UMakho 8 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978UJesu usuthisa amadoda azinkulungwane ezine ( Mat 15:32–39 ) 1 Ngalezonsuku sekukhona futhi ixuku elikhulu lingelakudla, wabiza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: 2 Ngiyalihawukela ixuku, ngoba selilami insuku ezintathu, lingelalutho lokudla. 3 Uba ngibadabulela, baye emakhaya abo bengadlanga, bazayatha endleleni, ngoba abanye babo bavela khatshana. 4 Abafundi bakhe baphendula bathi: Umuntu angabapha njani ukudla lababantu lapha enkangala na? 5 Wababuza wathi: Lilezinkwa ezingaki na? Bathi: Eziyisikhombisa. 6 Walaya ixuku ukuba lihlale phansi; wathatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa, esebongile wazihlephula, wazinika abafundi bakhe ukuba balabele; balabela ixuku. 7 Babelenhlanzana eziyingcosana; esezibusisile wathi kabababele lazo. 8 Badla, basutha, babutha imvuthuluka eseleyo, izitsha eziyisikhombisa. 9 Babengaba zinkulungwane ezine; wabadabulela. 10 Wangena masinya emkolweni labafundi bakhe, weza elizweni laseDalmanutha. Abafuna izibonakaliso ( Mat 16:1–4 ; Luka 12:49–56 ) 11 AbaFarisi beza, baqala ukuphikisana laye befuna kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini, bemlinga. 12 Wabubula kakhulu emoyeni wakhe, wathi: Lesisizukulwana sifunelani isibonakaliso na? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakulasibonakaliso esizakunikwa kulesisizukulwana. 13 Wabatshiya, wangena emkolweni futhi, wasuka wawelela ngaphetsheya. UJesu ukhuza abafundi ngokungaqedisisi kwabo ( Mat 16:5–12 ) 14 Kodwa babekhohliwe ukuphatha ukudla, bengelalutho, isinkwa sisinye kuphela emkolweni. 15 Wabalaya wathi: Qaphelani, lixwaye imvubelo yabaFarisi lemvubelo kaHerodi. 16 Bakhulumisana bodwa, bathi kabalakudla. 17 UJesu ekwazi wathi kubo: Kungani likhulumisana ngokuthi kalilakudla na? Kalikaboni, kalikaqedisisi na? Inhliziyo yenu iselukhuni na? 18 Lilamehlo, kaliboni yini; lilendlebe, kalizwa na? Kalikhumbuli yini 19 mhla ngahlephulela abazinkulungwane ezinhlanu izinkwa ezinhlanu labutha izitsha ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthuluka na? Bathi: Ezilitshumi lambili. 20 Mhla ziyisikhombisa kwaba zinkulungwane ezine, labutha izitsha ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthuluka na? Bathi: Eziyisikhombisa. 21 Wathi kubo: Kalikaqedisisi na? Isiphofu saseBetsayida 22 Bafika eBetsayida. Baletha kuye isiphofu, bamncenga ukuba asithinte. 23 Wasibamba isiphofu ngesandla, wasikhuphela ngaphandle komuzi; esekhafulele emehlweni aso, wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwaso, wasibuza wathi: Uyabona ulutho na? 24 Sakhangela, sathi: Ngibona abantu, kodwa ngibabona kungathi yizihlahla zihamba. 25 Wabuya wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwamehlo aso, sakhangelisisa, sasila, sabonisisa konke. 26 Wasithumela ekhaya wathi: Ungatsheli muntu loyedwa emzini. Isivumo sokukholwa sikaPetro ( Mat 16:13–20 ; Luka 9:18–21 ) 27 UJesu labafundi bakhe baphuma, baya emizini yaseKesariya Filiphi. Besendleleni, wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Abantu bathi ngingubani na? 28 Baphendula bathi: UJohane uMbhaphathizi; abanye bathi: UnguElija; labanye bathi: Ungomunye wabaprofethi. 29 Wasebabuza esithi: Linake lithi ngingubani na? UPetro wamphendula wathi kuye: Wena unguKristu. 30 Wabalayisisa ukuba bangatsheli muntu ngaye. UJesu ukhuluma ngokufa lokuvuka kwakhe ( Mat 16:21–23 ; Luka 9:22 ) 31 Waqala ukubafundisa ukuba iNdodana yomuntu imele inhlupheko ezinengi, ilahlwe ngabadala labapristi abakhulu lababhali, ibulawe, ivuke ngemva kwensuku ezintathu. 32 Walikhuluma lelilizwi obala. UPetro wamthatha, waqala ukumkhalimela. 33 Kodwa ephenduka, wabona abafundi bakhe, wamkhuza uPetro, wathi: Buyela emva kwami, Sathane, ngoba kawucabangi ngezinto zikaNkulunkulu kodwa ngezabantu. Ukuhlutshwa kukaJesu lokwabamlandelayo ( Mat 16:24–28 ; Luka 9:23–27 ) 34 Wasebiza ixuku kanye labafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Uba umuntu ethanda ukungilandela kazidele, athathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele. 35 Ngoba ilowo lalowo othanda ukusilisa ukuphila kwakhe kuzamlahlekela; kodwa olahlekelwa yikuphila kwakhe ngami langevangeli uzakukusilisa. 36 Ngoba kuzakumsizani umuntu ukuzuza umhlaba wonke, alahlekelwe yikuphila kwakhe? 37 Anganikani umuntu kube yinhlawulo yokuphila kwakhe na? 38 Ngoba ilowo lalowo olenhloni ngami langamazwi ami kulesisizukulwana esifebayo lesonakeleyo, leNdodana yomuntu izakuba lenhloni ngaye, nxa isiza enkazimulweni kaYise kanye lezithunywa ezingcwele. |
Bible Society of Zimbabwe 1978
Bible Society of Zimbabwe