5. Ngokuba nabafowabo babengakholwa nguye.
6. Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi kubo: “Isikhathi sami asikafiki, isikhathi senu silungile njalo.
7. Izwe lingenizonde nina, kepha mina liyangizonda, ngokuba ngifakaza ngalo ukuthi imisebenzi yalo mibi.
8. Yenyukani nina, niye emkhosini; mina angenyukeli manje kulo mkhosi; ngokuba esami isikhathi asikapheleli.”
9. Eseshilo lokho kubo wahlala eGalile.
10. Sebenyukele emkhosini abafowabo, naye-ke wenyuka, kungesobala kepha kungathi kungasese.
11. Khona abaJuda bamfuna emkhosini, bathi: “Uphi yena na?”
12. Kwaba khona ukukhonona okukhulu ngaye phakathi kwezixuku. Abanye bathi: “Muhle;” abanye bathi: “Qha, ngokuba udukisa abantu.”
13. Nokho kwakungekho muntu owakhuluma obala ngaye ngokwesaba abaJuda.
14. Kuthe sekuphakathi komkhosi, uJesu wenyukela ethempelini, wafundisa.
15. Ngakho abaJuda bamangala bathi: “Lona uyazi kanjani imibhalo engafundanga na?”
16. Khona uJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Imfundiso yami akusiyo eyami kodwa ngeyongithumileyo.
17. Uma umuntu ethanda ukwenza intando yakhe, uzakwazi ngemfundiso noma ivela kuNkulunkulu noma ngizikhulumela okwami.
18. Okhuluma ngokwakhe ufuna udumo lwakhe; kepha ofuna udumo lomthumileyo lowo uqinisile; akukho ukungalungi kuye.
19. UMose kaninikanga yini umthetho na? Nokho akakho kini ogcina umthetho. Nifunelani ukungibulala na?”
20. Isixuku saphendula sathi: “Unedemoni wena; ngubani ofuna ukukubulala na?”
21. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Munye umsebenzi engiwenzile, niyamangala nonke.
22. Ngokuba uMose uninikile ukusoka -- kungesikho ukuthi kuvela kuMose kodwa kokhokho -- niyamsoka umuntu nangesabatha.
23. Uma umuntu amukela ukusoka ngesabatha ukuze kungeqiwa umthetho kaMose, pho, ningithukuthelela ngokuba ngaphulukisa umuntu ngokuphelele ngesabatha na?
24. Ningahluleli ngokwamehlo, kepha yahlulelani ukwahlulela okulungileyo.”