UJesu Uza EJerusalema NjengeNkosi
1Bathi sebesondela eJerusalema, bafika eBhethifage eNtabeni yama-Oliva, uJesu wathuma abafundi ababili, 2wathi kubo, “Yanini emzini ophambi kwenu, khonapho lizabona inkonyane kababhemi lobabhemi ebotshelwe khonapho. Libakhulule libuye labo kimi. 3Nxa kungaba lozalibuza, limtshele ukuthi iNkosi yiyo ebafunayo, uzahle abayekele bahambe masinyane.”
4Lokhu kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomphrofethi ukuthi:
5“Tshela iNdodakazi yaseZiyoni ukuthi,
‘Khangela, inkosi yakho iyeza kuwe,
imnene igade ubabhemi,
iphezu kwenkonyane, inkonyane kababhemi.’”
6Abafundi bahamba benza njengokulaywa kwabo nguJesu. 7Baletha inkonyane kababhemi lobabhemi, bendlala amajazi abo phezu kwabobabhemi ukuze uJesu ahlale phezu kwawo. 8Ixuku elikhulu lendlala amajazi alo endleleni, kukanti abanye bephula ingatsha ezihlahleni bazendlala endleleni. 9Amaxuku ayehamba phambi kwakhe lalawo ayelandela amemeza athi,
“Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavida!”
“Ubusisiwe lowo obuya ngebizo likaThixo!”
“Hosana ezulwini eliphezulu!”
10Kwathi uJesu esengenile eJerusalema, umuzi wonke wanyakazela, abantu babuzana bathi, “Kanti ngubani lo?”
11Amaxuku aphendula athi, “Lo nguJesu, umphrofethi waseNazaretha eGalile.”
