13 Wasuka eNazaretha, wayokuhlala eKapernawumi, emzini ohlanu kwelwandle leGalile, enarheni yakwaZabuloni neyakwaNafitali.
“Khulu kuwe Kapernawumi. Uzakuphakanyiselwa ezulwini na? Awa, uzokuphoselwa phasi esirhogweni ngombana nabethana imikarisomraro eyenzeke kuwe beyenzeke eSodoma, ngabe isekhona nanamhlanjesi!
Ngemva kobana uJesu nabafundi bakhe bafike eKapernawumi, abathelisi bomthelo wethempeli beza kuPitrosi bambuza bathi: “Angithi umfundisenu uyawukhupha umthelo wethempeli?”
Lokhu kwenzeka khona kuzakuzaliseka okwakhulunywa mphorofidi u-Isaya nasithi:
“Narha yakwaZabuloni, nawe narha yakwaNaftali, endleleni eya elwandle, ngaphetjheya kweJordani, Galile labatjhili!
UJesu wangena ngemkhunjini, wayamela ngaphetjheya kwelwandle waya edorobheni lekhabo.
Baya eKapernawumi, kwathi nakufika iSabatha, uJesu wangena ngesinagogini wathoma ukufundisa.
Amalangana ngemva kwalokho lokha uJesu nangena eKapernawumi, abantu bezwa bonyana uze ngekhaya.
Wena-ke Kapernawumi, udlumbana bona uzokuphakanyiselwa emkayini na? Uzokwehliselwa phasi endaweni yabafileko.”
Wathi kibo: “Kwamambala nizakutjho isitjhwesi kimi nithi, ‘Nyanga, yewuzelaphe!’ godu nithi, ‘Yenza khona ekhenwapha owasenza eKapernawumi.’ ”
Ngemva kwalokho, uJesu nonina, abafowabo nabafundi bakhe baya eKapernawumi, bahlala lapho amalangana.
Yeke uJesu wabuyela eKana ngeGalile, lapha bekaphendule khona amanzi aba liwayini. Nje-ke bekukhona induna egade inendodana egulako eKapernawumi.
lapha bafese bangena ngemkhunjini bayamela eKapernawumi. Besele kusebusukwaneni, uJesu angakezi kibo.
Kwathi bona isiqubuthu sibone bonyana uJesu bekangekho lapho nabafundi bakhe, sangena ngaphakathi kwemikhumbi saya eKapernawumi, simfuna.
Lokhu wakutjho lokha nafundisa ngesinagogini eKapernawumi.