Wisigqoko sithi uJesu ngezinkolo
Wkufanele babe nobudlelwane noNkulunkulu. Futhi lokho akusebenzi uma uphoqeleka ukwenza izinto ezithile. Futhi kuwo wonke umuntu Inkolo ifana nokuthi unemikhuba ethile okufanele uyenze ngokusobala.
Futhi lokho akukwenzi kube mahhala. INkosi isinike inkululeko yokuzikhethela, isimilo sethu. Ufuna ubudlelwano bomuntu ngamunye nawe. Yingakho singekho isifanekiso sendlela yokuthandaza. UBaba Wethu ukhona lapho amazwi ehluleka. Kunendaba kuphela lokho okuseBhayibhelini. ubuhlobo bakho noNkulunkulu. Futhi konke, ngokuyisisekelo, ngesisekelo sokuzithandela. Awudingi ukuthandaza. Kodwa uyobe uwedwa lapho uqala ubuhlobo noNkulunkulu. Akudingekile ukuthi uye emphakathini wakini noma esontweni. Kodwa lokho kuhle emphefumulweni, ngoba lapho 2 noma 3 babuthana khona, uMoya oNgcwele uphakathi kwabo.
Wisixwayiso sababhali
38 Wabafundisa, wathi kubo: “Xwayani ababhali, abathanda ukuhamba bembethe izingubo ezinde, nokubingelelwa esigcawini.
39 futhi bethanda ukuhlala phezulu emasinagogeni nasendaweni yokudla;
40 Badla izindlu zabafelokazi futhi benza imithandazo emide becela ukubonakala. Bazothola isahlulelo esinzima kakhulu.
Insangu yomfelokazi
41 UJesu wayesehlala phansi maqondana nesitsha somnikelo, wabuka isixuku sibeka imali endaweni yomnikelo. Futhi abaningi abacebile babeka okuningi.
42Kwafika umfelokazi ompofu wabeka amafadingi* amabili; ndawonye kwenza isenti.
43 Wayesebiza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lo mfelokazi ompofu ubeke okuningi emnikelweni kunabo bonke ababeke utho kukho.
44Ngokuba bonke babeka ingcosana enaleni yabo; kodwa yena, ekusweleni kwakhe, unikele konke anakho, konke abenakho ukuphila ngakho.
GEg ababhali nabaFarisi
1 Khona uJesu wakhuluma ezixukwini nakubafundi bakhe 2 wathi: “Ababhali nabaFarisi bahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaMose. 3 Konke abakushoyo kini, kwenzeni, nikugcine; kodwa aniyikwenza njengokwemisebenzi yabo; ngoba bayakusho, kodwa bangakwenzi. 4 Babopha imithwalo enzima nengabekezeleleki, bayibeke emahlombe abantu; kodwa bona ngokwabo abafuni ukukuphakamisela ngomunwe. 5 Kodwa benza yonke imisebenzi yabo ukuze babonwe ngabantu. Benza amafilakteriyu abo abe banzi, bandise imishuqulo engutsheni yabo. 6 Bathanda ukuhlala phezulu emadilini nasemasinagogeni 7 lokubingelelwa esigcawini lokubizwa ngabantu ngokuthi Rabi. 8 Kepha nina aniyikubizwa ngokuthi Rabi; ngoba munye oyinkosi yenu; kodwa nina nonke ningabazalwane. 9 Futhi aniyikubiza muntu emhlabeni ngokuthi uyihlo; ngoba munye uYihlo: osezulwini. 10 Futhi nina aniyikubizwa ngokuthi abafundisi; ngoba munye ongumfundisi wenu, uKristu. 11 omkhulu phakathi kwenu kabe yinceku yenu. 12 Loba ngubani oziphakamisayo uzathotshiswa; futhi noma ubani ozithobayo uyophakanyiswa. 13-14 Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, enivalela abantu umbuso wezulu! Awungeni, futhi awubavumeli abafuna ukungena. 15 Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, enidabula izwe nolwandle ukuze nizuze iproselithe; futhi uma ekhona, umenza umntwana wesihogo omubi ngokuphindwe kabili kunawe. 