Base bemthatha, bamhola, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetru walandela ekude.
Sebebasile umlilo phakathi kwegceke, sebehlezi phansi ndawonye, uPetru wahlala phakathi kwabo.
Kepha incekukazi ethile imbona ehlezi emlilweni, yambheka, yathi: “Lona naye ube naye.
Wamphika wathi: “Mame, angimazi.
Kwathi emva kwesikhatshana omunye wambona wathi: Lawe ungowabo. UPetro wasesithi: Ndoda, kangisuye.
Kwathi emva kwehora elilodwa omunye waqinisa, wathi: “Nempela nalo ube naye, ngokuba ungowaseGalile.
UPetro wasesithi: Ndoda, kangikwazi okutshoyo. Masinyane, esakhuluma, iqhude lakhala.
INkosi yaphenduka, yambheka uPetru. UPetro wasekhumbula ilizwi leNkosi, ukuthi itshilo kuye ukuthi: Iqhude lingakakhali, uzangiphika kathathu.
Waphumela phandle uPetru, wakhala kamunyu.
Amadoda abebambe uJesu amklolodela, amshaya.
Esembozile, amshaya ebusweni, ambuza, athi: “Profetha; ngubani okushayileyo na?
Nezinye izinto eziningi zamhlambalaza.
Kwathi sekusile, kwabuthana amalunga esizwe nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, bamyisa emphakathini wabo, bathi:
Wena unguKristu na? Sitshele. Wathi kubo: “Uma nginitshela, anisoze nakholwa;
Futhi noma nginibuza, aniyikungiphendula, futhi aniyikungikhulula.
Kusukela manje iNdodana yomuntu izakuhlala ngakwesokunene samandla kaNkulunkulu.
Base bethi bonke: “Pho, uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na? Wathi kubo: “Nina nisho ukuthi nginguye.
Bathi: “Sisabufunelani ubufakazi na? ngoba thina ngokwethu sizwile ngomlomo wakhe.