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.
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