NgokukaLuka 4:14-44

UJesu wabuyela eGalile ngamandla kaMoya. Udumo lwakhe lwasabalala kulo lonke lelo lizwe. Wayefundisa emasinagogeni abo, edunyiswa yibo bonke. Wafika eNazaretha lapho akhulela khona, wangena esinagogeni ngosuku lwesabatha njengalokhu ayevame ukwenza kanjalo, wasukuma ukuba afunde. Wanikwa umqulu ka-Izaya, umphrofethi, wawuvula, wafumana indawo okulotshwe kuyo kwathiwa: “UMoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, ngokuba ingigcobile ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli kwabampofu; ingithumele ukumemezela ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo, ukuvula amehlo ezimpumputhe, ukuhlenga abacindezelweyo, nokumemezela unyaka omuhle weNkosi.” Wawugoqa umqulu, wawunika isikhonzi, wahlala; amehlo wonke ababesesinagogeni amgqolozela. Waqala ukukhuluma kubo, ethi: “Namhlanje ugcwalisekile lo mbhalo njengoba nizwa ngezenu izindlebe.” Bonke bakhuluma kahle ngaye, bemangaliswa ngamazwi omusa aphuma emlonyeni wakhe, bathi: “Kanti lo akasiyo yini indodana kaJosefa na?” Wathi kubo: “Impela niyakusisho kimi lesi saga, nithi: ‘Nyanga, zelaphe wena. Lokhu esizwa ukuthi ukwenzile eKhaphernawume, kwenze phela nalapha ezweni lakini.’ ” Wathi-ke: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: akukho mphrofethi owemukelekayo ezweni lakubo. Kepha impela ngithi kini: ngezinsuku zika-Eliya kwakukhona abafelokazi abaningi kwa-Israyeli; izulu lomisile iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha; kwaba khona indlala enkulu ezweni lonke. Kepha u-Eliya akathunyelwanga nakoyedwa wabo, kuphela kowesifazane ongumfelokazi, eZarephitha eSidoni. Kwakukhona abaningi ababenochoko kwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi sika-Elisha, umphrofethi, kodwa akukho namunye kubo owahlanjululwa, kuphela uNayimani, umSiriya.” Bonke ababesesinagogeni bagcwala intukuthelo enkulu lapho bekuzwa lokho. Basukuma, bamxosha emzini, bamqhubela esiweni esasisentabeni umuzi wabo owawakhiwe phezu kwayo, ukuze bamkhalakathelise kuso. Kepha Yena wadabula phakathi kwabo wahamba. Wehlela eKhaphernawume, umuzi iGalile. Wayebafundisa abantu kulusuku lwesabatha. Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe, ngokuba izwi lakhe lalinegunya. Kwakukhona esinagogeni umuntu onomoya wedimoni elingcolileyo, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Habe, ufunani nje kithi Jesu waseNazaretha? Uze ukuzosibhubhisa yini na? Ngiyakwazi ukuthi ungubani: ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.” UJesu wamkhuza, wathi: “Thula, uphume kuye!” Idimoni lamqumba phansi phambi kwabo, laphuma kuye lingamlimazanga. Bonke bafikelwa ngukwesaba, bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Lizwi lini leli, ngokuba ukhuluma ngegunya namandla, ukhuza imimoya engcolileyo, iphume na?” Udumo lwakhe lwasabalala kuzo zonke lezo zindawo. Waphuma esinagogeni, wangena endlini kaSimoni. Kepha umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayebanjwe ngumkhuhlane onzima; bamnxusa uJesu ukuba amsize. UJesu wamengama, wawukhuza umkhuhlane, waphela. Wasuka ngokushesha wabakhonza. Kwathi selishona ilanga, baletha kuye bonke abagulayo nababekhwelwe yizifo ezehlukene; wabeka izandla phezu kwabo ngamunye, wabaphilisa. Kwaphuma amadimoni kwabaningi, ememeza ethi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” Kepha wawakhuza, kawavumelanga ukuba akhulume, ngokuba ayemazi ukuthi unguKhristu. Kuthe sekusile, wathi shelele, waya endaweni eyihlane. Izixuku zamfuna, zaze zamthola, zazama ukumvimba ukuba angamuki kuzo. Kepha wathi kuzo: “Kufanele ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu nakweminye imizi, ngokuba ngathunyelelwa lokhu.” Waqhubeka eshumayela emasinagogeni eJudiya.