5 Nakanye! Inene, nani ukuba anithanga niguquke notshabalala kwangokunjalo nonke.”
6 UYesu ke wabenzela lo mzekeliso: “Ubani wayenomkhiwane utyalwe esidiliyeni sakhe, weza efuna isiqhamo kuwo, waza akafumana nto.
7 Wathi ke kosebenza esidiliyeni: ‘Uyabona, ndiminyaka mithathu ndisiza ndifuna isiqhamo kulo mkhiwane, ndingafumani nto. Wugawule! Yini na ukuba ude uphuthise nomhlaba lo?’
8 Waphendula yena wathi kuye: ‘Nkosi, khawuwuyeke nakulo mnyaka, ndikhe ndimbe ndiwujikeleze, ndigalele umgquba.
9 Ukuba ke uthe wavelisa isiqhamo, woseluwuyeka; kodwa ukuba akubanga njalo, wogawulwa.’ ”
10 Ke kaloku ngomnye *uMhla woPhumlo uYesu wayefundisa *ndlwini yesikhungo ithile.
11 Apho kwakukho umfazi owayenendimoni eyamgulisa iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo. Wayegobile, engenako mpela ukuma nkqo.