To The Word – Day 49

₁“Gcina inyanga ka-Abibi, nilenze iphasika likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba ngenyanga ka-Abibi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakukhipha eGibithe ebusuku. ₂Uyakunikela ngephasika kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ezimvini nasezinkomeni endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha ukuba kuhlale igama lakhe kuyo. ₃Awuyikudla sinkwa esivutshelweyo kanye nalo; izinsuku eziyisikhombisa uyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo kanye nalo, isinkwa senhlupheko, ngokuba waphuma ezweni laseGibithe ngokunonopha ukuba ulukhumbule usuku owaphuma ngalo ezweni laseGibithe zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho. ₄Akuyikubonakala mvubelo kuwe emikhawulweni yakho yonke izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; futhi akuyikusala nyama oyihlabile ngosuku lokuqala kusihlwa ubusuku bonke kuze kuse.

₅“Awunakuhlaba iphasika phakathi kwamasango akho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika wona; ₆kepha endaweni ayakuyikhetha uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba igama lakhe lihlale kuyo, lapho uyakuhlaba iphasika kusihlwa ekushoneni kwelanga, ngesikhathi owaphuma ngaso eGibithe. ₇Uyakulipheka, ulidle endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha, uphenduke ekuseni, uye ematendeni akho. ₈Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakudla isinkwa esingenamvubelo, ngosuku lwesikhombisa kube ngumhlangano ozothileyo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; ungasebenzi msebenzi.

₉“Wozibalela amasonto ayisikhombisa; kusukela esikhathini oqala ngaso ukubeka isikela ezinhlangeni zamabele woqala ukubala amasonto ayisikhombisa. ₁₀Uyakugcina umkhosi wamasonto kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngesipho somnikelo wesihle wesandla sakho, oyakusinika njengokubusisa kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ₁₁wename phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, wena nendodana yakho, nendodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho, nencekukazi yakho, nomLevi ophakathi kwamasango akho, nomfokazi, nentandane, nomfelokazi abaphakathi kwakho endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha ukuba igama lakhe lihlale kuyo. ₁₂Wokhumbula ukuthi wawuyisigqila eGibithe, ugcine, uzenze lezi zimiso.

₁₃“Wogcina umkhosi wamadokodo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa emva kokuba usubuthile okwesibuya sakho nokwesikhamo sakho sewayini, ₁₄wename ngomkhosi wakho, wena nendodana yakho, nendodakazi yakho, nenceku yakho, nencekukazi yakho, nomLevi, nomfokazi, nentandane, nomfelokazi abaphakathi kwamasango akho. ₁₅Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa uyakumgcinela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho umkhosi endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukubusisa kuzo zonke izithelo zakho nasemsebenzini wonke wezandla zakho, uthokoze kakhulu.

₁₆“Kathathu ngomnyaka bonke abesilisa bakho bayakubonakala phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho endaweni ayakuyikhetha: ngomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, nangomkhosi wamasonto, nangomkhosi wamadokodo; bangabonakali phambi kukaJehova bengenalutho; ₁₇yilowo nalowo uyakunika njengamandla akhe, ngokwesibusiso uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunike sona.

₁₈“Uyakuzikhethela abahluleli nezinduna emasangweni akho onke uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika wona njengezizwe zakho; bayakwahlulela abantu babo ngokwahlulela okulungileyo. ₁₉Awuyikuphendukezela isahlulelo, ungakhethi ubuso bamuntu, ungafunjathiswa isipho, ngokuba isipho siphuphuthekisa amehlo ohlakaniphileyo, siphendukezela amazwi olungileyo. ₂₀Uyakulandela ukulunga okuyikho ukuba uphile, ulidle izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona.

₂₁“Ungazitshaleli u-Ashera* womuthi noma owaluphi uhlobo ngaseceleni kwe-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho oyakuzenzela lona. ₂₂Ungazimiseli nansika uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayizondayo.

