Base bemhola uJesu, bamyisa kumphristi omkhulu, kwabuthana bonke abaphristi abakhulu, amalunga nezazimthetho. UPhethro wamlandela ebuqamama, waze wangena egcekeni lomphristi omkhulu. UPhethro wahlala nezikhonzi, otha umlilo.
Abaphristi abakhulu nomkhandlu wonke bafuna ubufakazi ngoJesu ukuze bambulale, kodwa ababutholanga. Abaningi bafakaza amanga ngaye, kodwa ubufakazi babo abuhlangananga.
Kwasukuma abathile, bafakaza amanga ngaye, bathi: “Thina simzwile ethi: ‘Ngiyakulidiliza leli thempeli elenziwe ngezandla, kuthi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu, ngakhe elinye elingenziwanga ngezandla.’ ”
Nakuba sekunjalo, ubufakazi babo abuzange buhlangane.
Kwasukuma umphristi omkhulu phakathi kwabo, wabuza uJesu, wathi: “Awuphenduli ngalutho kulobu bufakazi abakumangalela ngabo na? Kuyikho yini lokhu abakufakaza ngawe?”
Kepha wathula, akazange aphendule ngalutho. Umphristi omkhulu wabuye wambuza, wathi kuye: “Ngabe Wena unguKhristu, iNdodana yoBongekayo na?”
UJesu wathi: “Nginguye. Niyakuyibona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza ngamafu ezulu.”
Khona umphristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Sisabadingelani ofakazi na? Senizizwele ehlambalaza; pho nithini?”
Bonke bamlahla ngecala, bethi ufanelwe ngukufa. Abanye baqala ukumkhafulela ngamathe, nokumgubuzela ubuso nokumshaya, bethi kuye: “Phrofetha.”
Nezikhonzi zamthatha, zammukula.
Kwathi uPhethro esesegcekeni ezansi, kwafika enye yamantombazane omphristi omkhulu, yathi ukumbona uPhethro otha umlilo, yambhekisisa, yayisithi kuye: “Nawe, ubunoJesu waseNazaretha.”
Kepha waphika, wathi: “Angikwazi, futhi angikuqondi lokhu okushoyo;” waphumela phandle enkundleni; laselikhala iqhude.
Intombazane imbona, yabuye yathi futhi kulabo ababemi lapho: “Lo ungomunye wabo.”
Kepha uPhethro wabuye waphika.
Emva kwesikhashana futhi labo ababemi lapho bathi kuPhethro: “Impela wena ungomunye wabo, ngokuba ungowaseGalile.”
UPhethro wayeseqala ukwethuka, futhi wafunga ethi: “Angimazi lo muntu enikhuluma ngaye.”
Masinyane laselikhala iqhude okwesibili. UPhethro wayeselikhumbula izwi alisho uJesu kuye, ethi: “Iqhude lingakakhali kabili, uzakungiphika kathathu.”
Waqhumuka wakhala.
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