31 kwa kukala were anaafundisha anafundzie. Were anaamba, “Mwana wa Mudamu andalazhwa kwa at'u nao mandamwalaga. Bai achalagwa andafufuka bada ya siku t'ahu.”
Vikara kulaiza wakathi uwo, Jesu akikwacha kuambira anafundzie lwazu-lwazu dzulu za maut'u gandigokala. Bai waamba kukala, ni lazima ende Jerusalemu akateswe sana kahi za mikono ya athumia a Kiyahudi, na alombi abomu, na alimu a Sheria, na alagwe, na siku ya hahu afufulwe.
Jesu akiadzigidzya akiamba, “Ni jeri, Elija ni lazima athangulie kuthayarisha kila kit'u kwandza, ela hatha vizho zhaorwa kwamba ye Mwana wa Mudamu andapata mashaka na kukahalwa.
Ndo Jesu akikwatya kuafundisha anafundzie, akiamba, “Mwana wa Mudamu lazima ateswe sana na akahalwe ni athumia, na alombi abomu na alimu a Sheria, na andalagwa, ela bada ya siku t'ahu andafufuka.”
K'akuna adimaye kuuhala kula kwangu uwo uzima wangu, ela ninahenda kuulazha kwa kuhendza mwenye. Nina wadimi wa kuulazha uzima wangu na nina wadimi wa kuuhala mwenye kaheri.”