74 Yeke uPitrosi wathoma ukuthukana, afunga asithi: “Yeningisusele mina, angimazi umuntu lo!” Khonokho umkukurumbu walila.
Ningabesabi labo ababulala umzimba babhalelwe mphefumulo. Kungcono nesabe loyo okghona ukubhubhisa umphefumulo nomzimba esirhogweni.
UJesu wathi kuPitrosi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe khona ebusuku banamhlanjesobu ngaphambi kobanyana umkukurumbu ulile, uzabe sele ungilandule kathathu.”
Ngemva kwesikhatjhana abantu ebebajame lapho beza kuPitrosi, bathi kuye: “Ngambala ungomunye wabo ngombana ukukhuluma kwakho kuyakulahla.”
Yeke uPitrosi wakhumbula igama uJesu alikhulumileko lokuthi: “Ngaphambi kobana umkukurumbu ulile, uzabe sele ungilandule kathathu bona awungazi!” Nje-ke waphumela ngaphandle wakhihla isililo esibuhlungu.
Boke abantu baphendula bathi: “Iingazi zakhe azibe phezu kwethu nesizukulwana sethu!”
UJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngiyakutjela bona ngobusukobu, ngaphambi kobana umkukurumbu ulile kabili, uzabe ungiphike kathathu.”
Kodwana wakuphika lokho, wathi: “Angazi begodu angilemuki bona ukhuluma ngani.” Watjho njalo wabe waphuma ngesango.
Kodwana uPitrosi waphendula wathi: “Heyi wena ndoda ndina, angazi bona ukhuluma ngani!” Khonapho asakhuluma njalo, umkukurumbu walila.
Godu uPitrosi wabuye walandula; nje-ke khonokho umkukurumbu walila.
Ngitjho ngombana bengingafisa bona mina ngokwami ngithukwe bengijutjwe kuKrestu ngebanga labazalwana bami, iye iinhlobo zami ngenyama.
Nangabe umuntu akathandi iKosi, akanamathelwe manikelela. Yewuze Kosi!
Labo engibathandako ngiyabasola bengibakhalimele; nje-ke tjhiseka, uphenduke!
Yathi kunina: “Iimpaparwana eziyikulungwana nekhulu zesiliva ezathathwa kuwe, owakhuluma ngazo amanikelela begodu wakhuluma ngawo kimi, kazi zikimi, ngazithatha.” Unina wathi: “USomnini akabusise indodanami.”
Nanyana kunjalo, asikwazi ukubanikela amadodakazethu bona abe bafazi babo ngombana thina bantu bakwa-Israyeli safunga sathi akanikelelwe ozakunikela umBhenjamini umfazi.”