42 Wamyisa kuJesu, Jesu wambuka, watsi: “Wena unguSimoni, umsa waJohane. Libito lakho sekutaba nguKhefase.” (Lelibito lisho kutsi: “Phetro, lidvwala.”)
Namani wahamba waya enkhosini yakhe, wafike wayitjela loko lekwakushiwo ngulentfombatana leyayiphuma ka-Israyeli.
Nankha emabito ebaphostoli lababeli-12: Wekucala nguSimoni, lotsiwa nguPhetro, nemnakabo Andreya; Jakobe nemnakabo longuJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi;
Naba-ke laba labali-12 labakhetsa: Simoni, lametsa watsi nguPhetro;
Kodvwa Simoni Phetro abona loku, waguca ngemadvolo etinyaweni taJesu watsi: “Ncono usuke kimi, Nkhosi, ngobe mine ngingumuntfu losoni!”
Simoni, lambita ngekutsi nguPhetro, nemnakabo labe ngu-Andreya, Jakobe naJohane, Filiphu naBhatalomewu,
“Angikhulumi ngani nonkhe; ngiyabati labo lengibakhetsile. Kodvwa kufanele kugcwaliseke umBhalo lotsi: ‘Lowo lodla sinkhwa sami, sewungigucukele, waphambana nami.’
Simoni Phetro, naTomase, lotsiwa liPhahla, naNathanayeli waseKhana laseGalile, nemadvodzana aZebedi, nalabanye bafundzi baJesu lababili, bonkhe laba babendzawonye.
Jesu watsi kuye: “Hamba ubite indvodza yakho, nite lapha.”
Ngisho loku kwekutsi lomunye utsi: “Mine ngiwakaPawula,” lomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwaka-Apolosi,” nalomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwakaKhefase,” nalomunye atsi: “Mine ngiwakaKhristu.”
nekutsi wabonwa nguKhefase, wase ubonwa ngulabali-12.
Nome nguPawula, nome ngu-Apolosi, nome nguKhefase, nome live, nome kuphila, nome kufa, nome ngulokukhona, nome ngulokusetawuba khona, konkhe kwenu.
Site yini lilungelo lekutsi lowo nalowo ahambe nemkakhe lokholwako, njengalabanye baphostoli, nabomnakabo beNkhosi, naKhefase?
Emvakweminyaka lemitsatfu ngenyuka ngayawubonana naKhefase eJerusalema; ngefika ngahlala naye emalanga lali-15.
Kodvwa ngesikhatsi nakufika Khefase e-Antiyokhi ngaphikisana naye embikwebazalwane, ngenca yesento sakhe lesibi.
Batsi kube boJakobe, naPhetro, naJohane, labebatiwa ngekutsi batinsika, babone umusa lengiwuphiwe banika tsine naBhanabasi sandla sekudla sebudlelwane kutsi siye kubetive, bona baye kumaJuda.