Abaholi Baceba Ukubulala uJesu
Owesifazane uthela amakha abizayo bese ethethiswa ngakho; uJuda uyamthengisa ngezinhlamvu ezingamashumi amathathu. EGetsemane uJesu ucela kuBaba wakhe ukuba asuse inkezo ngesikhathi abangane bakhe belokhu belala. Ebanjwa, akamelani nakho. UPhethro uyafunga ukuthi akakaze amazi lo muntu.
26 1Kwathi uJesu eseqedile wonke la mazwi, wathi kubafundi bakhe:
2“Niyazi ukuthi emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kufika iPhasika, neNdodana yomuntu izakunikelwa ukuba ibethelwe esiphambanweni.”
3Khona-ke abapristi abakhulu namalunga abantu bahlangana egcekeni lompristi omkhulu uKayafase, 4bacebelana ukuba babambe uJesu ngasese bambulale. 5Kodwa bathi: “Kungabi ngesikhathi somkhosi, funa kube nesiyaluyalu phakathi kwabantu.”
Ugcoba uJesu Ukumlungiselela Ukungcwatshwa
6Kwathi uJesu eseBhethaniya, endlini kaSimoni onochoko, 7kweza kuye owesifazane ephethe ithunga le-alabasta eligcwele amakha abiza kakhulu, wawathela ekhanda lakhe esahlezi etafuleni. 8Bebona lokho, abafundi bathukuthela, bathi: “Kungani lokhu kumoshwa? 9Ngokuba lokhu bekungathengiswa ngemali eningi, inikwe abampofu.”
10UJesu wakwazi lokho, wathi kubo: “Nimhluphelani lo wesifazane? Wenze into enhle kimi. 11Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo, kodwa mina aniyikuba nami njalo. 12Ngokuba ngokuwathela kwakhe la makha emzimbeni wami, wenzele ukungilungiselela ukungcwatshwa. 13Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: nomaphi lapho leli vangeli lishunyayelwa khona emhlabeni wonke, nalokhu akwenzileyo kuyakulandwa, kube yisikhumbuzo sakhe.”
UJuda Ukhaphela iNdodana Ngesiliva
14Khona-ke omunye kwabayishumi nambili, lowo othiwa uJuda Iskariyoti, waya kubapristi abakhulu, 15wathi: “Nifuna ukunginikani, mina ngimnikele kini na?” Bambalela izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu. 16Kusukela lapho wayesefuna ithuba lokumkhaphela.
Ukulungiselela IPhasika
17Ngosuku lokuqala lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo abafundi beza kuJesu bathi: “Ufuna ukuba sikulungisele kuphi ukuba udle iPhasika na?”
18Wathi: “Yanini edolobheni kumuntu othile, nithi kuye: ‘UMfundisi uthi: Isikhathi sami sesisondele. Ngizakwenza iPhasika endlini yakho kanye nabafundi bami.’”
19Abafundi benza njengokuba uJesu ebayalile, balungisa iPhasika.
20Kwathi sekuhlwile, wahlala etafuleni kanye nabayishumi nambili.
21Kwathi besadla, wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, omunye wenu uzakungikhaphela.”
22Bedabukile kakhulu, baqala ngamunye ukumbuza bethi: “Impela akumina, Nkosi?”
23Waphendula wathi: “Lowo ocwilise isandla sakhe esitsheni kanye nami, nguye oyakungikhaphela. 24INdodana yomuntu iyahamba, njengalokhu kulotshiwe ngayo. Kodwa maye kulowo muntu oyikhaphelayo—bekuyoba ngcono kuye ukuba ubengazalwanga.”
25UJuda, umkhapheli wakhe, wathi: “Impela akumina, Rabi?” Wathi kuye: “Usho wena.”
26Besadla, uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa wasihlephula, wasinika abafundi, wathi: “Thathani, nidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.” 27Wathatha inkomishi wabonga, wabanika yona, wathi: “Phuzani kuyo nonke, 28ngokuba lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano, elithululelwa abaningi ukuze kuthethelelwe izono. 29Ngithi kini: angisayikuphinde ngiphuze lesi sithelo somvini, kusukela manje kuze kufike usuku engizakusiphuza ngaso sibusha kanye nani embusweni kaBaba.”
30Kwathi sebehlabelele ihubo, baphuma baya eNtabeni Yeminqumo.
UJesu Ubikezela Ukumphika kukaPhethro
31Khona-ke uJesu wathi kubo: “Ngalobu busuku nonke niyakukhubeka ngenxa yami. Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Ngizakushaya umalusi, zihlakazeke izimvu zomhlambi.’ 32Kodwa emva kokuba sengivusiwe, ngizakunandulela ukuya eGalile.”
33UPhethro wathi kuye: “Noma bonke bengakhubeka ngenxa yakho, mina angisoze ngakhubeka.”
34UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: ngalobu busuku, lingakakhali iqhude, uzakungiphika kathathu.”
35UPhethro wathi: “Noma ngingafa kanye nawe, angiyikukuphika.” Bonke abafundi basho njalo.
INdodana Izinikela kuBaba
36Khona-ke uJesu wafika nabo endaweni ethiwa iGetsemane, wathi kubafundi: “Hlalani lapha mina ngisaya laphaya ukuyokhuleka.”
37Wathatha uPhethro namadodana amabili kaZebedi, waqala ukudabuka nokukhathazeka kakhulu.
38Khona-ke wathi kubo: “Umphefumulo wami unosizi olukhulu, kuze kube sekufeni. Hlalani lapha nilinde kanye nami.”
