4 Ngako-ke wonkhe muntfu loyawutitfoba njengalomntfwana, nguye lomkhulu embusweni welizulu.
Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguLophakeme Losetulu, lolibito lakhe linguLongcwele, utsi: “Ngihlala etulu endzaweni lengcwele, kodvwa nakuye lodzabukile nalotfobekile emoyeni, kutewuvuselela umoya walabatfobekile nekuvuselela tinhlitiyo talabephukile emoyeni.
Ngaleso sikhatsi bafundzi baJesu beta kuye, babuta batsi: “Pho, ngubani lomkhulu kakhulu embusweni welizulu?”
watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Naningaphendvuki nibe njengebantfwana, ningeke ningene embusweni welizulu.
Nalowo lowemukela umntfwana lonje egameni lami, wemukela mine.”
Kodvwa akukafaneli kutsi kube njalo kini, lowo lofuna kuba ngulomkhulu kini nonkhe, akabe sisebenti senu nonkhe.
Bathula batsi cwaka; ngobe endleleni bebabutana ngekutsi ngubani lomkhulu emkhatsini wabo.
Ngobe wonkhe umuntfu lotiphakamisako uyawutfotjiswa, nalotitfobako uyawuphakanyiswa.”
Wase utsi kubo: “Umuntfu lowemukela lomntfwana ngelibito lami, wemukela mine; nalowo lowemukela mine, wemukela lowo longitfumile. Ngobe lowo lomncane kakhulu kunani nonkhe, nguye lomkhulu kunani nonkhe.”
Titfobeni embikweNkhosi, yona-ke iyawuniphakamisa.
Nani-ke, labasha, batfobeleni babonisi. Nonkhe yembatsani kutfobeka, nitfobelane, ngobe: “Nkulunkulu umelana nalabatigcabhako, kodvwa labatfobekile ubapha umusa.”