1. Kwabuthana kuye abaFarisi nabanye bababhali bevela eJerusalema.
2. Sebebonile ukuthi abanye babafundi bakhe badla izinkwa ngezandla ezimbi okungukuthi ezingahlanjiwe --
3. ngokuba abaFarisi kanye nabaJuda bonke abadli bengahlambisisanga izandla, bebamba isiko labadala;
4. nanxa bevela endalini, abadli bengakahlambi; kukhona nezinye izinto eziningi abazamukeleyo ukuba bazibambe, njengokuhlanza izinkezo, nezinkamba, nezitsha zethusi --
5. abaFarisi nababhali bambuza bathi: “Abafundi bakho abahambi ngani ngesiko labadala, kepha badla isinkwa ngezandla ezimbi na?”
6. Wayesethi kubo: “U-Isaya waprofetha kahle ngani nina bazenzisi njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi:“ ‘Lesi sizwe singidumisa ngezindebe zomlomo,kepha inhliziyo yaso ikude nami;
7. kodwa bangikhonza ngezebefundisa izifundiso eziyimiyalo yabantu.’
8. “Niyeka umyalo kaNkulunkulu, nibambe isiko labantu.”
9. Wayesethi kubo: “Yebo, nichitha umyalo kaNkulunkulu ukuba nigcine isiko lenu.
10. Ngokuba uMose wathi: ‘Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko,’ nokuthi: ‘Othuka uyise noma unina makafe nokufa;’
11. kepha nina nithi: ‘Uma umuntu ethi kuyise noma kunina: YiKorbana, okungukuthi umnikelo, lokho ongabe usizwa yimi ngakho,’
12. anisamvumeli ukuba enzele uyise noma unina utho.
13. Izwi likaNkulunkulu nilenza libe yize ngesiko lenu enilivezileyo; nokunye okuningi okunjalo niyakwenza.”
14. Khona wabuye wabiza isixuku, wathi kuso: “Ngizweni nonke, niqonde.
15. Alukho utho olungaphandle komuntu lungene kuye olungamngcolisa; kepha okuphumayo kuye yilokho okumngcolisayo umuntu.
16. Uma ekhona onezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe.”