Strength For Today – Day 8

₃₀Kweza kuye ke izihlwele zabantu, zizisa iziqhwala, neemfama, nezilima, nezimumu, nabanye abaninzi ababeyimilwelwe, zababeka phambi koYesu, waza yena wabaphilisa. ₃₁Zamangaliswa ke izihlwele ezo, zakubona izimumu zithetha, izilima ziphilile, iziqhwala zihamba, neemfama zibona; zaza zamdumisa uThixo kaSirayeli.

₂₄UYesu ke wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Ofuna ukuba ngumlandeli wam makazincame, athwale umnqamlezo wakhe, andilandele; ₂₅kuba othe wafuna ukusindisa ubomi bakhe, wolahlekelwa bubo, kodwa othe wabuncama ubomi bakhe ngenxa yam, wobusindisa. ₂₆Kaloku komnceda ntoni na umntu, ukuba uthe walizuza ihlabathi liphela, kodwa walahlekelwa bubomi bakhe? Okanye umntu angakhupha ntoni na exabisekileyo ukuze angàlahlekelwa bubomi bakhe?

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.