UMathewu 11
1 Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile ukulaya abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili, wasuka lapho ukuyafundisa lokutshumayela emizini yabo.
Ejile Yesu okubhabwila abheigisibhwa bhae akumi na bhabhili emukile nagenda omwiigisha no kulasha mumisi jebhwe,
2 Kwathi uJohane esentolongweni esezwile imisebenzi kaKristu, wathuma ababili babafundi bakhe,
na Yowana ali mwibhoelo ejile ongwa ebhikolwa bhya Kristo, natuma omusango okulabhila abheigisibhwa bhae,
3 wathi kuye: Wena unguye ozayo yini, kumbe silindele omunye?
na nibhamubhusha ati,”Awe nawe unu kaja, angu aliyo oundi chimulinde?”
4 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Hambani limtshele uJohane izinto elizizwayo lelizibonayo:
Yesu nasubhya naikati, kubhene “Mugende mujomubhwila Yowana ganu omulola na ganu omungwa.
5 Iziphofu zibuye zibone, leziqhuli ziyahamba, abalobulephero bayahlanjululwa, lezacuthe ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, labayanga bayatshunyayezwa ivangeli;
Abhanu bhanu bhatakulola abhabhona okulola, abhalema abhalibhata, abhagenge abhaosibhwa, abhasibhe bha matwi abhongwa lindi, abhafuye abhasululwa bhali bhaanga, na bhanu abhakene abhalasibhwa emisango Jo bhwana.
6 njalo ubusisiwe loba ngubani ongakhubekiyo ngami.
Ana libhando unu takwitimata ingulu yani.
7 Kwathi labo sebesuka uJesu waqala ukukhuluma emaxukwini ngoJohane wathi: Laphuma laya enkangala ukuyabonani? Umhlanga onyikinywa ngumoya yini?
Akatungu kanu abhanu bhanu nibhemuka, Yesu namba okwaika na liijo ingulu ya Yowana,”Niki chinu mwajiye okulola mwibhala lisaunga ndisingisibhwa no muyaga?
8 Kanti laphumela ukuyabonani? Umuntu owembethe izembatho ezibuthakathaka yini? Khangelani, abembethe ezibuthakathaka basezindlini zamakhosi.
Nawe niki chinu mwajiye okulola omunu afwae ebhifwalo bhyololo? Nichimali, bhanu abhafwala ebhifwalo bhyololo bhekae munyumba ja bhakama.
9 Pho laphumela ukuyabonani? Umprofethi yini? Yebo, ngithi kini: Loba owedlula umprofethi;
Tali mwajiye okulola ki-Omulagi? Nichimali, enibhabhwila ati, nokukila Omulagi.
10 ngoba lo nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi: Khangela, mina ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.
Unu niwe andikiwe,'Lola, namulagilila omukosi wani imbele yo bhusu bhwao, unu kachuma injila yao imbele yao.
11 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakuvelanga phakathi kwabazelwe ngabesifazana omkhulu kuloJohane uMbhabhathizi. Kodwa omncinyane embusweni wamazulu mkhulu kulaye.
Anye enibhabhwila echimali, mubhamwi bhanu bhebhuywe abhagasi atalio unu Ali mukulu okukila Yawana Omubhatija. Nawe unu alimutilu mubhukama bhwa mulwile n mukulu okukila omwene.
12 Njalo kusukela ensukwini zikaJohane uMbhabhathizi kuze kube khathesi umbuso wamazulu uphathwa ngodlakela, labalodlakela bawuthatha ngamandla.
Okusoka munsiku ja Yowana Omubhatija okukinga woli, obhukama bhwa Mulwile ni bhwamanaga, na bhanu bha managa, abhabhugega kwa managa.
13 Ngoba abaprofethi bonke lomlayo baprofetha kwaze kwaba nguJohane;
Kulwokubha abhalagi ne bhilagilo, bhaliga nibhalaga okukinga ku Yowana.
14 njalo uba livuma ukukwemukela, lo unguElija obezakuza.
Na labha mwimaliliye okwikilisha, unu niwe Eliya, unu alija.
15 Olendlebe zokuzwa, akezwe.
Unu ali nokutwi kwokugwa nongwe.
16 Kodwa ngizasifananisa lani lesisizukulwana? Sifanana labantwana abahlezi emamakethe, bememeza kubangane babo,
Nilususanyishe naki olwibhulo lunu? Nichijejekanyo cha bhana bhanu abhashana kulubhala lwa lisoko, bhanu bhenyanjile nokubhilikilana,
17 besithi: Salitshayela umhlanga, kodwa kalisinanga; salililela, kodwa kalikhalanga.
nibhaikati,'Chabhabhumiye olukuli mutabhinile. Chalile, emwe mutalilile'
18 Ngoba uJohane wafika engadli enganathi, basebesithi: Uledimoni.
Kulwokubha Yowana ejile atalyaga mukate nolo kunywa omuvinyo, nibhaikati, 'Ana lisabwa.'
