23 Utigabatisa ngekuba nemtsetfo waNkulunkulu, kepha umhlaziselani Nkulunkulu ngekwephula umtsetfo wakhe?
Ngelilanga lesikhombisa umphristi asihlolisise futsi, nangabe asikandzi, neboya lobumtfubi abukho kuso kantsi asikagubhi,
Babusi balamadolobha bawabusa ngekudizelwa, kanjalo nebaphristi bayatsengwa kuze bachaze bahumushe nemtsetfo, nebaphrofethi imibono netembulo tabo batichaza ngekudizelwa; noko basajinge bachoshe ngekutsi Simakadze unabo, batsi: “Kute lokutasehlela, ngobe Simakadze unatsi.”
“UmFarisi wakhwesha wema yedvwa wathandaza watsi: ‘Ngiyakubonga, Nkulunkulu, kutsi mine angifanani nalabanye bantfu labatigebengu, nalabangakalungi, netiphingi, nanjengalomtselisi.
“Ningacabangi-ke kutsi ngitanimangalela kuBabe. Ukhona lonimangalelako, yena loMosi lenetsembele kuye.
Ase ufanekise ngawe. Wena uliJuda, wetsembele emtsetfweni, futsi utigabatisa ngekutsi Nkulunkulu wakho.
Vele kusita ngalokuphelele. Kwekucala Nkulunkulu emavi akhe wawaphatsisa emaJuda.
Pho-ke, singatigabatisa ngani? Kute! Ngasiphi sizatfu? Ngesizatfu semisebenti yini? Cha, kodvwa ngesizatfu sekukholwa.
Ema-Israyeli sive saNkulunkulu lasenta emadvodzana akhe. Wawanika sabelo ebukhosini bakhe, watenta nawo tivumelwane, wawanika umtsetfo, nendlela lengiyo yekukhonta ethempelini, wabapha netetsembiso.