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Bafuna sibonakaliso
(Mak. 8:11-13; Luk. 12:54-56)
1 BaFarisi nebaSadusi beta kuJesu batemlinga, bamcela batsi akabakhombise sibonakaliso lesivela ezulwini. 2 Kepha yena wabaphendvula watsi: “Nalishonako lilanga, niyaye nitsi: ‘Litawubalela, ngobe sibhakabhaka sibhejile.’ 3Nasekuseni niye nitsi: ‘Lamuhla litakuna, ngobe sibhakabhaka sibhejile sinemafu.’ Niyakwati kuchaza simo sesibhakabhaka, kepha anikwati kuchaza tibonakaliso tesikhatsi? 4 Situkulwane lesibi nalesiphingako ngekungetsembeki kuNkulunkulu sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha ngeke sisitfole ngisho nasinye ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona.”
Wesuka lapho, wahamba.
Imbiliso yebaFarisi nebaSadusi
(Mak. 8:14-21)
5Batsi nabewelela ngesheya kwelwandle, bafundzi bakhohlwa kuphatsa sinkhwa. 6 Jesu watsi kubo: “Nibocaphela, ningangenwa yimbiliso yebaFarisi nebaSadusi!”
7Base bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Usho ngobe asikatiphatsi tinkhwa.”
8Kepha Jesu akwati loko watsi kubo: “Nine bantfu bekukholwa lokuncane, nentiwa yini kutsi nikhulumisane nodvwana ngekutsi kwentiwa ngobe nite tinkhwa? 9 Anikeva namanje? Anikhumbuli yini mhlazana ngihlephula tinkhwa letisihlanu, letesutsisa emadvodza lati-5 000, nekutsi ngacwalisa emabhasikidi lamangaki? 10 Tona letinkhwa letisikhombisa letesutsisa emadvodza lati-4 000, niyatikhumbula yini? Nagcwalisa emabhasikidi lamangaki? 11Aniboni ngani kutsi bengingakhulumi kini ngesinkhwa? Kepha caphelani imbiliso yebaFarisi nebaSadusi!”
12Base bayabona bafundzi kutsi abengasho yona imbiliso yesinkhwa, kepha abesho timfundziso tebaFarisi nebaSadusi.
Phetro uvuma Jesu
(Mak. 8:27-30; Luk. 9:18-21)
13Jesu wesuka lapho, waya eveni lelisedvute nelidolobha laseKhesariya Filiphi, lapho afike wabuta bafundzi bakhe watsi: “Bantfu batsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ingubani?”
14 Bamphendvula batsi: “Labanye batsi inguJohane uMbhabhatisi, labanye batsi ingu-Elija, kantsi labanye batsi inguJeremiya nome ingulomunye nje webaphrofethi.”
15Wababuta watsi: “Nine-ke, nitsi ngingubani?”
16 Simoni Phetro waphendvula watsi: “UnguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu lophilako.”
17 Jesu waphendvula watsi kuye: “Ubusisiwe wena Simoni waJohane, ngobe loko awukakwembulelwa ngumuntfu kepha nguBabe losezulwini. 18 Nami-ke ngitsi: UnguPhetro . Etikwalelidvwala ngiyakulakha libandla lami, nemandla ekufa angeke alehlule. 19 Ngiyawukunika tikhiya tembuso wasezulwini; lotakubopha lapha emhlabeni kuyawube kuboshiwe nasezulwini; nako konkhe lotakukhulula lapha emhlabeni kuyawube kukhululiwe nasezulwini.”
20Ngako wabayalisisa bafundzi bakhe kutsi bangatjeli muntfu kutsi unguKhristu.
Jesu ukhuluma kwekucala ngekuhlupheka nekufa kwakhe
(Mak. 8:31 – 9:1; Luk. 9:22-27)
21 Kusukela lapho Jesu wacala wakhuluma ngalokusebaleni nebafundzi bakhe watsi: “Kufanele ngiye eJerusalema, ngiyewuhlushwa tibondza telibandla, nebaphristi labakhulu, nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Ngitawubulawa, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu ngiyawuvuswa.”
22Phetro wase umdvonsela eceleni wamekhuta watsi: “Nkhosi, Nkulunkulu akakusite, loku kungete kwenteka kuwe!”
23 Jesu wagucuka watsi kuPhetro: “Suka kimi, Sathane! Usitsikameti kimi, ngobe awukuboni lokukwaNkulunkulu, kodvwa ubona kwebantfu!”
24 Jesu wakhuluma kubafundzi bakhe watsi: “Umuntfu nakafuna kungilandzela, akatidzele, etjatse siphambano sakhe, angilandzele. 25 Lofuna kusindzisa imphilo yakhe, uyawulahlekelwa ngiyo; kepha lolahlekelwa yimphilo yakhe ngelibito lami, uyawuyitfola. 26Ngobe kuyawumsita ngani umuntfu kutfola live lonkhe, kepha alahlekelwe ngumphefumulo wakhe? Ingabe angakhiphani umuntfu kuhlenga umphefumulo wakhe? 27 Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawufika ngenkhatimulo yeYise, ikanye netingilosi tayo, ngulapho-ke iyawukhokhela wonkhe umuntfu njengekwenta kwakhe. 28Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kukhona labanye la emkhatsini wenu labangeyikuva kufa, badzimate bayibone iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita embusweni wayo.”

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