ULUKA 21

₁Ewaphakamisile amehlo akhe, uYesu ubone izityebi zigalela iminikelo yazo kwisikhongozeli-mali. ₂Ke wabona mhlolokazi uthile ulihlwempu efaka iimalana ezimbini; ₃waza wathi: “Ndithi kuni, inene, lo mhlolokazi ulihlwempu unikele ngaphezu kwabo bonke, ₄kuba bonke aba banikele kuThixo bethatha ebutyebini babo, kanti yena, eswele nje, unikele ngako konke abenokuphila ngako.”

₅Ke kaloku, xa abathile babethetha *ngendlu kaThixo, bencoma ukuhonjiswa kwayo ngamatye amahle nangezinto ezinexabiso, uYesu wathi: ₆“Niyazibona zonke ezi zinto? Kuya kufika imihla ekungayi kusala litye phezu kwelitye lingàdilizwa.”

₇Bambuza ke uYesu besithi: “Mfundisi, ziya kubakho nini na ezi zinto? Uya kuba yintoni na umqondiso wokuzalisekiswa kwazo?”

₈Wathi ke yena: “Lumkani ningalahlekiswa, kuba baninzi abaya kuza egameni lam; besithi banguye uKrestu, besithi ixesha lisondele. Ke nina ze ningabalandeli. ₉Xa nithe neva ngeemfazwe neziphithi-phithi, ze ningoyiki, kuba ezo zinto zimelwe kukubakho kuqala. Sona ke isiphelo asiyi kubakho kwangoko.”

₁₀Waqhuba wathi kubo: “Uhlanga luya kuvukelana nohlanga, nokumkani avukelane nokumkani. ₁₁Kuya kubakho iinyikima zomhlaba ezinkulu, kwiindawo ngeendawo kubekho indlala nendyikityha yokufa. Kuya kubakho izinto ezoyikekayo, kwanemiqondiso emikhulu evela ezulwini.

₁₂“Ngaphambi kokuba zonke ezi zinto zenzeke, baya kunibamba, banitshutshise beninikela *ezindlwini zesikhungo nasezintolongweni, nisiwe phambi kookumkani neerhuluneli ngenxa yegama lam. ₁₃Oko ke kuya kuba lithuba lenu lokungqina. ₁₄Zimiseleni ukungayicingi kwangaphambili indlela eniya kuziphendulela ngayo, ₁₅kuba mna ndiya kuninika amazwi obulumko abangayi kuba nako ukubuphikisa nokumelana nabo bonke abachasene nani. ₁₆Ke kaloku niya kunikelwa nangabazali, nangabantakwenu, nazizizalwane, nazizihlobo, kubekho nababulawayo kuni. ₁₇Niya kuthiywa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lam. ₁₈Ke akuyi kutshabalala nonwele olu lwentloko yenu. ₁₉Nothi ke ngokunyamezela kwenu nibuzuze ubomi benu.”

₂₀“Xa nithe nayibona iJerusalem irhawulwe yimikhosi, yazini ukuba kusondele ukutshabalala kwayo. ₂₁Ngelo xesha mabathi abakwelakwaJuda babalekele ezintabeni, bathi abo bangaphakathi kwayo iJerusalem baphume bemke. Ke abo basemaphandleni mabangangeni eJerusalem. ₂₂Yoba yimihla yempindezelo leyo, ukuze kuzaliseke konke okubhalwe *eziBhalweni. ₂₃Hayi ke abanzima nabanyisayo ngaloo mihla! Kuya kubakho imbandezelo enkulu elizweni, ingqumbo kaThixo ibe phezu kwaba bantu. ₂₄Baya kubulawa ngekrele, bathinjwe, basiwe kuzo zonke iintlanga. IJerusalem iya kutshatyalaliswa ziintlanga de liphele ixesha lazo.”

₂₅“Kuya kubakho imiqondiso elangeni nasenyangeni nasezinkwenkwezini; emhlabeni kubekho iintlanga ezicinezelekileyo, zididekile kukugquma kolwandle namaza. ₂₆Abantu boba besifa luloyiko, bexhalabele izinto ezilifikelayo ihlabathi, kuba konke okunamandla esibhakabhakeni kodunga-dungeka. ₂₇Baya kumbona ke *uNyana woLuntu esiza ngelifu, enamandla nobuqaqawuli obukhulu. ₂₈Ke kaloku zakuqala ukubakho ezi zinto, yimani nkqo, niphakamise iintloko zenu, kuba isondele inkululeko yenu.”

₂₉Wabenzela umzekeliso uYesu, esithi: “Khangelani umkhiwane nayo yonke imithi. ₃₀Xa seyivelisa amagqabi, nithi nakukubona oko, nazi ukuba ihlobo lithwasile. ₃₁Kwangokunjalo nani, xa nithe nazibona ezi zinto zisenzeka, yazini ukuba ulawulo lukaThixo lusemnyango.

₃₂“Ndithi kuni, inene, asiyi kudlula esi sizukulwana zingadanga zenzeke zonke ezi zinto. ₃₃Liya kudlula izulu nehlabathi; ke wona amazwi am akasayi kuze adlule.”

₃₄“Zilumkeleni ke, hleze iintliziyo zenu zenziwe buthuntu buburhovu, nakukunxila, nangamaxhala obu bomi, ize loo mini inifikele ngebhaqo; ₃₅kuba iya kubafikela ngokomgibe bonke abahleliyo phezu kwehlabathi lonke. ₃₆Ke ngoko phaphamani maxa onke, nikhunga, ukuze nibe namandla okuziphepha zonke ezi zinto ziza kwenzeka, nize nibe nokuma phambi *koNyana woLuntu.”

₃₇Ke kaloku emini uYesu ebefundisa *endlwini kaThixo, athi ngokuhlwa aye kulala eNtabeni yemiNquma. ₃₈Kwakusasa bonke abantu babesiza kumphulaphula endlwini kaThixo.