17. Ngexesha lesidlo uthume isicaka sakhe ukuba siye kuxelela abamenyiweyo ukuba beze, kuba konke kwakusekulungisiwe.
18. Baza ke bonke ngabanye bazilandula, owokuqala esithi kuye: ‘Ndithenge intsimi. Kufuneka ndiphume ndiye kuyibona. Ndiyakucela, ndixolele; andiphumeleli.’
19. Omnye wathi: ‘Ndithenge iinkabi ezilishumi. Ndisaya kuziva. Ndiyakucela, ndixolele; andiphumeleli.’
20. Nomnye wathi: ‘Ndisand' ukutshata. Ngenxa yoko andinakuza.’
21. Ke isicaka eso sibuyele enkosini yaso, sayixelela ezo zinto. Waza waqumba umnini-ndlu, wathi kwisicaka sakhe: ‘Khawuleza uye ezitalatweni nasezirhangeni zedolophu, uqokelele amahlwempu nezilima neemfama neziqhwala.’
22. Saza isicaka sathi: ‘Nkosi, kwenzeké njengoko uyalele, kanti indawo isekho.’
23. Yathi inkosi kwisicaka eso: ‘Phuma uye ezindleleni, nasezindledlaneni, ubanyanzele bangene, ukuze indlu yam izale.
24. Inene, akukho namnye kuloo madoda abemenyiwe iya kusiva isidlo sam.’ ”
25. Kwakukho isihlwele sihamba noYesu, waza wajika wathi kuso:
26. “Ukuba ubani uza kum, angancami uyise, nonina, nomfazi, nabantwana, nabantakwabo, noodade wabo, ewe, kwanobakhe ubomi obu, akanakuba ngumfundi wam.
27. Nosukuba engawuthwali umnqamlezo wakhe andilandele, akanakuba ngumfundi wam.