Ukufa , Ukungcwatywa, Nokuvuka KukaYesu Krestu UMoses wabiza onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, wathi kuwo, “Khuphani nize nithabathele ixhwane ngokweentsapho zenu, nixhele ipasika.” Nize nithabathe isicumba sehisope, nisithi nkxu egazini elisesityeni, nitshize umphezulu wodonga kunye nemigubasi yomibini ngegazi elisesityeni, ningaphumi emnyango wendlu yakhe kude kuse. Kuba uYehova uya kudlula aye kubulala amaYiputa; aze abone igazi elisesityeni sodonga, nasemigubasini yomibini yodonga, uYehova uya kudlula emnyango, angamvumeli umtshabalalisi ukuba angene ezindlwini zenu aze anibulale.” Eksodus 12:21-23 Ukuba umntu wenze isono esifanelwe kukufa, waze wabulawa, waxhonywa emthini, isidumbu sakhe masingabikho emthini ubusuku bonke, kodwa womngcwaba ngaloo mini, (kuba lowo uxhonyiweyo uqalekisiwe nguThixo); ukuze ungangcoliswa umhlaba wakho, akunika wona uYehova uThixo wakho ukuba ube lilifa. Duteronomi 21:22-23 Ngokuba izinja zindijikelezile, ibandla labangendawo lindijikelezile, lindigqobhozile izandla neenyawo. Ndingabala onke amathambo am: bayandijonga, bandijonge. Babelana ngeengubo zam, benze amaqashiso ngesambatho sam. INdumiso 22:16-18 Emva kweeveki ezingamashumi amathandathu anesibini uMesiya uya kunqunyulwa, kodwa kungekhona ngenxa yakhe: kwaye abantu benkosana ezayo baya kutshabalalisa umzi kunye nendawo engcwele, kwaye ukuphela kwayo kuya kuba ngomkhukula, kwaye kude kube sekupheleni kwemfazwe kuya kumiselwa impanziso. Daniyeli 9:26 Ndiya kuthululela phezu kwendlu kaDavide naphezu kwabemi baseYerusalem umoya wobabalo nowokubongoza, bamjonge mna abamhlabileyo, bamlilele, njengomntu olilela unyana wakhe okuphela kwakhe, abe krakra ngenxa yakhe, njengomntu okrakra ngenxa yamazibulo akhe. Zekariya 12:10 Kuba ndaninika okokuqala oko ndakwamkelayo nam, okokuba uKristu wafela izono zethu ngokwezibhalo; nokuba wangcwatywa, nokuba wavuka ngomhla wesithathu ngokwezibhalo; 1 kwabaseKorinte 15:3-4
Umprofeti uIsaya UIsaya 53 1 Ngubani na okholiweyo ludaba lwethu, nengalo kaYehova ityhileke kubani na? 2 Kuba uya kukhula njengesityalo esithambileyo phambi kwakhe, nanjengengcambu ephuma emhlabeni owomileyo; akanasimo nabuhle; kwaye xa simbona, akukho buhle bokuba simnqwenele. 3 Udeliwe, ushiyiwe ngabantu; yindoda enomvandedwa, eqhelene nosizi; saza sazifihla ubuso bethu kuye; udeliwe, asimkhathalelanga.
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4 Inene, uzithwalile iintlungu zethu, wathwala iintlungu zethu; kodwa thina sathi utshayiwe, ubethwe nguThixo, wabandezeleka. 5 Kodwa wahlatywa ngenxa yezikreqo zethu, watyunyuzwa ngenxa yobugwenxa bethu; isohlwayo soxolo lwethu saba phezu kwakhe, kwaye ngemivumbo yakhe siphilisiwe. 6 Thina sonke sinjengezimvu silahlekile, siguqukele elowo endleleni yakhe; uYehova wambeka phezu kwakhe ubugwenxa bethu sonke. 7 Wacinezelwa, wacinezelwa, akawuvula umlomo wakhe; uziswa njengemvana esiwa ekuxhelweni, nanjengemvu esisidenge phambi kwabachebi bayo, akawuvulanga umlomo wakhe. 8 Wasuswa entolongweni nasesigwebeni, ngubani na oya kuxela isizukulwana sakhe, kuba wanqunyulwa ezweni labaphilileyo, wabethwa ngenxa yezikreqo zabantu bam? 9 Wabeka ingcwaba lakhe nabakhohlakeleyo, waba nobutyebi ekufeni kwakhe; ngokuba engenzanga lugonyamelo, kungekho nkohliso emlonyeni wakhe. 10 Kodwa iNkosi yathanda ukumtyumza, yambangela intlungu; xa uthe umphefumlo wakhe wawenza idini lesono, uya kuyibona imbewu yakhe, andise imihla yakhe, kwaye ukuthanda kukaYehova kuya kuphumelela esandleni sakhe. 11 Uya kubona ukubandezeleka komphefumlo wakhe, aneliseke; ngokwazi kwakhe umkhonzi wam olilungisa uya kugwebela abaninzi, kuba uya kuthwala ubugwenxa babo. 12 Ngoko ke ndiya kumabela isabelo phakathi kwabakhulu, aze ahlule amaxhoba kunye nabanamandla, kuba ewuthulule umphefumlo wakhe ekufeni, waza wabalwa phakathi kwabakreqi, waza wathwala isono sabaninzi, waza wabathandazela abakreqi.
IVangeli likaMateyu UMateyu 26 1 Kwathi, xa uYesu ebegqibile onke la mazwi, wathi kubafundi bakhe, 2 Niyazi ukuba emva kweentsuku ezimbini kuza kubakho umthendeleko wepasika, aze uNyana womntu anikelwe ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni. 3 Bahlanganisana ngelo xesha ababingeleli abakhulu, nababhali, namadoda amakhulu abantu, endlwini yombingeleli omkhulu ogama linguKayafa, 4 Babhunga ukuba bambambe uYesu ngobuqhophololo, bambulale. 5 Kodwa bathi, Makungabi ngomthendeleko, hleze kubekho isiphithiphithi phakathi kwabantu. 6 Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba uYesu useBhetani, endlwini kaSimon owayeneqhenqa, 7 Kweza kuye umfazi enebhotile yealabhasta enamafutha aqholiweyo axabisekileyo, wawagalela entlokweni yakhe, xa wayehleli esidlweni. 8 Bekubonile oko abafundi bakhe, bacaphuka, besithi, Yeyani na le nkcitho? 9 Kuba la mafutha ngewathengiswa ngexabiso elikhulu, anikwe amahlwempu. 10 UYesu ekwazi oko, wathi kubo, Nimkhathazelani na umfazi? Ngokuba endenzele umsebenzi omhle. 11 Kuba amahlwempu nihlala ninawo, kodwa mna anihlali ninam. 12 Kuba ngokundithululela la mafutha aqholiweyo, wenzele ukungcwatywa kwam. 13 Inene ndithi kuni, Naphi na apho ezi ndaba zilungileyo ziya kushunyayelwa khona kulo lonke ihlabathi, kuya kuxelwa naloo nto ayenzileyo lo mfazi, ibe sisikhumbuzo sakhe. 14 Emva koko omnye wabafundi abalishumi elinababini, ogama linguYuda Sikariyoti, waya kubabingeleli abakhulu, 15 Wathi kubo, Ningandinika ntoni na, ndimnikele kuni? Bammisela amaqhosha esilivere angamashumi amathathu. 16 Ukususela ngelo xesha wafuna ithuba lokumnikela. 17 Ke kaloku, ngomhla wokuqala wezonka ezingenagwele, beza abafundi kuYesu, besithi kuye, Ufuna ukuba sikulungiselele phi na ukuba uyidle ipasika?
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18 Wathi ke yena, Hambani niye esixekweni kuthile, nithi kuye, Uthi uMfundisi, Ixesha lam likufuphi; ndiya kuyenzela ipasika endlwini yakho nabafundi bam. 19 Abafundi benza njengoko uYesu wayebayalele, baza bayilungisa ipasika. 20 Kwathi ke kwakuhlwa, wahlala phantsi nabalishumi elinababini. 21 Xa babesidla, wathi, Inene ndithi kuni, Omnye kuni uya kundingcatsha. 22 Baza baba buhlungu kakhulu, baqala ukuthi kuye bonke ngabanye, Nkosi, ingaba ndim na? 23 Waphendula wathi, Lowo ufaka isandla sakhe esityeni kunye nam, nguye lowo uya kundingcatsha. 24 UNyana woMntu uyemka, njengoko kubhaliweyo ngaye; kodwa yeha, loo mntu uNyana woMntu angcatshwa nguye! Ngekumlungele loo mntu ukuba ebengazalwanga. 25 Waphendula ke uYuda, lowo wamngcatshayo, wathi, Ingaba ndim na, Mfundisi? Wathi kuye, Utshilo nawe. 26 Kwaye njengoko babesidla, uYesu wathabatha isonka, wasisikelela, wasiqhekeza, wanika abafundi, wathi, Thabathani, nidle; lo ngumzimba wam. 27 Wathabatha indebe, wabulela, wabanika, esithi, Selani kuyo nonke; 28 Kuba eli ligazi lam lomnqophiso omtsha, eliphalala ngenxa yabaninzi, ukuze kuxolelwe izono. 29 Ndithi kuni, Andisayi kusela kwesi siqhamo somdiliya, ukususela ngoku, kude kube yiloo mini ndisisela nani sisitsha ebukumkanini bukaBawo. 30 Bakuba becule ingoma yokudumisa uThixo, baphuma baya eNtabeni yemiNquma. 31 Waza wathi uYesu kubo, Nonke niya kukhubeka ngam ngobu busuku; kuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ndiya kumbetha umalusi, zichithakale izimvu zomhlambi. 32 Kodwa emva kokuvuswa kwam kwakhona, ndiya kunanindulela ukuya eGalili. 33 Waphendula uPetros wathi kuye, Nokuba bonke baya kukhubeka ngawe, andisayi kukhubeka mna. 34 UYesu wathi kuye, Inene ndithi kuwe, Ngobu busuku, ingekakhali inkuku, uya kundikhanyela kathathu. 35 UPetros wathi kuye: “Nokuba ndingade ndife nawe, andingekhe ndikukhanyele.” Batsho njalo ke bonke abafundi. 36 Waza uYesu waya nabo kwindawo ekuthiwa yiGetsemane, wathi kubafundi, Hlalani phantsi apha, ndize ndithandaze phaya. 37 Wathabatha uPetros noonyana ababini bakaZebhedi, waqala ukuba buhlungu nokubandezeleka kakhulu. 38 Wathi ke kubo, Umphefumlo wam ubuhlungu kakhulu, kude kube sekufeni; hlalani apha nilinde nam. 39 Wahamba umganyana, wawa ngobuso bakhe, wathandaza, esithi, Bawo, ukuba kunokwenzeka, mayidlule le ndebe kum; kodwa kungabi njengokuthanda kwam, makube njengokuthanda kwakho. 40 Weza kubafundi, wabafumana belele, wathi kuPetros, Beningenakulinda nam ilixa elinye na? 41 Lindani nithandaze, ukuze ningangeni ekuhendweni; umoya ngenene uyavuma, kodwa inyama ibuthathaka. 42 Wabuya wemka okwesibini, wathandaza, esithi, Bawo, ukuba le ndebe ayinakudlula kum, ndingathanga ndiyisele, mayenzeke intando yakho. 43 Weza, wabafumana belele kwakhona, kuba amehlo abo ayenzima. 44 Wabashiya, wabuya wemka, wathandaza okwesithathu, ethetha kwaloo mazwi. 45 Waza weza kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo, Lalani ngoku, niphumle; yabonani, ilixa lisondele, uNyana woMntu uya kunikelwa ezandleni zaboni. 46 Vukani, masihambe; yabonani, usondele lowo undinikelayo. 47 Kuthe esathetha, kwafika uYuda, omnye wabalishumi elinababini, enesihlwele esikhulu esineekrele neentonga, sivela kubabingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu abantu. 48 Ke kaloku lowo umngcatshayo wayebanike umqondiso, esithi, Lowo ndiya kumanga, nguye lowo; mbambeni.
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49 Wafika kuYesu kwaoko, wathi, Molo, Mfundisi; wamanga. 50 UYesu wathi kuye: “ Mfondini, uzele ntoni?” Bandula ke beza, bambamba uYesu. 51 Omnye wabo babenoYesu wolula isandla sakhe, warhola ikrele lakhe, waxabela umkhonzi wombingeleli omkhulu, wamnqumla indlebe. 52 Waza wathi uYesu kuye, Buyisela ikrele lakho endaweni yalo; kuba bonke abathabatha ikrele baya kutshabalala ngekrele. 53 Ucinga ukuba andinako na ngoku ukumbongoza uBawo, aze ngoku andinike imikhosi yezithunywa zezulu engaphezu kweshumi elinambini? 54 Kodwa ke ziya kuzaliseka njani izibhalo ezithi, kumele ukuba kube njalo? 55 Ngaloo lixa wathi uYesu kwisihlwele, Niphumele ukuza kubamba mna na, ngathi nize kulwa nesela, ninamakrele neentonga, ngathi nize kubamba isela? Bendihleli nani imihla ngemihla ndifundisa etempileni, anandibamba. 56 Kodwa konke oku kwenzekile ukuze kuzaliseke izibhalo zabaprofeti. Emva koko bonke abafundi bamshiya, babaleka. 57 Abo bambambayo uYesu bamrholela kuKayafa, umbingeleli omkhulu, apho babehlanganisene khona ababhali namadoda amakhulu. 58 Kodwa uPetros wamlandela kude, waya kungena endlwini yombingeleli omkhulu, wangena, wahlala phantsi nabakhonzi, ukuze abone isiphelo. 59 Ke kaloku ababingeleli abakhulu, namadoda amakhulu, nentlanganiso yonke, bafuna ubungqina bobuxoki nxamnye noYesu, ukuze bambulale; 60 Kodwa abafumananga nto, nangona kwafika amangqina obuxoki amaninzi, abafumananga nto. Ekugqibeleni kwafika amangqina amabini obuxoki, 61 bathi, Lo wathi, Ndingayichitha itempile kaThixo, ndibuye ndiyakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu. 62 Wesuka umbingeleli omkhulu, wathi kuye, Akuphenduli nto na? Bangqina ntoni na aba ngawe? 63 Kodwa uYesu wahlala wathi cwaka. Umbingeleli omkhulu waphendula wathi kuye, “Ndikufungisa ngoThixo ophilayo, ukuba usixelele ukuba unguye na uKrestu, uNyana kaThixo.” 64 Athi uYesu kuye, Utshilo nawe; ke ndithi kuni, Emveni koku niya kumbona uNyana woMntu, ehleli ngasekunene kwamandla, esiza esemafini ezulu. 65 Waza umbingeleli omkhulu wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, esithi, Unyelisile; sisawafunelani na amangqina? Yabonani, ngoku nikuvile ukunyelisa kwakhe. 66 Nithini na nina? Baphendula bathi, Ufanelwe kukufa. 67 Baza bamtshicela ebusweni, bambetha; abanye bambetha ngezandla zabo, 68 besithi, Siprofetele, wena Kristu, ngubani na okubethileyo? 69 UPetros wayehleli ngaphandle entendelezweni; kweza kuye intombazana ethile, isithi, Nawe ubunoYesu waseGalili. 70 Kodwa wakhanyela phambi kwabo bonke, esithi, Andiyazi into oyithethayo. 71 Uthe ke, ephuma waya esangweni, omnye umkhonzazana wambona, wathi kwababelapho, Lo naye ubenoYesu waseNazarete. 72 Waphinda wakhanyela ngesifungo esithi, Andimazi loo mntu. 73 Emva kwexesha elithile, abo babemi apho beza kuye, bathi kuPetros, Inene nawe ungomnye wabo; kuba intetho yakho iyakutyhila. 74 Waza waqala ukuqalekisa nokufunga, esithi, Andimazi loo mntu. Yakhala ngoko nangoko inkuku. 75 UPetros wakhumbula ilizwi likaYesu, awayelithethile kuye, esithi, Ingekakhali inkuku, uya kundikhanyela kathathu. Waphuma, walila kabuhlungu. UMateyu 27 1 Kuthe ke kwakusa, bonke ababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu abantu babhunga ngoYesu ukuba bambulale; 2 Bambopha, bamrhola, bamnikela kuPontiyo Pilato, irhuluneli.
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3 Waza uYuda, lowo wamngcatshayo, ebona ukuba ugwetyiwe, wazohlwaya, wawabuyisela loo maqhosha esilivere angamashumi amathathu kubabingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu, 4 esithi, Ndonile ngokungcatsha igazi elingenatyala. Bathi ke bona, Iyintoni na loo nto kuthi? Zibonele ngokwakho loo nto. 5 Waziphosa phantsi ezo ngqekembe zesilivere etempileni, wemka, waya wazixhoma. 6 Ababingeleli abakhulu bathabatha loo maqhosha esilivere, bathi, Akuvumelekile ukuwafaka emkhumbini wokulondoloza imali, kuba lixabiso legazi. 7 Bacebisana, bathenga ngayo intsimi yombumbi, ukuze kungcwatyelwe kuyo abasemzini. 8 Kungoko ke loo ntsimi yabizwa ngokuba yintsimi yegazi, kwada kwanamhlanje. 9 Kwazaliseka ke oko kwathethwayo ngomprofeti uYeremiya, esithi, Bathabatha amaqhosha esilivere angamashumi amathathu, ixabiso lalowo wamiselwa ixabiso, lowo bambeka ityala ngabo oonyana bakaSirayeli; 10 Ndazinikela ngentsimi yombumbi, njengoko iNkosi yandiyalelayo. 11 UYesu wema phambi kwerhuluneli, irhuluneli yambuza yathi: “UnguKumkani wamaYuda na?” UYesu wathi kuye: “ Nawe utsho.” 12 Uthe ke akumangalelwa ngababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu, akaphendulanga nto. 13 Wathi ke uPilato kuye, Akuziva na ukuba zininzi na izinto abazingqinayo ngawe? 14 Akaphendulanga nelilodwa ilizwi, kangangokuba irhuluneli yamangaliswa kakhulu. 15 Ke kaloku, ngaloo mthendeleko irhuluneli yayiqhele ukukhululela abantu umbanjwa omnye, lowo babemfuna. 16 Baye ke ngelo xesha benombanjwa odumileyo, ogama linguBharabhas. 17 Bakubon’ ukuba ngoko bahlanganisene, wathi kubo uPilato, Nithanda ukuba ndinikhululele bani na, uBharabhas, uYesu ekuthiwa nguKristu, okanye? 18 Kuba wayesazi ukuba bamhlangule ngenxa yomona. 19 Akubon’ ukuba uhleli esihlalweni sokugweba, umfazi wakhe wathumela kuye, esithi, Ungabi nanto yakwenza naloo mntu ulungileyo; kuba ndive ubunzima obuninzi namhlanje ephupheni ngenxa yakhe. 20 Kodwa ababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu bacenga isihlwele ukuba sicele uBharabhas, simbulale uYesu. 21 Waphendula urhuluneli wathi kubo, Nithanda ukuba ndinikhululele bani na kwaba babini? Bathi bona, UBharabhas. 22 UPilato wathi kubo: “Ndingenza ntoni ke ngoYesu ekuthiwa nguKristu?” Bonke bathi kuye: “Makabethelelwe emnqamlezweni.” 23 Yathi irhuluneli, Kutheni na, wenze bubi buni na? Kodwa bakhwaza ngakumbi, besithi, Makabethelelwe emnqamlezweni. 24 Uthe ke uPilato, ebona ukuba akanakunceda nto, kodwa ukuba kukho isiphithiphithi, wathabatha amanzi, wahlamba izandla zakhe phambi kwesihlwele, esithi, Andinatyala egazini lalo mntu ulilungisa; ziboneleni nina. 25 Baphendula bonke abantu, bathi, Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu, naphezu kwabantwana bethu. 26 Waza wabakhululela uBharabhas; wathi, emtyakatyile uYesu, wamnikela ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni. 27 Amajoni omlawuli amthabatha uYesu amsa endlwini yerhuluneli, ahlanganisela kuye lonke iqela lamajoni. 28 Bamhluba, bambathisa ingubo ebomvu. 29 Aluka isithsaba sameva, asibeka entlokweni yakhe, nengcongolo esandleni sakhe sokunene; aguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, amgculela, esithi, Molo, Kumkani wamaYuda! 30 Bamtshicela, bathabatha ingcongolo, bambetha entloko. 31 Akuba emgculele, amhluba ingubo, amambathisa iingubo zakhe, amrhola ukuya kumbethelela emnqamlezweni.
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32 Bathi ke ekuphumeni, bafumana umntu waseKirene, ogama linguSimon; bamnyanzela ukuba athwale umnqamlezo wakhe. 33 Bakufika endaweni ekuthiwa yiGolgotha, oko kukuthi, indawo yokakayi, 34 Bamnika iviniga exutywe nenyongo ukuba ayisele; kodwa akuyiva, akavumanga ukuyisela. 35 Bambethela emnqamlezweni, babelana ngeengubo zakhe, besenza amaqashiso; ukuze kuzaliseke okwathethwa ngumprofeti, esithi, Babelana ngeengubo zam phakathi kwabo, benze amaqashiso ngeengubo zam. 36 Bahlala phantsi bamlinda apho; 37 Babeka phezu kwentloko yakhe ityala lakhe libhaliwe, lithi, LO NGUYESU UKUMKANI WAMAYUDA. 38 Kwaza kwabethelelwa naye eminqamlezweni amasela amabini, elinye ngasekunene, nelinye ngasekhohlo. 39 Baye abadlulayo bemthuka, behlunguzela iintloko zabo, 40 besithi, Wena uchitha itempile, uyakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu, zisindise; ukuba unguNyana kaThixo, yihla emnqamlezweni. 41 Ngokukwanjalo nababingeleli abakhulu babehlekisa ngaye, benababhali namadoda amakhulu, besithi, 42 Wabasindisa abanye, kodwa yena akanakuzisindisa. Ukuba unguKumkani kaSirayeli, makehle ngoku emnqamlezweni, size sikholwe kuye. 43 Ukholose ngoThixo; makamhlangule ngoku, ukuba uyamfuna; kuba wathi, NdinguNyana kaThixo. 44 Nezihange ezazibethelelwe emnqamlezweni kunye naye zamgxeka ngaloo ndlela. 45 Ukususela kwiyure yesithandathu, kwabakho ubumnyama phezu kwalo lonke ilizwe, kwada kweyesithoba iyure. 46 Malunga nentsimbi yesithoba, uYesu wadanduluka ngelizwi elikhulu, esithi, Eli, Eli, lama sabaktani? Oko kukuthi, Thixo wam, Thixo wam, undishiyeleni na? 47 Bathi ke abathile ababemi apho, bakukuva oko, bathi, Lo mntu ubiza uEliya. 48 Wabaleka kwaoko omnye kubo, wathabatha isponji, wayizalisa ngeviniga, wayibeka engcongolweni, wamnika ukuba asele. 49 Abanye bathi, “Masihambe, sibone ukuba uEliya uza kuza na ukumsindisa.” 50 UYesu, edanduluke kwakhona ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma umphefumlo. 51 Kwaye, khangela, isigqubuthelo setempile sakrazuka kubini ukusuka phezulu ukuya ezantsi; umhlaba wanyikima, namatye aqhekeka; 52 Amangcwaba avuleka; kwavuka imizimba emininzi yabangcwele ababelele, 53 Baphuma emangcwabeni emva kokuvuka kwakhe, bangena kuwo umzi ongcwele, babonakala kwabaninzi. 54 Ke kaloku, xa igosa lekhulu, nabo babenaye, belinde uYesu, babona ukunyikima komhlaba, nezinto ezenzekileyo, boyika kakhulu, besithi, Inene, lo ebenguNyana kaThixo. 55 Kwakukho nabafazi abaninzi apho, bekhangele bekude, bona babemlandela uYesu bevela eGalili, bemlungiselela; 56 phakathi kwabo kwakukho uMariya waseMagadala, noMariya unina kaYakobi noYose, kunye nonina woonyana bakaZebhedi. 57 Kwathi ke kwakuhlwa, kweza umntu osisityebi waseArimathiya, ogama linguYosefu, owayengumfundi kaYesu naye. 58 Waya kuPilato, wacela isidumbu sikaYesu, waza uPilato wayalela ukuba sinikelwe. 59 UYosefu wasithabatha isidumbu, wasisongela ngelaphu lelinen ecocekileyo, 60 Wayibeka engcwabeni lakhe elitsha, awayeliqophile eweni; waqengqela ilitye elikhulu emnyango wengcwaba, wemka. 61 Kwakukho uMariya waseMagadala, nomnye uMariya, behleli malunga nengcwaba.
