10 Kepha nakahamba ebusuku, uyakhutjwa, ngobe kute kukhanya kuye.”
Nangihlaselwa ngulababi betama kungimita bangibulale, ngihlaselwe titsa nalabamelene nami, bayawukhubeka, bawele phansi.
Umuntfu lohlakaniphile uyabona lapho aya khona, kodvwa silima sona sihamba ebumnyameni; noko ngase ngiyabona kutsi bobabili befikelwa siphetfo lesifananako.
Mnikeni ludvumo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, asengakabuletsi bumnyama, tinyawo tenu tisengakakhubateli emagcumeni lahwalalisako. Netsembele ekukhanyeni, kodvwa utakugucula, akwente kube bumnyama lobuphatsekako, yebo, akwente kube lusizi lolujulile.
Kodvwa Simakadze ume ngakimi njengelichawe lemphi lelinemandla; ngako-ke bahluphi bami bayawukhubatela, ngeke baphumelele. Batakwehluleka batseleke ngalelikhulu lihlazo, badliwe ngemahloni langayiwuphindze akhohlakale.
Kepha ngekubate timphandze letijulile etinhlitiyweni tabo, bahlala sikhashana nje. Kutsi kungavela tinhlupheko nome kutingelwa ngenca yelivi, bese bahlubuka masinyane.
Emvakwekusho njalo Jesu wachubeka watsi kubo: “Lazaro, sihlobo setfu, sewulele, kodvwa ngitakuya ngiyemvusa.”
Jesu watsi kubo: “Angitsi lilanga liyaphuma libuye lishone? Umuntfu nakahamba emini akakhutjwa, ngobe ukhanyiselwa ngulokukhanya kwalapha emhlabeni.