6 Bahamba yonkhe indlela lejuba esichingini baya ePhafosi, lapho bahlangana naBhajesu labesangoma, umJuda labengumphrofethi wemanga.
“Simakadze wawubuta watsi: ‘Kanjani?’ “Umoya waphendvula watsi: ‘Ngitawuphuma ngibe ngumoya wemanga emlonyeni wabo bonkhe baphrofethi bakhe.’ “Simakadze watsi: ‘Cha, wena-ke utawuphumelela kumhunga nembala. Hamba, wente njalo.’
Sawula wafa, ngobe abengaketsembeki kuSimakadze; akazange aligcine livi laSimakadze, wadzimate wayawufuna indlela nasesangomeni imbala,
“Umfati longumtsakatsi kufanele nimbulale, ningamvumeli kutsi aphile.
“ ‘Ngiyawubufulatselisa buso bami kulowo muntfu locela lusito kulabaphansi agwadle nabo ngekubalandzela; yebo, lowo muntfu ngiyawumncuma esiveni sakubo.
“Nangabe kukhona losachubeka nekuphrofetha, uyise nenina, labamtalako, bayakutsi kuye: ‘Wena kufanele ufe, ngobe ukhulume emanga egameni laSimakadze;’ nasaphrofetha, batali bakhe bayawumgwaza.
Jesu waphendvula watsi kuye: “Ubusisiwe wena Simoni waJohane, ngobe loko awukakwembulelwa ngumuntfu kepha nguBabe losezulwini.
Ngobe kuyawuvela bokhristumbumbulu, nebaphrofethi bemanga, bente tibonakaliso letinkhulu netimangaliso, kuze kudukiswe nalabakhetsiwe nakunekwenteka.
“Caphelani baphrofethi bemanga, labeta kini banjengetimvu ngaphandle, kodvwa ngekhatsi banjengetimphisi letibukhali.
Befika eJerikho. Jesu nase aphuma khona kanye nebafundzi bakhe, nesicuku lesikhulu sebantfu, Bhathimeyosi, imphumphutse, umsa waThimeyosi, abehleti ngasemgwacweni acela kuphiwa.
Pawula nebangani bakhe bahamba ngemkhumbi besuka ePhafosi baya ePhega yasePhamfiliya, kepha Johane Makho wabashiya wabuyela emuva eJerusalema.
Kepha baphikiswa ngu-Elimasi labesangoma, leyo yinchazelo yelibito lakhe lesiGriki; wetama kuvimbela umbusi ekukholweni.
Ngobe labantfu babaphostolimbumbulu, tisebenti temanga; batenta shangatsi baphostoli baKhristu.
Njengobe boJanesi naJambresi bamelana naMosi, nabo-ke labantfu bamelene neliciniso, babantfu labanengcondvo leyonakele netehluleki ekukholweni.
Batsandzekako, ningabohambe nikholwa ngibo bonkhe bomoya, nibobahlola bomoya kutsi baNkulunkulu yini, ngobe banyenti baphrofethi bemanga labaphumele eveni.
Kodvwa lesilo satfunjwa, kanye nemphrofethi wemanga labenta tibonakaliso tekudukisa labo labaneluphawu lwesilo nalabasikhonta ngekukhotsamela lomfanekiso waso. Bobabili bajikijelwa baphila echibini lemlilo lelivutsa sibabule.