Mark 13

Iziboniso Zesikhathi Sokuphela

1Wathi esuka ethempelini omunye wabafundi wathi kuye, “Khangela, Mfundisi! Amatshe anganani! Bona ubuhle bezindlu!”

2UJesu waphendula wathi, “Liyazibona yini zonke lezi izindlu ezinkulu kangaka? Kakuyikusala litshe phezu kwelinye; wonke azalahlelwa phansi.”

3Kwathi uJesu ehlezi eNtabeni yama-Oliva malungana lethempeli uPhethro, loJakhobe, loJohane lo-Andreya bambuza ngasese bathi,

4“Sitshele, zizakwenzakala nini izinto lezi? Njalo kuzakuba lesibonelo bani ukuthi sezizagcwaliseka?”

5UJesu wathi kubo: “Qaphelani ukuze lingakhohliswa muntu. 6Banengi abazakuza ngebizo lami, besithi, ‘Nginguye,’ bakhohlise abanengi. 7Nxa lisizwa ngezimpi lamahungahunga ngezimpi, lingaze lethuka. Lezozinto kumele zenzakale, kodwa ukucina kulokhu kuseza. 8Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso. Kuzakuba lokuzamazama komhlaba ezindaweni ezinengi, lezindlala. Lezi ziyikuqala kokuhelelwa.

9“Libohlala liqaphele. Lizanikelwa kubaphathi bezindawo litshaywe emasinagogweni. Ngenxa yami lizamiswa phambi kwababusi lamakhosi libe yibufakazi kubo. 10Njalo ivangeli kufanele liqale litshunyayelwe ezizweni zonke. 11Loba lingaze libotshwe lilethwe emthethwandabeni lingaze lazihlupha mandulo ukuthi lizakhuluma lithini. Khulumani ingqe yilokho elizakuphiwa ngalesosikhathi, ngoba kakusini elikhulumayo, kodwa nguMoya oNgcwele.

12“Umfowabo uzanikela umfowabo ekufeni, loyise anikele umntanakhe. Abantwana bazahlamukela abazali babo bababulalise.

13Bonke abantu bazalizonda ngenxa yami, kodwa lowo omayo aqine kuze kube sekupheleni uzasindiswa.

14“Kodwa nxa libona ‘amanyala abanga incithakalo’ kumi lapho okungesikwakhona – umfundi kezwisise – lapho-ke akuthi labo abaseJudiya babalekele ezintabeni. 15Lowo osephahleni lwendlu yakhe kangehli loba angene endlini ukuthatha ulutho. 16Osensimini kangabuyeli emuva ukuyathatha isigqoko sakhe. 17Kuzakuba lukhuni kangakanani ngalezozinsuku kwabesifazana abakhulelweyo labangabadlezane! 18Khulekani ukuthi lokhu kungenzakali ebusika, 19ngoba lezo zizakuba yizinsuku zokuhlukuluzeka okungakaze kube khona kwasekuqaleni, lapho uNkulunkulu adala umhlaba, kuze kube manje – njalo kakuzukubuye kube khona. 20Aluba iNkosi yayingaziphungulanga lezozinsuku, kwakungeyukuphepha muntu. Kodwa ngenxa yalabo abakhethiweyo, labo ebakhethileyo, iziphungulile. 21Ngalesosikhathi nxa umuntu esithi kini, ‘Khangelani, nangu uKhristu!’ loba ‘Khangelani, nanguya,’ lingamkholwa.

22Ngokuba oKhristu bamanga labaphrofethi bamanga bazavela benze izibonakaliso lemimangaliso ukukhohlisa abakhethiweyo – aluba lokho kungenzeka. 23Ngakho lilimuke; sengilitshelile konke ngaphambili.

24“Kodwa ngalezozinsuku, kulandela lokho kuhlukuluzeka, “ ‘ilanga lizafiphala, lenyanga kayikukhanya;

25izinkanyezi zizakuwa emkhathini, lezibunjwa zasemazulwini zizazanyazanyiswa.’

26“Kuleso isikhathi abantu bazayibona iNdodana yoMuntu isiza emayezini ilamandla amakhulu lenkazimulo. 27Izathuma izingilosi zayo ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo kuyo yonke imimoya yomine, kusukela emikhawulweni yomhlaba kusiya emikhawulweni yamazulu.

28“Ake lifunde lesi isifundo esihlahleni somkhiwa: Angavele amagatsha aso abe buthakathaka lamahlamvu ahlume, selihle lisazi ukuthi ihlobo selisondele. 29Kanjalo-ke nxa lingabona izinto lezi sezisenzakala, lazi ukuthi sekusondele, khonapho emnyango.

30Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi isizukulwane sona lesi kasiyikudlula zize zenzakale zonke izinto lezi. 31Izulu lomhlaba kuzakwedlula, kodwa amazwi ami kawayikwedlula lanini.

Usuku Lesikhathi Kakwaziwa

32“Kakho owaziyo ngelanga lelo loba ukuthi yiliphi ihora, loba lezingilosi zasezulwini kumbe leNdodana, kodwa uBaba kuphela. 33Lindani! Qaphelani! Kalikwazi ukuthi sizafika nini lesosikhathi. 34Kunjengomuntu ezathatha uhambo: utshiya indlu yakhe ayinikele izisebenzi zakhe ukuba ziyilinde, yileso sabelwe owaso umsebenzi, atshele lowo olinda emnyango ukuthi aqaphele.

35“Ngakho lindani ngokuba kalikwazi ukuthi umninindlu uzabuya nini – mhlawumbe kusihlwa, kumbe phakathi kwamabili, loba inkukhu sezikhala loba emathathakusa. 36Nxa efika masinyane, makangalifici lilele.

37Engikutshoyo kini ngikutsho emuntwini wonke: ‘Lindani!’ ”