13 Philatu wabita umhlangano webaphristi labakhulu, nebaholi, nebantfu.
Philatu watsi kubo: “Ngani, wenteni lengakalungi?” Kodvwa bamemeta kakhulu kunakucala batsi: “Mbetsele esiphambanweni!”
Bantfu bema babukela, kodvwa baholi bemaJuda bamhhalatisa, bamphukuta, bahlekisa ngaye, batsi: “Wabasindzisa labanye; ake atisindzise naye, nangabe anguKhristu lokhetfwe nguNkulunkulu!”
nekutsi baphristi betfu labakhulu nebabusi banikela kutsi abulawe, base bambetsela esiphambanweni.
Noko-ke labanyenti ngisho nakutiphatsimandla bakholwa kuJesu, kodvwa ngenca yekwesaba baFarisi abazange bafakaze ngako, ngobe bebangahle bancunywe esinagogeni.
Philatu wabuta watsi: “Yini-ke liciniso?” Emvakwekusho njalo Philatu waphindze waphuma, waya kumaJuda, watsi kuwo: “Angilitfoli licala kulomuntfu.
Philatu waphindze waphuma, wafike watsi kulawo maJuda: “Bukani la, ngimkhiphele kini kuze nitekwati kutsi: Mine angilitfoli licala kulomuntfu.”
Kwase kwaba khona umuntfu wakubaFarisi, libito lakhe bekunguNikhodemu; abeyindvuna yemaJuda.
Ase nimbuke, ukhuluma nje ebaleni, akafihli, kute labamphikisa kuko. Kungahle kube kwentiwa kutsi baphatsi nabo sebayati yini kutsi lomuntfu vele unguKhristu?
Nise nambona yini nobe munye nje webaholi nobe webaFarisi, akholwa kulomuntfu?
Bantfu labahlala eJerusalema nebaholi babo abazange bati kutsi Jesu unguMsindzisi, abevanga nemavi ebaphrofethi labawafundza njalo ngemaSabatha, kepha bawagcwalisa ngekubulala Jesu.
“Noko, bomnaketfu, ngiyati kutsi loko nakwentiswa kungati njengebaholi benu.
Ngakusasa baholi bemaJuda, netibondza tenkholo yemaJuda, netati temtsetfo bahlangana eJerusalema.
Phetro agcwele Moya Longcwele wabaphendvula watsi: “Baholi, nani tibondza,