kakhulu, akhiphe elibi kunalo; wena ugcinile elimnandi kuze kube manje.” 11 Lokho ukuqala kwezibonakaliso wakwenza uJesu eKhana laseGalile ebonakalisa inkazimulo yakhe; abafundi bakhe bakholwa nguye. 12 Ngasemva kwalokho wehlela eKapernawume, yena, nonina, nabafowabo, nabafundi bakhe, bahlala khona izinsuku ezingeziningi. 13 Lalisondele iPhasika labaJuda; uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema. 14 Wafumana ethempelini abathengisa ngezinkomo nangezimvu nangamajuba, nabahlezi beshintsha imali. 15 Wayesenza inkalivasi ngezintambo, waxosha bonke ethempelini, nezimvu nezinkomo, wachitha imali yabashintshayo, wagumbuqela amatafula, 16 wathi kwabathengisa ngamajuba: “Susani lokhu lapha, ningayenzi indlu kaBaba indlu yokuthengelana.” 17 Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuba kulotshwe ukuthi: “Ukushisekela indlu yakho kuyangidla.” 18 Ngakho-ke abaJuda baphendula, bathi kuye: “Usitshengisa isibonakaliso sini ukuba wenze lokhu na?” 19 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Bhidlizani leli thempeli, ngizakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu.” 20 Ngakho bathi abaJuda: “Leli thempeli kwaba yiminyaka engamashumi amane nesithupha lakhiwa, wena-ke uzakulivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu na?” 21 Kepha wayekhuluma ngethempeli lomzimba wakhe. 22 Kuthe esevukile kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi washo njalo kubo; bakholwa ngumbhalo nezwi abelishilo uJesu. . 23 Kwathi eseJerusalema ngePhasika emkhosini, abaningi bakholwa egameni lakhe bebona izibonakaliso zakhe azenzayo; 24 kepha uJesu yena kabethembanga ukuba abhobokelane nabo, ngokuba wayebazi bonke, 25 nangokuba engaswele nobani amfakazele ngomuntu; wayekwazi yena okuphakathi komuntu.
1 Kwakukhona umuntu wakubaFarisi, nguNikodemu igama lakhe, isikhulu sabaJuda. 2 Lowo-ke weza kuye ebusuku, wathi kuye: “Rabi, siyazi ukuthi ungumfundisi ovele kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba akakho ongenza lezi zibonakaliso ozenzayo, uma uNkulunkulu engenaye.” 3 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” 4 UNikodemu wathi kuye: “Umuntu angazalwa kanjani esemdala na? Angangena ngokwesibili esiswini sikanina, azalwe, na?” 5 Waphendula uJesu, wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngamanzi nangoMoya, angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 6 Lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama; nalokho okuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya. 7 Ungamangali ngokuba ngithe kuwe: ‘Nimelwe ukuzalwa ngokusha.’ 8 Umoya uphephetha lapha uthanda khona; uyaluzwa udumo lwawo, kodwa kawazi lapho uvela khona nalapho uya khona; banjalo bonke abazelwe nguMoya.” 9 UNikodemu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Lokhu kungenzeka kanjani na?” 10 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Wena ungumfundisi ka-Israyeli, awukwazi lokhu na? 11 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Sikhuluma esikwaziyo, sifakaza ngesikubonileyo; kepha anibamukeli ubufakazi bethu. 12 Nxa nginitshelile okomhlaba, kanakholwa; ningakholwa kanjani, uma nginitshela okwasezulwini na? 13 Akakho owenyukele ezulwini, kuphela yena owehla ezulwini, iNdodana yomuntu. 14 Njengokuba uMose waphakamisa inyoka ehlane, kanjalo iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuphakanyiswa 15 ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo abe nokuphila okuphakade. 16 “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. 17 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu kayithumelanga iNdodana ezweni ukuba yahlulele izwe, kodwa ukuba izwe lisindiswe ngayo. 18 Okholwa yiyo kahlulelwa; ongakholwa usahlulelwe, lokhu engakholwanga egameni leNdodana ezelwe yodwa kaNkulunkulu. 19 Ukwahlulela kuyilokhu ukuba ukukhanya kufikile ezweni, kepha abantu bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya, ngokuba imisebenzi yabo ibimibi. 20 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, akezi ekukhanyeni ukuba imisebenzi yakhe ingasolwa. 21 Kepha owenza iqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ibonakaliswe ukuthi yenziwe kuNkulunkulu.” 22 Ngasemva kwalokho uJesu weza nabafundi bakhe ezweni laseJudiya; wahlala khona nabo, wabhapathiza. 23 Naye uJohane wayebhapathiza e-Enoni eduze neSalimi, ngokuba amanzi ayemaningi lapho; beza babhapathizwa. 24 Ngokuba uJohane wayengakafakwa etilongweni. 25 Kwase kuvela ukuphikisana phakathi kwabafundi bakaJohane nabaJuda ngokuhlambulula. 26 Base beza kuJohane, bathi kuye: “Rabi, lowo owayenawe phesheya kweJordani, owamfakazelayo, bheka, uyabhapathiza, bonke beza kuye.” 27 UJohane waphendula wathi: “Umuntu angelwamukele utho, uma engaluphiwanga luvela ezulwini. 28 Nina ngokwenu niyangifakazela ukuba ngathi: ‘Angisiye uKristu mina, kodwa ngithunyiwe ngaphambi kwakhe.’ 29 Onomlobokazi ungumyeni, kepha umhlobo womyeni omiyo emuzwa uthokoza nokuthokoza ngezwi lomyeni. Le ntokozo yami isiphelele. 30 Umelwe ukukhula yena, nginciphe mina. 31 “Ovela phezulu uphezu kwakho konke; ovela emhlabeni ungowomhlaba, ukhuluma okomhlaba. Ovela ezulwini uphezu kwakho konke. 32 Akubonileyo nakuzwileyo lokho ufakaza ngakho; kepha akakho owamukela ubufakazi bakhe. 33 Owamukele ubufakazi bakhe ulubekile uphawu lokuthi uNkulunkulu uqinisile. 34 Ngokuba lowo uNkulunkulu amthumileyo ukhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu; ngokuba akaniki uMoya ngokulinganisela. 35 UYise uyayithanda iNdodana, wanikela konke esandleni sayo. 36 Okholwa yiNdodana unokuphila okuphakade; kepha ongakholwa yiNdodana kayikubona ukuphila, kodwa intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu ihlezi phezu kwakhe.”
1 Kwathi ukuba iNkosi yazi ukuthi abaFarisi bezwile ukuba uJesu wenza abafundi, ebhapathiza abaningi kunoJohane, 2 ingani uJesu uqobo kabhapathizanga, kodwa kwakubhapathiza abafundi bakhe, 3 yamuka eJudiya, yaphindela eGalile. 4 Kwakuswelekile ukuba adabule iSamariya. 5 Khona wafika emzini waseSamariya ogama lawo yiSikhari, eduze nesiqinti uJakobe asinika uJosefa indodana yakhe. 6 Wawukhona lapho umthombo kaJakobe. Ngakho uJesu ekhathele ukuhamba wayesehlala ngasemthonjeni. Kwakungaba yihora lesithupha. 7 Owesifazane waseSamariya weza ezokukha amanzi. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiphuzise.” 8 Ngokuba abafundi bakhe babehambile baya emzini beyothenga ukudla. 9 Khona owesifazane waseSamariya wathi kuye: “Yini ukuba wena ongumJuda ucele ukuphuziswa yimi engingowesifazane waseSamariya na?” Ngokuba abaJuda abadlelani namaSamariya. 10 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Uma ubusazi isipho sikaNkulunkulu nokuthi ngubani othi kuwe: ‘Ngiphuzise,’ nga ucele kuye, yena nga ekunikile amanzi aphilayo.” 11 Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, awuphethe lutho lokukha amanzi, umthombo ujulile; uwathathaphi, pho, lawo manzi aphilayo na? 12 Kanti wena umkhulu yini kunobaba uJakobe owasinika lo mthombo, waphuza kuwo, yena kanye namadodana akhe nemihlambi yakhe, na?” 13 Waphendula uJesu, wathi kuye: “Yilowo nalowo ophuza lawa manzi uyakubuye ome; 14 kepha lowo oyakuphuza amanzi engiyakumnika wona kasayikoma naphakade; kepha amanzi engiyakumnika wona, phakathi kwakhe ayakuba ngumthombo wamanzi aphuphumayo, kube ngukuphila okuphakade.” 15 Owesifazane wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngiphe lawo manzi ukuba ngingomi, ngingabe ngiseza ukukha lapha.” 16 Wathi kuye: “Hamba ubize indoda yakho, uze lapha.” 17 Owesifazane waphendula wathi: “Anginandoda.” UJesu wathi kuye: “Usho kahle ukuthi: ‘Anginandoda;’ 18 ngokuba usuke waba namadoda ayisihlanu; le onayo kalokhu akusiyo indoda yakho. Lokhu ukusho ngeqiniso.” 19 Owesifazane wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngiyabona ukuthi ungumprofethi wena. 20 Okhokho bethu babekhulekela kule ntaba; nina-ke nithi iseJerusalema indawo lapho kufanele kukhulekelwe khona.” 21 UJesu wathi kuye: “Sifazane, kholwa yimi, isikhathi siyeza, lapho ningasayikukhuleka kuBaba nakule ntaba naseJerusalema. 22 Nina nikhuleka kweningakwaziyo, thina sikhuleka kwesikwaziyo; ngokuba insindiso ivela kubaJuda. 23 Kodwa isikhathi siyeza, sesikhona namanje, lapho abakhulekayo abaqinisileyo beyakukhuleka kuBaba ngomoya nangeqiniso; ngokuba uBaba ufuna abakhuleka kuye abanjalo. 24 UNkulunkulu unguMoya; abakhuleka kuye bafanele ukukhuleka ngomoya nangeqiniso.” 25 Owesifazane wathi kuye: “Ngiyazi ukuthi uMesiya uyeza, othiwa uKristu; nxa esefikile yena, uyakusitshela konke.” 26 UJesu wathi: “Nginguye mina engikhuluma nawe.” 27 Ngaleyo nkathi bafika abafundi bakhe; bamangala ngokuba ekhuluma nowesifazane; nokho akubangakho owathi: “Ufunani na?” noma: “Ukhulumelani naye na?” 28 Owesifazane wayeseshiya imbiza yakhe, waya emzini, wathi kubantu: 29 “Wozani nibone umuntu ongitshele konke engikwenzileyo; kungebe nguye uKristu na?” 30 Baphuma emzini, beza kuye. 31 Kusenjalo abafundi bamncenga bathi: “Rabi, yidla.” 32 Kepha wathi kubo: “Nginokudla engikudlayo eningakwaziyo.” 33 Base bekhuluma bodwa abafundi, bethi: “Ukhona yini omlethele ukudla na?” 34 UJesu wathi kubo: “Ukudla kwami kungukwenza intando yongithumileyo, ngifeze umsebenzi wakhe. 35 Anisho yini ukuthi izinyanga zisezine kufike ukuvuna na? Bhekani, ngithi kini: Phakamisani amehlo enu, nibone ukuthi amasimu asemhlophe, aselungele ukuvunwa. 36 Ovunayo wamukeliswa umvuzo, abuthe isithelo kube ngukuphila okuphakade ukuba ohlwanyelayo athokoze kanye novunayo. 37 Ngokuba kulokhu liqinisile izwi lokuthi: ‘Omunye uyahlwanyela, omunye avune.’ 38 Mina nganithumela ukuvuna lokho eningakusebenzanga; abanye basebenzile, nina-ke ningene emsebenzini wabo.” 39 AmaSamariya amaningi alowo muzi akholwa nguye ngezwi lowesifazane owafakaza ngokuthi: “Ungitshele konke engikwenzileyo.” 40 Athe ukuba eze kuye amaSamariya, amncenga ukuba ahlale nawo; wahlala khona izinsuku ezimbili. 41 Bakholwa abaningi kakhulu futhi ngenxa yezwi lakhe. 42 Base bethi kowesifazane: “Asisakholwa ngokulanda kwakho nje, ngokuba sesizizwele ngokwethu, siyazi ukuthi lo ngempela unguMsindisi wezwe.” 43 Kepha emva kwezinsuku ezimbili waphuma lapho ukuya eGalile. 44 Ngokuba uJesu uqobo wafakaza ngokuthi umprofethi kaziswa ezweni lakubo. 45 Kuthe-ke ukuba afike eGalile, abaseGalile bamamukela bebone konke akwenzayo eJerusalema emkhosini; ngokuba nabo babezile emkhosini. 46 UJesu wayesephinda eza eKhana laseGalile, lapho enza khona amanzi abe yiwayini. Kwakukhona induna ethile yenkosi endodana yayo yayigula eKapernawume. 47 Yathi ukuba izwe ukuthi uJesu ufikile eGalile evela eJudiya, yaya kuye, yamncenga ukuba ehle aphulukise indodana yayo, ngokuba yayisizakufa. 48 Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi kuyo: “Uma ningaboni izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, anisoze nakholwa.” 49 Induna yenkosi yathi kuye: “Nkosi, yehla engakafi umntanami.” 50 Wathi kuyo uJesu: “Hamba, indodana yakho iphilile.” Lowo muntu wakholwa yizwi alishilo kuye uJesu, wahamba. 51 Kwathi esehla, izinceku zakhe zamhlangabeza, zathi umntanakhe uphilile. 52 Wayesezibuza isikhathi aqale ngaso ukuba ngcono; khona zathi kuye: “Umkhuhlane umyekile izolo ngehora lesikhombisa.” 53 Wayeseqonda uyise ukuthi yilona lelo hora uJesu asho ngalo kuye ukuthi: “Indodana yakho iphilile.” Wakholwa yena nendlu yakhe yonke. 54 Leso siyisibonakaliso sesibili uJesu asenza efikile eGalile evela eJudiya.
1 Emva kwalokho kwakukhona umkhosi wabaJuda; uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema. 2 Kukhona-ke eJerusalema ngasesangweni lezimvu ichibi elithiwa ngesiHeberu iBethesda, linemipheme eyisihlanu. 3 Kwakulele kuyo abagulayo abaningi kakhulu, izimpumputhe, nezinyonga, nabashwabeneyo, belindele ukuzanyazanyiswa kwamanzi. 4 Ngokuba ingelosi yayehla izikhathi ngezikhathi, izamazamise amanzi, kuthi lowo ongene kuqala emva kokuzanyazanyiswa kwamanzi asinde esifweni sakhe, noma enasifo sini. 5 Kwakukhona lapho umuntu othile owayesegule iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili. 6 UJesu embona elele, azi ukuthi usenesikhathi eside enjalo, wathi kuye: “Uyathanda ukusinda na?” 7 Ogulayo wamphendula wathi: “Nkosi, anginamuntu wokungifaka echibini, nxa amanzi ezanyazanyiswa; kuthi ngiseza, kwehle omunye phambi kwami.” 8 UJesu wathi kuye: “Sukuma, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uhambe.” 9 Wayesephila masinyane lowo muntu, wathabatha uhlaka lwakhe, wahamba. Kwakuyisabatha ngalolo suku. 10 Khona base bethi abaJuda kophilisiweyo: “Yisabatha, akuvunyiwe uthwale uhlaka.” 11 Wabaphendula wathi: “Ongiphilisileyo nguyena othe kimi: ‘Thabatha uhlaka lwakho, uhambe.’ ” 12 Bambuza bathi: “Ngubani lowo muntu othe kuwe: ‘Thabatha uhlaka lwakho uhambe,’ na?” 13 Kepha ophilisiweyo wayengazi ukuthi ungubani, ngokuba uJesu wayemukile lapho, kukhona isixuku kuleyo ndawo. 14 Emva kwalokho uJesu wamfumana ethempelini, wathi kuye: “Bheka, uphilisiwe; ungabe usona, funa wehlelwe ngokubi kunalokho.” 15 Wamuka lowo muntu, watshela abaJuda ukuthi nguJesu omphilisileyo. 16 Ngenxa yalokho abaJuda bamzingela uJesu, ngokuba wakwenza lokho ngesabatha. 17 Kepha wabaphendula wathi: “UBaba usebenza kuze kube manje, nami ngiyasebenza.” 18 Ngalokho-ke abaJuda kwayikhona befuna kakhulu ukumbulala, ngokuba wayengaphulile isabatha kuphela, kodwa wabuye wathi uNkulunkulu unguYise, ezenza olingana noNkulunkulu. 19 Khona uJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: INdodana ingenze lutho ngokwayo, kuphela lokho ebona uYise ekwenza, ngokuba lokho akwenzayo yena, neNdodana iyakwenza kanjalo. 20 Ngokuba uYise uyayithanda iNdodana, uyikhombisa konke akwenzayo yena; woyikhombisa imisebenzi emikhulu kunalena ukuba nimangale. 21 Ngokuba njengalokhu uYise evusa abafileyo, abaphilise, kanjalo neNdodana iyabaphilisa labo ethanda ukubaphilisa. 22 Ngokuba noYise kahluleli muntu; ukunike iNdodana konke ukwahlulela 23 ukuba bonke bazise iNdodana, njengokuba bazisa uYise. Ongayazisi iNdodana kamazisi noYise oyithumileyo. 24 “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ozwa izwi lami, akholwe ngongithumileyo, unokuphila okuphakade; akayi ekwahlulelweni, kepha usephumile ekufeni, wangena ekuphileni. 25 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Isikhathi siyeza, sesikhona namanje, lapho abafileyo beyakulizwa izwi leNdodana kaNkulunkulu; abezwayo bayakuphila. 26 Ngokuba njengalokhu uYise enokuphila ngokwakhe, kanjalo uyiphile neNdodana ibe nokuphila ngokwayo. 27 Uyiphile amandla okwahlulela, ngokuba iyiNdodana yomuntu. 28 “Ningamangali ngalokho, ngokuba isikhathi siyeza, lapho bonke abasemathuneni beyakulizwa izwi layo, 29 abenze ukulunga baphumele ekuvukeni kokuphila, abenze okubi ekuvukeni kokulahlwa. 30 Mina ngingenze lutho ngokwami; ngahlulela njengalokho engikuzwayo; ukwahlulela kwami kulungile, ngokuba ngingafuni eyami intando kepha intando yongithumileyo. 31 “Uma ngizifakazela mina, ubufakazi bami abuqinisile. 32 Ngomunye ofakaza ngami; ngiyazi ukuthi ubufakazi angifakazela ngabo buqinisile. 33 “Nina nithumele kuJohane, walifakazela iqiniso. 34 Kepha mina angibamukeli ubufakazi kumuntu; kodwa ngisho lokhu ukuba nisindiswe. 35 Yena wayeyisibani esivuthayo nesikhanyayo; nina-ke benithanda ukuthokoza isikhashana ekukhanyeni kwakhe. 36 “Kepha nginabo ubufakazi obukhulu kunobukaJohane, ngokuba imisebenzi uBaba anginike yona ukuba ngiyifeze, yona le misebenzi engiyenzayo, iyangifakazela ukuthi uBaba ungithumile. 37 NoBaba ongithumileyo ufakazile ngami. Anizange nizwe izwi lakhe, anisibonanga isimo sakhe. 38 Nezwi lakhe aninalo elihleziyo phakathi kwenu, ngokuba amthumileyo yena lowo anikholwa nguye. 39 Nihlola imibhalo, ngokuba nithi ninokuphila okuphakade kuyo; yiyona efakaza ngami. 40 Kepha anivumi ukuza kimi ukuba nibe nokuphila. 41 “Mina angamukeli udumo kubantu. 42 Kepha ngiyanazi nina ukuthi aninalo uthando lukaNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu. 43 Ngize egameni likaBaba, aningamukeli; uma kuza omunye ngelakhe igama, niyakumamukela yena. 44 Ningakholwa kanjani nina enidumisana nodwa, ningalufuni udumo oluvela kuNkulunkulu yedwa, na? 45 “Ningacabangi ukuthi ngiyakunimangalela kuBaba; ukhona onimangalelayo, uMose enithemba kuye. 46 Ngokuba uma benikholwa nguMose, beniyakukholwa yimina, ngokuba yena waloba ngami. 47 Kodwa uma ningakholwa yimibhalo yakhe, niyakukholwa kanjani ngamazwi ami na?”
1 Emva kwalokho uJesu wamuka waya phesheya kolwandle lwaseGalile olungolwaseTiberiya. 2 Samlandela isixuku esikhulu, ngokuba babebona izibonakaliso azenzayo kwabagulayo. 3 UJesu wenyukela entabeni, wahlala phansi khona nabafundi bakhe. 4 Laliseduze iPhasika, umkhosi wabaJuda. 5 Kuthe uJesu ephakamisa amehlo, wabona ukuthi isixuku esikhulu siza kuye, wathi kuFiliphu: “Sizakuzithengaphi izinkwa ukuba badle laba na?” 6 Washo njalo emvivinya, ngokuba yena wayekwazi azakukwenza. 7 UFiliphu wamphendula wathi: “Izinkwa zawodenariyu abangamakhulu amabili zingebanele, kube yilowo nalowo athole ingcosana.” 8 Omunye wabafundi bakhe, u-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petru, wathi kuye: 9 “Kukhona umfana lapha onezinkwa zebhali eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzana ezimbili; kepha kuyini lokho kwabaningi kangaka na?” 10 UJesu wathi: “Bahlaliseni abantu.” Kwakukhona utshani obuningi kuleyo ndawo. Ahlala phansi-ke amadoda, umumo wawo kungathi izinkulungwame eziyisihlanu. 11 UJesu wazithabatha izinkwa, wabonga, wayesezabela ababehlezi phansi, kanjalo futhi nezinhlanzana, njengokuthanda kwabo. 12 Kuthe sebesuthi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Buthani imvuthuluka eseleyo, kungachitheki lutho.” 13 Base bebutha, bagcwalisa iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili ngemvuthuluka yezinkwa eziyisihlanu zebhali eyasala kwabadlileyo. 14 Kwathi-ke abantu bebona isibonakaliso uJesu asenzayo, bathi: “Impela lo ungumProfethi ozayo ezweni.” 15 Ngakho-ke uJesu azi ukuthi bazakuza, bambambe, bambeke inkosi, wamonyukela futhi entabeni yena yedwa. 16 Sekuhlwa abafundi bakhe bewukela elwandle, 17 bangena emkhunjini, bawela ulwandle beya eKapernawume. Kwase kuhlwile, uJesu wayengakafiki kubo. 18 Kwavunguza umoya omkhulu, lwavuka ulwandle. 19 Khona sebegwedlile kungathi amastadiyu angamashumi amabili nanhlanu noma amashumi amathathu, babona uJesu ehamba phezu kolwandle, esondela emkhunjini; bethuka. 20 Kepha wathi kubo: “Yimina, ningesabi.” 21 Khona bafuna ukumngenisa emkhunjini, umkhumbi wawusufika masinyane ezweni ababeya kulo. 22 Ngangomuso isixuku esasingaphesheya kolwandle sabona kungekho omunye umkhunjana khona, sazi ukuthi ubumunye nje nokuthi uJesu wayengangenanga emkhunjini kanye nabafundi bakhe, kepha ukuthi abafundi bakhe babewele bodwa, 23 kodwa eminye imikhunjana evela eTiberiya yafika eduze nendawo lapho badla khona isinkwa, iNkosi ibongile; 24 isixuku sathi ukubona ukuthi uJesu akakho lapho nabafundi bakhe, sangena emikhunjaneni, naso saya eKapernawume sifuna uJesu. 25 Kwathi ukuba bamfumane phesheya kolwandle, bathi: “Rabi, ufike nini lapha na?” 26 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Aningifuni ngokuba nabona izibonakaliso, kepha ningifuna ngokuba nadla izinkwa, nasutha. 27 Ningasebenzeli ukudla okuphelayo kepha ukudla okuhlala kuze kube ngukuphila okuphakade, eyakunipha khona iNdodana yomuntu, ngokuba uYise uNkulunkulu ubekile uphawu kuyona.” 28 Bathi-ke kuye: “Singenzani ukuba sisebenze imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu na?” 29 Waphendula uJesu, wathi kubo: “Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu yilowo ukuba nikholwe nguye amthumileyo.” 6:29 1 Joh. 3:23. 30 Ngakho bathi kuye: “Pho, wenza sibonakaliso sini ukuba sibone, sikholwe nguwe, na? Usebenzani na? 31 Okhokho bethu badla imana ehlane njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: ‘Wabapha isinkwa esivela ezulwini ukuba badle.’ ” 32 UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kwakungesiye uMose owanipha isinkwa esivela ezulwini, kodwa uBaba unipha isinkwa soqobo esivela ezulwini. 33 Ngokuba isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu singuye owehla ezulwini, olipha izwe ukuphila.” 34 Khona bathi kuye: “Nkosi, siphe njalonjalo leso sinkwa.” 35 UJesu wathi kubo: “Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila; ozayo kimi kasoze alamba, nokholwa yimi kasoze oma. 36 Kepha ngithe kini: Ningibonile, nokho anikholwa. 37 Konke angipha khona uBaba kuyakuza kimi; ozayo kimi angisoze ngamlahlela ngaphandle. 38 Ngokuba ngehle ezulwini kungengukuba ngenze intando yami, kodwa ukuba ngenze intando yongithumileyo. 39 Lokhu kuyintando yongithumileyo ukuba konke angiphe khona ngingalahlekelwa lutho kukho, kodwa ngikuvuse ngomuhla wokuphela. 40 Ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaBaba ukuba yilowo nalowo obona iNdodana, akholwe yiyo, abe nokuphila okuphakade; ngiyakumvusa mina ngomuhla wokuphela.” 41 Khona abaJuda bakhonona ngaye, ngokuba ethe: “Ngiyisinkwa esehle ezulwini.” 42 Bathi-ke: “Lona akusiye uJesu indodana kaJosefa, uyise nonina sibazi na? Usesho kanjani, pho, ukuthi: ‘Ngehle ezulwini,’ na?” 43 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Ningakhononi phakathi kwenu. 44 Akakho ongeza kimi, uma uBaba ongithumileyo engamdonsi; mina-ke ngiyakumvusa ngomuhla wokuphela. 45 Kulotshiwe kubaprofethi ukuthi: ‘Bonke bayakuba ngabafundiswe nguNkulunkulu.’ Yilowo nalowo ozwile kuBaba, wafunda, uyeza kimi. 46 Akusikho ukuthi ukhona oke wambona uBaba, kuphela ovela kuNkulunkulu; nguyena ombonile uBaba. 47 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Okholwayo unokuphila okuphakade. 48 Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. 49 Okhokho benu badla imana ehlane, bafa. 50 Lesi siyisinkwa esehla ezulwini ukuba umuntu adle kuso, angafi. 51 Mina ngiyisinkwa esiphilayo esehla ezulwini. Uma umuntu edla lesi sinkwa, uyakuphila phakade; futhi-ke isinkwa engizakusinikela ngenxa yokuphila kwezwe siyinyama yami.” 52 Base bephikisana bodwa abaJuda, bethi: “Lo angasinika kanjani inyama yakhe, siyidle, na?” 53 Khona uJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ningayidli inyama yeNdodana yomuntu, niphuze igazi layo, aninakuphila phakathi kwenu. 54 Odla inyama yami, aphuze igazi lami, unokuphila okuphakade; mina ngiyakumvusa ngomuhla wokuphela. 55 Ngokuba inyama yami ingukudla isibili, negazi lami lingukuphuza isibili. 56 Odla inyama yami, aphuze igazi lami, uhlala kimi, nami kuye. 57 Njengalokho uBaba ophilayo ungithumile, nami ngiphila ngoBaba, lowo ongidlayo naye uyakuphila ngami. 58 Lesi siyisinkwa esehle ezulwini, kungenjengalokho okhokho benu badla imana, bafa; osidlayo lesi sinkwa uyakuphila phakade.” 59 Lokho wakukhuluma esinagogeni efundisa eKapernawume. 60 Ngakho-ke abaningi kubafundi bakhe bekuzwa lokho bathi: “Lilukhuni leli zwi; ngubani ongalizwa na?” 61 Kepha uJesu azi phakathi kwakhe ukuthi abafundi bakhe bayakhonona ngalokho, wathi: “Lokhu kuyanicunula na? 62 Pho, uma nibona iNdodana yomuntu yenyukela lapho yayikhona kuqala, niyakuthini na? 63 NguMoya ophilisayo, inyama ayisizi lutho; amazwi engiwakhulume kini angumoya, angukuphila. 64 Kepha bakhona abanye phakathi kwenu abangakholwa. Ngokuba uJesu wazi kwasekuqaleni ukuba ngobani abangakholwa nokuba ngubani ozakumkhaphela.” 65 Wayesethi: “Kungenxa yalokho ngithe kini: Akakho ongeza kimi uma engakuphiwe nguBaba.” 66 Emva kwalokho abaningi babafundi bakhe babuyela emuva, ababe besahamba naye. 67 Ngakho uJesu wathi kwabayishumi nambili: “Nani nithanda ukumuka na?” 68 USimoni Petru wamphendula wathi: “Nkosi, siyakuya kubani na? Amazwi okuphila okuphakade akuwe. 69 Siyakholwa, siyazi ukuthi wena ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.” 70 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Mina anginikhethanga nina abayishumi nambili na? Kepha omunye kini ungusathane.” 71 Wayekhuluma ngoJuda Iskariyothe kaSimoni, ngokuba nguye obezakumkhaphela engomunye wabayishumi nambili.
1 Emva kwalokho uJesu wahamba eGalile, ngokuba wayengathandi ukuhamba eJudiya, lokhu abaJuda bebefuna ukumbulala. 2 Kwase kusondele umkhosi wabaJuda, owamadokodo. 3 Base bethi kuye abafowabo: “Muka lapha, uye eJudiya, ukuze nabafundi bakho babone imisebenzi yakho oyenzayo. 4 Ngokuba akukho muntu owenza utho ekusithekeni, efuna yena uqobo lwakhe abe sobala. Uma wenza lezi zinto, zibonakalise wena kulo izwe.” 5 Ngokuba nabafowabo babengakholwa nguye. 6 Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi kubo: “Isikhathi sami asikafiki, isikhathi senu silungile njalo. 7 Izwe lingenizonde nina, kepha mina liyangizonda, ngokuba ngifakaza ngalo ukuthi imisebenzi yalo mibi. 8 Yenyukani nina, niye emkhosini; mina angenyukeli manje kulo mkhosi; ngokuba esami isikhathi asikapheleli.” 9 Eseshilo lokho kubo wahlala eGalile. 10 Sebenyukele emkhosini abafowabo, naye-ke wenyuka, kungesobala kepha kungathi kungasese. 11 Khona abaJuda bamfuna emkhosini, bathi: “Uphi yena na?” 12 Kwaba khona ukukhonona okukhulu ngaye phakathi kwezixuku. Abanye bathi: “Muhle;” abanye bathi: “Qha, ngokuba udukisa abantu.” 13 Nokho kwakungekho muntu owakhuluma obala ngaye ngokwesaba abaJuda. 14 Kuthe sekuphakathi komkhosi, uJesu wenyukela ethempelini, wafundisa. 15 Ngakho abaJuda bamangala bathi: “Lona uyazi kanjani imibhalo engafundanga na?” 16 Khona uJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Imfundiso yami akusiyo eyami kodwa ngeyongithumileyo. 17 Uma umuntu ethanda ukwenza intando yakhe, uzakwazi ngemfundiso noma ivela kuNkulunkulu noma ngizikhulumela okwami. 18 Okhuluma ngokwakhe ufuna udumo lwakhe; kepha ofuna udumo lomthumileyo lowo uqinisile; akukho ukungalungi kuye. 19 UMose kaninikanga yini umthetho na? Nokho akakho kini ogcina umthetho. Nifunelani ukungibulala na?” 20 Isixuku saphendula sathi: “Unedemoni wena; ngubani ofuna ukukubulala na?” 21 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Munye umsebenzi engiwenzile, niyamangala nonke. 22 Ngokuba uMose uninikile ukusoka — kungesikho ukuthi kuvela kuMose kodwa kokhokho — niyamsoka umuntu nangesabatha. 23 Uma umuntu amukela ukusoka ngesabatha ukuze kungeqiwa umthetho kaMose, pho, ningithukuthelela ngokuba ngaphulukisa umuntu ngokuphelele ngesabatha na? 24 Ningahluleli ngokwamehlo, kepha yahlulelani ukwahlulela okulungileyo.” 25 Base bethi abanye kwabaseJerusalema: “Lo akusiye yini abafuna ukumbulala na? 26 Bheka, ukhuluma obala, kabasho lutho kuye. Kungaba ngukuthi ababusi sebazi isibili ukuthi lo unguKristu na? 27 Kodwa lo siyamazi lapho evela khona; kepha uKristu, nxa efika, akakho owazi lapho evela khona.” 28 Ngakho uJesu wamemeza efundisa ethempelini, wathi: “Niyangazi, niyazi futhi ukuthi ngivelaphi; mina-ke angizizelanga, kodwa ongithumileyo uqinisile, eningamaziyo nina. 29 Ngiyamazi mina, ngokuba ngivela kuye, futhi nguye ongithumileyo.” 30 Ngakho bafuna ukumbamba, kepha akubangakho owambeka isandla, ngokuba isikhathi sakhe sasingakafiki. 31 Kepha esixukwini abaningi bakholwa nguye, bathi: “UKristu, nxa esefikile, uyakwenza izibonakaliso eziningi kunalezo azenzileyo lona na?” 32 AbaFarisi bezwa isixuku sikhonona ngalezo zinto ngaye; abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bethuma izikhonzi ukuba zimbambe. 33 Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi: “Kuseyisikhashana ngikhona kini, besengimuka, ngiye kongithumileyo. 34 Niyakungifuna, ningangifumani, nalapho ngikhona, ningeze nina.” 35 Ngakho abaJuda bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Uzakuya ngaphi lo lapho singayikumthola na? Uyakuya kwabahlakazekileyo kumaGreki, afundise amaGreki, na? 36 Lizwi lini leli alishoyo lokuthi: ‘Niyakungifuna, ningangifumani,’ nokuthi: ‘Lapho ngikhona, ningeze nina,’ na?” 37 Kepha ngosuku lokugcina olukhulu lomkhosi uJesu wema wamemeza wathi: “Uma ekhona owomileyo, akeze kimi, aphuze. 38 Okholwa yimi, njengokusho kombhalo, esiswini sakhe kuyakugobhoza imifula yamanzi aphilayo.” 39 Washo lokho ngoMoya abazakumamukela abakholwa nguye, ngokuba uMoya wayengakafiki, lokhu uJesu wayengakakhazimuliswa. 40 Abanye besixuku sebezwa lawa mazwi bathi: “Lo ungumprofethi isibili.” 41 Abanye bathi: “Lo unguKristu.” Kepha abanye bathi: “Kanti uKristu uvela eGalile na? 42 Awushongo yini umbhalo ukuthi uKristu uvela enzalweni kaDavide naseBetlehema, emzaneni lapho wayekhona uDavide na?” 43 Ngakho kwaba khona ukwahlukana ngaye esixukwini. 44 Abanye-ke kubo babethanda ukumbamba; kepha akubangakho owambeka izandla. 45 Zafika-ke izikhonzi kubapristi abakhulu nakubaFarisi. Bathi kuzo: “Animlethanga ngani na?” 46 Izikhonzi zaphendula zathi: “Akuzange kukhulume muntu njengokuba kukhuluma lowo muntu.” 47 Ngakho abaFarisi baziphendula bathi: “Kanti nani nidukisiwe na? 48 Ukhona yini ezikhulwini nakubaFarisi oke wakholwa nguye na? 49 Kodwa lesi sixuku esingawazi umthetho siqalekisiwe.” 50 Wayesethi kubo uNikodemu owake weza kuye engomunye wabo: 51 “Konje umthetho wakithi uyamlahla yini umuntu ungakamuzwa kuqala, uze wazi akwenzayo, na?” 52 Baphendula, bathi kuye: “Kanti nawe ungowaseGalile na? Phenyisisa, ubone ukuthi akuveli mprofethi eGalile.” 53 Base behamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya ekhaya.
1 Khona uJesu waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo. 2 Ekuseni kakhulu wabuye weza ethempelini; abantu bonke beza kuye; wayesehlala phansi, wabafundisa. 3 Kepha ababhali nabaFarisi baletha kuye owesifazane ebanjwe ephinga; sebemmise phakathi kwabo, 4 bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, lo wesifazane ubanjwe esoqotsheni lokuphinga. 5 Emthethweni uMose wasiyala ngabanje ukuba bakhandwe ngamatshe. Pho, wena uthini na?” 6 Bakusho lokho bemlinga, ukuze babe nokummangalela. Kepha uJesu wakhothama, waloba ngomunwe emhlabathini. 7 Wathi besambuza njalo, walulama, wathi kubo: “Ongenasono phakathi kwenu kaqale amphonse ngetshe.” 8 Waphinda wakhothama, waloba emhlabathini. 9 Bathi ukuzwa lokho, belahlwa yizinhliziyo zabo baphuma ngabanye, beqalela kwabadala kwaze kwaba ngabokugcina, uJesu wasala yedwa; nowesifazane wayemi khona. 10 UJesu wayeselulama; engaboni muntu ngaphandle kowesifazane wathi kuye: “Sifazane, baphi labo bamangaleli bakho na? Akakho okulahlayo na?” 11 Wayesethi: “Akakho, Nkosi.” Wathi-ke uJesu kuye: “Nami angikulahli; hamba, ungabe usona.” 12 Ngakho uJesu waphinda wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Mina ngingukukhanya kwezwe; ongilandelayo kasoze ahamba ebumnyameni, kodwa woba nokukhanya kokuphila.” 13 Khona bathi kuye abaFarisi: “Uyazifakazela wena; ubufakazi bakho ubuqinisile.” 14 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Noma ngizifakazela mina, ubufakazi bami buqinisile, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi ngavelaphi nokuthi ngiyaphi; kepha nina anazi ukuthi ngivelaphi nokuthi ngiyaphi. 15 Nina nahlulela ngokwenyama, kepha mina angahluleli muntu. 16 Nakuba ngahlulela, ukwahlulela kwami kungokuqinisileyo, ngokuba ngingengedwa, kodwa yimina nongithumileyo. 17 Yebo, kulotshiwe nasemthethweni wakini ukuthi ubufakazi babantu ababili bungobuqinisileyo. 18 Mina ngingozifakazelayo; noBaba ongithumileyo ufakaza ngami.” 19 Base bethi kuye: “Uphi uyihlo na?” UJesu waphendula ngokuthi: “Anazi nami naBaba; uma beningazi mina, nga nimazi noBaba.” 20 Lawo mazwi wawakhuluma ngasemphongolweni weminikelo efundisa ethempelini; akubangakho ombambayo, ngokuba isikhathi sakhe sasingakafiki. 21 Khona waphinda wathi kubo: “Ngiyamuka mina, niyakungifuna, nifele ezonweni zenu; lapho ngiya khona mina, ningeze nina.” 22 Base bethi abaJuda: “Imbala uzakuzibulala yini, lokhu ethi: ‘Lapho ngiya khona mina, ningeze nina,’ na?” 23 Wathi kubo: “Nina ningabaphansi, mina ngingowaphezulu; nina ningabaleli zwe, mina angingowaleli zwe. 24 Ngakho-ke ngathi kini nizakufela ezonweni zenu; ngokuba uma ningakholwa ukuthi nginguye, nizakufela ezonweni zenu.” 25 Base bethi kuye: “Wena ungubani na?” Wathi kubo uJesu: “Lokho enganitshela khona kwasekuqaleni. 26 Nginezinto eziningi enginokuzikhuluma nokwahlulela ngani, kepha ongithumileyo uqinisile, nami engakuzwa kuye ngikukhuluma ezweni.” 27 Kabazanga ukuthi ukhuluma kubo ngoYise. 28 Wayesethi uJesu: “Nxa seniyiphakamisile iNdodana yomuntu, khona-ke nizakwazi ukuthi nginguye nokuthi angenzi lutho ngokwami, kodwa ngikhuluma lokhu njengokuba uBaba engifundisile. 29 Ongithumileyo unami, kangishiyanga ngedwa, ngokuba ngenza njalo okuthandeka kuye.” 30 Esakhuluma lokho, abaningi bakholwa nguye. 31 Khona uJesu wathi kubaJuda abase bekholiwe nguye: “Uma nimi ezwini lami, ningabafundi bami isibili; 32 niyakulazi iqiniso, neqiniso liyakunikhulula.” 33 Bamphendula bathi: “Siyinzalo ka-Abrahama thina, asibonange sibe yizigqila zamuntu; wena usho kanjani ukuthi: ‘Nizakuba ngabakhululekileyo’ na?” 34 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo owenza isono uyisigqila sesono. 35 Isigqila kambe asihlali phakade endlini; kepha indodana ihlala phakade. 36 Ngakho-ke uma iNdodana inikhulula, niyakuba ngabakhululekileyo impela. 37 Ngiyazi ukuthi niyinzalo ka-Abrahama; kepha nifuna ukungibulala, ngokuba izwi lami lingenandawo kini. 38 Ngikhuluma lokho engikubonile mina kuBaba; nani-ke nenza lokho enikuzwile kuyihlo.” 39 Baphendula, bathi kuye: “Ubaba ngu-Abrahama.” UJesu wathi kubo: “Uma beningabantwana baka-Abrahama; beniyakwenza imisebenzi ka-Abrahama. 40 Kodwa kalokhu nifuna ukungibulala mina muntu onitshele iqiniso, engilizwe kuNkulunkulu; u-Abrahama kakwenzanga lokho. 41 Nina nenza imisebenzi kayihlo.” Bathi kuye: “Thina asizalwanga ngokuphinga; sinobaba munye, uNkulunkulu.” 42 Wathi kubo uJesu: “Uma uNkulunkulu ebenguyihlo, beniyakungithanda mina, ngokuba ngafika ngivela kuNkulunkulu; ngokuba angizizelanga ngokwami, kepha yena ungithumile. 43 Yini ukuba ningayizwisisi inkulumo yami na? Kungokuba aninakuzwa izwi lami. 44 Nina ningabakayihlo uSathane, nithanda ukwenza izinkanuko zikayihlo. Yena wayengumbulali wabantu kwasekuqaleni, akemi eqinisweni, ngokuba iqiniso lingekho kuye. Nxa ekhuluma amanga, ukhuluma okungokwakhe, lokhu engumqambimanga noyise wawo. 45 Kepha mina, ngokuba ngikhuluma iqiniso, anikholwa yimi. 46 Ngumuphi kini ongangilahla ngesono na? Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, anikholwa yimi ngani na? 47 OngokaNkulunkulu uzwa amazwi kaNkulunkulu; kungakho ningezwe nina, ngokuba anisibo abakaNkulunkulu.” 48 Baphendula abaJuda, bathi kuye: “Asisho kahle yini ukuthi ungumSamariya nokuthi unedemoni na?” 49 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Anginademoni, kepha ngidumisa uBaba; nina-ke niyangidumaza. 50 Mina-ke angifuni olwami udumo; ukhona ofunayo nowahlulelayo. 51 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma umuntu egcina izwi lami, akasoze akubona ukufa naphakade.” 52 Bathi kuye abaJuda: “Manje sesiyazi ukuthi unedemoni; u-Abrahama wafa, nabaprofethi; wena-ke uthi: ‘Uma umuntu egcina izwi lami, kasoze akuzwa ukufa naphakade.’ 53 Wena umkhulu yini kunobaba u-Abrahama osewafa na? Nabaprofethi sebafa. Uzenza bani na?” 54 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Uma ngizidumisa mina, udumo lwami luyize; nguBaba ongidumisayo, enisho ngaye ukuthi unguNkulunkulu wenu. 55 Kanti animazanga, kepha mina ngiyamazi. Uma ngithi angimazi, ngingaba ngumqambimanga njengani. Kepha ngiyamazi, ngigcina izwi lakhe. 56 U-Abrahama uyihlo wathokozela ukubona usuku lwami, walubona, wajabula.” 57 Base bethi kuye abaJuda: “Awukabi naminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu, kanti u-Abrahama usuke wambona na?” 58 UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Engakabikho u-Abrahama, ngangikhona mina.” 59 Base bethatha amatshe ukuba bamkhande. Kepha uJesu wasithela, waphuma ethempelini.
1 Wathi edlula, wabona umuntu owayeyimpumputhe kwasekuzalweni kwakhe. 2 Abafundi bakhe bambuza bathi: “Rabi, ngubani owonayo, lona noma abazali bakhe, aze azalwe eyimpumputhe na?” 3 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Akonanga noma yena noma abazali bakhe, kodwa ukuze kubonakaliswe kuye imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu. 4 Ngimelwe ukusebenza imisebenzi yongithumileyo, kusesemini; buyeza ubusuku, lapho kungesebenze muntu. 5 Ngisekhona ezweni ngingukukhanya kwezwe.” 6 Eseshilo lokho wafela amathe emhlabathini, wenza udaka ngamathe, waninda amehlo ayo ngodaka. 7 Wathi kuyo: “Hamba uyogeza echibini laseSilowama,” okuhunyushwa ngokuthi oThunyiweyo; yamuka-ke, yageza, yeza ibona. 8 Ngakho abakhelene nayo nababeyibonile phambili iyisinxibi bathi: “Akusiye lo owayehlezi enxiba na?” 9 Abanye bathi: “Nguyena,” abanye bathi: “Qha, kepha ufana naye;” yena wathi: “Nginguye.” 10 Base bethi kuye: “Pho, amehlo akho avulwe kanjani na?” 11 Waphendula yena, wathi: “Umuntu othiwa uJesu wenza udaka, wagcoba amehlo ami, wathi kimi: ‘Yana eSilowama, ugeze.’ Ngaya, ngageza, ngabona.” 12 Bathi kuye: “Uphi yena na?” Wathi: “Angazi.” 13 Bamyisa kubaFarisi lowo okade eyimpumputhe. 14 Kwakuyisabatha mhla uJesu enza udaka, evula amehlo akhe. 15 Khona nabaFarisi futhi bambuza ukuthi ukuthole kanjani ukubona. Wathi kubo: “Waninda amehlo ami ngodaka, ngageza, sengiyabona.” 16 Ngakho abanye kubaFarisi bathi: “Lona kaveli kuNkulunkulu, lokhu engagcini isabatha.” Abanye bathi: “Umuntu oyisoni angazenza kanjani izibonakaliso ezinje na?” Kwaba khona ukwahlukana phakathi kwabo. 17 Khona baphinda bathi kuyo impumputhe: “Wena uthini ngaye, lokhu evule amehlo akho, na?” Yathi: “Ungumprofethi.” 18 Kepha abaJuda abakholwanga ngaye ukuthi wabeyimpumputhe nokuthi usethole ukubona, baze babiza abazali bakhe lowo osethole ukubona. 19 Bababuza bathi: “Lo uyindodana yenu enithi ngayo yazalwa iyimpumputhe na? Pho, isibona kanjani manje na?” 20 Abazali bakhe base bephendula bethi: “Siyazi ukuthi lo uyindodana yethu nokuthi wazalwa eyimpumputhe; 21 kepha ukuthi usebona kanjani kalokhu asazi, nokuthi ngubani ovule amehlo akhe asazi; mbuzeni yena, usekhulile, uzozikhulumela yena.” 22 Abazali bakhe basho lokho, ngokuba besaba abaJuda. Ngokuba abaJuda base bevumelene ngokuthi, uma ekhona ovuma ukuba unguKristu, kakhishwe esinagogeni. 23 Ngakho-ke abazali bakhe bathi: “Usekhulile, mbuzeni yena.” 24 Bambiza-ke ngokwesibili lowo muntu owabeyimpumputhe, bathi kuye: “Mnike uNkulunkulu udumo; thina siyazi ukuthi lowo muntu uyisoni.” 25 Yena wayesephendula ethi: “Nokuba uyisoni angazi; kunye engikwaziyo, ukuthi bengiyimpumputhe, manje sengiyabona.” 26 Bathi-ke kuye: “Wenzeni kuwe na? Uwavule kanjani amehlo akho na?” 27 Wabaphendula wathi: “Kade nginitshela, kepha anizwanga; nifunelani ukuzwa futhi na? Niyafuna yini nani ukuba ngabafundi bakhe na?” 28 Bamthuka bathi: “Nguwe ongumfundi wakhe, kepha thina singabafundi bakaMose. 29 Siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuMose, kodwa lo asimazi lapha evela khona.” 30 Waphendula lowo muntu, wathi kubo: “Lokhu kuyisimangaliso ukuthi nina anazi lapho evela khona, ingani uvule amehlo ami. 31 Siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu akazizwa izoni, kodwa uma umuntu emesaba uNkulunkulu, ayenze intando yakhe, uyamuzwa lowo. 32 Selokhu kwathini akuzange kuzwakale ukuthi ukhona owavula amehlo ozelwe eyimpumputhe. 33 Uma lo ebengaveli kuNkulunkulu, ubengenakwenza lutho.” 34 Baphendula, bathi kuye: “Wena wazalwa ezonweni ngokwempela, wena ufundisa thina na?” Base bemkhiphela phandle. 35 UJesu wezwa ukuthi bamkhiphele phandle; kwathi emfumana, wathi: “Uyakholwa yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na?” 36 Waphendula yena, wathi: “Ingubani, Nkosi, ngize ngikholwe yiyo, na?” 37 UJesu wathi kuye: “Usuyibonile; okhuluma nawe yiyona.” 38 Wayesethi: “Ngiyakholwa, Nkosi.” Wakhuleka kuye. 39 Wathi uJesu: “Mina ngizele ukwahlulela kuleli zwe ukuba abangaboniyo babone, nababonayo babe yizimpumputhe.” 40 Labo kubaFarisi ababenaye bezwa lokho, bathi kuye: “Pho, nathi siyizimpumputhe na?” 41 Wathi kubo uJesu: “Ukuba beniyizimpumputhe, ngabe aninasono. Kepha manje nithi: ‘Siyabona;’ isono senu sihlezi.
1 “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ongangeni ngesango esibayeni sezimvu, kodwa ekhwela ngenye indawo, lowo uyisela nomphangi. 2 Kepha ongena ngesango ungumalusi wezimvu. 3 Umlindisango uyamvulela lowo; nezimvu ziyalizwa izwi lakhe; ubiza ezakhe izimvu ngamagama, aziholele phandle. 4 Nxa esezikhiphile ezakhe zonke, uhamba phambi kwazo, izimvu zimlandele, ngokuba zilazi izwi lakhe. 5 Kepha umfokazi azisoze zamlandela, kodwa ziyakumbalekela, ngokuba zingalazi izwi labafokazi.” 6 UJesu washo lo mfanekiso kubo; kepha bona abezwisisanga ukuba kuyini lokho akukhuluma kubo. 7 Ngakho-ke uJesu wabuye wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Mina ngiyisango lezimvu. 8 Bonke abafike ngaphambi kwami bangamasela nabaphangi, kepha izimvu azibezwanga. 9 Mina ngiyisango; uma umuntu engena ngami, uyakusindiswa, angene, aphume, afumane idlelo. 10 Isela kalizi kungengokweba nokubulala nokubhubhisa; mina ngize ukuba babe nokuphila, babe nakho kuchichime. 11 “Ngingumalusi omuhle. Umalusi omuhle udela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu. 12 Okhokhelwayo engesiye umalusi, izimvu zingesizo ezakhe, ebona impisi iza, ushiya izimvu, abaleke — impisi izibhozomele, izihlakaze — 13 ngokuba engokhokhelwayo, engazinakekeli izimvu. 14 “Mina ngingumalusi omuhle; ngiyazazi ezami, nezami ziyangazi, 15 njengalokhu uBaba uyangazi, nami ngiyamazi uBaba; ngidela ukuphila kwami ngenxa yezimvu. 16 Nezinye izimvu nginazo ezingesizo ezalesi sibaya; nalezo ngimelwe ukuziletha; ziyakuzwa izwi lami, kube mhlambi munye nomalusi munye. 17 Ngalokho uBaba uyangithanda, ngokuba ngidela ukuphila kwami ukuba ngibuye ngikuthabathe. 18 Akakho ongangamuka ukuphila kwami, kodwa ngikudela ngokwami; nginamandla okukudela, nginamandla okubuye ngikuthabathe. Lo myalo ngiwamukele kuBaba.” 19 Kwaba khona futhi ukwahlukana phakathi kwabaJuda ngalawo mazwi. 20 Abaningi kubo bathi: “Unedemoni, uyahlanya; nimlalelelani na?” 21 Abanye bathi: “Lawo mazwi akusiwo awomuntu onedemoni; imbala idemoni lingavula amehlo ezimpumputhe na?” 22 Khona kwakungumkhosi wokuhlanjululwa kwethempeli eJerusalema, kusebusika. 23 UJesu wayehamba ethempelini emphemeni kaSolomoni. 24 Base bemhaqa abaJuda bethi kuye: “Koze kube nini ulibazisa izinhliziyo zethu na? Uma wena unguKristu, sitshele ngokuchachileyo.” 25 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Nganitshela, kodwa anikholwanga; imisebenzi engiyenzayo egameni likaBaba yiyona efakaza ngami. 26 Kodwa nina anikholwa, ngokuba anisibo abezimvu zami. 27 Izimvu zami ziyalizwa izwi lami; nami ngiyazazi, ziyangilandela; 28 ngizinika ukuphila okuphakade, azisoze zabhubha naphakade; akakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sami. 29 UBaba onginikileyo mkhulu kunabo bonke; akakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sikaBaba. 30 Mina noBaba simunye.” 31 AbaJuda base bebuye bethatha amatshe ukuba bamkhande. 32 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Nginitshengise imisebenzi eminingi emihle evela kuBaba; yimuphi umsebenzi kulena eningikhandela wona na?” 33 Bamphendula abaJuda, bathi: “Asikukhandi ngenxa yomsebenzi omuhle kepha ngenxa yokuhlambalaza, ngokuba wena ungumuntu ozenza uNkulunkulu.” 34 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Akulotshiwe yini emthethweni wakini ukuthi: ‘Ngithe: Ningonkulunkulu,’ na? 35 Uma wathi bangonkulunkulu bona eleza kubo izwi likaNkulunkulu — nombhalo ungeqiwe — 36 nithi ngaye uYise amahlukanisileyo, wamthumela ezweni, ukuba uyahlambalaza, ngokuba ngithe: ‘NgiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu,’ na? 37 Uma ngingenzi imisebenzi kaBaba, maningakholwa yimi. 38 Kepha uma ngiyenza, nakuba ningakholwa yimi, kholwani yimisebenzi, ukuze nazi, niqonde ukuthi uBaba ukimi, nami ngikuBaba.” 39 Base befuna futhi ukumbamba, kepha waphunyuka esandleni sabo. 40 Waphinda wamuka, waya phesheya kweJordani kuleyo ndawo lapho uJohane waqala ukubhapathiza khona, wahlala lapho. 41 Nabaningi beza kuye, bathi: “UJohane nempela akenzanga sibonakaliso nasinye, kepha konke uJohane akusho ngalowo muntu kwakuqinisile.” 42 Abaningi bakholwa nguye lapho.
1 Kwakukhona othile ogulayo, uLazaru waseBethaniya umuzi wakubo kaMariya nodadewabo uMarta. 2 UMariya kwakunguye owagcoba iNkosi ngamafutha, wesula izinyawo zayo ngezinwele zakhe, omnewabo uLazaru wayegula. 3 Ngakho-ke odadewabo bathumela kuye, bathi: “Nkosi, bheka, lo omthandayo uyagula.” 4 UJesu esekuzwile lokho wathi: “Lokhu kugula akusikho okokufa, kodwa kungenxa yenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ukuba iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ikhazimuliswe ngakho.” 5 Kepha uJesu wayebathanda oMarta nodadewabo noLazaru. 6 Ngakho-ke kwathi ezwa ukuthi uyagula, wahlala futhi izinsuku ezimbili endaweni abe kuyo. 7 Emva kwalokho wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Asibuye, siye eJudiya.” 8 Abafundi bathi kuye: “Rabi, abaJuda basand’ ukufuna ukukukhanda ngamatshe; usaya futhi khona na?” 9 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Awakho yini amahora ayishumi nambili emini na? Uma umuntu ehamba emini, akakhubeki, ngokuba ubona ukukhanya kwaleli zwe. 10 Kodwa uma umuntu ehamba ebusuku, uyakhubeka, ngokuba kungekho ukukhanya kuye.” 11 Wakhuluma lokho; emva kwalokho wathi kubo: “ULazaru umhlobo wethu ulele, kepha ngiyahamba ukuba ngimvuse ebuthongweni.” 12 Abafundi bakhe base bethi kuye: “Nkosi, uma elele, uyakusinda.” 13 Kepha uJesu wayekhuluma ngokufa kwakhe, kepha bona babethi ukhuluma ngokulala ubuthongo. 14 Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi kubo ngokuchachileyo: “ULazaru ufile; 15 ngiyathokoza ngenxa yenu ukuthi bengingekho, ukuze nikholwe; kepha asiye kuye.” 16 Khona uTomase, othiwa uDidimu, wathi kubafundi abakanye naye: “Asihambe nathi, ukuze sife kanye naye.” 17 Kwathi-ke esefika uJesu, wamfumana esenezinsuku ezine ethuneni. 18 IBethaniya laliseduze neJerusalema, kungaba ngamastadiyu ayishumi nanhlanu. 19 Abaningi kubaJuda babefikile koMarta noMariya ukubakhuza ngomnewabo. 20 Ngakho uMarta esezwe ukuthi uJesu uyeza, waya ukumhlangabeza, kepha uMariya wahlala endlini. 21 Wayesethi uMarta kuJesu: “Nkosi, uma ubukhona, umnewethu nga engafanga; 22 kepha ngiyazi nakalokhu ukuthi nokuba yini ongakucela kuNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uzakukunika khona.” 23 UJesu wathi kuye: “Umnewenu uzakuvuka.” 24 UMarta wathi kuye: “Ngiyazi ukuthi uyakuvuka ekuvukeni ngosuku lokugcina.” 25 UJesu wathi kuye: “Mina ngingukuvuka nokuphila; okholwa yimi, noma efa, wophila. 26 Nalowo ophila, akholwe yimi, kasoze afa naphakade. Uyakholwa yilokho na?” 27 Wathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi, ngiyakholwa ukuthi wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, obezakuza ezweni.” 28 Eseshilo lokho wamuka wabiza uMariya udadewabo ngasese, wathi: “UMfundisi ukhona, uyakubiza.” 29 Yena-ke ekuzwa lokho wasuka masinyane, waya kuye. 30 Kepha uJesu wayengakafiki emzini, kodwa wayesekuleyo ndawo uMarta amhlangabeza kuyo. 31 AbaJuda ababesendlini naye bemkhuza, bebona uMariya esuka masinyane ephuma, bamlandela, bathi: “Uya ethuneni ukuba akhale khona.” 32 UMariya esefike lapho ekhona uJesu, embona, wawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wathi: “Nkosi, uma ubukhona, umnewethu nga engafanga.” 33 Ngakho uJesu embona ekhala, nabaJuda abafika naye bekhala, wabubula emoyeni, wakhathazeka; 34 wathi: “Nimbekephi na?” Bathi kuye: “Nkosi, woza ubone.” 35 UJesu wakhala izinyembezi. 36 Ngakho-ke abaJuda bathi: “Bheka, ukumthanda kwakhe okungaka.” 37 Kepha abanye kubo bathi: “Lo owavula amehlo empumputhe wayengekwenze yini ukuba yena lo angafi na?” 38 Ngakho uJesu, ebubula futhi phakathi kwakhe, wafika ethuneni. Lalingumhume, kwakukhona itshe phezu kwawo. 39 Wathi uJesu: “Susani itshe.” UMarta, udadewabo wofileyo, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, usenuka; ngokuba sezizine.” 40 UJesu wathi kuye: “Angishongo yini kuwe ukuthi uma ukholwa, uzakubona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, na?” 41 Balisusa-ke itshe. Kepha uJesu waphakamisa amehlo, wathi: “Baba, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ungizwile. 42 Bengazi mina ukuthi ungizwa njalo, kodwa ngenxa yesixuku esingiphahlileyo ngishilo lokho, ukuze bakholwe ukuthi nguwena ongithumileyo.” 43 Esekhulume lokho wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Lazaru, phuma.” 44 Waphuma ofileyo eboshwe izinyawo nezandla ngezindwangu, ubuso bakhe bumboziwe ngeduku. UJesu wathi kubo: “Mthukululeni, nimyeke ahambe.” 45 Khona abaningi kubaJuda ababezile kuMariya bebona abekwenzile, bakholwa nguye. 46 Kepha abanye babo baya kubaFarisi, babatshela abekwenzile uJesu. 47 Ngalokho abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bemema umphakathi, bathi: “Siyakwenze njani na? Lo muntu wenza izibonakaliso eziningi; 48 uma simyeka njalo, bazakukholwa nguye bonke; amaRoma ayakufika, asamuke indawo nesizwe.” 49 Kepha othile wabo, uKayafase, engumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka, wathi kubo: “Anazi lutho nina; 50 aniqondi futhi ukuthi kunilungele ukuba umuntu oyedwa afele abantu, isizwe sonke singabhubhi.” 51 Lokho kakushongo ngokwakhe, kodwa engumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka waprofetha ukuba uJesu wayezakufa ngenxa yesizwe; 52 kungengenxa yesizwe kuphela, kepha ukuba abuthele ndawonye abantwana bakaNkulunklu abahlakazekileyo, babe munye. 53 Kusukela kulolo suku baceba ukuba bambulale. 54 Ngakho uJesu kabuyange esahamba obala phakathi kwabaJuda, kepha wamuka lapho, waya ezweni eliseduze nehlane emzini othiwa i-Efrayimi; wahlala khona nabafundi bakhe. 55 Lase liseduze iPhasika labaJuda; abaningi abavela emaphandleni bakhuphukela eJerusalema ngaphambi kwePhasika ukuba bazihlambulule. 56 Ngakho bamfuna uJesu, bexoxa bemi ethempelini, bethi: “Nithini na? Akayikuza nempela emkhosini na?” 57 Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babekhiphe umyalo wokuthi uma kukhona owaziyo lapho ekhona, ababikele, ukuze bambambe.
1 Ngakho kuseyizinsuku eziyisithupha ngaphambi kwePhasika, uJesu wafika eBethaniya, lapho wayekhona uLazaru uJesu amvusa kwabafileyo. 2 Base bemenzela ukudla khona; uMarta wayephaka, kepha uLazaru wayengomunye wababehlezi ekudleni naye. 3 UMariya wayesethatha ilitra lamafutha enadi lodwa elinenani elikhulu, wagcoba izinyawo zikaJesu, wesula izinyawo zakhe ngezinwele zakhe; indlu yagcwala iphunga lamafutha. 4 Kepha uJuda Iskariyothe, omunye wabafundi bakhe obezakumkhaphela, wathi: 5 “Yini ukuba lawa mafutha engathengiswanga ngawodenariyu abangamakhulu amathathu, kwaphiwa abampofu, na?” 6 Washo lokho kungengokuba ekhathalele abampofu, kepha ngokuba eyisela, ephethe isikhwama, eba okufakwa kuso. 7 Ngakho uJesu wathi: “Myeke ukuba awalondolozele usuku lokumbelwa kwami. 8 Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo, kepha mina aninami njalo.” 9 Ngakho isixuku esikhulu sabaJuda sezwa ukuthi ulapho. Beza-ke kungengenxa kaJesu kuphela, kepha nokuba babone uLazaru abemvusile kwabafileyo. 10 Kepha abapristi abakhulu benza icebo lokuba babulale noLazaru, 11 ngokuba ngenxa yakhe abaningi babaJuda bamuka bakholwa nguJesu. 12 Ngangomuso abantu abaningi abafike emkhosini sebezwile ukuthi uJesu uyeza eJerusalema, 13 bathatha amahlamvu esundu, baphuma ukumhlangabeza. Bamemeza bathi: “Hosiyana! Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi, yebo, iNkosi ka-Israyeli.” 14 UJesu esefumene imbongolo entsha wakhwela kuyo njengokulotshiwe ukuthi: 15 “Ungesabi, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni; bheka, iNkosi yakho iza, ikhwele etholeni lembongolo.” 16 Lokho abafundi bakhe abakuqondanga ekuqaleni; kodwa esekhazimulisiwe uJesu, base bekhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe lokho ngaye nokuthi babekwenzile lokho kuye. 17 Ngakho safakaza isixuku esasinaye, lapho ebiza uLazaru aphume ethuneni, emvusa kwabafileyo. 18 Ngenxa yalokho isixuku saya samhlangabeza, ngokuba sase sizwile ukuthi wayesenzile leso sibonakaliso. 19 Ngakho abaFarisi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Niyabona ukuthi anisizi lutho; bheka, izwe lonke liyamlandela.” 20 Kwakukhona amaGreki athile phakathi kwababenyuka ukuba bakhuleke emkhosini. 21 Lawo-ke aya kuFiliphu waseBetsayida laseGalile, acela kuye, athi: “Nkosi, sithanda ukubona uJesu.” 22 UFiliphu weza wamtshela u-Andreya. Weza u-Andreya noFiliphu, basho kuJesu. 23 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Sesifikile isikhathi sokuba ikhazimuliswe iNdodana yomuntu. 24 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma inhlamvu kakolweni iwela emhlabathini ingafi, ihlala yodwa; kepha uma ifa, ithela izithelo eziningi. 25 Lowo othanda ukuphila kwakhe ulahlekelwa yikho, nozonda ukuphila kwakhe kuleli zwe uyakukulondela ukuphila okuphakade. 26 Uma umuntu engikhonza, akangilandele; nalapha ngikhona mina, soba khona nesikhonzi sami. Uma umuntu engikhonza, uBaba uyakumazisa lowo. 27 “Kalokhu umphefumulo wami ulusizi, ngizakuthini na? Baba, ngisindise kulo mzuzu. Kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngize kulo mzuzu. 28 Baba, khazimulisa igama lakho.” Kwase kufika izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Ngilikhazimulisile, ngobuye ngilikhazimulise.” 29 Ngakho abantu ababemi bezwa bathi: “Beliduma;” abanye bathi: “Ingelosi ikhulume kuye.” 30 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Leli zwi alizanga ngenxa yami kepha ngenxa yenu. 31 Kalokhu kungukwahlulelwa kwaleli zwe; kalokhu umbusi waleli zwe uzakuxoshwa. 32 Mina, nxa ngiphakanyiswa emhlabeni, ngiyakubadonsela kimi bonke.” 33 Lokho-ke wakusho efanekisa ukufa okumfanele afe ngakho. 34 Ngakho isixuku samphendula sathi: “Sizwile emthethweni ukuthi uKristu uyakuma phakade; usho kanjani wena ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuphakanyiswa na? Ingubani le Ndodana yomuntu na?” 35 Wayesethi kubo uJesu: “Kuseyisikhashana ukukhanya kukhona kini. Hambani nise nokukhanya, ukuze ubumnyama bunganehleli. Ohamba ebumnyameni akazi ukuthi uya ngaphi. 36 Nise nokukhanya kholwani ngukukhanya, ukuze nibe ngabantwana bokukhanya.” Washo lokho uJesu, wamuka, wasithela kubo. 37 Kepha noma ebezenzile izibonakaliso ezingaka phambi kwabo, abakholwanga nguye 38 ukuba izwi lika-Isaya umprofethi ligcwaliseke, alikhuluma lokuthi: “Nkosi, ngubani owakholwa ngukushumayela kwethu na? Ingalo yeNkosi yambulelwa bani na?” 39 Ngalokho babengekholwe, ngokuba u-Isaya washo futhi ukuthi: 40 “Uphuphuthekisile amehlo abo, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yabo, funa babone ngamehlo, baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, ngibaphulukise.” 41 U-Isaya wakusho lokho, ngokuba ebona inkazimulo yakhe, ekhuluma ngaye. 42 Nokho abaningi nasezikhulwini bakholwa nguye, kodwa ngenxa yabaFarisi abakuvumanga, funa bakhishwe esinagogeni; 43 ngokuba babethanda udumo lwabantu kunodumo lukaNkulunkulu. 44 Khona uJesu wamemeza wathi: “Okholwa yimi kakholwa yimi kepha ngongithumileyo. 45 Obona mina ubona ongithumileyo. 46 Ngize ezweni ngingukukhanya ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yimi angahlali ebumnyameni. 47 “Uma umuntu ezwa amazwi ami engawalondi, lowo angimahluleli mina, ngokuba angizanga ukuba ngahlulele izwe, kepha ukuba ngisindise izwe. 48 Ongalayo engawamukeli amazwi ami unomahlulelayo; izwi engalikhulumayo yilona eliyakumahlulela ngosuku lokugcina. 49 Ngokuba mina angikhulumanga ngokwami, kodwa uBaba ongithumileyo nguye onginike umyalo wokuba ngizakuthini, ngikhulumeni. 50 Ngiyazi ukuthi umyalo wakhe ungukuphila okuphakade. Ngakho-ke lokho engikukhulumayo ngikukhuluma njengalokho uBaba angitshela khona.”
1 Kwathi ngaphambi komkhosi wePhasika uJesu azi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sesifikile ukuba amuke kuleli zwe, aye kuYise, ebathandile abakhe abasezweni wabathanda kwaze kwaba sekupheleni. 2 Sekudliwa, uSathane esekufake enhliziyweni kaJuda Iskariyothe kaSimoni ukuba amkhaphele, 3 uJesu ekwazi ukuthi uYise unikele konke ezandleni zakhe nokuthi wavela kuNkulunkulu, futhi ubuyela kuNkulunkulu, 4 wasuka ekudleni, wabeka izingubo zakhe, wathabatha indwangu, wakhwica. 5 Emva kwalokho wathela amanzi emcengezini, waqala ukugeza izinyawo zabafundi, wazesula ngendwangu abekhwice ngayo. 6 Wafika-ke kuSimoni Petru. Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, wena ugeza izinyawo zami na?” 7 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Lokhu engikwenzayo awukwazi manje, kodwa uzakukuqonda emva kwalokhu.” 8 UPetru wathi kuye: “Awusoze wageza izinyawo zami naphakade.” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Uma ngingakugezi, awunasabelo nami.” 9 USimoni Petru wathi kuye: “Nkosi, akungabi yizinyawo zodwa kepha nezandla nekhanda.” 10 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ogeziweyo kadingi lutho, kuphela ukugezwa izinyawo, kepha ugezekile wonke. Nina-ke nigezekile, kodwa angisho nonke.” 11 Ngokuba emazi obezakumkhaphela kungalokho athi: “Anigezekile nonke.” 12 Esegeze izinyawo zabo wathabatha izingubo zakhe, wabuye wahlala, wathi kubo: “Niyakwazi yini engikwenzile kini na? 13 Ningibiza nithi: ‘Mfundisi, Nkosi;’ nisho kahle, ngokuba ngiyikho. 14 Uma-ke mina, iNkosi noMfundisi, ngigeze izinyawo zenu, nani-ke nifanele ukugezana izinyawo. 15 Ngokuba ngininikile isibonelo ukuba nenze nani njengokuba ngenzile kini. 16 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo, nothunyiweyo kamkhulu kunomthumileyo. 17 Uma nazi lokho, nibusisiwe uma nikwenza. 18 “Angikhulumi ngani nonke; ngiyabazi engibakhethileyo; kodwa nga kugcwaliseka umbhalo othi: “ ‘Odla isinkwa sami ungiphakamisele isithende sakhe.’ 19 “Kusukela manje ngiyanitshela kungakenzeki ukuba, nxa sekwenzeka, nikholwe ukuthi nginguye. 20 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Owamukela engimthumayo wamukela mina; ongamukelayo mina wamukela ongithumileyo.” 21 UJesu eseshilo lokho wakhathazeka emoyeni, wafakaza wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Omunye wenu uyakungikhaphela.” 22 Abafundi babhekana bengabaza ukuthi ukhuluma ngobani. 23 Kwakuhlezi ekudleni omunye wabafundi bakhe uJesu amthandayo, encike esifubeni sikaJesu. 24 USimoni Petru wayesemqhweba ethi: “Yisho ukuthi ubekhuluma ngobani na?” 25 Yena encike esifubeni sikaJesu wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngubani na?” 26 Ngakho waphendula uJesu, wathi: “Yilowo engiyakumcwilisela ucezu, ngimnike lona.” Eselucwilisile-ke ucezu, walunika uJuda Iskariyothe. 27 Emva kocezu uSathane wayesengena kuye. Wayesethi kuye uJesu: “Okwenzayo kwenze masinyane.” 28 Kepha akabakho kwababehlezi ekudleni owayekwazi lokho ukuthi ukusho ngani kuye. 29 Kepha abanye bacabanga ukuthi, ngokuba uJuda ephethe isikhwama, uJesu uthi kuye: “Thenga esikuswele emkhosini,” noma ukuthi kabele abampofu okuthile. 30 Kuthe eseluthathile ucezu waphuma masinyane; kwakuse busuku. 31 Ngakho esephumile, uJesu wathi: “Kalokhu iNdodana yomuntu ikhazimulisiwe, noNkulunkulu ukhazimulisiwe kuyo. 32 Uma uNkulunkulu ekhazimulisiwe kuyo, noNkulunkulu uyakuyikhazimulisa kuye, uyakuyikhazimulisa masinyane. 33 “Bantwanyana, ngise khona nani isikhashana. Niyakungifuna, nanjengalokho ngasho kubaJuda ukuthi lapho ngiya khona ningeze nina, ngisho nakinina manje. 34 “Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane; njengalokhu nginithandile, nani nithandane. 35 Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma nithandana.” 36 USimoni Petru wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uya ngaphi na?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Lapho ngiya khona, ungengilandele kalokhu; kepha uyakungilandela kamuva.” 37 Wathi kuye uPetru: “Nkosi, ngingekulandele kalokhu ngani na? Ngizakudela ukuphila kwami ngenxa yakho.” 38 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Uzakudela ukuphila kwakho ngenxa yami na? Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Iqhude alizukukhala, ungakangiphiki kathathu.”
1 “Inhliziyo yenu mayingakhathazeki. Kholwani nguNkulunkulu, nikholwe nayimi. 2 Ekhaya likaBaba kukhona izindlu eziningi; uma bekungenjalo, bengiyakunitshela ukuthi ngiya ukunilungisela indawo. 3 Nanxa ngiya nginilungisela indawo, ngobuye ngize, nginibuyisele kimi ukuba lapho ngikhona nibe khona nani. 4 Nalapho ngiya khona niyayazi indlela.” 5 UTomase wathi kuye: “Nkosi, asazi lapho uya khona; siyazi kanjani indlela na?” 6 UJesu wathi kuye: “Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila; akakho oza kuBaba ngaphandle kwami. 7 Uma beningazi mina, beniyakumazi noBaba; kusukela manje niyamazi, nimbonile.” 8 UFiliphu wathi kuye: “Nkosi, sikhombise uYihlo, kusanele.” 9 UJesu wathi kuye: “Isikhathi esingaka nginani, awukangazi, Filiphu, na? Ongibonile mina ubonile uBaba; usho kanjani ukuthi: ‘Sikhombise uYihlo,’ na? 10 Awukholwa ukuthi ngikuBaba, noBaba ukimi, na? Amazwi engiwakhulumayo mina kini angiwakhulumi ngokwami; kepha uBaba ohlezi kimi wenza imisebenzi yakhe. 11 Kholwani yimi ukuthi ngikuBaba, noBaba ukimi; uma kungenjalo, kholwani ngenxa yale misebenzi. 12 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Okholwa yimi, imisebenzi engiyenzayo mina naye uyakuyenza, nemikhulu kunale uyakuyenza; ngokuba mina ngiya kuBaba. 13 Noma yini eniyakukucela egameni lami ngiyakukwenza ukuba uBaba akhazimuliswe eNdodaneni. 14 Uma nicela utho kimi egameni lami, ngolwenza. 15 “Uma ningithanda, niyakugcina imiyalo yami. 16 Ngiyakucela kuBaba aniphe omunye uMduduzi wokuba ahlale kini phakade, 17 uMoya weqiniso, izwe elingemamukele, ngokuba lingamboni, lingamazi; nina niyamazi yena, ngokuba uhlala nani, uyakuba kini. 18 Angiyikunishiya niyizintandane; ngiyeza kini. 19 Kuseyisikhashana izwe lingasangiboni, kepha niyangibona nina, ngokuba ngiphila mina, nani nizakuphila. 20 Ngalolo suku niyakukwazi nina ukuba ngikuBaba, nani nikimi, nami ngikini. 21 Onemiyalo yami ayigcine, nguyena ongithandayo; ongithandayo uyakuthandwa nguBaba, nami ngiyakumthanda, ngizibonakalise kuye.” 22 UJuda, ongesiye u-Iskariyothe, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, kwenziwa yini ukuba uyakuzibonakalisa kithina, ungazibonakalisi kulo izwe, na?” 23 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Uma umuntu engithanda, uyakugcina izwi lami; uBaba uyakumthanda; siyakuza kuye, sihlale naye. 24 Ongangithandiyo kagcini amazwi ami, nezwi enilizwayo akusilo elami kepha ngelikaBaba ongithumileyo. 25 “Ngikhulume lokho kini ngisahlezi nani. 26 Kepha uMduduzi, uMoya oNgcwele, uBaba ayakumthumela egameni lami uyakunifundisa konke, anikhumbuze konke enginitshele khona. 27 Ukuthula ngikushiya kinina, ukuthula kwami nginipha khona. Akunjengokupha kwezwe ukunipha kwami. Inhliziyo yenu mayingakhathazeki, ingesabi. 28 “Nizwile ukuthi nganitshela ngathi: Ngiyamuka, kepha ngiyabuyela kini. Uma beningithanda, beniyakujabula, ngokuba ngiya kuBaba, lokhu uBaba mkhulu kunami. 29 Manje senginitshelile kungakenzeki, ukuze nikholwe, nxa sekwenzekile. 30 Angisayikukhuluma okuningi nani, ngokuba uyeza umbusi wezwe, kepha akanalutho kimi, 31 kodwa kungukuba izwe lazi ukuthi ngiyamthanda uBaba nokuthi ngenza njengokuba uBaba engiyalile. “Sukumani simuke lapha.
1 “Mina ngingumvini owonawona, uBaba ungumlimi. 2 Yilelo nalelo gatsha elikimi, elingatheli izithelo, uyalisusa. Yilelo nalelo elithela izithelo uyalihlunga ukuba lithele kakhulu. 3 Nina senihlanzekile ngezwi engilikhulume kinina. 4 Hlalani kimi, nami kini. Njengalokhu igatsha lingethele izithelo ngokwalo, kuphela uma lihlala emvinini, kunjalo nani, kuphela uma nihlala kimi. 5 “Mina ngingumvini, nina ningamagatsha; ohlala kimi, nami kuye, lowo uthela izithelo eziningi; ngokuba ngaphandle kwami ningenze lutho. 6 Uma umuntu engahlali kimi, ulahlwa ngaphandle njengegatsha, abune; bawabuthe, bawaphonse emlilweni, ashe. 7 Uma nihlala kimi, namazwi ami ehlala kini, niyakucela enikuthandayo, nikwenzelwe. 8 UBaba uyakhazimuliswa ngalokhu ukuba nithele izithelo eziningi, nibe ngabafundi bami. 9 “Njengalokho uBaba engithandile, nami nginithandile; hlalani othandweni lwami. 10 Uma nigcina imiyalo yami, niyakuhlala othandweni lwami, njengalokho mina ngigcinile imiyalo kaBaba ngihlala othandweni lwakhe. 11 Nginitshelile lokho ukuba ukuthokoza kwami kube kini, nokuthokoza kwenu kugcwale. 12 “Yilo umyalo wami wokuba nithandane, njengalokho nginithandile. 13 Akakho onothando olukhulu kunalolo lokuba adele ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yabahlobo bakhe. 14 Ningabahlobo bami, uma nenza lokhu enginiyala ngakho. 15 Angisasho ukuthi niyizinceku, ngokuba inceku ayikwazi ukuthi inkosi yayo yenzani, kepha ngithe ningabahlobo nina, ngokuba konke engikuzwile kuBaba nginazisile khona. 16 Aningikhethanga nina, kodwa mina nginikhethile nina, nganibeka ukuba niphume, nithele izithelo, nezithelo zenu zihlale ukuba noma yini eniyakukucela kuBaba egameni lami aninike khona. 17 Nginiyala ngalezo zinto, ukuze nithandane. 18 “Uma izwe linizonda, niyazi ukuthi langizonda mina ngaphambi kwenu. 19 Uma beningabezwe, izwe belizakuthanda okwalo, kepha lokhu ningesibo abezwe kodwa nganikhetha mina ezweni, kungalokho izwe linizonda. 20 Khumbulani izwi enganitshela lona mina lokuthi: ‘Inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo.’ Uma bengizingele mina, nani bayakunizingela; uma begcina izwi lami, nelenu bayakuligcina. 21 Kepha konke lokho bayakukwenza kini ngenxa yegama lami, ngokuba bengamazi ongithumileyo. 22 Uma bengingafikile, ngakhuluma kubo, ngabe abanasono; kepha kalokhu kabanazaba ngesono sabo. 23 Ozonda mina uzonda noBaba. 24 Uma bengingenzanga phakathi kwabo imisebenzi engenziwanga ngomunye, ngabe abanasono, kepha kalokhu babonile, bangizonda nami noBaba. 25 Kodwa kunjalo ukuba kugcwaliseke izwi elilotshiweyo emthethweni wakubo lokuthi: ‘Bangizonda ngeze.’ 26 “Nxa esefikile uMduduzi engiyakumthumela kini evela kuBaba, uMoya weqiniso, ophuma kuBaba, nguyena oyakufakaza ngami. 27 Nani niyafakaza, ngokuba beninami kwasekuqaleni.
1 “Lokho ngikukhulume kini ukuba ningakhubeki. 2 Bayakunikhipha emasinagogeni, yebo, siyeza isikhathi sokuba lowo onibulalayo uyakuthi ukhonza uNkulunkulu. 3 Lokhu-ke bayakukwenza ngokuba bengamazanga uBaba nami; 4 kepha lokho ngikukhulume kini, ukuze kuthi, nxa kufika leso sikhathi, nikhumbule ukuthi nganitshela khona; anginitshelanga lokho kwasekuqaleni, ngokuba benginani. 5 “Manje ngiyamuka, ngiya kongithumileyo; akakho kinina ongibuza ukuthi: ‘Uya ngaphi na?’ 6 Kepha ngokuba ngikhulume lokho kini, inhliziyo yenu igcwele usizi. 7 Kodwa mina nginitshela iqiniso lokuthi kunilungele ukuba ngimuke; ngokuba uma ngingamuki, uMduduzi kayikuza kini; kepha uma ngimuka, ngiyakumthumela kini. 8 Lapho esefikile yena, uyakuqondisa izwe ngesono, nangokulunga, nangokwahlulela: 9 ngesono, ngokuba bengakholwa yimi; 10 ngokulunga, ngokuba ngiya kuBaba, ningabe nisangibona; 11 ngokwahlulela, ngokuba umbusi waleli zwe wahlulelwe. 12 “Ngise nokuningi okokunitshela, kodwa ningekuthwale manje. 13 Kepha nxa esefikile yena, uMoya weqiniso, uzakuniholela kulo lonke iqiniso; ngokuba akayikukhuluma ngokwakhe, kodwa lokho akuzwayo uyakukukhuluma, anibikele okuzayo. 14 Uyakungikhazimulisa, ngokuba uyakuthatha kokwami anibikele khona. 15 Konke uBaba anakho kungokwami; ngalokho-ke ngithe uyakuthatha kokwami, anibikele. 16 “Kusezakuba yisikhashana ningabe nisangibona, kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone, ngokuba ngiya kuBaba.” 17 Ngakho abanye kubo abafundi bakhe base bekhuluma bodwa, bethi: “Kuyini lokho akushoyo kithi ukuthi: ‘Kusezakuba yisikhashana ningabe nisangibona, kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone,’ nokuthi: ‘Ngokuba ngiya kuBaba,’ na?” 18 Bathi: “Kuyini lokho akushoyo ukuthi: ‘Yisikhashana,’ na? Asazi ukuba uthini.” 19 UJesu wazi ukuthi bebethanda ukumbuza, wathi kubo: “Niyabuzana ngalokho engikushiloyo ukuthi: ‘Kusezakuba yisikhashana ningabe nisangibona kubuye kube yisikhashana ningibone,’ na? 20 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Niyakukhala nilile nina, kepha izwe liyakujabula; niyakuba lusizi nina, kepha usizi lwenu luyakuphendulwa lube ngukuthokoza. 21 Owesifazane, nxa esabeletha, ulusizi, ngokuba sifikile isikhathi sakhe; kepha nxa esembelethile umntwana, akabe esakhumbula ubuhlungu ngenxa yentokozo yokuba kuzelwe umuntu ezweni. 22 Nani-ke nilusizi manje, kepha ngiyakubuye nginibone, inhliziyo yenu ithokoze; intokozo yenu akakho onganamuka yona. 23 Ngalolo suku aniyikubuza lutho kimi. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lokhu eniyakukucela kuBaba egameni lami uyakuninika khona. 24 Kuze kube kalokhu anicelanga lutho egameni lami. Celani, niyakwamukeliswa ukuba intokozo yenu igcwale. 25 “Ngikhulume lokho kini ngemifanekiso; isikhathi siyeza, lapho ngingasayikukhuluma ngemifanekiso; kodwa ngiyakunitshela ngoBaba ngokusobala. 26 Ngalelo langa niyakucela egameni lami; angisho kini ukuthi ngiyakunicelela mina kuBaba; 27 ngokuba uBaba uqobo uyanithanda, ngokuba ningithandile nina, nakholwa ukuthi mina ngavela kuNkulunkulu. 28 Ngavela kuBaba, ngeza ezweni; ngiyalishiya futhi izwe, ngibuyela kuBaba.” 29 Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Bheka, manje usukhuluma ngokusobala, awusakhulumi mfanekiso. 30 Kalokhu siyazi ukuthi wazi konke, awudingi ukuba umuntu akubuze; ngalokho siyakholwa ukuba wavela kuNkulunkulu.” 31 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Seniyakholwa manje na? 32 Bhekani, isikhathi siyeza, yebo, sesifikile sokuba nihlakazeke, yilowo nalowo aye kokwakhe, ningishiye ngingedwa; nokho angingedwa, lokhu uBaba unami. 33 “Lokho ngikukhulume kini ukuba nibe nokuthula kimi. Ezweni niyakuba lusizi, kepha yimani isibindi, mina ngilinqobile izwe.”
1 UJesu wakhuluma lokho; wayesephakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, wathi: “Baba, isikhathi sifikile; khazimulisa iNdodana yakho, ukuze iNdodana ikukhazimulise wena, 2 njengalokho uyiphile amandla phezu kwenyama yonke ukuba bonke oyiphe bona ibaphe ukuphila okuphakade. 3 Ukuphila okuphakade yilokhu ukuba bazi wena Nkulunkulu wedwa oqinisileyo, nomthumileyo, uJesu Kristu. 4 Ngikukhazimulisile emhlabeni, ngifeze umsebenzi ongiphe wona ukuba ngiwenze. 5 Manje-ke ngikhazimulise wena Baba, kuwe uqobo, ngenkazimulo ebenginayo ngikuwe, izwe lingakabikho. 6 “Ngibonakalisile igama lakho kubantu ongiphe bona kwabasezweni; babengabakho, wangipha bona; baligcinile izwi lakho. 7 Sebazi ukuthi konke ongiphe khona kuvela kuwe. 8 Ngokuba amazwi ongiphe wona ngibaphile wona, bawamukela, bazi isibili ukuthi ngavela kuwe, bakholwa ukuthi wangithuma wena. 9 Ngiyabakhulekela bona; angikhulekeli izwe kepha labo ongiphe bona, ngokuba bengabakho. 10 Konke okwami kungokwakho, nokwakho kungokwami; ngikhazimulisiwe kubona. 11 Angisekho ezweni mina, basezweni bona, mina ngiza kuwe. Baba ongcwele, bagcine egameni lakho labo ongiphe bona, ukuze babe munye njengathi. 12 Lapho ngise nabo ezweni, ngabagcina egameni lakho labo ongiphe bona, ngabalonda; akakho kubo owalahleka, kuphela indodana yokulahlwa, ukuba kugcwaliseke umbhalo. 13 “Sengiza kuwe kalokhu; ngikhuluma lokhu ezweni ukuba babe nokuthokoza kwami, kugcwale kubo. 14 Mina ngibanikile izwi lakho; izwe labazonda, ngokuba bengesibo abezwe, njengalokhu nami angisiye owezwe. 15 Angiceli ukuba ubasuse ezweni; kepha ngicela ukuba ubalonde kokubi. 16 Abasibo abezwe, njengalokhu nami angisiye owezwe. 17 Bangcwelise ngeqiniso, izwi lakho liyiqiniso. 18 Njengalokho wangithumela ezweni, nami ngibathumela ezweni. 19 Ngiyazingcwelisa ngenxa yabo ukuba bangcweliswe nabo ngeqiniso. 20 “Angiceleli laba bodwa kepha nalabo abakholwa yimi ngezwi labo 21 ukuba bonke babe munye, njengalokhu wena Baba ukimi, nami ngikuwe, ukuba nabo babe kithina, ukuze izwe likholwe ukuthi wena ungithumile. 22 Nenkazimulo ongiphe yona ngiyiphile bona, ukuze babe munye, njengalokhu thina simunye, 23 mina kubona, nawe kimina, ukuba bapheleliswe ebunyeni, ukuze izwe lazi ukuba wena ungithumile, wabathanda, njengalokho ungithandile. 24 “Baba, ngithanda ukuba labo ongiphe bona nabo babe khona nami lapha ngikhona, ukuze babone inkazimulo yami ongiphe yona; ngokuba wangithanda, kungakasekelwa izwe. 25 “Baba olungileyo, izwe kalikwazanga, kepha mina ngikwazile, nalaba bazile ukuthi ungithumile. 26 Ngibazisile igama lakho, ngizakubazisa lona ukuba uthando ongithande ngalo lube kubo, nami ngibe kubo.”
1 UJesu esekhulume lawo mazwi waphuma kanye nabafundi bakhe, waya phesheya komfudlana iKedroni, lapho kwakukhona insimu angena kuyo yena nabafundi bakhe. 2 NoJuda owamkhaphelayo wayeyazi leyo ndawo, ngokuba uJesu wayevama ukuhlangana khona nabafundi bakhe. 3 Khona uJuda, esethole isigaba samabutho nezikhonzi kubapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi, waya lapho, benezihlanti nezibani nezikhali. 4 Khona uJesu ekwazi konke okuyakumehlela waphuma, wathi kubo: “Nifuna ubani na?” 5 Bamphendula bathi: “UJesu waseNazaretha.” UJesu wathi kubo: “Yimina.” UJuda omkhaphelayo wayemi nabo. 6 Kuthe-ke ukuba athi kubo: “Yimina,” bahlehla nyovane, bawa phansi. 7 Waphinda wababuza wathi: “Nifuna ubani na?” Bathi: “UJesu waseNazaretha.” 8 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Nginitshelile ukuthi yimina; uma-ke nifuna mina, bayekeni laba, bahambe,” 9 ukuba ligcwaliseke izwi alishiloyo lokuthi: “Kulabo ongiphe bona angilahlekelwanga namunye.” 10 USimoni Petru enenkemba wayihosha, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. Igama lenceku lalinguMalkusi. 11 Khona uJesu wathi kuPetru: “Faka inkemba emgodleni wayo; angiyikusiphuza kanti isitsha anginike sona uBaba na?” 12 Njalo-ke isigaba nenduna yenkulungwane nezikhonzi zabaJuda bambamba uJesu, bambopha; 13 baqala bamyisa ku-Anase, ngokuba engumukhwe kaKayafase obengumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka. 14 UKayafase kambe nguye owaluleka abaJuda ngokuthi kubalungele ukuba kufe umumtu abe munye ngenxa yesizwe. 15 USimoni Petru walandela uJesu nomunye umfundi. Lowo mfundi wayaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wangena noJesu egcekeni lompristi omkhulu; 16 kepha uPetru wayemi ngaphandle emnyango. Waphuma-ke lowo mfundi omunye owaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wakhuluma nomlindikazi womnyango, wamngenisa uPetru. 17 Intombazana elinda emnyango yayisithi kuPetru: “Imbala nawe awusiye owabafundi balowo muntu na?” Wathi yena: “Angisiye.” 18 Kwakumi khona izinceku nezikhonzi zibasile umlilo wamalahle, ngokuba kwakumakhaza, zotha; noPetru wayenazo otha. 19 Kepha umpristi omkhulu wabuza uJesu ngabafundi bakhe nangemfundiso yakhe. 20 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Ngikhulumile obala ezweni. Ngezikhathi zonke bengifundisa esinagogeni nasethempelini, lapho abaJuda bonke bebuthana khona, angikhulumanga lutho ngasese. 21 Ubuzelani kimi na? Buza kulabo abezwile lokho engakukhuluma kubo; bheka, bona bayakwazi engakushoyo.” 22 Esasho lokho, esinye isikhonzi esasimi khona sammukula uJesu, sathi: “Uphendula umpristi omkhulu kanjalo na?” 23 UJesu wasiphendula wathi: “Uma ngikhulume kabi, fakaza ngalobo bubi; kodwa uma kukuhle, ungishayelani na?” 24 U-Anase wamthumela eboshiwe kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu. 25 Kepha uSimoni Petru wayemi otha. Bathi-ke kuye: “Imbala nawe awusiye owabafundi bakhe na?” Waphika yena, wathi: “Angisiye.” 26 Enye yezinceku zompristi omkhulu, eyisihlobo salowo ondlebe yaso uPetru abeyinqumile, yathi: “Angikubonanga yini mina ensimini unaye na?” 27 Wabuye waphika uPetru; masinyane lakhala iqhude. 28 Base bekhipha uJesu kuKayafase, bemyisa endlini yokwahlulela; kwakusekuseni. Kepha bona kabangenanga enqabeni ukuba bangangcoli kodwa babe nokudla iphasika. 29 Khona uPilatu waphumela kubo, wathi: “Nimthwesa cala lini lo muntu na?” 30 Baphendula, bathi kuye: “Uma lona ebengesiye owenza okubi, nga singamlethanga kuwe.” 31 Khona uPilatu wathi kubo: “Mthatheni nina, nimahlulele ngomthetho wakini.” Bathi kuye abaJuda: “Asivunyelwe ukubulala umuntu,” 32 ukuba kugcwaliseke izwi likaJesu alishilo lapha ebonisa ukuthi uyakufa ngokufa okunjani. 33 UPilatu wabuye wangena enqabeni, wabiza uJesu, wathi kuye: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?” 34 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Uzisholo lokhu wena, noma kusho abanye kuwe ngami na?” 35 UPilatu waphendula wathi: “Kanti ngingumJuda yini mina na? Isizwe sakini nabapristi abakhulu bakunikezele kimi; wenzeni na?” 36 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Umbuso wami awusiwo owaleli zwe. Uma umbuso wami ubungowaleli zwe, izikhonzi zami zaziyakulwa ukuba nginganikezelwa kubaJuda. Kepha kalokhu umbuso wami awusiwo owalapha.” 37 Wayesethi uPilatu kuye: “Kanti nokho uyinkosi na?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Usho khona. Ngiyinkosi; ngizalelwe lokho, ngafikela lokho ezweni ukuba ngifakazele iqiniso. Bonke abeqiniso bayalizwa izwi lami.” 38 Wathi uPilatu kuye: “Iqiniso liyini na?” Eseshilo lokho wabuye waphumela kubaJuda, wathi kubo: “Angifumani cala kuye. 39 Kepha ninesiko lokuba nginikhululele omunye ngePhasika; ngakho niyathanda ukuba nginikhululele inkosi yabaJuda na?” 40 Khona babuye bamemeza bonke, bathi: “Qha lona, kodwa uBaraba.” Kepha uBaraba wayengumphangi.
1 UPilatu wayesemthatha uJesu, wamshaya. 2 Amabutho aluka umqhele wameva awufaka ekhanda lakhe, amembathisa ingubo ebubende; 3 aya kuye, athi: “Bayede, nkosi yabaJuda!” Ammukula. 4 UPilatu wabuye waphuma, wathi kubo: “Bhekani, ngimkhiphela kini, ukuze nazi ukuba angifumani cala kuye.” 5 Wayesephuma uJesu ethwele umqhele wameva nengubo ebubende. Wathi kubo uPilatu: “Bhekani lo muntu!” 6 Bathi bembona abapristi abakhulu nezikhonzi, bamemeza bathi: “Mbethele, mbethele esiphambanweni!” UPilatu wathi kubo: “Mthatheni nina, nimbethele esiphambanweni, ngokuba angifumani cala kuye.” 7 Kepha abaJuda bamphendula bathi: “Sinomthetho thina; ngalo mthetho ufanele ukufa, ngokuba ezenzile iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 8 Kuthe uPilatu ezwa lelo zwi, kwayikhona esaba kakhulu, 9 wabuye wangena enqabeni, wathi kuJesu: “Ungowaphi wena na?” Kepha uJesu kamphendulanga. 10 Khona wathi uPilatu kuye: “Awukhulumi kimi na? Awazi ukuthi nginamandla okukukhulula, nginamandla futhi okukubethela esiphambanweni na?” 11 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngabe awunamandla neze phezu kwami, ukuba awuwanikwanga ngaphezulu. Ngalokho-ke onginikele kuwe unesono esikhulu.” 12 Ngalokho uPilatu wayefuna ukumkhulula. Kepha abaJuda bamemeza bathi: “Uma ukhulula lona, awusiye umhlobo kaKesari; osuka ezenza inkosi, umelene noKesari.” 13 Kuthe uPilatu esezwa lawo mazwi wamkhiphela ngaphandle uJesu; wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela endaweni ethiwa eGandaywe ngamatshe kodwa ngesiHeberu iGabatha. 14 Kwakungolokulungisela iPhasika kungathi ihora lesithupha. Wathi kubaJuda: “Bhekani inkosi yenu.” 15 Ngakho bamemeza bathi: “Susa, susa, mbethele esiphambanweni!” Wathi kubo uPilatu: “Ngibethele inkosi yenu na?” Abapristi abakhulu baphendula bathi: “Asinankosi, uKesari kuphela.” 16 Wayesemnikela kubo ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni. Bamthatha-ke uJesu, bahamba naye. 17 Waphuma ezithwalele isiphambano, waya endaweni ethiwa iNdawo Yekhanda, ethiwa ngesiHeberu iGolgotha. 18 Bambethela khona nabanye ababili kanye naye ngalapha nangalapha, uJesu ephakathi. 19 Kepha uPilatu waloba isaziso, wasibeka esiphambanweni. Kwakulotshiwe ukuthi: UJESU WASENAZARETHA, INKOSI YABAJUDA. 20 Khona abaningi babaJuda bafunda leso saziso; ngokuba indawo leyo, lapho uJesu wabethelwa khona esiphambanweni, yayiseduze nomuzi. Kwakulotshiwe ngesiHeberu, nangesiRoma, nangesiGreki. 21 Base bethi abapristi abakhulu babaJuda kuPilatu: “Ungalobi ukuthi: ‘Inkosi yabaJuda,’ kepha ukuba yena wathi: ‘NgiyiNkosi yabaJuda.’ ” 22 UPilatu waphendula wathi: “Engikulobile ngikulobile.” 23 Kuthe amabutho esembethele uJesu esiphambanweni, athatha izingubo zakhe, azenza izabelo ezine, kwaba yilelo nalelo butho laba nesabelo, neyembe futhi. Kepha iyembe lalingenamthungo, lalukiwe lonke kusukela phezulu. 24 Ngakho-ke akhuluma odwa, athi: “Asingalidabuli, kodwa asilenzele inkatho yokuthi liyakuba ngelikabani,” ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: “Babelana izingubo zami, benzelana inkatho ngesambatho sami.” Lokho-ke akwenza amabutho. 25 Kepha kwakumi ngasesiphambanweni sikaJesu unina kanye nodadewabo kanina, uMariya umkaKleyophase, noMariya Magdalena. 26 Kuthe uJesu ebona unina nomfundi amthandayo bemi ngakhona, wathi kunina: “Mame, bheka indodana yakho.” 27 Wayesethi kumfundi: “Bheka unyoko.” Kusukela kuleso sikhathi umfundi lowo wamyisa kwakhe. 28 Emva kwalokho uJesu, ekwazi ukuthi konke sekuphelelisiwe ukuba umbhalo ugcwaliseke, wathi: “Ngomile.” 29 Kwakubekiwe khona isitsha sigcwele uviniga; khona bachoma ilula ligcwele uviniga othini lwehisopi, baliyisa emlonyeni wakhe. 30 Kwathi ukuba uJesu ewamukele uviniga, wathi: “Kufeziwe;” wagebisa ikhanda, wafa. 31 Khona abaJuda, ngokuba kwakungolokulungisela, ukuze izidumbu zingahlali esiphambanweni ngesabatha, ngokuba lolo suku lwesabatha lwalulukhulu, banxusa uPilatu ukuba yaphulwe imilenze yabo, basuswe. 32 Ayeseza-ke amabutho, ayaphula imilenze yowokuqala neyomunye owayebethelwe naye. 33 Esefika kuJesu, ebona ukuthi usefile, kawayaphulanga imilenze yakhe; 34 kodwa elinye lamabutho lamgwaza ohlangothini ngomkhonto, kwaphuma masinyane igazi namanzi. 35 Obonileyo ufakazile, ubufakazi bakhe buqinisile; yena-ke uyazi ukuthi ukhuluma iqiniso, ukuze nikholwe nani. 36 Ngokuba lokho kwenzeka ukuba kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: “Akuyikwaphulwa thambo lakhe.” 37 Futhi omunye umbhalo uthi: “Bayakumbheka abamgwazileyo.” 38 Emva kwalokho uJosefa wase-Arimatheya, engumfundi kaJesu kepha ekufihla ngokwesaba abaJuda, wacela kuPilatu ukuba asuse isidumbu sikaJesu; uPilatu wavuma-ke. Wayesefika, wasisusa isidumbu sikaJesu. 39 Kweza noNikodemu owafika kuye kuqala ebusuku, waletha ixube lenhlaka nomhlaba kungathi amalitra ayikhulu. 40 Ngakho base besithatha isidumbu sikaJesu, basisonga ngezindwangu zelineni kanye namakha njengesiko labaJuda lokumbela. 41 Khona ngakuleyo ndawo, lapho wayebethelwe khona esiphambanweni, kwakukhona insimu, nasensimini kukhona ithuna elisha okwakungazange kubekwe muntu kulo. 42 Bambeka lapho-ke uJesu ngenxa yolokulungisela lwabaJuda, ngokuba ithuna laliseduze.
1 Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lweviki uMariya Magdalena wafika ethuneni ekuseni kusemnyama, wabona itshe lisusiwe ethuneni. 2 Khona wayesegijima waya kuSimoni Petru nakulowo mfundi omunye uJesu amthandayo, wathi kubo: “Bayisusile iNkosi ethuneni, asazi lapha beyibeke khona.” 3 Ngakho wayesephuma uPetru nomunye umfundi, beza ethuneni. 4 Bagijima bobabili kanyekanye; kepha umfundi omunye wagijima kakhulu kunoPetru, wafika kuqala ethuneni; 5 elunguza wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona, kepha akangenanga. 6 Khona wafika noSimoni Petru emlandela, wangena ethuneni, wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona, 7 neduku ebelisekhanda lakhe libekiwe lingekho ezindwangwini zelineni, kepha lisongwe lilodwa kwenye indawo. 8 Khona wayesengena nomfundi omunye ofike kuqala ethuneni, wabona, wakholwa; 9 ngokuba bebengakawuqondi umbhalo wokuthi ubefanele ukuvuka kwabafileyo. 10 Base bemuka abafundi, baphindela kubo. 11 Kepha uMariya wema ethuneni ngaphandle ekhala; esakhala walunguza ethuneni; 12 wabona izingelosi ezimbili zembethe okumhlophe, zihlezi, enye ngasekhanda nenye ngasezinyaweni, lapho isidumbu sikaJesu besilele khona. 13 Zona-ke zathi kuye: “Mame, ukhalelani na?” Wathi kuzo: “Bayithathile iNkosi yami, futhi angazi ukuthi bayibekephi.” 14 Eseshilo lokho waphenduka, wabona uJesu emi, kepha wayengazi ukuthi nguJesu. 15 UJesu wathi kuye: “Mame, ukhalelani na? Ufuna bani na?” Kepha yena ethi ngumphathi wensimu wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uma umsusile, ngitshele ukuthi umbekephi, ngiye ngiyakumthatha mina.” 16 UJesu wathi kuye: “Mariya!” Waphenduka, wathi kuye ngesiHeberu: “Rabuni,” okungukuthi: “Mfundisi.” 17 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungangithinti, ngokuba angikenyukeli kuBaba. Kepha yana kubazalwane bami, ubatshele ukuthi ngenyukela kuBaba noYihlo, kuNkulunkulu wami noNkulunkulu wenu.” 18 UMariya Magdalena weza wabikela abafundi ukuthi: “Ngiyibonile iNkosi,” nokuthi: “Ishilo lokho kimi.” 19 Kwathi-ke kusihlwa ngalolo suku, olokuqala lweviki, iminyango ivaliwe lapho abafundi bekhona ngokwesaba abaJuda, uJesu wafika wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: “Ukuthula makube kinina.” 20 Eseshilo lokho wabakhombisa izandla nohlangothi lwakhe. Base bethokoza abafundi beyibona iNkosi. 21 Khona uJesu wabuye wathi kubo: “Ukuthula makube kinina. Njengokuba uBaba engithume mina, nami ngiyanithuma nina.” 22 Kwathi ukuba asho njalo, wabaphephetha, wathi kubo: “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele. 23 Enibathethelela izono zabo bathethelelwe; nenibabamba ngazo babanjiwe.” 24 Kepha uTomase, omunye kwabayishumi nambili, othiwa uDidimu, wayengekho kubo mhla efika uJesu. 25 Ngakho-ke abanye abafundi bathi kuye: “Siyibonile iNkosi.” Kepha wathi kubo: “Uma ngingaboni ezandleni zayo inxeba lezipikili, ngifake umunwe wami enxebeni lezipikili, ngifake isandla sami ohlangothini lwayo, angisoze ngakholwa.” 26 Emva kwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili abafundi bakhe babesendlini futhi, uTomase enabo. UJesu wafika iminyango ivaliwe, wema phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Ukuthula makube kinina.” 27 Wayesethi kuTomase: “Zisa lapha umunwe wakho, ubone izandla zami; zisa isandla sakho, usifake ohlangothini lwami; ungabi ngongakholwayo kodwa okholwayo.” 28 UTomase waphendula, wathi kuye: “Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami!” 29 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngokuba ungibonile, ukholiwe na? Babusisiwe abakholwa bengabonanga.” 30 Izibonakaliso ezinye eziningi uJesu wazenza phambi kwabafundi bakhe, ezingalotshiwe kule ncwadi. 31 Kodwa lezi zilotshiwe ukuba nikholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, nokuba nikholwe, nibe nokuphila egameni lakhe.
1 Emva kwalokho uJesu wabuye wazibonakalisa kubafundi ngaselwandle lwaseTiberiya; wazibonakalisa kanje: 2 kwakukhona ndawonye oSimoni Petru, noTomase othiwa uDidimu, noNathanayeli waseKhana laseGalile, nabakaZebedewu, nabanye ababili kubafundi bakhe. 3 USimoni Petru wathi kubo: “Ngiya kodoba.” Bathi kuye: “Nathi sihamba nawe.” Base bephuma, bangena emkhunjini; kepha ngalobo busuku ababambanga lutho. 4 Kuthe sekusa, uJesu wayemi ogwini. Kepha abafundi babengazi ukuthi nguJesu. 5 UJesu wathi-ke kubo: “Bantwana, aninakho ukudla na?” Bamphendula bathi: “Qha.” 6 Wayesethi kubo: “Phonsani inetha ngakwesokunene somkhumbi, nizakuthola.” Base bephonsa, ababe besaba namandla ukulidonsa ngenxa yobuningi bezinhlanzi. 7 Khona lowo mfundi uJesu amthandayo wathi kuPetru: “YiNkosi.” USimoni Petru, ekuzwa ukuthi yiNkosi, wagqoka, ngokuba wayehamba ze, waziphonsa elwandle. 8 Kepha abanye abafundi beza ngesikebhe, ngokuba bebengekude nenhlabathi kepha kungathi izingalo ezingamakhulu amabili, bedonsa inetha linezinhlanzi. 9 Kuthe sebephumele emhlabathini, babona umlilo wamalahle, nezinhlanzi zibekwe kuwo, nesinkwa. 10 UJesu wathi kubo: “Lethani izinhlanzi kwenizibambe manje.” 11 Wasuka uSimoni Petru, walihudulela emhlabathini inetha. Ligcwele izinhlanzi ezinkulu, ziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nantathu; noma zingako, inetha alidabukanga. 12 UJesu wathi kubo: “Wozani nidle.” Kepha akwabakho kubafundi owaba nesibindi sokumbuza ngokuthi: “Ungubani wena na?” Bazi ukuthi yiyo iNkosi. 13 UJesu weza, wathabatha isinkwa, wabapha, nezinhlanzi futhi. 14 Lokho sekungokwesithathu uJesu ebonakaliswa kubafundi, esevukile kwabafileyo. 15 Khona sebedlile uJesu wathi kuSimoni Petru: “Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda kunalaba na?” Wathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi, uyazi wena ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” Wathi kuye: “Yipha amawundlu ami.” 16 Wabuye wathi kuye ngokwesibili: “Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na?” Wathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi, uyazi wena ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” Wathi kuye: “Yalusa izimvu zami.” 17 Wathi kuye ngokwesithathu: “Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na?” UPetru wadabuka ngokuba wathi kuye ngokwesithathu: “Uyangithanda na?” Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, wazi konke wena, uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” UJesu wathi kuye: “Yipha izimvu zami. 18 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Usemusha wawugqoka, uhambe lapho uthanda khona; kepha nxa usumdala, uyakwelula izandla zakho, omunye akugqokise, akuyise lapho ungathandi khona. 19 Kepha wakusho lokho ekhomba ukufa azakumdumisa uNkulunkulu ngakho.” Eseshilo lokho wathi: “Ngilandele.” 20 UPetru ephenduka wabona umfundi uJesu amthandayo elandela, oyena futhi wayencike esifubeni sakhe ekudleni, nowathi: “Nkosi, ngubani ozakukukhaphela na?” 21 Kuthe uPetru embona lowo, wathi kuJesu: “Nkosi, kepha lona, pho?” 22 UJesu wathi kuye: “Uma ngithanda ukuba ahlale ngize ngifike, kuyini kuwe na? Wena landela mina.” 23 Ngakho-ke leli zwi laphumela kubazalwane lokuthi lowo mfundi akayikufa. Kanti uJesu akashongo ukuthi akayikufa kodwa ukuthi: “Uma ngithanda ukuba ahlale ngize ngifike, kuyini kuwe na?” 24 Nguye lo mfundi ofakaza ngalezi zinto nokulobile lokhu; siyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bakhe buqinisile. 25 Kukhona nezinye izinto eziningi azenza uJesu; uma zilotshiwe zona ngazinye, ngithi nezwe lonke lingezanele izincwadi ezingalotshwa.
1 Incwadi yokuqala ngayiloba, Theyofilu, ngakho konke uJesu aqala ukukwenza nokukufundisa, 2 kwaze kwaba lusuku akhushulwa ngalo, esebayalile ngoMoya oNgcwele abaphostoli ayebakhethile; 3 waziveza kubo ephilile emva kokuhlupheka kwakhe ngobufakazi obuningi, wabonwa yibo izinsuku ezingamashumi amane ekhuluma ngezombuso kaNkulunkulu; 4 kwathi ehlangene nabo, wabayala ngokuthi: “Ningamuki eJerusalema, kodwa nihlalele isithembiso sikaYise enasizwa ngami. 5 Ngokuba uJohane wayebhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele kungakadluli izinsuku eziningi.” 6 Khona labo ababebuthene bambuza bathi: “Nkosi, usawubuyisela umbuso ku-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi na?” 7 Wathi kubo: “Akusikho okwenu ukwazi izikhathi noma imizuzu uBaba akumisele ngamandla akhe; 8 kodwa nizakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonke, naseSamariya kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba.” 9 Kwathi eseshilo lokho, wakhushulwa bebuka; ifu lamsusa emehlweni abo. 10 Bathi besagqolozela ezulwini emuka, bheka, amadoda amabili ayemi kubo, embethe izingubo ezimhlophe, 11 athi: “Madoda aseGalile, nimeleni nibheka ezulwini na? UJesu lo, osuswe kini enyuselwa ezulwini, uyakuza kanjalo, njengalokho nimbonile eya ezulwini.” 12 Khona babuyela eJerusalema bevela entabeni ethiwa eyemiNqumo eseduze neJerusalema, ibanga lohambo lwesabatha. 13 Kwathi sebengenile, benyukela ekamelweni eliphezulu, lapho bebehlala khona: oPetru, noJohane, noJakobe, no-Andreya, noFiliphu, noTomase, noBartolomewu, noMathewu, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noSimoni umZelothe, noJuda kaJakobe. 14 Bonke laba baqinisela nganhliziyonye ekukhulekeni kanye nabesifazane, noMariya unina kaJesu, nabafowabo. 15 Ngaleyo mihla uPetru wasukuma phakathi kwabazalwane, isixuku sabantu esasikhona ndawonye kwakungathi ikhulu namashumi amabili, wathi: 16 “Madoda, bazalwane, kwakumelwe ukuba kugcwaliseke umbhalo uMoya oNgcwele awukhulumayo ngaphambili ngomlomo kaDavide ngoJuda owayengumholi kulabo ababamba uJesu, 17 ngokuba wayebalwe kanye nathi, wathola isabelo kule nkonzo.” 18 Lowo-ke wazuza insimu ngomvuzo wokungalungi, wawa ngekhanda, waqhuma phakathi, nezibilini zakhe zonke zachitheka; 19 kwaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, yaze yaqanjwa leyo nsimu ngolimi lwakubo ngokuthi i-Akeldama, okungukuthi iNsimu Yegazi. 20 Ngokuba kulotshiwe eNcwadini yamaHubo ukuthi: “Umuzi wakhe mawube yihlane, kungabikho ohlala kuwo,” nokuthi: “Isikhundla sakhe asithathwe ngomunye.” 21 “Ngakho kulawo madoda ayehamba nathi isikhathi sonke, lapho iNkosi uJesu ingena, iphuma phakathi kwethu, 22 kuqalela embhapathizweni kaJohane kwaze kwaba lusuku akhushulwa ngalo kithi, kumelwe ukuba enye kuwo ibe ngufakazi kanye nathi ngokuvuka kwakhe.” 23 Base bemisa ababili, uJosefa othiwa uBarsaba, othiwa futhi uJustu, kanye noMathiya. 24 Base bekhuleka bethi: “Wena Nkosi, owazi izinhliziyo zabantu bonke, ake ukhombe omunye kulaba ababili omkhethileyo 25 ukuba athathe isikhundla sale nkonzo nobuphostoli aphambuka kuso uJuda ukuya endaweni yakhe.” 26 Base bebenzela inkatho; yadla uMathiya; wabalwa kanye nabaphostoli abayishumi nanye.
1 Kwathi sekufikile usuku lwePhentekoste, bonke babebuthene ndawonye. 2 Ngokungazelelwe kwavela ezulwini inhlokomo kwangathi eyokuvunguza komoya onamandla; yona yagcwalisa indlu yonke ababehlezi kuyo. 3 Kwase kubonakala kubo izilimi ezahlukeneyo kungathi ezomlilo; zahlala phezu kwalowo nalowo kubo. 4 Base begcwala bonke uMoya oNgcwele, baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi, njengalokho uMoya wabapha ukuphumisela. 5 Kepha kwakukhona abaJuda abakhile eJerusalema, amadoda akholwayo, evela ezizweni zonke eziphansi kwezulu; 6 kwathi kuzwakele lowo mdumo, uquqaba lwabuthana, lwaphithiza, ngokuba kwaba yilowo nalowo wabezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakubo. 7 Bethuka, bamangala bathi: “Bheka, bonke laba abakhulumayo abasibo abaseGalile na? 8 Yini, pho, ukuba sonke ngabanye sizwe ngolimi lwakithi esazalwa nalo na? 9 AmaParte, namaMede, nama-Elamithi, nabakhile eMesopotamiya, naseJudiya, naseKhaphadosiya, nasePontu, nase-Asiya, 10 naseFrigiya, nasePhamfiliya, naseGibithe, nasezweni laseLibiya ngaseKhurene, nezihambi zaseRoma, 11 nabaJuda namaproselite, abaseKrethe nabase-Arabiya, siyabezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi zakithi ngemisebenzi emikhulu kaNkulunkulu.” 12 Bonke bamangala, basambatheka, bathi omunye komunye: “Kuthini lokhu na?” 13 Kepha abanye bebabhuqa bathi: “Bagcwele iwayini elimnandi.” 14 Wayesesukuma uPetru nabayishumi nanye, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, waphumisela wathi kubo: “Madoda akwaJuda nani nonke enakhileyo eJerusalema, makwazeke lokhu kini, nibeke indlebe emazwini ami. 15 Ngokuba laba kabadakiwe njengokucabanga kwenu, lokhu kuseyihora lesithathu lemini; 16 kodwa lokhu kuyikho okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi uJoweli ukuthi: 17 “ ‘Kuyakuthi ezinsukwini zokuphela, kusho uNkulunkulu, ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha, izinsizwa zenu zibone imibono, abadala benu baphuphe amaphupho; 18 yebo, naphezu kwezinceku zami nezincekukazi zami ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami ngaleyo mihla, ziyakuprofetha. 19 Ngiyakuveza izimangaliso ezulwini phezulu nezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi, igazi, nomlilo, nokuthunqa komusi. 20 Ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama, inyanga ibe yigazi, lungakafiki usuku olukhulu noluqhamileyo lweNkosi. 21 Kuyakuthi yilowo nalowo obiza igama leNkosi uyakusindiswa.’ 22 “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, zwanini lawa mazwi: UJesu waseNazaretha, indoda efakazelwe nguNkulunkulu phambi kwenu ngemisebenzi yamandla nangezimangaliso nangezibonakaliso uNkulunkulu azenza ngaye phakathi kwenu, njengalokhu nazi nina uqobo lwenu, 23 yena lo, esenikelwe ngesu elimisiweyo nangokwaziphambili kukaNkulunkulu, nambethela ngezandla zabangenamthetho, nambulala; 24 lowo uNkulunkulu wamvusa ethukulula iminjunju yokufa, lokhu kwakungenakwenzeka ukuba abanjwe yikho. 25 Ngokuba uDavide uthi ngaye: “ ‘Ngayibona iNkosi phambi kwami njalo, ngokuba ingakwesokunene sami, ukuze nginganyakaziswa. 26 Ngalokho inhliziyo yami iyajabula, nolimi lwami luyethaba; ngisho nenyama yami iyakuhlala ngokwethemba. 27 Ngokuba awuyikushiya umphefumulo wami eHayidese, futhi awuyikuvuma oNgcwele wakho abone ukubola. 28 Wangazisa izindlela zokuphila; uyakungigcwalisa ngokujabula ebusweni bakho.’ 29 “Madoda, bazalwane, ake ngikhulume kini ngokusobala ngokhokho uDavide ukuthi wafa, nokuthi wembelwa, nokuthi ithuna lakhe lisekhona kithi nanamuhla. 30 Ngakho lokhu engumprofethi, ekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayefungile kuye ngesifungo ukuthi enzalweni yokhalo lwakhe uyakubeka omunye esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, 31 ebona kuse phambili, wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKristu ukuthi akashiywanga eHayidese, nenyama yakhe ayibonanga ukubola. 32 UJesu lo uNkulunkulu wamvusa, esingofakazi bakho thina sonke; 33 ngakho ephakanyiselwe ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, esamukele kuYise isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele, wakuthulula lokhu enikubonayo nenikuzwayo. 34 Ngokuba uDavide akenyukelanga ezulwini, kepha yena uthi: ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, 35 ngize ngibeke izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.” ’ 36 “Ngakho indlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli mayazi impela ukuthi uNkulunkulu umenzile iNkosi noKristu uJesu lo enambethela nina esiphambanweni.” 37 Sebekuzwa bahlabeka enhliziyweni, bathi kuPetru nakwabanye abaphostoli: “Madoda, bazalwane, siyakwenze njani na?” 38 UPetru wayesethi: “Phendukani, yilowo nalowo abhapathizwe egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono zenu; khona niyakwamukeliswa isiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele. 39 Ngokuba isithembiso ngesenu nesabantwana benu, esabo bonke abakude, bonke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu eyakubabiza.” 40 Wafakaza nangamanye amazwi amaningi, wabayala wathi: “Zisindiseni kulesi sizukulwane esiphambeneyo.” 41 Ngakho abalamukeleyo izwi lakhe babhapathizwa, kwenezelwa ngalowo muhla abantu kungathi izinkulungwane ezintathu. 42 Baqinisela njalo esifundisweni sabaphostoli, nasekuhlanganeni, nasekuhlephuleni isinkwa, nasemikhulekweni. 43 Kepha kwaba yilowo nalowo muntu wehlelwa ngukwesaba; kwenziwa ngabaphostoli izimangaliso nezibonakaliso eziningi. 44 Bonke abakholwayo babe ndawonye, bahlanganyela izinto zonke; 45 bathengisa ngemfuyo nangempahla, babela bonke ngayo njengokuswela kwabo. 46 Imihla ngemihla baqinisela nganhliziyonye ethempelini, bahlephula isinkwa ekhaya, badla ukudla kwabo ngentokozo nangobumhlophe benhliziyo, 47 bemdumisa uNkulunkulu, bethandeka kubantu bonke. INkosi yenezela ebandleni imihla ngemihla abasindiswayo.
1 UPetru noJohane bakhuphukela ethempelini ngehora lokukhuleka, elesishiyagalolunye. 2 Kwase kulethwa indoda ethile eyisishosha kwasesiswini sikanina, ababeyibeka imihla ngemihla ngasemnyango wethempeli othiwa Omuhle ukuba icele ukwabelwa izipho kwabangenayo ethempelini. 3 Kwathi ukuba abone oPetru noJohane bezakungena ethempelini, wacela ukwabelwa isipho. 4 Kepha uPetru wamgqolozela kanye noJohane, wathi: “Sibheke!” 5 Wayesebabheka ethemba ukuba amukele utho kubo. 6 Kodwa uPetru wathi: “Isiliva negolide anginalo; kepha lokho enginakho ngikupha khona: egameni likaJesu Kristu waseNazaretha, hamba.” 7 Wayesembamba ngesandla sokunene, wamsukumisa; kwaqina masinyane izinyawo zakhe namaqakala, 8 egxuma, wema, wahamba, wangena nabo ethempelini, ehamba, egxuma, emdumisa uNkulunkulu. 9 Abantu bonke bambona ehamba, edumisa uNkulunkulu. 10 Kepha base bemazi ukuba nguyena owayehlalela ukuphiwa ngaseMnyango Omuhle wethempeli, behlelwa ngukwesaba nokumangala ngokwenzakele kuye. 11 Esabambelele koPetru noJohane, bonke abantu bagijimela kubo emphemeni othiwa okaSolomoni, besaba kakhulu. 12 Khona uPetru ebona lokho wathatha wathi kubantu: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, nimangalelani ngalona, nisigqolozelelani ngokungathi simenze ukuba ahambe ngawethu amandla nangokwethu ukukholwa na? 13 UNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama noka-Isaka nokaJakobe, uNkulunkulu wawobaba bethu uyidumisile iNceku yakhe uJesu enayikhaphela, nayiphika ebusweni bukaPilatu, yena esenqumile ukuyikhulula; 14 kepha nina namphika oNgcwele noLungileyo, nacela ukuba niphiwe ongumbulali, 15 nayibulala iNkosi yokuphila ayivusayo uNkulunkulu kwabafileyo, esingofakazi bakho thina. 16 Ngokukholwa egameni layo lo enimbonayo nenimaziyo igama layo lamenza aqine, nokukholwa okungayo kumnike le mpilo phambi kwenu nonke. 17 “Kalokhu, bazalwane, ngiyazi ukuthi nenza lokho ngokungazi njengabo ababusi benu. 18 Kepha lokho uNkulunkulu akumemezela ngaphambili ngomlomo wabaprofethi bonke ukuthi uKristu wakhe uyakuhlupheka, ukugcwalisile kanje. 19 Ngalokhu phendukani, niguquke ukuba kuhlangulwe izono zenu, 20 ukuze kufike izikhathi zokuhlunyelelwa ezivela ebusweni beNkosi nokuba ithume uKristu Jesu enimmiselweyo, 21 okumelwe ukuba izulu limamukele, kuze kube yizikhathi zokubuyiselwa kwakho konke uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngakho ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele, kusukela kwaphakade. 22 UMose kambe wathi: ‘INkosi uNkulunkulu iyakunivusela umprofethi kubazalwane benu njengami, niyakumlalela kukho konke azakukukhuluma kini. 23 Kuyakuthi wonke umuntu ongayikumlalela lowo mprofethi uyakuchithwa kubantu.’ 24 “Yebo, nabaprofethi bonke, kusukela kuSamuweli nabalandelayo, bonke abakhulumileyo, bamemezela lezo zinsuku. 25 Nina ningamadodana abaprofethi nawesivumelwano uNkulunkulu asenzayo nawoyihlo, ethi ku-Abrahama: ‘Ngenzalo yakho iyakubusiswa imindeni yonke yomhlaba.’ 26 UNkulunkulu eseyivusile iNceku yakhe wayithumela kini kuqala ukunibusisa ngokuniguqula, kube yilowo nalowo kini ebubini bakhe.”
1 Kepha besakhuluma kubantu, abapristi nenduna yethempeli nabaSadusi babafikela, 2 benengwa ngukufundisa kwabo abantu nokumemezela ngoJesu ukuvuka kwabafileyo, 3 bababamba, babafaka etilongweni kwaze kwaba kusasa, ngokuba kwase kuhlwile. 4 Kepha abaningi kwabezwayo izwi bakholwa; umumo wamadoda waba kungathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. 5 Kwathi ngangomuso kwabuthana eJerusalema ababusi namalunga nababhali babo, 6 no-Anase umpristi omkhulu, noKayafase, noJohane, no-Aleksandru, nabo bonke abendlu yompristi omkhulu, 7 babamisa phakathi kwabo, bababuza bathi: “Lokho nikwenze ngamaphi amandla nangaliphi igama na?” 8 Khona uPetru egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wathi kubo: “Nina babusi bezizwe namalunga, 9 nxa sibuzwa namuhla ngomsebenzi omuhle kumuntu ogulayo ukuthi yena usindiswe ngani, 10 makwazeke kini nonke nasesizweni sonke sakwa-Israyeli ukuthi ngegama likaJesu Kristu waseNazaretha enambethela esiphambanweni, amvusayo uNkulunkulu kwabafileyo, ngaye umi lo muntu phambi kwenu esindile. 11 Yena uyitshe eladelelwa yinina bakhi, eselaba yinhloko yegumbi. 12 “Ayikho insindiso ngomunye, ngokuba alikho futhi elinye igama phansi kwezulu elinikiwe ebantwini, esimelwe ukusindiswa ngalo.” 13 Kwathi bebona isibindi sikaPetru noJohane, beqonda ukuthi bangabantu abangafundile, bayimifunda nje, bamangala; babazi ukuthi kade benoJesu; 14 kepha bebona umuntu ophilisiweyo emi nabo, babengenakuphika lutho. 15 Kodwa sebebayalile ukuba baphume emphakathini balulekana bodwa, 16 bathi: “Sizakubenzani laba bantu na? Ngokuba kusobala kubo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema ukuthi isibonakaliso esiqhamileyo senziwe yibo, asinakukuphika. 17 Kodwa ukuze kungabe kusanda phakathi kwabantu, asibalaye, bangabe besakhuluma kumuntu namunye ngalelo gama.” 18 Base bebabiza, babayala ngokuthi bangakhulumi, bangafundisi nakanye ngegama likaJesu. 19 Kepha oPetru noJohane baphendula, bathi kubo: “Nqumani nina ukuba kulungile yini ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu ukulalela nina kunoNkulunkulu, 20 ngokuba thina asinakuyeka ukukhuluma ngalokho esikubonileyo nesikuzwileyo.” 21 Khona sebebalayile futhi babayeka, bengafumananga ukuthi bangabajezisa kanjani ngenxa yabantu, ngokuba bonke bedumisa uNkulunkulu ngalokho okwenzekileyo; 22 ngokuba umuntu esenziwe kuye leso sibonakaliso sokuphulukiswa wayeneminyaka eve emashumini amane. 23 Sebeyekiwe baya kwabakubo, babika konke abapristi abakhulu namalunga abekushilo kubo. 24 Bona sebezwile baphakamisa izwi kuNkulunkulu nganhliziyonye, bathi: “Somandla, wena owenza izulu, nomhlaba, nolwandle, nakho konke okukukho, 25 owasho ngoMoya oNgcwele ngomlomo kababa uDavide inceku yakho ukuthi: “ ‘Kungani ukuba abezizwe baxokozele, nabantu bacebe okuyize, na? 26 Amakhosi omhlaba aqhelile, nababusi bayihlanganyele iNkosi noGcotshiweyo wayo.’ 27 “Ngokuba ngempela oHerode, noPontiyu Pilatu, kanye nabezizwe, nabantu bakwa-Israyeli bayihlanganyela kulo muzi iNceku yakho engcwele uJesu owamgcobayo 28 ukuzakukwenza lokho okumiswe ngaphambili yisandla necebo lakho ukuba kwenzeke. 29 Manje-ke, Nkosi, bheka ukusongela kwabo, unike izinceku zakho ukuba zikhulume izwi lakho ngaso sonke isibindi 30 ngokwelula isandla sakho ukuphulukisa, kwenziwe izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ngegama leNceku yakho engcwele uJesu.” 31 Kwathi sebekhulekile, kwazanyazanyiswa indawo lapho bebebuthene khona, bagcwaliswa bonke nguMoya oNgcwele, bakhuluma izwi likaNkulunkulu ngesibindi. 32 Isixuku sabakholwayo sasinhliziyonye nomphefumulo munye; akwabakho noyedwa owasho ngezimpahla zakhe ukuthi ngezakhe, kodwa bakuhlanganyela konke. 33 Abaphostoli baveza ngamandla amakhulu ubufakazi ngokuvuka kweNkosi uJesu; umusa omkhulu wawuphezu kwabo bonke. 34 Kwakungekho oswelayo phakathi kwabo; ngokuba bonke ababengabanikazi bamazwe noma bezindlu bathengisa ngakho, baletha imali yalokho abathengise ngakho, 35 bayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli; kwaba yilowo nalowo wabelwa njengokuswela kwakhe. 36 Kwathi uJosefa owathiwa ngabaphostoli uBarnaba, okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa indodana yenduduzo, umLevi waseKhupro ngokuzalwa, 37 enensimu, wathengisa ngayo, waletha imali, wayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli.
1 Kepha indoda ethile, igama layo lingu-Ananiya, inoSafira umkayo, yathengisa ngendawo; 2 yagodla inxenye yemali, nomkayo ekwazi, yaletha inxenye ethile, yayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli. 3 Wayesethi uPetru: “Ananiya, kungani ukuba uSathane agcwalise inhliziyo yakho, uqambe amanga kuMoya oNgcwele, ugodle inxenye yemali yezwe, na? 4 Lisekhona belingesilo elakho na? Selithengisiwe belingekho emandleni akho na? Uyibekeleni leyo nto enhliziyweni yakho na? Awuqambanga amanga kubantu kepha kuNkulunkulu.” 5 Kuthe u-Ananiya ezwa lawo mazwi, wawa phansi, wafa, ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela bonke abezwa lokho. 6 Izinsizwa zasuka, zamsongelezela, zamkhiphela phandle, zammbela. 7 Kwathi emva kwesikhathi esingaba ngamahora amathathu kwangena nomkakhe, engakwazi okwenzakeleyo. 8 UPetru wayesethatha ethi: “Ngitshele ukuba izwe nilithengise ngokungaka na?” Wathi: “Yebo, ngokungaka.” 9 Kepha uPetru wathi kuye: “Kungani ukuba nivumelene ngokulinga uMoya weNkosi na? Bheka, izinyawo zabambele indoda yakho zisemnyango, nawe bazakukukhiphela phandle.” 10 Wayesewa phansi masinyane ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wafa; izinsizwa zangena, zamfumana efile, zamkhiphela phandle, zammbela ngasendodeni yakhe. 11 Ukwesaba okukhulu kwalehlela ibandla lonke nabo bonke abezwa lokho. 12 Kwenziwa izimangaliso nezibonakaliso eziningi ebantwini ngezandla zabaphostoli; bonke babe nhliziyonye besemphemeni kaSolomoni. 13 Kepha kwabanye akwabakho owayenesibindi sokuzihlanganisa nabo, kepha abantu babebazisa kakhulu; 14 benezelwa kakhulu abakholwa yiNkosi, abaningi nabesilisa nabesifazane, 15 ngangokuba bakhiphela phandle emigwaqweni abagulayo, bababeka emacansini nasezinhlakeni, kuze kuthi lapho eza uPetru, isithunzi nje sakhe sisithibeze abanye kubo. 16 Kwabuthana nesixuku esivela emizini ezungeze iJerusalema, beletha abagulayo nabakhathazwa ngawomoya abangcolileyo; baphulukiswa bonke. 17 Kwase kusuka umpristi omkhulu nabo bonke ababe naye abangabehlelo labaSadusi, bagcwala umhawu, 18 babamba abaphostoli, babafaka etilongweni lombuso. 19 Kepha ingelosi yeNkosi yavula iminyango yetilongo ebusuku, yabakhipha, yathi: 20 “Hambani, nime nikhulume ethempelini kubantu amazwi onke alokhu kuPhila.” 21 Kwathi sebezwile, bangena ethempelini ekuthatheni kokusa, bafundisa. Kepha kwafika umpristi omkhulu nababe naye, babizela ndawonye umphakathi nezigele zonke zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bathumela endlini yeziboshwa ukuba balethwe. 22 Kepha izikhonzi ezafika khona azibafumananga etilongweni; zase zibuyela emuva, zabika 23 zathi: “Indlu yeziboshwa sayifumana ivaliwe, iqinile impela, nabalindi bemi eminyango; kepha sesivulile asifumananga muntu ngaphakathi.” 24 Kwathi ukuba induna yethempeli nabapristi abakhulu bezwe lawo mazwi, basambatheka ngawo ngokuthi kungaba yini lokho na? 25 Kepha kwafika omunye, wababikela wathi: “Bhekani, amadoda ebeniwafakile etilongweni emi ethempelini, afundisa abantu.” 26 Khona yaphuma induna kanye nezikhonzi, zabaletha, kungengampoqo, ngokuba bebesaba abantu, funa bakhandwe ngamatshe. 27 Sebebalethile babamisa emphakathini; umpristi omkhulu wababuza, 28 wathi: “Saniyala nokuniyala ukuba ningafundisi ngalelo gama; bhekani, senigcwalise iJerusalema ngesifundiso senu, nihlose ukwehlisela igazi lalowo muntu phezu kwethu.” 29 Kepha uPetru nabaphostoli baphendula bathi: “Simelwe ukulalela uNkulunkulu kunabantu. 30 UNkulunkulu wawobaba wamvusa uJesu enambulala nina ngokumphanyeka emthini; 31 lowo uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa ngesokunene sakhe abe yiNkosi noMsindisi ukuba anike u-Israyeli ukuphenduka nokuthethelelwa kwezono. 32 Thina singofakazi balezo zinto kanye noMoya oNgcwele uNkulunkulu amnikile labo abamlalelayo.” 33 Bona sebezwile bathukuthela, bafuna ukubabulala. 34 Kwase kusukuma omunye emphakathini, umFarisi ogama lakhe linguGamaliyeli, isazimthetho esitusekayo esizweni sonke, wayala ukuba abantu bakhishwe isikhashana; 35 wayesethi kubo: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, qaphelani kulokho enizakukwenza kulaba bantu. 36 Ngokuba ngaphambi kwalezi zinsuku kwasuka uThewuda ezishaya omkhulu; kwanamathela kuye amadoda angathi amakhulu amane; wabulawa yena nabo bonke abamlalelayo, bachitheka, baphela. 37 Emva kwalowo kwasuka uJuda waseGalile ezinsukwini zokubhalwa; wahlubukisa abantu ukuba bamlandele; nalowo wabhubha, nabo bonke abamlalelayo bahlakazeka. 38 Manje-ke ngithi kini: Dedani kulaba bantu, nibayeke, ngokuba uma leli su nalo msebenzi kuvela kubantu, kuyakuchitheka; 39 kepha uma kuvela kuNkulunkulu, aniyikuba namandla okubachitha, funa mhlawumbe nifunyanwe ningabalwayo noNkulunkulu.” Bamvumela-ke. 40 Base bebabiza abaphostoli, babashaya, babayala ngokuthi bangakhulumi ngegama likaJesu, babakhulula. 41 Khona basuka phambi komphakathi bethokoza, ngokuba bebefanele ukudunyazwa ngenxa yalelo gama; 42 abayekanga ukufundisa nokushumayela ivangeli ngoJesu Kristu imihla yonke ethempelini nasemakhaya.
1 Kwathi ngaleyo mihla abafundi sebanda, kwavela ukukhonona kubaJuda abakhuluma isiGreki ngamaHeberu ngokuthi abafelokazi bakubo bayancishwa ekwabelweni kwemihla ngemihla. 2 Abayishumi nambili base bebiza ibandla labafundi, bathi: “Akukuhle ukuba thina sishiye izwi likaNkulunkulu, sikhonze ematafuleni. 3 Funani-ke phakathi kwenu bazalwane amadoda ayisikhombisa anodumo oluhle, agcwele uMoya nokuhlakanipha, esingawamisela lowo msebenzi. 4 Kepha thina sizakuqinisela ekukhulekeni nasenkonzweni yezwi.” 5 Leli zwi laba lihle kulo lonke ibandla; base bekhetha uStefanu, umuntu owayegcwele ukukholwa noMoya oNgcwele, noFiliphu, noProkhoro, noNikanori, noThimoni, noPharmena, noNikolawu, iproselite lase-Antiyokiya, 6 babamisa phambi kwabaphostoli; bakhuleka, babeka izandla phezu kwabo. 7 Izwi likaNkulunkulu landa, umumo wabafundi wakhula eJerusalema, nesixuku esikhulu sabapristi salalela inkolo. 8 Kepha uStefanu egcwele umusa namandla wenza izimangaliso nezibonakaliso ezinkulu phakathi kwabantu. 9 Kwase kusuka abanye besinagoge elithiwa elabaLibertino, nabaseKhurene, nabase-Aleksandriya, nabavela eKhilikhiya nase-Asiya, baphikisana noStefanu; 10 kepha babengenamandla okumelana nokuhlakanipha noMoya ayekhuluma ngakho. 11 Khona bathenga amadoda athi: “Simzwile ekhuluma amazwi enhlamba ngoMose nangoNkulunkulu,” 12 bavusa abantu namalunga nababhali, bamvukela, bambamba, bamyisa emphakathini; 13 bamisa ofakazi bamanga abathi: “Lo muntu akayeki ukukhuluma amazwi ngale ndawo engcwele nangomthetho; 14 ngokuba simzwile ethi uJesu lo waseNazaretha uzakuchitha le ndawo, aguqule imithetho asinika yona uMose.” 15 Kwathi bemgqolozela bonke ababehlezi emphakathini, babona ubuso bakhe kungathi ubuso bengelosi.
1 Umpristi omkhulu wayesethi: “Nembala lokhu kunjalo na?” 2 Yena wathi: “Madoda, bazalwane, nani bobaba, lalelani. UNkulunkulu wenkazimulo wabonakala kubaba u-Abrahama eseMesopotamiya, engakakhi eHarana, 3 wathi kuye: ‘Phuma ezweni lakini nasezihlotsheni zakho, uye ezweni engizakukukhombisa lona.’ 4 “Khona waphuma ezweni lamaKaledi, waya wakha eHarana. Kwathi esefile uyise, uNkulunkulu wamsusa lapho, wamhlalisa kuleli zwe enakhe kulo nina manje. 5 Kepha akamnikanga ifa kulo, ngisho nelingangonyawo, wathembisa kodwa ukuthi uzakumnika lona libe ngelakhe nelenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe, engakabi namntwana. 6 UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kanje, wathi: ‘Inzalo yakhe izakuba ngumfokazi ezweni lezizwe; bayakuyenza izigqila, bayiphathe kabi iminyaka engamakhulu amane. 7 Kepha leso sizwe abayakuba yizigqila kuso ngiyakusahlulela mina, washo uNkulunkulu, andukuba baphume, bangikhonze kule ndawo.’ 8 Wayesemnika isivumelwano sokusoka; kanjalo-ke wazala u-Isaka, wamsoka ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili; u-Isaka wazala uJakobe, uJakobe wazala okhokho abayishumi nambili. 9 “Okhokho baba nomhawu ngoJosefa, bathengisa ngaye, wasiwa eGibithe; kodwa uNkulunkulu wayenaye, 10 wamkhipha kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zakhe, wamupha umusa nokuhlakanipha phambi kukaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe; yena wammisa abe ngumbusi eGibithe nakuyo yonke indlu yakhe. 11 “Kepha kwafika indlala kulo lonke iGibithe nakwaKhanani, nokuhlupheka okukhulu; obaba kabafumana ukudla. 12 UJakobe esezwile ukuthi kukhona ukudla eGibithe, wathuma obaba ngokokuqala; 13 kwathi ngokwesibili uJosefa waziwa ngabafowabo; kwabonakala kuFaro isizwe sakubo kaJosefa. 14 UJosefa wayesethumela wabiza uJakobe uyise nabakubo bonke, abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu. 15 UJakobe wehlela eGibithe; wafa yena nawobaba. 16 Bayiswa eSikemi, babekwa ethuneni alithenga u-Abrahama ngenani lesiliva kumadodana kaHamori eSikemi. 17 “Kepha sesisondele isikhathi sesithembiso uNkulunkulu asisho ku-Abrahama, banda abantu, baba baningi eGibithe, 18 kwaze kwavela enye inkosi eGibithe ebingamazi uJosefa. 19 Yona yasiphatha ngobuqili isizwe sakithi, yabahlupha obaba ngokubalahlisa izingane zabo zingaphili. 20 “Ngaleso sikhathi kwazalwa uMose, waba muhle kuNkulunkulu; wondliwa izinyanga ezintathu endlini kayise; 21 eselahliwe, indodakazi kaFaro yamthola, yazondlela yena ukuba abe yindodana yayo. 22 UMose wafundiswa ukuhlakanipha konke kwabaseGibithe; waba namandla ngamazwi nangemisebenzi yakhe. 23 “Kuthe eseneminyaka engamashumi amane ezelwe, kwafika enhliziyweni yakhe ukuba abamele abafowabo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 24 Wabona umuntu ephathwa kabi, wamvikela, wamphindisela ohlushwayo, wambulala owaseGibithe. 25 Ubethemba ukuthi abafowabo bayakuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubanika ukusindiswa ngesandla sakhe; kepha abakuqondanga. 26 Nangangomuso wafika kubo belwa, wazama ukubalamula, babuyisane, wathi: ‘Madoda, ningabazalwane; niphathanelani kabi na?’ 27 “Kepha lowo owayemona umakhelwane wakhe wamhlohloloza wathi: ‘Ubekwe ngubani ube ngumbusi nomahluleli phezu kwethu na? 28 Usufuna ukungibulala nami, njengalokho ubulele owaseGibithe izolo na?’ 29 Khona uMose wabaleka ngenxa yalelo zwi, waba ngumfokazi ezweni lakwaMidiyani, lapho azala khona amadodana amabili. 30 “Kwathi sekuphelele iminyaka engamashumi amane, kwabonakala kuye ehlane lentaba yaseSinayi ingelosi iselangabini lomlilo esihlahleni. 31 UMose ekubona wamangala ngalowo mbono; esasondela ukuba abhekisise, kwafika izwi leNkosi, lathi: 32 ‘NginguNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama noka-Isaka nokaJakobe.’ UMose wathuthumela, akaba nasibindi sokubhekisisa. 33 “INkosi yayisithi kuye: ‘Khumula izicathulo ezinyaweni zakho, ngokuba indawo omi kuyo ingumhlabathi ongcwele. 34 Ngikubonile nokukubona ukuhlushwa kwesizwe sami esiseGibithe, ngizwile ukububula kwaso; sengehlile ukuba ngibakhiphe. Woza kalokhu, ngizakukuthumela eGibithe.’ 35 “UMose lowo abamalayo bethi: ‘Ubekwe ngubani ube ngumbusi nomahluleli na?’ nguyena amthumayo uNkulunkulu ngesandla sengelosi eyabonakala kuye esihlahleni, abe ngumbusi nomhlengi. 36 Yena lowo wabakhipha enza izimangaliso nezibonakaliso ezweni laseGibithe, naseLwandle Olubomvu, nasehlane iminyaka engamashumi amane. 37 “Nguye uMose lowo owathi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: ‘UNkulunkulu uyakunivusela umprofethi kubafowenu onjengami.’ 38 Nguye lowo owayesebandleni ehlane kanye nengelosi eyakhuluma naye entabeni yaseSinayi kanye nawobaba, nowamukela amazwi okuphila, ukuze aninike wona. 39 “Kepha obaba abavumanga ukumlalela, kodwa bamhlohloloza, babuyela emuva eGibithe ngezinhliziyo zabo, 40 bathi ku-Aroni: ‘Senzele onkulunkulu abazakuhamba phambi kwethu; ngokuba uMose lowo owasikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, asazi ukuba wehlelwe yini.’ 41 Benza ithole ngaleyo mihla, baletha umhlatshelo esithombeni, bajabula ngemisebenzi yezandla zabo. 42 Kepha uNkulunkulu wabafulathela, wabadedela ukuba bakhonze ibandla lezulu, njengokuba kulotshiwe encwadini yabaprofethi ukuthi: “ ‘Naningilethela iminikelo nemihlatshelo iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane nina ndlu ka-Israyeli na? 43 Qha, nathatha itende likaMoloki nenkanyezi kankulunkulu uRemfani, imifanekiso enayenza ukuba nikhuleke kuyo. Ngiyakunimukisela ngaphambili kweBabiloni.’ 44 “Kwakukhona itende lobufakazi kobaba ehlane njengalokho akuyalayo yena owakhuluma noMose ukuba alenze ngomfanekiso abewubonile; 45 obaba benoJoshuwa balamukela, balingenisa ezweni lezizwe azixoshayo uNkulunkulu ebusweni bawobaba, kwaze kwaba semihleni kaDavide 46 owathola umusa ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu, wacela ukufunela uNkulunkulu kaJakobe idokodo. 47 Kepha nguSolomoni owamakhela indlu. 48 “Kodwa oPhezukonke akahlali ezindlini ezenziwe ngezandla njengokusho komprofethi ukuthi: 49 “ ‘Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi, nomhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami; ngenjani indlu eniyakungakhela yona,’ isho iNkosi, ‘noma yiyiphi indawo yami yokuphumula na? 50 Isandla sami asikwenzanga konke lokho na?’ 51 “Nina bantamo zilukhuni, abangasokile ezinhliziyweni nasezindlebeni, nimelana njalo noMoya oNgcwele; njengoyihlo ninjalo nani. 52 Ngumuphi kubaprofethi oyihlo abangamzingelanga na? Bababulala ababememezela ngaphambili ukuza koLungileyo, eseningabakhapheli nababulali bakhe, 53 nina enamukela umthetho ngokuyala kwezingelosi, kepha aniwugcinanga.” 54 Kwathi bekuzwa lokho, bahlabeka ezinhliziyweni, bamgugudela amazinyo. 55 Kepha yena egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wagqolozela ezulwini, wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, noJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, 56 wathi: “Bheka, ngibona izulu livuliwe, neNdodana yomuntu imi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu.” 57 Base bekhamuluka ngezwi elikhulu, bavala izindlebe, batheleka kuye kanyekanye, 58 bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamkhanda ngamatshe. Ofakazi babeka izingubo zabo ngasezinyaweni zensizwa egama layo linguSawulu. 59 UStefanu bamkhanda ngamatshe ekhuleka ethi: “Nkosi Jesu, yamukela umoya wami.” 60 Wayeseguqa phansi, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Nkosi, ungababaleli lesi sono.” Eseshilo lokho walala ubuthongo.
1 Kepha uSawulu wayevumelene nabo ngokubulawa kwakhe. Ngalolo suku kwavela ukuzingelwa okukhulu kwebandla laseJerusalema; bahlakazeka bonke emazweni aseJudiya naseSamariya; kwasala abaphostoli bodwa. 2 Amadoda akholwayo ammbela uStefanu, amkhalela isililo esikhulu. 3 Kepha uSawulu walichitha ibandla, engena ezindlini ngezindlu, ehudula abesilisa nabesifazane, wabafaka etilongweni. 4 Abahlakazekileyo base behamba, beshumayela izwi levangeli. 5 UFiliphu wehlela emzini waseSamariya, wabashumayeza uKristu. 6 Izixuku zalalela nganhliziyonye okwakhulunywa nguFiliphu, zizwa, zibona izibonakaliso azenzayo. 7 Ngokuba kwaphuma omoya abangcolileyo kwabaningi abakhwelwa yibo, bememeza ngezwi elikhulu; nabaningi abafe uhlangothi nabayizinyonga baphulukiswa; 8 kwaba khona ukuthokoza okukhulu kulowo muzi. 9 Kepha kwakukhona indoda ethile, nguSimoni igama layo, eyayikade yenza imilingo kulowo muzi, isimangalisa isizwe saseSamariya, izishaya umuntu omkhulu; 10 banamathela kuye bonke kusukela kwabancinyane kuze kube kwabakhulu, bethi: “Lo ungamandla kaNkulunkulu abizwa ngokuthi Makhulu,” 11 babenamathela kuye, ngokuba ebamangalisile isikhathi eside ngemilingo yakhe. 12 Kepha bathi ukuba bakholwe nguFiliphu eshumayela ivangeli ngombuso kaNkulunkulu nangegama likaJesu Kristu, babhapathizwa abesilisa nabesifazane. 13 Naye uSimoni wakholwa; wathi esebhapathiziwe, wanamathela kuFiliphu, wamangala ebona izibonakaliso nemisebenzi emikhulu yamandla eyenziwayo. 14 Kwathi ukuba abaphostoli baseJerusalema bezwe ukuthi iSamariya lilamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu, bathumela kubo oPetru noJohane; 15 sebehlele khona babakhulekela ukuba bamukele uMoya oNgcwele, 16 ngokuba wayengakehleli nakoyedwa kubo; kodwa babesabhapathiziwe egameni leNkosi uJesu kuphela. 17 Khona babeka izandla phezu kwabo; base bamukela-ke uMoya oNgcwele. 18 Kepha uSimoni, ebonile ukuthi ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaphostoli uyaphiwa uMoya, waletha imali kubo, 19 wathi: “Ngipheni nami lawo mandla, ukuze yilowo nalowo engibeka izandla phezu kwakhe amukele uMoya oNgcwele.” 20 Kepha uPetru wathi kuye: “Isiliva lakho malibhubhe kanye nawe, ngokuba uthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singathengwa ngemali. 21 Awunasabelo nalifa kuleli zwi, ngokuba inhliziyo yakho ayilungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 22 Ngakho-ke phenduka kulobu bubi bakho, unxuse eNkosini, ingabe ungathethelelwa yini isizindlo senhliziyo yakho, 23 ngokuba ngiyabona ukuthi usenyongweni ebabayo nasekuboshweni kokubi.” 24 USimoni wayesephendula ethi: “Nginxuseleni nina eNkosini, ukuze kungehleli lutho kimi lwalokho enikushiloyo.” 25 Kuthe sebefakazile, belikhulumile izwi leNkosi, babuyela eJerusalema, bashumayela ivangeli emizaneni eminingi yabaseSamariya. 26 Kepha ingelosi yeNkosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu, yathi: “Suka uye ngaseningizimu endleleni ephuma eJerusalema ehlela eGaza; yona iyihlane.” 27 Wayesesuka wahamba. Bheka, nansi indoda yase-Etiyopiya, umthenwa, isikhulu sikaKhandakhe inkosikazi yase-Etiyopiya, ebiphezu kwengcebo yayo yonke, ebifikile eJerusalema izakukhuleka; 28 ibisibuya, ihlezi enqoleni yayo, ifunda umprofethi u-Isaya. 29 UMoya wathi kuFiliphu: “Sondela, unamathele kuleyo nqola.” 30 UFiliphu wayesegijimela kuyo, wayizwa ifunda umprofethi u-Isaya, wathi: “Uyakuqonda kambe lokhu okufundayo na?” 31 Yona yathi: “Ngingakwazi kanjani, uma kungekho ongiholayo na?” Yamnxusa uFiliphu ukuba akhwele ahlale nayo. 32 Kepha isahlukwana sombhalo ebisifunda yilesi esithi: “Wayiswa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu; njengewundlu elithule phambi komgundi walo kanjalo kawuvulanga umlomo wakhe. 33 Ekuthobeleni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa. Ngubani ongalanda ngesizukulwane sakhe na? Ngokuba ukuphila kwakhe kuyasuswa emhlabeni.” 34 Kepha umthenwa wathatha wathi kuFiliphu: “Ngiyacela, umprofethi ukhuluma lokho ngobani na? Uzisho yena noma omunye na?” 35 UFiliphu wavula umlomo wakhe, eqala kulowo mbhalo washumayela ivangeli ngoJesu. 36 Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini. Umthenwa wathi: “Bheka, nanka amanzi; kwalani ukuba ngibhapathizwe na?” 37 UFiliphu wathi kuye: “Uma ukholwa ngenhliziyo yonke, kungenziwa.” Waphendula wathi: “Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 38 Wayala ukuba inqola ime. Behlela emanzini bobabili, uFiliphu nomthenwa; wambhapathiza. 39 Kwathi sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamhlwitha uFiliphu, umthenwa akabe esambona, kodwa wahamba ngendlela yakhe ethokoza. 40 Kepha uFiliphu wafunyanwa e-Azotu, wahamba eshumayela ivangeli kuyo yonke imizi, waze wafika eKesariya.
1 Kepha uSawulu esafutha ngokusongela nokubulala abafundi beNkosi, waya kumpristi omkhulu, 2 wacela kuye izincwadi zokuya eDamaseku emasinagogeni, kuze kuthi uma efumana abantu baleyo Ndlela, abesilisa nabesifazane, abayise eJerusalema beboshiwe. 3 Kepha ekuhambeni kwakhe, esesondela eDamaseku, kwambaneka masinyane nxazonke ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini. 4 Wawa phansi emhlabathini, wezwa izwi lithi kuye: “Sawulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani na? Kulukhuni kuwe ukukhahlela ezinkandini.” 5 Wayesethi: “Ungubani, Nkosi?” Yathi: “Mina nginguJesu omzingelayo wena; 6 kodwa vuka ungene emzini, uzakutshelwa lokhu omelwe ukukwenza.” 7 Kepha amadoda ayehamba naye ayemi engenakukhuluma, ngokuba ezwa izwi kodwa ayengaboni muntu. 8 USawulu wayesevuka phansi; kepha esevulile amehlo akhe, kabonanga lutho. Base bembamba ngesandla, bamyisa eDamaseku. 9 Izinsuku zaba ntathu engaboni, engadli, engaphuzi. 10 Kwakukhona eDamaseku umfundi othile, igama lakhe lingu-Ananiya; iNkosi yathi kuye ngombono: “Ananiya!” Yena wathi: “Ngikhona, Nkosi.” 11 INkosi yayisithi kuye: “Suka uye esitaladini esithiwa Siqondile, ufune endlini kaJuda umuntu ogama lakhe linguSawulu waseTarsu; ngokuba bheka, uyakhuleka; 12 ubonile indoda, igama layo lingu-Ananiya, ingena, ibeka izandla phezu kwakhe ukuba abone.” 13 Kepha u-Ananiya waphendula wathi: “Nkosi, ngizwile ngabaningi ngaleyo ndoda konke okubi ekwenzile kwabangcwele bakho eJerusalema; 14 nalapha unamandla avela kubapristi abakhulu okubopha bonke abakhuleka egameni lakho.” 15 INkosi yayisithi kuye: “Hamba, ngokuba lo uyisitsha sami esikhethiweyo sokuphatha igama lami phambi kwabezizwe, namakhosi, nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, 16 ngokuba mina ngizakumbonisa konke amelwe ukuhlushwa ngakho ngenxa yegama lami.” 17 Khona wahamba u-Ananiya, wangena endlini, wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe, wathi: “Sawulu umzalwane, iNkosi uJesu eyabonakala kuwe endleleni oze ngayo, ingithumile ukuba ubuye ubone, ugcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele.” 18 Kwawa masinyane emehlweni akhe kwangathi inkwethu, wabona, wasukuma, wabhapathizwa; 19 esedlile wathola amandla. Wahlala nabafundi baseDamaseku izinsuku ezithile. 20 Masinyane washumayela emasinagogeni ngoJesu ukuthi yena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 21 Kepha bamangala bonke abezwayo, bathi: “Lo asiye yini owachitha eJerusalema abakhuleka kulelo gama, nalapha uze ngalokhu ukuba abaqhube beboshiwe kubapristi abakhulu na?” 22 Kodwa uSawulu wakhula kakhulu emandleni, wahlula abaJuda abakhileyo eDamaseku eqinisa ukuthi lowo unguKristu. 23 Sekudlule izinsuku eziningi, abaJuda benza icebo lokuba bambulale. 24 Kepha icebo labo laziwa nguSawulu. Babemhlalela nasemasangweni imini nobusuku ukuba bambulale. 25 Abafundi base bemthatha ebusuku, bamehlisa ogangeni, bemewula ngeqoma. 26 Esefikile eJerusalema wazama ukuzihlanganisa nabafundi; kepha bonke bamesaba, bengakholwa ukuthi ungumfundi. 27 Kodwa uBarnaba wamthatha, wamyisa kubaphostoli, wabalandisa ngokuthi uyibonile iNkosi endleleni, nokuthi ikhulumile kuye, nokuthi eDamaseku wayeshumayele ngesibindi ngegama likaJesu. 28 Wayenabo eJerusalema, engena ephuma, eshumayela ngesibindi ngegama leNkosi, 29 ekhuluma ephikisana nabaJuda abakhuluma isiGreki; bona bazama ukumbulala. 30 Abazalwane sebekwazi lokho bamehlisela eKesariya, bamthumela eTarsu. 31 Njalo-ke ibandla laba nokuthula kulo lonke laseJudiya, naseGalile, naseSamariya, lakheka, lihamba ekwesabeni iNkosi, landa ngenduduzo kaMoya oNgcwele. 32 Kwathi uPetru ehambela izindawo zonke, wehlela nakwabangcwele abakhe eLida. 33 Wafumana khona umuntu othile ogama lakhe lingu-Eneya, owayeselele ecansini iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili efe uhlangothi. 34 Khona uPetru wathi kuye: “Eneya, uJesu Kristu uyakuphilisa; vuka, wendlule icansi lakho.” Wayesevuka masinyane. 35 Bambona bonke abakhe eLida naseSarona, baphendukela eNkosini. 36 EJopha kwakukhona umfundikazi othile ogama lakhe linguThabitha, okungukuthi uDorka ngokuhunyushwa; yena wayenemisebenzi eminingi emihle nokwabela abampofu izipho. 37 Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku wagula, wafa; sebemgezile bambeka ekamelweni eliphezulu. 38 Kepha iLida laliseduze neJopha; ngakho-ke abafundi sebezwile ukuthi uPetru ukhona lapho, bathuma kuye amadoda amabili emncenga ethi: “Ungalibali ukuza kithi.” 39 Wayesesuka uPetru, wahamba nabo. Esefikile, bamyisa ekamelweni eliphezulu; abafelokazi bonke beza kuye bekhala, bembonisa izambatho nezingubo abezenzile uDorka esenabo. 40 Kepha uPetru wabakhipha bonke, waguqa ngamadolo, wakhuleka, waphendukela esidunjini, wathi: “Thabitha, vuka!” Wayesevula amehlo akhe, wabona uPetru, walulama. 41 Yena wambamba ngesandla, wamsukumisa. Wayesebiza abangcwele nabafelokazi, wambeka phambi kwabo ephilile. 42 Kwezwakala lokho kulo lonke iJopha; abaningi bakholwa yiNkosi. 43 Wayesehlala izinsuku eziningi eJopha kwaSimoni umshuki.
1 Kwakukhona eKesariya indoda ethile egama layo linguKorneliyu, eyinduna yekhulu yebutho elithiwa elase-Italiya; 2 wayengumuntu okholwayo nowesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nendlu yakhe yonke, abela abantu abampofu izipho eziningi, ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu njalonjalo. 3 Wabona ngokusobala embonweni ingelosi kaNkulunkulu ingena kuye kungathi ngehora lesishiyagalolunye lemini, ithi: “Korneliyu!” 4 Wayigqolozela enokwesaba, wathi: “Kwenze njani, Nkosi?” Yathi kuye: “Imikhuleko yakho nokwabela kwakho abampofu izipho kwenyukile kwaba yisikhumbuzo emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. 5 Thuma-ke amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni othile othiwa uPetru; 6 yena ungenisile kwaSimoni othile, umshuki, ondlu yakhe ingaselwandle.” 7 Isimukile ingelosi ebikhuluma naye, wabiza ababili bendlu yakhe nebutho elikholwayo kulawo ayehlala naye njalo, 8 wabalandisa konke, wabathumela eJopha. 9 Ngangomuso besahamba labo, sebesondela emzini, uPetru wenyukela phezu kwendlu ukuyokhuleka ngehora lesithupha. 10 Khona walamba kakhulu, wafuna ukudla; kepha besamlungisela wehlelwa yisiyezi, 11 wabona izulu livulekile nesitsha esithile sehla sinjengendwangu enkulu, sehliselwa emhlabeni ngamachopho amane. 12 Kusona kwakukhona zonke izilwane ezinezinyawo ezine, nezinwabuzelayo zomhlaba, nezinyoni zezulu. 13 Kwavela izwi, lathi kuye: “Vuka, Petru; hlaba, udle.” 14 Kepha uPetru wathi: “Qha, Nkosi, ngokuba angizange ngikudle okuyichilo nokungcolileyo.” 15 Izwi laphinda lasho kuye ngokwesibili, lathi: “Lokho akuhlambululile uNkulunkulu, ungasho wena ukuthi kubi.” 16 Lokho kwaphindwa kathathu; isitsha senyuselwa masinyane ezulwini. 17 UPetru esasambathekile ngokuthi ngakube uyini lowo mbono awubonileyo, bheka, amadoda ayethunyiwe nguKorneliyu, esebuzile indlu kaSimoni, ema ngasesangweni, 18 amemeza ebuza ukuthi uSimoni othiwa uPetru ungenisile yini lapho. 19 UPetru esazindla ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye: “Bheka, amadoda amabili ayakufuna; 20 sukuma-ke, wehle, uhambe nabo, ungangabazi ngalutho, ngokuba yimina engibathumileyo.” 21 UPetru wayesehlela kuwo amadoda, wathi: “Bhekani, yimina enimfunayo; kuyindabani enize ngayo na?” 22 Bathi: “UKorneliyu induna yekhulu, indoda elungileyo nemesabayo uNkulunkulu, efakazelwa kahle esizweni sonke sabaJuda, uyaliwe yingelosi engcwele ukuba akubizele endlini yakhe, ezwe amazwi kuwe.” 23 Wayesebabiza, wabangenisa. Ngangomuso wasuka wahamba nabo, abathile babazalwane baseJopha bamphelekezela. 24 Ngangomuso bangena eKesariya. UKorneliyu wayebalindele esebizile izihlobo nabangane bakhe abakhulu. 25 Kwathi ukuba angene uPetru, uKorneliyu wamhlangabeza, wawa phansi ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wakhuleka. 26 Kepha uPetru wamvusa wathi: “Sukuma, nami ngingumuntu nje.” 27 Esakhuluma naye wangena, wafumana abaningi ababebuthene. 28 Wayesethi: “Niyazi ukuthi akuvunyelwe ukuba umuntu ongumJuda ahlangane, ahambelane nowesinye isizwe; kepha uNkulunkulu ungitshengisile ukuba ngingasho nangoyedwa ukuthi unechilo nokuthi ungcolile. 29 Ngakho lokhu ngibiziwe, ngizile ngingalanga. Ngakho-ke sengiyabuza ukuthi ningibizeleni na?” 30 UKorneliyu wathi: “Ngezinsuku ezine ezidlule ngaleli hora bengenza umkhuleko wehora lesishiyagalolunye endlini yami; bheka, indoda eyembethe ingubo ekhazimulayo yema phambi kwami, 31 yathi: ‘Korneliyu, kuzwakele ukukhuleka kwakho, nokwabela kwakho abampofu izipho kukhunjuliwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 32 Ngakho thumela eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa uPetru; yena ungenisile endlini kaSimoni umshuki ngaselwandle.’ 33 Ngase ngithumela kuwe ngaso leso sikhathi; wenze kahle ufike. Manje sesikhona sonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba sizwe konke okuyalelwe yiNkosi.” 34 Khona uPetru wavula umlomo, wathi: “Nembala ngiyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu akabheki ubuso bamuntu, 35 kodwa ezizweni zonke omesabayo nowenza ukulunga uyamukeleka kuye. 36 Walithumela izwi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, eshumayela ivangeli lokuthula ngaye uJesu Kristu; yena uyiNkosi yabo bonke. 37 Niyalazi izwi elamenyezelwa eJudiya lonke, liqalile eGalile, emva kokubhapathiza akushumayelayo uJohane 38 lokuthi: UNkulunkulu wamgcoba uJesu waseNazaretha ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla, owahamba enza umusa, ephulukisa bonke ababesemandleni kaSathane, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayenaye. 39 “Nathi singofakazi bezinto zonke azenzayo ezweni labaJuda naseJerusalema yena abambulalayo bemphanyeka emthini. 40 Lowo uNkulunkulu wamvusa ngosuku lwesithathu, wamnika ukuba abonakale, 41 kungekubantu bonke kodwa kithina esingofakazi ababekhethwe nguNkulunkulu ngaphambili, esasidla siphuza naye emva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo. 42 Wasiyala ukuba sishumayele kubantu, sifakaze ukuthi: Nguye omiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuba abe nguMahluleli wabaphilayo nabafileyo. 43 Ngaye bonke abaprofethi bafakaza ukuthi ngegama lakhe bonke abakholwa nguye bayakwamukela ukuthethelelwa kwezono.” 44 Kwathi uPetru esakhuluma lawo mazwi, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke ababelizwa izwi. 45 Abokusoka abakholwayo ababefikile noPetru bamangala kakhulu, ngokuba isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele sitheliwe naphezu kwabezizwe. 46 Ngokuba babezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi, betusa uNkulunkulu. Khona uPetru waphendula wathi: 47 “Ukhona yini ongala namanzi ukuba bangabhapathizwa laba abamukela uMoya oNgcwele njengathi na?” 48 Wayeseyala ukuba babhapathizwe egameni leNkosi. Base bemncenga ukuba ahlale izinsuku ezithile.
1 Kepha abaphostoli nabazalwane abaseJudiya bezwa ukuthi nabezizwe balamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu. 2 Kwathi ukuba uPetru enyukele eJerusalema, abokusoka baphikisana naye, 3 bathi: “Ungene kubantu abangasokile, wadla nabo.” 4 Kepha uPetru wabathathela konke ngokulandelana, wathi: 5 “Mina bengisemzini waseJopha ngikhuleka; ngehlelwa yisiyezi, ngabona umbono, kwehla isitsha esithile sinjengendwangu enkulu, yehliswa ezulwini ngamachopho amane, yaze yafika kimi. 6 Kwathi ukuba ngiyigqolozele, ngabhekisisa, ngabona izilwane zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilo zasendle, nezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu. 7 Ngezwa izwi lithi kimi: ‘Sukuma, Petru; hlaba, udle.’ 8 “Kepha ngathi: ‘Qha, Nkosi, ngokuba okuyichilo nokungcolileyo akuzange kungene emlonyeni wami.’ 9 “Khona izwi elivela ezulwini laphendula ngokwesibili, lathi: ‘Lokho akuhlambululileyo uNkulunkulu, ungasho wena ukuthi kuyichilo.’ 10 Lokho-ke kwenzeka kathathu, konke kwabuye kwenyuselwa ezulwini. 11 “Bhekani, ngaso leso sikhathi kwase kumi amadoda amathathu phambi kwendlu esasikuyo; ayethunyelwe kimi, evela eKesariya. 12 UMoya wayesethi kimi angihambe nabo ngingangabazi ngalutho. Bangiphelekezela labo bazalwane abayisithupha, saya sangena endlini yaleyo ndoda. 13 Yasibikela-ke ukuthi yayibonile ingelosi imi endlini yayo, ithi: ‘Thumela eJopha, ulande uSimoni othiwa uPetru 14 ozakukhuluma kuwe amazwi ozakusindiswa ngawo, wena nendlu yakho yonke.’ 15 “Ngathi ngisaqala ukukhuluma, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo njengakithi ekuqaleni. 16 Ngalikhumbula-ke izwi leNkosi, njengalokho yathi: ‘UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele.’ 17 Ngakho uma uNkulunkulu ebanikile bona isipho njengathi esakholwa yiNkosi uJesu Kristu, ngingubani mina ukuba ngivimbele uNkulunkulu na?” 18 Bathi ukuzwa lokho, bathula, badumisa uNkulunkulu, bathi: “Kanti uNkulunkulu unike nabezizwe ukuphendukela ekuphileni.” 19 Kepha labo ababehlakazekile ngokuhlupheka okwaqala ngoStefanu bahamba, baze bafika eFenike, naseKhupro, nase-Antiyokiya, bengalikhulumi izwi koyedwa, kubaJuda kuphela. 20 Kodwa kwakukhona abanye kubo, amadoda aseKhupro naseKhurene, abathi befika e-Antiyokiya, bakhuluma nakumaGreki, beshumayela ivangeli ngeNkosi uJesu. 21 Isandla seNkosi sasinabo; kwakholwa abaningi kakhulu, baphendukela eNkosini. 22 Kepha kwezwakala izwi ngabo ezindlebeni zebandla laseJerusalema; lase lithuma uBarnaba ukuba ahambe afike e-Antiyokiya; 23 wathi ukuba afike, abone umusa kaNkulunkulu, wathokoza, wabayala bonke ukuba banamathele eNkosini ngokuzimisela inhliziyo. 24 Ngokuba wayeyindoda enhle, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele nokukholwa; kwenezelwa eNkosini abantu abaningi. 25 UBarnaba wayeseya eTarsu ukuba afune uSawulu; 26 kwathi esemfumene, wamyisa e-Antiyokiya. Kwase kwenzeka ukuba umnyaka wonke bahlangane ebandleni, befundisa abantu abaningi. Kwaqala e-Antiyokiya ukuba abafundi bathiwe amaKristu. 27 Ngalezo zinsuku kwehlela e-Antiyokiya abaprofethi bevela eJerusalema. 28 Kwasukuma omunye kubo ogama lakhe lingu-Agabu, wakhomba ngoMoya ukuthi kuzakuba khona indlala enzima ezweni lonke; yaba khona emihleni kaKlawudiyu. 29 Abafundi base bezimisela ukuba yilowo nalowo kubo athumele njengamandla akhe okokusiza abazalwane abakhe eJudiya. 30 Bakwenza-ke, bakuthumela emalungeni ngesandla sikaBarnaba noSawulu.
1 Ngaleso sikhathi uHerode inkosi welula izandla ukuba ahluphe abathile bebandla. 2 Wabulala uJakobe umfowabo kaJohane ngenkemba. 3 Esebonile ukuthi lokhu kuyabathokozisa abaJuda, waqhubeka wambamba noPetru. Kwakuyizinsuku zezinkwa ezingenamvubelo. 4 Wambamba, wamfaka etilongweni, wamnikela emaviyweni amane, yilelo nalelo linamabutho amane, ukuba amlinde, ehlose ukumkhuphulela ebantwini emva kwePhasika. 5 Ngakho-ke uPetru wagcinwa etilongweni; kepha ibandla lamkhulekela ngesineke kuNkulunkulu. 6 Kwathi mhla uHerode ebezakumphumisa, ngalobo busuku uPetru wayelele phakathi kwamabutho amabili, eboshiwe ngamaketanga amabili, nabalindi phambi komnyango begcina itilongo. 7 Bheka, yafika ingelosi yeNkosi, kwakhanya ukukhanya etilongweni, yamshaya uPetru ohlangothini, yamvusa ithi: “Shesha usukume.” Ayesewa amaketanga ezandleni zakhe. 8 Ingelosi yathi kuye: “Gqoka, ufake izicathulo zakho.” Wenze njalo. Yathi kuye: “Yembatha ingubo yakho, ungilandele.” 9 Waphuma, wayilandela; wayengazi ukuthi kuyiqiniso okwenziwa yingelosi, kodwa wayethi ubona umbono. 10 Sebedlulile kubalindi bokuqala nabesibili bafika esangweni lensimbi eliya emzini, labavulekela ngokwalo, baphuma, badlula isitaladi saba sinye; ingelosi yayisimshiya masinyane. 11 UPetru esesangulukile wathi: “Manje sengiyazi ngeqiniso ukuthi iNkosi ithumile ingelosi yayo, yangikhulula esandleni sikaHerode nakukho konke okubhekwe yisizwe sabaJuda.” 12 Sekumkhanyele lokho, wafika endlini kaMariya unina kaJohane othiwa uMarku, lapho bebebuthene khona abaningi bekhuleka. 13 Esengqongqotha esivalweni sesango, yeza intombazana ukusabela, egama layo linguRoda; 14 isilizwile izwi likaPetru ayivulanga esangweni ngenxa yokuthokoza, kepha yagijima yabika ukuthi uPetru umi ngasesangweni. 15 Kodwa bathi kuyo: “Uyahlanya.” Yona yaqinisa yathi: “Hhayi, kunjalo.” Bona bathi: “Yingelosi yakhe.” 16 Kepha uPetru waqinisa wangqongqotha; sebevulile babona ukuthi nguye, bamangala. 17 Wayesebaqhweba ngesandla ukuba bathule, wabalandisa ukuthi iNkosi imkhiphe kanjani etilongweni, wathi: “Bikelani uJakobe nabazalwane lokhu.” Wayesephuma, waya kwenye indawo. 18 Sekusile, kwaba khona ukunyakaza okukhulu phakathi kwamabutho kokuthi uPetru wehlelwe yini. 19 UHerode esemfunile engamfumananga, wabuzisisa abalindi, wayala ukuba babulawe. Wayesehla eJudiya, waya eKesariya, wahlala khona. 20 Kepha wayebathukuthelele abaseTire nabaseSidoni; kodwa beza kuye nganhliziyonye; sebemvumisile uBlastu induna yendlu yenkosi, bacela ukuthula, ngokuba izwe lakubo lalifunzwa ngelenkosi. 21 Ngosuku olumisiweyo uHerode wembatha ingubo yobukhosi, wahlala esihlalweni, wakhuluma kubantu. 22 Abantu bamemeza bathi: “Yizwi likaNkulunkulu, akusilo elomuntu.” 23 Kepha ingelosi yeNkosi yamshaya khona lapho, ngokuba enganikanga uNkulunkulu udumo; wadliwa yizimpethu, wafa. 24 Kodwa izwi likaNkulunkulu lakhula, landa. 25 Kepha oBarnaba noSawulu babuya eJerusalema sebeqede ukukhonza kwabo, behamba benoJohane othiwa uMarku.
1 Kwakukhona e-Antiyokiya ebandleni lakhona abaprofethi nabafundisi: oBarnaba, noSimeyoni othiwa uNigeri, noLukiyu waseKhurene, noManayeni owayondliwe kanye noHerode umtetrarki, noSawulu. 2 Kwathi bekhonza iNkosi, bezila, uMoya oNgcwele wathi: “Ngahlukaniseleni oBarnaba noSawulu ukuba baye emsebenzini engibabizele wona.” 3 Khona bazila ukudla bakhuleka, babeka izandla phezu kwabo, babamukisa. 4 Bona-ke bethunyiwe nguMoya oNgcwele behlela eSelukiya; basuka lapho, baya eKhupro ngomkhumbi. 5 Ekufikeni kwabo eSalami bashumayela izwi likaNkulunkulu emasinagogeni abaJuda; babe noJohane eyisikhonzi sabo. 6 Sebedabule isiqhingi sonke, baze bafika ePhafu, bafumana indoda ethile eyisanusi nomprofethi wamanga, umJuda, ogama lakhe linguBarjesu, 7 owayekhona kumbusi wezwe uSergiyu Pawulu, umuntu onengqondo enhle. Yena wabiza oBarnaba noSawulu, wafuna ukuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu. 8 Kodwa u-Eluma, isanusi, ngokuba linjalo igama lakhe ngokuhunyushwa, wamelana nabo, wafuna ukuphambukisa umbusi ekukholweni. 9 Kepha uSawulu osethiwa uPawulu, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wamgqolozela, 10 wathi: “O wena ogcwele inkohliso yonke nobubi bonke, ndodana kaSathane, sitha sokulunga konke, awuyikuyeka ukuziphambukisa izindlela eziqondileyo zeNkosi na? 11 Bheka, isandla seNkosi siphezu kwakho manje. Uzakuba yimpumputhe, kube yisikhathi ungaliboni ilanga.” Kwase kumfikela khona lapho ukufiphala nobumnyama, wahamba efuna abazakumhola ngesandla. 12 Khona umbusi esebona okwenzekileyo wakholwa, emangaliswa ngesifundiso seNkosi. 13 UPawulu nababe naye bamuka ePhafu ngomkhumbi, bafika ePherge lasePhamfiliya; kepha uJohane wahlukana nabo, wabuyela eJerusalema. 14 Bona ekumukeni kwabo ePherge baya e-Antiyokiya lasePhisidiya, bangena esinagogeni ngosuku lwesabatha, bahlala phansi. 15 Sekufundiwe umthetho nabaprofethi, abaphathi besinagoge bathumela kubo, bathi: “Madoda, bazalwane, uma ninezwi lokuyala abantu, khulumani.” 16 Wayesesukuma uPawulu, waqhweba ngesandla, wathi: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, nani enesaba uNkulunkulu, lalelani: 17 UNkulunkulu walesi sizwe sakwa-Israyeli wabakhetha obaba, wabaphakamisa abantu bengabafokazi ezweni laseGibithe; wabakhipha kulo ngengalo ephakemeyo. 18 Wababekezelela ehlane kungathi iminyaka engamashumi amane. 19 Wachitha izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezweni laseKhanani, wababela izwe lazo libe yifa; 20 kwadlula kungathi iminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu. Emva kwalokho wabanika abahluleli kwaze kwaba nguSamuweli umprofethi. 21 Kusukela lapho bacela inkosi; uNkulunkulu wabanika uSawule indodana kaKisi, umuntu wesizwe sakwaBenjamini, iminyaka engamashumi amane. 22 Esemkhiphile wabavusela uDavide abe yinkosi, afakaza ngaye ukuthi: ‘Ngimfumene uDavide kaJesayi, umuntu ongowenhliziyo yami, oyakwenza konke engikuthandayo.’ 23 Enzalweni yakhe uNkulunkulu walethela u-Israyeli uMsindisi uJesu njengokwethembisa kwakhe; 24 engakafiki yena uJohane wayeseshumayele kuso sonke isizwe sakwa-Israyeli umbhapathizo wokuphenduka. 25 Esegcina ukuhamba kwakhe uJohane wathi: ‘Lokhu enithi ngiyikho angisikho mina. Kodwa bhekani, uyeza emva kwami engingafanele ukukhumula isicathulo sezinyawo zakhe.’ 26 “Madoda, bazalwane, madodana ohlanga luka-Abrahama, nabaphakathi kwenu abamesabayo uNkulunkulu, izwi lale nsindiso lithunyelwe kithi. 27 Ngokuba abakhileyo eJerusalema nababusi babo abamazanga yena, namazwi abaprofethi afundwa amasabatha ngamasabatha bawagcwalisa ngokumlahla; 28 nakuba bengafumananga icala lokufa kuye, nokho bacela kuPilatu ukuba abulawe. 29 Kwathi sebefeze konke okwakulotshiwe ngaye, bamehlisa emthini, bambeka ethuneni. 30 Kepha uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo. 31 Wabonwa izinsuku eziningi yibo ababekhuphukele naye eJerusalema bevela eGalile, asebengofakazi bakhe kubantu manje. 32 “Nathi sinishumayeza ivangeli lesithembiso esenziwa kobaba 33 ukuthi uNkulunkulu usigcwalisile sona kubantwana bethu ngokumvusa uJesu, njengokuba kulotshiwe futhi kulo ihubo lesibili ukuthi: “ ‘Wena uyiNdodana yami, namuhla ngikuzele.’ 34 “Maqondana nokumvusa kwakhe kwabafileyo ukuba engasayikubuyela ekuboleni wakhuluma kanje, wathi: “ ‘Ngizakuninika okungcwele nokuthembekileyo kukaDavide.’ 35 “Ngakho nakwenye indawo uthi: “ ‘Awuyikunika oNgcwele wakho abone ukubola.’ 36 “Ngokuba uDavide esekhonzile icebo likaNkulunkulu esizukulwaneni sakhe, walala ubuthongo, wabekwa koyise, wabona ukubola. 37 Kepha yena amvusayo uNkulunkulu akakubonanga ukubola. 38 Ngakho-ke makwazeke kini madoda, bazalwane, ukuthi ngalowo kumenyezelwa kini ukuthethelelwa kwezono, nakukho konke ebeningenakulungisiswa kukho ngomthetho kaMose 39 yilowo nalowo okholwayo uyakulungisiswa ngaye. 40 Ngakho qaphelani, funa nehlelwe ngokwakhulunywa ngabaprofethi ukuthi: 41 “ ‘Bhekani nina zideleli, nimangale, ninyamalale, ngokuba mina ngisebenza umsebenzi emihleni yenu, umsebenzi eningayikukholwa yiwo, nakuba umuntu enilandisa ngawo.’ ” 42 Kwathi ekuphumeni kwabo, babacela ukuba lawo mazwi akhulunywe kubo nangesabatha elizayo. 43 Khona sebehlakazekile abesinagoge, abaningi babaJuda namaproselite aqotho balandela oPawulu noBarnaba abakhuluma nabo, bebancenga ukuba bahlale emseni kaNkulunkulu. 44 Ngesabatha elilandelayo kwabuthana kucishe umuzi wonke ukuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu. 45 Kepha abaJuda bebona izixuku bagcwala umhawu, bakuphika okwakukhulunywa nguPawulu behlambalaza. 46 Khona oPawulu noBarnaba bakhuluma ngesibindi, bathi: “Bekudingeka ukuba izwi likaNkulunkulu likhulunywe kini kuqala; kepha lokhu nilinqaba, nizisho nina nithi anifanele ukuphila okuphakade, bhekani, sesiphendukela kwabezizwe. 47 Ngokuba iNkosi isiyalezile kanjalo ukuthi: “ ‘Ngikubekile ube ngukukhanya kwabezizwe, ube yinsindiso kuze kube semkhawulweni womhlaba.’ ” 48 Kwathi abezizwe bekuzwa lokho, bathokoza, balidumisa izwi leNkosi; bakholwa bonke ababemiselwe ukuphila okuphakade. 49 Izwi leNkosi lahanjiswa kulo izwe lonke. 50 Kepha abaJuda bavusa abesifazane abaqotho abanesithunzi nezikhulu zomuzi, bavusela oPawulu noBarnaba ukuzingelwa, babaxosha emikhawulweni yabo. 51 Bona-ke babavuthululela uthuli lwezinyawo zabo, beza e-Ikoniyu. 52 Abafundi bagcwala intokozo noMoya oNgcwele.
1 Kwathi e-Ikoniyu bangena kanyekanye esinagogeni labaJuda, bakhuluma kwaze kwakholwa isixuku esikhulu sabaJuda namaGreki. 2 Kepha abaJuda abangakholwanga bavusa abezizwe, babenza nhliziyombi ngakubazalwane. 3 Nokho bahlala isikhathi eside, befundisa ngesibindi ngeNkosi eyafakazela izwi lomusa wayo, ibanika ukuba kwenziwe izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ngezandla zabo. 4 Kepha isixuku somuzi sahlukana phakathi, abanye baba ngakubaJuda nabanye ngakubaphostoli. 5 Kwathi ukuba basukelwe yisidumo sabezizwe nabaJuda kanye nababusi babo sokubaphatha kabi nokubakhanda ngamatshe, 6 bathi sebekwazi lokho, babalekela emizini yaseLikawoniya, iListra neDerbe, nasezweni langakhona, 7 bashumayela khona ivangeli. 8 EListra kwakuhlezi indoda ethile eyisilima ngezinyawo, eyisishosha selokhu yazalwa ngunina, engazange ihambe. 9 Yona yamuzwa uPawulu ekhuluma. Yena eyigqolozela wabona ukuthi inokukholwa kokuba iphiliswe, 10 wathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Sukuma, ume ngezinyawo zakho.” Yayisigxuma, yahamba. 11 Kwathi-ke izixuku zikubona lokho akwenzile uPawulu, zaphakamisa izwi lazo, zathi ngesiLikawoniya: “Onkulunkulu befana nabantu behlele kithi.” 12 UBarnaba bambiza ngokuthi uJupitheri, uPawulu ngokuthi uMerkuriyu, ngokuba kwakunguye owayehola ekukhulumeni. 13 Kepha umpristi kaJupitheri othempeli lakhe liphambi komuzi waletha izinkunzi nemigexo yezimbali ngasemasangweni, wafuna ukubahlabela ekanye nezixuku. 14 Kwathi ukuba bakuzwe lokho abaphostoli oBarnaba noPawulu, baklebhula izingubo zabo, baphonseka phakathi kwesixuku bememeza 15 bethi: “Madoda, nikwenzelani lokhu na? Nathi singabantu abanjengani ngemvelo, sinishumayeza ivangeli ukuba niphenduke kulokho okuyize, niphendukele kuNkulunkulu ophilayo owenza izulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, nakho konke okukukho, 16 othe ngezizukulwane ezidlulileyo wayeka izizwe zonke zihambe ngezindlela zazo. 17 Nokho akayekanga ukuzifakazela ngokwenza okuhle, waninika imvula yasezulwini nezikhathi zenala, egcwalisa izinhliziyo zenu ngokuhle nangokujabula.” 18 Bekusho lokho, baziyekisa kalukhuni izixuku ukuba zingabahlabeli. 19 Kodwa kwafika abaJuda, bevela e-Antiyokiya nase-Ikoniyu; sebezivumisile izixuku bamkhanda uPawulu ngamatshe, bamhudulela ngaphandle komuzi bethi usefile. 20 Kepha kwathi abafundi bembunganyele, wavuka, wangena emzini. Ngangomuso wamuka noBarnaba, baya eDerbe. 21 Sebelishumayele ivangeli kulowo muzi, bezuzile abafundi abaningi, babuyela eListra, nase-Ikoniyu, nase-Antiyokiya, 22 baqinisa imiphefumulo yabafundi bebaluleka ukuba beme ekukholweni, bethi: “Simelwe ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngezinhlupheko eziningi.” 23 Sebebakhethele amalunga amabandla ngamabandla, bakhuleka bezila ukudla, babanikela eNkosini asebekholwa yiyo. 24 Base bedabula iPhisidiya, baya ePhamfiliya. 25 Sebekhulumile izwi ePherge, behlela e-Ataliya. 26 Basuka lapho ngomkhumbi, baya e-Antiyokiya, lapho babenikelwe khona emseni kaNkulunkulu kulowo msebenzi asebewufezile. 27 Kwathi ukuba bafike, balibutha ibandla, balanda ngakho konke uNkulunkulu akwenzile ngabo nokuthi uvulele nabezizwe isango lokukholwa. 28 Base behlala nabafundi isikhathi esingesincane.
1 Kwehla abathile eJudiya, bafundisa abazalwane ukuthi: “Uma ningasokwa ngomthetho kaMose, ningesindiswe.” 2 Kuthe ukuba kuvele ukuphambana nokuphikisana okukhulu phakathi kwabo noPawulu noBarnaba, banquma ukuba oPawulu noBarnaba nabathile kubo bakhuphukele eJerusalema kubaphostoli namalunga ngaleyo ndaba. 3 Ngalokho bephelekezelwe yibandla badabula iFenike neSamariya, balandisa ukuphenduka kwabezizwe, benzela bonke abazalwane intokozo enkulu. 4 Sebefikile eJerusalema bamukelwa yibandla nabaphostoli namalunga, bakubika konke uNkulunkulu abekwenzile ngabo. 5 Kepha kwasukuma abathile behlelo labaFarisi abakholwayo, bathi kumelwe ukuba basokwe, bayalwe ukugcina umthetho kaMose. 6 Base bebuthana abaphostoli namalunga, ukuze bayihlole leyo ndaba. 7 Sebephikisene kakhulu, wasukuma uPetru, wathi kubo: “Madoda, bazalwane, niyazi ukuthi sekukade uNkulunkulu wakhetha phakathi kwenu ukuba abezizwe bezwe izwi levangeli ngomlomo wami, bakholwe. 8 UNkulunkulu owazi inhliziyo wabafakazela, ebapha uMoya oNgcwele njengathi; 9 futhi akahlukanisanga ngalutho phakathi kwethu nabo, ehlambulula izinhliziyo zabo ngokukholwa. 10 Manje-ke nimlingelani uNkulunkulu ngokubeka ijoka entanyeni yabafundi, obaba nathi esasingenamandla okulithwala na? 11 Kepha siyakholwa ukuthi sisindiswa ngomusa weNkosi uJesu ngandlelanye nabo.” 12 Isixuku sonke sathula; babelalela oBarnaba noPawulu belanda ngezibonakaliso nangezimangaliso zonke uNkulunkulu abezenzile ngabo phakathi kwabezizwe. 13 Kepha sebethulile, uJakobe wathatha wathi: “Madoda, bazalwane, ngilaleleni. 14 USimeyoni uselandile ngokuhlela kukaNkulunkulu ekuqaleni ukuba athathele igama lakhe isizwe kubo abezizwe. 15 Namazwi abaprofethi ayavumelana nalokho, njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: 16 “ ‘Emva kwalokho ngiyakubuya, ngiyakhe futhi indlu kaDavide ewileyo, ngibuye ngakhe okudilikileyo kwayo, ngiyimise, 17 ukuze abaseleyo babantu kanye nabezizwe bonke bayifune iNkosi, elibizwe phezu kwabo igama lami,’ isho iNkosi ekwenza lokhu, 18 okwaziwa kwaphakade. 19 “Ngakho mina ngithi masingabakhathazi labo kwabezizwe abaphendukela kuNkulunkulu, 20 kodwa masibalobele ukuba bayeke amanyala ezithombe, nawobufebe, nawokuqumbeleneyo, nawegazi. 21 Ngokuba uMose unabo abashumayelayo emizini yonke kwasezizukulwaneni zasendulo efundwa emasinagogeni amasabatha ngamasabatha.” 22 Khona kwaba kuhle kubaphostoli namalunga nakulo ibandla lonke ukuthumela e-Antiyokiya noPawulu noBarnaba amadoda akhethiweyo phakathi kwabo, uJuda othiwa uBarsaba noSila, amadoda angabaholi phakathi kwabazalwane, 23 baloba ngesandla sabo ngokuthi: Abaphostoli namalunga, abazalwane, bayabingelela abazalwane abavela kwabezizwe abase-Antiyokiya, nabaseSiriya, nabaseKhilikhiya. 24 Njengalokho sizwile ukuthi abanye abavela kithi banikhathazile ngamazwi, benyakazisa imiphefumulo esingabayalelanga khona, 25 kwaba kuhle kithi sesinhliziyonye ukuthuma kini amadoda akhethiweyo kanye nabathandiweyo bethu oBarnaba noPawulu, 26 abantu abadele ukuphila kwabo ngenxa yegama leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. 27 Ngalokho sithumile oJuda noSila abazakunitshela lezo zinto ngomlomo. 28 Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kuMoya oNgcwele nakithi ukuba singanithwesi umthwalo omkhulu ngaphandle kwalezi zinto ezifunekayo 29 zokuthi niyeke okuhlatshelwe izithombe, negazi, nokuqumbeleneyo, nobufebe; uma nizilinda kulezo zinto, noba nenza kahle. Salani kahle. 30 Ngakho sebemukisiwe behlela e-Antiyokiya, balibutha ibandla, balinika incwadi. 31 Sebeyifundile bathokoza ngenduduzo yayo. 32 OJuda noSila, njengokuba nabo bengabaprofethi, babaduduza abazalwane ngamazwi amaningi, babaqinisa. 33 Sebehlale khona isikhathi, bamukiswa ngabazalwane ngokuthula, babuyela kubo ababathumileyo. 34 Kepha kwaba kuhle kuSila ukuba asale khona. 35 Kodwa oPawulu noBarnaba bahlala e-Antiyokiya, befundisa beshumayela izwi leNkosi kanye nabanye abaningi. 36 Emva kwezinsuku ezithile uPawulu wayesethi kuBarnaba: “Ake sibuye, sihambele abazalwane emizini yonke ngaminye esashumayela kuyo izwi leNkosi, sibone ukuthi bahlezi kanjani.” 37 UBarnaba wahlosa ukuhamba noJohane othiwa uMarku. 38 Kepha uPawulu wathi akufanele ukuba bahambe naye owabashiya ePhamfiliya, akaze aya nabo emsebenzini. 39 Kwase kuvela ukuphikisana okukhulu, baze bahlukana; uBarnaba wathatha uMarku, wawelela eKhupro ngomkhumbi. 40 Kepha uPawulu wazikhethela uSila, wahamba enikelwe ngabazalwane emseni weNkosi. 41 Wadabula iSiriya neKhilikhiya eqinisa amabandla.
1 Khona wehlela eDerbe naseListra. Bheka, kwakukhona lapho umfundi othile, nguThimothewu igama lakhe, indodana yowesifazane wakwaJuda okholiweyo, kepha uyise wayengumGreki, 2 owayefakazelwa kahle ngabazalwane baseListra nabase-Ikoniyu. 3 Lowo uPawulu wathanda ukuba ahambe naye, wamthatha, wamsoka ngenxa yabaJuda ababekhona kulezo zindawo; ngokuba bonke babemazi ukuthi uyise wayengumGreki. 4 Kwathi bedabula imizi, babanika izinqumo ezanqunywa ngabaphostoli namalunga aseJerusalema ukuba bazigcine. 5 Njalo-ke amabandla aqiniswa ekukholweni, anda ngobuningi imihla ngemihla. 6 Base bedabula izwe laseFrigiya nelaseGalathiya, benqatshelwe nguMoya oNgcwele ukulikhuluma izwi e-Asiya; 7 sebefikile ngaseMisiya, balinga ukuya eBithiniya, kepha uMoya kaJesu akabavumelanga. 8 Badlula eMisiya, behlela eTrowa. 9 Kwabonakala kuPawulu umbono ebusuku; indoda ethile yaseMakedoniya eyayimi imncenga yathi: “Welela eMakedoniya, usisize.” 10 Lapho esewubonile umbono, safuna masinyane ukuya eMakedoniya, sathi uNkulunkulu usibizile ukuba sibashumayeze ivangeli. 11 Khona samuka eTrowa ngomkhumbi, saqonda eSamotrake, ngangomuso safika eNeyapholi. 12 Sisuka lapho saya eFilipi elingumuzi oyikhanda lesifunda saseMakedoniya, ikoloni. Kulowo muzi sahlala izinsuku ezithile. 13 Ngosuku lwesabatha saphumela ngaphandle kwesango ngasemfuleni, lapho sathi babevama ukukhuleka khona; sahlala phansi, sakhuluma kubo abesifazane ababebuthene. 14 Owesifazane othile ogama lakhe linguLidiya, engumthengisi wezibubende, wasemzini waseThiyathira, okhonza uNkulunkulu, walalela, iNkosi yayivula inhliziyo yakhe ukuba aqaphele okwakhulunywa nguPawulu. 15 Kuthe esebhapathiziwe kanye nendlu yakhe, wasincenga wathi: “Uma nithi ngikholekile eNkosini, ngenani endlini yami, nihlale khona,” wasicindezela. 16 Kwathi siya endaweni yokukhuleka, kwahlangana nathi intombazana enomoya wobungoma, eyayitholela abaniniyo inzuzo enkulu ngokubhula. 17 Yona yamlandela uPawulu nathi, yamemeza yathi: “Laba bantu bayizinceku zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ezimemezela kini indlela yensindiso.” 18 Yakwenza lokho izinsuku eziningi. Kepha uPawulu esecasukile waphenduka, wathi kumoya: “Ngiyakuyala egameni likaJesu Kristu ukuba uphume kuyo.” Wayesephuma ngaso leso sikhathi. 19 Kwathi abaniniyo sebebonile ukuthi ithemba lenzuzo yabo limukile, bababamba oPawulu noSila, babahudulela esigcawini phambi kwababusi, 20 babayisa ezinduneni, bathi: “Laba bantu banyakazisa umuzi wakithi bengabaJuda; 21 bafundisa imikhuba esingavunyelwe ukuba siyamukele, siyenze thina esingamaRoma.” 22 Isixuku sase sibavukela, nezinduna zayala ukuba bahlutshulwe izingubo, bashaywe ngenduku; 23 sezibashayile imivimbo eminingi, zabaphonsa etilongweni, zayala umgciniziboshwa ukuba abagcine impela; 24 yena eyaliwe kanjalo wabaphonsa etilongweni elingaphakathi, wabopha izinyawo zabo ogongolweni. 25 Kepha phakathi kobusuku oPawulu noSila bekhuleka bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ngamahubo, iziboshwa zabezwa; 26 kwavela ngokuzuma ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, kwaze kwazanyazanyiswa izisekelo zetilongo; kwavuleka khona lapho iminyango yonke, kwathukuluka nezibopho zabo bonke. 27 Kwathi umgciniziboshwa ephaphama, wabona iminyango yetilongo ivulekile; wayesehosha inkemba efuna ukuzibulala, ngokuba wathi iziboshwa ziphunyukile. 28 Kepha uPawulu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Ungazilimazi, ngokuba sikhona sonke.” 29 Wayesebiza izibani, wagijimela phakathi ethuthumela, wawa phansi phambi kukaPawulu noSila, 30 wabakhiphela ngaphandle, wathi: “Makhosi, ngimelwe ukwenzani ukuba ngisindiswe na?” 31 Bona bathi: “Kholwa yiNkosi uJesu, yikhona uzakusindiswa wena nendlu yakho.” 32 Base bemshumayeza izwi likaNkulunkulu, yena nabo bonke ababesendlini yakhe. 33 Wabathatha ngaso leso sikhathi sasebusuku, wabageza imivimbo, wabhapathizwa khona lapho, yena nabo bonke abakhe, 34 wabenyusela endlini, wababekela ukudla, wathokoza kanye nendlu yakhe yonke ngokukholwa nguNkulunkulu. 35 Kepha sekusile, izinduna zathuma izikhonzi, zathi: “Bakhulule labo bantu.” 36 Umgciniziboshwa wabikela uPawulu lawo mazwi, wathi: “Izinduna zithumele ukuba nikhululwe. Ngakho phumani manje, nihambe ngokuthula.” 37 Kepha uPawulu wathi kuzo: “Basishayile phambi kwabantu singalahlwanga cala, thina singabantu abangamaRoma, basiphonsa etilongweni; manje basikhipha ngasese na? Qhabo, akuze bona, basikhiphe.” 38 Izikhonzi zabikela izinduna lawo mazwi. Zona zesaba sezizwa ukuthi bangamaRoma, 39 zeza zabancenga; sezibakhiphile zabanxusa ukuba bamuke emzini. 40 Base bephuma etilongweni, bangena kwaLidiya; kwathi sebebabonile abazalwane babaduduza, bamuka.
1 Kwathi sebedabulile i-Amfipholi ne-Apholoniya, bafika eThesalonika, lapho kwakukhona isinagoge labaJuda. 2 Kepha uPawulu njengokwenza kwakhe wangena kubo, waphendulana nabo amasabatha amathathu, ethathela emibhalweni, 3 ebavulela, ebachasisela ukuthi kwakumelwe ukuba uKristu ahlupheke, avuke kwabafileyo, ethi futhi: “UJesu lo engimshumayela kini unguKristu.” 4 Base bevuma abanye kubo, bazihlanganisa noPawulu noSila, futhi nesixuku esikhulu samaGreki akholwayo, kanye nabesifazane abadumileyo abangeyingcosana. 5 Kepha abaJuda benomhawu bathatha kumabhukudwane abalisa abathile ababi, besusa isiyaluyalu phakathi kwabantu, baxokozelisa umuzi; bahlasela indlu kaJasoni befuna ukubakhiphela kubantu; 6 kepha bengabafumani bamhudulela uJasoni kanye nabazalwane abathile kubaphathimuzi, bamemeza bathi: “Laba abayaluzisa izwe lonke sebefikile nalapha, 7 uJasoni ubamukele; bonke laba benza okuphambene nezimiso zikaKesari, bethi kukhona enye inkosi, nguJesu.” 8 Kepha bethusa isixuku nabaphathimuzi abezwa lokho, 9 bathatha isibambiso kuJasoni nakwabanye, babakhulula. 10 Kepha abazalwane bamukisa oPawulu noSila masinyane ebusuku ukuba baye eBereya; bona sebefikile khona bangena esinagogeni labaJuda. 11 Labo-ke babebahle kunabaseThesalonika, balamukela izwi ngenhliziyo yonke, bahlolisisa imibhalo imihla ngemihla ukuba zinjalo yini lezo zinto. 12 Ngakho abaningi kubo bakholwa, nabesifazane abanesithunzi abangamaGreki, namadoda angeyingcosana. 13 Kwathi abaJuda baseThesalonika sebezwile ukuthi izwi likaNkulunkulu limenyezelwe nguPawulu naseBereya, beza nakhona, bazinyakazisa bezivusa izixuku. 14 Khona abazalwane bamukisa masinyane uPawulu ukuba aze afike elwandle; kepha oSila noThimothewu basala khona. 15 Abamphelekezelayo uPawulu bamfikisa e-Athene; kwathi sebamukele isiyalezo ngoSila nangoThimothewu sokuba beze kuye ngokushesha okukhulu, bamuka. 16 Kwathi uPawulu esabalinda e-Athene, umoya wakhe wacunuka phakathi kwakhe ebona umuzi ugcwele izithombe. 17 Ngakho-ke wakhuluma esinagogeni kubaJuda nakuwo amakholwa nasesigcawini imihla ngemihla kubo ababesuke bekhona. 18 Kepha abathile kuzo izazi zama-Epikhuru nezamaStoyiku baphikisana naye; abanye bathi: “Leli phoshophosho lithini na?” Abanye bathi: “Kungathi ungomemezela onkulunkulu abangaziwayo,” ngokuba wayeshumayela ivangeli ngoJesu nangokuvuka kwabafileyo. 19 Base bemthatha, bamyisa e-Areyophagu, bethi: “Ungesazise ukuthi siyini lesi sifundiso esisha esikhulunywa nguwe na? 20 Ngokuba uletha ezindlebeni zethu okuthile okungaziwayo; ngalokho sifuna ukwazi ukuthi lokhu kungaba yini.” 21 Ngokuba bonke abase-Athene nabafokazi abakhe khona babengazilibazisi ngokunye, kuphela ngokukhuluma nokuzwa izindaba ezintsha. 22 UPawulu wema-ke phakathi ne-Areyophagu, wathi: “Madoda ase-Athene, ngiyabona ngakho konke ukuthi nikhonza kakhulu onkulunkulu. 23 Ngokuba kwathi ngihamba ngibuka izinto enizikhonzayo, ngafumana ne-altare okulotshwe kulo ukuthi: ELIKANKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYO. Lokho-ke enikukhonza ningakwazi, yikho engikumemezela kini. 24 “UNkulunkulu owenza umhlaba nakho konke okukuwo, yena oyiNkosi yezulu nomhlaba, akahlali emathempelini enziwe ngezandla; 25 futhi akakhonzwa ngezandla zabantu ngokungathi udinga utho, yena obapha bonke ukuphila nokuphefumula nakho konke; 26 wazenza izizwe zonke ngagazi linye ukuba zakhe ebusweni bonke bomhlaba, wamisa izikhathi ezinqunyiweyo nemikhawulo yokuhlala kwazo, 27 ukuze zifune uNkulunkulu, ingabe zingamuzwa, zimfumane; ingani kakude kulowo nalowo kithi. 28 ‘Ngokuba siphila, sihamba, sikhona kuye,’ njengalokho izimbongi ezithile zakini zishilo zathi: “ ‘Ngokuba futhi siyinzalo yakhe.’ 29 “Ngakho lokhu siyinzalo kaNkulunkulu, akufanele ukuba sithi ubuNkulunkulu bufana negolide noma isiliva noma itshe, okuqoshwe ngekhono nangesu lomuntu. 30 Ngokuba izikhathi zokungazi wazithalalisa uNkulunkulu, kodwa kalokhu usememezela kubantu ukuba bonke ezindaweni zonke baphenduke, 31 njengokuba umisile usuku azakwahlulela ngalo izwe ngokulunga ngomuntu ammisele lokho, enika bonke ithemba ngokumvusa kwabafileyo.” 32 Kwathi bezwa ngokuvuka kwabafileyo, abanye bahleka usulu, kepha abanye bathi: “Siyakuphinda sikuzwe ngaleyo ndaba.” 33 Kanjalo uPawulu waphuma phakathi kwabo. 34 Kepha amadoda athile anamathela kuye, akholwa; phakathi kwawo kwakukhona noDiyonisiyu wase-Areyophagu, nowesifazane ogama lakhe linguDamari, nabanye kanye nabo.
1 Emva kwalokho wamuka e-Athene, wafika eKorinte. 2 Wafumana khona umJuda othile ogama lakhe lingu-Akwila, wasePontu ngokuzalwa, owayesanda kufika ephuma e-Italiya, enoPrisila umkakhe, ngenxa yesimemezelo sikaKlawudiyu sokuba bonke abaJuda bamuke eRoma; weza kubo; 3 lokhu wayemsebenzi munye nabo, wahlala nabo, basebenza. Ngokuba umsebenzi wabo kwakungukuthunga amatende. 4 Washumayela esinagogeni ngamasabatha onke, wazuza abaJuda namaGreki. 5 Kepha sebefikile oSila noThimothewu behla eMakedoniya, uPawulu wakhathalela izwi, wafakaza kubaJuda ukuthi uJesu unguKristu. 6 Kwathi benqaba, behlambalaza, wathintitha izingubo zakhe, wathi kubo: “Igazi lenu malibe phezu kwamakhanda enu; mina anginacala; kusukela manje ngizakuya kwabezizwe.” 7 Wasuka lapho, weza endlini yomuntu ogama lakhe linguThithiyu Justu, okhonza uNkulunkulu; indlu yakhe yayiseceleni kwesinagoge. 8 Kepha uKrispu umphathi wesinagoge wakholwa yiNkosi kanye nendlu yakhe yonke, nabaningi babaseKorinte balalela, bakholwa, babhapathizwa. 9 INkosi yayisithi kuPawulu ngombono ebusuku: “Ungesabi, kepha khuluma, ungathuli, 10 ngokuba mina nginawe, akakho ozakukusukela, akulimaze, ngokuba nginabantu abaningi kulo muzi.” 11 Wahlala khona umnyaka nezinyanga eziyisithupha efundisa izwi likaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabo. 12 Kwathi uGaliyu engumbusi wase-Akhaya, abaJuda bamvukela uPawulu nganhliziyonye, bamyisa phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela, 13 bathi: “Lo muntu uphendukisa abantu ukuba bakhonze uNkulunkulu ngokuphambene nomthetho.” 14 Khona uPawulu esezakuvula umlomo, uGaliyu wathi kubaJuda: “O nina baJuda, uma bekuyicala noma ubugebengu obubi, bekufanele nginibekezelele; 15 kodwa uma kungukuphikisana ngamazwi, nangamagama, nangomthetho wakini, ziboneleni nina; mina angithandi ukuba ngumahluleli walezo zinto.” 16 Wayesebaxosha esihlalweni sokwahlulela. 17 Khona bonke bambamba uSostene umphathi wesinagoge, bamshaya phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela; kodwa uGaliyu akaze anaka lutho lwalokho. 18 Kepha uPawulu esehlale khona izinsuku eziningi, wavalelisa kubazalwane, wamuka ngomkhumbi, waya eSiriya kanye noPrisila no-Akwila, esegundile ikhanda lakhe eKenikreya; ngokuba wayezibophe ngesifungo. 19 Wehlela e-Efesu, wabashiya khona; kepha yena wangena esinagogeni, washumayela kubaJuda. 20 Kwathi bemncenga ukuba ahlale khona isikhathi esidana, akaze avuma, 21 kepha wavalelisa wathi: “Ngizakubuyela futhi kini, uma uNkulunkulu evuma,” wayesesuka e-Efesu ngomkhumbi; 22 esefikile eKesariya wakhuphuka wabingelela ibandla; wehlela e-Antiyokiya. 23 Esehlale khona isikhathi esithile wamuka wadabula izwe laseGalathiya nelaseFrigiya ngokulandelana, eqinisa bonke abafundi. 24 UmJuda othile ogama lakhe lingu-Apholo, wase-Aleksandriya ngokuzalwa, indoda efundileyo nenamandla emibhalweni, wehlela e-Efesu. 25 Yena wayefundisiwe indlela yeNkosi; evutha emoyeni wakhuluma, wafundisa ngesineke izindaba eziqondene noJesu, azi ukubhapathiza kukaJohane kuphela; 26 yena waqala ukushumayela ngesibindi esinagogeni. Kwathi ukuba bamuzwe o-Akwila noPrisila, bamthatha bamchasisela indlela kaNkulunkulu ngesineke esikhulu. 27 Esethanda ukudlulela e-Akhaya, abazalwane balobela abafundi bebayala ukuba bamamukele; esefikile wabasiza kakhulu abakholwayo ngomusa, 28 ngokuba waphikisa abaJuda ngamandla phambi kwabantu, ekhomba ngemibhalo ukuthi uJesu unguKristu.
1 Kwathi u-Apholo eseKorinte, uPawulu wafika e-Efesu esedabulile amazwe angasenhla, wafumana abafundi abathile, 2 wathi: “Namamukela yini uMoya oNgcwele mhla nikholwayo na?” Bathi kuye: “Qhabo, asizwanga nokuzwa ukuba kukhona uMoya oNgcwele.” 3 Wathi: “Pho, nabhapathizelwa kukuphi na?” Base bethi: “Kukho ukubhapathiza kukaJohane.” 4 UPawulu wayesethi: “UJohane wabhapathiza umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, ethi kubantu mabakholwe nguyena obezakuza emva kwakhe, kungukuthi uJesu.” 5 Bathi ukuzwa lokho, babhapathizwa egameni leNkosi uJesu. 6 Kwathi uPawulu esebekile izandla phezu kwabo, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo; base bekhuluma ngezilimi, baprofetha. 7 Babe ngamadoda angathi ishumi nambili bebonke. 8 Wayesengena esinagogeni, wakhuluma ngesibindi izinyanga zaba ntathu, eshumayela ebafundisa ngombuso kaNkulunkulu. 9 Kepha lapho abathile bezenza lukhuni bengalaleli, bekhuluma kabi ngaleyo Ndlela phambi kwabantu, wasuka kubo, waqembula abafundi, washumayela imihla ngemihla esikoleni sikaTiranu. 10 Lokho kwenzeka iminyaka emibili, baze balizwa izwi leNkosi bonke abakhileyo e-Asiya, abaJuda namaGreki. 11 UNkulunkulu wenza imisebenzi yamandla engavamile ngezandla zikaPawulu, 12 baze bathatha amaduku nezindwangu emzimbeni wakhe, bazibeka phezu kwabagulayo; zase zisuka kubo izifo, nomoya ababi baphuma. 13 Kepha nabathile abayizanusi kubaJuda, abayizinzulane, balokotha ukuphatha igama leNkosi uJesu phezu kwabakhwelwe ngomoya ababi, bathi: “Ngiyanifungisa uJesu amshumayelayo uPawulu.” 14 USkeva othile, umJuda, umpristi omkhulu, wayenamadodana ayisikhombisa ayekwenza lokho. 15 Kepha umoya omubi waphendula, wathi kuwo: “UJesu ngiyamazi, noPawulu ngiyamqonda; kepha nina ningobani na?” 16 Lowo muntu onomoya omubi wabadumela, wahlula ababili, wabanqoba, baze baphunyuka kuleyo ndlu behambaze, belimele. 17 Lokho kwezwakala kubo bonke abakhileyo e-Efesu, abaJuda namaGreki, ukwesaba kwabehlela bonke; ladunyiswa igama leNkosi uJesu; 18 nabaningi kwabakholwayo beza bazivuma, bazibika izenzo zabo. 19 Kepha abaningi kubo ababenza imilingo babuthela ndawonye izincwadi zabo, bazishisa phambi kwabo bonke; bahlanganisa amanani azo, bafumana ukuthi ayizinhlamvu zesiliva eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu. 20 Kanjalo izwi landa ngamandla eNkosi, lanqoba. 21 Kwathi ukuba sezenzekile lezo zinto, uPawulu wazimisela emoyeni ukuya eJerusalema esedabulile iMakedoniya ne-Akhaya, wathi: “Emva kokufika kwami khona ngimelwe ukubona neRoma.” 22 Wayesethumela eMakedoniya ababili kwabamkhonzayo oThimothewu no-Erastu; yena uqobo wasala isikhathi e-Asiya. 23 Kepha ngaleso sikhathi kwavela isiphithiphithi esingesincane maqondana naleyo Ndlela. 24 Ngokuba umuntu othile ogama lakhe linguDemetriyu, umkhandi wesiliva owenza amathempelana esiliva kaDiyana, wazuzisa abakhandi besiliva inzuzo engencane, 25 waqoqa bona kanye nezisebenzi ezinjalo, wathi: “Madoda, niyazi ukuthi kulo msebenzi kuvela ingcebo yethu, 26 kepha seniyabona, niyezwa futhi ukuthi akukuphela e-Efesu kodwa cishe kulo lonke i-Asiya uPawulu lona udukisile abantu abaningi ngokubancenga, ethi akusibo onkulunkulu labo abenziwe ngezandla. 27 Ngakho akusikho lokhu kuphela ukuba umsebenzi wethu usengozini yokudelelwa, kodwa nethempeli lonkulunkulukazi omkhulu uDiyana liyakuthiwa aliyinto yalutho, nobukhulukazi bakhe sebuzakuphela, yena elimkhonzayo lonke i-Asiya nezwe lonke.” 28 Kwathi bekuzwa lokho, bagcwala ulaka, bamemeza bathi: “Mkhulu uDiyana wabase-Efesu.” 29 Umuzi wonke wagcwala isiphithiphithi, batheleka nganhliziyonye esigcawini sokubukela, babamba oGayu no-Aristarku, abaseMakedoniya, ababehamba noPawulu. 30 Kepha uPawulu esefuna ukungena phakathi kwabantu, abafundi abamvumelanga. 31 Nabanye bababusi base-Asiya, bengabahlobo bakhe, bathumela kuye, bamncenga ukuba angaze angena esigcawini sokubukela. 32 Khona-ke abanye bamemeza okunye nabanye okunye; ngokuba ibandla layaluza nje, nabaningi babengazi ukuthi babuthanele indabani. 33 Base bekhipha u-Aleksandru esixukwini, abaJuda bamqhubela phambili; kepha u-Aleksandru waqhweba ngesandla, efuna ukuziphendulela kubantu. 34 Kwathi ukuba bezwe ukuthi ungumJuda, bamemeza bonke ngazwi linye kwangathi amahora amabili, bathi: “Mkhulu uDiyana wabase-Efesu.” 35 Kepha umbhali esebathulisile abantu wathi: “Madoda ase-Efesu, kukhona yini phakathi kwabantu ongaziyo ukuthi umuzi wase-Efesu ungumlondi wethempeli likaDiyana omkhulu nowesithombe esawa ezulwini na? 36 Ngakho lokhu lezo zinto zingephikwe, kufanele nithule, ningenzi lutho ngamawala. 37 Ngokuba nilethile lawa madoda angesibo abaphangi bamathempeli nokuba abahlambalaza uNkulunkulu wethu. 38 Ngakho uma uDemetriyu kanye nezingcweti zabakhandi besiliva benendaba nomuntu, zikhona izinsuku zokuthetha amacala, bakhona nababusi; mabamangalelane. 39 Kepha uma nifuna utho ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyalungiswa ebandleni elimisiweyo. 40 Ngokuba-ke sisengozini yokumangalelwa ngomsindo wanamuhla, lokhu kungekho sizathu esingazilandulela ngaso ngalesi siwiliwili.” 41 Eseshilo lokho walimukisa ibandla.
1 Sesiphelile isiyaluyalu, uPawulu wababiza abafundi, wabavuselela, wavalelisa, wamuka waya eMakedoniya. 2 Esedabulile lezo zindawo, ebavuselela ngamazwi amaningi, wafika ezweni lamaGreki, 3 wahlala khona izinyanga ezintathu; abaJuda sebenzile icebo ngaye esezakumuka ngomkhumbi ukuya eSiriya, wazimisela ukubuyela emuva edabula iMakedoniya. 4 Waphelekezelwa nguSophatru kaPhiru waseBereya, nabaseThesalonika o-Aristarku noSekhundu, noGayu waseDerbe, noThimothewu, nabase-Asiya oThikhiku noTrofimu. 5 Laba basandulela, basilindela eTrowa. 6 Kepha thina samuka ngomkhumbi eFilipi emva kwezinsuku zezinkwa ezingenamvubelo, safika kubo eTrowa ngezinsuku eziyisihlanu, sahlala khona izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 7 Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, sesibuthene ukuba sihlephule isinkwa, uPawulu washumayela kubo ebezakumuka ngangomuso, welula amazwi akhe kwaze kwaba phakathi kobusuku. 8 Kwakukhona izibani eziningi ekamelweni eliphezulu esasibuthene kulo. 9 Kwakuhlezi efasiteleni insizwa ethile igama layo lingu-Evitiku, eyazunywa ngubuthongo obunzima, uPawulu eshumayela isikhathi eside; isiyahlulwe ngubuthongo, yawa phansi isuka esitezi sesithathu, yathathwa isifile. 10 Kepha uPawulu wehla, wawa phezu kwayo, wayisingatha, wathi: “Ningaxokozeli, ngokuba umphefumulo wayo usekhona kuyo,” 11 esenyukile wahlephula isinkwa, wadla, wakhuluma nabo isikhathi eside kwaze kwasa; wayesemuka-ke. 12 Base bemletha umfana ephilile, baduduzeka kakhulu. 13 Kepha thina sandulela ukuya emkhunjini, samuka saya e-Asu, lapho sasizakumkhwelisa khona uPawulu; ngokuba wayenqumile kanjalo, yena ebezakuhamba ngezinyawo. 14 Kwathi esehlangene nathi e-Asu, samkhwelisa, safika eMithilene; 15 sesimukile lapho ngomkhumbi, ngangomuso safika maqondana neKiyu; ngangomhlomunye sasondela eSamu; ngolulandelayo safika eMilethu. 16 Ngokuba uPawulu wayezimisele ukudlula e-Efesu ngomkhumbi ukuze angalibali isikhathi e-Asiya; ngokuba wayekhawulezela ukuba, uma kungenzeka, abe khona eJerusalema ngosuku lwePhentekoste. 17 EseMilethu wathumela e-Efesu, wabiza amalunga ebandla. 18 Kwathi esefikile kuye, wathi kuwo: “Niyazi nina ukuthi kusukela osukwini lokuqala engafika ngalo e-Asiya nganginjani isikhathi sonke nginani, 19 ngikhonza iNkosi ngakho konke ukuthobeka, nangezinyembezi, nangokulingwa okwangehlela ngamacebo abaJuda, 20 nokuthi angigwemanga ukunitshela okusizayo nokunifundisa phambi kwabantu nakuzo izindlu ngezindlu, 21 ngifakaza kubaJuda nakumaGreki ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu nokukholwa yiNkosi yethu uJesu. 22 “Kepha manje, bhekani, mina sengiya eJerusalema ngiboshiwe emoyeni, ngingakwazi okuzakungehlela khona, 23 kuphela ukuba uMoya oNgcwele uyafakaza kimi imizi ngemizi ethi izibopho nezinhlupheko zingihlalele. 24 Kepha ukuphila angikushayi into yalutho ukuba kube yigugu kimi, kuphela ukuba ngiphelelise ukuhamba kwami nenkonzo engayamukela eNkosini uJesu yokufakaza ngevangeli lomusa kaNkulunkulu. 25 “Kalokhu bhekani, ngiyazi ukuthi anisayikubona ubuso bami nina nonke engahamba phakathi kwenu, ngishumayela umbuso. 26 Ngakho-ke ngiyafakaza kini ngalolu suku lwanamuhla ngithi anginacala egazini labo bonke. 27 Ngokuba angigwemanga ukunitshela lonke icebo likaNkulunkulu. 28 Ziqapheleni nina nomhlambi wonke anibeke kuwo uMoya oNgcwele ukuba nibe ngababonisi bokwalusa ibandla likaNkulunkulu azizuzele lona ngegazi lakhe. 29 Mina ngiyazi ukuthi emva kokumuka kwami kuzakungena kini izimpisi ezihahayo zingawuhawukeli umhlambi, 30 naphakathi kwenu kuzakuvuka amadoda akhuluma okudukisayo, ahunge abafundi ukubalandela. 31 Ngakho lindani, nikhumbule ukuthi ngeminyaka emithathu ubusuku nemini angiyekanga ukuniluleka nonke ngabanye ngezinyembezi. 32 “Kalokhu sengiyanibeka eNkosini nasezwini lomusa wayo, yona enamandla okwakha nokwabela ifa phakathi kwabo bonke abangcwelisiweyo. 33 Angifisanga siliva lamuntu, nagolide, nangubo; 34 nina niyazi ukuthi lezi zandla zasebenzela izinswelo zami nezababe nami. 35 Kukho konke ngangikhombisa ukuthi kumelwe ukuba nisize ababuthakathaka ngokusebenza okunje, nikhumbule futhi amazwi eNkosi uJesu ukuba yena wathi: ‘Kubusisekile ukupha kunokwamukela.’ ” 36 Eseshilo lokho waguqa phansi kanye nabo bonke, wakhuleka. 37 Bakhala kakhulu bonke, bamgona uPawulu ngentamo, bamanga, 38 belusizi kakhulu ngezwi alishilo lokuthi abasayikubona ubuso bakhe. Base bemphelekezela, baya emkhunjini.
1 Kwathi sesimukile kubo, sasuka ngomkhumbi, saqonda ngqo, safika eKhose nangangomuso eRodu; sasuka lapho, safika ePathara; 2 sesifumene umkhumbi owelela eFenike, sangena kuwo, samuka. 3 Kwathi sekuqhamuke iKhupro, sesilishiyile ngakwesokhohlo, saqonda eSiriya, sehlika eTire, ngokuba umkhumbi wawuzakwethula khona impahla. 4 Safumana abafundi, sahlala khona izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; bona bathi ngoMoya kuPawulu, angalubeki unyawo eJerusalema. 5 Kwathi sesiqedile lezo zinsuku, saphuma sahamba; bonke basiphelekezela kanye nawomkabo nabantwana, kwaze kwaba ngaphandle komuzi; saguqa ngamadolo ogwini, sakhuleka, 6 savalelisana, sangena emkhunjini, kepha bona babuyela emakhaya. 7 Thina sesiqedile ukuhamba ngomkhumbi sisuka eTire, safika ePetolemayi, sabingelela abazalwane, sahlala nabo usuku lwaba lunye. 8 Kepha ngangomuso samuka safika eKesariya, sangena endlini kaFiliphu umvangeli, owayengomunye wabayisikhombisa, sahlala naye. 9 Yena-ke wayenamadodakazi amane, izintombi eziprofethayo. 10 Kwathi sisahlezi khona izinsuku eziningana, kwehla eJudiya umprofethi ogama lakhe lingu-Agabu; 11 yena wafika kithi, wathatha uqhotho lukaPawulu, wazibopha izinyawo nezandla, wathi: “Usho njalo uMoya oNgcwele, uthi: ‘Umuntu olungolwakhe lolu qhotho abaJuda bazakumbopha kanje eJerusalema, bamkhaphele ezandleni zabezizwe.’ ” 12 Sesikuzwile lokho samncenga thina kanye nabakuleyo ndawo ukuba angakhuphukeli eJerusalema. 13 Khona uPawulu waphendula wathi: “Nenzelani ukukhala nichoboza inhliziyo yami na? Ngokuba sengilungele, kungesikho ukuboshwa kuphela kepha nokufa eJerusalema ngenxa yegama leNkosi uJesu.” 14 Engenakuvunyiswa, sathula sathi: “Mayenziwe intando yeNkosi.” 15 Emva kwalezo zinsuku sabopha impahla, sakhuphukela eJerusalema; 16 kwahamba nathi abanye kubafundi baseKesariya, besiyisa kuMnasoni othile waseKhupro, umfundi omdala, ebesizakungenisa kwakhe. 17 Sesifinyelele eJerusalema, abazalwane basamukela ngokujabula. 18 Ngangomuso uPawulu wangena nathi kuJakobe; namalunga onke ayekhona. 19 Wababingelela, wabalandisa ngakho konke ngakunye uNkulunkulu abekwenzile phakathi kwabezizwe ngenkonzo yakhe. 20 Sebekuzwile lokho bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, bathi kuye: “Uyabona, mzalwane, ukuthi ziningi kangaka izigidi zabakholwayo phakathi kwabaJuda, futhi bonke bayizishisekeli zomthetho; 21 sebebikelwe ngawe ukuthi ufundisa bonke abaJuda abaphakathi kwabezizwe ukuhlubuka kuMose, uthi mabangasoki abantwana babo, bangahambi ngamasiko. 22 Pho-ke, senze njani na? Impela bazakuzwa ukuthi usufikile. 23 Ngakho yenza lokhu esikusho kuwe: Kukhona kithi amadoda amane azibophile ngesifungo; 24 wathathe wona, uzihlambulule kanye nawo, uwakhokhele ukuba aphucule ikhanda; khona bazakwazi bonke ukuthi akukho lutho lwalokho abakubikelwe ngawe, kepha ukuthi nawe uhamba ulonda umthetho. 25 Kepha maqondana nabezizwe abakholwayo sesilobile sanquma ngokuthi mabazilonde kokuhlatshelwe izithombe, negazi, nokuqumbeleneyo, nobufebe.” 26 Khona uPawulu wawathatha lawo madoda, ngangomuso wayesezihlambulula kanye nawo, wangena ethempelini, wabika ukuphela kwezinsuku zokuhlanjululwa, kuze kulethwe umnikelo ngenxa yawo onke. 27 Kwathi sezizakuphela lezo zinsuku eziyisikhombisa, abaJuda base-Asiya bembonile ethempelini, bayaluzisa sonke isixuku, babeka izandla kuye, 28 bamemeza bathi: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, yelekelelani; nguye lo muntu ofundisa bonke ezindaweni zonke okuphambene nesizwe, nomthetho, nale ndawo, futhi wangenisa ethempelini amaGreki, wayingcolisa le ndawo engcwele.” 29 Ngokuba babebonile ngaphambili uTrofimu wase-Efesu enaye emzini, ababesho ngaye ukuthi uPawulu umngenisile ethempelini. 30 Umuzi wonke wanyakaziswa, abantu bagijimela ndawonye, bambamba uPawulu, bamhudulela ngaphandle kwethempeli; iminyango yavalwa masinyane. 31 Kuthe sebefuna ukumbulala, kwafika izwi enduneni yenkulungwane lokuthi lonke iJerusalema liyayaluza; 32 yona yayisithatha masinyane amabutho nezinduna zekhulu, yagijimela kubo; sebebona induna yenkulungwane namabutho bayeka ukumshaya uPawulu. 33 Khona induna yenkulungwane yasondela, yamthatha, yayala ukuba aboshwe ngamaketanga amabili, yabuza ukuthi ungubani nokuthi wenzeni. 34 Kepha abanye esixukwini bamemeza okunye, abanye okunye; yathi ukuba ingenakulazi iqiniso ngenxa yomsindo, yayala ukuba ayiswe ekamu. 35 Esefikile esikhwelweni, kwenzeka ukuba athwalwe ngamabutho ngenxa yokukhandana kwesixuku; 36 ngokuba kwalandela isixuku sabantu bememeza bethi: “Msuseni!” 37 Esezakungeniswa ekamu uPawulu wathi enduneni yenkulungwane: “Ngivunyelwe ukuba ngisho utho na?” Yona yathi: “Uyasazi isiGreki na? 38 Kanti awusiye yini lowo waseGibithe owambuka ngaphambi kwalezi zinsuku, waholela ehlane amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezine angababulali na?” 39 Kepha uPawulu wathi: “Mina ngingumJuda waseTarsu laseKhilikhiya, ngingumuntu womuzi ongesiwo ongenalo udumo; ngiyacela, ake ungivumele ngikhulume kubantu.” 40 Esemvumele, uPawulu wema esikhwelweni, waqhweba abantu ngesandla; sekuthe cwaka, wakhuluma ngolimi lwesiHeberu, wathi:
1 “Madoda, bazalwane, nani bobaba, yizwani ukuziphendulela kwami phambi kwenu kalokhu.” 2 Kwathi bemuzwa ekhuluma kubo ngolimi lwesiHeberu, bathula bathi du. Wayesethi: 3 “Mina ngiyindoda engumJuda, ngazalwa eTarsu laseKhilikhiya, kodwa ngakhulela kulo muzi, ngafundiswa ngasezinyaweni zikaGamaliyeli ngesineke ngomthetho wawobaba, ngashisekela uNkulunkulu njengokuba nonke ninjalo namuhla; 4 ngayizingela leyo Ndlela kwaze kwaba sekufeni, ngibopha ngibakhaphela ematilongweni abesilisa nabesifazane, 5 njengokuba nompristi omkhulu ufakaza ngami namalunga onke; ngamukela kubo izincwadi ezilotshelwe abazalwane, ngaya eDamaseku ukuba nababe khona lapho ngibayise eJerusalema beboshiwe, ukuze bajeziswe. 6 “Kwathi ngisahamba ngisondela eDamaseku kuphakathi kwemini, kwangibaneka masinyane nxazonke ukukhanya okukhulu okwavela ezulwini, 7 ngawa phansi emhlabathini, ngezwa izwi lithi kimi: ‘Sawulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani na?’ 8 “Ngase ngiphendula ngathi: ‘Ungubani, Nkosi, na?’ “Wathi kimi: ‘Mina nginguJesu waseNazaretha omzingelayo.’ 9 Kepha labo ababe nami bakubona ukukhanya, kodwa izwi lowakhuluma nami abalizwanga. 10 “Ngathi: ‘Ngizakwenzani, Nkosi, na?’ “INkosi yayisithi kimi: ‘Sukuma, uye eDamaseku, uzakutshelwa khona konke okumiselweyo ukuba ukwenze.’ 11 Kepha njengokuba ngangingasaboni ngenxa yenkazimulo yalokho kukhanya, ngaholwa ngesandla yibo ababe nami, ngafika eDamaseku. 12 “U-Ananiya othile, indoda ekholwa ngokomthetho, owayefakazelwa yibo bonke abaJuda ababakhile khona, 13 weza kimi, wema, wathi kimi: ‘Sawulu, mzalwane, buye ubone.’ Mina ngase ngimbona ngaso leso sikhathi. 14 “Wayesethi: ‘UNkulunkulu wawobaba wakumisela ngaphambili ukuyazi intando yakhe, nokumbona oLungileyo, nokulizwa izwi eliphuma emlonyeni wakhe, 15 ngokuba uzakuba ngufakazi wakhe kubantu bonke walokho okubonileyo nokuzwileyo. 16 Manje-ke ulibalelani na? Sukuma, ubhapathizwe, uhlambulule izono zakho ngokukhuleka egameni lakhe.’ 17 “Kwathi sengibuyele eJerusalema, ngikhuleka ethempelini, ngehlelwa yisiyezi, 18 ngambona; wathi kimi: ‘Khawuleza uphume masinyane eJerusalema, ngokuba abazukwamukela ubufakazi bakho ngami.’ 19 “Mina ngase ngithi: ‘Nkosi, bayazi bona ukuthi yimina engangibabopha ngibashaya emasinagogeni abakholwa nguwe; 20 futhi mhla kuchithwa igazi likaStefanu ufakazi wakho, ngangimi khona mina, ngivuma, ngilinda izingubo zabambulalayo.’ 21 “Wathi kimi: ‘Hamba, ngokuba mina ngizakukuthuma uye kude kwabezizwe.’ ” 22 Kepha bamlalela kwaze kwaba kulelo zwi; base bephakamisa izwi labo, bethi: “Msuseni onje emhlabeni, ngokuba akufanele ukuba aphile.” 23 Kwathi besabangalasa, behlubula izingubo, bethuquza uthuli phezulu, 24 induna yenkulungwane yayala ukuba angeniswe ekamu, yathi akahlolwe ngenduku, ukuze iqonde ukuthi kungasiphi isici bememeza kanje ngaye. 25 Kepha besamelula ngemichilo, uPawulu wathi enduneni yekhulu eyayimi khona: “Kuvunyelwe yini ukushaya umuntu ongumRoma engalahlwanga yicala na?” 26 Induna yekhulu ikuzwile yaya enduneni yenkulungwane, yabika yathi: “Usuzakwenzani na, ngokuba lowo muntu ungumRoma?” 27 Induna yenkulungwane yayisifika, yathi kuye: “Ngitshele, wena ungumRoma na?” Yena wathi: “Yebo.” 28 Kepha induna yenkulungwane yaphendula yathi: “Mina ngalithenga lelo lungelo ngemali enkulu.” Kodwa uPawulu wathi: “Kepha mina ngazalwa nalo.” 29 Ngakho basuka kuye masinyane abase bezakumhlola; kepha induna yenkulungwane yesaba, isiyazi ukuthi ungumRoma nokuthi ibimbophile. 30 Kwathi ngangomuso ifuna ukwazi iqiniso lalokho amangalelwe ngakho ngabaJuda, yamkhulula, yayala ukuba abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke ubuthane, yamehlisa uPawulu phambi kwabo.
1 UPawulu wayesegqolozela umphakathi, wathi: “Madoda, bazalwane, mina ngihambile phambi kukaNkulunkulu nginonembeza wonke omuhle kuze kube namuhla.” 2 Kepha umpristi omkhulu u-Ananiya wayala ababemi khona ukuba bamshaye umlomo. 3 Khona uPawulu wathi kuye: “UNkulunkulu uzakukushaya wena ludonga olucakiweyo; uhlalele ukungahlulela ngokomthetho, kodwa ngokuphambene nomthetho uyala ukuba ngishaywe na?” 4 Ababemi khona base bethi: “Uthuka umpristi omkhulu kaNkulunkulu na?” 5 UPawulu wayesethi: “Bengingazi, bazalwane, ukuthi ungumpristi omkhulu; ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “ ‘Ungakhulumi kabi ngombusi wesizwe sakini.’ ” 6 Kepha kwathi uPawulu azi ukuthi enye inxenye yabo ingabaSadusi nenye ingabaFarisi, wamemeza emphakathini, wathi: “Madoda, bazalwane, ngingumFarisi mina, ngiyindodana yabaFarisi; ngimangalelwa ngethemba nangokuvuka kwabafileyo.” 7 Eseshilo lokho, kwavela ukuphambana phakathi kwabaFarisi nabaSadusi, ibandla lahlukana kabili. 8 Ngokuba abaSadusi bathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, nangelosi, namoya, kepha abaFarisi bavuma kokubili. 9 Kwase kuvela umsindo omkhulu, kwasukuma abathile kubabhali benxenye yabaFarisi, balwa kakhulu, bathi: “Asifumani lutho olubi kulo muntu; uma, pho, kukhulume kuye umoya noma ingelosi na?” 10 Kwathi sekuvele isiyaluyalu esikhulu, induna yenkulungwane yesaba ukuba uPawulu angadwengulwa yibo, yayala impi ukuba yehle imhlwithe phakathi kwabo, imyise ekamu. 11 Ngobusuku obulandelayo iNkosi yema ngakuye, yathi: “Yima isibindi; njengalokho ufakaze ngami eJerusalema, ngokunjalo umelwe ukufakaza naseRoma.” 12 Kwathi sekusile, abaJuda benza iqeqeba, bazilokothela bethi abayikudla, bangaphuzi, bengakambulali uPawulu. 13 Babengaphezu kwamashumi amane ababenze lelo cebo. 14 Bona base beza kubapristi abakhulu nasemalungeni, bathi: “Sizibophe ngesilokothelo sokuthi asiyikuzwa ukudla size simbulale uPawulu. 15 Manje-ke nina kanye nomphakathi yazisani induna yenkulungwane ukuba imehlisele kini ngokungathi nizakuhlolisisa indaba yakhe; thina-ke silungele ukumbulala engakasondeli.” 16 Kepha indodana kadadewabo kaPawulu yezwa ngokumqamekela kwabo, yafika yangena ekamu, yambikela uPawulu. 17 UPawulu wayesebiza enye induna yekhulu, wathi: “Yisa le nsizwa enduneni yenkulungwane, ngokuba inento ezakuyibika kuyo.” 18 Yayisiyithatha-ke, yayiyisa enduneni yenkulungwane, yathi: “Isiboshwa uPawulu singibizile, sacela ukuba ngilethe le nsizwa kuwe, inento ezakukutshela yona.” 19 Induna yenkulungwane yayisiyibamba ngesandla, yagudluka nayo, yayibuza bebodwa, yathi: “Kuyini ozakungibikela khona na?” 20 Yathi: “AbaJuda bavumelene ukucela kuwe ukuba wehlisele uPawulu emphakathini ngomuso ngokungathi bazakuhlolisisa indaba yakhe. 21 Ngakho-ke wena ungabavumeli, ngokuba kubona amqamekele amadoda angaphezu kwamashumi amane azilokotheleyo ukuba angadli, angaphuzi, engakambulali; manje-ke sebelungele bebheke isithembiso sakho.” 22 Khona induna yenkulungwane yayisiyimukisa insizwa, isiyiyalile ukuba ingatsheli muntu ukuthi imbikele lokho. 23 Yayisibiza izinduna zekhulu ezimbili, yathi: “Lungisani amabutho angamakhulu amabili alungele ukuya eKesariya ngehora lesithathu lasebusuku, kanye nezinkweli ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa, nabemikhonto abangamakhulu amabili, 24 kulungiselwe futhi izilwane, ukuze bakhwelise uPawulu, bamyise kahle kuFeliksi umbusi,” 25 yaloba incwadi ehlelwe kanje: 26 UKlawudiyu Lisiya kuye uFeliksi umbusi odumileyo; ngiyakubingelela. 27 Le ndoda ibibanjwe ngabaJuda; ibisizakubulawa yibo, ngafika namabutho, ngayophula sengizwile ukuba ingumRoma. 28 Ngathi ngifuna ukwazi icala abayimangalela ngalo, ngayehlisela emphakathini wabo; 29 ngayifumana imangalelwe ngezindaba zomthetho wakubo, kepha engamangalelwa ngalutho olufanele ukufa nokuba ukuboshwa. 30 Sekudaluliwe kimi ukuthi kukhona icebo ngaleyo ndoda, ngase ngiyithumela kuwe masinyane, ngibayalile nabayimangalelayo ukuba bakhulume ngayo phambi kwakho. 31 Khona amabutho ayesemthatha uPawulu njengokuyalwa kwawo, amyisa e-Antipatheri ebusuku. 32 Kepha ngangomuso ashiya izinkweli ukuba zihambe naye; wona abuyela ekamu; 33 lezo sezifikile eKesariya zanika umbusi incwadi, zamisa uPawulu phambi kwakhe. 34 Eseyifundile wambuza ukuthi ungowasiphi isifunda; esezwile ukuthi ungowaseKhilikhiya, 35 wathi: “Ngiyakuyizwa kahle indaba yakho, nxa sebefikile abakumangalelayo.” Wayala ukuba alondwe enqabeni kaHerode.
1 Emva kwezinsuku eziyisihlanu umpristi omkhulu u-Ananiya wewuka kanye namalunga athile nommeli othile uTertulu; laba bammangalela uPawulu kumbusi. 2 Yena esebiziwe, uTertulu waqala ukumbeka icala, ethi: “Lokho ukuthi ngenxa yakho sitholile ukuthula okukhulu nangokubonelela kwakho lesi sizwe senzelwe okuhle okuningi 3 siyakwamukela ngezikhathi zonke nasezindaweni zonke ngokubonga okukhulu, Feliksi odumileyo. 4 Kepha ukuba ngingakubambezeli, ngiyakuncenga ukuba ngobumnene bakho usizwe ngokufushane. 5 “Ngokuba le ndoda siyifumene iyishinga ivusa ukwambuka phakathi kwabaJuda ezweni lonke, iyinhloko yehlelo lamaNazaretha, 6 yalinga nokungcolisa ithempeli; sayibamba, sathanda ukuyahlulela ngomthetho wakithi. 7 Kepha kwafika uLisiya induna yenkulungwane, wamthatha ngendluzula enkulu ezandleni zethu, 8 eyala abambeka icala ukuba beze kuwe, ukuze umbuzisise wena uqobo, uzwe ngakho konke esimmangalela ngakho.” 9 NabaJuda bakuvuma lokho, bathi kunjalo. 10 Umbusi esemqhwebile ukuba akhulume, uPawulu waphendula wathi: “Lokhu ngiyazi ukuthi sekuyiminyaka eminingi ungumahluleli kulesi sizwe, ngiyaziphendulela ngesibindi; 11 futhi ungaqonda ukuthi akungaphezu kwezinsuku eziyishumi nambili ngikhuphukile ukuyokhuleka eJerusalema; 12 abangifumananga ngiphikisana namuntu, nakuba ngivusa isiphithiphithi esixukwini, nasethempelini, nasemasinagogeni, nasemzini, 13 futhi bangekuqinise kuwe lokhu abangibeka icala ngakho manje. 14 Kepha ngiyavuma lokhu kuwe ukuthi ngeNdlela abathi iyihlelo ngiyamkhonza ngokunjalo uNkulunkulu wawobaba, ngikholwa yikho konke okulotshiwe emthethweni nakubaprofethi; 15 nginethemba kuNkulunkulu abalibheka nabo uqobo lokuthi kuyakuba khona ukuvuka kwabafileyo, okwabalungile nokwabangalungile. 16 Kulokhu nami ngiyazama ukuba njalo ngibe nonembeza ongenacala phambi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu. 17 “Kwathi emva kweminyaka eminingi ngafika ukuletha izipho esizweni sakithi neminikelo, 18 okuthe ngikulokho bangifumana ethempelini ngihlanjululiwe, kungekho isixuku nomsindo, 19 abaJuda abathile base-Asiya ababefanele ukuvela phambi kwakho, bangimangalele, uma benotho ngami. 20 Nokuba mabasho laba ukuthi bafumanani okungalungile mhla ngimi phambi komphakathi, 21 ngaphandle kwalelo zwi elilodwa engalimemeza ngimi phakathi kwabo lokuthi: ‘Ngokuvuka kwabafileyo mina ngimangalelwa yinina namuhla.’ ” 22 Kepha uFeliksi ekwazi ngokuchachileyo okwaleyo Ndlela wabahlehlisa ethi: “Lapho uLisiya induna yenkulungwane esewukile, ngizakuyinquma indaba yenu,” 23 wayala induna yekhulu ukuba agcinwe, kepha abe nenkululeko, kunganqatshelwa muntu wakubo ukumkhonza. 24 Kepha emva kwezinsuku ezithile wafika uFeliksi noDrusila umkakhe owayengumJudakazi, wabiza uPawulu, wamuzwa ngokukholwa nguKristu Jesu. 25 Esakhuluma ngokulunga, nangokuzithiba, nangokwahlulela okuzayo, uFeliksi washaywa luvalo, waphendula wathi: “Okwamanje hamba; kepha nxa ngithola isikhathi, ngizakukubiza,” 26 wethemba futhi ukuthi uzakunikwa imali nguPawulu; ngalokho wayehleze embiza, ekhuluma naye. 27 Kepha sekuphelile iminyaka emibili, uFeliksi walandelwa nguPorkiyu Festu; kodwa uFeliksi efuna ukubongwa ngabaJuda washiya uPawulu eboshiwe.
1 Kwathi uFestu engenile esikhundleni, wasuka eKesariya emva kwezinsuku ezintathu, wenyukela eJerusalema; 2 abapristi abakhulu nezikhulu zabaJuda base bemangalela uPawulu kuye, bamncenga, 3 bazicelela umusa ngaye wokuba ambizele eJerusalema, becebile ukumqamekela ukuba bambulale endleleni. 4 Kepha uFestu waphendula ngokuthi uPawulu ugcinwe eKesariya nokuthi naye usezakuya khona masinyane; 5 wathi: “Izikhulu phakathi kwenu azehle nami; uma kukhona utho olubi kuleyo ndoda, aziyimangalele.” 6 Kwathi esehlale nabo izinsuku ezingaphezu kweziyisishiyagalombili nokuba eziyishumi, wehlela eKesariya; ngangomuso wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela, wayala ukuba uPawulu alethwe. 7 Esefikile yena, abaJuda ababehlile eJerusalema bema bemhaqile, bembeka amacala amaningi anzima, abangenakuwaqinisa, 8 lapho uPawulu eziphendulela ngokuthi: “Angonanga ngalutho nasemthethweni wabaJuda, nasethempelini, nakuKesari.” 9 Kepha uFestu ethanda ukubongwa ngabaJuda, wamphendula uPawulu, wathi: “Uyathanda yini ukwenyukela eJerusalema, wahlulelwe khona phambi kwami ngalezi zinto, na?” 10 UPawulu wayesethi: “Ngimi phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKesari, lapho ngimelwe ukwahlulelwa khona. Angenzanga okungalungile kubaJuda njengalokhu nawe wazi kahle. 11 Kepha uma ngonile ngenza utho olufanele ukufa, angali ukufa; kodwa uma kungekho lutho lwalokho laba abangimangalela ngakho, akakho onganginikela kubo. Ngilidlulisela kuKesari.” 12 Khona uFestu esekhulumile nomphakathi waphendula wathi: “Ulidlulisele kuKesari, uzakuya kuKesari.” 13 Kwathi sekudlule izinsuku ezithile, u-Agripha inkosi, noBernike behlela eKesariya ukuyobingelela uFestu. 14 Sebehlezi khona izinsuku eziningi, uFestu weneka phambi kwenkosi indaba kaPawulu, wathi: “Kukhona indoda ethile eyashiywa nguFeliksi iboshiwe; 15 kwathi ngiseJerusalema, abapristi abakhulu namalunga abaJuda babika ngaye becela ukuba ilahlwe; 16 ngabaphendula ngathi akusiwo umkhuba wamaRoma ukumnikela umuntu omangalelwayo engakamiswa phambi kwabammangalelayo, athole ithuba lokuziphendulela ngecala amangalelwe ngalo. 17 Ngakho sebebuthene lapha, angilibalanga; ngangomuso ngahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela, ngayala ukuba leyo ndoda ilethwe; 18 basukuma-ke abayimangalelayo, kepha abavezanga cala ngayo lalezo zinto ezimbi ebengizicabangile mina, 19 kodwa babe nokuphikisana okuthile naye ngenkolo yakubo nangomuntu othile, uJesu, owafayo, asho ngaye uPawulu ukuthi uyaphila. 20 Kuthe mina ngisakhohliwe ukuthi leyo ndaba ngizakuyihlola kanjani, ngathi angathanda yini ukuya eJerusalema ukuba ahlulelwe khona ngalezo zinto. 21 Kepha uPawulu eselidlulisile wacela ukuba agcinwe lize lithethwe yinkosi enkulu, ngayala ukuba agcinwe ngize ngimthumele kuKesari.” 22 U-Agripha wayesethi kuFestu: “Nami bengithanda ukumuzwa lowo muntu.” Wathi: “Uzakumuzwa ngomuso.” 23 Khona ngangomuso kwafika o-Agripha noBernike ngemvunulo enkulu, bangena endlini yamacala kanye nezinduna zenkulungwane nezikhulu zomuzi; uFestu wayala ukuba uPawulu alethwe. 24 UFestu wathi: “Nkosi, Agripha, nani nonke nina madoda enikhona lapha kanye nathi, niyambona lona oluze ngaye kimi lonke uquqaba lwabaJuda eJerusalema nalapha, lumemeza luthi akafanele ukuba abe esaphila. 25 Kepha mina ngabona ukuthi akenzanga lutho olufanele ukuba afe, kodwa ngenxa yokudlulisela kwakhe kuKesari ngazinqumela ukumthuma. 26 Anginanto eqinisekileyo ngaye engingayilobela inkosi; ngakho ngimlethile phambi kwenu, ikakhulu phambi kwakho, nkosi Agripha, ukuze kuthi sekuhloliwe, ngibe nakho engingakuloba. 27 Ngokuba mina ngokwami ngithi akuqondile, uma kuthunyelwa isiboshwa, kungakhonjwa amacala aso.”
1 Khona u-Agripha wathi kuPawulu: “Uvunyelwe ukuba uzikhulumele.” UPawulu wayeselula isandla, waziphendulela wathi: 2 “Maqondana nakho konke engimangalelwa ngakho ngabaJuda, nkosi Agripha, ngizibona nginenhlanhla, ngokuba ngizakuziphendulela namuhla phambi kwakho, 3 ikakhulu lokhu uyisazi sawo onke amasiko nokuphikisana kwabaJuda; ngalokho ngiyakunxusa ukuba ungilalele ngokubekezela. 4 “Inkambo yami kwasebusheni eyaba sesizweni sakithi naseJerusalema kwasekuqaleni bonke abaJuda bayayazi, 5 bengazi kwasekuqaleni, uma bethanda ukufakaza ukuthi ngangihamba ngehlelo eliqinileyo lenkonzo yakithi ngingumFarisi. 6 Kepha manje ngimi ngimangalelwe ngenxa yethemba lesithembiso asenzayo uNkulunkulu kubo obaba, 7 ezithemba ukufinyelela kuso izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakithi, zikhonza ngesineke ubusuku nemini; ngalelo themba, nkosi, ngimangalelwa ngabaJuda. 8 Kungani kube yinto engakholekile kini ukuthi uNkulunkulu uvusa abafileyo na? 9 “Kepha mina ngokwami ngangithi ngifanele ukwenza okuningi okuphambene negama likaJesu waseNazaretha; 10 lokho ngase ngikwenza-ke eJerusalema; mina ngabafaka abaningi kwabangcwele ematilongweni, ngiwatholile amandla kubapristi abakhulu, nalapho bebulawa ngabalahla ngevoti lami. 11 Nasemasinagogeni onke kaningi ngabajezisa ngibacindezela ukuba bahlambalaze; ngahlanya kakhulu ngabo, ngibazingela kwaze kwaba semizini yabezizwe. 12 “Kwathi lapho ngisaya eDamaseku ngamandla nangokuthunywa ngabapristi abakhulu, 13 emini enkulu, nkosi, ngisendleleni, ngabona ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini, kudlula ukukhazimula kwelanga, kungikhanyisela nxazonke kanye nababehamba nami; 14 kwathi sesiwile phansi sonke emhlabathini, ngezwa izwi likhuluma kimi ngo limi lwesiHeberu, lithi: ‘Sawulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani na? Kulukhuni kuwe ukukhahlela ezinkandini.’ 15 “Kepha mina ngathi: ‘Ungubani, Nkosi, na?’ INkosi yathi: ‘Mina nginguJesu omzingelayo. 16 Kepha sukuma, ume ngezinyawo zakho; ngokuba ngibonakele kuwe ngalokho ukuba ngikumise ube yisikhonzi nofakazi walokhu kungibona kwakho nowalokhu engizakuzibonakalisa kuwe ngakho, 17 ngikophule esizweni nakwabezizwe engikuthumela kubo 18 ukuvula amehlo abo ukuba basuke ebumnyameni, baphendukele ekukhanyeni, basuke emandleni kaSathane, baphendukele kuNkulunkulu, ukuze bamukeliswe ukuthethelelwa kwezono nesabelo phakathi kwabangcwelisiweyo ngokukholwa kimi.’ 19 “Ngalokho, nkosi Agripha, angibanga ngongawulaleliyo umbono wasezulwini, 20 kodwa ngamemezela kuqala kwabaseDamaseku nakwabaseJerusalema, nakulo lonke izwe laseJudiya nakwabezizwe ukuba baphenduke, baguqukele kuNkulunkulu, benze imisebenzi efanele ukuphenduka. 21 Ngenxa yalokho abaJuda bangibamba ethempelini, balinga ukungibulala. 22 Ngitholile usizo kuNkulunkulu ngimi kuze kube kulolu suku ngifakaza kwabancane nakwabakhulu, angikhulumi lutho ngaphandle kwalokho abakukhulumile abaprofethi noMose ukuthi kuzakwenzeka, 23 ukuthi uKristu nga ehlupheka nokuthi engowokuqala ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uzakumemezela ukukhanya kuso isizwe nakwabezizwe.” 24 Kwathi esaziphendulela kanjalo, uFestu wathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Pawulu, uyahlanya; ukufunda okuningi kuyakuhlanyisa.” 25 Kepha uPawulu wathi: “Angihlanyi, Festu odumileyo, kodwa ngikhuluma amazwi ayiqiniso nawokuqonda. 26 Ngokuba inkosi engikhuluma kuyo ngesibindi iyazi ngalezi zinto, ngokuba angikholwa ukuthi kukhona utho lwalokhu olufihlekile kuyo; ngokuba lokhu akwenziwanga engosini. 27 Nkosi Agripha, uyakholwa ngabaprofethi na? Ngiyazi ukuthi uyakholwa.” 28 U-Agripha wathi kuPawulu: “Kusilele kancane ungivumise ngibe ngumKristu.” 29 UPawulu wayesethi: “Bengingafisa kuNkulunkulu ukuba, noma kukancane noma kukakhulu, kungabi wena wedwa kodwa bonke abangizwayo namuhla babe njengami, ngaphandle kwalezi zibopho.” 30 Inkosi yayisisukuma nombusi noBernike kanye nababehlezi nabo; 31 kwathi sebegudlukile, bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Lo muntu akenzi lutho olufanele ukufa noma izibopho.” 32 Kepha u-Agripha wathi kuFestu: “Lo muntu ngabe ekhululiwe, uma ebengalidluliselanga kuKesari.”
1 Kwathi sekunqunyiwe ukuba siye e-Italiya ngomkhumbi, banikela uPawulu nezinye iziboshwa ezithile enduneni yekhulu, igama layo linguJuliyu, eyebutho likaKesari. 2 Sangena emkhunjini wase-Adramitiyu obusuzakuya ezindaweni zangase-Asiya, u-Aristarku umMakedoniya waseThesalonika enathi. 3 Ngangomuso safika eSidoni; uJuliyu wamphatha kahle uPawulu, wamvumela ukuba aye kubahlobo bakhe, ahlunyelelwe. 4 Sasuka lapho, sagudla ngenzansi kweKhupro, ngokuba imimoya yayiphambene nathi. 5 Sesidabulile ulwandle olungaseKhilikhiya nePhamfiliya safika eMira laseLikhiya. 6 Lapho-ke induna yafumana umkhumbi wase-Aleksandriya oqonde e-Italiya, yasingenisa kuwo. 7 Sesihambe kancane izinsuku eziningi saze safika kalukhuni ngaseKinidu, umoya ungasivumeli, sagudla iKrethe maqondana neSalimone, 8 sagudla lona kalukhuni, safika endaweni ethile ethiwa Matheku Mahle; eduze nayo kukhona umuzi waseLaseya. 9 Kwathi sekudlulile isikhathi eside, sekuyingozi ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, ngokuba isikhathi seNzilo sase sidlulile, uPawulu wabaluleka, 10 wathi kubo: “Madoda, ngiyabona ukuthi lolu hambo luzakuba nengozi nokuchithakala okukhulu, kungabi ngokwempahla nokomkhumbi kuphela kepha nokokuphila kwethu.” 11 Kepha induna yekhulu yethemba umshayeli womkhumbi nomniniwo kakhulu kunalokho okwakhulunywa nguPawulu. 12 Njengokuba itheku lalingalungile ukuhlala khona ebusika, iningi labo laluleka ukuba kusukwe khona, mhlawumbe kwenzeke ukuba bafinyelele eFeniksi, itheku laseKrethe elibheke entshonalanga yaseningizimu nasentshonalanga yasenyakatho, bahlale khona ebusika. 13 Kuthe iningizimu isaphephetha kahle, bacabanga ukuthi sebetholile ababekuqondile, bakhuphula ihange, bagudla iKrethe. 14 Kepha emva kwesikhathi esingeside kwavuka kwehla kulo umoya oyisivunguvungu othiwa i-Ewurakiloni; 15 kodwa umkhumbi usududulwa ungasenakubhekana nomoya, sayeka saqhutshwa nje. 16 Kwathi sigudla ngenzansi kwesiqhingana esithiwa iKlawuda, sabamba isikebhe kalukhuni; 17 sebe sikhuphulile basebenzisa izinto zokusiza, bawuzongolozela umkhumbi ngezintambo; kuthe besaba ukuthi bazakukhahleleka eSirti, behlisa izindwangu zomkhumbi, baqhutshwa kanjalo. 18 Kuthe ukuba sibhengulwe kakhulu yisiphepho, ngangomuso bachitha umthwalo; 19 kwathi ngolwesithathu balahla izimpahla zomkhumbi ngezandla zabo. 20 Khona-ke ilanga nezinkanyezi zingasabonakali izinsuku eziningi, nesiphepho esingesincane siqinisa njalo, lase liphela ithemba lonke lokuba singasindiswa. 21 Sekuyisikhathi eside bengasadli lutho, uPawulu wasukuma phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Madoda, ngabe nalalela mina, kanamuka eKrethe, naphepha kule ngozi nakulokhu kuchithakala. 22 Kepha manje senginiluleka ukuba nime isibindi, ngokuba akuyikufa muntu kini, umkhumbi kuphela. 23 Ngokuba ngalobu busuku bekumi ngakimi ingelosi kaNkulunkulu engingowakhe nengimkhonzayo, 24 yathi: ‘Ungesabi, Pawulu; umelwe ukuma phambi kukaKesari; bheka, uNkulunkulu ukuphile bonke abahamba nawe emkhunjini.’ 25 Ngalokho yimani isibindi, madoda; ngokuba ngiyakholwa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi kuzakuba njengalokho kukhulunyiwe kimi. 26 Kepha simelwe ukukhahleleka esiqhingini esithile.” 27 Kwathi ukuba kufike ubusuku beshumi nane sisazulazuliswa elwandle lwase-Adriya phakathi kobusuku, abomkhumbi bacabanga ukuthi bayasondela ezweni elithile. 28 Base bephonsa intambo yokulinganisa, bafumana kungamafatome angamashumi amabili; sebeqhubekile kancane bayiphonsa futhi, bafumana kungamafatome ayishumi nanhlanu; 29 besaba ukuthi mhlawumbe singashayeka ezindaweni ezinamadwala, baphonsa amahange amane ngasemuva, bafisa ukuba kuse. 30 Abomkhumbi sebefuna ukubaleka emkhunjini, behlisela isikebhe elwandle ngokungathi bazakuphonsa amahange enhlokweni yomkhumbi, 31 uPawulu wathi enduneni yekhulu nasemabuthweni: “Uma laba bengahlali emkhunjini, ningesindiswe nina.” 32 Khona amabutho anquma amagoda esikebhe, asidedela sawa. 33 Kwathi sekuzakusa, uPawulu wabancenga bonke ukuba badle, wathi: “Namuhla kulusuku lweshumi nane nilindile, nihlezi nizila, ningadli lutho. 34 Ngalokho ngiyanincenga ukuba nidle, ngokuba lokhu kungokokusinda kwenu; akuyikulahleka unwele lwekhanda nakoyedwa phakathi kwenu.” 35 Eseshilo lokho wathatha isinkwa, wabonga uNkulunkulu phambi kwabo bonke, wasihlephula, waqala ukudla. 36 Base bema isibindi bonke, badla nabo. 37 Thina sonke esasisemkhunjini besingabantu abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nesithupha. 38 Sebesuthi ukudla benza lula umkhumbi belahla ukolweni elwandle. 39 Sekusile, abalazanga izwe, kepha babona itheku elithile elinesihlabathi abanquma ukuba baqhubele kulo umkhumbi, uma kungenzeka. 40 Banquma amahange bawashiya elwandle, bathukulula futhi izintambo zamaphini okuqondisa, baphakamisela emoyeni indwangu ephambili, baqonda ogwini. 41 Batheleka endaweni enolwandle nxazombili, baqhubela umkhumbi kuyo, inhloko yomkhumbi yagxumekeka, yema ingenakunyakaziswa, kepha ingasemuva laphulwa ngamandla amaza. 42 Kepha amabutho ayehlosa ukubulala iziboshwa, funa ezinye zibaleke ngokuhlamba; 43 kepha induna yekhulu ithanda ukusindisa uPawulu yawavimbela enhlosweni yawo, yayala ukuba labo abakwazi ukuhlamba baziphonse kuqala emanzini, bafike emhlabathini, 44 nabaseleyo bafike, abanye ngamapulangwe, abanye ngezinye izinto zomkhumbi. Kanjalo-ke kwenzeka ukuba bonke baphumele emhlabathini besindile.
1 Kwathi sesisindile khona, sezwa ukuthi isiqhingi sithiwa iMelitha. 2 Abantu bakhona basiphatha ngobubele obungavamile, ngokuba babebasa umlilo, basamukela sonke ngenxa yemvula eyayisina nangenxa yamakhaza. 3 Kepha uPawulu ecakashile ixha lezinsaba, elibeka emlilweni, kwaphuma inyoka ngenxa yokushisa, yanamathela esandleni sakhe. 4 Abantu bakhona sebebona isilwane silenga esandleni sakhe, bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Ngempela lo muntu ungumbulali othi noma esindile elwandle ukuLunga akuvumi ukuba aphile.” 5 Kodwa yena wasinikinela isilwane emlilweni, akaze alimala. 6 Kepha babheka ukuthi usezakuvuvuka, nokuba awe phansi masinyane, afe. Kepha sebebheka isikhathi eside, bebona ukuthi akafikelwa ngozi, baphenduka bathi ungunkulunkulu. 7 Kwakukhona kuleyo ndawo izwe lesikhulu sesiqhingi, igama laso linguPhubiliyu; yena wasamukela, wasiphatha kahle izinsuku ezintathu. 8 Kepha uyise kaPhubiliyu wayelele phansi ephethwe ngumkhuhlane nembo; uPawulu wangena kuye, wakhuleka, wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe, wamphilisa. 9 Kwathi lokho sekwenzekile, beza nabanye abasesiqhingini abanezifo, baphulukiswa, 10 basitusa ngokutusa okuningi; kwathi mhla simuka ngomkhumbi, basinika esikudingayo. 11 Emva kwezinyanga ezintathu sase simuka ngomkhumbi wase-Aleksandriya owawudlulisa ubusika esiqhingini, uphawu lwawo lungolwamaWele. 12 Sangena eSirakhuse, sahlala izinsuku ezintathu; 13 sasuka lapho, sagwegwesa, safika eRegiyu. Sekudlule usuku lwaba lunye, kwavuka iningizimu, safika ePhutheyoli ngosuku lwesibili. 14 Safumana khona abazalwane, sancengwa ukuba sihlale nabo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; kanjalo safika eRoma. 15 Abazalwame sebezwile ngathi basuka khona, beza ukusihlangabeza baze bafika e-Aphiyo Foru naseTresi Thaberne; uPawulu ebabona wabonga uNkulunkulu, wema isibindi. 16 Sesifikile eRoma, uPawulu wavunyelwa ukuhlala yedwa enebutho elimlindayo. 17 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu wabizela ndawonye kuye abakhulu babaJuda; sebebuthene, wathi kubo: “Madoda, bazalwame, noma mina ngingenzanga lutho oluphambene nesizwe namasiko awobaba, nokho ngasuswa eJerusalema ngiyisiboshwa, nganikelwa ezandleni zamaRoma; 18 wona esengihlolile afuna ukungikhulula, ngokuba kungekho cala kimi lokuba ngife; 19 kepha abaJuda bekuphikisa, ngacindezelwa ukuba ngilidlulisele kuKesari, kungesikho ukuthi ngisimangalela isizwe sakithi ngalutho. 20 Ngakho ngaleso sizathu nginibizele lapha ukuba nginibone, ngikhulume nani; ngokuba ngenxa yethemba lika-Israyeli ngiboshiwe ngaleli ketanga.” 21 Base bethi kuye: “Thina asamukelanga ncwadi ngawe evela eJudiya, akufikanga namuntu wabazalwane ukubika nokukhuluma utho olubi ngawe. 22 Kepha sithi kufanele sizwe kuwe okucabangayo, ngokuba siyazi ngaleli hlelo ukuthi liyaphikiswa ezindaweni zonke.” 23 Khona sebemmisele usuku beza kuye endlini yakhe bebaningi, wabachasisela efakaza ngombuso kaNkulunkulu, wabaqondisa ngoJesu ethathela emthethweni kaMose nakubaprofethi, kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwahlwa. 24 Abanye baneliswa ngokwakhulunywayo, abanye abakholwanga; 25 kwathi ukuba bangezwani bodwa, bamuka, uPawulu esekhuluma izwi labalinye lokuthi: “Wakhuluma kahle uMoya oNgcwele ngo-Isaya umprofethi koyihlo 26 ngokuthi: “ ‘Hamba uye kulesi sizwe, uthi: “Ngokuzwa niyakuzwa, ningaze naqonda, nangokubona niyakubona, ningaze nabonisisa, 27 ngokuba inhliziyo yalesi sizwe seyaba buthuntu; bezwa kanzima ngezindlebe, amehlo abo bawacimezile, funa mhlawumbe babone ngamehlo, bezwe ngezindlebe, baqonde ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, ngibaphilise.” ’ 28 “Ngakho-ke makwazeke kini ukuthi le nsindiso kaNkulunkulu ithunyelwe kwabezizwe; bona-ke bayakuzwa.” 29 Kwathi eseshilo lokho, abaJuda baphuma benokuphikisana okukhulu phakathi kwabo. 30 Kepha uPawulu wahlala iminyaka emibili egcwele endlini yakhe ayiqashileyo, wamukela bonke abeza kuye, 31 washumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu, wafundisa ngaso sonke isibindi izindaba zeNkosi uJesu Kristu, enganqatshelwa muntu.
1 UPawulu, inceku kaKristu Jesu, umphostoli obiziweyo nowahlukaniselwe ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, 2 alethembisa ngaphambili ngabaprofethi bakhe emibhalweni engcwele 3 mayelana neNdodana yakhe eyavela enzalweni kaDavide ngokwenyama, 4 eyabonakaliswa ngamandla ukuthi iyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu ngokoMoya wobungcwele ngokuvuka kwabafileyo, uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu 5 esamukela ngaye umusa nobuphostoli kube ngukulalela kokukholwa ezizweni zonke ngenxa yegama lakhe, 6 enikuzo nani eningababiziweyo bakaJesu Kristu, 7 kubo bonke abathandiweyo bakaNkulunkulu abaseRoma, ababiziweyo, abangcwele: Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. 8 Kuqala-ke ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami ngoJesu Kristu ngani nonke, ngokuba ukukholwa kwenu kunconywa ezweni lonke. 9 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu, engimkhonza emoyeni wami ngevangeli leNdodana yakhe, ungufakazi wami wokuthi ngokungaphezi ngiyanikhumbula 10 njalo emikhulekweni yami, nginxusa ukuba, uma kungenzeka ngentando kaNkulunkulu, ngiphumelele ukufika kini. 11 Ngokuba ngilangazelela ukunibona ukuze nginabele isipho esithile somusa sokomoya ukuba niqiniswe, 12 okungukuthi siduduzane kanye nani phakathi kwenu ngokukholwa kwethu okwenu nokwami. 13 Angithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningazi ukuthi ngazimisela kaningi ukuza kini, kepha ngathiyeka kuze kube manje ukuba nakini ngibe nezithelo njengakwezinye izizwe. 14 Nginecala kumaGreki nakwabezizwe, kwabahlakaniphileyo nakwabangaqondiyo; 15 kanjalo mina ngokwami nginesifiso sokushumayela ivangeli nakinina baseRoma. 16 Ngokuba anginamahloni ngevangeli; ngokuba lingamandla kaNkulunkulu, kube yinsindiso kulowo nalowo okholwayo, kumJuda kuqala, nakumGreki. 17 Ngokuba ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kwambulwa kulo, kuvela ekukholweni, kuyisa ekukholweni, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Olungileyo uzakuphila ngokukholwa.” 18 Ngokuba intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu yambulwa ivela ezulwini phezu kwakho konke ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu nokungalungi kwabantu abathiya iqiniso ngokungalungi, 19 ngokuba lokho okwazekayo ngoNkulunkulu kusobala phakathi kwabo; ngokuba uNkulunkulu ukubonakalisile kubo. 20 Ngokuba okungabonwayo kwakhe, kuthi amandla akhe aphakade nobuNkulunkulu bakhe kubonakala kwasekudalweni kwezwe, ngokuba kuqondakala ngezenzo zakhe, ukuze bangabi nakuzilandulela, 21 ngokuba kuthe bemazi uNkulunkulu, kabamdumisanga, kabambonganga njengoNkulunkulu, kodwa balutheka ekuzindleni kwabo; inhliziyo yabo engaqondiyo yaba mnyama. 22 Bezisho ukuthi bahlakaniphile baba yiziwula, 23 nenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ongabhubhiyo bayiguqula ifane nomfanekiso womuntu obhubhayo, owezinyoni, nowezilwane ezinezinyawo ezine nezinwabuzelayo. 24 Ngalokho uNkulunkulu wabanikela ezinkanukweni zezinhliziyo zabo kukho ukungcola, bahlazisane imizimba yabo, 25 baguqule iqiniso likaNkulunkulu, balenza amanga; bahlonipha, bakhonza okudaliweyo kunoMdali ongobongekayo kuze kube phakade. Amen. 26 Ngenxa yalokho uNkulunkulu wabanikela ekuhuhekeni okuyihlazo; ngokuba abesifazane babo baguqula ukwenza okwemvelo kwaba ngokuphambene nemvelo; 27 ngokunjalo nabesilisa bayeka ukwenza kwemvelo kowesifazane, basha ngokukhanukelana, abesilisa benza okuyichilo kwabesilisa, bezitholela umvuzo ofanele ukuduka kwabo. 28 Nanjengalokho bengakunakanga ukumazi uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wabanikela engqondweni yokunganaki ukwenza okungafanele, 29 begcwele konke ukungalungi, nokonakala, nesangabe, nobubi; begcwele umhawu, nokubulala, nokuphikisana, nenkohliso, nobuqili, nokuhleba; 30 beyizinyevuzi, nabazonda uNkulunkulu, nezidlova, nabazidlayo, nabazigabisayo, nabaqambi bokubi, nabangalaleli abazali, 31 nabangenangqondo, nabangathembekile, nabangenaluthando, nabangenasihawu, 32 abathi besazi isimiso sokulunga sikaNkulunkulu sokuthi abenza okunjalo bafanele ukufa, abenzi lokho kuphela, kodwa babuye bavumelana nabakwenzayo.
1 Ngakho awunakuzilandulela wena muntu, noma ungubani owahlulelayo, ngokuba ngalokho owahlulela ngakho omunye uyazilahla wena, ngokuba wena owahlulelayo uyakwenza khona lokho nawe. 2 Siyazi ukuthi ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso kubehlela abenza okunjalo. 3 Ucabanga lokho yini wena muntu owahlulela abenza okunjalo, ubukwenza nawe, ukuthi uyakubalekela ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu na? 4 Kumbe uyayidelela yini ingcebo yobumnene, neyokubekezela, neyenyewe yakhe, ungazi ukuthi ubumnene bukaNkulunkulu bukuyisa ekuphendukeni na? 5 Kepha ngobulukhuni bakho nangenhliziyo engaphendukiyo uzibekelela ulaka ngosuku lolaka nolokwambulwa kokwahlulela okulungileyo kukaNkulunkulu 6 oyakuvuza yilowo nalowo ngokwemisebenzi yakhe: 7 labo abafuna ngokukhuthazela ekwenzeni okuhle inkazimulo nodumo nokungabhubhi bothola ukuphila okuphakade; 8 kepha labo abanombango bengalaleli iqiniso, belalela ukungalungi, bothola ulaka nentukuthelo. 9 Usizi nokubandezeka kuyakwehlela imiphefumulo yabantu bonke abenza okubi, umJuda kuqala, nomGreki futhi; 10 kepha inkazimulo nodumo nokuthula kubo bonke abenza okuhle, kumJuda kuqala, nakumGreki futhi. 11 Ngokuba akukho ukukhetha umuntu kuNkulunkulu. 12 Ngokuba bonke abonileyo bengenamthetho bayakubhubha bengenamthetho; kepha bonke abonileyo benomthetho bayakwahlulelwa ngomthetho; 13 ngokuba akusibo abezwayo umthetho abangabalungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu, kepha abenzayo umthetho yibona abayakulungisiswa. 14 Ngokuba nxa abezizwe abangenawo umthetho ngokwemvelo benza okomthetho, laba, bengenawo umthetho, bangumthetho wabo ngokwabo, 15 babonakalisa ukuthi umsebenzi womthetho ulotshiwe ezinhliziyweni zabo, nonembeza wabo uyafakaza naye, imicabango yabo imangalelana noma ivunana, 16 ngosuku uNkulunkulu ayakwahlulela ngalo okufihliweyo kwabantu ngokwevangeli lami ngoKristu Jesu. 17 Kepha uma uthiwa ungumJuda, wethemba umthetho, uzibonga ngoNkulunkulu, 18 wazi intando yakhe, ukhetha okungcono, ungofundisiwe emithethweni, 19 uzethembile wena ukuthi ungumholi wezimpumputhe, ungukukhanya kwabasebumnyameni, 20 umyali weziwula nomfundisi wezingane, unakho ukuma kokwazi nokweqiniso emthethweni, 21 wena-ke ofundisa omunye, awuzifundisi wena na? Wena oshumayela ukuthi akungebiwa, uyeba na? 22 Wena othi akungaphingwa, uyaphinga na? Wena owenyanya isithombe, uphanga ithempeli na? 23 Wena ozibonga ngomthetho, udumaza uNkulunkulu ngokweqa umthetho na? 24 Ngokuba igama likaNkulunkulu liyahlanjalazwa phakathi kwabezizwe ngenxa yenu, njengalokho kulotshiwe. 25 Ngokuba ukusoka kuyasiza kambe, uma ugcina umthetho; kepha uma ungumeqi womthetho, ukusoka kwakho kuphenduka ukungasoki. 26 Ngakho-ke uma ongasokile egcina izimiso zomthetho, ukungasoki kwakhe akuyikubalwa ukuthi kungukusoka na? 27 Khona ongasokile ngokwemvelo, egcina umthetho, uzakwahlulela wena othi unombhalo nokusoka, weqe umthetho. 28 Ngokuba umJuda kakusiye onguye ngokubonwayo, nokusoka akusikho okubonwa enyameni; 29 kodwa umJuda yilowo onguye ngaphakathi, nokusoka kungokwenhliziyo, ngomoya kungengegama, okutuswa kwakhe kungaveli kubantu kepha kuNkulunkulu.
1 Ngalokho kuyini umJuda adlula abanye ngakho na? Kukho, ukusoka kunokusiza kuni na? 2 Kukhulu ngezindlela zonke. Kuqala ngokuba baphathisiwe amazwi kaNkulunkulu. 3 Kunjani pho? Uma abanye bengakholwanga, ukungakholwa kwabo kuyakwenza ize ukukholeka kukaNkulunkulu na? 4 Qha nakanye; kepha makube ngukuthi: UNkulunkulu uqinisile, wonke umuntu ungumqambimanga, njengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ukuze uthiwe ungolungileyo emazwini akho, unqobe ekwahlulelweni kwakho.” 5 Kepha uma ukungalungi kwethu kubonakalisa ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu, siyakuthini na? Imbala uNkulunkulu ungongalungile yini owehlisa ulaka na? Ngikhulumisa okomuntu. 6 Qha nakanye, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyakulahlulela kanjani izwe, pho, na? 7 Kepha uma iqiniso likaNkulunkulu lavama ngamanga ami, kube yinkazimulo yakhe, ngisahlulelelwani futhi mina njengesoni na? 8 Kungabi ngukuthi, njengalokhu sihlanjalazwayo nanjengalokhu abanye bathi siyasho ukuthi asenze okubi, ukuze kuvele okuhle na? Ukulahlwa kwabo kubafanele. 9 Kunjani kanti? Siyabadlula na? Qha nakanye, ngokuba bese sibamangalele abaJuda namaGreki ngokuthi bonke baphansi kwesono, 10 njengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Akakho olungileyo, akakho noyedwa; 11 akakho oqondayo, akakho ofuna uNkulunkulu; 12 bonke baphambukile, baphenduke imbuqa bonkana; akakho owenza okuhle, akakho noyedwa. 13 Umphimbo wabo uyiliba elivulekileyo, ngezilimi zabo bayakhohlisa, isihlungu sezinyoka siphansi kwezindebe zabo; 14 umlomo wabo ugcwele ukuthuka nokubaba; 15 izinyawo zabo zishesha ukuchitha igazi, 16 incithakalo nosizi kusezindleleni zabo, 17 indlela yokuthula abayazi. 18 Ukwesaba uNkulunkulu akukho phambi kwamehlo abo.” 19 Kepha siyazi ukuthi lokhu okushoyo umthetho ukukhuluma kubo abasemthethweni ukuba yonke imilomo ivinjwe, izwe lonke libe necala kuNkulunkulu, 20 ngokuba ngemisebenzi yomthetho akukho nyama eyakulungisiswa phambi kwakhe; ngokuba ngomthetho kukhona ukwazi isono. 21 Kepha manje kubonakalisiwe ukulunga okuvela kuNkulunkulu ngaphandle komthetho, kufakazelwa ngumthetho nabaprofethi, 22 ngisho ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa nguJesu Kristu kubo bonke abakholwayo; ngokuba akukho mahluko; 23 ngokuba bonke bonile, basilalelwe inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; 24 balungisisiwe ngesihle ngomusa wakhe ngokuhlengwa okukuKristu Jesu, 25 ammisileyo uNkulunkulu abe yinhlawulo ngokukholwa egazini lakhe, kubonakaliswe ukulunga kwakhe ngokuyekelwa kwezono ezenziwe ngaphambili 26 ekubekezeleni kukaNkulunkulu, ukuba kubonakaliswe ukulunga kwakhe esikhathini samanje, ukuze yena abe ngolungileyo, abe ngumlungisisi walowo okholwa nguJesu. 27 Ngakho kuphi ukuzibonga na? Kuvalelwe phandle. Ngamthetho muni na? Ngowemisebenzi na? Qhabo, kodwa ngomthetho wokukholwa. 28 Ngakho-ke sithi umuntu ulungisiswa ngokukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yomthetho. 29 Kumbe uNkulunkulu ungowabaJuda kuphela na? Kasiye nowabezizwe na? Yebo, nowabezizwe, 30 uma impela uNkulunkulu emunye oyakulungisisa abasokileyo ngokukholwa nabangasokile ngokukholwa. 31 Ngakho-ke umthetho siwenza ize ngenxa yokukholwa na? Qha nakanye, kodwa siyawuqinisa umthetho.
