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Ukulingwa kukaJesu

1 Kwathi uJesu egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wabuya evela eJordani, njalo wakhokhelelwa nguMoya enkangala, 2 walingwa ngudiyabhola insuku ezingamatshumi amane. Njalo kadlanga lutho ngalezonsuku; kwathi seziphelile, ekucineni walamba. 3 Udiyabhola wasesithi kuye: Uba uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, tshono kulelilitshe ukuthi libe yisinkwa. 4 UJesu wasemphendula, wathi: Kubhaliwe ukuthi: Umuntu kayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngalo lonke ilizwi likaNkulunkulu.

5 Udiyabhola wasemkhokhelela entabeni ende wamtshengisa imibuso yomhlaba yonke ngesikhatshana. 6 Udiyabhola wasesithi kuye: Amandla wonke la lobukhosi bayo ngizakunika; ngoba anikwe mina, njalo ngiwanika loba ngubani engimthandayo. 7 Ngakho wena uba ukhonza phambi kwami, konke kuzakuba ngokwakho. 8 UJesu wasemphendula wathi: Suka ngemva kwami, Sathane; ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: Uzakhothamela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, njalo umkhonze yena yedwa.

9 Wasemkhokhelela eJerusalema, wammisa engqongeni yethempeli, wasesithi kuye: Uba uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziwisele phansi usuka lapha; 10 ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: Uzalaya ingilosi zakhe ngawe, ukukulondoloza; 11 lokuthi: Zizakuphatha ngezandla, hlezi loba nini ukhube unyawo lwakho elitsheni. 12 UJesu wasephendula wathi kuye: Kuthiwa: Awuyikulinga iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.

13 Udiyabhola eseqedile ukulinga konke wasuka kuye kwaze kwaba ngelinye ithuba.

UJesu uqala ukutshumayela

14 UJesu wasebuyela eGalili ngamandla kaMoya; lendumela yakhe yaphuma kuso sonke isigaba esizingelezeleyo. 15 Yena wasefundisa emasinagogeni abo, edunyiswa yibo bonke.

UJesu udelelwa ngabeNazaretha

16 Wasefika eNazaretha, lapho ondliwa khona; njengokwejayela kwakhe wasengena esinagogeni ngosuku lweSabatha, wasukuma ukuze afunde. 17 Wasenikwa ugwalo lomprofethi uIsaya. Waseluvula ugwalo, wayithola indawo okubhalwe kuyo ukuthi: 18 UMoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, ngakho ingigcobile ukuthi ngitshumayele ivangeli kubayanga; ingithumile ukusilisa abadabukileyo enhliziyweni; ukumemezela ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo, lokubona kwabayiziphofu, ukuthuma ababandezelweyo enkululekweni, 19 lokumemezela umnyaka womusa weNkosi. 20 Waselugoqa ugwalo, walubuyisela encekwini, wahlala phansi; lamehlo abo bonke ababesesinagogeni amjolozela. 21 Waseqala ukuthi kubo: Lamuhla lumbhalo ugcwalisekile endlebeni zenu.

22 Labo bonke bafakaza ngaye, bamangala ngamazwi omusa aphuma emlonyeni wakhe, basebesithi: Lo kayisiyo indodana kaJosefa yini? 23 Wasesithi kubo: Isibili lizakutsho kimi lesisaga: Melaphi, zelaphe wena; konke lokho esikuzwileyo okwenzakale eKapenawume, kwenze lalapha emzini wakini. 24 Wathi-ke: Qiniso ngithi kini: Kakho umprofethi owemukelekayo elizweni lakibo. 25 Kodwa ngeqiniso ngithi kini: Abafelwakazi abanengi babekhona koIsrayeli ensukwini zikaElija, lapho izulu lalivalekile iminyaka emithathu lenyanga eziyisithupha, kwaze kwaba khona indlala enkulu emhlabeni wonke; 26 kodwa uElija wathunyelwa hatshi lakomunye wabo, ngaphandle kweSarepita yeSidoni kowesifazana ongumfelwakazi. 27 Futhi abalobulephero abanengi babekhona koIsrayeli ngesikhathi sikaElisha umprofethi; kodwa kakuhlanjululwanga lamunye wabo, ngaphandle kukaNamani umSiriya. 28 Kwathi bonke ababesesinagogeni bagcwala ulaka, bezizwa lezizinto, 29 basebesukuma, bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamqhubela eliweni lentaba, umuzi wabo owawakhiwe phezu kwayo, ukuze bamphosele phansi. 30 Kodwa yena edabula phakathi kwabo wahamba.

Ukusiliswa kwezigulane eKapenawume

31 Wasesehlela eKapenawume umuzi weGalili; njalo wayebafundisa ngamaSabatha. 32 Basebebabaza ngemfundiso yakhe, ngoba ilizwi lakhe lalilamandla.

33 Futhi kwakukhona esinagogeni umuntu owayelomoya wedimoni ongcolileyo, wasememeza ngelizwi elikhulu 34 wathi: Yekela! Silani lawe, Jesu mNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa yini? Ngiyakwazi wena ukuthi ungubani: ONgcwele kaNkulunkulu. 35 UJesu wasemkhuza, esithi: Thula, uphume kuye! Ledimoni selimwisele phakathi laphuma kuye, lingamlimazanga. 36 Kwasekubafikela bonke ukumangala, bakhulumisana, besithi: Yilizwi bani leli, ukuthi ngegunya langamandla uyalaya omoya abangcolileyo, baphume? 37 Yasiphuma indumela yakhe kuyo yonke indawo yesigaba esizingelezeleyo.

Uninazala kaPetro labanye abagulayo basiliswa

38 Wasesukuma waphuma esinagogeni, wayangena endlini kaSimoni; njalo uninazala kaSimoni wayebanjwe yikutshisa komzimba okukhulu; basebemcela ngaye. 39 Wasemengama, wakhuza ukutshisa komzimba, khona kwamyekela; njalo wahle wasukuma wabancedisa.

40 Kwathi ekutshoneni kwelanga, bonke ababelababegula izifo ezitshiyeneyo babaletha kuye; wasebeka izandla kulowo lalowo wabo wabasilisa. 41 Kwaphuma lamadimoni kwabanengi, ememeza esithi: Wena unguKrestu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa wawakhuza engawavumeli ukuthi akhulume, ngoba ayemazi ukuthi unguKrestu.

UJesu usuka eKapenawume

42 Kwathi sekusile, waphuma waya endaweni eyinkangala, lamaxuku amdinga, eza kuye, amvimbela ukuthi angasuki kiwo. 43 Kodwa wathi kuwo: Lakweminye imizi ngimele ukuvangela umbuso kaNkulunkulu; ngoba ngithunyelwe lokho. 44 Wayesetshumayela emasinagogeni eGalili.

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