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Ukubizwa kukaPetro lababelaye
1 Kwasekusithi ixuku selimminyezele ukuzwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, yena wayesemi eceleni kwechibi leGenesaretha; 2 wabona imikhumbi emibili imi eceleni kwechibi; kodwa abagoli benhlanzi babephumile kiyo begezisa amambule. 3 Wasengena komunye wemikhumbi, ongokaSimoni, wamcela ukuthi asuke kancinyane emhlabathini. Wasehlala phansi wafundisa amaxuku emkhunjini.
4 Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, wathi kuSimoni: Ngena enzikini, wehlise amambule akho ukuthi ubambe. 5 USimoni wasephendula wathi kuye: Nkosi, sitshikatshike ubusuku bonke kasibambanga lutho; kodwa ngokutsho kwakho ngizakwehlisa imbule. 6 Kwathi sebekwenzile lokho, babamba umhlambi omkhulu wenhlanzi. Laselidabuka imbule labo. 7 Basebeqhweba ababehlanganyele labo ababekomunye umkhumbi, ukuthi beze basize; beza-ke bayigcwalisa yomibili imikhumbi, yaze yatshona. 8 Kuthe uSimoni Petro ebona wawela emadolweni kaJesu, esithi: Suka kimi, Nkosi, ngoba ngingumuntu oyisoni. 9 Ngoba ukumangala kwakumzingelezele labo bonke ababelaye, ngokubanjwa kwenhlanzi ababezigolile; 10 ngokunjalo-ke loJakobe loJohane, amadodana kaZebediya, ababehlanganyele loSimoni. UJesu wasesithi kuSimoni: Ungesabi; kusukela khathesi uzabamba abantu. 11 Kwathi sebeyifikisile imikhumbi yabo emhlabathini, batshiya konke, bamlandela.
UJesu usilisa umuntu olobulephero
12 Kwasekusithi, esekomunye wemizi, njalo khangela, indoda egcwele ubulephero; yathi ibona uJesu, yawa ngobuso, yamncenga, isithi: Nkosi, aluba uthanda, ungangihlambulula. 13 Waseselula isandla, wamthinta, esithi: Ngiyathanda, hlanjululwa. Njalo bahle basuka ubulephero kuye. 14 Yena wasemlaya ukuthi angatsheli muntu; kodwa hamba uziveze kumpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho, njengoba uMozisi walaya, kube yibufakazi kubo. 15 Kodwa kwayilapho ukukhuluma ngaye kusanda kakhulu; lamaxuku amanengi abuthana ukulalela, lokusiliswa nguye ezifweni zawo. 16 Kodwa yena waphumela enkangala wakhuleka.
UJesu usilisa umuntu oyisigoga
17 Kwasekusithi ngolunye lwezinsuku, yena wayefundisa; kwasekuhlezi abaFarisi labafundisi bomlayo, abavela kuyo yonke imizana yeGalili leJudiya leJerusalema; lamandla eNkosi ayekhona ukubasilisa. 18 Njalo khangela, amadoda ethwele ngethala umuntu owayeyisigoga, njalo adinga ukumngenisa ambeke phambi kwakhe; 19 kodwa engatholi indlela yokumngenisa ngenxa yexuku, akhwela ephahleni lwendlu, amehlisa ezitineni zokufulela ngethala phambi kukaJesu phakathi laphakathi. 20 Kwathi ebona ukholo lwawo, wathi kuye: Ndoda, izono zakho zithethelelwe wena. 21 Ababhali labaFarisi basebeqala ukunakana, besithi: Ungubani lo okhuluma inhlamba? Ngubani ongathethelela izono, ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu yedwa? 22 Kwathi uJesu esazi ukunakana kwabo waphendula wathi kubo: Linakanani enhliziyweni zenu? 23 Yikuphi okulula, ukuthi: Izono zakho zithethelelwe wena; kumbe ukuthi: Sukuma uhambe? 24 Kodwa ukuze lazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu ilamandla okuthethelela izono emhlabeni wathi koyisigoga: Ngithi kuwe: Sukuma, uthathe ithala lakho, uye endlini yakho. 25 Njalo wahle wasukuma phambi kwabo, wathatha lokhu ayelele kukho, wasuka waya endlini yakhe, edumisa uNkulunkulu. 26 Lokusanganiseka kwababamba bonke, basebedumisa uNkulunkulu, bagcwala ukwesaba, besithi: Sibonile izimanga lamuhla.
Ukubizwa kukaLevi
27 Njalo emva kwalezizinto waphuma, wabona umthelisi, uLevi ngebizo, ehlezi endlini yokuthelisela, wasesithi kuye: Ngilandela. 28 Wasetshiya konke, wasukuma wamlandela. 29 ULevi wasemenzela idili elikhulu endlini yakhe; njalo kwakukhona ixuku elikhulu labathelisi, labanye bahlala kanye labo ekudleni. 30 Ababhali babo labaFarisi basebesola kubafundi bakhe, besithi: Kungani lisidla linatha labathelisi lezoni? 31 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Abaphilayo kabasweli melaphi, kodwa abagulayo. 32 Kangizanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni ekuphendukeni.
Ukuzila ukudla
33 Basebesithi kuye: Kungani abafundi bakaJohane bezila ukudla kanengi, benze imikhuleko, kunjalo lababaFarisi; kodwa abakho bayadla banathe? 34 Kodwa wathi kubo: Kambe, lingabazilisa ukudla yini abantwana abasendlini yomthimba, umyeni eselabo? 35 Kodwa zizafika insuku, lapho umyeni ezasuswa kubo, njalo khona bezazila ukudla ngalezonsuku.
36 Wasebatshela lomfanekiso wokuthi: Kakho obekela isichibi sesembatho esitsha esembathweni esidala; futhi uba kungenjalo, esitsha laso siyadabula, lesigamba sesitsha asihambelani lesidala. 37 Futhi kakho ofaka iwayini elitsha emigodleni emidala; kodwa uba kungenjalo, iwayini elitsha lizadabula imigodla, lichitheke lona, lemigodla yonakale. 38 Kodwa iwayini elitsha limele lifakwe emigodleni emitsha, njalo kokubili kulondolozwe. 39 Njalo kakho othi esenathe elidala ahle afise elitsha; ngoba uthi: Elidala lingcono.