UJesu wakhuluma ezixukwini nakubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Izazimthetho nabaFarisi bahleli esihlalweni sikaMose. Ngakho-ke konke abanitshela khona kwenzeni, nikugcine, kodwa ningakwenzi abakwenzayo. Ngokuba bayakhuluma, kodwa bangakwenzi abakushoyo. Babopha imithwalo enzima, bayibeke emahlombe abantu, kodwa bona abafuni ngisho ukuyithinta ngomunwe wabo.
“Yonke imisebenzi yabo bayenza ukuba babukwe ngabantu. Amabhande abo abawabopha ebunzini uma bekhuleka bawenza abe banzi, benze izinsephe ezinkulu. Bathanda ukuhlala ezindaweni eziqavile emadilini, nasezihlalweni eziphambili emasinagogeni, nokubingelelwa ezigcawini, nokubizwa ngabantu ngokuthi: ‘Rabi.’
“Kepha-ke nina maningabizwa ngokuthi: ‘Rabi,’ ngokuba munye umfundisi wenu, nina nonke ningabazalwane. Ningabizi muntu emhlabeni ngokuthi: ‘Baba,’ ngokuba munye uyihlo, osezulwini. Futhi ningabizwa ngokuthi ningabaholi, ngokuba munye umholi wenu, nguKhristu. Omkhulu kini makabe yisikhonzi senu. Kepha yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uzakuthotshiswa, nalowo ozithobayo uzakuphakanyiswa.
“Maye, kini zazimthetho nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nivalela abantu umbuso wezulu! Nani aningeni, kodwa abangenayo anibavumeli ukuba bangene. Maye, kini zazimthetho nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nidla izindlu zabafelokazi, nenze imikhuleko emide nizenzisa! Ngakho-ke niyakwemukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.
“Maye, kinina zazimthetho nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba niwela ulwandle, nidabule amazwe ukuba nithole abe munye ophendukela enkolweni yenu, athi esephendukile, nimenze indodana yesihogo ngokuphindiwe kunani!
“Maye, kini baholi abayizimpumputhe, enithi: ‘Umuntu ofunga ithempeli akusho lutho lokho, kodwa lowo ofunga igolide lasethempelini uzibophile!’ Ziwula, zimpumputhe, kanti yikuphi okukhulu phakathi kwegolide nethempeli elingcwelisa igolide na? Nibuye nithi: ‘Yilowo ofunga i-althare akulutho lokho, kodwa ofunga umnikelo ophezu kwalo uzibophile.’
“Zimpumputhe, yikuphi okukhulu phakathi komnikelo ne-althare elingcwelisa umnikelo na? Ngakho-ke ofunga i-althare, ufunga lona nakho konke okuphezu kwalo. Ofunga ithempeli, ufunga lona nohleli kulo. Nofunga izulu ufunga isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, nohlezi phezu kwaso.
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