35 Jesu weva kutsi bayincumile. Wahlangana nayo watsi kuyo: “Uyakholwa yini eNdvodzaneni yeMuntfu?”
Khotsamani etinyaweni tendvodzana, ingadzimate initfukutselele, nifele endleleni, ngobe lulaka lwayo luvutsa masinyane. Babusisiwe bonkhe lababalekela kuyo.
Angimemetele umyalo lowashiwo nguSimakadze kimi, nakatsi: “Wena uyindvodzana yami, lamuhla ngikutele.
Nome bobabe namake bangilahlile, kodvwa wena, Simakadze, utangemukela ungigcine.
Labo labebasesikebheni bamkhotsamela batsi: “Ngempela wena uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!”
Simoni Phetro waphendvula watsi: “UnguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu lophilako.”
Umlingi wase uyefika kuye utsi: “NawuyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tjela nankha ematje agucuke abe tinkhwa!”
LiVangeli ngaJesu Khristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, licala kanje:
Kute lowase wabona Nkulunkulu, ngaphandle kweNdvodzana letelwe yodvwa lenguNkulunkulu, lesesifubeni seYise, ngiyo lembonakalisile.
Mine ngimbonile, ngingufakazi wekutsi: ‘Lona yiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.’ ”
Mine ngingulowehlukaniselwe Babe, ngitfunywe nguye emhlabeni. Ningigwebelani ngekuhlambalata ngobe ngitsite: ‘NgiyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu’?
Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, Nkhosi, ngiyakholwa kutsi wena unguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, labetakuta emhlabeni.”
Tomase waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami!”
Leti tibhalelwe kutsi nitewukholwa kutsi Jesu unguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, nekutsi ngekukholwa kwenu nibe nekuphila ngelibito lakhe.
Lokholwa yiNdvodzana, unekuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa longakholwa yiNdvodzana, ute kuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lulengela etikwakhe.”
Ngemvakwaloko, Jesu wahlangana nayo seyisethempelini watsi kuyo: “Uyabona kambe kutsi sewuphilile? Ungaphindzi-ke wone, funa wehlelwe ngulokukhulu kakhulu kunaloku.”
Nyalo sesiyati, futsi siyakholwa, kutsi wena unguLongcwele waNkulunkulu.”
Batali bakhe bakusho loko ngobe bebesaba emaJuda. Phela abesavumelene ngekutsi lotawufakaza kutsi Jesu unguKhristu, abeyawuncunywa esinagogeni.
Bayiphendvula batsi: “Wena watalelwa esonweni; wena futsi sewufundzisa tsine?” Base bayincuma esinagogeni labo.
Basachubeka nendlela yabo befika lapho kunemanti khona siphatsimandla satsi: “Ingani nankha emanti, kwalani kutsi ngibhajatiswe?” [
Filiphu watsi kuso: “Nawukholwa ngenhlitiyo yakho yonkhe, kungentiwa.” Saphendvula satsi: “Ngiyakholwa kutsi Jesu Khristu yiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”]
Masinyane wacala kushumayela emasinagogeni ngaJesu atsi: “UyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”
ngebungcwele bakhe basezulwini kwakhonjiswa ngemandla lamakhulu kutsi uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu ngekutsi avuswe ekufeni.
Na-Isaya waba nesibindzi nakamemetela livi laNkulunkulu atsi: “Ngatfolwa ngulabo lababengakangifuni, ngatibonakalisa kulabo lababengakangiceli.”
Lowo lovuma kutsi Jesu uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu uhlala kuye, naye uhlala kuNkulunkulu.
Nome ngubani lokholwa yiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, unebufakazi kuye; kodvwa umuntfu longakholwa kuNkulunkulu, umente localemanga, ngobe angakholwa ebufakazini lobubekwe nguNkulunkulu ngeNdvodzana yakhe.
Nginibhalela loku nine, lenikholwa egameni leNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, kuze nati kutsi ninekuphila lokuphakadze.
Siyati kutsi iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu ifikile yasipha kucondzisisa kahle, khona sitewumati Nkulunkulu longuye sibili; tsine-ke sikuye Nkulunkulu sibili, eNdvodzaneni yakhe lenguJesu Khristu. Nguye longuNkulunkulu sibili, nalokuphila lokuphakadze.
Ngubani umuntfu longancoba live ngaphandle kwalowo lokholwa kutsi Jesu uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu?
Ngako-ke nangifika lapho, ngiyawuvumbulula konkhe lokubi lakwente kitsi ngemavi lamabi, asihleba. Kodvwa loko akumenelisi, ngobe ujinge angabemukeli bazalwane; nalabo labafuna kubemukela, uyabavimbela abancume nasebandleni.