7 Lomfundzi labetsandvwa nguJesu watsi kuPhetro: “YiNkhosi!” Simoni Phetro neva kutsi yiNkhosi, waphutfuma timphahla takhe, wembatsa, (phela abekhumulele kusebenta angcunu,) wase ugcumkela emantini.
Loku kwentiwe nguSimakadze, kuyamangalisa kitsi.
Emanti lamanyenti ngeke alucime lutsandvo, nemifula ingeke ilukhukhule. Nome ngabe umuntfu abenganikela ngawo wonkhe umcebo wasekhaya lakhe kuze atewutsenga lutsandvo, loko bekuyawuba yinhlekisa yodvwa nje.
Nakukhona lonibutako atsi: ‘Nikwentelani loko?’ nibotsi: ‘INkhosi iyalidzinga, italibuyisa masinyane.’ ”
“Hlalani tinkhalo tenu tiboshiwe netibane tenu tivutsa,
ngobe lamuhla nitalelwe emtini waDavide uMsindzisi longuKhristu iNkhosi.
“Ngako-ke ngikutjela ngitsi: Tono takhe lebetitinyenti setitsetselelwe, ngobe unelutsandvo lolukhulu, kodvwa lowo lotsetselelwe lokuncane, utsandza kancane.”
Lomunye webafundzi labetsandvwa nguJesu abehleti edvute naye.
Jesu wabona unina nemfundzi labekamtsandza beme khona lapho, ngako wase utsi kunina: “Make, nanso indvodzana yakho!”
Masinyane waya kuSimoni Phetro, wamkhandza analomfundzi labetsandvwa nguJesu, wafike wabatjela watsi: “Sebayitsatsile iNkhosi ethuneni; asati kutsi bayibeke kuphi!”
Asababingelele wabakhombisa tandla takhe nemhlubulo wakhe. Bafundzi bakhe bajabula kakhulu, nabayibona iNkhosi.
Tomase waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami!”
Phetro wagucuka wabona umfundzi labekatsandvwa nguJesu abalandzela, ngulona labehleti edvute naJesu ekudleni, nguye yena lowo lowabuta watsi: “Nkhosi, ngubani lona lotakutsengisa?”
Lona nguye-ke lomfundzi lofakaza ngako konkhe loku; nguye futsi lowabuye wakubhala phansi; futsi siyati kutsi bufakazi bakhe buliciniso.
Labanye bafundzi beta ngesikebhe, babesedvutane nesihlabatsi, kwakungacishe kube tinyatselo letilikhulu. Badvonsa linetha ligcwele tinhlanti letinyenti.
Niyalati livi lalitfumela kubantfu baka-Israyeli, ashumayela liVangeli lekuthula ngaJesu Khristu, loyiNkhosi yabo bonkhe bantfu.
“Bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli, kufanele bati kahle kutsi nguye yena loJesu, lenambetsela esiphambanweni, Nkulunkulu lasamente iNkhosi naKhristu!”
Umuntfu wekucala wavela emhlabeni alutfuli; umuntfu wesibili wavela ezulwini.
Lutsandvo lwaKhristu luyasichuba. Sesidzimate sefika kunasi siphetfo sekutsi: Munye lowafela bonkhe; ngako-ke bonkhe bafa.
Bazalwane bami, nine lenikholwa yiNkhosi yetfu yenkhatimulo, Jesu Khristu, ningabobakhetsa bantfu.