ULuka
19:1 Waye engene uYesu, ecanda eYeriko.
19:2 Kwakho ndoda ibizwa ngegama elinguZakeyu;
waba nababuthi berhafu, waba sisityebi ke.
19:3 Yayifuna ukumbona uYesu, ukuba ngubani na; kwaye akabanga nako ngenxa yoshicilelo.
ngokuba wayemncinci ngesiqu.
19:4 Wabaleka ngaphambili, wenyuka emthini womthombe ukuba ambone;
wayeza kudlula ngaloo ndlela.
19:5 Akufika kuloo ndawo, wakhangela phezulu uYesu, wambona wathi
kuye, Zakeyu, khawuleza uhle; kuba namhlanje ndimelwe kukuhlala
endlini yakho.
19:6 Wakhawuleza ke, wehla, wamamkela ngobubele, evuya.
19:7 Baye bonke, bakuyibona loo nto, bekrokra, besithi, Akasekho
lundwendwe lwendoda engumoni.
19:8 Wema ke uZakeyu, wathi kuyo iNkosi; Yabona, Nkosi, isiqingatha senu
Impahla yam ndiyinika amahlwempu; nokuba ndithabathe nto nakubani na
Ndiya kumbuyisela ngesine.
19:9 Wathi ke uYesu kuye, Namhlanje kufike usindiso kule ndlu;
ngokokuba naye engunyana ka-Abraham.
19:10 Kuba uNyana woMntu weza kufuna nokusindisa oko kulahlekileyo.
19:11 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba bayaziva ezi zinto, uqokele wathetha umzekeliso, ngenxa yokuba yena
Yayikufuphi eYerusalem, ngenxa yokuba babecinga ukuba ubukumkani bukaThixo;
kufuneka ivele kwangoko.
19:12 Uthe ngoko, Umntu othile olinene wahambela ezweni elikude, eya kwamkela
ubukumkani bakhe, abuye abuye.
19:13 Ubabizile ke abakhonzi bakhe abalishumi, wabanika iimina zalishumi, wathi
wathi kubo, Rhwebani, ndide ndifike.
19:14 Ke abemi bomzi wakhe babemthiyile, bathumela izigidimi emva kwakhe, besithi, Thina
Akayi kuvuma ukuba lo abe ngukumkani phezu kwethu.
19:15 Kwathi, ekubuyeni kwakhe, walithabatha
ebukumkanini, wabayalela ukuba babizelwe kuye aba bakhonzi
wayeyinikile imali, ukuze azi ukuba umntu ngamnye unanzuzo ngantoni na
ngokurhweba.
19:16 Weza ke owokuqala, esithi, Nkosi, imina yakho yenze iimina zalishumi.
19:17 Uthe ke kuye, Hee ke, mkhonzi ulungileyo; ngokuba ubuye waba
othembekileyo kokuncinanana, yiba negunya kwimizi elishumi.
19:18 Weza nowesibini, esithi, Nkosi, imina yakho yenze iimina zantlanu.
19:19 Uthe ke nakuye, Nawe, yiba phezu kwemizi emihlanu.
19:20 Weza nomnye, esithi, Nkosi, nantsi imina yakho endinayo
igcinwe kwi-napkin:
19:21 Kuba ndibe ndikoyika wena, ngokuba ungumntu obungqabangqaba;
akukubekanga phantsi, uvune into ongayihlwayelanga.
19:22 Athi ke kuye, Ndiya kukugweba ngokuphuma emlonyeni wakho;
umkhonzi ongendawo. ubusazi nje ukuba mna ndingumntu obungqabangqaba, endithabathayo
akubekanga phantsi, avune into angayihlwayelanga;
19:23 Yini na ke ngoko, ukuba ungayibeki imali yam ebhankini, ndaza ndakufika
Ngaba bendifuna eyam nenzala?
19:24 Wathi kwababemi khona, Mhlutheni imina leyo, niphe
kulowo uneemina ezilishumi.
19:25 Bathi ke kuye, Nkosi, uneemina ezilishumi.
19:26 Kuba ndithi kuni, Wonke umntu onako uya kunikwa; kwaye
osukuba engenako, uya kuhluthwa kwanoko anako.
19:27 Ke ezo ntshaba zam zazingathandanga ukuba ndibe ngukumkani phezu kwazo;
zisani apha, nibaxhelele phambi kwam.
19:28 Waye, akuba ezithethile ezi zinto, ehamba ngaphambili, enyuka esiya eYerusalem.
19:29 Kwathi, esondele eBhetefage naseBhetani, esingise eBhetefage.
Ke kaloku, wakuloo ntaba kuthiwa yiNtaba yemiNquma, wesusa bababini kubafundi bakhe,
19:30 esithi, Hambani niye emzaneni lo ukhangelene nani; apho kwakho
nithi, ningena nje, nifumane iesile libotshelelwe, ekungazanga kuhlale namnye umntu phezu kwalo;
nimzise apha.
19:31 Nokuba ubani uyanibuza, esithi, Yini na ukuba nilikhulule? wotsho kuye ukuthi,
ngokuba iNkosi iyalidinga.
19:32 Basuka ke baya abo babethunyiwe, bafumana kunjengoko abekutshilo
kubo.
19:33 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba bayalikhulula ithole, bathi abaninilo kubo.
Yini na ukuba nilikhulule ithole?
19:34 Bathi ke bona, Liyafuneka eNkosini.
19:35 Bamzisa kuYesu, baziphosa iingubo zabo phezu kwawo
ithole, bamkhwelisa uYesu.
19:36 Akubon' ukuba uyahamba ke, bamana bezandlala iingubo zabo endleleni.
19:37 Esondele ke, ekuhleni kwayo intaba
Iminquma, yonke inkitha yabafundi yaqalisa ukuvuya nokudumisa
UThixo ngezwi elikhulu kuyo yonke imisebenzi yamandla abayibonayo;
19:38 besithi, Makabongwe lo Kumkani uzayo egameni leNkosi, uxolo!
ezulwini, nozuko enyangweni.
19:39 Bathe ke kuye abathile bakubaFarisi esihlweleni apho,
Mfundisi, bakhalimele abafundi bakho.
19:40 Waphendula ke wathi kubo, Ndithi kuni, ukuba aba bathe bazenza
bathi cwaka, amatye kwaoko akhala.
19:41 Akusondela, wawubona umzi, wawulilela.
19:42 esithi, Akwaba ubusazi nawe lo kwangayo yona le mini yakho
Izinto zoxolo lwakho! kungoku zifihliwe kuwe
amehlo.
19:43 Ngokuba uya kufikelwa yimihla, eziya kuthi iintshaba zakho zirhole
ube ngungqameko kuwe, ujike wena, ube phezu kwakho konke
icala,
19:44 zikukhahlele phantsi wena, nabantwana bakho phakathi kwakho;
zingashiyi litye phezu kwelitye kuwe; ngokuba wena
ubungalazi ixesha lokuvelelwa kwakho.
19:45 Waza, eye kungena etempileni, waqala ukubakhupha abo babethengisa
kulo, nabathengayo;
19:46 esithi kubo, Kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Indlu yam yindlu yokuthandaza;
bayenze umqolomba wezihange.
19:47 Wayefundisa imihla ngemihla etempileni apho. Kodwa ababingeleli abakhulu nababhali
zaza iintloko zabantu zifuna ukumtshabalalisa.
19:48 Baye ke bengafumani nto bangayenzayo; kuba abantu babebaninzi kakhulu
ephulaphule ngenyameko.