5 Kwathi uJesu sele angene eKapernawumi, umphathimabutho wamhlangabeza abawa isizo,
“Khulu kuwe Kapernawumi. Uzakuphakanyiselwa ezulwini na? Awa, uzokuphoselwa phasi esirhogweni ngombana nabethana imikarisomraro eyenzeke kuwe beyenzeke eSodoma, ngabe isekhona nanamhlanjesi!
Kwathi lokha umphathimabutho nalabo ebebanaye ebebaqaphe uJesu nababona ukusikinyeka kwephasi nakho koke okwenzakeleko, besaba bebathi: “Kwamambala bekayiNdodana kaZimu!”
Wasuka eNazaretha, wayokuhlala eKapernawumi, emzini ohlanu kwelwandle leGalile, enarheni yakwaZabuloni neyakwaNafitali.
UJesu wangena ngemkhunjini, wayamela ngaphetjheya kwelwandle waya edorobheni lekhabo.
Kwathi lokha umphathimabutho obekajame lapho phambi kwakaJesu nezwa ukurhuwelela kwakhe nangendlela ahlongakele ngayo, wathi: “Ngambala indoda le beyiyiNdodana kaZimu!”
Amalangana ngemva kwalokho lokha uJesu nangena eKapernawumi, abantu bezwa bonyana uze ngekhaya.
Kuthe basambhambalalisa bona bamrithe, uPowula wathi kumphathimabutho ebekajame lapho: “Kumthetho yini bona nirithe isakhamuzi sombuso weRoma singakabi ukulahlwa licala na?”
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 isewula isathoma ukuphephetha kuhle, badlumbana bona bangafikelela ibanga labo; yeke bakhuphula i-ankera bathoma ukuthayela eduze neligu leKrete.
Nje-ke uPowula wathi emphathimabuthweni nemajonini: “Nangabe abathayi laba abahlali ngemkhunjini, angekhe nakwazi ukusinda.”
Kodwana ngokufisa ukusindisa uPowula, umphathimabutho wawakhalimela bona angakwenzi lokho. Wayala woke amadoda akghona ukududa bona eqe qangi adudele eligwini.
IJopa gade ingasikude neLida; nje-ke kuthe bona abafundi bezwe bonyana uPitrosi ungeLida, bathumela kuye amadoda amabili nomlayezo othi: “Siyakuncenga yewuze msinyana kithi.”