Bible Reading Plan – Day 355

₄₅Into eninzi yaloo maJuda awayeze kukhuza uMariya, ithe yakukubona oko uYesu akwenzileyo, yakholwa kuye. ₄₆Kodwa athile kuwo abuyela *kubaFarasi, abaxelela oko uYesu akwenzileyo. ₄₇Ke ngoko abaFarasi nababingeleli abaziintloko babiza intlanganiso *yeBhunga, bathi: “Makuthiweni na? Nanku lo mntu esenza imiqondiso emininzi. ₄₈Ukuba sithe samyeka waqhuba ngolu hlobo, bonke baya kukholwa kuye, aze eze amaRoma, ayidilize *indlu kaThixo, alutshabalalise uhlanga lwethu.”

₄₉Omnye wabo, uKayafa, owayengumbingeleli omkhulu ngaloo nyaka, wathi: “Anikayiqondi mpela le nto! ₅₀Aniqondi na okokuba kunilungele ukuba umntu omnye afele abantu, kunokuba kutshatyalaliswe uhlanga lonke?” ₅₁Oku akakuthethanga kuphuma kuye. Watsho kuba wayengumbingeleli omkhulu ngaloo nyaka, ebhengeza okokuba uYesu wayeza kulufela uhlanga, ₅₂engafeli lona kuphela, koko efela bonke abantwana bakaThixo abathe saa, ebahlanganisela ndawonye.

₅₃Kwathi ke ukususela ngaloo mini iinkokheli zamaJuda zabhunga ukumbulala uYesu. ₅₄Ke ngoko uYesu akabanga sahamba ekuhleni kwelakwaJuda, kodwa wemka waya ngasentlango, kwidolophu ekuthiwa yeyakwaEfrayim, wahlala khona apho enabafundi bakhe.

₅₅Itheko lamaJuda ekuthiwa *yiPasika, lalisondele; baza ke baba baninzi abaphuma kuloo mimandla, besiya eJerusalem ngaphambi kwePasika, ukuze bazihlambulule. ₅₆Babemfuna uYesu; baza bathi bakuhlangana endlwini kaThixo, bamana bebuzana besithi: “Nithini na? Makube akezi ePasikeni?” ₅₇Ababingeleli abaziintloko nabaFarasi babeyalele okokuba ukuba kukho bani waziyo apho uYesu akhoyo, kufuneka axele, ukuze bambambe.

₁Ngosuku lwesithandathu phambi *kwePasika uYesu waya eBhetani, apho wayehlala khona uLazaro, lowo uYesu wayemvuse ekufeni. ₂Walungiselelwa isidlo ke uYesu, waza uMarta wabaphakela, uLazaro engomnye wababehleli etafileni kunye noYesu. ₃UMariya wathatha amafutha angangxengwanga esiqholo esiyinadusi, abunzima bungaphezulwana kwamakhulu amathathu eegram, axabiso likhulu, wathambisa ngawo iinyawo zikaYesu, wazisula ngeenwele zakhe. Yatsho indlu yazala livumba elimnandi lesiqholo eso. ₄Ke ngoko omnye wabafundi bakaYesu, uJudas Sikariyoti, lowo wayeza kumngcatsha, wathi: ₅“Kutheni esi siqholo singàthengiswa ngamakhulu amathathu eerandi nje, ize loo mali inikwe amahlwempu?” ₆Esitsho nje, kwakungekuko okokuba ebewakhathalele amahlwempu, koko wayesitsho kuba wayelisela. Ingxowa yabo yemali yayiphathwa nguye, emana ukucuntsula kuyo.

₇Kodwa uYesu wathi: “Myeke; sukumkhathaza. Esi siqholo ebesigcinele ukulungiselela ukungcwatywa kwam. ₈Amahlwempu aya kuhlala ekho, kodwa aniyi kuhlala ninam mna.”

₉Yeva ke indimbane yamaJuda okokuba uYesu useBhetani, yaya khona, ingayi kubona uYesu kuphela, koko isiya kubona noLazaro, lowo uYesu wamvusayo ekufeni. ₁₀Babhunga ke ababingeleli abaziintloko okokuba bambulale noLazaro, ₁₁kuba ngenxa yakhe amaJuda amaninzi ayeguquka akholwe kuYesu.

₁₂Ngengomso indimbane yabantu ababeze kwitheko *lePasika, yeva okokuba uYesu uyeza eJerusalem, ₁₃yaxhuzula amasebe emithi yamasundu, yamhlangabeza, yakhwaza isithi: “Camagu! Makabongwe lowo uzayo egameni leNkosi, uKumkani wakwaSirayeli!”

