ULuka
7:1 Ke kaloku, emveni kokuba ebewagqibile onke amazwi akhe, besiva abantu, wathi
wangena eKapernahum.
7:2 Waye ke umkhonzi womthetheli-khulu othile, owabethandwa nguye, esifa
ukulungele ukufa.
7:3 Wathi ke akuva ngaye uYesu, wathumela kuye amadoda amakhulu amaYuda,
bembongoza ukuba eze kumphilisa umkhonzi wakhe.
7:4 Akufika ke kuYesu, ambongoza kwaoko, esithi, Khawuleza
ubefanelekile ukuba akwenzele oko;
7:5 Kuba uyaluthanda uhlanga lwethu, kwaye uye wasakhela nendlu yesikhungu.
7:6 Wahamba ke uYesu nabo. Uthe ke akasekude nendlu.
Umthetheli-khulu wathuma izihlobo kuye, esithi kuye, Nkosi, musa ukuzikhathaza
kuba andikulingene ukuba ude ungene phantsi kophahla lwam;
7:7 kungoko nam ndingakufanelanga ukuda ndize kuwe;
ilizwi, wophiliswa umkhonzi wam.
7:8 Kuba nam ndingumntu omiswe phantsi kwegunya labanye, ndinamasoldati phantsi kwam, nam ke
Yithi kwelinye, Hamba, liye; ndithi kweliya, Yiza, lize; kwaye
kumkhonzi wam, Yenza oku, akwenze.
7:9 Ezivile ke uYesu ezi zinto, wamangaliswa nguye, waguquka
wajikeleza, wathi kwindimbane ebimlandela, Ndithi kuni, Mna
anifumananga lukholo lungaka, nakwaSirayeli.
7:10 Abo babethunyiwe babuyela endlwini, bamfumana umkhonzi ephilile
ebekade egula.
7:11 Kwathi ngomhla olandelayo, waya emzini ekuthiwa yiNayin;
Kwaye kuhamba naye into eninzi yabafundi bakhe, nendimbane enkulu.
7:12 Ke kaloku, akusondela esangweni lomzi lowo, nanko kukho ofileyo;
kuphume indoda, ekuphela konyana ozalwa ngunina, waye yena engumhlolokazi;
Yaye nendimbane elingeneyo yomzi inaye.
7:13 Ithe ke iNkosi yakumbona, yasikwa yimfesane ngenxa yakhe, yathi kuye.
Musani ukulila.
7:14 Wafika ke walichukumisa ithala, bema ke ababethwele.
Ithe ke yona, Mfana, ndithi kuwe, Vuka.
7:15 Wavuka wahlala umfi lowo, waqala ukuthetha. Waza wamnikela kuye
umama wakhe.
7:16 Bangenwa luloyiko ke bonke, bamzukisa uThixo, besithi, A
Kuvele umprofeti omkhulu phakathi kwethu; nokuthi, UThixo ubavelele owakhe
abantu.
7:17 Lwaphuma ke olo ludaba lungaye, lwahamba kwelakwaYuda liphela, nakulo lonke
wonke ummandla ojikelezileyo.
7:18 Bazibika kuYohane abafundi bakhe zonke ezi zinto.
7:19 Ebizele kuye babini bathile kubafundi bakhe, uYohane wabathuma kuYesu.
besithi, Nguwe na lowo uzayo? okanye sikhangele enye?
7:20 Efikile kuye amadoda lawo, athi, UYohane umbhaptizi usithumile
esithi kuwe, Wena ungulowo uzayo na? okanye sikhangele enye?
7:21 Ke kaloku, kwangelo lixa, waphilisa abaninzi kuzo izifo nezibetho zabo;
nakoomoya abakhohlakeleyo; wathi ke iimfama ezininzi wazibabala ukubona.
7:22 Waphendula uYesu wathi kuwo, Hambani niye kumbikela uYohane
enizibonileyo nazivayo; ukuba iimfama zibona njani, neziqhwala zihamba;
abaneqhenqa bayahlanjululwa, nezithulu ziyeva, abafileyo bayavuswa, kumahlwempu
ivangeli iyashunyayelwa.
7:23 Unoyolo othe akakhutyekiswa ndim.
7:24 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba bemkile abathunywa bakaYohane, waqala ukuthetha kubo
Isihlwele ngaye uYohane, sisithi, Naphuma nisiya entlango nisiya ntoni na?
yabona? Yayiyingcongolo na, izanyazanyiswa ngumoya?
