ULuka
5:1 Ke kaloku kwathi, zakubon' ukuba isihlwele simxinile, ukuba simphulaphule
ilizwi likaThixo, wayemi ngasedikeni laseGenesarete.
5:2 wabona imikhombe emibini imi ngasedikeni apho;
Baye behlamba iminatha yabo.
5:3 Engenile ke komnye umkhombe, owawungokaSimon, wamthandaza
ukuba akhwelise kancinane emhlabeni. Wahlala phantsi, waza
wabafundisa abantu enqanaweni.
5:4 Akupheza ke ukuthetha, wathi kuSimon, Khwelela phakathi
nzulu, nithobe iminatha yenu, kubanjiswe ngayo.
5:5 Waphendula uSimon wathi kuye, Mfundisi, sibulaleke ubusuku buphela;
noko ke ngelizwi lakho ndiya kubathoba
umnatha.
5:6 Bathi, bakukwenza oko, bavingcela inkitha enkulu yeentlanzi.
Waqhaqheka ke umnatha wabo.
5:7 Bakhweba amahlulelana abo, abekomnye umkhombe.
ukuze beze kubancedisa. Beza ke, babazalisa bobabini
iinqanawa, zaza zaqalisa ukutshona.
5:8 Uthe ke akukubona oko uSimon Petros, wawa emadolweni kaYesu, esithi, Hamba
ukususela kum; ngokuba ndiyindoda engumoni, Yehova;
5:9 Kuba wathi qhiphu umbilini, kwanabo bonke ababenaye, ekubanjweni kwetempile
iintlanzi ababezibambile;
5:10 Kwakwanjalo ke noYakobi noYohane, oonyana bakaZebhedi, ababekho
amaqabane noSimon. Wathi ke uYesu kuSimon, Musa ukoyika; ukusuka
Uthabathela kweli xesha, uya kubambisa abantu.
5:11 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba bazingenise izikhitshana zabo emhlabeni, bashiya konke, kwaye
bamlandela.
5:12 Kwathi, ekomnye umzi, babona ngendoda izele yimpahla;
eneqhenqa: eyathi yakumbona uYesu, yawa ngobuso bakhe, yambongoza, isithi,
Nkosi, ukuba uyathanda, unako ukundihlambulula.
5:13 Wasolula isandla sakhe, wamchukumisa, esithi, Ndiyathanda, yiba wena
icocekile. Lathi kwaoko iqhenqa lemka kuye.
5:14 Wayithethela ngelithi, mayingaxeleli bani; hamba uye kuzibonisa kuye
wenze umnikelo ngenxa yokuhlanjululwa kwakho, njengoko wamwiselayo umthetho uMoses
ubungqina kubo.
5:15 Kwaba kukhona luphuma udumo ngaye, lwaba lukhulu
Zahlanganisana izihlwele, ukuba zive, nokuba ziphiliswe nguye kuzo
ubulwelwe.
5:16 Waye ke yena emana ukuzisithelisa entlango, wathandaza.
5:17 Kwathi ngamhla uthile, efundisa, wakufika khona
kwakuhleli abaFarisi nabafundisi-mthetho, ababephume khona
yonke imizi yelaseGalili, nelakwaYuda, neYerusalem, namandla ebandla
INkosi yayikhona ukuze ibaphilise.
5:18 Kwabonakala amadoda ethwele ngokhuko umntu onedumbe;
ayefuna ukumngenisa, ambeke phambi kwakhe.
5:19 Bathe ke bakuba bengafumani ndawo abangamngenisa ngayo, ngenxa yokuba
bakhwela phezu kwendlu, bamhlisa
wabeka ukhuko lwakhe phakathi phambi koYesu.
5:20 Akulubona ke ukholo lwawo, wathi kuye, Mntundini, zizono zakho
ndikuxolele.
5:21 Baqala ukucamanga ababhali nabaFarisi, besithi, Ngubani na lo?
Othetha izinyeliso? Ngubani na onako ukuxolela izono, ingenguye uThixo yedwa?
5:22 Eziqiqile ke uYesu izicamango zabo, waphendula wathi kubo.
Nicamanga ntoni na ezintliziyweni zenu?
5:23 Okukhona kulula kukuphi na, kukho ukuthi, Zixolelwe izono zakho; nokuthi, Vuka!
kwaye uhambe?
5:24 Ke ukuze nazi, ukuba unalo igunya uNyana woMntu emhlabeni
xolela izono (uthi konedumbe), Ndithi kuwe,
Vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho, uye endlwini yakho.
5:25 Usuke wema kwangoko phambi kwabo, wayithabatha loo nto abelele kuyo.
wemka waya endlwini yakhe, ezukisa uThixo.
5:26 Bathi nqa ke bonke, bamzukisa uThixo, bazala
besoyika, besithi, Sibone imimangaliso namhlanje.
5:27 Ke kaloku, emveni kwezi zinto waphuma, wabona umbuthi werhafu, ogama linguLevi;
ehleli endaweni yerhafu, wathi kuye, Ndilandele.
5:28 Wakushiya ke konke, wesuka wamlandela.
5:29 ULevi wamenzela isidlo esikhulu endlwini yakhe
neqela lababuthi berhafu nabanye ababehleli ndawonye nabo.
5:30 Baye ababhali nabaFarisi bebakrokrela abafundi bakhe, besithi,
Yini na ukuba nidle nisele nababuthi berhafu naboni?
5:31 Uphendule ke uYesu wathi kubo, Akufuneki nganto kwabaphilileyo;
ugqirha kodwa ngabafayo.
5:32 Andize kubiza malungisa, ndize kubiza aboni, ukuba baguquke.
5:33 Bathe ke kuye, Yini na ukuba abafundi bakaYohane bazile ukudla futhi
yenzani imithandazo, kwangokunjalo nabafundi babaFarisi; kodwa yidla wena
nokusela?
5:34 Wathi ke kubo, Ninako yini na ukwenza abantwana begumbi lomtshakazi?
nizila ukudla, xa asenabo umyeni?
5:35 Kodwa kuya kufika mihla awothi asuswe umyeni
baya kuthi ke bazile ukudla ngaloo mihla.
5:36 Ke kaloku wathetha umzekeliso kubo; Akukho mntu ubeka iqhekeza elitsha;
Isambatho kwindoda endala; ukuba bekungenjalo, woba yikrazula nentsha, kwaye
isiziba esithatyathwe entsha asihambisani nendala.
5:37 Kananjalo akukho mntu uyitha kwiimvaba ezindala iwayini entsha engekabili; okanye iwayini entsha
zigqabhuke iintsuba, iphalale, neentsuba zitshabalale.
5:38 Yona iwayini entsha ifanele ukuthiwa ezintsubeni ezintsha; kwaye zombini zigciniwe.
5:39 Akukho ke uthi, ebesele endala, athande entsha kwaoko;
Ithi, Endala yeyona inencasa.