Bible Reading Plan – Day 352

₁Emva kwalokho uJesu wamuka waya phesheya kolwandle lwaseGalile olungolwaseTiberiya. ₂Samlandela isixuku esikhulu, ngokuba babebona izibonakaliso azenzayo kwabagulayo. ₃UJesu wenyukela entabeni, wahlala phansi khona nabafundi bakhe. ₄Laliseduze iPhasika, umkhosi wabaJuda.

₅Kuthe uJesu ephakamisa amehlo, wabona ukuthi isixuku esikhulu siza kuye, wathi kuFiliphu: “Sizakuzithengaphi izinkwa ukuba badle laba na?” ₆Washo njalo emvivinya, ngokuba yena wayekwazi azakukwenza.

₇UFiliphu wamphendula wathi: “Izinkwa zawodenariyu* abangamakhulu amabili zingebanele, kube yilowo nalowo athole ingcosana.”

₈Omunye wabafundi bakhe, u-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petru, wathi kuye: ₉“Kukhona umfana lapha onezinkwa zebhali* eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzana ezimbili; kepha kuyini lokho kwabaningi kangaka na?”

₁₀UJesu wathi: “Bahlaliseni abantu.” Kwakukhona utshani obuningi kuleyo ndawo. Ahlala phansi-ke amadoda, umumo wawo kungathi izinkulungwame eziyisihlanu. ₁₁UJesu wazithabatha izinkwa, wabonga, wayesezabela ababehlezi phansi, kanjalo futhi nezinhlanzana, njengokuthanda kwabo.

₁₂Kuthe sebesuthi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Buthani imvuthuluka eseleyo, kungachitheki lutho.” ₁₃Base bebutha, bagcwalisa iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili ngemvuthuluka yezinkwa eziyisihlanu zebhali* eyasala kwabadlileyo.

₁₄Kwathi-ke abantu bebona isibonakaliso uJesu asenzayo, bathi: “Impela lo ungumProfethi ozayo ezweni.” ₁₅Ngakho-ke uJesu azi ukuthi bazakuza, bambambe, bambeke inkosi, wamonyukela futhi entabeni yena yedwa.

₁₆Sekuhlwa abafundi bakhe bewukela elwandle, ₁₇bangena emkhunjini, bawela ulwandle beya eKapernawume. Kwase kuhlwile, uJesu wayengakafiki kubo. ₁₈Kwavunguza umoya omkhulu, lwavuka ulwandle. ₁₉Khona sebegwedlile kungathi amastadiyu* angamashumi amabili nanhlanu noma amashumi amathathu, babona uJesu ehamba phezu kolwandle, esondela emkhunjini; bethuka. ₂₀Kepha wathi kubo: “Yimina, ningesabi.” ₂₁Khona bafuna ukumngenisa emkhunjini, umkhumbi wawusufika masinyane ezweni ababeya kulo.

₂₂Ngangomuso isixuku esasingaphesheya kolwandle sabona kungekho omunye umkhunjana khona, sazi ukuthi ubumunye nje nokuthi uJesu wayengangenanga emkhunjini kanye nabafundi bakhe, kepha ukuthi abafundi bakhe babewele bodwa, ₂₃kodwa eminye imikhunjana evela eTiberiya yafika eduze nendawo lapho badla khona isinkwa, iNkosi ibongile; ₂₄isixuku sathi ukubona ukuthi uJesu akakho lapho nabafundi bakhe, sangena emikhunjaneni, naso saya eKapernawume sifuna uJesu.

₂₅Kwathi ukuba bamfumane phesheya kolwandle, bathi: “Rabi, ufike nini lapha na?”

₂₆UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Aningifuni ngokuba nabona izibonakaliso, kepha ningifuna ngokuba nadla izinkwa, nasutha. ₂₇Ningasebenzeli ukudla okuphelayo kepha ukudla okuhlala kuze kube ngukuphila okuphakade, eyakunipha khona iNdodana yomuntu, ngokuba uYise uNkulunkulu ubekile uphawu kuyona.”

₂₈Bathi-ke kuye: “Singenzani ukuba sisebenze imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu na?”

₂₉Waphendula uJesu, wathi kubo: “Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu yilowo ukuba nikholwe nguye amthumileyo.”

₃₀Ngakho bathi kuye: “Pho, wenza sibonakaliso sini ukuba sibone, sikholwe nguwe, na? Usebenzani na? ₃₁Okhokho bethu badla imana* ehlane njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: ‘Wabapha isinkwa esivela ezulwini ukuba badle.’ ”

₃₂UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kwakungesiye uMose owanipha isinkwa esivela ezulwini, kodwa uBaba unipha isinkwa soqobo esivela ezulwini. ₃₃Ngokuba isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu singuye owehla ezulwini, olipha izwe ukuphila.”

