Luka 7:18-22

Abafundi bakaJohane bamtshela ngazo zonke lezizinto. UJohane esebizele kuye ababili kubafundi bakhe, wabathuma kuJesu ukuthi: “Wena unguye ozayo na? noma sifuna omunye? Kwathi efika kuye amadoda athi: UJohane uMbhabhathizi usithumile kuwe esithi: Wena unguye ozayo yini? noma sifuna omunye? Ngaleso sikhathi waphulukisa abaningi ezifweni zabo, nasezifweni, nasemoyeni ababi; nezimpumputhe eziningi wazipha ukubona. UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: “Hambani nimtshele uJohane lokho enikubonile nenikuzwile; ukuthi izimpumputhe ziyabona, izinyonga ziyahamba, abanochoko bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, abampofu bayashunyayelwa ivangeli.