17 Kwathi bona isiqubuthu sibuthane, uPilatu wasibuza wathi: “Ngisiphi enifuna bona nginithukululele sona na? UBharabhasi namkha uJesu, okuthiwa nguKrestu na?”
U-Eliya wajama phambi kwabantu wathi: “Kuzabe kube nini nilokhu nilotjha amakhosi amabili? Nangabe uSomnini nguye onguZimu, mlandeleni; kodwana nangabe nithi nguBhali onguZimu, mlandeleni-ke.” Kodwana abantu bathi du.
uJakopo wabeletha uJosefa, indoda kaMariya unina kaJesu okuthiwa nguKrestu.
Ngesikhatheso bekunesibotjhwa esidumileko ibizo laso linguBharabhasi.
Begade asazi bona kungebanga lomona ukobana banikele uJesu kuye.
Barhuwelela bathi: “Msuse! Msuse! Mbethele esiphambanweni!” UPilatu wababuza wathi: “Nifuna bona ngibethele ikosenu na?” Abaphristi baphendula bathi: “Asinayo ikosi ngaphandle kombusi omkhulu!”
Umfazi wathi kuye: “Ngiyazi bona uMesiya okuthiwa nguKrestu, uzakuza; nakafikako uzasihlathululela koke.”
Nakube anifuni ukulotjha uSomnini, khona-ke khethani namhlanjesi kobana nifuna ukulotjha bani, kungaba bosingazimu ebebalotjhwa boyihlomkhulu ngaphetjheya komlambo iYufrathe, namkha abozinyana bama-Amori enarheni enihlala kiyo le. Kodwana mina nomzami sizakulotjha uSomnini.”