16 “Maye kinina baholi abayizimpumputhe enithi: ‘Uma umuntu efunga ithempeli, akusilo iqiniso; kodwa uma umuntu efunga igolide lethempeli, ubophekile. 17 Ziwula nezimpumputhe! Yikuphi okukhulu: igolide noma ithempeli elingcwelisa igolide? 18 Futhi uma umuntu efunga i-altare, akulutho; kodwa uma umuntu efunga ngomnikelo ophezu kwawo, ubophekile. 19 Nina zimpumputhe! Yikuphi okukhulu: umhlatshelo noma i-altare elingcwelisa umhlatshelo? 20 Ngakho-ke ofunga i-altare ufunga lona nakho konke okuphezu kwalo. 21 lofunga ngethempeli ufunga ngalo langaye ohlala kulo. 22 Njalo loba ngubani ofunga ngezulu ufunga isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu langohlezi phezu kwaso. 23 “Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, enikhipha okweshumi kweminti, nedile, nekhumini, nidebeselele okubaluleke kakhulu emthethweni, okuwukulunga, nesihe, nokukholwa! Kodwa umuntu kufanele enze lokhu futhi angakushiyi lokho. 24 Nina baholi abayizimpumputhe, enihluza omiyane kodwa nigwinye amakamela! 25 Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, enihlanza ingaphandle lezindebe nezitsha, kepha ngaphakathi nigcwele ukuphanga nokuhaha! 26 MFarisi oyimpumputhe, hlanza kuqala ingaphakathi lenkezo, ukuze kuhlanzeke nengaphandle. 27 Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, eninjengamathuna acakiweyo, abukeka emahle ngaphandle, kodwa agcwele amathambo afileyo nokungcola ngaphakathi! 28 Ninjalo nani: ngaphandle nibonakala kubantu nilungile, kodwa ngaphakathi nigcwele ukuzenzisa nokweqa umthetho. 29 “Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi, enakha amathuna abaprofethi, nihlobise amathuna abalungileyo, 30 nithi: Ukuba sasikhona emihleni yawobaba, sasingayikuba necala legazi kubo. labaprofethi! 31 Ngokwenza lokhu lifakaza ukuthi lingabantwana balabo ababulala abaprofethi. 32 Yebo, nani gcwalisani isilinganiso sawoyihlo! 33 Zinyoka, nzalo yamabululu! Uzobalekela kanjani ukulahlwa kwesihogo? 34 Ngakho-ke, bhekani, mina ngithumela kini abaprofethi, nezazi, nababhali; abanye babo lizababulala libabethele, labanye lizabatshaya ngesiswepu emasinagogeni enu libahlukuluze umuzi ngomuzi, 35 ukuze lonke igazi elilungileyo elichithwa emhlabeni, legazi likaAbela olungileyo, lehlele phezu kwenu; egazini likaZakariya indodana kaBerekiya enambulala phakathi kwethempeli ne-altare. 36 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Konke lokhu kuyakufika phezu kwalesi sizukulwane.
isililo ngeJerusalema
37 Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulala abaprofethi njalo okhanda ngamatshe labo abathunywe kuwe! Kukangaki ngifuna ukubuthela ndawonye abantwana bakho njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela amatshwele aso ngaphansi kwamaphiko aso; futhi ubungafuni! 38 Bhekani, “indlu yenu iyakushiyelwa kini” ( Jeremiya 22:5; IHubo 69:26 ). 39 Ngoba ngithi kini: Kalisoze ningibone kusukela khathesi lize lithi: Ubusisiwe ozayo ebizweni leNkosi.
Dukuphela kwethempeli
1 Kwathi ephuma ethempelini, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: Mfundisi, bheka, amatshe angaka, nezakhiwo ezingaka! 2 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Uyazibona lezizakhiwo ezinkulu? Lapha akuyikuhlala itshe phezu kwelinye elingaphukile.