Bible Reading Plan – Day 278

₃₁Wabenzela nomnye umzekeliso uYesu, esithi: “Ukulawula kukaThixo kunokufaniswa nokhozo lwembewu yemostade, athe ubani waluthatha, waluhlwayela entsimini yakhe. ₃₂Ukhozo lwemostade lolona luncinane kunazo zonke iintlobo zembewu, kanti lwakukhula luba lukhulu kunayo yonke imifuno, lube ngumthi omkhulu kangangokuba neentaka zifike, zakhele emasebeni awo.”

₃₃UYesu wabenzela nomnye umzekeliso, esithi: “Ukulawula kukaThixo kunokufaniswa negwele awalithathayo umfazi, walixovulela kumgubo ozizitya ezithathu, laza layinyusa intlama.”

₃₄Zonke ezi zinto uYesu wazithetha kwizihlwele ngemizekeliso. Akathethanga nto kuzo kungengamizekeliso. ₃₅Ngokwenjenjalo wakuzalisekisa okwathethwayo *ngumshumayeli esithi:

₃₆Wazindulula ke izihlwele uYesu, wangena endlwini. Beza kuye abafundi bakhe, bathi: “Khawusicacisele umzekeliso ngokhula olusentsimini.”

₃₇Waphendula wathi: “Lowo uhlwayela imbewu elungileyo *nguNyana woLuntu. ₃₈Intsimi le lihlabathi. Yona imbewu elungileyo ngabantu abalawulwa nguThixo. Ke lona ukhula ngabantu bongendawo. ₃₉Utshaba oluluhlwayelayo ngumtyholi. Ukuvuna kukupheliswa kweli phakade. Abavuni zizithunywa zezulu. ₄₀Njengoko luqokelelwayo ukhula, lutshiswe, koba njalo ekuphelisweni kweli phakade. ₄₁UNyana woLuntu wozithuma izithunywa zakhe, zibaqokelele bangabikho apho alawula khona bonke abalahlekisayo, nabo bonke abenza okuchasene nomthetho, ₄₂zibaphose kwiziko elivutha umlilo, apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokungcungcutheka. ₄₃Bothi ke abangamalungisa baqaqambe ngokwelanga bekwikomkhulu likaYise. Oneendlebe zokuva makeve.”

₄₄“Ukulawula kukaThixo kunokufaniswa nobutyebi obufihlwe entsimini, waza ubani wabubhaqa, wabugqumelela kwakhona, wathi, evuya kakhulu, waya kuthengisa konke anako, wayithenga loo ntsimi.”

₄₅“Kananjalo ukulawula kukaThixo kunokufaniswa nomrhwebi ohamba efuna *iiperile ezintle, ₄₆othi akubhaqa perile ithile ixabisekileyo, aye kuthengisa konke anako, ayithenge loo perile.”

₄₇“Kananjalo ukulawula kukaThixo kunokufaniswa nomnatha owaphoswa elwandle, wabambisa iintlobo ngeentlobo zeentlanzi; ₄₈ekuthe, wakuzala, watsalelwa elunxwemeni, kwahlalwa phantsi, ezilungileyo zaqokelelwa esityeni, ezimbi zalahlwa. ₄₉Kuya kuba njalo ekuphelisweni kweli phakade. Zophuma izithunywa zezulu, zibakhethe abakhohlakeleyo kwabalungileyo, ₅₀zibaphose kwiziko elivutha umlilo, apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokungcungcutheka.”

₅₁UYesu wathi: “Ngaba nikuqondile na konke oku?”

Baphendula bathi: “Ewe.”

₅₂Waza wathi kubo: “Ke ngoko, umchazi-mthetho ngamnye othe waba ngumfundi wezolawulo lukaThixo, ufana nomninimzi onokukhupha izinto ezintsha kwanezindala kuvimba wakhe.”

₅₃Kwathi, uYesu akugqiba ukuyenza le mizekeliso, wemka apho. ₅₄Efikile kowabo, wafundisa endlwini yesikhungo. Bâmangaliseka kakhulu abo bamváyo, besithi: “Ngaba ubufumene phi na obu bulumko? Le mimangaliso yona? ₅₅Akanguye na unyana womchweli? Unina akanguye na uMariya? Abantakwabo asingabo na ooYakobi, noYose, noSimon, noJuda? ₅₆Noodade wabo àbahlali apha bonke na? Ngaba lo mntu uzifumene phi zonke ezi zinto?” ₅₇Ngenxa yale nto ke bambukula.

Waza uYesu wathi kubo: “Kakade umshumayeli uyayinikwa imbeko; kukwelakowabo kuphela, ekhayeni lakhe, apho angayifumani khona.” ₅₈Ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo akenzanga mimangaliso mininzi apho.