₁₄UYesu wafumana idonki eselula, wakhwela kuyo, njengoko zitshoyo *iziBhalo ukuthi:

₁₆Abafundi bakhe abazange bayiqonde le nto kuqala, kodwa kwathi akuba uYesu evukile ekufeni, bakhumbula okokuba iziBhalo ziyakuxela oku, bakhumbula nokokuba bamenzele oku kanye.

₁₇Abantu ababekho oko uYesu wambizayo uLazaro ukuba aphume engcwabeni, emvusa ekufeni, babebabalisela abanye ngaloo nto. ₁₈Ke ngoko indimbane yaya kumhlangabeza uYesu, kuba yayivile ngokwenza kwakhe loo mqondiso. ₁₉Baza *abaFarasi bathethana besithi: “Khangelani, yeyele ngomkhono! Nanko elandelwa lilizwe lonke!”

₂₀Kwakukho namaGrike phakathi kwabo bantu babeye kunqula eJerusalem ngexesha lomsitho *wePasika. ₂₁Ke wona aya kuFilipu, lowo waseBhetesayida eGalili, acela esithi: “Nkosi, sifuna ukubona uYesu.”

₂₂UFilipu waya kuxelela uAndreya, baza bahamba bobabini baya kuxelela uYesu. ₂₃Wabaphendula uYesu wathi: “Lifikile ngoku ixesha lokuba ubungangamsha bakhe *uNyana woLuntu bubonakale. ₂₄Inene, ukuba ukhozo lwengqolowa aluthanga lufakwe emhlabeni lufe, lohlala lungabi nto; kodwa ukuba luthe lwafa, luvelisa isiqhamo ngakumbi. ₂₅Lowo ubukokosayo ubomi bakhe, wolahlekelwa bubo; kanti lowo ubuncamayo kweli hlabathi, wohlala enabo kude kube kwelizayo. ₂₆Lowo usisicaka sam makandilandele, abe kunye nam apho ndikhoyo. Osisicaka sam ke uya kunikwa imbeko nguBawo.”

₂₇“Intliziyo yam ikhathazekile ngoku. Ndingathini kodwa? Kuthi mandithi: ‘Bawo, ndisindise, ulidlulise kum eli xesha’? Hayi, mandingatsho, kuba kwakungenxa yoku ukuba ndifikelele kweli xesha. ₂₈Ke ngoko ndithi: ‘Bawo, zibonakalise into oyiyo wena.’ ”

Kwavakala ilizwi, liphuma ezulwini, lisithi: “Ndizibonakalisile, ndibe ndisaya kuphinda ndizibonakalise.”

₂₉Isihlwele sabantu ababemi apho sathi liyaduduma, abanye besithi isithunywa sezulu sithethe naye. ₃₀Kodwa uYesu wathi kubo: “Eli lizwi alivakalanga ngenxa yam, koko livakale ngenxa yenu. ₃₁Lithwasile ngoku ixesha lokugwetywa kweli hlabathi; umphathi weli hlabathi uza kukhiqwa ngoku. ₃₂Mna ke, ndakuba ndithe ndaphakanyiswa ndemka emhlabeni, ndiya kubatsalela kum bonke.” ₃₃Esitsho nje, wayebaqondisa ngendlela aza kufa ngayo.

₃₄Isihlwele ke saphendula sathi: “*IziBhalo zithi *uKrestu uya kuhlala nathi kude kube nîni. Ungathini ke wena ukuthi *uNyana woLuntu umelwe kukuphakanyiswa emke? Kakade ngubani yena lo Nyana woLuntu?”

₃₅Waza uYesu wathi kubo: “Aliselide ixesha ninalo ukhanyiso. Ke ngoko hambani ekukhanyeni, nisenalo nje ukhanyiso, hleze ubumnyama buniqubule, kuba lowo uhamba ebumnyameni akayiqondi indlela ahamba ngayo. ₃₆Hlalani nithembele kulo ukhanyiso ngoku nisenalo, ukuze nibe ngabantu bokukhanya.”

Akuba etshilo uYesu wazimela wemka.

₃₇Nangona uYesu wayenze imiqondiso engako phambi kwabo, abakholwanga kuye. ₃₈Le nto yênzeka izalisekisa oko kwathethwayo *ngumshumayeli uIsaya esithi:

₃₉Abakholwanga ke, njengoko atshoyo nakwenye indawo uIsaya ukuthi:

₄₁UIsaya watsho kuba wabubona ubungangamsha bukaYesu, waza wathetha ngaye.

₄₂Noko ke into eninzi yeenkokheli zamaJuda yakholwa kuYesu, kodwa ngenxa *yabaFarasi aba bantu abazange bathethe ngaloo nto, hleze basikwe *endlwini yesikhungo. ₄₃Babexabise kakhulu ukunconywa ngabantu ngaphezu kokunconywa nguThixo.

