Ngokuya NgoMatewu 14:1-36
14 Ngesikhatheso uHerode, umbusi wesifunda, wezwa ngezinto uJesu azenzako+
2 wathi eensebenzini zakhe: “Lo nguJwanisi uMbhabhadisi. Uvusiwe kwabafileko, kungakho anamandla wokwenza iimangaliswezi.”+
3 UHerode* bekabophe uJwanisi amvalele ngejele ngebanga lakaHerodiya, umkaFlebhe umfowabo.+
4 Ngombana uJwanisi bekasolo athi kuye: “Akukavumeleki ukuthi abe mkakho.”+
5 Nokho, ngitjho nanyana bekafuna ukumbulala, bekasaba abantu, ngombana bebamthatha njengomphorofidi.+
6 Kwathi nakugidingwa ilanga lamabeletho lakaHerode,+ indodakazi kaHerodiya yajida begodu yamthabisa khulu uHerode+
7 kangangobana wafunga ukuyinikela nanyana yini eyibawako.
8 Yona-ke, ihlohlozelwa ngunina, yathi: “Ngibawa unginikele ihloko kaJwanisi uMbhabhadisi ngesitja.”+
9 Nanyana ikosi beyilisizi, kodwana nayicabanga ngesifungo esenze phambi kwabantu edla nabo, yathi ayinikelwe yona.
10 Ngalokho yakhupha ilizwi lokobana uJwanisi aquntwe ihloko asejele.
11 Ihlokwakhe yalethwa ngesitja yanikelwa umntazana loyo, yena wayinikela unina.
12 Ngemva kwalokho, abafundi bakaJwanisi beza bakhupha isidumbu sakhe basibulunga; bakhamba bayokubikela uJesu.
13 UJesu nakezwa lokho, wasuka lapho ngesikepe waya endaweni enganabantu bona abe yedwa. Isiqubuthu sithe singezwa lokho, samlandela ngeenyawo sivela emadorobheni.+
14 Wathi nakafika ngeligwini, wabona isiqubuthu esikhulu, wasirhawukela,+ walapha abagulako kiso.+
15 Nakurhwalalako, abafundi beza kuye bathi: “Indawo le imumango begodu sekuntambama; tjela abantwaba ukuthi bakhambe, bona baye ezabelweni bazithengele ukudla.”+
16 UJesu wathi kibo: “Akutlhogeki bakhambe; bapheni nina ukudla.”
17 Bathi kuye: “Sinoburotho obuhlanu neenhlambi ezimbili kwaphela.”
18 Wathi: “Ziletheni kimapha.”
19 Watjela isiqubuthu bona sihlale etjanini. Wathatha uburotho obuhlanu neenhlambi ezimbili, waqala ezulwini, wathandaza,+ ngemva kwalokho wahlephula uburotho, wabunikela abafundi, abafundi babupha abantu.
20 Boke badla basutha, babuthelela okuseleko, kwazala abomantji abali-12.+
21 Boke abadlileko bekumadoda angaba zii-5 000, ngaphandle kwabafazi nabantwana.+
22 Msinyana ngemva kwalokho, watjela abafundi bakhe bona bakhwele ngesikepeni bamkhambele phambili baye eligwini elingaphetjheya, kukulapho yena atjela isiqubuthu bona sikhambe.+
23 Isiqubuthu nasele sikhambile, wakhuphukela entabeni ayedwa wayokuthandaza.+ Nakurhwalalako, bekalapho ayedwa.
24 Ngesikhatheso isikepe besele sikude khulu* neligu, silwisana namagagasi ngombana umoya bewuphambana nabo.
25 Kodwana ngomlindo wesine wobusuku* uJesu weza kibo, akhamba phezu kwelwandle.
26 Bathe nabambona akhamba phezu kwelwandle, abafundi bakhe bathukwa, bathi: “Mbono!” Barhuwelela bathukiwe.
27 Khonokho uJesu wakhuluma nabo, wathi: “Yibani nesibindi! Ngimi; ningasabi.”+
28 UPitrosi wamphendula wathi: “Kosi, nangabe nguwe, ngitjela bona ngize kuwe ngikhamba phezu kwamanzi.”
29 Wathi: “Iza!” UPitrosi waphuma ngesikepeni wakhamba phezu kwamanzi watjhinga kuJesu.
30 Kodwana wathi nakaqala isiwuruwuru, wasaba. Nakathoma ukucwila, warhuwelela wathi: “Kosi, ngisindisa!”
31 Msinyana uJesu walula isandla sakhe wambamba, wathi kuye: “Wena onokukholwa okuncani, kubayini uvumele ukuzaza?”+
32 Nabafika ngesikepeni, isiwuruwuru sathula.
33 Nje-ke labo abangesikepeni bamkhothamela, bathi: “Kwamambala wena uyiNdodana kaZimu.”
34 Bayamela ngaphetjheya bajama eGenezaretha.+
35 Abantu balapho nabambonako, barhatjha umlayezo kiyo yoke indawo leyo, baletha boke abagulako kuye.
36 Bamncenga bona bakghwathe nje kwaphela umphetho wesambatho sakhe sangaphandle,+ boke ebebasikghwatha bebaphola, baphile tswe!
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kutjho uHerode Antiphasi. Qala Ihlathululo.
^ NgesiGirigi, “ngamastadiyu amanengi.” Istadiyu linye lilingana namamitha ali-185.
^ Kutjho ngabo-3:00 ekuseni bekube kulapho nakuphuma ilanga ngabo-6:00 ekuseni.
