Ngokuya NgoMatewu
12 Ngesikhatheso uJesu nabafundi bakhe badlula hlangana namasimu wekoroyi ngeSabatha. Abafundi bakhe balamba, bathoma ukukha iinqwambi zekoroyi badla.+ 2 Kuthe abaFarisi nabababonako bathi kuye: “Qala! Abafundi bakho benza into engakavumeleki ngeSabatha.”+ 3 Wathi kibo: “Azange nifunde na ukuthi uDavida wenzani lokha yena namadoda ebekakhamba nawo balambile?+ 4 Wangena ngendlini kaZimu, badla uburotho bomnikelo,*+ okuyinto engakavumeleki bona yena namadoda akhamba nawo bayenze kodwana bekubaphristi kwaphela+ abavumelekileko. 5 Akhenge nifunde na emThethweni bona ngamaSabatha, abaphristi ethempelini bayaweqa umthetho weSabatha kodwana bangabi mlandu?+ 6 Nokho ngiyanitjela bona okukhulu kunethempeli kulapha.+ 7 Thana benazi bona kutjho ukuthini ukuthi, ‘Ngifuna umusa+ ingasi umhlatjelo,’+ bengeze nabaphara ngomlandu abamsulwa. 8 Ngombana iNdodana yomuntu iyiKosi yeSabatha.”+
9 Wathi nakasuka lapho, wangena ngesinagogenabo, 10 wafumana kunendoda enesandla esitjhwabeneko.*+ Bona bafumane into abangammangalela ngayo+ bambuza bathi, “Kuvumelekile na ukulapha ngeSabatha?” 11 Wathi kibo: “Ukube bewunemvu yinye bese iwela ngemgodini ngeSabatha, ukhona kini obekangeze ayidosa ayikhuphe+ na? 12 Umuntu uqakatheke kangangani-ke kunemvu! Yeke kusemthethweni ukwenza okuhle ngeSabatha.” 13 Yeke wathi endodeni leyo: “Thabulula isandla sakho.” Yasithabulula, sathabuluka safana nesinye. 14 AbaFarisi baphuma bayokuluka amano wokumbulala. 15 Kuthe bona uJesu akulemuke lokho, wasuka lapho. Abantu abanengi bamlandela,+ walapha boke abagulako, 16 kodwana wabayelelisa ukuthi bangamvezi,+ 17 bona kuzaliseke okwatjhiwo ngomphorofidi u-Isaya, owathi:
18 “Nasi isisebenzi sami+ engisikhethileko, engisithandako, engithabileko ngaso!+ Ngizokubeka ummoyami phezu kwaso,+ sizokwenza iintjhaba zazi bona ubulungiswa buyini. 19 Angekhe siphikisane namuntu+ namkha sirhuwelele, akunamuntu ozokuzwa iphimbo laso eendleleni ezikulu. 20 Angeze siwuqedelele umhlanga otshinyekileko, nesibani esififiyelako angeze sisicime,+ bekube kulapho siletha ubulungiswa ngepumelelo. 21 Kwamambala, iintjhaba zizokuthembela egameni laso.”+
22 Baletha kuye indoda enedimoni, esiphofu begodu esimumu, wayilapha, yeke indoda leyo yakhuluma beyabona. 23 Zoke iinqubuthu zarareka zathi: “Kghani kungenzeka bona ngiyo le iNdodana kaDavida?” 24 AbaFarisi nabezwa lokhu bathi: “Umrhali lo uqotha amadimoni ngoBhelzabhulu,* umbusi wamadimoni.”+ 25 Alemuka ukuthi bacabangani, wathi kibo: “Woke umbuso ohlukene phakathi uyatjhabalala, nanyana ngiliphi idorobho namkha umuzi ohlukene phakathi uzokuwa. 26 Nje-ke, nangabe uSathana uqotha uSathana, kutjho bona uhlukene phakathi; alo-ke, umbuswakhe uzakujama njani? 27 Nangabe ngiqotha amadimoni ngoBhelzabhulu, amadodanenu awaqotha ngobani? Kungebangelo azokuba bahluleli benu. 28 Kodwana nangabe ngiqotha amadimoni ngommoya kaZimu, umBuso kaZimu sewufikile kini.+ 29 Umuntu angangena njani ngendlini yekakaramba athathe izinto zayo ngaphandle kobana ayibophe qangi? Nasele ayibophile, angakghona-ke ukuthatha izinto ezingendlinayo. 30 Nanyana ngubani ongasisehlangothini lami, ulwa nami begodu nanyana ngubani ongabutheleli nami, uyarhatjha.+
