31 “Simoni! Simoni! Lalela! Sathane sewucele imvume kuNkulunkulu yekunilinga, njengemfati ela emabele awehlukanisa nemakhoba.
Lokutinhlavu kufanele kusilwe kutekwentiwa sinkhwa; ngako-ke akulitjalwa kukubhula siphelane. Nome achuba emasondvo enkalishi yakhe yekubhula etikwako, emahhashi akhe akakusili.
“Ngako ngiyawukhipha umyalo, nginyakatise indlu yaka-Israyeli emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive, njengemabele nakanyakatiswa ngesisefo, kodvwa kute ngisho nayinye inhlavu leyakuwela emhlabatsini.
Simakadze wabe sewungibonisa Jeshuwa, umPhristi Lomkhulu, eme embikwengilosi yaSimakadze, naSathane eme ngasesandleni sakhe sekudla atekummangalela.
Batsi sebacedze kuhlabela liculo lekubonga, baphuma baya eNtsabeni Yemincumo.
Jesu watsi kuye: “Suka, Sathane, ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “ ‘Ubokhonta iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wakho, umkhotsamele yena yedvwa!’ ”
INkhosi yamphendvula yatsi: “Mata, ye Mata! Utikhatsata ngetintfo letinyenti,
Washayeka phansi, weva livi litsi kuye: “Sawula! Ye Sawula! Ungihluphelani?”
lowo muntfu mnikeleni kuSathane ekufeni kwemtimba wakhe, khona kuyawusindziswa umoya wakhe ngelilanga leNkhosi Jesu.
Siyawati emachinga aSathane; ngako-ke akukafaneli simvumele asehlule.
Zitsani, nilindze. Sitsa senu, Sathane, siyajangaza emkhatsini wenu njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako, sitfungatsa lesingahle simmite.
Ngeva livi lelikhulu ezulwini litsi: “Nyalo insindziso, nemandla, nebukhosi sekwaNkulunkulu wetfu, neligunya selaKhristu wakhe; ngobe sewulahlelwe phansi ummangaleli lomangalela bazalwane betfu kuNkulunkulu, imini nebusuku.