Ababingeleli nababhali bayilela ukumbulala
UYuda uvumelana ngemali. Etafileni yepasika uYesu unika isonka nendebe, baze abahlobo bakhe baphikisane ngokokuba ngubani omkhulu. Uthandaza kuBawo wakhe eneminzunzu, ude ukubila kwakhe kuwe njengegazi; ungcatshwa ngokuphuzwa, aze uPetros amkhanyele kathathu, andule adibane namehlo akhe.
22 1Ke kaloku umthendeleko wezonka ezingenagwele, ekuthiwa yipasika, wawusondela. 2Ababingeleli abakhulu nababhali babefuna indlela yokuba bambulale, kuba babewoyika abantu.
3Waza uSathana wangena kuYuda, lowo ekuthiwa nguSikariyoti, owayengomnye weshumi elinababini. 4Wahamba waya kucebisana nababingeleli abakhulu nabaphathi betempile ngokuba angathini na ukumnikela kubo. 5Bavuya ke, bavumelana ngokumnika imali. 6Wavuma ke, waza waqala ukufuna ithuba elilungileyo lokumnikela kubo kude nendimbane.
Kulungiselelwa ipasika yokugqibela
7Wafika ke umhla wezonka ezingenagwele, ekwakumelwe kukuxhelwa ngawo imvana yepasika.
8UYesu wathuma uPetros noYohane, esithi: “Khanihambe niye kusilungiselela ipasika ukuze sidle.”
9Bathi ke kuye: “Ufuna ukuba siyilungisele phi na?”
10Wathi: “Nakuba ningene emzini, iya kunihlangabeza indoda ethwele umphanda wamanzi. Yilandeleni niye endlwini engena kuyo,
11“nithi kumninindlu: ‘Uthi uMfundisi kuwe: Iphi na indlu endingayidlela kuyo ipasika kunye nabafundi bam?’ 12Yona iya kunibonisa igumbi eliphezulu, elikhulu, landlelwe; silungiseleleni apho.”
13Bahamba ke bafumana kanye njengoko wayebaxelele, baza bayilungisa ipasika.
14Lathi lakufika ilixa, wahlala phantsi etafileni, enabapostile.
15Wathi kubo: “Bendilangazelela kakhulu ukuyidla nani le pasika ndingekabandezelwa. 16Kuba ndithi kuni, andiyi kuyidla ide izaliseke ebukumkanini bukaBawo wethu.” 17Wayithabatha indebe, wabulela, wathi: “Yithabatheni le nto niyahlulelane. 18Kuba ndithi kuni, kususela ngoku andiyi kusela kwisiqhamo somdiliya bude bufike ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu.”
19Wathabatha isonka, wabulela, waqhekeza, wabanika, esithi: “Lo ngumzimba wam, onikelwa ngenxa yenu. Yenzani oku kube sisikhumbuzo ngam.” 20Wenza ngokunjalo nangendebe emva kwesidlo, wathi: “Le ndebe ingumnqophiso omtsha osegazini lam, eliphalalela ngenxa yenu. 21Kodwa khangelani — isandla salowo undingcatshayo sisetafileni kunye nam. 22UNyana woLuntu uhamba kanye njengoko kumiselwe, kodwa yeha kuloo mntu angcatshwa ngaye!”
23Baza baqala ukubuzana ukuba ngubani na kubo oya kuyenza le nto.
24Kwavela ke nembambano phakathi kwabo yokuba ngubani kubo owayengoyena mkhulu.
25Wathi kubo: “Ookumkani beentlanga bazilawula ngegunya, baza abanegunya phezu kwazo babizwe ngokuba ngabenzi bokulungileyo. 26Kodwa anganjalo nina: oyena mkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe njengoyena mncinane, nalowo ukhokelayo abe njengolungiselelayo. 27Ngubani omkhulu, lowo uhleli etafileni okanye lowo ulungiselelayo? Asingulowo uhleli etafileni na? Kanti mna ndiphakathi kwenu njengolungiselelayo.
28“Nina ningabo bahlale nam ezilingweni zam, 29yaye ndininika ubukumkani, kwanjengoko uBawo wandinika mna, 30ukuze nidle nisele etafileni yam ebukumkanini bam, nihlalele ezitroneni nigweba izizwe ezilishumi elinambini zakwaSirayeli.”
31“Simon, Simon, phulaphula — uSathana ufuna ukunihlunga nonke njengengqolowa, 32kodwa ndikuthandazele, ukuze ukholo lwakho lungapheli. Wakuba ubuyile wena, womeleza abazalwana bakho.”
33Wathi uPetros: “Nkosi, ndikulungele ukuhamba nawe nasentolongweni nasekufeni.”
34Wathi uYesu: “Ndithi kuwe, Petros: ayiyi kulila inkuku namhlanje ungekandikhanyeli kathathu ukuba uyandazi.”
35Wathi: “Oko ndanithumayo ningenangxowa yamali, nangxowa yamphako, nazimbadada, nasweleka nto na?” Bathi: “Akukho nto.”
