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1 UJesu wathi eseqedile ukulaya abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili wasuka kuleyondawo ukuyafundisa lokutshumayela emadolobheni aseGalile.
Yesu mpwalapwisha kubapa busele beshikwiya bakendi likumi ne babili, walafumako nekuya kwiyisha, ne kukambauka mu minshi.
2 UJohane esentolongweni wathi esizwa ukuthi uKhristu wayesenzani, wathuma abafundi bakhe
Mbyalikwinsa Klistu, byalanyumfwika kuli Yohane mubatishi kali mujele, neco walatuma beshikwiya bakendi kulyendiye.
3 ukuba bayembuza bathi, “Unguye yini ozayo kumbe silindele omunye na?”
Kuya kumwipusheti, “Sena njamwe ngobalikwambeti lakesanga, mpani tupembele naumbi?”
4 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Buyelani liyebikela uJohane lokhu elikuzwayo lelikubonayo ukuthi
Yesu walakumbuleti, “Kamuyani mumwambile Yohane, bintu mbyomulanyumfunga, ne kubibona.
5 Iziphofu zenziwa zibone, abaqhugezelayo bayahamba, abalobulephero bayahlanjululwa, izacuthe ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, levangeli liyatshunyayelwa kubayanga.
Bashipilwa balabononga, nabo balema miyendo balendenga, bashimankuntu balasengulwanga, bashinka matwi balatatiki kunyumfwa, bafwa balapundukunga, nawo Mulumbe Waina ulakambaukwanga kubapenshi.
6 Ubusisiwe umuntu ongakhubekiyo ngenxa yami.”
Walelekwa muntu labulunga kutonshanya shanjame.”
7 Kwathi abafundi bakaJohane sebesuka, uJesu waqala ukukhuluma labantu ngoJohane esithi: “Laphuma lisiyabonani enkangala na? Umhlanga owazunguzwa ngumoya na?
Pacindi beshikwiya ba Yohane basa mpobalafumako, Yesu walatatika kwamba sha Yohane, ne kwipusha makoto abantu eti, “Mpomwalikuya kucinyika, mwalayakubona cani? Sena lyalikuba litete lyalikutenkana ne lukupwe?
8 Nxa kungayisikho, pho lalisiyabonani? Indoda eyayicecile na? Hatshi, labo abagqoka izigqoko ezinhle basezigodlweni zamakhosi.
Mwalayakubona cani? Sena ni muntu wafwala byakufwala bya mulo wadula? Bantu bakute kufwala byakufwala bya mulo wadula bakute kwikala mu manda a bami!
9 Pho laphuma lisiyabonani na? Umphrofethi? Yebo, ngiyalitshela, odlula umphrofethi.
Kamung'ambilani, mwalayakubona cani? Sena walikuba mushinshimi? Ee, nicakubinga, nomba ndamwambilishingeti, mwalabona wapita mushinshimi.
10 Lo nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi: ‘Ngizathuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.’
Uyu endiye usa Mabala a Lesa ngalikwambeti, “Mutumwa wakame uyu, ndamutumunga pantangu pakobe, kwambeti abambile limo nshila njoti ukeshilemo.”
11 Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi, phakathi kwabo bonke abazelwe ngabesifazane akukaveli loyedwa omkhulu kuloJohane uMbhaphathizi ikanti lowo ongomncinyane kakhulu embusweni wezulu mkhulu kulaye.
Cakubinga ndamwambilingeti, mubantu bonse balasemwa kubatukashi, paliya naba umo munene wapita Yohane Mubatishi, nomba nendi uyo mung'ana mu Bwami bwakwilu wamupita Yohane.
12 Kusukela ensukwini zikaJohane uMbhaphathizi kuze kube khathesi, umbuso wezulu wala uqhubeka ngamandla ngoba abantu abalamandla bawubambile.
Kufuma pacindi ca Yohane mubatishi mpaka lelo, Bwami bakwilu bwakwabililwa mwangofu ne bantu balayandangowa kubulumina banabo.
13 Ngoba bonke abaPhrofethi kanye loMthetho baphrofitha kwaze kwafika uJohane.
Mu milawo ya Mose, ne bashinshimi balikabamba sha Bwami bopelobu, mpaka kushika kucindi ca Yohane mubatishi.
14 Ngakho nxa likwamukela lokhu, ungu-Elija okwathiwa uyeza.
Na mulayandanga kushoma, ishibani kwambeti, Yohane endiye Eliya walikwambweti lakesanga,
15 Lowo olendlebe zokuzwa, kezwe.
Uyo ukute matwi, kanyumfwani!
16 Kambe ngingasifanisa lani isizukulwane lesi na? Banjengabantwana abahlezi emikambo bememeza abanye besithi:
Anu bantu bamusemanowu ngandibelenkanya necani? Balyeti batwanike balatotekeshananga pamusena wa makwebo, bambi kabepusha banabo eti,
17 ‘Salitshayela umhubhe, kodwa kaligidanga; salihlabelela ingoma yesililo kodwa kalililanga.’
