< UMakho 1 >
1 Ukuqala kwevangeli ngoJesu Khristu, indodana kaNkulunkulu.
Ugu wandilo uwanlumbilile izya Yesu uKilisiti.
2 Kulotshiwe kumphrofethi u-Isaya ukuthi: “Ngizathuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho”:
Nishi pihasi mbilwe nukuwa Isaya, “Enya, ituma umuntu wani witazi lwaho, uumo uwandale idala lwaho.
3 “ilizwi lalowo omemezayo enkangala, ‘Lungiselani iNkosi indlela, yenzeleni izindledlana eziqondileyo.’”
Sauti ya muntu uwakhola wipoli, “Kamiliswaji idala lwa Bwana; zigolosuaji amdala gakwe.”
4 Kwasekufika uJohane Umbhaphathizi, etshumayela emangweni wasenkangala ubhaphathizo lokuphenduka ukuze kuthethelelwe izono.
U Yohana ahinza, ahanzhele awonzwa wipoli nalumbelele ulwozwo ulwawiyiswe sameshe imbivhi.
5 Umango wonke waseJudiya kanye labantu bonke baseJerusalema baphuma baya kuye. Bevuma izono zabo, babhaphathizwa nguye eMfuleni uJodani.
Inzi yunti iya Yudaa na wantu bhudi wa Yelusalemu bhala yawamwene bhanga bhawozewa numwene isoho yo ndani bhasangamaga imbi zyao.
6 UJohane wayevunula izigqoko ezazenziwe ngoboya bekamela, elebhanti lesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe, esidla intethe loluju lwezinyosi zeganga.
U Yohana ahali akwata amenda gimoya gingamiya nukanda ngui nkwembe musana gwakwe, alwanga ikhopha nu woonshi wa wipoli.
7 Intshumayelo yakhe yayisithi: “Ngemva kwami kuzafika omunye ozaba lamandla kulami, imichilo yamanyathela akhe akungilingananga ukuthi ngikhothame ngiyithukulule.
Alumhelelaga nayaje, “Ajwele omo aweza palene ya nikhonsana ani sayaiwezwa, sasga imbajile awishe pansi nawaule inyao zya malato gakwe.
8 Mina ngilibhaphathiza ngamanzi, kodwa yena uzalibhaphathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.”
Anle ihabhabhozyaga humhenze, lelo umwene aibhozya humheze huhala Uzelu Umuiza.”
9 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu weza evela eNazaretha eseGalile wabhaphathizwa nguJohane kuJodani.
Lihafumila isikulimo insiku izyo huje uYesu ahizele afume hu Nazareti ya wiGalilaya, ahozewa nu Yohana wisoho Yorodani,
10 UJesu ephuma emanzini wabona izulu livuleka uMoya usehlela phezu kwakhe unjengejuba.
Epou uYesu pauha afumemeze, ahalola imwanya awihiha pamwanya pa mwene nishi injibha.
11 Kwafika ilizwi livela ezulwini lathi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami engiyithandayo; ngiyathokoza kakhulu ngawe.”
Isauti ihafuma amwanya, “Awe uli Mwana Wani. Niphendeziwe sana nawe.”
12 Masinyane uMoya wamthumela enkangala,
Shisho uhala alazima hwa awale wipoli.
13 wahlala khona enkangala insuku ezingamatshumi amane elingwa nguSathane. Wayehlala lezinyamazana zeganga, izingilosi zazomnakekela.
Ali wipoli insiku amarogo ganhi, shajelwa nuSetano. Hali pandwemo na makhanu gamwipoli, abhandumi bhambela.
14 UJohane esevalelwe entolongweni, uJesu waya eGalile ememezela izindaba ezinhle zikaNkulunkulu.
Ahishi afume Yohana akhatwe, Yesu ahiza hu Galilaya alumbelila inongwa zya Ngulubhi,
15 Wathi, “Isikhathi sesifikile. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususeduze. Phendukani likholwe izindaba ezinhle!”
ahayanga, “Abhalilo na utawala wa Ngulubhi mbhelile lambi nahwenteshe nishi alumbhelele”.
