16 Ngelanga lokuqala lizakwenza umhlangano ongcwele, beselisenza omunye umhlangano ongcwele ngelanga lesikhombisa. Akulamsebenzi okumele wenziwe ngamalanga la.+ Umsebenzi ongenziwa ngowokulungisa lokho umuntu afuna ukukudla kuphela.

25 “Nxa ungangena ensimini kamakhelwane wakho elamabele ungakha izikhwebu ezivuthiweyo ngesandla sakho kodwa akumelanga ufake isikela emabeleni kamakhelwane wakho.+

23 Wathi edlula phakathi kwamasimu engqoloyi ngeSabatha, abafundi bakhe baqalisa ukuhamba besikha izikhwebu zengqoloyi.+ 24 AbaFarisi basebesithi kuye: “Khangela! Kanti benzelani into engekho emthethweni ngeSabatha?” 25 Kodwa wathi kubo: “Alikaze likubale yini ukuthi uDavida wenzani esephelelwe yikudla, yena lamadoda ayelawo sebelambile?+ 26 Alikubalanga yini endabeni ka-Abhiyatha+ umphristi okhokhelayo, ukuthi uDavida wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu wadla izinkwa zokubukiswa, ezinye wazinika amadoda ayelaye? Phela kwakungekho emthethweni ukuthi zidliwe yiloba ngubani ngaphandle kwabaphristi.”+ 27 Wasesithi kubo: “Abantu abenzelwanga iSabatha kodwa iSabatha yilo elenzelwa abantu.+ 28 Ngakho iNdodana yomuntu iphinda ibe yiNkosi yeSabatha.”+

6 Ngelinye ilanga kungeSabatha wadlula phakathi kwamasimu engqoloyi. Abafundi bakhe babehamba besikha izikhwebu zengqoloyi,+ bazihlikihle ngezandla bazidle.+ 2 Abanye abaFarisi bathi bekubona lokho bathi: “Lenzelani into engekho emthethweni ngeSabatha?”+ 3 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Kanti alikaze likubale yini ukuthi uDavida wenzani yena lamadoda ayelawo sebelambile?+ 4 Angithi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu waphiwa izinkwa zokubukiswa wadla, ezinye wazinika amadoda ayelaye? Phela kwakungekho emthethweni ukuthi zidliwe yiloba ngubani ngaphandle kwabaphristi kuphela.”+ 5 Wasesithi kubo: “INdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yeSabatha.”+