Sehluko 21
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Emva kwaletintfo Jesu watibonakalisa futsi kubafundzi bakhe elwandle lase Thiberiya. watibonakalisa ngalendlela;
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Simoni Phetro bekakanye kanye na Tomasi lobitwa ngekutsi liphahla. Nathaniyeli wase Khana eGalile, emadvodzana aZebedewu, kanye nalabanye bafundzi lababili baJesu.
3
Simoni Phetro watsi kubo ''ngisayo dweba tinhlanti,'' batsi kuye natsi sitawuhamba nawe.'' bahamba bangena esikebheni, kepha abazange babambe busuku bonkhe.
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Nyalo, kwase kuvele kusile, Jesu wema elutsentseni elwandle, kepha bafundzi bebangati kutsi nguJesu.
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Ngako-ke Jesu watsi kubo,'' tinsizwa, ngabe ninako yini kwekudla?'' Bamuphendvula batsi,''chake.''
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Watsi kubo, ''jikani emanetha enu ngesekudla semkhumbi nitokhona kutfola.'' Ngako-ke bajika emanetha ababange basakhona kuwadvonsa ngoba bebabambe incumbi yetinhlanti.
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Lapho ke umfundzi lobekatsandvwa nguJesu watsi kuPhetho, ''yinkhosi''. Uma Simoni Phetro eva lokutsi yinkhosi wabopha ingubo yakhe yangephandle( ngoba abengcunu), wabese utijika elwandle.
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Labanye bafundzi beta nemkhumbi ngoba bebangasiko khashane nemhlabatsi bebakhashane ngema mtha langemashumi layimfica, beta badvonsa linetha ligcwele tinhlanti.
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Uma bafika emhlabatsini, babona umlilo wemalahle lapho kwakundlalwe khona inhlanti nesinkhwa.
10
Jesu watsi kubo, ''Letsani letinye taletinhlanti lenitibambile.''
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Simoni Phetro wakhuphukela kuye advonsa linetha leligcwele tinhlanti letinkhulu, lebeti likhulu nemashumi lasihlanu natintsatfu. naloku betitinengi linetha alidzabukanga.
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Jesu watsi kutsi kubo, ''buyani sitokudla sidlo sasekuseni.'' Kute ngisho munye kulabafundzi bakhe lowalinga kumbuta kutsi, ''ungubani wena?'' Bebati kutsi bekungiyo Inkhosi.
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Jesu weta kubo, wafike watsatsa sinkhwa wabanika kanye netinhlanti.
14
Loku kwaseku kwesitsatfu atibonakalisa kubafundzi bakhe emva kwekutsi avukile kulabafile.
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Emva kwekutsi badle sidlo sasekuseni, Jesu watsi ku Simoni Phetro, ''Simoni ndvodzana yaJohane, ngabe ungitsandza kwendlula laba?'' Phetro watsi kuye, ''yebo Nkhosi, uyati kutsi ngiyakutsandza.''
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Jesu watsi kuye, ''yondla timvu tami. ''Watsi kuye kwesibili, "Simoni ndvodzana yaJohane, uyangtsandza na? "Phetro watsi kuye, ''yebo nkhosi, uyati kutsi ngiyakutsandza. ''Jesu watsi kuye,''Nakekela timvu tami.''
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Watsi kuye kwesitsatfu,''Simoni ndvodzana yaJohane, uyangitsandza na?'' Phethro weva buhlungu ngoba Jesu abesekusho kwesitsatfu kutsi, ''uyamtsandza na?"'Watsi kuye " Nkhosi uyatati tonkhe letintfo, futsi uyati kutsi ngiyakutsandza. ''Jesu wase utsi kuye yondla timvu tami.
18
Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kuwe, uma usemncane bewutigcokisa futsi uhambe lapho ufuna kuhamba khona, kepha uma sewumdzala, uyawukwelula sandla sakho, bese kubakhona lokugcokisako akwetfwale futsi akumikise lapho ungafuni kuya khona.
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Nyalo Jesu washo loku kute atewukhombisa kufa Phetro abetawudvumisa Nkulunkulu ngako. Emvakwaloku watsi ku Phetro, ''ngilandzele.''
20
Phetru wagucuka wabuka lomfundzi lobeka tsandvwa nguJesu abalandzela, loyo lobekayeme ngemhlane kuJesu esidlweni saku sihlwa lowatsi,'' Nkhosi ngubani lotakutsengisa?'''
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Phetro wambona wabese utsi kuJesu, Nkhosi itawenta njani lendvodza?"
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Jesu watsi kuye,'' uma ngifuna asale ngize ngibuye, kuyini loko kuwe? Ngilandzele.''
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Ngako ke lenkhulumo yandza kubazalwane, kutsi loyo mfundzi angeke afe. Kepha Jesu akashongo ku Phetro kutsi lomfundzi ngeke afe,kepha, ''uma ngifuna asale ngize ngibuye kuyini loko kuwe?
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Lona nguye lomfundzi lofakaza ngaletintfo, futsi abhale ngaloku, futsi siyati kutsi bufakazi bakhe buliciniso. Tinyenti tintfo Jesu latenta.
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Uma ngabe konkhe bekubhalwe phasi ngakunye, ngiyacabanga nelive imbala angeke likwati kugcina letincwadzi letingabhalwa.