UMathewu 20
1 Ngoba umbuso wamazulu ufanana lomuntu ongumninindlu, owaphuma ekuseni kakhulu ukuqhatsha izisebenzi ziye esivinini sakhe;
Kulwokubha obhukama bhwa mulwire obhususana na unu ali na lisambu, unu emukile mulugulu koleleki atulemo abhakosi bhemilimu mwisambu lyaye elye mijabhibhu.
2 esevumelene lezisebenzi ngodenariyo ngosuku, wazithuma esivinini sakhe.
Ejile ekilishanya nabho omuyelo gwa idinari imwi kulunaku, nabhatuma okugenda mwisambu lyaye elye mijabhibhu.
3 Wasephuma sekungaba lihola lesithathu, wabona abanye bemi emdangeni bengenzi lutho;
Gejile gatulao kuti masaa gasatu nasubhayo nalola abhakosi bhandi bhemeleguyu bhatamilimu mwiyeneo lya lisoko.
4 lakulabo wathi: Yanini lani esivinini; njalo loba yini efaneleyo ngizalinika yona. Bahamba-ke.
Nabhabhwila ati, 'Emwe ona, mugende mwisambu elye mijabhibhu, chona chona chinu chili mugabho gweme enibhayana.' Kulwejo nibhagenda okukola emilimu.
5 Wabuya waphuma sekungaba lihola lesithupha langelesificamunwemunye, wenza njalo.
Gejile gatulao masaa mukaga nagenda lindi, musaa ya mwenda ona nakola kutyo.
6 Kwathi sekungaba lihola letshumi lanye waphuma, wathola abanye bemi bengenzi lutho, wathi kubo: Limeleni lapha usuku lonke lingenzi lutho?
Akatungu akandi nagenda musaa ekumi na imwi, nasanga abhanu bhandi bhemeleguyu bhatali na mulimu. Kubhaki mwimeleguyu anu lunaku lwona mutali na mulimu gwona gwona?
7 Bathi kuye: Ngoba akulamuntu osiqhatshileyo. Wathi kubo: Yanini lani esivinini, njalo lizakwemukela loba kuyini okufaneleyo.
Nibhamusubhya ati, Kulwokubha atalio munu unu achianile emilimu. Nabhabhwila ati, 'Emwe ona mugende mwisambu lye mijabhibhu.'
8 Kwathi sekuntambama umninisivini wathi enduneni yakhe: Biza izisebenzi, uzibhadale iholo, uqale ngezokucina kuze kube ngezokuqala.
Kegolo yejile yakinga, Kanye sambu lye mijabhibhu abhwiliye omunyampala waye, 'Bhabhilikile ubhayane omuyelo gwebhe, wambe nabhanu bhasingiliye umalishe na bhanu bhelabhile.'
9 Kuthe befika abaqhatshwa ngehola letshumi lanye ngulowo lalowo wemukela udenariyo.
Bhejile bhaja bhanu bhayabhilwe emilimu saa ekumi na imwi, bhuli munu alamiye idinari.
10 Njalo sebezile abokuqala bacabanga ukuthi bazakwemukela okungaphezulu; kodwa labo bemukela udenariyo ngamunye.
Bhejile bhaja abhakosi abhokwamba, nibhetogela ati abhalamila okukila abhandi, nawe ona bhalamiye dinari imwi imwii kubhuli munu.
11 Kwathi beyemukela bamsola umninindlu,
Bhejile bhalamila emiyelo jebhwe, nibhalundumila kanya esambu.
12 besithi: Labo abokucina basebenze ihola elilodwa, kodwa ubalinganise lathi esithwele ubunzima bosuku lokutshisa.
Nibhaika ati, 'Abhakosi abhakegolo bhanu bhagega lisaa limwi lyenyele kumilimu, nawe wabhenganya neswe, eswe chetwika omujigo lunaku lwona no kwochibhwa na lisana.'
13 Kodwa ephendula wathi komunye wabo: Mngane, angikoni; kanti kawuvumelananga lami ngodenariyo?
Nawe kanya esambu asubhishe nabhwila umwi umwi ati, 'Musani wani, nitakola musango mubhibhi. Chitekilishanya kwa idinari imwi?
14 Thatha okwakho uhambe; ngiyathanda ukumnika lowokucina njengawe.
Nulamile omuyelo gwao gunu gukwingene ugende jao. Ni bhukondelwa bhwani okuliya abhakosi bhanu bhasingilila bhenganiliye nawe.
15 Kumbe angivunyelwa yini ukwenza engikuthandayo ngezinto zami? Loba ilihlo lakho libi yini, ngoba mina ngilungile?
Enibhusha! Nitali na bhulamusi okukola kutyo enenda kumali jani? Amo eliso lyao lino lwango kulwokubha anye ndi wekisi?
16 Kunjalo-ke abokucina bazakuba ngabokuqala, labokuqala ngabokucina; ngoba banengi ababiziweyo, kodwa balutshwana abakhethiweyo.
Kulwejo oyo kasingilila alibha wokwamba no wo kwamba alibha wo kusingilila.”
17 Kwathi uJesu esesenyukela eJerusalema wathatha abalitshumi lambili bebodwa endleleni, wathi kubo:
Mbe Yesu aliga nalinya okuja Yeruslemu. Achali munjila, nagega abheigisibhwa bhaye ekumi na bhabhili nabhasubhya kumbali nabhabhwila ati,
18 Khangelani, senyukela eJerusalema, njalo iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa kubapristi abakhulu lakubabhali; besebeyilahlela ukufa,
“Mbe mulole echigenda Yerusalemu, no Omwana wa Adamu kagwatibhwa na bhakulu bha bhagabisi na abhandiki. Abhamulamula okufwa
19 bayinikele kwabezizwe ukuze bayiyangise bayitshaye ngesiswepu bayibethele; njalo ngosuku lwesithathu izabuya ivuke.
na abhamuta mubhanyamaanga koleleki bhamusegule, bhamuchape no kumubhamba. Nawe kulunaku olwakasatu kasuluka.”
