UMakho 8
1 Ngalezonsuku kwakukhona ixuku elikhulu kakhulu, njalo lalingelakho okokudla, uJesu wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe wathi kubo:
In those days, the multitude being large, and having nothing which they may eat, Jesus calling His disciples, says to them,
2 Ngilesihelo ngexuku; ngoba sebehlezi lami insuku ezintathu, bengelalutho lokudla;
I sympathize with the multitude because three days already abide unto me, and they have nothing which they may eat.
3 njalo uba ngibayekela baye emakhaya abo bengadlanga, bazayatha endleleni; ngoba abanye babo bavela khatshana.
If I shall send them away to their homes fasting, they will faint on the road; indeed some of them have come from afar.
4 Abafundi bakhe basebemphendula bathi: Zingavela ngaphi izinkwa umuntu angasuthisa ngazo laba lapha enkangala?
And His disciples responded, Whence shall any one be able to feed these with bread in the desert?
5 Wasebabuza wathi: Lilezinkwa ezingaki? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa.
And He asked them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven loaves.
6 Waselaya ixuku ukuthi lihlale phansi emhlabathini; wasethatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa, esebongile wazihlephula wazinika abafundi bakhe, ukuthi babeke phambi kwabo; basebebeka phambi kwexuku.
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, He broke, and gave them to His disciples, that they may dispense them; and they presented them to the multitude.
7 Njalo babelenhlanzana ezinlutshwana; esebusisile wathi bazibeke lazo phambi kwabo.
And they had a few fishes: and blessing them, He delivered them.
8 Basebesidla, basutha; basebedobha imvuthu ezazisele, izitsha eziyisikhombisa.
And they ate, and were filled: and they took up the residue of the fragments, seven baskets.
9 Lababedlile babengaba zinkulungwane ezine; wasebayekela bahamba.
And those eating were about four thousand. And He sent them away.
10 Njalo wahle wangena emkhunjini labafundi bakhe, weza kungxenye zeDalmanutha.
And immediately having gone into the ship with His disciples, He came to the parts of Dalmanutha.
11 AbaFarisi basebephuma, baqala ukuphikisana laye, befunisisa kuye isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini, bemlinga.
And the Pharisees came out, and began to question Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven. tempting Him.
12 Wasebubula kakhulu emoyeni wakhe wathi: Lesisizukulwana sidingelani isibonakaliso? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakulasibonakaliso esizanikwa kulesisizukulwana.
And groaning in spirit, He says, What sign does this generation seek after? truly I say unto you, No sign shall be given unto this generation.
13 Wasebatshiya, wangena emkhunjini futhi, wasuka waya ngaphetsheya.
And having left them, coming in again He departed to the other side.
14 Kodwa abafundi babekhohliwe ukuthatha izinkwa, njalo bengelalutho emkhunjini ngaphandle kwesinkwa esisodwa.
And they forgot to take bread; and had but one loaf with them in the ship.
15 Wasebalaya, wathi: Nanzelelani, liqaphele imvubelo yabaFarisi lemvubelo kaHerodi.
And He commanded them, saying, See, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
16 Basebekhulumisana, besithi: Ngoba kasilazinkwa.
And they were reasoning to one another, saying, It is because we have not bread.
17 UJesu esekwazi wathi kubo: Kungani likhulumisana ngokuthi kalilazinkwa? Kalikaboni, njalo kaliqedisisi yini? Lokhe lilenhliziyo ezilukhuni yini?
And Jesus knowing says to them, Why do you reason because you have not bread? do you not yet know, nor understand? have you your heart still hardened?
18 Lilamehlo kaliboni yini? Futhi lilendlebe kalizwa yini? Njalo kalikhumbuli yini?
Having eyes, do you not see? having ears, do you not hear? and do you not remember?
19 Mhla ngahlephulela abazinkulungwane ezinhlanu izinkwa ezinhlanu, ladobha izitsha ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthu? Bathi kuye: Ezilitshumi lambili.
When I broke the five loaves to the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They say to Him, Twelve.
