< UMakho 2 >

1 Ngemva kwezinsukwana, uJesu esengenile njalo eKhaphenawume, abantu bezwa ukuthi wayesebuyile ekhaya.
Pa mashaka gavuwa ndiri, Yesu kawuyiti Kafarinaumu, wantu wapikinira handa kawuya ukaya.
2 Bathi cwi ndawonye kwaze kwasweleka indawo langasemnyango, watshumayela ilizwi kubo.
Wantu wavuwa wajojinikiti palii mpaka paweriti kwahera lupenu mnumba, ata kunja pamlyangu. Nayomberi kaweriti kankuwabwerera shisoweru sha Mlungu.
3 Kwafika amadoda amane ethwele eyayome umhlubulo.
Su wantu wamu wiziti pawamjega muntu yakalewelekiti, yomberi kapapitwi na wantu wamsheshi.
4 Kwathi ngoba bengafinyeleli kuJesu ngenxa yexuku, bavula isikhala ephahleni malungana loJesu, emva kokuphendla ngaso, behlisela umendlalo owawulele indoda eyome umhlubulo.
Toziya wantu waweriti wavuwa, wasinditi kumjega pakwegera na Yesu. Su wabomoliti pashitwiku pahala pakaweriti Yesu. Shapakanu wamsulusiya muntu ulii yakalewelekiti pakawera mumkeka.
5 Kwathi uJesu ebona ukholo lwawo wathi endodeni eyome umhlubulo, “Ndodana, izono zakho sezithethelelwe.”
Yesu pakawoniti njimiru yawu, kamgambiriti muntu ulii yakalewelekiti, “Mwana gwangu, vidoda vyakuwi vilekiziwa.”
6 Khonapho kwakuhlezi abanye abafundisi bomthetho, benakana besithi,
Wafunda wamu wa Malagaliru ga Musa waweriti walivaga kweni aku, walihola mumyoyu mwawu,
7 “Umuntu lo ukhulumeleni kanjalo? Uyahlambaza! Ngubani ongathethelela izono ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu yedwa?”
“Iwera ashi muntu ayu kankutakula ntambu ayi? Ayu kankumwigiranga Mlungu! Gani kawezi kulekiziya vidoda? Mlungu gweka yakuwi ndiri?”
8 Masinyane uJesu wakwazi emoyeni wakhe ukuthi yilokho ababekucabanga ezinhliziyweni zabo, wasesithi kubo, “Kungani linakana izinto ezinje ezinhliziyweni zenu?
Pala palii Yesu kashimana shilii shawaliholiti mumyoyu mwawu. Yomberi kawakosiya, “Ashashi mwankulihola hangu mumyoyu mwenu?
9 Yikuphi okulula: ukuthi kowome umhlubulo: ‘Izono zakho sezithethelelwe,’ loba ukuthi, ‘Phakama, thatha icansi lakho uhambe’?
Shizotopa ng'anji shii, kumgambira muntu yakalewelekiti, ‘Vidoda vyaku vilekiziwa’ ama kumgambira, ‘Gwimuki, gutoli mkeka gwaku gugendi?’
10 Kodwa ukuze lazi ukuthi iNdodana yoMuntu ilamandla emhlabeni ukuthethelela izono.” Wathi kowome umhlubulo,
Su nfira muvimani kuwera Mwana gwa Muntu kana uwezu gwa kulekiziya vidoda pasipanu.” Shapakanu kamgambira muntu ulii yakalewelekiti,
11 “Ngiyakutshela, phakama, thatha icansi lakho uye ekhaya.”
“Nukugambira, gugoloki, gutoli mkeka gwaku, gugendi ukaya kwaku!”
12 Waphakama wathatha icansi lakhe waphuma wahamba bonke bemkhangele. Lokho kwamangalisa umuntu wonke, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu besithi, “Kasikaze sikubone okunje!”
Yomberi kagoloka, palaa palii kanyasula mkeka gwakuwi kagendagenda pakalolwa na wantu woseri. Woseri walikangasha, wamkwisa Mlungu pawalonga, “Hatweniwoni shintu gambira ashi nakamu!”
13 UJesu waphinde wayahambahamba eduzane lechibi. Ixuku elikhulu labantu leza kuye, wasebafundisa.
Yesu kagenda kayi kumpeku kulitanda lya Galilaya. Lipinga likulu lya wantu limgendera, nayomberi kanja kuwafunda.
14 Wathi elokhu ehambahamba wabona uLevi indodana ka-Alifewu ihlezi endaweni yokuthelisa. UJesu wathi kuye, “Ngilandela,” ULevi wasukuma wamlandela.
Pakaweriti kankupita, kamwona Lawi mwana gwa Alifayu, kalivaga mnumba mwa kulipira kodi. Yesu kamgambira, “Gunfati.” Lawi kagoloka, kanfata.
15 Kwathi uJesu esidla okwakusihlwa endlini kaLevi kwakulabathelisi abanengi “lezoni” zisidla laye kanye labafundi bakhe, ngoba babebanengi ababemlandela.
Shakapanu, Yesu kaweriti kankuliya shiboga ukaya kwa Lawi. Watola kodi wavuwa na walii yawawashema wawera na vidoda waweriti wankuliya pamuhera na Yesu na wafundwa wakuwi, toziya kuweriti na wantu wavuwa yawaweriti wankumfata.
16 Kuthe abafundisi bomthetho ababe ngabaFarisi bembona esidla “lezoni” labathelisi babuza abafundi bakhe bathi, “Wenzelani ukudla labathelisi kanye ‘lezoni’?”
