The True Glory of Jesus
(Mark 9.2-13Luke 9.28-36)1 Six days later Jesus took Peter and the brothers James and John with him. They went up on a very high mountain where they could be alone. 2 There in front of the disciples, Jesus was completely changed. His face was shining like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
3 All at once Moses and Elijah were there talking with Jesus. 4 So Peter said to him, “Lord, it is good for us to be here! Let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 While Peter was still speaking, the shadow of a bright cloud passed over them. From the cloud a voice said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him. Listen to what he says!” 6 When the disciples heard the voice, they were so afraid they fell flat on the ground. 7 But Jesus came over and touched them. He said, “Get up and don't be afraid!” 8 When they opened their eyes, they saw only Jesus.
9 On their way down from the mountain, Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had been raised from death.
10 The disciples asked Jesus, “Don't the teachers of the Law of Moses say Elijah must come before the Messiah does?”
11 Jesus told them, “Elijah certainly will come and get everything ready. 12 In fact, he has already come. But the people did not recognize him and treated him just as they wanted to. They will soon make the Son of Man suffer in the same way.” 13 Then the disciples understood Jesus was talking to them about John the Baptist.
Jesus Heals a Boy
(Mark 9.14-29Luke 9.37-43a)14 Jesus and his disciples returned to the crowd. A man knelt in front of him 15 and said, “Lord, have pity on my son! He has a bad case of epilepsy and often falls into a fire or into water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but none of them could heal him.”
17 Jesus said, “You people are too stubborn to have any faith! How much longer must I be with you? Why do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy here.” 18 Then Jesus spoke sternly to the demon. It went out of the boy, and right then he was healed.
19 Later the disciples went to Jesus in private and asked him, “Why couldn't we force out the demon?”
20-21 Jesus replied:
It is because you don't have enough faith! But I can promise you this. If you had faith no larger than a mustard seed, you could tell this mountain to move from here to there. And it would. Everything would be possible for you.
Jesus Again Speaks about His Death
(Mark 9.30-32Luke 9.43b-45)22 While Jesus and his disciples were going from place to place in Galilee, he told them, “The Son of Man will be handed over to people 23 who will kill him. But three days later he will rise to life.” All of this made the disciples very sad.
Paying the Temple Tax
24 When Jesus and the others arrived in Capernaum, the collectors for the temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your teacher pay the temple tax?”
25 “Yes, he does,” Peter answered.
After they had returned home, Jesus went up to Peter and asked him, “Simon, what do you think? Do the kings of this earth collect taxes and fees from their own people or from foreigners?”
26 Peter answered, “From foreigners.”
Jesus replied, “Then their own people don't have to pay. 27 But we don't want to cause trouble. So go cast a line into the lake and pull out the first fish you hook. Open its mouth, and you will find a coin. Use it to pay your taxes and mine.”
Okuvemifwa kwaJesus
(Mark. 9:2-13Luk. 9:28-36)1 Ndele eshi pita omafiku ahamano, Jesus okwa kufa Petrus naJakob nondenge yaye Johannes, ndele okwe va twala komhunda ile unene, ve ke likalele. 2 Ndele okwa shituka moipafi yavo, noshipala shaye sha vema ngaashi etango, noikutu yaye oya yela ya fouyelele. 3 Ndele tala, Moses naElia ve va holokela, va kundafana naye. 4 Ndele Petrus okwa hovela okupopya ndele ta ti kuJesus: Omwene, apa opawa nokukala; ngeenge wa hala, ohandi ka dika apa omatwali atatu, limwe oloye, limwe olaMoses nalimwe olaElia. 5 Hano fimbo a li ta popi, tala, oshilemo shiyela oshe va tuvikila; ndele tala, ondaka ya dja moshilemo, ndele tai ti: “Ou Omona wange omuholike, onde mu hokwa; mu udeni.” 6 Ndele ovalongwa eshi ve shi uda, ova wilika oipala yavo poshi ndele ova tila unene. 7 Ndele Jesus okwe uya, e va kuma ndele ta ti: “Pendukeni, inamu tila.” 8 Eshi va petula omesho avo, inava mona vali nande omunhu, Jesus Oye aeke.
