Bible Reading Plan – Day 294

₁Ekubeni kwakuhlanganisene amawaka-waka abantu ababebaninzi ngokokude banyathelane, uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe kuqala: “Lilumkeleni igwele *labaFarasi elikukuzenzisa. ₂Akukho nto ifihliweyo ingayi kudizwa, nanto igqunyiweyo ingayi kwaziwa. ₃Ngenxa yoko kothi enikuthethe ebumnyameni kuviwe ekuhleni, nenikusebeze ngasese kukhwazwe phandle.”

₄“Ndithi kuni, zihlobo zam, musani ukuboyika abo babulala umzimba, baze emva koko bangabi nanto yimbi banokuyenza. ₅Nanku emanimoyike: yoyikani uThixo, yena lowo uthi emva kokubulala, abe negunya lokuphosa esihogweni. Ewe, ndithi kuni, moyikeni yena.

₆“Iintakana ezincinci azithengiswa zibe ntlanu na ngeesenti ezimbini? Kanti akukho nanye kuzo elityelweyo nguThixo. ₇Kwaneenwele ezi zeentloko zenu zibaliwe zonke. Ke musani ukoyika: nixabisekile kuneentakana ezininzi nina.”

₈“Ke ndithi kuni, wonke umntu othe wandivuma phambi kwabantu, wothi kwanaye *uNyana woLuntu amvume phambi kwezithunywa zikaThixo. ₉Ke ondikhanyelayo ebantwini wokhanyelwa naye kwizithunywa zikaThixo.

₁₀“Nabani na ke othe wathetha ilizwi elichasene naye uNyana woLuntu, woxolelwa; kodwa yena othe wanyelisa uMoya oyiNgcwele, akayi kuxolelwa.

₁₁“Xa banimangalelayo *ezindlwini zesikhungo, nakwabaphetheyo, nakwabanamagunya, ze ningazixhaleli nisithi noziphendulela njani na, okanye nothini na; ₁₂kuba uMoya oyiNgcwele uya kuthi ngelo xesha anifundise oko manikuthethe.”

₁₃Omnye esihlweleni wathi kuYesu: “Mfundisi, yitsho kumntakwethu sahlulelane ngelifa.”

₁₄Ke yena wathi kuye: “Mntundini, ndibekwe ngubani na ukuba ndibe ngumgwebi nomahluli phakathi kwenu?” ₁₅Wathi kubo: “Kulumkeleni konke ukubawa, kuba ubomi bomntu abuxhomekekanga ebuninzini bezinto anazo.”

₁₆Waza uYesu wathetha umzekeliso kubo, esithi: “Umhlaba womntu othile osisityebi wachuma kakhulu. ₁₇Yena wacinga esithi: ‘Ndiya kuthini na, kuba andinandawo ndinokusigcina kuyo isivuno sam?’ ₁₈Waza wathi: ‘Nantsi into endiya kuyenza: ndiya kubadiliza oovimba bam, ndakhe abakhulu kunabo, ndiyihlanganisele kubo yonke ingqolowa yam nendyebo yam; ₁₉ndize ke ndithi kuwo umphefumlo wam: Mphefumlo wam, unempahla eninzi yeminyaka emininzi; phumla, yitya, sela, chwayita!’ ₂₀Ke uThixo wathi kuye: ‘Siyathandini, ngobu busuku uya kwahlukana nobomi bakho. Ziya kuba zezikabani ke ezo zinto uzilungisileyo?’ ₂₁Únjalo ke lowo uziqwebela ubutyebi, kodwa engenabutyebi kuThixo.”

