2 Wabulala Jakobe, umnakaboJohane, ngenkemba.
Ahabi wafike wacocela Jezebeli konkhe lokwase kwentiwe ngu-Elija, nekutsi bonkhe baphrofethi baBhali babulawa kanjani ngenkemba.
Elija waphendvula watsi: “Benginenshisekelo lenkhulu yekukhonta wena Simakadze, Nkulunkulu Somandla. Kodvwa sive saka-Israyeli sisilahlile sivumelwane sakho, sabhidlita emalati akho, sabulala baphrofethi bakho ngenkemba. Ngimi ngedvwa losasele, kodvwa nami sebafuna kungibulala.”
Bamkhipha Uriya eGibhithe, bammikisa enkhosini Jehoyakimu, lowafike watsi akagalelwe ngenkemba, wafa, sidvumbu sakhe salahlwa emadlizeni ebantfukatana.
Jesu watsi: “Yebo-ke, nitayinatsa leyo ndzebe, kantsi kuhlala ngesekudla sami nangesancele akusiko kwami kutsi ngephane ngako, kodvwa kwalabo labakulungiselelwe nguBabe.”
BoJakobe, naJohane, emadvodzana aZebedi, basondzela kuJesu batsi: “Mfundzisi, kukhona lesicela kutsi usentele kona.”
Kodvwa Jesu watsi kubo: “Anikwati lenikucelako. Nitakumela yini kuyinatsa lendzebe yelusizi lengitayinatsa nome kubhajatiswa ngalombhabhatiso lengitawubhajatiswa ngawo mine?”
Batsi kuye: “Singakumela.” Jesu watsi kubo: “Yebo kona, lendzebe lengitayinatsa nani nitayinatsa; nangalombhabhatiso lengitawubhajatiswa ngawo nani nitawubhajatiswa ngawo.
Ngalesikhatsi Herodi, inkhosi, wacala kutingela nekuhlupha emalunga elibandla.
Bagcotjwa ngematje, [bavivinywa] bancunywa ngemasaha, babulawa ngenkemba, bazulazula bembetse tikhumba tetimvu netetimbuti, beswela, bahlushwa, baphatfwa kabi.