UMATEWU 27
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UJesu ulethwa phambi koPilatu
(Mk 15:1; Lk 23:1-2; Jwan 18:28-32)
1Kwathi ekuseni ngamasa boke abaphristi abakhulu nabaphathi babantu bathatha iqunto lokubulala uJesu. 2Bambopha, bamraga bamusa kuPilatu, umbusi.
Ukufa kwakaJudasi
(izEn 1:18-19)
3Lokha uJudasi omkhapheleko nabona bonyana uJesu ugwetjelwe ukufa, wazisola kabuhlungu, wabuyisela iimpaparwana ezimatjhumi amathathu zesiliva kubaphristi abakhulu kanye nabaphathi. 4Wathi: “Ngonile ngokukhaphela iingazi ezinganamlandu.”
Bamphendula bathi: “Kusitjhisa ngani-ke thina lokho? Ziimbonwa nguwe lezo.”
5Yeke uJudasi wafuthela imali leyo ngethempelini, waphuma. Wasuka lapho wayoziphanyeka.
6Abaphristi abakhulu badobha iimpaparwanezo bathi: “Kukuphikisana nomthetho ukufaka imali le emnikelweni wethempeli ngombana kuyimali yeengazi.” 7Yeke baqunta ukusebenzisa imali leyo ukuthenga isimu yombumbi kobana ibe yindawo yokubulungela imiqhamuka. 8Ngikho indawo leyo nanamhlanjesi ibizwa bonyana: “YiNdawo yeeNgazi.”
9Yeke kwazaliseka okwakhulunywa mphorofidi uJoromiya nasithi: “Bathatha iimpaparwana ezimatjhumi amathathu zesiliva, okulinani abantu bakwa-Israyeli abavumelana ukumhlawulela ngalo, 10bazisebenzisa ukuthenga isimu yombumbi, njengombana uSomnini bekangiyalile.”
UJesu uphekwa ngemibuzo
(Mk 15:2-5; Lk 23:3-5; Jwan 18:33-38)
11UJesu wajama phambi kombusi, umbusi loyo wambuza wathi: “Uyikosi yamaJuda na?”
UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Iye, kunjengombana usitjho.” 12Kodwana lokha nasolwa baphristi abakhulu nabaphathi, azange aphendule.
13Yeke uPilatu wambuza wathi: “Awubuzwa ubufakazi abajamelana nawe ngabo na?”
14Kodwana uJesu azange aphendule. Okwarara umbusi kukobana azange aziphendulele ngitjho nakowodwa umlandu athweswa wona.
UJesu ugwetjelwa ukufa
(Mk 15:6-15; Lk 23:13-25; Jwan 18:39 – 19:16)
15Yeke gade kusiqhelo kobana umbusi athi njalo ngomnyanya athukulule isibotjhwa esikhethwa siqubuthu. 16Ngesikhatheso bekunesibotjhwa esidumileko ibizo laso linguBharabhasi. 17Kwathi bona isiqubuthu sibuthane, uPilatu wasibuza wathi: “Ngisiphi enifuna bona nginithukululele sona na? UBharabhasi namkha uJesu, okuthiwa nguKrestu na?” 18Begade asazi bona kungebanga lomona ukobana banikele uJesu kuye.
19Kwathi uPilatu asahlezi esihlalweni sokugweba, umkakhe wamthumela umlayezo othi: “Ungabi nesandla endabeni yomuntu omsulwa loyo ngombana ngihlukumezeke khulu ebhudangweni ngaye.”
20Abaphristi abakhulu nabaphathi batjitjizela isiqubuthu kobana sikhethe uBharabhasi bese kubulawe uJesu. 21Umbusi wabuza wathi: “Nifuna ngithukulule muphi phakathi kwababilaba na?”
Baphendula bathi: “UBharabhasi!”
22Yeke uPilatu wabuza wathi: “Alo-ke nithi ngenzeni ngoJesu okuthiwa nguKrestu lo na?”
Boke baphendula bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!”
23UPilatu wabuza wathi: “Kubayini na? Mlandu bani awenzileko na?”
Kodwana barhuwelela khulu bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!”
24Kwathi uPilatu nabona bonyana akayindawo nabo, kodwana esikhundleni salokho bathoma ukuguruzela, wathatha amanzi wahlamba izandla zakhe phambi kwesiqubuthu, wathi: “Ngimsulwa ekuthululweni kweengazi zomuntu lo. Sekuziimbonwa ngini!”
25Boke abantu baphendula bathi: “Iingazi zakhe azibe phezu kwethu nesizukulwana sethu!”
26Yeke wabathukululela uBharabhasi. Kodwana wathi uJesu arithwe, bewanikela ngaye bona abethelwe esiphambanweni.
Amabutho abukisa ngoJesu
(Mk 15:16-20; Jwan 19:2-3)
27Yeke amajoni wombusi athatha uJesu amusa ngesirhodlweni sombusi; soke isiqhema samajoni sambungelela. 28Amhlubulisa, amembesa ingubo ebomvu. 29Eluka isihlohlo sameva amthwesa sona. Amphathisa umgaba ngesandleni sakhe sesidla; aguqa ngaphambi kwakhe abukisa ngaye athi: “Bayede, kosi yamaJuda!” 30Amkhafulela, athatha umgaba ambetha ngawo kanenginengi ehloko. 31Emva kobana abukise ngaye, amhlubulisa ingubo, amembathisa izambatho zakhe. Asuka lapho amraga ayombethela esiphambanweni.
