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.
60. Kwase kusukuma umpristi omkhulu phakathi kwabo, wambuza uJesu, wathi: “Awuphenduli lutho na? Kuyini abakufakaza ngawe laba na?”
61. Kepha wathula, akaphendula lutho. Umpristi omkhulu wabuye wambuza, wathi kuye: “UnguKristu, iNdodana yoBongekayo na?”
62. Wathi uJesu: “Nginguye. Niyakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza ngamafu ezulu.”
63. Khona umpristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Sisaswelelani ofakazi na?
64. Senikuzwile ukuhlambalaza; nithini na?”Bamlahla bonke ngokuthi ufanele ukufa.