₄₄Watsho ngelivakalayo uYesu, wathi: “Lowo ukholwayo kum, akakholwa kum nje kodwa, koko ukholwa nakulowo undithumileyo. ₄₅Lowo undibonayo mna, ubona nalowo undithumileyo. ₄₆Mna ndilukhanyiso; ndize ehlabathini ukuze bonke abakholwayo kum bangahlali ebumnyameni. ₄₇Lowo uwevayo amazwi am, aze angawagcini, akagwetywa ndim. Andizanga kuligweba ihlabathi; ndize kulisindisa. ₄₈Ukho omgwebayo lowo ungandifuniyo, ongawamkeliyo amazwi am. Ilizwi endilithethileyo lilo eliya kumgweba ngomhla wokugqibela. ₄₉Kaloku mna andithethanga nto ivela kum; nguBawo ngokwakhe, yena ondithumileyo, ondiyalele okokuba mandithini, ndithethe ntoni na. ₅₀Ndiyazi ke okokuba lo myalelo wakhe ububomi obungonaphakade. Ke ngoko into endiyithethayo kuphela yileyo uBawo andiyalele ukuba mandiyithethe.”

₁Laliselisondele itheko *lePasika. UYesu ke wayesazi okokuba lifikile ixesha lokuba anduluke kweli hlabathi, aye kuYise. Wayesoloko ebathanda abo bangabakhe kweli hlabathi, wabathanda kwada kwaba sekugqibeleni.

_2-3Ngokuhlwa uYesu nabafundi bakhe babesetafileni besitya. Umtyholi wayeselekufakile entliziyweni kaJudas, unyana kaSimon Sikariyoti, okokuba angcatshe uYesu. UYesu wayesazi ukuba uYise uzinikele ezandleni zakhe zonke izinto; esazi okokuba yena uvela kuThixo, kwaye uya kuThixo. ₄Waza ke uYesu waphakama etafileni, wakhulula isambatho sakhe sangaphezulu, wabhinqa itawuli, ₅wagalela amanzi ekomini, wahlamba iinyawo zabafundi bakhe, ezisula ngetawuli awayeyibhinqile. ₆Akufika kuSimon Petros, yena wathi kuYesu: “Nkosi, uza kuhlamba nezam iinyawo?”

₇Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye: “Okwangoku akukayazi into endiyenzayo, kodwa uza kube uyiqonde.”

₈Wathi kuye uPetros: “Nokuba sekutheni, ngekhe zihlanjwe nguwe iinyawo zam.”

UYesu wamphendula wathi: “Ukuba andithanga ndikuhlambe, awunabudlelane nam.”

₉Waza uSimon Petros wathi kuye: “Nkosi, xa kunjalo, sukundihlamba iinyawo zodwa, selundihlamba izandla nentloko.”

₁₀UYesu wathi kuye: “Oselehlambe umzimba, uswele kuphela okokuba ahlanjwe iinyawo, ukuze ahlambuluke wonke. Nani ke nihlambulukile, kodwa aninjalo nonke.” ₁₁UYesu wayeselemazi lowo uza kumngcatsha, kungoko watshoyo ukuthi abahlambulukanga bonke.

₁₂Akuba uYesu ezihlambile iinyawo zabo, ephinde wasinxiba isambatho sakhe sangaphezulu, waya kuhlala phantsi, wathi kubo: “Ngaba niyayiqonda na into endiyenzileyo? ₁₃Nindibiza ngokuthi: ‘Mfundisi,’ okanye: ‘Nkosi’. Niyakholisa ukutsho, kuba kunjalo. ₁₄Ke ngoko, ukuba mna endiyiNkosi noMfundisi wenu, ndithe ndahlamba iinyawo zenu, nani ke nimelwe kukuhlambana iinyawo. ₁₅Ndinenzele umzekelo, ukuze nani nenze njengoko mna ndinibonisileyo. ₁₆Ndithi kuni, inene, akukho sicaka singaphezu kwenkosi yaso, kungekho nothunyiweyo ongaphezulu kwalowo umthumileyo. ₁₇Nivile ke. Hayi uyolo lwenu xa nithe nawulandela lo mzekelo.

₁₈“Andibhekisi kuni nonke. Ndiyabazi abo ndibanyulileyo, kodwa imelwe kukuzaliseka le ndawo eziBhalweni ithi: ‘Lowo utyayo kunye nam undivukele.’ ₁₉Ndinixelele kungekenzeki, ukuze kuthi, kwakuba kwenzekile, nikholwe okokuba ndinguye endinguye. ₂₀Inene, lowo umamkelayo endimthumileyo, wamkela mna; ke owamkela mna, wamkela lowo undithumileyo.”