Maka 8:1 Ngalezo zinsuku isixuku sasisikhulu kakhulu, singenalutho lokudla. UJesu wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo. 8:2 Ngihawukele isixuku, ngoba manje babe nami izinsuku ezintathu, ningabi nakudla; 8:3 Futhi uma ngibamukisa ezindlini zabo bengadlanga, bayophela amandla indlela: ngoba abanye babo bavela khatshana. 8:4 Abafundi bakhe basebemphendula bathi: Umuntu angasuthisa ngaphi laba nesinkwa lapha ehlane? 8:5 Wababuza wathi: "Izinkwa eninazo na?" Basebesithi: Ziyisikhombisa. 8:6 Wayala abantu ukuba bahlale phansi emhlabathini; izinkwa eziyisikhombisa, wabonga, wazihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe beka phambi kwabo; bazibeka phambi kwabantu. 8:7 Babenezinhlanzi ezincane ezimbalwa; wabusisa, wathi kubekwe nabo phambi kwabo. 8:8 Badla, basutha, babutha imvuthuluka okwakusele amaqoma ayisikhombisa. 8:9 Futhi labo ababedlile babengaba yizinkulungwane ezine, futhi wabamukisa. 8:10 Wayesengena masinyane emkhunjini kanye nabafundi bakhe, wangena izingxenye zaseDalmanuta. 8:11 Base bephuma abaFarisi, baqala ukubuzana naye, befuna isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini simlinga. 8:12 Futhi wabubula kakhulu emoyeni wakhe, futhi wathi: "Kungani lesi sizukulwane? ufuna isibonakaliso? ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kakuyikunikwa sibonakaliso kulesisizukulwane. 8:13 Wabashiya, waphinde wangena emkhunjini, waya komunye ohlangothini. 8:14 Manje abafundi babekhohliwe ukuthatha izinkwa, futhi babengenayo phakathi hamba nabo izinkwa ezingaphezu kwesisodwa. 8:15 Wabayala, wathi: Qaphelani, nixwaye imvubelo yemvubelo abaFarisi, lemvubelo kaHerodi. 8:16 Bakhulumisana bodwa, bathi: "Kungokuba singenalutho." isinkwa. 8:17 UJesu ekwazi lokho wathi kubo: "Kungani nibuzana, ngoba nina? abanasinkwa na? anikaqondi, anikaqondi na? unayo eyakho inhliziyo iselukhuni na? 8:18 Ninamehlo, aniboni na? Ninezindlebe anizwa na? futhi ningakwenzi khumbula? 8:19 Lapho ngihlephulela abayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu izinkwa ezinhlanu, bangaki obhasikidi ogcwele nathatha izingcezwana na? Bathi kuye: Ishumi nambili. 8:20 Futhi lapho eziyisikhombisa kwaba yizinkulungwane ezine, bangaki obhasikidi abagcwele nathatha izingcezwana na? Basebesithi: Ziyisikhombisa. 8:21 Wathi kubo: "Yini ukuba ningaqondi na?" 8:22 Wafika eBetsayida; basebeletha kuye isiphofu wamncenga ukuthi amthinte. 8:23 Wabamba impumputhe ngesandla, wayiyisa ngaphandle komuzi; futhi wafela amathe emehlweni aso, wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe, wambuza uma ebona okuthile. 8:24 Sabheka phezulu, sathi: "Ngibona abantu behamba, kungathi imithi." 8:25 Ngemva kwalokho wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwamehlo akhe, futhi waphakamisa amehlo akhe. yasindiswa, yababona bonke kahle. 8:26 Wayithumela endlini yayo, ethi: "Ungangeni emzini, noma ningene emzini." tshela noma yimuphi edolobheni. 8:27 UJesu waphuma nabafundi bakhe, waya emizini yaseKesariya Filipi: futhi besendleleni wabuza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Ngubani amadoda athi nginguye? 8:28 Basebephendula bathi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi; nabanye, Omunye wabaprofethi. 8:29 Wathi kubo, Kepha nina nithi ngingubani na? waphendula uPetro wathi kuye: Wena unguKristu. 8:30 Futhi wabayala ukuba bangatsheli muntu ngaye. 8:31 Waqala ukubafundisa ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi. futhi ilahlwe ngabadala, nabapristi abakhulu, nababhali; abulawe, abuye avuke emva kwezinsuku ezintathu. 8:32 Leli zwi walikhuluma obala. UPetru wamthatha, waqala ukumkhuza yena. 8:33 Kodwa ephenduka wabheka abafundi bakhe, wabakhuza UPetro wathi: Suka emva kwami, Sathane; izinto ezikaNkulunkulu, kodwa ezabantu. 8:34 Futhi lapho esebizele kuye isixuku kanye nabafundi bakhe futhi wathi kubo: Loba ngubani ofuna ukuza emva kwami, kazidele, njalo athabathe isiphambano sakhe, angilandele. 8:35 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwayo ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami nangevangeli, nguyena oyakukusindisa. 8:36 Ngoba kuyomsizani umuntu, uma ezuza izwe lonke, futhi alahlekelwe umphefumulo wakhe? 8:37 Noma, yini umuntu angayinikeza, kube yisihlengo somphefumulo wakhe? 8:38 Ngakho-ke noma ubani oyoba namahloni ngami nangamazwi ami kulokhu isizukulwane esiphingayo nesinesono; iNdodana yomuntu izakuba layo inamahloni, lapho iza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye nezingelosi ezingcwele.