1 Ngakho-ke siyakuthi uzuzeni u-Abrahama, ukhokho wethu, ngokwenyama na? 2 Ngokuba uma u-Abrahama walungisiswa ngemisebenzi, unakho ukuzibonga; kodwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu qha. 3 Ngokuba umbhalo uthini na? Uthi: “Kepha u-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwambalelwa ukuthi kungukulunga.” 4 Kepha kosebenzayo umvuzo awubalelwa ngokomusa kodwa ngokwemfanelo; 5 kepha kongasebenziyo, kodwa ekholwa nguye olungisisa ongamesabi uNkulunkulu, ukukholwa kwakhe kubalelwa yena ukuthi kungukulunga, 6 njengalokhu noDavide esho ngokubusiswa komuntu uNkulunkulu ambalela ukulunga ngaphandle kwemisebenzi, ethi: 7 “Babusisiwe abathethelelwe izeqo zabo, nabazono zabo zisitshekelwe; 8 ubusisiwe umuntu iNkosi engayikumbalela isono. U-Abrahama wamukeliswa isithembiso ngokukholwa.” 9 Ngakho-ke lokhu kubusiswa kuqondene nabasokile noma nabangasokile na? Ngokuba sithi: Ukukholwa kwabalelwa u-Abrahama ukuthi kungukulunga. 10 Pho, kwabalelwa kanjani na? Esesokile yini noma engakasoki na? Akubanga esesokile, kodwa engakasoki. 11 Wasamukela isibonakaliso sokusoka, sibe luphawu lokulunga kokukholwa ayenakho engakasoki, ukuba abe nguyise wabo bonke abakholwayo bengasokile, ukuze ukulunga kubalelwe kubona, 12 futhi abe nguyise wabasokileyo, kungabi ngowabasokileyo kuphela, kepha nowabo abahamba emkhondweni wokukholwa ubaba u-Abrahama ayenakho engakasoki. 13 Ngokuba isithembiso sokuthi uyakuba yindlalifa yezwe asinikwanga u-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe ngawo umthetho kodwa ngokulunga kokukholwa. 14 Ngokuba uma izindlalifa ziyizo ngawo umthetho, ukukholwa kwenziwe ize, nesithembiso asiselutho; 15 ngokuba umthetho ubanga intukuthelo, kepha lapho kungekho khona umthetho, akukho nakweqa. 16 Ngalokho kuya ngokukholwa ukuba kube ngokomusa, ukuze isithembiso siqiniseke enzalweni yonke, kungabi kweyomthetho yodwa kodwa nakuleyo engeyokukholwa kuka-Abrahama ongubaba wethu sonke, 17 njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Ngikumisile ube nguyise wezizwe eziningi” phambi kwalowo Nkulunkulu akholwa nguye, yena ophilisa abafileyo nobiza okungekho ngokungathi kukhona, 18 owathi kungekho themba wakholwa ngethemba, ukuze abe nguyise wezizwe eziningi, njengalokho okwashiwo ukuthi: “Yoba njalo inzalo yakho;” 19 engabanga buthakathaka ekukholweni wabona umzimba wakhe obusufa, eneminyaka engaba ngeyikhulu, nesizalo sikaSara sifile; 20 akangabazanga ngesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu ngokungakholwa, kodwa waqina ekukholweni, enika uNkulunkulu udumo, 21 eqinisekile ukuthi lokho akwethembisile unamandla nokukwenza. 22 Ngalokho-ke kwabalelwa yena ukuthi kungukulunga. 23 Kepha akulotshwanga ngenxa yakhe yedwa ukuthi kwabalelwa yena, 24 kodwa nangenxa yethu esiyakubalelwa khona, thina esikholwa nguye owavusa uJesu iNkosi yethu kwabafileyo, 25 owanikelwa ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu, wavuswa ngenxa yokulungisiswa kwethu.
1 Ngakho lokhu sesilungisisiwe ngokukholwa, sinokuthula kuNkulunkulu ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, 2 okungaye sinokungena ngokukholwa kulo musa esimi kuwo, siyazibonga ekwethembeni inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. 3 Kepha akusikho lokho kuphela, kodwa sizibonga nangezinhlupheko ngokwazi ukuthi ukuhlupheka kuveza ukukhuthazela, 4 ukukhuthazela kuveza ukuqiniseka, ukuqiniseka kuveza ithemba; 5 ithemba alijabhisi, ngokuba uthando lukaNkulunkulu lutheliwe ezinhliziyweni zethu ngoMoya oNgcwele esimuphiweyo. 6 Ngokuba sisebuthakathaka, uKristu wafela abangamesabi uNkulunkulu ngesikhathi esifaneleyo; 7 ngokuba cishe kungenzeki ukuba umuntu afele olungileyo, kodwa mhlawumbe kungase kube khona ongaba nesibindi sokufela omuhle; 8 kepha uNkulunkulu uyabonakalisa ukusithanda kwakhe ngalokhu ukuthi, siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela. 9 Ngakho kakhulu sesilungisisiwe ngegazi lakhe, siyakusindiswa ngaye olakeni. 10 Ngokuba uma sathola ukubuyisana noNkulunkulu ngokufa kweNdodana yakhe sise yizitha, ikakhulu siyakusindiswa ngokuphila kwayo sesitholile ukubuyisana; 11 kepha akusikho lokho kuphela, kodwa sizibonga futhi ngoNkulunkulu ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, esesamukelisiwe ngaye ukubuyisana. 12 Ngakho-ke njengalokho isono sangena ezweni ngamuntu munye, nangesono kwangena ukufa, ngokunjalo ukufa kwafikela abantu bonke, lokhu bonke bonile; 13 ngokuba isono sasikhona ezweni kungakabikho umthetho, kepha isono asibalelwa ungekho umthetho; 14 nokho ukufa kwabusa kusukela ku-Adamu kwaze kwaba kuMose, naphezu kwabangonanga ngendlela yeseqo sika-Adamu oyisifanekiso sakhe obeyakuza. 15 Kepha isipho somusa asinjengesiphambeko; ngokuba uma ngesiphambeko samuntu munye abaningi bafa, ikakhulu kwavama kwabaningi umusa nesipho sikaNkulunkulu ngomusa wamuntu munye, uJesu Kristu. 16 Isipho asinjengokona kwalowo emunye, ngokuba uma ukwahlulela kwaba ngoyedwa kube ngukulahlwa, isipho somusa sona-ke saba ngeziphambeko eziningi kube ngukulungisiswa. 17 Ngokuba uma ngesiphambeko samuntu munye ukufa kwabusa ngalowo emunye, ikakhulu abamukela ukuvama komusa nokuvama kwesipho sokulunga bayakubusa ekuphileni ngalowo emunye, uJesu Kristu. 18 Ngalokho-ke njengokuba ngasiphambeko sinye kwaba khona ukulahlwa kubantu bonke, kanjalo ngasenzo sinye sokulunga kwaba khona ukulungisiswa kukho ukuphila kubantu bonke; 19 ngokuba njengalokho ngokungalaleli kwamuntu munye abaningi benziwa izoni, kanjalo ngokulalela kwamuntu munye abaningi bayakwenziwa abalungileyo. 20 Kepha umthetho wangena ukuba isiphambeko sande; kodwa lapho kwavama khona isono, umusa wavama kakhulukazi, 21 ukuze njengalokho isono sabusa ngokufa, nomusa ubuse kanjalo ngokulunga, kube ngukuphila okuphakade ngoJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu.
1 Ngakho siyakuthini na? Sihlale esonweni, ukuze kuvame umusa na? 2 Qha nakanye. Thina esafa maqondana nesono singabuye sihambe kanjani kuso na? 3 Kumbe anazi yini ukuthi sonke esabhapathizelwa kuKristu Jesu, sabhapathizelwa kukho ukufa kwakhe na? 4 Ngakho sembelwa naye ngokubhapathizelwa kukho ukufa ukuba njengalokho uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngenkazimulo kaYise, kanjalo nathi sihambe ekuphileni okusha. 5 Ngokuba uma sihlanganisiwe kanye naye ngokufa okufananayo, siyakuba njalo nangokuvuka, 6 sazi lokhu ukuthi umuntu wethu omdala wabethelwa kanye naye esiphambanweni, ukuze umzimba wesono wenziwe ize, singabe sisakhonza isono, 7 ngokuba ofileyo ukhululiwe esonweni. 8 Kepha uma safa kanye noKristu, siyakholwa ukuthi siyakuphila futhi kanye naye, 9 sazi ukuthi uKristu esevusiwe kwabafileyo akasafi, ukufa akusabusi phezu kwakhe. 10 Ngokuba ukufa, afa ngakho, wakufa kanye nje ngenxa yesono; kepha ukuphila akuphilayo ukuphilela uNkulunkulu. 11 Kanjalo nani manizisho ukuthi ningabafileyo maqondana nesono, kodwa niphilele uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu. 12 Ngakho makungabusi isono emzimbeni wenu ofayo, nize nilalele izinkanuko zawo; 13 futhi ninganikeli izitho zenu esonweni, zibe yizikhali zokungalungi, kodwa zinikeleni nina kuNkulunkulu njengabaphilayo bevukile kwabafileyo nezitho zenu kuNkulunkulu, zibe yizikhali zokulunga, 14 ngokuba isono asiyikubusa phezu kwenu; ngokuba aniphansi komthetho, kepha niphansi komusa. 15 Kunjani, pho, na? Siyakona ngokuba singephansi komthetho kodwa phansi komusa na? Qha nakanye. 16 Anazi yini ukuthi lowo enizinikela kuye ukuba nibe yizinceku zokumlalela, niyizinceku zakhe enimlalelayo, noma ezesono kube ngukufa noma ezokulalela kube ngukulunga, na? 17 Kepha makabongwe uNkulunkulu ukuthi nina enaniyizinceku zesono senilalela ngenhliziyo indlela yesifundiso enanikelwa kuyo 18 nokuthi, senikhululiwe esonweni, naba yizinceku zokulunga. 19 Ngikhulumisa okomuntu ngenxa yobuthakathaka benyama yenu. Ngokuba njengalokho nanikela izitho zenu zibe yizinceku zamanyala nezokungalungi kwaba ngukungalungi, kanjalo nikelani manje izitho zenu zibe yizinceku zokulunga kube ngukungcweliswa. 20 Ngokuba lapho nise yizinceku zesono, nanikhululekile maqondana nokulunga. 21 Ngaleso sikhathi naninezithelo zini na? Eseninezinhloni ngakho manje; ngokuba ukugcina kwalokho kungukufa. 22 Kepha manje, senikhululiwe esonweni naba ngabakhonza uNkulunkulu, ninazo izithelo zenu kube ngukungcweliswa nasekugcineni ukuphila okuphakade. 23 Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ingukufa, kepha isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu singukuphila okuphakade kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.
1 Kanti anazi yini, bazalwane, ngokuba ngikhuluma kwabawazi umthetho, ukuthi umthetho uyabusa phezu komuntu ngesikhathi sonke esekhona na? 2 Ngokuba owesifazane oganileyo uboshelwe ngomthetho endodeni isekhona; kepha nxa indoda isifile, ukhululiwe emthethweni wendoda. 3 Ngalokho-ke lapho indoda isekhona, uyakuthiwa isiphingi, uma eba ngowenye indoda; kepha nxa indoda isifile, ukhululekile emthethweni, angebe yisiphingi, uma eba ngowenye indoda. 4 Kanjalo nani bazalwane bami, nani naba ngabafileyo maqondana nomthetho ngomzimba kaKristu ukuba nibe ngabomunye, lowo owavuswa kwabafileyo, ukuze sithelele uNkulunkulu izithelo. 5 Ngokuba kwathi sisenyameni, ukuhuheka kwezono okwavela ngomthetho kwasebenza ezithweni zethu ukuthelela ukufa izithelo; 6 kepha kalokhu sikhululiwe emthethweni, sifile maqondana nalokho esasibanjwa yikho ukuba sikhonze emoyeni omusha, kungesegameni elidala. 7 Ngakho siyakuthini na? Umthetho uyisono na? Qha nakanye; kepha bengingasazanga isono, uma bekungengomthetho; ngokuba ukufisa bengingakwazanga, uma umthetho ubungashongo ukuthi: “Ungafisi;” 8 kepha isono sathola ithuba ngomyalo, sasebenza kimi ukufisa konke; ngokuba ngaphandle komthetho isono sifile. 9 Mina-ke ngake ngahamba ngaphandle komthetho; kepha kwathi ukuba kufike umyalo, savuka isono, 10 ngafa mina; umyalo obungowokuphila wona wafunyanwa ungowokufa kimi, 11 ngokuba isono, sithola ithuba ngomyalo, sangikhohlisa, sangibulala ngawo. 12 Ngakho-ke umthetho ungcwele, nomyalo ungcwele, ulungile, muhle. 13 Pho, okuhle kwaba ngukufa kimi na? Qha nakanye; kepha isono, ukuba sibonakale ukuthi siyisono, sangibangela ukufa ngakho okuhle, ukuze isono ngawo umyalo sibe ngesonayo kakhulu. 14 Ngokuba siyazi ukuthi umthetho ungowomoya; kepha mina ngingowenyama, othengisiwe phansi kwesono. 15 Ngokuba engikwenzayo angikuqondi; ngokuba engikwenzayo akusikho lokho engikuthandayo; kodwa lokho engikuzondayo, yikho engikwenzayo. 16 Kepha uma ngenza lokho engingakuthandiyo, ngiyawuvumela umthetho ukuthi muhle. 17 Kodwa kalokhu akuseyimi engikwenzayo, kodwa yisono esihlala kimi. 18 Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi kimi, kungukuthi enyameni yami, akuhlali okuhle; ngokuba intando ikhona kimi, kodwa ukwenza okuhle akukho, 19 ngokuba okuhle engikuthandayo angikwenzi, kodwa okubi engingakuthandiyo lokho ngiyakwenza. 20 Uma-ke ngenza lokho engingakuthandiyo akuseyimi engenza lokho, kodwa yisono esihlala kimi. 21 Ngalokho ngifumana kimina engithanda ukwenza okuhle umthetho wokuthi kukhona okubi kimi, 22 ngokuba ngiwenamela umthetho kaNkulunkulu ngokomuntu ongaphakathi, 23 kepha ngibona omunye umthetho ezithweni zami olwayo nomthetho wengqondo yami, ungithumbela emthethweni wesono osezithweni zami. 24 Wo! mina muntu wosizi, ngubani oyakungikhulula kulo mzimba wokufa na? 25 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu. Ngalokho-ke mina ngokwami ngikhonza umthetho kaNkulunkulu ngengqondo kepha umthetho wesono ngenyama.
1 Kanjalo akusekho ukulahlwa kwabakuKristu Jesu. 2 Ngokuba umthetho kaMoya wokuphila okuKristu Jesu ungikhululile emthethweni wesono nowokufa. 3 Ngokuba lokho okwehlula umthetho, ngokuba ungenamandla ngenxa yenyama, wakwenza uNkulunkulu ngokuthuma iNdodana yakhe ifana nenyama yesono, nangenxa yesono walahla isono enyameni, 4 ukuze umyalo womthetho ugcwaliseke kithina esingahambi ngokwenyama kepha ngokukaMoya. 5 Ngokuba abokwenyama banaka okwenyama, kepha abakaMoya banaka okukaMoya. 6 Ngokuba ukunaka kwenyama kungukufa, kepha ukunaka kukaMoya kungukuphila nokuthula. 7 Ngokuba ukunaka kwenyama kungubutha kuNkulunkulu; ngokuba akuwuthobeli umthetho kaNkulunkulu, yebo, futhi kungekwenze; 8 abasenyameni abanakumthokozisa uNkulunkulu. 9 Kepha nina anisenyameni, kodwa nikuye uMoya, uma uMoya kaNkulunkulu ehlala kini. Kepha uma umuntu engenaye uMoya kaKristu, lowo kasiye owakhe. 10 Uma uKristu ekini, umzimba ufile ngenxa yesono, kepha umoya ungukuphila ngenxa yokulunga. 11 Uma-ke uMoya walowo owavusa uJesu kwabafileyo ehlala kini, yena owavusa uKristu Jesu kwabafileyo uyakuphilisa nemizimba yenu efayo ngaye uMoya wakhe ohlala kini. 12 Ngalokho-ke, bazalwane, asinacala kuyo inyama lokuba sihambe ngokwenyama. 13 Ngokuba uma nihamba ngokwenyama, nizakufa; kepha uma nibulala imisebenzi yomzimba ngoMoya, nizakuphila. 14 Ngokuba bonke abaholwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu, labo bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 15 Ngokuba anamukeliswanga umoya wobugqila ukuba nibuye nesabe, kepha namukeliswa umoya wobuntwana esimemeza ngaye sithi: “Aba, Baba!” 16 Yena lowo Moya ufakaza kanye nomoya wethu ukuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 17 Uma-ke singabantwana, siyizindlalifa futhi, izindlalifa zikaNkulunkulu, izindlalifa kanye noKristu, uma phela sihlupheka kanye naye, ukuze siphiwe inkazimulo futhi kanye naye. 18 Ngokuba ngithi izinhlupheko zesikhathi samanje azinakulinganiswa nenkazimulo eyakwambulwa kithina. 19 Ngokuba ukulangazela kokudaliweyo kulindele ukwambulwa kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 20 Ngokuba okudaliweyo kwabekwa phansi kobuze, kungengentando yakho kodwa ngaye owakubekayo, 21 ethembeni lokuthi nakho okudaliweyo kuyakukhululwa ebugqileni bokubhubha, kube ngukukhululeka kwenkazimulo yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. 22 Ngokuba siyazi ukuthi konke okudaliweyo kuyabubula kanyekanye kunezinseka kuze kube manje; 23 akusikho lokho kuphela, kepha nathi uqobo lwethu esinolibo lukaMoya siyabubula phakathi kwethu, silindele isimo sobuntwana, ukukhululwa komzimba wethu. 24 Ngokuba ethembeni sisindisiwe; kepha ithemba elibonwayo alisilo ithemba; ngokuba lokhu umuntu akubonayo usakwethembelani na? 25 Kodwa uma sithemba lokho esingakuboniyo, siyakulindela ngokubekezela. 26 Ngokunjalo noMoya uyasisiza ebuthakathakeni bethu; ngokuba asikwazi esingakucela ngokufaneleyo, kodwa uMoya uqobo usikhulumela ngokububula okungenakuphinyiselwa; 27 kepha yena ohlola izinhliziyo uyakwazi okuqondwa nguMoya, ngokuba ukhulumela abangcwele ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu. 28 Siyazi ukuthi kwabamthandayo uNkulunkulu konke kusebenzelana kube ngokuhle, kulabo ababiziweyo ngecebo lakhe. 29 Ngokuba labo ayebazi ngaphambili wabamisa ngaphambili, bafane nesimo seNdodana yakhe, ukuze yona ibe yizibulo phakathi kwabazalwane abaningi; 30 labo abamisile ngaphambili ubabizile futhi; labo ababizile ubalungisisile futhi; labo abalungisisileyo ubaphile nenkazimulo futhi. 31 Sesiyakuthini ngalokho na? Uma uNkulunkulu emi ngakithi, ngubani ongamelana nathi na? 32 Yena ongayigodlanga eyakhe iNdodana, kepha wayinikela ngenxa yethu sonke, kungaba kanjani ukuba angasiphi konke kanye nayo na? 33 Ngubani ozakumangalela abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu na? UNkulunkulu ungolungisisayo; 34 ngubani olahlayo na? UKristu Jesu owafayo, yebo impela, owavuswa kwabafileyo, ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, nguyena osinxuselayo. 35 Ngubani ozakusahlukanisa nothando lukaKristu na? Noma ukuhlupheka, noma ukubandezeka, noma ukuzingelwa, noma indlala, noma ukuhamba ze, noma ingozi, noma inkemba, na? 36 Kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngenxa yakho sibulawa usuku lonke, sithiwa izimvu zokuhlatshwa.” 37 Kepha kukho konke lokho siyanqoba nokunqoba ngowasithandayo. 38 Ngiyakholwa ukuthi nakufa, nakuphila, nazingelosi, nababusi, nakho okukhona, nakho okuzayo, namandla, 39 nakuphakama, nakujula, nanto enye edaliweyo akuyikuba namandla okusahlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.
1 Ngikhuluma iqiniso ngikuKristu, angiqambi amanga, unembeza wami ufakazelana nami eMoyeni oNgcwele 2 ukuthi nginokudabuka okukhulu nobuhlungu obungapheliyo enhliziyweni yami. 3 Ngokuba ngingafisa ukuba mina uqobo ngibe ngoqalekisiweyo kuKristu ngenxa yabazalwane bami abangabakithi ngokwenyama; 4 bona bangabakwa-Israyeli, okungesabo isimo sobuntwana nenkazimulo, nezivumelwano, nokumiswa komthetho, nenkonzo, nezithembiso, 5 abangababo okhokho avela kubo uKristu ngokwenyama, yena onguNkulunkulu ophezu kwakho konke, obongekayo kuze kube phakade. Amen. 6 Akusikho okungathi izwi likaNkulunkulu liphuthile. Ngokuba asibo bonke abavela ku-Israyeli abangabakwa-Israyeli; 7 nakuba beyinzalo ka-Abrahama, bonke abasibo abantwana, kodwa kuthiwa: “Ngo-Isaka iyakubizwa inzalo yakho.” 8 Lokhu kungukuthi akusibo abantwana benyama abangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu labo, kodwa abantwana besithembiso bathiwa inzalo. 9 Ngokuba lingelesithembiso leli zwi lokuthi: “Ngalesi sikhathi ngizakufika; khona uSara uzakuba nendodana.” 10 Akuyilokhu kuphela, kodwa kwaba njalo nakuRebeka ekhulelisiwe ngoyedwa, u-Isaka, ukhokho wethu; 11 ngokuba bengakazalwa, bengakenzi okuhle nokubi, ukuze icebo likaNkulunkulu eliya ngokukhetha lime, 12 kungabi ngemisebenzi, kodwa kube ngaye obizayo, kwashiwo kuye ukuthi: “Omkhulu uyakukhonza omncane,” 13 njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “UJakobe ngamthanda, kepha u-Esawu ngamzonda.” 14 Ngakho siyakuthini na? Kukhona yini ukungalungi kuNkulunkulu na? Qha nakanye. 15 Ngokuba kuMose uthi: “Ngizakumhawukela engimhawukelayo, ngimzwele engimzwelayo.” 16 Ngakho-ke akuyi ngentando nangokuzikhathaza komuntu, kodwa kuya ngokuhawukela kukaNkulunkulu. 17 Ngokuba umbhalo uthi kuFaro: “Ngakuphakhamisela khona lokhu ukuba ngibonakalise amandla ami kuwe nokuba igama lami lishunyayelwe emhlabeni wonke.” 18 Ngakho uhawukela lowo athanda ukumhawukela, umenza lukhuni lowo athanda ukumenza lukhuni. 19 Usuzakuthi kimi: “Usasolelani yena na? Ngokuba ngubani ongamelana nentando yakhe na?” 20 O, wena muntu! Ungubani-ke wena ophikisana noNkulunkulu na? Okubunjiweyo kungasho yini kowakubumbayo ukuthi: “Wangenzelani ngaba njena na?” 21 Nokuba akanamandla yini umbumbi ebumbeni ukwenza ngesigaxa sisinye isitsha esinye esihloniphekayo nesinye esingahloniphekiyo na? 22 Uma, pho, uNkulunkulu, ethanda ukubonakalisa ulaka nokuveza amandla akhe, wathwala ngokubekezela okukhulu izitsha zolaka ezilungiselwe ukubhujiswa 23 ukuba abonakalise ingcebo yenkazimulo yakhe ezitsheni zomusa ayezilungisele inkazimulo ngaphambili, 24 thina asibizayo nathi, kungesikho kubaJuda kuphela kodwa nakwabezizwe? 25 Njengalokhu esho nakuHoseya ukuthi: “Ngiyakubiza abangesiso isizwe sami ngokuthi isizwe sami, nongathandiwe ngokuthi uthandiwe; 26 nasendaweni lapha kwathiwa kubo: ‘Anisibo abantu bami,’ lapho bayakubizwa ngokuthi: ‘Abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ophilayo.’ ” 27 U-Isaya umemeza ngo-Israyeli, uthi: “Nokuba umumo wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ungangesihlabathi solwandle, yinsali eyakusindiswa, 28 ngokuba iNkosi iyakufeza izwi layo emhlabeni, iliphelelise, ikhawuleze,” 29 njengalokho washo u-Isaya ngaphambili ukuthi: “Uma iNkosi Sebawoti ibingasishiyelanga inzalo besiyakuba njengeSodoma, sifane neGomora.” 30 Ngakho siyakuthini na? Ukuthi abezizwe abangafunisisanga ukulunga batholile ukulunga, ukulunga kambe okungokukholwa; 31 kepha u-Israyeli, elandela umthetho wokulunga, kafinyelelanga emthethweni. 32 Ngani na? Ngokuba akubanga ngokukholwa kodwa kungathi ngemisebenzi; baqhuzuka etsheni lokuqhuzula, 33 njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Bheka, ngibeka eSiyoni itshe lokukhubekisa, nedwala lokuwisa, nokholwa yilo akayikujabha.”
1 Bazalwane, ukulangazela kwenhliziyo yami nokunxusa kwami kuNkulunkulu ngabo kungukuba basindiswe. 2 Ngokuba ngiyabafakazela ukuthi bashisekela uNkulunkulu kodwa kungengokuqonda; 3 ngokuba bengakwazi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu, befuna ukumisa okwabo, abakuthobelanga ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu. 4 Ngokuba isiphetho somthetho nguKristu, kube ngukulunga kubo bonke abakholwayo. 5 Ngokuba uMose uloba ukuthi umuntu owenza ukulunga okuvela emthethweni uyakuphila ngakho. 6 Kepha ukulunga okuvela ngokukholwa kusho kuthi: “Ungasho enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi: ‘Ngubani ozakwenyukela ezulwini na?’ okungukuthi ukwehlisa uKristu, 7 nokuba: ‘Ngubani ozakwehlela kwalasha na?’ ” okungukuthi ukukhuphula uKristu kwabafileyo. 8 Kepha kuthini na? Izwi liseduze nawe, emlonyeni wakho nasenhliziyweni yakho, okungukuthi izwi lokukholwa esilishumayelayo. 9 Ngokuba uma uvuma ngomlomo wakho ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi, ukholwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, uyakusindiswa; 10 ngokuba umuntu ukholwa ngenhliziyo kube ngukulunga, ngomlomo uyavuma kube ngukusindiswa. 11 Ngokuba umbhalo uthi: “Lowo okholwayo akayikujabhiswa.” 12 Ngokuba akukho mahluko phakathi komJuda nomGreki, lokhu yena uyiNkosi yabo bonke, ubacebele bonke abakhuleka kuye, 13 ngokuba “bonke abayakukhuleka egameni leNkosi bayakusindiswa.” 14 Kepha bayakukhuleka kanjani kuye abangakholwanga nguye na? Bayakukholwa kanjani abangezwanga ngaye na? Bayakuzwa kanjani, kungekho oshumayelayo na? 15 Bayakushumayela kanjani, uma bengathunywa na? Njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Yeka, zinhle izinyawo zabashumayela izindaba ezinhle.” 16 Kodwa abalilalelanga bonke ivangeli. Ngokuba u-Isaya uthi: “Nkosi, ngubani owakholwa ngesikuzwileyo na?” 17 Ngalokho-ke ukukholwa kuvela ngokuzwa, ukuzwa kuvela ngezwi likaKristu. 18 Kepha ngithi: Abezwanga yini na? Yebo, impela: “Izwi labo liphumele emhlabeni wonke, nokusho kwabo kuye nasemikhawulweni yelakhiweyo.” 19 Kepha ngithi: U-Israyeli wayengaqondi na? Kuqala, uMose uthi: “Mina ngiyakunivusela umhawu ngabangesiso isizwe, nginithukuthelise ngesizwe esingenangqondo.” 20 Kepha u-Isaya unesibindi sokuthi: “Ngafunyanwa yilabo abangangifunanga, ngabonakala kulabo abangangibuzanga.” 21 Kodwa ngo-Israyeli uthi: “Usuku lonke ngelulela izandla zami kuso isizwe esingalaleliyo nesiphikayo.”
1 Ngalokho ngithi: UNkulunkulu usilahlile isizwe sakhe na? Qha nakanye, ngokuba nami ngingumIsrayeli, wenzalo ka-Abrahama, wesizwe sakwaBenjamini. 2 UNkulunkulu akasilahlanga isizwe sakhe ayesazi ngaphambili. Kumbe anazi yini ukuthi umbhalo uthini ngo-Eliya ukuba umangalela u-Israyeli kuNkulunkulu ngokuthi: 3 “Nkosi, bababulele abaprofethi bakho, badilizile ama-altare akho, mina ngisele ngedwa, sebefuna ukungibulala nami,” na? 4 Kepha impendulo kaNkulunkulu ithini kuye na? Ithi: “Ngizishiyele amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa angaguqanga ngamadolo kuBali.” 5 Kanjalo kukhona nangalesi sikhathi samanje insali ngokokukhetha komusa; 6 kepha uma kuya ngomusa, akusayi ngemisebenzi; uma kungenjalo, umusa awuseyiwo umusa. 7 Kunjani, pho? Lokho u-Israyeli akufunayo akakufumananga, kepha abakhethiweyo bakufumana, abanye benziwa baba lukhuni, 8 njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “UNkulunkulu wabanika umoya wobuthongo, amehlo okungaboni, nezindlebe zokungezwa, kuze kube lusuku lwanamuhla.” 9 NoDavide uthi: “Itafula labo malibe yisihibe nogibe, nesikhubekiso nempindiselo kubo, 10 kufiphazwe amehlo abo ukuba angaboni, ugobe umhlane wabo njalo.” 11 Ngakho ngithi: Bakhubeka ukuba bawe na? Qha nakanye; kepha ngesiphambeko sabo insindiso ifikile kwabezizwe ukubavusela umhawu. 12 Kepha uma isiphambeko sabo siyingcebo yezwe, nokuncipha kwabo kuyingcebo yabezizwe, pho, kakhulu kangakanani ukuphelela kwabo. 13 Ngikhuluma kini nina bezizwe. Njengokuba mina ngingumphostoli wabezizwe, ngidumisa ukukhonza kwami 14 ukuba mhlawumbe ngingabavusela umhawu abenyama yami, ngisindise abanye kubo. 15 Ngokuba uma ukulahlwa kwabo kungukubuyiswa kwezwe, ukwamukelwa kwabo kungaba yini, uma kungesikho ukuphila kwabafileyo na? 16 Uma ulibo lungcwele, nenhlama injalo; uma impande ingcwele, namagatsha anjalo. 17 Kepha uma kwaphulwa amanye amagatsha, wena-ke ongumnqumo wasendle wafakelwa phakathi kwawo, wahlanganyela nawo impande yamafutha yomnqumo, 18 ungazigabisi phezu kwamagatsha; kepha uma uzigabisa, akusuwe othwele impande, kepha yimpande ethwele wena. 19 Uzakuthi-ke wena: “Amagatsha aphulwa ukuba mina ngifakelwe.” 20 Kulungile; aphulwa ngokungakholwa, wena-ke umi ngokukholwa. Ungazikhukhumezi, kepha yesaba; 21 ngokuba uma uNkulunkulu engayekanga amagatsha emvelo, nawe angeze akuyeka. 22 Bheka-ke ububele nobukhali bukaNkulunkulu; ubukhali kulabo abawayo kepha kuwe ububele bukaNkulunkulu, uma uhlala ebubeleni; uma kungenjalo, uzakunqunywa nawe. 23 Nalabo uma bengahlali ekungakholweni, bayakufakelwa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu unamandla okubafakela futhi. 24 Ngokuba uma wena wanqunywa emnqumweni ongowasendle ngemvelo, wafakelwa emnqumweni omuhle ngokuphambene nemvelo, ikakhulu labo abangabemvelo bayakufakelwa emnqumweni wakubo. 25 Ngokuba angithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningayazi le mfihlakalo, funa nizishaye abahlakaniphileyo, ukuthi inxenye ka-Israyeli yehlelwe ngubulukhuni, kuze kungene abezizwe ngokupheleleyo; 26 kanjalo u-Israyeli wonke uyakusindiswa, njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kuyakuvela eSiyoni uMhlangulisi, asuse ukungalungi kuJakobe. 27 Yilesi isivumelwano sami nabo, lapho ngisusa izono zabo.” 28 Ngokwevangeli bayizitha ngenxa yenu, kepha ngokukhethwa bangabathandiweyo ngenxa yawokhokho, 29 ngokuba izipho zomusa nokubiza kukaNkulunkulu akaguquki kukho. 30 Ngokuba njengalokho nina kade ningamlaleli uNkulunkulu, kepha manje nihawukelwe ngenxa yokungalaleli kwabo, 31 kanjalo nalaba kalokhu abalalelanga, ukuze ngomusa enenzelwe wona nabo bahawukelwe manje. 32 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ubavalele bonke ekungalalelini ukuze abahawukele bonke. 33 Yeka ukujula kwengcebo, nokuhlakanipha, nokwazi kukaNkulunkulu! Yeka izahlulelo zakhe ezingaphenyekiyo, nezindlela zakhe ezingaqondakaliyo! 34 Ngokuba “ngubani owawazi umqondo weNkosi na? Nokuba ngubani owaba ngumeluleki wayo na?” 35 Noma “ngubani owaqala ukuyipha ukuba kubuyiselwe kuye na?” 36 Ngokuba konke kuvela kuye, kukhona ngaye, kuya kuye; makube kuye inkazimulo kuze kube phakade. Amen.
1 Ngalokho ngithi: UNkulunkulu usilahlile isizwe sakhe na? Qha nakanye, ngokuba nami ngingumIsrayeli, wenzalo ka-Abrahama, wesizwe sakwaBenjamini. 2 UNkulunkulu akasilahlanga isizwe sakhe ayesazi ngaphambili. Kumbe anazi yini ukuthi umbhalo uthini ngo-Eliya ukuba umangalela u-Israyeli kuNkulunkulu ngokuthi: 3 “Nkosi, bababulele abaprofethi bakho, badilizile ama-altare akho, mina ngisele ngedwa, sebefuna ukungibulala nami,” na? 4 Kepha impendulo kaNkulunkulu ithini kuye na? Ithi: “Ngizishiyele amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa angaguqanga ngamadolo kuBali.” 5 Kanjalo kukhona nangalesi sikhathi samanje insali ngokokukhetha komusa; 6 kepha uma kuya ngomusa, akusayi ngemisebenzi; uma kungenjalo, umusa awuseyiwo umusa. 7 Kunjani, pho? Lokho u-Israyeli akufunayo akakufumananga, kepha abakhethiweyo bakufumana, abanye benziwa baba lukhuni, 8 njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “UNkulunkulu wabanika umoya wobuthongo, amehlo okungaboni, nezindlebe zokungezwa, kuze kube lusuku lwanamuhla.” 9 NoDavide uthi: “Itafula labo malibe yisihibe nogibe, nesikhubekiso nempindiselo kubo, 10 kufiphazwe amehlo abo ukuba angaboni, ugobe umhlane wabo njalo.” 11 Ngakho ngithi: Bakhubeka ukuba bawe na? Qha nakanye; kepha ngesiphambeko sabo insindiso ifikile kwabezizwe ukubavusela umhawu. 12 Kepha uma isiphambeko sabo siyingcebo yezwe, nokuncipha kwabo kuyingcebo yabezizwe, pho, kakhulu kangakanani ukuphelela kwabo. 13 Ngikhuluma kini nina bezizwe. Njengokuba mina ngingumphostoli wabezizwe, ngidumisa ukukhonza kwami 14 ukuba mhlawumbe ngingabavusela umhawu abenyama yami, ngisindise abanye kubo. 15 Ngokuba uma ukulahlwa kwabo kungukubuyiswa kwezwe, ukwamukelwa kwabo kungaba yini, uma kungesikho ukuphila kwabafileyo na? 16 Uma ulibo lungcwele, nenhlama injalo; uma impande ingcwele, namagatsha anjalo. 17 Kepha uma kwaphulwa amanye amagatsha, wena-ke ongumnqumo wasendle wafakelwa phakathi kwawo, wahlanganyela nawo impande yamafutha yomnqumo, 18 ungazigabisi phezu kwamagatsha; kepha uma uzigabisa, akusuwe othwele impande, kepha yimpande ethwele wena. 19 Uzakuthi-ke wena: “Amagatsha aphulwa ukuba mina ngifakelwe.” 20 Kulungile; aphulwa ngokungakholwa, wena-ke umi ngokukholwa. Ungazikhukhumezi, kepha yesaba; 21 ngokuba uma uNkulunkulu engayekanga amagatsha emvelo, nawe angeze akuyeka. 22 Bheka-ke ububele nobukhali bukaNkulunkulu; ubukhali kulabo abawayo kepha kuwe ububele bukaNkulunkulu, uma uhlala ebubeleni; uma kungenjalo, uzakunqunywa nawe. 23 Nalabo uma bengahlali ekungakholweni, bayakufakelwa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu unamandla okubafakela futhi. 24 Ngokuba uma wena wanqunywa emnqumweni ongowasendle ngemvelo, wafakelwa emnqumweni omuhle ngokuphambene nemvelo, ikakhulu labo abangabemvelo bayakufakelwa emnqumweni wakubo. 25 Ngokuba angithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningayazi le mfihlakalo, funa nizishaye abahlakaniphileyo, ukuthi inxenye ka-Israyeli yehlelwe ngubulukhuni, kuze kungene abezizwe ngokupheleleyo; 26 kanjalo u-Israyeli wonke uyakusindiswa, njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kuyakuvela eSiyoni uMhlangulisi, asuse ukungalungi kuJakobe. 27 Yilesi isivumelwano sami nabo, lapho ngisusa izono zabo.” 28 Ngokwevangeli bayizitha ngenxa yenu, kepha ngokukhethwa bangabathandiweyo ngenxa yawokhokho, 29 ngokuba izipho zomusa nokubiza kukaNkulunkulu akaguquki kukho. 30 Ngokuba njengalokho nina kade ningamlaleli uNkulunkulu, kepha manje nihawukelwe ngenxa yokungalaleli kwabo, 31 kanjalo nalaba kalokhu abalalelanga, ukuze ngomusa enenzelwe wona nabo bahawukelwe manje. 32 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ubavalele bonke ekungalalelini ukuze abahawukele bonke. 33 Yeka ukujula kwengcebo, nokuhlakanipha, nokwazi kukaNkulunkulu! Yeka izahlulelo zakhe ezingaphenyekiyo, nezindlela zakhe ezingaqondakaliyo! 34 Ngokuba “ngubani owawazi umqondo weNkosi na? Nokuba ngubani owaba ngumeluleki wayo na?” 35 Noma “ngubani owaqala ukuyipha ukuba kubuyiselwe kuye na?” 36 Ngokuba konke kuvela kuye, kukhona ngaye, kuya kuye; makube kuye inkazimulo kuze kube phakade. Amen.
1 Akube yilowo nalowo azithobe phansi kwamandla ombuso, ngokuba akukho mandla ombuso angaveli kuNkulunkulu; lawa akhona amiswe nguNkulunkulu. 2 Ngakho-ke omelana namandla ombuso umelana nesimiso sikaNkulunkulu; kepha abamelana nakho bayakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa. 3 Ngokuba ababusi abesabeki kwabenza okuhle, kodwa kwabenza okubi. Kepha uyathanda yini ukungesabi amandla ombuso na? Yenza okuhle, uyakubongwa yiwo; 4 ngokuba uyisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu, kube kuhle kuwe. Kepha uma wenza okubi, yesaba; ngokuba awuyiphatheli ize inkemba; ngokuba uyisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu, umphindiseli wokwehlisela ulaka kowenza okubi. 5 Ngalokho kuswelekile ukuwuthobela, kungabi kuphela ngenxa yolaka kodwa nangenxa kanembeza. 6 Ngokuba ngenxa yalokho nikhipha intela; ngokuba bayizikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu ezikhuthalela khona lokho. 7 Nikani bonke okubafaneleyo: intela kofanele intela, inkokhiso kofanele inkokhiso, ukwesaba kofanele ukwesatshwa, udumo kofanele udumo. 8 Ningabi nacala lani nakubani, kuphela elokuthandana; ngokuba othanda omunye uwugcwalisile umthetho. 9 Ngokuba lokhu ukuthi: “Ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafisi,” noma ukhona omunye umyalelo, kuyahlanganiswa kuleli zwi elithi: “Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.” 10 Uthando alwenzi okubi kumakhelwane; ngakho-ke uthando lungukugcwaliseka komthetho. 11 Yenzani lokhu, njengokuba nazi isikhathi ukuthi sekuyihora lokuba nivuke ebuthongweni; ngokuba manje insindiso isisondele kithi kunaleso sikhathi esaqala ukukholwa ngaso. 12 Ubusuku sebuyaphela, imini isisondele. Ngakho-ke asilahle imisebenzi yobumnyama, sihlome izikhali zokukhanya. 13 Asihambe ngokufaneleyo njengasemini, kungabi ngokuminza nokudakwa, kungabi ngobufebe namanyala, kungabi ngokuxabana nomhawu; 14 kodwa yembathani iNkosi uJesu Kristu, ninganakekeli inyama kuvuswe izinkanuko.
1 Kepha obuthakathaka ekukholweni mamukeleni, kungabi ngokwahlulela ngezizindlo. 2 Omunye ukholwa ukuthi angadla konke, kepha obuthakathaka udla imifino. 3 Odlayo angamdeleli ongadliyo, ongadliyo angamahluleli odlayo, ngokuba uNkulunkulu umamukele. 4 Ungubani wena owahlulela inceku yomunye na? Kusenkosini yayo ukuma noma ukuwa kwayo; kepha iyakumiswa, ngokuba iNkosi inamandla okuyimisa. 5 Omunye wazisa olunye usuku kunolunye, omunye wazisa izinsuku zonke; yilowo nalowo akaqiniseke enhliziyweni yakhe. 6 Ohlonipha usuku uluhloniphela iNkosi; nodlayo udlela iNkosi, ngokuba ubonga uNkulunkulu; nongadliyo, akadli ngenxa yeNkosi, ubonga uNkulunkulu. 7 Ngokuba akakho phakathi kwethu oziphilela yena, akakho nozifela yena; 8 ngokuba uma siphila, siphilela iNkosi; uma sifa, sifela iNkosi. Ngakho-ke noma siphila noma sifa, singabeNkosi. 9 Ngokuba ngenxa yalokho uKristu wafa, wabuye waphila ukuba abe yiNkosi yabafileyo neyabaphilayo. 10 Kepha wena umahlulelelani umzalwane wakho na? Futhi umdelelelani umzalwane wakho na? Ngokuba sonke siyakumiswa phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaNkulunkulu. 11 Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “ ‘Kuphila kwami,’ isho iNkosi, ‘kimina ayakuguqa amadolo onke, nezilimi zonke ziyakudumisa uNkulunkulu.’ ” 12 Ngalokho-ke yilowo nalowo phakathi kwethu uyakuziphendulela kuNkulunkulu. 13 Ngakho masingabe sisahlulelana; kepha okungcono yahlulelani lokho kokuthi makungabekelwa umzalwane into yokumqhuzula nokuba isikhubekiso. 14 Ngiyazi, nganelisiwe eNkosini uJesu, ukuthi akukho lutho oluyichilo ngokwalo; kepha kuye othi lubi, kuyena lubi. 15 Ngokuba uma umzalwane wakho edabukiswa ngenxa yokudla, awusahambi ngothando. Ungambhubhisi ngokudla kwakho lowo amfelayo uKristu. 16 Ngalokho okuhle kwenu makungahlanjalazwa. 17 Ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu awusikho ukudla nokuphuza kepha ungukulunga, nokuthula, nokuthokoza eMoyeni oNgcwele, 18 ngokuba okhonza uKristu kulokhu uthandekile kuNkulunkulu, ukholekile kubantu. 19 Ngalokho-ke asijonge okokuthula nokokwakhana. 20 Ungawuchithi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokudla. Konke kuhlanzekile, kepha kubi kulowo muntu okudla ekhubeka. 21 Kuhle ukungayidli inyama nokungaliphuzi iwayini noma okunye umzalwane wakho aqhuzuka ngakho. 22 Ukukholwa onakho, yiba nakho ngokwakho phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ubusisiwe ongazahluleli ngalokho akukhethayo; 23 kepha ongabazayo, nxa edla, ulahliwe, ngokuba kungengokukholwa; konke okungaveli ekukholweni kuyisono.
1 Kepha thina esinamandla sifanele ukuthwala ubuthakathaka babangenamandla singazithokozisi thina. 2 Yilowo nalowo kithi makathokozise umakhelwane, kube kuhle, aze akheke, 3 ngokuba noKristu akazithokozisanga yena, kepha kunjengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ukuthuka kwabakuthukayo kwehlela phezu kwami.” 4 Ngokuba konke okwalotshwa ngaphambili kwalotshelwa ukufundiswa kwethu, ukuze ngokubekezela nangenduduzo yemibhalo sibe nethemba. 5 Kepha uNkulunkulu wokubekezela nowenduduzo makaniphe nibe nokuqonda kunye phakathi kwenu ngokukaKristu Jesu, 6 ukuze nganhliziyonye nidumise ngamlomo munye uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. 7 Ngalokho yamukelanani, njengalokho noKristu wasamukela, ukuze kudunyiswe uNkulunkulu. . 8 Ngokuba ngithi uKristu waba yisikhonzi sabasokileyo ngenxa yeqiniso likaNkulunkulu, ukuze aqinise izithembiso ezaphiwa okhokho, 9 abezizwe bamdumise uNkulunkulu ngenxa yesihawu sakhe, njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngalokho ngiyakukudumisa phakathi kwabezizwe, ngihubele igama lakho;” 10 abuye athi: “Jabulani nina bezizwe kanye nesizwe sakhe,” 11 nokuthi: “Dumisani iNkosi nina nonke bezizwe, niyibabaze, nina bantu bonke.” 12 Futhi u-Isaya uthi: “Kuyakuba khona impande kaJesayi, yena oyakuvuka abuse abezizwe; abezizwe bayakwethembela kuye.” 13 UNkulunkulu wethemba makanigcwalise ngenjabulo yonke nangokuthula konke ekukholweni, ukuze nivame ethembeni ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. 14 Kepha nami ngokwami nganelisiwe ngani bazalwane bami ukuthi nanigcwele ukuva, nigcwalisiwe ngokwazi konke, ninamandla futhi okuyalana. 15 Kepha nginilobele kokunye ngesibindi njengonikhumbuzayo futhi ngenxa yomusa engiwuphiwe nguNkulunkulu 16 wokuba ngibe yisikhonzi sikaKristu Jesu kwabezizwe, ngikhonze ivangeli likaNkulunkulu njengompristi, ukuze abezizwe babe ngumnikelo owamukeleka kahle, ungcwelisiwe ngoMoya oNgcwele. 17 Ngalokho nginokuzibonga kuKristu Jesu maqondana nokukaNkulunkulu, 18 ngokuba angiyikuba nasibindi sokukhuluma lutho ngaphandle kwezinto uKristu azisebenza ngami, kube ngukulalela kwabezizwe, ngezwi nangesenzo, 19 ngamandla ezibonakaliso nezimangaliso, ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele, njengokuba ngasuka eJerusalema, ngazungeza ngaze ngafika e-Iliriku, ngishumayela ivangeli likaKristu ngokupheleleyo. 20 Kanjalo ngangihlose ukushumayela ivangeli kungabi lapho uKristu waziwa khona, ukuze ngingakhi phezu kwesisekelo somunye, 21 kodwa njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Abangabikelwanga ngaye bayakubona, nabangezwanga bayakuqonda.” 22 Ngenxa yalokho ngathiyeka kaningi ukuza kini; 23 kepha manje, lokhu ngingasenandawo kulawa mazwe, futhi sekuyiminyaka eminingi ngilangazelela ukuza kini, 24 ngiyakuza nxa ngiya eSpaniya; ngokuba ngiyethemba ukuthi ekudluleni kwami ngizakunibona, ngikhashwe yinina, nxa ngiya khona, uma sengike nganeliswa yinina; 25 kepha manje ngisaya eJerusalema ngiyokhonza abangcwele. 26 Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kwabaseMakedoniya nabase-Akhaya ukwenzela abampofu kwabangcwele baseJerusalema umnikelo othile. 27 Kwaba kuhle, ngokuba nembala banecala kubo; ngokuba uma abezizwe behlanganyela nabo ezintweni zabo zokomoya, banecala futhi lokubakhonza ngezokwenyama. 28 Ngakho nxa sengikufezile lokho, ngabeka leso sithelo esandleni sabo, ngizakuhamba, ngidlule ngakini, ngiye eSpaniya; 29 kepha ngiyazi ukuthi nxa ngifika kini, ngizakuza nokugcwala kwesibusiso sikaKristu. 30 Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngenxa yeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nangenxa yothando lukaMoya ukuba nilwe kanye nami ekungikhulekeleni kuNkulunkulu, 31 ukuze ngihlanguliswe kwabangakholwayo baseJudiya nokuba lokho engikhonza ngakho eJerusalema kwamukeleke kahle kwabangcwele, 32 ukuba ngize kini ngokuthokoza, ngentando kaNkulunkulu, ngiphumule kanye nani. 33 UNkulunkulu wokuthula makabe nani nonke. Amen.
1 Ngiyamncoma kini uFebe, udadewethu oyisikhonzi sebandla laseKenikreya, 2 ukuze nimamukele eNkosini njengokufanele abangcwele, nimsize noma kuyiphi into angase ayidinge kini, ngokuba yena ube ngumsizi wabaningi, nowami uqobo. 3 Khonzani koPriska no-Akwila, izisebenzi ezikanye nami kuKristu Jesu, 4 abadela ukuphila kwabo ngenxa yokuphila kwami, engibabongayo, kungeyimi ngedwa, kodwa namabandla onke abezizwe. 5 Khonzani nasebandleni elisendlini yabo. Khonzani ku-Ephenetu, isithandwa sami, ongulibo lwase-Asiya kuKristu. 6 Khonzani kuMariya owanisebenzela kakhulu. 7 Khonzani ko-Anidroniku noJuniya abayizihlobo zami, ababe yiziboshwa kanye nami, abaqhamileyo kubaphostoli nababe kuKristu ngaphambi kwami. 8 Khonzani ku-Ampiliyatu, isithandwa sami eNkosini. 9 Khonzani ku-Urbanu, isisebenzi kanye nathi kuKristu nakuStaku, isithandwa sami. 10 Khonzani ku-Aphele, othembekileyo kuKristu. Khonzani kwabakwa-Arisitobulu. 11 Khonzani kuHerodiyone, isihlobo sami. Khonzani kwabakwaNarkisu abaseNkosini. 12 Khonzani koTrifina noTrifosa abakhandleka eNkosini. Khonzani kuPersisi othandekayo, owakhandleka kakhulu eNkosini. 13 Khonzani kuRufu okhethiweyo eNkosini nakunina ongumame. 14 Khonzani ko-Asinkiritu, noFilegu, noHerme, noPhatroba, noHerma nabazalwane abanabo. 15 Khonzani koFilologu noJuliya, kuNerewu nodadewabo, naku-Olimpa nakwabangcwele bonke abanabo. 16 Bingelelanani ngokwanga okungcwele. Ayakhonza kini onke amabandla kaKristu. 17 Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ukuba niqaphele ababanga ukwahlukana nokukhubekisa, bephambene nesifundiso enafundiswa sona nina, nahlukane nabo; 18 ngokuba abanjalo abayikhonzi iNkosi yethu uKristu, bakhonza isisu sabo; nangamazwi amahle namnandi bakhohlisa izinhliziyo zabangenacala. 19 Ngokuba ukulalela kwenu kuzwakele kubo bonke; ngakho-ke ngiyathokoza ngani, kepha ngithanda ukuba nihlakaniphe kokuhle, nibe ngabangahlakaniphile kokubi. 20 Kepha uNkulunkulu wokuthula uzakumchoboza masinyane uSathane phansi kwezinyawo zenu. Umusa weNkosi yethu uKristu mawube nani. 21 Uyakhonza kini uThimothewu, isisebenzi kanye nami, noLukiyu, noJasoni, noSosiphatru, izihlobo zami. 22 Mina Tertiyu engilobe le ncwadi ngiyakhonza kini eNkosini. 23 Uyakhonza kini uGayu ongingenise kwakhe, mina nebandla lonke. Uyakhonza kini u-Erastu, umphathisikhwama womuzi, noKwartu umzalwane. 24 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani nonke. Amen. 25 Kuye onamandla okuniqinisa ngokwevangeli lami nentshumayelo kaJesu Kristu, ngokwambulwa kwemfihlakalo eyayifihliwe ngezikhathi zaphakade 26 kepha manje isibonakalisiwe ngemibhalo yabaprofethi, ngokomyalo kaNkulunkulu ongunaphakade, yazisiwe ezizweni zonke, kube ngukulalela kokukholwa, 27 kuye uNkulunkulu onokwazi yedwa akube kuye inkazimulo ngoJesu Kristu kuze kube phakade. Amen.
1 UPawulu, obizelwe ngentando kaNkulunkulu ukuba abe ngumphostoli kaJesu Kristu, noSostene umzalwane, 2 kulo ibandla likaNkulunkulu eliseKorinte, kubo abangcwelisiwe kuKristu Jesu, ababiziweyo abangcwele, kanye nabo bonke abakhuleka egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ezindaweni zonke, eyabo neyethu: 3 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. 4 Ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami ngesikhathi sonke ngani ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu eniwuphiweyo kuKristu Jesu 5 ukuthi ezintweni zonke nicetshisiwe kuye, ekukhulumeni konke nasekwazini konke, 6 njengalokho ubufakazi ngoKristu baqiniswa kini, 7 ukuze ningasilalelwa nasinye isiphiwo somusa, nisahlalele ukwambulwa kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, 8 yena oyakuniqinisa nani kuze kube sekupheleni, ningabi nacala ngosuku lweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. 9 Uthembekile uNkulunkulu, okungaye nabizelwa ekuhlanganyeleni neNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu. 10 Kepha ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngegama leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ukuba nikhulume zwilinye nonke, kungabikho ukwahlukana phakathi kwenu, kodwa nipheleliswe emqondweni munye nasekuboneni kunye. 11 Ngokuba ngitsheliwe ngani bazalwane bami ngabendlu kaKlowe ukuthi kukhona ukuphikisana phakathi kwenu. 12 Ngisho lokhu ukuthi yilowo nalowo kini uthi: “Mina ngingokaPawulu”; “Mina ngingoka-Apholo”; “Mina ngingokaKhefase”; “Mina ngingokaKristu”. 13 UKristu wahlukanisiwe yini? UPawulu wabethelwa esiphambanweni ngenxa yenu na? Nabhapathizwa egameni likaPawulu na? 14 Ngibonga uNkulunkulu ngokuba ngingabhapathizanga muntu kini, kuphela oKrispu noGayu, 15 funa kube khona othi nabhapathizwa egameni lami. 16 Kodwa ngabhapathiza nabendlu kaStefana; ngaphandle kwalokho angazi ukuba ngabhapathiza omunye. 17 Ngokuba uKristu kangithumanga ukuba ngibhapathize, kepha ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli, kungabi ngokuhlakanipha kwamazwi, funa isiphambano sikaKristu senziwe ize. 18 Ngokuba izwi lesiphambano kwababhubhayo lingubuwula, kepha kithina esisindiswayo lingamandla kaNkulunkulu. 19 Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngiyakuchitha ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileyo, nokuqonda kwabaqondileyo ngikwenze ize.” 20 Siphi isazi na? Uphi umbhali na? Uphi umphikisi walesi sikhathi na? UNkulunkulu kakwenzanga kube yize ukuhlakanipha kwaleli zwe na? 21 Ngokuba njengalokho ekuhlakanipheni kukaNkulunkulu izwe alimazanga uNkulunkulu ngokuhlakanipha kwalo, kwaba kuhle kuNkulunkulu ukusindisa abakholwayo ngobuwula bentshumayelo. 22 Ngokuba abaJuda babiza izibonakaliso, namaGreki afuna ukuhlakanipha, 23 kepha thina sishumayela uKristu obethelwe esiphambanweni, isikhubekiso kubaJuda, ubuwula kubo abezizwe, 24 kepha kubo ababiziweyo, abaJuda namaGreki, sishumayela uKristu, amandla kaNkulunkulu nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu. 25 Ngokuba ubuwula bukaNkulunkulu buhlakaniphile kunabantu; nobuthakathaka bukaNkulunkulu bunamandla kunabantu. 26 Ngokuba bhekani ukubizwa kwenu bazalwane: kababaningi abahlakaniphileyo ngokwenyama, kababaningi abanamandla, kababaningi abayizikhulu, 27 kodwa izinto zobuwula zezwe uNkulunkulu uzikhethile ukuba ajabhise abahlakaniphileyo; nezinto ezibuthakathaka zezwe uNkulunkulu uzikhethile ukuba ajabhise izinto ezinamandla; 28 nezinto eziphansi zezwe nezinto ezidelelwayo uNkulunkulu wazikhetha, nezinto ezingekho, ukuba achithe ezikhona, 29 ukuze kungabikho nyama ezibongayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 30 Kepha ngaye nikuJesu Kristu owenzelwe thina ukuhlakanipha okuvela kuNkulunkulu nokulunga kanye nokungcweliswa nokuhlengwa, 31 ukuze kuthi njengokulotshiweyo: “Ozibongayo akazibonge eNkosini.”
1 Nami, bazalwane, ekufikeni kwami kini angifikanga ngobungcweti bokukhuluma nobokuhlakanipha, ngimemezele kini ubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu. 2 Ngokuba nganquma ukuthi angiyikwazi okunye phakathi kwenu, kuphela uJesu Kristu, lowo obethelwe esiphambanweni. 3 Mina ngangikini ngobuthakathaka, nangokwesaba, nangokuthuthumela okukhulu; 4 nokukhuluma kwami nokushumayela kwami akubanga ngamazwi okuhlakanipha ahungayo, kepha kwaba ngesibonakaliso sikaMoya nesamandla, 5 ukuze ukukholwa kwenu kungemi ngokuhlakanipha kwabantu, kume ngamandla kaNkulunkulu. 6 Kepha ukuhlakanipha sikukhuluma phakathi kwabapheleleyo, ukuhlakanipha kambe okungesikho okwalesi sikhathi nokwababusi balesi sikhathi, ababhubhayo. 7 Kodwa sikhuluma ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu emfihlakalweni efihliweyo uNkulunkulu akumisela ngaphambili kube yinkazimulo yethu, kusukela kwaphakade, 8 okungaziwa namunye wababusi balesi sikhathi; ngokuba uma bebekwazi, babengayikuyibethela esiphambanweni iNkosi yenkazimulo; 9 kepha kunjengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Lokho iso elingakubonanga, nendlebe engakuzwanga, okungavelanga enhliziyweni yamuntu, uNkulunkulu akulungisela abamthandayo.” 10 Ngokuba kithina uNkulunkulu ukwambulile ngoMoya; ngokuba uMoya uhlolisisa konke, yebo, nokujulileyo kukaNkulunkulu. 11 Ngokuba ngumuphi kubantu owazi okomuntu, uma kungesiye umoya womuntu okuye na? Ngokunjalo nokukaNkulunkulu akwaziwa muntu, kuphela nguMoya kaNkulunkulu. 12 Kepha thina asamukelanga umoya wezwe kodwa umoya ovela kuNkulunkulu, ukuze sikwazi esikuphiwe nguNkulunkulu ngomusa, 13 esikhuluma ngakho futhi, kungengamazwi afundiswa ngukuhlakanipha kwabantu kodwa afundiswa nguMoya, sichaza okomoya ngokomoya. 14 Umuntu wemvelo kakwamukeli okukaMoya kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba kungubuwula kuye; angekuqonde, ngokuba kubonisiswa ngokomoya. 15 Kepha ongowomoya ubonisisa konke, kodwa yena kabonisiswa muntu. 16 Ngokuba ngubani owake wazi umqondo weNkosi ukuba angaze ayifundise na? Kepha thina sinomqondo kaKristu.
1 Nami-ke, bazalwane, bengingenakukhuluma kini njengakwabomoya kepha njengakwabenyama, njengakwabayizingane kuKristu. 2 Nganiphuzisa ubisi, anganipha ukudla okuqinileyo, ngokuba beningakaqini. Yebo, nakalokhu anikaqini, 3 ngokuba niseyibo abenyama. Ngokuba uma kusekhona phakathi kwenu umhawu nokuphikisana, anisibo abenyama, anihambisi okwabantu na? 4 Ngokuba nxa omunye ethi: “Mina ngingokaPawulu,” omunye: “Mina ngingoka-Apholo,” anisibo abenyama na? 5 Pho, uyini u-Apholo? Uyini uPawulu na? Bayizikhonzi enakholwa ngazo, kwaba yilowo nalowo njengokupha kweNkosi. 6 Mina ngatshala, u-Apholo wanisela, kepha uNkulunkulu wakhulisa. 7 Njalo-ke notshalayo kalutho, noniselayo kalutho, kodwa uNkulunkulu okhulisayo. 8 Otshalayo noniselayo bakunye, kepha yilowo nalowo uyakwamukeliswa owakhe umvuzo ngokomsebenzi wakhe. 9 Ngokuba thina siyizisebenzi kanye noNkulunkulu, nina niyinsimu kaNkulunkulu, niyisakhiwo sikaNkulunkulu. 10 Ngokomusa kaNkulunkulu engiwuphiweyo, njengenyanga yokwakha ehlakaniphileyo ngabeka isisekelo, omunye wakha phezu kwaso. Kepha akube yilowo nalowo aqaphele ukuthi wakha kanjani phezu kwaso. 11 Ngokuba akakho ongabeka esinye isisekelo, kuphela leso esibekiweyo, esinguJesu Kristu. 12 Kepha uma umuntu akha phezu kwaleso sisekelo ngegolide, nesiliva, namatshe anenani, nemithi, notshani, nenhlanga, 13 umsebenzi walowo nalowo uyakuvela obala; ngokuba usuku luyakuwudalula, lokhu kwambulwa ngomlilo, nokuthi umsebenzi walowo nalowo unjani, umlilo uqobo uyakukuvivinya lokho. 14 Uma umsebenzi womuntu awakhileyo kuso umi, uyakwamukela umvuzo; 15 uma umsebenzi womuntu usha, uyakulahlekelwa yiwo; kepha yena uqobo uyakusindiswa, nokho kube kungathi uphuma emlilweni. 16 Anazi yini ukuthi niyithempeli likaNkulunkulu nokuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu uhlala kini na? 17 Uma umuntu echitha ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uyakumchitha yena, ngokuba ithempeli likaNkulunkulu lingcwele; niyilo-ke nina. 18 Makungabikho ozikhohlisayo; uma umuntu phakathi kwenu ethi uhlakaniphile kulesi sikhathi, akabe yisiwula, ukuze ahlakaniphe. 19 Ngokuba ukuhlakanipha kwaleli zwe kungubuwula kuNkulunkulu. Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ubamba abahlakaniphileyo ebuqilini babo,” 20 nokuthi: “INkosi iyazazi izizindlo zabahlakaniphileyo ukuthi ziyize.” 21 Ngakho-ke akungabikho ozibongayo ngabantu, ngokuba konke kungokwenu, 22 noma uPawulu, noma u-Apholo, noma uKhefase, noma izwe, noma ukuphila, noma ukufa, noma okukhona, noma okuzakuba khona; konke kungokwenu; 23 nina-ke ningabakaKristu, uKristu ungokaNkulunkulu.
1 Umuntu makasazi ukuthi siyizikhonzi zikaKristu nabaphathi bezimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu. 2 Futhi-ke kufuneka kubaphathi ukuba umuntu afunyanwe ekholekile. 3 Kepha kimina kuyinto encane impela ukuba ngahlulelwe yinina noma ngokwahlulela kwabantu; yebo, nami angizahluleli. 4 Ngokuba angizinyezi ngalutho ngokwami, nokho angilungisisiwe ngalokho; kepha ongahlulelayo yiNkosi. 5 Ngakho-ke ningahluleli lutho singakafiki isikhathi, ingakafiki iNkosi eyakukuveza ekukhanyeni okufihlakeleyo kobumnyama, iveze obala izizindlo zezinhliziyo; lapho-ke yilowo nalowo uyakuthola ukubongwa kuNkulunkulu. 6 Lokhu-ke, bazalwane, ngikuguqulele kimina naku-Apholo ngokulinganisa ngenxa yenu, ukuze nifunde kithi ukungeqisi kokulotshiweyo ukuba ningakhukhunyezwa, kungabi yilowo akhethe omunye kunomunye. 7 Ngokuba ngubani okhetha wena na? Unantoni ongayamukeliswanga na? Kepha uma uyamukelisiwe, uzibongelani kungathi awuyamukeliswanga na? 8 Senize nasutha, senize naceba, senabusa ngaphandle kwethu; yebo-ke sengathi ngabe niyabusa, ukuze nathi sibuse kanye nani. 9 Ngokuba ngithi kungathi uNkulunkulu usimisile thina baphostoli sibe ngabokugcina, sibe njengabanqunyelwe ukufa; ngokuba senziwe umbukwane wezwe nowezingelosi nowabantu. 10 Thina siyiziwula ngenxa kaKristu, kepha nina nihlakaniphile kuKristu; thina sibuthakathaka, kepha nina ninamandla; nina niyadunyiswa, kepha thina siyadunyazwa. 11 Kuze kube yisona lesi sikhathi silambile, somile, sihamba ze, siyamuhluzwa, siyimihambima, 12 siyakhandleka, sisebenza ngezandla zethu; sithi sithukwa, sibe sibusisa; sithi sizingelwa, sibe sibekezela; 13 sithi sihletshwa, sibe siphendula kahle; senziwe kungathi siyinsila yezwe, umphucuzo wezinto zonke kuze kube manje. 14 Angikulobi lokho ukuba nginithele amahloni, kodwa ukuba nginiluleke njengabantwana bami abathandekayo. 15 Ngokuba noma ninabafundisi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi kuKristu, nokho oyihlo kababaningi, ngokuba mina nganizala kuKristu Jesu ngevangeli. 16 Ngakho-ke ngiyanincenga ukuthi: Yibani abalingisi bami. 17 Ngalokho-ke ngithumele kini uThimothewu ongumntanami othandekayo nothembekayo eNkosini, oyakunikhumbuza ngokuhamba kwami okukuKristu, njengokuba ngifundisa ezindaweni zonke emabandleni onke. 18 Kepha abanye bakhukhumele ngokungathi angiyikuza kini; 19 kodwa ngizakuza kini masinyane, uma iNkosi ivuma, ukuze ngazi, angisho amazwi alaba abakhukhumeleyo kepha amandla abo. 20 Ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu awuyi ngezwi kepha ngamandla. 21 Pho, nifunani? Ngize kini ngiphethe induku, noma ngize nginothando nomoya omnene na?
1 Kuyezwakala ngempela ukuthi kukhona ubufebe phakathi kwenu, futhi ubufebe bohlobo olungekho ngisho nakwabezizwe, okungukuthi omunye kini uya kumkayise. 2 Kepha nina nikhukhumele kunokuba nga nilila, ukuze akhishwe phakathi kwenu owenze leso senzo. 3 Ngokuba mina ngokwami, noma ngingekho ngomzimba, nokho ngikhona ngomoya, senginqumile ngokungathi ngikhona ngalowo muntu owenze okunjalo ukuba 4 egameni leNkosi uJesu nihlangane nina nomoya wami kanye namandla eNkosi yethu uJesu, 5 onjalo anikelwe kuSathane kukho ukubhubha kwenyama, ukuze umoya usindiswe ngosuku lweNkosi uJesu. 6 Akukuhle ukuzibonga kwenu. Anazi yini ukuthi imvubelo encane ibilisa inhlama yonke na? 7 Khiphani imvubelo endala ukuze nibe yinhlama entsha, njengalokhu ningabangenamvubelo. Ngokuba nelethu iphasika lihlatshiwe, elinguKristu. 8 Njalo-ke masigubhe umkhosi, kungabi ngemvubelo endala, kungabi ngemvubelo yokushinga neyobubi, kodwa kube ngesinkwa esingenamvubelo sobuqotho neseqiniso. 9 Nganilobela encwadini yami ukuba ningahlangani nezifebe; 10 angisho izifebe zalo mhlaba, nokuba abahahayo nabaphangi, nokuba abakhonza izithombe, ngokuba phela ngabe nimelwe ukuphuma ezweni; 11 kepha manje nganilobela ukuba ningahlangani nomuntu obizwa ngokuthi ungumzalwane, uma eyisifebe, noma engohahayo, noma engokhonza izithombe, noma eyisithuki, noma eyisidakwa, noma engumphangi; ningaze nadla nokudla nonjalo. 12 Ngokuba nginandabani nokwahlulela abangaphandle na? Nani anahluleli abangaphakathi na? 13 Kepha uNkulunkulu uyakwahlulela abangaphandle. Xoshani omubi phakathi kwenu.
1 Ukhona yini umuntu kini, uma enendaba nomunye, onesibindi sokumangala kwabangalungile, kungabi kwabangcwele, na? 2 Anazi yini ukuthi abangcwele bayakwahlulela izwe na? Kepha uma izwe lahlulelwa yinina, anifanele ukunquma namacala amancane na? 3 Anazi yini ukuthi siyakwahlulela izingelosi na? Kakhulu-ke okwalokhu kuphila. 4 Ngakho-ke uma ninamacala alokhu kuphila, niyababeka yini abangenasithunzi ebandleni babe ngabahluleli na? 5 Ngisho lokhu ukuba nibe namahloni. Kunjalo kanti: akukho namunye phakathi kwenu ohlakaniphileyo onganquma phakathi kwabazalwane bakhe na? 6 Kodwa umzalwane umangalela umzalwane, nalokhu akwenze phambi kwabangakholwayo na? 7 Nempela nakalokhu sekuyisici esikini ukuba nimangalelane. Yini ukuba ningavumi nakanye ukoniwa? Yini ukuba ningavumi nakanye ukuphangwa na? 8 Kepha nina uqobo niyona, niyaphanga; nikwenza lokhu nakubazalwane benu. 9 Kepha kanazi yini ukuthi abangalungile abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu na? Ningadukiswa. Nazifebe, nabakhonza isithombe, naziphingi, nazihlobongi, nabesilisa abalalanayo, 10 namasela, nabahahayo, nazidakwa, nazithuki, nabaphangi abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu. 11 Babenjalo abanye kini, kepha senahlanzwa, senangcweliswa, senalungisiswa ngegama leNkosi uJesu Kristu nangoMoya kaNkulunkulu wethu. 12 Konke kuvunyelwe kimi, kepha akusizi konke. Konke kuvunyelwe kimi, kepha mina anginakubuswa lutho. 13 Ukudla kungokwesisu, nesisu singesokudla; kepha uNkulunkulu uyakuqeda kokubili. Kepha umzimba asiwo owobufebe, ungoweNkosi, neNkosi ingeyomzimba; 14 kepha uNkulunkulu wayivusa iNkosi, nathi uyakusivusa ngamandla akhe. 15 Anazi yini ukuthi imizimba yenu iyizitho zikaKristu na? Pho, ngithathe izitho zikaKristu, ngizenze izitho zesifebe na? Qha nakanye. 16 Kepha anazi yini ukuthi ohlangana nesifebe ungumzimba munye naso na? Ngokuba uthi yena: “Labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye.” 17 Kepha ohlangene neNkosi ungumoya munye nayo. 18 Balekelani ubufebe. Zonke izono azenzayo umuntu zingaphandle komzimba; kepha owenza ubufebe wona owakhe umzimba. 19 Kepha anazi yini ukuthi umzimba wenu uyithempeli likaMoya oNgcwele okinina, enimamukele kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi anisibo abenu na? 20 Ngokuba nathengwa ngenani elikhulu. Ngakho-ke mbongeni uNkulunkulu emzimbeni wenu.
1 Maqondana nalokho enaloba ngakho, kuhle kumuntu ukuba angamthinti owesifazane. 2 Kepha ngenxa yobufebe akube yilowo nalowo abe nowakhe umfazi, nalowo wesifazane abe neyakhe indoda. 3 Indoda ayinike umfazi okumfaneleyo; nomfazi enze njalo endodeni. 4 Umfazi kanamandla phezu kowakhe umzimba, kodwa yindoda enawo; kanjalo nayo indoda ayinamandla phezu kowayo umzimba, kodwa ngumfazi onawo. 5 Ningagodlelani, kuphela kube ngokwesikhathi ngokuvumelana ukuba nithole ithuba lokukhuleka, nibuye nibe ndawonye, ukuze uSathane anganiyengi ngokungazibambi kwenu. 6 Lokho ngikusho ngemvume, angikusho ngomyalo. 7 Nokho ngingathanda ukuba abantu bonke babe njengami; kepha yilowo nalowo unesakhe isiphiwo somusa esivela kuNkulunkulu, omunye kanje, omunye kanje. 8 Kepha ngithi kwabangaganiwe nakubafelokazi: Kuhle kubona, uma behlala benjengami. 9 Kepha uma bengenakuzibamba, mabaganane, ngokuba kuhle ukuganana kunokusha. 10 Kepha abaganeneyo ngiyabayala, kungemina kodwa yiNkosi, ukuthi umfazi kangahlukani nendoda; 11 — kepha uma eke wahlukana nayo, kahlale engaganile, kumbe abuyisane nendoda yakhe — nendoda ingamlahli umkayo. 12 Kepha kwabanye kusho mina, akusho iNkosi, ukuthi uma umzalwane enomfazi ongakholwayo, yena-ke evuma ukuhlala naye, angamlahli; 13 nomfazi, uma enendoda engakholwayo, yona-ke ivuma ukuhlala naye, angayishiyi indoda. 14 Ngokuba indoda engakholwayo ingcwelisiwe ngomfazi, nomfazi ongakholwayo ungcwelisiwe ngomzalwane. Uma kungenjalo, abantwana benu ngabe bangcolile; kepha kalokhu bangcwele. 15 Kepha uma ongakholwayo ehlukana nomkakhe, makahlukane naye; umzalwane noma umzalwanekazi kaboshiwe kokunjalo. Kepha uNkulunkulu unibizile nibe nokuthula. 16 Ngokuba wena mfazi, wazi ngani ukuthi ungeyisindise indoda yakho? Nawe ndoda, wazi ngani ukuthi ungemsindise umkakho na? 17 Kuphela nje ukuba yilowo nalowo ahambe njengokuba iNkosi imabele, kube yilowo njengokuba uNkulunkulu embizile. Ngiyala kanjalo emabandleni onke. 18 Ukhona obizwe esokile na? Kangabi njengongasokile. Ukhona obizwe engasokile na? Kangasoki. 19 Ukusoka akulutho, nokungasoki akulutho, kuphela ukugcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu. 20 Akube yilowo nalowo ahlale kulokho kubizwa abizwe ekukho. 21 Ubizwe uyisigqila na? Ungakhathazeki ngalokho. Kepha uma kwenzeka ukuba ukhululwe, kukhethe lokho. 22 Ngokuba owabizelwa eNkosini eyisigqila ungokhululekile weNkosi; ngokunjalo nowabizwa ekhululekile uyisigqila sikaKristu. 23 Nithengiwe ngenani elikhulu; ningabi yizigqila zabantu. 24 Bazalwane, akube yilowo nalowo ahlale noNkulunkulu kulokho abizwe ekukho. 25 Kepha maqondana nezintombi anginamyalo weNkosi, kepha nginitshela ukubona kwami njengothembekileyo ngokuhawukelwa yiNkosi. 26 Ngakho-ke ngithi kuhle lokhu ngenxa yokubandezeka okukhona ukuba umuntu abe njengalokhu enjalo. 27 Uboshelwe kumfazi na? Ungafuni ukukhululeka. Ukhululekile kumfazi na? Ungamfuni umfazi. 28 Kepha-ke uma uganwa, kawoni; nentombi uma igana, kayoni; kepha abanjalo bayakuba nosizi enyameni; kepha mina benginiphephisa. 29 Ngisho lokhu kodwa, bazalwane, ukuthi isikhathi sesinciphile; ngakho emva kwalokhu abanabafazi mababe njengabangenabo, nabakhalayo babe njengabangakhaliyo, 30 nabathokozayo babe njengabangathokoziyo, nabathengayo babe njengabangenanto, 31 nabasebenzisa leli zwe babe njengabangalisebenzisi, ngokuba isimo saleli zwe siyadlula. 32 Kepha ngifuna ukuba ningabi nakukhathazeka. Ongaganiwe ukhathalela okweNkosi ukuba angayithokozisa kanjani iNkosi. 33 Kepha oganiweyo ukhathalela okwezwe ukuba angathokozisa kanjani umkakhe, 34 wahlukene phakathi. Nongaganile oyintombi ukhathalela okweNkosi, ukuze abe ngcwele emzimbeni nasemoyeni; kepha oganileyo ukhathalela okwezwe ukuba angayithokozisa kanjani indoda yakhe. 35 Ngisho lokhu ukuba kube lusizo kinina; akusikho ukuba nginigaxe ngentambo kepha ukuba nihambe ngokufaneleyo, nibambelele eNkosini ngokungaphazameki. 36 Kepha uma umuntu ethi wenza okungafanele ngakuyo indodakazi yakhe, uma isikhulile ngeminyaka, akenze akubonayo, uma kumelwe ukuba kwenziwe kanjalo; akoni; mabaganane. 37 Kepha omiyo eqinile enhliziyweni yakhe, engacindezelwa lutho, angenza akubonayo; uma esenqumile enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi uzakugcina indodakazi yakhe iyintombi, wenza kahle. 38 Kanjalo nowendisa indodakazi yakhe, wenza kahle; kepha ongayendisiyo wenza kahle kakhulu. 39 Umfazi uboshiwe ngesikhathi indoda yakhe isekhona; kepha uma indoda isifile, ukhululekile, angendela nakubani ngokubona kwakhe, kuphela ukuba kube seNkosini. 40 Kepha unenhlanhla ngokubona kwami, uma ehlala njengalokhu enjalo; ngithi nami nginoMoya kaNkulunkulu.
1 Maqondana nokuhlatshelwe izithombe siyazi ukuthi sonke sinokwazi. Ukwazi kuyakhukhumeza, kepha uthando luyakha. 2 Uma umuntu ethi wazi utho, kakazi njengokuba kufanele ukuba azi; 3 kepha uma umuntu ethanda uNkulunkulu, yena uyaziwa nguye. 4 Ngakho-ke maqondana nokudla okuhlatshelwe izithombe siyazi ukuthi asikho isithombe ezweni nokuthi akakho omunye uNkulunkulu, munye kuphela. 5 Ngokuba noma kukhona okuthiwa onkulunkulu, nokuba kusezulwini nokuba kusemhlabeni, njengokuba bakhona onkulunkulu abaningi namakhosi amaningi, 6 nokho kithina kukhona uNkulunkulu munye, uYise, okuvela kuye konke, nathi sikhonela yena, nenkosi inye, uJesu Kristu, okungaye konke, nathi sikhona ngaye. 7 Kepha lokho kwazi akukho kubo bonke. Kodwa abanye, lokhu bejwayelene nezithombe kuze kube manje, bakudla njengokuhlatshelwe isithombe, nonembeza wabo obuthakathaka uyangcola. 8 Kepha ukudla akusisondezi kuNkulunkulu; ngokuba noma singadli, asilahlekelwa lutho; noma sidla, asizuzi lutho. 9 Qaphelani kodwa, funa leli lungelo lenu libe yisikhubekiso kwababuthakathaka. 10 Ngokuba uma umuntu ekubona wena onokwazi uhlezi ekudleni ethempelini lesithombe, unembeza walowo osebuthakathaka akayikududeka yini, aze adle okuhlatshelwe isithombe, na? 11 Khona obuthakathaka useyabhubha ngenxa yokwazi kwakho, engumzalwane amfelayo uKristu. 12 Kanjalo uma nona kubazalwane, nilimaza unembeza wabo obuthakathaka, niyona kuKristu. 13 Ngalokhu uma ukudla kumkhubekisa umzalwane wami, angisoze ngadla nyama kuze kube phakade, ukuze ngingamkhubekisi umzalwane wami.
1 Angikhululekile na? Angisiye umphostoli na? Angimbonanga uJesu iNkosi yethu na? Nina anisiwo umsebenzi wami eNkosini na? 2 Noma ngingesiye umphostoli kwabanye, nokho kinina nginguye, ngokuba uphawu lobuphostoli bami eNkosini yinina. 3 Lokhu kungukuziphendulela kwami kwabangisolayo. 4 Asinalungelo yini lokudla nokuphuza na? 5 Asinalungelo yini lokuhamba nomzalwanekazi ongumkethu njengabanye abaphostoli, nabafowabo beNkosi, noKhefase, na? 6 Kanti yimi kuphela noBarnaba esingenalungelo lokuyeka ukusebenza na? 7 Ngubani oke aye empini ngezakhe izindleko na? Ngubani otshala isivini, angazidli izithelo zaso, na? Ngubani owalusa umhlambi, angadli ubisi lomhlambi, na? 8 Lokho ngikusho ngokwabantu nje na? Nomthetho kambe kawusho khona lokho na? 9 Ngokuba kulotshiwe emthethweni kaMose ukuthi: “Ungayifaki inkabi isifonyo, nxa ibhula amabele.” Konje uNkulunkulu ukhathalela izinkabi na? 10 Noma ukusho ngenxa yethu impela na? Yebo, kwalotshwa ngenxa yethu, ngokuba olimayo kufanele alime enethemba, nobhulayo abhule enethemba lokwabelwa naye. 11 Uma thina sihlwanyele kini okomoya, kuyinto enkulu yini, uma sizovuna okwenu kwenyama na? 12 Uma abanye behlanganyela lawo mandla phezu kwenu, kungebe yithi kakhulu na? Nokho asilisebenzisanga lelo gunya, kepha sibekezela ngakho konke, ukuze singalithiyi ivangeli likaKristu. 13 Anazi yini ukuthi abaphethe imisebenzi yethempeli badla okwethempeli nokuthi abakhonza e-altare bahlanganyela ne-altare na? 14 Ngokunjalo iNkosi imisile ukuba abamemezela ivangeli baphile ngevangeli. 15 Kepha mina angisebenzisanga lutho lwalezo zinto; futhi lokho angikulobanga ukuba kwenziwe kanjalo kimi; ngokuba kungaba ngcono kimi ukuba ngife kunokuba umuntu alwenz' ize udumo lwami. 16 Ngokuba noma ngishumayela ivangeli, anginaludumo ngalokho, ngokuba ngimelwe ukwenze njalo; ngokuba maye kimina uma ngingalishumayeli ivangeli! 17 Ngokuba uma ngikwenza lokho ngokuzithandela kwami, nginomvuzo; kepha uma kungengakho ukuzithandela kwami, khona-ke kungumsebenzi engiwuphathisiweyo. 18 Pho, uyini umvuzo wami na? Uyilokhu ukuba nxa ngishumayela ivangeli, ngikwenze ukuba ivangeli lingabizi lutho, ukuze ngingasebenzisi ilungelo lami enginalo evangelini. 19 Ngokuba noma ngikhululekile kubo bonke, ngazenza isigqila sabo bonke, ukuze ngizuze abaningi. 20 KubaJuda ngaba njengomJuda, ukuze ngizuze abaJuda; kwabaphansi komthetho ngaba njengophansi komthetho, noma ngingephansi komthetho mina, ukuze ngizuze abaphansi komthetho; 21 kwabangenamthetho ngaba njengongenamthetho, ngingesiye ongenamthetho kuNkulunkulu kepha ngiphansi komthetho kaKristu, ukuze ngizuze abangenamthetho; 22 kwababuthakathaka ngaba buthakathaka, ukuze ngizuze ababuthakathaka; sengaba yikho konke kubo bonke, ukuze ngakho konke ngisindise abanye. 23 Ngikwenza konke ngenxa yevangeli, ukuze nami ngibe ngumhlanganyeli kulona. 24 Anazi yini ukuthi abagijima ngokuncintisana bagijima bonke, kepha munye owamukela umklomelo? Gijimani kanjalo, ukuze niwuthole. 25 Bonke abancintisanayo bayazithiba ezintweni zonke; labo benza ukuze bathole umqhele ophelayo, kepha thina ukuze sithole ongapheliyo. 26 Ngakho-ke mina ngiyagijima kungengokungathi kangiqondi; ngiyagadla kungengokungathi ngishaya umoya. 27 Kodwa ngiyawutuba umzimba wami, ngiwenza isigqila, ukuba mina engishumayeza abanye ngingaliwa mina uqobo.
1 Ngokuba angithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningazi ukuthi okhokho bethu bonke babephansi kwefu, bonke badabula ulwandle; 2 bonke baphapathizwa kuMose efwini naselwandle; 3 bonke badla kudla kunye komoya; 4 bonke baphuza kuphuza kunye komoya; ngokuba baphuza edwaleni lomoya elabalandelayo. Idwala lelo lalinguKristu. 5 Kepha iningi labo uNkulunkulu wayengathokozi ngabo; ngokuba bashaywa phansi ehlane. 6 Kepha lokho kwaba yizibonelo kithi, size singafisi okubi, njengalokho bona babekufisa. 7 Futhi ningabi ngabakhonza izithombe njengabanye kubo, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Abantu bahlala phansi ukuba badle, baphuze, basukuma ukuba badlale.” 8 Futhi asingenzi ubufebe njengokuba abanye kubo benza ubufebe, bafa ngalusuku lunye abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nantathu. 9 Futhi asingayilingi iNkosi njengabanye kubo bayilinga, babhujiswa yizinyoka. 10 Futhi ningakhononi njengabanye kubo bakhonona, babhujiswa ngumbulali. 11 Kepha lezo zinto zabehlela bona kube yisibonelo; kulotshelwe ukusiyala thina, osekufikile kithi ukugcina kwezikhathi. 12 Ngakho-ke osuka ethi umi, akaqaphele ukuba angawi. 13 Anifikelwanga ukulingwa okungenjengokwabantu; kepha uNkulunkulu uthembekile, ongayikuvuma ukuba nilingwe ngokungaphezu kwamandla enu, kepha oyakuthi kanye nokulingwa anenzele indlela yokuphepha, nize nibe namandla okukuthwala. 14 Ngalokho-ke, bathandwa bami, kubalekeleni ukukhonza izithombe. 15 Ngikhuluma njengakwabahlakaniphileyo; qondani engikushoyo. 16 Isitsha sesibusiso esisibusisayo asiyiyo inhlanganyelo yegazi likaKristu na? Isinkwa esisihlephulayo asiyiyo inhlanganyelo yomzimba kaKristu na? 17 Ngokuba isinkwa sisinye, thina esibaningi singumzimba munye, lokhu thina sonke sihlanganyela leso sinkwa sinye. 18 Bhekani u-Israyeli ngokwenyama. Abadla imihlatshelo abasibo abahlanganyela ne-altare na? 19 Ngakho ngithini pho? Ngithi okuhlatshelwe isithombe kuyinto na? nokuthi isithombe siyinto na? 20 Kodwa ngithi: Lokho okuhlatshwa ngabezizwe bakuhlabela amademoni, kabakuhlabeli uNkulunkulu. Kepha angithandi ukuba nibe nenhlanganyelo namademoni. 21 Ningesiphuze isitsha seNkosi kanye nesitsha samademoni; ningelihlanganyele itafula leNkosi kanye netafula lamademoni. 22 Kumbe siyayivusela iNkosi ulaka na? Kanti sinamandla kunayo na? 23 Kuvunyelwe konke, kodwa akusizi konke; kuvunyelwe konke, kodwa akwakhi konke. 24 Akungabikho ozifunela okwakhe, kodwa akube yilowo nalowo afunele omunye. 25 Konke okuthengiswa esilaheni kudleni, ningahloli lutho ngenxa kanembeza, 26 ngokuba umhlaba ungoweNkosi, nakho konke okukuwo. 27 Uma omunye kwabangakholwayo enimema, nithanda ukuya, kudleni konke okubekwa phambi kwenu, ningabuzi lutho ngenxa kanembeza. 28 Kepha uma umuntu ethi kini: “Lokhu kuhlatshelwe izithombe,” ningakudli ngenxa yalowo okushiloyo nangenxa kanembeza, 29 kangisho owakho unembeza, ngisho owalowo omunye. Ngokuba yini ukuba inkululeko yami yahlulwe ngunembeza womunye na? 30 Uma ngidla ngokubonga, ngihlanjalazelwani ngalokho engikubongayo na? 31 Ngakho-ke noma nidla, noma niphuza, noma nenzani, konke kwenzeleni udumo lukaNkulunkulu. 32 Ningakhubekisi nabaJuda, namaGreki, nabandla likaNkulunkulu, 33 njengokuba nami ngithokozisa bonke ngakho konke, ngingafuni okungisiza mina kodwa okusiza abaningi, ukuze basindiswe.
1 Yibani ngabalingisi bami, njengokuba nami ngilingisa uKristu. 2 Ngiyanibonga ngokuba ningikhumbula ezintweni zonke, nibambelela ezifundisweni, njengokuba nganinika zona. 3 Kepha-ke ngithanda ukuba nazi ukuthi inhloko yawo onke amadoda inguKristu, nenhloko yowesifazane iyindoda, nenhloko kaKristu inguNkulunkulu. 4 Yileyo naleyo ndoda esuke ikhuleka noma iprofetha, ikhanda layo limboziwe, ihlazisa ikhanda layo. 5 Kepha yilowo nalowo owesifazane osuke ekhuleka nokuba eprofetha, ikhanda lakhe lingagutshuzelwe, uhlazisa ikhanda lakhe, ngokuba lokho kukunye nokuthi uphucile. 6 Ngokuba uma owesifazane engagubuzele, akagundwe. Uma kuyihlazo kowesifazane ukuba agundwe noma aphuce, akagubuzele. 7 Ngokuba nempela indoda ayifanele ukumboza ikhanda, lokhu ingumfanekiso nodumo lukaNkulunkulu; kepha owesifazane uludumo lwendoda. 8 Ngokuba indoda ayivelanga kowesifazane, kodwa ngowesifazane owavela endodeni. 9 Ngokuba indoda ayidalelwanga owesifazane, kodwa owesifazane wadalelwa indoda. 10 Ngalokho-ke owesifazane ufanele ukuba abe nophawu lwesithunzi ekhanda ngenxa yezingelosi. 11 Nokho eNkosini owesifazane kalutho ngaphandle kwendoda, nendoda ayilutho ngaphandle kowesifazane, 12 ngokuba njengalokhu owesifazane evela endodeni, kanjalo nendoda ivela ngowesifazane; kepha konke kuvela kuNkulunkulu. 13 Ziboneleni nina ngokwenu; kufanele yini ukuba owesifazane akhuleke kuNkulunkulu engagubuzele na? 14 Imvelo uqobo lwayo ayinifundisi yini ukuthi uma indoda inezinwele ezinde, kuyihlazo kuyo, 15 nokuthi uma owesifazane enezinwele ezinde, kuludumo kuye na? Ngokuba uphiwe izinwele zibe yisimbozo. 16 Kepha uma umuntu efuna ukuphika inkani, asinawo umkhuba onjalo thina, namabandla kaNkulunkulu kawanawo. 17 Kepha nxa ngiyala ngalokho, anginibongi ukuthi nibuthana kungekukho okuhle kepha kukho okubi. 18 Ngokuba okokuqala, nxa nibuthana ebandleni, ngizwa ukuthi kukhona ukwahlukana phakathi kwenu; nganxanye ngiyakholwa yikho. 19 Ngokuba kumelwe kube khona amaqembu phakathi kwenu ukuba abaqinisileyo phakathi kwenu babonakale. 20 Ngakho-ke nxa nibuthana ndawonye, akusikho ukudla isidlo seNkosi lokho; 21 ngokuba ekudleni kwenu yilowo nalowo uthatha okwakhe ukudla ngaphambili, omunye alambe, omunye adakwe. 22 Kanti aninazindlu yini zokudlela nokuphuzela na? Kumbe niyalidelela yini ibandla likaNkulunkulu, nijabhise abangenanto na? Ngizakuthini kini na? Nginibonge na? Anginibongi ngalokho. 23 Ngokuba mina ngakwamukela eNkosini lokho, nenganinika khona, ukuthi: INkosi uJesu, ngalobo busuku akhashelwa ngabo wathabatha isinkwa, 24 wabonga, wasihlephula, wathi: “Lokhu kungumzimba wami ohleshulelwe nina; lokhu kwenzeni ukuba ningikhumbule.” 25 Kanjalo wathabatha nesitsha emva kokudla kwakusihlwa, wathi: “Lesi sitsha siyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami; lokhu kwenzeni ngezikhathi zonke enisiphuza ngazo ukuba ningikhumbule.” 26 Ngokuba njalo, nxa nidla lesi sinkwa niphuza lesi sitsha, nimemezela ukufa kweNkosi ize ifike. 27 Ngakho-ke lowo odla lesi sinkwa, aphuze lesi sitsha seNkosi ngokungafanele, unecala lomzimba negazi leNkosi. 28 Kodwa umuntu akazihlolisise, khona-ke akadle lesi sinkwa, aphuze lesi sitsha. 29 Ngokuba odlayo aphuze uzidlela aziphuzele icala, uma engawahlukanisi umzimba weNkosi. 30 Ngenxa yalokho baningi phakathi kwenu ababuthakathaka nabagulayo, nabaningana balele. 31 Kepha uma besizahlulela thina, besingayikwahlulelwa. 32 Kepha nxa sahlulelwa, siyalaywa yiNkosi, ukuze singalahlwa kanye nezwe. 33 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami, nxa nibuthana ukuba nidle, anolindana. 34 Uma omunye elambile, akadle ekhaya ukuba ningabuthaneli ukulahlwa. Kepha okuseleyo ngokulungisa mhla ngifikayo.
