NgokukaMakhu 11

11 ¹Besondela eJerusalema, eBhetfage naseBhethaniya eduze neNtaba Yeminqumo, uJesu wathuma phambili ababili kubafundi bakhe,

²wabatshela wathi: “Hambani niye emzaneni ophambi kwenu, kuthi nje ningena kuwo, nizofica ithole lembongolo liboshiwe okungakaze kuligibele muntu. Lithukululeni nililethe lapha.”

³Uma ekhona onibuzayo athi, ‘Nikwenzelani lokhu?’ nithi, ‘INkosi iyalidinga, izophinde ilibuyise lapha masinyane.’

⁴Bahamba bafica ithole liboshiwe emnyango ngaphandle emgwaqweni, balithukulula. ⁵Abanye kwababemi khona bababuza bathi: “Nenzani, nithukulula lelo thole?” ⁶Baphendula njengoba uJesu ayebatshelile, abantu babayeka bahamba. ⁷Baliletha ithole kuJesu, baphonsa izingubo zabo phezu kwalo, wahlala phezu kwalo. ⁸Abaningi bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni; abanye bendlala amagatsha anamahlamvu abawagawula emasimini. ⁹Ababehamba phambili nalabo abalandelayo babememeza bethi: “Hosana! Ubusisiwe lowo oza egameni likaBaba wethu! ¹⁰Ubusisiwe umbuso ozayo kababa wethu uDavide! Hosana kweliphezulu!”

¹¹UJesu wangena eJerusalema nasethempelini, waqalaza konke, kwathi—njengoba sekuhlwile—waphumela eBhethaniya nabalishumi nambili.

UJesu Uqalekisa Umkhiwane

¹²Ngakusasa, besuka eBhethaniya, uJesu walamba. ¹³Ebona umkhiwane unamahlamvu buqamama, waya ukuyobona ukuthi kukhona yini okuthile kuwo. Esefikile kuwo, akatholanga lutho ngaphandle kwamahlamvu, ngokuba kwakungeyona inkathi yemikhiwane.

¹⁴Wayesewutshela wathi: “Makungabe kusaba khona odla isithelo kuwe nanini.” Abafundi bakhe bamuzwa ekusho lokho.

UJesu Uhlanza Indlu KaYise

¹⁵Bafika eJerusalema, uJesu wangena ethempelini waqala ukuxosha ababethengisa nababethenga khona. Wagumbuqela amatafula abantshintshi bemali nezihlalo zababethengisa amajuba, ¹⁶futhi akavumanga muntu ukuba athwale impahla adabule ngamagceke ethempeli.

¹⁷Wabafundisa wathi: “Akulotshiwe yini ukuthi: ‘Indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi indlu yomkhuleko yezizwe zonke’? Kodwa nina seniyenze umhume wabaphangi.”

¹⁸Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bakuzwa lokhu bafuna indlela yokumbhubhisa, ngokuba babemesaba, lokhu isixuku sonke sasimangele ngemfundiso yakhe.

¹⁹Kwathi sekuhlwile, baphuma emzini.

²⁰Ekuseni, bedlula, babona umkhiwane womile kusukela ezimpandeni zawo. ²¹UPhethro wakhumbula wathi kuye: “Rabi, bheka! Umkhiwane owuqalekisileyo usomile.”

²²UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: “Yibani nokholo kuBaba wethu. ²³Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, noma ngubani othi kule ntaba, ‘Phakanyiswa uphonswe olwandle,’ engangabazi enhliziyweni yakhe kodwa ekholwa ukuthi lokho akushoyo kuzokwenzeka—kuyakwenzeka kuye. ²⁴Ngakho ngithi kini: noma yini eniyikhulekelayo neniyicelayo, kholwani ukuthi seniyitholile—iyakuba ngeyenu. ²⁵Nxa nimi nikhuleka, thethelelani noma yini eninayo komunye umuntu, ukuze uBaba wenu osezulwini anithethelele nani izono zenu.” ^a a v25 Imibhalo yakudala kunayo yonke ayinalo ivesi 26 lapha; amakhophi akamuva engeza: “Kodwa uma ningathetheleli, noBaba wenu osezulwini akayikunithethelela iziphambeko zenu.”

Ngegunya Likabani?

²⁷Babuyela eJerusalema. Kuthe uJesu ehamba ethempelini, abapristi abakhulu nababhali namalunga beza kuye, ²⁸bathi: “Wenza lokhu ngegunya lini? Noma ngubani okunike leli gunya lokukwenza?”

²⁹UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngizonibuza umbuzo owodwa. Ngiphenduleni, ngizonitshela ukuthi ngenza lezi zinto ngegunya lini. ³⁰Umbhapathizo kaJohane—wawuvela ezulwini, noma wawuvela kubantu? Ngiphenduleni.”

³¹Bakhulumisana bodwa bathi: “Uma sithi, ‘Wawuvela ezulwini,’ uzothi, ‘Pho kungani ningamkholwanga?’ ³²Kodwa uma sithi, ‘Wawuvela kubantu’”—babesaba isixuku, ngokuba bonke babethatha uJohane njengomprofethi weqiniso.

³³Baphendula uJesu bathi: “Asazi.” UJesu wathi: “Nami angiyikunitshela ukuthi ngenza lezi zinto ngegunya lini.”