12 Nasacedzile kubageza tinyawo, wabuye watsatsa ingubo yakhe wembatsa wabuyela endzaweni yakhe wahlala phansi. Wababuta watsi: “Niyakwati yini loku lengikwentile?
Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Kwanyalo awukakwati loku lengikwentako, kodvwa emvakwaloko utakwati.”
wasukuma etafuleni wakhumula ingubo yakhe, wabopha lithawula elukhalweni lwakhe.
Hezekeli utakuba sibonakaliso kini; niyawukwenta njengobe naye entile. Nakwenteka-ke loku, ngulapho-ke niyawukwati khona kutsi mine ngiyiNkhosi Simakadze.’
Jesu wababuta watsi: “Nikuve kahle yini konkhe loku?” Baphendvula batsi: “Yebo, sikuvile.”
Bantfu bangibuta, batsi: “Ungete wasitjela yini kutsi letintfo tiphatselene ngani natsi?”
Jesu watsi kubo: “Nisho kutsi nani lomfanekiso aniwuva? Pho, nitayiva kanjani leminye imifanekiso?
Ngubani lomkhulu, ngulohlalako angene ngekudla yini, nome ngulona lolungisela lomunye kudla? Vele, ngulona lohlalako angene ngekudla. Kodvwa mine ngisemkhatsini wenu njengemuntfu lonilungiselako.