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1 Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile ukulaya abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili, wasuka lapho ukuyafundisa lokutshumayela emizini yabo.
A Yeshu bhakamaliyeje kwaalajiyanga bhaajiganywa bhabho likumi limo na bhabhili bhala, gubhajabhwilenje penepo, gubhapite jiganya na lunguya mwiilambo yabhonji.
2 Kwathi uJohane esentolongweni esezwile imisebenzi kaKristu, wathuma ababili babafundi bakhe,
A Yowana bhabhatisha bhali bhatabhilwe kuligelesha gubhapilikene ga itendi ya a Yeshu Kilishitu. Bhai, a Yowana gubhaatumilenje bhaajiganywa bhabho bhakaabhuyanje.
3 wathi kuye: Wena unguye ozayo yini, kumbe silindele omunye?
Gubhaabhushiyenje, “Mmwe ni bhakwiya bhala, eu twaalindile bhana?”
4 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Hambani limtshele uJohane izinto elizizwayo lelizibonayo:
A Yeshu gubhaajangwilenje, “Nnjendangane nkaalugulilanje a Yowana indu inkwipilikananga na inkwibhonanga,
5 Iziphofu zibuye zibone, leziqhuli ziyahamba, abalobulephero bayahlanjululwa, lezacuthe ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, labayanga bayatshunyayezwa ivangeli;
ashinangalole bhanalolanga na ashinangwabha bhanakwendanga na bhakwetenje mangundula bhanalamanga na ashinangapilikane bhanapilikananga na bhawilenje bhanayukanga na bhaalaga bhanalungushiwanga Ngani ja Mmbone.
6 njalo ubusisiwe loba ngubani ongakhubekiyo ngami.
Mbaya mundu jojowe akalebha kwa ligongo lya leka ngulupalila nne.”
7 Kwathi labo sebesuka uJesu waqala ukukhuluma emaxukwini ngoJohane wathi: Laphuma laya enkangala ukuyabonani? Umhlanga onyikinywa ngumoya yini?
Bhai, bhantenga bha a Yowana bhala bhalijabhulanga, a Yeshu gubhatandwibhe kwaabhalanjilanga makundi ga bhandu ngani ja a Yowana, “Mwashinkwendangana kuanga kulola nndi? Kulola litete lilitikinywa na mbungo?
8 Kanti laphumela ukuyabonani? Umuntu owembethe izembatho ezibuthakathaka yini? Khangelani, abembethe ezibuthakathaka basezindlini zamakhosi.
Igala, mwapitengeneje kulola nndi? Mundu awete nngubho ya konja? Bhandu bhaawalanga nngubho ya konja mwaakutamanga nnyumba ya ashimpalume bha shilambo.
9 Pho laphumela ukuyabonani? Umprofethi yini? Yebo, ngithi kini: Loba owedlula umprofethi;
Ikabheje, mwapiteneje lolanga nndi? Nkulondola jwa a Nnungu? Elo, ngunakummalanjilanga, mumweninji nkulungwa kupunda nkulondola jwa a Nnungu.
10 ngoba lo nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi: Khangela, mina ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.
“A Yowana ni bhantenga bhalugwilwe Mmajandiko ga Ukonjelo, ‘Nnole, ngunakuntuma muntenga jwangu annongolele, ashanng'alashiye mpanda gwenu.’
11 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakuvelanga phakathi kwabazelwe ngabesifazana omkhulu kuloJohane uMbhabhathizi. Kodwa omncinyane embusweni wamazulu mkhulu kulaye.
Kweli ngunakummalanjilanga, akanabhe koposhela jwa nnibhondo ali jwankulungwa kwaapunda a Yowana bhabhatisha. Ikabheje, jwene ali jwanshoko Muupalume gwa Kunnungu, ni jwankulungwa kwaapunda bhenebho.
12 Njalo kusukela ensukwini zikaJohane uMbhabhathizi kuze kube khathesi umbuso wamazulu uphathwa ngodlakela, labalodlakela bawuthatha ngamandla.
Tandubhila mobha ga a Yowana bhabhatisha mpaka nnaino, Upalume gwa Kunnungu gunakomanilwa na bhandunji bhanalinganga kuutola kwa mashili na bhakwetenje mashili bhanakuutolanga.
13 Ngoba abaprofethi bonke lomlayo baprofetha kwaze kwaba nguJohane;
Pabha ashinkulondola bha a Nnungu bhowe na Shalia, mpaka mobha ga a Yowana, bhashinkulondolanga ga gene mobha gano.
14 njalo uba livuma ukukwemukela, lo unguElija obezakuza.
Bhai, monaga shinkundanje, a Yowanabho ni a Eliya bhapinjikwaga bhaishe.
15 Olendlebe zokuzwa, akezwe.
Akwete makutujo apilikane.
16 Kodwa ngizasifananisa lani lesisizukulwana? Sifanana labantwana abahlezi emamakethe, bememeza kubangane babo,
“Bhai, nandanye na nndi alu lubhelekolu? Malinga bhashanda bhatemingenenje kushoko, bhali kwaabhalanjilanga ashaajabhonji bhalinkutinji,
17 besithi: Salitshayela umhlanga, kodwa kalisinanga; salililela, kodwa kalikhalanga.
