ULuka 9 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

9 ¹UYesu wababizela ndawonye abalishumi elinababini, wabanika amandla negunya phezu kwazo zonke iidemon, nelokuphilisa izifo. ²Waza wabathuma ukuvakalisa ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu nokuphilisa abagulayo.

³Wathi kubo: “Ningathabathi nto yandlela: namsimelelo, nangxowa, nasonka, namali; ningathabathi neengubo zangaphantsi ngambini elowo. ⁴Nokuba yiyiphi na indlu enithe nangena kuyo, hlalani khona, nimke khona apho. ⁵Naphi na apho bangavumiyo ukunamkela, vuthululani uthuli lweenyawo zenu nakuphuma kuloo mzi, kube bubungqina obuchasene nabo.”

⁶Banduluka ke, bahamba besuka komnye umzi besiya komnye, bevakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo, bephilisa ndawo zonke.

⁷UHerode umlawuli weqela weva konke oko kwakusenzeka, waxakeka, kuba abanye babesithi uYohane uvukile kwabafileyo, ⁸abanye ke besithi uvele uEliya, bambi besithi uvukile omnye wabaprofeti bamandulo. ⁹Wathi uHerode: “UYohane ndamnqumla intloko mna; ngubani na ke lo ndiva izinto ezinje ngaye?” Wayefuna ukumbona.

Izonka ezihlanu zondla amawaka amahlanu

¹⁰Xa babuyayo abapostile, bamxelela uYesu konke ababenzileyo. Wabathabatha ke, wabheka bucala emzini ekuthiwa yiBhetesayida. ¹¹Kodwa izihlwele, zakukuva oku, zamlandela. Wazamkela, wathetha nazo ngobukumkani bukaBawo wethu, waphilisa nabo babekudinga ukuphiliswa. ¹²Yakuba iza kuphela imini, besondela abalishumi elinababini, bathi kuye: “Zindulule izihlwele ukuze zizuze iindawo zokulala nokudla kuloo mizi nasemaphandleni asiningqongileyo; kaloku apha sikwindawo eyintlango.”

¹³Wathi ke yena: “Banikeni nina into yokudla.” Bathi bona: “Asinazinto zingaphezu kwezonka ezihlanu neentlanzi ezimbini, ngaphandle kokuba singaya sithenge ukudla kwaso sonke esi sihlwele.”

¹⁴Kuba babengamadoda angathi angamawaka amahlanu. Wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Bahlaliseni ngamaqela angamashumi mahlanu elinye.”

¹⁵Benjenjalo ke, babahlalisa phantsi bonke. ¹⁶Wazithabatha izonka ezihlanu neentlanzi ezimbini, wakhangela phezulu ezulwini, wazisikelela waza wazaphula, ewanika rhoqo abafundi ukuze bazabele izihlwele. ¹⁷Badla ke bonke, bahlutha; iimvuthuluka eziseleyo zazalisa izitya ezilishumi elinazibini.

Nithi ndingubani na?

¹⁸Ngelinye ixesha, xa wayethandaza yedwa benaye abafundi bakhe, wababuza uYesu, wathi: “Izihlwele zithi ndingubani na?”

¹⁹Baphendula bathi: “UYohane umbhaptizi. Abanye bathi unguEliya. Bambi bathi uvukile umprofeti wamandulo.”

²⁰Wathi: “Ke nina nithi ndingubani na?” Waphendula uPetros, wathi: “NguKrestu kaBawo wethu.” ^a a v20 Xa uPetros embiza uYesu ngokuthi “nguKrestu kaBawo wethu,” uvuma uYesu njengOthanjisiweyo othunyelwe nguBawo wethu—uNyana owahlukileyo kuBawo omthumileyo.

UNyana woLuntu umelwe kukubandezeleka

²¹UYesu wabayala ngokuqinisekileyo, ebawisela umthetho ukuba bangaxeleli bani le nto,

²²esithi: “UNyana woLuntu umelwe kukubandezeleka kakhulu, acekiswe ngamadoda amakhulu, nangababingeleli abakhulu, nangababhali, abulawe, aze avuswe ngomhla wesithathu.”

²³Waza wathi kubo bonke: “Othe wathanda ukuza emva kwam, makazincame, awuthwale umnqamlezo wakhe imihla ngemihla, andilandele. ²⁴Kuba lowo onqwenela ukusindisa ubomi bakhe, wolahlekelwa bubo; kodwa lowo obulahlayo ubomi bakhe ngenxa yam, wobusindisa. ²⁵Kuba luncedo luni na kumntu ukuba azuze ihlabathi liphela, abe yena elahlekile okanye ezonakalisile? ²⁶Othe waba neentloni ngam nangamazwi am, uNyana woLuntu woba neentloni ngaye, mhla eza esebuqaqawulini bakhe nasebuqaqawulini bukaYise nebezithunywa ezingcwele. ²⁷Kodwa ndithi kuni ngenene, kukho abathile abemiyo apha abangayi kuze beve ukufa, bade babubone ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu.”

UBawo wethu umzukisa uNyana wakhe

²⁸Kwiintsuku ezingathi sibhozo emva kwala mazwi, uYesu wathabatha uPetros, noYohane, noYakobi, wenyuka naye intaba ukuya kuthandaza. ²⁹Wathi, akubon' ukuba uyathandaza, yaguquka imbonakalo yobuso bakhe, saza isambatho sakhe saba mhlophe sikhazimla. ³⁰Nanko ke amadoda amabini ethetha naye—uMoses noEliya, ³¹abavela besebuqaqawulini, bethetha ngokumka kwakhe, awayeza kufeza eYerusalem.

