35 Bantfu bema babukela, kodvwa baholi bemaJuda bamhhalatisa, bamphukuta, bahlekisa ngaye, batsi: “Wabasindzisa labanye; ake atisindzise naye, nangabe anguKhristu lokhetfwe nguNkulunkulu!”
Sengondze ngingumbambotiyabalwa, bayangigolotela bangihheletele.
Kodvwa kwatsi nangikhubeka ngiwa, batsakasa, bahlangana ndzawonye; bahlanganela kumelana nami, tinkhubela lengingatati tingihlanganyela tinginyembenye siphelane.
Madvodza! Kuyawuze kube ngunini libito lami linyembenywa? Kuyawuze kube ngunini nitfungatsa lite nilandzelana nemanga? Cabanga.
Ngobe lowo loshaywe nguwe bayamtingela bamhluphe, bakhuluma ngebuhlungu balabo labalinyatwe nguwe,
batsi: “Nkulunkulu umlahlile, asimtingele size simbambe, ngobe kute longaphindze amsindzise.”
Simakadze utsi: “Nayi-ke inceku yami, lengiyicinisako, lokhetsiwe wami lengijabulako ngaye; ngiyawubeka Moya wami kuye, yena uyawuletsa umtsetfocotfo wami etiveni.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi, naLongcwele waka-Israyeli, kuye lowake wedzelelwa wenyanywa sive, kuyo inceku yebabusi, utsi: “Emakhosi ayawukubona asukume, tikhulu tiyawukubona tikhotsame, ngenca yaSimakadze lowetsembekile, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, lokukhetsile.”
Yedzelelwa yaliwa bantfu, umuntfu wetinsizi labekwetayele kuhlupheka. Njengemuntfu bantfu labangafuni kumbuka, yedzelelwa, asizange siyishaye mkhuba.
Ngagucuka ngaba yintfo yekuhlekisa kubo bonkhe bantfu, bahlabela tingoma ngami bangihaya lonkhe lilanga.
“Ngiyawutfululela etikwendlu yakaDavide nasetikwabo bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema Moya wemusa newekuncusa. Bayakumbuka lowo lebamgwaza, bese bayamlilela njenganakulilelwa umntfwana lotelwe waba yedvwa kabo, bamdzabukele kakhulu, njengemuntfu nakadzabukela indvodzana yematubulo.
“Nansi inceku yami lengiyikhetsile, lotsandzekako wami, lotfokota ngaye umphefumulo wami. Ngiyawubeka Moya wami etikwakhe, amemetele kwehlulela kubetive.
Kusenjalo kwevakala livi livela ezulwini litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami, letsandzekako, lengijabula ngayo.”
BaFarisi nabakuva loku, bamphukuta Jesu, ngobe phela babeyitsandza imali.
Philatu wabita umhlangano webaphristi labakhulu, nebaholi, nebantfu.
Lesinye saletigelekece letatilengisiwe setfuka Jesu satsi kuye: “Awusiye yini Khristu? Tisindzise wena kanye natsi!”
Sondzelani eNkhosini, ngobe yona ilitje leliphilile lelaliwa bantfu, batsi alinamsebenti, kepha lakhetfwa nguNkulunkulu njengelitje leliligugu.