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20 Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga afundzisa bantfu ethempelini futsi amemetela tindzaba letimnandzi, kweta baphristi labakhulu, tati temtsetfo nemadvodza lamadzala, 2 batsi kuye: “Sitjele kutsi letintfo utenta ngaliphi ligunya, futsi ngubani lokunike leligunya.”+ 3 Wabaphendvula watsi: “Nami ngitanibuta umbuto, ngicela ningiphendvule: 4 Johane bekalitsetsephi ligunya lekubhabhatisa, bekalitsetse ezulwini yini nobe kubantfu?” 5 Ngako babese bakhuluma bodvwa batsi: “Nasitsi: ‘Ezulwini,’ utawutsi: ‘Animkholwanga ngani-ke?’ 6 Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Kubantfu,’ bonkhe labantfu batasigcoba ngematje ngobe bakholelwa kutsi Johane bekangumphrofethi.”+ 7 Ngako batsi abati kutsi bekalitsetsephi leligunya. 8 Jesu wase utsi kubo: “Nami-ke ngeke nginitjele kutsi ngilitsatsaphi ligunya lekwenta letintfo.”
9 Wase utjela labantfu umfanekiso, watsi: “Umuntfu lotsite walima insimu yemagilebisi,+ wase uyicashisela balimi, ngemuva kwaloko wahamba sikhatsi lesidze waya eveni lelikhashane.+ 10 Nasekufike sikhatsi sekuvuna, watfumela sisebenti sakhe kulabalimi kutsi siyolandza titselo talensimu. Kodvwa labalimi basishaya lesisebenti, ngemuva kwaloko basijikisa silengisa tandla.+ 11 Lomuntfu waphindze watfumela lesinye sisebenti. Naso basishaya, bahlekisa ngaso* futsi basijikisa singakaphatsi lutfo. 12 Watfumela nesesitsatfu; naleso basilimata base basikhiphela ngephandle. 13 Ngemuva kwaloko, lomnikati walensimu watsi: ‘Sengitawenta njani-ke nyalo? Ngitawutfumela indvodzana yami letsandzekako.+ Mhlawumbe yona batayihlonipha.’ 14 Kodvwa labalimi batsi nabayibona, bakhuluma bodvwa batsi: ‘Lena ngiyo indlalifa. Asiyibulaleni kuze sitfole lifa layo.’ 15 Ngako bayihudvulela ngephandle kwalensimu bayibulala.+ Umnikati walensimu utabentani-ke labalimi? 16 Utawufika ababulale, bese lensimu yakhe uyiniketa labanye.”
Nabeva loku, labantfu batsi: “Loku akungenteki kitsi!” 17 Kodvwa wababuka emehlweni wase utsi: “Asho kutsini lamavi labhaliwe latsi: ‘Litje lelaliwe bakhi seligucuke laba litje leliyinhloko’?*+ 18 Wonkhe umuntfu lowela etikwalelitje utawufihlika.+ Naloyo leliwela kuye litamsila.”
19 Tati temtsetfo kanye nebaphristi labakhulu bebafuna kumbamba ngaso leso sikhatsi, kodvwa besaba lesicumbi sebantfu, ngobe bebabona kutsi ngalomfanekiso usho bona.+ 20 Ngemuva kwekumbukisisa, bacasha emadvodza ngasense kutsi aye kuye, ente shengatsi atimisele kumlalela kuze bamgibe ngaloko lakushoko+ bese bamnikela etiphatsimandleni nakumbusi. 21 Ngako lamadvodza ambuta atsi: “Mfundzisi, siyakwati kutsi ukhuluma liciniso nekutsi ufundzisa liciniso, futsi awukhetsi, kodvwa ufundzisa indlela yaNkulunkulu ngeliciniso: 22 Kuvumelekile* yini kutsi sikhiphe umtselo kuKhesari?” 23 Kodvwa wabubona bucili bawo, ngako watsi kuwo: 24 “Aseningikhombise denariyo.* Sabani lesitfombe nalelibito lelilapha?” Wona atsi kuye: “KwaKhesari.” 25 Wawaphendvula watsi: “Ngako-ke, nikani Khesari lokukwakhe,+ kodvwa ninike Nkulunkulu lokukwakhe.”+ 26 Lamadvodza ehluleka kumgiba ngenkhulumo yakhe embikwebantfu, kodvwa amangala nakeva imphendvulo yakhe, ase ayabindza.
27 Nanobe kunjalo, kwefika labanye baSadusi, bona lebebatsi labafile ngeke bavuswe,+ bambuta,+ 28 batsi: “Mfundzisi, Mosi wabhala watsi: ‘Nangabe indvodza ifa futsi ishiya umfati wayo kodvwa ibe ite bantfwana, umnakabo kufanele angene lomfati, kuze atewutalela umufi bantfwana.’+ 29 Manje-ke bekunetelamani letingu-7, futsi wekucala watsatsa umfati wase uyafa ete bantfwana. 30 Ngako lowesibili wamtsatsa lomfati kodvwa naye wafa. 31 Kwenteka lokufanako nakuwesitsatfu. Bonkhe bongu-7 bamtsatsa lomfati kodvwa bafa bete bantfwana. 32 Ekugcineni, lomfati naye wafa. 33 Manje-ke nasekuvuswa labafile, lomfati utawuba wabani? Ngobe ube ngumfati wabo bonkhe.”
34 Jesu watsi kubo: “Bantfu balesikhatsi* bayashada futsi bayendza, 35 kodvwa labo labafanelwe kutfola kuphila esikhatsini lesitako kanye nekuvuswa ekufeni, ngeke bashade nome bendze.+ 36 Ecinisweni, ngeke basafa, ngobe batawube sebafana netingilosi, futsi sebabantfwana baNkulunkulu, ngenca yekutsi batawube sebavusiwe ekufeni. 37 Endzabeni yesihlahla lesivutsako, ngisho naMosi waveta kutsi labafile batawuvuswa, ngesikhatsi abita Jehova* ngekutsi ‘nguNkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, wa-Isaka newaJakobe.’+ 38 Yena unguNkulunkulu walabaphilako, hhayi walabafile, ngobe ngekwembono wakhe bonkhe bayaphila.”*+ 39 Letinye tati temtsetfo tamphendvula tatsi: “Mfundzisi, ukhulume kahle.” 40 Besebesaba kumbuta lomunye umbuto.
41 Wase uyababuta utsi: “Kungani labanye batsi Khristu uyindvodzana yaDavide?+ 42 Ngobe encwadzini yeTihlabelelo yena Davide utsi: ‘Jehova* watsi eNkhosini yami: “Hlala ngesekudla sami 43 kuze kube ngulapho titsa takho ngitibeka ngephansi kwetinyawo takho.”’+ 44 Nangabe Davide ambita ngekutsi yiNkhosi, kungenteka njani-ke kutsi abe yindvodzana yakhe?”
45 Ngesikhatsi bonkhe bantfu basalalele, watsi kubafundzi bakhe: 46 “Caphelani tati temtsetfo letitsandza kuhamba tigcoke tingubo letindze, naletitsandza kubingelelwa etimakethe nekuhlala etihlalweni letingembili* emasinagogeni, futsi letifuna tindzawo letincono emadzilini.+ 47 Titsatsa tindlu* tebafelokati, futsi tenta imithantazo lemidze kuze tibonwe bantfu.* Ngako titawujeziswa kamatima.”*