Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 102

Isaiah 40–43, Matthew 10–11

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

U-Isaya 40

Abantu bakaNkulunkulu bayaduduzwa

1Duduzani, nibaduduze abantu bami,

usho uNkulunkulu wenu.

2Qungani iJerusalema isibindi,

nimemeze kulo ukuthi ukulwa kwalo sekuphelile

nokuthi buhlanguliwe ububi balo,

ngokuba lamukeliswe esandleni sikaJehova ngokuphindiweyo

ngazo zonke izono zalo.

3Izwi liyamemeza lithi:

“Lungisani ehlane indlela kaJehova,

nihlelembe oqwathuleni umgwaqo

kaNkulunkulu wethu.

4Zonke izigodi ziyakuphakanyiswa,

zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa;

amagebhugebhu ayakuhlelenjwa,

nemigoxigoxi iyakuba yithafa.

5Inkazimulo kaJehova iyakubonakaliswa,

yonke inyama ikubone kanyekanye,

ngokuba umlomo kaJehova ukhulumile.”

6Izwi liyakhuluma lithi: “Memeza!”

Ngathi: “Ngiyakumemezani na?”

Inyama yonke ingutshani,

bonke ubuhle bayo bunjengembali yasendle.

7Utshani buyabuna,

imbali iyavuthuluka,

ngokuba umoya kaJehova uyaphephetha kukho.

Impela abantu bangutshani.

8Utshani buyabuna,

imbali iyavuthuluka,

kepha izwi likaNkulunkulu wethu

limi kuze kube phakade.

9Khuphukela entabeni ende,

wena, Siyoni, obika okujabulisayo,

uphakamise ngamandla izwi lakho,

wena Jerusalema obika okujabulisayo,

uliphakamise ungesabi,

usho emizini yakwaJuda ukuthi:

“Bhekani, nangu uNkulunkulu wenu.”

10Bhekani, iNkosi uJehova iyeza ngamandla;

ingalo yayo iyakumbusela;

bhekani, umvuzo wayo inawo,

inkokhelo yayo iphambi kwayo.

11Iyakwalusa umhlambi wayo njengomalusi,

ibuthe amawundlu ngemikhono yayo,

iwagone esifubeni sayo,

ihole kahle izindlezane.

Ngubani onjengoNkulunkulu na?

12Ngubani olinganise amanzi ngentende yesandla sakhe,

walinganisa izulu ngeminwe eyeluliweyo,

wahlanganisa uthuli esilinganisweni,

walinganisa izintaba ngezikalo*

namagquma ngezisindo, na?

13Ngubani oqondisile uMoya kaJehova,

wamfundisa engumluleki wakhe, na?

14Walulekana nobani waze wamqondisa,

wamfundisa indlela yokwahlulela,

wamnika ukwazi,

wamazisa indlela yokuqonda, na?

15Bheka, izizwe zinjengethonsi kwasesitsheni,

zibalwa njengothuli lwesilinganiso;

bheka, iziqhingi uyaziphakamisa njengothuli olucolekileyo.

16ILebanoni alanele ukubaswa,

nezilwane zalo azanele ukuba zibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa.

17Zonke izizwe zinjengento engelutho

phambi kwakhe,

zibalwa njengokungelutho nokuyize kuye.

18Niyakumfanisa uNkulunkulu nobani,

nimlinganise namuphi umfanekiso, na?

19Yisithombe yini esibunjiwe yisisebenzi,

sanamekwa ngegolide ngumkhandi,

sancibilikiselwa amaketanga esiliva, na?

20Ompofu kunokuba anikele ngomnikelo onjalo

uyakhetha umuthi ongaboliyo,

azifunele isisebenzi esihlakaniphileyo

ukuba simise isithombe esibaziweyo esingenakuzanyazanyiswa.

21Anazi yini? Anizwa yini?

Anitshelwanga yini kwasekuqaleni,

aniqondanga kwasekusekelweni komhlaba, na?

22Nguye ohlezi esiyingelezini somhlaba –

abakhile kuwo banjengezintethe –

noweneka izulu njengendwangu,

alelule njengetende ukuba kuhlalwe kulo,

23nowenza izikhulu zibe yinto engelutho,

nabahluleli ukuba babe yize.

24Yebo, banele ukutshalwa nje,

yebo, banele ukuhlwanyelwa nje,

yebo, isiqu sanele ukugxila emhlabathini,

abesephephetha kubo, babune,

isivunguvungu sibasuse njengamabibi.

