1Wathi kibo: “Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bonyana abanye benu abajame lapha abazukufa bangakaboni umbuso kaZimu usiza ngamandla.”Ukuphazimuliswa
(Mt 17:1-13; Lk 9:28-36)
2Emva kwamalanga asithandathu, uJesu wathatha uPitrosi, uJakopo noJwanisi wabarholela entabeni ephakemeko lapha baba bodwa khona. Lapho-ke ubujamo bakhe batjhuguluka phambi kwabo. 3Izambatho zakhe zaba mhlophe, iye, ubumhlophe obunjengeliqwa. Zaba mhlophe ukwedlula indlela nanyana ngubani ephasinapha angenza ngayo. 4Khonapho kwabonakala u-Eliya noMosi bakhuluma noJesu. 5UPitrosi wathi kuJesu: “Rabi, kuhle ukuba khona kwethu lapha. Bengithi thana sakha imitlhatlhana emithathu, omunye ube ngewakho, omunye ube ngewakaMosi, omunye ube ngewaka-Eliya.” 6Watjho njalo ngombana ubengazi bona angathini, begade banevalo.
7Kwavela ilifu labagubuzesa, kwezwakala ilizwi emafini lisithi: “Le yiNdodanami engiyithandako. Ilaleleni!” 8Bathalaza, akhange babone namunye ngaphandle koJesu yedwa.
9Kwathi nabehla entabeni, uJesu wabayala bona bangatjeli namunye ngalokho abakubonileko, kufikela mhlana iNdodana yoMuntu ivukako kabafileko.
10Nje-ke akhange batjele muntu, babuzana bona bodwa bathi: “Kutjho ukuthini ukuvuka kwabafileko?” 11Bakanye bambuza bathi: “Kubayini abafundisi bomthetho bathi kufuze kuze u-Eliya qangi na?”
12UJesu wathi kibo: “Iye kunjalo, u-Eliya uza qangi azokubuyisela koke esigeni. Alo-ke, kubayini kutlolwe bona iNdodana yoMuntu izakutlhaga khulu beyilahlwe na? 13Kodwana ngiyanitjela bona u-Eliya ufikile, benza kuye koke abafuna ukukwenza, njengombana kutloliwe ngaye.”
Ukupholiswa komsana onommoya omumbi
(Mt 17:14-21; Lk 9:37-43)
14Kwathi nabafika kabanye abafundi, babona isiqubuthu esikhulu sibabungelele nalabo ababafundisi bomthetho baphikisana nabo. 15Emva kobana abantu babone uJesu, bathaba khulu bagijimela kuye bambingelela. 16UJesu wabuza abafundi bakhe wathi: “Niphikisana ngani kangaka na?”
17Kwaphendula indoda hlangana nesiqubuthu yathi: “Mfundisi, ngilethe indodanami engenwe mumoya oyivale bona ingakghoni ukukhuluma. 18Njalo lokha nawuyibambako, uyidula phasi, ibhubhudlhe amagwebu ngomlomo, iququde amazinyo bese iyomelela. Ngikhombele abafundi bakho bona bawukhuphe ummoya lo, kodwana babhalelwa.”
19UJesu wathi kibo: “Maye nina sizukulwana esingakholwako! Ngizokuhlala nani bekube kunini na? Ngizoninyamazelela bekube kunini na? Lethani umsana loyo kimapha.” 20Yeke bamletha.
Kwathi lokha ummoya nawubona uJesu, khonapho wahlukumeza umsana loyo. Wawela phasi wazibhudabhuda, abhubhudlha amagwebu ngomlomo. 21UJesu wabuza uyise lomsana wathi: “Sekusikhathi esingangani alokhu anje?”
Waphendula wathi: “Kusukela ebuncanini bakhe. 22Bewuphele umphosele emlilweni namkha ngemanzini kobana umbulale. Kodwana nakube kukhona ongakwenza, yewusirhawukele, usisize.”
23UJesu wathi kuye: “ ‘Nakube kukhona ongakwenza’? Koke kuyenzeka kiloyo okholwako.”
24Khonokho uyise lomsana warhuwelela wathi: “Ngiyakholwa; yewungisize ekungakholweni kwami!”
