Bible Reading Plan – Day 282

₁Khona uJesu wakhuluma ezixukwini nakubafundi bakhe, ₂wathi: “Ababhali nabaFarisi bahlezi esihlalweni sikaMose. ₃Ngakho-ke konke abanitshela khona, kwenzeni, nikugcine, kodwa ningenzi njengemisebenzi yabo; ngokuba bayakhuluma, bangenzi; ₄babopha imithwalo enzima, bayibeke emahlombe abantu; kepha bona abavumi ukuyifukula ngomunwe wabo.

₅“Kepha imisebenzi yonke yabo bayenza ukuba babonwe ngabantu; amafilakteriyu* abo bawenza abe banzi, bawenze abe makhulu amachopho. ₆Bathanda izindawo ezingenhla ekudleni nezihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni,* ₇nokubingelelwa ezigcawini, nokubizwa ngabantu ngokuthi ‘Rabi’.

₈“Kepha nina maningabizwa ngokuthi ‘Rabi’; ngokuba munye umfundisi wenu, nina nonke ningabazalelwane. ₉Ningabizi muntu emhlabeni ngokuthi uyihlo; ngokuba munye uyihlo, osezulwini. ₁₀Futhi ningabizwa ngokuthi abaholi; ngokuba munye umholi wenu, uKristu. ₁₁Kodwa omkhulu kini akabe yisikhonzi senu. ₁₂Kepha yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uzakuthothiswa, nalowo ozithobayo uzakuphakanyiswa.

₁₃“Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nivalela abantu umbuso wezulu! Ngokuba aningeni nina, nabangenayo anibavumeli ukungena. ₁₄Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nidla izindlu zabafelokazi, nangokuzenzisa nenza imikhuleko emide! Ngalokho-ke niyakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.

₁₅“Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nihamba ulwandle nomhlaba ukuba nithole nokuba iproselite* lilinye, lithi selaba njalo nilenze indodana yesihogo ngokuphindiwe kunani!

₁₆“Maye kinina baholi abayizimpumputhe enithi: ‘Ofunga ithempeli akulutho, kodwa ofunga igolide lethempeli uzibophile!’ ₁₇Ziwula, zimpumputhe, ngokuba yikuphi okukhulu kunegolide nethempeli elingcwelisa igolide na? ₁₈Futhi: ‘Yilowo ofunga i-altare akulutho, kodwa ofunga umnikelo ophezu kwalo uzibophile.’ ₁₉Zimpumputhe, yikuphi okukhulu kunomnikelo ne-altare elingcwelisa umnikelo na? ₂₀Ngakho-ke ofunga i-altare ufunga lona nakho konke okuphezu kwalo. ₂₁Nofunga ithempeli ufunga lona nohlezi kulo. ₂₂Nofunga izulu ufunga isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu nohlezi phezu kwaso.

₂₃“Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nithela okweshumi kwesinkuntshane, nokwentshungu, nokodonqa, niyeke okunzima komthetho: ukwahlulela nesihawu nokukholwa! Benimelwe ukwenza lokhu, ningakuyeki nalokho. ₂₄Baholi abayizimpumputhe, nihluza insensane, niginge ikamela.

₂₅“Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazensizi, ngokuba nihlambulula ingaphandle lenkezo nesitsha, kepha ngaphakathi kugcwele impango nokuhuheka! ₂₆Mfarisi oyimpumputhe, hlanza kuqala ingaphakathi lenkezo, ukuze kuhlanzeke nengaphandle layo.

₂₇“Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nifana namaliba acakiweyo abonakala emahle ngaphandle, kanti ngaphakathi agcwele amathambo abafileyo nokungcola konke! ₂₈Kanjalo nani ngaphandle nibonakala kubantu nilungile, kanti ngaphakathi nigcwele ukuzenzisa nobubi.

₂₉“Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nakha amaliba abaprofethi, nihlobisa amathuna abalungileyo! ₃₀Nithi: ‘Uma sasikhona emihleni yawobaba, sasingayikuhlanganyela nabo egazini labaprofethi.’ ₃₁Kanjalo niyazifakazela nina ukuthi ningamadodana ababulala abaprofethi. ₃₂Nani gcwalisani isilinganiso sawoyihlo.

₃₃“Zinyoka, nzalo yamabululu, niyakukubalekela kanjani ukulahlwa kwasesihogweni na? ₃₄Ngakho-ke, bhekani, mina ngithuma kini abaprofethi, nabahlakaniphileyo, nababhali; abanye kubo niyakubabulala, nibabethele; abanye niyakubashaya emasinagogeni* enu, nibaxoshe imizi ngemizi ₃₅ukuba kufike phezu kwenu igazi lonke elilungileyo elachithwa emhlabeni, kusukela egazini lika-Abela olungileyo kuze kube segazini likaZakariya indodana kaBarakiya enambulala phakathi kwethempeli ne-altare. ₃₆Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Konke lokhu kuyakufika phezu kwalesi sizukulwane.

₃₇“Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi nokhanda ngamatshe abathunyelwe kuwe, kukangaki ngithanda ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho njengesikhukukazi sibuthela amazinyane aso phansi kwamaphiko aso, kepha anivumanga. ₃₈Bhekani, indlu yenu isisala nani. ₃₉Ngokuba ngithi kini: Anisayikungibona nize nithi: ‘Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi.’ ”

₁Kuthe uJesu ephuma ethempelini, emuka, kwasondela abafundi bakhe ukumtshengisa izakhiwo zethempeli. ₂Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Anikuboni konke lokhu na? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akuyikushiywa lapha itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi.”

