12. Kuthe esezwile ukuthi uJohane uboshiwe, wamuka waya eGalile.
13. Wasuka eNazaretha, weza wahlala eKapernawume elingaselwandle emikhawulweni yakwaZabuloni neyakwaNafetali
14. ukuba kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngo-Isaya umprofethi ukuthi:
15. “Izwe lakwaZabuloni nezwe lakwaNafetalingaselwandle ngaphesheya kweJordani,iGalile labezizwe,
16. isizwe esasihlezi ebumnyamenisibonile ukukhanya okukhulu,nababehlezi ezweni nasethunzini lokufakuphumele kubo ukukhanya.”
17. Kusukela kuleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukushumayela nokusho ukuthi: “Phendukani, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ususondele.”