Iinkokeli Ziceba Ukumbulala uYesu
Umfazi uthulula amafutha aqholiweyo anexabiso elikhulu, akhalinyelwe ngenxa yoko; uYuda umthengisa ngamashumi mathathu esilivere. EGetsemane uYesu ucela uYise ukuba asuse indebe, lo gama abahlobo bakhe besoyela bubuthongo. Ebanjiwe, akaxhathisi. UPetros ufunga ukuba akazange ayazi loo ndoda.
26 1Wathi uYesu akugqiba ezi zinto zonke, wathi kubafundi bakhe:
2“Niyazi ukuba ipasika ifika emva kweemini ezimbini, aze uNyana woLuntu anikelwe ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni.”
3Baza ababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu abantu bahlanganisana entendelezweni yombingeleli omkhulu uKayafase, 4baza benza iyelenqe lokumbamba ngenkohliso uYesu, bambulale. 5Kodwa bathi: “Makungabi ngethuba lomthendeleko, hleze kubekho ingxokozelo ebantwini.”
Umfazi Umthambisela Ukungcwatywa uYesu
6Wathi uYesu eseBhetani, endlwini kaSimon owayeneqhenqa, 7kweza umfazi kuye enehlala lelabhastile elinamafutha aqholiweyo anexabiso elikhulu, wawagalela entloko yakhe ehleli etafileni. 8Bakukubona oku abafundi bacaphuka, besithi: “Yenzelweni na le nkcitho? 9Kuba la mafutha bekungathengiswa ngenani elikhulu, kuphiwe amahlwempu.”
10Wayazi uYesu le nto, wathi kubo: “Nimkhathazelani lo mfazi? Undenzele into entle. 11Kuba amahlwempu ninawo amaxesha onke, kodwa mna aniyi kuhlala ninam. 12Kuba ngokugalela kwakhe la mafutha emzimbeni wam, undilungiselele ukungcwatywa. 13Inene ndithi kuni: kulo lonke ihlabathi, naphi na apho ziya kuvakaliswa khona ezi ndaba zilungileyo, nale nto ayenzileyo iya kuthethwa, ibe sisikhumbuzo ngaye.”
UYuda Umngcatsha uNyana Ngesilivere
14Waza omnye kwabalishumi elinababini, lowo ekuthiwa nguYuda Sikariyoti, waya kubabingeleli abakhulu, 15wathi: “Nifuna ukundinika ntoni na, ndize ndimnikele kuni?” Bamlinganisela ke iingqekembe zesilivere ezingamashumi amathathu. 16Waza ukususela ngoko wafuna ithuba lokumngcatsha.
Ukulungiselela Ipasika
17Ngomhla wokuqala wezonka ezingenagwele, beza abafundi kuYesu, bathi: “Ufuna sikulungiselele phi na ukuba udle ipasika?”
18Wathi: “Ngenani emzini niye endodeni ethile, nithi kuyo: ‘Uthi uMfundisi: Ixesha lam lisondele. Ndiza kuyigcina ipasika endlwini yakho kunye nabafundi bam.’”
19Benza ke abafundi njengoko uYesu ebebayalele, bayilungisa ipasika.
20Kwathi kwakuhlwa, wahlala phantsi etafileni kunye nabalishumi elinababini.
21Besidla, wathi: “Inene ndithi kuni, omnye kuni uya kundingcatsha.”
22Baba buhlungu kakhulu, baza elowo wambuza, esithi: “Asindim, Nkosi?”
23Waphendula wathi: “Lowo olithe nkxu isandla sakhe esityeni kunye nam, nguye oya kundingcatsha. 24UNyana woLuntu uyemka, njengoko kubhaliwe ngaye. Kodwa yeha, loo mntu uNyana woLuntu angcatshwa nguye! Ngekumlungele ukuba ebengazalwanga.”
25UYuda, lowo wamngcatshayo, wathi: “Asindim, Rabhi?” Wathi kuye: “Utsho wena.”
