12. (a) Yiluphi ushintsho endleleni yakhe evamile yokwethula ukubhekisela kwakhe emiBhalweni yesiHeberu uJesu alwenza eNtshumayelweni yakhe yaseNtabeni, futhi ngani? (b) Yini esiyifundayo ekusetshenzisweni kwesithupha kwenkulumo ethi “Kwashiwo ukuthi”?

¹² Lapho uJesu ngaphambili ecaphuna emiBhalweni yesiHeberu, wathi: “Kulotshiwe.” (Mathewu 4:4, 7, 10) Kodwa izikhathi eziyisithupha eNtshumayelweni yakhe yaseNtabeni, wethula okwazwakala njengezinkulumo ezivela emiBhalweni yesiHeberu ngamazwi athi: “Kwathiwa.” (Mathewu 5:21, 27, 31, 33, 38, 43) Ngani? Ngoba wayebhekisela emiBhalweni njengoba ichazwa ngokwamasiko abaFarisi ayephikisana nemiyalo kaNkulunkulu. (Duteronomi 4:2; Mathewu 15:3) Lokhu kwenziwe kwaba sobala ekubhekiseleni kukaJesu kwesithupha nokokugcina kuloluchungechunge: “Nizwile kwathiwa: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho, uzonde isitha sakho.” Kodwa akukho mthetho kaMose owawuthi, “Uzonde isitha sakho.” Ababhali nabaFarisi abakusho. Kwakuyincazelo yabo yoMthetho wokuthanda umakhelwane wakho—umakhelwane wakho ongumJuda, hhayi abanye.

14. UJesu useluleka kanjani ukuba singayiqalisi ngisho nokuyiqalisa indlela eholela ekuphingeni?

¹⁴ UJesu ngokulandelayo wathi: “Nizwile kwathiwa: Ungaphingi. Kepha mina ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo obuka owesifazane, amkhanuke, usephingile naye enhliziyweni yakhe.” (Mathewu 5:27, 28) Ngeke uphinge, akunjalo? Khona-ke ungayiqalisi ngisho nokuyiqalisa leyondlela ngokucabanga ngakho. Gcina inhliziyo yakho, lapho kuvela khona izinto ezinjalo. (IzAga 4:23; Mathewu 15:18, 19) UJakobe 1:14, 15 uyaxwayisa: “Kepha yilowo nalowo uyengwa ehuhwa ngezakhe izinkanuko, ehungwa; uma inkanuko isithathile, ibeletha isono; nesono sesiphelelisiwe sizala ukufa.” Abantu ngezinye izikhathi bathi: ‘Ungayiqali into ongeke uyiqede.’ Kodwa kulendaba kufanele sithi: ‘Ungakuqali ongeke ukwazi ukukuyeka.’ Abanye abaye bathembeka ngisho nalapho besongelwa ngokufa phambi kwebutho elidubulayo kamuva baye bawa ngenxa yokuheha okuyingozi kokuziphatha okubi kobulili.