< ULukha 9 >
1 Wasebizela ndawonye abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili, wabanika amandla legunya phezu kwamadimoni wonke, lawokwelapha izifo.
Akaitanga ao ni kumi na abili palung'wi, akaapa uhumi nuukulu mugulya amintunga ihi nukuaguna indwala.
2 Wasebathuma ukuyatshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu, lokusilisa abagulayo,
Akatuma alongole kutanantya utemi wang'wi Tunda nukuguna ialwae.
3 wasesithi kubo: Lingaphathi lutho lwendlela; lodondolo, lesikhwama, lomphako, lemali, njalo lingabi lezigqoko ezimbili ngamunye.
Akaila, muleke kuhola kihi kunsoko amuhinzo wanyuata umulanga, ata imbugulu, ata indya, ata ipia, muleke kuhola inkanzu niibili.
4 Lakuyiphi indlu elingena kuyo, hlalani lapho, lalapho lisuke.
Nyumba ihi nimukingila mikie mumo kunamukuhegela kung'wanso.
5 Labo bonke abangalemukeliyo, nxa lisuka kulowomuzi, thintithani ngitsho uthuli enyaweni zenu kube yibufakazi obumelana labo.
Ingi ngwa ao nisha akumusingilya, nimukahega mukisali nikanso, mipununte ulunkundi mumigulu anyu kunsoko akilingasilyo kao.
6 Basuka-ke bahamba bedabula imizana, betshumayela ivangeli besilisa endaweni zonke.
Ikahega ikalongola nukukiila muisali, nukutanantya upanga nukuguna lantu ni.
7 UHerodi umtetrarki wasekuzwa konke okwenziwa nguye; wasedideka, ngoba kwatshiwo ngabanye ukuthi uJohane uvukile kwabafileyo;
Itungili Herode, mkulu, aiwigule, ihi naiapumie aiwagile itai, kunsoko aiittambuwe ikatula Yohana mubatisaji uhimbukile kupuma muashi.
8 langabanye ukuthi uElija ubonakele; langabanye ukuthi kuvukile omunye wabaprofethi abadala.
Niakehu ikalunga ue Elia wapumie, niangita ikalunga ung'wi wanyakidagu nia kali wahimbuka muashi hangi.
9 Kodwa uHerodi wathi: UJohane ngamquma ikhanda mina; kodwa ngubani lo, mina engizwa ngaye izinto ezinje? Wasefunisisa ukumbona.
U Herode, akalunga, ainimusinzile u Yohana, Ingi uyu nyinyu nung'wenso nikija inkani yakwee? u Herode akaduma inzila akumuona U Yesu.
10 Abaphostoli sebebuyile bambikela konke ababekwenzile. Wasebathatha, wahamba labo bebodwa waya endaweni eyinkangala eyomuzi othiwa yiBhethisayida.
Imatungo naiasukile nai atumilwe, ikamuila imantu ihi naitumile. Akahahola palung'winung'wenso akalongola wing'wene muhisali nikitangiwle Bethsadia.
11 Kwathi amaxuku esekwazi, amlandela; wasewemukela, wakhuluma lawo ngombuso kaNkulunkulu, wabasilisa labo abaswele ukusiliswa.
Ingi umilundo wikija, ikamutwata, nukuasingilya akaligitwa nienso, utemi wang'wiTunda, au agunile awa naialoitwe kuguma.
12 Ilanga laseliqala ukutshona; abalitshumi lambili basebesiza bathi kuye: Yekela ixuku lihambe, ukuze baye emizaneni lezigabeni ezizingelezeleyo bangenise khona, bathole ukudla; ngoba lapha sisendaweni eyinkangala.
Uluhuki nailandilye, kuhila nao nikumi naibili ikalongola kitalakwe akalunga, ''Usimbailye umilundo ulongole mukisali nia pakupi numuisali adume, usupilyo nindya, kunsoko kukoli mumbuga.
13 Kodwa wathi kubo: Banikeni lina bona ukuthi badle. Bathi-ke: Asilakho okwedlula izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili, ngaphandle kokuthi thina siyebathengela ukudla bonke lababantu.
Ingi akaaila unye api imaintu akulya. ''Ikalunga kutile nimangiza ikoli indya kunsoko amilundo ni antu''.
14 Ngoba kwakukhona amadoda angaba zinkulungwane ezinhlanu. Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Bahlaliseni phansi ngezigaba ngamatshumi amahlanu.
Aikali itunja magana anzugu ataano pang'wanso. Akaaila iamanyisigwa akwe, Ikalinsi pihi maanza aantu iziakoli hamsini kila lanza
15 Basebesenza njalo, babahlalisa phansi bonke.
Kuluko ikatenda uu ni antu akikie pihi.
