18 Watsi Jesu asakhuluma loko, kwefika umphatsi welisinagoge, waguca embikwakhe watsi: “Indvodzakati yami isandza kufa nyalo, kodvwa kota ubeke sandla sakho etikwayo, itawuphila!”
Kodvwa Namani wancandzeka atfukutsele abila, watsi: “Bengicabanga kutsi utawuphuma ete kimi, afike eme, bese umemeta libito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, ajikitise nesandla sakhe etikwaletilondza, angiphilise kulobulephelo bami.
Labo labebasesikebheni bamkhotsamela batsi: “Ngempela wena uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!”
Kepha lomfati wasondzela, waguca embikwakhe, watsi: “Nkhosi, ngisite!”
Kwatsi nabefika esicunjini sebantfu, kwefika indvodza yaguca embikwaJesu,
Kwase kufika kuye unina wemadvodzana aZebedi nalamadvodzana akhe, wakhotsama embikwakhe, wabeka sicelo.
Batsi nabambona bakhuleka kuye, noko labanye babo babesangabata.
Kwase kufika umuntfu labenebulephelo, wakhuleka kuye watsi: “Nkhosi, nawutsandza, ungangihlambulula.”
Bafundzi baya kuye bayakumvusa batsi: “Nkhosi, sisindzise! Sesiyafa!”
Kute nalongatsela liwayini lelisha kuso sikhumbasikhwama lesidzala, ngobe nakenta njalo, lesikhumbasikhwama singapumuka, kucitseke leliwayini. Esikhundleni saloko, liwayini lelisha litselwa kuso sikhumbasikhwama lesisha, kuze kutsi kokubili kuphatsane kahle.”
Jesu wasukuma wamlandzela, kanye nebafundzi bakhe.
watsi: “Phumani nonkhe; lesidzandzane asikafi, silele.” Bamane bamhleka bulima nje.
Siphatsimandla selisinagoge satfukutsela ngekutsi Jesu abesaphilise ngeliSabatha; ngako sakhuluma kubantfu satsi: “Asitfupha emalanga lesifanele sisebente ngawo; ngako-ke nibota ngalawo malanga kutewuphiliswa, kodvwa hhayi ngeliSabatha.”
Lesinye sikhulu sambuta satsi: “Mfundzisi lolungile, kufanele ngenteni kuze ngidle lifa lekuphila lokuphakadze?”
Indvuna yelibutfo lemaRoma yayinesisebenti leyayisitsandza kakhulu, sasigulela kufa.
Jesu watsi kuye: “Mine ngikuvuka nekuphila, lokholwa ngimi, nome angafa, uyawuphila.
Mariya nakefika lapho bekunaJesu khona, wambona, watilahla phansi etinyaweni takhe watsi: “Nkhosi, kube mane bewukhona, ngabe umnaketfu akafi.”
Sekufundvwe umtsetfo nemiBhalo yebaphrofethi, baphatsi belisinagoge batfumela livi batsi: “Bazalwane, sicela nikhulume kubantfu nangabe ninawo emavi ekubakhutsata.”
Uyise waPhupliyuse abesembhedzeni agula, aphetfwe yimbo nesisu sengati. Pawula wangena endlini yakhe, wakhuleka, wambeka tandla, wamphilisa.