Marku 9:14-50

Esefikile kubafundi bakhe, wabona isixuku esikhulu sibahaqile, nababhali bephikisana nabo. Kwathi masinyane isixuku sonke simbona samangala kakhulu, sagijimela kuye, sambingelela. Wababuza ababhali, wathi: “Niphikisana ngani nabo na? Omunye wesixuku waphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, ngilethe kuwe indodana yami enomoya oyisimungulu; Nomaphi lapho embamba khona, uyamdwengula, akhihlize amagwebu, agedle amazinyo, ashwaqeke; ngikhulume nabafundi bakho ukuba bawukhiphe; kepha abakwazanga. Wasephendula wathi kuye: O sizukulwane esingakholwayo, koze kube nini nginani? koze kube nini nginibekezelela? mletheni kimi. Basebemletha kuye; kwathi embona, masinyane umoya wamdweba; yawa phansi, yagiqika ikhihliza amagwebu. Wabuza kuyise wathi: “Sekulesikhathi esinganani enze lokhu kuye? Wathi: Kusukela ebuntwaneni. Umphose kaningi emlilweni nasemanzini ukuba umbhubhise; kepha uma unamandla okwenza utho, sihawukele, usisize. UJesu wathi kuye: “Uma ukholwa, zonke izinto zingenzeka kokholwayo. Wahle wamemeza uyise womntwana, wathi ngezinyembezi: Ngiyakholwa, Nkosi; siza ukungakholwa kwami. UJesu ebona ukuthi isixuku sigijima kanyekanye, wawukhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wathi kuwo: “Wena moya oyisimungulu nesithulu, ngiyakuyala: phuma kuye, ungabe usangena kuye. Umoya wakhala, wamdwengula kabuhlungu, waphuma kuye; baze bathi: Ufile. Kodwa uJesu wambamba ngesandla, wamsukumisa; wasukuma. Esengene endlini, abafundi bakhe bambuza bebodwa, bathi: “Thina besingemkhiphe ngani na? Wathi kubo: Loluhlobo alunakuphuma ngalutho, kuphela ngokukhuleka nokuzila ukudla. Basuka lapho, badabula iGalile; futhi wayengafuni ukuthi umuntu akwazi. Ngoba wayefundisa abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: INdodana yomuntu inikelwa ezandleni zabantu, njalo bazayibulala; njalo emva kokuba esebulewe, uzavuka ngosuku lwesithathu. Kodwa kabaliqondanga lelolizwi, besaba ukumbuza. Wayesefika eKapernawume; esesendlini wababuza wathi: “Beniphikisana ngani endleleni na? Kodwa bathula, ngoba endleleni babephikisana bodwa ngokuthi ngubani omkhulu. Wayesehlala phansi, wabiza abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukuba ngowokuqala, uyakuba ngowokugcina kubo bonke nesigqila sabo bonke. Wathatha umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo, wamgona, wathi kubo. Loba ngubani owemukela abe munye wabantwana abanje ebizweni lami, uyangemukela mina; njalo loba ngubani ongamukela mina, kamukeli mina, kodwa loyo ongithumileyo. UJohane wamphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, sabona umuntu ongasilandeli ekhipha amademoni ngegama lakho; Kodwa uJesu wathi: Lingamenqabeli, ngoba kakho owenza umsebenzi wamandla ebizweni lami, ongahle akhulume kubi ngami. Ngoba ongamelani lathi ungakithi. Ngoba loba ngubani ozalinathisa inkezo yamanzi ngenxa yebizo lami, ngoba lingabakaKristu, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe. Noma ngubani okhubekisa abe munye kulaba abancinyane abakholwa yimi, kungcono kuye ukuba itshe lokuchola ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, aphonswe olwandle. Njalo uba isandla sakho sikukhubekisa, siqume; lapho impethu yabo ingafi khona, nomlilo ongacimi. Njalo uba unyawo lwakho lukukhubekisa, luqume; lapho impethu yabo ingafi khona, nomlilo ongacimi. Uma iso lakho likukhubekisa, likhiphe; lapho impethu yabo ingafi khona, nomlilo ongacimi. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo uyakutswaywa ngomlilo, futhi wonke umhlatshelo utswaywe ngosawoti. Usawoti muhle, kepha uma usawoti edumele, ningawuthambisa ngani na? Yibani nosawoti phakathi kwenu, nihlalisane ngokuthula.