ULuka
9:1 Ke kaloku, ebabizele ndawonye abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinababini, wabanika amandla
igunya kuzo zonke iidemon, nelokuphilisa izifo.
9:2 Wabathuma ukuba babuvakalise ubukumkani bukaThixo, bayiphilise imilwelwe.
9:3 Wathi kubo, Ningaphathi nto yandlela, namsimelelo;
nangxowa yamphako, nasonka, namali; ningabi nangubo zangaphantsi ngambini;
9:4 nasendlwini enithe nangena kuyo, hlalani khona, nimke khona.
9:5 Nothe àbanamkela, yithini nakuphuma kuloo mzi, nivuthulule
naseluthulini lweenyawo zenu, kube bubungqina oko kubo.
9:6 Bephumile ke, bayihambahamba imizana, bezishumayela iindaba ezilungileyo
ukuphilisa yonke indawo.
9:7 Ke kaloku uHerode, umphathi wesahlulo sesine selizwe, waziva zonke izinto ezenziwayo nguye;
bathingaza, ngokuba bekusithiwa ngabanye, Uvukile uYohane kubo
abafileyo;
9:8 kuthiwe ke ngabanye, Kubonakale uEliya; abanye ke, ukuba omnye omdala
abaprofeti bavuka kwakhona.
9:9 Wathi uHerode, UYohane mna ndamnqamla intloko; lo ke ngubani na, ndivayo ngaye
izinto ezinjalo? Wayefuna ke ukumbona.
9:10 Bebuyile abapostile, bamcacisela zonke izinto ababenazo
kwenziwe. Wabathabatha ke, wemka waya ngasese kwindawo eyintlango
yomzi ekuthiwa yiBhetesayida.
9:11 Zithe ke izihlwele, zakukwazi oko, zamlandela;
wayethetha kubo ngabo ubukumkani bukaThixo, wabaphilisa ababeswele
yokuphilisa.
9:12 Ke kaloku, yakuba lithwathwa ilanga, beza abalishumi elinababini, bathi kubo
wathi kuye, Zindululeni izihlwele, zihambe ziye emizini, ziye
nize nilale, nifumane into edliwayo; ngokuba silapha eA
indawo eyintlango.
9:13 Uthe ke kubo, Bapheni nina badle. Bathi ke bona, Asinamntu
ngaphandle kwezonka ezihlanu neentlanzi ezimbini; ngaphandle kokuba siye kuthenga inyama
kubo bonke aba bantu.
9:14 Kuba amadoda ngathi ayemawaka mahlanu. Wathi ke kubafundi bakhe.
Bahlalise phantsi ngamashumi amahlanu kwinkampani.
9:15 Benjenjalo, babangqengqisa bonke.
9:16 Ezithabathile ke izonka zozihlanu neentlanzi zombini, wakhangela phezulu
ezulwini, wabasikelela, waqhekeza, wanika abafundi ukuba babeke
phambi kwesihlwele.
9:17 Badla bahlutha bonke;
amaqhekeza aseleyo kubo, iingobozi ezilishumi elinambini.
9:18 Ke kaloku kwathi, ekubeni ethandaza eyedwa, bantontelana kuye abafundi bakhe
Wayebabuza esithi, Abantu bathi ndingubani na?
9:19 Baphendula ke bona bathi, UnguYohane umbhaptizi; abanye ke bathi, NguEliya; kunye nabanye
yithini, kubuye kwavuka umprofeti wakuwo amanyange.
9:20 Uthe ke kubo, Ke nina nithi ndingubani na? Waphendula ke uPetros wathi, Nguwe
UKrestu kaThixo.
9:21 Wabakhalimela, ebathethela ngelithi, mabangaxeleli bani loo nto
into;
9:22 esithi, UNyana woMntu umelwe kukuba eve ubunzima obukhulu, alahlwe nguThixo
amadoda amakhulu, nababingeleli abakhulu, nababhali, babulawe, bavuswe
ngosuku lwesithathu.
9:23 Wathi ke kubo bonke, Ukuba ubani uthanda ukundilandela, makakhanyele
awuthwale umnqamlezo wakhe imihla ngemihla, andilandele ke.
9:24 Kuba othe wathanda ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; ke othe walahla
ubomi bakhe ngenxa yam wobusindisa.
9:25 Kuba kumnceda ntoni na umntu, ukuba uthe walizuza ihlabathi liphela, waza wonakalelwa?
yena ngokwakhe, okanye ulahlwe?
9:26 Kuba othe waneentloni ngam, nangawo amazwi am, woba neentloni ngaye
UNyana woMntu uya kudana, xa athe weza esebuqaqawulini bakhe, nangokwakhe
EkaBawo, neyeengelosi ezingcwele.
9:27 Ndithi ke kuni, Inyaniso, kukho abathile kwabemiyo apha, abangayiyo
Bengcamla ukufa, bade babubone ubukumkani bukaThixo.
9:28 Kwathi, emveni kwezi zinto, malunga neentsuku ezisibhozo, wathabatha
UPetros noYohane noYakobi benyuka baya entabeni, besiya kuthandaza.
9:29 Kwathi, ekuthandazeni kwakhe, ubuso bakhe baguquka, kwanobuso bakhe
iimpahla zazimhlophe, zimenyezela.