25“Niyakungifanisa

nobani ukuba ngifane naye?”

usho oNgcwele.

26Phakamiselani amehlo enu phezulu, nibone.

Ngubani odalile lezo zinto na?

Nguye okhipha ibandla lazo ngezibalo,

abize zonke ngamagama;

ngobuningi bamandla akhe

nangobukhulu bezikhwepha zakhe

ayisilali neyodwa.

27Usholoni wena Jakobe,

ukhulumelani wena Israyeli, ukuthi:

“Indlela yami isithekile kuJehova,

ilungelo lami lidlulile kuNkulunkulu wami,” na?

28Awazi yini? Awuzwanga na?

UJehova unguNkulunkulu ongunaphakade;

udalile imikhawulo yomhlaba;

akapheli amandla, akakhathali,

nokuqonda kwakhe akunakuphenywa.

29Nguye omupha oyethileyo amandla,

nakongenamandla uyandisa izikhwepha.

30Izinsizwa ziyaphela amandla,

zikhathale,

nabasha bawa nokuwa,

31kepha abamethembayo uJehova

bayathola amandla amasha,

bayakhuphuka ngamaphiko njengezinkozi,

bagijime bengakhathali,

bahambe bengapheli amandla.

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U-Isaya 41

UNkulunkulu wezizwe

1“Thulani phambi kwami nina ziqhingi,

izizwe zithole amandla amasha.

Mazisondele, andukuba zikhulume,

sisondelane ekwahluleleni.

2“Ngubani ovusile ukulunga

kuphume empumalanga,

akubize ukuba kumlandele,

anikele izizwe phambi kwakhe,

amenze ukuba abuse amakhosi,

abenze babe njengothuli ngenkemba yakhe,

nanjengamabibi aphephezeliswayo

ngomnsalo wakhe, na?

3Uyabaxosha, adlule kahle

ngezindlela angazihambanga ngezinyawo.

4Ngubani okusebenzileyo, wakwenza, na?

Nguye owazibiza izizukulwane kwasekuqaleni:

mina Jehova engingowokuqala

nenginguye nakwabokuphela.”

5Iziqhingi ziyakubona, ziyesaba;

imikhawulo yomhlaba iyathuthumela;

isondele, isifikile.

6Yilowo nalowo usiza umakhelwane wakhe;

uthi komfowabo: “Yiba nesibindi.”

7Umbazi uqunga umkhandi isibindi,

nololonga ngesando uqunga oshaya isikhandelo isibindi,

ethi ngokunamathelisa: “Kuhle,”

ekubethela ngezipikili,

funa kunyakaziswe.

Umkhululi ka-Israyeli

8“Kepha wena Israyeli, nceku yami,

wena Jakobe engikukhethileyo,

nzalo ka-Abrahama othandiweyo wami,

9wena engikuthathile emikhawulweni yomhlaba,

ngakubiza emagumbini awo,

ngathi kuwe:

‘Wena uyinceku yami,’

ngikukhethile, angikulahlanga;

10ungesabi, ngokuba mina nginawe;

ungapheli amandla,

ngokuba mina nginguNkulunkulu wakho;

ngiyakuqinisa, futhi ngiyakusiza,

yebo, ngiyakusekela ngesandla sokunene sokulunga kwami.

11“Bheka, bonke abafuthekela wena

bayakuba namahloni, bajabhe;

abamelene nawe bayakuba njengento engelutho,

babhubhe.

12Uyakubafuna, ungabafumani kodwa,

labo bantu abaxabana nawe;

abalwa nawe bayakuba njengento engelutho nanjengeze.

13Ngokuba yimina Jehova uNkulunkulu wakho

obamba isandla sakho sokunene,

nothi kuwe: Ungesabi,

mina ngiyakusiza.

14Ungesabi wena mpethu, Jakobe,

nani bantu bakwa-Israyeli;

mina ngiyakukusiza,” usho uJehova;

uMhlengi wakho ungoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

15“Bheka, ngiyakukwenza ukuba ube yisibhulo

esisha esibukhali esinamazinyo;

uyakubhula izintaba, uzicolisise,

wenze amagquma abe njengamakhoba.

16Uyakuwahlakaza, umoya uwasuse,

isivunguvungu siwachithe;

wena uyakuthokoza ngoJehova,

uzibonge ngoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

17“Abampofu nabaswelayo bafuna amanzi, kepha awakho,

nolimi lwabo luphele ukoma;

mina Jehova ngiyakubaphendula,

mina Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli angiyikubashiya.

