25. Wabakhululela lowo babemcela, owayethe ngenxa yesiphithi-phithi nokubulala waphoswa entolongweni. Ke yena uYesu wanikelwa ukuba kwenziwe kuye ngokwesicelo sabo.
26. Kwemkiwa ke noYesu, aza amajoni athi xhakamfu Simon uthile waseKirene, owayevela emaphandleni, awubeka phezu kwakhe umnqamlezo, ukuba awuthwale emva koYesu.
27. Wayelandelwa yinto eninzi yabantu, kukho nabafazi ababesenza isijwili, bemlilela.
28. Ejikile ke uYesu, wabakhangela, wathi: “Zintombi zaseJerusalem, sanukundililela mna; koko zilileleni nina nabantwana benu;
29. kuba, niyabona, iyeza imihla ekuya kuthiwa ngayo: ‘Banoyolo abangazalanga, abangancancisanga mntwana.’
30. Ngelo xesha baya kuthi ezintabeni: ‘Siweleni, nisifihle!’ ezindulini bathi: ‘Sigqumeleleni!’
31. Xa utsha kangaka umthi oluhlaza, kobeka phi ke kowomileyo?”
32. Amadoda amabini, awayezizihange, ayeqhutywa esiya kubulawa kunye noYesu.
33. Bakufika kuloo ndawo kuthiwa luKhakhayi, bambethelela emnqamlezweni khona apho uYesu, bezibethelela kwanezihange ezo, esinye ngasekunene, nesinye ngasekhohlo.
34. UYesu wathi: “Bawo, baxolele, kuba abayazi into abayenzayo.”Baza benza *amaqashiso, besabelana ngeengubo zakhe.
35. Abantu babebonela, abaphathi bamaJuda bemgculela, besithi: “Wabasindisa abanye; makazisindise ke naye, ukuba unguye *uKrestu, umnyulwa kaThixo.”
36. Ayemphoxa ke namajoni, esiza asondeze iwayini emuncu kuye,
37. esithi: “Ukuba wena unguye uKumkani wamaJuda, zisindise.”
38. Kwakubhalwe nombhalo wetyala lakhe phezulu emnqamlezweni, kwathiwa: “Lo nguKumkani wamaJuda.”
39. Esinye isihange kwezo zazixhonywe kunye noYesu, sasimnyelisa, sisithi: “Akunguye na uKrestu? Zisindise ke, nathi usisindise.”
40. Sasikhalimela esinye, sisithi: “Akumoyiki na wena uThixo, ukwawiselwe esi sigwebo nje?
41. Esi sigwebo okunene sisifanele thina, kuba sivuzwa ngezenzo zethu; kodwa yena lo akenzanga nto imbi.”
42. Saza sathi kuYesu: “Uzundikhumbule, Yesu, xa uthe weza kulawula.”
43. UYesu wathi kuso: “Ndithi kuwe, inene, kwanamhlanje uya kuba nam emyezweni wakwaThixo.”
44. Ke kaloku kwakumalunga nentsimbi yeshumi elinambini emini, laza lasuka latshona emini ilanga, kwaba mnyama phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba, kwada kwayintsimbi yesithathu emva kwemini.