18 Watsi kubo: “Hambani niye kumuntfu lotsite edolobheni, nifike nimtjele nitsi: ‘UMfundzisi utsi: “Sikhatsi sami sesifikile; mine nebafundzi bami siyeta sitawudlela liPhasika endlini yakho.” ’ ”
Nakukhona lokhuluma lutfo ngato kini, nibotsi: ‘INkhosi iyatidzinga, itatibuyisa masinyane.’ ”
Futsi ningabitwa ngumuntfu ngekutsi nibaholi, ngobe munye umholi wenu, longuKhristu.
Kepha nine ningabobitwa ngumuntfu ngekutsi: ‘Mfundisi,’ ngobe nonkhe nibazalwane, munye uMfundzisi wenu.
Bafundzi-ke benta njengobe Jesu abebatjelile, befike balungisa Sidlo seliPhasika.
“Njengobe nati kutsi sekusele emalanga lamabili kutsi kube nguMkhosi weliPhasika, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa kuze ibetselwe esiphambanweni.”
Wefika kuJesu masinyane watsi: “E, Mfundzisi!” Wamanga.
Asakhuluma nje Jesu, kwefika tigijimi tiphuma kaJayiru tambikela tatsi: “Indvodzakati yakho seyifile. Sale umyekela loMfundzisi, ungasamhluphi.”
Nganginani onkhe emalanga ethempelini, anizange netame kungibopha. Kodvwa lesikhatsi senu nesemandla ebumnyama.”
Watsi kube asho njalo Mata, wahamba wayawubita Mariya ngasense watsi: “Sheshisa, uMfundzisi sewukhona, uyakubita.”
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Sesifikile sikhatsi sekutsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ikhatimuliswe.
Kwatsi sekutakusa kube lilanga lelilandzelwa nguMkhosi weliPhasika, Jesu ati kutsi sikhatsi sakhe sesifikile sekutsi awushiye lomhlaba aye kuYise, njengobe abebatsandzile bakhe emhlabeni, wabatsandza kwaze kwaba ngusekugcineni.
Jesu watsi kube acedze kukhuluma lamavi, wabheka etulu watsi: “Babe, sikhatsi sesifikile. Khatimulisa iNdvodzana yakho, kuze iNdvodzana itekukhatimulisa.
Jesu watsi kuye: “Mariya!” Wagucuka wasabela ngesiHebheru watsi: “Rabhuni,” lokusho kutsi: “Mfundzisi.”
Ngako base bafuna kumbamba, kodvwa kute lowake wambeka sandla, ngobe sikhatsi sakhe sasisengakefiki.
Waphendvula Jesu watsi: “Sikhatsi sami asikefiki, kodvwa kini sonkhe sikhatsi silungile.
Nine yenyukani niye emkhosini, kepha mine ngingeke ngenyuke kwanyalo ngiye kulomkhosi, ngobe sikhatsi sami sisengakefiki.”