16 Kwathi uJesu ehambahamba okhunjini loLwandle lwaseGalile wabona uSimoni lomfowabo u-Andreya bephosa umambule olwandle ngoba babengabagoli benhlanzi.
Ashizanya mushenje mushejenje ya Galilaya, halola uSimoni nu Andeleya uholowakwe usimoni bhaponya inyavu zwao mu nsumbi, pipo bhahali bhabhalobha.
17 Wathi kubo, “Wozani lingilandele, ngizalenza abagoli babantu.”
U Yesu ahabhabhuli, “Ajeiza, nhizaji, dangaji izabhambeshe walolombe samantu.”
18 Bahle batshiya omambule babo bamlandela.
Nahazileha inyavu zyao na hunfwate.
19 Wathi esehambile elinye ibanga wabona uJakhobe indodana kaZebhediya elomfowabo uJohane besesikepeni, belungisa omambule babo.
U Yesu pajendanga apatali hashe, ahabola u Yakobo umwana wa Zebedayo na Yohana uholo wakwe; bhali mwitori bhalinganya lyavu.
20 Wahle wababiza, batshiya uyise uZebhediya esikepeni kanye lezisebenzi bamlandela.
Abhakuga bhope bhafuta bhahaleha inyise wao za Zebedayo wahaleha mhati mwitori natumishi abhanji abhakondilwe, wahafuta.
21 Baya eKhaphenawume, kwathi iSabatha selifikile, uJesu waya esinagogeni waqalisa ukufundisa.
Pa bhahafiha Kaperinaumu, isiku ku Lwatuye, uYesu ahinjila aputile nawamanyizye.
22 Abantu bamangaliswa yikufundisa kwakhe ngoba wayefundisa njengomuntu olamandla, hatshi njengabafundisi bomthetho.
Bhaswiga asunde wakwe, alingane aje asundaga nishi umntu ulwali ni amuli nikama bhabhamanyizya na abhabhasimba.
23 Khonokho nje indoda eyayisesinagogeni labo eyayiphethwe ngumoya omubi yamemeza yathi,
Npepo umunda gwogwa ahali umuntu wahijila paputilepao ali ni pepo ichafu, naakholaihalo,
24 “Ufunani kithi, Jesu waseNazaretha? Ulande ukuza sibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ungubani, ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu!”
ayanga, “Tuli na henu ahabhombe nawe, uYesu wa Nazaleti? Uyinzile watwangamizye? Imenye uli winanu. Awe uuli mwaushe ulihovhe umwana wa Ngulubhi!”
25 UJesu wakhwaza wathi kuye “Thula! Phuma kuye!”
U Yesu aidamila ipepo nayanje, “Bhuma na hufume muhati!”
26 Umoya omubi wayidlukuza ngamandla indoda waphuma kuyo uklabalala.
Na iloho ibhibhi vhiihagwisya paka pazhi nafume wa mwene lwulwo shalila wisa utisana ya pamwanya.
27 Abantu bamangala baze babuzana bathi, “Kuyini lokhu? Yikufundisa okutsha njalo okulamandla! Ngoba ulaya imimoya emibi imlalele.”
Awantu bhunti wa haswingaa, bhahabhuzanya na shila muntu, “Ili lwenu? Izinsundo phaa ilwali amuli? Hata ipepo azyamlila ipepo zyope zimwiente haa!”
28 Izindaba ngaye zamemetheka ngokuphangisa kuwo wonke umango waseGalile.
Inongwa afumilane numwene zyahenela uwakati bhobho mhati yikowa Galilaya.
29 Bonela ukusuka esinagogeni bahamba loJakhobe loJohane baya emzini kaSimoni lo-Andreya.
Ishi lelo bada yafume huzi panyi poto, bhahinjila khaya wa Simoni nu uAndeleya bhali nu Yakobo nu Yohana.
30 Uninazala kaSimoni wayelele phansi ephethwe ngumkhuhlane, basebetshela uJesu ngaye.
Ishi ukhoyi wakwe uSimoni ali agonile bhinu alinihoma, mala yiyo bhahabhula uYesu ihali zyakwe.
