32. ‘Mina nginguNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe,’ na? Akasiye uNkulunkulu wabafileyo kodwa owabaphilayo.”
33. Kwathi izixuku zikuzwa lokho, zamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe.
34. AbaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu ubathulisile abaSadusi, babuthana ndawonye.
35. Omunye wabo, isazimthetho, wamlinga, wathi:
36. “Mfundisi, ngumuphi umyalo omkhulu emthethweni na?”
37. UJesu wathi kuye: “ ‘Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho.’
38. Yilowo umyalo omkhulu nowokuqala.
39. Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: ‘Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.’
40. Kuleyo miyalo emibili kubambelela umthetho wonke nabaprofethi.”
41. Besabuthene abaFarisi, uJesu wababuza,
42. wathi: “Nithini ngoKristu na? Uyindodana kabani na?”Bathi kuye: “EkaDavide.”
43. Wathi kubo: “Pho, uDavide ngoMoya wambiza kanjani ngokuthi iNkosi, ethi:
44. “ ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami:“Hlala ngakwesokunene sami,ngize ngibeke izitha zakhophansi kwezinyawo zakho.” ’
45. “Ngakho-ke uma uDavide embiza ngokuthi iNkosi, uyindodana yakhe kanjani na?”
46. Kwakungekho obengamphendula ngazwi; emva kwalolo suku akwabe kusabakho muntu onesibindi sokumbuza lutho.