NGOKUKAMATHEWU 8

₁Kwathi esehlile entabeni, zamlandela izixuku eziningi.

₂Bheka, kwafika onochoko, wakhuleka kuye, wathi: Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.

₃Wayeselula isandla, wamphatha, wathi: Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka. Wayesehlambuluka masinyane ochokweni lwakhe.

₄UJesu wayesethi kuye: Bheka, ungatsheli-muntu, kepha hamba uzibonakalise kumpristi, uyise umnikelo owayalelwa nguMose, kube-ngubufakazi kubo.

₅Kwathi esangena eKapernawume, kweza kuye induna yekhulu, yamncenga yathi:

₆Nkosi, umfana wami ulele endlini, ufé uhlangothi, ukhwelwe kakhulu ngubuhlungu.

₇Wathi kuyo: Mina ngizakuza ngimphulukise.

₈Induna yekhulu yaphendula yathi: Nkosi, angifanele ukuba ungene phansi kophahla lwami; kepha yisho izwi nje, khona umfana wami uyakusinda.

₉Ngokuba nami ngingumuntu ophansi kwamakhosi, nginamabutho phansi kwami; ngithi kwelinye: Hamba, lihambe; ngithi kwelinye: Woza, lize; nasencekwini yami: Yenza lokhu, ikwenze.

₁₀UJesu ekuzwa lokho wamangala, wathi kwabamlandelayo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angizange ngifumane kwaIsrayeli ukukholwa okungaka kumuntu.

₁₁Kepha ngithi kini: Abaningi bayakuza bevela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, bahlale ekudleni noAbrahama noIsaka noJakobe embusweni wezulu,

₁₂kodwa abantwana bombuso bayakukhishelwa ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba-khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.

₁₃UJesu wayesethi enduneni yekhulu: Hamba, makube-kuwe njengokukholwa kwakho. Umfana wasinda ngaso lesosikhathi.

₁₄UJesu wayesengena endlini kaPetru, wabona umkhwekazi wakhe elele phansi enomkhuhlane.

₁₅Waphatha isandla sakhe, umkhuhlane wamyeka; wavuka, wamkhonza.

₁₆Kwathi sekuhlwile, baletha kuye abaningi abakhwelwe ngamademoni, wakhipha omoya ngezwi, waphulukisa bonke abagulayo,

₁₇ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngoIsaya umprofethi ukuthi:

₁₈Kwathi uJesu ebona isixuku simhaqile, wayala ukuba kuwelelwe ngaphesheya.

₁₉Kwase kufika umbhali, wathi kuye: Mfundisi, ngizakukulandela, noma uya ngaphi.

₂₀UJesu wayesethi kuye: Izimpungushe zinemigodi, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke, kepha iNdodana yomuntu kayinandawo, lapho ingacamelisa khona ikhanda.

₂₁Kodwa omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngivumele ngiye kuqala ukuyakummbela ubaba.

₂₂Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: Ngilandele; yeka abafileyo bembele abafileyo babo.

₂₃Wayesengena emkhunjini; abafundi bakhe bamlandela.

₂₄Bheka, kwavuka isiphepho esikhulu elwandle, umkhumbi waze wagujuzelwa ngamaza; kepha yena wayelele.

₂₅Basondela, bamvusa, bathi: Nkosi, sisindise, safa.

₂₆Wayesethi kubo: Nesabelani ninabokukholwa okuncane na? Khona wavuka wakhuza umoya nolwandle, kwabakhona ukuthula okukhulu.

₂₇Kepha abantu bamangala, bathi: Unjani lo ukuba nomoya nolwandle kumlalele na?

₂₈Kwathi esefikile ngaphesheya ezweni lamaGadara, kwahlangana naye ababili abakhwelwe ngamademoni, bephuma emathuneni, beyizidlova ezinkulu ngangokuba kwakungedlule-muntu ngaleyondlela.

₂₉Bheka, bamemeza bathi: Sinamsebenzi muni nawe-Ndodana kaNkulunkulu? Uzé lapha ukusizwisa ubuhlungu, kungakabi-yiso isikhathi, na?

₃₀Manje kwakukhona kude nabo umhlambi wezingulube eziningi ziklabile.

₃₁Amademoni amncenga athi: Uma usikhipha, sithume ukuba singene emhlambini wezingulube.

₃₂Wathi kuwo: Hambani. Ayesephuma, angena ezingulubeni; bheka, umhlambi wonke wagulukudela eweni, waphonseka elwandle, wafela emanzini.

₃₃Kodwa ababezalusa babaleka, baya emzini, babika konke, nalokho okwehlele abakhwelwe ngamademoni.

₃₄Bheka, umuzi wonke waphuma ukuyomhlangabeza uJesu; bathé bembona, bamncenga ukuba amuke emikhawulweni yelakubo.