30 Kodvwa baFarisi netati temtsetfo atiyemukelanga injongo yaNkulunkulu ngato, bala kubhajatiswa nguJohane.
nangete nasitsatsa seluleko sami, nala nekutsi nginekhute,
“ ‘Ningasho kanjani kutsi: “Sihlakaniphile tsine, ngobe sinemtsetfo waSimakadze,” ibe kantsi lutsi lwemanga lwebabhali lukucobele phansi lokungemanga?
Lomunye wabo labesati semtsetfo wamlinga ngekumbuta, watsi:
“Jerusalema, Jerusalema! Ubulala baphrofethi, ugcobe ngematje titfunywa taNkulunkulu letitfunyelwe kuwe! Sekukangaki ngifuna kufukamela bonkhe bantfu bakho, njengesikhukhukati sifukamela emantjwele ngaphansi kwemaphiko aso, kodvwa awuzange ungivumele!
Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Laliphuma kubantfu,’ sonkhe lesicumbi sebantfu sitasigcoba ngematje, ngobe bayakholwa kutsi Johane abengumphrofethi.”
Jesu wachubeka watsi: “Konje bantfu balesitukulwane ngingabafanisa nani nje?
Ngobe angizange nginifihlele lutfo lwentsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
Kodvwa nga-Israyeli utsi: “Lonkhe lilanga ngelulela tandla tami esiveni lesingalaleli nalesinenkhani.”
Njengobe sibambisene naNkulunkulu emsebentini wakhe, siyanincenga sitsi: Yemukelani umusa waNkulunkulu, ningawenti lite.
Angiwenti lite umusa waNkulunkulu; ngobe nangabe kulunga kutfolakala ngekwenta lokufunwa ngumtsetfo, kusho kutsi Khristu wafela lite.
Nkulunkulu wasikhetsanchanti ngaye kutsi sibe lifa lakhe, yena lowenta konkhe ngekwentsandvo yakhe.