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1 AbaFarisi labaSadusi beza kuJesu bamlinga ngokumcela ukuthi abatshengise isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini.
Amafalisayo na Masadukayo bhamwenzeye na hunenje u Yesu abhalolesye iishara yifuma humwanya.
2 Waphendula wathi, “Nxa kufika ukuhlwa lithi, ‘Umkhathi uzakuba muhle ngoba isibhakabhaka sibomvu,’
Ila u Yesu abhajibule na hubhawozye aje “Nkayabha lyabhela muyanga aje ihali yihewa nyinza, afwatanaje ianga lishamamu.
3 ekuseni lithi, ‘Lamuhla kuzaqubuka isiphepho ngoba isibhakabhaka sibomvu njalo kugubuzele.’ Liyakwazi ukuchaza umumo womkhathi kodwa kalenelisi ukuchaza izibonakaliso zesikhathi.
Ni shapwi muyanga ihali yihewa yilelo saganyinza afwatanaje ianga lishamamu na mabhengo galigubishe ianga lyonti, mumenye afasiri uloleho wianga, ila sagamuwezya afasiri iishara zimusala.
4 Isizukulwane esixhwalileyo lesiphingayo sifuna isibonakaliso kodwa kasisoze sisiphiwe ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona.” UJesu wasebatshiya wahamba.
Ishizazi ishibhibhi nishi umalaya shiwhanza iishara ila nemo ishara yoyonti shashaipewa, ila ela ya Yona. Na tena u Yesu abhaleha nasogole ulwakwe.
5 Bathi sebekhuphukele ngaphetsheya kwechibi, abafundi babekhohliwe ukuza lesinkwa.
Abhanafunzi bhenza uwupande wabhele, ila bhahewelwe aheje amabumunda.
6 UJesu wathi kubo, “Limukani. Liqaphele imvubelo yabaFarisi labaSadusi.”
U Yesu abhawozya “Shebhaji na mubhanje shinza nusafwe Wimafarisayo na Masadukayo.”
7 Bakhulumisana ngalokhu bathi, “Kungenxa yokuba kasizanga lesinkwa.”
Abhanafunzi bhayangana mwikundi lyawo na yanje. “Afwatanaje saga tahejile amabumunda.”
8 UJesu wakwazi abakukhulumayo wasebuza wathi, “Lina elilokholo oluncinyane, kungani likhulumisana ngokungabi lasinkwa na?
U Yesu alimanya elyo nayanje, “Amwe mwelweteho udodo, yenu msebhele nayangane mkati yenyu nayanje aje kwasababu sagatahejile amabumunda?
9 Lilokhu lingaqedisisi yini? Kalikhumbuli na izinkwa ezinhlanu ezasuthisa abantu abazinkulungwane ezinhlanu, lokuthi laqoqa izitsha ezingaki?
Eshi bado sagamutambula wala saga mukomboha gala amabumunda gasanu hubhantu elfu zisanu nivitondo vilenga vyamwa wonganyenye?
10 Kumbe izinkwa eziyisikhombisa ezasuthisa abantu abazinkulungwane ezine lokuthi laqoqa izitsha ezigcweleyo ezingaki?
Au amabumunda saba huabhantu elfu zene ni vitondo vielenga mwawonganyenye?
11 Kungani lingezwisisi ukuthi bengingakhulumi lani ngesinkwa? Kodwa qaphelani imvubelo yabaFarisi labaSadusi.”
Iliwele hata sagamuhelewa yabhe nalisigiyanganamwe pamwanya yimabumunda? Jitunzaji na shebhaji nu safwe Wimafarisayo na Masadukayo.”
12 Basebezwisisa ukuthi wayengabatsheli ukuqaphela imvubelo esetshenziswa esinkweni kodwa ukunanzelela imfundiso yabaFarisi labaSadusi.
Tena bhamanya aje alisagayanga pamwanya yashebhe na mabumunda gagali nu safu ila ashebhe amamanyizyo gi Mafarisayo na Masadukayo.
13 Kwathi uJesu esefike emangweni waseKhesariya Filiphi wabuza abafundi bakhe wathi, “Abantu bathi iNdodana yoMuntu ingubani na?”
Isala u Yesu lwafishile sehemu zi Kaisaria yi Filipi, abhawozelezya abhanafunzi bhakwe, ayanga, “Abhantu bhayanga umwana wa muntu yu nanu?”
14 Baphendula bathi, “Abanye bathi nguJohane uMbhaphathizi; abanye bathi ngu-Elija; abanye njalo bathi nguJeremiya loba omunye nje wabaphrofethi.”
Bhayanga, “bhamo bhayanga aje yu Yohana Umozi; bhamo, yu Eliya; na bhamo, yu Yeremia, au wiweka na kuwa.
15 Wabuza wathi, “Lina-ke, lithi ngingubani?”
Abhawozya, amwe muyiga ane ni nanu?