18Ngiyakuvula imifula emadulini angenalutho

nemithombo phakathi kwezigodi;

ngiyakwenza ihlane libe yichibi lamanzi,

nomhlabathi owomileyo ube yiziphethu zamanzi.

19Ngiyakutshala umsedari* ehlane,

umtholo, nombomvana, nomnqumo,

ngibeke kwahlongasibi umsayipuresi,*

nomthidari,* nomkhoba kanyekanye,

20ukuze babone, bazi,

baqaphele, baqonde kanyekanye

ukuthi isandla sikaJehova sikwenzile lokhu

nokuthi oNgcwele ka-Israyeli wakudala.

21“Lethani indaba yenu,” usho uJehova,

“nisondeze izizathu zenu,” isho iNkosi kaJakobe.

22“Mabazisondeze,

basitshele okuyakwenzeka;

izinto zakuqala ziyini na?

Mabasitshele zona

ukuba sizibeke ezinhliziyweni zethu,

sazi ukuphela kwazo,

noma nisizwise okuzayo.

23Sitsheleni okuzayo ngesikhathi esizayo,

sazi ukuthi ningonkulunkulu;

yebo, yenzani okuhle noma okubi,

simangale, sikubone kanyekanye.

24Bhekani, nivela kokungekho,

nemisebenzi yenu ayiyinto yalutho;

uyisinengiso onikhethileyo.

25“Ukhona engimvusile esenyakatho,

wafika, nasempumalanga,

ukuba abize igama lami;

uyakwehlela phezu kwezikhulu njengaphezu kodaka,

njengombumbi exova ibumba.

26Ngubani owakushoyo kwasekuqaleni ukuba sazi,

nangaphambili ukuba sisho sithi: ‘Uqinisile,’ na?

Cha, akakho okumemezileyo,

akakho nokuzwisileyo,

akakho nozwayo amazwi enu.

27Ngingowokuqala othi kulo iSiyoni:

‘Bheka, babheke,’

nginike iJerusalema umbiki wendaba ethokozisayo.

28Kepha lapho ngibheka,

akukho muntu,

akakho phakathi kwabo umluleki

ongaphendula ngazwi,

lapho ngibabuzayo.

29Bheka, bayize bonke;

imisebenzi yabo ayiyinto yalutho,

nezithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingumoya nokuyize.

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U-Isaya 42

Ukukhanya kwezizwe

1“Bheka inceku yami engiyisekelayo,

okhethiweyo wami othokoza ngaye

umphefumulo wami;

nginikele umoya wami phezu kwakhe,

uyakukhiphela izizwe ukwahlulela.

2Akayikukhala, adazuluke,

angezwakalisi izwi lakhe ezitaladini.

3Umhlanga ofecekileyo akayikuwaphula,

umongo othunqayo akayikuwucima;

uyakukhipha ukwahlulela ngeqiniso.

4Akayikudangala, aphele amandla,

aze amise ukwahlulela emhlabeni;

neziqhingi ziyakuhlalela umthetho wakhe.”

5Usho kanje uNkulunkulu uJehova

owadala izulu, waleneka,

nowawendlala umhlaba nokuvela kuwo,

nowanika abantu abakuwo ukuphefumula

nomoya kwabahamba kuwo, uthi:

6“Mina Jehova ngikubizile ngokulunga,

ngiyakubamba isandla sakho, ngikugcine,

ngikubeke ube yisivumelwano sabantu

nokukhanya kwabezizwe,

7ukuze uvule amehlo ezimpumputhe,

ukhiphe iziboshwa etilongweni

nabahlezi ebumnyameni etilongweni.

8“NginguJehova; yilo igama lami;

angiyikunika omunye inkazimulo yami,

nezithombe ezibaziweyo udumo lwami.

9Izinto zakuqala zifikile,

sengimemezela izinto ezintsha;

zingakaqhamuki, ngiyanizwisa zona.”

Ihubo elisha

10Mhubeleni uJehova ihubo elisha,

nodumo lwakhe,

kusukela emikhawulweni yomhlaba,

nina enehlela elwandle nakho konke okukulo,

nina ziqhingi nabakhileyo kuzo.

11Ihlane nemizi yalo makujabule

nemizana abakhileyo kuyo abakwaKedari,

bahube abakhile emadwaleni,

benanele beseziqongweni zezintaba.

