2 Bafundzi bakhe bambuta batsi: “Mfundzisi, kwabangelwa sono sabani lokutsi lomuntfu atalwe ayimphumphutse? Sono sakhe yini nome sebatali bakhe?”
Ungasikhotsameli nome usikhonte, ngobe mine Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, nginguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele. Labo labangitondzako sijeziso sami ngesono saboyise ngisehlisela ngisho nakubantfwana babo besitukulwane sesitsatfu nesesine.
Bamphendvula batsi: “Labanye batsi inguJohane uMbhabhatisi, labanye batsi ingu-Elija, kantsi labanye batsi inguJeremiya nome ingulomunye nje webaphrofethi.”
batsandza nekubingelelwa ngenhlonipho etimakethe, bantfu bababite ngekutsi: ‘Mfundisi!’
Kepha nine ningabobitwa ngumuntfu ngekutsi: ‘Mfundisi,’ ngobe nonkhe nibazalwane, munye uMfundzisi wenu.
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Njengobe babulawa-ke laba baseGalile, nicabanga kutsi loko kusho kutsi bona babetoni kakhulu yini kunalabanye bantfu baseGalile?
Bafundzi bakhe base bayamncenga batsi: “Mfundzisi, asewudle phela.”
Jesu watsi endlula nje, wabona umuntfu labeyimphumphutse seloku atalwa.
Bayiphendvula batsi: “Wena watalelwa esonweni; wena futsi sewufundzisa tsine?” Base bayincuma esinagogeni labo.
Lesive saseMaltha satsi nasibona lenyoka inamatsele esandleni saPawula, samsola satsi: “Lomuntfu ngumtsakatsi, nome asaphunyulile elwandle nkulunkulu wekujezisa, longuDikhe, akamvumeli kutsi aphile.”