Maka
1:1 Ukuqala kwevangeli likaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu;
1:2 Njengoba kulotshiwe kubaprofethi ukuthi: Bheka, Ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho
ubuso, obuyakulungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.
1:3 Izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi
Nkosi, yenza izindlela zakhe ziqonde.
1:4 UJohane wabhapathiza ehlane, washumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka
ukuze kuthethelelwe izono.
1:5 Futhi kwaphumela kuye izwe lonke laseJudiya kanye nabo
eJerusalema, bonke babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani;
bevuma izono zabo.
1:6 UJohane wayembethe eyoboya bekamela, enombhinqo wesikhumba
okhalweni lwakhe; wadla izinkumbi nezinyosi zasendle;
1:7 Washumayela, wathi: "Emva kwami kuyeza onamandla kunami, the
umchilo wezicathulo zakhe angifanele ukukhothama ngiwuthukulule.
1:8 Mina nginibhapathize ngamanzi, kepha yena uyakunibhapathiza ngamanzi
uMoya oNgcwele.
1:9 Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku kwafika uJesu evela eNazaretha
eGalile, wabhapathizwa nguJohane eJordani.
1:10 Kwathi masinyane ekhuphuka emanzini, wabona izulu livulekile.
noMoya wehlela phezu kwakhe njengejuba;
1:11 Kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: "Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo
engimthokozisayo.
1:12 Futhi ngokushesha uMoya wamqhubela ehlane.
1:13 Wayekhona ehlane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane elingwa nguSathane; futhi kwaba
nezilwane zasendle; izingelosi zamkhonza.
1:14 Kwathi uJohane esebotshiwe, uJesu wafika eGalili.
eshumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu,
1:15 wathi: Isikhathi sigcwalisekile, lombuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele.
phendukani, nikholwe yivangeli.
1:16 Wathi ehamba ngaselwandle lwaseGalile, wabona oSimoni noAndreya wakhe
umfowabo ephonsa inetha olwandle, ngokuba babengabadobi.
1:17 UJesu wathi kubo: "Ngilandeleni, futhi ngizonenza nibe."
babe ngabadobi babantu.
1:18 Base bewashiya masinyane amanetha abo, bamlandela.
1:19 Eseqhubeke ingcosana, wabona uJakobe indodana ka
uZebedewu noJohane umfowabo ababesemkhunjini belungisa izinto zabo
amanetha.
1:20 Wayesebabiza masinyane; base bemshiya phakathi uyise uZebedewu
umkhumbi kanye nezisebenzi, zamlandela.
1:21 Bangena eKapernawume; futhi masinyane ngosuku lwesabatha
wangena esinagogeni, wafundisa.
1:22 Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe, ngokuba wayebafundisa njengalokhu
wayenegunya, kungenjengababhali.
1:23 Kwakukhona esinagogeni labo umuntu onomoya ongcolileyo; futhi yena
wakhala,
1:24 esithi: Siyeke; Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu kabani
Nazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ungubani, wena
oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.
1:25 UJesu wamkhuza, wathi: Thula, uphume kuye.
1:26 Kwathi umoya ongcolileyo emhlukuluza, wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu.
waphuma kuye.
1:27 Bamangala bonke, baze babuzana
bathi: Kuyini lokhu? Iyini imfundiso entsha le? okwe
Ngegunya uyala ngisho nemimoya engcolile, futhi bayalalela
yena.
1:28 Futhi ngokushesha udumo lwakhe lwanda esifundeni sonke
ngeGalile.
1:29 Futhi ngokushesha, lapho sebephumile esinagogeni, bangena
endlini kaSimoni no-Andreya kanye noJakobe noJohane.
1:30 Kepha umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayelele enomkhuhlane, bahle bamtshela ngaye
wakhe.
1:31 Wasondela kuye, wambamba ngesandla, wamsukumisa; futhi masinyane
umkhuhlane wamyeka, wabasebenzela.
1:32 Kwathi kusihlwa, ilanga selishonile, baletha kuye bonke ababekhona
abagulayo, nabakhwelwe ngamademoni.
1:33 Futhi umuzi wonke wawubuthene emnyango.
1:34 Waphulukisa abaningi ababegula izifo ngezifo, futhi wakhipha abaningi
odeveli; futhi wayengawavumeli amademoni ukukhuluma, ngoba ayemazi.
1:35 Ekuseni kakhulu, wavuka kusekude kakhulu, waphuma, futhi
wasuka waya endaweni eyihlane, wakhuleka khona.
1:36 USimoni nababe naye bamlandela.
1:37 Futhi lapho sebemtholile, bathi kuye: "Bonke bayakufuna."
1:38 Wathi kubo: "Masiye emizini eseduze, ukuze ngishumayele
nakhona: ngokuba ngiphumele lokho.
1:39 Futhi washumayela emasinagogeni abo kulo lonke elaseGalile, futhi exoshwa
odeveli.
1:40 Kwasekufika kuye onochoko, emncenga, eguqa phambi kwakhe.
wathi kuye: Uba uthanda, ungangihlambulula.
1:41 UJesu waba nesihe, welula isandla, wamphatha;
wathi kuye: Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka.
1:42 Kwathi esetshilo, ubulephero basuka kuye masinyane.
wasehlanjululwa.
1:43 Waseyilaya kakhulu, wayimukisa masinyane;
1:44 Wathi kuye: “Bheka, ungatsheli muntu lutho;
uziveze kumpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho
lokho uMose ayala ngakho, kube ngubufakazi kubo.
1:45 Kodwa yena waphuma, waqala ukumemezela kakhulu, futhi evutha ngaphandle
, kangangokuthi uJesu wayengasakwazi ukungena obala emzini.
kepha wayengaphandle ezindaweni eziwugwadule, beza kuye bevela ezindaweni zonke
ikota.