30 Nakube uZimu wembesa utjani bommango obukhona namhlanjesi kusasa butjhiswe ngomlilo, akazunembesa ukwedlula, nina bokukholwa okuncani na?
Isiyila angekhe sakwazi lokhu nesidlhadlha angeze sazwisisa:
Khonokho uJesu wathabulula isandla sakhe wambamba wathi kuye: “Wena onokukholwa okuncani, uzazeleni na?”
UJesu wakwazi egade bakutjho, yeke wabuza wathi: “Nina abanokukholwa okuncani! Kubayini nikhuluma nodwana ngokuthi aninasikwa na?
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Maye, nina sizukulwana esingakholwako nesonakeleko! Ngizokuhlala nani bekube kunini na? Kuzabe kube nini ngininyamezelela na? Letha indodana leyo kimapha!”
UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Kubayini nesabe nina bokukholwa okuncani na?” Yeke wavuka wakhalimela isiwuruwuru namaza, kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu.
Alo-ke wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Nethuswe yini kangaka na? Nisenakho ukukholwa nje na?”
UJesu wathi kibo: “Maye nina sizukulwana esingakholwako! Ngizokuhlala nani bekube kunini na? Ngizoninyamazelela bekube kunini na? Lethani umsana loyo kimapha.”
Nakube uZimu wembesa utjani benarha, obukhona namhlanjesi kuthi kusasa bufakwe emlilweni, angabhalelwa yini-ke ukwembesa nina na? Maye nina eninokukholwa okuncani!
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Nina sizukulwana esingakholwako nesikhohlakeleko! Ngizakuhlala nginani bekube kunini na? Letha indodanakho leyo lapha.”
Yeke wathi kuTomasi: “Faka umunwakho lapha, qala izandla zami. Yelula isandla sakho usifake ehlangothini lami. Lisa ukuzaza, ukholwe.”
Nje-ke bazalwana, tjhejani bona kungabikhona noyedwa wenu onehliziyo embi engakholwako ebangela bonyana ahlubuke kuZimu ophilako.
ngombana umtlolo uthi: “Mbala, boke abantu bafana notjani, nedumo labo loke lifana nelikhwa lommango: Utjani buyatjhwaba nelikhwa libune,