18 Naye achiauza, “Hata mwimwi piya tamuelewa? Kpwani tammanya kukala chitu chimuinjiracho mutu kula kondze, tachiweza kumtiya najisi?
Chimtiyacho mutu najisi sicho chira aryacho. Ela ni chira chilacho mwakpwe kanwani, hicho ndicho chimtiyacho mutu najisi.”
Pho sambi mbona tamuelewa kukala sigomba kuhusu mabofulo? Phahi nakuambirani mdzimanyirire na hamira ya Mafarisayo na ya Masadukayo!”
Alafu Jesu achiauza, “Kpwani ndarira hino tamuielewa? Sambi mundaelewadze hizo ndarira zanjina?”
Bada ya kurichana na hara atu, Jesu wainjira ndani ya nyumba. Himo nyumbani, anafundzie amuuza mana ya maneno arigogomba.
Mana tachimuinjira moyoni, ela chinainjira ndanini na badaye chikanyewe.” (Kpwa kugomba hivyo, Jesu wahalalisha vyakurya vyosi.)
Ndipho Jesu achiaambira, “Mu azuzu mwimwi, mbona munaona ugumu kuamini maneno garigogombwa ni manabii?
Jesu achimuamba, “Uwe mwalimu mzima wa Ayahudi uheshimiwaye sana hipha Iziraeli! Inawezekanadze kale kumanya mambo higa?
Kpwa vira kala tamdzangbwephera, yanihenda nikupheni maziya badala ya chakurya chigumu. Na hata sambi tamdzangbwekala tayari,
Huna manji ga kubisha kuhusu dzambo hiri ra Jesu kukala ni mlavyadzi-sadaka mkpwulu, ela hunashindwa hukuambireni viphi, kpwa sababu tamgbwira upesi.