31 Ngakho wasesiya kuye, wambamba isandla wasemvusa. Umkhuhlane waphuma kuye, wahle waqalisa ukubaphakela.
Bhisho aheza, ahakata ukhata ukhono, na ubhisye humwanya; homa ihaleha wa mwene, handa wabhele.
32 Ngaleyontambama ilanga selitshonile abantu baletha kuJesu bonke abagulayo labaphethwe ngamadimoni.
Ulwebhe labhobho isanyapa liswile, bhaletelawa mwene abhali wa winu amabhasanyishilwe ni pepo.
33 Idolobho lonke lagcwala emnyango,
Ikaya yundi ibhongana pandwimo mundwango.
34 uJesu wasilisa abanengi ababelezifo ezehlukeneyo. Njalo wakhupha amadimoni amanengi, kodwa kaze awavumela amadimoni ukuthi akhulume ngoba ayemazi ukuthi ungubani.
Ahabhonwa bhundhi abhali bhanwinzeele ibhungo zinyinji, nakemele ipepo haga lehanga ipepo huje zhi yangaje pipo zwamenye.
35 Ekuseni kakhulu, kusesempondozankomo, uJesu wavuka, waphuma endlini waya endaweni esekusithekeni, lapho akhuleka khona.
Abhuha na sha pwii sana, wali shahuli siku habhala pasa pabhoneha alabhanga uhwo.
36 USimoni labakhula bakhe bahamba ukuyamdinga,
U Simoni na bhunti bhala abhalibhunthi bhahaza humwaze.
37 sebembonile, bathi, “Abantu bonke bayakudinga!”
Bhahumwaga handa bhule, “Bhunti bha huwanza”
38 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Kasiyeni kwenye indawo, emizini eseduze ukuze ngiyetshumayela lakhona. Yikho engakulandayo.”
Abhabhula, “Salitubhale apanji nnzi yunti izyungula ili bhope oubho indumbilile. Shashisho inzile ipa.”
39 Kanjalo walibhoda lonke elaseGalile etshumayela emasinagogweni abo njalo ekhupha amadimoni.
Ahala ajenda mugali ya mwunti, abha azyugula mnyipoto zyabho mwunti nakemele vhepele ipepo.
40 Kweza kuye indoda eyayilobulephero yamncenga iguqe phansi ngamadolo yathi, “Nxa uthanda ungangihlambulula.”
Uwikoma ahezawamwene. Ali ahulamba; ahafugamila amafugamo agabhala, “Khashele uwanza ugawezaa mbeshe mwinza.”
41 UJesu eyizwela isihawu welula isandla sakhe wayibamba indoda. Wathi, “Ngiyathanda. Hlanzeka!”
Abuwagwa ni phana uYesu hagolozya ukhono gwakwe nahukhate habhala, “Nina. Uwe safi.”
42 Masinyane ubulephero baphela, wahlambuluka.
Hashe lwene ukoma bhuhamwepa, ahabhasa safi.
43 UJesu wahle wathi kahambe, wamqonqosela wathi,
U Yesu ahasunda hukhali shilaga shaulilo, ahabhola,
44 “Zwana, ungatsheli muntu ngalokhu. Kodwa hamba uyeziveza kumphristi ubusunikela umhlatshelo wokuhlanjululwa kwakho owamiswa nguMosi ukuze kube yibufakazi kubo.”
“Uhakiswaje saga unyama muntu yaya hyanyunti, lelo shilaga, uwibhonesye wa puti, natowe dhabihu hunoyaje u Mose alajizye shasha awi yozye isha manyishe wane.”
45 Kodwa wasuka wahle wavula isifuba sakhe wayisakaza indaba. Ngenxa yalokho uJesu wayengabe esangena obala edolobheni, kodwa wasehlala ngaphandle endaweni eziyinkangala. Loba kunjalo abantu babelokhu bethululeka besiza kuye beqhamuka inxa zonke.
Lelo abhala aubhula kila muntu na wenezye ineno sana hata uYesu haga ayendela abhale humujini huwa bhuushe. Hivho pa falanga nabhantu abha heza wamwene abha bhafume wunti.