UMATEWU 12:1-21

Ngelo xesha uYesu wacanda emasimini *ngoMhla wokuPhumla baza bathi abafundi bakhe belambile, bakha izikhwebu zengqolowa, batya. *AbaFarasi, bekubona oko, bathi kuye: “Khangela, abafundi bakho benza okungavumelekanga ngoMhla wokuPhumla.” Wathi kubo: “Anizange nikufunde na awakwenzayo uDavide mhla walamba yena neqela lakhe? Kaloku wangena endlwini kaThixo, wazitya izonka ezazinikelwe kuThixo. Kanti ngokomthetho ezi zonka yena neqela lakhe babengamelwe kuzitya. Ngababingeleli kuphela ababenelo lungelo. Khona, anifundanga na *emthethweni kaMosis okokuba ababingeleli bayawaphula umthetho woMhla wokuPhumla endlwini kaThixo, bangabi natyala noko? Ke ndithi kuni, lo ulapha mkhulu kunendlu. Ukuba benisazi okokuba ithetha ukuthini na le ndawo ithi *eziBhalweni: ‘Ndithanda inceba, andithandi mbingelelo,’ ngeningabagwebanga abangenatyala. Kaloku *uNyana woLuntu uyiNkosi yawo noMhla wokuPhumla.” Emkile apho uYesu, waya kungena *kwindlu yesikhungo. Apho babona umntu owome isandla. Abantu abathile, benenjongo yokummangalela uYesu, bambuza besithi: “Ngaba kuvumelekile na ukuphilisa *ngoMhla wokuPhumla?” Waza wathi kubo: “Ukuba ngaba kukho ubani kuni enegusha, yaza loo gusha yeyela emngxunyeni ngoMhla wokuPhumla, akayi kuyirhola na? Ubeke phi ke umntu ukuxabiseka kunegusha? Ngoko ke kulungile ukwenza inceba ngoMhla wokuPhumla.” Wathi ke kuloo mntu: “Solule isandla sakho.” Wasolula, saza saphila isandla sakhe, safana nesinye. Baphuma ke abaFarasi, babhunga ukumbulala uYesu. Ekwazile oko, uYesu wemka apho. UYesu walandelwa ngabantu abaninzi, waza wabaphilisa bonke, ebayala ukuba bangaxeleli bani ngaye, ukuze lizaliseke ilizwi likaThixo elathethwa *ngumshumayeli uIsaya lisithi: “Naso isiCaka sam endisinyulileyo, eso sisenyongweni kum, endikholiweyo siso. Ndosifaka uMoya wam, sizazise isigwebo iintlanga. Asiyi kuba nephike sikhwaze, lingayi kuviwa bani ezitalatweni izwi laso. Ingcongolo eyaphukileyo asiyi kuyiqhawula, nesibane esilozizayo asiyi kusicima. Siya kubuzinzisa bude bongame ubulungisa. Kananjalo iintlanga zokholosa ngaso.”