32 Ngoba uJohane weza kini ngendlela yokulunga, kodwa anizange nimkholwe. Nokho, abaqoqi bentela nezifebe bamkholwa, + ngisho nalapho nikubona lokhu, anizisolanga kamuva ukuze nimkholwe.

30 Ubhapathizo lukaJohane + lwaluvela ezulwini noma kubantu? Ngiphenduleni.” + 31 Ngakho babonisana bodwa, bethi: “Uma sithi, ‘Ezulwini,’ uzothi, ‘Pho, kungani ningamkholwanga?’

29 (Lapho bonke abantu nabaqoqi bentela bezwa lokhu, bathi uNkulunkulu ulungile, ngoba babebhapathizwe ngobhapathizo lukaJohane. + 30 Kodwa abaFarisi nalabo ababeyizazi zoMthetho abasinakanga isiqondiso* sikaNkulunkulu kubo, + njengoba babengabhapathizwanga nguye.)