16. Uma ekhona onezindlebe zokuzwa, makezwe.”
17. Kuthe esengene endlini, evela esixukwini, abafundi bakhe bambuza ngalowo mfanekiso.
18. Wayesethi kubo: “Kanti nani ningabangaqondiyo na? Aniqondi yini ukuthi konke okungaphandle okungena kumuntu kungemngcolise na?
19. Ngokuba akungeni enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa kungena esiswini, kuphumele ngaphandle, kuhlambulula ukudla konke.”
20. Wayesethi: “Okuphumayo kumuntu yilokho okumngcolisayo umuntu;
21. ngokuba ngaphakathi enhliziyweni yabantu kuphuma imicabango emibi, nobufebe, nokweba, nokubulala,
22. nokuphinga, nokufisa, nokushinga, nenkohliso, nokungabi nanhloni, neso elibi, nokuhlambalaza, nokuzidla, nobuwula.
23. Zonke lezo zinto ezimbi zivela ngaphakathi, zimngcolise umuntu.”
24. Wayesemuka lapho, waya emikhawulweni yaseTire. Wangena endlini, akathanda ukwaziwa muntu, kodwa wayengenakufihlakala.
25. Kwathi masinyane owesifazane ondodakazi yakhe encane inomoya ongcolileyo esezwile ngaye, weza waziphonsa phansi ngasezinyaweni zakhe.
26. Kepha owesifazane lo wayengumGreki engumSirofenike ngokuzalwa, wamnxusa ukuba akhiphe idemoni endodakazini yakhe.
27. UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Ake kusuthe abantwana kuqala, ngokuba akukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, usiphonse ezinjaneni.”
28. Kodwa waphendula, wathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi; kepha nezinjana zidla imvuthuluka yabantwana phansi kwetafula.”