Bible Reading Plan – Day 283

₁“Ngelo xesha ulawulo lukaThixo luya kufana nokweentombi ezilishumi, ezazithathayo izibane zazo, zaya kuhlangabeza umyeni. ₂Ke ezintlanu kuzo zazizizidenge, ezintlanu zizizilumko. ₃Ezizizidenge zazithatha izibane zazo, kodwa azayipatha ioyile yokongeza. ₄Zona ezizizilumko zathi kunye nezibane zazo zahamba ziphethe ioyile ngezitya. ₅Umyeni walibazisa ukufika, zaza iintombi ezi zonke zozela zalala.

₆“Ezinzulwini zobusuku kwamenyezwa kusithiwa: ‘Nanko umyeni; phumani niye kumhlangabeza!’ ₇Zavuka ke zonke iintombi ezo, zazilungisa izibane zazo. ₈Zaza ezizizidenge zathi kwezizizilumko: ‘Sipheni kwioyile yenu leyo, kuba izibane zethu ziyacima.’ ₉Kodwa zalandula ezizizilumko, zisithi: ‘Hleze inganeli kuthi nakuni, yiyani kwabayithengisayo, nizithengele.’ ₁₀Kwathi ke, zisaya, wafika umyeni, zaza ezo ntombi bezisezilungile zangena kunye naye emsithweni, kwaza kwavalwa emnyango.

₁₁“Kamva zafika nezinye iintombi ezo, zathi: ‘Nkosi, sivulele.’ ₁₂Yaphendula yona yathi: ‘Ndithi kuni, inene, nina àndinazi.’

₁₃“Phaphani ke ngoko, ngokuba ningayazi imini kwanalo ilixa.”

₁₄“Kuya kuba njengomntu owathi, eza kuhambela kwelinye ilizwe, wazibiza izicaka zakhe, wayigcinisa kuzo impahla yakhe. ₁₅Esinye usinike imali ekumawaka amahlanu eerandi, esinye ekumawaka amabini, nesinye ekwiwaka elinye, ezinika ngokwamandla azo. Wahamba ke. ₁₆Eso sanikwa ekumawaka amahlanu, sithe kwangoko sasebenza ngawo, sazuza amanye amahlanu. ₁₇Ngokukwanjalo neso sanikwa ekumawaka amabini, sazuza amanye amabini. ₁₈Ke sona eso sasinikwe ekwiwaka elinyé, semka saya kuyimbela siyifihla imali yenkosi yaso.

₁₉“Emva kwexesha elide yabuya inkosi yezi zicaka, yafuna ingxelo kuzo. ₂₀Seza eso sasinikwe ekumawaka amahlanu, siphethe kwanamanye amahlanu, sathi: ‘Nkosi, ubundigcinise imali ekumawaka amahlanu eerandi. Nantsi ke enye, mhlekazi, ekumawaka amahlanu endithe ndayizuza.’ ₂₁Yaza yathi kuso inkosi yaso: ‘Ngxatsho ke, sicaka sam esilungileyo, esithembekileyo! Ubuthembekile kwizinto ezimbalwa; ndiya kukuphathisa izinto ezininzi. Ngena uchwayite kunye nenkosi yakho.’

₂₂“Seza neso sicaka sasinikwe ekumawaka amabini, sathi: ‘Nkosi, ubundigcinise imali ekumawaka amabini eerandi. Nantsi ke, mhlekazi, enye ekumawaka amabini endithe ndayizuza.’ ₂₃Yaza yathi kuso inkosi yaso: ‘Ngxatsho ke, sicaka sam esilungileyo, esithembekileyo! Ubuthembekile kwizinto ezimbalwa; ndiya kukuphathisa izinto ezininzi. Ngena uchwayite kunye nenkosi yakho.’

