NgokukaLuka 23

23 ¹Kwathi-ke lonke ibandla lasukuma, lamletha phambi kukaPilatu. ²Baqala ukummangalela, bethi: “Simtholile lo muntu edukisa isizwe sethu, enqabela ukukhokhela intela kuKhesari, ezisho ukuthi unguKhristu, inkosi.”

³UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Wena uyiNkosi yamaJuda na?” Waphendula wathi: “Usho wena.”

⁴UPilatu wayesethi kubapristi abakhulu nasezixukwini: “Angitholi cala kulo muntu.”

⁵Kodwa baqinisa, bethi: “Uyabavusa abantu, efundisa kulo lonke elaseJudiya, kusukela eGalile kuze kube lapha.”

⁶UPilatu esekuzwa lokho, wabuza ukuthi lo muntu ungumGalile yini. ⁷Esezwa ukuthi ungaphansi kombuso kaHerode, wamthumela kuHerode, owayekhona naye eJerusalema ngalezo zinsuku.

⁸UHerode embona uJesu, wajabula kakhulu, ngokuba wayekade efisa ukumbona, ngoba wayezwile ngaye, ethemba ukumbona enza isibonakaliso. ⁹Wambuza imibuzo eminingi, kodwa uJesu akamphendulanga lutho. ¹⁰Abapristi abakhulu nababhali babemi khona, bemmangalela ngamandla. ¹¹UHerode namabutho akhe bameyisa bamklolodela, bamgqokisa isivatho esicwebezelayo, bambuyisela kuPilatu. ¹²Ngalolo suku uHerode noPilatu baba ngabangane, ngokuba phambilini babeyizitha.

¹³UPilatu wayesebizela ndawonye abapristi abakhulu, nababusi, nabantu, ¹⁴wathi kubo: “Nimlethe kimi lo muntu njengophambukisa abantu. Ngimhlolile phambi kwenu, angitholanga cala kulo muntu ngalokho enimmangalela ngakho. ¹⁵NoHerode akalitholanga, ngokuba usembuyisele kithi. Bhekani, akenzanga lutho olufanele ukufa. ¹⁶Ngakho-ke ngizakumlaya, ngimkhulule.” ^a a v16 Imibhalo yasendulo kunazo zonke ayinalo ivesi 17 lapha; amakhophi akamuva engeza athi: “Ngokuba wayephoqelekile ukubakhululela isiboshwa esisodwa ngomkhosi.” ¹⁸Kodwa bamemeza bonke kanyekanye, bathi: “Msuseni lo muntu! Sikhululele uBarabasi!” ¹⁹indoda eyayivalelwe etilongweni ngenxa yomvukelo owawenzeke edolobheni, nangenxa yokubulala.

²⁰UPilatu waphinda wakhuluma nabo futhi, efuna ukukhulula uJesu, ²¹kodwa baqhubeka bememeza, bethi: “Mbethele, mbethele!”

²²Ngokwesithathu wathi kubo: “Kungani? Lo muntu wenzeni okubi? Angitholi kuye sizathu sokufa. Ngakho ngizakumjezisa, ngimkhulule.” ²³Kodwa baqhubeka bememeza ngamandla, befuna ukuba abethelwe, amazwi abo anqoba. ²⁴Ngakho uPilatu wanquma ukuba isicelo sabo sigcwaliseke. ²⁵Wamkhulula lowo ababemcela, owayevalelwe ngomvukelo nangokubulala, kodwa uJesu wamnikela entandweni yabo.

INdodana Iyabethelwa

²⁶Bathi besamqhuba, babamba indoda okuthiwa nguSimoni waseKhurene, eyayivela emaphandleni, bamthwesa isiphambano ukuba asithwale emuva kukaJesu. ²⁷Isixuku esikhulu sabantu samlandela, kukhona nabesifazane ababekhala bemlilela.