19 INdodana yomuntu yafika isidla inatha, basebesithi: Khangelani, umuntu oligovu lesinathi sewayini, umngane wabathelisi lezoni. Kodwa inhlakanipho ithiwa ilungile ngabantwana bayo.
Omwana wa Adamu ejile nalya nokunywa nibhaikati, 'Lola' nimunu muli na munywi, omusani wa bhatobhesha bho bhushulu na abhebhibhi!' Nawe obhwengeso obhusululwa kwe bhikolwa bhyae.”
20 Waseqala ukusola imizi okwakwenziwe phakathi kwayo ubunengi bemisebenzi yakhe yamandla, ngoba ingaphendukanga, wathi:
Yesu namba okugonya emisi munu ebhikolwa bhyo kulugusha bhyakolwaga, kulwokubha bhaliga bhachali kuta,
21 Maye kuwe, Korazini! Maye kuwe, Bhethisayida! Ngoba uba kwakwenziwe eTire leSidoni imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini, ngabe kade baphenduka emasakeni lemlotheni.
Jilikubhona awe, Kolazini, Jilikubhona awe Betisaida! Lwakutyo ebhikolwa bhikulu gakakolekene Tilo na Sidoni ganu gakolekana anu, bhakabhee bhatee kala kwo kufwala amagunila no kwisinga lifu.
22 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono eTire leSidoni ngosuku lwesigwebo kulakini.
Nawe ilibha okwikomesha kwa Tilo na Sidoni olusiku lwa indamu yao.
23 Lawe, Kapenawume, ophakanyiselwe ezulwini, uzaphoselwa phansi esihogweni; ngoba uba yayenziwe eSodoma imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kuwe, ngabe basekhona kuze kube lamuhla. (Hadēs g86)
Awe, Kapelanaumu, owitogela ati bhalikutula ingulu okukinga mulwile? Payi ulitelemushwa okukinga nyombe. Lwakutyo ku Sodoma bhyakakolekene ebhikolwa bhikulu, kutyo gakolekana kwawe, yakabheeo okukinga lelo. (Hadēs g86)
24 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono kulizwe leSodoma ngosuku lwesigwebo, kulakuwe.
Oli enaika nawe ati jakabhee nyangu ku chalo cha Sodoma okwimelegulu olusiku lwa indamu okukila awe.
25 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu waphendula wathi: Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu lomhlaba, ngoba uzifihlile lezizinto kwabahlakaniphileyo labaqedisisayo, kodwa wazembulela izingane;
Mumwanya ogwo Yesu naikati, “Enikukuya awe, Rata, Ratabhugenyi wo Olwile ne Chalo, kulwokubha wabhaselekele Emisango jinu abhobhwenge na bhengeso, nugasulula kubhanu bhatabhaga na bhwenge, lwa bhana abhalela.
26 yebo Baba, ngoba ngokunjalo kwaba kuhle phambi kwakho.
Rata lwakutyo jakukondee mumeso gao.
27 Konke kwanikelwa kimi nguBaba; njalo kakho oyaziyo iNdodana, ngaphandle kukaYise; kakho futhi omaziyo uYise ngaphandle kweNdodana, njalo loba ngubani iNdodana ethanda ukumembulela.
Emisango jona nayanibhwe okusoka ku Rata. Atalio unu kamumenya Omwana tali Rata, na atalio unu kamumenya Rata tali Omwana, na wona wona unu Omwana ana elyenda lyo kumusululila.
28 Wozani kimi lonke elikhatheleyo lelisindiweyo, njalo mina ngizaliphumuza.
Muje kwanye, bhanu bhona omunyansibhwa no kusitoelwa ne migugu misito, anye enibhafung'amya.
29 Thathani ijogwe lami lilibeke phezu kwenu lifunde kimi, ngoba ngimnene ngithobekile enhliziyweni; njalo lizathola ukuphumula emiphefumulweni yenu;
Mugege ingulwema yani na mwiigile okusoka kwanye, kulwokubha anye nilimwololo na mufula wo mwoyo no mubhona okufung'ama mumyoyo jemwe.
30 ngoba ijogwe lami libutshelezi, lomthwalo wami ulula.
Kulwokubha ingulwema yani ni nyololo no mugugu gwani ni mwangu.
