IVangeli Elabhalwa NguMakho

9 Waqhubeka wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, bakhona abanye abemi lapha abangasoze bafe bengakawuboni uMbuso kaNkulunkulu usubusa.”+ 2 Kwathi sekwedlule amalanga ayisithupha, uJesu wathatha uPhetro loJakhobe kanye loJohane wakhwela labo entabeni ende. Sebelapho waguquka isimo phambi kwabo,+ 3 izembatho zakhe zangaphandle zaqalisa ukukhazimula, zaba mhlophe nke okokuthi akulamuntu emhlabeni owayengaziwatsha zibe mhlophe kangako. 4 Kusenjalo babona sekulo-Elija loMosi bexoxa loJesu. 5 UPhetro wasesithi kuJesu: “Rabi, kuhle kithi ukuba lapha. Asimiseni amatende amathathu, elakho lelikaMosi lelika-Elija.” 6 Wayeseswele lokuthi athini ngoba uvalo lwaselubabulele. 7 Kwaqubuka iyezi labagubuzela, kwezwakala ilizwi+ liphuma kuleloyezi lisithi: “Le yiNdodana yami engiyithandayo.+ Yilaleleni.”+ 8 Bathi besithi bayakhangela bazibona sebesele loJesu kuphela.

9 Sebesehla entabeni wabaqonqosela ukuthi bangatsheli muntu ngababekubonile,+ kuze kube yilapho iNdodana yomuntu isivukile kwabafileyo.+ 10 Amazwi la bawagcina ezinhliziyweni zabo,* kodwa baxoxa bebodwa ngokuthi lokho kuvuka kwabafileyo kwakusitshoni. 11 Basebeqalisa ukumbuza besithi: “Manje kungani ababhali besithi u-Elija+ kumele aze kuqala?”+ 12 Yena wathi kubo: “U-Elija kumele abuye kuqala sibili, afike abuyisele zonke izinto endaweni yazo.+ Kodwa kungani kubhalwe ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu kufanele yehlelwe zinhlupho ezinengi+ njalo idelelwe?+ 13 Lanxa kunjalo ngilitshela ukuthi u-Elija+ sewabuya futhi bamenza konke ababekufuna, njengoba nje kubhaliwe ngaye.”+

14 Bathi befika kwabanye abafundi, bananzelela ukuthi babebuthanelwe ngabantu abanengi njalo kwakulababhali ababephikisana labo.+ 15 Kodwa bonke abantu bathi bebona uJesu bamangala kakhulu basebegijima besiyambingelela. 16 Ngakho wabuza wathi: “Liphikisana labo ngani?” 17 Omunye owayephakathi kwabantu wamphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, ngilethe indodana yami kuwe ngoba iledimoni eliyenza ibe yisimungulu.+ 18 Loba nini lapho eliyibamba khona, liyayilahlela phansi ibhubhudle amagwebu, itshayanise amazinyo futhi iphele amandla. Ngicele abafundi bakho ukuthi balikhiphe kodwa behlulekile.” 19 Yena wasesithi kubo: “Hawu lina sizukulwane esingelakholo,+ kumele ngiqhubeke ngilani kuze kube nini? Kufanele ngilibekezelele kuze kube nini? Mletheni lapha umfana.”+ 20 Lakanye bamletha kuye kodwa idimoni lathi libona uJesu lahle lamlahla phansi umfana laqalisa ukumgiqa. Esewele phansi, waqhubeka elokhu egiqika futhi ebhubhudla amagwebu. 21 UJesu wasebuza uyise womfana wathi: “Sekulesikhathi esinganani kumenza lokhu?” Yena wathi: “Kusukela esesemncane, 22 futhi lijayele ukumjikela emlilweni lasemanzini lifuna ukumbulala. Kodwa nxa kukhona ongenelisa ukukwenza, sizwele usincede.” 23 UJesu wasesithi kuye: “Kungani usithi, ‘Nxa kukhona ongenelisa ukukwenza’? Phela zonke izinto zingenzakala kulowo olokholo.”+ 24 Uyise womntwana wahle wamemeza wathi: “Ngilalo ukholo! Ngicela ungincede lapho ukholo lwami olusilela khona!”+

