ULukha 21
1 Wathi ephakamisa amehlo wabona abanothileyo bephosela iminikelo yabo esitsheni somnikelo.
atha dhanilOkA bhANPAgArE dhanaM nikSipanti sa tadEva pazyati,
2 Wabona lomfelokazi othile ongumyanga ephosela khona inhlamvana ezincane ezimbili zemali.
Etarhi kAciddInA vidhavA paNadvayaM nikSipati tad dadarza|
3 Wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lumfelokazi ongumyanga uphosele okwedlula okwabo bonke;
tatO yIzuruvAca yuSmAnahaM yathArthaM vadAmi, daridrEyaM vidhavA sarvvEbhyOdhikaM nyakSEpsIt,
4 ngoba bonke laba baphosele kokunengi kwabo eminikelweni kaNkulunkulu, kodwa yena ebuyangeni bakhe uphosele konke alakho abephila ngakho.
yatOnyE svaprAjyadhanEbhya IzvarAya kinjcit nyakSEpsuH, kintu daridrEyaM vidhavA dinayApanArthaM svasya yat kinjcit sthitaM tat sarvvaM nyakSEpsIt|
5 Abanye besakhuluma ngethempeli, ukuthi liceciswe ngamatshe amahle langezipho, wathi:
aparanjca uttamaprastarairutsRSTavyaizca mandiraM suzObhatEtarAM kaizcidityuktE sa pratyuvAca
6 Lezizinto elizibonayo, kuzafika insuku okungayikutshiywa ngazo ilitshe phezu kwelitshe, elingayikudilizelwa phansi.
yUyaM yadidaM nicayanaM pazyatha, asya pASANaikOpyanyapASANOpari na sthAsyati, sarvvE bhUsAdbhaviSyanti kAlOyamAyAti|
7 Basebembuza, besithi: Mfundisi, pho lezizinto zizakuba nini? Lesibonakaliso siyini, lapho sekuzakwenzeka lezizinto?
tadA tE papracchuH, hE gurO ghaTanEdRzI kadA bhaviSyati? ghaTanAyA EtasyasazcihnaM vA kiM bhaviSyati?
8 Wasesithi: Qaphelani ukuthi lingaduhiswa; ngoba abanengi bazakuza ebizweni lami, besithi: Nginguye; futhi: Isikhathi sesisondele. Ngakho lingabalandeli.
tadA sa jagAda, sAvadhAnA bhavata yathA yuSmAkaM bhramaM kOpi na janayati, khISTOhamityuktvA mama nAmrA bahava upasthAsyanti sa kAlaH prAyENOpasthitaH, tESAM pazcAnmA gacchata|
9 Njalo nxa lisizwa ngezimpi langeziphithiphithi, lingethuki; ngoba lezizinto zimele ukuthi zenzeke kuqala, kodwa ukuphela kakuhle kufike.
yuddhasyOpaplavasya ca vArttAM zrutvA mA zagkadhvaM, yataH prathamam EtA ghaTanA avazyaM bhaviSyanti kintu nApAtE yugAntO bhaviSyati|
10 Wasesithi kubo: Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso;
aparanjca kathayAmAsa, tadA dEzasya vipakSatvEna dEzO rAjyasya vipakSatvEna rAjyam utthAsyati,
11 njalo kuzakuba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu indawo ngendawo lezindlala labomatshayabhuqe bezifo; kube khona lezinto ezesabekayo lezibonakaliso ezinkulu ezivela ezulwini.
nAnAsthAnESu mahAbhUkampO durbhikSaM mArI ca bhaviSyanti, tathA vyOmamaNPalasya bhayagkaradarzanAnyazcaryyalakSaNAni ca prakAzayiSyantE|
12 Kodwa ngaphambi kwakho konke lokhu bazalibamba ngezandla zabo, balizingele, balinikele emasinagogeni lezintolongweni, balise phambi kwamakhosi lababusi, ngenxa yebizo lami.
