Phawula
8:1 Ke kaloku ngaloo mihla, isihlwele sibaninzi kakhulu, singenakudla.
UYesu wababizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo.
8:2 Ndisikwa yimfesane ngenxa yezihlwele, ngokuba bezi nam ngoku
iintsuku ezintathu, ningabi nanto yakudla;
8:3 ukuba ndithe ndabandulula baya emakhayeni abo bengadlanga, botyhafa
indlela: kuba inxenye yabo ivela kude.
8:4 Bamphendula ke abafundi bakhe, besithi, Wokuzuza phi na umntu ukubanelisa aba
unesonka apha entlango?
8:5 Wababuza esithi, Zingaphi na izonka eninazo? Bathi ke bona, Zisixhenxe.
8:6 Wathi izihlwele mazihlale phantsi emhlabeni
izonka zosixhenxe, wabulela, waqhekeza, wanika abafundi bakhe
beka phambi kwabo; zazibeka phambi kwabantu.
8:7 Baye beneentlanzana ezimbalwa; akuba esikelele, wathi mazibekwe
nabo phambi kwabo.
8:8 Badla ke bahlutha;
kwashiyeka iingobozi zasixhenxe.
8:9 Ke kaloku abo babesidla babengamawaka amane;
8:10 Wangena kwaoko emkhombeni, nabafundi bakhe, wangena
iindawo zaseDalmanuta.
8:11 Baphuma abaFarisi, baqala ukubuzana naye, befuna ukuba yintoni na
umqondiso ophuma ezulwini, umlingayo.
8:12 Wancwina kakhulu umoya wakhe, wathi, Yini na ukuba esi sizukulwana singene?
ufuna umqondiso? Inene ndithi kuni, Akuyi kunikwa mqondiso
Kwesi sizukulwana.
8:13 Wabashiya, wabuya wangena emkhombeni, wemka waya komnye
icala.
8:14 Abafundi babelibele ukuphatha izonka, bengenazo noko
inqanawa kunye nabo ngaphezu kwesonka esinye.
8:15 Wabayala, esithi, Ligqaleni, nililumkele igwele legwele
abaFarisi, negwele likaHerode.
8:16 Baye becamanga phakathi kwabo, besithi, Kungokuba singenanto
isonka.
8:17 Ekwazi oko uYesu, athi kubo, Yini na ukuba nicamange, ngokuba nibuzana
awunazonka? Anikaqondi na ukuba anikaqondi? unayo eyakho
Intliziyo iselukhuni?
8:18 Ninamehlo nje, aniboni na? Nineendlebe nje, aniva na? ningenzi ke nina
uyakhumbula?
8:19 Oko ndaqhekezela amawaka amahlanu izonka ezihlanu, nokuba zazingaphi na iingobozi zizele
nathabatha amaqhekeza na? Bathi kuye, Balishumi elinababini.
8:20 Kwathi ke ezisixhenxe zaba ngamawaka amane, zazingaphi na iingobozi ezizele yimali
nathabatha amaqhekeza na? Bathi ke bona, Zisixhenxe.
8:21 Wayesithi kubo, Phofu yini na ukuba ningaqondi?
8:22 Uye kufika eBhetesayida; bazisa imfama kuye, baza
wambongoza ukuba amchukumise.
8:23 Wayibamba ngesandla imfama, wayirholela ngaphandle komzi; kwaye
watshica emehlweni ayo, wabeka izandla phezu kwayo, wayibuza
ukuba wabona nantoni na.
8:24 Yaza yakhangela phezulu yathi, Ndibabona abantu behamba, ngathi yimithi.
8:25 Wabuya wazibeka izandla phezu kwamehlo ayo, wayikhangelisa phezulu.
wabuya waphila, wababona bonke kakuhle.
8:26 Uthe wayindulula yaya endlwini yayo, esithi, Uze ungangeni kuwo umzi, nokuba ungangeni
xelela nabani na osedolophini.
8:27 Waphuma uYesu nabafundi bakhe, waya emizini yaseKesareya
eFilipi: waye endleleni ebabuza abafundi bakhe, esithi kubo, Ngubani na?
amadoda athi ndinguye?
8:28 Baphendula ke bona, bathi, UnguYohane umbhaptizi; kunye nabanye,
Omnye wabaprofeti.
8:29 Athi kubo, Ke nina nithi ndingubani na? Waphendula ke uPetros
athi kuye, Wena unguye uKristu.
8:30 Wabakhalimela ukuba bangaxeleli bani ngaye.
8:31 Waqala ukubafundisa, okokuba uNyana woMntu umelwe kukuba eve ubunzima obukhulu;
alahlwe ngawo amadoda amakhulu, nababingeleli abakhulu, nababhali;
abulawe, athi emveni kweentsuku ezintathu abuye avuke.
8:32 Elo zwi wayelithetha ngokungafihlisiyo. UPetros wamthabatha, waqala ukumkhalimela
yena.
8:33 Uthe ke yena, ejikile, wabakhangela abafundi bakhe, wabakhalimela
Wathi ke uPetros, Suka uye emva kwam, Sathana;
izinto zikaThixo, kodwa ezabantu.
8:34 Wasibizela kuye indimbane, kwanabafundi bakhe
wathi kubo, Osukuba efuna ukundilandela, makazincame, akhanye
wuthabathe umnqamlezo wakhe, undilandele.
8:35 Kuba othe wathanda ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; kodwa othe walahlekelwa
ubomi bakhe ngenxa yam, nangenxa yeendaba ezilungileyo ezi, wobusindisa yona.
8:36 Kuba komnceda ntoni na umntu, ukuba uthe wazuza ihlabathi liphela, waza?
alahlekelwe ngumphefumlo wakhe?
8:37 Okanye worhola ntoni na umntu, ibe sisananelo somphefumlo wakhe?
8:38 Othe waneentloni ngam, nangawo amazwi am, ngaloo nto
isizukulwana esikrexezayo, sonayo; UNyana woMntu uya kuphuma kuye
eneentloni, xa athe weza esebuqaqawulini boYise, enezithunywa ezingcwele.