39Waqhubeka ibanga elincane, wawa ngobuso bakhe, wakhuleka wathi: “Baba, uma kungenzeka, ake lisuke kimi lesi sitsha. Kodwa kungabi njengokuthanda kwami, kube njengokuthanda kwakho.”
40Weza kubafundi, wabafica belele. Wathi kuPhethro: “Kanti anikwazanga ukuhlala niphapheme nami ihora elilodwa na? 41Lindani nikhuleke, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni; umoya uyavuma, kodwa inyama ibuthakathaka.”
42Wabuya wahamba okwesibili, wakhuleka wathi: “Baba, uma lesi sitsha singenakusuka ngaphandle kokuba ngisiphuze, intando yakho mayenziwe.”
43Wabuya futhi, wabafica belele, ngokuba amehlo abo ayesindiwe. 44Ngakho wabashiya futhi, wahamba wakhuleka okwesithathu, esho wona lawo mazwi.
45Khona-ke weza kubafundi, wathi kubo: “Nisalele niphumula na? Bhekani, ihora selifikile, neNdodana yomuntu isinikelwa ezandleni zezoni. 46Sukumani, sihambe! Bhekani, lowo ongikhaphelayo usefikile!”
UJesu Uyakhashelwa Uyaboshwa
47Esakhuluma, bheka, uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wafika nesixuku esikhulu siphethe izinkemba nezinduku, sithunywe ngabapristi abakhulu namalunga abantu. 48Umkhapheli wayebanikile isibonakaliso wathi: “Lowo engizakumanga, nguye—mbambeni.” 49Masinyane wasondela kuJesu wathi: “Ngiyakubingelela, Rabi!” Wayesemanga.
50UJesu wathi kuye: “Mngane, yenza lokho oze ukukwenza.” Khona-ke beza, babeka izandla kuJesu, bambamba.
51Bheka, omunye walabo ababenoJesu welula isandla sakhe, wahosha inkemba yakhe, wagenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe.
52Khona-ke uJesu wathi kuye: “Buyisela inkemba yakho endaweni yayo. Bonke abaphatha inkemba bayakufa ngenkemba. 53Ucabanga ukuthi ngingeke ngicele kuBaba, yena obeyakungithumela khona manjalo amabutho ezingelosi angaphezu kweshumi nambili na? 54Kodwa pho, imibhalo ingagcwaliseka kanjani, ethi lokhu kumele kwenzeke ngale ndlela na?”
55Ngalelo hora uJesu wathi ezixukwini: “Niphume niphethe izinkemba nezinduku ukuza kungibamba, njengokungathi niza kumphangi na? Bengihlala ethempelini imihla ngemihla ngifundisa, kodwa aningibambanga. 56Kodwa konke lokhu kwenzekile ukuze kugcwaliseke imibhalo yabaprofethi.” Khona-ke bonke abafundi bamshiya, babaleka.
UJesu Phambi Kwabammangaleli Bakhe
57Labo ababambe uJesu bamyisa kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu, lapho ababhali namalunga babehlangene khona. 58UPhethro wamlandela ngesiqamu, waze wafika egcekeni lompristi omkhulu, wangena wahlala nezinceku ukuze abone ukuthi kuzakuphetha kanjani.
59Abapristi abakhulu nomkhandlu wonke babefuna ubufakazi bamanga ngoJesu ukuze bambulale, 60kodwa abatholanga lutho, noma kwavela ofakazi bamanga abaningi. Ekugcineni kwavela ababili, 61bathi: “Lo muntu wathi: ‘Ngingakwazi ukudiliza ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, ngibuye ngilakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu.’”
62Umpristi omkhulu wasukuma wathi kuye: “Awunampendulo na? Kuyini laba bantu abakufakazela khona?” 63Kodwa uJesu wathula. Umpristi omkhulu wathi: “Ngikufungisa ngoNkulunkulu ophilayo: sitshele ukuba unguKhristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, yini.”
64UJesu wathi kuye: “Usho wena. Kodwa ngithi kini: kusukela manje nizakuyibona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza ngamafu ezulu.”
65Khona-ke umpristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Uhlambalazile! Sisabadingelani ofakazi? Nizwile manje inhlamba. 66Nithini ngesahlulelo senu na?” Baphendula bathi: “Ufanele ukufa.”
67Khona-ke bamkhafulela ngamathe ebusweni bakhe, bamshaya ngezibhakela; abanye bamzula ngempama, 68bathi: “Siprofethele, Khristu! Ngubani okushayile na?”
UPhethro Uphika Ukumazi uJesu
69UPhethro wayehlezi ngaphandle egcekeni. Kweza intombazane eyincekukazi, yathi: “Nawe ubunoJesu waseGalile.”
70Kodwa wakuphika phambi kwabo bonke, wathi: “Angazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani.”
71Esaphumela esangweni, enye incekukazi yambona, yathi kulabo ababelapho: “Lo muntu ubenoJesu waseNazaretha.”
72Waphinda wakuphika ngesifungo, wathi: “Angimazi lo muntu.”
73Emva kwesikhashana, labo ababemi lapho beza kuPhethro, bathi: “Impela nawe ungomunye wabo, ngokuba nokukhuluma kwakho kuyakudalula.”
74Khona-ke waqala ukuzithuka nokufunga, wathi: “Angimazi lo muntu.” Khona manjalo iqhude lakhala.
75UPhethro wakhumbula amazwi kaJesu athi: “Lingakakhali iqhude, uzakungiphika kathathu.” Waphuma phandle, wakhala kabuhlungu.
