10 lapho bekunomuntu wesandla esirholopheleko. Bambuza bathi: “Kumthetho ukupholisa ngeSabatha na?” Bambuza lokho ukuze bakghone ukumsola.
ngombana isidlhadlha sikhuluma ubudlhadlha nomkhumbulwaso usopha okumbi: Sizijayeze ukungasabi uZimu, sikhuluma ngokuhlambalaza uSomnini, sidime olambileko ukudla, sibulalise owomileko ngomrhawu.
okutjho ukuphambuka nokudela uSomnini, ukufulathela uZimethu, ukukhuluma igandelelo nokuhlubuka, ukumitha amala esiwahumuza ngeenhliziyo.
Akakho omangalela ngokulunga, akakho ozivikela ebandla ngobuqotho. Bathembela elizeni, bakhulume amanga; bakhulelwe ngobukhohlakali, bazala ihlekelele.
Uzazizwa umelusi odlhayeleko osukela umhlambi! Inga isabula ingamrharhabula umkhono, imgobhodlhe nelihlo langesidleni! Umkhonwakhe ukokorane kokukokorana nelihlo lakhe langesidleni liphophale phophali!
Kwathi abaFarisi nababona lokho, bathi kuJesu: “Qala, abafundi bakho benza okuphambene nomthetho weSabatha.”
Abanye abaFarisi beza kuye kobana bamlinge. Bambuza bathi: “Kumthetho bonyana indoda itlhale umkayo nanyana kungasiphi isizathu na?”
Khonapho bekunabanye abantu ebebafunana nesizathu sokusola uJesu, yeke bamqala ngelihlo elibukhali ukubona bonyana uzakuphilisa umuntu loyo ije kuliSabatha njalo na.
bamquphile kobana bambambe ngokuthileko angahle akutjho.
Umphathi wesinagogi wasilingeka ngombana uJesu bekapholise ngeSabatha, yeke wathi ebantwini: “Kukhona amalanga amathandathu ekufanele sisebenze ngawo.Yeke yizani nizokupholiswa emalangeni lawo, ingasi ngeSabatha!”
Akhe usitjele kuhle bona sikhokhe umthelo wombusi omkhulu namkha njani na?”
wathi kibo: “Ningilethele umuntu lo, nathi utjitjizela abantu bona bahlubuke. Yeke ngimhlolisisile phambi kwenu noke, angisifumani isizathu sokumsola kwenu ngomlandu.
Bathoma ukumsola ngomlandu bathi: “Sifumene umuntu lo akhohlisa isizwe sekhethu. Ujamelene nokukhokhwa komthelo wombusi omkhulu, begodu ukhamba azitjho bona yena unguKrestu.”
Yeke amaJuda athi emuntwini opholisiweko: “Namhlanjesi liSabatha, kuphambene nomthetho wethu bona ungaphatha umsemakho.”
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Nakube namukela ukusoka ngeSabatha ukuze umthetho kaMosi ungaphuki, alo-ke nithukuthelelani ngami nangipholisa umuntu ngeSabatha na?
Batjho lokhu bathiya uJesu, khona bazakuba nesibambelelo sokummangalela. Kodwana uJesu wakhothama watlola phasi ngomunwakhe.
Abanye babaFarisi bathi: “Umuntu loyo akaveli kuZimu ngombana akalilondi iSabatha.” Kodwana abanye bathi: “Kungenzeka njani isoni senze iimangaliso ezinje na?” Ngalokho kwaba nokuhlukana phakathi kwabo.