NgokukaLuka 22:7-46

Lwase lufika usuku lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo okumelwe ukuba kuhlatshwe ngalo iphasika. Wathuma oPetru noJohane, wathi: “Hambani niye ukusilungisela iphasika ukuba sidle.” Bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba sikulungiselephi na?” Wathi kubo: “Bhekani, seningene emzini niyakuhlangana nomuntu othwele imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni, niye endlini angena kuyo, nize nithi kumninindlu: ‘Uthi uMfundisi kuwe: Liphi ikamelo lokungenisa, lapho ngingadlela khona iphasika nabafundi bami, na?’ Lowo-ke uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elendlelweyo; lungiselani lapho.” Basuka, bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo; base belungisa iphasika. Kwathi ukuba kufike isikhathi, wahlala phansi, nabaphostoli kanye naye. Wayesethi kubo: “Nginxanele nokunxanela ukudla nani leli phasika ngingakahlupheki. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Angisayikulidla ngempela lize ligcwaliseke embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” Wamukela isitsha, wabonga wathi: “Thabathani lokhu, nabelane; ngokuba ngithi kini kusukela manje angisayikuphuza okwesithelo somvini, uze ufike umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” Wayesethabatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: “Lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa nina; yenzani lokhu ukuba ningikhumbule.” Kanjalo-ke nesitsha emva kokudla, ethi: “Lesi sitsha siyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami elithululelwa nina. Kepha bhekani, isandla songikhaphelayo sinami etafuleni. Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu isihamba njengokumisiweyo, kepha maye kulowo muntu ekhashelwa ngaye!” Base beqala ukubuzana bodwa ukuthi kungase kube ngubani kubo ozakukwenza lokho. Kwavela nokuphikisana phakathi kwabo kokuthi ngumuphi kubo ongathiwa omkhulu. Wayesethi kubo: “Ababusi bezizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo, neziphathimandla zazo zithiwa abazenzela okuhle. Kepha nina aninjalo; kodwa omkhulu kini makabe njengomncinyane, nobusayo makabe njengokhonzayo. Ngokuba ngumuphi omkhulu, ohlezi ekudleni noma okhonzayo, na? Akusiye ohlezi ekudleni na? Kepha mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengokhonzayo. Nina-ke ningababekhuthazela nami ekulingweni kwami; nanjengokuba uBaba engimisele umbuso, nami nginimisela wona ukuba nidle, niphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami; niyakuhlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. “Simoni, Simoni, bheka, uSathane unifunile ukuba anihlunge njengokolweni; kepha mina ngikunxusele ukuba ukukholwa kwakho kungapheli; wena-ke, nxa usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu.” Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngilungele ukuya nawe nasetilongweni nasekufeni.” Wayesethi: “Ngiyakutshela, Petru, ukuthi iqhude aliyikukhala namhlanje, ungakangiphiki kathathu ukuthi awungazi.” Wathi kubo: “Mhla nginithuma ningenasikhwama, nayika, nazicathulo, naswela utho na?” Bathi: “Lutho.” Wayesethi kubo: “Kepha manje onesikhwama kasithathe, neyika futhi; oswelayo kathengise ngengubo yakhe, athenge inkemba. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Kumelwe ukugcwaliseka kimi lokho okulotshiweyo kokuthi: ‘Wabalwa kanye nezelelesi;’ ngokuba okuqondene nami sekuyaphelela.” Base bethi: “Nkosi, bheka, nazi izinkemba ezimbili.” Wathi kubo: “Kwanele.” Wayesephuma, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo njengomkhuba wakhe, nabafundi bakhe bamlandela. Esefikile endaweni wathi kubo: “Khulekani ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.” Wamonyuka kubo kungathi ibanga lokuphonsa itshe, waguqa phansi, wakhuleka, wathi: “Baba, uma uthanda, susa lesi sitsha kimi; nokho makungenziwa intando yami kodwa eyakho.” Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini, imqinisa. Esosizini olunzima wakhuleka eqinisela, izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi, aconsela emhlabathini. Esesukume ekukhulekeni weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafumana belele ngokudabuka. Wathi kubo: “Nilaleleni na? Vukani nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.”