UMateyu
21:1 Basondela ke eYerusalem, bafika eBhetefage
Waza uYesu wathuma abafundi ababini eNtabeni yemiNquma,
21:2 esithi kubo, Hambani niye emzaneni lo ukhangelene nani, nize kwaoko
nofumana iesile libotshelelwe, linethole lalo; likhululeni nilizise
bona kum.
21:3 Nokuba kukho othe wathetha into kuni, nothi, Iyafuneka eNkosini
bona; wothi kwaoko azithumele.
21:4 Konke oku kwenzeke, ukuze kuzaliseke okwathethwayo ngaye
umprofeti esithi,
21:5 Yithini kwintombi uZiyon, Yabona, uKumkani wakho uza kuwe, Enobulali;
ekhwele e-esileni, etholeni lemazi ye-esile.
21:6 Bahamba ke abafundi, benza njengoko uYesu wayebayalele ngako.
21:7 balizisa iesile nethole, babeka iingubo zabo phezu kwazo;
bamkhwelisa phezu kwayo.
21:8 Yathi ke inkoliso yezihlwele yazandlala iingubo zayo endleleni; abanye bayasika
behla amasebe emithini, bawandlala endleleni.
21:9 Zaye ke izihlwele, ebezihamba ngaphambili, nebezilandela, zidanduluka, zisithi,
Hosana kunyana kaDavide: Makabongwe lowo uzayo egameni likaDavide
iNkosi; Hosana enyangweni.
21:10 Akungena eYerusalem, wonke umzi wazamazama, usithi, Ngubani na?
Ingaba yi?
21:11 Zathi ke indimbane, Lo nguYesu umprofeti waseNazarete
eGalili.
21:12 Waza uYesu wangena etempileni kaThixo, wabakhupha bonke ababethengisa
Wathenga etempileni, wazibhukuqa iitafile zabatshintshi bemali.
nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamahobe;
21:13 Wathi kubo, Kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Indlu yam iya kubizwa ngokuba yindlu kaye
umthandazo; ke nina niyenze umqolomba wezihange.
21:14 Kweza kuye iimfama neziqhwala, etempileni apho, waziphilisa. waphila
bona.
21:15 Bathe ke ababingeleli abakhulu nababhali, bakuyibona imimangaliso yakhe
benza, badanduluka abantwana etempileni, besithi, Hosana kuni
unyana kaDavide; bacaphuka kakhulu;
21:16 bathi kuye, Uyayiva na into abayithethayo aba? Wathi ke uYesu kubo
bathi, Ewe; anizanga nikulese na, Emlonyeni weentsana nabanyayo?
Uyifezekisile indumiso?
21:17 Wabashiya ke, waphuma ngaphandle komzi, waya eBhetani; walala
Pha.
21:18 Uthe ke kwakusa, xa abuyela kuwo umzi, walamba.
21:19 Wathi, ebone umkhiwane ngasendleleni, waya kuwo, akafumana nto
aze athi kuwo, Makungaze kuvele siqhamo kuwe
kude kube ngoku kude kube ngunaphakade. Wabuna kwangoko umkhiwane lowo.
21:20 Bakukubona ke oko abafundi bakhe, bamangaliswa, besithi, Unini na?
umkhiwane ubunile.
21:21 Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Inene ndithi kuni, Ukuba ninako
ukholo, ningathandabuzi, anisayi kwenza le nto yomkhiwane yodwa
kodwa, ukuba nithe kule ntaba, Suka, usuke;
ziphoswa elwandle; iya kwenziwa.
21:22 Neento zonke enithe nazicela ekuthandazeni nikholwa, nozenza
yamkela.
21:23 Bathe, xa bangene etempileni, ababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu
Kweza kuye isihlwele, akuba efundisa, esithi, Ngani na
Uzenza ezi zinto na? ngubani na ke okunike eli gunya?
21:24 Waphendula ke uYesu wathi kubo, Nam ndiya kubuza kuni zwi-nye;
enithi, ukuba nithe nandixelela lona, ndonixelela nam ukuba ndenza ngagunya lini na
ezi zinto.
