22 Lababhali ababefike bevela eJerusalema babesithi: “Umuntu lo uloBhelizebhubhi* futhi ukhipha amadimoni esebenzisa umbusi wamadimoni.”+ 23 Ngakho wababiza wasekhuluma labo esebenzisa imizekeliso wathi: “Kungenzakala njani ukuthi uSathane axotshe uSathane? 24 Nxa umbuso ungehlukana phakathi, ngeke ume,+ 25 futhi nxa imuli* ingehlukana phakathi, ngeke ime. 26 Yikho nxa uSathane esezihlamukele futhi eseyehlukene phakathi, ngeke ame, kuyabe sekuphelile ngaye. 27 Phela kakho ongangena endlini yendoda elamandla enelise ukutshontsha izinto zayo engazange aqale ayibophe. Nxa eseyibophile usengabutha okusendlini yayo.

15 Kodwa abanye babo bathi: “Umuntu lo ukhipha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi,* umbusi wamadimoni.”+ 16 Abanye bamlinga besithi abatshengise isibonakaliso+ esivela ezulwini. 17 Esazi ababekucabanga+ wathi kubo: “Loba yiwuphi umbuso owehlukene phakathi uyadilika, lemuli* eyehlukene phakathi iyachitheka. 18 Pho nxa uSathane eyehlukene phakathi, umbuso wakhe uzakuma njani? Phela lithi ngikhipha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi. 19 Nxa mina ngikhipha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi, amadodana enu wona awakhipha ngobani? Yikho amadodana enu ezalahlulela. 20 Kodwa nxa kuyikuthi ngikhipha amadimoni ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu,+ uMbuso kaNkulunkulu usulifice lilibele sibili.+ 21 Nxa indoda elamandla futhi ehlome yaphelela ilinde isigodlo sayo, akulamuntu ongathinta impahla yayo. 22 Kodwa nxa kungafika umuntu olamandla kulayo ayihlasele ayinqobe, uyathatha zonke izikhali zayo ebizithembile abesenika abanye izinto ayithathele zona. 23 Loba ngubani ongangisekeliyo uphikisana lami futhi loba ngubani ongancedisani lami ukubutha, uyachithiza.+