13 “Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nivimbela bantfu umbuso welizulu, nibe nine ningangeni, nebantfu labafuna kungena anibavumeli kutsi bangene. [
“Maye kini, tati temtsetfo! Nitsatse sikhiya sekuvula umnyango welwati, nine matfupha anikangeni ngekhatsi, konje nibavimbele labo labafuna kungena ngekhatsi.”
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Ngobe nakha emathuna ebaphrofethi abe mahle, nihlobise netikhumbuto talabo lababelungile,
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nifana nemathuna lacakaciwe aba mhlophe, abukeka amahle ngephandle, kodvwa ngekhatsi abe agcwele ematsambo ebantfu labafile nekungcola konkhe.
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Ngobe nikhipha kwelishumi kwashaladi, napelepele, nelidile, niyekele lokungukona kubalulekile kwemtsetfo: kwehlulela, bubele, nekukholwa; loko benifanele kukwenta ngaphandle kwekuyekela loku.
“Maye kumelusi longasiti lutfo, loshiya umhlambi! Shangatsi inkemba ingashaya umkhono wakhe neliso lakhe langesekudla! Shangatsi umkhono wakhe ungashwaphana, neliso lakhe langesekudla livaleke ngci!”
Sawula abevumelene nabo kutsi abulawe loStefano. Ngalo lelo langa libandla laseJerusalema lacala lahlupheka ngekutingelwa kabuhlungu. Onkhe emakholwa, ngaphandle kwebaphostoli, asakateka netigodzi tonkhe taseJudiya naseSamariya.
Mkhweshele nawe, ngobe wamelana kakhulu nemfundziso yetfu.
Toni taseSiyoni tiyatfutfumela, kutfutfumela kubabambile labangamesabi Nkulunkulu: “Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nemlilo locotfulako? Ngubani emkhatsini wetfu longahlala nekuvutsa kwaphakadze?”
Njengobe boJanesi naJambresi bamelana naMosi, nabo-ke labantfu bamelene neliciniso, babantfu labanengcondvo leyonakele netehluleki ekukholweni.
Kepha baphikiswa ngu-Elimasi labesangoma, leyo yinchazelo yelibito lakhe lesiGriki; wetama kuvimbela umbusi ekukholweni.
Base bangenisa baphostoli, babashaya babayala futsi kutsi bangaphindzi bakhulume ngelibito laJesu, base bayabakhulula.
Watsi: “Saniyalisisa kutsi ningafundzisi ngelibito lalomuntfu, kodvwa ase nibuke lesenikwentile! Senisakate lemfundziso yenu yaze yagcwala lonkhe lelidolobha laseJerusalema, senifuna kutsi sibe nelicala ngekufa kwakhe!”
Bayiphendvula batsi: “Wena watalelwa esonweni; wena futsi sewufundzisa tsine?” Base bayincuma esinagogeni labo.
Baphindza futsi kwesibili bayibita lendvodza lebeyiyimphumphutse batsi kuyo: “Ase unike Nkulunkulu ludvumo, ukhulume liciniso. Tsine siyati kutsi lomuntfu lona usoni.”
Batali bakhe bakusho loko ngobe bebesaba emaJuda. Phela abesavumelene ngekutsi lotawufakaza kutsi Jesu unguKhristu, abeyawuncunywa esinagogeni.
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Nigeza lingephandle lendzebe nesitja, kantsi ngekhatsi kugcwele buphangi kanye nebumiti.
Kepha watsi nakabona labanyenti bebaFarisi nebaSadusi beta embhabhatisweni, wababuta watsi: “Ntalo yetinyoka, ngubani lonitjele watsi: ‘Balekelani lolulaka lolutako’?
“Maye kini, baholi labatimphumphutse! Ngobe nitsi: ‘Lofunga lithempeli, akanandzaba; kepha lofunga igolide yelithempeli, utibopha yena ngesifungo sakhe.’