ULUKASI 9
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UJesu uthuma abafundi bakhe abalitjhumi nambili
(Mt 10:5-15; Mk 6:7-13)
1UJesu wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe abalitjhumi nambili, wabapha amandla negunya lokuqotjha woke amadimoni nokupholisa izifo. 2Yeke wabathuma bona bayokutjhumayela ngombuso kaZimu bebapholise nabagulako. 3Wathi kibo: “Ningaphathi ilitho ekukhambeni kwenu, ingaba yintonga, imbada, isikwa, imali nanyana isambatho ngaphezu kwaleso enisembetheko. 4Nanyana ngiyiphi ikumba eningena kiyo, hlalani lapho bekube kumhlana nikhambako emzini lowo. 5Nakube abantu balapho abanamukeli, thintithani ithuli eenyaweni zenu naniphuma ngemzinabo, lokho kube bufakazi obujamelene nabo.”
6Yeke bakhamba-ke bangena umuzi nomzana, batjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi, bapholisa nabantu kizo zoke iindawo.
UHerode urarekile
(Mt 14:1-12; Mk 6:14-29)
7UHerode umtetrarerhesi wezwa ngakho koke okwenzekako. Warareka khulu ngombana abanye bebasithi uJwanisi uvusiwe kabahlongakeleko. 8Abanye bebasithi u-Eliya ubonakele, abanye godu bathi omunye wabaphorofidi bekadeni uvukile. 9Kodwana uHerode wathi: “UJwanisi ngamqunta ihloko. Alo, ngubani-ke engizwa izinto ezinjalo ngaye lo?” Nje-ke walinga ukubonana naye.
UJesu upha iinkulungwana ezihlanu ukudla
(Mt 14:13-21; Mk 6:30-44; Jwan 6:1-14)
10Abapostoli nababuyako, babikela uJesu ngalokho abakwenzileko. Wabathatha wakhamba nabo bodwa baya edorobheni ebekuthiwa yiBhethe-Sayida. 11Kodwana isiqubuthu sabantu sezwa ngalokho, samlandela. Wabamukela, wakhuluma nabo ngombuso kaZimu, wapholisa labo ebebafuna ukwelatjhwa.
12Sekuhlwile ngemva kwedina, abafundi bakhe beza kuye bathi: “Besithi tjhaphulula abantwaba baye ngemizini neendaweni eziseduze bayokufuna okugonywako nendawo yokulala ngombana sisemmangweni lapha.”
13Kodwana uJesu wathi kibo: “Bapheni okugonywako.”
Bamphendula bathi: “Esinakho sezizikwa ezihlanu neenhlambi ezimbili. Kuzakufuneka bona siyokuthengela soke isiqubuthwesi okugonywako.”
14Bekunamadoda angaba ziinkulungwana ezihlanu.
UJesu wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Bahlaliseni phasi ngeenqhema zamatjhumi amahlanu ngasinye.”
15Abafundi bakwenza lokho, yeke woke umuntu wahlala phasi. 16UJesu wathatha izikwa ezihlanu neenhlambi ezimbili waqala ezulwini, wathokoza wazihlephula. Wanikela abafundi bakhe bona baphe isiqubuthu. 17Boke bagoma basutha, abafundi bakhe babuthelela iintshutshuru bazalisa iinqwebu ezilitjhumi nambili.
Ubufakazi bakaPitrosi ngoJesu
(Mt 16:13-19; Mk 8:27-29)
18Kwathi uJesu asathandaza ngasese, abafundi bakhe banaye lapho, wababuza wathi: “Abantu bathi ngingubani na?”
19Bamphendula bathi: “Abanye bathi unguJwanisi uMbhabhadisi. Abanye bathi ungu-Eliya, godu abanye bathi ungomunye wabaphorofidi bekadeni ovukileko.”
20Wababuza wathi: “Alo-ke, nina nithi ngingubani na?”