“Twalamombela ngoma, nomba mwalabulila cani kushana? Twalembila nyimbo sha malila, nomba nicani amwe muliya kulilako sobwe?”
18 Ngoba uJohane wafika engadli njalo enganathi basebesithi, ‘Uledimoni,’
“Yohane mubatishi mpwalesa, kalikanisha byakulya, ne byakunwa, mwali kamwambeti, wekatwa ne mushimu waipa!”
19 INdodana yoMuntu yafika yadla, yanatha, bathi, ‘Nansi isidli lesidakwa, umngane wabathelisi lezoni.’ Kodwa, ukuhlakanipha kuziveza ukuthi kuqondile ngemisebenzi yakho.”
Mwana Muntu nendi walikulya nekunwa, uliyense walatatika kwambeti, “Kamubonani muntuyu nicakolwa, kayi nimukuma, wasunana ne beshimisonko ne bantu babwipishi, nomba Mano akendi alabonekenga mubyakwinsa byakendi.”
20 UJesu waseqalisa ukuwasola amadolobho lawo lapho izimangaliso zakhe ezinengi ezazenziwe khona ngoba kabazange baphenduke:
Panyuma pakendi Yesu walatatika kushingana minshi njalenshilamo bintu bingi byangofu, pakwinga bantu mu minshiyo baliya kushinta myoyo yabo sobwe.
21 “Maye kuwe Khorazini! Maye kuwe Bhethisayida! Aluba izimangaliso lezo ezenziwa kuwe zazenziwe eThire leSidoni, ngabe kudala baphenduka begqoke izigqoko zamasaka, bazibhuqa lemlotheni.
Walambeti, “Malele obe Kolasini! Malele obe Betisaida! Pakwinga bintu byangofu byalenshika kulinjamwe, anu nibyalenshikila ku Tulo ne Sidoni, nshinga bantu bakendi ne balafwala masankunya, ne kulitila milota, kubonesha kushinta myoyo kwabo,
22 Kodwa ngiyalitshela, kuzakuba ngcono eThire leSidoni ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kulalokho okuzalehlela lina.
Nomba ndamwambilingeti, pabusuba bwa lombolosho, nicikabeko capuba kunyumfwilako luse Tulo ne Sidoni, kupita amwe.
23 Lawe Khaphenawume, kambe uzaphakanyiselwa emazulwini na? Hatshi, uzatshona phansi uye eHadesi. Ngoba aluba izimangaliso ezenziwa kuwe zazenziwe eSodoma ngabe ikhona lanamuhla. (Hadēs g86)
Nenjobe Kapelenawo, sena ulayeyengeti nakakutantike kwilu? Wangwela! Nakakulashe panshi mpaka ku musena wa bantu bafwa, pakwinga bintu bya ngofu byalenshika kulinjobe, ne byalenshikila mu Sodomu, nshinga Sodomu nacilipo nelelo. (Hadēs g86)
24 Kodwa ngiyalitshela ukuthi kuzakuba ngcono elizweni leSodoma ngelanga lokwahlulelwa kulakuwe.”
Nomba ndamwambilingeti, pabusuba bwalombolosho nicikabe capubako kunyumfwilako luse bene Sodomu kupita amwe!”
25 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu wathi, “Ngiyakubonga Baba, Nkosi yezulu lomhlaba ngoba uzifihlile lezizinto kwabahlakaniphileyo labafundileyo, wazambulela abantwana abancinyane.
Pacindi copeleco Yesu walambeti, “Amwe Ta, mobene kwilu ne cishi capanshi, ndamulumbu pakuyubulula bintu ibi kubatwanike, ne kubisoleka kubantu bamano akucishi,
26 Yebo Baba, lokhu kwaba yikuthanda kwakho.
Ee, Ta, kwinamoyo kwenu mwalayanda kwinseco.
27 Zonke izinto zethulwe kimi nguBaba. Kakho oyaziyo iNdodana ngaphandle kukaBaba, njalo kakho omaziyo uBaba ngaphandle kweNdodana lalabo iNdodana ekhethe ukuba imveze kubo.
“Ta mwalampa bintu byose mumakasa akame, paliya nabaumo wela kumwinshiba cena Mwana, nsombi Baishi bonka ebala kumwinshiba cena, kayi paliya nabaumo wela kwinshiba cena babula kuba Baishi, nsombi Mwana ewinshi cena Baishi, neye ukute kuyubulwila abo mbwalayandanga.
28 Wozani kimi lina lonke elikhatheleyo lelisindwayo, ngizaliphumuza.
“Kamwisani kulinjame amwe omwalema cebo ca kunyamuna mitolo, kwambeti mucane kupumwina.
29 Zithwaliseni ijogwe lami, lifunde kimi, ngoba ngimnene futhi ngithobekile enhliziyweni njalo lizazuza ukuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu.
Kamumantani lijoko lyakame, kayi mwiye kulinjame. Pakwinga ndabomba moyo kayi ndalicepesha, kayi nimwise mucane kupumwina.
30 Ngoba ijogwe lami lilula, lomthwalo wami kawusindi.”
Lijoko lyakame lyapuba, ne mutolo wakame wapuba.”
