¹ UJesu wathatha wakhuluma futhi kubo ngemifanekiso, wathi: ² Umbuso wezulu ufaniswa nomuntu oyinkosi , owenzela indodana yakhe umshado. ³ Wathuma izinceku zakhe ukubiza abamenyiweyo emshadweni ; kepha abavumanga ukuza. ⁴ Waphinda wathuma ezinye izinceku , wathi: S honini kwabamenyiweyo ukuthi: Bhekani, sengilungisile ukudla kwami ; izinkabi zami nokunonileyo sekuhlatshiwe; konke sekulungile, wozani emshadweni. ⁵ Kepha badelela , bahamba; omunye waya ensimini yakhe , omunye waya entengweni yakhe. ⁶ Abaseleyo babamba izinceku zakhe, baziphatha kabi, bazibulala. ⁷ Kepha inkosi yathukuthela, yathuma amabutho ayo, yabulala labo babulali, yashisa umuzi wabo. ⁸ Khona yathi ezincekwini zayo : U mshado usulungiselwe , kepha abamenyiweyo bebengafanele; ⁹ ngakho-ke hambani niye ezinhlanganweni zezindlela , nibizele emshadweni bonke eningabafumana. ¹⁰ Lezo zinceku zaphuma , zaya ezindleleni , zabutha bonke ezabafumanayo , ababi nabahle; indlu yomshado yagcwala abahleziyo ekudleni. ¹¹ Kuthe inkosi ingena ukubona abahleziyo ekudleni, yabona khona umuntu obengayembethe ingubo yomshado; ¹² yathi kuye: Mngane, ungene kanjani lapha ungayembethe ingubo yomshado na? Kepha wathula. ¹³ Khona inkosi yathi ezincekwini : Mbopheni izinyawo nezandla, nimphonse ebumnyameni obungaphandle ; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. ¹⁴ Ngokuba baningi ababiziweyo, kepha bayingcosana abakhethiweyo. Intela kaKesari (Mark. 12:13; Luk. 20:19) ¹⁵ Khona abaFarisi basuka, bacebisana ukuba bamhile ngezwi. ¹⁶ Bathuma kuye abafundi babo kanye nabakaHerode , bathi: Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile , ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso ; awukhathali ngamuntu, ngokuba awubheki ubuso babantu. ¹⁷ Ngakho sitshele, uthini wena? Kuvunyelwe ukuthela kuKesari noma qha? ¹⁸ Kepha uJesu ebazi ububi babo wathi: Bazenzisi, ningilingelani na? ¹⁹ Ngitshengiseni imali yokuthela, bamtshengisa udenariyu. ²⁰ Wayesethi kubo: Ngokabani lo mfanekiso nalo mbhalo na? ²¹ Bathi: NgokaKesari. Khona wathi kubo : Ngakho-ke nikani uKesari okukaKesari noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu. ²² Sebezwile lokho bamangala, bamshiya, bamuka. Ukuvuka kwabafileyo (Mark. 12:18; Luk. 20:27) ²³ Ngalolo suku kwafika kuye abaSadusi abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, bambuza ²⁴ bathi: Mfundisi, uMose wathi : U ma umuntu efa engen abantwana, umfowabo kamngene umkakhe, amvusele umfowabo inzalo. ²⁵ Kwakukhona-ke kithi izelamani eziyisikhombisa : owokuqala waganwa , wafa; engenanzalo washiya umkakhe kumfowabo. ²⁶ Kanjalo nowesibili nowesithathu, kwaze kwaba kowesikhombisa. ²⁷ Emva kwabo bonke wafa umfazi. ²⁸ Pho, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uyakuba ngumkabani kwabayisikhombisa , lokhu bonke babe naye, na? ²⁹ Kepha uJesu waphendula , wathi kubo : Nidukile ningayazi imibhalo namandla kaNkulunkulu. ³⁰ Ngokuba ekuvukeni kwabafileyo abaganwa , abendiswa, kodwa banjengezingelosi ezulwini. ³¹ Kepha maqondana nokuvuka kwabafileyo anifundanga yini okwakhulunywa kini nguNkulunkulu, ethi: ³² Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka -Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka -Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe , na? Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo. ³³ Kwathi izixuku zikuzwa lokho, zamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe. Umyalo wokuqala (Mark. 12:28) ³⁴ AbaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu ubathulisile abaSadusi , babuthana ndawonye. ³⁵ Omunye wabo, isazimthetho, wamlinga, wathi: ³⁶ Mfundisi, ngumuphi umyalo omkhulu emthethweni na? ³⁷ UJesu wathi kuye : Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho , nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho , nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho. ³⁸ Yilowo umyalo omkhulu nowokuqala. ³⁹ Owesibili ofana nawo uthi : Wothanda umakh elwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. ⁴⁰ Kuleyo miyalo emibili kubambelela umthetho wonke nabaprofethi. UMesiya nemvelo yakhe (Mark. 12:35; Luk. 20:41) ⁴¹ Besabuthene abaFarisi, uJesu wababuza, ⁴² wathi: Nithini ngoKristu na ? Uyindodana kabani na ? Bathi kuye: EkaDavide. ⁴³ Wathi kubo: Pho, uDavide ngoMoya wambiza kanjani ngokuthi iNkosi, ethi: ⁴⁴ INkosi yathi eNkosini yami : Hlala ngakwesokunene sami , ngize ngibeke izitha zakho phansi kwezinyawo zakho. ⁴⁵ Ngakho-ke uma uDavide embiza ngokuthi iNkosi , uyindodana yakhe kanjani na? ⁴⁶ Kwakungekho obengamphendula ngazwi ; emva kwalolo suku akwabe kusabakho muntu onesibindi sokumbuza lutho.