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Bible Reading Plan – Day 298

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ULUKA 21

Umnikelo womhlolokazi

1Ewaphakamisile amehlo akhe, uYesu ubone izityebi zigalela iminikelo yazo kwisikhongozeli-mali. 2Ke wabona mhlolokazi uthile ulihlwempu efaka iimalana ezimbini; 3waza wathi: “Ndithi kuni, inene, lo mhlolokazi ulihlwempu unikele ngaphezu kwabo bonke, 4kuba bonke aba banikele kuThixo bethatha ebutyebini babo, kanti yena, eswele nje, unikele ngako konke abenokuphila ngako.”

UYesu uthetha ngokudilizwa kwendlu kaThixo

5Ke kaloku, xa abathile babethetha *ngendlu kaThixo, bencoma ukuhonjiswa kwayo ngamatye amahle nangezinto ezinexabiso, uYesu wathi: 6“Niyazibona zonke ezi zinto? Kuya kufika imihla ekungayi kusala litye phezu kwelitye lingàdilizwa.”

Ukuqala kwentshutshiso

7Bambuza ke uYesu besithi: “Mfundisi, ziya kubakho nini na ezi zinto? Uya kuba yintoni na umqondiso wokuzalisekiswa kwazo?”

8Wathi ke yena: “Lumkani ningalahlekiswa, kuba baninzi abaya kuza egameni lam; besithi banguye uKrestu, besithi ixesha lisondele. Ke nina ze ningabalandeli. 9Xa nithe neva ngeemfazwe neziphithi-phithi, ze ningoyiki, kuba ezo zinto zimelwe kukubakho kuqala. Sona ke isiphelo asiyi kubakho kwangoko.”

10Waqhuba wathi kubo: “Uhlanga luya kuvukelana nohlanga, nokumkani avukelane nokumkani. 11Kuya kubakho iinyikima zomhlaba ezinkulu, kwiindawo ngeendawo kubekho indlala nendyikityha yokufa. Kuya kubakho izinto ezoyikekayo, kwanemiqondiso emikhulu evela ezulwini.

12“Ngaphambi kokuba zonke ezi zinto zenzeke, baya kunibamba, banitshutshise beninikela *ezindlwini zesikhungo nasezintolongweni, nisiwe phambi kookumkani neerhuluneli ngenxa yegama lam. 13Oko ke kuya kuba lithuba lenu lokungqina. 14Zimiseleni ukungayicingi kwangaphambili indlela eniya kuziphendulela ngayo, 15kuba mna ndiya kuninika amazwi obulumko abangayi kuba nako ukubuphikisa nokumelana nabo bonke abachasene nani. 16Ke kaloku niya kunikelwa nangabazali, nangabantakwenu, nazizizalwane, nazizihlobo, kubekho nababulawayo kuni. 17Niya kuthiywa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lam. 18Ke akuyi kutshabalala nonwele olu lwentloko yenu. 19Nothi ke ngokunyamezela kwenu nibuzuze ubomi benu.”

Imbandezelo enkulu

20“Xa nithe nayibona iJerusalem irhawulwe yimikhosi, yazini ukuba kusondele ukutshabalala kwayo. 21Ngelo xesha mabathi abakwelakwaJuda babalekele ezintabeni, bathi abo bangaphakathi kwayo iJerusalem baphume bemke. Ke abo basemaphandleni mabangangeni eJerusalem. 22Yoba yimihla yempindezelo leyo, ukuze kuzaliseke konke okubhalwe *eziBhalweni. 23Hayi ke abanzima nabanyisayo ngaloo mihla! Kuya kubakho imbandezelo enkulu elizweni, ingqumbo kaThixo ibe phezu kwaba bantu. 24Baya kubulawa ngekrele, bathinjwe, basiwe kuzo zonke iintlanga. IJerusalem iya kutshatyalaliswa ziintlanga de liphele ixesha lazo.”

