Umnikelo wemfelokati
1Jesu abebukela tinjinga tibeka iminikelo ebhokisini leminikelo yelithempeli, 2wase ubona umfelokati labephuye kakhulu lowanikela ngetinhlavu temali letimbili letenta lisenti. 3Wase utsi: “Nginitjela kutsi lomfelokati lophuyile unikele kakhulu kunabo bonkhe labanikele, 4ngobe laba labanye banikele ngalokusele ebunjingeni babo; kodvwa yena, njengobe aphuyile nje, unikele ngako konkhe labengahle aphile ngako.”
Jesu ukhuluma ngekubhidlitwa kwelithempeli
5Labanye bebakhuluma ngelithempeli, nebuhle balo nangekuhlotjiswa kwalo ngematje lamahle, nangaletinye tintfo letatinikelwa kuNkulunkulu; Jesu watsi: 6“Niyakubona konkhe loku, sikhatsi siyeta lapho kuyawubate litje leliyawusala lihleti etikwalelinye; onkhe ayawudzilitelwa phansi.”
Tinhlupheko netibonakaliso tesikhatsi
7Babuta batsi: “Mfundzisi, kuyakwenteka nini loko? Siyini sibonakaliso lesiyawubona ngaso kutsi sengiso sikhatsi sekwenteka kwaletintfo?”
8Jesu watsi: “Caphelani, ningedukiswa. Kuyawufika bantfu labanyenti egameni lami, batsi: ‘Nginguye!’ batsi: ‘Sikhatsi sesifikile!’ Kodvwa ningabalandzeli! 9Ningesabi naniva ngetimphi nengucuko, ngobe letintfo kufanele tenteke kucala, kodvwa atisho kutsi siphetfo sesifikile.”
10Wachubeka watsi: “Sive siyawuvukela lesinye, umbuso uvukele lomunye. 11Kuyawuba nekutamatama kwemhlaba lokwesabekako lokunyenti, kuvame indlala netifo letingelapheki naletitsatselwanako etindzaweni letinyenti, kube netesabekiso netibonakaliso letikhulu letivela esibhakabhakeni.
12“Noko, ngembili kwako konkhe loku niyawutingelwa, niboshwe niletfwe emasinagogeni, nibekwe emacala bese nifakwa emajele; niyawuletfwa embikwemakhosi nebabusi ngenca yelibito lami. 13Lelo kuyawuba litfuba lenu lekufakaza ngaleliVangeli. 14Timiseleni etinhlitiyweni nasetingcondvweni tenu, ngekutsi ningatihluphi ngekucabanga kutsi niyawutivikela kanjani; 15ngobe phela ngiyawuninika emavi nekuhlakanipha lekuyawubate nome sinye setitsa tenu lesiyawuba nemandla ekumelana nekuphikisana nani. 16Niyawunikelwa ngisho nabatali benu, nabomnakenu, netihlobo tenu, nebangani benu; labanye benu bayawubulawa nekubulawa. 17Wonkhe umuntfu uyawunitondza ngenca yelibito lami. 18Kodvwa kute nome lunye nje lunwele loluyawulahleka etinhloko tenu. 19Ciniselani ngekubeketela kwenu, niyawutisindzisa ngaloko.”
Jesu ukhuluma ngekubhidlitwa kweJerusalema
20“Nanibona iJerusalema itungeletwe timphi, nibovele nati kutsi seyitawubhidlitwa. 21Labo labaseJudiya babalekele etintsabeni, kutsi labo labakulelo dolobha babaleke, bese kutsi labo labasetigangeni bangabe basangena kulelo dolobha. 22Phela lamalanga ngesijeziso, newekugcwaliseka kwako konkhe lokushiwo ngimiBhalo.
23“Maye kulabo labayawube bakhulelwe, nakulabo labayakube bamunyisa tinswane kulawo malanga! Kuyakufika lusizi lolukhulu kulelive, nentfukutselo yaNkulunkulu iyakulwa nalesive; 24bayawubulawa ngenkemba, batsatfwe bentiwe babe titfunjwa etiveni tonkhe; nebetive bayakuyigcobagcoba iJerusalema, kuze kugcwaliseke sikhatsi sabo.”
Kufika kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu
25“Kuyawuba netibonakaliso elangeni, nasenyangeni, nasetinkhanyetini; emhlabeni tonkhe tive tiyawufikelwa kudzidzeka nekudzangala, tesabe kudvungutela nekudvuma kwelwandle nemagagasi alo, 26bantfu bayawucaleka babe nesiyeti ngenca yekwesaba loko labayawube babheke kutsi kwenteke emhlabeni wonkhe; ngobe emandla emkhatsi ayawutanyatanyiswa. 27Kusenjalo iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawubonakala, ita ngelifu ngemandla lamakhulu neludvumo. 28Nakucala kwenteka letintfo, sukumani niphakamise tinhloko tenu, ngobe insindziso yenu iyawube seyisedvutane.”
Sifundvo ngesihlahla semkhiwa
29Jesu wabatjela lomfanekiso watsi: “Khumbulani sihlahla semkhiwa naletinye tihlahla; 30nasenibona kuhluma emagala aba luhlata nivele nati kutsi lihlobo seliyetfwasa. 31Ngalokufanako-ke, nanibona letintfo tenteka, nibokwati kutsi umbuso waNkulunkulu sewutawufika. 32Impela ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Tonkhe letintfo tiyakwenteka singakapheli lesitukulwane salamuhla. 33Lizulu nemhlaba kuyawushabalala, kodvwa emavi ami ngeke endlule.”
Sidzingo sekulindza
34“Ticaphelisiseni! Ningatifaki kakhulu emadzilini nasekunatseni lokudzakanako, nasekunakeni tintfo talomhlaba, funa lelo langa linitume; 35ngobe liyawufika njengasochaka kubantfu bonkhe emhlabeni wonkhe. 36Lindzani nithandaze onkhe emalanga, khona nitawuba nemandla ekuphunyula kuletintfo letitakwenteka nitekwati kuma embikweNdvodzana yeMuntfu.”
37Emini Jesu abefundzisa ethempelini, bese kutsi ebusuku ayewukhosela eNtsabeni Yemincumo. 38Bonkhe bantfu babevukela ethempelini bayewumlalela nakakhuluma.
