ULuka 19 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

19 ¹UYesu wangena eYeriko, waye edlula kuyo. ²Kwaye kukho indoda egama linguZakhewu; wayeyintloko yababuthi berhafu, yaye esisityebi. ³Wayenqwenela ukubona ukuba ngubani na uYesu, kodwa akaba nako ngenxa yesihlwele—kuba emfutshane. ⁴Wagidima waya phambili, wakhwela emthonjeni ukuze ambone, kuba uYesu wayeza kudlula ngaloo ndlela.

⁵Kwathi uYesu akufika kuloo ndawo, wakhangela phezulu, wathi kuye: “Zakhewu, khawuleza uhle, kuba ndimelwe kukuhlala endlwini yakho namhlanje.”

⁶Wakhawuleza wehla, wamkela ngovuyo. ⁷Bakubona oku, bonke bakrokra, besithi: “Uye kuhlala nendoda engumoni.”

⁸Wema uZakhewu, wathi eNkosini: “Yabona, Nkosi, isiqingatha sempahla yam ndisinika amahlwempu, kananjalo ukuba ndimvikivile umntu ngento, ndiya kumbuyisela ngokuphindwe kane.”

⁹Wathi uYesu kuye: “Namhlanje lufikile usindiso kule ndlu, ngokuba naye engunyana ka-Abraham. ¹⁰Kuba uNyana woLuntu uzele ukufuna nokusindisa abalahlekileyo.”

Abakhonzi Abathembekileyo Balinda uKumkani

¹¹Bakubon’ ukuba bemphulaphula, wongeza umzekeliso, ngokuba wayekufuphi neYerusalem, yaye becinga ukuba ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu buya kubonakala kwaoko.

¹²Wathi ngoko: “Indoda ethile yobukhosi yaya kwilizwe elikude ukuze izamkelele ubukumkani, ibuye. ¹³Wabiza abakhonzi bakhe abalishumi, wanika ngamnye umvuzo weenyanga ezintathu, wathi: “Rhwebani ngale mali ndide ndibuye.” ¹⁴Ke abemi bakhe bamthiya, bathumela izigidimi emva kwakhe, besithi: “Asiyifuni le ndoda ukuba isilawule.”

¹⁵“Kwathi akubuya esamkele ubukumkani, wabiza abo bakhonzi wayebanike imali, ukuze azi into abayizuzileyo. ¹⁶Weza owokuqala, wathi: ‘Nkosi, imali yakho izuze okuphindwe kalishumi.’”

¹⁷“Waphendula wathi: ‘Wenze kakuhle, mkhonzi lungileyo! Njengokuba uthembekile entweni encinane, phatha imizi elishumi.’”

¹⁸“Weza owesibini, wathi: ‘Nkosi, imali ondinike yona izuze okuphindwe kahlanu.’”

¹⁹“Wathi naye kuye: ‘Nawe uya kuphatha imizi emihlanu.’”

²⁰“Weza omnye, wathi: ‘Nkosi, nantsi imali yakho, endiyigcine isongelwe eqhiyeni;’ ²¹kuba bendikoyika, ngokuba uyindoda elukhuni: uthabatha into ongayibekanga, uvune into ongayihlwayelanga.”

²²Waphendula wathi: “Ndikugweba ngomlomo wakho, mkhonzi ongendawo! Ubusazi na ukuba ndiyindoda elukhuni, ethabatha into engayibekanga, evuna into engayihlwayelanga? ²³Kungani ke ungayifakanga imali yam ebhankini? Ngendithe xa ndibuyayo ndayifumana kunye nenzala yayo. ²⁴Wathi kwabo babemi khona: ‘Thabathani imali kuye, niyinike lowo unokuphindwe kalishumi.’”

²⁵“Bathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, selenokuphindwe kalishumi!’ ²⁶Ndithi kuni: wonke umntu onento uya kongezelelwa; kodwa lowo ongenanto, kuya kuthatyathwa nkqu noko anako. ²⁷Kodwa zisani apha ezi ntshaba zam ebezingafuni ukulawulwa ndim, nizixhele phambi kwam.’”

UNyana Ungena eYerusalem njengoKumkani

²⁸Akuba ethethe ezi zinto, wahamba phambili, enyuka esiya eYerusalem.

²⁹Wathi akusondela eBhetfage naseBhetani, eNtabeni yemiNquma, wathuma ababini kubafundi, ³⁰esithi: “Yiyani kuloo mzana ungaphambili. Ekungeneni kwenu, niya kufumana inkonyana ye-esile ibotshelelwe khona, ekungazanga kwahlala mntu kuyo. Yikhululeni niyizise apha. ³¹Ukuba ubani uthe wanibuza, esithi: ‘Yini na ukuba niyikhulule?’ nothi: ‘INkosi iyayifuna.’”

³²Baya ke abo babethunyiwe, bayifumana kanye njengoko wayebaxelele. ³³Besayikhulula inkonyana ye-esile, abanini bayo bathi kubo: “Yini na ukuba niyikhulule inkonyana ye-esile?” ³⁴Bathi: “INkosi iyayifuna.” ³⁵Bayizisa kuYesu, baphosa iingubo zabo phezu kwenkonyana ye-esile, bamkhwelisa uYesu phezu kwayo. ³⁶Wathi esahamba, batwabulula iingubo zabo endleleni. ³⁷Wathi akusondela ethambekeni leNtaba yemiNquma, sonke isihlwele sabafundi saqalisa ukuvuya, simdumisa uBawo wethu ngezwi elikhulu ngenxa yayo yonke imisebenzi yamandla ababeyibonile, ³⁸besithi: “Usikelelwe uKumkani oza egameni likaBawo wethu! Uxolo emazulwini, nozuko enyangweni!”

³⁹Bathi ke abathile kubaFarisi ababesesihlweleni kuye: “Mfundisi, bakhalimele abafundi bakho.”

⁴⁰Waphendula wathi: “Ndithi kuni, ukuba ngaba aba bathi tu, amatye ngokwawo angadanduluka.”

⁴¹Kwathi akusondela, wawubona umzi, wawulilela,

⁴²esithi: “Akwaba ubuyazi namhla into ekuzisela uxolo! Kodwa ngoku ifihliwe emehlweni akho. ⁴³Kuza kufika imihla apho iintshaba zakho ziya kukwakhela udonga lokungqinga, zikungqonge, zikuvingcele ngeenxa zonke, ⁴⁴zikubhuqe wena nabantwana bakho abangaphakathi kweendonga zakho, zingashiyi litye phezu kwelinye, ngenxa yokuba ungalinakananga ixesha lokuvelelwa kwakho.” ^a a v44 ‘Ixesha lokuvelelwa kwakho’ lixesha apho uThixo weza eYerusalem ngesiqu sikaYesu.

UYesu Uhlambulula Indlu kaYise

⁴⁵Wangena etempileni, waqala ukubakhupha abo babethengisa,

⁴⁶wathi kubo: “Isibhalo sithi, ‘Indlu yam iya kuba yindlu yomthandazo,’ kodwa nina niyenze umngxuma wezihange.”

⁴⁷Wayefundisa imihla ngemihla etempileni, lo gama ababingeleli abakhulu, nababhali, neenkokeli zabantu befuna ukuba bangathini na ukumbulala, ⁴⁸kodwa ababanga nako ukufumana nto banokuyenza, kuba bonke abantu babexhomekeke emazwini akhe.