UJesu ufuna amsindise uZakewu
UZakewu ukhwela esihlahleni, umenywa ukuba amukele uJesu, bese ekhipha uhhafu wakho konke. Umfanekiso wezinceku ezihweba ngemali yenkosi yazo uza ngaphambi kokungena eJerusalema, lapho izixuku zijabula khona, uJesu akhalele umuzi, bese exosha abahwebi endlini kaBaba wakhe.
19 1UJesu wangena eJeriko, edabula ngakhona. 2Kwakukhona umuntu ogama lakhe linguZakewu; wayeyinduna yabathelisi, futhi wayecebile. 3Wayefuna ukubona ukuthi uJesu ungubani, kodwa akakwazanga ngenxa yesixuku, ngokuba wayemfushane. 4Wagijimela phambili, wakhwela emthini womkhiwane ukuze ambone, ngokuba uJesu wayezodlula ngaleyo ndlela.
5Kwathi uJesu efika kuleyo ndawo, wabheka phezulu, wathi kuye: “Zakewu, shesha wehle, ngokuba namuhla ngimelwe ukuhlala endlini yakho.”
6Washesha wehla, wamamukela ngenjabulo. 7Kwathi bebona lokhu, bonke bakhononda, bathi: “Ungene wayohlala nomuntu oyisoni.”
8UZakewu wema, wathi eNkosini: “Bheka, Nkosi, inxenye yempahla yami ngiyinika abampofu; uma ngike ngaqola umuntu ngalutho, ngiyakukubuyisela okuphindwe kane.”
9UJesu wathi kuye: “Namuhla insindiso ifikile kule ndlu, ngokuba naye uyindodana ka-Abrahama. 10Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu yize ukufuna nokusindisa okulahlekileyo.”
Izinceku ezithembekileyo zilindele iNkosi
11Besalalele, wenezela ngomfanekiso, ngokuba wayeseduze neJerusalema, futhi babecabanga ukuthi umbuso kaBaba wethu wawuzovela masinyane.
12Ngakho wathi: “Umuntu othile oyisikhulu waya ezweni elikude ukuze azitholele umbuso, abuye. 13Wabiza izinceku zakhe eziyishumi, wanika nganye imali elingana nomholo wezinyanga ezintathu, wathi: ‘Hwebani ngayo ngize ngibuye.’ 14Kodwa izakhamuzi zakhe zazimzonda, zathuma izithunywa emva kwakhe, zathi: ‘Asifuni ukuba lo muntu asibuse.’
15“Kwathi esebuyile esewamukele umbuso, wabiza izinceku ayezinike imali, ukuze azi ukuthi zizuzeni ngokuhweba. 16Kweza eyokuqala, yathi: ‘Nkosi, imali yakho izuze okuphindwe kayishumi.’”
17“Waphendula wathi: ‘Wenze kahle, nceku elungileyo! Njengoba uthembekile entweni encane, phatha imizi eyishumi.’”
18“Kweza eyesibili, yathi: ‘Nkosi, imali ongiphe yona izuze okuphindwe kahlanu.’”
19“Wathi kuyo: ‘Nawe uyakuphatha imizi emihlanu.’”
20“Kweza enye, yathi: ‘Nkosi, nansi imali yakho, engayigcina isongelwe endwangwini;’ 21ngokuba bengikwesaba, lokhu uyindoda elukhuni: uthatha lokho ongakubekanga, uvune lokho ongakuhlwanyelanga.”
22Waphendula: “Ngiyakwahlulela ngomlomo wakho, nceku embi! Ubuwazi yini ukuthi ngiyindoda elukhuni, engithatha lokho engingakubekanga, ngivune lokho engingakuhlwanyelanga? 23Pho, kungani ungayifakanga imali yami ebhange? Ngabe ngiyithole kanye nenzalo ekubuyeni kwami. 24Wathi kulabo ababemi khona: ‘Mthatheleni imali, niyinike lowo onokuphindwe kayishumi.’”
25“Bathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, usenokuphindwe kayishumi! 26Ngithi kini: wonke onakho uyakuphiwa okwengeziwe; kodwa kulowo ongenalutho, ngisho nalokho anakho uyakwaphucwa. 27Kodwa lezi zitha zami ebezingafuni ukuba ngizibuse, ziletheni lapha, nizibulale phambi kwami.’”
INdodana ingena eJerusalema njengeNkosi
28Kwathi esezishilo lezi zinto, wahamba phambili, enyukela eJerusalema.
29Kwathi esondela eBhetfage naseBhethaniya, eNtabeni yeMinqumo, wathuma abafundi ababili, 30wathi: “Hambani niye emzaneni ongaphambili. Kuyakuthi lapho ningena, nifumane ithole lembongolo liboshiwe khona, okungakaze kugitshelwe muntu. Lithukululeni, niliyise lapha. 31Uma umuntu enibuza, ethi: ‘Kungani nilithukulula?’ nizakuthi: ‘INkosi iyalidinga.’”
32Base behamba labo ababethunyiwe, balifumana njengoba ayebatshelile. 33Kwathi besalithukulula ithole, abanini balo bathi kubo: “Nilithukululelani ithole?” 34Bathi: “INkosi iyalidinga.” 35Baliyisa kuJesu, baphonsa izingubo zabo phezu kwethole, bamkhweza uJesu kulo. 36Kwathi esahamba egibele, bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni. 37Kwathi esesondela ekwehleni kweNtaba yeMinqumo, sonke isixuku sabafundi saqala ukuthokoza, sidumisa uBaba wethu ngezwi elikhulu ngenxa yayo yonke imisebenzi yamandla esasiyibonile, 38sithi: “Ubusisiwe iNkosi ezayo egameni likaBaba wethu! Ukuthula makube sezulwini nenkazimulo kweliphezulu!”
39Abanye babaFarisi ababesesixukwini bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, khuza abafundi bakho.”
40Waphendula wathi: “Ngithi kini, uma laba bethula, amatshe ngokwawo ayakukhamuluka.”
41Kwathi esondela, ewubona umuzi, wawukhalela,
42wathi: “Ukuba nje ubukwazi nawe ngalolu suku izinto ezikulethela ukuthula! Kodwa manje zifihliwe emehlweni akho. 43Ngokuba kuyakufika izinsuku lapho izitha zakho ziyakwakha udonga lokukuvimbezela, zikuhaqe, zikuvimbe nhlangothi zonke, 44zikubhuqe phansi, wena nabantwana bakho abaphakathi kwezindonga zakho, zingashiyi ngisho nelilodwa itshe phezu kwelinye, ngokuba ungasazanga isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho.” a a v44 'Isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho' yisikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu eza eJerusalema ngobuntu bukaJesu.
UJesu uhlanza indlu kaYise
45Wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha labo ababethengisa,
46wathi kubo: “Umbhalo uthi: ‘Indlu yami iyakuba yindlu yomkhuleko,’ kodwa nina niyenze umhume wabaphangi.”
47Wayefundisa imihla ngemihla ethempelini, kodwa abapristi abakhulu nababhali nabaholi babantu babefuna indlela yokumbulala, 48kodwa babengafumani lutho ababengalwenza, ngokuba bonke abantu babenamathele emazwini akhe.
