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.

33 Basebefika eKhaphenawume. Esengenile endlini wababuza wathi: “Beliphikisana ngani endleleni?”+ 34 Bathula zwi ngoba endleleni babephikisane ngokuthi ngubani owayemkhulu phakathi kwabo. 35 Ngakho wahlala phansi wasebiza abaliTshumi Lambili wathi kubo: “Nxa umuntu efuna ukuba ngowokuqala, kufanele abe ngowokucina kubo bonke futhi abe yinceku yabo bonke.”+ 36 Wasethatha umntwana omncane wammisa phakathi kwabo, wamgona wasesithi kubo: 37 “Loba ngubani owamukela umntwana omncane njengalo+ ngenxa yebizo lami uyangamukela lami, futhi loba ngubani ongamukelayo kamukeli mina kuphela kodwa wamukela lalowo ongithumileyo.”+

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