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Ukuphenduka kukaZakewu
1 Wathi engena uJesu wadabula eJeriko. 2 Njalo khangela, kwakukhona indoda okuthiwa nguZakewu ngebizo, lo wayeyinduna yabathelisi, njalo lo wayenothile; 3 wadinga ukubona uJesu ukuthi ungubani, kodwa kazange enelise ngenxa yexuku, ngoba wayelesithombo esifitshane. 4 Wasegijimela phambili wakhwela emkhiweni ukuze ambone; ngoba wayezadlula khona lapho. 5 Kwathi uJesu efika kuleyondawo, wakhangela phezulu wambona, wathi kuye: Zakewu, yehla ngokuphangisa; ngoba lamuhla ngimele ukuhlala endlini yakho. 6 Wasephangisa wehla, wamemukela ethokoza. 7 Futhi kuthe bonke bekubona basola, besithi: Ungene wethekelela indoda eyisoni. 8 Kodwa uZakewu wema wathi eNkosini: Khangela, ingxenye yempahla yami, Nkosi, ngiyabapha abayanga; kuthi uba ngimthathele umuntu ulutho ngobuqili, ngilubuyisele luphindwe kane. 9 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Lamuhla usindiso lufikile kulindlu, ngoba laye lo uyindodana kaAbrahama. 10 Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukudinga lokusindisa okulahlekileyo.
Umfanekiso wemali
11 Kwathi besizwa lezizinto, wengezelela watsho umfanekiso, ngoba wayeseduze leJerusalema, langoba babecabanga ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzahle ubonakaliswe. 12 Wasesithi-ke: Umuntu othile oyisikhulu waya elizweni elikhatshana, ukuzemukelela umbuso, aphinde abuye. 13 Wasebiza inceku zakhe ezilitshumi, wazinika impondo ezilitshumi, wathi kuzo: Sebenzani ngemali ngize ngibuye. 14 Kodwa izakhamuzi zakhe zamzonda, zathuma iqembu lamanxusa emva kwakhe, zisithi: Kasithandi ukuthi lo asibuse. 15 Kwasekusithi esebuyile esewemukele umbuso, wathi azibizelwe kuye lezonceku, ayezinike imali, ukuze azi ukuthi lowo lalowo uzuzeni ngokuthengiselana. 16 Kweza-ke eyokuqala, yathi: Nkosi, impondo yakho izuze impondo ezilitshumi. 17 Wasesithi kuyo: Kuhle, nceku elungileyo; lokhu uthembekile kokuncinyane, woba lamandla phezu kwemizi elitshumi. 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, engayigcina elenjini; 21 ngoba bengikwesaba, ngoba ungumuntu olukhuni; uthatha lokho obungakubekanga, futhi uvune lokho ongakuhlanyelanga. 22 Wasesithi kuyo: Ngizakugweba ngokuvela emlonyeni wakho, nceku embi. Ubusazi ukuthi mina ngingumuntu olukhuni, othatha lokho engingakubekanga, futhi avune lokho engingakuhlanyelanga; 23 njalo kungani ungafakanga imali yami ebhanga, kuthi-ke mina ngingabuya ngiyithathe lenzuzo? 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 alakho. 27 Kodwa lezozitha zami, ebezingathandi ukuthi ngizibuse, ziletheni lapha, lizibulale phambi kwami.
UJesu ungena eJerusalema
28 Esetshilo lezizinto, waya phambili, esenyukela eJerusalema.
29 Kwasekusithi esondela eBetfage leBethani entabeni okuthiwa ngeyeMihlwathi, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, 30 esithi: Hambani liye emzaneni okhangelene lani; lizakuthi lingena lifice ithole likababhemi libotshiwe, okungazanga kuhlale kulo muntu; lilikhulule lilibise. 31 Uba umuntu eselibuza esithi: Lilikhululelani? Lizakutsho njalo kuye ukuthi: INkosi iyaliswela. 32 Ababethunyiwe bahamba-ke bafica njengoba ebatshelile. 33 Kuthe besalikhulula ithole, abaninilo bathi kubo: Lilikhululelani ithole? 34 Bona basebesithi: INkosi iyaliswela. 35 Basebeliletha ithole kuJesu; baphosela izembatho zabo phezu kwethole likababhemi, bamkhweza uJesu kulo. 36 Kwathi ehamba, bendlala phansi izembatho zabo endleleni. 37 Kwathi khathesi esesondela ekwehleni kwentaba yeMihlwathi, ixuku lonke labafundi laqala ukuthokoza lokumdumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhulu ngayo yonke imisebenzi yamandla eliyibonileyo, 38 lisithi: Ubusisiwe umbusi ozayo ebizweni leNkosi; ukuthula ezulwini, lenkazimulo kweziphezulu kakhulu. 39 Labanye babaFarisi ababesexukwini bathi kuye: Mfundisi, khuza abafundi bakho. 40 Wasephendula wathi kubo: Ngithi kini: Uba bethula laba, amatshe azamemeza.
41 Kwathi esondela, ewubona umuzi, wawukhalela, 42 esithi: Kungathi ngabe wazi lawe, ngalolusuku lwakho ngitsho, izinto zokuthula kwakho; kodwa-ke khathesi zifihlakele emehlweni akho. 43 Ngoba insuku zizakwehlela phezu kwakho, lapho izitha zakho zizakwakhela umthangala zikugombolozele, zikuzingelezele, zikuvimbele inhlangothi zonke, 44 zikudilizele phansi wena labantwana bakho abaphakathi kwakho, zingatshiyi ilitshe phezu kwelitshe phakathi kwakho; ngoba ungasazanga isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwakho.
Ukuhlanjululwa kwethempeli
45 Wasengena ethempelini, waqala ukuxotsha abathengisayo kulo labathengayo, 46 esithi kubo: Kubhaliwe ukuthi: Indlu yami iyindlu yomkhuleko; kodwa lina liyenze ubhalu lwabaphangi.
47 Njalo wayefundisa ethempelini insuku zonke; kodwa abapristi abakhulu lababhali badinga ukumbulala, lenduna zabantu; 48 kodwa abazange bathole ukuthi bangenzani, ngoba abantu bonke banamathela kuye bemlalela.