Kulandzisa KwaMatewu
22 Jesu waphindze wakhuluma nabo asebentisa imifanekiso watsi: 2 “UMbuso wemazulu ungafananiswa nenkhosi leyentela indvodzana yayo lidzili lemshado.+ 3 Yatfuma tisebenti tayo kutsi tiyobita lebebamenyiwe, kodvwa bala kuta.+ 4 Yaphindze yatfumela letinye tisebenti yatsi: ‘Tjelani labo labamenyiwe kutsi abete edzilini ngobe selilungile, futsi sengivele ngitihlabile tinkhabi netinkhomo tami letikhuluphele, konkhe sekume ngemumo.’ 5 Kodvwa letimenywa atibanga nendzaba ngaloko futsi tesuka tahamba, letinye taya emasimini ato, kantsi letinye taya emabhizinisini ato;+ 6 letinye tabamba letisebenti tatishaya futsi tatibulala.
7 “Lenkhosi yatfukutsela kakhulu, futsi yakhipha emasotja ayo ayewubulala lalababulele letisebenti tayo, ashisa nelidolobha labo.+ 8 Yase itsi etisebentini tayo: ‘Lidzili selilungile, kodvwa labo lebebamenyiwe bebangakufaneli kuba khona.+ 9 Ngako-ke hambani niye emigwacweni nimeme wonkhe umuntfu lenimtfola khona kutsi ete edzilini.’+ 10 Letisebenti taphuma taya emigwacweni tagcogca bonkhe letatihlangana nabo, labalungile nalabangakalungi; futsi lendlu lokwakunalelidzili kuyo yagcwala.
11 “Inkhosi nayifika itewuhlola letimenywa, yabona indvodza lebeyingakagcoki timphahla tasemshadweni. 12 Ngako yatsi kulendvodza: ‘Wakitsi, ungene njani lapha ungakagcoki timphahla tasemshadweni?’ Lendvodza yavele yabindza. 13 Lenkhosi yase itsi etisebentini tayo: ‘Mbopheni tandla netinyawo, nimlahlele ngephandle ebumnyameni. Kulapho atawufikelwa khona kukhala nekugedletela kwematinyo.’
14 “Ngobe banyenti labamenyiwe, kodvwa bambalwa labakhetsiwe.”
15 Ngako baFarisi besuka bayewukwakha lisu lekugiba Jesu ngaloko lakushoko.+ 16 Batfuma bafundzi babo nemalunga elicembu laHerodi,+ bafike batsi kuye: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi ukhuluma liciniso futsi ufundzisa indlela yaNkulunkulu ngeliciniso, nekutsi awutsengi emehlo emuntfu, ngobe awubuki loko umuntfu langiko ngephandle. 17 Sitjele-ke: Ucabangani? Kuvumelekile* yini kutsi sikhiphe umtselo kuKhesari?” 18 Ngenca yekutsi Jesu abekwati lokubi lebebakuhlosile, watsi: “Batentisi, ningilingelani? 19 Ngikhombiseni luhlavu lwemali lenitsela ngayo.” Ngako bamnika denariyo.* 20 Watsi kubo: “Sabani lesitfombe nalelibito lelilapha?” 21 Batsi kuye: “KwaKhesari.” Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngako nikani Khesari lokukwakhe, kodvwa ninike Nkulunkulu lokukwakhe.”+ 22 Nabeva loko, bamangala futsi bamshiya babese bayahamba.
23 Ngalelolanga kweta baSadusi, bona lebebatsi labafile ngeke bavuswe,+ bambuta batsi:+ 24 “Mfundzisi, Mosi watsi: ‘Nangabe indvodza ifa ibe ite bantfwana, umnakabo kufanele angene umfati wayo, kuze atewutalela umufi bantfwana.’+ 25 Manje-ke bekunetelamani letingu-7, futsi lowekucala watsatsa umfati wase uyafa ete bantfwana, umnakabo wamngena lomfati. 26 Kwenteka lokufanako nakuwesibili newesitsatfu bate baphela bonkhe bongu-7. 27 Ekugcineni lomfati naye wafa. 28 Ngako-ke nasekuvuswa labafile, lomfati utawuba wabani kuletelamani letingu-7, ngobe ube ngumfati wabo bonkhe?”
29 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nidukile ngobe aniyati imiBhalo kanye nemandla aNkulunkulu.+ 30 Nasekuvuswa labafile, labadvuna ngeke batsatse bafati nalabasikati ngeke bashade, kodvwa batawufana netingilosi tasezulwini.+ 31 Mayelana nekuvuswa kwalabafile, anikufundzanga yini loko Nkulunkulu lanitjela kona nakatsi: 32 ‘Mine nginguNkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, wa-Isaka newaJakobe’?+ Yena unguNkulunkulu walabaphilako, hhayi walabafile.”+ 33 Sicumbi sebantfu satsi nasiva loku, samangala ngenca yaletintfo labetifundzisa.+
34 BaFarisi batsi nabeva kutsi baSadusi behlulekile kuphendvula Jesu, base babutsana ndzawonye. 35 Lomunye wabo labewati kahle uMtsetfo wamlinga ngekumbuta atsi: 36 “Mfundzisi, ngumuphi umtsetfo lomkhulu kunayo yonkhe eMtsetfweni waMosi?”+ 37 Jesu watsi kuye: “‘Kufanele utsandze Jehova* Nkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo* wakho, nangayo yonkhe ingcondvo yakho.’+ 38 Lona ngiwo umtsetfo wekucala futsi lomkhulu kunayo yonkhe. 39 Wesibili lofana nawo utsi: ‘Kufanele utsandze makhelwane wakho njengobe utitsandza wena.’+ 40 Wonkhe uMtsetfo waMosi kanye nalokwashiwo baPhrofethi kusekelwe kulemitsetfo lemibili.”+
41 Ngesikhatsi baFarisi basabutsene, Jesu wababuta watsi:+ 42 “Nicabanga kutsi Khristu uyindvodzana yabani?” Bona batsi: “Uyindvodzana yaDavide.”+ 43 Yena watsi kubo: “Kungani-ke ngesikhatsi Davide achutjwa ngumoya longcwele,+ ambita ngekutsi yiNkhosi, nakatsi: 44 ‘Jehova* watsi eNkhosini yami: “Hlala ngesekudla sami kuze kube ngulapho titsa takho ngitibeka ngephansi kwetinyawo takho”’?+ 45 Nangabe Davide ambita ngekutsi yiNkhosi, kungenteka njani-ke kutsi abe yindvodzana yakhe?”+ 46 Kute lowakhona kumphendvula, futsi kusukela ngalelolanga kuchubeke, kute lowaba nesibindzi sekumbuta.