Longing for God – Day 242

₉Thandazani ke ngoko nina nithi:

₁₄“Kaloku xa nibaxolela abantu izigqitho zabo, uYihlo osezulwini wonixolela nani. ₁₅Xa ningabaxoleli abantu izigqitho zabo, noYihlo akayi kunixolela iziphoso zenu.”

₁₆“Xa nizila ukutya, ze ningabi njengabo bazenzisayo, abazifanisa nabahluphekileyo. Kaloku babenza bubi ubuso babo, ukuze babonwe ngabantu ukuba bazilile. Inene, sebewufumene umvuzo wabo. ₁₇Ke wena, xa uzilayo, uzungayeki ukuthambisa intloko yakho nokuhlamba ubuso bakho. ₁₈Kothi ke ukuzila kwakho kungabonakali ebantwini, koko kubonakale kuYihlo ongabonwayo, aze yena uYihlo obona okwenzeka emfihlekweni akuvuze.”

₁₉“Ze ningaziqwebeli ubutyebi emhlabeni, apho konakalisa inundu nomhlwa, nalapho amasela aqhekezayo ebe. ₂₀Koko ziqwebeleni ubutyebi ezulwini, apho kungonakalisi nundu namhlwa, nalapho amasela angaqhekeziyo ebe. ₂₁Kaloku apho bukhoyo ubutyebi benu, yoba lapho nentliziyo yenu.”

₂₂“Isibane somzimba liliso. Xa iliso lakho lilungile, umzimba wakho uphela uya kukhanyiseleka. ₂₃Kodwa ukuba iliso lakho alilunganga, umzimba wakho uphela woba sebumnyameni. Ke, ukuba ukukhanya okukuwe kububumnyama, koba mnyama kangakanani!”

₂₄“Akukho mntu unokukhonza iinkosi ezimbini, kuba uya kuyithiya le, ayithande leya, okanye abambelele kule, ayidele leya. Aninako ukukhonza uThixo kwanobutyebi.

₂₅“Kungoko ndithi kuni, musani ukubuxhalela ubomi benu nisithi notya ntoni, nisele ntoni. Kwanomzimba wenu ze ningawuxhaleli, nisithi niya kunxiba ntoni. Ubomi abungaphezulu na kokutyiwayo; wona umzimba awungaphezulu na kokunxitywayo? ₂₆Khaniqwalasele iintaka. Azihlwayeli, azivuni, azigcini siseleni, kanti uYihlo osezulwini uyazondla. Ke, kungakanani na ukuxabiseka kwenu kunazo! ₂₇Nguwuphi na kuni onokuthi ngokuxhala abongeze nangemini enye le ubomi bakhe?

₂₈“Kananjalo yini na ukuba nixhalele into yokunxiba? Khaniqwalasele ukukhula kweenyibiba zasendle; azisebenzi, azithungi nokuthunga; ₂₉kanti ngenene, noSolomon kubo bonke ubunewu-newu bakhe, wayengavathiswanga nanjenganye yazo. ₃₀Ukuba ke uThixo wenjenje ukuyambesa ingca yasendle, ethi namhlanje ibekho, ze ngomso iphoswe eziko, akayi kugqithisa na ukunambathisa nina, bantundini balukholo luncinane?

₃₁“Musani ke ukuxhala, nisithi: ‘Sodla ntoni na; sosela ntoni na; sonxiba ntoni na?’ ₃₂Zezi zinto kanye abahlala besukelana nazo abangakholwayo beentlanga. Ke yena uYihlo osezulwini uyazi ukuba ezo zinto zonke ziyimfuneko kuni. ₃₃Ke ngoko kuqala zondelelani ukulawulwa nguThixo, nenze ubulungisa obufunwa nguye, waye ke yena eya kunongezelela zonke ezi zinto. ₃₄Ngenxa yoko musani ukulixhalela ingomso. Ingomso liya kuxhalela okwalo. Ziyanele imini nganye iingxaki zayo.”

