14 “Njengobe naMosi aphakamisa inyoka ehlane, kanjalo-ke neNdvodzana yeMuntfu ifanele kuphakanyiswa,
Wadzilita tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, wabhidlita tithicomatje, wagawula tinsika tabo-Ashera, waphahlata inyoka yelitfusi leyayakhiwe nguMosi, ngobe kwaze kwaba ngungaleso sikhatsi solomane ema-Israyeli atfuncisa imphepho kuyo, kwakutsiwa nguNehushtani libito layo.
Yebo-ke, tinja tingihace ndzawo tonkhe, nesicumbi salababi singitungeletile, singibhobose tandla netinyawo.
Ngalelo langa iMphandze yaJese iyakuma ibe siboniso kubetive, tive tiyawuhlangana kuyo, indzawo yayo yekuphumula ibe neludvumo.
Pho, ingagcwaliseka kanjani imiBhalo letsi kumele kube njalo?”
Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Timphungutja tinemigodzi, netinyoni tinetidleke, kodvwa iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ite indzawo yekulala iphumule.”
nekutsi baphristi betfu labakhulu nebabusi banikela kutsi abulawe, base bambetsela esiphambanweni.
Loku kwenteka kuze kutewugcwaliseka livi laJesu lalisho, nakachaza indlela labetawufa ngayo.
Mine ngisinkhwa lesinekuphila lesehla ezulwini, umuntfu nakadla lesinkhwa uyawuphila ingunaphakadze. Futsi-ke lesinkhwa, lengitasinikelela kuphila kwelive, siyinyama yami.”
Ngako Jesu wase utsi kubo: “Nase niyiphakamisile iNdvodzana yeMuntfu, nitakwati kutsi: ‘Mine Nginguye leNginguye;’ nekutsi futsi angenti lutfo ngekwami; kepha ngikhuluma loko, njengobe ngifundziswe nguBabe.
Nkulunkulu ngekwatinchanti kwakhe nangentsandvo yakhe abesakumisile kutsi Jesu uyawuniketwa kini; nine-ke nambulala ngekumbetsela esiphambanweni ngetandla tetoni.