Luka 5:27-39

Emva kwalokho waphuma, wabona umthelisi ogama lakhe linguLevi ehlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuye: “Ngilandele. Waseshiya konke, wasukuma, wamlandela. ULevi wamenzela idili elikhulu endlini yakhe, kwakukhona isixuku esikhulu sabathelisi nabanye ababehlezi nabo ekudleni. Kodwa ababhali babo labaFarisi bakhonona ngabafundi bakhe, besithi: Kungani lisidla linatha labathelisi lezoni? UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Abaphilileyo abadingi melaphi; kodwa abagulayo. Angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni ekuphendukeni. Basebesithi kuye: Kungani abafundi bakaJohane bezila ukudla kanengi, bakhuleka, ngokunjalo labafundi babaFarisi; kepha abakho bayadla, baphuze na? Wathi kubo: Ningabazilisa yini abantwana bomyeni, umyeni esenabo na? Kodwa zizafika insuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo; Wayesebalandisa nomfanekiso; Akakho obekela isiziba sengubo entsha engutsheni endala; uma kungenjalo, esitsha siyaklebhuka, nesiqeshana esikhishwe kwesitsha asihambisani nendala. Akakho othela iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala; uba-ke iwayini elitsha lizaqhuma izimvaba, lichitheke, lezimvaba zonakale. Kodwa iwayini elisha limelwe ukuthelwa ezimvabeni ezintsha; futhi zombili ziyalondolozwa. Akakho othi ephuze iwayini elidala ahle afune elisha, ngokuba uthi: Elidala lingcono