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Ukuthunywa kwabaphostoli

1 Wasebizela ndawonye abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili, wabanika amandla legunya phezu kwamadimoni wonke, lokusilisa izifo. 2 Wasebathuma ukutshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu, lokusilisa abagulayo, 3 wasesithi kubo: Lingaphathi lutho lwendlela; lodondolo, lesikhwama, lomphako, lemali, lingabi lezigqoko ezimbili. 4 Lakuyiphi indlu elingena kuyo, hlalani lapho, lisukele lapho. 5 Labo bonke abangalemukeliyo, nxa lisuka kulowomuzi, thintithani lothuli enyaweni zenu kube yibufakazi obumelana labo. 6 Basuka-ke bahamba bedabula imizana, betshumayela ivangeli besilisa endaweni zonke.

Ukubulawa kukaJohane uMbhabhathizi

7 Kwathi uHerodi umbusi ekuzwa konke okwenziwa nguye; wasedideka, ngoba kwatshiwo ngabanye ukuthi uJohane uvukile kwabafileyo; 8 langabanye ukuthi uElija ubonakele; langabanye ukuthi kuvukile omunye wabaprofethi abadala. 9 Kodwa uHerodi wathi: UJohane ngamquma ikhanda mina; kodwa ngubani lo, mina engizwa ngaye okunje? Wasefunisisa ukumbona.

UJesu usuthisa amadoda azinkulungwane ezinhlanu

10 Abaphostoli sebebuyile bambikela konke abakwenzileyo. Wasebathatha, wahamba labo bebodwa waya endaweni eyinkangala eyomuzi othiwa iBetsayida. 11 Kwathi amaxuku esekwazi, amlandela; wasewathakazelela, wakhuluma lawo ngombuso kaNkulunkulu, wabasilisa labo abaswele ukusiliswa.

12 Kwathi ilanga seliqala ukutshona; abalitshumi lambili beza bathi kuye: Yekela ixuku lihambe, ukuze baye emizaneni lezigabeni ezizingelezeleyo bangenise khona, bathole ukudla; ngoba lapha sisendaweni eyinkangala. 13 Kodwa wathi kubo: Banikeni lina bona ukuthi badle. Bathi-ke: Asilakho okwedlula izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili, ngaphandle kokuthi thina siyebathengela ukudla bonke lababantu. 14 Ngoba kwakukhona amadoda angaba zinkulungwane ezinhlanu. Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Bahlaliseni phansi ngezigaba ngamatshumi amahlanu. 15 Basebesenza njalo, babahlalisa phansi bonke. 16 Wasezithatha izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili, wakhangela phezulu ezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula, wazinika abafundi ukuthi babeke phambi kwexuku. 17 Basebesidla basutha bonke; kwadojwa izinkwana ezazisele kubo, izitsha ezilitshumi lambili.

Isivumo sokholo sikaPetro. UJesu ukhuluma ngokufa lokuvuka kwakhe

18 Kwasekusithi ekhuleka yedwa, abafundi babelaye; wasebabuza, esithi: Amaxuku athi ngingubani? 19 Basebephendula bathi: NguJohane uMbhabhathizi; kodwa abanye bathi: NguElija; kodwa abanye bathi: Umprofethi othile wabadala uvukile. 20 Wasesithi kubo: Lina-ke lithi ngingubani? UPetro wasephendula wathi: NguKrestu kaNkulunkulu. 21 Esebaxwayisisile walaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu lokhu, 22 esithi: INdodana yomuntu imele ihlupheke kakhulu, njalo ilahlwe ngabadala labapristi abakhulu lababhali, njalo ibulawe, ivuswe ngosuku lwesithathu.

Ukuhlutshwa kukaJesu lokwabamlandelayo

23 Wasesithi kubo bonke: Uba umuntu ethanda ukuza ngemva kwami, kazidele, athathe isiphambano sakhe insuku ngensuku, angilandele. 24 Ngoba loba ngubani othanda ukusindisa impilo yakhe, izamlahlekela; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami, yena uzayisindisa. 25 Ngoba kuzamsizani umuntu, ozuze umhlaba wonke, kuthi yena uqobo lwakhe azone kumbe alahleke? 26 Ngoba loba ngubani olenhloni ngami langamazwi ami, iNdodana yomuntu izakuba lenhloni ngaye, nxa isiza enkazimulweni yayo lekaBaba leyengilosi ezingcwele. 27 Kodwa ngilitshela ngeqiniso: Bakhona abanye kwabemiyo lapha, abangasoze bezwe ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.

