NgokukaMathewu 17
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Ukukhazimuliswa kukaJesu entabeni
(Mark. 9:2; Luk. 9:28)
1Emva kwezinsuku eziyisithupha uJesu wathatha oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane umfowabo, wakhuphukela nabo entabeni ende bebodwa. 2 Waphenduka esinye isimo phambi kwabo; ubuso bakhe bakhanya njengelanga, izingubo zakhe zaba mhlophe njengokukhanya. 3Bheka, kwabonakala kubo oMose no-Eliya bekhuluma naye.
4Wathatha uPetru wathi kuJesu: “Nkosi, kuhle ukuba silapha. Uma uthanda, ngizakwakha lapha amadokodo amathathu, elinye libe ngelakho, elinye libe ngelikaMose, elinye libe ngelika-Eliya.”
5 Esakhuluma, bheka ifu elikhanyayo labasithibeza; bheka, kwavela izwi efwini, lathi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo engithokozile ngayo; yizweni.”
6Kuthe sebezwa lokho abafundi, bawa ngobuso babo, besaba kakhulu. 7Kepha uJesu wasondela, wabathinta, wathi: “Sukumani, ningesabi.” 8Kepha bephakamisa amehlo abo ababonanga muntu, kuphela uJesu yedwa.
9Besehla entabeni, uJesu wabayala wathi: “Ningatsheli muntu lowo mbono, ize ivuke iNdodana yomuntu kwabafileyo.”
10Bambuza abafundi, bathi: “Pho, basholoni ababhali ukuthi u-Eliya umelwe ukufika kuqala na?”
11 Waphendula wathi: “Nempela u-Eliya uyeza, uyakubuyisela konke. 12Kepha ngithi kini: U-Eliya sewafika; abamazanga nokho, kodwa benza kuye abakuthandayo. Kanjalo neNdodana yomuntu iyakuhlushwa yibo.” 13Khona abafundi baqonda ukuba ubekhuluma kubo ngoJohane uMbhapathizi.
Ukuphulukiswa komfana onesithuthwane
(Mark. 9:14; Luk. 9:37)
14Sebefikile esixukwini, kweza kuye umuntu, waguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, 15wathi: “Nkosi, hawukela indodana yami, ngokuba inesithuthwane, ihlupheka kabi, lokhu iwela kaningi emlilweni, kaningi emanzini. 16Ngiyilethe kubafundi bakho, kepha bahluleka ukuyiphulukisa.”
17UJesu waphendula wathi: “O! sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, koze kube nini nginani na? Koze kube nini nginibekezelela na? Yiletheni lapha kimi.” 18UJesu wayeseyikhuza, idemoni laphuma kuyo; umfana waphulukiswa kusukela kuleso sikhathi.
19Khona kwafika abafundi kuJesu bebodwa, bathi: “Thina besingemkhiphe ngani na?”
20 Wayesethi kubo: “Kungenxa yokukholwa kwenu okuncane. Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ninokukholwa njengembewu yesinaphi, niyakuthi kule ntaba: ‘Suka lapha, uye laphaya,’ iyakusuka; akukho okuyakunahlula. 21Kepha lolo hlobo aluphumi ngaphandle kokuba kube ngokukhuleka nokuzila ukudla.”
UJesu ukhuluma futhi ngokuhlupheka kwakhe.Imali yethempeli
(Mark. 9:30; Luk. 9:43)
22 Besahambahamba eGalile, uJesu wathi kubo: “INdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa ezandleni zabantu; 23bazakuyibulala, kepha ngosuku lwesithathu izakuvuswa.” Badabuka kakhulu.
24 Kwathi ukuba bafike eKapernawume, abaqoqi bemali yethempeli beza kuPetru, bathi: “Umfundisi wenu akayitheli imali yethempeli na?”
25Wathi: “Uyayithela.”
Esengene endlini uJesu wamandulela, wathi: “Usho ukuthini, Simoni? Amakhosi omhlaba athatha kubaphi intela nenkokhiso, kumadodana awo noma kubafo, na?”
26Wathi: “Kubafo.”
UJesu wayesethi: “Ngakho-ke amadodana akhululekile. 27Kodwa-ke ukuba singabakhubekisi, yana elwandle, uphonse udobo, ubambe inhlanzi ephuma kuqala; wothi ukuba uyivule umlomo, uzakufumana imali; yithathe, ubanike, usithelele mina nawe.”
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