8 Umphathimabutho waphendula wathi: “Kosi angikafanelwa kukobana ungeza kwami. Khupha nje ilizwi, ikhoboka lami lizakuphola.
ngimncani khulu bonyana ungabeze ube nomusa ongaka bewutjengise nokwethembeka okungaka kimi mina ncekwakho. Iye, benginedondolo kwaphela lokha nangiyama iJordani le, kodwana gadesi sele ngiziinqhema ezimbili.
Wena Somnini, ulalela ukulangazela kwabathobileko, iye, ihliziywabo uyayikhuthaza nendlebakho uyibeke kibo,
wathumela ilizwi lakhe wabaphilisa, wabaphephisa emgodini wokufa.
ngombana wakhuluma, kwadaleka, wayala, kwaba khona.
“Thatha idondolo lakho bese wena no-Aroni umfowenu nihlanganise umkhambathi. Khulumani edwaleni phambi kwawo bona likhuphe amanzi akilo. Ngendlela leyo nizawuvezela amanzi edwaleni ukuze usele wona nefuywawo.”
Nginibhabhadisa ngamanzi malungana nokuphenduka, kodwana emva kwami kuzokuza onamandla khulu kunami, engingasililitho bonyana ngingathinta amapatlagwanakhe. Yena-ke uzonibhabhadisa ngoMoya oCwengileko nangomlilo.
Kodwana uJwanisi walinga ukumkhandela, wathi: “Kufanele bonyana ngibhajadiswe nguwe, kodwana wena uza kimi na?”
UJesu wathabulula isandla sakhe wakghwatha indoda leyo, wathi: “Ngiyathanda, hlambuluka!” Khonokho indoda leyo yaphola.
UJesu wathi: “Ngizakukhamba ngiyolipholisa.”
Nami ngokwami ngiphethwe, nginamajoni angaphasi kwami. Nangithi kelinye, ‘Khamba!’ liyakhamba, nangithi, ‘Yizapha!’ liyeza. Ngithi ekhobokeni lami, ‘Yenza lokhu!’ bese liyenza.”
Angisafaneli ukubizwa ngendodanakho; yewungithathe njengomunye wabaqatjhwa bakho.’
Indodana yathi kuye, ‘Baba, ngonile phambi kwezulu naphambi kwakho. Angisafanelanga ukubizwa ngendodanakho.’
Kwathi lokha uSimoni Pitrosi nabona lokho, wawa emadolweni kaJesu wathi: “Suka kimapha Kosi ngombana ngimumuntu osisoni!”
iye, oza emva kwami nengingakafaneli ukutjhaphulula umutjana wamapatlagwanakhe.”