Kugucuka kwesimo saJesu
1Emvakwemalanga lasitfupha, Jesu watsatsa boPhetro, naJakobe, naJohane, umnakabo, wenyukela nabo entsabeni lendze, baba bodvwa. 2Jesu wagucuka lesinye simo embikwabo, buso bakhe bakhatimula njengelilanga, tingubo takhe taba mhlophe njengekukhanya. 3BoMosi na-Elija babonakala kubo, bakhuluma naye. 4Ngako Phetro watsi kuJesu: “Nkhosi, kuhle lokuba lapha kwetfu; nawutsandza ngitakwakha emathende lamatsatfu lapha: lelinye libe lakho, lelinye libe laMosi, lelinye libe la-Elija.”
5Watsi asakhuluma loko, kwachamuka lifu lelikhatimulako, labasibekela. Kwevakala livi kulelifu litsi:
“Lena yiNdvodzana yami letsandzekako,
lengitfokota ngayo; yilaleleni!”
6Batsi nabeva loko, bafundzi bawa phansi ngebuso besaba kakhulu. 7Kepha Jesu weta kubo, wafike wabatsintsa watsi: “Sukumani, ningesabi!” 8Kepha batsi nabaphakamisa emehlo abo, bangete babona muntfu ngaphandle kwaJesu yedvwa.
9Basehla kulentsaba Jesu wabadvonsa ngendlebe, watsi: “Ningatjeli muntfu ngalombono leniwubonile, kuze kuvuswe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu kulabafile.”
10Bafundzi babuta batsi: “Basho ngani bafundzisi bemtsetfo kutsi kufanele kufike Elija kucala?”
11Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Empeleni Elija uyeta, uyawubuyisela konkhe esimeni sako. 12Kepha ngitsi kini: Elija sewefika, kuphela nje kutsi bantfu abazange bamati, kodvwa benta kuye konkhe labakutsandzako. Kanjalo-ke neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuhlushwa ngabo.”
13Ngako bafundzi base bayabona kutsi abekhuluma kubo ngaJohane uMbhabhatisi.
Jesu uphilisa umfana lonelidimoni
14Kwatsi nabefika esicunjini sebantfu, kwefika indvodza yaguca embikwaJesu, 15yatsi: “Nkhosi, hawukela indvodzana yami, ngobe inesitfutfwane, ihlupheka kabi, iwela futsi emlilweni nasemantini. 16Ngiyiletse kubafundzi bakho, kodvwa behluleka kuyiphilisa.”
17Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Yehheni, situkulwane lesingakholwa nalesiphambene, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginani? Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Yiletseni la kimi!” 18Jesu walekhuta lelidimoni, lomfana waphila ngaleso sikhatsi.
19Bafundzi base beta kuJesu ngasense, bafike bambuta batsi: “Kwentiwe yini kutsi tsine sehluleke kulikhipha lelidimoni?”
20Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Kwentiwe kutsi nine ninekukholwa lokuncane, ngobe ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Naningaba nekukholwa lokuncane lokungangenhlavu yendlulamitsi, ningatsi kulentsaba: ‘Suka la, uye lapha,’ ivele isuke. Kute lokungete kwenteka kini. [ 21Kepha loluhlobo aluphumi ngaphandle kwekukhuleka nekuzila.]”
Jesu ukhuluma kwesibili ngekufa kwakhe
22Ngesikhatsi baseseGalile, Jesu watsi kubo: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa etandleni tebantfu; 23batayibulala, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu iyawuvuswa ekufeni.” Badzabuka kakhulu.
Kukhishwa kwemtselo welithempeli
24Batsi kube befike eKhaphanawume, Jesu kanye nebafundzi bakhe, labo lababutsa umtselo welithempeli beta babuta kuPhetro batsi: “Umfundzisi wenu uyawukhipha yini umtselo welithempeli?”
25Phetro wabaphendvula watsi: “Yebo.”
Ngesikhatsi Phetro angena endlini, Jesu wambuta kucala watsi: “Simoni, ngembono wakho wena utsini? Emakhosi emhlaba ayitsatsa kubobani imitselo? Ayitsatsa emadvodzaneni awo yini, nome ebafokatini?”
26Phetro wamphendvula watsi: “Ayitsatsa ebafokatini.”
Jesu wase utsi: “Ngako-ke kusho kutsi emadvodzana akhululekile ekutseleni. 27Kodvwa-ke kuze singabakhubi, hamba uye elwandle ufike ujike lidweba lakho udwebe. Leyo nhlanti lotayibamba kucala emlonyeni wayo uyawukhandza luhlavu lwemali; ulutsatse, ubanike, utselele mine nawe, sobabili.”
