NgokukaLuka 19:1-28

NgokukaLuka 19:1-28 ZUL59

Wangena eJeriko, wadabula khona. Bheka, kwakukhona indoda, igama layo linguZakewu, ingumthelisi omkhulu, icebile. Yayifuna ukumbona uJesu ukuthi ungubani; yahluleka ngenxa yesixuku, ngokuba yayimfushane. Yagijimela phambili, yakhwela emthombeni ukuba imbone, ngokuba ebezakudlula ngakhona. Esefikile uJesu kuleyo ndawo wabheka phezulu, wathi kuyo: “Zakewu, shesha wehle, ngokuba namuhla ngimelwe ukuhlala endlini yakho.” Washesha wehla, wamamukela ngokuthokoza. Kuthe bekubona, bakhonona bonke, bathi: “Uye kungenisa kwandoda eyisoni.” Kodwa uZakewu wasukuma, wathi eNkosini: “Bheka, Nkosi, ngipha abampofu inxenye yempahla yami; kuthi uma ngimaphucile umuntu into ngamacebo, ngiyibuyisa iphindwe kane.” UJesu wathi kuye: “Namuhla insindiso ifikile kule ndlu, lokhu naye eyindodana ka-Abrahama. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukufuna nokusindisa okulahlekileyo.” Kuthe ukuba bakuzwe lokho, weleka walandisa umfanekiso, ngokuba ebeseduze neJerusalema nangokuba bebethi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakubonakala masinyane. Wathi-ke: “Umuntu othile wohlanga olukhulu waya ezweni elikude eyozithathela umbuso, abuye. Wayesebiza izinceku zakhe eziyishumi, wazinika omina* abayishumi, wathi kuzo: ‘Hwebani ngabo, ngize ngibuye.’ “Kepha abantu bomuzi wakhe babemzonda, bathuma amanxusa emva kwakhe, bethi: ‘Asithandi ukuba lo abuse phezu kwethu.’ “Kwathi esebuyile ekuthatheni umbuso, wathi azibizelwe kuye lezo zinceku abezinike imali ukuba azi ukuthi yileyo naleyo izuzeni ngokuhweba. “Yavela-ke eyokuqala, yathi: ‘Nkosi, umina wakho uzuze omina abayishumi.’ “Wathi kuyo: ‘Kuhle-ke, nceku enhle; lokhu ufunyanwe uthembekile kokuncinyane, uzakubusa phezu kwemizi eyishumi.’ “Yafika neyesibili, yathi: ‘Umina wakho, Nkosi, uzuze omina abayisihlanu.’ “Wathi nakuleyo: ‘Nawe yiba phezu kwemizi eyisihlanu.’ “Kwafika nenye, yathi: ‘Nkosi, nangu umina wakho ebengimkhwezile esongwe endwangwini. Ngokuba bengikwesaba, lokhu ungumuntu olukhuni; uthabatha ongakubekanga, uvuna ongakuhlwanyelanga.’ “Wathi kuyo: ‘Ngizakukwahlulela ngomlomo wakho wena nceku embi. Ubuwazi ukuba ngingumumtu olukhuni, ngithabatha engingakubekanga, ngivuna engingakuhlwanyelanga; awufakanga ngani imali yami ebhange,* mina-ke ekufikeni kwami ngabe ngiyibizile kanye nenzalo, na?’ “Wayesethi kwababemi khona: ‘Maphuceni umina, nimnike onawomina abayishumi.’ “Kepha bathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, unawomina abayishumi.’ “Ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, kepha ongenakho uyakwaphucwa nalokho anakho. Kodwa lezo zitha zami ezazingathandi ukuba ngibuse phezu kwazo, ziletheni lapha, nizibulale phambi kwami.” Eseshilo lokho waqhubekela phambili, wakhuphukela eJerusalema.