UMateyu
23:1 Wathetha ngoko uYesu kwindimbane nakubafundi bakhe, esithi,
23:2 esithi, Ababhali nabaFarisi bahleli esihlalweni sikaMoses.
23:3 Ke ngoko zonke izinto abasukuba besithi kuni zigcineni, ze nizigcine nizenze; kodwa
musani ukwenza ngokwemisebenzi yabo; kuba bayathetha baze bangenzi.
23:4 Kuba babopha imithwalo enzima, enzima, bayibeke phezu kwabo.
amagxa amadoda; kodwa bona abafuni kuzisusa nanganye kuzo
iminwe yabo.
23:5 Yonke imisebenzi yabo ke bayenza ukuba babonwe ngabantu;
amafilakteriyu, bandise imiqukumbelo yeengubo zabo;
23:6 bathande amagumbi aphezulu esidlweni, nezihlalo eziphambili ematyaleni
izindlu zesikhungu,
23:7 nemibuliso ezindaweni zembutho, nokubizwa kwabantu ngokuthi, Rabhi, Rabhi.
23:8 Ke nina maningabizwa kuthiwe Rabhi; kuba mnye uMkhokeli wenu, uKristu; kunye nazo zonke
ningabazalwana.
23:9 Ningabizi mntu ngokuba nguyihlo emhlabeni apha; kuba mnye uYihlo;
esezulwini.
23:10 Kananjalo maningabizwa ngokuba ningabakhokeli; kuba mnye uMkhokeli wenu, uKristu.
23:11 Omkhulu ke kuni makabe ngumlungiseleli wenu.
23:12 Osukuba ke eziphakamisa uya kuthotywa; nalowo uya kwenza
ozithobayo uya kuphakanyiswa.
23:13 Yeha ke nina, babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! ngokuba niyayivalela
ubukumkani bamazulu buchasa abantu; kuba aningeni nina, aningeni nina
bavumeleni abangenayo ukuba bangene.
23:14 Yeha nina, babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! ngokuba nidla abahlolokazi.
nize ngokunyhwalaza nithandaze uzungu; niya kwamkela ke oko
umgwebo omkhulu.
23:15 Yeha nina, babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! ngokuba nijikajika ulwandle;
nithi ke, xa athe wabakho, nimenze mbini
ngakumbi umntwana wesihogo kunani.
23:16 Yeha, nina bakhokelindini baziimfama!
itempile, akunto; ke othe wafunga igolide yeNkosi
etempileni, unetyala!
23:17 Ziyatha, zimfama, kanene yiyiphi na enkulu, yigolide, yitempile, yileya?
Ngengcwalisa igolide?
23:18 Kananjalo othi, Othe wafunga isibingelelo, akunto; kodwa nabani na
ufunga umnikelo ophezu kwaso, unetyala.
23:19 Ziyatha, zimfama, kanene yiyiphi na enkulu, ngumnikelo, sisibingelelo esi
Ngaba uyasingcwalisa isipho?
23:20 Lowo usifungayo ngoko isibingelelo ufunga sona, kananjalo ufunga sona
izinto ezikulo.
23:21 Othe wafunga itempile, ufunga yona, nalowo uyifungayo.
uhlala kuyo.
23:22 Nalowo usifungayo izulu, ufunga itrone kaThixo,
Lowo uhleli phezu kwayo.
23:23 Yeha nina, babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! ngokuba ninikela isishumi kuso
ityeleba nedile nekumin,* bazishiyile ezona zinto zinzima kunene
Umthetho, umgwebo, inceba, ukholo; ezi benimelwe kukuthi nizenze, ningazenzi
yeka enye ingenziwanga.
23:24 Bakhokelindini baziimfama, abahluza imbuzane, niginye inkamela.
23:25 Yeha nina, babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! ngokuba niyalihlambulula
ngaphandle kwendebe nesitya, kanti ngaphakathi zizele zizo
ubuqhetseba kunye nokugqithisa.
23:26 MFarisindinindini, hlambulula kuqala okuphakathi kwendebe, nento engaphakathi kwendebe;
isitya sokuhlambela, ukuze nomphandle wazo ube nyulu.
23:27 Yeha nina, babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! ngokuba nifana nani
amangcwaba aqatywe mhlophe, abonakala emahle ngaphandle, kanti ke ngaphakathi
izele ngamathambo abantu abafileyo nabunqambi bonke.
23:28 Ngokunjalo nani ngaphandle, nibonakala ebantwini ukuba ningamalungisa, kanti ke ngaphakathi ninjalo
ezele luhanahaniso nobutshinga.
23:29 Yeha nina, babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! ngokuba niyawakha nina
amangcwaba abaprofeti, bahombise amangcwaba amalungisa;
23:30 athi, Ukuba sasikho thina emihleni yoobawo, ngesingayi kuba;
waba ngamadlelane nabo ngegazi labaprofeti.
23:31 Ngoko niyangqina kwanina, ukuba ningoonyana bakhe
abo babulala abaprofeti.
23:32 Wuzaliseni ngoko umlinganiso wooyihlo.
23:33 Zinyokandini, nzalandini yamarhamba, ningathini na ukuwusaba umgwebo wawo?
esihogweni?
23:34 Ngenxa yoko, niyabona, mna ndinithumela abaprofeti nezilumko nababhali;
nize inxenye kubo niyibulale, niyibethelele emnqamlezweni; nize niyenze inxenye yazo
batyakatye ezindlwini zenu zesikhungu, nibatshutshise kwimizi ngemizi;
23:35 ukuze lifike phezu kwenu lonke igazi elinobulungisa, elaphalazwayo emhlabeni, liphuma
igazi lika-Abheli olilungisa, lide lizise egazini likaZekariya, unyana ka-Abheli
uBharakiya, enambulalayo phakathi kwetempile nesibingelelo.
23:36 Inene, ndithi kuni, Zonke ezo zinto ziya kusihlela esi sizukulwana.
23:37 Yerusalem, Yerusalem, wena ubabulalayo abaprofeti, ubagibisele ngamatye!
ezithunywe kuwe, kufuthi kangakanani na ndithande ukubabutha abantwana bakho?
njengokuba isikhukukazi siwabuthela ndawonye amathole aso ngaphantsi kwamaphiko, nani ke
akuzu!
23:38 Yabonani, indlu yenu ishiywa nani ize.
23:39 Kuba ndithi kuni, Aniyi kuba sandibona emveni koku, nide nithi,
Makabongwe lowo uzayo egameni leNkosi.