₃₄Khona bathi kuye: “Nkosi, siphe njalonjalo leso sinkwa.”

₃₅UJesu wathi kubo: “Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila; ozayo kimi kasoze alamba, nokholwa yimi kasoze oma. ₃₆Kepha ngithe kini: Ningibonile, nokho anikholwa. ₃₇Konke angipha khona uBaba kuyakuza kimi; ozayo kimi angisoze ngamlahlela ngaphandle. ₃₈Ngokuba ngehle ezulwini kungengukuba ngenze intando yami, kodwa ukuba ngenze intando yongithumileyo. ₃₉Lokhu kuyintando yongithumileyo ukuba konke angiphe khona ngingalahlekelwa lutho kukho, kodwa ngikuvuse ngomuhla wokuphela. ₄₀Ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaBaba ukuba yilowo nalowo obona iNdodana, akholwe yiyo, abe nokuphila okuphakade; ngiyakumvusa mina ngomuhla wokuphela.”

₄₁Khona abaJuda bakhonona ngaye, ngokuba ethe: “Ngiyisinkwa esehle ezulwini.” ₄₂Bathi-ke: “Lona akusiye uJesu indodana kaJosefa, uyise nonina sibazi na? Usesho kanjani, pho, ukuthi: ‘Ngehle ezulwini,’ na?”

₄₃UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Ningakhononi phakathi kwenu. ₄₄Akakho ongeza kimi, uma uBaba ongithumileyo engamdonsi; mina-ke ngiyakumvusa ngomuhla wokuphela. ₄₅Kulotshiwe kubaprofethi ukuthi: ‘Bonke bayakuba ngabafundiswe nguNkulunkulu.’ Yilowo nalowo ozwile kuBaba, wafunda, uyeza kimi. ₄₆Akusikho ukuthi ukhona oke wambona uBaba, kuphela ovela kuNkulunkulu; nguyena ombonile uBaba. ₄₇Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Okholwayo unokuphila okuphakade. ₄₈Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. ₄₉Okhokho benu badla imana* ehlane, bafa. ₅₀Lesi siyisinkwa esehla ezulwini ukuba umuntu adle kuso, angafi. ₅₁Mina ngiyisinkwa esiphilayo esehla ezulwini. Uma umuntu edla lesi sinkwa, uyakuphila phakade; futhi-ke isinkwa engizakusinikela ngenxa yokuphila kwezwe siyinyama yami.”

₅₂Base bephikisana bodwa abaJuda, bethi: “Lo angasinika kanjani inyama yakhe, siyidle, na?”

₅₃Khona uJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ningayidli inyama yeNdodana yomuntu, niphuze igazi layo, aninakuphila phakathi kwenu. ₅₄Odla inyama yami, aphuze igazi lami, unokuphila okuphakade; mina ngiyakumvusa ngomuhla wokuphela. ₅₅Ngokuba inyama yami ingukudla isibili, negazi lami lingukuphuza isibili. ₅₆Odla inyama yami, aphuze igazi lami, uhlala kimi, nami kuye. ₅₇Njengalokho uBaba ophilayo ungithumile, nami ngiphila ngoBaba, lowo ongidlayo naye uyakuphila ngami. ₅₈Lesi siyisinkwa esehle ezulwini, kungenjengalokho okhokho benu badla imana,* bafa; osidlayo lesi sinkwa uyakuphila phakade.” ₅₉Lokho wakukhuluma esinagogeni* efundisa eKapernawume.

₆₀Ngakho-ke abaningi kubafundi bakhe bekuzwa lokho bathi: “Lilukhuni leli zwi; ngubani ongalizwa na?”

₆₁Kepha uJesu azi phakathi kwakhe ukuthi abafundi bakhe bayakhonona ngalokho, wathi: “Lokhu kuyanicunula na? ₆₂Pho, uma nibona iNdodana yomuntu yenyukela lapho yayikhona kuqala, niyakuthini na? ₆₃NguMoya ophilisayo, inyama ayisizi lutho; amazwi engiwakhulume kini angumoya, angukuphila. ₆₄Kepha bakhona abanye phakathi kwenu abangakholwa. Ngokuba uJesu wazi kwasekuqaleni ukuba ngobani abangakholwa nokuba ngubani ozakumkhaphela.” ₆₅Wayesethi: “Kungenxa yalokho ngithe kini: Akakho ongeza kimi uma engakuphiwe nguBaba.”

₆₆Emva kwalokho abaningi babafundi bakhe babuyela emuva, ababe besahamba naye.

₆₇Ngakho uJesu wathi kwabayishumi nambili: “Nani nithanda ukumuka na?”

