Matewu 24 - Siswati 1996 BibleJesu ukhuluma ngekubhujiswa kwelithempeli ( Mak. 13:1-2 ; Luk. 21:5-6 ) 1 Jesu abephuma ethempelini; abesahamba ngesikhatsi bafundzi bakhe beta kuye batemkhombisa takhiwo telithempeli. 2 Kepha waphendvula watsi: “Angitsi, niyakubona konkhe loku? Nginitjela ngitsi: Kute ngisho nalinye litje leliyawusala lihleti etikwalelinye lingakadzilitelwa phansi.” Tinhlupheko nekuphatseka kabi ( Mak. 13:3-13 ; Luk. 21:7-19 ) 3 Watsi Jesu asehleti eNtsabeni Yemincumo, bafundzi bakhe beta kuye ngasense, batsi: “Sitjele kutsi letintfo tiyakwenteka nini, kuyakwentekani lokuyawukhombisa kutsi sesikhatsi sekubuya kwakho nekutsi sekuphela kwetikhatsi?” 4 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Caphelani, kutsi kubete umuntfu lonedukisako. 5 Ngobe bantfu labanyenti bayawuta ngelibito lami, befike batsi: ‘NginguKhristu!’ bedukise labanyenti. 6 Niyawuva ngetimphi nangemahemuhemu etimphi; caphelani ningetfuki, ngobe loko kufanele kwenteke, kodvwa umhla wekuphela uyawube ungakefiki. 7 Ngobe sive siyawuvukela lesinye sive, nembuso uyawuvukela lomunye umbuso. Kuyawuba khona tindlala nekutamatama kwemhlaba tindzawo ngetindzawo. 8 Konkhe loku kukucala kwemihelo. 9 “Lapho-ke bayawuninikela etinhlungwini, banibulale. Tonkhe tive tiyawunitondza ngenca yelibito lami. 10 Labanyenti bayawuhlubuka, batsengisane bodvwana, batondzane. 11 Kuyakuvela baprofethi bemanga labanyenti, bedukise bantfu labanyenti. 12 Ngekwandza kwekona kuyawuphola lutsandvo kulabanyenti. 13 Kodvwa lowo loyawubambelela kuze kube ngusekupheleni, uyawusindziswa. 14 LeliVangeli ngembuso liyawushunyayelwa emhlabeni wonkhe, kuze kube bufakazi etiveni tonkhe, bese-ke kuyefika kuphela.” Sinengisoncitsakalo ( Mak. 13:14-23 ; Luk. 21:20-24 ) 15 “Ngako-ke nanibona sinengisoncitsakalo sime endzaweni lengcwele, njengobe asho umphrofethi Danyela,” (lofundzako akacaphele inchazelo yaloku), 16 “labo labaseJudiya ababalekele etintsabeni. 17 Umuntfu losetikwendlu angabe asehla kuyawutsatsa lutfo lolusendlini yakhe, 18 nalowo losensimini angabuyeli endlini kuyawutsatsa kwekwembatsa. 19 Kepha maye kulabayawube batetfwele nakulabayawube bamunyisa ngaleto tikhatsi! 20 Thandazelani kutsi kubaleka kwenu kungabi kusebusika nome ngeliSabatha! 21 Ngobe lapho kuyawuba khona kuhlupheka lokukhulu lokungazange sekube khona kusukela seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba, kuze kube ngulamuhla, futsi akuseyiwuba khona. 22 Kube lawo malanga akafinyetwanga bekuyakubate longasindziswa; kepha ngenca yalabakhetsiwe lawo malanga ayawufinyetwa. 23 “Nome umuntfu asatsi kini: ‘Bukani, nangu Khristu,’ nome: ‘Nanguya lapho akhona,’ ningamkholwa! 24 Ngobe kuyawuvela bokhristumbumbulu, nebaphrofethi bemanga, bente tibonakaliso letinkhulu netimangaliso, kuze kudukiswe nalabakhetsiwe nakunekwenteka. 25 Bukani-ke, senginitjele ngaphambili kungakenteki. 26 “Ngako-ke nabatsi: ‘Bukani usehlane,’ ningayi khona; nome batsi: ‘Bukani usendlini,’ ningakholwa! 27 Ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawufika njengembane umanyata esibhakabhakeni kusukela emphumalanga kuye enshonalanga. 