NgokukaMakhu 14

Isahluko 14.

14 ¹Ezinsukwini ezimbili ngaphambi kwePhasika neSinkwa Esingenamvubelo, abapristi abakhulu nababhali babefuna indlela yokubamba uJesu ngobuqili bambulale. ²Ngokuba bathi: “Kungabi ngesikhathi somkhosi, funa kube nesidumo phakathi kwabantu.”

³EsekwaBethani, endlini kaSimoni onochoko, ehlezi etafuleni, kwafika owesifazane ephethe umfuma we-alabhasta ogcwele amafutha anamakha enadi emsulwa, abiza kakhulu. Wawuphula umfuma, wawathela ekhanda lakhe. ⁴Kwakukhona abanye abakhononda bodwa bathi: “Kungani la mafutha anamakha emoshwa kanjalo? ⁵Ngokuba la mafutha anamakha ayengathengiswa ngaphezu kwamadenariyu angama-300 bese kunikwa abampofu.” Base bemthethisa.

⁶Kodwa uJesu wathi: “Myekeni. Nimhluphelani? Wenze into enhle kimi. ⁷Ngokuba abampofu nihlala ninabo, futhi ningabenzela okuhle noma nini lapho nithanda; kodwa mina anihlali ninami. ⁸Wenze lokho abekwazi; ugcobe umzimba wami ngaphambili ukuwulungiselela ukungcwatshwa. ⁹Ngiqinisile, ngithi kini, nomaphi lapho ivangeli lishunyayelwa khona emhlabeni wonke, lokho akwenzile kuyakulandwa ukuze akhunjulwe.”

¹⁰UJuda Iskariyothe, omunye wabayishumi nambili, waya kubapristi abakhulu eyokhaphela uJesu kubo. ¹¹Bekuzwa lokho, bathokoza bamthembisa imali. Ngakho wafuna ithuba lokukhaphela uJesu.

Abafundi Balungiselela IPhasika

¹²Ngosuku lokuqala lweSinkwa Esingenamvubelo, mhla behlaba iwundlu lePhasika, abafundi bakhe bambuza bathi: “Ufuna siye kuphi siyokulungiselela ukuba udle iPhasika?”

¹³Wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe wathi: “Hambani niye emzini; kuyakunihlangabeza umuntu ethwele imbiza yamanzi. Nimlandele, ¹⁴nalapho engena khona, nitshele umnikazi wendlu nithi: ‘UMfundisi uthi: Lukuphi ikamelo lami lezihambeli, lapho ngingadlela khona iPhasika nabafundi bami?’ ¹⁵Uyakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu elihlotshisiwe futhi selilungile; nisilungiselele khona.”

¹⁶Abafundi bahamba, baya emzini, bafica izinto zinjengoba ebebatshelile, balungiselela iPhasika.

¹⁷Kwathi kungakhona ukuhlwa, uJesu wafika nabayishumi nambili.

¹⁸Besahlezi bedla, uJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngithi kini, omunye wenu uyakungikhaphela, odla nami.”

¹⁹Baqala ukudabuka, bambuza ngabanye ngabanye: “Kanti yimi na?”

²⁰Wathi kubo: “Ngomunye wabayishumi nambili, ogxumeka isinkwa nami esitsheni. ²¹INdodana yomuntu iyahamba njengoba imiBhalo isho ngayo, kodwa maye kuloyo muntu oyikhaphelayo—bekungaba ngcono kuye ukuba wayengazalwanga.”

²²Besadla, wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wasinika bona, wathi: “Thathani; lokhu kungumzimba wami.”

²³Wathatha inkomishi, wabonga, wayinika bona, baphuza kuyo bonke.

²⁴Wathi kubo: “Lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano, elithululelwa abaningi. ²⁵Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, angisayikuphuza iwayini futhi kuze kube yilolo suku lapho ngiyakuliphuza lilisha embusweni kaBaba wethu.” ^a a v25 Umbuso uJesu afika ukuwuletha kungukubusa kukaBaba wethu uqobo — ikhaya lomndeni alilungiselela abantwana bakhe.

