54 Indvuna yemphi nemasotja labenawo labelindze Jesu, nabakubona lokutamatama kwemhlaba, nako konkhe lokwenteka, befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu baze batsi: “Ngempela lomuntfu abeyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!”
Kodvwa Jesu wabindza. Waphindze wakhuluma umPhristi Lomkhulu watsi kuye: “Egameni laNkulunkulu lophilako, sengiyakufungisa-ke manje kutsi sitjele nawunguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”
Lahlala phansi, lamgadza.
batsi: “Wena lobhidlita lithempeli uphindze ulakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu! Tisindzise phela, nangabe uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu! Yehla lapho esiphambanweni!”
Wetsembele kuNkulunkulu. Akamehlise phela loNkulunkulu wakhe namtsandza! Ngobe watsi: ‘NgiyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.’ ”
Bheka, indvwangu leyayilenga ethempelini yadzabuka ekhatsi, kusukela etulu kuya phansi. Umhlaba watamatama, emadvwala achekeka ekhatsi,
Umlingi wase uyefika kuye utsi: “NawuyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, tjela nankha ematje agucuke abe tinkhwa!”
Kwatsi Jesu asangena eKhaphanawume, wahlangabetwa yindvuna yelikhulu lemasotja, yamncenga
Kwatsi indvuna yelikhulu lebeyime lapho imbuka nakafa ngalendlela, yavuma yatsi: “Ngempela lomuntfu abengiyo iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”
Bonkhe batsi: “Pho, ungiyo yini iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu?” Wabaphendvula watsi: “Niyasho kutsi ngingiyo.”
EmaJuda amphendvula atsi: “Tsine sinemtsetfo: Ngalowo mtsetfo lomuntfu kufanele afe, ngobe utenta iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”
Kwakukhona indvodza leyayinguKhoneliyuse eKhesariya, beyiyindvuna yelibutfo lemaRoma lelalibitwa ngekutsi: “Libutfo laseTaliyane.”
Kwatsi bantfu nabakuva loku, bahlabeka etinhlitiyweni base batsi kuPhetro nakulabanye baphostoli: “Pho, bazalwane, sitakwenta njani?”
Masinyane khenela wahamba naletinye tindvuna temabutfo nemasotja baphutfuma kulesicuku. Satsi kube simbone lesicuku eta ahamba nemasotja, sayekela kushaya Pawula.
Pawula wase ubita lenye yetindvuna wefike watsi kuyo: “Mikisa nali lijaha kukhenela; kukhona lelitambikela kona.”
Khenela wase ubita tindvuna takhe letimbili utsi kuto: “Khetsani emasotja langema-200 niwatjele kutsi akatilungiselele kuya eKhesariya, nebagibeli bemahhashi labangema-70, nalabahlome ngetikhali babe ngema-200, nitilungiselele kusuka ngeli-awa lemfica kusihlwa.
Kwatsi sekuncunyiwe kutsi sewelele eTaliyane, base baniketela Pawula naletinye tiboshwa kuJuliyusi, indvuna yembutfo lebekutsiwa ngeweMbusi, Agustusi.
Kodvwa indvuna yelibutfo ifuna kusindzisa Pawula, yawalela kuloko, esikhundleni salokho yatsi: “Bonkhe labakwatiko kuhlamba abadvumele emantini kucala bahlambe baye elusentseni.
ngebungcwele bakhe basezulwini kwakhonjiswa ngemandla lamakhulu kutsi uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu ngekutsi avuswe ekufeni.
Ngaso leso sikhatsi kwaba khona kutamatama lokukhulu kwemhlaba, incenye yelishumi yelidolobha yabhidlika. Kwafa bantfu lababeti-7 000 kuloko kutamatama, laba labanye batfutfumela badvumisa Nkulunkulu welizulu.