12. Lowo-ke uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elendlelweyo; lungiselani lapho.”
13. Basuka, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo; base belungisa iphasika.
14. Kwathi ukuba kufike isikhathi, wahlala phansi, nabaphostoli kanye naye.
15. Wayesethi kubo: “Nginxanele nokunxanela ukudla nani leli phasika ngingakahlupheki.
16. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Angisayikulidla ngempela lize ligcwaliseke embusweni kaNkulunkulu.”
17. Wamukela isitsha, wabonga wathi: “Thabathani lokhu, nabelane;
18. ngokuba ngithi kini kusukela manje angisayikuphuza okwesithelo somvini, uze ufike umbuso kaNkulunkulu.”
19. Wayesethabatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: “Lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa nina; yenzani lokhu ukuba ningikhumbule.”
20. Kanjalo-ke nesitsha emva kokudla, ethi: “Lesi sitsha siyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami elithululelwa nina.
21. Kepha bhekani, isandla songikhaphelayo sinami etafuleni.
22. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu isihamba njengokumisiweyo, kepha maye kulowo muntu ekhashelwa ngaye!”
23. Base beqala ukubuzana bodwa ukuthi kungase kube ngubani kubo ozakukwenza lokho.
24. Kwavela nokuphikisana phakathi kwabo kokuthi ngumuphi kubo ongathiwa omkhulu.
25. Wayesethi kubo: “Ababusi bezizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo, neziphathimandla zazo zithiwa abazenzela okuhle.
26. Kepha nina aninjalo; kodwa omkhulu kini makabe njengomncinyane, nobusayo makabe njengokhonzayo.
27. Ngokuba ngumuphi omkhulu, ohlezi ekudleni noma okhonzayo, na? Akusiye ohlezi ekudleni na? Kepha mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengokhonzayo.
28. Nina-ke ningababekhuthazela nami ekulingweni kwami;
29. nanjengokuba uBaba engimisele umbuso, nami nginimisela wona
30. ukuba nidle, niphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami; niyakuhlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.
31. “Simoni, Simoni, bheka, uSathane unifunile ukuba anihlunge njengokolweni;