40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 15

₁Ke kaloku uYesu xa wayemi ngakuLwandle lwaseGenesarete, izihlwele zimxinile, zisiza kuva ilizwi likaThixo, ₂wabona izikhitshana ezibini ziselunxwemeni. Abalobi babephumile kuzo, behlamba iminatha. ₃Wathi ke, engene kwesinye isikhitshana esasisesikaSimon, wamcela ukuba akhe ashenxe kancinane elunxwemeni. UYesu ke wazifundisa izihlwele ehleli esikhitshaneni.

₄Akugqiba ukuthetha, wathi kuSimon: “Yiyani phakathi enzulwini, nihlise iminatha yenu, nibambise.”

₅Waphendula uSimon wathi kuye: “Mhlekazi, sibulaleke ubusuku bonke, asabamba nento le; kodwa ngokutsho kwakho ndiya kuwuhlisa umnatha.” ₆Bathi bakwenjenjalo, babambisa inkitha yeentlanzi, kangangokuba waphants' ukuqhaqheka umnatha wabo. ₇Baza bakhweba abalingane babo ababekwesinye isikhitshana, ukuba beze kubancedisa. Beza ke, bazizalisa zozibini izikhitshana, zada zaphants' ukutshona. ₈Ekubonile okwenzekileyo, uPetros waguqa phambi koYesu, wathi: “Mka kum, Nkosi, kuba ndiyindoda engumoni.”

₉Yena nabo bonke ababenaye babemangalisiwe lolo banjiso lungako lweentlanzi. ₁₀Babemangalisiwe noYakobi noYohane, oonyana bakaZebhedi, ababengabalingane bakaSimon. UYesu ke wathi kuSimon: “Ungoyiki. Ukususela namhlanje uya kuba ngumlobi wabantu.”

₁₁Bakuba ke bezitsalele elunxwemeni izikhitshana, bashiya into yonke, balandela uYesu.

₁Yaza indoda yabuya nam, saya ekungeneni kwendlu kaThixo, ndabona amanzi empompoza phantsi komgubasi wendlu kaThixo, esiya ngasempumalanga. (Kaloku indlu kaThixo yayijonge empumalanga.) Amanzi ayesihla ephuma ngaphantsi kwicala elisemazantsi endlu kaThixo, emazantsi eqonga lamadini. ₂Yaphuma nam ngesango lasemantla, sajikela ngaphandle, sada saya kutsho kwisango langaphandle elijonge empuma, abe wona amanzi empompoza evela ngasemazantsi.

₃Yahamba njalo indoda, isiya ngasempumalanga, iphethe umtya wayo wokulinganisa. Yalinganisa kangangamakhulu amahlanu eemitha, yandiweza kumanzi awayebetha eqatheni. ₄Yaphinda yalinganisa kangangamakhulu amahlanu eemitha, yandisa kumanzi abetha edolweni. Yaphinda yalinganisa kangangamakhulu amahlanu eemitha, yandiweza kumanzi abetha esinqeni. ₅Kwakhona ilinganise amanye amakhulu amahlanu eemitha, kodwa ngoku safika ingumlambo endingenakuwuwela, kuba amanzi ayephezulu, unzulu kangangokuba umntu wayengadadayo – akukho mntu wayenokuwela ngeenyawo ngoku. ₆Yabuza kum yathi: “Mntundini, uyayibona na le nto?”

Yabuya nam, yandisa elunxwemeni lomlambo. ₇Ndakuba ndilapho ndabona imithi emininzi ikhula macala omabini omlambo. ₈Ithe kum: “La manzi aqukuqela esiya kummandla wasempumalanga, ehle aye kwintili yeJordan, apho angena khona kuLwandle oluFileyo. Athi akungena elwandle amanzi alapho aphele ubutyuba. ₉Apho lo mlambo uqukuqela khona kubakho inkitha yezilo ezihlala khona. Ziya kuba ninzi kakhulu iintlanzi, kuba apho la manzi angena khona amanzi amtyuba ayajika abe nokuselwa; ngako oko apho ucanda khona zonke izinto ziya kuphila. ₁₀Abalobi baya kuba selunxwemeni. Ukusuka e-Engedi kuye e-Eneglayim kuya kubakho iindawo zokwaneka iminatha. Kuya kubakho iindidi ngeendidi zeentlanzi zibe ninzi okweentlanzi zoLwandle oluKhulu. ₁₁Kodwa yona imigxobhozo iya kuhlala imtyuba; kuzuzwa ityuwa kuyo. ₁₂Macala omabini omlambo kokhula imithi yeentlobo ngeentlobo zeziqhamo. Amagqabi ayo akayi kutshaza; yosoloko inika iziqhamo. Iya kunika iziqhamo zonke iinyanga kuba ifumana amanzi aphuma endlwini kaThixo. Iziqhamo zayo ziya kuba kukutya, wona amagqabi abe liyeza.”