26Kwathi besidla, uYesu wathabatha isonka, wathi akuba esikelele waqhekeza, wasinika abafundi bakhe, esithi: “Thabathani, nidle; lo ngumzimba wam.” 27Wathabatha indebe, wabulela, wabanika, esithi: “Selani kuyo, nonke, 28kuba eli ligazi lam lomnqophiso, eliphalazelwa abaninzi, ukuze kuxolelwe izono. 29Ndithi kuni: andiyi kubuya ndisele kwesi siqhamo somdiliya, kususela ngoku kude kube yiloo mini ndisele naso sisitsha, ndinani, ebukumkanini bukaBawo.”
30Bathi bakugqiba ukuvuma ingoma yokudumisa, baphuma, basinga eNtabeni yemiNquma.
UYesu Uxela Kwangaphambili Ukukhanyelwa NguPetros
31Wathi ke uYesu kubo: “Ngobu busuku nonke niya kukhubeka ngenxa yam. Kuba kubhaliwe ukuthi: ‘Ndiya kumbetha umalusi, zize zichithakale izimvu zomhlambi.’ 32Kodwa emva kokuba ndivusiwe, ndiya kunandulela ndiye kwelaseGalili.”
33Wathi uPetros kuye: “Nokuba bonke baya kukhubeka ngenxa yakho, mna andisayi kuze ndikhubeke.”
34Wathi uYesu kuye: “Inene ndithi kuwe: ngobu busuku, ingekalili inkuku, uya kundikhanyela kathathu.”
35Wathi uPetros: “Nokuba kufuneka ndife nawe, andisayi kukukhanyela.” Batsho bonke abafundi ngokunjalo.
UNyana Uzinikela KuBawo
36Waza uYesu weza nabo kwindawo ekuthiwa yiGetsemane, wathi kubafundi: “Hlalani phantsi apha, ndisaya kuthandaza phaya.”
37Wathabatha kunye naye uPetros noonyana ababini bakaZebhedi, waza waba buhlungu kakhulu, wabandezeleka.
38Wandula wathi kubo: “Buhlungu kakhulu umphefumlo wam, ngokokude use ekufeni. Salani apha, nize nilinde kunye nam.”
39Ehambele phambili umganyana, wawa ngobuso bakhe, wathandaza, wathi: “Bawo, ukuba kunokwenzeka, mayigqithe le ndebe kum. Kodwa makungabi ngokuthanda kwam, makube ngokuthanda kwakho.”
40Weza kubafundi, wabafumana belele. Wathi kuPetros: “Benisilela na ukulinda kunye nam noko lilinye ilixa? 41Lindani nithandaze, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni; umoya unentumekelelo, kodwa inyama ithambile.”
42Waphinda okwesibini wemka, wathandaza, wathi: “Bawo wam, ukuba le nto ingenakudlula ndingayisele, makwenziwe ukuthanda kwakho.”
43Wabuya waza wabafumana belele, kuba amehlo abo ayenzima. 44Wabashiya kwakhona, waya wathandaza okwesithathu, ephinda loo mazwi.
45Waza weza kubafundi, wathi kubo: “Nisalele niphumle na? Yabonani, lifikile ilixa, uNyana woLuntu unikelwa ezandleni zaboni. 46Vukani sihambe! Yabonani, ufikile lowo undingcatshayo!”
Ukungcatshwa Nokubanjwa KukaYesu
47Esathetha, wathi qatha uYuda, omnye kwabeshumi elinababini, enendimbane enkulu inamakrele neentonga, ethunywe ngababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu abantu. 48Ke lowo umngcatshayo wayebanike umqondiso, esithi: “Lowo ndithe ndamanga, nguye; mbambeni.” 49Wathi kwaoko weza kuYesu, wathi: “Vuya, Rabhi!” Wamanga.
50UYesu wathi kuye: “Mhlobo wam, yenza oko uze kukwenza.” Baza beza bambeka izandla kuYesu, bambamba.
