12 Umuntfu longenangcondvo umbukela phansi makhelwane wakhe; kodvwa umuntfu lohlakaniphile uyalubamba lulwimi lwakhe.
Kodvwa labantfu babindza nje batsi gudvu, bangete basho lutfo, ngobe inkhosi yayibadvonse ngendlebe, yatsi: “Ningacali nimphendvule.”
Kukhuluma lokunyenti kubanga kona, ngako umuntfu lohlakaniphile uyawabamba emavi akhe.
Nangabe bantfu labacotfo babusisa lidolobha, liba neludvumo; kodvwa nakukhuluma lomubi, liyafa.
Ndzabakatibutwa wembula timfihlo; kodvwa umuntfu lowetsembekile uyatilondvolota.
Umuntfu lobukela phansi makhelwane wakhe uyona; kodvwa ubusisiwe umuntfu lonemusa kulabamphofu.
Lophingako weswela ingcondvo, nangabe aphinga nemfati, utibulala yena.
BaFarisi nabakuva loku, bamphukuta Jesu, ngobe phela babeyitsandza imali.
Jesu wabatjela futsi nankhu umfanekiso acondzise kubantfu labetsemba kulunga kwabo bese bababukela phansi labanye bantfu:
Kwatsi etfukwa, wangete waphindzisela ngenhlamba; kwatsi ahlushwa, wangete wasongela. Kodvwa watinikela kuNkulunkulu lowehlulela ngekulunga.
Zebuli wakhuluma, ambuta watsi: “Khumbula emagama akho. Akusiwe lona bewutsi: ‘Ngubani yena Abimeleki kutsi singabuswa nguye?’ Akusiwo nje lamadvodza bewuwacoloshela? Phuma-ke uyekulwa nawo!”
Kodvwa labanye belutfutfuva babebuta batsi: “Kodvwa lomuntfu angasisindzisa kanjani?” Bamedzelela, bangete baletsa ngisho nasinye setfulo. Kodvwa Sawula watithulela nje.