17. Ayesemembathisa ingubo ebubende, amcwashelisa ngomqhele ayeweluke ngameva.
18. Aqala ukumkhulekela, athi: “Bayede, nkosi yabaJuda!”
19. Amshaya ekhanda ngomhlanga, amkhafulela ngamathe, aguqa ngamadolo, akhuleka kuye.
20. Esembhinqile amhlubula ingubo ebubende, amembathisa izingubo zakhe. Ayesephuma naye ukuba ambethele esiphambanweni.
21. Acindezela umuntu obedlula, uSimoni waseKhurene, evela endle, uyise ka-Aleksandru noRufu, ukuba athwale isiphambano sakhe.
22. Ayesemyisa endaweni yaseGolgotha okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa iNdawo Yekhanda.
23. Amnika iwayini elixutshwe nemure;* kepha akalamukelanga.
24. Ayesembethela esiphambanweni, abelana izingubo zakhe, enzelana inkatho ngazo ukuthi yilowo nalowo uyakuthathani.
25. Kwakuyihora lesithathu esembethela esiphambanweni.
26. Umbhalo wecala lakhe ubulotshiwe ngaphezulu wokuthi: INKOSI YABAJUDA.
27. Kwabethelwa kanye naye abaphangi ababili, omunye ngakwesokunene nomunye ngakwesokhohlo sakhe.
28. Kwase kugcwaliseka umbhalo othi: “Wabalwa kanye naboni.”
29. Abadlulayo bamhlambalaza benikina amakhanda abo, bathi: “Eya wena odiliza ithempeli, ubuye ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu;
30. zisindise, wehle esiphambanweni.”
31. Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa bebodwa kanye nababhali, bathi: “Wasindisa abanye, angezisindise yena.
32. UKristu, iNkosi yakwa-Israyeli, makehle manje esiphambanweni, ukuze sibone, sikholwe.” Nababebethelwe kanye naye bamdumaza.
33. Sekufikile ihora lesithupha kwaba mnyama emhlabeni wonke, kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye.
34. Ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani?” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?”