58 Kodwana uPitrosi wamlandela akudanyana, bewangena ngesirhodlweni somphristi omkhulu. Wangena wahlala phasi nabaqaphi afuna ukubona bonyana kuzokwenzekani.
Khonapho abaphristi abakhulu nabaphathi babantu bahlangana etatawini lomphristi omkhulu ebekuthiwa nguKhayafasi.
“Rhaba ulungise indaba naloyo okulwisako nisesendleleni yokuya ebandla, nakungasinjalo uzakunikela ezandleni zomgwebi, yena akunikele ezandleni zabalindi, uphoselwe ngesikhungweni.
Yeke bambamba uJesu bakhamba naye bamusa ngekumbeni yomphristi omkhulu. UPitrosi walandela kudanyana.
Kuthe uPitrosi asajame azothisa njalo, bambuza bathi: “Awusingomunye wabafundi bomuntu loya na?” Yena walandula wathi: “Awa, angisinguye.”
Kwathi bona abaphristi abakhulu neenkhulu bambone, barhuwelela bathi: “Mbethele! Mbethele!” UPilatu wathi kibo: “Mthatheni nina nimbethele ngombana mina angifumani umlandu kuye.”
AbaFarisi bezwa isiqubuthu sihlebeza izintwezi ngaye; yeke abaphristi abakhulu nabaFarisi bathumela abalindi bethempeli bona bayombamba.
Nje-ke abalindi bethempeli babuyela emuva ebaphristini abakhulu nebaFarisini abababuza bathi: “Kubangelwe yini ningamlethi na?”
Kodwana iinthunywa nazifika esikhungweni, akhange zibafunyane lapho. Nje-ke zabuyela emuva zayokubika zathi:
Yeke induna yakhamba nabalindithempeli bayobathatha babaletha. Akhange basebenzise amandla ngombana gade besaba bona abantu bangabakhanda ngamatje.