Wafunda wamu wa Malagaliru ga Musa waweriti shipinga washishema Mafalisayu pawamuwoniti Yesu kankuliya pamuhera na “walii yawawashema wawera na vidoda” na watola kodi, womberi wawakosiya wafundwa wakuwi, “Iwera ashi Yesu kankuliya pamuhera na watola kodi na yawawera na vidoda?”
17 Wathi ekuzwa lokho uJesu wathi kubo, “Abaphilayo kabamdingi umelaphi, kodwa abagulayo bayamdinga. Kangilandanga ukuzobiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni.”
Yesu pakagapikaniriti aga kawagambira, “Wantu washinashina wamfira ndiri bwana mganga, kumbiti walweli wamfira. Niza ndiri kuwashema wantu yawalihola wankumfiriziya Mlungu, kumbiti niza kuwashema yawawera na vidoda.”
18 Ngalesosikhathi abafundi bakaJohane labaFarisi babezila. Abanye abantu beza babuza uJesu bathi, “Kungani abafundi bakaJohane labafundi babaFarisi bezila, kodwa abakho kabazili?”
Wafundwa wa Yohani Mbatiza na wafundwa wa Mafalisayu waweriti wankufunga kuliya. Wantu wamu wamgendera Yesu na kumkosiya, “Iwera hashi wafundwa wa Yohani Mbatiza na wafundwa wa Mafalisayu wankufunga kuliya, kumbiti wafundwa waku wafunga ndiri kuliya?”
19 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Izethekeli zomyeni zingazila kanjani eseselazo na? Zingeke, nxa elokhu eseselazo.
Yesu kawankula, “Wantu pawawera mumsambu gwa ndowa waweza hashi kufunga kuliya shipindi mpalu gwa ndowa kapamuhera nawomberi? Nakaka mpalu gwa ndowa pakawera na womberi hapeni wafungi kuliya.
20 Kodwa sizafika isikhathi lapho umyeni ezasuswa kuzo, zizazila mhlalokho-ke.
Kumbiti shipindi shankwiza, mpalu gwa ndowa hakawusiwi kwawu, na panu ndo hawafungi kuliya.
21 Kakho othungela isichibi selembu elitsha esigqokweni esidala. Nxa ekwenza lokho, isichibi esitsha sizadonsa esidala, ukudabuka kuqhele ngamandla.
“Kwahera muntu yakasona shiraka sha nguwu ya syayi mu nguwu ngona. Pakatenda hangu, shiraka sha syayi hashidegi nguwu ngona, na palii papadegekiti pongereka.
22 Njalo kakho othela iwayini elitsha emigodleni yezikhumba emidala. Angakwenza lokho iwayini lizaziqhekeza izikhumba kuthi iwayini kanye lemigodla leyo yezikhumba kuhle konakale. Hatshi, uthela iwayini elitsha emigodleni yezikhumba emitsha.”
Na kwahera muntu yakaweza kutula divayi ya syayi muviwiga vigona. Pakatenda hangu, divayi ya syayi hayivipantangi viwiga avi, divayi hayitiki, na viwiga havipantangiki. Kumbiti divayi ya syayi itulwa muviwiga vya syayi.”
23 Ngelinye iSabatha uJesu wayedabula emasimini amabele, kwathi abafundi bakhe belokhu behamba bakha izikhwebu zamabele.
Lishaka limu lya kwoyera, Yesu pamuhera na wafundwa wakuwi waweriti wankupita mumalambu ga nsaka. Pawaweriti wankupita, wafundwa wakuwi wanjiti kubenanga mikunguwi ya nsaka.
24 AbaFarisi bathi kuye, “Khangela, bakwenzelani ukwephula umthetho ngokwenza lokhu ngeSabatha na?”
Su Mafalisayu wamgambira Yesu, “Guloli! Iwera ashi wafundwa waku wankutenda shintu shashileweritwi mulishaka lya kwoyera?”
25 Waphendula wathi, “Kalifundanga yini okwenziwa nguDavida labakhula bakhe lapho basebelambile sebeswele?
Yesu kawankula, “Hamwebetuli ntambu Dawudi yakatenditi pamuhera na wayaguwi palii pawaweriti na njala na wahera shintu?
26 Ngezinsuku zika-Abhiyatha umphristi omkhulu wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu wadla isinkwa esingcwelisiweyo, esivunyelwe ukudliwa ngabaphristi kuphela. Futhi wasabela abakhula bakhe.”
Dawudi kingiriti Mnumba ya Mlungu mumashaka galii ga mtambika mkulu Abiyatali. Kaliya mabumunda yagalaviyitwi kwa Mlungu, mabumunda gagalekeziwa ndiri kugaliya kumbiti watambika gweka yawu ndo yawalekeziwitwi kugaliya, Dawudi kagaliyiti na kuwapanana wayaguwi.”
27 Wasesithi kubo, “ISabatha lenzelwa abantu, hatshi ukuthi umuntu wenzelwa iSabatha.
Shapakanu Yesu kawagambira, “Lishaka lya kwoyera walitula kwajili ya wantu, na wantu ndiri kwajili ya lishaka lya kwoyera!
28 Yikho iNdodana yoMuntu iyiNkosi njalo yeSabatha.”
Su Mwana gwa Muntu ndo Mtuwa ata gwa lishaka lya kwoyera.”

< UMakho 2 >