22 Batali bakhe bakusho loko ngobe bebesaba emaJuda. Phela abesavumelene ngekutsi lotawufakaza kutsi Jesu unguKhristu, abeyawuncunywa esinagogeni.
Kwesaba bantfu kulugibe; kodvwa lowo lowetsembekile kuSimakadze ulondvolotekile.
“Mine, mine ngekwami, nginguye lonidvudvutako. Benibobani-ke nine kutsi ningesaba bantfu lababhubhako, emadvodzana ebantfu, latjani nje,
“Ngilaleleni, nine lenati kutsi kuyini lokulungile, nine bantfu leninemtsetfo wami etinhlitiyweni tenu: Ningakwesabi kusolwa bantfu, ningetfuswa ngisho natinhlamba tabo.
“Ngubani lona lebewumvevela kangaka, umesaba, uze ungetsembeki kimi, ungasangikhumbuli, futsi ungasangicabangi ngisho nasenhlitiyweni yakho? Akwentiwa kutsi sengithule sikhatsi lesidze yini lokutsi ungasangesabi?
“Nibusisiwe, bantfu nabanitondza banishalatela ngekuninyembenya, banetfuka banigceke batsi anikalungi, ngenca yeNdvodzana yeMuntfu.
Lobu bufakazi baJohane mhlazana emaJuda atfumela baphristi nebaLevi, baphuma eJerusalema kutembuta batsi: “Wena ungubani?”
Bayakunincuma emasinagogeni. Yebo, sikhatsi siyeta, lapho bayawunibulala, bacabange kutsi basebentela Nkulunkulu.
Emvakwaloko Josefa, labewase-Arimathiya, wacela sidvumbu saJesu kuPhilatu. Josefa phela abengumfundzi waJesu, kodvwa abetifihla ngenca yekwesaba emaJuda. Philatu wamvumela, ngako wasitsatsa sidvumbu saJesu.
Kwatsi kusihlwa kwangalelo Sontfo bafundzi bakhe batikhiyele endlini ngekwesaba emaJuda, Jesu wefika kubo, bambona aseme emkhatsini wabo watsi: “Kuthula akube kini!”
Noko bekute labekhulumela etulu, ngobe babesaba emaJuda.
Noko emaJuda akazange ayikholwe kutsi beyiyimphumphutse, nekutsi seyitfole kubona. Badzimate babita batali bayo.
Kepha kutsi sewubona njani nyalo, nekutsi ngubani lovule emehlo akhe, asati. Butani yena, sewukhulile utatiphendvulela.”
Bayiphendvula batsi: “Wena watalelwa esonweni; wena futsi sewufundzisa tsine?” Base bayincuma esinagogeni labo.
Jesu weva kutsi bayincumile. Wahlangana nayo watsi kuyo: “Uyakholwa yini eNdvodzaneni yeMuntfu?”
Base bayababita kutsi bangene; babadvonsa ngendlebe kutsi bangaphindzi bakhulume nome bafundzise ngelibito laJesu.
Kwabate namunye lowaba nesibindzi sekuhlanganyela nabo, lite nome bantfu babebadvumisa kangaka.
Base bangenisa baphostoli, babashaya babayala futsi kutsi bangaphindzi bakhulume ngelibito laJesu, base bayabakhulula.
Kodvwa sabelo semagwala, nalabangakholwa, nalabanengekako, nebabulali, netingwadla, netiphingi, nebatsakatsi, nalabakhonta tithico, nalabacala emanga, kuyawuba lichibi lelivutsa umlilo nesibabule; loku kufa kwesibili.”