21:25 Ubhaptizo lukaYohane lwaluphuma phi na? ezulwini, nokuba ngabantu? Kwaye bona
bacamanga bodwa, besithi, Ukuba sithe, Lwaphuma emazulwini; uza
Yithi kuthi, Ibiyini na phofu ukuba ningakholwa nguye?
21:26 Ukuba ke sithe, Lwaphuma ebantwini; siyaboyika abantu; kuba bonke bambambe njengoYohane
umprofeti.
21:27 Baphendula bathi kuYesu, Asazi. Wathi yena
Nam ke andinixeleli ukuba ndizenza ngagunya lini na ezi zinto.
21:28 Nithini na ke? Umntu othile ube enoonyana ababini; weza kowokuqala.
wathi, Mntwana wam, yiya kusebenza namhla esidiliyeni sam.
21:29 Waphendula ke yena wathi, Andiyi;
21:30 Weza nakowesibini, wathetha kwangokunjalo. Waphendula ke yena wathi.
Ndiyaya, nkosi;
21:31 Nguwuphi na kwabo bobabini owenza ukuthanda kukayise? Bathi kuye, Thetha
Ekuqaleni. Athi kubo uYesu, Inene ndithi kuni, ababuthi berhafu
kwaye amahenyukazi ayangena ebukumkanini bukaThixo phambi kwenu.
21:32 Ngokuba uYohane weza kuni ngendlela yobulungisa, nakholwa nguye;
kodwa bakholwa nguye ababuthi berhafu namahenyukazi; nani ke, nakukuba nifumene oko
wakubona oko, akabuya azohlwaye, ukuze nikholwe nguye.
21:33 Yivani omnye umzekeliso: Kwaye kukho umninindlu othile, owatyala umthi
isidiliya, wasibiyela ngeenxa zonke, wemba kuso isixovulelo sewayini, wasibiyela ngodonga
wakha inqaba, wayiqeshisa kubalimi, wahambela kude
ilizwe:
21:34 Lithe ke lakusondela ixesha leziqhamo, wathuma abakhonzi bakhe ukuba baye emangcwabeni
abalimi, ukuze bamkele iziqhamo zawo.
21:35 Besuka abalimi babathabatha abakhonzi bakhe, bathi omnye bamtyabula, nomnye bambulala.
omnye wamgibisela ngamatye.
21:36 Wabuya ke wathuma abanye abakhonzi, bebaninzi kunabokuqala;
nabo ngokunjalo.
21:37 Uthe ke kamva wathuma kubo unyana wakhe, esithi, Baya kumhlonela yena
unyana wam.
21:38 Bathe ke bakumbona unyana abalimi, batshono ukuthi, Lo nguye;
indlalifa; yizani siyibulale, silihluthe ilifa layo.
21:39 Bamthabatha, bamkhuphela ngaphandle kwesidiliya, bambulala.
21:40 Xa athe wafika ngoko umninisidiliya, uya kwenza ntoni na kuye?
abo balimi?
21:41 Zithi kuye, Uya kubatshabalalisa kakubi abo bantu bangendawo, abe uya kwenjenjalo
isidiliya eso aqeshise ngaso kubalimi bambi, abomaya kumnika sona
iziqhamo ngamaxesha azo.
21:42 Athi kubo uYesu, Anizanga nikulese na ezibhalweni ukuthi, Ilitye?
eyacekiswayo ngabakhi, yona yaba yintloko yembombo;
kwavela eNkosini oku, kungummangaliso emehlweni ethu?
21:43 Ngenxa yoko ndithi kuni, Ubukumkani bukaThixo buya kususwa kuni.
linikwe uhlanga oluzivelisayo iziqhamo zalo.
21:44 Kanjalo othe wawa phezu kweli litye, wotyumka;
nabani na elithe lamwisa liya kumcola.
21:45 Bathe ababingeleli abakhulu nabaFarisi, bakuyiva imizekeliso yakhe, bathi
waqonda ukuba ubethetha ngabo.
21:46 Bathi ke befuna ukumbamba, basuka boyika izihlwele.
ngokuba babesithi ungumprofeti.