UJesu usilisa umuntu oyisigoga

2Njalo wabuya wangena eKapenawumea emva kwezinsukub; kwasekuzwakala ukuthi usendlinic. 2 Njalo kwahle kwabuthana abanengi, akwazabe kusaba lendawo yabod, ngitsho langasemnyango; wasekhuluma ilizwi kubo. 3 Basebesiza kuye, beletha owome umhlubulo, ethwelwe ngabanee. 4 Babengelakusondela kuye ngenxa yexuku, bavulaf uphahla lapho ayekhona, bathi sebelubhobozile behlisa ithala alele kulo owome umhlubulog. 5 Njalo uJesu ebona ukholo lwabo wathi kowome umhlubulo: Ndodana, izono zakho uzithethelelweh. 6 Kodwa abanye bababhali ababehlezi lapho, banakana enhliziyweni zaboi, bathi: 7 Ukhulumelani inhlamba enje lo? Ngubani ongathethelela izono ngaphandle koyedwa, uNkulunkuluj? 8 Njalo khonokho uJesu ekwazi emoyeni wakhe ukuthi babenakana njalo phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: Linakanelani izinto lezi enhliziyweni zenuk? 9 Yikuphi okulula, ukuthi kowome umhlubulo: Izono zakho uzithethelelwel, kumbe ukuthi: Sukuma, uthathe icansi lakho, uhambe? 10 Kodwa ukuze lazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu ilamandla okuthethelela izono emhlabeni (wathi kowome umhlubulo): 11 Ngithi kuwe: Sukuma uthathe icansi lakho, uye endlini yakho. 12 Njalo wahle wasukuma, wathatha icansi, waphuma phambi kwabo bonke; baze bamangala bonkem, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, besithi: Kasizange sikubone okunje.

Ukubizwa kukaLevi

13 Wasebuya esiya elwandle, ixuku lonke laselisiza kuye, wasebafundisan. 14 Wathi esedlula wabona uLevi okaAlfewu ehlezi endlini yokuthelisela, wasesithi kuye: Ngilandela. Wasesukuma wamlandelao.

15 Kwasekusithi ehlezi endlini yakhe, labathelisi abanengi lezoni bahlala ekudleni loJesu labafundi bakhep; ngoba babebanengi, njalo bemlandela. 16 Kwathi ababhali labaFarisi, bembona esidla labathelisi lezoni, bathi kubafundi bakhe: Kungani esidla enatha labathelisi lezoni? 17 Kwathi uJesu esezwile wathi kubo: Abaphilileyo kabadingi melaphi, kodwa labo abagulayo. Kangizanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni zize ekuphendukeni.

Ukuzila ukudla

18 Njalo abafundi bakaJohane lababaFarisi babezila ukudla; basebesiza bathi kuye: Kungani abafundi bakaJohane lababaFarisi bezila ukudla, kodwa abafundi bakho bengazili ukudlaq? 19 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Amadodana endlu yomthimba angazila yini ukudla, umyeni eselawo? Angezile, ingqe ngesikhathi umyeni eselawo; 20 kodwa zizafika insuku lapho umyeni azasuswa kuwo, njalo khona azazila ukudla ngalezonsukur. 21 Futhi kakho othungela isichibi selembu elingakafinyeli esembathweni esidala; uba-ke kungenjalo okubekelweyo kudabuke kiso, okutsha kwesidala, kuqhele ukudabuka. 22 Futhi kakho othela iwayini elitsha emigodleni emidala; uba-ke kungenjalo iwayini elitsha lidabula imigodla, lichitheke iwayini lemigodla yonakale; kodwa iwayini elitsha limele lifakwe emigodleni emitsha.

UJesu uchasisa umlayo wesabatha

23 Kwasekusithi edabula emasimini amabele ngesabathas, abafundi bakhe basebeqala ukukha izikhwebu behambat. 24 AbaFarisi basebesithi kuye: Khangela, kungani besenza lokho okungavunyelwayo ngesabatha? 25 Yena wasesithi kubo: Kalizange libale yini uDavida akwenzayo, mhla eswele, elambile, yena lababelaye? 26 Ukuthi wayangena njani endlini kaNkulunkulu esikhathini uAbhiyatha engumpristi omkhuluu, wadla izinkwa zokubukiswa ezingavunyelwa ukudliwa ngaphandle kwabapristi, wabanika lababelaye? 27 Wasesithi kubo: Isabatha lenziwa ngenxa yomuntu, njalo umuntu kenziwanga ngenxa yesabathav; 28 ngakho iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi leyesabathaw.