7:25 Naye niphume naya kubona ntoni na kodwa? Yaye ingumntu ovethe iingubo ezitofotofo na? Khangela,
abo banxiba ezimbejembeje, nabadla ubuncwane, ngabo ookumkani.
iinkundla.
7:26 Naye niphume naya kubona ntoni na kodwa? Umprofeti? Ewe, ndithi kuni, kwaye
kakhulu kunomprofeti.
7:27 Lo ngulowo kubhaliweyo ngaye, kwathiwa, Niyabona, mna ndiyasithuma isithunywa sam ngaphambi kwaso
ubuso bakho obuya kuyilungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.
7:28 Kuba ndithi kuni, Akukho namnye, kwabazelweyo ngabafazi;
umprofeti omkhulu kunoYohane umbhaptizi;
Ubukumkani bukaThixo bukhulu kunaye.
7:29 Bathi bonke abantu, bakuva, nababuthi berhafu, bagwebela uThixo;
ebhaptizwa ngobhaptizo lukaYohane.
7:30 Ke bona abaFarisi nabaqondisi-mthetho babelitshitshisa icebo likaThixo
bona ngokwabo, bengabhaptizwanga nguye.
7:31 Wathi uYehova, Ndiya kubafanisa nantoni na ke ngoko abantu aba?
isizukulwana? kwaye zifana nantoni?
7:32 Bafana nabantwana abahleli endaweni yembutho, bebiza omnye
sisithi, Sanigwalela, naza anangqungqa;
senze isijwili kuni, analila nina.
7:33 Kuba uzile uYohane umbhaptizi engadli sonka, engaseli wayini; nawe
yithi, Unedemon.
7:34 Uzile uNyana woMntu esidla, esela; nithi ke, Yabona!
Umntu olidla-kudla, olisela-wayini, umhlobo wababuthi berhafu naboni!
7:35 Noko ke ubulumko bugwetyelwe kokuphuma ebantwaneni babo bonke.
7:36 Ke kaloku omnye umFarisi ubemcela ukuba adle naye; Kwaye yena
wangena endlwini yomFarisi lowo, wahlala phantsi.
7:37 Kwabonakala kukho mfazi emzini apho, obengumoni, ekwazi oko
Waye uYesu ehleli endlwini yomFarisi lowo, ephethe isitya selabhastile
isithambiso,
7:38 Wema ezinyaweni zakhe ngasemva, elila; waqala ukuzihlamba iinyawo zakhe
eneenyembezi, ezisula ngeenwele zentloko yakhe, wamanga owakhe
iinyawo, wazithambisa ngamafutha aqholiweyo.
7:39 Ke kaloku, akukubona oko umFarisi lowo ubembizile, wathetha ngaphakathi
esithi, Lo mntu, ukuba ube engumprofeti, ange esazi ukuba ngubani na
Unjani na umfazi lowo umchukumisayo? ngokuba ungumoni.
7:40 Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye, Hina, Simon, ndinendawo yokuthetha kuye
wena. Wathi ke yena, Mfundisi, yitsho.
7:41 Kwaye kukho mboleki-mali uthile, enabantu ababini abanamatyala kuye;
ikhulu leedenariyo, nomnye amashumi amahlanu.
7:42 Bakuba ke bengenanto yokuhlawula, usuke wabaxolela bobabini. Ndixelele
ngoko ke, nguwuphi na kubo oya kumthanda kakhulu?
7:43 Waphendula uSimon wathi, Ndiba ngulowo uxolelwe ngokungaphezulu. Kwaye
wathi kuye, Ugwebe walungisa.
7:44 Wajika wakhangela kumfazi, wathi kuSimon, Uyambona na lo mfazi?
Ndingene endlwini yakho, akundinikanga manzi eenyawo zam;
uzihlambile iinyawo zam ngeenyembezi, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe
intloko.
7:45 Akundanganga wena; ke yena, kuseloko ndangenayo
ndiyekile ukuzanga iinyawo zam.
7:46 Intloko yam akuyithambisanga ngaoli; ke yena lo uyithambise eyam
iinyawo ngamafutha aqholiweyo.
7:47 Ngenxa yoko ndithi kuwe, Izono zakhe uzixolelwe, bezizininzi; ngenxa
yena ebethanda kakhulu; ke yena oxolelwe kancinane, uthanda kancinane.
7:48 Wathi ke kuyo, Zixolelwe izono zakho.
7:49 Baqala abo babehleli naye ukuthi ngaphakathi kwabo, Ngubani na?
Ngulo na lo oxolela izono?
7:50 Uthe ke kumfazi, Ukholo lwakho lukusindisile; hamba ngoxolo.