Luka 21:5-24

Kwathi abanye besakhuluma ngethempeli, ukuthi lihlotshiswe ngamatshe amahle lezipho, wathi: Ngokuqondene nalezi zinto enizibonayo, kuyeza izinsuku okungayikushiywa ngazo itshe phezu kwetshe elingayikudilizelwa phansi. Basebembuza besithi: Mfundisi, kodwa lezizinto zizakuba nini? futhi siyakuba yini isibonakaliso lapho lezi zinto zizokwenzeka na? Wathi: “Xwayani ningadukiswa; nesikhathi sisondele; ngakho-ke ningabalandeli. Kepha nxa nizwa ngezimpi neziyaluyalu, ningethuki; kepha ukuphela akusikho masinyane. Wasesithi kubo: Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso. Kuyakuba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu ezindaweni ngezindawo, nendlala, nezifo eziwumshayabhuqe; kuyakuba khona izinto ezesabekayo nezibonakaliso ezinkulu ezivela ezulwini. Kepha ngaphambi kwakho konke lokho bayakunibamba, banizingele, baninikele emasinagogeni nasematilongweni, niyiswe phambi kwamakhosi nababusi ngenxa yegama lami. Kuzaphendukela kini kube ngubufakazi. Ngakho kugcineni ezinhliziyweni zenu ukuba ningacabangi ngaphambili eniyakuziphendulela ngakho; Ngokuba ngiyakuninika umlomo nokuhlakanipha, abangayikuphika noma ukumelana nabo bonke abamelene nani. Niyakukhashelwa nangabazali, nabafowenu, nezihlobo, nabangane; abanye benu bayakubabulala. Niyakuzondwa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lami. Kodwa kakuyikubhubha unwele lwekhanda lenu. Ekubekezeleni kwenu niyazuza imiphefumulo yenu. Lapho nibona iJerusalema lihaqwe amabutho, yazini-ke ukuthi sekusondele ukuchithwa kwalo. Khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni; nabaphakathi kwawo mabaphume baphume; nabasemaphandleni bangangeni kuwo. Ngoba lezi kuyizinsuku zokuphindisela, ukuze kugcwaliseke konke okulotshiweyo. Kodwa maye kwabakhulelweyo nabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! ngokuba kuyakuba-khona ukuhlupheka okukhulu ezweni nolaka phezu kwalaba bantu. Bayakuwa ngosiko lwenkemba, bathunjelwe ezizweni zonke, iJerusalema liyakunyathelwa phansi ngabezizwe, kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zabezizwe.