Pamaso pa Pilato ndi Herode

Pilato akunena katatu kuti sakupeza mlandu, komabe akugonja. Yesu akuuza akazi olira kuti adzilirire okha, akupempha Atate wake kuti akhululukire anthu omwe akumupachika, ndipo akulonjeza paradaiso kwa wochita zoipa. Mdima ukugwa, nsalu yotchinga ikung'ambika, ndipo Yosefe akupempha thupi.

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Ndipo gulu lonse linayimirira, namtengera iye pamaso pa Pilato. Nayamba kumneneza iye, nati, “Tapeza munthu uyu akusokeretsa mtundu wathu, akuletsa kupereka msonkho kwa Kaisara, nadzinena kuti Iye ndiye Khristu, mfumu.”

Pilato anamfunsa iye, nati, “Kodi Inu ndinu Mfumu ya Ayuda?” Iye anayankha nati, “Mwanena inu.”

Ndipo Pilato anati kwa ansembe aakulu ndi magulu a anthu, “Sindikupeza mlandu mwa munthu uyu.”

Koma iwo anaumirira, nati, “Iye akuwutsa anthu, akuphunzitsa mu Yudeya yonse, kuyambira ku Galileya mpaka pano.”

Pamene Pilato anamva zimenezi, anafunsa ngati munthuyo anali Mgalileya. Atadziwa kuti iye anali pansi pa ulamuliro wa Herode, anamtumiza iye kwa Herode, amene iye yemwe anali komanso mu Yerusalemu masiku amenewo.

Poona Yesu, Herode anakondwa kwambiri, pakuti anafuna kale kuona Iye, popeza anamva za Iye, ndipo anayembekezera kuona Iye akuchita chizindikiro. Anamfunsa iye mafunso ambiri, koma Yesu sanampatse iye yankho. Ansembe aakulu ndi alembi anayimirira pomwepo, akumneneza iye mwamphamvu. Herode ndi asilikali ake ananyoza iye nachitira chipongwe, namveka iye zovala zonyezimira, namubwezera kwa Pilato. Tsiku limenelo Herode ndi Pilato anakhala abwenzi, pakuti kale anali adani.

Ndipo Pilato anayitanitsa pamodzi ansembe aakulu, olamulira, ndi anthu, nati kwa iwo, “Munandibweretsera munthu uyu ngati wosocheretsa anthu. Ndamufufuza iye pamaso panu, ndipo sindapeza mlandu uliwonse mwa munthu uyu pa zimene mukumneneza. Ngakhalenso Herode sanapeze, pakuti anamubwezera kwa ife. Taonani, iye sanachite kanthu koyenera imfa. Choncho ndidzamulanga iye, ndipo ndidzamumasula.” ^a Koma onse anafuwula pamodzi, nati, “Muchotseni munthu uyu! Mutimasulire Baraba!” munthu amene anatsekeredwa m'ndende chifukwa cha chiwembu chimene chinachitika mu mzinda, ndiponso chifukwa cha kupha.

Pilato anayankhulanso kwa iwo, pofuna kumasula Yesu, koma iwo anapitiriza kufuwula, nati, “Mpachikeni, mpachikeni iye!”

Kachitatu anati kwa iwo, “Chifukwa chiyani? Kodi munthu uyu wachita choyipa chotani? Sindikupeza chifukwa cha imfa mwa iye. Choncho ndidzamulanga, ndipo ndidzamumasula.” Koma iwo anapitiriza kufuwula mokweza, akufuna kuti iye apachikidwe, ndipo mawu awo anapambana. Choncho Pilato anatsimikiza kuti chimene anapempha chikwaniritsidwe. Anamasula munthu amene anapempha, wotsekeredwa chifukwa cha chiwembu ndi kupha, koma anapereka Yesu ku chifuniro chawo.

Mwana Apachikidwa

Pamene anamtsogolera iye kupita, anagwira munthu wotchedwa Simoni wa ku Kurene, amene anali kubwera kuchokera kumidzi, nasenzetsa iye mtanda kuti aunyamule kumbuyo kwa Yesu. Gulu lalikulu la anthu linamutsatira iye, kuphatikizapo amayi amene anali kulira ndi kumulirira iye.

