Marku 8:1-26

Ngalezo zinsuku isixuku sasisikhulu kakhulu, singenalutho lokudla, uJesu wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Ngiyasihawukela ixuku, ngoba sekuyizinsuku ezintathu lihlezi lami lingelakudla; Uma ngibamukisa ezindlini zabo bengadlanga, bayakuphelelwa amandla endleleni, ngokuba abanye babo bavela kude. Abafundi bakhe bamphendula bathi: “Kungavelaphi umuntu ukubasuthisa laba ngesinkwa lapha ehlane na? Wababuza wathi: Zingaki izinkwa eninazo? Basebesithi: Ziyisikhombisa. Wayala isixuku ukuba sihlale phansi emhlabathini; wazithabatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa, wabonga, wazihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe, ukuba bababele; bazibeka phambi kwabantu. Babanezinhlanzana eziyingcosana; wabusisa, wathi mazibekwe phambi kwabo nazo. Badla, basutha, babutha imvuthuluka eseleyo, amaqoma ayisikhombisa. Abadlayo babengaba yizinkulungwane ezine; wayesebamukisa. Wasengena masinyane emkhunjini kanye labafundi bakhe, waya emaphandleni aseDalmanutha. Base bephuma abaFarisi, baqala ukuphikisana naye, befuna kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini, bemlinga. Wabubula kakhulu emoyeni wakhe, wathi: “Lesi sizukulwane sifunelani isibonakaliso na? ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikunikwa sibonakaliso. Wabashiya, wabuye wangena emkhunjini, waya ngaphesheya. Kepha abafundi babekhohliwe ukuphatha izinkwa; Wasebalaya wathi: Qaphelani, lixwaye imvubelo yabaFarisi lemvubelo kaHerodi. Basebekhulumisana bodwa, besithi: Kungoba singelazinkwa. Kwathi uJesu ekwazi wathi kubo: Kungani liphikisana ngokuthi lingelazinkwa? anikaqondi, anikaqondi na? Inhliziyo yenu iselukhuni na? Ninamehlo, aniboni na? Ninezindlebe anizwa na? anikhumbuli na? Mhla ngihlephula izinkwa eziyisihlanu kwabayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu, nabutha iziqabetho ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthuluka na? Bathi kuye: “Ishumi nambili.” Lapho abayisikhombisa kwabayizinkulungwane ezine, nabutha iziqabetho ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthuluka na? Basebesithi: Ziyisikhombisa. Wathi kubo: “Kungani ningaqondi na? Wafika eBetsayida; basebeletha kuye isiphofu, bamncenga ukuthi asithinte. Wayibamba ngesandla impumputhe, wayiyisa ngaphandle komuzi; wafela amathe emehlweni ayo, wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwayo, wayibuza ukuthi ibona utho yini. Yasiphakamisa amehlo, yathi: Ngibona abantu behamba kungathi yizihlahla. Emva kwalokho wabuye wabeka izandla phezu kwamehlo aso, wasiphakamisa, sasisindiswa, sababona bonke kahle. Waseyithuma endlini yayo, esithi: Ungangeni emzini, ungatsheli muntu emzini.