20. Bekubona lokho abafundi bamangala bathi: “Umkhiwane ubune kanjani masinyane na?”
21. UJesu wayesephendula, ethi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ninokukholwa, ningangabazi, aniyikwenza okomkhiwane kuphela, kodwa noma nithi kule ntaba: ‘Nqukuleka, uphonseke elwandle,’ kuyakwenzeka;
22. nakho konke eningakucela ngokukhuleka nikholwa niyakukwamukeliswa.”
23. Kuthe engena ethempelini, kweza kuye abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe, esafundisa, bathi: “Ukwenza lokhu ngagunya lini na? Futhi ngubani okunike leli gunya na?”
24. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nami ngizakunibuza izwi libe linye; uma ningitshela lona, nami ngizakunitshela ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.
25. Ukubhapathiza kukaJohane kwavelaphi, ezulwini nokuba kubantu, na?”Bakhulumisana bodwa, bathi: “Uma sithi: ‘Ezulwini,’ uzakuthi kuthi: ‘Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na?’
26. Kepha uma sithi: ‘Kubantu,’ siyasesaba isixuku; ngokuba bonke bathi uJohane ungumprofethi.”
27. Base bemphendula uJesu, bethi: “Asazi.”Wayesethi kubo naye: “Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.”