Ewela iKidron Esiya Emyezweni
Emyezweni, iqela elize kumbamba lisuka libuyela umva xa uYesu esithi nguye, aze acele ukuba abafundi bakhe bakhululwe bahambe. UPetros warhola ikrele; uYesu uza kuyisela indebe amnike yona uYise, waza uPetros wamkhanyela kathathu ngasemlilweni wamalahle. Ubukumkani bakhe abuveli apha.
18 1Akuba ethethe ezi zinto, uYesu waphuma nabafundi bakhe bawela intlambo yeKidron, apho kwakukho khona umyezo; wangena kuwo yena nabafundi bakhe. 2NoYudas lo wamngcatshayo wayeyazi loo ndawo, kuba uYesu wayedla ngokuhlanganisana nabafundi bakhe apho. 3Ngoko ke uYudas weza apho neqela lamajoni namagosa avela kubabingeleli abaziintloko nakubaFarisi, bephethe izibane, izikhuni ezivuthayo, nezixhobo.
4Ngoko uYesu, ekwazi konke okwakuza kwehla kuye, waphuma wathi kubo: “Nifuna bani na?”
5Bamphendula bathi: “UYesu waseNazarete.” Wathi uYesu: “Ndim.” UYudas, lowo wamngcatshayo, wayemi nabo. a a v5 UYesu uthetha igama lobuThixo uBawo wethu awalinika uMoses etyholweni elalivutha. Indlela amajoni asabela ngayo kwivesi elilandelayo — ukuwa ngomhlana emhlabeni — ibonisa ukuba beva kanye oko akuthethayo ngaye.
6Uthe uYesu akuthi kubo: “Ndim,” babuyela umva bawa emhlabeni.
7Ngoko wabuza kubo kwakhona: “Nifuna bani na?” Bathi: “UYesu waseNazarete.”
8Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Ndinixelele ukuba ndim. Ngoko ke ukuba nifuna mna, bayekeni aba bantu bahambe.” 9Oku kwazalisekisa ilizwi likaYesu awayelithethile elithi: “Andilahlekelwanga namnye kwabo wandinika bona.”
10Ngoko uSimon Petros warhola ikrele lakhe, wabetha isicaka sombingeleli omkhulu, wasinqumla indlebe yaso yasekunene—igama laloo sicaka linguMalko.
11Ngoko uYesu wathi kuPetros: “Buyisela ikrele lakho esingxotsheni. Ndingayiseli na indebe andinike yona uBawo wam?”
12Aza amajoni, nomphathi wawo, namagosa amaJuda, ambamba uYesu ambopha.
13Bamsa kuAnas kuqala, kuba wayenguyisezala kaKayafa, owayengumbingeleli omkhulu ngaloo mnyaka. 14UKayafa nguye lowo wayecebise amaJuda esithi: kungcono ukuba kufe mntu mnye ngenxa yabantu.
UPetros Ulandela Engena Enkundleni
15USimon Petros nomnye umfundi balandela uYesu. Loo mfundi wayesaziwa ngumbingeleli omkhulu, ngoko wangena noYesu enkundleni yombingeleli omkhulu, 16kodwa uPetros wema ngaphandle emnyango. Ngoko omnye umfundi, lowo wayesaziwa ngumbingeleli omkhulu, waphuma, wathetha nentombazana eyayigcina umnyango, wamngenisa uPetros. 17Intombazana eyayigcina umnyango yathi kuPetros: “Nawe akungomnye wabafundi balo mntu, akunjalo?” Wathi: “Andinguye.”
18Izicaka namagosa, ezisiva ingqele, ayebase umlilo wamalahle, emi esotha; wayemi nabo uPetros, esotha.
Uphicothwa Ebusuku
19Umbingeleli omkhulu wambuza ke uYesu ngabafundi bakhe nangemfundiso yakhe.
20Wamphendula uYesu wathi: “Ndithethe ekuhleni ehlabathini; ndasoloko ndifundisa ezindlwini zesikhungu nasetempileni, apho ahlanganisana khona onke amaJuda. Andithethanga nto ngasese. 21Yini na ukuba undibuze? Buza abo beva oko ndakuthethayo kubo; bona bayakwazi oko ndakuthethayo.”
22Uthe akutsho, elinye lamagosa elalimi kufuphi lampakaza uYesu, lisithi: “Umphendula ngolo hlobo na umbingeleli omkhulu?”
23Wamphendula uYesu wathi: “Ukuba ndithethe kakubi, ngqina ngobo bubi; kodwa ukuba ndithethe kakuhle, undibethelani na?”
24Waza uAnas wamthumela, esabotshiwe, kuKayafa umbingeleli omkhulu.
UPetros Ukhanyela Kwakhona
25Ngelo thuba uSimon Petros wayemi esotha. Bathi kuye: “Akungomnye wabafundi bakhe nawe?” Wakhanyela wathi: “Andinguye.”
26Esinye sezicaka zombingeleli omkhulu, esizalana nalowo uPetros wamnqumla indlebe, sabuza: “Andikubonanga na naye emyezweni?”
27Waphinda wakhanyela uPetros, kwathi kwangoko kwakhala inkuku.
Unikezelwa kuPilato
28Baza bamrhola uYesu bemsusa kuKayafa besiya kwikomkhulu lerhuluneli. Kwakusesasa. Bona ngokwabo abangenanga, ukuze bangenziwa inqambi kodwa bakwazi ukuyidla iPasika. 29Ngoko uPilato waphuma waya kubo wathi: “Nizisa sityholo sini ngakulo mntu?”
30Bamphendula bathi: “Ukuba lo mntu ebengenzi bugwenxa, besingayi kumnikezela kuwe.”
31Wathi uPilato: “Mthatheni nina ngokwenu nimgwebe ngokomthetho wenu.” Athi amaJuda: “Asivumelekanga ukubulala mntu.”
32Oku kwazalisekisa ilizwi awayelithethile uYesu, elibonisa uhlobo lokufa awayeza kufa ngalo.
33Ngoko uPilato wabuyela ngaphakathi kwikomkhulu, wambiza uYesu, wathi: “Wena unguKumkani wamaJuda na?”
34Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Oku ukutsho ngokwakho, okanye abanye bakuxelele ngam?”
35Waphendula uPilato wathi: “NdingumJuda na mna? Uhlanga lwakowenu nababingeleli abaziintloko bakunikezele kum. Wenze ntoni na?”
36Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Ubukumkani bam abuphumi kweli hlabathi. Ukuba bebuphuma apha, izicaka zam bezingalwa ukuze ndinganikezelwa kumaJuda. Kodwa ubukumkani bam abuphumi apha.”
37Wathi ke uPilato kuye: “Ngoko ke unguKumkani?” Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Utsho wena ukuba ndinguKumkani. Ndazalelwa oku, ndeza ehlabathini ngenxa yoku—ukuze ndingqinele inyaniso. Wonke umntu ongowenyaniso uyaliva ilizwi lam.”
38Wabuza uPilato: “Iyintoni na inyaniso?” Waza waphuma waya kumaJuda kwakhona wathi: “Andifumani nto igwenxa kuye.
39Kodwa ninesiko: ndinikhululela mntu mnye ngePasika. Ngoko ke niyafuna na ukuba ndinikhululele uKumkani wamaJuda?”
40Bakhwaza kwakhona bathi: “Hayi lo mntu, kodwa nguBarabas!” Ke yena uBarabas wayelisela.
