João 12

Ukungena Ngobukhosi

12 Ngosuku olulandelayo ixuku elikhulu elalize emkhosini lezwa ukuthi uJesu wayesendleleni esiza eJerusalema. 13 Lathatha amagatsha elala laphuma ukuyamhlangabeza, limemeza lisithi,

"Hosana!"*12.13 AmaHubo 118.25-26

"Ubusisiwe lowo obuya ngebizo likaThixo!"

"Ubusisiwe oyiNkosi ka-Israyeli!"

14 UJesu wathola inkonyane kababhemi wayigada njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi:

15 "Ungesabi, Oh Ndodakazi yeZiyoni;

khangela, inkosi yakho iyeza,

ihlezi phezu kwenkonyane kababhemi."*12.15 UZakhariya 9.9

16 Kuqala abafundi bakhe kabakuzwisisanga konke lokhu. Kwaze kwaba ngemva kokuba uJesu esekhazimulisiwe lapho abananzelela khona ukuba izinto lezi zazilotshwe ngaye lokuthi babezenzile kuye lezozinto.

17 Ngalesosikhathi ixuku elalilaye mhla ebiza uLazaro ethuneni wabuye wamvusa ekufeni laqhubeka lilifakaza ilizwi. 18 Abantu abanengi bahamba ukuyamhlangabeza ngoba basebezwile ukuthi wayewenzile umangaliso lo. 19 AbaFarisi bakhulumisana besithi, "Liyabona, into le izasitshiya esikhaleni. Khangelani ukuthi umhlaba wonke usuthe zalezale kuye!"