UMateyu
16:1 Bathe ke abaFarisi nabaSadusi beza kuye, bamlinga
ukuba ababonise umqondiso ophuma ezulwini.
16:2 Waphendula ke wathi kubo, Ngokuhlwa nithi, Kuya kubakho
imozulu entle: kuba izulu limlilo ukuba bomvu.
16:3 Kanjalo kusasa nithi, Namhla luqhwithela; kuba izulu limlilo ukuba bomvu
kunye nokunciphisa. Bahanahanisindini, niyakwazi ukubucalula ubuso bezulu; kodwa
Imiqondiso yamaxesha aninako na ukuyicalula?
16:4 Isizukulwana esingendawo, esikrexezayo, singxamele umqondiso; kwaye kuya kubakho
asinikwa mqondiso, ingenguwo umqondiso kaYona umprofeti. Wemka ke
bemka.
16:5 Bakufika abafundi bakhe ngaphesheya, baye balibele
ukuthatha isonka.
16:6 Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Ligqaleni nililumkele igwele legwele
abaFarisi nabaSadusi.
16:7 Baye becamanga phakathi kwabo, besithi, Kungokuba sithabathile
akukho sonka.
16:8 Ekwazi ke oko uYesu, wathi kubo, Ehlani, nina balukholo luncinane!
nicamanga phakathi kwenu, ngokuba ningaphathanga zonka?
16:9 Anikaqondi na, kwaye anizikhumbuli izonka ezihlanu zezonka ezihlanu
Zingaphi na iingobozi enazithabathayo?
16:10 Kwanezonka ezisixhenxe zamawaka amane, nokuba zingaphi na iingobozi nina
unyusele?
16:11 Yini na ukuba ningaqondi, ukuba bendingatshongo kuni?
malunga nezonka, ukuze nililumkele igwele labaFarisi
nabaSadusi?
16:12 Bandula ukuqonda, ukuba ubengatsho ukuthi, mabalilumkele igwele
isonka, kodwa yona imfundiso yabaFarisi nabaSadusi.
16:13 Akufika uYesu emacaleni aseKesareya yakwaFilipu, wambuza
Abafundi bathi, Bathi abantu ndingubani na mna, Nyana woMntu?
16:14 Bathi ke bona, Inxenye ithi, UnguYohane umbhaptizi; kwaye
bambi bathi, UnguYeremiya, mhlawumbi ungomnye wakubaprofeti.
16:15 Athi kubo, Ke nina nithi ndingubani na?
16:16 Waphendula ke uSimon Petros wathi, Wena unguye uKristu, uNyana kaNyana
uThixo ophilileyo.
16:17 Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye, Unoyolo, Simon kaYona;
ngokuba akukutyhilelwanga oku yinyama negazi, ukutyhilelwe nguBawo
usezulwini.
16:18 Nam ke, ndithi kuwe, UnguPetros wena;
yakha ibandla lam; kwaye amasango esihogo akayi koyisa ngokuchasene nayo.
16:19 Ndiya kukunika izitshixo zobukumkani bamazulu;
nakuphi na othe wakubopha emhlabeni, kubotshwa emazulwini;
othe wakukhulula emhlabeni, kokhululwa emazulwini.
16:20 Wabayala abafundi bakhe, ukuba bangaxeleli bani ukuba unguye
UYesu Kristu.
16:21 Waqalela kwelo xa uYesu ukubabonisa abafundi bakhe, ukuba wababonisa
umelwe kukuba aye eYerusalem, eve ubunzima obukhulu kuwo amadoda amakhulu nabathetheli
ababingeleli nababhali, babulawe, babuye bavuke ngomhla wesithathu.
16:22 Uthe ke uPetros wamthabatha, waqala ukumkhalimela, esithi, Makube lee oko
Wena, Nkosi, akuyi kuba njalo kuwe.
16:23 Wajika ke wathi kuPetros, Suka uye emva kwam, Sathana;
sisikhubekiso kum; ngokuba ungazinyamekeli ezikaThixo izinto;
kodwa ezabantu.
16:24 Wathi ngoko uYesu kubafundi bakhe, Ukuba ubani uthanda ukundilandela, makandilandele
makazincame, awuthwale umnqamlezo wakhe, andilandele.
16:25 Kuba othe wathanda ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo;
umphefumlo wakhe ngenxa yam wowufumana.
16:26 Kuba, kumnceda ntoni na umntu, ukuba uthe wazuza ihlabathi liphela, waza wonakalelwa?
umphefumlo wakhe? Okanye worhola ntoni na umntu, ibe sisananelo somphefumlo wakhe?
16:27 Kuba uNyana woMntu uya kuza esebuqaqawulini boYise, enabakhe
iingelosi; andule ke ukubavuza elowo ngokwemisebenzi yakhe.
16:28 Inene, ndithi kuni, Kukho abathile kwabemiyo apha, abangayiyo
beva ukufa, bade bambone uNyana woMntu esiza, esebukumkanini bakhe.