₂₂Waza ke uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Kungoko ndithi kuni: musani ukubuxhalela ubomi benu, nisithi notya ntoni na; ningawuxhaleli nomzimba wenu, nisithi nonxiba ntoni na. ₂₃Ubomi bungaphezulu kunokutya, nomzimba ungaphezulu kunesinxibo. ₂₄Qondani ngamahlungulu la. Wona akahlwayeli, engavuni nokuvuna; akanasisele, engenavimba; kanti noko uThixo uyawondla! Ke nina nibeke phi na ukuxabiseka kuneentaka! ₂₅Nguwuphi na kuni onokuthi ngokuxhala ongeze nentwana le ebudeni bobomi bakhe? ₂₆Ukuba ke aninako ukwenza neyona nto incinane, kungani na ukuba nizixhalele ezinye? ₂₇Qondani ngeenyibiba ukukhula kwazo. Azisebenzi, zingaluki nokuluka oku, kanti ngenene naye uSolomon kubo bonke ubunewu-newu bakhe wayengavathiswanga nanjenganye kuzo. ₂₈Ukuba ke uThixo wenjenje ukuyambesa ingca, yona isendle namhlanje, ize ngomso iphoswe eziko, wobeka phi na ukunambesa nina, bantundini balukholo luncinane! ₂₉Nize ke ningaxhalabi nifuna ukuba ningatya ntoni na, nisele ntoni na! ₃₀Ngabangakholwayo abahlala besukelana nazo zonke ezi zinto. Ke nina ninoYihlo owaziyo xa niziswele. ₃₁Zondelelani ukulawulwa nguye; zothi ke zonke ezo zinto zongezelelwe kuni.”

₃₂“Musani ukoyika, mhlambi omncinane, kuba kukholekile kuYihlo ukunamkelela kulawulo lwakhe olutsha. ₃₃Thengisani ngeninako, niphe amahlwempu. Zenzeleni izipaji ezingagugiyo, nibulondoloze ezulwini ubutyebi benu, apho bungapheliyo, kungasondeli sela, kungonakalisi nanundu. ₃₄Kaloku apho bukhona ubutyebi benu, yoba lapho kwanentliziyo yenu.”

₃₅“Hlalani niphaphile, nifinyezile, nezibane zenu zivutha, ₃₆ninjengabantu abalindele ukubuya kwenkosi yabo emtshatweni, abothi, yakufika inkqonkqoze, bayivulele kwangoko. ₃₇Zinoyolo ezo zicaka eyothi yakufika inkosi yazo, izifumane zilindile. Ndithi kuni, inene, loo nkosi iya kubhinqa, izihlalise phantsi ezo zicaka, ize isondele izilungiselele. ₃₈Nokuba ke ithe yafika ezinzulwini zobusuku, okanye ekuzeni kokusa, yazifumana zilindile, zinoyolo ezo zicaka. ₃₉Kakade ukuba umninindlu ebesazi ukuba isela lofika nini na, ebeya kulinda, angayiyekeli indlu yakhe iqhekezwe. ₄₀Nani ke ngoko hlalani niphaphile, kuba uNyana woLuntu woza ngexesha eningamlindelanga ngalo.”

₄₁Ke uPetros wathi kuYesu: “Nkosi, ngaba lo mzekeliso uwuthetha kuthi, okanye uwuthetha kubo bonke abantu?”

₄₂INkosi yathi: “Ngubani na osisicaka esithembekileyo nesiqondayo, eyothi inkosi yaso isimisele phezu kwabendlu yayo, ukuze sibanike umxhesho wabo ngexesha elililo? ₄₃Sinoyolo eso sicaka eyothi inkosi yaso yakufika, isifumane sisenjenjalo. ₄₄Ndithi kuni, inene, inkosi yothi eso sicaka isimise phezu kwayo yonke impahla yayo. ₄₅Kodwa ukuba eso sicaka sisuke sacinga sathi: ‘Inkosi yam ilibele;’ size ke sisuke sizibethe ezinye izicaka nezicakakazi, sidle, sisele, sinxile; ₄₆yofika inkosi yeso sicaka ngemini esingayilindelanga, nangelixa esingalaziyo, ize isixabele isinqumle kubini njengoko kusenziwa kwabangathembekanga.

₄₇“Isicaka esikwaziyo oko kufunwa yinkosi yaso, sisuke singakukhathaleli, singakwenzi, siya kubethwa imivumbo emininzi. ₄₈Ke isicaka esingaqondiyo sisuke senze okufanelwe yimivumbo, siya kubethwa ibe mbalwa. Kubo bonke abanikwe okuninzi, kuya kufunwa okuninzi; nakulowo unikwe ngokungaphezulu, kuya kubizwa ngokungaphezulu.”

