UMATEWU 20:17-34

Kwathi, xa uYesu wayeza kuya eJerusalem, wababizela ecaleni abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinambini, wathetha nabo behamba endleleni, wathi: “Niyabona, siya eJerusalem, apho *uNyana woLuntu aya kunikelwa khona kubabingeleli abaziintloko nakubachazi-mthetho. Baya kumgwebela ukufa, bamnikele ezandleni zeentlanga. Zona ke ziya kumenza intlekisa, zimkatse, zimbethelele emnqamlezweni; aze athi ngomhla wesithathu abuye avuke ekufeni.” Ngelo xesha unina woonyana bakaZebhedi weza kuYesu, ehamba noonyana bakhe; wafika wavova phambi kwakhe enesicelo. UYesu wathi kuye: “Ufuna ntoni?” Wathi yena: “Ndicela ukuba aba nyana bam babini ubanike ezona zikhundla ziphezulu xa wena ungukumkani.” Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Aniyazi into eniyicelayo. Ninako ukuyinyamezela intlungu endiza kuyiva mna?” Bathi ke bona kuye: “Sinako.” Wathi kubo uYesu: “Okunene, intlungu yam niya kuyiva; kodwa kona ukwaba izikhundla akulolungelo lam. Ezo zikhundla zezabo bazilungiselelweyo nguBawo.” Bekuvile oku abafundi abalishumi, bakhathazeka yile nto yaba bafo bakaZebhedi. Waza uYesu wababizela kuye, wathi: “Niyazi ukuba ezintlangeni abo balawulayo banobukhosi; nâbo bazizikhulu zazo benza ngegunya. Kodwa ke ze kungabi njalo phakathi kwenu. Ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu, makabe ngumkhonzi wenu; nofuna ukuba ngowokuqala kuni, makabe sisicaka senu; abe njengaye *uNyana woLuntu, yena ongezanga kukhonzwa, koko oweza kukhonza nokuncama ubomi bakhe bube yintlawulelo yokukhulula abaninzi.” Ekuphumeni kwabo eJeriko, uYesu walandelwa sisihlwele esikhulu sabantu. Kwakukho iimfama ezimbini zihleli ngasendleleni, ezathi, zakuva ukuba kugqitha uYesu, zadanduluka zisithi: “Nkosi, Nyana kaDavide, senzele inceba!” Isihlwele sazikhalimela ukuba zithi tu, kodwa zadanduluka ngakumbi zisithi: “Nkosi, Nyana kaDavide, senzele inceba!” Wema ke uYesu, wazibiza, wathi: “Nifuna ndinenzele ntoni na?” Zona zathi kuye: “Nkosi, sicela ukuba kuvulwe amehlo ethu sibone.” Wavelana nazo ke uYesu, wawachukumisa amehlo azo, zaza kwangoko zaba nokubona, zamlandela.