22 wachubeka watsi: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu ifanele kuhlupheka kakhulu, ilahlwe tibondza tenkholo, nebaphristi labakhulu nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Iyawubulawa, ivuswe ekufeni ngelilanga lesitsatfu.”
Ngitawubeka butsa emkhatsini wakho nemfati, nasemkhatsini wentalo yakho nentalo yemfati. Yona iyawufihlita inhloko yakho, wena uyawuluma sitsendze sayo.”
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.”
Kepha ngitsi kini: Elija sewefika, kuphela nje kutsi bantfu abazange bamati, kodvwa benta kuye konkhe labakutsandzako. Kanjalo-ke neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuhlushwa ngabo.”
Ngesikhatsi baseseGalile, Jesu watsi kubo: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa etandleni tebantfu;
batsi kuye: “Nkhosi, siyakhumbula kutsi lomkhohlisi asaphila watsi: ‘Ngiyawuvuka emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.’
Jesu watjela bafundzi bakhe kutsi iNdvodzana yemuntfu ifanele kuhlushwa ngalokunyenti, ilahlwe natibondza telibandla, nebaphatsi bebaphristi, netati temtsetfo, ibulawe, ivuke emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.
Jesu wabafundzisa bafundzi bakhe atsi: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu itawuniketwa etandleni tebantfu. Bona batayibulala. Nase bayibulele itawuvuka ngelilanga lesitsatfu.”
Kodvwa kwekucala ifanele ihlupheke kakhulu ilahlwe bantfu balesitukulwane.
Kwakungadzingeki yini kutsi loKhristu ahlupheke ngalendlela bese ungena ebukhosini bakhe?”
Wase utsi kubo: “Ngito-ke letintfo lenganginitjela tona ngisenani, kutsi konkhe lokubhaliwe ngami emtsetfweni waMosi, nasemiBhalweni yebaphrofethi, naseTihlabelelweni bekufanele kugcwaliseke.”
‘INdvodzana yeMuntfu kufanele inikelwe etandleni tetoni, ibetselwe esiphambanweni, bese iyavuswa ngelilanga lesitsatfu.’ ”
“Ningabokukhohlwa naku lengitanitjela kona! INdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa etandleni tebantfu.”
nekutsi wembelwa, wabuye wavuswa kulabafile ngelilanga lesitsatfu, njengaloku yayivele ishito imiBhalo,
Moya waKhristu abesavele asebenta kubo abakhombisa tinhlupheko lebetitakwehlela Khristu; waphindze wabakhombisa nebukhosi lobebutawulandzela leto tinhlupheko. Babehlolisisa kutsi kuyakwenteka nini loko, nekutsi kuyakwenteka kanjani.