23 Nasekangenile ethempelini, kwefika baphristi labakhulu nemadvodza lamadzala ngesikhatsi asafundzisa, batsi kuye: “Letintfo utenta ngaliphi ligunya, futsi ngubani lokunike leligunya?”+ 24 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nami ngitanibuta intfo yinye. Nangabe ningitjela, nami ngitanitjela kutsi ngilitsatsaphi ligunya lekwenta letintfo: 25 Johane abelitsetsephi ligunya lekubhabhatisa? Abelitsetse ezulwini yini nobe kubantfu?” Base bacala kukhuluma bodvwa batsi: “Nasitsi: ‘Ezulwini,’ utawutsi: ‘Animkholwanga ngani-ke?’+ 26 Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Kubantfu,’ siyasesaba lesicumbi ngobe sitsatsa Johane njengemphrofethi.” 27 Ngako bamphendvula batsi: “Asati.” Jesu wase utsi kubo: “Nami-ke ngeke nginitjele kutsi ngilitsatsaphi ligunya lekwenta letintfo.

20 Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga afundzisa bantfu ethempelini futsi amemetela tindzaba letimnandzi, kweta baphristi labakhulu, tati temtsetfo nemadvodza lamadzala, 2 batsi kuye: “Sitjele kutsi letintfo utenta ngaliphi ligunya, futsi ngubani lokunike leligunya.”+ 3 Wabaphendvula watsi: “Nami ngitanibuta umbuto, ngicela ningiphendvule: 4 Johane bekalitsetsephi ligunya lekubhabhatisa, bekalitsetse ezulwini yini nobe kubantfu?” 5 Ngako babese bakhuluma bodvwa batsi: “Nasitsi: ‘Ezulwini,’ utawutsi: ‘Animkholwanga ngani-ke?’ 6 Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Kubantfu,’ bonkhe labantfu batasigcoba ngematje ngobe bakholelwa kutsi Johane bekangumphrofethi.”+ 7 Ngako batsi abati kutsi bekalitsetsephi leligunya. 8 Jesu wase utsi kubo: “Nami-ke ngeke nginitjele kutsi ngilitsatsaphi ligunya lekwenta letintfo.”