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.