Ukuvuselela inguquko
1Ke kaloku kwaye kukho abathile ngelo xesha, ababembikela amaGalili, agazi uPilato waliphithikeza namadini awo. 2Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Niba na loo maGalili ebengaboni ngaphezu kwawo onke amaGalili, ngokuba evé ubunzima obunjalo? 3Ndithi kuni, Hayi; nòthi xa sukuba ningaguquki, nitshabalale kwangokunjalo nonke.
4Hi, bona abo balishumi elinesibhozo, bawelwa yinqaba eseSilowa, yababulala; niba na babenetyala ngaphezu kwabo bonke abantu abemiyo eYerusalem? 5Ndithi kuni, Hayi; nòthi, xa sukuba ningaguquki, nitshabalale kwangokunjalo nonke.
Umzekeliso womkhiwane ongathwali siqhamo
6Wabethetha ke lo mzekeliso: Ubani wayenomkhiwane, utyelwe esidiliyeni sakhe; weza efuna isiqhamo kuwo, akafumana nto. Wathi ke kumsébenzi-sidiliya, 7Uyabona, ndiminyaka mithathu ndiza ndifuna isiqhamo kulo mkhiwane, ndingafumani nto; wugawule; yini na ukuba úde uphuthise nomhlaba. 8Aphendule ke yena athi kuye, Nkosi, wuyeke nangaló mnyaka, ndide khendimbe ndiwurhaqe, ndigalele umgquba. 9Ukuba ke uthe wavelisa isiqhamo, wòwuyeka; ke ukuba akubanga njalo, wòbuya uwugawule.
Ukuphiliswa kwentokazi enomoya wobulwelwe
10Ke kaloku wayefundisa kwenye yezindlu zesikhungu ngayo isabatha. 11Kwabonakala kukho ntokazi ibinomoya wobulwelwe iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo; yaye igobile, ingenako kanye ukuziphakamisa. 12Eyibonile ke uYesu, wayibiza wathi kuyo, Ntokazindini, khululeka ebulwelweni bakho. 13Wayibeka ke izandla; yoluka kwangoko, yazukisa uThixo.
14Ke kaloku waphendula umphathi wendlu yesikhungu, ecaphuka kuba uYesu waphilisa ngesabatha, wathi kwizihlwele, Mithandathu imihla ekufanele ukusetyenzwa ngayo; yizani ngayo ngoko niphiliswe, kungabi ngawo umhla wesabatha. 15Yamphendula ngoko iNkosi, yathi, Mhanahanisindini, akathi na elowo kuni ayikhulule ngesabatha inkomo yakhe, nokuba liesile lakhe, emkhumbini wesitali, alirhole aye kuliseza? 16Lo ke, eyintombi ka-Abraham nje, ayibophileyo uSathana, khangela, le minyaka ilishumi elinesibhozo, ubengamele ukukhululwa na kulo mabophe ngomhla wesabatha?
17Akubon' ukuba uyazithetha ezo ndawo, badaniswa bonke abachasene naye; zathi zonke izihlwele zavuya ngazo zonke izinto ezizukileyo ezenziwa nguye.
Umzekeliso wokhozo lwemostade nowegwele
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18Wayesithi ke, Bufana nantoni na ubukumkani bukaThixo? Ndiya kubufanisa nantoni na? 19Bufana nokhozo lwemostade, awaluthabathayo umntu, waluphosa emyezweni wakhe; lwahluma lwaba ngumthi omkhulu, zathi iintaka zezulu zahlala emasebeni awo.
20Wabuya wathi, Ndiya kubufanisa nantoni na ubukumkani bukaThixo? 21Bufana negwele, awalithabathayo umfazi, walifihla ezilinganisweni zozithathu zomgubo, wada wabiliswa uphela.
Isango elimxinwa
22Waye ecanda kwimizi ngemizi, nemizana ngemizana, efundisa, esinga eYerusalem. 23Ke kaloku wathi othile kuye, Nkosi, bambalwa na abo basindiswayo?
24Uthe ke yena kubo, Zamani ukungena ngesango elimxinwa; ngokuba ndithi kuni, baninzi abaya kufuna ukungena, bakhohlwe. 25Xa selethe wavuka umninindlu, waluvala ucango, naza naqala ukuma ngaphandle, nokunkqonkqoza elucangweni, nisithi, Nkosi, nkosi, sivulele: úya kuza aphendule athi kuni, Andinazi apho nivela khona. 26Niya kwandula niqale ukuthi, Sadla, sasela, emehlweni akho; nawe wafundisa ezitratweni zethu. 27Athi, Ndithi kuni, andinazi apho nivela khona; mkani kum, nina nonke basébenzi bokungalungileyo. 28Khona apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokutshixiza kwamazinyo, xa nithe nabona uAbraham, noIsake, noYakobi, nabo bonke abaprofeti, ebukumkanini bukaThixo; nibe ke nina nikhutshelwe phandle. 29Babeya kuza bevela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, nasentla, nasezantsi, bangqengqe ebukumkanini bukaThixo.
30Yabonani, bakho abokugqibela abaya kuba ngabokuqala; bakho nabokuqala abaya kuba ngabokugqibela.
UYesu ulunyukiswa ngoHerode
31Kwangaloo mini kweza abaFarisi abathile, besithi kuye, Phuma umke apha; ngokuba uHerode ufuna ukukubulala.
32Wathi kubo, Yiyani nithi kuloo mpungutye, Uyabona, ndikhupha iidemon, ndifinyeze iimpiliso, namhla nangomso; ndithi ngowesithathu umhla ndifeze. 33Kodwa ndimelwe kukuthi ndihambe namhla nangomso nangolandelayo; ngokuba akangekhe umprofeti atshabalalele ngaphandle kweYerusalem.
34Yerusalem, Yerusalem, ebabulalayo abaprofeti, ibagibisele ngamatye abo bathunywe kuyo! Kufuthi kangakanani na ndathandayo ukubabuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho, ngohlobo esithi isikhukukazi siwabuthele ndawonye amantshontsho aso ngaphantsi kwamaphiko aso, anavuma! 35Yabonani, indlu yenu ishiywa nani ízé. Inene, ndithi ke kuni. Aniyi kuba sandibona, kude kufike ixesha eniya kuthi, Makabongwe lowo uzayo egameni leNkosi.
