3 Abanye abaFarisi beza kuye kobana bamlinge. Bambuza bathi: “Kumthetho bonyana indoda itlhale umkayo nanyana kungasiphi isizathu na?”
AbaFarisi nabaSadusi beza kuJesu bamlinga ngokumbawa bonyana abakhombise isibonakaliso esibuya ezulwini.
Omunye wabo, osisazi somthetho, wamlinga ngombuzo lo, wathi:
AbaFarisi abathileko beza kuye, bamlinga bathi: “Kumthetho bona indoda itlhale umkayo na?”
Ngemva kwesikhatjhana bathumela abanye babaFarisi nabantu bakaHerode kuJesu kobana bambambe ngamezwakhe.
Kodwana uJesu wakulemuka ukuzenzisa kwabo, wabaphendula wathi: “Ningilingelani na? Lethanapha udenariyu loyo ngimbone.”
Batjho lokhu bathiya uJesu, khona bazakuba nesibambelelo sokummangalela. Kodwana uJesu wakhothama watlola phasi ngomunwakhe.
Kilabo abatjhadileko nginomyalo (ongabuyi kimi, kodwana obuya eKosini) othi: Umfazi akangahlukani nendoda yakhe;
lapha aboyihlomkhulu bangizizinya khona nanyana besele babone imisebenzami.