NGOKUKAMARKU 9

₁Wayesethi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufikile ngamandla.

₂Emva kwezinsuku eziyisithupha uJesu wathatha oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane, wakhuphukela nabo entabeni ende bebodwa; waphenduka esinye isimo phambi kwabo.

₃Izingubo zakhe zacwazimula zabamhlophe qwa, ngangokuba umhlanzi wasemhlabeni angezenze zibe-mhlophe kangaka.

₄Kwabonakala kubo uEliya enoMose; babekhuluma noJesu.

₅Wathatha uPetru, wathi kuJesu: Rabi, kuhle ukuba silapha; masakhe amadokodo amathathu, elinye libe-ngelakho, elinye libe-ngelikaMose, elinye libe-ngelikaEliya.

₆Wayengazi ukuthi uzakuphendula ngokuthini, ngokuba babesaba kakhulu.

₇Kwase kufika ifu, libasithibeza; kwavela izwi efwini, lithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; yizweni.

₈Kwathi masinyane beqalaza, ababe besabona-muntu, kuphela uJesu yedwa enabo.

₉Besehla entabeni, wabayala ukuba bangatsheli-muntu abakubonileyo, iNdodana yomuntu ingakavuki kwabafileyo.

₁₀Bazigcinela lelozwi bebuzana ngokuthi kuyini lokho ukuvuka kwabafileyo.

₁₁Base bembuza, bethi: Basholoni ababhali ukuthi uEliya umelwe ukufika kuqala na?

₁₂Wayesethi kubo: Nempela uEliya uyeza kuqala ukuba abuyisele konke; kepha kulotshiwe kanjani ngeNdodana yomuntu ukuthi izakuhlupheka ngokuningi, idelelwe, na?

₁₃Kodwa ngithi kini: UEliya sewafika, benza kuye abakuthandayo, njengalokho kulotshiwe ngaye.

₁₄Kwathi sebeza kubafundi, babona isixuku esikhulu sibahaqile nababhali bebuzana nabo.

₁₅Isixuku sonke sambona qede sashaywa luvalo, sagijimela kuye, sambingelela.

₁₆Wayesebabuza ethi: Nibuzana nabo ngantoni na?

₁₇Omunye wesixuku wamphendula wathi: Mfundisi, ngilethé kuwe indodana yami enomoya oyisimungulu.

₁₈Kuthi lapho eyibambayo, uyidonsela phansi, ikhihlize amagwebu, igedle amazinyo, iphele amandla. Ngikhulumé nabafundi bakho ukuba bamkhiphe, kepha bahluleka.

₁₉Waphendula wathi: O sizukulwane esingakholwayo, koze kube-nini nginani na? Koze kube-nini nginibekezelela na? Yiletheni kimi.

₂₀Bayiletha kuye. Kwathi umoya embona, wayihlukumeza kakhulu masinyane, yawa phansi emhlabathini, yazigingqa ikhihliza amagwebu.

₂₁Wayesebuza kuyise ukuthi isikhathi sesingakanani ifikelwe yilokhu na? Wathi: Kwasebuntwaneni.

₂₂Uyiphonsile kaningi emlilweni nasemanzini ukuba ayibhubhise; kodwa uma unamandla okwenza utho, sihawukele, usisize.

₂₃UJesu wayesethi kuye: Uma unamandla! Konke kungenzeka kokholwayo.

₂₄Uyise womntwana wayesememeza masinyane, wathi: Ngiyakholwa, siza ukungakholwa kwami.

₂₅UJesu esebona ukuthi isixuku sigijimela ndawonye, wamkhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wathi kuye: Wena-moya oyisimungulu nesithulu ngiyakuyala mina, ngithi: Phuma kuye, ungabe usangena kuye.

₂₆Wamemeza, wamhlukumeza kakhulu, waphuma; waba-njengofileyo, baze bathi abaningi: Usefile.

₂₇Kepha uJesu wambamba ngesandla, wamvusa; wasukuma.

₂₈Kuthé esengenile endlini, abafundi bakhe bambuza bebodwa, bathi: Thina besingemkhiphe ngani na?

₂₉Wayesethi kubo: Loluhlobo lungephume ngalutho, kuphela ngokukhuleka nangokuzila ukudla.

₃₀Bamuka lapho, badabula iGalile; wayengathandi ukuba kwaziwe-muntu,

₃₁ngokuba wabafundisa abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: INdodana yomuntu ikhashelwa ezandleni zabantu, bazakuyibulala; kuthi isibulewe, izakuvuka emva kwezinsuku ezintathu.

₃₂Kepha abakuzwisisanga lokhokusho, besaba nokumbuza.

₃₃Base beza eKapernawume. Kwathi esengené endlini, wababuza wathi: Beniphendulana ngantoni endleleni na?

₃₄Kepha bathula, ngokuba bebekhulumisene endleleni ngokuthi ngubani omkhulu.

₃₅Wayesehlala phansi, wababiza abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: Uma umuntu ethanda ukuba-ngowokuqala, makabe-ngowokugcina kubo bonke nesikhonzi sabo bonke.

₃₆Wayesethatha umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo, wamgona, wathi kubo:

₃₇Yilowo nalowo oyakwamukela abemunye kubantwana abanje ngegama lami uyangamukela mina; ongamukela mina akamukeli mina kodwa ongithumileyo.

₃₈UJohane wayesethi kuye: Mfundisi, sabona umuntu ongasilandeli ekhipha amademoni ngegama lakho; samnqabela ngokuba engasilandeli.

₃₉Kepha uJesu wathi: Ningamnqabeli, ngokuba akakho owenza umsebenzi wamandla ngegama lami ongasuka masinyane, akhulume kabi ngami.

₄₀Ngokuba ongamelene nathi ungakithi.

₄₁Yilowo nalowo oniphuzisa inkezo yamanzi ngegama lami ngokuba ningabakaKristu, ngiqinsile ngithi kini: Akasoze alahlekelwa ngumvuzo wakhe.

₄₂Nalowo okhubekisa abe-munye kulaba abancinyane abakholwayo kungangcono kuye ukuba itshe lokusila ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, aphonswe elwandle.

₄₃Uma isandla sakho sikukhubekisa, sinqume; kungcono ungene ekuphileni uyingini kunokuba uye esihogweni, emlilweni ongacimekiyo, unezandla zombili,

₄₄lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi.

₄₅Uma unyawo lwakho lukukhubekisa, lunqume; kungcono ungene ekuphileni ulunyonga kunokuba uphonswe esihogweni, emlilweni ongacimekiyo, unezinyawo zombili,

₄₆lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi.

₄₇Uma iso lakho likukhubekisa, likhiphe; kungcono ungene embusweni kaNkulunkulu uneso linye kunokuba uphonswe esihogweni unamehlo omabili,

₄₈lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi.

₄₉Ngokuba bonke bazakugqunyiswa ngomlilo.

₅₀Usawoti muhle, kepha uma usawoti engasenabusawoti, niyakumhlaziya ngani na? Yibani-nosawoti phakathi kwenu, nihlalisane ngokuthula.