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\v 1 Labanyenti batsetse lomsebenti wekufaka kanye kanye umbiko waletintfo letagcwaliseka emkhatsisini wetfu,
\v 2 njengobe tabhalelwa tsine phasi ngulabo labebatibona ekucaleni netisebenti telivi.
\v 3 Ngako kwabonakala kukuhle kimi futsi, ngobe ngiphenyisise konkhe kusukela ekucaleni, kubhala ngalokuhlelekile nginilandzise, Tiyofelasi lohloniphekile,
\v 4 khona nitokwati letintfo leticinisekile lenafundziswa tona.
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\v 5 Emalangeni enkhosi Herodi waseJudiya kwakunemphristi lotsite labebitwa ngekutsi nguZakhariya abewelicembu la-Abiya; umkakhe Elizabethe naye abewesitukulwane sa Aroni.
\v 6 Bobabili bebalungile phambi kwaNkulunkulu, bahamba kuyo yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo yeNkhosi.
\v 7 Kepha bebete umntfwana ngoba Elizabethi abengatali, futsi bobabili besebakhulile ngalesikhatsi lesi.
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\v 8 Nyalo kwefika lapho khona Zekhariya abesebukhoneni baNkulunkulu, enta imisebenti yebuphristi njengalokwetayelekile.
\v 9 Ngelisiko indlela yekukhetsa kutsi ngumuphi umphristi lotokhonta, wakhetfwa ngenkatho kutsi angene ethempelini leNkhosi ashise imphepho.
\v 10 Sonkhe lesicuku sebantfu besithandaza ngephandle ngesikhatsi lesibekiwe ngesikhatsi lemphepho ishiswa.
\v 11 Manje ingelosi yeNkhosi yavela kuye yema futsi ime ngesekudla selilati lekushisela imphepho.
\v 12 Nakayibona Zakhariya, wetfuka, nekwesaba kwefika kuye.
\v 13 Kepha lengelosi yatsi kuye, "Ungesabi, Zekhariya, ngoba imithandazo yakho seyivakele. Umkakho Elizabethe utakutalela indvodzana. Utametsa utsi nguJohane libito lakhe.
\v 14 Utawuba nenjabulo nentfokoto, futsi labanyenti batawujabula ekutalweni kwakhe.
\v 15 Ngobe utawuba mkhululu emehlweni eNkhosi. Akumeli anatse liwayini nome tinatfo letidzakanako, futsi utawugcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele kusukela esibeletfweni samake wakhe.
\v 16 Labanyenti baka-Israyeli labamahlubuka batawugucukela eNkhosini Nkulunkulu wabo.
\v 17 Utawuhamba phambi kwebuso beNkhosi kumoya nemandla a-Elija, kuyoguculela tinhlitiyo tabobabe kubantfwana nalabangalaleli enhlakaniphweni yekulunga- kubenta labantfu balungele yona iNkhosi."
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\v 18 Zekhariya watsi kulengelosi, "Ngingakwati kanjani loku? Ngoba ngiyindvodza lendzala futsi umkami mudzala kakhulu."
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\v 19 Lengelosi yamphendvula bese yatsi kuye, "NginguGabriyeli, lome ebukhoneni baNkulunkulu. Ngitfunywe kutokhuluma kuwe, kutoletsa lelivangeli leli.
\v 20 Buka! Utawuba simungulu, ungakhoni kukhuluma, lize lelinga laletintfo leti tigcwaliseke. Loku kungoba awukawakholwa emavi ami, latawugcaliseka ngesikhatsi lesingiso."
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\v 21 Manje labantfu bebamele Zakhariya. Bamangala kutsi utsetse sikhatsi lesidze ethempelini.
\v 22 Kepha uma aphuma, akakhonanga kukhuluma nabo. Babona kutsi ubone umbono uma asesethempelini. Abephele kwenta timphawu kubo wahlala waba simungulu.
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\v 23 Kwefika kutsi uma emalanga ekusebenta aphele, waya endlini yakhe.
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\v 24 Emvakwalamalanga lawa, umkakhe Elizabethe wakhulelwa watifihla tinyanga letintsatfu. Watsi,
\v 25 "Loku nguloku iNkhosi lengentele kona uma ingibuka seyingisitile isuse lihlazo lami phambi kwebantfu."
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\v 26 Enyangeni yesitfupha, ingelosi Gabhriyeli yatfunyelwa ichamuka kuNkulunkulu iya edolobheni eGalile lelitsiwa iNazaretha,
\v 27 entfombini lebeyimiselwe indvodza libito layo bekungu Josefa, lobekawesitukulwane saDavide, libito lalentfombi bekungu Mariya.
\v 28 Weta kuye watsi, "Ngiyakubingelela, wena lobusisekile! INkhosi inawe."
\v 29 Kepha waphiceka kakhulu ngalamavi akhe futsi wakhatsateka kutsi kungaba luhlobo luni lekuvuselwa leli.
\v 30 Lengelosi yatsi kuye, "Ungesabi, Mariya, ngoba utfola umusa naNkulunkulu.
\v 31 Buka, utawukhulelwa esibelethweni sakho bese utala indvodzana. Utawumetsa libito 'Jesu' libito lakhe.
\v 32 Utawuba mkhulu futsi utawubitwa Indvodzana yalosetikwako konkhe. INkhosi Nkulunkulu itamunika lesihlalo sakhokho wakhe Davide.
\v 33 Utawubusa tikwendlu yaJakobe phakadze, futsi umbuso wakhe ungeke ube nesiphetfo."
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\v 34 Mariya watsi kulengelosi, "Kungenteka njani loku, ngingakahlangani nome nguyiphi indvodza?"
\v 35 Lengelosi yaphendvula yatsi kuye, "Moya Longcwele utawuta tikwakho, bese emandla alosetikwako konkhe atawuta tikwakho. Ngako longcwele lototalwa utawubitwa ngekutsi Indvodzana yaNkulunkulu.
\v 36 Buka, sihlobo sakho Elizabethe ukhulelwe indvodzana ebudzaleni bakhe. Lena inyanga yakhe yesitfupha, yena lobekabitwa ngenyumba.
\v 37 Ngoba Nkulunkulu kute lokumehlulako."
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\v 38 Mariya watsi, "Buka, ngisisebenti lesisikati seNkhosi. Akwenteke kimi ngendlela yembiko wakho." Yabese lengelosi iyamshiya.
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\v 39 Mariya wabese uyavuka kulawo malanga masinyane waya edvwaleni lelive, edolobheni eJudiya.
\v 40 Waya emtini wa Zakhariya wayawuvusela Elizabethe.
\v 41 Manje kwenteka kutsi ngesikhatsi Elizabethe eva kubingelela kwaMariya, lomntfwana wagcuma esiswini sakhe, Elizabethe wagcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele.
\v 42 Waphakamisa liphimbo lakhe wakhuluma kakhulu watsi, "Ubusisiwe wena kulabasikati, futsi nentalo yesisu sakho ibusisiwe.
\v 43 Leni kwenteke kimi kutsi make weNkhosi yami angeta kimi?
\v 44 Ngobe buka, ngesikhatsi kubingelela kwakho kufika emadlebeni ami, lomntfwana esiswini sami wagcuma ngenca yenjabulo."
\v 45 Ubusisiwe nguloyo lokholwe kutsi kutawuba nekugcwaliseka kwetintfo letatjelwa yena letichamuka eNkhosini."
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\v 46 Mariya watsi, "Umphefumulo wami udvumisa iNkhosi,
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\v 47 futsi umoya wami uyatfokota ngaNkulunkulu uMhlengi wami.
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\v 48 Ngoba ubuke simo lesiphasi sesisebenti sakhe lesisikati. Ngobe buka, kusukela manje tonkhe titukulwane titawungibita lobusisekile.
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\v 49 Ngobe loyo lonemandla sewungentele tintfo letinkhulu, futsi libito lakhe lingcwele.
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\v 50 Umusa wakhe uyema kusukela esitukulwaneni kuya esitukulwaneni kulabo labamesabako.
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\v 51 Ukhombise emandla ngemkhono wakhe; usakate labo labatigcabhako ngemicabango yetinhlitiyo tabo.
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\v 52 Wehlisa phasi emakhosi etihlalweni tabo bese uphakamisa labo labasetimeni letiphasi.
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\v 53 Wesutsise labalambile ngetintfo letinhle, kepha kulabacebile bahambe bete lutfo.
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\v 54 Unike lusito encekwini yakhe Israyeli, ngako kukhumbula kukhombisa umusa
\v 55 (njengobe asho kubokhokho betfu) kuAbrahama nesitukulwane sakhe phakadze."
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\v 56 Mariya wahlala naElizabethe tinyanga letingacishe tibe tintsatfu wabese ubuyela ekhaya lakhe.
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\v 57 Manje sesifikile sikhatsi saElizabethe kubeleka umntfwana wakhe futsi wabeleka indvodzana.
\v 58 Bomakhelwane bakhe netihlobo teva kutsi Inkhosi seyikhombise umusa lomkhulu kuye, bese batfokota kanye naye.
\v 59 Manje kwenteka ngelilanga lesiphohlongo kutsi bete batosoka lomntfwana. Bebatawumetsa "Zakhariya," emvakwelibito leyise.
\v 60 Kepha unina wakhe waphendvula watsi, "Cha. Utawubitwa Johane."
\v 61 Batsi kuye, "Kute ngisho sinye sihlobo sakho lesibitwa ngalelibito leli."
\v 62 Benta timphawu ngetandla kubabe wakhe kutsi abefuna etsiwe atsiweni.
\v 63 Uyise wakhe wacela kokubhalela wabhala, "Libito lakhe nguJohane." Bamangala bonkhe kuloku.
\v 64 Ngaleso sikhatsi umlomo wakhe wavuleka nelulwimi lwakhe lwakhululeka. Wakhuluma futsi wadvumisa Nkulunkulu.
\v 65 Kwesaba kwefika kubo bonkhe labebaphila madvute nabo. Tonkhe letindzaba leti tandza kulolonkhe live letintsaba taseJudiya.
\v 66 Bonkhe lababeva batigcina etinhlitiyweni tabo, batsi, "Utawuba yini lontfwana lona?" Ngobe sandla seNkhosi sasisetikwakhe.
\v 67 Babe wakhe Zakhariya wagcwala ngaMoya Longcwele waphrofetha, atsi,
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\v 68 "Ayidvunyiswe iNkhosi, lenguNkulunkulu waIsrayeli, ngobe utele kutosita futsi ukugcwalisile kuhlengwa kwebantfu bakhe.
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\v 69 Usivusele luphondvo lwensindziso endlini yesisebenti sakhe Davide
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\v 70 (njengobe wakhuluma ngemlomo wemphrofethi wakhe longcwele kusukela kadzeni),
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\v 71 insindziso etitseni tetfu nasesandleni sabo bonkhe labasenyanyako.
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\v 72 Utakwenta loku kukhombisa sihawu kubokhokho betfu futsi nekukhumbula sifungo sakhe lesingcwele,
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\v 73 lesifungo lasikhuluma kuAbrahama babe wetfu.
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\v 74 Wafunga kukwenta kwenteke kitsi kutsi tsine, nasesikhululiwe esandleni setitsa tetfu, sitamkhonta ngaphandle kwekwesaba
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\v 75 ebungcweleni nasekulungeni phambi kwakhe emalanga etfu onkhe.
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\v 76 Yebo, futsi nawe, ntfwana, utawubitwa umphrofethi walosetikwako konkhe, ngoba utawuhamba phambi kwebuso beNkhosi kuyolungisa indlela yakhe, kulungiselela bantfu ngekuta kwakhe,
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\v 77 kunika lwati lwensindziso kubantfu bakhe ngekucolelwa kwetono tabo.
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\v 78 Loku kutawenteka ngenca yalesihawu lesihle saNkulunkulu wetfu, ngenca yekuphuma kwelilanga ngetulu litawuta kutawusisita,
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\v 79 kutokhanyisa kulabo labahleli ebumnyameni nasetfuntini lekufa. Utakwenta loku kucondzisa tinyawo tetfu endleleni yekuthula."
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\v 80 Manje lomtfwana wakhula waba nemandla emoyeni, waba sehlane kwaze kwaba lilanga lavela ngalo ebaleni ku-Israyeli.
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\v 1 Manje ngalawo malanga, kwefika kutsi Khesari Agustusi akhiphe umtsetfosimemetelo ayale kutsi lubalo lutawutsatfwa kubo bonkhe bantfu labaphila emhlabeni.
\v 2 Leli bekulubalo lwekucala lelwentiwa ngesikhatsi Khwiriniyusi anguMbusi waseSiriya.
\v 3 Ngako wonkhe muntfu waya edolobheni lakubo wayobhalisela lubalo.
\v 4 NaJosefa wenyukela etulu asuka eGalile, edolobheni laseNazaretha, aya eJudiya, kulelidolobha laDavide, lelibitwa ngekutsi iBhethlehema, ngobe abewakulendlu nentalelwane yaDavide.
\v 5 Waya lapho kuyobhalisa naMariya, lobekatsembisene naye futsi atetfwele.
\v 6 Manje kwefika uma basese lapho, sikhatsi sefika kutsi abeleke untfwana wakhe.
\v 7 Wabeleka indvodzana, umntfwana wakhe wekucala, wamgocota ngetindvwango wamlalisa emkhombeni, ngobe bekute likamelo labo endlini yetihambi.
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\v 8 Bekunebelusi kulelo live labebahlala emadlelweni, bagadze imihlambi ebusuku.
\v 9 Ingelosi yeNkhosi yavela kubo, inkhatimulo yeNkhosi yabakhanyisela, babese bagcwala kwesaba lokukhulu.
\v 10 Yabese lengelosi itsi kubo, "Ningesabi, ngobe nginiletsele livangeli lelitawuletsa intfokoto lenkhulu kubo bonkhe bantfu.
\v 11 Lamuhla nitalelwe umsindzisi nine edolobheni laDavide! UnguKhristu iNkhosi!
\v 12 Lolu luphawu lenitawunika lona: Nitawutfola umntfwana agocotwe ngetindvwango futsi alele emkhombeni."
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\v 13 Masinyane kwaba nesicuku lesikhulu kanye kanye nalengelosi ezulwini, sidvumisa Nkulunkulu sitsi,
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\v 14 "Ludvumo kuNkulunkulu ekuphakameni, futsi akube nekuthula emhlabeni kubantfu labatfokotelwa nguye."
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\v 15 Kwefika lapho ngesikhatsi ingelosi seyihambile kubo iye ezulwini, labelusi batsi kulomunye nakulomunye, "Asambeni ke siye eBhethlehema siyobona lentfo lena leyentekile, iNkhosi lesatise ngako."
\v 16 Baphutfuma khona batfola Mariya, Josefa, nalomntfwana, lobekalele emkhombeni.
\v 17 Emvakwekuba bambone, babika lokwashiwo kubo ngalomntfwana.
\v 18 Bonkhe labakuva bamangala ngalokwakukhulunywe kubo ngulabelusi.
\v 19 Kepha Mariya wahlale acabanga ngato tonkhe letintfo bekativile, wazindla ngato enhlitiyweni yakhe.
\v 20 Labelusi babuya, badvumisa babonga Nkulunkulu ngako konkhe labakuvile nalabakubonile, njengobe kwakushiwo kubo.
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\v 21 Ngesikhatsi kuyophela emalanga lasiphohlongo, asasokiwe, wetsiwa kwatsiwa nguJesu, leligama walinikwa yingelosi asengekho nasesiswini.
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\v 22 Ngesikhatsi lenombolo yemalanga labekiwe ekuhlanjululwa kwabo sekwendlulile, ngendlela yemtsetfo waMosi, bamuletsa ethempelini eJerusalema kuyometfula eNkhosini.
\v 23 Njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni weNkhosi, "Wonkhe lomdvuna lovula sibeletho utawehlukaniselwa iNkhosi."
\v 24 Ngako banikela umnikelo ngendlela leyashiwo emtsetfweni weNkhosi, "ematuba lamabili nome emavukutfu lamabili lamancane."
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\v 25 Bheka, bekunendvodza eJerusalema libito lakhe bekunguSimeyoni, futsi lendvodza lena beyilungile futsi itinikele. Abefuna kudvudvutwa kwa Israyeli, futsi naMoya Longcwele abesetikwakhe.
\v 26 Kwembulwa nguMoya Longcwele kuye kutsi angakuboni kufa angakamboni Khristu weNkhosi.
\v 27 Aholwa nguMoya, Simeyoni weta ethempelini. Uma labatali baletsa lomntfwana Jesu, kutomentela ngendlela yemihambo yemtsetfo,
\v 28 wamtsatsa wamgona wadvumisa Nkulunkulu, watsi,
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\v 29 "Manje vumela sisebenti sakho sikhululeke ngekuthula, Nkhosi, ngendlela yelivi lakho.
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\v 30 Ngobe emehlo ami sekayibonile insindziso yakho,
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\v 31 loyilungisile embikwebantfu bonkhe bakhona:
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\v 32 Kukhanya kwesambulo kuBetive nenkhatimulo kuIsrayeli bantfu bakho."
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\v 33 Babe na make wakhe bamangala ngaloku lokwashiwo ngaye.
\v 34 Simeyoni wababusisa watsi kuMariya make wakhe, "Buka, lomntfwana lona ukhetfwe nguNkulunkulu ekuweni kanye nekuvuka kwebantfu labanyenti kaIsrayeli futsi nesibonakaliso lesiphikwayo-
\v 35 futsi inkemba itawuhlaba umphefumulo wakho-kute imicabango yetinhlitiyo letinyenti yembuleke."
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\v 36 Umphrofethikati lobitwa nga Ana abekhona. Abeyindvodzakati yaFanuweli wesive sakaAsheri. Abesakhule kakhulu. Abehlale nemyeni wakhe iminyaka lesikhombisa emvakwebutfobhi bakhe,
\v 37 bese waba ngumfelokati iminyaka lesiphohlongo. Akazange salishiye lithempeli kepha abekhonta ngekuzila nemithandazo, busuku nemini.
\v 38 Kulelo hora weta dvutane kubo wacala kuletsa tibongo kuNkulunkulu, wakhuluma ngalomntfwana kuwonkhe muntfu lobekasolo amele inkhululeko yaJerusalema.
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\v 39 Ngesikhatsi sebacedzile ngendlela yemtsetfo weNkhosi, babuyela eGalile, edolobheni labo laseNazaretha.
\v 40 Lomntfwana wakhula waba nemandla, wagcwala inhlakanipho, futsi nemusa waNkulunkulu bowusetikwakhe.
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\v 41 Batali bakhe bebaya minyaka yonkhe eJerusalema ngeMikhosi yeliphasika.
\v 42 Ngesikhatsi anelishumi nakubili iminyaka akhulile, baphindza futsi baya esikhatsini semusimeto emkhosini.
\v 43 Emvakwekuba bahlale khona emalanga lagcwele emkhosi, bacala kubuyela ekhaya. Kepha lomfana Jesu wahlala ngemuva eJerusalema futsi batali bakhe bebangati.
\v 44 Bacanga kutsi bekanalesicuku lebesihamba nabo, ngako bahamba luhambo lwelilanga. Babese bacala kumfuna etihlotjeni kanye nebangani babo.
\v 45 Uma bangamtfoli, babuyela eJerusalema bacala kumfuna lapho.
\v 46 Kwefika kutsi emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu bamtfola ethempelini, ahleli emkhatsini webafundzisi, abalalele futsi ababuta imibuto.
\v 47 Bonkhe labamuva bamangaliswa ngulokucodza kwakhe netimphendvulo takhe.
\v 48 Uma bambona, bamangala. Make wakhe watsi kuye, "Ndvodzana, leni usiphatse ngalendlela? Buka, mine nababe wakho besikhatsatekile sifuna wena."
\v 49 Watsi kubo, "Beningifunelani? Beningati yini kutsi bekufanele ngibesemsebentini waBabe?
\v 50 Kepha abazange bacondze kutsi bekachazani ngalawo magama.
\v 51 Wabese ubuyela nabo emuva ekhaya eNazaretha wabalalela. Make wakhe watigcina tonkhe letinfo leti enhlitiyweni yakhe.
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\v 52 Kepha Jesu wachubeka kukhula enhlakaniphweni nasemtimbeni, futsi wakhula nasemseni kuNkulunkulu nebantfu.
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\v 1 Emnyakeni welishumi nesihlanu wekubusa kwaThibheriyusi Khesari- Phontiyusi Philatu asesengumbusi waseJudiya, Herodi abeyinkhosi yaseGalile, umnakabo Filiphu abeyinkhosi yesive saseIthureya naseTrakhonithisi, naLisaniyasi abeyinkhosi yaseAbelene,
\v 2 ngesikhatsi sebaphristi labakhulu sa Anasi naKhayafase- livi laNkulunkulu lefika kuJohane indvodzana yaZakhariya ehlane.
\v 3 Wahamba kuto tonkhe tive emacentselweni eJordane, ashumayela umbhabhatiso wekuphendvuka kanye nekucolelwa kwetono.
\v 4 Njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yemavi aIsaya umphrofethi, "Liphimbo lalomemetako liphuma ehlane, 'Yentani indlela yeNkhosi ilunge, yentani imikhondvo yakhe icondze.
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\v 5 Tonkhe tigodzi titawugcwaliswa, netintsaba kanye nemadvwala atawentiwa abe phasi, nemigwaco lengakacondzi itawentiwa icondze, netindzawo letingahambeki titawakhiwa tibe yimigwaco,
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\v 6 futsi yonkhe inyama itawubona insindziso yaNkulunkulu."
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\v 7 Ngako Johane watsi kuleticuku lebetiphumela kuyobhabhatiswa nguye, "Nine bantfwana betinyoka! Ngubani lonecwayisile kutsi nibalekele lolulaka lolutako?
\v 8 Ngako ke, khicitani titselo letifanele kuphendvuka, futsi ningacali nitsi ngekhatsi kini, 'Sinaye Abrahama waBabe wetfu,' ngobe ngiyanitjela kutsi Nkulunkulu angakhona kuvusa bantfwana baAbrahama kulamatje lawa.
\v 9 Ngisho nanyalo lizembe lilungele kumelana netimphandze taletihlahla. Ngako sonkhe sihlahla lesingakhiciti titselo letilungile siyajutjwa phasi bese siphoswa emlilweni."
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\v 10 Besetiphele kumbuta leticuku, titsi, "Yini lekufanele siyente?"
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\v 11 Waphendvula watsi kubo, "Uma lomunye anemahembe lamabili, kumele akwehlukanise nalomuntfu lote lutfo, futsi nalona lonekudla kumele ente lokufanako."
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\v 12 Batselisi nabo beta kutobhabhatiswa, futsi batsi kuye, "Mfundzisi, kumele senteni?"
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\v 13 Watsi kubo, "Ningabutsi imali lenyenti kunaloku lotjelwe kutsi ukubutse."
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\v 14 Lamanye emasotja nawo ambuta, atsi, "Tsine ke? Yini lesingayenta?" Watsi kubo, "Ningayitsatsi imali kunome ngubani ngemacebo, futsi ningamangaleli nome ngubani ngemanga. Yeneliswani ngumholo wenu."
\v 15 Manje bantfu bebasafuna bagadze Khristu kutsi ete, wonkhe muntfu abezindla etinhlitiyweni tabo mayelana naJohane, kutsi mhlawumbe angaba nguloKhristu.
\v 16 Johane waphendvula ngekutsi kubo bonkhe, "Njengami nje, nginibhabhatisa ngemanti, kepha ukhona lotako lonemandla kakhulu kunami, futsi angikafanelwa ngisho nekutfukulula imichilo yetincabule takhe. Utanibhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele nangemlilo.
\v 17 Esandleni sakhe kunesitja sakhe sekwelisisa kuhlobe kukhiphe timphephelezi phasi bese kuhlanganiswa lamabele endlini yekugcina. Kepha utawushisa emakhoba ngemlilo longeke ucishe."
