1 Ke kaloku kwaye kukho abathile ngelo xesha, ababembikela amaGalili, agazi uPilato waliphithikeza namadini awo.
2 Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Niba na loo maGalili ebengaboni ngaphezu kwawo onke amaGalili, ngokuba evé ubunzima obunjalo?
3 Ndithi kuni, Hayi; nòthi xa sukuba ningaguquki, nitshabalale kwangokunjalo nonke.
4 Hi, bona abo balishumi elinesibhozo, bawelwa yinqaba eseSilowa, yababulala; niba na babenetyala ngaphezu kwabo bonke abantu abemiyo eYerusalem?
5 Ndithi kuni, Hayi; nòthi, xa sukuba ningaguquki, nitshabalale kwangokunjalo nonke.
6 Wabethetha ke lo mzekeliso: Ubani wayenomkhiwane, utyelwe esidiliyeni sakhe; weza efuna isiqhamo kuwo, akafumana nto. Wathi ke kumsébenzi-sidiliya,
7 Uyabona, ndiminyaka mithathu ndiza ndifuna isiqhamo kulo mkhiwane, ndingafumani nto; wugawule; yini na ukuba úde uphuthise nomhlaba.