8. And they departed quickly from the kever with fear and great simcha and ran to report everything to Moshiach's talmidim.
9. And hinei! Moshiach met them, saying Shalom Aleichem. And they came up and took hold of his feet and fell prostrate before him.
10. Then he said to them, Do not be afraid; go and take word to my Achim that they may go away to the Galil, and there they shall see me.
11. Now while they were on their way, hinei! Some of the shomrim came into the city and reported to the Rashei Hakohanim all the things that had happened.
12. And when they had assembled with the Zekenim and counseled together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
13. And said, You are to say, His talmidim came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.
14. And if this should come to the Governor's ears, we will win him over and keep you out of trouble.
15. And the ones who took the kesef did as they had been instructed and this story was widely spread among the Yehudim to this day.