Bible Society of South Africa

At work with God – Day 11

Pay your taxes.

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

LUKA 20

Taba ya ho lefa lekgetho

20Ba disa Jesu ka hloko, mme ba roma dihlwela tse iketsang e ka ke batho ba lokileng, hore di tle di mo tshware ka dipuo, di mo neele mmusisi. 21Tsa mmotsa, tsa re: “Moruti, re a tseba hore seo o se buang le seo o se rutang se nepahetse. Ha o ye ka tshobotsi, empa o ruta tsela ya Modimo ka nnete. 22Na ho a dumelleha hore re ntshetse Sesare lekgetho kapa tjhe?”

23Empa a lemoha bophokojwe ba bona, a re ho bona: 24“Mpontsheng tjhelete ya denare. E na le setshwantsho sa mang le mongolo wa mang?”

Ba re: “Ke tsa Sesare.”

25A re ho bona: “Jwale he, neang Sesare seng sa Sesare le Modimo seng sa Modimo.”

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BAROMA 13

6Ebile ke kahoo le ntshang lekgetho, hobane babusi ke bahlanka ba Modimo ba phethang mosebetsi wona oo ka hloko. 7Neang bohle tse ba lokelang: molekgetho, lekgetho; mokgafisi, kgafa; ya lokelwang ke tshabo, tshabo; ya lokelwang ke hlompho, hlompho.

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The Bible is very clear on the matter of paying tax. Because the Jews were under Roman rule, the question of tax in New Testament times was a very sensitive political issue. However, even in this instance the right of the government to levy tax is acknowledged by Christ while reminding us at the same time that we also have an obligation towards God.

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