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\v 18 Futsi nalokunyenti kukhutsata, Johane washumayela livangeli kulabantfu.
\v 19 Ngesikhatsi Herodi inkhosi sekasoliwe kutsi ashade umfati wemnakabo Herodiyasi, nato tonkhe letintfo letinye letimbi letentiwa nguHerodi, wengeta loku kuto tonkhe,
\v 20 kutsi akhiyele Johane ejele.
\v 21 Manje kwefika, ngesikhatsi bonkhe labantfu babhabhatiswe, naJesu wabhabhatiswa, futsi nakasakhuleka, emazulu avuleka,
\v 22 Moya Longcwele wehlela kuye njengelituba, bese livi lavela ezulwini, "UyiNdvodzana yami, lengiyitsandzako. Ngitfokotile ngawe."
\v 23 Ngesikhatsi Jesu acala umsebenti wakhe, bekanemashumi lamatsatfu budzala. Abeyindvodzana (njengobe bebacabanga) yaJosefa, umsa waHeli,
\v 24 umsa waMathati, umsa waLevi, umsa waMelkhi, umsa waJanayi, umsa waJosefa.
\v 25 Josefa abengumsa waMathathiyasi, umsa waAmosi, umsa waNahume, umsa waEsli, umsa waNagayi,
\v 26 umsa waMahathi, umsa waMathathiyasi, umsa waSemeyini, umsa waJoseki, umsa waJoda.
\v 27 Joda abengumsa waJowanani, umsa waResa, umsa waZerubhabheli, umsa waSheyaltiyeli, umsa waNeri,
\v 28 umsa waMelkhi, umsa waAdi, umsa waKhosami, umsa waElmadamu, umsa waEri,
\v 29 umsa waJoshuwa, umsa waEliyezeri, umsa waJorimu, umsa waMathati, umsa waLevi.
\v 30 Levi umsa waSimeyoni, umsa waJuda, umsa waJosefa, umsa waJonamu, umsa waEliyakhimu,
\v 31 umsa waMeliya, umsa waMena, umsa waMathatha, umsa waNatani, umsa waDavide,
\v 32 umsa waJese, umsa waObedi, umsa waBhowazi, umsa waSalmoni, umsa waNasoni.
\v 33 Nasoni umsa waAminadabi, umsa waAdmini, umsa waArini, umsa waHezroni, umsa waPheresi, umsa waJuda,
\v 34 umsa waJakobe, umsa waIsaka, umsa waAbrahama, umsa waThera, umsa waNahori,
\v 35 umsa waSerugi, umsa waRehu, umsa waPhelegi, umsa waEbheri, umsa waShela.
\v 36 Shela abengumusa waKhenani, umsa waAphakisadi, umsa waShemi, umsa waNowa, umsa waLameki,
\v 37 umsa waMethusala, umsa waEnoki, umsa waJarede, umsa waMahalaleli, umsa waKhenani,
\v 38 umsa waEnoshi, umsa waSethi, umsa waAdamu, umsa waNkulunkulu.
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\v 1 Jesu, agcwele ngaMoya Longcwele, wabuyela eMfuleni iJordane Moya wamtfumela ehlane,
\v 2 emalanga langemashumi lamane lapho lalingwa khona ngusathane. Akadlanga lutfo kulawo malanga, ekugcineni kwaleso sikhatsi walamba.
\v 3 Sathane watsi kuye, "Uma uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tjela nali litje kutsi libe sinkhwa."
\p
\v 4 Jesu wamphendvula watsi, "Kubhaliwe, 'Umuntfu akaphili ngesinkhwa kuphela."
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\v 5 Sathane wahola Jesu wamtjengisa yonkhe imibuso yelive ngaleso sikhatsi.
\v 6 Sathane watsi kuye, "Ngitakunika sonkhe lesigaba nalenkhatimulo yayo, ngobe beyinikwe mine, futsi ngingayinika nome ngubani lengimfunako,
\v 7 Ngako, uma utawukhotsama bese uyangidvumisa, kutawuba kwakho."
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\v 8 Kepha Jesu waphendvula watsi kuye, "Kubhaliwe, 'Utawudvumisa iNkhosi Nkulunkulu wakho, futsi utawukhonta yena kuphela."
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\v 9 Bese sathane wahola Jesu eJerusalema wambeka esicongweni sesakhiwo selithempeli, bese watsi kuye, "Uma uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tiphosele phasi.
\v 10 Ngobe kubhaliwe, 'Utawutfumela tingelosi takhe tite kuwe, kutokuvikela,'
\v 11 futsi, 'Titakuphakamisa ngetandla tato, khona lunyawo lwakho lungeke lukhutjwe nalitje."
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\v 12 Jesu wamphendvula watsi, "Kushiwo kutsi, 'Ungayilingi iNkhosi Nkulunkulu wakho."
\p
\v 13 Ngesikhatsi sathane asacedzile kulinga Jesu, wamshiya kwaze kwaba ngulesinye sikhatsi.
\p
\v 14 Wabese Jesu ubuyela eGalile emandleni aMoya, netindzaba ngaye tandza lonkhe lelive.
\v 15 Bese wacala kufundzisa emasinagogweni abo futsi bonkhe bamdvumisa.
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\v 16 Wefika eNazaretha, lapho akhuliswa khona, futsi, bekuyinkholelo yakhe, wangena esinagogweni ngelilanga leliSabatha wasukuma kutofundza kakhulu.
\v 17 Bamunika incwadzi yemphrofethi Isaya. Wayivula lencwadzi watfola lendzawo leyabhalwa khona,
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\v 18 "Moya weNkhosi usetikwami, ngobe ungigcobile kutotjela labaphuyile livangeli. Ungitfumele kutsi ngitomemetela inkhululeko kulababoshiwe nekululama kwekubona kulabangaboni, kukhulula labo labacindzetelekile,
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\v 19 kumemetela umnyaka wemusa weNkhosi."
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\v 20 Wabese ugoca lencwadzi, wayinika sikhonti, bese wahlala phasi. Emehlo abo bonkhe labangekhatsi esinagogweni ambuka.
\v 21 Wacale wakhuluma kubo, "Lamuhla lombhalo ugcwalisekile ekuveni kwetfu."
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\v 22 Wonkhe muntfu lapho wakhuluma kahle ngaye bebamangaliswa ngulamavi lamahle laphuma emlonyeni wakhe, babese batsi, "Akusuye yini umsa waJosefa?"
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\v 23 Watsi kubo, "Ngiyati kutsi nitawusho lesaga lesi kimi, 'Dokotela, tiphilise. Nome yini lesakuva kutsi wakwenta eKhaphanawume, yenta lokufanako edolobheni lakini."
\v 24 Kepha watsi, "Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, kute umphrofethi lowemukelwa edolobheni lakhe.
\v 25 Kepha ngintjela liciniso kutsi bekunebafelokati labanyenti kaIsrayeli ngesikhatsi sa Elija, ngesikhatsi sibhakabhaka sivalwa imnyaka lemitsatfu netinyanga letintsatfu futsi somiso lesikhulu sehlela kulelive.
\v 26 Kepha Elija abengakatfunyelwa kunome ngubani wabo, kepha eSarefatha eSidoni, emfelokatini lobekahlala lapho.
\v 27 Bekunemalephelo lamanyenti kaIsrayeli ngaleso sikhatsi semphrofethi Elisha, kepha kute wabo lowaphila ngaphandle ngaphandle kwaNamani umSiriya."
\v 28 Bonkhe bantfu esinagogweni bagcwala kutfukutsela uma beva letintfo leti.
\v 29 Basukuma, bamcosha bamkhipha kulelidolobha, bamhola elusentseni kweliwa lentsaba lapho lelidolobha belakhiwe khona, khona ke batomphosela kuleliwa.
\v 30 Kepha wendlula emkhatsisini wabo waya kulenye indzawo.
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\v 31 Wabese wehlela eKhaphenawume, lidolobha leGalile, wabese ucala kubafundzisa ngeliSabatha.
\v 32 Bamangala kakhulu ngetifundziso takhe, ngobe bekakhuluma ngemagunya.
\v 33 Manje esinagogweni bekunendvodza lobekanemoya welidimoni lelingakahlobi, yabese iyamemeta ngeliphimbo lelisetulu,
\v 34 Awu! Yini lekumele sikwente ngawe, Jesu waseNazaretha? Utele kutewusibhubhisa? Ngiyati kutsi ungubani- Longcwele waNkulunkulu!"
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\v 35 Jesu walekhuta lelidimoni, atsi, "Ungakhulumi! Phuma kuye!" Uma lelidimoni seliyilahle phasi lendvodza emkhatsisini wabo, laphuma kuye, futsi alizange limulimate nome ngayiphi indlela.
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\v 36 Bonkhe labantfu bamangala kakhulu, futsi bebaphele kukhuluma ngayo kulomunye kulomunye. Batsi, '"Luhlobo luni lwemagama lawa? Utjele lemimoya lengakahlobi ngemagunya nemandla futsi aphuma."
\v 37 Ngako letindzaba ngaye tacala tandza kuyo yonkhe indzawo letungelete lelive.
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\v 38 Wabese Jesu uyalishiya lelisinagogu wangena endlini yaSimoni. Manje make tala waSimoni abegula anemkhuhlane lomkhulu, bese bamcelela.
\v 39 Ngako wamsukumela wekhuta lomkhuhlane, wamshiya. Ngaleso sikhatsi wasukuma wacala wabakhonta.
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\v 40 Ngesikhatsi lilanga lishobela, bantfu baletsa kuJesu wonkhe umuntfu lobekagula lonekugula lokwehlukahlukene. Wabeka tandla kubo bonkhe wabaphilisa.
\v 41 Emadimoni futsi aphuma kulabanyenti babo, akhala atsi, "UyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!" Jesu wawekhuta lamadimoni futsi wangawavumeli kutsi akhulume, ngobe bekati kutsi bekungulo Khristu.
\p
\v 42 Uma kusa kufika, waphuma waya lapho kungenabantfu khona. Ticuku tebantfu betimfuna befika kulendzawo lapho bekakhonakhona. Betama kumgcina kubo angahambi.
\v 43 Kepha watsi kubo, "Kumele ngishumayele futsi lombuso waNkulunkulu kulamanye emadolobha lamanyenti."
\v 44 Wabese uchubeka kushumayela emasinagogweni kulo lonkhe laseJudiya.
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\v 1 Manje kwenteka labantfu basese tungelete Jesu balalela livi laNkulunkulu, kutsi abeme eceleni kwelwandle laseGenesaretha.
\v 2 Wabona tikebhe letimbili tidvonselwe eceleni kwelwandle. Labadwebi bebaphumile kuto futsi bebawasha emanetha abo.
\v 3 Jesu wangena kusinye sikebhe, lebesisa Simoni, wabese umcela kutsi akhweshele emantini khashanyana nemhlaba. Wabese uhlala phasi wabafundzisa bantfu akulesikebhe.
\v 4 Uma asacedzile kukhuluma, watsi Simoni, "Tsatsani lesikebhe niye ekujuleni kwemanti bese nehlise emanetha enu nitobamba."
\p
\v 5 Simoni waphendvula watsi, "Mfundzisi, sisebente busuku bonkhe, futsi asikabambi lutfo, kepha ngelivi lakho, ngitawulehlisa lelinetha."
\v 6 Uma sebakwentile loku, babamba inombolo lenkhulu yetinhlanti, futsi nemanetha abo abesadzabuka.
\v 7 Ngako batjela balingani babo kuletinye tikebhe kutsi bete batobasita. Beta bagcwalisa letikebhe totimbili, kangangekutsi bese ticala kucwila.
\v 8 Kepha Simoni Phetro, nakakubona kona, wawa ngemadolo phasi kuJesu', watsi, "Suka kimi, ngobe ngingiyindvodza lesoni, Nkhosi."
\v 9 Ngobe abemangaliswa, nabo bonkhe bebanaye, ekubanjweni kwetinhlanti letatsatfwa.
\v 10 Loku kufaka ekhatsi Jakobe naJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi, lebebasebentisana naSimoni. Jesu watsi kuSimoni, "Ungesabi, ngobe kusukela lamuhla utawudweba bantfu."
\v 11 Ngesikhatsi sebaletse tikebhe tabo emhlabatsini, bashiya konkhe bamlandzela.
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\v 12 Kwefika lapho kutsi uma asese kulinye lemadolobha, bekunendvodza lenebulephelo. Uma abona Jesu, waguca ebusweni bakhe wamcela, atsi, "Nkhosi, uma ufisa, ungangenta ngihlanteke."
\p
\v 13 Wabese Jesu welula sandla sakhe wamtsintsa, atsi, "Ngiyafisa. Hlanteka." Naleso sikhatsi bulephelo bamshiya.
\v 14 Wamyala kutsi angatjeli muntfu kepha wamtjela, "Hamba endleleni yakho, uyotiveta kubaphristi bese unikela umhlatjelo wekuhlambuluka, ngendlela leyashiwo nguMosi, kuze kube bufakazi kubo."
\v 15 Kepha lombiko ngaye wandza indzawo yonkhe, futsi ticuku tebantfu letinkhulu teta kanyekanye kutowulalela yena afundzisa nekuphiliswa etifeni tabo.
\v 16 Kepha abehlale abahlamuka kuletindzawo letisehlane bese uyothandaza.
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\v 17 Kwefika lapho kulinye lalawo malanga kutsi asafundzisa, bekunebaFarisi nebafundzisi betihlalo letiphasi labo labachamuka kuto tonkhe tigodzi taseGalile naseJudiya naseJerusalema. Emandla eNkhosi abenaye kuphilisa.
\v 18 Manje lamanye emadvodza eta atfwele indvodza ngelihlaka lobekakhubatekile, babese bafuna indlela yekumuletsa phakatsi kute abekwe phasi phambi kwaJesu.
\v 19 Abayitfolanga indlela yekumletsa ngekhatsi ngenca yalesicuku, ngako baya etulu kwendlu behlisela lendvodza phasi emathayeleni, eluhlakeni lwakhe, emkhatsisini walabantfu, embikwaJesu.
\v 20 Abona lukholo lwabo, Jesu watsi, "Ndvodza, tono takho ticolelwe."
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\v 21 Tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi bacala kukubuta loku, titsi, "Ngubani lona lokhuluma kuhlambalata? Ngubani longacolela tono phandle kwaNkulunkulu kuphela?"
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\v 22 Kepha Jesu, akubona lebebakucabanga, waphendvula watsi kubo, "Nikubutelani loku etinhlitiyweni tenu?
\v 23 Ngukuphi lokumelula kukusho, 'Tono takho ticolelwe' nome kutsi 'Sukuma uhambe?'
\v 24 Kepha kutsi nati kutsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu inemagunya emhlabeni kucolela tono,"- watsi kulendvodza lebeyikhubatekile- "Ngiyakutjela, sukuma, utsatse luhlaka lwakho bese uya endlini yakho."
\v 25 Ngaleso sikhatsi wasukuma phambi kwabo watsatsa luhlaka lwakhe lebekalele kulo. Bese waya endlini yakhe, advumisa Nkulunkulu.
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\v 26 Wonkhe umuntfu abemangele badvumisa Nkulunkulu. Bebagcwele kwesaba, batsi, "Sibone tintfo letingaka jwayeleki lamuhla."
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\v 27 Emvakwa letintfo leti tentekile, Jesu waphuma lapho wabona umtselisi libito nguLevi ahleli ethendeni lebatselisi. Watsi kuye, "Ngilandzele."
\v 28 Ngako Levi wasukuma wamulandzela, washiya konkhe ngemuva.
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\v 29 Wabese Levi wentela Jesu lidzili endlini yakhe. Bekunebatselisi labanyenti lapho nalabanye labebahlangene etafuleni futsi adla nabo.
\v 30 Kepha labaFarisi netati temtsetfo bebakhonona kubafundzi bakhe, batsi, "Leni adle anatse nebatselisi netoni?"
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\v 31 Jesu wabaphendvula, "Bantfu labaphilile abamudzingi dokotela; ngulabo labagulako kuphela.
\v 32 Angiketeli kutowubita labalungile, kepha toni ekuphendvukeni."
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\v 33 Batsi kuye, "Bafundzi baJohane bebazile bathantaza njalo, futsi nebafundzi bebaFarisi benta lokufanako. Kepha bafundzi bakho bayadla banatse."
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\v 34 Jesu watsi kubo, "Ukhona yini longenta timenywa temkhwenyane tizile umkhwenyane asesenabo?
\v 35 Kepha emalanga atawufika uma umkhwenyane atsatfwa kubo, bese ngalawo malanga batawuzila."
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\v 36 Wabese Jesu futsi wakhuluma umfanekiso kubo. "Kute lodzabula sicephu emphahleni lensha bese uyisebentisa kuchibela imphahla lendzala. Uma enta loko, utawudzabula lemphahla lensha, futsi lesicephu lesisuka kulemphahla lensha ingeke ihlale kahle nalena yalemphahla lendzala.
\v 37 Kute lofaka liwayini esikhwameni seliwayini lesidzala. Uma enta loko, leliwayini lelisha litawubhomisa lesikhwama, futsi leliwayini litawucitseka, futsi nalesikhwa sitawufa.
\v 38 Kepha liwayini lelisha kumele lifakwe esikhwameni seliwani lesisha.
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\v 39 Kute lowake wafuna liwayini lelisha emvakwekunatsa lelidzala, ngobe utsi, 'Lelidzala lincono."
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\p
\v 1 Kwase kuyenteka ngeliSabatha kutsi Jesu wayehamba emkhatsini wemasimi etinhlavu takolo, bafundzi bakhe bebabutsa tinhloko takolo.
\v 2 Kodvwa labanye beba Farisi batsi, "niyentelani intfo lengekho emtsetfweni welilanga leli Sabatha?
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\v 3 Äbaphendvula, Jesu watsi, "anikafundzi yini loku Davide lakwenta nasekalambile, yena kanye nalamadvodza bekanaye?
\v 4 Waya endlini ya Nkulunkulu watsatsa sinkhwa lesingcwele wadla lesinye saso, waniketa lesi lesinye kulamadvodza lebekanaye kutsi asidle, nanome bekungumtsetfo kuphela kubaphristi kutsi basidle.
\v 5 "Wase utsi kubo, "indvodzana yemuntfu iyiNkhosi neyeli Sabatha.
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\v 6 Kwenteka ngalelinye liSabatha kutsi waya e sinagogweni wafundzisa bantfu lapho. Bekunendvodza sandla sayo sengesekudla sishwaphene.
\v 7 Babhali neba Farisi bebambukela dvutane bentela kubona kutsi kukhona yini latamphilisa ngeli Sabatha, khona batotfola sizatfu sekumsola.
\v 8 Kodvwa bekati kutsi bacabangani wase utsi kulendvodza, "sukuma ume emkhatsini wabo bonkhe." Ngako lendvodza yasukuma yema lapho.
\v 9 Jesu watsi kubo, "ngiyanibuta, kuvumelekile yini ngeli Sabatha kwenta lokuhle nobe kulimata, kuphephisa imphilo nobe kuyibhidlita?"
\v 10 Wase ubabuka bonkhe watsi kulendvodza, "yelula sandla sakho. "Yavele yenta njalo, sandla sayo sabuyela saba kahle.
\v 11 Kodvwa bagcwala intfukutselo base bakhulumisana bodvwa ngalabangahle bakwente ku Jesu.
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\v 12 Kwenteka kulawo malanga waya entsabeni wayothantaza. Wachubeka busuku bonkhe athantaza ku Nkulunkulu.
\v 13 Kwatsi nasekusile, wabita bafundzi bakhe kutsi bete kuye, wakhetsa labalishumi nakubili, lebekababita ngeba phostoli.
\v 14 Emagama alaba phostoli bekubo Simoni (lekaphindze wametsa ngekutsi ngu Phethro) kanye nemnakabo Andreya, Jakobe, Johane, Filiphu, Barthalomewu,
\v 15 Matewu, Tomase, Jakobe indvodzana ya Alfewu, Simoni lobekabitwa ngemZelothi,
\v 16 Judasi indvodzana ya Jakobe, kanye na Juda Iskariyothi, lowamnikela.
\p
\v 17 Jesu wehla entsabeni kanye nabo wase uma endzaweni leyayibekile nesicumbi sebafundzi bakhe kanye nebantfu labanyenti labebachamuka eJudiya nase Jerusalema nasemacentselweni elwandle eceleni kwemadolobha i Thire ne Sidoni.
\v 18 Bebetele kutewulalela Jesu abafundzisa aphindze abaphilise etifeni tabo. Bantfu lebebahlushwa imimoya lengcolile nabo baphiliswa.
\v 19 Wonkhe muntfu kulesicumbi beketama kumtsintsa ngobe emandla ekuphilisa bekaphuma kuye, wabaphilisa bonkhe.
\v 20 Wase ubuka bafundzi bakhe watsi, "Nibusisiwe nine lenimphofu, ngobe umbuso wa Nkulunkulu wenu.
\v 21 Nibusisiwe nine lenilambile nyalo, ngobe niyakwesutsiswa. Nibusisiwe nine lenikhalako nyalo, ngobe niyawuhleka.
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\v 22 Nibusiswe uma banizonda, nanabanibandla banitfuka bangalifuni ligama lenu batsi alikho ngcwele, ngenca yendvodzana yemuntfu.
\v 23 Tfokotani ngalelilanga nijabulisise, ngobe nakanjani nitawutfola umhlomelo wenu ezulwini, nabokhokho babo babaphatsa ngalokufanako labaphrofethi.
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\v 24 Kodvwa nako kini nine lenicebile, ngobe senivele nitfole kutfokomala.
\v 25 Nako kini nine lesenesutsi, ngobe nitawulamba ngalokutako. Nako kini lenihlekako nyalo, ngobe nitawulila nikhale ngalokutako.
\v 26 Nako kini nine labanikhuluma kahle, ngobe nguleyo ndlela bokhokho bebaphatsa ngayo baphrofethi bemanga.
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\v 27 "Kodvwa ngitsi kini lenilalele, tsandzani titsa tenu nente lokuhle kulabanitondzako.
\v 28 Busisani labo labanicalekisako phindze nithantazele labo labaniphatsa kabi.
\v 29 Kuloyo lokushaya esihlatsini, ubomnika nalesi lesinye. Nangabe umuntfu akwemuka libhantji lakho, ungamvimbeli kutsi akwemuke nelihembe lakho.
\v 30 Niketa wonkhe umuntfu locela kuwe. Nangabe umuntfu akwemuka intfo yakho, ungamceli kutsi akubuyise kuwe.
\v 31 Njengobe nifuna bantfu bente kini, nani kufanele nente ngalokufanako kubo.
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\v 32 Nangabe nitsandza kuphela bantfu labanitsandzako, ludvumo luni lelo kini? Ngobe ngisho netoni titsandza labo labatitsandzako.
\v 33 Nangabe nenta lokuhle kuphela kulabo labenta lokuhle kini, ludvumo luni lelo kini? Ngobe netoni tenta kanjalo.
\v 34 Nangabe nibolekisa kulabo lenitsemba kutsi batanikhokhela, ludvumo luni lelo kini? Ngisho netoni tibolekisa kuletinye toni, kutfola linani lelifanako.
\v 35 Kodvwa tsandzani titsa tenu niphindze nente lokuhle kuto. Bolekisani, ningagadzi kubuyelwa lutfo, nemklomelo wenu utawuba muhle, nitawuphindze nibe madvodzana a Simakadze lophakeme, ngobe yena lucobo lwakhe ulungile kulabangabongi nalabangakalungi.
\v 36 Banini nemusa, njengobe na Babe wenu anemusa.
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\v 37 Ningehluleli, nani ngeke nehlulelwe. Ningabalahli labanye, nani ngeke nilahlwe. Colelani labanye, nani nitakucolelwa.
