Inga-kghani Bewazi?

Singatjho na sithi abarhwebi ebebathengisa iinlwana ethempelini leJerusalema bekufanele bona babizwe ‘ngabadlelezeli’?

IVANGELI lakaMatewu lithi, “UJesu wangena ngethempelini, waqotjha boke ebebathenga bathengisa lapho. Waphekghula iintafula zabatjintji bemali neenhlalo zabathengisa amazuba, athi kibo: “Kutloliwe kwathiwa, ‘Ikumbami izakubizwa bona yikumba yokuthandaza” kodwana nina niyenze irharha [labadlelezeli].’”—Mat. 21:12, 13.

Imitlolo yomlando wamaJuda itjengisa ukuthi abarhwebi bethempelini bebadlelezela abathengi ngokubathengisela izinto ngemali ephezulu. Ngokwesibonelo, iMishnah (Keritot 1:7) inemitlolo yalokho ebekwenzeka hlangana neminyaka yangekhulu lokuthoma, lokha intengo yamazuba amabili womhlatjelo ikhuphuka iba yidenariyu wegolide. Okuyimali elingana nomrholo wamalanga ama-25 womuntu onganakghono lomsebenzi. Abantu abanganalitho bebavunyelwe ukwenza umhlatjelo ngamazuba; nanyana kunjalo, besele kubudisi khulu ukuwathenga. (Lev. 1:14; 5:7; 12:6-8) Umfundisi uSimeon ben Gamaliel, akhange simphathe kuhle isenzwesi, wehlisa izinga lomhlatjelo osibopho, intengo yamazuba amabili yaba ngaphasi khulu kunentengo yangaphambilini.

Ngokwalokho okutjhiwo ngehla, uJesu bekanesizathu esizwakalako sokubiza abarhwebi bethempelini ngokuthi ‘[badlelezeli],’ ngebanga lokudlelezela kwabo nokuba marhamaru.