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| 1. | Khona uJesu wakhuluma emaxukwini lakubafundi bakhe, |
| 2. | esithi: Ababhali labaFarisi bahlezi esihlalweni sikaMozisi; |
| 3. | ngakho konke lokhu abalitshela khona ukuthi likugcine, ku gcineni li kw enze; kodwa lingenzi njengokwemisebenzi yabo, ngoba bayakhuluma bangenzi. |
| 4. | Ngoba bayabopha imithwalo enzima njalo elukhuni ukuthwalwa, ba yi beke emahlombe abantu, kodwa kabafuni ukuyisusa ngomunwe wabo. |
| 5. | Njalo imisebenzi yabo yonke bayenza ukuze babonwe ngabantu; ngoba benza amafilakteriyu* abo abe banzi, njalo bakhulisa intshaka zezembatho zabo; |
| 6. | bathanda izihlalo zabahloniphekayo ekudleni kwantambama, lezihlalo eziqakathekileyo emasinagogeni, |
| 7. | lokubingelelwa emidangeni, lokubizwa ngabantu ngokuthi: Rabi*, Rabi. |
| 8. | Kodwa lina kalingabizwa ngokuthi Rabi; ngoba munye ongumfundisi wenu, uKristu; njalo lina lonke lingabazalwane. |
| 9. | Futhi lingabizi muntu emhlabeni ngokuthi nguyihlo; ngoba munye onguYihlo, osemazulwini; |
| 10. | kalingabizwa ngokuthi ling abafundisi; ngoba munye ongumfundisi wenu, uKristu. |
| 11. | Kodwa omkhulu kini uzakuba yinceku yenu. |
| 12. | Lalowo oziphakamisayo, uzathotshiswa; lalowo ozithobayo, uzaphakanyiswa. |
| 13. | Kodwa maye kini, babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngoba livalela abantu umbuso wamazulu; ngoba kalingeni lina, labangenayo kalibavumeli ukuthi bangene. |
| 14. | Maye kini, babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngoba lidla izindlu zabafelokazi, langokuzenzisa lenza imikhuleko emide; ngakho lizakwemukela ukulahlwa okukhulu. |
| 15. | Maye kini, babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngoba libhoda ulwandle lomhlaba ukuthi lenze abe munye ophendukela kumaJuda, kuthi nxa esenziwe njalo, limenze umntwana wesihogo ngokuphindiweyo kulani. |
| 16. | Maye kini, bakhokheli abayiziphofu, abathi: Loba ngubani ofunga ngethempeli, akulutho; kodwa loba ngubani ofunga ngegolide lethempeli, ulomlandu. |
| 17. | Zithutha leziphofu ! Ngoba yikuphi okukhulu, igolide, kumbe ithempeli elenza igolide libe ngcwele? |
| 18. | Njalo: Loba ngubani ofunga ngelathi, akulutho; kodwa loba ngubani ofunga ngomnikelo ophezu kwalo, ulomlandu. |
| 19. | Zithutha leziphofu! Ngoba yikuphi okukhulu, umnikelo, kumbe ilathi elenza umnikelo ube ngcwele? |
| 20. | Ngakho ofunga ngelathi ufunga ngalo langakho konke okuphezu kwalo; |
| 21. | lofunga ngethempeli ufunga ngalo langaye ohlala kulo; |
| 22. | lofunga ngezulu ufunga ngesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu langaye ohlala phezu kwaso. |
| 23. | Maye kini, babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngoba lithela ingxenye yetshumi yetswayi leganga ledile* lokumini*; liyekele okunzima komlayo, ukwahlulela lesihawu lokholo; belifanele ukwenza lezizinto, lingaziyekeli lalezo. |
| 24. | Bakhokheli abayiziphofu, likhetha umiyane, kodwa liginye ikamela. |
| 25. | Maye kini, babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngoba lihlambulula ingaphandle yenkezo leyomganu, kodwa ngaphakathi kugcwele ukuphanga lobuhwaba. |
| 26. | MFarisi oyisiphofu! Hlambulula kuqala ingaphakathi yenkezo leyomganu, ukuze kuhlambuluke lengaphandle yakho. |
| 27. | Maye kini, babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngoba lifanana lamangcwaba aconjwe aba mhlophe, abonakala emahle ngaphandle, kanti ngaphakathi agcwele amathambo abafileyo lokungcola konke. |
| 28. | Kunjalo lani ngaphandle libonakala ebantwini lilungile, kanti ngaphakathi ligcwele ukuzenzisa lobubi. |
| 29. | Maye kini, babhali labaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngoba lakha amangcwaba abaprofethi, licecise amangcwaba abalungileyo, |
| 30. | lithi: Uba besikhona ensukwini zabobaba bethu, besingayikuhlanganyela labo egazini labaprofethi. |
| 31. | Kunjalo liyazifakazela lina ukuthi lingamadodana alabo ababulala abaprofethi; |
| 32. | lina-ke gcwalisani isilinganiso saboyihlo ! |
| 33. | Zinyoka, nzalo yamabululu, lizaphepha njani ukulahlwa kwesihogo? |
| 34. | Ngakho, khangelani, mina ngithuma kini abaprofethi labahlakaniphileyo lababhali; l abanye babo lizababulala libabethele; l abanye lizabatshaya ngesiswepu emasinagogeni enu libazingele imizi ngemizi; |
| 35. | ukuze kwehlele phezu kwenu igazi lonke elilungileyo elachithwa emhlabeni, kusukela egazini likaAbela olungileyo, kuze kufike egazini likaZakariya indodana kaBarakiya, elambulala phakathi kwethempeli lelathi. |
| 36. | Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Zonke lezizinto zizakwehlela phezu kwalesisizukulwana. |
| 37. | Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi njalo obakhanda ngamatshe labo abathunywe kuwe ! Bengithanda kangakanani ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho, njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela amatsiyane aso ngaphansi kwempiko, kodwa kalivumanga. |
| 38. | Khangelani, indlu yenu isele kini ilunxiwa. |
| 39. | Ngoba ngithi kini: Kalisoze langibona kusukela khathesi, lize lithi: Ubusisiwe ozayo ebizweni leNkosi. |
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