\v 38 Phanini, nani nitawuphiwa. Linani lelanele- lolungcingciwe, lwakhuhlutiswa kanyekanye lwacitseka- lutawutselwa ematsangeni enu. Ngobe lesilinganiso lenisisebentisako, sitawlinganiswa nakini.
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\v 39 Wase ubatjela umfanekiso. ümuntfu loyimphumphutse angayihola yini lenye imphumphutse? Nakangenta, bobabili bangagcumkela emgodzini, ngeke yini?
\v 40 Umfundzi akekho ncono kunalona lomfundzisako, kodvwa wonkhe umuntfu nasafundziseke ngalokuphelele utawufana nalona bekamfundzisa.
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\v 41 Ulibukelani lutsi loluse sweni lemnakenu. kodvwa awuluboni lugodvo lolusekhatsi kulakho liso?
\v 42 Ungasho kanjani kumnakenu kutsi, "mnaketfu, asengikukhiphe nalu lutsi lolusekhatsi kuleliso lakho," nangabe nawe cobo lwakho ungaboni lolugodvo lolusekhatsi kulakho liso? wena mtentisi! Cale ususe lolugodvo lolusekhatsi kulelakho liso, utawubese ke sewubona kahle ukhone kukhipha lelutsi lolusekhatsi kuleliso lemnakenu.
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\v 43 Ngobe kute sihlahla lesihle lesitsela sitselo lesibi, phindze kute sihlahla lesibi lesitsela sitselo lesihle.
\v 44 Ngobe sonkhe sihlahla satiwa ngenhlobo yesitselo lesisitselako. Ngobe bantfu abawabutsi emakhiwa emanyeveni, noma babutse emagilebisi emanyeveni.
\v 45 Umuntfu lomuhle kuletintfo letinhle latigcina ehlitiyweni yakhe tikhicita lokuhle, phindze nemuntfu lomubi kuletintfo letibi latigcine enhlitiyweni yakhe tikhicita lokubi. Ngobe loku lokusenhlitiyweni yakhe kunemtselela kuloku lakukhuluma ngemlomo wakhe.
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\v 46 Ningibitelani, 'Nkhosi, Nkhosi,' kodvwa ningakulandzeli loku lengikushoko?
\v 47 Wonkhe umuntfu lota kimi eve emavi ami awalandzele, Ngitanitjela kutsi ufanana nani.
\v 48 Ufanana nendvodza leyakha indlu, yagubha kwashona phasi yase yakha sisekelo salendlu etikwe lidvwala. Kwatsi nakufika zamcolo, lamanti lamanengi bekahamba ashayisa kulendlu kodvwa akatange ayitamatamisa, ngobe beyakheke kahle.
\v 49 Kodvwa umuntfu lova emavi ami angawalandzeli, ufanana nendvodza leyakha indlu tikwemhlabatsi ngaphandle kwesisekelo. Lamanti lamanengi atsi nakashayisa lendlu, masinyane yabhidlika, lendlu yonakala yaphela.
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\v 1 Emva kokutsi Jesu acedze konkhe labekusho bakuva bantfu, wangena eKhaphanawume.
\v 2 Manje indvuna beyinesisebenti lebe isihlonipha kakhulu, besigula sesitakufa.
\v 3 Yatsi lendvuna nayiva ngaJesu, yatfumela kuye labadzala kumaJuda, amcela kutsi ete atophilisa sisebenti sakhe.
\v 4 Nabefika kuJesu bamcela ngesineke, batsi, "ulufanele lusito lwakho,
\v 5 ngobe uyasitsandza sive setfu, futsi nguye lowasakhela linasinagogi
\p
\v 6 Ngako ke Jesu wachubeka nabo ngendlela. kodwa angakahambi kadze, indvuna yatfumela bangani kutsi bayotsi kuye," Nkhosi, ungatihluphi, ngobe akukafaneli kutsi ute phaseluphahla lwami.
\v 7 Ngaleso sizatfu angititfoli nami lucobo ngifanele kuta kuwe, kepha mane usho livi sisebenti sami sitawuphila.
\v 8 Ngiyindvodza lephasemagunya, nemasotja phasi kwami. ngisho loku kanye nje, 'hamba,' ahambe, nakulomnye,' wota,' bese uyeta, esisebentini sami,' yenta loku,' bese siyakwenta."
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\v 9 Uma Jesu akuva loku, wamangala ngaye, waphendvukela kulesicuku besimulandzele yena watsi," Ngitsi kini, angikake ngisho kaIstrayeli ngatfola kukholwa lokunje."
\v 10 Kwatsi laba bebatfunyiwe babuyela endlini, bakhandza kutsi lesisebenti sesiyaphila
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\v 11 Ngekushehse emva kwaloko, Jesu wase uya edolobheni belibitwa ngekutsi iNayini, nebafundzi bakhe nesicuku lesikhulu sahamba naye.
\v 12 Nasasondzele kulelisango lelidolobha, Bheka, indvodza beyifile bebasayiphetse baphuma, Indvodzana beyiyodvwa kumake wayo (lebe angumfelokati), nesicuku lesikhulu lesasiphuma edolobheni besinaye.
\v 13 Uma iNkhosi imbona, yamdzabukela kakhulu yaba nesihawu kuye wase utsi kuye, "Ungakhali."
\v 14 Wase uyenyuka watsintsa loluhlaka lolwaluphetse umtimba, labebaluphetse bema. Watsi," Jaha, ngitsi kuye, vuka."
\v 15 Lendvodza beyifile yasukuma yacala yakhuluma, wase Jesu uyiniketa unina.
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\v 16 Kwase kwesaba kubafikela bonkhe, bagcine badvumisa Nkulunkulu, batsi," umprofethi lomkhulu uphakanyisiwe emkhatsini kwetfu" na" Nkulunkulu ubabukile bantfu bakhe."
\v 17 Letindzaba ngaJesu tagcwala kulo lonkhe laseJudiya netigodzi letibomakhelwane.
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\v 18 Bafundzi baJohane bamtjela ngatotonkhe letintfo.
\v 19 Ngako-ke Johane wabita babili kubafundzi bakhe wabatfuma eNkhosini watsi, "Ngabe nguwe lolotako, nome kufanele sibuke lomunye?"
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\v 20 Batsi nabefika kuJesu, lamadvodza atsi," Johane umbhabhatisi usitfumela lapha kuwe sitsi, "Ngabe nguwe yini lolotako, nome kufanele sibuke lomunye?'"
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\v 21 Ngalelohora waphilisa bantfu labanyenti lebebagula nalababesekuhluphekeni nalababe nemimyoya lemibi, nakulabanyenti bebangaboni bantfu wabaniketa kubona.
\v 22 Jesu waphendvula watsi kubo, "Emva kwekuhamba indlela yenu, bikelani Johane lenikubonile kanye nalenikuvile. Labangaboni bantfu bebamukela kubona, tishosha tebantfu tiyahamba, bulephelo bususiwe, labangeva bantfu bayeva, bantfu lebebasafile bayavuswa babuyiselwa imphilo, kanye nebantfu labadzingile batjelwa
\v 23 livangeli. Umuntfu longeayeki kukholwa ngimi ngenca yetento tami ubusisiwe."
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\v 24 Emva kwekutsi titfunywa taJohane setihambile, Jesu wacala watsi kulesicuku ngaJohane, "Naphumela ehlane kuyobona ini? Umhlanga unganyakatiswa ngumoya?
\v 25 Kodwa niphumele kuyobonani? Indvodza yembatse timphahla letidulile? Buka, labo labembatsa timphahla letidulile nalabaphila imphilo lephucukile basetigodlweni temankhosi.
\v 26 Kodwa naphumela kuyobonani? Umphrofethi? Yebo, ngitsi kini, lokungetulu kwemphrofethi.
\v 27 Lona nguye lokwabhalwa ngaye, 'Buka, ngitfumela sitfunywa phambi kwebuso bakho, lotokulungisela indlela phambi kwakho.'
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\v 28 Ngitsi kini, emkhatsini walabatalwa besifazane kute lomkhulu kunaJohane. Noko loyo lomncane embusweni waNkulunkulu mkhulu kunaye."
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\v 29 (Uma bonkhe bantfu bakuva loko, kufaka khatsi nalababutsa imitselo, bavuma kutsi Nkulunkulu ulungile, ngobe babhabhatiswa ngembhabhatiso waJohane.
\v 30 Kodvwa bafarisi netishayi mtsetfo tayala inhloso yaNkulunkulu tona lucobo, ngobe abazange babhabhatiswa nguJohane)
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\v 31 Yini, nje, lengingafananisa labantfu bakulesikhatsi nako? Yini nje labanjengayo?
\v 32 Bafanana nebantfwana labadlala ngasedzaweni yekutsengisela, labahlalako babitane bese batsi,' sinidlalela lihambu, kepha kanijayivi. Sihlabela tingoma temgcwabo, anikhali.'
\v 33 Noko Johane umbhabhatisi weta angadli sinkhwa anganatsi newayini, nase nitsi,' unelidimoni.'
\v 34 Indvodzana yemuntfu yeta idla iphindze inatsa, nase nitsi, 'Buka, isidli lendvodza ibuye ibesidzakwa, ungumngani webatselisi kanye netoni!'
\v 35 Kepha inhlakanipho yentiwe yalunga ngabo bonkhe bantfwanabayo.
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\v 36 Ngako munye webafarisi wamema Jesu kutsi ayodla naye. Noko emva kwekutsi Jesu angene endlini yalomfarisi, wahlala etafuleni atodla.
\v 37 Buka, bekunemfati kulelidolobha lebe asoni. Uma atfola kutsi abehleti etafuleni endlini yeMfarisi, waletsa lijeke belakhiwe ngelitje le alabhasta lemafutsa emakha.
\v 38 Asemile emva kwakhe madvutane netinyawo takhe, wakhala ngelusizi, wacala wamantisa tinyawo takhe ngetinyembeti, wase utesula ngetinywele tinhloko yakhe wacabula tinyawo takhe wase utigcobisa ngemakha.
\v 39 Uma lomfarisi abememe Jesu akubona loko, Wacabanga kuye, watsi, "kube lendvodza beyingumphrofethi, beyitokwati kutsi ngubani noma ulihlobo lini lomfati lamtsintsako yena, kutsi usoni.
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\v 40 Jesu waphendvula wase utsi kuye, "Simoni, nginentfo lengifuna kuyisho kuwe." watsi, "yisho, Mfundzisi!"
\v 41 Jesu watsi, "Lenye indvodza lebe ibolekisa ngemali beyikweletwa ngebantfu lababili. Lomunye abemkweleta sisindvo semali lengemakhulu lasihlanu, lomnye lengangemalangeni langemashumi lasihlanu.
\v 42 Uma solo bangakhoni kumbhadala, wase uyabatsetselela bobabili. Ngako ke, ngumuphi kulaba lotamtsandza kakhulu?"
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\v 43 Simoni wamphendvula watsi," Ngiyacabanga ngulolowamtsetselela lokunyenti." Jesu watsi kuye," Uhlulele kahle."
\v 44 Jesu wagucukela kulomfati wase utsi kuSimoni," Uyambona lomfati. Ngingene endlini yakho. Awukate wanginiketa emanti etinyawo tami, kepha yena umantise tinyawo tami ngetinyembeti wase uyatesula ngetinwele takhe.
\v 45 Awukake wangicabula, kepha ngesikhatsi ngingena lapha akake wema kucabula tinyawo tami
\v 46 Awukake wagcobisa tinwele tami ngemafutsa, kepha yena ugcobise tinyawo tami ngemafutsa lanemakha.
\v 47 Ngako-ke Ngitsi kuwe, tono takhe, lebe titinengi, titsetselelwe-ngobe unelutsandvo kakhulu. kepha loyo lotsetselelwe kancane, utsandza kancane."
\v 48 Wase utsi kuye," Tono takho titsetselelwe."
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\v 49 Laba bekahleti nabo bacala batsi kulomunye nalomunye, "Ngubani lona lotsetselela netono?"
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\v 50 Wase Jesu utsi kulomfati," Kukholwa kwakho kukusindzisile. Hamba ngekutfula."
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\v 1 Kwenteka ngekushesha emvakwa loko Jesu wahamba emadolobheni nemakhaya, ashumayela aphindze amemetela livangeli lembuso waNkulunkulu. Labalishumi nambili bebanaye,
\v 2 kanye nebesifazane labatsite labebaphulukisiwe emadimonini nasetifeni; Mariya waseMagadala, loyo lokwakhishwa emadimoni lasikhombisa,
\v 3 Juwana, umfati waKhuza, meninjeli waHerodi; Susana; nalabanye labanyenti, lababetsatsa engcebeni yabo, banakekela tidzingo tabo.
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\v 4 Ngalesikhatsi sicuku sebantfu sihlangene, kantsi nebantfu bebeta kuye basuka emadolobheni onkhe, wabatjela umfanekiso;"
\v 5 Umlimi waya kuyohlanyela inhlanyelo. Asahlanyela, lenye yawa ngaphandle kwemgwaco bayinyatsela ngaphansi kwetinyawo, netinyoni letindizela emoyeni tayidla.
\v 6 Lenye yawela emadvwaleni, yatsi nje isakhula, yabuna, ngoba yayingenamswakama.
\v 7 Lenye yawela emkhatsini wemanyeva, nemanyeva akhula kanye kanye nenhlanyelo ayiminyanisa.
\v 8 Kepha lenye yawela emhlabatsini lononile yakhicita silimo lesasilikhulu kakhulu kunakucala." Ngemuva kwekutsi Jesu atisho letintfo leti, wababita, "Loyo lonetindlebe tekuva, makeve."
\p
\v 9 Bafundzi bakhe bambuta kutsi usho kutsini lomfanekiso.
\v 10 Watsi, "Lwati lwetimfihlo tembuso waNkulunkulu setiniketwe kini, kepha kulabanye ngikhuluma ngemfanekiso, khona lapho lababonako ngeke babone, nalabevako ngeke bakhone kucondza.'
\p
\v 11 Nyalo ke nayi ichazelo yalomfanekiso: Inhlanyelo ilivi laNkulunkulu.
\v 12 Labo labakulendlela ngulabo labevile, kepha kwabese kufika sathane watsatsa livi etinhlitiyweni khona bangetu kholwa baphindze basindziswe.
\v 13 Leyo lesedvwaleni ngulabo, mabeva livi, balemukele ngenjabulo. Kepha bababete timphandze; bakholwa kwesikhashana, ngesikhatsi sekuvivinywa bayawa.
\v 14 Lenhlanyelo layawela emkhatsini wemanyeva bantfu labeva livi, kepha nabasachubeka nendlela, baminyaniswa yiminako nemicebo nenjabuliso yalokukuphila, netitselo tabo atikhuli.
\v 15 Kepha lenhlanyelo lewela emhlabeni lolungile, labo ngulabatsi nabeva livi ngekwetsembeka nebuhle benhlitiyo, bayalibamba balivikele ukuze bakhicite titselo ngekubeketela ngekucinisela.
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\v 16 Kute namunye lokhanyisa sibane abese usivala ngendishi nome asibeke ngaphansi kwembhedze. Lokungenani ukubeka etikwesitja sekukhanyisa khona wonkhe longenako akubone kukhanya.
\v 17 Ngoba kute lokufihlakele lokungayuwateka, futsi kute lokuyifihlo lokungayuwateka kuphindze kuvele ekukhanyeni.
\v 18 Ngako lalela ngekucaphela, kuloyo lonako, lokunyenti utoniketwa lokunyenti kuye, kepha loyo lote lutfo, naloko lacabanga kutsi unako uyakwemukwa kona."
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\v 19 Bomake wakhe nabomnakabo beta kuye kepha abakhonanga kuta edvute naye ngenca yeticuku.
\v 20 Watjelwa, 'Make wakho nabomnakenu bakumele ngaphandle bafuna kukubona.'
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\v 21 Kepha Jesu waphendvula watsi kubo, 'Make wami nabomnaketfu ngulabo labeva livi laNkulunkulu balente."
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\v 22 Ngalelinye lilanga wekhwela umkhumbi nebafundzi bakhe, watsi kubo, "asambeni siye ngesheya kwelwandle. "Bachubeka bawelela ngesheya.
\v 23 Kepha basahamba walala. Umoya losivunguvungu wacala wahhusha elwandle, phindze umkhumbi wabo wagcwala emanti, babasengotini.
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\v 24 Ngalokunjalo bafundzi baJesu beta kuye bamvusa batsi, "Mfundzisi! Mfundzisi! sesitokufa!" Wavuka wawekhuta lomoya neludlame lemanti, konkhe kwema, kwaba nekuthula.
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\v 25 Wase utsi kubo, "Kuphi kukholwa kwenu?" Kepha bebasaba futsi bamangala babutana bodvwana," Ngubani kantsi lona, lotjela umoya nemanti, kumlalele?"
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\v 26 Bachubekela balibangisa esifundzeni sase Gerasa, lebe ngungesheya kwelwandle iGalile.
\v 27 Lapho Jesu wehlela emhlabatsini, wahlangana nendvodza letsite kulelidolobha lebeyinemadimoni. Kwakusikhatsi lesidze angakagcoki timphahla, futsi angahlali endlini kepha emkhatsini wemathuna.
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\v 28 Makabona Jesu, wakhala wawa phansi phambi kwakhe watsi ngeliphimbo lelikhulu, "Utihluphelani ngami, Jesu, ndvodzana yaNkulunkulu lophakeme? Ngiyakucela, ungangihlukumeti."
\v 29 Ngoba Jesu bakatjele umoya longcolile kutsi aphume kulendvodza. Besekungemahlandla lamanyenti, noma bekabophe ngetinketane aphindze agcinwe agadziwe, bekaphule tinketane bekahanjiswa ngemadimoni aze amuyise ehlane.
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\v 30 Wase Jesu uyambuta, "Ungubani libito lakho?" Watsi, "Legiyoni," emadimoni lamanyenti beka ngene kuye.
\v 31 Bekamncenga kutsi angawatfumeli emgodzini longenamkhawulo.
\v 32 Kwakukhona umhlambi wetingulube lobekatidlela emagcumeni. Lamadimoni amncenga kutsi awayekele angene kuto, futsi wawanika imvumo.
\v 33 Lamadimoni aphuma kulendvodza acondza etingulubeni, nemhlambi waphutfuma wehla emagcuma angena elwandle ancwila.
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\v 34 Mababona labebanakekela tingulube loko lokwakwentekile, bagijima babatjela ngalokwentekile edolobheni nase macentselweni.
\v 35 Ngako ke bantfu bahamba bayobona kutsi kwakwentekeni, babese beta kuJesu bakhandza lendvodza lebekuphume emadimoni. Bekahleti etinyaweni taJesu, agcokile nasengcondvweni lekahle; batfuka.
\v 36 Nalabo labebabonile babatjela ngalendvodza lebeyinemadimoni kutsi iphilisiwe.
\v 37 Bonkhe bantfu bakuleso sifundza sase Gerasa bacela Jesu kutsi akesuke kubo, ngoba bebangenelwe kwesaba lokukhulu. Wangena esikebheni khona batawubuyela emuva
\v 38 Lendvodza lapho emadimoni bekaphume khona yamncenga kutsi amyekele ahambe naye, kepha Jesu wamtfula khashane, watsi,"
\v 39 Buyela ekhaya lakho ubatjela ngaloku Nkulunkulu abakwentele kona." Lendvodza yahamba ngendlela, amemetela kulolonkhe lidolobha ngaloko Jesu labementele kona.
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\v 40 Nyalo ke Jesu nakabuya, sicuku samemukela, ngoba bebamlindzele.
\v 41 Buka la, indvodza lelibito layo kungu Jayiru, beka ngulomunye webaholi beli sinagogi, weta wawa phansi etinyaweni taJesu, wamncenga kutsi ete endlini yakhe
\v 42 Ngoba indvodzakati yakhe lekuphela kwayo, intfombatana leneminyaka lelishumi nambili budzala, beyifa. Njengoba Jesu bekasendleleni, sicuku sebantfu samgegeletela madvute naye.
\v 43 Nyalo bekunemfati khona lapho lebekopha iminyaka lelishumi nambili besasebentise yonkhe imali yakhe, futsi angakhoni kuphiliswa nanoma ngubani.
\v 44 Weta ngemuva kwaJesu watsintsa umphetfo welijazi lakhe, ngesikhashana nje kopha kwama.
\v 45 Jesu watsi, "Ngubani longitsintsile?" Bonkhe baphika, Phetro watsi, "Mholi, lesicuku sebantfu bakhona madvute nawe futsi bayasondzela madvute nawe."
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\v 46 Kepha Jesu watsi, "lomunye ungitsintsile, ngiyati kutsi emandla sekaphumile kimi."
\v 47 Nakabona lomfati lokutsi ngeke asakhona kubaleka angakabonwa, weta atfutfumela wawa phambi kwakhe. Ebukhoneni babo bonkhe labantfu wachaza kutsi umtsintse leni yena nekutsi ngesikhashana uphilisiwe.
\v 48 Wase utsi kuye," ndvodzakati, kukholwa kwakho kukuphilisile. Hamba ngekuthula."
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\v 49 Kusenjalo asakhuluma, lomunye weta achamuka endlini yemholi welisinagogeni, atsi, "Indvodzakati yakho seyifile. Ungasachubeki nekumhlupha umfundzisi."
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\v 50 Kepha Jesu nakakuva loko, wamphendvula Jayiru," Ungesabi; kuphela kholwa, utowuphiliswa."
\v 51 Maketa endlini, akavumelanga nanome ngubani kutsi angene naye, ngaphandle kwa Phetro naJohane kanye na Jakobe na babe walomntfwana namake wakhe.
\v 52 Nyalo bonkhe bebazilile bakhalela yena, kepha watsi, "Ningakhali; akafi kodvwa ulele."
\v 53 Kodvwa bamhleka yena, bebati kutsi ufile.
\v 54 Kodvwa wamtsatsa ngesandla wambita, watsi, "mntfwana, sukuma!"
\v 55 Umoya wakhe wabuya, wasuka ngaleso sikhatsi. Wabatjela kutsi abamtfolele langakudla.
\v 56 Batali bakhe bamangala kakhulu, kodvwa wabatjela kutsi bangatjeli muntfu loko lekwakwentekile.
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\v 1 Wabita labalishumi nambili kanye kanye phindze wabanika emandla kanye nemagunya kutsi bakhiphe emadimoni phindze baphilise netifo.
\v 2 Wabatfuma kutsi bayoshumayela umbuso wa Nkulunkulu phindze baphilise labagulako.
\v 3 Watsi kubo, "Ningaphatsi lutfo eluhambeni lwenu, naludvondvolo, natipatji, natinkhwa, namali, natimphahla tekushintja.
\v 4 Noma ngabe nguyiphi indlu leningena kuyo, hlalani lapho nize nihambe.
\v 5 Noma ngabe banganemukeli, Nanishiya lelodolobha, tsintsitsani lonkhe lutfuli etinyaweni tenu njengebufakazi lobuphambene nabo."
\v 6 Base bayesuka baya emakhaya, bamemetela livangeli phindze baphilisa nebantfu ndzawo tonkhe.
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\v 7 Nyalo Herodi umthetrakhi weva ngako konkhe lokwenteka, kanye kwammangalisa, Ngenca yalokwashiwo ngulabanye kutsi Johane uvukile kulabafile,
\v 8 kanye nalabanye labatsi Elija ubonakele, phindze labanye batsi ngulomunye walabaphrofethi bakadzeni lovukile.
\v 9 Herodi watsi," Ngijube inhloko yaJohane. Ngubani lengiva ngaye letintfo leti?" Futsi wezama kuyombona.
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\v 10 Ngesikhatsi baphostoli babuya, Bamtjela konkhe lebakwentile. Wase uyabatsatsa naye, phindze basuka bayakhashane ekusitsekeni kwelidolobha lekutsiwa Bethsayida.
\v 11 kepha lesicuku seva ngaloku, samlandzela. Wabemukela phindze wakhuluma nabo mayelana nalombuso waNkulunkulu, waphilisa labo labandzinga kuphiliswa.
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\v 12 Nyalo lelilanga selitawushona, labalishumi nambili beta kuye base batsi, hambisa leticuku baye kulamakhaya ladvutane nasemaphandleni elive kuyotfola indzawo yekulala kanye nekudla, ngenca yekutsi sesilapha endzaweni lelihlane."
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\v 13 kepha watsi kubo, '"Banikeni nine intfo labangayidla." Batsi, "sinemikhama lesihlanu esinkhwa kanye netinhlati letimbili-ngaphandle masingaya siyotsenga kudla kwabo bonkhe labantfu."
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\v 14 (bebalinganiswa etinkhulungwanene letisihlanu temadvodza). Watsi kubafundzi bakhe, "bente bahlale phansi babengemacembu lalinganiswa emashumini lasihlanu ngalinye."
\v 15 Ngako bafundzi bakhe benta loko base labantfu bahlala phansi bonkhe.
\v 16 Wase sewutsatsa tinkhwa letisihlanu kanye netimfishi letimbili, wabuka etulu watibusisa wase uyatigamula taba ngemacetu, wabese utinika bafundzi bafundzi bakhe kutsi bamukelise lesicumbi.
\v 17 Badla bonkhe benela, naloku lebesekusele kwabutfwa- timvutfuluka letagcwala emabhasikidi lalishumi nakubili.
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\v 18 Kwatsi Jesu athantaza yedvwa, bafundzi bakhe banaye. Wababuta, watsi, "leticumbi titsi ngingubani?"
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\v 19 Baphendvula batsi, "titsi ungu Johane umbhabhatisi. Kodvwa labanye batsi ungu Elisha, nalabanye batsi ungumunye webaphrofethi basendvulo lovukile ekufeni.
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\v 20 Wase utsi kubo, "kodvwa nine nitsi ngingubani?" Phethro waphendvula watsi, "Ungu Khristu wa Nkulunkulu.
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\v 21 "Kodvwa Jesu wabecwayisisa kutsi bangatjeli muntfu loku,
\v 22 watsi, "Indvodzana yemuntfu kumele ihluphekiswe tintfo letinengi iphindze ingemukeleki kulabadzala nakubaphristi labakhulu nebafundzisi bemtsetfo, itawuphindze ibulawe bese iyavuswa ngelilanga lesitsatfu."
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\v 23 Wase utsi kubo bonkhe, "Nangabe nome ngubani afuna kungilandzela, kumele angavumeli tifiso takhe bese utfwala siphambano sakhe onkhe malanga angilandzele.
\v 24 Lowo lotisindzisela imphilo yakhe itamlahlekela, kodvwa nome ngubani lolahlekelwa kuphila kwakhe ngenca yami utawusindza.
\v 25 Kuhle ngani kutsi umuntfu azuze live lonkhe, kodvwa alahlekelwe nguye cobo lwakhe?
\v 26 Loyo lonemahloni nami nemavi ami, ne Ndvodzana yemuntfu iyawuba nemahloni naye nayita ngenkhatimulo yayo nangenkhatimulo yaBabe neyetingelosi.
\v 27 Kodvwa ngicinisile ngitsi kini, kunalabakhona lebeme lana labangeke bafe ngaphambi kwekutsi babone umbuso wa Nkulunkulu."
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\v 28 Ngalesikhatsi sekwengce emalanga langaba lasiphohlongo Jesu akhulume lamagama, watsatsa Phethro na Johane na Jakobe wahamba nabo waya entsabeni bayothantaza.
\v 29 Asathantaza, simo sebuso bakhe sashintja, phindze netembatfo takhe taba mhlophe tacwatimula.
\v 30 Masinyane, emadvodza lamabili abekhuluma naye, bo Mosi na Elija,
\v 31 labavela ngenkhatimulo, bakhuluma naye ngekuhamba kwakhe, lebesatakucedzela e Jerusalema.
\v 32 Nyalo Phetro kanye nalabanye labebanaye bebatela, kepha nabavuka, babona inkhatimulo kanye nemandvodza lamabili labebeme naye.
\v 33 Basahamba naJesu, Phetro watsi kuye, "Nkhosi, kukahle yini kuba lapha. Asakheni tindlu letintsatfu, yinye yakho, lenye yaMose, kanye nalenye yaElija." Bekangati kutsi utsini.
\v 34 Basasho loku, lifu leta labengama, futsi bebetfukile nabayongena kulelifu.
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\v 35 kwaphuma livi kule lifu, latsi, "Lona yindvodzana yami, lelengamkhetsa; yilaleleni."
\v 36 Nase livi selikhulumile, Jesu abese ayedvwa. Bathula bangatjeli muntfu ngalamalanga noma ngabe yini labakubonile.
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\v 37 Nyalo ngelilanga lelilandzelako, ngalesikhatsi behlela phansi entsabeni, sicuku lesikhulu sambona.
\v 38 Bheka, indvodza kulesicuku yakhala kakhulu yatsi, "Umfundzisi, ngiyakuncenga ubuke idvondzana yami lokuphela kwayo.
\v 39 Uyabona, kutsi kunemoya lophetse imphilo yakhe ngekushesha uyamemeta; liyamkhahlameta aphukuhle emagwebu. liyephuta nekumyekela limbangele kulimala kabi.
\v 40 Ngicele bafundzi bakho kutsi baliphoce liphume, kepha behluleka."
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\v 41 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi," kungakholwa kwalesitukulwane salamuhla,
\v 42 sikhatsi lesinganani lengifanele ngibe nani ngaso phindze nginibeketelela? Letsa lendvodzana yakho lapha," Ngesikhatsi lomfana eta, leli dimoni lamjika phansi emhlabatsini laphindze lamnklinklitisa kamatima. Kepha Jesu wawekhuta lomoya lomubi wase soyamphilisa lomfana, phindze wambuyisela kuyise wakhe.
\v 43 Bonkhe bebamangele bamangaliswa bukhulu baNkulunkulu. Basemangaliswe ngiko konkhe labekwenta, Watsi kubafundzi bakhe,
\v 44 yentani lamagama engene ekujuleni kwetindlebe tenu; Indvondzana yemuntfu itawunikelwa etandleni tebantfu."
\v 45 Kepha bebanga yicondzisisi lendzaba. Kwakufihlekile kubo, ngako bebangati kutsi lisho kutsini, base besaba nekubuta ngayo lendzaba.
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\v 46 Base bacala kuphikisana emkhatsini kwabo mayelana nekutsi ngumuphi lokutawuba mkhulu kubo.
\v 47 Kepha Jesu, atati tizindlo letisenhlitiyweni yabo, watsatsa umntfwana lomncane wamsondzeta ngakuye
\v 48 wase utsi kubo, "Noma ngabe ngubani loyomukela lomntfwana egameni lami, wemukela mine; phindze noma ngabe ngubani longemukelako mine, wemukela loyo longitfumile. Ngako ke lomncane emkhatsini wenu nonkhe nguye lomkhulu."
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\v 49 Johane waphendvula, "Nkhosi, sibone umuntfu atama kukhipha emadimoni ngeligama lakho samalele, ngenca yekungakulandzeli kanye natsi."
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\v 50 Ningamuvimbi," kwasho Jesu," Ngoba noma ngabe ngubani longaphambani nani wenu.
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\v 51 Uma emalanga sasondzela kutsi enyuswe, wenta buso bakha babuka eJerusalema.
\v 52 watfumela sitfunywa phambi kwakhe, phindze bahamba bayongena endzaweni yemasamariya kutsi ilungiswe konkhe yentelwe yena.
\v 53 Kepha labantfu abamemukelanga yena ngenca yekubhekisa buso bakhe eJerusalema.
\v 54 Ngesikhatsi bafundzi bo Jakobe kanye na Johane bakubona loku, batsi," Nkhosi, uyafuna sitfumele umlilo kutsi wehlele phansi ezulwini kutobabhubhisa?"
\v 55 kepha wabakhuta bona,
\v 56 wase uyakulenye indzawo.
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\v 57 Basahamba ngendlela, lomunye watsi kuye," Ngitokulandzela lapho uya khona."
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\v 58 Jesu watsi kuye," timphungusha tinemigodzi kanye netinyoni tinetidleke, kepha indvodzana yemuntfu kute lapha ingalala khona."
\v 59 Wase utsi kulomunye, "ngilandzeleni." kepha watsi, "Nkhosi, kucala ngivumele ngihambe ngiyongcwaba babe."
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\v 60 kepha watsi kuye," Shiya labafile batongcwaba labafile babo. kepha kwakho, hamba uyomemeta kashane nakabanti ngembuso waNkulunkulu."
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\v 61 Wase lomunye utsi," Ngiyokulandzela, Nkhosi, kepha kwekucala angitsi salani kulabo labasekhaya."
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\v 62 Jesu wamphendvula," akekho lobaka sandla ekhubeni phindze abuke emuva lowufanele umbuso waNkulunkulu."
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\v 1 Nyalo emuva kwato tonkhe letitintfo, Inkhosi yabeka labanye labangemashumi lasikhombisa, phindze wabatfumela ngababili ngababili embikwakhe kulo lonkhe lidolobha nendzawo lapho yena lucobo lwakhe abesatawuya khona.
\v 2 Watsi kubo, "Sivuno sinengi kepha basebenti bancane. Ngakoke celani Inkhosi ngalesivuno, kutfumela basebenti esivunweni sakhe.
\v 3 Hamba ngendlela yakho. Buka, nginitfumela njenge timvu emkhatsini wetimphisi.
\v 4 ningaphatsi sikhwama semali noma sesivakashi noma tincabule futsi ningabingeleli muntfu endleleni.
\v 5 Noma ngabe nguyiphi indlu leningena kuyo, tsanini kucala, "kuthula makube kulendlu!"
\v 6 Uma ngabe kunemuntfu wekuthula lapho, kuthula kwenu kutawuhlala kuye, kepha uma kute, kuthula kwenu kutawubuyela kini.
\v 7 Hlalani kuleyondlu, udla futsi unatsa konkhe labaninika kona, ngoba sisebenti, sifanelwe liholo laso. Ningahambi nicocoma indlu nendlu.
\v 8 Noma ngabe nguliphi lidolobha leningena kulo, bese bayanimukela, dlanini labakubeke embikwenu
\v 9 niphilise labagulako labalapho. nitsi kubo, "umbuso waNkulunkulu sewusondzele dvute nani."
\v 10 Noma ngabe nguluphi lidolobha leningena kulo banganimukeli, phumelani etitaladini takhona nitsi,
\v 11 "Nelutfuli lase dolobheni lenu lelihlala etinyaweni tetfu, silususela nine! Kepha yatini loku: Umbuso waNkulunkulu sewudvutane."
\v 12 Ngitsi kini ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa kuyawuba ncono kakhulu eSodoma kunalelo dolobha.
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\v 13 Nako kuwe, Chorazin! Nako kuwe, Bethsayida! Kube imisebenti lemikhulu beyentiwa kini beyentiwa eThire nase Sidoni, ngabe kadze baphendvuka, bahlala emasakeni nase mlotseni.
\v 14 Kepha kuyawuba ncono kakhulu ebantfwini base Thire neSidoni ngekuhlulelwa kunani.
\v 15 Nawe Khaphanawume, nicabanga kutsi nitawuphakanyiselwa ezulwini? Cha, nitowehliselwa eHayidesi.
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\v 16 Loyo lolalela nine ulalela mine, naloyo loniphikako uphika mine, bese loyo lophika mine uphika loyo longitfumile."
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\v 17 Labalishumi nesikhomisa babuya nentfokoto, batsi," Nkhosi, nemadimoni imbala asitfobele ngelibito lakho."
\v 18 Jesu watsi kubo, "Ngibone Sathane awa ezulwini njengembane.
\v 19 Bona, ngininikete emagunya ekugcobagcoba tinyoka nabo fecela, nasetikwawo onkhe emandla esitsa, kute ngisho kunye noma ngabe ngubani lotanilimata.
\v 20 Nome kunjalo ningajabuleli loku kuphela, lokutsi imoya iyanitfobela, kepha jabulani kutsi emagama incumbi ayabhaliswa ezulwini."
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\v 21 Ngaleso sikhatsi watfokota kakhulu kumoya loyingcwele, wabese utsi, "ngiyakudvumisa, Babe, Nkhosi yemazulu nemhlaba, ngoba utifihlile leti tintfo kulabo laba hlakaniphile nalaba condzako wavetela kulabo labangaka fundziswa, njenge bantfwana labancane. Yebo, babe, ngoba kwakutfokotisa emehlweni akho.
\v 22 "Tonkhe tintfo tiniketelwe kimi, nguBabe, futsi kute lowati kutsi ngubani indvodzana ngaphandle kweyise, futsi kute lowati kutsi uyise ngubani ngaphandle kwendvodzana nalabo indvodzana ikhetsa kutembula kubo."
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\v 23 Wabese uyagucuka ubuka bafundzi watsi kubo ngansense, "Ubusisiwe loyo lobona tintfo lenitibonako.
\v 24 Ngitsi kini, baphrofethi nemakhosi lamanyenti afisile kubona letintfo lenitibonako, futsi abatibonanga, nekuva letintfo lenitivako futsi abativanga."
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\v 25 Buka, sati semutsetfo sasukuma kute sitewumlinga, satsi, "Mfundzisi, kufanele ngente njani kute ngizuze imphilo yanguna phakadze?
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\v 26 Jesu watsi kuye, '"Kubhalwe kutsini emtsetfweni? Uwufundza njani?"
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\v 27 Waphendvula wabese utsi, utawutsandza, Inkhosi Nkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho, ngawo wonkhe umoya wakho, ngawo onkhe emandla akho, ngayo yonkhe ingcondvo yakho kanye namakhelwane wakho njengobe utitsandza wena."
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\v 28 Jesu watsi kuye, "uphendvule kahle. Yenta loku utawubese uyaphila."
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\v 29 Kepha yena, abefisa kutitsetselela, watsi kuJesu, "Ngubani makhelwane?"
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\v 30 Jesu wamuphendvula watsi," Indvodza letsitse beyehla ichamuka eJerusalema iya eJerikho. Yatirsela etu kwetigebengu, latamemuka tintfo takhe, tamushaya, tamushiya asalengela kufa.
\v 31 Ngelitfuba umphristi lotsite bekehla ngalendlela, watsi nakambona, wendlula ngalelinye lihlangotsi.
\v 32 Ngalokufanako, umLevi naye, watsi nakafika kulendzawo wambona, wendlula kulelinye luhlangotsi.
\v 33 Kepha umSamariya lotsite, asahamba ngalendlela, wefike lapho beka khona khona. Nakambona watsintfwa luvelo.
\v 34 Wasondzela kuye wabese umbopha emanceba, watsela emafutsa neliwayini kuwo. Wambeka esilwaneni sakhe, wamuletsa endzaweni yekulala wamunakekela.
\v 35 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako wakhipha boDenari lababili wawanika lobuke lendzawo, wabese utsi, "munakekele, bese kutsi noma ngabe yini loyingetako, nangibuya, ngitawukubhadala."
\v 36 Ngumuphi kulaba labatsatfu locabanga kutsi bekangu makhelwane kuloyo lowehlela etigebengwini?"
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\v 37 Watsi, "Ngulona lowaba nemusa naye." Jesu watsi kuye, "hamba uyowenta njalo."
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\v 38 Basahamba endleleni, wangena emangweni lotsite, futsi newesifazane lotsite libito lakhe kungu Mata wamemukela endlini yakhe.
\v 39 Bekana dzadze wabo lebekabitwa ngekutsi ngu Mariya, lowahlala etinyaweni teNkhosi weva livi layo.
\v 40 Kepha Mata abe matasatasa alungiselela kuniketela sidlo. Wenyukela kuJesu watsi, "Nkhosi, awunendzaba yini kutsi dzadzewami ungishiyile kutsi ngisebente ngedvwa? Ngakoke mutjele atongilekelela."
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\v 41 Kepha iNkhosi yaphendvula yatsi kuye, Mata, Mata uyatatatela futsi ukhatsatekile ngetintfo incumbi,
\v 42 kepha kunye lokumcoka. Mariya ukhetse lokumcoka, lokungeke kutsatfwe kuye."
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\v 1 Kwenteka ngalinye lemalanga kutsi Jesu abethandaza endzaweni letsite. Ngesikhatsi asacedzile, lomunye webafundzi bakhe watsi kuye, "Nkhosi, sifundzise kuthandaza njengoba Johane wafundzisa bafundzi bakhe."
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\v 2 Jesu watsi kubo, "Uma nithandaza nibotsi, 'Babe, libito lakho alingcweliswe. Umbuso wakho awute.
\v 3 Siphe sinkhwa setfu imihla.
\v 4 Sicolele tono tetfu, njengoba natsi sibacolela labo labasonako. Ungangenisi ekulingweni."
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\v 5 Jesu watsi kubo, "Ngubani kini longaba nemngani, longaya kuye emkhatsini webusuku, bese utsi kuye, 'Mngani, nginanisele tinkhwa letintsatfu,
\v 6 njengoba umngani wami uvele weta achamuka khashane, kantsi ngite lutfo lengingakubeka phambi kwakhe?'
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\v 7 Bese lolongekhatsi lowamuphendvula angatsi, 'Ungangiyabuli. Umnyango sovele ukhiyiwe, nebantfwabami, kudze naye, basembhedzeni. Angeke ngikhone kuvuka ngikunike sinkhwa.'
\v 8 Ngitsi kuwe, noma ngabe akavuki akunike lesinkhwa ngoba ungumngani wakhe, yebo ngenca yekuchubeka kwakho nekungahlazeki, utawuvuka akunike tinkhwa letinyenti kangangetidzingo takho.
\v 9 Futsi ngitsi kini, celani, utawunikwa; funani, nitawutfola; nconcotsani, nitawuvulelwa.
\v 10 Ngoba wonkhe umuntfu locelako uyamukela; nalofunako uyatfola; nemuntfu lonconcotsako, uyawuvulelwa.
\v 11 Ngumuphi babe emkhatsisini wenu, uma ucela inhlanti, amunike inyoka esikhundleni senhlanti?
\v 12 Noma ke uma acela licandza, ungamunika yini fecela?
\v 13 Ngako ke, uma nine lababi nikwati kupha bantfwabenu tipho letinhle, kangakanani Babe wenu waseZulwini aphe Moya Logcwele kulabo labamucelako?"
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\v 14 Jesu abekhipha lidimoni lebelingakhulumi. Naseliphumile lelidimoni, lendvodza lebeyingakhulumi yakhuluma, nalesicuku samangala.
\v 15 Kepha labanye balabantfu batsi, "NguBhelzebule, umphatsi wemadimoni, ukhipha emadimoni."
\v 16 Labanye bamuvivinya futsi bacela kuye sibonakaliso lesibuya ezulwini.
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\v 17 Kepha Jesu wayati imicabango yabo watsi kubo, "Wonkhe umbuso lohlukene kumelana nabo bodvwa lentiwe lasheshe lawa, futsi umndeni lowehlukene lomelana wodvwa uyawa.
\v 18 Uma Sathane ahlukene amelana nelucobo lwakhe, umbuso wakhe ungema njani? Ngoba utsite ngikhipha emadimoni ngaBhelzebule.
\v 19 Uma ngikhipha emadimoni ngaBhelzebule, balandzeli bakho bona bawakhipha ngabani? Ngenca yaloku, batoba bahluleli bakho.
\v 20 Kepha uma ngikhipha emadimoni ngelugalo lwaNkulunkulu, bese lombuso waNkulunkulu sewufikile kini.
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\v 21 Uma indvodza lenemamdla ihlome iphelele agadze indlu yayo, tintfo takhe tiphephile,
\v 22 kepha uma indvodza lenemandla kunaye imehlulekisa, lendvodza lenemandla itsatsa letikhali talendvodza lebeyitetsembile bese utsatsa inzuzo yalendvodza.
\v 23 Loyo longekho ngakimi umelene nami, naloyo longahlangani nami uyasakata.
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\v 24 Uma umoya longakahlobi sowuphumile kumuntfu, undlula tindzawo letilihlane ufuna kuphumula, utsi, 'Ngitawubuyela endlini yami lengibuya kuyo.'
\v 25 Sewubuyile, utfola kutsi seyitsanyelwe lendlu yabekwa ngabolonina.
\v 26 Bese uyahamba uyolandza leminye imimoya yayo lesikhombisa lemibi kunayo lucobo lwayo bese ita yonkhe itohlala lapho. Bese simo salomutfu sigcina sibangetulu kunakucala."
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\v 27 Kwenteka loko, asatisho letintfo leti, lomunye umfati waphakamisa liphimbo lakhe ngetulu kulesicuku watsi kuye, "Sibusisiwe lesibeletfo lesakutala nalamabele lakumunyisa."
\v 28 Kepha watsi, "Ngamane, babusisiwe ngulabo labeva livi laNkulunkulu bese bayaligcina."
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\v 29 Ticuku tisandza, Jesu wacala kutsi, "Lesitukulwane lesi situkulwane lesibi. Sifuna sibonakaliso, noko kute sibonakaliso lesitawunikwa kiso ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona.
\v 30 Njengoba naJona waba sibonakaliso kubase Nineve, kanjalo Indvodzana yeMuntfu itawuba sibonakaliso kulesitukulwane.
\v 31 Indlovukazi yaseNingizimu itawusukuma ekwehlulelweni nebantfu balesitukulwane lesi isilahle ngelicala, ngoba wachamuka khashane kwemhlaba atova lenhlakanipho yaSolomoni, abone, ukhona ulana umuntfu lomkhulu kunaSolomoni.
\v 32 Emadvodza aseNineve ngekwehlulelwa batawusukuma basilahle ngelicala lesitukulwane lesi sebantfu, ngobe baphendvuka naba shunyayelwa nguJona, futsi buka, ukhona ulana lomkhulu kunaJona.
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\v 33 Kute umuntfu, emvakwekutsi alayide sibane, asibeke endzaweni lesitsele noma ngaphasi kwebhasikidi, kepha elutsini lwesibane, khona labo labangenako batobona lokukhanya.
\v 34 Liso lakho lisibane semtimba. Uma liso lakho lilihle, umtimba wakho wonkhe ugcwala kukhanya. Kepha uma liso lakho lilibi, umtimba wakho ugcwala bumnyama.
\v 35 Ngako ke, caphelani kutsi lokukhanya lokukini akusibo bumnyama.
\v 36 Nangabe umtimba wakho wonkhe ugcwele kukhanya, kungabikho nencenye lesebumnyameni, umtimba wakho wonkhe utawuba njenge sibane uma sikhanyisa sikhanya kukhanya kwako lokukhulu kuwe."
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\v 37 Nasacedzile kukhuluma, uMfarisi wamcela kutsi atodla naye endlini yakhe, Jesu waya wefika wadla.
\v 38 LomFarisi wamangala kutsi Jesu udle angakagezi.
\v 39 Kepha Inkhosi yatsi kuye, "Nine baFarisi nigeza lingephandle lenkomishi nemapulede, kepha ngekhatsi kwenu kugcwele bumuti nebubi.
\v 40 Nine tilima tebantfu! Lona lowenta lingephandle akusiye yini lowenta lingekhatsi?
\v 41 Nikani labaphuyile lokungekhatsi, bese tonkhe tintfo titawuhlambululwa kini.
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\v 42 "Kodvwa maye kini baFarisi, ngoba nikhipha kwelishumi kwashaladi napelepele naletinye tinandzisi tengadze, kepha nivilaphela kulunga nelutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu, futsi ngaphandle kwekuhluleka kwenta letinye tintfo.
