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Kwathi uJesu eseqedile ukukhuluma konke lokhu abantu labo besizwa wayangena eKhaphenawume.
Khonapho inceku yenduna yekhulu eyayiligugu kakhulu enkosini yayo, yayigula isibangwa lezibi.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ.
Induna yekhulu yezwa ngoJesu yathuma kuye abanye abadala bamaJuda icela ukuba eze azosilisa inceku yayo.
Bafika kuJesu bamncenga kakhulu bathi, “Indoda le ifanele ukuthi uyenzele lokhu,
ngoba iyasithanda isizwe sakithi njalo yiyo eyakha isinagogu yethu.”
6 ⲋ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϯ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲑⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲓ.
Ngakho uJesu wahamba labo. Wayengasekhatshana lendlu lapho induna yekhulu yathuma abangane bayo ukuyakuthi kuye, “Nkosi, ungazihluphi, akungifanelanga mina ukuthi ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.
Yikho okwenze ngazibona ngingafanele ukuthi ngize kuwe. Kodwa tshono ilizwi nje inceku yami izasila.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲱ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲧⲁⲥⲥⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲁ ⲩⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲁⲓϥ.
Ngoba mina ngokwami ngingumuntu ongaphansi komthetho, ngilamabutho angaphansi kwami. Lo ngimtshela ngithi, ‘Hamba,’ ahambe; ngithi kuloyana, ‘Buya,’ lakanye abuye. Ngithi encekwini yami, ‘Yenza lokhu,’ ikwenze.”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲓⲏ.
UJesu wathi ekuzwa lokhu wamangala ngaye, wasephendukela exukwini labantu ababemlandela wathi, “Ngiyalitshela, kangikaluboni ukholo olukhulu kangaka kanye lako-Israyeli.”
Abantu ababethunyiwe babuyela endlini bafica inceku isiziphilela.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ.
Kungakabi yisikhathi eside ngemva kwalokhu, uJesu waya edolobheni okwakuthiwa yiNayini, abafundi bakhe kanye lexuku labantu elikhulu babehamba laye.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ.
Wathi esebanga entubeni yedolobho, khonapho umuntu ofileyo wayethwelwe ekhutshelwa ngaphandle. Indodana eyiyo yodwa kunina njalo unina engumfelokazi. Ixuku elikhulu labantu bedolobheni lalilaye.
Kwathi uJesu embona umfelokazi, wamhawukela wathi kuye, “Ungakhali.”
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲗⲏ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ.
Wasesondela wathinta ithala elalilesidumbu, kwathi labo ababelithwele bema mpo. Wathi, “Jaha, ngithi kuwe, vuka!”
Indoda efileyo yavuka yahlala, yasikhuluma, uJesu wayinika unina.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
Bonke bamangala kakhulu badumisa uNkulunkulu. Bathi, “Umphrofethi omkhulu usevelile phakathi kwethu. UNkulunkulu usefikile ukuzasiza abantu bakhe.”
Udumo lukaJesu lwamemetheka kulolonke elaseJudiya lemangweni wakhona.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
Abafundi bakaJohane bamtshela ngazozonke lezizinto. Wabiza ababili babo
wabathuma eNkosini ukuyabuza ukuthi, “Unguye yini ozayo, kumbe silindele omunye?”
20 ⲕ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
Amadoda lawo athi efika kuJesu athi, “UJohane uMbhaphathizi usithumile kuwe ukuthi sizobuza sithi, ‘Unguye yini ozayo kumbe silindele omunye’?”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.
Ngalesosikhathi uJesu wasilisa abanengi ababelezifo, lemikhuhlane lemimoya emibi, wazivula amehlo iziphofu ezinengi.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲥⲉϩⲧ ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲥⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲥⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
UJesu waphendula wathi, “Buyelani liyebikela uJohane lokhu elikubonayo lelikuzwayo ukuthi iziphofu zenziwa zibone, abaqhugezelayo bayahamba, abalobulephero bayahlanjululwa, izacuthe ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, levangeli liyatshunyayelwa kubayanga.
Ubusisiwe lowomuntu ongakhubekiyo ngenxa yami.”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲏⲟⲩ.
Sezihambile izithunywa zikaJohane uJesu waqala ukukhuluma labantu ngoJohane esithi: “Laphuma lisiyabonani enkangala na? Umhlanga owazunguzwa ngumoya na?
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲩϫⲏⲛ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
Nxa kwakungenjalo, pho lalisiyabonani? Indoda eyayicecile na? Hatshi, labo abagqoka izigqoko ezidulayo bazitike ngezinto ezinhle basezigodlweni.