31 “Ngalokho ngithi kini, abantu abenza nanyana ngisiphi isono nokuhlambalaza bazokulitjalelwa kodwana ohlambalaza ummoya ocwengileko angeze alitjalelwe.+ 32 Ngokwesibonelo, okhuluma kumbi ngeNdodana yomuntu, uzokulitjalelwa;+ kodwana okhuluma kumbi ngommoya ocwengileko, ngeze alitjalelwa, ephasineli namkha kwelizako.+
33 “Nangabe umumuthi omuhle neenthelo zakho zizokuba zihle, nangabe umumuthi omumbi neenthelo zakho zizokuba zimbi ngombana umuthi waziwa ngeenthelo zawo.+ 34 Bantwana beenyoka,+ ningakukhuluma njani okuhle nibambi? Ngombana umlomo ukhuluma lokho okuphuphuma ngehliziyweni.+ 35 Umuntu olungileko ukhupha izinto ezihle emnonwenakhe omuhle, umuntu omumbi ukhupha izinto ezimbi emnonwenakhe omumbi.+ 36 Ngiyanitjela bona abantu bazaziphendulela+ ngeLanga lesaHlulelo malungana nezinto ezingakhi abazikhulumako; 37 ngombana ngamezwenu kuzokuthiwa nilungile begodu ngamezwenu kuzokuthiwa nimlandu.”
38 Abanye abatloli nabaFarisi bamphendula bathi: “Mfundisi, senzela isibonakaliso.”+ 39 Nakabaphendulako wathi: “Sizukulwana esimbi nesifebako* nihlala nifuna isibonakaliso kodwana akunasibonakaliso enizokwenzelwa sona ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso somphorofidi uJona.+ 40 Njengombana uJona bekangemathunjini wehlambi ekulu amalanga amathathu nobusuku obuthathu,+ neNdodana yomuntu izokuba sethuneni amalanga amathathu nobusuku obuthathu.+ 41 Abantu beNiniva bazokuvuka nesizukulwanesi ngesikhathi sesahlulelo begodu basibone simlandu ngombana bona batjhuguluka uJona nakatjhumayela kibo.+ Kodwana ngithi kini, omkhulu ukudlula uJona sekakhona.+ 42 Indlovukazi yesewula izokuvuswa nesizukulwanesi ngesikhathi sesahlulelo begodu isibone simlandu, ngombana yona yeza isuka emaphethelweni wephasi izokuzwa ukuhlakanipha kwakaSolomoni.+ Kodwana ngithi kini, omkhulu ukudlula uSolomoni sekakhona.+
43 “Ummoya omumbi nawuphuma emuntwini, udlula eendaweni ezinganamanzi ufuna indawo yokuphumula kodwana ungayifumani.+ 44 Yeke uthi, ‘Ngizokubuyela emzinami lapha ngisuka khona,’ nawufikako, ufumane indlu leyo inganamuntu kodwana ithanyeliwe begodu ikghatjisiwe. 45 Ngemva kwalokho uyakhamba, uze neminye imimoya elikhomba emimbi khulu kunawo, ingene ngaphakathi ihlale; ubujamo bamaswaphela bomuntu loyo bube bumbi khulu kunebokuthoma.+ Kuzokuba njalo-ke nangesizukulwana esimbesi.”
46 Ngesikhathi asakhuluma nesiqubuthu, unina nabafowabo+ bebajame ngaphandle, bafuna ukukhuluma naye.+ 47 Omunye umuntu wathi kuye: “Unyoko nabafowenu bajame ngaphandle, bafuna ukukhuluma nawe.” 48 Wamphendula wathi: “Ngubani umma, begodu bobani abafowethu?” 49 Akhomba abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Qalani! Nangu umma nabafowethu!+ 50 Nanyana ngubani owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini, loyo nguye ongumfowethu nodadwethu nomma.”+