NgokukaLuka 13:22-35

UJesu wahamba phakathi kwemizi nemizana efundisa, esendleleni, elibhekise eJerusalema. Umuntu othile wayesethi kuye: “Nkosi, bayingcosana yini abasindiswayo na?” UJesu wathi kubo: “Phikelelani ukungena ngomnyango omncane. Ngokuba ngithi kini: baningi abayakufuna ukungena, kodwa behluleke. Uma umninindlu esesukumile wavala umnyango, niyakuma ngaphandle, ningqongqoze emnyango, nithi: ‘Nkosi, sivulele,’ yena uyakuphendula, athi: ‘Anginazi ukuthi nivela kuphi.’ “Kulapho niyakuqala khona, nithi: ‘Sasidla, siphuza nawe, wawufundisa emigwaqweni yakithi.’ “Kepha yena uyakuthi: ‘Ngithi kini: anginazi ukuthi nivela kuphi. Sukani kimi nina nonke, benzi bobubi.’ ” “Lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo, uma senibona u-Abhrahama, u-Isaka, uJakobe, nabaphrofethi bonke embusweni kaNkulunkulu, kodwa nina nikhishelwe phandle. Bayakufika bevela empumalanga, entshonalanga, enyakatho, naseningizimu; bonke bahlale esidlweni embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Bakhona abokugcina abayakuba ngabokuqala, bakhona nabokuqala abayakuba ngabokugcina.” Ngaleso sikhathi kweza kuJesu, abanye babaFarisi bathi kuye: “Suka, uhambe lapha, ngokuba uHerode ufuna ukukubulala.” UJesu wathi kubo: “Hambani nitshele leyo mpungushe nithi: ‘Ngikhipha amadimoni, ngiphilise abagulayo, namuhla nakusasa, kuthi ngosuku lwesithathu ngipheleliswe.’ Nokho kumele ukuba namuhla nakusasa nangomhlomunye ngihambe, ngokuba akunakwenzeka ukuba umphrofethi afele ngaphandle kwaseJerusalema. “Jerusalema! Jerusalema! Wena obulala abaphrofethi, ukhande ngamatshe labo abathunyelwe kuwe, kukaningi ngilangazelela ukuqoqa abantu bakho njengesikhukhukazi sikhoselise amachwane aso phansi kwamaphiko aso, kodwa anivumanga. Indlu yenu isele iyinxiwa kini, kodwa ngithi kini: anisoze nangibona, kuze kube mhla nithi: ‘Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi.’ ”