23. Waye ehambahamba uYesu etempileni, evarandeni* kaSolomon.
24. Amngqonga ngoko amaYuda, athi kuye, Koda kube nini na usiphongomisile? Ukuba unguye uKristu,* sixelele ngokuphandle.
25. Wawaphendula uYesu wathi, Ndinixelele, noko anikholwa; imisebenzi endiyenzayo mna egameni likaBawo, yona iyangqina ngam.
26. Nina anikholwa, kuba aningabo abezimvu zam; njengoko ndanixelelayo.
27. Ezam izimvu ziyaliva ilizwi lam, ndibe nam ndizazi, zindilandela;
28. mna ndizinika ubomi obungunaphakade; azisayi kutshabalala naphakade; akukho namnye uya kuzihlutha esandleni sam.
29. UBawo, ondinike zona, ungaphezu kwabo bonke; akukho bani unako ukuzihlutha esandleni sikaBawo.
30. Mna noBawo sibanye.
31. Abuya ngoko amaYuda achola amatye ukuba amxulube.
32. Wawaphendula uYesu wathi, Mininzi imisebenzi emihle endanibonisayo, ivela kuBawo; nindixuluba ngenxa yawuphi na umsebenzi kuyo?
33. Amphendula amaYuda esithi, Asikuxulubeli msebenzi mhle, sikuxuluba ngokuba unyelisa; nangokuba wena usithi, ùngumntu nje, usuke uzenze uThixo.