NGOKUKALUKA 9

₁Wayesebabizela ndawonye abayishumi nambili, wabanika amandla negunya phezu kwamademoni onke nokuphulukisa izifo.

₂Wabathuma ukushumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu nokuphulukisa.

₃Wathi kubo: Ningaphathi-lutho lwendlela, naludondolo, nasikhwama, nasinkwa, namali, ningabi-namabhantshi amabili.

₄Nakuyiphi indlu eningena kuyo, hlalani lapho, nize nimuke khona.

₅Bonke abanganamukeliyo, anothi nxa nimuka kulowomuzi, nithintithe uthuli ezinyaweni zenu, kube-ngubufakazi ngabo.

₆Bamuka-ke, bahamba imizi ngemizi beshumayela ivangeli, bephulukisa ezindaweni zonke.

₇Kwathi uHerode umtetrarki* ekuzwa konke okwenzekayo, wasambatheka ngokusho kwabanye ukuthi uJohane uvukile kwabafileyo,

₈ngokwabanye ukuthi uEliya ubonakele, ngokwabanye ukuthi kuvukile umprofethi othile kwabadala.

₉Kepha uHerode wathi: UJohane ngamnquma ikhanda mina; kodwa ngubani lo engizwa ngaye okunje? Wafuna ukumbona.

₁₀Abaphostoli sebebuyile bamlandisa konke abakwenzileyo; wabathatha, wamuka nabo bebodwa ukuya emzini othiwa iBetsayida.

₁₁Kepha izixuku sezazi zamlandela; wazithakazela, wakhuluma kuzo ngombuso kaNkulunkulu, wabaphulukisa abaswela ukuphulukiswa.

₁₂Seliqala ukushona, beza kuye abayishumi nambili, bathi: Bamukise abantu ukuba baye emizaneni nasezweni elizungezileyo, bangenise, bathole ukudla, ngokuba lapha sisendaweni eyihlane.

₁₃Kepha wathi kubo: Bapheni nina ukudla. Bathi-ke: Esinakho yizinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili kuphela ngaphandle kokuba siyobathengela bonke lababantu ukudla.

₁₄Ngokuba kwakukhona amadoda okungathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. Wathi kubafundi bakhe: Bahlaliseni ngezigaba ngamashumi ayisihlanu.

₁₅Benze njalo, babahlalisa bonke.

₁₆Wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili, wabheka ngasezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula, wanika abafundi ukuba babele isixuku.

₁₇Badla, basutha bonke, kwabuthwa imvuthuluka eyasala kubo, iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili.

₁₈Kwathi ekhuleka ngasesitha, abafundi babenaye; wababuza ethi: Abantu bathi ngingubani na?

₁₉Baphendula bathi: UJohane uMbhapathizi; kepha abanye bathi: NguEliya; abanye kodwa bathi: Kuvukile umprofethi othile wabadala.

₂₀Wayesethi kubo: Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na? UPetru waphendula wathi: UnguKristu kaNkulunkulu.

₂₁Wabayala, wagcizelela ukuba bangatsheli-muntu lokho,

₂₂wathi: INdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, ilahlwe ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, ibulawe, ivuswe ngosuku lwesithathu.

₂₃Wayesethi kubo bonke: Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe imihla ngemihla, angilandele.

₂₄Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukusindisa.

₂₅Ngokuba kuyakumsizani umuntu, uma ezuzile izwe lonke, yena uqobo alahleke nokuba alimale, na?

₂₆Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onezinhloni ngami nangamazwi ami ngaye lo iNdodana yomuntu iyakuba-nezinhloni, lapho iza ngenkazimulo yayo nekaYise neyezingelosi ezingcwele.

₂₇Kepha nginitshela ngesiminya ukuthi bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.

₂₈Kwathi emva kwalawomazwi kungathi izinsuku zaba-yisishiyagalombili wathatha oPetru, noJohane, noJakobe, wenyukela entabeni ukuyokhuleka.

₂₉Kwathi ekukhulekeni kwakhe isimo sobuso bakhe saba-ngesinye, nezingubo zakhe zaba-mhlophe, zacwebezela.

₃₀Bheka, kwakhuluma naye amadoda amabili ayengoMose noEliya;

₃₁abonakala ngenkazimulo, akhuluma ngokumuka kwakhe abemelwe ukukufeza eJerusalema.

₃₂UPetru nababenaye babekhwelwe ngubuthongo; kepha sebephapheme babona inkazimulo yakhe namadoda amabili emi naye.

