Mathewu 17 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Mathewu 17

¹ Emva kwezinsuku eziyisithupha uJesu wathatha oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane umfowabo, wakhuphukela nabo entabeni ende bebodwa.

² Waseguqulwa isimo phambi kwabo, ubuso bakhe bakhazimula njengelanga, nezingubo zakhe zaba mhlophe njengokukhanya.

³ Bheka, kwabonakala kubo oMose no-Eliya bekhuluma naye.

⁴ Wayesephendula uPetru, wathi kuJesu: “Nkosi, kuhle ukuba sibe lapha; elinye libe ngelakho, elinye libe ngelikaMose, elinye libe ngelika-Eliya.

⁵ Esakhuluma, bheka, ifu elikhanyayo labasithibeza; bheka, kwavela izwi efwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo engithokozile ngayo; yizweni.

⁶ Kwathi abafundi bekuzwa, bawa ngobuso, besaba kakhulu.

⁷ Wasondela uJesu, wabathinta, wathi: Sukumani ningesabi.

⁸ Sebephakamisa amehlo abo, ababonanga muntu, kuphela uJesu yedwa.

⁹ Sebehla entabeni, uJesu wabayala, wathi: “Ningatsheli muntu umbono, ize ivuke kwabafileyo iNdodana yomuntu.

¹⁰ Abafundi bakhe basebembuza, besithi: Pho batshoni ababhali ukuthi uEliya umelwe ukufika kuqala?

¹¹ UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nempela u-Eliya uzakufika kuqala, abuyisele zonke izinto.

¹² Kepha ngithi kini: U-Eliya usefikile, kepha abamazanga, kepha benza kuye abakuthandayo. Kanjalo neNdodana yomuntu iyakuhlushwa yibo.

¹³ Khona abafundi baqonda ukuthi ubekhuluma kubo ngoJohane uMbhapathizi.

¹⁴ Kwathi sebefikile exukwini, kweza kuye indoda ethile, yaguqa phambi kwakhe, yathi:

¹⁵ Nkosi, hawukela indodana yami, ngokuba inosathane, ikhathazekile; ngokuba iwela kaningi emlilweni, kaningi emanzini.

¹⁶ Ngiyilethe kubafundi bakho, kepha behlulekile ukuyiphulukisa.

¹⁷ UJesu waphendula wathi: “O sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, koze kube nini nginani na? koze kube nini nginibekezelela? mletheni lapha kimi.

¹⁸ UJesu wamkhuza idemoni; waphuma kuye; umntwana waphulukiswa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.

¹⁹ Khona abafundi beza kuJesu bebodwa, bathi: “Thina besingemkhiphe ngani na?

²⁰ UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngenxa yokungakholwa kwenu; futhi iyosuka; njalo kakukho okungenzeki kini.

²¹ Nokho lolu hlobo aluphumi kuphela ngokukhuleka nokuzila ukudla.

²² Kwathi besahlezi eGalili, uJesu wathi kubo: INdodana yomuntu izanikelwa ezandleni zabantu.

²³ Njalo bazambulala, kodwa ngosuku lwesithathu izavuswa. Basebedabuka kakhulu.

²⁴ Sebefikile eKapernawume, kweza kuPetru abakhokha intela, bathi: “Umfundisi wenu akayitheli yini imali?

²⁵ Wathi: Yebo. Esengenile endlini, uJesu wamandulela, wathi: “Ucabangani, Simoni? Amakhosi omhlaba athatha kubani intela nenkokhiso? kubantwana babo, kumbe kwabafokazi?

²⁶ UPetro wathi kuye: Kwabezizweni. UJesu wathi kuye: Ngakho-ke abantwana bakhululekile.

²⁷ Kodwa-ke ukuba singabakhubekisi, yana elwandle, uphonse udobo, ubambe inhlanzi ephuma kuqala; wothi ukuba uyivule umlomo, uzakufumana imali; yithathe, ubanike, usithelele mina nawe.”