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11 Kuthe nabatjhidela eJerusalema, eBhethifage neBhethaniya+ eNtabeni yama-Oliva, wathuma abafundi bakhe ababili+ 2 wathi kibo: “Iyani esabelweni lesa enisiqalileko, nizakuthi ningangena kiso, nifumane udumbanyana obotjhiweko ongakhenge ahlalwe mumuntu bekube nje. Mtjhaphululeni nimlethe kimi. 3 Nakungaba nomuntu othi kini, ‘Kubayini nenza lokhu?’ nithi, ‘IKosi iyamtlhoga, izombuyisa msinyazana.’” 4 Bakhamba, bafumana udumbana abotjhelwe hlanu komnyango, ngaphandle eduze kwendlela, bamtjhaphulula.+ 5 Kodwana abanye abantu ebebajame lapho bathi kibo: “Kubayini nitjhaphulula udumbanyana loyo?” 6 Babatjela lokho uJesu abatjele khona, babalisa bona bakhambe.
7 Baletha udumbanyana+ kuJesu, babeka izambatho zabo phezu kwakhe, wahlala phezu kwakhe.+ 8 Nabanye abanengi baqhisa izambatho zabo endleleni, abanye baqunta amatjhwaba emasimini.+ 9 Labo ebebakhamba ngaphambili nalabo ebebavela ngemva bebasolo barhuwelela bathi: “Siyakurabhela, msindise!+ Ubusisiwe oza ngegama lakaJehova!*+ 10 Ubusisiwe umBuso ozako kababethu+ uDavida! Siyakurabhela, msindise, wena osezulwini!” 11 Wangena eJerusalema, watjhinga ethempelini, waqalaqala koke kodwana njengombana besekuhlwile, waya eBhethaniya nabaliTjhumi namBili.+
12 Ngelanga elilandelako nabasuka eBhethaniya, walamba.+ 13 Uthe nakakudenyana, wabona umuthi wamafeyi unamakari, watjhinga kiwo ayokuqala ukuthi angeze afumana okuthileko na. Kodwana nakafika kiwo, akhenge afumane litho ngaphandle kwamakari ngombana bekungasisikhathi samafeyi. 14 Wathi kiwo: “Kungasabi nomuntu obuye adle isithelo kuwe.”+ Abafundi bakhe bebamlalele nakatjho njalo.
15 Nje-ke bangena eJerusalema. Nakafika lapho, watjhinga ethempelini waqotha abathengisako nabathengako, wagubuda amatafula wabatjhentjha imali neenhlalo zabathengisa amajuba,+ 16 akhenge avumele namunye bona avundle nento ethempelini. 17 Bekafundisa athi kibo: “Akukatlolwa na ukuthi, ‘Indlwami izokubizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokuthandaza yazo zoke iintjhaba’?+ Kodwana nina niyenze irholo labadlelezeli.”+ 18 Abaphristi abakhulu nabatloli bamuzwa, bathoma ukwenza amaqhinga wokumbulala+ kodwana bebamsaba ngombana soke isiqubuthu besirarwe yindlelakhe yokufundisa.+
19 Nakurhwaqelako, baphuma edorobheni. 20 Kodwana nabadlulako ekuseni khulu, babona umuthi wamafeyi sewutjhwabile kusukela emrajinawo.+ 21 UPitrosi wawukhumbula, wathi kuye: “Rabi, qala! Umuthi wamafeyi loya owuqalekisileko utjhwabile.”+ 22 UJesu waphendula wathi kibo: “Kholwani kuZimu. 23 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini nanyana ngubani othi entabeni le, ‘Suka lapha uphoseke ngelwandle’ begodu angabilayeli ehliziywenakhe kodwana akholwe ukuthi akutjhoko kuzokwenzeka, uzokwenza kwenzeke.+ 24 Kungalokho ngithi kini, zoke izinto enizithandazelako nenizibawako, yibani nokukholwa kokuthi senizamukele, nizozifumana.+ 25 Nanijamako nithandaza, libalelani nanyana ngimuphi umtjhapho abanye abawenze kini bona uYihlo osezulwini anilibalele nani imitjhaphwenu.”+ 26 *——
27 Babuyela eJerusalema. Njengombana uJesu akhambakhamba ethempelini, abaphristi abakhulu nabatloli nabadala beza 28 bathi kuye: “Uzenza ngamaphi amandla izintwezi? Namkha ngubani okunikele amandla wokwenza izintwezi?”+ 29 UJesu wathi kibo: “Ngizonibuza umbuzo munye tere. Ngiphendulani, nami ngizonitjela ukuthi ngizenza ngamaphi amandla izintwezi. 30 Ibhabhadiso lakaJwanisi+ belivela ezulwini namkha ebantwini? Ngiphendulani.”+ 31 Bathoma ukubonisana bodwa, bathi: “Nasingathi, ‘Ezulwini,’ uzokuthi, ‘Kubayini-ke, ningakhenge nimkholwe?’ 32 Kodwana nasingathi, ‘Ebantwini,’ kuzokwenzekani kithi?” Bebasaba isiqubuthu ngombana soke besiqala uJwanisi njengomphorofidi.+ 33 Ngalokho baphendula uJesu bathi: “Asazi.” UJesu wathi kibo: “Nami-ke angekhe nginitjele ukuthi ngizenza ngamaphi amandla izintwezi.”