1. Kwathi ukuba basondele eJerusalema, naseBetfage, naseBethaniya ngaseNtabeni Yeminqumo, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe,
2. wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzaneni obhekene nani; kothi nisangena kuwo, nizakufumana ithole lembongolo likhulekiwe, okungakaze kuhlale muntu kulo; lithukululeni, nililethe.
3. Uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Nikwenzelani lokhu na?’ anothi: ‘INkosi iyalidinga; izakulibuyisela lapha masinyane.’ ”
4. Bahamba, bafumana ithole likhulekiwe ngasesangweni ngaphandle emgwaqweni; balithukulula.
5. Abanye kwababemi khona bathi kubo: “Nenzani nilithukulula ithole na?”
6. Basho kubo njengokusho kukaJesu; base bebayeka.
7. Baliletha ithole kuJesu, babeka izingubo zabo phezu kwalo, wakhwela kulo.
8. Abaningi bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni, abanye amahlamvu ababewagawule endle.
9. Ababehamba phambili nababelandela bamemeza bathi:“Hosiyana!Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi.
10. Ubusisiwe umbuso ozayo kababa uDavide.Hosiyana kweliphezulu!”
11. UJesu wangena eJerusalema, waya ethempelini; esekubukile konke waphuma, sekuhlwile, waya eBethaniya kanye nabayishumi nambili.
12. Ngangomuso ekuphumeni kwabo eBethaniya walamba.
13. Wabona umkhiwane ukude, unamaqabunga, wasondela ethi mhlawumbe angathola utho kuwo; esefikile kuwo akafumananga lutho, amaqabunga odwa, ngokuba kwakungesiso isikhathi samakhiwane.
14. UJesu wakhuluma, wathi kuwo: “Akungabe kusadla noyedwa isithelo kuwe kuze kube phakade.” Abafundi bakhe bakuzwa.