1 Ngaloo mihla, sakuba sikhulu kakhulu isihlwele, singenanto singayidlayo, wababizela kuye abafundi bakhe uYesu, athi kubo,
2 Ndisikwa yimfesane ngenxa yesihlwele; ngokuba sekuntsuku ntathu behleli nam, bengenanto bangayidlayo;
3 ukuba ndithe ndabandulula baya emakhayeni abo bengadlanga, botyhafa endleleni; kuba inxenye yabo ivela kude.
4 Bamphendula abafundi bakhe, besithi, Wokuzuza phi na umntu ukuba nako ukubahluthisa aba ngezonka, entlango apha?
5 Wayebabuza esithi, Zingaphi na izonka eninazo? Bathi ke bona, Zisixhenxe.
6 Wasithethela isihlwele ukuba sihlale phantsi emhlabeni. Wazithabatha izonka zosixhenxe, wabulela, waqhekeza, wanika abafundi bakhe, ukuze babeke phambi kwabo; babeka ke phambi kwaso isihlwele.
7 Baye beneentlanzana ezimbalwa; akuba esikelele, wathi mazibekwe phambi kwabo nazo.
8 Badla ke bahlutha; basusa amaqhekeza aseleyo, iingobozi zasixhenxe.
9 Ke kaloku abo babesidla ngathi babemawaka mane; wabandulula.
10 Wangena kwaoko emkhombeni, nabafundi bakhe, weza emacaleni aseDalmanuta.
11 Baphuma abaFarisi baqala ukubuzana naye, befuna kuye umqondiso ovela emazulwini, bemlinga.
12 Encwinile kanzulu ngomoya wakhe, athi, Yini na ukuba esi sizukulwana singxamele umqondiso? Inene ndithi kuni, Unakanye ukuba sinikwe umqondiso esi sizukulwana singxamele umqondiso? Inene ndithi kuni, Unakanye ukuba sinikwe umqondiso esi sizukulwana.
13 Wabashiya, wabuya wangena emkhombeni, wemka waya ngaphesheya.
14 Baye belibele ukuphatha izonka; babengenanto banayo emkhombeni, ngaphandle kwesonka esinye.
15 Wabayala esithi, Ligqaleni, nililumkele, igwele labaFarisi, negwele likaHerode.
16 Baye becamanga besitshono ukuthi, Kungokuba singenazonka.
17 Ekwazi oko uYesu, athi kubo, Yini na ukuba nicamange, ngokuba ningenazonka? Anikaqiqi na, anikaqondi na? Isaqaqadekile na intliziyo yenu?
18 Ninamehlo nje, aniboni na? Nineendlebe nje, aniva na? Anikhumbuli na?
19 Okuya ndaqhekezela amawaka amahlanu izonka ezihlanu, zaye zingaphi na izitya ezizele ngamaqhekeza enazisusayo? Bathi kuye, Zazilishumi elinazibini.
20 Okuya ke ezisixhenxe ndaziqhekezela amawaka amane, zazingaphi na iingobozi zizele ngamaqhekeza enazisusayo? Bathi ke, Zazisixhenxe.
21 Wayesithi kubo, Phofu yini na ukuba ningaqondi?
22 Uthi aze kufika eBhetesayida; bazise imfama kuye, bambongoze ukuba ayichukumise.
23 Uthe, eyibambe ngesandla imfama, wayirholela ngaphandle komzi; watshica emehlweni ayo, wabeka izandla phezu kwayo, wayibuza ukuba ibona nto na?
24 Yaza yakhangela phezulu yathi, Ndiyababona abantu; kuba ndibanakana behamba, ngathi yimithi.
25 Wabuya wazibeka izandla phezu kwamehlo ayo, wayikhangelisa phezulu; yabuya yaphila, yababona bonke kakuhle.
26 Uthi ayithumele endlwini yayo, esithi, Uze ungangeni kuwo umzi, ungathethi nakubani kuwo umzi.
27 Waphuma uYesu nabafundi bakhe, waya emizini yaseKesareya kaFilipu; waye endleleni ebabuza abafundi bakhe, esithi kubo, Kuthiwa ngabantu ndingubani na mna?
28 Baphendula ke bona ngokuthi, Bathi unguYohane umbhaptizi; abanye bathi unguEliya; bambi ke bathi ungomnye wabaprofeti.
29 Athi yena kubo, Ke nina nithi ndingubani na? Aphendule ke uPetros athi kuye, Wena unguye uKristu.
30 Wabakhalimela ukuba bangaxeleli bani ngaye.
31 Waqala ukubafundisa, okokuba uNyana woMntu umelwe kukuba eve ubunzima obukhulu, alahlwe ngawo amadoda amakhulu nababingeleli abakhulu nababhali, abulawe, athi emveni kweentsuku ezintathu abuye avuke.
32 Elo zwi wayelithetha ngokungafihlisiyo. UPetros wamthabathela kuye, waqala ukumkhalimela.
33 Uthe ke yena, ejikile, wabakhangela abafundi bakhe, wamkhalimela uPetros, esithi, Suka uye emva kwam, Sathana; ngokuba ungazinyamekeli ezikaThixo izinto, unyamekele ezabantu.
34 Esibizele kuye isihlwele, kwanabafundi bakhe, wathi kubo, Osukuba ethanda ukundilandela, makazincame, awuthwale umnqamlezo wakhe, andilandele ke.
35 Kuba othe wathanda ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; ke yena othe wawulahla umphefumlo wakhe ngenxa yam, nangenxa yeendaba ezilungileyo ezi, wowusindisa.
36 Kuba komnceda ntoni na umntu, ukuba uthe walizuza ihlabathi liphela, waza wonakalelwa ngumphefumlo wakhe?
37 Okanye worhola ntoni na umntu, ibe sisananelo somphefumlo wakhe?
38 Kuba othe waneentloni ngam nangamazwi am, kwesi sizukulwana sikrexezayo, sonayo, naye uNyana woMntu woba neentloni ngaye, xa athe weza esebuqaqawulini boYise, enezithunywa ezingcwele.