₁“Musani ukugweba, ze nani ningagwetywa nguThixo – ₂kuba ngokugweba enigweba abanye ngako, uThixo uya kunigweba kwangako nani; nendlela enabela abanye ngayo, nani niya kwabelwa kwangayo nguThixo. ₃Yini na ukuba usibone isibi esiselisweni lowenu, kanti wona umqadi okwelakho iliso akuwuboni? ₄Ungáthini ukuthi kuwenu: ‘Khawume ndikhuphe isibi esiselisweni lakho,’ kanti nango umqadi kwelakho iliso? ₅Mhanahanisindini, wukhuphe kuqala loo mqadi ukwelakho iliso! Wôbona kakuhle ke, ube nako ukusikhupha isibi esiselisweni lowenu.

₆“Musani ukukunika izinja okungcwele, kananjalo *iiperile zenu musani ukuziphosa ezihagwini, hleze zizinyathele ngamanqina, zijike ziniqwenge.”

₇“Celani nophiwa, funani nofumana, nkqonkqozani novulelwa; ₈kuba wonke umntu ocelayo uyazúza, nalowo ufunayo uyafumana, nalowo unkqonkqozayo uyavulelwa. ₉Ngubani na kuni onokuthi enonyana ocela isonka, asuke amnike ilitye; ₁₀okanye athi, akucela intlanzi, asuke amnike inyoka? ₁₁Ukuba ke ngoko nina, nikhohlakele nje, niyakwazi ukubapha abantwana benu izipho ezilungileyo, wobeka phi na ke yena uYihlo osezulwini ukugqithisa ukubapha okulungileyo abo bacelayo kuye?

₁₂“Zonke izinto ke enifuna ukuba abantu bazenze kuni, yenzani ezikwanjalo nani kubo. Yiyo leyo ke intsingiselo *yomthetho kaMosis nomyalelo *wabashumayeli bamandulo.”

₁₃“Ngenani ngesango elimxinwa, kungabi ngelibanzi, kuba abangena ngesango elibanzi, bahambe ngendlela ephangaleleyo, basinga entshabalalweni; yaye baninzi abenjenjalo. ₁₄Ke abangena ngesango elimxinwa, bahambe ngendlela ecutheneyo, basinga ebomini; yaye bambalwa abenjenjalo.”

₁₅“Balumkeleni *abashumayeli abaxokayo, abo beza kuni bezifanisa neegusha, kanti ngaphakathi baziingcuka eziqwengayo. ₁₆Nobaqonda ngezenzo zabo, njengokuba nemithi iqondwa ngeziqhamo zayo. Kakade, khe kukhiwe iidiliya emqaqobeni, okanye amakhiwane emngeni? ₁₇Kaloku wonke umthi olungileyo uvelisa iziqhamo ezihle, kodwa wona umthi ongalunganga uvelisa iziqhamo ezibi. ₁₈Umthi olungileyo awunakuvelisa ziqhamo zibi, nomthi ongalunganga awunakuvelisa ziqhamo zihle. ₁₉Ke wonke umthi ongavelisi ziqhamo zihle uyagawulwa, uphoswe emlilweni. ₂₀Ke ngoko abashumayeli abaxokayo nobaqonda ngezenzo zabo.”

₂₁“Asingabo bonke abathi kum: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ abaya kubuxhamla ubuncwane bokulawulwa nguThixo; kuphela ngabayenzayo intando kaBawo osezulwini. ₂₂Baninzi abaya kuthi kum ngaloo mini: ‘Nkosi, besingashumayeli egameni lakho na, sikhuphe neendimoni ngegama lakho, size kwangegunya legama lakho senze imimangaliso emininzi?’ ₂₃Ke mna ndiya kuthi kubo: ‘Andizange ndanazi; mkani kum, nina benzi bokuchasene nomthetho.’”

₂₄“Wonke ke umntu owevayo la mazwi am, aze awenze, unokufanekiswa nendoda eyingqondi, ethe yayakhela phezu kwesiseko samatye indlu yayo. ₂₅Yana ke imvula, satsho isikhukula, wavuthuza umoya, yonke loo nto yagaleleka kuloo ndlu; ayawa, kuba ibisekelwe. ₂₆Ke wonke umntu owevayo la mazwi am, angawenzi, unokufanekiswa nendoda esisiyatha, ethe yayakha entlabathini indlu yayo. ₂₇Yana ke imvula, satsho isikhukula, wavuthuza umoya, yonke loo nto yagaleleka kuloo ndlu; yawa, yadilika didli!”

