UYesu Ulumkisa Ngabafundisi Abangamanga
Kasixhenxe uYesu uthi yeha kubafundisi abathwalisa abanye imithwalo, abahlamba ngaphandle kwendebe, abahombisa amangcwaba abaprofeti ababulawa ngooyise — nangona benoBawo omnye kuphela, osezulwini. Kuphela ngosizi ngeYerusalem, umzi owalayo, indlu eshiywe ililinxuwa.
23 1Waza uYesu wathetha kwizihlwele nabafundi bakhe,
2wathi: “Ababhali nabaFarisi bahleli esihlalweni sikaMoses.
3“Ngoko yenzani nigcine konke abanixelela kona, kodwa ningenzi ngokwezenzo zabo, kuba bayafundisa, kodwa bona abakwenzi. 4Babopha imithwalo enzima, enzima ukuthwala, bayibeke emagxeni abantu, kodwa bona abafuni nokuyichukumisa ngomnwe ukuba bayishenxise. 5Benza yonke into ukuze babonwe ngabantu; bawenza banzi amabhokisi abo acaphulo, bazenze zide neentshinga zabo, a a v5 Amabhokisi acaphulo: amabhokisana oqweqwe aneencwadi zeZibhalo, abotshelelwa ebunzi nasengalweni yasekhohlo ngexesha lokuthandaza. 6yaye bathanda indawo yembeko emthendelekweni nesihlalo sobukhulu ezindlwini zesikhungu, 7nemibuliso ezindaweni zembutho, nokubizwa ngokuthi ‘Rabhi’ ngabantu. 8Ze ningabizwa ngokuthi ‘Rabhi,’ kuba ninomfundisi omnye, nani nonke ningabazalwana. 9Ningabizi mntu emhlabeni ngokuthi nguyihlo, kuba ninoBawo omnye, osezulwini. 10Ze ningavumi ukubizwa ngokuthi ‘ningabaqondisi,’ kuba ninomqondisi omnye, uKrestu. 11Omkhulu phakathi kwenu uya kuba ngumkhonzi wenu. 12Osukuba ezinyusa uya kuthotywa; osukuba ezithoba uya kunyuswa.
13Yeha, nina babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! Ngokuba nivalela ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu phambi kwabantu, ningangeni nina ngokwenu, ningabavumeli nabo bazama ukungena. b b v13 Imibhalo-ngqangi yakuqala ayinalo ivesi 14 apha; iikopi zamva zongeza oku: “Yeha, nina babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! Niyazidla izindlu zabahlolokazi, nize ngokuzenzisa nithandaze imithandazo emide; ngenxa yoko niya kwamkela isigwebo esikhulu ngakumbi.”
15Yeha, nina babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! Ngokuba niwela ulwandle nomhlaba ukuze nenze mntu abe mnye aguqukele kuni, nize nimenze abe ngumntwana wesihogo ngokuphindwe kabini kunani.
16Yeha, nina bakhokeli abaziimfama! Nithi, ‘Ukufunga itempile akuyonto, kodwa ofunga igolide letempile usibophelele isifungo sakhe.’ 17Ziyatha eziziimfama! Nguwuphi omkhulu: igolide, okanye itempile eyenza igolide libe ngcwele? 18Niphinde nithi, ‘Ukufunga isibingelelo akuyonto, kodwa ofunga umnikelo ophezu kwaso ubophelelekile.’ 19Nina madoda aziimfama! Nguwuphi omkhulu, umnikelo okanye isibingelelo esenza umnikelo ube ngcwele? 20Ngoko ke osukuba efunga isibingelelo ufunga sona nako konke okuphezu kwaso. 21Nalowo ufunga itempile ufunga yona nalowo uhlala kuyo. 22Nalowo ufunga izulu ufunga itrone kaBawo wethu nalowo uhleli kuyo.
23Yeha, nina babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! Ninikela isishumi setyeleba, neyedile, neyekumin, nize nidlule kuzo izinto ezinzima zomthetho—umgwebo, inceba, ukuthembeka. Ezi ndawo benimelwe kukuzenza, ningazishiyi neziya. 24Nina bakhokeli abaziimfama, nihluza isibawu, niginye inkamela!
25Yeha, nina babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! Nihlambulula indebe nesitya ngaphandle, kodwa ngaphakathi zizele kukuphanga nokudla kakhulu. 26MFarisi oyimfama! Qala uhlambulule ngaphakathi endebeni nesityeni, ukuze nangaphandle kucoceke.
27Yeha, nina babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! Ninjengamangcwaba acakhelwe ngocaca, abonakala mahle ngaphandle, kodwa ngaphakathi azele ngamathambo abafileyo nayo yonke inqambi. 28Ngokunjalo nani ngaphandle nibonakala ningamalungisa ebantwini, kodwa ngaphakathi nizele kukuhanahanisa nokungenamthetho.
29Yeha, nina babhali nabaFarisi, bahanahanisindini! Ngokuba niyawakha amangcwaba abaprofeti, nihombise namangcwaba amalungisa, 30nisithi, ‘Ukuba besiphila emihleni yoobawo, ngesingazange sibancedise ekubulaleni abaprofeti.’ 31Ngoko niyazingqinela ukuba ningoonyana babo abo babulala abaprofeti. 32Zalisani ngoko umlinganiselo woyihlo. 33Nina zinyokandini, nzalandini yamarhamba, niya kuthini na ukuwuphepha umgwebo wesihogo? 34Ngoko ke ndithuma kuni abaprofeti, namadoda azizilumko, nababhali—abanye niya kubabulala nibabethelele emnqamlezweni, abanye niya kubatyakatya ezindlwini zenu zesikhungu, nibatshutshise nisuka komnye umzi niye komnye, 35ukuze lonke igazi lamalungisa eliphalazwe emhlabeni lize phezu kwenu—lithabathela egazini lika-Abheli ilungisa, lide lifike egazini likaZekariya unyana kaBherekiya, enambulala phakathi kwendawo eyingcwele nesibingelelo. 36Inene ndithi kuni, zonke ezi zinto ziya kufika kwesi sizukulwana.
UYesu Ulilela IYerusalem
37Yerusalem, Yerusalem—ubulala abaprofeti, uxuluba ngamatye abo bathunywe kuwe! Hayi indlela endandifuna ngayo ukubahlanganisa abantwana bakho, njengesikhukukazi sihlanganisela amathole aso phantsi kwamaphiko aso, kodwa wena akwavuma. 38Yabona, indlu yakho ishiywe kuwe iyinkangala. 39Ndithi kuni, aniyi kuphinda nindibone, nide nithi, ‘Ubusisiwe lowo uzayo egameni likaBawo wethu.’”
