12 Ngaleso sikhatsi, Jesu wahamba emasimini ngeliSabatha. Bafundzi bakhe besebalambile, ngako babese bachulula kolo badla.+ 2 BaFarisi nababona loku, batsi kuye: “Asewubuke! Bafundzi bakho benta intfo lengakavumeleki kutsi yentiwe ngeliSabatha.”+ 3 Jesu watsi kubo: “Anizange nifundze yini ngaloko Davide lakwenta ngesikhatsi yena nemadvodza labehamba nawo balambile?+ 4 Wangena endlini yaNkulunkulu watsatsa tinkhwa letinikelwe kuNkulunkulu,+ futsi watidla nalamadvodza. Bebangakavumeleki kutsi batidle letinkhwa, kodvwa bekubaphristi kuphela lebebavumelekile.+ 5 Anizange nifundze yini eMtsetfweni kutsi baphristi lebebasethempelini bebasebenta ngeliSabatha, kodvwa bangabi nelicala?+ 6 Ngiyanitjela ngitsi, lapha kukhona lomkhulu kunelithempeli.+ 7 Kube benikucondza loko lokushiwo ngulamavi latsi: ‘Angifuni imihlatjelo,+ kodvwa ngifuna kutsi bantfu babe nemusa,’+ beningeke nibalahle ngelicala labo labamsulwa. 8 Ngobe iNdvodzana yemuntfu iyiNkhosi yeliSabatha.”+

23 Ngesikhatsi ahamba emasimini ngeliSabatha, bafundzi bakhe bebachulula kolo njengobe bahamba.+ 24 Ngako baFarisi batsi kuye: “Asewubuke! Kungani benta intfo lengakavumeleki ngeliSabatha?” 25 Kodvwa watsi kubo: “Anizange nifundze yini ngaloko Davide lakwenta ngesikhatsi sekete kudla, futsi yena nemadvodza lebekahamba nawo sebalambile?+ 26 Kutsi ngesikhatsi sa-Abiyatha+ umphristi lomkhulu, Davide wangena endlini yaNkulunkulu wadla tinkhwa lebetinikelwe kuNkulunkulu, futsi ngemuva kwaloko watinika nalamadvodza lebekahamba nawo. Kute lobekavumeleke kutsi atidle letinkhwa ngaphandle kwebaphristi.”+ 27 Wachubeka watsi kubo: “LiSabatha laba khona kute kusitakale umuntfu,+ hhayi kutsi umuntfu wadalelwa kugcina liSabatha. 28 Ngako iNdvodzana yemuntfu iphindze ibe yiNkhosi yeliSabatha.”+