NGOKUKALUKA 19

₁Wangena eJeriko, wadabula khona.

₂Bheka, kwakukhona indoda, igama layo linguZakewu, ingumthelisi omkhulu, icebile.

₃Yayifuna ukumbona uJesu ukuthi ungubani; yahluleka ngenxa yesixuku, ngokuba yayimfushane.

₄Yagijimela phambili, yakhwela emthombeni ukuba imbone, ngokuba ebezakudlula ngakhona.

₅Esefikile uJesu kuleyondawo wabheka phezulu, wathi kuyo: Zakewu, shesha wehle, ngokuba namuhla ngimelwe ukuhlala endlini yakho.

₆Washesha wehla, wamamukela ngokuthokoza.

₇Kuthé bekubona, bakhonona bonke, bathi: Uyé kungenisa kwandoda eyisoni.

₈Kodwa uZakewu wasukuma, wathi eNkosini: Bheka, Nkosi, ngipha abampofu inxenye yempahla yami; kuthi uma ngimaphucile umuntu into ngamacebo, ngiyibuyisa iphindwe kane.

₉UJesu wathi kuye: Namuhla insindiso ifikile kulendlu, lokhu naye eyindodana ka-Abrahama.

₁₀Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu izé ukufuna nokusindisa okulahlekileyo.

₁₁Kuthé ukuba bakuzwe lokho, weleka walandisa umfanekiso, ngokuba ebeseduze neJerusalema nangokuba bebethi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakubonakala masinyane.

₁₂Wathi-ke: Umuntu othile wohlanga olukhulu waya ezweni elikude eyozithathela umbuso, abuye.

₁₃Wayesebiza izinceku zakhe eziyishumi, wazinika omina* abayishumi, wathi kuzo: Hwebani ngabo, ngize ngibuye.

₁₄Kepha abantu bomuzi wakhe babemzonda, bathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, bethi: Asithandi ukuba lo abuse phezu kwethu.

₁₅Kwathi esebuyile ekuthatheni umbuso, wathi azibizelwe kuye lezozinceku abeziniké imali ukuba azi ukuthi yileyo naleyo izuzeni ngokuhweba.

₁₆Yavela-ke eyokuqala, yathi: Nkosi, umina wakho uzuzé omina abayishumi.

₁₇Wathi kuyo: Kuhle-ke, nceku enhle; lokhu ufunyanwé uthembekile kokuncinyane, uzakubusa phezu kwemizi eyishumi.

₁₈Yafika neyesibili, yathi: Umina wakho, Nkosi, uzuzé omina abayisihlanu.

₁₉Wathi nakuleyo: Nawe yiba-phezu kwemizi eyisihlanu.

₂₀Kwafika nenye, yathi: Nkosi, nangu umina wakho ebengimkhwezile esongwé endwangwini.

₂₁Ngokuba bengikwesaba, lokhu ungumuntu olukhuni; uthabatha ongakubekanga, uvuna ongakuhlwanyelanga.

₂₂Wathi kuyo: Ngizakukwahlulela ngomlomo wakho wena-nceku embi. Ubuwazi ukuba ngingumuntu olukhuni, ngithabatha engingakubekanga, ngivuna engingakuhlwanyelanga;

₂₃awufakanga ngani imali yami ebhange*, mina-ke ekufikeni kwami ngabe ngiyibizile kanye nenzalo, na?

₂₄Wayesethi kwababemi khona: Maphuceni umina, nimnike onawomina abayishumi.

₂₅Kepha bathi kuye: Nkosi, unawomina abayishumi.

₂₆Ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, kepha ongenakho uyakwaphucwa nalokho anakho.

₂₇Kodwa lezozitha zami ezazingathandi ukuba ngibuse phezu kwazo, ziletheni lapha, nizibulale phambi kwami.

₂₈Eseshilo lokho waqhubekela phambili, wakhuphukela eJerusalema.

₂₉Kwathi esondele eBetfage naseBethaniya ngasentabeni ethiwa eyemiNqumo, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe,

₃₀ethi: Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani, nothi ukuba ningene kuwo, nizakufumana ithole lembongolo likhulekiwe, okungazange kuhlale-muntu kulo; lithukululeni, nililethe.

₃₁Uma umuntu enibuza ethi: Nilithukululelani na? anothi: INkosi iyalidinga.

₃₂Ababethunyiwe bahamba-ke, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo.

₃₃Kuthé besalithukulula ithole, abaninilo bathi kubo: Nilithukululelani ithole na?

₃₄Bathi: INkosi iyalidinga.

₃₅Base beliletha kuJesu; babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwethole, bamkhwelisa uJesu.

₃₆Esahamba, babendlala izingubo zabo endleleni.

₃₇Esesondela ekwehleleni kweNtaba yemiNqumo, isixuku sonke sabafundi saqala ukuthokoza nokumdumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu ngemisebenzi yonke yamandla esiyibonileyo, ₃₈sithi:

₃₉Abanye babaFarisi besesixukwini bathi kuye: Mfundisi, bakhuze abafundi bakho.

₄₀Waphendula wathi: Ngithi kini: Uma bethula laba, amatshe azakumemeza.

₄₁Kwathi esondela, ewubona umuzi, wawukhalela.

₄₂Wathi: Sengathi nga wazi nawe ngalolusuku okokuthula. Kepha kalokhu kufihlakele emehlweni akho.

₄₃Ngokuba uyakufikelwa yizinsuku, lapho izitha ziyakukukaka ngodonga lwempi, zikuhaqe, zikuvimbezele nxazonke,

₄₄zikuwise phansi, wena nabantwana abakuwe, zingashiyi itshe phezu kwetshe phakathi kwakho, ngokuba ungasazanga isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho.

₄₅Wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha abathengisayo,

₄₆wathi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami iyakuba-yindlu yokukhuleka, kepha nina niyenzé umhume wabaphangi.

₄₇Wayefundisa ethempelini imihla ngemihla. Kepha abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, nezikhulu zabantu bafuna ukumbulala.

₄₈Kodwa babengatholi ukuthi bangenzani, ngokuba abantu bonke babebambelela kuye bemuzwa.