NGOKUKAMATHEWU 24

₁Kuthé uJesu ephuma ethempelini, emuka, kwasondela abafundi bakhe ukumtshengisa izakhiwo zethempeli.

₂Waphendula, wathi kubo: Anikuboni konke lokhu na? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akuyikushiywa lapha itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi.

₃Esahlezi eNtabeni yemiNqumo, abafundi beza kuye bebodwa, bathi: Sitshele ukuthi lokhu kuyakuba-nini, nesibonakaliso sokuza kwakho nesokuphela kwezwe siyakuba-yini na?

₄UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Qaphelani ningadukiswa-muntu.

₅Ngokuba kuyakuza abaningi ngegama lami, bathi: Mina nginguKristu, badukise abaningi.

₆Niyakuzwa izimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi. Bhekani ningethuki, ngokuba kumelwe ukuba kwenzeke, kepha ukuphela koba kungakafiki.

₇Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso, kube-khona indlala nokuzamazama komhlaba izindawo ngezindawo.

₈Kepha konke lokho kungukuqala kwemihelo.

₉Lapho-ke bayakunikhaphela osizini, banibulale; niyakuzondwa yizizwe zonke ngenxa yegama lami.

₁₀Khona-ke abaningi bayakukhubeka, bakhaphelane, bazondane.

₁₁Kuyakuvela abaprofethi bamanga abaningi, badukise abaningi.

₁₂Ngenxa yokwanda kokubi kuzakuphola uthando lwabaningi.

₁₃Kodwa okhuthazelayo kuze kubesekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa.

₁₄Lelivangeli lombuso liyakushunyayelwa ezweni lonke, kube-ngubufakazi ezizweni zonke, andukuba kufike ukuphela.

₁₅Ngakho-ke nxa nibona amanyala encithakalo ashiwo nguDaniyeli umprofethi emi endaweni engcwele — ofundayo makaqaphele —

₁₆khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni,

₁₇ophezu kwendlu angehli ukuyothatha okusendlini yakhe,

₁₈osensimini angabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha ingubo yakhe.

₁₉Kepha maye kwabakhulelweyo nabancelisayo ngalezozinsuku!

₂₀Khulekani ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi-sebusika nangesabatha.

₂₁Ngokuba lapho kuyakuba-khona usizi olukhulu olungazange lube-khona kwasekuqaleni kwezwe kuze kube-manje nolungasayikuba-khona.

₂₂Uma lezozinsuku zingafinyezwanga, bekungesindiswe-muntu; kepha ngenxa yabakhethiweyo lezozinsuku ziyakufinyezwa.

₂₃Khona uma umuntu ethi kini: Bhekani, nangu uKristu, noma: Nanguya, ningakholwa.

₂₄Ngokuba kuyakuvela okristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, baveze izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso, ukuze kudukiswe nabakhethiweyo, uma kungenzeka.

₂₅Bhekani, senginitshelile ngaphambili.

₂₆Ngakho-ke uma bethi kini: Bhekani, usehlane, ningaphumi; noma bethi: Bhekani, usendlini, ningakholwa;

₂₇ngokuba njengonyazi luphuma empumalanga, lubonakale kuze kube-sentshonalanga, kuyakuba-njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu.

₂₈Nomaphi lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona.

₂₉Kepha masinyane emva kosizi lwalezozinsuku ilanga liyakufiphazwa, nenyanga ayiyikukhanya, nezinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini, namandla ezulu ayakuzanyazanyiswa.

₃₀Khona kuyakubonakala ezulwini isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu, besezikhala izizwe zonke zomhlaba, zibone iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini ezulu, inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu.

₃₁Iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo, ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni omunye wezulu kuze kube-komunye.

₃₂Fundani umfanekiso emkhiwaneni; nxa igatsha lawo selithamba, lihlume amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze.

₃₃Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona konke lokhu, yazini ukuthi iseduze ngasemnyango.

₃₄Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesisizukulwane asiyikudlula kungakenzeki konke lokhu.

₃₅Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula.

₃₆Kepha lolosuku nalelohora akakho owazi-lutho ngalo nazingelosi zasezulwini, naNdodana, nguBaba kuphela.

₃₇Ngokuba njengasemihleni kaNowa, kuyakuba-njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu.

₃₈Ngokuba njengasezinsukwini lezo ezandulela uzamcolo babedla, bephuza, beganwa, bendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini,

₃₉abazanga kwaze kwafika uzamcolo wabakhukhula bonke, kuyakuba-njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu.

₄₀Khona-ke kuyakuba-khona ababili ensimini, omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe;

₄₁ababili boba besila etsheni, omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe.

₄₂Ngakho-ke lindani, ngokuba anazi ukuthi iNkosi yenu iyakufika ngaluphi usuku.

₄₃Kepha anokwazi lokhu ukuthi, uma umninindlu ebewazi umlindo isela eliyakufika ngawo, ubeyakulinda, angavumi ukuba indlu yakhe ifohlwe.

₄₄Ngalokho nani hlalani nilungele, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyakufika ngesikhathi eningasicabangiyo.

₄₅Pho, ngubani oyinceku ethembekileyo neqondayo, inkosi yayo eyimisile phezu kwabendlu yayo ukuba ibanike ukudla ngesikhathi sakho na?

₄₆Ibusisiwe leyonceku, okuyakuthi kufika inkosi yayo, iyifumane yenze njalo.

₄₇Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Iyakuyimisa phezu kwakho konke enakho.

₄₈Kodwa uma leyonceku embi ithi enhliziyweni yayo: Inkosi yami ilibele,

₄₉iqale ukushaya izinceku ezikanye nayo, idle, iphuze nezidakwa,

₅₀inkosi yaleyonceku iyakufika ngosuku engayibhekile ngalo nangehora engalaziyo,

₅₁iyinqamule kabili, iyimisele isabelo sayo kanye nabazenzisi; kuyakubakhona lapho ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.