Zulu - The Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Ukufa , Ukungcwatshwa, Nokuvuka KukaJesu Kristu UMose wabiza bonke abadala bakwa-Israyeli, wathi kubo: “Khiphani nithathe iwundlu ngokwemindeni yenu, nihlabe iphasika. Niyakuthatha isithungu sehisopi, nisicwilise egazini elisesitsheni, nishaye ikhothamo nezinsika zombili ngegazi elisesitsheni; kungabikho muntu kini oyakuphuma emnyango wendlu yakhe kuze kube sekuseni. Ngokuba uJehova uyakudlula ukuyoshaya abaseGibhithe; nalapho ebona igazi elisesinqeni nasezinsikeni zombili, uJehova uyakudlula emnyango, angamvumeli umbhubhisi ukuba angene ezindlini zenu ukuyonishaya.” Eksodusi 12:21-23 Uma umuntu enze isono esifanele ukufa, aze abulawe, umlengise emthini, isidumbu sakhe asiyikuhlala ubusuku bonke emthini, kodwa womngcwaba ngalolo suku; (ngoba olengisiwe uqalekisiwe nguNkulunkulu;) ukuze izwe lakini lingangcoliswa, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona libe yifa lakho. Duteronomi 21:22-23 Ngoba izinja zingizungezile, inhlangano yababi ingizungezile, ingibhobozile izandla zami nezinyawo zami. Ngingabala wonke amathambo ami; bayangibheka futhi bangibhekisisa. Babelana izingubo zami phakathi kwabo, benze inkatho ngesambatho sami. IHubo 22:16-18 Emva kwamasonto angamashumi ayisithupha nambili uMesiya uyakunqunywa, kodwa hhayi ngenxa yakhe; abantu bombusi ozayo bayakuchitha umuzi nendawo engcwele; ukuphela kwawo kuyakuba ngesikhukhula, kuze kube sekupheleni kwempi incithakalo inqunyiwe. Daniyeli 9:26 Ngizothululela phezu kwendlu kaDavide naphezu kwabakhileyo eJerusalema umoya womusa nowokunxusa: bayongibheka mina abamgwazile, futhi bayomlilela, njengoba umuntu elilela indodana yakhe eyodwa, futhi babe nomunyu ngaye, njengomuntu othukuthele ngezibulo lakhe. Zakariya 12:10 Ngokuba okokuqala nganinika lokho engakwamukela nami, ukuthi uKristu wafela izono zethu ngokwemibhalo; nokuthi wembelwa, nokuthi wavuswa kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu ngokwemibhalo: 1 Korinte 15:3-4

Umprofethi u-Isaya U-Isaya 53 1 Ngubani owakholwa ngumbiko wethu, futhi ingalo kaJehova yambulelwa bani? 2 Ngokuba uyakukhula phambi kwakhe njengesitshalo esithambileyo, nanjengempande evela emhlabathini owomileyo; akanasimo nabuhle; futhi lapho simbona, akakho ubuhle ukuba simfise. 3 Udelelekile futhi wenqatshwa ngabantu; umuntu wosizi, ojwayelene nosizi; futhi samfihla ubuso bethu; wayedelelekile, futhi asimhloniphanga. 4 Impela wathwala izinhlupheko zethu, wathwala izinhlupheko zethu; kodwa thina sathi ushaywe, washaywa nguNkulunkulu, futhi wahlushwa.

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5 Kodwa walinyazwa ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu, walinyazwa ngenxa yobubi bethu; isijeziso sokuthula kwethu sasiphezu kwakhe, nangemivimbo yakhe siphilisiwe thina. 6 Sonke sidukile njengezimvu, yilowo nalowo uphendukele endleleni yakhe; uJehova wehlisela phezu kwakhe ububi bethu sonke. 7 Wacindezelwa, wahlushwa, nokho akawuvulanga umlomo wakhe; ulethwa njengewundlu ekuhlatshweni, nanjengemvu ethule phambi kwabagundi bayo, akawuvulanga umlomo wakhe. 8 Wasuswa etilongweni nasekwahlulelweni; ngubani oyakumemezela isizukulwane sakhe, ngokuba wanqunywa ezweni labaphilayo, washaywa ngenxa yeziphambeko zabantu bami? 9 Wabeka ithuna lakhe kanye nababi, kanye nabacebile ekufeni kwakhe, ngokuba engenzanga ubudlova, kungekho nankohliso emlonyeni wakhe. 10 Kodwa uJehova wakujabulela ukumchoboza, wambangela usizi; lapho wenza umphefumulo wakhe ube ngumnikelo wesono, uyakubona inzalo yakhe, andise izinsuku zakhe, nentando kaJehova iyakuphumelela esandleni sakhe. 11 Uyakubona ngokuhlupheka komphefumulo wakhe, aneliseke; ngolwazi lwakhe inceku yami elungileyo iyakulungisisa abaningi, ngokuba iyakuthwala ububi babo. 12 Ngakho-ke ngiyakumabela isabelo kanye nabakhulu, ahlukanise impango nabanamandla, ngokuba uthululile umphefumulo wakhe ekufeni, wabalwa kanye nezelelesi; wathwala izono zabaningi, wancenga izeqamthetho.

IVangeli likaMathewu Mathewu 26 1 Kwathi uJesu eseqedile onke lawo mazwi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: 2 Niyazi ukuthi emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kuzoba nomkhosi wePhasika, neNdodana yomuntu iyakukhashelwa ukuba ibethelwe esiphambanweni. 3 Kwase kubuthana abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, namalunga esizwe, egcekeni lompristi omkhulu othiwa uKayafase, 4 Bacebisana ukuthi bambambe uJesu ngobuqili, bambulale. 5 Kodwa bathi: “Kungabi ngosuku lomkhosi, funa kube khona isiyaluyalu phakathi kwabantu.” 6 Kwathi uJesu eseBethaniya endlini kaSimoni owayenochoko, 7 Kwafika kuye owesifazane ephethe ibhokisi le-alabaste lamafutha anenani elikhulu, wawathela ekhanda lakhe ehlezi ekudleni. 8 Kodwa abafundi bakhe bebona lokho bathukuthela, bathi: “Kungani lokhu kuchitha?” 9 Ngoba lamafutha ngabe athengiswe ngemali eningi, aphiwe abampofu. 10 UJesu esekuzwile lokho wathi kubo: “ Nimhluphelani owesifazane, ngokuba ungenzele umsebenzi omuhle.” 11 Ngoba abampofu ninabo njalo, kodwa mina aninami njalo. 12 Ngoba ngokuthela lamafutha emzimbeni wami, ukwenzele ukungcwatshwa kwami. 13 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nomaphi lapho leli vangeli liyoshunyayelwa khona emhlabeni wonke, kulapho-ke nalokho akwenzileyo lona wesifazane kuyokhulunywa ngakho, kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye. 14 Omunye wabayishumi nambili, othiwa uJuda Iskariyothe, waya kubapristi abakhulu, 15 wathi kubo: “Niyakunginikani, ngimnikele kini?” Base bevumelana naye ngezinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu. 16 Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi wafuna ithuba lokumkhaphela. 17 Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo abafundi beza kuJesu, bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba sikulungiselephi ukuba udle iphasika na?” 18 Wathi: “ Hambani niye emzini kumuntu onjalo, nithi kuye: ‘UMfundisi uthi: Isikhathi sami sesifikile; ngiyakwenza iphasika endlini yakho nabafundi bami.’ 19 Abafundi benza njengoba uJesu ayebayalile; balungisa iPhasika. 2

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20 Kwathi sekuhlwile, wahlala phansi nabayishumi nambili. 21 Kwathi besadla, wathi: “ Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Omunye kini uyakungikhaphela.” 22 Badabuka kakhulu, baqala ukusho kuye ngamunye, “Nkosi, ingabe yimi?” 23 Waphendula wathi: “ Lowo ofaka isandla sakhe kanye nami esitsheni, nguyena ozakungikhaphela.” 24 INdodana yomuntu iyahamba njengokulotshiweyo ngayo; kepha maye kulowo muntu iNdodana yomuntu ekhashelwa nguye! Bekuyoba kuhle kulowo muntu ukuba wayengazalwanga. 25 UJudasi, owayemkhaphela, waphendula wathi: “Kungaba yimi, Nkosi?” Wathi kuye: “ Usho khona.” 26 Kwathi besadla, uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe, wathi: “ Thathani, nidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.” 27 Wasethatha indebe, wabonga, wabanika yona, wathi: Phuzani nonke kuyo; 28 Ngoba lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano esisha, elithululwa ngenxa yabaningi ukuze kuthethelelwe izono. 29 Kodwa ngithi kini: Angisayikuphuza lesi sithelo somvini kusukela manje, kuze kube yilolo suku engiyakusiphuza ngalo nani sisisha embusweni kaBaba. 30 Kwathi sebehlabelele iculo lokubonga, baphuma baya eNtabeni Yeminqumo. 31 UJesu wasesithi kubo: “ Nonke lizakhubeka ngami ngalobubusuku; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Ngizatshaya umalusi, izimvu zomhlambi zihlakazeke.’ 32 Kodwa ngemva kokuvuswa kwami, ngizohamba phambi kwenu ngiye eGalile. 33 UPetru waphendula wathi kuye: “Noma bonke beyakukhubeka ngawe, mina angisoze ngakhubeka.” 34 UJesu wathi kuye: “ Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Ngalobu busuku, ngaphambi kokuba iqhude likhale, uzakungiphika kathathu.” 35 UPetru wathi kuye: “Noma ngingafa nawe, angisoze ngakuphika.” Basho njalo nabafundi bonke. 36 UJesu wafika nabo endaweni ethiwa iGetsemane, wathi kubafundi: “ Hlalani lapha, ngisaya kukhuleka laphaya.” 37 Wathatha uPetru namadodana amabili kaZebedewu, waqala ukuba lusizi nokucindezeleka okukhulu. 38 Wasesithi kubo: Umphefumulo wami udabukile kakhulu, kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha, lilinde lami. 39 Waqhubeka ingcosana, wawa ngobuso bakhe, wathandaza, wathi: “Baba, uma kungenzeka, akudlule kimi lesi sitsha; nokho kungabi njengokuba ngithanda mina, kodwa njengokuba uthanda wena.” 40 Wafika kubafundi, wabathola belele, wathi kuPetru: “ Kanti beningenakulinda nami ihora elilodwa nje?” 41 Lindani nithandaze, ukuze ningangeni esilingweni; umoya uyavuma impela, kepha inyama ibuthakathaka. 42 Wahamba futhi okwesibili, wakhuleka, wathi: “ Baba, uma lesi sitsha singedlule kimi, ngingasiphuzi, mayenziwe intando yakho.” 43 Wabuya wabathola belele futhi, ngokuba amehlo abo ayenzima. 44 Wasebatshiya, wahamba futhi, wakhuleka okwesithathu, etsho lawomazwi. 45 Wasefika kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “ Nisalele manje, niphumule; bhekani, isikhathi sesisondele, iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa ezandleni zezoni.” 46 Sukumani, masihambe; bhekani, ongikhaphelayo useseduze. 47 Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esikhulu siphethe izinkemba nezinduku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu namalunga abantu. 48 Lowo owamkhaphelayo wabanika isibonakaliso, wathi: “Lowo engiyakumanga, nguye lowo; mbambeni.” 49 Wafika kuJesu masinyane, wathi: “Sawubona, Mfundisi,” wamanga.

