UMARKO 5:1-20

Bafika phesheya kolwandle kummandla wabaseGadara. Akuba ephumile emkhombeni, wahlangatyezwa kwaoko ngumntu onomoya ongcolileyo, ephuma emangcwabeni, obehlala emangcwabeni apho. Kwaye kungekho bani unako ukumbopha nangemixokelelwane; ngenxa yokuba wayebotshwe futhi ngamakhamandela nangemixokelelwane, asuke ayijace yena imixokelelwane, awakroboze namakhamandela; kwaye kungekho bani unamandla okumdambisa. Ube ehlala ubusuku nemini esezintabeni nasemangcwabeni, ekhala, ezijeca ngamatye. Uthe ke akumbona uYesu ekude, wagidima, waya waqubuda kuye, wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, Yini na enam nawe, Yesu, Nyana kaThixo Osenyangweni? Ndiya kufungisa uThixo ukuba ungandithuthumbisi. Kuba ebethe kuye, Phuma emntwini apho, moyandini ungcolileyo. Wayembuza esithi, Ùngubani na wena igama? Waphendula esithi, NguMkhosi igama lam; kuba sibaninzi. Waye ke embongoza kakhulu ukuba angabandululi bemke kwelo zwe. Bekukho ke apho ngasezintabeni ugxuba olukhulu lweehagu lusidla. Zambongoza zonke iidemon, zisithi, Sithumele ezihagwini, ukuze singene kuzo. Wazivumela kwaoko uYesu. Baphuma ke oomoya abangcolileyo, baya kungena ezihagwini; lwaza ugxuba lwaphaphatheka, lwehla eweni, lwela elwandle; zaye ke iihagu ezo ngathi zimawaka mabini; zarhaxwa elwandle apho. Bathe ke abo babezalusa iihagu basaba, babika ekhaya nasemaphandleni. Baphuma ke baya kuyibona loo nto ihlileyo, ukuba iyintoni na. Bafíke kuYesu, bambone obephethwe ziidemon, lowo ke wayenomkhosi, ehleli, ambathisiwe, enengqondo ephilileyo; baza boyika. Abo babeyibonile le nto babacokisela, ukuba kuthekeni na kobephethwe ziidemon; kwanokweehagu. Baqala ukumbongoza ukuba emke emideni yabo. Akubon' ukuba ungene emkhombeni, wathi lowo ubephethwe ziidemon wambongoza ukuba abe naye. Kodwa uYesu akamvumelanga. Usuke wathi kuye, Hamba, uye endlwini yakho kwabakowenu, ubabikele oko zingako ukuba zinkulu izinto ekwenzele zona iNkosi, yaba nenceba engaka kuwe. Wemka, waqala ukuzivakalisa eDekapoli oko zingako ukuba zinkulu izinto uYesu abemenzele zona; bamangaliswa bonke.