Ngakho-ke abanye baseJerusalema bathi: “Lo muntu, akusiye yini abafuna ukumbulala na? Nangu nje ukhuluma esidlangalaleni, kodwa abasho nolunci kuye. Ngabe mhlawumbe ababusi bayazi ngokweqiniso ukuthi lo muntu unguKhristu na? Kepha lo, siyazi ukuthi uvela kuphi, kodwa mhla uKhristu efika, akukho namunye oyokwazi lapho evela khona.”
Ngakho-ke uJesu wamemeza efundisa ethempelini, wathi: “Niyangazi Mina, futhi niyazi nokuthi ngivela kuphi. Kepha angizizelanga Mina, kodwa lowo ongithumileyo, uqinisile, eningamaziyo nina. Ngiyamazi Mina, ngokuba ngivela kuye, futhi nguye ongithumileyo.”
Ngakho-ke bafuna ukumbopha, kodwa akukho namunye owamubamba, ngokuba isikhathi sakhe sasingakafiki. Kepha abaningi esixukwini bakholwa nguye, bathi: “Ngabe uKhristu nxa esefikile uyakwenza izimangaliso eziningi ezedlula azenzileyo lo na?”
AbaFarisi bezwa isixuku sivungazela ngaye ngalokho; abaphristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bethumela izinceku ukuba zimbophe.
Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi: “Kusazokuba yisikhashana nginani, bese ngibuyela kulowo ongithumileyo. Niyakungifuna ningangitholi, futhi nalapho ngikhona, ngeke nikwazi ukuza lapho.”
Ngakho-ke abaJuda babuzana bodwa, bathi: “Uzakuya kuphi lo muntu lapho singeke samthola khona na? Ngabe uzakuya kwabahlakazekele kumaGriki, ayofundisa amaGriki na? Uchaza ukuthini uma ethi: ‘Niyakungifuna, ningangifumani, futhi nalapho ngikhona, anikwazi ukuza khona’ na?”
Kepha ngosuku lomkhosi lokugcina, uJesu wasukuma wamemeza, wathi: “Uma kukhona owomileyo, makeze kimi, aphuze. Okholwa yimi, njengokusho kombhalo, esiswini sakhe kuyakugobhoza imifula yamanzi aphilayo.”
Wayekusho lokho ngoMoya abazakumamukela labo abakholwa nguye, ngokuba uMoya wayengakafiki, ngenxa yokuba uJesu wayengakakhazimuliswa.
Ngalokho-ke abanye esixukwini, bewezwa lawo mazwi, bathi: “Impela lo muntu unguMphrofethi.”
Abanye bathi: “Lo muntu unguKhristu.”
Kepha abanye babethi: “Kanti uKhristu uvela eGalile yini na? Awushongo yini umbhalo ukuthi uKhristu uvela olibeni lukaDavide naseBhethlehema, emzaneni ayehlala kuwo uDavide na?”
Ngakho-ke kwaba khona ukwehlukana ngaye esixukwini. Abanye babo babefuna ukumbopha, kodwa akukho muntu owambambayo.
Izinceku zabuyela kubaphristi abakhulu nakubaFarisi, abazibuza, bathi: “Animlethanga ngani na?”
Izinceku zaphendula, zathi: “Akukho muntu osewake wakhuluma njengaloya muntu.”
AbaFarisi baziphendula, bathi kuzo: “Nani seniluthekile yini na? Ukhona yini ezikhulwini noma kubaFarisi oke wakholwa nguye na? Kepha lesi sixuku esingawazi umthetho siqalekisiwe.”
UNikhodimu, omunye wabaFarisi, owake waya kuJesu, wathi kubo: “Konje umthetho wakithi uyamlahla yini umuntu ngecala ungakamuzwa eziphendulela kuqala, bese wazi-ke ukuthi wenzeni na?”
Baphendula, bathi kuye: “Kanti nawe ungowaseGalile yini na? Hlolisisa kahle umbhalo, ubone ukuthi akukho mphrofethi ovela eGalile.”
Base behamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya ekhaya.
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