NgokukaMakhu 14:1-26

Emva kwezinsuku ezimbili, kwaba khona iPhasika nomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo; abaphristi abakhulu nezazimthetho babefuna ithuba lokuthi bangambamba kanjani ngobuqili, bambulale. Base bethi: “Makungabi ngomkhosi, funa kusuke isiyaluyalu esizweni.” Kwathi eseseBhethaniya ehleli edla, endlini kaSimoni owayenochoko, kwafika owesifazane ephethe umfuma we-alabhaste wamafutha enadi lodwa, elibiza inani elikhulu. Wawuchoboza umfuma, wathela amafutha ekhanda likaJesu. Kepha abanye bathukuthela base bekhuluma bodwa, bethi: “Kungani kumoswa lawa mafutha na? Ngokuba lawa mafutha ngabe athengisiwe ngodaneriyu abangaphezu kwama-300, kwaphiwa abampofu.” Base bemthukuthelela owesifazane. Kepha uJesu wathi: “Myekeni; nimhluphelani na? Wenze umsebenzi omuhle kimi. Abampofu niyohlala ninabo njalo; ningabenzela okuhle noma nini uma nithanda, kodwa Mina aninami njalo. Wenze okungangamandla akhe; uwugcobile umzimba wami, ewugcobela ukuba umbelwe ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nomaphi lapho liyakushunyayelwa khona ivangeli ezweni lonke, kuyakukhulunywa nangalokho akwenzileyo, kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye.” UJuda Iskariyothe, ongomunye wabali-12, waya kubaphristi abakhulu ukuba akhaphele uJesu kubo. Sebekuzwile lokho bathokoza, bathembisa ukumnika imali. Wayesefuna ithuba elihle lokumkhaphela. Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo okwakuhlatshwa ngalo iPhasika, abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba siyokulungiselela kuphi ukuba udle iPhasika na?” Wayesethuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Hambani niye emzini; nizakuhlangana nomuntu othwele imbiza yamanzi, mlandeleni. Lapho engena khona niyokuthi kumninindlu: ‘UMfundisi uthi: “Iphi indlu yami lapho ngingadlela khona iPhasika nabafundi bami na?” ’ Yena uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elendlelweyo, lilungisiwe; silungiseleni khona.” Bahamba abafundi bafika emzini, bafica kunjengokuba eshilo; base belungisa iPhasika. Wafika kusihlwa nabali-12. Sebehlezi ekudleni, uJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini omunye phakathi kwenu, odla kanye nami, uzakungikhaphela.” Baqala ukuba nosizi, bathi kuye ngamunye: “Kungaba yimi na?” Wathi kubo: “Ngomunye wabali-12, okha kanye nami esitsheni. INdodana yomuntu izakuhamba njengalokhu kulotshiwe ngayo, kodwa maye, kulowo muntu iNdodana yomuntu eyakukhashelwa ngaye! Kuyakuba ngcono kulowo muntu ukuba kazalwanga.” Kuthe besadla, uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Thathani lokhu: kungumzimba wami.” Wayesethabatha indebe, wabonga, wabanika, baphuza kuso bonke. Wathi kubo: “Lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano elithululwa ngenxa yabaningi. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: angisayukuphuza okwesithelo somvini, kuze kufike lolo lusuku engiyakusiphuza ngalo sisisha embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” Kwathi sebehlabelele, baphuma baya eNtabeni Yeminqumo.