22 Kodwana wamphendula wathi: “Yewungilandele, lisa abafileko babulungane.”
U-Elitjha watjhiya iinkabezo walandela u-Eliya ngebelo wathi: “Angilayelise ubaba nomma bese ngiyakulandela-ke.” U-Eliya wathi: “Buyela emuva, kodwana ungalibali engikwenze kuwe.”
Omunye wabafundi wathi: “Kosi, akhe ngiyokubulunga ubaba ntange.”
UJesu wathi nasuka lapho; wabona umuntu ekuthiwa nguMatewu, ahlezi ngekumbeni yomthelo. Wathi kuye: “Ngilandela.” UMatewu wasikima wamlandela.
Kwathi nasakhamba lapho wabona uLevi umsa ka-Alfiyosi ahlezi ngendlini yomthelo, wathi kuye: “Ngilandela.” ULevi wasikima wamlandela.
ngombana indodanami le beyifile nje-ke iyaphila, beyilahlekile nje-ke itholakele.’ Yeke bathoma ukugidinga.
Kodwana kufanele sigide sithabe ngombana umfowenu lo bekafile, kodwana gadesi uyaphila, bekalahlekile, kodwana ufunyenwe.’ ”
Wathi emuntwini omunye: “Ngilandela!” Kodwana umuntu loyo wathi: “Kosi, angibuyele ekhaya ngiyokubulunga ubaba qangi.”
UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Lisani abafileko babulunge abafileko babo. Kodwana wena khamba uyokumemezela umbuso kaZimu.”
Ngelanga elilandelako uJesu wazilungiselela ukuya eGalile. Wafumana uFlebhe wathi kuye: “Namba sikhambe!”
Ngokutjho lokhu, uJesu bekatjengisa indlela uPitrosi azakufa ngayo alethe iphazimulo kuZimu. Yeke uJesu wathi kuye: “Ngilandela!”
UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Nangifuna bona aphile kufikela mhlana ngibuyako, kukutshwenya ngani lokho na? Wena ngilandela!”
Nakungini, benifile eemphambekweni nezonweni zenu,
wasenza saphila ngoKrestu nanyana besifile ngeemphambeko. Yeke kungomusa bona nibe ngabasindisiweko.
ngombana kukhanya okwenza koke kubonakale. Kungalokho kuthiwa: “Phaphama wena oleleko, uvuke kabafileko, nje-ke uKrestu uzakukhanya kuwe!”
Nani-ke ebegade nifile ngokona kwenu nangokungasoki enyameni yenu, uZimu wanenza abaphilako kanye naye lokha nakasithethelela kizo zoke iimphambeko zethu.
Kodwana umhlolokazi ozinikelele ebumnandini, ufe asaphila.