\v 43 Maye kini baFarisi, ngoba nitsandza titulo letingembili emasinagogweni nekubingelelwa lokuhloniphekile etimakethe.
\v 44 Maye kini, ngoba ninjengemathuna langasabonakali kutsi bantfu bahamba tikwalo ngaphandle kwekulati."
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\v 45 Lomunye waletati kulomtsetfo watsi kuye, "Mfundzisi, lolokushoko kuyasetfuka natsi."
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\v 46 Jesu watsi, "Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo! Ngoba nifaka bantfu ngephasi kwemitfwalo lelukhuni kuyiphatsa, kepha aniwutsintsi lomtfwalo nangemuno wenu.
\v 47 Maye kini, ngoba nakha emathuna ebaphrofethi, futsi bekumadloti enu lababulala.
\v 48 Ngako ke nibofakazi futsi nivumelwe kulemisebenti yemadloti enu, ngoba vele bababulala bese nakha emathuna abo.
\v 49 Ngoba ngalesizatfu lesi futsi, kuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kwatsi, 'Ngitawutfumela kubo baphrofethi nebaphostoli, labanye babo batawubahlupha futsi bababulale.'
\v 50 Lesitukulwane lesi, bese, siyawubanjwa sifanelwe ngiyo yonkhe lengati yebaphrofethi leyacitseka kusukela lomhlaba ucale,
\v 51 kusukela engatini yaAbela kuya engatini yaZakhariya, lowabulawa emkhatsini welilati nendzawo lengcwele. Yebo, ngitsi kini, lesitukululwane lesi siyawubanjwa sifanelwe.
\v 52 Maye kini tati temtsetfo, ngoba nitsetse tikhiya telwati; aningeni ngekhatsi nine matfupha, bese nivimba labo labangenako."
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\v 53 Emvakwekutsi Jesu esuke lapho, tati nebaFarisi bamchukuluta baphikisana naye ngetintfo letinyenti,
\v 54 betama kumetsiya ngemavi akhe.
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\v 1 Kwatsi ngaleso sikhatsi, uma tinkhulungwane tebantfu bahlangana kanyekanye kakhulu banyatselana, wacala ngekutsi kubafundzi bakhe kokucala kunako konkhe, "Caphelani imvubelo yebaFarisi, lokukutentisa.
\v 2 Kepha kute lokufihlakele lokungeke kuvetwe, futsi kute lokufihliwe longeke kwatiwe.
\v 3 Ngako nome yini lokushito ebumnyameni kutawuvakala ekukhanyeni, futsi lokukhulumile endlebeni ekhatsi etindlini kutawumenyetelwa ticongo tetindlu letisetulu.
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\v 4 Ngitsi kini, bangani bami, ningabesabi labo lababulala lomtimba, bese emvakwaloko bababete labangakwenta.
\v 5 Kepha ngitanecwayisa ngekutsi ngubani lekumele nimesabe. Yesabani lona, emvakwekuba abulawe, unemagunya ekunifaka esihogweni. Yebo, ngitsi kini, sabani yena.
\v 6 Boncedze labasihlanu abatsengiswa ngemasenti lamancane lamabili? kepha kute namunye wabo lokhohlwako emehlweni aNkulunkulu.
\v 7 Kepha ngisho netinwele tenhloko yakho tonkhe tibaliwe. Ningesabi. Nibaluleke kakhulu kunaboncedze labanyenti.
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\v 8 Ngitsi kini, wonkhe longivumako phambi kwebantfu, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawumvuma phambi kwetingelosi taNkulunkulu,
\v 9 kepha loyo longiphika phambi kwebantfu utawuphikwa phambi kwetingelosi taNkulunkulu.
\v 10 Wonkhe lokhuluma livi lelimelene neNdvodzana yeMuntfu, litawucolelwa, kepha kuloyo lohlambalata Moya Longcwele, angeke kucolelwe.
\v 11 Uma baniletsa embikwemasinagogu, babusi, nemakhosi, ningakhatsateki ngekutsi nitawukhuluma njani kutivikela kwenu, noma nitotsini,
\v 12 ngoba Moya Longcwele utanifundzisa kulelo hora lekumele nikusho."
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\v 13 Lomunye wakulesicumbi watsi kuye, "Mfusindzisi, tjela umnaketfu kutsi angabele lifa."
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\v 14 Jesu watsi kuye, "Ndvodza, ngubani longente umehluleli nementisi tikwenu?"
\v 15 Watsi kubo, "Caphelani nitibalekele tonkhe tifiso letimbi, ngoba imphilo yemuntfu ayinconotiswa bunjinga bakhe."
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\v 16 Wabese Jesu ubatjela umfanekiso, watsi, "Emasimu endvodza lecebile enta sivuno lesikhulu,
\v 17 sase sicabanga kuso, satsi, 'Yini lengitakwenta, ngoba ngite indzawo kugcina sivuno sami?
\v 18 Watsi, 'Naku lengitokwenta. Ngitawubhidlita tonkhe tinyango tami bese ngakha letinkhulu, bese lapho ngitawugcina sonkhe sivuno sami nalokunye.
\v 19 Ngitawutsi kumphefumulo wami, "Mphefumulo, unetintfo letinyenti letigcinwe iminyaka leminyenti. Phumula kalula, ngidle, nginatse, ngijabule."
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\v 20 Kepha Nkulunkulu watsi kuye, 'Silima sendvodza, kulobusuku banamuhla umphefumulo wakho uyabitwa kuwe, naletintfo lotilungisile, titoba tabani?
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\v 21 Ukanjalo ke umuntfu lotibekela umcebo kantsi akacebi kuNkulunkulu."
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\v 22 Jesu watsi kubafundzi bakhe, "Ngako ke ngitsi kini, ningakhatsateki ngetimphilo tenu, kutsi nitodlani; noma ngemitimba yenu, nitogcokani.
\v 23 Ngoba imphilo ibalulekile kakhulu kune kudla, nemtimba ubalulekile kakhulu kunetimphahla.
\v 24 Cabanga emangangane, kutsi akahlanyeli noma avune. Ate likamelo lekugcina noma tilulu, kepha Nkulunkulu uyatondla. Nibaluleke kakhulu kanganani kenine kunetinyoni!
\v 25 Ngubani nje lakini longangeta umnyaka ngekunganaki emphilweni yakhe?
\v 26 Nangabe ungakhoni kwenta intfo lencane kakhulu, leni ukhatsateke ngaloku lokunye?
\v 27 Cabanga timbali-tikhula njani. Atisebenti, noma tititfungele. Kodvwa ngitsi kini, ngisho Solomoni kuyo yonkhe inkhatimulo yakhe akazange agcokise kwayinye yaleti.
\v 28 Nangabe Nkulunkulu embatsisa tjani ensimini, letiphila namuhla, bese ngakusasa kuphoswe emlilweni, kakhulu kanganani utawunigcokisa, Maye nine bekukholwa lokuncane!
\v 29 Ningabuki leningakudla nalenitakunatsa, futsi unganaki.
\v 30 Ngoba tonkhe tive talomhlaba tibuka letintfo leti, futsi Babe wenu uyati kutsi niyatidzinga.
\v 31 Kepha funa umbuso wakhe, bese letintfo leti titawengetelwa kuwe.
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\v 32 Ungesabi, mhlambi lomncane, ngoba Babe wenu utfokotela kuninika umbuso.
\v 33 Tsengisa inzuzo yakho bese upha labeswele. Tenteleni tipatji letingagugi-umcebo usezulwini longanciphi, lapho kute lisela lelingasondzela dvutane, futsi kute nemvunya longabulala.
\v 34 Ngoba lapho kunemcebo wakho khona, inhlitiyo yakho itawuba khona lapho futsi.
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\v 35 "Akutsi tembatfo tenu letindze tihlale tiboshiwe ebhandeni lenu,
\v 36 futsi kutsi netibane tenu tihlale tivutsa, nibe njengebantfu labalindzele umnumzane wabo uma abuya edzilini lemshado, khona uma efika anconcotsa, bamvulele sivalo ngaleso sikhatsi.
\v 37 Tibusisiwe leto tisebenti letiyawukhandvwa ngumnumzane tibuka uma eta. Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, utawubopha sembatfo sakhe lesidze ebhandeni lakhe abahlalise etafuleni, utawuta abaphe kudla.
\v 38 Uma umnumzane eta atobuka kwesibili ebusuku, nome atobuka kwesitsatfu, bese ubakhandza balungele, tibusisiwe leto tisebenti.
\v 39 Kepha condzani naku, kutsi uma umnumzane wendlu besekalati lelihora lekuta lelisela, bekangeke avume indlu yakhe ingcekezwe.
\v 40 Lungelani futsi, ngoba anilati lihora uma indvodzana yemuntfu ita."
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\v 41 Phetro watsi, "Nkhosi, utjela tsine sodvwa lomfanekiso, nome naku wonkhe muntfu?"
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\v 42 Inkhosi yatsi, "Ngubani ke lotsembekile nalosisebenti lesihlakaniphile loyo iNkhosi yakhe itambeka aphatse letinye tisebenti takhe abanike incenye yabo yekudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele?
\v 43 Sibusisiwe leso sisebenti loyo inkhosi yakhe itomkhandza enta loko uma eta.
\v 44 Ngicinisile ngitsi kini utambeka aphatse tonkhe timphahla takhe.
\v 45 Kepha uma leso sisebenti sitsi enhlitiyweni yaso, 'INkhosi yami yephutile kubuya,' bese icala kushaya latidvuna nalensikati tisebenti nekudla nekunatsa nekutsi adzakwe,
\v 46 inkhosi itawufika ngelilanga uma angakagadzi futsi ngelihora langalati bese umcoba abe tincetu bese usikhomba indzawo yaso nalabangaketsembeki.
\v 47 Lesisebenti leso, ngekwati intsandvo yenkosi yakhe bese asitilungiseleli nome sente intsandvo ngendlela yakhe, utawushaywa ngemimoya leminyenti.
\v 48 Kepha leso lebesingati bese senta loko sifanele sishaywe, utawushaywa ngemimoya lemincane. Kepha wonkhe muntfu lonikwe lokukhulu, kuyawudzingeka lokukhulu kubo, futsi kuloyo lowetsenjwe ngalokukhulu, ngisho nalokunyenti kutawubutwa.
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\v 49 "Ngitele kuto wokhela umlilo emhlabeni, futsi ngifisa kanganani kutsi ngabe sowokhelekile.
\v 50 Kepha nginembhabhatiso lengito bhabhatiswa ngawo, futsi ngicindzeteleke kanjani uyawuze upheleliswe!
\v 51 Nicabanga kutsi ngitele kutoletsa kuthula yini emhlabeni? Cha, ngiyanitjela, kepha ngamane ngehlukanise.
\v 52 Ngoba kusukela manje kutawuba nalabasihlanu endlini yinye kwehlukanisiwe-bantfu labatsatfu bacabane nalababili, bese batfu lababili bacabane nalabatsatfu.
\v 53 Batawehlukana, neyise acabane nendvodzana nendvodzana icabane neyise, unina acabane nendvodzakati nendvodzakati icabane nenina, uninatala acabane namalukatane wakhe namalukatane acabane neninatala."
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\v 54 Jesu bekatsi kuleticuku futsi, "Uma nibona lifu liphakama enshonalanga, leso sikhatsi nitsi, 'Imvula iyeta,' bese kuyenteka.
\v 55 Uma umoya waseningizimu uhhusha, nibotsi, 'Kutawuba nekushisa lokukhulu,' bese kuyenteka.
\v 56 Batentisi, niyakwati kuhumusha kuvela kwemhlaba nemazulu, kepha kanjani kutsi anikwati kuhumusha lesikhatsi lesikhona?
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\v 57 Kuyangani ungatehluleli ngalokulungile kwakho?
\v 58 Ngoba uma uhamba nemmangaleli wakho phambi kwenkantolo, endleleni yenta ngemandla kulungisa lenkinga naye kuze kutsi angakudvonseli kumehluleli, futsi kuze kutsi umehluleli angakumikisi emaphoyiseni, futsi emaphoyisa ngeke akujike ejele.
\v 59 Ngitsi kuwe, angeke uphume lapho uze ubhadale imali lencane yekugcina."
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\v 1 Ngaleso sikhatsi, labanye bantfu lapho bamutjela ngebaseGalile ingati yabo Philatu wayihlanganisa nemhlatjelo wabo.
\v 2 Jesu waphendvula watsi kubo, "Ucabanga kutsi laba baseGalile bebatoni kunabo bonkhe labanye baseGalile ngoba bahlupheka ngalendlela yini?
\v 3 Cha, ngiyanitjela. Kepha uma ningaphendvuki, nonkhe nitobhubha ngendlela yinye.
\v 4 Nome labantfu labalishumi nesiphohlongo labase Silowama lokwawela kubo umbhoshongo wababulala, nicabanga kutsi bebatoni kakhulu kunalamanye emadvodza eJerusalema yini?
\v 5 Cha, ngitsi. Kepha uma ungaphendvuki, nonkhe nitawubhubha."
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\v 6 Jesu wabatjela nangu umfanekiso, "Lomunye bekanesihlahla semkhiwa sihlanyelwe engadzeni yakhe bese weta wabuka sitselo kuso kepha kute lasitfola.
\v 7 Lendvodza yatsi kulesisebenti, 'Buka, sengite iminyaka lemitsatfu futsi ngitamile kutfola sitselo kulesihlahla semkhiwa kute lengisitfolile. Sijube. Usivumelelani simoshe lomhlaba?'
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\v 8 "Lesisebenti saphendvula satsi, 'Siyekele lomnyaka lona ngisasigubhela ngisitungelete bese ngifaka manyolo kuso.
\v 9 Uma sitsela sitselo kulomnyaka lotako, kulungile; kepha uma singatseli, sijube!"
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\v 10 Nyalo Jesu abefundzisa kulinye lemasinagogu ngelilanga leliSabatha.
\v 11 Manini, bekunemfati lapho lobekanemoya lomubi iminyaka lelishumi nesiphohlongo. Abesagobene futsi angasakhoni nekuma acondze kuphelele.
\v 12 Uma Jesu ambona, wambita watsi, "Mfati, sewukhululiwe ekuguleni kwakho."
\v 13 Wabeka tandla takhe tikwakhe, futsi ngaleso sikhatsi walulama wasukuma wadvumisa Nkulunkulu.
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\v 14 Kepha siphatsimandla selisinagogu satfukutsela ngoba Jesu waphilisa ngeliSabatha. Ngako lesiphatsimandla saphendvula satsi kulesicuku, "Kunemalanga lasitfupha lekufanele sisebente ngawo. Ngako wotani niphiliswe, hhayi ngelilanga leliSabatha."
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\v 15 INkhosi yamphendvula yatsi, "Batentisi! Lomunye wenu angete ayikhipha yini imbongolo yakhe esibayeni bese uyoyinatsisa ngeliSabatha?
\v 16 Ngalokanjalo lendvodzakati ya Abrahama, lebeyiboshwe nguSathane iminyaka lelishumi nesiphohlongo budze, akukafaneli yini ikhululwe ngelilanga leliSabatha?"
\v 17 Asatishito letintfo leti, bonkhe labo bebamelene naye bahlazeka, kepha lesicuku sonkhe lesicuku satfokotela tonkhe letintfo letimangalisako latenta.
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\v 18 Ngako Jesu watsi, "Ungafananiswa nani umbuso waNkulunkulu, futsi ngingawufananisa nani nje?
\v 19 Ufanana nembewu lencane leyatsatfwa indvodza yayiphosa engadzeni yayo, yabese yakhula yaba sihlahla lesikhulu, bese netinyoni tasezulwini takha tidleke tato kulamagala."
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\v 20 Phindze watsi, "Ngingawufananisa nani umbuso waNkulunkulu?
\v 21 Unjengembiliso lowatsatfwa ngumfati wawuhlanganisa netikali letintsatfu tafulaha kuze kutsi igcwale kuwo wonkhe lofulaha."
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\v 22 Jesu wahamba emadolobha nemadolobhana, afundzisa futsi enta indlela yakhe acondze eJerusalema.
\v 23 Lomunye watsi kuye, "Nkhosi, kutawusindziswa bantfu labambalwa yini?" Ngako watsi kubo,
\v 24 "Sebentelani kungena ngemnyango lomncane, ngoba, ngitsi kini, banyenti batawufuna kungena, kepha ngeke bakhone kungena.
\v 25 Emvakwekutsi umnikati wendlu avuke bese ukhiya umnyango, utawubese uma ngaphandle bese ushaya umnyango utsi, 'Nkhosi, Nkhosi, singenise.' "Utawuphendvula atsi kini, 'Anginati nome laniphuma khona.'
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\v 26 "Nitobese nitsi, 'Sadla sanatsa phambi kwakho futsi wafundzisa etitaladini takitsi.'
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\v 27 '"Kepha utawuphendvula, 'Ngitsi kini, anginati lapho niphuma khona. Sukani embikwami benti balokubi!'
\v 28 Kutawuba nekukhala nekugedletela kwematinyo uma nibona Abrhama, Isaka, Jakobe, nabo bonkhe baphrofethi bembuso waNkulunkulu, kepha nine nipheselwe ngaphandle.
\v 29 Batawuchamuka eningizimu, enyakatfo, emphumalanga nenshonalanga, bahlale etafuleni embusweni waNkulunkulu.
\v 30 Yatini naku, labo labangasimcokwa batawuba bekucala, bese kutsi labo labamcokwa kakhulu batawuba bekugcina."
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\v 31 Kafishane emvakwaloko, labanye baFarisi beta batsi kuye, "Suka uhambe lapha ngoba Herodi ufuna kukubulala."
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\v 32 Jesu watsi, "Hambani nitjele leyo mphungutja, 'Buka, ngikhipha emadimoni futsi ngiyaphilisa namuhla bese kusasa, bese ngelilanga lesitsatfu ngitawufika esifisweni sami.'
\v 33 Kepha ke, kumcoka kwami kucubeka namuhla, kusasa, futsi nangelilanga lelilandzelako njengoba akukavumeleki kubulala umphrofethi kudze nase Jerusalema.
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\v 34 Jerusalema, Jerusalema, lobulala baphrofethi bese ugcoba labo latfunywe kini. Ngifisa kanganani kuhlanganisa bantfwana benu ngendlela sikhukhukati sivikela bantfwana baso ngaphasi kwetimphiko taso, kepha anikakufisi loku.
\v 35 Buka, indlu yakho seyilahliwe. Ngitsi kuwe, angeke ungibone mine uze utsi, 'Ubusisiwe loyo lota egameni leNkhosi."
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\v 1 Kwenteka kulinye liSabatha, uma aya endlini yamunye webaholi webaFarisi kuyodla sinkhwa, kutsi bebambukele dvutane.
\v 2 Bukani, lapha phambi kwakhe kwakunendvodza lebeyinesifo sekuvuvuka.
\v 3 Jesu wabuta tati temtsetfo emtsetfweni wemaJuda neba Farisi, "Umtsetfo uyasivumela yini siphilise ngeliSabatha, nome cha?"
\v 4 Kepha bathula dvu. Ngako Jesu wamutsatsa, wamuphilisa, bese wamuhambisa.
\v 5 Watsi kubo, "Ngumuphi kini lonendvodzana nome imbongolo lewele ekhatsi eludzakeni ngelilanga leliSabatha angeke amukhiphe ngaleso sikhatsi?"
\v 6 Behluleka kumnika imphendvulo kuletintfo leti.
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\v 7 Uma Jesu anaka kuyangani labo bebamenyiwe bakhetse letihlalo lephakeme, wakhuluma umfanekiso, atsi kubo,
\v 8 "Uma umenywe ngumuntfu edzilini lemshado, ungahlali phasi endzaweni lephakeme, ngoba kunemuntfu lomenyiwe loncono kakhulu kunawe.
\v 9 Uma lomuntfu lonimemile nobabili afika, utawutsi kuwe, 'Nika lona lomunye umuntfu indzawo yakho,' bese ngemahloni utawuchubeka kuyotsatsa indzawo lephasi.
\v 10 Kodvwa uma umenyiwe, hamba uhlale phasi endzaweni lephasi, khona uma lona lokumemile eta, utotsi kuwe, 'Mngani, hamba uhlale endzaweni lephakeme.' Utawubese uyahlonipheka ebukhoneni babo bonkhe labahleli etafuleni nawe.
\v 11 Ngoba wonkhe lotiphakamisako utawutitfoba, bese loyo lotitfobako utawuphakanyiswa."
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\v 12 Jesu watsi kulendvodza lebeyimmemile, "Uma unika kudla nome lidzili, ungabamemi bangani bakho nome bobhuti bakho nome tihlobo takho nome bomakhelwane labacebile, ngoba bangahle bakumeme futsi, bese utawubhadaleka.
\v 13 Kepha uma wenta lidzili, mema timphuya, tishosha, labangahambi, nalabangaboni,
\v 14 utawubusiswa, ngoba ngeke bakhone kukubhadala. Ngoba utawubhadalwa ekuvusweni kwalabalungile."
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\v 15 Jesu abehleli etafuleni uma munye wabo eva letintfo leti, watsi kuye, "Lobusisiwe nguloyo lotawudla sinkhwa embusweni waNkulunkulu!"
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\v 16 Kepha Jesu watsi kuye, "Lenye indvodza yalungisa lidzili lelikhulu wamema labanyenti.
\v 17 Ngesikhatsi selilungisiswe lelidzili, watfumela sisebenti sakhe kutsi siyotsi kulabo bebamenyiwe, 'Wotani, ngoba konkhe sekulungele nyalo.'
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\v 18 "Bonkhe bacala kukhonona ngalokufananako. Lowekucala watsi kuye, 'Ngitsenge lipulazi, futsi kumele ngiphume ngiyolibona. Ngicela ungicolele.'
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\v 19 "Lomunye watsi, 'Ngitsenge tinkhabi letisihlanu, futsi ngisayawutilinga. Ngicela ungicolisele.'
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\v 20 '"Bese lenye indvodza yatsi, 'Ngishade umfati, ngako ke angeke ngite.'
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\v 21 "Lesisebenti seta satjela umphatsi waso letintfo leti. Bese umphatsi wendlu uyatfukutsela bese utsi kulesisebenti sakhe, 'Phuma masinyane uye etitaladini nasemacentselweni elidolobha uletse lana timphuya, tishosha, timphumphutse, nalabakhubatekile.'
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\v 22 "Lesisebenti satsi, 'Mnumzane, loko lokushito sekwentiwe, kepha solo kunelikamelo.'
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\v 23 "Lomnumzane watsi kulesisebenti, 'Phuma uye emigwacweni nasetindleleni bese uyabancenga kutsi bangene, khona indlu yami itogcwala.
\v 24 Ngoba ngitsi kuwe, kute walamadvodza lawa labebamenyiwe labatawudla lelidzili lami."
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\v 25 Lesicuku lesikhulu manje besihamba naye, wagucuka bese watsi kubo,
\v 26 "Uma nomangabe ngubani eta kimi futsi angazondi uyihlo wakhe, unina, bantfwana, tinsizwa, bodzadze, ngisho nemphilo yakhe, angeke abe ngumfundzi wami.
\v 27 Loyo longetjasi siphambano sakhe bese uyangilandzela angeke abe ngumfundzi wami.
\v 28 Ngoba lomunye wenu lofisa kwakha umbhoshongo akacali ngekuhlala phasi bese ubala imali atobala kutsi unako yini lakudzingako kukucedza?
\v 29 Ngaphandle kwaloko, uma sekabekile sisekelo bese akasakhoni kucedza, bonkhe labasibonako batocala kumnyonga,
\v 30 batsi, 'Lendvodza lena yacala kwakha yangakhoni kucedza.'
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\v 31 Noma inkhosi, isahamba kuyohlangana nalenye inkhosi empini, angeke ahlale phasi kucala bese utsatsa imiyalo ngekutsi utawukhona yini kulwa nalelenye inkhosi ngemadvodza langemashumi latinkhulungwane leta lemelane naye netinkhulungwane letingemashumi lamabili emadvodza?
