NgokukaLuka 4:31-44

NgokukaLuka 4:31-44 ZUL20

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.