NgokukaLuka 22

Isahluko 22.

22 ¹Manje umkhosi weSinkwa esingenaMvubelo, obizwa ngokuthi iPhasika, wawusondela. ²Abapristi abakhulu nababhali babefuna indlela yokumbulala, ngokuba babesaba abantu.

³USathane wangena kuJuda, lowo obizwa ngokuthi uMkariyothi, owayengomunye wabayishumi nambili. ⁴Wahamba waxoxisana nabapristi abakhulu nezikhulu zethempeli ukuthi angamkhaphela kanjani kubo. ⁵Bathokoza bavumelana ukumnika imali. ⁶Wavuma waqala ukufuna ithuba lokumkhaphela kubo kude nesixuku.

Ukulungiselelwa KwePhasika Lokugcina

⁷Kwafika usuku lweSinkwa esingenaMvubelo, lapho iwundlu lePhasika kwakumele lihlatshwe.

⁸UJesu wathuma uPhethro noJohane, wathi: “Hambani niyosilungisela iPhasika ukuze sidle.”

⁹Bathi kuye: “Ufuna sililungiselele kuphi?”

¹⁰Wathi: “Nithi ningena emzini, nizohlangabezwa ngumuntu othwele imbiza yamanzi. Mlandeleni endlini angena kuyo,

¹¹“nithi kumnikazi wendlu: ‘UMfundisi uthi kuwe: Likuphi ikamelo lezihambi lapho ngingadlela khona iPhasika nabafundi bami?’ ¹²Yena uzonikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elihlotshisiwe; nililungisele khona.”

¹³Bahamba bafica konke kunjengoba ebatshelile, balilungisa iPhasika.

¹⁴Kwathi lifika ihora, wahlala etafuleni, nabaphostoli kanye naye.

¹⁵Wathi kubo: “Bengilangazelela kakhulu ukudla leli Phasika nani ngaphambi kokuba ngihlupheke. ¹⁶Ngokuba ngithi kini, angisayikulidla lize ligcwaliseke embusweni kaBaba wethu.” ¹⁷Wathatha inkomishi wabonga, wathi: “Thathani lokhu, niyihlukaniselane phakathi kwenu. ¹⁸Ngokuba ngithi kini, kusukela manje angisayikusiphuza isithelo somvini uze ufike umbuso kaBaba wethu.”

¹⁹Wathatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wasinika bona, wathi: “Lokhu kungumzimba wami, onikelwa ngenxa yenu. Kwenzeni lokhu ukungikhumbula.” ²⁰Wenza okufanayo ngenkomishi emva kwesidlo: “Le nkomishi iyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami, elithululelwa ngenxa yenu. ²¹Kodwa bhekani—isandla salowo ongikhaphelayo sikanye nami etafuleni. ²²INdodana yomuntu ihamba njengokumiselwe, kodwa maye kulowo muntu okukhashelwa ngaye!”

²³Baqala ukubuzana ukuthi ngumuphi kubo owayezokwenza lokhu.

²⁴Kwavela nokuphikisana phakathi kwabo ngokuthi ngumuphi kubo omkhulu kunabo bonke.

²⁵Wathi kubo: “Amakhosi ezizwe azibusa ngamandla, nababusi babo babizwa ngokuthi bangabenzi bokuhle. ²⁶Kungenjalo kini: omkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe njengomncane, nomholi abe njengalowo osebenzayo. ²⁷Ngubani omkhulu—isivakashi esihlezi etafuleni noma lowo osebenzayo? Yisivakashi, akunjalo na? Kodwa mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengalowo osebenzayo.

²⁸“Nina niyilabo abahlale nami ezilingweni zami, ²⁹futhi nginiphathisa umbuso, njengoba uBaba enginike wona, ³⁰ukuze nidle niphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami, nihlale ezihlalweni zobukhosi nahlulela izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.”

³¹“Simoni, Simoni, lalela—uSathane ucele ukunihlunga nonke njengokolweni, ³²kodwa ngikukhulekele wena, ukuze ukholo lwakho lungapheli. Kuthi lapho usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu.”

³³UPhethro wathi: “Nkosi, ngilungele ukuhamba nawe etilongweni nasekufeni.”

³⁴UJesu wathi: “Ngithi kuwe, Phethro: iqhude ngeke likhale namuhla ungakaphiki kathathu ukuthi uyangazi.”

³⁵Wabuza: “Lapho nginithuma ningenasikhwama semali, nangesikhwama sohambo, nezicathulo, nasweleni yini utho?” Bathi: “Lutho.”

³⁶Wathi kubo: “Kodwa manje, lowo onesikhwama semali makasithathe, kanjalo nesikhwama sohambo. Lowo ongenankemba makathengise ingubo yakhe athenge enye. ³⁷Ngokuba ngithi kini, lo mbhalo kumele ugcwaliseke kimi: ‘Wabalwa kanye nezoni.’ Ngokuba lokho okulotshiwe ngami sekuyagcwaliseka.”

