7. Ke kaloku uHerode, umphathi wesahlulo sesiné selizwe, waziva zonke izinto ezenziwayo nguye; wesuka wathingaza, ngenxa yokuba bekusithiwa ngabanye, Kuvuke uYohane kwabafileyo;
8. kuthiwe ke ngabanye, Kubonakale uEliya; kuthiwe ngabanye, Kubuye kwavuka umprofeti wakuwo amanyange.
9. Wathi uHerode, UYohane mna ndamnqamla intloko; lo ke ngubani na, ndiva kuthethwa izinto ezinje ngaye. Wayefuna ke ukumbona.
10. Bebuyile abapostile,* bamcacisela ukuba zinkulu kwezinto ababezenzile. Wabathabatha, wasithela endaweni eyintlango yomzi okuthiwa yiBhetesayida.
11. Zithe ke zakwazi izihlwele, zamlandela. Wazamkela ke; wayethetha kuzo ngabo ubukumkani bukaThixo; wayebaphilisa ababeswele impilo.
12. Ke kaloku yaqala ukumka imini. Beza ke abalishumi elinababini, bathi kuye, Zindulule izihlwele, ukuze bemke, baye emizini ejikelezileyo, nasemaphandleni, balale, ze bafumane into edliwayo; ngokuba apha sikwindawo eyintlango.
13. Uthe ke kubo, Bapheni nina badle. Bathi ke bona, Akukho nto sinayo ingaphezu kwezonka ezihlanu neentlanzi ezimbini; singaba kambe siya kuya sibathengele izinto ezidliwayo bonke aba bantu.
14. Kuba amadoda ngathi ayemawaka mahlanu.Wathi ke kubafundi bakhe, Bangqengqiseni, babe yimityino emashumi ngamahlanu.
15. Benjenjalo, babangqengqisa bonke.
16. Ezithabathile ke izonka zozihlanu neentlanzi zombini, wakhangela ezulwini, wazisikelela, waqhekeza; wamana enika abafundi, ukuba babeke ezihlweleni.
17. Badla bahlutha bonke; kwasuswa okuseleyo kubo izitya zamaqhekeza zalishumi elinazibini.
18. Ke kaloku kwathi, ekubeni ethandaza eyedwa, bantontelana kuye abafundi, wabuza kubo, esithi, Izihlwele ezi zithi ndingubani na?
19. Baphendula ke bona, bathi, Zithi unguYohane umbhaptizi; abanye ke bathi unguEliya; abanye ke bathi, kubuye kwavuka mprofeti uthile kumanyange.
20. Uthe ke kubo, Ke nina nithi ndingubani na? Waphendula ke uPetros wathi, Unguye uKristu* kaThixo.
21. Wabakhalimela ke, ebathethela ngelithi, le nto mabangayithethi nakubani; esithi,
22. UNyana woMntu umelwe kukuthi eve ubunzima obukhulu, alahlwe ngawo amadoda amakhulu nababingeleli abakhulu nababhali, abulawe, athi ngomhla wesithathu, avuke.
23. Wayesithi ke kubo bonke, Ukuba ubani uthanda ukundilandela, makazincame, awuthwale umnqamlezo wakhe imihla ngemihla, andilandele ke.
24. Ngokuba osukuba ethanda ukuwusindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; ke othe wawulahla umphefumlo wakhe ngenxa yam, wowusindisa lowo.
25. Kuba kumnceda ntoni na umntu ukuthi azuze ihlabathi liphela, abe ke ezilahlile, mhlawumbi ezonakalisile?