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50 UJesu wathi kuye: “ Mngane, uzeleni na?” Base besondela, babamba uJesu, bambamba. 51 Bheka, omunye walabo ababenoJesu welula isandla sakhe, wahosha inkemba yakhe, wagalela inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe. 52 UJesu wayesethi kuye: “ Buyisela inkemba yakho endaweni yayo, ngokuba bonke abaphatha inkemba bayakubhubha ngenkemba.” 53 Ucabanga ukuthi ngingecele kuBaba manje, anginike manje amalegiyona ezingelosi angaphezu kwayishumi nambili na? 54 Kodwa-ke ingagcwaliseka kanjani imibhalo yokuthi kumelwe kube njalo? 55 Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wathi ezixukwini: “ Niphumile njengokungathi nize kumphangi niphethe izinkemba nezinduku ukuzongibamba na? Bengihlala nani imihla ngemihla ngifundisa ethempelini, aningibambanga.” 56 Kodwa konke lokhu kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke imibhalo yabaprofethi. Base bemshiya bonke abafundi, babaleka. 57 Labo ababembambile uJesu bamyisa kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu, lapho kwakubuthene khona ababhali namalunga. 58 Kodwa uPetru wamlandela ekude, waze wafika egcekeni lompristi omkhulu, wangena, wahlala phansi nezinceku, ukuze abone isiphetho. 59 Abapristi abakhulu, namalunga, nomkhandlu wonke, bafuna ubufakazi bamanga ngoJesu, ukuze bambulale; 60 Kodwa abatholanga lutho, yebo, nakuba kwafika ofakazi abaningi bamanga, abatholanga lutho. Ekugcineni kwafika ofakazi ababili bamanga, 61 bathi: “Lo muntu wathi: ‘Ngingadiliza ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, ngilakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu.’ 62 Umpristi omkhulu wasukuma, wathi kuye: “Awuphenduli lutho na? Kuyini lokhu abakufakaza ngawe laba?” 63 Kodwa uJesu wathula. Umpristi omkhulu waphendula wathi kuye: “Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo ukuba usitshele ukuthi unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 64 UJesu wathi kuye: “ Usho khona; nokho ngithi kini: Kusukela manje niyakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene samandla, iza emafwini ezulu.” 65 Umpristi omkhulu waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Ukhulumile ukuhlambalaza; sisaswelelani ofakazi na? Bhekani, manje senikuzwile ukuhlambalaza kwakhe.” 66 Nithini na?” Baphendula bathi: “Ufanele ukufa.” 67 Base bemkhafulela ebusweni, bamshaya; abanye bamshaya ngezandla zabo, 68 Bethi: “Siprofethele, Kristu, ngubani okushayile?” 69 UPetru wayehlezi ngaphandle egcekeni; kwafika kuye intombazana, yathi: “Nawe ubunoJesu waseGalile.” 70 Kodwa waphika phambi kwabo bonke, wathi: “Angazi ukuthi uthini.” 71 Kwathi esephumile waya egumeni, enye incekukazi yambona, yathi kwababelapho: “Lona ubenoJesu waseNazaretha.” 72 Waphika futhi ngesifungo, wathi: “Angimazi lowo muntu.” 73 Ngemva kwesikhashana labo ababemi khona beza kuye, bathi kuPetru: “Ngempela nawe ungomunye wabo; ngokuba inkulumo yakho iyakudalula.” 74 Waseqala ukuqalekisa nokufunga, ethi: “Angimazi lowo muntu.” Masinyane iqhude lakhala. 75 UPetru wakhumbula izwi likaJesu, elithi kuye: “Iqhude lingakakhali, uzakungiphika kathathu.” Waphuma, wakhala kabuhlungu. Mathewu 27 1 Kwathi sekusile, bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga abantu benza icebo ngoJesu lokuba bambulale; 2 Bambopha, bamqhuba, bamnikela kuPontiyu Pilatu, umbusi.

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3 Khona uJuda owamkhaphelayo, ebona ukuthi ulahliwe, wazisola, wabuyisela izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu kubapristi abakhulu namalunga, 4 ethi: “Ngonile ngokuba ngikhaphele igazi elingenacala.” Bathi: “Kuyini lokho kithi na? Zibonele wena.” 5 Waphonsa phansi izinhlamvu zesiliva ethempelini, wahamba, wahamba wazilengisa. 6 Abapristi abakhulu bathatha izinhlamvu zesiliva, bathi: “Akuvunyelwe ukuzibeka emnikelweni wemali, ngokuba kuyintengo yegazi.” 7 Base becebisana, bathenga ngayo insimu yombumbi, ukuze kungcwatshwe kuyo izihambi. 8 Ngakho-ke leyo nsimu ibizwa ngokuthi insimu yegazi kuze kube namuhla. 9 Kwase kugcwaliseka okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uJeremiya, ethi: “Bathatha izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amathathu, intengo yalowo owalinganiswayo, lowo abamlinganisayo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; 10 Ngazinikela ngensimu yombumbi, njengoba iNkosi ingiyalile. 11 UJesu wema phambi kombusi; umbusi wambuza wathi: “UyiNkosi yabaJuda na?” UJesu wathi kuye: “ Usho khona.” 12 Kwathi lapho emangalelwa ngabapristi abakhulu namalunga, akaphendulanga lutho. 13 UPilatu wathi kuye: “Awuzwa yini ukuthi bangaki abakufakaza ngawe?” 14 Akaphendulanga ngazwi linye, umbusi waze wamangala kakhulu. 15 Ngaleso sikhathi umbusi wayejwayele ukukhululela abantu isiboshwa, abasithandayo. 16 Ngaleso sikhathi babenesiboshwa esidumile, esibizwa ngokuthi uBaraba. 17 Ngakho sebebuthene, uPilatu wathi kubo: “Nithanda ukuba nginikhululele bani, uBaraba noma uJesu othiwa uKristu?” 18 Ngoba wayazi ukuthi bamnikele ngomona. 19 Esehlezi esihlalweni sokwahlulela, umkakhe wathumela kuye, wathi: “Ungabi nandaba nalowo muntu olungileyo; ngokuba ngihluphekile kakhulu namuhla ephusheni ngenxa yakhe.” 20 Kodwa abapristi abakhulu namalunga bancenga isixuku ukuba sicele uBaraba, simbulale uJesu. 21 Umbusi waphendula wathi kubo: “Nithanda ukuba nginikhululele muphi kulaba ababili na?” Bathi: “UBaraba.” 22 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Pho-ke, ngenzeni ngoJesu othiwa uKristu na?” Bonke bathi kuye: “Makabethelwe esiphambanweni.” 23 Umbusi wathi: “Ngani, wenze bubi buni na?” Kepha bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: “Makabethelwe esiphambanweni.” 24 UPilatu esebona ukuthi akanakwenza lutho, kodwa kunalokho kwase kuvele isiphithiphithi, wathatha amanzi, wageza izandla zakhe phambi kwesixuku, wathi: “Anginacala egazini lalo muntu olungileyo; ziboneleni nina.” 25 Abantu bonke baphendula bathi: “Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu.” 26 Wasebakhulula uBaraba; kwathi esemtshaye uJesu ngesibhaxu, wamnikela ukuthi abethelwe esiphambanweni. 27 Amabutho ombusi ayesethatha uJesu amusa endlini yomphakathi, abuthela kuye lonke ibutho. 28 Bamhlubula, bamembathisa ingubo ebomvu. 29 Base beluka umqhele wameva, bawubeka ekhanda lakhe, nomhlanga esandleni sakhe sokunene; baguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, bamhleka usulu, bathi: “Bayede, Nkosi yamaJuda!” 30 Bamkhafulela ngamathe, bathatha umhlanga, bamshaya ekhanda. 31 Ngemva kwalokho bamhleka usulu, bamhlubula ingubo, bamembathisa izingubo zakhe, bamqhuba ukuze bambethele esiphambanweni. 32 Kwathi sebephuma, bathola indoda yaseKhurene, uSimoni ogama lakhe lingu: bayicindezela ukuba ithwale isiphambano sayo. 33 Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa iGolgotha, okungukuthi, indawo yekhanda, 34 Bamnika uviniga oxutshwe nenyongo ukuba aphuze; kepha esewunambithile, akavumanga ukuwuphuza.

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35 Base bembethela esiphambanweni, babelana izingubo zakhe, benza inkatho; ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi ukuthi: “Babelana izingubo zami phakathi kwabo, benze inkatho ngesambatho sami.” 36 Bahlala phansi bamlinda lapho; 37 Babeka phezu kwekhanda lakhe icala lakhe libhalwe ukuthi: LO NGUJESU, INKOSI YABAJUDA. 38 Kwasekubethelwa kanye naye amasela amabili, elinye ngakwesokunene, nelinye ngakwesokhohlo. 39 Abadlulayo bamhlambalaza, benikina amakhanda abo, 40 Bethi: “Wena odiliza ithempeli, ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu, zisindise; uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, yehla esiphambanweni.” 41 Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bamhleka usulu kanye nababhali namalunga, bathi: 42 Wasindisa abanye, kodwa yena ngokwakhe akanakuzisindisa. Uma eyiNkosi yakwa-Israyeli, makehle manje esiphambanweni, futhi sizomkholwa. 43 Uthembele kuNkulunkulu; makamkhulule manje, uma emthanda, ngokuba wathi: ‘NgiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.’ 44 Amasela nawo ayebethelwe esiphambanweni kanye naye amsola kanjalo. 45 Kusukela ngehora lesithupha kwaba mnyama phezu kwezwe lonke kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye. 46 Kwathi cishe ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “ Eli, Eli, lama sabaktani?” okungukuthi: “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?” 47 Abanye kwababemi lapho, bezwa lokho, bathi: “Lo ubiza u-Eliya.” 48 Omunye wabo wagijima masinyane, wathatha isiponji, wasigcwalisa ngeviniga, wasibeka emhlangeni, wamnika ukuba aphuze. 49 Abanye bathi: “Ake sibheke ukuthi u-Eliya uzokuza yini ukuzomsindisa.” 50 UJesu, esephinde wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wafa. 51 Bheka, isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka kabili kusukela phezulu kuya phansi; umhlaba wazamazama, amadwala aqhekezeka; 52 Amathuna avuleka, kwavuka izidumbu eziningi zabangcwele ababelele, 53 Baphuma emathuneni emva kokuvuka kwakhe, bangena emzini ongcwele, babonakala kwabaningi. 54 Kwathi induna yekhulu, nalabo ababenaye, bebukela uJesu, bebona ukuzamazama komhlaba, nezinto ezenzekile, besaba kakhulu, bathi: “Ngempela lo ube yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 55 Kwakukhona lapho abesifazane abaningi bebukela kude, ababemlandela uJesu bevela eGalile, bemkhonza; 56 Phakathi kwabo kwakukhona uMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe noJose, nonina wamadodana kaZebedewu. 57 Kwathi sekuhlwile, kwafika umuntu ocebile wase-Arimatheya, ogama lakhe linguJosefa, naye owayengumfundi kaJesu; 58 Waya kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu. UPilatu wayala ukuba isidumbu sinikelwe. 59 UJosefa wasithatha isidumbu, wasisonga ngendwangu yelineni ehlanzekileyo, 60 Wasibeka ethuneni lakhe elisha, ayeliqophe edwaleni, wagingqa itshe elikhulu emnyango wethuna, wahamba. 61 Kwakukhona uMariya Magdalena nomunye uMariya, behlezi phambi kwethuna. 62 Ngakusasa, okuwusuku olulandela usuku lokulungiselela, abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babuthana kuPilatu, 63 Bethi: “Nkosi, sikhumbula ukuthi lowo mkhohlisi wathi esaphila: ‘Ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu ngiyakuvuka.’

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64 Ngakho-ke yala ukuba ithuna liqiniswe kuze kube lusuku lwesithathu, funa abafundi bakhe bafike ebusuku, bamebe, bathi kubantu: Uvukile kwabafileyo; ngakho-ke iphutha lokugcina liyakuba libi kunelokuqala. 65 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Ninabalindi; hambani, niliqinise ngangokunokwenzeka.” 66 Ngakho bahamba, baqinisa ithuna, bavala itshe, babeka abalindi. Mathewu 28 1 Ekupheleni kweSabatha, njengoba kwase kuqala ukuntwela, ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, uMariya Magdalena nomunye uMariya bafika ukuzobona ithuna. 2 Bheka, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu; ngokuba ingelosi yeNkosi yehla ezulwini, yeza yagingqa itshe emnyango, yahlala phezu kwalo. 3 Ubuso bakhe babunjengombani, nezingubo zakhe zimhlophe njengeqhwa; 4 Futhi ngenxa yokumesaba, abalindi bathuthumela, baba njengabantu abafileyo. 5 Ingelosi yaphendula yathi kwabesifazane: “Ningesabi nina; ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi nifuna uJesu owabethelwa esiphambanweni.” 6 Akekho lapha, ngokuba uvukile, njengokusho kwakhe; wozani nibone indawo lapho iNkosi yayilele khona. 7 Hambani masinyane, nitshele abafundi bakhe ukuthi uvukile kwabafileyo; bhekani, uyanandulela ukuya eGalile; nizombona lapho; bhekani, nginitshelile. 8 Base besuka ethuneni ngokushesha benokwesaba nokuthokoza okukhulu, bagijima ukuyobikela abafundi bakhe. 9 Kwathi besahamba beyotshela abafundi bakhe, bheka, uJesu wabahlangabeza, wathi: “ Sanibonani.” Base besondela, bambamba ngezinyawo, bamkhothamela. 10 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lingesabi; hambani litshele abafowethu ukuthi baye eGalili, lapho abazangibona khona. 11 Kwathi sebehamba, khangela, abanye kubalindi bafika emzini, babikela abapristi abakhulu konke okwenzekileyo. 12 Sebebuthene namalunga, benza icebo, banika amabutho imali eningi, 13 Besithi, “Ake lisho ukuthi abafundi bakhe bafika ebusuku, bameba silele.” 14 Uma lokhu kuzwakala kumbusi, thina sizomncenga, futhi sizonivikela. 15 Base bethatha imali, benza njengoba babefundiswe; futhi leli zwi lidumile phakathi kwamaJuda kuze kube namuhla. 16 Abafundi abalitshumi lanye basuka baya eGalile, entabeni lapho uJesu ayebatshele khona. 17 Kwathi sebembona, bamkhonza; kodwa abanye bangabaza. 18 UJesu wasondela, wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “ Ngiphiwe amandla onke ezulwini nasemhlabeni.” 19 Ngakho-ke hambani nifundise izizwe zonke, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise neleNdodana nelikaMoya oNgcwele. 20 Nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho; bhekani, mina nginani njalo, kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe. Amen.

