9 Msinyana uJesu wahlangana nabo wathi: “Lotjhani!” Batjhidela, bambamba eenyaweni, bamkhothamela.
Uhlangabeza labo abathokozela ukwenza okulungileko, labo abakukhumbulako balandele iindlela zakho. Qala, wena uthukuthela ngombana sonile. Nangathana besisese seendleleni zakho besizakufumana isizo,
Labo ebegade bangemkhunjini bathandaza uJesu bathi: “Kwamambala uyiNdodana kaZimu!”
Bathanda ukulotjhiswa eendaweni okuthengiselwa kizo nokubizwa ngokuthi, ‘Rabi’.
Yeke uJesu wathi kibo: “Ningesabi. Khambani niyokutjela abafowethu bonyana baye eGalile, bazangibona lapho.”
Kwathi nabambonako, bamkhothamela kodwana abanye bazaza.
Yeke abafazi basuka msinyana ethuneni banokwesaba, kodwana khonapho baphuphuma ithabo, bagijima bayokutjela abafundi bakhe.
Ingilozi yeza kuye yathi: “Lotjha wena othandekileko! USomnini unawe!”
Bamlotjha, babuyela emuva eJerusalema ngethabo elikhulu.
Wajama ngemva kwakhe eenyaweni zakhe walila, wathambisa iinyawo zakhe ngeenyembezi. Wazesula ngeenhluthu zakhe, wazincwanga bewazithela ngamakha.
Yeke uMariya wathatha isithaba samafutha abizako wenaridi, wazesa iinyawo zakaJesu, wesula ngeenhluthu zakhe. Iphunga elinuka kamnandi lamafutha lazala ikumba yoke.
Kusihlwa ngelanga lokuthoma leveke, abafundi bandawonye neminyango ivaliwe ngokwesaba amaJuda, uJesu wafika wazokujama hlangana nabo, wathi: “Ukuthula akube nani!”
UTomasi wamphendula wathi: “Kosami, Zimami!”
Kokugcina bazalwana, yenisale kuhle. Phikelelani ukupheleliswa, nilalele isibawo sami. Yibani hliziyonye, nihlale ngokuthula. UZimu wethando nokuthula uzakuba nani.
Labo abalisinagogi lakaSathana, abathi bamaJuda khisibe abasiwo kodwana baleya amanga, ngizobenza beze bazokuguqa eenyaweni zakho bebalemuke bonyana ngikuthandile wena.