31. Ngalo ke uvuko lwabafileyo, anikulesanga na okwathethwayo kuni nguThixo, esithi,
32. Mna ndinguThixo ka-Abraham, uThixo kaIsake, uThixo kaYakobi? UThixo akaThixo wabafileyo, ungowabaphilileyo.
33. Zathi izihlwele zakukuva, zakhwankqiswa yimfundiso yakhe.
34. Ke kaloku bathe abaFarisi, bakuva ukuba ubéthe labakhohla abaSadusi, bahlanganiselana ndawonye.
35. Omnye kubo ongumqondisi-mthetho wambuza emlinga, wathi,
36. Mfundisi, owona myalelo mkhulu emthethweni nguwuphi na?
37. Wathi ke uYesu kuye, Uze uyithande iNkosi uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho iphela, nangomphefumlo wakho uphela, nangengqondo yakho iphela.
38. Nguwo lowo owokuqala nomkhulu umthetho.
39. Owesibini ke ufana nawo: Uze umthande ummelwane wakho ngoko uzithanda ngako.
40. Kule mithetho yomibini kuxhomekeke umyalelo uphela nabaprofeti.
41. Bakubon' ukuba bahlanganisene ke abaFarisi,
42. uYesu wabuza kubo, esithi, Nithini na nina ngaye uKristu?* Ungunyana kabani na? Bathi kuye, kaDavide.
43. Athi kubo, Yini na phofu ukuba uDavide ngoMoya ambize ngokuthi, Nkosi, esithi,
44. Yathi iNkosi eNkosini yam,Hlala ngasekunene kwam,Ndide iintshaba zakho ndizenze isihlalo seenyawo zakho?(INdum. 110:1)