₂₈Akuba ewathethile la mazwi uYesu, isihlwele sabantu samangaliswa kukufundisa kwakhe, ₂₉kuba wayefundisa ngegunya, engafundisi njengabachazi-mthetho.

₁Akuhla entabeni apho uYesu, walandelwa ngabantu abaninzi. ₂Kwabonakala kusiza umntu oneqhenqa, owaqubuda phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Nkosi, ndiyazi ukuba unako ukundihlambulula ukuba uyathanda.”

₃Wasolula isandla uYesu, wamchukumisa esithi: “Ndiyathanda, hlambuluka.” Lahlambuluka kwangoko iqhenqa lakhe.

₄Waza wathi kuye uYesu: “Lumka ungaxeleli bani. Hamba uye kuzibonisa kumbingeleli, wenze umnikelo wezo zinto uMosis wazimiselayo, ube bubungqina ebantwini bokuhlanjululwa kwakho.”

₅Kwathi uYesu akungena eKapernahum, wahlangatyezwa ngumphathi-butho wamajoni, owambongozayo ₆esithi: “Nkosi, isicaka sam silele ngendlu. Asisaphakami; sithuthunjelwa gqitha.”

₇UYesu wathi kuye: “Ndofika ndisiphilise.”

₈Waphendula umphathi-butho wathi: “Nkosi, andifanelekanga ukuba ungene phantsi kwentungo yendlu yam. Thetha nje ilizwi; sophiliswa isicaka sam. ₉Nam ndingumntu ophantsi kwegunya labanye, kwaye ndikwanamajoni aphantsi kwam: kweli ndithi: ‘Yiya,’ liye; kweliya ndithi: ‘Yiza,’ lize; kwisicaka sam ndithi: ‘Yenza oku,’ sikwenze.”

₁₀UYesu wamangaliswa akukuva oku, waza wathi kwababemlandela: “Inene, andikafumani namnye onokholo olungaka nkqu nakwaSirayeli. ₁₁Ndithi kuni, baninzi abaya kuvela empumalanga nasentshonalanga babe sesidlweni kunye noAbraham noIsake noYakobi apho lukhona ulawulo lukaThixo olufezekileyo. ₁₂Kodwa abo babekade bengabohlanga olulawulwa nguThixo bolahlelwa phandle ebumnyameni lee, apho baya kulila khona bengcungcutheka.” ₁₃Waza uYesu wathi kumphathi-butho: “Hamba ke; ngenxa yokuba ukholiwe, wokwenzelwa oko.” Saza saphila kwangelo xesha isicaka eso.

₁₄UYesu waya kwaPetros, wabona umkhwekazi kaPetros elele ephethwe yifiva. ₁₅Wabamba isandla sakhe; yamyeka ifiva, waphakama, walungiselela uYesu ukutya.

₁₆Kwakuhlwa kwaziswa kuYesu abantu abaninzi ababeneendimoni. Wazikhupha ngelizwi ezo ndimoni, wabaphilisa bonke abantu ababegula. ₁₇Oku wakwenza ukuze kuzaliseke ilizwi *lomshumayeli uIsaya elithi: “Wabuthathela kuye ubulwelwe bethu, wazisusa kuthi izifo zethu.”

₁₈UYesu akuyibona indimbane emngqongileyo, wayalela ukuba kuyiwe phesheya koLwandle lwaseGalili. ₁₉Kweza mchazi-mthetho uthile kuye, wathi: “Mfundisi, ndiya kuba ngumlandeli wakho, ndiye naphi na apho uthe waya khona.”

₂₀UYesu wathi kuye: “Iimpungutye zinemingxuma, neentaka zineendlwane, kodwa yena *uNyana woLuntu akanayo nendawo le yokufaka intloko.” ₂₁Omnye umfundi wathi kuYesu: “Nkosi, ndivumele ndiye kungcwaba ubawo kuqala.” ₂₂UYesu wathi kuye: “Yiba ngumlandeli wam wena, ubayeke abafileyo, bangcwabe abafileyo babo.”

