Ndim elo bhinqa – Usuku 1

₄₁UYesu waya kuhlala phantsi *endlwini kaThixo malunga nesikhongozeli-mali, wasibukela isihlwele sifaka imali kwisikhongozeli apho. Izityebi ezininzi zazinikela kakhulu. ₄₂Ke kwafika mhlolokazi uthile ulihlwempu, wafaka iimalana zambini, ezixabiso limalunga nesenti. ₄₃UYesu wababizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Ndithi kuni, inene, lo mhlolokazi ulihlwempu unikele ngaphezu kwabo bonke abafake imali kwisikhongozeli. ₄₄Kuba bonke abanye banikele bekhupha kwintabalala yabo, kanti yena eswele nje, uzibhokoxile, wanikela konke abenako.”

_9-10Ngamhla uthile, beseShilo apho, kwakuba kutyiwe kwaselwa, wasuka waphakama uHana, ebindekile, wazibika *kuNdikhoyo. Ngelo xesha umbingeleli uEli wayehleli esihlalweni sakhe ngasemnyango wendlu kaNdikhoyo. Ebuhlungu enjalo uHana, wathandaza, ₁₁wenza isibhambathiso kuNdikhoyo, wathi: “Ndikhoyo Somandla, wanga ungayibona inkxwaleko yesicakazana sakho, usikhumbule, ungasilibali isicakazana sakho, kodwa usinike unyana. Ke ndomnikezela kuwe, Ndikhoyo, abe ngowakho bonke ubomi bakhe, yaye neenwele zakhe azinakuze zichetywe.”

₁₂UHana wathandaza ithuba elide, uEli emjongile, ethe ntsho kuloo milebe. ₁₃Wayengavakalisi kuthetha uHana, kodwa yayibebezela yona imilebe. UEli wacinga ukuba uHana uyanxila, ₁₄wathi kuye: “Koda kube nini na unxila? Yahlukana notywala!”

₁₅“Hayi, mhlekazi, andinxilanga,” waphendula watsho uHana. “Andikhange ndisele iwayini okanye utywala, nto nje ndibuhlungu kakhulu. Wena undibona ndibika intlungu yam kuNdikhoyo. ₁₆Uze ungathi ndilitshijolo lomfazi. Ndithandaza ndingayeki nje, kungenxa yokuba ndibindekile ndihluphekile.”

₃₈Kolo hambo lwabo uYesu ungene dolophaneni ithile, waza wamkelwa endlwini ngumfazi othile ogama linguMarta. ₃₉UMarta wayenodade wabo ogama linguMariya, owathi yena wahlala ngasezinyaweni zeNkosi, ephulaphula amazwi ayo. ₄₀Ke yena uMarta wayexakeke kakhulu ngamalungiselelo; waya kuYesu, wathi: “Nkosi, akukhathali na kukuba umsakwethu andiyekele ndilungiselele ndendwa? Yitsho kuye andincedise.”

₄₁Waphendula ke uYesu, wathi kuye: “Wena Marta, uzikhathaza ngezinto ezininzi, ₄₂kanti inye kuphela eyimfuneko. UMariya unyule loo nto ilungileyo, kwaye ayiyi kuhluthwa kuye.”

₂₆Ngenyanga yesithandathu isithunywa esinguGabriyeli sathunywa nguThixo kwelaseGalili, kwidolophu eyiNazarete, ₂₇kwintombi eyayisendela kumfana wendlu kaDavide, ogama linguJosefu. Igama lentombi leyo lalinguMariya. ₂₈Safika ke isithunywa kuye, sathi: “Bhota, wena ubabalweyo! INkosi inawe.”

₂₉UMariya woyika akuweva la mazwi, waza wafuna engqondweni ukuba ngaba ngumbuliso mni na lo. ₃₀Isithunywa ke sathi kuye: “Musa ukoyika, Mariya, kuba uThixo ukwenzela isisa. ₃₁Uyabona, uza kumitha, uzale unyana, umthiye igama *elinguYesu. ₃₂Yena uya kuba mkhulu, abizwe ngokuba nguNyana kaPhezukonke. INkosi uThixo iya kummisela abe ngukumkani kwaDavide uyise, ₃₃ayilawule indlu kaYakobi kude kube ngunaphakade, nolawulo lwakhe lungaze luphele.”

