Mathewu
9:1 Wangena emkhunjini, wawela, wafika emzini wakubo.
9:2 Bheka, baletha kuye umuntu ofe uhlangothi, elele phezu
uJesu ebona ukukholwa kwabo wathi kofe uhlangothi; Ndodana,
yimani isibindi; uthethelelwe izono zakho.
9:3 Bheka, abanye kubabhali bathi phakathi kwabo: "Lo muntu."
ehlambalaza.
9:4 UJesu eyazi imicabango yabo wathi: "Kungani nicabanga okubi ezinhliziyweni zenu
izinhliziyo?
9:5 Ngoba yikuphi okulula, ukuthi: Izono zakho zithethelelwe; noma ukusho,
sukuma uhambe?
9:6 Kodwa ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela
izono, wasesithi kofe uhlangothi: Sukuma, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho;
uye endlini yakho.
9:7 Wasuka, waya endlini yakhe.
9:8 Kepha izixuku zikubona zamangala, zamdumisa uNkulunkulu
wayenike abantu amandla anjalo.
9:9 Kwathi uJesu edlula lapho, wabona umuntu othiwa nguMathewu,
ehlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuye: "Ngilandele." Futhi
wasukuma, wamlandela.
9:10 Kwathi ehlezi ekudleni endlini, bheka, abaningi
kwafika abathelisi nezoni, bahlala naye nabafundi bakhe.
9:11 Kwathi abaFarisi bekubona lokho, bathi kubafundi bakhe: Kungani esidla
iNkosi yenu kanye nabathelisi nezoni na?
9:12 UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kubo: "Abaphilayo bayaswela."
hhayi udokotela, kodwa abagulayo.
9:13 Kodwa hambani nifunde ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuthi: Ngithanda isihawu, hhayi
ngoba angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni
ukuphenduka.
9:14 Khona kwafika kuye abafundi bakaJohane, bathi: "Kungani thina naba
AbaFarisi bazila ukudla kaningi, kepha abafundi bakho abazili na?
9:15 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Abantwana bendlu yomtshado bangalila yini, njengoba
uma umyeni esenabo? kodwa ziyakufika izinsuku, lapho abangcwele
umyeni uyakususwa kubo, khona-ke bazakuzila ukudla.
9:16 Akakho obeka isiziba sendwangu entsha engutsheni endala, ukuze kube yilowo nalowo
liyafakwa ukuze ligcwaliswe, liyahlwithwa engutsheni, nokudatshulwa
okubi kakhulu.
9:17 Futhi abantu abalitheli iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala;
newayini liyachitheka, nezimvaba ziyabhubha, kepha bathela iwayini elisha
ezitsheni ezintsha, zilondolozwe zombili.
9:18 Esakhuluma lezi zinto kubo, bheka, kwafika othile
umbusi, wakhuleka kuye, wathi: Indodakazi yami isifile;
woza ubeke isandla sakho phezu kwayo, izaphila.
9:19 UJesu wasukuma, wamlandela, kanjalo nabafundi bakhe.
9:20 Futhi, bheka, owesifazane owayenomopho eyishumi nambili
iminyaka, weza emva kwakhe, wathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe;
9:21 Ngoba wayesithi phakathi kwakhe: Uba ngingathinta nje isembatho sakhe, ngizakuba khona
ephelele.
9:22 Kodwa uJesu waphenduka, futhi lapho embona, wathi: "Ndodakazi, yiba."
ukunethezeka okuhle; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile. Nowesifazane wenziwa
wonke kusukela kulelo hora.
9:23 Kwathi uJesu efika endlini yombusi, wabona abashayayo
abantu ababanga umsindo,
9:24 Wathi kubo: "Susani, ngoba intombazana ayifile, kodwa ilele."
Bamhleka usulu.
9:25 Kodwa lapho isixuku sikhutshiwe, wangena, wamthatha eduze kwakhe
isandla, yasukuma incekukazi.
9:26 Futhi udumo lwalokhu lwanda kulo lonke lelo zwe.
9:27 UJesu esesukile lapho, izimpumputhe ezimbili zamlandela, zikhala, futhi
bathi: “Ndodana kaDavide, sihawukele.
9:28 Esengenile endlini, izimpumputhe zeza kuye;
UJesu wathi kubo: Niyakholwa ukuthi ngingakwenza lokhu na? Bathi
kuye, Yebo, Nkosi.
9:29 Khona wathinta amehlo azo, wathi: "Ngokukholwa kwenu makwenzeke kubo."
wena.
9:30 Ayesevuleka amehlo abo; uJesu wasebalayisisa, esithi: Khangelani
ukuthi kakho okwaziyo.
9:31 Kodwa sebehambile, basakaza udumo lwakhe kukho konke
izwe.
9:32 Njengoba ziphuma, bheka, baletha kuye umuntu oyisimungulu ekhwelwe
usathane.
9:33 Futhi lapho idemoni selikhishiwe, isimungulu sakhuluma, futhi izixuku
bamangala, bathi: Kakuzange kubonwe okunje koIsrayeli.
9:34 Kodwa abaFarisi bathi: Ukhupha amadimoni ngombusi wababusi
odeveli.
9:35 UJesu wayihamba yonke imizi nemizana efundisa emizini yabo
emasinagogeni, beshumayela ivangeli lombuso, bephulukisa bonke
ukugula nazo zonke izifo phakathi kwabantu.
9:36 Kodwa ebona izixuku waba lesihelo ngazo.
ngoba baphelelwa ngamandla, bahlakazeka njengezimvu ezingelalutho
umalusi.
9:37 Wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: "Impela ukuvuna kukhulu, kodwa
izisebenzi ziyingcosana;
9:38 Ngakho khulekani eNkosini yokuvuna, ukuba ithumele
izisebenzi ekuvuneni kwakhe.