Kulingwa kwaJesu
1Jesu wabuya eJordane, asagcwele Moya Longcwele. Moya Longcwele wamholela ehlane, 2lapho alingwa nguSathane emalanga langema-40. Abengadli lutfo kulawo malanga, kodvwa indlala wayiva ekupheleni kwawo.
3Sathane watsi kuye: “Nangabe uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tjela nali litje ligucuke libe sinkhwa.”
4Jesu wamphendvula watsi:
“UmBhalo utsi: ‘Umuntfu angeke
aphile ngesinkhwa sodvwa.’ ”
5Sathane wamphakamisa, wamkhombisa ngekushesha lokukhulu yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba, 6watsi: “Ngitakunika onkhe lamandla, nabo bonkhe lobunjinga, ngobe bonkhe banikwa mine, futsi ngingabunika nome ngubani lengimtsandzako. 7Konkhe loku kungaba kwakho nawungamane ungikhotsamele kanye nje.”
8Jesu wamphendvula watsi:
“UmBhalo utsi:
‘Khotsama iNkhosi
Nkulunkulu wakho,
umkhonte yena yedvwa!’ ”
9Sathane wamtsatsa wamyisa eJerusalema wafike wambeka esicongweni selithempeli watsi: “NawuyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tijike lapha phansi.
10“Ngobe umBhalo utsi:
‘Uyawutfumela tingilosi takhe tikunakekele.’
11Futsi utsi:
‘Tiyawukugona ngetandla tato,
kuze ungalimali
netinyawo takho tingakhutjwa ngematje.’ ”
12Jesu wamphendvula watsi:
“UmBhalo futsi utsi:
‘Ungayilingi iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wakho.’ ”
13Sathane asacedze kumlinga ngako konkhe, wesuka wamshiya kwesikhashana.
Jesu ucala umsebenti wakhe eGalile
14Jesu wabuyela eGalile agcwele emandla aMoya Longcwele. Indzaba yakhe yandza yasakateka naso sonkhe leso sigodzi. 15Wafundzisa emasinagogeni abo, bonkhe bantfu bamdvumisa.
Jesu akemukeleki eNazaretha
16Jesu waya eNazaretha lapho abekhulele khona, kwatsi ngeliSabatha waya esinagogeni njengaloku abevamisile. Wasukuma asatawufundza imiBhalo. 17Bamnika incwadzi ya-Isaya, umphrofethi. Wayisombulula watfola indzawana, wayifundza itsi:
18“UMoya weNkhosi ukimi,
ngobe ungigcobile
kutsi ngishumayele tindzaba letimnandzi etimphuyeni;
ungitfumile kutsi ngimemetele inkhululeko kulabatfunjiwe,
nekuvula emehlo etimphumphutseni,
nekukhulula labacindzetelekile,
19ngimemetele umnyaka
iNkhosi letakukhombisa umusa wayo ngawo.”
20Wase uyayigocota lencwadzi uyinika sikhonti ubuyela phansi uyahlala. Bonkhe bantfu esinagogeni bambukisisa. 21Wacala wakhuluma kubantfu watsi: “Lamuhla lomBhalo ugcwalisekile, njengobe nitivele nje kutsi utsini.”
22Bonkhe bantfu batsatseka ngaye bamangala ngalamagama lamahle lawakhuluma batsi: “Akusiye umsa waJosefa yini lona?”
23Watsi kubo: “Ngiyati kutsi nitangivulela lamavi alesiga lesitsi: ‘Nyanga tiphilise,’ niphindze futsi nitsi kimi: ‘Yenta nakuwo lomuti wakini letintfo leseva kutsi utentile eKhaphanawume!’ ” 24Jesu wachubeka watsi: “Ase nginitjele naku, kutsi umphrofethi akemukeleki endzaweni yangakubo.
25“Lalelani la kimi, kuliciniso kutsi bekunebafelokati labanyenti ka-Israyeli ngesikhatsi sa-Elija, ngesikhatsi lingani iminyaka lemitsatfu netinyanga letisitfupha, kwase kuba khona indlala lenkhulu eveni lonkhe. 26Noko Elija akatfunyelwanga ngisho nakumunye wabo, kepha watfunyelwa kulomfelokati abewaseSarepta, esigodzini saseSidoni. 27Kwakunemalephelo lamanyenti ka-Israyeli ngesikhatsi semphrofethi Elisha, noko kute nalinye lelaphiliswa emkhatsini wawo ngaphandle kwaNahamani, umSiriya.”
28Bonkhe bantfu esinagogeni bagcwala kutfukutsela nabeva loko, 29basukuma ngekutfukutsela, bamcosha kulelidolobha bamcondzisa esiweni salentsaba, lapho belakhiwe khona, bentela kumhholokoshisela kuso, 30kodvwa waphicaphicela emkhatsini wesicumbi sebantfu, wahamba.
Indvodza lenelidimoni
31Jesu wehlela eKhaphanawume, lidolobha laseGalile, lapho afundzisa khona ngemaSabatha. 32Bamangala bonkhe bantfu ngendlela labekafundzisa ngayo, ngobe emavi akhe bekanemandla.
33Bekunendvodza lapho esinagogeni lebeyinelidimoni; yamemeta kakhulu yatsi: 34“Awu! Jesu waseNazaretha ufunani kitsi? Sewutele kutesibhubhisa yini? Ngiyakwati kutsi ungubani; unguLongcwele waNkulunkulu.”
35Jesu wawekhuta lomoya watsi: “Thula! Phuma futsi kulomuntfu!” Lidimoni lamjika phansi embikwabo bonkhe, noko laphuma kuye lingakamlimati. 36Bantfu betfuka bonkhe, bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Livi lini leli? Ngeligunya nangemandla lamakhulu lomuntfu ukhalimela imimoya lemibi iphume.”
37Lendzaba ngaJesu yandza naso sonkhe leso sigodzi.
Jesu uphilisa uninatala waSimoni nebantfu labanyenti
38Jesu wesuka esinagogeni waya ekhaya kaSimoni. Uninatala waSimoni abephatseke kakhulu ngumkhuhlane; base babikela Jesu ngalowo mkhuhlane wakhe. 39Jesu waya kuye, wafike wema eceleni kwembhedze wakhe wawekhuta lomkhuhlane; umkhuhlane waphela masinyane kuye, wasukuma khona lapho wayawubalungisela labakudzingako.
40Kwatsi ekushoneni kwelilanga bonkhe labebagulelwa tihlobo tabo tiphetfwe tifo letehlukene batiletsa kuJesu; tonkhe watibeka tandla, watiphilisa. 41Kwaphuma nemadimoni ebantfwini labanyenti. Amemeta atsi: “Wena uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!”
Jesu abewekhuta angawavumeli kutsi akhulume, ngobe abemati lamadimoni kutsi unguKhristu.
Jesu ushumayela emasinagogeni aseJudiya
42Jesu waphuma kuseluvivi kulelo dolobha waya lapho kungenabantfu khona. Bantfu base bacala kumfuna, batsi kube bamtfole, betama kumvimbela kutsi angabashiyi. 43Kodvwa watsi kubo: “Kufanele ngishumayele liVangeli ngembuso waNkulunkulu nakulamanye emadolobha, ngobe Nkulunkulu ungitfume kwenta kona loko.”
44Ngako washumayela emasinagogeni kulo lonke laseJudiya.
