UTshazimpuzi 1, 2023

UHezekile 37: 21- 28

37:21 uze uthi kubo: Itsho iNkosi uYehova: Khangela, ndiya kubathabatha oonyana bakaSirayeli, phakathi kweentlanga abaphambukele kuzo, ndibahlanganisele ndawonye ngeenxa zonke, yaye ndiza kubakhokelela emhlabeni wabo.
37:22 Kwaye ndiya kubenza uhlanga olunye elizweni, ezintabeni zakwaSirayeli, yaye mnye ukumkani uya kuba negunya kubo bonke. Kwaye abasayi kuba zizizwe ezibini, abasayi kuba sahlulwa babe zizikumkani ezibini.
37:23 Kwaye abasayi kuphinda bazenze inqambi ngezigodo zabo, nangamasikizi abo, nangobugwenxa babo bonke. Kwaye ndiya kubasindisa, kuzo zonke iindawo abone kuzo, ndibahlambulule. Kwaye baya kuba ngabantu bam, ndibe nguThixo wabo.
37:24 Umkhonzi wam uDavide woba ngukumkani kubo, ziya kuba nomalusi abe mnye. Baya kuhamba ngamasiko am, kwaye baya kuyigcina imiyalelo yam, kwaye baya kuzenza.
37:25 Kwaye baya kuhlala emhlabeni endawunika umkhonzi wam uYakobi, ababehlala kuyo ooyihlo. Kwaye baya kuphila phezu kwalo, bona noonyana babo, noonyana boonyana babo, nkqu ngamaxesha onke. NoDavide, umkhonzi wam, iya kuba yinkokeli yabo, ngonaphakade.
37:26 Kwaye ndiza kwenza umnqophiso woxolo kunye nabo. Lowo uya kuba ngumnqophiso ongunaphakade kubo. Kwaye ndiya kuzinzisa, kwaye ubandise. Ndiya kuyimisa ingcwele yam phakathi kwabo, ngokungapheziyo.
37:27 Umnquba wam woba phakathi kwabo. Kwaye ndiya kuba nguThixo wabo, kwaye baya kuba ngabantu bam.
37:28 Ziya kwazi iintlanga ukuba ndinguYehova, uMngcwalisi kaSirayeli, xa ingcwele yam iya kuba phakathi kwabo, ngonaphakade.”

UYohane 11: 45- 56

11:45 Ngoko ke, abaninzi bamaYuda, ababeze kuMariya noMarta, nababezibonile izinto awazenzayo uYesu, bakholwa kuye.
11:46 Ke abathile kubo bemka baya kubaFarisi, babaxelela izinto azenzileyo uYesu.
11:47 Kwaye, ababingeleli abakhulu nabaFarisi bahlanganisana intlanganiso yamatyala;, babesithi: “Singenza ntoni? Kuba lo mntu wenza imiqondiso emininzi.
11:48 Ukuba simshiya yedwa, Ngaloo ndlela bonke baya kukholwa kuye. Kwaye ke amaRoma aya kuza, ayithabathe indawo yethu nohlanga lwethu.
11:49 Emva koko omnye wabo, ogama linguKayafa, ekubeni ebengumbingeleli omkhulu ngaloo nyaka, Wathi kubo: “Aniqondi nto.
11:50 Kananjalo anazi na ukuba kunilungele, ukuba kufe umntu abe mnye ngenxa yabantu, nokuba ungatshabalali uhlanga luphela.”
11:51 Kanti oku akakuthethanga kuphuma kuye, kodwa ekubeni ebengumbingeleli omkhulu ngaloo nyaka, waprofeta ukuba uYesu wayeza kulufela uhlanga.
11:52 Kwaye kungekhona kwisizwe kuphela, kodwa ukuze abahlanganisele ndawonye abantwana bakaThixo abaziintsali.
11:53 Ngoko ke, ukusukela ngaloo mini, babeceba ukumbulala.
11:54 Kwaye, UYesu akazange aphinde ahambe ekuhleni namaYuda. Kodwa yena wemka waya kummandla okufuphi nentlango, kwisixeko esibizwa ngokuba yiEfrayim. Wahlala khona apho nabafundi bakhe.
11:55 Yayikufuphi ke ipasika yamaYuda. Ke into eninzi iphuma emaphandleni, ibinyukela eYerusalem phambi kwayo ipasika, ukuze bazingcwalise.
11:56 Ngoko ke, babemfuna uYesu. Baye bethetha bodwa, ngoxa wayemi etempileni: "Ingaba ucinga ntoni? Ngaba uya kuza ngomhla womthendeleko?”