18. Ke akuyi kutshabalala nonwele olu lwentloko yenu.
19. Nothi ke ngokunyamezela kwenu nibuzuze ubomi benu.”
20. “Xa nithe nayibona iJerusalem irhawulwe yimikhosi, yazini ukuba kusondele ukutshabalala kwayo.
21. Ngelo xesha mabathi abakwelakwaJuda babalekele ezintabeni, bathi abo bangaphakathi kwayo iJerusalem baphume bemke. Ke abo basemaphandleni mabangangeni eJerusalem.
22. Yoba yimihla yempindezelo leyo, ukuze kuzaliseke konke okubhalwe *eziBhalweni.
23. Hayi ke abanzima nabanyisayo ngaloo mihla! Kuya kubakho imbandezelo enkulu elizweni, ingqumbo kaThixo ibe phezu kwaba bantu.
24. Baya kubulawa ngekrele, bathinjwe, basiwe kuzo zonke iintlanga. IJerusalem iya kutshatyalaliswa ziintlanga de liphele ixesha lazo.”
25. “Kuya kubakho imiqondiso elangeni nasenyangeni nasezinkwenkwezini; emhlabeni kubekho iintlanga ezicinezelekileyo, zididekile kukugquma kolwandle namaza.
26. Abantu boba besifa luloyiko, bexhalabele izinto ezilifikelayo ihlabathi, kuba konke okunamandla esibhakabhakeni kodunga-dungeka.
27. Baya kumbona ke *uNyana woLuntu esiza ngelifu, enamandla nobuqaqawuli obukhulu.
28. Ke kaloku zakuqala ukubakho ezi zinto, yimani nkqo, niphakamise iintloko zenu, kuba isondele inkululeko yenu.”
29. Wabenzela umzekeliso uYesu, esithi: “Khangelani umkhiwane nayo yonke imithi.
30. Xa seyivelisa amagqabi, nithi nakukubona oko, nazi ukuba ihlobo lithwasile.