ULUKASI 7 - IsiNdebele 2012 TranslationUJesu upholisa ikhoboka lomphathimabutho weRoma (Mt 8:5-13) 1 Kwathi bona uJesu aqede ukukhuluma koke lokhu eendlebeni zabantu, wangena eKapernawumi. 2 Ikhoboka lomphathimabutho weRoma ebelithandeka khulu kuye beligulela ukufa. 3 Umphathimabutho wezwa ngoJesu, nje-ke wathumela abaphathi abathileko bamaJuda kuye bayomkhombela kobana eze azokupholisa ikhoboka lakhe. 4 Bathi nabafika kuJesu bamrabhela khulu kwamambala bathi kuye: “Iyafaneleka indoda le kobana isizwe nguwe 5 ngombana iyasithanda isizwe sekhethu begodu ngiyo esakhele isinagogi.” 6 Yeke uJesu wakhamba nabo. Bekangasikude nekumba lokha umphathimabutho nathumela abangani bakhe kobana bathi kuye: “Kosi, ungazitshwenyi ngombana akukangifaneli bona umuntu onjengawe angangena ngaphasi kwephahla lami. 7 Kungebangelo azange bengizibone ngifanelekile bona ngingeza kuwe ngokwami. Bengithi yewukhulume ilizwi nje kwaphela, isisebenzi sami sizakuphola. 8 Nami ngokwami ngimumuntu ongaphasi kweemphathimandla, nginamajoni angaphasi kwami. Nangithi komunye, ‘Khamba,’ uyakhamba; ngithi komunye, ‘Yizapha,’ eze; ngithi ekhobokeni lami, ‘Yenza lokhu,’ likwenze.” 9 Kwathi uJesu nezwa lokho, wamrarekela khulu, waphendukela ngesiqubuthwini ebesimlandela wathi: “Ngiyanitjela ngithi azange khengifunyane ukukholwa okungaka ngitjho nakwa-Israyeli!” 10 Iinthunywa zabuyela emzini womphathi zafumana isisebenzi sipholile. UJesu uvusa indodana yomhlolokazi 11 Msinyazana ngemva kwalokho, uJesu waya edorobheni elibizwa bona yiNayini, akhamba nabafundi bakhe nesiqubuthu esikhulu. 12 Kwathi bona afike esangweni ledorobho, wabona umngcwabo uphuma. Umufi loyo bekuyindodana eyodwa tere yomhlolokazi. Nje-ke isiqubuthu esikhulu sedorobhenelo besinaye. 13 Kwathi bona iKosi imbone, yamdabukela kwamambala yathi kuye: “Ungalili!” 14 Yatjhidela yafese yakghwatha ihlaka, kwathi ebebalithwele bajama. Yathi: “Sokana! Ngithi kuwe, vuka!” 15 Umufi wavuka wathoma wakhuluma, uJesu wayithatha wayibuyisela kunina. 16 Boke bafikelwa kukwesaba bebadumisa uZimu, bathi: “Umphorofidi omkhulu ufikile hlangana nathi!” Godu bathi: “UZimu uze ukuzokusiza abantu bakhe!” 17 Iindabezi ngoJesu zarhatjheka eJudiya loke kanye neenarheni ezilibhodileko. Abazenda abavela kuJwanisi uMbhabhadisi (Mt 11:2-19) 18 Abafundi bakaJwanisi bambikela ngakho koke lokhu. Wabiza babili babo, 19 wabathumela eKosini bona bayokubuza bathi: “Unguye olindelwe bona afike namkha silindele omunye na?” 20 Kwathi bona bafike kuJesu, bathi: “UJwanisi uMbhabhadisi usithume kuwe bona sizokubuza sithi, ‘Unguye olindelwe bona afike namkha silindele omunye na?’ ” 21 Khonokho uJesu wapholisa abanengi ebebanezifo, bagula begodu banemimoya emimbi, wenza nabanengi abaphopheleko babona. 22 Waphendula iinthunywa wathi: “Buyelani emuva niyokubikela uJwanisi ngalokho enikubonileko nenikuzwileko: Iimphofu seziyabona, abarholopheleko sebayakhamba, abanekhwekhwe bapholile, iinthulu ziyezwa, abafileko bayavuswa neendaba ezimnandi zitjhunyayelwa kabadududu. 23 Ubusisiwe umuntu ongakhubekiko ngami!” 24 Ngemva kobana iinthunywa zakaJwanisi sezikhambile, uJesu wathoma ukukhuluma ngoJwanisi esiqubuthwini wathi: “Beniyokubonani lokha naniye erhalawumbeni na? Umhlanga ophephethwa mumoya na? 25 Kanti beniyokubonani na? Umuntu owembethe izambatho zakanokutjho? Awa, abantu abembatha izambatho ezibizako bebahlale emnonweni bafunyanwa ngeengodlweni! 