Umbuzo ngamandla kaJesu
(Mt 21:23-27; Mk 11:27-33)
1Kwathi ngelinye ilanga uJesu asafundisa abantu ngesirhodlweni sethempeli begodu atjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi, abaphristi abakhulu, abafundisi bomthetho kanye nabaphathi beza kuye 2bathi: “Sitjela bona uzenza ngaliphi igunya izintwezi? Ngubani okuphe igunyelo na?”
3UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Jamani-ke, nami khenginibuze umbuzo. 4Akhe ningitjele, umbhabhadiso kaJwanisi bewubuya ezulwini namkha ebantwini na?”
5Bakhulumisana babodwa ngalokho bathi: “Nange singathi, ‘Ezulwini’, uzosibuza athi, ‘Alo, kubayini ningazange nimkholwe na?’ 6Godu sathi, ‘Ebantwini’, abantwaba bazosikhanda ngamatje boke nje ngombana sele bakholwa bonyana uJwanisi bekamphorofidi.” 7Yeke baphendula bathi: “Awa, asazi bona wabuyaphi.”
8UJesu wathi: “Nami-ke angekhe nganitjela bona ngizenza ngegunyana lakabani izintwezi.”
Umfanekiso ngomtjali wesidiribe
(Mt 21:33-46; Mk 12:1-12)
9Waragela phambili watjela abantu umfanekiso lo: “Umuntu watjala isidiribe, wasiqatjhisela abalimi abathileko, wakhamba ekhaya isikhathi eside. 10Ngesikhathi sokuvuna, wathumela ikhoboka kubaqatjhi kobana bamuphe iinthelo zesidiribe. Kodwana abaqatjhabo balidula balibuyisela emuva limkhonoze. 11Wathumela elinye ikhoboka; nalwelo balidula bebaliphatha ngehlazo, balibuyisela emuva limkhonoze. 12Wathumela ikhoboka lesithathu, balikhubaza bebaliphosela ngaphandle. 13Yeke umninisidiribe wathi, ‘Ngizokwenza njani na? Ngizakuthumela indodanami engiyithandako, mhlambe yona bangayihlonipha.’ 14Kodwana kwathi lokha abaqatjhi nabayibonako, bakhulumisana ngendaba le, bathi, ‘Nasi indlalifa. Asiyibulaleni ukuze ilifa layo libe ngelethu!’ 15Yeke bayiphosela ngaphandle kwesidiribe, bayibulala.”
UJesu wabuza-ke wathi: “Alo-ke umninisidiribe uzabenzani abaqatjhabo na? 16Uzakuza afese abulale abaqatjhabo, athathe isidiribe asinikele abanye.” Kwathi abantu nabezwa lokho, bathi: “Awa, akungabi njalo!”
17Yeke uJesu wabaqala, wababuza wathi: “Alo-ke, yini-ke ihlathululo yalokhu okutloliweko na?
“ ‘Ilitje eladelwa babakhi
libe ngeliqakathekileko ejikeni.’
18“Woke owela phezu kwelitjelo uzakufahlaka abe ziincucwana, kodwana loyo eliwela phezu kwakhe uzokutshidlheka.”
Umbuzo ngokuthelisa umthelo
(Mt 22:15-22; Mk 12:13-17)
19Abafundisi bomthetho nabaphristi abakhulu bafuna indlela yokumbamba khonokho ngombana bebasazi bona ukhulume umfanekiso lo alunganise kibo. Kodwana bebesaba abantu. 20Bamtjheja ngelihlo elibukhali, bamthumelela ngeenhloli ezazenza inga zibabantu abathembekileko. Bebanethemba lokobana bazakubamba uJesu ngento ethileko angayitjho ukuze bakwazi ukumnikela emandleni negunyeni lababusi. 21Yeke iinhlolezo zambuza zathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi bona ukhuluma bewufundise okuliqiniso, begodu awukhethi ubuso kodwana ufundisa indlela kaZimu ngeqiniso. 22Akhe usitjele kuhle bona sikhokhe umthelo wombusi omkhulu namkha njani na?”
23Kodwana uJesu wawabona amaqhinga wabo wathi kibo: 24“Ngitjengisani abodenariyu. Mfanekiso nebizo lakabani leli na?”
Baphendula bathi: “Ngelombusi omkhulu.”
25Yeke uJesu wathi kibo: “Arha-ke, nikelani umbusi omkhulu okungekwakhe noZimu okungekwakaZimu.”
26Bahluleka ukumcupha ngalokho akukhulume tjhatjhalazi. Bararwa yipendulwakhe, nje-ke bathula bathi du.
Umbuzo ngokuvuka kwabafileko
(Mt 22:23-33; Mk 12:18-27)
27Yeke abanye babaSadusi, abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileko, beza kuJesu ngemibuzo 28bathi: “Mfundisi, uMosi wasitlolela bona indoda nayihlongakalako, itjhiye umfazi anganabantwana, umfowabo lendoda leyo kufanele angene umhlolokazi loyo, abelethele umfowabo abantwana. 29Nje-ke bekunezelamani ezilikhomba. Wokuthoma wathatha umfazi, wahlongakala anganabantwana. 30Wesibili wangena umhlolokazi loyo, 31kwaba njalo nangewesithathu, bekwaba ngewekhomba, bahlongakala boke njalo banganabantwana. 32Ekugcineni kwazokuhlongakala umhlolokazi. 33Alo, ekuvukeni kwabafileko, uzokuba mfazi kabani njengombana bekathethwe madoda alikhomba nje na?”
34UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Abantu besikhathinesi bayathatha begodu bayenda. 35Kodwana labo abazakufunyanwa balungele ukubandakanyeka esikhathineso nekuvukeni kwabafileko, angeze bathatha namkha bende 36begodu abasoze bafa ngombana bazabe bafana neengilozi. Babantwana bakaZimu ngombana babantwana bokuvuka ekufeni. 37Kodwana endabeni yemthini, ngitjho noMosi wabonisa bona abafileko bayavuka ngombana wabiza uSomnini bona nguZimu ka-Abrahamu, uZimu ka-Isaka noZimu kaJakopo. 38Akasuye uZimu wabahlongakeleko, kodwana unguZimu wabaphilako.”
39Abanye babafundisi bomthetho baphendula bathi: “Mfundisi, uphendule kuhle!” 40Azange bekusaba khona ombuza eminye imibuzo.
Umbuzo ngoKrestu
(Mt 22:41-46; Mk 12:35-37)
41UJesu wababuza wathi: “Batjho njani bathi uKrestu uyiNdodana kaDavida na? 42Angithi uDavida ngokwakhe uthi encwadini yamaRhubo,
“ ‘USomnini wathi eKosinami:
Hlala ngesidleni sami
43bekube kulokha nangenza izitha zakho
zibe sinabelo seenyawo zakho.’
44“UDavida ngokwakhe umbiza ngeKosi. Alo, angaba yindodanakhe njani-ke na?”
UJesu uyelelisa ngabafundisi bomthetho
(Mt 23:1-36; Mk 12:38-40)
45Kuthe abantu boke basamlalele, uJesu wathi ebafundini bakhe: 46“Yelelani abafundisi bomthetho. Bathanda ukukhambakhamba bazakalele ngeemphuraphura, bathanda nokulotjhiswa eendaweni zokuthengisela begodu baneendawo ezingeziqakatheke khulu ngemasinagogini neendaweni ezihlonitjhwako emicimbini. 47Barhiribidela iinkumba zabahlolokazi bese babukisa ngokwenza imithandazokazi emide. Abantu abanjalo bazokuhlunguphazwa khulu.”