₁“Ungahlabeli uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho inkomo, noma imvu enesici, enokubi okuthile, ngokuba kuyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. ₂Uma kutholakala phakathi kwakho, ngaphakathi kwelithile lamasango akho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika wona, owesilisa noma owesifazane owenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngokweqa isivumelwano sakhe, ₃wahamba, wakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, wakhuleka kubo, noma ilanga, noma inyanga, noma ibandla lezulu, engingayalanga ngakho, ₄besewubikelwa khona, ukuzwe, wokubuzisisa; bheka, uma kuqinisile, leyo nto iqinisekile yokuthi isinengiso esinjalo senziwe kwa-Israyeli, ₅uyakukhiphela lowo wesilisa noma lowo wesifazane owenze leyo nto embi emasangweni akho, lowo wesilisa noma lowo wesifazane umkhande ngamatshe ukuba afe. ₆Ngomlomo wawofakazi ababili noma ngowawofakazi abathathu uyakubulawa lowo ofanele ukufa; ngomlomo wofakazi munye akayikubulawa. ₇Isandla sawofakazi siyakuba ngesokuqala kuye ukumbulala, ngasemuva izandla zabantu bonke. Kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.

₈“Uma kuvela indaba ekwahlulayo, ekwahluleleni phakathi kwegazi negazi, naphakathi kwecala necala, naphakathi kokushaya nokushaya, kuyizindaba zokuphikisana phakathi kwamasango akho, wosuka, uye endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha, ₉uye kubapristi bamaLevi, nakumahluleli oyakuba khona ngalezo zinsuku, ukuze bakutshele isinqumo sokwahlulela, ₁₀wenze njengezwi lesinqumo abayakukwazisa lona kuleyo ndawo ayakuyikhetha uJehova, uqaphele ukwenza njengakho konke abakufundisa khona; ₁₁njengezwi lomthetho abayakukufundisa lona nanjengesahlulelo abayakukutshela sona uyakwenza, ungachezukeli ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo ekwahluleleni kwabo. ₁₂Umuntu oziqhenya ngokungalaleli umpristi omiyo ukukhonza phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho noma umahluleli, lowo muntu makafe, wena ukhiphe ububi kwa-Israyeli. ₁₃Bonke abantu bayakuzwa, besabe, bangabe besenza ngokuziqhenya.

₁₄“Nxa ufikile ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, ulidle, uhlale kulo, uthi: ‘Ngiyakubeka inkosi phezu kwami njengazo zonke izizwe ezingizungezayo,’ ₁₅uyakumbeka nokumbeka abe yinkosi phezu kwakho yena uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakumkhetha; uyakubeka omunye wabafowenu inkosi phezu kwakho, ungabeki phezu kwakho owezizwe, ongesiye umfowenu. ₁₆Kepha akayikuzandisela amahhashi, angabuyiseli abantu eGibithe, ukuze andise amahhashi, ngokuba uJehova ushilo kini, wathi: ‘Anisayikubuyela ngaleyo ndlela.’ ₁₇Akayikuzandisela abafazi, ukuze inhliziyo yakhe ihlubuke, angazandiseli isiliva negolide.

₁₈“Kuyakuthi nxa ehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe, uyakuzilobela impinda yalo mthetho encwadini ngokuthatha kuleyo ekubapristi bamaLevi; ₁₉iyakuba kuye, ayifunde zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe ukuba afunde ukumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, agcine onke amazwi omthetho wakhe nalezi zimiso ukuba azenze, ₂₀inhliziyo yakhe ingaphakami ngaphezu kwabafowabo, angaphambuki emiyalweni, aye ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze azandise izinsuku zakhe embusweni wakhe, yena nabantwana bakhe phakathi kuka-Israyeli.

₁“Abapristi bamaLevi, yebo, sonke isizwe sakwaLevi asiyikuba nasabelo nafa kanye no-Israyeli; siyakudla iminikelo yomlilo kaJehova nefa lakhe. ₂Asiyikuba nafa phakathi kwabafowabo; uJehova uyifa laso, njengalokho ekhulumile kuso.

₃“Lokhu kuyakuba yimfanelo yabapristi ephuma kubantu abanikela ngomhlatshelo, noma inkomo noma imvu, ukuba bamnike umpristi umkhono, nemihlathi yombili, nenanzi. ₄Ulibo lwamabele akho, nolwewayini lakho, nolwamafutha akho, nezandulela zoboya bezimvu zakho uyakumnika khona. ₅Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho umkhethile kuzo zonke izizwe zakho ukuba eme, akhonze egameni likaJehova, yena namadodana akhe, kuze kube phakade.