₂₄“Seza ke neso sicaka sasinikwe ekwiwaka elinyé, sathi: ‘Nkosi, bendikwazi wena ukuba ungumntu ongqongqo, ovuna ongakuhlwayelanga, uqokelele ongakulimanga. ₂₅Bendisoyika, ndaza ndaya kuyembela ndayifihla imali yakho. Nantsi ke imali yakho, mhlekazi.’ ₂₆Yaphendula inkosi yaso, yathi kuso: ‘Sicakandini esikhohlakeleyo, esilivila, ubusazi nje ukuba ndingumntu ovuna apho angahlwayelanga khona, aqokelele apho angachithanga khona. ₂₇Ubumelwe ke ngoko ukuyifaka ebhankini imali yam, ndize ndithi, ndakufika, ndiyifumane inenzala. ₂₈Ke ngoko esi sicaka sihlutheni iwaka elo, nilinike eso siphethe ekumawaka alishumi. ₂₉Wonke umntu onolutho uya kunikwa, abe nezinto ngakumbi; kodwa lowo ungenanto uya kuhluthwa naloo nto anayo. ₃₀Ke sona esi sifede sesicaka siphoseni phandle lee ebumnyameni, apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokungcungcutheka.’ ”

₃₁“Xa athe wafika *uNyana woLuntu esebuqaqawulini bakhe, enazo zonke izithunywa zezulu, uya kuhlala enkundleni yakhe yobungangamsha, ₃₂zihlanganiselwe phambi kwakhe zonke iintlanga. Wothi ke abahlule abanye kwabanye ngokomalusi esahlula iigusha ezibhokhweni. ₃₃Zona iigusha wozibeka ngasekunene kwakhe, iibhokhwe ngasekhohlo. ₃₄Ukumkani ke uya kuthi kwabangasekunene: ‘Yizani, nina basikelelweyo nguBawo, nixhamle uyolo lolawulo enalulungiselelwayo kwasekusekweni kwehlabathi; ₃₅kuba ndandilambile, nandipha ukutya; ndandinxaniwe, nandipha amanzi; ndandingowasemzini, nandamkela; ₃₆ndandihamba ze, nandambathisa; ndandigula, nandihambela; ndandisentolongweni, nandivelela.’

₃₇“Omphendula ke amalungisa esithi: ‘Nkosi, ngaba sakubona nini na ulambile, sakupha ukutya; unxaniwe, sakunika amanzi? ₃₈Ngaba sakubona nini na ungowasemzini, sakwamkela; uhamba ze, sakwambathisa? ₃₉Ngaba sakubona nini na ugula, okanye usentolongweni, sakuhambela?’ ₄₀Wophendula ukumkani athi kuwo: ‘Ndithi kuni, inene, ekubeni nithe nenjenjalo nakomnye kula mawethu angawona agqusha eluthulini, nithe nenjenjalo nakum.’

₄₁“Wothi ke kwabo bangasekhohlo: ‘Mkani kum, nina baqalekisiweyo nguThixo, niye emlilweni ongunaphakade, olungiselelwe umtyholi nezithunywa zakhe; ₄₂kuba ndandilambile, naza ànandipha kutya; ndandinxaniwe, naza anandipha manzi; ₄₃ndandingowasemzini, naza anandamkela; ndandihamba ze, naza anandambathisa; ndandigula, ndandisentolongweni, naza ànandihambela.’

₄₄“Bophendula ke bathi: ‘Nkosi, ngaba sakubona nini na ulambile, unxaniwe, ungowasemzini, uhamba ze, ugula, okanye usentolongweni, saza àsakunceda?’ ₄₅Wobaphendula ke athi: ‘Ndithi kuni, inene, ekubeni ningenzanga njalo nakumnye waba bangabona bancinane, anenzanga njalo nakum.’ ₄₆Baya kumka aba, baye esohlwayweni esingunaphakade. Ke wona amalungisa aya kuya ebomini obungunaphakade.”

₁Xa uYesu wayewagqibile onke la mazwi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: ₂“Niyazi ukuba emva kweentsuku ezimbini iza kuba *yiPasika. Wothi ke *uNyana woLuntu anikelwe ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni.”

₃Ngelo xesha ababingeleli abaziintloko namadoda amakhulu abantu babehlanganisene emzini kaKayafa, umbingeleli omkhulu. ₄Babebhunga iqhinga lokumbamba uYesu, bambulale. ₅Kodwa babesithi: “Oku makungenziwa ngePasika, hleze kubekho isiphithi-phithi.”

