Khona abaFarisi nababhali bafika kuJesu bevela eJerusalema, bathi:

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

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kwathi ngangomuso kwabuthana eJerusalema ababusi namalunga nababhali babo,

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