Ukuza kwakhe uNyana woLuntu

25“Kuya kubakho imiqondiso elangeni nasenyangeni nasezinkwenkwezini; emhlabeni kubekho iintlanga ezicinezelekileyo, zididekile kukugquma kolwandle namaza. 26Abantu boba besifa luloyiko, bexhalabele izinto ezilifikelayo ihlabathi, kuba konke okunamandla esibhakabhakeni kodunga-dungeka. 27Baya kumbona ke *uNyana woLuntu esiza ngelifu, enamandla nobuqaqawuli obukhulu. 28Ke kaloku zakuqala ukubakho ezi zinto, yimani nkqo, niphakamise iintloko zenu, kuba isondele inkululeko yenu.”

Umzekeliso ngomkhiwane

29Wabenzela umzekeliso uYesu, esithi: “Khangelani umkhiwane nayo yonke imithi. 30Xa seyivelisa amagqabi, nithi nakukubona oko, nazi ukuba ihlobo lithwasile. 31Kwangokunjalo nani, xa nithe nazibona ezi zinto zisenzeka, yazini ukuba ulawulo lukaThixo lusemnyango.

32“Ndithi kuni, inene, asiyi kudlula esi sizukulwana zingadanga zenzeke zonke ezi zinto. 33Liya kudlula izulu nehlabathi; ke wona amazwi am akasayi kuze adlule.”

Phaphamani!

34“Zilumkeleni ke, hleze iintliziyo zenu zenziwe buthuntu buburhovu, nakukunxila, nangamaxhala obu bomi, ize loo mini inifikele ngebhaqo; 35kuba iya kubafikela ngokomgibe bonke abahleliyo phezu kwehlabathi lonke. 36Ke ngoko phaphamani maxa onke, nikhunga, ukuze nibe namandla okuziphepha zonke ezi zinto ziza kwenzeka, nize nibe nokuma phambi *koNyana woLuntu.”

37Ke kaloku emini uYesu ebefundisa *endlwini kaThixo, athi ngokuhlwa aye kulala eNtabeni yemiNquma. 38Kwakusasa bonke abantu babesiza kumphulaphula endlwini kaThixo.

ULUKA 22

UYesu uyabhungwa

1Ke kaloku lalisondele itheko lezonka ezingenagwele, ekuthiwa *yiPasika. 2Ke ababingeleli abaziintloko nabachazi-mthetho babefuna indlela efihlakeleyo yokumbulala uYesu, kuba babesoyika abantu.

UJudas uceba ukungcatsha uYesu

3Wangena ke uSathana kuJudas ekuthiwa nguSikariyoti, owayengomnye wabafundi abalishumi elinambini. 4Wesuka waya kubhunga nababingeleli abaziintloko nabagcini *bendlu kaThixo, wacebisana nabo ngeyona nto anokuyenza ukuze babe nokumbamba uYesu. 5Bavuya ke bona, bagqiba kwelokuba bamnike imali, 6waza wavuma, waba soloko ezungula ukufumana ithuba lokumbambisa kungekho sihlwele.

UYesu ulungiselela ukutya iPasika

7Wafika ke loo mhla wesidlo sezonka ezingenagwele ekwakumele ukuxhelwa ngawo ixhwane *lePasika. 8UYesu ke wathuma uPetros noYohane, esithi: “Hambani niye kusilungiselela iPasika.”

9Baza bathi kuye: “Ufuna ukuba siyilungiselele phi na?”

10Wathi kubo: “Khangelani, nakungena esixekweni, nodibana nomfo ophethe ingqayi yamanzi. Ze nimlandele, niye kuloo ndlu angena kuyo; 11nize nithi kumnini-mzi: ‘Úthi uMfundisi: Liphi na igumbi leendwendwe apho ndingayidlela khona iPasika nabafundi bam?’ 12Yena wonibonisa igumbi elikhulu eliphezulu, elinempahla yalo. Lungisani apho ke.”

13Bemka, bafika kunjengoko ebetshilo kubo, baza bayilungiselela iPasika.

Umthendeleko weNkosi

14Lakufika ixesha, uYesu uye kuhlala etafileni enabathunywa bakhe; 15waza wathi kubo: “Bendilangazelela kakhulu ukuyitya kunye nani le Pasika, ndingekabuva ubunzima. 16Inene, andiyi kuba sayidla konke, de ibe izalisekile kulawulo olutsha lukaThixo.”

