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21 Kuthe nabatjhidela eJerusalema bafika eBhethifage eNtabeni yama-Oliva, uJesu wathuma abafundi bakhe ababili,+ 2 wathi kibo: “Iyani esabelweni lesa enisiqalileko, nizakuthi ningangena kiso, nifumane udumbana nodumbanyana babotjhiwe. Batjhaphululeni nibalethe kimi. 3 Nakuba nomuntu onibuza okuthileko, nithi kuye, ‘IKosi iyabatlhoga.’ Nakezwa lokho uzonivumela nibathathe.”
4 Eqinisweni lokhu kwenzeka bona kuzaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomphorofidi, nakathi: 5 “Tjela indodakazi yeZiyoni, uthi: ‘Qala! Ikosakho iyeza,+ inommoya ophasi+ begodu ikhwele udumbana, iye, udumbanyana omntwana kadumbana.’”+
6 Abafundi bakhamba benza njengombana uJesu abayalile.+ 7 Baletha udumbana nodumbanyanakhe, babeka izambatho zabo phezu kwabo, uJesu wahlala phezu kwakadumbanyana.+ 8 Abanengi esiqubuthwini baqhisa izambatho zabo endleleni,+ abanye baphula iimpande emithini baziqhisa endleleni. 9 Isiqubuthu ebesikhamba phambi kwakhe nebesimlandela besisolo sirhuwelela sithi: “Siyakurabhela, sindisa iNdodana kaDavida!+ Ubusisiwe oza ngegama lakaJehova!*+ Siyakurabhela, msindise, wena osezulwini!”+
10 Kuthe nakangena eJerusalema, idorobho loke lavungama, lathi: “Ngubani lo?” 11 Isiqubuthu besisolo sithi: “Lo mphorofidi uJesu,+ weNazaretha leGalile!”
12 UJesu wangena ngethempelini waqotha abathengisako nabathengako, wagubuda amatafula wabatjhentjha imali neenhlalo zabathengisa amajuba.+ 13 Wathi kibo: “Kutloliwe ukuthi, ‘Indlwami izokubizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokuthandaza,’+ kodwana nina niyenza irholo labadlelezeli.”+ 14 Iimphofu neenrhole zeza kuye ngethempelini, wazilapha.
15 Abaphristi abakhulu nabatloli basilingeka khulu+ nababona iimangaliso azenzileko nabesana ebebarhuwelela ngethempelini bathi, “Siyakurabhela, sindisa iNdodana kaDavida!”+ 16 Bathi kuye: “Uyezwa bona abantwanaba bathini?” UJesu wathi kibo: “Iye. Akhenge nikufunde lokhu na, ‘Emlonyeni wabantwana namasana, wenze bona kuphume indumiso’?”+ 17 Wabatjhiya lapho, waya edorobheni leBhethaniya walala khona.+
18 Kuthe nakabuyela eJerusalema ekuseni khulu, walamba.+ 19 Wabona umuthi wamafeyi hlanu kwendlela waya kiwo kodwana akhenge afumane litho ngaphandle kwamakari,+ wathi kiwo: “Ungasatheli.”+ Umuthi wamafeyi watjhwaba khonokho. 20 Abafundi nababona lokhu, barareka bathi: “Kwenzeka njani bona umuthi wamafeyi utjhwabe khonokho?”+ 21 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, nangabe niyakholwa begodu aninakuzaza, angekhe nenze kwaphela engikwenze emthini wamafeyi kodwana ngitjho nanyana ningathi entabeni le, ‘Suka lapha uphoseke ngelwandle,’ kuzokwenzeka.+ 22 Ngalokho zoke izinto enizibawa ngomthandazo, nanikholwako, nizozifumana.”+
23 Wangena ngethempelini, abaphristi abakhulu nabadala beza kuye asafundisa, bathi: “Uzenza ngamaphi amandla izintwezi? Ngubani okunikele amandla la?”+ 24 UJesu wabaphendula wathi kibo: “Nami ngizonibuza into yinye tere. Naningangiphendula, ngizonitjela bona ngizenza ngamaphi amandla izintwezi: 25 Ibhabhadiso lakaJwanisi, belivela kimuphi umthombo? Ezulwini namkha ebantwini?” Bathoma ukubonisana bodwa, bathi: “Nasingathi, ‘Ezulwini,’ uzokuthi, ‘Kubayini-ke, ningakhenge nimkholwe?’+ 26 Kodwana nasingathi, ‘Ebantwini,’ sisaba isiqubuthu ngombana sona sikholelwa bona uJwanisi mphorofidi.” 27 Ngalokho baphendula uJesu bathi: “Asazi.” Wathi kibo: “Nami-ke, angekhe nginitjele ukuthi ngizenza ngamaphi amandla izintwezi.
