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Ukulingwa kukaJesu
1 UJesu wasekhokhelelwa nguMoya enkangala, ukuze alingwe ngudiyabhola. 2 Esezile ukudla insuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane, ekucineni walamba. 3 Kwasekusiza kuye umlingi wathi: Uba uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, tshono ukuthi lamatshe abe yizinkwa. 4 Kodwa yena waphendula wathi: Kubhaliwe ukuthi: Umuntu kayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngalo lonke ilizwi eliphuma ngomlomo kaNkulunkulu. 5 Udiyabhola wasemthatha wamusa emzini ongcwele, wasemmisa engqongeni yethempeli, 6 wasesithi kuye: Uba uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziwisele phansi; ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: Uzalaya ingilosi zakhe ngawe besezikuphatha ngezandla, hlezi loba nini ukhube unyawo lwakho elitsheni. 7 UJesu wathi kuye: Kubhaliwe futhi ukuthi: Awuyikulinga iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho. 8 Udiyabhola wabuya wamusa entabeni ende kakhulu, wamtshengisa imibuso yonke yomhlaba lokukhazimula kwayo, 9 wasesithi kuye: Lezizinto zonke ngizakunika zona, uba uwela phansi ungikhonza. 10 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Suka, Sathane! Ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: Uzakhothamela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, njalo uzamkhonza yena yedwa. 11 Udiyabhola wasemyekela; njalo khangela, kwafika ingilosi zasezimnceda.
UJesu uqala ukusebenza eGalili
12 Kwathi uJesu esezwile ukuthi uJohane unikelwe entolongweni, wasuka waya eGalili; 13 wasesuka eNazaretha, weza wahlala eKapenawume elingaselwandle, emikhawulweni yakoZebuloni leyakoNafitali; 14 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uIsaya, ukuthi: 15 Ilizwe lakoZebuloni lelizwe lakoNafitali, endleleni yelwandle, ngaphetsheya kweJordani, iGalili labezizwe, 16 abantu ababehlezi emnyameni babonile ukukhanya okukhulu, lababehlezi elizweni lethunzini lokufa ukukhanya kuphumele kubo.
UJesu uqala ukutshumayela
17 Kusukela lapho uJesu waqala ukutshumayela lokuthi: Phendukani; ngoba umbuso wamazulu ususondele.
Ukubizwa kwabafundi bakuqala
18 Kwathi uJesu ehambahamba ngaselwandle lweGalili wabona izelamani ezimbili, uSimoni othiwa nguPetro, loAndreya umfowabo, bephosela imbule olwandle; ngoba babengabagoli benhlanzi. 19 Wasesithi kubo: Ngilandelani, njalo ngizalenza libe ngabagoli babantu. 20 Bahle-ke batshiya amambule bamlandela. 21 Eseqhubeke esuka lapho, wabona ezinye izelamani ezimbili, uJakobe okaZebediya loJohane umfowabo, besemkhunjini kanye loZebediya uyise, belungisa amambule abo; wasebabiza. 22 Njalo bahle batshiya umkhumbi loyise bamlandela.
UJesu usebenza elizweni leGalili
23 UJesu wasebhoda iGalili lonke, efundisa emasinagogeni abo, etshumayela ivangeli lombuso, esilisa sonke isifo lobuthakathaka bonke ebantwini.
24 Indumela yakhe yasiphumela kulo lonke iSiriya; basebeletha kuye bonke abagulayo, ababephethwe yizifo ngezifo lobuhlungu, lababengenwe ngamadimoni, lababelesithuthwane, lezigoga; wasebasilisa. 25 Amaxuku amakhulu asemlandela evela eGalili leDikapolisi leJerusalema leJudiya langaphetsheya kweJordani.