27 Yeke uPitrosi wathi: “Sitjhiye koke kobana sikulandele. Alo, sizakuzuzani ngalokho na?”
UJesu wabaqala, wabaphendula wathi: “Ebantiwini lokhu kuyinto engeze yenzeka, kodwana ngoZimu koke kuyenzeka.”
UJesu wathi kibo: “Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona ephasini elitjha lokha iNdodana yoMuntu nayihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi esiphazimulako, nina ebeningilandela, nani nizokuhlala eenhlalweni zobukhosi ezilitjhumi nambili, nigwebe iinkoro ezilitjhumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.
UJesu wathi nasuka lapho; wabona umuntu ekuthiwa nguMatewu, ahlezi ngekumbeni yomthelo. Wathi kuye: “Ngilandela.” UMatewu wasikima wamlandela.
UPitrosi wathi kuye: “Qala, sitjhiye koke kobana sikulandele.”
Kwathi nasakhamba lapho wabona uLevi umsa ka-Alfiyosi ahlezi ngendlini yomthelo, wathi kuye: “Ngilandela.” ULevi wasikima wamlandela.
Ngokunjalo-ke, nanyana ngubani wenu ongatjhiyi koke anakho angeze aba mfundi wami.”
Kodwana yaphendula uyise yathi, ‘Qala! Yoke iminyaka le bengiseze ngikusebenzela njengekhoboka begodu azange khengiphule imiyalwakho. Khonapho azange khewungiphe ngitjho imbuzana yakombuzana bona nami ngizithabise nabangani bami.
UPitrosi wathi kuye: “Qala, sitjhiye koke esinakho bona sikulandele!”
Bakhuphela imikhumbabo eligwini batjhiya koke khonapho bamlandela.
Ngalokho-ke akungabikhona noyedwa ozazigqaja phambi kwakhe.
Kanti ngubani onenza nehluke phakathi kwabanye na? Yini eninakho eningazange nikwamukeliswe na? Khona-ke nakube nikwamukele, kubayini nizigqaje kube ngathi anikamukeliswa na?
Abantwabo bathi kiboyise nabonina: Siyabahlubuka! Baphika abafowabo, babeba abantwababo; Kodwana bayelela ilizwi lakho, Somnini, balonda isivumelwano sakho.
Ngaphezu kwalapho, ngithatha koke njengokulahlekelwa ngebanga lokuqakatheka okukhulu kokwazana noKrestu Jesu iKosami. Ngebanga lakhe ngilahlekelwe ngikho koke, yeke koke lokho ngikuthatha njengeenzibi ukuze ngizuze uKrestu,