28 “Nicabangani? Indoda ethileko beyinabantwana ababili. Yaya kewokuthoma, yathi, ‘Mntwanami, khamba uyokusebenza esimini yamadiribe namhlanjesi.’ 29 Waphendula wathi, ‘Angifuni,’ kodwana ngemva kwesikhathi, wazisola wakhamba. 30 Waya kowesibili, wamtjela okufanako. Waphendula wathi, ‘Ngizokuya Baba,’ kodwana akhenge aye. 31 Ngimuphi phakathi kwababilaba owenze intando kayise?” Bathi: “Ngewokuthoma.” UJesu wathi kibo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini abathelisi neengwadla bazokungena ngaphambi kwenu emBusweni kaZimu. 32 Ngombana uJwanisi weza kini ngendlela yokulunga kodwana akhenge nimkholwe. Nokho, abathelisi neengwadla bamkholwa+ begodu nanyana nikubona lokho, akhenge nizisole bona nikholelwe kuye.
33 “Khenizwe omunye umfanekiso: Bekunendoda emnininarha, eyatjala isimu yamadiribe,+ yakha umthangala magega nayo, yemba umgodi wokutlhodlhela iwayini, yakha nesithala;+ yayiqatjhisela abalimi abathileko, ngemva kwalokho yaya enarheni ekude.+ 34 Nakufika isikhathi sokuvuna, yathumela iinsebenzi zayo kubalimi bona ziyokuthatha iinthelo zayo. 35 Abalimi babamba iinsebenzi zayo, esinye basidula, esinye basibulala, esinye basikghadlha ngamatje.+ 36 Godu yathumela ezinye iinsebenzi ezinengi ukudlula zokuthoma kodwana nazo bazenza okufanako.+ 37 Emaswapheleni yathumela indodanayo, ithi, ‘Bazoyihlonipha indodanami.’ 38 Kuthe nababona indodanakhe, abalimabo barera babodwa bathi, ‘Le yindlalifa.+ Yizani siyibulale, sithathe ilifa layo libe ngelethu!’ 39 Ngalokho bayibamba bayiphosela ngaphandle kwesimu yamadiribe bayibulala.+ 40 Alo-ke, umninisimu yamadiribe nakezako, uzobenzani abalimabo?” 41 Bathi kuye: “Uzobabhubhisa kabuhlungu ngombana bakhohlakele bese aqatjhisele isimakhe yamadiribe kwabanye abalimi abazomnikela iinthelo nazivuthwako.”
42 UJesu wathi kibo: “Akhenge khenifunde na emiTlolweni bona, ‘Ilitje abakhi abalininako, libe lilitje eliqakatheke ukuwadlula woke.*+ Livela kuJehova* begodu liyakarisa emehlwenethu’?+ 43 Kungebangelo ngithi kini, umBuso kaZimu uzokuthathwa kini, unikelwe isitjhaba esithela iinthelo zawo. 44 Ngokufanako, umuntu owela elitjeneli uzokuphahlazeka,+ kuthi elimwelako, lizomtshidlha.”+
45 Kuthe abaphristi abakhulu nabaFarisi nabezwa imifanekiswakhe, bebazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngabo.+ 46 Nanyana bebafuna ukumbhudungela, bebasaba isiqubuthu, ngombana besimthatha njengomphorofidi.+