NGOKUKAMATHEWU 22

₁UJesu wathatha wakhuluma futhi kubo ngemifanekiso, wathi:

₂Umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu oyinkosi, owenzela indodana yakhe umshado.

₃Wathuma izinceku zakhe ukubiza abamenyiweyo emshadweni; kepha abavumanga ukuza.

₄Waphinda wathuma ezinye izinceku, wathi: Shonini kwabamenyiweyo ukuthi: Bhekani, sengilungisile ukudla kwami; izinkabi zami nokunonileyo sekuhlatshiwe; konke sekulungile, wozani emshadweni.

₅Kepha badelela, bahamba; omunye waya ensimini yakhe, omunye waya entengweni yakhe.

₆Abaseleyo babamba izinceku zakhe, baziphatha kabi, bazibulala.

₇Kepha inkosi yathukuthela, yathuma amabutho ayo, yabulala labobabulali, yashisa umuzi wabo.

₈Khona yathi ezincekwini zayo: Umshado usulungiselwe, kepha abamenyiweyo bebengafanele;

₉ngakho-ke hambani niye ezinhlanganweni zezindlela, nibizele emshadweni bonke eningabafumana.

₁₀Lezozinceku zaphuma, zaya ezindleleni, zabutha bonke ezabafumanayo, ababi nabahle; indlu yomshado yagcwala abahleziyo ekudleni.

₁₁Kuthé inkosi ingena ukubona abahleziyo ekudleni, yabona khona umuntu obengayembethe ingubo yomshado;

₁₂yathi kuye: Mngane, ungené kanjani lapha ungayembethe ingubo yomshado na? Kepha wathula.

₁₃Khona inkosi yathi ezincekwini: Mbopheni izinyawo nezandla, nimphonse ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba-khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.

₁₄Ngokuba baningi ababiziweyo, kepha bayingcosana abakhethiweyo.

₁₅Khona abaFarisi basuka, bacebisana ukuba bamhile ngezwi.

₁₆Bathuma kuye abafundi babo kanye nabakaHerode, bathi: Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile, ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso; awukhathali ngamuntu, ngokuba awubheki ubuso babantu.

₁₇Ngakho sitshele, uthini wena? Kuvunyelwe ukuthela kuKesari noma qha?

₁₈Kepha uJesu ebazi ububi babo wathi: Bazenzisi, ningilingelani na?

₁₉Ngitshengiseni imali yokuthela; bamtshengisa udenariyu*.

₂₀Wayesethi kubo: Ngokabani lomfanekiso nalombhalo na?

₂₁Bathi: NgokaKesari. Khona wathi kubo: Ngakho-ke nikani uKesari okukaKesari noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu.

₂₂Sebezwile lokho bamangala, bamshiya, bamuka.

₂₃Ngalolosuku kwafika kuye abaSadusi abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, bambuza

₂₄bathi: Mfundisi, uMose wathi: Uma umuntu efa engenabantwana, umfowabo kamngene umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo.

₂₅Kwakukhona-ke kithi izelamani eziyisikhombisa: owokuqala waganwa, wafa; engenanzalo washiya umkakhe kumfowabo.

₂₆Kanjalo nowesibili nowesithathu, kwaze kwaba-kowesikhombisa.

₂₇Emva kwabo bonke wafa umfazi.

₂₈Pho, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uyakuba-ngumkabani kwabayisikhombisa, lokhu bonke babenaye, na?

₂₉Kepha uJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Nidukile ningayazi imibhalo namandla kaNkulunkulu.

₃₀Ngokuba ekuvukeni kwabafileyo abaganwa, abendiswa, kodwa banjengezingelosi ezulwini.

₃₁Kepha maqondana nokuvuka kwabafileyo anifundanga yini okwakhulunywa kini nguNkulunkulu, ethi:

₃₂Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu kaIsaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe, na? Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo.

₃₃Kwathi izixuku zikuzwa lokho, zamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe.

₃₄AbaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu ubathulisile abaSadusi, babuthana ndawonye.

₃₅Omunye wabo, isazimthetho, wamlinga, wathi:

₃₆Mfundisi, ngumuphi umyalo omkhulu emthethweni na?

₃₇UJesu wathi kuye: Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho.

₃₈Yilowo umyalo omkhulu nowokuqala.

₃₉Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.

₄₀Kuleyomiyalo emibili kubambelela umthetho wonke nabaprofethi.

₄₁Besabuthene abaFarisi, uJesu wababuza,

₄₂wathi: Nithini ngoKristu na? Uyindodana kabani na? Bathi kuye: EkaDavide.

₄₃Wathi kubo: Pho, uDavide ngoMoya wambiza kanjani ngokuthi iNkosi, ethi:

₄₄INkosi yathi eNkosini yami:

₄₅Ngakho-ke uma uDavide embiza ngokuthi iNkosi, uyindodana yakhe kanjani na?

₄₆Kwakungekho obengamphendula ngazwi; emva kwalolosuku akwabe kusabakho-muntu onesibindi sokumbuza-lutho.