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.”+

23 Wathi edlula phakathi kwamasimu engqoloyi ngeSabatha, abafundi bakhe baqalisa ukuhamba besikha izikhwebu zengqoloyi.+ 24 AbaFarisi basebesithi kuye: “Khangela! Kanti benzelani into engekho emthethweni ngeSabatha?” 25 Kodwa wathi kubo: “Alikaze likubale yini ukuthi uDavida wenzani esephelelwe yikudla, yena lamadoda ayelawo sebelambile?+ 26 Alikubalanga yini endabeni ka-Abhiyatha+ umphristi okhokhelayo, ukuthi uDavida wangena endlini kaNkulunkulu wadla izinkwa zokubukiswa, ezinye wazinika amadoda ayelaye? Phela kwakungekho emthethweni ukuthi zidliwe yiloba ngubani ngaphandle kwabaphristi.”+ 27 Wasesithi kubo: “Abantu abenzelwanga iSabatha kodwa iSabatha yilo elenzelwa abantu.+ 28 Ngakho iNdodana yomuntu iphinda ibe yiNkosi yeSabatha.”+