₁Ngelo xesha uHerode, owayephethe, waziva iindaba ezingoYesu, ₂waza wathi kwizicaka zakhe: “Lo nguYohane umbhaptizi. Uvukile kwabafileyo; yiyo le nto anamandla okwenza ezi zinto.”

₃Kaloku uHerode wambamba uYohane, wamkhonkxa, wamfaka entolongweni. Oku wakwenza ngenxa yokuba yena Herode wayehlalisana noHerodiya umka-Filipu, umninawe wakhe. ₄UYohane wasola uHerode, wamxelela ukuba akuvumelekanga ukuba ahlalisane naye. ₅UHerode wafuna ukumbulala uYohane, kodwa wayesoyika abantu, kuba babesithi ungomnye *wabashumayeli bamandulo.

₆Ngomhla wesikhumbuzo sokuzalwa kukaHerode, intombi kaHerodiya yangqungqa phambi kwababekho kwelo theko, yamkholisa uHerode, ₇waza wayithembisa efunga okokuba woyinika nantoni na esukuba iyicela. ₈Ke yona, iqhutywe ngunina, yathi: “Ndinike ngoku ngesitya intloko kaYohane umbhaptizi.” ₉Waba buhlungu ukumkani, kodwa ngenxa yesifungo, nangenxa yâbo babesethekweni kunye naye, wathi mayiyinikwe; ₁₀wathumela okokuba uYohane anqunyulwe intloko entolongweni apho. ₁₁Yeziswa ke ngesitya intloko yakhe, yanikwa intombi leyo, eyathi yona yayisa kunina. ₁₂Beza ke abafundi bakaYohane, basithatha isidumbu sakhe, basingcwaba; baza baya kuxelela uYesu.

₁₃UYesu, evile ngokufa kukaYohane, wemka ngesikhitshana, waya kwindawo engenabantu eyedwa. Bekuvile oku abantu, baya kuye ngeenyawo, bevela ezidolophini. ₁₄Ehlile ke esikhitshaneni, uYesu wabona isihlwele sabantu, wavelana naso, wabaphilisa abagulayo ababekuso.

₁₅Kwakuhlwa abafundi bakaYesu beza kuye, bathi: “Le ndawo ayinamizi, nexesha selimkile; bandulule abantu bemke, baye ezidolophaneni, bazithengele ukutya.”

₁₆Kodwa uYesu wathi kubo: “Akukho mfuneko yakuba bemke. Bapheni nina ukutya.”

₁₇Bathi ke kuye: “Asinakutya apha. Sinezonka ezihlanu neentlanzi ezimbini kuphela.”

₁₈Wathi: “Ziziseni apha.” ₁₉Esiyalele isihlwele ukuba sihlale phantsi engceni, wazithatha ezo zonka zihlanu nezo ntlanzi zimbini, wathi ekhangele ezulwini, wabulela, waziqhekeza izonka, wazinika abafundi bakhe, baza bazabela abantu. ₂₀Batya ke bonke bahlutha, kwaza kwaqokelelwa iingobozi ezilishumi elinambini zokutya okuseleyo. ₂₁Amadoda atyáyo aba kumawaka amahlanu, bengekho kwelo nani abafazi nabantwana.

₂₂Kwangoko ke uYesu wabanyanzela abafundi bakhe ukuba bakhwele esikhitshaneni, bamandulele baye ngaphesheya koLwandle lwaseGalili, ngeli xa yena asindululayo isihlwele. ₂₃Akuba ke esindulule isihlwele, wenyuka intaba eyedwa, esiya kuthandaza. Kwahlwa eyedwa khona apho. ₂₄Ngelo xesha isikhitshana sasesiphakathi elwandle, sintlithwa ngamaza, kuba umoya wawuvela ngaphambili.

₂₅Kwathi ke, kungekasi, uYesu weza kubo, ehamba phezu kwamanzi olwandle. ₂₆Abafundi bakumbona ehamba phezu kwamanzi, bankwantya, bathi: “Ngumhlola lo!” Batsho bakhala kukoyika. ₂₇Kwangoko ke wathetha nabo uYesu, esithi: “Yomelelani; ndim; musani ukoyika.”

₂₈Wavakala uPetros esithi: “Nkosi, ukuba ngaba nguwe ngenene, yitsho ndize kuwe ndihamba phezu kwamanzi.”

₂₉UYesu wathi: “Yiza.” Wehla ke esikhitshaneni uPetros, wahamba phezu kwamanzi, waya kuYesu. ₃₀Kodwa akuva amandla omoya, usuke woyika, wathi, esaqala ukutshona, wakhala esithi: “Nkosi, ndisindise!”