16 Wasezithatha izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili, wakhangela phezulu ezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula, wazinika abafundi ukuthi babeke phambi kwexuku.
Akahola indya itaano ni samaki ibili akagoza milunde, akaikendepa, nukuega ipande, akaapa iamanyisigwa akwe aike kuntongela amilundo.
17 Basebesidla basutha bonke; kwadojwa imvuthu ezazisele kubo, izitsha ezilitshumi lambili.
Ini ikalya ikikuta, imaminyanguilwa naisigile ikahoela ikizulya itoto ikumi na ibili.
18 Kwasekusithi ekhuleka yedwa, abafundi babelaye; wasebabuza, esithi: Amaxuku athi ngingubani?
Nung'weso naukulopa wing'wene, lamanyisigwa akwe aiakoli palung'wi nung'wenso, akaakolya akalunga, lantu ilunga une ni nyinyu?
19 Basebephendula bathi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi; kodwa abanye bathi: UElija; kodwa abanye bathi: Kuvukile umprofethi othile wabadala.
Ikasusha, ikalunga, Yohana mubadisaji, niangiza ilunga Eliya, niangiza ilunga ung'wi wanyakidagu wa matungo na kali wahimbuka hangi.
20 Wasesithi kubo: Lina-ke lithi ngingubani? UPetro wasephendula wathi: UKristu kaNkulunkulu.
Akaaila unyenye milunga unene ni nyinyu? Akasusha u petero akalunga, ''kristo kupuma kung'wi Tunda''.
21 Esebaxwayisisile walaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu lokhu,
Ingi ngwa u Yesu akaahugolya, alekekumuila wihi kua ili iti.
22 esithi: INdodana yomuntu imele ihlupheke kakhulu, ilahlwe ngabadala labapristi abakhulu lababhali, ibulawe, ibisivuswa ngosuku lwesithathu.
Akalunga ng'wana wang'wa Adamu itai ukaga kunkani ni idu nukuhitwa nianyampala ni atemi ni aandiki nukubulagwa, nuluhiku lakatatu ukuhembuna.
23 Wasesithi kubo bonke: Uba umuntu ethanda ukuza ngemva kwami, kazidele, athathe isiphambano sakhe insuku ngensuku, angilandele.
Akaaila ihi, ang'wi muntu wihi nuloilwe kutyata, Ikanwe ung'wenso, ahole itoka lakwe imahiku ihi na antyate.
24 Ngoba loba ngubani othanda ukusindisa impilo yakhe, izamlahlekela; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami, yena uzayisindisa.
Wihi niwiza kugemakukuna upanga akwe ukuguni.
25 Ngoba kuzamsizani umuntu, uba ezuza umhlaba wonke, kodwa yena uqobo lwakhe azone kumbe alahleke?
Kululo ukupata nsao ke umuntu, hangi au one ukumbigulu wihi, ukuliniilya nukuulya Ilioma lakwe.
26 Ngoba loba ngubani olenhloni ngami langamazwi ami, iNdodana yomuntu izakuba lenhloni ngaye, nxa isiza enkazimulweni yayo lekaBaba leyengilosi ezingcwele.
Wihi nukuona iminyala kungwana ninganiyane, ng'wenso ng'wana wa ng'wa Adamu ukumuone minyala muuza na nuuzawang'wi ihe.
27 Kodwa ngilitshela ngeqiniso: Bakhona abanye kwabemiyo lapha, abangasoze bezwe ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
Ingi kumuili itai, akehu, niimikile apa, sha akumilulya insha ku utemi wang'wi Tunda.
28 Kwasekusithi emva kwalawomazwi, kungaba zinsuku eziyisificaminwembili, wathatha uPetro loJohane loJakobe, wakhwela entabeni ukuyakhuleka.
Mahiku munana naiakile u yesu alunga nkani Izi ingi ahela palung'wi nung'weso petro, Yona nu Yakobo, Akanankila mulugulu nukulompa.
29 Kwasekusithi ekukhulekeni kwakhe, isimo sobuso bakhe saphenduka, lesembatho sakhe saba mhlophe, sacwazimula.
Ingi gwa nakulompa, u usu wakwe ukakailika ni mavazi akwe ikela pee.
30 Njalo khangela, akhuluma laye amadoda amabili, ayengoMozisi loElija;
Ingi goza, aiakali Itunja abili akaziligitya nung'wenso ai Musa nu Eliya.
