ULuka
8:1 Kwathi emveni koko, wayihamba imizi ngemizi, wayijikeleza
eshumayela, eshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zobukumkani bukaThixo.
babenaye abalishumi elinababini.
8:2 nabafazi abathile ababephiliswe koomoya abakhohlakeleyo, nabafazi abathile
ebulwelweni, uMariya ekuthiwa nguMagadala, ekwaphuma kuye iidemon zasixhenxe.
8:3 noYohana, umfazi kaKuza, igosa likaHerode, noSusana, nabaninzi
abanye ke bona babelungiselela kuye ngempahla yabo.
8:4 Ke kaloku kwahlanganisana into eninzi yabantu, bephuma kuye besiza kuye
Imizi ngemizi ubethetha ngomzekeliso.
8:5 Umhlwayeli waphuma waya kuyihlwayela imbewu yakhe;
icala yaza yanyathelwa, zathi iintaka zezulu zayidla zayidla.
8:6 Yimbi yawa elulwalweni; ithe ke yahluma, yabuna
kude, ngenxa yokuba ibingenakunyakama.
8:7 Enye yawa emithaneni enameva; imithana enameva yahluma kunye nayo, yayiminxa
yona.
8:8 Yimbi yawa kuwo wona umhlaba olungileyo, yahluma, yavelisa isiqhamo
ngokuphindwe kalikhulu. Akuba ezithethile ezi zinto, wakhala esithi, Lowo unako
iindlebe zokuva makeve.
8:9 Bambuza ke abafundi bakhe, besithi, Ungaba uyintoni na lo mzekeliso?
8:10 Uthe ke yena, Nikuphiwe nina ukuzazi iimfihlelo zobukumkani
kaThixo; kwabanye ke ngemizekeliso; ukuze bebona bangaboni, kwaye
besiva bangaqondi.
8:11 Ke kaloku umzekeliso nguwo lo: Imbewu lilizwi likaThixo.
8:12 Engasendleleni ngabo abavayo; andule ke uMtyholi, eze
ulisusa ilizwi ezintliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangakholwa;
zigcinwe.
8:13 Abo baselulwalweni ngabasakuthi, bakuliva, balamkele kunye nalo ilizwi;
uvuyo; aba ke abanangcambu, bona bakholwa umzuzwana, kanti ke banexesha lako
isihendo siyawa.
8:14 Leyo ke yawayo emithaneni enameva, ngabo bathi, belivile, bave,
phumani, niminxwe ngamaxhala nobutyebi neziyolo zezo zinto
bubomi obungavelisi siqhamo.
8:15 Ke leyo isemhlabeni omhle, ngabo bona bathi ngentliziyo entle, elungileyo;
Livile ke ilizwi, ligcine, lithwale isiqhamo ngomonde.
8:16 Akukho ke uthi, esilumekile isibane, asisibeke ngesitya, athi;
uyibeke phantsi kwesingqengqelo; kodwa usixhoma esiphathweni saso, ukuze abo
ngena ubone ukukhanya.
8:17 Kuba akukho nto ifihlakeleyo ingayi kubonakala; kungekho namnye
into efihlakeleyo, engayi kwaziwa, ize ekuhleni.
8:18 Lumkani ngoko ukuva eniva ngako; kuba osukuba enako, uya kuba nguye
inikwe; osukuba engenako, uya kuhluthwa kwanoko oko
kubonakala ngathi unayo.
8:19 Ke kaloku kweza kuye unina nabazalwana bakhe, baza ababa nako ukufikelela kuye
yeendaba.
8:20 Wabikelwa ke, kwathiwa, Unyoko nabazalwana bakho
yima ngaphandle, ndifuna ukukubona.
8:21 Waphendula ke wathi kubo, Uma nabazalwana bam ngaba
abalivayo ilizwi likaThixo, balenze.
8:22 Kwathi ngamhla uthile, wangena emkhombeni kunye nowakhe
wathi kubo, Masiwele siye ngaphesheya
ichibi. Banduluka ke.
8:23 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba bayahamba ngomkhombe, walala ubuthongo, kwehla uqhwithela
echibini; bazaliswa ngamanzi, baba semngciphekweni.
8:24 Beza ke bamvusa, besithi, Mfundisi, nkosi, siya kufa.
Wavuka ke, wawukhalimela umoya nokulatyuza kwamaza;
zapheza, kwabakho ukuzola.
8:25 Wathi ke kubo, Luphi na ukholo lwenu? Basuka boyika
bamangaliswa, besithi omnye komnye, Ngumntu mni na lo? ngokuba yena
uyalela imimoya namanzi, zimthobele.
8:26 Bafika ezweni lamaGadara, elikhangelene nani
eGalili.
8:27 Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba uyaphuma emhlabeni, wahlangatyezwa ngumntu ophuma kuwo umzi
Indoda eyayineedemon ixesha elide, inganxibi, ingahlali
nakuyiphi na indlu, kodwa isemangcwabeni.