IVangeli likaMarku UMarku 14 1 Emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kwaba khona umkhosi wePhasika nowesinkwa esingenamvubelo; abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukuthi bangambamba kanjani ngobuqili, bambulale. 2 Kodwa bathi: “Kungabi ngosuku lomkhosi, funa kube khona isiyaluyalu kubantu.” 3 Kwathi eseBethaniya endlini kaSimoni owayenochoko, ehlezi ekudleni, kwafika owesifazane ephethe ibhokisi le-alabaste lamafutha enadi eliyigugu kakhulu; waphula ibhokisi, walithela ekhanda lakhe.

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4 Kwakukhona abanye abathukuthele phakathi kwabo, bathi: “Kwenzelweni lokhu kuchithwa kwamafutha na?” 5 Ngoba ngabe ithengiswe ngamadenariyo angaphezu kwamakhulu amathathu, bese iphiwa abampofu.” Bamkhonona. 6 UJesu wathi: “ Myekeni; nimhluphelani na? Ungenzele umsebenzi omuhle.” 7 Ngoba abampofu ninabo njalo, futhi noma nini lapho nithanda ningabenzela okuhle; kodwa mina aninami njalo. 8 Wenze lokho abengakwenza; ufikile ngaphambili ukuzogcoba umzimba wami ngaphambi kokungcwatshwa. 9 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nomaphi lapho leli vangeli liyoshunyayelwa khona emhlabeni wonke, nalokhu akwenzileyo kuyakukhulunywa ngakho kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye. 10 UJuda Iskariyothe, omunye wabayishumi nambili, waya kubapristi abakhulu ukuze amnikele kubo. 11 Sebezwile lokho bajabula, bathembisa ukumnika imali; wafuna ukuthi angamkhaphela kanjani kalula. 12 Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo, lapho behlaba khona iphasika, abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba siye silungiselelephi ukuze udle iphasika?” 13 Wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “ Hambani niye emzini, nizakuhlangana nomuntu ophethe imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni.” 14 Nomaphi lapho engena khona, anothi kumninindlu: ‘UMfundisi uthi: Liphi igumbi lokungenisa izihambi, lapho ngingadlela khona iphasika nabafundi bami?’ 15 Futhi uzonikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu elinempahla elungisiwe; silungiseleni lapho. 16 Abafundi bakhe baphuma, bangena emzini, bathola kunjengoba eshilo kubo; base belungisa iphasika. 17 Kwathi kusihlwa wafika nabayishumi nambili. 18 Sebehlezi bedla, uJesu wathi: “ Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Omunye kini odla nami uyakungikhaphela.” 19 Baqala ukudabuka, bathi kuye ngamunye ngamunye: “Kungaba yimi na?” nomunye wathi: “Kungaba yimi na?” 20 Waphendula wathi kubo: “ Ngomunye wabayishumi nambili, ocwilisa kanye nami esitsheni.” 21 INdodana yomuntu iyahamba impela, njengokulotshiweyo ngayo; kepha maye kulowo muntu iNdodana yomuntu ekhashelwa nguye! Bekukuhle kulowo muntu ukuba wayengazalwanga. 22 Kwathi besadla, uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: “ Thathani, nidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.” 23 Wathatha indebe, wabonga, wabanika yona; bonke baphuza kuyo. 24 Wathi kubo: “ Lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano esisha, elithululwa ngenxa yabaningi.” 25 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angisayikuphuza isithelo somvini, kuze kube yilolo suku engiyakusiphuza ngalo sisisha embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 26 Kwathi sebehlabelele iculo lokubonga, baphuma baya eNtabeni Yeminqumo. 27 UJesu wathi kubo: “ Nonke nizakukhubeka ngami ngalobu busuku, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakushaya umalusi, izimvu zihlakazeke.’ 28 Kodwa ngemva kokuvuswa kwami, ngizohamba phambi kwenu ngiye eGalile. 29 Kodwa uPetru wathi kuye: “Noma bonke beyakukhubeka, mina angiyikukhubeka.” 30 UJesu wathi kuye: “ Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namuhla, ngalobu busuku, lingakakhali kabili iqhude, uzakungiphika kathathu.” 31 Kodwa wakhuluma ngamandla amakhulu wathi: “Noma ngingafa nawe, angisoze ngakuphika.” Basho njalo bonke. 32 Bafika endaweni ethiwa iGetsemane; wathi kubafundi bakhe: “ Hlalani lapha, ngisaya kukhuleka.” 33 Wathatha uPetru noJakobe noJohane, waqala ukumangala kakhulu, wakhathazeka kakhulu; 34 Wathi kubo: “ Umphefumulo wami ulusizi kakhulu kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha, nilinde.”

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35 Waqhubeka ingcosana, wawa phansi, wakhuleka ukuthi, uma kungenzeka, leso sikhathi sidlule kuye. 36 Wayesethi: “Aba, Baba, konke kungenzeka kuwe; susa lesi sitsha kimi; nokho kungabi yilokho engikuthandayo, kodwa lokho okuthandwa nguwe.” 37 Wafika, wabafumana belele, wathi kuPetru: “ Simoni, ulele na? Ubungenakukwazi ukulinda ihora elilodwa na?” 38 Lindani nithandaze, funa ningene ekulingweni; umoya uzimisele ngempela, kodwa inyama ibuthakathaka. 39 Waphinde wahamba, wathandaza, washo wona lawo mazwi. 40 Lapho ebuya, wabathola belele futhi, (ngoba amehlo abo ayenzima,) futhi babengazi ukuthi bamphendule bathini. 41 Weza okwesithathu, wathi kubo: “ Nisalele manje, niphumule; kwanele, ihora selifikile; bhekani, iNdodana yomuntu ikhashelwa ezandleni zezoni.” 42 Sukumani, masihambe; bhekani, ongikhaphelayo useseduze. 43 Masinyane, esakhuluma, kwafika uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esikhulu esinezinkemba nezinduku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu nababhali namalunga. 44 Lowo owamkhaphelayo wayebanike uphawu, ethi: “Lowo engiyakumanga nguye; mthatheni, nimyise kahle.” 45 Wafika masinyane kuye, wathi: “Nkosi, Nkosi,” wamanga. 46 Base bembeka izandla, bambamba. 47 Omunye kwababemi khona wahosha inkemba, washaya inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe. 48 UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: “ Niphumile njengokungathi nize kumphangi, niphethe izinkemba nezinduku ukuzongibamba na?” 49 Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini ngifundisa, kepha aningibambanga; kodwa imibhalo kumelwe igcwaliseke. 50 Bonke bamshiya, babaleka. 51 Insizwa ethile yamlandela, yembethe indwangu yelineni emzimbeni wayo onqunu; izinsizwa zayibamba. 52 Washiya indwangu yelineni, wabaleka enqunu. 53 Base bemyisa uJesu kumpristi omkhulu; kwabuthana bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali. 54 UPetru wamlandela ekude, waze wangena egcekeni lompristi omkhulu; wahlala phansi nezikhonzi, wotha umlilo. 55 Abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke bafuna ubufakazi ngoJesu ukuze bambulale; kodwa ababutholanga. 56 Ngoba abaningi bafakaza amanga ngaye, kodwa ubufakazi babo abuvumelananga. 57 Kwasekusukuma abanye, bafakaza amanga ngaye, bathi: 58 Simzwile ethi, ‘Ngizolibhidliza leli thempeli elenziwe ngezandla, futhi phakathi nezinsuku ezintathu ngizokwakha elinye elingenziwanga ngezandla.’ 59 Kodwa ubufakazi babo abuvumelananga. 60 Umpristi omkhulu wasukuma phakathi kwabo, wabuza uJesu, wathi: “Awuphenduli lutho na? Kuyini lokhu abakufakaza ngawe laba na?” 61 Kodwa wathula, akaphendulanga lutho. Umpristi omkhulu wambuza futhi, wathi kuye: “UnguKristu, iNdodana yoBusisiweyo na?” 62 UJesu wathi: “ Nginguye; nizakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene samandla, iza emafwini ezulu.” 63 Umpristi omkhulu wasedabula izembatho zakhe, wathi: Sisabadingelani abanye ofakazi? 64 Senikuzwile ukuhlambalaza; nicabangani na? Bonke bamlahla ngokuthi ufanelwe ukufa.

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65 Abanye baqala ukumkhafulela ngamathe, bammboza ubuso, bamshaya, bathi kuye: “Profetha.” Izinceku zamshaya ngezandla zazo. 66 Kwathi uPetru esesigodlweni ngaphansi, kwafika enye yezincekukazi zompristi omkhulu; 67 Kwathi ebona uPetru esotha, wambheka, wathi: “Nawe ubunoJesu waseNazaretha.” 68 Kodwa waphika, wathi: “Angazi, futhi angiqondi ukuthi uthini.” Waphuma waya emphemeni; iqhude lakhala. 69 Incekukazi ethile yambona futhi, yaqala ukuthi kwababemi khona: “Lo ungomunye wabo.” 70 Waphinda waphika. Ngemva kwesikhashana, labo ababemi lapho bathi kuPetru: “Ngempela ungomunye wabo, ngokuba ungumGalile, nokukhuluma kwakho kuyavumelana nalokho.” 71 Kodwa waqala ukuqalekisa nokufunga, ethi: “Angimazi lo muntu enikhuluma ngaye.” 72 Iqhude lakhala okwesibili. UPetru wakhumbula izwi uJesu alishilo kuye lokuthi: “ Iqhude lingakakhali kabili, uzakungiphika kathathu.” Esekucabangile lokho wakhala. UMarku 15 1 Kwathi masinyane ekuseni abapristi abakhulu benza icebo namalunga nababhali nomphakathi wonke, bambopha uJesu, bamqhuba, bamnikela kuPilatu. 2 UPilatu wambuza wathi: “UyiNkosi yabaJuda na?” Waphendula wathi kuye: “ Usho khona.” 3 Abapristi abakhulu bammangalela ngezinto eziningi; kodwa akaphendulanga lutho. 4 UPilatu wambuza futhi, wathi: “Awuphenduli lutho na? Bheka, bangaki abakufakaza ngawe.” 5 Kodwa uJesu akaphendulanga lutho, waze wamangala uPilatu. 6 Kwathi ngomkhosi wayebakhululela isiboshwa esisodwa, noma yisiphi abasifunayo. 7 Kwakukhona umuntu ogama lakhe linguBaraba, owayeboshiwe kanye nalabo ababevukele naye, ababebulele ekuvukeleni. 8 Isixuku samemeza kakhulu saqala ukucela ukuba enze njengalokho ayehlala ekwenza kubo. 9 Kodwa uPilatu wabaphendula wathi: Liyathanda yini ukuthi ngilikhululele iNkosi yamaJuda? 10 Ngoba wayekwazi ukuthi abapristi abakhulu bamnikele ngomona. 11 Kodwa abapristi abakhulu bashukumisa isixuku ukuba akhulule uBaraba. 12 UPilatu waphendula futhi, wathi kubo: “Pho-ke, ngimenzeni lowo enimbiza ngokuthi iNkosi yamaJuda na?” 13 Bamemeza futhi bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!” 14 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Ngenxa yani, wenze bubi buni na?” Bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni.” 15 Ngakho-ke uPilatu, ethanda ukukholisa isixuku, wasikhululela uBaraba, wamnikela uJesu, esembethile ngesibhaxu, ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni. 16 Amabutho amyisa egcekeni, elibizwa ngokuthi iPhritoriyamu; abizela ndawonye lonke ibutho. 17 Bamgqokisa ingubo ebubende, baluka umqhele wameva, bawufaka ekhanda lakhe. 18 Baqala ukumbingelela, bathi: “Bayede, Nkosi yabaJuda!” 19 Bamshaya ekhanda ngomhlanga, bamkhafulela ngamathe, baguqa ngamadolo, bamkhonza. 20 Kwathi sebemklolodele, bamhlubula ingubo ebubende, bamembathisa izingubo zakhe, bamholela ngaphandle ukuyombethela esiphambanweni. 21 Bacindezela uSimoni waseKhurene owayedlula evela emaphandleni, uyise ka-Aleksandru noRufu, ukuba athwale isiphambano sakhe. 22 Bamyisa endaweni ethiwa iGolgotha, okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa indawo yekhanda. 23 Bamnika iwayini elixutshwe ne-mure ukuba aphuze; kodwa akalamukelanga. 24 Kwathi sebembethele esiphambanweni, babelana izingubo zakhe, benza inkatho ngazo, ukuthi yilowo nalowo uzothathani. 25 Kwase kuyihora lesithathu, bambethela esiphambanweni. 26 Umbhalo wecala lakhe wawulotshiwe ngaphezulu, uthi: INKOSI YABAJUDA. 27 Babethela kanye naye amasela amabili esiphambanweni, elinye ngakwesokunene sakhe, nelinye ngakwesokhohlo sakhe.

