7 Bantfu labakubona loko bacala bavungama basola batsi: “Hhawu-u, lomuntfu bekasivakashi emtini walesoni!”
Batsi nabamemukela, bacala bakhonona kulomnikati wesivini,
nakuwo watsi: ‘Hambani nani niyewusebenta esivinini sami, ngitaniholela loko lokunifanele.’ Bahamba-ke.
BaFarisi nababona loku, base batsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Kwentiwa yini kutsi lomfundzisi wenu adle kanye nebatselisi netoni?”
Kodvwa baFarisi netati temtsetfo tahhingatela tatsi: “Lomuntfu wemukela tilahlwa abuye futsi adle nato!”
Ngako-ke Zakewu washesha wehla, wamemukela ngekujabula lokukhulu.
Zakewu wasukuma watsi eNkhosini: “Nkhosi, ngiyawukhipha incenye yalenginako ngenetise labaswele; futsi nakukhona lengimdlelele, ngitakubuyisela sekuphindvwe kane.”
Labanye baFarisi netati temtsetfo telicembu labo tasola bafundzi baJesu. Tabuta tatsi: “Nidlelani nebatselisi kanye netoni nibuye ninatse nato?”
INdvodzana yeMuntfu yase iyefika, yona-ke yadla yanatsa, nase nitsi: ‘Ase nibheke! Lomuntfu usimiti nemnatsi, futsi ungumngani webatselisi netoni.’
Nakabona loko lomFarisi lobekameme Jesu, watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Kube lomuntfu ungumphrofethi ngempela, ngabe uyati kutsi ungubani lomfati lomtsintsako. Ngabe uyati kutsi uphila imphilo leyonakele kangakanani.”