35 UYesu wahlala phantsi, wababiza abafundi abalishumi elinambini, wathi kubo: “Ukuba ubani ufuna ukuba ngoyena mkhulu, makazenze oyena mncinci kubo bonke, abe sisicaka sabo bonke.”
36 Wathatha umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo, wamsingatha, wathi kubo:
37 “Othe egameni lam wamkela noko amnye wabantwana abanje, wamkela mna; nothe wamkela mna, akamkeli mna nje, wamkela lowo wandithumayo.”
38 UYohane wathi kuYesu: “Mfundisi, sibone umntu okhupha iindimoni egameni lakho, saza samnqanda ke, kuba engenguye oweqela labafundi bakho.”
39 Wathi uYesu: “Hayi, ngeningamnqandanga, kuba akukho namnye unokuthi enze ummangaliso egameni lam, aze andigxeke.
40 Ongachasaniyo nathi ungakuthi.
41 Inene, othe wanipha nekomityi le yamanzi ngenxa yam, ngokuba ningabakaKrestu, wowamkela ngokuqinisekileyo umvuzo wakhe.”