Kulandzisa KwaMatewu
17 Nasekwendlule emalanga lasitfupha, Jesu watsatsa Phetro, Jakobe naJohane umnakabo, wenyukela nabo entsabeni lephakeme, baba bodvwa.+ 2 Wase uyashintja embikwabo; buso bakhe bakhanya njengelilanga, netingubo takhe tangetulu takhanya bha!*+ 3 Kusenjalo, babona Mosi na-Elija bakhuluma naye. 4 Phetro watsi kuJesu: “Nkhosi, kuhle kutsi sibe lapha. Nawutsandza, ngingakha emathende lamatsatfu, linye libe lakho, lelinye libe laMosi futsi lelinye libe la-Elija.” 5 Watsi asakhuluma, kwavela lifu lelikhanyako labasibekela, kwase kuvakala livi livela kulelifu litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami letsandzekako nalengiyemukele.+ Yilaleleni.”+ 6 Labafundzi batsi nabeva loko, besaba kakhulu futsi baguca batsintsa ngebuso phansi. 7 Jesu wasondzela kubo, wababamba, wabese utsi kubo: “Sukumani, ningesabi.” 8 Batsi nabavula emehlo, babona Jesu kuphela. 9 Nabasehla entsabeni, Jesu watsi kubo: “Ningatjeli muntfu ngalombono, kuze kube ngulapho iNdvodzana yemuntfu seyivusiwe ekufeni.”+
10 Labafundzi bambuta batsi: “Kwentiwa yini-ke kutsi tati temtsetfo titsi kufanele kufike Elija kucala?”+ 11 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Vele Elija uyeta, futsi utawubuyisela tonkhe tintfo esimeni sato.+ 12 Kepha ngitsi kini: Elija sewefika, kodvwa abazange babone kutsi nguye, esikhundleni saloko benta labakutsandzako kuye.+ NeNdvodzana yemuntfu batayihlupha ngendlela lefanako.”+ 13 Labafundzi base bayabona kutsi abekhuluma ngaJohane uMbhabhatisi.
14 Batsi nasebasondzela esicunjini sebantfu,+ indvodza letsite yeta kuJesu yafike yaguca embikwakhe yatsi: 15 “Nkhosi, mane uhawukele indvodzana yami ngobe inesifo sekuwa futsi isesimeni lesibucayi, ihlale iwela emlilweni nasemantini.+ 16 Ngiyiletsile kubafundzi bakho, kodvwa behlulekile kuyiphilisa.” 17 Jesu watsi: “Awu nine situkulwane lesingakholwa nalesigwegwile,+ kufanele ngichubeke nginani sikhatsi lesingakanani? Ngitanibeketelela kuze kube ngunini? Mletseni lapha lomfana.” 18 Jesu walekhuta lelidimoni, lase liyaphuma kulomfana, futsi waphila ngaleso sikhatsi.+ 19 Bafundzi baJesu beta kuye sebabodvwa, batsi: “Kwentiwe yini kutsi tsine sehluleke kulikhipha?” 20 Yena watsi kubo: “Kungobe kukholwa kwenu kuncane. Ngicinisile ngitsi kini: Kube kukholwa kwenu bekungangenhlanyelo yesinaphi, benitawutsi kulentsaba: ‘Suka lana uye lapha,’ ivele isuke, futsi kute lobekunganehlula.”+ 21 *——
22 Ngesikhatsi bahlangene eGalile, Jesu watsi kubo: “INdvodzana yemuntfu itawunikelwa* kubantfu,+ 23 futsi batayibulala, kutsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu ivuswe.”+ Nabeva loko, bafundzi bakhe beva buhlungu kakhulu.
24 Nasebafikile eKhaphanawume, emadvodza labetsatsa umtselo welithempeli* eta kuPhetro atsi: “Umfundzisi wenu uyawukhipha yini umtselo welithempeli?”+ 25 Phetro watsi: “Yebo uyawukhipha.” Kepha watsi nakangena endlini, Jesu wakhuluma kucala, watsi: “Ucabangani Simoni? Emakhosi atselisa bobani? Atselisa emadvodzana awo yini nobe atselisa luntfu?” 26 Phetro watsi: “Atselisa luntfu.” Jesu wase utsi: “Yebo, emadvodzana awo akudzingeki awukhiphe umtselo. 27 Kodvwa-ke kute singabakhubi,+ hamba uye elwandle ufike ujike lidweba emantini, bese utsatsa inhlanti yekucala lotayibamba. Utawutsi nawuvula umlomo wayo utfole luhlavu lwelisiliva.* Ubolutsatsa, ubanike lona, usitselele sobabili.”