Mathewu 21:12-22

UJesu wangena ethempelini likaNkulunkulu, waxosha bonke ababethengisa nababethenga ethempelini, wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshela imali nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba. Wasesithi kubo: Kulotshiwe ukuthi: Indlu yami izabizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokukhuleka; kepha nina niyenze umhume wabaphangi. Kwase kufika kuye izimpumputhe nezinyonga ethempelini; wasebasilisa. Kwathi abapristi abakhulu nababhali bebona izimangaliso azenzayo, nabantwana bememeza ethempelini, bethi: “Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide! babethukuthele kakhulu, Bathi kuye: “Uyakuzwa lokhu abakushoyo laba na? UJesu wathi kubo: Yebo; anikaze nifunde ukuthi: Emlonyeni wezingane nabasancela uphelelisile ukudumisa na? Wabashiya, waphuma emzini, waya eBethaniya; walala khona. Kwathi ebuyela emzini ekuseni, walamba. Wabona umkhiwane ngasendleleni, waya kuwo, akafumananga lutho kuwo, amaqabunga kuphela; Umkhiwane wabuna masinyane. Sebekubona lokho abafundi bakhe bamangala, bathi: “Umkhiwane ubune masinyane kangakanani na? UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uba lilokholo, lingathandabuzi, kaliyikwenza lokhu emkhiwaneni kuphela, kodwa loba lisithi kulentaba: Suka; uphonseke elwandle; kuyakwenziwa. Nakho konke eniyakukucela ngokukhuleka nikholwa, niyakwamukeliswa.