12 Jesu wabubula ngalokujulile emoyeni wakhe watsi: “Lesitukulwane sisifunelani sibonakaliso? Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kute nasinye sibonakaliso lesiyawukhonjiswa kulesitukulwane.”
Yedzelelwa yaliwa bantfu, umuntfu wetinsizi labekwetayele kuhlupheka. Njengemuntfu bantfu labangafuni kumbuka, yedzelelwa, asizange siyishaye mkhuba.
Base bayaphendvula labanye baFarisi, netati temtsetfo, batsi: “Mfundzisi, besitsandza kubona sibonakaliso lesentiwe nguwe.”
Situkulwane lesibi nalesiphingako ngekungetsembeki kuNkulunkulu sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha ngeke sisitfole ngisho nasinye ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona.” Wesuka lapho, wahamba.
Wabatsi cala cala, acansukile, wadzabuka ngobe tinhlitiyo tabo tatilukhuni, tinenkhani, wase utsi kulomuntfu: “Yelula sandla sakho!” Waselula, saphila.
Wamangaliswa kungakholwa kwabo. Jesu abehamba angenela imiti ngemiti yangakubo afundzisa bantfu.
Wabheka ezulwini wabubula watsi kuyo: “Efatha,” lokusho kutsi: “Vuleka.”
Wesuka wabashiya, wangena esikebheni walibangisa ngesheya kwelwandle.
Wabaphendvula watsi: “Awu, situkulwane lesingakholwa, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginani? Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Mletseni la kimi!”
Asasondzela eJerusalema wayibuka wayililela.