10 Jesu watsi kuye: “Suka, Sathane, ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “ ‘Ubokhonta iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu wakho, umkhotsamele yena yedvwa!’ ”
Sathane wavukela sive sema-Israyeli, wabhebhetela Davide kutsi ente lubalo lwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuSathane, watsi: “Kulungile, konkhe lanako kusetandleni takho, kodvwa ungasibeki sandla sakho emtimbeni wakhe.” Ngako Sathane wahamba, wesuka kuSimakadze.
Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga emadvodzana aNkulunkulu atsatsa tindzawo tawo embikwaSimakadze, naSathane watfolakala asemkhatsini wawo.
Kwaphindza futsi kwatsi nangalelinye lilanga emadvodzana aNkulunkulu eta atsatsa tindzawo tawo embikwaSimakadze, naSathane watfolakala asasemkhatsini wawo.
Bakhuluma batsi: “Akagwetjwe ngumehluleli lomubi, ummangaleli wakhe amelane naye.
Nanikhonta mine Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu, ngitawunibusisa ngekudla nangemanti, ngikususe konkhe kugula kwenu.
Niyawube seniyatedzelela letithico tenu letembeswe ngesiliva, naletitfombe tenu letimbonywe ngegolide, niyakutilahla khashane, kube shangatsi tidvwedvwe letingcolile, nitsi kuto: “Sukani la.”
Jesu wagucuka watsi kuPhetro: “Suka kimi, Sathane! Usitsikameti kimi, ngobe awukuboni lokukwaNkulunkulu, kodvwa ubona kwebantfu!”
Kwaphela emalanga langema-40 asehlane, alingwa nguSathane. Jesu bekahlala emkhatsini wetilwane tesiganga. Tingilosi tatimsita kuloko labekudzinga.
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngabona Sathane awa ezulwini ehla njengembane.
Ngako-ke nangabe umbuso waSathane wehlukene emacembu lalwa odvwana, ungema njani? Nitsi ngikhipha emadimoni, ngobe nginikwe nguBhelzebule emandla ekwenta loko.
Manje-ke nansi lendvodzakati lesitukulwane sa-Abrahama lebeseyiboshwe nguSathane iminyaka leli-18, akukafaneli yini kutsi ikhululwe ekuboshweni kwayo ngeliSabatha?”
Sathane wase ungena kuJudasi Skariyothe, labengulomunye webafundzi lababeli-12.
“Simoni! Simoni! Lalela! Sathane sewucele imvume kuNkulunkulu yekunilinga, njengemfati ela emabele awehlukanisa nemakhoba.
Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “UmBhalo utsi: ‘Khotsama iNkhosi Nkulunkulu wakho, umkhonte yena yedvwa!’ ”
Emvakwalolo lucetu, Sathane wase ungena kuJudasi. Jesu watsi kuye: “Loko lohlose kukwenta kwente masinyane.”
Utawuvula emehlo abo, kuze besuke ebumnyameni bagucukele ekukhanyeni besuke nasemandleni aSathane baye kuNkulunkulu, kuze batsetselelwe tono tabo babelwe nendzawo emkhatsini walabahlantwe ngekukholwa kimi.’ ”
Phetro watsi kuyo: “Ananiyase, umvumeleleni Sathane kutsi abuse inhlitiyo yakho akwente ucale emanga kuMoya Longcwele ngekugodla incenye yalemali leyintsengo yalendzawo?
lowo muntfu mnikeleni kuSathane ekufeni kwemtimba wakhe, khona kuyawusindziswa umoya wakhe ngelilanga leNkhosi Jesu.
Ningagodlelani, kuphela kube kwesikhatsi lesitsite nje, kuye ngekuvumelana kwenu kutsi nitfole litfuba lekuthandaza kahle, nibuye nihlangane futsi, kuze Sathane anganilingi ngekwehluleka kwenu kutibamba.
Loko-ke akumangalisi, ngobe naSathane utigucula abe yingilosi yekukhanya.
Bengingahle ngikhukhunyetwe kakhulu ngenca yetembulo letinyenti, ngako-ke kwabekwa linyeva enyameni yami, ingilosi yaSathane yangihlaba, khona ngingetitikhukhumeta kakhulu.
Siyawati emachinga aSathane; ngako-ke akukafaneli simvumele asehlule.
Yesabani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nimkhonte. Bambelelani kuye nitsatse tifungo tenu egameni lakhe.
Ngako-ke tfobelani Nkulunkulu, kodvwa nimelane naSathane, uyawunibalekela.
“Ngako yesabani Simakadze nimkhonte ngekwetsembeka konkhe. Balahleni bonkulunkulu bebakhontwa bokhokho benu ngesheya kweMfula, naseGibhithe, nikhonte Simakadze.
Melanani naso nicinile ekukholweni, nati kutsi tona leto tinhlupheko tiyabehlela nebazalwane benu labasemhlabeni wonkhe.
Samuweli wakhuluma esiveni sonkhe saka-Israyeli, watsi: “Naniphendvukela kuSimakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu, kufanele nitisuse tonkhe letithico tebetive kanye nabo-Ashtarothe benu, bese nitinikela kuSimakadze nikhonte yena yedvwa, yena-ke utawube sewuyanikhulula esandleni semaFilisti.”