17 boJakobe naJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi, labetsa watsi boBhowanegese, lokusho kutsi “Emadvodzana Ekudvuma Kwelitulu”;
Nkulunkulu utsi: “Kumemetele ngelivi lelikhulu, ungatibambi. Phakamisa livi lakho njengelicilongo. Tjela bantfu bami kuhlubuka kwabo, indlu yakaJakobe tono tayo.
“Livi lami alinjengawo yini umlilo? Kona alinjengaso yini sandvo, sona lesibhidlita lidvwala libe ticucu?” kusho Simakadze.
Asachubeka lapho, wabona letinye telamani letimbili, boJakobe naJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi, lababesesikebheni naZebedi, uyise, bachibela emanetha abo, wababita.
BoJakobe, naJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi, basondzela kuJesu batsi: “Mfundzisi, kukhona lesicela kutsi usentele kona.”
Watsatsa boPhetro, naJakobe, naJohane, wachubachubeka nabo. Wafikelwa ngumunyu nekudzabuka nekwesaba,
Naba-ke laba labali-12 labakhetsa: Simoni, lametsa watsi nguPhetro;
na-Andreya, naFiliphu, naBhatalomewu, naMatewu, naTomasi, naJakobe, umsa wa-Alfiyose, naThadiyosi, naSimoni, wephathi yemaKhenani,
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.
BoJakobe naJohane, bafundzi bakhe, nabakubona loku, batsi: “Nkhosi, uyafuna yini sibite umlilo wehle ezulwini ubacedze bonkhe?”
Simoni Phetro, naTomase, lotsiwa liPhahla, naNathanayeli waseKhana laseGalile, nemadvodzana aZebedi, nalabanye bafundzi baJesu lababili, bonkhe laba babendzawonye.
Ngalesikhatsi Herodi, inkhosi, wacala kutingela nekuhlupha emalunga elibandla.
Livi laNkulunkulu liphilile, linemandla; likhalipha kwengca inkemba lesika ngetinhlangotsi totimbili. Lisika lidzimate lehlukanise umphefumulo nemoya, emalunga nemnkantja, lehlulele imicabango netifiso tenhlitiyo.
Ngatjelwa kwatsiwa: “Kufanele uphrofethe ngebantfu labanyenti, nangetive, nangetilimi, nangemakhosi.”