17. “UBawo uyandithanda, ngenxa yokuba ndibuncama ubomi bam. Ke ndobuya ndibufumane.
18. Akukho bani ubuhluthayo kum ubomi bam; ndibuncama ngokwam. Ndinelungelo lokubuncama; ndikwanalo nelokubuya ndibufumane. Yiyo ke leyo into endiyiyalelweyo nguBawo ukuba ndiyenze.”
19. Nala ke amazwi âbanga okokuba amaJuda angavani.
20. Into eninzi yawo yayisithi: “Unendimoni! Uyageza! Ningáthini ukumphulaphula?”
21. Kodwa amanye ayesithi: “Umntu onendimoni akanakuthetha ngolu hlobo. Ibinokuthini indimoni ukuba nako ukuvula amehlo eemfama?”
22. Kwakusebusika ukufika kwexesha letheko lokukhumbula ukuhlaziywa *kwendlu kaThixo eJerusalem.
23. UYesu wayehamba-hamba endlwini kaThixo evarandeni ekuthiwa yekaSolomon.
24. Amrhawula amaJuda, athi kuye: “Phum' egusheni! Ukuba unguye *uKrestu, yitsho ngokuphandle.”
25. Wawaphendula uYesu wathi: “Sendinixelele, kodwa anakholwa noko. Imisebenzi endiyenzileyo ngegunya endilinikwe nguBawo, iyandingqinela.
26. Ningàkholwa nje kum kungenxa yokuba ningezizo iigusha zam.
27. Ezam iigusha ziyaliva izwi lam. Ibe ke ndiyazazi; zona ziyandilandela.
28. Ndizinika ubomi obungenasiphelo. Azisoze zitshabalale, kwaye akukho bani unokuzihlutha kum.
29. Kaloku uBawo ondinike zona unamandla; noko ke akukho bani unokuhlutha nto kuye.
30. Ke mna noBawo sibanye.”
31. Aphinda amaJuda achola amatye, efuna ukumgibisela ngawo ambulale uYesu.