26. Kepha nina aninjalo; kodwa omkhulu kini makabe njengomncinyane, nobusayo makabe njengokhonzayo.
27. Ngokuba ngumuphi omkhulu, ohlezi ekudleni noma okhonzayo, na? Akusiye ohlezi ekudleni na? Kepha mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengokhonzayo.
28. Nina-ke ningababekhuthazela nami ekulingweni kwami;
29. nanjengokuba uBaba engimisele umbuso, nami nginimisela wona
30. ukuba nidle, niphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami; niyakuhlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.
31. “Simoni, Simoni, bheka, uSathane unifunile ukuba anihlunge njengokolweni;
32. kepha mina ngikunxusele ukuba ukukholwa kwakho kungapheli; wena-ke, nxa usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu.”
33. Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngilungele ukuya nawe nasetilongweni nasekufeni.”
34. Wayesethi: “Ngiyakutshela, Petru, ukuthi iqhude aliyikukhala namhlanje, ungakangiphiki kathathu ukuthi awungazi.”