Buyani Ngaphambi Kokuba Kube Semva Kakhulu
Exelelwa ngembubho eyenziwa nguPilato, uYesu wawala umbono wokuba abo babhubhayo babengaboni abakhulu, wathi mabaguquke. Umkhiwane ongathwaliyo waphiwa omnye unyaka. Wakhulula umfazi owayegobe kabini ngesabatha, waza umfazi wamzukisa uBawo wethu; uYesu walumkisa ukuba umnyango mxinwa, walila.
13 1Ngelo lixa kwafika abantu abathile, bamxelela ngamaGalili awathi uPilato waxuba igazi lawo nemibingelelo yawo.
2Waphendula wathi: “Nicinga ukuba la maGalili ayengaboni abakhulu kunawo onke amanye amaGalili ngenxa yokuba ehlelwe zezi zinto na? 3Hayi, ndithi kuni; kodwa ukuba anithanga niguquke, nani nonke niya kutshabalala ngokunjalo. 4Okanye abaya balishumi elinesibhozo ababulewe yinqaba ende yaseSilowam yakuwela phezu kwabo—nicinga ukuba babenetyala elikhulu kunabo bonke abanye abemi baseJerusalem na? 5Hayi, ndithi kuni; kodwa ukuba anithanga niguquke, nani nonke niya kutshabalala ngokunjalo.”
6Wandula ukubalisela lo mzekeliso, esithi: “Umntu othile wayenomkhiwane otyelwe esidiliyeni sakhe. Weza efuna isiqhamo kuwo, akafumananga nto. 7Wathi kumlimi wesidiliya: ‘Uyabona, iminyaka emithathu ndiza ndifuna isiqhamo kulo mkhiwane, andifumani nto. Wugawule—yini na ukuba uwuphelise nje umhlaba?’ 8Kodwa waphendula wathi: ‘Nkosi, wuyeke nakulo mnyaka, ndide ndiwumbe ndiwujikeleze, ndiwugalele umgquba. 9Ukuba uthe wavelisa isiqhamo ngomnyaka ozayo, kuhle; ukuba akunjalo, ungawugawula.’”
Intombi Ekhululwa NgeSabatha
10Ke kaloku ebefundisa kwenye yezindlu zesikhungu ngesabatha. 11Ngelo lixa, kwakukho umfazi owayeswele amandla ngumoya iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo, egobile, engenako nokuzolula nakancinane.
12Akumbona, uYesu wambizela kuye wathi: “Mfazi, ukhululiwe ebuthakathakeni bakho.”
13Wambeka izandla, wathi kwaoko wazolula, wamzukisa uBawo wethu.
14Kodwa umphathi wendlu yesikhungu, enomsindo ngokuba uYesu ephilise ngesabatha, wathi esihlweleni: “Kukho iintsuku ezintandathu zokusebenza. Yizani niphiliswe ngazo loo mihla, ingabi yisabatha.”
15Yaphendula iNkosi yathi: “Bahanahanisindini! Kakade omnye nomnye wenu akayikhululi na inkomo yakhe okanye iesile lakhe esibayeni ngesabatha, aliqhube aye kuliseza? 16Le ntombi ka-Abraham, ebotshiwe nguSathana iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo, ibimelwe na ukukhululwa kweso sibopho ngesabatha?”
17Akuzithetha ezi zinto, bonke abachasi bakhe badana, laza lonke isihlwele lavuya ngazo zonke izinto ezizukileyo awayenza.
Ubukumkani Bukhula Njengembewu
18Ngoko ke wathi: “Bunjani na ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu? Ndingabufanisa nantoni na? 19Bunjengokhozo lwemostade awaluthabathayo umntu, waluhlwayela emyezweni wakhe, lwakhula lwaba ngumthi, zaza iintaka zezulu zakhela emasebeni awo.”
20Waphinda wathi: “Ndingabufanisa nantoni na ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu? 21Bunjengegwele awalithabathayo umfazi, walifihla kwizilinganiso ezithathu zomgubo, wada wabila wonke.”
Ngenani Ngomnyango Omxinwa
22Wayehamba edabula imizi nemizana, efundisa, esinga eJerusalem. 23Kwathi umntu othile wambuza: “Nkosi, bambalwa na abasindiswayo?” Wathi kubo:
24“Zabalazani ningene ngomnyango omxinwa—kuba abaninzi, ndithi kuni, baya kuzama ukungena, bangabi nako. 25Xa umninindlu esele evukile, evala umnyango, niya kuma ngaphandle ninkqonkqoza, nisithi: ‘Nkosi, sivulele.’ Aya kuphendula athi: ‘Andiyazi apho nivela khona.’ 26Nothi ke niqale ukuthi: ‘Sadla sasela phambi kwakho; wafundisa ezitratweni zethu.’ 27Kodwa aya kuthi: ‘Ndithi kuni, andiyazi apho nivela khona. Mkani kum, nonke nina benzi bobubi!’ 28Kuya kubakho ukulila nokugedla kwamazinyo, xa niya kubona u-Abraham noIsake noYakobi nabo bonke abaprofeti bekubukumkani bukaBawo wethu, nize nina ngokwenu niphoswe ngaphandle. 29Kuya kufika abantu bevela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, nasentla nasezantsi, bahlale esidlweni ebukumkanini bukaBawo wethu. 30Yaye inene, bakho abangabokugqibela abaya kuba ngabokuqala, bakho nabangabokuqala abaya kuba ngabokugqibela.”
UYesu Ulilela IJerusalem
31Ngalo elo lixa kwafika abathile abaFarisi, bemxelela besithi: “Phuma, umke apha—uHerode ufuna ukukubulala.”
32Wathi kubo: “Hambani nixelele loo mpungutye: Uyabona, ndizikhupha iidemon, ndigqibezela iziphiliso namhla nangomso, kuthi ngomhla wesithathu ndifezeke. 33Noko, ndimelwe ukuhamba namhla, nangomso, nangomhlomnye, kuba akukho mprofeti unokufela ngaphandle kweYerusalem.
34Yerusalem, Yerusalem, ebulala abaprofeti, exuluba abo bathunyelwe kuye! Hayi ukufuthi endanqwenela ngako ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho, njengesikhukukazi sibuthela amantshontsho aso phantsi kwamaphiko aso—kodwa nina anavuma! 35Uyabona, indlu yenu ishiyiwe kuni. Ndithi kuni: anisayi kundibona, nide nithi: ‘Usikelelekile lowo uzayo egameni likaBawo wethu!’”
