Mathewu 23:1 Khona uJesu wakhuluma ezixukwini nakubafundi bakhe. 23:2 esithi: Ababhali nabaFarisi bahlezi esihlalweni sikaMozisi. 23:3 Ngakho-ke konke abanitshela khona, kugcineni, nikwenze; kodwa ningenzi ngokwemisebenzi yabo, ngokuba bayakhuluma, bangenzi. 23:4 Ngoba babopha imithwalo enzima futhi enzima ukuthwalwa, bayibeke phezu. amahlombe amadoda; kodwa bona ngokwabo kabasoze bawasuse lakanye iminwe yabo. 23:5 Kodwa yonke imisebenzi yabo bayenza ukuze babonwe abantu; amafilakteriya, andise imiphetho yezingubo zabo; 23:6 Futhi bathanda amakamelo aphakeme edilini, nezihlalo eziphambili emadilini amasinagoge, 23:7 Nokubingelelwa ezigcawini, nokubizwa abantu ngokuthi, Rabi, Rabi. 23:8 Kepha nina maningabizwa ngokuthi Rabi, ngokuba munye uMfundisi wenu, uKristu; kanye nakho konke ningabazalwane. 23:9 Ningabizi muntu emhlabeni ngokuthi uyihlo, ngokuba munye uYihlo; elisezulwini. 23:10 Futhi ningabizwa ngokuthi abefundisi, ngoba munye uMfundisi wenu, uKristu. 23:11 Kodwa omkhulu phakathi kwenu uzakuba yinceku yenu. 23:12 Futhi yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uyothotshiswa; lalowo oza ozithobayo uzakuphakanyiswa. 23:13 Kodwa maye kini, babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngoba niyavala umbuso wezulu umelene nabantu, ngokuba aningeni nina bavumele abangenayo bangene. 23:14 Maye kini, babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngokuba nidla abafelokazi izindlu, nangokuzenzisa nenze imikhuleko emide; ukulahlwa okukhulu. 23:15 Maye kini, babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngoba nizungeza ulwandle futhi umhlaba wokwenza umproselithe oyedwa, kuthi lapho esenziwe, nimenze kabili kakhulu ingane yesihogo kunani. 23:16 Maye kinina baholi abayizimpumputhe, enithi: Noma ubani ofunga ithempeli, akulutho; kodwa loba ngubani ofunga ngegolide leNkosi ethempelini, unecala! 23:17 Ziwula nezimpumputhe, ngokuba yikuphi okukhulu, igolide noma ithempeli ingcwelisa igolide? 23:18 Futhi: Ofunga i-altare akulutho; kodwa noma ngubani ufunga isipho esiphezu kwalo, unecala. 23:19 Ziwula nezimpumputhe, ngokuba yikuphi okukhulu, isipho noma i-altare lokho ingcwelisa isipho? 23:20 Ngakho ofunga i-altare, ufunga lona, futhi bonke izinto ezikhona. 23:21 Nofunga ithempeli, ufunga lona, futhi uhlala kulo. 23:22 Nofunga izulu, ufunga isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, futhi ohlezi phezu kwalo. 23:23 Maye kini, babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngoba nikhokha okweshumi kwakho iminti, neanise, nekhumini, futhi baye beshiya okusindayo okukhulu umthetho, nokwahlulela, nesihawu, nokukholwa; lokhu bekufanele nikwenze, ningakwenzi shiya elinye lingaqediwe. 23:24 Bakhokheli abayizimpumputhe, enihluza insensane, nigwinye ikamela. 23:25 Maye kini, babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngoba niyahlambulula ngaphandle kwenkezo lesitsha, kodwa ngaphakathi zigcwele ukukhwabanisa nokweqisa. 23:26 MFarisi oyimpumputhe, hlambulula kuqala okuphakathi kwendebe ngoqwembe, ukuze ingaphandle lazo lihlanzeke. 23:27 Maye kini, babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngoba niyafana amathuna acakiwe, abonakala emahle ngaphandle, kepha angaphakathi egcwele amathambo abafileyo, nakho konke ukungcola. 23:28 Kanjalo nani ngaphandle nibonakala nilungile kubantu, kodwa ngaphakathi nina egcwele ukuzenzisa nobubi. 23:29 Maye kini, babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi! ngoba niyawakha emathuneni abaprofethi, nihlobise amathuna abalungileyo; 23:30 Futhi nithi: 'Ukube sasikhona ezinsukwini zokhokho bethu, sasingeke waba nesabelo nabo egazini labaprofethi. 23:31 Ngakho niyazifakazela nina ukuthi ningabantwana ababulala abaprofethi. 23:32 Gcwalisani-ke isilinganiso sawoyihlo. 23:33 Zinyoka, nzalo yamabululu, ningakubalekela kanjani ukulahlwa na? isihogo? 23:34 Ngakho, bhekani, mina ngithumela kini abaprofethi, nabahlakaniphileyo, nababhali. abanye babo niyakubabulala, nibabethele; labanye babo lizabanikela nibashaye emasinagogeni enu, nibashushise imizi ngemizi; 23:35 Ukuze kufike phezu kwenu lonke igazi elilungile elachithwa emhlabeni, kusukela egazini lika-Abela olungileyo kuze kube segazini likaZakariya indodana ka uBharakhiya enambulala phakathi kwethempeli ne-altare. 23:36 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Konke lokhu kuyakufika phezu kwalesi sizukulwane. 23:37 O Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi futhi abakhanda ngamatshe ezithunyelwe kuwe, kangaki ngithanda ukubuthela abantwana bakho ndawonye njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela amatshwele aso ngaphansi kwamaphiko aso, nani ngeke! 23:38 Bheka, indlu yenu isisala nani. 23:39 Ngoba ngithi kini: Anisayikungibona kusukela manje, nize nithi: Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi.