Labo ababembambile uJesu bamyisa kuKhayifase, umphristi omkhulu, lapho kwakubuthene khona izazimthetho namalunga. Kepha uPhethro wamlandela uJesu ebuqamama, kwaze kwaba segcekeni lomphristi omkhulu. Naye wangena ngaphakathi, wahlala phansi nezikhonzi ukuze abone isiphetho.
Abaphristi abakhulu nomkhandlu wonke bafuna ubufakazi obungamanga ngoJesu, ukuze bambulale. Kepha ababutholanga, nakuba kwase kufike ofakazi abaningi bamanga. Kodwa kamuva kwavela ababili, bathi: “Lo wathi: ‘Nginamandla okudiliza ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, ngibuye ngilakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu.’ ”
Kwase kusukuma umphristi omkhulu, wathi kuye: “Awuphenduli ngalutho kulokhu abakufakaza ngawe na?”
Kepha uJesu wathula du.
Umphristi omkhulu wayesethi kuye: “Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo ukuba usitshele uma unguKhristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.”
UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Usho khona. Nokho ngithi kini: kusukela manje niyakuyibona iNdodana yomuntu ihleli ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza ngamafu ezulu.”
Umphristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Usehlambalazile; sisabadingelani ofakazi na? Nani senizizwele ngezindlebe zenu ehlambalaza. Pho nithini ngalokhu na?”
Baphendula bathi: “Ufanelwe ngukufa.”
Base bemkhafulela ngamathe ebusweni, bamdushuza, abanye bammukula, bathi: “Siphrofethele, Khristu; ngubani okushayileyo na?”
UPhethro wayehleli phandle egcekeni, enye yamantombazane yeza kuye, yathi: “Nawe ubunoJesu waseGalile.”
Kepha waphika phambi kwabo bonke, wathi: “Angazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani.”
Esephumile esangweni, enye intombazane yambona, yathi kwababelapho: “Lona ubenoJesu waseNazaretha.”
Wafunga wagomela ephika futhi, ethi: “Angimazi lowo muntu.”
Emva kwesikhashana, esesondele kwababemi lapho, bathi kuPhethro: “Impela nawe ungomunye wabo, udalulwa ngisho nangukukhuluma kwakho.”
UPhethro waqala ukuqalekisa nokufunga, ethi: “Angimazi lowo muntu.”
Masinyane, lakhala iqhude. UPhethro wayesekhumbula izwi abelishilo uJesu, lokuthi: “Iqhude lingakakhali, uzakube usungiphike kathathu.”
Waphumela ngaphandle, wakhala kalusizi.
Uhlelo Lokusebenza lweBhayibheli
Uhlelo Lokusebenza LweBhayibheli yezingane
