UMakho 4
1 Wasebuya waqala ukufundisa ngaselwandle; kwasekubuthana kuye ixuku elikhulu, waze wangena emkhunjini wahlala olwandle; njalo ixuku lonke lalisemhlabathini ngaselwandle.
Yesu kanja kayi kufunda mumpeku mulitanda lya Galilaya. Lipinga lya wantu limzingikiti liweriti likulu mpaka kakweniti mumashuwa iweriti mmashi na kulivaga amu. Wantu woseri walivaga kumpeku kulitanda.
2 Wasebafundisa izinto ezinengi ngemifanekiso, lekufundiseni kwakhe wathi kubo:
Kawafunda vitwatira vivuwa kwa mifanu. Mumafundu gakuwi kawagambiriti,
3 Lalelani; khangelani, kwaphuma umhlanyeli ukuyahlanyela.
“Mpikaniri! Paweriti myala mbeyu kagenditi kukweta mbeyu.
4 Kwasekusithi ekuhlanyeleni, enye yawela eceleni kwendlela, kwasekufika inyoni zezulu zayidla zayiqeda.
Pakaweriti kankuyala mbeyu, zimonga zitulukira munjira, wampongu wiza na kuziliya.
5 Njalo enye yawela emhlabathini olamatshe, lapho eyayingelamhlabathi omnengi khona; futhi yahle yamila, ngoba yayingelakutshona komhlabathi;
Zimonga zitulukira mulitalawu lyahera litapaka livuwa. Mbeyu azi zimeriti kanongola toziya litapaka lididini.
6 kwathi ekuphumeni kwelanga yahangulwa yabuna ngoba yayingelampande.
Kumbiti pagulawiti mshenji, gulunguziya mbeyu zimeriti toziya mishigira yakuwi igenda ndiri pasi.
7 Enye yasiwela emeveni, ameva asekhula, ayiminyanisa, futhi ayithelanga isithelo.
Zimonga zitulukira pa misontu, zikula na misontu izibabanika mbeyu zimeriti, ndo zilera ndiri.
8 Njalo enye yawela emhlabathini omuhle; yathela isithelo esakhulayo sanda, yazala enye amatshumi amathathu, lenye amatshumi ayisithupha, lenye ikhulu.
Zimonga zitulukira mulitapaka liherepa zimera, zikula na kulera, yimu malongu matatu na zimonga malongu sita na zimonga miya yimu”
9 Wasesithi kubo: Olendlebe zokuzwa, akezwe.
Shapakanu Yesu kawagambira, “Mweni makutu ga kupikinira na kapikiniri!”
10 Kwathi eseyedwa, labo ababemphahlile kanye labalitshumi lambili bambuza ngomfanekiso.
Yesu pakaweriti gweka yakuwi, walii wawaweriti pamuhera na wandwa wakuwi lilongu na wawili, wamkosiya kuusu mifanu yakuwi.
11 Wasesithi kubo: Kuphiwe kini ukwazi imfihlo yombuso kaNkulunkulu; kodwa labo abangaphandle benzelwa izinto zonke ngemifanekiso;
Yesu kawagambira, “Mwenga mpananwa kuvimana bada ya Ufalumi wa Mlungu, kumbiti kwa walii yawawera kunja, kila shintu utakula kwawu kwa mifanu.
12 ukuze bebona babone, bangabonisisi; njalo besizwa bezwe, bangaqedisisi; hlezi loba nini baphenduke, bathethelelwe izono zabo.
Su, ‘Pawalola, kumbiti wavimani ndiri, Pawapikanira, kumbiti wavimani ndiri, Nawiza kugalambuka, Pawatubu na kulekiziya vidoda vyawu.’”
13 Wasesithi kubo: Kaliwazi lumfanekiso yini? Pho lizayazi njani imifanekiso yonke?
Shapakanu Yesu kawakosiya, “Su muvimana ndiri mana ya mfanu agu? Su muvimana hashi mifanu yimonga?
14 Umhlanyeli uhlanyela ilizwi.
Ulii mpazi uyala shisoweru.
15 Njalo abaseceleni kwendlela, yilabo lapho okuhlanyelwa khona ilizwi, futhi nxa belizwa, uSathane ahle afike alisuse ilizwi elihlanyelwe enhliziyweni zabo.
Wantu wamonga walifana gambira yagalawiriti mumbeyu zazitulukiriti munjira. Pawapikanira visoweru vya Mlungu, palaa palii Shetani kiza na kutola visoweru shawayariti mumyoyu mwawu.
