uBaba Wembula iNdodana Yakhe
Entabeni izingubo zakhe zikhazimula zimhlophe, futhi izwi likaBaba wakhe limbiza ngeNdodana ethandekayo. Ngezansi, ubaba onendodana abafundi abangakwazanga ukuyisiza uthi uyakholwa futhi ucela usizo ekungakholwa kwakhe. Abayishumi nambili baphikisana ngobukhulu; uJesu umisa ingane phakathi kwabo.
9 1Wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: abanye abemi lapha abayikukuzwa ukufa bengakawuboni umbuso kaBaba wethu uza ngamandla.”
2Emva kwezinsuku eziyisithupha uJesu wathatha uPhethro, uJakobe, noJohane, wabakhuphulela entabeni ende bebodwa, waguquka isimo phambi kwabo. 3Izingubo zakhe zacwebezela, zimhlophe nke ziphazima—zimhlophe ngaphezu kwalokho noma ngubani emhlabeni abengakwenza ngokuzihlanza. 4Kwabonakala kubo u-Eliya kanye noMose, bekhuluma noJesu.
5UPhethro wathi kuJesu: “Rabi, kuhle ukuthi sikhona lapha. Masakhe amadokodo amathathu—elinye ngelakho, elinye ngelikaMose, elinye ngelika-Eliya.” 6Wayengazi ukuthi athini, ngokuba babesaba kakhulu.
7Kwavela ifu labasibekela, kweza izwi elivela efwini: “Le yiNdodana yami engiyithandayo. Mlaleleni!”
8Kusenjalo, sebeqalaza, ababe besabona muntu kanye nabo ngaphandle kukaJesu.
9Besehla entabeni, wabayala ukuba bangatsheli muntu lokho ababekubonile iNdodana yomuntu ize ivuke kwabafileyo. 10Ngakho bayigcina kubo le ndaba, bezibuza ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuvuka kwabafileyo. 11Bambuza: “Kungani ababhali bethi u-Eliya kumelwe eze kuqala?”
12Wathi: “U-Eliya uyeza kuqala abuyisele konke. Pho kungani kulotshiwe ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu kumelwe ihlupheke kakhulu, idelelwe? 13Kodwa ngithi kini, u-Eliya usefikile, benza kuye konke ababekuthanda, njengokuba kulotshiwe ngaye.” a a v13 UJesu ukhuluma ngoJohane uMbhapathizi, oweza ngomoya nangamandla ka-Eliya.
Ukholo Oluncengayo Lukababa
14Befika kubafundi abanye, babona isixuku esikhulu sibazungezile abafundi, nababhali bephikisana nabo. 15Lonke isixuku sithe sibona uJesu, samangala samgijimela ukuze simbingelele.
16Wababuza: “Niphikisana ngani nababhali?”
17Omunye esixukwini wamphendula: “Mfundisi, ngilethe indodana yami kuwe; inomoya ongayivumeli ukuba ikhulume. 18Noma nini lapho umbamba, uyamlahla phansi. Ukhihliza amagwebu, agedle amazinyo, aqine nya. Ngacela abafundi bakho ukuba bawukhiphe, kodwa behluleka.”
19Waphendula wathi: “Nzalo engakholwayo, koze kube nini ngihlala nani? Koze kube nini nginibekezelela? Mletheni kimi.”
20Bamletha umfana kuye. Umoya uthe ubona uJesu, ngaso leso sikhathi wamhlukumeza; wawela phansi, egingqika ekhihliza amagwebu.
21UJesu wabuza uyise womfana: “Sekuyisikhathi esingakanani kwenzeka lokhu kuye?” “Kusukela ebuntwaneni,” wathi.
22“Kuvame ukumphonsa emlilweni nasemanzini ukuze kumbhubhise. Kodwa uma ukwazi ukwenza utho, sihawukele usisize.”
23UJesu wathi kuye: “‘Uma ukwazi’? Konke kungenzeka kulowo okholwayo.”
24Ngaso leso sikhathi uyise womfana wakhala: “Ngiyakholwa; siza ukungakholwa kwami!”
