18 Litsi lingambamba limlahle phansi, limkliklitise, akhihlite emagwebu, abhashe ematinyo, ome atsi nkhwa. Ngicele labafundzi bakho kutsi balikhiphe, kodvwa behlulekile.”
Ngentfukutselo yakhe Nkulunkulu uyanginwabulula, wehlukanisa sankhala nesiphanga, angibuke ngeliso lelibi.
Lomubi uyawubona loku acanuke, acucudze ematinyo, ahusheke, adzimate aphele. Tinhloso talomubi tiyawushabalala.
Umfati labengumKhenani wakuyo leyo ndzawo weta kuJesu akhala atsi: “Ngihawukele, Nkhosi! Ndvodzana yaDavide! Indvodzakati yami iphetfwe lidimoni kabi.”
Ngiyiletse kubafundzi bakho, kodvwa behluleka kuyiphilisa.”
Kodvwa bantfwana bembuso bayawukhishelwa ebumnyameni bangaphandle, lapho kuyawuba khona kukhala nekugedletela kwematinyo.”
Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nome ngubani loyawutsi kulentsaba: ‘Cukuleka uyewuphonseka le elwandle,’ angangabati enhlitiyweni yakhe, kodvwa akholwa kutsi loko lasakushito kutakwenteka, uyakwentelwa kona.
Lomunye kulesicuku watsi kuye: “Mfundzisi, ngiletse nansi indvodzana yami kuwe, ngobe inelidimoni lelisimungulu.
Wabaphendvula watsi: “Awu, situkulwane lesingakholwa, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginani? Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini nginibeketelela? Mletseni la kimi!”
Bamletsa kuJesu lomfana. Lanelela kumbona nje lelidimoni, lamlahla phansi umfana, lamekhama, washumpha aphukuhla emagwebu emlonyeni.
Lidimoni latswilila, lamhlukumeta kamatima lomfana, laphuma kuye. Lomfana walala watsi dzalakaca, wafanana nesidvumbu. Labanyenti babo badzimate batsi: “Ufile.”
Liqoqo letiphatsimandla lisalalele Stefano latfukutsela kakhulu, lacucudza imihlatsi.
Bantfu labanjena banjengemagagasi elwandle, bakhephuta emahlazo abo; batinkhanyeti leteduka lese tagcinelwa bumnyama bebumnyama baphakadze.