22 – Imimangaliso

Ekuqalekeni uThixo wadala amazulu nehlabathi. Ke ehlabathini kwakusenyanyeni, kuselubala; kwakumnyama phezu kwamanzi enzonzobila. UMoya kaThixo wafukama phezu kwamanzi lawo. Wathi uThixo, Makubekho ukukhanya. Kwabakho ke ukukhanya.

UYehova uThixo wambumba umntu ngothuli lwasemhlabeni, waphefumlela emathatheni akhe impefumlo yobomi; umntu ke waba ngumphefumlo ophilileyo.

Wathi uFaro kuYosefu, Ndiphuphe iphupha, akukho bani unokulityhila; mna ndive kusithiwa ngawe, uyaliva iphupha ulityhile. UYosefu wamphendula uFaro, esithi, Akunam; uThixo uya kuphendula into yokumsindisa uFaro.

Kwabonakala isithunywa sikaYehova kuye, siselangatyeni lomlilo, etyholweni phakathi, wakhangela, wabona ityholo lisitsha ngumlilo, noko lingade litshe liphele. Wathi uMoses, Makhe ndityeke, ndiye kubona lo mbono mkhulu; ukuba kutheni na ukuba ityholo lingatshi liphele. Wabona uYehova, ukuba utyekile esiza kubona; uThixo wabiza esetyholweni phakathi, wathi kuye, Moses, Moses. Wathi yena, Ndilapha. Wathi, Musa ukusondela apha. Khulula iimbadada zakho ezo ezinyaweni zakho, kuba loo ndawo umi kuyo ingumhlaba ongcwele.

Wathi uYehova kuye, Yintoni na loo nto isesandleni sakho? Wathi, Yintonga. Wathi, Yiphose emhlabeni. Wayiphosa emhlabeni, yasuka yaba yinyoka; wayibaleka uMoses. Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Solule isandla sakho, uyibambe ngomsila; (wasolula isandla sakhe, wayibamba, yasuka yaba yintonga esandleni sakhe); ukuze bakholwe ukuba uYehova, uThixo wooyise, uThixo ka-Abraham, uThixo kaIsake, uThixo kaYakobi, ubonakele kuwe.

Waphinda uYehova wathi kuye, Khawusifake isandla sakho esifubeni sakho. Wasifaka isandla sakhe esifubeni sakhe. Akusirhola isandla sakhe, naso sineqhenqa, simhlophe njengekhephu. Wathi, Sibuyisele isandla sakho esifubeni sakho. Wasibuyisela isandla sakhe esifubeni; wasirhola esifubeni sakhe, naso sibuye saba njengenyama yakhe. Kothi, ukuba abathanga bakholwe nguwe, abaliphulaphula izwi lowokuqala umqondiso, bakholwe lilizwi lomqondiso wamva. Kothi, ukuba abathanga bakholwe nayile miqondiso mibini, abaliphulaphula nezwi lakho, uthabathe amanzi omlambo, uwaphalazele emhlabeni owomileyo; osuka amanzi owathabathileyo emlanjeni abe ligazi emhlabeni owomileyo.

Wawathetha uAron onke amazwi abewathethile uYehova kuMoses, wayenza nemiqondiso phambi kwabantu. Bakholwa abantu, beva ukuba uYehova ubavelele oonyana bakaSirayeli wazibona iintsizi zabo, bathoba baqubuda.

Ke mna ndiya kuyiqaqadekisa intliziyo kaFaro, ndiyandise imiqondiso yam nezimanga zam ezweni laseYiputa.

Xa athe uFaro wathetha kuni, esithi, Ndiboniseni isimanga, wothi wena kuAron, Thabatha intonga yakho, uyiphose phambi koFaro; yoba yinyoka. Wangena uMoses noAron kuFaro; benza njengoko uYehova wabawisela umthetho, uAron wayiphosa intonga yakhe phambi koFaro, naphambi kwabakhonzi bakhe, yaba yinyoka. Naye uFaro wazibiza izilumko nabakhafuli; zenjenjalo nezazi ezo zaseYiputa, ngobugqi bazo. Elowo waphosa phantsi intonga yakhe, yaba yinyoka; yasuka intonga ka-Aron yaziginya iintonga zabo.

OoMoses noAron benza njengoko uYehova wabawisela umthetho; wayiphakamisa intonga, wawabetha amanzi omlambo phambi koFaro, naphambi kwabakhonzi bakhe; aza aguquka onke amanzi omlambo, aba ligazi. Zafa iintlanzi ezisemlanjeni, wanuka umlambo, akaba nako amaYiputa ukuwasela amanzi omlambo; laba ligazi ezweni lonke laseYiputa. Zenjenjalo ke nezazi zaseYiputa ngobugqi bazo, Yaba lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro, akabaphulaphula, njengoko wayetshilo uYehova. Wajika uFaro, waya endlwini yakhe, akayibekela ntliziyo nale nto.

Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yiya kuFaro, uthi kuye, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Bandulule abantu bam, baye kundikhonza. Ke ukuba uthe akwavuma ukubandulula, uyabona, ndoyibetha yonke imida yakho ngamasele; umlambo unyakazele amasele, anyuke, angene endlwini yakho, nasesililini sakho, naphezu kwesingqengqelo sakho, nasendlwini yabakhonzi bakho, nasebantwini bakho, nasezimbizeni zakho, nasemikhumbini yakho yentlama; anyuke amasele lawo, eze nakuwe, nakubantu bakho, nakubakhonzi bakho bonke. Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yithi kuAron, Yolula isandla sakho eso sinentonga yakho phezu kwemilambo, naphezu kwemijelo, naphezu kwamachibi, unyuse amasele phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa. Wasolula ke uAron isandla sakhe phezu kwamanzi aseYiputa; enyuka amasele, aligubungela ilizwe laseYiputa. Zenjenjalo nezazi ngobugqi bazo, zawanyusa amasele phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa.

Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yithi kuAron, Yolula intonga yakho, ulubethe uthuli lwelizwe lube ziingcongconi ezweni lonke laseYiputa. Benjenjalo. Wasolula uAron isandla sakhe eso sinentonga yakhe, walubetha uthuli lwelizwe, lwaba ziingcongconi ebantwini nasezinkomeni. Lonke uthuli lwelizwe lwaba ziingcongconi ezweni lonke laseYiputa. Zenjenjalo nezazi ngobugqi bazo, ukuba zivelise iingcongconi, azaba nako. Kwakho iingcongconi ebantwini nasezinkomeni. Zathi izazi kuFaro, Ngumnwe kaThixo. Yaba lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro, akabaphulaphula, njengoko watshoyo uYehova.

Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Vuka kusasa ngomso, ume phambi koFaro, nanko ephuma esiya emanzini; uthi kuye, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Bandulule abantu bam, baye kundikhonza. Okanye ukuba uthe akwabandulula abantu bam, yabona, ndithuma izibawu kuwe, nakubakhonzi bakho, nakubantu bakho, nasezindlwini zakho, zizale izindlu zamaYiputa zizibawu, nomhlaba akuwo; ndilibalule ngaloo mini lona ilizwe laseGoshen, abemi kulo abantu bam, kungabikho zibawu khona, ukuze wazi ukuba ndinguYehova phakathi kwelizwe; ndimise inkululo phakathi kwabantu bam nabantu bakho; lo mqondiso uya kubakho ngomso. Wenjenjalo uYehova. Kweza izibawu ezininzi endlwini kaFaro, nasezindlwini zabakhonzi bakhe, nasezweni lonke laseYiputa; lonakala ilizwe zizibawu.

Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yiya kuFaro, uthethe naye, uthi, Utsho uYehova uThixo wamaHebhere, ukuthi, Bandulule abantu bam, baye kundikhonza. Okanye ukuba uthe akwavuma ukubandulula, waba usababambile, yabona, isandla sikaYehova soba semfuyweni yakho esendle, emahasheni, emaesileni, ezinkameleni, ezinkomeni, nasempahleni emfutshane, senze indyikitya yokufa enzima kunene; uYehova ayibalule imfuyo yamaSirayeli kwimfuyo yamaYiputa: akuyi kufa nto kuyo yonke eyoonyana bakaSirayeli. UYehova umise ixesha elithile, wathi, Ngomso uYehova uya kuyenza le nto kweli lizwe. Wayenza ke uYehova le nto ngengomso. Yafa yonke imfuyo yamaYiputa; ke kweyoonyana bakaSirayeli imfuyo akufanga nanye. UFaro wasusa umntu. O, kweyamaSirayeli imfuyo akufanga nokuba ibe nye. Yaqaqadeka intliziyo kaFaro, akabandulula abantu.

Wathi uYehova kuMoses nakuAron, Thabathani uthuthu lweziko, nizalise izandla zozibini, uMoses aluphose phezulu esibhakabhakeni phambi koFaro, lube luthuli ezweni lonke laseYiputa, lube ngamathumba athe qwele ngamaqhakuva ebantwini, nasezinkomeni, ezweni lonke laseYiputa. Baluthabatha ke uthuthu lweziko, bema phambi koFaro; uMoses waluphosa phezulu esibhakabhakeni, lwaba ngamathumba athe qwele ngamaqhakuva ebantwini nasezinkomeni. Azaba nako izazi ukuma phambi koMoses ngenxa yamathumba; kuba amathumba abakho kwizazi nakumaYiputa onke. UYehova wayenza lukhuni intliziyo kaFaro, akabaphulaphula, njengoko watshoyo uYehova kuMoses.

Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yolulela isandla sakho ezulwini, kubekho isichotho ezweni lonke laseYiputa phezu kwabantu, naphezu kweenkomo, naphezu kwemifuno yonke yasendle, ezweni lonke laseYiputa. UMoses wayolulela intonga yakhe ezulwini; uYehova wathoba indudumo nesichotho, nomlilo wehla weza emhlabeni. UYehova walinisela isichotho ilizwe laseYiputa. Kwabakho ke isichotho, nomlilo obophene phakathi kwesichotho, sinzima kunene, ekungazanga kubekho singangaso ezweni lonke lamaYiputa, kususela oko aba luhlanga. Isichotho sayibetha yonke into esendle ezweni lonke laseYiputa, kwathabathela emntwini kwesa enkomeni; sayibetha isichotho yonke imifuno yasendle, sayaphula yonke imithi yasendle. Kodwa ezweni laseGoshen, apho babekhona oonyana bakaSirayeli, akubangakho sichotho. Wathuma uFaro, wabiza uMoses noAron, wathi kubo, Ndonile okwesi sihlandlo. UYehova ulilungisa, ke mna nabantu bam asindawo.

Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yolula isandla sakho phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa, kuze iinkumbi, zinyuke kulo ilizwe laseYiputa, ziyidle yonke imifuno yelizwe eli, yonke into eshiywe sisichotho. Wayolula uMoses intonga yakhe phezu kwelizwe laseYiputa, uYehova waqhuba umoya wasempumalanga kwelo lizwe yonke loo mini nobusuku bonke; kwakusa, umoya wasempumalanga wazithwala iinkumbi. Zenyuka iinkumbi kulo lonke ilizwe laseYiputa; zeza zahlala emideni yonke yaseYiputa, zininzi kunene; ekungazanga phambi kwazo kubekho zinkumbi zingako, kwabe emva kwazo kungasayi kubakho zinjalo. Zabugubungela ubuso belizwe lonke, laba mnyama ilizwe; zayidla yonke imifuno yelizwe neziqhamo zonke zemithi, ezazishiywe sisichotho; akwasala nanye into eluhlaza emthini nasemifunweni yasendle, ezweni lonke laseYiputa. Wakhawuleza uFaro wabiza uMoses noAron, wathi, Ndonile kuYehova uThixo wenu nakuni.

Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yolulela isandla sakho ezulwini, kubekho ubumnyama ezweni laseYiputa, ubumnyama obungqingqwa. Wasolulela uMoses isandla sakhe ezulwini; kwabakho ubumnyama obusithokothoko ezweni lonke laseYiputa imihla emithathu. Ababonana; akwasuka bani endaweni yakhe imihla emithathu; ke kubo bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli kwabakho ukukhanya emakhayeni abo.

Kwathi ke phakathi kobusuku, uYehova wawabulala onke amazibulo ezweni laseYiputa, kwathabathela kowamazibulo kaFaro ohleliyo etroneni yakhe, kwasa kowamazibulo omthinjwa osentolongweni engumhadi, namazibulo onke eenkomo. Wavuka uFaro ebusuku, yena nabakhonzi bakhe bonke, namaYiputa onke; kwabakho isikhalo esikhulu eYiputa; kuba akubangakho ndlu ingenamntu ufileyo. Wabiza uMoses noAron ebusuku, wathi, Sukani niphume phakathi kwabantu bam, nina aba noonyana bakaSirayeli, nihambe niye kumkhonza uYehova, njengokutsho kwenu; nempahla yenu emfutshane neenkomo zenu zithabatheni, njengoko natshoyo, nihambe; nam nindisikelele. AmaYiputa ajokisa ukubandulula abantu ngobungxamo kwelo zwe; kuba abesithi, Sonke sesifile.

Sesuka isithunywa sikaThixo, esibe sihamba phambi kwemfuduka yamaSirayeli, sahamba emva kwayo. Wesuka umqulu welifu phambi kwayo, wema emva kwayo; wathi zinzi phakathi kwempi yamaYiputa, nemfuduka yamaSirayeli. Kwabakho ilifu nobumnyama kumaYiputa, labukhanyisela ubusuku kumaSirayeli; akasondelana ubusuku bonke. UMoses wasolula isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, walumkisa uYehova ulwandle ngomoya wasempumalanga onamandla, bonke obo busuku, walwenza umhlaba owomileyo ulwandle, ahlulelana amanzi. Bangena oonyana bakaSirayeli elwandle phakathi, kowomileyo; asuka amanzi aba ludonga ngasekunene nangasekhohlo. Asukela amaYiputa, angena emva kwabo elwandle phakathi, enamahashe onke kaFaro, neenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nabamahashe bakhe. Kwathi ngomlindo wokusa, uYehova waqondela empini yamaYiputa esemqulwini womlilo nelifu; wayidubaduba impi yamaYiputa. Wayidonyula imilenze yeenqwelo zawo zokulwa, aziqhuba nzima. Athi amaYiputa, Masisabe phambi kwamaSirayeli, kuba uYehova uyawalwela, esilwa namaYiputa. Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Yolula isandla sakho phezu kolwandle, amanzi abuyele phezu kwamaYiputa, phezu kweenqwelo zawo zokulwa, naphezu kwabamahashe bawo. Wasolula uMoses isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, ulwandle lwabuyela ebumeni balo, ukuthi qhiphu kokusa; asaba amaYiputa asinga kulo. UYehova wawavuthululela amaYiputa phakathi elwandle. Abuya amanzi, azigubungela iingqwelo zokulwa, nabamahashe, nempi yonke kaFaro eyayingene emva kwawo elwandle; akwasala noko amnye kuwo. Bona oonyana bakaSirayeli bahamba emhlabeni owomileyo phakathi elwandle; asuka amanzi aba ludonga ngasekunene nangasekhohlo.

Wathi, Ukuba uthe waliphulaphula izwi likaYehova uThixo wakho, wenza okuthe tye phambi kwakhe, wayibekela indlebe imithetho yakhe, wayigcina yonke imimiselo yakhe: andiyi kubeka nasinye isifo phezu kwakho endisibekileyo phezu kwamaYiputa; kuba ndinguYehova, igqirha lakho.

Wathi, Khanive amazwi am. Ukuba nithe nanomprofeti kaYehova, ndozazisa kuye ngombono, ndithethe kuye ephupheni.

Amadoda onke abubonileyo ubuqaqawuli bam, nemiqondiso yam endayenzayo eYiputa nasentlango, andilingileyo ezi zihlandlo zilishumi, akaliphulaphula izwi lam,

Nasondela, nema phantsi kwentaba, intaba isitsha ngumlilo wada wesa esazulwini sezulu, ibubumnyama bamafu nesithokothoko. Wathetha uYehova kuni ephakathi komlilo; nasiva isandisa mazwi, anabona mbonakalo, yaba sisandi sodwa. Wanixelela umnqophiso wakhe, awaniwisela umthetho ngawo ukuba niwenze, amazwi alishumi; wawabhala emacwecweni amabini amatye.

Bakha baliva na abantu izwi loThixo ethetha phakathi komlilo, njengoko walivayo wena, baphila noko? Okanye kukho thixo wakha walinga na ukuya kuzithabathela uhlanga phakathi kohlanga ngezilingo, nangemiqondiso, nangezimanga, nangemfazwe, nangesandla esithe nkqi, nangengalo eyolukileyo, nangokoyikeka okukhulu, njengako konke akwenzileyo kuni uYehova uThixo wenu eYiputa, emehlweni akho?

uYehova wenza eYiputa imiqondiso nezimanga ezikhulu, ezibi, kuFaro, nasendlwini yakhe yonke, emehlweni ethu;

UYehova wosusa zonke izifo kuwe; nobulwelwe bonke obubi baseYiputa, obo ubaziyo, akayi kububeka kuwe; uya kububeka kubo bonke abakuthiyayo.

izilingo ezikhulu azibonileyo amehlo akho, nemiqondiso, nezimanga, nesandla esithe nkqi, nengalo eyolukileyo, awakukhupha ngazo uYehova uThixo wakho. Uya kwenjenjalo uYehova uThixo wakho kuzo zonke izizwe ozoyikayo.

Wakuthoba, wakulambisa, wakudlisa imana, into obungayazi, ababengayazi nooyihlo; ukuze akwazise ukuba akaphili ngasonka sodwa umntu; umntu lo yena uphila ngento yonke ephuma emlonyeni kaYehova. Ingubo yakho ayonakalanga bubudala ikushiye, nonyawo lwakho aludumbanga, le minyaka imashumi mane.

Akubanga savela kwaSirayeli mprofeti unjengoMoses, awathi uYehova wamazi, bakhangelana ebusweni; ngemiqondiso yonke, nezimanga, awamthumayo uYehova ukuba azenze ezweni laseYiputa kuFaro, nakubakhonzi bakhe bonke, nakwilizwe lakhe lonke; nangaso sonke isandla esithe nkqi, nangokoyikeka konke okukhulu, awakwenzayo uMoses emehlweni amaSirayeli onke.

Kwathi ke, ekundulukeni kwabantu ezintenteni zabo, ukuba bawele iYordan, nababingeleli bethwele ityeya yomnqophiso phambi kwabantu; xa bafikayo eYordan abathwele ityeya xa zithi xumbu elunxwemeni lwamanzi iinyawo zababingeleli abathwele ityeya— iYordan izala ihamba ngaphandle kweendonga zayo zonke ngexesha lonke lokuvuna— asuka ema amanzi avela ngasentla, aphakama aba mfumba-nye, kude kakhulu eAdam, umzi ongasecaleni leTsaretan; athi la ahlayo aya elwandle lweArabha, eLwandle lweTyuwa, anqamka aphela. Bawela ke abantu malunga neYeriko. Ababingeleli abathwele ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova bema bee bhuxe emhlabeni owomileyo phakathi kweYordan; awela onke amaSirayeli kowomileyo, lwada lwagqibela lonke uhlanga ukuwela iYordan.

Kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe, bavuka kusasa ngesifingo, bawujikeleza umzi kwangolo hlobo izihlandlo zasixhenxe; kungaloo mini yodwa abawujikelezayo umzi izihlandlo zasixhenxi. Kwathi ngesihlandlo sesixhenxe, ababingeleli ukuvuthela ngezigodlo baqupha. Wathi ke uYoshuwa ebantwini, Dumani, kuba uYehova uninikile lo mzi. Lo mzi woba yinto esingelwe phantsi kuYehova, wona nento yonke ekuwo; kuphela nguRahabhi ihenyukazi yedwa owodla ubomi, yena nento yonke ekuye endlwini yakhe; ngokuba wabazimeza abathunywa esabathumayo. Kodwa ke zigcineni entweni esingelwe phantsi, hleze nani nizisingele phantsi ngokuthabatha entweni entweni esingelwe phantsi, niwenze umzi wakwaSirayeli ube yinto esingelwe phantsi, niwuhlisele ishwangusha. Ke yona yonke isilivere, negolide, nempahla yobhedu, neyesinyithi, iyingcwele kuYehova; yongena ebuncwaneni bukaYehova. Baduma ke abantu ukuvuthela ngezigodlo bequpha; kwathi, bakusiva abantu isandi sesigodlo, baduma abantu ngoduduma okukhulu, lwawa udonga lwathi bhuma. Benyuka abantu kuwo umzi, elowo wathi ngqo, bawuthimba umzi.

Waza wathetha uYoshuwa kuYehova, mhlana uYehova wawanikela ama-Amori koonyana bakaSirayeli, wathi emehlweni amaSirayeli: Langa, nqumama eGibheyon, Nawe nyanga, entilini yeAyalon. Lathi nqumama ke ilanga, yema inyanga, Lwada uhlanga lwaziphindezelela ezintshabeni zalo. Oku akubhalwanga na eNcwadini yOthe Tye? Lema ke ilanga esazulwini sezulu, alangxama ukutshona, yangathi yimini iphela.

Wehla uSamson noyise nonina, baya eTimnata, bafika ezidiliyeni zaseTimnata; nantso ingonyama entsha imkhawulela, igquma. Wamfikela ngamandla uMoya kaYehova, wayiqwenga, wanga uqwenga itakane, kungekho nto esandleni sakhe; akakuxela kuyise nakunina akwenzileyo.

Waziwola uSamson zombini iintsika eziphakathi, emi ngazo indlu leyo, wacinezela kuzo, enye ngesandla sokunene, enye ngesokhohlo. Wathi uSamson, Mandife namaFilisti. Wathoba ngamandla; yawa indlu phezu kwezikhulu, naphezu kwabantu bonke ababekuyo. Bathi abafi, awababulala ekufeni kwakhe, baba baninzi kunabafi awababulala esaphilile.

Ayithabatha amaFilisti ityeya kaThixo, aya nayo endlwini kaDagon, ayimisa ecaleni koDagon. Bavuka kusasa ngengomso abaseAshdode, nanko uDagon ewile ngobuso emhlabeni phambi kwetyeya kaYehova. Bamthabatha uDagon, babuya bammisa endaweni yakhe. Bavuka kusasa ngengomso, nanko uDagon ewile ngobuso emhlabeni phambi kwetyeya kaYehova, intloko kaDagon nezandla zakhe zozibini zinqumkile, zisembundwini womnyango, kusele isikhondo sodwa.

Saba nzima isandla sikaYehova phezu kwabaseAshdode, sabaphanzisa, sababetha ngamathumba, iAshdode ke nemida yayo. Akubona amadoda aseAshdode ukuba kunjalo, athi, Ityeya yoThixo kaSirayeli mayingahlali kuthi; ngokuba isandla sakhe sinzima phezu kwethu, naphezu koDagon uthixo wethu. Athumela ahlanganisela kuwo zonke izikhulu zamaFilisti, athi, Siyithini na ityeya yoThixo kaSirayeli? Zathi, Mayijike iye eGati. Ayijika ke ityeya yoThixo kaSirayeli. Kwathi emveni kokujikwa kwayo, isandla sikaYehova saba phezu kwaloo mzi, sasisaqunge esikhulu kunene; wababulala abantu baloo mzi, kwathabathela kwabancinane kwesa kwabakhulu, bathi gqobhogqobho amathumba. Bayithumela ityeya kaThixo e-Ekron. Kwathi, xa ifikayo ityeya kaThixo e-Ekron, bakhala abase-Ekron, besithi, Bayijikele kuthi ityeya yoThixo kaSirayeli, ukuba isibulale thina nabantu bakowethu. Bathumela, bazihlanganisa zonke izikhulu zamaFilisti, bathi, Yimkiseni ityeya yoThixo kaSirayeli, ibuyele endaweni yayo, ingasibulali thina, nabantu bakowethu; ngokuba ukuqungaqunga kokufa bekukho kuwo wonke umzi, besinzima kunene isandla sikaThixo khona. Abantu abangafanga babethwa ngamathumba; kwenyuka kwaya ezulwini ukuzibika komzi.

Wabetha emadodeni aseBhete-shemeshe, ngokuba ayikhangakhangelayo ityeya kaYehova; wabulala ebantwini abo amadoda angamashumi asixhenxe emadodeni angamawaka angamashumi amahlanu. Benza isijwili abantu, ngokuba uYehova ebabulele abantu ngobulalo olukhulu. Athi amadoda aseBhete-shemeshe, Ngubani na onako ukuma phambi koYehova, lo Thixo uyingcwele? Uya kunyuka aye kubani na, ukusuka kwakhe kuthi?

Wathi uDavide kuSawule, Umkhonzi wakho lo ebesalusa impahla emfutshane kayise, kwafika ingonyama nebhere, yathabatha ixhwane emhlambini; ndaphuma, ndayilandela, ndayibetha, ndalihlangula ixhwane emlonyeni wayo. Yesuka phezu kwam, ndayibamba ngodevu lwayo, ndayibetha, ndayibulala. Umkhonzi wakho wayibetha ingonyama kwanebhere; lo mFilisti ungalukileyo uya kuba njengenye kuzo ke, ngokuba ungcikive izintlu zikaThixo ophilileyo. Wathi uDavide, UYehova owandihlangulayo ethupheni lengonyama nasethupheni lebhere, nguye oya kundihlangula esandleni salo mFilisti. Wathi uSawule kuDavide, Hamba ke, abe nawe uYehova.

Wathi uDavide kumFilisti, Wena uza kum unekrele, nentshuntshe, nomkhonto; ke mna ndiza kuwe egameni likaYehova wemikhosi, uThixo wezintlu zakwaSirayeli omngcikivileyo. Namhlanje uYehova uya kukunikela esandleni sam, ndikubulale, ndikunqumle intloko, namhla ndizinike iintaka zezulu namarhamncwa omhlaba izidumbu zomkhosi wamaFilisti, wazi wonke umhlaba ukuba amaSirayeli anaye uThixo; lazi lonke eli bandla, ukuba akungakrele, akungantshuntshe ukusindisa kukaYehova; ngokuba imfazwe yekaYehova; woninikela ke esandleni sethu. Kwathi, xa asukayo umFilisti, ehamba esondela, esiya kumhlangabeza uDavide, wakhawuleza uDavide, wabalekela eluhlwini, esiya kumhlangabeza umFilisti. UDavide wafaka isandla sakhe engxoweni, warhola ilitye khona, wasawula, watsho kumFilisti ebunzi; latshona ilitye ebunzini lakhe, wawa ngobuso bakhe emhlabeni. UDavide wameyisa ke umFilisti ngenkwitshi nangelitye, watsho kumFilisti, wambulala, kungekho krele esandleni sikaDavide. Wagidima uDavide, waya wema phezu komFilisti, walithabatha ikrele lakhe, walirhola esingxobeni salo, wambulala, wamnqumla intloko. Abona ke amaFilisti ukuba lifile igorha lawo, asaba.

Bafika esandeni sikaNakon; wesa isandla sakhe u-Uza etyeyeni kaThixo, wayibamba; ngokuba iinkomo zibe ziyigungqisa. Wavutha umsindo kaYehova ku-Uza; uThixo wambetha khona, ngenxa yemasi elo, wafela khona ngasetyeyeni kaThixo.

Wathi uEliya waseTishbhi, wasezindwendweni zaseGiliyadi, kuAhabhi, Ehleli nje uYehova uThixo wakwaSirayeli, endimi phambi kwakhe, akuyi kukha kubekho mbethe namvula le minyaka, kungengalo ilizwi lam.

Wathi, Ehleli nje uYehova, uThixo wakho, andinasonka; ngumgubo ongazalisa isandla emphandeni, nentwana yeoli eselweni; uyabona ke, ndichola iinkuni ezimbini, ukuba ndiye ndenzele mna nonyana wam, sidle, sife. Wathi uEliya kuye, Musa ukoyika; yiya, wenze ngokwelizwi lakho; kodwa ke ndenzele isonkana ngawo ukuqala, undizisele, uzenzele ke wena nonyana wakho emveni koko. Ngokuba utsho uYehova, uThixo wakwaSirayeli, ukuthi, Umphanda womgubo awuyi kuphela, neselwa leoli aliyi kuminyelelwa, ide ifike imini aya kuyinisa ngayo imvula uYehova phezu komhlaba. Waya ke, wenza ngokwelizwi likaEliya, wadla yena, naye, nendlu yakhe, zaziintsuku. Umphanda womgubo awuphelanga, iselwa leoli alaminyelelwa, ngokwelizwi likaYehova, awalithethayo ngoEliya.

Kwathi emveni kwezo zinto, wahliwa sisifo unyana waloo mfazi ungumnikazindlu; sathi isifo sakhe saba nzima kakhulu, kwada akwabakho kuphefumla kuye. Wathi kuEliya, Yintoni na enam nawe, mfo wakwaThixo? Uze kum, ukuba undikhumbuze ubugwenxa bam, umbulale unyana wam? Wathi kuye, Ndinike unyana wakho. Wamthabatha ke esifubeni sakhe, wenyuka naye, waya egumbini eliphezulu abehlala kulo, wamlalisa phezu kwesingqengqelo sakhe. Wanqula uYehova, wathi, Yehova Thixo wam, umenzele ububi nomhlolokazi lo na ndiphambukele kuye, ngokubulala unyana wakhe? Wazolula phezu komntwana izihlandlo zazithathu, wanqula uYehova, wathi, Yehova Thixo wam, mawukhe ubuyele phakathi kwakhe umphefumlo walo mntwana. Waliva uYehova ilizwi likaEliya; wabuyela phakathi kwakhe umphefumlo waloo mntwana, waphila. Wamthabatha uEliya umntwana, wehla naye egumbini eliphezulu, waya endlwini, wamnika unina; wathi uEliya, Uyabona, uphilile unyana wakho. Wathi loo mfazi kuEliya, Kaloku ke ndiyazi ukuba ungumfo wakwaThixo wena, nelizwi likaYehova elisemlonyeni wakho liyinyaniso.

Wakha ngamatye lawo isibingelelo egameni likaYehova, wenza umsele olingene iiseha ezimbini zembewu, ngeenxa zonke esibingelelweni. Wazilungisa iinkuni, wayityatya inkunzi entsha, wayibeka phezu kweenkuni. Wathi, Zalisani imiphanda ibe mine ngamanzi, niwagalele phezu kwedini elinyukayo, naphezu kweenkuni; wathi, Phindani okwesibini; baphinda okwesibini. Wathi, Phindani okwesithathu; baphinda okwesithathu. Ahamba amanzi ngeenxa zonke esibingelelweni; wawuzalisa nomsele ngamanzi. Kwathi ekunyusweni komnikelo wokudla wangokuhlwa, wasondela uEliya umprofeti, wathi, Yehova, Thixo ka-Abraham, kaIsake, kaSirayeli, namhla makwaziwe ukuba nguwe uThixo kwaSirayeli; ukuba ndingumkhonzi wakho mna; ukuba ndizenze zonke ezi zinto ngelizwi lakho. Ndiphendule, Yehova, ndiphendule, bazi aba bantu ukuba wena Yehova unguThixo, ukuba uyiguqulele kuwe intliziyo yabo. Wawa ke umlilo kaYehova, walidla idini elinyukayo, kwaneenkuni, kwanamatye, kwanomhlaba; namanzi abe esemseleni wawakhotha. Babona bonke abantu, bawa ngobuso, bathi, UYehova nguye uThixo, uYehova nguye uThixo.

UEliya wayithabatha ingubo yakhe enkulu, wayisonga, wabetha ngayo emanzini; ahluka, asinga ngapha nangapha; bawela bobabini komile.

Kwathi, besahamba, behamba bethetha, kwabonakala inqwelo yomlilo namahashe omlilo; yabahlula bobabini, wenyuka uEliya ngomoya ovuthuzayo, waya emazulwini. UElisha akukubona oko, wadanduluka, wathi, Bawo, bawo, nqwelo yokulwa yakwaSirayeli, nabamahashe ayo! Akaba sambona. Wazibamba ezakhe iingubo, wazikrazula zaziqwenga zibini; wayichola ingubo enkulu kaEliya, eyayiwe kuye; wabuya, wafika wema elunxwemeni lweYordan. Wayithabatha ingubo enkulu kaEliya, eyayiwe kuye, wabetha ngayo emanzini, wathi, Uphi na uYehova, uThixo kaEliya, yena kanye? Wabetha ke emanzini; ahluka, asinga ngapha nangapha; wawela uElisha.

Wenyuka apho waya eBheteli. Uthe xa anyuka ngendlela, kwaphuma usapho lwamgculela, lwathi kuye, Nyuka, nkqayindini! Nyuka, nkqayindini! Wabheka ngasemva, walubona, waluqalekisa egameni likaYehova. Kwaphuma iibherekazi zambini ehlathini, zabaqwenga abantwana abamashumi mane anababini kulo.

Wathi uElisha kuye, Ndikwenzele ntoni na? Ndixelele, unantoni na endlwini? Wathi, Umkhonzazana wakho akananto endlwini, kuphela ligubu leoli. Wathi, Hamba uye kuzibolekela izitya ngaphandle, kubamelwane bakho bonke, izitya ezize; zingabi mbalwa; ungene, uzivalele wena noonyana bakho, uthululele kwezo zitya zonke, uzishenxise ezizeleyo. Wemka ke kuye, wazivalela, yena noonyana bakhe; bezisa kuye bona, wathulula yena. Kwathi, zakuzala izitya, wathi kunyana wakhe, Zisa esinye isitya kum. Wathi yena kuye, Akusekho sitya: yanqamka ke ioli. Waya waxelela umfo wakwaThixo; wathi yena, Hamba uye kuthengisa ngeoli leyo, uhlawule ityala lakho, uphile wena noonyana bakho ngeseleyo.

Wafika uElisha endlwini; nantso inkwenkwe ifile, ilele esingqengqelweni sakhe. Wangena, waluvala ucango, bebobabini; wathandaza kuYehova. Wenyuka, walala phezu komntwana lowo, wabeka umlomo wakhe phezu komlomo wakhe, amehlo akhe phezu kwamehlo akhe, izandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zakhe, wazolula phezu kwakhe; yafudumala inyama yomntwana. Wabuya, wahamba endlwini, wasinga ngapha kwakanye, wasinga ngapha kwakanye, wenyuka wazolula phezu kwakhe. Yathimla inkwenkwe izihlandlo ezisixhenxe, yawavula inkwenkwe amehlo ayo.

Bawaphakela amadoda ukuba adle. Kwathi, xa akudlayo oko kudla, akhala wona, athi, Mfo wakwaThixo, kukho ukufa embizeni le. Akaba nako ukukudla. Wathi, Yizani nomgubo. Wawugalela embizeni, wathi, Baphakele abantu, badle; akwabakho nto imbi embizeni. Kwavela indoda eBhahali-shalisha, yamzisela umfo wakwaThixo ukudla okutsha: izonka zerhasi ezimashumi mabini, namakhweba engxoweni yakhe. Wathi, Nika abantu, badle. Wathi umlungiseleli wakhe, Ndothini na ukukubeka oku phambi kwekhulu lamadoda? Wathi, Nika abantu, badle; ngokuba utsho uYehova ukuthi, Baya kudla, bade bakushiye. Wabeka ke phambi kwabo; badla bakushiya, ngokwelizwi likaYehova.

UElisha wathuma umthunywa kuye, esithi, Yiya uhlambe izihlandlo ezisixhenxe eYordan, ibuyele kuwe inyama yakho, uhlambuluke. Waba noburhalarhume uNahaman, wemka, wathi, Bonani, bendiba mna wophuma eze kum, eme anqule igama likaYehova uThixo wakhe, awangawangise isandla sakhe phezu kwale ndawo, alisuse iqhenqa. IAbhana neFarpare, imilambo yaseDamasko, ayilungile na, ngaphezu kwamanzi onke akwaSirayeli? Andingehlambi kuyo na, ndihlambuluke? Wajika, wahamba engumlilo. Bafika abakhonzi bakhe, bathetha naye, bathi, Bawo, ukuba umprofeti ubethethe into enkulu kuwe, ubungayi kuyenza yini na? Kangakanani na ke xa athi kuwe, Hlamba, uhlambuluke? Wehla ke, wantywila izihlandlo ezisixhenxe eYordan, ngokwelizwi lomfo wakwaThixo; yabuya ke inyama yakhe, yanjengenyama yomntwana, wahlambuluka.

Kwathi, omnye ewisa umqadi, intsimbi yeyela emanzini; wakhala, wathi, Yoo, nkosi yam! ibibolekiwe. Wathi umfo wakwaThixo, Iwe phi na? Wambonisa loo ndawo. Wanqumla uluthi, waluphosa khona. Yadada intsimbi. Wathi, Yithabathe. Wasolula isandla sakhe, wayithabatha.

Ke kaloku ukumkani wama-Aram wayesilwa namaSirayeli, wacebisana nabakhonzi bakhe, esithi, Kuya kuba sekuthini, nasekuthini, apho ndolalisa khona. Wathumela umfo wakwaThixo kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, esithi, Zigcine, ungegqithi kulaa ndawo; ngokuba ama-Aram ehla khona. Ukumkani wamaSirayeli wathumela kuloo ndawo, abemxelele yona umfo wakwaThixo, embonisa; wazikhusela khona, akwaba kanye nakabini. Yabhabhama intliziyo yokumkani wakwa-Aram yiloo nto; wabiza abakhonzi bakhe, wathi kubo. Anindixeleli na ukuba ngubani na kuthi apha, ongakukumkani wakwaSirayeli? Wathi omnye wakubakhonzi bakhe, Asisithi, nkosi yam kumkani; ke nguElisha, umprofeti okwaSirayeli, oxelela ukumkani wamaSirayeli amazwi owathetha usengontsini yakho yokulala.

Wavuka kusasa umlungiseleli womfo wakwaThixo, wesuka waphuma, nantso impi iwujikelezile umzi, inamahashe neenqwelo zokulwa. Wathi umfana lowo kuye, Yoo, nkosi yam, siya kuthini na? Wathi yena, Musa ukoyika; ngokuba baninzi abangakuthi, ngaphezu kwabangakubo. Wathandaza uElisha, wathi, Yehova, khawuwavule amehlo akhe, abone. UYehova wawavula amehlo omfana lowo, wabona, nantso intaba izele ngamahashe neenqwelo zokulwa zomlilo, zimjikelezile uElisha. Behla baya kuye, wathandaza uElisha kuYehova, wathi, Khawulubethe olu hlanga ngobumfama. Wababetha ke ngobumfama, ngokwelizwi likaElisha. Wathi uElisha kubo, Asiyiyo indlela le, asinguwo umzi lo; ndilandeleni, ndinise kuloo ndoda niyifunayo; wabasa kwaSamari. Kwathi, bakufika kwaSamari, wathi uElisha, Yehova, wavule amehlo aba bantu, babone. Wawavula uYehova amehlo abo, babona. Nanku, bephakathi komzi wakwaSamari.

kwathi, bengcwaba indoda, babona ngamatutu evela; bayiphosa indoda leyo engcwabeni likaElisha. Ithe indoda leyo yakufika emathanjeni kaElisha, yasuka yaphila, yema ngeenyawo.