36Wathi kubo: “Kodwa ngoku, lowo unengxowa yemali makayithabathe, nengxowa yamphako kwanjalo. Lowo ongenalo ikrele makathengise ngengubo yakhe azithengele elinye. 37Kuba ndithi kuni esi sibhalo simelwe kukuzaliseka kum, esithi: ‘Wabalelwa ndawonye naboni.’ Kuba oko kubhaliweyo ngam kuyazaliseka.”
38Bathi: “Nkosi, khangela, nanga amakrele amabini.” Wathi kubo: “Kwanele oko.”
UNyana uzinikezela kuBawo
39Waza waphuma, njengesiqhelo, waya eNtabeni yemiNquma, baza abafundi bamlandela.
40Wathi akufika kuloo ndawo, wathi kubo: “Thandazani ukuze ningangeni ekuhendweni.”
41Waza wemka kubo, wahamba umganyana ongangokuphosa ilitye, waguqa ngamadolo, wathandaza,
42esithi: “Bawo, ukuba uyathanda, yisuse kum le ndebe. Noko ke makungenziwa okuthandwa ndim, kwenziwe okuthandwa nguwe.”
43Kwabonakala kuye isithunywa sivela ezulwini, simomeleza. a a v43 Iindinyana 43-44 azikho kwezinye izibhalo-ngqangi zakudala. Zishicilelwe apha, njengakwiiBhayibhile ezininzi zanamhlanje. 44Ethe nzima, wathandaza ngamandla ngakumbi; ukubila kwakhe kwaba njengamathontsi amakhulu egazi ewela emhlabeni.
45Wavuka emthandazweni, weza kubafundi, wabafumana belele kukudandatheka,
46wathi kubo: “Nilaleleni na? Vukani nithandaze, ukuze ningangeni ekuhendweni.”
Ungcatshwa Ngokwangwa
47Esathetha, kwafika indimbane, ikhokelwa ngulowo ekuthiwa nguYuda, omnye wabalishumi elinababini. Weza kuYesu ukuba amange,
48kodwa uYesu wathi kuye: “Yuda, ingaba uyamngcatsha ngokumanga uNyana woLuntu?”
49Bakubon' ukuba kuza kwenzeka ntoni na, abo babenaye bathi: “Nkosi, singabaxabela na ngekrele?” 50Omnye kubo wamxabela umkhonzi wombingeleli omkhulu, wamnqumla indlebe yasekunene.
51Kodwa uYesu waphendula wathi: “Kwanele oko!” Wayichukumisa indlebe, wamphilisa. 52Waza uYesu wathi kubabingeleli abakhulu, nabaphathi betempile, namadoda amakhulu, ababephume kuye: “Niphumele ukuza kundibamba ninamakrele neentonga nje, ngathi niphumele isihange? 53Imihla ngemihla bendinani etempileni, anandibeka zandla. Kodwa eli lilixa lenu, negunya lobumnyama.”
UPetros Ukhanyela UkumAzi UYesu
54Bambamba, bamrhola, bamsa endlwini yombingeleli omkhulu; uPetros elandela mgama. 55Balumeka umlilo phakathi kwentendelezo, bahlala phantsi kunye; wahlala uPetros phakathi kwabo. 56Umkhonzazana othile, embona ehleli ejongene nelangatye lomlilo, wamkhangela, wathi: “Naye lo ubenaye.”
57Kodwa wakhanyela, esithi: “Mfazi, andimazi.”
58Kwakuba mzuzwana, omnye wambona, wathi: “Nawe ungomnye wabo.” Kodwa uPetros wathi: “Ndoda, andinguye.”
59Kuthe kwakuba ngathi lixa elinye, omnye wancamisa, esithi: “Inene lo mntu ubenaye, kuba naye ungowaseGalili.”
60Kodwa uPetros wathi: “Ndoda, andiyazi into oyithethayo.” Kwaoko, esathetha, yalila inkuku. 61Yajika iNkosi, yamkhangela uPetros. Wakhumbula uPetros oko iNkosi yayekuthethile kuye, isithi: “Ingekalili inkuku namhlanje, uya kundikhanyela kathathu.” 62Waphuma phandle, walila ngokukrakra.
63Ke kaloku amadoda abembambile uYesu amgculela, embetha. 64Amgqubuthela, aza amana embuza: “Profeta! Ngubani okubethileyo?” 65Athetha nezinye izinto ezininzi ngaye, emnyelisa.
UYesu Ume Phambi Kwentlanganiso Yamatyala
66Kwathi kwakusa, yahlangana intlanganiso yamadoda amakhulu abantu—ababingeleli abakhulu nababhali—bamsa kwintlanganiso yabo yamatyala, besithi:
67“Ukuba unguKrestu, sixelele.” Wathi kubo: “Ukuba ndithe ndanixelela, aniyi kukholwa;
68“ukuba ndithe ndanibuza, aniyi kuphendula.
69“Kodwa ukususela ngoku uNyana woLuntu uya kuhlala ngasekunene kwamandla kaBawo wethu.”
70Bathi bonke: “Ngoko ke unguNyana kaThixo?” Wathi kubo: “Nitsho ukuba ndinguye.”
71Bathi: “Sisabufunela ntoni na ubungqina? Kuba sivile thina ngokwethu buphuma emlonyeni wakhe.”