12Mabanike uJehova udumo,

bamemezele udumo lwakhe eziqhingini.

13UJehova uyaphuma njengeqhawe;

njengendoda yempi uyavusa ukushisekela kwakhe;

uyakhala, yebo, uyabangalasa,

enze ubuqhawe phezu kwezitha zakhe.

14“Sekuyisikhathi eside ngithulile,

ngathula ngazibamba;

sengiyakukhala njengobelethayo,

ngiphefuzele, ngibitoze kanyekanye.

15Ngiyakwenza ize izintaba namagquma,

ngomise yonke imifino yawo,

ngenze imifula ibe yiziqhingi,

ngenze amachibi ukuba ashe.

16Ngiyakuhambisa izimpumputhe ngendlela ezingayaziyo;

emikhondweni ezingayaziyo ngiyakuzihola;

ngiyakwenza ubumnyama bube ngukukhanya phambi kwazo,

namagebhugebhu ukuba ahlelenjwe;

ngiyakwenza lezi zinto ngingazishiyi.

17Bayakubuyiselwa emuva,

bajabhe nokujabha

labo abethemba ezithombeni ezibaziweyo,

abasho ezithombeni ezibunjiweyo ukuthi:

‘Ningonkulunkulu bethu.’

18“Yizwani nina zithulu;

bhekani nina zimpumputhe,

ukuze nibone.

19Ngubani oyimpumputhe ngaphandle kwenceku yami,

nesithulu njengesithunywa sami engisithumayo, na?

Ngubani oyimpumputhe njengopheleleyo,

oyimpumputhe njengenceku kaJehova, na?

20Ubona izinto eziningi,

kepha awuqapheli;

izindlebe zakhe zivulekile,

kepha akezwa.”

21Kwaba kuhle kuJehova ngenxa yokulunga kwakhe

ukuba akhulise umthetho, awudumise.

22Kepha laba bangabantu abaphangiweyo nabamukiweyo;

bonke bacushiwe emigodini,

bafihliwe ematilongweni;

bangabokuphangwa,

akakho obophulayo,

yebo, bayimpango,

kungekho oshoyo ukuthi: “Buyisa.”

23Ngubani phakathi kwenu obeka indlebe kulokhu,

aqaphele, ezwele isikhathi esizayo, na?

24Ngubani owanikela uJakobe ukuba aphangwe,

no-Israyeli kubo abaphangi, na?

Angithi nguJehova, esonile kuye,

nabangavumanga ukuhamba ngezindlela zakhe,

nabangawulalelanga umthetho wakhe?

25Wayesethela phezu kwakhe ukufutheka kwentukuthelo yakhe,

namandla empi;

kwamvuthela nxazonke,

kepha akakwazanga;

kwamshisa, kepha akakubekanga enhliziyweni yakhe.

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U-Isaya 43

Ukuhlengwa kuka-Israyeli

1Kepha manje usho kanje uJehova

owakudalayo wena Jakobe,

nowakubumba wena Israyeli, uthi:

“Ungesabi ngokuba ngikuhlengile,

ngikubizile ngegama lakho;

ungowami.

2Lapho udabula emanzini,

mina nginawe;

nasemifuleni, ayiyikukukhukhula;

lapho uhamba emlilweni, awuyikusha,

nelangabi aliyikukushisa.

3Ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,

oNgcwele ka-Israyeli,

uMsindisi wakho;

ngiyanika iGibithe libe yihlawulo lakho,

iKushe neSheba esikhundleni sakho.

4Ngenxa yokuba ubuyigugu emehlweni ami,

futhi ubudumile, uthandekile kimi,

ngiyakunika abantu esikhundleni sakho,

nezizwe esikhundleni sokuphila kwakho.

5Ungesabi, ngokuba nginawe;

ngiyakuyiletha inzalo yakho iphume empumalanga,

ngikubuthe nasentshonalanga.

6Ngiyakusho kuyo inyakatho,

ngithi: ‘Balethe,’

nakuyo iningizimu: ‘Ungabagodli.’

Lethani amadodana ami akude,

namadodakazi ami

ukuba aphume emikhawulweni yomhlaba,

7onke abizwe ngegama lami,

nengiwadalele inkazimulo yami,

engiwabumbile nengiwenzile.”

8Lethani abantu abayizimpumputhe abanamehlo

nezithulu ezinezindlebe.