1 Kepha maqondana neziphiwo zokomoya angithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningabi nakwazi. 2 Niyazi ukuthi nisengabezizwe naholekela kuzo izithombe eziyizimungulu, nakuba naholwa kanjalo. 3 Ngakho ngiyanazisa ukuthi: Akukho muntu okhuluma ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu ongathi: “Kathukwe uJesu;” futhi akukho muntu ongathi: “UJesu uyiNkosi,” kuphela ngaye uMoya oNgcwele. 4 Kepha kukhona iziphiwo zomusa ezahlukeneyo, kepha nguye lowo Moya. 5 Kukhona izinkonzo ezahlukeneyo, kepha yiyo leyo Nkosi. 6 Kukhona imisebenzi yamandla eyahlukeneyo, kepha nguye lowo Nkulunkulu osebenza konke kubo bonke. 7 Kepha yilowo nalowo uphiwa okubonakalisa uMoya kube ngokokusiza. 8 Ngokuba omunye uphiwa ngoMoya izwi lokuhlakanipha, kepha omunye izwi lokwazi ngaye lowo Moya, 9 omunye ukukholwa kuye lowo Moya, omunye iziphiwo zokuphulukisa kuye uMoya munye, 10 omunye ukwenza imisebenzi yamandla, omunye ukuprofetha, omunye ukwahlukanisa omoya, omunye ukukhuluma izilimi ngezilimi, omunye ukuhumusha izilimi. 11 Kepha konke lokho kusetshenzwa nguyena lowo Moya munye, ebabela yilowo nalowo ngokwakhe njengokuthanda kwakhe. 12 Ngokuba njengomzimba umunye, kepha unezitho eziningi, nezitho zonke zomzimba, nokuba ziziningi, zingumzimba munye, unjalo-ke noKristu. 13 Ngokuba ngaMoya munye thina sonke sabhapathizwa sibe mzimba munye, noma singabaJuda noma singamaGreki, noma siyizigqila noma singabakhululekileyo; thina sonke saphuziswa Moya munye. 14 Ngokuba umzimba awusiso isitho sinye kodwa eziningi. 15 Uma unyawo luthi: “Lokhu ngingesiso isandla, angisikho okomzimba,” nokho luyikho okomzimba. 16 Noma indlebe ithi: “Lokhu ngingesilo iso, angisikho okomzimba,” nokho iyikho okomzimba. 17 Uma umzimba wonke ubuyiso, ukuzwa ngabe kuphi na? Uma wonke ubungukuzwa, ukunuka ngabe kuphi na? 18 Kepha kalokhu uNkulunkulu umisile izitho zonke, yileso naleso emzimbeni ngokuthanda kwakhe. 19 Uma kambe zonke ziyisitho sinye, umzimba ngabe uphi na? 20 Kepha kalokhu izitho ziningi, kodwa umzimba munye. 21 Iso alinakusho esandleni ukuthi: “Angikudingi;” nekhanda futhi alinakusho ezinyaweni ukuthi: “Anginidingi.” 22 Kanti ngempela lezo zitho zomzimba ezingathi zibuthakathaka kunezinye ziyadingeka; 23 nalezo zitho zomzimba ezingathi zidelelekile kunezinye, yizona esizazisa kakhulu; nalezo esinamahloni ngazo zihlonipheka kakhulu. 24 Kanti lezo ezinesimo esihle azikudingi lokho. Kepha uNkulunkulu wawuhlanganisa umzimba, enika esidelelekileyo udumo olukhulu kakhulu, 25 ukuze kungabikho ukwahlukana emzimbeni, kepha izitho zonke zinakekelane ngokufanayo. 26 Uma kuhlupheka isitho sinye, kuhlupheka izitho zonke kanye naso; uma kudunyiswa isitho sinye, kujabula izitho zonke kanye naso. 27 Kepha nina ningumzimba kaKristu nezitho ngabanye. 28 UNkulunkulu umisile abathile ebandleni, kuqala abaphostoli, okwesibili abaprofethi, okwesithathu abafundisi, bese kuba yimisebenzi yamandla, bese kuba yiziphiwo zomusa zokuphulukisa, nokusiza, nokubusa, nezilimi ngezilimi. 29 Bonke bangabaphostoli na? Bonke bangabaprofethi na? Bonke bangabafundisi na? Bonke bangabenza imisebenzi yamandla na? 30 Bonke baneziphiwo zomusa zokuphulukisa na? Bonke bakhuluma ngezilimi na? Bonke bayahumusha na? 31 Kepha zondelelani iziphiwo ezinkulu. Kanti senginikhombisa indlela eyona iyinhle kakhulu.
1 Noma ngikhuluma ngezilimi zabantu nezezingelosi, kepha ngingenalo uthando, ngiyithusi elikhencezayo nensimbi encencethayo. 2 Noma nginokuprofetha, ngiqonda izimfihlakalo zonke nokwazi konke, noma nginokukholwa konke ngangokuba ngingagudluza izintaba, kepha ngingenalo uthando, angiyinto yalutho. 3 Noma ngabela abampofu konke enginakho, noma nginikela umzimba wami ukuba ushiswe, kepha ngingenalo uthando, akungisizi ngalutho. 4 Uthando luyabekezela, uthando lumnene, alunamhawu, uthando aluzigabisi, aluzikhukhumezi; 5 aluziphathi ngokungafanele, aluzifuneli okwalo, alucunuki, alunagqubu; 6 aluthokozi ngokungalungile, kepha luthokozela iqiniso; 7 lubekezelela izinto zonke, lukholwa yizinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lukhuthazelela izinto zonke. 8 Uthando alusoze lwaphela; kepha nokuba kukhona ukuprofetha, kuyakukhawuka; nokuba kuyizilimi, ziyakunqamuka; nokuba kungukwazi, kuyakukhawuka. 9 Ngokuba sazi inxenye, siprofetha inxenye. 10 Kepha nxa sekufikile okupheleleyo, lokho okuyinxenye kuyakukhawuka. 11 Lapho ngisengumntwana, ngakhulumisa okomntwana, ngaqondisa okomntwana, ngazindlisa okomntwana; kuthe sengiyindoda, ngayeka okobuntwana. 12 Ngokuba manje sibona esibukweni kalufifi; kepha lapho sobukana ubuso nobuso; manje ngazi inxenye, kepha lapho, ngiyakwazi ngokuphelele, njengokuba kade ngaziwa ngokuphelele. 13 Manje-ke kumi ukukholwa, nokwethemba, nothando, lokho kokuthathu; kepha okukhulu kulokho luthando.
1 Jongani uthando, futhi nizondelele iziphiwo zomoya, ikakhulu ukuba niprofethe. 2 Ngokuba okhuluma ngezilimi kakhulumi kubantu, kepha ukhuluma kuNkulunkulu; ngokuba kakho ozwayo, ukhuluma izimfihlakalo ngomoya. 3 Kepha oprofethayo ukhuluma kubantu kube ngukwakha, nokududuza, nokuqunga isibindi. 4 Okhuluma ngezilimi uyazakha yena, kepha oprofethayo wakha ibandla. 5 Nokho bengithanda ukuba nikhulume ngezilimi nonke, kepha kakhulu ukuba niprofethe; mkhulu kodwa oprofethayo kunokhuluma ngezilimi, uma engahumushi, ukuze ibandla lakheke. 6 Manje-ke, bazalwane, uma ngiza kini ngikhuluma ngezilimi, ngiyakunisiza ngani, uma ngingakhulumi kini noma ngokwambula, noma ngokwazi, noma ngokuprofetha, noma ngokufundisa na? 7 Nezinto ezingenamphefumulo ezikhalayo, noma igenkle noma ihabhu, uma zingakhali ngokwahlukeneyo, kuzakwaziwa kanjani okubethwa ngegenkle nangehabhu na? 8 Ngokuba uma icilongo likhala ngezwi elingaqondakaliyo, ngubani oyakuzilungiselela ukulwa na? 9 Kanjalo nani, uma ningakhiphi izwi elichachileyo ngolimi, kuzakwaziwa kanjani okukhulunywayo na? Ngokuba niyakube nikhuluma emoyeni. 10 Kukhona izinhlobo noma zingahle zibe zingaki zokukhuluma ezweni, kepha alukho olungasho okuthile. 11 Ngakho-ke uma ngingakwazi okuqondiwe ngokukhulunywayo ngiyakuba ngowezizwe nje kokhulumayo, nokhulumayo abe ngowezizwe kimi. 12 Ngokunjalo nani, lokhu nishisekele iziphiwo zomoya, funani ukuba nibe nazo kakhulu, ukuze kwakheke ibandla. 13 Ngakho-ke okhulumayo ngezilimi akhulekele ukuba akuhumushe. 14 Ngokuba uma ngikhuleka ngezilimi, kukhuleka umoya wami, kepha ingqondo yami ayinasithelo. 15 Kunjani pho? Ngizakukhuleka ngomoya, ngikhuleke nangengqondo futhi; ngizakuhuba ngomoya, ngihube nangengqondo futhi. 16 Uma kungenjalo, nxa ubonga ngomoya, lowo osesikhundleni sabangafundile angasho kanjani ukuthi Amen ekubongeni kwakho na, lokhu engakwazi okushoyo? 17 Ngokuba nempela ubonga kahle wena, kepha lowo omunye akakhiwa. 18 Ngibonga uNkulunkulu ngokuba ngikhuluma ngezilimi kakhulu kunani nonke; 19 kodwa ebandleni ngingathanda ukukhuluma amazwi ayisihlanu ngengqondo yami, ukuze ngifundise abanye, kunamazwi ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi ngezilimi. 20 Bazalwane, ningabi ngabantwana ngengqondo, kanti ebubini nibe yizingane, kepha engqondweni nibe ngabakhulileyo. 21 Emthethweni kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngabantu bezinye izilimi, nangezindebe zabezinye izizwe ngiyakukhuluma kulesi sizwe; kepha noma kunjalo abayikungizwa,” kusho iNkosi. 22 Njalo-ke izilimi ziyisibonakaliso kwabangakholwayo, kungesikho kwabakholwayo; kepha ukuprofetha kuyisibonakaliso kwabakholwayo, kungesikho kwabangakholwayo. 23 Ngakho-ke uma ibandla lonke libuthene ndawonye, bonke bakhulume ngezilimi, bese kungena abangafundile noma abangakholwayo, abazukuthi niyahlanya na? 24 Kepha uma bonke beprofetha, kungene ongakholwayo noma ongafundile, uzakuhlatshwa yibo bonke, ahlulelwe yibo bonke; 25 okufihliweyo kwenhliziyo yakhe kuyadalulwa; njalo uyakuwa ngobuso, akhuleke kuNkulunkulu, aqinise athi: “Impela uNkulunkulu ukhona phakathi kwenu.” 26 Kunjani, pho, bazalwane? Uma nibuthana, yilowo nalowo uba nehubo, noma isifundiso, noma ukwambula, noma izilimi, noma ukuhumusha. Konke akwenzelwe ukwakhiwa kwebandla. 27 Uma-ke umuntu ekhuluma ngezilimi, akube ngababili, bangadluli kwabathathu, badedelane, omunye ahumushe; 28 kepha uma kungekho ohumushayo, kathule ebandleni, azikhulumele yena yedwa nakuNkulunkulu. 29 Abaprofethi-ke, kukhulume ababili noma babe bathathu, abanye bakuhlole. 30 Kepha uma kwambulwa utho komunye ohlezi khona, kathule owokuqala. 31 Ngokuba ningaprofetha nonke abanye ngabanye, ukuze bafunde bonke, balulekwe bonke; 32 imimoya yabaprofethi ithobela abaprofethi; 33 ngokuba uNkulunkulu kasiye owesiyaluyalu kepha ngowokuthula. Njengokuba kunjalo emabandleni onke abangcwele, 34 abesifazane mabathule emabandleni; ngokuba kabavunyelwe ukuba bakhulume, kepha mabazithobe, njengokuba usho njalo nomthetho. 35 Uma-ke bethanda ukufunda utho, mababuze emadodeni abo emakhaya; ngokuba kuyihlazo ukuba owesifazane akhulume ebandleni. 36 Konje izwi likaNkulunkulu laphuma kinina na? Nokuba lafika kinina nodwa na? 37 Uma umuntu ethi ungumprofethi, noma ethi ungowomoya, makaqonde ukuthi lokhu enginilobela khona kungumyalo weNkosi. 38 Kepha uma umuntu engazi, makahlale engazi. 39 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami, zondelelani ukuprofetha, ningakuvimbeli ukukhuluma ngezilimi. 40 Kepha konke makwenziwe ngemfanelo nangenhlelo.
1 Kepha, bazalwane, ngiyanikhumbuza ivangeli enganishumayeza lona nenalamukelayo nenimi kulo, 2 nenisindiswa ngalo, nxa nibambelela ezwini enganishumayeza lona, uma kambe ukukholwa kwenu kungabanga yize. 3 Ngokuba okokuqala nganinika lokho engakwamukela nami ukuthi uKristu wafa ngenxa yezono zethu njengokwemibhalo, 4 nokuthi wembelwa, nokuthi wavuswa kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu njengokwemibhalo, 5 nokuthi wabonwa nguKhefase; wayesebonwa ngabayishumi nambili; 6 emva kwalokho wabonwa ngasikhathi sinye ngabazalwane abadlula amakhulu ayisihlanu, iningi labo lisekhona nakalokhu, kepha abanye sebelele; 7 emva kwalokho wabonwa nguJakobe; ngasemuva wabonwa ngabaphostoli bonke; 8 ekugcineni kwabo bonke wabonwa nayimina enginjengozelwe kungakabi yisikhathi. 9 Ngokuba mina ngingomncinyane kubaphostoli, engingafanele ukuthiwa umphostoli, ngokuba ngazingela ibandla likaNkulunkulu. 10 Kepha ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ngiyikho engiyikho, nomusa wakhe kimi awubanga yize, kodwa ngasebenza kakhulu kunabo bonke; kepha akusimina kodwa ngumusa kaNkulunkulu okimi. 11 Ngakho-ke noma kuyimina noma kuyibona, sishumayela kanjalo, nakholwa kanjalo. 12 Kepha-ke uma uKristu eshunyayelwa ukuthi uvusiwe kwabafileyo, basho kanjani abanye phakathi kwenu ukuthi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo na? 13 Kepha uma kungekho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, akavuswanga naye uKristu. 14 Kepha uma uKristu engavuswanga kwabafileyo, ukushumayela kwethu kuyize, nokukholwa kwenu kuyize. 15 Yebo, sifunyanwa singofakazi bamanga ngoNkulunkulu, ngokuba safakaza ngoNkulunkulu ukuthi wamvusa uKristu, angamvusanga kambe, uma kanti abafileyo bengavuswa. 16 Ngokuba uma abafileyo bengavuswa, akavuswanga naye uKristu. 17 Kepha uma uKristu engavuswanga, ukukholwa kwenu akusizi lutho, nisesezonweni zenu. 18 Khona-ke nalabo asebalala bekuKristu babhubhile. 19 Uma singabathembela kuKristu kulokhu kuphila kuphela, singabokukhalelwa kunabantu bonke. 20 Kepha kalokhu uKristu uvusiwe kwabafileyo, engulibo lwabaleleyo. 21 Ngokuba lokhu ukufa kweza ngomuntu, ukuvuka kwabafileyo nakho kweza ngomuntu. 22 Ngokuba njengalokhu ku-Adamu bonke bayafa, ngokunjalo futhi kuKristu bonke bayakuphiliswa. 23 Kepha yilowo nalowo ngesigaba sakhe: uKristu kuqala, bese kuba ngabangabakaKristu ekufikeni kwakhe, 24 andukuba kufike ukuphela, nxa enikela umbuso kuNkulunkulu uYise, lapho esechithile ukubusa konke, nobukhosi bonke, namandla. 25 Ngokuba umelwe ukubusa, aze abeke izitha zonke phansi kwezinyawo zakhe. 26 Isitha sokugcina esiyakuchithwa singukufa. 27 Ngokuba izinto zonke uzithobisele phansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Kepha nxa ethi: “Izinto zonke zithotshisiwe,” kusobala ukuthi ungaphandle kwazo yena ozithobisele phansi kwakhe. 28 Kodwa nxa izinto zonke sezithotshiselwe phansi kwakhe, lapho-ke nayo iNdodana iyakuzithoba phansi kwalowo owathobisa zonke izinto phansi kwayo, ukuze uNkulunkulu abe yikho konke kukho konke. 29 Pho, bayakwenze njani ababhapathizelwa abafileyo na? Uma abafileyo bengavuki nempela, babhapathizelwani ngenxa yabo na? 30 Futhi sizifakelani thina engozini imizuzu yonke na? 31 Bazalwane, ngiyaqinisa ngokubongwa enginakho ngenxa yenu kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu, ngiyafa mihla yonke. 32 Uma ngalwa nezilo e-Efesu ngokwabantu, nginanzuzoni? Uma abafileyo bengavuki, masidle, siphuze, ngokuba ngomuso sizakufa. 33 Ningakhohliswa; ukujwayelana nababi konakalisa ukuziphatha okuhle. 34 Phaphamani ngokufaneleyo, ningoni; ngokuba abanye kabamazi uNkulunkulu; ngisho lokhu ukuba nibe namahloni. 35 Kepha omunye uyakuthi: “Abafileyo bavuswa kanjani na? Beza benamzimba muni na?” 36 Wena ongaqondiyo, lokho okuhlwanyelayo wena akutholi ukuphila kungafanga; 37 futhi lokho okuhlwanyelayo awuhlwanyeli umzimba ozakuba khona kepha uhlamvu oluze, noma kungaba ngolukakolweni, noma kungaba ngolokunye; 38 kepha uNkulunkulu ulunika umzimba njengokuthanda kwakhe, yileyo naleyo mbewu owayo umzimba. 39 Inyama yonke ayinhlobonye, kepha enye ngeyabantu, enye yinyama yezilwane, enye yinyama yezinyoni, enye ngeyezinhlanzi. 40 Ikhona nemizimba yasezulwini nemizimba yasemhlabeni; kepha inkazimulo yeyasezulwini iyodwa, neyasemhlabeni iyodwa. 41 Iyodwa inkazimulo yelanga, iyodwa inkazimulo yenyanga, iyodwa inkazimulo yezinkanyezi; yebo, enye inkanyezi yahlukile kwenye inkanyezi ngokukhazimula. 42 Kunjalo nokuvuka kwabafileyo. Kuhlwanyelwa kunokubola, kuvuswa kungenakubola; 43 kuhlwanyelwa kunokudelwa, kuvuswa kunenkazimulo; kuhlwanyelwa kunobuthakathaka, kuvuswa kunamandla. 44 Kuhlwanyelwa kungumzimba wemvelo, kuvuswa kungumzimba womoya. Uma ukhona umzimba wemvelo, ukhona nowomoya. 45 Kanjalo futhi kulotshiwe ukuthi umuntu wokuqala u-Adamu waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo; u-Adamu wokugcina waba ngumoya ophilisayo. 46 Kepha okokuqala akusikho okomoya kodwa okwemvelo; bese kuba ngokomoya. 47 Umuntu wokuqala wavela emhlabeni, engowenhlabathi; umuntu wesibili uvela ezulwini. 48 Njengokuba enjalo owayengowenhlabathi, banjalo nalabo abangabenhlabathi; nanjengokuba enjalo ongowasezulwini, banjalo nabo abangabasezulwini. 49 Futhi njengokuba besinesimo songowenhlabathi, siyakuba nesimo songowasezulwini futhi. 50 Kepha ngisho lokhu, bazalwane, ukuthi inyama negazi akunakulidla ifa elingumbuso kaNkulunkulu; nokubola akulidli ifa elingukungaboli. 51 Bhekani, ngiyanitshela imfihlakalo; asiyikulala sonke, kepha siyakuguqulwa sonke, 52 ngesikhashanyana, ngokuphazima kweso, ngecilongo lokugcina; ngokuba icilongo liyakukhala, abafileyo bavuswe bengenakubola, thina siguqulwe. 53 Ngokuba lokhu okubolayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungafi. 54 Kepha nxa lokhu okubolayo sekwembethe ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo sekwembethe ukungafi, kuzakugcwaliseka izwi elilotshiweyo lokuthi: “Ukufa kugingiwe kwaba ngukunqoba.” 55 “Kufa, kuphi ukunqoba kwakho na? Kufa, luphi udosi lwakho na?” 56 Udosi lokufa yisono; amandla esono ngumthetho. 57 Kepha makabongwe uNkulunkulu osinika ukunqoba ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. 58 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, yibani ngabagxilile, abangaxegiyo, abavame njalo emsebenzini weNkosi, nazi ukuthi ukusebenza kwenu akusilo ize eNkosini.
1 Maqondana nomnikelo obuthelwa abangcwele, njengalokho ngayala amabandla aseGalathiya, yenzani kanjalo nani. 2 Ngosuku lokuqala lweviki akube yilowo nalowo azibekelele eqongelela njengenhlanhla yakhe, ukuze kuthi nxa ngifika, kungabi yikhathi kwenziwa umnikelo. 3 Ekufikeni kwami labo enibakhethayo ngizakubathuma, bephethe izincwadi, ukuba bayise izipho zenu zothando eJerusalema; 4 uma kufanele ukuba nami ngihambe, bayakuhamba kanye nami. 5 Kepha ngiyakuza kini, nxa sengidabulile iMakedoniya; ngokuba ngiyakudabula iMakedoniya; 6 kepha ngingahle ngihlale isikhathi kini, noma ngidlulise nobusika, ukuze ningiqhube lapho ngisuka ngiya khona. 7 Ngokuba angizukunibona manje nxa ngidlula; ngokuba ngithemba ukuhlala kini isikhathi, uma iNkosi ivuma. 8 Kepha ngizakuhlala e-Efesu, kuze kufike iPhentekoste; 9 ngokuba ngivulelwe umnyango omkhulu wethuba lokusebenza; nabamelene nami baningi. 10 Kepha nxa kufika uThimothewu, anobheka ukuba ahlale kini engenalo uvalo, ngokuba usebenza umsebenzi weNkosi njengami; 11 ngakho makungabikho omdelelayo. Nize nimphelekezele endleleni ngokuthula ukuba eze kimi, ngokuba ngimbhekile kanye nabazalwane. 12 Maqondana nomzalwane u-Apholo, ngamncenga kakhulu ukuba eze kini kanye nabazalwane; kepha kwakungesiyo intando yakhe neze ukuba eze manje; kodwa uyakuza nxa enethuba. 13 Lindani nigxile ekukholweni, nibe ngamadoda, nibe namandla. 14 Konke enikwenzayo akwenziwe ngothando. 15 Ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, niyayazi indlu kaStefana ukuthi ingulibo lwase-Akhaya nokuthi bazimisele ukukhonza abangcwele 16 ukuba nibathobele abanjalo nabo bonke abasebenzisana nabo bekhandleka. 17 Ngiyathokoza ngokufika kukaStefana noFortunatu no-Akhayiku, ngokuba bakufezile obekusilele ngakini. 18 Ngokuba bawuhlumelele umoya wami nowenu; ngakho baziseni abanjalo. 19 Amabandla ase-Asiya ayakhonza kini. O-Akwila noPriska bakhonza kakhulu kini eNkosini, kanye nebandla elisendlini yabo. 20 Abazalwane bonke bayakhonza kini. Bingelelanani ngokwanga okungcwele. 21 Nakhu ukukhonza kwami mina Pawulu ngesandla sami. 22 Uma umuntu engayithandi iNkosi, makabe ngoqalekisiweyo. Woza, Nkosi! 23 Umusa weNkosi uJesu mawube nani. 24 Uthando lwami alube nani nonke kuKristu Jesu.
1 UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, noThimothewu umzalwane kulo ibandla likaNkulunkulu eliseKorinte nakubo abangcwele bonke abakulo lonke lase-Akhaya: 2 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. 3 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu noYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uYise wobubele, uNkulunkulu wenduduzo yonke, 4 osiduduza osizini lwethu lonke, ukuze nathi sibe namandla okududuza abasosizini, nolunjani, ngenduduzo esiduduzwa ngayo nathi nguNkulunkulu. 5 Ngokuba njengalokho izinhlupheko zikaKristu zivamile kithi, kanjalo nokududuzeka kwethu kuvamile ngoKristu. 6 Kepha noma sikhathazeka, kungenxa yokududuzwa nokusindiswa kwenu, noma siduduzeka, kungenxa yokududuzwa kwenu okusebenza ukukhuthazela ezinhluphekweni zona lezi esihlupheka ngazo nathi. 7 Nethemba lethu ngani liqinile, sazi ukuthi njengalokhu ningabahlanganyeli bezinhlupheko, kanjalo ningabahlanganyeli nabenduduzo. 8 Ngokuba asithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningazi ngosizi lwethu olwasehlela e-Asiya ukuthi sasindwa kakhulu impela ngaphezu kwamandla ethu, saze salahlekelwa nayithemba lokuphila. 9 Yebo, thina ngokwethu sasizizwele ukuthi sinqunyelwe ukufa, ukuze singazethembi thina, kodwa sethembe uNkulunkulu ovusa abafileyo, 10 owasihlangulisa ekufeni okungaka noyakusihlangulisa, esethemba kuye ukuthi usayakusihlangulisa. 11 Nani nisizana nathi ngokusinxusela, ukuze umusa esiwuphiweyo ngokucela kwabaningi siwubongelwe ngabaningi. 12 Ngokuba ukuzibonga kwethu yilokhu, okungubufakazi bukanembeza wethu, ukuthi sahamba ezweni kakhulu maqondana nani ngobungcwele nangobuqotho bukaNkulunkulu, kungengokuhlakanipha kwenyama kodwa ngomusa kaNkulunkulu. 13 Ngokuba asinilobeli okunye, kuphela lokho enikufundayo nenikuqonda kahle; ngiyethemba futhi ukuthi niyakukuqonda kahle kuze kube sekugcineni, 14 njengalokho nisiqondile okwenxenye ukuthi siyiqholo lenu, njengalokhu nani ningelethu ngosuku lweNkosi yethu uJesu. 15 Nginalelo themba ngangifuna ukuza kini kuqala, ukuze nithole umusa ngokwesibili, 16 ngidlule ngakini, ngiye eMakedoniya, ngibuye ngize kini sengivela eMakedoniya, ngiphelekezelwe yinina sengiya eJudiya. 17 Pho-ke, bengidlala nje ngisahlose lokho na? Lokho engikuhlosayo ngikuhlosa ngokwenyama yini, ukuze kimina kube nguyebo yebo, kanye noqhabo qhabo, na? 18 Kepha njengokuba uNkulunkulu ethembekile, nezwi lethu kini alisiye uyebo kanye noqhabo. 19 Ngokuba iNdodana kaNkulunkulu uKristu Jesu owashunyayelwa kini yithina, mina, noSilvanu, noThimothewu, wayengesiye uyebo kanye noqhabo, kepha kuyena kunguyebo. 20 Ngokuba noma izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu ziziningi kangakanani, kuyena zinguyebo, ngakho-ke ngaye zingu-Amen futhi, kudunyiswe uNkulunkulu ngathi. 21 Kepha osiqinisayo kanye nani kuKristu, nowasigcobayo, nguNkulunkulu, 22 owasibeka nophawu nowasipha isibambiso esinguMoya ezinhliziyweni zethu. 23 Kepha mina ngibiza uNkulunkulu abe ngufakazi emphefumulweni wami ukuthi ngenziwa ukuniphephisa ukuba ngingaphindanga ngize eKorinte, 24 kungesikho ukuthi siyabusa phezu kokukholwa kwenu, kodwa siyizisebenzi zokuthokoza kwenu kanye nani, ngokuba nimi ekukholweni.
1 Kepha ngazimisela lokhu nami ngokwami ukuthi angisayikuza kini nginokudabuka. 2 Ngokuba uma mina nginidabukisa, pho, ngubani ongithokozisayo, uma kungesiye odabukiswa yimi, na? 3 Ngakuloba khona lokho, funa kuthi ekufikeni kwami ngithole ukudabuka ngalabo ebengifanele ukuthokoza ngabo, nginethemba ngani nonke ukuthi okwami ukuthokoza kungokwenu nonke. 4 Ngokuba ngosizi olukhulu nangobuhlungu benhliziyo nganilobela nginezinyembezi eziningi, kungabi ngukuba nidabukiswe, kodwa ukuze nazi uthando enginithanda kakhulu ngalo. 5 Kepha uma kukhona odabukisileyo, akangidabukisanga mina, kodwa, ukuze ngingeqisi, ngokwenxenye unidabukisile nonke. 6 Kumanele onjalo lokho kujeziswa ajeziswa ngakho ngabaningi; 7 kepha okungcono kunalokho, nimthethelele, nimduduze, funa onjalo ahlulwe ngukudabuka okukhulu. 8 Ngalokho ngiyanincenga ukuba nimphathe ngothando; 9 ngokuba ngaloba futhi ngenxa yalokho, ukuze ngokuhlolwa kwenu ngazi ukuba ningabalalelayo ezintweni zonke yini. 10 Kepha lowo enimthethelela utho, nami ngiyamthethelela ngokuba lokho esengikuthethelele, uma kukhona into engiyithetheleleyo, ngikuthethelela ngenxa yenu phambi kobuso bukaKristu, 11 ukuze singehlulwa nguSathane; ngokuba asisibo abangawazi amacebo akhe. 12 Kepha mhla ngifika eTrowa ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli likaKristu, ngivulelwe umnyango eNkosini, 13 angibanga nakuthula emoyeni wami, ngokuba ngingamfumananga uThithu umzalwane wami, kodwa ngavalelisa kubo, ngaya eMakedoniya. 14 Kodwa makabongwe uNkulunkulu osihola njalo odwendweni lokunqoba kuKristu nobonakalisa ngathi iphunga lokwazi kwakhe ezindaweni zonke; 15 ngokuba siyiphunga elimnandi likaKristu kuNkulunkulu kubo abasindiswayo nakubo abalahlwayo, 16 kulaba siyiphunga lokufa kube ngukufa, kodwa kulabo siyiphunga lokuphila kube ngukuphila. Ngubani ongangalokho na? 17 Ngokuba asinjengabaningi abonakalisa izwi likaNkulunkulu ngenxa yenzuzo, kodwa njengabaqotho, njengabavela kuNkulunkulu sikhuluma phambi kukaNkulunkulu sikuKristu.
1 Sesiqala futhi ukuzincoma na? Kumbe siyadinga yini njengabanye izincwadi zokusincoma eziza kini noma ezivela kini na? 2 Nina niyincwadi yethu elotshwe ezinhliziyweni zethu, eyaziwa ifundwa ngabantu bonke, 3 nibonakala ukuthi niyincwadi kaKristu eyenziwe ngokukhonza kwethu, ilotshiwe kungengoyinki kodwa ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, kungabi sezibhebheni zamatshe kodwa ezibhebheni eziyizinhliziyo zenyama. 4 Kepha sinethemba elinjalo ngoKristu kuNkulunkulu, 5 kungesikho ukuthi singaba namandla ngokwethu okucabanga ngotho ukuthi luvela kithi, kodwa amandla ethu avela kuNkulunkulu, 6 oyena futhi osenzela amandla okuba yizikhonzi zesivumelwano esisha, singesiso esegama kodwa esikaMoya; ngokuba igama liyabulala, kodwa uMoya uyaphilisa. 7 Kepha uma inkonzo yokufa, enamagama aqoshiwe ematsheni, yafika inenkazimulo, ngangokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babengenakubuka ubuso bukaMose ngenxa yenkazimulo yobuso bakhe eyayingephelayo, 8 pho, inkonzo kaMoya ayiyikuba nenkazimulo kakhulu kunayo na? 9 Ngokuba uma inkonzo yokulahlwa ibinenkazimulo, ikakhulu inkonzo yokulunga inenkazimulo enkulu kakhulu. 10 Ngokuba nalokho okwakhazimuliswayo kwakungenankazimulo, uma kulinganiswa nenkazimulo lena edluleleyo. 11 Ngokuba uma lokho obekuzakuphela kwaba nenkazimulo, ikakhulu okumiyo njalo kunenkazimulo. 12 Ngakho-ke, lokhu sinethemba elinjalo, sinesibindi sonke, 13 asenzi njengoMose owamboza ubuso bakhe ngendwangu, ukuze abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bangakubuki ukugcina kwalokho obekuzakuphela. 14 Kodwa ingqondo yabo yaba lukhuni. Ngokuba kuze kube sosukwini lwanamuhla, nxa kufundwa isivumelwano esidala, leyo ndwangu isahlezi ingambuliwe, ngokuba iyapheliswa kuKristu; 15 yebo, kuze kube namuhla, nxa kufundwa uMose, indwangu isayimbozile inhliziyo yabo; 16 kepha nxa iphendukela eNkosini, indwangu iyasuswa. 17 INkosi inguye uMoya; kepha lapho uMoya weNkosi ekhona, kukhona inkululeko. 18 Kepha thina sonke esibuka ngobuso obambuliwe inkazimulo yeNkosi njengasesibukweni siyaguqulwa, sibe njengalowo mfanekiso ngokuya enkazimulweni, njengalokhu kumi ngeNkosi enguMoya.
1 Ngakho lokhu sinale nkonzo, njengokuba sahawukelwa, asidangali, 2 kodwa sizilahlile izinto ezifihliwe zehlazo, asihambi ngobuqili, asiliphambanisi izwi likaNkulunkulu, kepha ngokuveza obala iqiniso sizincoma kunembeza wabantu bonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 3 Kepha uma ivangeli lethu lifihlakele, lifihlakele kwabalahlwayo, 4 okukubona abangakholwa unkulunkulu waleli zwe uphuphuthekisile ingqondo yabo, ukuze kungasi kubo ukukhanya kwevangeli lenkazimulo kaKristu ongumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. 5 Ngokuba asizishumayeli thina, kodwa sishumayela uKristu Jesu eyiNkosi nokuthi siyizikhonzi zenu ngenxa kaJesu. 6 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu owathi: “Akuvele ukukhanya ebumnyameni, kukhanye,” nguyena owakhanyisa ezinhliziyweni zethu ukuba kukhanye ukwazi inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ebusweni bukaKristu. 7 Kepha le ngcebo sinayo ezitsheni zebumba, ukuze ubukhulu bamandla obukhulu kakhulu bube ngobukaNkulunkulu, bungabi ngobuvela kithi. 8 Siyacindezelwa nxazonke, kodwa asinyinyekile; siyaxakeka, kodwa asidikibali; 9 siyazingelwa, kodwa asidelwa; siwiswa phansi, kodwa asibhujiswa; 10 sithwele njalonjalo emzimbeni wethu ukufa kukaJesu, ukuze nokuphila kukaJesu kubonakaliswe emzimbeni wethu. 11 Ngokuba sisaphila sinikelwa njalo ekufeni ngenxa kaJesu, ukuze nokuphila kukaJesu kubonakaliswe enyameni yethu efayo. 12 Kanjalo kusebenza ukufa kithina, kepha kinina ukuphila. 13 Lokhu sinawo lo moya wokukholwa, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Ngakholwa, ngakho ngakhuluma,” nathi siyakholwa, ngakho-ke siyakhuluma, 14 sazi ukuthi yena owavusa iNkosi uJesu uyakusivusa nathi kanye noJesu, asethule kanye nani. 15 Ngokuba konke kwenziwa ngenxa yenu, ukuze umusa ngokwandiswa kubo abaningi uvamise ukubonga, kube ludumo kuNkulunkulu. 16 Ngakho asidangali, kodwa noma kubhubha umuntu wethu wangaphandle, owangaphakathi wenziwa musha imihla ngemihla. 17 Ngokuba usizi lwethu olululana olungolomzuzwana luyasisebenzela isilinganiso esikhulu kakhulu senkazimulo emiyo phakade, 18 thina esingabheki okubonwayo kodwa okungabonwayo; ngokuba okubonwayo kungokwesikhashana, kepha okungabonwayo kungokwaphakade.
1 Ngokuba siyazi ukuthi uma indlu yethu yasemhlabeni eyidokodo idilizwa, sinesakhiwo esivela kuNkulunkulu, indlu engenziwanga ngezandla, eyaphakade, esezulwini. 2 Ngenxa yalokho siyabubula, silangazelela ukwelakanyiswa ngendlu yethu yasezulwini, 3 ngokuba sembethe yona, asiyikufunyanwa sihamba ze. 4 Ngokuba thina esisekhona kuleli dokodo sibubula, sisindwa, ngokuba asithandi ukwambulwa kodwa ukwelakanyiswa, ukuze okufayo kugingwe ngukuphila. 5 Kepha owasenzela khona lokho nguNkulunkulu owasipha isibambiso esinguMoya. 6 Ngakho simi isibindi ngesikhathi sonke, sazi ukuthi, nxa ikhaya lethu lise semzimbeni, sahlukene nekhaya eliseNkosini; 7 ngokuba sihamba ngokukholwa, asihambi ngokubona; 8 simi isibindi, singathanda kakhulu ukwahlukana nekhaya elisemzimbeni, sihlale ekhaya eliseNkosini. 9 Ngalokho futhi, noma sisekhaya noma sahlukene nalo, sihlose ukuba sibe ngabathandeka kuye. 10 Ngokuba thina sonke simelwe ukubonakaliswa phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKristu, ukuze yilowo nalowo amukele njengalokho akwenzileyo esesemzimbeni, noma okuhle noma okubi. 11 Ngakho lokhu sikwazi ukwesaba iNkosi, siyabancenga abantu; kepha sibonakalisiwe kuNkulunkulu; ngiyethemba ukuthi nakuye unembeza wenu sibonakalisiwe. 12 Asizincomi futhi kini, kodwa sininika ithuba lokuzibonga ngathi, ukuze nibe nakho okokuphendula abazibongayo ngokusemehlweni kungesikho okusenhliziyweni. 13 Ngokuba noma sigcwaneka, kungenxa kaNkulunkulu; noma sisangulukile, kungenxa yenu. 14 Ngokuba uthando lukaKristu luyasiqhubezela, sikubona lokhu ukuthi munye owafela bonke; ngakho-ke bonke sebafa; 15 wafela bonke, ukuze abaphilayo bangabe besaziphilela bona, kodwa baphilele yena owabafelayo, wabuye wavuka. 16 Kanjalo thina asisayikwazi umuntu ngokwenyama; nokuba besimazi uKristu ngokwenyama, nokho manje asisamazi. 17 Kanjalo uma umuntu ekuKristu, uyisidalwa esisha; okwakuqala kudlulile; bheka, sekuvele okusha. 18 Kepha konke kuvela kuNkulunkulu owenza ukuba sibuyisane naye ngoKristu, wasinika inkonzo yokubuyisana, 19 ngokuba uNkulunkulu ekuKristu wenza ukuba izwe libuyisane naye, engababaleli iziphambeko zabo, ebeka kithi izwi lokubuyisana. 20 Ngakho singamanxusa kaKristu ngokungathi uNkulunkulu unxusa ngathi; siyanincenga esikhundleni sikaKristu, sithi: “Buyisanani noNkulunkulu.” 21 Ongasazanga isono wamenza isono ngenxa yethu, ukuze kuyena senziwe sibe ngukulunga kukaNkulunkulu.
1 Kepha thina esisebenza kanye naye siyanincenga ukuba ningawamukeleli ize umusa kaNkulunkulu — 2 ngokuba uthi: “Ngesikhathi esihle ngikuzwile, nangosuku lwensindiso ngakuhlangulisa;” bheka, manje kuyisikhathi esihle kakhulu; bheka, manje kulusuku lwensindiso; — 3 asibekeli muntu nasinye isikhubekiso nangokukodwa, funa inkonzo yethu isolwe, 4 kepha kukho konke sizibonakalisa njengezikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu ekubekezeleni okukhulu, nasosizini, nasekusweleni, nasekubandezekeni, 5 nasekushayweni, nasekuboshweni, naseziyaluyalwini, nasekukhandlekeni, nasekuqwasheni, nasekuzileni ukudla, 6 nangenhlanzeko, nangokwazi, nangokubekezela, nangobumnene, nangoMoya oNgcwele, nangothando olungazenzisi, 7 nangezwi leqiniso, nangamandla kaNkulunkulu, nangezikhali zokulunga zesokunene nezesokhohlo, 8 ngodumo nangehlazo, ngokuhletshwa nangokutuswa, njengabakhohlisi kanti singabeqiniso, 9 njengabangaziwayo kanti saziwa kakhulu, njengabafayo kanti bheka, siyaphila, njengabalaywayo kanti asibulawa, 10 njengabadabukileyo kepha siyathokoza njalo, njengabampofu kepha sicebisa abaningi, njengabangenalutho kanti sinakho konke. 11 Umlomo wethu uvulekele ngakini nina baseKorinte, inhliziyo yethu yanulekile; 12 aninyinyekile kithi, kodwa ninyinyekile ezinhliziyweni zenu; 13 kepha ukuze kube khona ukwenanana, ngikhuluma njengakubantwana, yanulekani nani. 14 Maningaboshelwa ejokeni linye nabangakholwayo, ngokuba kunakuhlanganyela kuni ukulunga nokungalungi na? Kunabudlelwane buni ukukhanya nobumnyama na? 15 Unakuzwana kuni uKristu noBeliyali na? Unasabelo sini okholwayo nongakholwayo na? 16 Linakuvumelana kuni ithempeli likaNkulunkulu nezithombe na? Ngokuba thina siyithempeli likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, njengokuba washo uNkulunkulu ukuthi: “Ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabo, ngihambe phakathi kwabo; ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.” 17 “Ngakho-ke phumani phakathi kwabo, nahlukane nabo, isho iNkosi; ningathinti okungcolileyo; khona ngiyakunamukela, 18 ngibe nguYihlo kini, nina nibe ngamadodana namadodakazi kimi, isho iNkosi uSomandla.”
1 Lokhu sinalezo zithembiso, bathandwa, masizihlambulule ekungcoleni konke kwenyama nokomoya, siphelelise ubungcwele ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu. 2 Sivuleleni indawo ezinhliziyweni zenu; asonanga muntu, asonakalisanga muntu, asidlanga muntu. 3 Angikusho ngokunilahla; ngokuba ngasho ngaphambili ukuthi nisezinhliziyweni zethu ukuba sife kanye nani, siphile kanye nani. 4 Nginesibindi esikhulu ngani, nginokuzibonga okukhulu ngani; ngigcwele induduzo, nginentokozo enkulu kakhulu phezu kosizi lonke esinalo. 5 Ngokuba nasekufikeni kwethu eMakedoniya inyama yethu ayibanga nakuphumula, kodwa sakhathazeka nxazonke; ngaphandle kwakukhona ukulwa, ngaphakathi ukwesaba. 6 Nokho uNkulunkulu oduduza abadanileyo usiduduzile thina ngokufika kukaThithu, 7 kungabi ngokufika kwakhe kuphela, kodwa nangenduduzo aduduzwa ngayo ngani, esilandisa ngokungilangazelela kwenu, nangokungililela kwenu, nangokungishisekela kwenu, ngaze ngathokoza kakhulu. 8 Nakuba nganidabukisa ngencwadi yami, angizisoli; nakuba ngangizisola — ngiyabona ukuthi leyo ncwadi yanidabukisa noma kwaba yisikhathi nje — 9 manje ngiyathokoza, kungengokuba nadabukiswa, kodwa ngokuba nadabukiswa kwaba ngukuphenduka; ngokuba nadabukiswa ngokukaNkulunkulu, ukuze ningalahlekelwa lutho ngathi. 10 Ngokuba ukudabuka okuya ngokukaNkulunkulu kuveza ukuphenduka angezisole ngakho umuntu, kube ngukusindiswa, kepha ukudabuka okuya ngokwezwe kuveza ukufa. 11 Ngokuba bhekani, khona lokho kudabukiswa kwenu ngokukaNkulunkulu kwaveza kini ukukhuthala okungaka, yebo, nokuziphendulela, nokuthukuthela, nokwesaba, nokulangazela, nokushiseka, nokuphindisela. Kukho konke nazibonakalisa ukuthi nimhlophe kule ndaba. 12 Ngakho nakuba nganilobela, angilobanga ngenxa yowonileyo nokuba ngenxa yowoniweyo kodwa ukuze ukukhuthala kwenu ngenxa yethu kubonakaliswe kini phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 13 Ngalokho siduduzekile. Nasekududuzekeni kwethu sathokoza impela, ikakhulu ngokuthokoza kukaThithu, ngokuba umoya wakhe uhlunyelelwe yinina nonke; 14 ngokuba uma ngake ngazincoma ngento kuyena ngani, angijabhiswanga; kepha njengokuba konke esakukhuluma kini kwakuyiqiniso, kanjalo nokuzibonga kwethu kuThithu kwaba yiqiniso. 15 Yebo, isihe sakhe sivamile kakhulu ngakini, lapho ekhumbula ukulalela kwenu nonke ukuthi namamukela ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela. 16 Ngiyathokoza, ngokuba ezintweni zonke nginethemba ngani.
1 Kepha siyanazisa, bazalwane, ngomusa kaNkulunkulu awuphiweyo amabandla aseMakedoniya 2 ukuthi ekuvivinyweni okukhulu kosizi ukuthokoza kwawo okuvamileyo nobumpofu bawo obukhulu kwenza ukuba avame kakhulu ekuphaneni okupheleleyo; 3 ngokuba ngokwawo anikela njengamandla awo, yebo, ngiyafakaza ngithi, nangaphezu kwamandla awo; 4 asinxusa kakhulu ecela umusa wokuhlanganyela ekukhonzeni abangcwele; 5 futhi akubanga njengokwethemba kwethu kuphela, kepha bazinikela bona uqobo kuqala eNkosini nakithi futhi ngentando kaNkulunkulu, 6 saze samncenga uThithu ukuba, njengalokho wayeseqalile ngaphambili, kanjalo afeze futhi kini lowo msebenzi womusa. 7 Kepha njengalokho nivamile kukho konke: ukukholwa, namazwi, nokwazi, nokukhuthala konke, nothando enisithanda ngalo, manivame nakuwo lowo msebenzi womusa. 8 Angikusho njengomyalo, kodwa ukuze ngokukhuthala kwabanye ngivivinye ubuqotho bothando lwenu; 9 ngokuba niyawazi umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ukuthi, nakuba ecebile, waba mpofu ngenxa yenu, ukuze ngobumpofu bakhe nicebe nina. 10 Kulokhu nginitshela ukubona kwami; ngokuba lokhu kulungele nina enaqala nyakenye, kungekwenza kuphela kepha nokuthanda; 11 kepha manje fezani nokwenza, ukuze njengalokho kwaba khona inhliziyo ethandayo, kanjalo kube khona nokufeza njengeninakho. 12 Ngokuba uma uthando lukhona, kwamukeleka njengalokho umuntu anakho, kungenjengalokho angenakho. 13 Ngokuba angikusho lokhu ukuba abanye bakhululeke, nina nikhathazeke, kodwa kube ngokulinganayo, 14 ukuze kuthi ngalesi sikhathi inala yenu isize bona ekusweleni kwabo ukuba nenala yabo isize nina ekusweleni kwenu, kube khona ukulingana, 15 njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kowaba nokuningi kakusalanga, nowaba nokuncane kantulanga.” 16 Kepha makabongwe uNkulunkulu obeka enhliziyweni kaThithu le nkuthalo ngani, 17 ngokuba wamukela umyalo wethu, kepha naye ekhuthele kakhulu waphuma eza kini ngokuzithandela. 18 Sithumele kanye naye umzalwane oludumo lwakhe ngevangeli lwandile kuwo onke amabandla, 19 kungesikho lokho kuphela, kodwa ukhethiwe futhi yiwo amabandla ukuba ahambisane nathi ngendaba yalo mnikelo osetshenzwe yithi, kube ludumo kuyo iNkosi, kubonakalise ukukhuthala kwethu, 20 sigwemele lokhu ukuthi kungaba khona osisolayo ngalesi sipho esikhulu esisetshenzwe yithi; 21 ngokuba sinakekela okuhle, kungesemehlweni eNkosi kuphela kodwa nasemehlweni abantu. 22 Kepha sithumele kanye nabo umzalwane wethu esimfumene kaningi ekhuthele ezintweni eziningi, kepha manje ukhuthele kakhulu ngenxa yokunethemba kwakhe okukhulu. 23 Uma kubuzwa ngoThithu, yena ungumhlanganyeli nesisebenzi kanye nami kini; noma kubuzwa ngabazalwane bethu, bayizithunywa zamabandla, bayinkazimulo kaKristu. 24 Ngakho manibonakalise kubo phambi kwamabandla ubufakazi bothando lwenu nokuzincoma kwethu ngani.
1 Ngokuba maqondana nokukhonza abangcwele akuswelekile ukuba nginilobele, 2 ngokuba ngiyalwazi uthando lwenu engizincoma ngalo ngani kwabaseMakedoniya, uma ngithi i-Akhaya lase lizilungisele kwanyakenye nokuthi ukushisekela kwenu kuvusile iningi labo. 3 Kepha ngithumile abazalwane ukuba ukuzincoma kwethu ngani kungenziwa ize maqondana nalokhu, ukuze kuthi njengokusho kwami nibe senilungisele, 4 funa uma ngabe kufika kanye nami abaseMakedoniya, banifumane ningakabi nilungisele, sijabhe thina — singasaniphathi nina — ngaleli themba. 5 Ngalokho-ke bengithi kudingeka ukuba ngincenge abazalwane ukuba bandulele ukuza kini, balungisele ngaphambili isipho senu esathenjiswa ngaphambili, sona sihlale silungisiwe, sibe njengesesibusiso, singabi njengesokuncishana. 6 Kepha nakhu: ohlwanyela ingcosana uyakuvuna ingcosana, nohlwanyela kakhulu uyakuvuna kakhulu. 7 Yilowo nalowo anikele njengalokho azikhethele khona enhliziyweni, kungabi ngokudabuka nangokucindezelwa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyamthanda onikelayo ethokoza. 8 Kepha uNkulunkulu unamandla okunipha umusa wonke uvame, ukuze kuthi ninokwanela konke ezintweni zonke ngezikhathi zonke, nivame imisebenzi yonke emihle, 9 njengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Wahlaphaza, wapha abampofu; ukulunga kwakhe kuhlala kuze kube phakade.” 10 Kepha yena onika ohlwanyelayo inhlwanyelo nesinkwa sokudliwa uyakulungisela evise imbewu yenu, andise izithelo zokulunga kwenu, 11 ukuze ezintweni zonke nicetshiswe kukho ukuphana konke okuveza ngathi ukubonga uNkulunkulu. 12 Ngokuba ukukhonza ngale nkonzo akuqedi kuphela ukuswela kwabangcwele, kepha futhi kuvamisa kakhulu ukumbonga uNkulunkulu ngabaningi, 13 lokhu ngokuvivinyeka kwale nkonzo badumisa uNkulunkulu ngenxa yokulalela kokuvuma kwenu ivangeli likaKristu nangenxa yobuqotho bobudlelwane benu nabo, yebo, nabo bonke, 14 banilangazelele futhi ngokunikhulekela ngenxa yomusa omkhulu kakhulu kaNkulunkulu okini. 15 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu ngenxa yesipho sakhe esingakhulumekiyo.
1 Kepha mina Pawulu uqobo ngiyanincenga ngobumnene nangokuva kukaKristu, mina engithobile phambi kwenu nxa ngikhona, kepha nginesibindi kini nxa ngingekho, 2 ngiyacela ukuba, nxa ngikhona, kungasweleki ukuba ngibasukele ngesibindi engiqonde ukuba naso kwabanye abasho ngathi ukuthi sihamba ngokwenyama. 3 Ngokuba noma sihamba sisenyameni kasilwi ngokwenyama, 4 ngokuba izikhali zethu zokulwa kasizo ezenyama, kodwa ngaye uNkulunkulu zinamandla okubhidliza izinqaba, sichitha izizindlo, 5 nakho konke okudephileyo okuziphakamisela ukuthiyana nokumazi uNkulunkulu, namacebo onke siwathumbela ukumlalela uKristu; 6 futhi silungele ukujezisa ukungalaleli konke, nxa sekuphelele ukulalela kwenu. 7 Bhekani lokhu okuphambi kobuso. Uma umuntu ezethemba yena ukuthi ungokaKristu, makabuye aqonde lokhu ngokwakhe ukuthi, njengokuba yena engokaKristu, sinjalo nathi. 8 Ngokuba noma ngingaze ngizibonge ngaphezulwana ngamandla ethu eyasipha wona iNkosi ukuba nakhiwe kungengukuba nibhidlizwe, angiyikujabhiswa, 9 ukuze ngingabi njengokungathi benginethusa nje ngezincwadi. 10 Ngokuba izincwadi-ke bathi zinzima, zibukhali, kepha nxa ekhona ngomzimba, ubuthakathaka, ukukhuluma kwakhe kudelelekile. 11 Onjalo makaqonde lokhu ukuthi lokhu esiyikho ngamazwi ezincwadi nxa singekho, siyakuba yikho ngesenzo nxa sikhona. 12 Ngokuba asinasibindi sokuzilinganisa nokuzifanisa nabathile babo abazincomayo. Kodwa bona, nxa bezilinganisa ngezingqobo zabo, bezifanisa nezingqobo zabo, kaba namqondo. 13 Kepha thina asiyikuzibonga ngaphezu kokulinganisa, kodwa ngesilinganiso sendawo esiyisilinganiso asilinganisele sona uNkulunkulu, ukuze sifinyelele nakini. 14 Ngokuba asizeluli ngokweqisa ngokungathi asifinyeleli kini, ngokuba sifikile kwaze kwaba nakini ngevangeli likaKristu, 15 singazibongi ngemisebenzi yabanye ngaphezu kokulinganisa, kepha sinethemba lokuthi ngokukhula kokukholwa kwenu, siyakukhuliswa kakhulu impela kini endaweni yethu, 16 size sishumayele ivangeli nasezindaweni ezingaphambi kwakini, singazibongi ngezinto esezenziwe endaweni yomunye. 17 Kepha ozibongayo makazibonge eNkosini. 18 Ngokuba akusiye ozincomayo ovunywa abongwe, kepha yilowo iNkosi emncomayo.
1 Sengathi ningangibekezelela ebuwuleni obuyingcosana, yebo, ngibekezeleleni. 2 Ngokuba ngiyanishisekela ngokushisekela kukaNkulunkulu, ngokuba nganendisela endodeni eyodwa ukuba nginiyise kuKristu niyintombi emhlophe. 3 Kepha nginovalo lokuthi njengalokho inyoka yamkhohlisa u-Eva ngobuqili bayo, kanjalo izingqondo zenu mhlawumbe zingadukiswa, ziyeke ubuqotho nobumhlophe ngakuKristu. 4 Ngokuba uma kufika umuntu eshumayela omunye uJesu esingamshumayelanga, noma namukela omunye umoya eningawamukelanga, noma elinye ivangeli eningalamukelanga, nikubekezelela kakhulu. 5 Ngokuba ngithi angisilele ngalutho kubaphostoli abaqhamileyo kakhulu. 6 Noma ngiyibhimbi lokukhuluma, nokho angisilo ngokwazi; lokhu sikubonakalisile kinina ngezindlela zonke ezintweni zonke. 7 Kumbe ngonile yini ngokuzithoba ukuba niphakanyiswe nina, lokhu nganishumayeza ngesihle ivangeli likaNkulunkulu na? 8 Ngaphanga amanye amabandla, ngithatha iholo kuwo, ukuba ngikhonze nina; 9 nalapho ngikhona kini ngiswele, angibanga mthwalo kumuntu, ngokuba abazalwane abavela eMakedoniya bakuqeda ukuswela kwami; ezintweni zonke ngazilinda ukuba nginganisindi, futhi ngisezakuzilinda. 10 Njengalokhu iqiniso likaKristu likimi, angiyikwaphucwa lolo dumo ezigodini zase-Akhaya. 11 Ngani na? Ngokuba nginganithandi na? UNkulunkulu uyazi. 12 Kepha engikwenzayo ngizakukwenza futhi, ukuze ngibaphuce ithuba abafuna ithuba lokuba bafunyanwe benjengathi kulokho abazibonga ngakho. 13 Ngokuba abanjalo bangabaphostoli bamanga, izisebenzi ezikhohlisayo, beziguqula abaphostoli bakaKristu. 14 Akumangalisi, ngokuba uSathane uqobo uziguqula ingelosi yokukhanya. 15 Ngakho akuyinto enkulu, uma nezikhonzi zakhe ziziguqula izikhonzi zokulunga ezikuphela kwazo kuyakuba njengokwemisebenzi yazo. 16 Ngiyaphinda ngithi: Makungasho muntu ngami ukuthi ngiyisiwula; kepha noma kungaba njalo, nokho ngamukeleni njengesiwula, ukuze nami ngizibonge kancane. 17 Lokho engikushoyo ngalesi sibindi sokuzibonga, angikusho ngokweNkosi, kodwa ngikusho kungathi ngobuwula. 18 Lokhu abaningi bezibonga ngokwenyama, nami ngiyakuzibonga. 19 Ngokuba abayiziwula nibabekezelela ngenjabulo, lokhu ningabahlakaniphileyo, 20 ngokuba niyabekezela, uma umuntu enenza izigqila, uma enidla, uma enibamba, uma ezikhukhumeza, uma enishaya ebusweni. 21 Ngisho ngamahloni ukuthi kade sibuthakathaka. Kepha kulokho umuntu anesibindi ngakho — ngikhuluma ngobuwula — nami nginesibindi ngakho. 22 BangamaHeberu na? Nami. Bangaba-Israyeli na? Nami. Bayinzalo ka-Abrahama na? Nami. 23 Bayizikhonzi zikaKristu na? Ngikhulumisa okohlanya — ngiyiso kakhulu kunabo; ekukhandlekeni kakhulu kunabo, nasekuboshweni kaningi kunabo, nasekushayweni okukhulu impela, nasezingozini zokufa ngezikhathi eziningi. 24 KubaJuda ngathola kahlanu imivimbo, kushiywa munye emashumini amane; 25 ngashaywa kathathu ngezinduku, ngakhandwa kanye ngamatshe, kathathu ngalinyalelwa umkhumbi, ngaba semanzini olwandle ubusuku bunye nemini; 26 ngangisekuhambeni kaningi, nasezingozini zemifula, nasezingozini zabaphangi, nasezingozini kwabakithi, nasezingozini kwabezizwe, nasezingozini emzini, nasezingozini ehlane, nasezingozini elwandle, nasezingozini kubazalwane bamanga, 27 ngokukhandleka nangokukhathazeka, kaningi ngokuqwasha ebusuku, ngokulamba nangokoma, kaningi ngokuzila ukudla, nasemakhazeni nangokuhambaze; 28 ngaphandle kwezinye izinto kukhona okungicindezelayo imihla yonke: ukukhathalela onke amabandla. 29 Ngubani obuthakathaka ngingebuthakathaka nami na? Ngubani okhubekiswayo kungavuthi kimi na? 30 Uma ngimelwe ukuzibonga, ngiyakuzibonga ngobuthakathaka bami. 31 UNkulunkulu noYise weNkosi uJesu, obongekayo phakade naphakade, uyazi ukuthi angiqambi amanga. 32 EDamaseku induna yenkosi u-Aretha yalinda umuzi wamaDamaseku ukuba ingibambe; 33 ngehliswa efasiteleni ngesilulu ogangeni, ngaphepha ezandleni zayo.
1 Kumelwe ukuba ngizibonge noma kungasizi; kepha sengizakuphatha imibono nezambulo zeNkosi. 2 Ngiyamazi umuntu ekuKristu, sekuyiminyaka eyishumi nane — nakuba wayesemzimbeni angazi, nakuba wayengaphandle komzimba angazi, nguNkulunkulu owaziyo — onjalo wahlwithwa wayiswa kwelesithathu izulu. 3 Yebo, ngiyamazi umuntu onjalo — nakuba wayesemzimbeni, nakuba wayengekho emzimbeni, angazi, nguNkulunkulu owaziyo — 4 ukuthi wahlwithwa wayiswa eParadisi, wezwa amazwi angakhulumekiyo, okungavunyelwe ukuba umuntu awakhulume. 5 Ngonjalo ngizakuzibonga, kepha ngami uqobo angizukuzibonga, kuphela ngobuthakathaka bami. 6 Ngokuba noma bengingathanda ukuzibonga, bengingezukuba yisiwula; ngokuba bengizakube ngikhuluma iqiniso, kepha ngiyayeka, funa umuntu acabange ngami okungaphezu kwalokho angibona ngiyikho nakuzwayo kimi. 7 Ngalokho ukuze ngingaziphakamisi kakhulu ngobukhulu bezambulo, nganikwa iva enyameni, ingelosi kaSathane, ukuba ingimukule, ukuze ngingaziphakamisi kakhulu. 8 Ngayo-ke nganxusa iNkosi kathathu ukuba isuke kimi. 9 Yathi kimi: “Umusa wami ukwanele; ngokuba amandla ami apheleliswa ebuthakathakeni.” Ngakho kunalokho ngijabulela ukuzibonga ngobuthakathaka bami, ukuze amandla kaKristu ahlale phezu kwami. 10 Ngakho ngenamile ebuthakathakeni, nasekuphathweni kabi, nasekusweleni, nasekuzingelweni, nasekubandezekeni ngenxa kaKristu, ngokuba uma ngibuthakathaka, yikhona nginamandla. 11 Sengize ngaba yisiwula; nina ningiphoqile. Ngokuba mina kwakufanele ukuba nginconywe yinina. Ngokuba angisilele ngalutho kubaphostoli abaqhamileyo kakhulu, noma ngingento yalutho. 12 Impela izibonakaliso zobuphostoli zenziwe kini ngokukhuthazela konke, nangezibonakaliso, nangezimangaliso, nangemisebenzi yamandla. 13 Ngokuba nancishwani kunamanye amabandla, uma kungeyilokho ukuthi mina angibanga mthwalo kini na? Ngithetheleleni lelo cala. 14 Bhekani, sekungokwesithathu ngilungele ukuza kini; angiyikuba mthwalo kini, ngokuba angifuni okwenu, kodwa ngifuna nina. Ngokuba akubantwana abafanele ukuqongelela abazali, kodwa abazali baqongelela abantwana. 15 Kepha ngokujabula okukhulu ngiyakunikela konke, yebo, ngizinikele mina ngenxa yemiphefumulo yenu. Uma nginithanda kakhulu, kanti kuyilapho ngithandwa kancane na? 16 Kepha makube ngukuthi anginisindanga mina, kodwa lokhu ngiyisihlakaniphi, nganibamba ngobuqili. 17 Ngake nganiqilizela yini ngomunye walabo engabathumela kini na? 18 Nganxusa uThithu, ngathuma kanye naye umzalwane; uThithu wake waniqilizela na? Asihambanga ngamoya munye na? Nangamkhondo munye na? 19 Kade nicabanga ukuthi siyaziphendulela kini. Thina sikhuluma phambi kukaNkulunkulu sikuKristu; kepha konke, bathandwa, kwenzelwa ukwakhiwa kwenu. 20 Ngokuba nginovalo lokuthi ekufikeni kwami mhlawumbe ngizakunifumana ningenjengalokho engikuthandayo, nami ngifunyanwe yinina nginjengalokho eningakuthandiyo, mhlawumbe kube khona ukuphikisana, nomhawu, nokuthukuthela, nemibango, nenhlebo, nokuceba, nokukhukhumala, neziyaluyalu, 21 funa kuthi ekufikeni kwami futhi uNkulunkulu wami angithobise phambi kwenu, ngililele abaningi abakade bonile, bengaphendukanga kukho ukungcola nobufebe namanyala abakwenzileyo.
1 Lokhu kungokwesithathu ngiza kini. “Ngemilomo yawofakazi ababili nabathathu izindaba zonke ziyakuqiniswa.” 2 Besengishilo ngaphambili kulabo abakade bonile nakubo bonke abanye, nakalokhu ngisho ngaphambili — ngisho manje ngingekho, njengalokho ngasho ngikhona ngokwesibili — ukuthi nxa ngifika futhi, angiyikuyekethisa. 3 Ngokuba nifuna ubufakazi bokuthi kunguKristu okhulumayo kimi, yena ongebuthakathaka ngakini, kepha unamandla phakathi kwenu. 4 Ngokuba noma wabethelwa esiphambanweni ngobuthakathaka, nokho uyaphila ngamandla kaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba nathi sibuthakathaka kuye, kodwa sizakuphila kanye naye ngamandla kaNkulunkulu ngakini. 5 Zihloleni nina, nibone ukuba nisekukholweni yini, nizivivinye nina. Kanti anizazeli yini ukuthi uJesu Kristu ukinina? Uma kungenjalo, ningabokwaliwa. 6 Kepha ngiyethemba ukuthi nizakwazi ukuthi thina asisibo abokwaliwa. 7 Siyakhuleka kuNkulunkulu ukuba ningenzi lutho olubi, angisho ukuze sibonakale thina singabavunyiweyo kepha ukuba nina nikwenze okuhle, noma thina singaba njengabaliwayo. 8 Ngokuba asinamandla okwenza utho, uma simelana neqiniso, kuphela uma simela iqiniso. 9 Ngokuba siyajabula, nxa sibuthakathaka thina, nina-ke ninamandla; sikukhulekela nalokhu: ukupheleliswa kwenu. 10 Ngalokho ngiloba lezi zinto ngingekho, ukuze, nxa ngikhona, ngingenzi kabukhali ngokwamandla eyanginika wona iNkosi, kube ngawokwakha, kungabi ngawokubhidliza. 11 Elokugcina, bazalwane, thokozani, nipheleliswe, niduduzwe, nibe nhliziyonye, nibe nokuthula; khona uNkulunkulu wothando nokuthula uyakuba nani. 12 Bingelelanani ngokwanga okungcwele. 13 Abangcwele bonke bayakhonza kini. 14 Umusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu, nothando lukaNkulunkulu, nokuhlangana kukaMoya oNgcwele makube nani nonke. Amen.
1 UPawulu, umphostoli ongaveli kubantu noma ngomuntu, kodwa ngoJesu Kristu noNkulunkulu uYise owamvusa kwabafileyo, 2 nabazalwane bonke abanami kuwo amabandla aseGalathiya: 3 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu 4 owazinikela ngenxa yezono zethu, ukuze asophule kuleli zwe elibi lamanje ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu uBaba wethu; 5 makube kuye udumo kuze kube phakade. Amen. 6 Ngiyamangala ngokuba nimhlubuka masinya kangaka yena owanibizela emuseni kaKristu, niye kwelinye ivangeli, 7 elingesilo elinye, kuphela ukuba bakhona abanididayo, bethanda ukuphendukezela ivangeli likaKristu. 8 Kepha-ke noma kungaba yithina noma ingelosi evela ezulwini enishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene nalelo esanishumayeza lona, makabe ngoqalekisiweyo. 9 Njengalokho sesishilo, ngisaphinda nakalokhu, ngithi: Uma umuntu enishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene nalelo enalamukelayo, makabe ngoqalekisiweyo. 10 Ngokuba manje ngizincengela kubantu noma kuNkulunkulu na? Kukho, ngifuna ukuzikholekisa kubantu yini? Uma bengisazikholekisa kubantu, kungaba angisiyo inceku kaKristu. 11 Ngokuba ngiyanazisa, bazalwane, ukuba ivangeli elishunyayelwe yimina alisilo elingokwabantu. 12 Ngokuba nami angilamukeliswanga ngumuntu, futhi angilifundiswanga, kepha ngilithole ngokwambulelwa nguJesu Kristu. 13 Nizwile phela lokhu ngenkambo yami yakuqala ebuJudeni ukuthi ngalizingela kakhulu ibandla likaNkulunkulu, ngalichitha, 14 futhi ebuJudeni ngabadlula abaningi abayintanga yami kwabakithi, ngishisekela kakhulu kunabo amasiko awokhokho. 15 Kepha-ke mhla kwaba kuhle kuNkulunkulu owangahlukanisela kwasesiswini sikamame, wangibiza ngomusa wakhe 16 ukuba ayambule iNdodana yakhe kimi, ukuze ngiyishumayele phakathi kwabezizwe, khona lapho angibuzananga nenyama negazi, 17 futhi angenyukelanga eJerusalema kubona ababe ngabaphostoli ngaphambi kwami, kodwa ngamuka ngaya e-Arabiya, ngaphinda ngabuyela eDamaseku. 18 Kwathi emva kweminyaka emithathu ngenyukela eJerusalema ukubona uKhefase; ngahlala kuye izinsuku eziyishumi nanhlanu. 19 Kepha angibonanga omunye wabaphostoli, kuphela uJakobe umnawe weNkosi. 20 Kulokhu-ke enginilobela khona bhekani, phambi kukaNkulunkulu, angiqambi amanga. 21 Emva kwalokho ngeza emazweni aseSiriya naseKhilikhiya. 22 Ngangisengongaziwayo ngobuso emabandleni aseJudiya akuKristu, 23 abesezwile nje ukuthi: “Lowo okade esizingela useshumayela ukukholwa akade ekuchitha.” 24 Ayesedumisa uNkulunkulu ngami.
1 Kwathi emva kweminyaka eyishumi nane ngabuye ngenyukela eJerusalema kanye noBarnaba, ngithatha noThithu futhi. 2 Kepha ngenyukela ngambulelwe; ngabalandisa ivangeli engilishumayela phakathi kwabezizwe, kepha phambi kwabadumileyo bebodwa, funa mhlawumbe kungaba ngukuthi ngigijimela ize, noma sengagijimela ize. 3 Kepha ngisho noThithu owayenami engumGreki kaphoqwanga ukuba asoke. 4 Kepha kwaba ngenxa yabazalwane bamanga abangeniswa ngasese, abangena ngokunyenya, bezakuhlola ukukhululeka kwethu esinakho kuKristu Jesu, ukuze basenze izigqila, 5 esingabahlehlelanga nasikhashana ngokubathobela, ukuze iqiniso levangeli lime njalo kinina. 6 Kepha kwabadumile ngokuthi bayinto — nokuba babe yini, akulutho kimi; uNkulunkulu akakhethi ubuso bamuntu — ngokuba kimi abadumileyo abenezelanga lutho. 7 Kepha kunalokho, lapho bebona ukuthi ngithenjiwe ngevangeli kwabangasokiyo njengoPetru kwabasokayo, 8 ngokuba yena owanika uPetru amandla ukuba abe ngumphostoli wabasokayo wanginika nami amandla ukuba ngibe ngumphostoli wabezizwe, 9 bathi ukubona umusa engiwuphiweyo, oJakobe noKhefase noJohane, ababaziswa ngokuthi bayizinsika, banika mina noBarnaba isandla sokunene sokuhlangana ukuba thina siye kwabezizwe, kepha bona baye kwabasokayo, 10 kuphela ukuba sikhumbule abampofu, eyonanto nami ebengikhuthalele ukuyenza. 11 Kepha ekufikeni kukaKhefase e-Antiyokiya ngamelana naye ubuso nobuso, ngokuba wayenecala. 12 Ngokuba bengakafiki abanye ababevela kuJakobe, wayedla nabezizwe; kepha kuthe ukuba kufike bona, wamonyuka, wazahlukanisa nabo, esaba abokusoka. 13 Nabanye abaJuda futhi bazenzisa kanye naye, waze wathatheka noBarnaba ngokuzenzisa kwabo. 14 Kepha kuthe sengibonile ukuthi kabahambisi ngokweqiniso levangeli, ngathi kuKhefase phambi kwabo bonke: “Uma wena ongumJuda uhamba ngokwabezizwe, ungahambi ngokwabaJuda, ubaphoqa kanjani abezizwe ukuba bahambe ngokwabaJuda na? 15 “Thina singabaJuda ngemvelo, singesizo izoni zabezizwe; 16 kepha lokhu sazi ukuthi umuntu akalungisiswa ngemisebenzi yomthetho, kuphela ngokukholwa nguKristu Jesu, nathi sakholwa nguKristu Jesu ukuba silungisiswe ngokukholwa nguKristu kungengemisebenzi yomthetho; ngokuba ngemisebenzi yomthetho akuyikulungisiswa nyama. 17 “Kepha uma thina, lapho sifuna ukulungisiswa ngoKristu, nathi uqobo safunyanwa siyizoni, kanti uKristu uyisikhonzi sesono na? Qha nakanye. 18 Ngokuba uma ngibuye ngakhe engikudilizileyo, ngifakaza ukuthi ngingoweqa umthetho. 19 Ngokuba ngomthetho mina ngafa kuwo umthetho, ukuze ngiphilele uNkulunkulu. Ngibethelwe kanye noKristu; 20 akuseyimi ophilayo, kepha uKristu uphila kimi; kodwa ukuphila engikuphilayo kalokhu enyameni ngikuphila ngokukholwa, okungukukholwa yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu eyangithandayo, yazinikela ngenxa yami. 21 Angiwenzi ize umusa kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba uma ukulunga kuya ngomthetho, khona uKristu wafela ize.”
1 O nina maGalathiya angaqondiyo! Ngubani oniloyileyo nina enalotshelwa phambi kwamehlo enu umfanekiso kaJesu Kristu ebethelwe esiphambanweni na? 2 Yilokhu kuphela engithanda ukukwazi kinina ukuthi: Namukeliswa uMoya ngemisebenzi yomthetho noma ngezwi lokukholwa na? 3 Niwulekile kangaka na? Niqalile kuMoya seniyakugcina enyameni na? 4 Nahlupheka kangaka ngeze na? uma kambe kungeze. 5 Ngakho yena oninikayo uMoya noveza imisebenzi yamandla phakathi kwenu ukwenza ngemisebenzi yomthetho noma ngezwi lokukholwa na? 6 Njengalokho u-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi ngukulunga. 7 Yazini-ke ukuthi abokukholwa yibona abangamadodana ka-Abrahama. 8 Kepha umbhalo, ubona ngaphambili ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzakulungisisa abezizwe ngokukholwa, walishumayela ngaphambili ivangeli ku-Abrahama, wathi: “Izizwe zonke ziyakubusiswa kuwe.” 9 Njalo-ke abokukholwa bayabusiswa kanye no-Abrahama okholwayo. 10 Ngokuba bonke abemisebenzi yomthetho baphansi kwesiqalekiso, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abangemi njalo kukho konke okulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho ukuba bakwenze.” 11 Kepha ukuthi ngomthetho akukho muntu olungisiswayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu kusobala, ngokuba olungileyo uzakuphila ngokukholwa; 12 ngokuba umthetho awusiwo owokukholwa, kodwa owenza lokho uyakuphila ngakho. 13 UKristu wasihlenga esiqalekisweni somthetho, ebenziwe isiqalekiso ngenxa yethu, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abalenga emthini,” 14 ukuba isibusiso sika-Abrahama ngoKristu Jesu sifike kubo abezizwe, ukuze samukeliswe isithembiso sikaMoya ngokukholwa. 15 Bazalwane, ngikhulumisa okwabantu: nokuba kuyintando yokugcina yomuntu eyaqiniswayo, akakho oyichithayo noma enezele kuyo. 16 Manje-ke izithembiso zanikwa u-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe; akasho ukuthi: “Ezinzalweni,” kungathi ngeziningi, kepha kungathi ngeyodwa ukuthi: Nasenzalweni yakho enguKristu. 17 Kepha ngisho lokhu ukuthi isivumelwano esaqiniswa nguNkulunkulu ngaphambili, umthetho owavela emva kweminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, awusesuli, uze usichithe isithembiso; 18 ngokuba uma ifa likhona ngomthetho, alikho ngesithembiso; kepha uNkulunkulu umnikile lona u-Abrahama ngesithembiso. 19 Pho, umthetho uyini na? Wenezelwa ngenxa yeziphambeko, kuze kufike inzalo enikiwe isithembiso, umisiwe ngezingelosi, ngesandla somlamuleli. 20 Kepha umlamuleli kasiye owamunye; kepha uNkulunkulu munye. 21 Pho-ke, umthetho uphambene nezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu na? Qha nakanye. Ngokuba uma wawunikiwe umthetho onamandla okuphilisa, ngempela ukulungisiswa ngakuya ngomthetho. 22 Kepha umbhalo uvalele konke phansi kwesono, ukuze isithembiso ngokukholwa nguJesu Kristu siphiwe abakholwayo. 23 Kepha kungakafiki ukukholwa, sasigcinwa phansi komthetho, sivalelwe kuze kufike ukukholwa obekuzakwambulwa. 24 Njalo-ke umthetho sewaba ngumlayi wethu wokusiyisa kuKristu, ukuze silungisiswe ngokukholwa. 25 Kepha-ke sekufikile ukukholwa, asisephansi komlayi. 26 Ngokuba nonke ningabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu. 27 Ngokuba nonke enabhapathizelwa kuKristu nembatha uKristu. 28 Akakho umJuda nomGreki, akakho oboshiweyo nokhululekileyo, akakho owesilisa nowesifazane, ngokuba nina nonke nimunye kuKristu Jesu. 29 Kepha uma ningabakaKristu, seniyinzalo ka-Abrahama, niyizindlalifa ngokwesithembiso.
1 Kepha ngithi ngesikhathi indlalifa iseyingane, kayahlukile ngalutho encekwini, ingani iyinkosi yakho konke; 2 kodwa iphansi kwabaphathi nababonisi, kuze kube yisikhathi esamiswa nguyise ngaphambili. 3 Kanjalo nathi, lapho siseyizingane, sasisebugqileni phansi kwezifundiso zobungane zezwe; 4 kepha lapho sekufikile ukuphelela kwesikhathi, uNkulunkulu wathuma iNdodana yakhe, izelwe ngowesifazane, izelwe phansi komthetho, 5 ukuze ihlenge abaphansi komthetho ukuba samukele ukuma kwamadodana. 6 Lokhu ningamadodana, uNkulunkulu uthumile uMoya weNdodana yakhe ezinhliziyweni zenu omemeza ethi: “Aba, Baba!” 7 Njalo-ke awuseyiyo inceku, kepha usuyindodana; kepha uma uyindodana, uyindlalifa futhi ngaye uNkulunkulu. 8 Kepha ngaleso sikhathi ningamazi uNkulunkulu naniyizigqila phansi kwalabo abangesibo onkulunkulu ngemvelo; 9 kepha manje, njengalokhu senimazi uNkulunkulu, yebo, phezu kwalokho, niyaziwa nguNkulunkulu, kukanjani ukuba nibuyele ezifundisweni zobungane ezilulana nezingelutho, enithanda ukuphinda nibe yizigqila zazo na? 10 Nigcina izinsuku, nezinyanga, nezikhathi, neminyaka. 11 Nginovalo ngani ukuthi mhlawumbe nginihluphekele ngeze. 12 Yibani njengami, ngokuba nami nginjengani; bazalwane, ngiyanincenga. Aningonanga ngalutho; 13 kepha niyazi ukuthi kwaba ngenxa yobuthakathaka benyama ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli kini okokuqala, 14 nokulingwa kwenu ngenyama yami anikudelelanga, aninengwanga yikho, kodwa nangamukela ngokungathi ngiyingelosi kaNkulunkulu, ngokungathi nginguKristu Jesu. 15 Pho, sekwayaphi ukuzihalalisela kwenu na? Ngokuba ngiyanifakazela ngokuthi, uma kwakungenzeka, nanizakukhipha amehlo enu, ninginike wona. 16 Konje sengaba yisitha kini ngokunishumayeza iqiniso na? 17 Banishisekela ngokungekuhle, yebo, bafuna ukunivalela ngaphandle, ukuze nishisekele bona. 18 Kepha kuhle ukushisekelelwa ngento enhle njalonjalo, kungabi nxa ngikhona kini kuphela, 19 bantwana bami, enginemihelo futhi ngani, uKristu aze abunjwe phakathi kini; 20 kepha bengingathanda ngibe khona kini manje, ngiguqule izwi lami, ngokuba ngididekile ngani. 21 Ngitsheleni nina enithanda ukuba phansi komthetho, aniwuzwa yini umthetho na? 22 Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi u-Abrahama wayenamadodana amabili, enye kuso isigqilakazi nenye kokhululekileyo. 23 Kodwa eyesigqilakazi izelwe ngokwenyama, kepha eyokhululekileyo izelwe ngesithembiso. 24 Lokhu kungukufanekisa; ngokuba laba bayizivumelwano ezimbili, esinye ngesasentabeni yaseSinayi, esizalela ubugqila, esinguHagari. 25 Kepha uHagari lo uyintaba yaseSinayi e-Arabiya, eqondene neJerusalema lakalokhu, ngokuba lisebugqileni nabantwana balo. 26 Kepha iJerusalema eliphezulu likhululekile, lona lingumame wethu. 27 Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Thokoza wena nyumba ongazaliyo; mpompoloza wena ongenamihelo; ngokuba abantwana boyisikhwebu baningi kunabakhe onendoda.” 28 Kepha nina bazalwane, njengo-Isaka ningabantwana besithembiso. 29 Kepha njengakuleso sikhathi owazalwa ngokwenyama wazingela owazalwa ngokoMoya, kunjalo-ke namanje. 30 Kodwa umbhalo uthini na? Uthi: “Xosha isigqilakazi nendodana yaso, ngokuba indodana yesigqilakazi ayisoze yalidla ifa kanye nendodana yokhululekileyo.” 31 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, asisibo abantwana besigqilakazi, singabokhululekileyo.
1 UKristu wasikhulula ukuba sibe nenkululeko; ngakho-ke yimani niqine, ningabe nisaboshelwa ejokeni lobugqila. 2 Bhekani, mina Pawulu ngithi kini, uma nisoka, uKristu kayikunisiza ngalutho. 3 Ngiyaphinda ngiqinisa kumuntu wonke osokayo ukuthi unecala lokugcina umthetho wonke. 4 Nahlukene noKristu nina nonke enifuna ukulungisiswa ngomthetho; niwile emseni. 5 Ngokuba thina ngaye uMoya sihlalela ithemba lokulungisiswa ngokukholwa. 6 Ngokuba kuKristu Jesu akusizi lutho ukusoka nokungasoki, kepha kuphela ukukholwa okusebenza ngothando. 7 Benigijima kahle; pho, nithiywe ngubani ukuba ningalaleli iqiniso na? 8 Lokho kuyenga akuveli konibizayo. 9 Imvubelo eyingcosana ibilisa inhlama yonke. 10 Nginethemba ngani eNkosini ukuthi aniyikuba nawo omunye umqondo; kepha onikhathazayo uyakuthwala ukwahlulelwa kwakhe, noma engubani. 11 Kepha mina, bazalwane, uma ngisashumayela ukusoka, ngisazingelelwani na? Ngabe siphelile isikhubekiso sesiphambano. 12 Sengathi bangazihuna abaninyakazisayo. 13 Ngokuba nina bazalwane nabizelwa ekukhululekeni. Kuphela ningakwenzi ukukhululeka kube yithuba enyameni, kepha khonzanani ngothando. 14 Ngokuba umthetho wonke ugcwalisiwe ezwini linye lokuthi: “Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengokuba uzithanda wena.” 15 Kepha uma nilumana, nidlana, qaphelani ukuba ningaqedani. 16 Kepha ngithi: Hambani ngoMoya, khona aniyikufeza izinkanuko zenyama. 17 Ngokuba inyama ikhanuka okuphambene noMoya, kepha uMoya ukhanuka okuphambene nenyama; ngokuba lezi zinto ziyamelana, ukuze ningenzi lokho enikuthandayo. 18 Kepha uma niholwa nguMoya, aniphansi komthetho. 19 Kepha imisebenzi yenyama isobala, engukuthi: ubufebe, nokungcola, namanyala, 20 nokukhonza izithombe, nokuthakatha, nobutha, nokulwa, nomona, nokuthukuthela, nokubanga, nokwalana, nokwahlukana, 21 nomhawu, nokudakwa, nokuxokozela, nokunjalo engandulela ukunitshela ngakho, njengokuba senganitshela ukuthi abenza okunje abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu. 22 Kepha izithelo zikaMoya ziluthando, nokujabula, nokuthula, nokubekezela, nobubele, nobuvi, nokukholeka, 23 nobumnene, nokuzithiba. Akukho mthetho omelana nokunjalo. 24 Kepha abakaKristu Jesu babethele esiphambanweni inyama kanye nokuhuheka nezinkanuko. 25 Uma siphila ngoMoya, masihambe futhi ngoMoya. 26 Masingafuni udumo oluze, siqalana, sifelane umhawu.
1 Bazalwane, uma umuntu ehlelwa yisiphambeko, nina bomoya mbuyiseni onjalo ngomoya wobumnene; uzibheke wena, funa uyengwe nawe. 2 Thwalisanani imithwalo yenu, nigcwalise kanjalo umthetho kaKristu. 3 Ngokuba uma umuntu ezishaya utho, engelutho, uyazikhohlisa. 4 Kepha makube yilowo nalowo ahlole owakhe umsebenzi, yikhona eyakuba nokubongwa ngokungokwakhe yedwa, kungengokomunye, 5 ngokuba yilowo nalowo uyakuthwala owakhe umthwalo. 6 Kepha yena ofundiswa izwi makahlanganyele nalowo omfundisayo kuzo zonke izinto ezinhle. 7 Ningaduki; uNkulunkulu akahlekwa. Ngokuba lokho akuhlwanyelayo umuntu, lokho wokuvuna. 8 Ngokuba ohlwanyelela inyama yakhe uyakuvuna ukubhubha kuyo inyama; kepha ohlwanyelela uMoya uyakuvuna ukuphila okuphakade kuMoya. 9 Kepha masingakhathali ekwenzeni okuhle, ngokuba siyakuvuna ngesikhathi esifaneleyo, uma singadangali. 10 Ngakho-ke njengokuba sinethuba, asenze okuhle kubo bonke, kepha ikakhulu kwabendlu yokukholwa. 11 Ake nibone ukuloba okungaka enginilobele ngakho ngesami isandla. 12 Bonke abafuna ukubukeka enyameni, yibona abaniphoqela ukusoka, kuphela ukuba bangayikuzingelwa ngenxa yesiphambano sikaKristu. 13 Ngokuba ngisho bona abasokayo nabo kabawugcini umthetho, kodwa bathanda ukuba nisoke, ukuze bazibonge ngenyama yenu. 14 Kepha kimi makungabikho nakanye ukuzibonga, kuphela ngesiphambano seNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, okubethelwe ngaye izwe kimi nami kulo izwe. 15 Ngokuba nakusoka nakungasoki akulutho, isidalwa esisha kuphela. 16 Bonke abahamba ngale ndlela makube kubo ukuthula nesihawu, yebo, ku-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu. 17 Mangingabe ngisakhathazwa muntu, ngokuba ngiphethe emzimbeni wami izimpawu zikaJesu. 18 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nomoya wenu, bazalwane. Amen.
1 UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, kubo abangcwele abase-Efesu nakubo abakholwa nguKristu Jesu: 2 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. 3 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu osibusisile ezulwini kuKristu ngesibusiso sonke sokomoya, 4 njengalokho asikhethela kuye ngothando ngaphambi kokusekelwa kwezwe ukuba sibe ngcwele, singabi nakusolwa phambi kwakhe; 5 wasimisela ngaphambili ukuba sibe ngabantwana kuye ngoJesu Kristu, njengalokho kwaba kuhle kuye ngentando yakhe, 6 ukuze kutuswe inkazimulo yomusa wakhe asiphe wona ngesihle ngaye oThandiweyo; 7 esinokuhlengwa kuye ngegazi lakhe, ukuthethelelwa kwezono ngokwengcebo yomusa wakhe 8 awuvamisa kithi ngakho konke ukuhlakanipha nokuqonda, 9 esazisa imfihlakalo yentando yakhe njengokuzibonela kwakhe azimisela khona ngaphambili, 10 kuze kube yihlelo lokuphelela kwezikhathi lokuba kuhlanganiselwe ndawonye kuKristu konke okusezulwini nokusemhlabeni; 11 kuyena esabelwa futhi ifa kuye, esakumiselwa ngaphambili ngokwesimiso salowo osebenza izinto zonke ngokunquma kwentando yakhe, 12 ukuze sibe ludumo lwenkazimulo yakhe, thina esethemba ngaphambili kuKristu; 13 kuye nani esenizwile izwi leqiniso, ivangeli lokusindiswa kwenu, enakholwa nguye futhi, nani nabekwa uphawu olunguMoya oNgcwele wesithembiso 14 oyisibambiso sefa lethu, kube ngukuhlengwa kokungokwakhe, ukuze kutuswe inkazimulo yakhe. 15 Ngalokho nami, sengizwile ngokukholwa okukini eNkosini uJesu nothando kubo bonke abangcwele, 16 angiyeki ukubonga ngenxa yenu, nginikhumbula emikhulekweni yami, 17 ukuze uNkulunkulu weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uYise wenkazimulo, aniphe umoya wokuhlakanipha nokwambulelwa ekumazini yena; 18 ekhanyisiwe amehlo enhliziyo yenu, nize nazi okuyithemba lobizo lwakhe nokuyingcebo yenkazimulo yefa lakhe kubo abangcwele, 19 nokungubukhulu obumangalisayo bamandla akhe kithina esikholwayo, ngokokusebenza kwamandla akhe amakhulu 20 asebenze ngawo kuKristu emvusa kwabafileyo, wamhlalisa ngakwesokunene sakhe ezulwini, 21 ngaphezu kwakho konke ukubusa, negunya, namandla, nobukhosi, namagama onke aphathwayo, kungekuleli zwe lodwa kepha nakulo elizayo; 22 wakubeka konke phansi kwezinyawo zakhe, wammisa abe yinhloko phezu kwakho konke kulo ibandla, 23 elona lingumzimba wakhe, ukugcwala kwakhe ogcwalisa konke kubo bonke.
1 Uniphilisile nani enanifile ngeziphambeko nangezono zenu, 2 enanikade nihamba kuzo ngokwendlela yaleli zwe, ngokombusi wamandla omkhathi, ongumoya osasebenza kubantwana bokungalaleli, 3 esasikade sihamba phakathi kwabo sonke ezinkanukweni zenyama yethu, senza intando yenyama neyengqondo; ngemvelo sasingabantwana bolaka njengabo abanye. 4 Kepha uNkulunkulu ecebile ngesihawu, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo, 5 sesifile ngeziphambeko, wenza siphile kanye noKristu — kungomusa nisindisiwe — 6 wasivusa kanye naye, wasihlalisa kanye naye embusweni wezulu kuKristu Jesu, 7 kuze kuthi ezikhathini ezizayo abonakalise ingcebo enkulu yomusa wakhe ngobubele kithina kuKristu Jesu. 8 Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa; nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu; 9 akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo. 10 Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe kuKristu Jesu, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle ayilungisela ngaphambili uNkulunkulu ukuba sihambe kuyo. 11 Ngakho khumbulani ukuthi nina enanikade ningabezizwe ngokwenyama, ababizwa ngokuthi abangasoki yilabo ababizwa ngokuthi abokusoka, okwenziwa ngezandla enyameni, 12 ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi naningenaye uKristu, naningaphandle kombuso ka-Israyeli, naningabafokazi ezivumelwaneni zesithembiso, ningenathemba, ningenaNkulunkulu ezweni. 13 Kepha manje kuKristu Jesu nina enanikade nikude senenziwe abaseduze ngegazi likaKristu. 14 Ngokuba yena ungukuthula kwethu, owenza kokubili kwaba kunye, nowabhidliza udonga olwahlukanisayo olungubutha, 15 ngenyama yakhe ewenzile ize umthetho wemiyalo esezimisweni ukuba adale kuyena labo ababili babe muntu munye omusha, enze ukuthula, 16 enze futhi ukuba bobabili babuyisane noNkulunkulu emzimbeni munye ngesiphambano, esebulele ubutha ngakho. 17 Weza washumayela ivangeli lokuthula kinina enanikude, yebo, ukuthula nakubo abaseduze. 18 Ngokuba ngaye sinokungena sobabili ngoMoya munye kuYise. 19 Ngakho aniseyibo abafokazi nezihambi, kodwa senimbuso munye nabangcwele, ningabendlu kaNkulunkulu, 20 nakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi, uKristu Jesu uqobo lwakhe eyitshe legumbi, 21 okuhlanganiselwe kuye isakhiwo sonke, sikhule sibe yithempeli elingcwele eNkosini, 22 okukuyo nani, nakhiwe kanye nabanye, ukuba nibe yindlu kaNkulunkulu ngoMoya.
1 Uniphilisile nani enanifile ngeziphambeko nangezono zenu, 2 enanikade nihamba kuzo ngokwendlela yaleli zwe, ngokombusi wamandla omkhathi, ongumoya osasebenza kubantwana bokungalaleli, 3 esasikade sihamba phakathi kwabo sonke ezinkanukweni zenyama yethu, senza intando yenyama neyengqondo; ngemvelo sasingabantwana bolaka njengabo abanye. 4 Kepha uNkulunkulu ecebile ngesihawu, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo, 5 sesifile ngeziphambeko, wenza siphile kanye noKristu — kungomusa nisindisiwe — 6 wasivusa kanye naye, wasihlalisa kanye naye embusweni wezulu kuKristu Jesu, 7 kuze kuthi ezikhathini ezizayo abonakalise ingcebo enkulu yomusa wakhe ngobubele kithina kuKristu Jesu. 8 Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa; nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu; 9 akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo. 10 Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe kuKristu Jesu, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle ayilungisela ngaphambili uNkulunkulu ukuba sihambe kuyo. 11 Ngakho khumbulani ukuthi nina enanikade ningabezizwe ngokwenyama, ababizwa ngokuthi abangasoki yilabo ababizwa ngokuthi abokusoka, okwenziwa ngezandla enyameni, 12 ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi naningenaye uKristu, naningaphandle kombuso ka-Israyeli, naningabafokazi ezivumelwaneni zesithembiso, ningenathemba, ningenaNkulunkulu ezweni. 13 Kepha manje kuKristu Jesu nina enanikade nikude senenziwe abaseduze ngegazi likaKristu. 14 Ngokuba yena ungukuthula kwethu, owenza kokubili kwaba kunye, nowabhidliza udonga olwahlukanisayo olungubutha, 15 ngenyama yakhe ewenzile ize umthetho wemiyalo esezimisweni ukuba adale kuyena labo ababili babe muntu munye omusha, enze ukuthula, 16 enze futhi ukuba bobabili babuyisane noNkulunkulu emzimbeni munye ngesiphambano, esebulele ubutha ngakho. 17 Weza washumayela ivangeli lokuthula kinina enanikude, yebo, ukuthula nakubo abaseduze. 18 Ngokuba ngaye sinokungena sobabili ngoMoya munye kuYise. 19 Ngakho aniseyibo abafokazi nezihambi, kodwa senimbuso munye nabangcwele, ningabendlu kaNkulunkulu, 20 nakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi, uKristu Jesu uqobo lwakhe eyitshe legumbi, 21 okuhlanganiselwe kuye isakhiwo sonke, sikhule sibe yithempeli elingcwele eNkosini, 22 okukuyo nani, nakhiwe kanye nabanye, ukuba nibe yindlu kaNkulunkulu ngoMoya.
