54 Kwathi lokha umphathimabutho nalabo ebebanaye ebebaqaphe uJesu nababona ukusikinyeka kwephasi nakho koke okwenzakeleko, besaba bebathi: “Kwamambala bekayiNdodana kaZimu!”
Kodwana uJesu wazithulela. Umphristi omkhulu wakhuluma naye godu, wathi: “Ngikufungisa isifungo ngoZimu ophilako ngithi: Sitjela bona unguMesiya, iNdodana kaZimu na?”
Ngemva kwalokho ahlala phasi ambukela.
bathi: “Wena ozokugiriza ithempeli bese ulakha ngobutjha ngamalanga amathathu, zisindise-ke! Yehla esiphambanwenapho nakube uyiNdodana kaZimu!”
Angithi wethembe uZimu. UZimu akamsize khona nje nakube uyamfuna ngombana bekaseze asithi, ‘NgiyiNdodana kaZimu!’ ”
Khonokho irharideni lethempeli latlebhuka phakathi, ukuthoma phezulu ukuya phasi. Iphasi lasikinyeka, kwaphadlhuka amadwala.
Yeke umlingi weza kuye wathi: “Nangabe uyiNdodana kaZimu, tjela amatje la bona aphenduke isikwa.”
Kwathi uJesu sele angene eKapernawumi, umphathimabutho wamhlangabeza abawa isizo,
Kwathi lokha umphathimabutho obekajame lapho phambi kwakaJesu nezwa ukurhuwelela kwakhe nangendlela ahlongakele ngayo, wathi: “Ngambala indoda le beyiyiNdodana kaZimu!”
Boke bathi: “Alo-ke, uyiNdodana kaZimu na?” Wabaphendula wathi: “Kunjengombana nisitjho.”
AmaJuda amphendula athi: “Sinomthetho thina, nje-ke ngokuya ngomthetho lowo, kufanele afe ngombana uthe uyiNdodana kaZimu.”
EKhesariya bekukhona indoda, ibizo layo linguKorneliyasi umphathimabutho ebekuthiwa mabutho weTariyana.
Lokha abantu nabezwa lokho, bahlabeka eenhliziyweni bebathi kuPitrosi nabanye abapostoli: “Alo-ke bafowethu, sizakwenza njani na?”
Khonokho yathatha amajoni nabaphathimabutho; yarhaba yehlela kibo. Kuthe bona abantu babone induna yebutho namajoni, balisa ukubetha uPowula.
Yeke uPowula wabiza omunye wabaphathimabutho wathi kuye: “Thatha isokaneli ulise enduneni, kukhona elizakutjho kiyo.”
Yabiza abaphathimabutho ababili, yathi kibo: “Zilungiseleleni ukukhamba namhlanje ngesimbi yethoba kusihlwa, niye eKhesariya namajoni amakhulu amabili, abakhweli beenjomani abamatjhumi alikhomba nabaphathi bemikhonto abamakhulu amabili.
Kwathi bonyana kuquntwe bona kufuze sithayele eTariyana, basa uPowula nezinye iimbotjhwa kuJuliyasi umphathimabutho wombusi.
Kodwana ngokufisa ukusindisa uPowula, umphathimabutho wawakhalimela bona angakwenzi lokho. Wayala woke amadoda akghona ukududa bona eqe qangi adudele eligwini.
begodu yatjhunyayelwa ngamandla bona iyiNdodana kaZimu ukuya ngokoMoya wokucwenga ngokuvuswa kwayo ekufeni: uJesu Krestu iKosethu,
Khonokho kwaba khona ukusikinyeka kwephasi bekwadilika kwetjhumi komuzi. Kwafa abantu abaziinkulungwana ezilikhomba ekusikinyekeni lokho; inengi lesaba beladumisa uZimu wezulwini.