16 Bonkhe bantfu bafikelwa kwesaba, badvumisa Nkulunkulu batsi: “Sifikelwe ngumphrofethi lomkhulu!” Baphindze batsi: “Nkulunkulu sewubahambele bantfu bakhe!”
Unakekela umhlaba ngekuwupha inala, uwuvundzise kakhulu. Umfula waNkulunkulu ugcwele emanti. Bantfu ubapha emabele. Loku ukwenta kanje:
Ngako bakholwa. Batsi kube beve kutsi Simakadze ubanakile nekutsi abesakubonile kuhlupheka kwabo, bakhotsamisa tinhloko tabo bakhonta Simakadze.
Ngako lelidolobha liyawungiletsela ludvumo, nekujabula, netibongo kanye nekuhlonishwa kuto tonkhe tive temhlaba letiyakuva ngato tonkhe letintfo letinhle lengilentela tona, futsi tiyawumangala titfutfumele ngalobunyenti bemnotfo lophuphumako lengilinika kona.’
Ngako ticumbi tamangala natibona timungulu tikhuluma, tingini tiphelele, tinchute tihamba, netimphumphutse tibona; tase tidvumisa Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
Ticumbi taphendvula tatsi: “Lona nguJesu, umphrofethi waseNazaretha yaseGalile.”
Base basheshe bayesuka ethuneni, ngobe babesaba, kantsi futsi babejabule kakhulu, bagijima bayawutjela bafundzi bakhe.
Bantfu batsi kube bakubone loko, betfuka badvumisa Nkulunkulu lonika bantfu emandla lanjalo.
Bonkhe bomakhelwane befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu, yandza indzaba ngaloko lokwakwentekile kulo lonkhe live letintsaba laseJudiya.
“Ayidvunyiswe iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ngobe ibahambele bantfu bayo, yabakhulula.
Tiyawukubhidlita uphele nya kanye nebantfu labangekhatsi kwakho; alikho nome linye litje leliyawusala ngetulu kwalelinye, ngobe awusicaphelisisanga sikhatsi Nkulunkulu lakuhambela ngaso.”
Belusi babuyela emuva badvumisa babonga Nkulunkulu ngako konkhe lababekuvile nalababekubonile; kwakunjengobe ingilosi yayibatjelile.
Wabuta watsi: “Tintfo tini?” Baphendvula batsi: “Loko lokwenteke ngaJesu waseNazaretha, labeyindvodza lengumphrofethi lonemandla ngetento nangemavi, embikwaNkulunkulu nebantfu bonkhe,
Bonkhe bantfu bamangala ngekwesaba lokukhulu badvumisa Nkulunkulu batsi: “Maye, tsine sibone tintfo letimangalisako lamuhla lapha!”
Kodvwa Simoni Phetro abona loku, waguca ngemadvolo etinyaweni taJesu watsi: “Ncono usuke kimi, Nkhosi, ngobe mine ngingumuntfu losoni!”
Lelijaha lelalifile lavuka lahlala ngetibunu, lacala lakhuluma. Jesu wase ulinika unina.
Nakabona loko lomFarisi lobekameme Jesu, watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Kube lomuntfu ungumphrofethi ngempela, ngabe uyati kutsi ungubani lomfati lomtsintsako. Ngabe uyati kutsi uphila imphilo leyonakele kangakanani.”
Sonkhe lesicumbi sebantfu baseGegesa samcela Jesu kutsi sale esuka kuleyo ndzawo, ngobe bonkhe befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu. Ngako-ke Jesu wase ukhwela esikebheni, wahamba.
Bafundzi bamphendvula batsi: “Labanye batsi unguJohane uMbhabhatisi, labanye batsi ungu-Elija, kantsi labanye batsi ungulomunye webaphrofethi basendvulo uvukile ekufeni.”
Bambuta batsi: “Pho, ungubani? Ungu-Elija yini?” Waphendvula watsi: “Cha, angisiye.” Bambuta batsi: “Ungumphrofethi yini?” Waphendvula watsi: “Cha.”
Bambuta-ke batsi: “Pho, ubhabhatiselani nangabe awusiye Khristu, nome Elija, nome umphrofethi?”
Umfati watsi: “Nkhosi, sengiyabona kutsi ungumphrofethi.
Kwatsi bantfu nababona lesibonakaliso lasenta Jesu, batsi: “Impela, lona ngumphrofethi labefanele kuta emhlabeni.”
Ngako baFarisi baphindza bayibuta lendvodza batsi: “Wena utsini ngaye, njengaloku avule emehlo akho nje?” Yona yaphendvula yatsi: “Ungumphrofethi.”
Watsi nakeva lamavi Ananiyase washayeka phansi wafa; bonkhe labeva ngalesehlo besaba kakhulu.
Nguye loMosi lowatsi kubantfu baka-Israyeli: ‘Nkulunkulu uyawunitfumelela umphrofethi, njengobe angitfuma nami, uyawuba ngumuntfu wesive sakini.’
bese badvumisa Nkulunkulu ngami.
Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyawunivusela umphrofethi lonjengami emkhatsini wabomnakenu. Kufanele nimlalele.