Bayehluleka Ukuthiya UJesu

Abakhokheli benkolo abayizitha zikaJesu bacaphukile. Usanda kulandisa imizekeliso eveza ububi babo. Khathesi abaFarisi babumba icebo lokuthi bamthiye. Bazama ukumthiya ngamazwi akhe ukuze ahanjiswe kusibalukhulu weRoma njalo babhadala abanye abafundi babo ukuze bamthiye.​—ULukha 6:7.

Bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyakwazi ukuthi izinto ozikhulumayo lozifundisayo ziqondile futhi kawukhethi muntu, kodwa ufundisa iqiniso ngendlela kaNkulunkulu: Kusemthethweni yini ukuthi sibhadale umthelo kuKhesari kumbe hatshi?” (ULukha 20:21, 22) UJesu uyananzelela ukuthi abantu laba bazama ukumvala amehlo lokuthi bayazenzisa futhi bangamaqili. Nxa angathi akuqondanga ukubhadala umthelo, angetheswa icala lokuvukela umbuso weRoma. Angathi kuqondile ukuwubhadala, abantu abangafuniyo ukubuswa ngamaRoma bangacina bemhlasela. Manje uphendula esithini?

UJesu uthi: “Lingilingelani lina bazenzisi? Ngitshengisani imali yomthelo.” Bamphathela udenariyu, abesesithi kubo: “Ngumfanekiso kabani lo futhi libizo likabani elibhalwe lapha?” Bona besebephendula besithi: “NgokukaKhesari.” Sebetsho njalo uJesu uthi kubo: “Ngakho buyiselani okukaKhesari kuKhesari, kodwa okukaNkulunkulu kuNkulunkulu.”​—UMathewu 22:18-21.

Amadoda la ayamangala esizwa amazwi kaJesu. Asuka esequnywe umlomo njengoba ewaphendule kuhle kangaka. Kodwa kawakhalali, alokhu efuna ukumthiya. AbaFarisi bathi sebehlulekile ukuthiya uJesu kufike abakhokheli belinye iqembu lenkolo.

AbaSadusi abangakholwayo ukuthi abafileyo bazavuswa babuza uJesu mayelana lokuvuswa kwabafileyo langowesifazana owatshada lamadoda ayizelamani. Bathi: “Mfundisi, uMosi wathi: ‘Nxa indoda ingafa ingelabantwana, umfowabo kufanele atshade lomkayo, ayizalele abantwana.’ Kwakulamadoda ayisikhombisa ayeyizelamani. Endala yatshada kodwa yafa ingelamntwana, umkayo wasala ethathwa ngumfowabo. Kwaba yiso leso kweyesibili lakweyesithathu kwaze kwayafika kweyesikhombisa. Ekucineni owesifazana lo wafa. Manje phakathi kwalaba abayisikhombisa, uzakuba ngumkabani nxa sekuvuswa abafileyo? Phela wayeke waba yinkosikazi yabo bonke.”​—UMathewu 22:24-28.

UJesu uphendula abaSadusi esebenzisa lokho okwabhalwa nguMosi abakwamukelayo. Uthi: “Yikho lilahleka, kaliyazi iMibhalo futhi kaliwazi amandla kaNkulunkulu. Angithi nxa bevuswa kwabafileyo amadoda kawathathi labesifazana kabendiswa, bonke bayabe sebenjengezingilosi emazulwini. Kodwa mayelana lokuvuswa kwabafileyo, kalikaze likubale yini egwalweni lukaMosi ukuthi endabeni yesihlahla sameva uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: ‘NginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama loNkulunkulu ka-Isaka loNkulunkulu kaJakhobe’? UnguNkulunkulu wabaphilayo, hatshi owabafileyo. Lilahlekile sibili!” (UMakho 12:24-27; U-Eksodusi 3:1-6) Amaxuku atsha amathe esizwa impendulo le.

AbaFarisi labaSadusi baswele ukuthi bamphendule njani uJesu, yikho abaphikisi laba bayabambana besebesiya kuye ukuze bamlinge futhi. Omunye umbhali ubuza athi: “Mfundisi, yiwuphi umlayo oqakatheke kulayo yonke eMthethweni?”​—UMathewu 22:36.

UJesu uphendula athi: “Owokuqala ngothi, ‘Lalela, O Israyeli, uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu nguJehova munye, njalo kumele uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, langomphefumulo wakho wonke, langengqondo yakho yonke, langamandla akho wonke.’ Owesibili ngothi, ‘Kumele uthande umakhelwane wakho ngendlela ozithanda ngayo.’ Kawukho omunye umlayo omkhulu kulale.”​—UMakho 12:29-31.

Umbhali uthi esizwa impendulo le athi: “Mfundisi, ukhulume kuhle, okutshoyo kuliqiniso, ‘Yena munye, futhi kakho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe’; njalo ukuthi umuntu amthande ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke, langokuzwisisa kwakhe konke, langamandla akhe wonke, kanye lokuthanda umakhelwane wakhe ngendlela azithanda ngayo, kuqakatheke kakhulu ukwedlula iminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo kanye lemihlatshelo.” UJesu uyananzelela ukuthi umbhali lo uphendule ngokukhalipha, abesesithi kuye: “Kawukhatshana loMbuso kaNkulunkulu.”​—UMakho 12:32-34.

Sekulamalanga amathathu (Nisani 9, lo-10, lo-11) uJesu efundisa ethempelini. Bakhona abanye abanjengombhali lo abakholise ukumuzwa efundisa. Kodwa abakhokheli benkolo bebengakholisi ukumlalela njalo ‘kabasela sibindi sokumbuza futhi.’