2. Waphendula ke wathi kubo: [“Ukutshona kwelanga nithi: ‘Liya kuba lihle, kuba amafu abomvu.’
3. Kusasa nithi: ‘Namhlanje liza kuna, kuba lisibekele.’ Niyayahlula ke imo yezulu. Kutheni na phofu ningayahluli nje imiqondiso yeli xesha sikulo?]
4. Sisizukulwana esikhohlakeleyo, nesikrexezayo ngokunganyaniseki kuThixo, esifuna umqondiso; kwaye asiyi kunikwa mqondiso ngaphandle komqondiso kaJona.” Wabashiya ke wemka.
5. Ekuluweleni kwabo abafundi bakaYesu uLwandle lwaseGalili, bâlibala ukuphatha isonka;
6. waza uYesu wathi kubo: “Ligqaleni nililumkele igwele *labaFarasi *nabaSadusi.”
7. Bona ke babesithi omnye komnye: “Útsho ngokuba singaphathanga zonka.”
8. UYesu, ekwazi oko bakuthethayo, wathi kubo: “Yini na ukuba nithethe ngokungabi nazonka, nina balukholo luncinane?
9. Anikaqondi na? Anikhumbuli na ukuba zazingaphi iingobozi ezazizele yintsalela okuya ndandiqhekezela amawaka amahlanu izonka ezihlanu?