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28 Kwagcwaliseka umbhalo othi: “Wabalwa kanye nezelelesi.” 29 Abadlulayo bamhlambalaza, benikina amakhanda abo, bethi: “Hawu, wena odiliza ithempeli, ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu, 30 Zisindise, wehle esiphambanweni. 31 Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bahleka usulu kanye nababhali, bathi: “Wasindisa abanye; yena akanakuzisindisa.” 32 UKristu iNkosi yakwa-Israyeli makehle manje esiphambanweni, ukuze sibone, sikholwe.” Nalabo ababebethelwe naye bamhlambalaza. 33 Kwathi sekufikile ihora lesithupha, kwaba mnyama phezu kwezwe lonke kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye. 34 Ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “ Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani?” okungukuthi, ngokuhunyushwa, “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?” 35 Abanye kwababemi lapho, bekuzwa lokho, bathi: “Bhekani, ubiza u-Eliya.” 36 Omunye wagijima, wagcwalisa isiponji ngeviniga, wasibeka emhlangeni, wamnika ukuba aphuze, ethi: “Yekani; ake sibone ukuthi u-Eliya uzokuza yini ukuzomehlisa.” 37 UJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wafa. 38 Iveyili lethempeli ladabuka kabili kusukela phezulu kuze kube phansi. 39 Kwathi induna yekhulu eyayimi maqondana laye ibona ukuthi ukhale kangaka, yafa, yathi: Ngeqiniso lo muntu ubeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 40 Kwakukhona nabesifazane bebukela kude; phakathi kwabo kwakukhona uMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe omncane nokaJose, noSalome; 41 (labo ababemlandela eseseGalile, bemkhonza;) kanye nabanye abesifazane abaningi ababekhuphukele naye eJerusalema. 42 Kwathi sekuhlwile, ngokuba kwakuyilungiselelo, okungukuthi, usuku olwandulela isabatha, 43 UJosefa wase-Arimatheya, ilunga lomphakathi elihloniphekile, naye owayelindele umbuso kaNkulunkulu, wangena ngesibindi kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu. 44 UPilatu wamangala ukuthi wayesefile kakade; wabiza induna yekhulu, wambuza ukuthi wayesefile yini. 45 Esezwile enduneni yekhulu, wamnika uJosefa isidumbu. 46 Wathenga ilineni elihle, wamehlisa, wamsonga ngelineni, wambeka ethuneni elaliqoshwe edwaleni, wagingqa itshe emnyango wethuna. 47 UMariya Magdalena noMariya unina kaJose babona lapho abekwe khona. UMarku 16 1 Kwathi isabatha selidlulile, uMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe, noSalome, bathenga amakha amnandi, ukuze beze bamgcobe. 2 Ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, bafika ethuneni ekuphumeni kwelanga. 3 Bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Ngubani ozosigingqa itshe lisuke emnyango wethuna?” 4 Bathi bebheka, babona ukuthi itshe seligingqiwe; ngokuba lalilikhulu kakhulu. 5 Bathi bengena ethuneni, babona insizwa ihlezi ngakwesokudla, igqoke ingubo ende emhlophe; futhi besaba. 6 Wathi kubo: “Ningesabi; nifuna uJesu waseNazaretha owabethelwa esiphambanweni; uvukile; akekho lapha; bhekani indawo lapho bembeke khona.” 7 Kodwa hambani, nitshele abafundi bakhe noPetru ukuthi uyanandulela ukuya eGalile; nizakumbona lapho, njengalokho eshilo kini. 8 Baphuma masinyane, babaleka ethuneni; ngokuba babethuthumela futhi bemangala; abashongo lutho kumuntu, ngokuba babesaba. 9 UJesu esevukile ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lokuqala lwesonto, wabonakala kuqala kuMariya Magdalena, ayekhiphe kuye amademoni ayisikhombisa.

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10 Wahamba wabatshela ababenaye, belila futhi bekhala. 11 Kwathi bona sebezwile ukuthi uyaphila nokuthi ubonwe nguye, abakholwanga. 12 Ngemva kwalokho wabonakala ngesimo esihlukile kwababili kubo, behamba, beya emaphandleni. 13 Base behamba babikela abanye; nabo abakholwanga. 14 Ngemva kwalokho wabonakala kwabayishumi nanye behlezi ekudleni, wabasola ngokungakholwa kwabo nangobulukhuni benhliziyo yabo, ngokuba bengakholwanga yilabo abambonayo esevukile. 15 Wathi kubo: “ Hambani niye ezweni lonke, nishumayele ivangeli kukho konke okudaliweyo.” 16 Lowo okholwayo abhapathizwe uyakusindiswa; kodwa lowo ongakholwayo uyakulahlwa. 17 Lezi zibonakaliso ziyakubalandela abakholwayo; ngegama lami bayakukhipha amademoni, bakhulume ngezilimi ezintsha; 18 Bazobamba izinyoka; futhi uma bephuza noma yini ebulalayo, ngeke ibalimaze; bazobeka izandla phezu kwabagulayo, futhi bazosinda. 19 Ngakho-ke iNkosi isikhulumile kubo, yakhushulelwa ezulwini, yahlala ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. 20 Base bephuma, bashumayela yonke indawo, iNkosi isebenza nabo, iqinisa izwi ngezibonakaliso ezilandelayo. Amen.

IVangeli likaLuka ULuka 22 1 Kwase kusondela umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, othiwa iPhasika. 2 Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna indlela yokumbulala, ngokuba babesaba abantu. 3 USathane wangena kuJuda othiwa u-Iskariyothe, owayengomunye wabayishumi nambili. 4 Wahamba, wakhuluma nabapristi abakhulu nezinduna ngokuthi angamkhaphela kanjani kubo. 5 Bajabula, bavumelana ukumnika imali. 6 Wathembisa, wafuna ithuba lokumkhaphela kubo, isixuku singekho. 7 Kwafika usuku lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo, lapho kwakumelwe kuhlatshwe khona iPhasika. 8 Wathuma uPetru noJohane, wathi: “ Hambani niye kusilungisela iphasika, ukuze sidle.” 9 Bathi kuye: “Ufuna silungiselelephi?” 10 Wathi kubo: “ Bhekani, nxa ningena emzini, niyakuhlangana nomuntu ophethe imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni, niye endlini angena kuyo.” 11 Nize nithi kumninindlu: ‘UMfundisi uthi kuwe: Liphi ikamelo lokungenisa izihambi, lapho ngingadlela khona iphasika nabafundi bami?’ 12 Futhi yena uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu elinempahla; lungisani lapho. 13 Bahamba, bathola kunjengoba eshilo kubo; base belungisa iphasika. 14 Kwathi isikhathi sesifikile, wahlala phansi, nabaphostoli abayishumi nambili kanye naye. 15 Wathi kubo: “ Ngifisa kakhulu ukudla leli phasika nani ngingakahlupheki.” 16 Ngoba ngithi kini: Angisayikudla futhi kulo, lize ligcwaliseke embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 17 Wasethatha indebe, wabonga, wathi: Thathani lokhu, nabelane ngakho. 18 Ngoba ngithi kini: Angisoze nginathe okwesithelo somvini, kuze kufike umbuso kaNkulunkulu. 19 Wasethatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: Lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa ngenxa yenu; lokhu kwenzeni ukuba ningikhumbule. 20 Kanjalo nendebe emva kokudla, ethi: “ Le ndebe iyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami elithululwa ngenxa yenu.” 21 Kodwa bhekani, isandla salowo ongikhaphelayo sinami etafuleni. 22 INdodana yomuntu iyahamba impela, njengokunqunyiwe; kepha maye kulowo muntu ekhashelwa nguye! 23 Base beqala ukubuzana bodwa ukuthi ngubani kubo ozakwenza lokhu.

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24 Kwaba khona nokuphikisana phakathi kwabo ngokuthi ngubani kubo ofanele ukuba mkhulu kunabo bonke. 25 Wayesethi kubo: “ Amakhosi ezizwe ayababusa; nalabo abanegunya phezu kwazo babizwa ngokuthi abasizi.” 26 Kodwa nina akumelwe nibe njalo; kodwa omkhulu kini makabe njengomncane, noyinhloko makabe njengokhonzayo. 27 Ngoba ngubani omkhulu, ohlezi ekudleni noma okhonzayo? Akusiye yini ohlezi ekudleni? Kepha mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengokhonzayo. 28 Nina ningababelokhu bemi nami ekulingweni kwami. 29 Futhi mina nginimisela umbuso, njengoba uBaba engimisele mina; 30 Ukuze nidle, niphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami, nihlale ezihlalweni zobukhosi, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. 31 INkosi yathi: “Simoni, Simoni, bheka, uSathane unifunile ukuba anihlunge njengokolweni; 32 Kodwa ngikukhulekele, ukuze ukholo lwakho lungapheli; futhi nxa usuphendukile, uqinise abazalwane bakho. 33 Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngikulungele ukuya nawe etilongweni nasekufeni.” 34 Wathi: “ Ngiyakutshela, Petru, iqhude aliyikukhala namuhla, ungakangiphiki kathathu ukuthi uyangazi.” 35 Wathi kubo: “ Mhla nginithuma ningenasikhwama semali, nesikhwama, nezicathulo, naswela lutho na?” Bathi: “Lutho.” 36 Wayesethi kubo: “ Kepha manje onesikhwama semali makasithathe, nesikhwama sakhe ngokunjalo; ongenaso inkemba makathengise ingubo yakhe, athenge enye.” 37 Ngoba ngithi kini, lokhu okulotshiweyo kumelwe kugcwaliseke kimi, ukuthi: Wabalwa kanye nabeqa umthetho; ngokuba izinto eziphathelene nami ziyaphela. 38 Bathi: “Nkosi, bheka, nansi izinkemba ezimbili.” Wathi kubo: “ Kwanele.” 39 Waphuma, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo, njengasejwayelweni lakhe; nabafundi bakhe bamlandela. 40 Esefikile endaweni leyo, wathi kubo: “ Khulekani ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.” 41 Wasuka kubo kungathi ibanga lokuphonsa itshe, waguqa phansi, wathandaza, 42 Ethi: “ Baba, uma uthanda, susa lesi sitsha kimi; nokho makungabi yintando yami, kodwa eyakho.” 43 Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini, imqinisa. 44 Esebuhlungwini obukhulu wathandaza ngobuqotho; izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi awela phansi emhlabathini. 45 Esesukume ekukhulekeni, weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafumana belele ngenxa yosizi. 46 Wathi kubo: “ Nilaleleni na? Vukani nithandaze, funa ningene ekulingweni.” 47 Esakhuluma, bheka isixuku, nalowo obizwa ngokuthi uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wayehamba phambi kwabo, wasondela kuJesu ukumanga. 48 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: “ Juda, uyayikhaphela iNdodana yomuntu ngokwanga na?” 49 Kwathi labo ababemzungezile bebona okwakuzalandela, bathi kuye: Nkosi, sigadle ngenkemba yini? 50 Omunye wabo washaya inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. 51 UJesu waphendula wathi: “ Lisani kuze kube manje.” Wathinta indlebe yakhe, wamphulukisa. 52 UJesu wasesithi kubapristi abakhulu, lezinduna zethempeli, labadala, ababeze kuye: Lize, njengokungathi limelene lomphangi, liphethe izinkemba lezinduku? 53 Ngesikhathi nginani ethempelini imihla ngemihla, anizange nelulele izandla kimi; kodwa lesi yisikhathi senu, namandla obumnyama. 54 Base bembamba, bamyisa endlini yompristi omkhulu; uPetru wamlandela ekude. 55 Sebebasile umlilo phakathi kwegceke, bahlala phansi ndawonye, uPetru wahlala phakathi kwabo. 56 Kodwa incekukazi ethile yambona ehlezi ngasemlilweni, yambheka ngobuqotho, yathi: “Nalona ube naye.” 57 Wamphika, wathi: “Sifazane, angimazi.”

