18 Wathi kibo: “Ngenani ngedorobheni niye emuntwini othileko nimtjele nithi, ‘Umfundisi uthi, isikhathi sakhe sesifikile. Yena nabafundi bakhe bazokugidingela iPhasika lapha kwakho.’ ”
Nakukhona otjho okuthileko kini nimtjele bona iKosi iyabadinga, yeke izababuyisa msinyana.”
Begodu ningabizwa ngokuthi ‘Mfundisi’ ngombana ninomfundisi oyedwa onguKrestu.
Nina anizukubizwa ngokuthi ‘Rabi’ ngombana ninomfundisi oyedwa, nina noke nje nibabafo.
Yeke abafundi benza njengombana uJesu abayalile, balungisa iPhasika.
“Niyazi bona sekusele amalanga amabili kwaphela bona kube liPhasika, yeke iNdodana yoMuntu izakukhatjhelwa kobana ibethelwe esiphambanweni.”
UJudasi walunga thwi kuJesu, wathi: “Lotjha Rabi!” Wamncwanga.
Kwathi uJesu asakhuluma njalo, kwafika amadoda athileko abuya kwaJayirosi umphathi wesinagogi athi kuye: “Indodakazakho ihlongakele, usamtshwenyelani umfundisi na?”
Benginani ngesirhodlweni sethempeli woke amalanga, azange niphakamisele isandla phezu kwami. Kodwana lesi sikhathi senu namandla wobumnyama.”
Ngemva kobana uMarta atjho lokhu, wabuyela emuva wayokubiza udadwabo uMariya ngasese wathi: “Umfundisi ufikile, uyakufuna.”
UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Isikhathi sesifikile bona iNdodana yoMuntu iphazimuliswe.
Bekungaphambi komnyanya wePhasika, uJesu asazi bona isikhathi sakhe sesifikile sokutjhiya iphaseli aye kuYise. Bekabathandile ekungebakhe abasephasinapha, wabathanda bekwaba sekupheleni.
Kuthe bona uJesu aqede ukukhuluma lokhu, waqala phezulu ezulwini wathi: “Baba, isikhathi sesifikile; phazimulisa iNdodanakho khona iNdodana izakukuphazimulisa.
UJesu wathi kuye: “Mariya!” UMariya watjhidela kuye warhuwelela ngesiHebheru wathi: “Rabuni!” (okutjho bona “mfundisi”).
Yeke balinga ukumbamba, kodwana akakho noyedwa okhe wamphakamisela isandla ngombana isikhathi sakhe besingakafiki.
UJesu wathi kibo: “Isikhathi sami asikafiki, kodwana senu sona sihlala sikhona.
Khambani niye emnyanyeni. Mina angikazukuya nje emnyanyeni lowo ngombana isikhathi sami esifaneleko asikafiki.”