Maka
11:1 Futhi lapho sebesondele eJerusalema, eBetfage naseBethaniya, ngasemgwaqweni
eNtabeni Yeminqumo, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe,
11:2 Wathi kubo: "Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani
nizakuthi ningena kuwo, nifice ithole likhulekwe phezu kwalo
akakaze ahlale umuntu; mthukululeni, nimlethe.
11:3 Futhi uma umuntu ethi kini, Kungani nikwenza lokhu? anothi iNkosi inakho
ukuswela kwakhe; njalo izahle imthumele lapha.
11:4 Bahamba, bafica ithole likhulekiwe ngasemnyango ngaphandle
indawo lapho kuhlangana khona izindlela ezimbili; bamthukulule.
11:5 Abanye kwababemi khona bathi kubo: "Nenzani, nikhulula?"
ithole?
11:6 Basho kubo njengoba nje uJesu ebayalile, futhi babavumela
hamba.
11:7 Baliletha ithole kuJesu, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwalo; futhi
wahlala phezu kwakhe.
11:8 Abaningi bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni, nabanye bagawula amagatsha
ezihlahleni, wazindlalela endleleni.
11:9 Futhi labo ababehamba phambili, futhi ababelandela, bamemeza, bathi:
Hosana; Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi.
11:10 Ubusisiwe umbuso kababa wethu uDavide, ozayo egameni
iNkosi: Hosana kweliphezulu.
11:11 UJesu wangena eJerusalema, futhi ethempelini
waqalaza zonke izinto, kwase kuhwalala
waphuma waya eBethaniya kanye nabayishumi nambili.
11:12 Kwathi ngangomuso, sebephumile eBethaniya, walamba.
11:13 Ebona umkhiwane ukude, unamaqabunga, weza, uma kungenzeka
uthole utho kuwo; esefikile kuwo akafumananga lutho kuphela
amaqabunga; ngoba isikhathi samakhiwane sasingekafiki.
11:14 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuwo: Kakungabi khona ozadla isithelo kuwe kusukela lamuhla
kuze kube phakade. Abafundi bakhe bezwa.
11:15 Bafika eJerusalema; uJesu wangena ethempelini, waqala
wabaxosha ababethengisa nabathengayo ethempelini, wabagumbuqela
amatafula abashintshela imali, nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba;
11:16 Wayengavumeli muntu ukuba athwale isitsha adabule
ithempeli.
11:17 Wafundisa, wathi kubo: "Akulotshiwe yini ukuthi: 'Indlu yami iyoba.'
wabiza indlu yokukhuleka kuzo zonke izizwe? kepha nina niyenze umhume
amasela.
11:18 Futhi ababhali nabapristi abakhulu bezwa, futhi bafuna ukuthi bangakwenza kanjani
umbhubhise, ngokuba babemesaba, ngokuba abantu bonke bamangala
emfundisweni yakhe.
11:19 Kwathi sekuhlwile, waphuma emzini.
11:20 Futhi ekuseni, njengoba bedlula, babona umkhiwane somile
kusukela ezimpandeni.
NgokukaLuka 11:21 UPetru ekhumbula wathi kuye: “Rabi, bheka, umkhiwane.
umuthi owuqalekisile ubunile.
11:22 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Yibani nokholo kuNkulunkulu.
11:23 Ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo oyakuthi kule ntaba:
Khuphuka, uphonseke elwandle; njalo lingangabazi phakathi
inhliziyo yakhe, kodwa uyakholwa ukuthi lokho akushoyo kuyokwenzeka
ukudlula; uzakuba lalokho akutshoyo.
11:24 Ngakho ngithi kini: Konke enikucelayo lapho nikhuleka,
kholwani ukuthi niyazamukela, niyakuba nazo.
11:25 Futhi nxa nimi nikhuleka, thethelelani, uma ninamagqubu nomunye
noYihlo osezulwini anithethelele iziphambeko zenu.
11:26 Kodwa uma ningathetheleli, noYihlo osezulwini ngeke
thethelelani iziphambeko zenu.
11:27 Base befika eJerusalema, kwathi ehamba ethempelini.
beza kuye abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, namalunga;
11:28 Futhi bathi kuye: Uzenza ngagunya lini lezi zinto? futhi ubani
ukunikile leligunya ukwenza lezizinto na?
11:29 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: "Nami ngizocela eyodwa kini
buzani, ningiphendule, nami-ke ngizakunitshela ukuthi ngenza ngagunya lini
lezi zinto.
11:30 Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwaluvela ezulwini, noma kubantu? ngiphendule.
11:31 Bakhulumisana bodwa, bathi: "Uma sithi: Ezulwini;
uzakuthi: Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na?
11:32 Kodwa uma sithi: Kubantu; besaba abantu, ngokuba bonke babebala
UJohane, ukuthi wayengumprofethi ngempela.
11:33 Baphendula, bathi kuJesu: "Asazi. Futhi uJesu
waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza ngagunya lini
lezi zinto.