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20 Kwathi ngelinye ilanga uJesu asafundisa abantu ngethempelini amemezela neendaba ezimnandi, kweza abaphristi abakhulu, abatloli nabadala 2 bathi kuye: “Sitjela, uzenza ngamaphi amandla izintwezi? Namkha ngubani okunikele amandla la?”+ 3 Wabaphendula wathi: “Nami ngizonibuza umbuzo, ningiphendule: 4 Ibhabhadiso lakaJwanisi belivela ezulwini namkha ebantwini?” 5 Bazenzela iimphetho babodwa, bathi: “Nasingathi, ‘Ezulwini,’ uzokuthi, ‘Kubayini-ke ningakhenge nimkholwe?’ 6 Kodwana nasingathi, ‘Ebantwini,’ boke abantu bazosikghadlha ngamatje ngombana bakholelwa ukuthi uJwanisi bekamphorofidi.”+ 7 Ngalokho bathi abazi ukuthi belivelaphi. 8 UJesu wathi kibo: “Nami angekhe nginitjele ukuthi ngizenza ngamaphi amandla izintwezi.”
9 Ngemva kwalokho watjela abantu umfanekiso nakhu: “Indoda ethileko yatjala isimu yamadiribe+ yayiqatjhisela abalimi, yona yaya kwenye inarha isikhathi eside.+ 10 Ngesikhathi sokuvunwa kwamadiribe, yathumela isisebenzi kubalimi bona siyoyithathela ezinye zeenthelo zayo zesivuno. Kodwana abalimi basidula, basibuyisela emuva singakaphathi litho.+ 11 Godu yathumela esinye isisebenzi. Naso basidula bebasihlazisa basibuyisela emuva singakaphathi litho. 12 Yathumela sesithathu; naso basilimaza bebasiphosela ngaphandle. 13 Nje-ke umnikazi wesimu yamadiribe wathi, ‘Khuyini ekufuze ngiyenze? Ngizokuthumela indodanami, engiyithandako.+ Kungenzeka bazoyihlonipha.’ 14 Abalimi nabayibonako, babonisana bodwa, bathi, ‘Le yindlalifa. Asiyibulaleni, ilifa layo libe ngelethu.’ 15 Ngalokho bayiphosela ngaphandle kwesimu yamadiribe bayibulala.+ Khuyini-ke, umnikazi wesimu yamadiribe azoyenza kibo? 16 Uzokuza abulale abalimaba bese anikele abanye isimu yamadiribe leyo.”
Abantu nabezwa lokhu, bathi: “Awa akungabi njalo!” 17 Kodwana wabaqala wathi: “Alo-ke, kutjho ukuthini lapho kutlolwe ukuthi: ‘Ilitje abakhi abalininako, libe lilitje eliqakatheke ukuwadlula woke’?*+ 18 Woke umuntu owela elitjenelo uzokuphahlazeka.+ Kuthi eliwela phezu kwakhe, lizomtshidlha.”
19 Abatloli nabaphristi abakhulu bafuna ukumbamba khonokho kodwana basaba abantu ngombana bebalemuka ukuthi ukhuluma ngabo emfanekisweni lo.+ 20 Ngemva kokumbeka ilihlo elibukhali, bathumela abantu ababaqatjhe ngemsitheleni ukuthi bazenze abalungileko bona bambambe ngamezwakhe,+ khona bazomnikela kurhulumende nembusweni. 21 Bambuza bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi bona ukhuluma begodu ufundisa kuhle, awukhethi kodwana ufundisa indlela kaZimu ngeqiniso: 22 Kulungile na ngathi bona sibhadele umthelo kuKhesari namkha awa?” 23 Wawalemuka amaqhingabo wathi kibo: 24 “Ngitjengisani udenariyu.* Unomfanekiso nomtlolo kabani?” Bathi: “KaKhesari.” 25 Wathi kibo: “Ngalokho, buyiselani izinto zakaKhesari kuKhesari+ kodwana izinto zakaZimu, kuZimu.”+ 26 Nje-ke babhalelwa kumbamba kilokho ebekakutjho phambi kwabantu kodwana bararwe yipendulwakhe, bathula du!
27 Nokho, abanye babaSadusi, abathi abafileko angekhe bavuswe,+ beza kuye bambuza bathi:+ 28 “Mfundisi, uMosi wasitlolela wathi, ‘Nangabe indoda iyahlongakala, itjhiye umkayo kodwana inganamntwana, umfowabo kufuze athathe umfazi loyo abelethele umfowabo abantwana.’+ 29 Nje-ke bekunamadoda alikhomba abantwana bomuntu. Yokuthoma yathatha umfazi kodwana yahlongakala inganamntwana. 30 Ngokufanako neyesibili 31 neyesithathu yatjhada naye. Wolikhomba atjhada naye; kodwana ahlongakala anganabantwana. 32 Emaswapheleni umfazi loyo wahlongakala. 33 Alo-ke ekuvusweni kwabafileko, uzokuba mkabani? Ngombana wolikhomba bewatjhade naye.”
34 UJesu wathi kibo: “Abantwana bephaseli bayatjhada begodu bendiswe 35 kodwana labo abazakufunyanwa balungele ukufumana ukuphila kwesikhathi esizako nokuvuka kwabahlongakeleko, abatjhadi begodu abendiswa.+ 36 Eqinisweni, angekhe basahlongakala ngombana banjengeengilozi begodu babantwana bakaZimu ngokuba bantwana bevuko. 37 Kodwana ukuthi abafileko bayavuswa, ngitjho noMosi wakwambula endabeni yomuthi wameva, nakabiza uJehova* ngokuthi, ‘nguZimu ka-Abrahama noZimu ka-Isaka noZimu kaJakopo.’+ 38 AkasinguZimu wabafileko kodwana ungewabaphilako ngombana boke bayaphila kuye.”*+ 39 Abanye babatloli bathi: “Mfundisi, ukhulume kuhle.” 40 Ngombana azange basaba nesibindi sokumbuza ngitjho nombuzo munye tere.
41 Yena wababuza wathi: “Kuza njani bathi uKrestu uyindodana kaDavida?+ 42 Ngombana encwadini yamaRhubo uDavida ngokwakhe uthi, ‘UJehova* wathi eKosinami: “Hlala ngesidleni sami 43 bekube kulapho ngibeka amanabakho bona abe ngaphasi kweenyawo zakho.”’+ 44 Ngalokho uDavida umbiza ngokuthi Kosi; yeke kuza njani ayindodanakhe?”
45 Kuthe boke abantu basalalele, uJesu wathi ebafundini bakhe: 46 “Yelelani abatloli abathanda ukukhambakhamba bambethe iimphuraphura, abathanda ukulotjhiswa eendaweni zokuthengisela nokuhlala eenhlalweni eziphambili ngemasinagogeni neendaweni ezikhethekileko eminyanyeni,+ 47 abadlelezela izindlu zabahlolokazi,* benza imithandazo emide bona babukwe. Laba bazokufumana isigwebo esikhulu khulu.”