Ngaphesheya kweKidroni Kuya Ensimini
Engadini abeze ukumbopha bayabuyela emuva lapho uJesu ezisho ukuthi nguye, futhi ucela ukuba abafundi bakhe bayekwe bahambe. UPhethro uhosha inkemba; uJesu uzosiphuza isitsha uBaba wakhe amnike sona, bese uPhethro emphika kathathu eduze komlilo wamalahle. Umbuso wakhe awuveli lapha.
18 1Eseshilo lezi zinto, uJesu waphuma nabafundi bakhe bawela isigodi iKidroni, lapho kwakukhona khona insimu; yena nabafundi bakhe bangena kuyo. 2UJuda owamkhaphelayo naye wayeyazi leyo ndawo, ngokuba uJesu wayevame ukuhlangana khona nabafundi bakhe. 3Ngakho uJuda wafika khona neviyo lamabutho nezikhulu ezivela kubapristi abakhulu nakubaFarisi, bephethe izibani, izihlanti, nezikhali.
4Ngakho uJesu, ekwazi konke okwakuzakwehlela phezu kwakhe, waphuma wathi kubo: “Nifuna bani?”
5Bamphendula bathi: “UJesu waseNazaretha.” UJesu wathi: “NGINGUYE.” UJuda, owamkhaphelayo, wayemi nabo. a a v5 UJesu usho igama elingcwele uBaba wethu alinika uMose esihlahleni esivutha umlilo. Indlela amabutho asabela ngayo evesini elilandelayo—ukuwela emuva phansi—ikhombisa ukuthi bezwa kahle lokho ayekusho.
6UJesu esethe kubo: “NGINGUYE,” bahlehla emuva bawela phansi.
7Ngakho wabuza kubo futhi: “Nifuna bani?” Bathi: “UJesu waseNazaretha.”
8UJesu waphendula: “Nginitshelile ukuthi NGINGUYE. Ngakho uma nifuna mina, yekani laba bantu bahambe.” 9Lokhu kwagcwalisa izwi likaJesu uqobo: “Angilahlekelwanga noyedwa kulabo onginike bona.”
10Ngakho uSimoni Phethro wakhokha inkemba yakhe, wagwaza inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yayo yangakwesokunene—leyo nceku okuthiwa nguMalkusi.
11Ngakho uJesu wathi kuPhethro: “Buyisela inkemba yakho emgodleni. Akufanele yini ukuba ngiphuze indebe uBaba anginike yona?”
12Khona-ke amabutho, nenduna yawo, nezikhulu zamaJuda babamba uJesu bambopha.
13Bamyisa ku-Anase kuqala, ngokuba wayengumukhwe kaKhayafasi, owayengumpristi omkhulu ngalowo nyaka. 14UKhayafasi nguye owayelulekile amaJuda ukuthi: kungcono ukuba kufe umuntu oyedwa esikhundleni sabantu.
UPhethro Ulandela Egcekeni
15USimoni Phethro nomunye umfundi balandela uJesu. Lowo mfundi wayaziwa umpristi omkhulu, ngakho wangena noJesu egcekeni lompristi omkhulu, 16kodwa uPhethro wema ngaphandle emnyango. Ngakho omunye umfundi, owayaziwa umpristi omkhulu, waphuma, wakhuluma nentombazane eyayigcina umnyango, wangenisa uPhethro. 17Intombazane eyayilinda umnyango yathi kuPhethro: “Nawe awusiyena yini omunye wabafundi balo muntu?” Yena wathi: “Angisiyena.”
18Izinceku nezikhulu, zizwa amakhaza, zase zibase umlilo wamalahle zimi zotha; uPhethro wayemi nazo, ezotha.
Uyabuzwa Ebusuku
19Umpristi omkhulu wase ebuza uJesu ngabafundi bakhe nangemfundiso yakhe.
20UJesu wamphendula: “Ngakhuluma obala ezweni; ngangihlala ngifundisa emasinagogeni nasethempelini, lapho kuhlangana khona wonke amaJuda. Angishongo lutho ngasese. 21Ubuzelani kimi? Buza labo abezwa engakusho kubo; bayakwazi engakushoyo.”
22Esekushilo lokho, omunye wabalindi ababemi eduze wamshaya uJesu ngempama, wathi: “Uphendula umpristi omkhulu kanjalo yini?”
23UJesu wamphendula: “Uma ngikhulume kabi, fakaza ngokubi; kodwa uma ngikhulume kahle, ungishayelani na?”
24Khona-ke u-Anase wamthumela, esaboshiwe, kuKhayafasi umpristi omkhulu.
UPhethro Uphika Futhi
25Kusenjalo uSimoni Phethro wayemi ezotha. Bathi: “Nawe awusiyena yini omunye wabafundi bakhe?” Waphika: “Angisiyena.”
26Enye yezinceku zompristi omkhulu, eyayiyisihlobo salowo muntu uPhethro amnquma indlebe, yabuza: “Angizange yini ngikubone naye ensimini?”
27UPhethro waphinda waphika, kwathi masinyane kwakhala iqhude.
Unikelwa kuPhilatu
28Khona-ke bamholela uJesu besuka kuKhayafasi bemyisa endlini yombusi. Kwakusekuseni kakhulu. Bona ngokwabo abangenanga, ukuze bangangcoliswa kodwa bakwazi ukudla iPhasika. 29Ngakho uPhilatu waphumela kubo wathi: “Nimmangalela ngani lo muntu?”
30Bamphendula: “Ukuba lo muntu ubengenzi okubi, besingeke simnikele kuwe.”
31UPhilatu wathi: “Mthatheni nina ngokwenu nimahlulele ngomthetho wenu.” AmaJuda athi: “Asivunyelwe ukubulala muntu.”
32Lokhu kwagcwalisa izwi uJesu ayelishilo, libonisa ukuthi wayezakufa ukufa okunjani.
33Ngakho uPhilatu wabuyela endlini yombusi, wabiza uJesu, wabuza: “Wena uyiNkosi yamaJuda na?”
34UJesu waphendula: “Usho lokhu ngokwakho na, noma abanye bakutshelile ngami?”
35UPhilatu waphendula: “Kanti ngingumJuda yini mina? Isizwe sakini nabapristi abakhulu bakunikele kimi. Wenzeni?”
36UJesu waphendula: “Umbuso wami awuveli kuleli zwe. Ukuba ubuvela kulo, izinceku zami beziyakulwa ukuze nginganikelwa kumaJuda. Kodwa umbuso wami awuveli lapha.”
37Khona-ke uPhilatu wathi kuye: “Ngakho uyinkosi na?” UJesu waphendula: “Wena uthi ngiyinkosi. Ngazalelwa lokhu, ngeza ezweni ngenxa yalokhu—ukuba ngifakaze ngeqiniso. Wonke umuntu ongoweqiniso uyalizwa izwi lami.”
38UPhilatu wabuza: “Liyini iqiniso?” Wabe esephumela kumaJuda futhi wathi: “Angitholi cala kuye.
39Kodwa ninesiko: nganikhululela umuntu oyedwa ngePhasika. Ngakho nifuna yini ukuba nginikhululele iNkosi yamaJuda?”
40Bamemeza futhi bathi: “Hhayi lo muntu, kodwa uBarabha!” Kanti uBarabha wayeyisigebengu.