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62 Ke kaloku ngengomso, elilandela umhla wokulungiselela, ababingeleli abakhulu nabaFarisi bahlanganisana kuPilato, 63 besithi, Nkosi, sikhumbule ukuba lowo umkhohlisi wathi esaphila, Emveni kweentsuku ezintathu ndiya kuvuka. 64 Yitsho ngoko ukuba ingcwaba ligcinwe kude kube lusuku lwesithathu, hleze abafundi bakhe beze ebusuku, bambe, bathi ebantwini, Uvukile kwabafileyo; ngoko ke ulahlekiso lokugqibela luya kuba lubi kunolokuqala. 65 Wathi uPilato kubo, Ninabalindi; hambani, niye kugada ngoko ninako. 66 Bahamba ke, baliqinisa ingcwaba, ngokulitywina ilitye, bebeka abalindi. UMateyu 28 1 Ekupheleni kwesabatha, xa kwaqala ukusa ngomhla wokuqala weveki, kweza uMariya waseMagadala nomnye uMariya, beza kubona ingcwaba. 2 Kwabakho ke inyikima enkulu; kuba isithunywa seNkosi sehla ezulwini, seza saliqengqa ilitye emnyango, sahlala phezu kwalo. 3 Ubuso bakhe babunjengombane, nesambatho sakhe simhlophe njengekhephu; 4 Bathi ke abalindi bangcangcazela ngenxa yokoyika, baba njengabafileyo. 5 Saphendula isithunywa sathi kubafazi, Musani ukoyika nina; kuba ndiyazi ukuba nifuna uYesu, obebethelelwe emnqamlezweni. 6 Akakho apha; kuba uvukile, njengoko watshoyo. Yizani, nibone indawo apho iNkosi yayilele khona. 7 Hambani ngokukhawuleza, niye kubaxelela abafundi bakhe ukuba uvukile kwabafileyo; kwaye, khangelani, uyanikhokela ukuya eGalili; niya kumbona apho; khangelani, ndinixelele. 8 Bemka ngokukhawuleza engcwabeni, benoloyiko novuyo olukhulu, babaleka baya kubaxelela abafundi bakhe. 9 Bathi besiya kuxelela abafundi bakhe, uYesu wabahlangabeza, esithi: “ Molweni!” Beza bambamba ngeenyawo, bamnqula. 10 Waza wathi uYesu kubo, Musani ukoyika; hambani niye kubaxelela abazalwana bam ukuba baye eGalili, apho baya kundibona khona. 11 Bakuba bemkile, kwabonakala abanye babalindi bengena esixekweni, bababikela ababingeleli abakhulu zonke izinto ezenzekileyo. 12 Bathe bona, behlanganisene namadoda amakhulu, bacebisana, banika amasoldati imali eninzi, 13 besithi, Ze nithi, Abafundi bakhe beze ebusuku, bamba silele. 14 Ukuba oku kuthe kwavakala kwirhuluneli, thina somthomalalisa, size nina nikhuseleke. 15 Bayithabatha ke imali, benza njengoko babexelelwe; kwaye eli lizwi lidumile phakathi kwamaYuda kwada kwananamhlanje. 16 Abafundi abalishumi elinanye baya eGalili, entabeni apho uYesu wayebayalele khona. 17 Bakumbona, baqubuda kuye; kodwa abanye bathandabuza. 18 Weza uYesu, wathetha kubo, esithi, Ndinikwe lonke igunya ezulwini nasemhlabeni. 19 Hambani ngoko niye kufundisa zonke iintlanga, nibabhaptize egameni loYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele; 20 Nibafundise ukuba bazigcine zonke izinto endiniwisele umthetho ngazo; niyabona, mna ndinani imihla yonke, kude kube sekupheleni kwehlabathi. Amen.
IVangeli likaMarko UMarko 14 1 Emva kweentsuku ezimbini bekuza kubakho umthendeleko wepasika, nezonka ezingenagwele; baye ababingeleli abakhulu nababhali befuna ukuba bangathini na ukumbamba ngenkohliso, bambulale. 7
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2 Kodwa bathi, Makungabi ngomthendeleko, hleze kubekho isiphithiphithi ebantwini. 3 Kwathi eseBhetani endlwini kaSimon owayeneqhenqa, ehleli esidlweni, kweza umfazi enebhotile yealabhasta enamafutha enadusi exabiso likhulu; wayiqhekeza ibhokisi leyo, wayigalela entlokweni yakhe. 4 Kwakukho abanye abacaphukayo ngaphakathi kwabo, besithi, Kungani na ukuba kwenziwe le nkcitho yamafutha aqholiweyo? 5 Kuba ibingathengiswa ngeedenariyo ezingaphezu kwamakhulu amathathu, inikwe amahlwempu. Bamkrokrela ke. 6 Wathi ke uYesu, Myekeni; nimkhathazelani na? Undenzele umsebenzi omhle. 7 Kuba amahlwempu nihlala ninawo, nanini na xa nithanda, ninako ukuwenzela okulungileyo; kodwa mna anihlali ninam. 8 Wenze oko ebenako; ufikile kwangaphambili ukuze awuthambise umzimba wam ukuze ungcwatywe. 9 Inene ndithi kuni, Naphi na apho ezi ndaba zilungileyo ziya kushunyayelwa khona kulo lonke ihlabathi, oku akwenzileyo kuya kuxelwa ngako, kube sisikhumbuzo ngaye. 10 UYudas Skariyoti, omnye wabafundi abalishumi elinababini, waya kubabingeleli abakhulu, ukuze amnikele kubo. 11 Bathi ke bona bakukuva oko, bavuya, bathembisa ukumnika imali; waza wafuna indlela yokumnikela ngexesha elifanelekileyo. 12 Ke kaloku, ngomhla wokuqala wezonka ezingenagwele, xa babexhela ipasika, bathi kuye abafundi bakhe, Ufuna ukuba siye kulungisa phi na, ukuze udle ipasika? 13 Wathuma ababini kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo, Hambani niye kuwo umzi, nohlangatyezwa ngumntu ethwele ingqayi yamanzi; mlandeleni. 14 Apho aya kungena khona, nothi kumninindlu, Uthi uMfundisi, Iphi na indlu yabahambi, apho ndingadlela khona ipasika nabafundi bam? 15 Kwaye yena wonibonisa igumbi eliphezulu elikhulu, elinempahla yalungiswa; silungiseleleni apho. 16 Baphuma abafundi bakhe, baya kungena kuwo umzi, bafumana kunjengoko wayetshilo kubo; bayilungisa ipasika. 17 Kwathi ngokuhlwa, weza nabalishumi elinababini. 18 Bakubon’ ukuba bahleli, besidla, wathi uYesu, Inene ndithi kuni, Omnye kuni, odla nam, uya kundingcatsha. 19 Baqala ukuba buhlungu, bathi kuye ngabanye ngabanye, Ingaba ndim na? Omnye wathi, Ingaba ndim na? 20 Waphendula wathi kubo, Ngomnye wabalishumi elinababini, lowo uthi nkxu nam esityeni. 21 UNyana woMntu uyemka okunene, njengoko kubhaliwe ngaye; kodwa yeha loo mntu uNyana woMntu angcatshwa nguye! Ngekumlungele loo mntu ukuba ebengazalwanga. 22 Kwaye njengoko babesidla, uYesu wathabatha isonka, waza wasisikelela, wasiqhekeza, wabanika, wathi, Thabathani, nidle; lo ngumzimba wam. 23 Wathabatha indebe, wabulela, wabanika; basela kuyo bonke. 24 Wathi kubo, Eli ligazi lam lomnqophiso omtsha, eliphalala ngenxa yabaninzi. 25 Inene ndithi kuni, Andisayi kuphinda ndisele kwisiqhamo somdiliya, kude kube yiloo mini ndiyisela intsha ebukumkanini bukaThixo. 26 Bakuba becule ingoma yokudumisa uThixo, baphuma baya eNtabeni yemiNquma. 27 UYesu wathi kubo, Nonke niya kukhubeka ngam ngobu busuku; kuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ndiya kubetha umalusi, zichithakale izimvu. 28 Kodwa emva kokuvuswa kwam, ndiya kunandulela ukuya eGalili. 29 Uthe ke uPetros kuye, Nokuba bonke baya kukhubeka, mna andiyi kukhubeka. 30 UYesu wathi kuye, Inene ndithi kuwe, namhlanje, kwangobu busuku, ingekakhali kabini inkuku, uya kundikhanyela kathathu.
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31 Kodwa wathetha ngokungqongqo ngakumbi esithi: “Nokuba ndingade ndife nawe, andisayi kukukhanyela konke konke.” Batsho njalo ke bonke. 32 Bafika kwindawo egama linguGetsemane; wathi kubafundi bakhe, Hlalani phantsi apha, ndisathandaza. 33 Wathabatha uPetros noYakobi noYohane, waqala ukuqhiphuka umbilini, wakhathazeka kakhulu; 34 Wathi kubo, Umphefumlo wam ubuhlungu kakhulu, ngokokude ube sekufeni; hlalani apha nilinde. 35 Wahamba phambili umganyana, wawa emhlabeni, wathandaza ukuba, ukuba kunokwenzeka, ilixa lidlule kuye. 36 Wathi, Abha, Bawo, zonke izinto zinokwenzeka kuwe; yisuse le ndebe kum; kodwa kungabi ngokuthanda kwam, makube ngokuthanda kwakho. 37 Weza, wabafumana belele, wathi kuPetros, Simon, ulele na? Ubungenakulinda nelixa elinye na? 38 Lindani nithandaze, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni; umoya ulungile ngokwenene, kodwa inyama ibuthathaka. 39 Wabuya wemka, wathandaza, ethetha kwaloo mazwi. 40 Wabuya, wabafumana belele kwakhona, (kuba amehlo abo ayenzima,) bengazi ukuba bamphendule ngelithini. 41 Weza okwesithathu, wathi kubo, Lalani ngoku, niphumle; kwanele, ilixa lifikile; khangelani, uNyana woMntu unikelwa ezandleni zaboni. 42 Vukani, masihambe; yabonani, lowo undinikelayo usondele. 43 Kwangoko ke, esathetha, kwafika uYuda, omnye wabalishumi elinababini, enesihlwele esikhulu esineekrele neentonga, sivela kubabingeleli abakhulu nakubabhali nakumadoda amakhulu. 44 Ke kaloku lowo umngcatshayo wayebanike umqondiso, esithi, Lowo ndimangayo, nguye lowo; mthabatheni, nimrhole nimnqabise. 45 Akufika, waya kuye kwangoko, wathi, Nkosi, Nkosi, wamanga. 46 Bambamba ke, bambamba. 47 Omnye wabo babemi khona warhola ikrele, waxabela umkhonzi wombingeleli omkhulu, wamnqumla indlebe. 48 Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Niphumele ukuza kubamba mna na, ngathi nize kulwa nesela, ninamakrele neentonga nje? 49 Bendinani imihla ngemihla etempileni ndifundisa, anandibamba; kodwa izibhalo zimelwe kukuzaliseka. 50 Bamshiya bonke, babaleka. 51 Wayelandelwa yindodana ethile, inxibe ilinen ethe tyaba emzimbeni wayo oze; baza bayibamba. 52 Wayishiya ilinen entle, wabaleka kubo ze. 53 Bamsa uYesu kumbingeleli omkhulu; babuthelana kuye bonke ababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu nababhali. 54 UPetros wamlandela ekude, wada waya kungena entendelezweni yombingeleli omkhulu; wahlala phantsi kunye nabalindi, wotha umlilo. 55 Ababingeleli abakhulu nayo yonke intlanganiso yamatyala bafuna ubungqina obuchasene noYesu ukuze bambulale; kodwa ababufumananga. 56 Kuba baninzi ababengqina ubuxoki ngaye, kodwa ubungqina babo abuzange buvumelane. 57 Kwasuka abathile, bangqina ubuxoki ngaye, besithi, 58 Simvile esithi, Ndiya kuyichitha le tempile yenziwe ngezandla, ndize ndakhe enye engenziwanga ngezandla kwiintsuku ezintathu. 59 Kodwa ubungqina babo abuzange buvumelane. 60 Wesuka wema umbingeleli omkhulu phakathi, wambuza uYesu, esithi, Akuphenduli nto na? Bangqina ntoni na aba ngawe? 61 Kodwa yena wahlala wathi cwaka, akaphendula nto. Wabuya umbingeleli omkhulu wambuza, wathi kuye, UnguKristu na, uNyana woBongami?
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62 Wathi ke uYesu, Ndinguye; niya kumbona uNyana woMntu ehleli ngasekunene kwamandla, esiza emafini ezulu. 63 Umbingeleli omkhulu wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wathi, Sisawafunelani na amangqina? 64 Nikuvile ukunyelisa; nicinga ntoni na? Bonke bamgweba ukuba unetyala lokufa. 65 Baqala abanye ukumtshicela, nokumgquma ubuso, nokumbetha, nokuthi kuye, Profeta; baza abakhonzi bambetha ngezandla zabo. 66 Kuthe ke, njengoko uPetros wayesezantsi entendelezweni, kweza omnye wabakhonzi bombingeleli omkhulu; 67 Yambona uPetros esotha, yamjonga, yathi, Nawe ubunaye uYesu waseNazarete. 68 Kodwa wakhanyela, esithi, Andiyazi, andiyiqondi nento oyithethayo. Waphuma waya evarandeni; yakhala inkuku. 69 Isicakakazi sambona kwakhona, saqala ukuthi kwabo babemi khona, Lo ngomnye wabo. 70 Waphinda wakhanyela. Emva kwethutyana, abo babemi khona baphinda bathi kuPetros, Inene, ungomnye wabo; kuba ungumGalili, nentetho yakho iyavumelana noko. 71 Waqala ke ukuqalekisa nokufunga, esithi, Andimazi lo mntu nithetha ngaye. 72 Kwaye okwesibini inkuku yalila. UPetros wakhumbula ilizwi awayelithethile uYesu kuye, esithi, Ingekakhali kabini inkuku, uya kundikhanyela kathathu. Waza wacinga ngaloo nto, walila. UMarko 15 1 Kwaoko kwakusa ababingeleli abakhulu benza ibhunga kunye namadoda amakhulu nababhali, nentlanganiso yamatyala iphela, bambopha uYesu, bamthabatha, bamnikela kuPilato. 2 UPilato wambuza wathi: “UnguKumkani wamaYuda na?” Waphendula wathi kuye: “ Nawe utsho.” 3 Ababingeleli abakhulu bammangalela ngezinto ezininzi, kodwa akaphendulanga nto. 4 Wabuya ke uPilato wambuza, esithi, Akuphenduli nto na? Khangela ukuba zininzi kangakanani na izinto abazingqinayo ngawe. 5 Kodwa uYesu akaphendulanga nto, kangangokuba uPilato wamangaliswa. 6 Ke kaloku, ngomhla womthendeleko wayebakhululela umbanjwa abe mnye, abamfunayo. 7 Kwakukho ke umntu ogama linguBharabhas, owayebotshiwe kunye nabo babevukelene naye, ababebulele abantu kwimvukelo. 8 Isihlwele samemeza kakhulu, saqala ukucela ukuba enze njengoko ebehlala esenza kubo. 9 Wabaphendula ke uPilato, esithi, Nithanda ukuba ndinikhululele ukumkani wamaYuda na? 10 Kuba wayesazi ukuba ababingeleli abakhulu bamnikele ngomona. 11 Kodwa ababingeleli abakhulu baxhokonxa isihlwele ukuba sicele ukuba akhulule uBharabhas. 12 Waphendula ke uPilato, wathi kubo, Ninga ndimenze ntoni na ke lowo nithi nguKumkani wamaYuda? 13 Baphinda bakhwaza bathi, Mbethelele emnqamlezweni. 14 Wathi ke uPilato kubo, Kuba enze bubi buni na? Kwaba kukhona ke bankqangaza ngakumbi, besithi, Mbethelele emnqamlezweni. 15 Ngoko ke uPilato, enqwenela ukukholisa isihlwele, wabakhululela uBharabhas, waza uYesu, emva kokuba emtyakatyile, wamnikela ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni. 16 Amajoni amsa entendelezweni, ekuthiwa yiPraetoriyom, aze abizele ndawonye lonke iqela lamajoni. 17 Amnxibisa ngengubo ebomvu, aluka isithsaba sameva, amfaka kuso entlokweni yakhe. 18 Baqala ukumbulisa, besithi, Aa, Kumkani wamaYuda! 19 Bambetha entloko ngengcongolo, bamtshicela, baguqa ngamadolo, baqubuda kuye. 20 Akuba emgculele, amhluba ingubo ebomvu, amambathisa iingubo zakhe, amrhola ukuze ambethelele emnqamlezweni. 21 Banyanzela uSimon waseKirene owayedlula, evela emaphandleni, uyise ka-Aleksandire noRufo, ukuba athwale umnqamlezo wakhe. 22 Bamsa endaweni ethiwa yiGolgotha, oko kukuthi, ngentetho evakalayo, indawo yokakayi.
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23 Bamnika iwayini exutywe nemore ukuba ayisele; kodwa akayamkelanga. 24 Akuba embethelele emnqamlezweni, abelana ngeengubo zakhe, esenza amaqashiso ngazo, ukuze ngamnye athabathe ntoni na. 25 Ke kaloku yayililixa lesithathu, bambethelela emnqamlezweni. 26 Kwaye umbhalo wetyala lakhe wawubhalwe ngaphezulu, uKumkani wamaYuda. 27 Kwaye babethelela kunye naye izigebenga ezibini, esinye ngasekunene kwakhe, nesinye ngasekhohlo kwakhe. 28 Sazaliseka ke isibhalo esithi, Wabalwa phakathi kwaboni. 29 Baye abadlulayo bemthuka, behlunguzela iintloko zabo, besithi, Hayi, wena uchitha itempile, uyakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu, 30 Zisindise, uhle emnqamlezweni. 31 Ngokukwanjalo nababingeleli abakhulu babehlekisa ngabo kunye nababhali, besithi, Wabasindisa abanye; yena akanakuzisindisa. 32 UKrestu, uKumkani wakwaSirayeli, makehle ngoku emnqamlezweni, ukuze sibone, sikholwe.” Nabo babebethelelwe emnqamlezweni kunye naye babemngcikiva. 33 Kwathi ke lakufika ilixa lesithandathu, kwabakho ubumnyama phezu kwalo lonke ilizwe, kwada kwalilixa lesithoba. 34 Kwathi ngentsimbi yesithoba, uYesu wadanduluka ngelizwi elikhulu, esithi: “ Eloyi, Eloyi, lama sabaktani?” Oko kukuthi, xa kuthethwa ngentsingiselo, “Thixo wam, Thixo wam, undishiyeleni na?” 35 Inxenye yababemi khona, yakuva, yathi, Yabonani, ubiza uEliya. 36 Wabaleka omnye, wazalisa isiponji ngeviniga, wasibeka engcongolweni, wamnika ukuba asele, esithi, Yeka, sibone ukuba uEliya uza kuza na ukumhlisa. 37 UYesu wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma umphefumlo. 38 Ikhuselo letempile lakrazuka kubini, ukusuka phezulu ukuya ezantsi. 39 Ke kaloku, xa umthetheli-khulu, owayemi malunga naye, ebona ukuba ukhale kangaka, waphuma umphefumlo, wathi, Inene, lo mntu ubenguNyana kaThixo. 40 Kwakukho nabafazi bekhangele bekude; phakathi kwabo kwakukho uMariya waseMagadala, noMariya unina kaYakobi omnci nokaYose, noSalome; 41 (ababemlandela, oko ebeseGalili, bemlungiselela); nabanye abafazi abaninzi, ababenyuke naye ukuya eYerusalem. 42 Ke kaloku, kwakuhlwa, kuba yayiyimini yokulungiselela, oko kukuthi, umhla ophambi kwesabatha, 43 Kweza uYosefu waseArimathiya, igosa lomphakathi elihloniphekileyo, naye owayelindele ubukumkani bukaThixo, waya kuPilato ngesibindi, wacela isidumbu sikaYesu. 44 Wamangaliswa ke uPilato kukuba sele efile. Wabiza igosa lekhulu, wambuza ukuba usele efile na. 45 Wathi akuyiqonda le nto kwigosa lekhulu, wamnika uYosefu isidumbu. 46 Wathenga ilinen ecikizekileyo, wamhlisa, wamsongela ngelinen ecikizekileyo, wamlalisa engcwabeni elaliqoshwe eweni, waqengqela ilitye emnyango wengcwaba. 47 UMariya waseMagadala noMariya unina kaYose babona apho wayebekwe khona. UMarko 16 1 Yakuba idlule isabatha, uMariya waseMagadala, noMariya unina kaYakobi, noSalome, bathenga ubulawu, ukuze beze kumthambisa. 2 Kwathi kusasa kakhulu, ngosuku lokuqala lweveki, beza engcwabeni, ilanga liphuma. 3 Bathi omnye komnye, Ngubani na oya kusiqengqela ilitye lisuke emnyango wengcwaba? 4 Bathi bakukhangela, babona ukuba ilitye liqengqiwe; kuba belilikhulu kakhulu. 5 Bakungena engcwabeni, babona umfana ehleli ngasekunene, enxibe ingubo ende emhlophe; baza boyika. 6 Wathi kubo, Musani ukoyika; Nifuna uYesu waseNazarete, obebethelelwe emnqamlezweni; uvukile; akakho apha; nantsi indawo ababembeke kuyo.
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7 Hambani ke, nixelele abafundi bakhe noPetros ukuba uyanandulela ukuya eGalili; niya kumbona apho, njengoko wayetshilo kuni. 8 Baphuma ngokukhawuleza, babaleka engcwabeni; kuba babethuthumela kwaye bemangalisiwe; abathethanga nto nakubani na, kuba babesoyika. 9 UYesu wavuka kusasa ngosuku lokuqala lweveki, wabonakala kuqala kuMariya waseMagadala, awayekhuphe kuye iidemon ezisixhenxe. 10 Waya ke yena, wabaxelela ababenaye, njengoko babezilile, belila. 11 Bathi bona, bakuva ukuba uphilile, nokuba ubonwe nguye, abakholwa. 12 Emva koko wabonakala ngesinye isimo kwababini kubo, behamba, besiya emaphandleni. 13 Bahamba baya kubikela abanye; abakholwanga nabo. 14 Emva koko wabonakala kwabalishumi elinanye, behleli esidlweni, wabakhalimela ngokungakholwa kwabo nangobulukhuni beentliziyo zabo, ngokuba bengakholwanga ngabo bambonayo emva kokuvuka kwakhe. 15 Wathi kubo, Hambani niye kulo lonke ihlabathi, nizishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo kuyo yonke indalo. 16 Lowo ukholwayo aze abhaptizwe uya kusindiswa; kodwa lowo ungakholwayo uya kugwetywa. 17 Le miqondiso iya kulandelana nabo bakholwayo; egameni lam baya kukhupha iidemon; baya kuthetha ngeelwimi ezintsha; 18 Baya kuphatha iinyoka; nokuba basela nantoni na ebulalayo, ayizukubenzakalisa; baya kubeka izandla kwabagulayo, baze baphile. 19 Ngoko ke iNkosi, emva kokuba ithethe nabo, yanyuselwa ezulwini, yahlala ngasekunene kukaThixo. 20 Baphuma ke, bashumayela kuyo yonke indawo, iNkosi isebenza nabo, iqinisa ilizwi ngemiqondiso elandela yona. Amen.
IVangeli likaLuka ULuka 22 1 Ke kaloku, wawusondela umthendeleko wezonka ezingenagwele, ekuthiwa yiPasika. 2 Ababingeleli abakhulu nababhali babefuna indlela yokumbulala; kuba babesoyika abantu. 3 Wangena ke uSathana kuYuda ogama linguSikariyoti, owayengomnye wabalishumi elinababini. 4 Wemka, waya wathetha nababingeleli abakhulu nabaphathi betempile, ukuba angamnikela njani kubo. 5 Bavuya, bavumelana naye ukumnika imali. 6 Wathembisa, wafuna ithuba lokumnikela kubo, kungekho sixa sininzi. 7 Wafika ke umhla wezonka ezingenagwele, ekwakumele kuxhelwe ngawo ipasika. 8 Wathuma uPetros noYohane, esithi, Hambani niye kusilungiselela ipasika, ukuze sidle. 9 Bathi ke bona kuye, Ufuna ukuba siyilungiselele phi na? 10 Wathi kubo, Yabonani, xa ningena kuwo umzi, nohlangatyezwa ngumntu ethwele ingqayi yamanzi; mlandeleni, niye endlwini angena kuyo. 11 Nize nithi kumninindlu, Uthi uMfundisi kuwe, Liphi na igumbi labahambi, apho ndingadlela khona ipasika nabafundi bam? 12 Kwaye yena wonibonisa igumbi eliphezulu elikhulu, elinempahla; lungisani apho. 13 Bemka ke, bafumana kunjengoko ebetshilo kubo; bayilungisa ipasika. 14 Kwathi ke lakufika ilixa, wahlala phantsi, nabapostile abalishumi elinababini kunye naye. 15 Wathi kubo, Ndinqwenele kakhulu ukuyidla nani le pasika, ndingekabuva ubunzima. 16 Kuba ndithi kuni, Andiyi kuphinda ndiyidle, ide izaliseke ebukumkanini bukaThixo. 17 Wathabatha indebe, wabulela, wathi, Yithabatheni, nabelane ngayo. 18 Kuba ndithi kuni, Andiyi kusela kwisiqhamo somdiliya, bude bufike ubukumkani bukaThixo.
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19 Wathabatha isonka, wabulela, wasiqhekeza, wabanika, esithi, Lo ngumzimba wam onikelwa ngenxa yenu; oku kwenzeleni ukundikhumbula. 20 Kwangokunjalo nendebe emva kwesidlo sangokuhlwa, esithi, Le ndebe ngumnqophiso omtsha egazini lam, eliphalala ngenxa yenu. 21 Kodwa, khangelani, isandla salowo undingcatshayo sinam etafileni. 22 UNyana woMntu uyahamba njengoko bekumiselwe; kodwa yeha loo mntu amngcatshayo! 23 Baqala ukubuzana bodwa ukuba ngubani na kubo oza kwenza le nto. 24 Kwabakho nempikiswano phakathi kwabo, yokuba nguwuphi na kubo oza kugqalwa njengomkhulu. 25 Wathi kubo, Ookumkani beentlanga bayazigagamela; nabo banegunya kuzo kuthiwa ngabancedi. 26 Kodwa nina aniyi kuba njalo; kodwa omkhulu kuni makabe njengomnci; nalowo uyintloko makabe njengokhonzayo. 27 Kuba ngubani omkhulu, lowo uhleli esithebeni, okanye lowo ulungiselelayo? Akanguye na lowo uhleli esithebeni? Mna ndiphakathi kwenu njengalowo ulungiselelayo. 28 Nina ningabo basoloko bekunye nam ekulingweni kwam. 29 Nam ndinimisela ubukumkani, njengokuba uBawo endimisele mna; 30 ukuze nidle, nisele etafileni yam ebukumkanini bam, nihlale ezitroneni, nigweba izizwe ezilishumi elinambini zakwaSirayeli. 31 Ithe ke iNkosi, Simon, Simon, uyabona, uSathana unifunile, ukuze anihluze njengengqolowa; 32 Kodwa ndikukhungile, ukuba ukholo lwakho lungapheli; uze xa uguquke, womeleze abazalwana bakho. 33 Wathi ke yena kuye, Nkosi, ndikulungele ukuya nawe, nasentolongweni, nasekufeni. 34 Wathi ke yena, Ndithi kuwe, Petros, inkuku ayisayi kulila namhlanje, ungekakhanyeli kathathu ukuba uyandazi. 35 Wathi kubo, Xa ndanithuma ningenangxowa, nangxowa yamphako, nazihlangu, naswela nto na? Bathi ke bona, Akukho nto. 36 Wathi ke kubo, Ke ngoku, lowo unengxowa yemali makayithabathe, kwanengxowa yemali; nalowo ungenakrele, makathengise ngengubo yakhe, athenge elinye. 37 Kuba ndithi kuni, oku kubhaliweyo kusamele kuzaliseke kum, okuthi, Wabalwa phakathi kwabaphuli-mthetho; kuba izinto eziphathelele mna zinesiphelo. 38 Bathi ke bona, Nkosi, nazi iikrele ezimbini. Wathi kubo, Kwanele. 39 Waphuma ke, waya eNtabeni yemiNquma ngokwesiko lakhe, bamlandela nabafundi bakhe. 40 Akufika kuloo ndawo, wathi kubo, Thandazani ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni. 41 Wazisusa kubo umgama ongangokugibisela ilitye, waguqa ngamadolo, wathandaza, 42 esithi, Bawo, ukuba uyavuma, yisuse le ndebe kum; kodwa makungabi kukuthanda kwam, makube kokwakho. 43 Kwabonakala kuye isithunywa sezulu, sivela ezulwini, simomeleza. 44 Ebuhlungu kakhulu, wathandaza ngokunyaniseka okukhulu, kwaza ukubila kwakhe kwaba ngathi ngamathontsi egazi awela emhlabeni. 45 Wavuka ekuthandazeni, weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafumana belele ngenxa yentlungu; 46 Wathi kubo, Yini na ukuba nilale? Vukani nithandaze, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni. 47 Ke kaloku, esathetha, kwabonakala indimbane, waye lowo kuthiwa nguYuda, omnye wabalishumi elinababini, ehamba phambi kwabo; wasondela kuYesu ukuze amange. 48 Kodwa uYesu wathi kuye, Yuda, umngcatsha uNyana womntu ngokumanga na? 49 Abo babemngqongile, bakukubona okuza kuhla, bathi kuye, Nkosi, sixabele na ngekrele? 50 Omnye kubo wamxabela umkhonzi wombingeleli omkhulu, wamnqumla indlebe yasekunene. 51 Waphendula uYesu wathi, “ Yekani kwanele.” Wayichukumisa indlebe yakhe, wayiphilisa. 52 Wathi ke uYesu kubabingeleli abakhulu, nabaphathi betempile, namadoda amakhulu, ababeze kuye, Niphume ninamakrele neentonga, ngathi nize kulwa nesela?
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53 Bendinani imihla ngemihla etempileni, anizange nindithintele; kodwa eli lilixa lenu, namandla obumnyama. 54 Bambamba ke, bamrhola, bamsa endlwini yombingeleli omkhulu; kodwa uPetros wayemlandela ekude. 55 Bakuba bebase umlilo phakathi kwentendelezo, behleli phantsi kunye, uPetros wahlala phantsi phakathi kwabo. 56 Isicakazana esithile sambona ehleli emlilweni, samjonga ngenyameko, sathi, Nalo ubenaye. 57 Wamkhanyela, esithi, Mfazindini, andimazi. 58 Emva kwexesha elifutshane omnye wambona wathi, Nawe ungomnye wabo. UPetros wathi, Mfondini, andinguye. 59 Emva kweyure enye, malunga neyure enye, omnye waqinisekisa ngokuzithemba, esithi: “Inene, nalo ubenaye; kuba ungumGalili.” 60 Wathi uPetros, Mfondini, andazi ukuba uthini na. Kwaye ngoko nangoko, esathetha, inkuku yakhala. 61 Yajika iNkosi, yamjonga uPetros, waza uPetros walikhumbula ilizwi leNkosi, njengoko yayithe kuye, Ingekakhali inkuku, uya kundikhanyela kathathu. 62 Waphuma uPetros, walila kabuhlungu. 63 Amadoda awayembambile uYesu ayemhleka, emtyakatya. 64 Bakuba bemgqumile amehlo, bambetha ebusweni, bambuza besithi, Profeta, ngubani na okubethileyo? 65 Nezinye izinto ezininzi bathetha ngaye bemnyelisa. 66 Kwakuba kusa, kwahlanganisana amadoda amakhulu abantu, nababingeleli abakhulu, nababhali, bamrholela entlanganisweni yabo yamatyala, besithi, 67 Ngaba unguKrestu? Sixelele. Wathi kubo, Ukuba ndithe ndanixelela, aniyi kukholwa; 68 Nokuba ndithe ndanibuza, aniyi kundiphendula, aniyi kundikhulula. 69 Elo xesha uNyana womntu uya kuhlala ngasekunene kwamandla kaThixo. 70 Bathi ke bonke, UnguNyana kaThixo na ke ngoko? Wathi kubo, Nina nithi ndinguye. 71 Bathi ke bona, Sisabufunelani na ubungqina? Kuba thina ngokwethu sivile ngomlomo wakhe. ULuka 23 1 Yesuka yonke inkitha yabo, yamrholela kuPilato. 2 Baqala ukummangalela, besithi, Simfumene lo ekhohlisa uhlanga, engavumi ukuba kunikelwe irhafu kuKesare, esithi yena ngokwakhe unguKristu uKumkani. 3 UPilato wambuza esithi: “UnguKumkani wamaYuda na?” Waphendula wathi: “ Nawe utsho.” 4 Waza uPilato wathi kubabingeleli abakhulu nakubantu, Andifumani tyala kulo mntu. 5 Baye beqinisa ngakumbi, besithi, Uyabaxhokonxa abantu, efundisa kulo lonke elakwaYuda, eqalele kwelaseGalili, wada wesa apha. 6 Akuva oko uPilato wayekuthethile, wabuza ukuba lo mntu ungumGalili na. 7 Wathi akuqonda ukuba ungowasebukhosini bukaHerode, wamthumela kuHerode, owayeseYerusalem naye ngelo xesha. 8 Ke kaloku uHerode, akumbona uYesu, wavuya kakhulu; kuba wayelangazelela ukumbona ixesha elide, kuba wayeve izinto ezininzi ngaye; wayenethemba lokubona ummangaliso owenziwa nguye. 9 Wambuza ke amazwi amaninzi, kodwa yena akaphendulanga nto. 10 Bema ke ababingeleli abakhulu nababhali, bemtyhola kabukhali. 11 UHerode, kunye namabutho akhe, bamthoba isidima, bahlekisa ngaye, bamthi wambu ngengubo eqaqambileyo, bamthumela kuPilato. 12 Ngaloo mini uPilato noHerode baba ngabahlobo; kuba ngaphambili babenobutshaba phakathi kwabo. 13 Ke kaloku uPilato, ebabizele ndawonye ababingeleli abakhulu, nabaphathi, nabantu,
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14 wathi kubo, Nimzisile lo mntu kum, ngathi uphambukisa abantu; niyabona ke, mna ndimncinile phambi kwenu, andafumana tyala kulo mntu kwezo zinto nimmangalela ngazo; 15 Hayi, noHerode akakakwenzi oko; kuba ndikuthumele kuye; kwaye, khangela, akukho nto ifanelwe kukufa yenziwe kuye. 16 Ngoko ke ndiya kumbetha, ndimkhulule. 17 (Kuba ebemelwe kukubakhululela abe mnye ngetheko.) 18 Bakhwaza bonke ngaxeshanye, besithi, Msuse lo, usikhululele uBharabhas. 19 (owathi ngenxa yesiphithiphithi esithile esabakho phakathi komzi, nangenxa yokubulala, waphoswa entolongweni.) 20 Waphinda ngoko uPilato wathetha nabo, efuna ukumkhulula uYesu. 21 Kodwa bakhwaza besithi, Mbethelele emnqamlezweni, mbethelele emnqamlezweni. 22 Wathi kubo okwesithathu, Kuba enze bubi buni na? Andifumananga tyala lakufa kuye; ngoko ke ndiya kumbetha, ndimkhulule. 23 Bamxina ngelizwi elikhulu, befuna ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni; aza ke amazwi abo nawababingeleli abakhulu oyisa. 24 UPilato wagweba ngelithi, makwenziwe njengoko babefuna. 25 Wabakhulula lowo babemfuna, owayephoswe entolongweni ngenxa yesiphithiphithi nokubulala, kodwa wamnikela uYesu ekuthandeni kwabo. 26 Njengoko babemrhola, babamba uSimon waseKirene owayevela emaphandleni, baza babeka phezu kwakhe umnqamlezo, ukuze awuthwale emva koYesu. 27 Walandelwa liqela elikhulu labantu, nabafazi ababemlilela, bemlilela. 28 Wajika ke uYesu kubo wathi, Zintombi zaseYerusalem, musani ukundililela mna, kodwa zilileleni nina nabantwana benu. 29 Kuba, yabonani, kuza imihla abaya kuthi ngayo, Banoyolo abaziindlolo, nezizalo ezingazalanga, namabele anganyisanga. 30 Baya kuqala ke ukuthi kwiintaba, Siweleni; nakwiinduli, Sigubungeleni. 31 Kuba ukuba benza ezi zinto emthini oluhlaza, kuya kwenzeka ntoni na kowomileyo? 32 Kwakukho nabanye ababini, abenzi bobubi, abasiwa ekufeni kunye naye. 33 Bakufika kwindawo ekuthiwa yiKalvari, bambethelela emnqamlezweni apho, kwanabenzi bobubi, omnye ngasekunene, nomnye ngasekhohlo. 34 Wathi ke uYesu, Bawo, baxolele; kuba abazi into abayenzayo. Babelana ngeengubo zakhe, benza amaqashiso. 35 Abantu bema bejonge, nabaphathi bamaYuda babemhleka usulu, besithi, Wabasindisa abanye; makazisindise, ukuba unguKristu, umnyulwa kaThixo. 36 Ayehlekisa ngaye namasoldati, esiza kuye, amnika iviniga, 37 esithi, Ukuba unguKumkani wamaYuda, zisindise. 38 Kwaye kubhalwe nombhalo phezu kwakhe, ngamagama esiGrike, nesiLatini, nesiHebhere, othi: LO NGUKUMKANI WAMAYUDA. 39 Omnye wabenzi bobubi ababexhonyiwe wamthuka, esithi, Ukuba wena unguye uKristu, zisindise, nathi usisindise. 40 Waphendula omnye wamkhalimela, esithi, Akumoyiki na wena uThixo, ukwakokugwetywa okufanayo? 41 Thina ke ngenene sifanelekile, kuba sifumana umvuzo ofanelekileyo ngezenzo zethu; kodwa lo mntu akenzanga nto imbi. 42 Wathi kuYesu, Nkosi, ndikhumbule xa uthe weza ebukumkanini bakho. 43 UYesu wathi kuye, Inene, ndithi kuwe, Namhlanje uya kuba nam eParadesi. 44 Kwakumalunga neyure yesithandathu, kwaza kwaba mnyama phezu komhlaba wonke, kwada kwaba yiyure yesithoba. 45 Ilanga laba mnyama, nesigqubuthelo setempile sakrazuka phakathi.
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46 UYesu wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, Bawo, ndiyawunikela ezandleni zakho umoya wam. Uthe akuba etshilo, waphuma umphefumlo. 47 Ke kaloku, xa igosa lekhulu libonile okwenzekileyo, lamzukisa uThixo, lisithi, Inene, lo mntu ube lilungisa. 48 Bonke abantu ababebuthelene kuloo mbono, bakubona okwenzekileyo, bazibetha izifuba zabo, babuya. 49 Bonke abazana naye, nabafazi ababemlandela bevela eGalili, bema kude, bebona ezi zinto. 50 Kwaye ke kwakukho indoda egama linguYosefu, ilungu leBhunga, indoda elungileyo nelilungisa. 51 (Lowo wayengavumelananga necebo nesenzo sabo); wayengowaseArimathiya, umzi wamaYuda, naye ngokwakhe elindele ubukumkani bukaThixo. 52 Le ndoda yaya kuPilato, yacela umzimba kaYesu. 53 Wayisusa, wayisonga ngelinen, wayibeka engcwabeni elaliqoshwe etyeni, apho kungazange kubekwe mntu khona ngaphambili. 54 Loo mini yayiyimini yokulungiselela, nesabatha yayisondela. 55 Ke kaloku nabafazi, abeza naye bevela eGalili, balandela emva kwakhe, balibona ingcwaba, nokubekwa komzimba wakhe. 56 Babuya, balungisa iziqholo namafutha aqholiweyo; baphumla ngesabatha ngokomthetho. ULuka 24 1 Ke kaloku, ngomhla wokuqala weveki, kusasa kakhulu, beza engcwabeni, bephethe iziqholo ababezilungisile, nabanye abantu benabo. 2 Bafumana ilitye liqengqiwe lasuswa engcwabeni. 3 Bangena, abawufumananga umzimba weNkosi uYesu. 4 Kwathi, besadidekile yile nto, kwabonakala amadoda amabini emi ngakubo eneengubo ezibengezelayo. 5 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba boyika, bequbuda emhlabeni, bathi kubo, Yini na ukuba nimfune ophilileyo phakathi kwabafileyo? 6 Akakho apha, uvukile; khumbulani ukuthetha kwakhe kuni, eseseGalili, 7 esithi, UNyana woMntu umelwe kukunikelwa ezandleni zabantu abangaboni, abethelelwe emnqamlezweni, aze avuke ngomhla wesithathu. 8 Bawakhumbula ke amazwi akhe, esithi, 9 Babuya engcwabeni, bazixela zonke ezo zinto kwabalishumi elinanye nakubo bonke abanye. 10 YayinguMariya waseMagadala, noYowana, noMariya unina kaYakobi, nabanye abafazi ababenabo, abazixelayo ezi zinto kubapostile. 11 Amazwi abo abonakala ngathi yintsomi kubo, baza abakholwa ngabo. 12 Wesuka ke uPetros, wabaleka waya engcwabeni; wathi eqondele phantsi, wabona iingubo zelinen zibekwe zodwa, wahamba, emangalisiwe koko kwenzekileyo. 13 Kwabonakala behamba ababini kubo ngaloo mini, besiya kumzana ogama linguEmawusi, omgama umalunga neekhilomitha ezingamashumi amathandathu ukusuka eYerusalem. 14 Baye bethetha bodwa ngazo zonke ezi zinto zenzekileyo. 15 Kwathi, besathetha kunye bebuzana, uYesu ngokwakhe wasondela, wahamba nabo. 16 Kodwa amehlo abo ayebanjiwe ukuba bangamazi. 17 Wathi kubo, Ziindaba zini na ezi enizithethayo omnye komnye, nihamba, nibe nibuhlungu? 18 Waphendula omnye wabo, ogama linguKleyopa, wathi kuye, Ungumphambukeli eYerusalem wedwa na, ukuba ungazazi izinto ezenzekileyo khona ngezi mini? 19 Wathi kubo, Zintoni na? Bathi kuye, NgoYesu waseNazarete, obengumprofeti onamandla ngezenzo nangelizwi phambi koThixo nabo bonke abantu; 20 ukuba ababingeleli abakhulu nabaphathi bethu bamnikela njani ukuba agwetyelwe ukufa, bambethelela emnqamlezweni.
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21 Ke thina besithembe ukuba nguye oza kukhulula uSirayeli ngentlawulelo; ngaphandle kwako konke oku, namhla lusuku lwesithathu zenzekile ezi zinto. 22 Kananjalo nabafazi abathile bethu basimangalisile, ababesengcwabeni kwakusasa; 23 Bathe ke, bengawufumani umzimba wakhe, beza, besithi babone nombono weengelosi, ezithe uphilile. 24 Nabanye ababenathi baya engcwabeni, bafika kunjengoko babetshilo abafazi; kodwa yena abambonanga. 25 Waza wathi kubo, Owu zidenge, zintliziyo zicothayo ukukholwa kuko konke abakuthethayo abaprofeti! 26 UKristu ubengafanele na ukubandezeleka ngezi zinto, aze angene eluzukweni lwakhe? 27 Waqala kuMoses nakubo bonke abaprofeti, wabachazela kuzo zonke izibhalo izinto ezingaye. 28 Basondela emzaneni ababesiya kuwo; yena wazenza ngathi udlulela phambili. 29 Kodwa bamnyanzela besithi: “Hlala nathi, kuba kuyahlwa, nemini isiyatshona.” Wangena wahlala nabo. 30 Kwathi, ekungqengqeni kwakhe esidlweni nabo, wathabatha isonka, wasisikelela, waqhekeza, wabanika. 31 Amehlo abo avuleka, baza bamazi; waza wanyamalala emehlweni abo. 32 Bathi omnye komnye, Intliziyo yethu ibingavuthi na ngaphakathi kwethu, xa ebethetha nathi endleleni, naxa ebesityhilela izibhalo? 33 Besuka kwangelo lixa, babuyela eYerusalem, babafumana abalishumi elinamnye bequkene ndawonye, nabo babenabo, 34 besithi, INkosi ivukile inene, yabonakala kuSimon. 35 Bazixela ke bona izinto ezenzekileyo endleleni, nendlela awaziwa ngayo ngabo ekuqhekezeni isonka. 36 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba bathetha ezo zinto, uYesu ngokwakhe wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo, Uxolo malube nani. 37 Kodwa boyika kakhulu, bankwantya, becinga ukuba babone umoya. 38 Wathi kubo, Yini na ukuba nikhathazeke, kwaye kutheni na ukuba kuvele iingcinga ezintliziyweni zenu? 39 Khangelani izandla zam neenyawo zam, ukuba ndim ngokwam; ndiphatheni, nibone; kuba umoya awunanyama namathambo, njengoko nindibona ndinawo. 40 Watsho ke, ebabonisa izandla zakhe neenyawo zakhe. 41 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba abakakholwa ngenxa yovuyo, bemangalisiwe, wathi kubo, Ninanto na idliwayo apha? 42 Bamnika iqhekeza lentlanzi eyosiweyo, neqhekeza leenyosi. 43 Wathabatha, wadla phambi kwabo. 44 Wathi kubo, Ngawo la amazwi endawathethayo kuni ndisenani, okokuba zimele ukuzaliseka zonke izinto ezibhaliweyo ngam emthethweni kaMoses, nakubaprofeti, nakwiiNdumiso. 45 Wandula wayivula ingqiqo yabo, ukuze baziqonde izibhalo; 46 Wathi kubo, Kubhaliwe njalo, umelwe kukuthi uKristu eve ubunzima, avuke kwabafileyo ngomhla wesithathu; 47 Nokuba kushunyayelwe egameni lakhe inguquko noxolelo lwezono kuzo zonke iintlanga, kuqalelwa eYerusalem. 48 Nina ke ningamangqina ezi zinto. 49 Yabonani, mna ndithumela kuni idinga likaBawo; ke nina hlalani kwisixeko saseYerusalem, nide nambathiswe amandla avela phezulu. 50 Wabakhokela ngaphandle, wada waya eBhetani; waziphakamisa izandla zakhe, wabasikelela. 51 Kwathi, ekubasikeleleni kwakhe, wahlukana nabo, wenyuselwa ezulwini. 52 Baza baqubuda kuye, babuyela eYerusalem benovuyo olukhulu. 53 Bahlala behleli etempileni, bedumisa, bebonga uThixo. Amen.
