“Simoni, Simoni, lalela la; uSathane unicelile ukuba anihlunge njengokolweni. Kepha Mina ngikunxusele ukuba ukukholwa kwakho kungapheli. Wena-ke, uma usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu.”
Kepha wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngikulungele ukuya nawe ejele nasekufeni.”
UJesu wayesethi: “Ngiyakutshela, Phethro, ukuthi iqhude aliyukukhala namhlanje, ungakangiphiki kathathu ukuthi awungazi.”
Wayesethi kubo: “Mhla nginithuma ningenasikhwama semali, nasikhwama sokwethekela, nazicathulo, ngabe kukhona yini enakweswelayo na?”
Bathi: “Qha.”
Wayesethi kubo: “Kepha manje onesikhwama semali makasithathe, kanjalo nonesokwethekela; ongenankemba makathengise ngengubo yakhe, ayithenge inkemba. Ngokuba ngithi kini: kufanele ukuba kugcwaliseke lokho okulotshiweyo ngami, ukuthi: ‘Wabalwa kanye nezelelesi;’ ngokuba lokho okulotshiwe ngami, sekuyafezeka.”
Base bethi: “Nkosi, bheka, nazi izinkemba ezimbili.”
Wathi kubo: “Kwanele.”
Wayesephuma, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo njengalokhu kwakungumkhuba wakhe, abafundi bakhe bamlandela. Kuthe esefikile lapho, wathi kubo: “Khulekani ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni.”
Wayesesuka kubo ibanga elingangokuphonsa itshe, waguqa phansi, wakhuleka, wathi: “Baba, uma uthanda yisuse kimi le ndebe, nokho kungabi ngokwentando yami, kube njengokuba kuthanda wena.”
Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini, imqinisa. Esosizini olunzima, wakhuleka eqinisela, izithukuthuku zakhe zaze zaba njengamathonsi egazi econsela emhlabathini.
Esesukumile ekukhulekeni, waya kubafundi bakhe, wabafica belele, ngokuba babedabukile kakhulu. Wathi kubo: “Nilaleleni na? Vukani nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.”
Esakhuluma, kwatheleka isixuku siholwa nguJuda, omunye wabali-12, wasondela kuJesu ukuba amange. Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Juda, uyayikhaphela iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga na?”
Sebebonile ababenoJesu okuzakwenzeka, bathi: “Nkosi, sigadle yini ngenkemba na?”
Omunye othile kubo wagalela inceku yomphristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yakwesokunene.
Kepha uJesu waphendula wathi: “Yekani; sekwanele!”
Wayithinta indlebe yayo, wayelapha.
Wathi uJesu kubaphristi abakhulu, ezinduneni zethempeli, nakumalunga ababeze kuye ukuzombopha: “Niphume niphethe izinkemba nezagila sengathi nize kumphangi na? Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini, anelulanga zandla ukuba nimelane nami, kepha manje yithuba lenu leli, namandla obumnyama.”
Base bembamba, bahamba naye, bamyisa endlini yomphristi omkhulu. UPhethro walandela ekude. Sebewubasile umlilo phakathi negceke, bahlala phansi ndawonye; uPhethro wahlala nabo. Intombazana ethile, eyisisebenzi, imbona ehlezi otha umlilo, yamgqolozela, yayisithi: “Impela nalo ubenaye.”
Kepha waphika, wathi: “Sifazane, angimazi.”
Emva kwesikhashana omunye wambona, wathi: “Nawe ungomunye wabo.”
Kepha uPhethro, wathi: “Muntundini, angisiye.”
Sekwedlule isikhathi esingaba yihora, omunye umuntu othile wagcizelela, wathi: “Impela lo ubenaye, ngokuba futhi ungowaseGalile.”
Kepha uPhethro wathi: “Muntundini, angazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani.”
Masinyane esakhuluma, lakhala iqhude. INkosi yayisiphenduka, yambheka uPhethro. UPhethro walikhumbula izwi leNkosi, njengokuba yayithe kuye: “Iqhude lingakakhali namuhla, uzakungiphika kathathu.”
Waphumela phandle, wakhala kalusizi.
Amadoda ayembambile uJesu, ambhinqa emshaya. Ammboza ubuso, ambuza athi: “Phrofetha ukuthi ngubani okushayileyo na?”
Basho nokunye okuningi, bemhlambalaza.
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