Bible Society of South Africa

40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 39

God is Trustworthy

by Noelene Curry

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

MAREKA 11

Jesu o kena Jerusalema

1Ha ba atamela Jerusalema, Bethefage le Bethania, Thabeng ya Mehlwaare, Jesu a roma ba babedi ba barutuwa ba hae, 2a re ho bona: “Eyang motsaneng o kapele ho lona, mme hanghang ha le kena ho wona, le tla fumana petsana e holehilweng, e esong ho palangwe ke motho le ka mohla. Le e lokolle, le e tlise. 3Ha motho a ka re ho lona: ‘Keng ha le etsa tjee?’ ereng: ‘Morena o a e hloka, mme o tla e kgutlisetsa kwano kapelepele!’ ”

4Ba ya, mme ba fumana petsana e holehilwe, kantle, pela monyako, tseleng ya motse, mme ba e lokolla. 5Batho ba bang ba neng ba eme moo ba re ho bona: “Le etsang na, ha le lokolla petsana eo?”

6Ba ba araba jwalokaha Jesu a ne a ba laetse, mme bona ba ba tlohela, ba tsamaya. 7Yaba ba tlisa petsana ho Jesu, ba ala diaparo tsa bona hodima yona, mme a e palama. 8Jwale ba bangata ba ala diaparo tsa bona tseleng, ba bang ba rema mahlaku naheng, mme ba a ala tseleng. 9Ba neng ba mo eteletse pele le ba neng ba etla kamorao, ba howa, ba re:

“Hosanna!

Ho bokwe

ya tlang ka lebitso la Morena!

10Ho bokwe mmuso o tlang

wa ntata rona Davida!

Hosanna mahodimong

a hodimodimo!”

11Yaba Jesu o kena Jerusalema, ka Tempeleng; hoba a qamake kahohle, kaha e ne e se e le nako ya mantsiboya, a tswa, a ya Bethania a ena le ba leshome le metso e mmedi.

Jesu o rohaka sefate sa feiye

12Ka la hosasane, ha ba etswa Bethania, Jesu a ikutlwa a lapile. 13A sa le hole, a bona sefate sa feiye se nang le mahlaku, mme a ya sheba hore na a ke ke a fumana ho hong ho sona. Empa ha a fihla ho sona, a se ke a fumana letho haese mahlaku feela, hobane e ne e se nako ya difeiye. 14A bua, a re ho sona: “Ho se hlole ho eba le ya ka jang tholwana tsa hao le ka mohla!” Barutuwa ba hae ba mo utlwa ha a rialo.

Jesu o hlwekisa Tempele

15Yaba ba fihla Jerusalema. Jesu a kena ka Tempeleng, mme a qala ho phahla bohle ba neng ba reka, ba rekisetsa ka ho yona; a phethola ditafole tsa baananyi ba ditjhelete, le ditulo tsa ba rekisang maeba, 16mme a se ke a dumella motho ho feta ka Tempeleng a jere letho. 17A ruta, a re ho bona: “Ana ha ho a ngolwa, ha thwe:

“ ‘Ntlo ya ka e tla bitswa

ntlo ya thapelo

eo e leng ya ditjhaba tsohle’?

Empa lona le e entse

‘lehaha la dinokwane!’ ”

18Ha baprista ba baholo le Ditsebi tsa Molao ba utlwa hona, ba batla hore na ba ka mo timetsa jwang. Ba ne ba mo tshaba, kaha letshwele lohle le ne le hlollwa ke thuto ya hae.

19Yare ha e eba mantsiboya, Jesu le barutuwa ba hae ba tswela kantle ho motse.

Thuto ka sefate sa feiye se omeletseng

20Ha ba feta kameso, ba bona sefate sane sa feiye se omeletse ho tloha metsong. 21Petrose ha a hopola, a re ho Jesu: “Moruti, bona sefate sa feiye seo o se rohakileng, se omeletse!”

22Jesu a ba araba, a re: “Ebang le tumelo ho Modimo. 23Kannete ke a le bolella hore ha e mong a ka re ho thaba eo: ‘Sutha, o yo wela lewatleng,’ a se na pelaelo pelong ya hae, a mpa a dumela hore seo a se bolelang se tla etsahala, o tla se etsetswa. 24Ka baka leo, ke re ho lona: Tsohle tseo le di kopang ka thapelo, dumelang hore le se le di amohetse, mme le tla di etsetswa. 25Ha le ema ho etsa thapelo, eba le na le disuwa le motho, le mo tshwarele, e le hore Ntata lona ya mahodimong le yena a tle a le tshwarele diphoso tsa lona.

MAREKA 11:1-25SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

Have faith in God, Jesus answered, Fig trees are a source of food in Israel. It takes three years from the time they are planted to when they bear fruit. The figs are harvested twice a year, in late spring and early autumn. It was early spring, when Jesus walked past the fruit tree. The tree was full of leaves. However, figs only grow as the leaves grow. There was no growth in the leaves, therefore no fruit would be produced that year. If we are not bearing fruit, we are spiritually barren, though we have been given everything to bear fruit.  God is trustworthy. Let us not be cursed for not trusting in what is given us, lest we wither, and die. Our God is and will always be trustworthy, let our leaves bear much fruit.

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