10. Lezo zinceku zaphuma, zaya ezindleleni, zabutha bonke ezabafumanayo, ababi nabahle; indlu yomshado yagcwala abahleziyo ekudleni.
11. “Kuthe inkosi ingena ukubona abahleziyo ekudleni, yabona khona umuntu obengayembethe ingubo yomshado;
12. yathi kuye: ‘Mngane, ungene kanjani lapha ungayembethe ingubo yomshado na?’ Kepha wathula.
13. “Khona inkosi yathi ezincekwini: ‘Mbopheni izinyawo nezandla, nimphonse ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.’
14. “Ngokuba baningi ababiziweyo, kepha bayingcosana abakhethiweyo.”
15. Khona abaFarisi basuka, bacebisana ukuba bamhile ngezwi.
16. Bathuma kuye abafundi babo kanye nabakaHerode, bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile, ufundisa indlela kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso; awukhathali ngamuntu, ngokuba awubheki ubuso babantu.
17. Ngakho sitshele, uthini wena? Kuvunyelwe ukuthela kuKesari noma qha?”
18. Kepha uJesu ebazi ububi babo wathi: “Bazenzisi, ningilingelani na?
19. Ngitshengiseni imali yokuthela,” bamtshengisa udenariyu.*
20. Wayesethi kubo: “Ngokabani lo mfanekiso nalo mbhalo na?”
21. Bathi: “NgokaKesari.”Khona wathi kubo: “Ngakho-ke nikani uKesari okukaKesari noNkulunkulu okukaNkulunkulu.”
22. Sebezwile lokho bamangala, bamshiya, bamuka.
23. Ngalolo suku kwafika kuye abaSadusi abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, bambuza