13 “Asikho sisebenti lesingasebenta emakhosi lamabili ngasikhatsi sinye. Siyawutondza lenye, sitsandze lenye; siyawunamatsela kulenye, sedzelele lenye. Ngako-ke ningeke nikhonte Nkulunkulu nemcebo.”
Jesu watsi kuye: “Suka, Sathane, ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “ ‘Ubokhonta iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wakho, umkhotsamele yena yedvwa!’ ”
“Kute umuntfu longakhonta emakhosi lamabili; ngobe uyakutondza lenye, atsandze lenye; uyakwetsembeka kulenye ayedzelele lenye. Ungeke ukhonte Nkulunkulu nemcebo.
“Wonkhe longekho ngakimi, uphambene nami; longangisiti ekubutseni, uyasakata.”
“Lota kimi angeke abe ngumfundzi wami ngaphandle kwekutsi adzele uyise nenina, umfati wakhe nebantfwabakhe, bomnakabo nabodzadzewabo, yebo, kanye nemphilo yakhe lucobo lwayo.
Nani naningaketsembeki entfweni yalomunye umuntfu, ngubani loyawuninika lokukwenu?
Jesu wachubeka watsi: “Nginitjela ngitsi: Tenteleni bangani ngemcebo wemhlaba, kuze kutsi ungaphela banemukele ekhaya laphakadze.
Jesu wase utsi kuye: “Ningamyekelisi, ngobe longalwi nani ungakini.”
Aniketsembeki, ninjengetiphingi. Anati yini kutsi kutsandzana nelive kubutsa kuNkulunkulu? Lofisa kuba ngumngani welive, utenta sitsa kuNkulunkulu.
Kodvwa nangabe kukhonta Simakadze kubonakala kungatsandzeki kini, ngako khetsani lamuhla kutsi nitawukhonta bani, nome bonkulunkulu lababekhontwa bokhokho benu ngesheya kweMfula, nome bonkulunkulu bema-Amori, akulelive lese nakhe kulo. Kodvwa mine nendlu yami sitawukhonta Simakadze.”