Isibawo sesibonakaliso
1AbaFarisi nabaSadusi beza kuJesu bamlinga ngokumbawa bonyana abakhombise isibonakaliso esibuya ezulwini. 2Wabaphendula wathi: “Nakurhwalalako, phele nithi, ‘Lizokubalela ngombana amafu abomvu.’ 3Kuthi ekuseni nithi, ‘Namhlanje kuzokuba nesiwuruwuru ngombana amafu aguqubele!’ Niyakwazi ukuhlathulula ubujamo bezulu kodwana anikwazi ukuhlathulula amatshwayo weenkhathi. 4Isizukulwana esikhohlakeleko nesihlobongako sifunana namatshwayo wemikarisomraro, kodwana asizukunikelwa ngitjho nasinye ngaphandle kweembonakaliso zakaJona.” UJesu wabatjhiya khonapho.
Isibiliso sabaFarisi nabaSadusi
(Mk 8:14-21)
5Abafundi nabayamela ngaphetjheya kwelwandle, balibala ukuthatha isikwa. 6UJesu wathi kibo: “Yelelani nitjheje isibiliso sabaFarisi nabaSadusi.”
7Bathoma bakhuluma bodwa bathi: “Utjho ngombana asikezi nesikwa.” 8UJesu wakwazi egade bakutjho, yeke wabuza wathi: “Nina abanokukholwa okuncani! Kubayini nikhuluma nodwana ngokuthi aninasikwa na? 9Anilemuki nanje na? Anikhumbuli izikwa ezihlanu ezondla iinkulungwana ezihlanu nokobana kwaphuma iinqwebu ezingaki zeentshutshuru enazibutha lapho? 10Nithini-ke ngezikwa ezilikhomba ezondla iinkulungwana ezine nokobana kwaphuma iinqwebu ezingaki zeentshutshuru enazibutha lapho? 11Alo-ke kwenziwa yini ningalemuki bona bengingakhulumi nani ngesikwa na? Zitjhejeni nina mayelana nesibiliso sabaFarisi nabaSadusi!”
12Yeke balemuka bona isibiliso ebegade abasola ngaso bekungasiso esifakwa esikweni, kodwana bekutjho bona bayelele ifundiso yabaFarisi nabaSadusi.
Ubufakazi bakaPitrosi ngoKrestu
(Mk 8:27-30; Lk 9:18-21)
13Kwathi lokha uJesu nafika esifundeni seKhesariya-Filipi, wabuza abafundi bakhe wathi: “Abantu bathi iNdodana yoMuntu ingubani na?” 14Bamphendula bathi: “Abanye bathi inguJwanisi uMbhabhadisi namkha ingu-Eliya, abanye godu bathi inguJoromiya namkha ingomunye wabaphorofidi.”
15Wababuza godu wathi: “Alo-ke nina nithi ngingubani na?” 16USimoni Pitrosi waphendula wathi: “UnguKrestu, iNdodana kaZimu ophilako.”
17UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Ubusisiwe wena Simoni msa kaJona ngombana lokhu akukembulwa mumuntu kuwe kodwana kwembulwe nguBaba osezulwini. 18Yeke ngithi kuwe unguPitrosi. Phezu kwedwaleli ngizakwakha ibandla lami, ngitjho namasango weHayidesi angeze ajamelana nalo. 19Ngizokunikela iinhluthulelo zombuso wezulu; nanyana yini oyibopha ephasinapha izabe ibotjhiwe nezulwini, nalokho okuthukululako ephasinapha kuzabe kuthukululwe nezulwini.”
20Yeke uJesu wakghala abafundi bakhe bona bangatjeli namunye bonyana unguKrestu.
UJesu ukhuluma ngokutlhaga kwakhe nokufa kwakhe
(Mk 8:31 – 9:1; Lk 9:22-27)
21Kusukela ngesikhatheso uJesu wathoma ukuhlathululela abafundi bakhe bonyana kumele aye eJerusalema lapha azokutlhaga khona ngokunengi ezandleni zabaphathi, abaphristi abakhulu kanye nabafundisi bomthetho. Nokobana kumele abulawe bese kuthi elangeni lesithathu avuke, aphile godu.
22UPitrosi wambizela ngeqadi, wamkhalimela, wathi: “Sengathi uZimu angaba nomusa Kosi, koke lokho kungenzeki kuwe!”
23Yeke uJesu waphenduka wathi kuPitrosi: “Suka kimapha, Sathana ndina! Usiqabo endlelenami ngombana imikhumbulwakho akusiyo yokukaZimu, kodwana ingeyabantu.”
24Yeke uJesu wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Nanyana ngubani ofuna ukungilandela, akazidele, atjathe isiphambano sakhe angilandele. 25Loyo ofuna ukusindisa ipilo yakhe izomlahlekela; kodwana loyo olahlekelwe yipilo yakhe ngebanga lami uzayifumana. 26Kuzamsiza ngani umuntu ukuzuza iphasi loke kodwana alahlekelwe yipilwakhe na? Namkha yini umuntu angenana ngayo ngepilwakhe na? 27Ngambala iNdodana yoMuntu izokuza ngephazimulo kaYise neengilozi zayo, yeke izakuvuza omunye nomunye umuntu ngokwemisebenzakhe. 28Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona abanye abajame lapha njenganje angeze bakubona ukufa bangakaboni iNdodana yoMuntu isiza ngombuswayo.”