₄₉“Ndizise umlilo ehlabathini; hayi ukunqwenela kwam ukunga ungewusewuvutha! ₅₀Kukho lubhaptizo ndifanele ukubhaptizwa ngalo; ke ndisezimbandezelweni ezinkulu lude lufezeke! ₅₁Niba ndizise uxolo na ehlabathini? Ndithi kuni, hayi, ndizise imbambano! ₅₂Kuya kuthi, ukususela ngoku, kubekho abahlanu ndlwini-nye bengavani; abathathu bengavani nababini, nababini bengavani nabathathu; ₅₃ibe yiyantlukwano phakathi koyise nonyana, unyana noyise; unina nentombi, intombi nonina; uninazala nomolokazana, umolokazana no ninazala.”

₅₄UYesu wathi kwisihlwele: “Xa nithe nabona ilifu livela entshonalanga nikhawuleza nithi: ‘Iza kuna;’ kuze kube njalo. ₅₅Naxa kukho umoya ovela entlango, nithi: ‘Kuya kuba shushu;’ kuze kube njalo. ₅₆Mamenemenendini, niyakwazi ukuyiqonda imo yezulu. Kungani na ke ukuba ningayicaluli yona le mihla?”

₅₇“Kungani na ukuba nina ngokwenu ningenzi sigqibo ngoko kulungileyo? ₅₈Xa usiya enkundleni unommangaleli wakho, yithi kwalapho endleleni uzame ukulungisana naye, hleze akurhuqele enkundleni, aze umgwebi akunikele kumsila, yena akuphose entolongweni. ₅₉Inene, akusayi kuphuma apho de uhlawule neyona malana yokugqibela.”

₁Kwangelo xesha ke kwabakho abathile abâmxeleláyo uYesu ngamaGalili, awathi esenzela uThixo amadini, abulawa nguPilato. ₂Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo: “Niba loo maGalili ebengabôni ngaphezulu kwawo onke amanye amaGalili, kuba evé ubunzima obunjalo? ₃Nakanye! Inene, nani ukuba anithanga niguquke, notshabalala kwangokunjalo nonke. ₄Khanitsho ke, bona abo balishumi elinesibhozo abawelwa yinqaba eSilowa bafa, niba babenetyala ngaphezu kwabo bonke abantu baseJerusalem? ₅Nakanye! Inene, nani ukuba anithanga niguquke notshabalala kwangokunjalo nonke.”

₆UYesu ke wabenzela lo mzekeliso: “Ubani wayenomkhiwane utyalwe esidiliyeni sakhe, weza efuna isiqhamo kuwo, waza akafumana nto. ₇Wathi ke kosebenza esidiliyeni: ‘Uyabona, ndiminyaka mithathu ndisiza ndifuna isiqhamo kulo mkhiwane, ndingafumani nto. Wugawule! Yini na ukuba ude uphuthise nomhlaba lo?’ ₈Waphendula yena wathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, khawuwuyeke nakulo mnyaka, ndikhe ndimbe ndiwujikeleze, ndigalele umgquba. ₉Ukuba ke uthe wavelisa isiqhamo, woseluwuyeka; kodwa ukuba akubanga njalo, wogawulwa.’ ”

₁₀Ke kaloku ngomnye *uMhla woPhumlo uYesu wayefundisa *ndlwini yesikhungo ithile. ₁₁Apho kwakukho umfazi owayenendimoni eyamgulisa iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo. Wayegobile, engenako mpela ukuma nkqo. ₁₂Akuba uYesu embonile, wambiza, wathi kuye: “Mfazi, ukhululekile ebulwelweni bakho.” ₁₃Wambeka izandla, waza ke lo mfazi wema nkqo kwangoko, wabulela uThixo.

₁₄Ke lona igosa lendlu yesikhungo, licaphukile kuba uYesu ephilise ngoMhla wokuPhumla, lathi kwisihlwele: “Mithandathu imihla ekufanele ukusetyenzwa ngayo. Yizani ngayo niphiliswe, kungabi ngawo uMhla wokuPhumla.”