₆Kwathi uYesu eseBhetani, endlwini kaSimon uZitshangubana, ₇kwafika umntu obhinqileyo eneqhaga lelitye lelabhastile, linesiqholo esixabiso likhulu kunene. Kwathi, uYesu esetafileni, le ntokazi yamgalela entloko ngesiqholo eso. ₈Bekubona oku, abafundi bakaYesu bakhathazeka, bathi: “Bekutheni ukuze kwenziwe le nkcitho ingaka? ₉Esi siqholo ngesithengiswe ngemali eninzi, kwaphiwa amahlwempu.”

₁₀UYesu, ekwazi abakuthethayo, wathi kubo: “Niyikhathazelani na le ntokazi? Indenzele into entle. ₁₁Kaloku amahlwempu nisoloko ninawo; ke mna anisoloko ninam. ₁₂Le ntokazi ithe ngokwenjenje yawuthambisela ukungcwatywa umzimba wam. ₁₃Ndithi kuni, inene, naphi na apho zithe zavakaliswa khona ezi ndaba zimnandi kulo lonke ihlabathi, iya kuxelwa nayo le nto iyenzileyo yona, ibe sisikhumbuzo ngayo.”

₁₄Ngelo xesha uJudas Sikariyoti, omnye wabafundi abalishumi elinambini, waya kubabingeleli abaziintloko, ₁₅wathi: “Nondinika ntoni na ukuba ndithe uYesu ndamnikela kuni?” Ke bamnika amaqhosha amashumi mathathu emali yesiliva. ₁₆Ukususela ngoko uJudas wazungula ukufumana ithuba lokumbambisa uYesu.

₁₇Ke kaloku ngowokuqala umhla *wetheko lezonka ezingenagwele, abafundi bakaYesu beza kuye, bathi: “Ufuna ukuba siye kuyilungiselela phi na *iPasika?”

₁₈Waza wathi: “Hambani niye esixekweni kumntu othile, nithi kuye: ‘UMfundisi uthi: Ixesha lam lisondele. Mna nabafundi bam siya kuyityela kwakho iPasika.’ ”

₁₉Benza ke abafundi njengoko uYesu wayebayalele ngako, bayilungiselela iPasika.

₂₀Kwakuhlwa ke, uYesu waya kuhlala etafileni, enabafundi bakhe abalishumi elinambini. ₂₁Xa babesitya, uYesu wathi: “Ndithi kuni, inene, omnye kuni uya kundingcatsha.”

₂₂Baza ke baba buhlungu, besithi kuye ngabanye: “Ngaba iya kuba ndim na, Nkosi?”

₂₃Wabaphendula wathi: “Lowo usithi nkxu esityeni isonka kunye nam, nguye oya kundingcatsha. ₂₄Okunene yena *uNyana woLuntu uyemka, njengoko zitshoyo ngaye *iziBhalo; kodwa hayi loo mntu angcatshwa nguye uNyana woLuntu! Ngekumlungele loo mntu ukuba ebengazalwanga.”

₂₅Waphendula uJudas, lowo wayeza kumngcatsha, wathi: “Ngaba iya kuba ndim na, Mfundisi?”

UYesu wathi: “Nawe utsho.”

₂₆Xa babesitya uYesu wathatha isonka, wabulela, wasiqhekeza, wabanika abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Thathani nitye; ngumzimba wam lo.”

₂₇Wathatha nendebe, wabulela, wabanika, wathi: “Selani kuyo nonke; ₂₈kuba ligazi lam eli elisisiqinisekiso somnqophiso, eliphalazelwa abaninzi, ukuze baxolelwe izono. ₂₉Ndithi kuni, andiyi kuphinda ndisele kwincindi yeediliya, kude kube yiloo mini ndiyisela kunye nani iyentsha kwikomkhulu likaBawo.”

₃₀Bakuba becule indumiso, baphuma baya eNtabeni yemiNquma.

₃₁Ngelo xesha uYesu wathi kubo: “Ngobu busuku nonke niya kukhubeka ngenxa yam, kuba *iziBhalo zithi: ‘Ndiya kubulala umalusi, zichithakale iigusha.’ ₃₂Xa ke ndithe ndavuswa ekufeni, ndiya kunandulela, ndiye kwelaseGalili.”