Kodwa kanti kuyini elaphuma lisiyakubona? Umphrofethi yini? Yebo, ngiyalitshela, omkhulu kulomphrofethi.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
Lo nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi: ‘Ngizathuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.’
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏ ⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.
Ngiyalitshela ukuthi kubo abazalwa ngabesifazane kakho omkhulu kuloJohane; ikanti lowo omncinyane kakhulu embusweni kaNkulunkulu mkhulu kulaye.”
(Bonke abantu, kanye labathelisi, bathi sebewazwile amazwi kaJesu bavuma ukuthi indlela kaNkulunkulu yayilungile, ngoba babebhaphathizwe nguJohane.
Kodwa abaFarisi lezazi zomthetho bayala injongo kaNkulunkulu ngabo, ngoba babengabhaphathizwanga nguJohane.)
UJesu waqhubeka wathi, “Pho ngingabafanisa lani abantu besizukulwane lesi? Bafanana lani?
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟⲥϫⲉⲥ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲓⲙⲓ.
Banjengabantwana behlezi emkambo bememeza abanye besithi: ‘Salitshayela umhubhe, kodwa kaligidanga, salihlabelela ingoma yesililo, kodwa kalililanga.’
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲥⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
Ngoba uJohane uMbhaphathizi weza engadli isinkwa njalo enganathi iwayini, lina lithi, ‘Uledimoni.’
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲩ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
INdodana yoMuntu yafika yadla, yanatha, laselisithi, ‘Nansi isidli lesidakwa, umngane wabathelisi lezoni.’
Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kuziveza ukuthi kuqondile ebantwaneni bakho bonke.”
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ.
Omunye wabaFarisi wanxusa uJesu ukuzakudla laye isidlo sakusihlwa, ngakho waya endlini yalowo mFarisi wahlala etafuleni.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲣⲟⲧⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲁⲃⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ.
Kwathi owesifazane othile owayephila impilo yesono kulelodolobho esezwile ukuthi uJesu wayesidla endlini yomFarisi weza ephethe imbodlela yamakha,
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲥⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥϯⲫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲥⲑⲱϩⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ.
kwathi esemi ngemva kukaJesu ngasezinyaweni ekhala, wamanzisa inyawo zakhe ngezinyembezi. Wasezesula inyawo zikaJesu ngenwele zakhe, wazanga wasethela amakha kuzo.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲉ.
Kwathi lowomFarisi owayemnxusile ekubona lokho wazitshela wathi, “Aluba indoda le ibingumphrofethi, ibizakwazi ukuthi ngubani oyibambabambayo lokuthi umfazi lo uyisoni.”
40 ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲁϫⲟϥ.
UJesu wamphendula wathi, “Simoni, kukhona engifuna ukukutshela khona.” Wathi, “Ngitshela, mfundisi.”
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲛⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲫ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
“Amadoda amabili ayelesikwelede semali kumeboleki wemali. Oyedwa wayelesikwelede samadenari angamakhulu amahlanu, omunye esamatshumi amahlanu.
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.
Bobabili babengelayo imali yokumbhadala, ngakho wasewesula umlandu wabo bobabili. Manje nguphi wabo ozamthanda okudlula omunye na?”
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ.
USimoni waphendula wathi, “Ngibona kungathi ngulowo owesulelwa isikwelede esikhulu.” UJesu wathi, “Wahlulele kuhle.”
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϥⲱⲓ.
Wasephendukela kowesifazane wathi kuSimoni, “Uyambona na owesifazane lo? Ngifikile endlini yakho, kawungiphanga amanzi okugeza inyawo zami, kodwa yena uthambise inyawo zami ngezinyembezi zakhe, wazesula ngenwele zakhe.
Kawunganganga, kodwa owesifazane lo selokhu ngingenileyo lapha akemanga ukwanga inyawo zami.
Kawuthelanga amafutha ekhanda lami, kodwa yena uthele amakha ezinyaweni zami.
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲭⲁ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ.
Yikho-ke ngiyakutshela ukuthi izono zakhe ezinengi sezithethelelwe, ngoba utshengise uthando olukhulu. Kodwa lowo othethelelwe okuncinyane uthanda kancinyane.”
UJesu wasesithi kowesifazane, “Izono zakho sezithethelelwe.”
Ezinye izethekeli zasezibuzana zisithi, “Ungubani kanti yena lo oze athethelele izono na?”
UJesu wasesithi kowesifazane, “Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ngokuthula.”
