NgokukaLuka 22:39-71

Wayesephuma, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo njengomkhuba wakhe, nabafundi bakhe bamlandela. Esefikile endaweni wathi kubo: “Khulekani ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.” Wamonyuka kubo kungathi ibanga lokuphonsa itshe, waguqa phansi, wakhuleka, wathi: “Baba, uma uthanda, susa lesi sitsha kimi; nokho makungenziwa intando yami kodwa eyakho.” Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini, imqinisa. Esosizini olunzima wakhuleka eqinisela, izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi, aconsela emhlabathini. Esesukume ekukhulekeni weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafumana belele ngokudabuka. Wathi kubo: “Nilaleleni na? Vukani nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.” Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika isixuku; naye othiwa uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wayehamba phambi kwabo, wasondela kuJesu ukumanga. Kepha uJesu wathi kuye: “Juda, uyayikhaphela iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga na?” Kuthe ababengakuye sebebona okuzakwenzeka, bathi: “Nkosi, sigadle ngenkemba na?” Omunye othile kubo wayigadla inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. Kepha uJesu wathatha wathi: “Musani; sekwanele.” Wayiphatha indlebe, wayipholisa. Wathi uJesu kubapristi abakhulu, nezinduna zethempeli, namalunga ababeze kuye: “Niphumile kungathi nize kumphangi niphethe izinkemba nezinduku. Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini, anelulanga zandla kimi; kepha lokhu kuyihora lenu namandla obumnyama.” Base bembamba, bamuka naye, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetru walandela ekude. Sebebasile umlilo phakathi egcekeni bahlala phansi ndawonye; uPetru wahlala phakathi kwabo. Intombazana ethile, imbona ehlezi ngasemlilweni, yamgqolozela yathi: “Nalona ube naye.” Kepha waphika, wathi: “Sifazane, angimazi.” Emva kwesikhashana omunye wambona, wathi: “Nawe ungomunye wabo.” Kepha uPetru wathi: “Muntundini, angisiye.” Sekudlulile okungathi ihora linye, omunye umuntu waqinisa wathi: “Impela nalona ube naye, ngokuba futhi ungowaseGalile.” Kepha uPetru wathi: “Muntundini, angikwazi ukuthi uthini.” Masinyane esakhuluma, lakhala iqhude. INkosi yayisiphenduka, yambheka uPetru. UPetru walikhumbula izwi leNkosi, njengokuba ithe kuye: “Iqhude lingakakhali namhlanje, uzakungiphika kathathu.” Waphumela phandle, wakhala kamunyu. Amadoda abembambile uJesu ambhinqa emshaya. Ammboza ubuso, ambuza ethi: “Profetha ukuthi ngubani okushayileyo na?” Nokunye okuningi akukhuluma kuye emthuka. Kwathi sekusile, kwabuthana amalunga abantu nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, bamyisa emphakathini wabo, bathi: “Uma unguKristu, sitshele.” Wathi kubo: “Uma nginitshela, anisoze nakholwa; noma ngibuza, anisoze naphendula. Kepha kusukela manje iNdodana yomuntu izakuhlala ngakwesokunene samandla kaNkulunkulu.” Base bethi bonke: “Kanti uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na?” Wathi kubo: “Nisho khona, ngokuba ngiyiyo.” Bathi: “Pho, sisaswele bufakazi na? Ngokuba sesizwile uqobo lwethu ngomlomo wakhe.”