Mateus 21

UJesu Uza EJerusalema NjengeNkosi

1 Bathi sebesondela eJerusalema, bafika eBhethifage eNtabeni yama-Oliva, uJesu wathuma abafundi ababili, 2 wathi kubo, "Yanini emzini ophambi kwenu, khonapho lizabona inkonyane kababhemi lobabhemi ebotshelwe khonapho. Libakhulule libuye labo kimi. 3 Nxa kungaba lozalibuza, limtshele ukuthi iNkosi yiyo ebafunayo, uzahle abayekele bahambe masinyane."

4 Lokhu kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomphrofethi ukuthi:

5 "Tshela iNdodakazi yaseZiyoni ukuthi,

‘Khangela, inkosi yakho iyeza kuwe,

imnene igade ubabhemi,

iphezu kwenkonyane, inkonyane kababhemi.’*21.5 UZakhariya 9.9"

6 Abafundi bahamba benza njengokulaywa kwabo nguJesu. 7 Baletha inkonyane kababhemi lobabhemi, bendlala amajazi abo phezu kwabobabhemi ukuze uJesu ahlale phezu kwawo. 8 Ixuku elikhulu lendlala amajazi alo endleleni, kukanti abanye bephula ingatsha ezihlahleni bazendlala endleleni. 9 Amaxuku ayehamba phambi kwakhe lalawo ayelandela amemeza athi,

"Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavida!"*21.9 AmaHubo 118.26

"Ubusisiwe lowo obuya ngebizo likaThixo!"

"Hosana ezulwini eliphezulu!"

10 Kwathi uJesu esengenile eJerusalema, umuzi wonke wanyakazela, abantu babuzana bathi, "Kanti ngubani lo?"

11 Amaxuku aphendula athi, "Lo nguJesu, umphrofethi waseNazaretha eGalile."