23 Kodvwa bajinge bachubeka bamemeta kakhulu batsi Jesu kufanele abetselwe esiphambanweni. Ekugcineni kumemeta kwabo kwaphumelela.
Ngisemkhatsini wemabhubesi, labantfu labashwabudzelanako. Ematinyo awo atikhali nemicibisholo, tilwimi tawo tinkemba letikhaliphako.
Nganyanga yinye ngesusa labelusi labatsatfu. Umhlambi wangenyanya, nami ngadzinwa nguwo,
Kepha Phetro wagcizelela watsi: “Nome bangangibulala kanye nawe, mine ngeke ngikuphike.” Bafundzi bonkhe basho njalo.
Philatu waphindza kwesitsatfu watsi kubo: “Kodvwa cala lini lalentile? Kute lengikhandze kutsi ukwentile lokungaze kwente kutsi adzimate abulawe. Ngako-ke ngitamshaya ngimbhambabule, bese ngiyamkhulula.”
Ngako Philatu wakhipha sigwebo lababeloku basicela ngaJesu.
Kodvwa baphikelela ngemandla batsi: “Lomuntfu ususa lutfutfuva emkhatsini webantfu ngalemfundziso yakhe! Wacala eGalile, wadzabula iJudiya yonkhe, manje sewuze wefika nalapha.”