Mathewu 8 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

UJesu uphilisa umuntu onochoko

¹ Kwathi esehlile entabeni, zamlandela izixuku eziningi.

² Bheka, kwafika onochoko, wakhuleka kuye, wathi: “Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.”

³ Wayeselula isandla, wamphatha, wathi: “Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka.” Wayesehlambuluka masinyane ochokweni lwakhe.

⁴ UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Bheka, ungatsheli muntu, kepha hamba uzibonakalise kumpristi, uyise umnikelo owayalelwa nguMose, kube ngubufakazi kubo.”

Ukuphulukiswa kwenceku yenduna

⁵ Kwathi esangena eKapernawume, kweza kuye induna yekhulu, yamncenga yathi:

⁶ “Nkosi, umfana wami ulele endlini, ufe uhlangothi, ukhwelwe kakhulu ngubuhlungu.”

⁷ Wathi kuyo: “Mina ngizakuza ngimphulukise.”

⁸ Induna yekhulu yaphendula yathi: “Nkosi, angifanele ukuba ungene phansi kophahla lwami, kepha yisho izwi nje, khona umfana wami uyakusinda.

⁹ Ngokuba nami ngingumuntu ophansi kwamakhosi, nginamabutho phansi kwami; ngithi kwelinye: ‘Hamba,’ lihambe; ngithi kwelinye: ‘Woza,’ lize; nasencekwini yami: ‘Yenza lokhu,’ ikwenze.”

¹⁰ UJesu ekuzwa lokho wamangala, wathi kwabamlandelayo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angizange ngifumane kwa-Israyeli ukukholwa okungaka kumuntu.

¹¹ Kepha ngithi kini: Abaningi bayakuza bevela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, bahlale ekudleni no-Abrahama no-Isaka noJakobe embusweni wezulu,

¹² kodwa abantwana bombuso bayakukhishelwa ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.”

¹³ UJesu wayesethi enduneni yekhulu: “Hamba, makube kuwe njengokukholwa kwakho.” Umfana wasinda ngaso leso sikhathi.

Umkhwekazi kaPetru nabanye abagulayo bayaphulukiswa

¹⁴ UJesu wayesengena endlini kaPetru, wabona umkhwekazi wakhe elele phansi enomkhuhlane.

¹⁵ Waphatha isandla sakhe, umkhuhlane wamyeka; wavuka, wamkhonza.

¹⁶ Kwathi sekuhlwile, baletha kuye abaningi abakhwelwe ngamademoni, wakhipha omoya ngezwi, waphulukisa bonke abagulayo,

¹⁷ ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngo-Isaya umprofethi ukuthi: “Yena wabetshatha ubuthakathaka bethu, wathwala izifo zethu.”

Ukumlandela uJesu

¹⁸ Kwathi uJesu ebona isixuku simhaqile, wayala ukuba kuwelelwe ngaphesheya.

¹⁹ Kwase kufika umbhali, wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, ngizakukulandela, noma uya ngaphi.”

²⁰ UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Izimpungushe zinemigodi, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke, kepha iNdodana yomuntu kayinandawo, lapho ingacamelisa khona ikhanda.”

²¹ Kodwa omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngivumele ngiye kuqala ukuyakummbela ubaba.”

²² Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Ngilandele; yeka abafileyo bembele abafileyo babo.”

Ukuthuliswa kwesivunguvungu

²³ Wayesengena emkhunjini; abafundi bakhe bamlandela.

²⁴ Bheka, kwavuka isiphepho esikhulu elwandle, umkhumbi waze wagujuzelwa ngamaza; kepha yena wayelele.

²⁵ Basondela, bamvusa, bathi: “Nkosi, sisindise, safa.”

²⁶ Wayesethi kubo: “Nesabelani nina bokukholwa okuncane na?” Khona wavuka wakhuza umoya nolwandle, kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu.

²⁷ Kepha abantu bamangala, bathi: “Unjani lo ukuba nomoya nolwandle kumlalele na?”

Ukukhishwa kwamademoni

²⁸ Kwathi esefikile ngaphesheya ezweni lamaGadara, kwahlangana naye ababili abakhwelwe ngamademoni, bephuma emathuneni, beyizidlova ezinkulu ngangokuba kwakungedlule muntu ngaleyo ndlela.

²⁹ Bheka, bamemeza bathi: “Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Ndodana kaNkulunkulu? Uze lapha ukusizwisa ubuhlungu, kungakabi yiso isikhathi, na?”

³⁰ Manje kwakukhona kude nabo umhlambi wezingulube eziningi ziklabile.

³¹ Amademoni amncenga athi: “Uma usikhipha, sithume ukuba singene emhlambini wezingulube.”

³² Wathi kuwo: “Hambani.” Ayesephuma, angena ezingulubeni; bheka, umhlambi wonke wagulukudela eweni, waphonseka elwandle, wafela emanzini.

³³ Kodwa ababezalusa babaleka, baya emzini, babika konke, nalokho okwehlele abakhwelwe ngamademoni.

³⁴ Bheka, umuzi wonke waphuma ukuyomhlangabeza uJesu; bathe bembona, bamncenga ukuba amuke emikhawulweni yelakubo.