UPhetro Uphika UJesu

Ngesikhathi uJesu elabaphostoli bakhe endlini ephezulu, wabatshela wathi: ‘Ngabona lobu busuku lonke lizabaleka lingitshiye.’ UPhetro waphendula wathi: ‘Lanxa bonke abanye bengakutshiya, mina kangisoze ngikutshiye.’ Kodwa uJesu wathi kuPhetro: ‘Iqhude lingakakhali, uzangiphika kathathu usithi kawungazi.’

Kwathi lapho amasotsha ehambisa uJesu endlini kaKhayifasi, inengi labaphostoli labaleka. Kodwa kulababili abalandela ixuku elathatha uJesu. Omunye wabo kwakunguPhetro. Wangena egumeni lomuzi kaKhayifasi wafika wotha umlilo. Wasebonwa yintombazana eyayisebenza khonapho yathi kuye: ‘Wena ngiyakwazi! Ungumngane kaJesu!’

UPhetro waphika esithi: ‘Hatshi! Angikwazi lokho okhuluma ngakho!’ Nango esuka eqonda egedini. Eyinye incekukazi yambona yasitshela abantu ababekhonapho yathi: ‘Indoda le yayiloJesu!’ UPhetro wathi: ‘Angimazi uJesu!’ Eyinye indoda layo yathi: ‘Wena ungomunye wabo. Ngizwa lendlela okhuluma ngayo ukuthi ungoweGalile njengoJesu.’ Kodwa uPhetro waphika esithi: ‘Angimazi mina!’

Khonokho nje, iqhude lakhala. UPhetro wabona uJesu ethalaza emkhangela. Wahle wakhumbula amazwi kaJesu, waphuma phandle wakhala kabuhlungu.

Kusenjalo, abadala labaphristi abakhulu kanye lababhali bahlangana emzini kaKhayifasi bezothonisisa uJesu. Babevele befuna ukumbulala, okwasekusele yikuthola isizatho sokuthi bambulale. Kodwa basiswela. Ekucineni uKhayifasi wabuza uJesu wathi: ‘UyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu yini?’ UJesu wathi kuye: ‘Ye.’ UKhayifasi wasesithi: ‘Kasisabafuni abanye abantu abangafakaza. Ukhulume into embi kakhulu!’ Bonke ababelapho bathi: ‘Indoda le kufanele ibulawe.’ Batshaya uJesu ngamampama langenqindi, bamkhafulela. Bamvala amehlo bathi kuye: ‘Nxa ungumphrofethi sitshele ukuthi ngubani okutshayileyo!’

Ekuseni abaphristi abakhulu labangane babo bathatha uJesu bamusa ewolu ababehlangana kuyo baphinda bambuza bathi: ‘UyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu yini?’ UJesu waphendula wathi: ‘Kunjengoba lisitsho.’ Bathi ulecala lokukhuluma kubi ngoNkulunkulu basebemusa endlini kaPhontiyu Philathu ugavena owayengumRoma. Kwasekusenzakalani? Ake sibone.