Mark 13
1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, Teacher, see! what stones, and what buildings!
Wathi esuka ethempelini omunye wabafundi wathi kuye, “Khangela, Mfundisi! Amatshe anganani! Bona ubuhle bezindlu!”
2 And Jesus said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? There will not be left one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down.
UJesu waphendula wathi, “Liyazibona yini zonke lezi izindlu ezinkulu kangaka? Kakuyikusala litshe phezu kwelinye; wonke azaphoselwa phansi.”
3 And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
Kwathi uJesu ehlezi eNtabeni yama-Oliva malungana lethempeli uPhethro, loJakhobe, loJohane lo-Andreya bambuza ngasese bathi,
4 Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?
“Sitshele, zizakwenzakala nini izinto lezi? Njalo kuzakuba lesibonelo bani ukuthi sezizagcwaliseka?”
5 And Jesus began to say to them, See that no one deceive you.
UJesu wathi kubo: “Qaphelani ukuze lingakhohliswa muntu.
6 Many will come in my name, saying, I am He; and will deceive many.
Banengi abazakuza ngebizo lami, besithi, ‘Nginguye,’ bakhohlise abanengi.
7 And when ye hear of wars, and rumors of wars, be not troubled; they must come to pass; but not yet is the end.
Nxa lisizwa ngezimpi lamahungahunga ngezimpi, lingaze lethuka. Lezozinto kumele zenzakale, kodwa ukucina kulokhu kuseza.
8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in divers places; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of travail-pains.
Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso. Kuzakuba lokuzamazama komhlaba ezindaweni ezinengi, lezindlala. Lezi ziyikuqala kokuhelelwa.
9 But do ye take heed to yourselves; they will deliver you up to councils, and ye will be taken into synagogues and beaten; and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.
Libohlala liqaphele. Bazalimangalela ezinkundleni zamacala njalo balibhaxabule emasinagogweni abo. Ngenxa yami lizamiswa phambi kwababusi lamakhosi libe ngofakazi kubo.
10 And the glad tidings must first be published to all the nations.
Njalo ivangeli kufanele liqale litshunyayelwe ezizweni zonke.
11 And when they lead you away to deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand as to what ye shall speak; but whatever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.
Lapho libotshwa njalo lilethwa emthethwandaba lingaze lazihlupha ngokuthi lizakuthini phambi kwabo. Khulumani ingqe yini eliyiphiwa ngalesosikhathi, ngoba kakusini elikhulumayo, kodwa nguMoya oNgcwele.
12 And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will rise up against parents, and put them to death.
Umfowabo uzanikela umfowabo ukuthi abulawe, loyise anikele umntanakhe. Abantwana bazahlamukela abazali babo bababulalise.
13 And ye will be hated by all on account of my name. But he that endureth to the end will be saved.
Bonke abantu bazalizonda ngenxa yami, kodwa lowo oma aqine kuze kube sekupheleni uzasindiswa.
14 But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not, —let him that readeth understand, —then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains;
Kodwa nxa libona ‘amanyala aletha incithakalo’kumi lapho okungesikwakhona, ofundayo kezwisise, lapho-ke akuthi labo abaseJudiya babalekele ezintabeni.
15 let not him that is on the house-top go down, nor enter, to take anything out of his house;
Akungabikhona osephahleni lwendlu yakhe ozakwehla loba angene endlini ukuthatha ulutho.
16 and let not him that is in the field turn back to take his garment.
Akungabi loyedwa osensimini ozabuyela emuva ukuyathatha ijazi lakhe.
17 And woe to the women with child, and to those with children at the breast, in those days!
Yeka ubulukhuni obuzakuba khona ngalezonsuku kwabesifazane abakhulelweyo labangabadlezane!
18 And pray that it may not be in winter.
Khulekani ukuthi lokhu kungenzakali ebusika,
19 For those days will be a time of distress, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, nor shall be.
ngoba lezo zizakuba yizinsuku zokuhlukuluzeka okungakaze kube khona kwasekuqaleni, lapho uNkulunkulu adala umhlaba, kuze kube manje, njalo kakuzukubuye kube khona.
20 And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen whom he chose, he shortened the days.
Nxa iNkosi yayingaziphungulanga lezinsuku, kwakungeyi kuphepha muntu. Kodwa ngenxa yabakhethiweyo, eyabakhethayo, iziphungulile.
21 And then if any one shall say to you, See! here is the Christ; see! there; believe him not.
Ngalesosikhathi nxa umuntu esithi kini, ‘Khangelani, nangu uKhristu!’ loba ‘Khangelani, nanguya,’ lingamkholwa.
22 For false Christs and false prophets will rise up, and will do signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the chosen.
Ngoba oKhristu bamanga labaphrofethi bamanga bazavela benze izibonakaliso lezimangaliso ukukhohlisa abakhethiweyo, nxa lokho kungenzeka.
23 But do ye take heed! I have told you all beforehand.
Ngakho lilimuke; sengilitshelile konke ngaphambili.
24 But in those days, after that distress, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light;
Kodwa ngalezonsuku, kulandela lokho kuhlukuluzeka, ‘ilanga lizafiphala, lenyanga kayiyikukhanya;
25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
izinkanyezi zizakuwa esibhakabhakeni, lezisekelo zasezulwini zizazanyazanyiswa.’
26 And then will they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Ngalesosikhathi abantu bazayibona iNdodana yoMuntu isiza emayezini ilamandla amakhulu lobukhosi.
27 And then will he send forth the angels, and will gather the chosen ones from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
Izathuma izingilosi zayo ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo kumagumbi womane omhlaba, kusukela emikhawulweni yomhlaba kusiya emikhawulweni yamazulu.
28 And from the fig-tree learn its parable. When its branch hath now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that summer is near.
Manje-ke, fundani lesisifundo esihlahleni somkhiwa: Amahlumela aso angaqalisa ukuba buthakathaka lamahlamvu aso ahlume, lihle lazi ukuthi ihlobo selisondele.
29 So also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that he is near, at the doors.
Kanjalo-ke nxa lingabona lezizinto sezisenzakala, lazi ukuthi sekusondele, khonapho emnyango.
30 Truly do I say to you, that this generation will not pass away, till all these things take place.
Ngilitshela iqiniso, lesisizukulwane kasiyikudlula zize zenzakale zonke lezizinto.
31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
Izulu lomhlaba kuzedlula, kodwa amazwi ami kawayikwedlula lanini.”
32 But that day or hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.
“Kodwa kakho olwaziyo lolosuku lehola, loba izingilosi zasezulwini, kumbe iNdodana, kodwa uBaba kuphela.
33 Take heed, watch; for ye know not when the time is.
Lindani! Qaphelani! Kalikwazi ukuthi sizafika nini lesosikhathi.
34 As a man going abroad, having left his house and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, also commanded the porter to watch,
Kunjengomuntu ezathatha uhambo: utshiya indlu yakhe ayinikele izisebenzi zakhe ukuba ziyilinde, yileso sabelwe owaso umsebenzi, atshele lowo olinda emnyango ukuthi aqaphele.
35 so also watch ye; for ye know not when the master of the house is coming, whether at evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning;
Ngakho lindani ngoba kalikwazi ukuthi umninindlu uzabuya nini, mhlawumbe kusihlwa, kumbe phakathi kwamabili, loba inkukhu sezikhala kumbe emathathakusa.
36 lest coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.
Nxa efika masinyane, akangalifici lilele.
37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch.
Engikutshoyo kini ngikutsho emuntwini wonke: ‘Lindani!’”
