Luke 19
1 UJesu wangena wadabula iJeriko.
2 Bheka, kwakukhona indoda igama layo linguZakewu, iyinhloko yabathelisi, inothile;
3 Yayifuna ukumbona uJesu ukuthi ungubani; wahluleka ngenxa yexuku, ngoba wayemude.
4 Wasegijimela phambili, wakhwela esihlahleni somthombe ukuthi ambone, ngoba wayezadlula ngaleyondlela.
5 Kwathi uJesu efika kuleyo ndawo, wabheka phezulu, wayibona, wathi kuyo: “Zakewu, shesha wehle; ngoba lamuhla ngimele ukuhlala endlini yakho.
6 Waseshesha wehla, wamamukela ngokuthokoza.
7 Sebekubonile bonke bakhonona, besithi: Ungene ukuvakatshela indoda eyisoni.
8 UZakewu wema wathi eNkosini; Bheka, Nkosi, inxenye yempahla yami ngiyipha abampofu; futhi uma ngithathe utho kumuntu ngamanga, ngimbuyisela ngokuphindwe kane.
9 UJesu wathi kuye: “Namuhla insindiso isifikile kule ndlu, lokhu naye eyindodana ka-Abrahama.
10 Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukufuna nokusindisa obekulahlekile.
11 Kwathi bekuzwa lokho, wanezela, wakhuluma umfanekiso, ngokuba wayeseduze neJerusalema, nangokuba babethi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakuvela masinyane.
12 Wathi-ke: “Umuntu othile wobukhosi waya ezweni elikude ukuyozithathela umbuso, abuye.
13 Wabiza izinceku zakhe eziyishumi, wazinika omina abayishumi, wathi kuzo: ‘Hhwebani ngize ngibuye.
14 Kepha izakhamuzi zakhe zazimzonda, zathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, zithi: “Asithandi ukuba lo abuse phezu kwethu.
15 Kwathi esebuyile esewamukele umbuso, wayala ukuba kubizelwe kuye lezo zinceku abezinike imali, ukuze azi ukuthi yilowo nalowo ube zuzile kangakanani ngokuhweba.
16 Yafika eyokuqala, yathi: ‘Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayishumi.
17 Yathi kuyo: “Kuhle, nceku enhle; ngokuba ubuthembekile kokuncane, yiba namandla phezu kwemizi eyishumi.
18 Yafika neyesibili, yathi: ‘Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayisihlanu.
19 Wasesithi kuye: Lawe yiba phezu kwemizi eyisihlanu.
20 Kwasekusiza nenye, yathi: Nkosi, bheka, nangu umina wakho, ebengiwubeke eqhiyeni.
21 Ngokuba bengikwesaba, lokhu ungumuntu olukhuni; uthatha ongakubekanga, uvune ongakuhlwanyelanga.
22 Wathi kuyo: “Ngizakwahlulela ngokuphuma emlonyeni wakho, nceku embi. Ubuwazi ukuthi ngingumuntu olukhuni, othabatha engingakubekanga, avune engingakuhlwanyelanga;
23 Pho, awufakanga ngani imali yami ebhange, ukuze ekufikeni kwami ngiyibize nenzalo na?
24 Wathi kwababemi khona: “Mthatheleni umina, nimnike onawomina abayishumi.
25 Bathi kuye: Nkosi, unomina abayishumi.
26 Ngokuba ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa; lalowo ongelakho, lalokho alakho uzakwemukwa.
27 Kodwa lezozitha zami ezazingathandanga ukuthi ngibuse phezu kwazo, ziletheni lapha, lizibulale phambi kwami.
28 Eseshilo lokho wandulela, wenyukela eJerusalema.
29 Kwasekusithi esesondele eBetfage leBethaniya entabeni ethiwa yiNtaba Yemihlwathi, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe.
30 esithi: Hambani liye emzaneni okhangelene lani; ekungeneni kwenu nizafica ithole lembongolo likhulekiwe, okungake kuhlale muntu kulo;
31 Uma umuntu enibuza ethi: ‘Nilithukululelani na? nizakusho kuye ukuthi: ‘INkosi iyalidinga.’
32 Basuka ababethunyiwe, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo.
33 Kuthe besalithukulula ithole, abaninilo bathi kubo: Nilithukululelani ithole?
34 Bathi: “INkosi iyalidinga.
35 Baliyisa kuJesu, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwethole, bamkhwelisa uJesu.
36 Esahamba, bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni.
37 Esesondele ekwehleni kweNtaba Yeminqumo, isixuku sonke sabafundi saqala ukuthokoza nokudumisa uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu ngayo yonke imisebenzi yamandla ababeyibonile;
38 besithi: Kayibusiswe iNkosi ezayo ebizweni leNkosi: ukuthula ezulwini, lenkazimulo kweliphezulu.
39 Abanye kubaFarisi exukwini bathi kuye: Mfundisi, khuza abafundi bakho.
40 Wasephendula wathi kubo: Ngithi kini: Uba bengathula laba, amatshe azakhala masinyane.
41 Esesondele wawubona umuzi, wawukhalela;
42 esithi: Aluba ubusazi lawe ngalolusuku lwakho, izinto zokuthula kwakho! kepha manje zifihliwe emehlweni akho.
43 Ngokuba izinsuku ziyakufikela, lapho izitha zakho ziyokubiyela ngomsele, zikuhaqe, zikuvimbezele nxazonke;
44 Ziyakuwisa phansi wena nabantwana bakho phakathi kwakho; kabayikutshiya ilitshe phezu kwelinye; ngoba ubungasazi isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho.
45 Wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha ababethengisa kulo nabathengayo;
46 wathi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami yindlu yokukhuleka;
47 Wayefundisa ethempelini imihla ngemihla. Kepha abapristi abakhulu nababhali nezikhulu zabantu bafuna ukumbulala;
48 Kodwa babengatholi abangakwenza, ngoba ixuku lonke lalilalela ukumuzwa.