16 Tati temtsetfo telicembu lebaFarisi tambona adla netoni nebatselisi, tabuta bafundzi bakhe tatsi: “Kwentiwa yini kutsi adle netoni kanye nebatselisi?”
bese batsi: ‘Suka, ungasondzeli kimi, ngobe ngingcwele kakhulu kunawe!’ Bantfu labanjalo bayintfutfu emakhaleni ami, umlilo lohlala uvutsa lilanga lonkhe.
Kodvwa nangabalaleli nabo, yonkhe lendzaba yetfule ebandleni. Kantsi, nangabe akalilaleli nelibandla, sale sewumtsatsa njengemfokati nome njengemtselisi.”
Kambe nanitsandza labanitsandzako, ninamvuzo muni? Abenti njalo yini nebatselisi?
BaFarisi nababona loku, base batsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Kwentiwa yini kutsi lomfundzisi wenu adle kanye nebatselisi netoni?”
Jesu wase uyakudla ekhaya kaLevi. Batselisi labanyenti naletinye toni bebalandzela Jesu. Ngako-ke labanyenti babo bangena naye endlini kaLevi, badla naye kanye nebafundzi bakhe.
“Lomuntfu wentiwa yini lokutsi akhulume kanjena? Wetfuka Nkulunkulu. Ngubani longatsetselela tono ngaphandle kwaNkulunkulu?”
“UmFarisi wakhwesha wema yedvwa wathandaza watsi: ‘Ngiyakubonga, Nkulunkulu, kutsi mine angifanani nalabanye bantfu labatigebengu, nalabangakalungi, netiphingi, nanjengalomtselisi.
Phela, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itewufuna nekusindzisa lokulahlekile.”
Bantfu labakubona loko bacala bavungama basola batsi: “Hhawu-u, lomuntfu bekasivakashi emtini walesoni!”
Labanye baFarisi netati temtsetfo telicembu labo tasola bafundzi baJesu. Tabuta tatsi: “Nidlelani nebatselisi kanye netoni nibuye ninatse nato?”
Lomsindvo wekuphikisana waya ngekwandza, letinye tati temtsetfo telicembu lebaFarisi tasukuma tabeka inkhulumo lecosheme tatsi: “Asiliboni licala kulomuntfu. Kutawutsiwani-ke, nangabe umoya nome ingilosi yakhuluma ngempela kuye?”
Kepha umuntfu lonaMoya waNkulunkulu uphenyisisa konkhe, kantsi kute muntfu longamphenyisisa yena.
Mkhumbuleni yena lowo lowacinisela, nome toni setimhlukumeta ngenca yenzondo. Nanimkhumbula-ke, ningeke nidzinwe nome nidzangale etinhlitiyweni tenu.