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.
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