Ngokuya NgoMatewu 4:1-25
4 Ngemva kwalokho ummoya kaZimu wanqophisa uJesu emmangweni, bona ayokulingwa+ nguDeveli.+
2 Kuthe sekazile ukudla amalanga ama-40, walamba khulu.
3 UDeveli+ waya kuye wathi: “Nangabe uyindodana kaZimu, tjela amatje la abe burotho.”
4 Kodwana waphendula wathi: “Kutloliwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu akaphili ngoburotho kwaphela kodwana nangawo woke amezwi aphuma emlonyeni kaJehova.’”*+
5 Ngokulandelako uDeveli wamusa edorobheni elicwengileko,+ wamjamisa esiqongolweni sethempeli+
6 wathi kuye: “Nangabe uyindodana kaZimu, ziphose phasi, ngombana kutloliwe ukuthi: ‘Uzokuyala iingilozi zakhe,’ begodu ‘Zizokuthwala ngezandla zazo, bona inyawo lakho lingabetheki elitjeni.’”+
7 UJesu wathi kuye: “Kutloliwe nokuthi: ‘Ungamlingi uJehova* uZimakho.’”+
8 Godu uDeveli wamusa entabeni ede khulu ngokurarako, wamtjengisa yoke imibuso yephasi nobukhazikhazi bayo.+
9 Wathi kuye: “Ngizokunikela zoke izintwezi nawungakhothama ungilotjhe kanye kwaphela.”
10 UJesu wathi kuye: “Suka Sathana! Ngombana kutloliwe ukuthi: ‘Kufuze ulotjhe uJehova* uZimakho+ begodu nguye kwaphela okufuze umenzele umsebenzi ocwengileko.’”+
11 Ngemva kwalokho uDeveli wasuka kuye,+ iingilozi zeza kuJesu zizomtjheja.+
12 Kuthe uJesu nakezwa bona uJwanisi ubotjhiwe,+ waya eGalile.+
13 Ngemva kokusuka eNazaretha, wayokuhlala eKapernawumi+ hlanu kwelwandle eemfundeni zakwaZebuloni nezakwaNafitali,
14 bona kuzaliseke lokho uZimu akutjho ngo-Isaya umphorofidakhe, nakathi:
15 “Narha yakwaZebuloni neyakwaNafitali, enisendleleni etjhinga elwandle, ngaphetjheya kweJordani, Galile yeentjhaba!
16 Abantu abasebumnyameni babone ukukhanya okukhulu, nalabo abagubuzeswe lithunzi lokufa, bavelelwe mkhanyo.”+
17 Kusukela ngesikhatheso, uJesu wathoma ukutjhumayela athi: “Tjhugulukani, ngombana umBuso wezulu utjhidele.”+
18 Kwathi asakhamba magega neLwandle leGalile, wabona uSimoni obekabizwa ngokuthi nguPitrosi+ nomfowabo u-Andrisi, baphosela inedabo ngelwandle ngombana bebabathiyi beenhlambi.+
19 Wathi kibo: “Ngilandelani, ngizonenza abathiyi babantu.”+
20 Khonokho batjhiya amanedabo, bamlandela.+
21 Asaraga nekhambo lakhe, wabona abanye ababili ababantwana bomuntu, amadodana kaZebediya, uJakopo nomfowabo uJwanisi.+ Bebanoyise ngesikepeni balungisa amanedabo, wababiza.+
22 Khonokho batjhiya isikepe noyise, bamlandela.
23 Yeke wakhamba yoke iGalile,+ afundisa emasinagogeni,+ atjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi zomBuso kaZimu, alapha nayo yoke imihlobo yamalwele aphethe abantu.+
24 Iindaba ezimalungana naye zarhatjheka iSiriya yoke, kwalethwa kuye abantu ebebatshwenywa malwele nobuhlungu+ obuhlukahlukeneko, abanamadimoni,+ abanesithunthwana+ nabarholopheleko, wabalapha boke.
25 Ngebanga lalokho, iinqubuthu ezikulu zamlandela zisuka eGalile, eDekapolisi,* eJerusalema, eJudiya nangaphetjheya kweJordani.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “Esifundeni Esinamadorobho Alitjhumi.”
