ULuka 23 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

23 ¹Yavuka ke yonke intlanganiso, yamzisa phambi koPilato. ²Baqala ukummangalela, besithi: “Simfumene lo mntu elahlekisa isizwe sethu, esalela ukuhlawulwa kwerhafu kuKesare, esithi yena unguKrestu, ukumkani.”

³UPilato wambuza, wathi: “Wena unguKumkani wamaYuda na?” Waphendula wathi: “Utsho wena.”

⁴Wathi ke uPilato kubabingeleli abakhulu nakwizihlwele: “Andifumani tyala kulo mntu.”

⁵Kodwa baqinisela, besithi: “Uyabaxhokonxa abantu, efundisa kulo lonke elakwaYuda, ethabathela kwelaseGalili, kude kube apha.”

⁶Uthe uPilato akukuva oku, wabuza ukuba loo mntu ungowaseGalili na. ⁷Akubon' ukuba ungaphantsi kolawulo lukaHerode, wamthumela kuHerode, lowo naye wayeseYerusalem ngaloo mihla.

⁸Akumbona uYesu, wavuya kakhulu uHerode; kuba kwangaphambili wayenqwenela ukumbona, ngokokuba wayevile ngaye, waye ethemba ukuba wombona esenza umqondiso. ⁹Wambuza ngamazwi amaninzi, kodwa uYesu akamphendula nto. ¹⁰Ababingeleli abakhulu nababhali babemi khona, bemmangalela ngamandla. ¹¹UHerode namasoldati akhe bamdela, badlala ngaye, bamambathisa ingubo eqaqambileyo, bambuyisela kuPilato. ¹²Ngaloo mini uHerode noPilato baba ngabahlobo; kuba ngaphambili babeziintshaba.

¹³Wandula ke uPilato wababizela ndawonye ababingeleli abakhulu, nabaphathi, nabantu, ¹⁴wathi kubo: “Nindizisele lo mntu ngokungathi ngojika abantu. Ndimphengululile phambi kwenu, andafumana tyala kulo mntu kwizinto enimmangalela ngazo. ¹⁵Kwanaye uHerode akamfumananga, kuba umbuyisele kuthi. Khangelani, akenzanga nto ifanele ukufa. ¹⁶Ngoko ke ndomthethisa, ndimkhulule.” ^a a v16 Imibhalo-ngqangi emidala kakhulu ayinalo ivesi 17 apha; iikopi zamva zongeza: “Kuba wayenyanzelekile ukubakhululela ibanjwa elinye emthendelekweni.” ¹⁸Kodwa badanduluka bonke kunye, besithi: “Msuse lo mntu! Sikhululele uBharabhas!” ¹⁹indoda eyayivalelwe entolongweni ngenxa yemvukelo eyayikho emzini, nangenxa yokubulala.

²⁰Waphinda wathetha nabo uPilato, enqwenela ukumkhulula uYesu, ²¹kodwa baqhubeka bedanduluka, besithi: “Mbethelele emnqamlezweni, mbethelele!”

²²Okwesithathu wathi kubo: “Ngani na? Woneni lo mntu? Andifumani sizathu sakufa kuye. Ngoko ke ndomthethisa, ndimkhulule.” ²³Kodwa baqhubeka bedanduluka ngamandla, befuna ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni; aza amazwi abo oyisa. ²⁴Wagqiba ke uPilato ukuba kwenziwe isicelo sabo. ²⁵Wamkhulula loo mntu babemcela, owayevalelwe ngenxa yemvukelo nokubulala; kodwa uYesu wamnikela entandweni yabo.

UNyana Ubethelelwa Emnqamlezweni

²⁶Bakuba bemrhola behamba naye, babamba indoda egama linguSimon waseKirene, eyayivela emaphandleni, bamthwalisa umnqamlezo ukuba awuthwale ngasemva koYesu. ²⁷Yamlandela indimbane enkulu yabantu, kubandakanya nabafazi ababelila bemenzela isijwili.

