< UMakho 9 >

1 Wasesithi kubo, “Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi abanye abemiyo lapha kabayikukuzwa ukufa bengakawuboni umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufika ngamandla.”
Zvino wakati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Vamwe varipo kune vamire pano, vasingazoraviri rufu, kusvikira vaona ushe hwaMwari huchiuya nesimba.
2 Ngemva kwensuku eziyisithupha uJesu wathatha uPhethro, loJakhobe loJohane wakhwela labo entabeni ephakemeyo lapho ababa bodwa khona. Bekhona lapho waguquka isimo emehlweni abo.
Zvino shure kwemazuva matanhatu, Jesu akatora Petro, naJakobho, naJohwani, akavatungamidza mugomo refu, pachavo vari vega; akashandurwa chimiro pamberi pavo.
3 Izigqoko zakhe zaba mhlophe njengokukhanya, zaba mhlophe okungazake kwenziwe muntu emhlabeni.
Zvipfeko zvake zvikapenya, zvikachenesesa zvikuru semagada echando; hakuna musuki panyika, angagona kuzvichenesa zvikadaro.
4 Khonapho kwabonakala u-Elija loMosi bekhuluma loJesu.
Zvino kwakaonekwa kwavari Eria naMozisi, uye vaitaurirana naJesu.
5 UPhethro wathi kuJesu, “Rabi, kumnandi kithi ukuba lapha. Kasakhe izihonqo ezintathu esakho, esinye esikaMosi lesinye esika-Elija.”
Petro akapindura akati kuna Jesu: Rabhi, zvakanaka kuti tiri pano; ngativake matende matatu, rimwe renyu, uye rimwe raMozisi, uye rimwe raEria.
6 (Wayengazi ukuthi athini, babesesaba kakhulu.)
Nokuti wakange asingazivi chekutaura; nokuti vaitya zvikuru.
7 Kwabuya iyezi labagubuzela, ilizwi labuya livela eyezini lisithi, “Lo yiNdodana yami, engiyithandayo. Ilaleleni!”
Zvino kwakava negore rakavadzikatira, inzwi rikabuda mugore, richiti: Uyu Mwanakomana wangu anodikanwa, inzwai iye.
8 Khonokho nje bathi bayakhangela kababe besabona muntu eduze kwabo ngaphandle kukaJesu.
Kamwe-kamwe, vakati varinga-ringa, havana kuzochaona munhu, asi Jesu chete anavo.
9 Bathi sebesehla entabeni uJesu wabanika imilayo yokuthi bangatsheli muntu ngabakubonileyo iNdodana yoMuntu ize iqale ivuke kwabafileyo.
Zvino vakati vachiburuka mugomo, akavaraira kuti varege kuudza munhu zvavakange vaona kusvikira Mwanakomana wemunhu amuka kubva kuvakafa.
10 Indaba le bayigcina ezifubeni zabo, bebuzana ukuthi, “ukuvuka kwabafileyo” kwakusitshoni.
Vakachengeta shoko iro mukati mavo, vachibvunzana kuti kumuka kwevakafa chii.
11 Bambuza bathi, “Kungani abafundisi bomthetho besithi u-Elija kumele afike kuqala?”
Vakamubvunza, vachiti: Vanyori vanoreverei kuti Eria anofanira kutanga kuuya?
12 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Ngeqiniso u-Elija uza kuqala abuyisele izinto zonke esimeni sazo. Kungani pho kulotshiwe ukuthi iNdodana yoMuntu imele ihlupheke kakhulu yaliwe?
Akapindura, akati kwavari: Eria zvirokwazvo anotanga kuuya, avandudze zvinhu zvese; kwakagonyorwa sei zveMwanakomana wemunhu, kuti achatambudzika zvinhu zvizhinji nekuzvidzwa?
13 Kodwa ngiyalitshela, u-Elija usefikile, sebemenze konke ababekufisa kuye njengoba kulotshiwe ngaye.”
Asi ndinoreva kwamuri kuti Eriawo wakasvika, vakamuitira zvese zvavaida, sezvazvakanyorwa pamusoro pake.
14 Bathi befika kwabanye abafundi babona bebuthanelwe ngabantu abanengi kulabafundisi bomthetho bephikisana labo.
Zvino wakati asvika kuvadzidzi, akaona chaunga chikuru chakavakomba, nevanyori vachipikisana navo.
15 Abantu bonke bonela ukubona uJesu bamangala kakhulu bamgijimela besiyambingelela.
Pakarepo chaunga chese chakati chichimuona chikashamisika zvikuru, ndokumumhanyira, chikamukwazisa.
16 Wabuza wathi, “Kuyini eliphikisana labo ngakho na?”
Akabvunza vanyori akati: Munopikisanei navo?
17 Kwaphendula indoda ethile exukwini yathi, “Mfundisi, ngikulethele indodana yami ilomoya oyenza ibe yisimungulu.
Umwe wechaunga akapindura akati: Mudzidzisi, ndauisa kwamuri mwanakomana wangu, ane mweya wechimumumu;
18 Uthi ungayibamba uyilahlele phansi. Isuka ibhubhudle amagwebu, igedle amazinyo, yome qha umzimba. Ngibacelile abafundi bakho ukuthi bawukhuphe umoya, kodwa behluleka.”
pangava papi paunomubata, unomubvambura; opupuma furo, nekugeda-geda meno ake, uye anooma; zvino ndakataura nevadzidzi venyu kuti vaubudise, vakasagona.
19 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Oh, lina sizukulwane esingakholwayo, ngizahlala lani kuze kube nini na? Ngilibekezelele kuze kube nini? Mletheni kimi umfana.”
Akamupindura akati: Haiwa zera risina rutendo, ndichava nemwi kusvikira rinhi? Ndichakuitirai moyo murefu kusvikira rinhi? Muuyisei kwandiri.
20 Basebemletha kuye. Umoya wonela ukumbona uJesu wamlahla phansi umfana wazigiqagiqa ekhihliza amagwebu ngomlomo.
Vakamuuisa kwaari; wakati achimuona, pakarepo mweya ukamubvambura; akawira pasi, akaumburuka achipupuma furo.
21 UJesu wabuza uyise womfana wathi, “Sekulesikhathi esingakanani enje umfana?” Wathi, “Kusukela ebuntwaneni.
Ndokubva abvunza baba vake akati: Yava nguva yakadini kubvira izvozvi zvichiitika kwaari? Akati: Kubva paupwere.
22 Kuhlezi kumphosela emlilweni loba emanzini kufuna ukumbulala. Kodwa nxa kukhona ongakwenza ake usihawukele usisize.”
Kazhinji wakamuwisira nemumoto nemumvura, kuti umuparadze; asi kana muchigona kuita chinhu, mutinzwire tsitsi, mutibatsire.
23 UJesu wathi, “Uthi ‘engingakwenza?’ Yonke into iyeneliseka kulowo okholwayo.”
Jesu ndokuti kwaari: Kana uchigona kutenda, zvinhu zvese zvinogoneka kune anotenda.
24 Masinyane uyise womfana wamemeza wathi, “Ngiyakholwa; ake ungisize ngehlule ukungakholwa kwami!”
Uye pakarepo baba vemwana vakadanidzira nemisodzi vakati: Ndinotenda, Ishe, batsirai pakusatenda kwangu.
25 UJesu esebona ukuthi ixuku laligijimela kuye wawukhuza umoya omubi wathi, “Wena moya oyisacuthe lesimungulu, ngiyakulaya mina, ngithi phuma kuye ungaphindi ungene kuye futhi.”
Jesu wakati achiona kuti chaunga chinouya chichimhanyirana, akatsiura mweya wetsina, akati kwauri: Iwe, mweya wechimumumu nematsi, ini ndinokuraira: Buda maari, urege kupindazve maari.
26 Umoya waklabalala, wamgiqa phansi umfana, waphuma emva kokumhlukuluza okukhulu. Umfana wathi daca, waba njengesidumbu, abanengi bathi, “Usefile.”
Zvino mweya ukadanidzira, ukamubvundisa zvikuru ukabuda; akaita sewakafa, nokudaro vazhinji vakati: Wafa.
27 Kodwa uJesu wambamba ngesandla wamdonsa wamisa ngezinyawo wema.
Asi Jesu wakabata ruoko rwake akamusimudza; akasimuka.
28 UJesu esesukile wayangena endlini abafundi bakhe bambuza ngasese bathi, “Kungani sehlulekile ukuwuxotsha na?”
Zvino wakati apinda mumba, vadzidzi vake vakamubvunza vari vega vachiti: Sei isu takange tisingagoni kuubudisa?
29 Waphendula wathi, “Lolu uhlobo luphuma ngomkhuleko kuphela.”
Ndokubva ati kwavari: Zera iri harigoni kubuda nechinhu, kunze nekunyengetera nekutsanya.
30 Basuka kuleyondawo badabula eGalile. UJesu kazange afune ukuthi kube khona owaziyo ukuthi babengaphi,
Vakabva ipapo, vakagura neGarirea, akange asingadi kuti chero ani azvizive.
31 ngoba wayefundisa abafundi bakhe. Wathi kubo, “INdodana yoMuntu izanikelwa ezandleni zabantu. Bazayibulala, kuthi ngemva kwensuku ezintathu izavuka.”
Nokuti aidzidzisa vadzidzi vake, achiti kwavari: Mwanakomana wemunhu achakumikidzwa mumaoko evanhu, uye vachamuuraya; kana aurawa achamuka nezuva retatu.
32 Kodwa kabezwisisanga ukuthi wayesitshoni njalo besaba ukumbuza ngakho.
Asi havana kunzwisisa shoko iro, vachitya kumubvunza.
33 Bafika eKhaphenawume. Wathi esendlini wababuza wathi, “Beliphikisana ngani endleleni?”
Zvino wakasvika muKapenaume; akati ava mumba, akavabvunza, achiti: Manga muchikakavadzana chii munzira?
34 Kodwa bathula zwi ngoba endleleni babephikisana ngokuthi ngubani omkhulu kulabanye bonke.
Asi vakanyarara, nokuti munzira vakange vakakavadzana kuti mukurusa ndiani.
