Amavesi eBhayibheli adumile avela kokuthi NgokukaMathewu 16

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UJesu wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emuva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele.

Nami-ke ngithi kuwe: Wena unguPhethro; phezu kwaleli dwala ngiyakulakha ibandla lami; amasango eHayidese awayukulahlula.

Ngiyakukunika izihluthulelo zombuso wezulu. Oyakukubopha emhlabeni, kuyakube kuboshiwe nasezulwini; nalokho oyakukukhulula emhlabeni kuyakube kukhululiwe nasezulwini.”

Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe, uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami, uyakukufumana.

Ngokuba kuyakumsiza ngani umuntu, uma ezuza izwe lonke, kepha alahlekelwe ngukuphila kwakhe na? Yini angayikhipha umuntu, ibe yisihlengo sokuphila kwakhe na?

Wayesethi kubo: “Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na?” USimoni Phethro waphendula wathi: “Wena unguKhristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.”

UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ubusisiwe wena Simoni kaJona, ngokuba inyama negazi akukwambulelanga lokhu, kodwa uBaba osezulwini.