₃₃Kwathi ekwahlukaneni kwawo naye uPetru wathi kuJesu: Nkosi, kuhle ukuba silapha; masakhe amadokodo amathathu, elinye libe-ngelakho, elinye libe-ngelikaMose, elinye libe-ngelikaEliya; wayengazi ukuthi uthini.

₃₄Esakhuluma lokhu, kwafika ifu, labasithibeza; besaba ekungeneni kwabo efwini.

₃₅Kwavela izwi efwini, lathi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ekhethiweyo; yizweni.

₃₆Kwathi livela izwi, uJesu wafunyanwa eyedwa. Bathula bona, ngaleyomihla kabatshelanga-muntu neyodwa yalezozinto abazibonileyo.

₃₇Kwathi ngangomuso sebehlile entabeni, isixuku esikhulu samhlangabeza.

₃₈Bheka, indoda yasesixukwini yamemeza yathi: Mfundisi, ngiyakunxusa ukuba ubheke indodana yami, ngokuba yiyo yodwa kimi.

₃₉Bheka, umoya uyayibamba, idazuluke masinyane; uyihlukumeza, ikhihlize amagwebu, amuke kuyo eseyizukile.

₄₀Ngibanxusile abafundi bakho ukuba bamkhiphe, kepha bahluleka.

₄₁UJesu waphendula wathi: O sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, koze kube-nini nginani, nginibekezelela, na? Yilethe lapha indodana yakho.

₄₂Kuthé iseza, idemoni layiwisa phansi, layihlukumeza kakhulu; uJesu wamkhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wamphulukisa umfana, wambuyisela kuyise.

₄₃Bethuka bonke ngamandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu.

Besamangele bonke ngakho konke akwenzileyo, wathi kubafundi bakhe:

₄₄Khwezani lawomazwi ezindlebeni zenu, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa ezandleni zabantu.

₄₅Kepha abakuzwisisanga lokhokusho, kwakusithekile kubo, ukuze bangakuqondi; besaba ukumbuza ngalokhokusho.

₄₆Kwavela ukuzindlisana phakathi kwabo kokuthi ngubani ongahle abemkhulu kubo.

₄₇Kuthé uJesu ebona ukuzindla kwenhliziyo yabo, wathabatha umntwana, wammisa phambi kwakhe,

₄₈wathi kubo Yilowo nalowo oyakwamukela lomntwana ngegama lami uyangamukela mina; ongamukela mina uyamamukela ongithumileyo; ngokuba omncinyane kini nonke nguye omkhulu.

₄₉UJohane waphendula wathi: Nkosi, sabona umuntu ekhipha amademoni ngegama lakho, samnqabela ngokuba engalandelani nathi.

₅₀Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: Ningamnqabeli, ngokuba ongamelene nani ungakini.

₅₁Kwathi sezizakuphelela izinsuku zokwenyuswa kwakhe, wabhekisa ubuso bakhe ukuya eJerusalema.

₅₂Wathuma izithunywa phambi kwakhe; zahamba, zangena emzini wamaSamariya ukuba zimlungisele.

₅₃Kepha awamamukelanga, ngokuba ubuso bakhe babubheké eJerusalema.

₅₄Kuthé abafundi bakhe oJakobe noJohane sebekubonile lokho, bathi: Nkosi, uyathanda ukuba sibize umlilo wehle ezulwini, uwaqede, na?

₅₅Kepha waguquka, wabakhuza wathi: Anazi ukuthi ningabomoya muni.

₅₆Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ayizanga ukubhubhisa imiphefumulo yabantu kodwa ukuyisindisa; base beya komunye umuzi.

₅₇Kwathi behamba endleleni, umuntu othile wathi kuye: Ngizakukulandela, noma uya ngaphi.

₅₈UJesu wayesethi kuye: Izimpungushe zinemigodi, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke, kepha iNdodana yomuntu kayinandawo, lapho ingacamelisa khona ikhanda.

₅₉Wayesethi komunye: Ngilandele. Wathi yena: Ngivumele ngiye kuqala ukuyakummbela ubaba.

₆₀Kepha wathi kuye: Yeka abafileyo bembele abafileyo babo, kodwa hamba wena, ushumayele umbuso kaNkulunkulu.

₆₁Nomunye-ke wathi: Ngizakukulandela, Nkosi; kepha ngivumele ngiye kuqala ukuyovalelisa abasekhaya.

₆₂Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Akakho othi esebeké isandla sakhe egejeni, abuke emuva, ofanele umbuso kaNkulunkulu.