20 Njalo mhla ziyisikhombisa kwabazinkulungwane ezine, ladobha izitsha ezingaki ezigcwele imvuthu? Basebesithi: Eziyisikhombisa.
And when the seven loaves to the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven.
21 Wasesithi kubo: Yinindaba lingaqedisisi?
And He said to them, Do you not yet understand?
22 Wasefika eBhethisayida. Basebeletha kuye isiphofu, bamncenga ukuthi asithinte.
And they come into Bethsaida: and they bring Him a blind man, and they intreat Him that He may touch him.
23 Wasebamba isandla sesiphofu, wasikhuphela ngaphandle komzana; esekhafulele emehlweni aso, wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwaso, wasibuza ukuthi ngabe sibona ulutho.
And taking the blind man by the hand, He led him out of the village; and spitting in his eyes, putting His hands on him, He asked him, if he sees anything.
24 Sasesikhangela phezulu sathi: Ngibona abantu behambahamba kungathi yizihlahla.
And looking up he said, I see the men walking about like trees.
25 Emva kwalokhu wabuya wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwamehlo aso, wasenza sakhangela phezulu; sasesisiliswa, sabona bonke ngokucacileyo.
Then again He put His hands on his eyes, and he looked up; and was restored, and saw all things distinctly.
26 Wasesithuma endlini yaso, wathi: Ungangeni emzaneni, njalo ungatsheli muntu loyedwa emzaneni.
And He sent him to his own house, saying, Go not into the village.
27 UJesu wasephuma labafundi bakhe baya emizaneni yeKesariya yeFiliphu; besendleleni wababuza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Abantu bathi ngingubani?
And Jesus and His disciples went away into the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, saying to them, Whom do the people say that I am?
28 Basebephendula bathi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi; labanye: UElija; labanye: Omunye wabaprofethi.
And they answered Him saying, John the Baptist: and others, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.
29 Yena wasesithi kubo: Lina-ke lithi ngingubani? UPetro wasephendula wathi kuye: Wena unguKristu.
And He asked them, Whom do you say that I am? And Peter responding says to Him, Thou art the Christ.
30 Wasebalayisisa ukuthi bangatsheli muntu ngaye.
And He charged them that they should speak to no one concerning Him.
31 Waseqala ukubafundisa, ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imele ukuhlupheka izinto ezinengi, ilahlwe ngabadala labapristi abakhulu lababhali, ibulawe, ibuye ivuke emva kwensuku ezintathu.
And He began to teach them, that it behooves the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.
32 Waselikhuluma lelilizwi obala. UPetro wasemthatha waqala ukumkhuza.
And He was boldly speaking the word. And Peter taking Him to him began to rebuke Him.
33 Kodwa etshibilika, wabona abafundi bakhe, wamkhuza uPetro, wathi: Suka ngemva kwami, Sathane; ngoba kawucabangi ngezinto zikaNkulunkulu, kodwa ngezabantu.
And He turning and seeing His disciples rebuked Peter, and says, Get behind me, adversary: because thou art not thinking the things of God, but those of men.
34 Kwathi esebizele kuye ixuku kanye labafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Uba umuntu ethanda ukuza ngemva kwami, kazidele, athathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele.
And calling the multitude to Him with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 Ngoba loba ngubani othanda ukusindisa impilo yakhe, izamlahlekela; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami levangeli, yena uzayisindisa.
For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his soul for my sake and that of the gospel shall save it.
36 Ngoba kuzamsizani umuntu, nxa ezuza umhlaba wonke, kodwa alahlekelwe ngumphefumulo wakhe?
For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 Kumbe umuntu uzanikani kube lihlawulo lomphefumulo wakhe?
For what would a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Ngoba loba ngubani olenhloni ngami langamazwi ami kulesisizukulwana esifebayo lesonakeleyo, iNdodana yomuntu layo izakuba lenhloni ngaye, nxa isiza enkazimulweni kaYise kanye lengilosi ezingcwele.
For whosoever may be ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and wicked generation, the Son of man shall also be ashamed of him, when He may come in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.
