UMateyu
14:1 Ngelo xesha uHerode, umphathi wesahlulo sesine selizwe, waluva udaba lukaYesu,
14:2 wathi kubakhonzi bakhe, Lo nguYohane umbhaptizi. uvukile kubo
abafileyo; kungoko kubonakala kuye imisebenzi yamandla.
14:3 Kuba uHerode wambamba uYohane, wambopha, wamfaka entolongweni
ngenxa kaHerodiya, umfazi kaFilipu umninawa wakhe.
14:4 Kuba wayethe uYohane kuye, Akuvumelekile ukuba ube naye.
14:5 Uthe ke efuna ukumbulala, woyika abantu;
ngokuba babembalela ukuba ungumprofeti.
14:6 Kwathi, kwakubon' ukuba kwenziwa isikhumbuzo sokuzalwa kukaHerode, yathi intombi kaHerodiya yangqungqa;
phambi kwabo, wamkholisa uHerode.
14:7 Ekuthe ke koko wayithembisa ngesifungo ukuba woyinika oko ingakucelayo.
14:8 Ke yona, iqhutywe ngunina, yathi, Ndinike apha uYohane
Intloko kaBhaptizi kwitshaja.
14:9 Waba buhlungu ukumkani; noko ke ngenxa yesifungo, nangenxa yabo
wahlala phantsi naye esithebeni, wathi mayiyinikwe.
14:10 Wasusa umntu, wamnqumla uYohane intloko entolongweni apho.
14:11 Yaziswa intloko yakhe ngesitya, yanikwa intombazana leyo
wayizisa kunina.
14:12 Beza abafundi bakhe, basithabatha isidumbu, basingcwaba, bemka
waxelela uYesu.
14:13 Evile ke uYesu, wemka apho ngomkhombe, waya endaweni eyintlango
Zakuva ke izihlwele, zamlandela ngeenyawo
ngaphandle kwezixeko.
14:14 Ephumile ke uYesu, wabona into eninzi yabantu;
Wavelana nabo, wayiphilisa imilwelwe yabo.
14:15 Kuthe ke kwakuhlwa, beza kuye abafundi bakhe, besithi, Eli lixa
yintlango, nexesha lidlule; zindululeni zimke izihlwele ezo
bangahamba baye emizaneni, bazithengele ukudla.
14:16 Uthe ke kubo uYesu, Akufuneki ukuba zimke; zipheni nina zitye.
14:17 Bathi ke bona kuye, Asinanto apha, ingezizo izonka ezihlanu neentlanzi ezimbini.
14:18 Wathi ke yena, Ziziseni kum apha.
14:19 Wathi izihlwele mazingqengqe phantsi engceni;
izonka ezihlanu neentlanzi zombini, wathi ekhangele ezulwini, wazisikelela.
waqhekeza ke izonka, wazinika abafundi bakhe, abafundi ke bona banika
isihlwele.
14:20 Badla bonke bahlutha, basusa ke amaqhekeza
kwasala iingobozi ezilishumi elinambini zizele.
14:21 Ke kaloku abo babesidla babengamadoda akumawaka amahlanu, ngaphandle kwabafazi kunye
abantwana.
14:22 Wabanyanzela kwaoko uYesu abafundi bakhe ukuba bangene emkhombeni, baye
ukuba bamandulele ukuya phesheya, lo gama azindululayo izihlwele.
14:23 Ezindulule ke izihlwele, wenyuka intaba
ngasese ukuba bathandaze; ke kwahlwa eyedwa khona apho.
14:24 Ke kaloku umkhombe wawusele uphakathi elwandle, uqhutywa ngamaza;
umoya wawuchasene.
14:25 Kuthe ke ngowesine umlindo wobusuku, wesuka waya kubo uYesu, ehambahamba
ulwandle.
14:26 Bakumbona ke abafundi ehamba phezu kolwandle, bakhathazeka.
esithi, Ngumoya; bakhala kukoyika.
14:27 Wathetha ke kwaoko uYesu kubo, esithi, Yomelelani; yi
Mna; musani ukoyika.
14:28 Waphendula ke uPetros wathi kuye, Nkosi, ukuba nguwe, yitsho ukuba ndize kuye
phezu kwamanzi.
14:29 Wathi, Yiza. Wehla ke uPetros emkhombeni
wahamba phezu kwamanzi, esiya kuYesu.
14:30 Ke kaloku, ebona umoya unamandla, woyika; kwaye uqala ukuba
nditshone, wakhala esithi, Nkosi, ndisindise.
14:31 Wasolula kwaoko ke isandla uYesu, wambamba, wathi
wathi kuye, Ehla wena ulukholo luncinane, uthandabuzelani na?
14:32 Bakuba bengenile emkhombeni, wadamba umoya.
14:33 Bazile ke abo basemkhombeni, baqubuda kuye, besithi, Kwasekufeni
inyaniso, unguNyana kaThixo.
14:34 Bewelile, bafika emhlabeni waseGenesarete.
14:35 Emazile amadoda aloo ndawo, athumela
wonke loo mmandla ujikelezileyo, babazisa kuye bonke ababekhona
nesifo;
14:36 Bazisa kuye bonke abafayo, bambongoza ukuba bachukumise nje kodwa intshinga yengubo yakhe;
bonke abachukumisayo baphiliswa ngokugqibeleleyo.