INdodana Ethandekayo KaBaba Iyalahlwa
Umfanekiso wabalimi ababulala indodana yomnikazi uwela phezu kwabaholi abalalele. UJesu uphunyuka ezicupheni ngentela nangovuko, uthi ukuthanda uBaba wethu nomakhelwane kungumyalo omkhulu, udalula ababhali abadla abafelokazi, bese encoma izinhlamvu ezimbili zomfelokazi.
12 1Waqala ukukhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, wathi: “Umuntu wathela isivini, wasibiyela ngothango, wemba umgodi wesikhamo sewayini, wakha umbhoshongo wokulinda, wasiqashisa kubalimi, wahamba. 2Ngesikhathi sokuvuna wathumela inceku kubaqashi ukuba ithole okunye kwezithelo zesivini. 3Kodwa bayibamba, bayishaya, bayimukisa ingaphethe lutho. 4Waphinda wabathumela enye inceku; bayishaya ekhanda, bayihlazisa. 5Wathumela nenye, bayibulala—kwase kuba baningi, abanye bebashaya, abanye bebabulala.”
6Wayesenayo eyodwa, indodana ethandekayo; ekugcineni wayithumela kubo, wathi: “Bayoyihlonipha indodana yami.” a a v6 Umnini wesivini othumela indodana yakhe eyodwa ethandekayo nguBaba wethu othumela uJesu — yilona lelo zwi uBaba alisho ngaye ngesikhathi sombhapathizo wakhe, elokuthi, ‘iNdodana yami ethandekayo.’
7“Kodwa abaqashi bakhulumisana, bathi, ‘Lo uyindlalifa. Wozani, asimbulaleni—ifa lizakuba ngelethu.’ 8Ngakho bayithatha bayibulala, bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini. 9Pho umnini wesivini uyokwenzani? Uyokuza, abhubhise abaqashi, anike isivini kwabanye. 10Anizange niwufunde yini lo mBhalo othi: ‘Itshe abalilahla abakhi seliyinhloko yegumbi; 11lokhu kwenziwa nguBaba wethu, kuyasimangalisa emehlweni ethu’?”
12Babefuna ukumbamba kodwa besaba isixuku, ngokuba babazi ukuthi wayewushilo lo mfanekiso ebhekise kubo. Ngakho bamyeka bahamba.
Nikani uKhesari, Nikani uBaba
13Bathumela abanye babaFarisi namaHerodiya kuye ukuba bamthiye ngamazwi akhe. 14Bafika bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile, awunandaba nokuthi abantu bacabangani, ngokuba awwahluleli ngokubonakalayo kodwa ufundisa indlela kaBaba wethu ngeqiniso. Kuvumelekile yini ukukhokha intela kuKhesari, noma cha? Sikhokhe, noma singakhokhi?”
15Kodwa, ngokwazi ukuzenzisa kwabo, wathi kubo: “Ningilingelani na? Ngilethelani uhlamvu lwemali lwesiliva ukuba ngilubuke.” 16Balulethe, wababuza: “Lesi sithombe nalo mbhalo kungokabani na?” Bathi kuye: “NgokaKhesari.”
17UJesu wathi kubo: “Nikani uKhesari okungokukaKhesari, nikani uBaba wethu okungokukaBaba wethu.” Bamangala ngaye.
UBaba Wabaphilayo
18Kwase kufika kuye abaSadusi, abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo. Bambuza, bathi:
19“Mfundisi, uMose wasibhalela ukuthi uma umfowabo womuntu efa eshiya umkakhe engashiyi mntwana, umfowabo makamthathe amvusele inzalo. 20Kwakukhona izelamani eziyisikhombisa; owokuqala wathatha umfazi, kwathi lapho efa, akazange ashiye abantwana. 21Owesibili wamthatha, wafa engashiyanga bantwana. Kanjalo nowesithathu. 22Kwathi kubo bonke abayisikhombisa akekho owashiya abantwana. Ekugcineni kwabo bonke wafa nowesifazane. 23Ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, lapho bevuka, uyoba ngumkabani na? Ngokuba abayisikhombisa bonke babemthathe waba ngumkabo.”
