13 Kwathi lokha uJesu nafika esifundeni seKhesariya-Filipi, wabuza abafundi bakhe wathi: “Abantu bathi iNdodana yoMuntu ingubani na?”
“Emibonweni yebusuku leyo ngabona: “Qala, emafini wezulu kwehla ofana nendodana yomuntu; waya koMdala weminyaka wafese wethulwa phambi kwakhe.
Nanyana ngubani okhuluma igama elijamelene neNdodana yoMuntu uzakulitjalelwa, kodwana nanyana ngubani okhuluma ngokujamelana noMoya oCwengileko angeze alitjalelwa, kungaba semihleni le namkha emihleni ezako.”
Njengombana uJona wahlala amalanga amathathu nobusuku obuthathu ngendeni yehlambi ekulu, nje-ke neNdodana yoMuntu izakuhlala amalanga amathathu nobusuku obuthathu ngemathunjini wephasi.
ngombana iNdodana yoMuntu yiKosi yeSabatha.”
Wabaphendula wathi: “Owatjala imbewu ehle yiNdodana yoMuntu.
INdodana yoMuntu izakuthumela iingilozi zayo ukuyokubuthelela embusweni wayo yoke into ebanga isono nabo boke abenza ubukhohlakali.
UJesu wasuka lapho waya esifundeni seTirosi neTsidoni.
Ngambala iNdodana yoMuntu izokuza ngephazimulo kaYise neengilozi zayo, yeke izakuvuza omunye nomunye umuntu ngokwemisebenzakhe.
Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona abanye abajame lapha njenganje angeze bakubona ukufa bangakaboni iNdodana yoMuntu isiza ngombuswayo.”
“Mhlana iNdodana yoMuntu iza ngephazimulwayo iphekelelwa ziingilozi zayo zoke, izakuhlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi ephazimulweni yezulwini.
UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Iimpungutjha zinemigodi, iinyoni zineenhlakana, kodwana iNdodana yoMuntu ayinandawo yokubeka ihloko.”
Ngizanibonisa-ke bona iNdodana yoMuntu inamandla ephasinapha wokucolela izono.” Yeke wathi emuntwini okhubazekileko: “Sikima, uthathe umkghadakho ukhambe uye ekhaya!”
Ngitjho neNdodana yoMuntu ayikezeli ukuzokwenzelwa, kodwana ukuzokwenzela nokunikela ipilwayo kobana ibe sihlengo sabanengi.”
Nakube umuntu uneenhloni ngami nangamezwami kilesi sizukulwana esihlobongako nesinezonokazesi, iNdodana yoMuntu nayo izakuba neenhloni ngaye nayifikako ephazimulweni kaYise kanye neengilozini ezicwengileko.”
Wathi godu kibo: “Kwamambala ngiqinisile ngithi: Nizokubona izulu livuleka, iingilozi zakaZimu zehla zenyuka phezu kweNdodana yoMuntu.”
Isiqubuthu saphendula sathi: “Sizwile emthethweni bona uKrestu uzakuphila ngokungapheliko. Alo-ke ungatjho njani bona iNdodana yoMuntu kufanele iphakanyiswe na? Kwakhona ingubani iNdondana yomuntu le na?”
“Njengombana uMosi waphakamisa inyoka erhalawumbeni, njalo-ke neNdodana yoMuntu kufanele iphakanyiswe,
Begodu uyinikele igunya lokugweba ngombana iyiNdodana yoMuntu.
kobana uZimu wajamisa uJesu weNazaretha ngoMoya oCwengileko namandla, wakhamba yoke indawo enza okuhle, apholisa boke egade bangaphasi kwamandla kaSathana ngombana uZimu gade anaye.
Wathi: “Qalani! Ngibona izulu livuleka neNdodana yoMuntu ijame ngesigomeni sakaZimu!”