¹ Ukuqala kwevangeli likaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. ² Njengokulotshwe kumprofethi u -Isaya ukuthi : Bheka, ngiyasithuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho esiyakulungisa indlela yakho, -- ³ izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde, ⁴ kwavela uJohane ebhapathiza ehlane , eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono. ⁵ Kwaphumela kuye izwe lonke laseJudiya nabo bonke abaseJerusalema , babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani, bevuma izono zabo. ⁶ UJohane wayembethe eyoboya bekamela , enoqhotho lwesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe, edla izinkumbi nezinyosi zasendle. ⁷ Washumayela wath i: Emva kwami kuyeza onamandla kunami , engingafanele ukuba ngikhothame ngithukulule umchilo wezicathulo zakhe. ⁸ Mina nginibhapathize ngamanzi , kepha yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele. Ukubhapathizwa kukaJesu. Ulingwa nguSathane (Math. 3:13; Luk. 3:21; Math. 4:1; Luk. 4:1) ⁹ Kwathi ngaleyo mihla kwafika uJesu evela eNazaretha laseGalile, wabhapathizwa nguJohane eJordani. ¹⁰ Wanele ukukhuphuka emanzini , wabona izulu livuleka , noMoya ehlela phezu kwakhe njengejuba. ¹¹ Kwavela izwi ezulwini , lithi: Wena u yiNdodana yami ethandekayo ; ngithokozile ngawe. ¹² Masinyane uMoya wayesemqhubela ehlane. ¹³ Wayekhona ehlane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane elingwa nguSathane ; wayendawonye nezilwane; izingelosi zamkhonza. Ukubizwa kwabafundi (Math. 4:12; Luk. 5:1) ¹⁴ Emva kok uboshwa kukaJohane uJesu wafika eGalile eshumayela ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, ¹⁵ wathi: Isikhathi sigcwalisekile , umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele ; phendukani, nikholwe yivangeli. ¹⁶ Kwathi edlula ngaselwandle lwaseGalile , wabona oSimoni no -Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni bephonsa inetha elwandle, ngokuba babe ngabadobi. ¹⁷ UJesu wayesethi kubo : Ngilandeleni; ngiyakunenza nibe ngabadobi babantu. ¹⁸ Base bewashiya masinyane amanetha, bamlandela. ¹⁹ Eseqhubekile ingcosana wabona uJakobe kaZebedewu noJohane umfowabo besemkhunjini, belungisa amanetha. ²⁰ Wababiza masinyane ; base bemshiya uyise uZebedewu emkhunjini kanye nezisebenzi, bamlandela. ²¹ Bangena eKapernawume . Kwathi masinyane ngesabatha wangena esinagogeni, wafundisa. ²² Bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe ; ngokuba wabafundisa njengonamandla, kungenjengababhali. Ukuphulukiswa kweziguli (Math. 8:14; Luk. 4:31) ²³ Kwakukhona-ke esinagogeni umuntu onomoya ongcolileyo, wamemeza, ²⁴ wathi: Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha ? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyakwazi ukuba ungubani -- ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu. ²⁵ UJesu wamkhuza wathi: Thula, uphume kuye! ²⁶ Umoya ongcolileyo wamhlukumeza , wakhala ngezwi elikhulu , waphuma kuye. ²⁷ Bethuka bonke , babuzana bodwa , bathi: Kuyini lokhu ? Yisifundiso esisha esinamandla; nawomoya abangcolileyo uyabayala, bamlalele. ²⁸ Udumo lwakhe lwase lwanda masinyane kuso sonke isifunda saseGalile. ²⁹ Sebephume esinagogeni bangena masinyane endlini kaSimoni no -Andreya, benoJakobe noJohane. ³⁰ Umkhwekazi kaSimoni wayelele enomkhuhlane; bashesha bamtshela ngaye. ³¹ Waya kuye , wamlulamisa embamba ngesandla ; umkhuhlane wamyeka , wabakhonza. ³² Kwathi ukuba kuhlwe , selishonile ilanga , baletha kuye bonke abagulayo nabakhwelwe ngamademoni. ³³ Umuzi wonke wawubuthene ngasemnyango. ³⁴ Waphulukisa abaningi abaphethwe yizifo ng ezifo, wakhipha amademoni amaningi, wayengawavumeli amademoni ukukhuluma, ngokuba ayemazi. ³⁵ Ekuseni kusemnyama kakhulu , wavuka waphuma , waya endaweni eyihlane, wakhuleka khona. ³⁶ USimoni nababe naye bamlandela ngokuphuthuma. ³⁷ Sebemfumene bathi kuye: Bonke bayakufuna. ³⁸ Wathi kubo : Masiye kwezinye izindawo emizaneni eseduze ukuba ngishumayele nakhona; ngokuba ngiphumele khona lokho. ³⁹ Wahamba eshumayela emasinagogeni abo kulo lonke iGalile, ekhipha amademoni. UJesu uphilisa umuntu onochoko (Math. 8:1; Luk. 5:12) ⁴⁰ Kwafika kuye onochoko , wamncenga eguqa ngamadolo , ethi kuye : Uma uthanda, ungangihlambulula. ⁴¹ UJesu wamhawukela , welula isandla , wamphatha, wathi kuye : Ngiyathanda; hlambuluka. ⁴² Lwasuka masinyane uchoko kuye, wahlambuluka. ⁴³ Esemyalisisile washesha wammukisa, ⁴⁴ wathi kuye : Bheka, ungasho lutho kumuntu , kepha hamba uzibonakalise kumpristi, unikele ngokuhlanjululwa kwakho lokho okwayalelwa nguMose , kube ngubufakazi kubo. ⁴⁵ Kepha yena esephumile waqala ukuyandisa kakhulu nokuyidumisa le ndaba, ngangokuba uJesu wayengasenakungena emzini obala ; wayesehlala ngaphandle ezindaweni eziyihlane; beza kuye bevela nxazonke.