10 Kodvwa umuntfu uyafa angcwatjwe, kube kuphela kwakhe, kutsi kungaphuma umphefumulo kube kuphela kwakhe.
Watsi kube Jakobe acedze kuwayala emadvodzana akhe, wabuyela walala wafa, walandzela bokhokho bakhe.
Tsine sitihambi nebafokati embikwakho, njengabo bonkhe bokhokho betfu. Emalanga etfu lapha emhlabeni afanana nesitfunti, kute litsemba.
“Wawungikhiphelani kwasesiswini? Kube ngamane ngafa ngisengakabonwa nangulinye liso.
Kodvwa emehlo alababi ayawukwehluleka kubona, ingabikho ngisho nendlela yekubaleka. Litsemba labo seliyawuba kufa.”
Kunganihambela kahle yini nakanganihlolisisa? Ningamkhohlisa yini njengobe nikhohlisa bantfu?
umuntfu ulala kanjalo-ke angabe asavuka, kuyawuze kwendlule emazulu; yebo, umuntfu angeke aphaphame, futsi ngeke avuke ekufeni kwakhe.
noko ngekuva umswakama wemanti siyahluma, kumile emahlumela njengesihlahla.
Ngisho nome umtimba wami sewubhujisiwe, kodvwa noko emtimbeni wami ngiyawumbona Nkulunkulu.
uyawubhubha kokuphela njengemangcoliso akhe; labo lababeke bambona bayawubutana, batsi: ‘Uphi?’
“Kodvwa kwentiwa yini kutsi ngingafi mhlazana ngitalwa? Angifanga ngani mhlazana ngiphuma esiswini?
Ngobe manje ngabe ngitilalele ngekuthula; yebo, ngabe ngitilalele ekuphumuleni.
Awuticoleli ngani tiphambuko tami, utsetselele tono tami? Ngobe mine sengitawulala elutfulini masinyane; maye, utase uphenye sewungifuna mine ngingasekho!”
Umuntfu lomubi ucitfwa kutiphatsa kabi kwakhe; kodvwa lolungile uyasindza ngekuhlonipheka kwakhe.
Konkhe kuya endzaweni yinye; konkhe kuphuma elutfulini kuphindze kubuyele elutfulini.
Ngubani lowatiko kutsi umphefumulo wemuntfu wenyukela etulu yini, nekutsi umphefumulo wesilwane wehlela phansi emhlabatsini?”
Jesu waphindze wakhala ngelivi lelikhulu kakhulu, wase uyafa.
Masinyane Safira washayeka phansi ngasetinyaweni taPhetro, wafa. Angena futsi emajaha abona kutsi sewufile, asayamtfwala amkhiphela ngephandle amngcwaba eceleni kwendvodza yakhe.