NgokukaMathewu 21

21 ¹Kwathi lapho sebesondela eJerusalema befika eBhetfage, eNtabeni Yeminqumo, uJesu wathuma abafundi ababili phambili,

²wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzaneni ophambi kwenu. Ngokushesha nizothola imbongolo iboshiwe, inethole eceleni kwayo. Zikhululeni nizilethe kimi. ³Uma umuntu ethi utho kini, nothi, ‘INkosi iyazidinga,’ iNkosi iyakuzithumela ngokushesha.”

⁴Lokhu kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke lokho umprofethi ayekushilo: ⁵“Yithini endodakazini yaseSiyoni, ‘Bheka, iNkosi yakho iza kuwe, ithobekile, igibele imbongolo, igibele inkonyane, ithole lesilwane esithwalayo.’”

⁶Abafundi bahamba benza njengokuba uJesu abeyalile. ⁷Baletha imbongolo nenkonyane, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwezilwane, uJesu wahlala phezu kwezingubo. ⁸Iningi lesixuku laneka izingubo zalo endleleni; abanye bagawula amagatsha emithini bawaneka endleleni. ⁹Izixuku ezaziphambi kwakhe nezazingemuva kwakhe zaqhubeka zimemeza zithi: “Hosana eNdodaneni kaDavide! Ubusisiwe oza egameni likaBaba wethu! Hosana kweliphezulu!” ^a a v9 “Hosana” yisililo sesiHebheru elisho ukuthi “Sisindise!” — lisetshenziswa lapha njengenhlokomo yenjabulo yokudumisa nokwamukela.

¹⁰Kwathi lapho engena eJerusalema, umuzi wonke wanyakaza, wabuza: “Ngubani lo?”

¹¹Izixuku zathi: “Lo ngumprofethi uJesu, waseNazaretha laseGalile.”

UJesu Ubuyisa Indlu KaYise

¹²UJesu wangena ethempelini, waxosha bonke ababethengisa nababethenga lapho, wagumbuqela amatafula ababentshintsha imali nezihlalo zababethengisa amajuba.

¹³Wathi kubo: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi indlu yomkhuleko,’ kodwa nina niyenza ubhuku lwabaphangi.”

¹⁴Izimpumputhe nezinyonga zeza kuye ethempelini, wazelapha. ¹⁵Kwathi abapristi abakhulu nababefundisa umthetho bebona izimangaliso azenzayo, nabantwana bememeza ethempelini bethi: “Hosana eNdodaneni kaDavide!” bathukuthela,

¹⁶bathi kuye: “Uyakuzwa lokho okushiwo yilaba?” UJesu wathi kubo: “Yebo. Anikaze nifunde yini ukuthi, ‘Emilonyeni yezinsana nabancelayo ulungiselele indumiso’?”

¹⁷Wabashiya, waphuma emzini waya eBhethaniya, walala khona.

Ukholo Olususa Izintaba

¹⁸Ekuseni kakhulu, esabuyela emzini, walamba.

¹⁹Ebona umkhiwane eceleni kwendlela, waya kuwo kodwa wafica amaqabunga kuphela. Wathi: “Ungaphinde uthele izithelo naphakade!” Ngaso leso sikhathi umuthi wabuna.

²⁰Bebona lokhu, abafundi bamangala babuza: “Wabuna kanjani ngokushesha kangaka umkhiwane?”

²¹UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: uma ninokholo, ningangabazi, ngeke nenze lokho okwenzeka kumkhiwane kuphela—niyakuthi nakule ntaba, ‘Phakanyiswa uphonswe olwandle,’ kwenzeke. ²²Konke enikucelayo emkhulekweni, uma nikholwa, niyakukwamukela.”

Kungatshwa Igunya LeNdodana

²³Esengenile ethempelini, wayefundisa lapho abapristi abakhulu namalunga abantu befika bebuza: “Yiliphi igunya onalo lalezi zinto, futhi ngubani okunike leli gunya?”

