40. “Pho-ke, mhla kufika umninisivini, uzakubenze njani labo balimi na?”
41. Bathi kuye: “Uzakubabhubhisa kabi labo ababi, isivini sakhe sinikwe abanye abalimi abayakumnika izithelo ngezikhathi zazo.”
42. UJesu wathi kubo: “Anizange nifunde yini emibhalweni ukuthi:“ ‘Itshe abalinqabayo abakhilona laba yinhloko yegumbi;lona lavela eNkosini;liyisimangaliso emehlweni ethu,’ na?
43. “Ngalokho ngithi kini: Niyakwamukwa umbuso kaNkulunkulu, uphiwe isizwe esiyakuveza izithelo zawo.
44. Owayo phezu kwaleli tshe uyakuphohlozwa; kepha yilowo nalowo eliyakuwela phezu kwakhe liyakumcolisa.”
45. Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi beyizwa imifanekiso yakhe bazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngabo.
46. Base befuna ukumbamba; kepha bazesaba izixuku, ngokuba zazithi ungumprofethi.