\v 32 Uma angeke, lelelinye libutfo solo lisekhashane, utfumela umgijimi ayocela timo tekuthula.
\v 33 Ngako ke, noma ngubani kini longadzeli konkhe loko lanako angeke abe ngumlandzeli wami.
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\v 34 Luswayi lulungile, kepha uma loluswayi lulahlekelwe bunandzi balo, lungentiwa njani kutsi lube luswayi phindze?
\v 35 Alusenamsebenti walomhlaba nome ngisho manyolo. Luyalahlwa. Loyo lonetindlebe tekuva, akeve."
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\v 1 Bonkhe batselisi nyalo naletinye toni bebeta ku Jesu kutomlalela.
\v 2 BaFarisi kanye netati temtsetfo bahhingatela bondvwana, batsi, "Lendvodza lena yemukela toni, futsi abuye adle nato."
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\v 3 Jesu wakhuluma lomfanekiso lona kubo, atsi,
\v 4 "Ngubani kini uma kungatsiwa unetimvu letilikhulu bese kulahleka yinye yato, ngeke sekashiye leti letimashumi layimfica nemfica ehlane, bese uyahamba ayofuna lelelahlekile ate ayitfole yini?
\v 5 Uma asayitfolile, ayetjase emahlombe akhe bese uyatfokota.
\v 6 Uma eta ekhaya, ubita bangani bakhe nabomakhelwane kanyekanye, atsi kubo, 'Tfokotani kanye nami, ngoba ngiyitfolile imvu yami lebeyilahlekile.'
\v 7 Ngitsi kini ngalokufanako, kutawuba nenjabulo ezulwini etikwesoni sinye lesiphendvukako, ngetulu kwebantfu labangemashumi layimfica nemfica labalungile labangadzingi kuphendvuka.
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\v 8 Nome umfati lonetinhlavu telisiliva letilishumi, uma angalahlekelwa luhlavu lunye, angeke alayide sibane, atsanyele indlu, bese uyafunisisa aze ayitfole yini?
\v 9 Uma asayitfolile, ubita bangani bakhe nabomakhewane kanyekanye, atsi,' Tfokotani kanye nami, ngoba ngilutfolile luhlavu lobelungilahlekele.'
\v 10 Ngalokufanako, ngitsi kini, kune ntfokoto ebukhoneni tetingelosi taNkulunkulu ngekuphendvuka kwesoni sinye."
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\v 11 Jesu wabese utsi, "Bekunalenye indvodza lebeyinemadvodzana lamabili,
\v 12 lolomncane kubo watsi kubabe wakhe, 'Babe, nginike sabelo selifa lami longihlele sona.' Ngako wawehlukanisela tintfo takhe emkhatsini wabo.
\v 13 Kungakefiki emalanga lamanyenti, lendvodzana lencane yahlanganisa kanyekanye konkhe lobekukwakhe wahamba waya eveni lelikhashane, bese lapho wadlabhatisa yonkhe imali ngekuphila ngekonakala.
\v 14 Nyalo uma sekasebentise konkhe, kwefika indlala lenkhulu kulelo live, bese wacala waba sesidzingweni.
\v 15 Wahamba wayosebenta ngaphandle kulomunye umuntfu wakulelo live, lowamtfumela emasimini akhe kuyowupha tingulube.
\v 16 Abengadzimate afise kudla imidvumba lebeyidliwa tingulube ngoba kute bekamnika lutfo.
\v 17 Kepha uma lendvodzana lencane ibuya kuyo, watsi, 'Tingakhi tisebenti tababe wami letacshwa letinekudla lokwanele, futsi ngikhona, ngibulawa yindlala!
\v 18 Ngitawuhamba lana ngiye kubabe wami, futsi ngitawutsi kuye, "Babe, ngonile emazulu nawe.
\v 19 Angisafanelwa kubitwa ngendvodzana yakho; ngente lomunye wetisebenti takho loticashile."
\v 20 Ngako lendvodzana lencane yahamba yaya kubabe wayo. Asesekhashane nje, babe wakhe wambona inhlitiyo yakhe yagcwala sihawu, wagijima wamugaca wamanga.
\v 21 Lendvodzana yatsi kuye, 'Babe, Ngonile ezulwini nakuwe. Angisafanelwa kubitwa ngendvodzana yakho.'
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\v 22 "Lobabe watsi etisebentini takhe, 'Phangisani niletse ingubo lenhle, nimgcokise, bese nimfake indandatho esandleni sakhe, netimbatata etinyaweni takhe.
\v 23 Bese niletsa litfole lelikhuluphele bese niyalibulala. Asijabuleni ngekudla!
\v 24 Ngoba indvodzana yami beyifile, nyalo uyaphila. Abelahlekile, nyalo sewutfolakele.' Bese bacala kujabula.
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\v 25 "Indvodzana lendzala beyiphumile isensimini. Nakaseta sekayofika endlini, weva umsindvo wekuhlabelela nekujayiva.
\v 26 Wabita kulomunye wetisebenti wambuta kutsi kungabe kuyini letintfo leti.
\v 27 Lesisebenti satsi kuye, 'Umnakenu ubuyile ekhaya babe wakho ubulale litfokati lelikhuluphele ngoba ubuye aphephile.'
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\v 28 "Lendvodzana lendzala yatfukutsela yangangeni ngekhatsi, bese babe wakhe waphumela ngaphandle wamucela.
\v 29 Kepha lendvodzana lendzala yamphendvula yatsi kubabe wayo, 'Buka, leminyaka leminyenti lena bengisebentela wena, futsi angikaze ngephule umtsetfo wakho, kodvwa awuzange sewunginike ngisho imbuti lencane kutsi ngitfokote nebangani bami,
\v 30 kepha uma lendvodzana yakho ibuya, lobekayodlabhatisa imali yakho netingwadla, umbulalele litfole lelikhuluphele.'
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\v 31 "Lobabe watsi kuye, 'Ndvodzana, wahlale unami, futsi konkhe lokungekwami kwakho.
\v 32 Kepha bekufanele kutsi tsine sidle sitfokote, ngoba lomnakenu lona bekafile, manje sowuyaphila; bekalahlekile, manje sewutfolakele."
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\v 1 Jesu futsi watsi kubafundzi bakhe, "Bekunendvodza letsite lebeyicebile lebeyinendvuna, kwabikwa kuye kutsi lendvuna lena beyidlabhatisa inzuzo yakhe.
\v 2 Ngako ke lendvodza lesicebi yambita yatsi kuye, 'Yini loku lengikuvako ngawe? Nginike lokubhaliwe ngekuphatsa kwakho, ngoba ungeke uphindze ube yindvuna yami.'
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\v 3 "Lendvuna yakhuluma yodvwa yatsi, 'Yini lekumele ngiyente, njengoba umphatsi wami uyawutsatsa umsebenti wami wekuphatsa? Ngite emandla ekugubha, futsi nginemahloni ekucela.
\v 4 Ngiyati kutsi ngitowenta njani, khona uma sengisusiwe emsebentini wami wekuphatsa, bantfu batawungemukela etindlini tabo.'
\v 5 Yabese lendvuna ibita bonkhe labebakweneta umnumzane wakhe, wabuta lowekucala, 'Ukweneta malini kumnumzane wami?'
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\v 6 "Watsi, 'Emabhodlela lalikhulu emafutsa eliphehla.' "Watsi kuye, 'Tsatsa sikwenedi sakho, uphangise uhlale phasi, bese ubhala emashumi lasihlanu.'
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\v 7 "Yabese lendvuna yatsi kulomunye, 'Ukweleda malini?' "Watsi, 'Likhulu lemasaka embila.' Watsi kuye, 'Tsatsa sikwenedi sakho, bese ubhala emashumi lasiphohlongo.'
\v 8 Umnumzane wabese udvumisa lendvuna lengaketsembeki ngoba yente intfo lenebucili. Ngoba bantfwana balelive leli bahlakaniphe kakhulu ekukhwabaniseni nebantfu babo kunebantfwana bekukhanya.
\v 9 Ngitsi kini, tenteleni bangani ngemcebo longakalungi khona ke uma sewuhambile, bangakwemukela ekhaya laphakadze.
\v 10 Loyo lowetsembeka kulokuncane kakhulu utsembekile futsi kulokukhulu, futsi loyo longaketsembeki kulokuncane aketsembeki futsi kulokukhulu.
\v 11 Uma ungakase watsembeka ekusebentiseni ngemcebo longakalungi, ngubani lotakwetsemba ngemcebo lolungile?
\v 12 Uma ungaketsembeki ekusebentiseni tintfo talabanye bantfu, ngubani lotokunika imali yakho?
\v 13 Kute sisebenti lesingasebentela emakhosi lamabili, utawuzonda yinye bese utsandza lelenye, noma ke sitawunamatsela kuyinye bese sedzelela lelenye. Ungeke ukhonte Nkulunkulu nemali."
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\v 14 Nyalo baFarisi, labebabatsandzi bemali, beva tonkhe letintfo leti, bese bamphukuta.
\v 15 Watsi kubo, '"Nitenta labalungile emehlweni ebantfu, kepha Nkulunkulu uyatati tinhlitiyo tenu. Loko lokuphakanyisiwe kubantfu kusinengise ebusweni baNkulunkulu.
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\v 16 Umtsetfo nebaphrofethi bebasemagunyeni kwaze kwefika Johane. Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi, livangeli lembuso waNkulunkulu lashunyayelwa, futsi wonkhe muntfu wazama kuphocelela indlela yakhe kuwo.
\v 17 Kepha kulula kutsi lizulu nemhlaba lendlule kunekutsi licashata linye lencwadzi yemtsetfo lendlule liphele.
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\v 18 Wonkhe lodivosa umkakhe bese ushada lomunye uyaphinga, futsi loyo loshada loyo lodivoswe yindvodza yakhe uyaphinga.
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\v 19 "Bekunendvodza letsite lecebile lebeyigcoka timphahla letidulile letibukhwebeletane ne lineni lecolisakele atijabulisa onkhe emalanga ngemcebo wakhe.
\v 20 Umceli lotsite libito lakhe kunguLazaru abehlala egedeni lakhe, abenetilondza,
\v 21 futsi abedzinga kudla lobekuwa etafuleni lalendvodza lecebile. Ngisho netinja teta takhotsa letilondza takhe.
\v 22 Kwefika kutsi lomceli wafa futsi watsatfwa tingelosi tamuyisa endzaweni yaAbrahama. Lendvodza lecebile nayo yafa yangcwatjwa,
\v 23 futsi eSihogweni, asebuhlungwini, waphakamisa emehlo akhe wabona Abrahama khashane anaLazaro eceleni kwakhe.
\v 24 Ngako wakhala waphumisela watsi, 'Babe Abrahama, yiba nemusa kimi utfumele Lazaro, kutsi akenye sihloko semuno wakhe emantini aphotise lulwimi lwami, ngoba ngisebuhlungwini kulomlilo.'
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\v 25 "Kepha Abrahama watsi, 'Ndvodzana, khumbula kutsi usaphila emhlabeni wemukela tonkhe tintfo letinhle, Lazaro abenikwe tintfo letimbi. Kepha nyalo uyadvudvutwa lana, wena usekuhluphekeni.
\v 26 Nangaphandle kwako konkhe loku, ludvonga lolukhulu selibekwe endzaweni, khona labo labafuna kuwela ngetulu kusuka lapha kuya kuwe ngeke bakhone, futsi kute longawela ngetulu kusuka lapho kuta kitsi.'
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\v 27 "Lendvodza lecebile yatsi, 'Ngiyakucela, Babe Abrahama, kutsi utamtfumela endlini yababe wami-
\v 28 ngoba nginabomnaketfu labasihlanu- khona atobecwayisa, khona kungenteki kutsi bete kunayi indzawo yebuhlungu.'
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\v 29 "Kepha Abrahama watsi, 'Banaye Mosi nebaphrofethi; ababalalele.'
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\v 30 "Lendvodza lecebile yaphendvula, 'Chake, Babe Abrahama, kepha uma kungavuka umuntfu ekufeni, batawuphendvuka.'
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\v 31 "Kepha Abrahama watsi kuye, 'Uma bangamulaleli Mosi nebaphrofethi, ngete beneliswa ngisho noma umuntfu avuka ekufeni."
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\v 1 Jesu watsi kubafundzi bakhe, "Kuliciniso kutawuba netintfo letisibangela kutsi sone, kepha maye kuloyo muntfu lesichamuka ngaye!
\v 2 Kutawuba ncono kwakhe uma kungakhungelwa litje litungeletwe entsanyeni yakhe bese uphoselwa elwandle kunekutsi angabanga munye walaba labancane kutsi bone.
\v 3 Ticapheleni. Uma umnakenu ona, mekhute, bese uma aphendvuka, mcolele.
\v 4 Uma akona emahlandla lasikhombisa elangeni, emahlandla lamatsatfu abuyela kuwe, atsi, 'Ngiyaphendvuka,' kumele umcolele!"
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\v 5 Baphostoli batsi eNkhosini, "Khulisa lukholo lwetfu."
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\v 6 INkhosi yatsi, "Kube beninekukholwa njenge nhlavu yendlulamitsi, beningatsi kulesihlahla, 'Dzephuneka, uhlanyeleke elwandle,' futsi besinganilalela.
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\v 7 Kepha ngumuphi wenu, lonesisebenti lesilimako nome leselusako, angatsi kuye uma abuya ensimini, 'Wota uhlale phasi ngaleso sikhatsi udle?'
\v 8 Angeke yini sekasho kuye, 'Ngilungisele lengengingakudla, bese ufaka libhande litungelete timphahla takho bese uyanginika ngize ngicedze kudla nekunatsa. Bese emva kwaloko utawudla unatse?'
\v 9 Akasibongi lesisebenti ngoba sente letintfo letifanele sitente, kuliciniso yini?
\v 10 Kanjalo ke nawe, uma sewente konkhe loko lokufanele, kumele utsi, 'Sitisebenti letingakafaneli kubongwa. Sente lebesifanele sikwente."
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\v 11 Kwefika lapho asahamba aya eJerusalema, wendlula umncele emkhatsini weSamariya neGalile.
\v 12 Nakasangena ekhaya lelitsite, lapho wahlangabetwa madvodza lalishumi labebanebulephelu. Bema khashane naye
\v 13 baphakamisa emaphimbo abo, batsi, "Jesu, Nkhosi, yiba nemusa kitsi."
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\v 14 Uma ababona, watsi kubo, "Hambani nitibonakalise kubaphristi." Basahamba baphiliswa.
\v 15 Uma munye wabo abona kutsi uphilisiwe, wajika wabuyela emuva, ngelivi lelikhulu advumisa Nkulunkulu.
\v 16 Yatilahla phasi etinyaweni taJesu, imbonga. AbengumSamariya.
\v 17 Wabese Jesu utsi, "Laba labalishumi abaphiliswanga yini?
\v 18 Baphi labayimfinca? Bekute labanye lababuya kutonika Nkulunkulu ludvumo, ngaphandle kwalomchamuki yini?"
\v 19 Watsi kuye, "Sukuma, uhambe. Lukholo lwakho likwente waphila."
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\v 20 Ngekubutwa bafarisi utofika nini umbuso waNkulunkulu, Jesu wabaphendvula watsi, "Umbuso waNkulunkulu awuti ngalokubonwako.
\v 21 Kute labatawutsi, 'Bukani, nangu!' nome, 'Nanguya!' Ngoba buka, umbuso waNkulunkulu uphakatsi kwakho."
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\v 22 Watsi kubafundzi bakhe, "Ayeta emalanga uma nitofuna kubona linye lemalanga eNdvodzana yeMuntfu, kepha ngeke nikubone.
\v 23 Batobese batsi kini, 'Bukani, laphaya! Bukani, lapha!' Kepha ningaphumeli ngaphandle nome nilandzele ngemuva kwato,
\v 24 ngoba njengembane ubaneka ukhanyisa uma uvundla endleleni yinye yesibhakabhaka uye kulenye indlela yesibhakabhaka, ngako iyawuba njalo iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ngelilanga layo.
\v 25 Kepha kufanele ihlupheke kucala tintfo letinyenti ilahlwe ngulesitukulwane lesi.
\v 26 Njengoba kwenteka ngemalanga aNowa, ngalokukanjalo kutawenteka ngemalanga eNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
\v 27 Badla, banatsa, bashada, futsi banikwa emshadweni kwaze kwaba lilanga nowa wangena emkhumnjini- bese imvula yeta yabhubhisa konkhe.
\v 28 Ngalokukanjalo, njengoba kwenteka ngemalanga aLoti- bebadla banatse, batsenga batsengisa, bahlanyela bakha.
\v 29 Kepha ngelilanga kutsi Loti aphuma eSodoma, kwana umlilo nesibabule uchamuka ezulwini wababhubhisa bonkhe.
\v 30 Emvakwaloko kuyawuba njalo ngelilanga lekwembulwa ngalo iNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
\v 31 Ngalelo langa ningamvumeli loyo losetikwendlu kutsi ehle ayotsatsa tintfo takhe ngaphandle kwendlu, futsi ningamvumeli losensimini kutsi abuye.
\v 32 Khumbulani umka Loti.
\v 33 Umuntfu lofuna kuzuza imphilo itamlahlekela, kepha umuntfu lolahlekelwa imphilo yakhe utayigcina.
\v 34 Ngiyanitjela, kulobo busuku kutawuba nebatfu lababili embhedzeni munye. Munye utawutsatfwa, bese lolomunye utawushiywa.
\v 35 Kutawuba nebafati lababili bagaya kanyekanye. Munye utawutsatfwa, bese lolomunye utawusala."
\v 36 Kutawube kunalababili ensimini, munye uyawutsatfwa, bese lomunye utawusala."
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\v 37 Bambuta, "Kuphi, Nkhosi?" Watsi kubo, "Lapho kunesidvumbu khona nemangce ahlangana khona."
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\v 1 Wabese ukhuluma umfanekiso kubo ngekutsi bathandaze njani sonkhe sikhatsi futsi bangapheli mandla,
\v 2 atsi, "Edolobheni lelitsite bekunemehluleli lobekangamesabi Nkulunkulu futsi angabahloniphi bantfu.
\v 3 Nyalo bekunemfelokati kulelo dolobha, bekavame kuta kuye, atsi, 'Ngisite nginike kuthula kulona lolwa nami.'
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\v 4 Sikhatsi lesidze angamsiti angafisi kumsita, kepha emvakwesikhatsi lesidze watitjela watsi, 'nome ngingamesabi Nkulunkulu nome ngihloniphe bantfu,
\v 5 yebo ngoba lomfelokati ungibangela tinkinga, Ngitamsita atfole kuthula, khona angatochubeka kungihlupha ngalokuta kwakho lokungapheli."
\v 6 Yabese iNkhosi itsi, "Lalelani kutsi utsini lomehluleli lomubi.
\v 7 Nyalo Nkulunkulu angeke yini aletse kukhululeka kulabakhetsiwe bakhe labakhala baphimisele kuye imini nebusuku? Angaphuta yini sikhatsi lesidze kubo?
\v 8 Ngitsi kini utawuletsa kukhululeka kubo ngekushesha. Kodvwa ke, uma iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita, itakukhandza yini kukholwa emhlabeni?"
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\v 9 Wabese ukhuluma lomfanekiso lona kulabanye labetsembe kulunga kutsi bebalungile bese babukela phasi labanye bantfu,
\v 10 "Emadvodza lamabili enyukela ethempelini kuyawuthandaza- munye bekanguMfarisi lolomunye abengumtselisi.
\v 11 LoMfarisi wasukuma watithandazela ngaletintfo leti, 'Nkulunkulu, Ngiyakubonga kutsi angifani nalabanye bantfu- tigebengu, bantfu labangakalungi, tiphingi- nome ngisho njenganaba batselisi.
\v 12 Ngizila kabili ngeliviki. Ngiletsa kweshumi kuko konkhe lengikutfolako.'
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\v 13 Kepha lomtselisi, amile bucalu, angeke aphakamise ngisho emehlo akhe ezulwini, kepha watishaya sifuba, atsi, 'Nkulunkulu, yiba nemusa kimi, soni.'
\v 14 Ngitsi kini, lendvodza lena yahamba yabuyela phasi endlini yayo seyikhululekile kunalolomunye, ngoba wonkhe muntfu lotiphakamisako uyotfotjiswa, kepha loyo lotitfobako uyawuphakanyiswa."
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\v 15 Labantfu bebaletsa kuye tinswane tabo khona atotitsintsa, kepha uma bafundzi bakubona, babamisa.
\v 16 Kepha Jesu wababita kuye, atsi, "Vumelani bantfwana bete kimi, ningabavimbeli. Ngoba umbuso waNkulunkulu walabanjalo.
\v 17 Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, nanome ngubani longeke amukele umbuso waNkulunkulu njengemntfwana angeke angene kuwo."
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\v 18 Sikhulu lesitsite sambuta, satsi, "Mfundzisi lolungile, yini lekumele ngikwente kuzuza imphilo yaphakadze?"
\p
\v 19 Jesu watsi kuye, "Ungibitelani ngalolungile? Kute lolungile, ngaphandle kwaNkulunkulu kuphela.
\p
\v 20 Uyayati imiyalo letsi ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi emanga, hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko.
\p
\v 21 Lesikhulu satsi, "Tonkhe letintfo leti ngatihlonipha kusukela ngesikhatsi ngisemusha."
\p
\v 22 Uma Jesu akuva loko, watsi kuye, "Kunye lokushodako. Kumele utsengise konkhe lonako bese unika kulabaphuyile, bese utawuba nemcebo ezulwini- bese uyeta, uyangilandzela."
\v 23 Kepha uma lesikhulu siva letintfo leti, yadzabuka kakhulu, ngoba bekacebe kakhulu.
\v 24 Wabese Jesu, nakambona akhatsateka watsi, "Kumatima kanganani kulabo labacebile kungena embusweni waNkulunkulu!
\v 25 Ngoba kumelula kutsi likamela lingene embotjeni lenyalitsi, kune muntfu locebile kutsi angene embusweni waNkulunkulu."
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\v 26 Labo labakuva batsi, "Kepha ngubani longasindziswa?"
\p
\v 27 Jesu waphendvula, "Letintfo letingeke tenteke kubantfu tiyenteka kuNkulunkulu."
\p
\v 28 Phetro watsi, "Bukani tsine, sishiye konkhe lokungekwetfu sabese siyakulandzela.
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\v 29 Jesu wabese utsi kubo, "Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini kute loshiye likhaya, nome umfati, nome bomnakabo, nome batali, nome bantfwana, ngenca yembuso waNkulunkulu,
\v 30 longeke emukele lokungetulu kulomhlaba, bese kulelive lelitako, imphilo yaphakadze."
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\v 31 Emvakwekutsi ahlanganise laba labalishumi nakubili kuye, watsi kubo, "Bukani, siyahamba siya etulu eJerusalema, futsi tonkhe tintfo letabhalwa baphrofethi ngeNdvodzana yeMuntfu kutawupheleliswa.
\v 32 Ngoba itawunikelwa kuBetive, bese iphukutwe, tiyawumphatsa kabi, timkhafulele.
\v 33 Emva kwekuyishaya, batayibulala, bese ngelilanga lesitsatfu itawuvuka futsi."
\v 34 Abazange baticondze letinfo leti, futsi lelivi leli belifihliwe kubo, futsi abazange baticondze letintfo letashiwo.
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\v 35 Kwatsi, Jesu asasondzela eJerikho, indvodza letsite beyihleli ngasemgwacweni icela,
\v 36 weva sicuku sendlula, wabuta kuta kutsi kwentekani.
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\v 37 Bamtjela kutsi Jesu waseNazaretha bekandlula.
