UJesu usuthisa amadoda azinkulungwane ezine

8Ngalezonsuku kwakukhona ixuku elikhulu kakhulu, njalo lalingelakho okokudlaa, uJesu wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe wathi kubo: 2 Ngilesihelo ngexuku; ngoba sebehlezi lami insuku ezintathu, bengelalutho lokudla; 3 njalo uba ngibayekela baye emakhaya abo bengadlanga, bazayatha endleleni; ngoba abanye babo bavela khatshanab. 4 Abafundi bakhe basebemphendula bathi: Zingavela ngaphi izinkwa umuntu angasuthisa ngazo laba lapha enkangala? 5 Wasebabuza wathi: Lilezinkwa ezingaki? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa. 6 Waselaya ixuku ukuthi lihlale phansi emhlabathini; wasethatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa, esebongile wazihlephula wazinika abafundi bakhe, ukuthi babeke phambi kwabo; basebebeka phambi kwexuku. 7 Njalo babelenhlanzana ezinlutshwana; esebusisile wathi bazibeke lazo phambi kwabo. 8 Basebesidla, basutha; basebedobha imvuthu ezazisele, izitsha eziyisikhombisa. 9 Lababedlile babengaba zinkulungwane ezine; wasebayekela bahamba.

10 Njalo wahle wangenac emkhunjini labafundi bakhed, weza kungxenye zeDalmanuthae.

Abafuna isibonakaliso

11 AbaFarisi basebephuma, baqala ukuphikisana laye, befunisisa kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini, bemlinga. 12 Wasebubula kakhulu emoyeni wakhe wathif: Lesisizukulwana sidingelani isibonakaliso? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakulasibonakaliso esizanikwa kulesisizukulwana. 13 Wasebatshiya, wangena emkhunjini futhi, wasuka waya ngaphetsheyag.

UJesu ukhuza abafundi ngokungaqedisisi kwabo

14 Kodwa abafundi babekhohliwe ukuthatha izinkwa, njalo bengelalutho emkhunjini ngaphandle kwesinkwa esisodwa. 15 Wasebalaya, wathi: Nanzelelani, liqaphele imvubelo yabaFarisih lemvubelo kaHerodii. 16 Basebekhulumisana, besithi: Ngoba kasilazinkwaj. 17 UJesu esekwazi wathi kubo: Kungani likhulumisana ngokuthi kalilazinkwak? Kalikaboni, njalo kaliqedisisi yinil? Lokhe lilenhliziyo ezilukhuni yini? 18 Lilamehlo kaliboni yini? Futhi lilendlebe kalizwa yini? Njalo kalikhumbuli yinim? 19 Mhla ngahlephulela abazinkulungwane ezinhlanu izinkwa ezinhlanun, ladobha izitsha ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthu? Bathi kuye: Ezilitshumi lambili. 20 Njalo mhla ziyisikhombisa kwabazinkulungwane ezineo, ladobha izitsha ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthu? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa. 21 Wasesithi kubo: Yinindaba lingaqedisisip?

Isiphofu seBhethisayida

22 Wasefika eBhethisayidaq. Basebeletha kuye isiphofu, bamncenga ukuthi asithinter. 23 Wasebamba isandla sesiphofu, wasikhuphela ngaphandle komzanas; esekhafulele emehlweni asot, wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwasou, wasibuza ukuthi ngabe sibona ulutho. 24 Sasesikhangela phezulu sathi: Ngibona abantu behambahamba kungathi yizihlahla. 25 Emva kwalokhu wabuya wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwamehlo aso, wasenza sakhangela phezulu; sasesisiliswa, sabona bonke ngokucacileyov. 26 Wasesithuma endlini yaso, wathi: Ungangeni emzaneniw, njalo ungatsheli muntu loyedwa emzanenix.

Isivumo sokholo sikaPetro

27 UJesu wasephuma labafundi bakhe baya emizaneni yeKesariya yeFiliphuy; besendleleni wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Abantu bathi ngingubani? 28 Basebephendula bathi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi; labanye: UElija; labanye: Omunye wabaprofethi. 29 Yena wasesithi kubo: Lina-ke lithi ngingubani? UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye: Wena unguKristu. 30 Wasebalayisisaz ukuthia bangatsheli muntu ngayeb.

UJesu ukhuluma ngokufa lokuvuka kwakhe

31 Waseqala ukubafundisac, ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imele ukuhlupheka izinto ezinengi, ilahlwe ngabadala labapristi abakhulu lababhali, ibulawe, ibuye ivuke emva kwensuku ezintathud. 32 Waselikhuluma lelilizwi obala. UPetro wasemthatha waqala ukumkhuza. 33 Kodwa etshibilika, wabona abafundi bakhe, wamkhuza uPetro, wathi: Suka ngemva kwami, Sathane; ngoba kawucabangi ngezinto zikaNkulunkulu, kodwa ngezabantu.

Ukuhlutshwa kukaJesu lokwabamlandelayo

34 Kwathi esebizele kuye ixuku kanye labafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Uba umuntu ethanda ukuza ngemva kwami, kazidele, athathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele. 35 Ngoba loba ngubani othanda ukusindisa impilo yakhe, izamlahlekela; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami levangeli, yena uzayisindisa. 36 Ngoba kuzamsizani umuntu, nxa ezuza umhlaba wonke, kodwa alahlekelwe ngumphefumulo wakhe? 37 Kumbe umuntu uzanikani kube lihlawulo lomphefumulo wakhee? 38 Ngoba loba ngubani olenhloni ngami langamazwi amif kulesisizukulwana esifebayo lesonakeleyo, iNdodana yomuntu layo izakuba lenhloni ngayeg, nxa isiza enkazimulweni kaYise kanye lengilosi ezingcweleh.