Izibonakaliso Zezikhathi Nemvubelo YabaFarisi NabaSadusi
1 AbaFarisi nabaSadusi beza kuJesu bemlinga, bacela ukuba abakhombise isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini.
2 Kepha waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nxa sekuhlwile nithi: ‘Liyobe lisile, lokhu izulu libhejile;’ 3kuthi kusasa nithi: ‘Namuhla lizakuphendula, ngokuba libhejile, liguqubele.’ Niyakwazi ukuchaza isimo sezulu, kepha yini ningakwazi ukubona izibonakaliso zezikhathi na? 4Isizukulwane esibi nesiphingayo sifuna isibonakaliso, kepha asiyukunikwa sibonakaliso, kuphela isibonakaliso sikaJona, umphrofethi.”
UJesu Uxwayisa Ngemvubelo YabaFarisi NabaSadusi
Wayesebashiya, wahamba. 5Kuthe sebefike ngaphesheya, kwahlaluka ukuthi abafundi bakhe bakhohliwe ukuphatha izinkwa. 6UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Qaphelani, nixwaye imvubelo yabaFarisi nabaSadusi.”
7Baqagulisana bodwa, bathi: “Kungokuba singaziphathanga izinkwa.”
8Kepha uJesu ekwazi abakucabangayo, wathi: “Niqagulisana nithini phakathi kwenu, nina bokukholwa okuncane, nithi yingokuba ningenazinkwa na? 9Anikaqondi yini, futhi anizikhumbuli izinkwa eziyisihlanu ezondla izi-5 000 nokuthi nabutha iziqabetho ezingaki na? 10 Nezinkwa eziyisikhombisa ezondla izi-4 000 nokuthi nabutha iziqabetho ezingaki na? 11Aniqondi ngani ukuthi bengingakhulumi kini ngesinkwa na? Kepha xwayani imvubelo yabaFarisi nabaSadusi.”
12Base beqonda ukuthi akashongo ukuba baxwaye imvubelo yezinkwa, kepha imfundiso yabaFarisi nabaSadusi.
Isivumo SikaPhethro
13UJesu esefikile esifundeni saseKhesariya Filiphi wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Abantu bathi iNdodana yomuntu ingubani na?”
14Bathi: “Abanye bathi inguJohane, uMbhabhadisi; abanye bathi ingu-Eliya; abanye bathi inguJeremiya noma ingomunye wabaphrofethi.”
15Wayesethi kubo: “Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na?”
16 USimoni Phethro waphendula wathi: “Wena unguKhristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.”
17UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ubusisiwe wena Simoni kaJona, ngokuba inyama negazi akukwambulelanga lokhu, kodwa uBaba osezulwini. 18 Nami-ke ngithi kuwe: Wena unguPhethro; phezu kwaleli dwala ngiyakulakha ibandla lami; amasango eHayidese awayukulahlula. 19 Ngiyakukunika izihluthulelo zombuso wezulu. Oyakukubopha emhlabeni, kuyakube kuboshiwe nasezulwini; nalokho oyakukukhulula emhlabeni kuyakube kukhululiwe nasezulwini.”
20Wayesebayala abafundi ukuba bangatsheli muntu ukuthi unguKhristu.
UJesu Ukhuluma Ngokuhlupheka Kwakhe Nokwabamlandelayo
21 Kusukela lapho, uJesu waqala ukubachazela abafundi bakhe ukuthi kufanele aye eJerusalema, ahlushwe ngokuningi ngamalunga, nabaphristi abakhulu nezazimthetho, abulawe, kepha avuswe ngosuku lwesithathu.
22UPhethro wagudluka naye, wayeseqala ukumkhuza, ethi: “Phinde, Nkosi, lokho akusoze kwenzeke kuwe.”
23Kepha uJesu waphenduka wathi kuPhethro: “Buyela emuva kwami, Sathane; uyisikhubekiso kimi, ngokuba awukuqondi okukaNkulunkulu, kepha okwabantu.”
24 UJesu wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emuva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele. 25 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe, uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami, uyakukufumana. 26Ngokuba kuyakumsiza ngani umuntu, uma ezuza izwe lonke, kepha alahlekelwe ngukuphila kwakhe na? Yini angayikhipha umuntu, ibe yisihlengo sokuphila kwakhe na? 27Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyakuza ngenkazimulo kaYise nezingelosi zayo; khona-ke iyakuvuza yilowo nalowo ngesenzo sakhe. 28Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha, abangayukukuzwa ukufa, baze bayibone iNdodana yomuntu iza nombuso wayo.”