₆“Uma umLevi evela noma kuliphi isango kwa-Israyeli wonke, lapho egogobele khona, afike ngaso sonke isifiso somphefumulo wakhe endaweni uJehova ayakuyikhetha, ₇uyakukhonza egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe njengokwenza kwabo bonke abafowabo amaLevi emiyo khona phambi kukaJehova. ₈Ayakuphiwa izabelo ezilingeneyo ngaphandle kwalokho okuvela ngokuthengisa ngefa likayise.

₉“Nxa usufike ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, awuyikufunda ukwenza izinengiso zalezo zizwe. ₁₀Makungafunyanwa kuwe umuntu odabulisa indodana yakhe noma indodakazi yakhe emlilweni, noma umbhuli, noma ohlola imihlola, noma owenza imilingo, noma umlumbi, ₁₁noma owenza iziphonso, noma obhula emadlozini, noma umthakathi, noma umlozikazana. ₁₂Ngokuba yilowo nalowo ozenza lezi zinto uyisinengiso kuJehova; ngenxa yalezi zinengiso uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyabaxosha phambi kwakho. ₁₃Mawuphelele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

₁₄“Ngokuba lezi zizwe oyakuzidla ziyabalalela abahlola imihlola nabanamadlozi; kepha wena uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akakuvumelanga ukwenza kanjalo. ₁₅UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukuvusela umprofethi phakathi kwakho kubafowenu onjengami; nimlalele yena ₁₆njengakho konke owakufisa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eHorebe ngosuku lomhlangano ngokuthi: ‘Mangingabe ngisalizwa izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami, ngingabe ngisawubona lomlilo omkhulu futhi, funa ngife.’

₁₇“UJehova wayesethi kimi: ‘Basho kahle lokho abakukhulumile. ₁₈Ngiyakubavusela umprofethi onjengawe phakathi kwabafowabo, ngibeke amazwi ami emlonyeni wakhe, akhulume kubo konke engimyala ngakho. ₁₉Kuyakuthi yilowo nalowo ongayikulalela amazwi ami ayakuwakhuluma egameni lami, mina ngikufune kuye. ₂₀Kepha umprofethi oyakukhuluma izwi ngokuziqhenya egameni lami engingamyalanga ukulikhuluma, noma ekhuluma egameni labanye onkulunkulu, lowo mprofethi uyakufa.’

₂₁“Uma uthi enhliziyweni yakho: ‘Singalazi kanjani izwi uJehova angalikhulumanga na?’ ₂₂yazi-ke ukuthi lokhu umprofethi akukhulumayo egameni likaJehova, bese ingenzeki leyo nto, ingaveli iyiyo leyo nto, akusiye uJehova oyikhulumile; umprofethi uyikhulumile ngokuziqhenya; ungamesabi.

₁“Lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eyakunquma izizwe ezizwe lazo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, bese wuzixosha, wakhe emizini yazo nasezindlini zazo, ₂uyakuzahlukanisela imizi emithathu phakathi kwezwe lakho akunika lona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukuba ulidle. ₃Uyakuyilungisa indlela, wahlukanise kathathu imikhawulo yezwe lakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona ukuba ulidle, ukuze bonke ababulali babalekele khona.

₄“Nansi indaba yombulali oyakubalekela khona aze aphile: yilowo nalowo obulala umakhelwane wakhe kungengamabomu, ebekade engamzondi, ₅njengomuntu oya ehlathini nomakhelwane wakhe ukugawula imithi, isandla sakhe bese sigalela ngezembe ukunquma umuthi, insimbi iphunyuke emphinini, imshaye umakhelwane wakhe aze afe, lowo uyakubalekela komunye wale mizi aze aphile, ₆funa umphindiseli wegazi amxoshe umbulali isashisa inhliziyo yakhe, amfice, ngokuba indlela inde, amshaye aze afe, noma ebengafanele ukufa, lokhu ebekade engamzondi. ₇Ngalokho ngiyakuyala ngokuthi: ‘Uyakuzahlukanisela imizi emithathu.’

