UMateyu
8:1 Ke kaloku, akuhla entabeni apho, walandelwa ngabantu abaninzi.
8:2 Nanko kusiza oneqhenqa, waqubuda kuye, esithi, Nkosi, ukuba uthini na
Wena, unako ukundihlambulula.
8:3 Wasolula isandla uYesu, wamchukumisa, esithi, Ndiyathanda; yiba wena
icocekile. Lahlambuluka kwaoko iqhenqa lakhe.
8:4 Athi uYesu kuye, Lumka angaxeleli bani; kodwa hamba indlela yakho, ubonise
wena kumbingeleli, usondeze umnikelo awawisa umthetho ngawo uMoses, ukuba ube ngowakho
ubungqina kubo.
8:5 Ke kaloku, akungena uYesu eKapernahum, kweza kuye
umthetheli-khulu, embongoza;
8:6 esithi, Nkosi, umkhonzi wam ulele ekhaya, unedumbe, emabuhlungu
thuthunjiswa.
8:7 Athi uYesu kuye, Ndoza ndisiphilise mna.
8:8 Waphendula umthetheli-khulu, wathi, Nkosi, andikulingene ukuba ube wena
wongena phantsi kophahla lwam; thetha ilizwi lodwa, wena mkhonzi wam
Uya kuphiliswa.
8:9 Kuba nam ndingumntu ophantsi kwegunya labanye, ndinamasoldati phantsi kwam;
le ndoda, Yiya, iye; ndithi kweliya, Yiza, lize; kwaye ku
umkhonzi wam, Yenza oku, akwenze.
8:10 Evile ke uYesu, wamangaliswa, wathi kwabalandelayo,
Inene ndithi kuni, andifumananga lukholo lungaka, hayi, naphakathi
Sirayeli.
8:11 Ndithi ke kuni, baninzi abaya kuza bevela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, beze
Uya kuhlala ngasesithebeni noAbraham, noIsake, noYakobi, ebukumkanini bukaThixo
ezulwini.
8:12 Ke bona abantwana bobukumkani baya kukhutshelwa emnyameni ongaphandle;
khona apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokutshixiza kwamazinyo.
8:13 Wathi ke uYesu kumthetheli-khulu, Hamba; kwaye njengoko wenze njalo
kholwa, makube njalo kuwe. Waphiliswa umkhonzi wakhe apho
Kwangaloo yure.
8:14 Uthe ke uYesu, engene endlwini kaPetros, wabona unina womkakhe
walala phantsi, ebanjwe yicesina.
8:15 Wasichukumisa isandla sakhe, yamyeka icesina;
wabalungiselela.
8:16 Ke kaloku, kwakuhlwa, bazisa kuye into eninzi yabaphethwe
wabakhupha oomoya abo ngelizwi lakhe, wabaphilisa bonke
ababegula:
8:17 ukuze kuzaliseke okwathethwayo ngoIsaya umprofeti, esithi,
besithi, Yena ngokwakhe wabuthabatha ubulwelwe bethu, wazithwala izifo zethu.
8:18 Uthe ke uYesu, akubona abantu abaninzi bemphahlile, wawisa umthetho
nduluka uye kwelinye icala.
8:19 Kweza mbhali uthile, wathi kuye, Mfundisi, ndiya kukulandela
naphi na apho uya khona.
8:20 Athi uYesu kuye, Iimpungutye zinemingxuma, neentaka zezulu zinemingxuma
babe neendlwane; yena uNyana woMntu akanayo nendawo angalalisa kuyo intloko.
8:21 Wathi ke omnye wakubafundi bakhe kuye, Nkosi, ndivumele ndiye kuqala
ndingcwabe ubawo.
8:22 Wathi ke uYesu kuye, Ndilandele; bayeke abafileyo bangcwabe abafileyo babo.
8:23 Engenile ke emkhombeni, bamlandela abafundi bakhe.
8:24 Kwasuka kwabakho uqhwithela olukhulu elwandle, ngokokude uqhwithela.
umkhombe ugutyungelwe ngamaza; waye ke yena elele ubuthongo.
8:25 Beza kuye abafundi bakhe, bamvusa, besithi, Nkosi, sisindise, thina
tshabalala.
8:26 Athi kubo, Yini na ukuba nibe ngamagwala, bantundini balukholo luncinane? Emva koko
Wavuka, wayikhalimela imimoya nolwandle; kwabakho ukuzola okukhulu.
8:27 Bamangaliswa ke abantu abo, besithi, Ngumntu mni na lo?
imimoya nolwandle ziyamthobela!
8:28 Uthe ke akufika ngaphesheya, ezweni laseYiputa
Ke kaloku kwaqubisana naye abantu ababini abaphethwe ziidemon, bephuma entolongweni
Amangcwaba akhohlakeleyo, ukuba kungabikho bani udlulayo ngaloo ndlela.
8:29 Basuka bakhala, besithi, Yintoni na enathi nawe?
Yesu, wena Nyana kaThixo? uze apha ukuba usithuthumbise phambi koYehova
ixesha?
8:30 Bekukho ke mgama kubo ugxuba olukhulu lweehagu lusidla.
8:31 Zaye ke iidemon zimbongoza, zisithi, Ukuba uyasikhupha, sivumele simke
bemka baya elugxubeni lweehagu.
8:32 Wathi kuwo, Hambani. Bathe ke bakuba bephumile, bangena
lwasuka lwalubaleka lonke ugxuba lweehagu;
Wehla eweni, wangena elwandle, wafela emanzini.
8:33 Bathe ke abo babezalusa basaba, baya ekhaya
baxela yonke into, kwanendawo yababephethwe ziidemon.
8:34 Wasuka wonke umzi waphuma, waya kumkhawulela uYesu;
bambongoza ukuba emke emideni yabo.