Matthew 8

Indoda Eyayilobulephero

1Kwathi esehlile entabeni izixuku zabantu zamlandela. 2Indoda eyayilobulephero yeza yaguqa phambi kwakhe yathi, “Nkosi uma uthanda ungangenza ngihlambuluke.”

3UJesu welula isandla sakhe wayithinta wathi, “Ngiyathanda, hlambuluka!” Masinyane nje yasila ebulepherweni bayo. 4UJesu wasesithi kuyo, “Zwana, ungatsheli muntu. Kodwa hamba uziveze kumphristi unikele ngesipho esamiswa nguMosi njengesiboniso ebantwini.”

Ukholo LweNduna YeKhulu

5UJesu esengenile eKhaphenawume kwafika kuye induna yekhulu izocela uncedo. 6Yathi, “Nkosi, inceku yami ilele phansi yomile umhlubulo, isebuhlungwini obukhulu.”

7UJesu wathi kuyo, “Ngizakuza ngizeyisilisa.”

8Induna yekhulu yaphendula yathi, “Kakungilingananga ukuthi ungeza ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami. Kodwa tshono ilizwi nje kuphela, inceku yami izasila.

9Ngokuba mina ngokwami ngiyindoda engaphansi komthetho, ngilamabutho angaphansi kwami. Ngitshela lo ngithi, ‘Hamba,’ ahambe; ngithi kuloyana, ‘Woza’, lakanye eze. Ngithi encekwini yami, ‘Yenza lokhu’, ikwenze.”

10UJesu wathi ekuzwa lokhu wamangala wathi kulabo ababemlandela, “Ngilitshela iqiniso, kangikamboni loyedwa ko-Israyeli olokholo olukhulu kangaka. 11Ngithi kini abanengi bazavela empumalanga lentshonalanga, bahlale edilini lo-Abhrahama, lo-Isaka loJakhobe embusweni wezulu. 12Kodwa abanini bombuso bazaxotshelwa phandle emnyameni lapho okuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo.”

13UJesu wasesithi enduneni yekhulu, “Hamba! Kuzakwenziwa njengalokhu ukholwe ukuthi kuzakwenziwa.” Inceku yayo yahle yasila ngasona lesosikhathi.

UJesu Usilisa Abanengi

14Kwathi lapho uJesu esengenile endlini kaPhethro, wabona uninazala kaPhethro elele embhedeni ephethwe ngumkhuhlane. 15Wamthinta esandleni umkhuhlane wahle waphuma kuye, wavuka wamlungisela ukudla.

16Sekuntambama abanengi ababelamadimoni balethwa kuye wayikhupha imimoya ngelizwi njalo wasilisa bonke abagulayo.

17Lokhu kwakugcwalisa okwakhulunywa ngoMphrofethi u-Isaya ukuthi: “Wathatha ubuthakathaka bethu wathwala izifo zethu.”

Ubunzima Bokulandela uJesu

18Wathi uJesu ebona izixuku zabantu abanengi bembuthanele wathi kakuchatshelwe ngaphetsheya ngakuleliyana icele lechibi.

19Kwasekusiza kuye umfundisi womthetho wathi, “Mfundisi, ngizakulandela ungaze uye ngaphi.”

20UJesu waphendula wathi, “Amakhanka alemilindi lezinyoni zezulu zilezidleke, kodwa iNdodana yomuntu kayilandawo yokubeka ikhanda layo.”

21Omunye umfundisi wathi kuye, “Nkosi, akuthi ngiqale ngihambe ngiyongcwaba ubaba.”

22Kodwa uJesu wamtshela wathi, “Ngilandela, uyekele abafileyo bangcwabe abafileyo babo.”

UJesu Uthulisa Isiphepho

23UJesu wasengena esikepeni abafundi bakhe bamlandela. 24Masinyane nje kwaqubuka isiyaluyalu sesiphepho echibini, amagagasi akhaphakela phezu kwesikepe. Kodwa uJesu wayelele. 25Abafundi bahamba bayamvusa besithi, “Nkosi, silamulele! Nanku sesigalula!”

26Waphendula wathi, “Lina bokukholwa okuncane, kungani lisesaba kangaka?” Wasephakama wawukhuza umoya kanye lamagagasi, kwasekuthula nya.

27Amadoda amangala abuza athi, “Ngumuntu bani lo? Uze alalelwe ngumoya kanye lamagagasi!”

Ukusiliswa Kwamadoda Amabili Alamadimoni

28Wathi ekufikeni kwakhe ngakwelinye icele lelizwe lamaGadarini wahlangabezwa ngamadoda amabili ayekhwelwe ngamadimoni eqhamuka emathuneni. Babetshinga bebheda, kungasadluli muntu ngaleyondlela.

29Bamemeza bathi, “Ufunani ngathi, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu? Uze lapha ukuzasi-chukuluza singakafiki isikhathi esimisiweyo na?”

30Bucwala kwabo kwakulomhlambi omkhulu wezingulube usidla.

31Amadimoni amncenga uJesu athi, “Nxa usikhupha sithumele emhlambini wezingulube.”

32Wathi kuwo, “Hambani!” Aphuma ayangena ezingulubeni, kwathi umhlambi wonke waqubuka waqonda iliwa lodonga wagxumukela echibini wafela emanzini. 33Labo ababezelusile izingulube baphaphatheka baqonda edolobheni bayabika konke lokhu, besitsho lalokho okwenzakala kulawomadoda ayelamadimoni. 34Khonapho idolobho lonke lazimuka ukuyahlangana loJesu. Bathi sebembonile bamncenga ukuba asuke emmangweni wakibo.