1 Ngakho mina siboshwa eNkosini ngiyanincenga ukuba nihambe ngokufanele ukubizwa enabizwa ngakho, 2 ngokuthobeka konke nobumnene, ngokubheka kade nokubekezelelana ngothando, 3 nikhuthalele ukugcina ubunye bukaMoya ngesibopho sokuthula; 4 munye umzimba, munye uMoya, njengalokho nabizelwa ethembeni linye lokubizwa kwenu; 5 yinye iNkosi, yinye inkolo, munye umbhapathizo; 6 munye uNkulunkulu, uYise wabo bonke, ophezu kwabo bonke, okubo bonke, ophakathi kwabo bonke. 7 Kepha yilowo nalowo kithina uphiwe umusa ngokwesilinganiso sesipho sikaKristu. 8 Ngalokho uthi: “Esenyukele phezulu wathumba abathunjiweyo, wapha abantu izipho.” 9 Kepha lokhu ukuthi wenyuka, kuthini, uma kungesikho ukuthi wake wehlela ezindaweni zomhlaba eziphansi na? 10 Owehlayo nguyena owenyukela futhi ngaphezu kwamazulu onke, ukuze agcwalise konke. 11 Nguyena futhi owanika abanye ukuba babe ngabaphostoli, abanye abaprofethi, abanye abavangeli, abanye abelusi nabafundisi, 12 ukuze abangcwele bapheleliselwe umsebenzi wokukhonza, kwakhiwe umzimba kaKristu, 13 size sifinyelele sonke ebunyeni bokukholwa nasekwazini iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ebudodeni obupheleleyo, esilinganisweni sobukhulu sokugcwala kukaKristu, 14 ukuze singabe sisaba yizingane, sishukunyiswa okwamaza, sipheshulwa yimimoya yonke yezifundiso ngenkohliso yabantu, ngobuqili obunamacebo okudukisayo; 15 kodwa sithi sikhuluma iqiniso ngothando, sikhulele ngakho konke kuye oyinhloko, uKristu, 16 okungaye umzimba wonke uhlanganisiwe, ubambene ngokwelekelelana kwamalungu onke awo njengokusebenza okulinganiselwe yilelo nalelo lungu, kukhuliswe umzimba, ube yisakhiwo othandweni. 17 Ngakho ngisho, ngifakaza eNkosini, ngithi ningabe nisahamba njengalokhu kuhamba abezizwe ebuzeni bengqondo yabo, 18 behlwelwe emqondweni, behlukanisiwe nokuphila kukaNkulunkulu ngokungazi okukubo ngenxa yobulukhuni benhliziyo yabo, 19 abathi bebuthuntu, bazinikela emanyaleni, ukuze basebenze ukungcola konke ngokuhuheka. 20 Kepha nina animfundanga uKristu kanjalo, 21 uma-ke nimzwile nafundiswa kuye, njengokuba iqiniso likuJesu, 22 ukuba nikhumule umuntu omdala ongowenkambo yokuqala, owonakala ngezinkanuko zenkohliso, 23 nenziwe basha emoyeni wengqondo yenu, 24 nembathe umuntu omusha owadalwa ngokukaNkulunkulu ekulungeni nasebungcweleni beqiniso. 25 Ngakho lahlani amanga, nikhulume iqiniso, yilowo nalowo nomakhelwane wakhe, lokhu singamalungu omunye komunye. 26 Thukuthelani ningoni; ilanga malingashoni nisathukuthele. 27 Ningamniki uSathane indawo. 28 Owebayo angabe eseba, kepha kunalokho akhuthale asebenze okuhle ngezandla zakhe, ukuze abe nokokwabela osweleyo. 29 Makungaphumi emlonyeni wenu nalinye izwi elibolileyo, kodwa kube ngelilungele ukwakha njengokuswelekileyo, ukuze libavezele umusa abezwayo. 30 Ningamdabukisi uMoya oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu enabekwa uphawu ngaye kuze kube lusuku lokuhlengwa. 31 Konke okubabayo, nentukuthelo, nolaka, nomsindo, nokuhlambalaza makususwe kini kanye nakho konke okubi. 32 Maniphathane ngobumnene, nihawukelane, nithethelelane, njengalokho noNkulunkulu wanithethelela ngoKristu.
1 Ngakho yibani ngabalingisa uNkulunkulu njengabantwana abathandekayo, 2 nihambe othandweni, njengalokho uKristu wanithanda, wazinikela ngenxa yethu, abe ngumnikelo nomhlatshelo, abe yiphunga elimnandi kuNkulunkulu. 3 Kepha ubufebe, nakho konke ukungcola, noma isangabe, makungaphathwa nangegama phakathi kwenu, njengokuba kufanele abangcwele, 4 nehlazo, nokubheda, nokulawula, okuyizinto ezingafanele, kepha kunalokho makube ngukubonga. 5 Ngokuba yazini lokhu, nikuqonde ukuthi akukho sifebe, noma ongcolileyo, noma onesangabe ongokhonza izithombe, onefa embusweni kaKristu noNkulunkulu. 6 Masingakhohliswa muntu ngamazwi ayize, ngokuba ngenxa yalezo zinto ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwehlela phezu kwabantwana bokungalaleli. 7 Ngakho-ke ningabi ngabahlanganyela nabo. 8 Ngokuba kade naningubumnyama, kepha manje ningukukhanya eNkosini; hambani njengabantwana bokukhanya, 9 ngokuba izithelo zokukhanya zisebuhleni bonke nasekulungeni naseqinisweni, 10 nihlole ukuthi kuyini okuthandeka eNkosini, 11 ningahlanganyeli imisebenzi yobumnyama engenazithelo, kepha kunalokho niyidalule; 12 ngokuba okwenziwa yibo ngasese kuyihlazo nokukhuluma ngakho. 13 Kepha konke okudalulwayo kubonakaliswa ngukukhanya, ngokuba konke okubonakaliswayo kungukukhanya. 14 Ngalokho uthi: “Phaphama wena oleleyo, uvuke kwabafileyo, uKristu uzakukukhanyisa.” 15 Ngakho-ke bhekisisani ukuthi nihamba kanjani, kungabi njengabangahlakaniphile kepha njengabahlakaniphileyo, 16 nithengisise isikhathi, ngokuba izinsuku zimbi. 17 Ngakho-ke ningabi yiziwula, kodwa qondani okuyintando yeNkosi. 18 Ningadakwa yiwayini, kuvela kulo umhumheko, kodwa nigcwaliswe ngoMoya, 19 niphendulane ngamahubo nangezihlabelelo nangamaculo okomoya, nihlabelele, nihubele iNkosi enhliziyweni yenu, 20 nimbonge njalo uNkulunkulu uYise ngakho konke egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, 21 nithobelane ngokumesaba uKristu. 22 Abafazi mabathobele amadoda abo kungathi kukuyo iNkosi, 23 ngokuba indoda iyinhloko yomfazi, njengokuba noKristu uyinhloko yebandla, yena engumsindisi womzimba. 24 Kepha njengokuba ibandla lithobela uKristu, kanjalo nabafazi mabathobele amadoda ezintweni zonke. 25 Madoda, thandani omkenu, njengalokho noKristu ulithandile ibandla, wazinikela ngenxa yalo 26 ukuba alingcwelise, alihlambulule ngesigezo samanzi ngezwi, 27 ukuze azimisele ibandla elinenkazimulo, lingenasisihla, nambimbi, nanto enjalo, kodwa libe ngcwele lingenacala. 28 Kanjalo amadoda afanele ukuthanda omkawo njengemizimba yawo. Othanda umkakhe uzithanda yena. 29 Ngokuba akakho owake wazonda eyakhe inyama, kepha uyayondla, ayiphathe kahle, njengalokhu noKristu enza kulo ibandla; 30 ngokuba singamalungu omzimba wakhe. 31 Ngenxa yalokho umuntu uyakushiya uyise nonina, anamathele kumkakhe; labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye. 32 Le mfihlakalo inkulu, kepha ngikhuluma ngoKristu nebandla. 33 Nani-ke, yilowo nalowo makathande umkakhe njengokuba ezithanda yena, kepha umfazi makahloniphe indoda yakhe.
1 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu eNkosini, ngokuba lokho kulungile. 2 Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko, okungumyalelo wokuqala onesithembiso: 3 ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, uhlale kade emhlabeni. 4 Nani boyise, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, kodwa nibondle ngokuyala nangokuqondisa kweNkosi. 5 Zinceku, abangamakhosi enu ngokwenyama, balaleleni ngokwesaba nokuthuthumela ngobuqotho benhliziyo yenu kungathi kukuKristu, 6 ningathengi amehlo njengabathokozisa abantu, kodwa njengezinceku zikaKristu nenze intando kaNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo, 7 nikhonze ngothando kungathi kuseNkosini kungekubantu, 8 nazi ukuthi konke okuhle yilowo nalowo akwenzayo, uzakukwamukela okunjalo eNkosini, noma eyinceku noma engokhululekileyo. 9 Nani makhosi, yenzani okunjalo kuzo, niyeke ukusongela, nazi ukuthi neyazo neyenu iNkosi isezulwini nokuthi ukukhetha umuntu akukho kuye. 10 Elokugcina, qinani eNkosini nasemandleni ayo amakhulu. 11 Hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze nibe namandla okumelana namaqhinga kaSathane; 12 ngokuba asibambene negazi nenyama, kodwa sibambene nemibuso, namandla, nababusi bezwe balobu bumnyama, nabawomoya bobubi emkhathini. 13 Ngakho hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu ukuba nibe namandla okuzabalaza ngosuku olubi, nalapho senifeze konke, nime. 14 Ngakho yimani izinkalo zenu ziboshiwe ngeqiniso, nifakile isivikelo sesifuba sokulunga, 15 izinyawo zigqokisiwe ukulungela kukho ukushumayela ivangeli lokuthula; 16 kukho konke nithathe isihlangu sokukholwa eniyakuba namandla okucima ngaso yonke imicibisholo evuthayo yomubi, 17 namukele futhi isigqoko sensindiso, nenkemba kaMoya eyizwi likaNkulunkulu, 18 ngokukhuleka konke nokunxusa, nikhuleka ngezikhathi zonke ngoMoya; kulokho nilinde ngesineke sonke nangokunxusela abangcwele bonke, 19 ninginxusele nami ukuba ngiphiwe izwi, nxa ngivula umlomo wami, ngize ngiyishumayele ngesibindi imfihlakalo yevangeli; 20 engiyisithunywa ngalo esiboshiwe ngamaketanga, ukuze ngikhulume ngesibindi ngalo, njengokuba kufanele ukuba ngikhulume. 21 Kepha ukuba nani nazi okuqondene nami nalokhu engikwenzayo, uyakunazisa konke uThikhiku, umzalwane othandekayo nesikhonzi esikholekileyo eNkosini, 22 engamthumela kini ngakho lokho ukuba nazi izindaba zethu, nokuba aduduze izinhliziyo zenu. 23 Ukuthula makube kubazalwane, nothando kanye nokukholwa okuvela kuNkulunkulu uYise naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. 24 Umusa mawube nabo bonke abathanda iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ngokunganqamukiyo.
1 OPawulu noThimothewu, izinceku zikaKristu Jesu, kubo bonke abangcwele kuKristu Jesu abaseFilipi, kanye nababonisi namadiyakoni: 2 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. 3 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami ekunikhumbuleni kwami konke 4 ngezikhathi zonke ekunxuseni kwami konke ngani nonke, nginxusa ngokuthokoza, 5 ngenxa yokuhlanganyela kwenu evangelini, kusukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube manje; 6 ngethembile ngempela yona le nto ukuthi owaqala umsebenzi omuhle kinina uyakuwufeza kuze kube lusuku lukaKristu Jesu, 7 njengalokhu kufanele ukuba ngibe nomqondo onjalo ngani nonke, njengokuba nginithwele enhliziyweni yami, lokhu ekuboshweni kwami nasekulivikeleni nasekuliqiniseni ivangeli nina nonke nihlanganyele nami emseni. 8 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungufakazi wami wokuthi nginilangazelela kangakanani nonke ngesihe sikaJesu Kristu. 9 Ngikhulekela lokhu ukuba uthando lwenu luvame kakhulu njalo ekwazini nasekuqondeni konke, 10 ukuze nikwazi ukwahlukanisa, nize nibe mhlophe nabangakhubekisiyo kuze kube lusuku lukaKristu, 11 nigcwaliswe ngezithelo zokulunga ezingaye uJesu Kristu, kube yinkazimulo nodumo kuNkulunkulu. 12 Kepha ngithanda ukuba nazi, bazalwane, ukuthi lokho okwangehlelayo kugcine kwaveza ukuqhubeka kwevangeli, 13 kwaze kwathi izibopho zami zabonakala enqabeni yonke nakubo bonke abanye ukuthi zingenxa kaKristu 14 nokuthi iningi labazalwane eNkosini betholile ithemba ngezibopho zami bazuzile kakhulu isibindi sokukhuluma izwi likaNkulunkulu ngokungesabi. 15 Abanye kambe bashumayela uKristu ngomhawu nangombango kepha abanye ngenhliziyo enhle; 16 laba bashumayela ngothando, bazi ukuthi ngimiselwe ukuvikela ivangeli, 17 kepha labo bamemezela uKristu ngombango kungenganhliziyo emhlophe, bethi bazakungivusela ukukhathazeka ekuboshweni kwami. 18 Kunani pho? Nokho uKristu uyamenyezelwa ngezindlela zonke, noma ngokuzenzisa noma ngesiminya; kulokho-ke ngiyathokoza, yebo, ngiyakuthokoza, 19 ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuyakungenzela ukusindiswa ngokunxusa kwenu nangokusiza kukaMoya kaJesu Kristu, 20 njengokulangazela nokwethemba kwami ukuthi ayikho into engizakujabhiswa kuyo, kepha ngesibindi sonke, njengasezikhathini zonke namanje, uKristu uyakwenziwa mkhulu emzimbeni wami, nokuba kungokuphila nokuba kungokufa. 21 Ngokuba kimina ukuphila kunguKristu, ukufa kuyinzuzo. 22 Kepha uma ukuphila enyameni kuyisithelo somsebenzi kimi, angisakwazi engizakukukhetha. 23 Kepha ngiphakathi kokubili; nginesifiso sokumuka ngibe noKristu, ngokuba yikhona okuhle kakhulu; 24 kanti-ke ukuhlala enyameni kuswelekile kakhulu ngenxa yenu. 25 Lokhu nginalo leli themba, ngiyazi ukuthi ngiyakuhlala, yebo, ngihlale nani nonke, kube ngukuqhubeka nokuthokoza kwenu ekukholweni, 26 ukuze ukuzibonga kwenu ngami kuvame kuKristu Jesu ngokufika kwami futhi kini. 27 Kuphela hambani ngokufanele ivangeli likaKristu, kuze kuthi, noma ngiza nginibona noma ngingekho, ngizwe izindaba zenu zokuthi nimi niqinile emoyeni munye, nangomphefumulo munye nilwela inkolo yevangeli, 28 ningethuswa ngalutho ngabamelene nani, okuyisiboniso sokubhubha kubona kepha ngesokusindiswa kwenu; lokhu-ke kuvela kuNkulunkulu. 29 Ngokuba ngenxa kaKristu nina nabelwa ngomusa, angisho ukukholwa kuye kuphela kepha nokuhlupheka ngenxa yakhe, 30 nikukho khona lokho kulwa enakubona kimina, nakalokhu nizwa ukuthi kukimina.
1Ngakho-ke uma kukhona induduzo kuKristu, uma kukhona ukududuzeka kothando, uma kukhona inhlangano kaMoya, uma kukhona isisa nesihawu, 2 gcwalisani ukuthokoza kwami ukuba nibe nomqondo munye, ninothando lunye, nibe nhliziyonye, niqonde into inye; 3 ningenzi lutho ngombango nangodumo lwezwe; kepha ngokuthobeka nishaye sengathi abanye bakhulu kunani, 4 yilowo nalowo angabheki okwakhe, kepha yilowo abheke nokwabanye. 5 Mawube kini lowo mqondo owawukhona nakuKristu Jesu 6 owathi enesimo sikaNkulunkulu, akaze asho ukuthi kuyinto yokuphangwa ukulingana noNkulunkulu, 7 kepha wazidela ethabatha isimo senceku, enziwe ngomfanekiso wabantu; 8 wathi efunyenwe enjengomuntu ngesimilo, wazithobisa, elalela kwaze kwaba sekufeni, yebo, ekufeni kwesiphambano. 9 Ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa kakhulu, wamnika igama eliphezu kwamagama onke, 10 ukuze kuthi ngegama likaJesu amadolo onke aguqe, awabasezulwini, nawabasemhlabeni, nawabangaphansi komhlaba, 11 nezilimi zonke zivume ngokuthi UJESU KRISTU UYINKOSI, kube yinkazimulo kuNkulunkulu uYise. 12 Ngakho-ke, bathandiweyo bami, njengalokho nilalele ngezikhathi zonke, kungesikho nxa ngikhona kuphela, kodwa ikakhulu manje nxa ngingekho, fezani ukusindiswa kwenu ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela, 13 ngokuba nguNkulunkulu osebenza kini nokuthanda nokwenza njengentando yakhe. 14 Yenzani konke ngokungakhononi nokungangabazi, 15 ukuze nibe ngabangasolekiyo nabangenacala, abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abangenasici phakathi kwesizukulwane esiyisigwegwe nesiphambeneyo, enikhanya phakathi kwaso njengezinkanyiso ezweni, 16 nibambelele ezwini lokuphila, ngize ngibe nokuzibonga ngosuku lukaKristu ngokuthi angigijimelanga ize, angisebenzelanga ize. 17 Yebo, nokuba nginikelwa emhlatshelweni nasenkonzweni yokukholwa kwenu, ngiyathokoza, ngithokoza kanye nani nonke; 18 ngokunjalo-ke thokozani nani, nithokoze kanye nami. 19 Kepha ngiyethemba eNkosini uJesu ukuthuma uThimothewu kini masinyane, ukuze nami ngename nxa sengazi izindaba zenu. 20 Ngokuba anginamuntu onenhliziyo enjengeyakhe, onganakekela izindaba zenu ngobuqotho; 21 ngokuba bonke bafuna okwabo, abafuni okukaJesu Kristu. 22 Kepha niyakwazi ukuthembeka kwakhe ukuthi ukhonzile kanye nami ngenxa yevangeli njengomntwana kuyise. 23 Yena-ke ngiyethemba ukumthuma masinyane, uma sengibonile ukuthi okuqondene nami kophelelaphi; 24 kepha ngiyethemba eNkosini ukuthi nami ngizakuza eduzane. 25 Kodwa ngibone ukuthi kudingekile ukuba ngithume kinina u-Ephafrodithu, umzalwane nesisebenzi nebutho kanye nami, nesithunywa senu, isikhonzi ekusweleni kwami, 26 lokhu wayenilangazelela nonke, eyaluza ngokuba nizwile ukuthi wayegula. 27 Ngokuba nempela wayegula ephansi kokufa; kepha uNkulunkulu wamhawukela, kungeyena yedwa, wangihawukela nami, ukuze ngingabi nalusizi phezu kosizi. 28 Ngalokho ngakhuthalela kakhulu ukumthuma, ukuze kuthi nxa senimbona futhi nithokoze, kimi kunciphe usizi. 29 Ngakho-ke mamukeleni eNkosini ngokuthokoza konke, abanjalo-ke nibaphathe ngokubatusa, 30 ngokuba ngenxa yomsebenzi kaKristu wacishe wafa ezidela amathambo, ukuze agcwalise okusileleyo ekungikhonzeni kwenu.
1Elokugcina, bazalwane bami, thokozani eNkosini. Ukunilobela khona lokho angikwenqeni, kepha nina kuyanigcina. 2 Xwayani izinja, nixwaye izisebenzi ezimbi, nixwaye abokusika. 3 Ngokuba singukusoka thina esikhonza ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, sizibonga kuKristu Jesu, singethembi enyameni, 4 nakuba nami bengingaba nokwethemba enyameni. Uma omunye umuntu ecabanga ukuthi unokwethemba enyameni, mina kakhulu; 5 ngasokwa ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili ngingowohlanga luka-Israyeli, owesizwe sakwaBenjamini, umHeberu wamaHeberu, ngokomthetho umFarisi; 6 ngokokushisekela ngingowazingela ibandla, ngokokulunga okusemthethweni ngingongasolekiyo. 7 Kanti-ke lokho okwakuyinzuzo kimi ngakushaya indiva ngenxa kaKristu. 8 Yebo impela, konke ngikushaya indiva ngobukhulu bokumazi uKristu Jesu iNkosi yami, engilahlekelwe yikho konke ngenxa yakhe, ngikushaya izibi, ukuze ngizuze uKristu, 9 ngifunyanwe kuyena, ngingenakho ukulunga okungokwami okuya ngomthetho kodwa lokho okuya ngokukholwa nguKristu, ngisho ukulunga okuvela kuNkulunkulu ngokukholwa, 10 ukuze ngimazi yena, namandla okuvuka kwakhe, nokuhlanganyela ezinhluphekweni zakhe, ngimfuze ngokufa kwakhe, 11 uma mhlawumbe ngingaze ngifinyelele ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, 12 kungesikho ukuthi sengibambile nokuthi sengiphelelisiwe, kepha ngijonga ukuba kumbe ngingakubamba yini lokho nami engabanjelwa khona nguKristu Jesu. 13 Bazalwane, angisho ukuthi mina uqobo sengikubambile; kepha kunye engikwenzayo: ngikhohlwa okungasemuva, ngizelulela kokungaphambili, 14 ngijonge emgomeni, emklomelweni wokubizwa okukhulu kwaphezulu nguNkulunkulu kuJesu Kristu. 15 Ngakho-ke thina sonke esiphelele masibe nokuqonda okunjalo; kepha uma kokuthile niqonda ngokunye, nalokho uNkulunkulu uyakunambulela khona, 16 kuphela ukuthi kwesesifinyelele kukho, sihambe ngawo lowo mkhondo. 17 Ngilingiseni, bazalwane, nibabhekisise abahamba njengathi esiyisibonelo kini. 18 Ngokuba abaningi, enganitshela kaningi ngabo namanje nginitshela nangezinyembezi, bahamba beyizitha zesiphambano sikaKristu, 19 abakuphela kwabo ngukubhujiswa, abankulunkulu wabo yisisu, nodumo lwabo lusehlazweni labo, abangabanaka okomhlaba. 20 Kepha thina singabombuso wasezulwini, lapho futhi silindela khona ukuba kuvele uMsindisi, iNkosi uJesu Kristu, 21 oyakuguqula isimo somzimba wethu wokuthotshiswa, ufane nomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo, ngamandla angazihlelela ngawo konke phansi kwakhe.
1 Ngalokho, bazalwane bami abathandekayo nabalangazelelwayo, ntokozo yami nomqhele wami, yimani niqinile kanjalo eNkosini, bathandwa. 2 Ngiyamyala u-Evodiya, ngiyamyala noSintike ukuba babe nokuqonda kunye eNkosini. 3 Yebo, ngiyakunxusa nawe mana wami oqotho, yelekelela labo besifazane, lokhu babambisana nami evangelini, kanye noKlemente nezinye izisebenzi zami abamagama abo asencwadini yokuphila. 4 Thokozani eNkosini njalonjalo; ngiyaphinda ngithi: Thokozani! 5 Ukubekezela kwenu akwaziwe ngabantu bonke; iNkosi iseduze. 6 Ningakhathazeki ngalutho, kepha kukho konke izicelo zenu mazaziwe nguNkulunkulu ngokukhuleka nokunxusa kanye nokubonga. 7 Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula ukuqonda konke kuyakulondoloza izinhliziyo zenu nemicabango yenu kuKristu Jesu. 8 Elokugcina, bazalwane, konke okuyiqiniso, konke okuhloniphekayo, konke okulungileyo, konke okumhlophe, konke okuthandekayo, konke okutusekayo, noma kukhona okuhle, noma kukhona okubongekayo, zindlani ngalokho; 9 enakufunda, nakwamukela, nakuzwa, nakubona kimi, kwenzeni lokho; khona uNkulunkulu wokuthula uyakuba nani. 10 Kepha-ke ngathokoza kakhulu eNkosini, ngokuba manje senize navuselela ukunginakekela kwenu; beninginakekela kambe, kepha anibanga nathuba. 11 Akusikho ukuthi ngisho maqondana nokuswela, ngokuba mina ngifundile ukuba nganeliswe noma ngihlezi kanjani. 12 Ngiyakwazi ukuba phansi, ngiyakwazi nokubusa; kukho konke nasezintweni zonke ngifundisiwe: ukusutha, nokulamba, nokubusa, nokuswela. 13 Nginamandla ukwenza konke ngaye ongiqinisayo. 14 Nokho nenze kahle ngokuhlanganyela nami ekuhluphekeni kwami. 15 Niyazi nani nina baseFilipi ukuthi ekuqaleni kwevangeli ekuphumeni kwami eMakedoniya kwakungekho bandla nelilodwa elahlanganyela nami endabeni yokupha nokwamukela, kuphela nina nodwa, 16 ngokuba naseThesalonika nathumela kanye nakabili ngokuswela kwami. 17 Akusikho ukuthi ngifuna isipho, kodwa ngifuna isithelo esiyakwandisa okubalelwa nina. 18 Kepha nginakho konke ngokweqileyo; nganelisiwe sengamukelisiwe ngu-Ephafrodithu okuvela kinina, iphunga elimnandi, umhlatshelo omuhle nothokozisayo kuNkulunkulu. 19 UNkulunkulu wami uzakugcwalisa ukuswela konke kwenu njengokwengcebo yakhe ekukhazimuleni kuKristu Jesu. 20 KuNkulunkulu noBaba wethu makube ludumo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. 21 Ngikhonzeleni kwabangcwele bonke abakuKristu Jesu. Abazalwane abanami bakhonza kinina. 22 Abangcwele bonke bayakhonza kini, ikakhulu abendlu kaKesari. 23 Umusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu mawube nomoya wenu.
1 UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, noThimothewu umzalwane 2 kubo abaseKolose, abangcwele nabazalwane abakholwayo kuKristu; makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu. 3 Simbonga njalonjalo uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, nxa sinikhulekela, 4 lokhu sizwile ngokukholwa kwenu kuKristu Jesu nangothando eninalo kubo bonke abangcwele, 5 ngenxa yethemba enibekelwe lona ezulwini, enezwa ngalo ngaphambili ngezwi leqiniso levangeli 6 elifikile kini, njengalokhu likhona ezweni lonke lithela izithelo, landa, njengokuba kunjalo naphakathi kwenu, kusukela osukwini enezwa ngalo, nazi umusa kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso, 7 njengalokho nafunda ku-Ephafra othandekayo oyinceku kanye nathi, oyisikhonzi esithembekayo sikaKristu ngenxa yenu; 8 okunguyena futhi wasitshela ngothando lwenu ngoMoya. 9 Ngalokho nathi, kusukela osukwini esezwa ngalo, asiyeki ukunikhulekela nokuninxusela ukuba nigcwaliswe ngokwazi intando yakhe ngokuhlakanipha konke nokuqonda okungomoya, 10 nihambe ngokufanele iNkosi, niyithokozise ngakho konke, nithela izithelo emisebenzini yonke elungileyo, nikhula ekumazini uNkulunkulu, 11 niqiniswe nokuqiniswa konke ngokwamandla enkazimulo yakhe, kuze kube ngukubekezela konke nokubheka kade ngokujabula; 12 nibonga uYise owanenza nifanele isabelo sefa labangcwele ekukhanyeni, 13 owasikhulula emandleni obumnyama nowasibeka embusweni weNdodana yothando lwakhe; 14 okukuyo sinokuhlengwa, ukuthethelelwa kwezono, 15 yona ingumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ongenakubonwa, izibulo lezidalwa zonke, 16 ngokuba kwadalelwa kuyo konke okusezulwini nasemhlabeni, okubonwayo nokungenakubonwa, nokuba kuyizihlalo zobukhosi, nokuba kuyimibuso, nokuba kuyizikhulu, nokuba kuyiziphathimandla; konke kwadalwa ngayo, kwadalelwa yona; 17 yona ingaphambi kwakho konke, nezinto zonke zimi ngayo; 18 yona iyinhloko yomzimba, ngisho ibandla, engukuqala, izibulo kwabafileyo, ukuze yona ibe ngowokuqala ezintweni zonke, 19 ngokuba kwaba kuhle kuye ukuba ukugcwala konke kuhlale kuyo 20 nokuba ngayo abuyisane nakho konke esenzile ukuthula ngegazi lesiphambano sayo, yebo ngayo, nokuba kuyizinto ezisemhlabeni nokuba ngezisezulwini. 21 Nani ekade ningabafokazi nezitha engqondweni ngemisebenzi emibi, 22 nokho manje usebuyisene nani emzimbeni wenyama yayo ngokufa ukuba animise ningcwele, ningenasisihla nacala phambi kwakhe, 23 uma kambe nihlala ekukholweni, nisekeliwe nigxilile, ningagudluzwa ethembeni levangeli enalizwayo, elashunyayelwa kukho konke okudaliweyo okuphansi kwezulu, engenziwa isikhonzi salo mina Pawulu. 24 Kalokhu ngiyathokoza ezinhluphekweni zami ngenxa yenu ngokugcwalisa okusileleyo osizini lukaKristu enyameni yami ngenxa yomzimba wakhe, oyibandla; 25 engenziwa isikhonzi salo ngokwesimiso sikaNkulunkulu enganikwa sona maqondana nani ukuba ligcwaliswe izwi likaNkulunkulu, 26 ngisho imfihlakalo ebifihlakele selokhu kwaqala izikhathi nezizukulwane, kepha kalokhu yambuliwe kwabangcwele bakhe; 27 okubona uNkulunkulu athanda ukubazisa ukuthi iyini ingcebo yenkazimulo yaleyo mfihlakalo phakathi kwabezizwe, enguKristu phakathi kwenu, ithemba lenkazimulo; 28 okunguye esimshumayelayo, siluleka wonke umuntu, sifundisa wonke umuntu ngokuhlakanipha konke, ukuze simise wonke umuntu ephelele kuKristu, 29 engikusebenzelayo futhi, ngilwa ngokusebenza kwakhe okusebenza kimi ngamandla.
1 Ngokuba ngiyathanda ukuba nazi ukuthi kukhulu kangakanani ukulwa enginakho ngenxa yenu nabaseLawodikeya nabo bonke abangabonanga ubuso bami ngamehlo, 2 ukuze izinhliziyo zabo ziduduzwe, behlanganisiwe othandweni babe nengcebo yonke yokwazi okuphelele, bazisise imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu enguKristu, 3 okufihlwe kuye amagugu onke okuhlakanipha nowokwazi. 4 Ngikusho lokhu, ukuze kungabikho muntu onikhohlisa ngamazwi okuyenga. 5 Ngokuba noma ngingekho ngomzimba, nokho ngikhona kini ngomoya ngithokoza, ngibona inhlelo yenu nokuqina kokukholwa kwenu kuKristu. 6 Ngakho-ke njengalokho nimamukele uKristu Jesu iNkosi, hambani nikuye, 7 nigxilile, nakhiwe kuye, niqinisiwe ekukholweni, njengalokho nifundisiwe, nivame ukubonga. 8 Xwayani funa kube khona onithumbayo ngokuhlakanipha nangenkohliso eyize njengokwemvelo yabantu, njengezifundiso zokucathula kwezwe, kungenjengokukaKristu. 9 Ngokuba kuhlala kuye ngokomzimba ukugcwala konke kobuNkulunkulu; 10 nigcwalisiwe kuye, yena oyinhloko yemibuso yonke namandla, 11 enasokela kuye futhi ngokusoka okungenziwanga ngezandla ngokukhumula umzimba wenyama, ngokusoka kukaKristu; 12 nimbelwe kanye naye ngombhapathizo, okungawo futhi navuswa kanye naye ngokukholwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu owamvusa kwabafileyo. 13 Nani-ke ebenifile ngeziphambeko nangokungasoki kwenyama yenu wanenza nibe ngabaphilayo kanye naye esithethelela zonke izono zethu; 14 esehlangule incwadi yecala lethu, emelana nathi ngemiyalo yayo, wayeyisusa ngokuyibethela esiphambanweni; 15 ebaphucile ababusi nabanamandla izikhali wabathela ngehlazo obala, ebanqoba ngaso. 16 Ngakho makungabikho muntu onilahla ngokudla nesiphuzo, noma ngemikhosi, noma ukwethwasa kwenyanga, noma amasabatha, 17 okuyisithunzi nje salokhu obekuzakuza; kepha umzimba ngokaKristu. 18 Makungabikho muntu onamuka umvuzo wenu, othanda ukuzenza othobile ekhonza izingelosi, ephike ngemibono yakhe, ezikhukhumeza ngeze ngengqondo yakhe yenyama, 19 engabambeleli kuye oyinhloko, okungaye umzimba wonke usizwa, uhlanganiswa ngamalungu nemisipha, ukhula ngokukhula kukaNkulunkulu. 20 Uma nifile kanye noKristu nakhululwa ezifundisweni zokucathula kwezwe, yini ukuba okungathi nisaphila ngokwezwe nithobele izifundiso zokuthi: 21 “Ungaphathi, ungezwa ngolimi, ungathinti,” 22 okuphela konke ngokudliwa ngokweziyalezo nezifundiso zabantu 23 ezinegama lokuhlakanipha kambe ngokuzikhethela inkonzo, nangokuzithoba, nangokuhlupha umzimba; akusizi lutho maqondana nokuzithiba kwenyama.
1 Ngakho uma navuswa kanye noKristu, funani okwaphezulu, lapho ekhona uKristu, ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; 2 nakani okwaphezulu, ninganaki okusemhlabeni. 3 Ngokuba nafa, ukuphila kwenu kufihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu; 4 nxa ebonakaliswa uKristu ongukuphila kwethu, khona-ke nani niyakubonakaliswa kanye naye ekukhazimuleni. 5 Ngakho-ke bulalani amalungu enu asemhlabeni, ubufebe, nokungcola, nokuhuheka, nokukhanuka, nesangabe, okungukukhonza izithombe, 6 okuza ngakho ulaka lukaNkulunkulu, 7 ekade nihamba kukho nani, lapho nisahlezi kukho; 8 kepha kalokhu nani manilahle konke lokho, ulaka, nokuthukuthela, nobubi, nokuhlambalaza, nokukhuluma amahlazo aphuma emlonyeni wenu; 9 ningaqambelani amanga, lokhu nikhumule umuntu omdala kanye nezenzo zakhe, 10 nembethe omusha, owenziwa musha abe nokwazi ngokomfanekiso walowo owamdalayo, 11 lapho kungekho mGreki namJuda, ukusoka nokungasoki, owezizwe noma umSkithe, isigqila noma okhululekileyo, kepha uKristu uyikho konke, ukubo bonke. 12 Ngakho-ke njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, abangcwele nabathandekayo, yembathani ububele benhliziyo, nesisa, nokuzithoba, nobumnene, nokubheka kade, 13 nibekezelelane, nithethelelane, uma umuntu enensolo komunye; njengokuba neNkosi yanithethelela, yenzani njalo nani. 14 Kepha phezu kwakho konke lokho yembathani uthando oluyisibopho sokuphelela. 15 Ukuthula kukaKristu makubuse ezinhliziyweni zenu, enabizelwa futhi kukho emzimbeni munye; futhi yibani ngababongayo. 16 Izwi likaKristu alihlale phakathi kwenu, livame, nifundisane ngokuhlakanipha konke, niyalane ngamahubo, nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculo okomoya, nimhubele uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu ngokubonga. 17 Konke enikwenzayo, noma kungezwi noma kungomsebenzi, kwenzeni konke egameni leNkosi uJesu, nimbonge uNkulunkulu uYise ngaye. 18 Bafazi, thobelani amadoda enu njengokufanele eNkosini. 19 Madoda, thandani omkenu, ningabacasukeli. 20 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu ezintweni zonke, ngokuba lokho kuyathandeka eNkosini. 21 Boyise, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana benu ukuba bangadangali. 22 Zinceku, lalelani ezintweni zonke labo abangamakhosi enu ngokwenyama, kungengokuthenga amehlo njengabathokozisa abantu kodwa ngobuqotho benhliziyo, niyesabe iNkosi. 23 Konke enikwenzayo kwenzeni ngenhliziyo, kungathi kwenzelwa iNkosi, qha abantu, 24 nazi ukuthi niyakwamukela umvuzo wefa eNkosini. Khonzani iNkosi uKristu. 25 Ngokuba lowo owenza ukungalungi uyakwamukeliswa ukungalungi akwenzileyo; akukho ukukhetha umuntu.
1 Makhosi, zenzeleni izinceku zenu okulungileyo nokufaneleyo; nazi ukuthi nani nineNkosi ezulwini. 2 Qiniselani ekukhulekeni, nilinde kukho ninokubonga. 3 Nathi nisikhulekele, ukuze uNkulunkulu asivulele umnyango wezwi ukuba sikhulume imfihlakalo kaKristu engiboshwe ngenxa yayo, 4 ukuze ngiyibonakalise njengalokhu ngifanele ukukhuluma. 5 Hambani ngokuhlakanipha kubo abangaphandle, nithengisise isikhathi. 6 Ukukhuluma kwenu makube nomusa njalo, kuyolisiwe ngosawoti, ukuze nazi enifanele ukubaphendula ngakho bonke abantu. 7 Konke okuqondene nami uyakunazisa khona uThikhiku, umzalwane othandekayo nesikhonzi esikholekileyo oyinceku kanye nami eNkosini, 8 engimthumile kini ngakho lokhu ukuba nazi ukuthi sihlezi kanjani, aduduze izinhliziyo zenu, 9 kanye no-Onesimu, umzalwane okholekileyo nothandekayo, ongomunye wakini; bazakunazisa konke okwalapha. 10 Uyakhonza kini u-Aristarku oyisiboshwa kanye nami, noMarku umzala kaBarnaba, enayalezwa ngaye — uma efika kini mamukeleni — 11 noJesu othiwa uJustu; yibo bodwa abangabokusoka abasebenzela umbuso kaNkulunkulu kanye nami, abakade beyinduduzo kimi. 12 Uyakhonza kini u-Ephafra ongomunye wakini, inceku kaKristu Jesu, enilwela njalo emikhulekweni, ukuze nime niphelele niqinisekile entandweni yonke kaNkulunkulu. 13 Ngokuba ngingufakazi wakhe wokuthi uyanisebenzela kakhulu nina, nabaseLawodikeya, nabaseHiyerapholi. 14 Uyakhonza kini uLuka inyanga ethandekayo, noDema. 15 Khonzani kubazalwane abaseLawodikeya, nakuNimfa, nasebandleni lakwakhe. 16 Nxa le ncwadi isifundiwe kini, bhekani ukuba ifundwe nasebandleni labaseLawodikeya; nani niyifunde leyo evela eLawodikeya. 17 Nimtshele u-Arkiphu, nithi: “Qaphela inkonzo oyitholile eNkosini, ukuze uyifeze.” 18 Yilokhu ukukhonza kwami ngesandla sami, mina Pawulu. Khumbulani izibopho zami. Umusa mawube nani.
1 OPawulu, noSilvanu, noThimothewu kulo ibandla labaseTheselonika elikuNkulunkulu uBaba, naseNkosini uJesu Kristu: Makube kini umusa nokuthula. 2 Sibonga uNkulunkulu njalo ngani nonke, siniphatha emikhulekweni yethu, 3 sikhumbula ngokungayeki isenzo senu sokukholwa, nomsebenzi wothando, nokukhuthazela kwethemba lenu eliseNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu phambi kukaNkulunkulu noBaba wethu, 4 sikwazi, bazalwane abathandiwe nguNkulunkulu, ukukhethwa kwenu 5 ukuthi ivangeli lethu alizanga kini ngezwi kuphela kodwa nangamandla, nangoMoya oNgcwele, nangokwethemba okukhulu, njengokuba nazi ukuthi saba ngabantu abanjani phakathi kwenu ngenxa yenu. 6 Nani naba ngabalingisi bethu, nabeNkosi senilamukele izwi ekukhathazekeni okukhulu ngokuthokoza kukaMoya oNgcwele, 7 naze naba yisibonelo kubo bonke abakholwayo eMakedoniya nase-Akhaya. 8 Ngokuba udumo lwezwi leNkosi lwaphuma kinina, lwafika, angisho eMakedoniya nase-Akhaya kuphela, kepha ezindaweni zonke lapho ukukholwa kwenu nguNkulunkulu kuphumele khona; ngakho asisadingi ukukhuluma lutho. 9 Ngokuba bona uqobo balanda ngathi ukuthi kwaba njani ukungena kwethu kinina nokuthi naphendukela kanjani kuNkulunkulu, nishiya izithombe, ukuba nikhonze uNkulunkulu ophilayo oweqiniso, 10 nilindele iNdodana yakhe ivela ezulwini, ayivusa kwabafileyo, uJesu osihlangulisa olakeni oluzayo.
1 Ngokuba niyazi nina bazalwane ukuthi ukungena kwethu kinina akubanga yize. 2 Kepha noma sasihlushiwe kuqala saphathwa kabi eFilipi, njengokuba nazi, saba nesibindi kuNkulunkulu wethu sokunishumayeza ivangeli likaNkulunkulu ngokulwa okukhulu. 3 Ngokuba ukuyala kwethu akusikho okokuduka nokokungcola nangenkohliso, 4 kepha njengokuba sivunyiwe nguNkulunkulu ukuba siphathiswe ivangeli, siyakhuluma ngokunjalo, singenzeli ukuthokozisa abantu kepha uNkulunkulu ovivinya izinhliziyo zethu. 5 Ngokuba asizange sibe namazwi okuthopha, njengokuba nazi; asizange futhi sibe nobuqili bokufisa, uNkulunkulu ungufakazi, 6 singafunanga nokutuswa ngabantu, nakinina nakwabanye, 7 ingani sasingaba namandla okunisinda njengabaphostoli bakaKristu, nokho saba mnene phakathi kwenu njengokuba umdlezane ondla abantwana bakhe. 8 Ngokunjalo lokhu besinilangazelele, sasifuna ukuninika kungesilo ivangeli likaNkulunkulu kuphela, kepha nokuphila kwethu uqobo, ngokuba nase ningabathandekayo kithina. 9 Ngokuba niyakhumbula, bazalwane, ukukhandleka nokushikashikeka kwethu; sisebenza ubusuku nemini, ukuze singasindi noyedwa kinina, sanishumayeza ivangeli likaNkulunkulu. 10 Nina ningofakazi, naye uNkulunkulu, bokuthi sahlala kanjani phakathi kwenu nina enikholwayo ngobungcwele, nangokulunga, nangokungasoleki, 11 njengokuba nazi ukuthi saniphatha abanye ngabanye njengoyise ephatha abantwana bakhe, 12 siniyala, sinimisa isibindi, sifakazela ukuba nihambe ngokufaneleyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu onibizela embusweni nasebukhosini bakhe. 13 Ngalokho nathi sibonga uNkulunkulu singaphezi, ngokuba, kuthe lapho namukela izwi likaNkulunkulu enalizwa ngathi, anilamukelanga njengezwi labantu kepha njengezwi likaNkulunkulu, njengokuba liyilo isibili, elona lisebenza futhi phakathi kwenu nina enikholwayo. 14 Ngokuba nina bazalwane naba ngabalingisi bamabandla kaNkulunkulu aseJudiya akuKristu Jesu, ngokuba nani nahlushwa ngabesizwe sakini, njengalokho nawo ahlushwa ngabaJuda 15 ababulala neNkosi uJesu nabaprofethi, basixosha nathi, bengamthokozisi uNkulunkulu, bemelana nabantu bonke, 16 besivimbela ukukhuluma nabezizwe ukuba basindiswe, ukuze bagcwalise njalo izono zabo; kepha ulaka selufinyelele phezu kwabo ngokupheleleyo. 17 Kepha thina, bazalwane, lokhu besahlukanisiwe nani isikhashana ngobuso kungenganhliziyo, kwaba yikhona sikhuthalela kakhulu ukubona ubuso benu ngokunxanela okukhulu. 18 Ngakho besithanda ukuza kinina, mina Pawulu ngokwami kanye nakabili, kepha uSathane wasivimbela. 19 Ngokuba liyini ithemba lethu, nokuthokoza, nomqhele wokuzibonga phambi kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ekufikeni kwakhe, kungeyinina na? 20 Ngokuba nina niludumo lwethu nokuthokoza kwethu.
1 Ngalokho kwathi singasenakubekezela, sathi kuhle ukuba sisale sodwa e-Athene, 2 sathuma uThimothewu umzalwane wethu, isikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu evangelini likaKristu, ukuba aniqinise, anivuse maqondana nokukholwa kwenu 3 ukuba kunganyakaziswa muntu ngalezo zinhlupheko; ngokuba niyazi nina ukuthi simiselwe lokho. 4 Ngokuba kuthe sisekhona kini, sanitshela ngaphambili ukuthi siyakuhlushwa, njengokuba kwaba njalo, nani nikwazi. 5 Ngalokho nami, lapho ngingasenakubekezela, ngathumela ukuba ngiqonde ukukholwa kwenu, ingabe mhlawumbe umlingi unilingile yini, ukukhandleka kwethu kube yize. 6 Kepha kalokhu uThimothewu esefikile kithi evela kini, esibikela izindaba ezinhle zokukholwa nothando lwenu, nokuthi nisikhumbula kahle njalo, nokuthi nilangazelela ukusibona, njengokuba nathi silangazelela ukubona nina, 7 ngalokho, bazalwane, saduduzeka ngani ngokukholwa kwenu ekusweleni nasosizini lwethu lonke, 8 ngokuba kalokhu siyaphila, uma nina nimi niqinile eNkosini. 9 Ngokuba ngukubonga okunjani esingakubuyisela kuNkulunkulu ngani ngokuthokoza konke esithokoza ngakho ngenxa yenu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu na? 10 Ubusuku nemini sinxusa nokunxusa ukuba sibone ubuso benu, siphelelise okusileleyo ekukholweni kwenu. 11 Sengathi uNkulunkulu noBaba wethu uqobo neNkosi yethu uJesu angayiqondisa indlela yethu yokuza kini, 12 iNkosi ininike ukwanda nokuchichima othandweni, omumye komunye nakubo bonke, njengokuba sinjalo kinina, 13 ukuze iqinise izinhliziyo zenu, zingabi nakusoleka ebungcweleni phambi kukaNkulunkulu noBaba wethu ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu kanye nabangcwele bakhe bonke.
1 Elokugcina-ke, bazalwane, siyaninxusa, siyaniyala ngeNkosi uJesu ukuba njengalokho nakwamukela kithi ukuthi nifanele ukuhamba nokumthokozisa kanjani uNkulunkulu, njengalokho nihamba kanjalo, manivame kakhulu kulokho. 2 Ngokuba niyayazi imiyalo esaninika yona ngayo iNkosi uJesu. 3 Ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu, ukungcweliswa kwenu, ukuba nidede ebufebeni 4 ukuba yilowo nalowo kini akwazi ukuhlala nomkakhe ngobungcwele nangokuhlonipha, 5 kungabi ngokushisa kwenkanuko njengabezizwe abangamazi uNkulunkulu 6 ukuba kungabikho noyedwa omonayo, aphambe umfowabo ngento, ngokuba iNkosi ingumphindiseli kukho konke lokho, njengokuba sanitshela phambili, saqinisa. 7 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu kasibizelanga amanyala, kepha wasibizela ebungcweleni. 8 Ngakho-ke owalayo akali umuntu, kepha wala uNkulunkulu, yena oninika uMoya wakhe oNgcwele. 9 Kepha maqondana nothando lobuzalwane anisweli ukuba umuntu anilobele, ngokuba nina uqobo ningabafundisiwe nguNkulunkulu ukuba nithandane; 10 nempela niyakwenza lokho kubo bonke abazalwane abaseMakedoniya lonke. Kepha siyaniyala, bazalwane, ukuba nivame nokuvama kulokho, 11 nikhuthalele ukuhlala ngokuthula, nokwenza okwenu, nokusebenza ngezandla zenu, njengokuba saniyala, 12 ukuze nihambe ngokufaneleyo kwabangaphandle, ningasweli lutho. 13 Kepha asithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningabi nakwazi ngabalalayo, ukuze ningadabuki njengabanye abangenalo ithemba. 14 Ngokuba uma sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa, wavuka, ngokunjalo-ke uNkulunkulu uyakubaletha nabaleleyo kuJesu kanye naye. 15 Ngokuba lokho sikusho kini ngezwi leNkosi ukuthi thina, esisekhona sisasele kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi, asiyikubandulela nempela abaleleyo, 16 ngokuba iNkosi uqobo iyakwehla ezulwini ngezwi lenhlokomo, ngephimbo lengelosi enkulu nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu, nabafileyo kuKristu bayakuvuka kuqala, 17 khona thina, esisekhona sisasele siyakuhlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini, sihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; kanjalo-ke siyakuba nayo iNkosi njalo. 18 Ngakho-ke duduzanani ngalawo mazwi.
1 Kepha ngezikhathi nangemizuzu, bazalwane, anisweli ukulotshelwa, 2 ngokuba nina uqobo niyazi kahle ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luza njengesela ebusuku. 3 Nxa bethi: “Ngukuthula nokuhlala kahle,” khona ukubhujiswa kuyabazuma njengemihelo ifikela okhulelweyo, abasoze baphunyuka. 4 Kepha nina bazalwane anikho ebumnyameni, ukuze lolo suku lunifice njengesela, 5 ngokuba nina nonke ningabantwana bokukhanya, ningabantwana bemini. Asisibo abobusuku noma abobumnyama; 6 ngalokho-ke masingalali njengabanye, kodwa masiqwashe, siqonde. 7 Ngokuba abalalayo balala ebusuku, nabadakwayo badakwa ebusuku; 8 kepha thina esingabemini masiqonde, sifake isivikelo sesifuba sokukholwa nesothando, isigqoko sibe yithemba lokusindiswa; 9 ngokuba uNkulunkulu kasimiselanga ulaka kepha ukuba sizuze ukusindiswa ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu 10 owasifelayo ukuba, noma siqwashile noma silele, siphile kanye naye. 11 Ngalokho-ke vuselelanani, nakhane njengokuba futhi nikwenza. 12 Kepha siyanincenga, bazalwane, ukuba nibazi abakhandlekayo phakathi kwenu, nabaniphetheyo eNkosini, nabanilulekayo, 13 nibazisise kakhulu othandweni ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo. Hlalisanani ngokuthula. 14 Kepha siyaniyala, bazalwane, ukuba niluleke abangahambi ngomthetho, nithokozise abadanileyo, nisekele ababuthakathaka, nibabekezelele bonke. 15 Qaphelani ukuba kungabikho ophindisela omunye okubi ngokubi; kepha jongani njalo ukwenza okuhle, omunye komunye nakubo bonke. 16 Thokozani njalo; 17 khulekani ningaphezi; 18 kukho konke bongani; ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu ngani. 19 Ningamcimi uMoya; 20 ningakudeleli ukuprofetha; 21 vivinyani konke, nibambisise okuhle; 22 dedani kukho konke okubonakala kukubi. 23 Kepha uNkulunkulu wokuthula, yena uqobo, makaningcwelise ngokupheleleyo, kulondolozwe umoya wenu wonke nomphefumulo nomzimba, kungabi nacala ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. 24 Uthembekile yena onibizayo, oyakukwenza futhi. 25 Bazalwane, sikhulekeleni. 26 Khonzani kubazalwane bonke ngokwanga okungcwele. 27 Ngiyanifungisa iNkosi ukuba le ncwadi ifundwe kubo bonke abazalwane. 28 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani.
1 OPawulu, noSilvanu, noThimothewu kulo ibandla labaseThesalonika elikuNkulunkulu, uBaba wethu, naseNkosini uJesu Kristu: 2 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. 3 Simelwe ukumbonga njalo uNkulunkulu ngani bazalwane, njengokuba kufanele, ngokuba inkolo yenu iyanda kakhulu, nothando lwenu nonke omunye komunye luyakhula, 4 kuze kuthi thina ngokwethu sizincome ngani emabandleni kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokukhuthazela kwenu nokukholwa ekuzingelweni kwenu konke nasezinhluphekweni enibekezela kuzo, 5 okuyisiboniso sokwahlulela okulungileyo kukaNkulunkulu, ukuze kuthiwe ningabalungele umbuso kaNkulunkulu enihlupheka ngenxa yawo, 6 uma kambe kuyinto elungile kuNkulunkulu ukuba abuyisele ukuhlupheka kubo abanihluphayo, 7 aniphe nina enihluphekayo ukuphumula kanye nathi ekwambulweni kweNkosi uJesu, evela ezulwini, enezingelosi zamandla akhe, 8 elangabini lomlilo, ephindisela kwabangamazi uNkulunkulu nakwabangalaleli ivangeli leNkosi yethu uJesu, 9 abazakunikwa isijeziso esingukubhujiswa okuphakade, basuke phambi kobuso beNkosi naphambi kwenkazimulo yamandla akhe, 10 nxa efika ukuba akhazimuliswe kubo abangcwele bakhe, abe ngomangalisayo kubo bonke abakholwa ngalowo muhla, ngokuba nakholwa ngukufakaza kwethu. 11 Ngenxa yalokho siyanikhulekela njalo, ukuze uNkulunkulu wethu anenze nibe ngabafanele ukubizwa kwenu, agcwalise ngamandla konke okuhle enikuthandayo nomsebenzi wokukholwa, 12 ukuze igama leNkosi yethu uJesu likhazimuliswe kini, nani kuye, ngokomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu noweNkosi uJesu Kristu.
1 Kepha siyanxusa, bazalwane, mayelana nokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nokubuthanela kwethu kuyo, 2 ukuba ningasheshi ninyakaziswe engqondweni yenu, ningethuswa noma ngomoya, noma ngezwi, noma ngencwadi ngokungathi ivela kithi, sengathi usuku lukaKristu selufikile. 3 Makungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo nangayiphi indlela; ngokuba aluyikufika, kungaveli kuqala ukuhlubuka, kwambulwe umuntu ongenamthetho, indodana yokulahlwa, 4 omelana nakho konke, nozikhukhumeza phezu kwakho konke okuthiwa uNkulunkulu noma into ekhonzwayo, aze azihlalise ethempelini likaNkulunkulu ezishaya uNkulunkulu. 5 Anikhumbuli yini ukuthi ngisekhona kini nganitshela lokho na? 6 Senikwazi okumbambezelayo, ukuze ambulwe ngesikhathi sakhe. 7 Ngokuba imfihlakalo yokungabi namthetho isiyasebenza, kuphela ukuze kudediswe yena obambezelayo manje. 8 Lapho-ke uzakwambulwa lowo ongenamthetho, eyakumqeda iNkosi uJesu Kristu ngomoya womlomo wayo, imchithe ngokubonakala kokufika kwayo, 9 lowo okufika kwakhe kungokokusebenza kukaSathane ngawo onke amandla, nezibonakaliso, nezimangaliso zamanga, 10 nangayo yonke inkohliso yokungalungi kwababhubhayo, ngenxa yokuba bengavumanga ukuthanda iqiniso, ukuze basindiswe. 11 Ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu ubathumela amandla okuduka, baze bakholwe ngamanga, 12 ukuba bonke abangakholwanga yiqiniso benamela ukungalungi balahlwe. 13 Kepha thina simelwe ukubonga uNkulunkulu njalo ngani bazalwane abathandwa yiNkosi, ngokuba kwasekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wanikhethela ukusindiswa ngokungcwelisa kukaMoya nangokukholwa yiqiniso 14 anibizela kukho ngevangeli lethu, nize nizuze inkazimulo yeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. 15 Ngalokho-ke, bazalwane, yimani niqinile, nibambelele kuwo amasiko enawafundiswa noma ngezwi noma ngencwadi yethu. 16 Kepha iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu uqobo, noNkulunkulu uBaba wethu owasithanda nowasipha ngomusa induduzo yaphakade nethemba elihle, 17 makaduduze izinhliziyo zenu, aniqinise emisebenzini yonke nasemazwini onke amahle.
1 Elokugcina, bazalwane, sikhulekeleni ukuba izwi leNkosi likhawuleze, lidunyiswe, njengalokhu kunjalo nakini, 2 nokuba sikhululwe kubantu abadukileyo nababi; ngokuba ukukholwa akusikho okwabo bonke. 3 Kepha iNkosi ithembekile, eyakuniqinisa, inilondoloze komubi. 4 Siyethemba eNkosini ngani ukuthi lokhu esiniyala ngakho niyakwenza nokuthi nizakukwenza. 5 Kepha iNkosi mayiqondise izinhliziyo zenu othandweni lukaNkulunkulu nasekubekezeleni kukaKristu. 6 Kodwa siyaniyala, bazalwane, egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu ukuba nizahlukanise nabazalwane bonke abahamba ngokungafanele, bengahambi ngomyalo eniwamukele kithina. 7 Ngokuba nani niyazi ngokwenu ukuthi kufanele ukuba nisilingise kanjani, ngokuba asihambanga ngokungafanele phakathi kwenu, 8 asidlanga sinkwa samuntu ngesihle, kodwa sadla ngokukhandleka nangokukhathazeka, sisebenza ubusuku nemini ukuba singasindi muntu kini, 9 kungengokuba singenalo ilungelo, kodwa ukuze sizinikele sibe yisibonelo kini sokuba nisilingise. 10 Ngokuba nalapho sisekini, saniyala ngalokhu ukuthi: “Uma umuntu engathandi ukusebenza, makangadli.” 11 Ngokuba sizwa ukuthi abanye phakathi kwenu bahamba ngokungafanele, bengasebenzi lutho, kepha benza okuyize nje; 12 abanjalo siyabayala sibaluleka eNkosini uJesu Kristu ukuba basebenze ngokuthula, badle esabo isinkwa. 13 Kepha nina bazalwane, ningadinwa ngukwenza okuhle. 14 Uma ekhona ongalaleli izwi lethu kule ncwadi, mphawuleni lowo, ningahlanganyeli naye, ukuze abe namahloni; 15 kepha ningamphathisi okwesitha, kodwa mlulekeni njengomzalwane. 16 Kepha iNkosi yokuthula uqobo mayiniphe ukuthula ngezikhathi zonke nangezindlela zonke. INkosi mayibe nani nonke. 17 Ngiyakhonza ngesandla sami mina Pawulu, okuluphawu ezincwadini zonke; ngiloba kanjalo. 18 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani nonke.
1 UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu noKristu Jesu ithemba lethu, 2 kuThimothewu, umntanami ngesiminya ekukholweni: Makube kuwe umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. 3 Njengokuba ngakutshela mhla ngiya eMakedoniya ukuthi wohlala e-Efesu, ukuze uyale abathile ngokuthi bangafundisi okwahlukileyo, 4 futhi banganaki izinganekwane nezindaba zolibo olokuzalana ezingapheliyo, ezibanga ukuphikisana kunokuba ziqhube isimiso sikaNkulunkulu esisekukholweni, ngenza njalo namanje; 5 kepha umgomo womyalo uluthando oluvela enhliziyweni emhlophe, nakunembeza omuhle, nasekukholweni okungazenzisiyo, 6 abathe abanye bephaphalazile kulokho, baphambukela ekukhulumeni okuyize, 7 befuna ukuba babe ngabafundisi bomthetho, ingani kabaqondi abakushoyo nabaqinisa ngakho begomela. 8 Siyazi kambe ukuthi umthetho muhle, nxa umuntu ewusebenzisa ngokomthetho, 9 ekwazi lokhu ukuthi umthetho awumiselwe olungileyo, umiselwe abangenamthetho namahlongandlebe, abangamesabi uNkulunkulu nabayizoni abahlazisayo nabadumazayo, nababulali bawonina, nababulala abantu, 10 nezifebe, nabesilisa abalalanayo, nabathumbabantu, nabaqambimanga, nabafungela amanga, noma kungakhona okunye okuphambene nesifundiso esiphilileyo, 11 ngokwevangeli lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu obongekayo, engaphathiswa lona mina. 12 Ngiyambonga owangenzela amandla, uKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu, ngokuba wathi ngikholekile, engimisa enkonzweni, 13 noma kade ngingohlambalazayo, nozingelayo, nohluphayo; kodwa ngahawukelwa ngokuba ngakwenza ngokungazi, ngokungakholwa. 14 Kepha umusa weNkosi yethu wavama kakhulu kanye nokukholwa nothando olukuKristu Jesu. 15 Likholekile leli zwi, lifanele impela ukwamukelwa ukuthi uKristu Jesu weza ezweni ukusindisa izoni, engingesikhulu kuzo; 16 kepha ngahawukelwa ngalokhu ukuze uJesu Kristu abonakalise kimi engingesikhulu konke ukubekezela kwakhe, ngibe yisibonelo kwabazakukholwa nguye, baze babe nokuphila okuphakade. 17 Kuyo iNkosi yaphakade engabhubhiyo, engenakubonwa, uNkulunkulu yedwa, makube ludumo nenkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. 18 Lo myalo ngiwuthwesa wena mntanami Thimothewu njengeziprofetho ezandulelayo ngawe, ukuze ulwe ukulwa okuhle ngazo, 19 unokukholwa nonembeza omuhle, okuthe abanye bekulahlile, bafelwa umkhumbi wokukholwa, 20 abakubona oHimenewu no-Aleksandru engibanikele kuSathane, ukuze balaywe ukuba bangahlambalazi.
1 Ngakho-ke kuqala kukho konke ngiyala ukuba ukunxusa, nokukhuleka, nokucela, nokubonga kwenzelwe abantu bonke, 2 amakhosi nabo bonke abakhulu, ukuze sihlale kahle nangokuthula, ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu nangesizotha esipheleleyo. 3 Lokhu kuhle, kuyabongeka emehlweni kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu 4 othanda ukuba abantu bonke basindiswe, bafinyelele ekulazini iqiniso. 5 Ngokuba munye uNkulunkulu, munye nomlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, umuntu uKristu Jesu, 6 owazinikela abe yinhlawulo yabo bonke, kube ngubufakazi besikhathi esiyiso, 7 engamiselwa khona mina ukuba ngibe ngummemezeli nomphostoli — ngikhuluma iqiniso, angiqambi amanga — yebo, umfundisi wabezizwe ekukholweni naseqinisweni. 8 Ngalokho ngithanda ukuba amadoda akhuleke ezindaweni zonke, ephakamisa izandla ezingcwele, engenalulaka nokuphikisana. 9 Ngokunjalo nabesifazane mabagqoke izingubo ezifaneleyo, bazihlobise ngokuhlonipha nokuqonda, kungabi ngezinwele ezalukiweyo, nangegolide, nangamaparele, nangezambatho ezinemali eningi, 10 kepha njengokufanele abesifazane abashoyo ukuthi besaba uNkulunkulu bahlobe ngemisebenzi emihle. 11 Owesifazane makafunde ukuthula nokuthobeka konke. 12 Kepha angimvumeli owesifazane ukuba afundise, nokuba abuse phezu kwendoda; kodwa makazithulele. 13 Ngokuba u-Adamu wabunjwa kuqala, emva kwalokho u-Eva. 14 Futhi u-Adamu kakhohliswanga, kepha owesifazane wathi ekhohlisiwe, waphambuka; 15 kepha uyakusindiswa ngokuzala abantwana, uma behlala ekukholweni nasothandweni nasebungcweleni kanye nokuqonda.
1 Likholekile leli zwi elithi: Uma umuntu efisa isikhundla sombonisi, unxanela umsebenzi omuhle. 2 Ngakho umbonisi umelwe abe ngongasolekiyo, indoda emfazi munye, abe ngozikhuzayo, oqondileyo, oziphatha ngokufaneleyo, ongenisa izihambi, onesu lokufundisa, 3 ongesilo ixhwele lewayini, ongesiso isilwi, kepha omnene, ongaxabaniyo, onganxaneli imali, 4 ophatha kahle indlu yakhe, abantwana bakhe bemthobela ngenhlonipho yonke — 5 kepha uma umuntu engakwazi ukuphatha owakhe umuzi, angaliphatha kanjani ibandla likaNkulunkulu na? — 6 angabi ngosanda kukholwa, funa ngokukhukhumala ayele ekulahlweni kukaSathane. 7 Kumelwe futhi ukuba abe nobufakazi obuhle kwabangaphandle, funa ayele esihlambeni nasesihibeni sikaSathane. 8 Ngokunjalo namadiyakoni kufanele abe nesizotha, angabi ndimimbili, angabi ngabanaka kakhulu iwayini, angahaheli inzuzo embi, 9 ephethe imfihlakalo yokukholwa kunembeza omhlophe. 10 Nalabo mabaqale bahlolwe, andukuba babe ngamadiyakoni, uma bengasoleki. 11 Ngokunjalo nabesifazane mababe nesizotha, abangahlebi, abazithibayo, abathembekayo ezintweni zonke. 12 Amadiyakoni mawabe ngamadoda amfazi munye, abusa kahle abantwana bawo nemizi yawo. 13 Ngokuba amadiyakoni akhonze kahle azizuzela ukuma kahle nesibindi esikhulu ekukholweni okukuKristu Jesu. 14 Lokhu ngikulobela khona ngithemba ukuza kuwe masinyane; 15 kepha uma ngilibala, khona uyakwazi ukuthi kumelwe ukuba abantu bahambe kanjani endlini kaNkulunkulu eyibandla likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, insika nesisekelo seqiniso. 16 Kuvunyiwe ukuthi inkulu imfihlakalo yokukhonza uNkulunkulu yokuthi: Owabonakaliswa enyameni, walungisiswa emoyeni, wabonwa yizingelosi, washunyayelwa ezizweni, wakholeka ezweni, waphakanyiselwa enkazimulweni.
1Kepha uMoya usho ngokuchachileyo ukuthi ngezikhathi zokugcina abanye bayakuhlubuka ekukholweni, benaka omoya abadukisayo nezifundiso zamademoni, 2 ngokuzenzisa kwabaqamba amanga abashiswe uphawu kunembeza wabo, 3 benqabela ukuganana, bethi akuzilwe ukudla akudalayo uNkulunkulu ukuba kwamukelwe ngokubonga yibo abakholwayo nabalaziyo iqiniso. 4 Ngokuba konke okudalwe nguNkulunkulu kuhle; akulahlwa lutho, uma kwamukelwa ngokubonga, 5 ngokuba kungcweliswa ngezwi likaNkulunkulu nomkhuleko. 6 Nxa ubeka lezo zinto kubazalwane, uyakuba yisikhonzi esihle sikaKristu Jesu, wondliwa ngamazwi okukholwa nesifundiso esihle osilandeleyo; 7 kepha wale izinganekwane ezingcolileyo nezezalukazi. Kepha zijwayeze ekumesabeni uNkulunkulu. 8 Ngokuba ukujwayeza umzimba kusiza ingcosana, kepha ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kusiza ezintweni zonke, kunesithembiso salokhu kuphila nalokho okuzayo. 9 Likholekile leli zwi, lifanele impela ukwamukelwa, 10 ngokuba sikhandlekela lokho, siyashikashikeka, ngokuba sithembele kuNkulunkulu ophilayo onguMsindisi wabantu bonke, ikakhulu wabakholwayo. 11 Woyala ngalezo zinto, ufundise ngazo. 12 Makungabikho muntu odelela ubusha bakho, kepha yiba yisibonelo kwabakholwayo ngezwi, nangenkambo, nangothando, nangokukholwa, nangokuhlanzeka. 13 Nakekela ukufunda, nokuyala, nokufundisa, ngize ngifike. 14 Ungasidebeseli isiphiwo esikuwe, owasiphiwa ngezwi lokuprofetha nangokubekwa izandla ngamalunga. 15 Nakekela lezo zinto, ume kuzo, ukuze ukuqhubeka kwakho kuqhame kubo bonke. 16 Ziqaphele wena kanye nesifundiso, ume kulezo zinto; ngokuba ngokwenza lokho uyakuzisindisa wena nabakuzwayo.
1 Ungayikhaci indoda endala, kodwa yiyale njengoyihlo, namadoda amasha njengabafowenu, 2 abesifazane abadala njengawonyoko, nabesifazane abasha njengawodadewenu ngenhlanzeko epheleleyo. 3 Yazisa abafelokazi abangabafelokazi ngoqobo. 4 Kepha uma umfelokazi enabantwana noma enabazukulwane, labo-ke mabafunde kuqala ukuhlonipha indlu yakwabo, babuyisele okufaneleyo kubazali babo, ngokuba kuyabongeka lokho phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 5 Lowo ongumfelokazi ngoqobo osele eyedwa uthembele kuNkulunkulu, uhlala ekunxuseni nasekukhulekeni ubusuku nemini, 6 kepha lowo ozinikela ekutamaseni ufile esekhona. 7 Yala ngalezo zinto, ukuze bangabi nokusoleka. 8 Kepha-ke uma umuntu engabondli abakubo, kakhulu abakwakhe, ukulahlile ukukholwa, mubi kunongakholwayo. 9 Makangafakwa esibalweni umfelokazi, uma engaphansi kweminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha, owabe ngumfazi wendoda inye, 10 ebongwa ngemisebenzi emihle, uma ondlile abantwana, uma engenisile izihambi, uma egezile izinyawo zabangcwele, uma esizile abahluphekayo, uma ekhuthalele umsebenzi wonke omuhle. 11 Kepha abafelokazi abasha ubenqabe; ngokuba uma sebetamasile bedela uKristu, bafuna ukugana; 12 banokulahlwa, ngokuba bechithile ukukholwa kwabo kokuqala. 13 Futhi-ke bafunda nokuvilapha, bezula izindlu ngezindlu, bengavilaphi kuphela, kepha behleba, bezigaxa ngokungekwabo, bekhuluma okungafanele. 14 Ngakho-ke ngithanda ukuba abafelokazi abasha bagane, bazale abantwana, baphathe indlu yabo, bangasiniki isitha ithuba lokuthuka. 15 Ngokuba nakalokhu abanye sebechezukele kuSathane. 16 Uma owesifazane okholwayo enabafelokazi, makabasize, ibandla lingasindwa, ukuze lisize abafelokazi boqobo. 17 Amalunga aphatha kahle akuthiwe afanele ukutuswa ngokuphindiweyo, ikakhulu lawo akhuthalela izwi nokufundisa. 18 Ngokuba umbhalo uthi: “Ungayifaki isifonyo inkabi ebhulayo,” futhi: “Isisebenzi siyifanele inkokhelo yaso.” 19 Icala eliqondene nelunga ungalemukeli, kungekho ofakazi ababili noma abathathu. 20 Abonayo ubasole phambi kwabo bonke, ukuze nabanye besabe. 21 Ngiyaqinisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu noKristu Jesu nezingelosi ezikhethiweyo ukuba ulonde lezo zinto ngokungazinqumeli, ungenzi lutho ngokukhetha. 22 Ungasheshi ubeke izandla noma kubani, futhi ungahlanganyeli izono zabanye, uzigcine ube mhlophe. 23 Ungabe usaphuza amanzi odwa, kepha phuza iwayini eliyingcosana ngenxa yesisu sakho nobuthakathaka bakho obuvamileyo. 24 Izono zabanye abantu zisobala, zibandulela ekwahlulelweni; kepha abanye ziyabalandela. 5:24 Gal. 5:19. 25 Ngokunjalo nemisebenzi emihle isobala; naleyo engenjalo ingesitheke.
1 Bonke abayizigqila phansi kwejoka mabathi abanumzane babo bafanele ukutuswa impela, ukuze igama likaNkulunkulu nesifundiso kungahlanjalazwa. 2 Abanabanumzane abakholwayo bangabadeleli, ngokuba bengabazalwane, kodwa kube yikhona bebakhonza kakhulu, ngokuba bengabakholwayo nabathandekayo labo abasizakala ngomsebenzi wabo. Wofundisa lezo zinto, uyale ngazo. 3 Uma kukhona umuntu ofundisa okwahlukileyo, engawalandeli amazwi aphilileyo eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nesifundiso esiya ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu, 4 ukhukhumele lowo engaqondi lutho, kumphethe ukubuzana nokuphikisana ngamazwi okuvela kukho umhawu, nombango, nokuhlambalaza, nokuzindla okubi, 5 nokuxabana kwabantu abangqondo yabo yonakele, abamukwe iqiniso, bethi ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kuyindlela yenzuzo. 6 Yebo, ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nokwaneliswa kuyinzuzo enkulu, 7 ngokuba asilethanga lutho ezweni; kusobala ukuthi singemuke nalutho futhi; 8 kepha uma sinokudla nezambatho, asaneliswe yikho. 9 Kepha abafuna ukuceba bayela ekulingweni, nasesihibeni, nasezinkanukweni eziningi zobuwula ezilimazayo, ezishonisa abantu ekufeni nasekubhujisweni. 10 Ngokuba ukuthanda imali kuyimpande yakho konke okubi; abanye ngokuyifisa badukelwa ukukholwa, bazigwaza ngeminjunju eminingi. 11 Kepha wena muntu kaNkulunkulu, balekela lezo zinto; jonga ukulunga, nokumesaba uNkulunkulu, nokukholwa, nothando, nokubekezela, nobumnene. 12 Yilwa ukulwa okuhle kokukholwa, ubambelele ekuphileni okuphakade owabizelwa kukho, wavuma ukuvuma okuhle phambi kofakazi abaningi. 13 Ngiyakuyala phambi kukaNkulunkulu ophilisa konke, naphambi kukaKristu Jesu owavuma ukuvuma okuhle phambi kukaPontiyu Pilatu, 14 ukuba ugcine umyalo ungenabala, ungenakusoleka, kuze kube sekubonakaleni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu 15 ayakukubonakalisa ngezikhathi zakhe uSomandla obongekayo, oyedwa, iNkosi yamakhosi, uMbusi wababusi, 16 yena yedwa onokungafi, ehlala ekukhanyeni okungenakusondelwa kukho, ongazange abonwe muntu, nongebonwe; makube kuye udumo namandla aphakade. Amen. 17 Yala abacebileyo kuleli zwe lamanje ngokuthi bangakhukhumali, bangathembeli engcebeni engemiyo, kepha mabathembele kuNkulunkulu osicebisa ngakho konke, sithokoze ngakho, 18 benze okuhle, bacebe ngemisebenzi emihle, baphane, babelane, 19 bezibekelela isisekelo esihle sesikhathi esizayo, ukuze babambe ukuphila okuyikho. 20 Thimothewu, londa kahle okubekiweyo kuwe, ugweme ukukhuluma okuyize nokuphikisana kwalokho okuthiwa ukwazi kungesikho, 21 okuthi abanye bekuvuma, baduka ekukholweni. Umusa mawube nani.
1 UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu ngokwesithembiso sokuphila okukuKristu Jesu, 2 kuThimothewu, umntwana othandekayo: Makube kuwe umusa, nobubele, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. 3 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu engimkhonzayo kusukela kokhokho ngonembeza omhlophe, njengalokhu ngikukhumbula ngokungaphezi emikhulekweni yami ubusuku nemini, 4 ngilangazelela ukukubona, ngikhumbula izinyembezi zakho, ukuze ngigcwaliswe ngentokozo, 5 ngikhunjuzwe ukukholwa okungenakuzenzisa okukuwe, okwahlala kuqala kunyokokhulu uLowisi nakunyoko uYunisi, yebo, ngiyethemba, nakuwena. 6 Ngaleso sizathu ngiyakukhumbuza ukuba uvuse isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu esikhona kuwe ngokubeka izandla zami. 7 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akasiphanga umoya wobugwala, kepha owamandla, nowothando, nowokuzikhuza. 8 Ngalokho ungabi namahloni ngobufakazi ngeNkosi yethu nangami, isiboshwa sayo, kodwa hlanganyela ukuhluphekela ivangeli ngamandla kaNkulunkulu 9 owasisindisa, wasibiza ngobizo olungcwele, kungengokwemisebenzi yethu kepha ngokwelakhe icebo nomusa, esawuphiwa kuKristu Jesu zingakabikho izikhathi, 10 kepha osubonakalisiwe manje ngokubonakala koMsindisi wethu uKristu Jesu, owachitha ukufa, walethela ekukhanyeni ukuphila nokungabhubhi ngevangeli, 11 engamiselwa lona ukuba ngibe ngummemezeli, nomphostoli, nomfundisi; 12 ngaleso sizathu ngiyahlupheka nangalokhu, kepha anginamahloni, ngokuba ngiyamazi engikholwa nguye, ngiyethemba ukuthi unamandla okulonda lokho engikubekile kuye, kuze kube yilolo suku. 13 Isibonelo samazwi aphilayo masibe yilawo owawezwa kimi ngokukholwa nangothando olukuKristu Jesu; 14 okuhle okubekiwe kuwe ukulonde ngoMoya oNgcwele ohlala kithi. 15 Uyazi lokhu ukuthi bonke abase-Asiya bangifulathele, abaphakathi kwabo ngoFigelu noHermogene. 16 INkosi mayinike indlu ka-Onesiforu umusa, ngokuba wangihlumelela kaningi, wayengenamahloni ngeketanga lami, 17 kepha esefikile eRoma wangifunisisa, wangifumana — 18 iNkosi mayimnike ukuba athole ububele eNkosini ngalolo suku — konke akhonza ngakho e-Efesu uyakwazi wena kakhulu.
1 Ngakho wena mntanami, yiba namandla emseni okuKristu Jesu; 2 lokho okuzwileyo kimi phambi kofakazi abaningi, lokho-ke kubeke kubantu abathembekileyo abazakuba namandla okufundisa nabanye. 3 Hlanganyela nami ukuhlupheka njengebutho elihle likaKristu. 4 Akakho osempini olibala izidingo zalokhu kuphila, aze akholeke kulowo abuthwe nguye. 5 Futhi nxa umuntu encintisana, kaqheliswa engancintisananga ngokomthetho. 6 Umlimi osebenzayo kufanele ukuba kwamukele yena izithelo kuqala. 7 Qonda engikushoyo; ngokuba iNkosi iyakukunika ukuqonda ngezinto zonke. 8 Khumbula uJesu Kristu ovukile kwabafileyo, wenzalo kaDavide ngokwevangeli lami, 9 engihlupheka ngalo kuze kube sekuboshweni njengeselelesi; kepha izwi likaNkulunkulu aliboshiwe. 10 Ngalokho ngiyakhuthazela kukho konke ngenxa yabakhethiweyo, ukuze nabo bazuze insindiso ekuKristu Jesu, kanye nenkazimulo yaphakade. 11 Likholekile leli zwi lokuthi: Ngokuba uma safa naye, siyakuphila naye futhi; 12 uma sikhuthazela, siyakubusa naye futhi; uma simphika, naye uyakusiphika; 13 uma singathembeki, yena uhlala ethembekile, ngokuba akanakuziphika. 14 Bakhumbuze ngalokho, ufakaze phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba bangalwi ngamazwi, okungasizi lutho, okuyincithakalo kwabezwayo. 15 Khuthalela ukuba uziveze uthembekile kuNkulunkulu, isisebenzi esingenamahloni, esiqondisa kahle izwi leqiniso. 16 Kepha ukukhuluma kwezwe okuyize ukugweme; ngokuba bayakuqhubekela phambili ekungamesabini uNkulunkulu, 17 nezwi labo liyakubhibha njengesilonda esibhucukayo, abaphakathi kwabo ngoHimenewu noFiletu 18 abadukileyo mayelana neqiniso, bethi ukuvuka kwabafileyo sekudlulile, bechitha ukukholwa kwabanye. 19 Nokho isisekelo esiqinileyo sikaNkulunkulu simi, sinalolu phawu lokuthi: “INkosi iyabazi abangabayo,” nokuthi: “Yilowo nalowo ophatha igama likaKristu makadede kukho ukungalungi.” 20 Kepha endlini enkulu akukho izitsha zegolide nezesiliva kuphela kodwa nezemithi nezebumba, ezinye ezihloniphekayo, ezinye ezingahloniphekiyo; 21 ngalokho uma umuntu ezihlanza kulezo zinto, uyakuba yisitsha esihloniphekayo, esingcwelisiwe, esinosizo kumninindlu, esilungiselwe umsebenzi wonke omuhle. 22 Kepha balekela izinkanuko zobusha, ujonge ukulunga, nokukholwa, nothando, nokuthula kanye nabakhuleka eNkosini ngenhliziyo ehlambulukileyo. 23 Kepha ukuphikisana kobuwula nokokungazi ukunqabe, wazi ukuthi kuzala ukulwa; 24 inceku kaKristu ayifanele ukulwa, kodwa mayibe mnene kubo bonke, inesu lokufundisa, ibekezela, 25 ibalaya ngomoya omnene abamelene nayo, kumbe uNkulunkulu angabanika ukuphenduka, baze balazisise iqiniso, 26 basanguluke, baphume ogibeni lukaSathane ababanjwe nguye ukuba benze intando yakhe.
1 Kepha yazi lokhu ukuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina kuzakuvela izikhathi ezinzima; 2 ngokuba abantu bazakuba ngabazithandayo, nabathandimali, nabazigabisayo, nabazidlayo, nabahlambalazayo, nabangalaleli abazali, nabangabongiyo, nabahlazisayo, 3 nabangenaluthando, nabahlebi, nabangazithibi, nabangenabumnene, nabangathandi okuhle, 4 nabakhapheli, nabanamawala, nabakhukhumele, nabathanda injabulo kunokuthanda uNkulunkulu, 5 nabanesimo sokumesaba uNkulunkulu, kepha amandla akho bewaphika; labo-ke wobagwema. 6 Ngokuba kulabo kuvela abanyonyobela ezindlini bethumba abesifazane abasindwa yizono, beqhutshwa yizinkanuko eziyizinhlobonhlobo, 7 befunda njalo, kepha bengeke bakwazi ukufika ekulazini iqiniso. 8 NjengoJane noJambre bamelana noMose, kanjalo laba bamelana neqiniso, abantu abonakele ingqondo, abehluleka enkolweni. 9 Kepha abasayikuqhubekela phambili; ngokuba ubuwula babo buyakuba sobala kubo bonke, njengokuba kwaba njalo nobabo. 10 Kepha wena walandela isifundiso sami nokuziphatha, nomgomo, nenkolo, nokubheka kade, nothando, nokubekezela, 11 nokuzingelwa, nezinhlupheko ezangehlela e-Antiyokiya nase-Ikoniyu naseListra; ukuzingelwa okunje ngakhuthazela kukho, kepha iNkosi yangikhulula kukho konke. 12 Yebo, bonke abathanda ukuhamba ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu bayakuzingelwa. 13 Kepha abantu ababi nabakhohlisi bazakuqhubekela phambili ebubini, bedukisa, bedukiswa. 14 Kepha wena yima kulokho okufundile nowaqiniseka kukho, wazi ukuthi ukufunde kobani, 15 nokuthi kusukela ebuntwaneni wazi imibhalo engcwele enamandla okukuhlakaniphisa, kube yinsindiso ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu. 16 Yonke imibhalo iphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu ilungele ukufundisa, nokusola, nokuqondisa, nokuyala ekulungeni, 17 ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu aphelele, apheleliselwe yonke imisebenzi emihle.
1 Ngiyaqinisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu noKristu Jesu oyakwahlulela abaphilayo nabafileyo nangokubonakala kwakhe nombuso wakhe, ngithi: 2 Shumayela izwi, uqinise, noma kuyisikhathi noma kungesiso; sola, ukhuze, uyale ngakho konke ukubekezela nokufundisa. 3 Ngokuba kuyakuba khona isikhathi abangayikuvuma ngaso isifundiso esiphilayo, kepha ngokwezinkanuko zabo bayakuzibuthela abafundisi njengokubatshwa kwezindlebe zabo, 4 bafulathelise izindlebe zabo eqinisweni, baphambukele ezinganekwaneni. 5 Kepha wena, qonda ezintweni zonke, ubekezele ekuhluphekeni, wenze umsebenzi womvangeli, ufeze ukukhonza kwakho. 6 Ngokuba mina sengiyanikelwa, nesikhathi sokumuka kwami sesifikile. 7 Ngikulwile ukulwa okuhle, ngiqedile ibanga, ngigcinile ukukholwa; 8 sengibekelwe umqhele wokulunga eyakungipha wona ngalolo suku iNkosi, umahluleli olungileyo, kungeyimi ngedwa, kepha bonke abathandile ukubonakala kwayo. 9 Shesha uze kimi masinyane. 10 Ngokuba uDema wangishiya ethanda leli zwe lamanje, waya eThesalonika; uKreste waya eGalathiya, uThithu eDalmathiya; 11 nguLuka yedwa onami. Thatha uMarku, uze naye, ngokuba unosizo kimi ekukhonzeni. 12 UThikhiku sengamthuma e-Efesu. 13 Ijazi engalishiya eTrowa kuKarpu woliphatha, nxa uza, nezincwadi, ikakhulu ezesikhumba. 14 U-Aleksandru, umkhandi wethusi wenza okubi okuningi kimi; iNkosi iyakumbuyisela ngokwemisebenzi yakhe; 15 umxwaye nawe, ngokuba wamelana kakhulu namazwi ethu. 16 Ekuziphenduleleni kwami kokuqala kwakungekho muntu ongimelayo, kepha bonke bangishiya; makungabalelwa kubo lokho; 17 kodwa iNkosi yangimela, yangipha amandla ukuba intshumayelo ipheleliswe ngami, nabezizwe bonke bezwe; ngase ngikhululwa emlonyeni wengonyama. 18 INkosi iyakungikhulula kuyo yonke imisebenzi emibi, ingisindise, ngize ngifike embusweni wayo osezulwini; makube kuyo inkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. 19 Khonza koPriska no-Akwila nendlu ka-Onesiforu. 20 U-Erastu wasala eKorinte, kepha uTrofimu ngamshiya eMilethu egula. 21 Shesha ufike, kungakangeni ubusika. Bakhonza kuwe o-Evubulu, noPhude, noLinu, noKlawudiya, nabo bonke abazalwane. 22 INkosi mayibe nomoya wakho. Umusa mawube nani.
1 UPawulu, inceku kaNkulunkulu nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu ngokokukholwa kwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu nangokokwazi iqiniso elingokokukhonza uNkulunkulu, 2 ethembeni lokuphila okuphakade uNkulunkulu ongaqambi amanga akwethembisa phambi kwezikhathi zaphakade, 3 kepha ngesikhathi esifaneleyo ubonakalisile izwi lakhe entshumayelweni engayiphathiswayo ngokomyalo kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu, 4 kuThithu, umntanami ngempela ngokokukholwa esikuhlanganyele sonke: Makube kuwe umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu uMsindisi wethu. 5 Ngakushiya eKrethe ngenxa yalokhu ukuba uhlele okusaseleyo, umise amalunga emizini yonke, njengokuba ngakuyala, 6 uma kukhona ongasolekiyo, indoda emfazi munye, enabantwana abakholwayo abangenakusolwa ngokushinga nabangalaleliyo. 7 Ngokuba umbonisi umelwe ukuba abe ngongasolekiyo njengomphathimuzi kaNkulunkulu, ongaziqhenyi, ongesiso isififane, ongesiso isiphuzi, ongesiso isilwi, ongesiye ohahela inzuzo embi, 8 kepha ophatha kahle izihambi, othanda okuhle, oqondileyo, olungileyo, ongcwele, ozithibayo, 9 obambelele ezwini elithembekileyo ngokwesifundiso, aze abe nakho nokuyala ngesifundiso esiphilileyo nokwahlula abaphikayo. 10 Ngokuba baningi abangalaleliyo abakhuluma ize, nabakhohlisayo, ikakhulu abokusoka, 11 abamelwe ukuthuliswa, abachitha indlu iphela, befundisa okungafanele ngenxa yenzuzo embi. 12 Omunye kubona, umprofethi wakubo, washo wathi: “AbaseKrethe bangabaqambimanga njalo, izilwane ezimbi, iziminzi ezivilaphayo.” 13 Lobo bufakazi buqinisile. Ngalokho-ke ubayalisise, ukuze baphile ekukholweni, 14 benganaki izinganekwane zabaJuda nemiyalo yabantu abafulathela iqiniso. 15 Kwabahlanzekileyo konke kuhlanzekile; kepha kwabangcolileyo nabangakholwayo akukho lutho oluhlanzekileyo, kodwa kungcole ingqondo yabo nonembeza wabo. 16 Bavuma ukuthi bayamazi uNkulunkulu, kepha bayamphika ngemisebenzi yabo bengabenyanyekayo, nabangalaleliyo, nasemisebenzini yonke emihle kabasizi lutho.
1 Kepha wena khuluma lokhu okufanele isifundiso esiphilileyo 2 sokuthi: Amadoda amadala mawabe ngazithibayo, azothileyo, aqondileyo, aphilile ekukholweni, nasothandweni, nasekubekezeleni; 3 kanjalo nabesifazane abadala baziphathe ngokufanele abangcwele, bangabi ngabahlebi, bangabi yizigqila zewayini eliningi, babe ngabafundisi bokuhle, 4 ukuze bafundise abesifazane abasha ukuthanda amadoda abo, bathande nabantwana babo; 5 babe ngabaqondileyo, abamhlophe, abaphatha kahle amakhaya, abamnene, abathobela amadoda abo ukuba izwi likaNkulunkulu lingahlanjalazwa. 6 Ngokunjalo ubayale abesilisa abasha ukuba babe ngabaqondileyo, 7 uzibonakalise kukho konke ube yisibonelo semisebenzi emihle, nasekufundiseni kwakho ubonakalise ukungonakali, ube nesizotha, 8 ukhulume okuqondileyo okungasolekiyo, ukuze omelana nathi abe namahloni, engenalutho olubi angalukhuluma ngathi. 9 Yala izinceku ukuba zithobele amakhosi azo, zikholeke ezintweni zonke, zingaphiki nkani, 10 zingantshontshi, zibonakalise konke ukwethemba okuhle, ukuze zihlobise isifundiso sikaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu ezintweni zonke. 11 Ngokuba umusa kaNkulunkulu wokusindisa ubonakalisiwe kubantu bonke; 12 uyasifundisa ukuba sidele ukungakholwa nezinkanuko zezwe, sihambe ngokuqonda, nangokulunga, nangokumesaba uNkulunkulu kulesi sikhathi samanje, 13 sibheke ithemba elibusisiweyo nokuvela kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu omkhulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu 14 owazinikela ngenxa yethu, ukuze asihlenge ebubini bonke, asihlambulule isizwe esingesakhe, sishisekele imisebenzi emihle. 15 Khuluma lokho, uyale, ukhuze ngamandla onke. Ungadelelwa muntu.
1 Bakhumbuze ukuba bathobele ababusi neziphathimandla, balalele, balungele imisebenzi yonke emihle, 2 bangahlambalazi muntu, bangabi yizilwi, babe ngabavileyo, bebonakalisa ubumnene obukhulu kubantu bonke. 3 Ngokuba nathi kade sasiyiziwula, abangalaleliyo, abadukiswayo, sikhonza izinkanuko nokutamasa okuyizinhlobonhlobo, sihlezi ebubini nangomhawu, sizondekile sizondana. 4 Kepha lapho sekubonakalisiwe ububele bukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu nothando lwakhe kubantu, 5 wasisindisa kungengamisebenzi yokulunga esayenzayo thina kepha ngokwesihawu sakhe ngesigezo sokuphindukuzalwa nokwenziwa sibe basha ngoMoya oNgcwele, 6 amthelayo kakhulu phezu kwethu ngaye uJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu, 7 ukuze silungisiswe ngomusa wakhe, sibe yizindlalifa zokuphila okuphakade ngokwethemba. 8 Lithembekile leli zwi. Ngithanda ukuba uqinise impela ngalezo zinto, ukuze abakholwa nguNkulunkulu bakhuthalele ukwenza imisebenzi emihle. Lezo zinto zinhle, zinosizo kubantu; 9 kepha gwema imibuzo yobuwula, nezindaba zolibo lokuzalana, nokubanga nokuphikisana ngomthetho; ngokuba lokho akusizi, kuyize. 10 Umuntu onezifundiso ezidukisayo, eselulekwe kanye nakabili male, 11 wazi ukuthi onjalo uphambukile, uyona, ezahlulela yena. 12 Nxa sengithuma u-Arethema noma uThikhiku kuwe, woshesha ukuza kimi eNikopholi; ngokuba nginqumile ukuthi ngizakuhlala lapho ubusika. 13 UZena, ummeli, no-Apholo wobahambisa ngokunakekela, bangasweli lutho. 14 Nabakithi mabafunde ukukhuthalela imisebenzi emihle njengokuswelekileyo, ukuze bangabi ngabangenazithelo. 15 Bonke abanami bayakhonza kuwe. Khonza kwabasithandayo ekukholweni. Umusa mawube nani nonke.
1 UPawulu, isiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu, noThimothewu umzalwane kuFilemoni, isithandwa sethu nesisebenzi kanye nathi, 2 naku-Apifiya udadewethu, naku-Arkiphu, ibutho kanye nathi, nakulo ibandla elisendlini yakho: 3 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. 4 Ngibonga uNkulunkulu wami njalo ngikukhumbula emikhulekweni yami, 5 uma ngizwa ngothando lwakho nokukholwa onakho eNkosini uJesu nakubo bonke abangcwele, 6 ukuze ukuhlanganyela kokukholwa kwakho kube nomsebenzi ekwazini konke okuhle okukithi kuKristu, 7 ngokuba nginokuthokoza okukhulu nenduduzo ngothando lwakho, ngokuba izinhliziyo zabangcwele zihlunyelelwe ngawe mzalwane. 8 Ngalokho noma nginesibindi esikhulu kuKristu sokuba ngikuyale ngakho okufaneleyo, 9 nokho ngenxa yothando okungcono ngiyancenga, njengokuba nginje mina Pawulu osemdala, manje futhi ngiyisiboshwa sikaKristu Jesu, 10 ngikuncenga ngomntanami engimzeleyo ekuboshweni kwami, u-Onesimu; 11 okade engenalusizo kuwe, kepha kalokhu unosizo nakuwe nakimi, 12 engimbuyisele kuwe, yena oyinhliziyo yami, 13 ebengifuna ukumbamba ahlale kimi, ukuze angikhonze esikhundleni sakho ngisekuboshweni ngenxa yevangeli; 14 kepha ngaphandle kokubona kwakho ngangingathandi ukwenza lutho, ukuze umusa wakho ungabi ngokucindezelwa, kodwa ube ngesihle. 15 Ngokuba mhlawumbe kungenxa yalokho ukuba ahlukaniswe nawe isikhashana, ukuze abe ngowakho kuze kube phakade, 16 angabi esaba njengesigqila, kodwa abe ngaphezu kwesigqila, engumzalwane othandekayo, kakhulu kimi kepha kakhulu kangakanani kuwe, nasenyameni naseNkosini. 17 Ngakho uma uthi ngingumhlanganyeli nawe, mamukele ngokungathi yimi. 18 Kodwa uma ekonile ngento, noma enecala kuwe, lokho kubalele kimi; 19 mina Pawulu ngikuloba ngesandla sami, ngiyakukukhokha ukuba ngingaze ngisho kuwe ukuthi nawe unecala kimi elinguwe uqobo. 20 Yebo, mzalwane, mangithokoziswe nguwe eNkosini, uyihlumelele inhliziyo yami kuKristu. 21 Ngikulobele ngokwethemba ukulalela kwakho, ngazi ukuthi uzakwenza nokungaphezu kwengikushoyo. 22 Futhi-ke wongilungisela nami indawo; ngokuba ngiyethemba ukuthi ngemikhuleko yenu ngizakuphiwa nina. 23 Uyakhonza kuwe u-Ephafra oyisiboshwa kanye nami kuKristu Jesu, 24 noMarku, no-Aristarku, noDema, noLuka, izisebenzi kanye nami. 25 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nomoya wenu.
