“Simoni, Simoni, bheka, uSathane unifunile ukuba anihlunge njengokolweni; kepha mina ngikunxusele ukuba ukukholwa kwakho kungapheli; wena-ke, nxa usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu.”
Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngilungele ukuya nawe nasetilongweni nasekufeni.”
Wayesethi: “Ngiyakutshela, Petru, ukuthi iqhude aliyikukhala namhlanje, ungakangiphiki kathathu ukuthi awungazi.”
Wathi kubo: “Mhla nginithuma ningenasikhwama, nayika, nazicathulo, naswela utho na?”
Bathi: “Lutho.”
Wayesethi kubo: “Kepha manje onesikhwama kasithathe, neyika futhi; oswelayo kathengise ngengubo yakhe, athenge inkemba. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Kumelwe ukugcwaliseka kimi lokho okulotshiweyo kokuthi: ‘Wabalwa kanye nezelelesi;’ ngokuba okuqondene nami sekuyaphelela.”
Base bethi: “Nkosi, bheka, nazi izinkemba ezimbili.”
Wathi kubo: “Kwanele.”
Wayesephuma, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo njengomkhuba wakhe, nabafundi bakhe bamlandela. Esefikile endaweni wathi kubo: “Khulekani ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.” Wamonyuka kubo kungathi ibanga lokuphonsa itshe, waguqa phansi, wakhuleka, wathi: “Baba, uma uthanda, susa lesi sitsha kimi; nokho makungenziwa intando yami kodwa eyakho.” Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini, imqinisa. Esosizini olunzima wakhuleka eqinisela, izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi, aconsela emhlabathini.
Esesukume ekukhulekeni weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafumana belele ngokudabuka. Wathi kubo: “Nilaleleni na? Vukani nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.”
Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika isixuku; naye othiwa uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wayehamba phambi kwabo, wasondela kuJesu ukumanga. Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Juda, uyayikhaphela iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga na?”
Kuthe ababengakuye sebebona okuzakwenzeka, bathi: “Nkosi, sigadle ngenkemba na?” Omunye othile kubo wayigadla inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene.
Kepha uJesu wathatha wathi: “Musani; sekwanele.” Wayiphatha indlebe, wayipholisa.
Wathi uJesu kubapristi abakhulu, nezinduna zethempeli, namalunga ababeze kuye: “Niphumile kungathi nize kumphangi niphethe izinkemba nezinduku. Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini, anelulanga zandla kimi; kepha lokhu kuyihora lenu namandla obumnyama.”
Base bembamba, bamuka naye, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetru walandela ekude. Sebebasile umlilo phakathi egcekeni bahlala phansi ndawonye; uPetru wahlala phakathi kwabo. Intombazana ethile, imbona ehlezi ngasemlilweni, yamgqolozela yathi: “Nalona ube naye.”
Kepha waphika, wathi: “Sifazane, angimazi.”
Emva kwesikhashana omunye wambona, wathi: “Nawe ungomunye wabo.”
Kepha uPetru wathi: “Muntundini, angisiye.”
Sekudlulile okungathi ihora linye, omunye umuntu waqinisa wathi: “Impela nalona ube naye, ngokuba futhi ungowaseGalile.”
Kepha uPetru wathi: “Muntundini, angikwazi ukuthi uthini.” Masinyane esakhuluma, lakhala iqhude. INkosi yayisiphenduka, yambheka uPetru. UPetru walikhumbula izwi leNkosi, njengokuba ithe kuye: “Iqhude lingakakhali namhlanje, uzakungiphika kathathu.” Waphumela phandle, wakhala kamunyu.
Amadoda abembambile uJesu ambhinqa emshaya. Ammboza ubuso, ambuza ethi: “Profetha ukuthi ngubani okushayileyo na?” Nokunye okuningi akukhuluma kuye emthuka.
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