Bible Reading Plan – Day 337

₁Kwakhona uYesu wafundisa ngaselwandle. Saza isihlwele esasihlanganisene ngakuye saba sikhulu kangangokude yena aye kukhwela esikhitshaneni, ahlale kuso elwandle. Isihlwele sona sasiselunxwemeni apho. ₂Ke wayebafundisa iindawo ezininzi ngemizekeliso, esithi: ₃“Kwakukho umhlwayeli owaphuma waya kuhlwayela. ₄Ekuhlwayeleni kwakhe inxenye yembewu yawa endleleni, zafika iintaka zayichola zayigqiba. ₅Enye imbewu yawa endaweni elulwalwa, apho kwakungekho mhlaba waneleyo; yantshula ke kwangoko, ngenxa yokungabi nabunzulu bamhlaba. ₆Kuthe ke, lakuba shushu ilanga, yatsha, yathi ngenxa yokuba ingenazingcambu zendeleyo, yoma kwaphela. ₇Enye yawa endaweni enokhula, olwathi lwakukhula, lwayiminxa, ayaba nasiqhamo. ₈Enye yawa kumhlaba olungileyo, yakhula, yachuma, yavelisa isiqhamo: enye amashumi amathathu, enye amashumi amathandathu, nenye ikhulu.”

₉Wathi ke kubo uYesu: “Oneendlebe zokuva makeve.”

₁₀Ke kaloku kwathi xa uYesu wayenâbo babengakuye, bekunye nabafundi abalishumi elinambini, bambuza ngale mizekeliso. ₁₁Wathi kubo: “Nikuphiwe nina okokuba niyazi indlela yokulawula kukaThixo, kodwa abo bangakuphiwanga baziva ngemizekeliso nje zonke ezi zinto; ₁₂ukuze, njengoko zitshoyo *iziBhalo,

₁₃Wathi ke kubo uYesu: “Aniwulandeli na lo mzekeliso? Niya kuyazi kanjani kakade imizekeliso? ₁₄Umhlwayeli lo uhlwayela ilizwi. ₁₅Abo ke basendleleni, apho ilizwi likaThixo lihlwayelwa khona, ngâbo bathi, bakuba bevile, bafikelwe kwangoko nguSathana, emke nalo ilizwi elihlwayelweyo kubo. ₁₆Ke abo banjengendawo elulwalwa ekuhlwayelwe kuyo ngabathi, bakuba belivile ilizwi, balamkele kwangoko bevuya; ₁₇kodwa babe bengenazingcambu zendeleyo, beme umzuzwana kuphela; bathi emva koko, kwakufika imbandezelo okanye intshutshiso ngenxa yelizwi, boyisakale kwangoko. ₁₈Abo banjengendawo enokhula ekuhlwayelwe kuyo ngabathi balive ilizwi, ₁₉aze ke amaxhala eli phakade, nokulukuhla kobutyebi, nokunqwenela ezinye izinto, kungene kuliminxe ilizwi, lize lingabi nasiqhamo. ₂₀Abo banjengomhlaba olungileyo ekuhlwayelwe kuwo ngabathi, bakuliva ilizwi, balamkele, baxakathe isiqhamo: omnye amashumi amathathu, omnye amashumi amathandathu, nomnye ikhulu.”

₂₁Kwakhona uYesu wathi kubo: “Ngaba isibane sikhe siqutyudelwe ngethunga okanye sifakwe phantsi kwebhedi na? Asixhonywa endaweni yaso yini na? ₂₂Kaloku akukho nto ifihlakeleyo ingayi kude ityhilwe; kananjalo akukho nto ifihliweyo ingayi kude ivele. ₂₃Ke oneendlebe zokuva makeve.”

₂₄Kwakhona wathi kubo: “Yilumkeleni into eniyivayo. Umlinganiselo enibalinganisela ngawo abanye, niya kulinganiselwa kwangawo nguThixo nani, kuze kongezwe kuni, nina nivayo. ₂₅Lowo sukuba enolutho uya kunikwa, athi lowo ungenanto ahluthwe kwanaloo nto anayo.”

₂₆Kwakhona uYesu wathi: “Ukulawula kukaThixo kunokufaniswa nokuthi umntu ahlwayele imbewu entsimini, ₂₇aze alale avuke imihla ngemihla, ibe yona imbewu intshula ikhula ngohlobo angalwaziyo. ₂₈Kaloku umhlaba uvelisa iziqhamo ngokwawo: kuqala iba likhaba, ize ibe yindubulo, ize ibe sisikhwebu esivuthiweyo. ₂₉Xa ke ithe yavuthwa ingqolowa, ingenwa ngerhenqe kwangoko, kuba ixesha lokuvuna lifikile.”

