61 INkhosi yagucuka yabuka Phetro, naPhetro wase uyawakhumbula emavi eNkhosi nayitsi: “Lamuhla lichudze lingakakhali, utabe sewushito katsatfu kutsi awungati.”
Uyabe sewuya kubantfu, afike atsi: ‘Ngonile, ngagwegwisa loko lobekulungile, kodvwa angikakutfoli loko lebengikufanele.
Ngiyawutsi-ke nase ngikwentele inhlawulo yakho, yako konkhe loku lose ukwentile, bese uyakhumbula udliwe ngemahloni, ungaphindzi uwuvule umlomo wakho ngenca yalokuhlazeka kwakho lokungaka, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.’ ”
“Ngingakuyekelela kanjani, wena Efrayimu? Ngingakulahla kanjani, wena Israyeli? Ngingakuphatsa kanjani njenga-Adma? Ngingakwenta kanjani ufanane naSeboyimu? Inhlitiyo yami iguculiwe ngekhatsi kwami; sonkhe sihawu sami sivuselelekile.
Jesu watsi kuye: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kuwe: Kulobusuku balamuhla, lichudze litawutsi likhala, utabe sewungiphike katsatfu.”
Phetro wase uyawakhumbula emavi aJesu ngesikhatsi atsi: “Lichudze litakutsi likhala, utakube sewungiphike katsatfu.” Wase uphumela ngephandle, wakhala kabuhlungu.
Masinyane Jesu wativela kutsi kukhona emandla lasaphumile kuye, wagucuka, wacalata, watsi: “Ngubani lotsintse ingubo yami?”
INkhosi yamphendvula yatsi: “Mata, ye Mata! Utikhatsata ngetintfo letinyenti,
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Phetro, ngikutjela kutsi: Lamuhla lichudze litawukhala sewungiphike katsatfu utsi awungati.”
Kodvwa Phetro waphendvula watsi: “Ndvodza, angiyati lentfo lokhuluma ngayo!” Ngekushesha, asakhuluma, lichudze lakhala.
Phetro waphumela ngephandle wafike wakhala kabuhlungu kakhulu.
INkhosi yamdzabukela nayimbona lomfelokati yatsi kuye: “Ungakhali!”
Wabatfumela eNkhosini kuyawubuta kutsi: “Unguye yini lona lofanele kufika, nome kusafanele silindzele lomunye?”
Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Usho kutsi wena ukulungele nekufa ngenca yami? Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kuwe: Lichudze litawutsi likhala, wena utawube sewungiphike katsatfu.”
Nkulunkulu wamenyusela ngasesandleni sakhe sekudla njengeMholi neMsindzisi, kuze anike bantfu baka-Israyeli litfuba lekuphendvuka, kutsetselelwe tono tabo.
Ngako-ke khumbulani, nine betive ngekutalwa, kutsi emaJuda lasoke enyameni ngetandla abenibita ngekutsi ningulabangakasoki.
Khumbula-ke lapho uwe khona. Phendvuka wente loko lowawukwenta ekucaleni. Nakungenjalo, ungaphendvuki, ngitawuta kuwe, ngisuse sibane sakho endzaweni yaso.