38 Lendvodza lekwakukhishwe kuyo emadimoni yancusa Jesu yatsi: “Ngicela ngisale sengihamba nawe.” Kodvwa Jesu wamhambisa watsi:
Ngiyawumentelani Simakadze, ngimbonge ngako konkhe lokuhle langentela kona?
Awu, Simakadze! Mine ngiyinceku yakho, indvodzana letalwa yincekukati yakho. Utfukulule tibopho lebengiboshwe ngato.
Kunye kuphela lengakucela kuSimakadze, ngiko kodvwa lengikufunako: kutsi ngihlale endlini yaSimakadze onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwami, ngibukisise buhle baSimakadze, ngizindle ngaye ngisethempelini lakhe.
Wena uyindzawo yami yekubhaca, uyangiphephisa ekuhluphekeni ungisingatse ngetingoma tenkhululeko. Cabanga.
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.
Yatsi nayibona Jesu, yakhala kakhulu, yaze yatilahla embikwakhe, yatsi: “Jesu, Ndvodzana yaNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe! Ufunani kimi? Ngiyakuncenga ngitsi ungangihluphi.”
Sonkhe lesicumbi sebantfu baseGegesa samcela Jesu kutsi sale esuka kuleyo ndzawo, ngobe bonkhe befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu. Ngako-ke Jesu wase ukhwela esikebheni, wahamba.
“Buyela ekhaya ubatjele ngaloko Nkulunkulu lakwentele kona.” Lendvodza yahamba kuso sonkhe leso sigodzi, ihamba ilandzisa bantfu ngaloko Nkulunkulu labesayentele kona.
Kepha ngisemkhatsini walokubili: Nginesifiso sekuhamba ngiyewuba naKhristu, ngobe ngiko lokuhle kakhulu.