1. Ke kaloku, emveni kokuba ebewagqibile onke amazwi akhe, besiva abantu, wangena eKapernahum.
2. Waye ke umkhonzi womthethelikhulu othile, owabethandwa nguye, esifa, eza kubhubha.
3. Uthe ke akuva ngaye uYesu, wathuma kuye amadoda amakhulu amaYuda, emcela ukuba eze kumsindisa umkhonzi wakhe.
4. Akufika ke kuYesu, ambongoza enyamekile, esithi, Úkufanele oko lowo ùngamenzelayo oko;
5. kuba úyaluthanda uhlanga lwethu, wasakhela nendlu yesikhungu yena.
6. Wahamba ke uYesu nabo.Akubon' ukuba ke àkasekude endlwini, umthetheli-khulu wathuma izihlobo kuye, esithi kuye, Nkosi, ungàzikhathazi, kuba andikulingene ukuba ungade ungene phantsi kophahla lwam;
7. kungoko nam ndingàkufanelanga ukuda ndize; thetha ngezwi lodwa, wóphiliswa umkhonzi wam;
8. kuba nam ndingumntu omiswe phantsi kwegunya labanye, ndinamasoldati aphantsi kwam; ndithi kweli, Yiya, liye; kweliya, Yiza, lize; kumkhonzi wam, Yenza oku, akwenze.
9. Ezivile ke uYesu ezi zinto, wamangaliswa nguye, waguqukela kwindimbane ebimlandela, wathi, Ndithi kuni, andifumananga lukholo lungaka nakwaSirayeli.
10. Abo babethunyiwe babuyela endlwini, bamfumana umkhonzi obengumlwelwe ephilile.
11. Kwathi ngomhla olandelayo, waya emzini ekuthiwa yiNayin. Kwaye kuhamba naye iqela labafundi bakhe, nendimbane enkulu.