40 Wabuyela kubafundzi bakhe wabakhandza balele, watsi kuPhetro: “Beningeke yini nilindze kanye nami li-awa libe linye nje?
Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphendvula, yatsi: “Nibomtjela kutsi saga sitsi: ‘Lowo lotewuhlasela akatigabatisi asengakalwi, kodvwa loko ukwenta emvakwemphi asalwile.’ ”
Ngalala, kodvwa inhlitiyo yami ayizange seyibutsi cutfu butfongo. Lalela! Longitsandzako uyanconcotsa, utsi: “Ngivulele, dzadzewetfu, sitsandvwa sami, tuba lami, wena longenasici wami. Inhloko yami seyinetfwe ngematolo, tinwele tami tinemswakama wasebusuku.”
Ngenca yekwephuta kwemyeni kufika, tetela tonkhe talala.
Phetro waphendvula watsi: “Nome ngingaze ngife nawe, ngingeke ngikuphike!” Nalaba labanye bafundzi basho njalo.
watsi kubo: “Umphefumulo wami ulusizi, kuze kubesekufeni. Salani la, nilindze kanye nami.”
Lindzani, nithandaze, kuze ningetikungena ekulingweni! Umoya uyavuma, kodvwa inyama ibutsakatsaka.”
Waphindze futsi wabuya, wabakhandza balele, ngobe emehlo abo abesindvwa butfongo.
Weta kubafundzi labatsatfu wabakhandza sebalele, watsi kuPhetro: “Simoni, ulele? Ungabe usalindza neli-awa linye nje?
Wesuka ekuthandazeni, wabuyela kubafundzi bakhe wabakhandza sebalele, ngobe bebakhatsateke kakhulu etinhlitiyweni tabo.
Phetro nebangani bakhe babephetfwe butfongo lobukhulu, kodvwa babebhekile bayibona inkhatimulo yaJesu kanye nalamadvodza.
Kutawutsi ekuseni nakuphuma lilanga, nivumbuke nilihlasele lelidolobha. Kutawutsi boGali nalamabutfo akhe nabaphuma bakuhlasele, wente loko sandla sakho lesingakwenta kubo.”