NGOKUKAMARKU 11

₁Kwathi ukuba basondele eJerusalema, naseBetfage, naseBethaniya ngaseNtabeni yemiNqumo, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe,

₂wathi kubo: Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani; kothi nisangena kuwo, nizakufumana ithole lembongolo likhulekiwe, okungakaze kuhlale-muntu kulo; lithukululeni, nililethe.

₃Uma umuntu ethi kini: Nikwenzelani lokhu na? anothi: INkosi iyalidinga; izakulibuyisela lapha masinyane.

₄Bahamba, bafumana ithole likhulekiwe ngasesangweni ngaphandle emgwaqweni; balithukulula.

₅Abanye kwababemi khona bathi kubo: Nenzani nilithukulula ithole na?

₆Basho kubo njengokusho kukaJesu; base bebayeka.

₇Baliletha ithole kuJesu, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwalo, wakhwela kulo.

₈Abaningi bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni, abanye amahlamvu ababewagawulé endle.

₉Ababehamba phambili nababelandela bamemeza bathi:

₁₁UJesu wangena eJerusalema, waya ethempelini; esekubukile konke waphuma, sekuhlwile, waya eBethaniya kanye nabayishumi nambili.

₁₂Ngangomuso ekuphumeni kwabo eBethaniya walamba.

₁₃Wabona umkhiwane ukude, unamaqabunga, wasondela ethi mhlawumbe angathola utho kuwo; esefikile kuwo akafumananga-lutho, amaqabunga odwa, ngokuba kwakungesiso isikhathi samakhiwane.

₁₄UJesu wakhuluma, wathi kuwo: Akungabe kusadla noyedwa isithelo kuwe kuze kube-phakade. Abafundi bakhe bakuzwa.

₁₅Bafika eJerusalema. Wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha abathengisayo nabathengayo ethempelini, wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshelana imali nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba;

₁₆wayengavumi ukuba umuntu adabule ithempeli ethwele isitsha.

₁₇Wafundisa, wathi kubo: Akulotshiwe yini ukuthi indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi indlu yokukhuleka yezizwe zonke na? Kepha nina niyenzé umhume wabaphangi.

₁₈Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bekuzwa lokho bazindla ngokuthi bangambhubhisa kanjani, ngokuba babemesaba, lokhu isixuku sonke samangala ngokufundisa kwakhe.

₁₉Njalo ngokuhlwa baphuma emzini.

₂₀Kusasa bedlula babona umkhiwane ubunile kusukela ezimpandeni.

₂₁UPetru ekhumbula wathi kuye: Rabi, bheka, umkhiwane owuqalekisileyo ubunile.

₂₂UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Kholwani nguNkulunkulu.

₂₃Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo oyakuthi kulentaba: Nqukuleka, uphonseke elwandle, engangabazi enhliziyweni yakhe kepha ekholwa ukuthi lokho akushoyo kuyenzeka, uzakuba-nakho.

₂₄Ngalokho ngithi kini: Konke enikukhulekelayo nenikucelayo, kholwani ukuthi nikwamukele, nizakuba-nakho.

₂₅Futhi nxa nimi nikhuleka, thethelelani, uma ninamagqubu nomunye, ukuze noYihlo osezulwini anithethelele iziphambeko zenu.

₂₆Kepha uma nina ningathetheleli, noYihlo osezulwini akayikunithethelela iziphambeko zenu.

₂₇Babuye bafika eJerusalema; kuthi ehamba ethempelini, beza kuye abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, namalunga,

₂₈bathi kuye: Lokhu ukwenza ngagunya lini na? Ngubani okuniké leligunya ukuze wenze lokhu na?

₂₉Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: Ngizakunibuza izwi libe-linye, nize ningiphendule; yikhona ngizakunitshela ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.

₃₀Ukubhapathiza kukaJohane kwavela ezulwini noma kubantu na? Ngiphenduleni.

₃₁Bakhulumisana bodwa, bathi: Uma sithi: Ezulwini, uzakuthi: Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na?

₃₂Kepha uma sithi: Kubantu-besaba isixuku, ngokuba bonke bathi uJohane ungumprofethi impela.

₃₃Base bemphendula uJesu, bathi: Asazi. Wayesethi uJesu kubo: Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.