Marku 12:28-44

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.