ULukha 8

Intombazana Efileyo Lowesifazane Ogulayo

40 Kwathi uJesu esebuyile wahlangabezwa lixuku labantu elikhulu, ngoba bonke babemlindele. 41 Indoda eyayithiwa nguJayirosi, umbusi wesinagogu, yeza yazilahla ezinyaweni zikaJesu, imncenga ukuthi eze endlini yayo 42 ngoba indodakazi yayo eyodwa zwi, intombazana eyayileminyaka elitshumi lambili, yayisifa.

Kwathi uJesu esesiya khona abantu baminyezela ingathi bazampatshaza. 43 Khonapho kwakulowesifazane owayeseleminyaka elitshumi lambili esopha kodwa kungekho owayengamelapha. 44 Weza ngemva kukaJesu wathinta umphetho wesembatho sakhe, masinyane nje ukopha kwahle kwaphela.

45 UJesu wabuza wathi, "Ngubani ongithintileyo?"

Kwathi ngoba bonke bephika uPhethro wathi, "Nkosi, abantu bayaminyezelana besondela kuwe."

46 Kodwa uJesu wathi, "Ukhona ongithintileyo; ngiyazi ukuthi amandla aphumile kimi."

47 Owesifazane esebone ukuthi uzacina eboniwe weza ethuthumela wazilahla ezinyaweni zakhe. Wachaza phambi kwabantu bonke ukuthi kungani wayemthintile uJesu lokuthi wasiliswa njani masinyane. 48 UJesu wasesithi kuye, "Ndodakazi, ukholo lwakho lukusilisile. Hamba ngokuthula."

49 Kwathi uJesu elokhu esakhuluma omunye weza evela endlini kaJayirasi umphathi wesinagogu, wafika wathi, "Indodakazi yakho isifile. Ungabe usamhlupha umfundisi."

50 UJesu wathi ekuzwa lokhu wathi kuJayirasi, "Ungesabi, kholwa nje kuphela, izasiliswa."

51 Wathi esefikile endlini kaJayirasi, kavumelanga muntu ukuthi angene laye ngaphandle kukaPhethro, uJohane loJakhobe, kanye loyise womntwana lonina. 52 Ngalesosikhathi abantu bonke babeqhinqa isililo bekhalela intombazana. UJesu wathi kubo, "Thulani, lingakhali. Kafanga kodwa ulele."

53 Bamhleka usulu uJesu ngoba besazi ukuthi intombazana yayisifile. 54 Kodwa wayibamba ngesandla wathi, "Mntanami, vuka!" 55 Umoya wayo wabuya, masinyane yasukuma yathi lothu! UJesu wasesithi kabamnike ukudla. 56 Abazali bakhe bamangala, kodwa wabalaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu ngalokho okwakwenzakele.