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9 Ngemuva kwaloko wabita baphostoli bakhe labangu-12, wabanika emandla neligunya lekukhipha emadimoni+ nekwelapha tifo.+ 2 Wabatfuma kutsi bayoshumayela ngeMbuso waNkulunkulu futsi baphilise bantfu, 3 watsi kubo: “Ningaphatsi lutfo lwendlela, ngisho neludvondvolo, nobe sikhwama sekudla, nobe sinkhwa, nobe imali;* futsi ningayiphatsi ingubo yekushintja.+ 4 Kunobe ngumuphi umuti leningena kuwo, hlalani lapho nize nihambe.+ 5 Nobe ngabe ngukuphi lapho banganemukeli khona, nibotsi naniphuma kulelo dolobha, nitsintsitse lutfuli etinyaweni tenu kuze kube bufakazi kubo.”+ 6 Ngako bahamba badzabula emadolobhaneni, bamemetela tindzaba letimnandzi, belapha nebantfu kuyo yonkhe indzawo.+
7 INkhosi Herodi* yeva ngato tonkhe letintfo lebetenteka, ngako yadideka futsi yakhatsateka kakhulu ngobe labanye bebatsi Johane uvukile ekufeni,+ 8 labanye bebatsi kubonakele Elija, kantsi labanye bebatsi lomunye webaphrofethi basendvulo uvusiwe.+ 9 Herodi watsi: “Johane ngamjuba inhloko,+ manje-ke sengubani lona lokukhulunywa ngaye?” Ngako wafuna kumbona.+
10 Ngesikhatsi baphostoli babuya, babikela Jesu konkhe lebebakwentile.+ Ngako wabatsatsa wahamba nabo bodvwa waya edolobheni lokutsiwa yiBhethsayida.+ 11 Kodvwa sicumbi sebantfu satsi nasiva ngaloku samlandzela. Wasemukela ngemusa futsi wacala kukhuluma naso ngeMbuso waNkulunkulu, waphindze welapha labo lebebagula.+ 12 Kwabese kucala kuhwalala, futsi baphostoli bakhe labangu-12 beta kuye batsi: “Tjela labantfu bahambe kuze baye emadolobheni nasemaphandleni, bayotifunela indzawo yekulala kanye nekudla, ngobe lendzawo lesikuyo isiganga.”+ 13 Kodvwa watsi kubo: “Bapheni nine kudla.”+ Bona batsi: “Site lutfo, sinetinkhwa letisihlanu netinhlanti letimbili nje kuphela, ngaphandle nasingaya kuyotsengela bonkhe labantfu kudla.” 14 Bekunemadvodza langaba ngu-5 000. Ngako Jesu watsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Tjelani labantfu kutsi bahlale ngeticheme talabangaba ngu-50.” 15 Benta njalo, babahlalisa bonkhe. 16 Ngako watsatsa letinkhwa letisihlanu naletinhlanti letimbili, wabuka ezulwini wabonga futsi watihlephula, wase utinika bafundzi bakhe kuze batinike labantfu. 17 Bonkhe badla besutsa, futsi bafundzi base babutsa kudla lobekusele kwagcwala bobhasikidi labangu-12.+
18 Ngalelinye lilanga ngesikhatsi Jesu athantaza ayedvwa, bafundzi bakhe beta kuye, wase uyababuta watsi: “Bantfu batsi ngingubani?”+ 19 Bamphendvula batsi: “Labanye batsi unguJohane uMbhabhatisi, labanye batsi ungu-Elija, kantsi labanye batsi kuvuswe lomunye webaphrofethi basendvulo.”+ 20 Wase utsi kubo: “Nine-ke nitsi ngingubani?” Phetro wamphendvula watsi: “UnguKhristu waNkulunkulu.”+ 21 Ngemuva kwaloko wakhuluma nabo ngalokucacile, wabecwayisa kutsi bangatjeli muntfu ngaloku,+ 22 wase utsi: “INdvodzana yemuntfu itawuhlupheka futsi ngeke yemukelwe ngemadvodza lamadzala, baphristi labakhulu kanye netati temtsetfo, futsi itawubulawa+ bese iyavuswa ngelilanga lesitsatfu.”+
23 Ngemuva kwaloko wakhuluma nabo bonkhe watsi: “Nangabe umuntfu afuna kungilandzela, akatidzele+ futsi malanga onkhe avume kuhlushwa* bese ungilandzela njalo.+ 24 Ngobe nobe ngubani lofuna kusindzisa kuphila kwakhe, utawulahlekelwa ngiko, kodvwa nobe ngubani lolahlekelwa kuphila kwakhe ngenca yami, utakusindzisa.+ 25 Ngobe umuntfu utawuzuzani nangabe atfola konkhe lokuseveni kodvwa alahlekelwe kuphila kwakhe nobe akulimate?+ 26 Ngobe nobe ngubani lonemahloni ngami nangemavi ami, neNdvodzana yemuntfu itawuba nemahloni ngaye nayifika inemandla* lewanikwe nguBabe wayo ikanye netingilosi letingcwele.+ 27 Nginitjela liciniso ngitsi: Kukhona labalapha labangeke bafe bangakawuboni uMbuso waNkulunkulu.”+