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IVangeli likaYohane UYohane 18 1 UYesu ewathethile la mazwi, waphuma nabafundi bakhe, waya phesheya komlambo iKedron, apho kwakukho umyezo, awangena kuwo yena nabafundi bakhe. 2 NoYuda, lowo wamngcatshayo, wayeyazi loo ndawo; kuba uYesu wayehlala ehlanganisana khona nabafundi bakhe. 3 Ngoko uYuda, ethabathe ibutho lamajoni namadindala kubabingeleli abakhulu nabaFarisi, weza apho enezibane nezibane nezixhobo. 4 UYesu, esazi zonke izinto eziza kumfikela, waphuma, wathi kubo, Nifuna bani na? 5 Bamphendula bathi: “UYesu waseNazarete.” UYesu wathi kubo: “ Ndinguye.” UYuda, lowo wamngcatshayo, wayemi nabo. 6 Akuba etshilo kubo ukuthi, Ndinguye, babuya umva, bawa emhlabeni. 7 Wabuya ke wababuza wathi, Nifuna bani na? Bathi bona, UYesu waseNazarete. 8 Waphendula uYesu wathi, Ndinixelele ukuba ndinguye; ukuba ngoko nifuna mna, bayekeni aba bahambe; 9 ukuze lizaliseke ilizwi awalithethayo elithi, Kwabo undinike bona andilahlekelwanga namnye. 10 Wandula ke uSimon Petros, enekrele, walirhola, waxabela isicaka sombingeleli omkhulu, wasinqumla indlebe yasekunene. Igama lesicaka lalinguMalko. 11 Wathi uYesu kuPetros, Faka ikrele lakho esingxotyeni salo; indebe andinikileyo uBawo andisayi kuyisela na? 12 Ibutho lamajoni, umthetheli-khulu, namadindala amaYuda, bambamba uYesu, bambopha, 13 Bamsa kuAnas kuqala; kuba wayenguyisezala kaKayafa, owayengumbingeleli omkhulu ngaloo nyaka. 14 Ke kaloku uKayafa wayenguye lowo wacebisa amaYuda ukuba, kulungile ukuba umntu omnye afele abantu. 15 USimon Petros wayemlandela uYesu, nomnye umfundi; loo mfundi wayesaziwa ngumbingeleli omkhulu, wangena noYesu entendelezweni yombingeleli omkhulu. 16 UPetros wayemi emnyango ngaphandle. Waphuma ke omnye umfundi, owayesaziwa ngumbingeleli omkhulu, wathetha nomlindi-mnyango, wamngenisa uPetros. 17 Yathi ke intombazana engumgcini-mnyango kuPetros, Akunguye na wena omnye wabafundi balo mntu? Wathi yena, Andinguye. 18 Ayemi apho amadindala namadindala, ebase umlilo wamalahle, kuba kwakubanda; ayesotha, noPetros emi nabo esotha. 19 Umbingeleli omkhulu wambuza uYesu ngabafundi bakhe nangemfundiso yakhe. 20 Waphendula uYesu wathi, Ndithethe esidlangalaleni kulo ihlabathi; Bendisoloko ndifundisa endlwini yesikhungu nasetempileni, apho amaYuda ahlala ehlanganisana khona; kwaye andithethanga nto ngasese. 21 Kutheni na undibuza? Buza abo bandivileyo, oko ndikuthethileyo kubo; khangela, bayayazi into endiyithethileyo. 22 Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba utshilo oko, omnye wamadindala owayemi khona wambetha uYesu ngesandla, esithi, Uphendula umbingeleli omkhulu ngolo hlobo na? 23 UYesu wamphendula wathi, Ukuba ndithethe kakubi, ngqina ububi obo; kodwa ukuba ndithethe kakuhle, undibethelani na? 24 UAnas wamthumela ebotshiwe kuKayafa umbingeleli omkhulu. 25 USimon Petros wayemi apho esotha, baza bathi kuye: “Awungomnye wabafundi bakhe nawe?” Wakhanyela, wathi: “Andinguye.” 26 Omnye wabakhonzi bombingeleli omkhulu, ozalana naye owanqunyulwa indlebe nguPetros, wathi, Andikubonanga na emyezweni unaye? 18
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27 Wabuya wakhanyela uPetros; yalila kwaoko inkuku. 28 Bamrhola uYesu kuKayafa, bamsa kwindlu yokugweba; kwakusa; bona ngokwabo abazange bangene endlwini yokugweba, ukuze bangangcoli; kodwa ukuze badle ipasika. 29 Waphuma ke uPilato waya kubo, wathi, Nimmangalela ngantoni na lo mntu? 30 Baphendula bathi kuye, Ukuba ebengenguye umenzi wobubi, ngesingamnikelanga kuwe. 31 Waza wathi kubo uPilato: “Mthabatheni nina, nimgwebe ngokwemithetho yenu.” AmaJuda athi kuye: “Asivumelekanga ukuba sibulale umntu.” 32 Ukuze ilizwi likaYesu lizaliseke, awalithethayo, eqondisa ukuba kukufa kuni na abeza kufa ngako. 33 Wabuya ngoko wangena uPilato endlwini yerhuluneli, wambiza uYesu, wathi kuye, UnguKumkani wamaYuda na? 34 Waphendula uYesu wathi, Uzithetha ezi zinto ngokwakho, okanye bani na abanye abakuxelele ngam? 35 Waphendula uPilato wathi, NdingumYuda na? Uhlanga lwakowenu nababingeleli abakhulu bakunikele kum; wenze ntoni na? 36 Waphendula uYesu wathi, Ubukumkani bam abububo obeli hlabathi; ukuba ubukumkani bam bebubo obeli hlabathi, abakhonzi bam bebeya kulwa, ukuze ndinganikelwa kumaYuda; kodwa ngoku ubukumkani bam abububo obuvela apha. 37 UPilato wathi kuye: “Ungukumkani na ke?” UYesu waphendula wathi: “Uthi ndingukumkani. Ndizalelwe oku, yaye ndize ngenxa yoku ehlabathini, ukuze ndingqinele inyaniso. Bonke abo bangenyaniso bayaliva ilizwi lam.” 38 UPilato wathi kuye, Yintoni na inyaniso? Emva koko, waphuma waya kumaYuda, wathi kuwo, Mna andifumani tyala kuye. 39 Kodwa ninesiko lokuba ndinikhululele omnye ngepasika; ngoko ke nifuna ndinikhululele uKumkani wamaYuda na? 40 Baphinda bakhwaza bonke, besithi, Asinguye lo mntu, kodwa nguBharabhas. UBharabhas lo wayengumphangi. UYohane 19 1 Waza ngoko uPilato wamthabatha uYesu, wamtyakatya. 2 Amajoni aluke isithsaba sameva, asibeka entlokweni yakhe, amambathisa ingubo emfusa, 3 athi, “Bhota, Kumkani wamaYuda!” Bambetha ngezandla. 4 Wabuya ngoko waphuma phandle uPilato, wathi kubo, Yabonani, ndimzisa phandle kuni, ukuze nazi ukuba andifumani tyala kuye. 5 Waphuma ke uYesu, enxibe isithsaba sameva, nengubo ebomvu; wathi uPilato kubo, Nanko umntu! 6 Bakumbona ababingeleli abaziintloko namaphakathi, bakhwaza besithi: “Mbethelele emnqamlezweni, mbethelele emnqamlezweni!” UPilato wathi kubo: “Mthabatheni, nimbethele emnqamlezweni, kuba andifumani tyala kuye.” 7 Aphendula amaYuda athi, Thina sinomthetho, ngokomthetho wethu ufanele ukufa, ngokuba ezenze uNyana kaThixo. 8 Uthe ke uPilato, akuliva elo lizwi, woyika ngakumbi; 9 Wangena kwakhona endlwini yesigodlo, wathi kuYesu, Uvela phi na? Kodwa uYesu akamphendulanga. 10 Athi ke uPilato kuye, Akuthethi na kum? Awazi na ukuba ndinegunya lokukubethelela emnqamlezweni, ndinegunya lokukukhulula? 11 Waphendula uYesu wathi, Ubungenagunya nakanye kum, ukuba ubungalinikwanga livela phezulu; ngenxa yoko ondinikeleyo kuwe unesono esikhulu ngakumbi. 12 Ukususela ngoko uPilato wayefuna ukumkhulula; kodwa amaYuda akhwaza esithi, Ukuba uyamkhulula lo mntu, akusihlobo sikaKesare; bonke abazenza ukumkani bathetha ngokuchasene noKesare.
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13 Akuliva ngoko uPilato elo lizwi, wamzisa uYesu phandle, wahlala esihlalweni sokugweba kwindawo ekuthiwa yiGatement, kodwa ngesiHebhere yiGabhatha. 14 Ke kaloku kwakuyimini yokulungiselela ipasika, malunga nelixa lesithandathu; wathi kumaYuda, Nanko uKumkani wenu! 15 Kodwa bakhwaza besithi: “Msuseni, msuseni, mbetheleleni emnqamlezweni!” UPilato wathi kubo: “Ndimbethelele na ukumkani wenu?” Ababingeleli abaziintloko baphendula bathi: “Asinakumkani ngaphandle kukaKesare.” 16 Waza ke wamnikela kubo ukuze abethelelwe emnqamlezweni. Bamthabatha uYesu, bamrhola. 17 Waphuma ethwele umnqamlezo wakhe waya kwindawo ekuthiwa yiNdawo yoKhakhayi, ekuthiwa ngesiHebhere yiGolgotha. 18 Apho bambethelela khona emnqamlezweni, nabanye ababini kunye naye, omnye kwicala ngalinye, uYesu ephakathi. 19 UPilato wabhala umbhalo, wawubeka emnqamlezweni; wawubhalwe kwathiwa, UYESU WASENAZARETE, UKUMKANI WAMAYUDA. 20 Loo mbhalo wawufundwa ngamaYuda amaninzi; kuba indawo apho uYesu wayebethelelwe khona emnqamlezweni yayikufuphi nomzi; wawubhalwe ngesiHebhere, nangesiGrike, nangesiLatini. 21 Ababingeleli abakhulu bamaYuda bathi kuPilato, Musa ukubhala uthi, UKumkani wamaYuda; kodwa bhala uthi, Wathi, NdinguKumkani wamaYuda. 22 UPilato waphendula wathi, Endikubhalileyo ndikubhalile. 23 Amajoni, xa ambethelela uYesu esiphambanweni, athabatha iingubo zakhe zangaphantsi, aza enza izabelo ezine, ngalinye lafumana isahlulo; kwanesambatho sakhe sangaphantsi; kodwa ingubo yangaphantsi yayingenamthungo, ilukiwe ukusuka phezulu ukuya phezulu. 24 Ngoko ke bathi omnye komnye: “Masingayikrazuli, kodwa masiyenze amaqashiso ukuze sibone ukuba iza kuba yekabani na.” Ukuze kuzaliseke isibhalo esithi: “Babelane ngeengubo zam, benze amaqashiso ngeengubo zam.” Amajoni enza ezi zinto. 25 Kwakumi ke ecaleni komnqamlezo kaYesu unina, nodade bonina, uMariya umkaKleyopa, noMariya waseMagadala. 26 UYesu ngoko, embona unina, nomfundi abemthanda emi khona, wathi kunina, Mfazi, nanko unyana wakho. 27 Wandula wathi kumfundi, Nanko unyoko! Ukususela ngelo lixa loo mfundi wamthabatha wamsa endlwini yakhe. 28 Emveni koko, uYesu, esazi ukuba zonke izinto zigqityiwe, ukuze isibhalo sizaliseke, wathi, Ndinxaniwe. 29 Kwakukho isitya esizele yiviniga; bazalisa imfunxa ngeviniga, bayibeka phezu kwehisope, bayibeka emlonyeni wakhe. 30 UYesu ke, akuba eyifumene iviniga, wathi, Kugqityiwe; wathoba intloko, waphuma umphefumlo. 31 AmaYuda ngoko, ekubeni yayiyimini yokulungiselela, ukuze izidumbu zingahlali emnqamlezweni ngesabatha, (kuba loo mhla wesabatha wawungumhla omkhulu), acela kuPilato ukuba imilenze yabo yaphulwe, basuswe. 32 Afika ke amasoldati, ayaphula imilenze yowokuqala, neyomnye owayebethelelwe emnqamlezweni naye. 33 Kodwa akufika kuYesu, akubona ukuba uselefile, akayaphulanga imilenze yakhe. 34 Kodwa elinye isoldati lamhlaba ecaleni ngomkhonto, kwaza kwaphuma igazi namanzi kwangoko. 35 Nalowo ukubonileyo ungqinile, nobungqina bakhe buyinyaniso; naye uyazi ukuba uthetha inyaniso, ukuze nani nikholwe. 36 Kuba ezi zinto zenzeka ukuze kuzaliseke isibhalo esithi, Akuyi kwaphulwa thambo lakhe. 37 Kwakhona esinye isibhalo sithi, Baya kumjonga lowo bamhlabileyo. 38 Emva koko uYosefu waseArimathiya, owayengumfundi kaYesu, kodwa eyimfihlo ngenxa yokoyika amaYuda, wacela kuPilato ukuba awususe umzimba kaYesu; waza uPilato wamnika imvume. Weza ke ngoko, wawuthabatha umzimba kaYesu.
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39 Kwafika noNikodemo, owafika kuYesu ebusuku ekuqaleni, ephethe umxube wemore nealo, malunga nekhulu leeponti ubunzima. 40 Bawuthabatha ke umzimba kaYesu, bawubopha ngeengubo zelinen kunye neziqholo, njengoko kulisiko lamaYuda ukungcwaba. 41 Ke kaloku, kwindawo apho wayebethelelwe khona emnqamlezweni, kwakukho umyezo, nasemyezweni kukho ingcwaba elitsha, ekungazange kubekwe mntu kulo. 42 Bambeka apho ke uYesu ngenxa yosuku lokulungiselela lwamaYuda; kuba ingcwaba lalikufuphi. UYohane 20 1 Ngosuku lokuqala lweveki, uMariya waseMagadala weza engcwabeni kusasa, kusemnyama, wabona ilitye lisusiwe engcwabeni. 2 Wabaleka ke, waya kuSimon Petros nakomnye umfundi, lowo wayethandwa nguYesu, wathi kubo, Bayisusile iNkosi engcwabeni, asazi apho bayibeke khona. 3 Waphuma ke uPetros nomnye umfundi, baya engcwabeni. 4 Babaleka bobabini kunye; waza omnye umfundi wamshiya uPetros, wafika kuqala engcwabeni. 5 Uthe akugoba, wakhangela ngaphakathi, wabona iingubo zelinen zilele, kodwa akangenanga. 6 Wafika ke uSimon Petros emlandela, wangena engcwabeni, wabona iingubo zelinen zilele, 7 Nelaphu elalisentlokweni yakhe, lingabekwanga kunye neengubo zelinen, kodwa lisongiwe lodwa. 8 Wandula ke wangena nomnye umfundi, ofike kuqala engcwabeni, wabona, wakholwa. 9 Kuba babengekasazi isibhalo esithi, umelwe kukuvuka kwabafileyo. 10 Babuya ngoko abafundi babuyela emakhayeni abo. 11 Ke kaloku uMariya wayemi ngaphandle engcwabeni elila; njengoko wayelila, wagoba, wakhangela engcwabeni. 12 Wabona iingelosi ezimbini zambethe ezimhlophe, zihleli, esinye ngasentloko, esinye ngasezinyaweni, apho umzimba kaYesu wawulele khona. 13 Bathi kuye, Mfazi, ulilelani na? Wathi kubo, Bayithabathile iNkosi yam, andazi apho bayibeke khona. 14 Akutsho oko, wajika, wambona uYesu emi; wayengazi ukuba nguYesu. 15 UYesu wathi kuye: “ Mfazi, ulilelani na? Ufuna bani?” Yena, ecinga ukuba ngumgcini-myezo, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ukuba umsusile apha, ndixelele apho umbeke khona, ndize ndimthabathe.” 16 UYesu wathi kuye, “Mariya.” Wajika, wathi kuye, “Rabhoni,” oko kukuthi, “Mfundisi.” 17 UYesu wathi kuye: “ Musa ukundichukumisa; kuba andikanyuki ndiye kuBawo; kodwa yiya kubazalwana bam, uthi kubo, ‘Ndinyuka ndiye kuBawo, kuYihlo;’ kuThixo wam, kuThixo wenu.” 18 UMariya waseMagadala weza wabaxelela abafundi ukuba uyibonile iNkosi, nokuba ithethile ezi zinto kuye. 19 Kwangaloo mini ngokuhlwa, ngomhla wokuqala weveki, xa iingcango zazivaliwe apho abafundi babehlanganisene khona ngenxa yokoyika amaYuda, weza uYesu wema phakathi, wathi kubo, Uxolo malube nani. 20 Waza emva kokutsho oko, wababonisa izandla zakhe necala lakhe. Bavuya ke abafundi, bakubona iNkosi. 21 Wabuya wathi uYesu kubo, Uxolo malube nani; njengokuba uBawo endithumile mna, nam ndiyanithuma nina. 22 Etshilo oku, wabaphefumlela, wathi kubo, Yamkelani uMoya oyiNgcwele. 23 Bonke abo nibaxolelayo izono zabo, baxolelwe; nabo nibaxolelayo izono zabo, baxolelwe. 24 Kodwa uTomas, omnye wabalishumi elinababini, ogama linguDidimo, wayengekho kunye nabo xa uYesu wafikayo. 25 Abanye abafundi bathi kuye: “Siyibonile iNkosi.” Kodwa yena wathi kubo: “Ukuba andiyi kubona ezandleni zayo inxeba lezikhonkwane, ndifake umnwe wam kwinxeba lezikhonkwane, ndifake isandla sam ecaleni layo, andiyi kukholwa.”
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26 Emva kweentsuku ezisibhozo abafundi bakhe babengaphakathi kwakhona, noTomas enabo. Weza uYesu, iingcango zivaliwe, wema phakathi, wathi, Uxolo malube nani. 27 Emva koko wathi kuTomas, Yisa umnwe wakho apha, ubone izandla zam; uze wolule isandla sakho, usifake ecaleni lam; uze ungabi ngongakholwayo, kodwa okholwayo. 28 Waphendula uTomas wathi kuye, Nkosi yam, Thixo wam. 29 UYesu wathi kuye, Ngokuba undibonile, Tomas, ukholiwe; Banoyolo abo bangabonanga, bakholwa noko. 30 Ke kaloku kukho neminye imiqondiso emininzi awayenzayo uYesu phambi kwabafundi bakhe, engabhalwanga kule ncwadi; 31 Ezi zibhalelwe ukuze nikholwe ukuba uYesu unguKristu, uNyana kaThixo, nokuze nikholwe, nibe nobomi egameni lakhe. uYohane 21 1 Emva koko uYesu waphinda wazibonakalisa kubafundi bakhe elwandle lwaseTibheriya; waza ngolu hlobo wazibonakalisa. 2 Babendawonye uSimon Petros, noTomas ogama linguDidimo, noNataniyeli waseKana yaseGalili, noonyana bakaZebhedi, nabanye abafundi bakhe ababini. 3 USimon Petros wathi kubo: “Ndiyokuloba iintlanzi.” Bathi kuye: “Nathi siya kuhamba nawe.” Baphuma ke, bangena emkhombeni kwangoko, kodwa ngobo busuku ababambisanga nto. 4 Ke kaloku, kwakuba kusile, uYesu wema elunxwemeni; kodwa abafundi babengazi ukuba nguYesu. 5 UYesu wathi kubo: “ Bantwana, aninanto idliwayo na?” Bamphendula bathi: “Hayi.” 6 Wathi kubo: “ Phosani umnatha ngasekunene kwesikhephe, niza kufumana.” Bawuphosa ke, kodwa abazange bakwazi ukuwutsala ngenxa yeentlanzi ezininzi. 7 Ngoko ke loo mfundi wayethandwa nguYesu wathi kuPetros: “YiNkosi.” USimon Petros, akuva ukuba yiNkosi, wabhinqa ingubo yakhe yokuloba, (kuba wayehamba ze), waza waziphosa elwandle. 8 Abanye abafundi beza ngesikhephe esincinci (kuba babengekude nomhlaba, kodwa ngathi ziikubhite ezingamakhulu amabini), betsala umnatha oneentlanzi. 9 Bakufika emhlabeni, babona umlilo wamalahle apho, kukho iintlanzi phezu kwawo, nesonka. 10 UYesu wathi kubo, Zisani kwiintlanzi enizibambisileyo ngoku. 11 USimon Petros wakhwela emkhombeni, wawurhuqela emhlabeni umnatha uzele ziintlanzi ezinkulu, ikhulu elinamashumi amahlanu anesithathu; nangona zazininzi kangaka, umnatha awuzange uqhawuke. 12 UYesu wathi kubo: “ Yizani nidle.” Akukho namnye kubafundi owaba nobuganga bokumbuza esithi: “Ungubani?” besazi ukuba yiNkosi. 13 Weza ke uYesu, wathabatha isonka, wabanika, neentlanzi ngokunjalo. 14 Eli lithuba lesithathu uYesu ebonakala kubafundi bakhe, emva kokuba evukile kwabafileyo. 15 Bakuba betyile, uYesu wathi kuSimon Petros: “Simon, nyana kaYona, uyandithanda na ngaphezu kwaba?” Wathi kuye: “Ewe, Nkosi; uyazi ukuba ndiyakuthanda.” Wathi kuye: “ Yondla amatakane am.” 16 Waphinda wathi kuye okwesibini, Simon kaYona, uyandithanda na? Wathi kuye, Ewe, Nkosi, uyazi ukuba ndiyakuthanda. Wathi kuye, Yalusa izimvu zam. 17 Wathi kuye okwesithathu, Simon, nyana kaYona, uyandithanda na? UPetros waba buhlungu kuba ethe kuye okwesithathu, Uyandithanda na? Wathi kuye, Nkosi, uyazi zonke izinto; uyazi ukuba ndiyakuthanda. UYesu wathi kuye, Yalusa izimvu zam. 18 Inene, inene, ndithi kuwe, Xa wawusemtsha, wawuzibhinqisa, uhambe apho uthanda khona; kodwa xa uthe waluphala, uya kuzolula izandla zakho, ubhinqiswe ngomnye, akuse apho ungathandiyo. 19 Oku wakutsho, eqondisa ukuba uza kuzukisa uThixo ngokufa okunjani na. Akuba etshilo, wathi kuye: “ Ndilandele.”