₃₀Kwakhona uYesu wathi: “Singakufanekisa nantoni na ukulawula kukaThixo? Singakuzekelisa ngamzekeliso mni? ₃₁Kunjengokhozo lwembewu yemostade. Ukhozo lwemostade lulolona luncinane kuzo zonke iintlobo zembewu emhlabeni, ₃₂kodwa xa luthe lwatyalwa, lukhula lube lukhulu kunazo zonke izityalo, lube namasebe amakhulu kangangokuba iintaka zibe nokwakhela iindlwane zazo kuwo zisemthunzini.”

₃₃UYesu wayelithetha kubo ilizwi ngemizekeliso emininzi elolu hlobo, ebafundisa kangangoko babenako ukuqonda. ₃₄Ebethetha nabo ngemizekeliso kuphela, kodwa akuba yedwa nabafundi bakhe wayebacacisela yonke into.

₃₅Kwangaloo mini ngokuhlwa uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Masiwele siye ngaphesheya koLwandle lwaseGalili.” ₃₆Basishiya ke isihlwele, bemka noYesu esesikhitshaneni apho, kukho nezinye izikhitshana. ₃₇Ke kwabakho isaqhwithi esikhulu, amaza aphoseka esikhitshaneni, saza isikhitshana saphantse sazala ngamanzi. ₃₈UYesu wayephakathi esikhitshaneni, ethathe umqamelo walala ubuthongo. Bamvusa ke, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, akukhathali na, sitshabalala nje?”

₃₉Wavuka ke, wawukhalimela umoya, wathi kulo ulwandle: “Yithi cwaka, uzole.” Wadamba umoya, kwabakho ukuzola okukhulu. ₄₀UYesu ke wathi kubo: “Yini na ukuba noyike kangaka? Kutheni ukuba ningakholwa?”

₄₁Babesoyika kakhulu, omnye esithi komnye: “He bethu, ngumntu onjani na lo ude alulanyelwe ngumoya nalulwandle!”

₁Bafika phesheya koLwandle lwaseGalili, kummandla welaseGerasa. ₂Akuba uYesu ephumile esikhitshaneni, wahlangatyezwa ngumntu onendimoni, esuka emangcwabeni, ₃apho wayehlala khona. Ke kwakungekho bani unako ukumbopha nangamatyathanga. ₄Wayemana ebotshwa ngamakhamandela nangamatyathanga, kodwa awaqhawule amatyathanga, awakroboze namakhamandela. Kwakungekho bani unako ukumthoboza. ₅Wayesithi ubusuku nemini ahlale ezintabeni nasemangcwabeni, ekhala, ezixuzula ngamatye.

₆Uthe ke, akubona uYesu esekude, wabaleka, waya kuguqa phambi kwakhe, ₇wakhala kakhulu, wathi: “Ufuna ntoni na kum, Yesu, Nyana kaThixo uPhezukonke? Funga uThixo ukuba akuyi kundithuthumbisa.” ₈Wayesitsho kuba uYesu wayethe kuye: “Phuma kuloo mntu, ndimonindini.”

₉UYesu ke wambuza esithi: “Ungubani wena igama lakho?”

Waphendula esithi: “NdinguMkhosi, kuba sibaninzi.” ₁₀Watsho ebongoza uYesu ukuba iindimoni ezo angazigxothi zimke kwelo zwe.

₁₁Kwakukho umhlambi omkhulu weehagu usidla apho ngasentabeni; ₁₂zaza iindimoni ezo zambongoza uYesu, zisithi: “Sithumele ezihagwini, singene kuzo.” ₁₃Wazivumela ke; zaza zaphuma iindimoni, zaya kungena ezihagwini. Ke umhlambi lowo, owawumalunga namawaka amabini eehagu, waphaphatheka, wehla ethambekeni, waya kweyela elwandle, warhaxwa.

