33 Abafundi bakhe bambuza bathi: “Sizasifumanaphi isikwa esaneleko endaweni ekude kangaka nemizi kobana siphe isiqubuthwesi na?”
Kwathi nakuhlwako, abafundi bakhe beza kuye bathi: “Indawo le ikude nemizi kanti nokuhlwa sekuhlwile. Tjela abantu bakhambe ukuze baye emizini bayozithengela ukugoma.”
UJesu wabizela abafundi bakhe kuye wathi: “Ngiyabarhawukela abantwaba, sekumalanga amathathu basoloko sebanami begodu abasenalitho lokugoma. Angifuni kobana bakhambe balambile ngombana bangatsirimezeka endleleni.”
UJesu wababuza wathi: “Ninezikwa ezingaki na?” Bamphendula bathi: “Sinezikwa ezilikhomba neenhlambi ezincani ezimbalwa.”
Kodwana waphendula wathi: “Banikeleni nina okugonywako.” Bamphendula bathi: “Lokho kungathatha umrholo womuntu weenyanga ezibunane! Alo, sizakusebenzisa imali enengi kangaka esikweni siphe abantwaba bona bagome na?”
Kodwana uJesu wathi kibo: “Bapheni okugonywako.” Bamphendula bathi: “Esinakho sezizikwa ezihlanu neenhlambi ezimbili. Kuzakufuneka bona siyokuthengela soke isiqubuthwesi okugonywako.”