UPitrosi wamphendula wathi: “UnguKrestu kaZimu.”
UJesu ukhuluma ngokutlhaga nangokufa kwakhe
(Mt 16:20-28; Mk 8:30 – 9:1)
21UJesu wabadosa ngendlebe bona bangatjeli namunye ngalokho. 22Godu wathi: “INdodana yoMuntu kumele itlhage ngezinto ezinengi beyilahlwe baphathi, baphristi abakhulu nabafundisi bomthetho. Godu kumele ibulawe bese elangeni lesithathu ivuswe ekufeni.”
23Yeke wathi kibo boke: “Nakube kukhona ofuna ukungilandela, akazidele, atjathe isiphambano sakhe malanga woke angilandele. 24Ngambala nanyana ngubani ofuna ukusindisa ipilwakhe, izomlahlekela, kodwana nanyana ngubani olahlekelwa yipilwakhe ngebanga lami, uzabe uyisindisile. 25Kuzamsiza ngani umuntu ukuzuza iphaseli loke nje, kodwana yena alahleke namkha azilobe yena ngokwakhe na? 26Nanyana ngubani oba neenhloni ngami nangamezwami, neNdodana yoMuntu izakuba neenhloni ngaye lokha nayifika ephazimulwenayo, nephazimulweni kaBaba kanye neengilozini ezicwengileko. 27Kodwana nginitjela iqiniso, abanye benu abajame lapha angekhe bakuzwa ukufa bangakawuboni umbuso kaZimu.”
Ukuphenduka kwejamo lakaJesu entabeni
(Mt 17:1-8; Mk 9:2-8)
28Emalangeni abunane ngemva kobana uJesu akhulume lokho, wathatha uPitrosi, uJwanisi noJakopo wakhuphukela nabo entabeni wayokuthandaza. 29Kuthe asathandaza, ubuso bakhe baphenduka nezambatho zakhe zadarha njengokunyazima kombani. 30Khonapho amadoda amabili, uMosi no-Eliya, 31babonakala ngephazimulo ekulu, bakhuluma noJesu. Bakhuluma ngokwemuka kwakhe ebekuzakwenzeka eJerusalema. 32UPitrosi nabangani bakhe gade baphethwe buthongo, kodwana kwathi nabaphaphamako babona iphazimulo kaJesu namadoda amabili agade ajame naye. 33Kwathi lokha amadoda lawo nasuka kuJesu, uPitrosi wathi kuye: “Kosi, maye kuhle kangangani bona sibe lapha! Yeke asakheni imitlhatlhana emithathu, owodwa ube ngewakho, owodwa ube ngewakaMosi, owodwa ube ngewaka-Eliya.” Bekangazizwa bona uthini.
34Kuthe asakhuluma njalo kwavela ilifu labagubuzesa, abafundi bethuka nabangena ngelifwini. 35Kwezwakala ilizwi livela elifwini lithi: “Le yiNdodanami, engiyikhethileko, ilaleleni!”
36Ngemva kobana ilizwelo likhulumile, bafunyana uJesu ayedwa. Abafundi bayigcina kibo indaba le, akhange batjele muntu ngalokho abakubonileko.
UJesu upholisa umsana onommoya omumbi
(Mt 17:14-18; Mk 9:14-27)
37Ngelanga elilandelako nabehla entabeni, bahlangatjezwa siqubuthu esikhulu. 38Kwarhuwelela indoda hlangana nesiqubuthu yathi: “Mfundisi, ngiyakurabhela! Akhe uqale indodanami ekungiyo kwaphela, umntwana enginaye! 39Ummoya uyayibamba, khonapho bese iyarhuwelela, uyidule phasi ibe nesithunthwana, ibhubhudlhe amagwebu ngomlomo. Awuyiphi ithuba kanti nokuyilimaza uyayilimaza. 40Fese ngarabhela abafundi bakhwaba bona bawuqotjhe, kodwana babhalelwa.”