51Nabo, omnye kwabo babenoYesu wolula isandla sakhe, wakhupha ikrele lakhe, wabetha umkhonzi wombingeleli omkhulu, wamnqumla indlebe yakhe.
52UYesu wathi kuye: “Buyisela ikrele lakho endaweni yalo. Bonke abaphatha ikrele baya kubulawa ngalo ikrele. 53Ucinga ukuba andinakubiza kuBawo, aze kwaoko andithumele imikhosi yezithunywa engaphezu kweshumi elinamibini? 54Kodwa zingazaliseka njani ke izibhalo, ezithi kumele kwenzeke ngolu hlobo?”
55Ngelo lixa uYesu wathi ezihlweleni: “Niphume ninamakrele neentonga ukuza kundibamba, ngokungathi nize esihangeni na? Bendihleli etempileni imihla ngemihla ndifundisa, anandibamba. 56Kodwa konke oku kwenzekile ukuze zizaliseke izibhalo zabaprofeti.” Baza bonke abafundi bamshiya, basaba.
UYesu Phambi Kwabammangaleli Bakhe
57Ke abo babembambile uYesu bamsa kuKayafasi umbingeleli omkhulu. Kwakubuthelene apho ababhali namadoda amakhulu. 58UPetros wayemlandela ekude, wada wafika entendelezweni yombingeleli omkhulu, wangena, wahlala phantsi namadindala ukuze abone ukuba kuya kuphela njani.
59Ababingeleli abakhulu nayo yonke intlanganiso yamatyala babefuna ubungqina bobuxoki ngaye uYesu, ukuze bambulalise, 60kodwa ababufumana, nangona beza amangqina obuxoki amaninzi. Ekugqibeleni kweza amabini, 61athi: “Lo mntu wathi: ‘Ndingayichitha itempile kaThixo, ndiyakhe kwakhona ngeentsuku ezintathu.’”
62Waphakama umbingeleli omkhulu, wathi kuye: “Akunampendulo na? Bangqinani na aba ngawe?” 63Kodwa uYesu wathi cwaka. Waza umbingeleli omkhulu wathi: “Ndikufungisa ngoThixo ophilayo, usixelele ukuba nguwe na uKrestu, uNyana kaThixo.”
64UYesu wathi kuye: “Utshilo wena. Kodwa ndithi kuni: ukususela ngoku niya kumbona uNyana woLuntu ehleli ngasekunene kwaMandla, esiza namafu ezulu.”
65Waza umbingeleli omkhulu wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wathi: “Unyelisile! Sisawadingelani na amangqina? Nivile ngoku into yokunyelisa. 66Sithini na isigwebo senu?” Baphendula bathi: “Unetyala lokufa.”
67Baza bamtshicela ebusweni, bamntlitha; abanye bamtywakraza, 68besithi: “Siprofetele, Krestu! Ngubani na lo ukubethileyo?”
UPetros Umkhanyela UYesu
69UPetros wayehleli phandle entendelezweni. Kweza umkhonzazana, esithi: “Nawe ubunaye uYesu waseGalili.”
70Kodwa wakhanyela phambi kwabo bonke, esithi: “Andiyazi into oyithethayo.”
71Uthe akuphuma waya esangweni, wambona omnye umkhonzazana, wathi kwabo babelapho: “Lo mntu ubenoYesu waseNazarete.”
72Waphinda wakhanyela ngesifungo, wathi: “Andimazi loo mntu.”
73Emva komzuzwana, beza kuPetros abo babemi khona, bathi: “Inyaniso, nawe ungomnye wabo, kuba ukuthetha kwakho kuyakubhenca.”
74Waza waqala ukuzishwabulela nokufunga, esithi: “Andimazi loo mntu.” Yathi kwangoko yalila inkuku.
75UPetros wawakhumbula amazwi kaYesu: “Ingekalili inkuku, uya kundikhanyela kathathu.” Waza waphuma phandle, walila ngokukrakra.
