23 Ngalelolanga kweta baSadusi, bona lebebatsi labafile ngeke bavuswe,+ bambuta batsi:+ 24 “Mfundzisi, Mosi watsi: ‘Nangabe indvodza ifa ibe ite bantfwana, umnakabo kufanele angene umfati wayo, kuze atewutalela umufi bantfwana.’+ 25 Manje-ke bekunetelamani letingu-7, futsi lowekucala watsatsa umfati wase uyafa ete bantfwana, umnakabo wamngena lomfati. 26 Kwenteka lokufanako nakuwesibili newesitsatfu bate baphela bonkhe bongu-7. 27 Ekugcineni lomfati naye wafa. 28 Ngako-ke nasekuvuswa labafile, lomfati utawuba wabani kuletelamani letingu-7, ngobe ube ngumfati wabo bonkhe?”

27 Nanobe kunjalo, kwefika labanye baSadusi, bona lebebatsi labafile ngeke bavuswe,+ bambuta,+ 28 batsi: “Mfundzisi, Mosi wabhala watsi: ‘Nangabe indvodza ifa futsi ishiya umfati wayo kodvwa ibe ite bantfwana, umnakabo kufanele angene lomfati, kuze atewutalela umufi bantfwana.’+ 29 Manje-ke bekunetelamani letingu-7, futsi wekucala watsatsa umfati wase uyafa ete bantfwana. 30 Ngako lowesibili wamtsatsa lomfati kodvwa naye wafa. 31 Kwenteka lokufanako nakuwesitsatfu. Bonkhe bongu-7 bamtsatsa lomfati kodvwa bafa bete bantfwana. 32 Ekugcineni, lomfati naye wafa. 33 Manje-ke nasekuvuswa labafile, lomfati utawuba wabani? Ngobe ube ngumfati wabo bonkhe.”