25Kuthe bona uJesu abone isiqubuthu sigijimela lapho, wakhalimela ummoya omumbi wathi kiwo: “Wena mmoya wobuthulu nobumumu, ngiyakuyala bona uphume kuye bewungasathoma ungene kuye godu!”
26Ummoya watlewula, wakhahlumeza umsana loyo khulu, waphuma. Ngemva kwalapho umsana waba ngathi sidumbu, abanengi bebathi: “Uhlongakele.” 27Kodwana uJesu wambamba ngesandla wamphakamisa, wavuka wajama ngeenyawo.
28Kuthe bona uJesu angene ngekumbeni, abafundi bakhe bambizela ngasese bathi: “Kubayini singazange sikghone ukuqotjha ummoya omumbi na?”
29Wathi kibo: “Umhlobo lo uphuma kwaphela ngomthandazo.”
UJesu ukhuluma godu ngokufa kwakhe
(Mt 17:22-23; Lk 9:43-45)
30Basuka lapho badlula eGalile. UJesu azange athande kobana kube nomuntu owaziko bonyana baya kuphi 31ngombana bekafundisa abafundi bakhe. Wathi kibo: “INdodana yoMuntu izokukhatjhelwa ezandleni zabantu. Bazoyibulala bese ngemva kwamalanga amathathu ivuke.”
32Kodwana azange bazwisise bonyana bekatjho ukuthini begodu bebesaba ukumbuza ngalokho.
Ukusebenzela uZimu
(Mt 18:1-5; Lk 9:46-50)
33Bafika eKapernawumi, kwathi angekumbeni, wababuza wathi: “Beniphikisana ngani endleleni na?”
34Bathula bathi du ngombana endleleni bebaphikisana bona ngubani omkhulu. 35Wahlala phasi wabiza abalitjhumi nambili, wathi kibo: “Nanyana ngubani ofuna ukuba ngewokuthoma, uzakuba ngewokugcina, abe sisebenzi sabo boke.” 36Wathatha umntwana wamjamisa hlangana nabo, wamgona wathi kibo: 37“Nanyana ngubani owamukela omunye wabantwana abancanaba ebizweni lami, wamukela mina, begodu nanyana ngubani owamukela mina akamukeli mina kodwana wamukela ongithumileko.”
38UJwanisi wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, sibone umuntu aqotjha amadimoni ebizweni lakho, yeke samkhandela ngombana ubengasi ngomunye wethu.”
39UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Ningamkhandeli ngombana akakho noyedwa owenza isimangaliso ebizweni lami ozakghona ukukhuluma kumbi ngami msinyana ngemva kwalokho. 40Ngambala, loyo ongakajamelani nathi ungowethu. 41Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona nanyana ngubani oninikela ikapho yamanzi ebizweni lami ngombana ningebakaKrestu, ngambala angeze alahlekelwa mvuzwakhe.”
Isilingo sokwenza isono
(Mt 18:6-9; Lk 17:1-2)
42“Godu nanyana ngubani obangela bona omunye wabantwanaba enze isono, kuzakuba ngcono kuye bona abotjhelelwe imbokotho ekulu entanyeni bese uphoselwa ngelwandle. 43Nakube isandla sakho sikwenza wenze isono, siquntule. Kungcono ukungena epilweni engapheliko unganasandla, kunobanyana uye esirhogweni nezandla zombili, emlilweni ongacimiko. 44Lapho isibungu sakhona asifi nomlilo awucimi. 45Nakube inyawo lakho likwenza wenze isono, liquntule. Kungcono ukungena epilweni urholophele, kunobanyana uphoswe ngesirhogweni neenyawo zombili. 46Lapho isibungu asifi, umlilo awucimi. 47Nakube ilihlo lakho likwenza wenze isono, likhuphe. Kungcono ukungena embusweni kaZimu unelihlo elilodwa, kunobanyana uphoswe ngesirhogweni unamehlo amabili. 48Lapho isibungu sakhona asifi nomlilo awucimi.
49“Omunye nomunye uzakubabulwa ngomlilo. 50Itswayi lilungile, kodwana nasele liduma ungalivuselela njani na? Yibani netswayi ngaphakathi kwenu, nibe nokuthula komunye nomunye.”