8:28 Ithe ke yakumbona uYesu, yakhala, yawa phambi kwakhe, yakhala
Lathi ilizwi elikhulu, Yintoni na enam nawe, Yesu, Nyana kaThixo?
eyona iphakamileyo? Ndiyakukhunga, ungandithuthumbisi.
8:29 Kuba ebewuthethele umoya ongcolileyo ukuba uphume emntwini lowo
wayemana embamba, ebotshwe ngamatyathanga nangaphakathi
amakhamandela; waziqhawula iimbophelelo, waqhutywa ngumtyholi
entlango.)
8:30 UYesu wambuza ke esithi, Ungubani na igama lakho? Wathi ke yena, NdinguMkhosi.
kuba kwakungene kuye iidemon ezininzi.
8:31 Waye ke embongoza ukuba angazithetheli ziye kungena phakathi
nzulu.
8:32 Bekukho ke apho ugxuba lweehagu ezininzi, lusidla entabeni;
zambongoza ukuba azivumele ziye kungena kuzo. Kwaye yena
wabanyamezela.
8:33 Ziphumile ke iidemon emtwini lowo, zangena ezihagwini;
ugxuba olo lwaphaphatheka, lwehla eweni, lwela edikeni, lwarhaxwa.
8:34 Bakukubona ke okuhlileyo abo babezalusa, basaba, baya babika
esixekweni nasemaphandleni.
8:35 Baphuma ke abantu, baya kukubona okuhlileyo; weza kuYesu, wafumana
indoda leyo beziphume kuyo iidemon, ihleli ngasezinyaweni zakhe
UYesu embethe, enengqondo ephilileyo; baza boyika.
8:36 Bathi ke nabo babonileyo, bababikela ukuba unganoni na lowo ubenobubi
iidemon ziphilisiwe.
8:37 Yandule ke yonke inkitha yommandla wabaseGadara;
bambongoza ukuba emke kubo; ngokuba bebanjwe luloyiko olukhulu.
Wenyuka waya emkhombeni, wabuya wabuya.
8:38 Ke kaloku indoda leyo, zaye ziphume kuyo iidemon, yayimkhunga ukuba azikhulule
nokuba ube naye; kodwa uYesu wamndulula, esithi.
8:39 Buyela endlwini yakho, ubacacisele oko zingako izinto uThixo azenzileyo
wena. Wemka, wavakalisa kuwo wonke umzi ukuba angathini na
zinkulu izinto uYesu awazenzayo kuye.
8:40 Kwathi, ekubuyeni kwakhe uYesu, indimbane yavuya
bamamkele, kuba bonke babemlindile.
8:41 Kwabonakala kusiza indoda egama linguYayiro, yaye yona ingumphathi webandla
Yawa phantsi ezinyaweni zikaYesu, yambongoza ukuba ayenze
wangena endlwini yakhe.
8:42 Kuba yabe inentombi, iyizala inye, eminyaka ngathi ilishumi linamibini izelwe;
ukufa. Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba uyahamba abantu bamxina.
8:43 Kwaye kukho mfazi owayenethombo legazi iminyaka elishumi elinamibini, owayechithe yonke into
ukuhlala kwakhe kumagqirha, engenakuphiliswa nakuwuphi na umntu;
8:44 yeza ngasemva, yachukumisa umqukumbelo wengubo yakhe;
Ithombo lakhe legazi lanqamka.
8:45 Wathi uYesu, Ngubani na lo undichukumisileyo? Xa bonke bekhanyela, uPetros nabo banjalo
babenaye bathi, Mfundisi, isihlwele sikuxinile, sikuxinile;
uthi ke, Ngubani na lo undichukumisileyo?
8:46 Uthe ke uYesu, Ukho ondichukumisileyo; kuba mna ndiyawazi amandla
waphuma kum.
8:47 Ithe ke intokazi leyo, yakubona ukuba ayifihlakele, yeza igubha
yawa phantsi phambi kwakhe, yamxelela phambi kwabantu bonke
Wayemchukumisile na, nokuba uphiliswe na kwaoko.
8:48 Uthe ke yena kuyo, Yomelela, ntombi yam, ukholo lwakho lukwenzile;
uphelele; hamba ngoxolo.
8:49 Kuthe, esathetha, kufike othile, evela kumphathi wendlu yesikhungu
esithi kuye, Ifile intombi yakho; musani ukumkhathaza uMfundisi.
8:50 Evile ke uYesu, wamphendula wathi, Musa ukoyika;
kodwa uya kuphila.
8:51 Eye kungena endlwini, akavumelanga mntu ukuba angene yedwa
uPetros, noYakobi, noYohane, noyise wentombi, nonina.
8:52 Baye ke bonke belila, beyimbambazelela. Wathi ke yena, Musani ukulila; akafanga,
kodwa ulele.
8:53 Basuka bamwa ngeentsini, besazi ukuba ifile.
8:54 Uthe ke yena, wabakhuphela phandle bonke, wayibamba ngesandla, wabiza, esithi,
Nkosazana, vuka.
8:55 Wabuya umoya wayo, yesuka yema kwangoko;
ukumnika inyama.
8:56 Besuka abazali bayo bathi nqa;
ningaxeleli bani le nto yenziweyo.