3 Ngesikhathi aseBhethaniya adla emzini kaSimoni obekanobulepheru, kweza umfazi aphethe umjekana we-alabhasta unamafutha anuka kamnandi, abiza khulu, inarada* yamambala. Wavula umjekana we-alabhasta loyo wawathela ehloko kaJesu.+ 4 Abanye nababona lokhu, bakhuluma bodwa basilingekile bathi: “Kubayini kudlalwa ngamafutha anuka kamnandi la? 5 Phela amafutha la bekangathengiswa ngabodenariyu abangaphezu kwabama-300 bese imali leyo inikelwe abatlhagako!” Bamkgharameja khulu. 6 Kodwana uJesu wathi: “Mliseni. Nimtshwenyelani? Ungenzele into ehle.+ 7 Ngombana abatlhagako nihlala ninabo+ ningabenzela okuhle nanyana kunini nanifunako kodwana mina angekhe nihlale ninami.+ 8 Wenze angakwenza; ungizese ngamafutha anuka kamnandi ukulungiselela umzimbami ukubulungwa.+ 9 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini nanyana kukuphi lapho kutjhunyayelwa khona iindaba ezimnandi ephasini loke,+ nokwenziwe mfazi lo kuzokukhulunywa ngakho akhunjulwe.”+

12 Emalangeni asithandathu ngaphambi kobana kube yiPhasika, uJesu wafika eBhethaniya, lapho bekuhlala uLazaru,+ owavuswa nguJesu kwabafileko. 2 Bamenzela isidlo santambama, uMarta bekabapha ukudla,+ uLazaru yena bekangomunye wabahlezi noJesu etafuleni. 3 UMariya wathatha isiquntu selitha yamafutha anuka kamnandi, abiza khulu, inarada yamambala, wazesa iinyawo zakaJesu, wazisula ngeenhluthu zakhe. Indlu yazala iphunga lamafutha anuka kamnandi.+ 4 Kodwana uJudasi Iskariyodi,+ omunye wabafundi bakhe, obekazomthengisa, wathi: 5 “Kubayini amafutha anuka kamnandi la angathengiswa ngabodenariyu* abama-300 bese imali leyo inikelwe abatlhagako?” 6 Watjho lokhu, ingasi ngebanga lokuthi bekatshwenyekile ngabantu abatlhagako kodwana bekalisela, aphatha ibhoksi lemali, ajayele nokweba imali efakwa kilo. 7 Yeke uJesu wathi: “Mliseni akwenze lokhu ukulungiselela ilanga lami lokubulungwa.+ 8 Ngombana abatlhagako nihlala ninabo+ kodwana mina angekhe nihlale ninami.”+