²⁸Waza uYesu wajika wabheka kubo, wathi: “Zintombi zaseYerusalem, musani ukundililela; zilileleni nina, nabantwana benu. ²⁹Kuba iyeza imihla abaya kuthi ngayo: ‘Banoyolo abangazaliyo, nezizalo ezingazalanga, namabele angazanga anyise.’ ³⁰Baya kwandula bathi kwiintaba: ‘Welani phezu kwethu,’ nakwiinduli: ‘Sigubungeleni.’ ³¹Kuba ukuba benza oku umthi usaluhlaza, kuya kwenzeka ntoni na xa womile?” ^b b v31 Umzekeliso: ukuba iRoma yenza oku komsulwa (umthi oluhlaza), kolunga phi na ngakumbi okulindele onetyala (umthi owomileyo) xa kufika umgwebo.

³²Kananjalo kwarholwa namanye amabini, ayengabenzi-bubi, ukuba abulawe kunye naye. ³³Bakufika kuloo ndawo kuthiwa luKakayi, bambethelela khona emnqamlezweni, kunye nabenzi-bubi, omnye ngasekunene, omnye ngasekhohlo.

³⁴Wathi uYesu: “Bawo, baxolele, kuba abakwazi abakwenzayo.” Bandula ke babelana ngezambatho zakhe, besenza amaqashiso. ^c c v34 La mazwi akakho kweminye imibhalo-ngqangi yamandulo. Ashicilelwe apha, njengoko kunjalo kwiiBhayibhile ezininzi zale mihla.

³⁵Babemi khona abantu bebukele; abaphathi babehlekisa, besithi: “Wasindisa abanye; makazisindise yena, ukuba unguKrestu kaThixo, oNyuliweyo.”

³⁶Nawo amasoldati amhleka, esondela emnika iwayini emuncu, ³⁷esithi: “Ukuba unguKumkani wamaYuda, zisindise!”

³⁸Kwakukho kananjalo umbhalo phezu kwakhe: “Lo nguKumkani wamaYuda.”

³⁹Omnye wabenzi-bubi ababebethelelwe wamnyelisa, esithi: “Akunguye na uKrestu? Zisindise, usisindise nathi!”

⁴⁰Kodwa omnye wamkhalimela, wathi: “Akumoyiki nokumoyika na uThixo, njengokuba nawe ukwiso eso sigwebo? ⁴¹Thina ngokufaneleyo—sihlawulelwa oko sakwenzayo; kodwa yena lo mntu akenzanga nto imbi.” ⁴²Waza wathi: “Yesu, undikhumbule xa ufika ebukumkanini bakho.”

⁴³Wathi uYesu kuye: “Inene ndikuxelele, namhlanje uya kuba nam eParadesi.”

UNyana Uphuma Umphefumlo

⁴⁴Kwakuselemalunga nemini enkulu, ubumnyama bagubungela ilizwe lonke, kwada kwaba lilixa lesithathu emva kwemini, ⁴⁵kuba ukukhanya kwelanga kwaphela; waza umkhusane wetempile wakrazuka waba zizihlandlo zibini.

⁴⁶Wadanduluka uYesu ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Bawo, ezandleni zakho ndinikela umoya wam!” Waza waphuma umphefumlo.

⁴⁷Uthe umphathi wekhulu akukubona oko kwenzekileyo, wamdumisa uBawo wethu, wathi: “Inene le ndoda ibililungisa.” ⁴⁸Zonke izihlwele ezaziqukene ngenxa yalo mbono, zakubon' oko kwenzekileyo, zagoduka zizibetha izifuba. ⁴⁹Bonke abazana naye, nabafazi ababemlandele bevela kwelaseGalili, bema mgama bebukele ezi zinto.

UNyana Ubekwa Engcwabeni

⁵⁰Ke kaloku kwakukho indoda egama linguYosefu, ilungu lentlanganiso yamatyala, indoda elungileyo nelilungisa, ⁵¹eyayingavumanga kwicebo nakwisenzo sabo. Yayivela eArimati, umzi wamaYuda, yaye ilindele ubukumkani bukaBawo wethu. ⁵²Le ndoda yaya kuPilato, yacela umzimba kaYesu. ⁵³Wawuthula, wawusongela ngelinen, wambeka engcwabeni eliqingqwe eliweni, apho kwakungekabekwa mntu. ⁵⁴Yayilusuku lokulungiselela, yaye isabatha isiza kuqala. ⁵⁵Abafazi ababeze naye bevela kwelaseGalili balandela, balibona ingcwaba, nendlela owawubekwe ngayo umzimba wakhe. ⁵⁶Babuyela, balungisa ubulawu namafutha, baza baphumla ngesabatha njengoko kwakumiselwe.