Luke 21

Umnikelo Womfelokazi

1Wathi ethalaza uJesu wabona izinothi ziphosela iminikelo yazo esitsheni.

2Wabona njalo umfelokazi ongumyanga ephosela okuzinhlamvana kwethusi okubili. 3Wathi, “Ngilitshela iqiniso ngithi umfelokazi lo ongumyanga unikele okudlula bonke abanye.

4Bonke lababantu banikele becupha enothweni; kodwa yena ngobuyanga bakhe uphosele konke abe lakho ukuthi kumphilise.”

Izibonakaliso Zokucina Kwesikhathi

5Abanye abafundi bakhe babekhulukhuluma ngokubalazwa kwethempeli ngamatshe amahle langezipho ezazinikelwe kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa uJesu wathi, 6“Mayelana lalokhu elikubonayo lapha, sizafika isikhathi lapho okungekutshiywa ilitshe phezu kwelinye; wonke wonke azaphoselwa phansi.”

7Babuza bathi, “Mfundisi, izinto lezi zizakwenzakala nini? Njalo sizakuba yini isiboniso sokuthi sezizakwenzeka na?”

8Waphendula wathi, Qaphelani lingakhohliswa. Ngoba abanengi bazakuza ngebizo lami besithi, ‘Nginguye,’ njalo bathi, ‘Isikhathi sesisondele. Lingabalandeli. 9Nxa lisizwa ngezimpi lezikhukhulambuso, lingethuki. Lezizinto kuzamela zenzeke mandulo, kodwa isiphelo kasizukufika khonokho.”

10Wasesithi kubo: “Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso. 11Kuzakuba kunengi ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, izindlala lezifo ezindaweni ezinengi, lezenzakalo ezesabekayo leziboniso ezinengi zisuka emkhathini.

12Kodwa mandulo kwakho konke lokhu bazalibeka isandla, balihlukuluze. Bazalinikela emasinagogeni lasezintolongweni, kungenxa yebizo lami. 13Lokhu kuzalenza libe ngofakazi kubo. 14Kodwa bekani phansi amaphaphu linganqinekeli ukuthi lizazivikela lithini.

15Ngokuba ngizalinika amazwi lokuhlakanipha ukuze angabi khona ezitheni zenu ozalehlula loba aliphikise. 16Lizanikelwa ngabazali, ngabafowenu layizihlobo labangane njalo abanye benu bazalibulala. 17Bonke abantu bazalizonda ngenxa yami. 18Kodwa kakuyikubhubha lanwele olulodwa emakhanda enu. 19Uma lisima liqine lizazisindisa.

20“Lingabona iJerusalema isihonqolozelwe yizimpi lizakwazi ukuthi incithakalo isisondele.

21Lapho-ke akuthi labo abaseJudiya babalekele ezintabeni, abasedolobheni kabaphume, kuthi labo abasemaphandleni bangangeni edolobheni.

22Ngokuba lesi yisikhathi sokujeziswa ukugcwalisa konke okwalotshwayo. 23Yeka ukwesabeka okuzaba yikho khona kulezozinsuku kwabesifazana abakhulelweyo lakubadlezane! Kuzakuba khona ukuhlukuluzeka okukhulu elizweni lolaka phezu kwabantu. 24Bazakuwa ngenkemba babuthwe babe yizibotshwa zezizwe zonke. IJerusalema izagidagidwa ngabeZizwe kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zabeZizwe.

25“Kuzabakhona iziboniso elangeni, lenyangeni lasezinkanyezini. Emhlabeni izizwe zizaba phakathi kosizi lokudideka ngenxa yokuhuba lokukhaphaza kolwandle. 26Abantu bazaphela amandla ngokwesaba, benqinekiswa yilokho okuzayo emhlabeni, ngokuba izibunjwa zasemkhathini zizazanyazanyiswa. 27Kulesosikhathi bazayibona iNdodana yoMuntu isiza ngeyezi ilamandla lenkazimulo enkulu. 28Nxa lezizinto seziqala ukwenzakala manini liqine, liphakamise amakhanda enu, ngokuba ukuhlengwa kwenu sekusondela.”

29Wabatshela umzekeliso lo: “Ake likhangele isihlahla somkhiwa kanye lezinye zonke izihlahla.

30Nxa zihluma lizazibonela lani njalo lazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze. 31Kanjalo-ke, nxa selibona izinto lezi sezisenzakala, selisazi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele.

32“Ngilitshela iqiniso, lesisizukulwana kasiyikudlula zize ziqale zenzakale lezizinto.

33Izulu lomhlaba kuzadlula, kodwa amazwi ami akasoze lanini edlule.

34Nanzelelani funa izinhliziyo zenu zithundubale ngokuzitika lokudakwa lokunqineka ngezinto zempilo, ngoba lolosuku luzalijuma njengomjibila. 35Ngokuba luzafikela bonke labo abahlala kuwo wonke umhlaba. 36Hlalani lilindile, likhulekele ukuthi liphephe kukho konke osekuzakwenzeka masinyane, lokuthi libe lamandla okuma phambi kweNdodana yoMuntu.”

37Yilolo lalolo usuku uJesu wayefundisa ethempelini kuthi kusihlwa aphume ayochitha ubusuku eqaqeni olwaluthiwa yiNtaba yama-Oliva, 38njalo abantu bonke babesiza ekuseni kakhulu ukuzamuzwa ethempelini.