64. UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Usho khona. Nokho ngithi kini: Kusukela manje niyakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza emafwini ezulu.”
65. Khona umpristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Usehlambalazile; sisaswelelani ofakazi na? Bheka, kalokhu nikuzwile ukuhlambalaza kwakhe.
66. Nithini na?”Kepha baphendula bathi: “Ufanele ukufa.”
67. Base bemkhafulela ngamathe ebusweni, bamdushuza, kepha abanye bammukula,
68. bathi: “Siprofethele, Kristu; ngubani okushayileyo na?”
69. Kepha uPetru wayehlezi ngaphandle egcekeni; kweza kuye intombazana, yathi: “Nawe ubunoJesu waseGalile.”
70. Kodwa waphika phambi kwabo bonke, wathi: “Angikwazi lokhu okushoyo.”
71. Kwathi esephumele esangweni, enye intombazana yambona, yathi kwababe lapho: “Lona ube noJesu waseNazaretha.”
72. Waphika futhi ngokufunga, wathi: “Angimazi lowo muntu.”
73. Emva kwesikhashana ababemi khona basondela, bathi kuPetru: “Nempela nawe ungomunye wabo, ngokuba nokukhuluma kwakho kuyakudalula.”
74. Khona waqala ukuthuka nokufunga, wathi: “Angimazi lowo muntu.”Masinyane lase likhala iqhude.