Umfanekiso ngabaqatjhi besidiribe
(Mt 21:33-46; Lk 20:9-19)
1UJesu wathoma ukukhuluma nabo ngemifanekiso wathi: “Indoda yatjala isidiribe, yasibiyela ngomthangala. Yemba umgodi wobutlhodlhelo bewayini, yakha isithala sabalindi. Yaqatjhisela abalimi isidiribeso, yathatha ikhambo. 2Ngesikhathi sokuvuna, yathumela ikhoboka ebaqatjhini bona liyokuthatha isabelo sayo. 3Kodwana balibamba ikhobokelo, balidula, balibuyisela emuva limkhonoze. 4Yeke yathumela elinye ikhoboka, balikhubaza ehloko, baliphatha ngehlazo. 5Godu yathumela elinye, nalo balibulala. Yakanye yathumela amanye amanengi, amanye wawo bawadula, amanye bawabulala. 6Besele isele ngoyedwa ebeyingamthumela. Loyo-ke bekuyindodanayo ethandekako. Ekugcineni yayithumela yathi: ‘Nakuyindodanami, bazayihlonipha.’ 7Kodwana abaqatjhabo bakhulumisana bodwa bathi: ‘Le yindlalifa. Asiyibulaleni, khona ilifa lizakuba ngelethu.’ 8Yeke bayibamba bayibulala bebayiphosela ngaphandle kwesidiribe.”
9UJesu wababuza wathi: “Uzakwenza njani umninisidiribe na? Ngithi uzakuza afese abulale boke abaqatjhi labo, aqatjhisele abanye isidiribeso. 10Akhange khenifunde umtlolo lo na?
“ ‘Ilitje eladelwa babakhi
libe ngeliqakathekileko ejikeni.
11Lokho kuzizenzo zakaSomnini;
kusimangaliso emehlwenethu.’ ”
12Nje-ke bafuna indlela yokumbamba ngombana bebazi bonyana ukhulume umfanekiso lo ngabo. Kodwana bebesaba isiqubuthu, yeke bamsukela bakhamba.
Umbuzo ngomthelo wombusi
(Mt 22:15-22; Lk 20:20-26)
13Ngemva kwesikhatjhana bathumela abanye babaFarisi nabantu bakaHerode kuJesu kobana bambambe ngamezwakhe. 14Bafika kuye bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi bona uyindoda eqotho. Awuthatheki ngomuntu ngombana awukhethi ubuso, kodwana ufundisa indlela kaZimu ngeqiniso. Kulungile ukukhokha umthelo kumbusi omkhulu namkha njani na?”
15Kodwana uJesu wakulemuka ukuzenzisa kwabo, wabaphendula wathi: “Ningilingelani na? Lethanapha udenariyu loyo ngimbone.”
16Bamnikela isipaparwana, wathi kibo: “Mfanekiso kabani lo? Kutlolwe bani lapha?”
Bamphendula bathi: “Ngewombusi omkhulu.”
17UJesu wathi kibo: “Arha-ke, nikelani umbusi omkhulu okungekwakhe, ninikele noZimu okungekwakaZimu.”
Bamrarekela.
Umbuzo ngokuvuka kwabafileko
(Mt 22:23-33; Lk 20:27-40)
18Yeke abaSadusi ebebathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileko, beza kuJesu ngemibuzo 19bathi: “Mfundisi, uMosi wasitlolela bona lokha indoda nayihlongakalako itjhiye umkayo khisibe abanabantwana, umfowabo lendoda leyo kufanele athathe umhlolokazi loyo abelethele umnakwabo abantwana. 20Bekukhona abafo abalikhomba. Izibulo lathatha umfazi, lahlongakala linganamntwana. 21Umhlolokazi wathathwa ngewesibili. Naye godu wahlongakala anganamntwana. Newesithathu naye kwaba ngisweso. 22Boke abalikhomba bahlongakala banganabantwana. Ekugcineni kwahlongakala umhlolokazi loyo. 23Alo, ngelanga lokuvuka kwabafileko uzakuba mkabani njengombana bekamfazi wabo bolikhomba njalo na?”
