57. Basuka ke abathile bangqina ubuxoki ngaye, besithi:
58. “Thina samva esithi: ‘Mna ndiya kuyichitha le *ndlu kaThixo yakhiwe ngabantu, ndize ngeentsuku ezintathu ndakhe enye engakhiwanga ngabantu.’ ”
59. Kanti ke nobabo ubungqina babungadibani.
60. Waphakama ke umbingeleli omkhulu, wabuza kuYesu esithi: “Phika, watyholwa! Ithini impendulo yakho?”
61. Kodwa yena wahlala wathi tu, akaphendula. Waphinda umbingeleli omkhulu wambuza esithi: “Unguye na *uKrestu, uNyana walowo ungowokubongwa?”
62. Wathi ke uYesu: “Ndinguye. Nangoku niya kumbona *uNyana woLuntu, ehleli ewongeni kwaSomandla, nimbone esiza ngamafu ezulu.”
63. Wazikrazula iingubo zakhe umbingeleli omkhulu, esithi: “Sisawafunelani na amangqina?
64. Nikuvile ukunyelisa kwakhe. Nithini na nina?”Bamgweba ke bonke ukuba unetyala, besithi ufanele ukufa.
65. Yaza ke inxenye yabo yamtshicela, yamgquma ubuso, yambetha, isithi kuye: “Xela; ubethwe ngubani?” Nezicaka ke zamntlitha-ntlitha.