Phawula
12:1 Waqala ukuthetha kubo ngemizekeliso. Indoda ethile yatyala a
isidiliya wasibiyela ngothango, wemba isixovulelo seediliya;
Wakha inqaba ende, wayiqeshisa kubalimi, wahambela kude
ilizwe.
12:2 Wathi ngelona xesha, wathuma umkhonzi kubalimi abo, ukuba aboyise
yamkeleni kubalimi esiqhameni sesidiliya eso.
12:3 Basuka bona bambamba, bamtyabula, bamndulula elambatha.
12:4 Wabuya wathuma kubo omnye umkhonzi; bamgibisela ke
bamngxwelerha entloko, bamndulula beneentloni
iphathwa.
12:5 Wabuya wathuma omnye; naye bambulala, nabanye abaninzi; ukubetha
inxenye, inxenye beyibulala.
12:6 Uthe ngoko, esenaye unyana emnye, intanda yakhe, wamthuma naye ukugqibela
esithi kubo, Baya kumhlonela yena unyana wam.
12:7 Bathetha ke abo balimi phakathi kwabo, besithi, Yindlalifa le; yiza, vumela
masimbulale, ukuze ilifa libe lelethu.
12:8 Bamthabatha ke, bambulala, bamkhuphela ngaphandle kwesidiliya.
12:9 Uya kwenza ntoni na ke ngoko umninisidiliya? uya kuza kwaye
batshabalalise abalimi, basinikele kubambi isidiliya eso.
12:10 Anisilesanga na esi sibhalo; Ilitye abakhi
ecekisiwe waba yintloko yembombo;
12:11 Kwavela eNkosini oku, kungummangaliso emehlweni ethu?
12:12 Baya befuna ukumbamba, basuka boyika abantu, kuba babesazi
ukuba wawuthethe ngabo lo mzekeliso. Bamshiya bemka
indlela yabo.
12:13 Bathumela kuye abathile bakubaFarisi bakumaHerode, ukuba baye kuye
mbambe emazwini akhe.
12:14 Befikile ke bona, bathi kuye, Mfundisi, siyazi ukuba wena
uyinene, akukhathali nangubani, kuba akukhethi buso bamntu
usuka ufundise indlela kaThixo ngenyaniso; kuvumelekile na ukurhola?
kuKesare, akunjalo?
12:15 Siphe, siphe, kusini na? Ke yena, ekwazi ukuhanahanisa kwabo,
Wathi kubo, Nindilingelani na? Ndiziseleni idenariyo, ndiyibone.
12:16 Bayizisa. Athi kubo, Ngokabani na lo mfanekiso no?
umbhalo ongasentla? Bathi ke kuye, NgokaKesare.
12:17 Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Nikelani kuKesare izinto ezikhoyo
EzikaKesare, nezinto zikaThixo kuThixo. Bamangaliswa nguye
yena.
12:18 Kweza kuye nabaSadusi, bona abo bathi akukho luvuko;
bambuza, besithi,
12:19 Mfundisi, uMoses wasibhalela wathi, Ukuba ozalana nothile uthe wafa waza wamshiya umfazi wakhe
emva kwakhe, akashiya mntwana, ukuba umzalwana wakhe amthabathe owakhe
umfazi, amvelisele imbewu umzalwana wakhe.
12:20 Ke bekukho abantu abasixhenxe bezalana; waza owokuqala wazeka umfazi, wafa, wemka
akukho mbewu.
12:21 Uthe owesibini wamzeka, wafa, akashiya mbewu
okwesithathu ngokunjalo.
12:22 Bamzeka ke bosixhenxe; abashiya mbewu. Ekugqibeleni kwabo bonke, wafa naye umfazi
kananjalo.
12:23 Ngoko eluvukweni, xenikweni baya kuvuka, ngumfazi wawuphi na kubo?
ungowabo? kuba bosixhenxe babenaye engumfazi.
12:24 Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Maningalahleki ke ngoko, ngenxa yokuba nithe nabala
anizazi na izibhalo kwanamandla kaThixo?
