16. Ke yena uYesu wayemana ukuya esiguqweni ngasese, athandaze.
17. Kwathi ngamini ithile uYesu efundisa, kwafika *abaFarasi nabachazi-mthetho, bephuma kuzo zonke iindolophu zelaseGalili nelakwaJuda, naseJerusalem. Amandla eNkosi ayekho kuye, ephilisa.
18. Nako ke kufika amadoda ethwele ngokhuko umntu ofe umzimba, efuna ukumngenisa endlwini, ambeke phambi koYesu.
19. Exakiwe kukumngenisa ngenxa yokuxinana kwesihlwele, akhwela phezu kwendlu, aqhaqha uphahla, amhlisa ngokhuko, ambeka phakathi, phambi koYesu.
20. Akulubona uYesu ukholo lwawo, wathi kofe umzimba: “Mfondini, izono zakho zixolelwe.”
21. Baza abachazi-mthetho nabaFarasi bathetha bodwa besithi: “Yini na ukuba lo mntu anyelise ngolu hlobo? Ngubani kakade onako ukuxolela izono ngaphandle koThixo?”
22. UYesu ke, ezazi iingcamango zabo, wabaphendula wathi kubo: “Yini na ukuba nibe nezi ngcamango ezintliziyweni zenu?