UJesu Ungena EJerusalema
1Kwathi sebesondele eJerusalema, sebefike eBhethifage ngaseNtabeni Yeminqumo, uJesu wathuma abafundi ababili, 2wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzaneni oqondene nani; nxa nifika nizakufumana imbongolo ikhulekiwe nethole linayo. Zithukululeni nizilethe kimi. 3Uma kukhona umuntu osho utho kini, niyakuthi: ‘INkosi iyazidinga;’ uyakuzibuyisa ngokushesha.”
4Lokhu kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke okwashiwo ngomphrofethi ukuthi:
5 “Yishoni kuyo indodakazi yaseZiyoni,
nithi: Bheka, iNkosi yakho
iza kuwe ithobekile,
igibele embongolweni;
yebo, etholeni,
inkonyane yesilwane esiboshelwayo.”
6Abafundi bahamba, benza njengokuba uJesu ebatshelile. 7Bayiletha imbongolo nethole, base bebeka izingubo zabo phezu kwazo, uJesu wayesehlala phezu kwezingubo. 8Isixuku esikhulu sendlala izingubo zaso endleleni, abanye bagawula amagatsha emithi, bawendlala endleleni. 9 Izixuku ezazihamba phambili nezazimlandela zazimemeza zithi:
“Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide!
Ubusisiswe ozayo egameni leNkosi.
Hosana kweliphezulu!”
10Kwathi esangena eJerusalema, umuzi wonke wanyakaza, uthi: “Ngubani lo na?”
11 Izixuku zazithi: “Lo ngumphrofethi,
uJesu waseNazaretha laseGalile.”
UJesu Uhlanza Ithempeli
12UJesu wangena ethempelini, waxosha bonke abathengisayo nabathengayo ethempelini, wagumbukuqela amatafula abashintshisa ngemali, nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba. 13Wathi kubo: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi indlu yokukhuleka,’ kepha nina niyenza umhume wabaphangi.”
14Kwase kufika kuye izimpumputhe, nezinyonga esesethempelini, waziphulukisa. 15Kepha abaphristi abakhulu nezazimthetho, sebezibonile izimangaliso ayezenza, nabantwana bememeza ethempelini, bethi: “Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide,” bacasuka, 16 bathi kuye: “Uyakuzwa yini lokhu abakushoyo laba na?”
UJesu wathi kubo: “Yebo, anifundanga yini ukuthi: ‘Emlonyeni wezingane nowabancelayo, uzilungisele indumiso’ na?”
17Wahamba, waphuma emzini, waya eBhethaniya, walala ubusuku lapho.
Ukuqalekiswa Komkhiwane
18Kepha ekuseni, ekhuphukela emzini, walamba. 19Wabona umkhiwane owodwa ngasendleleni, waya kuwo, kodwa akatholanga lutho kuwo, ngaphandle kwamaqabunga kuphela. Wayesethi kuwo: “Akungabe kusavela sithelo kuwe naphakade.”
Umkhiwane wabuna ngaso leso sikhathi. 20Bekubona lokho abafundi bamangala, bathi: “Umkhiwane ubune kanjani masinyane kanje na?”
21UJesu wabaphendula, wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma nikholwa ningangabazi, aniyukwenza kuphela lokhu okwenzeke emkhiwaneni, kodwa noma nithi kule ntaba: ‘Zimbuka, uphonseke olwandle,’ lokho kuyakwenzeka. 22 Konke eniyakukucela emkhulekweni, nikholwa, niyakukwamukeliswa.”
Igunya LikaJesu
23 Kuthe esengene ethempelini, esafundisa, kweza kuye abaphristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe, bathi: “Ukwenza ngagunya lini lokhu na? Futhi ngubani okunike leli gunya?”
24UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Nami ngizakunibuza izwi libe linye vo; uma ningiphendula, nami ngizakunitshela ukuthi lokhu ngikwenza ngagunya lini. 25Umbhabhadiso kaJohane wawuvelaphi, ezulwini noma kubantu na?”
Babonisana bodwa, base bethi: “Uma sithi: ‘Ezulwini,’ uzakuthi kithi: ‘Pho kungani ningakholwanga nguye na?’ 26 Kepha uma sithi: ‘Kubantu,’ siyasesaba isixuku, ngokuba bonke bathi uJohane ungumphrofethi.”
27Base bemphendula uJesu, bethi: “Asazi.”
Wayesethi naye kubo: “Nami angizukunitshela ukuthi lokhu ngikwenza ngagunya lini.”
Umzekeliso Ngamadodana Amabili
28“Nina-ke nithini na? Umuntu wayenamadodana amabili; waya kweyokuqala wathi: ‘Mntanami, hamba uyosebenza namuhla esivinini.’
29“Kepha yaphendula yathi: ‘Angithandi,’ kodwa kamuva yaguqula umqondo wayo, yaya.
30 “Waya nakwenye, washo okufanayo kuyo. Yona yaphendula yathi: ‘Ngizoya, nkosi,’ kepha kayiyanga.
31 “Iyiphi kula madodana amabili eyenza intando kayise na?”
Bathi kuye: “Eyokuqala.”
UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: abathelisi nezifebe bangena ngaphambi kwenu embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 32 Ngokuba uJohane weza kini ngendlela yokulunga, anikholwanga nguye, kodwa abathelisi nezifebe bakholwa nguye. Kepha nina, nakuba nikubona akwenzileyo, aniguqukanga nakamuva ukuba nikholwe nguye.”
Umfanekiso Wabalimi Besivini
33“Lalelani nanku omunye umzekeliso. Kwakukhona umuntu ongumninindlu. Lo muntu watshala isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba lapho isikhamo, wakha isiqongo sokulinda, wayeseqashisa ngaso kubalimi; waya kwelinye izwe. 34Kwathi sekusondele isikhathi sokuvuna, wathumela izinceku zakhe kubalimi ukuba zilande izithelo zakhe.
35“Abalimi bazibamba izinceku zakhe, enye bayishaya, enye bayibulala, enye bayikhanda ngamatshe. 36Waphinda wathumela ezinye izinceku eziningi kunezakuqala. Nakulezo benza okufanayo. 37Ekugcineni wathumela kubo indodana yakhe, ethi: ‘Bazakuyihlonipha indodana yami.’
38“Kepha abalimi, beyibona indodana yakhe, bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: ‘Le yindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, sidle ifa layo.’
39“Bayibamba, bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala.
40“Pho-ke mhla kufika umninisivini, uzakubenzenjani labo balimi na?”
41Bathi kuye: “Uzakubabhubhisa kabi labo benzi bokubi. Isivini sakhe asiqashise kwabanye abalimi abayakumnika isivuno ngesikhathi saso.”
42 UJesu wathi kubo: “Anizange nifunde yini emibhalweni ukuthi:
“ ‘Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi
yilona elaba yinhloko yegumbi.
Lona lavela eNkosini;
liyisimangaliso emehlweni ethu’ na?
43“Ngalokho-ke ngithi kini: niyakwamukwa umbuso kaNkulunkulu, uphiwe isizwe esiyakuveza izithelo zawo. 44Owela phezu kwaleli tshe uyakuphohlozwa, kodwa yilowo nalowo eliyakuwela phezu kwakhe liyakumcolisa.”
45Abaphristi abakhulu nabaFarisi sebeyizwile imizekeliso yakhe, baqonda ukuthi ukhuluma ngabo. 46Bafuna ukumbamba, kodwa besaba izixuku, ngokuba zazithi ungumphrofethi.
