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₁Wayeseqala ukukhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ethi: Umuntu watshala isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba isikhamo, wakha isiqongo sokulinda, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya kwelinye izwe.

₂Ngenkathi efaneleyo wayesethuma inceku kubalimi ukuba ithathe kubalimi ezithelweni zesivini.

₃Bayibamba, bayishaya, bayimukisaze.

₄Waphinda wathuma kubo enye inceku; yona bayilimaza ekhanda, bayithuka.

₅Wathuma enye futhi; yona bayibulala; nezinye eziningi: ezinye bazishaya, ezinye bazibulala.

₆Kwase kusele umuntu munye, indodana ethandekayo; yona wayithuma kubo ekugcineni, ethi: Bayakuyazisa indodana yami.

₇Kepha labobalimi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, ifa libe-ngelethu.

₈Base beyibamba bayibulala, bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini.

₉Uzakwenzani umninisivini na? Uzakuza, ababhubhise labobalimi, isivini asinike abanye.

₁₀Aniwufundanga yini lombhalo othi:

₁₂Base befuna ukumbamba, kepha besaba isixuku; ngokuba bazi ukuthi ukhulumé lomfanekiso ngabo. Base bemshiya, bamuka.

₁₃Khona abanye babaFarisi nabakaHerode bathunyelwa kuye ukuba bamhile ngezwi.

₁₄Beza bathi kuye: Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile nokuthi awukhathali ngamuntu, ngokuba awubheki ubuso babantu, kodwa indlela kaNkulunkulu uyifundisa ngeqiniso. Kuvunyelwe ukuthela kuKesari noma qha? Sithele nokuba singatheli na?

₁₅Kepha yena ekwazi ukuzenzisa kwabo wathi kubo: Ningilingelani na? Lethani kimi udenariyu*, ngimbone.

₁₆Bamletha. Wayesethi kubo: Ngokabani lomfanekiso nalombhalo na? Bathi kuye: NgokaKesari.

₁₇UJesu wathi kubo: Nikani uKesari okukaKesari noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu. Bamangala ngaye.

₁₈Khona kwafika kuye abaSadusi abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, bambuza bathi:

₁₉Mfundisi, uMose wasilobela ukuthi, uma kufa umfowabo womuntu, eshiya umkakhe engashiyi-mntwana, umfowabo makamthathe umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo.

₂₀Kwakukhona izelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala wathatha umfazi; wafa engashiyanga-nzalo.

₂₁Nowesibili wamthatha; naye wafa engashiyanga-nzalo; kanjalo nowesithathu.

₂₂Abayisikhombisa kabashiyanga-nzalo. Ekugcineni kwabo bonke kwafa nomfazi.

₂₃Ekuvukeni mhla bevukayo uyakuba-ngumkabani kubo, lokhu abayisikhombisa babe-naye engumkabo, na?

₂₄UJesu wathi kubo: Angithi nidukile ngenxa yokuba ningayazi imibhalo namandla kaNkulunkulu na?

₂₅Ngokuba mhla bevuka kwabafileyo abaganwa, abendiswa, kodwa banjengezingelosi ezulwini.

₂₆Kepha maqondana nabafileyo ukuthi bayavuswa anifundanga yini encwadini kaMose ngesihlahla ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuye, wathi: NginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu kaIsaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe, na?

₂₇Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo. Nidukile kakhulu.

₂₈Kwase kusondela omunye wababhali owayebezwile bebuzana, eqonda ukuthi wayebaphendulé kahle, wambuza wathi: Ngumuphi umyalo wokuqala kuyo yonke na?

₂₉UJesu waphendula wathi: Owokuqala ngowokuthi: Yizwa, Israyeli: iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, iNkosi, yinye.

₃₀Woyithanda iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nangawo onke amandla akho.

₃₁Owesibili yiló: Womthanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. Awukho omunye umyalo omkhulu kunalé.

₃₂Umbhali wayesethi kuye: Yebo, Mfundisi, ushilo ngeqiniso ukuthi yinye, ayikho enye ngaphandle kwayo;

₃₃futhi ukuyithanda yona ngenhliziyo yonke, nangengqondo yonke, nangamandla onke, nokuthanda umakhelwane njengalokhu umuntu ezithanda yena kudlula yonke iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo.

₃₄UJesu embona ukuthi uphendulé ngokuqonda, wathi kuye: Awukude nombuso kaNkulunkulu. Akwabe kusabakho onesibindi sokumbuza.

₃₅Khona uJesu efundisa ethempelini wabuza wathi: Basho kanjani ababhali ukuthi uKristu uyindodana kaDavide na?

₃₆UDavide uqobo lwakhe washo ngoMoya oNgcwele ukuthi:

₃₇UDavide uqobo lwakhe umbiza ngokuthi iNkosi. Pho, uyindodana yakhe kanjani na?

Isixuku esikhulu sasimuzwa ngokujabula.

₃₈Ekufundiseni kwakhe wathi: Xwayani ababhali abathanda ukuhamba bembethe izingubo ezinde, nokubingelelwa ezigcawini,

₃₉nezihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni*, nezindawo ezingenhla ekudleni,

₄₀abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, bekhuleka isikhathi eside ngokuzenzisa; laba bayakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.

₄₁Wayesehlala phansi maqondana nomphongolo womnikelo, wabuka isixuku sibeka umnikelo emphongolweni. Abaningi abacebileyo babeka kakhulu.

₄₂Kwase kufika umfelokazi ompofu, wabeka amafadingi* amabili okuyisitebela*.

₄₃Wayesebabiza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lomfelokazi ompofu ubekile kakhulu kunabo bonke ababeké emphongolweni,

₄₄ngokuba bonke babeka kokuchichimileyo kwabo, kepha yena ebumpofini bakhe ubeké konke anakho, konke abephila ngakho.