2 Babekrokra ke abaFarisi nababhali, besithi, Lo wamkela aboni, adle nabo.
3 Wathetha ke kubo lo mzekeliso, esithi,
4 Nguwuphi na umntu kuni othi, enekhulu lezimvu, ize kulahleke enye kuzo, angazishiyi ezingamashumi asithoba anesithoba entlango, asinge kuleyo ilahlekileyo, ade ayifumane?
5 Athi ke akuyifumana, ayibeke emagxeni akhe, evuya.
6 Athi akufika ekhaya, ababizele ndawonye abahlobo nabamelwane, esithi kubo, Vuyisanani nam, ngokuba ndiyifumene imvu yam ebilahlekile.
7 Ndithi kuni, ngokukwanjalo kuya kubakho uvuyo emazulwini ngomoni eba mnye oguqukayo, kunamashumi asithoba anesithoba amalungisa, angaswele nguquko.
8 Kanjalo nguwuphi na umfazi eneedrarhima* zilishumi, ongethi, ukuba ithe yalahleka enye idrarhima, alumeke isibane, ayitshayele indlu, afune enyamekile, ade ayifumane?