Wathi uIsaya, Nangu ke umqondiso kuwe, uphuma kuYehova, wokuba uya kulenza uYehova ilizwi alithethileyo: Isithunzi sihambe na izinyuko ezilishumi, sibuye na izinyuko ezilishumi? Wathi uHezekiya, Kulula kwisithunzi ukoluka izinyuko ezilishumi; hayi, isithunzi masibuye umva izinyuko ezilishumi. UIsaya umprofeti wamnqula uYehova, wasibuyisa umva isithunzi izinyuko zalishumi, esasihle zona esinyukweni sika-Ahazi.

Ngomnyaka wamashumi omathathu anesithoba wobukumkani bakhe, uAsa wayesifa ziinyawo, sada senyuka isifo sakhe; kananjalo esifeni sakhe akamquqelanga uYehova, waquqela amagqirha.

Uthe ke akomelela, yaphakama intliziyo yakhe, wada wenza ububi; ngokuba wenza ubumenemene kuYehova uThixo wakhe, wangena etempileni kaYehova, ukuba aqhumisele esibingelelweni sesiqhumiso. UAzariya umbingeleli wamlandela, enababingeleli bakaYehova abangamashumi asibhozo, amadoda anobukroti. Bammela u-Uziya ukumkani, bathi kuye, Asikokwakho, Uziya, ukuqhumisela kuYehova; kokwababingeleli, oonyana baka-Aron abangcwaliselwa ukuqhumisela; phuma engcweleni, ngokuba wenza ubumenemene; akuluzuko oko kuwe phambi koYehova uThixo. Wajala u-Uziya, ephethe ngesandla isiqhumiso sokuqhumisela. Uthe esabajalele ababingeleli, kwasuka kwaphuma iqhenqa ebunzini lakhe phambi kwababingeleli endlwini kaYehova, engasesibingelelweni sokuqhumisela. UAzariya, umbingeleli omkhulu, nababingeleli bonke, babheka kuye, nanko eneqhenqa ebunzi, bamgxotha ngobungxamo khona, wangxama naye ukuphuma; ngokuba uYehova ubembethile.

wenza imiqondiso nezimanga kuFaro, nakubakhonzi bakhe bonke, nakubantu bonke belizwe lakhe, ngokuba ubusazi ukuba baye bebakhukhumalele; wazenzela igama njengoko kunjalo nanamhla.

Ke mna bendiya kusingisa kuThixo, Indawo yam ndiyibhekise kuThixo, Owenza izinto ezinkulu ezingenakugocwagocwa, Imisebenzi ebalulekileyo engenakubalwa;

Kodwa ke nina ningabadyobha ngobuxoki, Ningamagqirha angento nonke niphela.

Yehova, Thixo wam, Ndazibika kuwe, wandiphilisa;

UYehova uya kumxhasa elukhukweni lobulwelwe; Uya kuluguqula ukhuko lwakhe lonke esifeni sakhe. Ndithi mna, Yehova, tarhu; Philisa umphefumlo wam, ngokuba ndonile kuwe.

UnguloThixo, wenza ngokubalulekileyo; Wawazisa amandla akho ezizweni,

Uloxolela bonke ubugwenxa bakho; Ulophilisa zonke izifo zakho; Ulokhulula ubomi bakho esihogweni, Akuthi jize ngenceba nemfesane; Lo uwuzalisayo umlomo wakho ngento elungileyo, Buhlaziyeke ubutsha bakho njengobokhozi.

Ulophilisa abaphuke intliziyo, Abophe amanxeba abo;

Ngako oko iya kuninika umqondiso ngokwayo iNkosi: uyabona, intombi le iya kumitha, izale unyana, imthiye igama elinguImanuweli.

Kanti yena uhlatywe ngenxa yezikreqo zethu, watyunyuzwa ngenxa yezenzo zethu ezigwenxa; ubetho lokuba sibe noxolo thina lube luphezu kwakhe; siphiliswe ngemivumbo yakhe.

Ngokuba ndiya kukubopha, ndiyipholise imivumbo yakho, utsho uYehova; ngokokuba bathi unguGxothiwe, uyiZiyon engakhathalelwe bani.

wamisayo imiqondiso nezimanga ezweni laseYiputa, unanamhla, nakumaSirayeli nakwabanye abantu, wazenzela igama, njengoko kunjalo namhla. Wabakhupha abantu bakho amaSirayeli ezweni leYiputa ngemiqondiso, nangezimanga, nangesandla esithe nkqi, nangengalo eyolukileyo, nangoloyikiso olukhulu.

Saba phezu kwam isandla sikaYehova; waphuma nam uYehova, ndikuMoya, wandibeka entilini phakathi; yona ke izele ngamathambo. Wandidlulisa kuwo, wandijikelezisa ngeenxa zonke; yabona, ebemaninzi kakhulu entilini leyo; yabona, ebeselomile kakhulu. Wathi ke kum, Nyana womntu, aya kuphila na ke la mathambo? Ndathi, Nkosi Yehova, kwazi wena. Wathi kum, Profeta phezu kwala mathambo, uthi kuwo, Mathambondini, liveni ilizwi likaYehova. Itsho iNkosi uYehova kula mathambo, ukuthi, Niyabona, ndingenisa umoya kuni; niya kuphila ke. Ndiya kunifaka imisipha, ndimilise kuni inyama, ndinaleke ngolusu, ndifake umoya ngaphakathi kwenu, niphile; nazi ukuba ndinguYehova. Ndaprofeta ngoko bendiwiselwe umthetho ngako; kwabakho isandi ndakuprofeta; nanko kurhashaza, asondelelana amathambo, ithambo lasondela kwithambo lalo. Ndakhangela, nanko kukho imisipha kuwo, yamila inyama, kwaleka ulusu luthabathela phezulu; umoya ke awabakho. Wathi kum, Profeta kuwo umoya, profeta, nyana womntu, uthi kuwo umoya, Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Vela, moya kwimimoya yomine, uphefumlele kwaba babuleweyo, baphile. Ndaprofeta ke ngoko bendiwiselwe umthetho ngako. Wangena umoya kuwo; baphila, bema ngeenyawo, umkhosi omkhulu kakhulu kunene.

Waphendula ukumkani, wathi kuDaniyeli, ogama linguBheletshatsare, Unako na ukundazisa iphupha endilibonileyo, nokutyhilwa kwalo? Waphendula uDaniyeli phambi kokumkani, wathi, Imfihlakalo ayibuzayo ukumkani, azinako ukumxelela ukumkani izilumko, nabakhwitsi, nezazi, namatola. Kodwa ke kukho uThixo emazulwini, ozityhilayo iimfihlakalo, onokumazisa ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare okuya kubakho ekupheleni kwemihla. Iphupha lakho, nemibono yentloko yakho esililini sakho, nantsi: Wena kumkani, izicamango zakho zathi tyaba kuwe esililini sakho, zokuya kubakho emveni koku; lowo ke uzityhilayo iimfihlakalo uyakwazisa okuya kubakho. Mna le mfihlakalo, ukuyityhilelwa kwam, akungenxa yabulumko ndingaba ndinabo ngaphezu kwabo bonke abaphilileyo; kungenxa yokuze aziswe ukumkani ukutyhilwa kwalo, uzazi izicamango zentliziyo yakho.

Wesuka uNebhukadenetsare wazala bubushushu, nokumila kobuso bakhe baba bubi kuShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego; waphendula wathi, iziko malenziwe libe shushu ngokuphindwe kasixhenxe, kunoko fudula lisenziwa shushu ngako. Wathi kumadoda, kumadoda anobukroti empini yakhe, makababophe ooShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego, abajulele ezikweni elivutha umlilo. Aza la madoda abotshwa eneehempe zawo, neengubo zawo zangaphantsi, nezokwaleka, nezinye iingubo zawo, ajulelwa ezikweni elivutha umlilo. Kwathi, ngenxa enokuba ilizwi lokumkani belibukhali, neziko belenziwe lashushu ngokuncamisileyo, ngenxa yoko ilangatye lomlilo lawabulala loo madoda abafunqulayo ooShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego. La madoda omathathu, ooShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego, awa phakathi kweziko elivutha umlilo, ebotshiwe. Waza uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani wothuka, wesuka ngobungxamo, wathetha wathi kumaphakathi akhe, Besingajulelanga phakathi komlilo amadoda amathathu yini na, ebotshiwe? Aphendula athi kukumkani, Unyanisile, kumkani. Waphendula wathi, Khangelani, ndibona amadoda amane, ekhululekile, ehamba phakathi komlilo, engenzakele; ukubonakala kweyesine ke kufana nonyana woothixo. Waza uNebhukadenetsare wasondela esangweni leziko elivutha umlilo, waphendula wathi, Shadraki, Meshaki, Abhede-nego, bakhonzi boThixo Osenyangweni, phumani nize. Baza baphuma ooShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego, emlilweni. Zahlanganisana iirhuluneli, nabathetheli bomkhosi, namabamba, namaphakathi okumkani; bawakhangela la madoda, ukuba umlilo awubanga namandla emizimbeni yawo, akurhawukanga nalunwele lwentloko yawo; iihempe zawo azibanga zizimbi, nevumba lomlilo alifikanga kuwo. Waphendula uNebhukadenetsare wathi, Makabongwe uThixo kaShadraki, kaMeshaki, ka-Abhede-nego osithumileyo isithunywa sakhe, wabasindisa abakhonzi bakhe, ababekholose ngaye, baligqitha ilizwi lokumkani, bayinikela imizimba yabo, ukuba bangabusi, bangaqubudi, kuthixo nonguwuphi, ongenguye uThixo wabo. Ndiwisa umthetho wokuba zonke iintlanga, nezizwe, neelwimi, ezisukuba zithetha into eyimposiso ngoThixo kaShadraki, kaMeshaki, ka-Abhede-nego, ziya kwenziwa iziqwenga; izindlu zabo zenziwe indawo ekuyiwa kuyo endle; ngenxa enokuba kungekho thixo wumbi, unako ukuhlangula ngolo luhlobo. Waza ukumkani wabenza banempumelelo ooShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego, ezweni laseBhabheli.

UNebhukadenetsare ukumkani uthi kuzo zonke iintlanga, nezizwe, neelwimi ezimiyo ehlabathini lonke: Malube lukhulu uxolo lwenu. Imiqondiso nezimanga, azenzileyo kum uThixo Osenyangweni, kukholekile kum ukuba ndizixele. Imiqondiso yakhe, hayi ukuba mikhulu kwayo! Izimanga zakhe, hayi ukuba namandla kwazo! Ubukumkani bakhe bubukumkani obungunaphakade, igunya lakhe likwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.

Kwaoko kwavela iminwe yesandla somntu, yabhala malunga nesiphatho sesibane, efutheni lodonga lwebhotwe lobukumkani; ukumkani wakubona ukuphela kwesandla esibhalayo. Laza laguquka ibala lobuso bokumkani, zamngqungisa izicamango zakhe, amalungu esinqe sakhe acombuluka, namadolo akhe abethabethana.

Watsho ke ukumkani; bamzisa uDaniyeli, bamjulela emhadini weengonyama. Waphendula ukumkani wathi kuDaniyeli, Wanga uThixo wakho, ombusa ngamaxesha onke, angakusindisa. Kwaziswa ilitye, labekwa phezu komlomo womhadi; ukumkani walitywina ngomsesane wakhe wokutywina, nangomsesane wokutywina wezikhulu zakhe, ukuze kungaguqulwa nto mayela noDaniyeli. Waza ukumkani waya ebhotweni lakhe, wabugqiba ubusuku ezila ukudla; akwaziswa zintombi zingqungqayo phambi kwakhe, waphelelwa bubuthongo. Waza ukumkani wavuka ngesifingo kwakusasa, waya emhadini weengonyama ngobungxamo. Akusondela emhadini, wadanduluka kuDaniyeli ngezwi elibuhlungu. Wasusela ukumkani, wathi kuDaniyeli, Daniyeli, mkhonzi woThixo ophilileyo, uThixo wakho, obuhlala umbusa, ube nako na ukukusindisa ezingonyameni? Waza uDaniyeli wathi kukumkani, Kumkani, phila ngonaphakade! UThixo wam uthume isithunywa sakhe, sayivingca imilomo yeengonyama, ukuba zingandenzakalisi, ngenxa enokuba phambi kwakhe kufumaneke ukuba ndimsulwa; naphambi kwakho, kumkani, andonanga. Waza ukumkani wavuya kunene, wathi uDaniyeli makanyuswe emhadini. Wenyuswa ke uDaniyeli. Akwafumaneka nasinye isenzakalo kuye; ngokuba ebekholwe kuThixo wakhe. Ukumkani wayalela, aziswa loo madoda ebemncethezile uDaniyeli, bawajulela emhadini weengonyama, wona nabantwana bawo, nabafazi bawo; zaza, bengekafiki nokufika emzantsini womhadi, iingonyama zabagonyamela, zawacola onke amathambo abo.

Waza uDariyo ukumkani wabhalela kuzo zonke iintlanga, nezizwe, neelwimi, ebezihleli ehlabathini lonke, wathi: Uxolo lwenu malube lukhulu! Ndiwisa umthetho wokuba bathi, ezindaweni zonke zegunya lobukumkani bam, badidizele bothuke abantu phambi koThixo kaDaniyeli. Ngokuba unguThixo ophilileyo, emi ngonaphakade; ubukumkani bakhe abonakaliswa, negunya lakhe liya kuda liye ekupheleni; esindisa, ehlangula, esenza imiqondiso nezimanga emazulwini nasehlabathini; ngokuba emsindisile uDaniyeli emandleni eengonyama.

Kuya kuthi emveni kokuba njalo, ndithulule uMoya wam phezu kwenyama yonke, baprofete oonyana benu neentombi zenu; amadoda enu amakhulu aphuphe amaphupha, amadodana enu abone imibono. Kwanaphezu kwabakhonzi naphezu kwabakhonzazana ndothulula uMoya wam ngaloo mihla. Ndiya kwenza izimanga ezulwini nasehlabathini, igazi nomlilo nemiqulu yomsi. Ilanga liya kusuka libe mnyama, nenyanga ibe ligazi, phambi kokuba ifike imini kaYehova, leyo inkulu yoyikekayo.

Waye uYesu elihamba lonke elaseGalili, efundisa ezindlwini zabo zesikhungu, evakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo zobukumkani, ephilisa izifo zonke nezikhuhlane zonke ebantwini. Lwaphuma ke udumo lwakhe lwaya kulo lonke elaseSiriya, babazisa kuye bonke abafayo, bebanjwe zizifo ngezifo naziintuthumbo ngeentuthumbo, nabaphethwe ziidemon, nabanesathuthwane, nabanedumbe, wabaphilisa ke.

Nanko kusiza oneqhenqa, waqubuda kuye, esithi, Nkosi, ukuba uyathanda, unako ukundihlambulula. Wasolula isandla uYesu, wamchukumisa, esithi, Ndiyathanda, hlambuluka. Lahlambuluka kwaoko iqhenqa lakhe.

Ke kaloku uYesu wangena endlwini kaPetros, wabona umkhwekazi wakhe elele, esifa yicesina. Waza wachukumisa isandla sakhe, yamyeka icesina; wavuka ke, wabalungiselela.

Kuthe ke kwakuhlwa, kwaziswa kuye into eninzi yabaphethwe ziidemon; wabakhupha oomoya abo ngelizwi, wathi nabo bonke abafayo wabaphilisa; ukuze kuzaliseke okwathethwayo ngoIsaya umprofeti, esithi, Yena ngokwakhe wabuthabatha ubulwelwe bethu, wazithwala izifo zethu.

Kwasuka kwabakho uqhwithela olukhulu elwandle, ngokokude umkhombe ugutyungelwe ngamaza; waye ke yena elele ubuthongo. Beza abafundi bakhe bamvusa, besithi, Nkosi, sisindise, satshabalala! Athi kubo, Yini na ukuba nibe ngamagwala, bantundini balukholo luncinane? Waza wavuka, wayikhalimela imimoya nolwandle; kwabakho ukuzola okukhulu. Bamangaliswa ke abantu abo, besithi, Ngumntu mni na lo, le nto alulanyelwayo nayimimoya nalulwandle?

Kuthe akufika ngaphesheya, ezweni lamaGergasi, kwaqubisana naye abantu ababini abaphethwe ziidemon, bephuma emangcwabeni, belugcalagcala, kwada kwayinkohla ukuba kudlule umntu ngaloo ndlela. Basuka bakhala besithi, Yintoni na enathi nawe, Yesu, Nyana kaThixo? Apha uze kusithuthumbisa na phambi kwelona xesha? Bekukho ke mgama kubo ugxuba olukhulu lweehagu lusidla. Zaye ke iidemon zimbongoza, zisithi, Ukuba uyasikhupha, sivumele siye kungena elugxubeni lweehagu oluya. Wathi kuzo, Yiyani. Zaphuma ke, zaya kungena elugxubeni lweehagu; lwasuka lonke ugxuba lweehagu lwaphaphatheka, lwehla eweni, lwela elwandle; zatshabalala emanzini. Bathe ke abo babezalusa basaba, baya ekhaya, babika into yonke, kwanendawo yababephethwe ziidemon. Wasuka wonke umzi waphuma, waya kumhlangabeza uYesu; bathi bakumbona, bambongoza ukuba agqithe kuloo mida yabo.

Ke kaloku bazisa kuye umntu onedumbe, elele elukhukweni. UYesu, elubona ukholo lwabo, wathi kuye onedumbe, Mntwana wam, yomelela; zixolelwe izono zakho. Besuka ababhali abathile, bathi phakathi kwabo, Lo uyanyelisa. UYesu, ezibona iingcingane zabo, wathi, Yini na ukuba nicinge izinto ezikhohlakeleyo ezintliziyweni zenu? Kuba okukhona kulula kukuphi na, kukho ukuthi, Zixolelwe izono zakho; kukho nokuthi, Vuka uhambe? Kodwa ukuze nazi ukuba unalo igunya emhlabeni uNyana woMntu lokuxolela izono (selesithi konedumbe), Vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho, uye endlwini yakho. Wavuka ke, wemka waya endlwini yakhe. Zikubonile ke oko izihlwele, zamangaliswa, zamzukisa uThixo, obanike abantu igunya elingaka.

Nanko kusiza ntokazi ithile, eyayinethombo legazi iminyaka elishumi elinamibini; yafika ngasemva yachukumisa umqukumbelo wengubo yakhe; kuba ibisithi ngaphakathi kwayo, Ukuba ndithe ndachukumisa ingubo yakhe nje kodwa, ndophiliswa. Wajika uYesu, wayibona, wathi, Ntombi yam, yomelela, ukholo lwakho lukusindisile. Yasindiswa loo ntokazi kwangelo lixa.

Uthe akufika uYesu endlwini yomphathi, wazibona iingwali nabantu abaninzi bephithizela; athi kubo, Khwelelani; kuba intombazana ayifile, ilele. Basuka bamwa ngentsini. Uthe ke bakukhutshelwa phandle abantu, wangena, wayibamba ngesandla, yaza yavuka intombazana leyo. Lwaza lwaphuma udumo lwale nto, lwaya kuwo wonke loo mhlaba.

Kuthe ke akuba edlula apho uYesu, walandelwa ziimfama ezimbini, zidanduluka, zisithi, Senzele inceba, nyana kaDavide. Zithe, akungena ke endlwini, zeza kufika kuye iimfama; athi kuzo uYesu, Niyakholwa na ukuba ndinako ukukwenza oko? Zithe kuye, Ewe, Nkosi. Wandula ukuwachukumisa amehlo azo, esithi, Ngokokholo lwenu makwenzeke kuni. Avuleka ke amehlo azo. Waza uYesu waziyala kalukhuni, esithi, Lumkani ingaziwa mntu le nto. Kodwa zona zaphuma, zalubhengeza udumo lwakhe kuwo wonke loo mhlaba.

