42 ngobe lesidzandzane sayo lekwakukuphela kwaso, sineminyaka leli-12, sasigulela kufa. Watsi Jesu asahamba, bantfu bamkaka ngala nangala.
Babhujiswa emkhatsini wekusa nekuhwalala, babhubha kokuphela kubete nalokunakako loko.
Empeleni ngubani longahle ati kutsi yini lenhle lefanele umuntfu kulokuphila, nakulamalangana lambalwa nalalite lendlula kuwo njengesitfunti? Ngubani nje longatjela lomunye umuntfu kutsi kutakwentekani lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga nangasekho?
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngekugadla kanye nje sengitawususa kuwe loko lokuyinjabulo yemehlo akho. Noko ungalili, futsi ungasidzindzi sililo nome ukhale tinyembeti.
“Wena-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngalelilanga lengiyawutsatsa ngalo inqaba yabo, kujabula kwabo neludvumo lwabo, injabulo yemehlo abo, nesifiso senhlitiyo yabo, kanye nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo,
“Ngiyawutfululela etikwendlu yakaDavide nasetikwabo bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema Moya wemusa newekuncusa. Bayakumbuka lowo lebamgwaza, bese bayamlilela njenganakulilelwa umntfwana lotelwe waba yedvwa kabo, bamdzabukele kakhulu, njengemuntfu nakadzabukela indvodzana yematubulo.
Jesu wavuma wahamba nayo. Sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu samlandzela simkakile.
Nakefika esangweni lelidolobha, wahlangana nebantfu baya emngcwabeni. Lendvodzana lebeyifile beyiyemfelokati, futsi bekukuphela kwayo. Sicumbi sebantfu sasimsingatsile lomfelokati.
Kwase kufika indvodza, libito layo kunguJayiru, siphatsimandla selisinagoge. Yatijika etinyaweni taJesu yamncenga kutsi aye ekhaya layo,
Umfati labesagule iminyaka leli-12 opha asacedze imali yakhe yonkhe aya etinyangeni, setehluleke tonkhe,
Jesu wabuta watsi: “Ngubani longitsintsile?” Bonkhe batilandvula, kodvwa Phetro watsi: “Mfundzisi, kufanele, ngobe bantfu banyenti labakukakile nalabakuminyetele!”
Sono sangena ngemuntfu munye emhlabeni, sangena nekufa, kufa kwase kwendlulela kubo bonkhe bantfu, njengobe bonkhe bonile.