UJesu esekukhulumile lokho, waphuma nabafundi bakhe; bawelela ngaphesheya komfudlana, iKhedroni. Kwakukhona lapho insimu angena kuyo nabafundi bakhe. UJuda owamkhaphelayo wayeyazi leyo ndawo, ngokuba uJesu wayejwayele ukuhlangana lapho nabafundi bakhe. UJuda esetholile isigejana samabutho, izikhonzi zabaphristi abakhulu, nabaFarisi, wahamba nabo baya kuleyo ndawo, bephethe izihlonti, izibani nezikhali.
Ngakho-ke uJesu ekwazi konke okuzakumehlela, waphuma, wathi kubo: “Nifuna bani na?”
Bamphendula, bathi: “UJesu waseNazaretha.”
Wayesethi kubo: “YiMina.”
UJuda, okunguyena owayemkhaphele, wayemi nabo. UJesu eseshilo kubo wathi: “YiMina,” base behlehla nyovane, bafumbeka phansi.
Ngakho-ke wabuye wababuza, wathi: “Nifuna bani na?”
Bathi: “UJesu waseNazaretha.”
UJesu waphendula, wathi: “Nginitshelile ukuthi yiMina. Uma-ke nifuna Mina, bayekeni laba, bahambe,”
ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi alishoyo, wathi: “Kulabo ongiphe bona, angilahlekelwanga namunye.”
USimoni Phethro wayesegqabula inkemba ayeyiphethe, wagenca inceku yomphristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yesokunene. Igama lenceku kwakunguMalkhusi.
UJesu wayesethi kuPhethro: “Buyisela inkemba emgodleni wayo; kanti angiyukusiphuza yini isitsha uBaba anginike sona na?”
Isigejane samabutho, induna yenkulungwane, nezikhonzi zabaJuda bambamba uJesu, bambopha. Bamhola, bamyisa ku-Anase kuqala, ngokuba engumukhwe kaKhayifase owayengumphristi omkhulu ngalowo nyaka. Phela uKhayifase nguyena owaluleka abaJuda ngokuthi kungcono ukuba umuntu oyedwa afele abantu.
USimoni Phethro nomunye umfundi owayaziwa ngumphristi omkhulu, bamlandela uJesu. UJesu wangena-ke egcekeni lomphristi omkhulu. Kepha uPhethro wayemi ngaphandle kwesango. Waphuma lowo mfundi owayaziwa ngumphristi omkhulu, wakhuluma nentombazane engumlindimnyango, yayisimngenisa uPhethro.
Intombazana engumlindimnyango yayisithi kuPhethro: “Ngabe impela nawe awusiye yini omunye wabafundi balo muntu na?”
Wathi yena: “Angisiye.”
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