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Kwathi uJesu eseqedile ukukhuluma konke lokhu abantu labo besizwa wayangena eKhaphenawume.
Khonapho inceku yenduna yekhulu eyayiligugu kakhulu enkosini yayo, yayigula isibangwa lezibi.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ
Induna yekhulu yezwa ngoJesu yathuma kuye abanye abadala bamaJuda icela ukuba eze azosilisa inceku yayo.
Bafika kuJesu bamncenga kakhulu bathi, “Indoda le ifanele ukuthi uyenzele lokhu,
ngoba iyasithanda isizwe sakithi njalo yiyo eyakha isinagogu yethu.”
6 ⲋ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧϥ̅ϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈. ⲁⲫⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲥⲕⲩⲗⲗⲉⲓ. ⲛ̅ϯⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲟⲓ̈.
Ngakho uJesu wahamba labo. Wayengasekhatshana lendlu lapho induna yekhulu yathuma abangane bayo ukuyakuthi kuye, “Nkosi, ungazihluphi, akungifanelanga mina ukuthi ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami.
Yikho okwenze ngazibona ngingafanele ukuthi ngize kuwe. Kodwa tshono ilizwi nje inceku yami izasila.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧʾ ϣⲁⲓ̈ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲁϥ.
Ngoba mina ngokwami ngingumuntu ongaphansi komthetho, ngilamabutho angaphansi kwami. Lo ngimtshela ngithi, ‘Hamba,’ ahambe; ngithi kuloyana, ‘Buya,’ lakanye abuye. Ngithi encekwini yami, ‘Yenza lokhu,’ ikwenze.”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ. ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϭⲟⲧʾ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ.
UJesu wathi ekuzwa lokhu wamangala ngaye, wasephendukela exukwini labantu ababemlandela wathi, “Ngiyalitshela, kangikaluboni ukholo olukhulu kangaka kanye lako-Israyeli.”
Abantu ababethunyiwe babuyela endlini bafica inceku isiziphilela.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϥ.
Kungakabi yisikhathi eside ngemva kwalokhu, uJesu waya edolobheni okwakuthiwa yiNayini, abafundi bakhe kanye lexuku labantu elikhulu babehamba laye.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ̅ʾ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲧⲉ. ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ.
Wathi esebanga entubeni yedolobho, khonapho umuntu ofileyo wayethwelwe ekhutshelwa ngaphandle. Indodana eyiyo yodwa kunina njalo unina engumfelokazi. Ixuku elikhulu labantu bedolobheni lalilaye.
Kwathi uJesu embona umfelokazi, wamhawukela wathi kuye, “Ungakhali.”
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲉϭⲗⲟϭ. ⲛⲉⲧϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲣ̅ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲅ̅.
Wasesondela wathinta ithala elalilesidumbu, kwathi labo ababelithwele bema mpo. Wathi, “Jaha, ngithi kuwe, vuka!”
Indoda efileyo yavuka yahlala, yasikhuluma, uJesu wayinika unina.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϭⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
Bonke bamangala kakhulu badumisa uNkulunkulu. Bathi, “Umphrofethi omkhulu usevelile phakathi kwethu. UNkulunkulu usefikile ukuzasiza abantu bakhe.”
Udumo lukaJesu lwamemetheka kulolonke elaseJudiya lemangweni wakhona.
Abafundi bakaJohane bamtshela ngazozonke lezizinto. Wabiza ababili babo
wabathuma eNkosini ukuyabuza ukuthi, “Unguye yini ozayo, kumbe silindele omunye?”
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉ͡ⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲱϣⲧ̅ʾ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ.
Amadoda lawo athi efika kuJesu athi, “UJohane uMbhaphathizi usithumile kuwe ukuthi sizobuza sithi, ‘Unguye yini ozayo kumbe silindele omunye’?”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲛⲅ̅ⲝ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲃ̅ⲃⲗ̅ⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Ngalesosikhathi uJesu wasilisa abanengi ababelezifo, lemikhuhlane lemimoya emibi, wazivula amehlo iziphofu ezinengi.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲗ̅ⲗⲉⲉⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉⲉⲩ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲃϩ̅ ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ. ⲛ̅ⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅. ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ. ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲥⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ.
UJesu waphendula wathi, “Buyelani liyebikela uJohane lokhu elikubonayo lelikuzwayo ukuthi iziphofu zenziwa zibone, abaqhugezelayo bayahamba, abalobulephero bayahlanjululwa, izacuthe ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, levangeli liyatshunyayelwa kubayanga.
Ubusisiwe lowomuntu ongakhubekiyo ngenxa yami.”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ϥⲁⲓ̈ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
Sezihambile izithunywa zikaJohane uJesu waqala ukukhuluma labantu ngoJohane esithi: “Laphuma lisiyabonani enkangala na? Umhlanga owazunguzwa ngumoya na?
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩϭⲏⲛ ⲧⲟ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲓⲥⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲛϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲉⲧʾⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
Nxa kwakungenjalo, pho lalisiyabonani? Indoda eyayicecile na? Hatshi, labo abagqoka izigqoko ezidulayo bazitike ngezinto ezinhle basezigodlweni.
