6 Akakho lapha; uvukile njengombana agade atjhwile. Yizani nganeno nizokubona lapha bekalele khona.
Njengombana uJona wahlala amalanga amathathu nobusuku obuthathu ngendeni yehlambi ekulu, nje-ke neNdodana yoMuntu izakuhlala amalanga amathathu nobusuku obuthathu ngemathunjini wephasi.
Kusukela ngesikhatheso uJesu wathoma ukuhlathululela abafundi bakhe bonyana kumele aye eJerusalema lapha azokutlhaga khona ngokunengi ezandleni zabaphathi, abaphristi abakhulu kanye nabafundisi bomthetho. Nokobana kumele abulawe bese kuthi elangeni lesithathu avuke, aphile godu.
Bazoyibulala, kodwana elangeni lesithathu izakuvuswa.” Abafundi badabuka khulu ngalokho.
Kwathi nabehla entabeni, uJesu wabayala wathi kibo: “Ningatjeli namunye ngenikubonileko bekube kumhlana iNdodana yoMuntu ivukileko ekufeni!”
bayinikele ezandleni zabatjhili kobana bahlekise ngayo, bayirithe bebayibethele esiphambanweni. Kodwana elangeni lesithathu izakuvuka kabafileko.”
bathi kuye: “Kosi, siyakhumbula bona umkhohlisi loya nasaphilako wathi, ‘Ngemva kwamalanga amathathu ngizakuvuka.’
Lathi kibo: “Ningethuki. Nifuna uJesu weNazaretha obekabethelwe esiphambanweni na? Awa, uvukile, akakho lapha! Qalani indawo lapha bekabekwe khona.
UJesu wathoma ukubafundisa bona iNdodana yoMuntu kumele itlhage khulu, ilahlwe baphathi, abaphristi abakhulu nabafundisi bomthetho, nokobana kumele ibulawe bekuthi ngemva kwamalanga amathathu ivuke.
Nanyana kunjalo, uPitrosi weqa wagijimela ethuneni. Wafika wagugubala, wabona itjhila lilodwa linganamuntu. Wabuyela emuva ararekile ngokwenzekileko.
kodwana akhange bafunyane umzimbakhe. Babuyile-ke bazositjela bona babone umbono weengilozi ezibatjele bona uvukile, uyaphila.
Wathi kibo: “Lezi zizinto enganitjela zona ngisesenani. Zoke izinto ezitlolwe ngami emthethweni kaMosi nemitlolweni yabaphorofidi kanye nakumaRhubo, zimele zizaliseke.”
“UBaba uyangithanda ngombana nginikela ipilwami ukuze ngiyifumane godu.
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Girizani ithempeli, ngizalakha ngamalanga amathathu.”
Kodwana uZimu wamvusa kabafileko; wamthukulula ebuhlungwini bokufa ngombana bekungekhe kwenzeke bona abanjwe ngikho.