Luke 9

Ukuthunywa kwabaphostoli

1Wasebizela ndawonye abafundi bakhe abalitshumi lambili a, wabanika amandla legunya phezu kwamadimoni wonke, lawokwelapha izifo b. 2Wasebathuma ukuyatshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu, lokusilisa abagulayo, 3wasesithi kubo: Lingaphathi lutho lwendlela; lodondolo, lesikhwama, lomphako, lemali, njalo lingabi lezigqoko ezimbili ngamunye. 4Lakuyiphi indlu elingena kuyo, hlalani lapho, lalapho lisuke c. 5Labo bonke abangalemukeliyo, nxa lisuka kulowomuzi, thintithani ngitsho uthuli enyaweni zenu kube yibufakazi obumelana labo d. 6Basuka-ke bahamba bedabula imizana, betshumayela ivangeli besilisa endaweni zonke e.

Ukubulawa kukaJohane uMbhabhathizi

7UHerodi umtetrarki* f wasekuzwa konke okwenziwa nguye g; wasedideka h, ngoba kwatshiwo ngabanye ukuthi uJohane uvukile kwabafileyo; 8langabanye ukuthi uElija ubonakele; langabanye ukuthi kuvukile omunye wabaprofethi abadala. 9Kodwa uHerodi wathi: UJohane ngamquma ikhanda mina; kodwa ngubani lo, mina engizwa ngaye izinto ezinje? Wasefunisisa ukumbona i.

UJesu usuthisa amadoda azinkulungwane ezinhlanu

10Abaphostoli j sebebuyile bambikela konke ababekwenzile. Wasebathatha k, wahamba labo bebodwa waya endaweni eyinkangala eyomuzi othiwa yiBhethisayida l. 11Kwathi amaxuku esekwazi, amlandela; wasewemukela, wakhuluma lawo ngombuso kaNkulunkulu m, wabasilisa labo abaswele ukusiliswa n.

12Ilanga laseliqala ukutshona o; abalitshumi lambili basebesiza bathi kuye: Yekela ixuku lihambe, ukuze baye emizaneni lezigabeni ezizingelezeleyo bangenise khona, bathole ukudla p; ngoba lapha sisendaweni eyinkangala. 13Kodwa wathi kubo: Banikeni lina bona ukuthi badle. Bathi-ke: Asilakho okwedlula izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili, ngaphandle kokuthi thina siyebathengela ukudla bonke lababantu. 14Ngoba kwakukhona amadoda angaba zinkulungwane ezinhlanu. Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Bahlaliseni phansi ngezigaba ngamatshumi amahlanu. 15Basebesenza njalo, babahlalisa phansi bonke. 16Wasezithatha izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili, wakhangela phezulu ezulwini, wazibusisa, wazihlephula, wazinika abafundi ukuthi babeke phambi kwexuku. 17Basebesidla basutha bonke; kwadojwa imvuthu ezazisele kubo, izitsha ezilitshumi lambili.

Isivumo sokholo sikaPetro. UJesu ukhuluma ngokufa lokuvuka kwakhe

18Kwasekusithi ekhuleka yedwa, abafundi babelaye; wasebabuza, esithi: Amaxuku athi ngingubani q? 19Basebephendula bathi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi; kodwa abanye bathi: UElija; kodwa abanye bathi: Kuvukile umprofethi othile wabadala r. 20Wasesithi kubo: Lina-ke lithi ngingubani? UPetro wasephendula wathi: UKristu kaNkulunkulu. 21Esebaxwayisisile s walaya ukuthi bangatsheli muntu lokhu t, 22esithi u: INdodana yomuntu imele ihlupheke kakhulu, ilahlwe ngabadala labapristi abakhulu lababhali, ibulawe, ibisivuswa ngosuku lwesithathu v.

Ukuhlutshwa kukaJesu lokwabamlandelayo

23Wasesithi kubo bonke: Uba umuntu ethanda ukuza ngemva kwami, kazidele, athathe isiphambano sakhe w insuku ngensuku, angilandele x. 24Ngoba loba ngubani othanda ukusindisa impilo yakhe, izamlahlekela; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami, yena uzayisindisa. 25Ngoba kuzamsizani umuntu, uba ezuza umhlaba wonke, kodwa yena uqobo lwakhe azone kumbe alahleke y? 26Ngoba loba ngubani olenhloni ngami langamazwi ami, iNdodana yomuntu izakuba lenhloni ngaye, nxa isiza enkazimulweni yayo lekaBaba leyengilosi ezingcwele. 27Kodwa ngilitshela ngeqiniso: Bakhona abanye kwabemiyo lapha, abangasoze bezwe ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.