Kodwa kanti kuyini elaphuma lisiyakubona? Umphrofethi yini? Yebo, ngiyalitshela, omkhulu kulomphrofethi.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲕϩⲏ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Lo nguye okulotshwe ngaye ukuthi: ‘Ngizathuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.’
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ. ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
Ngiyalitshela ukuthi kubo abazalwa ngabesifazane kakho omkhulu kuloJohane; ikanti lowo omncinyane kakhulu embusweni kaNkulunkulu mkhulu kulaye.”
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲃⲁ(ⲡ)ⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
(Bonke abantu, kanye labathelisi, bathi sebewazwile amazwi kaJesu bavuma ukuthi indlela kaNkulunkulu yayilungile, ngoba babebhaphathizwe nguJohane.
Kodwa abaFarisi lezazi zomthetho bayala injongo kaNkulunkulu ngabo, ngoba babengabhaphathizwanga nguJohane.)
UJesu waqhubeka wathi, “Pho ngingabafanisa lani abantu besizukulwane lesi? Bafanana lani?
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲟⲥϭⲥ̅ ⲁⲛⲧⲟⲓ̈ⲧʾ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲓⲙⲉ.
Banjengabantwana behlezi emkambo bememeza abanye besithi: ‘Salitshayela umhubhe, kodwa kaligidanga, salihlabelela ingoma yesililo, kodwa kalililanga.’
Ngoba uJohane uMbhaphathizi weza engadli isinkwa njalo enganathi iwayini, lina lithi, ‘Uledimoni.’
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ̅ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
INdodana yoMuntu yafika yadla, yanatha, laselisithi, ‘Nansi isidli lesidakwa, umngane wabathelisi lezoni.’
Kodwa ukuhlakanipha kuziveza ukuthi kuqondile ebantwaneni bakho bonke.”
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ̅.
Omunye wabaFarisi wanxusa uJesu ukuzakudla laye isidlo sakusihlwa, ngakho waya endlini yalowo mFarisi wahlala etafuleni.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲉ. ⲁⲥⲉ͡ⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏϫ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲥϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲗⲁⲃⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟϭⲛ̅
Kwathi owesifazane othile owayephila impilo yesono kulelodolobho esezwile ukuthi uJesu wayesidla endlini yomFarisi weza ephethe imbodlela yamakha,
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲣ̅ⲡⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲣⲙ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲁⲥϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϥⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲁⲡⲉ. ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϯⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲧⲱϩⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟϭⲛ̅.
kwathi esemi ngemva kukaJesu ngasezinyaweni ekhala, wamanzisa inyawo zakhe ngezinyembezi. Wasezesula inyawo zikaJesu ngenwele zakhe, wazanga wasethela amakha kuzo.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲉ͡ⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲉ.
Kwathi lowomFarisi owayemnxusile ekubona lokho wazitshela wathi, “Aluba indoda le ibingumphrofethi, ibizakwazi ukuthi ngubani oyibambabambayo lokuthi umfazi lo uyisoni.”
UJesu wamphendula wathi, “Simoni, kukhona engifuna ukukutshela khona.” Wathi, “Ngitshela, mfundisi.”
“Amadoda amabili ayelesikwelede semali kumeboleki wemali. Oyedwa wayelesikwelede samadenari angamakhulu amahlanu, omunye esamatshumi amahlanu.
Bobabili babengelayo imali yokumbhadala, ngakho wasewesula umlandu wabo bobabili. Manje nguphi wabo ozamthanda okudlula omunye na?”
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅.
USimoni waphendula wathi, “Ngibona kungathi ngulowo owesulelwa isikwelede esikhulu.” UJesu wathi, “Wahlulele kuhle.”
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ⲁ(ⲓ)ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕ̅ϯⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲣⲁⲧʾ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲣⲡ̅ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲣⲙ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲁⲥϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϥⲱ.
Wasephendukela kowesifazane wathi kuSimoni, “Uyambona na owesifazane lo? Ngifikile endlini yakho, kawungiphanga amanzi okugeza inyawo zami, kodwa yena uthambise inyawo zami ngezinyembezi zakhe, wazesula ngenwele zakhe.
Kawunganganga, kodwa owesifazane lo selokhu ngingenileyo lapha akemanga ukwanga inyawo zami.
Kawuthelanga amafutha ekhanda lami, kodwa yena uthele amakha ezinyaweni zami.
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ. ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲕⲁⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁϥⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ.
Yikho-ke ngiyakutshela ukuthi izono zakhe ezinengi sezithethelelwe, ngoba utshengise uthando olukhulu. Kodwa lowo othethelelwe okuncinyane uthanda kancinyane.”
UJesu wasesithi kowesifazane, “Izono zakho sezithethelelwe.”
Ezinye izethekeli zasezibuzana zisithi, “Ungubani kanti yena lo oze athethelele izono na?”
UJesu wasesithi kowesifazane, “Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ngokuthula.”
