7 Bonkhe labangibonako bayangiphukuta, badvubula imilomo bancife, banikine netinhloko, batsi:
Sengiyinhlekisa ngisho nakubangani bami, lite nome Nkulunkulu angiphendvula nangikhala kuye, ngaba yintfo yekuhlekwa nje, lite nome ngilungile futsi ngingenacala.
Bantfu sebasitakele ngami, nguleyo ndvodza itisholo lekutsandzako ngami, banginhlakaya sihlatsi ngekungicoloshela, sebangakhele luzungu bahlangana ngami.
Nami kodvwa empeleni bengingakhuluma kanjalo, kube nine beningimi nami ngingini. Nami bengingakhuluma ngimelane nani ngemavi lamanyenti, ngininikinele inhloko.
Ngiyinhlekisa yetitsa tami; nabangibona, banikina tinhloko.
Shangatsi imilomo lecala emanga ingabindziswa, ngobe ihlambalata lolungile, ikhulume ngekutigcabha nangekwedzelela.
Usente siga emkhatsini wetive, wasenta saba yintfo yekubukelwa phansi.
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.”
Yedzelelwa yaliwa bantfu, umuntfu wetinsizi labekwetayele kuhlupheka. Njengemuntfu bantfu labangafuni kumbuka, yedzelelwa, asizange siyishaye mkhuba.
Ngubani lona lenimphukutako? Ngubani lona lenikhombana ngaye ngetinhloko, nisinekelane ematinyo ngaye? Anisiyo yini intalelwane yebahlubuki? Anisiwo yini umliba webacali bemanga?
Lase leluka umchele ngemanyeva, lawufaka enhloko yakhe, lambambisa umhlanga ngesekudla, laguca embikwakhe, lamphukuta latsi: “Bayethe! Nkhosi yemaJuda!”
watsi: “Phumani nonkhe; lesidzandzane asikafi, silele.” Bamane bamhleka bulima nje.
Asamphukutile aze enela, ase ayamkhumula lomjiva lobovu webukhosi, amembatsisa tingubo takhe. Amkhiphela ngephandle aya kumbetsela esiphambanweni.
Bantfu labendlulako lapho babemetfuka banikine tinhloko batsi: “Wo! Wena longabhidlita lithempeli ubuye ulakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu!
BaFarisi nabakuva loku, bamphukuta Jesu, ngobe phela babeyitsandza imali.
Herodi nemabutfo akhe bahlekisa ngaJesu bamhhalatisa ngekwedzelela bamembesa umjiva wengubo, bambuyisela kuPhilatu.