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UJesu ufundisa ngokuphenduka

1 Njalo ngalesosikhathi kwaba khona abathile abamtshela ngamaGalili, igazi labo uPilatu alixubanisa lemihlatshelo yabo. 2 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Licabanga ukuthi lamaGalili ayeyizoni yini kulawo wonke amaGalili, ngoba ahlupheka izinto ezinje? 3 Hatshi bo, ngithi kini: Kodwa uba lingaphenduki, lizabhubha ngokunjalo lonke. 4 Lalabo abalitshumi lasificaminwembili, owawela phezu kwabo umphotshongo eSilowama wababulala, licabanga ukuthi bona babebabi yini kulabantu bonke ababehlala eJerusalema? 5 Hatshi bo, ngithi kini: Kodwa uba lingaphenduki, lizabhubha ngokunjalo lonke.

Umfanekiso womkhiwa ongatheliyo

6 Wasekhuluma lumfanekiso ukuthi: Umuntu othile wayelomkhiwa owawuhlanyelwe esivinini sakhe; wafika edinga isithelo kuwo, kodwa kasitholanga. 7 Wasesithi kuso isisebenzi sesivini: Khangela, sekuyiminyaka emithathu ngisiza ngidinga isithelo emkhiweni, kodwa ngingasitholi; ugamule; yini ukuthi wone lomhlabathi? 8 Sasesiphendula sathi kuye: Nkosi, ake usiyekele langalumnyaka, ngize ngigebhe ngiwugombolozela, ngithele umquba; 9 njalo uba uthela isithelo, kuhle; kodwa uba kungenjalo, emva kwalokho uzawugamula.

Ukusiliswa kowesifazana ngeSabatha

10 Futhi wayefundisa kwelinye lamasinagoge ngeSabatha; 11 njalo khangela, kwakukhona owesifazana owayelomoya wobuthakathaka iminyaka elitshumi leyisificaminwembili, esegogekile, wayengalulami ngokupheleleyo. 12 Kwathi uJesu embona wambiza, wathi kuye: Mama, ukhululwe ekuguleni kwakho. 13 Wasebeka izandla phezu kwakhe; njalo wahle welulanyiswa, wadumisa uNkulunkulu. 14 Kodwa umphathi wesinagoge, ethukuthele ngoba uJesu esilise ngeSabatha, waphendula wathi exukwini: Zikhona insuku eziyisithupha okufanele ukusetshenzwa ngazo; ngakho wozani ngazo lisiliswe, kodwa hatshi ngosuku lweSabatha. 15 Ngakho iNkosi yamphendula, yathi: Mzenzisi, ilowo lalowo wenu kayikhululi yini inkabi yakhe kumbe ubabhemi esibayeni ngeSabatha, ayikhokhele ayeyinathisa? 16 Lalo, oyindodakazi kaAbrahama, uSathane osembophile, khangela, iminyaka elitshumi leyisificaminwembili, kakufanele yini ukuthi akhululwe kulesisibopho ngosuku lweSabatha? 17 Kwathi esitsho lezizinto, bayangeka bonke ababephikisana laye; lexuku lonke lathokoza ngezinto zonke ezilodumo ezenziwe nguye.

Umfanekiso wenhlanyelo yemasitedi, lowemvubelo

18 Wasesithi: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu unjengani? Futhi ngizawufananisa lani? 19 Unjengohlamvu lwemasitedi, umuntu aluthatha waluhaza ensimini yakhe; lwaselumila, lwaba yisihlahla esikhulu, lenyoni zezulu zilezidleke engatsheni zaso.

20 Wasebuya wathi: Ngizawufananisa lani umbuso kaNkulunkulu? 21 Unjengemvubelo, ayithathayo owesifazana wayifaka emagokokweni amathathu empuphu, kwaze kwabila konke.

UJesu ukhuluma ngendlela yempilo

22 Wasehamba edabula imizi lemizana efundisa, esiya eJerusalema.

23 Omunye wasesithi kuye: Nkosi, balutshwana yini abasindiswayo? Wasesithi kubo: 24 Zamani kakhulu ukungena ngesango elincinyane; ngoba abanengi, ngithi kini, bazadinga ukungena, kodwa bazakwehluleka. 25 Emva kokuthi umninindlu esesukume wavala umnyango, futhi lizaqala ukuma ngaphandle liqoqode emnyango, lisithi: Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele; yena-ke aphendule athi kini: Kangilazi, lapho elivela khona; 26 lapho lizaqala ukuthi: Sadla sanatha phambi kwakho, njalo wawufundisa endleleni zakithi. 27 Kodwa uzakuthi: Ngithi kini: Kangilazi lapho elivela khona; sukani kimi lina lonke elenza okubi. 28 Lapho kuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo, nxa selibona uAbrahama loIsaka loJakobe labaprofethi bonke embusweni kaNkulunkulu, kodwa lina likhutshelwe ngaphandle. 29 Futhi bazakuza bevela empumalanga lentshonalanga, njalo enyakatho leningizimu, bahlale embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 30 Njalo khangelani, bakhona abokucina abazakuba ngabokuqala, njalo bakhona abokuqala abazakuba ngabokucina.

Ukuzonda kukaHerodi

31 Ngelanga elifananayo kwafika abaFarisi abathile, bathi kuye: Phuma usuke lapha, ngoba uHerodi ufuna ukukubulala. 32 Wasesithi kubo: Hambani lilitshele lelokhanka: Khangela, ngiyakhipha amadimoni ngenza izelapho lamuhla lakusasa, langelesithathu ngipheleliswe. 33 Kodwa kumele ukuthi ngihambe lamuhla lakusasa langomhlomunye; ngoba kakwenzeki ukuthi umprofethi abulawelwe ngaphandle kweJerusalema.

UJesu ukhalela iJerusalema

34 Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi, njalo obakhanda ngamatshe labo abathunywe kuwe! Bengithanda kangakanani ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho, njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela amatsiyane aso ngaphansi kwamaphiko, kodwa kalifunanga. 35 Khangelani, indlu yenu itshiywe kini ilunxiwa; njalo qiniso ngithi kini: Kalisoze langibona kuze kwenzakale, ukuthi lithi: Ubusisiwe ozayo ebizweni leNkosi.

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