39 UJosefu wayekhatshwa nguNikodimo, lowo wayekhe waya kuYesu ngobusuku. UNikodimo wayephethe umxube wentlaka yokuqhola nencindi yekhala engaphezu kweekhilogram ezingamashumi amathathu.
40 Bawuthatha ke umzimba kaYesu, bawuthandela ngamalaphu elinen, bawuqhola njengokuba kwakusenziwa ngokwesiko lamaJuda.
41 Kwakukho isitiya kuloo ndawo wayebethelelwe emnqamlezweni kuyo uYesu, kukho nengcwaba elitsha, kungekangcwatywa mntu kulo.
42 UYesu ke bamngcwaba kweli ngcwaba lilelona likufutshane, kuba *uMhla wokuPhumla wawuselusondele.