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₁Emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kwabakhona iPhasika nomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo; abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna isu lokumbamba ngobuqili, bambulale.

₂Ngakho bathi: Makungabi-ngomkhosi, kungaze kube-khona isiyaluyalu esizweni.

₃Kwathi eseBethaniya endlini kaSimoni owayenochoko, ehlezi ekudleni, kwafika owesifazane ephethe umfuma wealabaste* wamafutha enadi* lodwa elibiza kakhulu; wachoboza umfuma, wathela amafutha ekhanda lakhe.

₄Kepha kwakukhona abanye abakhuluma bodwa ngokuthukuthela, bethi: Kwenzelweni lokhokuchithwa kwamafutha na?

₅Ngokuba lawamafutha nga ethengisiwe ngawodenariyu* abangaphezu kwamakhulu amathathu, kwaphiwa abampofu. Bamthukuthelela kakhulu.

₆Kepha uJesu wathi: Myekeni; nimhluphelani na? Usebenzile umsebenzi omuhle kimi.

₇Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo; nanini, uma nithanda, ningabenzela okuhle; kepha mina aninami njalo.

₈Wenzile abengakwenza; wandulele ukuwugcobela umzimba wami ukumbelwa.

₉Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nomaphi lapho liyakushunyayelwa khona ivangeli ezweni lonke, kuyakukhulunywa nangalokho akwenzileyo, kube-yisikhumbuzo ngaye.

₁₀UJuda Iskariyothe, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wayeseya kubapristi abakhulu ukuba amkhaphele kubo.

₁₁Sebezwile bathokoza, bathembisa ukumnika imali. Wayesefuna ithuba lokumkhaphela.

₁₂Ngosuku lokuqala lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo okwakuhlatshwa ngalo iphasika abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: Uthanda ukuba siye silungiselephi ukuba udle iphasika na?

₁₃Wayesethuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Hambani niye emzini; khona nizakuhlangana nomuntu othwele imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni.

₁₄Lapho engena khona, anothi kumninindlu: Uthi uMfundisi: Iphi indlu yami, lapho ngingadlela khona iphasika nabafundi bami, na?

₁₅Yena uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elendlelweyo, lilungisiwe; silungiseleni khona.

₁₆Bahamba abafundi, bafika emzini, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo; base belungisa iphasika.

₁₇Kusihlwa wafika nabayishumi nambili.

₁₈Sebehlezi ekudleni, uJesu wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Omunye kini, odla nami, uzakungikhaphela.

₁₉Baqala ukudabuka, bathi kuye ngamunye: Kungaba-yimi na?

₂₀Wathi kubo: Ngomunye wabayishumi nambili, okha kanye nami esitsheni.

₂₁INdodana yomuntu iyamuka kambe njengokulotshiwe ngayo, kepha maye kulowomuntu iNdodana yomuntu ekhashelwa ngaye! Nga kukuhle kulowomuntu ukuba kazalwanga.

₂₂Kwathi besadla, uJesu wathabatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: Thabathani nidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.

₂₃Wayesethabatha isitsha, wabonga, wabanika; baphuza kuso bonke.

₂₄Wathi kubo: Lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano elithululwa ngenxa yabaningi.

₂₅Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angisayikuphuza okwesithelo somvini, kuze kufike lolosuku engiyakusiphuza ngalo sisisha embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

₂₆Kwathi sebehlabelele igama lokubonga, baphuma baya eNtabeni yemiNqumo.

₂₇UJesu wathi kubo: Nonke nizakukhubeka, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ngiyakushaya umalusi, izimvu zihlakazeke.

₂₈Kepha emva kokuvuswa kwami ngiyakunandulela ukuya eGalile.

₂₉UPetru wathi kuye: Noma beyakukhubeka bonke, hayi mina.

₃₀UJesu wathi kuye: Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namhla nje ngalobubusuku, lingakakhali kabili iqhude, uzakungiphika kathathu.

₃₁Kepha waqinisa ngamandla, wathi: Noma ngingaze ngife nawe, angisoze ngakuphika. Basho njalo bonke.

₃₂Bafika endaweni ethiwa iGetsemane; wathi kubafundi bakhe: Hlalani lapha, ngisaya kukhuleka.

₃₃Wathatha oPetru noJakobe noJohane, waqala ukuba-novalo nosizi.

₃₄Wathi kubo: Umphefumulo wami ulusizi kakhulu kuze kube-sekufeni; hlalani lapha, nilinde.

₃₅Waqhubeka ingcosana, wawa phansi, wakhuleka ukuba, uma kungenzeka, kudlule kuye lomzuzu.

