17 Ekuvile ke oko uYesu, wathi kubo, Akufuneki gqirha kwabaphilileyo lifuneka kwabafayo. Andizé kubiza malungisa, ndizé kubiza aboni, ukuba baguquke.
18 Baye abafundi bakaYohane nababaFarisi bezila ukudla; beze bathi kuye, Kungani na ukuba abafundi bakaYohane nababaFarisi bazile ukudla, kanti ke abakho abafundi abakuzili bona?
19 Wathi uYesu kubo, Banako yini na abegumbi lomtshakazi ukuzila ukudla, xa anabo umyeni? Lo gama wonke asekubo umyeni, abanako ukuzila ukudla.
20 Ke kofika mihla awoza asuswe kubo umyeni; baya kwandula ke ukuzila ngaloo mihla.
21 Akukho uthungela isiziba somchako omtsha engutyeni endala; okanye ke eso sifakiweyo, sitsha, sokrazula kuyo endala, sibe sibi ngokunye isikroba.
22 Kanjalo akukho utha iwayini entsha ezintsubeni ezindala; okanye iwayini, leyo intsha, yozigqabhuza iintsuba, iphalale iwayini, zitshabalale neentsuba; yona iwayini entsha imelwe kukuthiwa ezintsubeni ezintsha.
23 Kwathi ehamba ecanda emasimini ngesabatha, baqala abafundi bakhe ukuhamba besikha izikhwebu.