Igunya likaYesu Liyabuzwa
Usuku lwemigibe etempileni. Ebuzwa ukuba uzenza ngegunya lini na ezi zinto, wabuyisela ngombuzo abawuphepha, wandula wabalisa ngabalimi ababulala unyana womnini. Ngengqekembe wanika uKhesare okukaKhesare, noBawo wethu okukaBawo wethu, waliphendula iqhina lovuko, walumkisa ngababhali.
20 1Ngenye yaloo mihla, xa uYesu ebefundisa abantu etempileni evakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo, beza ababingeleli abakhulu nababhali namadoda amakhulu, 2bathi kuye: “Sixelele, uzenza ngegunya lini na ezi zinto, nokuba ngubani na owakunikayo eli gunya.”
3Waphendula wathi kubo: “Nam ndiya kubuza kuni into. Ndixeleleni: 4Ubhaptizo lukaYohane belulolwasezulwini na, nokuba belulolwabantu?”
5Bacamanga phakathi kwabo, besithi: “Ukuba sithi, ‘Lolwasezulwini,’ uya kuthi, ‘Yini na ukuba ningakholwa nguye?’ 6Kodwa ukuba sithi, ‘Lolwabantu,’ bonke abantu baya kusixuluba ngamatye, kuba beyisekile ukuba uYohane ubengumprofeti.” 7Baphendula ngoko besithi abazi apho lwaphuma khona.
8Wathi uYesu kubo: “Nam andiyi kunixelela ukuba ndizenza ngegunya lini na ezi zinto.”
UBawo Uthumela uNyana Wakhe Oyintanda
9Waqala ukuthetha ebantwini lo mzekeliso: Umntu watyala isidiliya, wasiqeshisa kubalimi, wandula waya kwelinye ilizwe ixesha elide. 10“Ngexesha lokuvuna wathuma umkhonzi kubalimi ukuze amnike isabelo sakhe seziqhamo zesidiliya, kodwa bambetha bamndulula elambatha. 11Waphinda wathuma omnye umkhonzi; nalowo bambetha, bamhlazisa, bamndulula elambatha. 12Wathuma nowesithathu, kodwa nalowo bamlimaza, bamphosa phandle. 13Wathi umninisidiliya: ‘Ndenze ntoni na? Ndiya kuthuma unyana wam oyintanda; mhlawumbi baya kumhlonela.’
14Kodwa bakumbona, abalimi bacamanga phakathi kwabo, besithi: ‘Nguye lo oyindlalifa. Masimbulale, ukuze ilifa libe lelethu.’ 15Bamphosa phandle kwesidiliya, bambulala. Wothini na ke kubo umninisidiliya?
16“Uya kuza, abatshabalalise abalimi abo, asinike abanye isidiliya.” Bakukuva oku, bathi: “Makube lee!”
17Wabagqala wathi: “Yintoni na ke le ibhaliweyo isithi: ‘Ilitye abalicekisileyo abakhi laba yintloko yembombo’? a a v17 Isicatshulwa kwiNdumiso 118:22. 18Wonke othe wawa phezu kwaloo litye wophahlazwa abe ziingceba, kuthi xa lithe lawela phezu komntu, limtyumze.”
Nikani uKesare, Nikani uBawo
19Ababhali nababingeleli abakhulu babefuna ukumbamba ngalo elo lixa, kuba besazi ukuba uwuthethe ngabo lo mzekeliso—kodwa babesoyika abantu. 20Bemlalele, bathumela iintlola ezenza abalungisayo, ukuze bamnqakule emazwini akhe, bamnikele elulawulweni nasegunyeni lerhuluneli. 21Bambuza besithi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuba uthetha ufundise ngokulungileyo, akukhethi buso bomntu, uyayifundisa ngenyaniso indlela kaThixo. 22Kuvumelekile na kuthi ukurhola irhafu kuKesare, nokuba akuvumelekanga?”
23Kodwa waqonda ubuqhophololo babo, wathi:
24“Ndiboniseni idrarhima exabisa umvuzo wemini. Ngokabani na lo mfanekiso nalo mbhalo kuyo?” Bathi: “NgokaKesare.”
25Wathi kubo: “Ngoko ke mnikeni uKesare okukaKesare, nimnike uBawo wethu okukaBawo wethu.”
26Ababanga nako ukumnqakula emazwini akhe phambi kwabantu, baza bathi cwaka bemangaliswe yimpendulo yakhe.
UBawo nguThixo Wabaphilileyo
27Beza abathile kubaSadusi, abakhanyela ukuba kukho uvuko, bambuza, 28besithi: “Mfundisi, uMoses wasibhalela esithi: ukuba indoda ithe yafa ishiye umfazi engenamntwana, umnakwabo makazeke umhlolokazi, amveliselele imbewu. b b v28 Oku kuchaza umthetho womtshato welevirate obhaliweyo kwiDuteronomi 25:5–6. 29Ke kwaye kukho izelamani ezisixhenxe. Owokuqala wazeka umfazi, wafa engenamntwana. 30Owesibini wamzeka, 31nowesithathu wamzeka, kwaza kwangokunjalo zonke ezisixhenxe azishiyanga bantwana, zafa. 32Ekugqibeleni wafa naye umfazi. 33Eluvukweni ke, uya kuba ngumkabani na? Kuba zonke ezisixhenxe zazimzekile.”
34Wathi uYesu kubo: “Abantu beli phakade bazeka, bazekiswe,
35“Kodwa abo kubalelwa ukuba bakufanele ukufika kwelo phakade nasekuvukeni kwabafileyo, abazeki, abazekiswa. 36Kuba abasayi kuphinda bafe, ngokuba banjengezithunywa zezulu, bengabantwana bakaBawo wethu, bengabantwana bovuko. 37Kodwa noMoses ngokwakhe wabonisa ukuba abafileyo bayavuswa, kwindawo yetyholo, ebiza uBawo wethu ngokuthi nguThixo ka-Abraham, nekaIsake, nekaYakobi. c c v37 Ingxelo yetyholo elivuthayo ikwiEksodus 3:2–6. 38Yena akanguThixo wabafileyo, ungowabaphilileyo, kuba bonke baphila kuye.”
39Baphendula ke abathile ababhali, bathi: “Mfundisi, uthethe kakuhle.” 40Kuba babengasenabuganga bokumbuza nto.
UnguNyana kabani uKrestu?
41Kodwa wathi kubo: “Batsho njani ukuba uKrestu ungunyana kaDavide?
42Kaloku uDavide ngokwakhe uthi encwadini yeeNdumiso: ‘UBawo wethu wathi eNkosini yam: “Hlala ngasekunene kwam, d d v42 Isicatshulwa esivela kwiNdumiso 110:1. 43ndide iintshaba zakho ndizenze isihlalo seenyawo zakho.”’
44UDavide ke uyambiza ngokuba yiNkosi—angaba ke ungunyana wakhe njani?”
45Besaphulaphule bonke abantu, wathi kubafundi bakhe:
46“Balumkeleni ababhali, abanqwenela ukuhambahamba beneengubo ezinde, bethanda imibuliso ezindaweni zembutho, nezihlalo zobukhulu ezindlwini zesikhungu, neendawo zembeko ezidlweni, 47abadla izindlu zabahlolokazi, bethandaza imithandazo emide ngokuzenzisa. Abo baya kwamkela ukugwetywa okukhulu.”
