Ukubanga Umqondiso Ovela Emazulwini
UPetros umbiza ngokuba nguKrestu, uNyana woBawo ophilayo, kuze emva kwemizuzu embalwa abizwe ngokuba nguSathana ngenxa yokwala ukuva ukuba lo Krestu umelwe kukubulawa. Ukumlandela, utsho uYesu, kuthetha ukuzincama nokuthwala umnqamlezo, kungekhona ukusindiswa kuwo.
16 1Beza abaFarisi nabaSadusi bemlinga, befuna ukuba ababonise umqondiso ovela emazulwini.
2Waphendula wathi: “Xa kuhlwayo, nithi: ‘Izulu liya kuba lihle, kuba isibhakabhaka sibomvu.’
3“Kusasa ke nithi: ‘Namhlanje kuza kuba nesaqhwithi, kuba isibhakabhaka sibomvu kwaye simnyama.’ Niyakwazi ukulesa ubuso besibhakabhaka, kodwa aninako ukulesa imiqondiso yamaxesha.
4“Isizukulwana esingendawo nesinganyaniseki singxamele umqondiso; asiyi kunikwa mqondiso, ingenguwo umqondiso kaYona.” Waza wabashiya, wemka.
Igwele Lemfundiso Yobuxoki
5Bathe abafundi bakuba bewela ngaphesheya, babelibele ukuphatha isonka.
6Wathi uYesu kubo: “Lumkani, niphaphele igwele labaFarisi nabaSadusi.”
7Bathetha oku phakathi kwabo, bathi: “Kungenxa yokuba asiphathanga sonka.”
8Ekuqondile oku uYesu, wathi: “Yini na ukuba nithethe phakathi kwenu, nina bokholo oluncinane, ngokuba ningenasonka? 9Anikaqondi na? Anizikhumbuli na izonka ezihlanu zabantu abangamawaka amahlanu, nokuba ziingobozi ezingaphi na enazibuthayo?
10“Nokuba izonka ezisixhenxe zabantu abangamawaka amane, nokuba ziingobozi ezingaphi na enazibuthayo?
11“Yini na ukuba ningaqondi ukuba bendingathethi nani ngesonka? Niphaphele igwele labaFarisi nabaSadusi.”
12Baza baqonda ukuba ebengabaxelelanga ukuba baphaphele igwele lesonka, koko imfundiso yabaFarisi nabaSadusi.
UPetros Uvuma UNyana kaBawo
13Akufika kwimimandla yaseKesariya Filipi, uYesu wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Abantu bathi uNyana woLuntu ngubani na?”
14Bathi: “Abanye bathi nguYohane umbhaptizi, abanye uEliya, abanye uYeremiya okanye omnye wabaprofeti.”
15Wathi kubo: “Ke nina nithi ndingubani na?”
16Waphendula uSimon Petros wathi: “Wena unguKrestu, uNyana kaBawo ophilayo.”
17Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Simon nyana kaYona, unoyolo—inyama negazi azikutyhilelanga oku, koko uBawo wam osemazulwini.
18“Ndithi ke mna kuwe: unguPetros, kwaye phezu kweli liwa ndiya kwakha ibandla lam; amasango elabafileyo akayi kuloyisa.
19“Ndiya kukunika izitshixo zobukumkani bukaBawo wethu; into oyibophayo emhlabeni iya kuba ibotshiwe emazulwini, nento oyikhululayo emhlabeni iya kuba ikhululwe emazulwini.”
20Waza wabayala ngokuqinileyo abafundi ukuba bangaxeleli mntu ukuba unguKrestu.
UNyana Umelwe Kukuva Ubunzima Avuke
21Kususela ngoko, uYesu waqala ukubaxelela abafundi bakhe ukuba umelwe ukuya eYerusalem, eve ubunzima obukhulu kumadoda amakhulu, nababingeleli abakhulu, nababhali, abulawe, avuswe ngomhla wesithathu.
22UPetros wamthabatha wamsa bucala, wamkhalimela, wathi: “Nakanye, Nkosi! Oku akusayi kwenzeka kuwe.”
23Kodwa wajika wathi kuPetros: “Suka emva kwam, Sathana! Uyisikhubekiso kum, kuba awucingi ngezinto zikaBawo wethu, koko ngezinto zabantu.”
24Waza uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Lowo ufuna ukuza emva kwam makazincame, awuthabathe umnqamlezo wakhe, andilandele.
25“Kuba nabani na ofuna ukusindisa ubomi bakhe uya kulahlekwa bubo; kodwa lowo olahla ubomi bakhe ngenxa yam, uya kubufumana.
26“Kunceda ntoni na ukuba umntu azuze ihlabathi liphela, kodwa alahlekwe ngumphefumlo wakhe? Okanye umntu angawunika ntoni na esikhundleni somphefumlo wakhe?
27“Kuba uNyana woLuntu uza kuza ngobuqaqawuli bukaYise kunye nezithunywa zakhe zezulu, aze abuyisele umntu ngamnye ngokwenza kwakhe.
28“Inene ndithi kuni: bakho abathile abemi apha abangayi kuva ukufa, bade bambone uNyana woLuntu esiza ebukumkanini bakhe.”
