Mathewu 21 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Mathewu 21

¹ Kwathi sebesondele eJerusalema, sebefikile eBetfage, entabeni yeMihlwathi, uJesu wathuma abafundi ababili,

² Wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani, nizakufumana masinyane imbongolo ikhulekiwe, nethole linayo;

³ Uma umuntu esho utho kini, anothi: INkosi iyazidinga; njalo uzahle azithumele.

⁴ Konke lokhu kwenzeka, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi ukuthi:

⁵ Tshelani indodakazi yaseSiyoni ukuthi: Bheka, iNkosi yakho iza kuwe, imnene, ikhwele imbongolo, nethole lembongolo;

⁶ Abafundi basebehamba benza njengokulaywa kukaJesu.

⁷ Baletha imbongolo nethole, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwazo, bamhlalisa phezu kwazo.

⁸ Isixuku esikhulu kakhulu sendlala izingubo zaso endleleni; abanye bagawula amagatsha emithini, bawandlala endleleni.

⁹ Izixuku ezazihamba ngaphambili neziyilandela zamemeza zathi: “Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide! Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi; Hosana kweliphezulu.

¹⁰ Esengenile eJerusalema, umuzi wonke wanyakaza, uthi: “Ngubani lo na?

¹¹ Izixuku zathi: “Lo ungumprofethi uJesu waseNazaretha laseGalile.

¹² UJesu wangena ethempelini likaNkulunkulu, waxosha bonke ababethengisa nababethenga ethempelini, wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshela imali nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba.

¹³ Wasesithi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami izabizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokukhuleka; kepha nina niyenze umhume wabaphangi.

¹⁴ Kwase kufika kuye izimpumputhe nezinyonga ethempelini; wasebasilisa.

¹⁵ Kwathi abapristi abakhulu nababhali bebona izimangaliso azenzayo, nabantwana bememeza ethempelini, bethi: “Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide! babethukuthele kakhulu,

¹⁶ Bathi kuye: “Uyakuzwa lokhu abakushoyo laba na? UJesu wathi kubo: Yebo; anikaze nifunde ukuthi: Emlonyeni wezingane nabasancela uphelelisile ukudumisa na?

¹⁷ Wabashiya, waphuma emzini, waya eBethaniya; walala khona.

¹⁸ Kwathi ebuyela emzini ekuseni, walamba.

¹⁹ Wabona umkhiwane ngasendleleni, waya kuwo, akafumananga lutho kuwo, amaqabunga kuphela; Umkhiwane wabuna masinyane.

²⁰ Sebekubona lokho abafundi bakhe bamangala, bathi: “Umkhiwane ubune masinyane kangakanani na?

²¹ UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uba lilokholo, lingathandabuzi, kaliyikwenza lokhu emkhiwaneni kuphela, kodwa loba lisithi kulentaba: Suka; uphonseke elwandle; kuyakwenziwa.

²² Nakho konke eniyakukucela ngokukhuleka nikholwa, niyakwamukeliswa.

²³ Esangena ethempelini, abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe beza kuye esafundisa, bathi: “Lokhu uzenza ngagunya lini na? njalo ngubani okunike leligunya?

²⁴ UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nami ngizakunibuza izwi libe-linye; uma ningitshela khona, nami ngizalitshela ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.

²⁵ Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwavelaphi na? ezulwini noma kubantu na? Basebekhulumisana bodwa, besithi: Uba sisithi: Ezulwini; uzakuthi kithi: Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na?

²⁶ Kodwa uba sisithi: Kubantu; siyabesaba abantu; ngoba bonke bathi uJohane ungumprofethi.

²⁷ Base bemphendula uJesu, bathi: “Asazi. Wathi kubo: “Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.

²⁸ Kepha nithini na? Umuntu othile wayenamadodana amabili; waya kweyokuqala, wathi: ‘Mntanami, hamba uyosebenza namuhla esivinini sami.

²⁹ Wasephendula wathi: Kangithandi; kodwa waphenduka wahamba.

³⁰ Wasesiza kowesibili, wakhuluma ngokunjalo. Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyahamba, nkosi;

³¹ Ngumuphi kulaba ababili owenza intando kayise na? Bathi kuye: Eyokuqala. UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Abathelisi nezifebe bangena phambi kwenu embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

³² Ngokuba uJohane weza kini ngendlela yokulunga, anikholwanga nguye, kepha abathelisi nezifebe bakholwa nguye;

³³ Zwanini omunye umfanekiso: Kwakukhona umninindlu owahlanyela isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba isikhamo sewayini kuso, wakha umbhoshongo, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya elizweni elikhatshana.

³⁴ Kwathi sekusondele isikhathi sesithelo, wathuma inceku zakhe kubalimi ukuthi bathathe izithelo zazo.

³⁵ Abalimi bazibamba izinceku zakhe, enye bayishaya, enye bayibulala, enye bayikhanda ngamatshe.

³⁶ Abuye wathuma ezinye izinceku eziningi kunezokuqala, benze njalo nakuzo.

³⁷ Kodwa ekugcineni wathumela kubo indodana yakhe, ethi: Bayakuyazisa indodana yami.

³⁸ Kodwa abalimi sebeyibonile indodana bakhulumisana besithi: Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, sidle ifa layo.

³⁹ Basebembamba, bamkhiphela ngaphandle kwesivini, bambulala.

⁴⁰ Nxa umninisivini efika, uzabenzani labo balimi?

⁴¹ Bathi kuye: “Uyakubabhubhisa kabi labo ababi, isivini sakhe asiqashe kwabanye abalimi, abayakumnika izithelo ngezikhathi zazo.

⁴² UJesu wathi kubo: “Anizange nifunde yini emibhalweni ukuthi: “Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi lona laba yinhloko yegumbi;

⁴³ Ngakho-ke ngithi kini: Niyakwamukwa umbuso kaNkulunkulu, unikwe isizwe esithela izithelo zawo.

⁴⁴ Nalowo owela phezu kwaleli tshe uyakuphihlizwa, kepha lowo eliwela phezu kwakhe liyakumcolisa.

⁴⁵ Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi beyizwa imifanekiso yakhe baqonda ukuthi ukhuluma ngabo.

⁴⁶ Kodwa befuna ukumbamba, besaba izixuku, ngoba babethi ungumprofethi.