1 UNkulunkulu esekhulumile endulo kokhokho ngabaprofethi ngamathuba amaningi nangezindlela eziningi, 2 ekugcineni kwale mihla ukhulume kithina ngeNdodana ayimise ibe yindlalifa yakho konke, owadala ngayo futhi izwe. 3 Yona ethi ingukumenyezela kwenkazimulo yakhe, ifuze yena uqobo, iphasa konke ngezwi lamandla ayo, isiyenzile ukuhlanzwa kwezono, yahlala ngakwesokunene soMkhulu kweliphezulu, 4 seyaba nkulu kunezingelosi, njengalokhu igama eliyifa layo likhulu kunelazo. 5 Ngokuba yiyiphi yezingelosi ake asho kuyo ukuthi: “UyiNdodana yami wena, namuhla ngikuzele,” na? nokuthi: “Ngiyakuba nguYise kuyona, yona ibe yiNdodana kimina,” na? 6 Futhi mhla engenisa oyizibulo emhlabeni uthi: “Nezingelosi zonke zikaNkulunkulu mazikhuleke kuye.” 7 Ngezingelosi uthi: “Owenza izingelosi zakhe zibe yimimoya, izikhonzi zakhe zibe ngamalangabi omlilo.” 8 Kepha ngeNdodana uthi: “Isihlalo sakho sobukhosi, Nkulunkulu, singesaphakade naphakade; intonga yobuqotho iyintonga yombuso wakho. 9 Uthandile ukulunga, wazonda ububi; ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wakho, ukugcobile ngamafutha enjabulo ngaphezu kwabafowenu,” 10 nokuthi: “Wena Nkosi, ekuqaleni wabeka isisekelo somhlaba; amazulu angumsebenzi wezandla zakho. 11 Wona ayakubhubha, kepha wena umi njalo; wona onke ayakuguga njengengubo. 12 Njengesambatho uyakuwagoqonga, njengengubo ayakuguquka. Kepha wena unguye njalo, iminyaka yakho ayiyukuphela.” 13 Kepha yiyiphi yezingelosi ake asho kuyo ukuthi: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho,” na? 14 Azisibo yini zonke omoya bokukhonza abathunyelwe ukukhonza ngenxa yabayakudla ifa lokusindiswa na?
1 Ngalokho kakhulu nga siqaphelisisa esikuzwileyo, funa mhlawumbe sikhukhulwe. 2 Ngokuba uma izwi elakhulunywa ngezingelosi laqiniseka, nakho konke ukuphambuka nokungalaleli kwaphindiselwa ngokufaneleyo, 3 thina siyakuphunyuka kanjani, uma sidebesela ukusindiswa okungaka na? — okwakhulunywa kuqala ngeNkosi, kwaqiniswa kithina yilabo abamuzwayo, 4 uNkulunkulu futhi efakaza kanye nabo ngezibonakaliso, nangezimangaliso, nangemisebenzi yamandla eyizinhlobo nhlobo, nangokwabelwa kukaMoya oNgcwele ngokwentando yakhe. 5 Ngokuba kwakungesizo izingelosi athobisela phansi kwazo izwe elizayo esikhuluma ngalo. 6 Kepha omunye ufakazile endaweni ethile ngokuthi: “Umuntu uyini ukuba umkhumbule, noma indodana yomuntu ukuba uyinake, na? 7 Isikhashana wamenza waba mncinyane kunezingelosi; wambeka umqhele wenkazimulo nodumo, wammisa phezu kwemisebenzi yezandla zakho, izinto zonke wazibeka phansi kwezinyawo zakhe.” 8 Ngokuba ekubekeni izinto zonke phansi kwakhe kashiyanga lutho olungabekwanga phansi kwakhe. Kepha kalokhu asikaziboni izinto zonke zibekiwe phansi kwakhe; 9 kodwa siyambona owenziwe waba mncinyane isikhashana kunezingelosi, uJesu, ebekiwe umqhele wenkazimulo nodumo ngenxa yokuhlupheka kokufa, ukuze ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ezwe ukufa ngenxa yabo bonke. 10 Ngokuba kwakumfanele yena, okukhona konke ngenxa yakhe nokukhona konke ngaye, ukuba, lapho eyisa amadodana amaningi enkazimulweni, amphelelise ngezinhlupheko yena oyinkosi yokusindiswa kwabo. 11 Ngokuba ongcwelisayo nabangcweliswayo bonke baphuma kumunye; ngakho-ke akananhloni ukubabiza ngokuthi: Ngabafowethu, 12 ethi: “Ngizakushumayeza abafowethu igama lakho, ngihlabelele ngawe phakathi kwebandla,” 13 futhi: “Ngiyakubeka ithemba lami kuye,” futhi: “Bheka mina nabantwana uNkulunkulu anginike bona.” 14 Ngakho-ke njengokuba abantwana bahlanganyela igazi nenyama, naye uqobo wahlanganyela khona lokho, ukuze ngokufa amchithe obe nawo amandla okufa onguSathane, 15 abakhulule bonke labo abathi ngokwesaba ukufa ekuhambeni kwabo konke babeboshelwe ebugqileni. 16 Ngokuba akahlangulisi izingelosi, kodwa uhlangulisa inzalo ka-Abrahama. 17 Ngakho-ke kwamfanela ukuba abe njengabafowabo kukho konke, ukuze abe ngumpristi omkhulu ohawukelayo nothembekayo kokukaNkulunkulu, kube yinhlawulo yezono zabantu. 18 Ngokuba lokhu wahlupheka yena uqobo elingwa, unamandla okusiza abalingwayo.
1 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane abangcwele, enihlanganyela ukubiza kwasezulwini, qaphelani umPhostoli nomPristi omkhulu wesivumo sethu uJesu, 2 owayethembeka kuyena owammisayo, njengoMose naye wayenjalo endlini yakhe yonke. 3 Ngokuba lowo kwathiwa ufanele inkazimulo enkulu kunoMose, njengalokhu oyakhileyo indlu unodumo olukhulu kunendlu. 4 Ngokuba yileyo ndlu yakhiwa ngothile; kepha owakha konke nguNkulunkulu. 5 UMose kambe wayethembekile endlini yakhe yonke njengenceku, kuze kube ngubufakazi balokho obekuzakukhulunywa, 6 kepha uKristu uthembekile njengendodana phezu kwendlu yakhe, esiyindlu yakhe thina, uma sibambisisa isibindi nentokozo yethemba liqine kuze kube sekupheleni. 7 Ngalokho njengokusho kukaMoya oNgcwele ukuthi: “Namuhla, uma nilizwa izwi lakhe, 8 ningazenzi lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu njengasekucunuleni ngosuku lokulingwa ehlane, 9 lapho oyihlo bangilinga bengihlola, noma bebona imisebenzi yami iminyaka engamashumi amane; 10 ngalokho nganengwa yileso sizukulwane, ngathi: ‘Bayaduka njalonjalo enhliziyweni yabo, abazazanga izindlela zami,’ 11 ngaze ngafunga ekuthukutheleni kwami, ngathi: ‘Abayikungena ekuphumuleni kwami.’ ” 12 Xwayani, bazalwane, ukuba nakoyedwa kini kungabikho nhliziyo embi, engakholwayo, emhlubukisa kuNkulunkulu ophilayo; 13 kepha yalanani imihla ngemihla kusathiwa namuhla, ukuze kungabikho kini owenziwa lukhuni ngokukhohlisa kwesono, 14 ngokuba sesingabahlanganyela kuKristu, uma sibambisisa ithemba lethu lokuqala kuze kube sekupheleni. 15 Uma kuthiwa: “Namuhla, uma nilizwa izwi lakhe, ningazenzi lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu njengasekucunuleni,” 16 pho-ke, yibaphi abezwayo bacunula na? Akusibo bonke abaphuma eGibithe ngoMose na? 17 Yibaphi-ke anengwa yibo iminyaka engamashumi amane na? Kwakungesibo abonayo, abazidumbu zabo zawa ehlane na? 18 Yibaphi afunga kubo ngokuthi abayikungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe, uma kungesibo abangalalelanga na? 19 Siyabona-ke ukuthi babengenakungena ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.
1 Ngakho-ke masesabe ukuba, kuthi kusekhona isithembiso sokungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe, kungabikho noyedwa kini obonakala esele emuva. 2 Ngokuba phela nathi sashunyayezwa ivangeli njengabo; kepha izwi abalizwayo alibasizanga bona, lokhu lingahlangananga nabezwayo ngokukholwa. 3 Ngokuba siyangena ekuphumuleni thina esikholwayo njengokusho kwakhe ukuthi: “Kanjalo ngafunga ekuthukutheleni kwami, ngathi: ‘Abayikungena ekuphumuleni kwami,’ ” nakuba imisebenzi yayenziwa kwasekusekelweni kwezwe. 4 Ngokuba ushilo endaweni ethile ngosuku lwesikhombisa ukuthi: “UNkulunkulu waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa emisebenzini yakhe yonke,” 5 nakule ndawo uthi futhi: “Abayikungena ekuphumuleni kwami.” 6 Ngakho-ke lokhu kusasele ukuba abanye bangene kukho, nalabo abashunyayezwa kuqala ivangeli bengangenanga ngokungalaleli, 7 uyanquma futhi usuku oluthile oluthiwa Namuhla, esho ngoDavide emva kwesikhathi esingaka njengokushiwo kuqala ukuthi: “Namuhla, uma nilizwa izwi lakhe, ningazenzi lukhuni izinhliziyo zenu.” 8 Ngokuba uma uJoshuwa wayebaphumuzile, wayengayikukhuluma emva kwalokhu ngolunye usuku. 9 Ngakho-ke kubasalele abantu bakaNkulunkulu ukuphumula kwesabatha. 10 Ngokuba ongenile ekuphumuleni kwakhe yena uphumula emisebenzini yakhe njengoNkulunkulu kweyakhe. 11 Ngakho-ke masikhuthalele ukungena kulokho kuphumula, ukuze kungawi muntu ngaleso siboniso sokungalaleli. 12 Ngokuba izwi likaNkulunkulu liphilile, linamandla, libukhali kunezinkemba zonke ezisika nhlangothi zombili, lihlaba kuze kwahlukaniswe umphefumulo nomoya, amalungu nomnkantsha, lahlulela imicabango nezizindlo zenhliziyo; 13 futhi akukho nto edaliweyo engabonakali phambi kwakhe, kepha konke kwambuliwe kusobala emehlweni akhe esiyakuzilanda kuye. 14 Ngakho-ke lokhu sinomPristi omkhulu kakhulu odabulile amazulu, uJesu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, masibambelele kuso isivumo sethu. 15 Ngokuba asinaye umPristi omkhulu ongenakuzwelana nobuthakathaka bethu, kepha olingiwe kukho konke njengathi, engenasono. 16 Ngakho-ke masisondele ngesibindi esihlalweni somusa ukuba samukeliswe isihawu, sifumane umusa wokusiza ngesikhathi esifaneleyo.
1 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo mpristi omkhulu okhethwa kubantu umiselwa abantu kokukaNkulunkulu, ukuze anikele izipho nemihlatshelo ngenxa yezono; 2 angabekezelela abangazi lutho nabadukayo, lokhu naye uzungeziwe ngubuthakathaka; 3 ngenxa yabo kufanele ukuba, njengalokhu enikela ngezono zabantu, anikele kanjalo nangezakhe. 4 Akukho muntu ozithathela leso sikhundla, kuphela obizelwa kuso nguNkulunkulu njengo-Aroni. 5 Kanjalo noKristu akazidumisanga yena aze abe ngumpristi omkhulu, kepha wadunyiswa nguye owakhuluma kuye, wathi: “UyiNdodana yami wena, namuhla ngikuzele,” 6 njengokuba esho nakwenye indawo ngokuthi: “Wena ungumpristi kuze kube phakade ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki,” 7 owathi esenikele emihleni yenyama yakhe ngemikhuleko, nokunxusa, nokudazuluka okukhulu, nezinyembezi kuyena onamandla okumsindisa ekufeni, wezwiwa ngenxa yokumesaba uNkulunkulu. 8 Noma eyiNdodana, wafunda ukulalela ngalokho ahlupheka ngakho; 9 esephelelisiwe waba yisisusa sokusindiswa okuphakade kubo bonke abamlalelayo, 10 ebizwa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi umpristi omkhulu ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki. 11 Sinokuningi esingakusho ngalokho, okulukhuni ukuchasisela, lokhu senaba buthuntu ekuzweni. 12 Ngokuba noma benifanele ukuba nibe ngabafundisi, uma kuya ngesikhathi, nisadinga futhi ukuba kube khona onifundisa iziqalo zezifundiso zamazwi kaNkulunkulu; senaba ngabadinga ubisi, kungesikho ukudla okuqinileyo. 13 Ngokuba lowo odla ubisi akakaqondi lutho lwezwi lokulunga, ngokuba uyingane. 14 Kepha ukudla okuqinileyo kungokwabakhulileyo, abathi ngokujwayela ukuwusebenzisa umqondo, sebenawo osulungele ukwahlukanisa okuhle nokubi.
1 Ngakho-ke masidlule esifundisweni sokuqala ngoKristu, siqhubekele kokupheleleyo, singabuyi sibeke isisekelo sokuphenduka emisebenzini efileyo, nokukholwa nguNkulunkulu, 2 nesifundiso sombhapathizo nokubeka izandla, nokuvuka kwabafileyo nokwahlulelwa okuphakade. 3 Siyakukwenza lokho, uma uNkulunkulu evuma. 4 Ngokuba akunakwenzeka ukuba labo asebake bakhanyiswa banambitha isiphiwo sasezulwini, benziwa abahlanganyeli kuMoya oNgcwele, 5 banambitha izwi elihle likaNkulunkulu namandla ezwe elizayo, 6 babuye bahlubuka — akunakwenzeka ukuba babuye bavuswe, baphenduke, lokhu sebezibethelela iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, bayithela ngehlazo obala. 7 Ngokuba umhlabathi, ophuze imvula efika kaningi phezu kwawo, umilisa imifino ebasizayo abawulinyelwayo, uyabusiswa nguNkulunkulu; 8 kepha uma uveza ameva nekhakhasi, uyaleka, useduze nokuqalekiswa, ukuphela kwawo ngukushiswa. 9 Kepha siyethemba ngani bathandekayo okuhle kunalokho, ngisho okuqondene nokusindiswa, noma sikhuluma kanje. 10 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu kasiye ongalungile ukuba akhohlwe umsebenzi wenu nothando enalubonakalisa ngakulo igama lakhe, lokhu nibakhonzile abangcwele, nisabakhonza. 11 Kepha sinxanela ukuba yilowo nalowo kini abonakalise lokho kukhuthalela, lize liphelele ithemba kuze kube sekupheleni, 12 ukuba ningabi buthuntu, kodwa nibalingise labo abadla ifa lesithembiso ngokukholwa nangokubekezela. 13 Ngokuba lapho uNkulunkulu wamthembisa u-Abrahama, wazifunga yena, lokhu kungekho omkhulu kunaye angamfunga, 14 wathi: “Impela ngiyakukubusisa nokukubusisa, ngiyakukwandisa nokukwandisa,” 15 kanjalo kwathi esebekezele, wakuzuza okwathenjiswayo. 16 Ngokuba abantu bafunga omkhulu kunabo; kubona isifungo siyaqeda ukuphikisana konke, siqinise. 17 Kulokhu-ke uNkulunkulu, ethanda kakhulu impela ukubonisa izindlalifa zesithembiso ukungaguquleki kwecebo lakhe, walamula ngesifungo, 18 ukuze ngezinto ezimbili ezingeguquleke, uNkulunkulu angeqambe amanga ngazo, sibe nenduduzo enamandla thina esibalekele ekulibambeni ithemba esilimiselweyo, 19 esinalo njengehange lomphefumulo, liqinile, ligxilile, lingena kokungaphakathi kwesihenqo, 20 lapho uJesu eyisigijimi sokusandulela wangena khona, esewaba ngumpristi omkhulu kuze kube phakade ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki.
1 Ngokuba uMelkisedeki lo, inkosi yaseSalema, umpristi kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, owahlangabeza u-Abrahama mhla ebuya ekubulaleni amakhosi, wambusisa; 2 u-Abrahama wamabela okweshumi kukho konke yena ogama lakhe lithi kuqala ukuhunyushwa kwalo inkosi yokulunga, bese kuba yinkosi yaseSalema, okungukuthi inkosi yokuthula, 3 engenayise, engenanina, engenaluzalo, engenakuqala kwezinsuku nakuphela kokuphila, kepha efaniswe neNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uhlala engumpristi njalonjalo. 4 Qondani-ke ukuthi ungakanani yena owanikwa okweshumi kwempango ngu-Abrahama ukhokho. 5 Nalabo bamadodana kaLevi abamukeliswa ubupristi banomyalo wokuthatha okweshumi kubantu ngokomthetho, okungukuthi kubafowabo, ingani baphume okhalweni luka-Abrahama; 6 kepha yena ongabalwa ozalweni lwabo uthathile okweshumi ku-Abrahama, wambusisa lowo onezithembiso. 7 Kepha akunakuphikwa ukuthi omncinyane ubusiswa ngomkhulu. 8 Lapha-ke abantu abafayo bamukeliswa okweshumi, kepha lapho ngofakazelwa ukuthi uyaphila. 9 Futhi kungathiwa noLevi owamukela okweshumi watheliswa okweshumi ngaye u-Abrahama, 10 ngokuba wayesesokhalweni lukayise mzukwana uMelkisedeki emhlangabeza. 11 Uma-ke kwakukhona ukuphelela ngobupristi bukaLevi ngokuba isizwe samiselwa bona ngomthetho — kwakusaswelekelani ukuba kuvele omunye umpristi ngokukaMelkisedeki engabizwa ngokokuma kuka-Aroni na? 12 Ngokuba uma ubupristi buguquliwe, kuyadingeka ukuba kuguqulwe nomthetho. 13 Kepha lowo okushiwo lokho ngaye ungowesinye isizwe okungabanga bikho kuso umuntu owake wakhonza e-altare. 14 Ngokuba kusobala ukuthi iNkosi yethu ivele kuJuda, isizwe uMose angakhulumanga lutho ngaso ngobupristi. 15 Ikakhulu kusobala lokho, uma kumiswa omunye umpristi ofana noMelkisedeki, 16 ongamiswanga ngomthetho womyalo wenyama kodwa ngamandla okuphila okungabhubhiyo. 17 Ngokuba kufakazwa ngaye ukuthi: “Wena ungumpristi kuze kube phakade ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki.” 18 Ngokuba umthetho wokuqala uyachithwa ngenxa yobuthakathaka bawo nokungasizi kwawo, 19 lokhu umthetho awuphelelisanga lutho, kepha sekungeniswa ithemba elingcono, esisondela ngalo kuNkulunkulu. 20 Futhi ngalokho ukuthi akubanga ngaphandle kokufunga — ngokuba labo kambe babekwa babe ngabapristi ngaphandle kokufunga, 21 kepha yena wabekwa ngokufunga nguye owasho kuye ukuthi: “INkosi yafunga, ayiyikuzisola, yathi: ‘Wena ungumpristi kuze kube phakade.’ ” 22 Ngokungakho-ke uJesu waba yisiboniso sesivumelwano esingcono. 23 Kulabo-ke baba baningi ababekwa babe ngabapristi, ngokuba bathiyeka ngenxa yokufa ukuba baqhube njalo; 24 kepha yena, ngenxa yokuba ehlala phakade, unobupristi obungenakuguquka; 25 ngakho-ke unamandla okusindisa ngokupheleleyo abeza kuNkulunkulu ngaye, lokhu ephilela njalo ukubamela. 26 Ngokuba umpristi omkhulu onjalo usifanele thina, ongcwele, ongenacala, ongenabala, owahlukanisiwe nezoni, owenziwa aphakame phezu kwamazulu, 27 ongadingi imihla ngemihla njengalabo bapristi abakhulu ukunikela ngemihlatshelo ngenxa yezakhe izono kuqala nangasemuva ngenxa yezabantu; ngokuba wenza lokho kanye mhla ezinikela yena. 28 Ngokuba umthetho umisa abantu babe ngabapristi abakhulu abanobuthakathaka, kepha izwi lesifungo elalandela umthetho limisa iNdodana epheleliswe kuze kube phakade.
1 Kepha okuyindikimba kwesikushoyo yilokhu: sinompristi omkhulu onjalo osewahlala ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi soMkhulu emazulwini, 2 isikhonzi sokungcwele nesetabernakele lempela elamiswa yiNkosi kungemuntu. 3 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo mpristi omkhulu umiselwa ukunikela ngeminikelo nemihlatshelo; ngakho-ke kuyadingeka ukuba naye lo abe nakho okuthile kokunikela. 4 Ngokuba uma ebesemhlabeni, ubengayikuba ngumpristi nakanye, ngokuba bakhona abapristi abanikela ngeminikelo ngomthetho, 5 bekhonza okungumfanekiso nesithunzi sokwasezulwini, njengokuba uMose wayalwa esezakwenza itabernakele ngokuthi: “Bheka, wokwenza konke ngesifanekiso owaboniswa sona entabeni,” 6 kepha kalokhu unikiwe inkonzo enhle kakhulu, njengalokhu engumlamuleli wesivumelwano esihle kakhulu, esimisiwe ngokwezithembiso ezinhle kakhulu. 7 Ngokuba uma leso sivumelwano sokuqala besingasoleki, bekungayikufunwa indawo yesibili. 8 Ngokuba lapho ebasolayo, uthi kubo: “Bhekani, izinsuku ziyeza, isho iNkosi, lapho ngiyakwenza isivumelwano esisha nendlu ka-Israyeli, nendlu kaJuda, 9 kungenjengesivumelwano engasenzayo nawoyise mhla ngibabamba ngesandla ukubakhipha ezweni laseGibithe, ngokuba abahlalanga esivumelwaneni sami, nami angibanakanga, isho iNkosi. 10 Ngokuba yilesi esiyisivumelwano engiyakusenza nendlu ka-Israyeli emva kwalezo zinsuku, isho iNkosi: ngiyakufaka imithetho yami engqondweni yabo, ngiyilobe ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami. 11 Abasayikufundisa kube yilowo nalowo owakubo, nalowo umfowabo, ngokuthi: ‘Yazi INkosi;’ ngokuba bonke bayakungazi, kusukela komncane kuze kufike komkhulu wabo. 12 Ngokuba ngiyakuba nesihawu ngokungalungi kwabo, nezono zabo angisayikuzikhumbula.” 13 Ngokusho lokho ukuthi: “Esisha,” uthe esokuqala sigugile; kepha okugugayo osekukudala kuseduze nokunyamalala.
1 Kepha nesivumelwano sokuqala kambe sasinezimiso zenkonzo nendlu engcwele yasezweni. 2 Ngokuba kwakhiwa itabernakele lokuqala okwakukhona kulo uthi lwezibani, netafula, nezinkwa zokubukwa, okuthiwa elingcwele; 3 ngasemva kwesihenqo sesibili kwakukhona itabernakele elithiwa elingcwelengcwele, 4 eline-altare legolide lokuthunqisa nomphongolo wesivumelwano umboziwe ngegolide nxazonke, okwakukhona kuwo isitsha segolide esiphethe imana, nenduku ka-Aroni eyahlumayo, nezibhebhe zesivumelwano; 5 phezu kwawo kwakukhona amakherubi enkazimulo engamele isihlalo somusa, okungenakukhulunywa ngakho ngakunye manje. 6 Kepha lezo zinto zilungisiwe ngokunjalo, abapristi bangena njalo etabernakele lokuqala befeza izinkonzo, 7 kodwa kwelesibili kungena umpristi omkhulu yedwa kanye ngomnyaka, kungengaphandle kwegazi anikela ngalo ngenxa yakhe uqobo nangenxa yezono zabantu, 8 uMoya oNgcwele etshengisa lokhu ukuthi ayikabonakaliswa indlela eya endaweni engcwele, lisemi itabernakele lokuqala, 9 elona lingumfanekiso kulesi sikhathi samanje, okulethwa ngawo iminikelo nemihlatshelo engenakumenza okhonzayo aphelele maqondana nonembeza, 10 kodwa yona kanye nokudla nokuphuza nokugeza okuyizinhlobonhlobo iyizimiso zenyama kuphela ezibekiweyo, kuze kufike isikhathi sokupheleliswa kwezinto. 11 Kepha lokhu uKristu esefikile, engumpristi omkhulu wezinto ezinhle ezizayo, wadabula itabernakele elikhulu neliphelele kunalelo, elingenziwanga ngezandla, okungukuthi elingesilo lalokhu kudalwa, 12 wangena kanye kuphela endaweni engcwele, kungengegazi lezimbuzi nelamathole kepha ngegazi lakhe, ezuzile ukukhululwa okuphakade. 13 Ngokuba uma igazi lezimbuzi nelezinkunzi nomlotha wesithole kufafaza abangcolileyo, kuhlambulula kube ngukuhlanzeka kwenyama, 14 kakhulu kangakanani igazi likaKristu owazinikela kuNkulunkulu ngoMoya ophakade engenacala lizakuhlanza unembeza wethu emisebenzini efileyo, ukuze sikhonze uNkulunkulu ophilayo. 15 Ngalokho-ke ungumlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha, kuze kuthi ngokufa okungenxa yokukhululwa eziphambekweni zesivumelwano sokuqala ababiziweyo bazuze ifa eliphakade elathenjiswayo. 16 Ngokuba lapho kukhona itestamente, kufuneka ukuba kubikwe ukufa kowalenzayo; 17 ngokuba itestamente lisebenza sekufiwe, ngokuba alize lingaba namandla esekhona owalenzayo. 18 Ngalokho-ke isivumelwano sokuqala asimiswanga ngaphandle kwegazi. 19 Ngokuba isikhulunyiwe imiyalelo yonke ngokomthetho nguMose kubantu bonke, wayesethatha igazi lamathole nelezimbuzi kanye namanzi noboya obubomvu nehisopi, wafafaza incwadi nabantu bonke, 20 ethi: “Lokhu kuyigazi lesivumelwano aniyale ngaso uNkulunkulu.” 21 Netabernakele futhi, nezitsha zonke zenkonzo wakufafaza kanjalo ngegazi. 22 Yebo, cishe zonke izinto zihlanjululwa ngegazi ngokomthetho; ngaphandle kokuchitha igazi akukho ukuthethelelwa. 23 Njalo-ke kwakudingekile ukuba imifanekiso yokusezulwini ihlanzwe ngalokho, kepha okusezulwini uqobo lwakho kuhlanzwe ngeminikelo emihle kunalena. 24 Ngokuba uKristu kangenanga endaweni engcwele eyenziwe ngezandla, engumfanekiso waleyo okuyiyo ngempela, kepha wangena ezulwini uqobo ukuba manje abonakale ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yethu, 25 kungesikho futhi ukuba azinikele kaningi, njengalokhu umpristi omkhulu engena endaweni engcwele iminyaka ngeminyaka, ephethe igazi elingesilo elakhe; 26 uma kwakunjalo wayemelwe ukuhlupheka kaningi selokhu kwasekelwa izwe; kodwa kalokhu ubonakalisiwe kanye ekupheleni kwezikhathi ukuba asuse izono ngokuzinikela kwakhe. 27 Futhi njengalokhu kumiselwe abantu ukuba bafe kanye, emva kwalokhu ukwahlulelwa, 28 kunjalo noKristu, esenikelwe kanye ukuba athwale izono zabaningi, uyakubonakala ngokwesibili ngaphandle kwesono kulabo abamlindeleyo, kube ngukusindiswa.
1 Ngokuba lokhu umthetho unesithunzi sezinto ezinhle ezizayo, ungesiwo umfanekiso wazo uqobo, ungeze waba namandla ngemihlatshelo enikelwa njalonjalo iminyaka ngeminyaka ukubenza baphelele labo abasondelayo; 2 uma kwakungenjalo, nga ingayekwanga ukunikelwa na? lokhu phela abakhonzayo sebehlanjululwe kanye babengasayikuba novalo ngezono. 3 Kodwa kuleyo mihlatshelo kukhona ukukhunjulwa kwezono iminyaka ngeminyaka; 4 ngokuba akunakwenzeka ukuba igazi lezinkunzi nelezimbuzi lisuse izono. 5 Ngalokho-ke esefika ezweni uthi: “Umhlatshelo nomnikelo awuwuthandanga, kodwa ungilungisele umzimba. 6 Iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo ngenxa yesono awuyithokozelanga. 7 Ngase ngithi: ‘Bheka, ngiyeza — emqulwini wencwadi kulotshiwe ngami — ukuba ngiyenze, Nkulunkulu, intando yakho.’ ” 8 Eseshilo ngasenhla ukuthi: “Imihlatshelo, neminikelo, neminikelo yokushiswa, nemihlatshelo ngenxa yezono awuyithandanga, awuyithokozelanga,” eyona ilethwa ngokomthetho, 9 ubuye wathi: “Bheka, ngiyeza ukwenza intando yakho.” Ususa okokuqala, ukuze amise okwesibili. 10 Ngaleyo ntando singcwelisiwe ngokunikelwa komzimba kaJesu Kristu kanye kuphela. 11 Abapristi bonke kambe bemi bekhonza imihla ngemihla, benikela kaningi ngayona leyo mihlatshelo engasoze yaba namandla okususa izono; 12 kepha yena, esenikele ngomhlatshelo waba munye ngenxa yezono, wahlala phakade ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, 13 usalindele izitha zakhe zize zenziwe isenabelo sezinyawo zakhe. 14 Ngokuba ngomnikelo munye uphelelise njalonjalo labo abangcwelisiweyo. 15 Kepha noMoya oNgcwele uyafakaza kithina, ngokuba emva kokusho kwakhe ukuthi: 16 “Yilesi sivumelwano engizakusenza nabo, emva kwalezo zinsuku, isho iNkosi: Ngiyakufaka imithetho yami ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngiyilobe engqondweni yabo, 17 nezono zabo nobubi babo angisoze ngakukhumbula futhi.” 18 Kepha lapho kukhona ukuthethelelwa kwalokho, akusadingeki ukunikela ngenxa yesono. 19 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, njengokuba sinesibindi sokungena endaweni engcwele ngegazi likaJesu 20 ngendlela asivulela yona, indlela entsha ephilayo, edabula isihenqo, okungukuthi inyama yakhe, 21 sinompristi omkhulu wendlu kaNkulunkulu, 22 masisondele ngenhliziyo eqinisileyo ngokwethemba okupheleleyo kokukholwa, zifafaziwe izinhliziyo zethu kungasekho valo lokubi, umzimba wethu ugeziwe ngamanzi acwebileyo; 23 masibambisise isivumo sethemba lethu singaxegi, ngokuba ukholekile lowo owethembisayo; 24 masiqaphelane, ukuze kuvuswe uthando nemisebenzi emihle, 25 singakuyeki ukuhlangana kwethu njengomkhuba wabanye, kepha masivuselelane, ikakhulu njengokuba nibona usuku lusondela. 26 Ngokuba uma sona ngamabomu emva kokuba sesamukele ukwazi kweqiniso, akusekho umnikelo ngezono, 27 kepha kuphela ukulindela okwesabekayo ukwahlulelwa nomlilo oshisayo ozakuqeda amaphikankani. 28 Odelele umthetho kaMose uyakufa engahawukelwa ngezwi lawofakazi ababili noma bebathathu; 29 pho, nithi ufanele ukushaywa kangakanani kunalokho lowo onyathele phansi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, wadelela igazi lesivumelwano angcweliswa ngalo, wahlambalaza uMoya womusa, na? 30 Ngokuba siyamazi owathi: “Ngeyami impindiselo, yimina engiyakubuyisela,” futhi-ke: “INkosi iyakubahlulela abantu bayo.” 31 Kuyesabeka ukuwela ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu ophilayo. 32 Kepha khumbulani izinsuku zakuqala okwathi ngazo senikhanyisiwe nakhuthazela empini enkulu yezinhlupheko, 33 kokunye ngokuba ngumbukwane ngezinhlamba nangezimbandezeko, kokunye ngokuba ngabahlanganyeli nababephathwa kanjalo. 34 Ngokuba nazwelana nababoshiweyo, navuma ngokuthokoza ukuphangwa kwempahla yenu, nazi ukuthi nina ninempahla enhle kunaleyo, nemiyo njalo. 35 Ngakho-ke maningalahli isibindi senu esinomvuzo omkhulu. 36 Ngokuba nidinga ukubekezela, ukuze seniyenzile intando kaNkulunkulu namukele isithembiso. 37 Ngokuba kuse yisikhashana nje, ozayo uyeza, akayikulibala; 38 kepha olungileyo wami uyakuphila ngokukholwa; kepha uma ehlehla nyovane, umphefumulo wami awunakuthokoza ngaye. 39 Kepha thina asisibo abokuhlehlela ekubhujisweni, kodwa singabokukholwa, kuze kube ngukusindiswa komphefumulo.
1 Kepha ukukholwa kungukuqiniseka ngezinto ezithenjwayo, kuyiqiniso ngezinto ezingabonwayo. 2 Ngokuba okhokho bafakazelwa ngakho. 3 Ngokukholwa siqonda ukuthi izwe lonke ladatshulwa ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, kuze kuthi okubonwayo akuvelanga kokubonwayo. 4 Ngokukholwa u-Abela wanikela kuNkulunkulu ngomhlatshelo omuhle kunoKayini, athola ngakho ubufakazi bokuthi ulungile, uNkulunkulu uqobo efakaza ngezipho zakhe; nangakho usakhuluma, noma efile. 5 Ngokukholwa u-Enoke wathathwa, ukuze angaboni ukufa, akabe esafunyanwa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayemthabathile. Ngokuba engakathathwa ufakazelwe ukuthi wayethokozisa uNkulunkulu; 6 kepha-ke ngaphandle kokukholwa akwenzeki ukumthokozisa; ngokuba ozayo kuNkulunkulu umelwe ukukholwa ukuthi ukhona nokuthi ungumvuzi walabo abamfunayo. 7 Ngokukholwa uNowa exwayisiwe ngezinto ebezingakabonwa, esaba uNkulunkulu, wakha umkhumbi wokusindisa indlu yakhe, okungakho walahla izwe, waba yindlalifa yokulunga okuvela ngokukholwa. 8 Ngokukholwa u-Abrahama walalela ebizwa ukuba aphume aye endaweni abezakuyamukeliswa ibe yifa lakhe; waphuma engazi lapho eya khona. 9 Ngokukholwa waba ngumfokazi ezweni lesithembiso kwangathi ngelezizwe, ehlala ematendeni, beno-Isaka noJakobe, beyizindlalifa kanye naye zaleso sithembiso, 10 ngokuba wayebheke umuzi onezisekelo, omakhi nomenzi wawo nguNkulunkulu. 11 Ngokukholwa naye uSara uqobo wathola amandla okukhulelwa esedlulelwe yisikhathi, ngokuba wathi ukholekile owethembisayo. 12 Ngakho-ke kwavela koyedwa, yena enjengosewafa, abangangezinkanyezi zezulu ngobuningi, bengangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle esingenakubalwa. 13 Bonke laba bafa bekholiwe, bengazamukeliswanga izithembiso, kepha bezibonile, bezithakazele zikude, bevumile ukuthi bangabafokazi nezihambi emhlabeni. 14 Ngokuba abasho kanjalo babonakalisa ukuthi bafuna izwe lakubo. 15 Uma kambe bebecabanga ngalelo ababephuma kulo, bebeyakuba nethuba lokubuyela kulo; 16 kepha manje balangazelela elihle kunalelo, okungukuthi elasezulwini. Ngalokho uNkulunkulu akanamahloni ngabo ukuba abizwe ngokuthi uNkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba ubalungisele umuzi. 17 Ngokukholwa u-Abrahama evivinywa wanikela ngo-Isaka, yebo, yena owayamukele izithembiso, wanikela ngozelwe yedwa wakhe, 18 okwathiwa kuye: “Inzalo yakho iyakubizwa ngo-Isaka,” 19 ethi uNkulunkulu unamandla okuvusa nakwabafileyo; ngokulinganisa wabuye wamthola futhi evela khona. 20 Ngokukholwa u-Isaka wabusisa oJakobe no-Esawu ngezinto ebezizakuza. 21 Ngokukholwa uJakobe esezakufa wabusisa leyo naleyo yamadodana kaJosefa, wakhuleka encikile esihlokweni sodondolo lwakhe. 22 Ngokukholwa uJosefa esezakufa wakhuluma ngokuphuma kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wayaleza ngamathambo akhe. 23 Ngokukholwa uMose esezelwe wafihlwa ngabazali bakhe izinyanga ezintathu, ngokuba bembona engumntwana omuhle; abawesabanga umyalo wenkosi. 24 Ngokukholwa uMose esekhulile wala ukubizwa ngokuthi indodana yendodakazi kaFaro; 25 kunalokho wakhetha ukuphathwa kabi kanye nabantu bakaNkulunkulu kunokuba athokoze isikhashana esonweni, 26 ethi ukuthukwa ngenxa kaKristu kuyimfuyo enkulu kunengcebo yaseGibithe, ngokuba wayebheke umvuzo. 27 Ngokukholwa washiya iGibithe engesabi ulaka lwenkosi; ngokuba wakhuthazela sengathi uyambona ongabonwayo. 28 Ngokukholwa wamisa iPhasika nokufafaza ngegazi, ukuze umbhubhisi angathinti amazibulo abo. 29 Ngokukholwa badabula uLwandle Olubomvu kungathi kusemhlabathini owomileyo, okwathi abaseGibithe bekulinga lokho, baminza. 30 Ngokukholwa izingange zaseJeriko zawa, sezizungeziwe izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 31 Ngokukholwa, uRahabi isifebe, akabhubhanga kanye nabangalalelanga, esezamukele izinhloli ngokuthula. 32 Ngisezakuthini futhi na? Isikhathi kambe sizakungishiya, uma ngibalisa ngoGideyoni, noBaraki, noSamsoni, noJefta, noDavide, noSamuweli nabaprofethi, 33 abathi ngokukholwa banqoba imibuso, basebenza ukulunga, bazuza izithembiso, bavimba imilomo yezingonyama, 34 bacima amandla omlilo, baphepha osikweni lwenkemba, baphiwa amandla ebuthakathakeni, baba yiziqhwaga empini, baxosha izimpi zabezizwe. 35 Abesifazane bamukeliswa abafileyo babo bevusiwe; abanye bahlushwa, kabavuma ukukhululwa, ukuze bathole ukuvuka okuhle; 36 abanye balingwa ngokujivazwa nokushaywa, yebo, nokuboshwa nokufakwa etilongweni; 37 bakhandwa ngamatshe, banqunywa ngesaha, balingwa, babulawa ngenkemba, bazulazula bembethe izikhumba zezimvu nezezimbuzi, beswela, behlushwa, bephathwa kabi, 38 izwe elingabafanele bona, behamba emahlane, nasezintabeni, nasemihumeni, nasemigedeni yomhlaba. 39 Labo bonke, befakazelwe ngokukholwa, abazuzanga isithembiso, 40 ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayesibonele okuhle kunalokho, ukuze bangapheleliswa ngaphandle kwethu.
1 Ngalokho-ke nathi, lokhu sinefu elingaka lawofakazi elisihaqileyo, masilahle konke okusindayo nesono esithandela kangaka kithi, sigijime ngokubekezela kulokhu kuncintisana esikumiselweyo, 2 sibhekile kuJesu, umqalisi nomphelelisi wokukholwa kwethu, owathi esikhundleni sentokozo ayibekelweyo wathwala isiphambano engalinaki ihlazo, wahlala ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu. 3 Yebo, mqondeni yena owakhuthazela ephikwa kangaka yizoni, ukuze ningakhathali, niphele amandla emiphefumulweni yenu. 4 Anikamelani nezono nilwa kuze kube segazini; 5 senikhohliwe umyalo okhuluma kinina njengakubantwana wokuthi: “Ndodana yami, ungadeleli ukulaya kweNkosi, uphele amandla, nxa usolwa yiyo, 6 ngokuba iNkosi iyamlaya emthandayo ishaye yileyo naleyo ndodana eyamukelayo.” 7 Bekezelani ekulayweni; uNkulunkulu uyaniphathisa okwabantwana, ngokuba yiyiphi indodana engalaywa nguyise na? 8 Kepha uma ningalaywa, abathe bonke benziwa abahlanganyeli kukho, khona-ke ningabesihlahla, anisiwo amadodana. 9 Futhi-ke sasinawobaba bethu benyama abasilayayo, sabazisa; pho, asiyikuthobela uYise wawomoya kakhulu kunalokho, siphile, na? 10 Ngokuba bona kambe basilaya izinsukwana njengokubona kwabo, kepha yena kube yinsizakalo, size sithole ukuhlanganyela ubungcwele bakhe. 11 Ukulaya konke okwamanje kungathi akusikho okwentokozo, kepha kungokosizi, kodwa ngasemuva kuyabathelela isithelo esihle sokulunga labo abahlakahliswe yikho. 12 Ngakho-ke qinisani izandla ezibuthakathaka namadolo axegayo, 13 nenzele izinyawo zenu izindlela eziqondileyo ukuba okuqhugayo kungaphinyizeki, kepha kunalokho kuphulukiswe. 14 Zamelani ukuthula nabo bonke kanye nokungcweliswa, ongenakho angeyibone iNkosi; 15 niqaphelisise kungabikho osilelayo emseni kaNkulunkulu, funa kumile impande imbe ebabayo, inixobise, kungcoliswe abaningi yiyo, 16 kungabikho oyisifebe noma odumazayo njengo-Esawu owathengisa ubuzibulo bakhe ngesidlo sinye nje. 17 Ngokuba niyazi ukuthi, nokuba ngasemuva ethanda ukudla ifa lesibusiso, waliwa, ngokuba akalitholanga ithuba lokuphenduka, noma ekufunisisa ngezinyembezi. 18 Ngokuba anizanga entabeni ephathekayo nesha umlilo, nasekufiphaleni, nasebumnyameni, nasesivunguvungwini, 19 nasekukhaleni kwecilongo, nasekuzwakaleni kwamazwi, abathe ukukuzwa, bancenga ukuba kungabe kusakhulunywa izwi kubo, 20 ngokuba babengenakukuthwala lokho abayalwa ngakho kokuthi: “Ngisho nesilwane, uma sithinta intaba, siyakukhandwa ngamatshe,” 21 yebo, umbono wesabeka kangaka, waze wathi uMose: “Nginovalo olukhulu, ngiyathuthumela,” 22 kodwa nize entabeni yaseSiyoni nasemzini kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, iJerusalema lasezulwini, nasezigidigidini zezingelosi, 23 nasebandleni lamazibulo abhaliwe ezulwini, nakuNkulunkulu, uMahluleli wabo bonke, nakuyo imimoya yabalungileyo abaphelelisiweyo, 24 nakuJesu, umlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha, nasegazini lokufafaza elikhuluma okukhulu kunelika-Abela. 25 Bhekani, ningamali okhulumayo; ngokuba uma bengaphunyukanga labo ababemala lowo owabaxwayisa emhlabeni, kakhulu asiyikuphunyuka thina esimfulathelayo oxwayisa esezulwini, 26 ozwi lakhe lanyakazisa umhlaba ngaleso sikhathi, kepha manje uthembisile wathi: “Kusezakuba kanye ngizamazamise kungabi ngumhlaba wodwa, kepha nezulu futhi.” 27 Lokho kokuthi: “Kusezakuba kanye” kutshengisa ukuguqulwa kwezinto ezinyakaziswayo, njengokuba zenziwe, ukuze lezo ezinganyakaziswayo zime. 28 Ngakho-ke lokhu samukeliswa umbuso ongenakunyakaziswa, masibonge ngesingamkhonza ngakho uNkulunkulu ngokumthokozisa, nangokumhlonipha, nangokuthuthumela, 29 ngokuba uNkulunkulu wethu ungumlilo oqothulayo.
1 Malume njalo uthando lobuzalwane. 2 Ningakhohlwa ukungenisa izihambi ngokuba ngalokho abanye bangenisa izingelosi bengazi. 3 Bakhumbuleni ababoshiweyo kungathi niboshiwe kanye nabo, nabaphethwe kabi, njengalokhu nani nisemzimbeni. 4 Ukuganana makuhlonishwe yibo bonke, umbhede ungabi nasisihla, ngokuba izifebe neziphingi uNkulunkulu uyakuzahlulela. 5 Ukwenza kwenu makungabi ngokokufisa imali; yaneliswani ngeninakho; ngokuba yena ushilo wathi: “Angisoze ngakuyeka, angisoze ngakushiya,” 6 ukuze sisho ngesibindi, sithi: “INkosi ingumsizi wami, angiyikwesaba; umuntu angangenzani na?” 7 Bakhumbuleni ababenihola bekhuluma izwi likaNkulunkulu kini, niqonda ukuphela kokuhamba kwabo, nilingise ukukholwa kwabo. 8 UJesu Kristu nguyena izolo nanamuhla, yebo, naphakade. 9 Ningadukiswa yizifundiso eziyizinhlobonhlobo nezingaziwayo; ngokuba kuhle ukuba inhliziyo iqiniswe ngomusa, kungabi ngokudla, abangasizakalanga ngakho abahamba ngakho. 10 Sine-altare thina, abangenalungelo lokudla kulo abakhonza etabernakele. 11 Ngokuba izidumbu zalezo zilwane ezigazi lazo lingeniswa ngumpristi omkhulu endaweni engcwele ngenxa yezono zishiswa ngaphandle kwekamu. 12 Ngakho-ke naye uJesu, ukuze angcwelise abantu ngegazi lakhe, wahlupheka ngaphandle kwesango. 13 Masiphumele kuye ngaphandle kwekamu, sithwale ihlazo lakhe. 14 Ngokuba lapha asinamuzi omiyo, kepha siyawufuna ozayo. 15 Masinikele njalonjalo kuNkulunkulu ngaye umhlatshelo wokubonga, okungukuthi isithelo sezindebe ezivuma igama lakhe. 16 Kepha maningakhohlwa ukwenza okuhle nokuphana, ngokuba iminikelo enjalo uNkulunkulu uthokoziswa yiyo. 17 Lalelani abaniholayo, nibathobele, ngokuba balinda imiphefumulo yenu njengabazakulandiswa ngayo, ukuze bakwenze lokhu ngokujabula, bangabubuli, ngokuba lokhu akunakunisiza. 18 Sikhulekeleni, ngokuba siyethemba ukuthi sinonembeza omuhle, sithanda ukuhamba kahle ezintweni zonke. 19 Ngiyaniyala kakhulu ukuba nenze lokho, ukuze ngibuyiselwe kini masinyane. 20 Kepha uNkulunkulu wokuthula owakhuphula kwabafileyo umalusi omkhulu wezimvu ngegazi lesivumelwano esimiyo njalo, iNkosi yethu uJesu, 21 makaniphelelise kukho konke okuhle, ukuze nenze intando yakhe, esebenza phakathi kwethu khona lokho okuthokozisayo emehlweni akhe ngoJesu Kristu; makube kuye inkazimulo kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. 22 Ngiyaniyala, bazalwane, lamukeleni kahle izwi lokuyala, ngokuba nginilobele ngokufushane. 23 Yazini ukuthi umfowethu uThimothewu ukhululiwe; uma efika masinyane, ngiyakunibona sinaye. 24 Khonzani kubo bonke abaniholayo nakubo bonke abangcwele. Abase-Italiya bayakhonza kini. 25 Umusa mawube nani nonke. Amen.
1 UJakobe, inceku kaNkulunkulu neyeNkosi uJesu Kristu, uyakhonza kuzo izizwe eziyishumi nambili ezihlakazekileyo. 2 Bazalwane bami, nxa nehlelwa yizilingo ngezilingo, anothi kungukuthokoza kodwa, 3 nazi ukuthi ukuvivinywa kokukholwa kwenu kuveza ukukhuthazela. 4 Kepha ukukhuthazela makube nomsebenzi opheleleyo, ukuze nibe ngabapheleleyo nabangenacala abangasweli lutho. 5 Uma-ke kukhona kini oswela ukuhlakanipha, makacele kuNkulunkulu obapha bonke ngobuhle engajakadi, khona uyakuphiwa. 6 Kepha makacele ngokukholwa engangabazi ngalutho; ngokuba ongabazayo unjengedlambi lolwandle eliqhutshwa, ligujiswa ngumoya. 7 Ngakho makangasho lowo muntu ukuthi uyakwamukeliswa utho yiNkosi, 8 umuntu onhliziyombili oguquguqukayo ezindleleni zakhe zonke. 9 Umzalwane ophansi makazincome ngokuphakama kwakhe, 10 kepha oyisicebi makazincome ngobuphansi bakhe, ngokuba njengembali yotshani uyakudlula. 11 Ngokuba ilanga liphuma libalele, libunisa utshani, imbali yabo iwele phansi, nobuhle besimo sabo bunyamalale; kanjalo nesicebi siyakudlula ezindleleni zaso. 12 Ubusisiwe umuntu okhuthazela ekulingweni; ngokuba esevivinyekile uyakwamukeliswa umqhele wokuphila othenjisiwe yiNkosi kwabayithandayo. 13 Umuntu oyengwayo makangasho ukuthi: “Ngiyengwa nguNkulunkulu,” ngokuba uNkulunkulu angeyengwe ngokubi, naye uqobo akayengi muntu. 14 Kepha yilowo nalowo uyengwa ehuhwa ngezakhe izinkanuko, ehungwa; 15 uma inkanuko isithathile, ibeletha isono; nesono sesiphelelisiwe, sizala ukufa. 16 Ningadukiswa, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. 17 Izipho zonke ezinhle neziphiwo zonke ezipheleleyo zivela phezulu, zehla kuYise wokukhanya okungekho kuye ukuguquka nasithunzi sokuphenduka. 18 Ngokuthanda kwakhe wasizala ngezwi leqiniso, ukuze sibe ngabokuqala bezidalwa zakhe. 19 Niyakwazi lokho, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. Yilowo nalowo muntu makasheshe ukuzwa, aphuze ukukhuluma, aphuze ukuthukuthela; 20 ngokuba ulaka lomuntu alusebenzi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu. 21 Ngakho lahlani yonke insila nokubi okuvamileyo, namukele ngomoya omnene izwi elitshaliweyo elinamandla okusindisa imiphefumulo yenu. 22 Yibani ngabalenzayo izwi, ningabi ngabalizwayo kuphela, nizikhohlisa. 23 Ngokuba uma umuntu engolizwayo izwi engesiye olenzayo, lowo ufana nomuntu obuka ubuso bakhe bemvelo esibukweni; 24 ngokuba uyazibuka, amuke, akhohlwe masinyane ukuthi wayengonjani. 25 Kepha obukisisa emthethweni opheleleyo wenkululeko nohlala kuwo, engesiye ozwayo nje akhohlwe, kodwa engowenzayo asebenze, lowo uzakuba ngobusisiweyo ekwenzeni kwakhe. 26 Uma umuntu esho ukuthi uyikholwa, engabophi ulimi lwakhe kungathi ngetomu kodwa ekhohlisa inhliziyo yakhe, ukukhonza kwalowo kuyize. 27 Ukukhonza okumhlophe okungenabala phambi kukaNkulunkulu uBaba yilokhu ukuhambela izintandane nabafelokazi osizini lwabo nokuzigcina kungabi yicala lokwezwe.
1 Bazalwane bami, ukukholwa kwenu yiNkosi yethu yenkazimulo uJesu Kristu makungabi nokukhetha abantu. 2 Ngokuba uma kungena esinagogeni lenu umuntu onendandatho yegolide nezingubo ezicwebezelayo, kungene nompofu onezingubo ezimbi, 3 nimbheke ogqokile izingubo ezicwebezelayo, nithi: “Hlala lapha wena kulendawo enhle,” besenithi kompofu: “Yima lapho wena,” noma: “Hlala phansi kwesenabelo sezinyawo zami,” 4 anikhethi yini, nibe ngabahluleli abanezizindlo ezimbi na? 5 Yizwani, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. UNkulunkulu akakhethanga yini abampofu ezweni babe ngabacebileyo ekukholweni nezindlalifa zombuso awuthembisa bona abamthandayo na? 6 Kepha nina namdumaza ompofu. Abacebileyo abanicindezeli yini, abanihuduleli emacaleni na? 7 Abahlambalazi igama elihle enibizwa ngalo na? 8 Kepha uma nigcina umthetho wobukhosi ngokombhalo wokuthi: “Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena,” nenza kahle; 9 kodwa uma nikhetha abantu, nenza isono, nilahlwa ngumthetho njengabaweqayo. 10 Ngokuba ogcina wonke umthetho kepha akhubeke kowodwa, unecala kuyo yonke. 11 Ngokuba yena owathi: “Ungaphingi,” wathi futhi: “Ungabulali,” uma-ke ungaphingi kepha ubulale, ungoweqa umthetho. 12 Khulumani kanjalo, nenze kanjalo njengokufanele abayakwahlulelwa ngomthetho wenkululeko. 13 Ngokuba ukwahlulelwa okungenasihawu kuyakumehlela ongenzi isihawu; isihawu sizigabisa ekwahlulelweni. 14 Kusizani, bazalwane bami, uma umuntu ethi unokukholwa, kepha engenayo imisebenzi na? Ukukholwa kungamsindisa na? 15 Uma umzalwane noma umzalwanekazi behamba ze, beswela ukudla kwemihla ngemihla, 16 kusho omunye kini kubo ukuthi: “Hambani nibe nokuthula, nifudumale; nisuthe,” kepha ningabaphi lokho okudingwa ngumzimba, lokhu kusizani na? 17 Kanjalo-ke nokukholwa, uma kungenayo imisebenzi, kufile ngokwakho. 18 Kepha omunye uyakuthi: “Wena unokukholwa, mina nginemisebenzi,” ngibonise ukukholwa kwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi, nami ngizakukukhombisa ukukholwa ngemisebenzi yami. 19 Wena uyakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu munye na? Wenza kahle; namademoni ayakholwa, athuthumele. 20 Kepha wena muntu ongelutho uyathanda ukuqonda ukuthi ukukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kuyize na? 21 U-Abrahama ubaba wayengalungisiswa yini ngemisebenzi enikela ngendodana yakhe u-Isaka e-altare na? 22 Uyabona ukuthi ukukholwa kwasebenza kanye nemisebenzi yakhe nokuthi ukukholwa kwapheleliswa ngemisebenzi, 23 kwagcwaliseka umbhalo othi: “Kepha u-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga,” wabizwa ngokuthi umhlobo kaNkulunkulu. 24 Niyabona ukuthi umuntu uyalungisiswa ngemisebenzi, kungengokukholwa kuphela. 25 Kanjalo-ke noRahabi isifebe wayengalungisiswa ngemisebenzi yini, ezamukele izithunywa eziphumisa ngenye indlela na? 26 Ngokuba njengalokhu umzimba ngaphandle komoya ufile, kanjalo nokukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kufile.
1 Ningabi ngabafundisi abaningi, bazalwane bami, nazi ukuthi siyakwamukeliswa ukwahlulelwa okukhulu. 2 Ngokuba sonke siyakhubeka ngokuningi; uma umuntu engakhubeki ngazwi, lowo uyindoda epheleleyo enamandla okubamba nomzimba wonke kungathi ngetomu. 3 Uma-ke sifaka amatomu emilonyeni yamahashi ukuba asilalele, siqondisa nomzimba wonke wawo. 4 Bhekani nemikhumbi, ingaka nje, iqhutshwa yimimoya enamandla, iqondiswa ngephini elincinyane, lapho umshayeli efuna ukuyiqondisa khona. 5 Lunjalo nolimi; luyisitho esincane, kanti luyazigabisa kakhulu. Bhekani umlilo omncane uvuthisa ihlathi elingaka; 6 nolimi lungumlilo, ulimi lumi luyizwe lokungalungi phakathi kwezitho zethu, lungcolisa umzimba wonke, luthungela ukuphila konke, luthungelwa yisihogo. 7 Ngokuba yonke imvelo yezilwane, neyezinyoni, neyezikhasayo, neyeziselwandle iyathanjiswa, yebo, yathanjiswa ngemvelo yabantu; 8 kepha ulimi akakho kubantu onamandla okuluthambisa; lungububi obuyaluzayo, lugcwele isihlungu esibulalayo. 9 Ngalo sibonga iNkosi uBaba, nangalo siqalekisa abantu abenziwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu; 10 emlonyeni munye kuphuma ukubusisa nokuqalekisa. Akufanele, bazalwane bami, ukuba lokho kube kanjalo. 11 Umthombo uyakhipha yini amnandi nababayo emgodini munye na? 12 Umkhiwane, bazalwane bami, ungaba namandla yini okuthela izithelo zomnqumo, noma umvini amakhiwane na? Amanzi kasawoti angeveze amnandi. 13 Ngubani ohlakaniphileyo nowaziyo phakathi kwenu na? Makakhombise ngenkambo enhle imisebenzi yakhe ngobumnene bokuhlakanipha. 14 Kepha uma ninomhawu obabayo nombango ezinhliziyweni zenu, ningazibongi, ningaliqambeli iqiniso. 15 Lokhu kuhlakanipha akusikho okwaphezulu kodwa kungokomhlaba, kungokwemvelo, kungokwamademoni; 16 ngokuba lapho kukhona umhawu nombango, kukhona isiyaluyalu nezenzo zonke ezimbi. 17 Kepha ukuhlakanipha okwaphezulu okokuqala kumhlophe, andukuba kube nokuthula, nokuva, nokulalela, kugcwele isihawu nezithelo ezinhle; akunakungabaza, akunakuzenzisa. 18 Kepha isithelo sokulunga sihlwanyelwa ngokuthula kubo abakwenzayo ukuthula.
1 Zivelaphi izimpi, nokulwa kuvelaphi phakathi kwenu na? Akuveli yini lapho ezinkanukweni zenu ezilwayo ezithweni zenu na? 2 Niyafisa, nokho aninalutho; niyabulala ninomhawu, nokho anizuzi lutho; niyalwa nenza impi. Aninalutho, ngokuba ningaceli; 3 niyacela, nokho anamukeliswa, ngokuba nicela kabi, ukuze nikuchithele ezinkanukweni zenu. 4 Ziphingi, anazi yini ukuthi ukuthanda izwe kungubutha kuNkulunkulu na? Ngakho lowo othanda ukuba ngumhlobo wezwe, umi eyisitha sikaNkulunkulu. 5 Niyacabanga yini ukuthi umbhalo usho ngeze ukuthi: “Umoya awuhlalisa kithi unxanela ngokomhawu,” na? 6 Kodwa unika umusa ngokwenezela; ngakho uthi: “UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.” 7 Ngakho thobelani uNkulunkulu, kepha nimelane noSathane, khona uyakunibalekela; 8 sondelani kuNkulunkulu, khona uyakusondela kinina. Hlanzani izandla nina zoni, nihlambulule izinhliziyo nina bonhliziyombili. 9 Yibani lusizi, nidabuke, nikhale; ukuhleka kwenu makuphenduke ukudabuka, nokujabula kube ngukujabha. 10 Zithobeni ebusweni beNkosi, khona iyakuniphakamisa. 11 Ningahlebani, bazalwane. Ohleba umzalwane, noma ahlulele umzalwane wakhe, uhleba umthetho, ahlulele umthetho; kepha uma wahlulela umthetho, awusiye owenza okomthetho kodwa ungumahluleli. 12 Munye ongummisimthetho nomahluleli; nguyena onamandla okusindisa nokubhubhisa; kepha ungubani wena omahlulelayo umakhelwane na? 13 Minani nina enithi: “Namuhla noma ngomuso siyakuya kulona noma kulowaya muzi, siqede khona umnyaka, sithengiselane, sizuze,” 14 anikwazi okwangomuso; kuyini ukuphila kwenu na? Ngokuba niyinkungu ebonakala isikhashana, ibisinyamalala. 15 Nga nisho nithi: “Uma iNkosi ithanda, siphila, siyakwenza lokhu nalokho.” 16 Kepha manje niyazibonga ngokuzigabisa kwenu; konke ukuzigabisa okunjalo kubi. 17 Ngakho owaziyo ukwenza okuhle engakwenzi kuyisono kuye.
1 Minani nina bacebileyo; khalani, nilile ngezinhlupheko eziyakunehlela. 2 Ingcebo yenu ibolile, nezingubo zenu zidliwe yizinundu; 3 igolide lenu nesiliva kugwalile, nokugwala kwakho kuyakuba ngufakazi ngakini, kudle inyama yenu njengomlilo. Niqongelele ingcebo ezinsukwini zokuphela. 4 Bhekani, umvuzo wezisebenzi ezavuna amasimu enu eniwugodlileyo uyakhala, nokukhala kwabavunileyo kungenile ezindlebeni zeNkosi Sebawoti. 5 Nibusile emhlabeni, natamasa; ninonisile izinhliziyo zenu ngosuku lokuhlaba. 6 Nilahlile, nabulala olungileyo; akamelani nani. 7 Ngakho bekezelani, bazalwane, ize ifike iNkosi. Bhekani, umlimi uyalindela isithelo somhlaba esiyigugu, ebekezelela sona, size sithole imvula yokuqala neyamuva. 8 Bekezelani nani, niqinise izinhliziyo zenu, ngokuba ukufika kweNkosi kusondele. 9 Ningavungamelani, bazalwane, ukuba ningahlulelwa; bhekani, umahluleli umi ngaseminyango. 10 Bazalwane, misani abaprofethi ababekhuluma egameni leNkosi babe yisibonelo sokuhlupheka nokubekezela. 11 Bhekani, babusisiwe abakhuthazelayo; nizwile ngokukhuthazela kukaJobe, nibonile impetho yeNkosi ukuthi iNkosi inesihe esikhulu nesihawu. 12 Kepha phezu kwakho konke, bazalwane bami, ningafungi; ningafungi izulu noma umhlaba noma esinye isifungo; kodwa uyebo wenu makabe nguyebo, noqhabo uqhabo, ukuze ningaweli ekwahlulelweni. 13 Kukhona ohluphekayo phakathi kwenu na? Makakhuleke; kukhona owenamileyo na? Makahube. 14 Kukhona ogulayo phakathi kwenu na? Makabize amalunga ebandla, amkhulekele, amgcobe ngamafutha egameni leNkosi. 15 Umkhuleko wokukholwa uyakumsindisa ogulayo, iNkosi imvuse; noma enzile izono, uzakuthethelelwa zona. 16 Ngakho, vumani izono omunye komunye, nikhulekelane ukuba niphulukiswe. Umkhuleko oqinileyo wolungileyo unamandla kakhulu. 17 U-Eliya wayengumuntu efana nathi; wakhuleka nokukhuleka ukuba lingani; alinanga emhlabeni iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha. 18 Wabuye wakhuleka; izulu lana imvula, nomhlaba wathela izithelo zawo. 19 Bazalwane bami, uma omunye kini eduka eqinisweni, omunye ambuyise, 20 yazini ukuthi obuyisile isoni ekudukeni kwendlela yaso uyakusindisa umphefumulo wakhe ekufeni, asibekele izono eziningi.
1 UPetru, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kwabayizihambi abahlakazekile ePontu, naseGalathiya, naseKhaphadosiya, nase-Asiya, naseBithiniya, 2 bekhethiwe ngokwaziphambili kukaNkulunkulu uYise ngokungcwelisa kukaMoya kukho ukulalela nokufafazwa ngegazi likaJesu Kristu: Makwandiswe kinina umusa nokuthula. 3 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu owabuye wasizala kabusha ngokwesihawu sakhe esikhulu ukuba sibe nethemba eliphilileyo ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyo, 4 sibe nefa elingapheliyo, nelingenasisihla, nelingabuniyo, eniligcinelwe ezulwini; 5 nina enilondolozwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa ukuba nibe nokusindiswa okulungiselwe ukwambulwa ngesikhathi sokugcina; 6 enithokoza ngakho, nokuba manje ngesikhashana, uma kudingeka, nidabukiswa ngezilingo eziyizinhlobonhlobo, 7 ukuze ukuvivinywa kokukholwa kwenu okuyigugu kunegolide elibhubhayo noma livivinywa ngomlilo kufunyanwe kube ngukubongwa, nodumo, nokutuseka ekwambulweni kukaJesu Kristu; 8 enimthanda ningambonanga, enithi ningamboni manje nikholwa nguye, nithokoza ngentokozo engakhulumekiyo netusekayo, 9 namukela isigcino sokukholwa kwenu esiyinsindiso yemiphefumulo. 10 Ngayo leyo nsindiso babefunisisa bephenyisisa abaprofethi ababeprofetha ngomusa obuzakuza kinina, 11 bephenya ukuthi yisiphi nokuba sinjani isikhathi asikhombayo uMoya kaKristu owayekubo, efakaza ngaphambili ngezinhlupheko eziqondene noKristu nangenkazimulo eyakulandela zona; 12 abambulelwe ukuba bangazikhonzi bona kepha nina ngalezo zinto enishunyayezwa zona manje ngabanishumayeza ivangeli ngoMoya oNgcwele othunywe evela ezulwini, izinto ezizifisayo izingelosi ukuzibona. 13 Ngalokho zibopheni izinkalo zengqondo yenu, nizithibe, nethembe ngokupheleleyo umusa enizakuwabelwa ekwambulweni kukaJesu Kristu. 14 Njengabantwana abalalelayo ningalingisi izinkanuko zakuqala ekungazini kwenu, 15 kodwa njengowanibizayo engcwele, manibe ngcwele nani ekuhambeni konke, 16 ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Manibe ngcwele, ngokuba mina ngingcwele.” 17 Uma nimbiza ngokuthi Baba yena owahlulela yilowo nalowo ngokwemisebenzi yakhe engakhethi buso, anohamba ngokwesaba esikhathini sokuhlala kwenu ebufokazini, 18 nazi ukuthi anihlengwanga ekuhambeni kwenu okuyize enakunikezwa ngawoyihlo ngezinto ezibhubhayo, isiliva negolide, 19 kodwa ngegazi elinqabileyo likaKristu kungathi elewundlu elingenacala, elingenabala; 20 owaziwa phakade, izwe lingakasekelwa, kepha wabonakaliswa ngezikhathi zokugcina ngenxa yenu 21 enikholwa nguNkulunkulu ngaye, owamvusa kwabafileyo nowamnika inkazimulo, ukuze ukukholwa kwenu kube nethemba kuNkulunkulu. 22 Senihlambululile imiphefumulo yenu ngokulalela iqiniso, nize nithande abazalwane ngokungazenzisi, thandanani ngokupheleleyo omunye nomunye ngenhliziyo, 23 senizelwe kabusha kungengambewu ephelayo kodwa ngengapheliyo, ngezwi eliphilileyo nelimiyo likaNkulunkulu, 24 ngokuba, “Yonke inyama injengotshani, nobukhosi bayo bonke bunjengembali yotshani; utshani buyabuna, nembali iyavuthuluka, kepha izwi leNkosi limi kuze kube phakade.” 25 Yilo leli zwi levangeli elashunyayelwa kinina.
1 Ngakho lahlani ububi bonke, nobuqili bonke, nokuzenzisa, nomhawu, nokuhleba konke; 2 njengezingane ezisand' ukuzalwa langazelelani ubisi olungokomoya olungenakonakala, ukuze nikhule ngalo kube ngukusindiswa, 3 uma seninambithile nezwa ukuthi iNkosi imnene. 4 Sondelani kuyo, iyitshe eliphilileyo, elinqatshwe ngabantu, kepha kuNkulunkulu likhethekile, liyigugu, 5 nakhiwe njengamatshe aphilileyo, nibe yindlu yokomoya, ubupristi obungcwele, ninikele ngemihlatshelo yokomoya eyamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu ngaye uJesu Kristu. 6 Ngokuba kukhona embhalweni ukuthi: “Bhekani, ngibeka eSiyoni itshe legumbi elikhethekile, liyigugu; okholwa yilo akasoze ajabhiswa.” 7 Ngakho kini enikholwayo liyigugu; kepha kwabangakholwayo itshe abalinqabayo abakhi yilona elaba yinhloko yegumbi, 8 netshe lokuqhuzula, nedwala lokukhubekisa; baqhuzuka bengalaleli izwi, okuyikhona bekumiselweyo; 9 kepha nina niluhlanga olukhethiweyo, ubupristi obobukhosi, isizwe esingcwele, abantu abazuziweyo, ukuze nishumayele ubukhosi balowo owanibiza niphume ebumnyameni, ningene ekukhanyeni kwakhe okumangalisayo; 10 ekade naningesiso isizwe, kepha manje niyisizwe sikaNkulunkulu, enaningahawukelwanga, kepha manje nihawukelwe. 11 Bathandekayo, nginincenga njengabafokazi nezihambi ukuba nidede ezinkanukweni zenyama ezilwa nomphefumulo, 12 nibe nenkambo enhle phakathi kwabezizwe, ukuze kuthi lapho benihleba ngokungathi ningabenzi bokubi, ngokubona imisebenzi yenu emihle badumise uNkulunkulu ngosuku lokuhanjelwa. 13 Thobelani izimiso zonke zabantu ngenxa yeNkosi, nokuba kuyinkosi njengokuba ingomkhulu, 14 nokuba kungababusi njengokuba bethunywa yiyo, ukuze bajezise abenza okubi, babonge abenza okuhle, 15 ngokuba injalo intando kaNkulunkulu ukuba ngokwenza okuhle nithulise ukungazi kwabantu abayiziwula 16 njengabakhululekileyo, kodwa kungabi njengabenza ukukhululeka kube yisigubuzelo sokubi kepha njengezinceku zikaNkulunkulu. 17 Baziseni bonke, nithande abazalwane; mesabeni uNkulunkulu, niyazise inkosi. 18 Nina zinceku, thobelani amakhosi ngokwesaba konke, kungabi ngamahle navileyo kuphela kodwa nayizixhwanguxhwangu. 19 Ngokuba kuyabongeka lokho, uma umuntu ngenxa kanembeza ngakuNkulunkulu ethwala izinsizi, ehlushwa ngokungafanele. 20 Ngokuba kuludumo luni, uma nibekezela nishaywa lapho nonile na? Kepha uma nibekezela lapho nenze okuhle nihlushwa, lokho kuyabongeka kuNkulunkulu. 21 Ngokuba nabizelwa khona lokho, ngokuba uKristu wahlushwa ngenxa yenu, enishiyela isibonelo sokuba nilandele ezinyathelweni zakhe. 22 “Ongenzanga isono, akufunyanwanga nankohliso emlonyeni wakhe,” 23 owathi ethukwa, akaphindisanga athuke; ehlushwa akasongelanga kepha wakunikela kuye owahlulela ngokulunga; 24 yena owathwala izono zethu emzimbeni wakhe emthini, ukuze kuthi sesifile ezonweni siphile ekulungeni, oyena imivimbo yakhe naphulukiswa ngayo; 25 ngokuba beninjengezimvu ezidukileyo, kodwa manje seniphendukele kuMalusi noMbonisi wemiphefumulo yenu.
1 Kanjalo, bafazi, thobelani amadoda enu, ukuze kuthi, uma ekhona ongakholwa yizwi, azuzwe ngaphandle kwezwi ngenkambo yabafazi bawo, 2 ebona inkambo yenu emhlophe esekwesabeni. 3 Ukuhloba kwenu makungabi ngokungaphandle, okokwaluka izinwele, nokokufaka igolide, noma okokugqoka izingubo, 4 kepha makube ngumuntu osithekileyo wenhliziyo ohloba ngokungabhubhiyo komoya omnene onokuthula, okuyigugu phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 5 Ngokuba kade babezihlobisa kanjalo abesifazane abangcwele abamethembayo uNkulunkulu, bethobela amadoda abo, 6 njengalokho uSara wamlalela u-Abrahama embiza ngokuthi inkosi, eningabantwana bakhe, uma nenza okuhle, ningesatshiswa nokukodwa okwesabisayo. 7 Kanjalo, madoda, hlalani nabo ngokokwazi, njengalokhu owesifazane eyisitsha esibuthakathaka, nibanike udumo, lokhu beyizindlalifa zomusa wokuphila kanye nani, ukuze imikhuleko yenu ingathiywa. 8 Okokugcina, manibe nhliziyonye nonke, nihawukelane, nithandane ngokwabazalwane, nibe nobubele nokuthobeka, 9 ningaphindisi okubi ngokubi nokuthuka ngokuthuka, kepha kakhulu manibusise, ngokuba nabizelwa lokho ukuba nidle ifa lokubusiswa. 10 “Ngokuba osuka ethanda ukuphila nokubona izinsuku ezinhle, makanqande ulimi lwakhe kokubi, nezindebe zakhe zingakhulumi inkohliso, 11 adede ebubini, enze okuhle, afune ukuthula, akujonge, 12 ngokuba amehlo eNkosi aphezu kwabalungileyo, izindlebe zayo zisekunxuseni kwabo, kepha ubuso beNkosi buphezu kwabenza okubi.” 13 Pho, ubani onganilimaza, uma nishisekela okuhle na? 14 Kepha noma nihlupheka ngenxa yokulunga, nibusisiwe. Ningesabi ukwesabisa kwabo, ningakhathazeki, 15 kepha mngcweliseni uKristu abe yiNkosi ezinhliziyweni zenu, nihlale ningabalungele ukubaphendula bonke abanibuza isizathu sethemba elikini, 16 kodwa kube ngobumnene nangokwesaba, nibe nonembeza omuhle, ukuze kuthi kulokho abanihleba ngakho bajabhiswe labo abathuka ukuhamba kwenu okuhle kuKristu. 17 Ngokuba kuhle ukuhlupheka ngokwenza okuhle, uma kuyintando kaNkulunkulu, kunokwenza okubi. 18 Ngokuba naye uKristu wahlupheka kwaba kanye ngezono, olungileyo ngenxa yabangalungile, ukuba asiyise kuNkulunkulu, ebulawa enyameni kepha ephiliswa emoyeni, 19 ehamba ngawo ukushumayeza omoya abasekuboshweni 20 abakade bengalaleli, lapho ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu kubalindele ezinsukwini zikaNowa umkhumbi usakhiwa, abasindiswa ngawo abayingcosana, okungukuthi abayisishiyagalombili ngawo amanzi; 21 enisindiswa ngawo manje nani ngokomfanekiso, okungukuthi ngombhapathizo, kungesikho ukususa insila yenyama kepha ukucela kuNkulunkulu unembeza omuhle, ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu 22 okhona ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu esenyukele ezulwini, sekubekwe phansi kwakhe izingelosi, negunya, namandla.
1 Njengokuba uKristu wahlupheka enyameni, hlomani nani ukuqonda okunjalo, ngokuba ohluphekile enyameni uyekile ukona, 2 ukuze ngesikhathi esiseleyo nisesenyameni ningabe nisahlala ngezinkanuko zabantu kodwa ngentando kaNkulunkulu. 3 Ngokuba isikhathi esidlulileyo sasanele ukwenza okuthandwa ngabezizwe ngokuhamba ngamanyala, nangezinkanuko, nangokudakwa, nangokuminza, nangokuxokozela, nangokukhonza izithombe okuyichilo. 4 Bayamangala ngokungagijimeli kwenu kulowo msindo wokushinga kwabo, behlambalaza; 5 bayakuziphendulela kulowo olungele ukwahlulela abahambayo nabafileyo. 6 Ngokuba ngalokho ivangeli lashunyayelwa nakwabafileyo, ukuze bahlulelwe ngokwabantu enyameni kepha baphile ngokukaNkulunkulu emoyeni. 7 Kepha ukuphela kwezinto zonke sekusondele. Ngakho zikhuzeni, nizithibe, ukuze nikhuleke; 8 kunakho konke yibani nokuthandana okunganqamukiyo, ngokuba uthando lusibekela inqwaba yezono; 9 anongenisana ngenjabulo, ningakhononi, 10 nikhonzane, kube yilowo nalowo ngesipho asiphiweyo njengabaphathi abahle bomusa omninginingi kaNkulunkulu; 11 uma umuntu ekhuluma, makakhulume njengokwamazwi kaNkulunkulu; uma umuntu ekhonza, makakhonze ngamandla awanikwa nguNkulunkulu, ukuze uNkulunkulu adunyiswe kukho konke ngoJesu Kristu okukuye inkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. 12 Bathandekayo, ningamangali ngomlilo ophakathi kwenu enifikelwa yiwo ukuba nilingwe ngokungathi nehlelwe yinto engaziwayo, 13 kodwa njengalokhu ningabahlanganyeli bezinhlupheko zikaKristu, thokozani, ukuze kuthi nasekwambulweni kwenkazimulo yakhe nithokoze, nethabe nokwethaba. 14 Uma nithukwa ngenxa yegama likaKristu, nibusisiwe, ngokuba uMoya wenkazimulo nokaNkulunkulu uhlezi phezu kwenu. 15 Ngokuba makungabikho kini ohlupheka ngokuba engumbulali, noma eyisela, noma engowenza okubi, noma engozigaxa ezindabeni zabanye; 16 kepha uma ehlupheka ngokuba engumKristu, makangabi namahloni, kepha makadumise uNkulunkulu ngenxa yalelo gama. 17 Ngokuba sekuyisikhathi sokuba ukwahlulela kuqale endlini kaNkulunkulu; kepha uma kuthathela kithina, kuyakuba yini ukuphela kwabangalaleli ivangeli likaNkulunkulu na? 18 Uma olungileyo esindiswa kalukhuni, uyakubonakalaphi ongamesabi uNkulunkulu noyisoni na? 19 Ngakho abahluphekayo ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu mababeke imiphefumulo yabo kuMdali othembekayo ngokwenza okuhle.
1 Ngakho ngiyawancenga amalunga aphakathi kwenu mina engiyilunga kanye nawo, nofakazi wezinhlupheko zikaKristu, nomhlanganyeli wenkazimulo ezakwambulwa, ngithi: 2 Yalusani umhlambi kaNkulunkulu ophakathi kwenu, kungabi ngokucindezelwa kodwa ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu, kungabi ngenxa yenzuzo eyihlazo kodwa ngenhliziyo evumayo, 3 kungabi njengabazenza amakhosi phezu kwamabandla enabelwa wona, kodwa nibe yizibonelo zomhlambi; 4 kuyakuthi, nxa esebonakaliswa uMalusi omkhulu, niyakuzuza umqhele wenkazimulo ongabuniyo. 5 Ngokunjalo, nina basha, thobelani amalunga; kepha nonke yembathani ukuthobeka, nithobelane, ngokuba uNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa. 6 Ngalokho zithobeni phansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esinamandla, ukuze aniphakamise ngesikhathi esifaneleyo, 7 niphonse izinkathazo zenu zonke phezu kwakhe, ngokuba uyanikhathalela. 8 Qondani, nilinde. Isitha senu, uSathane, siyahamba njengebhubesi elibhodlayo sifuna esingamgwinya; 9 melanani naye niqinile ekukholweni, nazi ukuthi zona lezo zinhlupheko zehlela abazalwane benu abasezweni. 10 Kepha uNkulunkulu womusa wonke owanibizela enkazimulweni yakhe yaphakade ngoKristu, senihluphekile isikhashana, yena uqobo uyakuniphelelisa, aniqinise, aninike amandla, anisekele. 11 Makube kuye amandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. 12 NgoSilvanu umfowethu othembekayo ngokubona kwami nginilobele ngokufushane, ngincenga, ngifakaza ukuthi lo yiwo umusa oqinisekileyo kaNkulunkulu; yimani kuwo. 13 Liyakhonza kini ibandla elikhethiweyo, kanye nani eliseBabiloni, noMarku indodana yami. 14 Bingelelanani ngokwanga kothando. Ukuthula makube kini nonke enikuKristu.
1 USimeyoni Petru, inceku nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu, kubo abazuzile ukukholwa okuyigugu ngokufana nokwethu ngokulunga kukaNkulunkulu wethu noMsindisi uJesu Kristu: 2 Makwandiswe kini umusa nokuthula ngokumazi uNkulunkulu noJesu iNkosi yethu. 3 Njengokuba amandla akhe obuNkulunkulu esinikile konke okuqondene nokuphila nokumesaba uNkulunkulu ngokumazi yena owasibiza ngenkazimulo nobuhle bakhe, 4 esiphiwe ngakho izithembiso eziyigugu nezikhulukazi, ukuze ngazo nibe ngabahlanganyeli nesimo sobuNkulunkulu, nibalekele ukubhubha okusezweni ngezinkanuko, 5 ngalokho nengezela inkuthalo yonke nelekele ubuhle ekukholweni, nasebuhleni ukwazi, 6 nasekwazini ukuzithiba, nasekuzithibeni ukukhuthazela, nasekukhuthazeleni ukumesaba uNkulunkulu, 7 nasekumesabeni uNkulunkulu ukuthanda abazalwane, nasekuthandeni abazalwane uthando. 8 Ngokuba uma lezo zinto zikhona kini zivama, ziyanenza ningabi ngabavilaphayo nabangenazithelo ekwazini iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, 9 ngokuba okungekho kuye lezo zinto uyimpumputhe, ebona kalufifi, ekhohliwe ukuhlanjululwa ezonweni zakhe zokuqala. 10 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, khuthalelani kakhulu ukwenza kuqiniseke ukubizwa nokukhethwa kwenu; ngokuba uma nenza lokho, anisoze nakhubeka. 11 Ngokuba ngokwenze njalo niyakuphiwa ngokwengcebo ukungena embusweni waphakade weNkosi yethu noMsindisi uJesu Kristu. 12 Ngakho-ke ngiyakuba yilokhu nginikhumbuza njalo ngalezo zinto, nakuba nizazi, nime niqinile eqinisweni elikhona. 13 Ngithi kufanele, nxa ngisekhona kuleli dokodo, nginivuse ngokunikhumbuza, 14 ngazi ukuthi kuseduze ukususwa kwedokodo lami, njengalokho neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu yangitshengisa; 15 kepha ngizakukhuthalela ukuba ngezikhathi zonke emva kokumuka kwami nisale nizikhumbule lezo zinto. 16 Ngokuba sasingalandeli izinganekwane zobuqili, lapho sanazisa amandla nokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, kodwa sasingababonayo amandla obukhosi bakhe. 17 Ngokuba wamukela kuNkulunkulu uYise udumo nenkazimulo, lapho kwafika kuye izwi elinje, livela enkazimulweni yobukhosi, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo engithokozile ngayo” — 18 lelo zwi salizwa thina livela ezulwini, sikanye naye entabeni engcwele. 19 Sesinalo izwi lesiprofetho eliqinisekile kakhulu, enenza kahle ukuliqaphela kungathi liyisibani esikhanyayo endaweni emnyama kuze kuse, ikhwezi liphumele ezinhliziyweni zenu, 20 nazi lokhu kuqala ukuthi kasikho isiprofetho sombhalo esingachasiselwa ngumuntu ngokwakhe; 21 ngokuba akuzange kuvezwe isiprofetho ngentando yomuntu, kepha abantu beqhutshwa nguMoya oNgcwele bakhuluma okukaNkulunkulu.
1 Kepha kwavela nabaprofethi bamanga phakathi kwesizwe, njengokuba nakinina kuzakuba khona abafundisi bamanga abazakungenisa ngasese izifundiso zamanga ezibhubhisayo, bephika noMbusi owabathengayo, bezilethela ukubhujiswa okusheshayo; 2 nabaningi bayakulandela amanyala abo; ngenxa yabo indlela yeqiniso iyakuhlanjalazwa; 3 nangokufisa bayakuthengiselana ngani ngamazwi obuqili, abakulahlwa kwabo kwamandulo akulibali nokubhujiswa kwabo akozeli. 4 Ngokuba uma uNkulunkulu engayekanga izingelosi ezonileyo, kodwa wazinikela ukuba ziphonswe esihogweni, emigodini yobumnyama, ukuba zigcinelwe ukwahlulelwa, 5 nezwe lamandulo engaliyekanga, kodwa wamlondoloza uNowa, umshumayeli wokulunga, engowesishiyagalombili, mhla eletha uzamcolo ezweni elingamesabi uNkulunkulu; 6 nemizi yaseSodoma neGomora wayahlulela wayichitha ngokuyiphendula umlotha, eyenza ibe yisiboniso kubo abangayikumesaba uNkulunkulu; 7 noLoti olungileyo, ehlushwa ngukuhamba ngamanyala kwabangenamthetho, wamhlangulisa — 8 ngokuba ngokubona nangokuzwa lona olungileyo, ehlala phakathi kwabo, wezwisa ubuhlungu umphefumulo wakhe olungileyo imihla ngemihla ngenxa yezenzo ezingenamthetho — 9 iNkosi iyakwazi ukuhlangulisa ekulingweni abamesabayo uNkulunkulu, kepha abangalungile iyabagcinela usuku lokwahlulelwa, bajeziswe, 10 ikakhulu labo abahamba ngokwenyama enkanukweni yokuzingcolisa, bedelela ubukhosi; bengamaphikankani nabaziqhenyayo abesabi nokuhlambalaza abenkazimulo, 11 kanti izingelosi, nokuba zizinkulu ngobuqhwaga namandla, azibamangaleli ngenhlamba phambi kweNkosi. 12 Kepha laba behlambalaza, benjengezidalwa ezingenangqondo, ngemvelo zizalelwe ukubanjwa nokubhujiswa, nabo bazakubhujiswa ekubhujisweni kwazo, behlambalaza abangakwaziyo, 13 bamukele umvuzo wokungalungi. Labo bathi ukutamasa emini kungukujabula; bayizisihla nezinsolo, bezitika ekukhohliseni kwabo bedla nani; 14 benamehlo agcwele ukuphinga nangayeki izono, bayenga imiphefumulo engaqinile, benenhliziyo ejwayele ukufisa, abantwana bokuqalekiswa, 15 beshiya indlela eqondileyo beduka, belandela indlela kaBalami kaBeyori owathanda umvuzo wokungalungi, 16 kepha waba nokusolwa ngenxa yokweqa kwakhe umthetho: imbongolo eyisimungulu yakhuluma ngezwi lomuntu, yanqabela ukuhlanya komprofethi. 17 Labo bayimithombo engenamanzi nezinkungu eziqhutshwa yisiphepho, abagcinelwe ubumnyama bobumnyama. 18 Ngokuba bekhuluma udwadwa, amazwi ayize, babayenga ngezinkanuko zenyama nangamanyala labo abasaphephayo abahamba ngokuduka; 19 bebathembisa inkululeko, kanti bona uqobo lwabo bayizigqila zokubhubha; ngokuba lokho umuntu ahlulwa yikho uyisigqila sakho. 20 Ngokuba uma bebuye bahilelwe, bahlulwe yikho, sebebalekele ukungcola kwezwe ngokuyazi iNkosi noMsindisi uJesu Kristu, khona ukugcina kwabo kubi kunokuqala. 21 Ngokuba ngabe kwaba ngcono kubo ukuba babengayazanga indlela yokulunga kunokuba kuthi sebayazile bafulathele umyalo ongcwele ababewunikeziwe. 22 Kubehlele njengokwesaga esiqinisileyo esithi: “Inja yabuyela ebuhlanzweni bayo,” nokuthi: “Ingulube igezwe qede yaphindela ukuzibhixa odakeni.”
1 Le ncwadi, bathandekayo, isingeyesibili enginilobele yona, engivusa ngazo ingqondo yenu emhlophe ngokunikhumbuza, 2 ukuze nikhumbule amazwi ashunyayelwa phambili yibo abaprofethi abangcwele nomyalo weNkosi noMsindisi owashunyayelwa ngabaphostoli benu, 3 nazi kuqala lokhu ukuthi ngezinsuku zokugcina kuyakufika abahleki abahleka usulu, behamba ngezinkanuko zabo, 4 bethi: “Siphi isithembiso sokufika kwakhe na? Ngokuba kuselokhu obaba balala, konke kumi kunjalo njengakwasekuqaleni kokudalwa.” 5 Ngokuba bathanda ukukhohlwa lokhu ukuthi kwaphakade izulu lalikhona kanye nomhlaba owavela emanzini nangawo amanzi, umi ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, 6 okwathi ngawo izwe elalikhona labhubha ngokukhukhula kwamanzi; 7 kepha izulu nomhlaba okukhona manje kubekelelwe umlilo ngalo lona leli zwi, kulindele usuku lokwahlulela nolokubhubha kwabantu abangamesabi uNkulunkulu. 8 Kodwa, bathandekayo, maningakhohlwa lento inye yokuthi kuyo iNkosi usuku lunye lunjengeminyaka eyinkulungwane nokuthi iminyaka eyinkulungwane injengosuku lunye. 9 INkosi ayilibali ngesithembiso sayo, njengalokhu abanye bathi kungukulibala, kepha iyanibekezelela, ingathandi ukuba kubhubhe namunye, kodwa ukuba bonke beze ekuphendukeni. 10 Kepha usuku lweNkosi luyakufika njengesela mhla amazulu eyakudlula ngokuhlokoma; kuyakusha konke, kubhidlike; nomhlaba nemisebenzi yawo kuyakusha. 11 Njengokuba konke kuyakubhidlika kanjalo, kumelwe ukuba nibe ngabantu abanjani ekuhambeni okungcwele nase kumesabeni uNkulunkulu, 12 nibheka nilangazelela ukufika kosuku lukaNkulunkulu ayakubhidlika ngalo amazulu, ashe, konke kushe, kuncibilike, na? 13 Kepha siyalindela ngesithembiso sakhe amazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha okukhona kuwo ukulunga. 14 Ngakho, bathandekayo, lokhu nibheka lezo zinto, khuthalelani ukuba nifunyanwe ninokuthula, ningenabala, ningenacala kuye, 15 nithi ukubekezela kweNkosi yethu kungukusindiswa, njengalokho nomzalwane wethu othandekayo uPawulu wanilobela njengokuhlakanipha ayekuphiweyo, 16 njengalokhu nasezincwadini zonke ekhuluma kuzo ngalezo zinto, okukhona kuzo okunye okulukhuni ukuzwisiswa, okuthi abangafundile nabangaqinile bakuhlanekezela, njengalokhu benze njalo nangezinye izincwadi, kube ngukubhujiswa kwabo. 17 Ngakho, bathandekayo, njengokuba nazi lokhu ngaphambili, xwayani, ukuze ningadukiswa ngokukhohlisa kwabangenamthetho, niwe ekuqineni kwenu, 18 kepha khulani emseni nasekwazini iNkosi noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu. Inkazimulo mayibe kuye namanje nakuze kube lusuku lwaphakade.
1 Lokho okwakukhona kwasekuqaleni, esakuzwa, sakubona ngamehlo ethu, sakubheka, nezandla zethu zakuphatha, okwezwi lokuphila — 2 lokho kuphila kwabonakaliswa, sakubona, siyaqinisa sinishumayeza lokho kuphila okuphakade okwakukhona kuYise, kwabonakaliswa kithina — 3 lokho esikubonileyo, sakuzwa, sinishumayeza khona nani, ukuze nani nibe nenhlanganyelo nathi. Kepha thina sinenhlanganyelo noYise naneNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu. 4 Sesiyanilobela lokhu, ukuze intokozo yenu iphelele. 5 Nanti izwi esalizwa kuye, sinishumayeza lona lokuthi uNkulunkulu ungukukhanya, ubumnyama abukho kuye nakanye. 6 Uma sithi sinenhlanganyelo naye sibe sisahamba ebumnyameni, sinamanga, asenzi iqiniso; 7 kepha uma sihamba ekukhanyeni, njengalokhu yena uqobo esekukhanyeni, khona sinenhlanganyelo omunye nomunye, negazi likaJesu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula ezonweni zonke. 8 Uma sithi asinasono, siyazikhohlisa, neqiniso alikho kithi. 9 Uma sizivuma izono zethu, uthembekile, ulungile ukuba asithethelele izono, asihlambulule kukho konke ukungalungi. 10 Uma sithi asonanga, simenza umqambimanga, nezwi lakhe alikho kithi.
