Luka 22:31-65

INkosi yasisithi: Simoni, Simoni, khangela, uSathane unifunile, ukuze anihlunge njengokolweni; Kepha mina ngikukhulekele ukuba ukukholwa kwakho kungapheli; wena-ke, nxa usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu. Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, sengilungele ukuya nawe nasetilongweni nasekufeni. Wathi: “Ngiyakutshela, Petru, iqhude aliyikukhala namuhla, ungakaphiki kathathu ukuthi uyangazi. Wathi kubo: “Mhla nginithuma ningenasikhwama, nasikhwama, nazicathulo, naswela utho na? Basebesithi: Lutho. Wasesithi kubo: Kodwa khathesi lowo olomxhaka kawuthathe, njalo lesikhwama sakhe; Ngokuba ngithi kini: Lokhu okulotshiweyo kusamelwe kufezeka kimi, kokuthi: Wabalwa kanye nezelelesi, ngokuba okuqondene nami kunesiphelo. Bathi: “Nkosi, bheka, nazi izinkemba ezimbili. Wasesithi kubo: Kwanele. Wasephuma, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo njengokwejwayela; labafundi bakhe bamlandela. Esefikile kuleyo ndawo wathi kubo: “Khulekani ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni. Yena wahlehla kubo okungaba yibanga lokuphonswa kwetshe, waguqa ngamadolo, wakhuleka. Ethi: “Baba, uma uthanda, susa lesisitsha kimi; Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini imqinisa. Esosizini olunzima wakhuleka eqinisela, izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi, aconsela emhlabathini. Wasukuma ekukhulekeni, weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafica belele ngosizi. Wathi kubo: “Nilaleleni na? sukumani nikhuleke, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni. Esakhuluma, bheka, isixuku, naye othiwa uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wayehamba phambi kwabo, wasondela kuJesu ukumanga. Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Judasi, uthengisa iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga? Labo ababemphahlile bebona okuzakwenzeka, bathi kuye: Nkosi, sigadle ngenkemba yini? Omunye wabo wayigawula inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. UJesu waphendula wathi: “Musani; Wathinta indlebe yakhe, wamphulukisa. UJesu wayesethi kubapristi abakhulu nezinduna zethempeli namalunga ababeze kuye: “Niphume niphethe izinkemba nezinduku kungathi nize kumphangi na? Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini, anelulanga izandla kimi, kepha lesi kuyisikhathi senu, namandla obumnyama. Base bemthatha, bamhola, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetru walandela ekude. Sebebasile umlilo phakathi kwegceke, sebehlezi phansi ndawonye, uPetru wahlala phakathi kwabo. Kepha incekukazi ethile imbona ehlezi emlilweni, yambheka, yathi: “Lona naye ube naye. Wamphika wathi: “Mame, angimazi. Kwathi emva kwesikhatshana omunye wambona wathi: Lawe ungowabo. UPetro wasesithi: Ndoda, kangisuye. Kwathi emva kwehora elilodwa omunye waqinisa, wathi: “Nempela nalo ube naye, ngokuba ungowaseGalile. UPetro wasesithi: Ndoda, kangikwazi okutshoyo. Masinyane, esakhuluma, iqhude lakhala. INkosi yaphenduka, yambheka uPetru. UPetro wasekhumbula ilizwi leNkosi, ukuthi itshilo kuye ukuthi: Iqhude lingakakhali, uzangiphika kathathu. Waphumela phandle uPetru, wakhala kamunyu. Amadoda abebambe uJesu amklolodela, amshaya. Esembozile, amshaya ebusweni, ambuza, athi: “Profetha; ngubani okushayileyo na? Nezinye izinto eziningi zamhlambalaza.