\p
\v 38 Ngako lendvodza lengaboni yamemeta, yatsi, "Jesu, Ndvodzana kaDavide, yiba nemusa kimi."
\v 39 Labo lebebahamba lapho bayithulisa lendvodza lengaboni, bamtjela kutsi akathule. Kepha wamemeta kakhulu, "Ndvodzana kaDavide, yiba nemusa kimi."
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\v 40 Jesu wema wabatjela kutsi abaletse lendvodza kuye. Uma lendvodza lengaboni seyidvutane, Jesu wambuta,
\v 41 "Ufuna ngikwenteleni?" Watsi, "Nkhosi, "Ngifuna kwemukela kubona kwami."
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\v 42 Jesu watsi kuye, "Mukela kubona kwakho. Kukholwa kwakho kukuphilisile."
\v 43 Ngaleso sikhatsi wemukela kubona kwakhe wamlandzela, advumisa Nkulunkulu. Bonkhe labantfu, uma babona loku, banika Nkulunkulu tibongo.
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\v 1 Jesu wangena eJericho wendlula.
\v 2 Bukani, bekunendvodza lapho ligama layo kunguZakewu. Bekangumtselisi lomkhulu futsi abecebile.
\v 3 Abetama kubona kutsi Jesu abengubani, kepha angakhoni kubona kulesicuku, ngoba bekamfisha.
\v 4 Ngako wagijimela ngembili kwalabantfu wakhwela sihlahla isikhamore kute ambone yena, ngoba Jesu besekatondlula kuleyo ndlela.
\v 5 Uma Jesu efika kulendzawo, wabuka etulu watsi kuye, "Zakewu, shesha wehlele phasi, ngoba namuhla kumele ngiyohlala endlini yakho."
\v 6 Ngako washesha wehlela phasi bese wamemukela ngenjabulo.
\v 7 Uma wonkhe muntfu akubona loku, bonkhe bakhonona, batsi, "Uhambe wayovakashela indvodza lesoni."
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\v 8 Zakewu wasukuma watsi eNkhosini, "Buka, Nkhosi, incenye yatintfo tami ngitawunika labaphuyile, futsi uma ngidlelele nome ngubani lutfo, ngitawubuyisela sekuphindvwe kane kunalemali yako."
\p
\v 9 Jesu watsi kuye, "Lamuhla seyifikile insindziso kulendlu lena, ngoba naye uyindvodzana yaAbrahama.
\v 10 Ngoba leNdvodzana yeMuntfu yeta kutofuna futsi kutosindzisa labantfu labalahlekile."
\p
\v 11 Basativa letintfo leti, wachubeka wakhuluma wabatjela umfanekiso, ngoba bekadvutane neJerusalema, futsi bebacabanga kutsi umbuso waNkulunkulu wawutawuvela ngaleso sikhatsi.
\v 12 Watsi ngako ke, "Indvodza letsite lehloniphekile yahamba yaya eveni lelikhashane kuyotemukelela umbuso bese ke uyabuya.
\v 13 Wabita tisebenti takhe letilishumi watinika tinhlavu letilishumi watsi kubo, 'Sebentisani kute itale lenye ngize ngibuye.'
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\v 14 "Kepha takhamiti takhe tamnyanya yena bese tatfumela tingijimi emvakwakhe, titsi, 'Singeke sibe nalendvodza lena iphatse tikwetfu.'
\v 15 Kwenteka uma abuya futsi, asamukele lombuso, wabita letisebenti latinika lemali kutsi tite kuye, kutsi ati kutsi malini labayentile ngekwenta ibhizinisi.
\p
\v 16 "Lowekucala weta phambi kwakhe, 'Nkhosi, luhlavu lwakho lente emagolide lalishumi bunyenti.'
\p
\v 17 "Lendvodza lehloniphekile yatsi kuye, 'Wente kahle, sisebenti lesilungile. Ngoba wetsembekile kulokuncane, utawuphatsa emadolobha lalishumi.'
\p
\v 18 "Lowesibili weta, atsi, 'Luhlavu lwakho, Nkhosi, lente tinhlavu letisihlanu.'
\p
\v 19 "Lendvodza lehloniphekile yatsi kuye, 'Phatsa etikwemadolobha lamatsatfu.'
\p
\v 20 "Lomunye weta, atsi, 'Nkhosi, nali luhlavu lwakho, lengalibeka kahle ngalugocota ngendvwangu,
\v 21 ngoba bengikwesaba, ngoba ungumuntfu lobheka lokunengi. Utsatsa longakakusebenteli, futsi uvuna longakakuhlanyeli.'
\p
\v 22 "Lendvodza lehloniphekile yatsi kuye,' Ngitakwehlulela ngemavi akho, wena sisebenti lesibi. Bowati kutsi ngingumutfu lobheka lokunengi, ngitsatse lengingakakusebenteli, futsi ngivune lengingakakuhlanyeli.
\v 23 Awukayifaki ngani imali yami ebhange, khona ke uma ngibuya ngabe ngiyibutse inentalo?'
\v 24 Lendvodza lehloniphekile yatsi kulabebeme dvute naye, 'Memukeni loluhlavu, nilinike lona lonetinhlavu letilishumi.'
\p
\v 25 "Batsi kuye, 'Nkhosi, unetinhlavu letilishumi.'
\p
\v 26 "Ngitsi kini, kutsi wonkhe muntfu lonako uyawengetelwa, kepha kuloyo lote, ngisho loyo lonako kutawutsatfwa kuye.
\v 27 Kepha letitsa tami leti, labo labangafuni kutsi mine ngibuse tikwabo, baletseni lana bese bayabulawa phambi kwami."
\p
\v 28 Sekatishilo letintfo leti, wachubeka wahamba, waya etulu eJerusalema.
\v 29 Kwefika lapho uma efika madvute naseBhethifage naseBhetani, kulentsaba lelibitwa ngekutsi yintsaba yemincumo, watfumela bafundzi lababili,
\v 30 atsi, "Hambani edolobhaneni lelilandzelako. Nisangena, nitawutfola imbongolo lengakagitjelwa. Niyichache bese niyiletsa kimi.
\v 31 Uma noma ngubani anibuta, 'Niyichachelani?' nibotsi, 'INkhosi inesidzingo sayo."
\v 32 Labo labatfunyelwa batfola lembongolo njengoba Jesu abatjelile.
\p
\v 33 Basayichacha lembongolo, lomnikati watsi kubo, "Niyichachelani lembongolo?"
\p
\v 34 Batsi, "INkhosi iyayidzinga."
\v 35 Bayiletsa kuJesu, bese bagaca tingubo tabo kulembongolo, bese bakhweta Jesu kuyo.
\v 36 Asahamba, bendlala tingubo tabo emgwacweni.
\p
\v 37 Nase asatawufika kulendzawo lapho iNtsaba yeMncumo, sonkhe lesiscuku sebalandzeli bacala kujabula bese badvumisa Nkulunkulu ngelivi leliphakeme ngayo yonkhe lemisebenti lenemandla labayibonile,
\v 38 atsi, "Ibusisiwe inkhosi leta egameni leNkhosi! Kuthula ezulwini neludvumo kulelisetulu!"
\p
\v 39 Labanye balabaFarisi esicukwini batsi kuye, "Mfundzisi, yekhuta bafundzi bakho."
\p
\v 40 Jesu waphendvula watsi, "Ngiyanitjela, kube laba bebathulile, ematje atawukhala aphumisele."
\p
\v 41 Uma Jesu asasondzela kulelidolobha, wayikhalela,
\v 42 atsi, "Kube mane bewati kutsi ngalelilanga leli, ngisho nawe, letintfo letikuletsela kuthula! Kepha nyalo kufihlakele emehlweni akho.
\v 43 Ngoba emalanga ayeta kuwe lapho titsa takho titawakha umtsangala kuwe bese tiyakutungeleta bese tiyakucindzetela kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi.
\v 44 Tiyawukushaya tikuwise phasi emhlabatsini, bantfwabakho nawe. Tingeke tishiye litje linye tikwa lelinye ngoba awuzange unake ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu abetama kukusindzisa."
\p
\v 45 Jesu wangena ethempelini wacala kukhiphela ngaphandle labo labebatsengisa,
\v 46 atsi kubo, "Kubhaliwe, 'Indlu yami kutawuba indlu yemthandazo,' kepha seniyente umgedze wetigebengu."
\p
\v 47 Ngako Jesu abefundzisa onkhe malanga ethempelini. Baphristi labakhulu nebafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaholi bebantfu bebafuna kumbulala,
\v 48 kepha behluleka kutfola indlela yekukwenta ngobe bonkhe labantfu bebamlalele batsatsekile.
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\p
\v 1 Kwefika ngalelinye lilanga Jesu asafundzisa labantfu ethempelini futsi ashumayela lelivangeli kutse baphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo teta kuye nalabadzala.
\v 2 Bakhuluma, batsi kuye, "Tjela tsine ngaliphi ligunya wenta letintfo leti, nome ngubani lowakunika leligunya leli."
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\v 3 Waphendvula watsi kubo, "Ngitawunibuta umbuto, bese niyangitjela.
\v 4 Kubhabhatisa kwaJohane: Bekubuya kuNkulunkulu yini nome kubuya kumuntfu?"
\p
\v 5 Babonisana bodwana, batsi, "Uma sitsi, 'Kwasezulwini,' utawutsi, 'Pho animkholwanga ngani?'
\p
\v 6 Kepha uma sitsi, 'kubuya kubantfu,' bonkhe labantfu batasigcoba ngematje, ngoba bayakholelwa kutsi Johane abengumphrofethi."
\v 7 Ngako baphendvula batsi asati kutsi kuchamukaphi.
\p
\v 8 Jesu watsi kubo, "Nami ngeke nginitjele kutsi ligunya lini lengenta ngalo letintfo leti."
\p
\v 9 Watjela labantfu lomfanekiso, "Indvodza yahlanyela insimi yemagelebisi, yayichashisa kulabantfu labalima emagelebisi, bese waya kulelinye live sikhatsi lesidze.
\v 10 Ngesikhatsi labasibeka watfumela sisebenti kulabalimi bemagelebisi, kutsi kumele bamunike incenye yetitselo talensimi. Kepha labalimi bemagelebisi bamushaya, bese bamtfumela emuva angakaphatsi lutfo.
\v 11 Wabese utfumela lesinye sisebenti basishaya futsi naso, tasiphatsa kabuhlungu, bese bamtfumela emuva angakaphatsi lutfo.
\v 12 Watfumela futsi sesitsatfu basilimata futsi naso, basikhiphela ngaphandle.
\v 13 Ngako leNkhosi yalensimi yemagelebisi yatsi, 'Yini lengitakwenta? Ngitawutfumela indvodzana yami letsandzekako. Kungenteka batomhlonipha.'
\p
\v 14 "Kepha uma balimi bemagelebisi bambona, tase tikhuluma todvwa, titsi, 'Lena ngulenkhosana. Asimbulaleni, khona lomcebo utawuba wetfu.'
\v 15 Bamkhiphela ngaphandle kwalensimi bambulala. Yini lengabese iyakwenta leNkhosi yalensimi kubo?
\v 16 Utawuta bese ubhubhisa labalimi bemagelebisi, bese unika lensimi kulabanye." Uma bakuva loko, batsi, "Akungabi njalo!"
\p
\v 17 Kepha Jesu wababuka, bese watsi, "Kusho kutsini lolokubhaliwe: 'Lelitje lelaliwa bakhi seligucuke laba litje lelimcokwa lesakhiwo?'
\p
\v 18 Wonkhe muntfu lowela tikwalelitje lelo uyafihlika abe ticucu, bese lona leliyawuwela tikwakhe liyawusila."
\p
\v 19 Ngako letati temtsetfo nebaphristi labakhulu bafuna indlela yekumbeka tandla ngalelo hora, ngoba bebati kutsi abekhulume lomfanekiso kumelana nabo. Kepha bebesaba labantfu.
\v 20 Bambukisisa, batfumela timpimpi labatentisa ngatsi balungile, kutsi batfole liphutsa ngenkhulumo yakhe, kuze bamnikele kulabaphetse nasemandleni embusi.
\v 21 Bambuta, batsi, "Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi ukhuluma ufundzise kahle, futsi awesabi buso bemuntfu, kepha ufundzisa liciniso ngetindlela taNkulunkulu.
\v 22 Kuphambene nemtsetfo uma tsine sikhipha umtselo kuKhesari, nome cha?
\p
\v 23 Kepha Jesu wabucondza lobucili babo, bese watsi kubo,
\v 24 "Ngikhombiseni luhlavu lwesiliva. Lomfanekiso naleligama lokulo labani?" Batsi, "LaKhesari."
\p
\v 25 Watsi kubo, "Ngako nikani Khesari letintfo letitaKhesari, futsi kuNkulunkulu letintfo letitaNkulunkulu."
\v 26 Abatange bakhona kutfola liphutsa kulakusho phambi kwabantfu, kepha bamangala emphendvulweni yakhe, ngako bathula dvu.
\p
\v 27 Uma labanye baSadusi beta kuye, bona bebatsi kute kuvuka ekufeni,
\v 28 bambuta, batsi, "Mfundzisi, Mosi wasibhalela kutsi uma umnakabo ndvodza afa, anemfati, futsi ete bantfwana, umnakabo kumele atsatse lomfati wemnakabo, bese uba nemntfwana naye entelele umnakabo.
\v 29 Bekunabomnaka labasikhombisa bese lowekucala watsatsa umfati, wabese uyafa ete umntfwana,
\v 30 newesibili kanjalo.
\v 31 Lowesitsatfu wamtsatsa, futsi ngalokukanjalo newesikhombisa washiya ete bantfwana, wafa.
\v 32 Emvakwaloko nalomfati wafa futsi.
\v 33 Bese ke ekuvusweni, lomfati utawuba wabani? Ngoba labasikhombisa bebanaye njengemfati wabo."
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\v 34 Jesu watsi kubo, "Emadvodzana alelive leli ayashada futsi anikwa emshadweni.
\v 35 Kepha labo labatawutsatfwa njengalabafanele ngaleso sikhatsi kwemukela kuvuswa ekufeni kutawuba bete kushada kute lotonikwa emshadweni.
\v 36 Ngeke basafa phindze, ngoba bafana netingelosi, futsi bamadvodzana aNkulunkulu, ngekuba madvodzana ekuvuswa ekufeni.
\v 37 Kepha kutsi labafile bavuswa, ngisho Mosi waveta, kulendzawo mayelana nesihlahla, lapho wabita iNkhosi ngaNkulunkulu waAbrahama naNkulunkulu wa Isaka naNkulunkulu waJakobe.
\v 38 Nyalo akasasuye Nkulunkulu walabafile, kepha walabaphilako, ngoba bonkhe bayaphila kuye."
\p
\v 39 Labanye baletati temtsetfo baphendvula, "Mfundzisi, uphendvule kahle."
\v 40 Ngoba abatange batame kumbuta leminye imibuto.
\p
\v 41 Jesu watsi kubo, "Bakusho kanjani loko kutsi Khristu yindvodzana yaDavide?
\v 42 Ngoba yena Davide lucobo lwakhe utsi eNcwadzini yeTihlabelelo, INkhosi yatsi eNkhosini yami, 'Hlala ngesekudla sami,
\q
\v 43 ngize ngente titsa takho sihlalo setinyawo takho.'
\p
\v 44 Ngako ke Davide ubita Khristu 'Nkhosi,' ngako uyindvodzana yaDavide kanjani?"
\p
\v 45 Bonkhe labantfu baselalele watsi kubafundzi bakhe,
\v 46 "Caphelani letati temtsetfo, labatsandza kuhamba bagcoke imijiva lemidze futsi labatsandza kubingelelwa ngalokuhlukile etindzaweni temibutswano futsi titsandza tihlalo talabakhulu emasinagogweni netindzawo tekudlela talabakhulu.
\v 47 Futsi badla tindlu tebafelokati, bese ngekubukisa bathantaza imithandazo lemidze. Emadvodza lanjena atawemukela sijeziso lesikhulu."
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\p
\v 1 Jesu watsi uyabuka wabona tinjinga tifaka iminikelo yato esitjeni semnikelo.
\v 2 Wabona umfelokati lotsite afaka tinhlavu letimbili temali.
\v 3 Wase utsi, "Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, lomfelokati lophuyile unikele kubedlula bonkhe.
\v 4 Bonkhe laba banikele batsatsa kulokunyenti. Kodvwa lomfelokati, ekwesweleni kwakhe, unikele ngako konkhe labengaphila ngako."
\p
\v 5 Labanye bakhuluma ngelithempeli, kutsi belihlotjiswe njani nematje lamahle neminikelo, watsi,
\v 6 "Letintfo leti lenitibonako, emalanga ayeta lapho kuyawubate ngisho linye litje liyobe lisele kulelinye lawo langeke adzilitelwe phasi."
\p
\v 7 Base bayambuta, batsi, "Mfundzisi, letintfo tiyakwenteka nini? Siyakuba yini sibonakaliso kutsi sekutakwenteka?
\p
\v 8 Jesu waphendvula, "Caphelani kutsi ningayengwa. Ngobe labanyenti bayawufika ngelibito lami, batsi, 'nginguye', futsi, 'Sikhatsi sesisondzele.' ningayi kubo.
\v 9 Naniva ngetimphi netiphitsiphitsi, ningetfuki, ngobe letintfo timele kwenteka kucala, kodvwa kuphela kuyawube kusengakafiki,"
\p
\v 10 Wabese utsi kubo, "Sive sitawuvukela lesinye sive, futsi nembuso uvukele umbuso.
\v 11 Kuyawuba nekutamatama kwemhlaba lokukhulu, bese etindzaweni letehlukene kuyawuba nendlala netifo letingelapheki. Kuyawuba netigameko lesabekako netibonakaliso letinkhulu tivela ezulwini.
\v 12 Kodvwa ngaphambi kwako konkhe loku, bayawuniphatsa ngetandla banitingele, baninikele emasinagogeni nasemajele, banimikise phambi kwemakhosi nakubabusi ngenca yelibito lami.
\v 13 Loko kuyawuniholela etfubeni lebufakazi ngami.
\v 14 Ngako ke titjeleni etinhlitiyweni tenu kutsi ningatilungiseleli kutivikela sikhatsi singakafiki,
\v 15 ngobe ngiyawuninika emagama nenhlakanipho lekuyawukutsi bonkhe labalwa nani bangakhoni kuwabalekela nekuwaphikisa.
\v 16 Kepha niyokhashelwa ngisho nabatali, bomnakeni, tihlobo, nebangani, futsi batawufaka labanye benu ekufeni.
\v 17 Nitawenyanywa nguwo wonkhe umuntfu ngenca yelibito lami.
\v 18 Kepha ngisho nelunwele lwenhloko yeni ngeke lubhubhe.
\v 19 Ekubeketeleni kwenu nitawuzuza imiphefumulo yenu.
\p
\v 20 Nanibona iJerusalema itungeletwa titsa, nibokwati kutsi kubhujiswa kwayo sekusondzele.
\v 21 Labo labaseJudiya ababalekele etintsabeni, kutsi labo labasedolobheni baphume kulo, labo labasemaphandleni bangasangeni edolobheni.
\v 22 Ngobe lawo ngemalanga emphindziselo, kute kutsi tonkhe tintfo letibhaliwe tigcwaliseke.
\v 23 Maye kulabo labakhulelwe nakulabo labamunyisako ngalawo malanga! Ngoba kuyawuba nelusizi lolukhulu kulendzawo, nentfukutselo kulabantfu.
\v 24 Batawubulawa ngenkemba, futsi batawentiwa titfunjwa etiveni tonkhe, neJerusalema betive batayigcobagcoba kuze kugcwaliseke tikhatsi tebetive.
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\v 25 "Kuyawuba khona tibonakaliso elangeni, enyangeni, nasetinkhanyetini, nasetikwemhlaba. Tive tiyawuba selusizini, tikhatsateke ngenca yekudvuma kwelwandle nemagagasi.
\v 26 Emadvodza ayawuculeka ngenca yekwesaba nangenca yekulindzela tintfo letitawufikela umhlaba. Ngobe emandla emkhatsi ayawunyakatiswa.
\v 27 Bayawubona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita ngelifu ngemandla nangenkhatimulo lenkhulu.
\v 28 Kodvwa ngesikhatsi letintfo ticala tenteka, sukumani niphakamise tinhloko tenu, ngobe kukhululeka kwenu sekusondzele."
\p
\v 29 Jesu wabatjela umfanekiso, "Bukani sihlahla semkhiwa, nato tonkhe tihlahla.
\v 30 Natihluma, niyaye nitibonele ngekwenu futsi nati kutsi lihlobo selisondzele.
\v 31 ngako ngalokunjalo, nanibona letintfo tenteka, niyati kutsi umbuso waNkulunkulu sewusondzela.
\v 32 Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, lesitukulwane lesi singeke sendlule tize tonkhe letintfo leti tenteke.
\v 33 Lizulu nemhlaba litawendlula, kepha emavi ami angeke endlule.
\p
\v 34 "Kepha ticaphelisiseni, khona tinhlitiyo tenu tingasindva kunatsa kakhulu lokudzakanako netinkhatsato temphilo, futsi lelo langa linganifikeli njengelugibe.
\v 35 Ngoba litawufika tikwa wonkhe muntfu lophila ebusweni kwawo wonkhe umhlaba.
\v 36 Kodvwa lindzani ngetikhatsi tonkhe, nithantazele kutsi nibe ngulabacinile ngalokwenele kutsi niphunyule kuto tonkhe letintfo letitakwenteka, nekutsi nime phambi kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu."
\p
\v 37 Kwatsi emini abefundzisa ethempelini, ebusuku aphume ayewuhlala entsabeni yemincumo.
\v 38 Bonkhe bantfu beta ekuseni ngeluvivi kutemlalela ethempelini.
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\p
\v 1 Nyalo ke kwase kusondzele umkhosi wesinkhwa lesingenamvubelo, lobitwa ngekutsi liphasika.
\v 2 Baphristi labakhulu nebabhali babonisana ngekutsi bangambulala kanjani Jesu, ngobe phela babesaba bantfu.
\p
\v 3 Lapho Sathane, asangenile kuJudasi Iskhariyothi labengulomunye walabalishumi nambili.
\v 4 Judasi waya kubaphristi labakhulu nakubaphatsi bemabutfo wayakuyobonisana nabo kutsi angamnikela kanjani Jesu kubo.
\v 5 Bajabula bavumelana kumnika imali.
\v 6 Wavumelana nabo wase ubuka litfuba lekumnikela kubo lapho sicuku singekho.
\p
\v 7 Lase liyefika lilanga lesinkhwa lesingenamvubelo, lekufanele kunikelwe ngalo liwundlu lephasika.
\v 8 Ngako Jesu watfumela boPhetro naJohane, watsi, "Hambani niyewusilungisela sidlo seliphasika, kute sitolidla."
\p
\v 9 Batsi kuye, "Ngukuphi lapho ufuna sente khona emalungiselelo?"
\p
\v 10 Wabaphendvula, "Bhekani, naningena edolobheni, umuntfu lowetfwele imbita yemanti utawuhlangana nani. Mlandzeleni ate afike kulendlu latawungena kuyo.
\v 11 Bese nitsi kulomnikati wendlu, 'Umfundzisi utsi kuwe, "liphi likamelo letihambi, lapha ngitawudlela khona liphasika nebafundzi bami?"
\v 12 Utanibonisa likamelo lelikhulu lelisetulu lelilungisiwe. Lungiselani lapho."
\v 13 Bahamba ke bakhandza kunjengobe abeshito kubo. Base balungisela liphasika.
\p
\v 14 Kwatsi nase sikhatsi sifikile, wahlala phansi nebaPhostoli.
\v 15 Wase utsi kubo, "Bengilangatelela kakhulu kutsi ngidle nani leliphasika ngaphambi kwekutsi ngihlupheke.
