UYesu Uphilisa NgeSabatha

AbaFarisi babemcaphukela uYesu kangangokuba babefuna into abanokumbambela yona. Bathi makangaphilisi ngeSabatha. Ngenye iSabatha, uYesu wabona indoda eyazalwa ingaboni esitratweni icela kubantu abadlulayo. Wathi kubafundi bakhe: ‘Jongani indlela amandla kaThixo aza kusebenza ngayo kule ndoda.’ UYesu wadibanisa amathe akhe nomhlaba wenza udongwe, waluqaba emehlweni ale ndoda. Emva koko wathi kuyo: ‘Hamba uyokuhlamba kwidama ekuthiwa yiSilowam.’ Le ndoda yaya ibe emva koko, okokuqala ebomini bayo, yabona.

Abantu babothukile. Bathi: ‘Ngulo mntu obedla ngokucela ebantwini lo, okanye ngumntu nje ofana naye?’ Le ndoda yaphendula: ‘Ndingulo wazalwa engaboni!’ Abantu bambuza bathi: ‘Yintoni ekwenze wabona ngoku?’ Emva kokubaxelela into eyenzekileyo, bamsa kubaFarisi.

Le ndoda yathi kubaFarisi: ‘UYesu undiqabe udongwe emehlweni, wathi mandiye kulihlamba. Ndiyenzile loo nto ibe ngoku, ndiyabona.’ AbaFarisi bathi: ‘Ukuba uYesu uphilisa ngeSabatha, amandla akhe awaveli kuThixo.’ Abanye bathi: ‘Ukuba amandla akhe ebengaveli kuThixo, ebengazukwazi ukuphilisa.’

AbaFarisi babiza abazali bale ndoda, bathi: ‘Kutheni ngoku ebona unyana wenu?’ Babesoyika kuba abaFarisi babethe umntu oye wakholelwa kuYesu uza kuphoselwa ngaphandle kwendlu akhonzela kuyo amaYuda. Ngoko bathi: ‘Asazi. Buzani kuye.’ AbaFarisi babuza le ndoda imibuzo emininzi de yathi: ‘Ndinixelele yonke into endiyaziyo. Kutheni niqhubeka nindibuza nje?’ Bacaphuka baza bayiphosela ngaphandle.

UYesu waya kule ndoda, wayibuza: ‘Uyakholelwa kuMesiya?’ Le ndoda yathi: ‘Ngendikholwa kuye ukuba bendimazi ukuba ngubani.’ UYesu wathi: ‘Ndim uMesiya.’ Obunjani bona ububele! Akazange ayiphilise nje kuphela le ndoda kodwa wayinceda yanokholo.