22 nakho konke eningakucela ngokukhuleka nikholwa niyakukwamukeliswa.”
23 Kuthe engena ethempelini, kweza kuye abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe, esafundisa, bathi: “Ukwenza lokhu ngagunya lini na? Futhi ngubani okunike leli gunya na?”
24 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Nami ngizakunibuza izwi libe linye; uma ningitshela lona, nami ngizakunitshela ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.
25 Ukubhapathiza kukaJohane kwavelaphi, ezulwini nokuba kubantu, na?”Bakhulumisana bodwa, bathi: “Uma sithi: ‘Ezulwini,’ uzakuthi kuthi: ‘Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na?’
26 Kepha uma sithi: ‘Kubantu,’ siyasesaba isixuku; ngokuba bonke bathi uJohane ungumprofethi.”
27 Base bemphendula uJesu, bethi: “Asazi.”Wayesethi kubo naye: “Nami anginitsheli ukuthi ngenza lokhu ngagunya lini.”
28 “Kepha nithini na? Umuntu wayenamadodana amabili; waya kweyokuqala, wathi: ‘Mntanami, hamba, uyosebenza namuhla esivinini.’