16 Bathumela abafundi babo kuye, *benamaHerode, bathi: “Mfundisi, siyazi ukuba uthembekile, uyifundisa ngenyaniso indlela kaThixo, kuba akucengi bani, ungenamkhethe.
17 Khawutsho ke, ngaba kuvumelekile na ukurhafa *kuKhesare, okanye akuvumelekanga?”
18 Ke uYesu, eyazi inkohlakalo yabo, wathi kubo: “Bahanahanisindini, nindilingelani na?
19 Ndiboniseni imali ekurhafwa ngayo.”Bayizisa ke,
20 waza wathi kubo: “Ngokabani lo mfanekiso neli gama?”Bathi kuye: “NgokaKhesare.”
21 Waza uYesu wathi kubo: “Ke, nikani uKhesare okufanele uKhesare, ninike uThixo okufanele uThixo.”
22 Bakuva bamangaliswa, bamyeka bemka.