Marku 13:1-37

Kwathi ephuma ethempelini, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, bheka ukuthi amatshe anjani nezakhiwo ezingaka! UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Uyazibona lezi zakhiwo ezinkulu na? akuyikushiywa itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi. Esahlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo malungana nethempeli, oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane, no-Andreya bambuza ngasese. Sitshele, lezizinto zizakuba nini? futhi siyakuba yini isibonakaliso lapho zonke lezi zinto seziyogcwaliseka na? UJesu wabaphendula waqala ukuthi: “Xwayani ningadukiswa muntu; Ngokuba abaningi bayakuza ngegama lami, bathi: Mina nginguKristu; njalo bazadukisa abanengi. Nxa nisizwa ngezimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi, ningethuki; kodwa ukuphela kungakafiki. Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso, kube khona ukuzamazama komhlaba izindawo ngezindawo, kube khona indlala nezinhlupheko; lokhu kungukuqala kwemihelo. Kepha ziqapheleni nina, ngokuba bayakuninikela emikhandlwini; niyakushaywa emasinagogeni, niyiswe phambi kwababusi namakhosi ngenxa yami, kube ngubufakazi kubo. Ivangeli limelwe ukushunyayelwa kuqala ezizweni zonke. Kodwa nxa benihola, benikhaphela, ningakhathaleli ngaphambili eniyakukukhuluma, ningakucabangi ngaphambili; kodwa lokho eniyakukunikwa ngaleso sikhathi, kukhulumeni; uMoya oNgcwele. Kepha umfowabo uyakukhaphela umfowabo ekufeni, noyise indodana; labantwana bayakuvukela abazali babo, bababulale. Niyakuzondwa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lami, kepha okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa. Kepha nxa nibona amanyala encithakalo, akhulunywa nguDaniyeli umprofethi, imi lapho kungafanele khona, (ofundayo makaqonde), khona-ke abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni; Ophezu kwendlu kangehli aye endlini, futhi angangeni ukuze athathe utho endlini yakhe; Nosensimini makangabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha ingubo yakhe. Kodwa maye kwabakhulelweyo nakwabamunyisayo ngalezo zinsuku! Khulekani ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika. Ngokuba ngalezo zinsuku kuyakuba-khona usizi olungazange lube khona olunjalo kwasekuqaleni kokudala akudalayo uNkulunkulu kuze kube manje, nolungasayikuba khona. Uma iNkosi ibingazifinyezanga lezo zinsuku, bekungayikusindiswa nyama; Khona uma umuntu ethi kini: Bhekani, nangu uKristu; noma, bheka, ukhona; ningamkholwa; Ngokuba kuyakuvela oKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, benze izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, ukuze badukise, uma kungenzeka, nabakhethiweyo. Kepha qaphelani nina; bhekani, nginitshele konke ngaphambili. Kodwa ngalezonsuku, emva kwalokho kuhlupheka, ilanga lizafiphazwa, lenyanga kayiyikukhanya. Nezinkanyezi zezulu ziyakuwa, namandla asezulwini ayakuzanyazanyiswa. Khona-ke bayakubona iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini inamandla amakhulu nenkazimulo. Khona-ke iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo, ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni womhlaba kuze kube semkhawulweni wezulu. Fundani umfanekiso emkhiwaneni; nxa igatsha lawo selithambile, lihluma amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze; Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona lezizinto zisenzeka, yazini ukuthi kuseduze ngaseminyango. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, zingakenzeki lezi zinto. Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula. Kepha lolo suku nalelo hora akakho owaziyo ngalo, nazingelosi ezisezulwini, naNdodana, nguBaba kuphela. Qaphelani, nilinde, nikhuleke, ngokuba anazi ukuthi isikhathi sinini. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu injengomuntu owahambela kude, owashiya indlu yakhe, wanika izinceku zakhe amandla, kwaba yileyo naleyo umsebenzi wayo, yayala umlindisango ukuthi alinde. Ngakho lindani, ngokuba anazi ukuthi inkosi yendlu iza nini, noma kusihlwa, noma phakathi kobusuku, noma ekukhaleni kwezinkukhu, noma ekuseni; funa efika ngokuzuma, anifice nilele. Engikusho kini ngikusho kubo bonke: Lindani.