₃₃Waphendula uPetros, wathi kuye: “Nokuba baya kukhubeka bonke, mna andingekhe!”

₃₄UYesu ke wathi kuye: “Ndithi kuwe, inene, kwangobu busuku, ingekakhali inkuku, uya kundikhanyela kathathu.”

₃₅UPetros wathi kuye: “Nokuba ndingade ndibe ndiza kufa kunye nawe, andingekhe ndikukhanyele!” Batsho bonke ke abafundi.

₃₆Ke uYesu nabafundi bakhe bafika kwisitiya ekuthiwa yiGetsemane, wathi kubo: “Hlalani apha, ndikhe ndiye kuthandaza phaya.” ₃₇Wahamba noPetros noonyana ababini bakaZebhedi, waza waba buhlungu, wadandatheka, ₃₈wathi kubo: “Intliziyo yam ibuhlungu ukufa, iligazi. Hlalani apha nilinde kunye nam.”

₃₉Esukile kubo wathi qelele, wawa emhlabeni, wathandaza esithi: “Bawo, ukuba kunokwenzeka, yidlulise kum le ntlungu. Noko ke, makungabi kokuthandwa ndim, makube kukuthanda kwakho.”

₄₀Wafika ke, wabafumana abo bafundi belele, wathi kuPetros: “Ubungenakulinda na nokweli thutyana? ₄₁Lindani nithandaze, ukuze ningangeni ekuhendweni. Intliziyo yona okunene inentumekelelo, ke wona umzimba ubuthathaka.”

₄₂Wabuya wemka, waya kuthandaza, esithi: “Bawo, ukuba le ntlungu ayinako ukudlula kum ndingathanga ndayiva, makwenzeke ukuthanda kwakho.” ₄₃Kwathi, akubuya kwakhona, wabafumana abo bafundi belele, kuba babesoyiswa bubuthongo.

₄₄Wabashiya kwakhona uYesu, waya kuthandaza okwesithathu kwangaloo mazwi. ₄₅Wabuya waya kwabo bafundi, wathi kubo: “Nisalele? Nisaphumle na? Niyabona, lifikile ixesha! *UNyana woLuntu unikelwa ezandleni zaboni. ₄₆Vukani sihambe. Nanko; ufikile lowo undinikelayo.”

₄₇Kwathi, uYesu esathetha, wathi gqi uJudas ongomnye wabafundi abalishumi elinambini, ehamba nendimbane inamakrele neentonga, iphuma kubabingeleli abaziintloko nakumadoda amakhulu. ₄₈Ke kaloku umngcatshi lowo wayevumelene nabo ngomqondiso, esithi: “Lowo ndithe ndamanga, nguye. Mbambeni.”

₄₉UJudas ke waya kuYesu kwangoko, wathi: “Aa, Mfundisi!” Wamanga.

₅₀Waza uYesu wathi kuye: “Mfondini, uzokwenza ntoni apha?”

Basondela ke, bambamba uYesu. ₅₁Wasuka omnye wâbo babenoYesu warhola ikrele, waxabela isicaka sombingeleli omkhulu, wasinqumla indlebe. ₅₂Waza uYesu wathi kuye: “Libuyisele endaweni yalo ikrele lakho. Bonke abasebenzisa ikrele, baya kutshabalala ngekrele. ₅₃Ngaba ùba andinako ukumcela uBawo, aze kwangoku andikhuphele amawaka-waka ezithunywa zezulu eziyimikhosi engaphezu kweshumi elinambini? ₅₄Bezinokuthini ke ngoko *iziBhalo ukungazaliseki, zona zithi kumele ukuba kube nje?”

₅₅UYesu ke ngelo xesha wathi kwindimbane: “Niphumele ukuza kubamba mna na, ninamakrele neentonga nje, ngokungathi niphumele isihange? Bendinani ndifundisa imihla ngemihla *endlwini kaThixo, naza anandibamba. ₅₆Kodwa kunje ukuze kuzaliseke okwabhalwayo *ngabashumayeli bamandulo.”

Emva koko ke babaleka bonke abafundi bakhe, bamshiya.