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20 Ejikile ke uPetros, wabona umfundi obethandwa nguYesu elandela, lowo naye wayeyame esifubeni sakhe esidlweni sangokuhlwa, wathi, Nkosi, ngubani na okunikelayo? 21 UPetros akumbona lowo, wathi kuYesu, Nkosi, lo uza kwenza ntoni na? 22 UYesu wathi kuye, Ukuba ndithanda ukuba ahlale ndide ndifike, inamsebenzi mni loo nto kuwe? Ndilandele wena. 23 Emva koko eli lizwi lasasazeka phakathi kwabazalwana, lokuba loo mfundi akayi kufa; kodwa uYesu akatshongo kuye ukuthi, Akayi kufa; kodwa wathi, Ukuba ndithanda ukuba ahlale ndide ndifike, ikuncede ngantoni loo nto? 24 Nguye lo mfundi ongqina ngezi zinto, wazibhala ezi zinto; siyazi ke ukuba ubungqina bakhe buyinyaniso. 25 Kukho nezinye izinto ezininzi awazenzayo uYesu, ezo, ukuba bezinokubhalwa zonke ngazinye, ndicinga ukuba nehlabathi ngokwalo alinakuyithwala incwadi ebeziya kubhalwa. Amen.
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1 Incwadi yokuqala ndayibhala, Tiyofilo, ngazo zonke izinto awaqala ukuzenza nokufundisa uYesu, 2 kwada kwayimini awanyuswa ngayo, akuba ebawisele umthetho ngoMoya oyiNgcwele abapostile awayebanyule; 3 awathi emva kokuva kwakhe ubunzima wazibonakalalisa kubo ephilile, ngezibonakaliso ezininzi ezingenakukhanyelwa, wabonakala kubo iintsuku ezimashumi mane, ethetha ngezinto ezingobukumkani bukaThixo. 4 Uthe, ehlanganisene nabo, wabayalela ukuba bangemki eYerusalem, balinde idinga likaYise, enilivileyo kum ; 5 Ngokuba uYohane wayebhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele kungekabi ziintsuku zininzi emva koko. 6 Bakuba ke behlanganisene, bambuza besithi, Nkosi, wobubuyisela ngeli xesha na ubukumkani kuSirayeli? 7 Wathi kubo, Asikokwenu ukwazi amaxesha okanye amaxesha, awamise ngamandla akhe uBawo. 8 Niya kwamkela amandla, akubon’ ukuba uMoya oyiNgcwele ufikile phezu kwenu; nibe ngamangqina am eYerusalem, nakulo lonke elakwaYuda, naseSamariya, kude kuse nasekupheleni komhlaba. 9 Akuba ezithethile ezi zinto, besamjongile, wanyuswa, laza ilifu lamsusa emehlweni abo. 10 Bathi besajonge ezulwini njengoko wayenyuka, kwabonakala amadoda amabini emi ngakubo enxibe iingubo ezimhlophe; 11 athi, Madoda aseGalili, nimeleni na nikhangele ezulwini? Lo Yesu unyusiweyo kuni wasiwa ezulwini, uya kuza ngolu hlobo nimbone esiya ngalo ezulwini.
Iindaba Ezilungileyo ZikaNikodemo Isahluko 1 1 UAnas noKayafa, noSummas, noDatam, noGamaliyeli, noYudas, noLevi, noNafetali, noAleksandire, noKoreshi, namanye amaYuda, baya kuPilato malunga noYesu, bemtyhola ngamacala amaninzi amabi. 2 Bathi, Siyaqiniseka ukuba uYesu ngunyana kaYosefu umchweli, umhlaba ozelwe nguMariya, nokuba uzibiza ngokuba unguNyana kaThixo, nokumkani; kwaye kungekuphela nje oko, kodwa uzama ukuphelisa isabatha, nemithetho yoobawo bethu. 3 UPilato waphendula wathi, Yintoni na le ayithethayo, kwaye yintoni na azama ukuyichitha? 4 AmaJuda athi kuye, Sinomthetho ongavumeliyo ukuphiliswa ngesabatha; kodwa uphilisa iziqhwala nezithulu, abo banesifo somzimba, iimfama, abaneqhenqa, nabaneedemon, ngaloo mini ngeendlela ezimbi. 5 UPilato waphendula wathi: “Angakwenza njani oku ngeendlela ezimbi?” Baphendula bathi: “Ungumthakathi, kwaye ukhupha iidemon ngenkosi yeedemon, ukuze zonke izinto zithotyelwe phantsi kwakhe.”
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6 Waza uPilato wathi, Ukukhupha iidemon akubonakali ngathi ngumsebenzi womoya ongcolileyo, kodwa kuphuma emandleni kaThixo. 7 Aphendula amaYuda kuPilato athi, Siyakucela, Nkosi yam, ukuba umbize eze phambi kwenkundla yakho, umphulaphule nawe. 8 UPilato wabiza isithunywa waza wathi kuye, UKristu uza kuziswa apha ngantoni na? 9 Waza umthunywa waphuma, emazi uKristu, waqubuda kuye; waza wandlala ingubo awayeyiphethe esandleni sakhe emhlabeni, wathi, Nkosi, hamba phezu kwayo, uze ungene, kuba umlawuli uyakubiza. 10 AmaYuda akuyiqonda into eyenziwe ngumthunywa, akhwaza (ngokuchasene naye) kuPilato, athi, Kutheni ungambizanga ngebhele, kungekhona ngomthunywa?—Kuba umthunywa, xa wambonayo, waqubuda kuye, waza wandlala ingubo awayeyiphethe esandleni sakhe emhlabeni phambi kwakhe, wathi kuye, Nkosi, urhuluneli uyakubiza. 11 UPilato wabiza isithunywa, wathi, Yini na ukuba wenze ngolu hlobo? 12 Umthunywa waphendula wathi, Xa undithumile eYerusalem ukuya ku-Aleksandire, ndambona uYesu ehleli emfanekisweni ongcolileyo phezu kwemazi ye-esile, baza abantwana bamaHebhere bamemeza bathi, Hosana, bephethe amasebe emithi ezandleni zabo. 13 Abanye bandlala iingubo zabo endleleni, bathi, Sisindise, wena usemazulwini; makabongwe lowo uzayo egameni leNkosi. 14 AmaJuda akhwaza, ngokuchasene nomthunywa, athi, Oonyana bamaHebhere bathetha amazwi abo ngolwimi lwesiHebhere; ungasiqonda njani ke wena, ungumGrike, isiHebhere? 15 Umthunywa wabaphendula wathi, Ndibuze omnye wamaYuda, ndathi, Yintoni na le bamemeza ngayo abantwana ngesiHebhere? 16 Waza wandicacisela, esithi, bayadanduluka besithi Hosana, okutolikwa ngokuthi, Owu, Nkosi, ndisindise; okanye, Owu Nkosi, ndisindise. 17 UPilato wathi kubo, Kutheni nina ngokwenu ningqina amazwi athethwe ngabantwana, oko kukuthi, ngokuthula kwenu? Yintoni le iphosakeleyo eyenziwe ngumthunywa? Bathi cwaka. 18 Yathi irhuluneli kwisithunywa, Phuma uye kuzama ngandlela zonke ukumngenisa. 19 Kodwa umthunywa waphuma, wenza njengangaphambili; wathi, Nkosi, ngena, kuba irhuluneli iyakubiza. 20 Njengoko uYesu wayengena ngakwiimbasa, ezaziphethe iibhanile, iincam zazo zaguqa zaza zamnqula uYesu. 21 AmaYuda akhwaza ngamandla ngakumbi ngokuchasene neebhanile. 22 Kodwa uPilato wathi kumaYuda, Ndiyazi ukuba akunamdla kuni ukuba iintloko zeebhanile ziqubude kwaye zinqule uYesu; kodwa kutheni nikhwaza ngokuchasene neebhanile, ngokungathi ziqubude kwaye zinqule? 23 Baphendula bathi kuPilato, Sizibonile imiqondiso iqubuda kwaye inqula uYesu. 24 Ngoko irhuluneli yabiza iibhanile yaza yathi kubo, Kutheni na nenze ngolu hlobo? 25 Iibhanile zathi kuPilato, Sonke singamaPagani kwaye sinqula oothixo ezitempileni; kwaye singacinga njani ngento ethile ngokumnqula? Sasiphethe iibhanile kuphela ezandleni zethu, baza baqubuda bamnqula. 26 Waza wathi uPilato kubaphathi bendlu yesikhungu, Zikhetheleni nina amadoda anamandla, niwavumele abambe iibhanile, size sibone ukuba aza kugoba na. 27 Ngoko ke amadoda amakhulu amaYuda afuna amadoda alishumi elinesibini kulawo anamandla nanamandla, aza awamisa ukuba abambe iibhanile, aza ema phambi kwerhuluneli. 28 Waza uPilato wathi kwisithunywa, Mkhupheni uYesu, nize nimngenise kwakhona. UYesu kunye nesithunywa baphuma ebaleni. 29 UPilato wabiza imiqondiso eyayikade ithwele imiqondiso, waza wabafungela ukuba ukuba babengayithwalanga imiqondiso ngaloo ndlela xa uYesu wayengena ngaphambili, wayeya kubanqumla iintloko. 30 Ngoko ke irhuluneli yathi uYesu makangene kwakhona.
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31 Isithunywa senza njengoko besisenza ngaphambili, saza sambongoza kakhulu uYesu ukuba angene kwisambatho sakhe, ahambe kuso, waza wahamba phezu kwaso, wangena. 32 Akungena uYesu, iibhanile zaqubuda njengangaphambili, zamnqula. Isahluko 2 1 Uthe ke uPilato, akukubona oko, woyika, waza waphakama esihlalweni sakhe. 2 Kodwa ngoxa wayecinga ukuba asukume, umfazi wakhe owayemi mgama, wathumela kuye esithi: “Musa ukuba nanto yakwenza naloo mntu ulungileyo; kuba ndive ubunzima obukhulu ngaye ngombono ebusuku.” 3 Akuva oku amaYuda athi kuPilato, Asitshongo na kuwe ukuthi, Ungumthakathi? Yabona, umphuphisile umkakho. 4 UPilato wambiza ke uYesu, wathi, Uvile into abayingqinayo ngawe, akuphenduli nto na? 5 UYesu waphendula wathi, Ukuba bebengenalo ulwimi, ngebengenakuthetha; kodwa ngenxa yokuba wonke umntu ekwazi ukuthetha ulwimi lwakhe, ukuthetha okulungileyo nokubi, makalujonge. 6 Aphendula ke amadoda amakhulu amaYuda, athi kuYesu, Siza kujonga ntoni na? 7 Okokuqala, siyazi oku ngawe, ukuba wazalwa ngohenyuzo; okwesibini, ukuba ngenxa yokuzalwa kwakho iintsana zabulawa eBhetelehem; okwesithathu, ukuba uyihlo nonyoko uMariya babalekela eYiputa, kuba babengenakubathemba abantu babo. 8 Amanye amaYuda awayemi apho athetha kakuhle ngakumbi athi, Asinakuthi wazalwa ngohenyuzo; kodwa siyazi ukuba unina uMariya wayethembisene noYosefu, ngoko ke akazalwanga ngohenyuzo. 9 Waza uPilato wathi kumaYuda angqina ukuba wazalwa ngohenyuzo, “Ayisiyiyo le nto uyithethayo, kuba bekukho ukuthembisana, njengoko bangqinayo abo bangabesizwe sakowenu.” 10 UAnas noKayafa bathetha kuPilato, bathi, Lonke eli qela labantu limele libonwe, elikhwaza lithi, wazalwa ngohenyuzo, kwaye ungumhenyuzi; kodwa abo bamkhanyelayo ukuba wazalwa ngohenyuzo, ngabaphambukeli bakhe nabafundi bakhe. 11 UPilato waphendula wathi kuAnas noKayafa: “Ngoobani abaguqukele ebuYudeni?” Baphendula bathi: “Ngabo abo bangengabo amaJuda, kodwa ngabalandeli bakhe.” 12 Baphendula ke uEleazare, noAsteriyo, noAntoniyo, noYakobi, noCaras noSamuweli, noIsake noFineya, noKrispo noAgripa, noAnas noYudas, bathi, Asingooguqukayo thina, singabantwana bamaYuda, sithetha inyaniso, kwaye sasikhona xa uMariya wayethembisene umtshato. 13 Waza uPilato wathetha namadoda alishumi elinambini awayethetha oku, wathi kuwo, Ndiyaniqiqisa ngobomi bukaKesare, ukuba nixele ngokunyanisekileyo ukuba wazalwa ngobuhenyu na, kwaye ezo zinto nizixelileyo ziyinyani. 14 Baphendula uPilato bathi, Sinomthetho, esingavumelekanga ukufunga ngawo, kuba sisono: Mabafunge ubomi bukaKesare ukuba akunjalo njengoko besitshilo, kwaye siya kwaneliseka kukubulawa. 15 Bathi ke ooAnas noKayafa kuPilato, Abo bantu balishumi elinambini abayi kukholwa ukuba simazi ukuba wazalwa engumntu ongengowamvelo, nokuba ungumkhohlisi, nangona ezenza ngathi ungunyana kaThixo, kwaye ungukumkani: nto leyo esikude kakhulu ukuyikholelwa, kangangokuba siyangcangcazela ukuyiva. 16 Waza uPilato wayalela ukuba kuphume wonke umntu ngaphandle kwamadoda alishumi elinesibini awathi akazalwanga ngenxa yobufebe, noYesu ukuba ahambe aye kude, wathi kubo, Kutheni amaYuda ecinga ukumbulala uYesu? 17 Bamphendula bathi, Banomsindo kuba ephilise ngeSabatha. UPilato wathi, Bangambulala na ngenxa yomsebenzi olungileyo? Bathi kuye, Ewe, Nkosi. Isahluko 3 1 UPilato, ezele ngumsindo, waphuma endlwini yerhuluneli, wathi kumaYuda, Ndibiza ihlabathi lonke ukuba lingqine ukuba andifumani tyala kuloo mntu.
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2 AmaJuda aphendula athi kuPilato, Ukuba ebengenguye umntu ongendawo, ngesingamzisanga phambi kwakho. 3 Wathi kubo uPilato, Mthabatheni nina, nimcikide ngokomthetho wenu. 4 Athi ke amaYuda, Akuvumelekile kuthi ukubulala umntu. 5 UPilato wathi kumaJuda, Umthetho othi, ngoko ke, ungabulali, ngowakho, kodwa awungowam. 6 Wabuya wangena endlwini yerhuluneli, wabiza uYesu yedwa, wathi kuye, UnguKumkani wamaYuda na? 7 Waphendula uYesu wathi kuPilato, Uzithetha ezi zinto ngokwakho na, okanye amaYuda akuxelele ngam? 8 UPilato waphendula wathi kuYesu: “NdingumYuda na mna? Lonke uhlanga nabalawuli bamaYuda bakunikele kum. Wenze ntoni na?” 9 UYesu waphendula wathi, Ubukumkani bam abububo obeli hlabathi; ukuba ubukumkani bam bebubo obeli hlabathi, abakhonzi bam ngebeya kulwa, kwaye ngendinganikelwanga kumaYuda; kodwa ngoku ubukumkani bam abububo obuvela apha. 10 UPilato wathi: “Ungukumkani na ke?” UYesu waphendula wathi: “Uthi ndingukumkani; ndizalelwe oku, ndize ngenxa yoku ehlabathini; ndize ngenxa yoku, ukuze ndingqinele inyaniso; bonke abo bangenyaniso bayaliva ilizwi lam.” 11 Wathi uPilato kuye, Yintoni na inyaniso? 12 UYesu wathi, Inyaniso ivela ezulwini. 13 UPilato wathi, Ngoko ke inyaniso ayikho emhlabeni. 14 UYesu wathi kuPilato, Kholwani ukuba inyaniso ikho emhlabeni phakathi kwabo, xa benamandla okugweba, balawulwa yinyaniso, baze benze umgwebo olungileyo. Isahluko 4 1 UPilato wamshiya uYesu entendelezweni, waphuma waya kumaYuda, wathi, Andifumani tyala kuYesu. 2 AmaJuda athi kuye, Kodwa wathi, Ndingayichitha itempile kaThixo, ndize ndiyakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu. 3 Wathi uPilato kubo, Linjani na eli tempile athetha ngalo? 4 AmaJuda athi kuye, Oko uSolomon wayekwakha iminyaka engamashumi amane anesithandathu, wathi uya kukutshabalalisa, aze akwakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu. 5 Waphinda wathi uPilato kubo, Andinatyala egazini laloo mntu; nikuqaphele na oku? 6 AmaJuda athi kuye, Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu. Waza uPilato wabiza ndawonye amadoda amakhulu nababhali, ababingeleli nabaLevi, wathi kubo ngasese: “Musani ukwenza oku; andifumananga tyala kuni, malunga nokuphilisa kwakhe abantu abagulayo, nokuphula kwakhe iSabatha, elifanelwe kukufa.” 7 Ababingeleli nabaLevi baphendula kuPilato bathi, NdinguKesare, ukuba umntu unyelisa uThixo, ufanelwe kukufa; kodwa lo mntu unyelise iNkosi. 8 Wabuya ke urhuluneli wayalela amaYuda ukuba aphume endlwini yerhuluneli, wambiza uYesu, wathi kuye, Ndikwenze ntoni na? 9 UYesu waphendula wathi kuye, Yenza njengoko kubhaliweyo. 10 UPilato wathi kuye, Kubhalwe njani na oku? 11 UYesu wathi kuye, UMoses nabaprofeti baprofete ngentlungu yam nokuvuka kwam. 12 AmaJuda, akukuva oku, acaphuka, athi kuPilato, Usafunani na ukuba usakuva ukunyelisa kwalo mntu? 13 Wathi kubo uPilato, Ukuba la mazwi abonakala kuni ehlambalaza, mthabatheni, nimzise enkundleni yenu, nimgwebe ngokomthetho wenu. 14 AmaJuda aphendula kuPilato athi, Umthetho wethu uthi, uya kunyanzelwa ukuba afumane imivumbo esithoba anamashumi amathathu, kodwa ukuba ngolu hlobo uya kuhlambalaza iNkosi, uya kuxulutywa ngamatye.
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15 Wathi kubo uPilato, Ukuba elo lizwi lakhe lalikukunyelisa, nimcikide nina ngokomthetho wenu. 16 AmaJuda athi kuPilato, Umthetho wethu usiyalela ukuba singabulali mntu; sinqwenela ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni, kuba ufanelwe kukufa emnqamlezweni. 17 Wathi uPilato kubo, Akufanelekile ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni; makabethwe nje aze agxothwe. 18 Kodwa xa irhuluneli yajonga abantu ababelapho kunye namaJuda, yabona amaYuda amaninzi elila, yaza yathi kubabingeleli abakhulu bamaYuda, “Abantu bonke abafuni ukufa kwakhe.” 19 Amadoda amakhulu amaYuda amphendula uPilato athi, Thina nabantu bonke size apha ngenxa yale nto, ukuze afe. 20 Wathi kubo uPilato, Yini na ukuba afe? 21 Bathi kuye, Ngokuba uzibiza ngokuba unguNyana kaThixo, noKumkani. Isahluko 5 1 Kodwa uNikodemo, umYuda othile, wema phambi kwerhuluneli, wathi, Ndiyakubongoza, mgwebi ulilungisa, ukuba undibabale ngokuthetha kancinane. 2 UPilato wathi kuye, Thetha. 3 UNikodemo wathi, Ndithethe namadoda amakhulu amaYuda, nababhali, nababingeleli, nabaLevi, nayo yonke inkitha yamaYuda, kwintlanganiso yabo, Nifuna ukwenza ntoni na ngalo mntu? 4 Ngumntu owenze imimangaliso emininzi eluncedo nezukileyo, ekungekho mntu emhlabeni owakha wayenza ngaphambili, kwaye engasayi kuze asebenze. Myeke, ungamenzi nto imbi; ukuba uvela kuThixo, imimangaliso yakhe, (ukuphilisa kwakhe okumangalisayo) iya kuqhubeka; kodwa ukuba ivela ebantwini, iya kutshabalala. 5 Ngaloo ndlela uMoses, xa wayethunyelwa nguThixo eYiputa, wenza imimangaliso uThixo awayemyalele yona, phambi koFaro ukumkani waseYiputa; nangona izazi zelo lizwe, uYanes noYambres, benza ngomlingo wazo imimangaliso efanayo naleyo uMoses wayeyenza, kodwa babengenakukwazi ukwenza konke awakwenzayo; 6 Kwaye imimangaliso eyenziwa ngabakhafuli, yayingeyokaThixo, njengoko nisazi, babhali nabaFarisi; kodwa abo bayenzayo batshabalala, nabo bonke abakholelwa kuyo. 7 Ngoku ke mkhululeni lo mntu; kuba kanye le mimangaliso nimtyhola ngayo ivela kuThixo; kwaye akafanelwe kukufa. 8 Athi ngoko amaYuda kuNikodemo, Ngaba wena uye waba ngumfundi wakhe, wathetha amazwi akhe kakuhle? 9 UNikodemo wathi kubo: “Irhuluneli nayo ingumfundi wakhe, ingaba ithetha egameni layo na? UKesare akambekanga kweso sikhundla siphezulu na?” 10 Akuba amaYuda evile oku, angcangcazela, atshixizela amazinyo awo kuNikodemo, athi kuye, Ungayamkela imfundiso yakhe ibe yinyaniso, ube nesabelo sakho noKristu! 11 UNikodemo waphendula wathi, Amen; Ndiya kuyamkela imfundiso yakhe, nesabelo sam kunye naye, njengoko utshilo. 12 Kwasuka ke omnye umYuda, wacela imvume kwirhuluneli ukuba amphulaphule amazwi ambalwa. 13 Irhuluneli yathi, Thetha oko ukucingayo. 14 Wathi, Ndalala iminyaka engamashumi amathathu anesibhozo ecaleni kwechibi lezimvu eYerusalem, ndisebenza nzima ngenxa yokugula okukhulu, ndilinde ukuphiliswa okwakuza kwenziwa ngokufika kwengelosi, eyayithi ngaxesha lithile iwagxobhe amanzi; kwaye nabani na owathi wangena kuqala emva kokugxojwagxojwa kwamanzi, wayephiliswa nakwesiphi na isifo awayenaso. 15 UYesu wathi akundibona ndigula apho, wathi kum, Uyafuna na ukuphinda uphile? Ndathi, Nkosi, andinamntu wokundifaka echibini, xa amanzi egxojwagxojwa. 16 Wathi kum, Vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho uhambe. Ndaphila ngoko nangoko, ndathabatha ukhuko lwam, ndahamba.
