Bible Reading Plan – Day 298

₁Kwathi ebheka, wabona abacebileyo bebeka iminikelo yabo emphongolweni womnikelo. ₂Wabona nomfelokazi othile ompofu ebeka khona amafadingi* amabili; ₃wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lo mfelokazi ompofu ubeke okuningi kunabo bonke. ₄Ngokuba bonke laba babeka eminikelweni kokuchichimileyo kwabo, kepha yena ebumpofini bakhe ubeke konke abephila ngakho.”

₅Besakhuluma abanye ngethempeli ukuthi lihlotshiswe ngamatshe amahle nangezipho, wathi kubo: ₆“Kuyakufika izinsuku, lapho kungayikushiywa kulokhu enikubonayo itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi.”

₇Base bembuza bethi: “Mfundisi, lokhu kuyakuba nini na? Nesibonakaliso siyakuba yini, lapho sekuyakwenzeka lokhu, na?”

₈Wathi: “Qaphelani ningadukiswa, ngokuba kuyakuza abaningi ngegama lami, bathi: ‘Nginguye;’ bathi futhi: ‘Isikhathi sesisondele;’ maningabalandeli. ₉Nxa nizwa ngezimpi neziyaluyalu, ningethuki, ngokuba kumelwe ukuba kwenzeke lokho kuqala, kepha ukuphela akukabikho masinyane.”

₁₀Khona wathi kubo: “Isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso; ₁₁kuyakuba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba, nobhici, nendlala izindawo ngezindawo, kube khona izinto ezesabekayo nezibonakaliso ezinkulu ezivela ezulwini.

₁₂“Kepha ngaphambi kwakho konke lokho bayakunibamba, banizingele, banikhaphele emasinagogeni* nasematilongweni, baniyise phambi kwamakhosi nababusi ngenxa yegama lami. ₁₃Kuyakunehlela kube ngubufakazi. ₁₄Ngakho kugcineni ezinhliziyweni zenu ukuba ningazindli ngaphambili eniyakuziphendulela ngakho; ₁₅ngokuba mina ngiyakuninika umlomo nokuhlakanipha abangemelane nakho, bakuphike, bonke abayimpi kini. ₁₆Yebo, niyakukhashelwa nangabazali, nabafowenu, nezihlobo, nabangane; abanye benu bayakubulawa yibo. ₁₇Niyakuzondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yegama lami. ₁₈Akuyikulahleka nalunwele lwekhanda lenu. ₁₉Ngokukhuthazela kwenu niyakuzuza imiphefumulo yenu.

₂₀“Kepha nxa nibona iJerusalema lihaqiwe yizimpi, yazini ukuthi sekusondele ukuchithwa kwalo. ₂₁Khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni, abaphakathi kwalo baphume, abasemaphandleni bangangeni kulo. ₂₂Ngokuba lezi ziyizinsuku zempindiselo ukuba kugcwaliseke konke okulotshiweyo. ₂₃Maye kwabakhulelweyo nabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! Ngokuba kuyakuba khona ukuhlupheka okukhulu emhlabeni nentukuthelo phezu kwalesi sizwe. ₂₄Bayakuwa bedliwa yinkemba, bathunjelwe ezizweni zonke; iJerusalema liyakunyathelwa phansi ngabezizwe, kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zabezizwe.

₂₅“Kuyakuba khona izibonakaliso elangeni nasenyangeni nasezinkanyezini; nasemhlabeni usizi luyakwehlela izizwe, zixakeke ngokuduma kolwandle namaza, ₂₆abantu baphele amandla ngokwesaba nangokubheka okuvelela umhlaba ngokuba amandla ezulu ayakunyakaziswa. ₂₇Khona bayakuyibona iNdodana yomuntu iza efwini, inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu. ₂₈Kepha nxa kuqala ukuvela lokho, lulamani, niphakamise amakhanda enu, ngokuba kusondele ukukhululwa kwenu.”

₂₉Wabalandisa umfanekiso wokuthi: “Bhekani umkhiwane nemithi yonke. ₃₀Nxa isihluma, niyabona, nazi ngokwenu ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze. ₃₁Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona lezo zinto zenzeka, yazini ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze.

₃₂“Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, kungakenzeki konke. ₃₃Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula.

