1. Wasuka lapho, weza emikhawulweni yaseJudiya nangaphesheya kweJordani; izixuku zabuye zabuthana kuye, waphinda wabafundisa abantu njengokujwayela kwakhe.
2. Kwase kusondela kuye abaFarisi, bambuza ukuthi kuvunyelwe yini ukuba indoda ilahle umkayo, bemlinga.
3. Waphendula, wathi kubo: “UMose waniyala ngokuthini na?”
4. Bathi: “UMose wavuma ukuba kulotshwe incwadi yesahlukaniso, alahlwe.”
5. UJesu wayesethi kubo: “Ngenxa yobulukhuni benhliziyo yenu wanilobela lowo myalo.
6. Kepha kusukela ekuqaleni kokudalwa uNkulunkulu wabenza owesilisa nowesifazane.
7. Ngenxa yalokho umuntu uyakushiya uyise nonina, anamathele kumkakhe;
8. labo ababili bayakuba nyamanye; ngakho abasebabili, kepha sebenyamanye.
9. Ngakho-ke lokho akuhlanganisileyo uNkulunkulu makungahlukaniswa ngumuntu.”
10. Besendlini abafundi babuye bambuza ngalokho.
11. Wathi kubo: “Yilowo nalowo olahla umkakhe, aganwe ngomunye, uyaphinga kuye.
12. Naye, uma elahla indoda yakhe, agane enye, uyaphinga.”
13. Khona baletha kuye abantwanyana ukuba abaphathe; kepha abafundi babakhuza.
14. Kodwa uJesu ekubona wathukuthela, wathi kubo: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabenqabeli, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabanjalo.
15. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ongamukeli umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana kasoze angena kuwo.”