Mathewu 13:36-58

Khona uJesu wabamukisa abantu, wangena endlini; abafundi bakhe beza kuye, bathi: “Sitshele umfanekiso wokhula lwensimu. Wasephendula wathi kubo: Ohlanyela inhlanyelo enhle yiNdodana yomuntu; Insimu ngumhlaba; imbewu enhle ngabantwana bombuso; kodwa ukhula lungabantwana bomubi; Isitha esawuhlwanyelayo nguSathane; ukuvuna kungukuphela kwezwe; nabavuni yizingelosi. Ngakho njengalokhu ukhula luyabuthwa lushiswe emlilweni; kuyakuba njalo ekupheleni kwalelizwe. INdodana yomuntu iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo, zibuthe, zikhiphe embusweni wayo konke okukhubekisayo, nabenza okubi; zibaphose esithandweni somlilo; lapho kuyakuba khona ukulila nokugedla amazinyo. Khona abalungileyo bayakukhanya njengelanga embusweni kaYise wabo. Onezindlebe zokuzwa makezwe. Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nengcebo efihlwe ensimini; okuthi lapho umuntu eseyitholile, wayifihla, futhi ngenxa yokujabula kwayo wahamba wathengisa ngakho konke anakho, wayithenga leyo nsimu. “Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nomthengisi ofuna amaparele amahle; Kwathi eselitholile iparele linye elinenani elikhulu, waya wathengisa ngakho konke anakho, walithenga. Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nenetha elaphonswa olwandle, labutha zonke izinhlobo; Lithe seligcwele, balidonsela ogwini, bahlala phansi, babuthela ezinhle ezitsheni, kodwa ezimbi bazilahla. Kuyakuba njalo ekupheleni kwezwe: ziyakuphuma izingelosi, zihlukanise ababi kwabalungileyo; zibaphonse esithandweni somlilo; lapho kuyakuba khona ukulila nokugedla amazinyo. UJesu wathi kubo: Senikuqondile konke lokhu na? Bathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi. Wayesethi kubo: “Ngakho wonke umbhali ofundisiwe embusweni wezulu ufana nomuntu umninindlu okhipha engcebweni yakhe izinto ezintsha nezindala. Kwathi uJesu eseyiqedile le mifanekiso, wamuka lapho. Esefikile ezweni lakubo wabafundisa esinagogeni labo, baze bamangala bathi: “Lo ukuthathephi lokhu kuhlakanipha nalawa mandla na? Lo akasiyo yini indodana yombazi na? Unina akabizwa ngokuthi uMariya na? nabafowabo oJakobe, noJose, noSimoni, noJuda? Odadewabo abakho yini bonke kithi na? Pho, lo ukuthathaphi konke lokhu na? Basebekhubeka ngaye. Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Umprofethi kadelelwa, kuphela ezweni lakubo nasendlini yakubo. Njalo akenzanga lapho imisebenzi yamandla eminengi ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo.