18 UJesu wakhalimela idimoni, laphuma emsaneni, yeke waphola khonokho.
Yeke kwalethwa kuJesu umuntu onedimoni, asiphofu begodu asimumu. UJesu wampholisa, wakghona ukubona nokukhuluma.
Yeke uJesu wamphendula wathi: “Awu, mma, ukukholwa kwakho kukhulu! Akube njengokwesibawo sakho.” Khonokho indodakazakhe yaphola.
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Maye, nina sizukulwana esingakholwako nesonakeleko! Ngizokuhlala nani bekube kunini na? Kuzabe kube nini ngininyamezelela na? Letha indodana leyo kimapha!”
Abafundi bakaJesu baya kuye ngasese, bambuza bathi: “Sibangelwe yini kobana singakghoni ukuqotjha idimoneli na?”
UJesu waphenduka, wambona, wathi: “Yiba nesibindi, ndodakazi! Ukukholwa kwakho kukupholisile.” Nje-ke umfazi loyo waphola khonokho.
Wapholisa abanengi ebegade bagula baphethwe malwelwe ahlukahlukeneko, bewaqotjha namadimoni amanengi. Azange avumele amadimoni kobana akhulume ngombana bekamazi.
Watjho lokhu ngombana uJesu bekathe kuye: “Phuma emuntwini lo wena mmoya omumbi!”
Amadimoni aphuma ebantwini abanengi, arhuwelela asithi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaZimu!” Kodwana wawakhalimela, wangawavumela bona akhulume ngombana gade amazi bona unguKrestu.
UJesu begade ayale ummoya omumbi kobana uphume endodeni leyo. Esikhathini esinengi idimoneli beliyibamba, kuthi nanyana ibotjhwe ngeenketani izandla neenyawo begodu iqaphelwe, iqhusule iinketanezo, idimoni liyithumele erhalawumbeni.
Kuthe umsana aseza kuJesu, idimoni lamdula phasi, waba nesithunthwana. Kodwana uJesu wakhalimela ummoya omumbi lowo, wapholisa umsana bewambuyisela kuyise.
Lakwenza lokhu amalanga amanengi, kufikela lapho uPowula wabe wanyenya khona waphendukela kilo, wathi emmoyeni: “Ebizweni lakaJesu Krestu ngiyakuyala bona uphume kuye!” Khonokho ummoya wobungoma waphuma kuye.