18 Ngalesosikhathi abafundi basondela kuJesu bathi: “Ngubani sibili omkhulu kulabo bonke eMbusweni wamazulu?”+ 2 Ngakho wabiza umntwana omncane wammisa phakathi kwabo, 3 wasesithi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, ngaphandle kokuthi liphenduke* libe njengabantwana abancane,+ alisoze lingene eMbusweni wamazulu loba sekutheni.+ 4 Yikho lowo ozithobayo njengomntwana lo omncane nguye omkhulu kulabo bonke eMbusweni wamazulu,+ 5 futhi loba ngubani owamukela umntwana omncane njengalo ngenxa yebizo lami, uyangamukela lami.

46 Baqalisa ukuphikisana ngokuthi ngubani owayemkhulu kulabo bonke phakathi kwabo.+ 47 UJesu wakwazi okwakusezinhliziyweni zabo, yikho wathatha umntwana omncane wammisa eceleni kwakhe 48 wathi kubo: “Loba ngubani owamukela umntwana lo omncane ngenxa yebizo lami uyangamukela lami, futhi loba ngubani ongamukelayo wamukela lalowo ongithumileyo+ ngoba oziphatha njengomncane kulani lonke nguye omkhulu.”+

24 Kusenjalo baphikisana kwaba nzima, bebanga ukuthi ngubani owayemkhulu kulabo bonke phakathi kwabo.+