12 Kepha ngesikhatsi baphristi labakhulu netibondza bametfwesa emacala abengaphendvuli.
Yacindzetelwa, yahlushwa, kodvwa ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo; yaba njengelizinyane lemvu leliyiswa ekuhlatjweni, nanjengemvu lebindzile embikwebahhuli bayo, nayo ayizange iwuvule umlomo wayo.
Kodvwa Jesu wabindza. Waphindze wakhuluma umPhristi Lomkhulu watsi kuye: “Egameni laNkulunkulu lophilako, sengiyakufungisa-ke manje kutsi sitjele nawunguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”
Ngako Philatu watsi kuye: “Awuweva yini lamacala langaka labakubeka wona?”
Kepha Jesu akazange amphendvule, ngisho nangalinye nje. Lusibalukhulu wamangala kakhulu.
Ngako-ke Herodi wabuta Jesu imibuzo leminyenti, kodvwa Jesu akazange atsi vu.
Abefundza indzawana emBhalweni lapho kutsi: “Njengemvu ilandzelwe kuyawuhlatjwa, nome lizinyane lemvu embikwemhhuli walo lithulile, akazange awuvule umlomo wakhe.
Kwatsi etfukwa, wangete waphindzisela ngenhlamba; kwatsi ahlushwa, wangete wasongela. Kodvwa watinikela kuNkulunkulu lowehlulela ngekulunga.