35 Wahlala phansi uJesu wabiza abalitshumi lambili wathi kubo, “Nxa ekhona ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala, kabe ngosekucineni, abe yisisebenzi sabo bonke.”
Zvino akagara pasi, akadana vanegumi nevaviri, akati kwavari: Kana munhu achida kuva wekutanga, achava wekupedzisira kune vese nemushandi wevese.
36 Wathatha umntwana omncinyane wamisa phakathi kwabo. Wamthatha wamanga wathi kubo,
Ndokutora mucheche, akamumisa pakati pavo; akati amugumbatira, akati kwavari:
37 “Yilowo owamukela oyedwa walababantwana abancinyane ebizweni lami wamukela mina; njalo lowo ongamukelayo kemukeli mina, kodwa wamukela lowo owangithumayo.”
Ani nani anogamuchira umwe wevacheche vakadai muzita rangu, anogamuchira ini; uye ani nani anogamuchira ini, haagamuchiri ini, asi uyo wakandituma.
38 UJohane wathi, “Mfundisi, sibone indoda ikhupha amadimoni ngebizo lakho, sayenqabela ngoba ingayisuye omunye wethu.”
Zvino Johwani akamupindura, achiti: Mudzidzisi, takaona umwe asingatiteveri achibudisa madhimoni muzita renyu; tikamudzivisa, nokuti haana kutitevera.
39 UJesu wathi, “Lingamaleli. Kakho ongenza umangaliso ngebizo lami aphinde masinyane ajike akhulume okubi ngami,
Asi Jesu wakati: Musamudzivisa, nokuti hakuna munhu angaita basa resimba muzita rangu, anogona kukurumidza kutaura zvakaipa pamusoro pangu.
40 ngoba lowo ongamelani lathi ukanye lathi.
Nokuti asingapikisani nesu, ndewedu.
41 Ngilitshela iqiniso, lowo olipha inkezo yamanzi ngebizo lami ngoba lingabakaKhristu ngempela akayikulahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe.”
Nokuti ani nani anokupai mukombe wemvura kuti munwe muzita rangu, nokuti muri vaKristu, zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Haangamborasikirwi nemubairo wake.
42 “Nxa umuntu ekhubekisa oyedwa walaba abancinyane abakholwa kimi ukuba enze isono, bekungaba ngcono kuye ukuthi aphoselwe olwandle ebotshelwe ilitshe elikhulu entanyeni yakhe.
Uye ani nani anogumbusa umwe wevadiki ava vanotenda kwandiri, zviri nani kwaari kuti guyo guru risungirirwe kupoteredza pamutsipa wake, akandirwe mugungwa.
43 Nxa isandla sakho sikwenza wone, siqume. Kungcono kuwe ukuthi ungene ekuphileni ungungini kulokuya esihogweni ulezandla ezimbili, lapho umlilo wakhona ongacitshiyo, [ (Geenna g1067)
Uye kana ruoko rwako ruchikugumbusa, rugure; zviri nani kwauri kupinda muupenyu uri chirema, pane kuti une maoko maviri uende mugehena, mumoto usingadzimiki, (Geenna g1067)
44 lapho ‘impethu yakhona engafiyo lomlilo wakhona ongacitshiyo.’]
apo pasingafi honye yavo, nemoto usingadzimi.
45 Njalo nxa unyawo lwakho lukwenzisa isono, luqume. Kungcono kuwe ukuthi ungene ekuphileni uyisilima kulokuthi ulenyawo ezimbili uphoselwe esihogweni, [ (Geenna g1067)
Uye kana rutsoka rwako ruchikugumbusa, rugure; zviri nani kwauri kupinda muupenyu uchikamhina, pane kuti une tsoka mbiri ukandirwe mugehena, mumoto usingadzimiki, (Geenna g1067)
46 lapho ‘impethu zakhona ezidlayo zingafi lomlilo ongacitshiyo.’]
apo pasingafi honye yavo, nemoto usingadzimi.
47 Njalo nxa ilihlo lakho likwenza wone, likopole liphume. Kungcono kuwe ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ulelihlo elilodwa kulokuba lamehlo amabili kodwa uphoselwe esihogweni, (Geenna g1067)
Zvino kana ziso rako richikugumbusa, ridzure; zviri nani kwauri kupinda muushe hwaMwari une ziso rimwe, pakuti une maziso maviri, ukandirwe mugehena remoto, (Geenna g1067)
48 lapho ‘impethu zakhona ezidlayo zingafi, lomlilo ongacitshiyo.’
apo pasingafi honye yavo, nemoto usingadzimi.
49 Umuntu wonke uzakuvuvuzelwa itswayi ngomlilo.
Nokuti wese acharungwa nemoto uye chibairo chese chicharungwa nemunyu.
50 Itswayi lilungile, kodwa nxa lingalahlekelwa yibumunyu balo, ungalivuselela njani na? Wobani letswayi ngaphakathi kwenu, lihlalisane ngokuthula.”
Munyu wakanaka; asi kana munyu warasa kuvava, mungaurunga nei? Ivai nemunyu mamuri, mugarisane nerugare.

< UMakho 9 >