Bible Reading Plan – Day 337

₁Khona wabuye waqala ukufundisa ngaselwandle. Kwabuthana kuye isixuku esikhulu kakhulu, waze wangena emkhunjini, wahlala elwandle; isixuku sonke sasisemhlabathini ngaselwandle. ₂Wabafundisa okuningi ngemifanekiso; wathi kubo ekufundiseni kwakhe: ₃“Lalelani; bhekani, kwaphuma umhlwanyeli ukuyohlwanyela. ₄Kwathi ekuhlwanyeleni kwakhe enye imbewu yawela ngasendleleni; kwafika izinyoni, zayidla zayiqeda. ₅Enye yawela edwaleni, lapho yayingenamhlabathi omningi khona; yamila masinyane, ngokuba ingenamhlabathi ojulileyo. ₆Kwathi ukuba liphume ilanga, yahamuka; nangokuba ingenampande, yabuna. ₇Enye yawela emeveni; ameva akhula, ayiminyanisa, ayaze yathela isithelo. ₈Enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; yahluma, yakhula, yathela isithelo, yaveza ngamashumi amathathu, nangamashumi ayisithupha, nangekhulu.”

₉Wayesethi: “Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe.”

₁₀Lapho esengasesitha, ababe naye kanye nabayishumi nambili bambuza ngale mifanekiso. ₁₁Wathi kubo: “Nina niphiwe imfihlakalo yombuso kaNkulunkulu, kodwa abangaphandle benzelwa konke ngemifanekiso, ₁₂ukuze ngokubona babone, bangabonisisi, nangokuzwa bezwe, bangaqondi, funa baphenduke, bathethelelwe.”

₁₃Wayesethi kubo: “Aniwazi lo mfanekiso; pho, niyakuyazi kanjani yonke imifanekiso na? ₁₄Umhlwanyeli uhlwanyela izwi. ₁₅Abangasendleleni yilabo abathi lapho kuhlwanyelwa khona izwi, nanxa sebelizwile, kufike masinyane uSathane, alisuse izwi elihlwanyelwe kubo. ₁₆Kanjalo abahlwanyelwe edwaleni yilabo abathi sebelizwile izwi, balamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza; ₁₇kepha kabanampande phakathi kwabo, kodwa bahlala isikhashana nje, kuthi sekuvele ukuhlupheka nokuzingelwa ngenxa yezwi, bakhubeke masinyane. ₁₈Abanye bangabahlwanyelwe emeveni; yibo abalizwile izwi, ₁₉kepha iminako yalesi sikhathi, nokukhohlisa kwengcebo, nokunxanela ezinye izinto kungena kuliminyanise izwi, libe ngelingatheliyo. ₂₀Nabahlwanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle yilabo abalizwa izwi, balamukele, bathele isithelo ngamashumi amathathu, nangamashumi ayisithupha, nangekhulu.”

₂₁Wayesethi kubo: “Imbala isibani siza ukuba sibekwe phansi kwesitsha nokuba phansi kombhede yini, singabekwa othini, na? ₂₂Ngokuba akukho okusithekileyo okungayikuhlalukiswa; akukho okuyisifuba okungayikuba sobala. ₂₃Uma ekhona onezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe.”

₂₄Wayesethi kubo: “Qaphelani enikuzwayo; ngaleso silinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso, nenezelwe nina. ₂₅Ngokuba onakho uyakuphiwa; kepha ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho.”

₂₆Wayesethi: “Unjalo umbuso kaNkulunkulu; unjengokuba umuntu ephonsa imbewu emhlabathini, ₂₇alale, avuke ubusuku nemini, imibewu imile, ikhule, engazi ukuthi kanjani. ₂₈Umhlabathi uthela isithelo ngokwawo, kuqala ikhaba, khona isikhwebu, besekuba yizinhlamvu ezipheleleyo esikhwetshini. ₂₉Nxa sesivuthiwe isithelo, afake masinyane isikela, ngokuba ukuvuna sekufikile.”