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58 Ngemva kwesikhashana omunye wambona wathi: “Nawe ungomunye wabo.” UPetru wathi: “Muntu, angisiye.” 59 Kwathi ngemva kwehora elicishe libe linye, omunye waqinisa ngesibindi, wathi: “Impela lo muntu ube naye, ngokuba ungumGalile.” 60 UPetru wathi: “Ndoda, angazi ukuthi uthini.” Masinyane, esakhuluma, iqhude lakhala. 61 INkosi yaphenduka, yambheka uPetru. UPetru wakhumbula izwi leNkosi, ukuthi yathi kuye: “ Iqhude lingakakhali, uzakungiphika kathathu.” 62 UPetru waphuma, wakhala kabuhlungu. 63 Amadoda ayebambe uJesu amhleka usulu, amshaya. 64 Bathi sebemboze amehlo, bamshaya ebusweni, bambuza bathi: “Profetha, ngubani okushayile?” 65 Nezinye izinto eziningi bakhuluma ngaye ngokumhlambalaza. 66 Kwathi sekusile, kwabuthana amalunga abantu nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, bamyisa emphakathini wabo, bathi: 67 UnguKristu na? Sitshele. Wathi kubo: “ Uma nginitshela, anisoze nakholwa; 68 Futhi uma nginibuza, aniyikungiphendula, aniyikungidedela. 69 Kusukela manje iNdodana yomuntu izahlala ngakwesokunene samandla kaNkulunkulu. 70 Base bethi bonke: “Pho, uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na?” Wathi kubo: “ Nina nithi ngiyiyo.” 71 Bathi: “Sisadinga bufakazi obunye na? Ngokuba thina ngokwethu sizwile ngomlomo wakhe.” ULuka 23 1 Isixuku sonke sasukuma, samyisa kuPilatu. 2 Baqala ukummangalela, bathi: “Simfumene lo muntu edukisa isizwe, enqabela ukukhokhisa uKesari intela, ethi yena unguKristu iNkosi.” 3 UPilatu wambuza wathi: “UyiNkosi yabaJuda na?” Wamphendula wathi: “ Usho khona.” 4 UPilatu wathi kubapristi abakhulu nakubantu: “Angifumani cala kulo muntu.” 5 Baqinisa kakhulu, bathi: “Uvusa abantu, efundisa kulo lonke elakwaJuda, eqala eGalile kuze kube lapha.” 6 Lapho uPilatu ezwa ngeGalile, wabuza ukuthi lowo muntu wayengumGalile yini. 7 Kwathi esekwazi ukuthi ungowesifunda sikaHerode, wamthumela kuHerode owayeseJerusalema naye ngaleso sikhathi. 8 Kwathi uHerode ebona uJesu, wajabula kakhulu, ngokuba wayefisa ukumbona isikhathi eside, ngokuba wayezwile izinto eziningi ngaye; wayethemba ukubona isimangaliso senziwa nguye. 9 Wambuza ngamazwi amaningi, kodwa akaphendulanga lutho. 10 Abapristi abakhulu nababhali basukuma bammangalela ngamandla. 11 UHerode namabutho akhe bamdelela, bamhleka usulu, bamembathisa ingubo ekhazimulayo, bambuyisela kuPilatu. 12 Ngalolo suku uPilatu noHerode baba abangane ndawonye; ngokuba ngaphambili babenobutha phakathi kwabo. 13 UPilatu esebizele ndawonye abapristi abakhulu nababusi nabantu, 14 wathi kubo: “Nilethe lo muntu kimi njengodukisa abantu; bhekani, mina ngimhlolile phambi kwenu, angitholanga cala kulo muntu ngalokho enimmangalela ngakho; 15 Cha, noHerode akakwenzanga lokho; ngokuba ngikuthumele kuye; bheka, akenzanga lutho olufanele ukufa kuye. 16 Ngakho-ke ngiyakumshaya, ngimkhulule. 17 (Ngoba kwakudingeka ukuthi abakhululele oyedwa emkhosini.) 18 Bamemeza kanyekanye, bathi: “Susa lo muntu, usikhululele uBaraba.” 19 (owaphonswa etilongweni ngenxa yesiyaluyalu esithile esasenzeka emzini, nangenxa yokubulala). 20 Ngakho uPilatu, ethanda ukumkhulula uJesu, waphinda wakhuluma nabo. 21 Kodwa bamemeza bathi: “Mbethele, mbethele esiphambanweni!”

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22 Wasesithi kubo okwesithathu: Ngobani, wenze bubi buni? Angitholanga cala lokufa kuye; ngakho-ke ngizamjezisa, ngimkhulule. 23 Base beshesha ngezwi elikhulu, befuna ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni; amazwi abo nawabapristi abakhulu anqoba. 24 UPilatu wanquma ukuthi kwenziwe njengoba befuna. 25 Wamkhulula lowo owayefakwe etilongweni ngenxa yokuvukela umbuso nokubulala, ababemfuna; kodwa wamnikela uJesu entandweni yabo. 26 Kwathi bemuka naye, babamba uSimoni waseKhurene evela emaphandleni, bamthwesa isiphambano, ukuze asithwale emva kukaJesu. 27 Kwamlandela isixuku esikhulu sabantu, nabesifazane ababemkhalela, bemlilela. 28 UJesu waphendukela kubo wathi: “ Madodakazi aseJerusalema, ningangikhaleli mina, kodwa zikhaleleni nina nabantwana benu. 29 Ngokuba bhekani, izinsuku ziyeza lapho bayakusho khona ukuthi: Babusisiwe abayizinyumba, nezizalo ezingazalanga, namabele angancelisanga. 30 Khona-ke bayakuqala ukuthi ezintabeni: “Welani phezu kwethu,” nasemagqumeni: “Simbozeni.” 31 Ngoba uma benza lezi zinto emthini oluhlaza, kuzokwenzekani kowomile? 32 Kwakukhona nabanye abenzi bobubi ababili abayiswa ukuba babulawe kanye naye. 33 Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa iKhalvari, bambethela khona kanye nabenzi bobubi, omunye ngakwesokunene nomunye ngakwesokhohlo. 34 UJesu wathi: “ Baba, bathethelele, ngokuba abakwazi abakwenzayo.” Babelana izingubo zakhe, benza inkatho. 35 Abantu bema bebukela; nababusi nabo bamhleka usulu, bathi: “Wasindisa abanye; makazisindise yena, uma enguKristu okhethiweyo kaNkulunkulu.” 36 Namabutho amhleka usulu, eza kuye, amnika uviniga, 37 Bethi: “Uma uyinkosi yabaJuda, zisindise.” 38 Kwakukhona nombhalo obhalwe phezu kwakhe ngezinhlamvu zesiGreki, zesiLatini, nezesiHebheru othi: LO UYINKOSI YABAJUDA. 39 Esinye sezelelesi ezaziphanyekwe samhlambalaza sathi: “Uma unguKristu, zisindise wena kanye nathi.” 40 Kodwa omunye wamphendula wamkhuza, wathi: “Awumesabi uNkulunkulu, lokhu nawe ukulesi sigwebo esifanayo?” 41 Futhi thina ngeqiniso silungile, ngoba samukela umvuzo ofanele wezenzo zethu; kodwa lo muntu akenzanga lutho olubi. 42 Wayesethi kuJesu: “Nkosi, ngikhumbule, nxa usufikile embusweni wakho.” 43 UJesu wathi kuye: “ Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namuhla uzakuba nami eParadisi.” 44 Kwakungaba yihora lesithupha, kwaba khona ubumnyama emhlabeni wonke kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye. 45 Ilanga lafiphala, isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka phakathi. 46 UJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “ Baba, ngiyawubeka umoya wami ezandleni zakho.” Eseshilo lokho, wafa. 47 Kwathi induna yekhulu ibona okwenzekileyo, yadumisa uNkulunkulu, yathi: “Impela lo ubengumuntu olungileyo.” 48 Bonke abantu ababebuthene ukuzobona lokho, sebebonile okwenzekileyo, bashaya izifuba zabo, babuyela emuva. 49 Bonke abazana naye, nabesifazane ababemlandela bevela eGalile, bema kude, bebuka lezi zinto. 50 Bheka, kwakukhona indoda egama layo linguJosefa, ilunga lomphakathi, iyindoda enhle nelungile; 51 (yena wayengavumelananga necebo nesenzo sabo;) wayengowase-Arimatheya, umuzi wamaJuda, naye owayelindele umbuso kaNkulunkulu. 52 Lo muntu waya kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu.

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53 Wasesehlisa, wasisonga ngelineni, wasibeka ethuneni elaliqoshwe etsheni, lapho kungakaze kubekwe muntu khona ngaphambili. 54 Lolo suku lwaluyilungiselelo, isabatha selisondele. 55 Nabesifazane ababeze naye bevela eGalile balandela, babona ithuna nokuthi isidumbu sakhe sibekwe kanjani. 56 Babuya, balungisa iziqholo namafutha; baphumula ngesabatha njengomthetho. ULuka 24 1 Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, ekuseni kakhulu, bafika ethuneni, bephethe izinongo ababezilungisile, nabanye kanye nabo. 2 Bafumana itshe ligingqiwe ethuneni. 3 Bangena, abasifumananga isidumbu seNkosi uJesu. 4 Kwathi besadidekile kakhulu ngalokho, bheka, nanko amadoda amabili emi ngakubo egqoke izingubo ezicwebezelayo. 5 Kwathi sebesaba, bakhothamela phansi ngobuso, bathi kubo: “Nifunelani ophilayo kwabafileyo na?” 6 Akekho lapha, kodwa uvukile; khumbulani ukuthi wakhuluma kanjani kini eseseGalile, 7 ethi: “INdodana yomuntu imelwe ukukhashelwa ezandleni zabantu abayizoni, ibethelwe esiphambanweni, ivuke ngosuku lwesithathu.” 8 Bakhumbula amazwi akhe, ethi: 9 Babuya ethuneni, babika konke lokhu kwabayishumi nanye nakubo bonke abanye. 10 KwakunguMariya Magdalena, noJowana, noMariya unina kaJakobe, nabanye besifazane ababenabo, abatshela abaphostoli lezi zinto. 11 Amazwi abo aba njengezindaba eziyize kubo, kabakholwanga yibo. 12 UPetru wasukuma, wagijimela ethuneni; wakhothama, wabona izindwangu zelineni zodwa, wahamba, emangala ngalokho okwenzekileyo. 13 Bheka, ababili babo babehamba ngalona lolo suku baya emzaneni othiwa i-Emawuse, oqhele ngamakhilomitha angamashumi ayisithupha ukusuka eJerusalema. 14 Baxoxa bodwa ngazo zonke lezo zinto ezenzekileyo. 15 Kwathi besaxoxa futhi bexoxa, uJesu ngokwakhe wasondela, wahamba nabo. 16 Kodwa amehlo abo ayebanjiwe ukuze bangamqondi. 17 Wathi kubo: “ Zindaba zini lezi enikhuluma ngazo omunye nomunye njengoba nihamba, nidabukile?” 18 Omunye wabo, ogama lakhe linguKleyophase, waphendula wathi kuye: “Wena wedwa uyisihambi eJerusalema, ongazazi izinto ezenzekileyo khona kulezi zinsuku na?” 19 Wathi kubo: “ Zinto zini?” Bathi kuye: “NgoJesu waseNazaretha, owayengumprofethi onamandla ngesenzo nangezwi phambi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu bonke; 20 nokuthi abapristi abakhulu nababusi bethu bamnikela kanjani ukuba agwetshelwe ukufa, baze bambethela esiphambanweni. 21 Kodwa besithemba ukuthi nguye ozakuhlenga u-Israyeli; futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke lokhu, namuhla usuku lwesithathu selokhu lezi zinto zenzekile. 22 Yebo, nabesifazane abathile bakithi basimangalisile, ababefike ethuneni ekuseni; 23 Kodwa lapho bengasifumani isidumbu sakhe, beza, bathi babone nombono wezingelosi, ezithe uyaphila. 24 Abanye ababenathi baya ethuneni, bakuthola kunjalo njengoba abesifazane babeshilo; kodwa yena abambonanga. 25 Wayesethi kubo: “O nina eningaqondiyo, nenilibele enhliziyweni ukukholwa yikho konke abakushilo abaprofethi! 26 Bekungafanele yini ukuthi uKristu ahlupheke ngalezi zinto, aze angene enkazimulweni yakhe na?

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27 Waqala kuMose nakubaprofethi bonke, wabachazela emibhalweni yonke izinto eziphathelene naye. 28 Basondela emzaneni ababeya kuwo; yena wazenza sengathi usezodlulela phambili. 29 Kodwa bamncenga, bathi: “Hlala nathi, ngokuba sekuhlwile, nemini isiphelile.” Wangena wahlala nabo. 30 Kwathi ehlezi nabo ekudleni, wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wabanika. 31 Amehlo abo avuleka, bamazi; wanyamalala emehlweni abo. 32 Bathi omunye komunye: “Inhliziyo yethu ibingavuthi yini phakathi kwethu, lapho ekhuluma nathi endleleni, nalapho esivulela imibhalo na?” 33 Base besuka ngalona lelo hora, babuyela eJerusalema, bafumana abayishumi nanye behlangene kanye nababe nabo, 34 Bethi: “INkosi ivukile impela, ibonakele kuSimoni.” 35 Base belanda okwenzekileyo endleleni, nokuthi waziwa kanjani yibo ekuhlephuleni isinkwa. 36 Besakhuluma lokho, uJesu uqobo wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: “ Ukuthula makube kini.” 37 Kodwa besaba kakhulu, besaba ukuthi babona umoya. 38 Wayesethi kubo: “ Nikhathazekelani na? Kungani kuvela imicabango ezinhliziyweni zenu na?” 39 Bhekani izandla zami nezinyawo zami, ukuthi yimina uqobo; ngiphatheni, nibone, ngokuba umoya awunanyama namathambo, njengoba ningibona nginakho. 40 Eseshilo lokho wababonisa izandla zakhe nezinyawo zakhe. 41 Kwathi bengakakholwa ngenxa yentokozo, bemangala, wathi kubo: “ Ninakho ukudla lapha na?” 42 Bamnika ucezu lwenhlanzi eyosiwe kanye noju lwezinyosi. 43 Wakuthatha, wadla phambi kwabo. 44 Wathi kubo: “ Yilawa amazwi engawakhuluma kini ngisenani, okuthi konke okulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose nakubaprofethi nasemaHutsheni, kumelwe kugcwaliseke ngami.” 45 Wasevula ingqondo yabo, ukuze baqonde imibhalo, 46 Wathi kubo: “ Kulotshiwe kanje, ukuthi uKristu umelwe ukuhlupheka, avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu; 47 Nokuthi ukuphenduka nokuthethelelwa kwezono kushunyayelwe egameni lakhe phakathi kwezizwe zonke, kuqalwe eJerusalema. 48 Nina ningofakazi balezi zinto. 49 Bhekani, ngiyathumela isithembiso sikaBaba phezu kwenu; kepha hlalani emzini waseJerusalema, nize nembathiswe amandla avela phezulu. 50 Wabahola baze bafika eBethaniya, waphakamisa izandla zakhe, wababusisa. 51 Kwathi esababusisa, wahlukana nabo, wenyuselwa ezulwini. 52 Bakhuleka kuye, babuyela eJerusalema benokuthokoza okukhulu. 53 Bahlala ethempelini njalo, bedumisa futhi bedumisa uNkulunkulu. Amen.

