42 Batsi boPawula naBhanabasi nabaphuma esinagogeni, bantfu babacela kutsi babuye ngeliSabatha lelilandzelako batewubatjela ngalokunyenti kwaleto tintfo.
hhayi etiveni letinyenti letinelulwimi lolungacondzakali nalolulukhuni, naletikhuluma emavi longeke uwacondze. Nembala kube bengikutfumele kuto, betitakulalela.
Watsi: “Maye kuwe, Khorazini! Maye nakuwe, Bhethsayida! Ngobe kube lemisebenti yemandla lebeyenteke kini beyenteke eThire naseSidoni, ngabe kadze batitsela ngemlotsa bembatsa emasaka bakhombisa kuphendvuka.
Kodvwa labanyenti lababekucala bayawuba bekugcina, nalababekugcina bayawuba bekucala.”
Watsi Jesu asakhuluma loko, kwefika umphatsi welisinagoge, waguca embikwakhe watsi: “Indvodzakati yami isandza kufa nyalo, kodvwa kota ubeke sandla sakho etikwayo, itawuphila!”
Nganonopha ngatfumela kuwe, wavele wavuma ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe kuta njengobe sewulapha nje. Nanyalo sesihlangene sonkhe embikwaNkulunkulu, simele kuva loko iNkhosi lekutfume kona.”
Bahamba besuka ePhega befika e-Antiyokhi yasePhisidiya. Ngelilanga leliSabatha bangena esinagogeni bahlala phansi.
Wase uyavalelisa Pawula ngekutsi: “Akwateke kini kutsi lensindziso yaNkulunkulu seyitfunyelwe kubetive, futsi batawuyemukela.” [