22 Ngesikhatsi baseseGalile, Jesu watsi kubo: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa etandleni tebantfu;
Kusukela lapho Jesu wacala wakhuluma ngalokusebaleni nebafundzi bakhe watsi: “Kufanele ngiye eJerusalema, ngiyewuhlushwa tibondza telibandla, nebaphristi labakhulu, nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Ngitawubulawa, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu ngiyawuvuswa.”
Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Kukhona labanye la emkhatsini wenu labangeyikuva kufa, badzimate bayibone iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ita embusweni wayo.”
Kepha ngitsi kini: Elija sewefika, kuphela nje kutsi bantfu abazange bamati, kodvwa benta kuye konkhe labakutsandzako. Kanjalo-ke neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuhlushwa ngabo.”
batayibulala, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu iyawuvuswa ekufeni.” Badzabuka kakhulu.
Basehla kulentsaba Jesu wabadvonsa ngendlebe, watsi: “Ningatjeli muntfu ngalombono leniwubonile, kuze kuvuswe iNdvodzana yeMuntfu kulabafile.”
Labanyenti bayawuhlubuka, batsengisane bodvwana, batondzane.
Kusukela ngalelo langa Judasi wacala kufuna litfuba lekunikela Jesu kubo.
Sukumani sambe! Bukani, lona longitsengisako sewusondzele!”
Jesu watjela bafundzi bakhe kutsi iNdvodzana yemuntfu ifanele kuhlushwa ngalokunyenti, ilahlwe natibondza telibandla, nebaphatsi bebaphristi, netati temtsetfo, ibulawe, ivuke emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.
Kwakungadzingeki yini kutsi loKhristu ahlupheke ngalendlela bese ungena ebukhosini bakhe?”
Watsi kubo: “Naku lokubhaliwe kutsi Khristu ufanele kuhlupheka abulawe abuye avuswe ekufeni ngelilanga lesitsatfu,
wachubeka watsi: “INdvodzana yeMuntfu ifanele kuhlupheka kakhulu, ilahlwe tibondza tenkholo, nebaphristi labakhulu nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Iyawubulawa, ivuswe ekufeni ngelilanga lesitsatfu.”
Bonkhe bantfu bamangala ngalamandla aNkulunkulu lamakhulu kangaka. Bantfu bebasamangele ngako konkhe lokwakwentiwa nguJesu, nakatsi kubafundzi bakhe:
Ukhona nje yena munye umphrofethi longazange ahlushwe bokhokho benu? Babulala titfunywa taNkulunkulu, letatimemetela ngembili ngekufika kweSisebenti sakhe lesilungile. Manje senimtsengisile nambulala.
Ngobe mine ngakwemukela eNkhosini loko lenganinika kona, kutsi iNkhosi Jesu ngalobo busuku latsengiswa ngabo, watsatsa sinkhwa,