UMakho 11 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978UJesu ungena eJerusalema ( Mat 21:1–11 ; Luka 19:28–40 ; Joha 12:12–19 ) 1 Kwathi besondela eJerusalema, eBetfage, laseBethani, ngasentabeni ethiwa iOliveti, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, 2 wathi kibo: Hambani liye emzini okhangelene lani; kuzakuthi lisangena lizakufumana ithole likababhemi likhulekiwe, okungazanga kuhlale kulo umuntu; lilikhulule, lililethe. 3 Uba umuntu esithi kini: Likwenzelani lokhu na? lithi: INkosi iyalifuna; izakulibuyisa masinyane. 4 Bahambake, bafumana ithole likhulekiwe ngasesangweni ngaphandle endleleni; balikhulula. 5 Abanye kwababemi khona bathi kubo: Lenzani likhulula ithole na? 6 Batsho kubo njengokutsho kukaJesu; basebebayekela. 7 Baliletha ithole kuJesu, babeka ingubo zabo phezu kwalo, wakhwela kulo. 8 Abanengi bendlala ingubo zabo endleleni, labanye amahlamvu abawagamule egangeni. 9 Ababehamba phambili lababelandela bamemeza besithi: Hosana! Ubusisiwe ozayo ebizweni leNkosi. 10 Ubusisiwe umbuso ozayo kababa uDavida. Hosana kweliphezulu! 11 Wangena eJerusalema, waya ethempelini; wathi esekhangele konke, ngoba isikhathi sesihambile, waphuma waya eBethani labalitshumi lambili. Ukuthukwa komkhiwa ( Mat 21:18–19 ) 12 Kusasa bevela eBethani walamba. 13 Ebona umkhiwa ukhatshana, ulamahlamvu, wasondela esithi mhlawumbe angafumana ulutho kuwo; efika kuwo kafumananga lutho, amahlamvu wodwa, ngoba kwakungesiso isikhathi sezithelo zawo. 14 Wathi kuwo: Kakungabe kusadla umuntu loyedwa isithelo kuwe lanini. Abafundi bakhe bakuzwa. Ukuhlanjululwa kwethempeli ( Mat 21:12–17 ; Luka 19:45–48 ; Joha 2:12–22 ) 15 Bafika eJerusalema. Wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxotsha labo ababethengisa lababethenga ethempelini, wagenqula amatafula ababentshintshelana imali lezihlalo zalabo ababethengisa inkwilimba; 16 wayengavumeli ukuba umuntu adabule ethempelini ethwele impahla. 17 Wafundisa, wathi kubo: Kakulotshiwe yini ukuthi indlu yami izakubizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokukhuleka yezizwe zonke? Kodwa lina seliyenze ubhalu lwabaphangi. 18 Abapristi abakhulu lababhali bekuzwa lokhu bafuna indlela yokumbulala, ngoba babemesaba, ngoba lonke ixuku lamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe. 19 Ngokuhlwa wayayaphume emzini. Ukuzuza amandla ngokukholwa ( Mat 21:20–22 ) 20 Ekuseni besadlula babona umkhiwa ubunile kusukela empandeni. 21 UPetro wakhumbula, wathi kuye: Mfundisi, khangela, umkhiwa owuthukileyo ubunile. 22 UJesu wabaphendula wathi kibo: Kholwani uNkulunkulu. 23 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ilowo lalowo ozakuthi kulintaba: Quphuka, uphoseke olwandle; engathandabuzi enhliziyweni yakhe kodwa ekholwa ukuthi akutshoyo kuyenzeka, uzakwenzelwa. 24 Ngakho ngithi kini: Konke elikukhulekelayo lelikucelayo, kholwani ukuthi selikwamukele, lizakuba lakho. 25 Nxa limi likhuleka, thethelelani, uba lilomlandu lomuntu, ukuze uYihlo osezulwini laye alithethelele iziphambeko zenu. [ 26 Kodwa uba lina lingathetheleli, loYihlo osezulwini kayikulithethelela iziphambeko zenu.] Amandla kaJesu ( Mat 21:23–27 ; Luka 20:1–8 ) 27 Babuya bafika eJerusalema; kwathi ehamba ethempelini, abapristi abakhulu lababhali labadala beza kuye, 28 bathi kuye: Izinto lezi uzenza ngawaphi amandla, ingabe ngubani okunike lamandla okwenza lezizinto na? 29 UJesu wathi kubo: Lami ngizakulibuza umbuzo ube munye, lingiphendule; kung’khona ngizakulitshela ukuthi ngenza lezizinto ngawaphi amandla. 30 Ubhaphathizo lukaJohane lwavela ezulwini ingabe ebantwini na? Ngiphendulani. 31 Bakhulumisana bodwa, besithi: Uba sisithi: Ezulwini, uzakuthi: Pho, kalikholwanga kuye ngani na? 32 Kodwa uba sisithi: Ebantwini — besaba ixuku, ngoba bonke bathi uJohane wayengumprofethi impela. 33 Basebemphendula uJesu, bathi: Kasazi. UJesu wathi kibo: Lami kangilitsheli ukuthi ngenza lezizinto ngawaphi amandla. |
Bible Society of Zimbabwe 1978
Bible Society of Zimbabwe