UJesu Usilisa NgeSabatha

AbaFarisi babemzonda uJesu yikho babedinga isizathu sokumbopha. Babesithi akumelanga elaphe abantu ngeSabatha. Ngelinye ilanga kuliSabatha uJesu wathola eyinye indoda emgwaqweni icela uncedo ebantwini. Watshela abafundi bakhe wathi: ‘Khangelani ukuthi amandla kaNkulunkulu azayinceda njani indoda le.’ Wavuba udaka ngamathe akhe waselufaka emehlweni endoda leyo. Wasesithi: ‘Hamba uyegeza echibini leSilowami.’ Indoda leyo yakwenza lokho yasivuleka amehlo.

Abantu bamangala kakhulu basebesithi: ‘Kayisiyo yini indoda le eyayicela uncedo ebantwini kumbe ifanana layo nje?’ Indoda le yathi: ‘Yimi sibili, ngazalwa ngiyisiphofu.’ Abantu bayibuza bathi: ‘Amehlo akho avuleke njani?’ Yathi isibatshelile okwakwenzakele bayihambisa kubaFarisi.

Yatshela abaFarisi yathi: ‘UJesu uninde udaka emehlweni ami ngageza, manje sengibona.’ AbaFarisi bathi: ‘Umuntu lo kaveli kuNkulunkulu ngoba kaligcini iSabatha.’ Kodwa abanye bathi: ‘Ngabe kaveli kuNkulunkulu ubengasoze enelise ukwenza isimangaliso esinje.’

AbaFarisi babiza abazali bendoda le bababuza bathi: ‘Umntanenu uvuleke njani amehlo?’ Abazali bayo besaba ukukhuluma ngoba babezwe kuthiwa abaFarisi bathi loba ngubani okholwa kuJesu uzaxotshwa esinagogeni. Yikho baphendula bathi: ‘Asikwazi buzani yena.’ AbaFarisi babelokhu beyibuza indoda le yaze yathi: ‘Ngilitshelile, kanti yindaba lilokhu lingibuza?’ AbaFarisi bazonda basebeyihudulela phandle.

UJesu wathi ehlangana lendoda le wathi kuyo: ‘Uyakholwa yini kuMesiya?’ Indoda le yathi: ‘Ungubani ukuze ngikholwe kuye.’ UJesu wathi: ‘NginguMesiya.’ Uyakubona yini ukuthi uJesu wayelomusa? Welapha indoda leyo njalo waphinda wayinceda ukuthi ibe lokholo.