25Ebona isixuku sigijimela ndawonye, uJesu wawukhuza umoya ongcolileyo: “Moya oyisimungulu nesithulu, ngiyakuyala—phuma kuye, ungabe usangena kuye futhi!”
26Wamemeza, wamhlukumeza kabuhlungu, waphuma. Wabukeka njengesidumbu, kangangokuba abaningi bathi: “Ufile.” 27Kodwa uJesu wambamba ngesandla, wamvusa, wema.
28Kwathi uJesu esengenile endlini, abafundi bakhe bambuza bebodwa: “Kungani thina sehluleka ukuwukhipha?”
29Wathi kubo: “Lolu hlobo alukhishwa lutho ngaphandle kokhuleko.”
iNdodana Yomuntu Kumelwe Ife
30Basuka lapho, badabula eGalile. UJesu wayengafuni ukuba kwazeke muntu lapho babekhona,
31ngokuba wayefundisa abafundi bakhe, ethi kubo: “iNdodana yomuntu inikelwa ezandleni zabantu. Bayakuyibulala, kuthi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu ivuke.”
32Kodwa babengaqondi ukuthi usho ukuthini, besaba ukumbuza.
Omncane Uyakuba Ngomkhulu
33Bafika eKapernawume. Esendlini wababuza: “Beniphikisana ngani endleleni?”
34Kodwa bathula, ngokuba babephikisene endleleni ngokuthi ngubani omkhulu kunabo bonke.
35Wahlala phansi, wabiza abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: “Uma umuntu efuna ukuba ngowokuqala, kumelwe abe ngowokugcina kunabo bonke, abe yinceku yabo bonke.”
36Wathatha umntwana omncane, wammisa phakathi kwabo, wamgona ezingalweni zakhe, wathi kubo:
37“Yilowo owamukela omunye walaba bantwana abancane egameni lami, wamukela mina; yilowo owamukela mina, akamukeli mina, kodwa lowo ongithumileyo.”
Ongakithi, Hhayi Omelene Nathi
38UJohane wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, sibone umuntu ekhipha amademoni egameni lakho, sazama ukumvimba, ngokuba akasilandeli.”
39Kodwa uJesu wathi: “Ningamvimbi—akekho owenza isimangaliso egameni lami ongakhuluma kabi ngami masinyane. 40Ngokuba lowo ongamelene nathi ungakithi. 41Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, lowo oninika inkomishi yamanzi ukuba niphuze ngokuba ningabakaKhristu, akasoze alahlekelwe umvuzo wakhe.
Ningabadukisi Abancane
42Lowo okhubekisa omunye walaba abancane abakholwa kimi—kungcono kuye ukuba kuphanyekwe itshe lokugaya elikhulu entanyeni yakhe, aphonswe olwandle. 43Uma isandla sakho sikukhubekisa, sinqume. Kungcono ukungena ekuphileni uyingini kunokuba uye esihogweni unezandla zombili, emlilweni ongacimekiyo. b b v43 Imibhalo yasendulo kunazo zonke ayinalo ivesi 44 lapha; amakhophi akamuva anezela: “lapho impethu yabo ingafi khona nomlilo ungacimi.”
45Uma unyawo lwakho lukukhubekisa, lunqume. Kungcono ukungena ekuphileni uyisiqhwala kunokuba uphonswe esihogweni unezinyawo zombili. c c v45 Imibhalo yasendulo kunazo zonke ayinalo ivesi 46 lapha; amakhophi akamuva anezela: “lapho impethu yabo ingafi khona nomlilo ungacimi.”
47Uma iso lakho likukhubekisa, likhiphe. Kungcono ukungena embusweni kaBaba wethu uneso elilodwa kunokuba uphonswe esihogweni unamabili, 48lapho ‘impethu yabo ingafi nanini nomlilo ungacimi nanini.’
49Ngokuba wonke umuntu uyakususwa ngomlilo. 50Usawoti muhle, kodwa uma usawoti ulahlekelwa ubumuncu bawo, ningawubuyisela kanjani ukuba ube muncu futhi? Yibani nosawoti phakathi kwenu, nihlalisane ngokuthula omunye nomunye.”
