IVangeli Elabhalwa NguMakho 9:1-50
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UJesu uguquka isimo (1-13)
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Usilisa umfana oledimoni (14-29)
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Zonke izinto zingenzakala kulowo olokholo (23)
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UJesu uphinda abatshele ngokufa kwakhe (30-32)
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Abafundi baphikisana ngokuthi ngubani omkhulu (33-37)
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Ongaphikisani lathi uyasisekela (38-41)
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Okwenza abanye bakhubeke (42-48)
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“Wobani lesawudo phakathi kwenu” (49, 50)
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.+
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45 Kanti njalo nxa unyawo lwakho lukwenza ukhubeke luqume. Kungcono ukuthi uthole ukuphila ugogekile kulokuthi uphoselwe eGehena*+ ulenyawo ezimbili.
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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.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “Indaba le abazange bayitshele muntu.”
^ Kumbe, “izathengiselwa.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A3.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A3.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
