Mateus 8

Ukholo LweNduna YeKhulu

5 UJesu esengenile eKhaphenawume, kwafika kuye induna yekhulu izocela uncedo. 6 Yathi, "Nkosi, inceku yami ilele phansi endlini, yome umhlubulo, isebuhlungwini obukhulu."

7 UJesu wathi kuyo, "Ngizakuza ngizeyisilisa."

8 Induna yekhulu yaphendula yathi, "Kakungilingananga ukuthi ungeza ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami. Kodwa tshono ilizwi nje kuphela, inceku yami izasila. 9 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."

10 UJesu wathi ekuzwa lokhu wamangala wathi kulabo ababemlandela, "Ngilitshela iqiniso, kangikamboni loyedwa ko-Israyeli olokukholwa okukhulu kangaka. 11 Ngithi kini abanengi bazavela empumalanga lentshonalanga, bahlale edilini lo-Abhrahama, lo-Isaka loJakhobe embusweni wezulu. 12 Kodwa abanini bombuso bazaxotshelwa phandle emnyameni lapho okuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla kwamazinyo."

13 UJesu wasesithi enduneni yekhulu, "Hamba! Kuzakwenziwa njengalokhu ukholwa ukuthi kuzakwenziwa." Inceku yayo yahle yasila ngalesosikhathi.