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17 Athi ke amaYuda kuPilato, Nkosi yethu, Mlawuli, khawumbuze ukuba yayilixesha lini na awaphiliswa ngalo ebulwelweni bakhe. 18 Lo mntu ugulayo waphendula wathi, “BekuyiSabatha.” 19 Athi amaYuda kuPilato, Asitshongo na thina ukuba wayephilisa ngesabatha, ekhupha iidemon ngomlawuli weedemon? 20 Kwaphuma omnye umYuda, wathi, Bendiyimfama, ndisiva izandi, kodwa bendingaboni mntu; njengoko uYesu wayehamba, ndeva isihlwele sidlula, ndaza ndabuza ukuba yintoni na apho? 21 Bandixelela ukuba uYesu wayedlula, ndaza ndakhwaza, ndisithi, Yesu, Nyana kaDavide, ndenzele inceba. Wema, wathi mandiziswe kuye, wathi kum, Ufuna ntoni na? 22 Ndathi, Nkosi, ukuba ndibuye ndibone. 23 Yathi kum, Buya ubone; ndaza ndabona kwangoko, ndamlandela, ndivuya, ndibulela. 24 Kwaphuma nomnye umYuda, wathi, Bendingumntu oneqhenqa, wandiphilisa ngelizwi lakhe kuphela, esithi, Ndiyathanda, hlambuluka; ndaza ndahlambuluka kwangoko kwiqhenqa lam. 25 Kwaphuma omnye umYuda, wathi, Bendingumchasi-mthetho, waza wandilungisa ngelizwi lakhe. 26 Kwaye umfazi othile ogama linguVeronica, wathi, Ndibe nethombo legazi iminyaka elishumi elinesibini, ndachukumisa umphetho weengubo zakhe, kwaye kwaoko ukuthombo kwegazi lam kwaphela. 27 Athi ke ngoko amaYuda, Sinomthetho, wokuba umfazi makangavunyelwa ukuba abe bubungqina. 28 Emva kwezinye izinto, omnye umYuda wathi, Ndimbonile uYesu emenyiwe emtshatweni nabafundi bakhe, kwaye kwakukho ukunqongophala kwewayini eKana yaseGalili; 29 Yakuba iwayini isele yonke, wayalela abakhonzi ukuba bazalise iimbiza ezintandathu ezazilapho ngamanzi, baza bazizalisa zada zafikelela eluphahleni, waza wazisikelela, waza wajika amanzi aba yiwayini, baza bonke abantu basela, bemangalisiwe ngulo mmangaliso. 30 Omnye umYuda wema phambi kwakhe, wathi, Ndimbonile uYesu efundisa endlwini yesikhungu eKapernahum; kwaye kwakukho indoda ethile endlwini yesikhungu eyayinedemon; yaza yakhwaza, isithi, Ndiyeke; sinantoni na nawe, Yesu waseNazarete? Uze kusitshabalalisa na? Ndiyazi ukuba ungoyiNgcwele kaThixo. 31 UYesu wamkhalimela, esithi, Yithi cwaka, moya ungcolileyo, uphume kuloo mntu; waphuma kwangoko kuye, akamenzakalisa konke konke. 32 Ezi zinto zilandelayo zathethwa nangumFarisi; Ndabona ukuba isihlwele esikhulu seza kuYesu sivela eGalili naseJudiya, nakumanxweme olwandle, nakumazwe amaninzi ajikeleze iJordan, nabantu abaninzi abagulayo beza kuye, wabaphilisa bonke. 33 Ndeva oomoya abangcolileyo bekhwaza besithi, ‘UnguNyana kaThixo.’ UYesu wabayala kabukhali ukuba bangamtyhili. 34 Emva koko omnye umntu, ogama linguCenturio, wathi, Ndimbonile uYesu eKapernahum, ndaza ndambongoza, ndisithi, Nkosi, isicaka sam silele ekhaya sife umzimba. 35 UYesu wathi kum, Ndiya kuza ndimphilise. 36 Kodwa ndathi, Nkosi, andifanelekanga ukuba ungene phantsi kophahla lwam; thetha ilizwi kuphela, kwaye isicaka sam siya kuphila. 37 Wathi uYesu kum, Hamba, wenzeke kuwe ngokokholo lwakho. Waza umkhonzi wam waphiliswa kwangelo lixa. 38 Ke kaloku igosa elithile lathi, Bendinonyana eKapernahum, obelele ecaleni kokufa; ndathi ndakuva ukuba uYesu ufikile eGalili, ndaya ndamcela ukuba ehle eze endlwini yam, aphilise unyana wam, kuba ebesele eza kufa. 39 Uthe kum, Hamba, unyana wakho uphilile. 40 Unyana wam waphiliswa ukususela ngelo lixa. 41 Ngaphandle kwaba, nabanye abaninzi bamaJuda, amadoda nabafazi, bakhwaza besithi: “Inene, lo unguNyana kaThixo, ophilisa zonke izifo ngelizwi lakhe, kwaye zonke iidemon ziphantsi kwakhe.” 42 Abanye babo bathi, La mandla akanakuphuma komnye umntu ngaphandle koThixo. 43 UPilato wathi kumaJuda, “Kutheni iidemon zingabathobeli oogqirha benu?”
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44 Abanye babo bathi, Amandla okulawula iidemon awanakuvela ngaphandle koThixo. 45 Kodwa abanye bathi kuPilato, ndimvusile uLazaro kwabafileyo, emva kokuba ebesengcwabeni iintsuku ezine. 46 Irhuluneli, ikuvile oku, yathi ngoloyiko kwisihlwele samaYuda, Ninganceda ntoni na ukuphalaza igazi elingenatyala? Isahluko 6 1 UPilato wabiza uNikodemo ndawonye, namadoda alishumi elinesihlanu athi uYesu akazalwanga ngobufebe, wathi kubo, Ndithini na, kuba kukho isiphithiphithi phakathi kwabantu? 2 Bathi kuye, Asazi; mabakhangele kubo abo bavusa ingxolo. 3 Waza uPilato wabiza kwakhona isihlwele, wathi kubo, Niyazi ukuba ninesiko lokuba ndinikhululele umbanjwa abe mnye ngepasika; 4 Ndinomntu odumileyo, umbulali, ogama linguBharabhas, noYesu ogama linguKristu, endingafumani nto ifanelwe kukufa kuye; ngubani na kubo ngoko onqwenela ukuba ndinikhululele? 5 Bonke bakhwaza besithi, Sikhululele uBharabhas. 6 UPilato wathi kubo, Ndimenzeni na ke uYesu, obizwa ngokuba nguKristu? 7 Bonke baphendula bathi, Makabethelelwe emnqamlezweni. 8 Baphinda bakhwaza bathi kuPilato, “Ukuba uyamkhulula lo mntu, akunguye umhlobo kaKesare, kuba uvumile ukuba unguNyana kaThixo, kwaye ungukumkani. Kodwa ngaba ufuna ukuba abe ngukumkani, kungekhona uKesare?” 9 UPilato wavutha ngumsindo wathi kubo, Uhlanga lwenu belusoloko luvukelana, kwaye nina nisoloko nichasene nabo bebekhonza nina? 10 Aphendula amaYuda athi, Ngoobani abo basikhonzayo? 11 UPilato wabaphendula wathi, NguThixo wenu owanihlangulayo ebukhobokeni obunzima bamaYiputa, waniweza uLwandle oluBomvu ngokungathi lumhlaba owomileyo, wanipha ukutya entlango ngemana nenyama yezagwityi, wanikhupha amanzi eliweni, waninika umthetho ovela ezulwini; 12 Namcaphukisa ngeendlela zonke, nanqwenela ithole elityhidiweyo, nalinqula, nabingelela kulo, nathi, Naba ngoothixo bakho, Sirayeli, abakukhuphayo ezweni laseYiputa. 13 Ngenxa yoko uThixo wenu wayenqwenela ukunitshabalalisa; uMoses wanithandazela, uThixo wenu weva, waxolela ubugwenxa benu. 14 Emva koko nacaphuka, naza nafuna ukubabulala abaprofeti benu, uMoses noAron, xa babalekela ententeni, naza nahlala nimkrokrela uThixo nabaprofeti bakhe. 15 Wasuka esihlalweni sakhe sokugweba, wafuna ukuphuma; kodwa onke amaYuda akhwaza athi, Siyamamkela uKesare njengokumkani, kungekhona uYesu. 16 Nangona lo mntu, kwaoko ezelwe, izazi zeza zamnika izipho; kodwa uHerode, akukuva oko, wakhathazeka kakhulu, waza wafuna ukumbulala. 17 Uthe ke uyise akukwazi oku, wabaleka naye noMariya unina baya eYiputa. UHerode, akuva ukuba uzelwe, wafuna ukumbulala; waza wathumela, wababulala bonke abantwana abaseBhetelehem, nakuyo yonke imida yayo, abaneminyaka emibini nangaphantsi. 18 Akuyiva le ngxelo uPilato, woyika; waza wathi cwaka phakathi kwabantu, ababesenza ingxolo, wathi kuYesu, Ngaba ungukumkani na ke ngoko? 19 Onke amaYuda aphendula athi kuPilato, Nguye kanye lo uHerode wayefuna ukumbulala. 20 UPilato wathabatha amanzi, wahlamba izandla zakhe phambi kwabantu, wathi, Andinatyala egazini lalo mntu ulilungisa; ziqapheleni nina. 21 Aphendula amaYuda athi, Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu. 22 Waza uPilato wayalela ukuba uYesu aziswe phambi kwakhe, waza wathetha naye ngala mazwi alandelayo: 23 Isizwe sakowenu sikumisele ukuba uzenze ukumkani; ngenxa yoko mna, Pilato, ndikugweba ukuba ubethwe ngokwemithetho yabalawuli bangaphambili; nokuba uqale ubotshwe, uze uxhonywe
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emnqamlezweni kuloo ndawo ukhonkxiweyo kuyo ngoku; kananjalo nezigebenga ezibini kunye nawe, ezigama lazo linguDimas noGestas. Isahluko 7 1 Waza uYesu waphuma endlwini yerhuluneli, enamasela amabini. 2 Bakufika kwindawo ekuthiwa yiGolgotha, bamhluba iingubo zakhe, bambhinqisa ngelaphu lelinen, bambeka isithsaba sameva entlokweni yakhe, bamfaka nengcongolo esandleni sakhe. 3 Kwaye benza okufanayo nakwabaphangi ababini ababebethelelwe naye, uDimas ngasekunene kwakhe noGestas ngasekhohlo kwakhe. 4 Kodwa uYesu wathi, Bawo, baxolele; kuba abazi ukuba benza ntoni. 5 Babelana ngeengubo zakhe, benza amaqashiso ngeengubo zakhe. 6 Abantu ngelo xesha babemi, ababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu amaYuda bemhleka usulu, besithi, Wabasindisa abanye; makazisindise ngoku ukuba unako; ukuba unguNyana kaThixo, makehle emnqamlezweni. 7 Amajoni nawo amgculela, athabatha iviniga nenyongo amnika ukuba asele, athi kuye, Ukuba ungukumkani wamaYuda, zihlangule. 8 Emva koko uLonginus, isoldati elithile, lathabatha umkhonto, lamhlaba ecaleni, kwaza kwaphuma igazi namanzi. 9 UPilato wabhala isihloko emnqamlezweni ngoonobumba besiHebhere, isiLatini, nesiGrike, oko kukuthi. Lo ngukumkani wamaYuda. 10 Kodwa omnye wabaphangi ababini ababebethelelwe emnqamlezweni noYesu, ogama linguGestas, wathi kuYesu, Ukuba unguKristu, zihlangule wena nathi. 11 Kodwa isela elalibethelelwe emnqamlezweni ngasekunene kwakhe, eligama linguDimas, laphendula, lamkhalimela, lathi, Awumoyiki na uThixo, ogwetyelwe esi sigwebo? Ngokwenene sifumana isigwebo esifanelekileyo nesobulungisa ngenxa yezenzo zethu; kodwa lo Yesu, yintoni na embi ayenzileyo? 12 Emva kokuncwina, wathi kuYesu, Nkosi, undikhumbule xa uthe weza ebukumkanini bakho. 13 Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye, Inene, ndithi kuwe, Namhlanje uya kuba nam eParadesi. Isahluko 8 1 Kwakumalunga nelixa lesithandathu, kwaza kwaba mnyama phezu kobuso bomhlaba wonke, kwada kwaba lixa lesithoba. 2 Kwathi ngelixa ilanga lisithwe yilanga, khangela isigqubuthelo setempile sakrazuka ukusuka phezulu ukuya ezantsi; namatye nawo akrazuka, namangcwaba avuleka, kwavuka imizimba emininzi yabangcwele, ababelele. 3 Malunga neyure yesithoba, uYesu wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, esithi, Heli, Heli, lama zabaktani? Oko kukuthi, xa kuthethwa ngentsingiselo, Thixo wam, Thixo wam, undishiyeleni na? 4 Emva koko uYesu wathi: “Bawo, ndiyawunikela ezandleni zakho umoya wam.” Emva koko waphuma umphefumlo. 5 Kodwa xa igosa lekhulu labona ukuba uYesu ukhale ngolu hlobo ephuma umphefumlo, lamzukisa uThixo, lathi, Inene lo mntu wayelilungisa. 6 Bonke abantu ababemi apho bothuka kakhulu, becinga ngoko kwenzekileyo, bazibetha izifuba zabo, baza babuyela kwisixeko saseYerusalem. 7 Umthetheli-khulu waya kurhuluneli, wamxelela konke okwenzekileyo; 8 Akuva zonke ezi zinto, waba buhlungu kakhulu; 9 Wabiza amaYuda ndawonye, wathi kuwo, Niwubonile na ummangaliso wokutshona kwelanga, nezinye izinto ezenzekileyo, ngexesha uYesu wayesifa? 10 Akuba amaYuda evile, aphendula kwirhuluneli athi, Ukutshona kwelanga kwenzeke ngokwesiko lalo eliqhelekileyo.
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11 Kodwa bonke abo babemazi uKristu, bema mgama, kunye nabafazi ababemlandele uYesu bevela eGalili, bebona zonke ezi zinto. 12 Kwabonakala indoda ethile yaseArimathiya, egama linguYosefu, eyayingumfundi kaYesu, kodwa kungekuko ekuhleni ngenxa yokoyika amaYuda, yeza kwirhuluneli, yacela irhuluneli ukuba imnike imvume yokususa umzimba kaYesu emnqamlezweni. 13 Irhuluneli yamvumela. 14 Kwafika uNikodemo, ephethe umxube wemore nealo malunga neeponti ezilikhulu, baza bamhlisa uYesu emnqamlezweni belila, bamgquma ngeengubo zelinen ezineziqholo, ngokwesiko lokungcwaba phakathi kwamaYuda. 15 Bambeka engcwabeni elitsha, elalakhiwe nguYosefu, waza wenza ukuba liqoshwe edwaleni, apho kungazange kubekwe mntu khona; baza baqengqela ilitye elikhulu emnyango wengcwaba. Isahluko 9 1 Xa amaYuda angengomalungisa eva ukuba uYosefu wayecele waza wangcwaba umzimba kaYesu, amfuna uNikodemo; kunye naloo madoda alishumi elinesihlanu awayenike ubungqina phambi koMlawuli, ukuba uYesu akazalwanga ngenxa yobuhenyu, kunye nabanye abantu abalungileyo ababebonakalise naziphi na izenzo ezilungileyo kuye. 2 Kodwa xa bonke bazifihlayo ngenxa yokoyika amaYuda, uNikodemo wazibonakalisa kubo yedwa, wathi, Bangangena njani abantu abanjalo endlwini yesikhungu? 3 AmaJuda amphendula athi, Ungangena njani na endlwini yesikhungu, wena uhlangene noKristu? Isabelo sakho masibe kunye naye kwelinye ihlabathi. 4 Waphendula uNikodemo wathi, Amen; makube njalo, ukuze nam ndibe nesabelo sam naye ebukumkanini bakhe. 5 Ngokufanayo, uYosefu, xa weza kumaYuda, wathi kuwo, Kutheni na ukuba nindicaphukele ngokucela umzimba kaYesu kaPilato? Khangelani, ndimbeke engcwabeni lam, ndamsongela ngelinen ecocekileyo, ndaza ndabeka ilitye emnyango wengcwaba. 6 Ndenze okulungileyo kuye; kodwa nina nenze ngokungekho sikweni namoyika loo mntu ulungileyo, ngokumbethela esiphambanweni, ngokumnika iviniga ukuba ayiseze, ngokumthwesa isithsaba sameva, ngokukrazula umzimba wakhe ngeemvuthuluka, naza nathandaza ngetyala legazi lakhe phezu kwenu. 7 AmaYuda akuva oku aphazamiseka, akhathazeka; ambamba uYosefu, ayalela ukuba afakwe entolongweni ngaphambi kweSabatha, aze agcinwe apho ide iphele iSabatha. 8 Bathi kuye, Vuma; kuba ngeli xesha akuvumelekanga ukukwenzakalisa, kude kube lusuku lokuqala lweveki. Kodwa siyazi ukuba awuyi kugqalwa njengofanelwe kukungcwatywa; kodwa siya kunika inyama yakho iintaka zezulu nezilo zomhlaba. 9 UYosefu waphendula wathi, Loo ntetho ifana nekaGoliyati owayenekratshi, owamngcikiva uThixo ophilayo ngokuthetha nxamnye noDavide. Kodwa nina babhali noogqirha niyazi ukuba uThixo uthi ngomprofeti, Impindezelo yeyam, kwaye ndiya kunibuyisela ububi obufana noko nindisongela ngako. 10 UThixo omxhomileyo emnqamlezweni, unako ukundihlangula ezandleni zakho. Bonke ububi bakho buya kubuyela phezu kwakho. 11 Kuba irhuluneli, xa yayihlamba izandla zayo, yathi, ‘Ndimsulwa egazini lalo mntu ulilungisa.’ Kodwa nina naphendula nadanduluka nisithi, ‘Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu nakubantwana bethu.’ Njengoko nitshilo, manitshabalale ngonaphakade.’ 12 Akuva la mazwi amadoda amakhulu amaYuda avutha ngumsindo kakhulu; ambamba uYosefu, ambeka egumbini apho kwakungekho festile; avala ucango, atywina isitshixo; 13 UAnas noKayafa babeka abalindi phezu kwayo, baza bacebisana nababingeleli nabaLevi ukuba badibane emva kweSabatha, baza baceba ukuba baza kumbulala njani uYosefu. 14 Emva kokuba bekwenzile oku, abalawuli, uAnas noKayafa, bayalela ukuba uYosefu aziswe.
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Isahluko 10 1 Xa lonke ibandla lakuva oku, lamangaliswa, lamangaliswa, kuba lafumana uphawu olufanayo kwisitshixo segumbi, laza alafumana uYosefu. 2 Baphuma ke ooAnas noKayafa, kwaye ngelixa bonke babebukele ukuhamba kukaYosefu, kwabonakala omnye wamajoni, owayegcina ingcwaba likaYesu, ethetha phakathi kwentlanganiso. 3 Ukuba ngelixa babelinde ingcwaba likaYesu, kwabakho inyikima; saza sabona ingelosi kaThixo iqengqa ilitye lengcwaba yaza yahlala phezu kwalo; 4 Ubuso bakhe babunjengombane, nesambatho sakhe sasinjengekhephu; saza ngenxa yokoyika saba njengabantu abafileyo. 5 Kwaye seva ingelosi isithi kubafazi ababesengcwabeni likaYesu, Musani ukoyika; Ndiyazi ukuba nifuna uYesu owabethelelwa emnqamlezweni; uvukile njengoko wayexele kwangaphambili. 6 Yizani nibone indawo apho wayelele khona; nihambe ngoku, nixelele abafundi bakhe ukuba uvukile kwabafileyo, kwaye uya kuhamba phambi kwenu ukuya eGalili; niya kumbona apho njengoko wayetshilo kuni. 7 AmaJuda abiza ndawonye onke amasoldati awayegcina ingcwaba likaYesu, athi kuwo, Ngoobani abo bafazi, ingelosi eyayithethe nabo? Kutheni ningababambanga? 8 Aphendula amajoni athi, Asazi ukuba ngoobani na abafazi; ngaphandle koko sibe njengabantu abafileyo ngenxa yokoyika, ngoko singababamba njani abo bafazi? 9 AmaJuda athi kubo, Njengoko iNkosi ihleli, asikholwa kini. 10 Aphendula amasoldati athi kumaJuda, xa nimbonileyo naza namva uYesu esenza imimangaliso emininzi kangaka, anakholwa kuye, ningathini na ukukholwa kuthi? Nithe kakuhle, Njengoko iNkosi ihleli, kuba iNkosi ihleli inene. 11 Sivile ukuba nimvalele uYosefu, owangcwaba umzimba kaYesu, egumbini, phantsi kwesitshixo esasivalwe; nakuyivula, animfumananga apho. 12 Ningamkhupheli na ke uYosefu enambeka phantsi komlindi egumbini, size thina sikhuphe uYesu esamgcina engcwabeni? 13 AmaJuda aphendula athi, Siza kuzala uYosefu, ngaba nina niza kuzala uYesu? Kodwa uYosefu ukwidolophu yakowabo yaseArimathiya. 14 Amajoni aphendula athi, Ukuba uYosefu useArimathiya, noYesu useGalili, sivile isithunywa sezulu sixelela abafazi. 15 AmaJuda, akukuva oku, oyika, athi omnye komnye, Ukuba ezi zinto zithe zabonakala ekuhleni, bonke baya kukholwa kuYesu. 16 Baqokelela imali eninzi, bayinika amasoldati, besithi, Niyabaxelela na abantu ukuba abafundi bakaYesu bafike ebusuku xa nanilele baza beba isidumbu sikaYesu; kwaye ukuba uPilato irhuluneli angakuva oku, siya kumkholisa size sinikhusele. 17 Ngoko ke amajoni ayithabatha imali, aza atsho njengoko ayeyalelwe ngamaYuda; ingxelo yawo yasasazeka phakathi kwabantu. 18 Ke kaloku, umbingeleli othile uFinehasi, noAda, igosa lesikolo, nomLevi, ogama linguAgeus, bafika eYerusalem bevela eGalili, babaxelela ababingeleli abakhulu nabo bonke ababesezindlwini zesikhungu, besithi, 19 Simbonile uYesu, enambethelelayo emnqamlezweni, ethetha nabafundi bakhe abalishumi elinanye, ehleli phakathi kwabo eNtabeni yemiNquma, esithi kubo, 20 Hambani niye kwihlabathi liphela, nishumayele iVangeli kuzo zonke iintlanga, nibabhaptize egameni loYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele; kwaye nabani na okholwayo aze abhaptizwe, uya kusindiswa. 21 Emva kokuba ezithethile ezi zinto kubafundi bakhe, sambona enyukela ezulwini. 22 Bakuva ke oku ababingeleli abakhulu, namadoda amakhulu, nabaLevi, bathi kula madoda mathathu, Mzukiseni uThixo kaSirayeli, nimxele ukuba ziyinyani na ezo zinto nizibonileyo, nazivileyo.