28 Kwatsi ngemuva kwemalanga langaba ngu-8 Jesu ashito lamavi, watsatsa Phetro, Johane kanye naJakobe wakhuphukela nabo entsabeni wayothantaza.+ 29 Nakasathantaza, buso bakhe bashintja, netimphahla takhe taba mhlophe tamengetela. 30 Bekunemadvodza lamabili lebekakhuluma naye; bekunguMosi na-Elija. 31 Lamadvodza bekakhatimula, futsi acala kukhuluma naye mayelana nekuhamba kwakhe lebekutawugcwaliseka eJerusalema.+ 32 Phetro nalalabanye bafundzi bebalele, kodvwa batsi nabavuka babona inkhatimulo yakhe+ kanye nalamadvodza lamabili lebekeme naye. 33 Njengobe lamadvodza esuka, Phetro watsi kuJesu: “Mfundzisi, kuhle kutsi sibe lapha, ngako asakheni emathende lamatsatfu, linye libe lakho, lelinye libe laMosi futsi lelinye libe la-Elija.” Ecinisweni abengatati kutsi utsini. 34 Kodvwa njengobe akhuluma, kwavela lifu, lase liyabambonya. Njengobe libambonya, bacala kwesaba. 35 Kwase kuvakala livi+ livela kulelifu litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami lengiyikhetsile.+ Yilaleleni.”+ 36 Nakuvakala lelivi, babona Jesu sekayedvwa. Kodvwa abazange basho lutfo, futsi kulawo malanga abatjelanga muntfu ngako konkhe lebebakubonile.+
37 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako nabehla entsabeni, sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu seta samhlangabeta.+ 38 Lenye indvodza kulesicumbi yamemeta yatsi: “Mfundzisi, ngiyakuncenga kutsi umane ubone nayi indvodzana yami, ngobe ikuphela kwayo.+ 39 Ibanjwa lidimoni, bese iyamemeta, futsi liyayinklinklitisa, iphukuhle emagwebu. Lelidimoni liyayilimata futsi aliyiyekeli. 40 Ngincenge bafundzi bakho kutsi balikhiphe, kodvwa behlulekile.” 41 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Awu situkulwane lesingakholwa nalesigwegwile,+ kufanele ngichubeke nginani futsi nginibeketelele sikhatsi lesingakanani? Yiletse lapha lendvodzana yakho.”+ 42 Ngisho nangesikhatsi isondzela kuye, lelidimoni layijika phansi layinklinklitisa. Nanobe kunjalo, Jesu walekhuta lelidimoni futsi wamelapha lomfana, wase umbuyisela kubabe wakhe. 43 Bonkhe bamangaliswa ngemandla aNkulunkulu lamakhulu.
Batsi basamangaliswe ngito tonkhe letintfo lebekatentile, watsi kubafundzi bakhe: 44 “Walalelisiseni lamavi futsi niwakhumbule, ngobe iNdvodzana yemuntfu itawunikelwa kubantfu.”+ 45 Kodvwa bebangakucondzi loko bekakusho. Ecinisweni bekufihliwe kubo kuze bangakucondzi, futsi besaba kumbuta ngako.
46 Ngemuva kwaloko, baphikisana ngekutsi ngubani lomkhulu emkhatsini wabo bonkhe.+ 47 Jesu bekakwati loko lebebakucabanga, ngako watsatsa umntfwana lomncane wammisa eceleni kwakhe, 48 wase utsi kubo: “Nobe ngubani lowemukela lomntfwana ngenca yelibito lami, uyangemukela nami, futsi nobe ngubani longemukelako, wemukela naLoyo longitfumile.+ Ngobe loyo lotiphatsa njengalomncane emkhatsini wenu nonkhe nguye lomkhulu.”+
49 Johane watsi: “Mfundzisi, kunendvodza lesiyibone ikhipha emadimoni ngelibito lakho, futsi setamile kuyivimba, ngobe beyingahambi natsi.”+ 50 Kodvwa Jesu watsi: “Ningayivimbi, ngobe loyo longakamelani nani, usuke anani.”
51 Njengobe emalanga ekutsi enyukele ezulwini bekasondzela,*+ watimisela kuya eJerusalema. 52 Ngako watfumela labanye bafundzi bakhe kutsi bahambe embili. Bahamba futsi bangena edolobhaneni lemaSamariya kuze bamlungisele indzawo. 53 Kodvwa bantfu balapho abazange bamemukele+ ngobe bekatimisele* kuya eJerusalema. 54 Ngesikhatsi boJakobe naJohane+ bakubona loku, batsi: “Nkhosi, uyafuna yini kutsi sibite umlilo losuka ezulwini ute ubabhubhise?”+ 55 Kodvwa wagucuka wabekhuta. 56 Ngako baya kulelinye lidolobhana.
57 Batsi basahamba, lomunye umuntfu watsi kuye: “Ngitakulandzela nobe ngukuphi lapho uya khona.” 58 Jesu watsi kuye: “Timphungushe tinemigedze netinyoni tinetidleke, kodvwa iNdvodzana yemuntfu ite indzawo yekufihla inhloko.”+ 59 Wase utsi kulomunye umuntfu: “Ngilandzele.” Lomuntfu watsi: “Nkhosi ngivumele kutsi ngihambe ngiyewungcwaba babe kucala.”+ 60 Watsi kuye: “Yekela labafile+ bangcwabe labafile babo, kodvwa wena hamba umemetele ngeMbuso waNkulunkulu kuto tonkhe tindzawo.”+ 61 Lomunye watsi: “Nkhosi ngitakulandzela, kodvwa cale ungivumele kutsi ngiyovalelisa basekhaya.” 62 Jesu watsi kuye: “Wonkhe umuntfu lobamba likhuba bese ubuka tintfo letingemuva+ akawufaneli uMbuso waNkulunkulu.”+