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.
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