Ke kaloku zakubon’ ukuba ziyaphuma, kwabonakala kuziswa kuye umntu osisidenge, ophethwe yidemon. Kwathi, yakukhutshwa idemon, sathetha isidenge; zamangaliswa izihlwele, zisithi, Akuzanga kubonwe okunje kwaSirayeli.

Waye uYesu eyihamba yonke imizi nemizana, efundisa ezindlwini zabo zesikhungu, evakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo zobukumkani, ephilisa izifo zonke nezikhuhlane zonke ebantwini.

Waza wababizela kuye abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinababini, wabanika igunya koomoya abangcolileyo, ukuze babakhuphe, nelokuphilisa izifo nezikhuhlane zonke.

Philisani imilwelwe, hlambululani abaneqhenqa, vusani abafileyo, khuphani iidemon; namkele ngesisa, yiphani ngesisa.

iimfama zibuya zibone, neziqhwala ziyahamba; abaneqhenqa bayahlanjululwa, nezithulu ziyeva; abafileyo bayavuswa, namahlwempu aya zishunyayezwa iindaba ezilungileyo.

Kwabonakala kukho umntu owome isandla; baza bambuza, besithi, Kuvumelekile na ukuphilisa ngesabatha? ukuze bammangalele. Wathi ke kubo, Kuni apha nguwuphi na umntu ongethi, enemvu inye, yaza yona yeyela emhadini ngesabatha, angayibambi ayirhole? Ubeke phi na ke umntu ukuyigqitha imvu? Ngoko ke kuvumelekile ukwenza okulungileyo ngesabetha. Aze athi kumntu lowo, Solule isandla sakho. Wasolula, sabuya saphila ke, saba kwanjengesinye.

Uthe ke uYesu, ekwazi oko, wemka, apho; walandelwa ngabantu abaninzi; wabaphilisa bonke.

Kwaza kwaziswa kuye ophethwe yidemon, eyimfama, esisidenge; wamphilisa, wada lowo uyimfama usisidenge wathetha, wabona nokubona. Zathi nqa ke zonke izihlwele, zathi, Ngunyana kaDavide kanti na lo?

Kodwa ukuba ndizikhupha iidemon ngoMoya kaThixo mna, ngoko bunifikele kanti ubukumkani bukaThixo.

Akenza misebenzi mininzi yamandla khona apho, ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.

Ephumile ke uYesu, wabona into eninzi yabantu, wasikwa yimfesane ngabo, wayiphilisa imilwelwe yabo.

Kuthe ke kwakuhlwa, beza kuye abafundi bakhe, besithi, Le ndawo iyintlango, kanjalo ilixa lise lidlule; zindulule izihlwele, zimke ziye emizaneni, zizithengele ukudla. Uthe ke kubo uYesu, Akufuneki ukuba zimke; zipheni nina zitye. Bathi ke bona kuye, Asinanto apha, ingezizo izonka ezihlanu neentlanzi ezimbini. Wathi ke yena, Ziziseni kum apha. Wathi izihlwele mazingqengqe phantsi engceni; wazithabatha izonka zozihlanu neentlanzi zombini, wathi, ekhangele ezulwini, wasikelela; waqhekeza, wazinika abafundi izonka ezo; ke abafundi banika izihlwele. Badla bonke bahlutha; basusa amaqhekeza aseleyo, zalishumi elinazibini izitya zizele. Ke kaloku abo babesidla babengamadoda akumawaka amahlanu, ngaphandle kwabafazi nabantwana.

Kuthe ke ngowesine umlindo wobusuku, wesuka waya kubo uYesu, ehamba phezu kolwandle. Bathe bakumbona abafundi ehamba phezu kolwandle, bakhathazeka, besithi, Ngumshologu; bakhaliswa kukoyika. Wathetha ke kwaoko uYesu kubo, esithi, Yomelelani; ndim, musani ukoyika.

UPetros wamphendula ke wathi, Nkosi, ukuba nguwe, yitsho ndize kuwe ndihamba phezu kwamanzi. Wathi ke yena, Yiza. Ehlile uPetros emkhombeni, wahamba phezu kwamanzi, esiya kuYesu. Ke kaloku, ebona umoya unamandla, woyika; waza eqala ukutshona wakhala, esithi, Nkosi, ndisindise. Wasolula kwaoko ke isandla uYesu, wambamba, wathi kuye, Ehla wena ulukholo luncinane, uthandabuzelani na? Bakungena emkhombeni, wadamba umoya. Bazile ke abo basemkhombeni, baqubuda kuye, besithi, Inyaniso, unguNyana kaThixo.

Emazile amadoda aloo ndawo, athumela kuwo wonke loo mmandla. Bazisa kuye bonke abafayo, bambongoza ukuba bachukumise nje kodwa intshinga yengubo yakhe; baza bonke abayichukumisayo baphiliswa kanye.

Kwathi thu umKananekazi evela kuloo mida, ekhala esithi, Ndenzele inceba, Nkosi, nyana kaDavide; intombi yam iphethwe yidemon kakubi. Akamphendula ke nelizwi eli. Beza abafundi bakhe, bamcela besithi, Mndulule, ngokuba usilandela ekhala. Waphendula ke yena wathi, Ndithunywe kwizimvu ezilahlekileyo zendlu kaSirayeli zodwa. Weza ke waqubuda kuye, esithi, Nkosi, ndisize. Uphendule ke wathi, Asinto intle ukusithabatha isonka sabantwana, siphoswe ezinjaneni. Wathi ke yena, Ewe, Nkosi; kuba neenjana zidla kwiimvuthuluka eziwa etafileni yabaninizo. Waza ke waphendula uYesu wathi kuye, Mfazi, lukhulu ukholo lwakho; makwenzeke kuwe njengokuthanda kwakho. Yaphiliswa intombi yakhe kwangelo lixa.

Kweza kuye izihlwele ezininzi, zinazo iziqhwala, iimfama, izidenge, izilima, nabanye abaninzi, zababeka phantsi ezinyaweni zikaYesu; wabaphilisa; zada zamangaliswa izihlwele ezo, zakubona izidenge zithetha, izilima ziphilile, iziqhwala zihamba, neemfama zibona; zamzukisa uThixo kaSirayeli.

Ebabizele ke kuye uYesu abafundi bakhe, wathi, Ndisikwa yimfesane ngenxa yezihlwele, ngokuba sekuntsuku ntathu behleli nam, bengenanto bangayidlayo; ukuthi ke ndibandulule bengadlanga andikuthandi, hleze batyhafe endleleni. Bathi kuye abafundi bakhe, Sozizuza phi na entlango apha izonka ezingade zihluthise izihlwele ezingakanana? Athi kubo uYesu, Zingaphi na izonka eninazo? Bathi ke bona, Zisixhenxe, neentlanzana ezimbalwa. Wathi kwizihlwele mazihlale phantsi emhlabeni. Wazithabatha ke izonka zosixhenxe neentlanzi, wabulela, waqhekeza, wanika abafundi bakhe, abafundi ke banika izihlwele. Badla bonke bahlutha; basusa amaqhekeza aseleyo, iingobozi zasixhenxe zizele. Ke kaloku abo babesidla babengamawaka amane amadoda, ngaphandle kwabafazi nabantwana.

Wenziwa waba kumila kumbi phambi kwabo, bathi ubuso bakhe bakhazimla njengelanga, zasuka ke iingubo zakhe zamhlophe njengokukhanya.

Bakubon’ ukuba bafikile esihlweleni, kweza kuye umntu, esiwa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, esithi, Nkosi, menzele inceba unyana wam; ngokuba unesathuthwane, esiva ubunzima obukhulu; kuba esiwa futhi emlilweni, nasemanzini futhi. Ndithe ndamzisa kubafundi bakho, ababa nako ukumphilisa. Waphendula ke uYesu wathi, Sizukulwanandini singakholwayo, sigwenxa, koda kube nini na ndinani? Koda kube nini na ndininyamezele? Mziseni kum apha. Waza uYesu wayikhalimela, yaphuma kuye idemon; waphiliswa umntwana kwangelo lixa.

Bandula beza abafundi kuYesu bebodwa, bathi, Bekungani na ukuba singabi nako ukuyikhupha thina? Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Bekungenxa yokungakholwa kwenu; kuba inene ndithi kuni, Beningathi, ninokholo olunjengokhozo lwemostade, nithi kule ntaba, Suka apha uye phaya, isuke, kungabikho nto iya kuninqabela.

Kodwa ukuze singabakhubekisi, hamba uye elwandle, uphose umlobothi wakho, uthabathe loo ntlanzi ithe yavela tanci. Wothi wakuwunqika umlomo wayo, ufumane ishekele; thabatha yona leyo ubanike, usenzelelela mna nawe.

Inene, ndithi kuni, Konke enithe nakubopha emhlabeni, kobotshwa emazulwini; nako konke enithe nakukhulula emhlabeni, kokhululwa emazulwini. Kanjalo ndithi kuni, Ukuba ababini kuni bathe bavumelana emhlabeni apha ngeendawo zonke abangazicelayo, bozenzelwa nguBawo osemazulwini. Kuba apho bahlanganisene khona egameni lam, nokuba babini nokuba bathathu, ndikho mna apho phakathi kwabo.

Ondele ke uYesu, wathi kubo, Kubantu le nto ayinakwenzeka; ke kuye uThixo zonke izinto zinako ukwenzeka.

Nanko kuhleli iimfama zimbini ngasendleleni; zathi, zakuva ukuba kudlula uYesu, zadanduluka, zisithi, Senzele inceba, Nkosi, nyana kaDavide. Ke kaloku indimbane yazikhalimela ukuba zithi tu; kwaba kukhona ke zidandulukayo, zisithi, Senzele inceba, Nkosi, nyana kaDavide. Wema uYesu, wazibiza wathi, Ninga ndinganenzela ntoni na? Zithi kuye, Nkosi, ukuba kuvulwe amehlo ethu. Wasikwa ke yimfesane uYesu, wawachukumisa amehlo azo; zaba nokubona kwaoko ngamehlo azo, zamlandela.

Kweza kuye iimfama neziqhwala, etempileni apho, waziphilisa.

Wathi, ebone mkhiwane uthile ngasendleleni, waya kuwo, akafumana nto kuwo, yangamagqabi odwa; athi kuwo, Makungaze kuvele siqhamo kuwe naphakade. Wasuka woma kwaoko umkhiwane lowo. Bakukubona oko abafundi, bamangaliswa, besithi, Utheni na ukoma msinya kangakanana umkhiwane? Waphendula ke uYesu wathi kubo, Inene, ndithi kuni, ukuba nithe nanokholo, anathandabuza, anisayi kwenza le nto yomkhiwane yodwa; kosuka, nokuba nithe kule ntaba, Thabatheka uphoseke elwandle, kwenzeke. Neento zonke enithe nazicela ekuthandazeni nikholwa, nozamkela.

Kwasuka kwabakho unyikimo olukhulu; kuba kwakuhle isithunywa seNkosi emazulwini, seza saliqengqa ilitye lesuka emnyango, sahlala phezu kwalo.

Akakho apha; kuba uvukile, njengoko watshoyo; yizani niyibone indawo apho ibilele khona iNkosi. Yiyani ngokukhawuleza, nibaxelele abafundi bakhe ukuthi uvukile kwabafileyo; niyabona, uyanandulela ukuya kwelaseGalili; nombona khona apho. Yabonani, ndinixelele.

Weza uYesu wathetha kubo, esithi, Linikwe mna lonke igunya emazulwini nasehlabathini.

Kwaye kukho endlwini yabo yesikhungu umntu onomoya ongcolileyo; wakhala, esithi, Yoo! Yini na enathi nawe, Yesu waseNazarete? Uze kusitshabalalisa na? Ndiyakwazi wena, lowo unguye; ungoyiNgcwele kaThixo. Wawukhalimela uYesu, esithi, Yithi tu, uphume kuye. Uthe umoya ongcolileyo wambetha wee xhwenene; wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma kuye. Baqhiphuka umbilini bonke, ngokokude babuzisane, besithi, Yintoni na le nto? Le mfundiso intsha yiyiphi na, le nto noomoya abangcolileyo aba abathethela ngegunya, bamlulamele? Lwaphuma ke kwaoko udumo lwakhe; lwaya kuwo wonke ummandla welaseGalili.

Kwaoko, bakuphuma endlwini yesikhungu, bangena endlwini kaSimon noAndreya, benoYakobi noYohane. Ke kaloku umkhwekazi kaSimon wayelele, esifa yicesina; bamxelela ngaye kwaoko. Weza ke kuye, wamvusa embambe ngesandla; yamyeka kwaoko icesina, wabalungiselela.

Ke kaloku, kwakuhlwa, xa litshonayo ilanga, bazisa kuye bonke ababesifa, nababephethwe ziidemon. Waye umzi wonke uhlanganisene ndawonye emnyango apho. Waphilisa babaninzi ababesifa zizifo ngezifo; wakhupha needemon ezininzi; waye engazivumeli iidemon ukuba zithethe, kuba bezimazi.

Wayevakalisa ke ezindlwini zabo zesikhungu kulo lonke elaseGalili, ezikhupha needemon.

Kweza kuye oneqhenqa, embongoza, esiwa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, esithi kuye, Ukuba uyathanda, unako ukundihlambulula. UYesu, esikwe yimfesane ke, wasolula isandla, wamchukumisa, wathi kuye, Ndiyathanda; hlambuluka. Akutsho, lemka kwaoko kuye iqhenqa, wahlambuluka. Akuba emyalile kalukhuni, wamkhupha kwaoko. Athi kuye, Lumka ungaxeleli bani nento le; hamba uye kuzibonisa kumbingeleli, usondeze ngenxa yokuhlanjululwa kwakho ezo zinto wamisa zona uMoses, zibe bubungqina kubo. Ke yena, akuphuma, waqala ukuyivakalisa kakhulu nokuyibhengeza loo ndawo, ngokokude angabi saba nako uYesu ukungena mzini ekuhleni; waba ngaphandle ezindaweni eziziintlango; babesithi beze kuye bevela ngeenxa zonke.

Kuthi kufike kuye abantu bezisa onedumbe, ethwelwe ngabane. Bakuba bengenakusondela kuye ngenxa yendimbane, banqika entungo apho abekhona; bakuba begqobhozile, baluhlisa ukhuko abelele kulo lowo unedumbe. Akulubona ke uYesu ukholo lwabo, wathi konedumbe, Mntwana wam, uzixolelwe izono zakho. Kwaye ke kukho apho ababhali abathile behleli, becamanga ezintliziyweni zabo, besithi, Yini na ukuba lo enjenje ukuthetha izinyeliso? Ngubani na onako ukuxolela izono, mnye kwaphela, nguThixo? Eqiqe kwaoko uYesu ngomoya wakhe, ukuba benjenjalo ukucamanga ngaphakathi kwabo, wathi kubo, Yini na ukuba nicamange ezi zinto ezintliziyweni zenu? Okhona kulula kukuphi na: kukho ukuthi konedumbe, Uzixolelwe izono; kukho nokuthi, Vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho, uhambe? Ke ukuze nazi ukuba unalo igunya uNyana woMntu lokuxolela izono emhlabeni apha (uthi konedumbe), Ndithi kuwe, Vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho, uye endlwini yakho. Wavuka kwaoko, waluthabatha ukhuko, waphuma phambi kwabo bonke, ngokokude bathi nqa bonke, bamzukise uThixo, besithi, Asizanga sikubone okunje.

Wabuya wangena endlwini yesikhungu. Kwaye kukho apho umntu onesandla esomileyo. Baye bemlalele, ukuba womphilisa na ngesabatha, ukuze bammangalele. Athi kuloo mntu unesandla esomileyo, Phakama uze phakathi. Athi kubo, Okuvumelekileyo ngesabatha kukwenza okulungileyo, kukwenza okubi, kusini na? Kukusindisa, kukubulala, kusini na? Ke bahlala bathi tu. Akuba ebasingasingile ngengqumbo, ebuhlungu ngenxa yokuqaqadeka kwentliziyo yabo, uthi kumntu lowo, Solule isandla sakho. Wasolula, sabuya saphila ke isandla sakhe, saba kwanjengesinye.

Kuba waphilisa babaninzi, ngokokude bathi ngunga phezu kwakhe, ukuze bamchukumise bonke ababenezibetho; nabo oomoya abangcolileyo babesithi, xa sukuba bembona, bawe phantsi kuye, bakhale, besithi, Unguye wena uNyana kaThixo. Wayebakhalimela kakhulu ukuba bangamtyhili.

Wadala balishumi elinababini, ukuze babe naye, nokuze abathume baye kuvakalisa ubukumkani bukaThixo, babe negunya lokuziphilisa izifo, nelokuzikhupha iidemon.

Kwabakho uqhwithela olukhulu lomoya; aye ke amaza ephoseka emkhombeni, abetha wafuna ukuzala kwangoku. Waye yena esesinqeni somkhombe, elele ubuthongo phezu komqamelo; bamvuse, bathi kuye, Mfundisi, akukhathali na, sitshabalala nje? Wavuka, wawukhalimela umoya, wathi kulo ulwandle, Hlala uthi tu, uthi cwaka! Wadamba umoya, kwabakho ukuzola okukhulu. Wathi kubo, Yini na ukuba nibe nje, ukuba ngamagwala? Kutheni na, le nto ningenalukholo? Boyika ngoloyiko olukhulu, batshono ukuthi, Ngubani na ke lo, le nto alulanyelwa nangumoya nalulwandle?

Akuba ephumile emkhombeni, wahlangatyezwa kwaoko ngumntu onomoya ongcolileyo, ephuma emangcwabeni, obehlala emangcwabeni apho. Kwaye kungekho bani unako ukumbopha nangemixokelelwane; ngenxa yokuba wayebotshwe futhi ngamakhamandela nangemixokelelwane, asuke ayijace yena imixokelelwane, awakroboze namakhamandela; kwaye kungekho bani unamandla okumdambisa. Ube ehlala ubusuku nemini esezintabeni nasemangcwabeni, ekhala, ezijeca ngamatye. Uthe ke akumbona UYesu ekude, wagidima, waya waqubuda kuye, wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, Yini na enam nawe, Yesu, Nyana kaThixo Osenyangweni? Ndiya kufungisa uThixo ukuba ungandithuthumbisi. Kuba ebethe kuye, Phuma emntwini apho, moyandini ungcolileyo. Wayembuza esithi, Ungubani na wena igama? Waphendula esithi, NguMkhosi igama lam; kuba sibaninzi. Waye ke embongoza kakhulu ukuba angabandululi bemke kwelo zwe. Bekukho ke apho ngasezintabeni ugxuba olukhulu lweehagu lusidla. Zambongoza zonke iidemon, zisithi, Sithumele ezihagwini, ukuze singene kuzo. Wazivumela kwaoko uYesu. Baphuma ke oomoya abangcolileyo, baya kungena ezihagwini; lwaza ugxuba lwaphaphatheka, lwehla eweni, lwela elwandle; zaye ke iihagu ezo ngathi zimawaka mabini; zarhaxwa elwandle apho. Bathe ke abo babezalusa iihagu basaba, babika ekhaya nasemaphandleni. Baphuma ke baya kuyibona loo nto ihlileyo, ukuba iyintoni na. Bafike kuYesu, bambone obephethwe ziidemon, lowo ke wayenomkhosi, ehleli, ambathisiwe, enengqondo ephilileyo; baza boyika. Abo babeyibonile le nto babacokisela, ukuba kuthekeni na kobephethwe ziidemon; kwanokweehagu. Baqala ukumbongoza ukuba emke emideni yabo.

