Mathewu 26:59-75

Abapristi abakhulu namalunga nomkhandlu wonke bafuna ubufakazi bamanga ngoJesu ukuze bambulale; Kepha ababufumananga, yebo, nakuba kwafika ofakazi bamanga abaningi, ababufumananga. Ekugcineni kwafika ofakazi bamanga ababili. Bathi: “Lo wathi: ‘Nginamandla okudiliza ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, ngilakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu. Kwasekusukuma umpristi omkhulu, wathi kuye: Kawuphenduli lutho yini? kuyini laba abakufakaza ngawe na? Kodwa uJesu wathula. Umpristi omkhulu wasephendula wathi kuye: Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo, ukuthi usitshele ukuthi wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. UJesu wathi kuye: “Wena ushilo; nokho ngithi kini: Kusukela manje nizakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza ngamafu ezulu. Umpristi omkhulu wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Usehlambalazile; sisaswelelani ofakazi na? bhekani, manje senikuzwile ukuhlambalaza kwakhe. Nicabangani? Baphendula bathi: Unecala lokufa. Base bemkhafulela ngamathe ebusweni, bamshaya; abanye bamshaya ngezintende zezandla. Besithi: Siprofethe, wena Kristu, ngubani okutshayileyo? Kepha uPetru wayehlezi ngaphandle egcekeni; Kepha waphika phambi kwabo bonke, wathi: “Angikwazi okushoyo. Kwathi ephumela egumeni, enye incekukazi yambona, yathi kwababekhona: Lo muntu ubenoJesu waseNazaretha. Waphinda waphika ngesifungo, wathi: Kangimazi lowomuntu. Kwathi emva kwesikhashana beza kuye ababemi khona, bathi kuPetru: “Nempela nawe ungomunye wabo; ngoba ukukhuluma kwakho kuyakuveza. Waseqala ukuthuka lokufunga, esithi: Kangimazi lumuntu. Lahle lakhala iqhude. UPetru wakhumbula izwi likaJesu, alisho kuye ukuthi: “Iqhude lingakakhali, uzakungiphika kathathu. Waphuma wakhala kamunyu.