1 Jesu wase ubitela ndzawonye bafundzi bakhe labali-12, wabanika emandla etikwemimoya lemibi, ekutsi bayikhiphe, newekuphilisa tifo tonkhe nekugula konkhe.
Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nine leningilandzelako, kuyawutsi nakudalwa kabusha tintfo tonkhe, ngesikhatsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu seyihleti esihlalweni senkhatimulo yebukhosi bayo, nani niyawuhlala etihlalweni tebukhosi letili-12, nehlulele tive letili-12 taka-Israyeli.
Kusihlwa Jesu nebafundzi bakhe labali-12 bahlala, badla.
Watsi asakhuluma loko, kwefika Judasi labengulomunye walababeli-12, anesicuku lesikhulu sebantfu, sihlome ngetinkemba netindvuku, sitfunywe baphristi labakhulu kanye netibondza temaJuda.
Jesu walihamba lonkhe laseGalile, afundzisa emasinagogeni abo, ashumayela liVangeli lembuso, aphilisa bantfu kuto tonkhe tifo nasekuguleni kwabo.
Ungasingenisi ekulingweni, kodvwa usisindzise kulokubi. [Ngobe umbuso wakho, nemandla, nebukhosi, kuze kube phakadze. Amen.]’
Jesu wahamba ajikeleta emadolobheni nasemitini. Abehamba afundzisa emasinagogeni abo, ashumayela liVangeli lembuso, aphilisa nebantfu etifeni tabo tonkhe nasemikhuhlaneni letinhlobonhlobo.
Ngako-ke ncusani eNkhosini yekuvuna kutsi itfumele tisebenti ekuvuneni kwayo!”
Bukani la! Ngininike emandla ekunyatsela tinyoka, nabofecela, nemandla ekuncoba sitsa; kute lokuyawunilimata.
ngobe phela ngiyawuninika emavi nekuhlakanipha lekuyawubate nome sinye setitsa tenu lesiyawuba nemandla ekumelana nekuphikisana nani.
Mine-ke ngiyawunitfumelela sipho lesetsenjiswa nguBabe; kodvwa hlalani eJerusalema, nize nemukeliswe emandla lavela ngetulu.”
Ekuseni wabita bafundzi bakhe, wakhetsa baba li-12 kubo. Labo wababita ngekutsi baphostoli:
Ngobe uyiphe emandla ngetulu kwabo bonkhe bantfu, kuze itebapha kuphila lokuphakadze bonkhe labo loyiphe bona.
Wabaphendvula Johane watsi: “Kute umuntfu longaba nelutfo angakaluphiwa luvela ezulwini.
UYise uyayitsandza iNdvodzana, waniketa konkhe etandleni tayo.
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Anginikhetsanga naba li-12 yini nine? Noko lomunye wenu ungusathane.”
Kodvwa nine nitawugcwaliswa ngemandla, nasefikile kini Moya Longcwele, niyawuba bofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonkhe, naseSamariya, kuze kube ngusekugcineni kwemhlaba.”
Kepha umoya lomubi watsi kubo: “Jesu, ngiyamati; naPawula, ngiyamati; kepha nine nibobani?”
Kwase kuba khona sibonakaliso lesikhulu ezulwini, umfati embetse lilanga, inyanga ingaphansi kwetinyawo takhe, enhloko kunemchele wetinkhanyeti letili-12.