1 Emvakwemalanga lasitfupha, Jesu watsatsa boPhetro, naJakobe, naJohane, umnakabo, wenyukela nabo entsabeni lendze, baba bodvwa.
2 Jesu wagucuka lesinye simo embikwabo, buso bakhe bakhatimula njengelilanga, tingubo takhe taba mhlophe njengekukhanya.
3BoMosi na-Elija babonakala kubo, bakhuluma naye.
4Ngako Phetro watsi kuJesu: “Nkhosi, kuhle lokuba lapha kwetfu; nawutsandza ngitakwakha emathende lamatsatfu lapha: lelinye libe lakho, lelinye libe laMosi, lelinye libe la-Elija.”
5 Watsi asakhuluma loko, kwachamuka lifu lelikhatimulako, labasibekela. Kwevakala livi kulelifu litsi:
“Lena yiNdvodzana yami letsandzekako,
lengitfokota ngayo; yilaleleni!”
6Batsi nabeva loko, bafundzi bawa phansi ngebuso besaba kakhulu.
7Kepha Jesu weta kubo, wafike wabatsintsa watsi: “Sukumani, ningesabi!”
8Kepha batsi nabaphakamisa emehlo abo, bangete babona muntfu ngaphandle kwaJesu yedvwa.
9Basehla kulentsaba Jesu wabadvonsa ngendlebe, watsi: “Ningatjeli muntfu ngalombono leniwubonile, kuze kuvuswe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu kulabafile.”
10 Bafundzi babuta batsi: “Basho ngani bafundzisi bemtsetfo kutsi kufanele kufike Elija kucala?”
11Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Empeleni Elija uyeta, uyawubuyisela konkhe esimeni sako.
12 Kepha ngitsi kini: Elija sewefika, kuphela nje kutsi bantfu abazange bamati, kodvwa benta kuye konkhe labakutsandzako. Kanjalo-ke neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuhlushwa ngabo.”
13Ngako bafundzi base bayabona kutsi abekhuluma kubo ngaJohane uMbhabhatisi.
Jesu uphilisa umfana lonelidimoni(Mak. 9:14-29; Luk. 9:37-43)14Kwatsi nabefika esicunjini sebantfu, kwefika indvodza yaguca embikwaJesu,
15yatsi: “Nkhosi, hawukela indvodzana yami, ngobe inesitfutfwane, ihlupheka kabi, iwela futsi emlilweni nasemantini.
16Ngiyiletse kubafundzi bakho, kodvwa behluleka kuyiphilisa.”
17Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Yehheni, situkulwane lesingakholwa nalesiphambene, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginani? Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Yiletseni la kimi!”
18Jesu walekhuta lelidimoni, lomfana waphila ngaleso sikhatsi.
19Bafundzi base beta kuJesu ngasense, bafike bambuta batsi: “Kwentiwe yini kutsi tsine sehluleke kulikhipha lelidimoni?”
20 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Kwentiwe kutsi nine ninekukholwa lokuncane, ngobe ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Naningaba nekukholwa lokuncane lokungangenhlavu yendlulamitsi, ningatsi kulentsaba: ‘Suka la, uye lapha,’ ivele isuke. Kute lokungete kwenteka kini.”
Jesu ukhuluma kwesibili ngekufa kwakhe(Mak. 9:30-32; Luk. 9:43-45)22 Ngesikhatsi baseseGalile, Jesu watsi kubo: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa etandleni tebantfu;
23batayibulala, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu iyawuvuswa ekufeni.” Badzabuka kakhulu.
Kukhishwa kwemtselo welithempeli24 Batsi kube befike eKhaphanawume, Jesu kanye nebafundzi bakhe, labo lababutsa umtselo welithempeli beta babuta kuPhetro batsi: “Umfundzisi wenu uyawukhipha yini umtselo welithempeli?”
25Phetro wabaphendvula watsi: “Yebo.”
Ngesikhatsi Phetro angena endlini, Jesu wambuta kucala watsi: “Simoni, ngembono wakho wena utsini? Emakhosi emhlaba ayitsatsa kubobani imitselo? Ayitsatsa emadvodzaneni awo yini, nome ebafokatini?”
26Phetro wamphendvula watsi: “Ayitsatsa ebafokatini.”
Jesu wase utsi: “Ngako-ke kusho kutsi emadvodzana akhululekile ekutseleni.
27Kodvwa-ke kuze singabakhubi, hamba uye elwandle ufike ujike lidweba lakho udwebe. Leyo nhlanti lotayibamba kucala emlonyeni wayo uyawukhandza luhlavu lwemali; ulutsatse, ubanike, utselele mine nawe, sobabili.”
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