12:25 Kuba, xa bathe bavuka kwabafileyo, abazeki, àbazeki;
enikelwe emtshatweni; banjengezithunywa ezisemazulwini.
12:26 Ngokusingisele kwabafileyo ke, ukuba bayavuka, anilesanga na encwadini?
ngoMoses, okokuba uThixo wathetha kuye ngetyholo, wathi, NdinguThixo wabo
UAbraham, uThixo kaIsake, uThixo kaYakobi?
12:27 AkaThixo ke wabafileyo, unguThixo wabaphilileyo;
wenze impazamo kakhulu.
12:28 Kwafika omnye wakubabhali; wabeva bebuzana;
eqonda ukuba ubaphendule kakuhle, wambuza esithi, Ongubani na?
ngumthetho wokuqala kuyo yonke?
12:29 UYesu wamphendula ke wathi, Owona ungaphambili kuyo yonke imithetho ngulo:Yiva, Owu
Sirayeli; INkosi uThixo wethu yiNkosi enye:
12:30 Uze uyithande ke iNkosi uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho iphela, nangeento zonke
umphefumlo wakho, nangengqondo yakho iphela, nangamandla akho ephela
umthetho wokuqala.
12:31 Owesibini ke ufana nawo: Uze umthande ummelwane wakho ngoko
wena. Akukho mthetho wumbi mkhulu kunale.
12:32 Wathi umbhali kuye, Ngxatsho ke, Mfundisi, uthethe inyaniso;
kuba mnye uThixo; akukho wumbi, nguye yedwa;
12:33 nokumthanda ngentliziyo iphela, nangengqondo iphela, nangengqondo iphela
ngomphefumlo uphela, nangamandla ephela, nokuthi umthande ummelwane wakhe
njengoko yena anjalo yena, ngaphezu kwawo onke amadini anyukayo nemibingelelo.
12:34 UYesu embonile ukuba uphendule ngengqiqo, wathi kuye, Wena
awukude ebukumkanini bukaThixo. Akwabakho namnye waba nabuganga bakumbuza
nawuphi na umbuzo.
12:35 Waphendula uYesu wathi, efundisa etempileni, Utsho ngani na?
Ababhali, besithi, UKristu ungunyana kaDavide?
12:36 Kuba uDavide ngokwakhe wathi ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, Yathi iNkosi eNkosini yam, Hlala
wena ngasekunene kwam, Ndide iintshaba zakho ndizenze isihlalo seenyawo zakho.
12:37 UDavide ngoko ngokwakhe umbiza ngokuthi, Nkosi; Kuvela phi na ke ukuba ngunyana wakhe?
Yaye indimbane yamva yonwabile.
12:38 Wayesithi kubo ekufundiseni kwakhe, Balumkeleni ababhali abathandanayo
banxibe iingubo ezinde, bethanda imibuliso ezindaweni zembutho;
12:39 nezihlalo eziphambili ezindlwini zesikhungu, neendawo eziphambili kuzo
imithendeleko:
12:40 abazidla bazigqibe izindlu zabahlolokazi, baze ngokunyhwalaza bathandaze uzungu;
baya kufumana umgwebo omkhulu ngakumbi.
12:41 Waye uYesu ehleli malungana nomkhumbi wokulondoloza imali, ekhangela indlela abantu abaphosa ngayo
zaye izityebi ezininzi ziphosa kakhulu.
12:42 Kwafika ke mhlolokazi uthile ulihlwempu, waphosa iimalanana zambini, zaye zaphosa
yenza umgama.
12:43 Ebabizele kuye abafundi bakhe, athi kubo, Inene ndithi
kuni, ukuba lo mhlolokazi ulihlwempu uphose ngaphezu kwabo bonke
baphose emkhumbini wokulondoloza imali;
12:44 kuba bonke baphose bethabatha kwikhupha labo; kodwa yena wenze ekusweleni kwakhe
uphose yonke into abenayo, impilo yakhe yonke.