Mathewu 9:9-17

Esadlula lapho uJesu wabona indoda, igama layo linguMathewu, ihlezi endaweni yokuthela, wathi kuyo: “Ngilandele. Wasuka-ke, wamlandela. Kwathi ehlezi ekudleni endlini, bheka, kwafika abathelisi abaningi nezoni, bahlala naye nabafundi bakhe. Kwathi abaFarisi bekubona lokho bathi kubafundi bakhe: Kungani umfundisi wenu esidla labathelisi lezoni? Kodwa uJesu ekuzwa wathi kubo: Abaphilileyo kabadingi melaphi, kodwa abagulayo. Kodwa hambani nifunde ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuthi: ‘Ngithanda isihawu, hhayi umhlatshelo,’ ngokuba angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni ukuba ziphenduke. Khona beza kuye abafundi bakaJohane, bathi: “Kungani thina nabaFarisi sizila kaningi, kepha abafundi bakho abazili na? UJesu wathi kubo: “Abendlu yomyeni bangalila yini, umyeni enabo na? kodwa ziyakufika izinsuku, lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo, khona-ke bezakuzila. Akakho obekela isiziba sendwangu entsha engutsheni endala; Kanjalo kabatheli iwayini elitsha ezimvabeni ezindala; funa izimvaba ziyaphuka, lichitheke iwayini, nezimvaba zonakale