Matthew 22 (NDE)

1UJesu wakhuluma kubo njalo ngemizekeliso wathi:Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

2“Umbuso wezulu unjengenkosi eyalungisela indodana yayo idili lomthimba.“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

3Yathuma izinceku zayo kulabo ababenxusiwe edilini ukuba beze kodwa bala ukuza.He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.

4Yaphinda yathuma ezinye izinceku yathi, ‘Batsheleni labo abanxusiweyo ukuthi sengililungisile idili. Ngihlabe inkabi lenkomo ezinonisiweyo, konke sekulungile. Wozani edilini lomthimba.’Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

5Kodwa kabakunanzanga lokho, bazihambela, omunye waya ensimini yakhe, omunye emsebenzini wakhe.But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

6Abanye bazibamba izinceku zayo, bazihlukuluza bazibulala.The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7Inkosi yathukuthela. Yathumela impi yayo yababhuqa labobabulali yatshisa idolobho labo.The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

8Yasisithi ezincekwini zayo, ‘Idili lomthimba selilungile kodwa labo engibanxusileyo bebengasafanele ukuza.Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

9Hambani liye emahlanganweni ezindlela linxuse loba ngubani elimbonayo.’Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

10Ngakho izinceku zangena ezitaladini zabutha bonke abantu ezababonayo, abalungileyo lababi, indlu yomthimba yagcwala izethekeli.So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11Kodwa kwathi inkosi ingena ukuzabona izethekeli, yananzelela khonapho indoda eyeyingavunulanga izigqoko zomthimba.But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

12Yabuza yathi, ‘Mngane, ungene njani lapha ungelazigqoko zomthimba?’ Indoda yatsha amathe.‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

13Inkosi yasitshela izinceku zayo yathi, ‘Mbopheni izandla lezinyawo limphosele ngaphandle ebumnyameni, lapho okuzakuba khona ukukhala lokugedla kwamazinyo.’Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14Ngoba banengi ababiziweyo kodwa balutshwana abakhethiweyo.”For many are called, but few are chosen.”

15Lapho-ke abaFarisi basuka baphuma bayaceba ukuthi bambambe ngamazwi akhe.Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

16Bathuma abafundi babo kuye behamba lamaHerodiya. Bathi, “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uyindoda eqotho lokuthi ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso. Kawusuye uthathekile ngoba kawulani lokuthi bangobani.They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

17Sitshele-ke, uthini ngalokhu? Kusemthethweni na ukuthela kuKhesari kumbe hatshi?”So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

18UJesu ngokwazi inhloso yabo embi wathi, “Lina bazenzisi, lenzani lizama ukungithiya na?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

19Ake lingitshengise uhlamvu lwemali okuthelwa ngayo.” Bamlethela idenari,Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

20wasebabuza wathi, “Ngumfanekiso kabani lo? Njalo luphawu lukabani lolu?”“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”

21Baphendula bathi, “NgokukaKhesari.” Wasesithi kubo, “Phanini uKhesari okungokukaKhesari loNkulunkulu okungokukaNkulunkulu.”“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

22Bathi besizwa lokhu bamangala. Ngakho basuka kuye bahamba.And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

23Ngalelolanga abaSadusi, abathi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, beza kuye belombuzo.That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

24Bathi, “Mfundisi, uMosi wasitshela wathi, nxa indoda ingafa ingazalanga mntwana, umfowabo kamthathe umfelokazi amzalele abantwana.“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

25Kwakulabafowabo abayisikhombisa phakathi kwethu. Wathatha owakuqala wasesifa, kwathi ngoba engazuzanga mntwana watshiyela umkakhe umfowabo.Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.

26Kwaphinda lokho kowesibili lowesithathu njalo kwaze kwaba ngowesikhombisa.The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.

27Ekucineni wafa lowomfazi.And last of all, the woman died.

28Pho-ke, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo uzakuba ngumkabani phakathi kwabayisikhombisa njengoba bonke babemthethe?”In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

29UJesu waphendula wathi, “Liyalahleka ngoba kaliyazi imibhalo lamandla kaNkulunkulu.Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

30Ekuvukeni kwabafileyo abantu kabayikuthatha loba bendiswe; bazakuba njengezingilosi ezulwini.In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

31Kodwa mayelana lokuvuka kwabafileyo, kalibalanga yini lokho uNkulunkulu akutsho kini ukuthi,But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

32‘NginguNkulunkulu ka-Abhrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka loNkulunkulu kaJakhobe’? KasuNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo.”‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

33Kwathi amaxuku abantu esizwa lokhu amangaliswa yikufundisa kwakhe.When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

34AbaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu wayesebathulisile abaSadusi, bahlangana ndawonye.And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

35Omunye wabo owayeyisazi somthetho wamlinga ngombuzo wathi,One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

36“Mfundisi, yiwuphi umlayo omkhulu kulayo yonke eMthethweni?”“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”

37UJesu waphendula wathi, “ ‘Thanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke langomphefumulo wakho wonke langengqondo yakho yonke.’Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

38Yiwo owokuqala njalo odlula yonke imilayo.This is the first and greatest commandment.

39Owesibili unjengawo: ‘Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.’And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

40Wonke uMthetho labaPhrofethi kweyeme kuyonale imilayo emibili.”All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

41Kwathi abaFarisi behlangene ndawonye uJesu wababuza wathi,While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

42“Licabangani ngoKhristu? Uyindodana kabani?” Baphendula bathi, “Yindodana kaDavida.”“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

43Wathi kubo, “Kungani pho uDavida wathi ekhuluma ngoMoya umbiza athi ‘Nkosi’? Ngoba uthi,Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

44‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami ngize ngibeke izitha zakho ngaphansi kwenyawo zakho.” ’‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

45Pho, nxa uDavida esithi kuye, ‘Nkosi,’ angaba yindodana yakhe njani?”So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

46Kakho loyedwa owaba lelizwi lokumphendula. Kwathi-ke kusukela ngalolosuku kakho owaqunga isibindi sokumbuza eminye imibuzo.No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.

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