12 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu wadabula emasimini engqoloyi ngeSabatha. Abafundi bakhe bezwa sebelambile basebeqalisa ukukha izikhwebu zengqoloyi besidla.+ 2 AbaFarisi bathe bekubona lokhu bathi kuye: “Khangela! Abafundi bakho benza into engekho emthethweni ngeSabatha.”+ 3 Yena wathi kubo: “Kanti alikaze likubale yini ukuthi uDavida wenzani yena lamadoda ayelawo sebelambile?+ 4 Angithi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu, yena lamadoda ayelaye badla izinkwa zokubukiswa+ ezazidliwa ngabaphristi kuphela,+ okwakungekho emthethweni ukuthi bona bazidle? 5 Kumbe alikaze likubale yini eMthethweni ukuthi ngamaSabatha abaphristi bayasebenza ethempelini kodwa bangabi lecala?+ 6 Lanxa kunjalo, ngilitshela ukuthi okulapha kukhulu kulethempeli.+ 7 Kodwa aluba belikuzwisisile ukuthi kutshoni ukuthi, ‘Ngifuna isihawu+ hatshi umhlatshelo,’+ belingasoze libasole abangelacala 8 ngoba iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yeSabatha.”+

6 Ngelinye ilanga kungeSabatha wadlula phakathi kwamasimu engqoloyi. Abafundi bakhe babehamba besikha izikhwebu zengqoloyi,+ bazihlikihle ngezandla bazidle.+ 2 Abanye abaFarisi bathi bekubona lokho bathi: “Lenzelani into engekho emthethweni ngeSabatha?”+ 3 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Kanti alikaze likubale yini ukuthi uDavida wenzani yena lamadoda ayelawo sebelambile?+ 4 Angithi wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu waphiwa izinkwa zokubukiswa wadla, ezinye wazinika amadoda ayelaye? Phela kwakungekho emthethweni ukuthi zidliwe yiloba ngubani ngaphandle kwabaphristi kuphela.”+ 5 Wasesithi kubo: “INdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yeSabatha.”+