17. Akubon' ukuba uyaphuma, uya endleleni, kweza othile ngokubaleka, wawa ngamadolo kuye, wambuza esithi, Mfundisi ulungileyo, ndénze ntoni na, ukuze ndibudle ilifa ubomi obungunaphakade?
18. Uthe ke uYesu kuye, Yini na ukuba uthi ndilungile? Akukho ulungileyo, mnye kwaphela — nguThixo.
19. Uyayazi imithetho: Musa ukukrexeza, musa ukubulala, musa ukuba, musa ukungqinela ubuxoki, musa ukulumkisa, beka uyihlo nonyoko.
20. Uphendule ke yena wathi kuye, Mfundisi, zonke ezo zinto ndazigcina, kwasebuncinaneni bam.
21. Uthe ke uYesu, ondele kuye, wamthanda, wathi kuye, Kukho nto-nye uyisweleyo: hamba uye kuthengisa ngeento zonke onazo, uphe amahlwempu, woba nobutyebi ke emazulwini; yiza ke undilandele, uwuthwele umnqamlezo.
22. Wathi ke khunubembe ngelo zwi, wemka ebuhlungu; kuba ebenemfuyo eninzi.
23. UYesu esingasingile, wathi kubafundi bakhe, Hayi, ukuba ngenkankulu ukuya kungena kwabo banobutyebi ebukumkanini bukaThixo!
24. Ke bathi qhiphu umbilini abafundi ngamazwi akhe. Aphinde ke uYesu, aphendule athi kubo, Bantwana, hayi, ukuba ngenkankulu ukuthi abo bakholosé ngobutyebi bangene ebukumkanini bukaThixo!
25. Kulula ukuba inkamela iphumele entunjeni yenaliti, kunokuba isityebi singene ebukumkanini bukaThixo.
26. Baye bekhwankqiswa ke ngokuncamisileyo, besitshono ukuthi, Ngubani na ongásindiswayo?
27. Óndele ke kubo uYesu, uthi, Kubantu akunakwenzeka; kuye yena uThixo akunakuba kungenzeki; kuba zonke izinto zinako ukwenzeka kuye uThixo.