²⁶Kwathi sebeculile ihubo, baphumela eNtabeni Yeminqumo.

UJesu Ubikezela Ukumphika KukaPhethro

²⁷UJesu wathi kubo: “Nonke niyakukhubeka, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakushaya umalusi, zihlakazeke izimvu.’ ²⁸Kodwa emva kokuba sengivusiwe, ngiyakunandulela ukuya eGalile.”

²⁹UPhethro wathi kuye: “Noma bonke bengakhubeka, mina angiyikukhubeka.”

³⁰UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, namuhla, ngalobu busuku, iqhude lingakakhali kabili, uyakungiphika kathathu.”

³¹Kodwa waphikelela wathi: “Noma kungathiwa ngife nawe, angisoze ngakuphika.” Basho njalo bonke.

INdodana Izinikela KuBaba

³²Bafika endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi iGetsemane, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Hlalani lapha ngisakhuleka.”

³³Wathatha uPhethro, uJakobe, noJohane, waqala ukuzwa usizi olukhulu nokukhathazeka.

³⁴Wathi kubo: “Umphefumulo wami ucindezelwe usizi, kuze kube sekufeni. Hlalani lapha niphaphame.”

³⁵Esehambe ibangana, wawela phansi, wakhuleka ukuthi, uma kungenzeka, leli hora limdlule.

³⁶Wathi: “Abba, Baba, konke kuyenzeka kuwe. Susa le nkomishi kimi—kodwa makube yintando yakho, hhayi eyami.” ^b b v36 “Abba” yigama lothando, lokwethembana njengomntwana, uJesu alisebenzisa ekubizeni uBaba wethu. UPawulu usitshela ukuthi uBaba wethu unika lokhu kukhala kukaMoya okufanayo kuwo wonke umntwana obuyisiweyo (KwabaseRoma 8:15; KwabaseGalathiya 4:6).

³⁷Wabuya, wabafica belele, wathi kuPhethro: “Simoni, ulele na? Ubungekwazi yini ukuhlala uphapheme ihora elilodwa? ³⁸Lindani nikhuleke, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni. Umoya uyavuma, kodwa inyama ibuthakathaka.”

³⁹Wabuye wahamba futhi wakhuleka, esho wona lawo mazwi. ⁴⁰Wabuye wabafica belele, amehlo abo esindwa, bengazi ukuthi bamphendule bathini.

⁴¹Weza okwesithathu wathi: “Nisalele niphumule na? Kwanele—ihora selifikile. Bhekani, iNdodana yomuntu inikelwa ezandleni zezoni. ⁴²Vukani, asihambe; bhekani, ongikhaphelayo usefikile.”

UJesu Unikelwa Ezandleni Zezoni

⁴³Esakhuluma, uJuda—omunye wabayishumi nambili—wafika, kanye naye isixuku esiphethe izinkemba nezinduku sivela kubapristi abakhulu, nababhali, namalunga. ⁴⁴Omkhaphelayo wayebanike isibonakaliso wathi: “Lowo engiyakumanga nguye—mbambeni nimmukise niqinisile.” ⁴⁵Wasondela kuJesu masinyane, wathi: “Rabi!” wamanga. ⁴⁶Base bembeka izandla, bambamba. ⁴⁷Omunye walabo ababemi khona wahosha inkemba yakhe, washaya inceku yompristi ophakeme, wayinquma indlebe.

⁴⁸UJesu wathi kubo: “Niphume niphethe izinkemba nezinduku ukuza ukungibamba, kungathi ngingumphangi? ⁴⁹Imihla ngemihla benginani ethempelini ngifundisa, kodwa anizange ningibambe. Kodwa imiBhalo mayigcwaliseke.”

⁵⁰Bonke base bemshiya, babaleka. ⁵¹Insizwa ethile yamlandela, igqoke indwangu yelineni kuphela. Base beyibamba leyo nsizwa, ⁵²kodwa yashiya indwangu yelineni, yabaleka inqunu.

