Ivangeli ka‐Mateyu 21:23-46

Kekaloku akungena etempileni, kweza kuye, xa afundisayo, abaperisite abakulu nabadala babantu, besiti: Uzenza ezizinto ngegunya lanina? kanjalo ngubanina owanika eligunya kuwe? Koko wapendula u‐Yesu wati kubo: Nam ndobuza kuni indawo ibe nye, endiya kuti, nxa nindixelele yona, ndandul’ ukunixelela nam kungelanina igunya endizenza ezizinto: Ubapitizesho luka‐Johane beluvela pina? ezulwini, ebantwini, kusinina? Baza babuzana bodwa, besiti: Ukuba siti: Ezulwini; woti kuti: Kunganina pofu ukuba anikolwanga nguye? Kodwa ukuba siti: Ebantwini; siyoyika isihlwele; ngokuba bonke bebala u‐Johane ukuba ngumprofite. Baza bapendula ku‐Yesu bati: Asazi. Wati kubo naye: Nam andixeleli nina kungelanina igunya endizenza ezizinto. Kodwa niti nina ke? Umntu otile wabenonyana ababini; weza kowokuqala, wati: Nyana! yiya usebenze namhla esitiyeni sam. Koko wapendula wati: Andivumi: kodwa kamva waguquka, waya. Weza nakowesibini, watsho ngokunjalo. Waza wapendula wati: Nanku ndisiya, nkosi! kanti akaya. Nguwupina kwabo babini owenza intando kayise? Bati kuye: Ngowokuqala. Wati kubo u‐Yesu: Ngokwenene nditi kuni: Ababuti beminikelo nabapinyiswa bayanipangela ukungena ebukumkanini BUKATIXO. Ngokuba u‐Johane weza kuni endleleni yobulungisa, kanti anakolwa nguye: kodwa ababuti beminikelo nabapinyiswa bakolwa nguye: nati ke nina nakubona oko, anaguquka kamva, nize nikolwe nguye. Omnye umzekeliso wuveni. Bekuko umninindlu otile, owatyala isitiya, wasibiyela ngotango, wembela kuso isincinezelo seveyine, waka inqaba, wasiqeshisela kubalimi, waza wahambela kwelinye ilizwe. Kwati kwakuba kufupi ixesha leziqa̔mo, watuma izicaka zake kubalimi, ukuya kwamkela iziqa̔mo zake. Baza abalimi batabata izicaka zake, bati ke esinye basityabula, nesinye basibulala, nesinye basigibisela ngamatye. Wabuya watuma ezinye izicaka, zizininzi kwezokuqala: benza nakuzo ngokunjalo. Wada wati kamva watuma kubo unyana wake, esiti: Baya kumhlonela unyana wam. Kodwa abalimi, bakubona unyana, batsho pakati kwabo ukuti: Lo uyindlalifa; yizani, masimbulale, size sibambe ilifa lake. Baza bamtabata, bamku̔pela ngapandle kwesitiya, bambulala. Ngako xeshekweni afikileyo umninisitiya, uya kwenza nto nina kubalimi abo? Bati kuye: Abobantu bakohlakeleyo wobatshabalalisa kakubi; nesitiya eso wosiqeshisela kwabanye abalimi, abaya kumamkelisa iziqa̔mo ngamaxesha azo. Wati kubo u‐Yesu: Anizanga nileseshe eziba̔lweni na ukuti: Ilitye babelilahlile abaki, elona laba yintloko yegumbi; bekukukwenza KUKAYEHOVA oku, kungummangaliso ke emehlweni etu? Ngako oko nditi kuni: Ubukumkani BUKATIXO buya kususwa kuni, bupiwe uhlanga oluvelisa iziqa̔mo zabo. Nowayo pezu kwelilitye, uya kutyunyuzwa; kodwa lowo liwa pezu kwake, liya kumti viti. Baza abaperisite abakulu nabafarisi, bakuba bevile imizekeliso yake, banakana ukuba uteta ngabo. Bati bakufuna ukumbamba, bazoyika izihlwele, ngokokuba zibe zimbala ukuba ngumprofite.