9Izizwe zonke mazibuthelwe ndawonye,

abantu bonke babuthane;

ngubani phakathi kwabo ongamemezela lokhu,

asizwise izinto zakuqala;

mabalethe ofakazi babo ukuba balungisiswe,

bezwe, bathi: “Kuyiqiniso.”

10“Ningofakazi bami,” usho uJehova,

“nenceku yami engiyikhethileyo

ukuba nazi, ningethembe,

niqonde ukuthi nginguye;

ngaphambi kwami akwenziwanga uNkulunkulu,

nangasemva kwami akayikuba khona.

11Mina, mina nginguJehova,

ngaphandle kwami akakho umsindisi.

12Ngimemezele, ngisindisile, ngizwisile,

kungakabikho unkulunkulu wabezizwe phakathi kwenu;

yebo, ningofakazi bami,” usho uJehova,

“mina nginguNkulunkulu.

13Yebo, kwasendulo nginguye;

akakho ongophula esandleni sami;

lapho ngisebenza,

ngubani ongakuvimbela na?”

14Usho kanje uJehova, uMhlengi wenu,

oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uthi:

“Ngenxa yenu ngithumele eBabele,

ngiyakwehlisa bonke njengababaleki,

namaKaledi ngemikhumbi yokujabula kwawo.

15NginguJehova oNgcwele wenu,

uMdali ka-Israyeli, iNkosi yenu.”

16Usho kanje uJehova owenza indlela elwandle,

nomkhondo emanzini anamandla,

17okhipha izinqola namahhashi,

impi namandla;

kuyalala kanyekanye, akusenakuvuka;

kucishile, kucinyiwe njengomongo.

18“Ningakhumbuli izinto zakuqala,

ningazindli ngezindaba zasendulo.

19Bhekani, ngiyakwenza okusha;

kuyakuqhamuka manje,

angithi niyakwazi na?

Yebo, ngiyakwenza indlela ehlane

nemifula kwahlongasibi.

20Izilwane zasendle ziyakungidumisa,

amakhanka nezintshe,

ngokuba ngiveza amanzi ehlane

nemifula kwahlongasibi

ukuphuzisa abantu bami abakhethiweyo,

21laba bantu engizenzele bona

ukuba bashumayele udumo lwami.

22“Kepha awungibizanga, Jakobe,

ngokuba wadinwa yimi, Israyeli.

23Awulethanga kimi izimvu zakho zomnikelo wokushiswa,

awungidumisanga ngemihlatshelo yakho;

angikukhonzisanga ngeminikelo,

angikudinisanga ngenhlaka.

24Awungithengelanga umhlanga othaphukayo ngemali,

awungisuthisanga ngamanoni emihlatshelo yakho,

kepha ungisebenzisile ngezono zakho,

ungidinisile ngobubi bakho.

25“Mina, mina nginguye

owesula iziphambeko zakho ngenxa yami;

angiyikukhumbula izono zakho.

26Ngikhumbuze, masahlulelane;

yisho wena ukuba ulungisiwe.

27Uyihlo wokuqala wona,

abahumushi bakho bangihlubukile.

28Ngidumazile izikhulu zendlu engcwele,

ngimenzile uJakobe abe yisiqalekiso,

no-Israyeli abe yisithuko.

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NgokukaMathewu 10

UJesu uthuma abaphostoli bakhe abayishumi nambili

(Mark. 3:13; 6:7; Luk. 6:12; 9:1)

1Wayesebabiza abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili, wabanika amandla phezu kwawomoya abangcolileyo ukuba babakhiphe, nawokuphulukisa izifo zonke nokugula konke.

2Amagama abaphostoli abayishumi nambili yilawa: owokuqala nguSimoni othiwa uPetru, no-Andreya umfowabo, noJakobe kaZebedewu, noJohane umfowabo, 3noFiliphu, noBartolomewu, noTomase, noMathewu umthelisi, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noThadewu, 4noSimoni umKhanani, noJuda Iskariyothe owamkhaphelayo.

5Laba abayishumi nambili uJesu wabathuma, wabayala wathi:

“Ningayi ngendlela yabezizwe, ningangeni emzini wamaSamariya; 6kodwa yanini kakhulu ezimvini ezilahlekileyo zendlu ka-Israyeli. 7Ekuhambeni kwenu shumayelani nithi: ‘Umbuso wezulu ususondele.’ 8Phulukisani abagulayo, nivuse abafileyo, nihlambulule abanochoko, nikhiphe amademoni. Namukelisiwe ngesihle, yiphani ngesihle. 9Ningaphathi golide, nasiliva, nathusi emixhakeni yenu, 10nasikhwama sendlela, namabhantshi amabili, nazicathulo, naludondolo, ngokuba isisebenzi sifanele ukudla kwaso.