₃₀Wathi futhi: “Siyakuwufanisa nani umbuso kaNkulunkulu? Siyakuwuchaza ngamfanekiso muni na? ₃₁Unjengenhlamvu yesinaphi ethi, nxa ihlwanyelwe emhlabathini, incinyane kunazo zonke izimbewu ezisemhlabeni, ₃₂kodwa nxa isihlwanyelwe imila ibe nkulu kunazo zonke izilimo, ixhante amagatsha amakhulu, ukuze izinyoni zezulu zakhele emthunzini wawo.”

₃₃Walikhuluma izwi kubo ngemifanekiso eminingi enjalo njengamandla abo okuzwa; ₃₄kodwa ngaphandle komfanekiso kakhulumanga kubo; kepha sebebodwa wabachasisela abafundi bakhe konke.

₃₅Ngalolo suku sekuhlwile, wathi kubo: “Asiwele siye ngaphesheya.” ₃₆Base bemukisa isixuku, bahamba naye, njengalokho ebesemkhunjini; kwakukhona neminye imikhumbi ihambisana naye. ₃₇Kwase kuvuka isivunguvungu esikhulu somoya, amaza aphonseka phakathi emkhunjini, umkhumbi waze waqala ukugcwala. ₃₈Kepha yena wayengasemuva emkhunjini elele esicamelweni; bamvusa, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, awunaki, nakuba sibhubha, na?”

₃₉Wayesevuka, wakhuza umoya, wathi kulo ulwandle: “Thula, uthi du.” Kwanqamuka umoya, kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu.

₄₀Wathi kubo: “Yini ukuba nesabe kangaka na? Yini ukuba ningabi nakukholwa na?”

₄₁Besaba ngokwesaba okukhulu, bathi omunye komunye: “Kanti lo ungubani, lokhu nomoya nolwandle kuyamlalela?”

₁Base befika phesheya kolwandle ezweni lamaGerasa. ₂Esephume emkhunjini, kwahlangana naye masinyane umuntu ovela emathuneni, enomoya ongcolileyo. ₃Wayehlala emathuneni, kungasekho muntu ongambopha nangeketanga; ₄ngokuba wayeseboshwe kaningi ngawozankosi nangamaketanga, kepha amaketanga ayegqashuliwe nguye nawozankosi babephuliwe, kungekho noyedwa owayenamandla okumthambisa. ₅Ngesikhathi sonke ubusuku nemini wayesemathuneni nasezintabeni, ememeza, ezilimaza ngamatshe.

₆Wathi ukuba ambone uJesu esekude, wagijima, wakhuleka kuye; ₇wayesememeza ngezwi elikhulu, ethi: “Nginamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu, ungangihluphi.” ₈Ngokuba wathi kuye: “Phuma kulo muntu, moya ongcolileyo.”

₉Wayesembuza ethi: “Ngubani igama lakho?”

Wathi kuye: “NginguLegiyona* igama lami, ngokuba sibaningi.” ₁₀Wamncenga kakhulu ukuba angabamukisi kulelo zwe.

₁₁Kwakukhona lapho ngasentabeni umhlambi omkhulu wezingulube ziklabile. ₁₂Bamncenga bathi: “Sithumele ezingulubeni ukuba singene kuzo.” ₁₃Wabavumela. Omoya abangcolileyo baphuma, bangena ezingulubeni; umhlambi wagulukudela eweni, waphonseka elwandle kungathi izinkulungwane ezimbili, zaminza elwandle.

₁₄Ababezalusa babaleka, baya babika emzini nasemaphandleni; base beza ukuyobona okwenzekileyo. ₁₅Bafika kuJesu, bambona obekhwelwe ngamademoni ehlezi embethe, esangulukile, yena owayenelegiyona;* base besaba. ₁₆Ababekubonile babatshela ukuthi kwenzeke kanjani kowayekhwelwe ngamademoni, nangezingulube. ₁₇Base beqala ukumncenga ukuba amuke ezweni lakubo.

