Ngokuya NgoLukasi 5:1-39
5 Ngelinye ilanga isiqubuthu safuhluzela kuye bona silalele ilizwi lakaZimu, uJesu bekajame hlanu kwelitsha leGenezaretha.*+
2 Wabona iinkepe ezimbili zijame magega nelitsha kodwana abathiyi beenhlambi bebahlikile kizo bayokuhlanza amanedabo.+
3 Wakhwela kwesinye isikepe, ebekungesakaSimoni, wambawa bona angene kancani ngelitsheni. Ngemva kwalokho wahlala phasi, wathoma ukufundisa isiqubuthu asesikepeni.
4 Nakaqeda ukukhuluma, wathi kuSimoni: “Sunduzelani isikepe lapho kutjhingela ngakhona, niphosele amanedenu bona nibambe iinhlambi.”
5 Kodwana uSimoni wathi: “Mfundisi, sithiye ubusuku boke akhenge sibambe litho+ kodwana njengokutjho kwakho ngizowaphosela amanede.”
6 Kuthe bona benze njalo, babamba iinhlambi ezinengi. Amanedabo athoma ukurathuka.+
7 Babiza abangani babo ebebathiya nabo ebebakwesinye isikepe bona bazobasiza, beza bazalisa iinkepe zombili, kangangobana zafuna ukucwila.
8 Abona lokhu, uSimoni Pitrosi waguqa eenyaweni zakaJesu, wathi: “Suka kimi Kosi ngombana ngiyindoda enesono.”
9 Yena nalabo ebebanaye barareka khulu ngeenhlambi ezinengi abazibambileko,
10 kwenzeka okufanako emadodaneni kaZebediya,+ uJakopo noJwanisi, ebebathiya iinhlambi noSimoni. Kodwana uJesu wathi kuSimoni: “Ungathukwa. Kusukela nje nizokubamba abantu baphila.”+
11 Bakhuphela iinkepe zabo ehlabathini, batjhiya koke bamlandela.+
12 Kuthe ngelinye ilanga uJesu akwelinye lamadorobho, bekunendoda ezele ubulepheru. Nayibona uJesu yakhothama, yambawa yathi: “Kosi, nangabe uyathanda, ungangihlambulula.”+
13 Ngalokho wathabulula isandla sakhe, wayikghwatha, wathi: “Ngiyathanda! Hlambuluka.” Khonokho ubulepheru basuka kiyo.+
14 Wanikela indoda le umyalo wokobana ingatjeli muntu, wathi: “Khamba uyoziveza kumphristi, wenze umnikelo wokuhlanjululwa kwakho njengokutjho komthetho kaMosi,+ kube bufakazi kibo.”+
15 Kodwana iindaba ezimalungana naye bezisolo zirhatjheka, isiqubuthu esikhulu besihlangana bona sizokulalela, silatjhwe nekuguleni kwaso.+
16 Nokho, bephele aye eendaweni ezingahlali bantu bona ayokuthandaza.
17 Ngelinye ilanga bekafundisa abantu, abaFarisi nabafundisi bomThetho abavela kizo zoke izabelo zeGalile, zeJudiya nezeJerusalema nabo bebahlezi lapho. Bekanamandla kaJehova* wokulapha abantu.+
18 Khonapho kweza amadoda athwele umuntu orholopheleko ngomkghadi,* alinga ukumngenisa ambeke phambi kwakaJesu.+
19 Kodwana ngebanga lesiqubuthu bewangakghoni ukumngenisa, yeke akhwela phezu kwephahla avula itjhuba amehlisa ngomkghadi hlangana nabantu ebebaphambi kwakaJesu.
20 Nakabona ukukholwa kwawo, wathi: “Ndoda, izono zakho zilitjalelwe.”+
21 Ngalokho abatloli nabaFarisi bacabanga bathi: “Ngubani lo ohlambalazako? Ngubani ongalibalela izono ngaphandle kwakaZimu kwaphela?”+
22 Kodwana uJesu alemuka lokho abakucabangako, wathi kibo: “Nicabangani eenhliziyweni zenu?
23 Ngikuphi okulula ukuthi, ‘Izono zakho zilitjalelwe’ namkha ukuthi, ‘Vuka ukhambe’?
24 Kodwana bona nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla wokulibalela izono ephasini,” wathi endodeni erholopheleko: “Ngithi kuwe, Vuka, uthathe umkghadakho, ukhambe uye ekhaya.”+
25 Khonokho yasikima phambi kwabo, yathatha umkghadayo, yaya ekhaya, idumisa uZimu.
26 Ngemva kwalokho boke barareka khulu, bathukwa, bathoma ukudumisa uZimu, bathi: “Sibone izinto ezihle khulu namhlanjesi!”
27 Ngemva kwalokho, waya ngaphandle wabona umthelisi igama lakhe kunguLevi ahlezi e-ofisini lomthelo, wathi kuye: “Ngilandela.”+
28 Watjhiya koke ngemva, wasikima wamlandela.
29 ULevi wenzela uJesu umnyanya omkhulu kwakhe, khonapho bekunesiqubuthu esikhulu sabathelisi nabanye badla nabo.+
30 AbaFarisi nabatloli nababona lokhu bathoma ukunghonghoyila ebafundini bakhe, bathi: “Kubayini nidla benisele nabathelisi nezoni na?”+
31 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Abaphilileko abamtlhogi udorhodere kodwana ngabagulako abamtlhogako.+
32 Angikazeli ukubiza abantu abalungileko kodwana ngizele ukubiza izoni bona zitjhuguluke.”+
33 Bathi kuye: “Abafundi bakaJwanisi bazila ukudla qobe begodu bathandaza ngetjiseko, kunjalo nangabafundi babaFarisi kodwana bakho bayadla bebayasela.”+
34 UJesu wathi kibo: “Angekhe nenza abangani bomkhwenyana bazile ukudla lokha umkhwenyana asesenabo, akusinjalo?
35 Kodwana kuzokufika isikhathi lapho umkhwenyana+ azokuthathwa kibo; bazokuzila-ke ngesikhatheso.”+
36 Godu wabenzela umfanekiso, wathi: “Akakho osika ipetjhi esambathweni esitjha ayithungele esambathweni esidala. Nakangenza njalo, ipetjhi etja izokurathula isambatho esidala begodu ipetjhi evela esambathweni esitjha ngekhe ifanelane nesidala.+
37 Godu, akakho othela iwayini elitjha ngeenkhwanyeni* zewayini elidala. Nakangenza njalo, iwayini elitjha lizokurathula iinkhwamezo begodu lizokuthuluka, iinkhwama zewayini zonakale.
38 Kodwana iwayini elitjha kufuze lithelwe ngeenkhwanyeni ezitjha zewayini.
39 Akakho umuntu othi ngemva kokusela iwayini elidala athi ufuna elitjha ngombana uthi, ‘Elidala limnandi.’”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ “Ilitsha leGenezaretha” bekungelinye igama “lelwandle leGalile.”
^ Namkha “ngehlaka, ngesitretjhara.”
^ Imigodlana le beyenziwa ngesikhumba.