UJesu Phambi KoMkhandlu Omkhulu

⁵³Bamyisa uJesu kumpristi ophakeme, kwabuthana bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali. ⁵⁴UPhethro wayemlandele ekude, waze wangena egcekeni lompristi ophakeme, wahlala nabalindi, eyotha umlilo. ⁵⁵Abapristi abakhulu nawo wonke umkhandlu bafuna ubufakazi obumelene noJesu ukuze bambulale, kodwa ababutholanga. ⁵⁶Ngokuba abaningi bafakaza amanga ngaye, kodwa ubufakazi babo abuvumelananga. ⁵⁷Abanye basukuma bafakaza amanga ngaye, bethi: ⁵⁸“Simzwile ethi: ‘Ngiyakulidiliza leli thempeli elenziwe ngezandla, bese ngakha elinye ezinsukwini ezintathu elingenziwanga ngezandla.’” ⁵⁹Kepha ngisho nakulokhu ubufakazi babo abuvumelananga.

⁶⁰Umpristi ophakeme wasukuma phakathi kwabo, wabuza uJesu wathi: “Awunampendulo na? Yini lokhu laba bantu abakufakaza ngawe?” ⁶¹Wathula, akaphendulanga lutho. Umpristi ophakeme wabuye wambuza wathi: “Wena unguKhristu, iNdodana yoBusisiweyo na?” ^c c v61 “OBusisiweyo” yindlela yenhlonipho yamaJuda yokusho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu” ngaphandle kokuliphimisa ngqo igama elingcwele.

⁶²UJesu wathi: “NGINGUYE, futhi niyakuyibona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene sikaSomandla, iza ngamafu ezulu.” ^d d v62 UJesu uphendula umpristi ophakeme ngegama elingcwele uBaba wethu alinika uMose esihlahleni esivuthayo—‘NGINGUYE’ (Eksodusi 3:14). ISanhedrini yakuqonda masinyane lokho akusholo, yamlahla ngecala lokuhlambalaza (ivesi 64).

⁶³Umpristi ophakeme wadabula izingubo zakhe wathi: “Sisawadingelani amanye ofakazi? ⁶⁴Nikuzwile ukuhlambalaza kwakhe. Nithini na?” Bonke bamlahla ngokuthi ufanelwe ukufa. ⁶⁵Abanye baqala ukumkhafulela, bemboza ubuso, bemdumela ngezibhakela, bethi kuye: “Profetha!” Abalindi base bemshaya ngempama.

UPhethro Uyayiphika INdodana

⁶⁶Kuthe uPhethro esephansi egcekeni, kwafika enye yezincekukazi zompristi ophakeme, ⁶⁷ibona uPhethro eyotha umlilo, yamgqolozela yathi: “Nawe ubunoJesu waseNazaretha.”

⁶⁸Kodwa waphika wathi: “Angazi, futhi angiqondi ukuthi usho ukuthini.” Wabe esephumela esangweni, laphuma iqhude lakhala. ^e e v68 Eminye imibhalo yasendulo ayinawo amazwi athi “laphuma iqhude lakhala.” UMarku kuphela obhala ngokukhala kabili (14:30), ngakho lo mugqa ubalulekile ekulandeleni le ndaba.

⁶⁹Incekukazi yambona, yabuye yatshela ababemi khona yathi: “Lo muntu ungomunye wabo.” ⁷⁰Kodwa waphinde waphika. Emva kwesikhashana ababemi khona baphinda bathi kuPhethro: “Ngempela ungomunye wabo, ngokuba ungumGalile.” ⁷¹Waqala ukuziqalekisa nokufunga wathi: “Angimazi lo muntu enikhuluma ngaye.” ⁷²Masinyane iqhude lakhala okwesibili. UPhethro wakhumbula amazwi uJesu awasho kuye: “Iqhude lingakakhali kabili, uyakungiphika kathathu.” Waphihlika ngesililo, wakhala.