Bonke bamukelekile edilini likaBaba
Umbuzo emva komunye ubekwa njengogibe — intela kaKhesari, owesifazane ofelwe kasikhombisa, umyalo omkhulu, ukuthanda uBaba wethu ngakho konke — futhi ngamunye ubuyiselwa kobuzayo. Bese uJesu ebuza owakhe ngeNkosi kaDavide, futhi akekho osaba nesibindi sokumbuza futhi.
22 1UJesu waphinda wakhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, wathi:
2“Umbuso kaBaba wethu unjengenkosi eyalungiselela indodana yayo idili lomshado. 3Yathuma izinceku zayo ukuba zibize ababemenyiwe edilini lomshado, kodwa benqaba ukuza. 4Yaphinda yathuma ezinye izinceku, yathi: ‘Tshelani labo abamenyiwe: Bhekani, sengisilungisile isidlo sami; izinkabi zami nezinkomo ezikhuluphele sekuhlatshiwe, konke sekulungile. Wozani edilini lomshado.’ 5Kodwa abazange banake, bahamba, omunye waya epulazini lakhe, omunye ebhizinisini lakhe, 6kanti abanye babamba izinceku zayo, baziphatha kabi, bazibulala. 7Inkosi yathukuthela, yathuma amabutho ayo, yababhubhisa labo babulali, yashisa umuzi wabo. 8Yathi-ke ezincekwini zayo: ‘Umshado usulungile, kodwa labo ababemenyiwe babengafanele. 9Ngakho hambani niye ezindleleni ezinkulu, nimeme edilini lomshado bonke enibatholayo.’ 10Lezo zinceku zaphuma zaya ezindleleni, zabutha bonke ezabatholayo, ababi nabahle, nendlu yomshado yagcwala izivakashi.
11“Kodwa kwathi inkosi ingena ukubona izivakashi, yabona khona umuntu owayengagqokile izingubo zomshado. 12Yabuza: ‘Mngane, ungene kanjani lapha ungagqokile izingubo zomshado?’ Yena wathula, akaba nalizwi. 13Khona-ke inkosi yathi ezincekwini: ‘Mbopheni izandla nezinyawo, nimphonse ebumnyameni obungaphandle, lapho kuyoba khona ukukhala nokugedla kwamazinyo.’ 14Ngokuba baningi ababiziweyo, kodwa bayingcosana abakhethiweyo.”
Nikani uBaba wethu okungokwakhe
15Khona-ke abaFarisi bahamba, benza icebo lokuthi bangamthiya kanjani ngamazwi akhe.
16Bathuma kuye abafundi babo, kanye nabakaHerode, bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uthembekile nokuthi ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso; awukhethi muntu, ngokuba awubheki isikhundla sabantu. 17Ngakho sitshele ukuthi wena ucabangani: Kusemthethweni yini ukukhokha intela kuKhesari, noma cha?”
18Kodwa uJesu, ekwazi inkohlakalo yabo, wathi: “Nina bazenzisi, ningilingelani? 19Ngikhombiseni uhlamvu lwemali enikhokha ngayo intela.” Bamlethela udenariyu.
20Wayesethi kubo: “Lesi yisithombe sikabani, nalo mbhalo ungokabani?”
21Bathi: “NgokaKhesari.” Wayesethi kubo: “Ngakho nikani uKhesari okungokukaKhesari, noBaba wethu okungokukaBaba wethu.”
22Kwathi besizwa lokho, bamangala; bamshiya bahamba.
UBaba wethu unguNkulunkulu wabaphilayo
23Ngalona lolo suku kweza kuye abaSadusi, abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, bambuza, 24bathi: “Mfundisi, uMose wathi: uma indoda ife ingenabantwana, umfowabo makashade nomfelokazi, amzalele umfowabo inzalo. 25Kwakukhona-ke phakathi kwethu izelamani eziyisikhombisa. Owokuqala washada, wafa, futhi, engenabantwana, washiyela umfowabo umkakhe. 26Kwaba njalo nowesibili nowesithathu, kwaze kwaba sowesikhombisa. 27Ekugcineni kwabo bonke kwafa owesifazane. 28Pho-ke, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, uyoba ngumkabani kulaba abayisikhombisa? Ngokuba bonke babemthathile.”
29UJesu waphendula wathi: “Niyaduka—anizazi imiBhalo namandla kaBaba wethu. 30Ngokuba ekuvukeni kwabafileyo abantu abashadi, abendiswa, kodwa banjengezingelosi ezulwini. 31Kepha mayelana nokuvuka kwabafileyo, anikufundanga yini lokho uBaba wethu akusho kini:
32‘Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama, noka-Isaka, nokaJakobe’? Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo, kodwa owabaphilayo.”
33Kwathi izixuku zikuzwa lokho, zamangala kakhulu ngemfundiso yakhe.
Thanda uBaba wakho ngakho konke onakho
34Kodwa kwathi abaFarisi bezwa ukuthi wabathulisa abaSadusi, bahlangana ndawonye. 35Omunye wabo, isazi somthetho, wambuza umbuzo, emlinga: 36“Mfundisi, yimuphi umyalo omkhulu emthethweni?”
37Wathi kuye: “Thanda uBaba wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumulo wakho wonke, nangengqondo yakho yonke. 38Yilo umyalo omkhulu nowokuqala. 39Nowesibili ufana nawo: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena. 40Kule miyalo emibili kweyeme wonke umthetho nabaProfethi.”
UKhristu uyindodana kabani?
41Kuthe abaFarisi besabuthene ndawonye, uJesu wababuza, 42“Nicabangani ngoKhristu? Uyindodana kabani?” Bathi kuye: “NgekaDavide.”
43Wababuza: “Pho-ke kwenzeka kanjani ukuba uDavide, ngoMoya oNgcwele, ambize ngokuthi iNkosi, ethi:
44‘UBaba wethu wathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngibeke izitha zakho ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakho”’?
45“Uma pho uDavide ebiza uKhristu ngokuthi iNkosi, pho angaba kanjani uKhristu indodana kaDavide?”
46Akubangakho owakwazi ukumphendula ngazwi; kusukela ngalolo suku kwakungasekho owayenesibindi sokumbuza okunye.
