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| 1. | Wathi uJesu engena, wadabula eJeriko. |
| 2. | Njalo khangela, kwakukhona indoda eyayithiwa nguZakewu ngebizo; owayeyinduna yabathelisi, njalo wayenothile; |
| 3. | wadinga ukubona uJesu ukuthi ungubani, kodwa kazange enelise ngenxa yexuku, ngoba wayelesithombo esifitshane. |
| 4. | Wasegijimela phambili wakhwela emkhiweni wesikhamore ukuze ambone; ngoba wayezadlula ngaleyo ndlela. |
| 5. | Kwathi uJesu efika kuleyondawo, wakhangela phezulu wambona, wathi kuye: Zakewu, phangisa wehle; ngoba lamuhla ngimele ukuhlala endlini yakho. |
| 6. | Wasephangisa wehla, wamemukela ethokoza. |
| 7. | Futhi bonke be ku bona basola, besithi: Ungene wethekelela indoda eyisoni. |
| 8. | Kodwa uZakewu wema wathi eNkosini: Khangela, ingxenye eyodwa kwezimbili yempahla yami, Nkosi, ngiyipha abayanga; kuthi uba ngimthathele umuntu ulutho ngobuqili, ngi lu buyisela luphindwe kane. |
| 9. | UJesu wasesithi kuye: Lamuhla usindiso lufikile kulindlu, ngoba laye uyindodana kaAbrahama. |
| 10. | Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukudinga lokusindisa okulahlekileyo. |
| 11. | Kwathi besizwa lezizinto, wengezelela watsho umfanekiso, ngoba wayeseduze leJerusalema, la ngoba babecabanga ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzahle ubonakalisiwe. |
| 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 izakhamizi zakhe zamzonda, zathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, zisithi: Kasithandi ukuthi lo asibuse. |
| 15. | Kwasekusithi esebuyile esewemukele umbuso, wathi azibizelwe kuye lezozinceku, ayezinike imali, ukuze azi ukuthi yileyo laleyo izuzeni ngokuthengiselana. |
| 16. | Kweza-ke eyokuqala, yathi: Nkosi, impondo yakho izuze impondo ezilitshumi. |
| 17. | Wasesithi kuyo: Kuhle, nceku elungileyo; lokhu uthembekile kokuncinyanyana, 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, engayibeka elenjini; |
| 21. | ngoba bengikwesaba, ngoba ungumuntu olukhuni; uthatha lokho ongakubekanga, futhi uvune lokho ongakuhlanyelanga. |
| 22. | Wasesithi kuyo: Ngizakugweba ngoku vela emlonyeni wakho, nceku embi. Ubusazi ukuthi mina ngingumuntu olukhuni, othatha lokho engingakubekanga, futhi avune lokho engingakuhlanyelanga; |
| 23. | ngakho kungani ungafakanga imali yami ebhanga, kuthi-ke mina ekufikeni kwami ngiyithathe kanye lenzuzo? |
| 24. | Wasesithi kulabo ababemi khona: Memukeni impondo, li yi nike 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, zi letheni lapha, li zi bulale phambi kwami. |
| 28. | Esetshilo lezizinto, wahamba phambili, esenyukela eJerusalema. |
| 29. | Kwasekusithi esondela eBetfage leBethani entabeni okuthiwa ngeyeMihlwathi, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, |
| 30. | esithi: Hambani liye emzaneni okhangelene lani; lizakuthi lingena kuwo lifice ithole likababhemi libotshiwe, okungazanga kuhlale kulo muntu; lilikhulule li li lethe. |
| 31. | Uba umuntu elibuza esithi: Li li khululelani? Lizakutsho njalo kuye ukuthi: INkosi iyaliswela. |
| 32. | Ababethunyiwe bahamba-ke bafica kunjengoba ebatshelile. |
| 33. | Kuthe besalikhulula ithole, abaninilo bathi kubo: Lilikhululelani ithole? |
| 34. | Bona basebesithi: INkosi iyaliswela. |
| 35. | Basebeliletha kuJesu; baphosela izembatho zabo phezu kwethole likababhemi, bamkhweza uJesu kulo. |
| 36. | Kwathi ehamba, bendlala izembatho zabo phansi endleleni. |
| 37. | Kwathi khathesi esesondela ekwehleni kwentaba yeMihlwathi, ixuku lonke labafundi laqala ukuthokoza lokudumisa uNkulunkulu ngelizwi elikhulu ngayo yonke imisebenzi yamandla eliyibonileyo, |
| 38. | lisithi: Ibusisiwe inkosi ezayo ebizweni leNkosi; ukuthula ezulwini, lenkazimulo kweliphezulu. |
| 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, ngitsho ngalolusuku lwakho, 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. |
| 45. | Wasengena ethempelini, waqala ukuxotsha abathengisayo kulo, labathengayo, |
| 46. | esithi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami yindlu yomkhuleko; kodwa lina liyenze ubhalu lwabaphangi. |
| 47. | Njalo wayefundisa ethempelini insuku zonke; kodwa abapristi abakhulu lababhali lenduna zabantu badinga ukumbulala; |
| 48. | kodwa kabatholanga abangakwenza, ngoba abantu bonke banamathela kuye be m lalela. |
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