4. Waphinda wathuma kubo enye inceku; yona bayilimaza ekhanda, bayithuka.
5. Wathuma enye futhi; yona bayibulala, nezinye eziningi: ezinye bazishaya, ezinye bazibulala.
6. “Kwase kusele umuntu munye, indodana ethandekayo; yona wayithuma kubo ekugcineni, ethi: ‘Bayakuyazisa indodana yami.’
7. “Kepha labo balimi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: ‘Lo uyindlalifa; wozani siyibulale, ifa libe ngelethu.’
8. Base beyibamba bayibulala, bayiphonsa ngaphandle kwesivini.
9. “Uzakwenzani umninisivini na? Uzakuza, ababhubhise labo balimi, isivini asinike abanye.
10. Aniwufundanga yini lo mbhalo othi:“ ‘Itshe abalinqabayo abakhilona laba yinhloko yegumbi;
11. lona lavela eNkosini;liyisimangaliso emehlweni ethu,’ na?”
12. Base befuna ukumbamba, kepha besaba isixuku; ngokuba bazi ukuthi ukhulume lo mfanekiso ngabo. Base bemshiya bamuka.
13. Khona abanye babaFarisi nabakaHerode bathunyelwa kuye ukuba bamhile ngezwi.
14. Beza bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuthi uqinisile nokuthi awukhathali ngamuntu, ngokuba awubheki ubuso babantu, kodwa indlela kaNkulunkulu uyifundisa ngeqiniso. Kuvunyelwe ukuthela kuKesari noma qha? Sithele nokuba singatheli na?”