Ukulingwa kukaJesu
1UJesu egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wabuya eJordani, waholekela ngoMoya ehlane, 2elingwa nguSathane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane. Akadlanga lutho kulezo zinsuku; seziphelile, walamba.
3Wayesethi kuye uSathane: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, yisho kuleli tshe ukuba libe yisinkwa.”
4UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Akusinkwa sodwa umuntu azakuphila ngaso.’ ”
5Esemenyusela entabeni ende wambonisa imibuso yonke yezwe ngomzuzwanyana. 6USathane wathi kuye: “Amandla onke lana ngokunika wena kanye nenkazimulo yawo, ngokuba inikwe mina, futhi ngiyinika noma ubani ngokuthanda kwami. 7Ngakho-ke wena, uma ukhuleka phambi kwami, konke kuzakuba ngokwakho.”
8UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Wokhuleka eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, umkhonze yena yedwa.’ ”
9Wayesemholela eJerusalema, wammisa esiqongweni sethempeli, wathi kuye: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ziphonse phansi lapha, 10ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi:
11“ ‘Uyakuyaleza izingelosi zakhe ngawe, zikulinde,’
“nokuthi:
“ ‘Ziyakukuthwala ngezandla,
ungaze waqhuzuka etsheni ngonyawo lwakho.’ ”
12UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Kwathiwa: ‘Ungayilingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.’ ”
13USathane eseqede ukulinga konke wamuka kuye isikhathi.
