4 Situkulwane lesibi nalesiphingako ngekungetsembeki kuNkulunkulu sifuna sibonakaliso, kepha ngeke sisitfole ngisho nasinye ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso saJona.” Wesuka lapho, wahamba.
Simakadze wase utsi: “Moya wami angeke asabenta bantfu baphile kuze kube phakadze, ngobe bantfu bayinyama, emalanga abo asayawuba ngiminyaka leli-120.”
“Kodvwa nine, wotani la, nine madvodzana esangoma lesisikati, nine ntalo yetiphingi neyetingwababane!
Efrayimu utihlanganise netithico; myekeleni khona lapho!
Nome ngabe bakhulisa bantfwana babo, ngiyawubemuka bona kungasali muntfu. Maye kubo, mhlazane ngibafulatsela.
Ngalelinye lilanga livi laSimakadze lefika kuJona, umsa wa-Amithayi, latsi:
Simakadze wahlinzeka Jona ngenhlanti lenkhulu, leyafike yammita. Jona wahlala esiswini sayo emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu.
Bayekeleni, ngobe ngibo baholi labatimphumphutse; kepha nangabe imphumphutse ihola lenye imphumphutse, totimbili tiyawuwela emgodzini.”
Batsi nabewelela ngesheya kwelwandle, bafundzi bakhohlwa kuphatsa sinkhwa.
Jesu wabubula ngalokujulile emoyeni wakhe watsi: “Lesitukulwane sisifunelani sibonakaliso? Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kute nasinye sibonakaliso lesiyawukhonjiswa kulesitukulwane.”
Lowo lonemahloni ngami, nangemavi ami, kulesitukulwane lesonakele nalesiphingako, neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuba nemahloni ngaye, nayifika ebukhosini beYise kanye netingilosi letingcwele.”
Batsi nabamphikisa bangavumelani naye bametfuka, watsintsitsa lutfuli etingutjeni takhe wase utsi kubo: “Ingati yenu ayibesemahlombe enu, mine sengite licala. Kusukela nyalo sengitakuya kubetive.”
Phetro wafakaza kubo abancenga ngemavi lamanyenti, atsi: “Tisindziseni kulesitukulwane lesiphambene!”