16 Lalabo ngokunjalo abahlanyelwe emhlabathini olamatshe, abathi, lapho besizwa ilizwi, bahle balemukele ngentokozo,
Wantu wamonga walifana gambira yagalawiriti mumbeyu zazitulukiriti mumabuwi. Pala paliya pawapikanira visoweru, washitola kwa kunemelera.
17 njalo kabalampande phakathi kwabo, kodwa bahlala okwesikhathi; kuthi sekufika inkathazo kumbe ukuzingelwa ngenxa yelizwi, bahle bakhubeke.
Toziya wahera mishigira, wakwendereya katepu. Ndabiri na tabu paviyiza kwajili ya visoweru, su palaa palii wavileka kujimilira.
18 Lalaba yilabo abahlanyelwe emeveni, abalizwayo ilizwi,
Wantu wamonga walifana gambira yagalawiriti mumbeyu zazitulukiriti pa misontu. Wankuvipikanira visoweru,
19 kodwa impisekelo yalumhlaba, lenkohliso yenotho, lenkanuko yezinye izinto kungene kuminyanise ilizwi, futhi ibe ingasatheli. (aiōn g165)
ira lushera lwa makaliru aga, kufira ulunda shuma, na kufira vintu vya ntambu zoseri, vyawayingiraga na kulibabanika visoweru, su visoweru vilera ndiri kwa wantu walii. (aiōn g165)
20 Lalaba yilabo abahlanyelwe emhlabathini omuhle, abathi belizwile ilizwi, balemukele, bathele, enye amatshumi amathathu, lenye amatshumi ayisithupha, lenye ikhulu.
Kumbiti wantu wamonga walifana gambira yagalawiriti mumbeyu zyazitulukiriti palitapaka liherepa. Awa wankuvipikanira visoweru, walijimilira na visoweru shilera zivuwa za zilii zawaziyaliti, wamonga mala malongu matatu, wamonga mala malongu sita na wamonga mala miya”
21 Wasesithi kubo: Kanti isibane silethwa ukuze sibekwe ngaphansi kwesitsha kumbe ngaphansi kombheda? Angithi ukuze sibekwe esiqobaneni sesibane?
Yesu kendereyiti kuwagambira, “Hashi tulongi muntu kingiziya shikoluboyi mnumba na kushigubikira na shiwiga ama kushitula kulivungu? Hashi kashitula ndiri panani pa shintambi?
22 Ngoba kakukho okufihliweyo okungayikubonakaliswa; akukho okwenzeka kube yimfihlo, kodwa ukuze kube sobala.
Toziya shiraa shintu shawafifa ashiweri paweru. Shoseri shawagubika ashigubutuliki.
23 Nxa umuntu elendlebe zokuzwa akezwe.
Muntu yakawera na makutu ga kupikinira, kapikaniri!”
24 Wasesithi kubo: Qaphelisani elikuzwayo. Ngesilinganiso elilinganisa ngaso lizalinganiselwa ngaso, njalo lina elizwayo lizaphiwa ngokwengezelelweyo.
Viraa vilii Yesu kawagambira, “Mpikaniri weri galiya gampikanira! Malagaliru galii mwagatumiyaga kuwahiga wamonga, Mlungu hakagatumii kuwahiga mwenga, kayi hawongeli.
25 Ngoba loba ngubani olakho, uzaphiwa; kodwa loba ngubani ongelakho, uzakwemukwa lalokho alakho.
Toziya muntu kana shintu hawamuwongeleri, na muntu kahera shintu, ata shintu shididini shakaweriti nashi, hawampoki.”
26 Wasesithi: Unjalo umbuso kaNkulunkulu, njengokuba nxa umuntu ephosa inhlanyelo emhlabathini,
Yesu kendereya kutakula, “Ufalumi wa Mlungu ulifana hangu. Muntu kankuyala mbeyu mulirambu.
27 njalo alale abesevuka ebusuku lemini, lenhlanyelo imile njalo ikhule, yena kakwazi ukuthi njani.
Pashiru kankugonja mpota, paliwala ka masu na mbeyu zilii zankumera na zikula. Mweni kamana ndiri ntambu yazimera.
