NGOKUKAMARKU 6

₁Khona wamuka lapho, waya ezweni lakubo; abafundi bakhe bamlandela.

₂Sekufikile isabatha, waqala ukufundisa esinagogeni*. Abaningi abamuzwayo bamangala bathi: Lo ukuthathaphi lokhu na? Ukuhlakanipha kuni akunikiwe lona na? Nemisebenzi yamandla enje yenziwe ngezandla zakhe na?

₃Lo akusiye umbazi, indodana kaMariya, nomfowabo kaJakobe, noJose, noJuda, noSimoni, na? Nawodadewabo abakho yini lapha kithi na? Base bekhubeka ngaye.

₄Wayesethi kubo uJesu: Umprofethi kadelelwa ngaphandle kwasezweni lakubo, nasezihlotsheni zakhe, nasendlini yakwabo.

₅Wayengenakwenza lapho nowodwa umsebenzi wamandla ngaphandle kokuthi wabeka izandla phezu kwabagulayo abayingcosana, wabaphulukisa.

₆Wamangala ngokungakholwa kwabo. Wahamba imizi ngemizi efundisa.

₇Wayesebabiza abayishumi nambili, waqala ukubathuma ngababili, wabanika amandla phezu kwawomoya abangcolileyo.

₈Wabayala ukuba bangaphathi-lutho lwendlela, kuphela udondolo lodwa, bangaphathi nasinkwa, nasikhwama, nathusi emixhakeni,

₉kepha bafake izicathulo, bangembathi kodwa amabhantshi amabili.

₁₀Wathi kubo: Nakuphi lapho ningena khona endlini, hlalani kuyo, nize nimuke khona.

₁₁Nayiphi indawo engayikunamukela, nalapho bengayikunizwa khona, anothi nimuka kuyo, nivuthulule uthuli oluphansi kwezinyawo zenu, kube-ngubufakazi kubo.

₁₂Base behamba beshumayela ukuba abantu baphenduke.

₁₃Bakhipha amademoni amaningi, bagcoba abagulayo abaningi ngamafutha, babaphulukisa.

₁₄Yayisikuzwa inkosi uHerode, ngokuba lalidumile igama lakhe. Kwathiwa uJohane uMbhapathizi uvukile kwabafileyo; kungalokho lawamandla asebenza kuye.

₁₅Kodwa abanye bathi: NguEliya; abanye bathi: Ngumprofethi njengomunye wabaprofethi.

₁₆Kepha uHerode ekuzwile wathi: UJohane engamnquma ikhanda nguye ovukile.

₁₇Ngokuba yena uHerode wayethumele wambamba uJohane, wambopha etilongweni ngenxa kaHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo, ngokuba wayeganwé nguye.

₁₈Ngokuba uJohane wayethé kuHerode: Awuvunyelwe ukuthatha umkamfowenu.

₁₉Njalo uHerodiya wambambela amagqubu, wafuna ukumbulala; kepha kabanga-namandla,

₂₀ngokuba uHerode wayemesaba uJohane emazi ukuthi uyindoda elungileyo engcwele, wamlonda; nalapho emuzwa, wayesambatheka kaningi, nokho kwabamnandi kuye ukumuzwa.

₂₁Kwathi sekufikile usuku oluhle, lapho uHerode ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakhe ezenzela idili izikhulu zakhe, nezinduna zempi, nabanumzane baseGalile,

₂₂kwangena indodakazi kaHerodiya uqobo, yasina, yajabulisa uHerode nababehlezi naye. Inkosi yayisithi entombazaneni: Cela kimi noma yini okuthandayo, ngizakukunika.

₂₃Wafunga kuyo, wathi: Noma yini ongakucela kimi ngizakukunika, nakuba kungaze kube-yinxenye yombuso wami.

₂₄Yayisiphuma, yathi kunina: Ngizakucelani na? Yena wathi: Ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.

₂₅Yakhawuleza yangena masinyane enkosini, yacela yathi: Ngithanda ukuba ungiphe khona-manje ngoqwembe ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.

₂₆Inkosi yadabuka kakhulu, kepha ngenxa yezifungo nangenxa yababehlezi nayo ekudleni ayithandanga ukuyilandulela.

