Bible Reading Plan – Day 298

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.

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

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.”