Umfanekiso ngelidzili lemshado
1Jesu waphindze futsi wakhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso watsi: 2“Umbuso welizulu ungafaniswa nenkhosi leyalungisela indvodzana yayo lidzili lemshado. 3Yatfumela tisebenti tayo kutsi tiyewubita lababemenyiwe kuta emshadweni, kodvwa abavumanga kuta. 4Yaphindze yatfumela letinye tisebenti yatsi: ‘Tjelani labo labamenyiwe kutsi lidzili lami selilungile, tinkhabi tami netinkhomo tami letikhuluphalisiwe setihlatjiwe, konkhe sekulungile; wotani edzilini!’ 5Kodvwa letimenywa atinakanga, tesuka tahamba: Lesinye satiyela ensimini, lesinye satiyela ebhizinisini yaso. 6Letinye timenywa tabamba letisebenti, tatiphatsa dlephu, tatishaya, tatibulala. 7Inkhosi yatfukutsela kakhulu, yaze yakhipha imphi yemasotja leyafike yabulala bonkhe labo babulali, yashisa nelidolobha labo. 8Ngako yatsi etisebentini tayo: ‘Lidzili selilungile, kodvwa labo labebamenyiwe abakalifaneli. 9Ngako-ke hambani niye etinhlanganweni tetindlela nemigwaco; nimeme bonkhe lenibabonako kutsi bete edzilini.’ 10Ngako-ke tisebenti taphuma, taya etindleleni, tabutsa bonkhe letatihlangana nabo, lababi nalabahle ngalokufananako; indlu yemshado yagcwala letimenywa.
11“Inkhosi yatsi iyangena itewubona timenywa, yabona kukhona lomunye labengakayembatsi ingubo yemshado, 12yatsi kuye: ‘Mnganami, ungene njani lapha ungenayo ingubo yemshado?’ Kepha yena wathula. 13Inkhosi yatjela tisebenti tayo yatsi: ‘Mbopheni tandla netinyawo, nimlahle ngephandle ebumnyameni. Lapho kuyawuba khona kukhala nekugedletelisa ematinyo.’
14“Ngobe banyenti labamenyiwe, kodvwa bambalwa labakhetsiwe.”
Umbuzo ngekukhipha umtselo
15Besuka lapho baFarisi bayakwakha licebo lekumgiba ngemibuzo. 16Base batfumela kuye labanye bafundzi babo kanye nemalunga ephathi yemaHerodi. Befike batsi: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi wena uneliciniso, ufundzisa indlela yaNkulunkulu ngeliciniso, awunaki muntfu, ngobe awubuki buso bemuntfu. 17Sitjele-ke kutsi wena utsini. Kuvunyelwe yini kutsela kuKhesari nome cha?”
18Kepha Jesu abati bubi babo watsi: “Batentisi, ningilingelani? 19Ngikhombiseni imali lenitsela ngayo!”
Base bamkhombisa denariyo. 20Wase uyababuta utsi: “Lomfanekiso nalelibito kwabani?”
21Bamphendvula batsi: “KwaKhesari.”
Ngako watsi kubo: “Yebo-ke, nikani Khesari lokukwaKhesari; ninike Nkulunkulu lokukwaNkulunkulu!”
22Batsi sebakuvile loko, bamangala kakhulu, bamshiya bahamba.
Umbuzo ngekuvuka kulabafile
23Ngalo lelo langa kwefika kuye baSadusi labatsi kute kuvuka kulabafile, 24batsi: “Mfundzisi, Mosi watsi: ‘Nakufa indvodza ingenabantfwana, umnakabo uyamngena lomfelokati wakhe, kuze atalele umufi bantfwana.’ 25Manje le ngakitsi kwakunetelamani letatisikhombisa. Lona lomdzala watsatsa umfati, kodvwa wafa ate bantfwana, ngako umnakabo wamngena lomfati. 26Kwenteka kona loko nakuwesibili nakuwesitsatfu, kwaze kwefika kuwesikhombisa. 27Ekugcineni nalomfati wafa. 28Pho, nasekuvukwa ekufeni, lomfati uyawuba wabani kulaba labasikhombisa, ngobe bonkhe abengumfati wabo?”
29Jesu watsi kubo: “Maye! Nedukile, ngobe aniyati imiBhalo kanye nemandla aNkulunkulu! 30Ngobe ekuvukeni kulabafile abateki, abatekwa, banjengetingilosi tasezulwini. 31Kepha macondzana nekuvuswa kwalabafile: Anifundzanga yini lokwakhulunywa nguNkulunkulu kini nakatsi: 32‘Mine nginguNkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe’? Akasiye Nkulunkulu walabafile, kodvwa walabaphilako.”
33Natikuva loko ticumbi tebantfu, tamangala ngalokufundzisa kwakhe.
Umyalo lomkhulu
34Batsi nasebevile baFarisi kutsi Jesu ubathulisile baSadusi, base babutsana ndzawonye. 35Lomunye wabo labesati semtsetfo wamlinga ngekumbuta, watsi: 36“Mfundzisi, ngumuphi umyalo lomkhulu emtsetfweni seyiyonkhe?”
37Jesu watsi kuye: “ ‘Uboyitsandza iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wakho, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonkhe ingcondvo yakho.’ 38Ngulowo-ke umyalo lomkhulu newekucala. 39Wesibili ufanana nawo utsi: ‘Ubotsandza makhelwane wakho, njengobe utitsandza wena.’ 40Kuleyo miyalo yomibili kubambelele wonkhe umtsetfo kanye nemfundziso yebaphrofethi.”
Umbuzo ngaKhristu
41Kwatsi basebutsene ndzawonye baFarisi, Jesu wababuta, 42watsi: “Nitsini ngaKhristu? Nitsi uyiNdvodzana yabani?” Bamphendvula batsi: “YaDavide.”
43Jesu watsi kubo: “Pho, Davide wambita njani akuMoya ngekutsi: ‘YiNkhosi,’ 44nakatsi:
“ ‘INkhosi yatsi eNkhosini yami:
“Hlala lapha ngesekudla sami,
ngize ngibeke titsa takho
ngaphansi kwetinyawo takho” ’?
45“Ngako-ke nangabe Davide wambita ngekutsi: ‘YiNkhosi,’ uyiNdvodzana yakhe njani?”
46Kwabate ngisho namunye lowaba nelivi labengamphendvula ngalo; kusukela ngalelo langa kute lowaphindze waba nesibindzi sekumbuta.
