21. Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo: “Ndithi kuni, inene, ukuba niyakholwa, ningathandabuzi, niya kuba nako ukuyenza le nto ndiyenzé kulo mkhiwane, ngaphezu koko nibe nokuthi nakule ntaba: ‘Funquka, uphoseke elwandle,’ ize yenzeke loo nto.
22. Konke enikucelayo ngomthandazo nikholwa, nokwamkela.”
23. UYesu wangena endlwini kaThixo wafundisa. Beza kuye ababingeleli abaziintloko namadoda amakhulu, bathi: “Ezi zinto uzenza ngagunya lini? Ngubani okunike eli gunya?”
24. UYesu wabaphendula esithi: “Nam ndiya kunibuza umbuzo ube mnye. Ukuba nithe nandiphendula, ndonixelela ukuba ndizenza ngagunya lini na ezi zinto.
25. Ngaba igunya likaYohane lokubhaptiza laliphuma ezulwini, okanye laliphuma ebantwini?”Baxoxa ke bodwa, besithi: “Ukuba sithe: ‘Laliphuma ezulwini,’ wothi: ‘Bekungani na phofu ukuba ningàkholwa kuye?’
26. Kodwa ukuba sithe: ‘Laphuma ebantwini,’ soyika isihlwele kuba bonke bathi uYohane *ungumshumayeli.”
27. Baphendula bathi kuYesu: “Asazi.”Waza yena wathi kubo: “Nam ke andinixeleli ukuba ndizenza ngagunya lini na ezi zinto.”
28. “Kwakukho umntu enoonyana ababini. Wathi kowokuqala: ‘Mntanam, yiya kusebenza esidiliyeni namhlanje.’
29. Wasuka waphendula wathi: ‘Andicingi.’ Kodwa kamva wazohlwaya, waya.
30. UYise lowo wathetha kwaloo nto nakomnye unyana, waza yena wathi: ‘Ewe, tata.’ Kodwa àkaya.
31. Khanitsho, nguwuphi kwaba bantwana oyenzileyo intando kayise?”Baza bathi: “Ngowokuqala.”Ke uYesu wathi kubo: “Ndithi kuni, inene, abaqokeleli-rhafu namahenyukazi baxhamla ubuncwane bokulawulwa nguThixo ningekabuva nina.
32. Kaloku uYohane weza kuni ekweyona ndlela iyiyo, naza nina ànamamkela. Ke bona abaqokeleli-rhafu namahenyukazi bâmamkela. Naxa nakubonáyo oko, anizange nide nizohlwaye, nimamkele.”
33. “Nangu omnye umzekeliso. Kwakukho umninimzi owatyala isidiliya, wasibiyela, wemba isixovulelo seediliya, wakha imboniselo, wasiqeshisa kubalimi, wahambela kwelinye ilizwe.
34. Lakufika ixesha lokuvuthwa kweziqhamo, wathumela izicaka zakhe kwabo balimi, ukuze amkele esakhe isabelo eziqhameni zesidiliya eso.
35. Basuka bona abalimi basibetha esinye isicaka, esinye basibulala, esinye basigibisela ngamatye.
36. Wabuya ke wathuma ezinye izicaka, zizininzi kunezokuqala, baza benza kwaloo nto nakuzo.
37. Emva koko wathumela unyana wakhe kubo, esithi: ‘Noko bomhlonela yena unyana wam.’