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₁Ngalezozinsuku sekukhona futhi isixuku esikhulu singenakudla, wabiza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo:

₂Ngiyasihawukela isixuku, ngokuba sekuyizinsuku ezintathu sihlezi kimi, singenanto yokudla.

₃Uma ngibamukisa, baye ekhaya bengadlanga, bayakuphela amandla endleleni, ngokuba abanye babo bavela kude.

₄Abafundi bakhe bamphendula bathi: Umuntu angatholaphi lapha ehlane izinkwa zokusuthisa laba na?

₅Wababuza wathi: Ninezinkwa ezingaki na? Bathi: Eziyisikhombisa.

₆Wayala isixuku ukuba sihlale phansi; wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa, wabonga, wazihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe ukuba bababele; basabela isixuku.

₇Babenezinhlanzana eziyingcosana futhi; esezibusisile wathi abababele nazo.

₈Badla, basutha, babutha imvuthuluka eseleyo, amaqoma ayisikhombisa.

₉Babengathi izinkulungwane ezine; wabamukisa.

₁₀Wayesengena masinyane emkhunjini kanye nabafundi bakhe, weza ezweni laseDalmanutha.

₁₁Khona kwafika abaFarisi, baqala ukuphendulana naye befuna kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini, bemlinga.

₁₂Wabubula emoyeni wakhe, wathi: Lesisizukulwane sifunelani isibonakaliso na? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesisizukulwane asiyikunikwa-sibonakaliso.

₁₃Wabashiya, wabuye wangena emkhunjini, wamuka, waya ngaphesheya.

₁₄Kepha babekhohliwe ukuphatha izinkwa, bengenalutho, isinkwa sisinye kuphela emkhunjini.

₁₅Wayesebayala ethi: Anobheka nixwaye imvubelo yabaFarisi nemvubelo kaHerode.

₁₆Baphendulana bodwa, bathi abanazinkwa.

₁₇UJesu ekwazi wathi kubo: Yini ukuba niphendulane ngokuthi aninazinkwa na? Anikaboni, anikaqondi, na? Inhliziyo yenu iselukhuni na?

₁₈Ninamehlo aniboni yini, ninezindlebe anizwa na? Anikhumbuli yini

₁₉mhla ngihlephulela abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu izinkwa eziyisihlanu ukuthi nabutha iziqabetho ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthuluka na? Bathi kuye: Ishumi nambili.

₂₀Mhla ziyisikhombisa kwabayizinkulungwane ezine, nabutha amaqoma amangaki agcwele imvuthuluka na? Bathi: Isikhombisa.

₂₁Wathi kubo: Anikaqondi na?

₂₂Bafika eBetsayida. Base beletha kuye impumputhe, bamncenga ukuba ayiphathe.

₂₃Wayibamba impumputhe ngesandla, wayiholela ngaphandle komuzi, wafela amathe emehlweni ayo, wabeka izandla phezu kwayo, wayibuza wathi: Ubona utho na?

₂₄Yabheka, yathi: Ngibona abantu, ngibabona behamba; kungathi yizihlahla.

₂₅Khona waphinda wabeka izandla phezu kwamehlo ayo, yabhekisisa, yasinda, yabonisisa konke.

₂₆Wayithumela ekhaya layo, wathi: Ungangeni emzini wabantu.

₂₇UJesu wayesephuma kanye nabafundi bakhe, waya emizini yaseKesariya Filipi. Besendleleni, wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Abantu bathi ngingubani na?

₂₈Bamtshela bathi: UJohane uMbhapathizi; abanye bathi: NguEliya; abanye bathi: Ngomunye wabaprofethi.

₂₉Wayesebabuza ethi: Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na? UPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: Wena unguKristu.

₃₀Wabayalisisa ukuba bangatshelimuntu ngaye.

₃₁Khona waqala ukubafundisa ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi, ilahlwe ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, ibulawe, ivuswe emva kwezinsuku ezintathu.

₃₂Lelizwi walikhuluma ngokusobala. UPetru wamthatha, waqala ukumkhuza.

₃₃Kepha waphenduka, wabheka abafundi bakhe, wamkhuza uPetru, wathi: Buyela emva kwami, Sathane, ngokuba awuqondi okukaNkulunkulu kepha okwabantu.

₃₄Wayesebiza isixuku nabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele.

₃₅Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli uyakukusindisa.

₃₆Ngokuba kuyakumsizani umuntu ukuzuza izwe lonke, alahlekelwe ngukuphila kwakhe, na?

₃₇Yingabe angakhiphani umuntu, kube-yisihlengo sokuphila kwakhe, na?

₃₈Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onezinhloni ngami nangamazwi ami kulesisizukulwane esiphingayo nesonakeleyo, neNdodana yomuntu iyakuba-nezinhloni ngaye, lapho iza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye nezingelosi ezingcwele.