35 Jesu wawekhuta lomoya watsi: “Thula! Phuma futsi kulomuntfu!” Lidimoni lamjika phansi embikwabo bonkhe, noko laphuma kuye lingakamlimati.
Kodvwa kulomubi Nkulunkulu utsi: “Unalungelo lini lekukhuluma ngetimiso tami uphatse sivumelwane sami ngemlomo wakho?
Simakadze wakhuluma kuSathane, watsi: “Simakadze uyakwekhuta wena Sathane! Simakadze, lokhetse iJerusalema, uyakukwekhuta! Lendvodza ayisiso sikhuni lesivutsako yini lesephulwe emlilweni?”
Jesu walekhuta lelidimoni, lomfana waphila ngaleso sikhatsi.
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nesabani, nine bekukholwa lokuncane?” Wasukuma wasekhuta lesivunguvungu kanye nelwandle, kwase kuba khona kuthula lokukhulu.
Lelidimoni lamklinklitisa lomuntfu, lakhala limemeta laphuma kuye.
Wavuka wekhuta lomoya watsi kulolwandle: “Thula, utsi nya!” Umoya wakhawula khona lapho, kwathula kwatsi nya.
Lidimoni latswilila, lamhlukumeta kamatima lomfana, laphuma kuye. Lomfana walala watsi dzalakaca, wafanana nesidvumbu. Labanyenti babo badzimate batsi: “Ufile.”
Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu lonemandla kunaye alwa naye amehlule, uchwaga tonkhe letikhali abegungubele ngato, atenetise bangani bakhe.
Watsi kubo: “Ngiyati kutsi nitangivulela lamavi alesiga lesitsi: ‘Nyanga tiphilise,’ niphindze futsi nitsi kimi: ‘Yenta nakuwo lomuti wakini letintfo leseva kutsi utentile eKhaphanawume!’ ”
Jesu waya kuye, wafike wema eceleni kwembhedze wakhe wawekhuta lomkhuhlane; umkhuhlane waphela masinyane kuye, wasukuma khona lapho wayawubalungisela labakudzingako.
Kwaphuma nemadimoni ebantfwini labanyenti. Amemeta atsi: “Wena uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!” Jesu abewekhuta angawavumeli kutsi akhulume, ngobe abemati lamadimoni kutsi unguKhristu.
Baya kuye bafike bamvusa batsi: “Mfundzisi, Mfundzisi, sesiyafa!” Waphaphama wase uyasikhalimela lesivunguvungu nemagagasi; kwabindza, kwaba khona kuthula.
Kunemoya lomhlaselako ummemetise kakhulu, bese uba nesitfutfwane, aze akhihlite emagwebu emlonyeni; kumshumphisa kangangekutsi uze ehluleke ngisho nekuhamba, kulukhuni kuphuma kwawo.
Watsi naketa lomfana, lidimoni lamjika phansi, waba nesitfutfwane. Jesu wawekhuta lomoya lomubi, wamphilisa lomfana, wase umbuyisela kuyise.
Tfokotani-ke, nine mazulu, nani lenihlala kuwo! Kodvwa maye kuwe, mhlaba nelwandle, ngobe Mhlebi sewehlele kini ngentfukutselo lenkhulu, ngobe uyati kutsi sikhatsi sakhe sesifishane!”