UBawo Utyhila uNyana Wakhe
Entabeni iimpahla zakhe ziyakhazimla zimhlophe, lize izwi likaYise limbize ngokuba nguNyana oyintanda. Ezantsi, uyise wenkwenkwe abafundi abangakwazanga ukuyinceda uthi uyakholwa, acele uncedo ekungakholweni kwakhe. AbaLishumi elinaBabini baphikisana ngobukhulu; uYesu amise umntwana phakathi kwabo.
9 1Wathi kubo: “Inene, ndithi kuni: Bakhona abanye kwabo bemi apha abangayi kungcamla ukufa, bengekabuboni ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu bufika ngamandla.”
2Emva kweemini ezintandathu uYesu wathabatha uPetros, noYakobi, noYohane, wabanyusela entabeni ende bebodwa, waza wenziwa kumbi phambi kwabo. 3Iimpahla zakhe zakhazimla, zamhlophe nca—zimhlophe ngaphezu kokuba nabani na emhlabeni angazihlambulula. 4Kwabonakala uEliya noMoses kubo, babethetha noYesu.
5Wathi uPetros kuYesu: “Rabhi, kulungile ukuba sikho apha. Masenze iintlanti ezintathu—enye yakho, enye kaMoses, enye ka-Eliya.” 6Wayengazi ukuba uthini na, kuba babesoyika kunene.
7Kwavela ilifu, labagubungela, kwaza kwaphuma izwi efini, lisithi: “Lo nguNyana wam oyintanda. Mphulaphuleni!”
8Bathi gqolo, bakuqwalasela, ababa sabona mntu enabo ngaphandle koYesu yedwa.
9Besihla entabeni, wabayala ukuba bangaxeleli bani ngezinto ababezibonile, ade uNyana woLuntu avuke kwabafileyo. 10Bayigcina ke le nto phakathi kwabo, bebuzana ukuba kuthetha ntoni na ukuvuka kwabafileyo. 11Baza bambuza, bathi: “Kungani na ukuba ababhali bathi uEliya umelwe kukuza kuqala?”
12Wathi: “Inene uEliya uza kuqala, abuyise zonke izinto. Kutheni ke kubhaliwe ukuba uNyana woLuntu umelwe kukuthi eve ubunzima obukhulu, aphathwe kakubi? 13Kodwa ndithi kuni, uEliya sele efikile, benza kuye konke abakuthandayo, njengoko kubhaliwe ngaye.” a a v13 UYesu uthetha ngoYohane umBhaptizi, oweza ngomoya nangamandla ka-Eliya.
Ukholo Olubawelayo lukaYise
14Befika kwabanye abafundi, babona isihlwele esikhulu sibangqongile, nababhali bexambulisana nabo. 15Kwathi kamsinya, sakubona uYesu sonke isihlwele, samangaliswa, sagidimela kuye ukuza kumbulisa.
16Wababuza, wathi: “Nixambulisana ngantoni na nababhali?”
17Othile esihlweleni waphendula, wathi: “Mfundisi, ndize nonyana wam kuwe; unomoya ongamyekiyo athethe. 18Xa umbambayo, uyamwisa phantsi. Uyakhupha amagwebu emlonyeni, atshixize amazinyo, abe nkqi. Ndacela abafundi bakho ukuba bawukhuphe, kodwa abanako.”
19Waphendula, wathi: “Sizukulwana esingakholwayo, koda kube nini na ndihleli nani? Koda kube nini na ndininyamezela? Mziseni kum.”
20Bamzisa kuye umntwana. Uthe umoya wakubona uYesu, wamgubha kwaoko; wawa emhlabeni, waqungquluza, ekhupha amagwebu emlonyeni.
21Wambuza uyise womntwana uYesu, wathi: “Koda kube nini na oku kwenzeka kuye?” Wathi: “Kwasebuntwaneni.
22Udla ngokumphosa emlilweni nasemanzini ukuze amtshabalalise. Kodwa ukuba unako ukwenza nto, yiba nenceba kuthi, usincede.”
23Wathi kuye uYesu: “‘Ukuba unako’? Zonke izinto zinokwenzeka kulowo ukholwayo.”
24Kwaoko uyise womntwana wakhala, esithi: “Ndiyakholwa; nceda ukungakholwa kwam!”