₁₄Bathe ke abo babezalusa ezi hagu babaleka, bakuxela edolophini nasemaphandleni okwenzekileyo. Baphuma ke abantu baya kubona oko kwenzekileyo. ₁₅Bafika kuYesu, bambona lowo ubephethwe ngumkhosi weendimoni ehleli phantsi, enxibile, esezingqondweni; baza boyika. ₁₆Abo babeyibonile loo nto babaxelela okwenzekileyo kobephethwe ziindimoni, nokwenzekileyo ezihagwini. ₁₇Baza ke bambongoza uYesu ukuba emke kuloo mmandla wabo.

₁₈Xa wayengene esikhitshaneni uYesu, lowo ubephethwe ziindimoni wambongoza ukuba ahambe naye. ₁₉Kodwa akamvumelanga; koko wathi kuye: “Goduka, ubaxelele abakowenu oko ikwenzeleyo iNkosi: inceba engaka!”

₂₀Wemka ke, wakuxela kummandla weeDolophu eziliShumi oko uYesu wayemenzele kona. Bamangaliswa bonke abantu.

₂₁Akuba uYesu ebuye wawela uLwandle lwaseGalili ngesikhitshana, kwahlanganisana ngaselwandle apho isihlwele esikhulu. ₂₂Kwathi ke kwafika igosa lendlu yesikhungo, eligama linguJayiro, elathi lakumbona, lakhahlela, ₂₃laza lambongoza, lisithi: “Intombi yam isindekile. Khawuze ubeke izandla zakho phezu kwayo, ukuze ichache, iphile.”

₂₄UYesu ke wahamba nalo, ephahlwe yindimbane enkulu eyayimxinile.

₂₅Kwakukho nomfazi owayehlamba engaphezi iminyaka elishumi elinambini esifa, ₂₆ephatheke kabuhlungu kumagqirha amaninzi. Wayedleke konke awayenako, engancedakali, kodwa eya egula ngakumbi. ₂₇Evile ke ngoYesu, wasondela kuye ngasemva esesihlweleni apho, wayichukumisa ingubo yakhe; ₂₈kuba wayesithi: “Ukuba ndithe ndachukumisa nokuba yingubo yakhe le, ndophila.”

₂₉Lanqamka kwangoko igazi, waziva emzimbeni wakhe ukuba uphilile kweso sifo. ₃₀Ngoko nangoko uYesu waqonda ukuba kukho amandla aphumileyo kuye, wabheka ngasemva esendimbaneni apho, wathi: “Ngubani lo uchukumise ingubo yam?”

₃₁Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Ubona nje ukuba isihlwele sikuxinile, ungáthini ke ukuthi: ‘Ngubani lo undichukumisileyo?’ ”

₃₂Noko yena wasinga-singa ukuba ambone lowo uyenzileyo le nto. ₃₃Uthe ke umfazi lowo, ekuqondile okwenzeke kuye, weza esoyika, engcangcazela, wazikhahlela phambi kwakhe, wamxelela inyaniso yonke. ₃₄UYesu wathi kuye: “Ntombi yam, ukholo lwakho lukuphilisile. Hamba ngoxolo, uphile kweso sifo sakho.”

₃₅Kwathi uYesu esathetha, kwafika abakulogosa lendlu yesikhungo, besithi: “Intombi yakho ibhubhile; usamkhathazelani na uMfundisi?”

₃₆UYesu yena, eyivile loo nto, wathi kwigosa lendlu yesikhungo: “Musa ukoyika; kuphela kholwa wena.” ₃₇Ke akavumela mntu ukuba ahambe naye, ngaphandle koPetros noYakobi noYohane, umninawe kaYakobi. ₃₈Bafika ke emzini wegosa lendlu yesikhungo, waza uYesu wasibona isiphithi-phithi sabalilayo nabenza isijwili esikhulu. ₃₉Akungena, wathi kubo: “Yini na ukuba nenjenje ukuphithizela nokulila? Akafanga umntwana; ulele.”

₄₀Basuka bamwa ngentsini. Wabakhuphela phandle ke bonke, wathatha uyise womntwana nonina, nâbo bafundi babenaye, wangena apho wayekhona umntwana. ₄₁UYesu ke wambamba ngesandla umntwana, wathi kuye: “Talita, kum;” oko kukuthi: “Ntombazana, vuka!”

₄₂Yavuka kwangoko intombazana leyo, yahamba-hamba. (Yayineminyaka elishumi elinambini izelwe.) Bamangaliswa abantu, bakhwankqiswa. ₄₃UYesu wabayala kakhulu ukuba bangaxeleli mntu, waza wathi mayinikwe into etyiwayo intombazana leyo.