Ngokuya NgoMatewu 17:1-27
17 Ngemva kwamalanga asithandathu uJesu wathatha uPitrosi, uJakopo nomfowabo uJwanisi bakhuphukela entabeni ede.+
2 UJesu watjhuguluka phambi kwabo; ubuso bakhe baphazimula njengelanga, izambatho zakhe zamanya* njengokukhanya.+
3 Kuthe kusesenjalo, kwabonakala uMosi no-Eliya bakhuluma naye.
4 UPitrosi wathi kuJesu: “Kosi, kuhle ngathi ukuba lapha. Nawuthandako, ngizokuhloma amatende amathathu lapha, linye kube ngelakho, elinye kube ngelakaMosi bese elinye kube ngelaka-Eliya.”
5 Angakaqedi ukukhuluma, bagubuzeswa lilifu eliphazimulako, kwazwakala ilizwi elifini lithi: “Le yiNdodanami, engiyithandako, engiyamukeleko.+ Yilaleleni.”+
6 Nabezwa lokho, abafundi basaba khulu baguqa, bakhothamisa iinhloko.
7 UJesu watjhidela kibo, wabathinta, wathi: “Vukani. Ningasabi.”
8 Nabavukako, babona uJesu sekayedwa.
9 Njengombana behla entabeni, uJesu wabayala wathi: “Ningatjeli muntu ngombono lo bekube kulapho iNdodana yomuntu ivuswa kwabafileko.”+
10 Nokho, abafundi bambuza ukuthi: “Kubayini-ke, abatloli bathi u-Eliya kufuze eze qangi?”+
11 Wabaphendula wathi: “Kwamambala u-Eliya uyeza begodu uzokubuyisela zoke izinto esigeni.+
12 Nje-ke ngithi kini, u-Eliya uzile kodwana azange bamlemuke, bazenzela umathanda ngaye.+ INdodana yomuntu nayo izokutlhaga ngendlela efanako ezandleni zabo.”+
13 Yeke abafundi balemuka ukuthi ukhuluma ngoJwanisi uMbhabhadisi.
14 Nabatjhidela esiqubuthwini,+ kweza indoda, yaguqa phambi kwakhe, yathi:
15 “Kosi, ngibawa urhawukele indodanami ngombana inesifo sokuwa begodu iyagula. Sekukanengi iwela emlilweni nemanzini.+
16 Ngiyilethe ebafundini bakho kodwana babhalelwe kuyilapha.”
17 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Maye! Sizukulwana esingakholwako nesikhohlakeleko,+ kuzabe kube kunini nginani? Kufuze nginibekezelele isikhathi esingangani? Iletheni kimapha.”
18 UJesu wakhalima idimoni, laphuma emsaneni loyo, walapheka khonokho.+
19 Ngemva kwalokho abafundi baya kuJesu ngerhorhomejeni bathi: “Kubayini thina sibhalelwe kuliqotha?”
20 Wathi kibo: “Ngombana ninokukholwa okuncani. Kwamambala ngithi kini, naningaba nokukholwa okulingana nembewu yemastedi, nizokuthi entabeni le, ‘Suka lapho uye lapha,’ izokusuka begodu ayikho into engekhe yenzeke kini.”+
21 *——
22 Bekungesikhathi bahlangene eGalile uJesu nakazakuthi: “INdodana yomuntu izokukghatjhelwa ezandleni zabantu,+
23 bazoyibulala kodwana ngelanga lesithathu izokuvuswa.”+ Abafundi baba lisizi khulu.
24 Nabafika eKapernawumi, amadoda abuthelela umthelo wethempeli* eza kuPitrosi athi: “Umfundisenu uyawubhadela na umthelo wethempeli?”+
25 Wathi: “Iye.” Nokho, nakangena ngendlini, uJesu wakhuluma naye qangi wathi: “Ucabangani, Simoni? Amakhosi wephasi awufumana kuphi umthelo wepahla yerhwebo namkha umthelo womuntu ngamunye? Emadodanenawo namkha kwabanye abantu?”
26 Nakathi: “Kwabanye abantu,” uJesu wathi kuye: “Nakunjalo-ke, amadodana awawubhadeli umthelo.
27 Kodwana bona singavusi umguruguru,+ iya elwandle, uphosele isithiyahlambi sakho, uthathe ihlambi yokuthoma ozoyibamba, nawuvula umlomayo, uzokufumana isipaparwana sesiliva.* Sithathe ubanikele sona, ubhadalele mina nawe.”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “zaba mhlophe.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “iinhlamvu ezimbili zedrakma,” ezilingana nomrholo wamalanga angaba mabili.
^ NgesiGirigi, “ihlamvu yestateri,” ebeyiqalwa njengelingana namadrakma amane.