IVangeli likaJohane Johane 18 1 UJesu esekhulumile lawo mazwi, waphuma nabafundi bakhe, waya ngaphesheya komfudlana iKedroni, lapho kwakukhona insimu, angena kuyo yena nabafundi bakhe. 2 UJudasi, owamkhaphelayo, wayeyazi leyo ndawo; ngokuba uJesu wayevame ukuhlangana lapho nabafundi bakhe. 3 UJuda, esethole iqembu lamadoda nezikhonzi ezivela kubapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi, weza lapho enezibani nezibani nezikhali. 4 Ngakho-ke uJesu, ekwazi konke okuzomehlela, waphuma, wathi kubo: “ Nifuna bani na?” 5 Bamphendula bathi: “UJesu waseNazaretha.” UJesu wathi kubo: “ Nginguye.” UJuda owamkhaphelayo naye wayemi nabo. 6 Kwathi eseshilo kubo ukuthi: “Nginguye,” babuyela emuva, bawa phansi. 17

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7 Wasebabuza futhi wathi: Lifuna bani? Bathi: UJesu waseNazaretha. 8 UJesu waphendula wathi: “ Nginitshelile ukuthi nginguye; ngakho-ke uma nifuna mina, yekani laba bahambe; 9 Ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi alishilo lokuthi: “ Kulabo onginike bona angilahlekelwanga namunye.” 10 USimoni Petru enenkemba wayihosha, washaya inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. Igama lenceku lalinguMalkusi. 11 UJesu wasesithi kuPetro: Faka inkemba yakho esikhwameni; indebe uBaba anginike yona, angiyikuyinatha yini? 12 Ibutho lempi kanye lenduna kanye labancedisi bamaJuda bambamba uJesu, bambopha, 13 Baqala ngokumyisa ku-Anase, ngokuba wayenguyisezala kaKayafase, owayengumpristi omkhulu ngalowo mnyaka. 14 UKayafase nguyena owaluleka amaJuda ukuthi kulungele ukuba umuntu oyedwa afele abantu. 15 USimoni Petru walandela uJesu, nomunye umfundi; lowo mfundi wayaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wangena noJesu egcekeni lompristi omkhulu. 16 Kodwa uPetru wayemi emnyango ngaphandle. Waphuma lowo mfundi omunye owaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wakhuluma nomlindi womnyango, wamngenisa uPetru. 17 Intombazana eyayilinda umnyango yathi kuPetru: “Awusiye omunye wabafundi balo muntu na?” Wathi: “Angisiye.” 18 Izinceku nezikhonzi zazimi lapho, zibase umlilo wamalahle, ngokuba kwakubanda; zazifudumala; noPetru wayemi nazo, ezifudumala. 19 Umpristi omkhulu wabuza uJesu ngabafundi bakhe nangemfundiso yakhe. 20 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “ Ngikhulumile obala ezweni; bengifundisa esinagogeni nasethempelini, lapho amaJuda ehlangana khona njalo; angishongo lutho ngasese.” 21 Ungibuzelani na? Buza labo abangizwile, lokho engikushilo kubo; bheka, bayakwazi engikushilo. 22 Eseshilo lokho, omunye wababonisi owayemi khona washaya uJesu ngesandla, wathi: “Uphendula kanjalo umpristi omkhulu na?” 23 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “ Uma ngikhulume kabi, fakaza ngalobo bubi; kodwa uma kukuhle, ungishayelani na?” 24 U-Anase wamthumela eboshiwe kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu. 25 USimoni Petru wayemi esotha. Base bethi kuye: “Awusiye omunye wabafundi bakhe nawe na?” Waphika, wathi: “Angisiye.” 26 Omunye wezinceku zompristi omkhulu, oyisihlobo sakhe uPetru asinquma indlebe, wathi: “Angikubonanga yini ensimini unaye na?” 27 UPetru waphika futhi; masinyane iqhude lakhala. 28 Base bemhola uJesu besuka kuKayafase bemyisa endlini yokwahlulela; kwase kusekuseni; bona ngokwabo abangenanga endlini yokwahlulela, ukuze bangangcoli, kodwa ukuze badle iPhasika. 29 UPilatu waphumela kubo, wathi: “Nimmangalela ngani lo muntu na?” 30 Baphendula bathi kuye: “Uma ebengesiye umenzi wobubi, ngabe asimnikelanga kuwe.” 31 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Mthatheni nina, nimahlulele ngokomthetho wenu.” AmaJuda athi kuye: “Akuvunyelwe kithi ukubulala umuntu; 32 Ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi likaJesu alikhulumayo, ebonisa ukufa ayezakufa ngakho. 33 UPilatu wangena futhi endlini yokwahlulela, wabiza uJesu, wathi kuye: “Wena uyiNkosi yabaJuda na?” 34 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “ Uzisholo lokhu wena, noma abanye bakutshelile ngami na?” 35 UPilatu waphendula wathi: “NgingumJuda mina na? Isizwe sakini nabapristi abakhulu bakunikele kimi; wenzeni na?” 36 UJesu waphendula wathi: “ Umbuso wami awusiwo owaleli zwe; uma umbuso wami ubungowaleli zwe, izinceku zami ngabe zilwa, ukuze nginganikelwa kumaJuda; kodwa manje umbuso wami awuveli lapha.”

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37 UPilatu wathi kuye: “Pho, uyinkosi na?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “ Usho wena ukuthi ngiyinkosi. Ngazalelwa lokhu, ngafika ngenxa yalokhu ezweni ukuba ngifakazele iqiniso. Wonke umuntu ongoweqiniso uyalizwa izwi lami.” 38 UPilatu wathi kuye: “Liyini iqiniso?” Eseshilo lokho, waphuma futhi waya kumaJuda, wathi kuwo: “Angifumani cala kuye.” 39 Kodwa lilomkhuba wokuthi ngilikhululele omunye ngePhasika; ngakho liyafuna yini ukuthi ngilikhululele iNkosi yamaJuda? 40 Bamemeza bonke futhi, bathi: “Hhayi lo muntu, kodwa uBaraba.” UBaraba wayengumphangi. Johane 19 1 UPilatu wayesemthatha uJesu, wamshaya. 2 Amabutho aluka umqhele wameva, awubeka ekhanda lakhe, amembathisa ingubo ebubende, 3 bathi: “Bayede, Nkosi yamaJuda!” Bamshaya ngezandla. 4 UPilatu waphuma futhi, wathi kubo: “Bhekani, ngiyamkhiphela kini, ukuze nazi ukuthi angifumani cala kuye.” 5 UJesu waphuma, egqoke umqhele wameva nengubo ebubende. UPilatu wathi kubo: “Bhekani lo muntu!” 6 Kwathi abapristi abakhulu nezikhonzi bembona, bamemeza bathi: “Mbethele, mbethele esiphambanweni!” UPilatu wathi kubo: “Mthatheni, nimbethele esiphambanweni, ngokuba angifumani cala kuye.” 7 AmaJuda amphendula athi: “Sinomthetho thina, futhi ngokomthetho wethu ufanele ukufa, ngoba uzenze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 8 Kwathi uPilatu esizwa lelolizwi, wesaba kakhulu; 9 Wangena futhi endlini yokwahlulela, wathi kuJesu: “Uvelaphi na?” Kodwa uJesu akaphendulanga. 10 UPilatu wathi kuye: “Awukhulumi nami na? Awazi ukuthi nginamandla okukubethela esiphambanweni, futhi nginamandla okukukhulula?” 11 UJesu waphendula wathi: “ Ubungeke ube namandla ngami, uma ungawanikwanga evela phezulu; ngakho-ke onginikele kuwe unesono esikhulu.” 12 Kusukela lapho uPilatu wafuna ukumkhulula; kodwa amaJuda amemeza athi: “Uma ukhulula lo muntu, awusiye umngane kaKesari; noma ubani ozenza inkosi ukhuluma ngokumelene noKesari.” 13 UPilatu esezwile lelo zwi, wamkhiphela uJesu ngaphandle, wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela endaweni ethiwa iGatement, kodwa ngesiHebheru iGabatha. 14 Kwakuyilungiselelo lePhasika, cishe ngehora lesithupha; wathi kumaJuda: “Bhekani inkosi yenu!” 15 Kodwa bamemeza bathi: “Msuse, msuse, mbethele esiphambanweni!” UPilatu wathi kubo: “Ngimbethele inkosi yenu na?” Abapristi abakhulu baphendula bathi: “Asinankosi ngaphandle kukaKesari.” 16 Ngakho-ke wamnikela kubo ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni. Base bemthatha uJesu, bamqhuba. 17 Waphuma ethwele isiphambano sakhe waya endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi iNdawo Yekhanda, ebizwa ngesiHebheru ngokuthi iGolgotha. 18 Bambethela khona esiphambanweni, nabanye ababili kanye naye, omunye ohlangothini ngalunye, noJesu phakathi. 19 UPilatu wabhala umbhalo, wawubeka esiphambanweni; futhi kwakubhalwe ukuthi: UJESU WASENAZARETHA, INKOSI YABAJUDA. 20 Ngakho-ke abaningi kumaJuda bafunda lesi sihloko; ngoba indawo lapho uJesu abethelwa khona yayiseduze nomuzi; futhi sasilotshiwe ngesiHebheru, nangesiGreki, nangesiLatini. 21 Abapristi abakhulu bamaJuda bathi kuPilatu: “Ungabhali ukuthi: ‘INkosi yamaJuda,’ kodwa ukuthi: ‘Wathi: NgiyiNkosi yamaJuda.’ ” 22 UPilatu waphendula wathi: “Engikubhalileyo ngikubhalile.”

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23 Khona-ke amasosha, esembethele uJesu esiphambanweni, athatha izingubo zakhe, azenza izingxenye ezine, kwaba yilelo nalelo butho ingxenye; kanye nejazi lakhe; manje ingubo yayingenamthungo, ilukiwe kusukela phezulu yonke indawo. 24 Ngakho-ke bakhuluma bodwa bathi: “Masingasidabuli, kodwa masisenze inkatho, sibone ukuthi siyakuba ngesikabani.” Ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: “Babelana izingubo zami, benze inkatho ngesambatho sami.” Ngakho-ke amasosha akwenza lokho. 25 Eceleni kwesiphambano sikaJesu kwakumi unina, nodadewabo kanina, uMariya umkaKleyophase, noMariya Magdalena. 26 UJesu ebona unina nomfundi amthandayo bemi khona, wathi kunina: “ Mame, bheka indodana yakho.” 27 Wayesethi kumfundi: “ Bheka unyoko!” Kusukela kuleso sikhathi lowo mfundi wamthatha wamyisa ekhaya lakhe. 28 Ngemva kwalokhu uJesu, esazi ukuthi konke sekuphelile, ukuze umbhalo ugcwaliseke, wathi: “ Ngomile.” 29 Kwakukhona isitsha esigcwele uviniga; bagcwalisa isiponji ngeviniga, basifaka phezu kwehisopi, basifaka emlonyeni wakhe. 30 Kwathi uJesu esewamukele uviniga, wathi: “ Kufeziwe.” Wakhothamisa ikhanda, wafa. 31 Ngakho-ke amaJuda, ngoba kwakuyilungiselelo, ukuze izidumbu zingahlali esiphambanweni ngesabatha, (ngoba lelo Sabatha lalililanga elikhulu), ancenga uPilatu ukuthi imilenze yabo yaphulwe, futhi basuswe. 32 Amasosha afika, aphula imilenze yowokuqala neyomunye owayebethelwe naye esiphambanweni. 33 Kodwa sebefikile kuJesu, bebona ukuthi usefile, kabaphulanga imilenze yakhe; 34 Kodwa elinye lamabutho lamgwaza ohlangothini ngomkhonto, kwaphuma igazi namanzi masinyane. 35 Futhi lowo okubonileyo ufakazile, futhi ubufakazi bakhe buyiqiniso; futhi uyazi ukuthi ukhuluma iqiniso, ukuze nikholwe. 36 Ngoba lezizinto zenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: Akuyikwaphulwa thambo lakhe. 37 Futhi omunye umbhalo uthi: “Bayakumbheka lowo abamgwazayo.” 38 Ngemva kwalokho uJosefa wase-Arimatheya, owayengumfundi kaJesu kodwa ngasese ngenxa yokwesaba amaJuda, wacela kuPilatu ukuba asuse isidumbu sikaJesu; uPilatu wavuma. Wafika, wasithatha isidumbu sikaJesu. 39 Kwafika noNikodemu, owafika kuJesu ebusuku kuqala, ephethe ingxubevange yemure ne-aloe, cishe amakhilogremu ayikhulu. 40 Base besithatha isidumbu sikaJesu, basisonga ngezindwangu zelineni kanye namakha, njengomkhuba wamaJuda wokungcwaba. 41 Endaweni lapho abethelwe khona esiphambanweni kwakukhona insimu, nasensimini kwakukhona ithuna elisha, lapho kungakaze kubekwe muntu khona. 42 Ngakho-ke bambeka lapho uJesu ngenxa yosuku lokulungiselela lwamaJuda; ngoba ithuna laliseduze. Johane 20 1 Ngosuku lokuqala lweviki uMariya Magdalena wafika ethuneni ekuseni kakhulu, kusesemnyama, wabona itshe lisusiwe ethuneni. 2 Wasegijima waya kuSimoni Phetro lakumfundi omunye uJesu ayemthanda, wathi kubo: “Bayisusile iNkosi ethuneni, asazi ukuthi bayibeke ngaphi.” 3 UPetru waphuma kanye nalowo mfundi omunye, bafika ethuneni. 4 Ngakho bagijima bobabili kanyekanye; omunye umfundi wagijima kakhulu kunoPetru, wafika kuqala ethuneni. 5 Esekhothama phansi, ebheka ngaphakathi, wabona izindwangu zelineni zilele, kepha akangenanga. 6 USimoni Petru wafika emlandela, wangena ethuneni, wabona izindwangu zelineni zilele phansi,