17UYesu ke wathatha indebe, wabulela, waza wathi: “Yithatheni, nabelane ngayo. 18Inene, andisayi kusela kwincindi yomdiliya lude luthwase ulawulo olutsha lukaThixo.” 19Wathatha isonka ke, wabulela, wasiqhekeza, wabanika esithi: “Ngumzimba wam lo [onikelwa ngenxa yenu. Oku kwenzeleni ukundikhumbula.” 20Bakugqiba ukutya wayithatha kwangokunjalo nendebe, wathi: “Le ndebe ingumnqophiso omtsha osungulwa kukuphalala kwegazi lam.]

21“Kodwa, niyabona, lowo undingcatshayo ukunye nam apha etafileni. 22Okunene yena uNyana woLuntu uyemka njengoko amiselweyo nguThixo; kodwa hayi ilishwa laloo mntu uNyana woLuntu angcatshwa nguye!”

23Baza ke bona babuzana bodwa ukuba ngaba ngubani na kubo oza kuyenza le nto.

Oyena mkhulu

24Ke kaloku kwabakho ukubangisana phakathi kwabafundi ngokuba nguwuphi na kubo ekunokuthiwa ngoyena mkhulu. 25UYesu wathi kubo: “Ookumkani beentlanga balawula ngegqudu, kanti ke kwabona kuthiwa ngoothandabantu. 26Ke nina ze ningabi njalo; omkhulu kuni makabe njengomncinci, nokhokelayo afane nokhonzayo. 27Nguwuphi na kakade omkhulu: ngulowo uhleli etafileni, nokuba ngulowo uzisa ukutya etafileni? Asingulowo uhleli etafileni na? Ke mna phakathi kwenu ndinjengesicaka.

28“Nina nahlala nihleli nam ekulingweni kwam. 29Kwanjengokuba uBawo endinike igunya lokulawula, nam ndininika elo gunya, 30ukuze nitye, nisele, etafileni yam kwikomkhulu lam, nihlale ezikhundleni zokulawula, nigweba izindlu ezilishumi elinambini zakwaSirayeli.”

UYesu ulumkisa uPetros

31UYesu wathi: “Uyabona, wena Simon, uSathana ebenibanga efuna ukunihlungula okwengqolowa, 32kodwa mna ndikuthandazele ukuba ukholo lwakho lungapheli. Nawe ke, xa uthe waguquka, uze uwomeleze amakholwa.”

33UPetros ke wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ndixolèlè nokuya kunye nawe entolongweni nokuba kusekufeni.”

34UYesu wathi: “Inene, Petros, kothi namhlanje ingekakhali inkuku, ube wena sewukhanyele kathathu ukuba uyandazi.”

Isipaji nengxowa yomphako nekrele

35Ke uYesu wathi kubo: “Ngôkúyâ ndandinithume ningenasipaji, nangxowa yamphako, nazihlangu, nakha naswela nto na?”

Bathi ke bona: “Nento le.”

36Waza wathi kubo: “Ke ngoku lowo unesipaji makasithathe, enjenjalo nonengxowa yomphako, aze nalowo ungenakrele athengise ingubo yakhe alithenge. 37Inene, kuya kwenzeka kum oko kubhaliweyo *eziBhalweni kwathiwa: ‘Wabalelwa kwizaphula-mthetho,’ kuba oko kubhaliweyo ngam akunakungenzeki.”

38Ke bona bathi: “Nkosi, nanga amakrele amabini.”

Waza wathi kubo: “Kwanele.”

UYesu uyathandaza

39UYesu waphuma waza ngokwesiqhelo sakhe waya eNtabeni yemiNquma. Bamlandela ke abafundi bakhe. 40Akufika apho, uYesu wathi kubo: “Thandazani ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni.”

