UMARKO 12:28-44

Kwafika omnye wabachazi-mthetho, wabeva bebambene ngemibuzo, waqonda ukuba uYesu ubaphendule kakuhle. Wambuza ke esithi: “Owona myalelo mkhulu kunayo yonke nguwuphi?” UYesu wamphendula esithi: “Owona myalelo mkhulu ngulo uthi: ‘Yiva, Sirayeli, iNkosi uThixo wethu yiNkosi ényé. Uze uyithande ke iNkosi uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho iphela, nangomphefumlo wakho uphela, nangengqondo yakho iphela, nangamandla akho ephela.’ Owesibini ke ngulo: ‘Uze umthande ummelwane wakho kanye ngale ndlela uzithanda ngayo nawe.’ Akukho myalelo wumbi ubalulekileyo kunalé mibini.” Umchazi-mthetho ke wathi kuye: “Ngxatsho ke, Mfundisi, unyanisile ukuthi mnye uThixo, kungekho wumbi ngaphandle kwakhe; nokuthi umthande yena ngentliziyo iphela, nangengqiqo iphela, nangamandla ephela, nokuthi umthande ummelwane wakho kanye ngale ndlela uzithanda ngayo, kungaphezulu lee kunayo yonke imibingelelo namadini atshiswayo. ” UYesu embonile ukuba uphendule ngengqiqo, wathi kuye: “Akukude wena ekulawulweni nguThixo.” Emva koko akwaba sabakho mntu unobuganga bakumbuza nto. Efundisa *endlwini kaThixo uYesu, wabuza esithi: “Batsho ngani na abachazi-mthetho ukuthi: ‘UKrestu ngunyana kaDavide’? Kaloku uDavide ngokwakhe, ekhokelwa nguMoya oyiNgcwele, wathi: “ ‘Yathi iNkosi eNkosini yam: Hlala ngakum kweli wonga lo gama ndikoyisela iintshaba zakho.’ “Ukuba uDavide ngokwakhe uthi uKrestu yiNkosi, angathini na ke ukuba ngunyana wakhe?” Yamphulaphula ngomdla loo ndimbane yabantu. Ekusifundiseni kwakhe uYesu isihlwele wayesithi: “Balumkeleni abachazi-mthetho, abathanda ukuhamba ngezambatho ezide, bethanda ukuba kukhahlelwe kubo kwiindawo zembutho, befuna izihlalo eziphambili *ezindlwini zesikhungo, neendawo zamawonga ezidlweni. Abo bayiphangayo imizi nemfuyo yabahlolokazi, baze bazenzise besitsho ngemilembelele yemithandazo, ngabo abaya kufumana esona sohlwayo sikhulu.” UYesu waya kuhlala phantsi *endlwini kaThixo malunga nesikhongozeli-mali, wasibukela isihlwele sifaka imali kwisikhongozeli apho. Izityebi ezininzi zazinikela kakhulu. Ke kwafika mhlolokazi uthile ulihlwempu, wafaka iimalana zambini, ezixabiso limalunga nesenti. UYesu wababizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Ndithi kuni, inene, lo mhlolokazi ulihlwempu unikele ngaphezu kwabo bonke abafake imali kwisikhongozeli. Kuba bonke abanye banikele bekhupha kwintabalala yabo, kanti yena eswele nje, uzibhokoxile, wanikela konke abenako.”