Kulandzisa KwaMakho
12 Wacala kukhuluma nabo asebentisa imifanekiso watsi: “Umuntfu lotsite walima insimu yemagilebisi,+ wayibiyela, futsi wagubha litje lekuhlutela liwayini, waphindze wakha nembhoshongo;+ ngemuva kwaloko wayicashisela balimi wase uyahamba uya eveni lelikhashane.+ 2 Nasekufika sikhatsi sekuvuna, watfumela sisebenti sakhe kulabalimi kutsi siyolandza titselo talensimu. 3 Kodvwa basibamba lesisebenti basishaya, basijikisa silengisa tandla. 4 Waphindze watfumela lesinye sisebenti, naso basibhobota inhloko futsi bahlekisa ngaso.+ 5 Wase utfumela nalesinye, sona basibulala, futsi watfumela naletinye letinyenti, letinye tato batishaya kantsi letinye batibulala. 6 Ekugcineni besekusele indvodzana yakhe layitsandzako.+ Wayitfumela kulabalimi watsi: ‘Batayihlonipha lendvodzana yami.’ 7 Kodvwa labalimi bakhuluma bodvwa batsi: ‘Lena ngiyo indlalifa.+ Wotani sitoyibulala, futsi lifa litawuba letfu.’ 8 Ngako bayibamba bayibulala, babese bayihudvulela ngephandle kwalensimu.+ 9 Yini-ke letawentiwa ngulomnikati walensimu? Utawufike ababulale labalimi, bese utsatsa lensimu uyiniketa labanye.+ 10 Anizange niwufundze yini lombhalo lotsi: ‘Litje lelaliwe bakhi seligucuke laba litje leliyinhloko.*+ 11 Lelitje livela kuJehova,* futsi liyasikhanga’?”+
12 Tati temtsetfo nebaphristi labakhulu bebafuna lisu lekumbamba,* kodvwa besaba lesicumbi sebantfu, ngobe bebabona kutsi ngalomfanekiso usho bona. Ngako bamshiya bahamba.+
13 Babese batfumela labanye bebaFarisi nemalunga elicembu laHerodi kuze bamgibe ngaloko lakushoko.+ 14 Nabefika batsi kuye: “Mfundzisi, siyakwati kutsi ukhuluma liciniso nekutsi awutsengi emehlo emuntfu, futsi awubuki loko umuntfu langiko ngephandle, kodvwa ufundzisa indlela yaNkulunkulu ngeliciniso. Kuvumelekile* yini kutsi sikhiphe umtselo kuKhesari? 15 Kufanele yini vele sitsele?” Wakubona kutentisa kwabo, ngako watsi kubo: “Ningilingelani? Aseningikhombise denariyo.”* 16 Bamniketa, wabese uyababuta watsi: “Sabani lesitfombe nalelibito lelilapha?” Bona batsi kuye: “KwaKhesari.” 17 Ngako Jesu watsi kubo: “Nikani Khesari+ lokukwakhe, kodvwa ninike Nkulunkulu lokukwakhe.”+ Nabeva loku bamangala kakhulu.
