33 Watsatsa boPhetro, naJakobe, naJohane, wachubachubeka nabo. Wafikelwa ngumunyu nekudzabuka nekwesaba,
Inhlitiyo yakhe yayilusizi; wathandaza ngekuciniseka lokukhulu, titfukutfuku takhe taze taba njengematfonsi engati, atfontsela phansi.
Asesemhlabeni, Jesu wanikela ngekuthandaza, nangekuncusa, nangekukhala lokukhulu, nangetinyembeti, akhala kulowo lonemandla ekumsindzisa ekufeni, wevakala ngenca yekumesaba Nkulunkulu.
Jesu wesuka lapho wahamba; wabalela bonkhe kutsi bamlandzele, ngaphandle kwaboPhetro, naJakobe, naJohane, umnakaboJakobe.
Bangani bami nebazalwane bami sebangikhweshele, ngenca yemanceba ami; ngisho nebaketfu imbala sebeme lapha khashane.
Emvakwemalanga lasitfupha Jesu watsatsa boPhetro, naJakobe, naJohane, wenyukela nabo entsabeni lendze, baba bodvwana. Wagucuka lesinye simo bambukile.
Simakadze utsi: “Noko kwaba yintsandvo yaSimakadze kutsi ayinyatsele, ayente ihlupheke, nome Simakadze enta kuphila kwayo kwaba ngumhlatjelo welicala, iyawubona situkulwane sayo, yandzise nemalanga ekuphila kwayo, intsandvo yaSimakadze iyawuphumelela ngesandla sayo.
Masinyane nje sicuku satsi kube simbone Jesu, samangala kakhulu, sagijima saya kuye sayawumbingelela.
Batsi bayangena ethuneni, bakhandza libhungu lihleti ngesekudla, lembetse umjiva lomhlophe; bashaywa luvalo.
Latsi kubo: “Ningesabi! Nifuna Jesu waseNazaretha lona bekabetselwe esiphambanweni. Uvusiwe ekufeni, akasekho lapha. Nasi sikhundla lapho bebambeke khona.