9:30 Kwabonakala amadoda amabini ethetha naye, enguMoses noEliya;
9:31 owabonakala esebuqaqawulini; wayethetha ngophumo lwakhe;
ukwenza eYerusalem.
9:32 Ke kaloku uPetros, nabo babenaye, babesindwa bubuthongo;
bavuka, babubona ubuqaqawuli bakhe, naloo madoda mabini abemi nawo
yena.
9:33 Ke kaloku kwathi, ekwahlukaneni kwawo kuye, wathi uPetros kuYesu,
Mfundisi, kulungile ukuba sibe lapha;
omnye ube ngowakho, omnye ube ngokaMoses, omnye ube ngokaEliya;
watsho.
9:34 Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba uthethe ezo zinto, kwabakho ilifu, labenzela ithinzi;
boyika bakungena efini.
9:35 Kwabakho nezwi liphuma efini, lisithi, Lo nguNyana wam oyintanda;
mveni yena.
9:36 Lakuba libekho izwi elo, wafunyanwa uYesu eyedwa. Bayigcina ke
bavala, ababikela mntu ngaloo mihla kwizinto ababenazo
iboniwe.
9:37 Kwathi ngengomso, bakuba behlile
endulini, abantu abaninzi bamhlangabeza.
9:38 Kwabonakala kuvela indoda esihlweleni apho, yankqangaza isithi, Ndiyakukhunga, Mfundisi
Uyabona, mbone unyana wam;
9:39 Uyabona, ubanjwe ngumoya, akhale ngephanyazo; kwaye iyakrazula
uthi, abuye alephuze amagwebu, kube nzima emke kuye.
9:40 Ndabakhunga ke abafundi bakho ukuba bawukhuphe; ababa nako.
9:41 Waphendula ke uYesu wathi, Sizukulwanandini singakholwayo, sigwenxa, koda kube nini na!
Ndiya kuba nani na, ndininyamezele? Mzise apha unyana wakho.
9:42 Akubon' ukuba useza ke, isuke idemon yamntlala, yambetha, wathi xhwenene kunene. Kwaye
Wawukhalimela uYesu umoya ongcolileyo, wamphilisa umntwana, wazala
wambuyisela kuyise.
9:43 Bakhwankqiswa ke bonke bubungangamela bukaThixo. Kodwa ngelixa bona
bamangaliswa bonke zizinto zonke awazenzayo uYesu
abafundi,
9:44 Wabekeleni nina iindlebe la mazwi; kuba uNyana woMntu uya kubakho
zinikelwe ezandleni zabantu.
9:45 Kodwa bona babengaliqondi eli, lizwi;
baye besoyika nokumbuza ngelo lizwi.
9:46 Kwabakho ke ukubuzana phakathi kwabo, kokuthi, kungaba ngubani na kubo;
inkulu.
9:47 Ekubonile ke uYesu ukucamanga kwentliziyo yabo, uthabathe umntwanana, wammisa
ngaye,
9:48 Wathi kubo, Othe wamamkela lo mntwana egameni lam
wamkela mna; nothe wamkela mna, wamkela owandithumayo;
kuba omncinanana kuni nonke ngoyena mkhulu.
9:49 Waphendula ke uYohane wathi, Mfundisi, sabona umntu ekhupha iidemon kuwe
igama samalela ke, ngokuba engasilandeli thina.
9:50 Wathi ke uYesu kuye, Musani ukumalela, kuba ongachasiyo thina
yeyethu.
9:51 Ke kaloku kwathi, lakuzaliseka ixesha lokuba amkelwe
wesuka, wabubhekisa ubuso bakhe eYerusalem;
9:52 Wathuma abathunywa phambi kobuso bakhe;
idolophu yamaSamariya ukuba imlungiselele.
9:53 Akamamkela, ngokuba ubuso bakhe bebubheke phezulu
ukuya eYerusalem.
9:54 Bekubonile ke oko abafundi bakhe, ooYakobi noYohane, bathi, Nkosi, ndiyathanda
wena ukuba sitsho, kuhle umlilo ezulwini, ubatshise;
njengokuba wenzayo noEliya?
9:55 Wajika ke, wabakhalimela, wathi, Anazi ukuba unjani na
ningabomoya.
9:56 kuba uNyana woMntu engaze kutshabalalisa miphefumlo yabantu, uze kusindisa.
Baza baya mzaneni wumbi;
9:57 Kwathi ke, bakubon' ukuba bayahamba ngendlela, wathi umntu othile
kuye, Ndiya kukulandela, apho uthe waya khona, Nkosi.
9:58 Wathi ke uYesu kuye, Iimpungutye zinemingxuma, neentaka zezulu zinemingxuma
iindlwane; yena uNyana woMntu akanayo nendawo angalalisa kuyo intloko.
9:59 Wathi ke kuwumbi, Ndilandele. Uthe ke yena, Nkosi, ndivumele kuqala
ukuya kungcwaba ubawo.
9:60 Wathi ke uYesu kuye, Bayeke abafileyo, bangcwabe abafileyo babo;
shumayelani ubukumkani bukaThixo.
9:61 Wathi ke nomnye, Ndiya kukulandela, Nkosi; kodwa mandiqale ndiyokubhida
ndlela-ntle, abasekhaya kwam.
9:62 Uthe ke uYesu kuye, Akukho namnye usibekileyo isandla sakhe epuluweni, abuye
Ubufanelekele ubukumkani bukaThixo.