₃₄“Xwayani ukuba izinhliziyo zenu zingasindwa ngukuminza nokudakwa nokunaka okwalokhu kuphila, lunizume lolo suku ningazelele, ₃₅ngokuba luyakufika njengogibe phezu kwabo bonke abahlezi emhlabeni wonke. ₃₆Ngakho lindani ngesikhathi sonke, nikhuleke ukuba nibe namandla okuphepha kukho konke lokhu okuyakwenzeka nawokuma phambi kweNdodana yomuntu.”

₃₇Njalo wayefundisa ethempelini emini, kepha kusihlwa wayephuma ayokulala entabeni ethiwa eyemiNqumo. ₃₈Ekuseni abantu bonke beza kuye ethempelini ukumuzwa.

₁Kwasondela umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo othiwa iPhasika. ₂Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukuba bangambulala kanjani; ngokuba babesaba abantu.

₃Kepha uSathane wangena kuJuda othiwa u-Iskariyothe engowabayishumi nambili. ₄Wasuka wakhuluma nabapristi abakhulu nezinduna ngokuthi angamkhaphela kanjani kubo. ₅Bathokoza, bavumelana naye ukumnika imali. ₆Wavuma-ke, waze wafuna ithuba lokumkhaphela kubo, singekho isixuku.

₇Lwase lufika usuku lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo okumelwe ukuba kuhlatshwe ngalo iphasika. ₈Wathuma oPetru noJohane, wathi: “Hambani niye ukusilungisela iphasika ukuba sidle.”

₉Bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba sikulungiselephi na?”

₁₀Wathi kubo: “Bhekani, seningene emzini niyakuhlangana nomuntu othwele imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni, niye endlini angena kuyo, ₁₁nize nithi kumninindlu: ‘Uthi uMfundisi kuwe: Liphi ikamelo lokungenisa, lapho ngingadlela khona iphasika nabafundi bami, na?’ ₁₂Lowo-ke uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elendlelweyo; lungiselani lapho.”

₁₃Basuka, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo; base belungisa iphasika.

₁₄Kwathi ukuba kufike isikhathi, wahlala phansi, nabaphostoli kanye naye. ₁₅Wayesethi kubo: “Nginxanele nokunxanela ukudla nani leli phasika ngingakahlupheki. ₁₆Ngokuba ngithi kini: Angisayikulidla ngempela lize ligcwaliseke embusweni kaNkulunkulu.”

₁₇Wamukela isitsha, wabonga wathi: “Thabathani lokhu, nabelane; ₁₈ngokuba ngithi kini kusukela manje angisayikuphuza okwesithelo somvini, uze ufike umbuso kaNkulunkulu.”

₁₉Wayesethabatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: “Lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa nina; yenzani lokhu ukuba ningikhumbule.”

₂₀Kanjalo-ke nesitsha emva kokudla, ethi: “Lesi sitsha siyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami elithululelwa nina. ₂₁Kepha bhekani, isandla songikhaphelayo sinami etafuleni. ₂₂Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu isihamba njengokumisiweyo, kepha maye kulowo muntu ekhashelwa ngaye!” ₂₃Base beqala ukubuzana bodwa ukuthi kungase kube ngubani kubo ozakukwenza lokho.

₂₄Kwavela nokuphikisana phakathi kwabo kokuthi ngumuphi kubo ongathiwa omkhulu. ₂₅Wayesethi kubo: “Ababusi bezizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo, neziphathimandla zazo zithiwa abazenzela okuhle. ₂₆Kepha nina aninjalo; kodwa omkhulu kini makabe njengomncinyane, nobusayo makabe njengokhonzayo. ₂₇Ngokuba ngumuphi omkhulu, ohlezi ekudleni noma okhonzayo, na? Akusiye ohlezi ekudleni na? Kepha mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengokhonzayo. ₂₈Nina-ke ningababekhuthazela nami ekulingweni kwami; ₂₉nanjengokuba uBaba engimisele umbuso, nami nginimisela wona ₃₀ukuba nidle, niphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami; niyakuhlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.

₃₁“Simoni, Simoni, bheka, uSathane unifunile ukuba anihlunge njengokolweni; ₃₂kepha mina ngikunxusele ukuba ukukholwa kwakho kungapheli; wena-ke, nxa usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu.”

₃₃Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngilungele ukuya nawe nasetilongweni nasekufeni.”

₃₄Wayesethi: “Ngiyakutshela, Petru, ukuthi iqhude aliyikukhala namhlanje, ungakangiphiki kathathu ukuthi awungazi.”

