Luka 22:7-46

Lwase lufika usuku lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo, okufanele kuhlatshwe ngalo iphasika. Wasethuma uPetro loJohane, esithi: Hambani lisilungisele iphasika, ukuze sidle. Bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba sikulungiselephi na? Wathi kubo: “Bhekani, seningena emzini, niyakuhlangana nomuntu ethwele imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni ningene endlini angena kuyo. Niyakusho kumninindlu ukuthi: ‘Uthi uMfundisi kuwe: Iphi indlu yezihambi, lapho ngingadlela khona iphasika nabafundi bami, na? Yena uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elenziwe; Bahamba-ke bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo; balilungisa iphasika. Selifikile ihora, wahlala phansi, nabaphostoli abayishumi nambili kanye naye. Wathi kubo: “Nginxanele nokunxanela ukudla nani leli phasika ngingakahlupheki. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Angisayikuphinda ngiyidle, ize igcwaliseke embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Waseyithatha inkezo, wabonga, wathi: Thathani le, lihlukaniselane; Ngokuba ngithi kini: Angisayikuphuza okwesithelo somvini, uze ufike umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Wasethatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika, esithi: Lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa lina; lokhu kwenzeni ukungikhumbula. Kanjalo nenkezo emva kokudla kwakusihlwa, ethi: Le ndebe iyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami elithululwa ngenxa yenu. Kodwa bhekani, isandla songikhaphelayo sinami etafuleni. Nempela iNdodana yomuntu iyahamba njengokumisiweyo, kepha maye kulowo muntu ekhashelwa ngaye! Base beqala ukubuzana bodwa ukuthi kungaba ngubani kubo ozakukwenza lokho. Kwase kuba khona nokuphikisana phakathi kwabo kokuthi ngubani kubo ongathiwa mkhulu. Wathi kubo: “Amakhosi abezizwe azenza amakhosi phezu kwazo; lalabo abanegunya phezu kwazo babizwa ngokuthi ngabasizi. Kepha aninjalo; kodwa omkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe njengomncinyane; futhi oyinhloko makabe njengokhonzayo. Ngokuba yimuphi omkhulu, ohlezi ekudleni noma okhonzayo? Akusiye ohlezi ekudleni na? kodwa mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengokhonzayo. Nina ningabo abaye bahlala nami ekulingweni kwami. Nami nginimisela umbuso, njengalokho uBaba engimisele wona; ukuze nidle, niphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami, nihlale ezihlalweni zobukhosi, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. 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.