Ukufa kwakaJwanisi uMbhabhadisi
(Mk 6:14-29; Lk 9:7-9)
1Ngesikhatheso uHerode, umtetrarerhesi gade ezwe imibiko ngoJesu, 2yeke wathi eencekwini zakhe: “Lo nguJwanisi uMbhabhadisi. Uvukile kabafileko! Ngikho amandla wemikarisomraro asebenza kuye nje.”
3UHerode gade abambe uJwanisi, wambopha bewamdlhunya ngesikhungweni ngebanga lakaHerodiya, umkamfowabo uFlebhe. 4Wenza njalo ngombana uJwanisi bekaseze asithi kuye: “Akukavumeleki bonyana ungamthatha.” 5UHerode wafuna ukubulala uJwanisi, kodwana gade esaba abantu ngombana bebathatha uJwanisi bonyana umphorofidi.
6Kuthe ngelanga lokubelethwa kwakaHerode, indodakazi kaHerodiya yagida phambi kwabantu, yajabulisa uHerode kangangobana 7wayithembisa ngesifungo bonyana uzoyinikela nanyana yini eyibawako.
8Ngokutjitjizelwa ngunina, yathi: “Yewungiphe ngesiqwebu ihloko kaJwanisi uMbhabhadisi khona nje!”
9Ikosi yadana, kodwana ngebanga lesifungo esenzileko kanye neenthekeli zayo ezisesidlweni, yayala bonyana isibawo somntazana siphethwe. 10Ngalokho yayala bonyana uJwanisi aquntwe ihloko angesikhungweni. 11Ngambala ihlokwakhe yalethwa ngesiqwebu yanikelwa umntazana, yena wayithatha wayisa kunina. 12Abafundi bakaJwanisi beza, bathatha isidumbu sakhe basibulunga. Basuka lapho bayokutjela uJesu.
UJesu upha iinkulungwana ezihlanu ukudla
(Mk 6:30-44; Lk 9:10-17; Jwan 6:1-14)
13Kuthe bona uJesu ezwe okwenzekileko, wasuka lapho wathaya ngomkhumbi, waya emmangweni ayedwa. Emva kobana isiqubuthu sizwe lokho, samlandela ngeenyawo sisuka ngedorobheni. 14UJesu waphuma ngemkhunjini, kuthe lokha nabona isiqubuthu esikhulu, ihliziywakhe yarhawuka, wapholisa abagulako. 15Kwathi nakuhlwako, abafundi bakhe beza kuye bathi: “Indawo le ikude nemizi kanti nokuhlwa sekuhlwile. Tjela abantu bakhambe ukuze baye emizini bayozithengela ukugoma.” 16UJesu waphendula wathi: “Akunasidingo sokobana bakhambe. Bapheni nina ngokwenu kokugoma!”
17Bamphendula bathi: “Thina siphethe izikwa ezihlanu neenhlambi ezimbili kwaphela.”
18UJesu wathi kibo: “Kulethenapha.” 19Watjela abantu bona bahlale phasi emgwengweni. Wathatha izikwa ezihlanu neenhlambi ezimbili, waqala phezulu ezulwini, wathokoza. Wahlephula izikwa, wanikela abafundi bakhe, bona banikela abantu. 20Woke umuntu wagoma ngokwaneleko. Abafundi babutha iintshutshuru eziseleko, zazala iinqwebu ezilitjhumi nambili. 21Inani lamadoda elagomako gade liziinkulungwana ezihlanu, kungakabalwa abafazi nabantwana.
UJesu ukhamba phezu kwamanzi
(Mk 6:45-52; Jwan 6:15-21)
22Khonokho uJesu watjela abafundi bona bangene ngemkhunjini bakhambe phambi kwakhe baye ngaphetjheya kwelwandle, yena wasala atjela abantu bona bakhambe. 23Kuthe bona atjele abantu bonyana bakhambe, wenyukela entabeni ayedwa wayokuthandaza. Kwabe kwahlwa ayedwa lapho. 24Ngesikhatheso umkhumbi besele ukude tle nelwandle, uwubawubiwa mamaza ngombana bewuqalene nommoya.
25Phakathi komlindo wesine ebusuku, uJesu waya ebafundini bakhe akhamba phezu kwamanzi. 26Kuthe lokha abafundi nabambona akhamba phezu kwamanzi, baba nokwesaba bebathi: “Sipuku!” Batjho njalo barhuwelela ngokwesaba.
27Kodwana khonokho uJesu wathi kibo: “Yibani nesibindi! Ngimi, ningesabi!” 28UPitrosi waphendula wathi: “Kosi, nakube nguwe, yewungilayele bona ngikhambe phezu kwamanzi ngize kuwe.”
29UJesu wathi: “Yewuze!” Yeke uPitrosi waphuma ngemkhunjini, wakhamba phezu kwamanzi asiya kuJesu. 30Kodwana kuthe lokha nabona ummoya, wesaba bewathoma ukutjhingela. Warhuwelela wathi: “Kosi, yewungisindise!”
31Khonokho uJesu wathabulula isandla sakhe wambamba wathi kuye: “Wena onokukholwa okuncani, uzazeleni na?”
32Bangena bobabili ngemkhunjini; ummoya wathula. 33Labo ebegade bangemkhunjini bathandaza uJesu bathi: “Kwamambala uyiNdodana kaZimu!”
UJesu upholisa abagulako eGenesaretha
(Mk 6:53-56)
34Kwathi bona beyame umlambo, baya eGenesaretha. 35Lokha amadoda walapho nalemuka uJesu, athumela ilizwi kizo zoke iinarha ezibhodileko. Abantu baletha boke abagulako babo kuJesu. 36Bamncenga bona avumele boke abagulako bathinte nje kwaphela umphetho wengubakhe, nje-ke boke abamthintako baphola.
