9Wasesithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Bakhona abanye kwabemiyo lapha, abangasoze bezwe ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile ngamandlaa.

Ukukhazimuliswa kukaJesu entabeni

2 Emva kwensuku eziyisithupha uJesu wasethatha uPetro loJakobe loJohane, wasebakhuphulela entabeni ende ebehlukanisa bodwab; waseguqulwa isimo phambi kwabo; 3 lezembatho zakhe zacwazimula, zaba mhlophe nke njengeliqhwa elikhithikileyo, kakulamcoli welembu emhlabeni ongazenza zibe mhlophe kangakoc. 4 Kwasekubonakala kubo uElija eloMozisi, njalo bekhuluma loJesu. 5 UPetro wasephendula wathi kuJesu: Rabi*, kuhle ukuthi sibe laphad; futhi asakhe amadumba amathathu, elinye ngelakho, lelinye ngelikaMozisi, lelinye ngelikaElija. 6 Ngoba wayengakwazi angakutsho; ngoba babesesaba kakhulue. 7 Kwasekufika iyezi labasibekela; kwaba lelizwi elivela eyezini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; zwanini yona. 8 Njalo bahle bathalaza, kababe besabona muntu, kodwa uJesu yedwa elabo.

9 Kwathi besehla entabenif, wabalaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu izinto abazibonileyo, ize ivuke kwabafileyo iNdodana yomuntug. 10 Njalo bazigcinela lelilizwi, bebuzana ukuthi kutshoni ukuvuka kwabafileyo.

11 Basebembuza, besithi: Batsholoni ababhali ukuthi uElija ufanele ukufika kuqala? 12 Wasephendula, wathi kubo: UElija ufika kuqala isibili, abuyisele zonke izinto; njalo kubhalwe njani ngeNdodana yomuntuh, ukuthi izahlupheka izinto ezinengi njalo idelelwei. 13 Kodwa ngitsho kini ukuthi uElija laye sewafika, basebesenza kuye konke abakuthandayo, njengokulotshiweyo ngaye.

Ukusiliswa komfana owayelesithuthwane

14 Kwathi efika kubafundi, wabona ixuku elikhulu libahanqilej, lababhali bephikisana labok. 15 Lahle lathi ukumbona ixuku lonke laselimangala, lagijimela kuye lambingelelal. 16 Wasebabuza ababhali wathi: Liphikisana ngani labom? 17 Omunye wexuku wasephendula wathi: Mfundisi, ngilethe kuwe indodana yami, elomoya oyisimungulu; 18 kuthi loba ngaphi oyibamba khona, uyidabule; ikhihlize amagwebu, igedle amazinyo ayo, yome qhan; njalo ngikhulume labafundi bakho ukuthi bawukhuphe, kodwa behluleka. 19 Wasemphendula wathi: O sizukulwana esingelakholo, koze kube nini ngilani? Koze kube nini ngilibekezelela? Iletheni kimi. 20 Basebeyiletha kuye; kwathi umbona, umoya wahle wayihlukuza; yawela emhlabathinio, yazigiqagiqa ikhihliza amagwebup. 21 Wasebuza uyise wathi: Kulesikhathi esingakanani, lokhu kwenzeka kiyo? Wasesithi: Kusukela ebuntwaneni. 22 Futhi uyiphosele kanengi emlilweni lemanzini, ukuze uyibhubhise; kodwa nxa kukhona ongakwenza, sihawukele, usisize. 23 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Nxa usenelisa ukukholwa, zonke izinto ziyenzeka kokholwayo. 24 Njalo uyise womntwana wahle wamemeza ngezinyembezi wathi: Ngiyakholwa, Nkosi, siza ukungakholwa kwamiq. 25 Kwathi uJesu esebona ukuthi ixuku ligijima kanyekanye ndawonye, wakhuza umoya ongcolileyo, esithi kuwo: Wena moya oyisimungulu loyisacuthe, mina ngiyakulaya: Phuma kuye, ungabe usangena kuyer. 26 Usumemezile, wayihlukuza kakhulu, waphumas; yasisiba njengofileyo, kwaze kwathi abanengi bathi isifile. 27 Kodwa uJesu wayibamba ngesandla, wayiphakamisa; yasisukuma.

