UJesu esesiphambanweni
26Kwathi bemuka naye, babamba uSimoni waseKhurene evela endle, bamthwesa isiphambano ukuba asithwale emva kukaJesu. 27Kwamlandela isixuku esikhulu sabantu, kukhona nabesifazane ababemkhalela, bemlilela. 28Kepha uJesu ephendukela kubo wathi: “Madodakazi aseJerusalema, ningangikhaleli mina, kodwa zikhaleleni nina nabantwana benu. 29Ngokuba bhekani, kuyeza izinsuku abayakusho ngazo ukuthi: ‘Zibusisiwe izinyumba nezizalo ezingazalanga namabele angancelisanga.’ 30Khona
“ ‘bayakuqala ukuthi ezintabeni:
“Welani phezu kwethu,”
nasemagangeni: “Sisibekeleni.” ’
31“Ngokuba uma benza lokho emthini oluhlaza, kuyakwenziwani kowomileyo.”
32Kwakukhona nabanye, izelelesi ezimbili, abayiswa ukuba babulawe kanye naye. 33Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa iKhanda bambethela khona nazo izelelesi, esinye ngakwesokunene nesinye ngakwesokhohlo. 34Kepha uJesu wathi: “Baba, bathethelele, ngokuba abakwazi abakwenzayo.” Babelana izingubo zakhe, benzelana inkatho.
35Abantu bema, bebukela; nababusi bamklolodela bathi: “Wasindisa abanye; kazisindise yena, uma enguKristu okhethiweyo kaNkulunkulu.”
36Namabutho ambhinqa, eza kuye, amnika uviniga, 37ethi: “Uma uyinkosi yabaJuda, zisindise.”
38Kwakukhona nombhalo phezu kwakhe othi: LO YINKOSI YABAJUDA.
39Njalo esinye sezelelesi ebeziphanyekiwe samhlambalaza sathi: “Wena awusiye uKristu na? Zisindise kanye nathi.”
40Sase siphendula esinye, sasithethisa sathi: “Nawe awumesabi uNkulunkulu, ingani ukulokhu kulahlwa nawe na? 41thina kambe ngokufaneleyo, ngokuba samukela okulingene nesikwenzile; kepha lo akenzanga lutho olubi.”
42Sase sithi: “Jesu, ngikhumbule, nxa usufike embusweni wakho.”
43Wathi kuso: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namuhla uzakuba nami eParadisi.*”
