Mathewu
22:1 UJesu waphendula, wabuye wakhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, wathi:
22:2 Umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu oyinkosi, owenza umshado
ngendodana yakhe,
22:3 Wathuma izinceku zakhe ukuba zibize abamenyiweyo
umshado: kepha abavumanga ukuza.
22:4 Waphinda wathuma ezinye izinceku, wathi: Tshelani abamenyiweyo.
Bheka, sengilungisile isidlo sami; izinkabi zami nokukhuluphalisiweyo kuhlatshiwe;
konke sekulungile; wozani emshadweni.
22:5 Kodwa benganakile, bahamba, omunye waya ensimini yakhe, omunye
ezimpahleni zakhe:
22:6 Futhi abaseleyo babamba izinceku zakhe, futhi baziphatha kabi, futhi
wababulala.
22:7 Kodwa lapho inkosi wathukuthela, futhi wathumela eyakhe
amabutho, abhubhisa labo babulali, atshisa umuzi wabo.
22:8 Wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe: Umshado usulungile, kodwa labo ababekhona
ababiziwe bebengafanele.
22:9 Ngakho hambani niye ezindleleni, nibize bonke eningabafumana
umshado.
22:10 Ngakho lezo zinceku zaphuma zaya ezindleleni, futhi zabutha zonke
bonke ababatholayo, ababi nabahle; umshado waqeda
nezivakashi.
22:11 Futhi lapho inkosi ingena uzobona ababehlezi etafuleni, wabona lapho umuntu owayekhona
bengingayembethe ingubo yomshado;
22:12 Wathi kuye, Mngane, ungene kanjani lapha ungenalutho?
ingubo yomshado? Wathula wathula.
22:13 Yathi inkosi ezincekwini, Mbopheni izinyawo nezandla, nimbambe
limsuse, limphosele ebumnyameni obungaphandle; kuyakuba khona ukukhala kanye
ukugedla amazinyo.
22:14 Ngoba baningi ababiziweyo, kodwa bambalwa abakhethiweyo.
NgokukaLuka 22:15 Khona abaFarisi basuka benza icebo lokuthi bangamthiya kanjani
inkulumo yakhe.
22:16 Bathuma kuye abafundi babo kanye nabakaHerode, bathi:
Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile, ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu
iqiniso, kawukhathali ngamuntu, ngoba kawunanzeleli
umuntu wamadoda.
22:17 Ngakho sitshele, Ucabangani? Kuvumelekile yini ukuthela
Khesari, noma qha?
22:18 Kodwa uJesu ebazi ububi babo, wathi: "Ningilingelani, nina?
bazenzisi?
22:19 Ngibonise imali yentela. Basebeletha kuye udenariyo.
22:20 Wathi kubo, Ngokabani lo mfanekiso nalo mbhalo?
22:21 Bathi kuye: KaKesari. Wayesethi kubo: “Ngakho-ke Nikelani
kuKesari okukaKesari; nakuNkulunkulu izinto ezinjalo
ngezikaNkulunkulu.
22:22 Kwathi sebezwile lawa mazwi bamangala, bamshiya, bahamba
indlela yabo.
22:23 Ngalolo suku kwafika kuye abaSadusi, abathi akukho
ukuvuka kwabafileyo, bambuza.
NgokukaLuka 22:24 bathi: “Mfundisi, uMose wathi: ‘Uma umuntu efa engenabantwana, ngowakhe;
umfowabo makathathe umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo.
22:25 Manje kwakukhona nathi izelamani eziyisikhombisa;
wathatha umfazi owayengasekho, futhi engenanzalo, washiya umkakhe kowakhe
mfowethu:
22:26 Kanjalo nowesibili, nowesithathu, kwaze kwaba kowesikhombisa.
22:27 Ekugcineni kwabo bonke owesifazane wafa naye.
22:28 Ngakho-ke ekuvukeni uyakuba ngumkabani kwabayisikhombisa na? okwe
bonke babenaye.
22:29 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: "Niyaduka, ningakwazi
imibhalo, noma amandla kaNkulunkulu.
22:30 Ngoba ekuvukeni kwabafileyo kabathathani, kabendiswa.
kodwa banjengezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu ezulwini.
22:31 Kodwa mayelana nokuvuka kwabafileyo, anikufundanga lokho
eyakhulunywa kini nguNkulunkulu, ethi:
22:32 Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, futhi uNkulunkulu kaJakobe? uNkulunkulu
kasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa owabaphilayo.
22:33 Futhi lapho isixuku ukuzwa lokhu, bamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe.
22:34 Kodwa abaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi ulahle abaSadusi
kwathi cwaka, babuthana ndawonye.
22:35 Khona omunye wabo, owayengummeli, wambuza umbuzo, emlinga
kuye, wathi,
22:36 Mfundisi, yimuphi umyalo omkhulu emthethweni?
22:37 UJesu wathi kuye: Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngakho konke okwakho
ngenhliziyo, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho.
22:38 Lona umyalo omkhulu nowokuqala.
22:39 Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu
wena.
22:40 Kule miyalo emibili kusekelwe wonke umthetho nabaprofethi.
22:41 Kwathi sebebuthene abaFarisi, uJesu wababuza.
22:42 Ethi, Nicabangani ngoKristu? uyindodana kabani? Bathi kuye: The
indodana kaDavide.
22:43 Wathi kubo: Pho uDavida wambiza njani ngoMoya ngokuthi Nkosi, esithi:
22:44 INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngenze
izitha yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho?
22:45 Ngakho uma uDavide embiza ngokuthi iNkosi, kanjani indodana yakhe?
22:46 Futhi akekho owayenamandla okumphendula izwi, futhi akekho owayenesibindi
ngalolosuku mbuza eminye imibuzo.