Izibonakaliso zezikhathi nemvubelo yabaFarisi nabaSadusi
1AbaFarisi nabaSadusi beza bemlinga bacela kuye ukuba ababonise isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini.
2Kepha waphendula, wathi kubo: Kusihlwa nithi: Loba lisile, lokhu izulu libhejile;
3kuthi kusasa nithi: Namuhla lizakuphendula, ngokuba libhejile, liguqubele. Kanti ukuma kwezulu niyakwazi ukukuchaza, kepha izibonakaliso zezikhathi aniziqondi na?
4Isizukulwane esibi nesiphingayo sifuna isibonakaliso, kepha asiyikunikwasibonakaliso, kuphela isibonakaliso sikaJona umprofethi. Wabashiya, wamuka.
5Sebefiké phesheya, abafundi bakhe babekhohliwe ukuphatha izinkwa.
6UJesu wayesethi kubo: Anobheka nixwaye imvubelo yabaFarisi nabaSadusi.
7Baphendulana bodwa, bathi: Kungokuba singaphathanga izinkwa.
8Kepha ekwazi lokho uJesu wathi: Nina-bokukholwa okuncane, yini ukuba niphendulane nodwa ngokuthi kungokuba ningenazinkwa na?
9Anikaqondi yini, futhi anizikhumbuli izinkwa eziyisihlanu zezinkulungwane eziyisihlanu nokuthi nabutha iziqabetho ezingaki na?
10Nezinkwa eziyisikhombisa zezinkulungwane ezine nokuthi nabutha amaqoma amangaki na?
11Aniqondi ngani ukuthi bengingakhulumi kini ngesinkwa na? Kepha xwayani imvubelo yabaFarisi nabaSadusi.
12Khona baqonda ukuthi kashongo ukuba baxwaye imvubelo yezinkwa kepha isifundiso sabaFarisi nabaSadusi.
Isivumo sikaPetru
13UJesu esefikile emaphandleni aseKesariya Filipi wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi: Abantu basho ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu ingubani na?
14Bathi: Abanye basho uJohane uMbhapathizi; abanye basho uEliya; abanye basho uJeremiya noma omunye wabaprofethi.
15Wathi kubo: Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na?
16USimoni Petru waphendula wathi: Wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.
17UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: Ubusisiwe wena-Simoni kaJona, ngokuba inyama negazi akukwambulelanga lokhu kodwa uBaba osezulwini.
18Nami-ke ngithi kuwe: Wena unguPetru; phezu kwalelidwala ngiyakulakha ibandla lami; amasango eHayidese* awayikulahlula.
19Ngiyakukunika izihluthulelo zombuso wezulu. Oyakukubopha emhlabeni koba kuboshiwe nasezulwini, nalokho oyakukukhulula emhlabeni koba kukhululiwe nasezulwini.
20Khona wabayala abafundi ukuba bangatsheli-muntu ukuthi nguye onguKristu.
UJesu ukhuluma ngokuhlupheka kwakhe nokwabamlandelayo
21Kusukela kulesosikhathi uJesu waqala ukubonisa abafundi bakhe ukuba umelwe ukuya eJerusalema, ahlushwe ngokuningi ngamalunga nangabapristi abakhulu nababhali, abulawe, kepha avuswe ngosuku lwesithathu.
22UPetru wayesemthatha, waqala ukumkhuza, wathi: Musa, Nkosi, lokho akusoze kwenziwa kuwe.
23Yena waphenduka, wathi kuPetru: Buyela emva kwami, Sathane; uyisikhubekiso kimi, ngokuba awuqondi okukaNkulunkulu kepha okwabantu.
24Khona uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele.
25Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukufumana.
26Ngokuba kuyakumsizani umuntu, uma ezuza izwe lonke, onakalelwe ukuphila kwakhe, na? Yingabe uyakukhiphani umuntu, kube-yisihlengo sokuphila kwakhe, na?
27Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyakuza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye nezingelosi zayo; khona-ke iyakuvuza yilowo nalowo ngesenzo sakhe.
28Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa, baze bayibone iNdodana yomuntu iza embusweni wayo.