41Wasuka kubo, wathi qelele, waguqa ngamadolo, wathandaza 42esithi: “Bawo, ukuba uyavuma, yisuse kum le ntlungu. Noko ke, makungabi kokuthandwa ndim, makube kokuthandwa nguwe okwenzekayo.” [ 43Ke kwabonakala isithunywa kuye, sivela ezulwini, simomeleza. 44Edandathekile kakhulu uYesu, kwaba kukhona athandaza ngenyameko, kwada ukubila kwakhe kwangathi ngamathontsi egazi esiwa emhlabeni.]

45UYesu ke waphakama ekuthandazeni, waya kubafundi bakhe, wafika belele, bedakumbile; 46waza wathi kubo: “Yini na ukuba nilale? Vukani, nithandaze, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni.”

Ukubanjwa kukaYesu

47UYesu esathandaza, kwathi gqi indimbane, ikhokelwa nguJudas, ongomnye wabafundi abalishumi elinambini. Yena wasondela kuYesu ukuba amange. 48Waza uYesu wathi kuye: “Judas, umngcatsha ngokumanga na *uNyana woLuntu?”

49Abo babemngqongile uYesu, bakukubona okuza kwenzeka, bathi kuye: “Nkosi, sibaxabele na ngekrele?” 50Omnye kubo waxabela isicaka sombingeleli omkhulu, wasinqumla indlebe yokunene.

51Waza ke uYesu wathi: “Yekani; kwanele!” Wayichukumisa indlebe yesicaka eso, yaphila.

52Ke uYesu wathi kumadoda amakhulu nababingeleli abaziintloko, nabagcini *bendlu kaThixo, ababeze kumbamba: “Nindiphathele amakrele neentonga, ngathi nize esihangeni? 53Bendinani imihla ngemihla endlwini kaThixo, anandibamba. Eli lithuba lenu, kuba kulawula igunya lobumnyama ngoku.”

UPetros ukhanyela uYesu

54Bembambile uYesu, bamqhuba bamsa endlwini yombingeleli omkhulu. UPetros wayelandela ekude. 55Kwakubaswe umlilo eyadini, kusothiwa, noPetros ke waya kotha kunye nabo. 56Isicakazana esithile simbonile uPetros ehleli ngasemlilweni, samqwalasela, sathi: “Naló ebekunye naye!”

57Wakhanyela ke yena esithi: “Ntokazindini, andimazi loo mntu!”

58Kwakuba mzuzwana, wabonwa ngomnye owathi: “Nawe ungowabo.”

Waza wathi uPetros: “He mfondini, andinguye!”

59Malunga neyure emva koko omnye watsho eqinisekile wathi: “Inene, nalo ikwanguwabo, kuba ukwangowaseGalili.”

60Wathi uPetros: “Mfondini, andazani tu nale nto uyithethayo!”

Kwathi kwangoko, esathetha, yakhala inkuku. 61Yajika iNkosi, yakhangela kuPetros. Walikhumbula ke uPetros ilizwi leNkosi elithi: “Namhlanje ingekakhali inkuku, wondikhanyela kathathu.” 62Waphuma phandle uPetros, watsho esikrakra.

UYesu wenziwa intlekisa

63Amadoda awayembambile uYesu, ayemenza intlekisa, emntlitha, 64emgquma amehlo ambuze esithi: “Xela okubethileyo!” 65Babethetha nezinye izinto ezininzi bemnyelisa.

UYesu phambi kweBhunga

66Kwakusa yahlanganisana intlanganiso yamadoda amakhulu, nababingeleli abaziintloko, nabachazi-mthetho, uYesu bamsa entlanganisweni *yeBhunga labo, 67bathi: “Ukuba wena unguye *uKrestu sixelele.”

Wathi yena kubo: “Ukuba ndithe ndanixelela aniyi kukholwa. 68Nokuba ke ndithe ndanibuza aniyi kundiphendula. 69Ukususela ngoku *uNyana woLuntu uya kuhlala ewongeni kwaThixo uSomandla.”

70Bathi bona: “Ùnguye na uNyana kaThixo?”

Wathi kubo: “Kutsho nina ngokwenu.”

71Bathi ke bona: “Sisabufunelani na obunye ubungqina? Kaloku sizivele ngokwethu amazwi akhe.”

ULUKA 21:1-22:71XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile
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