28 “Ngubani emkhatsini wenu longatsi afuna kwakha sitezi lesikhulu, angahlali phansi kucala, abale tindleko, abukisise kutsi unayo yini imali leyenele kutsi angasicedza lesitezi?
Cedzela kucala imisebenti yakho yangaphandle, ulungise emasimi akho, bese wakha indlu yakho.
Niyawutondvwa bantfu bonkhe ngenca yelibito lami; kodvwa lokhutsatelako kuze kubesekupheleni, uyawusindziswa.
Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Timphungutja tinemigodzi, netinyoni tinetidleke, kodvwa iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ite indzawo yekulala iphumule.”
Longetjatsi siphambano sakhe angilandzele, angeke abe ngumfundzi wami.
Nangabe akanayo kantsi sewubeke nesisekelo saso, angasasicedzi, bonkhe lababonako bangahlekisa ngaye batsi:
Jesu wagcina ngekutsi: “Kunjalo-ke nakini, kute longaba ngumfundzi wami ngaphandle kwekutsi adzele konkhe lanako.”
Kodvwa waphendvula watsi: “Nikhalelani kanjena nize ningidzabukise enhlitiyweni? Angikalindzeli kuphela kutsi ngiboshwe eJerusalema kepha ngilungele nekutsi ngife ngenca yeNkhosi Jesu.”