ULUKA 9
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Ukuthunywa kwabalishumi elinababini
(UMat. 10)
1Ke kaloku, ebabizele ndawonye abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinababini, wabanika amandla negunya kuzo zonke iidemon, nokuphilisa izifo. 2Wabathuma ukuba babuvakalise ubukumkani bukaThixo, bayiphilise imilwelwe. 3Wathi kubo, Ningàphathi nto yandlela, namisimelelo, nangxowa yamphako, nasonka, namali, ningabi nangubo zangaphantsi ngambini; 4nasendlwini enithe nangena kuyo, hlalani khona, ukumka nisuke khona. 5Abo sukuba benganamkeli, yithini nakuphuma kuloo mzi, niluvuthulule nothuli ezinyaweni zenu, kube bubungqina oko kubo.
6Bephumile ke, bayihambahamba imizana, bezishumayela iindaba ezilungileyo, bephilisa ezindaweni zonke.
UHerode uyathingaza
(UMat. 14:1-12)
7Ke kaloku uHerode, umphathi wesahlulo sesiné selizwe, waziva zonke izinto ezenziwayo nguye; wesuka wathingaza, ngenxa yokuba bekusithiwa ngabanye, Kuvuke uYohane kwabafileyo; 8kuthiwe ke ngabanye, Kubonakale uEliya; kuthiwe ngabanye, Kubuye kwavuka umprofeti wakuwo amanyange. 9Wathi uHerode, UYohane mna ndamnqamla intloko; lo ke ngubani na, ndiva kuthethwa izinto ezinje ngaye. Wayefuna ke ukumbona.
Ukutyiswa kwesihlwele okokuqala
(UMat. 14:13-21)
10Bebuyile abapostile,• bamcacisela ukuba zinkulu kwezinto ababezenzile. Wabathabatha, wasithela endaweni eyintlango yomzi okuthiwa yiBhetesayida. 11Zithe ke zakwazi izihlwele, zamlandela. Wazamkela ke; wayethetha kuzo ngabo ubukumkani bukaThixo; wayebaphilisa ababeswele impilo.
12Ke kaloku yaqala ukumka imini. Beza ke abalishumi elinababini, bathi kuye, Zindulule izihlwele, ukuze bemke, baye emizini ejikelezileyo, nasemaphandleni, balale, ze bafumane into edliwayo; ngokuba apha sikwindawo eyintlango. 13Uthe ke kubo, Bapheni nina badle. Bathi ke bona, Akukho nto sinayo ingaphezu kwezonka ezihlanu neentlanzi ezimbini; singaba kambe siya kuya sibathengele izinto ezidliwayo bonke aba bantu. 14Kuba amadoda ngathi ayemawaka mahlanu.
Wathi ke kubafundi bakhe, Bangqengqiseni, babe yimityino emashumi ngamahlanu. 15Benjenjalo, babangqengqisa bonke. 16Ezithabathile ke izonka zozihlanu neentlanzi zombini, wakhangela ezulwini, wazisikelela, waqhekeza; wamana enika abafundi, ukuba babeke ezihlweleni. 17Badla bahlutha bonke; kwasuswa okuseleyo kubo izitya zamaqhekeza zalishumi elinazibini.
UPetros uvuma ukuba uYesu unguKristu•
(UMat. 16:13-20)
18Ke kaloku kwathi, ekubeni ethandaza eyedwa, bantontelana kuye abafundi, wabuza kubo, esithi, Izihlwele ezi zithi ndingubani na? 19Baphendula ke bona, bathi, Zithi unguYohane umbhaptizi; abanye ke bathi unguEliya; abanye ke bathi, kubuye kwavuka mprofeti uthile kumanyange.
20Uthe ke kubo, Ke nina nithi ndingubani na? Waphendula ke uPetros wathi, Unguye uKristu• kaThixo.