28 Ngoba umhlabathi uyathela ngokwawo, kuqala usungulo, kulandele isikhwebu, kulandele amabele apheleleyo esikhwetshini.
Litapaka lyeni litenda vimeriti vikula na kulera, vyanja vitomolera mihamba, kayi mikunguwi, shapakanu ipunta.
29 Kodwa nxa sesivuthiwe isithelo, uhle athumeze isikela, ngoba ukuvuna sekufikile.
Kumbiti usaka paukamala, palaa palii muntu ayu kanja kuwuhenga kwa hengu yakuwi, toziya shipindi sha kubenanga shizakala.”
30 Wathi futhi: Sizawufananisa lani umbuso kaNkulunkulu? Kumbe sizawufananisa ngomfanekiso bani?
Yesu katakula kayi, “Ufalumi wa Mlungu ulifana na shintu gaa? Tuwulongeri kwa mifanu gaa?
31 Unjengohlamvu lwemasitedi, oluthi nxa seluhlanyelwe emhlabathini, luncinyane kulazo zonke inhlamvu ezisemhlabeni;
Ulifana na mbeyu ndidini, mbeyu ndidini nentu kuliku zoseri zawayala mulirambu.
32 njalo nxa seluhlanyelwe, lukhule, lube lukhulu lwedlule izilimo zonke, lwenze ingatsha ezinkulu, kuze kuthi inyoni zezulu zingakhela ngaphansi komthunzi wazo.
Kumbiti pawaiyara, yankukula na kuwera mtera mkulu kuliku mitera yoseri ya mumalambu. Kayi guwera na mitambi mikulu mpaka wampongu weza kunyawa vitukulu vyawu mumitambi ayi.”
33 Waselikhuluma kubo ilizwi ngemifanekiso eminengi enjalo, njengamandla abo okuzwa;
Yesu kawabweliriti wantu visoweru vyakuwi kwa mifanu imonga ivuwa ya ntambu ayi. Kayoweriti nawomberi ntambu yawaweziti kuvimana.
34 kodwa ngaphandle komfanekiso kakhulumanga kubo; kodwa sebebodwa wabachasisela abafundi bakhe izinto zonke.
Kayoweriti ndiri nawomberi shintu shoseri pota kutenda mfanu. Kumbiti pakaweriti na wafundwa wakuwi gweka yawu, kawagambiriti kila shintu.
35 Ngalolosuku sekuhlwile, wasesithi kubo: Asichapheleni ngaphetsheya.
Pashimihi lishaka liralilii, Yesu kawagambira wafundwa wakuwi, “Tulokeni tugendi kumwambu kulitanda.”
36 Sebeyekele ixuku lahamba, bamthatha bahamba laye njengoba enjalo emkhunjini. Futhi leminye imikolo yayilaye.
Su walileka lipinga lya wantu. Wafundwa wingira mumtubwi mwakikaliti Yesu. Viraa vilii peniti na mtumbwi gumonga gumfatiti.
37 Kwasekuvuka isiphepho esikhulu somoya; lamagagasi aphoseka emkhunjini, waze wagcwala khathesi.
Pala palii, liziti liyega na mashi giza kwa likakala ganja kuwukoma mtumbwi, mpaka mashi ganja kumema mumtumbwi ulii.
38 Njalo yena wayengemuva emkhunjini elele emqamelweni; basebemvusa, bathi kuye: Mfundisi, kawukhathali yini ukuthi siyabhubha?
Yesu kaweriti kuzyetu mumtumbwi, kagonja mumtumbwi. Wafundwa wamwimusiya, wamgambira, “mfunda, gulishera ndiri ntambu yatwankusokera?”
39 Wasevuka wakhuza umoya, wathi kulo ulwandle: Thula, uthi zwi! Umoya wasuqamuka, kwasekusiba khona ukuthula okukhulu.
Yesu kimuka, kalikalipira liyega lilii, na kugagambira mashi galii, “Gunyamali jii!” Liyega linyamala, na kuwera kuzizimira jii.
40 Wasesithi kubo: Kungani lisesaba kangaka? Kalilakholo ngani?
Shapakanu Yesu kawagambira, “Mtira shishi mwenga? Mwakali mwahera njimiru?”
41 Basebesesaba ngokwesaba okukhulu, bathi omunye komunye: Kanti ungubani lo, ukuthi lomoya lolwandle kumlalele?
Nawomberi watira nentu na walikosiya weni kwa weni, “Ayu muntu gwa ntambu gaa? Ata liyega na mashi gana makakala vyoseri vimjimilira!”