41UJesu waphendula wathi: “Nina sizukulwana esingakholwako nesikhohlakeleko! Ngizakuhlala nginani bekube kunini na? Letha indodanakho leyo lapha.”
42Kuthe umsana aseza kuJesu, idimoni lamdula phasi, waba nesithunthwana. Kodwana uJesu wakhalimela ummoya omumbi lowo, wapholisa umsana bewambuyisela kuyise. 43Boke abantu barareka ngobukhulu obungaka bakaZimu.
UJesu ukhuluma ngokufa kwakhe godu
(Mt 17:22-23; Mk 9:30-32)
Kwathi woke umuntu asararekile ngakho koke okwenziwe nguJesu, wathi ebafundini bakhe: 44“Lalelisisani kuhle lokho engizonitjela khona: INdodana yoMuntu izokukhatjhelwa ezandleni zabantu.” 45Kodwana abafundi akhange bazwisise bona kutjho ukuthini lokhu. Bekufihlekile kibo ukuze bangalemuki, ngalokho bebesaba ukumbuza ngendaba le.
Omkhulu embusweni kaZimu
(Mt 18:1-5; Mk 9:33-37)
46Kwaba khona ukuphikisana hlangana nabafundi bakaJesu, bafuna ukwazi bona ngubani ozokuba mkhulu hlangana nabo. 47UJesu ngokwazi imikhumbulwabo, wathatha umntwana omncani wamjamisa eqadi kwakhe. 48Wathi kibo: “Nanyana ngubani owamukela umntwana omncani lo ebizweni lami, wamukela mina; naloyo owamukela mina, wamukela loyo ongithumileko. Ngambala loyo ongomncani phakathi kwenu noke nguye ongomkhulu.”
Ukusebenzela uZimu
(Mk 9:38-40)
49UJwanisi wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, sibone umuntu aqotjha amadimoni ngebizo lakho, salinga ukumkhandela ngombana angasuye omunye wethu.”
50Kodwana uJesu wathi: “Ningamkhandeli ngombana loyo ongararani nani ungowenu.”
Abantu beSamariya babhala ukwamukela uJesu
51Kwathi lokha isikhathi nasitjhidelako sokobana enyuselwe ezulwini, uJesu wakhumbula ukuya eJerusalema. 52Wathumela iinthunywa ngaphambi kwakhe bona ziye ngemzini weSamariya ziyomlungisela. 53Kodwana abantu balapho azange bamamukele ngombana bekasiya eJerusalema. 54Kwathi lokha abafundi bakhe, uJakopo noJwanisi, nababona lokhu bathi kuye: “Kosi, ufuna bona sibize umlilo ezulwini wehle ubaqothule na?”
55Kodwana uJesu waphenduka, wabakhalimela. 56Yeke uJesu nabafundi bakhe baya emzini omunye.
Ukulandela uJesu
(Mt 8:19-22)
57Kwathi basakhamba endleleni, umuntu omunye wathi kuJesu: “Ngizakulandela koke lapha uya khona.”
58UJesu wathi kuye: “Iimpungutjha zinemigodi, iinyoni zomkayi zineenhlakana, kodwana iNdodana yoMuntu ayinalapha ingabeka khona ihloko.”
59Wathi emuntwini omunye: “Ngilandela!”
Kodwana umuntu loyo wathi: “Kosi, angibuyele ekhaya ngiyokubulunga ubaba qangi.”
60UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Lisani abafileko babulunge abafileko babo. Kodwana wena khamba uyokumemezela umbuso kaZimu.”
61Omunye godu wathi: “Kosi ngizakulandela, kodwana akhe ngibuyele ekhaya qangi, ngiyokulayelisa.”
62UJesu wathi kuye: “Umuntu obeka isandla sakhe eplurhwini, aphele arhedlule emuva, akakafaneli ukusebenzela umbuso kaZimu.”
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