ULukha 21
1 UJesu wathi ekhangela wabona izinothi zifaka iminikelo yazo esitsheni somnikelo.
And he looked up and saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury;
2 Wabona njalo umfelokazi ongumyanga efaka okuzinhlamvana kwethusi okubili.
but he saw also a certain poor widow casting therein two mites.
3 Wathi, “Ngilitshela iqiniso ngithi umfelokazi lo ongumyanga unikele okudlula bonke abanye.
And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;
4 Bonke lababantu banikele izipho zabo ngokwenotho yabo, kodwa yena ebuyangeni bakhe ufake konke abelakho.”
for all these out of their abundance have cast into the gifts [of God]; but she out of her need has cast in all the living which she had.
5 Abanye abafundi bakhe babekhulukhuluma ngokubalazwa kwethempeli ngamatshe amahle langezipho ezazinikelwe kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa uJesu wathi,
And as some spoke of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones and consecrated offerings, he said,
6 “Mayelana lalokhu elikubona lapha, sizafika isikhathi lapho okungeyikutshiywa ilitshe phezu kwelinye; wonke azaphoselwa phansi.”
[As to] these things which ye are beholding, days are coming in which there shall not be left stone upon stone which shall not be thrown down.
7 Babuza bathi, “Mfundisi, izinto lezi zizakwenzakala nini? Njalo sizakuba yini isibonakaliso sokuthi sezizakwenzeka na?”
And they asked him saying, Teacher, when then shall these things be; and what [is] the sign when these things are going to take place?
8 Waphendula wathi, “Qaphelani lingakhohliswa. Ngoba abanengi bazakuza ngebizo lami besithi, ‘Nginguye,’ njalo bathi, ‘Isikhathi sesisondele.’ Lingabalandeli.
And he said, See that ye be not led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he], and the time is drawn nigh: go ye not [therefore] after them.
9 Nxa lisizwa ngezimpi lezikhukhulambuso, lingethuki. Lezizinto kuzamele zenzeke kuqala, kodwa isiphetho kasizukufika ngalesosikhathi.”
And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end is not immediately.
10 Wasesithi kubo: “Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso.
Then he said to them, Nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
11 Kuzakuba lokuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, indlala lezifo ezindaweni ezinengi, izehlakalo ezesabekayo lezibonakaliso ezinengi zivela emkhathini.
there shall be both great earthquakes in different places, and famines and pestilences; and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
12 Kodwa kungakenzakali konke lokhu bazalibamba, balihlukuluze. Bazalinikela emasinagogweni baliphosele lasezintolongweni njalo lizamiswa phambi kwamakhosi lababusi ngenxa yebizo lami.
But before all these things they shall lay their hands upon you and persecute you, delivering [you] up to synagogues and prisons, bringing [you] before kings and governors on account of my name;
13 Lokhu kuzalenza libe ngofakazi kimi.
but it shall turn out to you for a testimony.
14 Kodwa bekani amaphaphu phansi, lingazihluphi ngokuthi lizazivikela lisithini.
Settle therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand [your] defence,
15 Ngoba ngizalinika amazwi lokuhlakanipha ukuze angabikhona ezitheni zenu ozalehlula loba aliphikise.
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your opposers shall not be able to reply to or resist.
16 Lizanikelwa ngabazali, ngabafowenu layizihlobo labangane njalo abanye benu bazalibulala.
But ye will be delivered up even by parents and brethren and relations and friends, and they shall put to death [some] from among you,
17 Bonke abantu bazalizonda ngenxa yami.
and ye will be hated of all for my name's sake.
18 Kodwa kakuyikubhubha lanwele olulodwa emakhanda enu.
And a hair of your head shall in no wise perish.
19 Bekezelani, lizasindiswa.
By your patient endurance gain your souls.
20 Lingabona iJerusalema isihonqolozelwe yizimpi lizakwazi ukuthi incithakalo isisondele.
But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed with armies, then know that its desolation is drawn nigh.
21 Lapho-ke akuthi labo abaseJudiya babalekele ezintabeni, abasedolobheni kabaphume, kuthi labo abasemaphandleni bangangeni edolobheni.
Then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of it depart out, and those who are in the country not enter into it;
22 Ngoba lesi yisikhathi sokujeziswa ukugcwalisa konke okwalotshwayo.
for these are days of avenging, that all the things that are written may be accomplished.
23 Yeka ubulukhuni obuzakuba khona ngalezonsuku kwabesifazane abakhulelweyo labangabadlezane! Kuzakuba khona ukuhlukuluzeka okukhulu elizweni lolaka phezu kwabantu.
But woe to them that are with child and to them who give suck in those days, for there shall be great distress upon the land and wrath upon this people.
24 Bazakuwa ngenkemba babuthwe babe yizibotshwa zezizwe zonke. IJerusalema izagidagidwa ngabeZizwe kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zabeZizwe.
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of [the] nations until [the] times of [the] nations be fulfilled.
25 Kuzabakhona izibonakaliso elangeni, enyangeni lasezinkanyezini. Emhlabeni izizwe zizakuba phakathi kosizi lokudideka ngenxa yokuhuba lokukhaphaza kolwandle.
And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity [at] the roar of the sea and rolling waves,
26 Abantu bazaphela amandla ngokwesaba, behlutshwa yilokho okuzayo emhlabeni, ngoba izisekelo zasezulwini zizazanyazanyiswa.
men ready to die through fear and expectation of what is coming on the habitable earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
27 Ngalesosikhathi bazayibona iNdodana yoMuntu isiza ngeyezi ilamandla lenkazimulo enkulu.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 Nxa lezizinto seziqala ukwenzakala manini liqine, liphakamise amakhanda enu, ngoba ukuhlengwa kwenu sekusondela.”
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws nigh.
29 Wabatshela umfanekiso lo wathi, “Khangelani esihlahleni somkhiwa kanye lezinye zonke izihlahla.
And he spoke a parable to them: Behold the fig-tree and all the trees;
30 Nxa zihluma lizazibonela lani njalo lazi ukuthi ihlobo selisondele.
when they already sprout, ye know of your own selves, [on] looking [at them], that already the summer is near.
31 Kanjalo-ke, nxa lingabona lezizinto sezisenzakala, lazi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele.
So also ye, when ye see these things take place, know that the kingdom of God is near.
32 Ngilitshela iqiniso, lesisizukulwane kasiyikudlula zize zenzakale zonke lezizinto.
Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall in no wise pass away until all come to pass.
33 Izulu lomhlaba kuzedlula, kodwa amazwi ami kawayikwedlula lanini.
The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
34 Nanzelelani funa inhliziyo zenu zithundubale ngokuzitika lokudakwa lokunqineka ngezinto zalimpilo, ngoba lolosuku luzalijuma njengomjibila.
But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;
35 Ngoba luzafikela bonke labo abahlala kuwo wonke umhlaba.
for as a snare shall it come upon all them that dwell upon the face of the whole earth.
36 Hlalani lilindile, likhulekele ukuthi liphephe kukho konke osekuzakwenzeka masinyane, lokuthi libe lamandla okuma phambi kweNdodana yoMuntu.”
Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
37 Insuku zonke uJesu wayefundisa ethempelini kuthi kusihlwa aphume ayechitha ubusuku eqaqeni olwaluthiwa yiNtaba yama-Oliva,
And by day he was teaching in the temple, and by night, going out, he remained abroad on the mountain called [the mount] of Olives;
38 njalo abantu bonke babesiza ekuseni kakhulu ukuzamuzwa ethempelini.
and all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.
