Maka
3:1 Wabuye wangena esinagogeni; kwakukhona umuntu lapho
enesandla esishwabene.
3:2 Basebemqaphela ukuthi uzamsilisa yini ngesabatha; lokho
bangase bambeke icala.
3:3 Wathi kumuntu onesandla esishwabeneyo, Sukuma uye phakathi.
3:4 Wathi kubo: Kuvunyelwe yini ukwenza okuhle ngesabatha, kumbe
ukwenza okubi? ukusindisa impilo, kumbe ukubulala? Kodwa bathula.
3:5 Futhi lapho ebaqalaza nxazonke kubo ngokuthukuthela, edabukile
ubulukhuni bezinhliziyo zabo, wathi endodeni: Yelula isandla sakho
isandla. Waseselula; isandla sakhe saphila njengesinye
okunye.
3:6 Basebephuma abaFarisi, bahle bacebisana laye
AbakaHerode bemelene naye ukuthi bangambulala kanjani.
3:7 Kodwa uJesu wasuka kanye labafundi bakhe, waya elwandle;
izixuku zaseGalile zamlandela naseJudiya.
3:8 naseJerusalema, nase-Idumiya, nangaphesheya kweJordani; futhi bona
mayelana neTire neSidoni, isixuku esikhulu, sesizwile ukuthi kukhulu kangakanani
izinto azenzayo, zeza kuye.
3:9 Wasekhuluma kubafundi bakhe ukuthi umkhumbi omncane umlinde
ngenxa yesixuku, funa bamcindezele.
3:10 Ngoba wayephulukise abaningi; baze bamcindezela ukuba bamthinte
kuye, bonke ababelezifo.
3:11 Futhi omoya abangcolile, lapho bembona, bawela phansi phambi kwakhe, bakhala.
esithi: Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
3:12 Futhi waziyala ukuba zingamenzi aziwe.
3:13 Wasenyukela entabeni, wabiza labo ayebathanda;
beza kuye.
3:14 Wamisa abayishumi nambili, ukuze babe naye, futhi ukuze akwazi
bathume ukuyoshumayela.
3:15 futhi babe namandla okuphulukisa izifo, nokukhipha amademoni.
3:16 noSimoni amqamba ngokuthi uPetru;
3:17 noJakobe kaZebedewu, noJohane umfowabo kaJakobe; futhi yena
wabaqamba ngokuthi uBowanerges, okungukuthi, amadodana okuduma;
3:18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and
uJakobe indodana ka-Alfewu, noThadewu, noSimoni umKhanani,
3:19 NoJuda Iskariyothe, owamkhaphelayo, bangena emzini
indlu.
3:20 Futhi isixuku sabuthana futhi, kangangokuthi babengakwazi kakhulu
njengokudla isinkwa.
3:21 Kwathi abangani bakhe bekuzwa, baphuma ukumbamba;
bathi: Uyahlanya.
3:22 Nababhali abehla bevela eJerusalema bathi: “UnoBelzebule;
langenkosi yamadimoni ukhupha amadimoni.
3:23 Wababizela kuye, wathi kubo ngemifanekiso: "Kanjani?"
USathane wamkhipha uSathane?
3:24 Futhi uma umbuso uhlukene wodwa, lowo mbuso ungeme.
3:25 Futhi uma indlu ihlukene phakathi, leyo ndlu ayinakuma.
3:26 Futhi uma uSathane ezivukela yena, futhi ehlukene, akanakuma.
kodwa inesiphetho.
3:27 Akakho ongangena endlini yesiqhwaga, aphange impahla yaso, ngaphandle
uzakubopha isiqhwaga kuqala; khona-ke uyakuphanga indlu yakhe.
3:28 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Zonke izono ziyakuthethelelwa kubantwana babantu.
lenhlamba loba yini abahlambaza ngayo;
3:29 Kodwa lowo ohlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele akakaze
intethelelo, kepha usengozini yokulahlwa okuphakade;
3:30 Ngoba bathi: Unomoya ongcolileyo.
3:31 Khona kwafika abafowabo nonina, bema ngaphandle, bathumela
kuye, embiza.
3:32 Futhi isixuku sasihlezi simzungezile, futhi bathi kuye: "Bheka, wakho!"
unyoko nabafowenu ngaphandle bayakufuna.
3:33 Wabaphendula, wathi: "Ngubani umame noma abafowethu?
3:34 Waqalaza ababehlezi bemphahlile, wathi: "Bhekani!"
umama nabafowethu!
3:35 Ngoba yilowo nalowo owenza intando kaNkulunkulu, lowo ungumfowethu nomfowethu
usisi, nomama.