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.
56. Ngokuba abaningi bafakaza amanga ngaye, kepha ubufakazi babo abuhlangananga.
57. Kwasukuma abathile, bafakaza amanga ngaye, bathi:
58. “Thina simzwile ethi: ‘Ngiyakulidiliza leli thempeli elenziwe ngezandla, ngakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu elinye elingenziwe ngezandla.’ ”
59. Nakuba kunjalo ubufakazi babo abuhlangananga.