Wonke Umntu Wamkelekile Esidlweni sikaBawo wethu
Umbuzo ngomnye ubekwa njengomgibe — irhafu kaKesare, umfazi owaba ngumhlolokazi kasixhenxe, owona mthetho mkhulu, ukuthanda uBawo wethu ngako konke — ize nganye ibuyiselwe kobuzayo. Wandule ke uYesu abeke owakhe ngeNkosi kaDavide, kungabikho bani ulinge ukumbuza kwakhona.
22 1Waphinda uYesu wathetha nabo ngemizekeliso, wathi:
2“Ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu bufana nokumkani owalungiselela unyana wakhe isidlo somtshato. 3Wathumela abakhonzi bakhe ukuba babizele abamenyiweyo beze esidlweni somtshato, kodwa bala ukuza. 4Waphinda wathumela abanye abakhonzi, wathi: ‘Baxeleleni abamenyiweyo, nithi: Yabonani, isidlo sam ndisilungisile; iinkomo zam namathole atyetyisiweyo axheliwe, zonke izinto zilungile. Yizani esidlweni somtshato.’ 5Kodwa abakhathalanga, bemka, omnye waya emasimini akhe, omnye waya kushishino lwakhe, 6abaseleyo bona bababamba abakhonzi bakhe, bababandezela, bababulala. 7Waqumba ukumkani, wathumela imikhosi yakhe, wawatshabalalisa loo mabulali, watshisa umzi wawo. 8Wandula wathi kubakhonzi bakhe: ‘Umtshato ulungile, kodwa abamenyiweyo babengakufanele. 9Ngoko ke yiyani ezindleleni ezikhulu, nibameme esidlweni somtshato bonke enibafumanayo.’ 10Baphuma ke abo bakhonzi, baya ezindleleni, bahlanganisa bonke ababafumanayo, ababi nabalungileyo, yaza yazala yindimbane yabamenywa indlu yomtshato.
11“Kodwa wathi ukumkani akungena ukuba abone abamenywa, wabona apho umntu obengambethe iingubo zomtshato. 12Wathi kuye: ‘Sihlobo, ungene njani na apha ungenazo iingubo zomtshato?’ Waswela impendulo yena. 13Wandula wathi ukumkani kubakhonzi: ‘Mbopheni izandla neenyawo, nimphose ebumnyameni obungaphandle; apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokutshixiza kwamazinyo.’ 14Kuba baninzi ababiziweyo, kodwa bambalwa abanyuliweyo.”
Nikani uBawo wethu Oko Kukokwakhe
15Baya ke abaFarisi, babhunga indlela abangambamba ngayo ngamazwi akhe.
16Bathumela kuye abafundi babo, kunye namaHerode, besithi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuba unyanisile, uyifundisa inyaniso indlela kaThixo; akubeki buso bomntu, kuba akubagwebi abantu ngokwebakala labo. 17Sixelele ke, ucinga ntoni na: Kusemthethweni na ukurhola irhafu kuKesare, kusini na?”
18Kodwa uYesu, ekwazi ukungendawo kwabo, wathi: “Kutheni na nindilinga, bahanahanisindini? 19Ndiboniseni imali esetyenziswayo yerhafu.” Bamzisela idenariyo.
20Waza wathi kubo: “Ngokabani na lo mfanekiso, nokabani na lo mbhalo?”
21Bathi: “NgokaKesare.” Waza wathi kubo: “Mnikeni ke uKesare oko kukokukaKesare, noBawo wethu oko kukokukaBawo wethu.”
22Bakuva oko, bamangaliswa; bamshiya, bemka.
UBawo wethu nguThixo wabaphilayo
23Ngaloo mini kwafika kuye abaSadusi, abathi akukho luvuko, bambuza, 24besithi: “Mfundisi, uMoses wathi: ukuba indoda ithe yafa ingenamntwana, umnakwabo makazeke umhlolokazi, amvelisele imbewu umnakwabo. 25Ke kaloku bekukho abazalwana abasixhenxe phakathi kwethu. Owokuqala wazeka, wafa, waza, engenamntwana, wamshiyela umkakhe umnakwabo. 26Kwaba njalo nowesibini nowesithathu, kwada kwesa kowesixhenxe. 27Emva kwabo bonke wafa naye umfazi. 28Eluvukweni ke, womba na kwabasixhenxe umfazi? Kuba baye benaye bonke.”
29Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Niyalahleka—anizazi izibhalo, namandla kaBawo wethu. 30Kuba eluvukweni abantu abazeki, abazekiswa, basuka babe njengezithunywa zezulu ezulwini. 31Ke mayela nokuvuka kwabafileyo, anikafundi na oko akuxelele nina uBawo wethu, esithi:
32‘NdinguThixo ka-Abraham, noka-Isake, nokaYakobi’? Akanguye uThixo wabafileyo, ngowabaphilayo.”
33Zathi izihlwele zakukuva oko, zakhwankqiswa kukufundisa kwakhe.
Thanda uBawo wakho Ngako Konke Onako
34Bathi ke abaFarisi bakuva ukuba ubazolisile abaSadusi, bahlangana ndawonye. 35Waza omnye kubo, oyingcali yoMthetho, wambuza umbuzo emlinga: 36“Mfundisi, nguwuphi na umthetho omkhulu kuMthetho?”
37Wathi kuye: “Thanda uBawo wakho ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumlo wakho wonke, nangengqondo yakho yonke. 38Nguwo lo umthetho omkhulu nowokuqala. 39Wowesibini ufana nawo: Wothanda ummelwane wakho njengoko uzithanda ngako. 40Kule mithetho mibini kuxhomekeke wonke uMthetho nabaProfeti.”
UKrestu unguNyana kabani?
41Kuthe besahlangene ndawonye abaFarisi, uYesu wababuza, esithi: 42“Nithini na ngoKrestu? Ungunyana kabani na?” Bathi kuye: “NgokaDavide.”
43Wababuza wathi: “Kutheni ke ngoko uDavide, ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, ambiza ngokuthi yiNkosi, esithi:
44‘UBawo wethu wathi eNkosini yam: “Hlala ngasekunene kwam, ndide ndibeke iintshaba zakho phantsi kweenyawo zakho”’?
45Ukuba ke ngoko uDavide umbiza uKrestu ngokuthi yiNkosi, angaba njani na uKrestu ngunyana kaDavide?”
46Akwabakho namnye owaba nako ukumphendula nangelizwi, yaye ukususela kuloo mini akwaphindanga kwabakho namnye obunabuganga bokumbuza enye into.
