52. Waza uYesu wathi kuye: “Libuyisele endaweni yalo ikrele lakho. Bonke abasebenzisa ikrele, baya kutshabalala ngekrele.
53. Ngaba ùba andinako ukumcela uBawo, aze kwangoku andikhuphele amawaka-waka ezithunywa zezulu eziyimikhosi engaphezu kweshumi elinambini?
54. Bezinokuthini ke ngoko *iziBhalo ukungazaliseki, zona zithi kumele ukuba kube nje?”
55. UYesu ke ngelo xesha wathi kwindimbane: “Niphumele ukuza kubamba mna na, ninamakrele neentonga nje, ngokungathi niphumele isihange? Bendinani ndifundisa imihla ngemihla *endlwini kaThixo, naza anandibamba.
56. Kodwa kunje ukuze kuzaliseke okwabhalwayo *ngabashumayeli bamandulo.”Emva koko ke babaleka bonke abafundi bakhe, bamshiya.
57. Abo babembambile uYesu, bamsa kuKayafa, umbingeleli omkhulu, apho babehlanganisene khona abachazi-mthetho namadoda amakhulu.
58. Ke yena uPetros wamlandela uYesu, ebekele kude, wada waya kungena eyadini yomzi wombingeleli omkhulu, wahlala phantsi ndawonye nezicaka, ukuze abone ukuba kuya kuphelela phi na.
59. Ke ababingeleli abaziintloko nalo lonke *iBhunga babefuna ubungqina bobuxoki ngoYesu, ukuze bambulalise,
60. kodwa ababufumananga, nangona babebaninzi ababengqina ubuxoki ngaye. Ekugqibeleni kwavela ababini,
61. bathi: “Lo mntu uthe: ‘Mna ndingayichitha indlu kaThixo, ndibuye ndiyakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu.’ ”
62. Waphakama ke umbingeleli omkhulu, wathi kuYesu: “Akuphenduli nento le na? Yintoni kanye le aba bayingqinayo ngawe?”