₃₄UMariya ke wathi kuso isithunywa: “Iya kwenzeka njani na loo nto, ndingazani nandoda nje?”

₃₅Saphendula isithunywa sathi kuye: “UMoya oyiNgcwele uya kuhlela kuwe, athi amandla kaThixo uPhezukonke akufukamele. Kungoko loo mntwana ungcwele uya kuzalwa nguwe kuya kuthiwa nguNyana kaThixo. ₃₆Uyabona, naye uElizabhete ozalana nawe, ukhawule unyana ebudaleni bakhe. Le yinyanga yesithandathu kuye, yena lowo bekusithiwa uludlolo. ₃₇Kaloku akukho nanye into enokumnqabela uThixo.”

₃₈Wathi ke uMariya: “Ndim lo mna mkhonzazana weNkosi. Makwenzeke kum ngokwamazwi akho.” Saza semka isithunywa kuye.

₃₆Kwalapho kwakukho nentokazi *eyayingumshumayeli, uAna, intombi kaFanuweli wendlu ka-Ashere. Wayeselaluphele kakhulu. Akuba endile, uhleli iminyaka esixhenxe kuphela kunye nendoda yakhe, ₃₇waza waphila de waba minyaka imashumi asibhozo anane engumhlolokazi. Wayengapheli endlwini kaThixo, ekhonza uThixo ngokuzila ukutya nangokuthandaza ebusuku nasemini.

₂₀Ke kaloku umshumayelikazi uMiriyam, udade boAron, waqubula igubu lakhe, baza bonke ababhinqileyo bamlandela namagubu abo, batsho ngentsholo bengqungqa. ₂₁UMiriyam ke wahlabela ingoma wenjenje:

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.”

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.”

₁Inyoka yayisesona sidalwa sinobuqhetseba kunazo zonke izidalwa *zikaNdikhoyo uThixo. Yambuza umfazi inyoka yathi: “Ngaba kuyinyani na ukuba uThixo uniyalele ukuba ningatyi kuyo yonke imithi ekulo myezo?”

₂“Hayi, singatya nakuwuphi na umthi osemyezweni,” utshilo umfazi ukuphendula. ₃“Ngumthi ophaya esidikidikini somyezo qha esingenakutya kuwo. UThixo uthe maze singazityi iziqhamo zawo, singaziphathi nokuziphatha oku, ukuba asifuni kufa.”

₄Ithe ukuphendula inyoka: “Hayi, anisoze nife. ₅Nto nje uyazi uThixo ukuba xa nizityileyo iziqhamo zawo novuleka amehlo, nibe njengaye, nikwazi ukucalula okuhle kokubi.”

₆Watsho waqonda umfazi ukuba singamnandi eso siqhamo: siyanqweneleka, yaye sifanele ukunika ulwazi. Wakha, watya; wanika nomyeni wakhe owayekho, naye watya. ₇Bathi bakugqiba ukutya kwatsho kwee dlwe, avuleka amehlo, baziqonda ukuba bahamba ze. Bathunga amagqabi omkhiwane, bazambhathisa.

₈Emva koko beva isandi sokuhamba kukaThixo uNdikhoyo emyezweni ukujika kwelanga. Bazimela ematyholweni emyezweni apho. ₉UNdikhoyo uThixo wayibiza indoda, wathi: “Ùphi?”

₁₀Yaphendula yathi: “Ndive isandi sokuza kwakho, ndaza ndoyika ndazimela, kuba ndihamba ze.”

₁₁Uthe uThixo: “Ùve ngabani ukuba uhamba ze? Utyile kulaa mthi bendithe uze ungatyi kuwo?”

₁₂Ithe indoda ukuphendula: “Ngulo mfazi ùndinike yena lo úndiphileyo, nam ke ndatya.”

₁₃UNdikhoyo uThixo wambuza umfazi esithi: “Ùyenzele ntoni into enje?”

Uphendule umfazi wathi: “Ndikhohliswe yinyoka, nam ke ndatya.”

