NgokukaMakhu 12:28-44

Kwase kusondela kuJesu omunye wezazimthetho owayebezwile bebuzana, wabona ukuthi uJesu ubaphendule kahle, wambuza, wathi: “Yimuphi umyalo wokuqala kuyo yonke na?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Owokuqala yilo othi: ‘Yizwa Israyeli, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, iNkosi, yinye. Woyithanda iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nangawo wonke amandla akho.’ Owesibili yilo: ‘Womthanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.’ Awukho omunye umyalo omkhulu kunaleyo.” Isazimthetho sasesithi kuJesu: “Yebo, Mfundisi lokhu okushilo kuyiqiniso kokuthi yinye iNkosi nokuthi ayikho enye ngaphandle kwayo. Ukuyithanda ngenhliziyo yonke, nangengqondo yonke, nangamandla wonke, nokuthanda umakhelwane njengalokhu umuntu ezithanda yena kuyayedlula yonke iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo.” UJesu embona ukuthi uphendule ngokuqonda, wathi kuye: “Awukude nombuso kaNkulunkulu.” Akubange kusabakhona onesibindi sokumbuza. Kwathi uJesu esafundisa ethempelini wabuza, wathi: “Zikusho kanjani izazimthetho ukuthi uKhristu uyiNdodana kaDavide na? UDavide luqobo lwakhe washo ngoMoya oNgcwele, wathi: “ ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngibeke izitha zakho phansi kwezinyawo zakho.” ’ “UDavide luqobo umbiza ngokuthi yiNkosi. Pho-ke uyindodana yakhe kanjani na?” Isixuku esikhulu sasimlalele ngokujabula. Ngesikhathi efundisa, wathi: “Xwayani izazimthetho ezithanda ukuhamba zembethe izingubo ezinde, nokubingelelwa ezigcawini, nezihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni, nezindawo eziqavile emadilini, ezidla izindlu zabafelokazi, zithandaze isikhathi eside, zizenzisa. Laba bayakwemukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.” UJesu wayesehlala phansi, maqondana nomphongolo womnikelo, wayebuka ukuthi isixuku sinikela kanjani umnikelo emphongolweni. Abaningi abacebileyo babenikela kakhulu. Kepha kwafika umfelokazi ompofu wanikela ngamafadingi amabili, okuyisitebela. Wayesebiza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: lo mfelokazi ompofu unikele kakhulu kunabo bonke abanikele emphongolweni, ngokuba bonke bacaphune kokuningi abanakho banikela, kodwa lo mfelokazi ekusweleni kwakhe, unikele ngakho konke anakho, konke abephila ngakho.”