NgokukaMathewu 12:1-21

Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wadabula amasimu ngesabatha; abafundi bakhe babelambile, baqala ukukha izikhwebu, badla. Kepha abaFarisi bebona lokho bathi kuye: “Bheka, abafundi bakho benza okungavunyelwe ukuba kwenziwe ngesabatha.” Wathi kubo: “Anifundanga yini akwenzayo uDavide msukwana elambile kanye nababe naye ukuthi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, wadla izinkwa zokubukwa okungavunyelwe ukuba zidliwe nguye nababe naye kodwa ngabapristi kuphela, na? Futhi anifundanga yini emthethweni ukuthi ngesabatha abapristi bayalona isabatha ethempelini, bangabi nacala, na? Kodwa ngithi kini: ‘Kukhona lapha okukhulu kunethempeli.’ Kepha uma benazi ukuba kuyini lokhu ukuthi: ‘Ngifuna isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo,’ nga ningabalahlanga laba abangenacala. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyinkosi yesabatha.” Wamuka lapho, wangena esinagogeni* labo. Bheka, kwakukhona umuntu onesandla esishwabeneyo; bambuza bathi: “Kuvunyelwe yini ukuphulukisa ngesabatha na?” – ukuze bammangalele. Kepha wathi kubo: “Ngumuphi umuntu kini enemvu eyodwa, uma iyele emgodini ngesabatha, ongayikuyibamba, ayikhiphe, na? Pho-ke, umuntu udlula imvu kangakanani. Ngakho-ke kuvunyelwe ukwenza okuhle ngesabatha.” Khona wathi kulowo muntu: “Yelula isandla sakho.” Wayeseselula, sasinda saba njengesinye. Base bephuma abaFarisi, benza isigungu ngaye ukuba bambhubhise. Kepha uJesu ekwazi lokho wamuka lapho. Bamlandela abaningi, wabaphulukisa bonke. Wabayalisisa ukuba bangamzwakalisi, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngo-Isaya umprofethi ukuthi: “Bheka, inceku yami engiyikhethileyo, othandiweyo wami othokoza ngaye umphefumulo wami, ngiyakuzisa uMoya wami phezu kwakhe, amemezele ukwahlulela kubo abezizwe. Akayikubanga, akayikubangalasa, akakho oyakulizwa izwi lakhe ezitaladini. Umhlanga ofecekileyo akayikuwaphula, umongo othunqayo akayikuwucima, aze aphumelelise ukwahlulela, kunqobe. Izizwe ziyakwethembela egameni lakhe.”