17 Labo bantfu banishisekela kakhulu, noko kungesiko ngenjongo lenhle, kepha bafuna kunivalela ngephandle kuze nishisekele bona.
“Maye kini, bafundzisi bemtsetfo nebaFarisi! Batentisi! Ngobe niwela tilwandle, nidzabule nemave, kuze nidwebele enkholweni yenu abe munye wetive; nasenimtfolile, nimenta abe yindvodzana yesihogo ngalokuphindziwe kunani.
Ngiyabafakazela kutsi banenshisekelo lenkhulu kuNkulunkulu; kodvwa ayikho ekulatini kahle liciniso.
Ngobe labo labenta njalo, abakhonti yena Khristu iNkhosi yetfu, kodvwa bakhonta tisu tabo; nangemavi lamahle nalamnandzi bayenga tinhlitiyo talabo labangakahlakaniphi.
Ngiyanincoma ngobe ningikhumbula etintfweni tonkhe, nibambelele etimfundzisweni lenganifundzisa tona.
Kepha labanye sebayatikhukhumeta, shangatsi angiseyikuta lapho kini.
Senenele! Seninjingile! Senitente emakhosi ngaphandle kwetfu! Maye, ngifisa shangatsi ngabe ningemakhosi sibili, sitewuhlephunelana nani lokubusa!
Kodvwa ngineluvalo ngani, kutsi njengobe inyoka yakhohlisa Eva ngebucili bayo, nani tingcondvo tenu tingahle tedukiswe niyekele kutinikela kuKhristu ngeliciniso nangebumsulwa.
Kungabe sengigucuke ngaba sitsa senu ngekunitjela liciniso yini?
Kona kuhle kushisekela lokuhle njalonjalo, hhayi nangikhona emkhatsini wenu kuphela.
Ngobe bonkhe labanye batifunela kwabo, abafuni kona kwaJesu.
Bakhuluma emagama lalite, bayenge ngetinkhanuko nangemanyala labo labasandza kuphunyula kulabedukako.
Ngenca yebudli babo bayawutsengiselana ngani ngemavi ebucili. Kusukela emandvulweni kulahlwa kwabo akulibali, nekubhujiswa kwabo akweteli.