Bible Reading Plan – Day 297

₁Wangena eJeriko, wadabula khona. ₂Bheka, kwakukhona indoda, igama layo linguZakewu, ingumthelisi omkhulu, icebile. ₃Yayifuna ukumbona uJesu ukuthi ungubani; yahluleka ngenxa yesixuku, ngokuba yayimfushane. ₄Yagijimela phambili, yakhwela emthombeni ukuba imbone, ngokuba ebezakudlula ngakhona.

₅Esefikile uJesu kuleyo ndawo wabheka phezulu, wathi kuyo: “Zakewu, shesha wehle, ngokuba namuhla ngimelwe ukuhlala endlini yakho.” ₆Washesha wehla, wamamukela ngokuthokoza.

₇Kuthe bekubona, bakhonona bonke, bathi: “Uye kungenisa kwandoda eyisoni.”

₈Kodwa uZakewu wasukuma, wathi eNkosini: “Bheka, Nkosi, ngipha abampofu inxenye yempahla yami; kuthi uma ngimaphucile umuntu into ngamacebo, ngiyibuyisa iphindwe kane.”

₉UJesu wathi kuye: “Namuhla insindiso ifikile kule ndlu, lokhu naye eyindodana ka-Abrahama. ₁₀Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukufuna nokusindisa okulahlekileyo.”

₁₁Kuthe ukuba bakuzwe lokho, weleka walandisa umfanekiso, ngokuba ebeseduze neJerusalema nangokuba bebethi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakubonakala masinyane. ₁₂Wathi-ke: “Umuntu othile wohlanga olukhulu waya ezweni elikude eyozithathela umbuso, abuye. ₁₃Wayesebiza izinceku zakhe eziyishumi, wazinika omina* abayishumi, wathi kuzo: ‘Hwebani ngabo, ngize ngibuye.’

₁₄“Kepha abantu bomuzi wakhe babemzonda, bathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, bethi: ‘Asithandi ukuba lo abuse phezu kwethu.’

₁₅“Kwathi esebuyile ekuthatheni umbuso, wathi azibizelwe kuye lezo zinceku abezinike imali ukuba azi ukuthi yileyo naleyo izuzeni ngokuhweba.

₁₆“Yavela-ke eyokuqala, yathi: ‘Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayishumi.’

₁₇“Wathi kuyo: ‘Kuhle-ke, nceku enhle; lokhu ufunyanwe uthembekile kokuncinyane, uzakubusa phezu kwemizi eyishumi.’

₁₈“Yafika neyesibili, yathi: ‘Umina wakho, Nkosi, uzuze omina abayisihlanu.’

₁₉“Wathi nakuleyo: ‘Nawe yiba phezu kwemizi eyisihlanu.’

₂₀“Kwafika nenye, yathi: ‘Nkosi, nangu umina wakho ebengimkhwezile esongwe endwangwini. ₂₁Ngokuba bengikwesaba, lokhu ungumuntu olukhuni; uthabatha ongakubekanga, uvuna ongakuhlwanyelanga.’

₂₂“Wathi kuyo: ‘Ngizakukwahlulela ngomlomo wakho wena nceku embi. Ubuwazi ukuba ngingumumtu olukhuni, ngithabatha engingakubekanga, ngivuna engingakuhlwanyelanga; ₂₃awufakanga ngani imali yami ebhange,* mina-ke ekufikeni kwami ngabe ngiyibizile kanye nenzalo, na?’

₂₄“Wayesethi kwababemi khona: ‘Maphuceni umina, nimnike onawomina abayishumi.’

₂₅“Kepha bathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, unawomina abayishumi.’

₂₆“Ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, kepha ongenakho uyakwaphucwa nalokho anakho. ₂₇Kodwa lezo zitha zami ezazingathandi ukuba ngibuse phezu kwazo, ziletheni lapha, nizibulale phambi kwami.”

₂₈Eseshilo lokho waqhubekela phambili, wakhuphukela eJerusalema.

