Mathewu 20:17-34

Kwathi uJesu ekhuphukela eJerusalema wathatha abafundi abayishumi nambili ngasese endleleni, wathi kubo: Bheka, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; njalo iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa kubapristi abakhulu lababhali, njalo bazayigwebela ukufa. Bazamnikela kwabezizwe ukuthi baklolodelwe, babhaxabule, bambethele esiphambanweni, njalo ngosuku lwesithathu izabuya ivuke. Kwase kufika kuye unina wamadodana kaZebedewu namadodana akhe, wakhuleka, ecela into kuye. Wathi kuye: “Ufunani na? Wathi kuye: Vumela lawa madodana ami amabili ahlale, enye ngakwesokunene sakho, nenye ngakwesokhohlo, embusweni wakho. Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: Kalikwazi enikucelayo. Ningakwazi yini ukuyiphuza indebe engizoyiphuza mina, futhi nibhapathizwe ngobhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngalo na? Bathi kuye: Singakwenza. Wathi kubo: “Impela nizakuphuza indebe yami, nibhapathizwe ngombhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngawo mina; kulabo abakulungiselweyo nguBaba. Kwathi abayishumi bekuzwa bazithukuthelela izelamani ezimbili. Kepha uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi: “Niyazi ukuthi ababusi bezizwe babusa phezu kwazo, nezikhulu zazo ziphethe amandla phezu kwazo. Kodwa kungabi njalo phakathi kwenu, kodwa loba ngubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu kabe yisikhonzi senu; Njalo loba ngubani ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu kabe yinceku yenu; njengalokhu iNdodana yomuntu ingezanga ukukhonzwa, kodwa ukukhonza, nokunikela ukuphila kwayo, kube yisihlengo sabaningi. Kwathi sebephuma eJeriko, ixuku elikhulu lamlandela. Bheka, izimpumputhe ezimbili zihlezi ngasendleleni, zizwa ukuthi uJesu uyadlula, zamemeza, zathi: “Sihawukele, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide! Isixuku sabakhuza ukuba bathule; kepha bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: “Sihawukele, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavide! UJesu wema, wawabiza, wathi: Nithanda ukuba nginenzeleni na? Bathi kuye: Nkosi, ukuze amehlo ethu avulwe. UJesu waba nesihe ngazo, wathinta amehlo azo; zase zibona masinyane, zamlandela.