20 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Timphungutja tinemigodzi, netinyoni tinetidleke, kodvwa iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ite indzawo yekulala iphumule.”
Tinyoni tesiganga takhela ngakuyo, tintjilote emkhatsini wemagala.
tinyoni letakhele tidleke tato kuyo, gilonki wakhela etulu emagaleni ato.
Ngobe mine ngisihlupheki nalomphofu, inhlitiyo yami idzabukile.
Nome ngihlupheka ngimphofu, kepha iNkhosi iyanginakekela. Wena ungumsiti wami nemkhululi wami; Nkulunkulu wami, ungalibali.
Kepha mine ngiselusizini lwetinhlungu. Insindziso yakho, Nkulunkulu, ayingilondvolote, ingigcine endzaweni lephakeme.
Ncedze uyayitfola indzawo yesidleke, nenkonjane iyayitfola indzawo yekwakhela indlu yayo, lapho ingachobosela khona emazini ayo. Lendzawo ingasemalatini endlu yakho, Simakadze wemabandla, Nkhosi yami, naNkulunkulu wami.
“Embonweni wami wasebusuku, ngabona embikwami kwakume umuntfu labenjengendvodzana yemuntfu, abehla ngemafu asezulwini. Wasondzela kuloLophila Phakadze Naphakadze, waholeleka ebukhoneni bakhe.
Wonkhe lokhuluma kabi ngeNdvodzana yeMuntfu uyawutsetselelwa; kodvwa lokhuluma kabi ngaMoya Longcwele, angeke atsetselelwe, kuleli nakulelitako.”
Njengobe naJona ahlala emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu esiswini semkhoma, kanjalo futsi neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuhlala emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu ematfunjini emhlaba.
Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyiNkhosi yeliSabatha.”
Yena wabaphendvula watsi: “Lona lowahlanyela inhlanyelo lenhle yiNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
Jesu wesuka lapho, waya eveni lelisedvute nelidolobha laseKhesariya Filiphi, lapho afike wabuta bafundzi bakhe watsi: “Bantfu batsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ingubani?”
Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawufika ngenkhatimulo yeYise, ikanye netingilosi tayo, ngulapho-ke iyawukhokhela wonkhe umuntfu njengekwenta kwakhe.
Basehla kulentsaba Jesu wabadvonsa ngendlebe, watsi: “Ningatjeli muntfu ngalombono leniwubonile, kuze kuvuswe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu kulabafile.”
Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nine leningilandzelako, kuyawutsi nakudalwa kabusha tintfo tonkhe, ngesikhatsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu seyihleti esihlalweni senkhatimulo yebukhosi bayo, nani niyawuhlala etihlalweni tebukhosi letili-12, nehlulele tive letili-12 taka-Israyeli.
Lowo lonemahloni ngami, nangemavi ami, kulesitukulwane lesonakele nalesiphingako, neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuba nemahloni ngaye, nayifika ebukhosini beYise kanye netingilosi letingcwele.”
“Nginitjela kutsi: Longivuma embikwebantfu kutsi wami, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu nayo iyawumvuma embikwetingilosi taNkulunkulu.
Nginitjela kutsi uyawubevela ngekushesha. Kodvwa ingabe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu nayibuyako iyawukukhandza kukhona yini kukholwa emhlabeni?”
Loku kutaba sibonakaliso kini: Niyawukhandza umntfwana agocotwe ngetindvwangu alele emkhombeni wekudlela tinkhomo.”
Ngako-ke bashesha bahamba, bakhandza Mariya naJosefa nemntfwana alele emkhombeni wekudlela tinkhomo.
Watubula ngendvodzana, wayigocota ngetindvwangu, wayilalisa emkhombeni wekudlela tinkhomo, ngobe phela kwakungenandzawo yekuhlala endlini yetihambi.
Lindzani nithandaze onkhe emalanga, khona nitawuba nemandla ekuphunyula kuletintfo letitakwenteka nitekwati kuma embikweNdvodzana yeMuntfu.”
Jwana umkaKhuza, indvuna yesigodlo saHerodi, naSusana, nalabanye labanyenti bafati lababekhonta Jesu nebafundzi bakhe ngaloko lababenako.
Jesu watsi kuyo: “Timphungutja tinemigodzi, netinyoni tinetidleke, kodvwa iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ayinandzawo yekulala iphumule.”
Wase utsi kuye: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nitawubona lizulu livulekile netingilosi taNkulunkulu tehla tenyuka etikweNdvodzana yeMuntfu.”
Lesicumbi samphendvula satsi: “Sivile emtsetfweni kutsi Khristu uyawuphila kuze kube phakadze. Kepha wena usho kanjani kutsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawuphakanyiswa? Ngubani yona leNdvodzana yeMuntfu?”
Ngako-ke asaphumile Judasi, Jesu watsi: “Manje iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ikhatimulisiwe, naNkulunkulu ukhatimulisiwe kuyo.
Kute lowase wenyukela ezulwini ngaphandle kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu, leyehla ezulwini.
“Njengobe naMosi aphakamisa inyoka ehlane, kanjalo-ke neNdvodzana yeMuntfu ifanele kuphakanyiswa,
Ningabosebentela kudla lokuphelako, kepha nibosebentela kudla lokutawukhonsa kuze kubesekuphileni lokuphakadze leyawunipha kona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu. Ngobe Nkulunkulu uYise ulubekile luphawu kuyo.”
Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Naningayidli inyama yeNdvodzana yeMuntfu, ninatse nengati yayo, nite kuphila.
Kepha niyawutsini nase nibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu yenyuka iya lapho beyivele ikhona kucala?
Watsi: “Ase nibuke! Ngibona lizulu livulekile neNdvodzana yeMuntfu ime ngesandleni sekudla saNkulunkulu.”
Ngobe niyawati umusa weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu, kutsi nome abecebile, kodvwa ngenca yenu waba luphuya, kuze kutsi ngebuphuya bakhe anente nicebe.