12 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Vele, Elija uyabuya kutawubuyisela tonkhe tintfo ngabolonina. Pho, isho kutsini imiBhalo nayitsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ifanele kuhlushwa ngetintfo letinyenti, yedzelelwe?
Phutfuma, Nkulunkulu, utiphendvulele, ukhumbule labo labalibele, kutsi bakwetfuka imihla nemalanga.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi, naLongcwele waka-Israyeli, kuye lowake wedzelelwa wenyanywa sive, kuyo inceku yebabusi, utsi: “Emakhosi ayawukubona asukume, tikhulu tiyawukubona tikhotsame, ngenca yaSimakadze lowetsembekile, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, lokukhetsile.”
Nganikela ngemhlane wami kulabo labebangishaya, ngabanika tihlatsi labo lababengidvonsa ngesilevu. Angizange ngibufihle buso bami ekuphukutweni nasekukhafulelweni ngematse.
Njengobe bebabanyenti babeyesaba, kubonakala kwayo kwakuhliphikile kwendlula bonkhe bantfu, nesimo sayo sasonakele kunesabo bonkhe bantfu.
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Yijikijele kumbumbi,” lentsengo lenkhulu labangitsengisa ngayo. Ngase ngitsatsa letinhlavu letingema-30 tesiliva ngatijikijela kumbumbi endlini yaSimakadze.
“Awu nkemba, vuka umelane nemelusi wami, umelane nemuntfu longumngani wami,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla. “Shaya umelusi umbulale, timvu tiyawuhlakateka. Ngiyawugucula sandla sami etikwaletincane, ngimelane nato.”
Uyawuguculela tinhlitiyo taboyise kubantfwababo, netinhlitiyo tebantfwana kuboyise; ngaphandle kwaloko ngiyawuta ngitewushaya lelive ngesicalekiso.”
Kusukela lapho Jesu wacala wakhuluma ngalokusebaleni nebafundzi bakhe watsi: “Kufanele ngiye eJerusalema, ngiyewuhlushwa tibondza telibandla, nebaphristi labakhulu, nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Ngitawubulawa, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu ngiyawuvuswa.”
INdodzana yeMuntfu itawufa kambe, njengobe kubhaliwe ngayo, kepha maye kulowo muntfu, iNdvodzana yemuntfu letawutsengiswa nguye! Bekuyawuba ncono kulowo muntfu kube fane akatalwanga!”
watsi: “Ase nilalele la, sesenyukela eJerusalema, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa kubaphristi labakhulu nasetatini temtsetfo, batayilahla ngelicala kutsi ibulawe. Batayinikela kubetive.
Kodvwa ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Elija sewefika, noko bantfu benta kuye konkhe labakutsandzako, njengaloku kubhaliwe ngaye.”
Jesu wabafundzisa bafundzi bakhe atsi: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu itawuniketwa etandleni tebantfu. Bona batayibulala. Nase bayibulele itawuvuka ngelilanga lesitsatfu.”
Nawe-ke, mntfwana, uyawubitwa ngekutsi ungumphrofethi waNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe; uyakwendvulela iNkhosi kulungisa tindlela tayo,
Herodi nemabutfo akhe bahlekisa ngaJesu bamhhalatisa ngekwedzelela bamembesa umjiva wengubo, bambuyisela kuPhilatu.
Lesinye saletigelekece letatilengisiwe setfuka Jesu satsi kuye: “Awusiye yini Khristu? Tisindzise wena kanye natsi!”
Kwatsi nase bahlangene ndzawonye baphostoli naJesu, bambuta batsi: “Nkhosi, sengiso yini lesikhatsi lotawubuyisela ngaso umbuso kuma-Israyeli?”
“Jesu nguye umBhalo lokhuluma ngaye kutsi: ‘Litje lenaledzelela, nine bakhi, selijike laba litje lesisekelo.’