UJesu Welapha NgeSabatha

AbaFarisi babemzonda uJesu futhi babefuna isizathu sokumvalela ejele. Bathi akufanele elaphe abantu ngeSabatha. Ngolunye usuku kuyiSabatha, uJesu wahlangana nendoda engaboni emgwaqweni. Wathi kubafundi bakhe: ‘Bhekani indlela uNkulunkulu azoyisiza ngayo le ndoda.’ UJesu wahlanganisa amathe nodaka wabe esekugcoba emehlweni ale ndoda. Wathi kuyo: ‘Hamba uyogeza amehlo akho edamini laseSilowama.’ Nangempela indoda yafika yageza, amehlo ayo avuleka, yakwazi ukubona okokuqala ngqa ekuphileni kwayo.

Lokhu kwabamangaza kakhulu abantu. Bathi: ‘Yiyo yini le ndoda eyayihlala emgwaqweni icela imali, noma omunye umuntu ofana nayo?’ Le ndoda yathi: ‘Yimi lo obengaboni!’ Abantu bayibuza: ‘Pho kwenzekeni?’ Lapho isibatshelile ukuthi kwenzekeni, bayithatha bayisa kubaFarisi.

Le ndoda yathi kubaFarisi: ‘UJesu ugcobe udaka emehlweni ami, wabe esethi angiyogeza amehlo. Ngiwagezile, manje sengiyabona.’ AbaFarisi bathi: ‘Uma uJesu ekwelaphe ngeSabatha, kusho ukuthi amandla akhe awaveli kuNkulunkulu.’ Kodwa abanye bathi: ‘Uma amandla akhe engaveli kuNkulunkulu, ubengeke akwazi nhlobo ukwelapha.’

AbaFarisi babiza abazali bale ndoda, bababuza: ‘Kwenzeke kanjani ukuthi indodana yenu ibone?’ Abazali bayo babesaba ngoba abaFarisi babethe noma ubani obonisa ukholo kuJesu uzoxoshwa esinagogeni. Ngakho baphendula bathi: ‘Nathi asazi. Buzani yena.’ AbaFarisi babuza le ndoda imibuzo eminingi, yaze yathi: ‘Senginitshele konke engikwaziyo. Kungani nilokhu ningibuza imibuzo?’ AbaFarisi bacasuka base beyixosha.

UJesu wahamba wayofuna le ndoda wafike wayibuza ukuthi: ‘Uyakholelwa yini kuMesiya?’ Le ndoda yathi: ‘Ngingakholelwa kuye uma ngazi ukuthi ungubani.’ UJesu wathi: ‘NginguMesiya.’ Wayenomusa ngempela uJesu. UJesu akagcinanga ngokuyelapha le ndoda kodwa wayisiza yaba nokholo.