Intokazi ethile, eyayinethombo legazi iminyaka elishumi elinamibini, eyayive ubunzima obuninzi kumagqirha amaninzi, eyayidleke konke ebinako, ingasizakali lutho, imana ukuba mandundu: yathi yakuva ngaye uYesu, yeza phakathi kwesihlwele ngasemva, yayichukumisa ingubo yakhe; kuba ibisithi, Ukuba ndithe ndachukumisa neengubo zakhe ezi, ndosindiswa. Watsha kwaoko umthombo wegazi layo; yeva emzimbeni wayo ukuba iphilisiwe kweso sibetho. UYesu, ethe kwaoko wawazi ngaphakathi kwakhe amandla aphume kuye, wajika esendimbaneni, wathi, Ngubani na ochukumise iingubo zam? Bathi kuye abafundi bakhe, Ubona nje ukuba isihlwele sikuxinile, utsho na ukuthi, Ngubani na ondichukumisileyo? Wasingasinga, ukuba ambone lowo uyenzileyo le nto. Ithe ke intokazi leyo, isoyika, igubha, ikwazi oko kwenzekileyo kuyo, yeza yawa phantsi kuye, yamxelela inyaniso yonke. Wathi ke kuyo, Ntombi yam, ukholo lwakho lukusindisile; hamba unoxolo, phila kweso sibetho sakho.

Kuthi esathetha yena, kufike abakulomphathi wendlu yesikhungu, besithi, Intombi yakho ifile; usamkhathazelani na uMfundisi? Aze kwaoko uYesu, elivile elo zwi lithethwa, athi kumphathi wendlu yesikhungu, Musa ukoyika, kholwa kodwa wena. Akavumela mntu ukuba alandelane naye, kwakuphela nguPetros noYakobi noYohane, umzalwana kaYakobi. Afike endlwini yomphathi wendlu yesikhungu, abone isiphithiphithi, abalilayo nabenza isijwili esikhulu. Akungena uthi kubo, Yini na ukuba niphithizele nilile? Akafile umntwana, ulele. Basuka bamwa ngentsini. Athi akubakhupha bona bonke, amthabathe uyise womntwana nonina, nabo babenaye, angene apho wayelele khona umntwana. Ambambe ngesandla umntwana, athi kuye, Talita, kumi; oko kukuthi, ngentetho evakalayo, Ntombazana, ndithi kuwe, Vuka! Yavuka kwaoko intombazana leyo, yahambahamba; kuba ibiminyaka ilishumi elinamibini izelwe. Bathi nqa ngokuthi nqa okukhulu.

Uthe kwakubakho isabatha, waqala ukufundisa endlwini yesikhungu; baza abaninzi, bakuva, bakhwankqiswa, besithi, Lo uzizuze phi na ezi zinto? Bubulumko buni na obu abunikiweyo, le nto nemisebenzi yamandla enjengale yenzekayo ngezandla zakhe?

Wayengenako ukwenza na mnye umsebenzi wamandla khona apho, kwakuphela ukubeka izandla phezu kwemilwelwe embalwa, wayiphilisa.

Ubabizele kuye abalishumi elinababini, waqala ukubathuma ngababini, ngababini; wayebanika igunya koomoya abangcolileyo;

Bakhupha needemon ezininzi, bayithambisa ngeoli imilwelwe emininzi, beyiphilisa.

Kuthi kwakubon’ ukuba seyihambile kakhulu imini, beze kuye abafundi bakhe, bathi, Le ndawo iyintlango, nemini seyihambile kakhulu; bandulule bemke, baye emaphandleni ajikelezileyo nasemizaneni, bazithengele izonka; kuba bengenanto bangayidlayo. Waphendula wathi kubo, Bapheni nina badle. Bathi kuye, Simke na siye kuthenga izonka ngeedenariyo ezimakhulu mabini, sibaphe badle? Uthi ke yena kubo, Izonka eninazo zingaphi na? Hambani niye kukhangela. Besazi, bathi, Zihlanu, neentlanzi ezimbini. Wabathethela ngelithi, mababangqengqise bonke, babe ziziqhu ngeziqhu engceni eluhlaza. Bahlala phantsi beziingcamba ngeengcamba ngamakhulu, nangamashumi ngamahlanu. Wazithabatha izonka zozihlanu neentlanzi zombini, wathi ekhangele ezulwini wasikelela, waziqhekeza izonka, wanika abafundi bakhe, ukuba babeke phambi kwabo; wathi neentlanzi zombini wazabela bona bonke. Badla ke bonke bahlutha. Baza basusa izitya zizele ngamaqhekeza zalishumi elinazibini, basusa nakwiintlanzi. Baye abo babezidla izonka ezo bekumawaka omahlanu amadoda.

Wababona bebulaleka ekuqhubeni; kuba umoya ububavele ngaphambili. Athi ngolwesine ulindo lobusuku eze kubo, ehamba phezu kolwandle; wanga uza kugqitha kubo. Bathi ke, bakumbona ehamba phezu kolwandle, baba ngumshologu, bakhala; kuba bonke bambona, bakhathazeka. Wathetha kwaoko nabo, wathi kubo, Yomelelani; ndim; musani ukoyika. Wenyuka waya kubo emkhombeni, wadamba umoya. Bathi nqa ngaphakathi kwabo ngokuncamisileyo kunene, bamangaliswa;

Bakuphuma emkhombeni, bamazi kwaoko abantu; bawubaleka wonke loo mmandla, baqala ukubathwala ngeenkuko abafayo, bebasa apho babemva ukuba ukhona. Nalapho sukuba ebengena khona, nokuba kusemzaneni, nokuba kusemzini, nokuba kusemaphandleni, babesithi, bababeke abafayo ezindaweni zembutho, bambongoze ukuba khe bachukumise intshinga yengubo yakhe. Baye ke besindiswa abasukuba bemchukumisa.

Esukile apho ke, waya emideni yaseTire neyaseTsidon. Wangena endlwini, wanga akungaziwa mntu; akaba nako ukufihlakala noko. Kuba yathi yakumva intokazi entombazana ibinomoya ongcolileyo, yafika yawa ezinyaweni zakhe; yaye ke kaloku intokazi leyo ingumGrikekazi, umSirofenikikazi ngokuzalwa. Yacela kuye ukuba ayikhuphe idemon entombini yayo. Uthe ke uYesu kuyo, Khawuyeke kuhluthe abantwana kuqala; kuba akukuhle ukusithabatha isonka sabantwana, siphoswe ezinjaneni. Yaphendula ke yathi kuye, Ewe, Nkosi; kuba nazo iinjana phantsi kwetafile zidla kwiimvuthuluka zabantwana. Wathi kuyo, Ngenxa yelo zwi, hamba; idemon iphumile entombini yakho. Yesuka yaya endlwini yayo, yafumana iphumile idemon, intombi ilele phezu kwesi ngqengqelo.

Bazisa ke isithulu esithintithayo, bambongoza ukuba abeke isandla phezu kwaso. Wasishenxisa esihlweleni sasodwa, wafaka iminwe yakhe ezindlebeni zaso, wathi etshicile, wachukumisa ulwimi lwaso, wakhangela ezulwini, wancwina, wathi kuso, Efata, oko kukuthi, Vuleka. Zavuleka kwaoko iindlebe zaso, zacombuluka iingqambu zolwimi lwaso, sathetha salungisa. Wabayala ukuba mabangaxeleli bani; kodwa okukhona wabayalayo, kwaba kukhona bakuvakalisa ngakumbi. Bakhwankqiswa ngokuncamisileyo kanye, besithi, Uzenze iinto zonke kakuhle; uzenza nezithulu zive, nabangenakuthetha bathethe.

Ngaloo mihla, sakuba sikhulu kakhulu isihlwele, singenanto singayidlayo, wababizela kuye abafundi bakhe uYesu, athi kubo, Ndisikwa yimfesane ngenxa yesihlwele; ngokuba sekuntsuku ntathu behleli nam, bengenanto bangayidlayo; ukuba ndithe ndabandulula baya emakhayeni abo bengadlanga, botyhafa endleleni; kuba inxenye yabo ivela kude. Bamphendula abafundi bakhe, besithi, Wokuzuza phi na umntu ukuba nako ukubahluthisa aba ngezonka, entlango apha? Wayebabuza esithi, Zingaphi na izonka eninazo? Bathi ke bona, Zisixhenxe. Wasithethela isihlwele ukuba sihlale phantsi emhlabeni. Wazithabatha izonka zosixhenxe, wabulela, waqhekeza, wanika abafundi bakhe, ukuze babeke phambi kwabo; babeka ke phambi kwaso isihlwele. Baye beneentlanzana ezimbalwa; akuba esikelele, wathi mazibekwe phambi kwabo nazo. Badla ke bahlutha; basusa amaqhekeza aseleyo, iingobozi zasixhenxe. Ke kaloku abo babesidla ngathi babemawaka mane; wabandulula.

Uthi aze kufika eBhetesayida; bazise imfama kuye, bambongoze ukuba ayichukumise. Uthe, eyibambe ngesandla imfama, wayirholela ngaphandle komzi; watshica emehlweni ayo, wabeka izandla phezu kwayo, wayibuza ukuba ibona nto na? Yaza yakhangela phezulu yathi, Ndiyababona abantu; kuba ndibanakana behamba, ngathi yimithi. Wabuya wazibeka izandla phezu kwamehlo ayo, wayikhangelisa phezulu; yabuya yaphila, yababona bonke kakuhle.

Uthi uYesu, emveni kweentsuku ezintandathu, athabathe uPetros noYakobi noYohane, abanyuse baye entabeni ende ngasese, bebodwa. Waza wenziwa wakumila kumbi phambi kwabo. Zasuka neengubo zakhe zabengezela, zamhlophe kunene njengekhephu, ekungekho mchazi wangubo emhlabeni apha unako ukuzenza mhlophe kangako.

Waphendula omnye wasesihlweleni wathi, Mfundisi, bendizise unyana wam kuwe, enomoya ongathethiyo; apho uthe wamqubula khona, uyamntlala, aze alephuze amagwebu, atshixize amazinyo akhe, asuke ome; ndithethe kubafundi bakho ukuba bawukhuphe; bakhohlwa. Amphendule ke yena athi, Sizukulwanandini singakholwayo, koda kube nini na ndikuni? Koda kube nini na ndininyamezele? Mziseni kum. Bamzisa kuye. Akumbona, wesuka kwaoko umoya, wambetha wee xhwenene; wawa emhlabeni, wamana eqikaqikeka, elephuza amagwebu. Wabuza kuyise, ukuba kumgama ungakanani na imhlile le nto. Wathi ke yena, Kwaesengumntwana; umphose futhi emlilweni, kwanasemanzini, ukuba umtshabalalise; ukuba unako ukwenza into, sisize, usikwe yimfesane sithi. Wathi ke uYesu kuye, Ewe, ukuba unokukholwa! Zonke izinto zinokwenzeka kuye okholwayo. Wakhala kwaoko uyise womntwana lowo, wathi eneenyembezi, Ndiyakholwa, Nkosi; siza, ususe ukungakholwa kwam. Uthe ke uYesu, ebone ukuba isihlwele sibalekela ndaweni-nye, wawukhalimela umoya ongcolileyo, esithi kuwo, Moyandini ungathethiyo usithulu, mna ndiyakuthethela, phuma kuye, ungabi sangena kuye. Wakhala wona, wambetha wee xhwenene kunene, waphuma; waba njengofileyo, bada abaninzi bathi, Ufile. Uthe ke uYesu wambamba ngesandla, wamvusa; wesuka wema.

Ondele ke kubo uYesu, uthi, Kubantu akunakwenzeka; kuye yena uThixo akunakuba kungenzeki; kuba zonke izinto zinako ukwenzeka kuye uThixo.

Baza kufika eYeriko. Ekuphumeni kwakhe eYeriko apho, nabafundi bakhe nendimbane elingeneyo, unyana kaTimeyu, uBhartimeyu, imfama, waye ehleli ngasendleleni engqiba. Wathi akuva ukuba nguYesu waseNazarete, waqala ukudanduluka wathi, Yesu nyana kaDavide, ndenzele inceba. Baye abaninzi bemkhalimela ukuba athi tu; kwaba kokukhona ke wadandulukayo ngakumbi, esithi, Nyana kaDavide, ndenzele inceba. Wema uYesu wathi, Makabizwe. Bayibiza ke imfama, besithi kuyo, Yomelela, suk’ ume; uyakubiza. Ithe ke yona, ilahle ingubo yayo, yesuka yeza kuYesu. Aphendule athi kuyo uYesu, Uthanda ukuba ndikwenzele ntoni na? Yathi ke imfama kuye, Rabhoni, ndithanda ukuba ndibone. Wathi ke uYesu kuyo, Hamba uhambe; ukholo lwakho lukusindisile. Yabona kwaoko, yamlandela uYesu endleleni apho.

Uphendule uYesu wathi kubo, Yibani nokukholwa kuThixo. Kuba inene ndithi kuni, Othe kule ntaba, Funquleka, uphoseke elwandle, angathandabuzi entliziyweni yakhe, asuke akholwe ukuba ezo zinto azithethayo zinokwenzeka, wokuzuza oko athe wakuthetha. Ngenxa yoko ndithi kuni izinto enisukuba nizicela, nithandaza, kholwani ukuba ninokuzamkela; noba nazo.

Ithi ke yona kubo, Musani ukuqhiphuka umbilini; nifuna uYesu waseNazarete, obebethelelwe emnqamlezweni. Uvukile, akakho apha; nantsi indawo ababembeke kuyo.

Imiqondiso ke eya kulandelana nabo bakholiweyo nantsi: egameni lam baya kukhupha iidemon; baya kuthetha ngeelwimi ezintsha; baya kuphatha iinyoka; nokuba bathe basela into ebulalayo, ayikukha ibenzakalise bona; baya kubeka izandla phezu kwemilwelwe, iphile.

Yathi okunene ngoko yona iNkosi, emveni kokuthetha kubo, yanyuselwa emazulwini, yahlala ngasekunene kukaThixo.

Ke bona baphuma, bavakalisa ezindaweni zonke, iNkosi isebenza nabo, iliqinisela ilizwi ngayo imiqondiso ephelekana nalo. Amen.

ngokuba akukho nanye into eya kumnqabela yena uThixo.

Kwaye kukho endlwini yesikhungu apho umntu onomoya wedemon engcolileyo; wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, esithi, Yoo! yini na enathi nawe, Yesu waseNazarete? Uze kusitshabalalisa na? Ndiyakwazi wena, lowo unguye; ungoyiNgcwele kaThixo. Wawukhalimela uYesu, esithi, Yithi tu, uphume kuye. Yasuka idemon yamjulela esazulwini, yaphuma kuye ingamenzakalisanga. Besuka bathi qhiphu umbilini bonke, baye bethetha bodwa besithi, Lilizwi lini na eli, le nto abathethela ngegunya nangamandla oomoya abangcolileyo aba, baze baphume? Lwaye luphuma udaba lwakhe, lusiya kuzo zonke iindawo zaloo mmandla.

Esukile endlwini yesikhungu, wangena endlwini kaSimon. Waye ke umkhwekazi kaSimon ebanjwe yicesina enkulu; bambika kuye. Wema phezu kwakhe, wayikhalimela icesina, yamyeka; evukile ke kwangoko, wamana ebalungiselela.

Kuthe ke bakubon’ ukuba liyatshona ilanga, bonke abo babenabafayo zizifo ngezifo, babazisa kuye; wazibeka izandla phezu kwabo bonke ngabanye, wabaphilisa. Zaye ke needemon ziphuma kwabaninzi, zikhala zisithi, Wena unguye uKristu, uNyana kaThixo. Uthe ezikhalimela, akazivumela ukuba zithethe; ngokuba bezimazi ukuba unguye uKristu.

Akupheza ke ukuthetha, wathi kuSimon, Khwelelisela enzulwini, nihlise iminatha yenu, kubanjiswe. Waphendula uSimon wathi kuye, Mongameli, sibulaleke ubusuku buphela, asabamba nento; kodwa ngelakho ilizwi ndiya kuwuhlisa umnatha. Bathi, bakukwenza oko, bavingcela inkitha enkulu yeentlanzi; wawuqhaqheka ke umnatha wabo. Bakhoba amahlulelana abo, abekomnye umkhombe, ukuba eze kuncedisana nabo. Beza, bayizalisa imikhombe yomibini, yada yafuna ukutshona. Uthe ke akukubona oko uSimon Petros, wawa emadolweni kaYesu, esithi, Mka kum, ngokuba ndiyindoda engumoni, Nkosi. Kuba wathi makatha, kwanabo bonke ababenaye, ngobanjiso lweentlanzi ezo bazibambisayo.

Kwathi ekomnye umzi, babona ngendoda ezele liqhenqa; yathi yakumbona uYesu, yawa ngobuso, yamkhunga, isithi, Nkosi, ukuba uyathanda, unako ukundihlambulula. Wasolula isandla, wayichukumisa, esithi, Ndiyathanda, hlambuluka. Lathi kwaoko iqhenqa lemka kuyo. Wayithethela yena ngelithi, mayingaxeleli bani. Wathi, Yiya kuzibonisa kumbingeleli, usondeze idini, ngenxa yokuhlanjululwa kwakho, njengoko wamisayo uMoses, kube bubungqina kubo. Kwaba kukhona ke luhlakazekayo udaba ngaye; kwaye kubuthelana izihlwele ezikhulu ukuza kuphulaphula, nokuphiliswa nguye ebulwelweni bazo.

Kwathi ke ngamini ithile wafundisa. Kwaye kuhleli abaFarisi nabafundisi-mthetho, ababephume kuyo yonke imizana yelaseGalili, neyelakwaYuda, naseYerusalem; aye ekho amandla eNkosi ukuba abaphilise. Kwabonakala amadoda ethwele ngokhuko umntu onedumbe; ayefuna ukumngenisa, ambeke phambi kwakhe. Athi, akuba engafumani ndawo angamngenisa ngayo ngenxa yesihlwele, akhwela phezu kwendlu, agqobhoza ezifulelweni, amhlisa ndawonye nokhuko, ambeka phakathi, phambi koYesu. Akulubona ke ukholo lwawo, wathi kuye, Mntundini, uzixolelwe izono zakho. Baqala ukucamanga ababhali nabaFarisi, besithi, Ngubani na lo uthetha izinyeliso? Ngubani na onako ukuxolela izono, ingenguye uThixo yedwa? Eziqiqile ke uYesu izicamango zabo, waphendula wathi kubo, Nicamanga ntoni na ezintliziyweni zenu? Okhona kulula kukuphi na: kukho ukuthi, Uzixolelwe izono zakho; kukho nokuthi, Vuka uhambe? Ke ukuze nazi, ukuba unalo igunya uNyana woMntu lokuxolela izono emhlabeni apha (selesithi konedumbe), ndithi kuwe, Vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho, uye endlwini yakho. Usuke wema kwangoko phambi kwabo, wayithabatha loo nto abelele kuyo, wemka waya endlwini yakhe, ezukisa uThixo. Besuka bathi nqa bonke, bamzukisa uThixo, bazala kukoyika, besithi, Sibone izanga namhlanje.

Kwathi ke kaloku, nangenye isabatha wangena endlwini yesikhungu, wafundisa. Kwaye kukho apho umntu owome isandla sokunene. Baye ke bemlalele ababhali nabaFarisi, ukuba wophilisa na ngesabatha; ukuze bafumane indawo yokummangalela. Kodwa yena ebezazi izicamango zabo, wathi kuloo mntu usandla somileyo, Phakama, umele phakathi. Usukile ke wema. Uthe ngoko uYesu kubo, Ndiya kunibuza into: okuvumelekileyo ngesabatha kukwenza okulungileyo, kukwenza okubi, kusini na? Kukusindisa ubomi, kukubulala, kusini na? Akuba ebasingasingile bonke, wathi kumntu lowo, Solule isandla sakho. Wenjenjalo ke; sabuya saphila ke isandla sakhe, saba kwanjengesinye.

