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| 1. | UJesu wasephendula wabuya wakhuluma labo ngemifanekiso, wathi: |
| 2. | Umbuso wamazulu ufananiswa lomuntu oy inkosi, owenzela indodana yakhe idili lomtshado; |
| 3. | wasethuma inceku zakhe ukuthi zibize abanxusiweyo emtshadweni, kodwa kabavumanga ukubuya. |
| 4. | Wabuya wathuma ezinye inceku, esithi: Batsheleni abanxusiweyo ukuthi: Khangelani, sengilungisile ukudla kwami kwemini, inkabi zami lokunonileyo sekuhlatshiwe, izinto zonke sezilungile; wozani emtshadweni. |
| 5. | Kodwa kabananzanga, bazihambela, omunye ensimini yakhe, omunye ekuthengiselaneni kwakhe; |
| 6. | abaseleyo basebezibamba inceku zakhe ba zi phatha kubi ba zi bulala. |
| 7. | Kodwa kwathi inkosi ikuzwa lokho yathukuthela, yathuma amabutho ayo yabhubhisa labobabulali, yatshisa umuzi wabo. |
| 8. | Yasisithi encekwini zayo: Umtshado usulungile, kodwa abanxusiweyo bebengafanelanga. |
| 9. | Ngakho yanini emahlanganweni ezindlela, njalo bonke elingabathola, libabizele emtshadweni. |
| 10. | Lezonceku zaseziphuma zaya ezindleleni zabutha bonke ezabatholayo, ababi kanye labalungileyo; indlu yomtshado yasigcwala ngabahleziyo. |
| 11. | Kwathi inkosi ingena ukukhangela ababehlezi ekudleni yabona khona umuntu owayengembathanga isembatho somtshado; |
| 12. | yasisithi kuye: Mngane, ungene njani lapha ungelasembatho somtshado? Kodwa yena waqunywa umlomo. |
| 13. | Inkosi yasisithi ezincekwini: Mbopheni inyawo lezandla, limsuse limphosele emnyameni ongaphandle; lapho kuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla amazinyo. |
| 14. | Ngoba banengi ababiziweyo, kodwa balutshwana abakhethiweyo. |
| 15. | Khona-ke abaFarisi basuka, bacebisana ngokuthi bangamthiya njani ekukhulumeni. |
| 16. | Basebethuma kuye abafundi babo kanye labakaHerodi, besithi: Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi wena uqotho, ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso, kawukhathaleli muntu, ngoba kawunanzi isimo somuntu. |
| 17. | Ngakho sitshele, wena ucabangani? Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthela kuKesari, kumbe hatshi? |
| 18. | Kodwa uJesu ebazi ububi babo wathi: Bazenzisi, lingilingelani? |
| 19. | Ngitshengisani imali yokuthela. Basebemlethela udenariyo*. |
| 20. | Wasesithi kubo: Ngokabani lumfanekiso lalumbhalo? |
| 21. | Bathi: NgokaKesari. Wasesithi kubo: Ngakho mnikeni uKesari izinto zikaKesari; loNkulunkulu izinto zikaNkulunkulu. |
| 22. | Kwathi sebezwile bamangala; bamtshiya bahamba. |
| 23. | Ngalolosuku kweza kuye abaSadusi, abathi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, basebembuza, |
| 24. | besithi: Mfundisi, uMozisi wathi: Uba umuntu esifa engelabantwana, umfowabo uzamthatha umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo. |
| 25. | Kwakukhona phakathi kwethu izelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala wasethatha umfazi wafa; futhi engelanzalo, watshiya umkakhe kumfowabo. |
| 26. | Kwaba njalo lowesibili, lowesithathu, kwaze kwaba kowesikhombisa. |
| 27. | Kwathi emva kwabo bonke kwafa lomfazi. |
| 28. | Ngakho ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, uzakuba ngumkabani kwabayisikhombisa? Ngoba bonke babelaye. |
| 29. | Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Liduhile, lingayazi imibhalo, loba amandla kaNkulunkulu; |
| 30. | ngoba ekuvukeni kwabafileyo kabathathani, kabendiswa, kodwa banjengengilosi zikaNkulunkulu ezulwini. |
| 31. | Kodwa mayelana lokuvuka kwabafileyo, kalifundanga yini okwakhulunywa kini nguNkulunkulu, esithi: |
| 32. | Mina nginguNkulunkulu kaAbrahama, loNkulunkulu kaIsaka, loNkulunkulu kaJakobe? UNkulunkulu kayisuye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa owabaphilayo. |
| 33. | Kwathi amaxuku ekuzwa amangala kakhulu ngokufundisa kwakhe. |
| 34. | Kwathi abaFarisi, sebezwile ukuthi uJesu ubaqume umlomo abaSadusi, babuthana ndawonye. |
| 35. | Lomunye wabo, isazumthetho, wa m buza, emlinga, esithi: |
| 36. | Mfundisi, yiwuphi umlayo omkhulu emthethweni? |
| 37. | UJesu wasesithi kuye: Wothanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, langomphefumulo wakho wonke, langengqondo yakho yonke; |
| 38. | yiwo lowo umlayo owokuqala lomkhulu. |
| 39. | Lowesibili ufanana lawo uthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzi thanda wena. |
| 40. | Kuleyomilayo emibili kumisiwe umthetho wonke labaprofethi. |
| 41. | Kwathi sebebuthene abaFarisi, uJesu wababuza, |
| 42. | esithi: Licabangani ngoKristu? Uyindodana kabani? Bathi kuye: NgekaDavida. |
| 43. | Wathi kubo: Pho uDavida wambiza njani ekuMoya ngokuthi yiNkosi, esithi: |
| 44. | INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakho? |
| 45. | Ngakho uba uDavida embiza ngokuthi yiNkosi, uyiNdodana yakhe njani? |
| 46. | Njalo kwakungekho owayengamphendula ilizwi; kusukela ngalolosuku kakwabe kusaba khona umuntu olesibindi sokumbuza. |
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