NgokukaMathewu 22:1-46

UJesu wabuye wakhuluma kubo ngemizekeliso, wathi: “Umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu oyinkosi, owenzela indodana yakhe umshado. Wathumela izinceku zakhe ukuba ziyobiza labo ababemenyiwe emshadweni, kodwa abavumanga ukuza. “Wabuye wathumela ezinye izinceku, wathi: ‘Tshelani abamenyiweyo, nithi: sengilungise ukudla kwami; izinkabi zami nezinkomo zami ezikhulupheleyo sezihlatshiwe; konke sekulungile, wozani emshadweni.’ ” “Kepha bakushaya indiva lokho, bahamba; omunye waya ensimini yakhe, omunye waya lapho ayethengisela khona. Abaseleyo bazibamba izinceku zakhe, bazihlukumeza, bazibulala. Ngakho inkosi yathukuthela, yathumela amabutho ayo, yabulala labo babulali, yashisa nomuzi wabo. “Yayisithi ezincekwini zayo: ‘Idili lomshado selilungisiwe, kepha ababemenyiwe bebengafanele, ngakho-ke hambani niye ezinhlanganweni zemigwaqo, nimeme noma yimuphi enimtholayo ukuba eze emshadweni.’ “Lezo zinceku zaphuma, zaya emigwaqweni, zaqoqa bonke ezabafumanayo, ababi nabahle. Indlu yomshado yagcwala phama ababemenyiwe. “Inkosi isingenile ukuzobona izimenywa ezazihleli etafuleni, yabona khona umuntu owayengayembethe ingubo yomshado. Yathi kuye: ‘Mngani, ungene kanjani lapha ungayembethe ingubo yomshado na?’ Kepha akaphendulanga. “Ngakho-ke inkosi yathi ezincekwini: ‘Mbopheni izinyawo nezandla, nimphonse phandle ebumnyameni, lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.’ “Ngokuba baningi ababiziweyo, kodwa bayingcosana abakhethiweyo.” AbaFarisi basuka lapho, babonisana ukuba bamhile ngezwi. Bathumela kuye abafundi babo nabakaHerode, bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile, ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso, awubunaki ubunjalo bomuntu, ngokuba Wena awubheki buso bamuntu. Ngakho-ke sitshele ukuthi yikuphi okulungile. Kuvunyelwe yini ukukhokha intela kuKhesari noma qha na?” UJesu, ebazi ububi babo, wathi: “Bazenzisi, ningilingelani na? Ngitshengiseni uhlamvu lwemali yokuthela.” Base bemkhombisa udenariyu. Wayesethi: “Ngokabani lo mfanekiso nalo mbhalo na?” Bathi: “NgokaKhesari.” Wayesethi kubo: “Ngakho-ke nikani uKhesari okukaKhesari noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu.” Sebekuzwile lokho bamangala, base bemshiya, bahamba. Ngalolo lusuku kwafika kuye abaSadusi abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, bambuza, bathi: “Mfundisi, uMose wathi: ‘Uma umuntu efa engazele bantwana, umfowabo makamngene umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo umuzi.’ Kwakukhona-ke ngakithi izelamani eziyisikhombisa. Owokuqala waganwa, wafa engenamntwana, umkakhe wangenwa ngumfowabo. Kanjalo nowesibili nowesithathu, kwaze kwaba kowesikhombisa. Ekugcineni, wafa nowesifazane. Ngakho-ke ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uyakuba ngumkabani kulezi zelamani eziyikhombisa; ngokuba zonke zaganwa nguye na?” UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nidukile, aniyazi imibhalo namandla kaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ekuvukeni kwabafileyo abaganwa, futhi abendiswa, kodwa banjengezingelosi ezulwini. Maqondana nokuvuka kwabafileyo anifundanga yini okwakhulunywa nguNkulunkulu kini, ethi: ‘Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka noNkulunkulu kaJakobe’ na? “Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa owabaphilayo.” Kwathi izixuku sezikuzwile lokho, zamangala ngemfundiso yakhe. Kepha abaFarisi, sebezwile ukuthi uJesu ubavale umlomo abaSadusi, babuthana ndawonye. Omunye wabo, isazimthetho, wamlinga, wathi: “Mfundisi, yimuphi umyalo omkhulu emthethweni na?” UJesu wathi kuye: “ ‘Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho.’ Yilowo umyalo omkhulu nowokuqala. Owesibili ofana nawo, uthi: ‘Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.’ Kuleyo miyalo yomibili kubambelele umthetho wonke nemfundiso yabaphrofethi.” Besabuthene abaFarisi, uJesu wababuza wathi: “Nithini ngoKhristu na? Uyindodana kabani?” Bathi kuye: “EkaDavide.” Wathi kubo: “Pho uDavide ngoMoya wambiza kanjani ngokuthi iNkosi? Phela uthi: “ ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngibeke izitha zakho phansi kwezinyawo zakho.” ’ “Ngakho-ke uma uDavide embiza ngokuthi iNkosi, uyindodana yakhe kanjani na?” Akukho namunye owaba nezwi lokumphendula. Kusukela ngalolo lusuku, akukho muntu owaba nesibindi sokumbuza lutho.