11“Nakumuphi umuzi noma umuzana eniyakungena kuwo, cingani ofaneleyo kuwo, nihlale khona, nize nimuke. 12Ekungeneni kwenu endlini niyibingelele. 13Uma indlu ifanele, ukuthula kwenu makuze phezu kwayo; kodwa uma ingafanele, ukuthula kwenu makubuyele kini. 14Yilowo nalowo ongayikunamukela engawezwa amazwi enu, anothi niphuma kuleyo ndlu noma kulowo muzi, nivuthulule uthuli ezinyaweni zenu. 15Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono ezweni laseSodoma nakwelaseGomora ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunakulowo muzi. 16Bhekani, ngiyanithuma ninjengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi; ngakho-ke hlakaniphani njengezinyoka, nibe mnene njengamajuba.

17“Kepha xwayani abantu, ngokuba bayakunikhaphela emiphakathini, banishaye emasinagogeni* abo. 18Niyakuyiswa nangaphambi kwababusi namakhosi ngenxa yami, kube ngubufakazi kubo nakwabezizwe.

19“Kepha kuyakuthi, nxa benikhaphela, ningakhathazeki ngokuthi niyakukhuluma kanjani nokuthi niyakuthini, ngokuba niyakuphiwa ngaso leso sikhathi eniyakukukhuluma. 20Ngokuba akuyinina enikhulumayo kodwa uMoya kaYihlo okhuluma kini.

21“Kepha umuntu uyakukhaphela umfowabo ekufeni, noyise umntanakhe; abantwana bayakuvukela abazali babo, bababulale. 22Niyakuzondwa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lami; kodwa okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni lowo uyakusindiswa. 23Nxa benizingela komunye umuzi, anobalekela komunye; ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Aniyikuqeda imizi yakwa-Israyeli, ingakafiki iNdodana yomuntu.

24“Umfundi kaphezu komfundisi, nenceku kayiphezu kwenkosi yayo. 25Kumanele umfundi abe njengomfundisi wakhe, nenceku ibe njengenkosi yayo. Uma bebizile umninindlu ngokuthi uBelzebule, kakhulu abendlu yakhe.

26“Ngakho-ke ningabesabi; ngokuba akukho okusitshekelweyo okungayikwambulwa nokufihliweyo okungayikwaziwa. 27Lokhu enginitshela khona ebumnyameni, kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni; nalokhu enikuzwayo endlebeni, kushumayeleni phezu kwezindlu. 28Ningabesabi ababulala umzimba bengenamandla okubulala umphefumulo, kepha kakhulu mesabeni onamandla okubhubhisa nomphefumulo nomzimba esihogweni. 29Akuthengwa yini imizwilili emibili ngendibilishi na? Kepha akuyikuwa phansi namunye kuyo ngaphandle kukaYihlo. 30Kodwa kini zibaliwe nezinwele zonke zekhanda lenu. 31Ngakho maningesabi; nina niyayidlula imizwilili eminingi.

32“Ngalokho-ke yilowo nalowo oyakungivuma phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyakumvuma phambi kukaBaba osezulwini; 33kepha lowo oyakungiphika phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyakumphika phambi kukaBaba osezulwini.

34“Ningasho ukuthi ngize ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni; angizanga ukuletha ukuthula kepha inkemba. 35Yebo, ngize ukuphambanisa umuntu noyise, nendodakazi nonina, nomalokazana noninazala. 36Nezitha zomuntu kuyakuba ngabendlu yakhe.

37“Othanda uyise nonina kunami kangifanele; nothanda indodana noma indodakazi kunami kangifanele; 38nongathabathi isiphambano sakhe, angilandele, kangifanele. 39Ofumana ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukufumana.

40“Onamukela nina uyangamukela mina; ongamukela mina uyamamukela ongithumileyo. 41Owamukela umprofethi ngegama lomprofethi uyakuzuza umvuzo womprofethi; nowamukela olungileyo ngegama lolungileyo uyakuzuza umvuzo wolungileyo. 42Yilowo nalowo oyakuphuzisa abe munye kulaba abancinyane, ngisho inkezo eyodwa yamanzi aqandayo ngegama lomfundi, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe.”

