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8 Ngalezonsuku kwaphinda kwabuthana abantu abanengi kakhulu njalo babengelakudla. Ngakho wabiza abafundi wasesithi kubo: 2 “Ngiyabazwela abantu+ laba ngoba sebehlale lami okwamalanga amathathu futhi abalakudla.+ 3 Nxa ngingathi babuyele emakhaya belambile, bangaphela amandla endleleni njalo abanye babo bavela khatshana.” 4 Kodwa abafundi bakhe bamphendula bathi: “Kambe endaweni yonale ekhatshana lemizi kulomuntu ongathola izinkwa ezingenela abantu bonke laba?” 5 Sebetsho njalo wababuza wathi: “Lilezinkwa ezingaki?” Bona bathi: “Eziyisikhombisa.”+ 6 Wasetshela abantu ukuthi bahlale phansi. Wathatha izinkwa lezo eziyisikhombisa wabonga uNkulunkulu, wazihlephuna wasezinika abafundi bakhe ukuthi baphe abantu, abafundi benza njalo.+ 7 Babelenhlanzi ezincane ezilutshwana. Wathi esebonge uNkulunkulu wabatshela ukuthi lazo baziphe abantu. 8 Yikho abantu badla basutha, abafundi basebebutha iziqephu ezazisele, bagcwalisa amabhasikiti amakhulu* ayisikhombisa.+ 9 Amadoda ayelapho ayengaba ngu-4 000. Ngemva kwalokho wathi abantu bahambe.
10 Yena wahle wangena esikepeni labafundi bakhe, waya emangweni weDalimanutha.+ 11 AbaFarisi basebemlanda bafika bathi abatshengise isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini befuna ukumlinga.+ 12 Ngakho wakhathazeka kakhulu emoyeni wakhe, wasesithi: “Kanti isizukulwane lesi sisifunelani isibonakaliso?+ Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, isizukulwane lesi asisoze siphiwe isibonakaliso.”+ 13 Wasebatshiya khonapho, wangena futhi esikepeni waya ngaphetsheya kolwandle.
14 Abafundi bakhohlwa ukuthatha izinkwa, ngakho babengelakudla esikepeni ngaphandle kwesinkwa esisodwa.+ 15 Wabaxwayisa ebaqonqosela esithi: “Hlalani livule amehlo, linanzelele imvubelo yabaFarisi lemvubelo kaHerodi.”+ 16 Kodwa baqalisa ukuphikisana ngokuthi babengelasinkwa. 17 Ebona lokhu wathi kubo: “Kungani liphikisana ngokuthi alilasinkwa? Kanti lilokhu lingananzeleli futhi lingazwisisi yini? Okwenza lingazwisisi yikuthi izinhliziyo zenu zilokhu zilukhuni yini? 18 ‘Kungani lisehluleka ukubona lina lilamehlo, lisehluleka lokuzwa lina lilendlebe?’ Alikhumbuli yini 19 ukuthi lagcwalisa amabhasikiti amangaki ngeziqephu ngize ngihlephune izinkwa ezinhlanu+ ezaphiwa amadoda angu-5 000?” Bathi kuye: “Angu-12.”+ 20 Waqhubeka wathi: “Ngize ngihlephunele amadoda angu-4 000 izinkwa eziyisikhombisa, iziqephu elizibuthileyo zigcwale amabhasikiti amakhulu* amangaki?” Bathi kuye: “Ayisikhombisa.”+ 21 Sebetsho njalo wathi kubo: “Lilokhu lingazwisisi yini?”
22 Bafika bama eBhethisayida, abantu basebeletha kuye indoda eyisiphofu, bamncenga ukuthi ayithinte.+ 23 Wabamba isandla sendoda leyo eyisiphofu, waphuma layo ngaphandle kwedolobho. Wakhafulela emehlweni ayo,+ wasebeka izandla zakhe phezu kwayo wayibuza wathi: “Kulolutho olubonayo yini?” 24 Indoda leyo yavusa amehlo yasisithi: “Ngibona abantu, kodwa bakhanya angani yizihlahla ezihambahambayo.” 25 Waphinda wabeka izandla zakhe emehlweni endoda le, yasila yaqalisa ukubona kuhle. Konke nje yayisikubona kucacile. 26 Wayitshela ukuthi ihambe ngekhaya kodwa wathi kuyo: “Ungangeni edolobheni leli.”
27 UJesu labafundi bakhe basuka baya ezigabeni zeKhesariya Filiphi. Besendleleni wababuza wathi: “Abantu bathi ngingubani?”+ 28 Bamphendula besithi: “Bathi unguJohane uMbhabhathizi,+ kodwa abanye bathi ungu-Elija,+ abanye bona bathi ungomunye wabaphrofethi.” 29 Wasebabuza wathi: “Kodwa lina lithi ngingubani?” UPhetro waphendula wathi: “UnguKhristu.”+ 30 Yena wasebaqonqosela ukuthi bangatsheli muntu ngaye.+ 31 Waqalisa ukubafundisa ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu kumele yehlelwe zinhlupho ezinengi, ilahlwe ngabadala labaphristi abakhokhelayo kanye lababhali, ibisibulawa,+ ivuke ngemva kwamalanga amathathu.+ 32 Lokhu wakubeka kwacaca sibili, kodwa uPhetro wamdonsela eceleni wamkhuza.+ 33 UJesu watshibilika wakhangela abafundi bakhe, wakhuza uPhetro wathi: “Yana emva kwami Sathane! Awucabangi imicabango kaNkulunkulu kodwa ucabanga eyabantu.”+
34 Ngemva kwalokho wabiza abantu labafundi bakhe, wasesithi kubo: “Loba ngubani ofuna ukungilandela kazidele athwale isigodo sakhe sokuhlutshwa* aqhubeke engilandela+ 35 ngoba loba ngubani ofuna ukusindisa impilo* yakhe izamlahlekela, kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yimpilo* yakhe ngenxa yami langenxa yezindaba ezinhle uzayisindisa.+ 36 Kambe umuntu kungamnceda ngani sibili ukuzuza umhlaba wonke kodwa alahlekelwe yimpilo yakhe?*+ 37 Kuyini sibili umuntu angabhadala ngakho ukuze athole impilo yakhe?*+ 38 Loba ngubani oba lenhloni ngami kumbe ngamazwi ami kulesisizukulwane esingathembekanga* lesonayo, iNdodana yomuntu layo izakuba lenhloni ngaye+ nxa isisiza isenkazimulweni kaYise ilezingilosi ezingcwele.”+