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UJesu uchasisa umlayo weSabatha

1 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu wadabula emabeleni ngeSabatha; futhi abafundi bakhe babelambile, baqala ukukha izikhwebu basebesidla. 2 Kodwa abaFarisi bekubona bathi kuye: Khangela, abafundi bakho benza okungavunyelwanga ukukwenza ngeSabatha. 3 Kodwa wathi kubo: Kalifundanga yini uDavida akwenzayo, mhla elambile yena lababelaye; 4 ukuthi wayangena njani endlini kaNkulunkulu, wadla izinkwa zokubukwa, owayengavunyelwa ukuzidla, ngitsho lababelaye, ngaphandle kwabapristi bodwa? 5 Futhi kalifundanga yini emlayweni, ukuthi ngamaSabatha abapristi bayalona iSabatha ethempelini, bangabi lacala? 6 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kukhona lapha omkhulu kulethempeli. 7 Kodwa aluba belisazi ukuthi kutshoni ukuthi: Ngifisa isihawu hatshi umhlatshelo, ngabe kalibalahlanga labo abangelacala. 8 Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi leyeSabatha.

UJesu usilisa ngeSabatha

9 Futhi wasuka lapho wangena esinagogeni labo; 10 njalo khangela, kwakukhona umuntu olesandla esitshwabheneyo; basebembuza bathi: Kuvunyelwe yini ukusilisa ngamaSabatha? Ukuze bambeke icala. 11 Kodwa wathi kubo: Nguwuphi umuntu phakathi kwenu, elemvu eyodwa, futhi uba iwele emgodini ngeSabatha, ongayikuyibamba ayikhiphe? 12 Umuntu-ke uyedlula kangakanani imvu. Ngakho kuvunyelwe ukwenza okuhle ngamaSabatha. 13 Wasesithi kumuntu: Yelula isandla sakho. Waselula, sasesisiliswa saphelela njengesinye. 14 Basebephuma abaFarisi becebisana ngaye, ukuthi bangambulala njani.

Inceku ekhethiweyo

15 Kodwa uJesu esekwazi wasuka lapho; amaxuku amakhulu asemlandela, wasebasilisa bonke. 16 Wasebalayisisa ukuthi bangamvezi; 17 ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uIsaya, ukuthi: 18 Khangela, inceku yami engiyikhethileyo; othandekayo wami othokoza ngaye umphefumulo wami; ngizabeka uMoya wami phezu kwakhe, njalo uzatshumayela isigwebo kwabezizwe. 19 Kayikubangisa, kayikumemeza njalo kakho ozalizwa ilizwi lakhe ezindleleni. 20 Umhlanga ofecekileyo kayikuwephula, lentambo yesibane ethunqayo kayikuyicitsha; aze aphumelelise isigwebo sinqobe. 21 Lezizwe zizathemba ebizweni lakhe.

Isono sokuhlambaza

22 Kwasekulethwa kuye umuntu ongenwe lidimoni, eyisiphofu lesimungulu; wasemsilisa, kwaze kwathi isiphofu esiyisimungulu sakhuluma njalo sabona. 23 Asemangala amaxuku wonke athi: Lo kayisiyo yini iNdodana kaDavida? 24 Kodwa abaFarisi sebezwile bathi: Lumuntu kakhiphi amadimoni, ngaphandle kukaBelezebule inkosi yamadimoni. 25 Kodwa eseyazi imicabango yabo uJesu wathi kubo: Wonke umbuso owehlukene phakathi kwawo uyachitheka; lawo wonke umuzi kumbe indlu eyehlukene phakathi kwayo ingeze yema. 26 Njalo uba uSathane ekhipha uSathane, wehlukene phakathi kwakhe; pho umbuso wakhe uzakuma njani? 27 Futhi uba mina ngikhipha amadimoni ngoBelezebule, amadodana enu akhipha ngobani? Ngakho wona azakuba ngabagwebi benu. 28 Kodwa uba mina ngikhipha amadimoni ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile kini. 29 Kumbe omunye angangena njani endlini yesiqhwaga aphange impahla yaso, ngaphandle kokuthi asibophe kuqala isiqhwaga? Abesezaphanga-ke indlu yaso. 30 Ongelami, umelene lami, longabuthi lami, uyachithiza.

