NgokukaMarku 9:30-50

Bamuka lapho, badabula iGalile, wayengathandi ukuba kwaziwe muntu, ngokuba wabafundisa abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “INdodana yomuntu ikhashelwa ezandleni zabantu, bazakuyibulala; kuthi isibulewe, izakuvuka emva kwezinsuku ezintathu.” Kepha abakuzwisisanga lokho kusho, besaba nokumbuza. Base beza eKapernawume. Kwathi esengene endlini, wababuza wathi: “Beniphendulana ngantoni endleleni na?” Kepha bathula, ngokuba bebekhulumisene endleleni ngokuthi ngubani omkhulu. Wayesehlala phansi, wababiza abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukuba ngowokuqala, makabe ngowokugcina kubo bonke nesikhonzi sabo bonke.” Wayesethatha umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo, wamgona, wathi kubo: “Yilowo nalowo oyakwamukela abe munye kubantwana abanje ngegama lami uyangamukela mina, ongamukela mina akamukeli mina kodwa ongithumileyo.” UJohane wayesethi kuye: “Mfundisi, sabona umuntu ongasilandeli ekhipha amademoni ngegama lakho; samnqabela ngokuba engasilandeli.” Kepha uJesu wathi: “Ningamnqabeli, ngokuba akakho owenza umsebenzi wamandla ngegama lami ongasuka masinyane, akhulume kabi ngami. Ngokuba ongamelene nathi ungakithi. Yilowo nalowo oniphuzisa inkezo yamanzi ngegama lami ngokuba ningabakaKristu, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe. Nalowo okhubekisa abe munye kulaba abancinyane abakholwayo kungangcono kuye ukuba itshe lokusila ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, aphonswe elwandle. Uma isandla sakho sikukhubekisa, sinqume; kungcono ungene ekuphileni uyingini kunokuba uye esihogweni, emlilweni ongacimekiyo, unezandla zombili, lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi. Uma unyawo lwakho lukukhubekisa, lunqume; kungcono ungene ekuphileni ulunyonga kunokuba uphonswe esihogweni, emlilweni ongacimekiyo, unezinyawo zombili, lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi. Uma iso lakho likukhubekisa, likhiphe; kungcono ungene embusweni kaNkulunkulu uneso linye kunokuba uphonswe esihogweni unamehlo omabili, lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi. Ngokuba bonke bazakugqunyiswa ngomlilo. “Usawoti muhle, kepha uma usawoti engasenabusawoti, niyakumhlaziya ngani na? Yibani nosawoti phakathi kwenu, nihlalisane ngokuthula.”