12:1 | Emva kweentsuku ezintandathu phambi kwepasika, UYesu waya eBhetani, apho wayefele khona uLazaro, awamvusayo uYesu. |
12:2 | Bamenzela isidlo khona. Waye ke uMarta elungiselela. Kwaye ngokwenene, ULazaro ke ebengomnye wabo babehleli naye etafileni. |
12:3 | Wathabatha ke uMariya iitalente ezilishumi elinambini zamafutha anadusi engangxengelelweyo, engangxengelelweyo;, ixabiseke kakhulu, wathambisa iinyawo zikaYesu, waza wazisula iinyawo zakhe ngeenwele zakhe. Yazala ke indlu livumba lamafutha lawo aqholiweyo. |
12:4 | Emva koko omnye wabafundi bakhe, uYudas Skariyoti, owayeza kumngcatsha kamsinya, watsho, |
12:5 | Bekungani na ukuba la mafutha aqholiweyo angathengiswanga ngeedenariyo ezimakhulu mathathu, zinikwe amahlwempu??” |
12:6 | Ngoku wathetha oku, kungabi kukukhathalela abasweleyo, kodwa ngenxa yokuba ebelisela kwaye, oko ebeyiphethe ibhegi, ebesoloko ethwala oko kufakwe kuwo. |
12:7 | Kodwa uYesu wathi: “Mvumele, ukuze usigcinele imini yokungcwatywa kwam. |
12:8 | Kumahlwempu, unawe ngamaxesha onke. Kodwa mna, awusoloko ungenayo.” |
12:9 | Yathi ke indimbane enkulu yamaYuda yakwazi ukuba ulapho kuloo ndawo, beza ke, hayi kakhulu ngenxa kaYesu, kodwa ukuze babone uLazaro, awamvusayo kwabafileyo. |
12:10 | Ababingeleli abaziintloko baceba ukuba bambulale noLazaro. |
12:11 | Kwabaninzi bamaYuda, ngenxa yakhe, bemka, bakholwa kuYesu. |