Marku 14:32-72

Bafika endaweni ethiwa iGetsemane; wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Hlalani lapha, ngisakhuleka. Wathatha oPetru noJakobe noJohane, waqala ukumangala nokukhathazeka kakhulu; wathi kubo: Umphefumulo wami ulusizi kakhulu kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha, nilinde. Waqhubeka ingcosana, wawa phansi, wakhuleka ukuba, uma kungenzeka, kudlule kuye isikhathi. Wathi: “Aba, Baba, zonke izinto zingenzeka kuwe; susa lesisitsha kimi, kodwa kungabi njengokuba ngithanda mina, kodwa njengokuba kuthanda wena. Wasesiza, wabafica belele, wathi kuPetro: Simoni, ulele yini? Ubungekwazi ukulinda ihora libe linye na? Lindani, nikhuleke, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni. Umoya ulungile, kepha inyama ibuthakathaka. Wabuye wahamba, wakhuleka, esho wona lawo mazwi. Wasebuya wabafica belele, ngoba amehlo abo ayenzima; babengazi ukuthi bamphendule bathini. Weza ngokwesithathu, wathi kubo: “Nisalele manje, niphumule; kwanele; bheka, iNdodana yomuntu iyakhashelwa ezandleni zezoni. Sukumani, sihambe; bhekani, ongikhaphelayo useduze. Masinyane, esakhuluma, kwafika uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esikhulu siphethe izinkemba nezinduku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu nababhali namalunga. Kepha omkhaphelayo wayebanike isiboniso sokuthi: “Lowo engiyakumanga, nguye; mthathe, nimuke naye ephephile. Esefikile wahle waya kuye, wathi: “Rabhi! wamanga. Basebebeka izandla phezu kwakhe, bambamba. Omunye kwababemi khona wahosha inkemba, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe. UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Niphumele ukungibamba ninezinkemba nezinduku ukungibamba kungathi nize kumphangi na? Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini ngifundisa, aningibambanga, kepha kufanele kugcwaliseke imibhalo. Bamshiya bonke, babaleka. Kwalandela insizwa ethile, yembethe ilembu elicolekileyo emzimbeni onqunu izinsizwa zambamba. Yayishiya ilineni, yababalekela inqunu. Basebemusa uJesu kumphristi omkhulu, kwasekubuthana kuye bonke abapristi abakhulu labadala lababhali. UPetru wamlandela ekude, waze wangena egcekeni lompristi omkhulu; Abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke bafuna ubufakazi ngoJesu ukuze bambulale; kabatholanga lutho. Ngokuba abaningi bafakaza amanga ngaye, kepha ubufakazi babo abuhlangananga. Kwasekusukuma abathile bafakaza amanga ngaye, besithi. Thina samuzwa ethi: Mina ngizadiliza lelithempeli elenziwe ngezandla, njalo ngensuku ezintathu ngizakwakha elinye elingenziwe ngezandla. Kodwa ngokunjalo ubufakazi babo abuvumelananga. Kwase kusukuma umpristi omkhulu phakathi kwabo, wambuza uJesu, wathi: “Awuphenduli lutho na? kuyini laba abakufakaza ngawe na? Kodwa wathula, kaphendulanga lutho. Umpristi omkhulu waphinda wambuza, wathi kuye: Wena unguKristu, iNdodana yoBongekayo na? UJesu wathi: “Nginguye. Niyakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza ngamafu ezulu. Khona umpristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Sisabafunelani ofakazi na? Nizwile ukuhlambalaza; nithini na? Base bemlahla bonke ngokuthi unecala lokufa. Abanye baqala ukumkhafulela amathe, nokumboza ubuso bakhe, nokumshaya, nokuthi kuye: “Profetha!” Izinceku zamshaya. Kwathi uPetro esegcekeni ngaphansi, kwafika enye yezincekukazi zomphristi omkhulu. Yabona uPetru esotha, yambheka, yathi: “Nawe ubunoJesu waseNazaretha. Kepha waphika wathi: “Angikwazi, futhi angikuqondi okushoyo. Waphumela emnyango; lakhala iqhude. Incekukazi yaphinda yambona, yaqala ukuthi kwababemi khona: Lo ungomunye wabo. Waphinda waphika. Kwathi emva kwesikhatshana futhi ababemi khona bathi kuPetro: Isibili ungomunye wabo, ngoba ungowaseGalili, lokukhuluma kwakho kuvumelana lakho. Kodwa waqala ukuthuka lokufunga, esithi: Kangimazi lumuntu enikhuluma ngaye. Lakhala ngokwesibili iqhude. UPetru wakhumbula izwi uJesu alisho kuye lokuthi: “Iqhude lingakakhali kabili, uzakungiphika kathathu. Esecabanga, wakhala.