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.
“Maye, kini zazimthetho nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba ninikela okweshumi kwesinkuntshane, nokwentshungu, nokodonqa, kodwa nikushaye indiva okudingwa ngumthetho: ubulungiswa, isihawu, nokukholwa! Benifanele ukwenza lokho, kodwa ningakuyeki nalokhu komthetho. Baholi abayizimpumputhe, nikhetha impukane kwenikuphuzayo, kodwa ningwinye ikameli.
“Maye, kini zazimthetho nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nihlanza ingaphandle lenkezo nesitsha, kodwa ngaphakathi kugcwele impango nobugovu. MFarisi oyimpumputhe, hlanza kuqala ingaphakathi lenkezo, ukuze kuhlanzeke nengaphandle layo.
“Maye, kini zazimthetho nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nifana namathuna acakiweyo, abonakala emahle ngaphandle kanti ngaphakathi agcwele amathambo abafileyo nokungcola konke! Kanjalo nani; ingaphandle lenu libonakala kubantu lilungile, kanti ingaphakathi lenu ligcwele ukuzenzisa nobubi.
“Maye, kini zazimthetho nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, ngokuba nakha amaliba abaphrofethi, nihlobise amathuna abalungileyo! Nithi: ‘Ukuba sasikhona emihleni yobaba, sasingayukuhlanganyela nabo ekuchitheni igazi labaphrofethi.’ Ngakho-ke nizifakazela nina ukuthi ningamadodana alabo ababulala abaphrofethi. Salani senikufeza lokhu okwaqalwa ngoyihlomkhulu.
“Zinyoka, nzalo yamabululu, niyakukubalekela kanjani ukulahlwa esihogweni na? Ngalokho-ke bhekani, ngithumela kini abaphrofethi, abahlakaniphileyo nezazimthetho. Abanye niyakubabulala, abanye nibabethele, abanye nibashaye emasinagogeni enu, nibaxoshe imizi ngemizi. Liyakubizwa kini lonke igazi labalungileyo elachithwa emhlabeni, kusukela egazini lika-Abela olungileyo, kuze kube kwelikaZakhariya indodana kaBharakiya, enambulala phakathi kwethempeli ne-althare. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: konke lokhu kuyakwehlela phezu kwalesi sizukulwane.
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