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7 Nendwangu eyayisekhanda lakhe, ingalele ezindwangwini zelineni, kodwa isongiwe yodwa endaweni yayo. 8 Wasengena-ke lomunye umfundi, owafika kuqala ethuneni, wabona, wakholwa. 9 Ngoba babengakawazi umbhalo othi kumele avuke kwabafileyo. 10 Abafundi basebebuyela emakhaya abo. 11 Kodwa uMariya wema ngaphandle ethuneni ekhala; kwathi esakhala, wakhothama, walunguza ethuneni, 12 Wabona izingelosi ezimbili zembethe okumhlophe zihlezi, enye ngasekhanda nenye ngasezinyaweni, lapho isidumbu sikaJesu sasilele khona. 13 Bathi kuye: “Mame, ukhalelani na?” Wathi kubo: “Bayithathile iNkosi yami, angazi ukuthi bayibekephi.” 14 Eseshilo lokho, waphenduka, wabona uJesu emi, kepha wayengazi ukuthi nguJesu. 15 UJesu wathi kuye: “ Mame, ukhalelani na? Ufuna bani na?” Yena ethi ungumlimi, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uma umsusile lapha, ngitshele ukuthi umbekephi, mina-ke ngiyakumthatha.” 16 UJesu wathi kuye: “ Mariya.” Waphenduka, wathi kuye: “Raboni,” okungukuthi, “Mfundisi.” 17 UJesu wathi kuye: “ Ungangithinti, ngokuba angikanyukeli kuBaba; kodwa hamba uye kubafowethu, uthi kubo: ‘Nginyukela kuBaba noYihlo, nakuNkulunkulu wami noNkulunkulu wenu.’ 18 UMariya Magdalena weza watshela abafundi ukuthi uyibonile iNkosi, nokuthi imtshelile lezi zinto. 19 Ngalolo suku kusihlwa, ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, iminyango ivaliwe lapho abafundi babebuthene khona ngokwesaba amaJuda, uJesu wafika wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: Ukuthula makube kini. 20 Eseshilo lokho, wababonisa izandla zakhe nohlangothi lwakhe. Base bejabula abafundi bebona iNkosi. 21 UJesu wasephinda wathi kubo: Ukuthula kakube kini; njengoba uBaba engithumile, lami ngiyalithuma. 22 Eseshilo lokho, wabaphefumulela, wathi kubo: “ Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele. 23 Noma yibaphi izono enibathethelelayo, bathethelelwe zona; futhi noma yibaphi izono enibathethelelayo, bathethelelwe. 24 Kodwa uTomase, omunye wabayishumi nambili, owayebizwa ngokuthi uDidimu, wayengekho kubo lapho uJesu efika. 25 Abanye abafundi bathi kuye: “Siyibonile iNkosi.” Kodwa wathi kubo: “Uma ngingayiboni ezandleni zayo inxeba lezipikili, ngifake umunwe wami enxeba lezipikili, ngifake isandla sami ohlangothini lwayo, angisoze ngakholwa.” 26 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili abafundi bakhe babengaphakathi futhi, noTomase enabo. UJesu wafika, iminyango ivaliwe, wema phakathi kwabo, wathi: “ Ukuthula makube kini.” 27 Wasesithi kuTomasi: Letha umunwe wakho lapha, ubone izandla zami; letha isandla sakho lapha, usifake ohlangothini lwami; ungabi ngongakholwayo, kodwa okholwayo. 28 UTomase waphendula wathi kuye: “Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami.” 29 UJesu wathi kuye: “ Tomase, ngokuba ungibonile, ukholiwe; babusisiwe abangaboni nokho abakholwa.” 30 UJesu wazenza nezinye izibonakaliso eziningi phambi kwabafundi bakhe, ezingalotshwanga kule ncwadi: 31 Kodwa lezi zilotshiwe, ukuze nikholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, nokuba nikholwe, nibe nokuphila egameni lakhe. Johane 21 1 Emva kwalezi zinto uJesu wabuye wazibonakalisa kubafundi ngaselwandle lwaseTiberiya; wazibonakalisa kanje.

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2 Kwakukhona ndawonye uSimoni Petru, noTomase othiwa uDidimu, noNathanayeli waseKhana laseGalile, namadodana kaZebedewu, nabanye ababili kubafundi bakhe. 3 USimoni Petru wathi kubo: “Ngiya kodoba.” Bathi kuye: “Nathi siyahamba nawe.” Baphuma, bangena emkhunjini masinyane; ngalobo busuku ababambanga lutho. 4 Kwathi sekusile, uJesu wema ogwini; kepha abafundi babengazi ukuthi nguJesu. 5 UJesu wathi kubo: “ Bantwana, ninakho ukudla na?” Bamphendula bathi: “Cha.” 6 Wathi kubo: “ Phonsani inetha ngakwesokunene somkhumbi, nizakuthola.” Base bephonsa, ababe besakwazi ukulidonsa ngenxa yobuningi bezinhlanzi. 7 Ngakho lowo mfundi uJesu ayemthanda wathi kuPetru: “YiNkosi.” USimoni Petru esezwile ukuthi yiNkosi, wagqoka ingubo yakhe yokudoba, ngokuba wayehamba ze, waziphonsa elwandle. 8 Abanye abafundi beza ngesikebhe esincane (ngoba babengekude nomhlabathi, kodwa cishe izingalo ezingamakhulu amabili), bedonsa inetha elinezinhlanzi. 9 Kwathi sebefikile ezweni, babona umlilo wamalahle lapho, nezinhlanzi zibekwe phezu kwawo, nesinkwa. 10 UJesu wathi kubo: “ Lethani izinhlanzi enizibambile manje.” 11 USimoni Petru wakhwela esikebheni, wadonsela inetha emhlabathini ligcwele izinhlanzi ezinkulu, eziyikhulu namashumi amahlanu nantathu; noma zaziziningi kangaka, inetha aliphukanga. 12 UJesu wathi kubo: “ Wozani nidle.” Kepha akekho kubafundi owaba nesibindi sokumbuza ukuthi: “Ungubani wena?” bazi ukuthi yiNkosi. 13 UJesu weza, wathatha isinkwa, wabanika, nezinhlanzi futhi. 14 Sekungokwesithathu uJesu ebonakala kubafundi bakhe, ngemva kokuvuswa kwakhe kwabafileyo. 15 Kwathi sebedlile, uJesu wathi kuSimoni Petru: “ Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda kunalaba na?” Wathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi; uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” Wathi kuye: “ Yondla amawundlu ami.” 16 Waphinda wathi kuye ngokwesibili: “Simoni kaJona, uyangithanda na?” Wathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi; uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” Wathi kuye: “ Yalusa izimvu zami.” 17 Wathi kuye okwesithathu: “ Simoni, ndodana kaJona, uyangithanda na?” UPetru wadabuka ngokuba wathi kuye okwesithathu: “Uyangithanda na?” Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uyazi konke; uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” UJesu wathi kuye: “ Yalusa izimvu zami.” 18 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Ngesikhathi usemusha, wawuzigqoka, uhambe lapho uthanda khona; kodwa nxa usumdala, uzakwelula izandla zakho, omunye akugqokise, akuyise lapho ungathandi khona. 19 Wakusho lokhu ekhomba ukufa azakumdumisa uNkulunkulu ngakho. Eseshilo lokho wathi kuye: “ Ngilandele.” 20 UPetru ephenduka wabona umfundi uJesu amthandayo elandela, owancika esifubeni sakhe esidlweni sakusihlwa, wathi: “Nkosi, ngubani okukhaphelayo na?” 21 UPetru embona wathi kuJesu: “Nkosi, kepha lo uzakwenzani na?” 22 UJesu wathi kuye: “ Uma ngithanda ukuba ahlale ngize ngifike, kuyini lokho kuwe na? Ngilandele.” 23 Ngakho-ke leli zwi lasakazeka phakathi kwabazalwane, lokuthi lowo mfundi akayikufa; kodwa uJesu akashongo kuye ukuthi akayikufa; kodwa wathi: “ Uma ngithanda ukuba ahlale ngize ngifike, kuyini lokho kuwe?” 24 Lo ngumfundi ofakaza ngalezi zinto, nowaloba lezi zinto; siyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bakhe buyiqiniso. 25 Futhi kukhona nezinye izinto eziningi uJesu azenzayo, okungathi, uma bezingalotshwa zonke ngazinye, ngicabanga ukuthi nezwe ngokwalo belingenakukwazi ukuthwala izincwadi ebezingalotshwa. Amen.

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IzEnzo Zabaphostoli IzEnzo 1

1 Incwadi yokuqala ngiyilobile, Theyofilu, ngakho konke uJesu aqala ukukwenza nokukufundisa, 2 kwaze kwaba lusuku akhushulwa ngalo, esebayalile ngoMoya oNgcwele abaphostoli ayebakhethile, 3 Wazibonakalisa kubo ephilile emva kokuhlupheka kwakhe ngobufakazi obuningi obungenakuphikwa, wabonakala kubo izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, ekhuluma ngezombuso kaNkulunkulu. 4 Esehlangene nabo, wabayala ngokuthi bangamuki eJerusalema, kodwa balinde isithembiso sikaBaba, enisizwile ngami. 5 Ngokuba uJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi impela, kepha nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele kungakadluli izinsuku eziningi. 6 Ngakho sebebuthene bambuza bathi: “Nkosi, usawubuyisela umbuso ku-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi na?” 7 Wathi kubo: “ Akusikho okwenu ukwazi izikhathi noma izinkathi uBaba azibeke ngamandla akhe.” 8 Kodwa nizakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonke, naseSamariya, kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba.” 9 Kwathi esekhulumile lezizinto, besabuka, wakhushulwa; ifu lamsusa emehlweni abo. 10 Kwathi besabheke ezulwini njengoba enyuka, bheka, amadoda amabili ayemi eduze kwabo egqoke izingubo ezimhlophe; 11 bathi futhi: “Madoda aseGalile, nimeleni nibheke ezulwini na? UJesu lo, osuswe kini enyuselwa ezulwini, uyakuza kanjalo, njengalokho nimbonile eya ezulwini.”

IVangeli likaNikodemu Isahluko 1 1 U-Anase noKayafase, noSumma, noDatam, noGamaliyeli, noJuda, noLevi, noNafetali, noAlexander, noKoresi, namanye amaJuda, baya kuPilatu ngoJesu, bemmangalela ngamacala amaningi amabi. 2 Bathi, Siyaqiniseka ukuthi uJesu uyindodana kaJosefa umbazi, izwe elizelwe nguMariya, nokuthi uzibiza ngokuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, nenkosi; futhi hhayi lokho kuphela, kodwa uzama ukuqedwa kwesabatha, nemithetho yawobaba bethu. 3 UPilatu waphendula wathi: “Yini ayishoyo, futhi yini azama ukuyichitha?” 4 AmaJuda athi kuye: “Sinomthetho ovimbela ukuphulukisa ngesabatha; kodwa uphulukisa izinyonga nezithulu, abahlushwa yizitho zomzimba, izimpumputhe, abanochoko, nabakhwelwe ngamademoni ngalolo suku ngezindlela ezimbi.” 5 UPilatu waphendula wathi: “Angakwenza kanjani lokhu ngezindlela ezimbi?” Baphendula bathi: “Ungumthakathi, ukhipha amademoni ngenkosi yamademoni; ngakho konke kuyamthobela.” 6 UPilatu wathi, Ukukhipha amademoni akubonakali kungumsebenzi womoya ongcolileyo, kodwa kuvela emandleni kaNkulunkulu. 7 AmaJuda aphendula kuPilatu athi: “Siyakuncenga wena Nkulunkulu, ukuba umbize eze phambi kwenkantolo yakho, umuzwe wena.” 8 UPilatu wabiza isithunywa wathi kuso: “UKristu uzakulethwa kanjani lapha?” 9 Isithunywa saphuma, simazi uKristu, samkhothamela; futhi esendlala ingubo ayeyiphethe esandleni sakhe phansi, sathi, Nkosi, hamba phezu kwale ndawo, ungene, ngokuba umbusi uyakubiza. 10 Lapho amaJuda ebona lokho isithunywa esasikwenzile, amemeza (ngokumelene naye) kuPilatu, athi, “Kungani ungambizanga ngesikhafu, hhayi ngesithunywa?” Ngoba isithunywa, lapho simbona, sakhuleka kuye, sasendlala ingubo esasiyiphethe esandleni sakhe phansi phambi kwakhe, sathi kuye, “Nkosi, umbusi uyakubiza.” 11 UPilatu wabiza isithunywa, wathi: “Wenzeni kanje?”

