ULUKA 24:1-35

ULUKA 24:1-35 XHO75

Ke kaloku, ngolokuqala usuku lweveki, ngesifingo sokusa, beza engcwabeni, bephethe ubulawu ababebulungisile, kukho nabanye abafazi nabo. Balifumana ke ilitye liqengqiwe, lesuka engcwabeni. Bakuba bengenile, àbawufumananga umzimba weNkosi uYesu. Kwathi, ekukhohlweni kwabo yile nto, kwabonakala amadoda amabini, ebafikela, eneengubo ezibengezelayo. Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba bangenelwe kukoyika, beqondele emhlabeni, athi kubo, Yini na ukuba ophilileyo nimfune phakathi kwabafileyo? Akakho apha, uvukile; khumbulani ukuthetha kwakhe kuni, oko ebesekwelaseGalili, esithi, UNyana woMntu umelwe kukuthi anikelwe ezandleni zabantu abangaboni, abethelelwe emnqamlezweni, athi ngomhla wesithathu abuye avuke. Bawakhumbula ke amazwi akhe; bebuyile engcwabeni, bazibika zonke ezo zinto kwabalishumi elinamnye, nakubo bonke abanye. Baye ke bengooMariya waseMagadala, noYohana, noMariya kaYakobi, nabanye ababenabo, abazixeláyo ezo zinto kubapostile.• Amazwi abo abonakala emehlweni abo engáthi kukulavuza; àbakholwa ngabo. Esukile ke uPetros, wagidima waya engcwabeni; athi eqondele, azibone iilinen abesongelwe kuzo, zilele zodwa; wagoduka, emangalisiwe koko kuhlileyo. Kwabonakala kusiya babini bakubo, kwangaloo mini, kumzana ozitadiya• zimashumi mathandathu, umgama wawo neYerusalem, ogama liyiEmawusi. Baye bona bexoxa bodwa ngazo zonke izinto ezibe zihlile. Kwathi, ekuxoxeni kwabo, nasekubuzaneni kwabo, uYesu ngokwakhe wasondela wahamba nabo. Kuloko amehlo abo ayebanjiwe, ukuba bangamazi. Wathi ke kubo, Ziindawo zini na ezi nincokola ngazo, nihamba nibe nithe matshamatsha? Uphendule ke omnye, lo ugama linguKleyopa, wathi kuye, Umhambi eYerusalem apha nguwe wedwa na, ukuba ungàzazi nje izinto ezihle khona ngazo ezi mini? Wathi kubo, Zìphi na? Bathi ke bona kuye, EzingoYesu waseNazarete, obeyindoda engumprofeti, enobunkunkqele ekwenzeni nasekuthetheni, phambi koThixo nabo bonke abantu; ukuba báthini na ababingeleli abakhulu nabaphathi bethu ukumnikela ukuba agwetywe afe, bambethelela nasemnqamlezweni. Ke kaloku, thina besithembe ukuba nguye oza kukhulula uSirayeli ngentlawulelo; kunjalonje ke, namhla lusuku lwesithathu zenzekile ezo zinto. Kananjalo abafazi abathile bethu, ababesengcwabeni kwakusasa, babéthe sathi nqa. Bathe bengawufumani umzimba wakhe, beza besithi, babone nombono wezithunywa zezulu, ezithi zona, uhleli. Basuka nabathile ababenathi, baya engcwabeni, bafika kunjengoko babetshilo abafazi; ke yena abambonanga. Waza yena wathi kubo, Oyi! baswelikuqonda, bantliziyo zizeka kade ukukholwa kuko konke abakuthetháyo abaprofeti! UKristu• ubengamelwe na kukuthi abuve obu bunzima, aze angene eluzukweni lwakhe? Uqalele ke kuMoses nakubo bonke abaprofeti, wabachazela kuzo zonke izibhalo iindawo ezingaye. Basondela kuloo mzana babesiya kuwo; wanga yena uyegqitha. Besuka bamzama, besithi, Hlala nathi; ngokuba kuza kuhlwa, nemini iseyisangene. Wangena ukuba ahlale nabo. Kwathi, ekungqengqeni kwakhe ngasesithebeni ndawonye nabo, wasithabatha isonka, wasikelela, waqhekeza, wabanika. Avulwa ke amehlo abo, bamazi; wathi shwaka yena kubo. Batshono ukuthi, Intliziyo yethu ibingavuthi na ngaphakathi kwethu, xa ebethetha nathi endleleni, naxa ebesityhilela izibhalo? Besuka kwangelo lixa, babuyela eYerusalem, babafumana abalishumi elinamnye, bequkene ndawonye nabo babenabo, besithi, INkosi inene ivukile, yabonakala kuSimon. Baye nabo bezichankcisa izinto zendlela, nokwazeka kwayo kubo ekuqhekezeni isonka.