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.
15. Bafika eJerusalema. Wangena ethempelini, waqala ukuxosha abathengisayo nabathengayo ethempelini, wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshelana imali nezihlalo zabathengisa ngamajuba;
16. wayengavumi ukuba umuntu adabule ithempeli ethwele isitsha.
17. Wafundisa, wathi kubo: “Akulotshiwe yini ukuthi, ‘indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi indlu yokukhuleka yezizwe zonke’ na? Kepha nina niyenze ‘umhume wabaphangi.’ ”
18. Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bekuzwa lokho bazindla ngokuthi bangambhubhisa kanjani, ngokuba babemesaba, lokhu isixuku sonke samangala ngokufundisa kwakhe.