29 Sicumbi sisandza, Jesu wachubeka watsi: “Lesitukulwane lesi situkulwane lesibi, sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha kute sibonakaliso lesitawunikwa sona ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona.
Hezekeli utakuba sibonakaliso kini; niyawukwenta njengobe naye entile. Nakwenteka-ke loku, ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.’
Ngalelinye lilanga livi laSimakadze lefika kuJona, umsa wa-Amithayi, latsi:
Kepha watsi nakabona labanyenti bebaFarisi nebaSadusi beta embhabhatisweni, wababuta watsi: “Ntalo yetinyoka, ngubani lonitjele watsi: ‘Balekelani lolulaka lolutako’?
Lowo lonemahloni ngami, nangemavi ami, kulesitukulwane lesonakele nalesiphingako, neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuba nemahloni ngaye, nayifika ebukhosini beYise kanye netingilosi letingcwele.”
Labanye batimisela kumgiba, ngako-ke, base bamcela kutsi ente sibonakaliso lesivela ezulwini.
Ngako yonkhe ingati yebaphrofethi leyacitfwa seloku kwasekelwa umhlaba iyawubitwa etikwalesitukulwane,
Tatsi lapho ticumbi tebantfu tisondzela madvutane, bantfu banyatselana ngenca yebunyenti, Jesu wase utsi kubafundzi bakhe kucala: “Caphelani imvubelo yebaFarisi yekutentisa.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Yehheni, nine situkulwane lesonakele nalesingakholwa, ngiyawuhlala nani kuze kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Mletse lapha lomsa wakho.”
Ngako-ke emaJuda ambuta atsi: “Usikhombisa sibonakaliso sini-ke nawenta nje?”
Base batsi kuye: “Sibonakaliso sini semandla longasenta kuze sibone, sitewukholwa nguwe? Msebenti muni lowentako?
Nine nibeyihlo Sathane. Nitsandza kwenta tinkhanuko teyihlo. Yena abevele angumbulali webantfu kusukela ekucaleni, akemi ecinisweni, ngobe liciniso kute kuye. Nakakhuluma emanga, ukhuluma intfo yakhe, ngobe ungumcambimanga neyise wawo onkhe emanga.
Ngobe emaJuda afuna tibonakaliso, kantsi emaGriki wona afuna kuhlakanipha.