16 USimoni Phethro waphendula wathi, “UnguKhristu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.”
Ajibu, Usimoni Petro ayanga, “Awe wa Klisiti wamwana wa Ngulubhi wali momi.”
17 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Ubusisiwe wena Simoni, ndodana kaJona ngoba lokhu kawukwambulelwanga ngumuntu wegazi lenyama kodwa nguBaba osezulwini.
U Yesu ajibu na humozye, “Usayiwilwe awe, Simoni Bar Yona, afwatanaji idanda ni nyama sagavyafunuliye eli, ila Ubaba wane wali humwanya.
18 Ngakho ngiyakutshela ukuthi unguPhethronjalo phezu kwalelidwala ngizakwakha ibandla lami, futhi amasango eHadesi akayikulehlula. (Hadēs g86)
Nane tena ihuwozya aje awe wa Petro, na pamwanya yikhome ogu nayihulizenga ishi bhanza shane. Amalyango gawhilongo sagagayi hulishinda. (Hadēs g86)
19 Ngizakupha izihluthulelo zombuso wezulu; loba yini oyibophayo emhlabeni izabotshwa lasezulwini njalo loba yini oyithukululayo emhlabeni izathukululwa lasezulwini.”
Nayihupela awe infwungulo zi umwene wahumwanya. Shoshonti shawayishigalila panse shayibhashi galililwe humwanya, na shoshonti shawayihungula panse shayibha shuguliwilwe humwanya.”
20 Waseqonqosela abafundi bakhe ukuba bangatsheli muntu ukuthi wayenguKhristu.
Tena u Yesu abhawozya abhanafunzi bhasamozye umuntu wowonti aje umwene ali yu Klisiti.
21 Kusukela ngalesosikhathi uJesu waqalisa ukuchazela abafundi bakhe ukuthi kumele aye eJerusalema ayehlupheka ngezinto ezinengi ezandleni zabadala bebandla, abaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho njalo lokuthi kumele abulawe, kuthi ngelanga lesithathu avuswe kwabafileyo.
Afume isala ezyo u Yesu ahandile hubhawozye abhanafunzi aje lazima abhale Huyerusalemu, ayembe humambo aminji hunyobhe zya zehe na abhagosi bhadimi na simbizi, agoywe na zyoshe isiku lya tatu.
22 UPhethro wamdonsela eceleni waqalisa ukumkhuza wathi, “Ngeke kwenzeke Nkosi! Lokhu kakusoze kwafa kwenzeka kuwe!”
Tena u Petro amwega u Yesu hunshenje, nahukhalipile whayanje, “Ijambo eli nalibhe hutali nawe, ugosi, eli lisatokele huliwe.
23 UJesu waphendula wathi kuPhethro, “Suka emva kwami Sathane! Uyisikhubekiso kimi; engqondweni yakho kawulazo izinto zikaNkulunkulu kodwa ucabanga ezabantu.”
Ila u Yesu agewushe na humozye u Petro, “Wela whisalo lgane setano! awe ulishipingimizi huline, kwasabu sugusaga amambo ga Ngolobhi, ila amambo gabhanadamu.”
24 UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe, “Nxa ekhona ofuna ukungilandela, kazidele athathe isiphambano sakhe angilandele.
Tena u Yesu abhawozya abhanafunzi bhakwe, “Nkesho umuntu wowonti nkawanza hufwate ane, lazima ajikhane umene mwene, ayeje ikhobhehanyo lyakwe, na afwate.
25 Ngoba lowo ofuna ukusindisa impilo yakhe izamlahlekela kodwa lowo olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami uzayizuza.
Afwatanaje wawhanza agokole amakhalo gakwe ayihugatezya, na whawowonti wahugatezya amakhalo gakwe kwa ajili yane ayihugokola.
26 Kuzamsiza ngani umuntu ukuzuza wonke umhlaba kodwa alahlekelwe ngumphefumulo wakhe na? Kambe umuntu angaphani esikhundleni sempilo yakhe na?
Eshi! Faida wele yayi huyipata umuntu nkapata ense yonti ila atezya amakhalo gakwe? Je! Ni kitu gani atakachotoa mtu katika kubadilishana na maisha yake?
27 Phela iNdodana yoMuntu izakuza ngobukhosi bukaYise kanye lezingilosi zakhe, ibisisipha umvuzo emuntwini munye ngamunye ngalokho akwenzileyo.
Alenganaje umwana wa Adamu ayinza katika utuntumu wa Baba wakwe. Nape ayihunipa kila mutnu alengane ni mbombo yakwe.
28 Ngilitshela iqiniso, abanye abemiyo khonapha kabayikukuzwa ukufa bengakayiboni iNdodana yoMuntu isiza embusweni wayo.”
Lyoli imbawozya huli baadhi yenyu mu mweleye epa ambao sagabhayilenga ufwe hadi lwabhayihunola umwana wa Adamu lwayihenza katika umwene wakwe.