₃₅Wathi kubo: “Mhla nginithuma ningenasikhwama, nayika, nazicathulo, naswela utho na?”

Bathi: “Lutho.”

₃₆Wayesethi kubo: “Kepha manje onesikhwama kasithathe, neyika futhi; oswelayo kathengise ngengubo yakhe, athenge inkemba. ₃₇Ngokuba ngithi kini: Kumelwe ukugcwaliseka kimi lokho okulotshiweyo kokuthi: ‘Wabalwa kanye nezelelesi;’ ngokuba okuqondene nami sekuyaphelela.”

₃₈Base bethi: “Nkosi, bheka, nazi izinkemba ezimbili.”

Wathi kubo: “Kwanele.”

₃₉Wayesephuma, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo njengomkhuba wakhe, nabafundi bakhe bamlandela. ₄₀Esefikile endaweni wathi kubo: “Khulekani ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.” ₄₁Wamonyuka kubo kungathi ibanga lokuphonsa itshe, waguqa phansi, wakhuleka, ₄₂wathi: “Baba, uma uthanda, susa lesi sitsha kimi; nokho makungenziwa intando yami kodwa eyakho.” ₄₃Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini, imqinisa. ₄₄Esosizini olunzima wakhuleka eqinisela, izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi, aconsela emhlabathini.

₄₅Esesukume ekukhulekeni weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafumana belele ngokudabuka. ₄₆Wathi kubo: “Nilaleleni na? Vukani nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.”

₄₇Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika isixuku; naye othiwa uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wayehamba phambi kwabo, wasondela kuJesu ukumanga. ₄₈Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Juda, uyayikhaphela iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga na?”

₄₉Kuthe ababengakuye sebebona okuzakwenzeka, bathi: “Nkosi, sigadle ngenkemba na?” ₅₀Omunye othile kubo wayigadla inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene.

₅₁Kepha uJesu wathatha wathi: “Musani; sekwanele.” Wayiphatha indlebe, wayipholisa.

₅₂Wathi uJesu kubapristi abakhulu, nezinduna zethempeli, namalunga ababeze kuye: “Niphumile kungathi nize kumphangi niphethe izinkemba nezinduku. ₅₃Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini, anelulanga zandla kimi; kepha lokhu kuyihora lenu namandla obumnyama.”

₅₄Base bembamba, bamuka naye, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetru walandela ekude. ₅₅Sebebasile umlilo phakathi egcekeni bahlala phansi ndawonye; uPetru wahlala phakathi kwabo. ₅₆Intombazana ethile, imbona ehlezi ngasemlilweni, yamgqolozela yathi: “Nalona ube naye.”

₅₇Kepha waphika, wathi: “Sifazane, angimazi.”

₅₈Emva kwesikhashana omunye wambona, wathi: “Nawe ungomunye wabo.”

Kepha uPetru wathi: “Muntundini, angisiye.”

₅₉Sekudlulile okungathi ihora linye, omunye umuntu waqinisa wathi: “Impela nalona ube naye, ngokuba futhi ungowaseGalile.”

₆₀Kepha uPetru wathi: “Muntundini, angikwazi ukuthi uthini.” Masinyane esakhuluma, lakhala iqhude. ₆₁INkosi yayisiphenduka, yambheka uPetru. UPetru walikhumbula izwi leNkosi, njengokuba ithe kuye: “Iqhude lingakakhali namhlanje, uzakungiphika kathathu.” ₆₂Waphumela phandle, wakhala kamunyu.

₆₃Amadoda abembambile uJesu ambhinqa emshaya. ₆₄Ammboza ubuso, ambuza ethi: “Profetha ukuthi ngubani okushayileyo na?” ₆₅Nokunye okuningi akukhuluma kuye emthuka.

₆₆Kwathi sekusile, kwabuthana amalunga abantu nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, bamyisa emphakathini wabo, ₆₇bathi: “Uma unguKristu, sitshele.”

Wathi kubo: “Uma nginitshela, anisoze nakholwa; ₆₈noma ngibuza, anisoze naphendula. ₆₉Kepha kusukela manje iNdodana yomuntu izakuhlala ngakwesokunene samandla kaNkulunkulu.”

₇₀Base bethi bonke: “Kanti uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na?”

Wathi kubo: “Nisho khona, ngokuba ngiyiyo.”

₇₁Bathi: “Pho, sisaswele bufakazi na? Ngokuba sesizwile uqobo lwethu ngomlomo wakhe.”