23. Waphendukela kubafundi bebodwa, wathi: “Abusisiwe amehlo abona enikubonayo.
24. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Baningi abaprofethi namakhosi ababethanda ukubona enikubonayo, abakubonanga, nokuzwa enikuzwayo, abakuzwanga.”
25. Bheka, kwase kusukuma isazimthetho esithile, samlinga sathi: “Mfundisi, ngizakwenzani ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na?”
26. Wathi kuso: “Kulotshweni emthethweni? Ufunda kanjani?”
27. Saphendula sathi: “Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onke amandla akho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nomakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.”
28. Wayesethi kuso: “Uphendule kahle; yenza lokho, uzakuphila.”
29. Kepha sona sithanda ukuzithetha sathi kuJesu: “Umakhelwane wami ngubani na?”
30. UJesu waphendula wathi: “Umuntu othile wehla eJerusalema eya eJeriko; watheleka phakathi kwezigcwelegcwele, zamhlubula izingubo, zamshaya, zamuka zimshiya umndondo nje.
31. Kwaqabuka kwehla umpristi othile ngaleyo ndlela; wathi embona, wamgwemela.
32. Kanjalo nomLevi, efika kuleyo ndawo embona, wamgwemela.
33. Kepha umSamariya othile owayesendleleni wafika kuye; wathi ukuba ambone, wamhawukela;
34. waya kuye, wabopha amanxeba akhe ewathela ngamafutha newayini, wamkhwelisa esilwaneni sakhe, wamusa endlini yezihambi, wamgcina.
35. Ngangomuso wakhipha odenariyu* ababili, wabanika umninindlu, wathi kuye: ‘Mgcine, nalokho okwelekelayo ngiyakukubuyisela kuwe ekubuyeni kwami.’