²⁴UJesu waphendula wathi: “Nami ngizonibuza into eyodwa. Ngitsheleni impendulo, nami ngizonitshela ukuthi ngenza lezi zinto ngaliphi igunya. ²⁵Umbhapathizo kaJohane—wawuvelaphi? Wawuvela ezulwini, noma ebantwini?” Baxoxisana bodwa, bathi: “Uma sithi, ‘Wawuvela ezulwini,’ uyakuthi kithi, ‘Pho kungani ningamkholwanga?’

²⁶Kodwa uma sithi, ‘Wawuvela ebantwini,’ siyasaba isixuku—bonke babona uJohane njengomprofethi.”

²⁷Baphendula uJesu bathi: “Asazi.” Wathi: “Nami angizukunitshela ukuthi ngenza lezi zinto ngaliphi igunya.”

Amadodana Amabili: Amazwi Noma Izenzo

²⁸“Kodwa nithini nina? Umuntu wayenamadodana amabili. Weza kweyokuqala, wathi, ‘Ndodana, hamba uyosebenza namuhla esivinini.’ ²⁹Yaphendula yathi, ‘Angifuni,’ kodwa kamuva yashintsha umqondo wayo yahamba. ³⁰Waya kweyesibili washo okufanayo. Le yaphendula yathi, ‘Ngizohamba, nkosi’—kodwa ayihambanga. ³¹Yimaphi kokubili eyenza intando kayise?” Bathi: “Eyokuqala.” UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, abathelisi nezifebe bangena embusweni kaBaba wethu ngaphambi kwenu.”

³²“Ngokuba uJohane weza kini ngendlela yokulunga, anizange nimkholwe, kodwa abathelisi nezifebe bakholwa. Nanxa senibonile lokho, anizange nishintshe imiqondo yenu nimkholwe.”

Isivini NeNdodana Elahliweyo

³³“Zwanini omunye umfanekiso: Umnikazi womhlaba watshala isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba isikhamo sewayini kuso, wakha umbhoshongo wokulinda, wasiqashisa kubalimi, wahamba waya ohambweni. ³⁴Kwathi lapho sesisondele isikhathi sokuvuna, wathuma izinceku zakhe kubalimi ukuba ziyokha izithelo zakhe. ³⁵Kodwa abalimi babamba izinceku zakhe—bashaya enye, babulala enye, bakhanda enye ngamatshe. ³⁶Waphinde wathuma ezinye izinceku, eziningi kunezokuqala, bazenza ngendlela efanayo. ³⁷Ekugcineni wathuma indodana yakhe kubo, ethi, ‘Bayoyihlonipha indodana yami.’ ³⁸Kodwa abalimi, bebona indodana, bathi omunye komunye, ‘Lona yindlalifa; wozani, asiyibulale sithathe ifa layo.’ ³⁹Ngakho bayibamba, bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini, bayibulala. ⁴⁰Manje lapho umnikazi wesivini efika, uyokwenzani kulabo balimi?”

⁴¹Baphendula bathi: “Uyobabhubhisa kabuhlungu labo bantu ababi, asiqashise isivini kwabanye abalimi abayomnika izithelo ngesikhathi sazo.”

⁴²UJesu wathi kubo: “Anikaze nifunde yini emiBhalweni ukuthi: ‘Itshe abalahla lona abakhi laba yitshe lekhona; lokhu kuvela kuBaba wethu, kuyamangalisa emehlweni ethu’?”

⁴³“Ngakho ngithi kini: umbuso kaBaba wethu uyothathwa kini unikwe isizwe esiyothela izithelo zawo. ⁴⁴Noma ubani owela phezu kwaleli tshe uyophihlizeka; noma ubani eliwela phezu kwakhe liyomchoboza.”

⁴⁵Kwathi abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi bezwa imifanekiso yakhe, baqonda ukuthi wayekhuluma ngabo. ⁴⁶Babefuna ukumbamba kodwa besaba izixuku, ezazimbheka njengomprofethi.