₃Esahlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo, abafundi beza kuye bebodwa, bathi: “Sitshele ukuthi lokhu kuyakuba nini, nesibonakaliso sokuza kwakho nesokuphela kwezwe siyakuba yini na?”

₄UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Qaphelani ningadukiswa muntu. ₅Ngokuba kuyakuza abaningi ngegama lami, bathi: ‘Mina nginguKristu,’ badukise abaningi. ₆Niyakuzwa izimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi. Bhekani ningethuki, ngokuba kumelwe ukuba kwenzeke, kepha ukuphela koba kungakafiki. ₇Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso, kube khona indlala nokuzamazama komhlaba izindawo ngezindawo. ₈Kepha konke lokho kungukuqala kwemihelo.

₉“Lapho-ke bayakunikhaphela osizini, banibulale; niyakuzondwa yizizwe zonke ngenxa yegama lami. ₁₀Khona-ke abaningi bayakukhubeka, bakhaphelane, bazondane. ₁₁Kuyakuvela abaprofethi bamanga abaningi, badukise abaningi. ₁₂Ngenxa yokwanda kokubi kuzakuphola uthando lwabaningi. ₁₃Kodwa okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa. ₁₄Leli vangeli lombuso liyakushunyayelwa ezweni lonke, kube ngubufakazi ezizweni zonke, andukuba kufike ukuphela.

₁₅“Ngakho-ke nxa nibona amanyala encithakalo ashiwo nguDaniyeli umprofethi emi endaweni engcwele – ofundayo makaqaphele – ₁₆khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni, ₁₇ophezu kwendlu angehli ukuyothatha okusendlini yakhe, ₁₈osensimini angabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha ingubo yakhe. ₁₉Kepha maye kwabakhulelweyo nabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! ₂₀Khulekani ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika nangesabatha. ₂₁Ngokuba lapho kuyakuba khona usizi olukhulu olungazange lube khona kwasekuqaleni kwezwe kuze kube manje nolungasayikuba khona. ₂₂Uma lezo zinsuku zingafinyezwanga, bekungesindiswe muntu; kepha ngenxa yabakhethiweyo lezo zinsuku ziyakufinyezwa. ₂₃Khona uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Bhekani, nangu uKristu,’ noma: ‘Nanguya,’ ningakholwa. ₂₄Ngokuba kuyakuvela okristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, baveze izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso, ukuze kudukiswe nabakhethiweyo, uma kungenzeka. ₂₅Bhekani, senginitshelile ngaphambili.

₂₆“Ngakho-ke uma bethi kini: ‘Bhekani, usehlane,’ ningaphumi; noma bethi: ‘Bhekani, usendlini,’ ningakholwa; ₂₇ngokuba njengonyazi luphuma empumalanga, lubonakale kuze kube sentshonalanga, kuyakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu. ₂₈Nomaphi lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona.

₂₉“Kepha masinyane emva kosizi lwalezo zinsuku

₃₀“Khona kuyakubonakala ezulwini isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu, bese zikhala izizwe zonke zomhlaba, zibone iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini ezulu, inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu. ₃₁Iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo, ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni omunye wezulu kuze kube komunye.

₃₂“Fundani umfanekiso emkhiwaneni; nxa igatsha lawo selithamba, lihlume amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze. ₃₃Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona konke lokhu, yazini ukuthi iseduze ngasemnyango. ₃₄Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula kungakenzeki konke lokhu. ₃₅Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula.

₃₆“Kepha lolo suku nalelo hora akakho owazi lutho ngalo nazingelosi zasezulwini, naNdodana, nguBaba kuphela. ₃₇Ngokuba njengasemihleni kaNowa, kuyakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu. ₃₈Ngokuba njengasezinsukwini lezo ezandulela uzamcolo babedla, bephuza, beganwa, bendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, ₃₉abazanga kwaze kwafika uzamcolo wabakhukhula bonke, kuyakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu. ₄₀Khona-ke kuyakuba khona ababili ensimini, omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe; ₄₁ababili boba besila etsheni, omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe.

₄₂“Ngakho-ke lindani, ngokuba anazi ukuthi iNkosi yenu iyakufika ngaluphi usuku. ₄₃Kepha anokwazi lokhu ukuthi, uma umninindlu ebewazi umlindo isela eliyakufika ngawo, ubeyakulinda, angavumi ukuba indlu yakhe ifohlwe. ₄₄Ngalokho nani hlalani nilungele, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyakufika ngesikhathi eningasicabangiyo.

₄₅“Pho, ngubani oyinceku ethembekileyo neqondayo, inkosi yayo eyimisile phezu kwabendlu yayo ukuba ibanike ukudla ngesikhathi sakho na? ₄₆Ibusisiwe leyo nceku, okuyakuthi kufika inkosi yayo, iyifumane yenze njalo. ₄₇Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Iyakuyimisa phezu kwakho konke enakho. ₄₈Kodwa uma leyo nceku embi ithi enhliziyweni yayo: ‘Inkosi yami ilibele,’ ₄₉iqale ukushaya izinceku ezikanye nayo, idle, iphuze nezidakwa, ₅₀inkosi yaleyo nceku iyakufika ngosuku engayibhekile ngalo nangehora engalaziyo, ₅₁iyinqamule kabili, iyimisele isabelo sayo kanye nabazenzisi; kuyakuba khona lapho ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.