31 abonakala ngenkazimulo akhuluma ngokusuka kwakhe ayezakuphelelisa eJerusalema.
Aigee kunso au kendepwa, ai aligitilya kunsoko kuhega kitala kwe, nkani naihuge kumala ku Yerusalem.
32 Kodwa uPetro lababelaye babesindwe yibuthongo; kodwa sebephapheme babona inkazimulo yakhe, lamadoda amabili ayemi laye.
Itungili u petro naiyine palung'wi nung'wenso ainkoti mutulo numulito hangi naiaukile, Ikaona uza wakwe ni itunja abili naimikile palung'wi nung'winso.
33 Kwasekusithi, ekwehlukaneni kwawo laye, uPetro wathi kuJesu: Nkosi, kuhle ukuthi sibe lapha; futhi asakhe amadumba amathathu, elinye ngelakho, lelinye ngelikaMozisi, lelinye ngelikaElija; engakwazi akutshoyo.
Ikatula naiakuhega kung'wa Yesu, akamuila, ''mukulu, ingi iza kikie kunu kitaitu itakiwe kunoniye imakazi a antu atatu.
34 Kwathi ekhuluma lezizinto, kwafika iyezi labasibekela; basebesesaba ekungeneni kwabo eyezini.
Nau ukulunga, nanso, likeuta ilunde lika akunikila, na ikogopa nilkaona apilimili gwa ni lunde.
35 Kwasekuphuma ilizwi eyezini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; zwanini yona.
Ululi lika puma milunde ikalunga, uyu ng'wa ana mutemi, mutegeli ng'wenso.
36 Kwathi ilizwi selifikile, uJesu waficwa eyedwa. Kodwa bona bathula, kabaze batshela muntu ngalezonsuku okunye kwalezozinto abazibonileyo.
Ululi nailukilagilye, u Yesu aiwing'ene du, aiwikie twee imahiku nanso.
37 Kwasekusithi ngelanga elilandelayo, sebehlile entabeni, ixuku elikhulu lamhlangabeza.
Luhiku nulukatwata, nika puma mulugulu, mumilunda ukulu nu a antu ikantankana nu ng'winso.
38 Njalo khangela, indoda exukwini yamemeza, isithi: Mfundisi, ngiyakuncenga, bona indodana yami, ngoba yiyo yodwa ezelweyo yami;
Goza, mitunja mitunja aupumie mumilundo akalila kululi, akalunga, mumanyisi kulopa umugoza ung'wa ane, wingene.
39 njalo khangela, umoya uyayibamba, futhi ihle iklabalale, njalo uyihlukuze, ikhihlize amagwebu, uphume nzima kuyo, uyihluzule.
Waona ikolo nimbi hapun witule kulia iogo, witula uhaile nukupumai pombalu, N lipuma kushada, nu uwai nu utaki.
40 Njalo ngincenge abafundi bakho ukuthi bawukhuphe, kodwa abenelisanga.
Aini alompile iamanyisigwa ako kukemela Ikaleng'wa.
41 UJesu wasephendula wathi: O sizukulwana esingelakholo lesonakeleyo, kuzaze kube nini ngilani, ngilibekezelela? Ilethe lapha indodana yakho.
U Yesu akasusha akalunga, unye uileli nu uhuie nuwu nualekile, kizi kikie nalinunye? muleti ungwa apa.
42 Kuthe iseza, idimoni layidabula layihlukuza; kodwa uJesu wawukhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wamsilisa umntwana, wambuyisela kuyise.
Muhumba inkolo aiza nimbi aimutagaa pihi nuku muhingisa kungulu.
43 Bonke basebemangaliswa kakhulu yibukhulu bukaNkulunkulu. Kwathi bemangele bonke ngazo zonke izinto uJesu azenzileyo, wathi kubafundi bakhe:
Ihi ikapata ikuilwa ukulu wang'wi Itunda hangi ikatula singa ihi inkani naiwatumile, alunga kua manyasigwa akwe.
44 Fakani lina endlebeni zenu lamazwi: Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa ezandleni zabantu.
Inkani yingile mua kutwa anyu kunsako ungwana angwa Adamu ukuhegigwa mumikono a anadamu.
45 Kodwa kabaqedisisanga lumutsho, njalo wawufihlakele kubo, ukuze bangawuzwisisi; basebesesaba ukumbuza ngalumutsho.
Ingi shanga aialingile inkani nianso aipihilwe mumiho ao kusoko aleke kulinga akogopa kukolia ulukani nulanso.
46 Kwasekungena ukuphikisana phakathi kwabo, ukuthi ngubani ongaba mkhulu kubo.
Ingi akatula kinyoma kukiila kitalao Ingi gwa nyenyu natule mukulu.
