UMATEWU 23:1-22

Waza uYesu wathetha nesihlwele nabafundi bakhe, esithi: “Abachazi-mthetho *nabaFarasi banegunya lokuchaza *umthetho kaMosis. Ke ngoko kuveni nikwenze konke abanokuthi banixelele kona; kodwa ukwenza ze ningenzi ngokwezenzo zabo, kuba bayathetha baze kwabona bangakwenzi oko bakuthethileyo. Kaloku iimfundiso zabo ziyimithwalo enzima, abayibeka emagxeni abantu, kanti bona ngokwabo abafuni ukuyichukumisa nangomnwe lo. Konke okulungileyo abakwenzayo, bakwenzela ukuze babonwe ngabantu. Bawabopha ngemixwayo ebanzi amaqhaga anezicatshulwa zomthetho; bazenze nde iintshinga zezambatho zabo; bathande iindawo zamawonga ezidlweni, nezihlalo eziphambili ezindlwini zesikhungo; bathande ukuba kukhahlelwe kubo emabaleni embutho, bethanda nokuba abantu bathi kubo: ‘Mfundisi!’ Ke kuni ze kungathiwa ‘mfundisi,’ kuba mnye uMfundisi eninaye, nibe nina nonke niyimilowo. Ze ningabizi mntu emhlabeni apha ngokuthi nguyihlo, kuba mnye uYihlo, lowo ke usezulwini. Ngokukwanjalo ze kungàthiwa niziinkokheli, kuba mnye uMkhokeli wenu, *uKrestu ke. Omkhulu kuni makabe sisicaka senu. Lowo uziphakamisayo uya kuthotywa, athi lowo uzithobayo aphakanyiswe.” “Mawoo, nina bachazi-mthetho nani *baFarasi, mamenemenendini! Niyabathintela abantu ekulawulweni nguThixo, kuba nina ngokwenu anivumi ukulawulwa nguye, nize nibanqande nâbo bafuna ukulawulwa nguye. [ “Mawoo, nina bachazi-mthetho nani baFarasi, mamenemenendini! Niyayiphanga imizi yabahlolokazi, nize nihanahanise nitsho ngemilembelele yemithandazo. Ngenxa yoko niya kufumana esona sohlwayo sikhulu.] “Mawoo, nina bachazi-mthetho nani baFarasi, mamenemenendini! Nityhutyha ulwandle nomhlaba ukuze nizuze nokuba mnye ongenayo ebuJudeni; kuthi ke, nakuba nimzuzile, nimenze ofanelwe sisihogo ngokuphindiweyo kunani. “Mawoo, nina zinkokheli ziziimfama, nina enithi: ‘Ofunge *indlu kaThixo, akunto oko; kodwa ofunge igolide yendlu leyo, ubotshiwe sisifungo sakhe.’ Zidengendini zeemfama, kanene yintoni na enkulu? Ngaba yigolide leyo, okanye yindlu eyenza ibaluleke loo golide? Kwakhona nithi: ‘Ofunge iqonga lamadini, akunto oko; kodwa ofunge umnikelo ophezu kweqonga, ubotshiwe sisifungo sakhe.’ Zimfamandini, ngaba yintoni na enkulu? Ngaba ngumnikelo lowo, okanye liqonga lamadini elenza ubaluleke loo mnikelo? Ngoko ke, othe wafunga iqonga lamadini, ufunga lona kwanako konke okuphezu kwalo; nalowo uthe wafunga indlu kaThixo, ufunga yona kwanalowo iyindlu yakhe. Othe wafunga izulu, ufunga ikomkhulu likaThixo, efunga lowo uphetheyo apho.