3 kobana bayombuza bathi: “Unguye olindelwe bona afike, namkha silinde omunye na?”
Ngizokubusisa abakubusisako, nabakunyazako ngizabanikelela; zoke iinkoro zephasi zikhanukele ukubusiswa njengawe.”
Ngizakubeka ubutha phakathi kwakho nomfazi, naphakathi kweenzukulwana zakho neenzukulwana zakhe; zona zizakutshidlha ihlokwakho wena ulume isithende sazo.”
Intonga yobukhosi angeze yasuka kuJuda, nentonga yombusi hlangana neenyawo zakhe, bekulethwe isibiko kuye, nezizwe zoke zitjengise ukumlalela.
Ubusisiwe ongenako ebizweni lakaSomnini. Siyanibusisa sisethempelini lakaSomnini.
Ngalokho-ke, uSomandla ngokwakhe uzonenzela isibonakaliso: Qala, iqhakazana lisidisi, lizakubeletha indodana, liyithiye ibizo bona ngu-Imanuweli.
Ngemuva kwalokho, ama-Israyeli azokubuya afune uSomnini uZimawo noDavida ikosawo. Azakubuyela kuSomnini ngokuzithoba okukhulu; abuyele ebuhleni azabuphiwa nguSomnini emihleni yokuphela.
Abahlengi bazakukhuphukela entabeni yeZiyoni ukuze babuse iintaba zakwa-Esewu. Umbuso uzokuba ngowakaSomnini.”
Nje-ke uSomnini uzakunikela abantu beJerusalema ezandleni zezitha; kufikela lapha kubelethwa khona othileko, bese abafowabo abasekuthunjweni babuye bazihlanganise namanye ama-Israyeli.
Ngizakusikinya zoke izizwe bese kuvela amagugu wezizwe zoke, yeke ngizalise indlu le ngephazimulo,’ kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
Jekezela khulu wena ndodakazi yeZiyoni! Rhuwelela wena ndodakazi yeJerusalema! Qala, ikosakho iza kuwe, ilungile begodu iyahlula. Ithobekile begodu ikhwele udumbana, udumbana wamambala.
“Qala, ngizokuthuma isithunywa sami esizakulungisa indlela phambi kwami. Kuthi msinyazana, isikhulu osifunako sifike ethempeleni lami; iye, isithunywa sesivumelwano somuzi osihlulukeleko siyeza.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
“Kodwana kini enesaba ibizo lami, kuzakuphuma ilanga lokulunga linokuphilisa emisebenalo. Nizakuphuma nitune njengamathole nakaphuma egoqweni.
Ngiyambona yena kodwana ingasi manjesi, ngiyambona kodwana ingasi eduze. Iye, ikwekwezi izakuvumbuka kuJakopo, intonga yobukhosi izakuvela ku-Israyeli; izakuphihliza iindlani zombili zakwaMowabi, neenhloko zamaTjhethi woke.
Nguye lo okutlolwe ngaye kwathiwa, “ ‘Qala, ngithuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho, esizakulungisa indlela phambi kwakho.’
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Khambani nibuyele emuva nifese nibikele uJwanisi ngenikuzwileko nenikubonileko:
“Yenithi endodakazini yeZiyoni: “Naso ikosakho iza kuwe, ngokuzithoba beyikhwele udumbana, iye, udumbanyana olithole lakadumbana.”
Isiqubuthu esakhamba phambi kwakhe nebesikhamba ngemva kwakhe sarhuwelela sathi: “Hosana kiyo iNdodana kaDavida! Ubusisiwe ozako ebizweni leKosi! Hosana kweliphezulu!”
Labo ebebakhamba phambili nalabo ebebamlandela barhuwelela bathi: “Hosana! Ubusisiwe loyo oza ngebizo lakaSomnini!
sathi: “Ubusisiwe loyo ozako, iye, iKosi eza ebizweni lakaSomnini! Ukuthula ezulwini nephazimulo keliphezulu!”
Waphendula wathi: “Iye, Kosi! Ngiyakholwa bona unguKrestu, iNdodana kaZimu, ebekufanele ize ephasini.”
Sathatha amahlahla womuthi wesundu saphuma sayomhlangabeza sarhuwelela, sathi: “Dumisani uZimu! Ubusisiwe ozako ebizweni lakaSomnini! Iye, ibusisiwe iKosi yakwa-Israyeli!”
Uyongiphazimulisa ngombana uzokuthatha okwami anazise khona.
UJesu wathi kuye: “Yewungikholwe mfazi, isikhathi siyeza lapha uBaba angekhe athandazwa entabeni le namkha eJerusalema.
Kwathi lokha abantu nababona iimangaliso ezenziwa nguJesu, bathoma ukuthi: “Kwamambala, lo mphorofidi obekufanele eze ephasinapha!”
Nokho abanengi esiqubuthwini bamkholwa bebathi: “Lokha uKrestu nezako, uzakwenza iimbonakaliso ezinengi kunomuntu lo na?”
Ngombana sekusikhatjhana esifitjhani, “ozako uyeza, angekhe ariyade.