Koma Yesu anatembenukira kwa iwo, nati, “Ana aakazi a Yerusalemu, musandililire Ine; dzililireni nokha ndi ana anu. Pakuti masiku akubwera pamene adzanena kuti, ‘Odala ndi awo osabereka, mimba imene siinabalepo, ndi mawere amene sanayamwitsepo.’ Ndipo adzayamba kunena ku mapiri kuti, ‘Tigwereni,’ ndi ku zitunda kuti, ‘Tikwirireni.’ Pakuti ngati akuchita izi pamene mtengo uli wauwisi, kodi chidzachitika chiyani pamene uli wowuma?” ^b

Anthu ena awiri, amene anali zigawenga, anatsogoleredwanso kuti akaphedwe pamodzi ndi Iye. Pamene anafika pamalo otchedwa Chigaza, anampachika iye pamenepo pamodzi ndi zigawenga, mmodzi kudzanja lake lamanja, wina kudzanja lamanzere.

Yesu anati, “Atate, akhululukireni, pakuti sadziwa chimene akuchita.” Ndipo anagawana zovala zake, nachita maere. ^c

Anthu anayimirira akuona; olamulira ananyodola, nati, “Anapulumutsa ena, adzipulumutse yekha, ngati iye ndiye Khristu wa Mulungu, Wosankhidwayo.”

Asilikali nawonso anamuchitira chipongwe iye, nabwera kudzampatsa iye vinyo wosasa, nati, “Ngati ndinu Mfumu ya Ayuda, dzipulumutseni nokha!”

Panalinso cholembedwa pamwamba pa Iye kuti, “Uyu ndiye Mfumu ya Ayuda.”

Mmodzi wa zigawenga zomwe zinapachikidwa anamtukwana iye, nati, “Kodi Inu si ndinu Khristu? Dzipulumutseni nokha ndi ifenso!”

Koma winayo anamudzudzula, nati, “Kodi iwe suopa ngakhale Mulungu, popeza uli pansi pa chilango chimodzimodzi? Ndipo moyenera, ife tikulandira malipiro a zimene tinachita; koma munthu uyu sanachite cholakwa chilichonse.” Ndipo anati, “Yesu, mundikumbukire Ine pamene mubwera mu ufumu wanu.”

Ndipo Yesu anati kwa iye, “Indetu ndikuwuza iwe, lero udzakhala pamodzi ndi Ine mu Paradizo.”

Mwana Apereka Mzimu Wake

Panali kale pafupifupi masana, ndipo mdima unaphimba dziko lonse mpaka ora lachitatu masana, pakuti kuwala kwa dzuwa kunazimiririka; ndipo nsalu yotchinga ya m'Kachisi inang'ambika pakati.

Yesu anafuwula mokweza, nati, “Atate, m'manja mwanu ndipereka mzimu wanga!” Ndipo anapereka mzimu wake.

Poona zimene zinachitika, mkulu wa asilikali anatamanda Atate wathu, nati, “Munthu uyu analidi wolungama.” Magulu onse a anthu amene anasonkhana kuti aone zimenezi, poona zimene zinachitika, anabwerera kwawo akudziguguda pachifuwa. Onse odziwana naye, ndi amayi amene anamutsatira iye kuchokera ku Galileya, anayimirira patali akuona zinthu izi.

Mwana Ayikidwa M'manda

Ndipo panali munthu wotchedwa Yosefe, membala wa bwalo lamilandu, munthu wabwino ndi wolungama, amene sanavomereze chikonzero chawo ndi zochita zawo. Iye anali wa ku Arimateya, mzinda wa Ayuda, ndipo anali kudikira ufumu wa Atate wathu. Munthu uyu anapita kwa Pilato, napempha mtembo wa Yesu. Anautsitsa, nawukulunga mu nsalu yabafuta, namuyika m'manda owumbidwa m'thanthwe, mumene munalibe wina amene anayikidwamo kale. Linali tsiku la Kukonzekera, ndipo Sabata linali pafupi kuyamba. Amayi amene anabwera naye kuchokera ku Galileya anatsatira, naona manda, ndi momwe mtembo wake unayikidwira. Anabwerera, nakonza zonunkhiritsa ndi mafuta onunkhira, ndipo anapuma pa Sabata monga analamulidwa.