Matewu 8:1-34
8 Watsi nasehlile entsabeni, sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu samlandzela.
2 Kwefika indvodza leyayinebulephelo, yamkhotsamela yatsi: “Nkhosi, nawutsandza ungangenta ngihlanteke.”
3 Ngako-ke welula sandla sakhe wayitsintsa, watsi: “Ngiyatsandza, hlanteka.” Ngekushesha lobulephelo baphela.
4 Ngemuva kwaloko, Jesu watsi kuyo: “Ungatjeli muntfu ngaloku, kodvwa hamba uye kumphristi, futsi wente umnikelo njengobe kushiwo eMtsetfweni waMosi, kuze kube bufakazi kubo.”
5 Nakefika eKhaphanawume, indvuna yemasotja yeta kuye yamncenga,
6 yatsi: “Nkhosi, sisebenti sami sife luhlangotsi futsi sisendlini silele phansi, sisetinhlungwini letinkhulu.”
7 Watsi kuyo: “Ngitaselapha nangifika lapho.”
8 Lendvuna yemasotja yaphendvula yatsi: “Nkhosi, akungifaneli kutsi ngikungenise endlini yami, kodvwa nawungamane nje usho lokutsite, lesisebenti sami sitawuphila.
9 Nanobe nami ngiphetfwe, kunemasotja langephansi kwami, futsi nangitsi kulelinye lawo: ‘Hamba!’ livele lente njalo, nangitsi kulelinye: ‘Kota lapha!’ livele lite, nangitsi esisebentini sami: ‘Yenta loku!’ sivele sikwente.”
10 Watsi nakeva loku, Jesu wamangala futsi watsi kulabo lebebamlandzela: “Ngicinisile ngitsi, kute umuntfu lapha ka-Israyeli lengimtfole anekukholwa lokunjengaloku.
11 Kodvwa ngiyanitjela ngitsi, bantfu labanyenti labesuka emphumalanga nasenshonalanga batawufike bahlale etafuleni na-Abrahama, Isaka kanye naJakobe eMbusweni welizulu;
12 kantsi labo lebekufanele bangene embusweni batawukhishelwa ngephandle ebumnyameni. Kulapho labatawufikelwa khona kukhala nekugedletela kwematinyo.”
13 Ngako Jesu watsi kulendvuna yemasotja: “Hamba, futsi ngenca yekukholwa kwakho, akwenteke loko lokufisako.” Lesisebenti selapheka ngaso leso sikhatsi.
14 Watsi Jesu nakefika endlini yaPhetro, wabona uninatala waPhetro alele phansi aphetfwe ngumkhuhlane.
15 Wamtsintsa sandla, lomkhuhlane waphela, wase uyavuka ulungisela Jesu kudla.
16 Kwatsi nasekucala kuhwalala, bantfu labanyenti lebebanemadimoni baletfwa kuye, futsi wawakhipha, waphindze welapha bonkhe lebebagula,
17 kuze kugcwaliseke loko lokwashiwo ngumphrofethi Isaya, nakatsi: “Yena wasusa kugula kwetfu, wetfwala netifo tetfu.”
18 Watsi Jesu nakabona sicumbi sebantfu simkakile, watjela bafundzi bakhe kutsi abewelele ngesheya.
19 Lesinye sati semtsetfo seta kuye satsi: “Mfundzisi, ngitakulandzela nobe ngukuphi lapho uya khona.”
20 Kodvwa Jesu watsi kuso: “Timphungushe tinemigedze, netinyoni tinetidleke, kodvwa iNdvodzana yemuntfu ite indzawo yekufihla inhloko.”
21 Kweta lomunye webafundzi bakhe watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, ngivumele kutsi ngihambe ngiyewungcwaba babe kucala.”
22 Jesu watsi kuye: “Chubeka ungilandzela, uyekele labafile bangcwabe labafile babo.”
23 Nakagibela esikebheni, bafundzi bakhe bamlandzela.
24 Kwabese kusuka sivunguvungu lesikhulu elwandle, kangangekutsi sikebhe sacala kugcwala emanti; kantsi Jesu abelele.
25 Bafundzi bakhe beta bamvusa, batsi: “Nkhosi, sisindzise, siyafa!”
26 Kodvwa watsi kubo: “Kungani nesaba futsi nekukholwa kwenu kungakacini?” Wase uyavuka, wawekhuta lomoya nelwandle, kwase kuba nekuthula lokukhulu.
27 Bafundzi bakhe bamangala, batsi: “Kantsi lomuntfu unjani? Ngobe ngisho nemoya nelwandle kuyamlalela.”
28 Watsi nakefika ngesheya endzaweni yemaGadara, emadvodza lamabili labenemadimoni esuka emathuneni eta kuye. Abenemandla futsi esabeka kakhulu kangangekutsi kute umuntfu labenesibindzi sekuhamba ngaleyo ndlela.
29 Amemeta atsi: “Ufunani lapha Ndvodzana yaNkulunkulu? Sewutele kutesihlupha singakefiki sikhatsi lesibekiwe?”
30 Edvute nalapho, bekudla umhlambi lomkhulu wetingulube.
31 Ngako lamadimoni amncenga atsi: “Nangabe usikhipha, sitfumele kulomhlambi wetingulube.”
32 Ngako-ke watsi kuwo: “Hambani!” Ase ayaphuma ayongena kuletingulube, futsi wonkhe lomhlambi wagijima wacondza eweni, wafike wagcumukela elwandle, wafela khona.
33 Belusi babaleka, bacondza edolobheni bafike bayibika yonkhe lendzaba naloko lobekwentekile kulamadvodza labenemadimoni.
34 Bonkhe bantfu kulelidolobha beta batewubona Jesu, batsi nasebambonile bamcela kutsi ahambe kulendzawo yabo.
