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.
11. UmFarisi, ezimise yedwa, wayethandaza esithi, Thixo, ndiyabulela kuwe, ukuba ndingènjengabanye abantu, abaphangi, abangemalungisa, abakrexezi; ndingènjengaye nalo mbuthi werhafu.
12. Ndizila ukudla kabini ngeveki, ndinikela izishumi zako konke endikuzuzayo.
13. Waye umbuthi werhafu emi kude, engathandi nokuphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini; wamana ukubetha esifubeni sakhe, esithi, Thixo, yiba netarhu kum, mna moni.
14. Ndithi kuni, Wehla lo waya endlwini yakhe, egwetyelwe yena kunalowa; ngokuba wonke umntu oziphakamisayo uya kuthotywa; nozithobayo ke uya kuphakanyiswa.
15. Ke kaloku baye bezisa kuye neentsana zabo, ukuze azichukumise; bebonile ke abafundi, babakhalimela.
16. Ke yena uYesu wazibizela kuye, wathi, Bavumeleni abantwana beze kum, ningabaleli; kuba ubukumkani bukaThixo bubobabo banjalo.
17. Inene, ndithi kuni, Othe akabamkela ubukumkani bukaThixo njengomntwana, akasayi kukha angene kubo.