Ngokukaluka 24:35-51 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

35. Base belanda nabo okwenzekileyo endleleni, nokuthi yaziwa kanjani yibo ekuhlephuleni isinkwa.

36. Besakhuluma lokho, yena uqobo wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: “Ukuthula makube kinina.”

37. Kepha bashaywa luvalo, besaba bethi babona ithongo.

38. Wayesethi kubo: “Nikhathazekeleni na? Kuvelelani imizindlo ezinhliziyweni zenu na?

39. Bhekani izandla zami nezinyawo zami ukuthi yimina uqobo; ngiphatheni, nibone, ngokuba ithongo alinanyama namathambo, njengokuba ningibona nginakho.”

40. Esekushilo lokho wababonisa izandla nezinyawo.

41. Kepha bengakakholwa ngenxa yentokozo bemangala, wathi kubo: “Ninakho ukudla lapha na?”

42. Bamnika iqatha lenhlanzi eyosiweyo neqa lezinyosi.

43. Wakuthatha, wadla phambi kwabo.

44. Wayesethi kubo: “Yiwo lawo mazwi ami engawakhuluma kini ngisenani okuthi: ‘Kumelwe ukugcwaliseka konke okulotshwe ngami emthethweni kaMose, nakubaprofethi nasemaHutsheni.’ ”

45. Khona wayesevula ingqondo yabo, ukuze baqonde imibhalo.

46. Wathi kubo: “Kulotshiwe kanje ukuthi uzakuhlupheka uKristu, avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu,

47. kushunyayelwe egameni lakhe ukuphenduka, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono ezizweni zonke, kuqalwe eJerusalema.

48. Nina-ke ningofakazi balezi zinto.

49. Bhekani, ngiyathumela kini isithembiso sikaBaba; kepha hlalani emzini, nize nembathiswe amandla avela phezulu.”

50. Wabahola, baze bafika ngaseBethaniya, waphakamisa izandla zakhe, wababusisa.

51. Kwathi esababusisa, wahlukana nabo, wenyuselwa ezulwini.

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