Ukukhazimuliswa kukaJesu entabeni

28Kwasekusithi z emva kwalawomazwi aa, kungaba zinsuku eziyisificaminwembili ab, wathatha uPetro loJohane loJakobe, wakhwela entabeni ukuyakhuleka ac. 29Kwasekusithi ekukhulekeni kwakhe, isimo sobuso bakhe saphenduka, lesembatho sakhe saba mhlophe, sacwazimula ad. 30Njalo khangela, akhuluma laye amadoda amabili, ayengoMozisi loElija ae; 31abonakala ngenkazimulo af akhuluma ngokusuka kwakhe ayezakuphelelisa eJerusalema ag. 32Kodwa uPetro lababelaye babesindwe yibuthongo ah; kodwa sebephapheme babona inkazimulo yakhe ai, lamadoda amabili ayemi laye. 33Kwasekusithi, ekwehlukaneni kwawo laye aj, uPetro wathi kuJesu: Nkosi ak, kuhle ukuthi sibe lapha; futhi asakhe amadumba amathathu, elinye ngelakho, lelinye ngelikaMozisi, lelinye ngelikaElija; engakwazi akutshoyo al. 34Kwathi ekhuluma lezizinto, kwafika iyezi labasibekela; basebesesaba ekungeneni kwabo eyezini am. 35Kwasekuphuma ilizwi eyezini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; zwanini yona. 36Kwathi ilizwi selifikile, uJesu waficwa eyedwa. Kodwa bona bathula, kabaze batshela muntu ngalezonsuku okunye kwalezozinto abazibonileyo an.

Ukusiliswa komfana owayelesithuthwane

37Kwasekusithi ngelanga elilandelayo, sebehlile ao entabeni, ixuku elikhulu lamhlangabeza ap. 38Njalo khangela, indoda exukwini yamemeza, isithi: Mfundisi, ngiyakuncenga, bona indodana yami aq, ngoba yiyo yodwa ezelweyo yami ar; 39njalo khangela, umoya uyayibamba, futhi ihle iklabalale as, njalo uyihlukuze, ikhihlize amagwebu, uphume nzima kuyo, uyihluzule at. 40Njalo ngincenge abafundi bakho ukuthi bawukhuphe, kodwa abenelisanga. 41UJesu wasephendula wathi: O sizukulwana esingelakholo lesonakeleyo, kuzaze kube nini ngilani, ngilibekezelela? Ilethe lapha indodana yakho. 42Kuthe iseza, idimoni layidabula layihlukuza; kodwa uJesu wawukhuza umoya ongcolileyo, wamsilisa umntwana, wambuyisela kuyise.

UJesu uphinda akhulume ngokuhlupheka kwakhe

43Bonke basebemangaliswa kakhulu yibukhulu bukaNkulunkulu. Kwathi bemangele bonke ngazo zonke izinto uJesu azenzileyo, wathi kubafundi bakhe au: 44Fakani lina endlebeni zenu lamazwi av: Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa ezandleni zabantu. 45Kodwa kabaqedisisanga lumutsho, njalo wawufihlakele kubo, ukuze bangawuzwisisi; basebesesaba ukumbuza ngalumutsho aw.

UJesu ufundisa ngokuthobeka

46Kwasekungena ax ukuphikisana phakathi kwabo, ukuthi ngubani ongaba mkhulu kubo ay. 47Kwathi uJesu ebona ukunakana kwenhliziyo yabo az, wathatha umntwana omncane, wammisa phansi kwakhe, 48wasesithi kubo: Loba ngubani owemukela lumntwana omncane ebizweni lami wemukela mina; njalo loba ngubani owemukela mina wemukela ongithumileyo ba; ngoba omncinyane kini lonke nguye ozakuba mkhulu bb.

49UJohane wasephendula wathi bc: Nkosi, sabona omunye ekhupha amadimoni ngebizo lakho, sasesimenqabela, ngoba engalandeli kanye lathi. 50Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Lingamenqabeli, ngoba ongamelani lathi ungakithi bd.

UJesu uyasuka aye eJerusalema

51Kwathi seziphelelisiwe insuku be zokwenyuka kwakhe bf, yena wasekhangelisa ubuso bakhe ukuya eJerusalema bg, 52wasethuma izithunywa phambi kobuso bakhe bh; zasezihamba zangena emzaneni bi wamaSamariya bj, ukuze zimlungisele. 53Kodwa kawamemukelanga bk , bl, ngoba ubuso bakhe babukhangele eJerusalema bm. 54Kwathi abafundi bakhe uJakobe loJohane bn bebona lokhu bathi: Nkosi, uyathanda yini ukuthi sitsho ukuthi umlilo wehle uvela ezulwini, ubaqothule, njengoba loElija wenza bo? 55Kodwa watshibilika wabakhuza, esithi: Alazi ukuthi lina lingabomoya onjani. 56Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu kayizanga ukuthi ibhubhise imiphefumulo yabantu, kodwa ukuyisindisa bp. Basebesedlulela komunye umzana.

Ukulandela uJesu

57Kwasekusithi behamba endleleni bq, umuntu othile wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngizakulandela loba ngaphi lapho oya khona. 58UJesu wasesithi kuye: Amakhanka alemilindi, lenyoni zezulu zilezidleke; kodwa iNdodana yomuntu kayilalapho engaqamelisa ikhanda khona br. 59Wasesithi komunye: Ngilandela. Kodwa yena wathi: Nkosi, ngivumela ukuthi ngiyengcwaba ubaba kuqala. 60Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Yekela abafileyo bangcwabe ababo abafileyo; kodwa wena hamba utshumayele umbuso kaNkulunkulu bs. 61Lomunye wasesithi: Ngizakulandela, Nkosi bt; kodwa ngivumela kuqala ukuthi ngiyevalelisa abasendlini yami bu. 62Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Kakho othi esebeke isandla sakhe ekhubeni, akhangele kokusemuva bv, ofanele umbuso kaNkulunkulu bw.

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