UJesu Usuthisa Abayizinkulungwane Ezine
UJesu wondla abayizinkulungwane ezine, uyenqaba ukunikeza isibonakaliso, futhi uxwayisa ngemvubelo yabaFarisi. Indoda eyimpumputhe ibona ngezigaba ezimbili. UPetru umbiza ngoKristu, bese emkhuza ngokuthi kumele afe, futhi ubizwa ngokuthi nguSathane, onaka okwabantu hhayi okukaBaba wethu.
8 1Ngalezo zinsuku, isixuku esikhulu saphinda sabuthana singenalutho lokudla. UJesu wabiza abafundi bakhe wathi:
2“Nginesihawu ngalesi sixuku—sekuyizinsuku ezintathu sinami, asinalutho lokudla. 3Uma ngisimukisa sibuyela emakhaya silambile, siyakuwa endleleni—abanye bavela kude.”
4Abafundi bakhe bamphendula bathi: “Pho ubani ongasuthisa laba bantu ngesinkwa lapha ehlane?”
5Wababuza: “Ninezinkwa ezingaki na?” Bathi: “Eziyisikhombisa.”
6Wayala isixuku ukuba sihlale phansi, wathatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa, wabonga, wazihlephula, wazinika abafundi bakhe ukuba basiphakele isixuku; basiphakela isixuku. 7Babenezinhlanzana ezimbalwa futhi; esezibusisile, wayala abafundi ukuba bazinike abantu nazo. 8Badla basutha. Baqoqa izitsha eziyisikhombisa zemvuthuluka eyayisele. 9Babecishe babe ngabayizinkulungwane ezine abantu. Wabamukisa.
10Khona manjalo wangena esikebheni nabafundi bakhe, waya esifundeni saseDalmanutha.
Isizukulwane Esifuna Izibonakaliso
11AbaFarisi bafika baqala ukuphikisana naye, bemlinga ngokufuna isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini.
12Wabubula ngokujulile emoyeni wakhe, wathi: “Kungani lesi sizukulwane sifuna isibonakaliso na? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, asikho isibonakaliso esiyakunikwa lesi sizukulwane.”
13Wabashiya, waphinda wangena esikebheni, waya ngaphesheya.
Qaphelani Imvubelo YabaFarisi
14Babekhohliwe ukuphatha isinkwa—kwakukhona nje isinkwa esisodwa kuphela kubo esikebheni.
15Wabaxwayisa wathi: “Qaphelani—nixwaye imvubelo yabaFarisi nemvubelo kaHerode.”
16Baqala ukukhulumisana bodwa ngokuthi babengenaso isinkwa.
17Ekwazi lokhu, uJesu wababuza: “Kungani nikhuluma ngokuthi aninasinkwa na? Anikaboni nokuqonda yini? Zilukhuni yini izinhliziyo zenu? 18Ninamehlo, aniboni na? Ninezindlebe, anizwa na? Anikhumbuli yini? 19Lapho ngihlephula izinkwa ezinhlanu ngabayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu, naqoqa izitsha ezingaki zigcwele imvuthuluka na?” Bathi: “Eziyishumi nambili.”
20“Lapho ngihlephula eziyisikhombisa ngabayizinkulungwane ezine, naqoqa izitsha ezingaki zigcwele imvuthuluka na?” Bathi: “Eziyisikhombisa.”
21Wathi kubo: “Anikaqondi yini namanje?”
Impumputhe Yamukela Ukubona
22Bafika eBhetsayida, lapho abantu bamlethela khona impumputhe, bancenga uJesu ukuba ayithinte.
23Wabamba isandla sempumputhe, wayihola wayikhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, wakhafulela amathe emehlweni ayo, wabeka izandla phezu kwayo, wayibuza: “Kukhona okubonayo na?”
24Yabheka phezulu yathi: “Ngibona abantu, kodwa babonakala sengathi yizihlahla ezihambayo.”
25UJesu waphinda wabeka izandla zakhe emehlweni ayo; yagqolozela, yasiliswa, yabona konke kucacile.
26Wayimukisela ekhaya, wathi: “Ungangeni nokungena emzini.”
Nithi Ngingubani?
27UJesu nabafundi bakhe baya emizini yaseKhesariya Filipi. Endleleni wababuza: “Abantu bathi ngingubani na?”
28Bamtshela bathi: “UJohane uMbhapathizi; abanye bathi ngu-Eliya; abanye bathi ungomunye wabaprofethi.”
29Wayesebabuza: “Kodwa nina nithi ngingubani na?” UPhethro waphendula: “Wena unguKhristu.”
30Wabaxwayisa ngokuqinile ukuba bangakhulumi ngaye kumuntu.
INdodana Yomuntu Kumele Ihlupheke
31Waqala ukubafundisa ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu kumele ihlupheke kakhulu, ilahlwe ngamalunga, nangabapristi abakhulu, nababhali, ibulawe, ivuke emva kwezinsuku ezintathu. 32Wakusho lokhu ngokusobala. UPhethro wamthatha wambeka eceleni, waqala ukumsola.
33Kodwa waphenduka, wabheka abafundi bakhe, wamsola uPhethro, wathi: “Suka emuva kwami, Sathane! Ngokuba awunaki izinto zikaBaba wethu, kodwa unaki izinto zomuntu.”
34Wabiza isixuku nabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Noma ngubani ofuna ukuza emva kwami makazidele, athathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele. 35Noma ngubani ofuna ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kodwa noma ngubani olahlekelwa ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami neyezindaba ezinhle uyakukusindisa. 36Kumsizani umuntu ukuzuza umhlaba wonke bese elahlekelwa umphefumulo wakhe na? 37Ngokuba umuntu angakhipha ini esikhundleni somphefumulo wakhe na? 38Ngokuba noma ngubani onamahloni ngami nangamazwi ami kulesi sizukulwane esiphingayo nesonayo—neNdodana yomuntu iyakuba namahloni ngaye lapho ifika enkazimulweni kaYise kanye nezingelosi ezingcwele.”
