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9:1 Wathi kubo, Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Bakhona abanye kubo
abami lapha, abangayikuzwa ukufa, baze bakubone
umbuso kaNkulunkulu uze ngamandla.
9:2 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisithupha uJesu wathatha oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane, kanye
wabaholela entabeni ende bebodwa;
waphenduka isimo phambi kwabo.
9:3 Izingubo zakhe zacwebezela, zaba mhlophe kakhulu njengeqhwa; ukuze angabi ngumsuzi
emhlabeni angabamhlophe.
9:4 Kwabonakala kubo u-Eliya noMose, bekhuluma
noJesu.
NgokukaLuka 9:5 UPetru waphendula, wathi kuJesu: “Rabi, kuhle ukuba sibe njalo
lapha: masakhe amadokodo amathathu; elinye ngelakho, nelinye ngelakho
uMose, nelinye ngelika-Eliya.
9:6 Ngoba wayengazi ukuthi athini; ngoba besaba kakhulu.
9:7 Kwaba khona ifu, labasibekela, kwavela izwi
ifu, lithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo;
9:8 Futhi kungazelelwe, lapho beqalaza, ababonanga muntu
ngaphezulu, sindisa uJesu kuphela ngokwabo.
9:9 Futhi njengoba behla entabeni, wabayala
bangatsheli muntu izinto abazibonile, ize ibekhona iNdodana yomuntu
wavuka kwabafileyo.
9:10 Baligcina lelo zwi phakathi kwabo, bebuzana
ukuthi ukuvuka kwabafileyo kufanele kusho ukuthini.
9:11 Bambuza, bathi: "Basho ngani ababhali ukuthi u-Eliya umelwe kuqala?"
woza?
9:12 Waphendula, wathi kubo: "Nempela u-Eliya uyeza kuqala, abuyisele."
zonke izinto; nokuthi kulotshiwe kanjani ngeNdodana yomuntu ukuthi imelwe ukuhlupheka
izinto eziningi, futhi ninziwe ize.
9:13 Kodwa ngithi kini: Impela u-Eliya ufikile, futhi bakwenzile
kuye konke abakuthandayo, njengokulotshiweyo ngaye.
9:14 Futhi lapho efika kubafundi bakhe, wabona isixuku esikhulu sibahaqile.
lababhali bebuzana labo.
9:15 Futhi ngaso leso sikhathi sonke isixuku, lapho ukumbona, wamangala kakhulu
wamangala, wagijima waya kuye wambingelela.
9:16 Wababuza ababhali, wathi: "Niphikisana ngani nabo?
9:17 Omunye wesixuku waphendula wathi: "Mfundisi, ngilethile kuye."
wena ndodana yami, onomoya oyisimungulu;
9:18 Nomaphi lapho emthatha khona, uyamdwengula, akhihlize amagwebu, aphume.
ugedla amazinyo, abine; ngikhulume kubafundi bakho
ukuthi bamkhiphe; futhi abakwazanga.
9:19 Wamphendula, wathi: O sizukulwane esingakholwayo, koze kube nini na?
nawe? koze kube nini nginibekezelela? mletheni kimi.
9:20 Basebemletha kuye; wathi embona, masinyane
umoya wamdwengula; yawa phansi, yagiqika ikhihliza amagwebu.
9:21 Wayesebuza uyise, "Kunesikhathi esingakanani lokhu kwenzeka kuye?"
Wathi: Kusukela ebuntwaneni.
9:22 Futhi ngokuvamile wamphonsa emlilweni nasemanzini, ukuze
umbhubhise; kepha uma unamandla okwenza utho, sihawukele, futhi
Sisize.
9:23 UJesu wathi kuye: Uma ukholwa, zonke izinto zingenzeka
okholwayo.
9:24 Wahle wakhala uyise womntwana, wathi ngezinyembezi.
Nkosi, ngiyakholwa; siza ukungakholwa kwami.
