UMateyu
24:1 Ephumile uYesu, wemka etempileni; bafika abafundi bakhe
kuye ukuze ambonise izakhiwo zetempile.
24:2 Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Niyazibona na zonke ezi zinto? Inene ndithi kuni
wena, Akusayi kusala apha ilitye phezu kwelitye, elingayi kusala
uphoswe phantsi.
24:3 Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba uhleli eNtabeni yemiNquma, beza kuye abafundi
bebodwa besithi, Sixelele ukuba ziya kubakho nini na ezo zinto; kwaye kuya kuthini na
Ngaba kuya kuba ngumqondiso wokufika kwakho, nowokupheliswa kwephakade eli?
24:4 Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Lumkani ningalahlekiswa mntu
wena.
24:5 Kuba baninzi abaya kuza egameni lam, besithi, banguye uKristu; kwaye baya kulahlekisa
abaninzi.
24:6 Niya kuthi ke nive iimfazwe namarhe eemfazwe;
ngokuba zonke ezo zinto zimele ukuhla, ke kona ukuphela akukabikho
okwangoku.
24:7 Kuba uhlanga luya kuvukelana nohlanga, nobukumkani buvukelane nobukumkani;
kuya kubakho iindlala, neendyikitya zokufa, nezinyikimo zomhlaba ngeentlobo;
iindawo.
24:8 Zonke ke ezo zinto zikukuqaleka kwenimba.
24:9 Ngelo xesha baya kuninikela ekubandezelweni, banibulale;
niya kuthiywa ziintlanga zonke ngenxa yegama lam.
24:10 Ngelo xesha baninzi abaya kukhutyekiswa, bangcatshane, kwaye baya kukhubeka
nithiye omnye komnye.
24:11 Kwaye kuya kuvela abaprofeti ababuxoki babe baninzi, balahlekise abantu abaninzi.
24:12 Nangenxa yokwanda kokuchasa umthetho, luya kuphola uthando lwabaninzi.
24:13 Ke onyamezeleyo kwada kwaba sekupheleni, lowo uya kusindiswa.
24:14 Zaye ezi ndaba zilungileyo zobukumkani ziya kuvakaliswa kulo elimiweyo liphela, ukuze kube ngummiselo ongunaphakade
ubungqina kuzo zonke iintlanga; kwandule ke ukufika ukuphela.
24:15 Xa nithe nalibona isikizi lesiphanziso, ekuthethwe ngalo
UDaniyeli umprofeti, yima engcweleni, olesayo makathi
qonda :)
24:16 Ngelo xa mabathi abakwelakwaYuda basabele ezintabeni;
24:17 Lowo uphezu kwendlu makangehli aye kuthabatha into
indlu yakhe:
24:18 nosentsimini makangabuyeli emva aye kuthabatha iingubo zakhe.
24:19 Yeha ke, abamithiyo nabanyisayo!
ngaloo mihla!
24:20 Thandazani ke, ukuba intsabo yenu ingabi sebusika, nokuba kusebusika
usuku lwesabatha:
24:21 Kuba ngelo xesha kuya kubakho imbandezelo enkulu, ekungazanga kubekho injalo kwasekuqalekeni
kwehlabathi kude kube ngoku, hayi, akusayi kubakho naphakade.
24:22 Kanjalo ukuba ibingayi kuthi loo mihla inqanyulelwe, bekungayi kubakho nyama
kodwa ngenxa ke yabanyuliweyo, loo mihla iya kunqanyulelwa.
24:23 Ngelo xa ke, ukuba ubani uthe kuni, Nanku apha uKristu, nokuba uthe, Nankuya phaya;
musani ukukholwa yiyo.
24:24 Kuba kuya kuvela ooKristu ababuxoki, nabaprofeti ababuxoki, baxele
imiqondiso emikhulu nezimanga; ngokokude, ukuba bekunokwenzeka, bakwenze oko
balahlekise nabanyuliweyo.
24:25 Yabonani, ndinixelele ngenxa engaphambili.
24:26 Ukuba ngoko bathi kuni, Nanko entlango, musani ukuphuma niye. hamba
nanko emagumbini afihlakeleyo; musani ukukholwa yiyo.
