Luka
5:1 Kwasekusithi, njengoba ixuku limcindezela ukuzwa ilizwi
izwi likaNkulunkulu, wema ngasechibini laseGenesaretha.
5:2 Wabona imikhumbi emibili imi ngaselwandle, kodwa abadobi babephumile
kubo, begeza amanetha abo.
5:3 Wangena komunye wemikhumbi, okwakungokaSimoni, wamkhuleka
ukuthi uzoyiphonsa kancane emhlabeni. Wahlala phansi, futhi
wafundisa abantu ephuma emkhunjini.
5:4 Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, wathi kuSimoni, Khipha phakathi
nijule, nehlise amanetha enu ukuze nibambe.
5:5 USimoni waphendula wathi kuye: Nkosi, sisebenze ubusuku bonke.
nokho ngezwi lakho ngiyakubawisa
inetha.
5:6 Sebekwenzile lokho, babamba inqwaba yezinhlanzi.
lagqabhuka inetha labo.
5:7 Baqhweba abalingane babo ababekomunye umkhumbi.
ukuthi beze babasize. Basebesiza bagcwalisa bobabili
imikhumbi, yaze yaqala ukucwila.
5:8 USimoni Petru ekubona lokho, wawa phansi emadolweni kaJesu, wathi: "Suka."
kusuka kimi; ngoba ngingumuntu oyisoni, Nkosi.
5:9 Ngoba wamangala, kanye nabo bonke ababenaye, ekubuthweni kwebandla
nezinhlanzi ababezibambile;
5:10 Futhi kanjalo futhi uJakobe, noJohane, amadodana kaZebedewu, ababekhona
abambisana noSimoni. UJesu wasesithi kuSimoni: Ungesabi; kusuka
kusukela manje uzakubamba abantu.
5:11 Futhi lapho sebeyilethile imikhumbi yabo emhlabathini, bashiya konke, futhi
amlandele.
5:12 Kwathi esemzini othile, bheka, indoda egcwele
enochoko: ebona uJesu wawa ngobuso bakhe, wamncenga, ethi:
Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.
5:13 Waselula isandla sakhe, wamphatha, wathi: "Ngiyathanda;
ihlanzekile. Masinyane uchoko lwasuka kuye.
5:14 Wamlaya ukuthi angatsheli muntu;
umpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho, njengokuyala kukaMose,
ubufakazi kubo.
5:15 Kodwa kwayikhona udumo ngaye lwanda kakhulu
izixuku zabuthana ukuzwa nokuphulukiswa nguye ezindabeni zabo
ubuthakathaka.
5:16 Futhi yena wasuka waya ehlane, futhi wakhuleka.
5:17 Kwathi ngolunye usuku efundisa, ekhona
kwakuhlezi abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho ababephuma kubo
yonke imizi yaseGalile, naseJudiya, naseJerusalema, namandla ebandla
INkosi yayikhona izobaphilisa.
5:18 Futhi bheka, amadoda ethwele ngohlaka umuntu ofe uhlangothi.
basebedinga indlela yokumngenisa lokumbeka phambi kwakhe.
5:19 Futhi lapho bengayitholi indlela yokumngenisa, ngoba
exukwini, bakhwela phezu kwendlu, bamehlisa
wabeka uhlaka lwakhe phakathi phambi kukaJesu.
5:20 Futhi lapho ebona ukholo lwabo, wathi kuye: "Ndoda, izono zakho
ngikuthethelele.
5:21 Ababhali nabaFarisi baqala ukuzindla, bathi: "Ngubani lo?
okhuluma inhlamba? Ngubani ongathethelela izono ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu yedwa?
5:22 Kodwa uJesu ebona imicabango yabo, waphendula wathi kubo.
Nizindlani ezinhliziyweni zenu na?
5:23 Yikuphi okulula, ukuthi: Izono zakho zithethelelwe; noma ukuthi: Vuka
futhi uhambe?
5:24 Kodwa ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni
thethelela izono,” wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Ngithi kuwe;
Vuka, uthabathe icansi lakho, uye endlini yakho.
5:25 Wayesesukuma masinyane phambi kwabo, wathatha lokho abelele kukho.
wamuka waya endlini yakhe, edumisa uNkulunkulu.
5:26 Futhi bamangala bonke, futhi badumisa uNkulunkulu, futhi bagcwala
besaba, bethi: Sibone izimanga namuhla.
5:27 Emva kwalokho waphuma, wabona umthelisi ogama lakhe linguLevi.
ehlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuye: "Ngilandele."
5:28 Washiya konke, wasukuma, wamlandela.
5:29 ULevi wamenzela idili elikhulu endlini yakhe, kwaba khona idili elikhulu
iqembu labathelisi labanye ababehlezi labo ekudleni.
5:30 Kepha ababhali babo nabaFarisi bakhonona ngabafundi bakhe, bathi:
Kungani nidla niphuze nabathelisi nezoni na?
5:31 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Abaphilileyo abadingi a
udokotela; kodwa abagulayo.
5:32 Angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni ekuphendukeni.
5:33 Basebesithi kuye: Kungani abafundi bakaJohane bezila ukudla kanengi, njalo
yenzani imikhuleko, kanjalo nabafundi babaFarisi; kodwa abakho yidla
nokuphuza?
5:34 Wathi kubo, Ningakwazi yini ukwenza abantwana bomkhwenyana
nizila ukudla, umyeni esenabo na?
5:35 Kodwa zizafika izinsuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa
khona-ke bayakuzila ngalezo zinsuku.
5:36 Wayesebalandisa nomfanekiso; Akekho obeka isiqeshana esisha
ingubo phezu kwendala; uma kungenjalo, entsha iyaklebhula, futhi
isiqeshana esikhishwe kwesitsha asihambisani nendala.
5:37 Futhi akakho othela iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala; uma kungenjalo iwayini elisha liyakuba
izimvaba ziqhume, zichitheke, nezimvaba zonakale.
5:38 Kodwa iwayini elisha limelwe ukuthelwa ezimvabeni ezintsha; futhi zombili ziyalondolozwa.
5:39 Akakho futhi othi esephuzile iwayini elidala afune elisha, ngokuba yena
lithi: Elidala lingcono.