₂₉Kwathi esondele eBetfage naseBethaniya ngasentabeni ethiwa eYeminqumo, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, ₃₀ethi: “Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani, nothi ukuba ningene kuwo, nizakufumana ithole lembongolo likhulekiwe, okungazange kuhlale muntu kulo; lithukululeni, nililethe. ₃₁Uma umuntu enibuza ethi: ‘Nilithukululelani na?’ anothi: ‘INkosi iyalidinga.’ ”

₃₂Ababethunyiwe bahamba-ke, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo. ₃₃Kuthe besalithukulula ithole, abaninilo bathi kubo: “Nilithukululelani ithole na?”

₃₄Bathi: “INkosi iyalidinga.”

₃₅Base beliletha kuJesu; babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwethole, bamkhwelisa uJesu. ₃₆Esahamba, babendlala izingubo zabo endleleni.

₃₇Esesondela ekwehleleni kweNtaba Yeminqumo, isixuku sonke sabafundi saqala ukuthokoza nokumdumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu ngemisebenzi yonke yamandla esiyibonileyo, ₃₈sithi:

₃₉Abanye babaFarisi besesixukwini bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, bakhuze abafundi bakho.”

₄₀Waphendula wathi: “Ngithi kini: Uma bethula laba, amatshe azakumemeza.”

₄₁Kwathi esondela, ewubona umuzi, wawukhalela. ₄₂Wathi: “Sengathi nga wazi nawe ngalolu suku okokuthula. Kepha kalokhu kufihlakele emehlweni akho. ₄₃Ngokuba uyakufikelwa yizinsuku, lapho izitha ziyakukukaka ngodonga lwempi, zikuhaqe, zikuvimbezele nxazonke, ₄₄zikuwise phansi, wena nabantwana abakuwe, zingashiyi itshe phezu kwetshe phakathi kwakho, ngokuba ungasazanga isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho.”

₄₅Wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha abathengisayo, ₄₆wathi kubo: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Indlu yami iyakuba yindlu yokukhuleka,’ kepha nina niyenze ‘umhume wabaphangi’.”

₄₇Wayefundisa ethempelini imihla ngemihla. Kepha abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, nezikhulu zabantu bafuna ukumbulala. ₄₈Kodwa babengatholi ukuthi bangenzani, ngokuba abantu bonke babebambelela kuye bemuzwa.

₁Kwathi ngolunye lwezinsuku lezo esafundisa abantu ethempelini, eshumayela ivangeli, abapristi abakhulu nababhali bekanye namalunga bamvukela. ₂Bakhuluma, bathi kuye: “Sitshele ukuthi lokhu ukwenza ngagunya lini, nokuba ngubani okunike leli gunya na?”

₃Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nami ngizakunibuza izwi, nize ningitshele. ₄Ukubhapathiza kukaJohane kwavela ezulwini noma kubantu na?”

₅Bazindlisana bodwa, bathi: “Uma sithi: ‘Ezulwini,’ uzakuthi: ‘Anikholwanga nguye ngani na?’ ₆Kepha uma sithi: ‘Kubantu,’ abantu bonke bazakusikhanda ngamatshe, ngokuba bakholiwe ukuthi uJohane ungumprofethi.”

₇Base bephendula ukuthi abazi lapho evela khona.

₈UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Nami-ke anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.”

₉Wayeseqala ukulandisa lo mfanekiso, ethi kubantu: “Umuntu watshala isivini, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya kwelinye izwe isikhathi eside. ₁₀Ngenkathi efaneleyo wayesethumela inceku kubalimi ukuba bamnike ezithelweni zesivini; kepha abalimi bayishaya, bayimukisa ze. ₁₁Waphinda wathuma enye inceku; naleyo bayishaya, bayidumaza, bayimukisa ze. ₁₂Wayesephinda ethuma neyesithathu; nalena bayilimaza, bayiphonsa ngaphandle.