₂Wathi ke uSarayi kuAbram: “Ndiyabona ukuba *uNdikhoyo akandiphanga inzala. Ungangeni uHagare nje, isicakakazi sam? Mhlawumbi angandizalela unyana yena.” UAbram wavuma. ₃USarayi ke wamnikezela uHagare abe ngumfazi omncinci ka-Abram. Le nto yehla selehleli ishumi leminyaka uAbram eKanana. ₄UAbram wadibana noHagare, waza uHagare wakhulelwa. Uthe ke akuziqonda ukuba ukhulelwe, waqhosha wamdela uSarayi.

₅USarayi ke uthe kuAbram: “Endidela nje uHagare lo, kungenxa yakho. Kanti ke wawumnikwe ndim lo, seleqhosha nje akuzibona ekhulelwe. Ngamana uNdikhoyo angahlula oyena unyanisileyo phakathi kwam nawe.”

₃₇Kuloo dolophu kwakukho umfazi *owayengumoni, owathi, akuva ukuba uYesu usendlwini yomFarasi lowo, weza ephethe iqhaga lelitye lelabhastile, linamafutha aqholiweyo. ₃₈Waya kuma ngasemva koYesu, ngasezinyaweni zakhe, elila; waza wazifefa iinyawo zakhe ngeenyembezi, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe, wazanga iinyawo zakhe, wazithambisa ngamafutha lawo. ₃₉Akukubona oko umFarasi lowo wayememe uYesu, uthethe yedwa esithi: “Ukuba lo mntu *ebengumshumayeli, ngesazi ukuba ngubani, eluhlobo luni na, lo mfazi umchukumisayo; kuba ungumoni.”

₄₀Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye: “He Simon, yiva apha!”

Wathi ke yena: “Yitsho, Mfundisi.”

₄₁Wathi uYesu: “Kwakukho mbolekisi-mali uthile, enabantu ababini abanamatyala kuye. Omnye wayenetyala elingangeerandi ezimakhulu mahlanu, omnye ke zingamashumi amahlanu. ₄₂Ekubeni bengenanto bangahlawula ngayo, usuke wabaxolela bobabini. Khawutsho ke, nguwuphi kubo oya kumthanda ngakumbi?”

₄₃Waphendula uSimon wathi: “Ndiba ngulowo uxolelwe ngokungaphezulu.”

Wathi kuye: “Uchane ucwethe!” ₄₄Wajika ke uYesu, wakhangela kumfazi lowo, wathi kuSimon: “Uyambona ke lo mfazi? Ndingené endlwini yakho, waza wena akwandinika amanzi okuhlamba iinyawo zam; kanti ke yena iinyawo zam uzihlambe ngeenyembezi zakhe, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe. ₄₅Akundanganga wena; kanti yena, okoko ndingenileyo, akayekanga ukuzanga iinyawo zam. ₄₆Intloko yam akuyithambisanga ngamafutha; kanti yena iinyawo zam uzithambise ngamafutha aqholiweyo. ₄₇Ngenxa yoko ke, ndithi kuwe: olu thando lwakhe lungaka lubonakalisa okokuba izono zakhe ebezizininzi zixolelwe. Kanti ke yena oxolelwe kancinane, ukwathanda kancinane.”

₄₈UYesu ke wathi kuloo mfazi: “Izono zakho zixolelwe.”

₂₀Akuva uMarta okokuba uYesu uyeza, wamhlangabeza, kodwa yena uMariya wasala endlwini. ₂₁Waza wathi uMarta kuYesu: “Nkosi, ukuba ubukho, ngengabhubhanga umnakwethu. ₂₂Kodwa nangoku ndiyazi ukuba uThixo wokunika nantoni na oyicelayo kuye.”

₂₃Waza wathi kuye uYesu: “Umnakwenu uya kubuya avuke.”

₂₄Wathi kuye uMarta: “Ndiyazi okokuba uya kubuya avuke xa kuvuswa bonke abafileyo ngomhla wokugqibela.”

₂₅Waza wathi kuye uYesu: “Ndim uvuko; ndim ubomi. Lowo ukholwayo kum wodla ubomi nokuba ebefile. ₂₆Wonke odla ubomi ekholwa kum, soze afe naphakade. Ke wena ngaba uyakholwa koku?”

₂₇Waza wathi kuye: “Ewe, Nkosi. Sendoyisekile; ndiyavuma okokuba wena unguye *uKrestu, uNyana kaThixo, lowo umelwe kukuza ehlabathini.”