24:27 Kuba kwanjengokuba umbane uthi uphume empumalanga, ukhanye usingise empumalanga
entshona; koba njalo nokufika koNyana woMntu.
24:28 Kuba apho sukuba sikhona isidumbu, aya kuhlanganisana khona amaxhalanga
kunye.
24:29 Kwaoko ke, emveni kwembandezelo yaloo mihla, liya kubakho ilanga
ibe mnyama, nenyanga ingakhanyisi, nazo iinkwenkwezi ziya kukhanya
awe ezulwini, athi amandla ezulu azanyazanyiswe.
24:30 Uya kubonakala ngelo xesha umqondiso woNyana woMntu ezulwini, ngelo xesha
ziya kwenza isijwili zonke izizwe, zimbone uNyana woMntu
umntu esiza esemafini ezulu enamandla nobuqaqawuli obukhulu.
24:31 Kwaye uya kuthumela izithunywa zakhe ezinesandi esikhulu sesigodlo, kwaye nazo
iya kubahlanganisela ndawonye abanyulwa bakhe, baphume kumacala omane omoya, baphume ekupheleni komnye
ezulwini komnye.
24:32 Wufundeni ke kuwo umkhiwane umzekeliso; Xa isebe lakhe lisathambile, kwaye
lihluma amagqabi, niyazi ukuba ihlobo likufuphi.
24:33 Ngokukwanjalo nani, xa nithe nazibona zonke ezo zinto, yazini ukuba zikho
kufuphi, nasezicangweni.
24:34 Inene ndithi kuni, Asisayi kudlula esi sizukulwana, zingadanga zonke ezo zinto
izinto zizaliseke.
24:35 Liya kudlula izulu nehlabathi, kodwa amazwi am akayi kudlula.
24:36 Kodwa akukho bani uwaziyo loo mhla nelo lixa, azazi nezithunywa zezulu.
kodwa nguBawo yedwa.
24:37 Ke kaloku, njengokuba ibinjalo imihla kaNowa, koba njalo nokufika koNyana woMntu
kuba.
24:38 Kuba njengakwimihla yangaphambi konogumbe, babesidla kwaye
besela, bazeke, besendiswe, kwada kwayimini kaNowa
wangena emkhombeni.
24:39 kwaye abazange baqonde wada wafika unogumbe, wabakhukulisa bonke; kuya kuba njalo
makubekho ukuza koNyana woMntu.
24:40 Ngelo xesha ababini boba sentsimini; omnye athathwe, omnye athathwe
khohlo.
24:41 Abafazi ababini boba besila etyeni lokusila; omnye athathwe, omnye athathwe
abanye bemka.
24:42 Phaphani ngoko; ngokuba ningazi ukuba lilixa liphi na eza ngalo iNkosi yenu.
24:43 Yazini ke oku, ukuba ebesazi umninindlu ukuba ngawuphi na umlindo wobusuku
isela beliya kufika, lilindile, lingabandezeleki
indlu yakhe ukuba iqhekezwe.
24:44 Ngenxa yoko yibani nilungile nani, ngokuba ilixa eningalikhumbuleliyo uNyana
umntu uyeza.
24:45 Ngubani na ke loo mkhonzi uthembekileyo, uqondayo, eyathi inkosi yakhe yammisa umlawuli?
phezu kwendlu yakhe, ukuze abanike ukudla ngexesha elifanelekileyo?
24:46 Unoyolo loo mkhonzi, iya kuthi yakufika inkosi yakhe imfumane ekwanjalo
ukwenza.
24:47 Inene ndithi kuni, iya kummisa phezu kwayo yonke impahla yayo.
24:48 Ukuba ke loo mkhonzi ungendawo uthe entliziyweni yakhe, Inkosi yam iyalibala;
ukuza kwakhe;
24:49 aze aqale ukubabetha abakhonzi kunye naye, adle, asele kunye;
amanxila;
24:50 iya kufika inkosi yaloo mkhonzi ngemini angayilindelanga
naye, nangelixa angalaziyo;
24:51 amnqumle kubini, ammisele isabelo sakhe ndawonye nesahlulo sakhe
khona apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokutshixiza kwamazinyo.