emi kude ngokwesaba ukuhlupheka kwalo ethi : M aye, maye kuwe muzi omkhulu waseBabiloni, muzi onamandla, ngokuba ngehora linye nje, kufikile ukwahlulelwa kwakho!

Ngokuba ngehora linye nje ingcebo engaka ichithekile . Nabashayeli bonke bemikhumbi, nabo bonke abaya nomaphi ngomkhumb i, namatilosi, nabo bonke abasebenza elwandle bemela kude,

Base bethela uthuli emakhanda abo , badazuluka bekhala , belila bethi : Maye, maye kuwe muzi omkhulu, abacebile kuwe bonke abanemikhumbi elwandle ngenxa yengcebo enqabileyo yakho , ngokuba ngehora linye nje uchithekile!

Ngokuba ulilondile izwi lokubekezela kwami , nami-ke ngiyakukulonda ngehora lokulingwa eliyakufika ezweni lonke lokulinga bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni.

Wabona ngokusobala embonweni ingelosi kaNkulunkulu ingena kuye kungathi ngehora lesishiyagalolunye lemini, ithi: Korneliyu!

Ngangomuso besahamba labo, sebesondela emzini, uPetru wenyukela phezu kwendlu ukuyokhuleka ngehora lesithupha.

Yayisibiza izinduna zekhulu ezimbili , yathi: Lungisani amabutho angamakhulu amabili alungele ukuya eKesariya ngehora lesithathu lasebusuku, kanye nezinkweli ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa , nabemikhonto abangamakhulu amabili,

UPetru noJohane bakhuphukela ethempelini ngehora lokukhuleka , elesishiyagalolunye.

Wayesezibuza isikhathi aqale ngaso ukuba ngcono ; khona zathi kuye : Umkhuhlane umyekile izolo ngehora lesikhombisa.

Ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu , wathi: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani ? okungukuthi ngokuh unyushwa: Nkulunkulu wami , Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?

Waphuma futhi ngehora lesithathu , wabona abanye bemi esigcawini , bengenzi lutho;

Baya-ke. Waphuma futhi ngehora lesithupha nangelesishiyagalolunye, wenze njalo.

Esephuma ngehora leshumi nanye wafumana abanye bemi , wathi kubo : Nimeleni lapha usuku lonke ningenzi lutho na?

Kepha kusukela ngehora l esithupha kwaba mnyama emhlabeni wonke , kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye.

Kepha ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu , wathi: Eli, Eli, lama sabaktani? okungukuthi: Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?