UMATEWU 22:23-46

Kwangaloo mini kweza *abaSadusi kuYesu (bona abo bathi akukho luvuko lwabafileyo), bambuza besithi: “Mfundisi, uMosis wathi: ‘Ukuba ubani uthe wafa engekabi nabantwana, makathi umntakwabo amngene umfazi womfi lowo, azalelwe abantwana.’ Ke kaloku, phakathi kwethu kwakukho oonyana bomntu omnye abasixhenxe, yaza inkulu yazeka umfazi, yasweleka ingenabantwana, waza umfazi lowo waba ngowomninawa. Nomninawa lowo wabhubha kungekho mntwana, umfazi waba ngowowesithathu. Kwaba ngokunjalo nakulo mninawa, kwada kwaya kowesixhenxe. Emva kwabo bonke wasweleka naye umfazi. Ke ngoko eluvukweni lwabafileyo uya kuba ngumfazi wawuphi kubo? Kuba kaloku bosixhenxe babenaye.” Waphendula uYesu, wathi kubo: “Nilahlekiswa kukuba ningaziqondi *iziBhalo, ningawazi namandla kaThixo. Kaloku xa abafileyo bathe babuya bavuka àbazeki, àbendiswa; banjengezithunywa ezisezulwini. Ngokusingisele kukuvuswa kwabafileyo, aniyifundanga na into ethethwe kuni nguThixo, esithi: ‘Mna ndinguThixo ka-Abraham, uThixo kaIsake, uThixo kaYakobi’? UThixo ke akaThixo wabafileyo, ungowabaphilayo.” Zathi izihlwele, zakukuva oku, zamangaliswa yimfundiso yakhe. *AbaFarasi, bakuva ukuba uYesu ubavale umlomo *abaSadusi, bahlanganisana, waza omnye kubo, onolwazi ngomthetho, wambuza emlinga, wathi: “Mfundisi, owona myalelo mkhulu emthethweni nguwuphi?” Waza uYesu wathi: “ ‘Uze uyithande iNkosi uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho iphela, nangomphefumlo wakho uphela, nangengqondo yakho iphela.’ Nguwo lowo owokuqala nomkhulu umthetho. Owesibini ke ufana nawo: ‘Uze umthande ummelwane wakho kanye ngale ndlela uzithanda ngayo nawe.’ Wonke umthetho kaMosis nako konke okufundiswa ngabashumayeli bamandulo kuxhomekeke kule miyalelo mibini.” Xa babehlanganisene *abaFarasi, uYesu wababuza esithi: “Nithini na nina ngaye *uKrestu? Úyinto kabani?” Baza bathi: “NgokaDavide.” Waza wathi kubo: “Kutheni na ke phofu ukuba ngamandla oMoya uDavide abize uKrestu ngokuthi ‘Nkosi’, apho athi: “ ‘Yathi iNkosi eNkosini yam: Hlala ngakum kweli wonga, lo gama ndikoyisela iintshaba zakho’? “Ukuba uDavide uthi uKrestu yiNkosi, angathini na ukuba ngunyana wakhe?” Akubangakho namnye unako ukuphendula nelizwi eli; kwathi, ukususela kuloo mini, akwaba sabakho bani unesibindi sakumbuza nento le.