24 Ngitanikhombisa-ke kutsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu inemandla ekutsetselela tono emhlabeni,” wase utsi kulobekafe luhlangotsi: “Ngitsi kuwe, sukuma, utsatse luhlaka lwakho uhambe uye ekhaya.”
Emvakwekuhlupheka kwemphefumulo wayo iyawukubona kukhanya kwekuphila, yeneliswe, ngelwati lwayo inceku yami lelungile iyakwenta labanyenti bemukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi balungile, njengobe yetfwele tiphambuko tabo.
“Embonweni wami wasebusuku, ngabona embikwami kwakume umuntfu labenjengendvodzana yemuntfu, abehla ngemafu asezulwini. Wasondzela kuloLophila Phakadze Naphakadze, waholeleka ebukhoneni bakhe.
Jesu wesuka lapho, waya eveni lelisedvute nelidolobha laseKhesariya Filiphi, lapho afike wabuta bafundzi bakhe watsi: “Bantfu batsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ingubani?”
“INdvodzana yeMuntfu nayita ngenkhatimulo yayo netingilosi tayo tonkhe, iyawuhlala esihlalweni sayo sebukhosi,
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Usho kona. Noko ngitsi kini: “ ‘Kusukela manje seniyakuyibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ihleti ngesekudla saLonemandla, ita ngemafu asezulwini.’ ”
Jesu wasondzela kubo watsi: “Ngiphiwe emandla onkhe ezulwini nasemhlabeni.
Ludvumo ngaye lwandza nalo lonkhe laseSiriya, kangangekutsi kwaletfwa kuye bonkhe bantfu lababegula, baphetfwe tinhlobonhlobo tekufa, nalababekhatsatwe tinhlobonhlobo tetinhlupheko: lababenemadimoni, nalababenesitfutfwane, nalababefe tinhlangotsi; Jesu wabaphilisa bonkhe.
Ngitanikhombisa-ke kutsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu inemandla ekutsetselela tono emhlabeni.” Wase utsi kulobekafe luhlangotsi: “Sukuma, tsatsa luhlaka lwakho, uhambe ubuyele ekhaya!”
Jesu welula sandla sakhe wayitsintsa watsi: “Ngiyatsandza; hlambuluka.” Ngekushesha bulephelo besuka kuyo.
Lamanye emadvodza eta atfwele lenye indvodza ngeluhlaka leyayife luhlangotsi, etama kuyingenisa endlini ayibeke embikwaJesu.
Ngukuphi lokulula ekutseni: ‘Utsetselelwe tono takho,’ nome kutsi: ‘Sukuma uhambe’?
Wahamba Jesu watsintsa loluhlaka lwalunalesidvumbu, bantfu lababelutfwele base bayema. Jesu watsi: “Ngitsi kuwe: Vuka, jaha!”
Kodvwa Jesu wambamba ngesandla watsi kuye: “Ntfombatane! Vuka!”
Asakushito loko, wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Lazaro! Phuma!”
Ngobe uyiphe emandla ngetulu kwabo bonkhe bantfu, kuze itebapha kuphila lokuphakadze bonkhe labo loyiphe bona.
Kute lowase wenyukela ezulwini ngaphandle kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu, leyehla ezulwini.
Uyiphile emandla ekwehlulela, ngobe iyiNdvodzana yemuntfu.
wamemeta kakhulu watsi: “Sukuma ume ngetinyawo.” Lendvodza yazuba yema ngetinyawo, yacala kuhamba.
Nkulunkulu wamenyusela ngasesandleni sakhe sekudla njengeMholi neMsindzisi, kuze anike bantfu baka-Israyeli litfuba lekuphendvuka, kutsetselelwe tono tabo.
Phetro watsi kuye: “Ayeneyasi, Jesu Khristu uyakuphilisa. Sukuma ugcebe umbhedze wakho!” Ayeneyasi wasukuma ngekushesha.
Phetro wabakhiphela ngephandle bonkhe labantfu, waguca phansi wathandaza; wase ugucukela kulesidvumbu watsi: “Thabitha, sukuma!” Thabitha wavula emehlo, watsi kube abone Phetro wahlala ngetibunu.
Emkhatsini wato kwakukhona labefanana neNdvodzana yemuntfu, embetse umjiva lomudze, abophe ngembhenso wegolide esifubeni sakhe.