³⁸Bathi: “Nkosi, bheka, nazi izinkemba ezimbili.” Wathi kubo: “Kwanele.”

INdodana Izinikela kuBaba

³⁹Waphuma, njengokwejwayelekile, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo, nabafundi bamlandela.

⁴⁰Kwathi efika kuleyo ndawo, wathi kubo: “Khulekani ukuze ningangeni esilingweni.”

⁴¹Wamuka kubo cishe ibanga lokuphonsa itshe, waguqa ngamadolo wakhuleka,

⁴²wathi: “Baba, uma uthanda, susa le nkomishi kimi. Kodwa makungenziwa intando yami, kodwa eyakho.”

⁴³Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi evela ezulwini, imqinisa. ^a a v43 Amavesi 43-44 awekho kweminye imibhalo yasendulo. Ashicilelwe lapha, njengakumaBhayibheli amaningi anamuhla. ⁴⁴Esebuhlungwini obukhulu wakhuleka ngokushisekela okukhulu; izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamaconsi amakhulu egazi ewela phansi emhlabathini.

⁴⁵Kwathi esukuma emthandazweni, weza kubafundi wabafica belele ngenxa yosizi,

⁴⁶wathi kubo: “Nilaleleni? Vukani nikhuleke, ukuze ningangeni esilingweni.”

Ukukhashelwa Ngokuqabula

⁴⁷Esakhuluma, kwafika isixuku, siholwa ngulowo obizwa ngokuthi uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili. Wasondela kuJesu ukuze amqabule,

⁴⁸kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: “Juda, ingabe ukhaphela iNdodana yomuntu ngokuqabula na?”

⁴⁹Bebona okwakuzokwenzeka, labo ababenaye bathi: “Nkosi, siyagadla yini ngenkemba?” ⁵⁰Omunye wabo wagadla inceku yompristi ophakeme wanquma indlebe yayo yangakwesokudla.

⁵¹Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: “Kwanele lokhu!” Wathinta indlebe wamphilisa. ⁵²Khona-ke uJesu wathi kubapristi abakhulu, nezikhulu zethempeli, namalunga ayephumele ukumelana naye: “Niphume niphethe izinkemba nezinduku, njengokungathi nilwa nomphangi na? ⁵³Zonke izinsuku bengikanye nani ethempelini, kodwa anibekanga izandla kimi. Kodwa lesi yisikhathi senu, negunya lobumnyama.”

UPhethro Uphika Ukumazi uJesu

⁵⁴Bambamba, bamholela bamngenisa endlini yompristi ophakeme; uPhethro walandela ekude. ⁵⁵Baphemba umlilo phakathi negceke bahlala ndawonye; uPhethro wahlala phakathi kwabo. ⁵⁶Kodwa incekukazi, imbona ehlezi ebheke ukukhanya, yamgqolozela yathi: “Nalo naye ubekanye naye.”

⁵⁷Kodwa waphika, wathi: “Mfazi, angimazi.”

⁵⁸Emva kwesikhashana, omunye wambona wathi: “Nawe ungomunye wabo.” Kodwa uPhethro wathi: “Ndoda, angisiye.”

⁵⁹Cishe emva kwehora, omunye waphikelela, wathi: “Ngempela lo muntu ubekanye naye, ngokuba ungumGalile naye.”

⁶⁰Kodwa uPhethro wathi: “Ndoda, angikwazi okushoyo.” Masinyane, esakhuluma, iqhude lakhala. ⁶¹INkosi yaphenduka yabheka uPhethro. UPhethro wakhumbula lokho iNkosi eyayikutshelile: “Lingakakhali iqhude namuhla, uzongiphika kathathu.” ⁶²Waphuma wakhala kabuhlungu.

⁶³Amadoda ayebambe uJesu amklolodela abe emshaya. ⁶⁴Amembesa amehlo, aqhubeka embuza, athi: “Profetha! Ngubani okushayile?” ⁶⁵Asho nezinye izinto eziningi emelene naye, emthuka.

UJesu Umi Phambi Komkhandlu

⁶⁶Ekuntweleni kokusa, umkhandlu wamalunga abantu wahlangana—abapristi abakhulu nababhali—bamyisa emkhandlwini wabo, bathi,

⁶⁷“Uma unguKhristu, sitshele.” Wathi kubo: “Uma nginitshela, ngeke nikholwe,

⁶⁸“futhi uma nginibuza, ngeke niphendule.

⁶⁹“Kodwa kusukela manje iNdodana yomuntu izohlala ngakwesokudla samandla kaBaba wethu.”

⁷⁰Bonke bathi: “Pho, wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na?” Wathi kubo: “Nina nisho ukuthi nginguye.”

⁷¹Bathi: “Sisabudingelani obunye ubufakazi? Ngokuba sizizwele thina ngqo emlonyeni wakhe.”