31 Ngakho ngithi kini: Abantu bazathethelelwa izono zonke lenhlamba; kodwa ukuhlambaza uMoya kakuyikuthethelelwa ebantwini. 32 Lalowo okhuluma ilizwi elimelana leNdodana yomuntu, uzathethelelwa; kodwa lowo okhuluma emelana loMoya oyiNgcwele, kayikuthethelelwa, hatshi kulesisikhathi loba kwesizayo.

33 Kumbe yenzani isihlahla sibe ngesilungileyo, lesithelo saso sibe ngesilungileyo, kumbe lenze isihlahla sibe sibi, lesithelo saso sibe sibi, ngoba isihlahla saziwa ngesithelo. 34 Nzalo yezinyoka, lingakhuluma njani okuhle, libabi? Ngoba umlomo ukhuluma ngokugcwala kwenhliziyo. 35 Umuntu olungileyo ukhipha izinto ezilungileyo kokuligugu elilungileyo lenhliziyo; lomuntu omubi ukhipha izinto ezimbi kokuligugu elibi. 36 Kodwa ngithi kini: Amazwi wonke ayize abawakhulumayo abantu, bazaziphendulela ngawo ngosuku lwesigwebo. 37 Ngoba ngamazwi akho uzalungisiswa, langamazwi akho uzalahlwa.

Abafuna isibonakaliso

38 Abanye bababhali labaFarisi basebephendula, bathi: Mfundisi, sifuna ukubona isibonakaliso esivela kuwe. 39 Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Isizukulwana esibi lesifebayo sidinga isibonakaliso; kodwa kasiyikunikwa isibonakaliso, ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi. 40 Ngoba njengalokhu uJona waba sesiswini senhlanzi enkulu insuku ezintathu lobusuku obuthathu, ngokunjalo-ke iNdodana yomuntu izakuba semathunjini omhlaba insuku ezintathu lobusuku obuthathu. 41 Amadoda eNinive azasukuma kusigwebo kanye lalesisizukulwana, asilahle; ngoba aphenduka ngokutshumayela kukaJona; njalo khangelani, kukhona lapha omkhulu kuloJona. 42 Inkosikazi yeningizimu izasukuma kusigwebo kanye lalesisizukulwana isilahle; ngoba yavela emikhawulweni yomhlaba ukuzwa inhlakanipho kaSolomoni; njalo khangelani, kukhona lapha omkhulu kuloSolomoni.

Ukuphenduka okungaphelelanga

43 Kodwa nxa umoya ongcolileyo esephumile emuntwini, uyahamba adabule indawo ezomileyo, edinga ukuphumula, kodwa engakutholi. 44 Abesesithi: Ngizabuyela endlini yami engaphuma kuyo; njalo esefikile ayifice ize, ithanyelwe, njalo ilungisiwe. 45 Abesehamba athathe abanye omoya abayisikhombisa ababi kulaye uqobo, besebengena bahlale khona; njalo ukucina kwalowomuntu kube kubi kulokokuqala. Kuzakuba njalo lakulesisizukulwana esibi.

Izihlobo zikaJesu eziyizo

46 Kwathi esakhuluma emaxukwini, khangela, unina labafowabo bema ngaphandle, bedinga ukukhuluma laye. 47 Omunye wasesithi kuye: Khangela, unyoko labafowenu bemi phandle, badinga ukukhuluma lawe. 48 Kodwa waphendula wathi komtshelileyo: Ngubani umama? Labafowethu ngobani? 49 Waseselulela isandla sakhe kubafundi bakhe wathi: Khangelani, umama labafowethu. 50 Ngoba loba ngubani owenza intando kaBaba osemazulwini, nguye ongumfowethu lodadewethu lomama.

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