12. Bakuhlutha abantu, uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Qokelelani okuseleyo. Makungabikho nentwana emoshakalayo.”
13. Bawaqokelela ke amaqhekeza aseleyo ezo zonka zihlanu zerhasi, kwazala iingobozi ezilishumi elinambini.
14. Bakuwubona abantu lo mqondiso uYesu awenzileyo, bathi: “Ngenene, kuthe kanti nguye lo *umshumayeli obekade elindelwe!”
15. Waqonda uYesu okokuba bazimisele ukuza kumthatha bamenze ukumkani, waza wemka, waya entabeni eyedwa.
16. Kwathi kwakuhlwa abafundi bakaYesu behla baya elwandle,
17. bakhwela isikhitshana, baluwela ulwandle, besiya eKapernahum. Nangona kwakusebusuku uYesu wayengekho kubo.
18. Amanzi olwandle ayesilwa, kuba kwakuvuthuza umoya.
19. Kwathi, bakuba begqibe iikhilomitha ezintlanu okanye ezintandathu bebheqa isikhitshana, babona nanko uYesu ehamba phezu kwamanzi olwandle, esondela. Boyika ke,
20. kodwa uYesu wathi kubo: “Ndim; sanukoyika.”
21. Bamamkela ke esikhitshaneni, kwathi kwangoko isikhitshana safika kuloo ndawo babesiya kuyo.
22. Ngengomso indimbane yabantu yayisekho ngaphesheya koLwandle lwaseGalili. Abantu aba babebone isikhitshana sasinye kuphela, baye babesazi okokuba uYesu wayengakhwelanga nabafundi bakhe, kuba bona babehambe bebodwa.
23. Kodwa ezinye izikhitshana, ezazivela eTibheriya, zafika ngakuloo ndawo isihlwele sasityela kuyo isonka emva kokuba iNkosi yayibulele.
24. Yakubona ke indimbane okokuba uYesu akakho apho, bengekho nabafundi bakhe, yakhwela kwezo zikhitshana, yaya kumfuna eKapernahum.
25. Abo bantu bamfumana uYesu ngaphesheya kolwandle, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, ngaba ufike nini na apha?”
26. Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Ndithi kuni, inene, anizanga kundifuna kuba nibone imiqondiso endiyenzayo; nindifuna kuba nitye esaa sonka nahlutha.
27. Sanukusebenzela ukutya okuphelayo; sebenzelani ukutya okungapheliyo, okusisondlo sobona bomi bungenasiphelo. Oko kutya niya kukunikwa nguye uNyana woLuntu, kuba uYise, uThixo, wamgunyazisela oko.”
28. Ke ngoko bathi kuye: “Misebenzi mini uThixo afuna siyenze?”