₈“Uma uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ewandisa umkhawulo wakho njengokufunga kwakhe koyihlo, akunike lonke izwe athembisa ukubanika lona oyihlo, ₉uma ugcina yonke le miyalo ukuba uyenze, engikuyala ngakho namuhla, umthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe njalo ngezindlela zakhe, wozithasiselela eminye imizi emithathu ngaphandle kwaleyo emithathu ₁₀ukuba igazi elingenacala lingachithwa phakathi kwezwe lakini akunika lona uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho libe yifa lakho, bese kuba yigazi phezu kwakho.

₁₁“Kepha uma umuntu emzonda umakhelwane wakhe, emqamekela, amvukele, amshaye aze afe, abalekele komunye wale mizi, ₁₂amalunga alowo muzi ayakuthuma amlande lapho, amnikele esandleni somphindiseli wegazi ukuba afe. ₁₃Iso lakho aliyikumhawukela, kepha wolikhipha igazi elingenacala kwa-Israyeli ukuba kube kuhle kuwe.

₁₄“Awuyikususa umncele womakhelwane wakho ababewubeka abadala efeni lakho oyakulidla ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika ukuba ulidle.

₁₅“Ufakazi oyedwa nje akayikumvukela umuntu ngobubi, noma ngesono, noma kuyisiphi isono ona ngaso; ngomlomo wawofakazi ababili noma ngomlomo wawofakazi abathathu indaba iyakuqiniswa.

₁₆“Uma ufakazi wamanga emvukela umuntu, afakaze ngaye ngokubi, ₁₇amadoda omabili axabeneyo ayakuma phambi kukaJehova, phambi kwabapristi nabahluleli abayakuba khona ngaleso sikhathi, ₁₈abahluleli baphenyisise; bheka, uma ufakazi engufakazi wamanga ofakazile amanga ngomfowabo, ₁₉niyakwenza kuye njengalokho ebecabange ukwenza kumfowabo; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho. ₂₀Abaseleyo bayakuzwa, besabe, bangabe besabenza ububi obunjalo phakathi kwakho. ₂₁Iso lakho aliyikuhawukela; makube ngukuphila ngokuphila, iso ngeso, izinyo ngezinyo, isandla ngesandla, unyawo ngonyawo.

₁“Nxa uphuma impi ukuhlasela izitha zakho, bese wubona amahhashi, nezinqola, nabantu abaningi kunawe, ungabesabi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unawe, yena owakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe. ₂Kuyakuthi lapho nisondela empini, afike umpristi, akhulume kubantu, athi kubo: ₃‘Yizwa, Israyeli! Nisondela namuhla empini ukuhlasela izitha zenu; inhliziyo yenu mayingadangali, ningesabi, ningaqhaqhazeli, ningashaywa luvalo phambi kwazo, ₄ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho nguye ohamba nani, anilwele nezitha zenu ukuba anisindise.’

₅“Izinduna ziyakukhuluma kubantu, zithi: ‘Ngumuphi umuntu owakhile indlu entsha engayivulanga na? Makahambe, abuyele endlini yakhe, funa afele empini, omunye umuntu ayivule. ₆Ngumuphi umuntu otshalile isivini engadlanga izithelo zaso na? Makahambe, abuyele endlini yakhe, funa afele empini, omunye umuntu asidle. ₇Ngumuphi umuntu onengoduso engayithathanga na? Makahambe, abuyele endlini yakhe, funa afele empini, omunye umuntu ayithathe.’ ₈Izinduna ziyakukhuluma futhi kubantu, zithi: ‘Ngumuphi umuntu owesabayo onenhliziyo edangeleyo na? Makahambe, abuyele endlini yakhe, funa izinhliziyo zabafowabo zincibilike njengenhliziyo yakhe.’ ₉Kuyakuthi lapho izinduna seziqedile ukukhuluma, zikhethe izinduna zamabandla eziyakubahola abantu.

₁₀“Nxa usondela emzini ukulwa nawo, mawumemezele ukuthula kuwo. ₁₁Kuyakuthi uma ukuphendula ngezwi lokuthula, uzivulele kuwe, abantu bonke abafunyaniswa phakathi kwawo baba yizinceku zempoqo, bakukhonze. ₁₂Uma ungenzi ukuthula kuwe kepha ukuhlasela, uyakuwuvimbezela, ₁₃nalapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ewunikela esandleni sakho, uyakushaya bonke abesilisa bawo ngosiko lwenkemba, ₁₄kepha abesifazane, nabantwana, nezinkomo, nakho konke okusemzini, yebo, yonke impango yawo, uyakukuthatha kube yimpango yakho, uyidle impango yezitha zakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunike yona. ₁₅Uyakwenze njalo kuyo yonke imizi ekude kakhulu nawe, engesiyo imizi yalezi zizwe.

