Mathewu
24:1 UJesu waphuma wamuka ethempelini, kwafika abafundi bakhe
kuye ukuze ambonise izakhiwo zethempeli.
24:2 UJesu wathi kubo: "Aniziboni zonke lezi zinto? ngiqinisile ngithi kini
wena, Akuyikushiywa lapha itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikushiywa
ziphonswe phansi.
24:3 Esahlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo, abafundi beza kuye
ngasese, bethi: Sitshele, lezizinto zizakuba nini? futhi kuzokwenziwani
isibonakaliso sokuza kwakho nesokuphela kwezwe?
24:4 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Qaphelani ningadukiswa muntu
wena.
24:5 Ngokuba abaningi bayakuza egameni lami, bathi, Mina nginguKristu; njalo bazadukisa
abaningi.
24:6 Niyakuzwa ngezimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi
ngokuba zonke lezi zinto kumelwe ukwenzeka, kodwa ukuphela akukho
okwamanje.
24:7 Ngoba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso: and
kuyakuba khona indlala, nezifo, nokuzamazama komhlaba ngezinhlobonhlobo
izindawo.
24:8 Konke lokhu kungukuqala kosizi.
24:9 Khona-ke bayonikhaphela ukuba nihlushwe, futhi bayonibulala
niyakuzondwa yizizwe zonke ngenxa yegama lami.
24:10 Khona-ke abaningi bayokhubeka, futhi bayokhaphela omunye komunye, futhi ngeke
sizondane.
24:11 Futhi kuyovela abaprofethi bamanga abaningi, futhi bayodukisa abaningi.
24:12 Futhi ngenxa yokwanda kobubi, uthando lwabaningi luyophola.
24:13 Kodwa okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni, nguye oyosindiswa.
24:14 Leli vangeli lombuso liyoshunyayelwa emhlabeni wonke ukuze a
ubufakazi ezizweni zonke; khona-ke ukuphela kuyofika.
24:15 Ngakho-ke lapho niyobona amanyala encithakalo, okukhulunywe ngawo
UDaniyeli umprofethi, yima endaweni engcwele, (ofundayo makamyeke
qonda :)
24:16 Khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni.
24:17 Ophezu kwendlu makangehli ukuzothatha utho
indlu yakhe:
24:18 Nosensimini makangabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha izingubo zakhe.
24:19 Futhi maye kulabo abakhulelweyo nabancelisayo
lezo zinsuku!
24:20 Kodwa khulekani ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi ebusika, noma phezu
usuku lwesabatha:
24:21 Ngoba ngaleso sikhathi kuyakuba khona usizi olukhulu, olungakaze lube khona kusukela ekuqaleni
wezwe kuze kube manje, cha, futhi kakusayikuba khona.
24:22 Futhi ngaphandle kokuba lezo zinsuku kufanele zifinyezwe, akufanele kube khona inyama
kodwa ngenxa yabakhethiweyo lezozinsuku ziyakufinyezwa.
24:23 Khona uma umuntu ethi kini: Bhekani, nangu uKristu, noma: Nanguya;
ningakholwa.
24:24 Ngoba kuyovela oKristu bamanga, nabaprofethi bamanga, futhi bayobonisa
izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso; kangangokuthi, uma kungenzeka, babe
badukise nabakhethiweyo.
24:25 Bheka, Nginitshelile ngaphambili.
24:26 Ngakho-ke uma bethi kini: Bhekani, usehlane; hamba
hhayi ngaphandle: bheka, usemakamelweni ayimfihlo; ningakholwa.
24:27 Ngoba njengoba umbani uvela empumalanga, futhi ukhanya ngisho kuze kube sekupheleni
entshonalanga; kuyakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu.
24:28 Ngoba nomaphi lapho kukhona isidumbu, lapho amanqe ayobuthana
ndawonye.
24:29 Ngokushesha ngemva kosizi lwalezo zinsuku kuyoba ilanga
kube mnyama, nenyanga ngeke ikukhanyisele, nezinkanyezi ziyakuba mnyama
awe ezulwini, namandla ezulu ayakuzanyazanyiswa.
24:30 Khona-ke kuyakuvela isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu ezulwini
ziyakuzila zonke izizwe zomhlaba, zibone iNdodana ka
umuntu eza ngamafu ezulu enamandla nenkazimulo enkulu.
24:31 Futhi uyothumela izingelosi zakhe ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo, futhi
iyakubutha abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela ekupheleni komunye
ezulwini komunye.
24:32 Manje fundani umfanekiso emkhiwaneni; Lapho igatsha lakhe lisathambile, futhi
lihluma amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze;
24:33 Kanjalo nani, lapho nibona zonke lezi zinto, yazini ukuthi ukhona
eduze, ngisho naseminyango.
24:34 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, zingakenzeki lezi
izinto zigcwaliseke.
24:35 Izulu nomhlaba kuyodlula, kodwa amazwi ami ngeke kudlule.
24:36 Kepha lolo suku nalelo hora akakho owaziyo ngalo, nazingelosi zezulu.
kodwa uBaba kuphela.
24:37 Kodwa njengoba zazinjalo izinsuku zikaNowa, kuyakuba njalo nokufika kweNdodana yomuntu
kube.
24:38 Ngoba njengasezinsukwini ezingaphambi kukazamcolo babedla futhi
bephuza, beganwa, bendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa alwa ngalo
wangena emkhunjini,
24:39 futhi bengazi kwaze kwafika uzamcolo, futhi wabakhukhula bonke; kanjalo futhi
ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu makube njalo.
24:40 Khona-ke kuyakuba ababili ensimini; omunye uzathathwa, lomunye
kwesokunxele.
24:41 Abesifazane ababili baya kube besila etsheni; omunye uzathathwa, njalo omunye
omunye wahamba.
24:42 Ngakho lindani, ngokuba anazi ukuthi iNkosi yenu izakufika ngaliphi ihora.
24:43 Kodwa yazini lokhu, ukuthi, uba umninindlu ebesazi ukuthi ngawuphi umlindo
isela belingafika, belilindile, lingahlupheki
indlu yakhe izobhidlizwa.
24:44 Ngakho nani hlalani nilungile, ngoba ngehora eningalicabangi iNdodana
womuntu uyeza.
24:45 Khona-ke inceku ethembekileyo nehlakaniphileyo, inkosi yayo emmisile
phezu kwabendlu yakhe, ukuze abaphe ukudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo?
24:46 Ibusisiwe leyo nceku eyothi inkosi yayo, lapho ifika, iyithole kanjalo
ukwenza.
24:47 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Iyakuyibeka phezu kwakho konke enakho.
24:48 Kodwa uma leyo nceku embi ithi enhliziyweni yayo, 'Inkosi yami ilibele.'
ukufika kwakhe;
24:49 Futhi uzoqala ukushaya izinceku kanye naye, futhi adle futhi aphuze kanye
izidakwa;
24:50 Inkosi yaleyo nceku iyofika ngosuku engayilindele
kuye, nangehora angalazi,
24:51 Futhi uyomnquma phakathi, futhi amnike isabelo sakhe kanye
bazenzisi; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.