12 Ngesikhatheso uJesu nabafundi bakhe badlula hlangana namasimu wekoroyi ngeSabatha. Abafundi bakhe balamba, bathoma ukukha iinqwambi zekoroyi badla.+ 2 Kuthe abaFarisi nabababonako bathi kuye: “Qala! Abafundi bakho benza into engakavumeleki ngeSabatha.”+ 3 Wathi kibo: “Azange nifunde na ukuthi uDavida wenzani lokha yena namadoda ebekakhamba nawo balambile?+ 4 Wangena ngendlini kaZimu, badla uburotho bomnikelo,*+ okuyinto engakavumeleki bona yena namadoda akhamba nawo bayenze kodwana bekubaphristi kwaphela+ abavumelekileko. 5 Akhenge nifunde na emThethweni bona ngamaSabatha, abaphristi ethempelini bayaweqa umthetho weSabatha kodwana bangabi mlandu?+ 6 Nokho ngiyanitjela bona okukhulu kunethempeli kulapha.+ 7 Thana benazi bona kutjho ukuthini ukuthi, ‘Ngifuna umusa+ ingasi umhlatjelo,’+ bengeze nabaphara ngomlandu abamsulwa. 8 Ngombana iNdodana yomuntu iyiKosi yeSabatha.”+

6 Nje-ke wadlula emasimini wekoroyi ngesabatha, abafundi bakhe bakha iinqwambi zekoroyi,+ bazihlikihla ngezandla,+ badla. 2 Abanye abaFarisi nababona lokho bathi: “Kubayini nenza into engakavumeleki ngeSabatha?”+ 3 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Akhenge nifunde na ukuthi uDavida wenzani lokha yena namadoda ebekakhamba nawo balambile?+ 4 Wangena ngendlini kaZimu, wanikelwa uburotho bomnikelo* wadla, wanikela namadoda akhamba nawo obunye babo. Ngokomthetho bekungakavumeleki bona nanyana ngubani abudle ngaphandle kwabaphristi kwaphela.”+ 5 Bese wathi kibo: “INdodana yomuntu iyiKosi yeSabatha.”+