28 Wathi esengenile endlinit, abafundi bakhe bambuza bebodwa bathi: Kungani thina sehlulekile ukuwukhupha? 29 Wasesithi kubo: Loluhlobo lungeke luphume ngalutho, ngaphandle komkhuleko lokuzila ukudla.

UJesu uphinda akhulume ngokuhlupheka kwakhe

30 Basebesuka lapho badabula eGaliliu; wayengathandi ukuthi loba ngubani akwazi, 31 ngoba wayefundisa abafundi bakhe, esithi kubo: INdodana yomuntu inikelwa ezandleni zabantu, njalo bazayibulala; kuthi isibulewe, izavuka ngosuku lwesithathu. 32 Kodwa kabaqedisisanga lumutsho, basebesesaba ukumbuzav.

UJesu ufundisa ngokuthobeka

33 Wasefika eKapenawumew. Kwathi esendlini wababuza wathi: Beliphikisana nganix endleleniy? 34 Kodwa bathula; ngoba endleleni babephikisene ngokuthi ngubani omkhuluz. 35 Wasehlala phansi wabiza abalitshumi lambili, wathi kubo: Uba umuntu ethanda ukuba ngowokuqala, uzakuba ngowokucina kubo bonkea, lesisebenzi sabo bonkeb. 36 Wasethatha umntwana omncane, wammisa phakathi kwaboc; wamgona, wathi kubod: 37 Loba ngubani owemukela omunye wabantwana abancane abanje ebizweni lami, wemukela mina; njalo loba ngubani owemukela mina, kemukeli mina, kodwa yena ongithumileyoe.

38 UJohane wasemphendula, wathi: Mfundisi, sabona omunye ongasilandeliyof ekhupha amadimoni ngebizo lakho; sasesimenqabela, ngoba engasilandelig. 39 Kodwa uJesu wathi: Lingamenqabeli; ngoba kakho owenza umsebenzi wamandla ebizweni lami, njalo olamandla okukhuluma kubi ngami masinyaneh; 40 ngoba ongamelani lathi, ungowethui.

41 Ngoba loba ngubani ozalinathisa inkezo yamanzi ngebizo lami, ngoba lingabakaKristu, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhej.

Izikhubekiso

42 Futhi loba ngubani okhubekisa omunye walaba abancinyane abakholwa kimi, kungcono kuye ukuthi ilitshe lokuchola ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, abesephoselwa olwandlek. 43 Njalo uba isandla sakho sikukhubekisa, siqume; kungcono kuwe ukungena ekuphileni uyinginil, kulokuthi ulezandla ezimbili usuke uye esihogwenim, emlilweni ongacitshekiyon, 44 lapho impethu yabo engafi khona, lomlilo ongacitshi khonao. 45 Njalo uba unyawo lwakho lukukhubekisa, luqumep; kungcono kuwe ukungena ekuphileni uyisiqhwala, kulokuthi ulenyawo ezimbili uphoselwe esihogweniq, emlilweni ongacitshekiyor, 46 lapho impethu yabo engafi khona, lomlilo ongacitshi khonas. 47 Njalo uba ilihlo lakho likukhubekisa, likhuphe; kungcono kuwe ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ulelihlo elilodwat, kulokuthi ulamehlo amabili uphoselwe esihogweni somlilou, 48 lapho impethu yabo engafi khona, lomlilo ongacitshi khonav.

Ngetshwayi

49 Ngoba wonke uzatshwaywa ngomlilow; njalox wonke umhlatshelo uzatshwaywa ngetshwayiy. 50 Itshwayi lihlez; kodwa uba itshwayi lingelabutshwayi, lizalivuselela nganiab? Banini letshwayi phakathi kwenuc, njalo lihlalisaned ngokuthulae.