Mathewu
21:1 Futhi lapho besondela eJerusalema, futhi bafika eBetfage, e
eNtabeni Yeminqumo, uJesu wathuma abafundi ababili,
21:2 Wathi kubo, Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani, futhi masinyane
niyakufumana imbongolo iboshiwe, nethole kanye nayo; zithukululeni, nilethe
bona kimi.
21:3 Futhi uma noma ubani esho utho kini, anothi, 'INkosi iyakudinga.'
bona; njalo uzahle azithumele.
21:4 Konke lokhu kwenzeka, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa nguMoya
umprofethi, ethi,
21:5 Yishoni endodakazini yaseSiyoni ukuthi: Bheka, iNkosi yakho iza kuwe, imnene;
ekhwele imbongolo, nethole lembongolo.
21:6 Abafundi bahamba, benza njengoba uJesu ebayalile.
21:7 Baletha imbongolo nethole, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwazo, futhi
bambeka phezu kwawo.
21:8 Isixuku esikhulu kakhulu sendlala izingubo zaso endleleni; abanye bayasika
wehlisa amagatsha emithini, wawandlala endleleni.
21:9 Futhi izixuku ezazihamba phambili nababelandela bamemeza, bathi:
Hosana eNdodaneni kaDavide: Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni lika
iNkosi; Hosana kweliphezulu.
21:10 Esengenile eJerusalema, umuzi wonke wanyakaza, wathi: Ngubani
Ingabe lokhu?
21:11 Futhi isixuku sathi: "Lo nguJesu umprofethi waseNazaretha
iGalile.
21:12 Futhi uJesu wangena ethempelini likaNkulunkulu, futhi wabaxosha bonke ababethengisa
wathenga ethempelini, wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshela imali.
nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba.
21:13 Wathi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi indlu
umthandazo; kepha nina niyenze umhume wabaphangi.
21:14 Kwase kufika kuye izimpumputhe nezinyonga ethempelini; waphulukisa
bona.
21:15 Futhi lapho abapristi abakhulu nababhali bebona izimangaliso zakhe
benza, nabantwana bememeza ethempelini, bethi: Hosana kini
indodana kaDavide; babethukuthele kakhulu,
21:16 Base bethi kuye: "Uyakuzwa lokho abakushoyo laba?" UJesu wathi kuye
bona, Yebo; anikaze nifunde yini ukuthi, Emlonyeni wezingane nabasancela
uphelelisile ukudumisa?
21:17 Wabashiya, waphuma emzini, waya eBethaniya; walala
Lapho.
21:18 Manje ekuseni njengoba ebuyela emzini, walamba.
21:19 Futhi ebona umkhiwane ngasendleleni, waya kuwo, kodwa akatholanga lutho
phezu kwawo, kodwa amaqabunga odwa, wathi kuwo: Makungaphumi isithelo kuwe
kusukela manje kuze kube phakade. Umkhiwane wabuna masinyane.
21:20 Kwathi bekubona lokho abafundi bakhe bamangala, bathi: Kangakanani iNdodana?
umkhiwane ubunile.
21:21 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ninakho
kholwani, ningangabazi, aniyikwenza kuphela lokhu okwenziwa emkhiwaneni
kodwa futhi uma nithi kule ntaba: 'Suka, futhi.'
jikijelwa olwandle; kuyakwenziwa.
21:22 Futhi zonke izinto, noma yini eniyakukucela emkhulekweni, nikholwa, niyakuba
thola.
21:23 Esengenile ethempelini, abapristi abakhulu namalunga
kweza kuye esixukwini esafundisa, bathi: Ngani
uyazenza lezizinto na? njalo ngubani okunike leligunya?
21:24 UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Lami ngizalibuza ilizwi libe linye;
uma ningitshela khona, nami ngizakunitshela ukuthi ngenza ngagunya lini
lezi zinto.
21:25 Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwaluvelaphi na? ezulwini noma kubantu na? Futhi bona
bakhulumisana bodwa, besithi: Uba sisithi: Ezulwini; uzokwenza
nithi kithi: Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na?
21:26 Kodwa uma sithi: Kubantu; siyabesaba abantu; ngoba bonke babamba uJohane njengo
umprofethi.
21:27 Base bephendula uJesu, bathi: "Asazi. Wathi kuye
nabo, nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.
21:28 Kodwa uthini? Umuntu othile wayenamadodana amabili; weza kowokuqala.
wathi: Mntanami, hamba usebenze namuhla esivinini sami.
21:29 Waphendula wathi: "Angithandi; kodwa kamuva waphenduka, wahamba.
21:30 Weza kweyesibili, washo njalo. Wasephendula wathi.
Ngiyahamba, mnumzane: kepha angiyanga.
21:31 Nguwuphi kulaba ababili owenza intando kayise? Bathi kuye: The
kuqala. UJesu wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Abathelisi
nezifebe zingena phambi kwenu embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
21:32 Ngoba uJohane weza kini ngendlela yokulunga, futhi nakholwa nguye
hhayi: kodwa abathelisi nezifebe bakholwa nguye, nani, lapho seninakho
ekubona, kazange aphenduke ngemva kwalokho, ukuze likholwe nguye.
21:33 Yizwani omunye umfanekiso: Kwakukhona umninindlu othile, owatshala
isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba isikhamo sewayini kuso, futhi
wakha umbhoshongo, wawuqashisa kubalimi, wadlulela kude
izwe:
NgokukaLuka 21:34 Kwathi sesisondele isikhathi sesithelo, wathuma izinceku zakhe ukuba ziye eJerusalema
abalimi, ukuze bamukele izithelo zawo.
21:35 Abalimi babamba izinceku zakhe, enye bayishaya, enye bayibulala.
omunye wamkhanda ngamatshe.
21:36 Waphinda wathuma ezinye izinceku eziningi kunezokuqala;
nabo ngokunjalo.
21:37 Kodwa ekugcineni wathumela kubo indodana yakhe, ethi: "Bazoyihlonipha."
umfana wami.
21:38 Kodwa abalimi bebona indodana, bakhulumisana bodwa, bathi: Lona
indlalifa; wozani siyibulale, sidle ifa layo.
21:39 Basebembamba, bamkhiphela ngaphandle kwesivini, bambulala.
21:40 Ngakho-ke nxa umninisivini efika, uzakwenzani?
labo balimi?
21:41 Bathi kuye: "Uyobabhubhisa kabi labo bantu ababi, futhi ngeke
isivini sakhe asithengisele abanye abalimi, abazamnika sona
izithelo ngezikhathi zazo.
21:42 UJesu wathi kubo: Anizange nifunde yini emibhalweni ukuthi: Itshe
eyala abakhi, yona yaba yinhloko yegumbi;
lokhu kuvela eNkosini, futhi kuyamangalisa emehlweni ethu?
21:43 Ngakho ngithi kini: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyakwamukwa kini.
lanikwa isizwe esithela izithelo zalo.
21:44 Futhi noma ubani owela phezu kwaleli tshe uyakuphihlizwa
loba ngubani elizakuwa lizamcola.
21:45 Futhi lapho abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi bezwa imifanekiso yakhe, bathuthumela
waqonda ukuthi ukhuluma ngabo.
21:46 Kodwa sebefuna ukumbamba, besaba isixuku.
ngoba bamthatha njengomprofethi.