20 Kwasekusiza kuye unina wamadodana kaZebediya kanye lamadodana akhe, waguqa wacela ulutho kuye.
Okumala nyilamwene abhana bha Zebhedayo ejile ku Yesu ali na bhana bhaye. Abhumile ebhiju imbele yaye no kumusabha echinu okusoka kumwene.
21 Wasesithi kuye: Ufunani? Wathi kuye: Tshono ukuthi la amadodana ami amabili ahlale, enye ngakwesokunene sakho, lenye ngakwesokhohlo, embusweni wakho.
Yesu namubhwila ati, “Owenda chinuki?” Namubhwila ati, “Nulagilile kutya, abhana bhani bhanu kubhubhili bhwebhwe oumwi eyanje mukubhoko kwao okwobhulyo oundi mukubhoko kwao okwobhumosi mu bhukama bhwa.”
22 Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: Kalikwazi elikucelayo. Linganatha yini inkezo engizayinatha mina, njalo libhabhathizwe ngobhabhathizo engibhabhathizwa ngalo mina? Bathi kuye: Singakwenza.
Nawe Yesu namusubhya naika ati, “Utakumenya chinu ousabhwa. Enikubhusha! Outula okunywela echikombe echo ndinywela?” Nibhamubhwila ati, “Echitula.”
23 Wasesithi kubo: Ngeqiniso lizayinatha inkezo yami, libhabhathizwe ngobhabhathizo mina engizabhabhathizwa ngalo; kodwa ukuhlala ngakwesokunene sami langakwesokhohlo sami, kayisikho okwami ukuphana ngakho, kodwa kungokwalabo abakulungiselweyo nguBaba.
Nabhabhwila ati, “Echikombe chani chimali omuchinywela, nawe okwiyanja mukubhoko kwani okwobhulwo na mukubhoko kwani okwo bhumosi gutali mulimo gwani okubhayana, nawe nikwabho bhanu bhamalile okwilabhilwa na Lata wani.”
24 Kwathi sebezwile abalitshumi, bathukuthela ngezelamani ezimbili.
Abheigisibhwa abhandi ekumi bhejile bhongwa kutyo, nibhasulumbasibhwa muno na bhejabho bhaliya abhabhili.
25 Kodwa uJesu wababizela kuye wathi: Liyazi ukuthi ababusi bezizwe bayazibusa ngobulukhuni, lezikhulu zisebenzisa amandla phezu kwazo.
Nawe Yesu nabhabhilikila omwenikili nabhabhwila ati, “Mumenyele ati abhakama bha bhanya maanga abhabhobhaisha, na abhakulu bhebhwe abhakola amanaga ingulu yebhwe.
26 Kodwa akuyikuba njalo phakathi kwenu; kodwa loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngomkhulu phakathi kwenu kabe yisisebenzi senu;
Nawe emwe mwasiga okukola kutyo.
27 njalo loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu kabe yisisebenzi senu;
Nawe, wona wona unu alyenda obhukulu agati yemwe ni bhusi bhusi bhe mugaya wemwe.
28 njengalokhu iNdodana yomuntu kayizanga ukukhonzwa, kodwa ukukhonza, lokunika impilo yayo ibe lihlawulo labanengi.
Lwakutyo Omwana wa Adamu atejile okukolelwa, tali okufulubhenda, nokusosha obhulame bhwaye abhe mwelusi wa bhafu.”
29 Kwathi bephuma eJeriko, ixuku elikhulu lamlandela.
Bhejile bhasoka Yeriko, abhanu bhafu nibhamulubha.
30 Njalo khangela, iziphofu ezimbili zihlezi endleleni, sezizwile ukuthi uJesu uyadlula, zamemeza, zathi: Sihawukele, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavida!
Na nibhalola abhaume bhabhili bheyanjile kungego ya injila. Bhejile bhongwa ati Yesu katulao, Ni bhasosha obhulaka bhulela nibhaika ati, “Lata Bugenyi, Omwana wa Daudi, nuchifwile chigongo.”
31 Ixuku laselizikhuza ukuthi zithule, kodwa zamemeza kakhulu, zisithi: Sihawukele, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavida!
Nawe liijo lya bhanu nilibhagonya, nilibhabhwila bhajibhile, Nawe ona, abhenene nibhasubha lindi okuyogana nibhaika ati, “Lata Bugenyi, Omwana wa Daudi, nuchifwile chigongo.”
32 UJesu wasesima wazibiza, wathi: Lifuna ukuthi ngilenzeleni?
Nio Yesu nemelegulu nabhabhilikila nokubhabhusha ati, “Omwenda nibhakoleleki?”
33 Zathi kuye: Nkosi, ukuthi amehlo ethu avuleke.
Nibhamubhwila ati, “Lata Bugenyi, ameso geswe gegulwe.”
34 UJesu esesiba lesihelo wathinta amehlo azo; njalo amehlo azo ahle abuya abona, zasezimlandela.
Mbe Yesu nabha agegelwe nechigongo nakushako ameso gebhwe, akachwina ako, nibhalamila obhutulo bhwokulola nanibhamulubha.
