USimeyoni Petru , inceku nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu , kubo abazuzile ukukholwa okuyigugu ngokufana nokwethu ngokulunga kukaNkulunkulu wethu noMsindisi uJesu Kristu:

Kwavela izwi, lathi kuye: Vuka, Petru; hlaba, udle.

Ngezwa izwi lithi kimi: Sukuma, Petru; hlaba, udle.

USimoni Petru wayesemqhweba ethi : Yisho ukuthi ubekhuluma ngobani na?

USimoni Petru wathi kuye : Nkosi, uya ngaphi na ? UJesu waphendula wathi: Lapho ngiya khona , ungengilandele kalokhu; kepha uyakungilandela kamuva.

Wafika-ke kuSimoni Petru . Wathi kuye : Nkosi, wena ugeza izinyawo zami na?

USimoni Petru wa thi kuye : Nkosi, akungabi yizinyawo zodwa kepha nezandla nekhanda.

USimoni Petru enenkemba wayihosha , wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. Igama lenceku lalinguMalkusi.

USimoni Petru walandela uJesu nomunye umfundi. Lowo mfundi wayaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wangena noJesu egcekeni lompristi omkhulu;

Kepha uSimoni Petru wayemi otha . Bathi-ke kuye: Imbala nawe awusiye owabafundi bakhe na? Waphika yena, wathi: Angisiye.

Omunye walabo ababili abamuzwa uJohane balandela uJesu wayengu - Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petru;

Khona wayesegijima waya kuSimoni Petru nakulowo mfundi omunye uJesu amthandayo, wathi kubo : Bayisusile iNkosi ethuneni , asazi lapha beyibeke khona.

Khona wafika noSimoni Petru emlandela , wangena ethuneni , wabona izindwangu zelineni zikhona,

Wasuka uSimoni Petru , walihudulela emhlabathini inetha . Ligcwele izinhlanzi ezinkulu , ziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nantathu ; noma zingako, inetha alidabukanga.

Khona sebedlile uJesu wathi kuSimoni Petru: Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda kunalaba na ? Wathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi, uyazi wena ukuthi ngiyakuthanda . Wathi kuye: Yipha amawundlu ami.

kwakukhona ndawonye oSimoni Petru , noTomase othiwa uDidimu , noNathanayeli waseKhana laseGalile , nabakaZebedewu, nabanye ababili kubafundi bakhe.

USimoni Petru wathi kubo: Ngiya kodoba. Bathi kuye: Nathi sihamba nawe. Base bephuma , bangena emkhunjini ; kepha ngalobo busuku ababambanga lutho.

Khona lowo mfundi uJesu amthandayo wathi kuPetru : YiNkosi. USimoni Petru, ekuzwa ukuthi yiNkosi, wagqoka, ngokuba wayehamba ze, waziphonsa elwandle.

USimoni Petru wamphendula wathi : Nkosi, siyakuya kubani na ? Amazwi okuphila okuphakade akuwe.

Omunye wabafundi bakhe , u-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petru , wathi kuye:

ukuba nidle , niphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami ; niyakuhlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. USimoni Petru uyaxwayiswa (Math. 26:31; Mark. 14:27; Joh. 13:36)

Wayesethi: Ngiyakutshela, Petru, ukuthi iqhude aliyikukhala namhlanje , ungakangiphiki kathathu ukuthi awungazi.

Kuthe uSimoni Petru ekubona lokho , waziphonsa phansi ngasemadolweni kaJesu, wathi: Suka kimi, Nkosi, ngokuba ngingumuntu oyisoni.

USimoni Petru waphendula wathi : Wena unguKristu , iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.