25 UJesu wathi ebona abantu sebegijimela kubo, walikhuza idimoni wathi: “Wena dimoni eliyisimungulu leliyisacuthe, ngithi phuma kuye, ungaphindi ungene kuye futhi!”+ 26 Idimoni laklabalala lamdlukuza ngamandla umfana, laseliphuma, wasala ethe daca angathi ufile, abantu abanengi baze bathi: “Usefile!” 27 Kodwa uJesu wambamba ngesandla wamsukumisa, umfana wama ngenyawo. 28 UJesu wathi esengene endlini, abafundi bakhe bambuza bebodwa bathi: “Kungani thina sehlulekile ukulikhipha?”+ 29 Wathi kubo: “Idimoni elinjengaleli lingakhitshwa ngomthandazo kuphela.”

30 Basuka lapho badabula eGalile kodwa wayengafuni kube lomuntu okwaziyo ukuthi ungaphi. 31 Wayefundisa abafundi bakhe esithi: “INdodana yomuntu izanikelwa* ezandleni zabantu bayibulale.+ Kodwa lanxa izabulawa, izavuka ngemva kwamalanga amathathu.”+ 32 Lanxa watsho njalo abazange bakuzwisise ayekutsho njalo babesesaba ukumbuza.

33 Basebefika eKhaphenawume. Esengenile endlini wababuza wathi: “Beliphikisana ngani endleleni?”+ 34 Bathula zwi ngoba endleleni babephikisane ngokuthi ngubani owayemkhulu phakathi kwabo. 35 Ngakho wahlala phansi wasebiza abaliTshumi Lambili wathi kubo: “Nxa umuntu efuna ukuba ngowokuqala, kufanele abe ngowokucina kubo bonke futhi abe yinceku yabo bonke.”+ 36 Wasethatha umntwana omncane wammisa phakathi kwabo, wamgona wasesithi kubo: 37 “Loba ngubani owamukela umntwana omncane njengalo+ ngenxa yebizo lami uyangamukela lami, futhi loba ngubani ongamukelayo kamukeli mina kuphela kodwa wamukela lalowo ongithumileyo.”+

38 UJohane wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, kulomuntu esimbone ekhipha amadimoni ngebizo lakho, sasesizama ukumalisa ngoba ubengasilandeli.”+ 39 Kodwa uJesu wathi: “Lingazami ukumalisa ngoba kakho ongathi eqeda nje ukwenza isimangaliso ngebizo lami, abesekhuluma izinto ezimbi ngami, 40 ngenxa yokuthi loba ngubani ongaphikisani lathi uyasisekela.+ 41 Lalowo olipha inkomitsho yamanzi ukuthi linathe ngenxa yokuthi lingabakaKhristu,+ ngiqinisile ngithi kini, kasoze alahlekelwe ngumvuzo wakhe loba sekutheni.+ 42 Kodwa loba ngubani okhuba omunye walaba abancinyane abalokholo, kungaba ngcono kuye ukuthi kugaxwe entanyeni yakhe inkalakatha yelitshe lokuchola elidonswa ngubabhemi, abesephoselwa elwandle.+

43 “Nxa isandla sakho sikwenza ukhubeke siqume. Kungcono ukuthi uthole ukuphila ukhubazekile kulokuthi uyengena ulezandla ezimbili eGehena,* emlilweni ongacitshekiyo.+ 44 *—— 45 Kanti njalo nxa unyawo lwakho lukwenza ukhubeke luqume. Kungcono ukuthi uthole ukuphila ugogekile kulokuthi uphoselwe eGehena*+ ulenyawo ezimbili. 46 *—— 47 Nxa ilihlo lakho likwenza ukhubeke lilahlele khatshana.+ Kungcono ukuthi ungene eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu ulelihlo elilodwa kulokuthi uhlale ulamehlo amabili ubusuphoselwa eGehena,*+ 48 lapho okulempethu ezingafiyo lomlilo ongacitshekiyo.+

49 “Phela umlilo kumele uvuvuzelwe emuntwini wonke njengesawudo elivuvuzelwa ekudleni.+ 50 Isawudo lihle kodwa nxa lingabaduma ungalifakani ukuze liphinde libe munyu?+ Wobani lesawudo phakathi kwenu+ futhi liqhubeke lihlalisana ngokuthula.”+