Beblia

	IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE 1959 Marku 1


Gcina Amanothi

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Ukuqala kwevangeli likaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.

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Njengokulotshwe kumprofethi u-Isaya ukuthi: “Bheka, ngiyasithuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho esiyakulungisa indlela yakho,” –

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“izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde,’ ”

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kwavela uJohane ebhapathiza ehlane, eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono.

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Kwaphumela kuye izwe lonke laseJudiya nabo bonke abaseJerusalema, babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani, bevuma izono zabo.

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UJohane wayembethe eyoboya bekamela, enoqhotho lwesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe, edla izinkumbi nezinyosi zasendle.

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Washumayela wathi: “Emva kwami kuyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuba ngikhothame ngithukulule umchilo wezicathulo zakhe.

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Mina nginibhapathize ngamanzi, kepha yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.”

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Kwathi ngaleyo mihla kwafika uJesu evela eNazaretha laseGalile, wabhapathizwa nguJohane eJordani.

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Wanele ukukhuphuka emanzini, wabona izulu livuleka, noMoya ehlela phezu kwakhe njengejuba.

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Kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe.”

12
Masinyane uMoya wayesemqhubela ehlane.

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Wayekhona ehlane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane elingwa nguSathane; wayendawonye nezilwane; izingelosi zamkhonza.

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Emva kokuboshwa kukaJohane uJesu wafika eGalile eshumayela ivangeli likaNkulunkulu,

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wathi: “Isikhathi sigcwalisekile, umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele; phendukani, nikholwe yivangeli.”

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Kwathi edlula ngaselwandle lwaseGalile, wabona oSimoni no-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni bephonsa inetha elwandle, ngokuba babe ngabadobi.

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UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ngilandeleni; ngiyakunenza nibe ngabadobi babantu.”

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Base bewashiya masinyane amanetha, bamlandela.

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Eseqhubekile ingcosana wabona uJakobe kaZebedewu noJohane umfowabo besemkhunjini, belungisa amanetha.

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Wababiza masinyane; base bemshiya uyise uZebedewu emkhunjini kanye nezisebenzi, bamlandela.

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Bangena eKapernawume. Kwathi masinyane ngesabatha wangena esinagogeni,* wafundisa.

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Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe; ngokuba wabafundisa njengonamandla, kungenjengababhali.

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Kwakukhona-ke esinagogeni* umuntu onomoya ongcolileyo, wamemeza,

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wathi: “Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuba ungubani – ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.”

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UJesu wamkhuza wathi: “Thula, uphume kuye!”

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Umoya ongcolileyo wamhlukumeza, wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma kuye.

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Bethuka bonke, babuzana bodwa, bathi: “Kuyini lokhu? Yisifundiso esisha esinamandla; nawomoya abangcolileyo uyabayala, bamlalele.”

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Udumo lwakhe lwase lwanda masinyane kuso sonke isifunda saseGalile.

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Sebephume esinagogeni* bangena masinyane endlini kaSimoni no-Andreya, benoJakobe noJohane.

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Umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayelele enomkhuhlane; bashesha bamtshela ngaye.

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Waya kuye, wamlulamisa embamba ngesandla; umkhuhlane wamyeka, wabakhonza.

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Kwathi ukuba kuhlwe, selishonile ilanga, baletha kuye bonke abagulayo nabakhwelwe ngamademoni.

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Umuzi wonke wawubuthene ngasemnyango.

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Waphulukisa abaningi abaphethwe yizifo ngezifo, wakhipha amademoni amaningi, wayengawavumeli amademoni ukukhuluma, ngokuba ayemazi.

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Ekuseni kusemnyama kakhulu, wavuka waphuma, waya endaweni eyihlane, wakhuleka khona.

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USimoni nababe naye bamlandela ngokuphuthuma.

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Sebemfumene bathi kuye: “Bonke bayakufuna.”

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Wathi kubo: “Masiye kwezinye izindawo emizaneni eseduze ukuba ngishumayele nakhona; ngokuba ngiphumele khona lokho.”

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Wahamba eshumayela emasinagogeni* abo kulo lonke iGalile, ekhipha amademoni.

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Kwafika kuye onochoko, wamncenga eguqa ngamadolo, ethi kuye: “Uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula.”

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UJesu wamhawukela, welula isandla, wamphatha, wathi kuye: “Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka.”

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Lwasuka masinyane uchoko kuye, wahlambuluka.

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Esemyalisisile washesha wammukisa,

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wathi kuye: “Bheka, ungasho lutho kumuntu, kepha hamba uzibonakalise kumpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho lokho okwayalelwa nguMose, kube ngubufakazi kubo.”

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Kepha yena esephumile waqala ukuyandisa kakhulu nokuyidumisa le ndaba, ngangokuba uJesu wayengasenakungena emzini obala; wayesehlala ngaphandle ezindaweni eziyihlane; beza kuye bevela nxazonke.


Zulu Bible 1959 © Bible Society of South Africa 1959, 1997. Used with permission. All rights reserved