23:1 |
UJesu wabe esekhuluma nezixuku, nakubafundi bakhe, |
23:2 |
ethi: “Ababhali nabaFarisi bahlezi esihlalweni sikaMose. |
23:3 |
Ngakho-ke, konke abazakukhuluma kini, qaphela wenze. Nokho ngempela, ungakhethi ukwenza ngokwemisebenzi yabo. Ngoba bathi, kodwa abakwenzi. |
23:4 |
Ngoba babopha imithwalo enzima futhi engabekezeleleki, futhi bawabeka emahlombe abantu. Kodwa abazimisele ukuwanyakazisa ngisho nangomunwe wabo. |
23:5 |
Ngempela, benza yonke imisebenzi yabo ukuze babonwe ngabantu. Ngokuba bakhulisa amafilakteriyu abo, bakhazimulisa imiphetho yabo. |
23:6 |
Futhi bathanda izindawo zokuqala emikhosini, lezihlalo zokuqala emasinagogeni, |
23:7 |
nokubingelelwa esigcawini, lokubizwa ngokuthi iNkosi ngabantu. |
23:8 |
Kodwa akufanele ubizwe ngokuthi Mfundisi. Ngokuba Munye uMbusi wenu, nani nonke ningabazalwane. |
23:9 |
Futhi ungakhethi ukubiza umuntu emhlabeni ngokuthi uyihlo. Ngokuba munye uYihlo, osezulwini. |
23:10 |
Akufanele futhi nibizwe ngokuthi othisha. Ngokuba munye uMfundisi wenu, uKristu. |
23:11 |
Lowo omkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe yisikhonzi senu. |
23:12 |
Kodwa noma ubani oziphakamisile, uzothotshiswa. Futhi noma ubani oye wazithoba, lizaphakanyiswa. |
shiya impendulo
Kufanele ube ungene ngemvume ukuthumela amazwana.