23 Kwatsi Jesu asefikile endlini yalomphatsi, abona bashayi bemintjingozi nesicuku lesijokotelako,
Jeremiya wacamba tingoma tesililo saJosaya, kuze kube ngulamuhla bonkhe bahlabeli besilisa nebesifazane basamkhumbula Josaya ngaletingoma tesililo sakhe. Letingoma tase tiba tingoma temihambo yema-Israyeli, tabhalwa encwadzini yetililo.
“Labaphakeme nalabaphansi bayawufela kulelive. Bangeke bangcwatjwe, futsi abayiwukhalelwa, futsi kute labayawubazilela nalabayawuhhula ngenca yabo.
Bubula nje uthule; ungamlileli lowo lofile. Umshuculo wakho awuhlale uboshelwe enhloko, netincabule takho tihlale etinyaweni takho; ungalimbonyi lingentansi lebuso bakho, futsi ungakudli kudla kwelisiko kwalabalilako.”
batsi: ‘Sanishayela tigubhu, anigidzanga; sahlabela tingoma tesililo, kodvwa anikhalanga.’
Banjengebantfwana labahleti emakethe, lesinye sicumbi sabo simemeta lesinye sitsi: ‘Sanishayela tigubhu engomeni yesibhaca, kodvwa anizange nigidze; sahlabela tingoma temngcwabo, kodvwa anizange senikhale.’
Kodvwa Pawula wehla watijika etikwakhe wamgaca ngemikhono, wase utsi kulabo bebalapho: “Ningakhatsateki, akafi.”
Ngako Phetro watilungisela wahamba nabo. Nasafikile bamtsatsa bamyisa kulendlu leyayisesitezi. Bonkhe bafelokati bamsingatsa, bakhala bamkhombisa emahembe nemajazi labentiwe nguDokhasi asengakafi.
Ingeke iphindze ivakale kuwe imisindvo yebashayi bemahabhu, neyebahlabeli, neyebashayi bemintjingozi, neyebashayi bemacilongo. Kungeke kuphindze kwateke kutsi kwase kwaba khona babati betintfo letitinhlobonhlobo. Ungeke uphindze uvakale nemsindvo wesigayo.