18 Kwakumakhata, ngako-ke tisebenti kanye nabogadzi bese babase umlilo wemalahle bawutungeletile botsa, naPhetro wema kanye nabo, wotsa umlilo.
Shangatsi ngingete ngatingena tindzaba tenu, ngingeke ngihlanganyele nani, ngobe nitsi ningatfukutsela nibulale bantfu ngebudlova benu, nigawule imisipha yetinkhomo.
Wefika lapho wangena emgedzeni, walala khona kulobo busuku. Livi laSimakadze lefika kuye, latsi: “Wentani lapha Elija?”
Ubusisiwe umuntfu longatitsatsi teluleko tebedukisi longahlanganyeli emikhubeni yetigangi, longahlali nasemkhambatsini walabaphukuta Nkulunkulu.
Lohambisana nebantfu labahlakaniphile naye ugcina asahlakaniphile; kodvwa umngani wetilima uyawuhlupheka.
Phetro wamlandzela ahambela emuva le, waze wangena ebaleni lakamPhristi Lomkhulu. Wefika wahlala kanye nabogadzi, wotsa umlilo.
yatsi kube ibone Phetro otsa umlilo, yambuka yase itsi kuye: “Nawe futsi bewuhamba naye lomNazaretha longuJesu.”
Inhlitiyo yakhe yayilusizi; wathandaza ngekuciniseka lokukhulu, titfukutfuku takhe taze taba njengematfonsi engati, atfontsela phansi.
Phetro abeseloku emile lapho otsa umlilo, base batsi kuye: “Awusiye yini lomunye webalandzeli balomuntfu?” Kodvwa Phetro wakuphika loko watsi: “Cha, angisiye.”
Ngako-ke Judasi wavele wacondza khona kuleyo ndzawo, ahamba nesicuku lesikhulu semasotja, nalabanye bogadzi belithempeli lababetfunywe baphristi labakhulu bakanye nebaFarisi. Babehlome tikhali, baphetse emalambu netidlwane.
Batsi nabefika esihlabatsini, babona umlilo wemalahle ubasiwe etikwawo kunenhlanti kanye nesinkhwa.
Batsi kube bakhululwe, boPhetro naJohane babuyela kubazalwane, bafike babatjela lokwakushiwo baphristi labakhulu netibondza takhona.
Ningayengeki: “Bangani lababi bonakalisa similo lesihle.”