Sehluko 21
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Jesu watsi uyabuka wabona tinjinga tifaka iminikelo yato esitjeni semnikelo.
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Wabona umfelokati lotsite afaka tinhlavu letimbili temali.
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Wase utsi, " Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, lomfelokati lophuyile unikele kubedlula bonkhe.
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Bonkhe laba banikele batsatsa kulokunyenti. Kodvwa lomfelokati, ekwesweleni kwakhe, unikele ngako konkhe labengaphila ngako."
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Kwatsi labanye basakhuluma ngelithempeli, kutsi lalihlotjiswe ngematje lamahle neminikelo, watsi,
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"Tonkhe letintfo lenitibonako, kuta tinsuku lapho kungeyusala litje etikwalelinye lelingayudzilitelwa phansi."
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Base bayambuta, batsi, "Mfundzisi, letintfo tiyakwenteka nini? Siyakuba yini sibonakaliso kutsi sekutakwenteka?
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Jesu waphendvula, "Caphelani kutsi ningayengwa . Ngobe labanyenti bayawufika ngelibito lami, batsi, ' nginguye', futsi, 'Sikhatsi sesisondzele.' ningayi kubo.
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Naniva ngetimphi netiphitsiphitsi, ningetfuki, ngobe letintfo timele kwenteka kucala, kodvwa kuphela kuyawube kusengakafiki,"
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Wase utsi kubo, "Sive siyawuvukela lesinye, umbuso uvukele lomunye umbuso.
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Kuyawuba nekutamatama kwemhlaba lokukhulu, etindzaweni ngetindzawo indlala netifo. Kuyawuba netehlakalo letesabisayo netibonakaliso letinkhulu ezulwini.
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Kodvwa ngaphambi kwako konkhe loku, bayawuniphatsa ngetandla banitingele, baninikele emasinagogeni nasemajele, banimikise phambi kwemakhosi nakubabusi ngenca yelibito lami.
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Loko kuyawuniholela etfubeni lebufakazi ngami.
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Ngako ke titjeleni etinhlitiyweni tenu kutsi ningatilungiseleli kutivikela sikhatsi singakafiki,
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ngobe ngiyawuninika emagama nenhlakanipho lekuyawukutsi bonkhe labalwa nani bangakhoni kuwabalekela nekuwaphikisa.
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Ngobe niyawukhashelwa ngisho nabatali, bafowenu, tihlobo, nebangani, labanye benu bayawubabulala.
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Niyawutondvwa ngibo bonkhe ngenca yelibito lami.
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Kodvwa kute ngisho nelunwele lwenu loluyawubhubha.
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Ngekubeketela kwenu niyawuzuza imiphefumulo yenu.
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Nanibona iJerusalema itungeletwa titsa, nibokwati kutsi kubhujiswa kwayo sekusondzele.
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Labo labaseJudiya ababalekele etintsabeni, kutsi labo labasedolobheni baphume kulo, labo labasemaphandleni bangasangeni edolobheni.
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Ngobe lawo ngemalanga emphindziselo, kute kutsi tonkhe tintfo letibhaliwe tigcwaliseke.
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Maye kulabo labakhulelwe nalabo labancelisako ngalawo malanga! Ngobe kuyawuba khona lusizi lolukhulu eveni, nelulaka kunaba bantfu.
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bayawukuwa ngelusiko lwenkemba, bayawuchutjwa basakatelwe kuto tonkhe tive, iJerusalema igcotjagcotjwe bantfu bative kute kupheleliswe tikhatsi tebetive.
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" Kuyawuba khona tibonakaliso elangeni, enyangeni, nasetinkhanyetini, nasetikwemhlaba. Tive tiyawuba selusizini, tikhatsateke ngenca yekudvuma kwelwandle nemagagasi.
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Emadvodza ayawuculeka ngenca yekwesaba nangenca yekulindzela tintfo letitawufikela umhlaba. Ngobe emandla emkhatsi ayawunyakatiswa.
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Bayawubona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita ngelifu ngemandla nangenkhatimulo lenkhulu.
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Kodvwa ngesikhatsi letintfo ticala tenteka, sukumani niphakamise tinhloko tenu, ngobe kukhululeka kwenu sekusondzele."
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Jesu wabatjela umfanekiso, "Bukani sihlahla semkhiwa, nato tonkhe tihlahla.
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Natihluma, niyaye ngekwenu futsi nati kutsi lihlobo selisondzele.
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ngako ngalokunjalo, nanibona letintfo tenteka, niyati kutsi umbuso waNkulunkulu sewusondzela.
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Ngicinisile ngitsi kini, lesitukulwane angeke sendlule kute tonkhe letintfo tenteke.
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Lizulu nemhlaba liyawukwendlula, kodvwa emavi ami angeke andlule.
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" 34 Kodvwa ticapheleni nine, kute kutsi tinhlitiyo tenu tingasindvwa kunatsa lokwendlulele nekudzakwa netinkhatsato tekuphila, nalolosuku lunganitumi njengelugibe.
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Ngobe luyawubafikela bonkhe labaphilako ebusweni bemhlaba wonkhe.
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Kodvwa lindzani ngetikhatsi tonkhe, nithantazele kutsi nibe ngulabacinile ngalokwenele kutsi niphunyule kuto tonkhe letintfo letitakwenteka, nekutsi nime phambi kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu."
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Kwatsi emini abefundzisa ethempelini, ebusuku aphume ayewuhlala entsabeni yemincumo.
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Bonkhe bantfu beta ekuseni ngeluvivi kutemlalela ethempelini.