47 Kwathi uJesu ebona ukunakana kwenhliziyo yabo, wathatha umntwana omncane, wammisa phansi kwakhe,
Ingi u Yesu akalinga naiakikalia mukalo yao, akamuhola umungenye numunino nukumuika pang'wa kwe.
48 wasesithi kubo: Loba ngubani owemukela lumntwana omncane ebizweni lami wemukela mina; njalo loba ngubani owemukela mina wemukela ongithumileyo; ngoba omncinyane kini lonke nguye ozakuba mkhulu.
Akulunga umuntu wihi nukumusingilia umung'enya numunino angu uyu kulina lane, ansingilie nune hangi, wihi nukunsingili une amusingili nuyu nautumile, kunsoko munino kung'wanyu wihi yuyo mukulu.
49 UJohane wasephendula wathi: Nkosi, sabona omunye ekhupha amadimoni ngebizo lakho, sasesimenqabela, ngoba engalandeli kanye lathi.
Yohana akasusha akulunga, ''mukulu, aikumuine umuntu akazi muzunsa ukintunga kulina lako kikamugili kunsoko shukoli palungwi nuse.
50 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Lingamenqabeli, ngoba ongamelani lathi ungakithi.
Ingi u Yesu akaila lekikumugili, uyu nisingukali palung'wi nunye Ingi wanyu.
51 Kwathi seziphelelisiwe insuku zokwenyuka kwakhe, yena wasekhangelisa ubuso bakhe ukuya eJerusalema,
Ikatula imahiku nai ahumbee kullongala kilunge, akahonja u usu wakwe ku Yaruselemu.
52 wasethuma izithunywa phambi kobuso bakhe; zasezihamba zangena emzaneni wamaSamariya, ukuze zimlungisele.
Akatuma lanya mpala akwe, kuntonge la akwe, nienso ikalongola kukisali ka Wasomaria amunonelie pang'wanso.
53 Kodwa kawamemukelanga, ngoba ubuso bakhe babukhangele eJerusalema.
I antu sanga ikamusingilia, kunsoko au hongilye u usu wakwe ku Yarusalemu.
54 Kwathi abafundi bakhe uJakobe loJohane bebona lokhu bathi: Nkosi, uyathanda yini ukuthi sitsho ukuthi umlilo wehle uvela ezulwini, ubaqothule, njengoba loElija wenza?
Iamanyisigwa akwe Yakobo nu Yohana naiaine iti, Ikalunga, mukulu itakile uzume umoto usime pihi kuma milunde ualimili?
55 Kodwa watshibilika wabakhuza, esithi: Alazi ukuthi lina lingabomoya onjani.
Ingi akapilukila akaakenela.
56 Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu kayizanga ukuthi ibhubhise imiphefumulo yabantu, kodwa ukuyisindisa. Basebesedlulela komunye umzana.
Ingi gwa Ikalongola kisali lingiza.
57 Kwasekusithi behamba endleleni, umuntu othile wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngizakulandela loba ngaphi lapho oya khona.
Naiahongile munzila yao, muntu ung'wi akamuila, mahali Ihi nuinzo.
58 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Amakhanka alemilindi, lenyoni zezulu zilezidleke; kodwa iNdodana yomuntu kayilalapho engaqamelisa ikhanda khona.
Yesu akamuila,'' umulula akete imakombo, Inyonyi yamigulia akete iunyi, kunsoko umuntu mugila pakulala itue lakwe''
59 Wasesithi komunye: Ngilandela. Kodwa yena wathi: Nkosi, ngivumela ukuthi ngiyengcwaba ubaba kuqala.
Kululo akamuila muntu mungiza, Itiate.''naunso akalungai'' mukulu, ndekele nendemuika utata wane.
60 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Yekela abafileyo bangcwabe ababo abafileyo; kodwa wena hamba utshumayele umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
Nuanso akamuila aleke Iashi aike Iashi ao, kululo uewe longola utanantie utemi wang'wi Itunda kuisali.
61 Lomunye wasesithi: Ngizakulandela, Nkosi; kodwa ngivumela kuqala ukuthi ngiyevalelisa abasendlini yami.
Hangi muntu mungiza akalunga, kutiata, Mukulu, ndulusile hanza nialage niakoli munyumba ane.
62 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Kakho othi esebeke isandla sakhe ekhubeni, akhangele kokusemuva, ofanele umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
Yesu akamuila kutile umuntu, nuika umukono akwe kulima nukugoza kunyuma nukutula Mtemi wang'wi Itunda.