Kulandzisa KwaMatewu
16 BaFarisi nebaSadusi beta kuJesu kuze batfole liphutsa kuye, bamcela kutsi abakhombise sibonakaliso lesivela ezulwini.+ 2 Yena watsi: “Nasekusentsambama nitsi: ‘Litawubalela ngobe sibhakabhaka sibovu hhwe,’ 3 ekuseni nitsi: ‘Lamuhla litawuna futsi kube makhata ngobe ligucubele.’ Niyakwati kuchaza lokubonakala esibhakabhakeni, kodvwa niyehluleka kuchaza tibonakaliso taletikhatsi. 4 Lesitukulwane lesibi futsi lesingaketsembeki* sihlale sifuna sibonakaliso, kodvwa kute sibonakaliso lesitawunikwa sona+ ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona.”+ Ngemuva kwaloko wesuka lapho, wahamba.
5 Bafundzi base bewelela ngesheya, kodvwa bakhohlwa kuphatsa tinkhwa.+ 6 Jesu watsi kubo: “Caphelani imvubelo yebaFarisi nebaSadusi.”+ 7 Ngako bakhuluma bodvwa batsi: “Sikhohlwe kuphatsa tinkhwa.” 8 Ngesizatfu sekutsi Jesu bekakwati loko lebebakucabanga, watsi kubo: “Nine leninekukholwa lokuncane, kungani nikhuluma nodvwana ngekutsi nikhohlwe tinkhwa? 9 Solo anicondzi yini nanyalo, futsi anisatikhumbuli yini tinkhwa letisihlanu letesutsisa bantfu labangu-5 000, nekutsi ngemuva kwaloko nagcwalisa bobhasikidi labangakhi?+ 10 Anisatikhumbuli yini netinkhwa letingu-7 letesutsisa bantfu labangu-4 000, nekutsi bangakhi bobhasikidi labakhulu lenabagcwalisa ngemuva kwaloko?+ 11 Pho yini lenenta ningaboni kutsi bengingakhulumi ngetinkhwa? Ngako-ke, caphelani imvubelo yebaFarisi nebaSadusi.”+ 12 Base bayacondza kutsi abengasho kutsi abacaphele imvubelo yesinkhwa, kodvwa bekatsi abacaphele timfundziso tebaFarisi netebaSadusi.
13 Nakefika esifundzeni saseKhesariya Filiphi, Jesu wabuta bafundzi bakhe watsi: “Bantfu batsi iNdvodzana yemuntfu ingubani?”+ 14 Bona batsi: “Labanye batsi inguJohane uMbhabhatisi,+ labanye batsi ingu-Elija,+ kantsi labanye batsi inguJeremiya nobe lomunye webaphrofethi.” 15 Jesu watsi kubo: “Nine-ke nitsi ngingubani?” 16 Simoni Phetro wamphendvula watsi: “UnguKhristu,+ iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu lophilako.”+ 17 Jesu watsi kuye: “Uyajabula Simoni, ndvodzana yaJona, ngobe letintfo awuzange utembulelwe ngumuntfu* kodvwa utembulelwe nguBabe losemazulwini.+ 18 Ngetulu kwaloko ngitsi kuwe: Wena unguPhetro.+ Mine ngitawukwakha libandla lami kulelidvwala,+ futsi liThuna* ngeke lilehlule. 19 Ngitakunika tikhiya teMbuso wemazulu, futsi nobe yini lotayibopha lapha emhlabeni itawube seyiboshiwe nasemazulwini, nanobe yini lotayikhumula lapha emhlabeni itawube seyikhunyuliwe nasemazulwini.” 20 Ngako wayala bafundzi bakhe kutsi bangacali batjele bantfu kutsi yena unguKhristu.+
21 Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi, Jesu watjela bafundzi bakhe kutsi kufanele aye eJerusalema, futsi ahlupheke kakhulu lapho, ahlushwe ngemadvodza lamadzala, baphristi labakhulu kanye netati temtsetfo, futsi abulawe bese uyavuswa ngelilanga lesitsatfu.+ 22 Ngenca yaloko, Phetro wambitela eceleni wamekhuta watsi: “Nkhosi, Nkulunkulu utakusita;* loku ngeke kwenteke kuwe.”+ 23 Ngako wagucuka watsi kuPhetro: “Suka* Sathane! Usikhubekiso kimi, ngobe awucabangisi kwaNkulunkulu kodvwa ucabangisa kwebantfu.”+
24 Jesu wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Nangabe umuntfu afuna kungilandzela, akatidzele futsi avume kuhlushwa* bese ungilandzela njalo.+ 25 Ngobe nobe ngubani lofuna kusindzisa kuphila kwakhe uyawulahlekelwa ngiko, kodvwa nobe ngubani lolahlekelwa kuphila kwakhe ngenca yami utakutfola.+ 26 Umuntfu utawuzuzani nangabe atfola konkhe lokuseveni kodvwa alahlekelwe kuphila kwakhe?+ Futsi kukhona yini umuntfu langanikela ngako kute ahlenge kuphila kwakhe?+ 27 Ngobe iNdvodzana yemuntfu itawufika netingilosi tayo inemandla* lewanikwe nguBabe wayo, futsi itawunika umuntfu ngamunye umvuzo kuye ngemisebenti yakhe.+ 28 Ngicinisile ngitsi kini: Kukhona labalapha labangeke bafe bangakayiboni iNdvodzana yemuntfu ita iseMbusweni wayo.”+