NgokukaLuka 18:9-14

Wayesekhuluma kwabathile ababezethemba ukuthi balungile, bedelela abanye, ebalandisa lo mfanekiso ngokuthi: “Abantu ababili benyukela ethempelini beya kukhuleka, omunye engumFarisi, omunye engumthelisi. UmFarisi wema wazikhulekela ngokuthi: ‘Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ngingenjengabanye abantu: izigcwelegcwele, abangalungile, iziphingi, nanjengalo mthelisi. Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki, nginikela okweshumi kukho konke enginakho.’ “Kepha umthelisi emi kude wayengafuni nakuphakamisela amehlo akhe ngasezulwini, kodwa washaya isifuba sakhe, ethi: ‘Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni.’ “Ngithi kini: Lo wehlela endlini yakhe elungisisiwe kunomunye. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo oziphakamisayo uzakuthotshiswa, kodwa ozithobayo uzakuphakanyiswa.”