Marku 11:1-26

Sebesondele eJerusalema eBetfage naseBethaniya ngaseNtabeni Yeminqumo, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, Wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani; mthukululeni, nimlethe. Uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Nenzelani lokhu na? anothi iNkosi iyalidinga; njalo izahle imthumele lapha. Base behamba, bafica ithole likhulekiwe ngasemnyango ngaphandle endaweni yezindlela ezimbili; bamthukulule. Abathile kwababemi khona bathi kubo: Nenzani nilithukulula ithole na? Basho kubo njengokuyala kukaJesu; base bebadedela. Baletha ithole kuJesu, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwalo; wahlala phezu kwakhe. Abaningi bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni, kepha abanye bagawula amagatsha emithini, bawandlala endleleni. Lababehamba phambili lababelandela bamemeza besithi: Hosana; Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi. Ubusisiwe umbuso kababa wethu uDavida, ozayo ebizweni leNkosi. Hosana kweliphezulu! UJesu wangena eJerusalema, ethempelini, waqalaza zonke izinto, sekuhlwile, waphuma waya eBethaniya nabayishumi nambili. Kwathi ngangomuso sebephumile eBethaniya walamba; Wabona umkhiwane ukude, unamaqabunga, weza ukuthi mhlawumbe angathola utho kuwo; ngoba isikhathi samakhiwane sasingekafiki. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuwo: “Akungabe kusadla muntu isithelo kuwe kuze kube phakade. Abafundi bakhe bezwa lokho. Bafika eJerusalema; uJesu wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha ababethengisa nababethenga ethempelini, wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshela imali, nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba; Wayengavumeli muntu ukuthi adabule ithempeli ethwele isitsha. Wafundisa, wathi kubo: “Akulotshiwe yini ukuthi: ‘Indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokukhuleka yezizwe zonke’? kepha nina niyenze umhume wabaphangi. Ababhali nabapristi abakhulu bezwa lokho bafuna ukuthi bangambulala kanjani, ngokuba babemesaba, lokhu isixuku sonke samangala ngokufundisa kwakhe. Kwathi sekuhlwile waphuma emzini. Kwathi ekuseni bedlula, babona umkhiwane womile kusukela ezimpandeni. UPetru ekhumbula wathi kuye: “Rabi, bheka, umkhiwane owuqalekisileyo ubunile. UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Yibani nokholo kuNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo oyakuthi kule ntaba: ‘Suka, uphonseke elwandle;’ engangabazi enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa ekholwa ukuthi lokho akutshoyo kuyenzeka; uzakuba lalokho akutshoyo. Ngakho-ke ngithi kini: Konke enikucelayo nikhuleka, kholwani ukuthi nikutholile, niyakuba nakho. Nxa nimi nikhuleka, thethelelani, uma ninamagqubu nomunye, ukuze noYihlo osezulwini anithethelele iziphambeko zenu. Kepha uma nina ningathetheleli, noYihlo osezulwini akayikunithethelela iziphambeko zenu.