UYesu ukuxela kwangaphambili ukufa kwakhe
(UMat. 16:21-23)
21Wabakhalimela ke, ebathethela ngelithi, le nto mabangayithethi nakubani; esithi, 22UNyana woMntu umelwe kukuthi eve ubunzima obukhulu, alahlwe ngawo amadoda amakhulu nababingeleli abakhulu nababhali, abulawe, athi ngomhla wesithathu, avuke.
Ukuzincama
(UMat. 16:24-28)
23Wayesithi ke kubo bonke, Ukuba ubani uthanda ukundilandela, makazincame, awuthwale umnqamlezo wakhe imihla ngemihla, andilandele ke. 24Ngokuba osukuba ethanda ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; ke othe wawulahla umphefumlo wakhe ngenxa yam, wowusindisa lowo. 25Kuba kumnceda ntoni na umntu ukuthi azuze ihlabathi liphela, abe ke ezilahlile, mhlawumbi ezonakalisile? 26Kuba othe waneentloni ngam, nangawo amazwi am, uNyana woMntu woba neentloni ngaye lowo, xa athe weza esebuqaqawulini bakhe, nobukaYise, nobezithunywa ezingcwele. 27Ndithi ke kuni, Inyaniso, kukho abathile kwabemiyo apha, abangayi kukha beve kufa, bade babubone ubukumkani bukaThixo.
Ukwenziwa kumila kumbi kukaYesu
(UMat. 17:1-13)
28Ke kaloku kuthe, emveni kwezi zinto, malunga neentsuku ezisibhozo, wathabatha uPetros noYohane noYakobi; wenyuka waya entabeni, esiya kuthandaza. 29Kwathi, ekuthandazeni kwakhe, ubuso bakhe babonakala bububumbi, nengubo yakhe yamhlophe yabengezela. 30Kwabonakala amadoda amabini ethetha naye, engooMoses noEliya, 31ababonakalayo besebuqaqawulini; babethetha ngophumo lwakhe, abeza kulufeza eYerusalem.
32Ke kaloku uPetros, nabo babenaye, babesindwa bubuthongo; baza ke bakuthi balulu, babubona ubuqaqawuli bakhe, naloo madoda mabini abemi naye. 33Ekwahlukaneni kwawo kuye, wathi uPetros kuye uYesu, Mongameli, kuhle ukuba sibe lapha. Masenze ke iminquba ibe mithathu, omnye ube ngowakho, omnye ube ngokaMoses, omnye ube ngokaEliya; watsho engayazi into ayithethayo.
34Kuthe ke, akubon' ukuba uthethe ezo zinto, kwabakho ilifu, labenzela ithinzi. Boyika ke ekungeneni kwabo efini apho. 35Kwabakho nezwi liphuma efini, lisithi, Lo nguNyana wam oyintanda; mveni yena. 36Lakuba libekho izwi elo, wafunyanwa uYesu eyedwa. Bahlala bathi cwaka bona, àbabikela mntu ngaloo mihla kwizinto ababezibonile.
Ukuphiliswa konesathuthwane
(UMat. 17:14-21)
37Ke kaloku kuthe ngomhla olandelayo, bakubon' ukuba bahlile entabeni, wahlangatyezwa sisihlwele esikhulu. 38Kwabonakala kuvela indoda esihlweleni apho, yankqangaza isithi, Mfundisi, ndiyakukhunga, mbone unyana wam; kuba ndimzele wamnye. 39Ùyabona, uthatyathwa ngumoya, akhale kwangesiquphe, umbethe athi xhwenene, ade alephuze amagwebu; uze uthi, umqobile, umke kuye ngenkankulu. 40Ndabakhunga ke abafundi bakho ukuba bawukhuphe; ababa nako.
41Waphendula uYesu wathi, Sizukulwanandini singakholwayo, sigwenxa, koda kube nini na ndikuni, ndininyamezele? Mzise apha unyana wakho. 42Akubon' ukuba useza ke, isuke idemon yamntlala, yambetha, wathi xhwenene kunene. Wawukhalimela ke uYesu umoya ongcolileyo, waphilisa umntwana, wambuyisela kuyise. 43Bakhwankqiswa ke bonke bubungangamela bukaThixo.
UYesu okwesibini ukuxela kwangaphambili ukufa kwakhe
(UMat. 17:22,23)
Bakubon' ukuba bamangalisiwe bonke zizinto zonke awazenzayo uYesu, wathi kubafundi bakhe, 44Wabekeleni nina iindlebe la mazwi; kuba uNyana woMntu uza kunikelwa ezandleni zabantu. 45Kodwa bona babengaliqondi eli lizwi; laye lifihliwe kubo, ukuze bangaliboni. Babesoyika nokumbuza ngalo eli lizwi.
Oyena mkhulu ebukumkanini bamazulu
(UMat. 18:1-3)
46Ke kaloku kwangena ukucamanga phakathi kwabo kokuthi, angaba ngubani na omkhulu phakathi kwabo. 47Ekubonile ke uYesu ukucamanga kwentliziyo yabo, uthabathe umntwanana, wammisa ngakuye. 48Wathi kubo, Othe wamamkela lo mntwanana egameni lam, wamkela mna; nothe wamkela mna, wamkela lowo wandithumayo. Kuba lowo umncinane phakathi kwenu nonke, ngoyena mkhulu.
Ongachaseneyo nathi ungecala lethu
(UMarko 9:38-41)
49Waphendula uYohane wathi, Mongameli, sabona othile ekhupha iidemon egameni lakho; samalela, ngokuba engalandelani nathi. 50Wathi uYesu kuye, Musani ukumalela; kuba ongachasene nathi, ungecala lethu.
AmaSamariya akamamkeli uYesu
51Ke kaloku kwathi, yakuzaliseka imihla yokunyuselwa kwakhe phezulu, wazimisela ngokuqinileyo ukuya eYerusalem. 52Wathuma abathunywa phambi kobuso bakhe; behambile ke, bangena emzaneni wamaSamariya ukuba bamlungiselele. 53Akamamkela, ngokuba ubuso bakhe bebubheke eYerusalem.
54Bekubonile ke oko abafundi bakhe, ooYakobi noYohane bathe, Nkosi, uyafuna na ukuba sitsho, kuhle umlilo ezulwini, ubatshise kuphele, njengoko noEliya wenjenjalo? 55Wathi guququ, wabakhalimela wathi, Anazi ukuba ningabomoya onjani na; 56kuba uNyana woMntu engàze kutshabalalisa miphefumlo yabantu, uzé kusindisa. Baza baya mzaneni wumbi.
Ukulandela uYesu
(UMat. 8:18-23)
57Kwathi ke, bakubon' ukuba bayahamba ngendlela, wathi othile kuye, Ndiya kukulandela, apho uthe waya khona, Nkosi. 58Waza uYesu wathi kuye, Iimpungutye zinemingxuma, neentaka zezulu zineendawo zokuhlala; ke yena uNyana woMntu akanayo nendawo angalalisa kuyo intloko yakhe.
59Wathi ke kuwumbi, Ndilandele. Uthe ke yena, Nkosi, ndivumele khe ndimke, ndiye kungcwaba ubawo kuqala. 60Wathi ke uYesu kuye, Bayeke abafileyo, bangcwabe abafileyo babo; ke wena hamba uye kushumayela ubukumkani bukaThixo.
61Wathi ke nomnye, Ndiya kukulandela, Nkosi; kodwa ndivumele kuqala, khe ndiye kubulisa abo basendlwini yam. 62Uthe ke uYesu kuye, Akukho namnye usibekileyo isandla sakhe epuluweni, abe emana ekhangela kokusemva, ubulungeleyo ubukumkani bukaThixo.
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