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UJesu usilisa umuntu olobulephero
1 Kwathi esehlile entabeni, amlandela amaxuku amakhulu; 2 njalo khangela, umuntu olobulephero weza wamkhonza wathi: Nkosi, aluba uthanda ungangihlambulula. 3 UJesu waseselula isandla, wamthinta, wathi: Ngiyathanda, hlanjululwa. Njalo ubulephero bakhe bahle bahlanjululwa. 4 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Khangela ungatsheli muntu; kodwa hamba, uziveze kumpristi, unikele umnikelo uMozisi owawulayayo, kube yibufakazi kubo.
Ukusiliswa kwenceku yenduna
5 Kwathi uJesu esengenile eKapenawume, kweza kuye induna yekhulu imncenga, 6 yasisithi: Nkosi, inceku yami ilele endlini iyisigoga, ihlutshwa kakhulu. 7 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Mina ngizakuza ngiyisilise. 8 Induna yekhulu yasiphendula yathi: Nkosi, kangifanele ukuthi ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami; kodwa kuphela khuluma ilizwi, njalo inceku yami izasiliswa. 9 Ngoba lami ngingumuntu ongaphansi kwamandla, ngilamabutho ngaphansi kwami; njalo ngithi kuleli: Hamba, beselihamba; lakwelinye: Woza, beselisiza; lencekwini yami: Yenza lokhu, njalo ikwenze. 10 Kwathi uJesu esezwile wamangala, wasesithi kwabamlandelayo: Qiniso ngithi kini: Angitholanga ukholo olunje ngitsho lakoIsrayeli. 11 Njalo ngithi kini: Abanengi bazakuza bevela empumalanga lentshonalanga, njalo bahlale loAbrahama loIsaka loJakobe, embusweni wamazulu; 12 kodwa abantwana bombuso bazaphoselwa emnyameni ongaphandle; lapha kuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo. 13 UJesu wasesithi enduneni yekhulu: Hamba, futhi kakube kuwe njengoba ukholiwe. Inceku yakhe yasisiliswa ngalelohola.
Uninazala kaPetro labanye abagulayo bayasiliswa
14 Kwathi uJesu engene endlini kaPetro, wabona uninazala elele njalo elokutshisa komzimba, 15 wasebamba isandla sakhe, njalo ukutshisa komzimba kwamyekela; wasesukuma, wabancedisa.
16 Kwathi sekuhlwile baletha kuye abanengi ababengenwe ngamadimoni; wasekhipha omoya ngelizwi, wasilisa bonke abagulayo; 17 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa nguIsaya umprofethi kokuthi: Yena wathatha ubuthakathaka bethu, wazithwala izifo zethu.
Ukumlandela uJesu
18 Kwathi uJesu ebona amaxuku amakhulu emhanqile, walaya ukuthi bachaphele ngaphetsheya. 19 Kwasekusondela omunye umbhali wathi kuye: Mfundisi, ngizakulandela loba ngaphi lapho oya khona. 20 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Amakhanka alemilindi, lenyoni zezulu zilezidleke; kodwa iNdodana yomuntu kayilalapho engaqamela khona. 21 Omunye wabafundi bakhe wasesithi kuye: Nkosi, ngivumela ukuthi ngiqale ngiyengcwaba ubaba. 22 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Ngilandela, njalo yekela abafileyo bangcwabe ababo abafileyo.
Ukuthuliswa kwesiphepho
23 Kwathi esengenile emkhunjini, abafundi bakhe bamlandela. 24 Njalo khangela, kwavuka isiphepho esikhulu olwandle, okungangokuthi umkhumbi wagutshuzelwa ngamavinqo; kodwa yena wayelele. 25 Basebesondela abafundi bakhe bamvusa, besithi: Nkosi, sisindise, siyabhubha! 26 Wasesithi kubo: Lesabelani, lilokukholwa okuncinyane? Wasesukuma wakhuza umoya lolwandle, kwasekusiba khona ukuthula okukhulu. 27 Kodwa abantu bamangala, besithi: Ngonjani lo, ukuthi konke umoya lolwandle kumlalele?
Ukukhitshwa kwabomoya ababi
28 Kwathi esefikile ngaphetsheya elizweni lamaGadarene, bamhlangabeza ababili ababengenwe ngamadimoni bephuma emangcwabeni, besesabeka kakhulu, okungangokuthi kwakungasekho odlula ngaleyondlela; 29 njalo khangela, bamemeza besithi: Silani lawe, Jesu Ndodana kaNkulunkulu? Uze lapha yini ukusihlupha kungakafiki isikhathi? 30 Kwakukhona khatshana labo umhlambi wengulube ezinengi zisidla. 31 Amadimoni asemncenga, esithi: Uba usikhipha, sivumela ukuthi sihambe singene emhlambini wengulube. 32 Wasesithi kuwo: Hambani. Esephumile angena emhlambini wengulube; futhi khangela, umhlambi wonke wengulube waphaphathekela usuka eliweni usiya olwandle, wasufela emanzini. 33 Abazelusayo basebebaleka, basebesiya emzini babika konke, lezinto zababengenwe ngamadimoni. 34 Njalo khangela, umuzi wonke waphuma ukumhlangabeza uJesu; bathi bembona, bancenga ukuthi asuke emikhawulweni yelakibo.