Ukukhazimuliswa kukaJesu entabeni

28 Kwasekusithi emva kwalawomazwi kungaba zinsuku eziyisificaminwembili, wasethatha uPetro loJohane loJakobe, wakhwela entabeni ukuyakhuleka. 29 Kwasekusithi, ekukhulekeni kwakhe, isimo sobuso bakhe saphenduka, lesembatho sakhe saba mhlophe sacwazimula. 30 Njalo khangela, akhuluma laye amadoda amabili, ayengoMozisi loElija, 31 abonakala ngenkazimulo akhuluma ngokusuka kwakhe ayezakuphelelisa eJerusalema. 32 Kodwa uPetro lababelaye babesindwe yibuthongo; kodwa sebephapheme babona inkazimulo yakhe, lamadoda amabili ayemi laye. 33 Kwasekusithi, ekwehlukaneni kwawo laye, uPetro wathi kuJesu: Nkosi, kuhle ukuthi sibe lapha; futhi asakhe amadumba amathathu, elinye ngelakho, lelinye ngelikaMozisi, lelinye ngelikaElija; engakwazi akutshoyo. 34 Kwathi ekhuluma lezizinto, kwafika iyezi labasibekela; basebesesaba ekungeneni kwabo eyezini. 35 Kwasekusiza ilizwi eyezini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; zwanini yona. 36 Kwathi ilizwi selifikile, uJesu waficwa eyedwa. Kodwa bathula, kabaze batshela umuntu ngalezonsuku okunye kwalezozinto abazibonileyo.

Ukusiliswa komfana owayelesithuthwane

37 Kwasekusithi ngelanga elilandelayo, sebehlile entabeni, ixuku elikhulu lamhlangabeza. 38 Njalo khangela, indoda yasexukwini yamemeza, isithi: Mfundisi, ngiyakuncenga, akubone indodana yami, ngoba yiyo yodwa ezelweyo yami; 39 njalo khangela, umoya uyayibamba, futhi ihle iklabalale, njalo uyihlukuze lokukhihliza amagwebu, uphume nzima kuyo, uyiqamule. 40 Njalo ngincenge abafundi bakho ukuthi bawukhiphe, kodwa abenelisanga. 41 UJesu wasephendula wathi: O sizukulwana esingelakholo lesonakeleyo, kuzaze kube nini ngilani, ngilibekezelela? Ilethe lapha indodana yakho. 42 Kuthe iseza, idimoni layidabula layihlukuza; kodwa uJesu wawukhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wamsilisa umntwana, wambuyisela kuyise.

UJesu ukhuluma futhi ngokuhlupheka kwakhe

43 Bonke basebemangaliswa kakhulu yibukhulu bukaNkulunkulu. Kwathi bemangele bonke ngakho konke uJesu akwenzileyo, wathi kubafundi bakhe: 44 Fakani lina endlebeni zenu lamazwi; ngoba iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa ezandleni zabantu. 45 Kodwa kabaqedisisanga lumutsho, njalo wawufihlakele kubo, ukuze bangawuqedisisi; basebesesaba ukumbuza ngalumutsho.

UJesu ufundisa ngokuthobeka

46 Kwasekungena ukuphikisana phakathi kwabo, ukuthi ngubani ongaba mkhulu kubo. 47 Kwathi uJesu ebona imicabango yenhliziyo zabo, wathatha umntwana omncane, wammisa phansi kwakhe, 48 wasesithi kubo: Loba ngubani owemukela lumntwana omncane ebizweni lami wemukela mina; njalo loba ngubani owemukela mina wemukela ongithumileyo; ngoba omncinyane kini lonke nguye ozakuba mkhulu.

49 UJohane wasephendula wathi: Nkosi, sabona umuntu ekhipha amadimoni ngebizo lakho, sasesimnqabela, ngoba engalandeli kanye lathi. 50 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Lingamnqabeli, ngoba ongamelani lathi ungakithi.

UJesu uyasuka aye eJerusalema

51 Kwasekusithi zapheleliswa insuku zokwenyuka kwakhe, yena wasekhangelisa ubuso bakhe ukuya eJerusalema, 52 wasethuma izithunywa phambi kobuso bakhe; zasezihamba zangena emzaneni wamaSamariya, ukuze zimlungisele. 53 Kodwa kawamemukelanga, ngoba ubuso bakhe babukhangele eJerusalema. 54 Kwathi abafundi bakhe uJakobe loJohane bekubona lokhu bathi: Nkosi, uyathanda yini ukuthi sitsho ukuthi umlilo wehle ezulwini, ubaqothule, njengoba loElija wenza? 55 Kodwa watshibilika wabakhuza, esithi: Alazi ukuthi lina lingabomoya onjani; 56 ngoba iNdodana yomuntu kayizanga ukubhubhisa imiphefumulo yabantu, kodwa ukusindisa. Basebedlulela komunye umzana.

Ukulandela uJesu

57 Kwasekusithi behamba endleleni, umuntu othile wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngizakulandela loba ngaphi lapho oya khona. 58 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Amakhanka alemilindi, lenyoni zezulu zilezidleke; kodwa iNdodana yomuntu kayilalapho engaqamela khona. 59 Wasesithi komunye: Ngilandela. Kodwa yena wathi: Nkosi, ngivumela ukuthi ngiyengcwaba ubaba kuqala. 60 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Yekela abafileyo bangcwabe ababo abafileyo; kodwa wena hamba utshumayele umbuso kaNkulunkulu. 61 Lomunye wasesithi: Ngizakulandela, Nkosi; kodwa ngivumela kuqala ukuthi ngiyevalelisa abasendlini yami. 62 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Kakho othi esebeke isandla sakhe ekhubeni, akhangele kokusemuva, ofanele umbuso kaNkulunkulu.

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