1 Ke kaloku, xa basondelayo eYerusalem, eBhetefage naseBhetani, besingisa eNtabeni yemiNquma, ususa babe babini kubafundi bakhe,
2 athi kubo, Hambani niye emzaneni lo ukhangelene nani; nothi ningena kuwo, nibe senifumana ithole le-esile libotshelelwe, ekungazanga kuhlale namnye umntu phezu kwalo; likhululeni nilizise.
3 Nokuba ubani uthe kuni, Yini na ukuba nikwenze oko? nòthi, Liyafuneka eNkosini; wothi kwaoko ke alithumele apha.
4 Basuka ke baya, balifumana ithole libotshelelwe ngasemnyango ngaphandle, ekuhlanganeni kweendlela; balikhulula.
5 Baye abathile kwababemi khona besithi kubo, Nenza ntoni na, nilikhulula nje ithole?
6 Bathetha ke kubo njengoko uYesu ebebawisele umthetho ngako; baza babayeka.
7 Balizisa ithole kuYesu; baziphosa iingubo zabo phezu kwalo; wahlala phezu kwalo.
8 Ke kaloku abaninzi bazandlala iingubo zabo endleleni; baye ke abanye bexhuzula amahlamvu emithini, bewandlala endleleni.
9 Baye abo babehamba ngaphambili, nabo babelandela, bedanduluka, besithi, Hosana; makabongwe lo uzayo egameni leNkosi.
10 Mabubongwe ubukumkani bobawo wethu uDavide, obo buzayo egameni leNkosi! Hosana enyangweni!
11 Uthe ke uYesu wangena eYerusalem nasetempileni; ezisingasingile izinto zonke, wathi, kuba bekusekuhlwile, waphuma waya eBhetani, enabalishumi elinababini.
12 Uthe ngengomso, bakubon' ukuba baphumile eBhetani, walamba.
13 Wathi, ebone umkhiwane ukude, unamagqabi, waya kukhangela ukuba angafumana nto na kuwo; akufika kuwo, akafumana nto, kwakuphela ngamagqabi; kuba belingelilo ixesha lamakhiwane.
14 Waphendula uYesu wathi kuwo, Makungaze kudle mntu siqhamo kuwe naphakade. Baye besiva ke abafundi bakhe.
15 Bafika eYerusalem. Waza uYesu, eye kungena etempileni, waqala wabakhupha ababethengisa nababethenga etempileni; wathi neetafile zabanani bemali nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamahobe wazibhukuqa.
16 Wayengavumi ukuba kubekho ucanda etempileni ethwele isitya.
17 Wayefundisa, esithi kubo, Akubhaliwe na kwathiwa, Indlu yam iya kubizwa ngokuba yindlu yokuthandaza iintlanga zonke? Ke nina niyenzé umqolomba wezihange.
18 Beva ababhali nababingeleli abakhulu; baye befuna ukuba bangáthini na ukumtshabalalisa; kuba babemoyika yena, ngokuba indimbane yonke ibikhwankqisiwe yimfundiso yakhe.
19 Uthe ke kwakuhlwa waphuma, waya ngaphandle komzi.
20 Bathi bedlula kusasa, bawubona umkhiwane lowo womile, uthabathele kwasezingcanjini.
21 Ekhumbule uPetros, uthi kuye, Rabhi,* khangela umkhiwane obuwuqalekisile womile.
22 Uphendule uYesu wathi kubo, Yibani nokukholwa kuThixo.
23 Kuba inene ndithi kuni, Othe kule ntaba, Funquleka, uphoseke elwandle, angàthandabuzi entliziyweni yakhe, asuke akholwe ukuba ezo zinto azithethayo zinokwenzeka, wokuzuza oko athe wakuthetha.
24 Ngenxa yoko ndithi kuni izinto enisukuba nizicela, nithandaza, kholwani ukuba ninokuzamkela; nòba nazo.
25 Naxa sukuba nimi nithandaza, ukuba ninendawo ngakothile, mxoleleni, ukuze noYihlo osemazulwini anixolele iziphoso zenu.
26 Ke, ukuba anixoleli nina, nàye uYihlo osemazulwini akasayi kunixolela iziphoso zenu.
27 Babuya beza eYerusalem; kuthi, akubon' ukuba uyahamba etempileni, kúze kuye ababingeleli abakhulu, nababhali, namadoda amakhulu;
28 bathi kuye, Ùzenza ezi zinto ngagunya lini na? Kanjalo ngubani na okunike eli gunya lokuze ezi zinto uzenze?
29 Waphendula ke uYesu, wathi kubo, Nam ndiya kunibuza zwi-nye, ze nindiphendule; ndonixelela ke, ukuba ndizenza ngagunya lini na ezi zinto.
30 Ubhaptizo lukaYohane lwaluphuma emazulwini, lwaluphuma ebantwini, sini na? Ndiphenduleni.
31 Baye becamanga phakathi kwabo, besithi, Ukuba sithe, Lwaluphuma emazulwini, wothi, Ibiyini na phofu ukuba ningakholwa nguye?
32 Kodwa ukuba sithe, Lwaluphuma ebantwini — babesoyika abantu; kuba bonke babebambe ukuthi uYohane ubengumprofeti inene.
33 Baphendula bathi kuYesu, Asazi. Aphendule uYesu athi kubo, Nam andinixeleli ukuba ndizenza ngagunya lini na ezi zinto.