Wehla nabo, wema endaweni ethe tyaba, neqela labafundi bakhe, nenkitha enkulu yabantu, bevela kulo lonke elakwaYuda, naseYerusalem, nakulo ilizwe elingaselwandle laseTire neTsidon, ababeza kumva, nokuba baphiliswe kuzo izifo zabo; nabo babekhathazwa ngoomoya abangcolileyo, baye bephiliswa. Zaye izihlwele zonke zifuna ukumchukumisa; ngokuba kube kuphuma amandla kuye, abaphilise bonke.

Waye ke umkhonzi womthetheli-khulu othile, owabethandwa nguye, esifa, eza kubhubha. Uthe ke akuva ngaye uYesu, wathuma kuye amadoda amakhulu amaYuda, emcela ukuba eze kumsindisa umkhonzi wakhe. Akufika ke kuYesu, ambongoza enyamekile, esithi, Ukufanele oko lowo ungamenzelayo oko; kuba uyaluthanda uhlanga lwethu, wasakhela nendlu yesikhungu yena. Wahamba ke uYesu nabo. Akubon’ ukuba ke akasekude endlwini, umthetheli-khulu wathuma izihlobo kuye, esithi kuye, Nkosi, ungazikhathazi, kuba andikulingene ukuba ungade ungene phantsi kophahla lwam; kungoko nam ndingakufanelanga ukuda ndize; thetha ngezwi lodwa, wophiliswa umkhonzi wam; kuba nam ndingumntu omiswe phantsi kwegunya labanye, ndinamasoldati aphantsi kwam; ndithi kweli, Yiya, liye; kweliya, Yiza, lize; kumkhonzi wam, Yenza oku, akwenze. Ezivile ke uYesu ezi zinto, wamangaliswa nguye, waguqukela kwindimbane ebimlandela, wathi, Ndithi kuni, andifumananga lukholo lungaka nakwaSirayeli. Abo babethunyiwe babuyela endlwini, bamfumana umkhonzi obengumlwelwe ephilile.

Ke kaloku, akusondela esangweni lomzi lowo, kwabonakala kuthwalelwa phandle umntu ofileyo, ekuphela konyana ozalwa ngunina; waye yena engumhlolokazi. Yaye nendimbane elingeneyo yomzi inaye. Ithe ke iNkosi yakumbona, yasikwa yimfesane ngenxa yakhe, yathi kuye, Musa ukulila. Yafika ke yalichukumisa ithala, bema ke ababethwele. Yathi, Ndodana, ndithi kuwe, Vuka. Wavuka wahlala umfi lowo, waza ke wathetha. Yamnikela ke kunina. Bangenwa ke kukoyika bonke. Babemzukisa uThixo, besithi, Kuvele umprofeti omkhulu phakathi kwethu; besithi, Ubavelele uThixo abantu bakhe. Lwaphuma ke olo ludaba lungaye, lwahamba kwelakwaYuda liphela, nakuloo mmandla wonke.

Ke kaloku, kwangelo lixa, waphilisa abaninzi kuzo izifo, nakuzo izibetho, nakoomoya abakhohlakeleyo, wathi iimfama ezininzi wazibabala ukubona. Waphendula uYesu wathi kuwo, Hambani niye kumbikela uYohane izinto enizibonileyo nenizivileyo; okokuba iimfama zibuya zibone, iziqhwala ziyahamba, abaneqhenqa bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyeva, abafileyo bayavuswa, amahlwempu ayazishunyayezwa iindaba ezilungileyo.

Nabafazi abathile ababephiliswe koomoya abangendawo nasebulwelweni, uMariya okuthiwa ngowaseMagadala, ekwakuphume kuye iidemon zosixhenxe,

Kwathi ngamhla uthile, waya kungena emkhombeni kwanabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo, Masiwele, siye ngaphesheya kwedike; banduluka ke. Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba bayahamba ngomkhombe, walala ubuthongo. Kwehla uqhwithela lomoya edikeni apho, waye uzala ngamanzi usengozini. Beza ke bamvusa, besithi, Mongameli, Mongameli, satshabalala. Wavuka ke yena, wawukhalimela umoya nokulatyuza kwamaza; zapheza ezo zinto, kwabakho ukuzola. Wathi ke kubo, Luphi na ukholo lwenu? Bathe, kuba besoyika, bamangaliswa, besitshono ukuthi, Ngubani na ke lo, le nto ayithethela imimoya kwanamanzi, zimlulamele ezo zinto?

Ke kaloku, akuphumela emhlabeni, kwaqubisana naye indoda ethile iphuma emzini, esekukade ineedemon. Yayingambathi ngubo, ingahlali ndlwini, isuka ihlale emangcwabeni. Ithe ke yakumbona uYesu, yakhala kunene, yawa phambi kwakhe, yathi ngezwi elikhulu, Yini na enam nawe, Yesu, Nyana kaThixo Osenyangweni? Ndiya kukhunga ukuba ungandithuthumbisi. Kuba ebewuthethele umoya ongcolileyo ukuba uphume emntwini lowo. Kuba bekuba futhi umthi hlasi; wayebotshwa ngemixokelelwane nangamakhamandela, egciniwe; asuke azijace izibophelelo aqhutyelwe yidemon entlango. UYesu wambuza ke esithi, Ungubani na igama lakho? Uthe ke yena, NdinguMkhosi; kuba kwakungene kuye iidemon ezininzi. Wayembongoza ukuba angazithetheli ziye kungena enzonzobileni. Bekukho ke apho ugxuba lweehagu ezininzi, lusidla entabeni; zaye zimbongoza, ukuba azivumele ziye kungena kuzo. Wazivumela ke. Ziphumile ke iidemon emtwini lowo, zangena ezihagwini; lwaza ugxuba olo lwaphaphatheka, lwehla eweni, lwela edikeni, lwarhaxwa. Bakukubona ke okuhlileyo abo babezalusa, basaba, baya babika ekhaya nasemaphandleni. Baphuma ke abantu, baya kukubona okuhlileyo; beza kuYesu, bamfumana ehleli umntu lowo, beziphume kuye iidemon, ambathisiwe, enengqondo ephilileyo, engasezinyaweni zikaYesu; baza boyika. Bathi ke nabo babonileyo, bababikela ukuba uthiweni na ukuphiliswa obephethwe ziidemon. Yamcela yonke inkitha yommandla wabaseGadara, ukuba emke kubo; ngokuba babebanjwe kukoyika okukhulu. Uthe ke yena, engene emkhombeni, wabuya.

Nentokazi eyayinethombo legazi iminyaka elishumi linamibini, eyayithe yona phezu koko yadleka impahla yayo iphela ngamagqirha, ayaba nako ukuphiliswa bani, yeza ngasemva, yachukumisa umqukumbelo wengubo yakhe, lee qoko kwangoko ithombo legazi layo. Wathi uYesu, Ngubani na lo undichukumisileyo? Bakuba bekhanyela bonke, wathi uPetros nabo babenaye, Mongameli, izihlwele zikuxina, zikukhandanisa nje, uthi na, Ngubani na lo undichukumisileyo? Uthe ke uYesu, Ukho ondichukumisileyo; kuba mna ndiyawazi amandla aphumileyo kum. Ithe ke intokazi leyo, yakubona ukuba ayifihlakele, yeza igubha, yawa phambi kwakhe, yaxela emehlweni abo bonke abantu, ukuba bekungasizathu sini na ebimchukumisile, nokuphiliswa kwayo kwangoko. Uthe ke yena kuyo, Yomelela, ntombi yam, ukholo lwakho lukuphilisile; hamba ngoxolo.

Kuthi, esathetha, kufike othile, evela kwamphathi-ndlu yesikhungu, esithi kuye, Ibhubhile intombi yakho; musa ukumkhathaza uMfundisi. Ekuvile ke oko uYesu, umphendule wathi, Musa ukoyika; kholwa wena kuphela, yosindiswa. Ke kaloku, engenile endlwini, akavumelanga mntu ukuba angene naye, kwaba kuphela nguPetros, noYohane, noYakobi, noyise wentombi, nonina. Baye ke bonke belila, beyimbambazelela. Wathi ke yena, Musani ukulila; ayifile, ilele nje kodwa. Basuka bamwa ngeentsini, besazi ukuba ifile. Uthe ke yena, wabakhuphela phandle bonke, wayibamba ngesandla, wabiza esithi, Ntombi, vuka. Wabuya umoya wayo, yesuka yema kwangoko; wamisa ukuthi mayinikwe into, idle. Besuka abazali bayo bathi nqa; wabathethela ukuba bangakuxeleli bani okuhlileyo.

Ke kaloku, ebabizele ndawonye abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinababini, wabanika amandla negunya kuzo zonke iidemon, nokuphilisa izifo. Wabathuma ukuba babuvakalise ubukumkani bukaThixo, bayiphilise imilwelwe.

Bephumile ke, bayihambahamba imizana, bezishumayela iindaba ezilungileyo, bephilisa ezindaweni zonke.

Zithe ke zakwazi izihlwele, zamlandela. Wazamkela ke; wayethetha kuzo ngabo ubukumkani bukaThixo; wayebaphilisa ababeswele impilo.

Ke kaloku yaqala ukumka imini. Beza ke abalishumi elinababini, bathi kuye, Zindulule izihlwele, ukuze bemke, baye emizini ejikelezileyo, nasemaphandleni, balale, ze bafumane into edliwayo; ngokuba apha sikwindawo eyintlango. Uthe ke kubo, Bapheni nina badle. Bathi ke bona, Akukho nto sinayo ingaphezu kwezonka ezihlanu neentlanzi ezimbini; singaba kambe siya kuya sibathengele izinto ezidliwayo bonke aba bantu. Kuba amadoda ngathi ayemawaka mahlanu. Wathi ke kubafundi bakhe, Bangqengqiseni, babe yimityino emashumi ngamahlanu. Benjenjalo, babangqengqisa bonke. Ezithabathile ke izonka zozihlanu neentlanzi zombini, wakhangela ezulwini, wazisikelela, waqhekeza; wamana enika abafundi, ukuba babeke ezihlweleni. Badla bahlutha bonke; kwasuswa okuseleyo kubo izitya zamaqhekeza zalishumi elinazibini.

Kwathi, ekuthandazeni kwakhe, ubuso bakhe babonakala bububumbi, nengubo yakhe yamhlophe yabengezela.

Kwabonakala kuvela indoda esihlweleni apho, yankqangaza isithi, Mfundisi, ndiyakukhunga, mbone unyana wam; kuba ndimzele wamnye. Uyabona, uthatyathwa ngumoya, akhale kwangesiquphe, umbethe athi xhwenene, ade alephuze amagwebu; Uze uthi, umqobile, umke kuye ngenkankulu. Ndabakhunga ke abafundi bakho ukuba bawukhuphe; ababa nako. Waphendula uYesu wathi, Sizukulwanandini singakholwayo, sigwenxa, koda kube nini na ndikuni, ndininyamezele? Mzise apha unyana wakho. Akubon’ ukuba useza ke, isuke idemon yamntlala, yambetha, wathi xhwenene kunene. Wawukhalimela ke uYesu umoya ongcolileyo, waphilisa umntwana, wambuyisela kuyise. Bakhwankqiswa ke bonke bubungangamela bukaThixo. Bakubon’ ukuba bamangalisiwe bonke zizinto zonke awazenzayo uYesu, wathi kubafundi bakhe,

Emzini ke enisukuba ningena kuwo, banamkele, yidlani izinto abazibeka phambi kwenu; niyiphilise imilwelwe ekhona, nithi kubo, Busondele kuni ubukumkani bukaThixo.

Niyabona, ndininika igunya lokunyathela phezu kweenyoka noonomadudwane, naphezu kwawo onke amandla alo utshaba; kanjalo akukho nto ingakhe inenzakalise. Noko ke maningakuvuyeli oku, kokuba oomoya benithobele; vuyelani ke kanye okokuba amagama enu ebhaliwe emazulwini.

Wayekhupha idemon, yaye ke isisidenge. Kwathi ke yakuphuma idemon, sathetha isidenge, zamangaliswa izihlwele.

Ke kaloku wayefundisa kwenye yezindlu zesikhungu ngayo isabatha. Kwabonakala kukho ntokazi ibinomoya Wobulwelwe iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo; yaye igobile, ingenako kanye ukuziphakamisa. Eyibonile ke uYesu, wayibiza wathi kuyo, Ntokazindini, khululeka ebulwelweni bakho. Wayibeka ke izandla; yoluka kwangoko, yazukisa uThixo. Ke kaloku waphendula umphathi wendlu yesikhungu, ecaphuka kuba uYesu waphilisa ngesabatha, wathi kwizihlwele, Mithandathu imihla ekufanele ukusetyenzwa ngayo; yizani ngayo ngoko niphiliswe, kungabi ngawo umhla wesabatha. Yamphendula ngoko iNkosi, yathi, Mhanahanisindini, akathi na elowo kuni ayikhulule ngesabatha inkomo yakhe, nokuba liesile lakhe, emkhumbini wesitali, alirhole aye kuliseza? Lo ke, eyintombi ka-Abraham nje, ayibophileyo uSathana, khangela, le minyaka ilishumi elinesibhozo, ubengamele ukukhululwa na kulo mabophe ngomhla wesabatha? Akubon’ ukuba uyazithetha ezo ndawo, badaniswa bonke abachasene naye; zathi zonke izihlwele zavuya ngazo zonke izinto ezizukileyo ezenziwa nguye.

Wathi kubo, Yiyani nithi kuloo mpungutye, Uyabona, ndikhupha iidemon, ndifinyeze iimpiliso, namhla nangomso; ndithi ngowesithathu umhla ndifeze.

Kwabonakala kukho phambi kwakhe mntu uthile unegalimoya. Waphendula uYesu wathetha kubo abaqondisi-mthetho nabaFarisi, esithi, Kuvumelekile na ukuphilisa ngesabatha? Bathi quthu ke bona. Wamthabatha, wamphilisa, wamndulula.

Abapostile bathi eNkosini, Songezelele ukholo. Ithe ke iNkosi, Ukuba beninokholo olunjengokhozo lwemostade, beningathi kulo mthombe, Ncothuka, utyaleke phakathi elwandle; uze unive.

Akubon’ ukuba ungena mzini uthile, amhlangabeza amadoda alishumi eneqhenqa, amela mgama. Wona aphakamisa ilizwi, esithi, Yesu, Mongameli, senzele inceba. Ewabonile ke, wathi kuwo, Hambani niye kuzibonakalalisa kubabingeleli. Kwathi ekuyeni kwawo, ahlanjululwa. Ithe ke enye kuwo apho, yakubona ukuba iphilisiwe, yabuya imzukisa uThixo ngezwi elikhulu. Yawa ngobuso ezinyaweni zakhe, ibulela kuye; yaye yona ingumSamariya. Waphendula ke uYesu wathi, Babengahlanjululwanga belishumi na? Baphi na ke abasithoba? Akufumanekanga na babuyileyo, besiza kuzukisa uThixo, ngulo wolunye uhlanga yedwa na? Wathi kuye, Vuka, uhambe; ukholo lwakho lukusindisile.

Uthe ke yena, Izinto ezingenakwenzeka kubantu, zinokwenzeka kuye uThixo.

Kwaye ke kaloku, ekusondeleni kwakhe eYeriko, kuhleli imfama ethile ngasendleleni, ingqiba. Ithe yakuva kudlula isihlwele, yamana ibuza ukuba ingaba yintoni na le. Bayixelela ke ukuba kudlula uYesu waseNazarete. Yabhomboloza isithi, Yesu, nyana kaDavide, ndenzele inceba. Baye abo babehamba ngaphambili beyikhalimela, ukuba ithi tu; kwaba kukhona ke yona ikhalayo ngakumbi, isithi, Nyana kaDavide, ndenzele inceba. Wema ke uYesu, wathi mayiziswe kuye. Yakusondela ke wayibuza, esithi, Ufuna ukuba ndikwenzele ntoni na? Ithe ke yona, Nkosi, ukuba ndibuye ndibone. UYesu wathi kuyo, Buya ubone; ukholo lwakho lukusindisile. Kwangoko yabuya yabona, yamlandela imzukisa uThixo; bathi bonke abantu, bakukubona oko, badumisa uThixo.

Omnye kubo abo wamxabela umkhonzi wombingeleli omkhulu, wamnqamla indlebe yokunene. Waphendula ke uYesu wathi, Yekani, kwanele. Wayichukumisa indlebe yakhe, wamphilisa.

Akakho apha, uvukile; khumbulani ukuthetha kwakhe kuni, oko ebesekwelaseGalili,

Kuthe ke, bakuphelelwa yiwayini, wathi unina kaYesu kuye, Abanawayini. Uthi uYesu kuye, Yintoni na enam nawe, mfazi? Alikafiki ilixa lam. Athi unina kubalungiseleli, Asukuba ekuthetha kuni, kwenzeni. Kwakumi khona ke imiphanda yamatye imithandathu, ngokwentlambululo yamaYuda, engena ngaminye iibhate ezimbini nantathu. Athi kubo uYesu, Yizaliseni imiphanda ngamanzi. Bayizalisa ke, yada yee cike. Athi kubo, Yikhani ngoku, nise kwinjoli. Besa ke. Ke kaloku, yakuweva injoli amanzi abenziwe iwayini (yayingayazi apho ivela khona; kodwa abalungiseleli ababewakhile amanzi babesazi), yasuka injoli yabiza umyeni. Yathi kuye, Wonke umntu ubeka kuqala iwayini emnandi, aze xa bathe basela bakholisa, andule ukubeka enganeno kwaleyo; wena uyibandezile iwayini emnandi, kwada kwangoku. Oku kuqaleka kwemiqondiso wakwenza uYesu eKana yelaseGalili, walubonakalalisa Uzuko lwakhe; bakholwa kuye abafundi bakhe.

Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba useYerusalem epasikeni, emthendelekweni, into eninzi yakholwa kulo igama lakhe, ibona imiqondiso yakhe abeyenza.

Lowo weza kuYesu ebusuku, wathi kuye, Rabhi, siyazi ukuba ungumfundisi ovela kuThixo; kuba akukho namnye unako ukuyenza le miqondiso uyenzayo wena, ukuba uThixo akanaye.

Wabuya ngoko weza uYesu eKana yelaseGalili, apho amanzi ebewenze iwayini. Kwaye kukho igosa lakomkhulu elithile, elinyana wayesifa eKapernahum. Lithe lakuva lona ukuba uYesu uphumile kwaYuda, wafika kwelaseGalili, laya kuye, lamcela ukuba ehle amphilise unyana walo, kuba ebeza kubhubha. Wathi ngoko uYesu kulo, Ukuba anithanga nibone imiqondiso nemimangaliso, anisayi kukha nikholwe. Lithi kuye igosa lakomkhulu, Nkosi, yihla, engekabhubhi umntwana wam. Athi uYesu kulo, Hamba uhambe; unyana wakho uhleli. Wakholwa umntu lowo lilizwi awalithethayo uYesu kuye, wahamba ke. Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba uselesihla, izicaka zakhe zamhlangabeza, zambikela zisithi, Umntwana wakho uhleli. Wabuza ngoko kuzo ilixa aqale ukuchacha ngalo; zathi kuye, Izolo, ngelixa lesixhenxe, yamyeka icesina. Wazi ngoko uyise, ukuba bekukwangelo lixa abethe ngalo uYesu kuye, Unyana wakho uhleli; wakholwa, yena nendlu yakhe iphela.