‘Twanngombelenje imbeta, ikabheje mwangainanga! Twajimbile nyimbo ya ililo, ikabheje mwangagutanga!’
18 Ngoba uJohane wafika engadli enganathi, basebesithi: Uledimoni.
Pabha a Yowana bhaishe, bhakaalya wala papila, gubhashitenje, ‘Bhashikola lioka.’
19 INdodana yomuntu yafika isidla inatha, basebesithi: Khangelani, umuntu oligovu lesinathi sewayini, umngane wabathelisi lezoni. Kodwa inhlakanipho ithiwa ilungile ngabantwana bayo.
Mwana juka Mundu gwaishe, alilya na papila, gubhashitenje, ‘Mwaalolanje bhaakongolela kulya na kolelwa, ashaambwiga ajabho bhakamula koli na bhakwetenje yambi!’ Nkali nneyo lunda lwa a Nnungu lumanyishe kuti lwammbone kwa itendi yakwe.”
20 Waseqala ukusola imizi okwakwenziwe phakathi kwayo ubunengi bemisebenzi yakhe yamandla, ngoba ingaphendukanga, wathi:
Kungai a Yeshu gubhatandwibhe kwaagambanga bhandunji bha mwiilambo mubhatendile ilapo ya igwinji, pabha bhandu bhakwe bhangapinganga kwiipeta.
21 Maye kuwe, Korazini! Maye kuwe, Bhethisayida! Ngoba uba kwakwenziwe eTire leSidoni imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini, ngabe kade baphenduka emasakeni lemlotheni.
“Ole gwenunji bhandu bha ku Kolashini! Ole gwenunji bhandu bha ku Bhetishaida! Pabha, ilapo itendeshe kungwenunji monaga ikatendeshe ku Tilo na ku Shidoni, bhandu bhabhonji bhakaipetilenje kwa wala maguniya na pakala liu kuti bhaleshilenje yambi.
22 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono eTire leSidoni ngosuku lwesigwebo kulakini.
Ikabheje, ngunakummalanjilanga, lyubha lya ukumu mmanganya nkupinga patanga mboteko ya punda ya bhandunji bha ku Tilo na ku Shidoni.
23 Lawe, Kapenawume, ophakanyiselwe ezulwini, uzaphoselwa phansi esihogweni; ngoba uba yayenziwe eSodoma imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kuwe, ngabe basekhona kuze kube lamuhla. (Hadēs g86)
Na mmanganyanji bhandu bha ku Kapalanaumu, bhuli, shinkuywanje mpaka kunnungu? Nkupinga tuluywanga mpaka kundamo ja bhawilenje! Pabha, ilapo itendeshe kungwwenunji monaga ikatendeshe kubhandu bha ku Shodoma, shene shilambosho shikaapali mpaka lelo. (Hadēs g86)
24 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kuzakuba ngcono kulizwe leSodoma ngosuku lwesigwebo, kulakuwe.
Ikabheje ngunakummalanjilanga, lyubha lya ukumu mmanganyanji nkupinga patanga mboteko ya punda ya bhandu ku Shodoma.”
25 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu waphendula wathi: Ngiyakubonga, Baba, Nkosi yezulu lomhlaba, ngoba uzifihlile lezizinto kwabahlakaniphileyo labaqedisisayo, kodwa wazembulela izingane;
Gene malangago a Yeshu gubhashite, “Ngunatenda eja kwenu mmwe Atati, Mmakulungwa bha kunnungu na pa shilambolyo, pabha yene indui nshikwaiyanga bhakwetenje lunda na bhaashomanga, nikwaunukulilanga bhana bhashoko bhashoko.
26 yebo Baba, ngoba ngokunjalo kwaba kuhle phambi kwakho.
Elo Atati, pabha shiishite kunnonyela mmayene.”
27 Konke kwanikelwa kimi nguBaba; njalo kakho oyaziyo iNdodana, ngaphandle kukaYise; kakho futhi omaziyo uYise ngaphandle kweNdodana, njalo loba ngubani iNdodana ethanda ukumembulela.
Gubhaabhalanjilenje bhandunji, “Atati bhashingamuya indu yowe. Jwakwapi akummanya mwana ikabhe Atati, wala akwaamanya Atati ikabhe Mwana, na jojowe apingaga Mwana kung'unukulila.
28 Wozani kimi lonke elikhatheleyo lelisindiweyo, njalo mina ngizaliphumuza.
“Nnjiyangananje mmowe nkuabhukanga na topelwa na mishigo, nne shinimpumuliyanje.
29 Thathani ijogwe lami lilibeke phezu kwenu lifunde kimi, ngoba ngimnene ngithobekile enhliziyweni; njalo lizathola ukuphumula emiphefumulweni yenu;
Nkundanje kulongoywa na nne malinga ng'ombe atabhilwa lingongota, nkupinga mwiijiganyanje kwangu nne. Pabha nne najwakwiitimalika na najwashinunu, numbe mmanganyanji shimpumulilanje.
30 ngoba ijogwe lami libutshelezi, lomthwalo wami ulula.
Pabha lingongota lyangu likaatona na nshigo gwangu ukaatopa.”