24UJesu waphendula wathi: “Anitjhaphi na? Kuyabonakala bona aniyazi imitlolo namandla kaZimu! 25Mhlana abafileko bavuka ekufeni, abazokuthatha namkha bende. Bazokufana neengilozi ezulwini. 26Mayelana nokuvuka kwabafileko, akhange khenifunde encwadini kaMosi ngomlando womuthi ositjhutha kobana uZimu wathi kuye: ‘NginguZimu ka-Abrahamu, uZimu ka-Isaka noZimu kaJakopo.’ 27Akasuye uZimu wabafileko, kodwana wabaphilako. Nitjhaphe kwamambala!”
Umyalo omkhulu
(Mt 22:34-40; Lk 10:25-28)
28Omunye wabafundisi bomthetho wezwa ipikiswano le. Walemuka bona uJesu ubaphendule kuhle, wambuza wathi: “Ngimuphi umyalo ongomkhulu ukwedlula yoke na?”
29UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Omkhulu uthi, ‘Yizwa wena Israyeli! USomnini nguZimethu, nguye yedwa uSomnini. 30Kufanele uthande uSomnini uZimakho ngehliziywakho yoke, ngomphefumulwakho woke, ngomkhumbulwakho woke nangamandlakho woke.’ 31Wesibili ngilo, ‘Thanda umakhelwanakho njengombana uzithanda wena.’ Awukho omunye umyalo omkhulu ukwedlula le.”
32Umfundisi womthetho wathi kuye: “Iye, mfundisi, uqinisile nawuthi uZimu munye, akakho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe. 33Ukumthanda ngehliziyo yoke, ngomkhumbulo woke nangamandla woke nokuthanda umakhelwana njengombana sizithanda thina, kuqakatheke khulu ukwedlula yoke imihlabelo yokutjhiswa neminikelo.”
34Kwathi bona uJesu abone bonyana uphendule ngokuhlakanipha, wathi kuye: “Awusikude nombuso kaZimu.”
Emva kwalokho akakho noyedwa owakhe wagabaza wambuza imibuzo.
Umbuzo ngoKrestu
(Mt 22:41-46; Lk 20:41-44)
35Kwathi uJesu asafundisa ngesirhodlweni sethempeli, wabuza wathi: “Batjho njani abafundisi bomthetho bona uKrestu yiNdodana kaDavida na? 36UDavida ngokwakhe nakhuluma ngokurholwa nguMoya oCwengileko wathi,
“ ‘USomnini wathi eKosinami:
Hlala ngesidleni sami
bekube kulokha nangenza izitha zakho
zibe sinabelo seenyawo zakho.’ ”
37“UDavida ngokwakhe umbiza ngokuthi, ‘Kosi.’ Alo-ke uKrestu angaba njani yindodanakhe na?”
UJesu ulemukisa abantu ngabafundisi bomthetho
(Mt 23:1-36; Lk 20:45-47)
Isiqubuthu samuzwisisa kuhle uJesu. 38Ekufundiseni kwakhe wathi: “Lemukani abafundisi bomthetho, abathanda ukuzakalala ngeemphuraphura ezide, bathanda ukulotjhiswa eendaweni zokuthengisela. 39Bathanda iinhlalo eziphambili ngemasinagogini, neendawo ezihlonitjhwako eminyanyeni. 40Barhiribidela iinkumba zabahlolokazi, babukisa ngokwenza imithandazo emide. Abantu abanjalo bazokuhlunguphazwa kabuhlungu.”
Umnikelo womhlolokazi
(Lk 21:1-4)
41UJesu wahlala phasi malungana nesilulu somnikelo, wabukela isiqubuthu siphosela imalaso ngesilulwini sethempeli. Iinjinga ezinengi zaphosela imali enengi. 42Khonapho kweza umhlolokazi ochakileko, waphosela iimpaparwana ezimbili ezincani zekoporo ebezilingana nendibilitjhi. 43UJesu wabizela abafundi bakhe ndawonye, wathi kibo: “Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona umhlolokazi okhwahlileko lo uphosele enengi ngesilulwini kunabo boke. 44Boke banikele ngokudzubhula emnothwenabo, kodwana yena ukghuthulele koke anakho okumele aphile ngakho.”