₁₆“Kodwa emizini yalaba bantu uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika bona babe yifa lakho awuyikusindisa lutho oluphefumulayo, ₁₇kepha uyakubabhubhisa nokubabhubhisa: amaHeti, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi njengokukuyala kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ₁₈ukuze banganifundisi ukuba nenze zonke izinengiso zabo abazenzile konkulunkulu babo, none kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

₁₉“Nxa uvimbezela umuzi isikhathi eside ngokulwa nawo ukuba uwuthathe, awuyikuyichitha imithi ngokuyigalela ngezembe, ngokuba ungadla kuyo; ungayigawuli, ngokuba umuthi wasendle ungumuntu yini ukuba uvinjezelwe nguwe na? ₂₀Imithi oyaziyo ukuthi ayisiyo imithi yokudla, yiyona kuphela oyakuyichitha, uyigawule, wakhe izinqaba ngasemzini olwa nawe, uze uwe.

₁Wasuka lapho, weza emikhawulweni yaseJudiya nangaphesheya kweJordani; izixuku zabuye zabuthana kuye, waphinda wabafundisa abantu njengokujwayela kwakhe. ₂Kwase kusondela kuye abaFarisi, bambuza ukuthi kuvunyelwe yini ukuba indoda ilahle umkayo, bemlinga. ₃Waphendula, wathi kubo: “UMose waniyala ngokuthini na?”

₄Bathi: “UMose wavuma ukuba kulotshwe incwadi yesahlukaniso, alahlwe.”

₅UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ngenxa yobulukhuni benhliziyo yenu wanilobela lowo myalo. ₆Kepha kusukela ekuqaleni kokudalwa uNkulunkulu wabenza owesilisa nowesifazane. ₇Ngenxa yalokho umuntu uyakushiya uyise nonina, anamathele kumkakhe; ₈labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye; ngakho abasebabili, kepha sebenyamanye. ₉Ngakho-ke lokho akuhlanganisileyo uNkulunkulu makungahlukaniswa ngumuntu.”

₁₀Besendlini abafundi babuye bambuza ngalokho. ₁₁Wathi kubo: “Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, aganwe ngomunye, uyaphinga kuye. ₁₂Naye, uma elahla indoda yakhe, agane enye, uyaphinga.”

₁₃Khona baletha kuye abantwanyana ukuba abaphathe; kepha abafundi babakhuza. ₁₄Kodwa uJesu ekubona wathukuthela, wathi kubo: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabenqabeli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo. ₁₅Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana kasoze angena kuwo.” ₁₆Wabagona, wababusisa ebeka izandla phezu kwabo.

₁₇Ekuphumeni kwakhe ukuya endleleni umuntu wagijimela kuye, waguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, wambuza wathi: “Mfundisi omuhle, ngiyakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?”

₁₈Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Ungibizelani ngokuthi ngimuhle na? Kakho omuhle, munye kuphela, uNkulunkulu. ₁₉Uyayazi imiyalelo ukuthi: Ungabulali, ungaphingi, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, ungamamuki umuntu utho, yazisa uyihlo nonyoko.”

₂₀Kepha wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, konke lokho ngikugcinile kwasebusheni bami.”

₂₁UJesu wayesembheka, emthanda, wathi kuye: “Usasilalelwe into inye; hamba uthengise ngakho konke onakho, uphe abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze ungilandele.”

₂₂Kepha wanyukumala ngalelo zwi, wamuka edabukile, ngokuba wayenengcebo enkulu.

₂₃UJesu waqalaza, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Kulukhuni kangakanani kwabanomnotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu.”

₂₄Kepha abafundi bethuka ngamazwi akhe. UJesu wabuye waphendula, wathi kubo: “Bantwana, kulukhuni kangakanani kwabethemba umnotho ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu. ₂₅Kulula ukuba ikamela lingene ngentunja yosungulo kunokuba onothileyo angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.”

₂₆Bamangala kakhulu, bathi omunye komunye: “Pho, kungasindiswa bani na?”

₂₇UJesu ebabheka wathi: “Kubantu akunakwenzeka, kepha kuNkulunkulu akunjalo; ngokuba kuNkulunkulu kungenzeka konke.”

₂₈UPetru wathatha, wathi kuye: “Bheka, thina sishiye konke, sakulandela.”

₂₉UJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akukho muntu oshiye indlu, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma unina, noma uyise, noma abantwana, noma amazwe ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli, ₃₀ongayikwamukeliswa ngekhulu: manje kulesi sikhathi izindlu, nabafowabo, nawodadewabo, nawonina, nabantwana, namazwe kanye nokuzingelwa, nasenkathini ezayo ukuphila okuphakade. ₃₁Kepha abaningi abokuqala bayakuba ngabokugcina, nabokugcina babe ngabokuqala.”

₃₂Babesendleleni bekhuphukela eJerusalema; uJesu wayehamba phambi kwabo; ababelandela babethukile, besaba. Wayesethatha futhi abayishumi nambili, waqala ukubatshela okuzakumehlela, ethi: ₃₃“Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa kubapristi abakhulu nababhali; bazakuyinqumela ukuba ife, bayikhaphele kwabezizwe; ₃₄bazakuyiklolodela, bayikhafulele ngamathe, bayishaye, bayibulale; kepha emva kwezinsuku ezintathu izakuvuka.”

₃₅Kwase kusondela kuye oJakobe noJohane amadodana kaZebedewu, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyathanda ukuba usenzele lokhu esizakukucela kuwe.”

₃₆Wathi kubo: “Nifuna ukuba nginenzeleni na?”

₃₇Bathi kuye: “Siphe ukuba sihlale, omunye ngakwesokunene sakho, omunye ngokwesokhohlo sakho enkazimulweni yakho.”

₃₈Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Anikwazi enikucelayo. Ningasiphuza yini isitsha engisiphuzayo mina, nibhapathizwe ngombhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngawo na?”

₃₉Bathi kuye: “Singakwenza.”

UJesu wathi kubo: “Isitsha engisiphuzayo mina niyakusiphuza, nibhapathizwe ngombhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngawo mina; ₄₀kepha ukuhlala ngakwesokunene sami nangakwesokhohlo akusikho okwami ukuphana ngakho, kodwa kungokwalabo abakulungiselweyo.”

₄₁Bathi ukuzwa lokho abayishumi, baqala ukuthukuthelela oJakobe noJohane. ₄₂UJesu wayesebabiza, wathi kubo: “Niyazi ukuthi abathiwa babusa izizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo, nezikhulu zazo ziphethe amandla phezu kwazo. ₄₃Kepha akunjalo phakathi kwenu, kodwa yilowo nalowo ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe yisikhonzi senu, ₄₄nalowo ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu makabe yinceku yabo bonke. ₄₅Ngokuba nayo iNdodana yomuntu ayizelanga ukukhonzwa kepha ukukhonza nokunikela ukuphila kwayo, kube yisihlengo sabaningi.”

₄₆Khona bafika eJeriko. Kwathi esaphuma eJeriko nabafundi bakhe nesixuku esikhulu, indodana kaThimewu uBartimewu, isinxibi esiyimpumputhe, wayehlezi ngasendleleni. ₄₇Wathi ukuba ezwe ukuthi nguJesu waseNazaretha, waqala ukumemeza ethi: “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!”

₄₈Abaningi bamkhuza, bathi kathule; kepha kwayikhona wamemeza kakhulu, ethi: “Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!”

₄₉Wayesema uJesu, wathi: “Mbizeni.”

Bayibiza impumputhe, bathi kuyo: “Yima isibindi, usukume; uyakubiza.” ₅₀Yayisilahla ingubo yayo, yagxuma, yaya kuJesu.

₅₁UJesu washo kuyo, wathi: “Ufuna ukuba ngikwenzeleni na?”

Impumputhe yathi kuye: “Rabuni, ukuba ngibone.”

₅₂UJesu wathi kuyo: “Hamba-ke; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.” Yayisibona khona lapho, yamlandela endleleni.