Marku 10:35-45

Kwasekusiza kuye uJakobe loJohane, amadodana kaZebedewu, besithi: Mfundisi, sithanda ukuthi usenzele loba yini esizayicela. Wathi kubo: Nithanda ukuba nginenzeleni na? Basebesithi kuye: Siphe ukuthi sihlale, omunye ngakwesokunene sakho lomunye ngakwesokhohlo sakho enkazimulweni yakho. Kepha uJesu wathi kubo: “Anazi enikucelayo; nibhapathizwe ngobhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngalo mina? Basebesithi kuye: Singakwenza. UJesu wasesithi kubo: Isitsha engisinathayo mina lizayinatha; nangombhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngawo mina niyakubhapathizwa ngawo; kodwa ukuhlala ngakwesokunene sami nangakwesokhohlo akusikho okwami ukuphana ngakho; kodwa kuyakunikwa labo abakulungiselweyo. Kwathi abayishumi bekuzwa baqala ukuthukuthelela oJakobe noJohane. Kepha uJesu wababizela kuye, wathi kubo: “Niyazi ukuthi labo okuthiwa babusa izizwe bazenza amakhosi 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 yabo bonke. Ngokuba neNdodana yomuntu ayizanga ukukhonzwa kepha ukukhonza nokunikela ukuphila kwayo, kube yisihlengo sabaningi.