12 Umuntfu lohlakaniphile uyibona iseta ingoti bese uyayibalekela, uyabhaca; kodvwa longakahlakaniphi uyatfusha nje, etfuke asasetikwayo, atisole kamuva.
Libito laSimakadze liyinqaba lecinile, lapho kungabalekela khona bantfu labalungile basindze.
Umuntfu lohlakaniphile ingoti uyibona iseta, bese uyayibalekela; kantsi longenangcondvo ucondza ngco kuyo, bese utisola emvakwesikhatsi.
Ndvodzana yami, hlakanipha, khona ngitewujabula, ngitekwati kuphendvula nome ngabe ngubani longedzelelako.
Tsatsa sibambiso salofungela sihambi kutsi sitekutsatsa sikwelede; sitsatse sibe sibambiso salesihambi.
Kepha watsi nakabona labanyenti bebaFarisi nebaSadusi beta embhabhatisweni, wababuta watsi: “Ntalo yetinyoka, ngubani lonitjele watsi: ‘Balekelani lolulaka lolutako’?
Ngekukholwa Nowa walalela tecwayiso taNkulunkulu ngetintfo letatingakabonakali letatitakwenteka. Walalela Nkulunkulu ngekwakha umkhumbi wekuphephisa umndeni wakhe. Ngekukholwa wadalula bubi belive, wase uba yindlalifa yekulunga lokutfolakala ngekukholwa.
Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu wasebentisa tintfo letimbili langeke agucuke kuto: setsembiso nesifungo. Tsine-ke lesesitfole kuphepha kuye kufanele sibe nekukhutsatela lokukhulu, siphutfume lelitsemba leselibekwe embikwetfu.
Kepha ngalo lelivi emazulu nemhlaba lokukhona nyalo kugcinelwe umlilo ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, lapho kuyawubhujiswa khona labangamesabi Nkulunkulu.