Ngokuya NgoMatewu
11 Ngemva kokunikela abafundi bakhe abali-12 iinqophiso, uJesu wasuka lapho wayokufundisa bewatjhumayela kwamanye amadorobho.+
2 Kuthe lokha uJwanisi asejele+ ezwa ngemisebenzi kaKrestu, wathumela abafundi bakhe+ 3 bona babuze uJesu bathi: “Kghani Nguwe Ozako namkha kufuze silindele omunye?”+ 4 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Khambani niyokubikela uJwanisi ngenikuzwako nenikubonako:+ 5 Iimphofu ziyabona,+ iinrhole ziyakhamba, abanobulepheru+ bayahlanjululwa, abangezwako bayezwa, abahlongakeleko bayavuswa, nabadududu batjelwa iindaba ezimnandi.+ 6 Uyathaba loyo onganabanga lokuzaza ngami.”+
7 Abafundi bakaJwanisi nabaqeda ukukhamba, uJesu wathoma ukukhuluma nesiqubuthu ngoJwanisi wathi: “Naphumela ukuyokubonani emmangweni?+ Umhlanga ophembethwa mumoya?+ 8 Alo-ke, naphumela ukubonani? Indoda embethe izambatho zakanokutjho? Phela, abambatha izambatho zakanokutjho bangeendlini zamakhosi. 9 Kuhlekuhle, naphumelani? Ukuyokubona umphorofidi? Iye, ngiyanitjela, okungcono khulu kunomphorofidi.+ 10 Nguye lo okwatlolwa ngaye kwathiwa: ‘Ngithumela isithunywa sami ngaphambi kwakho, esizokuhlahla indlelakho!’+ 11 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, kibo boke abantu abakhe babelethwa, akhenge kuvele omkhulu kunoJwanisi uMbhabhadisi, kodwana omncani emBusweni wezulu mkhulu kunaye.+ 12 Kusukela emihleni kaJwanisi uMbhabhadisi bekube nje, umBuso wezulu mnqopho abantu abalwela ukuwufumana kodwana labo abalinga ngamandla bayawufumana.+ 13 Ngombana boke abaPhorofidi nomThetho, baphorofida bekwafika uJwanisi;+ 14 nangabe nizimisele ukukwamukela lokho, uJwanisi ungu-Eliya abaphorofidi abathi uzokuza.’+ 15 Oneendlebe akezwe.
16 “Ngingasifanisa nobani isizukulwanesi?+ Sifana nabantwana abahlezi eendaweni zokuthengisela, abarhuwelela abantwana abadlala nabo, 17 bathi: ‘Sinidlalele ifuludi, akhenge nijide; sarhidla isililo, akhenge nitlhuwe.’ 18 Ngokunjalo, uJwanisi bekangadli begodu angaseli, abantu bathi, ‘Unedimoni.’ 19 INdodana yomuntu iyadla begodu iyasela,+ abantu bathi, ‘Naso-ke isirhiribideli esizinikele ewayinini, umngani wabathelisi nezoni.’+ Kodwana ukuhlakanipha kubonakala kulungile ngemisebenzi yakhona.”+
20 Wathoma ukusola amadorobho enze kiwo iimangaliso ezinengi ngombana azange atjhuguluke: 21 “Maye! Kuwe Khorazini. Maye! Kuwe Bhethesayida. Ngathana imisebenzi yamandla eyenziwe kini yenziwa eTirosi neSidoni, ngakade abantu bakhona batjhuguluka, bambatha imigodla, bahlala emlotheni.+ 22 Ngithi kini, kuzokuba ngcono ngeTirosi nangeSidoni ngeLanga lesaHlulelo kunani.+ 23 Wena-ke Kapernawumi,+ kghani uzokukhutjhulelwa ezulwini? Phasi eThuneni* kula uya khona+ ngombana iimangaliso engizenze kuwe ngathana bengizenze eSodoma ngabe lisesekhona nanamhlanjesi. 24 Ngithi kini, kuzokuba ngcono ngeSodoma ngeLanga lesaHlulelo kunani.”+
25 Khonokho uJesu wathi: “Ngikudumisa tjhatjhalazi Baba, Kosi yezulu nephasi ngombana izintwezi uzifihle ngobuthakgha kwabahlakaniphileko nakibongqondongqondo, wazembulela abantwana abancani.+ 26 Kunjalo Baba ngombana lokhu bekuvumelana nentandwakho. 27 UBaba unginikele zoke izinto begodu akekho oyazi kuhle iNdodana ngaphandle kwakaBaba;+ akekho omazi kuhle uBaba+ ngaphandle kweNdodana, nalabo iNdodana efuna ukubambulela yena.+ 28 Yizani kimi nina noke enidiniweko nenidisibezwako, ngizoniphumuza. 29 Thathani ijogi lami nifunde kimi ngombana nginommoya ophasi nehliziyo ethobekileko,+ nizozifumanela ukuphumula. 30 Ngombana ijogi lami ngelomusa,* nomthwalo wami ulula.”