18 Kwefika baSadusi, bona lebebatsi labafile ngeke bavuswe,+ bambuta batsi:+ 19 “Mfundzisi, Mosi wabhala kutsi nangabe indvodza ifa futsi ishiye umfati wayo ete bantfwana, umnakabo kufanele angene lomfati, kuze atewutalela umufi bantfwana.+ 20 Manje-ke bekunetelamani letingu-7, futsi lendvodzana yekucala yatsatsa umfati yase iyafa ite bantfwana. 21 Umnakabo wamngena lomfati, kodvwa naye wafa ete bantfwana, kwenteka lokufanako nakuwesitsatfu. 22 Bonkhe bongu-7 bafa bete bantfwana. Ekugcineni lomfati naye wafa. 23 Ngako-ke nasekuvuswa labafile, lomfati utawuba wabani? Ngobe ube ngumfati wabo bonkhe.” 24 Jesu watsi kubo: “Nidukile, ngobe aniyati imiBhalo kanye nemandla aNkulunkulu.+ 25 Nasekuvuswa labafile, labadvuna ngeke batsatse bafati nalabasikati ngeke bashade, kodvwa batawufana netingilosi tasemazulwini.+ 26 Mayelana nekuvuswa kwalabafile, anifundzanga yini encwadzini yaMosi, endzabeni yesihlahla lesivutsako, kutsi Nkulunkulu watsi kuye: ‘Mine nginguNkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, wa-Isaka newaJakobe’?+ 27 Yena unguNkulunkulu walabaphilako, hhayi walabafile. Nine niduke kakhulu.”+
28 Lesinye sati semtsetfo sefika futsi sabeva baphikisana. Sesibonile kutsi Jesu ubaphendvule kahle, sambuta satsi: “Ngumuphi umtsetfo lomkhulu kakhulu* kunayo yonkhe?”+ 29 Jesu wasiphendvula watsi: “Wekucala utsi: ‘Lalelani ma-Israyeli, Jehova* Nkulunkulu wetfu nguye yedvwa longuJehova,* 30 ngako kufanele utsandze Jehova* Nkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo* wakho, nangayo yonkhe ingcondvo yakho, nangawo onkhe emandla akho.’+ 31 Wesibili utsi: ‘Kufanele utsandze makhelwane wakho njengobe utitsandza wena.’+ Kute lomunye umtsetfo lomkhulu kunalena.” 32 Lesati semtsetfo satsi kuye: “Mfundzisi, usho kahle nawutsi: ‘Nkulunkulu nguye yedvwa, futsi kute lomunye ngaphandle kwakhe,’+ 33 nekutsi kumtsandza ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, ngayo yonkhe ingcondvo yami, nangawo onkhe emandla ami, kanye nekutsandza makhelwane wami njengobe ngititsandza mine kubaluleke kakhulu kunayo yonkhe iminikelo yekushiswa lephelele kanye nemihlatjelo.”+ 34 Jesu wabona kutsi lesati siphendvule ngekuhlakanipha, wase utsi kuso: “Awukho khashane nekungena eMbusweni waNkulunkulu.” Ngako kute lowaphindze waba nesibindzi sekumbuta.+
35 Kodvwa njengobe Jesu achubeka nekufundzisa ethempelini, watsi: “Kungani tati temtsetfo titsi Khristu uyindvodzana yaDavide?+ 36 Ngesikhatsi achutjwa ngumoya longcwele,+ Davide ngekwakhe watsi: ‘Jehova* watsi eNkhosini yami: “Hlala ngesekudla sami kuze kube ngulapho titsa takho ngitibeka ngephansi kwetinyawo takho.”’+ 37 Davide ngekwakhe umbita ngekutsi yiNkhosi, kungenteka njani-ke kutsi abe yindvodzana yakhe?”+
Lesicumbi sebantfu sasimlalele futsi sijabulile. 38 Wachubeka afundzisa atsi: “Caphelani tati temtsetfo letitsandza kuhamba tigcoke tingubo letindze, letifuna kubingelelwa etimakethe,+ 39 futsi letitsandza tihlalo letingembili* emasinagogeni kanye netindzawo letincono emadzilini.+ 40 Titsatsa tindlu* tebafelokati, tenta nemithantazo lemidze kuze tibonwe bantfu.* Ngako titawujeziswa kamatima.”*
41 Wabese uhlala macondzana nemabhokisi emnikelo,+ wabuka bantfu lebebafaka imali kulamabhokisi. Labanyenti labanjingile bebafaka imali lenyenti.+ 42 Kwefika umfelokati lophuyile wafaka tinhlavu letimbili temali lebetitelinani lelincane kakhulu.*+ 43 Wabita bafundzi bakhe, watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile ngitsi kini: Lomfelokati lophuyile ufake lokunyenti kwendlula bonkhe labo lebebafaka imali kulamabhokisi emnikelo.+ 44 Ngobe bonkhe labanye bafake labakutsetse kulokunyenti labanako, kodvwa yena nanobe aphuyile, ufake konkhe lanako nalebekaphila ngako.”+