Ukubulawa kwakaJakopo nokubotjhwa kwakaPitrosi
1Ngesikhatheso uHerode ikosi wabamba amanye amalunga webandla kobana awahlukumeze. 2Wabulala uJakopo, umnakwabo kaJwanisi, ngesabula. 3Nakabona bonyana lokhu kuwakarile amaJuda, waraga wabopha noPitrosi. Lokho kwenzeka ngesikhathi somnyanya wesiKwa esinganaNgumelo. 4Ngemva kokumbopha wamdlhunya ngesikhungweni, wamnikela ngaphasi kweenqhema ezine, sisinye sinamajoni amane; bekaneqhinga lokumkhuphela phambi kwabantu emva kwePhasika. 5Yeke uPitrosi wagcinwa ngesikhungweni, kodwana ibandla lamthandazela ngesineke kuZimu.
UPitrosi ukhutjhwa ngesikhungweni
6Kuthe khona ngabo ubusukobo phambi kobana uHerode akhuphele uPitrosi phambi kwabantu, uPitrosi bekalele hlangana namajoni amabili, abotjhwe ngeenketani ezimbili, begodu kukhona nabalindisango ababili emsebenzini. 7Khonokho kwabonakala ingilozi yeKosi bekwaba khona ukukhanya ngaphakathi kwesikhungo. Yapasula uPitrosi ehlangothini, yamvusa yathi: “Vuka! Yenza msinyana!” Khonokho iinketani zakhithika ezandleni zakaPitrosi. 8Nje-ke ingilozi yathi kuye: “Thekeleza ufake amapatlagwanakho.” UPitrosi wenza njalo. Ingilozi yathi kuye godu: “Yembatha isambatho sakho ungilandele.” 9UPitrosi wayilandela, baphuma ngesikhungweni. Kodwana akhange azi bona ingilozi leyo ekwenzako gade ingikho na; wadlumbana bona gade abona umbono. 10Badlula esiqhemini sabalindi bokuthoma nabesesibili bebafika esangweni lesimbi elivulekela ngedorobheni. Isango lazivulekela ngokwalo, baphuma. Sebadlule indledlana yaba yinye, khonapho ingilozi yamtjhiya uPitrosi.
11Yeke uPitrosi sele asangulukile wathi: “Kwanje ngiyazi bona ngambala uZimu uthumele ingilozakhe kobana ingisindise emandleni kaHerode nakizo zoke izinto amaJuda agade alindele bona zizokwenzeka.”
12Sekumkhanyele lokho, waya emzini wakaMariya, unina lakaJwanisi godu okuthiwa nguMarkosi, lapha bekuhlangene khona abantu abanengi bathandaza.
13UPitrosi wakokoda emnyango wangaphandle, incekukazi uRoda weza azokuhlola bona ngubani. 14Kuthe lokha nakalemukako bona lilizwi lakaPitrosi, wathaba kwamambala bewagijima wabuyela emuva angakavuli, warhuwelela wathi, “UPitrosi ujame ngaphandle emnyango!” 15Bona bathi: “Uyarhapha!” Kodwana nalokhu aphikelele bona liqiniso, bathi: “Yingilozakhe.”
16UPitrosi waphikelela akokoda. Kuthe bona bavule umnyango bambone, barareka kwamambala. 17Watjengisa ngesandla bona bathule, nje-ke wabahlathululela bona iKosi imkhuphe njani ngesikhungweni, bewathi: “Tjelani uJakopo nabazalwana ngalokhu.” Wakhamba waya kenye indawo.
18Ngakusasa, kwaba khona ukuphithizela hlangana namajoni afuna ukwazi bonyana kwenzekeni ngoPitrosi.
19Emva kobana uHerode akhuphe umlayezo bona afunwe kodwana angafunyaneki, waphenyisisa abalindi bewayala bona babulawe.
Emva kwalokho uHerode wasuka eJudiya waya eKhesariya, wahlala lapho isikhatjhana.
Ukufa kwakaHerode
20UHerode wasilingeka khulu ngabantu beTirosi neTsidoni; bona baya kuye basiqubutjhwana ukuyombona. Sele bazuze uBhulastusi obegade ayinceku ethembekileko yekosi bona abe ngakibo, babawa ukuthula ngombana inarha yekhabo beyifumana ukudla okuvela enarheni yekosi uHerode.
21Ngelanga elibekiweko uHerode wembatha isambatho sakhe sobukhosi wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, wethula ikulumo ebantwini. 22Barhuwelela bathi: “Akusimumuntu okhulumako, kodwana nguzimu!” 23Msinyazana ngebanga lokobana uHerode angakhange adumise uZimu, ingilozi kaSomnini yamdula phasi, bewadliwa ziimpethu, wafa.
24Kodwana ilizwi lakaZimu laragela phambi ngokwanda nokwenaba.
25UBharinabhasi noSawula baqeda ikhambo labo, babuyela eJerusalema, bathatha noJwanisi okuthiwa nguMarkosi.
