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Chapter 17
Matt Ndebele 17:1  Lemva kwensuku eziyisithupha uJesu wathatha uPetro loJakobe loJohane umfowabo, wasekhwela labo entabeni ende bebodwa.
Matt Ndebele 17:2  Waseguqulwa isimo phambi kwabo, njalo ubuso bakhe bakhanya njengelanga, lezembatho zakhe zaba mhlophe njengokukhanya.
Matt Ndebele 17:3  Futhi khangela, kwasekubonakala kubo uMozisi loElija, bekhuluma laye.
Matt Ndebele 17:4  UPetro wasephendula wathi kuJesu: Nkosi, kuhle ukuthi sibe lapha. Uba uthanda, asakhe lapha amadumba amathathu, elinye ngelakho, lelinye ngelikaMozisi, lelinye ngelikaElija.
Matt Ndebele 17:5  Kwathi esakhuluma, khangela, iyezi elikhanyayo labasibekela; futhi khangela, ilizwi laphuma eyezini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokoza ngayo; zwanini yona.
Matt Ndebele 17:6  Sebezwile abafundi, bawa phansi ngobuso babo, besaba kakhulu.
Matt Ndebele 17:7  Kodwa uJesu weza wabathinta wathi: Sukumani lingesabi.
Matt Ndebele 17:8  Sebephakamisile amehlo abo, kababonanga muntu, ngaphandle kukaJesu yedwa.
Matt Ndebele 17:9  Sebesehla entabeni, uJesu wabalaya, wathi: Lingatsheli muntu lowombono, ize ivuke kwabafileyo iNdodana yomuntu.
Matt Ndebele 17:10  Abafundi bakhe basebembuza bathi: Pho batsholoni ababhali ukuthi uElija ufanele ukufika kuqala?
Matt Ndebele 17:11  UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: UElija uzafika kuqala isibili, uzabuyisela zonke izinto;
Matt Ndebele 17:12  kodwa ngitsho kini ukuthi uElija sewafika, kodwa kabamazanga, kodwa benza kuye konke ababekuthanda; ngokunjalo leNdodana yomuntu izahlutshwa yibo.
Matt Ndebele 17:13  Abafundi basebeqedisisa ukuthi wakhuluma labo ngoJohane uMbhabhathizi.
Matt Ndebele 17:14  Kwathi sebefikile exukwini, kweza kuye umuntu waguqa phambi kwakhe wathi:
Matt Ndebele 17:15  Nkosi, akuhawukele indodana yami, ngoba ilesithuthwane iyahlupheka kakhulu; ngoba iwele kanengi emlilweni, futhi kanengi emanzini.
Matt Ndebele 17:16  Njalo ngiyilethe kubafundi bakho, kodwa bebengelakho ukuyisilisa.
Matt Ndebele 17:17  UJesu wasephendula wathi: O sizukulwana esingelakholo lesonakeleyo, koze kube nini ngilani? Koze kube nini ngilibekezelela? Mletheni kimi lapha.
Matt Ndebele 17:18  UJesu waselikhuza, idimoni laseliphuma kuyo, umntwana wasesila kusukela kulelohola.
Matt Ndebele 17:19  Abafundi basebesiza kuJesu bebodwa bathi: Kungani thina sehlulekile ukulikhupha?
Matt Ndebele 17:20  UJesu wasesithi kubo: Kungenxa yokungakholwa kwenu. Ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Aluba lilokholo olunjengohlamvu lwemasitedi, lizakuthi kulintaba: Suka lapha uye laphaya; njalo izasuka; futhi kaliyikwehlulwa lutho.
Matt Ndebele 17:21  Kodwa loluhlobo kaluphumi ngaphandle kwangomkhuleko langokuzila ukudla.
Matt Ndebele 17:22  Besahlezi eGalili, uJesu wathi kubo: INdodana yomuntu isizanikelwa ezandleni zabantu,
Matt Ndebele 17:23  njalo bazayibulala, kodwa ngosuku lwesithathu izavuswa. Basebedabuka kakhulu.
Matt Ndebele 17:24  Kwathi sebefikile eKapenawume, abemukela umthelo beza kuPetro bathi: Umfundisi wenu katheli yini?
Matt Ndebele 17:25  Wathi: Yebo. Esengenile endlini, uJesu wamandulela wathi: Ucabangani, Simoni? Amakhosi omhlaba emukela kubani imfanelo kumbe imithelo? Kumadodana abo yini, kumbe kwabezizwe?
Matt Ndebele 17:26  UPetro wathi kuye: Kwabezizwe. UJesu wathi kuye: Ngakho-ke amadodana akhululekile.
Matt Ndebele 17:27  Kodwa-ke ukuze singabakhubekisi, hamba uye elwandle uphose ingwegwe, uthathe inhlanzi ezaphuma kuqala; kuzakuthi usuvule umlomo wayo uzathola imali; uyithathe ubanike ibe ngeyami leyakho.