Ngokuya NgoMatewu 23:1-39
23 Ngemva kwalokho uJesu wakhuluma nesiqubuthu nabafundi bakhe, wathi:
2 “Abatloli nabaFarisi bazibeke esihlalweni sakaMosi.
3 Nje-ke, zoke izinto abanitjela zona, zenzeni kodwana ningenzi njengabo ngombana bayakhuluma bangakwenzi abakutjhoko.+
4 Babopha imithwalo ebudisi bayibeke emahlombe wabantu+ kodwana bona abakazimiseli ngitjho nokuyikghwatha ngomunwabo.+
5 Koke abakwenzako, bakwenzela ukubonwa babantu+ ngombana benza amafilakteriya*+ wabo abe makhulu, nemiphetho yezambatho zabo bayenza ibe mide.+
6 Bathanda iindawo ezikhethekileko eminyanyeni neenhlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni,+
7 nokulotjhiswa eendaweni zokuthengisela nokubizwa babantu ngokuthi Rabi.*
8 Kodwana nina, akukafaneli nibizwe ngokuthi Rabi ngombana munye uMfundisenu,+ noke nina nibafowabo bomunye nomunye.
9 Godu ningabizi muntu ephasini ngokuthi baba ngombana munye uBabenu,+ ngiLoyo osezulwini.
10 Akukafaneli nibizwe nangokuthi nibarholi ngombana munye uMrholenu, uKrestu.
11 Kodwana omkhulu kini noke kufuze abe sisebenzi senu.+
12 Nanyana ngubani oziphakamisako uzokuthotjiswa+ nozithobako uzokuphakanyiswa.+
13 “Maye! Kini, batloli nabaFarisi, bazenzisi ndina. Nivalela abantu umBuso wezulu; ngombana nina aningeni, nalabo abasendleleni eya kiwo niyabavimba.+
14 *——
15 “Maye! Kini, batloli nabaFarisi, bazenzisi+ ndina. Ngombana neyama ilwandle nirabhule nehlabathini bona nenze umuntu munye atjhugulukele ekolweni yobuJuda,* athi angatjhuguluka, nimenze afanelwe yiGehena* ngokuphindwe kabili kunani.
16 “Maye! Kini, barholi abaziimphofu,+ abathi, ‘Nangabe umuntu ufunga ngethempeli, akunandaba; kodwana nangabe ufunga ngegolide lethempeli, ubophekile bona asiphethe isifungo sakhe.’+
17 Nina ndlhadlha neemphofu. Kuhlekuhle ngikuphi okukhulu, ligolide namkha lithempeli elenza igolidelo licwengeke?
18 Godu nithi, ‘Nangabe umuntu ufunga nge-aldara, akunandaba; kodwana nangabe ufunga ngesipho esiphezu kwalo, ubophekile bona asiphethe isifungo sakhe.’
19 Mphofu ndina! Kuhlekuhle ngikuphi okukhulu, sisipho namkha li-aldara elenza isiphweso sicwengeke?
20 Yeke, nanyana ngubani ofunga nge-aldara ufunga ngalo nangakho koke okukilo;
21 nomuntu ofunga ngethempeli ufunga ngalo nangaloyo ohlala kilo;+
22 kanti nanyana ngubani ofunga ngezulu ufunga ngesihlalo sobukhosi sakaZimu nangaloyo ohlezi kiso.
23 “Maye! Kini, batloli nabaFarisi, bazenzisi ndina. Ngombana ninikela kwetjhumi kweminti nedili nekhumini*+ kodwana niziphayela eqadi izinto eziqakatheke khulu zomThetho, okubulungiswa,+ umusa+ nokuthembeka. Bekutlhogeka ninikele kwetjhumi kodwana lokho akutjho ukuthi kufuze ningabi nandaba nezinye izinto.+
24 Barholi abaziimphofu,+ nikhupha unompopoloza eenselweni zenu+ kodwana nigomojela ikamela!+
25 “Maye! Kini, batloli nabaFarisi, bazenzisi ndina. Ngombana nihlanza ingaphandle lekapho nesitja+ kodwana ingaphakathi lazo lizele ukuba marhamaru+ nokuzitika.+
26 Mfarisi osiphofu, thoma ngokuhlwengisa ingaphakathi lekapho nelesitja bese nengaphandle lazo lizokuhlwengeka.
27 “Maye! Kini, batloli nabaFarisi, bazenzisi+ ndina. Ngombana nifana namathuna apendiweko,+ abonakala amahle ngaphandle khisibe ngaphakathi azele amathambo wabantu abahlongakeleko, nayo yoke imihlobo yokusilaphala.
28 Nani nibonakala nilungile ebantwini kodwana ngaphakathi nizele ubuzenzisi nokukhohlakala.+
29 “Maye! Kini, batloli nabaFarisi, bazenzisi+ ndina. Ngombana nakha amathuna wabaphorofidi nikghabise namathuna wabalungileko,+
30 bese nithi, ‘Ngathana besiphila emihleni yabokhokho bethu, bengekhe sihlanganyele nabo ekuphalazeni iingazi zabaphorofidi.’
31 Ngalokho, niyazifakazela ukuthi nimadodana walabo ababulala abaphorofidi.+
32 Nakunjalo-ke, qedelelani lapho abokhokho benu batjhiye khona.
33 “Nina nyoka ndina, bantwana beenyoka ezinetjhefu,+ nizosibalekela njani isigwebo seGehena?*+
34 Ngebanga lalokho, nginithumela abaphorofidi,+ amadoda ahlakaniphileko nabafundisi batjhatjhalazi.+ Abanye babo nizobabulala+ nibaphanyeke eengodweni, abanye nibarithe+ emasinagogenenu begodu nibahlunguphaze+ ukusuka kwelinye idorobho ukuya kwelinye,
35 khona kuzobuyela phezu kwenu zoke iingazi ezilungileko eziphalazwe ephasini, kusukela eengazini zaka-Abela+ bekube kwezakaZakariya indodana kaBherekiya, enambulala hlangana kwethempeli ne-aldara.+
36 Kwamambala ngithi kini, zoke izintwezi zizokwenzeka kilesi sizukulwana.
37 “Jerusalema, Jerusalema, mbulali wabaphorofidi nomkghadlhi ngamatje walabo abathunyelwe kuwe,+ kunini ngifuna ukubuthelela abantwabakho njengesikhukhukazi nasibuthelela amadzinyanaso ngaphasi kwamaphikwaso! Kodwana akhenge nivume.+
38 Nje-ke, indlwenu itjhiywa nani.+
39 Ngombana ngithi kini, angekhe nisangibona bekube kulapho nithi, ‘Ubusisiwe oza ngegama lakaJehova!’”*+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Amabhokisana aneengcenye ezine zomThetho, ebewathwalwa epandla madoda amaJuda begodu abotjhwe emkhonweni wangesinceleni bona awavikele.
^ Namkha “Mfundisi.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “umphroselithe.”
^ Qala Ihlathululo.
^ Iminti, idili nekhumini ziinongo zokunandisa ukudla.
^ Qala Ihlathululo.
