KUMATHEWU 13:24-26, uJesu ucashunwa ethi: “Umbuso wamazulu uye waba njengomuntu owahlwanyela imbewu enhle ensimini yakhe. Ngesikhathi abantu besalele, isitha sakhe safika sahlwanyela ukhula phakathi kukakolweni, sahamba. Lapho ikhaba lihluma futhi lithela, khona-ke kwabonakala nokhula.” Ababhali abahlukahlukene baye babuza ukuthi lo mfanekiso kufanele yini ubhekwe njengento eyayenzeka ngempela—imibhalo yomthetho yaseRoma isikisela ukuthi kufanele.

Esinye isichazamazwi seBhayibheli sithi, “Ukuhlwanyela ukhula ensimini yomuntu ngenxa yokufuna ukuziphindiselela . . . kwakuyicala ngaphansi komthetho waseRoma. Isidingo somthetho kulolu daba sibonisa ukuthi lesi senzo sasivamile ukwenzeka”. Isazi kwezomthetho u-Alastair Kerr uchaza ukuthi ngo-533 C.E., uMbusi waseRoma, uJustinian, wanyathelisa i-Digest yakhe eyayichaza kafushane umthetho waseRoma futhi ineziqeshana zamakhasi ezazivela kubahluleli, abahlulela ngesikhathi kusungulwa umthetho (cishe ngo-100-250 C.E.). Ngokwalokhu okwabhalwa (Digest, 9.2.27.14), umahluleli u-Ulpian wabhekisela ecaleni elasingathwa uCelsus, isikhulu saseRoma sangekhulu lesibili. Ukhula lwaluhlwanyelwe ensimini yomunye umuntu futhi lokho kwenza ukuba izitshalo zibune. I-Digest icabangela izisombululo ezingokomthetho umnikazi noma umuntu oqashe ipulazi ayengazithola ukuze athole isinxephezelo esivela kumuntu owonile ngalokho okumlahlekele.

Lezi zenzo ezilimazayo ezenzeka eMbusweni waseRoma ezikhathini zasendulo zibonisa ukuthi isimo uJesu asichaza sasenzeka ngempela ekuphileni.