Ukuphenduka kukaZakewu

19Wathi uJesu engena, wadabula eJerikoa. 2 Njalo khangela, kwakukhona indoda eyayithiwa nguZakewu ngebizob; owayeyinduna yabathelisi, njalo wayenothile; 3 wadinga ukubona uJesu ukuthi ungubanic, kodwa kazange enelise ngenxa yexuku, ngoba wayelesithombo esifitshaned. 4 Wasegijimela phambili wakhwela emkhiweni wesikhamore ukuze ambonee; ngoba wayezadlula ngaleyondlela. 5 Kwathi uJesu efika kuleyondawo, wakhangela phezulu wambona, wathi kuye: Zakewu, phangisa wehle; ngoba lamuhla ngimele ukuhlala endlini yakhof. 6 Wasephangisa wehla, wamemukela ethokozag. 7 Futhi bonke bekubona basolah, besithi: Ungenei wethekelela indoda eyisonij. 8 Kodwa uZakewu wema wathi eNkosini: Khangela, ingxenye yempahla yami, Nkosi, ngiyipha abayanga; kuthi uba ngimthathele umuntuk ulutho ngobuqilil, ngilubuyisela luphindwe kanem. 9 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Lamuhla usindiso lufikile kulindlu, ngoban layeo uyindodana kaAbrahamap. 10 Ngoba iNdodana yomuntuq ize ukudinga lokusindisa okulahlekileyor.

Umfanekiso wemali

11 Kwathi besizwa lezizinto, wengezelela watsho umfanekiso, ngoba wayeseduze leJerusalemas, langoba babecabanga ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzahle ubonakaliswet. 12 Wasesithi-ke: Umuntuu othilev oyisikhulu waya elizweni elikhatshana, ukuzemukelela umbuso, aphinde abuyew. 13 Wasebiza inceku zakhe ezilitshumi, wazinika impondo ezilitshumix, wathi kuzo: Sebenzani ngemali ngize ngibuye. 14 Kodwa izakhamizi zakhe zamzonda, zathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, zisithi: Kasithandi ukuthi lo asibusey. 15 Kwasekusithi esebuyile esewemukele umbuso, wathi azibizelwe kuye lezozinceku, ayezinike imali, ukuze azi ukuthi yileyo laleyo izuzeni ngokuthengiselana. 16 Kweza-ke eyokuqala, yathi: Nkosi, impondo yakho izuze impondo ezilitshumi. 17 Wasesithi kuyo: Kuhle, nceku elungileyoz; lokhu uthembekile kokuncinyanyana, woba lamandla phezu kwemizi elitshumia. 18 Kwasekusiza eyesibili, yathi: Nkosi, impondo yakho yenze impondo ezinhlanu. 19 Wasesithi lakuyo: Lawe woba phezu kwemizi emihlanu. 20 Kwasekusiza enye, isithi: Nkosi, khangela impondo yakho, engayibeka elenjinib; 21 ngoba bengikwesabac, ngoba ungumuntu olukhuni; uthatha lokho ongakubekanga, futhi uvune lokho ongakuhlanyelanga. 22 Wasesithi kuyo: Ngizakugweba ngokuvela emlonyeni wakho, nceku embid. Ubusazie ukuthi mina ngingumuntu olukhuni, othatha lokho engingakubekanga, futhi avune lokho engingakuhlanyelanga; 23 ngakho kungani ungafakanga imali yami ebhangaf, kuthi-ke mina ekufikeni kwami ngiyithatheg kanye lenzuzoh? 24 Wasesithi kulabo ababemi khona: Memukeni impondo, liyinike lowo olempondo ezilitshumi. 25 Kodwa bathi kuye: Nkosi, lowo ulempondo ezilitshumi. 26 Ngoba ngithi kini: Wonke olakho uzaphiwa; kodwa lowo ongelakho, uzakwemukwa lalokho alakhoi. 27 Kodwa lezozitha zami, ebezingathandi ukuthi ngizibusej, ziletheni lapha, lizibulale phambi kwamik.

UJesu ungena eJerusalema

28 Esetshilo lezizinto, wahamba phambilil, esenyukela eJerusalemam.

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

41 Kwathi esondela, ewubona umuziw, wawukhalelax, 42 esithi: Kungathi ngabe wazile lawe, ngitsho ngalolusuku lwakho, izinto zokuthula kwakho; kodwa-ke khathesi zifihlakele emehlweni akhoy. 43 Ngoba insuku zizakwehlela phezu kwakho, lapho izitha zakho zizakwakhela umthangalaz zikugombolozele, zikuzingelezelea, zikuvimbele inhlangothi zonkeb, 44 zikudilizele phansi wena labantwana bakhoc abaphakathi kwakho, zingatshiyi ilitshe phezu kwelitshe phakathi kwakhod; ngoba ungasazanga isikhathie sokuhanjelwa kwakhof.

Ukuhlanjululwa kwethempeli

45 Wasengena ethempelini, waqala ukuxotsha abathengisayo kulo, labathengayog, 46 esithi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami yindlu yomkhulekoh; kodwa lina liyenze ubhalu lwabaphangii.

47 Njalo wayefundisa ethempelini insuku zonkej; kodwa abapristi abakhulu lababhalik lenduna zabantu badinga ukumbulala; 48 kodwa kabatholanga abangakwenza, ngoba abantu bonke banamathela kuye bemlalelal.