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23 Baphendula bathi, Ihleli nje iNkosi yoobawo bethu, uThixo ka-Abraham, noThixo kaIsake, noThixo kaYakobi, njengoko samvayo uYesu ethetha nabafundi bakhe, njengoko sambona enyuka esiya ezulwini, ngokunjalo sinixelele inyaniso. 24 Baza baphendula amadoda amathathu, bathi, bongeza la mazwi, Ukuba asinawo amazwi esiweve uYesu ewathetha, nokuba simbonile enyukela ezulwini, besiya kuba netyala lesono. 25 Basuka ke ngoko nangoko ababingeleli abakhulu, bephethe incwadi yomthetho ezandleni zabo, bawabhuqa la madoda, besithi, Anisayi kuphinda nizixele izinto enizithethileyo ngoYesu. 26 Babanika imali eninzi, bathumela nabanye abantu, ukuba babakhaphe baye kwilizwe labo, ukuze bangahlali eYerusalem. 27 AmaJuda abuthana ndawonye, aza emva kokulila kakhulu, athi, Yintoni na le nto ingaqhelekanga yenzekileyo eYerusalem? 28 Kodwa uAnas noKayafa babathuthuzela, besithi, Kutheni simele sikholelwe amajoni awayelinde ingcwaba likaYesu, ngokusixelela ukuba ingelosi yaqengqa ilitye emnyango wengcwaba? 29 Mhlawumbi abafundi bakhe babaxelela oku, babanika imali yokuba batsho, baza bona ngokwabo bawuthabatha umzimba kaYesu. 30 Ngaphandle koko, qaphelani oku, ukuba akukho mbeko inikwa abantu basemzini, kuba nabo basithathele imali eninzi, baza basixelela ngokwemiyalelo esabanika yona. Bamele bathembeke kuthi, okanye kubafundi bakaYesu. Isahluko 11 1 Waza uNikodemo waphakama, wathi, Nitshilo kakuhle, bantwana bakwaSirayeli, niyivile into abafungile ngayo abo bantu bathathu ngomthetho kaThixo, abathi, Simbonile uYesu ethetha nabafundi bakhe eNtabeni yemiNquma, sambona enyuka esiya ezulwini. 2 Kwaye isibhalo sisifundisa ukuba umprofeti osikelelekileyo uEliya wanyuselwa ezulwini; waza uElisha wabuzwa ngoonyana babaprofeti, Uphi ubawo wethu uEliya? Wathi kubo, unyuselwe ezulwini. 3 Oonyana babaprofeti bathi kuye: “Mhlawumbi umoya umthwalele kwenye yeentaba zakwaSirayeli, mhlawumbi singamfumana apho.” Bamcenga uElisha, waza wahambahamba nabo iintsuku ezintathu, kodwa abazange bamfumane. 4 Ndiphulaphuleni ngoku, bantwana bakwaSirayeli, masithumele amadoda ezintabeni zakwaSirayeli, hleze umoya umthabathe uYesu, size simfumane apho, saneliseke. 5 Icebo likaNikodemo labakholisa bonke abantu; bathumela amadoda ayefuna uYesu, kodwa akamfumananga; babuya, bathi, Sihambe yonke indawo, kodwa asimfumananga uYesu, kodwa simfumene uYosefu kwisixeko sakowabo saseArimathiya. 6 Bakuva oku abalawuli, nabo bonke abantu, bavuya, bamdumisa uThixo kaSirayeli, kuba uYosefu wayefunyenwe, ababemvalele egumbini, bengamfumani. 7 Bakuba behlanganisene intlanganiso enkulu, ababingeleli abakhulu bathi, Singamzisa njani uYosefu kuthi ukuze sithethe naye? 8 Bathabatha iphepha, bambhalela besithi, Uxolo malube nawe, nosapho lwakho lonke. Siyazi ukuba sonile kuThixo nakuni. Vuyani ngokusityelela ooyihlo, kuba samangaliswa kakhulu kukubaleka kwenu entolongweni. 9 Siyazi ukuba yayiyicebo elibi esalenzayo nxamnye nawe, nokuba iNkosi ikukhathalele, kwaye iNkosi ngokwayo yakukhulula kwiinjongo zethu. Uxolo malube nawe, Yosefu, ohloniphekileyo phakathi kwabantu bonke. 10 Bakhetha abahlobo bakaYosefu abasixhenxe, baza bathi kubo, Xa nifika kuYosefu, mxeleleni ngoxolo, nize nimnike le ncwadi. 11 Ngoko ke, akufika amadoda kuYosefu, ambulisa ngoxolo, amnika ileta. 12 Akuba uYosefu eyifundile, wathi, Mayibongwe iNkosi uThixo, eyandihlangulayo kumaSirayeli, ukuze bangabi nako ukuphalaza igazi lam. Mayibongwe uThixo, ondikhusele phantsi kwamaphiko akho.
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13 UYosefu wabanga, wabangenisa endlwini yakhe; kwathi ngengomso wakhwela iesile lakhe, wahamba nabo ukuya eYerusalem. 14 Akuva ke oko onke amaYuda, aphuma aya kumhlangabeza, akhwaza esithi, Uxolo malubekho apha, bawo Yosefu. 15 Wathi ke yena, Uxolo luvela kuYehova luphezu kwabantu bonke. 16 Bamanga bonke; waza uNikodemo wamsa endlwini yakhe, elungiselele isidlo esikhulu. 17 Kodwa ngengomso, njengoko bekuyimini yokulungiselela, uAnas, noKayafa, noNikodemo, bathi kuYosefu, Vuma izono kuThixo kaSirayeli, usiphendule yonke imibuzo esiza kuyibuza kuwe; 18 Kuba besikhathazekile kakhulu kukuba ungcwabe umzimba kaYesu; kwaye xa sikuvalele egumbini, asikwazanga ukukufumana; kwaye besisoyika ukususela ngoko, kude kube ngoku ukuba ubonakale phakathi kwethu. Sixelele ke phambi koThixo, konke okwenzekileyo. 19 Waphendula uYosefu wathi: “Nindifake entolongweni ngomhla wokulungiselela, kwada kwasa.” 20 Kodwa ngelixa ndandimi ndithandaza phakathi kobusuku, indlu yayijikelezwe ziingelosi ezine; ndaza ndambona uYesu njengokukhanya kwelanga, ndaza ndawa emhlabeni ngenxa yoloyiko. 21 Kodwa uYesu wandibamba isandla, wandiphakamisa emhlabeni, waza umbethe wanditshiza; kodwa, esula ubuso bam, wandanga, wathi kum, Musa ukoyika, Yosefu; ndijonge, kuba ndim. 22 Ndaza ndamjonga, ndathi, Rabhoni Eliya! Wandiphendula wathi, Andinguye uEliya, kodwa ndinguYesu waseNazarete, owangcwaba isidumbu sakhe. 23 Ndathi kuye, Ndibonise ingcwaba endakubeka kulo. 24 UYesu wandibamba ngesandla, wandikhokelela kwindawo endandimbeke kuyo, wandibonisa iingubo zelinen, nelaphu endalibeka entlokweni yakhe. Ndaqonda ke ukuba nguYesu, ndaza ndamnqula, ndathi, Makabongwe lowo uzayo egameni leNkosi. 25 Waphinda uYesu wandibamba ngesandla, wandikhokelela eArimathiya endlwini yam, wathi kum, Uxolo malube nawe; kodwa ungaphumi endlwini yakho kude kube lusuku lwamashumi amane; ndimele ndiye kubafundi bam. Isahluko 12 1 Bakuva ke zonke ezi zinto ababingeleli abakhulu, bamangaliswa, bawa ngobuso emhlabeni, njengabafileyo, bedanduluka omnye komnye, besithi, Nguwuphi na lo mqondiso ungaqhelekanga owenzeke eYerusalem? Siyamazi uyise nonina kaYesu. 2 UmLevi othile wathi, Ndiyazi uninzi lwezalamane zakhe, abantu abamhlonelayo uThixo, abadla ngokunikela amadini neminikelo etshiswayo kuThixo kaSirayeli etempileni, ngemithandazo. 3 Xa umbingeleli omkhulu uSimeyon wamthabathayo, wathi kuye, Nkosi, ngoku uyamndulula umkhonzi wakho ngoxolo, ngokwelizwi lakho; kuba amehlo am ayibonile usindiso lwakho, olulungisileyo phambi kobuso babantu bonke: ukukhanya kokukhanyisa iintlanga, nozuko lwabantu bakho amaSirayeli. 4 USimon wambusisa uMariya unina kaYesu, wathi kuye, Ndiyakuxelela ngaloo mntwana; umiselwe ukuwa nokuvuka kwabaninzi, nokuba ngumqondiso oza kuchaswa. 5 Ewe, ikrele liya kugqobhoza umphefumlo wakho, kwaye iingcinga zeentliziyo ezininzi ziya kutyhilwa. 6 Athi ke onke amaYuda, Masithumele kuloo madoda mathathu, athi ambona ethetha nabafundi bakhe eNtabeni yemiNquma. 7 Emva koko, bababuza ukuba babone ntoni na; baphendula ngazwi linye bathi, Phambi koThixo kaSirayeli siyaqinisekisa, ukuba simbonile ngokucacileyo uYesu ethetha nabafundi bakhe eNtabeni yemiNquma, enyuka esiya ezulwini. 8 Emva koko uAnas noKayafa babathatha babase kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo, babahlola bodwa; abavuma ngamxhelo mnye inyaniso, bathi, bambonile uYesu. 9 UAnas noKayafa bathi, “Umthetho wethu uthi, ‘Ngomlomo wamangqina amabini okanye amathathu yonke into iya kuqinisekiswa.’
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10 Kodwa sitheni? UEnoki osikelelekileyo wamkholisa uThixo, waza waguqulelwa ngelizwi likaThixo; kwaye indawo yokungcwaba kaMoses osikelelekileyo iyaziwa. 11 Kodwa uYesu wanikelwa kuPilato, wabethwa, wathweswa isithsaba sameva, watshicelwa, wahlatywa ngomkhonto, wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni, wafa emnqamlezweni, waza wangcwatywa, kwaye umzimba wakhe uYosefu ohloniphekileyo wangcwatywa engcwabeni elitsha, kwaye ungqina ukuba wambona ephila. 12 Kwaye ngaphandle kwala madoda axelile, ukuba ambona ethetha nabafundi bakhe eNtabeni yemiNquma, enyuka esiya ezulwini. 13 Waza uYosefu wesuka, wathi kuAnas noKayafa, Ningamangaliswa kukuba nixelelwe ukuba uYesu uphilile, waza wenyukela ezulwini. 14 Inene yinto emangalisayo, ukuba angavuki kwabafileyo kuphela, kodwa avuse nabanye emangcwabeni abo, ababonwe ngabantu abaninzi eYerusalem. 15 Kwaye ngoku ndive kancinci: Sonke besimazi uSimeyon osikelelekileyo, umbingeleli omkhulu, owathabatha uYesu eselusana wamgona etempileni. 16 Lo Simyon wayenoonyana bakhe ababini, kwaye sonke sasikhona ekufeni kwabo nasemngcwabeni wabo. 17 Hambani ke ngoko niye kubona amangcwaba abo, kuba avulekile, kwaye avukile; kwaye khangelani, bakwisixeko saseArimathiya, bechitha ixesha labo kunye kwiinkonzo zokuzinikela. 18 Abanye, eneneni, baye beva isandi samazwi abo emthandazweni, kodwa abafuni kuthetha nabani na, kodwa baqhubeka bengathethi kakuhle njengabantu abafileyo. 19 Kodwa yizani, masiye kubo, siziphathe kakuhle kubo ngentlonelo epheleleyo nangokulumka. Ukuba singabenza bafunge, mhlawumbi bangasixelela ezinye zeemfihlakalo zovuko lwabo. 20 AmaJuda akuva oku, avuya kakhulu. 21 Emva koko uAnas noKayafa, uNikodemo, uYosefu, noGamaliyeli, baya eArimathiya, kodwa ababafumananga emangcwabeni abo; kodwa behambahamba esixekweni, bababopha ngamadolo abo xa babethandaza. 22 Bathi ke, bebabulisa ngentlonelo yonke nangodumo olukhulu kuThixo, babazisa endlwini yesikhungu eYerusalem, bavala amasango, bathabatha incwadi yomthetho kaYehova, 23 Bayibeka ezandleni zabo, bafunga ngoThixo, uThixo kaSirayeli, owathetha koobawo ngomthetho nangabaprofeti, esithi, Ukuba niyakholwa kulowo wanivusayo kwabafileyo, ukuba unguYesu, sixeleleni enikubonileyo, nendlela enavuswa ngayo kwabafileyo. 24 UCharinus noLenthius, oonyana ababini bakaSimeyon, bangcangcazela xa beva ezi zinto, baza baphazamiseka, bancwina; kwaye kwangaxeshanye bejonge phezulu ezulwini, benza uphawu lomnqamlezo ngeminwe yabo kwiilwimi zabo. 25 Bathetha ngoko nangoko, bathi, Sinikeni ngamnye wethu iphepha, size sikubhalele phantsi zonke ezo zinto sizibonileyo. Bahlala phantsi bonke, bathi, Isahluko 13 1 Nkosi Yesu noBawo, wena unguThixo, uvuko nobomi babafileyo, sinike ithuba lokuvakalisa iimfihlakalo zakho, esizibonileyo emva kokufa, ezingomnqamlezo wakho; kuba sifungile ngegama lakho. 2 Kuba ubathintele abakhonzi bakho ukuba bavakalise izinto ezifihlakeleyo, ezenziwe ngamandla akho angcwele esihogweni. 3 Xa sasibekwa noobawo bethu ebumnyameni besihogo, ebumnyameni bobumnyama, ngequbuliso kwavela umbala welanga ofana negolide, kunye nokukhanya okubomvu okukhanyayo okukhanyisa indawo. 4 Okwangoku, uAdam, uyise woluntu lonke, kunye nabo bonke oosolusapho nabaprofeti, bavuya baza bathi, Loo kukhanya ngumbhali wokukhanya okungunaphakade, othembise ukusiguqulela ekukhanyeni okungunaphakade.
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5 UIsaya umprofeti wadanduluka, wathi, Olu lukhanyiso lukaYise, noNyana kaThixo, ngokwesiprofeto sam, xa ndandisaphila emhlabeni. 6 Ilizwe lakwaZebhulon, nelizwe lakwaNafetali ngaphesheya kweYordan, abantu ababehamba ebumnyameni, babone ukukhanya okukhulu; kwaye kwabo babehlala kummandla wethunzi lokufa, ukukhanya kuvele. Kwaye ngoku ufikile, kwaye usikhanyisele thina bahleli ekufeni. 7 Kwathi xa sonke sasivuya ngenxa yokukhanya okwasikhanyisela, ubawo wethu uSimeyon weza phakathi kwethu, waza wavuyisana nabo bonke abantu, wathi, Makazukiswe iNkosi uYesu Kristu uNyana kaThixo. 8 Endimfumeneyo, ndisengumntwana etempileni, ndishukunyiswa nguMoya oyiNgcwele, ndathi kuye, ndavuma, 1 Ngokuba ngoku amehlo am alubonile usindiso lwakho, olulungisileyo phambi kobuso babantu bonke, ukukhanya kokukhanyisela iintlanga nozuko lwabantu bakho amaSirayeli. 9 Bonke abangcwele ababesekujuleni kwesihogo, bakuva oku, bavuya ngakumbi. 10 Emva koko kwaphuma umntu ofana nekheswa elincinci, wabuzwa ngumntu wonke, Ungubani na wena? 11 Waphendula wathi, Mna ndililizwi lodandulukayo entlango, uYohane uMbhaptizi, nomprofeti woPhezukonke, owahamba ngaphambi kokufika kwakhe ukuze alungiselele indlela yakhe, ukuze anike abantu bakhe ulwazi losindiso ukuze baxolelwe izono. 12 Mna Yohane, xa ndambona uYesu esiza kum, eshukunyiswa nguMoya oyiNgcwele, ndathi, Nantso iMvana kaThixo, nantso esusa izono zehlabathi. 13 Ndambhaptiza emlanjeni iYordan, ndaza ndabona uMoya oyiNgcwele esihla phezu kwakhe efana nehobe, ndaza ndeva ilizwi livela ezulwini, lisithi, Lo nguNyana wam oyintanda, endikholisiweyo nguye. 14 Kwaye ngoku xa ndandihamba phambi kwakhe, ndehla apha ukuze ndikwazise, ukuba uNyana kaThixo uza kusityelela ngokulandelayo, kwaye, njengokusa okuvela phezulu, kuza kuthi, thina basebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa. Isahluko 14 1 Kodwa xa umntu wokuqala ubawo wethu uAdam weva ezi zinto, zokuba uYesu wabhaptizwa eYordan, wabiza unyana wakhe, uSete, wathi, 2 Xelela oonyana bakho, oobawomkhulu nabaprofeti, zonke ezo zinto, owazivayo kuMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, xa ndakuthuma emasangweni eParadesi, ukuba ucele kuThixo ukuba andithambise intloko xa ndandigula. 3 Waza uSete, esondela koobawomkhulu nabaprofeti, wathi, Mna Sete, xa ndandithandaza kuThixo emasangweni eParadesi, ndabona ingelosi yeNkosi, uMikayeli wabonakala kum esithi, Ndithunywe kuwe yiNkosi; ndonyulwe ukuba ndongamele imizimba yabantu. 4 Ndikuxelela Seth, musa ukuthandaza kuThixo ulila, kwaye umcelele ioli yomthi wenceba yokuthambisa uyihlo uAdam ngenxa yentlungu yentloko yakhe; 5 Kuba awunakuyifumana nangayiphi na indlela kude kube yimini yokugqibela namaxesha, oko kukuthi, kude kudlule iminyaka engamawaka amahlanu anamakhulu amahlanu. 6 Emva koko uKristu, uNyana kaThixo onenceba kakhulu, uza kuza emhlabeni ukuze avuse umzimba womntu ka-Adam, kwaye kwangaxeshanye avuse imizimba yabafileyo, aze xa efika abhaptizwe eYordan: 7 Emva koko ngeoli yenceba yakhe uya kubathambisa bonke abo bakholwayo kuye; kwaye ioli yenceba yakhe iya kuqhubeka kwizizukulwana ezizayo, kwabo baya kuzalwa ngamanzi nangoMoya oyiNgcwele ebomini obungunaphakade. 8 Kwaye xa ngelo xesha uNyana kaThixo onenceba kakhulu, uKristu Yesu, eya kuhla emhlabeni, uya kwazisa ubawo wethu uAdam eParadesi, kumthi wenceba. 9 Xa bonke oobawomkhulu nabaprofeti beva zonke ezi zinto kuSete, bavuya ngakumbi.
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Isahluko 15 1 Ngelixa bonke abangcwele babevuya, khangela uSathana, isikhulu kunye nenkokeli yokufa, wathi kwisikhulu sesihogo, 2 Lungiselela ukwamkela uYesu waseNazarete ngokwakhe, owazingca ngokuba unguNyana kaThixo, kodwa wayengumntu osoyika ukufa, waza wathi, Umphefumlo wam ubuhlungu kakhulu. 3 Ngaphandle koko wenza iingozi ezininzi kum nakwabanye abaninzi; abo ndibenze iimfama neziqhwala kunye nabo ndabahlupha ngeedemon ezininzi, wabaphilisa ngelizwi lakhe; ewe, kwaye abo ndibazisele abafileyo kuwe, ubasusa ngamandla kuwe. 4 Kuloo nto inkosana yesihogo yaphendula kuSathana yathi, Ngubani loo nkosana inamandla kangaka, kodwa ke umntu owoyika ukufa? 5 Kuba bonke oorhulumente behlabathi bathobela amandla am, owabathobayo ngamandla akho. 6 Kodwa ukuba unamandla kangaka kwimvelo yakhe yobuntu, ndiyakuqinisekisa ngenyaniso, ukuba unamandla kwimvelo yakhe yobuThixo, kwaye akukho mntu unokumelana namandla akhe. 7 Ngoko ke xa wathi uyakoyika ukufa, waceba ukukubambisa, kwaye kuya kuba kubi kuwe ngonaphakade. 8 Waza uSathana waphendula, wathi kwinkosana yesihogo, Kutheni ubonakalise ukuthandabuza, kwaye woyika ukwamkela loo Yesu waseNazarete, utshaba lwakho nolwam? 9 Mna ke, ndamlinga ndaza ndavuselela abantu bakowethu bakudala, amaYuda, ngenzondelelo nomsindo nxamnye naye? 10 Ndilolile umkhonto ngenxa yokubandezeleka kwakhe; ndixube inyongo neviniga, ndaza ndayalela ukuba ayisele; ndilungiselele umnqamlezo wokumbethela, nezikhonkwane zokumgqobhoza izandla neenyawo zika-Ibis; ngoku ukufa kwakhe kusondele, ndiza kumzisa apha, phantsi kwakho nakum. 11 Waphendula ke umlawuli wesihogo, wathi, Utshilo kum ngoku, ukuba undithabathile abafileyo ngamandla. 12 Abo bagcinwe apha de baphile kwakhona emhlabeni, basuswa apha, kungengamandla abo, kodwa ngemithandazo eyenziwa kuThixo, kwaye uThixo wabo onamandla onke wabasusa kum. 13 Ngubani na ke loo Yesu waseNazarete, owathi ngelizwi lakhe wasusa abafileyo kum, engathandazanga kuThixo? 14 Mhlawumbi nguye lowo wandithabathayo uLazaro, emva kokuba eneentsuku ezine efile, waza wanuka waza wabola, kwaye endandinaye njengomntu ofileyo, kodwa wamvusa kwakhona ngamandla akhe. 15 USathana waphendula, waphendula kwinkosana yesihogo, Nguye kanye loo mntu, uYesu waseNazarete. 16 Akuva loo nto, umphathi wesihogo wathi kuye, Ndiyakufungisa ngamandla akho nawam, ukuba ungamzisi kum. 17 Kuba ndathi ndakuva amandla elizwi lakhe, ndangcangcazela luloyiko, kwaye lonke iqela lam elingahloneli Thixo laphazamiseka ngaxeshanye; 18 Kwaye asikwazanga ukumbamba uLazaro, kodwa wazingcangcazelisa, kwaye ngazo zonke iimpawu zobubi, wasuka kuthi ngoko nangoko; kwaye umhlaba kanye, apho umzimba kaLazaro wawulele khona, wamkhupha ephila ngoko nangoko. 19 Kwaye ndiyazi ngoku ukuba unguThixo uSomandla onokwenza izinto ezinjalo, onamandla ebukumkanini bakhe, kwaye onamandla emvelweni yakhe yobuntu, onguMsindisi woluntu. 20 Ngoko ke musani ukumzisa lo mntu apha, kuba uya kubakhulula bonke abo ndibabambe entolongweni ngenxa yokungakholwa, aze abotshelelwe ngamatyathanga ezono zabo, aze abakhokelele ebomini obungunaphakade. Isahluko 16 1 Kwaye ngelixa uSathana kunye nenkosana yesihogo babethetha ngolu hlobo omnye komnye, ngequbuliso kwavakala ilizwi elinjengelendudumo kunye nomoya ovuthuzayo, lisithi, Phakamisani
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amasango enu, nina zikhulu; kwaye phakamani, nina masango angunaphakade, aze uKumkani wozuko angene. 2 Xa isikhulu sesihogo sakuva oku, sathi kuSathana, “Suka kum, uphume kwiindawo zam zokuhlala; ukuba ungumlwi onamandla, yilwa noKumkani wozuko.” Kodwa yintoni onokuyenza naye? 3 Wamgxotha kwiindawo zakhe zokuhlala. 4 Isikhulu sathi kumagosa aso angendawo, Valani amasango obhedu, niwaqinise ngemivalo yesinyithi, nilwe ngenkalipho, hleze sibanjwe. 5 Kodwa xa lonke iqela labangcwele lakuva oku, lathetha ngelizwi elikhulu lomsindo kwinkosana yesihogo: 6 Vula amasango akho ukuze uKumkani wozuko angene. 7 Kwaye umprofeti wobuthixo uDavide, wadanduluka esithi, Andizange na xa ndandisemhlabeni ndiprofete ngenene ndize ndithi, Owu ukuba abantu bangayidumisa iNkosi ngobubele bayo, nangemisebenzi yayo emangalisayo kubantwana babantu? 8 Kuba waphule amasango obhedu, waqhekeza imivalo yesinyithi. Ubasusile ngenxa yobugwenxa babo, kwaye ngenxa yobugwenxa babo babandezelekile. 9 Emva koko omnye umprofeti, oko kukuthi, uIsaya ongcwele, wathetha ngendlela efanayo kubo bonke abangcwele, andizange na ndiprofete kuni ngokufanelekileyo xa ndandisaphila emhlabeni? 10 Abafileyo baya kuphila, bavuke abo basemangcwabeni abo, bagcobe abo basemhlabeni; kuba umbethe ovela kuYehova uya kubahlangula. 11 Ndathi kwenye indawo, Kufa, luphi na uloyiso lwakho? Kufa, luphi na ulwamvila lwakho? 12 Xa bonke abangcwele beva ezi zinto zithethwa nguIsaya, bathi kwinkosana yesihogo, Vula amasango akho ngoku, kwaye ususe imivalo yakho yesinyithi; kuba ngoku uza kubanjwa, kwaye ungabi namandla. 13 Kwaza kwavakala ilizwi elikhulu, njengelizwi lendudumo, lisithi: “Phakamisani amasango enu, zinkosi; niphakame, masango esihogo, aze uKumkani wozuko angene.” 14 Inkosana yesihogo, ibona ilizwi elifanayo, yaphinda yadanduluka ngokungathi ibingazi, Ngubani loo Kumkani wozuko? 15 UDavide waphendula inkosana yesihogo, wathi, Ndiyawaqonda amazwi aloo lizwi, kuba ndiwathethe ngomoya wakhe. Ngoku ke, njengoko benditshilo ngasentla, ndithi kuwe, iNkosi enamandla nenamandla, iNkosi enamandla emfazweni: unguKumkani wozuko, kwaye unguYehova ezulwini nasemhlabeni; 16 Ukhangele phantsi ukuze eve ukugcuma kwababanjiweyo, nokukhulula abo bamiselwe ukufa. 17 Ngoku ke, wena nkosi yesihogo engcolileyo nenuka kakubi, vula amasango akho, ukuze uKumkani wozuko angene; kuba uyiNkosi yezulu nomhlaba. 18 Esathetha oku uDavide, iNkosi enamandla yabonakala ikwimo yomntu, yaza yakhanyisa ezo ndawo zazikade zisebumnyameni, 19 Waza waqhawula imixokelelwane eyayingenakuqhawulwa ngaphambili; waza ngamandla akhe angenakunqotshwa wabatyelela abo babehleli ebumnyameni obunzulu ngenxa yobubi, nethunzi lokufa ngenxa yesono. Isahluko 17 1 Ukufa okungendawo kunye namagosa akhe angenalukholo beva ezi zinto, babanjwa luloyiko kwizikumkani zabo ezahlukeneyo, xa babona ukukhanya kokukhanya, 2 Kwaye uKristu ngokwakhe wabonakala ngequbuliso kwiindawo zabo zokuhlala; ke ngoko bamemeza bathi, Sibotshelelwe nguwe; kubonakala ngathi uceba ukudideka kwethu phambi kweNkosi. 3 Ungubani wena, ongenalo uphawu lokubola, ngaphandle kwaloo mbonakalo iqaqambileyo ebubungqina obupheleleyo bobukhulu bakho, kodwa ungabonakali ngathi uyabuqaphela?