26 Emanyeni naniyokubonani na? Kghani umphorofidi? Iye, ngiyanitjela ngithi ongaphezu komphorofidi. 27 UJwanisi nguye okwatlolwa ngaye kwathiwa, “ ‘Ngizakuthumela isithunywa sami ngaphambi kwakho, esizakulungisa indlelakho.’ 28 “Ngiqinisile ngithi phakathi kwalabo ababelethwe ngowesifazana akakho omkhulu kunoJwanisi, kodwana omncancani embusweni kaZimu mkhulu kunaye.” 29 Boke abantu ngitjho nabathelisi bawezwa amezwi kaJesu, bavuma bonyana indlela kaZimu iliqiniso ngombana bebabhajadiswe nguJwanisi. 30 Kodwana abaFarisi nezazimthetho bawulahla umnqopho kaZimu ngabo ngombana bebangakabhajadiswa nguJwanisi. 31 UJesu wathi: “Alo-ke ngingabafanisa nani abantu banamhlanjesaba na? Kghani bafana nani na? 32 Banjengabantwana abahlezi endaweni yokuthengisela barhuwelelana basithi, “ ‘Sanibethela inghwani, akhange nigide; sanivumela iingoma zesililo, kodwana akhange nilile.’ 33 “UJwanisi uMbhabhadisi wafika angagomi sikwa begodu angaseli wayini, nina nathi, ‘Unedimoni!’ 34 INdodana yoMuntu yafika igoma begodu isela, nina nathi, ‘Nasi-ke isirhiribideli nesidakwa, umngani wabathelisi nezoni!’ 35 Kodwana ukuhlakanipha kuqinisekiswa ngibo boke abantwana bakho.” UJesu ngendlini kaSimoni umFarisi 36 Nje-ke omunye wabaFarisi wamema uJesu bona azokugoma naye isidlo sakusihlwa. UJesu waya emzini womFarisi, wazigedla etafuleni. 37 Kwathi lokha umfazi obegade aphila ipilo yesono edorobhenelo nalemuka bonyana uJesu gade agoma ngekumbeni yomFarisi, waletha umjekana uzele amakha. 38 Wajama ngemva kwakhe eenyaweni zakhe walila, wathambisa iinyawo zakhe ngeenyembezi. Wazesula ngeenhluthu zakhe, wazincwanga bewazithela ngamakha. 39 Kuthe umFarisi omumemileko nabona lokhu, wazibuza wathi: “Nakube kwamambala umuntu lo mphorofidi, bekazakwazi bona ngubani omkghwathako lo nokobana umhlobo bani womfazi, okutjho bona usisoni!” 40 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Simoni, ikhona into engifuna ukukutjela yona.” USimoni wathi: “Yewungitjele mfundisi.” 41 UJesu wathi: “Bekukhona abantu ababili ebebakoloda umbolekisimali. Omunye bekamkoloda abodenariyu abahlanu , omunye amkoloda abodenariyu abamatjhumi amahlanu. 42 Bobabili azange babe nemali yokumbuyisela, nje-ke wasula isikolodo sabo bobabili. Alo-ke ngongiwuphi phakathi kwabo ozomthanda khulu na?” 43 USimoni wathi: “Ngicabanga bona ngiloyo owesulelwe isikolodo esikhulu.” UJesu wathi: “Ubone kuhle.” 44 Yeke waphendukela ngemfazini wathi kuSimoni: “Uyambona umfazi lo na? Ngize ngakwakho, akhange unginikele ngitjho namanzana wokwesula iinyawo zami, kodwana yena uthambise iinyawo zami ngeenyembezi zakhe bewazesula ngeenhluthu zakhe. 45 Akhange ungamukele ngokungincwanga emhlathini, kodwana umfazi lo, akhange alise ukuncwanga iinyawo zami solo ngingene lapha. 46 Akhange ungizese ngamafutha ehloko, kodwana yena uthele iinyawo zami ngamakha. 47 Yeke ngiyakutjela bona izono zakhe ezinengi zicolelwe ngombana utjengise ithando elikhulu. Kodwana ocolelwe kancani naye uthanda kancani.” 48 UJesu wathi emfazini loyo: “Izono zakho zicolelwe.” 49 Ezinye iinthekeli zathoma ukubuzana zathi: “Ngubani lo, ocolela ngitjho nezono?” 50 UJesu wathi emfazini loyo: “Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile, khamba ngokuthula.” |
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