Marku 12:1-44

Waseqala ukukhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso. Umuntu othile watshala isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba isikhamo sewayini, wakha umbhoshongo, wasiqashisa kubalimi, waya ezweni elikude. Ngesikhathi esifaneleyo wathumela inceku kubalimi, ukuze yamukele kubalimi esithelweni sesivini. Base bembamba, bamshaya, bammukisa elambatha. Wabuye wathuma kubo enye inceku; yona bayijikijela ngamatshe, bayilimaza ekhanda, bayimukisa ihlazekile. Wabuye wathuma enye; yena bambulala, nabanye abaningi; abanye batshaya, abanye bebulala. Ngakho-ke esesenendodana eyodwa ethandekayo wakhe, wayithuma kubo ekugcineni, ethi: ‘Bayakuyihlonipha indodana yami.’ Kepha labo balimi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: ‘Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, ifa libe ngelethu. Basebemthatha, bambulala, bamphosela ngaphandle kwesivini. Uzakwenzani-ke umninisivini? uzakuza, ababhubhise abalimi, isivini asinike abanye. Aniwufundanga yini lo mbhalo; Itshe abalinqabayo abakhi laba yinhloko yegumbi; Lokhu kwenziwe yiNkosi, futhi kuyamangalisa emehlweni ethu? Base befuna ukumbamba, kepha besaba isixuku, ngokuba bazi ukuthi uwukhulume ngabo lo mfanekiso; bamshiya, bamuka. Bathumela kuye abanye babaFarisi nabakaHerode, ukuze bambambe ngamazwi akhe. Sebefikile bathi kuye: Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile, kawukhathali ngomuntu, ngoba kawubheki ubuso bomuntu, kodwa ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthela. KuKesari, noma qha? Siphe, noma singaphi na? Kepha yena ekwazi ukuzenzisa kwabo wathi kubo: “Ningilingelani na? Ngiletheleni udenariyo, ngibone. Base beyiletha. Wathi kubo: Ngokabani lo mfanekiso nombhalo na? Basebesithi kuye: KaKesari. UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: “Nikani uKesari okukaKesari, noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu. Bamangala ngaye. Khona kweza kuye abaSadusi, abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo; bambuza bathi. Mfundisi, uMose wasilobela ukuthi: “Uma kufa umfowabo womuntu, eshiya umkakhe engashiyi bantwana, umfowabo makamthathe umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo. Kwakukhona izelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala wathatha umfazi, wafa akashiyanga nzalo. Nowesibili wamthatha, wafa, akashiyanga nzalo; nowesithathu ngokunjalo. Bamthatha abayisikhombisa, abashiyanga nzalo; ekugcineni kwabo bonke nowesifazane wafa. Ngakho ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, lapho bevuka, uyakuba ngumkabani kubo na? ngoba abayisikhombisa babenaye engumkabo. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Aniduki ngalokho, ngokuba ningayazi imibhalo namandla kaNkulunkulu na? Ngoba nxa bevuka kwabafileyo kabathathani, kabendiswa; kodwa banjengezingilosi ezisezulwini. Kepha maqondana nabafileyo ukuthi bayavuswa, anifundanga yini encwadini kaMose esihlahleni ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuye, wathi: “Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe? Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kepha unguNkulunkulu wabaphilayo; ngalokho niyaduka kakhulu nina. Kwasekusiza omunye wababhali, ebezwile bebuzana, ebona ukuthiubaphendule kuhle, wambuza wathi: Nguwuphi umlayo wokuqala kuyo yonke? UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Owokuqala kuyo yonke imiyalo ngothi: Yizwa, Israyeli; INkosi uNkulunkulu wethu yiNkosi eyodwa: Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nangawo onke amandla akho. Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. Awukho omunye umyalo omkhulu kunale. Umbhali wasesithi kuye: Kuhle, Mfundisi, ukhulume iqiniso, ngoba munye uNkulunkulu; futhi akakho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe. Nokumthanda ngenhliziyo yonke, nangokuqonda konke, nangawo wonke umphefumulo, nangamandla onke, nokuthanda umakhelwane njengalokhu ezithanda yena kudlula yonke iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo. UJesu ebona ukuthi uphendule ngokuqonda, wathi kuye: “Awukude nombuso kaNkulunkulu. Akwabakho muntu emva kwalokho owaba nesibindi sokumbuza. UJesu efundisa ethempelini waphendula wathi: “Basho kanjani ababhali ukuthi uKristu uyiNdodana kaDavide na? Ngoba uDavida uqobo lwakhe ngoMoya oNgcwele wathi: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakho. Ngakho uDavide ngokwakhe umbiza ngokuthi iNkosi; Pho uyindodana yakhe? Futhi abantukazana bamuzwa ngokuthokoza. Wasesithi kubo ekufundiseni kwakhe: Xwayani ababhali, abathanda ukuhamba bembethe izembatho ezinde, lokubingelelwa ezigcawini; lezihlalo eziqakathekileyo emasinagogeni lezihlalo eziphambili emadilini. Abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, nangokuzenzisa benza imithandazo emide; laba bayakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu. UJesu wayesehlezi maqondana nesitsha somnikelo, wabona ukuthi isixuku siphonsa kanjani imali esitsheni somnikelo; Kwase kufika umfelokazi othile ompofu, waphonsa amafadingi amabili okuyidenariyo. Wabizela kuye abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lo mfelokazi ompofu ubeke okuningi kunabo bonke abaphonse emnikelweni womnikelo; Ngokuba bonke baphonse kokuchichima kwabo; kepha yena ekusweleni kwakhe ubeke konke abenakho, konke abeziphilisa ngakho.