55 Kodvwa Jesu wagucuka wabekhuta.
Davide waphendvula watsi: “Ngihlangana ngani mine nani, nine madvodzana aSeruya? Kantsi lamuhla senigucuke naba titsa tami? Kufanele yini lamuhla kutsi kube khona lobulawako ka-Israyeli? Angati yini kutsi lamuhla ngimi inkhosi yaka-Israyeli?”
Jobe wamphendvula, watsi: “Wena ukhulumisa kwemfati losilima. Kantsi sesitakwemukela lokuhle kodvwa yini kuNkulunkulu, singasakwemukeli lokubuhlungu nalokubi?” Kuko konkhe loku Jobe akazange one ngekukhuluma kwakhe.
Usitwe ngubani wena kutsi ukhulume lamavi? Wabani lomoya lokhulume ngemlomo wakho?
Ngako-ke manje sengiyatenyanya, ngiyaphendvuka ngitilahla elutfulini nasemlotseni.”
Ungaseluleki sedzeleli, ngobe sitakutondza; yeluleka lohlakaniphile, yena utakutsandza.
Inhlitiyo iyayengana ngetulu kwato tonkhe tintfo, futsi yonakele ngalokwengcile. Ngubani nje longayicondza?
Jesu wagucuka watsi kuPhetro: “Suka kimi, Sathane! Usitsikameti kimi, ngobe awukuboni lokukwaNkulunkulu, kodvwa ubona kwebantfu!”
Phetro watsi kuye: “Nome bangakushiya bonkhe, kepha mine ngeke ngikushiye!”
Lindzani, nithandaze, kuze ningetikungena ekulingweni! Umoya uyavuma, kodvwa inyama ibutsakatsaka.”
Lomunye walaba babehamba naJesu wakhipha inkemba yakhe, wahhumbula indlebe yesigcili semPhristi Lomkhulu, yalahleka phansi.
BoJakobe naJohane, bafundzi bakhe, nabakubona loku, batsi: “Nkhosi, uyafuna yini sibite umlilo wehle ezulwini ubacedze bonkhe?”
Base bachubekela kulelinye lidolobha.
“Sono, kutsi abakakholwa ngimi;
Emlonyeni munye kuphuma kubusisa nekucalekisa. Bazalwane bami, akufanele kube njalo.
Ningaphindziseli lokubi ngalokubi, nome inhlamba ngenhlamba; kodvwa esikhundleni saloko busisani, ngobe nabitelwa loko kutsi nidle lifa lekubusiswa.
Labo lengibatsandzako ngiyabakhalimela ngibajezise; ngako-ke shisekela lokuhle, uphendvuke.
