14 Simoni, lambita ngekutsi nguPhetro, nemnakabo labe ngu-Andreya, Jakobe naJohane, Filiphu naBhatalomewu,
Nankha emabito ebaphostoli lababeli-12: Wekucala nguSimoni, lotsiwa nguPhetro, nemnakabo Andreya; Jakobe nemnakabo longuJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi;
Filiphu naBhatalomewu; Tomase naMatewu, umtselisi; Jakobe, umsa wa-Alfiyose, naThadiyosi;
Jesu asahamba ngaseLwandle lwaseGalile, wabona telamani letimbili letatibadwebi, Simoni labetsiwa nguPhetro, na-Andreya, umnakabo, babedweba tinhlanti ngelinetha.
Asachubeka lapho, wabona letinye telamani letimbili, boJakobe naJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi, lababesesikebheni naZebedi, uyise, bachibela emanetha abo, wababita.
Jesu watsi nasachubachubekile, wakhandza boJakobe naJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi. Bebasesikebheni balungisa emanetha abo.
Base bayaphuma esinagogeni baya kaSimoni na-Andreya; bahamba naJakobe naJohane.
Watsatsa boPhetro, naJakobe, naJohane, wachubachubeka nabo. Wafikelwa ngumunyu nekudzabuka nekwesaba,
Naba-ke laba labali-12 labakhetsa: Simoni, lametsa watsi nguPhetro;
Jesu wesuka lapho wahamba; wabalela bonkhe kutsi bamlandzele, ngaphandle kwaboPhetro, naJakobe, naJohane, umnakaboJakobe.
Emvakwemalanga lasitfupha Jesu watsatsa boPhetro, naJakobe, naJohane, wenyukela nabo entsabeni lendze, baba bodvwana. Wagucuka lesinye simo bambukile.
Kwaba ngiso sona leso nakuboJakobe naJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi. Jesu watsi kuSimoni: “Ungesabi, kusukela nyalo sewutawudweba bantfu.”
Kodvwa Simoni Phetro abona loku, waguca ngemadvolo etinyaweni taJesu watsi: “Ncono usuke kimi, Nkhosi, ngobe mine ngingumuntfu losoni!”
Ekuseni wabita bafundzi bakhe, wakhetsa baba li-12 kubo. Labo wababita ngekutsi baphostoli:
Matewu naTomase, Jakobe umsa wa-Alfiyose, naSimoni labekatiwa ngekutsi ngumZelothi,
Filiphu watfola Nathanayeli, watsi kuye: “Simtfolile lowo labhala ngaye emtsetfweni Mosi kanye nebaphrofethi, Jesu waseNazaretha, umsa waJosefa.”
Filiphu watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, sibonise uYihlo, sitakweneliseka.”
Jesu watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wabona kutsi sicuku lesikhulu sita kuye, watsi kuFiliphu: “Labantfu sitabatsengela kuphi tinkhwa batewudla?”
Lomunye webafundzi bakhe, Andreya, umnakaboSimoni Phetro, watsi kuye:
Sebefikile eJerusalema baya bangena endlini leyayisetulu lapho babengenise khona. BekuboPhetro, naJohane, naJakobe, na-Andreya, naFiliphu, naTomase, naBhatalomewu, naMatewu, naJakobe, umsa wa-Alfiyose, naSimoni labekatiwa ngekutsi ngumZelothi kanye naJudasi, umsa waJakobe.
Wabulala Jakobe, umnakaboJohane, ngenkemba.
Lencwadzi iphuma kuSimoni Phetro, inceku nemphostoli waJesu Khristu. Iya kini lenemukele kukholwa lokuligugu njengekwetfu. Nikwemukele ngekulunga kwaNkulunkulu neMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu.