1. Ke kaloku, wayethetha nomzekeliso kubo, wokuba bamelwe kukuhlala bethandaza, bangethi amandla; esithi
2. Kwaye kukho umgwebi emzini othile, ongamoyikiyo uThixo, ongamhloneleyo nomntu.
3. Bekukho ke umhlolokazi othile kuloo mzi, obemana ukuza kuye, esithi, Ndíkhulule kummangaleli wam.
4. Kwaba mzuzu engavumi; kodwa kamva wathi ngaphakathi kwakhe, Nakuba ndingamoyiki uThixo, ndingamhlonele nomntu:
5. noko, ngenxa yokuba lo mhlolokazi endibulala, ndomlungisa, ndimkhulule, hleze ade eze andaphule.
6. Ithe ke iNkosi, Kuveni okuthethwa ngumgwebi ongalungisiyo.
7. Ke yena uThixo akayi kukha abalungise na abanyulwa bakhe, abakhala kuye imini nobusuku, noko azeka kade umsindo ngabo?
8. Ndithi kuni, Uya kubalungisa, abakhulule kamsinya. Kodwa ke akufika uNyana woMntu, wolufumana na ke ukholo ehlabathini apha?
9. Ke kaloku wathetha lo mzekeliso nakwabathile, ababekholose ngokuthi ngaphakathi kwabo bangamalungisa, bengabenzé nto abanye:
10. Amadoda amabini enyuka aya etempileni, esiya kuthandaza; enye ingumFarisi, enye ingumbuthi werhafu.