39. Wabuye wasuka waya kukhuleka, esho lona lelo zwi.
40. Esebuya futhi wabafumana belele, ngokuba amehlo abo ayenzima; babengazi ukuthi bazakumphendula ngokuthini.
41. Weza ngokwesithathu, wathi kubo: “Nisalele namanje niphumula. Kwanele, ihora lifikile; bhekani, iNdodana yomuntu isiyakhashelwa ezandleni zezoni.
42. Sukumani sihambe. Bhekani, ongikhaphelayo usesondele.”
43. Khona masinyane esakhuluma, kwafika uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esinezinkemba nezinduku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu nababhali namalunga.
44. Kepha omkhaphelayo wayebanike isiboniso sokuthi: “Lowo engiyakumanga, nguye; mbambeni, nihambe naye, nimqinise.”
45. Esefikile wasondela kuye masinyane, wathi: “Rabi!” Wamanga.
46. Base bembeka izandla, bambamba.
47. Omunye kwababemi khona wahosha inkemba, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe.
48. UJesu wathatha wathi kubo: “Niphumile kungathi nize kumphangi, niphethe izinkemba nezinduku ukungibamba.
49. Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini ngifundisa, anangibamba; kepha nga kugcwaliseka imibhalo.”
50. Bamshiya bonke, babaleka.
51. Insizwa ethile yamlandela yembethe indwangu nje emzimbeni; bayibamba.
52. Yayisiyishiya indwangu, yabaleka ze.
53. Base bemusa uJesu kumpristi omkhulu; kwabuthana bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali.
54. UPetru wamlandela ekude, waze wangena egcekeni lompristi omkhulu; wayehlezi kanye nezikhonzi otha umlilo.
55. Abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke bafuna ubufakazi ngoJesu ukuba bambulale, kepha ababufumananga.