27 “Manje inhlitiyo yami ilusizi. Ngitawutsini nje? Ngitsi: ‘Babe, ngisindzise kulomzuzu’? Cha, phela lapha emhlabeni ngetela lomzuzu.
Umphefumulo wami utfutfumela kakhulu. Pho, Simakadze, utawuze ungisite nini?
Ngobe umphefumulo wami ugcwele tinsizi, nekuphila kwami sekusondzele ethuneni.
Kodvwa ngingatsini nje? Sewungitjelile, futsi yena cobo lwakhe ukwentile loko. Ngitawuhamba ngekubonyabonyeka yonkhe iminyaka yami, ngenca yalobuhlungu bemphefumulo wami.
Yedzelelwa yaliwa bantfu, umuntfu wetinsizi labekwetayele kuhlupheka. Njengemuntfu bantfu labangafuni kumbuka, yedzelelwa, asizange siyishaye mkhuba.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu wakhuluma watsi: “Ngiyabonga, Babe, Nkhosi yelizulu nemhlaba, ngobe ukufihlile loku kulabahlakaniphile nalabanekucondza, wakwembula kulabo lababantfwana.
Yebo, Babe, ngobe kwaba kuhle ebusweni bakho kutsi kube njalo.
Waphindze wahamba futsi kwesibili wathandaza atsi: “Babe, nangabe lendzebe ingeke yendlule kimi ngingakayinatsi, akwenteke intsandvo yakho!”
Jesu wefika kubafundzi bakhe watsi: “Nisalele namanje, niyaphumula? Bukani-ke, sikhatsi sesisondzele, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu seyiniketwe etandleni tetoni.
Inhlitiyo yakhe yayilusizi; wathandaza ngekuciniseka lokukhulu, titfukutfuku takhe taze taba njengematfonsi engati, atfontsela phansi.
Nganginani onkhe emalanga ethempelini, anizange netame kungibopha. Kodvwa lesikhatsi senu nesemandla ebumnyama.”
Base bayalisusa-ke lelitje. Jesu wabuka etulu watsi: “Ngiyabonga, Babe, ngobe ungivile.
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Sesifikile sikhatsi sekutsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ikhatimuliswe.
Jesu asakushito loku, wakhatsateka kakhulu emoyeni wakhe, wadzimate waphumisela watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lomunye emkhatsini wenu utangitsengisa.”
Ngako Philatu watsi: “Ngempela ungiyo yini inkhosi?” Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Uyasho wena kutsi ngiyiNkhosi. Mine ngatalelwa kona loko, futsi ngetela kona loko kulomhlaba kuze ngifakazele liciniso. Lowo loweliciniso uyaliva livi lami.”
Letsembekile, futsi lifanele kwemukelwa ngibo bonkhe lelivi lelitsi: Khristu Jesu weta emhlabeni kutawusindzisa toni, mine lengingulesikhulu kunato tonkhe.
Ngako-ke njengobe bantfwana baba bantfu, naye-ke Jesu waba ngumuntfu njengabo, kuze kutsi abhubhise Sathane labenemandla etikwekufa,
Asesemhlabeni, Jesu wanikela ngekuthandaza, nangekuncusa, nangekukhala lokukhulu, nangetinyembeti, akhala kulowo lonemandla ekumsindzisa ekufeni, wevakala ngenca yekumesaba Nkulunkulu.