hJer 14:14, 23:21,25; Mat 24:24; Joha 5:43
wLuka 2:1, 4:5, 21:26; Seb 11:28, 17:6,31, 19:27, 24:5; Roma 10:18; Heb 1:6, 2:5; Isam 3:10, 12:9, 16:14
ak24:5,11, 7:15
bt24:43, 25:13, 26:38,40,41; Mark 13:34,35,37, 14:34,37,38; Luka 12:37,39; Seb 20:31; 1 Kor 16:13; Kol 4:2; 1 Thes 5:6,10; 1 Pet 5:8; Isam 3:2,3, 16:15
bu24:36:25:13; Luka 12:40
by24:43, 25:13, 26:38,40,41; Mark 13:34,35,37, 14:34,37,38; Luka 12:37,39; Seb 20:31; 1 Kor 16:13; Kol 4:2; 1 Thes 5:6,10; 1 Pet 5:8; Isam 3:2,3, 16:15
cb24:36:25:13; Luka 12:40

Matthew 24

UJesu ukhuluma ngokuchithwa kweJerusalema langokuphela kwesikhathi

1UJesu wasephuma a wasuka ethempelini b; basebesondela abafundi bakhe ukumtshengisa izakhiwo zethempeli. 2UJesu wasesithi kubo: Kaliziboni yini zonke lezizinto? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akusoze kutshiywe lapha ilitshe elilodwa phezu kwelitshe, elingasoze lidilizelwe phansi c.

3Kwathi esehlezi entabeni yeMihlwathi d, abafundi beza kuye bebodwa, bathi: Sitshele, lezizinto zizakuba nini e? Lesibonakaliso sokuza kwakho, lesokuphela kwesikhathi sizakuba yini f?

4UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Qaphelani, kungabi khona oliduhisayo g; 5ngoba abanengi bazakuza ngebizo lami, besithi: Mina nginguKristu h; futhi baduhise abanengi i. 6Njalo lizakuzwa ngezimpi lamahungahunga ezimpi; nanzelelani, lingethuki; ngoba konke lokhu kufanele kwenzeke; kodwa ukuphela kakukabi khona j. 7Ngoba isizwe sizavukela isizwe k, lombuso uvukele umbuso l; njalo kuzakuba khona indlala labomatshayabhuqe bezifo lokuzamazama komhlaba indawo ngendawo m; 8kodwa zonke lezizinto ziyikuqala kwemihelo n.

9Lapho-ke bazalinikela o ekuhluphekeni, balibulale; futhi lizazondwa yizizwe zonke ngenxa yebizo lami p. 10Njalo ngalesosikhathi abanengi bazakhubeka q, banikelane, bazondane. 11Futhi kuzavuka abaprofethi bamanga abanengi r, baduhise abanengi s. 12Njalo ngenxa yokwanda kobubi, uthando lwabanengi luzaphola; 13kodwa ophikelelayo kuze kube sekupheleni, nguye ozasindiswa t. 14Njalo lelivangeli lombuso u lizatshunyayelwa v emhlabeni wonke w kube yibufakazi ezizweni zonke; khona-ke kuzafika ukuphela x.

15Ngakho nxa libona amanyala encithakalo, akhulunywa nguDaniyeli umprofethi y, emi endaweni engcwele z (obalayo kaqedisise) aa, 16khona labo abaseJudiya kababalekele ezintabeni; 17ophezu kophahla ab lwendlu ac angehli ukuthatha ulutho endlini yakhe; 18losemasimini angabuyeli emuva ukuyathatha izembatho zakhe. 19Kodwa maye kwabakhulelweyo labamunyisayo ngalezonsuku ad!

20Kodwa khulekani ukuthi ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika, loba ngesabatha. 21Ngoba ngalesosikhathi kuzakuba khona ukuhlupheka okukhulu ae, okungazanga kube khona kusukela ekuqaleni komhlaba kuze kube khathesi af, njalo okungasayikuba khona ag. 22Uba-ke lezonsuku bezingafinyezwanga, bekungesindiswe nyama ah; kodwa ngenxa yabakhethiweyo lezonsuku zizafinyezwa ai.

