NgokukaMathewu 8:5-13

Kwathi lapho uJesu engena eKhaphernawume, kweza kuye induna yekhulu, yamnxusa, yathi: “Nkosi, umfana wami ulele endlini, ufe uhlangothi; usezinhlungwini ezinzima.” UJesu wayesethi kuyo: “Mina ngizakuza ngimphulukise.” Kepha induna yekhulu yaphendula yathi: “Nkosi, angifanele ukuba ungangena phansi kophahla lwami, kodwa khipha izwi nje, khona umfana wami uyakusinda. Ngokuba nami ngingumuntu ophansi komthetho, nginamabutho phansi kwami; ngithi kwelinye: ‘Hamba,’ lihambe; ngithi kwelinye: ‘Woza,’ lize; nasencekwini yami ngithi: ‘Yenza lokhu,’ ikwenze.” UJesu ekuzwa lokhu wamangala, wayesethi kwababemlandela: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: angikaze ngikufumane kumuntu ukukholwa okungaka kwa-Israyeli. Kepha ngithi kini: baningi abayakuza bevela empumalanga nasentshonalanga, bahlale, badle no-Abhrahama no-Isaka noJakobe embusweni wezulu. Kepha abantwana bombuso bayakukhishelwa ngaphandle ebumnyameni obungayiwa; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.” UJesu wayesethi enduneni yekhulu: “Hamba, makwenzeke kuwe njengokukholwa kwakho.” Umfana wasinda ngalo lelo hora.