25 Khonapho bekunomfazi obesekuminyaka eli-12+ aphethwe bulwele bokuphopha iingazi.+ 26 Watlhaga khulu* kibodorhodere abanengi bewaphelelwa ngikho koke ebekanakho kodwana akhenge alapheke, kunalokho, ukugula kwakhe kwarhagala khulu. 27 Kuthe nakezwa umbiko ngoJesu, wakhukhutha ngemva kwakhe hlangana nesiqubuthu, wakghwatha isambatho sakhe sangaphandle,+ 28 ngombana bekasolo athi: “Nangingakghwatha isambatho sakhe sangaphandle nje kwaphela, ngizokuphola.”+ 29 Khonokho ukuphopha kwakhe iingazi kwaphela, wezwa nemzimbenakhe ukuthi ulatjhiwe ekuguleni okubuhlungu.

30 Msinyana uJesu walemuka bona amandla+ aphumile kuye, wajika waqala isiqubuthu wasibuza wathi: “Ngubani okghwathe isambatho sami sangaphandle?”+ 31 Abafundi bathi kuye: “Uyasibona isiqubuthu sisunduzelana kuwe kodwana ubuza ukuthi, ‘Ngubani ongikghwathileko?’” 32 Nokho, wathalaza afuna ukubona ukuthi ngubani omkghwathileko. 33 Azi ukuthi kwenzekeni kuye, umfazi lo weza kuJesu ahlengezela ngokwesaba, waguqa phambi kwakhe wamtjela loke iqiniso. 34 Wathi kuye: “Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukupholisile. Khamba ngokuthula+ uphole ekuguleni kwakho okubuhlungu.”+

56 Nanyana kunini nakangena esabelweni namkha edorobheni namkha emaphandleni, bebaletha abagulako eendaweni zokuthengisela, bamrabhela bona abavumele bakghwathe umphetho wesambatho sakhe sangaphandle.+ Boke ebebasikghwatha bebaphola.

43 Khonapho bekunomfazi obesekuminyaka eli-12 aphethwe bulwele bokuphopha iingazi,+ bekunganamuntu okghona ukumlapha.+ 44 Weza ngemva kwakaJesu wakghwatha umphetho wesambatho sakhe sangaphandle,+ khonokho ukuphopha kwakhe iingazi kwaphela. 45 Ngalokho uJesu wathi: “Ngubani ongikghwathileko?” Boke nabaphikako, uPitrosi wathi: “Mfundisi, isiqubuthu sikubungelele.”+ 46 UJesu wathi: “Kunomuntu ongikghwathileko ngombana ngiyazi ukuthi amandla+ aphumile kimi.” 47 Abona ukuthi angeze akwazi ukuzifihla, umfazi lo watjhidela ahlengezela waguqa phambi kwakaJesu wavuma phambi kwabo boke abantu ukuthi kubayini amkghwathile nokuthi uphole njani khonokho. 48 Kodwana wathi kuye: “Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukupholisile. Khamba ngokuthula.”+