₁₅Yaphendula ke iNkosi, yathi: “Mamenemenendini, ngubani na kuni ongayikhululiyo ngoMhla woPhumlo emkhumbini wesitali inkomo yakhe, okanye idonki yakhe, ayirhole esiya kuyiseza? ₁₆Lo ke, eyintombi ka-Abraham nje, owayebotshiwe le minyaka ilishumi elinesibhozo nguSathana, ubengamelwe kukukhululwa na kulo mabophe ngoMhla woPhumlo?” ₁₇Akuba etshilo, basuka badana bonke ababechasene naye. Ke sona isihlwele sasivuya ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezintle awayezenza.

₁₈Ke uYesu wathi: “Lufana nantoni na ulawulo lukaThixo? Ndingaluzekelisa ngamzekeliso mni na? ₁₉Lufana nokhozo lwembewu yemostade, awaluthathayo umntu, waluhlwayela esitiyeni sakhe, lwaza lwakhula lwaba ngumthi, zathi iintaka zakha iindlwane zazo emasebeni awo.”

₂₀UYesu waphinda wathi: “Ndingaluzekelisa ngamzekeliso mni na ulawulo lukaThixo? ₂₁Lufana negwele, awalithathayo umfazi, walixovulela kumgubo ozizitya ezithathu, laza layinyusa yonke intlama.”

₂₂UYesu wacanda kwiidolophu needolophana, ehamba efundisa, esinga eJerusalem. ₂₃Umntu othile wathi kuye: “Nkosi, bambalwa na abo basindiswayo?”

UYesu ke wathi kubo: ₂₄“Zamani ukungena ngesango elimxinwa. Ndithi kuni, baninzi abaya kufuna ukungena, bangabi nako.

₂₅“Xa selethe waphakama umninindlu, wavala emnyango, nothi nina, nime ngaphandle, ninkqonkqoze emnyango, nisithi: ‘Nkosi, sivulele.’ Wophendula ke umninindlu, athi kuni: ‘Andinazi apho nivela khona.’ ₂₆Ke ngoko nina nothi: ‘Kaloku sikhe satya, sasela, ukho nawe; nawe wafundisa ezitalatweni zethu.’ ₂₇Kodwa yena wothi: ‘Inene, andinazi apho nivela khona. Mkani kum, nina nonke benzi bobubi.’ ₂₈Khona apho niya kulila ningcungcutheke, xa nibona uAbraham noIsake noYakobi nabo bonke abashumayeli bamandulo bexhamla ubuncwane bokulawulwa nguThixo, nibe nina nikhutshelwe ngaphandle. ₂₉Abantu bofika bevela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, bevela ngasentla nangasezantsi, babuxhamle ubuncwane bokulawulwa nguThixo. ₃₀Niyabona ke, bakho abokugqibela abaya kuba ngabokuqala, bekho nabokuqala abaya kuba ngabokugqibela.”

₃₁Kwangelo xesha kwafika abaFarasi abathile, bathi kuYesu: “Phuma umke apha, kuba uHerode ufuna ukukubulala.”

₃₂Wathi kubo: “Yiyani nithi kuloo mpungutye: ‘Uyabona, ndikhupha iindimoni, ndiphilise, namhlanje nangomso, ndithi ngowesithathu umhla ndigqibe.’ ₃₃Kodwa ndimelwe kukuthi ndihambe namhlanje nangomso nangomsomnye, kuba umshumayeli akangekhe abulawe kwenye indawo ngaphandle kwaseJerusalem.

₃₄“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, wena ubabulalayo abashumayeli, ubakhande ngamatye abo bathunywa kuwe nguThixo! Kunini na ndifuna ukubawola abantu bakho ngokwesikhukukazi esigquma amantshontsho aso ngamaphiko, waza wena awavuma. ₃₅Niyabona, uThixo uyanifulathela nomzi wenu. Inene, aniyi kuba sandibona de kufike ixesha eniya kuthi: ‘Makabongwe lowo uzayo egameni leNkosi.’”