28 “Nithini ngalokhu na? Bekukhona umuntu onamadodana amabili. Waya kekulu wathi kiyo, ‘Ndodana, khamba uyokusebenza esidiribeni namhlanje.’
Kodwana uRhobabi wathi: “Awa, angizukukhamba, sekunalokho ngizokubuyela enarheni yekhethu nebantwini bekhethu.”
UPitrosi waphendula wathi: “Iye, uyawukhupha.” Kwathi lokha uPitrosi nangena ngekumbeni, uJesu waba ngewokuthoma owakhuluma naye, wambuza wathi: “Simoni, uthini umbono wakho na? Amakhosi wephaseli awuthatha kibobani umthelo na? Kghani awuthatha emadodanenawo namkha emadodaneni wabanye abantu na?”
“Umbuso wezulu ufana nomnininarha owaphuma ekuseni wayokuqatjha abantu bona basebenze esidiribeni sakhe.
Yeke bamphendula bathi: “Awa, asazi.” Yeke wathi kibo: “Nami-ke angekhe nganitjela bona ligunyabani engenza ngalo izintwezi.”
Yaphendula yathi, ‘Angifuni,’ kodwana emva kwesikhathi yazisola, yaya.
UJesu wathi kibo: “Lalelani omunye umfanekiso naku: Kwakhe kwaba khona umnininarha owatjala isidiribe, wakha umthangala magegana naso. Wemba ubutlhodlhelo kiso bewakha nesithala sokulinda. Yeke waqatjhisela abalimi abathileko isidiribeso, yena wathatha ikhambo.
Akhe utjho-ke bona umbonwakho uthini na? Kghani kulungile ukukhokha umthelo wombusi omkhulu na?”
Kuzokuba njengendoda enekhambo: Itjhiya umzayo ezandleni zeensebenzi zayo, esinye nesinye isisebenzi sinomsebenzaso bese itjela leso esisesangweni bona sibeke ilihlo.
Nithini ngabalitjhumi nabunane abahlongakala lokha umtlomogo weSilowamu nawuwela phezu kwabo na? Nidlumbana bona bebanomlandu khulu ukwedlula boke abanye abahlala eJerusalema na?
Ngikhuluma nabantu abavuthiweko, ziboneleni nina lokho engikutjhoko.
Ngalokho-ke bazalwana bami abathandekako, dzimelelani. Akungabi nento eninyakazisako. Hlalani njalo nizinikele ngokupheleleko emsebenzini weKosi ngombana niyazi bonyana ukuzikhandla kwenu eKosini akusingelize.