Ukuphazimuliswa
(Mk 9:2-13; Lk 9:28-36)
1Ngemva kwamalanga asithandathu uJesu wathatha uPitrosi, uJakopo noJwanisi umnakwabo kaJakopo, wenyukela nabo entabeni ephakamileko, baba bodwa lapho. 2Lapho-ke waphazimuliswa phambi kwabo. Ubuso bakhe baphazima njengelanga nezambatho zakhe zaba mhlophe zakhanya. 3Khonapho kwabonakala phambi kwabo uMosi no-Eliya bakhuluma noJesu. 4Yeke uPitrosi wathi kuJesu: “Kosi, kuhle kithi ukuba lapha! Nawuthandako, ngizakuhloma imitlhatlhana emithathu lapha, omunye ube ngewakho, omunye ube ngewakaMosi bese omunye ube ngewaka-Eliya.”
5Kwathi asakhuluma njalo, basibekelwa lilifu elidarhileko, bekwazwakala nelizwi libuya elifinapho lathi: “Le yiNdodanami engiyithandako, engithaba khulu ngayo, ilaleleni!”
6Kwathi bona abafundi bezwe lokho, bawa ngobuso phasi baphelile ngevalo. 7Kodwana uJesu weza kibo wabakghwatha wathi: “Vukani, ningesabi!” 8Bathi nabaphakamisa amehlo, azange babone umuntu ngaphandle koJesu.
9Kwathi nabehla entabeni, uJesu wabayala wathi kibo: “Ningatjeli namunye ngenikubonileko bekube kumhlana iNdodana yoMuntu ivukileko ekufeni!”
10Yeke abafundi bambuza bathi: “Alo-ke kubayini abafundisi bomthetho basithi u-Eliya kufanele eze ntange na?”
11UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ngambala u-Eliya uyeza kobana azokubuyisela yoke into. 12Kodwana ngiyanitjela bonyana u-Eliya wafika kodwana abantu azange bamazi. Bamphatha ngokuthanda kwabo. NeNdodana yoMuntu izose ihlupheke njalo-ke ezandleni zabo.”
13Yeke abafundi balemuka bona bekakhuluma nabo ngoJwanisi uMbhabhadisi.
UJesu upholisa umsana ongenwe mumoya omumbi
(Mk 9:14-29; Lk 9:37-43a)
14Kwathi bona bafike esiqubuthwini, kwavela umuntu weza kuJesu, waguqa phambi kwakhe, 15wathi kuye: “Kosi, rhawukela indodanami! Inesithunthwana, nje-ke ihlukumezeke khulu. Kanengi iduleka emlilweni nanyana ngemanzini. 16Ngayiletha ebafundini bakho, kodwana azange bakghone ukuyipholisa.”
17UJesu waphendula wathi: “Maye, nina sizukulwana esingakholwako nesonakeleko! Ngizokuhlala nani bekube kunini na? Kuzabe kube nini ngininyamezelela na? Letha indodana leyo kimapha!” 18UJesu wakhalimela idimoni, laphuma emsaneni, yeke waphola khonokho.
19Abafundi bakaJesu baya kuye ngasese, bambuza bathi: “Sibangelwe yini kobana singakghoni ukuqotjha idimoneli na?”
20UJesu waphendula wathi: “Kungombana ninokukholwa okubogabogako. Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona ingathana beninokukholwa okulingana nembewu yemastadi, beningathi entabeni le, ‘Suka lapha uye laphaya,’ beyizakuvele isuke. Akunalitho ebelizanibhalela! 21Kodwana umhlobo lo awuphumi nje kwaphela ngaphandle komthandazo nokuzila ukudla.”
UJesu ukhuluma godu ngokufa kwakhe
(Mk 9:30-32; Lk 9:43b-45)
22Kwathi lokha nabahlangana boke eGalile, uJesu wathi kibo: “INdodana yoMuntu izokukhatjhelwa ezandleni zabantu. 23Bazoyibulala, kodwana elangeni lesithathu izakuvuswa.” Abafundi badabuka khulu ngalokho.
Umthelo wethempeli
24Ngemva kobana uJesu nabafundi bakhe bafike eKapernawumi, abathelisi bomthelo wethempeli beza kuPitrosi bambuza bathi: “Angithi umfundisenu uyawukhupha umthelo wethempeli?”
25UPitrosi waphendula wathi: “Iye, uyawukhupha.”
Kwathi lokha uPitrosi nangena ngekumbeni, uJesu waba ngewokuthoma owakhuluma naye, wambuza wathi: “Simoni, uthini umbono wakho na? Amakhosi wephaseli awuthatha kibobani umthelo na? Kghani awuthatha emadodanenawo namkha emadodaneni wabanye abantu na?”
26UPitrosi wamphendula wathi: “Emadodaneni wabanye abantu.”
UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Khona-ke amadodana akabalelwa ekukhupheni umthelo. 27Kodwana ukuze singabakhubekisi, khamba uye elwandle ufese uphosele isithiyahlambi. Ihlambi yokuthoma ozoyibamba, ithathe uyivule umlomo, uzakufumana iimpaparwana ezine ezilingene umthelo. Zithathe ubanikele zona kube mthelo wami newakho.”
