8. UYesu wamphendula wathi: “IziBhalo zithi: ‘Uze unqule iNkosi uThixo wakho, ukhonze yona yodwa.’”
9. Umtyholi ke waya noYesu eJerusalem, wammisa phezu *kwendlu kaThixo, wathi kuye: “Ukuba unguye uNyana kaThixo, ziphose ezantsi phaya;
10. kuba iziBhalo zithi: ‘UThixo uya kuziwisela umthetho ngawe izithunywa zakhe, ukuze zikugcine.’
11. Kananjalo kuthiwa: ‘Ziya kukufunqula, hleze ukhubeke elityeni.’”
12. Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye: “IziBhalo zithi: ‘Uze ungayilingi iNkosi uThixo wakho.’”
13. Akupheza umtyholi ukulinga uYesu, wemka okwexeshana.
14. UYesu ke, esemandleni kaMoya oyiNgcwele, wabuyela kwelaseGalili, lwaza udumo lwakhe lwavakala kuwo wonke loo mmandla.
15. Wayefundisa *ezindlwini zesikhungo, enconywa ngabo bonke.
16. UYesu ke waya kufika eNazarete, apho wayekhulele khona, wathi ngokwesiqhelo sakhe wangena *endlwini yesikhungo *ngoMhla wokuPhumla. Waphakama ke ukuba afunde;
17. waza wanikwa incwadi *yomshumayeli uIsaya, watyhila le ndawo ithi:
18. “UMoya weNkosi undongamele,ngoko ke indithambisile;indalathele ukushumayela iindaba ezimnandi kwabasweleyo.Yandithuma ukuvakalisa inkululeko kubathinjwa,nokubuyisela ukubona kwabaziimfama,ndibandululè bekhululekile abacinezelweyo,
19. ndivakalisè unyaka wokuthululwa kwenceba yeNkosi.”
20. Eyisongile incwadi uYesu, wayibuyisela kwisicaka, wahlala phantsi. Amehlo abo bonke ababesendlwini yesikhungo ayondele kuye;
21. waza wathi kubo: “Namhlanje esi *siBhalo sizalisekisiwe phambi kwenu.”
22. Babemncoma, bonke bemangalisiwe ngamazwi amnandi awathethayo, besithi: “He bethu, lo mntu asinguye na unyana kaJosefu?”
23. UYesu ke wathi kubo: “Eneneni niya kulibhekisa kum eli qhalo lithi: ‘Gqirha, ziphilise;’ nize nithi: ‘Nakowenu apha yenza okungangoko sive ukuba ukwenzile eKapernahum.’ ” Wathi ke:
24. “Ndithi kuni, inene, akukho mshumayeli wamkelekileyo kowabo.
25. Enyanisweni babebaninzi abahlolokazi kwaSirayeli ngemihla kaEliya, oko lalibalele iminyaka emithathu eneenyanga ezintandathu, kukho indlala enkulu kulo lonke ilizwe.
26. Kanti ke uEliya zange athunywe nakumnye kubo; kuphela wathunywa kumhlolokazi waseSarfati kwelaseSidon.
27. Kananjalo babebaninzi abaneqhenqa kwaSirayeli ngemihla yomshumayeli uElisha; kanti ke akuhlanjululwanga namnye kubo ngaphandle koNahaman umSiriya.”