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4 Ungubani wena, unamandla kwaye ubuthathaka kangaka, umkhulu kwaye umncinci kangaka, ungumntu okhohlakeleyo kodwa ungumkhosi okwinqanaba eliphezulu, onokulawula ngendlela yesicaka njengejoni eliqhelekileyo? 5 UKumkani wozuko, ofileyo nophilayo, nangona wakha wabulawa emnqamlezweni? 6 Ngubani owalala engcwabeni efile, waza wehla waya kuthi ephila, kwaye ekufeni kwakho zonke izidalwa zangcangcazela, kwaye zonke iinkwenkwezi zashukuma, kwaye ngoku unenkululeko yakho phakathi kwabafileyo, kwaye uphazamisa imikhosi yethu? 7 Ungubani wena, okhulula abathinjwa ababebanjwe ngamatyathanga sisono sokuqala, uze ubazise kwinkululeko yabo yangaphambili? 8 Ungubani wena, osasaza ukukhanya okuzukileyo kangaka nokukhanya okungcwele phezu kwabo benziwe iimfama bubumnyama besono? 9 Kwangokunjalo yonke imikhosi yeedemon yabanjwa luloyiko olufanayo, yaza ngoloyiko oluphantsi yadanduluka, yathi, 10 Kuvela phi, Owu Yesu Krestu, ukuba ungumntu onamandla kangaka nozukileyo ngobungangamsha, okhanyayo kangangokuba akanabala, kwaye umsulwa kangangokuba akanatyala? Kuba elo hlabathi lisezantsi lomhlaba, elalihlala liphantsi kwethu kude kube ngoku, kwaye apho safumana khona irhafu, alizange lisithumelele umntu ofileyo kangaka ngaphambili, alizange lisithumelele izipho ezinjalo kwiinkosana zesihogo. 11 Ungubani ke wena, ongena ngenkalipho kangaka phakathi kweendawo zethu zokuhlala, kwaye ungoyiki nje kuphela ukusisongela ngezohlwayo ezikhulu, kodwa ukwazama ukusindisa bonke abanye kwiintambo esibabambe kuzo? 12 Mhlawumbi unguloo Yesu, uSathana asandul’ ukuthetha ngaye kwinkosana yethu, ukuba ngokufa komnqamlezo ubusele uza kufumana amandla okufa. 13 Emva koko uKumkani wozuko wanyathela ukufa, wabamba isikhulu sesihogo, wasihlutha onke amandla aso, waza wathabatha ubawo wethu wasemhlabeni uAdam waya naye eluzukweni lwakhe. Isahluko 18 1 Emva koko isikhulu sesihogo sambamba uSathana, saza sathi kuye ngesilumkiso esikhulu, “Wena sikhulu sentshabalalo, umbhali wokoyiswa nokugxothwa kukaBhelezebhule, ugculelo lweengelosi zikaThixo noluthiywa ngabantu bonke abalungileyo! Yintoni eyakwenza ukuba wenze ngolu hlobo?” 2 Ubungafuna ukumbethelela uKumkani wozuko, kwaye ngokusitshabalalisa kwakhe, usenze izithembiso zeenzuzo ezinkulu kakhulu, kodwa njengesidenge besingazi ukuba ubuyintoni. 3 Kuba khangelani ngoku ukuba uYesu waseNazarete, ngokukhanya kobuqaqawuli bakhe obuzukileyo, ugxotha onke amandla obumnyama nokufa; 4 Uzidilizile iintolongo zethu ukususela phezulu ukuya ezantsi, wabakhupha bonke abathinjwa, wabakhulula bonke ababekhonkxiwe, nabo bonke ababekade bekhala ngenxa yobunzima beentlungu zabo ngoku basithuka, kwaye singathi soyiswa yimithandazo yabo. 5 Ulawulo lwethu olungenantlonelo luyathotywa, kwaye akukho nxalenye yoluntu ngoku eshiywe phantsi kolawulo lwethu, kodwa kwelinye icala, bonke bayasichasa ngenkalipho; 6 Nangona, ngaphambili, abafileyo babengenabuganga bokuziphatha ngokudelela ngathi, kwaye, nangona bebengababanjwa, babengenakuze bajabule nangaliphi na ixesha. 7 Owu Sathana, wena nkosana yabo bonke abangendawo, uyise wabangendawo nabashiyiweyo, kutheni ungazama olu qhinga, ekubeni amabanjwa ethu ebesoloko engenalo nelincinci ithemba losindiso nobomi? 8 Kodwa ngoku akukho namnye kubo okhe wagcuma, kwaye akukho mbonakalo incinci yeinyembezi ebusweni babo. 9 Owu nkosi Sathana, wena mlindi mkhulu wemimandla yesihogo, zonke izibonelelo zakho ozifumene ngomthi owalelweyo, nokulahlekelwa yiParadesi, ngoku ulahlekile ngomthi womnqamlezo; 10 Uvuyo lwakho lwaphela ngoko, xa wambethela uYesu Kristu uKumkani wozuko emnqamlezweni.
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11 Wenze ngokuchasene nomdla wakho nowam, njengoko uza kubona ngoku ngaloo ntlungu inkulu nezohlwayo ezingenasiphelo oza kubandezeleka ngazo. 12 Owu Sathana, nkosi yabo bonke ububi, mbhali wokufa, nomthombo wekratshi lonke, ubufanele ukuba uqale ubuze ngezenzo zobubi zikaYesu waseNazarete, uze emva koko ufumanise ukuba wayengenatyala lifanelwe kukufa. 13 Kutheni na ukuba ude ube nesibindi, ngaphandle kwesizathu okanye ubulungisa, sokumbethela emnqamlezweni, uze uhlisele phantsi umntu ongenatyala nolilungisa kwimimandla yethu, uze ngaloo ndlela ulahlekise bonke aboni, abantu abangahloneli Thixo nabangengomalungisa kwihlabathi liphela? 14 Ngelixa inkosana yesihogo yayithetha njalo noSathana, uKumkani wozuko wathi kuBhelezebhule, inkosana yesihogo, Sathana, inkosana iya kuba phantsi kolawulo lwakho ngonaphakade, endaweni ka-Adam noonyana bakhe abalungileyo, abangabam. Isahluko 19 1 Emva koko uYesu wolula isandla sakhe, wathi, Yizani kum, nonke nina bangcwele bam, enadalwa ngokomfanekiso wam, enagwetywa ngumthi wesiqhamo esingavumelekanga, nangumtyholi nokufa; 2 Phila ngoku ngomthi womnqamlezo wam; umtyholi, inkosi yale hlabathi, woyisiwe, kwaye ukufa koyisiwe. 3 Ngoko ke bonke abangcwele bahlanganiswa phantsi kwesandla sikaThixo Osenyangweni; iNkosi uYesu yabamba isandla sika-Adam yathi kuye, Uxolo malube kuwe, nakuyo yonke inzala yakho elungileyo, eyam. 4 Emva koko uAdam, ewa ezinyaweni zikaYesu, wathetha naye, eneenyembezi, ngolwimi oluthobekileyo, nangelizwi elikhulu, esithi, 5 Ndiya kukuphakamisa, Yehova, ngokuba undiphakamisile, Akwabavuyisanga iintshaba zam ngam. Yehova, Thixo wam, ndakhala kuwe, wandiphilisa. 6 Yehova, uwunyusile umphefumlo wam kwelabafileyo, undigcinile ndiphila, ukuba ndingehli ndiye emhadini. 7 Mdumiseni uYehova, nonke nina bangcwele bakhe, nibulele ekukhumbuleni ubungcwele bakhe. Ngokuba umsindo wakhe ungowexeshana; Kukho ubomi kuye. 8 Ngokufanayo bonke abangcwele, baqubuda ezinyaweni zikaYesu, bathi ngazwi linye, Ufikile, Mkhululi wehlabathi, kwaye ngenene uzifezile zonke izinto, owazixela kwangaphambili ngomthetho nangabaprofeti bakho abangcwele. 9 Ubakhulule abaphilayo ngomnqamlezo wakho, waza wehla weza kuthi, ukuze ngokufa komnqamlezo usihlangule esihogweni, nangamandla akho ekufeni. 10 Owu, Nkosi, njengoko ubeke imiqondiso yozuko lwakho ezulwini, waza wamisa uphawu lokukhululwa kwakho, kwanomnqamlezo wakho emhlabeni! ngokunjalo, Nkosi, beka uphawu loloyiso lomnqamlezo wakho esihogweni, ukuze ukufa kungabi sabangela ntlungu. 11 Emva koko iNkosi yolula isandla sayo, yenza uphawu lomnqamlezo phezu koAdam, naphezu kwabo bonke abangcwele bayo. 12 Waza wambamba uAdam ngesandla sakhe sokunene, wenyuka esuka esihogweni, baza bonke abangcwele bakaThixo bamlandela. 13 Emva koko umprofeti wasebukhosini uDavide wadanduluka ngesibindi, wathi, 1 Owu vumani eNkosini ingoma entsha, kuba yenze izinto ezimangalisayo; isandla sakhe sokunene nengalo yakhe engcwele zimzuzele uloyiso. 14 UYehova uwazisile usindiso lwakhe, ubulungisa bakhe ubutyhile ekuhleni emehlweni eentlanga. 15 Lonke iqela labangcwele laphendula lathi, Olu luzuko malube nabo bonke abangcwele bakhe, Amen, Dumisani iNkosi. 16 Emva koko, umprofeti uHabhakuki 3 wadanduluka wathi, Waphuma ngenxa yosindiso lwabantu bakho, ngenxa yosindiso lwabantu bakho.
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17 Bonke abangcwele bathi, 4 Makabongwe lowo uzayo egameni leNkosi; ngokuba iNkosi isikhanyisele. Lo nguThixo wethu ngonaphakade kanaphakade; uya kulawula phezu kwethu ngonaphakade kanaphakade, Amen. 18 Ngokunjalo bonke abaprofeti bathetha izinto ezingcwele zokudumisa iNkosi, baza bayilandela iNkosi. Isahluko 20 1 Emva koko iNkosi ibambe uAdam ngesandla, yamnikela kuMikayeli isithunywa sezulu; yabakhokelela eParadesi, izele yinceba nozuko; 2 Amadoda amabini akudala kakhulu adibana nawo, aza abuzwa ngabangcwele, Ningoobani nina, eningekabi nathi esihogweni, naza nabeka imizimba yenu eParadesi? 3 Omnye wabo waphendula wathi, NdinguEnoki, owaguqulelwa ngelizwi likaThixo: kwaye lo mntu unam, nguEliya umTishbhi, owaguqulelwa kwinqwelo yomlilo. 4 Besilapha kude kube ngoku, kwaye asikaze sikuve ukufa, kodwa ngoku siza kubuya ekufikeni koMchasi-Kristu, sixhotyiswe ngemiqondiso nemimangaliso yobuthixo, ukuze silwe naye edabini, size sibulawe nguye eYerusalem, size sinyuswe siphila kwakhona emafini, emva kweentsuku ezintathu ezinesiqingatha. 5 Kwaye ngelixa uEnoki ongcwele noEliya babebalisa oku, khangela kwafika enye indoda engumntu olusizi ethwele uphawu lomnqamlezo emagxeni ayo. 6 Bathi bonke abangcwele bakumbona, bathi kuye, Ungubani na wena? Kuba ubuso bakho bufana nobesela; kutheni uthwala umnqamlezo emagxeni akho? 7 Waphendula wathi, Nitsho ngokuchanekileyo, kuba bendilisela elenza zonke iintlobo zobubi emhlabeni. 8 AmaYuda andibethelela emnqamlezweni kunye noYesu; kwaye ndazibona izinto ezimangalisayo ezenzeka ekudalweni ekubethelweni kweNkosi uYesu emnqamlezweni. 9 Kwaye ndandikholelwa ukuba unguMdali wezinto zonke, noKumkani uSomandla; ndaza ndathandaza kuye, ndisithi, Nkosi, ndikhumbule, xa ufika ebukumkanini bakho. 10 Wajonga isicelo sam kwangoko, wathi kum, Inene ndithi kuwe, namhlanje uya kuba nam eParadesi. 11 Waza wandinika olu phawu lomnqamlezo esithi, Yithwale le, uye eParadesi; kwaye ukuba ingelosi engumgcini weParadesi ayikuvumeli, mbonise uphawu lomnqamlezo, uze uthi kuye: UYesu Kristu obethelelwe emnqamlezweni ngoku, undithumile apha kuwe. 12 Ndathi ndakwenza oku, ndaza ndaxelela ingelosi engumgcini weParadesi zonke ezi zinto, yaza yaziva, yavula amasango kwangoko, yandazisa, yaza yandibeka ngasekunene eParadesi, 13 Esithi, Hlalani apha ixesha elifutshane, ade angene uAdam, uyise woluntu lonke, kunye nabo bonke oonyana bakhe, abangabakhonzi abangcwele nabalungileyo bakaYesu Kristu, owabethelelwa emnqamlezweni. 14 Bakuba beve yonke le ngxelo evela kwisela, bonke oobawomkhulu bathi ngazwi linye, Makabongwe wena, Thixo uSomandla, Yise wokulunga okungunaphakade, noYise weenceba, oye wababonisa ububele obunjalo abo babengaboni nxamnye naye, waza wabazisa kwinceba yeParadesi, waza wababeka phakathi kwezinto zakho ezinkulu nezingokomoya, kubomi bokomoya nobungcwele. Amen. Isahluko 21 1 Ezi ziimfihlakalo ezingcwele nezingcwele esizibonileyo nesizivileyo. Mna, uCharinus noLenthius asivumelekanga ukuvakalisa ezinye iimfihlakalo zikaThixo, njengoko ingelosi enkulu uMikayeli yasiyalelayo, 2 esithi, Hambani niye eYerusalem nabazalwana bam, nihlale nithandaza, nivakalisa, nidumisa ukuvuka kukaYesu Kristu, ekubeni yena wanivusa kwabafileyo ngaxeshanye naye.
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3 Kwaye aniyi kuthetha namntu, kodwa hlalani njengabantu abangengabo abathethi nto ide ifike ixesha apho iNkosi iya kunivumela ukuba nibalise iimfihlakalo zobuThixo bayo. 4 Ingelosi enkulu uMikayeli yasiyalela ukuba sidlule ngaphesheya kweJordan, siye kwilizwe elihle nelityebileyo, apho kukho abaninzi abavusiweyo kwabafileyo kunye nathi ukuze kuqinisekiswe uvuko lukaKristu. 5 Kuba sineentsuku ezintathu kuphela esivumele ukuba sivuke ekufeni, thina bavukayo ukuze sibhiyozele ipasika yeNkosi yethu kunye nabazali bethu, size sinikele ubungqina bethu ngoKristu iNkosi, kwaye sibhaptizwe kumlambo ongcwele waseYordan. Ngoku ababonwa mntu. 6 Oku kuxhomekeke ekubeni uThixo asivumele ukuba sikunxulumane nani; ngoko ke mdumiseni nimzukise, niguquke, aze abe nenceba kuni. Uxolo malube nani eNkosini uThixo uYesu Kristu, noMsindisi wethu sonke. Amen, Amen, Amen. 7 Emva kokuba begqibile ukubhala baze babhale ngamaphepha amabini ahlukeneyo, uCharinus wanikela oko wayekubhala ezandleni zika-Anas, noKayafa, noGamaliyeli. 8 ULenthius naye wanikela oko wayekubhalile ezandleni zikaNikodemo noYosefu; kwaye ngoko nangoko baguqulwa baba ziimo ezimhlophe kakhulu kwaye ababa sabonwa. 9 Kodwa oko babekubhalile kwafunyaniswa kuvumelana ngokupheleleyo, enye ingenalo nobumba mkhulu okanye mncinci kunomnye. 10 Xa lonke ibandla lamaYuda lakuva zonke ezi zihlobo zimangalisayo zikaCharinus noLenthius, lathi omnye komnye, Inene zonke ezi zinto zenziwe nguThixo, kwaye mayibongwe iNkosi uYesu ngonaphakade kanaphakade, Amen. 11 Bahambahamba bexhalabile kakhulu, besoyika, bengcangcazela, bebetha ezifubeni zabo, bahamba bonke besiya emakhayeni abo. 12 Kodwa kwaoko zonke ezi zinto zazixelwa ngamaYuda ezindlwini zawo zesikhungu ngoYesu, zaxelwa nguYosefu noNikodemo kwirhuluneli. 13 UPilato wazibhala phantsi zonke ezi ntengiselwano, waza wabeka zonke ezi ngxelo kwiirekhodi zikawonke-wonke zeholo yakhe. Isahluko 22 1 Emva kwezi zinto, uPilato waya etempileni yamaYuda, wabiza bonke abalawuli, nababhali, nababhali, wangena nabo endlwini engcwele. 2 Waza wathi mabavalwe bonke amasango, wathi kubo, Ndivile ukuba ninencwadi enkulu kule tempile; ngoko ke ndinqwenela ukuba iziswe phambi kwam. 3 Kwaye xa incwadi enkulu, eyayithwalwe ngabefundisi abane betempile, kwaye ihonjiswe ngegolide namatye anqabileyo, yaziswa, uPilato wathi kubo bonke, Ndiyanifungisa ngoThixo wooyihlo, owakha waza wayalela ukuba yakhiwe le tempile, ukuba ningandifihleli inyaniso. 4 Niyazazi zonke izinto ezibhaliweyo kuloo ncwadi; ndixeleleni ke ngoku, ukuba nifumene nantoni na ebhalweni ngalo Yesu enambethelelayo, nokuba liliphi ixesha lehlabathi awayemele ukuba eze ngalo: ndiboniseni. 5 Emva koko bafunga uAnas noKayafa, babayalela bonke abanye ababenabo ukuba baphume endlwini yesikhungo. 6 Bavala iingcango zetempile nezendlu engcwele, bathi kuPilato, Usifungisile, O mgwebi, ngokwakhiwa kwale tempile, ukuba sikuxelele oko kuyinyaniso nokulungileyo. 7 Emva kokuba simbethelele uYesu emnqamlezweni, singazi ukuba unguNyana kaThixo, kodwa sicinga ukuba wenza imimangaliso yakhe ngobugcisa bomlingo, sabiza indibano enkulu kule tempile. 8 Sathi sakuxoxa omnye nomnye ngemimangaliso uYesu awayeyenzile, safumana amangqina amaninzi kwilizwe lethu, avakalisa ukuba ambonile ephila emva kokufa kwakhe, nokuba amva ethetha nabafundi bakhe, kwaye ambona enyukela phezulu emazulwini, kwaye engena kuwo; 9 Sabona amangqina amabini, awathi uYesu wavusa imizimba yawo kwabafileyo, asixelela ngezinto ezininzi ezingaqhelekanga uYesu azenzileyo kwabafileyo, esinazo iingxelo ezibhaliweyo ezandleni zethu.
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10 Kwaye sisiko lethu minyaka le ukuvula le ncwadi ingcwele phambi kwendibano, size sifune apho icebiso likaThixo. 11 Kwaye sifumene kwincwadi yokuqala kwezingamashumi asixhenxe, apho uMikayeli isithunywa sezulu ethetha nonyana wesithathu ka-Adam umntu wokuqala, ingxelo yokuba emva kweminyaka engamawaka amahlanu anamakhulu amahlanu, uKrestu uNyana kaThixo othandekayo weza emhlabeni, 12 Kwaye siqwalasele ngakumbi, ukuba mhlawumbi yayinguye kanye uThixo kaSirayeli owathetha noMoses, Uze wenze ityeya yobungqina; ubude bayo bube ziikubhite ezimbini ezinesiqingatha, ububanzi bayo bube yikubhite enesiqingatha, nokuphakama kwayo kube yikubhite enesiqingatha. 13 Ngezi mitha ezintlanu ezinesiqingatha zokwakha ityeya yeTestamente eNdala, saqonda saza sazi ukuba kwiminyaka engamawaka amahlanu enesiqingatha (iwaka), uYesu Kristu wayeza kuza etyeya okanye ententeni yomzimba; 14 Kwaye ngoko ke izibhalo zethu zingqina ukuba ungunyana kaThixo, neNkosi noKumkani kaSirayeli. 15 Kwaye ngenxa yokuba emva kokubandezeleka kwakhe, ababingeleli bethu abakhulu bamangaliswa yimiqondiso eyenziwa nguye, sayivula loo ncwadi ukuze siphengulule zonke izizukulwana ukuya kuthi ga kwisizukulwana sikaYosefu noMariya unina kaYesu, sicinga ukuba ungowembewu kaDavide; 16 Kwaye sifumene ingxelo yendalo, kwaye ngexesha awadala ngalo izulu nomhlaba nomntu wokuqala uAdam, kwaye ukususela apho ukuya kutsho kunogumbe, yayiyiminyaka engamawaka amabini, amakhulu amabini aneshumi elinesibini. 17 Ukususela kuNogumbe ukuya kuAbraham, amakhulu asithoba aneshumi elinesibini. Ukususela kuAbraham ukuya kuMoses, amakhulu amane anamashumi amathathu. Ukususela kuMoses ukuya kuDavide ukumkani, amakhulu amahlanu aneshumi. 18 Ukususela kuDavide ukuya ekuthinjweni eBhabhiloni, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu. Ukususela ekuthinjweni eBhabhiloni ukuya ekuzalweni kukaKristu, iminyaka engamakhulu amane. 19 Isimbuku sayo yonke into efikelela kumawaka amahlanu anesiqingatha (iwaka). 20 Ngoko ke kubonakala ngathi uYesu esambethelelayo, nguYesu Kristu uNyana kaThixo, noThixo oyinyaniso noSomandla. Amen.
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