31 Jesu wabadvonsela eceleni bafundzi bakhe labali-12 watsi kubo: “Lalelani, sesiya eJerusalema, lapho konkhe lokwabhalwa baphrofethi ngeNdvodzana yeMuntfu kutakugcwaliseka khona.
Emvakwetikhatsi letingema-62, Logcotjiwe uyawuncanyulwa, akayiwuba nalutfo. Bantfu bembusi lomunye loyawufika, bayawulibhubhisa lelidolobha kanye nelithempeli. Siphetfo siyawufika njengesihhuhhula semvula. Kuyawuchubeka kulwa kuze kube ngusekugcineni, kuyawube kwehle incitsakalo.
“Awu nkemba, vuka umelane nemelusi wami, umelane nemuntfu longumngani wami,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Shaya umelusi umbulale, timvu tiyawuhlakateka. Ngiyawugucula sandla sami etikwaletincane, ngimelane nato.”
Kusukela lapho Jesu wacala wakhuluma ngalokusebaleni nebafundzi bakhe watsi: “Kufanele ngiye eJerusalema, ngiyewuhlushwa tibondza telibandla, nebaphristi labakhulu, nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Ngitawubulawa, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu ngiyawuvuswa.”
batsi kuye: “Nkhosi, siyakhumbula kutsi lomkhohlisi asaphila watsi: ‘Ngiyawuvuka emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.’
Bantfu lababelapho babengacishe babe ti-4 000. Jesu-ke wase utsi sale babuyela emakhaya abo.
Jesu waphendvula ngekutsi: “Umuntfu lotsite abephuma eJerusalema aya eJerikho. Wahlaselwa tigebengu, tadzabula tingubo takhe, tamshaya, tamshiya asatawufa.
wachubeka watsi: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu ifanele kuhlupheka kakhulu, ilahlwe tibondza tenkholo, nebaphristi labakhulu nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Iyawubulawa, ivuswe ekufeni ngelilanga lesitsatfu.”
Sekusele emalangana ekutsi Jesu atsatfwe ayiswe ezulwini, watimisela kutsi aye eJerusalema.