IVangeli Elabhalwa NguMakho 11:1-33
11 Bathi sebeseduze leJerusalema, bafika entabeni yama-oliva lapho okwakuleBhethifage leBhethani,+ uJesu wasethuma abafundi bakhe ababili+
2 wathi kubo: “Hambani esigabeni lesiya elisikhangeleyo, lizakuthi lingena nje kuso libone idonkana ebotshelweyo engakaze igadwe ngumuntu. Liyikhulule libuye layo lapha.
3 Nxa kungaba lomuntu olibuza ukuthi likwenzelani lokho lithi, ‘INkosi iyayifuna, izayiphendukisa masinyane nje.’”
4 Ngakho bahamba bafica idonkana ibotshelwe emnyango wendlu eyayiseceleni komgwaqo, basebeyithukulula.+
5 Kodwa abanye ababemi khonapho bathi kubo: “Kanti lenzani lithukulula idonkana leyo?”
6 Abafundi babatshela khona kanye uJesu ayekukhulumile, basebebayekela bahamba.
7 Bayiletha kuJesu idonkana+ leyo basebebeka izembatho zabo zangaphandle phezu kwayo, yena wayigada.+
8 Abanengi bendlala izembatho zabo zangaphandle emgwaqweni, abanye bagamula izingatsha zezihlahla eceleni komgwaqo.+
9 Ababehamba phambili lababelandela ngemuva babelokhu bememeza besithi: “Sicela umsindise!+ Ubusisiwe lowo oza ngebizo likaJehova!*+
10 Ubusisiwe uMbuso ozayo, okababa wethu uDavida!+ Wena ophezulu emazulwini, sicela umsindise!”
11 UJesu wangena eJerusalema waqonda ethempelini wasekhangela konke okwakulapho. Kodwa njengoba ilanga laselitshona, waphuma waya eBhethani elabaliTshumi Lambili.+
12 Bathi sebesuka eBhethani ngelanga elilandelayo, wezwa eselambile.+
13 Esesekhatshana wabona isihlahla somkhiwa esasilamahlamvu, wasesiya kuso efuna ukuyabona ukuthi sasilezithelo yini. Kodwa wathi efika kuso wathola singelazithelo, kulamahlamvu kuphela ngoba kwakungayisiso sikhathi samakhiwane.
14 Ngakho wathi kuso: “Akungabi lomuntu ozaphinda adle isithelo kuwe futhi.”+ Abafundi bakhe babemlalele.
15 Bafika eJerusalema wasengena ethempelini waqalisa ukuxotshela phandle ababethengisa lababethenga, wagenqula amatafula alabo ababetshintsha imali kanye lamabhentshi alabo ababethengisa amajuba.+
16 Kazange avumele muntu ukuthi aqume ethempelini ethwele loba yini.
17 Wayebafundisa njalo ebatshela esithi: “Akubhalwanga yini ukuthi, ‘Indlu yami izabizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokuthandazela yezizwe zonke’?+ Kodwa lina seliyenza ubhalu lwamasela.”+
18 Abaphristi abakhokhelayo lababhali bakuzwa lokho, basebeqalisa ukudinga ukuthi bangambulala njani+ ngoba babemesaba. Phela bonke abantu babemangaliswa yikufundisa kwakhe.+
19 Ilanga lathi selitshona baphuma edolobheni.
20 Kodwa bathi besedlula ekuseni kakhulu babona isihlahla somkhiwa sesomile kusukela empandeni.+
21 UPhetro wakhumbula okwakwenzakele wasesithi kuye: “Rabi khangela! Isihlahla somkhiwa osiqalekisileyo sesomile.”+
22 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Wobani lokholo kuNkulunkulu.
23 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, loba ngubani othi entabeni le, ‘Quphuka uyewela elwandle,’ ekutsho engathandabuzi enhliziyweni yakhe futhi elokholo lokuthi kuzakwenzakala, kuzakwenzakala sibili.+
24 Yikho ngilitshela ukuthi zonke izinto elithandaza lizicela, kholwani ukuthi selizamukele, lingenza njalo lizazamukela.+
25 Nxa limi lithandaza, xolelani loba ngubani kungelani lokuthi uloneleni ukuze uBaba osezulwini laye alithethelele iziphambeko zenu.”+
26 *——
27 Baphinda babuyela eJerusalema. Wathi ehambahamba ethempelini abaphristi abakhokhelayo lababhali kanye labadala bamlanda
28 bathi kuye: “Uwathatha ngaphi amandla okwenza izinto lezi? Ngubani okuphe amandla la?”+
29 UJesu wathi kubo: “Lami ngizalibuza umbuzo owodwa. Nxa lingangiphendula ngizalitshela ukuthi ngiwathatha ngaphi amandla okwenza izinto lezi.
30 Ubhabhathizo lukaJohane+ lwaluvela ezulwini kumbe ebantwini? Ngiphendulani.”+
31 Ngakho baqalisa ukucebisana besithi: “Nxa singathi, ‘Lwaluvela ezulwini,’ uzakuthi, ‘Pho kungani lingamkholwanga?’
32 Kodwa ngeke sithi, ‘Lwaluvela ebantwini’!” Babesesaba abantu ngoba bonke babekholwa ukuthi uJohane wayengumphrofethi.+
33 Ngakho baphendula uJesu bathi: “Asikwazi.” UJesu wasesithi kubo: “Lami angisoze ngilitshele ukuthi ngiwathatha ngaphi amandla okwenza izinto lezi.”
