‏ Matthew 14

Ukubulawa kukaJohane uMbhabhathizi

1Ngalesosikhathi uHerodi a umtetrarki* wezwa indumela kaJesu b, 2wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe c: Lo nguJohane uMbhabhathizi; yena uvukile kwabafileyo d, kungakho-ke imisebenzi yamandla isebenza kuye.

3Ngoba uHerodi wayembambile uJohane wambopha wamfaka entolongweni e, ngenxa kaHerodiyasi umkaFiliphu umfowabo f; 4ngoba uJohane wayethe kuye: Kawuvunyelwa ukuba laye. 5Njalo efuna ukumbulala g, wesaba ixuku h, ngoba lalimphatha njengomprofethi i. 6Kodwa kwathi kugcinwa usuku lokuzalwa kukaHerodi, indodakazi kaHerodiyasi yagida phakathi kwabo, yamthokozisa uHerodi. 7Ngakho wathembisa ngesifungo ukuyinika loba yini ezayicela. 8Kodwa yona, isilayiwe ngunina, yathi j: Ngiphe lapha emganwini k ikhanda likaJohane uMbhabhathizi. 9Inkosi yasisiba losizi, kodwa ngenxa yezifungo langalabo ababehlezi layo ekudleni yalaya ukuthi inikwe. 10Yasithuma yamquma uJohane ikhanda entolongweni. 11Ikhanda lakhe laselilethwa ngomganu l, lanikwa intombi; njalo yona yalisa kunina. 12Kwasekusiza abafundi bakhe bathatha isidumbu, basingcwaba; basebesuka bambikela uJesu.

UJesu usuthisa amadoda azinkulungwane ezinhlanu

13UJesu esezwile m wasuka lapho ngomkhumbi waya endaweni eyinkangala eyedwa; kodwa amaxuku ekuzwa amlandela ngenyawo evela emizini n. 14UJesu esephumile wabona ixuku elikhulu, waba lesihelo ngabo o, wasilisa abagulayo babo p.

15Kwathi sekuhlwile abafundi bakhe beza kuye, bathi: Lindawo iyinkangala, lesikhathi sesihambile q; liyekele ixuku lihambe, ukuze baye emizaneni bazithengele ukudla r. 16Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: Kakuswelekanga ukuthi bahambe; banikeni lina ukuthi badle. 17Kodwa bathi kuye: Kasila lapha ngaphandle kwezinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili. 18Wasesithi: Ziletheni lapha kimi. 19Waselaya amaxuku ukuthi ahlale phansi etshanini, wathatha izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili s, wakhangela phezulu ezulwini t, wabusisa, esezihlephule wabanika abafundi izinkwa, labafundi bapha amaxuku u. 20Basebesidla bonke, basutha; badobha imvuthu ezazisele, izitsha ezigcweleyo ezilitshumi lambili v. 21Lalabo abasebedlile babengamadoda angaba zinkulungwane ezinhlanu, ngaphandle kwabesifazana labantwana.

UJesu uhamba phezu kolwandle

22Njalo uJesu wahle wacindezela abafundi bakhe ukuthi bangene emkhunjini, njalo bamqalele ukuya ngaphetsheya, esayekela amaxuku ahambe w. 23Kwathi eseyekele amaxuku ahamba, wenyukela entabeni eyedwa ukuze akhuleke x; kwathi sekuhlwile, wayeyedwa lapho. 24Kodwa umkhumbi wawusuphakathi kolwandle, utshukunyiswa ngamagagasi; ngoba umoya wawuphambene labo. 25Kwathi ngesikhathi somlindo wesine wobusuku uJesu weza kubo, ehamba phezu kolwandle y. 26Kodwa kwathi abafundi bembona ehamba phezu kolwandle bethuka, bathi z: Lithonga. Basebekhala ngokwesaba. 27Kodwa uJesu wahle wakhuluma labo, wathi: Manini isibindi; yimi; lingesabi aa. 28UPetro wasemphendula wathi: Nkosi, uba kunguwe, ngilaya ukuthi ngize kuwe phezu kwamanzi. 29Wasesithi: Woza. UPetro wasesehla emkhunjini wahamba phezu kwamanzi, ukuze aye kuJesu. 30Kodwa ebona umoya olamandla wesaba; wathi eseqala ukutshona wakhala, wathi: Nkosi, ngisindisa! 31Njalo uJesu wahle welula isandla, wambamba, wathi kuye: Wena olokukholwa okuncinyane, uthandabuzelani ab? 32Sebengenile emkhunjini, umoya wathula. 33Abasemkhunjini basebesiza bamkhonza bathi ac: Ngeqiniso wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu ad.

UJesu usilisa elizweni leGenesaretha

34Kwathi sebechaphile bafika elizweni leGenesaretha ae. 35Esemazi amadoda akuleyondawo athumela ilizwi kuso sonke lesosigaba esizingelezeleyo, aletha kuye bonke abagulayo. 36Basebemncenga, ukuthi bathinte nje umphetho wesembatho sakhe af; njalo bonke ag abathintayo basiliswa ah.

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