₁₈Wathi ukuba angene emkhunjini, lowo owayekhwelwe ngamademoni wamncenga ukuba abe naye. ₁₉Akamvumelanga, kepha wathi kuye: “Hamba uye ekhaya kwabakini, ubabikele ukuthi kungakanani iNkosi ekwenzele khona, yakuhawukela.” ₂₀Wamuka-ke, waqala ukulanda eDekapholi ngokuthi kungakanani abekwenzile kuye uJesu; bamangala bonke.

₂₁Khona uJesu esebuye ewelele ngaphesheya ngomkhumbi, kwabuthana isixuku esikhulu kuye engaselwandle. ₂₂Kwase kufika omunye wabaphathi besinagoge,* nguJayiru igama lakhe, owathi ukuba ambone, waziphonsa phansi ngasezinyaweni zakhe, ₂₃wamncenga kakhulu, wathi: “Indodakazi yami isiyalela; ake uze, ubeke izandla phezu kwayo ukuba isindiswe, iphile.” ₂₄Wahamba naye. Isixuku esikhulu samlandela, samcindezela.

₂₅Owesifazane owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili, ₂₆ehluphekile ngokuningi ezinyangeni eziningi, echithile konke ayenakho, engasizakalanga ngalutho, kodwa kwayilokhu kuqhubeka, ₂₇esezwile ngoJesu, weza esixukwini ngasemuva, wathinta ingubo yakhe, ₂₈ngokuba wathi: “Uma ngingathinta nje izingubo zakhe, ngizakusindiswa.” ₂₉Kwanqamuka masinyane umthombo wegazi lakhe, wezwa emzimbeni ukuthi uphulukile enhluphekweni yakhe.

₃₀Wanele ukuzwa uJesu phakathi kwakhe ukuthi amandla aphumile kuye, waphendukela esixukwini, wathi: “Ngubani othinte izingubo zami na?”

₃₁Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Uyabona isixuku sikucindezela, usuthi: ‘Ngubani ongithintileyo na?’ ”

₃₂Waqalaza ukuba ambone owenzile lokho. ₃₃Khona owesifazane esaba ethuthumela, azi okwenzekile kuye, weza waziphonsa phansi phambi kwakhe, wamtshela iqiniso lonke. ₃₄Wayesethi kuye: “Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ube nokuthula; usuphulukile enhluphekweni yakho.”

₃₅Esakhuluma, kwafika abomphathi wesinagoge,* bathi: “Indodakazi yakho isifile; usamkhathazelani uMfundisi na?”

₃₆Kwathi ukuba uJesu ezwile izwi elishiwoyo, wathi kumphathi wesinagoge*: “Ungesabi, kholwa kuphela.”

₃₇Akavumelanga muntu amlandele, kuphela oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane umfowabo kaJakobe. ₃₈Bafika-ke endlini yomphathi wesinagoge,* wabona isiyaluyalu nabakhalayo nabalila kakhulu. ₃₉Wangena, wathi kubo: “Niyaluzelani, nikhalelani na? Umntwana akafile, kodwa ulele.” ₄₀Bamhleka usulu.

Kepha yena wabakhipha bonke, wathatha uyise womntwana nonina kanye nababe naye, wangena lapho kulele khona umntwana. ₄₁Wabamba umntwana ngesandla, wathi kuye: “Thalitha, kumi,” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: “Ntombazana, ngithi kuwe, vuka!” ₄₂Yayisivuka masinyane intombazana, yahamba; ngokuba yayineminyaka eyishumi nambili. Khona bamangala ngokumangala okukhulu. ₄₃Wabayalisisa ukuba lokhu kungaziwa muntu; futhi wathi mayiphiwe ukudla.