NgokukaMakhu 9:1-8

Wayesethi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: kukhona abanye kulaba abemi lapha abangayukufa, baze bawubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufika ngamandla.” Kwathi kungedlula izinsuku eziyisithupha, uJesu wathatha uPhethro, uJakobe, noJohane, wakhuphukela nabo entabeni ende, bebodwa. UJesu waguquka esinye isimo phambi kwabo. Izingubo zakhe zacwebezela zaba mhlophe qwa, ngangokuba umhlanzi wasemhlabeni wayengeke akwazi ukuzihlanza zibe mhlophe kanjalo. Base bebona u-Eliya noMose bekhuluma noJesu. UPhethro wayesethi kuJesu: “Rabi, kuhle kithi ukuba sibe lapha, masakhe amadokodo amathathu, elinye kube ngelakho, elinye kube ngelikaMose, nelinye kube ngelika-Eliya.” Wayengazi ukuthi uthini, ngokuba babesaba kakhulu. Khona manjalo kwafika ifu labasibekela; kwezwakala izwi efini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; yilaleleni.” Ngokushesha bathi bethi qala qala, ababe besabona muntu, ngaphandle kukaJesu yedwa owayenabo.