3 Kwathi uYesu eseBhetani, esetafileni endlwini kaSimon uZitshangubana, kwafika umntu obhinqileyo, eneqhaga lelitye lelabhastile, linamafutha angangxengwanga axabiso likhulu esiqholo esiyinadusi. Waliqhekeza ke elo qhaga, wathambisa intloko kaYesu ngamafutha lawo.
4 Kwakukho abathile abacaphukáyo, besithi omnye komnye: “Kutheni na ukuba kwenziwe le nkcitho yamafutha aqholiweyo?
5 Ngethengiswe ngemali engaphezu kweerandi ezingamakhulu amathathu, kwaphiwa amahlwempu.” Baza ke bayikhalazela loo ntokazi.
6 UYesu ke wathi: “Myekeni; nimkhathazelani? Úndenzele into entle.
7 Kaloku amahlwempu lawo nihleli ninawo: nanini na nakuthanda ningawanceda. Mna ke anihleli ninam.
8 Le ntokazi yenze loo nto ibinokuyenza. Umzimba wam iwuthambisele ukungewatywa kwangaphambili.
9 Ndithi kuni, inene, naphi na apho zithe zavakaliswa khona ezi ndaba zimnandi kulo lonke ihlabathi, iya kuxelwa nayo le nto iyenzileyo yona, ibe sisikhumbuzo ngayo.”