Ke kaloku kukho eYerusalem apho, ngakwelezimvu isango, ichibi, ekuthiwa ukubizwa yiBhetesda ngesiHebhere, lineevaranda ezintlanu. Kwakulele kuzo inkitha eninzi yemilwelwe: iimfama, iziqhwala, abome umzimba, belinde ukuzanyazanyiswa kwamanzi. Kuba isithunywa sezulu ngaxesha lithile besisihla, singene echibini, siwagxobhagxobhe amanzi; lowo ngoko ubethe angene tanci emva kokugxojwagxojwa kwamanzi, ubephila nakusiphi na isifo abebanjwe siso. Ke kaloku, bekukho mntu uthile apho, ubeminyaka imashumi mathathu anesibhozo engumlwelwe. UYesu embona lowo elele, esazi ukuba uselenexesha elikhulu enjalo, uthi kuye, Uyafuna na ukuba uphile? Waphendula umlwelwe wathi, Nkosi, andinamntu wokuthi, xa athe agxojwagxojwa amanzi, andiphose echibini. Kuthi ke, ndakubon’ ukuba mna ndiyaya, ndiphangelwe ngomnye ukuhla. Athi uYesu kuye, Vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho, uhambe. Usuke kwaoko waphila umntu, waluthabatha ukhuko lwakhe, wahamba. Ke kaloku kwakuyisabatha loo mini.

Wayelandelwa ke sisihlwele esikhulu, ngokuba babebona imiqondiso yakhe, abeyenza kwababesifa.

Ewaphakamisile ngoko uYesu amehlo akhe, ebone isihlwele esikhulu sisiza kuye, wathi kuFilipu, Sozithenga phi na izonka, ukuze badle aba? Ubesitsho ke emlinga; kuba ubeyazi yena into abeza kuyenza. UFilipu wamphendula wathi, Izonka zeedenariyo ezimakhulu mabini azibanele, ukuze elowo athabathe intwana. Athi kuye omnye kubafundi bakhe, uAndreya, umzalwana kaSimon Petros, Kukho nkwenkwana apha, inezonka ezihlanu zerhasi neentlanzi ezimbini; kodwa ke ziyintoni na ezo kwabangakanana? Uthe ke uYesu, Bahlaliseni phantsi abantu. Kwaye ke kukho utyani obuninzi kuloo ndawo. Ahlala phantsi ngoko amadoda, engathi amawaka mahlanu inani. Wazithabatha ke izonka uYesu, wathi akubulela wababela abafundi, bathi ke abafundi babela abo babehleli phantsi, kwaba kwanjalo nakwiintlanzi, ngangokuthanda kwabo. Bakuhlutha ke, uthi kubafundi bakhe, Buthani amaqhekeza aseleyo, ukuze kungonakali nto. Babutha ngoko, bazalisa izitya zalishumi elinazibini ngamaqhekeza abesele kubo ababedlile, ezonkeni ezihlanu zerhasi. Ngoko abantu aba, bakuwubona umqondiso awawenzayo uYesu, bathi, Lo nguye inyaniso umprofeti lowo uzayo ehlabathini.

Bakuba ngoko begweqile izitadiya ezingathi zimashumi mabini anazihlanu, nokuba mathathu, bambona uYesu ehamba phezu kolwandle, esiza kubo kufuphi nomkhombe; basuka boyika. Athi ke yena kubo, Ndim; musani ukoyika. Babethanda ngoko ukumamkelela emkhombeni; waza kwaoko umkhombe waba semhlabeni lowo babesiya kuwo.

Ngoko achola amatye, ukuze amgibisele; wazimela ke uYesu, waphuma etempileni, wacanda phakathi kwawo; wenjenjalo ukudlula.

Uthe ke edlula, wabona umntu obe eyimfama kwasekuzalweni kwakhe. Bambuza ke abafundi bakhe, besithi, Rabhi, ngubani na owonayo, ngulo, ngabazali bakhe, sini na, ukuze azalwe eyimfama nje? Waphendula uYesu wathi, Akone lo, akone bazali bakhe; uzelwe eyimfama ukuze ibonakalaliselwe kuye imisebenzi kaThixo. Ndimelwe kukuyisebenza imisebenzi yowandithumayo, kusesemini; kuza ubusuku, xa kungekho namnye unako ukusebenza. Xa ndisesehlabathini, ndilukhanyiselo lwehlabathi. Akuba etshilo, watshica emhlabeni, wenza udaka ngamathe, wawaqaba amehlo emfama ngodaka olo. Wathi kuyo, Yiya kuhlamba echibini leSilowa (oko kukuthi ngentetho evakalayo, Thunyiwe). Yemka ngoko, yaya yahlamba, yeza ibona. Baye ngoko abamelwane, nababembona ngaphambili ukuba uyimfama, besithi, Lo asinguye na obehleli engqiba?

Kwasephakadeni akuzanga kuviwe ukuba umntu wakha wavula amehlo ozelwe eyimfama. Ukuba lo ebengenguye owakwaThixo, ebengenakwenza nto.

Athi uYesu, Lisuseni ilitye. Athi kuye uMarta, udade wofileyo, Nkosi, uselenuka, kuba untsuku-ne efile. Athi uYesu kuye, Anditshongo na kuwe ukuthi, Ukuba uthe wakholwa, wolubona uzuko lukaThixo? Balisusa ngoko ilitye apho abelele khona ofileyo. Wawaphakamisa ke amehlo uYesu, wakhangela phezulu, wathi, Bawo, ndiyabulela kuwe kuba undivile. Mna ke bendisazi ukuba uhleli undiva; ke nditsho ngenxa yesihlwele esixhonteleyo, ukuze bakholwe ukuba wena wandithuma. Etshilo ke, wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, Lazaro, phuma. Waphuma ofileyo, ebotshiwe iinyawo nezandla ngezithandelo, nobuso bakhe bujikelwe ngeqhiya. Athi kubo uYesu, Mkhululeni, nimyeke ahambe.

Bahlanganisa ngoko ababingeleli abakhulu nabaFarisi intlanganiso yamatyala, bathi, Senza ntoni na? Ngokuba lo mntu wenza imiqondiso emininzi.

Ke kaloku, nakuba wayenze imiqondiso engaka phambi kwabo, abakholwanga kuye;

Kholwani ndim, ukuba mna ndikuye uBawo, nokuba uBawo ukum; okanye ke, kholwani ndim ngenxa yayo imisebenzi leyo. Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Lowo ukholwayo kum, imisebenzi endiyenzayo mna, uya kuyenza naye yena; nemikhulu kunale uya kuyenza, ngokuba mna ndisiya kuye uBawo.

Nento enithe nayicela egameni lam, ndoyenza yona, ukuze uYise azukiswe ngoNyana. Ukuba nithe nacela into ngegama lam, ndoyenza mna.

Ukuba nithe nahlala kum, namazwi am ahlala kuni, nocela into enisukuba niyithanda, niyenzelwe..

Kwakuhlwa ngoko, ngolokuqala usuku lweveki, zakubon’ ukuba iingcango zivaliwe, apho babehlanganisene khona abafundi, ngenxa yokoyika amaYuda, wafika uYesu wema phakathi, wathi kubo, Uxolo malube nani. Akutsho, wababonisa izandla necala lakhe. Bavuya ngoko abafundi bakuyibona iNkosi.

Babesithi ngoko kuye abanye abafundi, Siyibonile iNkosi. Wathi ke yena kubo, Ukuba andithanga ndilibone inxeba lezikhonkwane ezandleni zayo, ndiwufake umnwe wam enxebeni lezikhonkwane, ndisifake isandla sam ecaleni layo, andisayi kukholwa. Baye emveni kweentsuku ezisibhozo bekwangaphakathi abafundi bakhe; wayenabo noTomas. Afike uYesu, zakubon’ ukuba zivaliwe iingcango, eme phakathi, athi, Uxolo malube nani. Andule athi kuTomas, Ethe apha umnwe wakho, uzibone izandla zam; ethe isandla sakho, usifake ecaleni lam; musa ukuba ngongakholwayo, yiba ngokholwayo. Uphendule uTomas, wathi kuye, Nkosi yam, Thixo wam!

Mininzi ke okunene neminye imiqondiso awayenzayo uYesu emehlweni abafundi bakhe, engabhalwanga kuyo le ncwadi;

Athi uSimon Petros kubo, Ndiya kubambisa iintlanzi. Bathi kuye, Nathi siyaya nawe. Baphuma bangena emkhombeni kwaoko. Ngobo busuku ababamba nto. Ke kaloku, kwakuba sekusile, wema uYesu elunxwemeni; noko abafundi bebengazi ukuba nguYesu. Athi ngoko uYesu kubo, Bantwana, aninanto idliwayo na? Bamphendula bathi, Hayi. Wathi ke yena kubo, Wuphoseni umnatha ngecala lasekunene lomkhombe, nofumana. Baphosa ke; ababa saba nako ukuwutsala, ngenxa yenkitha yeentlanzi. Athi ngoko loo mfundi ubethandwa nguYesu kuPetros, YiNkosi. Uthe ngoko uSimon Petros, akuva ukuba yiNkosi, wabhinqa ingubo yokwaleka (kuba ebeze), waziphosa elwandle. Ke kaloku abanye abafundi beza ngomkhonjana (kuba bebengemgama emhlabeni, ngathi bebekubhite zimakhulu mabini), bewuzizilizisa umnatha weentlanzi. Bathi ngoko, bakuwelela emhlabeni, babona umlilo wamalahle ukhona, nentlanzi ikuwo, nesonka. Athi uYesu kubo, Zisani kwezo ntlanzi nizibambise ngokunje. Wangena emkhombeni uSimon Petros, wawutsalela emhlabeni umnatha, uzele ziintlanzi ezinkulu, zilikhulu elinamanci mahlanu anantathu; nakuba bezingako njalo, awujacekanga umnatha.

Ejikile ke uPetros, ubone umfundi obethandwa nguYesu elandela: lowo wayayame esifubeni sakhe esidlweni, wathi, Nkosi, ngubani na okunikelayo? UPetros akumbona lowo, uthi kuYesu, Nkosi, lo woba yini na? Athi uYesu kuye, Ukuba ndithi ndithande ukuba yena ahlale ndide ndifike, iyini na loo nto kuwe? Landela mna wena. Laphuma ngoko eli lizwi, laya kubazalwana, ukuba loo mfundi akayi kufa. Waye uYesu engatshongo kuye ukuthi, Akayi kufa; wathi, Ukuba ndithi ndithande ukuba yena ahlale ndide ndifike, iyini na loo nto kuwe?

Kukho ke nezinye izinto ezininzi awazenzayo uYesu; ezingathi zithe zabhalwa ngazinye, ndithi nehlabathi eli alingezibambi iincwadi ezo zingabhalwayo. Amen.

awathi kanjalo, emveni kokuva kwakhe ubunzima, wazimisa ephilile phambi kwabo, ngeziganeko ezininzi, ezibonakalalisa ngokwakhe kubo kwiintsuku ezimashumi mane, ethetha izinto ezingabo ubukumkani bukaThixo.

Niya kwamkela ke amandla, akubon’ ukuba uMoya oyiNgcwele uhlile phezu kwenu; nibe ngamangqina am eYerusalem, kwanakulo lonke elakwaYuda nelaseSamariya, kude kuse nasekupheleni komhlaba. Waza etshilo, bakubon’ ukuba bakhangele, wafukulwa; lathi ilifu lemka naye emehlweni abo.

Kwaza ngequbuliso kwaphuma ezulwini isandi esinjengesomoya ovuthuza ngamandla, sayizalisa indlu yonke ababehleli kuyo. Kwabonakala kubo iilwimi ezabekayo, ngathi zezomlilo, lwaolo lwahlala phezu kwabo bonke ngabanye. Bazaliswa bonke nguMoya oyiNgcwele, baqala ukuthetha ngalwimi zimbi, njengoko uMoya wayebanika ukuba bathethe baphimisele. Ke kaloku kwakumi eYerusalem apho amaYuda, amadoda awoyika uThixo, evela kuzo zonke iintlanga eziphantsi kwezulu. Sithe ke sakubakho esi sandi, yabuthelana inkitha, yadubadubeka, ngokuba bonke ngabanye babebeva bona bethetha ngezakomawabo iintetho.

Kuya kuthi ngayo imihla yokugqibela, utsho uThixo, Ndimthulule uMoya wam phezu kwayo yonke inyama, Baprofete oonyana benu neentombi zenu, Athi amadodana enu abone imibono, Namadoda enu amakhulu aphuphe amaphupha; Ewe, ndaye, phezu kwabakhonzi bam, naphezu kwabakhonzazana bam, ngaloo mihla Ndiya kumthulula uMoya wam, baprofete; Ndenze izimanga ezulwini phezulu, Nemiqondiso emhlabeni phantsi, Igazi, nomlilo, nentshinyela yomsi. Ilanga liya kusuka libe mnyama, Ithi inyanga ibe ligazi; Phambi kokuba ize imini yeNkosi, Leyo inkulu ibalulekileyo.

Madoda, maSirayeli, waveni la mazwi: UYesu waseNazarete, indoda eqondakalisiweyo nguThixo kuni ngemisebenzi yamandla, nangezimanga, nangemiqondiso, awayenzayo uThixo ngayo phakathi kwenu, njengokuba nisazi nani ngokwenu:

Ke kaloku kwabakho ukoyika kwimiphefumlo yonke; kwenzeka izimanga ezininzi kwanemiqondiso ngabapostile.

Kwaye ke kuthwelwe ndoda ithile, ibisisiqhwala kwasekuzalweni kwayo, ababeyibeka imihla ngemihla emnyango wetempile, lowo kuthiwa Mhle, ukuba icele amalizo kwabangenayo etempileni; eyathi, yakubona uPetros noYohane beza kungena etempileni, yacela ukuba bayilize. Uthe ke uPetros, enoYohane, eqwalasele kuyo wathi, Khangela kuthi apha. Yabagqala ke, ilinde ukwamkela into kubo. Wathi ke uPetros, Isilivere negolide andinayo, kodwa endinako ndikunika khona: egameni likaYesu Kristu umNazarete, vuka uhambe. Wayibamba ngesandla sokunene, wayivusa; zomelezeka ke kwalapho iinyawo zayo namaqatha ayo. Yesuka umtsi, yema, yahambahamba, yangena nabo etempileni, ihambahamba itsiba, imdumisa uThixo. Baza bonke abantu bayibona ihambahamba, idumisa uThixo; bayazi nokuyazi, ukuba ingulowa ubehlalela amalizo eMnyango oMhle wetempile, bathi qhiphu umbilini, bathi nqa yiloo nto ihlileyo kuyo. Ke kaloku, sakubon’ ukuba isiqhwala esiphilisiweyo sibabambe ngesandla ooPetros noYohane, bonke abantu babalekela kubo evarandeni ekuthiwa yekaSolomon, beqhiphuke umbilini kakubi.

Akukubona ke oko uPetros, waphendula wathi kubo abantu, Madoda, maSirayeli, yini na ukuba nimangaliswe yile nto? Kanjalo yini na ukuba nisijonge, ngathi simenze wahamba ngawethu amandla, nangokwethu ukuhlonela uThixo?

Nangenxa yokukholwa kwigama layo, lo nimbonayo, nimaziyo, limomelezile igama layo; lwathi ukholo olungayo lwamnika oku kuphila kupheleleyo phambi kwenu nonke.

Ke kaloku, bakubona ukungafihlisikuthetha koPetros noYohane, beqiqa nokuba ngabantu abangenamfundo, abangenakwazi, bamangaliswa; babaqonda ukuba babenaye uYesu. Bakumbona ke umntu emi nabo, yena lowo uphilisiweyo, ababanga nandawo yakuphika. Bakuba bethe mabaphume entlanganisweni yamatyala, bacebisana bodwa, besithi, Siya kubathini na aba bantu? Kuba okunene, ukuba kuhle ngabo umqondiso owazekayo, oyinto ebonakalayo kubo bonke abemi eYerusalem, nathi asinakuyikhanyela loo nto.

Okwangoku ke, Nkosi, zikhangele izisongelo zabo, ubanike abakhonzi bakho ukuba balithethe ilizwi lakho ngako konke ukungafihlisi, ekusoluleni isandla sakho ukuba uphilise, nokuba kubekho imiqondiso nezimanga ngegama loMkhonzi wakho oyingcwele, uYesu. Bakubon’ ukuba bakhungile, yazanyazanyiswa indawo ababehlanganisene kuyo, bazaliswa bonke nguMoya oyiNgcwele, balithetha ilizwi likaThixo ngokungafihlisiyo.

Ke kaloku indoda ethile, uHananiya ngegama, inoSafira umkayo, yathengisa ngemfuyo yayo. Yashinta kulo ixabiso layo, esazi naye umkayo; yazisa nxenye ithile, yayibeka ezinyaweni zabapostile. Wathi ke uPetros, Hananiya, kungani na ukuba uSathana azalise intliziyo yakho, ukuba umxokise uMoya oyiNgcwele, ushinte kulo ixabiso lomhlaba? Oko ube uhleli, ubungahleli kuwe na? Kanjalo uthengisiwe, ubungekhona na egunyeni lakho? Yini na ukuba uyibeke le nto entliziyweni yakho? Akuxoke kubantu, uxoke kuThixo. Ewavile ke uHananiya la mazwi, wawa, waphuma umphefumlo; kwabakho ukoyika okukhulu kubo bonke ababezivile ezi zinto. Asuka ke amadodana amsonga, amthwalela phandle, amngcwaba. Kwaba mzuzwana ke, ngathi ngowamaxa amathathu, wathi umkakhe, engayazi loo nto ihlileyo, wangena. Umphendule ke uPetros wathi, Ndixelele, umhlaba lo wakhutshelwa inani elingaka na? Wathi ke yena, Ewe, elingako. Uthe ke uPetros kuye, Yini na ukuba nivumelane ngokumlinga uMoya weNkosi? Uyabona, iinyawo zabo bangcwabe indoda yakho sezisemnyango; baya kukuthwalela phandle. Wawa ke kwalapho ezinyaweni zakhe, waphuma umphefumlo; bangena ke abafana, bamfumana efile, bamthwalela phandle, bamngcwabela ngasendodeni yakhe. Kwabakho ukoyika kulo lonke ibandla, nakubo bonke abazivayo ezi zinto.

Ke kaloku, ngazo izandla zabapostile kwabakho imiqondiso nezimanga ezininzi phakathi kwabantu; baye bonke bemxhelo mnye evarandeni kaSolomon. Ke kaloku, kwabanye akubangakho namnye waba nabuganga bakusinamathelisa kubo; baye abantu bebenze bakhulu. Kwaba kukhona bekongezwayo abakholwayo kwiNkosi, into eninzi yamadoda neyabafazi; bada bayithwalela phandle imilwelwe ezitratweni, bayibeka ezingqengqelweni nasezinkukweni, ukuze kuthi, akubon’ ukuba uPetros uyeza, kubekho kuyo ethi isityekelwe sisithunzi sakhe. Yaye ke ibuthelana eYerusalem nenkitha yabemizi ejikelezileyo, ithwele imilwelwe nabakhathazwa ngoomoya abangcolileyo, ababesithi bona baphiliswe bonke.

Ke kaloku isithunywa seNkosi sazivula iingcango zentolongo ebusuku, sabakhupha, sathi, Hambani, niye kuma nithethe etempileni kubo abantu onke amazwi obu bomi. Bevile ke, bangena kwangesifingo etempileni, bafundisa. Wafika ke umbingeleli omkhulu nabo babenaye, wayibizela ndawonye intlanganiso yamatyala, nawo onke amadoda amakhulu akoonyana bakaSirayeli; bathumela endlwini yamakhonkxwa ukuba beziswe. Ke kaloku, akufika amadindala, akabafumananga entolongweni; abuya ke abika, esithi, Indlu yamakhonkxwa siyifumene okunene ivalwe ngokuqinileyo kanye, nabalindi bemi ngaphandle phambi kweminyango. Sivulile ke, asifumananga mntu ngaphakathi. Bathe ke bakuweva la mazwi umbingeleli kwanomphathi wetempile, nababingeleli abakhulu, labakhohla, bathi, Azi, ingaba yintoni na le nto? Wafika ke othile, wababikela esithi, Yabonani, amadoda lawa beniwafake entolongweni, nangaya etempileni, emi efundisa abantu.

