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1Ukuqala 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.”
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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.