7 Kwathi abafundi bakaJwanisi nabakhambako, uJesu wakhuluma ngoJwanisi eenqubuthwini, wathi: “Beniphumele ukuyokubonani erhalawumbeni na? Umhlanga udengezeliswa mumoya na?
Kodwana njengamanzi anyamalalako, nawe angeze waba neenzukulwana, ngombana wangena emalalweni kayihlo, wasilaphaza umbhedami.
Kanti beniphumele ukuyokubonani na? Umuntu owembethe izambatho zakanokutjho na? Abantu abambatha njalo bahlala ngeenkumbeni zamakhosi!
Umhlanga otshinyekileko ayizukuwukhambiselela nesibani esififiyelako ayizukusicima, kufikela lapha iphumelelisa khona ukulunga, kuhlule.
Umbhabhadiso kaJwanisi ubuyaphi na? Ubuya ezulwini namkha ebantwini na?” Bacocisana babodwa ngendaba le, bathi: “Nasithi ubuya kuZimu, uzasibuza bonyana alo kubayini singakholwa.
Abantu beza kuye bavela eJerusalema, kilo loke iJudiya nakiso soke isifunda seJordani;
“Yeke yelelani bona nizwa njani ngombana loyo onelitho uzakungezelelelwa, kodwana loyo onganalitho uzakwemukwa ngitjho nokuncancani anakho.”
UJesu waphenduka, wababona bamlandela, wababuza wathi: “Nilila ngani?” Bona bathi kuye: “Rabi,” (nakutjhugululwako kutjho bona Mfundisi) “uhlalaphi na?”
UJwanisi bekanjengesibani, sivutha sikhanyisa, navuma isikhatjhana ukuzitika ngomkhanyo wakhe.
Nje-ke asisesebantwana abawunawunwa mamaza, baphetjhulelwe le na le ngiyo yoke imimoya kanye nabantu abanobuqili ngamaqhingabo wekohliso.
Kodwana akabawe ngokukholwa, angazazi; ngombana ozazako ufana namaza welwandle aphetjhulwa mumoya.