35 UJesu elokhu esakhuluma kweza amanye amadoda ephuma endlini kaJayirasi, umphathi wesinagogu. Athi, "Indodakazi yakho isifile. Kambe usamhluphelani umfundisi na?"
36 Akaze akunaka lokho ababekutsho uJesu, wasetshela induna yesinagogu wathi, "Ungesabi, kholwa nje kuphela."
37 Kavumelanga muntu ukuba amlandele ngaphandle kukaPhethro, loJakhobe loJohane umfowabo kaJakhobe. 38 Bathi befika emzini wenduna yesinagogu uJesu wabona isiphithiphithi abantu bekhala benqongoloza. 39 Wangena wathi kubo, "Ngesani isiphithiphithi sonke lesi lomkhosi wonke lo? Umntwana kafanga, kodwa ulele." 40 Kodwa bamhleka usulu.
Esebakhuphele phandle bonke wathatha uyise womntwana lonina kanye labafundi ayelabo wangena lapho umntwana ayekhona. 41 Wambamba ngesandla wathi kuye, "Thalitha khumi!" (okutsho ukuthi, "Ntombazana, ngithi kuwe, sukuma!") 42 Masinyane intombazana yasukuma yahambahamba (wayemdala okweminyaka elitshumi lambili). Lokhu kwabamangalisa baphela amandla. 43 Wabaqonqosela wathi bangazisi muntu ngalokho, wasesithi kabamuphe ukudla untombazana.