Phawula
1:1 Ukuqaleka kwayo ivangeli kaYesu Kristu, uNyana kaThixo.
1:2 Njengoko kubhaliweyo ebaprofetini, kwathiwa, Yabona, mna ndithuma umthunywa wam ngaphambi kwakho
ubuso, obuya kuyilungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.
1:3 Izwi lodandulukayo entlango, lisithi, Yigeceni entlango indlela yeNkosi
Nkosi, zilungelelanise iindlela zakhe.
1:4 Kwaye kukho uYohane, ebhaptiza entlango, evakalisa ubhaptizo lwenguquko
ukuze kuxolelwe izono.
1:5 Laye liphuma lisiya kuye lonke ilizwe lakwaYuda nabasemzini
eYerusalem, baye bonke babhaptizwa nguye eYordan emlanjeni;
bezixela izono zabo.
1:6 Waye ke uYohane ambethe uboya benkamela, enombhinqo wentlonze;
esinqeni sakhe; Wadla iinkumbi nobusi basendle;
1:7 Wayememeza esithi, Emva kwam kuza lowo unamandla kunam
endingafanelekileyo ukuba ndithobe phantsi, ndiwuthukulule nomtya wezihlangu zakhe.
1:8 Mna okunene ndanibhaptiza ngamanzi, ke yena uya kunibhaptiza ngamanzi
uMoya oyiNgcwele.
1:9 Kwathi ngaloo mihla, kweza uYesu, evela eNazarete
kwelaseGalili, wabhaptizwa nguYohane eYordan apho.
1:10 Uthe kwaoko, enyuka ephuma emanzini, walibona izulu livulekile;
wesuka uMoya, esihla phezu kwakhe njengehobe.
1:11 Kwabakho nezwi eliphuma ezulwini, lisithi, Wena unguNyana wam oyintanda, endimthandayo wena
endikholisiweyo nguye.
1:12 Uthi kwaoko uMoya amkhuphele entlango.
1:13 Waye esentlango apho iintsuku ezimashumi mane, ehendwa nguSathana; kwaye kwaba
namarhamncwa; zaye izithunywa zezulu zimlungiselela.
1:14 Ke kaloku emveni kokufakwa kukaYohane entolongweni, weza uYesu kwelaseGalili.
eshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zobukumkani bukaThixo,
1:15 esithi, Lizalisekile ixesha, nobukumkani bukaThixo busondele;
guqukani, nikholwe kuyo ivangeli.
1:16 Uthe ke, ehamba ngaselwandle lwaseGalili, wabona uSimon, noAndreya wakhe
umzalwana ephosa umnatha elwandle; kuba babengababambisi beentlanzi.
1:17 Wathi kubo uYesu, Yizani apha nindilandele, ndonenza nibe
babe ngabalobi babantu.
1:18 Bayishiya kwaoko iminatha yabo, bamlandela.
1:19 Ehambe umganyana khona, wabona uYakobi unyana ka
uZebhedi, noYohane umzalwana wakhe, ababesemkhombeni nabo belungisa iindawo zabo
iminatha.
1:20 Wababiza kwaoko; bamshiya phakathi uyise uZebhedi
umkhombe unabaqeshwa, wamlandela.
1:21 Bangena eKapernahum; wathi kwaoko ngomhla wesabatha
wangena endlwini yesikhungu, wafundisa.
1:22 Baye ke bekhwankqiswa kukufundisa kwakhe; ngokuba ebebafundisa njengokufundisa
wayenegunya, engenjengababhali.
1:23 Kwaye kukho endlwini yabo yesikhungu umntu onomoya ongcolileyo; kwaye yena
wakhala,
1:24 besithi, Siyeke; Yintoni na enathi nawe, Yesu ka?
eNazarete? uze kusitshabalalisa na? Ndiyakwazi wena, lowo unguye
OyiNgcwele kaThixo.
1:25 Wawukhalimela uYesu, esithi, Yithi tu, uphume kuye.
1:26 Uthe umoya ongcolileyo wambetha wee xhwenene, wakhala ngezwi elikhulu.
waphuma kuye.
1:27 Bathi nqa ke bonke, ngokokude babuzisane
besithi, Yintoni na le nto? Yeyiphi imfundiso entsha? ngenxa
Ngegunya ubathethela oomoya abangcolileyo, baze bamlulamele
yena.
1:28 Lwaphuma kwaoko udumo lwakhe, lwaya kuwo wonke loo mmandla
ngelaseGalili.
1:29 Bathe, bakuphuma endlwini yesikhungu, bangena kwaoko
endlwini kaSimon noAndreya, benoYakobi noYohane.
1:30 Ke kaloku umkhwekazi kaSimon wayelele phantsi ebanjwe yicesina;
yena.
1:31 Weza ke, wayibamba ngesandla, wayiphakamisa; kwaye kwangoko
yamyeka icesina, wabalungiselela.
1:32 Ke kaloku, kwakuhlwa, xa litshonayo ilanga, bazisa kuye bonke ababekho
ababesifa, nababephethwe ziidemon.
1:33 Waye umzi wonke uhlanganisene ndawonye emnyango apho.
1:34 Waphilisa babaninzi ababesifa zizifo ngezifo;
iidemon; waye engazivumeli iidemon ukuba zithethe, kuba bezimazi.
1:35 Uthe ke kusasa, kusesemini enkulu, wavuka, waphuma, waya
Wemka waya endaweni engasese, wathandaza khona.
1:36 Bamlandela ke uSimon nabo babenaye.
1:37 Bemfumene bathi kuye, Bonke bayakufuna.
1:38 Athi kubo, Masihambe siye emizini ekufuphi, ukuze ndivakalise iindaba ezilungileyo
nakhona; ngokuba ndiphumele oko.
1:39 Wayevakalisa ke ezindlwini zabo zesikhungu kulo lonke elaseGalili, ebakhupha
iidemon.
1:40 Kweza kuye oneqhenqa, embongoza, equbuda kuye.
esithi kuye, Ukuba uyathanda, unako ukundihlambulula.
1:41 UYesu, esikwe yimfesane ke, wasolula isandla sakhe, wamchukumisa;
athi kuye, Ndiyathanda; Hlambuluka.
1:42 Akutsho, lemka kwaoko kuye iqhenqa.
wahlanjululwa.
1:43 Wamkhalimela, wamndulula kwaoko.
1:44 Athi kuye, Lumka ungaxeleli bani nento le;
uzibonakalise kumbingeleli, usondeze ngenxa yokuhlanjululwa kwakho
awawisa umthetho uMoses, kube bubungqina kubo.
1:45 Ke yena, ephumile, waqala ukuyivakalisa kakhulu nokuyibhengeza
wada wangabi saba nako uYesu ukungena ekuhleni kuloo mzi.
waye ngaphandle ezindaweni eziziintlango; baye besiza kuye bevela kwiindawo ngeendawo
ikota.