\v 16 Ngobe ngitsi kini, angeke ngiphindze ngilidle lite ligcwaliseke embusweni waNkulunkulu."
\v 17 Jesu watsatsa inkomishi, emva kwekubonga, watsi," Tsatsani loku, bese niyanatsisana.
\v 18 Ngobe ngitsi kini, angeke nginatse futsi kwesitselo semvini kute kufike umbuso waNkulunkulu."
\v 19 Wabese utsatsa sinkhwa, nasabongile, wasihlephula, wabanika, atsi, "Lona ngumtimba wami, lonikelwe nine. Kwenteni loku kute kubesikhumbuto ngami."
\v 20 Watsatsa inkomishi ngendlela lefananako emva kwekudla, atsi, "Lenkomishi isivumelwano lesisha engatini yami, letfululelwe nine.
\v 21 Kepha nakani. Loyo longitsengisako unami kulelitafula.
\v 22 Ngoba Indvodzana Yemuntfu vele ihamba njengoba kwamiswa. Kodvwa maye kuloyomuntfu leyawutsengiswa ngaye!"
\p
\v 23 Bacala bacoca babodvwa ngekutsi ngumuphi kubo lokungaba nguye longenta loku.
\p
\v 24 Kwase kuphakama nekuphikisana emkhatsini webaphostoli ngekutsi ngumuphi lotaba mukhulu kunabo bonkhe.
\p
\v 25 Watsi kubo, "Emakhosi etive abaphatsi etikwebantfu babo, futsi labo labanemagunya etikwabo babitwa ngekutsi ngulabo labenta lokuhle ebantfwini babo.
\v 26 Kodvwa akukameli kutsi kube kanjena kini. Lokungenani, loyo lomkhulu kakhulu emkhatsini wenu afanane nalomncane kakhulu, futsi loyo lomcoka kakhulu afanane nesisebenti.
\v 27 Ngoba ngubani lomkhulu kakhulu, lolohlala etafuleni, noma lolosisebenti? Akusiye yini lolohlala etafuleni? Kodvwa mine ngisemkhatsini wenu njengesisebenti.
\p
\v 28 Kodvwa ngini lenichubeke nahlala nami etikhatsini tami tekulingwa.
\v 29 Ngininiketa umbuso, njengoba Babe wami anikete umbuso kimi,
\v 30 kutsi ningadla niphindze ninatse etafuleni lami embusweni wami, futsi nitohlala etihlalweni nehlulele tive lengu-12 taka Israyeli.
\p
\v 31 "Simoni, Simoni, Sathane sewucele kunivivinya, khona atonela njengemabele.
\v 32 Kodvwa sengikuthantazele, kutsi kukholwa kwakho kungehluleki. Uma sewuphendvukile futsi, cinisa bomfowenu."
\p
\v 33 Phetro watsi kuye, "Nkhosi, ngilungele kuhamba nawe ngisho ekuboshweni nasekufeni."
\p
\v 34 Jesu waphendvula, "Ngiyakutjela, Phetro, lichudze angeke likhale kulelilanga, ungakaphiki katsatfu kutsi uyangati. '"
\p
\v 35 Wabese Jesu utsi kubo, "Nanginitfume ngaphandle ningenatipatji, noma ticatfulo, kukhona yini lenakweswela?" Baphendvula, "Kute."
\p
\v 36 Wabese utsi kubo, "Kodvwa nyalo, loyo lonesipatji, akasitsatse, kanye nesikhwama sekudla. Loyo lote inkemba akatsengise lijazi lakhe ayitsenge.
\v 37 Ngoba ngitsi kini, loko lokubhaliwe ngami kufanelwe kugcwaliswe, 'Wabalwa kanye nalabaphula umtsetfo.' Ngoba loko lokwabhalwa ngami kuyagcwaliseka."
\p
\v 38 Babese batsi, "Nkhosi, buka! Nati tinkemba letimbili." Watsi kubo, "Sekwanele."
\p
\v 39 Jesu wahamba, njengenhlalayenta, waya entsabeni yemincumo, bafudzi bakhe bamlandzela.
\v 40 Nabefika, watsi kubo, "Thandazani kute ningangeni ekulingweni. '"
\v 41 Wasuka kubo wachubeka libanga ngangemjiko welitje, waguca phasi wathandaza,
\v 42 atsi, "Babe, nawutsandza, susa lenkomishi kimi. Noko kungabi yintsandvo yami, kodvwa akwenteke yakho."
\v 43 Kwase kutsi ingilozi yasezulwini yabonakala kuye, yamcinisa.
\v 44 Ngelusizi, wathandaza ngekucinisela, umjuluko wakhe waba njengematfonsi lamakhulu engati awela phasi.
\v 45 Nakasuka emthantazweni wakhe, weta kubafundzi wabakhandza balele ngenca yekukhatsala kwabo
\v 46 wababuta, "Nilele leni? Sukumani nithantaze, khona ningatongena ekulingweni."
\p
\v 47 Asakhuluma, kwavela sicumbi, kanye naJudasi, munye walaba labangu-12, abahola. Wasondzela dvutane naJesu kutsi amange,
\v 48 kodvwa Jesu watsi kuye, "Judasi, ngabe utsengisa Indvodzana Yemuntfu ngekuyanga?"
\p
\v 49 Labo labebagegeletele Jesu bakubona lobekwenteka, batsi, "Nkhosi, sigadle yini ngalenkemba?"
\v 50 Kwase kutsi munye wabo wagadla sisebenti semphristi lomkhulu, wajuba indlebe yakhe yangesekudla.
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\v 51 Jesu watsi, "Sekwanele!" Watsintsa indlebe yalesisebenti, wayiphilisa.
\v 52 Jesu watsi kubaphristi labakhulu, nakaputeni welithempeli, kanye nalabadzala lebebatele kumelana naye, "Niphuma kutsi nitomelana nesigebengu, ngetinkemba netagila?
\v 53 Lesikhatsi nginani malanga onkhe ethempelini, anisibekanga sandla senu kimi. Kodvwa leli lihora lenu, kanye nemagunya asebumnyameni."
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\v 54 Bambopha, bamhola bamletsa endlini yemphristu lomkhulu. Kodvwa Phetro walandzela bucalu.
\v 55 Nase babase umlilo emkhatsini kwelibala lenkantolo futsi sebahleli phasi ndzawonye, Phetro wahlala kanye nabo.
\v 56 Intfombatana leyayisisebenti yambona asahleli ekukhanyeni kwemlilo yambuta ngco yase itsi, "Lendvodza lena nayo yayinaye."
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\v 57 Kodvwa Phetro waphika, atsi, "Ntfombatana, angimati."
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\v 58 Emva kwesikhashana lomunye wambona, wase utsi, "Nawe ungulomunye wabo." Kodvwa Phetro watsi, "Ndvodza, angisuye."
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\v 59 Nasekuphele lihora linye indvodza yambelesela ngemandla yatsi, "Ngempela lendvodza yayinaye, ngoba ungumGalile."
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\v 60 Kodvwa Phetro watsi, "Ndvodza, angikwati loku lokushoko." Masinyane, asakhuluma, lichudze lakhala.
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\v 61 Igucuka, Inkhosi yambuka Phetro, Phetro wase uyakhumbula emavi eNkhosi, nakatsi kuye, "Lingakakhali lichudze namuhla utangiphika katsatfu."
\v 62 Phetro waphumela ngaphandle wakhihla sililo kabuhlungu.
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\v 63 Kwase kutsi lamadvodza labekagadze Jesu ahlekisa ngaye aphindze amshaya.
\v 64 Bamvala emehlo bambuta, batsi, "Phrofetha! Ngubani lolokushayile?"
\v 65 Bakhuluma tintfo letinengi bamelana naJesu, bametfuka.
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\v 66 Ekuseni lokwa ngelilanga lelilandzelako, labadzala balabantfu bahlangana ndzawonye, baphristi labakhulu kanye nebabhali. Bamholela ekomidini yalabadzala
\v 67 base batsi, "Nangabe unguKhristu, sitjele." Kodvwa watsi kubo, "Nangabe nginitjela, angeke ningikholwe,
\v 68 futsi nanginibuta, angeke niphendvule.
\v 69 Kodvwa kusukela manje, Indvodzana yemuntfu iyawuhlala ngasekunene semandla aNkulunkulu."
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\v 70 Bonkhe batsi, "Ngaloko Uyindvodzana yaNkulunkulu? '" Jesu watsi kubo, "Niyasho kutsi ngingiyo."
\v 71 Babese batsi, "Sisamdzingelani fakazi? Ngoba tsine ngekwetfu sitivele ngemlomo wakhe."
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\v 1 Wonkhe lomkhambatsi wamvukela base baletsa Jesu embikwa Pilatu.
\v 2 Bacala bamelana naye, batsi, "Sikhandze lendvodza yedukisa sive sakitsi, Avimbela kukhishwa kwetimfanelo takhesari, aphindze atsi yena ngu Khristu, Inkhosi."
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\v 3 Pilatu wambuta, atsi, "Wena uyiNkhosi yemaJuda?" Jesu wamphendvula watsi, "Ushilo wena."
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\v 4 Pilatu watsi kumphristi lomkhulu nasesicukwini, "angitfoli cala kulendvodza."
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\v 5 Kodvwa bachubeka nekukhuluma, batsi, "Uyabakhohlisa bantfu, afundzisa lonkhe lase Judiya, kucala eGalile kuze kube kulendzawo."
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\v 6 Uma Pilatu akuva loko, wabuta kutsi lendvodza ngabe ingumGalile.
\v 7 Nakeva loko kutsi abengephansi kwemandla a Herodi, watfumela Jesu ku Herodi, lobekaseJerusalema naye kuleso sikhatsi.
\v 8 Uma Herodi abona Jesu, watfokota, ngobe kwase kusikhatsi lesidze afisa kumbona. Abevile ngaye waphindze waba nelitsemba lekubona tibonakaliso letentiwa nguye.
\v 9 Herodi wabuta Jesu emagama lamanyenti, kodvwa Jesu akaphendvulanga lutfo.
\v 10 Baphristi labakhulu netati mtsetfo basukuma, bambeka emacala ngekumhlukumeta.
\v 11 Herodi nemasotja akhe etfuka Jesu base bahlekisa ngaye. Base bamgcokisa timphahla letinhle base bamtfumela ku Pilatu.
\v 12 Herodi na Pilatu kwasekubangani kulelo langa, kantsi ngaphambi kwaloko babetitsa lomunye nalomunye.
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\v 13 Pilatu wase ubitela ndzawonye baphristi labakhulu nebabusi nesicuku sebantfu
\v 14 watsi kubo, "Niletse kimi lendvodza njengemuntfu loholela bantfu etentweni letimbi, bonani ke, Mine, sengimbutile phambi kwenu, angitfoli cala ngalendvodza ngetintfo lenimelene naye ngato.
\v 15 Cha, ngisho naHerodi, umtfumele emuva kitsi, niyabona ke, kute lokufanele kufa lokwentiwe nguye.
\v 16 Ngitamjezisa bese ngiyamkhulula."(
\v 17 Njalo nje ngesikhatsi semkhosi Philatu bekufanele akhulule sinye setiboshwa.)
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\v 18 Kodvwa bakhala bonkhe kanye kanye, batsi, "Khohlwani ngalomuntfu, sikhululeleni Bharaba!"
\v 19 Bharaba bekuyindvodza lobekafakwe ejele ngenca yekususa budlwangudlwangu edolobheni nekubulala.
\v 20 Philatu wakhuluma nabo futsi, afisa kukhulula Jesu.
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\v 21 Kodvwa bamemeta, batsi, "Mbetsele, mbetsele."
\v 22 Wakusho loku kwesitsatfu, "Leni, yini bubi lebentile lendvodza? Kute licala lengilikhandzako lelingabekwa kulendvodza. Emva kwekuba asajezisiwe, ngitamkhulula."
\v 23 Kodwa bachubeka nekumemeta ngemavi lamakhulu, baphocelela kutsi abetselwe. Emaphimbo abo amenta Philathu wagucula ingcondvo,
\v 24 Ngako Philathu wancuma kwenta loko labakufunako.
\v 25 Wamkhulula loyo bebamcelile lobekafakwe ejele ngebudlwangudlwangu nangekubulala. Wabanika Jesu njengekwentsandvo yabo.
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\v 26 Basahamba naYe, ngendluzula babamba Simoni wase Khurene, abuya emaphandleni, bametfwesa siphambano kutsi asetfwale, alandzele Jesu.
\v 27 Sicuku lesikhulu sebantfu, nebesifazane lababekhala bamlilela, bamlandzela.
\v 28 agucukela kubo, Jesu watsi, "Madvodzakati ase Jerusalema, ningangikhaleli, tikhaleleni nine nebantfwana benu.
\v 29 Ngobe bukani, emalanga ayeta lapho batawutsi khona, 'Babusisiwe labatinyumba netibeletfo letingazange tikhulelwe namabele langazane amunyisa,'
\v 30 Bayakucala basho batsi kulentsaba, 'Wela kitsi,' emagcumeni, 'sembonye.'
\v 31 Uma benta letintfo sihlahla siseluhlata, kutawentekani uma sesomile?"
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\v 32 Lamanye emadvodza, tigelekece letimbili, batichuba kanye naye kute tibulawe.
\v 33 Nabefika endzaweni lekutsiwa "Sikobho," lapho bambetsela naletigelekece-lomunye ngesekudla nalomunye ngesencele.
\v 34 Jesu watsi, "Babe, batsetselele, ngobe abakwati labakwentako." Base bashaya inkatho, behlukaniselana tingubo takhe.
\v 35 Bantfu bema babukela tiphatsimandla nato timedzelela, batsi, Wabasindzisa labanye. Akatisindzise naye, uma angu Kristu waNkulunkulu, lokhetsiwe,"
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\v 36 Emasotja nawo ahlekisa ngaye, eta kuye, amnika i viniga,
\v 37 atsi, "Uma uyiNkhosi yema Juda, tisindzise wena."
\v 38 Kwakukhona nesatiso etikwakhe, "Lena yiNkhosi yema Juda."
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\v 39 Lesinye setigelekece lebesilenga lapho sametfuka satsi, "Awusiye yini Khristu? Tisindzise wena kanye natsi."
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\v 40 Kodvwa lelesinye sakhuluma emagama, satsi, "Awumesabi yini Nkulunkulu, njengobe sibekwe licala linye?
\v 41 Silapha ngekulunga, semukela lokusifanele ngenca yemisebenti yetfu. Kodvwa lomuntfu akenti lutfo lolubi."
\v 42 Wase utsi, "Jesu, ngikhumbule nawufika embusweni wakho.'"
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\v 43 Jesu watsi kuye, "Ngicinisile ngitsi kuwe, lamuhla utawuba nami eparadise."
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\v 44 Kwase kulihora lesitfupha, kwase kuba mnyama emhlabeni wonkhe kwaze kwaba yinsimbi yemfica
\v 45 njengobe lilanga lehluleka kukhanyisa. Sihenco selithempeli sadzabuka ekhatsi sehlukaniseka kabili.
\v 46 Ngeliphimbo lelikhulu, Jesu watsi, "Babe, etandleni takho ngiyawubeka emoya wami." Asakushito loko, wafa.
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\v 47 Uma indvuna yelikhulu ikubona lokwentekile, yadvumisa Nkulunkulu, yatsi," impela abeyindvodza lelungile."
\v 48 LApho sonkhe sicuku sesite ndzawonye sitofakaza ngaletinfo letentekile, bajika bashaya emabele.
\v 49 Kodvwa labo bebamati, nalaba besifazane bebamlandzela kusukela eGalile, bema khashane, babuka letintfo.
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\v 50 Bheka, kunendvodza lebekutsiwa ngu Josefa, labelilunga letiphatsimandla. Abekahle futsi ayindvodza lelungile.
\v 51 Lendvodza yayingavumelananga nesincumo setiphatsimandla netento tabo. Abewekubuya edolobheni laseJudiya lekuyiArimathiya, abefuna umbuso waNkulunkulu.
\v 52 Lendvodza, nayifika ku Philatu, wacela umtimba wa Jesu.
\v 53 Wawehlisela phansi, wawugoca ngendvwangu yelineni, wayibeka ethuneni lebelicoshwe etjeni, lapho kwakute lowake wangcwatjwa khona.
\v 54 Kwasekulinga lekulungiselela, nelisabatha laselisondzele.
\v 55 Labesifazane labeta naJesu baphuma eGalile bamlandzela babona lithuna nekutsi umtimba wakhe ungcwatjwe kanjani.
\v 56 Babuyela emuva balungisa emakha nekwekugcobisa. Ngelilanga le Sabatha baphumula njengekusho kwemtsetfo.
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\v 1 Ekuseni ngeluvivi elangeni lekucala kweliviki, beta ethuneni, baletsa emakha labebawalungisile.
\v 2 Bakhandza litje ligicitiwe ethuneni.
\v 3 Bangena, abasikhandzanga sidvumbu seNkhosi Jesu.
\v 4 Kwenteka kutsi, basadidekile ngaloku, masinyane, emadvodza lamabili ema eceleni kwabo netingubo letimanyatelako.
\v 5 Labesifazane basagcwele kwesaba babheka phansi ngebuso emhlabatsini, batsi kulabesifazane, '" Nimfunelani lophilako kulabafile?
\v 6 Akekho lapha, kodvwa uvukile! Khumbulani kutsi wakhuluma kanjani nani ngesikhatsi ase Galile,
\v 7 atsi Indvondzana yeMuntfu kumele inikelwe etandleni tetoni bese uyabetselwa, elangeni lesitsatfu bese uyavuka."
\v 8 Labesifazane bawakhumbula lamagama aKhe
\v 9 base bayesuka ethuneni batjela labalishumi nakunye kanye nalalabanye tonkhe letintfo.
\v 10 Mariya Magdalene, Jowana, Mariya make wa Jakobe, nalalabanye besifazane bakubika loku kuba Phostoli.
\v 11 Kodvwa lomlayeto wabukeka ungasho lutfo kuba Phostoli, abatange babakholwe labesifazane.
\v 12 Kodvwa Phetro wavuka waya ethuneni, wegobondzela wabuka, wabona tindvwangu telineni titodvwa. Phetro wahamba waya ekhaya lakhe, amangele kutsi kwentekeni.
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\v 13 Bheka, lababili bebahamba ngalelo langa baya edolobheni lekutsiwa yi Emmawuse, lebeyilibanga lemastadiyu langemashumi lasitfupha kusuka eJerusalema.
\v 14 Bakhulumisana ngato tonkhe letintfo lebetentekile.
\v 15 Kwenteka kutsi, basakhulumisana futsi babutana kanyekanye, Jesu cobo lwakhe wasondzela wahamba nabo.
\v 16 Kodvwa emehlo abo akakhona kumbona kutsi ungubani.
\v 17 Jesu watsi kubo, "Nikhuluma ngani nine nobabili nisahamba?" Bema lapho babukeka bakhatsatekile.
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\v 18 Munye wabo lokungu Kliyophasi, wamphendvula watsi, "Nguwe wedvwa yini eJerusalema longati ngetintfo letentekile lapha kulamalanga?"
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\v 19 Jesu watsi kubo, "Tiphi tintfo?" Bamphendvula batsi, "Letintfo letikhulunywa nga Jesu uMnaziri, lebekangu phrofethi, enta timangaliso letinkhulu nelivi phambi kwaNkulunkulu nabo bonkhe bantfu,
\v 20 nekutsi baphristi labakhulu nebabusi bamnikela kuze abulawe base bayambetsela.
\v 21 Kodvwa besetsemba kutsi kuyakuba nguye loyakuhlenga Israyeli. Yebo, yini lokunye lokungetelelekile, leli lilanga lesitsatfu solo letintfo tenteka.
\v 22 Kodvwa lokunye, labanye besifazane bakitsi wetfu basimangalisa, sebabuya ethuneni ekuseni.
\v 23 Nabangasitfoli sidvumbu saJesu, beta, batsi nabo bawubonile umbono wetingilosi letatsi uvukile.
\v 24 Lamanye emadvodza labekanye natsi aya ethuneni, balikhandza njengobe bashito labesifazane. Kodvwa abambonanga."
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\v 25 Jesu watsi kubo, "Nine madvodza lalibele nalanekukholwa lokuncane etinhlitiyweni tenu ngaloku lokwakhulunywa baprofethi.
\v 26 Bekungakafaneli kutsi Kristu ahluphekele tonkhe letintfo, kuze angene enkhatimulweni?"
\v 27 Kusukela ku Mosi nabo bonkhe baPhrophethi, Jesu wakuhumusha kubo konkhe lokuphatselene naye kuyo yonkhe imibhalo.
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\v 28 Basasondzela kulamakhaya labebeya kuwo, Jesu wenta shangatsi uyengca.
\v 29 Kodvwa bamncenga, batsi, "Hlala natsi, sekuhlwile nelilanga selishonile." Ngako Jesu wangena wahlala nabo.
\v 30 Kwenteka kutsi, nasahleti nabo kutsi badle, watsatsa sinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wase uyabanika.
\v 31 Emehlo abo avuleka, base bayambona kutsi nguJesu, wase uyanyamalala emehlweni abo.
\v 32 Watsi lomunye kulomunye, "tinhlitiyo tetfu betingavutsi yini, ngesikhatsi asakhuluma natsi endleleni, asivulela imibhalo?"
\v 33 Bavuka kulelo hora base babuyela eJerusalema. Bakhandza labalishumi nakunye bahlangene nalabo bebanabo,
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\v 34 batsi, "Inkhosi ivukile, utibonakalisile ku Simoni."
\v 35 Bakhuluma ngaletintfo letenteka endleleni, nendlela Jesu labakhombise yona ekuhlephuleni sinkhwa.
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\v 36 Basakhuluma ngaletintfo, Jesu wema emkhatsisini wabo, watsi kubo, "Kuthula akube nani,"
\v 37 Bamangala bagcwala kwesaba, bacabanga kutsi babone sipoko.
\v 38 Jesu watsi kubo, nikhatsateke leni? Yini imibuto ivuke etinhlitiyweni tenu?
\v 39 Bukani tandla tami kanye netinyawo, loku ngimi cobo lwami. Ngitsintseni bese niyabuka. Sipoko site inyama nematsambo, njengobe nginako."
\v 40 Asakushito loko, wabakhombisa tandla netinyawo.
\v 41 Abazange bakukholwe ngenca yenjabulo, base bayamangala, Jesu watsi kubo, "ninako yini leningakudla?"
\v 42 Bamnika licetu lenhlanti letfosiwe,
\v 43 wayitsatsa wayidla phambi kwabo.
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\v 44 Watsi kubo, "ngisenani, nganitjela kutsi konkhe lokubhalwe emtsetfweni waMosi neba Phrophethi neMahubo kumele agcwaliseke.
\v 45 Wase uvula tingcondvo tabo, kuze bacondze imibhalo.
\v 46 Watsi kubo, "Kubhaliwe, kutsi Khristu kumele ahlushwe bese uyavuka ekufeni elangeni lesitsatfu.
\v 47 Kuphendvuka nekutsetselelwa kwetono kumele kushumayelwe ngelibito lakhe kuto tonkhe tive, kucala eJerusalema.
\v 48 Nibofakazi ngaletintfo.
\v 49 Bheka, nginitfumela loko Babe lakwetsembisile. Kodvwa hlalani kulelidolobha nize nembhatsiswe emandla labuya ngetulu,"
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\v 50 Jesu wabahola baze bafike ngase Bhethani. Waphakamisa tandla taKhe wababusisa.
\v 51 Kwenteka kutsi, asababusisa, wabashiya wase uyatsatfwa uya ezulwini.
\v 52 Bamdvumisa babuyela eJerusalema ngenjabulo.
\v 53 Bachubeka njalo basethempelini, babusisa Nkulunkulu,