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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.