7 AbaFarisi bambuza bathi: “Alo-ke kubayini uMosi akhuphe umthetho wokobana indoda inikele umfazi incwadi yesahlukaniso imqotjhe na?”
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Iphi incwadi kanyoko yesahlukaniso engamthokoza ngayo na? Kunomuntu engimkolodako engikuthengise kuye na? Awa, qalani, nathengiswa ngebanga lamacalenu begodu nonyoko waqotjhwa ngebanga leemphambeko zenu.
Yeke u-Israyeli oqoqomako lo ngiyomthokoza kwabo, ngimhlome ngencwadi yokumtlhala ngebanga lokuhlobonga kwakhe. Kodwana ngabona bonyana udadwabo, uJuda ongathembekiko lo akanavalo, naye ngokwakhe ukhambile wayokungwadla.
USomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli uthi: “Ngambala, loyo otlhala umkakhe abe amqotjhe uphehla inturhu. Nje-ke zilondeni nimunye njengokubunjwa kwenu, ungamlahli umfazakho weenkomo.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
Ngebanga lokobana uJosefa isokana lakhe bekumumuntu olungileko, nokobana bekangafuni ukumdalula ebantwini, wahlosa ukumtlhala ngesidu.
Ngaleyondlela abasesebabili, kodwana banye. Yeke okuhlanganiswe nguZimu, akungabikhona umuntu okwahlukanisako.”
UJesu waphendula wathi: “UMosi wanivumela bonyana nitlhale abafazi benu ngombana benineenhliziyo ezikhunyaleleko. Kodwana ekuthomeni bekungasinjalo.
“Godu kwathiwa, ‘Nanyana ngubani otlhalana nomkakhe kufanele amnikele incwadi yesahlukaniso.’
Bamphendula bathi: “UMosi wayivumela indoda bona itlole incwadi yesahlukaniso, imthokoze-ke.”