ISan Matteo, iSanta yosuku lomhlaka 21 Septhemba

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Indaba kaSan Matteo
UMathewu wayengumJuda owayesebenzela umbutho wamaRoma, eqoqa intela kwamanye amaJuda. AmaRoma awazange aqaphe ngokuthi "abalimi bentela" bazitholele ini. Ngakho-ke laba bokugcina, abaziwa ngokuthi "ngabathelisi", babezondwa kakhulu njengamambuka ngamanye amaJuda. AbaFarisi bazihlanganisa "nezoni" (bheka uMathewu 9: 11-13). Ngakho-ke kwabethusa ukuzwa uJesu ebiza indoda enjalo njengomunye wabalandeli bakhe abaseduze.

UMathewu wafaka uJesu enkingeni ngokuhlela uhlobo oluthile lomcimbi wokuvalelisa ekhaya lakhe. IVangeli lisitshela ukuthi abathelisi abaningi kanye "nalabo abaziwa njengezoni" beza esidlweni sakusihlwa. AbaFarisi bashaqeka nakakhulu. Yiliphi ibhizinisi ayenalo uthisha omkhulu owayezihlanganisa nabantu abaziphethe kabi kangaka? Impendulo kaJesu yathi: “Labo abaphilile abadingi udokotela, kodwa ngabagulayo abamdingayo. Hambani niyofunda incazelo yamagama athi: "Ngifuna isihe, hhayi umhlatshelo". Angizelanga ukubiza abalungileyo, kodwa izoni ”(Mathewu 9: 12b-13). UJesu akabeki eceleni amasiko nokukhulekela; usho ukuthi ukuthanda abanye kubaluleke kakhulu.

Asikho esinye isiqephu ngoMathewu esitholakala eTestamenteni Elisha.

Ukuzindla
Kuleso simo esingalindelekile, uJesu wakhetha esinye sezisekelo zeSonto, indoda okwathi abanye, ngokwamajaji ngomsebenzi wayo, bacabanga ukuthi ayingcwele ngokwanele kulesi sikhundla. Kodwa uMathewu wayethembeke ngokwanele ukuba avume ukuthi wayengomunye wezoni uJesu ayezombiza. Wayevulekele ngokwanele ukuthi abone iqiniso lapho embona. "Wasukuma wamlandela" (uMathewu 9: 9b).