NgokukaMakhu 7:1-23

Kwabuthana kuJesu abaFarisi nezazimthetho, bevela eJerusalema. Babona abanye babafundi bakhe bedla izinkwa ngezandla ezingcolileyo, okungukuthi ezingageziwe. Ngokuba abaFarisi nabaJuda bonke abadli bengazigezanga izandla, belandela isiko lokhokho; nalapho bebuya endalini kabadli bengazihlambile izandla. Kukhona nokunye okuningi abakwemukelayo futhi ababambelele kukho; njengokugeza izinkomishi, izinkamba, nezitsha zethusi. AbaFarisi nezazimthetho bambuza bathi: “Kungani abafundi bakho bengaqhubi ngokwenkambiso yabadala na?” UJesu wayesethi kubo: “U-Izaya waphrofetha kahle ngani, nina bazenzisi, njengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “ ‘Lesi sizwe singidumisa ngezindebe zomlomo, kodwa inhliziyo yaso ikude nami; bangikhonza ngeze, bafundisa izifundiso eziyimiyalo yabantu.’ “Niyeka umyalo kaNkulunkulu, nibambelele esikweni labantu.” Wayesethi kubo: “Yebo, nilahla umyalo kaNkulunkulu ukuze nigcine isiko lenu. Ngokuba uMose wathi: ‘Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko,’ nokuthi: ‘Noma ngubani othuka uyise noma unina, makafe nokufa.’ Kepha nina nithi: ‘Uma umuntu ethi kuyise noma kunina: Lokhu kungumnikelo engethembise ukuwunikela kuNkulunkulu, esho isipho abebengasizakala ngaso,’ lowo muntu anisamvumeli ukuba asize uyise noma unina. Nilenza ize izwi likaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu enalamukelayo, nokunye okuningi okunjalo enikwenzayo.” UJesu wabuye wabiza isixuku, wathi kuso: “Ngilaleleni, nina nonke, niqonde. Akukho lutho olungaphandle komuntu olungangena kuye lumngcolise, kuphela lokho okuphuma kuye, yikho okumngcolisayo. Onezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe.” Kuthe esengene endlini, esuka esixukwini, abafundi bakhe bambuza ngalo mzekeliso. Wayesethi kubo: “Kanti nani aninakuqonda na? Aniqondi yini ukuthi konke okungaphandle uma kungena kumuntu akunakumngcolisa na? Ngokuba akungeni enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa kuya esiswini, kuphumele ngaphandle.” Ngokusho kanjalo wayechaza ukuthi konke ukudla kuhlanzekile. Wayesethi: “Kepha okuphuma kumuntu, yikho okumngcolisayo. Ngokuba ngaphakathi enhliziyweni yomuntu kuvela imicabango emibi: ubufebe, ukweba, ukubulala, ukuphinga, umona, nabo bonke ububi, inkohliso, ukonakala okukhulu, iso elibi, ukuhlambalaza, ukuzidla, nobuwula. Zonke lezi zinto ezimbi zivela ngaphakathi, futhi ziyamngcolisa umuntu.”