16. Waphendula ke uSimon Petros wathi, Wena unguye uKristu,* unyana kaThixo ophilileyo.
17. Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye, Ùnoyolo, Simon kaYona, ngokuba akukutyhilelwanga oku yinyama negazi, ukutyhilelwe nguBawo osemazulwini.
18. Nam ke, ndithi kuwe, UnguPetros wena; ndiya kulakhela phezu kolu lwalwa ibandla lam, namasango elabafileyo akayi kuloyisa.
19. Ndiya kukunika izitshixo zobukumkani bamazulu; kuthi ke othe wakubopha emhlabeni, kubopheke emazulwini; kuthi othe wakukhulula emhlabeni, kukhululeke emazulwini.
20. Wabayala abafundi bakhe, ukuba bangaxeleli bani ukuba yena unguYesu uKristu.
21. Waqalela kwelo xa uYesu ukubabonisa abafundi bakhe, okokuba umelwe kukuba aye eYerusalem, eve ubunzima obukhulu kuwo amadoda amakhulu nababingeleli abakhulu, nababhali, abulawe, athi ngomhla wesithathu avuke.
22. Wathi uPetros emthabathele kuye, waqala ukumkhalimela, esithi, Makube camagu kuwe, Nkosi; oko akuyi kukha kubekho kuwe.
23. Wajika ke wathi kuPetros, Suka uye emva kwam, Sathana,* usisikhubekiso kum; ngokuba ungazinyamekeli ezikaThixo izinto, unyamekela ezabantu.
24. Wandula wathi uYesu kubafundi bakhe, Ukuba kukho othanda ukundilandela, makazincame ngokwakhe, awuthwale umnqamlezo wakhe, andilandele.