1Bantwana bami, nginilobela lokhu ukuba ningoni. Kepha uma umuntu ona, sinoMmeli kuYise, uJesu Kristu olungileyo; 2 yena uyinhlawulo ngezono zethu, kungengezethu zodwa kodwa nangezezwe lonke. 3 Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi siyamazi yena, uma sigcina imiyalo yakhe. 4 Lowo othi: “Ngiyamazi,” engagcini imiyalo yakhe, ungumqambimanga, iqiniso alikho kuye; 5 kepha ogcina izwi lakhe, uthando lukaNkulunkulu luphelelisiwe kuye impela. Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi sikuye; 6 lowo othi uhlala kuye, yena umelwe ukuhamba njengalokho ahamba yena. 7 Bathandekayo, anginilobeli umyalo omusha, kodwa umyalo omdala enaninawo kwasekuqaleni; umyalo omdala uyizwi enalizwayo. 8 Futhi nginilobela umyalo omusha owona uyiqiniso kuye nakini, ngokuba ubumnyama buyadlula nokukhanya kweqiniso sekuyakhanya. 9 Lowo othi usekukhanyeni, abe ezonda umzalwane wakhe, usesebumnyameni kuze kube kalokhu. 10 Othanda umzalwane wakhe uhlala ekukhanyeni, akukho sikhubekiso kuye; 11 kepha ozonda umzalwane wakhe usebumnyameni, uhamba ebumnyameni, akazi lapho eya khona, ngokuba ubumnyama buwaphuphuthekisile amehlo akhe. 12 Ngilobela nina bantwanyana, ngokuba nithethelelwe izono ngenxa yegama lakhe. 13 Ngilobela nina boyise, ngokuba niyamazi yena okhona kwasekuqaleni. Ngilobela nina zinsizwa, ngokuba nimnqobile omubi. 14 Nginilobele, bantwanyana, ngokuba niyamazi uYise. Nginilobele, boyise, ngokuba niyamazi yena okhona kwasekuqaleni. Nginilobele, zinsizwa, ngokuba ninamandla, izwi likaNkulunkulu lihlala kini, nimnqobile omubi. 15 Ningathandi izwe nezinto ezisezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda izwe, uthando lukaYise alukho kuye, 16 ngokuba konke okusezweni, inkanuko yenyama, nenkanuko yamehlo, nokuzigabisa ngalokhu kuphila, akuveli kuYise, kodwa kuvela ezweni. 17 Izwe liyadlula kanye nenkanuko yalo; kepha owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uhlala kuze kube phakade. 18 Bantwanyana, sekuyisikhathi sokugcina, njengalokho nezwa ukuthi umphikukristu uyeza, nakalokhu sekukhona abaphikukristu abaningi; ngalokho siyazi ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokugcina. 19 Baphuma kithi, kodwa babengesibo abakithi; ngokuba uma bebengabakithi, babeyakuhlala nathi; kodwa baphuma, ukuze babonakaliswe ukuthi bonke abasibo abakithi. 20 Nina ninokugcotshwa okuvela koNgcwele, niyazi nonke. 21 Anginilobelanga ngokuba ningalazi iqiniso, kodwa ngokuba niyalazi nangokuba akukho manga avela eqinisweni. 22 Ngubani ongumqambimanga, uma kungesiye ophika ukuthi uJesu unguKristu na? Nguye ongumphikukristu ophika uYise neNdodana. 23 Yilowo nalowo ophika iNdodana akanaye uYise; ovuma iNdodana unaye noYise. 24 Lokho enakuzwayo kwasekuqaleni, makuhlale kinina. Uma kuhlala kini enakuzwayo kwasekuqaleni, nani niyakuhlala kuyo iNdodana nakuye uYise. 25 Yilesi isithembiso yena asethembisa sona: ukuphila okuphakade. 26 Nganilobela lokho ngabo abanidukisayo. 27 Nina-ke, ukugcoba enakwamukela kuye kuhlala kini, anidingi ukuba nobani anifundise; kodwa lokhu ukugcoba kwakhe okunifundisa khona ngakho konke kuyiqiniso, akusiwo amanga, nanjengokuba kunifundisile, hlalani kuye. 28 Nakalokhu, bantwanyana, hlalani kuye, ukuze, nxa ebonakala, sibe nesibindi, singabi namahloni sinyibe kuye ekubonakaleni kwakhe. 29 Uma nazi ukuthi ulungile, yazini ukuthi yilowo nalowo owenza ukulunga uzelwe nguye.
1 Bhekani uthando olungaka asinike lona uBaba lokuba sithiwe singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu; futhi siyibo. Ngalokho izwe alisazi, ngokuba alimazanga yena. 2 Bathandekayo, manje singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kepha akukabonakali esiyakuba yikho. Siyazi ukuthi, nxa ebonakaliswa, siyakuba njengaye, ngokuba siyakumbona njengokuba enjalo. 3 Bonke abanalo lelo themba kuye bayazihlambulula, njengokuba yena ehlambulukile. 4 Bonke abenza isono bayeqa nomthetho, ngokuba isono singukweqa umthetho. 5 Senazi ukuthi yena wabonakaliswa, ukuze asuse izono; akukho sono kuye. 6 Lowo ohlala kuye akoni; lowo owonayo akambonanga, futhi akamazi. 7 Bantwanyana, maningadukiswa muntu; owenza ukulunga ulungile, njengokuba yena elungile; 8 owenza isono ungokaSathane, ngokuba uSathane uyona kwasekuqaleni. INdodana kaNkulunkulu yabonakaliswa ngalokhu, ukuze ichithe imisebenzi kaSathane. 9 Lowo ozelwe nguNkulunkulu akenzi isono, ngokuba imbewu yakhe ihlala kuye; futhi akanakona, ngokuba uzelwe nguNkulunkulu. 10 Ngalokho kubonakala abantwana bakaNkulunkulu nabantwana bakaSathane; lowo ongenzi ukulunga akasiye okaNkulunkulu, naye ongamthandi umzalwane wakhe. 11 Nanti izwi enalizwayo kwasekuqaleni lokuba sithandane, 12 kungabi njengoKayini owaba ngowomubi, wabulala umfowabo; wambulalelani na? Ngokuba imisebenzi yakhe yayimibi, kepha eyomfowabo yayilungile. 13 Ningamangali, bazalwane, uma izwe linizonda. 14 Siyazi ukuthi sidlulile ekufeni, sangena ekuphileni, ngokuba sithanda abazalwane; ongathandiyo uhlezi ekufeni. 15 Lowo ozonda umzalwane wakhe ungumbulali; niyazi ukuthi akukho mbulali onokuphila okuphakade okuhlezi kuye. 16 Uthando silwazi ngalokho ukuthi yena wabeka ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yethu; nathi sifanele ukubeka ukuphila ngenxa yabazalwane. 17 Kepha yena onemfuyo yezwe, ebona umzalwane wakhe eswele, amvalele isihawu sakhe, uthando lukaNkulunkulu lungahlala kanjani kuye na? 18 Bantwanyana, masingathandi ngezwi nangolimi, kodwa ngezenzo nangeqiniso. 19 Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi singabeqiniso; sizakuyithulisa inhliziyo yethu phambi kwakhe 20 ngokuthi uma inhliziyo yethu isilahla, uNkulunkulu mkhulu kunenhliziyo yethu, futhi uyazi konke. 21 Bathandekayo, uma inhliziyo ingasilahli, sinesibindi kuNkulunkulu, 22 nesikucelayo siyakukwamukeliswa nguye, ngokuba sigcina imiyalo yakhe, senza okuthandekayo ebusweni bakhe. 23 Yilo umyalo wakhe ukuba sikholwe egameni leNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu, sithandane, njengokuba asinika umyalo. 24 Ogcina imiyalo yakhe uhlala kuye, naye uqobo uhlala kuye; siyazi ngalokho ukuthi uhlala kithi ngaye uMoya asinike yena.
1 Bathandekayo, maningakholwa yibo bonke omoya, kepha hlolani omoya ukuthi bangabakaNkulunkulu yini; ngokuba baningi abaprofethi bamanga abaphumele ezweni. 2 Yazini uMoya kaNkulunkulu ngalokhu: bonke omoya abavuma ukuthi uJesu Kristu ufikile enyameni bangabakaNkulunkulu; 3 lowo moya ongamvumi uJesu akasiye okaNkulunkulu; lowo ungowomphikukristu enizwe ngaye ukuthi uyeza, nakalokhu usefikile ezweni. 4 NingabakaNkulunkulu nina bantwanyana, nibahlulile, ngokuba lowo okini mkhulu kunaye osezweni. 5 Bona bangabezwe; ngalokho bakhuluma okwezwe, nezwe liyabezwa. 6 Thina singabakaNkulunkulu; omaziyo uNkulunkulu uyasizwa, ongesiye okaNkulunkulu akasizwa. Ngalokho siyamazi umoya weqiniso nomoya wokuduka. 7 Bathandekayo, masithandane, ngokuba uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu, nabo bonke abathandayo bazelwe nguNkulunkulu, bayamazi uNkulunkulu. 8 Ongathandiyo akamazi uNkulunkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uluthando. 9 Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwabonakaliswa kithi ngalokho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathumela ezweni iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba siphile ngayo. 10 Uthando lukulokhu, kungesikho ukuthi thina samthanda uNkulunkulu, kepha ukuthi yena wasithanda thina, wathuma iNdodana yakhe ibe yinhlawulo ngezono zethu. 11 Bathandekayo, uma uNkulunkulu wasithanda kanjalo, nathi simelwe ukuthandana. 12 UNkulunkulu akazange abonwe muntu; uma sithandana, uNkulunkulu uhlala kithi, nothando lwakhe luphelele kithi. 13 Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi sihlala kuye, naye kithi, ngokuba usiphile okukaMoya wakhe. 14 Thina sibonile, siyafakaza ukuthi uYise wayithuma iNdodana ibe nguMsindisi wezwe. 15 Lowo ovuma ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uhlala kuye, naye kuNkulunkulu. 16 Thina siyalwazi, sikholwa yilo lolu thando uNkulunkulu analo kithina. UNkulunkulu uluthando, nohlala othandweni uhlala kuNkulunkulu, noNkulunkulu uhlala kuye. 17 Ngalokho uthando luphelelisiwe kithi, ukuze sibe nesibindi ngosuku lokwahlulelwa, ngokuba njengalokhu enjalo yena, sinjalo nathi kuleli zwe. 18 Akukho ukwesaba othandweni, kepha uthando olupheleleyo luyaxosha ukwesaba, ngokuba ukwesaba kunesijeziso, nowesabayo akaphelele othandweni. 19 Thina siyathanda, ngokuba yena wasithanda kuqala. 20 Uma umuntu esho ukuthi: “Ngiyamthanda uNkulunkulu,” kepha ezonda umzalwane wakhe, ungumqambimanga; ngokuba ongathandi umzalwane wakhe ambonileyo angemthande uNkulunkulu angambonanga. 21 Yebo, lo myalo sinawo, uvela kuNkulunkulu, wokuthi othanda uNkulunkulu makathande nomzalwane wakhe.
1 Yilowo nalowo okholwa ukuthi uJesu unguKristu uzelwe nguNkulunkulu, nalowo othanda ozeleyo uthanda naye ozelwe nguye. 2 Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi siyabathanda abantwana bakaNkulunkulu, nxa sithanda uNkulunkulu, senza imiyalo yakhe. 3 Ngokuba ukuthanda uNkulunkulu yilokhu ukuba sigcine imiyalo yakhe; nemiyalo yakhe ayinzima, 4 ngokuba konke okuzelwe nguNkulunkulu kuyalinqoba izwe; lokhu kuyinqobo enqobe izwe: ukukholwa kwethu. 5 Ngubani onqoba izwe, uma kungesiye okholwa ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na? 6 Nguye lo oweza ngamanzi nangegazi, uJesu Kristu, kungengamanzi odwa kodwa ngamanzi nangegazi; noMoya ungofakazayo, ngokuba uMoya uyiqiniso. 7 Ngokuba bathathu abafakazayo, 8 uMoya, namanzi, negazi; labo abathathu bavumelana entweni inye. 9 Uma samukela ubufakazi babantu, ubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu bukhulu kunalobo, ngokuba ubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu buyilobu abufakazile ngeNdodana yakhe. 10 Okholwa yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu unobufakazi phakathi kwakhe. Ongakholwa nguNkulunkulu umenze umqambimanga, ngokuba engakholwanga ngubufakazi uNkulunkulu abufakazile ngeNdodana yakhe. 11 Yilobu ubufakazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu usiphile ukuphila okuphakade, nalokhu kuphila kuseNdodaneni yakhe. 12 Onayo iNdodana unokuphila; ongenayo iNdodana kaNkulunkulu akanakho ukuphila. 13 Nginilobele lokho, ukuze nazi ukuthi ninokuphila okuphakade nina enikholwa egameni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 14 Yilesi sibindi esinaso kuye sokuthi, uma sicela utho ngokwentando yakhe, uyasizwa. 15 Uma sazi ukuthi uyasizwa noma sicelani, siyazi ukuthi sinakho esikucelileyo, esikucele kuye. 16 Uma umuntu ebona umzalwane wakhe ona ngesono esingesiso esokufa, makacele, uyakumnika ukuphila, ekunika labo abenza isono esingesiso esokufa. Sikhona isono sokufa; angisho ukuba kucelwe ngaleso. 17 Konke ukungalungi kuyisono; kukhona isono esingesiso esokufa. 18 Siyazi ukuthi yilowo nalowo ozelwe nguNkulunkulu akoni, ngokuba ozelwe nguNkulunkulu uyazigcina, nomubi akamthinti. 19 Siyazi ukuthi singabakaNkulunkulu nokuthi izwe lonke limi ebubini. 20 Kepha sazi ukuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu isifikile, yasinika ingqondo ukuze simazi oweqiniso; sikuye oweqiniso, kuyo iNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu. Yena unguNkulunkulu oqinisileyo nokuphila okuphakade. 21 Bantwanyana, zilindeni ezithombeni.
1 Ilunga kuyo inkosikazi ekhethiweyo nabantwana bayo, engibathanda ngeqiniso, kungeyimi ngedwa kodwa nabo bonke abalaziyo iqiniso, 2 ngenxa yeqiniso elihlala kithi neliyakuba nathi kuze kube phakade. 3 Kuzakuba nathi umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuye uJesu Kristu iNdodana kaYise ngeqiniso nangothando. 4 Ngithokozile kakhulu, ngokuba kubantwana bakho ngifumene abahamba eqinisweni, njengalokho samukele umyalo kuBaba. 5 Nakalokhu ngiyakunxusa, nkosikazi, kungengokungathi ngikulobela umyalo omusha kodwa lowo esasinawo kwasekuqaleni ukuba sithandane. 6 Yilolu-ke uthando ukuba sihambe ngokwemiyalo yakhe; yiwo umyalo ukuba nihambe ngawo, njengalokho nezwa kwasekuqaleni. 7 Ngokuba abakhohlisi abaningi baphumele ezweni, labo abangamvumi uJesu Kristu ukuthi uzile ngenyama; lowo ungumkhohlisi nomphikukristu. 8 Ziqapheleni nina, ukuze ningalahlekelwa ngesikusebenzileyo, kodwa namukele umvuzo opheleleyo. 9 Lowo oweqisayo engemi ekufundiseni kukaKristu akanaye uNkulunkulu; ohlezi ekufundiseni lowo unaye uYise neNdodana. 10 Uma kufika umuntu kini engalethi lokho kufundisa, ningamamukeli endlini yenu, ningambingeleli; 11 ngokuba ombingelelayo uhlanganyela naye emisebenzini yakhe emibi. 12 Nginokuningi kokunilobela, angithandanga ukukuloba ngephepha noyinki, kodwa ngiyethemba ukuza kini, ngikhulume nani umlomo nomlomo, ukuze ukuthokoza kwethu kuphelele. 13 Abantwana bakadadewenu okhethiweyo bayakhonza kuwe.
1 Ilunga kuye uGayu othandekayo engimthanda ngeqiniso. 2 Sithandwa, kunakho konke ngikufisela ukuba ube nenhlanhla nokuphila, njengokuba umphefumulo wakho unenhlanhla. 3 Ngokuba ngathokoza lapha kufika abazalwane befakazela iqiniso lakho, njengokuba uhamba eqinisweni. 4 Anginayo intokozo enkulu kunaleyo yokuba ngizwe ukuthi abantwana bami bahamba eqinisweni. 5 Sithandwa, wenza okuthembekileyo ngalokho okwenzele abazalwane nokuba bengabafo 6 abafakazele uthando lwakho phambi kwebandla; uzakwenza kahle, uma ubaphelekezela ngokufanele uNkulunkulu; 7 ngokuba ngenxa yeGama baphuma bengathathi lutho kwabezizwe. 8 Ngalokho-ke thina sifanele ukubamukela abanjalo, ukuze sibe yizisebenzi zeqiniso kanye nabo. 9 Ngalobela ibandla okuthile, kodwa uDiyotrefe othanda ukuba abe mkhulu phakathi kwabo akasamukeli thina. 10 Ngalokho uma ngiza, ngiyakumkhumbuza imisebenzi yakhe ayenzayo, esihleba ngamazwi amabi; futhi enganelisiwe nayilokho akabamukeli abazalwane yena, nabavumayo uyabanqabela, abakhiphe ebandleni. 11 Sithandwa, ungalandeli okubi kodwa okuhle. Owenza okuhle ungokaNkulunkulu; owenza okubi akambonanga uNkulunkulu. 12 UDemetriyu ufakazelwa yibo bonke nayilo iqiniso uqobo lwalo; nathi-ke siyafakaza ngaye, wazi nawe ukuthi ukufakaza kwethu kuqinisile. 13 Benginokuningi ebengiyakukulobela khona, kepha angithandi ukukulobela ngoyinki nosiba; 14 kepha ngiyethemba ukukubona masinyane, sikhulume umlomo nomlomo. 15 Ukuthula makube kuwe. Abahlobo bayakhonza kuwe. Khonza kubo abahlobo ngamagama.
1 UJuda inceku kaJesu Kristu, umfowabo kaJakobe, kubo ababiziweyo abathandwa kuNkulunkulu uYise nabagcinelwe uJesu Kristu: 2 Makwandiswe kini umusa nokuthula nothando. 3 Bathandekayo, njengokuba ngenza inkuthalo yonke ukunilobela ngensindiso esiyihlanganyele sonke, ngacindezeleka ukunilobela ukuba nginivuselele ukulwela inkolo abayinikelwayo abangcwele kwaba kanye. 4 Ngokuba sebengenile ngokunyenya abantu abathile okwalotshwa ngabo phambili endulo ukuthi bayakwehlelwa yilokhu kulahlwa, abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, bephendukezela umusa kaNkulunkulu wethu ube ngamanyala, bephika uMbusi oyedwa neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. 5 Kepha ngiyathanda ukunikhumbuza, nokuba kade benikwazi konke, ukuthi iNkosi, isisindisile isizwe isikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, yabuye yabhubhisa labo abangakholwanga, 6 nezingelosi ezingagcinanga ubukhosi bazo, kodwa zalishiya ikhaya lazo, izigcinele ukulahlwa kosuku olukhulu ngezibopho ezimiyo phansi kobumnyama, 7 njengokuba iSodoma neGomora nemizi yangakhona yenza ubufebe ngendlela efana neyayo, yalandela inyama imbe imisiwe ibe yisiboniso, izwa isijeziso somlilo omiyo njalo. 8 Nokho ngokunjalo-ke nalabo abaphuphayo bangcolisa inyama, bayeyisa imibuso, bahlambalaza ubukhosi. 9 Kepha uMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, lapho ephikisana noSathane, ekhulumisana naye ngesidumbu sikaMose, akabanga nasibindi sokuletha ukwahlulela kokuhlambalaza, kodwa wathi: “INkosi mayikujezise.” 10 Kepha laba bayahlambalaza konke abangakwaziyo, nalokho abakwaziyo ngemvelo njengezidalwa ezingenangqondo babhubha ngakho. 11 Maye kubo, ngokuba bahamba endleleni kaKayini, bagijimela ekudukeni kukaBalami ngenxa yomvuzo, babhubha ekuphikeni kukaKora! 12 Yilabo abayizisihla emadilini enu othando bedla nani, bengesabi, baziklabisa; bangamafu angenamanzi, aqhutshwa yimimoya; bayimithi yasebusika engenazithelo, efe kabili, isishuliwe; 13 bangamaza adlangalalayo olwandle, ekhephuza amahlazo awo, izinkanyezi ezidukayo ezigcinelwe ubumnyama bobumnyama baphakade. 14 U-Enoke ongowesikhombisa kusukela ku-Adamu waprofetha ngabo, wathi: “Bheka, iNkosi iyakufika nabangcwele bayo abayizigidigidi, 15 ukuze yahlulele bonke, ijezise bonke abangamesabi uNkulunkulu ngenxa yemisebenzi yonke yabo yokungahloniphi uNkulunkulu abadelela ngayo, nangawo onke amazwi alukhuni izoni ezingamesabi uNkulunkulu eziwakhulumile ngaye.” 16 Yilabo abakhononayo nabasolayo, behamba ngezinkanuko zabo, umlomo wabo ukhuluma uwangala, betusa ubuso ngenxa yenzuzo. 17 Kepha nina bathandekayo, khumbulani amazwi akhulunywe phambili ngabaphostoli beNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu 18 abasho ukuthi ngesikhathi sokugcina kuyakuba khona abahleka usulu, behamba ngezinkanuko zabo zokungamesabi uNkulunkulu. 19 Yilabo abaveza ukwahlukana, bengabenyama bengenaMoya. 20 Kepha nina bathandekayo, yakhelanani ekukholweni kwenu okungcwele kakhulu, nikhuleke ngoMoya oNgcwele, 21 nizigcine othandweni lukaNkulunkulu, nibheke umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, kube ngukuphila okuphakade. 22 Abanye, abangabazayo, nibahawukele, 23 nibasindise ngokubahlwitha emlilweni, kepha abanye nibahawukele ngokwesaba, nizonde nengubo enindwe yinyama. 24 Kepha kuyena onamandla okunilinda ukuba ningakhubeki, nimiswe phambi kwenkazimulo yakhe ningenasici, ninokuthokoza okukhulu, 25 kuye uNkulunkulu oyedwa, uMsindisi wethu ngaye uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu, makube ngukukhazimula, nobukhosi, namandla, negunya, kungakabikho izikhathi, namanje nakuze kube phakade. Amen.
1 Isambulo sikaJesu Kristu amnika sona uNkulunkulu ukuba abonise izinceku zakhe izinto ezimelwe ukwenzeka masinyane, ethuma ngengelosi yakhe, esibonakalisa encekwini yakhe uJohane 2 owafakaza ngezwi likaNkulunkulu nangobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu, konke akubonayo. 3 Ubusisiwe ofundayo nabo abawezwayo amazwi alesi siprofetho, bagcine okulotshiweyo kuso, ngokuba isikhathi siseduze. 4 UJohane kuwo amabandla ayisikhombisa ase-Asiya: Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuye okhona nowayekhona nozayo, nakoMoya abayisikhombisa abaphambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, 5 nakuJesu Kristu ufakazi othembekayo, izibulo labafileyo nombusi wamakhosi omhlaba. Kuye osithandayo nowasikhululayo ezonweni zethu ngegazi lakhe 6 nowasenza sibe ngumbuso nabapristi kuNkulunkulu uYise, kuye makube yinkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. 7 Bhekani, uyeza namafu, namehlo onke ayakumbona, nabo abamgwazayo, nezizwe zonke zomhlaba ziyakulila ngaye. Yebo, Amen. 8 “Mina ngingu-Alfa no-Omega,” kusho iNkosi uNkulunkulu, “okhona nowayekhona nozayo, uMninimandla onke.” 9 Mina Johane, umfowenu nomhlanganyeli kanye nani ekuhluphekeni nasembusweni nasekubekezeleni kukaJesu, ngangisesiqhingini esithiwa iPhatmose ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu nangenxa yobufakazi bukaJesu. 10 NgangikuMoya ngosuku lweNkosi, ngezwa emva kwami izwi elikhulu kungathi elecilongo, 11 lithi: “Lokhu okubonayo kulobe encwadini, ukuthumele kuwo amabandla ayisikhombisa, e-Efesu, naseSmirna, nasePhergamu, naseThiyathira, naseSardesi, naseFiladelfiya, naseLawodikeya.” 12 Ngaphenduka ukuba ngibone izwi ebelikhuluma nami; kuthe ngiphenduka, ngabona izinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide, 13 nofana nendodana yomuntu ephakathi kwezinti zezibani, embethe ingubo ekhawula ezinyaweni, ezibophe ngebhande legolide ezibeleni; 14 futhi ikhanda lakhe nezinwele zakhe kumhlophe njengoboya bezimvu, njengeqhwa, namehlo akhe enjengamalangabi omlilo, 15 nezinyawo zakhe zifana nethusi elikhazimulayo sengathi zazishiswe esithandweni, nezwi lakhe linjengenhlokomo yamanzi amaningi; 16 futhi wayephethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sokunene, nasemlonyeni wakhe kwaphuma inkemba ebukhali esika nhlangothi zombili, nobuso bakhe bunjengelanga likhanya ngamandla alo. 17 Ngathi ukumbona, ngawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe njengofileyo; wayesebeka isandla sakhe sokunene phezu kwami, ethi: “Ungesabi; mina ngingowokuqala nowokugcina, 18 nophilayo; ngangifile, bheka, sengingophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade, futhi nginezihluthulelo zokufa nezeHayidese. 19 “Ngakho-ke loba okubonileyo, nokukhona, nokuzakwenzeka emva kwalokho. 20 Imfihlakalo yezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ozibonileyo esandleni sami sokunene, nezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide yile: izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ziyizingelosi zamabandla ayisikhombisa, nezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zingamabandla ayisikhombisa.
1 “Kuyo ingelosi yebandla lase-Efesu loba ukuthi: “Nakhu akushoyo ophethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sokunene, ohamba phakathi kwezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide, uthi: 2 Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, nemizamo yakho, nokubekezela kwakho, nokuthi kawunakubamela ababi; wabavivinya abazisho ukuthi bangabaphostoli bengesibo, wabafumana beqamba amanga; 3 unokubekezela, wakhuthazela ngenxa yegama lami, kawukhathalanga. 4 “Kepha nginalokhu ngawe ukuthi uluyekile uthando lwakho lwakuqala; 5 ngakho khumbula lapho uwe khona, uphenduke, wenze imisebenzi yakuqala; uma kungenjalo, ngiyeza kuwe, ngilususe uthi lwesibani sakho endaweni yalo, uma ungaphenduki. 6 Kepha unalokhu ukuthi uyayizonda imisebenzi yamaNikolawu engiyizondayo nami. 7 “Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. Onqobayo ngiyakumnika ukuba adle kuwo umuthi wokuphila oseParadisi likaNkulunkulu. 8 “Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseSmirna loba ukuthi: “Nakhu akushoyo owokuqala nowokugcina, owayefile kepha osephila, uthi: 9 Ngiyakwazi ukuhlupheka kwakho nobumpofu bakho — kanti ucebile — nenhlamba yabathi bangabaJuda bengesibo, kodwa beyisinagoge likaSathane. 10 Ungesabi lokho ozakuhlupheka ngakho. Bheka, uSathane uzakuphonsa abanye kini etilongweni ukuba nilingwe, futhi niyakuhlupheka izinsuku eziyishumi. Thembeka kuze kube sekufeni, ngokunika umqhele wokuphila. 11 “Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. Onqobayo akasoze oniwa ngukufa kwesibili. 12 “Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla lasePhergamu loba ukuthi: “Nakhu akushoyo onenkemba ebukhali esika nhlangothi zombili, uthi: 13 Ngiyazi lapho wakhe khona: lapho kukhona isihlalo sobukhosi sikaSathane; nokho ulibambisisile igama lami, kawuphikanga inkolo yami nasemihleni ka-Antipase, ufakazi wami, othembekayo wami, owabulawa phakathi kwenu lapho uSathane wakhe khona. 14 “Nokho kukhona okuyingcosana enginakho ngawe, ngokuba unabo lapho ababambisisa isifundiso sikaBalami owafundisa uBalaki ukuphonsa isikhubekiso phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli sokuba badle okuhlatshelwe izithombe nokuba bafebe. 15 Futhi-ke nawe unabo ababambisisa isifundiso samaNikolawu ngokunjalo. 16 Ngakho-ke phenduka; uma kungenjalo, ngiyeza kuwe masinyane, ngiyakulwa nabo ngenkemba yomlomo wami. 17 “Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. Onqobayo ngiyakumnika okwemana elifihliweyo, ngimuphe itshe elimhlophe, nasetsheni kulotshiwe igama elisha elingaziwa muntu, ngolamukelayo kuphela. 18 “Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseThiyathira loba ukuthi: “Nakhu ekushoyo iNdodana kaNkulunkulu enamehlo anjengamalangabi omlilo, nezinyawo zayo zifana nethusi elikhazimulayo, ithi: 19 Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, nothando, nokukholwa, nokukhonza, nokubekezela kwakho, nokuthi imisebenzi yakho yokugcina miningi kuneyokuqala. 20 “Kepha nginalokhu ngawe ukuthi uvumela owesifazane uJezabeli ozisho ukuthi ungumprofethikazi, afundise, adukise izinceku zami ukuba zifebe, zidle okuhlatshelwe izithombe; 21 ngamnika isikhathi sokuba aphenduke, kepha kavumi ukuphenduka ekufebeni kwakhe. 22 Bheka, ngiyamphonsa embhedeni, nabaphinga naye ngibaphonsa ekuhluphekeni okukhulu, uma bengaphenduki emisebenzini yakhe; 23 ngiyakubulala abantwana bakhe ngokufa; amabandla onke ayakwazi ukuthi nginguye ophenya izinso nezinhliziyo, futhi ngiyakumnika yilowo nalowo wenu ngokwemisebenzi yakhe. 24 Kodwa ngithi kinina eniseleyo eThiyathira, nonke eningenaso lesi sifundiso, eningakwaziyo okujulileyo kukaSathane njengabakushoyo: Kangiphonsi phezu kwenu omunye umthwalo; 25 kepha lokho eninakho, kubambisiseni ngize ngifike. 26 “Onqobayo nogcina imisebenzi yami kuze kube sekupheleni lowo ngiyakumnika amandla phezu kwezizwe; 27 uyakuzibusa ngentonga yensimbi, ziphahlazwe njengezitsha ezibunjiweyo, njengalokhu nami ngamukelisiwe nguBaba; 28 futhi ngiyakumnika inkanyezi yokusa. 29 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni.
1 “Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseSardesi loba ukuthi: “Nakhu akushoyo onawoMoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu nezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa, uthi: Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho ukuba unegama lokuthi uyaphila, kanti ufile. 2 Vuka ulinde, uqinise okuseleyo obekuzakufa, ngokuba angifumananga imisebenzi yakho iphelelisiwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu wami; 3 ngakho-ke khumbula ukuthi wamukele wezwa kanjani, kugcine, uphenduke. Ngokuba uma ungalindi, ngiyakuza kuwe njengesela, kawusoze walazi ihora engiyakuza ngalo kuwe. 4 “Kepha-ke unamagama ayingcosana eSardesi alabo abangangcolisanga izingubo zabo; bayakuhamba nami bembethe okumhlophe, ngokuba bafanele. 5 Onqobayo uyakwembathiswa kanjalo izingubo ezimhlophe, negama lakhe angisoze ngalesula encwadini yokuphila, negama lakhe ngiyakulivuma phambi kukaBaba naphambi kwezingelosi zakhe. 6 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. 7 “Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseFiladelfiya loba ukuthi: “Nakhu akushoyo ongcwele, oqinisileyo, onesihluthulelo sikaDavide, ovula kungavali muntu, novalayo kungavuli muntu, uthi: 8 Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho; bheka, ngimisile phambi kwakho umnyango ovuliweyo, ongenakuvalwa muntu, ngokuba unamandla amancane, kanti waligcina izwi lami, kawuliphikanga igama lami. 9 Bheka, ngiyakubakhipha esinagogeni likaSathane abazishaya abaJuda bengesibo, kepha beqamba amanga; bheka, ngiyakubenza ukuba beze bakhuleke phambi kwezinyawo zakho, bazi ukuthi ngikuthandile. 10 Ngokuba ulilondile izwi lokubekezela kwami, nami-ke ngiyakukulonda ngehora lokulingwa eliyakufika ezweni lonke lokulinga bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni. 11 “Ngiyeza masinyane; bambisisa lokho onakho, ukuze kungabikho muntu okwamuka umqhele wakho. 12 Onqobayo ngiyakumenza abe yinsika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu wami, futhi akasoze aphuma khona; ngiyakuloba negama likaNkulunkulu wami phezu akhe, negama lomuzi kaNkulunkulu wami, iJerusalema elisha elehla ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wami, negama lami elisha. 13 Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. 14 “Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseLawodikeya loba ukuthi: “Nakhu akushoyo u-Amen, ufakazi othembekayo noqinisileyo, ukuqala kokudaliweyo kukaNkulunkulu, uthi: 15 Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho ukuthi kawubandi, kawushisi. Sengathi ngabe uyabanda noma ushise. 16 Ngakho-ke njengalokhu usivivi, ungashisi ungabandi, ngiyakukuhlanza uphume emlonyeni wami. 17 Ngokuba uthi: ‘Ngicebile, kangiswele lutho,’ kanti kawazi ukuthi ungolusizi, nowokuhawukelwa, nompofu, nophuphuthekayo, nohamba ze; 18 ngiyakululeka ukuba uthenge kimi igolide elihlanzwe ngomlilo ukuze ucebe, nezingubo ezimhlophe ukuze wembathe, kungabonakali ihlazo lobuze bakho nomuthi wamehlo wokugcoba amehlo akho ukuba ubone. 19 “Bonke engibathandayo ngiyabasola, ngibalaye; ngakho-ke shisekela uphenduke. 20 Bheka, ngimi ngasemnyango ngingqongqotha; uma umuntu ezwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngiyakungena kuye, ngidle naye, naye adle nami. 21 “Onqobayo ngiyakumnika ukuba ahlale nami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, njengalokho nami nganqoba, ngahlala noBaba esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. 22 “Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni.”
1 Emva kwalokho ngabona, bheka-ke, umnyango uvulekile ezulwini, nezwi lokuqala engalizwayo linjengelecilongo likhuluma nami, lithi: “Yenyukela lapha, ngikutshengise okumelwe ukuba kube khona emva kwalokhu.” 2 Masinyane ngaba kuMoya. Bheka, isihlalo sobukhosi sasimi ezulwini nohlezi phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi; 3 nohleziyo wayefana netshe lejaspi nesardiyu ukubukeka kwakhe, nothingo lwenkosikazi luhaqe isihlalo sobukhosi lufana nesimaragidu ukubukeka kwalo. 4 Nesihlalo sobukhosi sasihaqiwe yizihlalo zobukhosi ezingamashumi amabili nane, naphezu kwezihlalo zobukhosi kwakuhlezi amalunga angamashumi amabili nane, embethe izingubo ezimhlophe, enemiqhele yegolide emakhanda awo. 5 Nasesihlalweni sobukhosi kwaphuma imibani, namazwi, nokuduma; nezibani zomlilo eziyisikhombisa zavutha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, ezingoMoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu; 6 nangaphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi kukhona okunjengolwandle lwengilazi lufana nekristalu, nangaphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi nasekuzungezeni isihlalo sobukhosi kukhona izidalwa ezine zigcwele amehlo ngaphambili nangasemuva. 7 Isidalwa sokuqala sasifana nengonyama, nesidalwa sesibili sasifana nethole, nesidalwa sesithathu sasinobuso obunjengobomuntu, nesidalwa sesine sasifana nokhozi olundizayo. 8 Nezidalwa ezine, yileso naleso kuzo, zinamaphiko ayisithupha; emaceleni onke nangaphakathi zigcwele amehlo; kazikhawuli imini nobusuku ukuthi: “Ingcwele, ingcwele, ingcwele, iNkosi uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke, owayekhona nokhona nozayo.” 9 Kuthi lapho izidalwa zimnika inkazimulo nodumo nokubonga ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, yena ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade, 10 amalunga angamashumi amabili nane awa phansi phambi kwakhe ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, akhuleka kuye ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade, aphonsa imiqhele yawo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, ethi: 11 “Ufanele wena Nkosi yethu noNkulunkulu wethu ukwamukela inkazimulo nodumo namandla, ngokuba nguwena owadala izinto zonke, nangenxa yentando yakho zaba khona, zadalwa.”
1Ngase ngibona esandleni sokunene sakhe owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi incwadi ilotshiwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle, inamathelisiwe ngezimpawu eziyisikhombisa. 2 Ngase ngibona ingelosi enamandla imemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ithi: “Ngubani ofanele ukuvula le ncwadi nokuqaqa izimpawu zayo na?” 3 Kwakungekho namunye ezulwini, nasemhlabeni, nangaphansi komhlaba owayenamandla okuyivula incwadi, abuke kuyo. 4 Ngakhala kakhulu ngokuba kungafunyanwanga namunye ofanele ukuyivula leyo ncwadi, abuke kuyo. 5 Omunye wamalunga wayesethi kimi: “Ungakhali; bheka, inqobile iNgonyama yesizwe sakwaJuda, iMpande kaDavide, ukuba ivule incwadi nezimpawu zayo eziyisikhombisa.” 6 Ngase ngibona ngaphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi nezidalwa ezine nangaphakathi kwamalunga kumi iWundlu kungathi lihlatshiwe, linezimpondo eziyisikhombisa namehlo ayisikhombisa angoMoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu abathunyelwe emhlabeni wonke. 7 Leza, layithabatha esandleni sokunene sakhe owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. 8 Kuthe seliyithabathile incwadi, izidalwa ezine namalunga angamashumi amabili nane awa phansi phambi kweWundlu, kuyilelo nalelo linehabhu nezitsha zegolide zigcwele impepho eyimikhuleko yabangcwele. 9 Ahlabelela igama elisha, athi: “Ufanele wena ukuyithabatha incwadi nokuvula izimpawu zayo, ngokuba wahlatshwa, wabathengela uNkulunkulu ngegazi lakho abavela kuyo yonke imindeni, nezilimi, nabantu, nezizwe, 10 wabenza babe ngumbuso nabapristi kuNkulunkulu wethu, babuse emhlabeni.” 11 Ngase ngibona, ngezwa izwi lezingelosi eziningi zihaqe isihlalo sobukhosi, nezidalwa, namalunga, nomumo wazo wawuyizigidi zezigidi nezinkulungwane zezinkulungwane, 12 zithi ngezwi elikhulu: “Lifanele iWundlu elahlatshwayo ukwamukela amandla nengcebo, nokuhlakanipha, nokunqoba, nodumo, nenkazimulo, nesibusiso.” 13 Nakho konke okudaliweyo okusezulwini, nokusemhlabeni, naphansi komhlaba, naselwandle, nakho konke okukukho, ngakuzwa kuthi: “Kuyena ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nakulo iWundlu makube yisibusiso, nodumo, nenkazimulo, namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade.” 14 Nezidalwa ezine zathi: “Amen,” namalunga awa phansi, akhuleka.
1 Ngase ngibona lapho iWundlu livula olunye lwezimpawu eziyisikhombisa, ngezwa esinye sezidalwa ezine sisho njengezwi lokuduma, sithi: “Woza!” 2 Ngabona, bheka, nanto ihhashi elimhlophe, nohlezi phezu kwalo ephethe umnsalo wanikwa umqhele, waphuma engonqobayo nokuyakunqoba. 3 Nalapho livula uphawu lwesibili, ngezwa isidalwa sesibili sithi: “Woza!” 4 Kwase kuphuma elinye ihhashi elibomvu, nohlezi phezu kwalo waphiwa ukususa ukuthula emhlabeni, ukuze babulalane, wanikwa nenkemba enkulu. 5 Kuthe selivula uphawu lwesithathu, ngezwa isidalwa sesithathu sithi: “Woza!” Ngase ngibona, bheka, nanto ihhashi elimnyama nohlezi phezu kwalo ephethe isilinganiso ngesandla sakhe. 6 Ngase ngizwa kungathi izwi phakathi kwezidalwa ezine lithi: “Imbenge kakolweni ngodenariyu nezimbenge ezintathu zebhali ngodenariyu, kepha amafutha newayini ungakoni.” 7 Nalapho livula uphawu lwesine, ngezwa izwi lesidalwa sesine sithi: “Woza!” 8 Ngase ngibona, bheka, nanto ihhashi elimpofu nohlezi phezu kwalo, igama lakhe lalingukuFa, neHayidese lalandelana naye; base benikwa amandla phezu kokwesine komhlaba ukuba babulale ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangokufa, nangezilwane zomhlaba. 9 Nalapho selivula uphawu lwesihlanu, ngabona phansi kwe-altare imiphefumulo yababebulewe ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu nangenxa yobufakazi ababe nabo. 10 Bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, bathi: “Koze kube nini, Mbusi ongcwele noqinisileyo, ungahluleli, uphindisele igazi lethu kulaba abakhileyo emhlabeni na?” 11 Base benikwa, kwaba yilowo nalowo ingubo ende emhlophe, kwashiwo kubo ukuba baphumule isikhashana, baze baphelele abayizinceku kanye nabo nabazalwane babo ababezakubulawa njengabo. 12 Ngase ngibona lapho livula uphawu lwesithupha, kwaba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba, nelanga laba mnyama njengendwangu yesaka loboya, nenyanga yonke yaba njengegazi, 13 nezinkanyezi zezulu zawela emhlabeni njengomkhiwane uvuthulula umphobo wawo, nxa uzanyazanyiswa ngumoya omkhulu, 14 nezulu lagoqwa njengomqulu wencwadi usongwa, nezintaba zonke neziqhingi zasuswa ezindaweni zazo. 15 Namakhosi omhlaba nezikhulu, nezinduna, nabacebileyo, nabanamandla, nezigqila zonke, nabakhululekileyo bacasha emihumeni nasemaweni ezintaba; 16 base bethi ezintabeni nasemaweni: “Welani phezu kwethu, nisisithe ebusweni balowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi nasolakeni lweWundlu, 17 ngokuba usuku olukhulu lolaka lwabo selufikile; ngubani-ke onamandla okuma na?”
1 Emva kwalokho ngabona izingelosi ezine zimi emagumbini omane omhlaba, zibamba imimoya emine yomhlaba, ukuze kungavunguzi moya emhlabeni, naselwandle, nakowodwa umuthi. 2 Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi yenyuka empumalanga, inophawu lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo, yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuzo izingelosi ezine ezanikwa ukuba ziwone umhlaba nolwandle, 3 yathi: “Ningoni umhlaba, nolwandle, nemithi, size sizibeke uphawu izinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu emabunzini azo.” 4 Ngase ngizwa umumo wababekwa uphawu, izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, ababekwa uphawu ezizweni zonke zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli: 5 esizweni sakwaJuda babekwa uphawu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaRubeni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaGadi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, 6 esizweni sakwa-Asheri abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaNafetali abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaManase abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, 7 esizweni sakwaSimeyoni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaLevi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwa-Isakare abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, 8 esizweni sakwaZabuloni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaJosefa abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaBenjamini abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. 9 Emva kwalokho ngabona, bheka-ke, isixuku esikhulu ebesingenakubalwa muntu, sivela kuzo zonke izizwe, nemindeni, nabantu, nezilimi, simi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphambi kweWundlu, sembethe izingubo ezinde ezimhlophe, siphethe amahlamvu esundu ngezandla zaso, 10 samemeza ngezwi elikhulu, sithi: “Insindiso ngekaNkulunkulu wethu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi neyeWundlu!” 11 Nezingelosi zonke ezazimi zihaqe isihlalo sobukhosi namalunga nezidalwa ezine zawa phansi ngobuso phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, zakhuleka kuNkulunkulu, zathi: 12 “Amen! Isibusiso, nenkazimulo, nokuhlakanipha, nokubongwa, nodumo, namandla, nokunqoba makube kuNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen!” 13 Elinye lamalunga lase liphendula, lithi kimi: “Laba abembethe izingubo ezimhlophe bangobani, bavelaphi, na?” 14 Ngase ngithi kulo: “Nkosi yami, nguwe owaziyo.” Lase lithi kimi: “Laba yibo abaphuma osizini olukhulu, bahlanza izingubo zabo, bazenza zaba mhlophe egazini leWundlu. 15 Ngalokho-ke baphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu bemkhonza imini nobusuku ethempelini lakhe, nohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi uyakumisa itabernakele phezu kwabo. 16 Kabasayikulamba, kabasayikoma kabasoze bahlatshwa yilanga nakushisa kuni, 17 ngokuba iWundlu elingaphakathi nesihlalo sobukhosi liyakubelusa, libaholele emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila; noNkulunkulu uyakwesula izinyembezi zonke emehlweni abo.”
1 Kuthe ukuba liluvule uphawu lwesikhombisa, kwathi du ezulwini kungathi inxenye yehora. 2 Ngase ngibona izingelosi eziyisikhombisa zimi phambi kukaNkulunkulu, zanikwa amacilongo ayisikhombisa. 3 Kwase kufika enye ingelosi, yema ngase-altare inesitsha segolide sempepho, yanikwa impepho eningi ukuba iyelekele emikhulekweni yabangcwele bonke phezu kwe-altare legolide eliphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi. 4 Kwase kwenyuka esandleni sengelosi umusi wempepho nemikhuleko yabangcwele phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 5 Ingelosi yayisithabatha isitsha sempepho, yasigcwalisa ngomlilo wase-altare, yasiphonsa emhlabeni; kwase kuba khona ukuduma, namazwi, nemibani, nokuzamazama komhlaba. 6 Izingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinamacilongo ayisikhombisa zazilungiselela ukubetha. 7 Eyokuqala yayisibetha; kwase kuba khona isichotho nomlilo kuxutshaniswe negazi, kwaphonswa emhlabeni; okwesithathu komhlaba kwasha kwaqothuka, nokwesithathu kwemithi kwasha kwaqothuka, nabo bonke utshani obuluhlaza basha baqothuka. 8 Ingelosi yesibili yayisibetha; kwangathi intaba enkulu ivutha umlilo, yaphonswa elwandle; okwesithathu kolwandle kwaba yigazi, 9 kwafa okwesithathu kokudaliweyo okwakuselwandle okuphilayo, nokwesithathu kwemikhumbi kwabhujiswa. 10 Ingelosi yesithathu yayisibetha; kwase kuwa ezulwini inkanyezi enkulu ivuthisa okwesibani, yawela phezu kokwesithathu kwemifula naphezu kwemithombo yamanzi. 11 Igama lenkanyezi lithiwa uMhlonyane. Okwesithathu kwamanzi kwaba ngumhlonyane, nabaningi kubantu bafa ngamanzi, ngokuba enziwa ababa. 12 Ingelosi yesine yayisibetha; kwashaywa okwesithathu kwelanga, nokwesithathu kwenyanga, nokwesithathu kwezinkanyezi, ukuze okwesithathu kwakho kufiphazwe, nemini ingakhanyi okwesithathu kwayo, nobusuku ngokunjalo. 13 Ngase ngibona, ngezwa ukhozi lundiza emkhathini wezulu, lumemeza ngezwi elikhulu, luthi: “Maye, maye, maye kwabakhileyo emhlabeni ngokunye ukukhala kwecilongo lezingelosi ezintathu ezisezakubetha!”
1Ingelosi yesihlanu yayisibetha; ngase ngibona inkanyezi ivela ezulwini, iwela emhlabeni, yanikwa isihluthulelo somgodi wakwalasha. 2 Yayisivula umgodi wakwalasha; kwenyuka umusi emgodini njengomusi weziko elikhulu, kwafiphazwa ilanga nomkhathi ngomusi womgodi. 3 Kwaphuma isikhonyane emsini, seza emhlabeni, sanikwa amandla njengamandla abanawo ofezela bomhlaba. 4 Kwathiwa kuso masingoni utshani bomhlaba, nanye into eluhlaza, nowodwa umuthi, kuphela labo bantu abangenalo uphawu lukaNkulunkulu emabunzini abo. 5 Sanikwa ukuba singababulali kepha sibahluphe izinyanga eziyisihlanu; nokuhlushwa kwabo kwaba njengobuhlungu bukafezela, nxa emqosela umuntu. 6 Ngaleyo mihla abantu bayakufuna ukufa, bangaze bakufumana; futhi bayakufisa ukufa, kepha ukufa kubabalekele. 7 Nesimo sesikhonyane sasifana namahhashi alungiselwe ukulwa, nasemakhanda aso kukhona okunjengemiqhele efana negolide, nobuso bunjengobuso babantu; 8 futhi sasinezinwele ezinjengezinwele zabesifazane, namazinyo aso ayenjengawezingonyama, 9 sinezivikelo zezifuba njengezivikelo zensimbi, nomdumo wamaphiko aso wawunjengomdumo wezinqola zamahhashi amaningi egijimela ekulweni. 10 Sasinemisila efana neyawofezela inezindosi, nasemisileni yaso kukhona amandla aso okona abantu izinyanga eziyisihlanu. 11 Sinenkosi phezu kwaso, ingelosi yakwalasha, igama layo ngesiHeberu lingu-Abadoni, kepha ngesiGreki inegama lokuthi u-Apholiyoni. 12 UMaye wokuqala udlulile; bheka, kuseza oMaye ababili ngasemva kwalokho. 13 Ingelosi yesithupha yayisibetha; ngezwa izwi livela ezimpondweni ezine ze-altare legolide eliphambi kukaNkulunkulu, 14 lithi kuyo ingelosi yesithupha enecilongo: “Thukulula izingelosi ezine eziboshwe ngasemfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe.” 15 Zase zithukululwa izingelosi ezine ezilungiselwe ihora, nosuku, nenyanga, nomnyaka, ukuba zibulale okwesithathu kwabantu. 16 Umumo wezimpi zabakhwele amahhashi wawungukuphindwa kabili kwezinkulungwane eziyishumi ziphindwe kazinkulungwane eziyishumi. 17 Nakanjalo ngabona ngombono amahhashi nabakhwele kuwo benezivikelo zezifuba, zibomvu njengomlilo nezehiyakinte nezesibabule; namakhanda amahhashi ayenjengamakhanda ezingonyama, nasemilonyeni yawo kuphuma umlilo, nomusi, nesibabule. 18 Ngalezo zinhlupho ezintathu kwabulawa okwesithathu kwabantu ngomlilo, nangomusi, nangesibabule, okwaphuma emilonyeni yawo. 19 Ngokuba amandla amahhashi asemilonyeni yawo nasemisileni yawo; ngokuba imisila yawo ifana nezinyoka, inamakhanda ona ngawo. 20 Kepha abaseleyo babantu abangabulawanga ngalezo zinhlupho abaphendukanga emisebenzini yezandla zabo ukuba bangakhuleki kuwo amademoni, nezithombe zegolide, nezesiliva, nezethusi, nezamatshe, nezemithi, ezingenakho ukubona, nakuzwa, nakuhamba, 21 futhi abaphendukanga ekubulaleni kwabo, nasekuthakatheni kwabo, nasebufebeni babo, nasekwebeni kwabo.
1Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi enamandla yehla ezulwini yembethe ifu, nothingo lwenkosikazi lwaluphezu kwekhanda layo, nobuso bayo babunjengelanga, nezinyawo zayo zinjengezinsika zomlilo, 2 iphethe esandleni sayo incwadi encane evulekileyo. Yayisimisa unyawo lwayo lokunene phezu kolwandle nolokhohlo phezu komhlabathi, 3 yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu njengokubhonga kwengonyama, nalapho isimemezile, imidumo eyisikhombisa yezwakalisa amazwi ayo. 4 Nalapho imidumo eyisikhombisa isikhulumile, ngase ngizakuloba; kepha ngezwa izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Namathisela ngophawu okukhulunywe yimidumo eyisikhombisa, kodwa ungakulobi.” 5 Ingelosi engayibona imi phezu kolwandle naphezu komhlabathi yayisiphakamisela ezulwini isandla sayo sokunene, 6 yafunga yena ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade, owadala izulu nokukulo, nomhlaba nokukuwo, nolwandle nokukulo, yathi: “Akusayikubakho isikhathi, 7 kepha ngezinsuku zezwi lengelosi yesikhombisa, lapho isizakubetha icilongo, imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu isiyakube ifeziwe, njengalokho azazisa izinceku zakhe abaprofethi ngezindaba ezijabulisayo.” 8 Izwi engalizwa livela ezulwini lase liphinda likhuluma nami, lithi: “Hamba uye uthabathe incwadi evulekileyo esesandleni sengelosi emi phezu kolwandle naphezu komhlabathi.” 9 Ngaya kuyo ingelosi; ngase ngithi kuyo mayinginike incwadi encane. Yayisithi kimi: “Yithabathe, uyidle uyiqede; izakubaba esiswini sakho, kepha emlonyeni wakho iyakuba mnandi njengezinyosi.” 10 Ngase ngiyithatha incwadi encane esandleni sengelosi, ngayidla ngayiqeda; yayisiba mnandi njengezinyosi emlonyeni wami; nalapho sengiyidlile, yababa esiswini sami. 11 Zase zithi kimi: “Kumelwe ukuba uphinde uprofethe ngabantu abaningi, nezizwe, nezilimi, namakhosi.”
1 Nganikwa uhlanga lufana nenduku, kwathiwa: “Sukuma, ulinganise ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, ne-altare, nabakhulekayo kulo. 2 Kepha igceke elingaphandle kwethempeli ulishiye ngaphandle, ungalilinganisi, ngokuba linikwe izizwe, nomuzi ongcwele ziyakuwunyathela phansi izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili. 3 Ngiyakubanika ofakazi bami ababili ukuba baprofethe izinsuku eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha bembethe indwangu yamasaka.” 4 Labo bayiminqumo emibili nezinti zezibani ezimbili ezimi phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba. 5 Uma kukhona ofuna ukona laba, kuphuma umlilo emlonyeni wabo, udle izitha zabo, uziqede; yebo, uma kukhona ofuna ukona laba, kumelwe ukuba abulawe kanjalo. 6 Banamandla laba okuvala izulu ukuba lingani ngezinsuku zokuprofetha kwabo, futhi banamandla phezu kwamanzi okuwaphendula igazi nawokushaya umhlaba ngezinhlupho zonke, noma kungaba kangaki ngokuthanda kwabo. 7 Kuyakuthi sebebuqedile ubufakazi babo, isilo esiphuma kwalasha siyakulwa nabo, sibanqobe, sibabulale. 8 Nezidumbu zabo ziyakusala ezitaladini zomuzi omkhulu othiwa ngokomoya iSodoma neGibithe, lapho neNkosi yabo yabethelwa khona. 9 Abanye kubantu nabemindeni nabezilimi nabezizwe bayakuzibona izidumbu zabo izinsuku ezintathu nenxenye, bengavumi ukuba izidumbu zabo zifakwe ethuneni. 10 Nabakhileyo emhlabeni bayakujabula ngabo, bethabe, bathumelane izipho, ngokuba laba baprofethi ababili babebahluphile abakhileyo emhlabeni. 11 Kwathi emva kwalezo zinsuku ezintathu nenxenye umoya wokuphila ovela kuNkulunkulu wangena kubo; base bema ngezinyawo zabo, nabababonayo behlelwa ngukwesaba okukhulu. 12 Bezwa izwi elikhulu livela ezulwini, lithi kubo: “Yenyukelani lapha.” Base benyukela ezulwini ngefu, nezitha zabo zababona. 13 Ngalelo hora kwaba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba, kwawa okweshumi komuzi, nangokuzamazama komhlaba kwabulawa abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, nabaseleyo bashaywa luvalo, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu wezulu. 14 Kwadlula uMaye wesibili; bheka, uMaye wesithathu uyeza masinyane. 15 Ingelosi yesikhombisa yayisibetha; kwase kuba khona amazwi amakhulu ezulwini athi: “Umbuso wezwe usungoweNkosi yethu nokaKristu wayo; iyakubusa kuze kube phakade naphakade.” 16 Namalunga angamashumi amabili nane ahlezi phambi kukaNkulunkulu ezihlalweni zawo zobukhosi akhothama ngobuso bawo, akhuleka kuNkulunkulu, 17 ethi: “Siyakubonga, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, Mninimandla onke, okhona nowawukhona, ngokuba uthabathe amandla akho amakhulu, wabusa; 18 nezizwe zazinolaka, kepha kwafika ulaka lwakho, nesikhathi sokwahlulelwa kwabafileyo, nokunika umvuzo izinceku zakho, abaprofethi nabangcwele nabesabayo igama lakho, abancane nabakhulu, nokubhubhisa ababhubhisa umhlaba.” 19 Kwase kuvulwa ithempeli likaNkulunkulu elisezulwini, kwabonakala umphongolo wesivumelwano sakhe ethempelini lakhe; kwase kuba khona imibani, namazwi, nokuduma, nokuzamazama komhlaba, nesichotho esikhulu.
1Kwaba khona ezulwini isibonakaliso esikhulu: owesifazane embethe ilanga, nenyanga iphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, nasekhanda lakhe kukhona umqhele wezinkanyezi eziyishumi nambili, 2 ekhulelwe wakhala, enemihelo esikwa ngubuhlungu bokubeletha. 3 Kwabonakala esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini; bheka, nango udrako omkhulu obomvu, enamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, nasemakhanda akhe enemiqhele eyisikhombisa; 4 umsila wakhe wadonsa okwesithathu kwezinkanyezi zezulu, waziphonsa emhlabeni. Nodrako wema phambi kowesifazane obezakubeletha, ukuze kuthi nxa esebelethile, ashwabadele umntwana wakhe. 5 Wabeletha umntwana wesilisa ozakubusa izizwe zonke ngentonga yensimbi, nomntanakhe wahlwithelwa kuNkulunkulu nasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. 6 Owesifazane wayesebalekela ehlane, lapho enendawo ayilungiselwe nguNkulunkulu, ukuba bamondle izinsuku eziyinkulumgwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha. 7 Kwase kuba khona ukulwa ezulwini; uMikayeli nezingelosi zakhe balwa nodrako. Nodrako walwa enezingelosi zakhe, 8 kepha kabaze banqoba, nendawo yabo kayabe isafunyanwa ezulwini. 9 Wayesephonswa phansi udrako omkhulu, inyoka endala ethiwa uMhlebi noSathane, odukisa izwe lonke, waphonswa phansi emhlabeni, nezingelosi zakhe zaphonswa kanye naye. 10 Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu ezulwini, lithi: “Kalokhu insindiso namandla nobukhosi ngokukaNkulunkulu wethu, nombuso ngokaKristu wakhe, ngokuba uphonswe phansi ummangaleli wabazalwane bethu obamangalelayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu imini nobusuku. 11 Nabo uqobo lwabo bamnqoba ngegazi leWundlu nangezwi lobufakazi babo, futhi abakuthandanga ukuphila kwabo kwaze kwaba sekufeni. 12 Ngalokho thokozani nina mazulu nabahlala kuwo; maye kuwe mhlaba nakuwe lulwandle, ngokuba uSathane wehlele kini enolaka olukhulu, azi ukuthi unesikhathi esifushane!” 13 Kuthe udrako esebona ukuthi usephonswe phansi emhlabeni, wazingela owesifazane owayezale umntwana wesilisa. 14 Owesifazane wayesenikwa amaphiko amabili okhozi olukhulu ukuba andizele ehlane endaweni yakhe lapho ondliwa khona isikhathi, nezikhathi, nenxenye yesikhathi, engekho ebusweni benyoka. 15 Nenyoka yakhwifa, kwaphuma emlonyeni wayo emva kowesifazane amanzi kungathi umfula ukuba immukise nomfula. 16 Umhlaba wamsiza owesifazane, umhlaba wakhamisa umlomo wawo, wawuminza umfula owawukhwifa udrako ngomlomo wakhe. 17 Udrako wamthukuthelela owesifazane, wamuka, wayokulwa nabaseleyo benzalo yakhe, labo abagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nabanobufakazi bukaJesu. 18 Ngema esihlabathini solwandle.
1 Ngase ngibona isilo sikhuphuka elwandle, sinezimpondo eziyishumi namakhanda ayisikhombisa, nasezimpondweni zaso kukhona imiqhele eyishumi nasemakhanda aso kukhona amagama enhlamba. 2 Isilo engasibonayo sasifana nengwe, nezinyawo zaso zazinjengezebhere, nomlomo waso wawunjengomlomo wengonyama. Udrako wasinika amandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, nokubusa okukhulu. 3 Elinye lamakhanda aso kungathi lalidebezwe okokufa, kepha ingozi yaso yokufa yelashwa, umhlaba wonke walandela isilo, umangala; 4 bakhuleka kudrako, ngokuba wanika isilo amandla akhe, bakhuleka nakuso isilo, bethi: “Ngubani ofana nesilo, ngubani ongalwa naso na?” 5 Sase sinikwa umlomo wokukhuluma izinto ezinkulu nenhlamba, sanikwa amandla okwenza lokho izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili. 6 Savula umlomo waso ukuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu, ukuhlambalaza igama lakhe netabernakele lakhe, nabo abahlezi ezulwini. 7 Sanikwa ukuba silwe nabangcwele, sibanqobe; sanikwa futhi amandla phezu kwemindeni yonke, nabantu, nezilimi, nezizwe. 8 Bayakhuleka kuso bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni, wonke ogama lakhe lingalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu elihlatshiweyo, selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba. 9 Uma ekhona onendlebe, makezwe. 10 Uma ekhona oyisa ekuthunjweni, uya naye ekuthunjweni; uma ekhona obulala ngenkemba, umelwe naye ukubulawa ngenkemba. Nakhu ukubekezela nokukholwa kwabangcwele. 11 Ngase ngibona esinye isilo siphuma emhlabeni, sinezimpondo ezimbili ezifana nezewundlu, kepha sikhuluma njengodrako. 12 Amandla onke esilo sokuqala siyawenza phambi kwaso. Siyenza ukuba umhlaba nabo bonke abakhileyo kuwo bakhuleke kuso isilo sokuqala esingozi yaso yelashwa. 13 Senza nezibonakaliso ezinkulu, size senze nomlilo uphume ezulwini, wehlele emhlabeni phambi kwabantu. 14 Futhi sibadukisa abakhileyo emhlabeni ngezibonakaliso esazinikwayo ukuba sizenze phambi kwesilo, sithi kwabakhileyo emhlabeni mabasenzele umfanekiso isilo, ebesinenxeba lenkemba kepha sasinda. 15 Sanikwa futhi ukuba siwuphe umfanekiso wesilo umoya, ukuze umfanekiso wesilo ukhulume, senze futhi ukuba bonke abangakhuleki kumfanekiso wesilo babulawe. 16 Senza futhi ukuba bonke, abancane nabakhulu, nabacebileyo nabampofu, nabakhululekileyo nabayizigqila, bazibeke uphawu esandleni sabo sokunene noma ebunzini labo 17 ukuba angabikho ongathenga nokuba athengise, uma engenalo uphawu, igama lesilo noma isibalo segama laso. 18 Nakhu ukuhlakanipha. Onengqondo makabale isibalo sesilo, ngokuba siyisibalo somuntu. Nesibalo sakhe singamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.
1 Ngase ngibona; bheka, iWundlu limi entabeni yaseSiyoni, kumi kanye nalo abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, benegama lalo negama likaYise lilotshwe emabunzini abo. 2 Ngase ngizwa izwi livela ezulwini, linjengezwi lamanzi amaningi nanjengezwi lokuduma okukhulu; nezwi engalizwayo lalinjengelababetha amahabhu, bebetha amahabhu abo. 3 Bahlabelela igama elisha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, naphambi kwezidalwa ezine, namalunga; kepha akubangakho onamandla okufunda lelo gama, kuphela abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane abathengiweyo emhlabeni. 4 Labo yibo abangangcoliswanga yisifazane, ngokuba bayizintombi. Labo yibo abalandela iWundlu noma liyaphi. Labo bathengwa ebantwini, babe lulibo kuNkulunkulu nakulo iWundlu, 5 nasemlonyeni wabo akufunyaniswanga amanga; kabanasici. 6 Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi indiza emkhathini wezulu, inevangeli eliphakade ilishumayela kwabahlezi emhlabeni, nakuzo zonke izizwe, nemindeni, nezilimi, nabantu, 7 isho ngezwi elikhulu, ithi: “Mesabeni uNkulunkulu, nimnike inkazimulo, ngokuba ihora lokwahlulela kwakhe selifikile; nikhuleke kuye owenza izulu nomhlaba nolwandle nemithombo yamanzi.” 8 Yayisilandela enye ingelosi, ithi: “Liwile, liwile iBabiloni elikhulu, eliphuzise izizwe zonke iwayini lolaka lobufebe balo.” 9 Yalandela enye ingelosi yesithathu, ithi ngezwi elikhulu: “Uma kukhona okhuleka kuso isilo nomfanekiso waso, elwamukela futhi uphawu ebunzini lakhe noma esandleni sakhe, 10 naye uyakuliphuza iwayini lolaka lukaNkulunkulu elilungisiwe esitsheni solaka lwakhe, lingaxutshiwe, ahlushwe ngomlilo nesibabule phambi kwezingelosi ezingcwele naphambi kweWundlu. 11 Nomusi wokuhlushwa kwabo uyenyuka kuze kube phakade naphakade; abasenakuphumula imini nobusuku abakhuleka kuso isilo nomfanekiso waso nalowo owamukela uphawu lwegama laso.” 12 Nakhu ukubekezela kwabangcwele abagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nokukholwa nguJesu. 13 Ngase ngizwa izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Loba ukuthi: Babusisiwe abafileyo abafele eNkosini kusukela kulesi sikhathi.” “Yebo,” usho uMoya, “ukuze baphumule ekukhandlekeni kwabo; ngokuba imisebenzi yabo iyabalandela.” 14 Ngase ngibona; bheka, nanto ifu elimhlophe, naphezu kwefu kuhlezi ofana nendodana yomuntu enomqhele wegolide ekhanda lakhe nasesandleni sakhe enesikela elibukhali. 15 Enye ingelosi yayisiphuma ethempelini, imemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ithi kohlezi phezu kwefu: “Faka isikela lakho, uvune, ngokuba kufikile isikhathi sokuvuna, ngokuba sekomile okuvunwayo komhlaba.” 16 Ohlezi phezu kwefu wayeseliphonsa isikela emhlabeni; wawusuvunwa umhlaba. 17 Enye ingelosi yayisiphuma ethempelini elisezulwini, nayo inesikela elibukhali. 18 Nenye ingelosi futhi yaphuma e-altare, inamandla phezu komlilo, yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuyo ebinesikela elibukhali, ithi: “Faka isikela lakho elibukhali, ubuthe amahlukuzo omvini womhlaba, ngokuba izithelo zomvini zivuthiwe.” 19 Ingelosi yayisiliphonsa isikela layo emhlabeni, yawuvuna umvini womhlaba, yawuphonsa esikhamweni sewayini esikhulu solaka lukaNkulunkulu. 20 Isikhamo sanyathelwa ngaphandle komuzi, kwaphuma igazi esikhamweni, laze lafika ematomini amahhashi, liqeda amastadiyu ayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisithupha.
1Ngase ngibona esinye isibonakaliso ezulwini esikhulu nesimangalisayo: izingelosi eziyisikhombisa zinezinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina, ngokuba kwapheleliswa ngazo ulaka lukaNkulunkulu. 2 Ngabona kungathi ulwandle lwengilazi luxubene nomlilo, nabavela ekunqobeni isilo nomfanekiso waso nesibalo segama laso bemi ngaselwandle lwengilazi, benamahabhu kaNkulunkulu. 3 Bahlabelela igama likaMose inceku kaNkulunkulu negama leWundlu, bathi: “Mikhulu, iyamangalisa imisebenzi yakho, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, Mninimandla onke; zilungile, ziqinisile izindlela zakho wena Nkosi yezizwe; 4 ngubani ongayikwesaba, Nkosi, adumise igama lakho, na? Ngokuba wena wedwa ungcwele, nezizwe zonke ziyakuza zikhuleke phambi kwakho, ngokuba izenzo zakho zokulunga zibonakalisiwe.” 5 Emva kwalokho ngabona, kwase kuvulwa ithempeli letabernakele lobufakazi ezulwini, 6 kwaphuma ethempelini izingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezinezinhlupho eziyisikhombisa, zembethe ingubo yelineni ehlanzekileyo nekhazimulayo, zizibophe ezifubeni ngamabhande egolide. 7 Esinye sezidalwa ezine sanika izingelosi eziyisikhombisa izitsha zegolide, zigcwele ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo kuze kube phakade naphakade. 8 Ithempeli lagcwala umusi ovela ekukhazimuleni kukaNkulunkulu nasemandleni akhe; akakho owayengangena ethempelini, zingakapheleli izinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zezingelosi eziyisikhombisa.
1 Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu livela ethempelini, lithi kuzo izingelosi eziyisikhombisa: “Hambani nithululele emhlabeni izitsha eziyisikhombisa zolaka lukaNkulunkulu.” 2 Eyokuqala yaya-ke, yathululela isitsha sayo emhlabeni; kwase kuvela isilonda esibi esinobuhlungu kubantu abanophawu lwesilo nabakhuleka kumfanekiso waso. 3 Neyesibili yathululela isitsha sayo elwandle; lwase luba yigazi elinjengelofileyo, nakho konke okuzwayo okuphila elwandle kwafa. 4 Neyesithathu yathululela isitsha sayo emifuleni nasemithonjeni yamanzi, kwase kuba yigazi. 5 Ngezwa ingelosi yamanzi ithi: “Ulungile wena okhona nowawukhona, oNgcwele, ngokuba wakunquma lokho, 6 ngokuba bachitha igazi labangcwele nelabaprofethi, wabanika ukuba baliphuze igazi; bakufanele.” 7 Ngase ngizwa i-altare lithi: “Yebo, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, Mninimandla onke, ziqinisile, zilungile izahlulelo zakho.” 8 Eyesine yayisithululela isitsha sayo elangeni; lase linikwa ukubashisa abantu ngomlilo. 9 Abantu bashiswa ngokushiswa okukhulu, kepha bahlambalaza igama likaNkulunkulu onamandla phezu kwalezi zinhlupho, kodwa abaphendukanga ukuba bamdumise. 10 Eyesihlanu yathululela isitsha sayo esihlalweni sobukhosi sesilo; nombuso waso wenziwa mnyama, baluma izilimi zabo ngenxa yobuhlungu, 11 futhi bahlambalaza uNkulunkulu wezulu ngenxa yobuhlungu babo nangenxa yezilonda zabo; kepha abaphendukanga emisebenzini yabo. 12 Eyesithupha yathululela isitsha sayo emfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe; kwase kusha amanzi awo, ukuze indlela ilungiselwe amakhosi avela empumalanga. 13 Ngabona kuphuma emlonyeni kadrako, nasemlonyeni wesilo, nasemlonyeni womprofethi wamanga omoya abathathu abangcolileyo, befana nezingxangxa; 14 ngokuba bangomoya bamademoni, benza izibonakaliso, abaphuma beya emakhosini ezwe lonke ukubahlanganisela ekulweni kosuku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke. 15 Bheka, ngiyeza njengesela; ubusisiwe olindayo, alonde izingubo zakhe ukuba angabi ngohamba ze, baze balibone ihlazo lakhe. 16 Wayesebahlanganisela endaweni ethiwa ngesiHeberu iHarmagedoni. 17 Eyesikhombisa yayisithululela isitsha sayo emoyeni; kwase kuphuma izwi elikhulu ethempelini esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: “Sekwenzekile.” 18 Kwase kuba khona imibani, namazwi, nokuduma, kwaba khona nokuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba okungazange kube khona okunjalo, selokhu kwaba khona abantu emhlabeni, ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu kangaka. 19 Umuzi omkhulu waba yizinqamu ezintathu, nemizi yabezizwe yawa. NeBabiloni elikhulu lakhunjulwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba alinike isitsha sewayini lolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo. 20 Iziqhingi zonke zabaleka, nezintaba azifunyaniswanga. 21 Isichotho esikhulu esisinda njengetalenta sivela ezulwini sehlela phezu kwabantu; abantu bamhlambalaza uNkulunkulu ngenxa yohlupho lwesichotho, ngokuba uhlupho lwaso lulukhulu kakhulu.
1 Kwase kuza enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinezitsha eziyisikhombisa, yakhuluma nami, yathi: “Woza lapha, ngikutshengise ukwahlulelwa kwesifebe esikhulu esihlezi phezu kwamanzi amaningi, 2 afeba naso amakhosi omhlaba, nabakhileyo emhlabeni badakiswa yiwayini lobufebe baso.” 3 Yayisingiyisa ehlane ngikuMoya. Ngabona owesifazane ekhwele isilo esibomvu, sigcwele amagama enhlamba, sinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi. 4 Nowesifazane wayembethe okububende nokubomvu, evunule ngegolide nangamatshe anenani nangamaparele, ephethe isitsha segolide ngesandla sakhe, sigcwele amanyala nokungcolileyo kobufebe bakhe, 5 nasebusweni bakhe kulotshiwe igama eliyimfihlakalo lokuthi: IBABILONI ELIKHULU, UNINA WEZIFEBE NOWAMANYALA OMHLABA 6 Ngase ngibona owesifazane edakiwe yigazi labangcwele negazi lawofakazi bakaJesu. Kuthe lapho ngimbona, ngamangala ngokumangala okukhulu. 7 Yayisithi kimi ingelosi: “Umangalelani na? Ngizakukutshela imfihlakalo yowesifazane neyesilo esimthweleyo, esinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi. 8 Isilo owasibonayo sasikhona, asisekho; kepha sesizakwenyuka, siphuma kwalasha, siye ekubhujisweni; nabakhileyo emhlabeni bayakumangala, labo abamagama abo angalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila, selokhu kwasekelwa izwe, nxa bebona isilo ukuthi sasikhona, kepha asisekho, kanti sizakuba khona. 9 “Nansi ingqondo enokuhlakanipha. Amakhanda ayisikhombisa ayizintaba eziyisikhombisa, lapho owesifazane ehlezi phezu kwazo. Futhi zingamakhosi ayisikhombisa; 10 ayisihlanu asewile, enye ikhona, enye ayikafiki; nanxa isifikile, kumelwe ukuba ihlale isikhashana. 11 Nesilo esasikhona, kepha esingasekho, singesesishiyagalombili, sikuwo ayisikhombisa, siya ekubhujisweni. 12 “Izimpondo eziyishumi owazibonayo zingamakhosi ayishumi angakamukeli umbuso, kepha amukeliswa amandla njengamakhosi ihora linye kanye nesilo. 13 Lawo anomqondo munye, anika isilo amandla nokubusa kwawo. 14 Ayakulwa neWundlu, neWundlu liyakuwanqoba, ngokuba liyiNkosi yamakhosi noMbusi wababusi, nabakanye nalo, ababiziweyo, nabakhethiweyo, nabathembekileyo.” 15 Yayisithi kimi: “Amanzi owabonayo, lapho sihlezi khona isifebe, angabantu, nezixuku, nezizwe, nezilimi. 16 Izimpondo eziyishumi owazibonayo, nesilo, lezi ziyakusizonda isifebe, zisenze incithakalo, sibe yize, zidle inyama yaso, zisishise ngomlilo, zisiqede; 17 ngokuba uNkulunkulu ukufakile ezinhliziyweni zazo ukuba zenze umqondo wakhe, ziwenze umqondo munye, zinike isilo umbuso wazo, aze agcwaliseke amazwi kaNkulunkulu. 18 Owesifazane owambonayo ungumuzi omkhulu onombuso phezu kwamakhosi omhlaba.”
1 Emva kwalokho ngabona enye ingelosi yehla ezulwini, inamandla amakhulu, nomhlaba wakhanyiswa ngokukhazimula kwayo. 2 Yamemeza ngezwi elinamdla, yathi: “Liwile, liwile iBabiloni elikhulu, selibe yindawo yokuhlala amademoni, nendawo yokubopha bonke omoya abangcolileyo, nendawo yokubopha zonke izinyoni ezingcolileyo nezizondekayo, 3 ngokuba izizwe zonke ziphuzile iwayini lobufebe balo, namakhosi omhlaba afebile nalo, nabathengisi bomhlaba bacebile ngamandla okutamasa kwalo.” 4 Ngase ngizwa elinye izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Phumani kulo, bantu bami, ukuze ningahlanganyeli nalo izono zalo, nokuba ningamukeli okwezinhlupho zalo, 5 ngokuba izono zalo zifinyelele ezulwini, noNkulunkulu wakhumbula ukungalungi kwalo. 6 Buyiselani kulo njengalokho lona likwenzile, niphinde kabili okwemisebenzi yalo; esitsheni elalixuba kuso, xubani kabili kuso; 7 ngokungangalokho elizidumise latamasa ngakho, linikeni ukuhlupheka nokulila okungako. Ngokuba enhliziyweni yalo lithi: ‘Ngihlezi ngiyinkosikazi, angisiye umfelokazi, futhi angisoze ngabona ukulila.’ 8 Ngakho kuyakufika ngalusuku lunye izinhlupheko zalo, ukufa, nokulila, nendlala, futhi liyakushiswa liqedwe ngomlilo; ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu elahlulelayo inamandla. 9 “Amakhosi omhlaba ayefeba nalo ehlala ngokutamasa ayakukhala ambongoze ngalo, nxa ebona umusi wokusha kwalo, 10 emi kude ngokwesaba ukuhlupheka kwalo ethi: ‘Maye, maye kuwe muzi omkhulu waseBabiloni, muzi onamandla, ngokuba ngehora linye nje, kufikile ukwahlulelwa kwakho!’ 11 “Nabathengisi bomhlaba bayalikhalela, balililele, ngokuba impahla yabo ayisathengwa muntu, 12 impahla yegolide neyesiliva, namatshe anenani, namaparele, nelineni elicolekileyo, nokububende, nosilika, nokubomvu, kanye nemithi yonke enamakha, nezitsha zonke zamazinyo endlovu, nezitsha zonke zomuthi onenani elikhulu, nezethusi, nezensimbi, nezetshe elimhlophe, 13 nokinamona, nokunephunga elimnandi, nempepho, namafutha okuqhola, nenhlaka, newayini, namafutha eminqumo, nempuphu ecolekileyo, nokolweni, nezinkomo, nezimvu, namahhashi, nezinqola, nezigqila, nemiphefumulo yabantu. 14 “Nezithelo ezazifiswa ngumphefumulo wakho zimukile kuwe, nakho konke okunonileyo nokucwebezelayo konakele kuwe, akusoze kwabuye kufunyanwe. 15 Abathengisi balezo zinto abacetshisiwe yilo bayakumela kude ngokwesaba ukuhlupheka kwalo, bekhala belila, 16 bethi: ‘Maye, maye kuwe muzi omkhulu owawembethe ilineni elicolekileyo, nokububende, nokubomvu, uvunule ngegolide nangamatshe anenani nangamaparele! 17 Ngokuba ngehora linye nje ingcebo engaka ichithekile.’ “Nabashayeli bonke bemikhumbi, nabo bonke abaya nomaphi ngomkhumbi, namatilosi, nabo bonke abasebenza elwandle bemela kude, 18 badazuluka bebona umusi wokusha kwalo, bethi: ‘Ngumuphi umuzi ofana nalowomuzi omkhulu na?’ 19 Base bethela uthuli emakhanda abo, badazuluka bekhala, belila bethi: ‘Maye, maye kuwe muzi omkhulu, abacebile kuwe bonke abanemikhumbi elwandle ngenxa yengcebo enqabileyo yakho, ngokuba ngehora linye nje uchithekile! 20 Thokoza ngawo wena zulu, nani bangcwele, nani baphostoli, nani baprofethi; ngokuba uNkulunkulu uwahlulele, waniphindiselela kuwo.’ ” 21 Ingelosi enamandla yafukula itshe linjengelokusila elikhulu, yaliphonsa elwandle, yathi: “Ngokunjalo iBabiloni umuzi omkhulu liyakuphonswa phansi ngamandla, lingabe lisafunyanwa. 22 Izwi lababetha ihabhu nelabahlabeleli nelababetha imitshingo namacilongo alisoze laphinda lizwakale kuwe, namuphi umlumbi noma owaluphi uhlobo akasoze wafunyaniswa kuwe, nomsindo wetshe lokusila awusoze wabuye uzwakale kuwe, 23 nokukhanya kwesibani akusoze kwaphinda kukhanye phakathi kwakho, nezwi lomyeni nelomlobokazi alisoze labuye lizwakale phakathi kwakho, ngokuba izizwe zonke zidukisiwe ngokuthakatha kwakho, 24 futhi kwafunyaniswa kuwe igazi labaprofethi nelabangcwele nelabo bonke ababebulewe emhlabeni.”
1 Emva kwalokho ngezwa kungathi izwi elikhulu lesixuku esikhulu ezulwini, lithi: “Haleluya! Insindiso, nenkazimulo, namandla ngokukaNkulunkulu wethu, 2 ngokuba ziqinisile, zilungile izahlulelo zakhe; ngokuba isifebe esikhulu esonakalisa umhlaba ngobufebe baso, uliphindisele igazi lezinceku zakhe esandleni saso.” 3 Bathi ngokwesibili: “Haleluya! Nomusi waso wenyuka kuze kube phakade naphakade.” 4 Ayesewa phansi amalunga angamashumi amabili nane kanye nezidalwa ezine, akhuleka kuNkulunkulu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, athi: “Amen! Haleluya!” 5 Kwase kuphuma izwi esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: “Dumisani uNkulunkulu wethu nonke nina zinceku zakhe, nina enimesabayo, abancane nabakhulu.” 6 Ngase ngizwa kungathi izwi lesixuku esikhulu, linjengezwi lamanzi amaningi, nezwi lokuduma okunamandla, lithi: “Haleluya! Ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, uMninimandla onke, iyabusa. 7 Masithokoze, sethabe, futhi masimnike inkazimulo, ngokuba umshado weWundlu ufikile, nomkalo uzilungisele; 8 wanikwa ukuba embathe ilineni elicolekileyo nelikhazimulayo nelihlanzekileyo,” ngokuba ilineni elicolekileyo liyizenzo ezilungileyo zabangcwele. 9 Yayisithi kimi: “Loba ukuthi: ‘Babusisiwe abamenyelwe esidlweni somshado weWundlu.’ ” Yayisithi kimi: “Lawo angamazwi aqinisileyo kaNkulunkulu.” 10 Ngase ngiwa phansi phambi kwezinyawo ukukhuleka kuyo. Yayisithi kimi: “Musa; ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwane bakho abaphethe ubufakazi bukaJesu; khuleka kuNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ubufakazi bukaJesu bungumoya wokuprofetha.” 11 Ngase ngibona izulu livulekile; bheka, nanto ihhashi elimhlophe nohlezi phezu kwalo obizwa ngokuthi oThembekileyo noQinisileyo; uyahlulela, alwe ngokulunga. 12 Amehlo akhe angamalangabi omlilo, nasekhanda lakhe kukhona imiqhele eminingi; unegama elilotshiweyo elingaziwa muntu, nguyena kuphela; 13 wembethe ingubo efafazwe ngegazi; igama lakhe nguLizwi kaNkulunkulu. 14 Izimpi zasezulwini zamlandela zikhwele amahhashi amhlophe, zembethe ilineni elicolekileyo, elimhlophe nelihlanzekileyo. 15 Emlonyeni wakhe kwaphuma inkemba ebukhali, ukuze ashaye izizwe ngayo; yena uyakuzibusa ngentonga yensimbi; yena uqobo uyanyathela isikhamo sewayini lentukuthelo yolaka lukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke. 16 Unegama lilotshiwe engutsheni yakhe nasethangeni lakhe elithi: INKOSI YAMAKHOSI NOMBUSI WABABUSI 17 Ngase ngibona ingelosi imi elangeni, yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ezinyonini zonke ezindizayo emkhathini wezulu, ithi: “Wozani, nibuthane esidlweni esikhulu sikaNkulunkulu 18 ukuba nidle inyama yamakhosi, nenyama yezinduna, nenyama yamaqhawe, nenyama yamahhashi neyabakhwele kuwo, nenyama yabo bonke abakhululekileyo nabayizigqila, abancane nabakhulu.” 19 Ngabona isilo, namakhosi omhlaba, nezimpi zawo zibuthene ukulwa naye owayehlezi ehhashini nempi yakhe. 20 Isilo sase sibanjwa nomprofethi wamanga okanye naso owenza izibonakaliso phambi kwaso, abadukisa ngazo abamukela uphawu lwesilo nabakhuleka kumfanekiso waso; labo bobabili baphonswa besezwa echibini lomlilo elivutha isibabule. 21 Nabaseleyo babulawa ngenkemba ephuma emlonyeni wakhe owayehlezi ehhashini, nezinyoni zonke zasutha inyama yabo.
1 Ngase ngibona ingelosi yehla ezulwini, iphethe isihluthulelo sakwalasha neketanga elikhulu ngesandla sayo. 2 Yambamba udrako, inyoka endala, onguMhlebi noSathane, yambopha iminyaka eyinkulungwane, 3 yamphonsa-ke kwalasha, yamvalela phakathi, yamqinisa ngophawu ngaphezu kwakhe, ukuze angabe esadukisa izizwe, ize iphele iminyaka eyinkulungwane; emva kwalokho kumelwe ukuba athukululwe isikhashana. 4 Ngase ngibona izihlalo zobukhosi; bahlala kuzo, banikwa ukwahlulela; ngabona nemiphefumulo yababenqunywe amakhanda ngenxa yokufakaza ngoJesu nangenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu, nalabo abangakhulekanga kuso isilo nomfanekiso waso, nabangamukelanga uphawu lwesilo ebunzini labo nasesandleni sabo; baphila, babusa kanye noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane. 5 Abafileyo ababesele kabaphila yaze yaphela iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Lokhu kungukuvuka kokuqala. 6 Ubusisiwe, ungcwele onesabelo ekuvukeni kokuqala; kulabo ukufa kwesibili akunamandla, kepha bayakuba ngabapristi bakaNkulunkulu nabakaKristu, babuse kanye naye iminyaka eyinkulungwane. 7 Nanxa isiphelile iminyaka eyinkulungwane, uSathane uyakukhululwa etilongweni lakhe, 8 aphumele ukudukisa izizwe ezisemagumbini omane omhlaba, oGogi noMagogi, azibuthele ekulweni ezimumo wazo ungangesihlabathi solwandle. 9 Zase zikhuphukela ngaphezu kobubanzi bomhlaba, zakaka ikamu labangcwele nomuzi othandiweyo; kwehla umlilo uvela ezulwini, wazidla waziqeda; 10 noSathane owazidukisayo waphonswa echibini lomlilo nesibabule, lapho kukhona isilo nomprofethi wamanga; ziyakuhlushwa imini nobusuku kuze kube phakade naphakade. 11 Ngase ngibona isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu esimhlophe nohlezi kuso, obuso bakhe babalekelwa yizulu nomhlaba, akutholelwanga indawo. 12 Ngabona abafileyo, abakhulu nabancane, bemi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi; izincwadi zavulwa; nenye incwadi yavulwa, ngeyokuphila; nabafileyo bahlulelwa ngalokho okulotshiwe ezincwadini njengokwemisebenzi yabo. 13 Nolwandle lwakhipha abafileyo ababekulo, nokufa neHayidese kwakhipha abafileyo ababekukho, bahlulelwa yilowo nalowo njengokwemisebenzi yakhe. 14 Ukufa neHayidese kwaphonswa echibini lomlilo. Lokhu kungukufa kwesibili, ichibi lomlilo. 15 Uma ekhona ongafunyaniswanga elotshiwe encwadini yokuphila, waphonswa echibini lomlilo.
1 Ngase ngibona izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha; ngokuba izulu lokuqala nomhlaba wokuqala kudlulile, nolwandle alusekho. 2 Ngabona umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema elisha, wehla uvela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, ulungisiwe njengomlobokazi ohlotshiselwe umyeni wakhe. 3 Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu livela esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: “Bheka, itabernakele likaNkulunkulu likubantu; uyakuhlala nabo, babe ngabantu bakhe, yena uNkulunkulu abe nabo, 4 azesule izinyembezi zonke emehlweni abo; ukufa akusayikuba khona; nokudabuka, nokukhala, nobuhlungu akusayikuba khona; ngokuba okokuqala kudlulile.” 5 Wayesethi ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi: “Bheka, ngenza konke kube kusha.” Wathi: “Loba, ngokuba lawa mazwi athembekile, aqinisile.” 6 Wayesethi kimi: “Sekwenzekile. Ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, ukuqala nokugcina. Owomileyo ngiyakumphuzisa ngesihle emthonjeni wamanzi okuphila. 7 Onqobayo uyakulidla ifa lalezo zinto, futhi ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu kuye, yena abe yindodana kimi. 8 Kepha amagwala, nabangakholwayo, nabanengekayo, nababulali, nezifebe, nabathakathi, nabakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abaqamba amanga, isabelo sabo siyakuba sechibini elivutha umlilo nesibabule, okungukufa kwesibili.” 9 Kwase kufika enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinezitsha eziyisikhombisa ezigcwele izinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina, yakhuluma nami, yathi: “Woza lapha, ngikukhombise umlobokazi, umkaWundlu.” 10 Yamuka nami ngikuMoya, yaya entabeni enkulu nephakemeyo, yangikhombisa umuzi ongcwele waseJerusalema wehla ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, 11 unenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; ukukhanya kwawo kwakunjengetshe elinenani elikhulu sengathi yitshe lejaspi elicwebezelayo, 12 unogange olukhulu noluphakemeyo, unamasango ayishumi nambili, nasemasangweni kukhona izingelosi eziyishumi nambili, kulotshwe kuwo amagama angawezizwe eziyishumi nambili zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; 13 ngasempumalanga kwakukhona amasango amathathu, nangasenyakatho amasango amathathu, nangaseningizimu amasango amathathu, nangasentshonalanga amasango amathathu. 14 Ugange lomuzi lwalunezisekelo eziyishumi nambili, naphezu kwazo amagama ayishumi nambili abaphostoli abayishumi nambili beWundlu. 15 Owayekhuluma nami wayenohlanga lwegolide ukuba alinganise umuzi, namasango awo, nogange lwawo. 16 Umuzi umi unezinhlangothi ezine, nobude bawo bungangobubanzi bawo. Walinganisa umuzi ngohlanga, amastadiyu ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, ubude nobubanzi nokuphakama kwawo kulingene. 17 Walinganisa ugange lwawo, izingalo eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, yisilinganiso somuntu esingesengelosi. 18 Nogange lwawo lwakhiwe ngejaspi, nomuzi wawungowegolide elihle, linjengengilazi ecwebezelayo. 19 Izisekelo zogange lomuzi zivunulisiwe ngawo onke amatshe anenani elikhulu; isisekelo sokuqala siyijaspi, esesibili yisafire, esesithathu yikhalkedoni, esesine yisimaragidu, 20 esesihlanu yisaridonikisi, esesithupha yisardiyu, esesikhombisa yikrisolithe, esesishiyagalombili yibherile, esesishiyagalolunye yitopazi, eseshumi yikrisoprasi, eseshumi nanye yihiyakinte, eseshumi nambili yi-amethiste. 21 Amasango ayishumi nambili ayengamaparele ayishumi nambili; yilelo nalelo sango ngalinye laliyiparele linye. Isitaladi somuzi sasiyigolide elicwengekileyo, linjengengilazi ekhanyayo. 22 Angibonanga ithempeli kuwo, ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu, uMninimandla onke, iyithempeli lawo kanye neWundlu. 23 Umuzi awudingi ilanga nenyanga ukuba kukhanye kuwo, ngokuba inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu iyawukhanyisa, nesibani sawo siyiWundlu. 24 Izizwe ziyakuhamba ekukhanyeni kwawo, namakhosi omhlaba aletha kuwo ubukhosi bawo; 25 namasango awo awasoze avalwa emini, ngokuba ubusuku abuyikuba khona lapho; 26 bayakuletha ubukhosi nodumo lwezizwe. 27 Akusoze kwangena lutho olungcolileyo kuwo nowenza amanyala namanga, kuphela abalotshiwe encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu.
1 Wayesengikhombisa umfula wamanzi okuphila ucwebezela njengekristalu, uvela esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neseWundlu. 2 Phakathi kwesitaladi sawo nomfula emaceleni omabili kukhona umuthi wokuphila, uthela izithelo eziyishumi nambili, uthela izithelo zawo izinyanga ngezinyanga, namaqabunga omuthi angawokuphulukisa izizwe. 3 Akusayikuba khona nokukodwa ukuqalekisa. Isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neseWundlu siyakuba kuwo, nezinceku zakhe ziyakumkhonza, 4 zibone ubuso bakhe, negama lakhe liyakuba semabunzini azo. 5 Ubusuku abusayikuba khona; abadingi ukukhanya kwesibani nokukhanya kwelanga, ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu iyakubakhanyisela; bayakubusa phakade naphakade. 6 Yayisithi kimi: “Lawo mazwi athembekile, aqinisile, neNkosi uNkulunkulu wemimoya yabaprofethi iyithumile ingelosi yayo ukuzikhombisa izinceku zayo okuzakwenzeka masinyane.” 7 “Bheka, ngiyeza masinyane. Ubusisiwe ogcina amazwi esiprofetho sale ncwadi.” 8 Mina Johane nginguye owezwa nowabona lezi zinto. Kuthe sengizwile, sengibonile, ngawa phansi ukuba ngikhuleke phambi kwezinyawo zengelosi engikhombisile lezo zinto. 9 Yayisithi kimi: “Musa; ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwane bakho abaprofethi nabagcina amazwi ale ncwadi; khuleka kuNkulunkulu.” 10 Yathi kimi: “Ungavali ngophawu amazwi esiprofetho sale ncwadi, ngokuba isikhathi siseduze. 11 Ongalungile makenze njalo okungalungile, nongcolileyo makazingcolise njalo, kepha olungileyo makenze njalo ukulunga, nongcwele makazingcwelise njalo.” 12 “Bheka, ngiyeza masinyane, nomvuzo wami unami ukumnika yilowo nalowo njengokomsebenzi wakhe. 13 Ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, owokuqala nowokuphela, isiqalo nesigcino. 14 “Babusisiwe abahlanza izingubo zabo ukuba bathole ilungelo labo emthini wokuphila, bangene emzini ngamasango. 15 Ngaphandle kukhona izinja, nabathakathi, nezifebe, nababulali, nabakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abathanda nabenza amanga. 16 “Mina Jesu ngithumile ingelosi yami ukufakaza kini lezi zinto emabandleni. Ngiyimpande nenzalo kaDavide, inkanyezi yokusa ecwebezelayo.” 17 UMoya nomlobokazi bathi: “Woza!” Nozwayo makathi: “Woza!” Nowomileyo makeze; othandayo makathabathe amanzi okuphila ngesihle. 18 Ngiyafakaza mina kubo bonke abezwayo amazwi esiprofetho sale ncwadi; uma ekhona owenezela kulokhu, uNkulunkulu uyakwenezela kuye izinhlupho ezilotshiwe kule ncwadi; 19 futhi uma ekhona osusa utho kuwo amazwi encwadi yalesi siprofetho, uNkulunkulu uyakususa isabelo sakhe emthini wokuphila, nasemzini ongcwele, nakulokhu okulotshiwe kule ncwadi. 20 Ofakaza ngalezi zinto uthi: “Yebo, ngiyeza masinyane.” Amen. Woza, Nkosi Jesu! 21 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani nonke. Amen.