kintu sarvvAsAmEtAsAM ghaTanAnAM pUrvvaM lOkA yuSmAn dhRtvA tAPayiSyanti, bhajanAlayE kArAyAnjca samarpayiSyanti mama nAmakAraNAd yuSmAn bhUpAnAM zAsakAnAnjca sammukhaM nESyanti ca|
13 Njalo lokhu kuzaphenduka kini kube yibufakazi.
sAkSyArtham EtAni yuSmAn prati ghaTiSyantE|
14 Ngakho kubekeni enhliziyweni zenu ukuthi linganakani ngaphambili ngelizakuphendula;
tadA kimuttaraM vaktavyam Etat na cintayiSyAma iti manaHsu nizcitanuta|
15 ngoba mina ngizalinika umlomo lenhlakanipho, abangekuphike, bamelane lakho, bonke abayizitha zenu.
vipakSA yasmAt kimapyuttaram Apattinjca karttuM na zakSyanti tAdRzaM vAkpaTutvaM jnjAnanjca yuSmabhyaM dAsyAmi|
16 Njalo lizanikelwa langabazali labafowenu lezihlobo labangane, njalo bazabulala abanye benu.
kinjca yUyaM pitrA mAtrA bhrAtrA bandhunA jnjAtyA kuTumbEna ca parakarESu samarpayiSyadhvE; tatastE yuSmAkaM kanjcana kanjcana ghAtayiSyanti|
17 Njalo lizazondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yebizo lami.
mama nAmnaH kAraNAt sarvvai rmanuSyai ryUyam RtIyiSyadhvE|
18 Kodwa kakuyikulahleka ngitsho unwele lwekhanda lenu.
kintu yuSmAkaM ziraHkEzaikOpi na vinaMkSyati,
19 Ekubekezeleni kwenu zuzani imiphefumulo yenu.
tasmAdEva dhairyyamavalambya svasvaprANAn rakSata|
20 Kodwa nxa libona iJerusalema ihanqwe ngamabutho, yazini-ke ukuthi sekusondele ukuchitheka kwayo.
aparanjca yirUzAlampuraM sainyavESTitaM vilOkya tasyOcchinnatAyAH samayaH samIpa ityavagamiSyatha|
21 Ngalesosikhathi abaseJudiya kababalekele ezintabeni; labaphakathi kwayo baphume; labasemaphandleni bangangeni kuyo.
tadA yihUdAdEzasthA lOkAH parvvataM palAyantAM, yE ca nagarE tiSThanti tE dEzAntaraM palAyantA, yE ca grAmE tiSThanti tE nagaraM na pravizantu,
22 Ngoba lezi zinsuku zempindiselo, ukuze kugcwaliseke zonke izinto ezilotshiweyo.
yatastadA samucitadaNPanAya dharmmapustakE yAni sarvvANi likhitAni tAni saphalAni bhaviSyanti|
23 Kodwa maye kwabakhulelweyo labamunyisayo ngalezonsuku! Ngoba kuzakuba khona ukuhlupheka okukhulu emhlabeni, lolaka kulesisizwe.
kintu yA yAstadA garbhavatyaH stanyadAvyazca tAmAM durgati rbhaviSyati, yata EtAllOkAn prati kOpO dEzE ca viSamadurgati rghaTiSyatE|
24 Njalo bazakuwa ngobukhali benkemba, bathunjelwe ezizweni zonke; leJerusalema inyathelelwe phansi ngabezizwe, kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zabezizwe.
vastutastu tE khaggadhAraparivvaggaM lapsyantE baddhAH santaH sarvvadEzESu nAyiSyantE ca kinjcAnyadEzIyAnAM samayOpasthitiparyyantaM yirUzAlampuraM taiH padatalai rdalayiSyatE|
25 Kuzakuba khona izibonakaliso elangeni lenyangeni lezinkanyezini; lemhlabeni usizi lwezizwe ngokudideka; kudume ulwandle lamagagasi,
sUryyacandranakSatrESu lakSaNAdi bhaviSyanti, bhuvi sarvvadEzIyAnAM duHkhaM cintA ca sindhau vIcInAM tarjanaM garjananjca bhaviSyanti|
26 abantu baphele amandla ngenxa yokwesaba langokulindela lokho okuzayo emhlabeni; ngoba amandla amazulu azazanyazanyiswa.