₃₁Kwangoko uYesu wasolula isandla sakhe, wambamba, wathi: “Wena ulukholo luncinane, bekutheni na ukuba uthandabuze?”

₃₂Bakhwela ke esikhitshaneni, wadamba umoya; ₃₃baza abo basesikhitshaneni baqubuda kuYesu, besithi: “Inene, ùnguNyana kaThixo.”

₃₄Beluwelile uLwandle lwaseGalili, bâfika ezweni laseGenesarete. ₃₅Amqonda amadoda alapho ukuba nguYesu, athumela kuwo wonke loo mmandla, azisa kuye bonke abagulayo, ₃₆ambongoza okokuba abagulayo bachukumise nokuba ngumqukumbelo nje wesambatho sakhe. Bathi ke abo bawuchukumisáyo baphila mpela.

₁Kwafika *abaFarasi nabachazi-mthetho kuYesu, bevela eJerusalem, bambuza besithi: ₂“Kutheni abafundi bakho bengasilandeli nje isithethe samanyange, le nto batya isonka ngezandla ezingahlanjwanga?”

₃Wabaphendula wathi: “Nina, kutheni ukuba nithi ngenxa yesithethe senu, ningawenzi umthetho kaThixo? ₄Kaloku uThixo wathi: ‘Beka uyihlo nonyoko,’ watsho nokuthi: ‘Othuka uyise, nokuba ngunina, makabulawe.’ ₅Kanti nina nithi ukuba ubani unento angamnceda ngayo uyise nokuba ngunina, kodwa asuke athi loo nto ingumnikelo kuThixo, ₆akasavumelekanga ukumenzela nto ngaloo nto uyise nokuba ngunina. Ngokwenjenjalo nithi ngenxa yesithethe senu, nilenze into engento ilizwi likaThixo. ₇Bahanahanisindini, uIsaya wayenyanisile ukushumayela ngani, esithi:

₁₀UYesu, eyibizele kuye indimbane, wathi: “Phulaphulani niqonde. ₁₁Umntu akangcoliswa yiloo nto ingena kuye ngomlomo; zizinto azithetha ziphume kuye ngomlomo ezimngcolisayo.”

₁₂Basondela kuYesu abafundi bakhe, bathi kuye: “Uyazi nje ukuba *abaFarasi bakhutyekisiwe yintetho yakho?”

₁₃Waphendula wathi: “Zonke izityalo ezingatyalwanga nguBawo osezulwini ziya kuncothulwa. ₁₄Bayekeni; baziinkokheli eziziimfama. Ke ukuba imfama ikhokela enye imfama, ziya kweyela zombini ezindongeni.”

₁₅Waza uPetros wathi: “Khawusicacisele lo mzekeliso.”

₁₆UYesu wathi kubo: “Kanti nani nikwanje na ukungaqondi? ₁₇Aniqondi na ukuba konke okungena emlonyeni, kuya esiswini, kuze kulahlwe ngasese? ₁₈Ke zona izinto ezithethwa ngomlomo, zisuka entliziyweni. Zezo zinto ke ezimenza angcole umntu. ₁₉Kaloku ziphuma entliziyweni iingcamango ezimbi. Kusentliziyweni apho kuphuma khona ukubulala, ukukrexeza, ubuhenyu, ubusela, ukungqina ubuxoki, nokunyelisa. ₂₀Zezi zinto ezimenza angcole umntu; kodwa ukutya ngezandla ezingahlanjwanga akumenzi angcole umntu.”

₂₁Emkile apho uYesu, waya kummandla waseTire naseSidon. ₂₂Kwathi thu umKananekazi, evela kuloo mimandla, ekhala esithi: “Nkosi, Nyana kaDavide, yiba nenceba kum. Intombi yam iphethwe kakubi yindimoni.”

₂₃Kodwa uYesu akamphendulanga tu. Basondela abafundi bakhe, bambongoza besithi: “Mvumele, kuba nanku ekhwaza emva kwethu.”

₂₄Waphendula wathi: “Ndithunyelwe kuphela kwiigusha ezilahlekileyo zakwaSirayeli.”

₂₅Weza ke, waqubuda kuye, wathi: “Nkosi, ndincede.”

₂₆Yena waphendula wathi: “Akufanelekanga ukuba ukutya kuthathwe kubantwana, kunikwe iinjana.”

₂₇Waphendula yena wathi: “Kunjalo, Nkosi, kodwa noko iinjana ziyatya kwimvuthuluka ewayo etafileni yabaninizo.”

₂₈Ke ngoko uYesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Mfazindini, lukhulu ukholo lwakho. Makwenzeke kuwe ngokomnqweno wakho.” Yaphiliswa ke intombi yakhe kwangelo xesha.