Luke 19

Ukuphenduka kukaZakewu

1Wathi uJesu engena, wadabula eJeriko a. 2Njalo khangela, kwakukhona indoda eyayithiwa nguZakewu ngebizo b; owayeyinduna yabathelisi, njalo wayenothile; 3wadinga ukubona uJesu ukuthi ungubani c, kodwa kazange enelise ngenxa yexuku, ngoba wayelesithombo esifitshane d. 4Wasegijimela phambili wakhwela emkhiweni wesikhamore ukuze ambone e; ngoba wayezadlula ngaleyondlela. 5Kwathi uJesu efika kuleyondawo, wakhangela phezulu wambona, wathi kuye: Zakewu, phangisa wehle; ngoba lamuhla ngimele ukuhlala endlini yakho f. 6Wasephangisa wehla, wamemukela ethokoza g. 7Futhi bonke bekubona basola h, besithi: Ungene i wethekelela indoda eyisoni j. 8Kodwa uZakewu wema wathi eNkosini: Khangela, ingxenye yempahla yami, Nkosi, ngiyipha abayanga; kuthi uba ngimthathele umuntu k ulutho ngobuqili l, ngilubuyisela luphindwe kane m. 9UJesu wasesithi kuye: Lamuhla usindiso lufikile kulindlu, ngoba n laye o uyindodana kaAbrahama p. 10Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu q ize ukudinga lokusindisa okulahlekileyo r.

Umfanekiso wemali

11Kwathi besizwa lezizinto, wengezelela watsho umfanekiso, ngoba wayeseduze leJerusalema s, langoba babecabanga ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzahle ubonakaliswe t. 12Wasesithi-ke: Umuntu u othile v oyisikhulu waya elizweni elikhatshana, ukuzemukelela umbuso, aphinde abuye w. 13Wasebiza inceku zakhe ezilitshumi, wazinika impondo ezilitshumi x, wathi kuzo: Sebenzani ngemali ngize ngibuye. 14Kodwa izakhamizi zakhe zamzonda, zathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, zisithi: Kasithandi ukuthi lo asibuse y. 15Kwasekusithi esebuyile esewemukele umbuso, wathi azibizelwe kuye lezozinceku, ayezinike imali, ukuze azi ukuthi yileyo laleyo izuzeni ngokuthengiselana. 16Kweza-ke eyokuqala, yathi: Nkosi, impondo yakho izuze impondo ezilitshumi. 17Wasesithi kuyo: Kuhle, nceku elungileyo z; lokhu uthembekile kokuncinyanyana, woba lamandla phezu kwemizi elitshumi aa. 18Kwasekusiza eyesibili, yathi: Nkosi, impondo yakho yenze impondo ezinhlanu. 19Wasesithi lakuyo: Lawe woba phezu kwemizi emihlanu. 20Kwasekusiza enye, isithi: Nkosi, khangela impondo yakho, engayibeka elenjini ab; 21ngoba bengikwesaba ac, ngoba ungumuntu olukhuni; uthatha lokho ongakubekanga, futhi uvune lokho ongakuhlanyelanga. 22Wasesithi kuyo: Ngizakugweba ngokuvela emlonyeni wakho, nceku embi ad. Ubusazi ae ukuthi mina ngingumuntu olukhuni, othatha lokho engingakubekanga, futhi avune lokho engingakuhlanyelanga; 23ngakho kungani ungafakanga imali yami ebhanga af, kuthi-ke mina ekufikeni kwami ngiyithathe ag kanye lenzuzo ah? 24Wasesithi kulabo ababemi khona: Memukeni impondo, liyinike lowo olempondo ezilitshumi. 25Kodwa bathi kuye: Nkosi, lowo ulempondo ezilitshumi. 26Ngoba ngithi kini: Wonke olakho uzaphiwa; kodwa lowo ongelakho, uzakwemukwa lalokho alakho ai. 27Kodwa lezozitha zami, ebezingathandi ukuthi ngizibuse aj, ziletheni lapha, lizibulale phambi kwami ak.

UJesu ungena eJerusalema

28Esetshilo lezizinto, wahamba phambili al, esenyukela eJerusalema am.

29Kwasekusithi esondela eBetfage leBethani entabeni okuthiwa ngeyeMihlwathi, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, 30esithi: Hambani liye emzaneni okhangelene lani; lizakuthi lingena kuwo lifice ithole likababhemi libotshiwe, okungazanga kuhlale kulo muntu; lilikhulule lililethe. 31Uba umuntu elibuza esithi: Lilikhululelani? Lizakutsho njalo kuye ukuthi: INkosi iyaliswela. 32Ababethunyiwe bahamba-ke bafica kunjengoba ebatshelile an. 33Kuthe besalikhulula ithole, abaninilo bathi kubo: Lilikhululelani ithole ao? 34Bona basebesithi: INkosi iyaliswela. 35Basebeliletha kuJesu; baphosela izembatho zabo phezu kwethole likababhemi, bamkhweza uJesu kulo. 36Kwathi ehamba, bendlala izembatho zabo phansi endleleni ap. 37Kwathi khathesi esesondela ekwehleni kwentaba yeMihlwathi, ixuku lonke labafundi laqala ukuthokoza lokudumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhulu aq ngayo yonke imisebenzi yamandla eliyibonileyo ar, 38lisithi: Ibusisiwe inkosi ezayo ebizweni leNkosi as; ukuthula ezulwini, lenkazimulo kweliphezulu at. 39Labanye babaFarisi ababesexukwini bathi kuye: Mfundisi, khuza abafundi bakho au. 40Wasephendula wathi kubo: Ngithi kini, uba bethula laba, amatshe azamemeza av.

41Kwathi esondela, ewubona umuzi aw, wawukhalela ax, 42esithi: Kungathi ngabe wazile lawe, ngitsho ngalolusuku lwakho, izinto zokuthula kwakho; kodwa-ke khathesi zifihlakele emehlweni akho ay. 43Ngoba insuku zizakwehlela phezu kwakho, lapho izitha zakho zizakwakhela umthangala az zikugombolozele, zikuzingelezele ba, zikuvimbele inhlangothi zonke bb, 44zikudilizele phansi wena labantwana bakho bc abaphakathi kwakho, zingatshiyi ilitshe phezu kwelitshe phakathi kwakho bd; ngoba ungasazanga isikhathi be sokuhanjelwa kwakho bf.

Ukuhlanjululwa kwethempeli

45Wasengena ethempelini, waqala ukuxotsha abathengisayo kulo, labathengayo bg, 46esithi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami yindlu yomkhuleko bh; kodwa lina liyenze ubhalu lwabaphangi bi.

47Njalo wayefundisa ethempelini insuku zonke bj; kodwa abapristi abakhulu lababhali bk lenduna zabantu badinga ukumbulala; 48kodwa kabatholanga abangakwenza, ngoba abantu bonke banamathela kuye bemlalela bl.

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