25Akubona isihlwele sigidimela ndawonye, uYesu wawukhalimela umoya ongcolileyo, wathi: “Moya osisimumu nosithulu, ndiyakuyalela—phuma kuye, ungaphindi ungene kuye!”
26Ukhale, wamgubha kakhulu, waza waphuma. Waba njengesidumbu, kangangokuba abaninzi bathi: “Ufile.” 27Kodwa uYesu wambamba ngesandla, wamvusa, waza wema.
28Akuba uYesu engene endlwini, abafundi bakhe bambuza bebodwa, bathi: “Kungani na ukuba thina singabi nako ukuwukhupha?”
29Wathi kubo: “Olu didi alunakuphuma nganto, ngaphandle komthandazo.”
UNyana woLuntu Umelwe Kukufa
30Banduluka apho, bacanda kwelaseGalili. UYesu wayengathandi ukuba kubekho bani owaziyo apho babekhona,
31kuba wabafundisa abafundi bakhe, esithi kubo: “UNyana woLuntu unikelwa ezandleni zabantu. Baya kumbulala, waza emva kweemini ezintathu avuke.”
32Kodwa bona abayiqonda into awayeyithetha, kananjalo babesoyika ukubuza kuye.
Omncinane Woba Ngomkhulu
33Bafika eKapernahum. Esendlwini wababuza, wathi: “Benixambulisana ngantoni na endleleni?”
34Kodwa bathi tu, kuba babexambulisene endleleni ngokokuba ngubani na ongomkhulu.
35Wahlala phantsi, wabiza abalishumi elinababini, wathi kubo: “Othanda ukuba ngowokuqala, makabe owokugqibela kubo bonke, nomlungiseleli wabo bonke.”
36Wathabatha umntwana omncinane, wammisa phakathi kwabo, wamthabathela ezingalweni zakhe, wathi kubo:
37“Othe wamkela omnye wabantwana abancinane abanjengaba egameni lam, wamkela mna; othe wamkela mna, akamkeli mna, wamkela lowo wandithumayo.”
Ngakuthi, Asichasene Nathi
38Wathi uYohane kuye: “Mfundisi, sibone othile ekhupha iidemon egameni lakho, saza samalela, ngokuba engasilandeli thina.”
39Kodwa uYesu wathi: “Musani ukumnqanda—akukho bani wenza ummangaliso egameni lam onokuthi ngephanyazo andithethe kakubi mna. 40Kuba lowo ungachasene nathi, ungakuthi. 41Inene, ndithi kuni, nabani na oninike indebe yamanzi ukuze nisele ngenxa yokuba ningabakaKrestu, akayi kuze alahlekelwe ngumvuzo wakhe.
Musani Ukulahlekisa Abancinane
42Nabani na okhubekisa omnye waba bancinane abakholwayo kum—kungcono kuye ukuba kuxhonywe ilitye elikhulu lokusila entanyeni yakhe, aphoswe elwandle. 43Ukuba isandla sakho siyakukhubekisa, sinqamle. Kungcono ukungena ebomini ukhubazekile, kunokuba ube nezandla zombini uye esihogweni, emlilweni ongacimiyo. b b v43 Imibhalo-ngqangi yakuqala ayinayo ivesi 44 apha; iikopi zamva kamva zongeza: "apho impethu yabo ingafiyo khona, nomlilo ongacinywayo."
45Ukuba unyawo lwakho luyakukhubekisa, lunqumle. Kungcono ukungena ebomini usisiqhwala, kunokuba uphoswe esihogweni uneenyawo zombini. c c v45 Imibhalo-ngqangi yakuqala ayinayo ivesi 46 apha; iikopi zamva kamva zongeza: "apho impethu yabo ingafiyo khona, nomlilo ongacinywayo."
47Ukuba iliso lakho liyakukhubekisa, linyothule ulilahle. Kungcono ukungena ebukumkanini bukaBawo wethu uneliso elinye, kunokuba uphoswe esihogweni unamehlo omabini, 48apho ‘impethu yabo ingafiyo khona, nomlilo ongacimiyo.’
49Kuba wonke umntu uya kugalelwa ityuwa ngomlilo. 50Ityuwa ilungile, kodwa ukuba ithe ayaba nasongo, ningayivakalisa njani na kwakhona? Yibani netyuwa phakathi kwenu, nihlalisane ngoxolo omnye nomnye.”
