Mathewu 9 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Mathewu 9

¹ Wayesengena emkhunjini, wawela, weza emzini wakubo.

² Bheka, baletha kuye umuntu ofe uhlangothi elele ohlakeni; uJesu ebona ukukholwa kwabo wathi kofe uhlangothi; Ndodana, yimani isibindi; uthethelelwe izono zakho.

³ Bheka, abanye bababhali bathi phakathi kwabo: “Lo uyahlambalaza;

⁴ UJesu eyazi imicabango yabo wathi: “Nizindlani okubi ezinhliziyweni zenu na?

⁵ Ngokuba yikuphi okulula, ukuthi: Uthethelelwe izono zakho; noma ukuthi: Vuka uhambe?

⁶ Kepha ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono,” wayesethi kofe uhlangothi: “Sukuma, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho.

⁷ Wasesukuma, waya endlini yakhe.

⁸ Kodwa izixuku sezikubona zamangala, zamdumisa uNkulunkulu onikile abantu amandla angaka.

⁹ Esadlula lapho uJesu wabona indoda, igama layo linguMathewu, ihlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuyo: “Ngilandele. Wasuka-ke, wamlandela.

¹⁰ Kwathi ehlezi ekudleni endlini, bheka, kwafika abathelisi abaningi nezoni, bahlala naye nabafundi bakhe.

¹¹ Kwathi abaFarisi bekubona lokho bathi kubafundi bakhe: Kungani umfundisi wenu esidla labathelisi lezoni?

¹² Kodwa uJesu ekuzwa wathi kubo: Abaphilileyo kabadingi melaphi, kodwa abagulayo.

¹³ Kodwa hambani nifunde ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuthi: ‘Ngithanda isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo,’ ngokuba angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni ukuba ziphenduke.

¹⁴ Khona beza kuye abafundi bakaJohane, bathi: “Kungani thina nabaFarisi sizila kaningi, kepha abafundi bakho abazili na?

¹⁵ UJesu wathi kubo: “Abendlu yomyeni bangalila yini, umyeni enabo na? kodwa ziyakufika izinsuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo, khona-ke bezakuzila.

¹⁶ Akakho obekela isiziba sendwangu entsha engutsheni endala;

¹⁷ Kanjalo kabatheli iwayini elitsha ezimvabeni ezindala; funa izimvaba ziyaphuka, lichitheke iwayini, nezimvaba zonakale;

¹⁸ Esakhuluma lokho kubo, bheka, kwafika umbusi othile, wakhuleka kuye, wathi: “Indodakazi yami isishonile;

¹⁹ Wasuka uJesu, wamlandela, nabafundi bakhe.

²⁰ Bheka, kwafika emva kwakhe owesifazane owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili, wathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe;

²¹ Ngoba wayesithi phakathi kwakhe: Uba ngingathinta nje isembatho sakhe, ngizasinda.

²² Kepha uJesu waphenduka wambona wathi: “Yima isibindi, ndodakazi; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile. Owesifazane wasinda kusukela kulelo hora.

²³ Kwathi uJesu efika endlini yombusi, ebona abezihabhu lexuku lixokozela;

²⁴ Wathi kubo: Sukani, ngokuba intombazana ayifile, kodwa ilele. Bamhleka usulu.

²⁵ Kodwa kwathi ixuku selikhitshiwe, wangena, wayibamba ngesandla, yasivuka intombazana.

²⁶ Udumo lwalokhu lwanda ezweni lonke.

²⁷ UJesu esesukile lapho, izimpumputhe ezimbili zamlandela, zamemeza zathi: “Sihawukele, Ndodana kaDavide!

²⁸ Esengene endlini, izimpumputhe zeza kuye; uJesu wathi kuzo: “Niyakholwa ukuthi ngingakwenza lokhu na? Basebesithi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi.

²⁹ Khona wathinta amehlo azo, wathi: “Makwenzeke kini njengokukholwa kwenu.

³⁰ Asevuleka amehlo abo; uJesu wazilaya kakhulu, wathi: Qaphelani kungaziwa muntu.

³¹ Kodwa sezihambile zalusakaza udumo lwakhe kulo lonke lelo zwe.

³² Zisaphuma, bheka, kwaletha kuye isimungulu esikhwelwe lidemoni.

³³ Kuthe idemoni selikhishiwe, isimungulu sakhuluma, izixuku zamangala zathi: “Akuzange kubonwe okunje kwa-Israyeli.

³⁴ Kepha abaFarisi bathi: “Ukhipha amademoni ngombusi wamademoni.

³⁵ UJesu wayihamba imizi yonke nemizana efundisa emasinagogeni abo, eshumayela ivangeli lombuso, ephulukisa izifo zonke nezifo zonke ebantwini.

³⁶ Kodwa ebona izixuku waba lesihelo ngazo, ngoba zazidiniwe, zihlakazekile njengezimvu ezingelamalusi.

³⁷ Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Ukuvuna kukhulu, kodwa izisebenzi ziyingcosana;

³⁸ Ngakho-ke nxusani eNkosini yokuvuna ukuba ithumele izisebenzi ekuvuneni kwayo.