Ke kaloku uStefano, ezele lukholo nangamandla, wayesenza izimanga nemiqondiso emikhulu phakathi kwabantu.

Bonke ababehleli entlanganisweni yamatyala, beqwalasele kuye, babubona ubuso bakhe, ngathi bubuso besithunywa sezulu.

Kuthe ke kwakuzaliseka iminyaka emashumi mane, kwabonakala kuye kwintlango yentaba yeSinayi isithunywa seNkosi, elangatyeni lomlilo etyholweni.

Yena lowo wabakhupha, akubon’ ukuba wenze izimanga nemiqondiso emhlabeni waseYiputa, naseLwandle oluBomvu, nasentlango, iminyaka engamashumi omane.

Zaye kanjalo izihlwele zizinyamekela ngamxhelo mnye izinto ezibe zithethwa nguFilipu, ekuyiveni nasekuyiboneni kwazo imiqondiso abeyenza. Kuba oomoya abangcolileyo babephuma kwinto eninzi ebinabo, bebhomboloza ngezwi elikhulu; yathi ke into eninzi enedumbe neziziqhwala yaphiliswa. Kwabakho uvuyo olukhulu kuloo mzi.

Wakholwa ke kwanaye uSimon; wathi akubhaptizwa, wazingisa ukuhlala noFilipu, ebona imiqondiso kwanemisebenzi emikhulu yamandla isenzeka, wathi nqa.

Xeshikweni ke babenyukile, baphuma emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamthi xwi uFilipu; alaba sambona ithenwa, kuba lalihamba ngeyalo indlela livuya. UFilipu ke wafunyanwa eAzoto; watyhutyha ilizwe, eyishumayeza imizi yonke iindaba ezilungileyo, wada weza eKesareya.

Kuthe ke ekuhambeni kwakhe, wasondela eDamasko; waza ngesiquphe wabanekelwa ngeenxa zonke lukhanyiso oluvela ezulwini; wawa emhlabeni, weva izwi lisithi kuye, Sawule, Sawule, unditshutshiselani na? Wathi ke yena, Ungubani na, Nkosi? Ithe ke iNkosi, Mna ndinguye uYesu omtshutshisayo wena; wenzakala, ukhaba iimviko nje. Waza egubha, eqhiphuke umbilini, wathi, Nkosi, ufuna ukuba ndenze ntoni na? Yathi iNkosi kuye, Vuka, uye kungena emzini lowo; woyixelelwa into omelwe kukuyenza. Ke kaloku amadoda abehamba naye ema engenakuthetha, eliva okunene lona izwi, kodwa engaboni mntu. Wavuka ke uSawule emhlabeni; wathi akuvulwa amehlo akhe, akabona mntu; bamrhola ke ngesandla, baza kumngenisa eDamasko. Waye emihla mithathu engaboni, engadli, engaseli nokusela.

Wemka ke uHananiya, waya kungena endlwini; ebeke izandla phezu kwakhe, wathi, Sawule, mzalwana, indithumile iNkosi uYesu, ebonakele kuwe endleleni oze ngayo, ukuze ubuye ubone, uzaliswe nguMoya oyiNgcwele. Kwaoko kwawa emehlweni akhe izinto ezingathi ziinkwethu; wabuya wabona kwaoko, wavuka, wabhaptizwa;

Wafumana ke khona umntu othile, ogama linguEneya, eminyaka isibhozo elele elukhukweni enedumbe. Wathi uPetros kuye, Eneya, uyakuphilisa uYesu Kristu; vuka, wandlule. Wavuka kwaoko. Bambona bonke ababemi eLida naseSharon, babuyela eNkosini.

Wathi ke ngaloo mihla, wahliwa sisifo, wafa; bathe ke bakuba bemhlambile, bambeka egumbini eliphezulu. Ke kaloku iLida ibikufuphi nje neYopa; bathi abafundi, bevile ukuba uPetros ukhona, bathuma amadoda amabini kuye, bembongoza ukuba eze kubo, angalibali. Wesuka ke uPetros, wahamba nawo. Efikile, bamsa egumbini eliphezulu; bema ngakuye bonke abahlolokazi, belila, bembonisa ukuba zininzi kwazo iingubo zangaphantsi nezokwaleka abezenza uDorkas oko ebenabo. Wabakhuphela phandle ke bonke uPetros, waguqa ngamadolo, wathandaza; waza eguqukele esidumbini wathi, Tabhita, vuka. Wawavula ke amehlo akhe; wathi akubona uPetros, wesuka wahlala. Wamnika ke isandla sakhe, wamphakamisa; wababiza abangcwele nabahlolokazi abo, wammisa phambi kwabo ephilile. Kwesuka ke oko kwazeka kuyo yonke iYopa; baba baninzi abakholwayo eNkosini.

okokuba uThixo wamthambisa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangamandla uYesu waseNazarete, owagqiba ilizwe esiza, ephilisa bonke abaxinzelelweyo nguye uMtyholi; ngokuba uThixo ubenaye.

Akuba ke embambile, wamfaka entolongweni, wamnikela kumaqela amane amasoldati angamane, ukuba amgcine; engxamele ukuze emveni kwepasika amkhuphe, amse ebantwini. Wagcinwa ngoko okunene uPetros entolongweni; ke kwathandazwa libandla ngenyameko kuThixo ngenxa yakhe. Xa ke uHerode wayeza kumkhupha, uPetros ngobo busuku wayelele phakathi kwamasoldati amabini, ekhonkxiwe ngemixokelelwane emibini; baye nabalindi beyigcinile intolongo phambi kwesango. Yabona, naso isithunywa seNkosi, sisithi gaga phezu kwakhe, kwakhanya nokukhanya kwelo gumbi lentolongo; sambetha ecaleni uPetros, samvusa, sisithi, Phakama msinya. Yawa imixokelelwane yakhe ezandleni. Sathi kanjalo isithunywa eso kuye, Bhinqa, ubophe izixathula zakho. Wenjenjalo ke. Sithi kuye, Yithi wambu ingubo yakho, undilandele. Waphuma, wasilandela; wayengazi ukuba iyinene le nto yenziweyo ngesithunywa eso; ebeba ke ubone umbono. Begqithile ke kwelokuqala nakwelesibini iqela labalindi, bafika esangweni lentsimbi elibhekisa kuwo umzi, elathi lavuleka kubo ngokwalo; bakuphuma, bahamba isitrato sasinye; sathi kwaoko semka isithunywa eso kuye. Waza uPetros akuziqonda wathi, Kaloku ndiyazi okwenyaniso, ukuba iNkosi ithume isithunywa sayo, yandihlutha esandleni sikaHerode, nakuko konke ukulindela kwabantu bamaYuda.

Wamelana nabo ke uElima, usiyazi lowo (kuba litsho igama lakhe lakuthethwa ngentetho evakalayo), efuna ukulijika ibamba elo elukholweni. Ke kaloku uSawule, okwanguPawulos, ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele, wamjonga, wathi, Wena uzeleyo yiyo yonke inkohliso, nabubo bonke ubutshijolo, nyanandini woMtyholi, lutshabandini lobulungisa bonke, akuyi kupheza na ukuzijika iindlela ezithe tye zeNkosi? Uyabona, nangoku isandla seNkosi siphezu kwakho; uya kuba yimfama, kube mzuzu ungaliboni ilanga. Kwalapho ke wawelwa lurhatyazo nobumnyama; wayephamzela, efuna abangamrhola ngesandla. Lithe ke ibamba, lakukubona oko kwenzekileyo, lakholwa, likhwankqisiwe yiyo imfundiso yeNkosi.

Balibala ke ngoko ixesha elaneleyo, bethetha ngokungafihlisiyo ngeNkosi, eyalingqinelayo ilizwi lobabalo lwayo, inika nokuba kwenzeke imiqondiso nezimanga ngezandla zabo.

Kwakuhleli ke ndoda ithile eListra, ife iinyawo, isisiqhwala kwasesizalweni sonina, ingazanga ihambe. Yona leyo yayimva uPawulos ethetha; owathi, eqwalasele kuyo, ebona ukuba inokholo lokusindiswa, wathi ngezwi elikhulu, Suka, ume ngeenyawo zakho, uthi nkqo; yesuka umtsi, yahambahamba.

Yathi cwaka ke yonke inkitha yabantu, yaphulaphula ooBharnabhas noPawulos, becacisa oko yayingako imiqondiso nezimanga, awazenzayo uThixo phakathi kwazo iintlanga ngabo.

Ke kaloku, malunga phakathi kobusuku, ooPawulos noSilas babethandaza, bevuma elokudumisa uThixo; babephulaphula ke ababanjwa. Kwabakho ke ngequbuliso unyikimo olukhulu lomhlaba, ngokokude zizanyazanyiswe iziseko zentolongo; zavuleka kwaoko iingcango zonke, athukululeka amakhamandela abo bonke. Ethe tyithi ke ebuthongweni umgcini wababanjwa, ebona iingcango zentolongo zivulekile, warhola ikrele, eza kuzibulala, eba ababanjwa babalekile.

Waye noThixo esenze ngezandla zikaPawulos imisebenzi yamandla engahlali isihla; ngokokude kusiwe nakwimilwelwe iiqhiya nemibhinqo, ivela emzimbeni wakhe, zisuke kubo izifo, bathi noomoya abakhohlakeleyo baphume kubo.

Kwakuhleli ke efestileni ndodana ithile ingama linguYutiko, isindwa bubuthongo obukhulu. Akubon’ ukuba ke uPawulos kukade exoxa, yoyiswa bubuthongo, yawa phantsi isuka kolwesithathu udidi, yafunqulwa ifile. Ehlile ke uPawulos, waziphosa phezu kwayo; eyiwolile wathi, Musani ukwenza isiphithiphithi; kuba umphefumlo wayo ukuyo. Wenyuka ke, waqhekeza isonka, wadla; kananjalo waxoxa ngokwaneleyo kwada kwasa, wemka njalo. Bamzisa ke umfana lowo ehleli, bathuthuzeleka ngokungenamlinganiselo.

Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba uPawulos utheze inyanda yeentsasa, wayibeka phezu komlilo, kwaphuma inyoka ebushushwini obo, yanamathela esandleni sakhe. Athe ke amabharbhari, akusibona isilo eso silengalenga esandleni sakhe, athetha odwa athi, Okwenene lo mntu ungumbulali; nakuba esindile elwandle, impindezelo ayivumi ukuba adle ubomi. Yena ngoko wasivuthululela emlilweni isilo eso, akeva buhlungu noko. Ke bona babelinde ukuba uza kudumba, mhlawumbi athi qwaka, afe; bakulinda futhi ke, bakubona engahliwa nto imbi, bajika bathi unguthixo.

Ke kaloku, kuloo mmandla bekukho imihlaba yomntu omkhulu wesiqithi, ogama linguPubliyo; owasamkela ngobubele, wasenza undwendwe lwakhe iintsuku zantathu. Kwathi ke, uyise kaPubliyo walala phantsi, ebanjwe yicesina nokuxaxaza igazi; awathi uPawulos, engene kuye, wathandaza; wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe, wamphilisa. Kuthe ke kwakwenzeka oko, bathi nabanye ababenezifo esiqithini apho, beza baphiliswa; bathi bona basenzela iimbeko ezininzi;

Ngoko ke ukholo luphuma eludabeni, udaba ke lukho ngelizwi likaThixo.

ngamandla oMoya kaThixo; endide ndathi, ndithabathela eYerusalem, ndajikelezisa, ndezisa kwelaseIliriko, ndazizalisa iindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu.

Ekubeni ke amaYuda ecela umqondiso, amaGrike efuna ubulumko, thina okwethu sivakalisa uKristu, ebethelelwe emnqamlezweni; isikhubekiso ke eso kumaYuda, ubudenge kumaGrike; ke kwabo babiziweyo, amaYuda kwanamaGrike, sivakalisa uKristu ongamandla kaThixo, nobulumko bukaThixo.

Mna ke, ndakuba ndizile kuni, bazalwana, andizanga ngabugcisa bakuthetha nabulumko, ndinazisa ubungqina bukaThixo. Kuba ndagqiba kwelokuba ndingazi nto phakathi kwenu, ingenguYesu Kristu, naye ke ebethelelwe emnqamlezweni. Mna kuni ndafika ndaba ngothambileyo, onokoyika, onokugubha okukhulu. Nokuthetha kwam, nokuvakalisa kwam uKristu kube kungengamazwi oyisa ngabulumko babantu; bekungokuqondakalisa koMoya nokwamandla, ukuze ukholo lwenu lungabi sebulumkweni babantu, lube semandleni kaThixo.

Elowo ke uphiwa ukubonakalalisa uMoya, kuze kubekho okulungele bonke; kuba omnye okunene uphiwa ngaye uMoya ilizwi lobulumko; kodwa ke omnye, ilizwi lokwazi kwangokwaloo Moya; wumbi ke uphiwa ukholo kwangaloo Moya; omnye ke, izibabalo zeziphiliso kwangaloo Moya; omnye ke uphiwa iintsebenzo zemisebenzi yamandla; omnye ke iziprofeto; omnye ke, ukucalula oomoya; wumbi ke, iintlobo zeelwimi; omnye ke, ukucaciswa kweelwimi. Zonke ke ezo zinto zisetyenzwa kwangaloo Moya mnye; umabela elowo ngokwakhe njengoko athandayo.

Wathi inxenye uThixo wayimisa ebandleni, kuqala yangabapostile, okwesibini abaprofeti, okwesithathu abafundisi; kwaza kwaba yimisebenzi yamandla, kwaba zizibabalo zeziphiliso, iintsizo, izilawulo, iintlobo zeelwimi. Bangabapostile bonke yini na? Bangabaprofeti bonke yini na? Bangabafundisi bonke yini na? Bangabenzi bemisebenzi yamandla bonke yini na? Banezibabalo zeziphiliso bonke yini na? Bathetha ngalwimi zimbi bonke yini na? Bacacisa intetho bonke yini na? Zondelelani ke ezona zibabalo zilungileyo; kanti ke ndisanibonisa eyona ndlela incamisileyo.

Ndingafanelana ndithetha ngeelwimi zabantu nezezithunywa zezulu; uthando ke ndingenalo, ndisuke ndaba yixina ehlokomayo, necangci elikhenkcezayo. Ndingafanelana ndinabo nobuprofeto, ndizazi iimfihlelo zonke, ndinako konke ukwazi; ndingafanelana ndinalo lonke ukholo, ngokokude ndisuse iintaba, uthando ke ndingenalo, andinto yanto.

Phuthumani uthando olo, nibe kodwa nizizondelela izipho ezizezoMoya, ngokukodwa ke ukuba niprofete. Kuba lowo uthetha ngalulwimi lumbi akathethi bantwini, uthetha kuThixo; kuba akukho namnye umvayo, kodwa ke ngomoya uthetha iimfihlelo. Ke yena oprofetayo uthetha ebantwini ulwakheko, noyalo, nokhuzo. Lowo uthetha ngalulwimi lumbi uzakha yena; ke lowo uprofetayo wakha ibandla. Ndiyathanda ke ukuba nithethe ngalwimi zimbi nonke, noko ke ndithanda ngokukodwa ukuba niprofete. Kuba yena oprofetayo mkhulu kunalowo uthetha ngalwimi zimbi, xa lo angayicacisiyo intetho, ukuze ibandla libe nokwakheka. Kunjalonje ke, bazalwana, ukuba ndithe ndeza kuni, ndithetha ngalwimi zimbi, bendiya kuninceda ntoni na, xa ndingathanga ndithethe kuni ndinesityhilelo, ndinokwazi, ndinesiprofeto, ndinemfundiso?

Ngoko ke iilwimi ezi zikho ukuba zibe ngumqondiso kwabo bangakholwayo, kungekubo abakholwayo: ke sona isiprofeto asisesabangakholwayo, sesabakholwayo. Ukuba ngoko lithe lahlangana ndawonye ibandla liphela, bathetha bonke ngalwimi zimbi, kwaza kwangena abangenakwazi, nokuba ngabangakholwayo, abasayi kuthi na, niyageza? Ke ukuba bathi bonke baprofete, kuze ke kungene umntu ongakholwayo, nokuba ngongenakwazi, uyohlwaywa ngabo bonke, adane; uyaphicothwa ngabo bonke; zize ngokunjalo izinto ezifihlakeleyo zentliziyo yakhe zibonakalaliswe; wothi ngokunjalo, esiwa ngobuso, amnqule uThixo, exela ukuba uThixo uphakathi kwenu okwenyaniso.

Ngoko ke, bazalwana, kuzondeleleni ukuprofeta, ningakwaleli ukuthetha ngalwimi zimbi.

Imiqondiso yokuba ngumpostile, inene, yasetyenzwa phakathi kwenu ngokunyamezela konke, ngemiqondiso, nezimanga, nemisebenzi yamandla.

Kuye ke onako ukwenza okungaphezu kweento zonke ngokugqithiseleyo kakhulu, ngaphezu kwesikucelayo nesinokukuqiqa, ngokokwamandla asebenzayo ngaphakathi kwethu,

uThixo engqinelana nabo ngemiqondiso kwanezimanga, nemisebenzi ngemisebenzi yamandla, nezabelo zoMoya oyiNgcwele, ngokokuthanda kwakhe?

Ukholo ke kukukholosa ngezinto ezithenjiweyo; kukweyiseka bubukho bezinto ezingabonwayo.

Ke, lungekho ukholo, akunakubakho ukumkholisa kakuhle; kuba lowo uzayo kuThixo, umelwe kukukholwa ukuba ukho, nokuba ungumvuzi wabo bamfunayo.

Ke makacele ekholwa, engathandabuzi; kuba lowo uthandabuzayo ufana nokulatyuza kolwandle, luqhutywa ngumoya, luntsileka.

Kukho mntu na ufayo phakathi kwenu? Makabizele kuye amadoda amakhulu alo ibandla, athandaze wona phezu kwakhe, akuba emthambisile ngeoli, egameni leNkosi; wothi umthandazo wokholo umsindise lowo uleleyo, iNkosi imvuse; nokuba ubethe wenza izono, wozixolelwa. Xelelanani iziphoso, nithandazelane, ukuze niphiliswe. Sinamandla kakhulu isikhungo selungisa, siyeyisa.

UEliya wayengumntu oluvo lunjengolwethu, wathandaza umthandazo ukuba ingani; ayana emhlabeni iminyaka emithathu eneenyanga ezintandathu. Wabuya wathandaza, laza izulu lanika imvula, umhlaba wavelisa isiqhamo sawo.

Ndaza ndee guququ, ukuba ndilibone ilizwi elo belithetha nam. Ndithe guququ ke, ndabona iziphatho zezibane zegolide zisixhenxe; naphakathi kweziphatho zosixhenxe ezo, ofana noNyana woMntu, ambethe ingubo efike ezinyaweni, ebhinqe emabeleni umbhinqo wegolide. Intloko yakhe ke neenwele zimhlophe, njengoboya bezimvu obumhlophe njengekhephu; amehlo akhe enjengelangatye lomlilo; iinyawo zakhe zifana nobhedu olubengezelayo, zingathi zivuthiswe eziko; izwi lakhe ngathi sisandi samanzi amaninzi. Waye eneenkwenkwezi ezisixhenxe esandleni sakhe sokunene; emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ikrele elibukhali, elintlangothi mbini; ubuso bakhe bunjengelanga, likhanya ngamandla alo.

Ndabona izulu elitsha, nomhlaba omtsha; kuba elokuqala izulu nowokuqala umhlaba udlule, nolwandle alusekho. Ndaza mna, Yohane, ndawubona umzi ongcwele, iYerusalem entsha, usihla uvela kuThixo, uphuma emazulwini, ulungisiwe njengomtshakazi ehonjiselwe indoda yakhe.