16 “Konje ngingasifanisa nani nje lesitukulwane salamuhla? Sinjengebantfwana labasemakethe nabamemetana
Ngingatsini nje ngawe? Ngingakufananisa nani nje, wena Ndvodzakati yaseJerusalema? Yini nje lengingakulinganisa nayo, kuze ngikudvudvute, wena Ntfombi yaseSiyoni? Linceba lakho lishona njengelwandle. Ngubani longakwelapha?
Lowo lonendlebe yekuva akeve.
batsi: ‘Sanishayela tigubhu, anigidzanga; sahlabela tingoma tesililo, kodvwa anikhalanga.’
Nine, ntalo yetinyoka, ningakukhuluma kanjani lokuhle nine nibabi kangaka nje? Ngobe umlomo ukhuluma loko lokugcwele enhlitiyweni.
Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Konkhe loku kuyakwehlela etikwalesitukulwane.”
batsandza nekubingelelwa ngenhlonipho etimakethe, bantfu bababite ngekutsi: ‘Mfundisi!’
Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lesitukulwane ngeke sendlule kungakenteki konkhe loku.
Ekufundziseni kwakhe Jesu watsi: “Caphelani tati temtsetfo, letitsandza kuhamba tembetse imijiva lemidze, tihambe tibingelelwa bantfu etimakethe.
Jesu wabuta watsi: “Kodvwa umbuso waNkulunkulu singawufananisa nani nje? Singawubekisa ngani kodvwa?
“Maye kini, baFarisi! Nitsandza titulo letincono emasinagogeni nibingelelwe ngekuhlonishwa nasetimakethe.
Ngako-ke Jesu watsi: “Umbuso waNkulunkulu ufanana nani? Ngingawufanisa nani nje?