₁₃“Khona wathi umninisivini: ‘Ngizakwenze njani na? Ngizakuthuma indodana yami ethandekayo; mhlawumbe lena bazakuyazisa.’

₁₄“Kepha abalimi beyibona bakhulumisana bathi: ‘Lo uyindlalifa; masiyibulale ukuba ifa libe ngelethu.’ ₁₅Bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala; ngakho-ke umninisivini uzakwenze njani kubo na? ₁₆Uzakuza, ababhubhise labo balimi, isivini asinike abanye.”

Bekuzwa bathi: “Qha, makungabi njalo.”

₁₇Kepha wababheka, wathi: “Yini, pho, lokhu okulotshiweyo ukuthi:

₁₉Ababhali nabapristi bafuna ukumbamba khona lapho, kepha besaba abantu, ngokuba bazi ukuthi uwukhulumile lo mfanekiso ngabo.

₂₀Bamqaphela, bathuma izinhloli ezizishaya abalungileyo ukuba bamhile ngezwi lakhe, baze bamkhaphele emandleni nasegunyeni lombusi wezwe. ₂₁Bambuza-ke bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi ukhuluma, ufundisa ngokuqondileyo, awukhethi buso bamuntu, kepha ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngokuqinisileyo. ₂₂Sivunyelwe ukuthela kuKesari noma qha?”

₂₃Kepha eqonda ubuqili babo wathi kubo: ₂₄“Ngiboniseni udenariyu;* unomfanekiso nombhalo kabani?”

Bathi: “OkaKesari.”

₂₅Wayesethi kubo: “Ngakho-ke nikani uKesari okukaKesari noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu.”

₂₆Abaze baba namandla ukumhila ngezwi lakhe phambi kwabantu; bamangala ngokuphendula kwakhe, bathula.

₂₇Kwase kufika kuye abathile babaSadusi abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo; ₂₈bambuza bathi: “Mfundisi, uMose wasilobela ukuthi, uma kufa umfowabo womuntu enomfazi kepha engenamntwana, umfowabo makamthathe umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo. ₂₉Kwakukhona izelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala wathatha umfazi; wafa engenamntwana, ₃₀nowesibili; ₃₁nowesithathu wamthatha; kanjalo-ke abayisikhombisa; bafa bengashiyanga bantwana. ₃₂Ukugcina wafa nomfazi. ₃₃Ngakho-ke ekuvukeni owesifazane uyakuba ngumfazi wamuphi kubo, lokhu abayisikhombisa babe naye engumkabo.”

₃₄UJesu wathi kubo: “Abantwana bale nkathi bayaganwa, bayendiswa. ₃₅Kepha labo abazakuthiwa bafanele ukufinyelela kuleyo nkathi nasekuvukeni kwabafileyo kabaganwa, kabendiswa; ₃₆ngokuba bangebuye bafe, banjengezingelosi; bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu bengabantwana bokuvuka. ₃₇Kepha ukuthi bayavuswa abafileyo, noMose wakubonakalisa esihlahleni, lapho eyibiza iNkosi ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe. ₃₈UNkulunkulu kasiye owabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo, ngokuba bonke baphila kuye.”

₃₉Abathile bababhali baphendula bathi: “Mfundisi, ukhulume kahle.” ₄₀Ngokuba babengasenasibindi sokumbuza lutho.

₄₁Wayesethi kubo: “Basho kanjani ukuthi uKristu uyindodana kaDavide na? ₄₂lokhu uDavide uqobo uthi eNcwadini yamaHubo:

₄₅Besalalele abantu bonke, wathi kubafundi bakhe: ₄₆“Xwayani ababhali abafuna ukuhamba bembethe izingubo ezinde, bethanda ukubingelelwa ezigcawini nokuhlala phambili emasinagogeni* nasezindaweni ezingenhla ekudleni, ₄₇abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, bekhuleka isikhathi eside ngokuzenzisa; laba bayakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.”