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Umzekeliso Wedili Lomthimba

1UJesu wakhuluma kubo njalo ngemizekeliso wathi: 2“Umbuso wezulu unjengenkosi eyalungisela indodana yayo idili lomthimba. 3Yathuma izinceku zayo kulabo ababenxusiwe edilini ukuba beze kodwa bala ukuza.

4Yaphinda yathuma ezinye izinceku yathi, ‘Batsheleni labo abanxusiweyo ukuthi sengililungisile idili. Ngihlabe inkabi lenkomo ezinonisiweyo, konke sekulungile. Wozani edilini lomthimba.’

5Kodwa kabakunanzanga lokho, bazihambela, omunye waya ensimini yakhe, omunye emsebenzini wakhe. 6Abanye bazibamba izinceku zayo, bazihlukuluza bazibulala. 7Inkosi yathukuthela. Yathumela impi yayo yababhuqa labobabulali yatshisa idolobho labo.

8Yasisithi ezincekwini zayo, ‘Idili lomthimba selilungile kodwa labo engibanxusileyo bebengasafanele ukuza. 9Hambani liye emahlanganweni ezindlela linxuse loba ngubani elimbonayo.’ 10Ngakho izinceku zangena ezitaladini zabutha bonke abantu ezababonayo, abalungileyo lababi, indlu yomthimba yagcwala izethekeli.

11Kodwa kwathi inkosi ingena ukuzabona izethekeli, yananzelela khonapho indoda eyeyingavunulanga izigqoko zomthimba. 12Yabuza yathi, ‘Mngane, ungene njani lapha ungelazigqoko zomthimba?’ Indoda yatsha amathe.

13Inkosi yasitshela izinceku zayo yathi, ‘Mbopheni izandla lezinyawo limphosele ngaphandle ebumnyameni, lapho okuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla kwamazinyo.’

14Ngoba banengi ababiziweyo kodwa balutshwana abakhethiweyo.”

Ukuthela KuKhesari

15Lapho-ke abaFarisi basuka baphuma bayaceba ukuthi bambambe ngamazwi akhe. 16Bathuma abafundi babo kuye behamba lamaHerodiya. Bathi, “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uyindoda eqotho lokuthi ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso. Kawusuye uthathekile ngoba kawulani lokuthi bangobani. 17Sitshele-ke, uthini ngalokhu? Kusemthethweni na ukuthela kuKhesari kumbe hatshi?”

18UJesu ngokwazi inhloso yabo embi wathi, “Lina bazenzisi, lenzani lizama ukungithiya na? 19Ake lingitshengise uhlamvu lwemali okuthelwa ngayo.” Bamlethela idenari, 20wasebabuza wathi, “Ngumfanekiso kabani lo? Njalo luphawu lukabani lolu?”

21Baphendula bathi, “NgokukaKhesari.”

Wasesithi kubo, “Phanini uKhesari okungokukaKhesari loNkulunkulu okungokukaNkulunkulu.”

22Bathi besizwa lokhu bamangala. Ngakho basuka kuye bahamba.

Ukuthathana Ekuvukeni Kwabafileyo

23Ngalelolanga abaSadusi, abathi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, beza kuye belombuzo. 24Bathi, “Mfundisi, uMosi wasitshela wathi, nxa indoda ingafa ingazalanga mntwana, umfowabo kamthathe umfelokazi amzalele abantwana. 25Kwakulabafowabo abayisikhombisa phakathi kwethu. Wathatha owakuqala wasesifa, kwathi ngoba engazuzanga mntwana watshiyela umkakhe umfowabo. 26Kwaphinda lokho kowesibili lowesithathu njalo kwaze kwaba ngowesikhombisa. 27Ekucineni wafa lowomfazi. 28Pho-ke, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uzakuba ngumkabani phakathi kwabayisikhombisa njengoba bonke babemthethe?”

29UJesu waphendula wathi, “Liyalahleka ngoba kaliyazi imibhalo lamandla kaNkulunkulu. 30Ekuvukeni kwabafileyo abantu kabayikuthatha loba bendiswe; bazakuba njengezingilosi ezulwini. 31Kodwa mayelana lokuvuka kwabafileyo, kalibalanga yini lokho uNkulunkulu akutsho kini ukuthi, 32‘NginguNkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka loNkulunkulu kaJakhobe’1? KasuNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo.”

33Kwathi amaxuku abantu esizwa lokhu amangaliswa yikufundisa kwakhe.

Umlayo Omkhulu Kulayo Yonke

34AbaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu wayesebathulisile abaSadusi, bahlangana ndawonye. 35Omunye wabo owayeyisazi somthetho wamlinga ngombuzo wathi, 36“Mfundisi, yiwuphi umlayo omkhulu kulayo yonke eMthethweni?”

37UJesu waphendula wathi, “ ‘Thanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke langomphefumulo wakho wonke langengqondo yakho yonke.’2 38Yiwo owokuqala njalo odlula yonke imilayo. 39Owesibili unjengawo: ‘Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.’3 40Wonke uMthetho labaPhrofethi kweyeme kuyonale imilayo emibili.”

UKhristu UyiNdodana Kabani?

41Kwathi abaFarisi behlangene ndawonye uJesu wababuza wathi, 42“Licabangani ngoKhristu? Uyindodana kabani?”

Baphendula bathi, “Yindodana kaDavida.”

43Wathi kubo, “Kungani pho uDavida wathi ekhuluma ngoMoya umbiza athi ‘Nkosi’? Ngoba uthi,

44‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami:

“Hlala ngakwesokunene sami

ngize ngibeke izitha zakho

ngaphansi kwenyawo zakho.” ’ 4

45Pho, nxa uDavida esithi kuye, ‘Nkosi,’ angaba yindodana yakhe njani?” 46Kakho loyedwa owaba lelizwi lokumphendula. Kwathi-ke kusukela ngalolosuku kakho owaqunga isibindi sokumbuza eminye imibuzo.