Marku 14:53-72

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.