Mat 14 | Ndebele | STEP | Ngalesosikhathi uHerodi umtetrarki * wezwa indumela kaJesu ,

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

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

UJesu usuthisa amadoda azinkulungwane ezinhlanu

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

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

UJesu uhamba phezu kolwandle

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

UJesu usilisa elizweni leGenesaretha

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