3 Judasi, labengumtsengisi wakhe, nakabona kutsi Jesu bamlahle ngelicala lekufa, watisola, wabuyisela letinhlavu letingema-30 kubaphristi labakhulu kanye netibondza,
kutsi kujabula kwalababi kwesikhashana nje, nekutfokota kwalabangenaNkulunkulu kuba kwesikhashana nje.
Nangabe lenkhomo igwaze sigcili lesidvuna nome lesisikati safa, umnikati wayo uyawukhipha tinhlavu tesiliva letingaba ngema-30, yona igcotjwe ize ife.
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Yijikijele kumbumbi,” lentsengo lenkhulu labangitsengisa ngayo. Ngase ngitsatsa letinhlavu letingema-30 tesiliva ngatijikijela kumbumbi endlini yaSimakadze.
Sathane abesakufake enhlitiyweni yaJudasi, umsa waSimoni Skariyothi, kutsi atsengise ngaJesu. Kwatsi nasekudliwa entsambama,
Emvakwalolo lucetu, Sathane wase ungena kuJudasi. Jesu watsi kuye: “Loko lohlose kukwenta kwente masinyane.”
Ngako-ke Judasi wavele wacondza khona kuleyo ndzawo, ahamba nesicuku lesikhulu semasotja, nalabanye bogadzi belithempeli lababetfunywe baphristi labakhulu bakanye nebaFarisi. Babehlome tikhali, baphetse emalambu netidlwane.
“Ngalemali labeyitfole ngesento sakhe lesibi Judasi watsenga insimi. Wawa ngenhloko; kwadzabuka sisu, kwacitseka tonkhe tibilini takhe.
Kudzabuka lokukwaNkulunkulu kuveta kuphendvuka kube kusindziswa, kubete kutisola ngako; kodvwa kudzabuka lokukwemhlaba kuveta kufa.