28 “Nome ngukuphi lapho kunesidvumbu khona emangce abutsana khona.” Kufika kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu ( Mak. 13:24-27 ; Luk. 21:25-28 ) 29 “Kepha masinyane nje emvakwaleto tinhlupheko, “ ‘lilanga liyawufiphala, nenyanga iyawubate kukhanya, netinkhanyeti tidzilike esibhakabhakeni, nemandla emkhatsi ayawunyakatiswa.’ 30 “Lapho-ke kuyawubonakala sibonakaliso seNdvodzana yeMuntfu esibhakabhakeni; tonkhe tive temhlaba tiyawukhala natibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita ngemafu elizulu, ngemandla, nangenkhatimulo lenkhulu. 31 Iyawutfumela tingilosi tayo ngekukhala lokukhulu kwelicilongo, tibutse bonkhe labakhetsiwe bayo emagumbini omane emhlaba, kusukela emkhawulweni lomunye welizulu kuze kube kulomunye.” Sifundvo ngesihlahla semkhiwa ( Mak. 13:28-31 ; Luk. 21:29-33 ) 32 “Ase nifundze sifundvo ngesihlahla semkhiwa. Ngesikhatsi emagala aso advumba, nemacembe ahluma, niyaye nati kutsi lihlobo selidvutane. 33 Kanjalo-ke nani, nanibona konkhe loku kwenteka, nibokwati kutsi sekusedvute ngasemnyango. 34 Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lesitukulwane ngeke sendlule kungakenteki konkhe loku. 35 Lizulu nemhlaba kuyakwendlula, kodvwa emavi ami wona angeke endlule.” Kute lowati lilanga nesikhatsi sekubuya kweNkhosi ( Mak. 13:32-37 ; Luk. 17:26-30 , 34-36 ) 36 “Noko kute lowatiko kutsi lelo langa nemzuzu kuyawufika nini, ngisho netingilosi ezulwini neNdvodzana ayati, lowatiko nguBabe kuphela. 37 Njengasemalangeni aNowa kuyawuba njalo nekufika kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu. 38 Njengemalanga labengembili kwazamcolo, bantfu babedla banatsa, labadvuna nalabasikati batsatsana, kwaze kwaba lilanga langena ngalo Nowa emkhunjini; 39 abazange bati, kwaze kwefika zamcolo wabacedza, kuyawuba njalo nekufika kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu. 40 Ngaleso sikhatsi emadvodza lamabili ayawube asebenta ensimini; lenye iyawutsatfwa, lenye isale. 41 Bafati lababili bayawube basila; lomunye uyawutsatfwa, lomunye asale. 42 Ngako-ke caphelani, ngobe anilati lilanga iNkhosi yenu leyawubuya ngalo. 43 Nibokwati kutsi kube umniyo wendlu abesati sikhatsi sekufika kwelisela, abengeke alale, entele kuvimbela lelisela lingayigcekezi lendlu yakhe. 44 “Ngako-ke nani hlalani nilindzele, ngobe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawufika ngesikhatsi leningakasibheki.” Sisebenti lesetsembekile nome lesingaketsembeki ( Luk. 12:41-48 ) 45 “Pho, ngubani losisebenti lesetsembekile nalesihlakaniphile, inkhosi yaso lesimise etikwebendlu yayo, kutsi sibanike kudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele? 46 Sibusisiwe leso sisebenti lesiyawukhandvwa yinkhosi yaso senta njalo. 47 Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Iyawusimisa ngetulu kwako konkhe lenako lenkhosi. 48 Kodvwa nangabe leso sisebenti lesibi sicabanga enhlitiyweni yaso sitsi: ‘Inkhosi yami isalibele,’ 49 bese sicala kushaya letisebenti letikanye naso, sidle sinatse naletinye tidzakwa, 50 inkhosi yaleso sisebenti iyawufika ngalelo langa, leso sisebenti singakayibheki, nangesikhatsi lesingasati. 51 Iyawusijezisa kakhulu kanye nebatentisi. Lapho kuyawuba khona kukhala nekugedletelisa ematinyo.” |
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