Mathewu 8:1-17

Esehlile entabeni, zamlandela izixuku eziningi. Bheka, kwafika onochoko, wakhuleka kuye, wathi: “Nkosi, uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula. UJesu welula isandla, wamphatha, wathi: Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka. Masinyane uchoko lwakhe lwahlambuluka. UJesu wathi kuye: “Bheka, ungatsheli muntu; kepha hamba, uziveze kumpristi, unikele umnikelo uMose ayala ngawo, kube ngubufakazi kubo. Kwathi uJesu esengenile eKapenawume, kweza kuye induna yekhulu, yamncenga. Ethi: Nkosi, inceku yami ilele endlini ofe uhlangothi, ibuhlungu kakhulu. UJesu wathi kuye: Mina ngizakuza ngimphulukise. Induna yekhulu yaphendula yathi: Nkosi, kangifanele ukuthi ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami; Ngokuba nami ngingumuntu ophansi kwegunya, nginamasosha phansi kwami; futhi kwenye: Woza, futhi uyeza; nasencekwini yami, Yenza lokhu, ikwenze. UJesu ekuzwa wamangala, wathi kwabamlandelayo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angizange ngithole ukholo olungaka nakwa-Israyeli. Kepha ngithi kini: Abaningi bayakuza bevela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, bahlale ekudleni no-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe embusweni wezulu. Kepha abantwana bombuso bayakukhishelwa ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. UJesu wasesithi enduneni yekhulu: Hamba; futhi njengoba ukholiwe, makwenzeke kuwe kanjalo. Futhi inceku yakhe yasinda ngaso leso sikhathi. Kwathi uJesu esengenile endlini kaPetro, wabona umkhwekazi wakhe elele elomkhuhlane. Wathinta isandla sakhe, umkhuhlane wamyeka; wavuka, wabakhonza. Kwathi sekuhlwile, baletha kuye abanengi ababekhwelwe ngamadimoni; ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngoIsaya umprofethi ukuthi: Yena wathatha ubuthakathaka bethu, wathwala izifo zethu.