Ayephezu kwabathwala imithwalo , ahola bonke abenza umsebenzi wezinkonzo ngezinkonzo; kumaLevi kwakukhona nababhali , nezinduna, nabalindisango. Incwadi yomthetho kaNkulunkulu

Kwathi ngangomuso kwabuthana eJerusalema ababusi namalunga nababhali babo,

bavusa abantu namalunga nababhali, bamvukela, bambamba, bamyisa emphakathini;

AbaFarisi nababhali base bakhonona bethi : Lo muntu wamukela izoni , adle nazo.

Wayefundisa ethempelini imihla ngemihla . Kepha abapristi abakhulu , nababhali, nezikhulu zabantu bafuna ukumbulala.

Kwathi ngolunye lwezinsuku lezo esafundisa abantu ethempelini , eshumayela ivangeli , abapristi abakhulu nababhali bekanye namalunga bamvukela.

Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukuba bangambulala kanjani; ngokuba babesaba abantu. Umvuzo wokumkhaphela uJesu (Math. 26:14; Mark. 14:10)

Kwathi sekusile, kwabuthana amalunga abantu nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, bamyisa emphakathini wabo,

Abapristi abakhulu nababhali babemi bemmangalela kakhulu.

AbaFarisi nababhali bakhonona kubafundi bakhe, bathi: Yini ukuba nidle niphuze nabathelisi nezoni na?

wathi: INdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi , ilahlwe ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali , ibulawe, ivuswe ngosuku lwesithathu.

Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa kubapristi abakhulu nababhali ; bazakuyinqumela ukuba ife , bayikhaphele kwabezizwe;

Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bekuzwa lokho bazindla ngokuthi bangambhubhisa kanjani , ngokuba babemesaba, lokhu isixuk u sonke samangala ngokufundisa kwakhe.

Babuye bafika eJerusalema ; kwathi ehamba ethempelini , beza kuye abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, namalunga,

Emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kwaba khona iPhasika nomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo; abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna isu lokumbamba ngobuqili, bambulale.

Khona masinyane esakhuluma , kwafika uJuda , omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esinezinkemba nezinduku , sivela kubapristi abakhulu nababhali namalunga.

Base bemusa uJesu kumpristi omkhulu ; kwabuthana bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali.

Kwathi masinyane ekuseni abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali nomphakathi wonke benza icebo , bambopha uJesu , bamqhuba, bamnikela kuPilatu.

Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa bebodwa kanye nababhali , bathi: Wasindisa abanye, angezisindise yena.

Nababhali abehla bevela eJerusalema bathi : UnoBelzebule, ukhipha amademoni ngombusi wamademoni.

abaFarisi nababhali bambuza bathi : Abafundi bakho abahambi ngani ngesiko labadala, kepha badla isinkwa ngezandla ezimbi na?

Khona waqala ukubafundisa ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi , ilahlwe ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, ibulawe, ivuswe emva kwezinsuku ezintathu.

Kwathi sebeza kubafundi , babona isixuku esikhulu sibahaqile nababhali bebuzana nabo.

Khona abaFarisi nababhali bafika kuJesu bevela eJerusalema, bathi:

Kusukela kuleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukubonisa abafundi bakhe ukuba umelwe ukuya eJerusalema, ahlushwe ngokuningi ngamalunga nangabapristi abakhulu nababhali, abulawe, kepha avuswe ngosuku lwesithathu.

Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema ; iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa kubapristi abakhulu nababhali; bazakuyinqumela ukuba ife,

Kepha abapristi abakhulu nababhali , bebona izimangaliso azenzayo nabantwana bememeza ethempelini, bethi: Hosiyana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide, bacasuka,

Ngakho-ke, bhekani, mina ngithuma kini abaprofethi , nabahlakaniphileyo, nababhali; abanye kubo niyakubabulala, nibabethele; abanye niyakubashaya emasinagogeni enu, nibaxoshe imizi ngemizi

Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa kanye nababhali namalunga, bathi: