Luka
19:1 UJesu wangena, wadabula iJeriko.
19:2 Futhi bheka, kwakukhona indoda igama layo uZakewu, owayeyinhloko phakathi
abathelisi, futhi wayecebile.
19:3 Yayifuna ukubona uJesu ukuthi ungubani; futhi angikwazanga ngenxa yabezindaba,
ngoba wayemncane ngesiqu.
19:4 Wagijimela phambili, wakhwela emthini womthombe ukuze ambone;
wayezodlula ngaleyondlela.
19:5 Futhi lapho uJesu efika endaweni, wabheka phezulu, futhi wambona, wathi
kuye: Zakewu, shesha wehle; ngoba lamuhla ngimelwe ukuhlala
endlini yakho.
19:6 Futhi washesha, futhi wehla, futhi wamamukela ngokuthokoza.
19:7 Futhi lapho bekubona, bonke bakhonona, bathi: "Usuphumile
isivakashi sendoda eyisoni.
19:8 Futhi uZakewu wema, futhi wathi eNkosini; Bheka, Nkosi, inxenye ye
impahla yami ngiyinika abampofu; futhi uma ngithathe utho kumuntu
ngamanga ngiyambuyisela ngokuphindwe kane.
19:9 UJesu wathi kuye: Namuhla insindiso isifikile kule ndlu.
ngoba laye eyindodana kaAbrahama.
19:10 Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukufuna nokusindisa lokho okulahlekile.
19:11 Kwathi bekuzwa lokho, wanezela, wakhuluma umfanekiso, ngokuba yena
laliseduze neJerusalema, futhi ngoba babecabanga ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu
kufanele ivele ngokushesha.
19:12 Wathi-ke: Umuntu othile wesikhulu waya ezweni elikude ukuyokwamukela
yena umbuso, futhi ukubuya.
19:13 Wabiza izinceku zakhe eziyishumi, wabanika omina abayishumi, wathi
kubo, Sebenzani, ngize ngifike.
19:14 Kodwa abantu bakhe babemzonda, bathumela amanxusa emva kwakhe, bathi: Thina
kathandi ukuthi lomuntu abuse phezu kwethu.
19:15 Kwasekusithi esebuyile, eselutholile ulutho
umbuso, wabe eseyala lezi zinceku ukuba zibizelwe kuye, kubani
wayenike imali, ukuze azi ukuthi wonke umuntu wayezuze kangakanani
ngokuhweba.
19:16 Kwase kufika owokuqala, wathi, Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayishumi.
19:17 Wathi kuye: "Kuhle, nceku enhle, ngoba kade
othembekile kokuncinyane, yiba namandla phezu kwemizi eyishumi.
19:18 Neyesibili yafika, yathi, Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayisihlanu.
19:19 Wathi ngokunjalo kuye: Lawe yiba phezu kwemizi eyisihlanu.
19:20 Futhi omunye weza, wathi, Nkosi, bheka, nansi umina wakho, enginakho
igcinwe ku-napkin:
19:21 Ngoba bengikwesaba, ngoba ungumuntu olukhuni;
awuzange ubeke phansi, futhi uvune lokho ongakuhlwanyelanga.
19:22 Wathi kuye: "Ngizakwahlulela ngokuphuma emlonyeni wakho siqu.
inceku embi. Ubuwazi ukuthi ngingumuntu olukhuni, othatha lokho mina
angizange ngibeke phansi, futhi ngivune engingakuhlwanyelanga;
19:23 Ngakho-ke awuzange unikele imali yami ebhange, ukuthi ekufikeni kwami
Ngabe ngifune okwami ngokulobola?
19:24 Wathi kwababemi khona: "Mthatheni umina, niphe."
kulowo onomina abayishumi.
19:25 Bathi kuye: Nkosi, unomina abayishumi.
19:26 Ngoba ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa; futhi
ongenakho, uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho.
19:27 Kodwa lezozitha zami ezazingafuni ukuthi ngibuse phezu kwazo.
nilethe lapha, nibabulale phambi kwami.
19:28 Futhi lapho eseshilo lokho, wahamba phambili, enyukela eJerusalema.
19:29 Kwathi esesondele eBetfage naseBethaniya,
entabeni ethiwa iNtaba Yeminqumo, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe,
19:30 esithi: Hambani liye emzaneni okhangelene lani; lapho kwakho
ningena niyakufumana ithole lembongolo likhulekiwe, okungake kuhlale muntu kulo;
naye, nimlethe lapha.
19:31 Futhi uma umuntu enibuza ukuthi: Kungani nilithukululela? usho kanje kuye, uthi:
Ngoba iNkosi iyamdinga.
19:32 Futhi labo ababethunyiwe bahamba, futhi bathola njengoba nje wayeshilo
kubo.
19:33 Kwathi besalithukulula ithole, abaninilo bathi kubo.
Nilithukululelani ithole?
19:34 Bathi: "INkosi iyalidinga."
19:35 Bamyisa kuJesu, futhi babeka izingubo zabo phezu
ithole, bamkhwelisa uJesu.
19:36 Esahamba, bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni.
19:37 Futhi lapho esondela, ngisho manje ekwehleni kwentaba
Iminqumo, isixuku sonke sabafundi saqala ukujabula nokudumisa
UNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu ngayo yonke imisebenzi yamandla ababeyibonile;
19:38 Ethi: "Mayibongwe iNkosi ezayo egameni leNkosi
ezulwini, lenkazimulo kweliphezulu.
19:39 Abanye kubaFarisi basesixukwini bathi kuye.
Mfundisi, khuza abafundi bakho.
19:40 Waphendula, wathi kubo: "Ngithi kini, uma laba
bathule, amatshe avele akhale ngokushesha.
19:41 Esesondele, wawubona umuzi, wawukhalela.
19:42 esithi: Ukube ubusazi, yebo, nawe ngalolu suku lwakho
izinto zokuthula kwakho! kepha manje zifihliwe kuwe
amehlo.
19:43 Ngoba izinsuku ziyofika phezu kwakho, lapho izitha zakho ziyophonsa a
faka umsele nxazonke kuwe, zikuhaqe, zikugcine kukho konke
uhlangothi,
19:44 Futhi bayokulahla phansi wena kanye nabantwana bakho phakathi kwakho;
kabayikutshiya ilitshe phezu kwelinye; ngoba wena
ubungasazi isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho.
19:45 Wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha labo ababethengisa
kuwo, nabathengayo;
19:46 Wathi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami yindlu yokukhuleka;
bayenze umhume wabaphangi.
19:47 Futhi wayefundisa nsuku zonke ethempelini. Kodwa abapristi abakhulu lababhali
futhi induna yabantu yafuna ukumbulala.
NgokukaLuka 19:48 kepha babengakutholi abangakwenza, ngokuba abantu babebaningi kakhulu
lalelisisa ukumuzwa.