NGOKUKALUKA 5

₁Kwathi isixuku simbunganyela ukuba sizwe izwi likaNkulunkulu, wayemi ngaselwandle lwaseGenesaretha,

₂wabona imikhumbi emibili imi ngaselwandle; abadobi babephumile kuyo behlanza amanetha.

₃Esengené komunye wemikhumbi ongokaSimoni wamcela ukuba asuke kancane emhlabathini. Wahlala phansi, wabafundisa abantu esemkhunjini.

₄Kuthé esegcinile ukukhuluma, wathi kuSimoni: Qhubekela ekujuleni, nehlise amanetha enu, nibambe.

₅USimoni waphendula wathi: Nkosi, sishikile ubusuku bonke, asibambangalutho; kepha ngezwi lakho ngiyakuwehlisa amanetha.

₆Sebekwenzile lokho babamba izinhlanzi eziningi kakhulu, aze agqabuka amanetha abo.

₇Babaqhweba omana babo abakomunye umkhumbi ukuba beze, bababambise. Beza-ke, bayigcwalisa imikhumbi yomibili, yaze yathi ayizike.

₈Kuthé uSimoni Petru ekubona lokho, waziphonsa phansi ngasemadolweni kaJesu, wathi: Suka kimi, Nkosi, ngokuba ngingumuntu oyisoni.

₉Ngokuba ubehlelwa ngukwesaba, yena kanye nabo bonke ababenaye, ngobuningi bezinhlanzi ababezibambile,

₁₀kanjalo ke noJakobe noJohane amadodana kaZebedewu ababesebenzisana noSimoni. UJesu wathi kuSimoni: Ungesabi; kusukela manje uzakubamba abantu.

₁₁Sebeyilethile imikhumbi emhlabathini bashiya konke, bamlandela.

₁₂Kwathi ekomunye wemizi, bheka, nanso indoda egcwele uchoko. Kuthé embona uJesu, wawa ngobuso, wamnxusa wathi: Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.

₁₃Welula isandla sakhe, wamphatha, wathi: Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka. Masinyane uchoko lwasuka kuye.

₁₄Wamyala ukuba angatsheli-muntu, wathi: Kepha suka, uzibonakalise kumpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho, njengalokho uMose akuyalayo, kube-ngubufakazi kubo.

₁₅Kwayilapho ukukhuluma ngaye kwanda kakhulu. Zabuthana izixuku eziningi ukuzwa nokuphulukiswa ezifweni zazo.

₁₆Kepha yena wamonyukela ehlane, wakhuleka.

₁₇Kwathi ngolunye lwalezozinsuku yena esafundisa, kwakuhlezi khona abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho ababephuma emizini yonke yaseGalile neJudiya neJerusalema. Namandla eNkosi ayekuye ukuba aphulukise.

₁₈Bheka-ke, nanko amadoda ethwele ohlakeni umuntu ofé uhlangothi, efuna ukumngenisa nokumbeka phambi kwakhe.

₁₉Engafumani ukuthi angamngenisa kanjani ngenxa yesixuku akhwela phezu kwendlu, emehlisa ophahleni kanye nohlaka ngaphakathi phambi kukaJesu.

₂₀Ebona ukukholwa kwawo wathi: Mngane, uthethelelwe izono zakho.

₂₁Ababhali nabaFarisi baqala ukuzindla ngokuthi: Ngubani lo okhuluma ngokuhlambalaza? Ngubani ongathethelela izono ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu yedwa na?

₂₂Kepha uJesu ezazi izizindlo zabo waphendula, wathi kubo: Nizindlani ezinhliziyweni zenu na?

₂₃Yikuphi okulula ukuthi: Uthethelelwe izono zakho, noma ukuthi: Vuka uhambe, na?

₂₄Kepha ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono, wayesethi kofé uhlar gothi: Kuwena ngithi: Vuka uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho.

₂₅Wasukuma khona-lapho phambi kwabo, wathabatha lokho abelele kukho, wamuka waya endlini yakhe emdumisa uNkulunkulu.

₂₆Ukumangala kwabehlela bonke, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, bagcwala ukwesaba, bathi: Sibonile izimanga namuhla.

₂₇Emva kwalokho waphuma, wabona umthelisi, igama lakhe nguLevi, ehlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuye: Ngilandele.

₂₈Washiya konke, wasukuma, wamlandela.

₂₉ULevi wamenzela isidlo esikhulu endlini yakhe; kwakukhona isixuku esikhulu sabathelisi nabanye ababehlezi nabo ekudleni.

₃₀AbaFarisi nababhali bakhonona kubafundi bakhe, bathi: Yini ukuba nidle niphuze nabathelisi nezoni na?

₃₁Waphendula uJesu, wathi kubo: Abaphilileyo abadingi inyanga, ngabagulayo bodwa.

₃₂Kangizelanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni ukuba ziphenduke.

₃₃Base bethi kuye: Abafundi bakaJohane bazila kaningi, benze imikhuleko, kanjalo nababaFarisi, kepha abakho bayadla, baphuze.

₃₄Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: Ningabazilisa yini abayeni, umyeni esenabo na?

₃₅Kodwa kuzakufika izinsuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo; yikhona bezakuzila ngalezozinsuku.

₃₆Wabatshela nomfanekiso wokuthi: Akakho odabula isiziba engutsheni entsha, asibekele engutsheni endala; uma enza lokho, uyayona entsha, futhi isiziba sentsha asizukuzwana nendala.

₃₇Futhi akakho othela iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala funa iwayini elisha liqhumise izimvaba, lichitheke lona, nezimvaba zonakale.

₃₈Kodwa iwayini elisha limelwe ukuthelwa ezimvabeni ezintsha.

₃₉Akakho othi ephuzé iwayini elidala, afune elisha, ngokuba uthi elidala limnandi.