UJesu Ungenisa KwaZakewu
1UJesu wangena eJerikho, wadabula kulo. 2Kwakukhona indoda okuthiwa nguZakewu, ingumthelisi omkhulu, futhi icebile. 3Yayifuna ukumbona uJesu ukuthi ungubani, kodwa yehluleka ngenxa yesixuku sabantu, ngokuba yayimfushane. 4Yagijimela phambili, yagibela esihlahleni somthombe, ukuze imbone, ngokuba wayezakwedlula ngalapho.
5UJesu esefikile kuleyo ndawo, wabheka phezulu, wathi kuyo: “Zakewu, shesha wehle, ngokuba namuhla kufanele ngingenise endlini yakho.”
6UZakewu washesha wehla, wamemukela ngokuthokoza.
7Kuthe lapho bekubona lokho, bakhononda bonke, bathi: “UJesu ungenise endlini yendoda eyisoni.”
8Kepha uZakewu wasukuma, wathi eNkosini: “Nkosi, ngipha abampofu ingxenye yempahla yami; kuthi uma ngimqolile umuntu okuthile, ngikubuyisele kuye sekuphindwe kane.”
9UJesu wathi kuye: “Namuhla insindiso ifikile kule ndlu, lokhu naye uyindodana ka-Abhrahama. 10Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukuzofuna nokusindisa okulahlekileyo.”
Umzekeliso Ngomina Abayishumi
11Kuthe abantu besalalele lokho, uJesu waqhubeka wabalandisa umzekeliso, ngokuba wayeseduze neJerusalema, nangokuba babethi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakubonakala masinyane. 12Wathi-ke: “Kwakukhona umuntu wasebukhosini owaya ezweni elikude eyozithathela umbuso bese ebuya. 13Wabiza izinceku zakhe ezilishumi, wazinika uhlamvu lwemali ngayinye, wathi kuzo: ‘Hwebani ngazo ngize ngibuye.’
14“Kepha abantu bezwe lakhe babemzonda, ngakho-ke bathumela amanxusa, amlandela, ukuba afike lapho, athi: ‘Asithandi ukuba lo abuse phezu kwethu.’
15“Kwathi esebuyile ekuthatheni umbuso, wazibiza lezo zinceku ayezinike imali ukuze ezwe ukuthi zizuzeni ngokuhweba.
16“Kweza eyokuqala, yathi: ‘Nkosi, uhlamvu lwakho lwemali luzuze izinhlamvu zemali ezilishumi.’
17“Wathi kuyo: ‘Kuhle-ke, nceku enhle, ngokuba wethembekile kokuncane, uzakubusa imizi elishumi.’
18“Kweza neyesibili, yathi: ‘Nkosi, uhlamvu lwakho lwemali luzuze eziyisihlanu.’
19“Wathi nakuleyo: ‘Nawe busa imizi emihlanu.’
20“Kweza nenye, yathi: ‘Nkosi, nantu uhlamvu lwakho lwemali engalusonga ngendwangu ngalulondoloza. 21Phela bengikwesaba, kwazise ungumuntu olukhuni. Uthatha ongazange ukubeke, uvune ongazange ukuhlwanyele.’
22“Wathi kuyo: ‘Ngizakwehlulela ngamazwi akho, wena nceku embi. Ubuwazi kahle ukuthi ngingumuntu olukhuni: ngithatha engingazange ngikubeke, ngivune engingakuhlwanyelanga. 23Kungani ungalufakanga uhlamvu lwemali yami ebhange, khona kuzothi ekubuyeni kwami, ngiluthole nenzalo na?’
24“Wayesethi kwababemi lapho: ‘Mephuceni uhlamvu lwemali, nilunike onezilishumi.’
25“Kepha bathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, unezinhlamvu zemali ezilishumi.’
26“Ngithi kini: yilowo nalowo onakho, uyakuphiwa; kodwa lowo ongenakho, uyakwemukwa nalokho anakho. 27Kepha lezo zitha zami ezazingathandi ukuba ngizibuse, ziletheni lapha, nizibulale ngizibonela ngawami.”
28Kuthe esekushilo lokho wayeseqhubeka nohambo, wakhuphukela eJerusalema.
UJesu Ungena EJerusalema
29Kwathi uJesu esesondele eBhethifage naseBhethani, ngasentabeni okuthiwa eYeminqumo, wathuma abafundi ababili, 30ethi: “Hambani niye emzaneni oqondene nani, kuzakuthi lapho ningena, nifumane ithole lembongolo likhulekiwe, okungazange kuhlale muntu kulo. Lithukululeni, nililethe lapha.
31“Uma kukhona umuntu onibuzayo, ethi: ‘Nilithukulelani na?’ anothi: ‘INkosi iyalidinga.’ ”
32Ababethunyiwe bahamba, bathola kunjengalokhu ayebatshelile. 33Kuthe besalithukulula ithole, abaninilo bathi kubo: “Nilithukululelani ithole na?”
34Bathi: “INkosi iyalidinga.”
35Base beliletha kuJesu, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwalo, bamgibelisa kulo uJesu. 36Esahamba, bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni.
37Kuthe esesondele emehlelweni weNtaba Yeminqumo isixuku sonke sabafundi saqala ukuthokoza nokudumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu ngazo zonke izimangaliso esizibonileyo, 38sithi:
“Ubusisiwe uMbusi ozayo egameni leNkosi,
ukuthula ezulwini nenkazimulo kweliphezulu!”
39Abanye babaFarisi besesixukwini, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, bakhuze abafundi bakho.”
40Waphendula wathi: “Ngithi kini: uma bethula laba, amatshe azakumemeza.”
41Kwathi lapho esondela, ewubona umuzi, wawukhalela. 42Wathi: “Sengathi ngabe nawe ubuwazi ngalolu lusuku, lokho okungakulethela ukuthula. Kepha manje kufihlakele emehlweni akho. 43Ngokuba uyakufikelwa yizinsuku lapho izitha zakho ziyakwakha ugange, zikuhaqe, zikuvimbezele macala wonke. 44Zikuqumbe phansi othulini, wena nabantu abanawe; aziyukushiya litshe phezu kwelinye phakathi kwakho. Ngokuba awusazanga isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho.”
UJesu Uhlanza Ithempeli
45UJesu wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha abathengisayo, 46wathi kubo: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Indlu yami iyakuba yindlu yokukhuleka,’ kodwa nina niyenze ‘umhume wabaphangi.’ ”
47Wayefundisa ethempelini imihla ngemihla. Kepha abaphristi abakhulu, izazimthetho, nezikhulu zabantu, zafuna ukumbulala. 48Kepha babengazi ukuthi bazokwenza kanjani, ngokuba bonke abantu babenamathele kuye, bemlalele.
