Phenduka Kungakephuzi
Etshelwa ngokubulala kukaPilatu, uJesu uyakwala ukucabanga ukuthi ababulewe babeyizoni ezimbi kakhulu, athi phendukani. Umkhiwane ongatheli unikwa omunye unyaka. Ukhulula owesifazane obegobile ngeSabatha, yena adumise uBaba wethu, uxwayisa ngokuthi umnyango umncane, futhi uyakhala.
13 1Ngaso leso sikhathi kwakukhona abantu abathile abamtshela ngamaGalile uPilatu axuba igazi lawo nemihlatshelo yawo.
2Waphendula wathi: “Nicabanga ukuthi lawa maGalile ayezoni ezimbi kunawo wonke amanye amaGalile ngoba ehlupheke ngale ndlela na? 3Cha, ngithi kini; kodwa uma ningaphenduki, nani nonke niyakubhubha kanjalo. 4Noma labaya abayishumi nesishiyagalombili ababulawa ngenkathi umbhoshongo waseSilowama uwela phezu kwabo—nicabanga ukuthi babenecala elikhulu kunabo bonke abanye abahlala eJerusalema na? 5Cha, ngithi kini; kodwa uma ningaphenduki, nani nonke niyakubhubha ngendlela efanayo.”
6Wabe esexoxa lo mfanekiso wathi: “Umuntu othile wayenomkhiwane otshalwe esivinini sakhe. Weza efuna izithelo kuwo, kodwa akatholanga lutho. 7Wathi kumlimi: ‘Bheka, iminyaka emithathu ngilokhu ngifika ngifuna izithelo kulo mkhiwane kodwa angitholi lutho. Uwugawule—uwuvumeleleni ukuba uqede amandla omhlabathi?’ 8Kodwa waphendula wathi: ‘Nkosi, wuyeke nakulo nyaka futhi, ngize ngiwumbe nxazonke ngifake nomquba. 9Khona-ke uma uthela izithelo ngonyaka ozayo, kuhle; uma kungenjalo, ungawugawula.’”
Indodakazi Ikhululwa ngeSabatha
10Wayefundisa kwelinye lamasinagoge ngeSabatha. 11Ngaso leso sikhathi kwakukhona owesifazane owayebuthakathaka ngenxa yomoya iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, egobile, engakwazi ukuvuka aqonde nakancane.
12Embona, uJesu wambiza wathi: “Mfazi, ukhululiwe ekukhubazekeni kwakho.”
13Wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe, kwathi ngaso leso sikhathi waqonda, wamdumisa uBaba wethu.
14Kodwa umholi wesinagoge, ethukuthele ngokuba uJesu aphilise ngeSabatha, wathi esixukwini: “Kukhona izinsuku eziyisithupha zokusebenza. Wozani nelashwe ngalezo zinsuku, kungabi ngeSabatha.”
15INkosi yamphendula yathi: “Bazenzisi! Akekho yini kini othukulula inkabi yakhe noma imbongolo yakhe esibayeni ngeSabatha ayiholele ngaphandle ukuze ayiphuzise amanzi na? 16Pho le ndodakazi ka-Abrahama, eboshwe nguSathane iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, bekungafanele yini ikhululwe kuleso sibopho ngeSabatha na?”
17Esesho lezi zinto, bonke ababephikisana naye baba namahloni, sonke isixuku sajabula ngazo zonke izinto ezinkazimulo ayezenza.
Umbuso Ukhula Njengembewu
18Ngakho-ke wathi: “Umbuso kaBaba wethu unjengani? Ngingawufanisa nani? 19Unjengembewu yemastadi umuntu ayithatha ayihlwanyele ensimini yakhe, yakhula yaba umuthi, izinyoni zezulu zakhela emagatsheni awo.”
20Waphinda futhi wathi: “Ngingawufanisa nani umbuso kaBaba wethu? 21Unjengemvubelo owesifazane ayithatha wayifihla ezilinganisweni ezintathu zempuphu, kwaze kwavubeka konke.”
Ngenani Ngomnyango Omncane
22Wahamba edabula emadolobheni nasemizaneni, efundisa eqonde eJerusalema. 23Omunye wambuza wathi: “Nkosi, bayingcosana yini abasindiswayo?” Wathi kubo:
24“Zabalazani ningene ngomnyango omncane—abaningi, ngithi kini, bayakuzama ukungena behluleke. 25Kuyothi lapho umninindlu esesukumile wawuvala umnyango, niyakuma ngaphandle ningqongqoza, nithi: ‘Nkosi, sivulele.’ Uyakuphendula athi: ‘Angazi ukuthi nivelaphi.’ 26Khona-ke niyakuqala ukuthi: ‘Sadla saphuza phambi kwakho; wena wafundisa emigwaqweni yethu.’ 27Kodwa uyakuthi: ‘Ngithi kini, angazi ukuthi nivelaphi. Sukani kimi, nina nonke benzi bobubi!’ 28Kuyoba khona ukukhala nokugedla kwamazinyo, lapho nibona u-Abrahama no-Isaka noJakobe nabo bonke abaprofethi embusweni kaBaba wethu, kanti nina niyolahlwa ngaphandle. 29Abantu bayakuvela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, enyakatho naseningizimu, bahlale phansi ukuze badle embusweni kaBaba wethu. 30Futhi ngempela, abanye bangabokugcina abayoba ngabokuqala, abanye bangabokuqala abayoba ngabokugcina.”
UJesu Ulilela iJerusalema
31Ngaso leso sikhathi kwafika abanye abaFarisi, bathi kuye: “Phuma, usuke lapha—uHerode ufuna ukukubulala.”
32Wathi kubo: “Hambani niyotshele leya mpungushe ukuthi: Bheka, ngikhipha amadimoni ngiqede nokuphilisa namuhla nakusasa, kuthi ngosuku lwesithathu ngifeze umsebenzi wami. 33Nokho, kumele ngihambe namuhla nakusasa nangosuku olulandelayo, ngokuba akekho umprofethi ongafa ngaphandle kweJerusalema.
34Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi, ukhanda ngamatshe labo abathunyelwe kuwe! Kukaningi kangakanani ngifisa ukubutha abantwana bakho njengesikhukhukazi sibutha amatshwele aso ngaphansi kwamaphiko aso—kodwa wena wala! 35Bheka, indlu yakho ishiywe kuwe. Ngithi kini: anisayikungibona nize nithi: ‘Ubusisiwe lowo oza egameni likaBaba wethu!’”