UJesu ubethelwa esiphambanweni
(Mk 15:21-32; Lk 23:26-43; Jwan 19:17-27)
32Kwathi nabaphumako, bahlangana nendoda yeSirene ebekuthiwa nguSimoni, amajoni amkatelela bona athwale isiphambano sakaJesu. 33Bafika endaweni ekuthiwa yiGolgotha, okutjho iKhakhayi. 34Lapho amajoni anikela uJesu iwayini ebeyivangwe nenyongo kobana asele; kodwana kuthe bona ayizwe, wala ukuyisela.
35Kwathi bona ambethele esiphambanweni, ahlukaniselana izambatho zakhe ngefumbe ukuze kuzaliseke ilizwi elakhulunywa baphorofidi nabathi, “Bahlukaniselana izambatho zami bebenza ifumbe ngazo.” 36Ngemva kwalokho ahlala phasi ambukela. 37Ngehla kwehlokwakhe abeka umtlolo womlandu abamethwesa wona othi: “Lo nguJesu ikosi yamaJuda.” 38Wabethelwa kanye namasela amabili, elinye lingesidleni, elinye lingesinceleni.
39Abantu ebebadlula lapho bebamhlambalaza, bathintithe iinhloko, 40bathi: “Wena ozokugiriza ithempeli bese ulakha ngobutjha ngamalanga amathathu, zisindise-ke! Yehla esiphambanwenapho nakube uyiNdodana kaZimu!”
41Ngokunjalo, abaphristi abakhulu, abafundisi bomthetho nabaphathi babukisa ngaye, 42bathi: “Wasindisa abanye, kodwana yena akakwazi ukuzisindisa! Uyikosi yakwa-Israyeli! Akehle khona nje esiphambanweni, yeke sizamkholwa! 43Angithi wethembe uZimu. UZimu akamsize khona nje nakube uyamfuna ngombana bekaseze asithi, ‘NgiyiNdodana kaZimu!’ ”
44Ngitjho namasela ebekabethelwe nawo adindela iinhlamba phezu kwakhe.
Ukufa kwakaJesu
(Mk 15:33-41; Lk 23:44-49; Jwan 19:28-30)
45Kusukela ngesimbi yetjhumi nambili bekube ngesimbi yesithathu ubumnyama bembatha inarha yoke. 46Kwathi ngesimbi yesithathu uJesu warhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: “Eli, Eli, lama sabarhthani?” Okutjho bona: “Zimami, Zimami, ungitjhiyeleni na?”
47Kwathi lokha abanye balabo ebebajame lapho nabezwa lokho bathi: “Ubiza u-Eliya!” 48Khonokho omunye wabo wagijima wathatha umfotjhofotjho, wawenya ngaphakathi kweviniga, wawuhloma emhlangeni, wawuphakamisela kuJesu kobana asele.
49Abanye bathi, “Jama wena! Akhesibone bona u-Eliya wakhe loyo uzakuza azomsindisa na?”
50Godu uJesu warhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu, wanikela umphefumulwakhe.
51Khonokho irharideni lethempeli latlebhuka phakathi, ukuthoma phezulu ukuya phasi. Iphasi lasikinyeka, kwaphadlhuka amadwala. 52Amathuna avuleka, iindumbu zabantu abanengi abacwengileko ebebahlongakele bavuswa baphila godu. 53Baphuma ngemathuneni, kwathi ngemva kobana uJesu avukile ekufeni, baya ngedorobheni elicwengileko, bazibonakalisa ebantwini abanengi.
54Kwathi lokha umphathimabutho nalabo ebebanaye ebebaqaphe uJesu nababona ukusikinyeka kwephasi nakho koke okwenzakeleko, besaba bebathi: “Kwamambala bekayiNdodana kaZimu!”
55Bekukhona abafazi abanengi lapho, bajame kudanyana baqalile. Bebalokhu balandele uJesu ukusukela eGalile kobana bamsize. 56Hlangana nabo bekukhona uMariya Magdalina, uMariya unina kaJakopo noJosefa kanye nonina lamadodana kaZebediya.
Ukubulungwa kwakaJesu
(Mk 15:42-47; Lk 23:50-56; Jwan 19:38-42)
57Kwathi nakuhlwako, kwafika isigwili somuntu sivela e-Arimathiya, ibizo laso linguJosefa, naye egade amfundi kaJesu. 58Waya kuPilatu wayokubawa isidumbu sakaJesu, nje-ke uPilatu wayala bonyana anikelwe sona. 59UJosefa wasithatha, wasiphuthela ngetjhila elihlanzekileko, 60wasifaka ngethuneni lakhe elitjha aligobhodlha edwaleni. Wageda ilitje elikhulu wavala ngalo umnyango wethuna wakhamba. 61UMariya Magdalina nomunye uMariya gade bahlezi lapho malungana nethuna.
Abaqaphi bethuna
62Ngelanga elilandelako, ebekuliSabatha, abaphristi abakhulu nabaFarisi bahlangana kuPilatu, 63bathi kuye: “Kosi, siyakhumbula bona umkhohlisi loya nasaphilako wathi, ‘Ngemva kwamalanga amathathu ngizakuvuka.’ 64Yeke, khupha umyalo bonyana ithuneli liyokulindwa kufikela elangeni lesithathu. Nakungasinjalo, abafundi bakhe bangahle beze bazokweba isidumbu sakhe, bese batjela abantu bona uvukile ekufeni. Amala wokugcina la azakudlula waphambilini.” 65UPilatu wathi kibo: “Thathani umlindi nikhambe niyokuqinisekisa bona ithunelo liyavikeleka ngendlela eningakghona ngayo.”
66Yeke bakhamba bayokuqinisekisa bona ithunelo livikelekile ngokubeka iphawu lokulivala elitjeni, bebatjhiya abalindi lapho.
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