Ngokuya NgoMarkosi 8:1-38
8 Emihleni leyo, kwaba nesinye isiqubuthu esikhulu, naso besinganakudla. Yeke wabiza abafundi wathi kibo:
2 “Ngiyasirhawukela isiqubuthwesi+ ngombana sesihlezi nami amalanga amathathu, abe asikadli litho.+
3 Nangingathi sikhambe siye emakhaya silambile, sizokuphelelwa mamandla endleleni ngombana abanye babuya kude.”
4 Abafundi bakhe bamphendula bathi: “Endaweni ekude kangaka nemizi, umuntu angabufumanaphi uburotho obaneleko obungasuthisa abantwaba?”
5 Wathi kibo: “Ninoburotho obungaki?” Bathi: “Obulikhomba.”+
6 Wayala isiqubuthu bona sihlale phasi. Wathatha uburotho obulikhomba, wathokoza uZimu, wabuhlephula, wabunikela abafundi bakhe bona banikela isiqubuthu.+
7 Godu bebaneenhlambi ezincani ezimbalwa, wathokoza uZimu, watjela abafundi bakhe ukuthi nazo bazinikele isiqubuthu.
8 Badla basutha, babutha abomantji abakhulu abalikhomba abazele ukudla okuseleko.+
9 Nje-ke bekumadoda azii-4 000. Ngemva kwalokho, wathi bakhambe.
10 Msinyana wangena ngesikepeni nabafundi bakhe baya esifundeni seDalmanutha.+
11 Kweza abaFarisi bathoma ukuphikisana naye, bamkatelela ukuthi abenzele isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini, banqophe ukumlinga.+
12 Wabubula emmoyenakhe bese wathi: “Kubayini isizukulwanesi sifuna isibonakaliso?+ Ngiqinisile ngithi, akunasibonakaliso esizokwenzelwa isizukulwanesi.”+
13 Wabatjhiya lapho, wakhwela ngesikepeni godu, wayamela ngeligwini elingaphetjheya.
14 Nokho, bakhohlwa ukuphatha uburotho, bebanganalitho kibo esikepeni ngaphandle koburotho bunye tere.+
15 Wabayelelisa ngokukhanyako wathi: “Yelelani; nitjheje isibiliso sabaFarisi nesibiliso sakaHerode.”+
16 Bathoma ukuphikisana bodwa ngokuthi abanaburotho.
17 Alemuka lokho, wathi kibo: “Kubayini niphikisana ngokuthi aninaburotho? Anikaboni begodu anikalemuki na? Kghani iinhliziyo zenu ziseselikhuni ekuzwisiseni?
18 ‘Nanyana ninamehlo, aniboni na; nanyana nineendlebe, anizwa na?’ Anikhumbuli na ukuthi
19 lokha nangihlephulela amadoda azii-5 000 uburotho obuhlanu,+ nabutha abomantji abangaki abazele ukudla okuseleko?” Bathi kuye: “Abalitjhumi nambili.”+
20 “Nalokha nangihlephulela amadoda azii-4 000 uburotho obulikhomba, nabutha abomantji abakhulu abangaki abazele ukudla okuseleko?” Bathi kuye: “Abalikhomba.”+
21 Ngalokho wathi kibo: “Anikazwisisi nanje?”
22 Nje-ke bafika eBhethesayida. Lapho abantu baletha kuye indoda esiphofu, bamrabhela bona ayithinte.+
23 Wabamba indoda esiphofu leyo ngesandla, waya nayo ngaphandle kwemizi. Wayikhafulela emehlweni,+ wabeka izandla zakhe kiyo wayibuza: “Ubonani?”
24 Indoda leyo yaqala yathi: “Ngibona abantu kodwana babonakala njengemithi ekhambakhambako.”
25 Godu wabeka izandla zakhe emehlweni wendoda leyo, yabona kuhle. Amehlwayo alapheka, yabona yoke into kuhle.
26 Wayithumela ekhaya, wathi: “Ungangeni ngemzini.”
27 UJesu nabafundi bakhe baya ezabelweni zeKhesariya Filipi, nabasendleleni wathoma ukubuza abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Abantu bathi ngingubani?”+
28 Bathi kuye: “Batjho unguJwanisi uMbhabhadisi+ kodwana abanye bathi ungu-Eliya,+ abanye bathi ungomunye wabaphorofidi.”
29 Wabuza bona ukuthi: “Alo-ke, nina nithi ngingubani?” UPitrosi wathi: “UnguKrestu.”+
30 Yeke wabayala ngokuqinileko bona bangatjeli muntu ngaye.+
31 Wathoma ukubafundisa bona iNdodana yomuntu kufuze iqalane namatshwenyeko amanengi begodu ininwe badala, baphristi abakhulu nabatloli, beyibulawe,+ ivuke ngemva kwamalanga amathathu.+
32 Kwamambala, watjho lokho ngokutjhaphulukileko. Kodwana uPitrosi wamdosela eqadi, wamkhalima.+
33 Nakezwa lokho wajika, waqala abafundi bakhe, wakhalima uPitrosi, wathi: “Iya emva kwami, Sathana! Ngombana awucabangi imicabango kaZimu kodwana yabantu.”+
34 Nje-ke wabizela isiqubuthu nabafundi bakhe kuye wathi kibo: “Nanyana ngubani ofuna ukungilandela, akazidele athathe isigodo sakhe sokuhlunguphazwa* angilandele qobe.+
35 Ngombana nanyana ngubani ofuna ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe kuzomlahlekela kodwana nanyana ngubani olahlekelwa kuphila kwakhe ngebanga lami nangebanga leendaba ezimnandi uzokusindisa.+
36 Kuzomsiza ngani umuntu ukuzuza iphasi loke kodwana alahlekelwe kuphila kwakhe?*+
37 Namkha khuyini umuntu anganikela ngayo bona afumane ukuphila kwakhe?*+
38 Nanyana ngubani oneenhloni ngami nangamezwami esizukulwaneni esifebako* nesinesonwesi, iNdodana yomuntu izokuba neenhloni ngaye+ nayiza ngephazimulo kaYise ineengilozi ezicwengileko.”+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Qala Ihlathululo.
^ Namkha “mphefumulwakhe.”
^ Namkha “umphefumulwakhe.”
^ Namkha “esingakathembeki.”