30. Babefuna ukumbamba, kodwa akubangakho bani umchukumisayo, kuba lalingekafiki ixesha.
31. Kodwa abantu abaninzi bâkholwa kuye, besithi: “Xa athe wafika uKrestu, ngaba ebenokwenza imiqondiso engaphezulu na kunale yenziwe ngulo?”
32. *AbaFarasi babeva abantu bethetha ngasese ngoYesu, baza bona nababingeleli abaziintloko bathuma abagadi bendlu kaThixo ukuba bambambe.
33. Waza uYesu wathi: “Ndisaza kuba nani ithutyana, ndize ndimke, ndiye kulowo undithumileyo.
34. Niya kundifuna ke, ningandifumani, kuba nina aninako ukuya apho ndiya khona.”
35. Aza amaJuda abuzana esithi: “Ngaba bethu uza kuya phi, ze ke singabi nako ukumfumana? Ngaba uzimisele ukuya kumaJuda athe saa kwelamaGrike, aze afundise amaGrike?
36. Ngaba uthetha ukuthini xa athi: ‘Niya kundifuna ningandifumani, kuba nina aninako ukuya apho ndiya khona’?”
37. Ngosuku lokugqibela, olo ke lulolona lubalulekileyo lwetheko, wema uYesu, wathetha ngelivakalayo esithi: “Onxaniweyo makeze kum asele.
38. *IziBhalo zithi kuya kugqabhuka imisinga yamanzi aphilisayo embilinini walowo ukholwayo kum.”
39. UYesu wayithetha le nto esingisele kuMoya ababeya kumamkela abo babekholwa kuye. Kaloku uMoya wayengekafiki, kuba ubungangamsha bukaYesu babungekabonakali.
40. Bakumva uYesu esitsho, abantu abathile esihlweleni bathi: “Ngenene lo mntu nguye lowa *Mshumayeli.”
41. Abanye bathi: “Lo mntu *nguKrestu.”Kodwa bambi bathi: “Angathini uKrestu ukuvela eGalili?
42. *IziBhalo zithi uKrestu woba ngowendlu kaDavide, azalelwe eBhetelehem, idolophu awayehlala kuyo uDavide.”
43. Kwabakho impikiswano ke esihlweleni ngenxa yakhe.