bhUbhau bhAvighaTanAM cintayitvA manujA bhiyAmRtakalpA bhaviSyanti, yatO vyOmamaNPalE tEjasvinO dOlAyamAnA bhaviSyanti|
27 Khona-ke bezayibona iNdodana yomuntu isiza eyezini ilamandla lenkazimulo enkulu.
tadA parAkramENA mahAtEjasA ca mEghArUPhaM manuSyaputram AyAntaM drakSyanti|
28 Njalo nxa kuqala ukwenzeka lezizinto, manini liqonde njalo liphakamise amakhanda enu; ngoba kusondele ukukhululwa kwenu.
kintvEtAsAM ghaTanAnAmArambhE sati yUyaM mastakAnyuttOlya UrdadhvaM drakSyatha, yatO yuSmAkaM muktEH kAlaH savidhO bhaviSyati|
29 Wasebatshela umfanekiso: Khangelani umkhiwa lazo zonke izihlahla;
tatastEnaitadRSTAntakathA kathitA, pazyata uPumbarAdivRkSANAM
30 nxa sezihluma, liyazibonela lani likwazi ukuthi ihlobo selisondele.
navInapatrANi jAtAnIti dRSTvA nidAvakAla upasthita iti yathA yUyaM jnjAtuM zaknutha,
31 Ngokunjalo lani, nxa libona lezizinto zisenzeka, yazini ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze.
tathA sarvvAsAmAsAM ghaTanAnAm ArambhE dRSTE satIzvarasya rAjatvaM nikaTam ityapi jnjAsyatha|
32 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesisizukulwana asisoze sidlule, kuze kwenzeke zonke izinto.
yuSmAnahaM yathArthaM vadAmi, vidyamAnalOkAnAmESAM gamanAt pUrvvam EtAni ghaTiSyantE|
33 Kuzadlula izulu lomhlaba, kodwa amazwi ami kawasoze adlule.
nabhObhuvOrlOpO bhaviSyati mama vAk tu kadApi luptA na bhaviSyati|
34 Njalo ziqapheleni, ukuthi inhliziyo zenu zingasindwa ngenxa yokuminza lokudakwa lokuphisekela izinto zalokhukusila, lalolosuku lulifikele lingananzelele;
ataEva viSamAzanEna pAnEna ca sAMmArikacintAbhizca yuSmAkaM cittESu mattESu taddinam akasmAd yuSmAn prati yathA nOpatiSThati tadarthaM svESu sAvadhAnAstiSThata|
35 ngoba luzafika njengomjibila phezu kwabo bonke abahlezi ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
pRthivIsthasarvvalOkAn prati taddinam unmAtha iva upasthAsyati|
36 Ngakho lindani ngezikhathi zonke likhulekele ukuthi lifanele ukuphepha zonke lezizinto ezizakwenzeka, lokuma phambi kweNdodana yomuntu.
yathA yUyam EtadbhAvighaTanA uttarttuM manujasutasya sammukhE saMsthAtunjca yOgyA bhavatha kAraNAdasmAt sAvadhAnAH santO nirantaraM prArthayadhvaM|
37 Njalo wayefundisa ethempelini emini; kodwa ebusuku wayephuma ayehlala entabeni ethiwa ngeyeMihlwathi.
aparanjca sa divA mandira upadizya rAcai jaitunAdriM gatvAtiSThat|
38 Lekuseni kakhulu abantu bonke babesiza kuye ethempelini ukumuzwa.
tataH pratyUSE lAkAstatkathAM zrOtuM mandirE tadantikam Agacchan|
