Kulandzisa KwaMatewu 23:1-39
23 Jesu wase ukhuluma nesicumbi sebantfu nebafundzi bakhe, watsi:
2 “Tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi batibeke bona esihlalweni saMosi.
3 Ngako-ke tonkhe tintfo labanitjela tona tigcineni futsi nitente, kodvwa ningabalingisi ngobe bona basho tintfo kepha bangatenti.+
4 Babopha imitfwalo lesindzako bayetfwese bantfu,+ kodvwa bona abafuni kuyitsintsa ngisho nangemuno.+
5 Konkhe labakwentako bakwentela kubukwa bantfu,+ ngobe batenta tibe tinkhulu tikhehle temabhokisana letinemibhalo labatifakela kutivikela,+ belule netimvakaza tetingubo tabo.+
6 Batsandza tindzawo letincono emadzilini, netihlalo letingembili* emasinagogeni,+
7 futsi batsandza kubingelelwa etimakethe nekubitwa ngekutsi Rabi.*
8 Kodvwa nine banganibiti ngekutsi Rabi, ngobe munye kuphela longuMfundzisi wenu,+ nine nibazalwane.
9 Ngetulu kwaloko, ningabiti muntfu lapha emhlabeni ngekutsi ngubabe wenu ngobe munye Babe wenu,+ nguLoyo losezulwini.
10 Banganibiti ngekutsi nibaholi ngobe uMholi wenu munye, nguKhristu.
11 Kodvwa lomkhulu kunani nonkhe kufanele abe yinceku yenu.+
12 Nobe ngubani lotiphakamisako, utawutfotjiswa,+ futsi nobe ngubani lotitfobako, utawuphakanyiswa.+
13 “Maye kini nine tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi, batentisi! Nivimbela bantfu kutsi bangene eMbusweni wemazulu, ngobe nine ngeke ningene kuwo, nalabo labafuna kungena kuwo anibavumeli.+
14 *——
15 “Maye kini nine tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi, batentisi!+ Ngobe nidzabula lwandle kanye nemave kute nigucule bantfu kutsi bangene enkholweni yenu, bese nasebagucukile nibente bafanelwe yiGehena* kwendlula nine.
16 “Maye kini nine baholi labatimphumphutse,+ ngobe nitsi: ‘Nangabe umuntfu afunga lithempeli akunandzaba, kodvwa nangabe afunga ligolide lelisethempelini, utibopha yena.’+
17 Nine tilima lenitimphumphutse! Yini lebalulekile, ligolide nobe lithempeli, lokungilo lelenta leligolide libe ngcwele?
18 Niphindze nitsi: ‘Nangabe umuntfu afunga li-al’thare akunandzaba, kodvwa nangabe afunga umnikelo lokulo, utibopha yena.’
19 Nine timphumphutse! Yini lebalulekile, ngumnikelo nobe li-al’thare, lokungilo lelenta lomnikelo ube ngcwele?
20 Ngako-ke, umuntfu lofunga li-al’thare ufunga lona nato tonkhe tintfo letikulo,
21 futsi loyo lofunga lithempeli ufunga lona naLoyo lohlala kulo,+
22 kantsi loyo lofunga lizulu ufunga sihlalo sebukhosi saNkulunkulu naLoyo lohlala kuso.
23 “Maye kini nine tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi, batentisi! Ngobe nikhipha kwelishumi kweminti, kwelidile nekwekhumini,+ kodvwa anitinaki tintfo letibaluleke kakhulu eMtsetfweni, njengekulunga,+ sihawu+ nekwetsembeka. Kona letintfo bekufanele nitente, kodvwa hhayi kutsi ningasatinaki leti letinye.+
24 Nine baholi labatimphumphutse,+ nikhetsa imphungane+ kodvwa nimita likamela!+
25 “Maye kini nine tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi, batentisi! Ngobe nigeza lingephandle lendzebe nelesitja,+ kodvwa ngekhatsi nibe nigcwele bukhali*+ futsi anikhoni nekulawula tifiso tenu.+
26 MFarisi loyimphumphutse, cale ugeze lingekhatsi lendzebe nelesitja, kuze nelingephandle litewuhlanteka.
27 “Maye kini nine tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi, batentisi!+ Ngobe nifana nemathuna lahucwe aba mhlophe,+ labonakala amahle ngephandle kodvwa ngekhatsi agcwele ematsambo ebantfu labafile nako konkhe kungcola.
28 Nani nibonakala nilungile emehlweni ebantfu, kodvwa ngekhatsi nigcwele kutentisa nebubi.+
29 “Maye kini nine tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi, batentisi!+ Ngobe nakha emathuna ebaphrofethi, nihlobise nemathuna ebantfu labalungile,+
30 bese nitsi: ‘Kube besiphila emalangeni abokhokho betfu, besingeke sibambisane nabo ekubulaleni baphrofethi.’
31 Ngako-ke nitilahla nine ngelicala kutsi ningemadvodzana alabo lababulala baphrofethi.+
32 Chubekani-ke nicedzele loko lokwacalwa bokhokho benu.
33 “Nine tinyoka, ntalelwane yemabululu,+ nitasibalekela njani sijeziso saseGehena?*+
34 Ngaleso sizatfu, ngitfumela baphrofethi kini,+ nebantfu labahlakaniphile kanye nebafundzisi.+ Labanye nitababulala+ futsi nibabulalele etigodvweni, kantsi labanye nitabashaya+ emasinagogeni enu niphindze nibaphatse kabi+ kuwo onkhe emadolobha,
35 ngaleyondlela ingati yabo bonkhe labalungile emhlabeni iyawuba setikwenu, kusukela ku-Abela lobekalungile+ kuze kuyofika kuZakhariya indvodzana yaBharakhiya, lenambulalela emkhatsini wendzawo lengcwele neli-al’thare.+
36 Ngicinisile ngitsi kini: Tonkhe letintfo titakwehlela lesitukulwane.
37 “Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena lobulala baphrofethi, nalobagcoba ngematje labo labatfunyelwe kuwe,+ kukanyenti ngifuna kubagcogcela ndzawonye bantfwana bakho, kuhle kwesikhukhukati sigcogcela emantjwele aso ngaphansi kwetimphiko taso! Kodvwa nine anizange nivume.+
38 Bukani-ke, indlu yenu seyishiywe nani.*+
39 Ngako ngitsi kini: Ngeke nisangibona kusukela nyalo kuze kube ngulapho nitsi: ‘Ubusisiwe loyo lota ngelibito laJehova!’”*+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “letincono.”
^ Nobe “Mfundzisi.”
^ Fundza Sandzisanchazo A3.
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Nobe “tintfo lenitebe kubantfu.”
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “seyisele yodvwa.”
^ Fundza Sandzisanchazo A5.