Okuuya kwaElia
(Mark. 9:9-13)9 Ndele eshi va li tava londoloka komhunda, Jesus okwe va anda ko: “Emoniko eli inamu li hepaululila nande omunhu, Omona wOmunhu fimbo ina nyumuka koufi.” 10 Ndele ovalongwa vaye ove mu pula tava ti: “Ovanongo vomishangwa otava ti ngahelipi hano, Elia e nokuuya tete?” 11 Ndele Ye okwa nyamukula ndele ta ti: “Heeno, Elia ote uya nota ka wapaleka vali aishe. 12 Ndelenee ohandi mu lombwele, Elia okwa ile mo, ndele vo inave mu koneka, nove mu ningila eshi va hala. Osho tuu Omona wOmunhu ota ka hepekwa kuvo.” 13 Opo nee ovalongwa va uda ko nee, nokutya, ote va lombwele Johannes Omushashi.
Jesus ta velula omunashinhona
(Mark. 9:14-29Luk. 9:37-43a)14 Ndele eshi va fika kongudu yovanhu, omulumenhu umwe okwe uya kuye, a twa eengolo koshipala shaye 15 ndele ta ti: “Omwene, fila onghenda, omumwange omumati e noshinhona ndele ta hepekwa unene, osheshi luhapu ota wile momundilo nomomeva. 16 Ndele ame onde mu eta kovalongwa voye, ndele vo va nyengwa oku mu velula.” 17 Jesus okwa nyamukula ndele ta ti: “Woo, ove epupi lihe neitavelo nola pilalala, ofiyo onaini ndi nokukala punye? Ndele ofiyo onaini ndi noku mu lididimikila? Mu eteni kwaame.” 18 Jesus okwe mu hanyena, opo ondemoni ya dja mo muye, nomumati okwa veluka efimbo tuu olo.
19 Eshi ve likalela, ovalongwa ve uya kuJesus tava ti: “Oshike hano twa nyengwa oku i ta mo?” 20 Ndele Ye ta ti kuvo: “Omolweitavelo leni linini, osheshi oshili handi mu lombwele, ngeno okwa li mu neitavelo li fike pombuto yoshinapi, ngeno otamu dulu okulombwela omhunda ei: ‘Lilundulula po apa, ove u lundulukile kwinya, ngeno tai lilundulula po, ndele kaku noshinima tashi mu nyenge.’ 21 Ndelenee oludi eli ihali tewa mo koshinima shimwe, okeilikano nokelidiliko alike.”
Jesus ta popi vali okuhepekwa kwaye
(Mark. 9:30-32Luk. 9:43b-45)22 Ndele eshi va li tava endaenda pamwe muGalilea, Jesus ta ti kuvo: “Omona wOmunhu ota ka yandjwa momake ovanhu, 23 ndele vo otave mu dipaa, ndele efiku etitatu ota nyumuka. Ndele vo va nyika unene oluhodi.”
Oimaliwa yotembeli
24 Ndele eshi va fika kuKapernaum, ovashivi veesekeli dotembeli ove uya kuPetrus tava ti: “Omuhongi weni iha futu oimaliwa yotembeli?” 25 Oye ta ti: “Oha futu.” Ndele ye eshi a ya meumbo, Jesus okwa tetekela oku mu pula ta ti: “Oto ti ngahelipi, Simon? Eehamba dokombada yedu otadi pula kulyelye ofuto yokeengaba noifuta? Okovana ile okovanailongo?” 26 Ndele ye eshi a tya: “Okovanailongo”, Jesus ta ti kuye: “Hano ovana ihava futu sha. 27 Ndelenee opo tuhe va handukife, inda hano komunghulo wefuta ove u ekele mo ondjolo. Kufa oshi ei to yulu tete, ndele ngeenge wa makula okanya kayo, oto mono mo osekeli yoshisiliveli. Shi kufa mo u shi va pe omolwetu naave.”
