Kwathi uJesu ebona izixuku ezinkulu zimphahlile, walaya ukuthi baye phesheya.
Kwasekusiza umbhali othile wathi kuye: Mfundisi, ngizakulandela loba ngaphi lapho oya khona.
UJesu wathi kuye: “Izimpungushe zinemigodi, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke; kodwa iNdodana yomuntu kayilalapho engaqamelisa khona ikhanda.
Omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngivumele ngiqale ngiyengcwaba ubaba.
Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Ngilandele; futhi abafileyo bayekele abafileyo babo.
Esengenile emkhunjini, abafundi bakhe bamlandela.
Bheka, kwavuka isiphepho esikhulu elwandle, kangangokuthi umkhumbi wagutyungelwa amagagasi, kodwa yena wayelele.
Kwasekusiza kuye abafundi bakhe bamvusa, besithi: Nkosi, sisindise, siyabhubha.
Wathi kubo: “Nesabelani nina bokukholwa okuncane na? Wasevuka, wayikhuza imimoya nolwandle; kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu.
Kepha abantu bamangala, bathi: “Umuntu onjani lo ukuthi nemimoya nolwandle kuyamlalela na?
Esefike ngaphesheya ezweni lamaGergasi, kwahlangana naye ababili ababenamademoni, bephuma emathuneni, benolaka olukhulu, kwaze kwangadlula muntu ngaleyondlela.
Bheka, bamemeza bathi: “Sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu na? Uze lapha ukusihlupha singakafiki isikhathi?
Kwakukhona khatshana labo umhlambi wezingulube ezinengi usidla.
Amademoni amncenga, ethi: “Uma usikhipha, sivumele ukuba siye emhlambini wezingulube.
Wasesithi kubo: Hambani. Seziphumile, zangena emhlambini wezingulube;
Abelusi babaleka, baya emzini, babika konke, nalokho okwehlele abakhwelwe ngamademoni.
Bheka, umuzi wonke waphuma ukumhlangabeza uJesu; bathi bembona, bamncenga ukuba amuke emikhawulweni yabo.