2 Naka amabizo wabapostoli abalitjhumi nambili: Wokuthoma nguSimoni okuthiwa nguPitrosi nomfowabo u-Andrisi; uJakopo nomfowabo uJwanisi, amadodana kaZebediya;
Ngemva kwamalanga asithandathu uJesu wathatha uPitrosi, uJakopo noJwanisi umnakwabo kaJakopo, wenyukela nabo entabeni ephakamileko, baba bodwa lapho.
Yeke umkaZebediya namadodanakhe amabili baya kuJesu, bafese baguqa phambi kwakhe bakhombela isisa kuye.
Wakhamba noPitrosi namadodana amabili kaZebediya. Wathoma ukutlhuwa nokukhathazeka,
Kwathi uJesu asakhamba eqadi kwelwandle leGalile, wabona izelamani ezimbili, uSimoni ebekuthiwa nguPitrosi nomfowabo u-Andrisi. Begade baphosela inede ngelwandle ngombana gade bababambi beenhlambi.
Wakhamba godu wabona izelamani ezinye ezimbili, uJakopo umsa kaZebediya nomfowabo uJwanisi. Bebangemkhunjini noyise uZebediya, balungisa amanedabo. UJesu wababiza,
Kuthe bona basuke esinagogini, bakhamba noJakopo noJwanisi baya ekumbeni kaSimoni no-Andrisi.
Kwathi uJesu asahlezi entabeni ye-Oliva aqalane nethempeli, uPitrosi, uJakopo, uJwanisi no-Andrisi bambuza babodwa bathi:
Abapostoli babuthana kuJesu, bambikela koke abakwenzileko nabakufundisileko.
Ngebanga lalokho-ke, uZimu ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe wathi, ‘Ngizabathumela abaphorofidi nabapostoli, abanye bazababulala, abanye babaphathe kumbi.’
Kwathi nakufika isikhathi, uJesu nabafundi bakhe bazigedla etafuleni.
UJesu wathumela uPitrosi noJwanisi wathi: “Khambani niyokwenza amalungiselelo ukuze sigome iPhasika.”
Kwaba njalo nakuJakopo noJwanisi amadodana kaZebediya ababasebenzisani bakaSimoni. Yeke uJesu wathi: “Ungesabi, ukusukela namhlanjesi uzokubamba abantu.”
Abapostoli nababuyako, babikela uJesu ngalokho abakwenzileko. Wabathatha wakhamba nabo bodwa baya edorobheni ebekuthiwa yiBhethe-Sayida.
UFlebhe wayokutjela u-Andrisi, bobabili baya kuJesu.
Omunye wabo omfundi uJesu agade amthanda, bekazeyame ngaye.
Nje-ke wagijimela kuSimoni Pitrosi nemfundini ogade athandwa nguJesu, wafese wathi: “IKosi bayithethe ngethuneni, asazi bona bayibekephi!”
USimoni Pitrosi, uTomasi obizwa bona nguDidumosi noNathaniyeli ovela eKana eseGalile, amadodana kaZebediya nabanye abafundi bebandawonye.
UPitrosi watjhuguluka wabona umfundi ogade athandwa nguJesu abalandela. Lo ngiloyo ebekazigudle ngoJesu ngephasika nowabuza wathi: “Kosi, ngubani ozokuthengisa na?”
Nguye umfundi lo owafakaza ngezintwezi, bewazitlola phasi; begodu siyazi bona ubufakazi bakhe buliqiniso.
Yeke uJesu wabuza abalitjhumi nambili wathi: “Angithi nani nifuna ukutlhera, akusinjalo?”
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Angithi ngakhetha nina abalitjhumi nambili, kodwana omunye wenu nguSathana!”
Bekakhuluma ngoJudasi, indodana kaSimoni Iskariyodi, obangomunye wabalitjhumi nambili ozomkhaphela.
Omunye wabafundi bakhe, u-Andrisi, umfowabo lakaSimoni Pitrosi, wathi:
Kuthe bona bafike, balunga elawini eliphezulu egade bahlala kilo; bekunguPitrosi, uJwanisi, uJakopo no-Andrisi, uFlebhe noTomasi, uBharitholomeyusi noMatewu, uJakopo umsa ka-Alifiyosi, uSimoni umZelothe noJudasi indodana kaJakopo.
Benza ifumbe, yona yadla uMatiyasi, nje-ke wabalwa kanye nabapostoli abalitjhumi nanye.
Wabulala uJakopo, umnakwabo kaJwanisi, ngesabula.
Ngelinye ilanga uPitrosi noJwanisi baya ngethempelini kusikhathi sokuthandaza ngesimbi yesithathu malangantambama.
Godu wabonakala kuJakopo, ngemva kwalapho wabonakala kibo boke abapostoli.
Nguye owabela abanye bona babe bapostoli, abanye babe baphorofidi, abanye babe bavangeli, abanye babe belusi kanye nabafundisi,
Ngalokho-ke bazalwana abacwengileko, enibahlanganyeli ekubizweni kwezulwini, bekani umkhumbulwenu kuJesu ongumPostoli nomPhristi omkhulu wesivumo sethu.
UPitrosi umpostoli kaJesu Krestu, kibo abakhethiweko, abaziinkhambi ephasinapha nabahlakazeke kilo loke lePontusi, leGalatiya, leKaphadosiya, le-Asiya neleBhithiniya;
USimoni Pitrosi oyinceku nompostoli kaJesu Krestu, kilabo abamukele ukukholwa okuligugu njengokwethu ngokulunga kwakaZimethu noMsindisi uJesu Krestu.
Umphathi, kudade okhethiweko nabantwabakhe engibathanda ngeqiniso; kungasimi ngedwa kodwana nakibo boke abazi iqiniso.
Umphathi, kuGayusi othandekako, engimthanda ngeqiniso.
Isambulo sakaKrestu asinikelwa nguZimu bonyana abonise iinceku zakhe okufanele kwenzeke msinyana. Lokho wakwenza ngokuthumela ingilozi ukuyobonisa inceku yakhe uJwanisi,
Mina Jwanisi, umzalwana wenu nomhlanganyeli kanye nani ekuhluphekeni, embusweni nekubekezeleni; bengisesihlengeleni sePatmosi ngebanga lelizwi lakaZimu nobufakazi ngoKrestu.
Thabani ngokubhubha kwawo, nina mazulu, nani abacwengileko, abapostoli nabaphorofidi ngombana uZimu uwugwebile wanibuyiselela ngawo.”
Mina Jwanisi nginguye owezwako bewabona izintwezi. Kuthe lokha nangizizwako ngizibona, ngawela phasi eenyaweni zengilozi ebigade ingitjengisa zona,