23Ngalesosikhathi nxa umuntu esithi kini: Khangelani, nangu uKristu, kumbe nanguya, lingakholwa aj. 24Ngoba kuzavuka okristu bamanga labaprofethi bamanga ak, benze izibonakaliso ezinkulu lezimangaliso al, ukuze kuthi, nxa kungenzeka, baduhise labakhethiweyo am. 25Khangelani, sengilitshelile ngaphambili. 26Ngakho uba bengathi kini an: Khangelani, usenkangala, lingaphumi; khangelani, usendlini yensitha, lingakholwa ao. 27Ngoba njengalokhu umbane ubaneka empumalanga ukhanye lentshonalanga, kuzakuba njalo lokufika kweNdodana yomuntu ap. 28Ngoba loba ngaphi lapho okukhona isidumbu aq, lapho amanqe azabuthana khona ar.

29Njalo masinyane emva kokuhlupheka kwalezonsuku as, ilanga lizafiphazwa, lenyanga kayiyikupha ukukhanya kwayo at, lenkanyezi zizakuwa ezulwini, lamandla amazulu azazanyazanyiswa au. 30Khona-ke sizabonakala av ezulwini isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu aw; njalo besezikhala zonke izizwe zomhlaba ax, sezibona ay iNdodana yomuntu az isiza emayezini ezulu ba ilamandla lenkazimulo enkulu bb. 31Njalo izathuma izingilosi zayo bc lokukhala okukhulu kophondo bd, beseziqoqa abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni emine be, kusukela emkhawulweni omunye wamazulu kuze kube komunye umkhawulo wawo bf. 32Kodwa fundani umfanekiso emkhiweni; nxa khathesi ugatsha lwawo selusiba buthakathaka, njalo luhlume amahlamvu, liyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze; 33ngokunjalo lani, nxa libona lezizinto zonke, yazini ukuthi kuseduze
 kuseduze: kumbe,  useduze
kuseminyango bh.
34Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesisizukulwana asisoze sidlule, kuze kwenzeke zonke lezizinto bi. 35Kuzadlula izulu lomhlaba bj, kodwa amazwi ami awasoze adlule bk.

36Kodwa lolosuku lehola bl kakho owaziyo ngalo, ngitsho lezingilosi zemazulwini bm, ngaphandle kukaBaba kuphela bn.

37Kodwa njengensuku zikaNowa, kuzakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu bo. 38Ngoba njengakulezonsuku ezaziphambili kukazamcolo bp babesidla benatha, bethatha besendiswa, kwaze kwafika usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini bq, 39njalo babengazi, kwaze kwafika uzamcolo wasebasusa bonke, kuzakuba njalo lokufika kweNdodana yomuntu. 40Ngalesosikhathi kuzakuba khona ababili ensimini; omunye athathwe, lomunye atshiywe br; 41kuzakuthi abesifazana ababili bechola elitsheni; omunye athathwe, lomunye atshiywe bs.

42Ngakho lindani bt, ngoba kalazi ukuthi iNkosi yenu izafika ngaliphi ihola bu. 43Kodwa yazini lokhu bv, ukuthi uba umninindlu bw ebewazi umlindo isela elizafika ngawo bx, ubezalinda by, futhi ubengayikuvuma ukuthi indlu yakhe ifohlelwe bz. 44Ngakho lani hlalani lilungile ca; ngoba ngehola elingalicabangiyo, iNdodana yomuntu izakuza cb.

Umfanekiso wenceku ethembekileyo lowengathembekanga

45Pho ngubani cc inceku ethembekileyo cd lehlakaniphileyo, inkosi yayo eyibeke phezu kwabendlu yayo, ukuthi ibanike ukudla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo ce? 46Ibusisiwe leyonceku, okuzakuthi inkosi yayo nxa ifika izayifica isenza njalo cf. 47Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izayibeka phezu kwakho konke elakho cg. 48Kodwa nxa leyonceku embi isithi enhliziyweni yayo: Inkosi yami iphuzile ukubuya ch, 49njalo ibisiqala ukutshaya abayizinceku kanye layo, lokudla lokunatha lezidakwa, 50inkosi yaleyonceku izafika ngosuku engayilindele ngalo, langehola engalaziyo, 51izayiquma phakathi
 izayiquma phakathi: kumbe,  izayiquma iyisuse
, izanika isabelo sayo labazenzisi cj; kuzakuba khona lapho ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo ck.

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