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.
Kuyakuba khona izibonakaliso elangeni nasenyangeni nasezinkanyezini; nasemhlabeni usizi lwezizwe, zididekile; kuhlokoma ulwandle namagagasi;
Izinhliziyo zabantu ziphela amandla ngokwesaba nangokubheka izinto ezizayo emhlabeni, ngokuba amandla ezulu ayakuzanyazanyiswa.
Khona-ke bayakubona iNdodana yomuntu iza ngeyezi inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu.
Nxa lezi zinto seziqala ukwenzeka, sukumani niphakamise amakhanda enu; ngoba ukukhululwa kwenu sekusondele.
Wasebatshela umfanekiso; Bhekani umkhiwane nemithi yonke;
nxa isihluma, niyabona, nazi ngokwenu ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze.
Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona lezizinto zenzeka, yazini ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze.
Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, kungakenzeki konke.
Kuyakudlula izulu nomhlaba, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula.
Ziqapheleni nina, funa izinhliziyo zenu zisindwe ukuminza, nokudakwa, nezinkathazo zalokhu kuphila, lunifike lolo suku kungazelelwe.
Ngokuba njengogibe liyakufika phezu kwabo bonke abahlezi ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
Ngakho lindani njalo, likhuleke, ukuze kuthiwe lifanele ukuphunyuka kuzo zonke lezizinto eziyakwenzeka, lokuma phambi kweNdodana yomuntu.
Emini wayefundisa ethempelini; ebusuku waphuma wayahlala entabeni ethiwa iNtaba Yeminqumo.
Bonke abantu babesiza kuye ekuseni kakhulu ethempelini ukuba bamzwe.
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