44. “Umbuso wezulu ufana nengcebo efihlwe ensimini, yafunyanwa ngumuntu, wayithukusa; ngokuthokoza kwakhe uyahamba, athengise ngakho konke anakho, athenge leyo nsimu.
45. “Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nomthengi ofuna amaparele* amahle;
46. eselifumene iparele linye elinenani elikhulu, waya wathengisa ngakho konke anakho, walithenga.
47. “Futhi umbuso wezulu ufana nenetha elaphonswa elwandle, lihlanganisa zonke izinhlobo;
48. lithe seligcwele, balidonsela ogwini, bahlala phansi, babuthela ezinhle ezitsheni, kepha ezimbi bazilahla.
49. Kuyakuba njalo ekupheleni kwezwe; kuyakuphuma izingelosi, zahlukanise ababi nabalungileyo,
50. zibaphonse eziko lomlilo; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.
51. “Nikuqondile konke lokho na?”Bathi kuye: “Yebo.”
52. Wayesethi kubo: “Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo mbhali ofundiselwe umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu, umnumzane, okhipha engcebeni yakhe okusha nokudala.”
53. Kwathi uJesu eseqedile leyo mifanekiso, wamuka lapho.
54. Esefikile emzini wakubo wabafundisa esinagogeni* labo, baze bamangala, bathi: “Lo ukuthathaphi lokhu kuhlakanipha nalawa mandla na?