23 Ngobe imphilo ibaluleke kakhulu kunekudla, nemtimba ubaluleke kakhulu kunetimphahla.
Atsi kube abakhiphele ngaphandle, lomunye wawo watsi: “Balekani nitewusindza! Ningasabuki nasemuva, ningemi ndzawo kulelitsafa. Balekani nicondze ngasetintsabeni, ningahle nehlelwe ngulesijeziso.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuSathane, watsi: “Kulungile, konkhe lanako kusetandleni takho, kodvwa ungasibeki sandla sakho emtimbeni wakhe.” Ngako Sathane wahamba, wesuka kuSimakadze.
Sathane waphendvula Simakadze, watsi: “Sikhumba esikhunjeni! Umuntfu angalahlekelwa nguko konkhe lanako ngenca yemphilo yakhe.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuSathane, watsi: “Kulungile phela, usetandleni takho; kodvwa ungambulali.”
Bunjinga bemuntfu bungaba yinhlawulo yekuphila kwakhe; kodvwa luphuya alusongelwa lutfo.
Jesu wase utjela bafundzi bakhe utsi: “Ngako-ke nginitjela kutsi: Ningakhatsateki ngemphilo yenu, nekutsi nitawudlani, nangekutsi nitakwembatsani emitimbeni yenu.
Ase nibuke emangangane! Akahlanyeli akavuni; ate tincolobane netilulu, kodvwa noko Nkulunkulu uyawondla. Nibaluleke kakhulu kangakanani-ke nine kunetinyoni!
Kwatsi nase sidle sonkhe sesutsa, kwase kuphungulwa umkhumbi ngekulahla kolo emantini.