9:25 UJesu ebona ukuthi isixuku sigijima ndawonye, wabakhuza
umoya ongcolileyo, ethi kuye: Wena moya oyisimungulu nesithulu, ngiyakuyala;
phumani kuye, ningabe nisangena kuye.
9:26 Futhi umoya wakhala, futhi wamdwengula kakhulu, waphuma kuye
njengofileyo; baze bathi: Ufile.
9:27 Kodwa uJesu wambamba ngesandla, wamphakamisa; wasukuma.
9:28 Esengenile endlini, abafundi bakhe bambuza bebodwa.
Kungani singakwazanga ukumkhipha?
9:29 Wathi kubo, Loluhlobo alunakuphuma ngalutho, ngaphandle nje
umthandazo nokuzila ukudla.
9:30 Bamuka lapho, badabula iGalile; akavumanga
ukuze wonke umuntu akwazi.
9:31 Ngoba wayefundisa abafundi bakhe, futhi wathi kubo: INdodana yomuntu
enikelwa ezandleni zabantu, njalo bazambulala; futhi emva kwalokho
ubulewe, uzavuka ngosuku lwesithathu.
9:32 Kodwa kabaliqondanga lelolizwi, besaba ukumbuza.
9:33 Wafika eKapernawume;
Beniphikisana yini endleleni na?
9:34 Kodwa bathula, ngoba endleleni babephikisana phakathi
ngokwabo, ngubani okufanele abe mkhulu.
9:35 Wahlala phansi, wabiza abayishumi nambili, wathi kubo: "Uma
isifiso sokuba ngowokuqala, oyakuba-ngowokugcina kubo bonke, nesigqila sabo bonke.
9:36 Wathatha umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo
wamgona, wathi kubo.
9:37 Noma ngubani owamukela omunye wabantwana abanjalo egameni lami, uyakwamukela mina.
futhi lowo ongamukela mina, kamukeli mina, kodwa lowo ongithumileyo.
9:38 UJohane waphendula, wathi: "Mfundisi, sabona umuntu ekhipha amademoni."
igama lakho, futhi akasilandeli: futhi samnqabela, ngoba yena
akasilandeli.
9:39 Kodwa uJesu wathi: Lingamenqabeli, ngoba kakho ozakwenza
isimangaliso egameni lami, esingakhuluma kabi ngami.
9:40 Ngoba lowo ongamelani lathi ungakithi.
9:41 Ngoba loba ngubani ozalinathisa inkezo yamanzi ebizweni lami, ngoba
ningabakaKristu, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akayikulahlekelwa owakhe
umvuzo.
9:42 Noma ngubani okhubekisa abe munye kulaba abancane abakholwa yimi.
kungcono kuye ukuthi itshe lokuchola ligaxwe entanyeni yakhe, yena
zaphonswa olwandle.
9:43 Futhi uma isandla sakho sikhubekisa, sinqume: kungcono kuwe ukungena
ekuphileni eyisilima, kunokuba enezandla zombili ukuya esihogweni, emlilweni
ezingasoze zacinywa.
9:44 Lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi.
9:45 Futhi uma unyawo lwakho kukukhubekisa, lunqume: kungcono kuwe ukuba ungene
ngiqhume ekuphileni, kunokuba nezinyawo ezimbili ziphonswe esihogweni somlilo
ezingasoze zacinywa.
9:46 Lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi.
9:47 Uma iso lakho likukhubekisa, likhiphe;
ngena embusweni kaNkulunkulu uneso linye kunokuba unamehlo amabili
uphonswe esihogweni somlilo.
9:48 Lapho impethu yabo ingafi, nomlilo ungacimi.
9:49 Ngoba yilowo nalowo uyakuba usawoti ngomlilo, futhi yonke imihlatshelo kuyoba
usawoti ngosawoti.
9:50 Usawoti muhle;
isizini? Yibani nosawoti phakathi kwenu, nihlalisane ngokuthula.