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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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