₃₆Wathi: Aba, Baba, konke kungenzeka kuwe; ake ususe kimi lesisitsha, kepha kungabi-njengokuba ngithanda mina, kodwa njengokuba uthanda wena.

₃₇Wayeseza, wabafumana belele; wathi kuPetru: Simoni, ulele na? Ubungelinde ihora libe-linye na?

₃₈Lindani, nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni; umoya uyavuma, kepha inyama ibuthakathaka.

₃₉Wabuye wasuka waya kukhuleka, esho lona lelozwi.

₄₀Esebuya futhi wabafumana belele, ngokuba amehlo abo ayenzima; babengazi ukuthi bazakumphendula ngokuthini.

₄₁Weza ngokwesithathu, wathi kubo: Nisalele namanje niphumula. Kwanele, ihora lifikile; bhekani, iNdodana yomuntu isiyakhashelwa ezandleni zezoni.

₄₂Sukumani sihambe. Bhekani, ongikhaphelayo usesondele.

₄₃Khona masinyane esakhuluma, kwafika uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esinezinkemba nezinduku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu nababhali namalunga.

₄₄Kepha omkhaphelayo wayebaniké isiboniso sokuthi: Lowo engiyakumanga, nguye; mbambeni, nihambe naye, nimqinise.

₄₅Esefikile wasondela kuye masinyane, wathi: Rabi! Wamanga.

₄₆Base bembeka izandla, bambamba.

₄₇Omunye kwababemi khona wahosha inkemba, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe.

₄₈UJesu wathatha wathi kubo: Niphumile kungathi nizé kumphangi, niphethe izinkemba nezinduku ukungibamba.

₄₉Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini ngifundisa, anangibamba; kepha nga kugcwaliseka imibhalo.

₅₀Bamshiya bonke, babaleka.

₅₁Insizwa ethile yamlandela yembethe indwangu nje emzimbeni; bayibamba.

₅₂Yayisiyishiya indwangu, yabalekaze.

₅₃Base bemusa uJesu kumpristi omkhulu; kwabuthana bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali.

₅₄UPetru wamlandela ekude, waze wangena egcekeni lompristi omkhulu; wayehlezi kanye nezikhonzi otha umlilo.

₅₅Abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke bafuna ubufakazi ngoJesu ukuba bambulale, kepha ababufumananga.

₅₆Ngokuba abaningi bafakaza amanga ngaye, kepha ubufakazi babo abuhlangananga.

₅₇Kwasukuma abathile, bafakaza amanga ngaye, bathi:

₅₈Thina simzwile ethi: Ngiyakulidiliza lelithempeli elenziwe ngezandla, ngakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu elinye elingenziwe ngezandla.

₅₉Nakuba kunjalo ubufakazi babo abuhlangananga.

₆₀Kwase kusukuma umpristi omkhulu phakathi kwabo, wambuza uJesu, wathi: Awuphenduli-lutho na? Kuyini abakufakaza ngawe laba na?

₆₁Kepha wathula, akaphendula-lutho. Umpristi omkhulu wabuye wambuza, wathi kuye: UnguKristu, iNdodana yoBongekayo na?

₆₂Wathi uJesu: Nginguye. Niyakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza ngamafu ezulu.

₆₃Khona umpristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: Sisaswelelani ofakazi na?

₆₄Senikuzwile ukuhlambalaza; nithini na? Bamlahla bonke ngokuthi ufanele ukufa.

₆₅Abanye base beqala ukumkhafulela ngamathe nokumgubuzela ubuso nokumdushuza, bathi kuye: Profetha. Nezikhonzi zamthatha zammukula.

₆₆UPetru esesegcekeni ngaphansi, kwafika enye yamantombazana ompristi omkhulu,

₆₇yambona uPetru otha, yambheka, yathi: Nawe ubunoJesu waseNazaretha.

₆₈Kepha waphika wathi: Angikwazi, yebo, angikuzwisisi okushoyo; waphumela enkundleni; lakhala iqhude.

₆₉Intombazana imbona yabuye yaqala ukusho kwababemi khona ukuthi: Lona ungomunye wabo.

₇₀Kepha waphinda waphika. Emva kwesikhashana futhi ababemi khona bathi kuPetru: Nempela ungomunye wabo, ngokuba ungowaseGalile.

₇₁Wayeseqala ukuthuka nokufunga, ethi: Angimazi lowomuntu enikhuluma ngaye.

₇₂Lase likhala masinyane iqhude ngokwesibili. UPetru wayesekhumbula izwi abelishilo kuye uJesu lokuthi: Iqhude lingakakhali kabili, uzakungiphika kathathu; wakhala nokukhala izinyembezi.