Khona uJesu wakhuluma ezixukwini nakubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Ababhali nabaFarisi bahlezi esihlalweni sikaMose. Ngakho-ke konke abanitshela khona, kwenzeni, nikugcine, kodwa ningenzi njengemisebenzi yabo; ngokuba bayakhuluma, bangenzi; babopha imithwalo enzima, bayibeke emahlombe abantu; kepha bona abavumi ukuyifukula ngomunwe wabo.
“Kepha imisebenzi yonke yabo bayenza ukuba babonwe ngabantu; amafilakteriyu* abo bawenza abe banzi, bawenze abe makhulu amachopho. Bathanda izindawo ezingenhla ekudleni nezihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni,* nokubingelelwa ezigcawini, nokubizwa ngabantu ngokuthi ‘Rabi’.
“Kepha nina maningabizwa ngokuthi ‘Rabi’; ngokuba munye umfundisi wenu, nina nonke ningabazalelwane. Ningabizi muntu emhlabeni ngokuthi uyihlo; ngokuba munye uyihlo, osezulwini. Futhi ningabizwa ngokuthi abaholi; ngokuba munye umholi wenu, uKristu. Kodwa omkhulu kini akabe yisikhonzi senu. Kepha yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uzakuthothiswa, nalowo ozithobayo uzakuphakanyiswa.
“Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nivalela abantu umbuso wezulu! Ngokuba aningeni nina, nabangenayo anibavumeli ukungena. Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nidla izindlu zabafelokazi, nangokuzenzisa nenza imikhuleko emide! Ngalokho-ke niyakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.
“Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nihamba ulwandle nomhlaba ukuba nithole nokuba iproselite* lilinye, lithi selaba njalo nilenze indodana yesihogo ngokuphindiwe kunani!
“Maye kinina baholi abayizimpumputhe enithi: ‘Ofunga ithempeli akulutho, kodwa ofunga igolide lethempeli uzibophile!’ Ziwula, zimpumputhe, ngokuba yikuphi okukhulu kunegolide nethempeli elingcwelisa igolide na? Futhi: ‘Yilowo ofunga i-altare akulutho, kodwa ofunga umnikelo ophezu kwalo uzibophile.’ Zimpumputhe, yikuphi okukhulu kunomnikelo ne-altare elingcwelisa umnikelo na? Ngakho-ke ofunga i-altare ufunga lona nakho konke okuphezu kwalo. Nofunga ithempeli ufunga lona nohlezi kulo. Nofunga izulu ufunga isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu nohlezi phezu kwaso.
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