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1Kwathi ukuba uJesu aqede ukuyala abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili, wamuka lapho ukuyofundisa nokushumayela emizini yabo.

Ukufakaza kukaJesu kubafundi bakaJohane nakubantu

(Luk. 7:18)

2Kwathi-ke uJohane esetilongweni, ezwile ngemisebenzi kaKristu, wathumela ngabafundi bakhe, 3wathi kuye: “Wena unguye ozayo, noma sobheka omunye na?”

4UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Hambani nimlandise uJohane lokhu enikuzwayo nenikubonayo ukuthi: 5Izimpumputhe ziyabona, izinyonga ziyahamba, abanochoko bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, abampofu bayashunyayezwa ivangeli; 6ubusisiwe ongayikukhubeka ngami.”

7Kepha sebemuka laba, uJesu waqala ukukhuluma ezixukwini ngoJohane, wathi: “Naphuma naya ehlane ukuyobonani na? Umhlanga ontengantengiswa ngumoya na? 8Kanti naphuma ukuyobonani na? Umuntu owembethe ezinothonotho na? Bhekani, abembethe ezinothonotho basezindlini zamakhosi. 9Kodwa naphumelani na? Ukubona umprofethi na? Yebo, ngithi kini: Odlula umprofethi. 10Nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi:

“ ‘Bheka, ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho

esiyakulungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.’

11“Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kwabazelwe ngabesifazane akuvelanga omkhulu kunoJohane uMbhapathizi; kepha omncane embusweni wezulu mkhulu kunaye. 12Kepha kusukela emihleni kaJohane uMbhapathizi kuze kube manje umbuso wezulu uyafuzulwa, nabafuzulayo bayawuphanga. 13Ngokuba abaprofethi bonke nomthetho baprofetha, kwaze kwafika uJohane. 14Uma nivuma ukukwamukela, lo ungu-Eliya obezakufika. 15Onezindlebe makezwe.

16“Kepha lesi sizukulwane ngiyakusifanisa nani na? Sifana nabantwana abahlezi ezigcawini bememeza abanye bethi: 17‘Sinibethele imitshingo, anisinanga; salilisela, anikhalanga.’

18“Ngokuba uJohane wafika engadli, engaphuzi; bathi: ‘Unedemoni.’ 19INdodana yomuntu yafika idla, iphuza; bathi: ‘Bhekani, umuntu oyisiminzi nesiphuzi, umhlobo wabathelisi nowezoni.’ Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kuvunyiwe ngabantwana bakho.”

Ukusolwa kwemizi engaphendukanga

(Luk. 10:13)

20Wayeseqala ukujezisa imizi okwakwenziwe kuyo iningi lemisebenzi yakhe yamandla, ngokuba ingaphendukanga, wathi: 21“Maye kuwe Korazini! Maye kuwe Betsayida! Ngokuba uma kwakwenziwe eTire naseSidoni imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini, ngakube kade yaphenduka ngesaka nangomlotha. 22Kepha ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kulo iTire neSidoni ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunakini. 23Nawe Kapernawume uyakuphakanyiselwa ezulwini na? Uyakwehliselwa eHayidese* ngokuba uma yayenziwe eSodoma imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kuwe, ngabe likhona nanamuhla. 24Kepha ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kulo izwe laseSodoma ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunakuwe.”

UJesu uyamdumisa uYise, emema abahluphekileyo beze kuye

(Luk. 10:21)

25Ngalelo hora uJesu wakhuluma wathi: “Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ngokuba ukufihlile lokhu kwabahlakaniphileyo nabanokuqonda, wakwambulela izingane; 26yebo, Baba, ngokuba kwaba kuhle phambi kwakho ukuba kube njalo.

27“Konke ngikunikelwe nguBaba; akakho owazi iNdodana, kuphela uYise; akakho futhi owazi uYise, kuphela iNdodana nalowo iNdodana ethanda ukumambulela yena.

28“Zanini kimi nina nonke enikhatheleyo nenisindwayo, mina ngizakuniphumuza. 29Bekani ijoka lami phezu kwenu, nifunde kimi, ngokuba ngimnene, ngithobile ngenhliziyo; khona imiphefumulo yenu iyakufumana impumuzo. 30Ngokuba ijoka lami lihle, nomthwalo wami ulula.”

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