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1Kuku, loku apfa aXikili exiThsungeni, abHanu la’baNyingi bamLandela. 2Labisa! kaTlhasi wanHlokondo, amKhisamela, aku,
“Hosi! loku uwsiHsanda u nani nTamu wakundiHanyisa.”
3Kutani aNalabuta aBoko djaKe, amTamela, aku,
“NdawsiHsanda: Hanya Wene.”
Anomolo anHlokonda yake yiHela. 4Yesu aku kuYene,
“Labisa! UngaBjeli mHunu; kambi Famba, uyatiBonekisa kumPristi; uYisa anHlengo lowu Mose aniBjeliki haWone, wsiBa wsiKombiso kuBone.”
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5Kutani loku apfa aHingeni eKapernaumi, kaTi kuYene anDuna yaZani, yimKhongota, 6yiku
“Hosi! AnCekwa yanga yiyetleli eKaya naBabja hikuWonyana kaMidji, yiXaniseka ngopfu.”
7Aku kuYene,
“NditakuTa ndatayiHanyisa.”
8AnDuna‐yaZani yiYangula yiku,
“Hosi, andiFanelanga akuba uHingena ehansi kaLwangu djaNga; kambi Hlaya Wene aDjiti ntwse, kutaku anCekwa yitaHanya. 9Hikusa naMini, ndi mHunu lw’ak’ehansi katiHosi, ndi nimaBhuthsu la’mak’ehansi kuMini; ndiku ku ledji, Famba! djiFamba; nikuledjo, Tana! djiTa; n’enCekweni yaNga, Yentxa lewsi! yiwsiYentxa.”
10Kutani Yesu, loku aYingeli lewsi, aNkensa, aku, kula’ bamLandelaku.
“NdiHlela mfuhsi, ndiu kuNini, AndengeKuma akuKholwa lo’ kakuNhasi, nikaIsraela. 11Kutani ndiu kuNini, La’baNyingi batakuTa, baPfa ebuHuma‐Dambu n’ebuPela‐Dambu, baBabalasa xikagnwe naAbrahama, naIsaaka, naYakobo, emFugnwini waTilu: 12kambi abAna bamFumu bataLahleliwa, baYa emuNyameni lo’wuk’ehandli; lanu kutakuBa kone akuDjila nikuKethsela kamEno.”
13Kutani Yesu aku enDuneni,
“Fambake: awsiBi kuWene wsanga hikuKholwa kwaKu.”
AnCekwa yiHanyisiwi hiWolowo nKama.
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14Kutani Yesu, loku aHingeni enDlwini yakaPetro, aBona amKognwana waKe aYetleli aBabja hikuhisa kaMidji. 15AmuTamela hiBoko djaKe, wumuThsika amKuhlani; aPfuka; amuTihsela. 16Kuku, loku djiPelili, baTisa kuYene la’baNyingi la’baka nimaNdiki; aHumexa amaNdiki hiDjiti; abaHanyisa Hikwabu la’bakuBabja; 17ewsakuba wsiTatiseka le’wsingaHsehsiwa hiIsaya amprofeta, ewsaku,
“A Tekili habuWsake awsiFo wsEhsu, aHswala nikuBabja kwEhsu” (Is 53:4).
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18Kutani Yesu, loku aBona abHanu la’baNyingi bamuHsandela, aHlaya ewsaku AbaWelele halahaya. 19KuTlhasa amThsali wakuKahsi, aku kuYene,
“MuDondisi, nditakuLandela lanu u Yaku kone.”
20 Yesu aku kuYene,
“AtimPungutshe ti niminKele; nitiNyonywani le’tiHahaku ti niwsiTsaka; kambi agnwAna‐wamHunu aka namBangu la’ angaCamelaku kone.”
21MuGnwani kubaDondisiwa baKe aku kuYene,
“Hosi! ndiPfumelele ndiSungula ndiYa ndaLahla Hsohswanga.”
22Kambi Yesu aku kuYene,
“NdiLandele; uThsika la’ baFiki baLahla labaFiki baBu.”
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23Loku apfa aHingeni eBjathswini, abaDondisiwa baKe bamLandela, 24Labisa! kaTlhasi axiDzedze xamHeho le’yiHulu, exikahsi kaTiba, e’xaku aBjathsu bjiKolabjiwa himaNdlati; kambi Yene apfa aYetleli. 25BaTlhasa kuYene, bamuPfuxa, baku,
“Hanyisa, Hosi! hakuFa!”
26Aku kuBone,
“Nitxaba hayini, Nini, la’bakuKholwa lo’kuThsongo, na?”
Kutani aSuka, aKhuta amHeho niTiba; kuBa kone akuMiyela lo’kuKulu. 27AbHanu baNkensa baku,
“U mHunu kuxini lwe’ na, ewsakuba aYingekeliwa himHeho niTiba na?”
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28Kutani, loku aWeleli halahaya, aYa eTikwini djabaGadara, bamuTlangabeti baBhidji la’baka nimaNdiki, baPfa eminTignwini, ba nikuLebja lo’kuKulu, akuba apfa kungaHundi mHunu hileyo nDlela. 29Labisa! BaBongosa, baku,
“Hini hi naYini kuWene, gnwAna‐Nkulunkulu, na? Xana uTili la’ watahiHlupa nawungasinaTlhasa anKama na?”
30Apfa ku kone kule naBone anTlhambi watinGulube letiNyingi, tiDa. 31AmaNdiki maKhongota maku,
“Loku uhiHumexa, hiPfumelele hiHingena enTlhambini watinGulube.”
32Aku kuOne,
“Yanani.”
MaHuma, maSukela etinGulubeni; Labisa! anTlhambi Hikwawu wuThsuthsumela wuYa eTibeni h’eLongeni, tiFa emaTini. 33La’batiBjisaku baThsuthsuma, baYa emuTini, baBika Hikwawsu, n’e’wsiYentxekiki kula’bamaNdiki. 34Labisa! AmuTi Hikwawu, baHuma bataTlhangabeta Yesu; kuku, loku bamBona, bamKhongota ewsaku aMuka aSuka eTikwini djaBu.
First published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) 1911.