₂₃Kwathi uYesu akukhwela esikhitshaneni, bahamba naye abafundi bakhe. ₂₄Kwehla isaqhwithi esikhulu elwandle apho, kangangokuba isikhitshana saphantse sagutyungelwa ngamaza. UYesu yena wayelele. ₂₅Abafundi baya kuye, bamvusa, besithi: “Safa! Nkosi, sisindise!”

₂₆Wathi kubo: “Kutheni na ukuba noyike kangaka, nina balukholo luncinane?” Waphakama ke, wawukhalimela umoya namaza, kwabakho ukuzola okukhulu.

₂₇Bamangaliswa abantu, baza bathi: “He bethu, ngumntu onjani lo ode alulanyelwe ngumoya nalulwandle!”

₂₈UYesu wafika kummandla waseGadara ngaphesheya koLwandle lwaseGalili, wadibana namadoda amabini awayevela emangcwabeni. Ayeneendimoni, ekhohlakele kangangokuba kwakungekho mntu wayenokuhamba ngaloo ndlela. ₂₉Asuka akhala esithi: “Ufuna ntoni kuthi, Nyana kaThixo? Ngaba uze kusivisa iintlungu na, kungekabi lilo ixesha lazo?”

₃₀Mgama kwakukho umhlambi omkhulu weehagu edlelweni. ₃₁Iindimoni zambongoza uYesu zisithi: “Ukuba uyasikhupha, sithumele kulaa mhlambi weehagu.”

₃₂Wathi kuzo: “Yiyani.” Zaphuma ke, zaya kungena ezihagwini. Wasuka umhlambi lowo wonke waphaphatheka, wehla ethambekeni, weyela elwandle, warhaxwa ngamanzi.

₃₃Abalusi bezi hagu babaleka, bemka baya edolophini, bakuxela konke okwenzekileyo, bekubalisa nokwenzeke kwababephethwe ziindimoni. ₃₄Yaphuma ke yonke loo dolophu ukuba ibonane noYesu. Bakudibana naye bambongoza okokuba aphume emideni yabo.

₁UYesu wakhwela esikhitshaneni, wawela uLwandle lwaseGalili, waya edolophini yakowabo. ₂Kwaza kwafika abantu bezise kuye ngokhuko indoda efe umzimba. UYesu elubona ukholo lwabo, wathi kofe umzimba: “Yomelela, nyana! Izono zakho zixolelwe.”

₃Baza abathile kubachazi-mthetho bathetha bodwa besithi: “Lo mfo unyelisa uThixo!”

₄UYesu ke, ezazi iingcamango zabo, wathi: “Kutheni na ukuba nibe neengcamango ezikhohlakele kangaka? ₅Okukona kulula kukuphi na: kukho ukuthi: ‘Zixolelwe izono zakho,’ kukho nokuthi: ‘Vuka uhambe’? ₆Ke ukuze nazi ukuba yena uNyana woLuntu unalo igunya lokuxolela izono emhlabeni apha – úthi kofe umzimba – vuka, uthathe ukhuko lwakho, uhambe ugoduke!”

₇Waphakama ke, wagoduka. ₈Bakukubona oku abantu, batsho boyika, bamdumisa uThixo, yena onika abantu igunya elingaka.

₉UYesu waphuma apho, wathi edlula, wabona indoda egama linguMatewu, ihleli eofisini yerhafu, wathi kuyo: “Ndilandele.”

Yaphakama, yamlandela.

₁₀Kwathi xa uYesu wayesitya endlwini, into eninzi yabaqokeleli-rhafu *neyaboni yeza yahlala kunye naye nabafundi bakhe etafileni. ₁₁Bakukubona oku *abaFarasi, bâthi kubafundi bakhe: “Kutheni na okokuba umfundisi wenu atye kunye nabaqokeleli-rhafu naboni?”

₁₂Ekuvile oko uYesu, wathi kubo: “Ugqirha akafuneki nganto kwabaphilileyo, ufuneka kwabagulayo. ₁₃Khaniye kufunisisa okokuba ithetha ukuthini na le ndawo eziBhalweni ithi: ‘Ndithanda inceba, andithandi mbingelelo.’ Ke mna andizanga kubiza malungisa, ndize kubiza aboni.”