12 Betama kubamba Jesu, kodvwa besaba ticuku tebantfu, ngobe babona kahle kutsi ngalomfanekiso ukhuluma ngabo, base bayamshiya, bahamba.
Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Kubantfu,’ sicuku siyasesaba, ngobe bonkhe bavumelana ngekutsi Johane abengumphrofethi.”
Batsi sebakuvile loko, bamangala kakhulu, bamshiya bahamba.
Baphristi labakhulu kanye netati temtsetfo batsi kube bakuve loko, bafuna indlela lababengabulala ngayo Jesu, ngobe phela babemesaba, kwatise kutsi tonkhe ticuku tatitsatsekile ngalemfundziso yakhe, timangele.
Kodvwa nasingatsi: ‘Kubantfu,’ ngeke silunge.” Phela babesaba bantfu, ngobe bonkhe bebabambelele ekutseni Johane abengumphrofethi cobo.
Tati temtsetfo nebaphristi labakhulu betama kumbopha Jesu khona lapho, ngobe bebati kutsi lomfanekiso wawucondze kulahla bona; kodvwa besaba bantfu.
Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Laliphuma kubantfu,’ sonkhe lesicumbi sebantfu sitasigcoba ngematje, ngobe bayakholwa kutsi Johane abengumphrofethi.”
Base batsi labanye baseJerusalema: “Lomuntfu akusiye yini lona labafuna kumbulala?
Ngako base bafuna kumbamba, kodvwa kute lowake wambeka sandla, ngobe sikhatsi sakhe sasisengakefiki.
Labanye babo babefuna kumbamba, kepha kwabate lowabeka sandla etikwakhe.