Maka
12:1 Waqala ukukhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso. Indoda ethile yatshala a
isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba isikhamo sewayini;
wakha umbhoshongo, wawuqashisa kubalimi, waya ezindaweni ezikude
izwe.
12:2 Kwathi ngesikhathi esifaneleyo, wathuma inceku kubalimi, ukuze iphumelele
yamukeleni kubalimi okwesithelo sesivini.
12:3 Base bembamba, bamshaya, bammukisa elambatha.
12:4 Waphinda wathuma kubo enye inceku; bamjikijela
amatshe, amlimaza ekhanda, ammukisa ngokuhlazisa
iphathwe.
12:5 Wabuye wathuma enye; yena bambulala, nabanye abaningi; ukushaya
abanye, futhi abanye bebulala.
12:6 Ngakho esesenendodana eyodwa, ethandekayo yakhe, wayithuma yona ekugcineni
wathi kubo: Bazayihlonipha indodana yami.
12:7 Kepha labo balimi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: 'Lo uyindlalifa; woza, ake
siyibulale, ifa libe ngelethu.
12:8 Bamthatha, bambulala, futhi bamphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini.
12:9 Uzakwenzani-ke umninisivini? uzofika futhi
bhubhisa abalimi, isivini isinike abanye.
12:10 Futhi aniwufundanga lo mbhalo; Itshe abakhi
owaliwe waba yinhloko yegumbi;
12:11 Lokhu kwenziwa iNkosi, futhi kuyamangalisa emehlweni ethu?
12:12 Futhi bafuna ukumbamba, kodwa besaba isixuku, ngoba zazi
ukuthi wawukhulume lo mfanekiso ngabo; bamshiya, bahamba
indlela yabo.
12:13 Bathuma kuye abathile babaFarisi nabakaHerode, ukuba baye
mbambe emazwini akhe.
12:14 Futhi lapho sebefikile, bathi kuye: "Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi wena."
uqinisile, kawukhathaleli muntu, ngokuba awubheki ubuso bomuntu
abantu, kodwa bafundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthela
kuKesari, noma qha?
12:15 Sinikeze, noma ngeke? Kodwa yena ekwazi ukuzenzisa kwabo.
wathi kubo: Lingilingelani? Ngiletheleni udenariyo, ngibone.
12:16 Futhi bayiletha. Wathi kubo: Ngokabani lomfanekiso na?
umbhalo ongenhla? Basebesithi kuye: KaKesari.
12:17 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Nikelani kuKesari okukhona
EzikaKhesari, noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu. Bamangala
yena.
12:18 Khona kwafika kuye abaSadusi, abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo;
bambuza bathi.
12:19 Mfundisi, uMose wasilobela ukuthi: Uma kufa umfowabo womuntu, ashiye umkakhe
emva kwakhe, engashiyi mntwana, umfowabo amthathe
umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo.
12:20 Manje kwakukhona izelamani eziyisikhombisa: futhi owokuqala wathatha umfazi, futhi wafa wahamba
akukho nzalo.
12:21 Nowesibili wamthatha, wafa, akashiyanga nzalo;
okwesithathu ngokunjalo.
12:22 Bamthatha abayisikhombisa, futhi abashiyanga nzalo
futhi.
12:23 Ngakho-ke, ekuvukeni, lapho bevuka, umkabani uyoba
ungowabo? ngoba abayisikhombisa babenaye engumkabo.
12:24 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Ngakho-ke ningaduki, ngoba nina
ningayazi imibhalo, namandla kaNkulunkulu na?
12:25 Ngoba lapho beyovuka kwabafileyo, ngeke bashade, futhi ngeke
enikelwe emshadweni; kodwa banjengezingilosi ezulwini.
12:26 Futhi mayelana nabafileyo, ukuthi bayavuka, anifundanga yini encwadini
ngoMose, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kanjani kuye esihlahleni, wathi: Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka
UAbrahama, loNkulunkulu kaIsaka, loNkulunkulu kaJakobe?
12:27 Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa uNkulunkulu wabaphilayo
wenze iphutha kakhulu.
12:28 Kwasekufika omunye wababhali, wabezwa bebuzana.
ebona ukuthi ubaphendule kuhle, wambuza wathi: Iyiphi?
umlayo wokuqala kuyo yonke?
12:29 UJesu wamphendula wathi: Owokuqala kuyo yonke imithetho uthi: Yizwa, O
Israyeli; INkosi uNkulunkulu wethu yiNkosi eyodwa:
12:30 Futhi woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke
umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nangawo onke amandla akho;
umyalo wokuqala.
12:31 Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu
wena. Awukho omunye umyalo omkhulu kunale.
12:32 Umbhali wathi kuye: "Kuhle, Mfundisi, ukhulume iqiniso.
ngoba munye uNkulunkulu; futhi akakho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe.
12:33 Futhi ukumthanda ngayo yonke inhliziyo, futhi ngakho konke ukuqonda, futhi
ngomphefumulo wonke, nangawo wonke amandla, nokuthanda umakhelwane wakhe
njengalokhu yena udlula yonke iminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo.
12:34 UJesu embona ukuthi uphendule ngokuqonda, wathi kuye: "Wena."
awukude nombuso kaNkulunkulu. Futhi akubangakho muntu emva kwalokho owaba nesibindi sokumbuza
noma yimuphi umbuzo.
12:35 UJesu waphendula, wathi efundisa ethempelini: Usho kanjani?
ababhali ukuthi uKristu uyindodana kaDavide na?
12:36 Ngoba uDavide ngokwakhe wathi ngoMoya oNgcwele: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala
wena ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.
12:37 Ngakho-ke uDavide ngokwakhe umbiza ngokuthi iNkosi; Pho uyindodana yakhe?
Futhi abantukazana bamuzwa ngokuthokoza.
12:38 Wathi kubo ekufundiseni kwakhe: Qaphela ababhali abathanda
ukuhamba bembethe izingubo ezinde, nokubingelelwa ezigcawini;
12:39 nezihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni, nezihlalo eziphambili
amadili:
12:40 abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, nangokuzenzisa benza imithandazo emide;
bayothola ukulahlwa okukhulu.
12:41 UJesu wahlala maqondana nesitsha somnikelo, wabona ukuthi isixuku siphonsa kanjani
imali esitsheni somnikelo; labacebileyo abanengi baphosela okunengi.
12:42 Kwase kufika umfelokazi othile ompofu, waphonsa izinhlamvu zemali ezimbili
yenza ibanga.
12:43 Wabiza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: "Ngiqinisile ngithi
kini, ukuthi lomfelokazi ompofu ubeke okuningi kunabo bonke
baphonse endaweni yengcebo.
12:44 Ngokuba bonke baphonse enaleni yabo; kodwa yena wenza ngokuswela kwakhe
uphonse konke abenakho, konke abeziphilisa ngakho.