₂₇Inkosi yayisithuma masinyane ibutho, waliyala ukuba lilethe ikhanda lakhe. Lahamba, lamnquma ikhanda etilongweni.

₂₈Laletha ikhanda lakhe ngoqwembe, layinika intombazana, intombazana yamnika unina.

₂₉Kwathi ukuba abafundi bakhe bakuzwe lokho, beza bathatha isidumbu sakhe, basibeka ethuneni.

₃₀Abaphostoli babuthana kuJesu, bambikela ababekwenzile nababekufundisile.

₃₁Wayesethi kubo: Zanini nina nodwa endaweni eyihlane, niphumule ingcosana. Ngokuba babebaningi abezayo nabahambayo, abaze bathola nasikhathi sokudla.

₃₂Base bemuka ngomkhumbi, baya endaweni eyihlane bebodwa.

₃₃Abaningi sebebabona bemuka, baqonda, baze bagijimela khona ngezinyawo, bephuma kuyo yonke imizi, babandulela.

₃₄Wathi ephuma, wabona isixuku esikhulu, waba-nesihe ngabantu, ngokuba babenjengezimvu ezingenamalusi; waqala ukubafundisa okuningi.

₃₅Kwathi isikhathi sesihambile, beza kuye abafundi bakhe, bathi: Lendawo iyihlane, isikhathi sesidlulile;

₃₆bamukise ukuba baye emaphandleni nasemizaneni ezungezileyo, bazithengele ukudla.

₃₇Wayesephendula, ethi kubo: Bapheni nina ukudla. Bathi kuye: Sihambe yini, siyothenga izinkwa zawodenariyu* abangamakhulu amabili, sibaphe badle na?

₃₈Wathi kubo: Ninezinkwa ezingaki na? Hambani nibone. Sebazi bathi: Ziyisihlanu, nezinhlanzi ezimbili.

₃₉Wabayala ukuba bonke bahlale phansi etshanini obuluhlaza izigaba ngezigaba.

₄₀Base behlala phansi amaviyo ngamaviyo, kwaba-ngamakhulu nangamashumi ayisihlanu.

₄₁Wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili, wabheka ngasezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula izinkwa, wazinika abafundi ukuba bazibeke phambi kwabo; nezinhlanzi ezimbili wababela bonke ngazo.

₄₂Badla bonke, basutha.

₄₃Babutha imvuthuluka, iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili ezigcwele, neyezinhlanzi.

₄₄Ababedlile izinkwa babengamadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu.

₄₅Wayesecindezela masinyane abafundi bakhe ukuba bangene emkhunjini, bamandulele ukuya phesheya eBetsayida, yena aze amukise isixuku.

₄₆Esebavalelisile wahamba waya entabeni ukuyokhuleka.

₄₇Kwathi sekuhlwile, umkhumbi wawuphakathi nolwandle, yena eyedwa emhlabathini.

₄₈Wababona behlupheka ekugwedleni, ngokuba umoya wawuphambene nabo, weza kubo ngomlindo wesine wobusuku ehamba phezu kolwandle. Kwangathi uyadlula kubo.

₄₉Sebembonile ehamba phezu kolwandle, bacabanga ukuthi yisithunzi; bakhala.

₅₀Ngokuba bonke bambona, bethuka. Kepha washesha wakhuluma nabo, wathi kubo: Yimani isibindi; yimina, ningesabi.

₅₁Wayesekhwela emkhunjini kubo, umoya wanqamuka; bamangala kakhulu impela phakathi kwabo.

₅₂Ngokuba abaqondanga okwezinkwa, lokhu inhliziyo yabo yayilukhuni.

₅₃Sebewelile bafika ezweni laseGenesaretha, babopha ogwini.

₅₄Ukuphuma kwabo emkhunjini yena wayaziwa masinyane.

₅₅Bagijimela kulo lonke lelozwe, baqala ukuletha abagulayo ngezinhlaka, lapho bemuzwa ukuthi ukhona.

₅₆Kwathi nomaphi lapho engena khona, emizaneni, nasemizini, nasemaphandleni, babeka abagulayo ezigcawini, bamncenga ukuba bathinte noma umphetho wengubo yakhe kuphela; bonke abamthinta basindiswa.