6 Naye alipomwona huyo mtu amelala hapo na kujua kwamba alikuwa amekaa hapo kwa muda mrefu, akamwuliza, “Je, wataka kupona?”
7 Naye akajibu, “Bwana, mimi sina mtu wa kunipeleka majini wakati yanapotibuliwa. Kila nikijaribu kuingia, mtu mwingine hunitangulia.”
8 Yesu akamwambia, “Inuka, chukua mkeka wako utembee.”
9 Mara huyo mtu akapona, akachukua mkeka wake, akatembea. Jambo hili lilifanyika siku ya Sabato.
10 Kwa hiyo baadhi ya Wayahudi wakamwambia huyo mtu aliyeponywa, “Leo ni Sabato, si halali kubeba mkeka wako.”
11 Lakini yeye akawaambia, “Yule mtu aliyeniponya ndiye aliyeniambia: ‘Chukua mkeka wako, utembee.’”
12 Nao wakamwuliza, “Huyo mtu aliyekuambia: ‘Chukua mkeka wako, utembee,’ ni nani?”