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1 Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile ukulaya abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili, wasuka lapho ukuyafundisa lokutshumayela emizini yabo.
Ukufakaza kukaJesu kubafundi bakaJohane lakubantu
2 Kwathi uJohane esentolongweni esezwile imisebenzi kaKrestu, wathuma abafundi bakhe ababili, 3 wathi kuye: Wena unguye ozayo yini, kumbe silindele omunye? 4 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Hambani limtshele uJohane izinto elizizwayo lelizibonayo: 5 Iziphofu ziyabona, leziqhuli ziyahamba, abalobulephero bayahlanjululwa, lezacuthe ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, labayanga bayatshunyayezwa ivangeli; 6 njalo ubusisiwe loba ngubani ongakhubekiyo ngami.
7 Kwathi labo sebesuka uJesu waqala ukukhuluma emaxukwini ngoJohane wathi: Laphuma laya enkangala ukuyabonani? Umhlanga onyikinywa ngumoya yini? 8 Kanti laphumela ukuyabonani? Umuntu owembethe izembatho ezibuthakathaka yini? Khangelani, abembethe ezibuthakathaka basezindlini zamakhosi. 9 Pho laphumela ukuyabonani? Umprofethi yini? Yebo, ngithi kini: Loba odlula umprofethi; 10 ngoba lo nguye okubhalwe ngaye ukuthi: Khangela, mina ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.
11 Qiniso ngithi kini: Kakuvelanga phakathi kwabazelwe ngabesifazana omkhulu kuloJohane uMbhabhathizi. Kodwa omncinyane embusweni wamazulu mkhulu kulaye. 12 Njalo kusukela ensukwini zikaJohane uMbhabhathizi kuze kube khathesi umbuso wamazulu ubanjwa ngodlakela, labalodlakela bayawuthatha ngamandla. 13 Ngoba abaprofethi bonke lomlayo baprofetha kwaze kwaba loJohane; 14 njalo uba livuma ukwemukela, unguElija obezakuza. 15 Olendlebe zokuzwa, akezwe.
16 Kodwa ngizasifananisa lani lesisizukulwana? Sifanana labantwana abahlezi emisikeni, bememeza abangane babo, 17 besithi: Salitshayela umhlanga, kodwa kalisinanga; salililela, kodwa kalikhalanga. 18 Ngoba uJohane wafika engadli enganathi, basebesithi: Uledimoni. 19 INdodana yomuntu yafika isidla inatha, basebesithi: Khangelani, umuntu oligovu lesinathi sewayini, umngane wabathelisi lezoni. Lenhlakanipho ithiwa ilungile ngabantwana bayo.
Ukusolwa kwemizi engaphendukanga
20 Waseqala ukusola imizi okwakwenziwe phakathi kwayo ubunengi bemisebenzi yakhe yamandla, ngoba ingaphendukanga, wathi: 21 Maye kuwe, Korazini! Maye kuwe, Betsayida! Ngoba uba kwakwenziwe eTire leSidoni imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini, ngabe kade baphenduka bembatha amasaka bazithela ngomlotha. 22 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono kweleTire leSidoni ngosuku lwesigwebo kulakini. 23 Lawe, Kapenawume, ophakanyiselwe ezulwini, uzakwehliselwa esihogweni; ngoba uba yayenziwe eSodoma imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kuwe, ngabe lisekhona kuze kube lamuhla. 24 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono kulizwe leSodoma ngosuku lwesigwebo, kulakuwe.
UJesu udumisa uYise; unxusa abahluphekileyo beze kuye
25 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu waphendula wathi: Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu lomhlaba, ngoba uzifihlile lezizinto kwabahlakaniphileyo labaqedisisayo, kodwa wazembulela izingane; 26 yebo Baba, ngoba ngokunjalo kwaba kuhle phambi kwakho. 27 Konke kwanikelwa kimi nguBaba; njalo kakho oyaziyo iNdodana, ngaphandle kukaYise; kakho futhi omaziyo uYise ngaphandle kweNdodana, njalo loba ngubani iNdodana ethanda ukumembulela.
28 Wozani kimi lonke elikhatheleyo lelisindiweyo, njalo mina ngizaliphumuza. 29 Thathani ijokwe lami lilibeke phezu kwenu lifunde kimi, ngoba ngimnene ngithobekile enhliziyweni; njalo lizathola ukuphumula emiphefumulweni yenu; 30 ngoba ijokwe lami libutshelezi, lomthwalo wami ulula.