42 Intfombatana yasukuma masinyane, yahamba. Bese ineminyaka leli-12 budzala. Masinyane bantfu behlelwa kwesaba nekumangala lokukhulu.
Bonkhe bantfu bamangala betfuka, kangangoba badzimate babutana bodvwana batsi: “Seyini-ke le? Yimfundziso lensha lenemandla. Kantsi nemadimoni uyawekhuta amlalele!”
Bafikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu; kwaba ngulowo wabuta lomunye atsi: “Kantsi ngubani lona? Wekhuta umoya ngisho nelwandle kumlalele!”
Wafike wabamba lomntfwana ngesandla, watsi kuye: “Thalitha, khumi,” lokusho kutsi: “Ntfombatana, ngitsi kuwe: Vuka!”
Jesu wabayalisisa kutsi bangatjeli muntfu ngaloku. Watsi abayiphe kudla lentfombatana.
Wangena esikebheni sabo, umoya wathula, ngako bamangala kakhulu.
Bamangala kakhulu batsi: “Lomuntfu utenta kahle tonkhe tintfo. Wenta labangeva beve, nalabangakhulumi bakhulume!”