24UJesu wathi kubo: “Anidukile yini ngenxa yalokhu—ngokungayazi imiBhalo namandla kaBaba wethu? 25Ngokuba lapho abafileyo bevuka, abagani, abaganiselwa, kodwa banjengezingelosi ezulwini. 26Mayelana nokuvuswa kwabafileyo, anifundanga yini encwadini kaMose, endabeni yesihlahla, ukuthi uBaba wethu wathini kuye, ‘Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noka-Isaka, nokaJakobe’? 27Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa owabaphilayo. Nidukile kakhulu.”
Thanda uBaba Ngakho Konke
28Omunye umbhali wasondela, wabezwa bephikisana, wabona ukuthi uJesu uphendule kahle, wabuza: “Yimuphi umyalo obaluleke kunayo yonke?”
29UJesu waphendula: “Obaluleke kunayo yonke yilo: ‘Zwana, Israyeli: uBaba wethu munye.’ 30Thanda uBaba wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumulo wakho wonke, nangengqondo yakho yonke, nangamandla akho onke.”
31“Owesibili yilo: ‘Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.’ Awukho umyalo omkhulu kunale.”
32Umbhali wathi kuye: “Ushilo kahle, Mfundisi. Usho iqiniso ukuthi munye, akekho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe. 33Ukumthanda ngenhliziyo yonke, nangokuqonda konke, nangamandla onke, nokuthanda umakhelwane njengoba umuntu ezithanda yena, kubaluleke kakhulu kunayo yonke iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo.”
34Ebona ukuthi uphendule ngokuhlakanipha, uJesu wathi kuye: “Awukho kude nombuso kaBaba wethu.” Emva kwalokho akekho owaba nesibindi sokumbuza eminye imibuzo.
UMesiya Uyindodana Kabani?
35Efundisa ethempelini, uJesu wabuza: “Kungani ababhali bethi uKhristu uyindodana kaDavide na?
36UDavide ngokwakhe washo ngoMoya oNgcwele, wathi: ‘UBaba wethu wathi eNkosini yami, “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami ngize ngibeke izitha zakho ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakho.”’
37“UDavide ngokwakhe umbiza uKhristu ngokuthi iNkosi. Pho uKhristu angaba kanjani indodana kaDavide na?” Isixuku esikhulu samlalela ngenjabulo.
Qaphelani Inkolo Engenalutho
38Ekufundiseni kwakhe wathi: “Qaphelani ababhali, abathanda ukuhamba ngezingubo ezinde, nokubingelelwa ezimakethe, 39nokuba nezihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni nezindawo zodumo emadilini, 40abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, benza nemithandazo emide ukuze babonwe nje. Laba bayokwamukela isigwebo esikhulu kakhulu.”
Isipho Somfelokazi
41Ehlezi malungana nebhokisi lomnikelo, wabheka isixuku siphonsa imali kulo; abaningi abacebileyo baphonsa imali eningi. 42Kwafika umfelokazi ompofu, waphonsa izinhlamvu zemali zethusi ezincane ezimbili, ezilingana nendibilishi. b b v42 Amalepta amabili ayezinhlamvu zemali ezincane kunazo zonke ezazisetshenziswa—ndawonye ayelingana nenkokhelo yemizuzu embalwa nje, okungokuncane kakhulu umuntu ayengakunikela.
43Wabiza abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, lo mfelokazi ompofu uphonse okungaphezu kwabo bonke abaphonse ebhokisini lomnikelo. 44Ngokuba bonke banikele ngokwenala yabo, kodwa yena unikele ngobumpofu bakhe—konke abenakho, konke ayephila ngakho.”