³²UPetros nabo babenaye babesindwa bubuthongo; bakuba bephaphile, babubona ubuqaqawuli bakhe, nawo amadoda amabini emi naye. ³³Bakuba beza kumka kuye, wathi uPetros kuYesu: “Mfundisi, kulungile ukuba sikho apha. Masenze iminquba emithathu—omnye ngowakho, omnye ngowakaMoses, omnye ngowakaEliya.” Ebengazi into ayithethayo.

³⁴Esathetha, kwafika ilifu, labasibekela ngethunzi; bakungena kulo, boyika.

³⁵Kwaphuma ilizwi efini, lisithi: “Lo nguNyana wam, oNyuliweyo wam—mphulaphuleni!” ^b b v35 Ekuguqukeni kwembonakalo, ilizwi likaBawo wethu libiza uYesu ngokuthi “nguNyana wam, oNyuliweyo wam”—kwayena loo Nyana uBawo ayoliswa nguye, otyhilwe ngoku ebuqaqawulini.

³⁶Lakuphela ilizwi, wafunyanwa uYesu yedwa. Bathi tu, abaxelela mntu ngaloo mihla ngezinto ababezibonile.

UNyana wendoda ekhululwa ebumnyameni

³⁷Ngengomso, bakuba behlile entabeni, wamhlangabeza isihlwele esikhulu. ³⁸Indoda ethile esihlweleni yamemeza, isithi: “Mfundisi, ndiyakukhunga, khawukhangele unyana wam, kuba ngumntwana wam okuphela kwakhe. ³⁹Umoya uyambamba, aze athi gqa ngesiquphe akhale; uyamgubhanisa ade abhujwe, umke kanzima kuye, umbethabetha. ⁴⁰Ndabongoza abafundi bakho ukuba bawukhuphe, kodwa ababa nako.”

⁴¹Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Sizukulwana esingakholwayo, nesisonakeleyo, koda kube nini na ndihleli nani, ndininyamezela? Mzise apha unyana wakho.”

⁴²Uthe esiza umntwana, yamwisa phantsi idemon, yamxhuzula. Kodwa uYesu wawukhalimela umoya ongcolileyo, wamphilisa umntwana, wambuyisela kuyise.

UNyana woLuntu Uya Kunikelwa

⁴³Bamangaliswa bonke bubungangamsha bukaBawo wethu. Lakuba wonke umntu emangaliswa zizinto zonke awazenzayo uYesu, wathi kubafundi bakhe:

⁴⁴“Wagcineni la mazwi ezindlebeni zenu: uNyana woLuntu kungekudala uya kunikelwa ezandleni zabantu.”

⁴⁵Kodwa abaliqondanga eli lizwi—lalifihlakele kubo ukuze bangabi nako ukuliqonda—baza boyika ukumbuza ngalo.

⁴⁶Ke kaloku kwavela impikiswano phakathi kwabo, yokuba nguwuphi na kubo ekungathiwa ngomkhulu. ⁴⁷Kodwa uYesu, ezazi izicamango zeentliziyo zabo, wathabatha umntwana, wammisa ecaleni lakhe,

⁴⁸waza wathi kubo: “Nabani na owamkela lo mntwana egameni lam, wamkela mna; nalowo wamkela mna, wamkela lowo wandithumayo. Kuba lowo ungoyena mncinane phakathi kwenu nonke—nguye omkhulu.”

⁴⁹Wathi uYohane: “Mfundisi, sibone umntu othile ekhupha iidemon egameni lakho, saza safuna ukumalela, ngenxa yokuba engalandeli kunye nathi.”

⁵⁰“Musani ukumalela,” watsho uYesu kuye, “kuba osukuba engachasene nani ungowakuni.”

UYesu Ubhekisa Ubuso Bakhe EJerusalem

⁵¹Kwathi, xa isondela imihla yokuba enyuselwe ezulwini, uYesu wabubhekisa ubuso bakhe ngokuzimisela ukuya eJerusalem. ⁵²Wathuma abathunywa phambi kwakhe. Bahamba bangena emzini othile wamaSamariya, ukuze bamlungiselele, ⁵³kodwa abantu balapho abamamkelanga, ngenxa yokuba wayesinge eJerusalem. ⁵⁴Bakukubona oku, abafundi uYakobi noYohane bathi: “Nkosi, uyathanda na ukuba sithi wehle umlilo uvela ezulwini, ubatshabalalise?”

⁵⁵Kodwa wajika wabakhalimela. ⁵⁶Baza baya komnye umzi.

Ixabiso Lokulandela uYesu

⁵⁷Bathe besahamba endleleni, kwathi umntu othile kuye: “Ndiya kukulandela nokuba uya ngaphi na.”

⁵⁸Wathi uYesu: “Iimpungutye zinemigongxo, neentaka zezulu zinezidleke, kodwa uNyana woLuntu akanandawo yokubeka intloko yakhe.”

⁵⁹Wathi komnye: “Ndilandele.” Waphendula yena: “Nkosi, mandiqale ndiye kungcwaba ubawo.”

⁶⁰Kodwa uYesu wathi kuye: “Bayeke abafileyo bangcwabe abafileyo babo, kodwa wena hamba uye kuvakalisa ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu.”

⁶¹Wathi nomnye: “Ndiya kukulandela, Nkosi, kodwa mandiqale ndivalelise kwabo basekhaya lam.”

⁶²Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Akukho namnye obeka isandla ekhubeni, abuye akhangele ngasemva, ofanele ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu.”