₆₈USimoni Petru wamphendula wathi: “Nkosi, siyakuya kubani na? Amazwi okuphila okuphakade akuwe. ₆₉Siyakholwa, siyazi ukuthi wena ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.”

₇₀UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Mina anginikhethanga nina abayishumi nambili na? Kepha omunye kini ungusathane.” ₇₁Wayekhuluma ngoJuda Iskariyothe kaSimoni, ngokuba nguye obezakumkhaphela engomunye wabayishumi nambili.

₁Emva kwalokho uJesu wahamba eGalile, ngokuba wayengathandi ukuhamba eJudiya, lokhu abaJuda bebefuna ukumbulala. ₂Kwase kusondele umkhosi wabaJuda, owamadokodo. ₃Base bethi kuye abafowabo: “Muka lapha, uye eJudiya, ukuze nabafundi bakho babone imisebenzi yakho oyenzayo. ₄Ngokuba akukho muntu owenza utho ekusithekeni, efuna yena uqobo lwakhe abe sobala. Uma wenza lezi zinto, zibonakalise wena kulo izwe.” ₅Ngokuba nabafowabo babengakholwa nguye.

₆Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi kubo: “Isikhathi sami asikafiki, isikhathi senu silungile njalo. ₇Izwe lingenizonde nina, kepha mina liyangizonda, ngokuba ngifakaza ngalo ukuthi imisebenzi yalo mibi. ₈Yenyukani nina, niye emkhosini; mina angenyukeli manje kulo mkhosi; ngokuba esami isikhathi asikapheleli.” ₉Eseshilo lokho kubo wahlala eGalile.

₁₀Sebenyukele emkhosini abafowabo, naye-ke wenyuka, kungesobala kepha kungathi kungasese. ₁₁Khona abaJuda bamfuna emkhosini, bathi: “Uphi yena na?”

₁₂Kwaba khona ukukhonona okukhulu ngaye phakathi kwezixuku. Abanye bathi: “Muhle;” abanye bathi: “Qha, ngokuba udukisa abantu.” ₁₃Nokho kwakungekho muntu owakhuluma obala ngaye ngokwesaba abaJuda.

₁₄Kuthe sekuphakathi komkhosi, uJesu wenyukela ethempelini, wafundisa. ₁₅Ngakho abaJuda bamangala bathi: “Lona uyazi kanjani imibhalo engafundanga na?”

₁₆Khona uJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Imfundiso yami akusiyo eyami kodwa ngeyongithumileyo. ₁₇Uma umuntu ethanda ukwenza intando yakhe, uzakwazi ngemfundiso noma ivela kuNkulunkulu noma ngizikhulumela okwami. ₁₈Okhuluma ngokwakhe ufuna udumo lwakhe; kepha ofuna udumo lomthumileyo lowo uqinisile; akukho ukungalungi kuye. ₁₉UMose kaninikanga yini umthetho na? Nokho akakho kini ogcina umthetho. Nifunelani ukungibulala na?”

₂₀Isixuku saphendula sathi: “Unedemoni wena; ngubani ofuna ukukubulala na?”

₂₁UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Munye umsebenzi engiwenzile, niyamangala nonke. ₂₂Ngokuba uMose uninikile ukusoka – kungesikho ukuthi kuvela kuMose kodwa kokhokho – niyamsoka umuntu nangesabatha. ₂₃Uma umuntu amukela ukusoka ngesabatha ukuze kungeqiwa umthetho kaMose, pho, ningithukuthelela ngokuba ngaphulukisa umuntu ngokuphelele ngesabatha na? ₂₄Ningahluleli ngokwamehlo, kepha yahlulelani ukwahlulela okulungileyo.”

₂₅Base bethi abanye kwabaseJerusalema: “Lo akusiye yini abafuna ukumbulala na? ₂₆Bheka, ukhuluma obala, kabasho lutho kuye. Kungaba ngukuthi ababusi sebazi isibili ukuthi lo unguKristu na? ₂₇Kodwa lo siyamazi lapho evela khona; kepha uKristu, nxa efika, akakho owazi lapho evela khona.”

₂₈Ngakho uJesu wamemeza efundisa ethempelini, wathi: “Niyangazi, niyazi futhi ukuthi ngivelaphi; mina-ke angizizelanga, kodwa ongithumileyo uqinisile, eningamaziyo nina. ₂₉Ngiyamazi mina, ngokuba ngivela kuye, futhi nguye ongithumileyo.”

₃₀Ngakho bafuna ukumbamba, kepha akubangakho owambeka isandla, ngokuba isikhathi sakhe sasingakafiki. ₃₁Kepha esixukwini abaningi bakholwa nguye, bathi: “UKristu, nxa esefikile, uyakwenza izibonakaliso eziningi kunalezo azenzileyo lona na?”