²⁸Kodwa uJesu waphendukela kubo, wathi: “Madodakazi aseJerusalema, ningangikhaleli mina; zikhaleleni nina, nabantwana benu. ²⁹Ngokuba kuyeza izinsuku abazakuthi ngazo: ‘Zibusisiwe izinyumba, nezizalo ezingazange zizale, namabele angazange ancelise.’ ³⁰Khona-ke bazakuqala ukuthi ezintabeni: ‘Siweleni,’ nasemagqumeni: ‘Sembeseni.’ ³¹Ngokuba uma benza lokhu emthini oluhlaza, kuzakwenzekani kowomileyo na?” ^b b v31 Isaga: uma iRoma yenza lokhu kongenacala (umuthi oluhlaza), kakhulu kangakanani okulindele onecala (umuthi owomileyo) lapho kufika ukwahlulela.

³²Nabanye ababili, ababeyizigebengu, baqhutshwa nabo ukuba babulawe kanye naye. ³³Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa uKhakhayi, bambethela khona kanye nezigebengu, esinye ngakwesokunene sakhe, esinye ngakwesokhohlo.

³⁴UJesu wathi: “Baba, bathethelele, ngokuba abakwazi abakwenzayo.” Base behlukaniselana izingubo zakhe, benza inkatho. ^c c v34 La mazwi awekho kweminye imibhalo yasendulo. Anyatheliswe lapha, njengakumaBhayibheli amaningi anamuhla.

³⁵Abantu babemi bebukele; ababusi bamklolodela, bathi: “Wasindisa abanye, akazisindise yena, uma enguKhristu kaNkulunkulu, oKhethiweyo.”

³⁶Namabutho amklolodela, eza kuye emnika iwayini elimuncu, ³⁷ethi: “Uma uyiNkosi yamaJuda, zisindise!”

³⁸Kwakukhona nombhalo ngaphezu kwakhe othi: “Lo uyiNkosi yamaJuda.”

³⁹Esinye sezigebengu ezazilengisiwe samthuka, sathi: “Awusiwe uKhristu na? Zisindise wena nathi!”

⁴⁰Kodwa esinye samkhuza, sathi: “Awumesabi yini ngisho noNkulunkulu, lokhu usesigwebeni esifanayo nje? ⁴¹Thina kungokufaneleyo, ngokuba sivuza ngalokho esikwenzileyo; kodwa lo muntu akenzanga lutho olubi.” ⁴²Wayesethi: “Jesu, ungikhumbule lapho usungena embusweni wakho.”

⁴³UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, namuhla uzakuba nami ePharadise.”

INdodana Iphefumula Okokugcina

⁴⁴Kwase kungaba yimini, ubumnyama bagubuzela izwe lonke kwaze kwaba yihora lesithathu ntambama, ⁴⁵ngokuba ukukhanya kwelanga kwaphela; isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka phakathi kabili.

⁴⁶UJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Baba, ezandleni zakho nginikela umoya wami!” Esekushilo lokho, waphefumula okokugcina.

⁴⁷Induna yekhulu, ibona okwenzekileyo, yadumisa uBaba wethu, yathi: “Ngempela lo muntu ubelungile.” ⁴⁸Zonke izixuku ezazibuthene ukubona lokhu, zibona okwenzekileyo, zagoduka zishaya izifuba zazo. ⁴⁹Bonke abejwayelene naye, nabesifazane ababemlandela kusukela eGalile, bema kude bebukele lezi zinto.

INdodana Ibekwa Ethuneni

⁵⁰Kwakukhona-ke indoda okuthiwa nguJosefa, eyilungu lomkhandlu, indoda enhle nelungileyo, ⁵¹eyayingavumelananga necebo nesenzo sabo. Yayivela e-Arimathiya, umuzi wamaJuda, futhi yayilindele umbuso kaBaba wethu. ⁵²Le ndoda yaya kuPilatu, yacela isidumbu sikaJesu. ⁵³Yasethula, yasisonga ngendwangu yelineni, yambeka ethuneni elaligujwe edwaleni, lapho okwakungakabekwa khona muntu. ⁵⁴Kwakuwusuku lokuLungiselela, iSabatha laselizakuqala. ⁵⁵Abesifazane ababeze naye bevela eGalile balandela, balibona ithuna, nokuthi isidumbu sakhe sabekwa kanjani. ⁵⁶Babuyela emuva, balungisa amakhambi namafutha anamakha, bese bephumula ngeSabatha njengokuyalelwa.