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12 Isithunywa saphendula sathi, “Ngesikhathi ungithuma ngisuka eJerusalema ukuya ku-Alexander, ngabona uJesu ehlezi egqoke isitho esibi phezu kwembongolokazi, futhi abantwana bamaHebheru bamemeza bathi, ‘Hosana,’ bephethe amagatsha emithi ngezandla zabo.” 13 Abanye bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni, bathi: “Sisindise, wena osezulwini; ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi.” 14 AmaJuda amemeza, ngokumelene nesithunywa, athi: “Abantwana bamaHeberu basho amazwi abo ngesiHebheru; pho, ungasiqonda kanjani isiHebheru, ungumGreki?” 15 Isithunywa sabaphendula sathi: “Ngabuza omunye wamaJuda ngathi: ‘Kuyini lokhu abantwana abakumemezayo ngesiHebheru?’ 16 Wangichazela, ethi, bamemeza bathi Hosana, okuhunyushwa ngokuthi, O, Nkosi, ngisindise; noma, O Nkosi, ngisindise. 17 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Kungani nina ngokwenu nifakaza amazwi akhulunywa ngabantwana, okungukuthi, ngokuthula kwenu? Yini isithunywa esenze iphutha ngayo?” Bathula. 18 Umbusi wasesithi esithunywa: “Phuma uzame ngandlela zonke ukumletha.” 19 Kodwa isithunywa saphuma, senza njengakuqala; sathi: Nkosi, ngena, ngokuba umbusi uyakubiza. 20 Kwathi uJesu engena eduze kweziboniso, ezaziphethe iziboniso, izihloko zazo zaguqa phansi zakhuleka kuJesu. 21 Ngakho-ke amaJuda amemeza kakhulu ngokumelene nezibonakaliso. 22 Kodwa uPilatu wathi kumaJuda, Ngiyazi ukuthi akukuthokozisi ukuthi iziqongo zezimpawu zakhothama futhi zakhuleka kuJesu; kodwa kungani nimemeza ngokumelene nezibonakaliso, njengokungathi bakhothame futhi bakhuleka? 23 Baphendula kuPilatu bathi, “Sibone izimpawu zikhothama futhi zikhonza uJesu.” 24 Umbusi wabiza amabhanela wathi kuwo: “Nikwenzeleni lokho na?” 25 Izibonakaliso zathi kuPilatu, Sonke singamaqaba futhi sikhulekela onkulunkulu emathempelini; futhi kufanele sicabange kanjani ngokumkhulekela? Sasiphethe amafulegi ezandleni zethu kuphela futhi bakhothama bamkhulekela. 26 UPilatu wathi kubaphathi besinagoge: “Khethani nina amadoda anamandla, niwavumele abambe amafulegi, sibone ukuthi azozithoba yini.” 27 Ngakho-ke amalunga amaJuda afuna amadoda amadala ayishumi nambili anamandla kakhulu, abamisa ukuba babambe amafulegi, bema phambi kombusi. 28 UPilatu wathi esithunywani: “Khipha uJesu, nimbuyisele futhi.” UJesu nesithunywa baphuma egcekeni. 29 UPilatu wabiza izibonakaliso ezazithwele amafulegi ngaphambili, wafunga kubo, ukuthi uma bengazange bathwale amafulegi ngaleyo ndlela lapho uJesu engena ngaphambili, wayezobanquma amakhanda. 30 Umbusi wasesithi uJesu kangene futhi. 31 Isithunywa senza njengoba sasenze ngaphambili, samncenga kakhulu uJesu ukuba angene engutsheni yakhe, ahambe phezu kwayo, wahamba phezu kwayo, wangena. 32 Kwathi uJesu engena, amafulegi akhothama njengakuqala, amkhonza. Isahluko 2 1 Kwathi uPilatu ekubona lokho, wesaba, wayesezosukuma esihlalweni sakhe. 2 Kodwa esacabanga ukusukuma, umkakhe owayemi kude, wathumela kuye, wathi: “Ungabi nandaba nalowo muntu olungileyo; ngokuba ngihlupheke kakhulu ngaye ngombono ngalobu busuku.” 3 AmaJuda esezwile lokhu athi kuPilatu: “Asishongo yini kuwe ukuthi: ‘Ungumthakathi?’ Bheka, uphuphise umkakho.” 4 UPilatu wambiza uJesu, wathi: “Uzwile lokho abakufakaza ngawe, kodwa awuphenduli na?” 5 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ukube bebengenalo ikhono lokukhuluma, ngabe bangakwazi ukukhuluma; kodwa ngenxa yokuthi yilowo nalowo unekhono lolimi lwakhe lokukhuluma okuhle nokubi, makaqaphele.”

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6 Amalunga amaJuda aphendula athi kuJesu: “Sizakukhangelani?” 7 Okokuqala, siyazi lokhu ngawe, ukuthi wazalwa ngobufebe; okwesibili, ukuthi ngenxa yokuzalwa kwakho izinsana zabulawa eBetlehema; okwesithathu, ukuthi uyihlo nonyoko uMariya babalekela eGibhithe, ngoba babengenakubathemba abantu bakubo. 8 Abanye bamaJuda ababemi lapho bakhuluma kahle kakhulu bathi: “Asinakusho ukuthi wazalwa ngokufeba; kodwa siyazi ukuthi unina uMariya wayethembisene noJosefa, ngakho akazalwanga ngokufeba.” 9 UPilatu wathi kumaJuda avuma ukuthi wazalwa ngokufeba: “Lokhu kushiwo kwakho akulona iqiniso, njengoba bekufakaza labo abangabesizwe sakini.” 10 U-Anase noKayafase bakhuluma kuPilatu, bathi: “Lonke leli qembu labantu liyabhekwa, elimemezayo, ukuthi wazalwa ngobufebe, futhi ungumthakathi; kodwa labo abamphikayo ukuthi wazalwa ngobufebe, bangabaproselithe bakhe nabafundi bakhe.” 11 UPilatu waphendula u-Anasi noKayafase wathi: “Obani abaphendukela ebuJudeni?” Baphendula bathi: “Labo bangabantwana bamaqaba, abangebona amaJuda, kodwa abalandeli bakhe.” 12 Khona-ke u-Eleazer, no-Asterius, no-Antonius, noJakobe, noCaras, noSamuweli, no-Isaka, noFineus, noKrispu, no-Agripha, no-Anas, noJuda, bathi: “Asibona amaproselite, kodwa singabantwana bamaJuda, futhi sikhuluma iqiniso, futhi sasikhona lapho uMariya ethembiswa umshado.” 13 UPilatu wakhuluma namadoda ayishumi nambili akhuluma lokhu, wathi kuwo: “Ngiyaniyala ngokuphila kukaKesari, ukuba nifakaze ngokwethembeka ukuthi wazalwa ngokufeba yini, nokuthi lezo zinto enizilandisile ziyiqiniso.” 14 Baphendula uPilatu bathi: “Sinomthetho, lapho singavunyelwe ukufunga khona, kuyisono; mabafunge ngokuphila kukaKesari ukuthi akunjengoba sishilo, futhi sizokwaneliswa ukubulawa.” 15 Base bethi u-Anase noKayafase kuPilatu: Lawo madoda ayishumi nambili ngeke akholwe ukuthi siyamazi ukuthi wazalwa eyisiwula, nokuthi ungumkhohlisi, yize ezenza sengathi uyindodana kaNkulunkulu, futhi uyinkosi: esikude kakhulu nokukholwa, kangangokuthi siyathuthumela ukukuzwa. 16 UPilatu wayala ukuba bonke baphume ngaphandle kwalabo abayishumi nambili abathi akazalwanga ngobufebe, noJesu ukuba bahambe baye kude, wathi kubo: “AmaJuda afunani ukubulala uJesu na?” 17 Bamphendula bathi: “Bathukuthele ngoba ephulukisa ngeSabatha.” UPilatu wathi: “Bazombulala ngenxa yomsebenzi omuhle na?” Bathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi.” Isahluko 3 1 UPilatu, egcwele intukuthelo, waphuma enkantolo, wathi kumaJuda: “Ngibiza umhlaba wonke ukuba ube ngofakazi bokuthi angifumani cala kulowo muntu.” 2 AmaJuda aphendula kuPilatu athi: “Uma ebengesiye umuntu omubi, besingayikumletha phambi kwakho.” 3 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Mthatheni nina nimhlole ngomthetho wakini.” 4 AmaJuda athi: “Akuvunyelwe kithi ukubulala umuntu.” 5 UPilatu wathi kumaJuda: Ngakho-ke umyalo wokuthi ungabulali ungowakho, kodwa awungowami. 6 Wangena futhi egcekeni, wabiza uJesu eyedwa, wathi kuye: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?” 7 UJesu waphendula wathi kuPilatu: “Uzisholo lokhu wena, noma amaJuda akutshelile ngami na?” 8 UPilatu waphendula wathi kuJesu: “NgingumJuda yini mina? Isizwe sonke nababusi bamaJuda bakunikele kimi. Wenzeni na?” 9 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Umbuso wami awusiwo owaleli zwe; uma umbuso wami ubungowaleli zwe, izinceku zami ngabe zilwa, futhi ngabe anginikelwanga kumaJuda; kodwa manje umbuso wami awusiwo owalapha.”

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10 UPilatu wathi: “Pho, uyinkosi na?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Usho wena ukuthi ngiyinkosi; ngazalelwa lokhu, ngazelela lokhu ezweni; ngize ngenxa yalokho ukuba ngifakazele iqiniso; wonke umuntu ongoweqiniso uyalizwa izwi lami.” 11 UPilatu wathi kuye: “Iqiniso liyini na?” 12 UJesu wathi, Iqiniso livela ezulwini. 13 UPilatu wathi, “Ngakho iqiniso alikho emhlabeni.” 14 UJesu wathi kuPilatu: “Kholwani ukuthi iqiniso likhona emhlabeni phakathi kwalabo, lapho benamandla okwahlulela, ababuswa yiqiniso, nabenza ukwahlulela okulungile.” Isahluko 4 1 UPilatu washiya uJesu egcekeni, waphuma waya kumaJuda, wathi: “Angifumani cala kuJesu.” 2 AmaJuda athi kuye: “Kepha wathi: ‘Ngingadiliza ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, ngilakhe futhi ngezinsuku ezintathu.’ 3 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Lithempeli lini leli akhuluma ngalo?” 4 AmaJuda athi kuye: Lokho uSolomoni ayekwakha iminyaka engamashumi amane nesithupha, wathi uzokubhidliza, akwakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu. 5 UPilatu wabuye wathi kubo: “Anginacala egazini lalowo muntu; niyakuqaphela lokho.” 6 AmaJuda athi kuye: “Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu.” Khona-ke uPilatu wabiza abadala nababhali, abapristi namaLevi, wathi kubo ngasese: “Ningenzi kanjalo; angitholanga lutho kini olummangalelayo ngokuphulukisa kwakhe abagulayo nangokuphula iSabatha, olufanele ukufa.” 7 Abapristi namaLevi baphendula kuPilatu, bathi: “Ngifunga uKesari, uma umuntu ehlambalaza, ufanelwe ukufa; kodwa lo muntu uhlambalaze iNkosi.” 8 Umbusi wabuye wayala amaJuda ukuba aphume egcekeni; wabiza uJesu, wathi kuye: “Ngikwenzeleni na?” 9 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Yenza njengoba kulotshiwe.” 10 UPilatu wathi kuye: “Kulotshwe kanjani?” 11 UJesu wathi kuye: “UMose nabaprofethi baprofetha ngokuhlupheka kwami nangokuvuka kwami.” 12 AmaJuda ekuzwa lokho athukuthela, athi kuPilatu: “Usafunani ukuzwa ukuhlambalaza kwalowo muntu na?” 13 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Uma lawa mazwi ebonakala sengathi ayahlambalaza, mthatheni, nimlethe enkantolo yenu, nimgwebe ngokomthetho wakini.” 14 AmaJuda aphendula kuPilatu athi: “Umthetho wethu uthi, umelwe ukuthola imivimbo eyishumi nantathu namashumi amathathu, kodwa uma ehlambalaza iNkosi ngale ndlela, uyakuchithwa ngamatshe.” 15 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Uma lawo mazwi akhe eyinhlamba, niyamlinga ngokomthetho wakini.” 16 AmaJuda athi kuPilatu: “Umthetho wethu uyala ukuba singabulali muntu; sifuna ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni, ngoba ufanele ukufa esiphambanweni.” 17 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Akufanele abethelwe esiphambanweni; makashaywe ngesiswebhu kuphela, axoshwe.” 18 Kodwa umbusi ebuka abantu ababekhona kanye namaJuda, wabona amaJuda amaningi ekhala, wathi kubapristi abakhulu bamaJuda: “Abantu bonke abafisi ukufa kwakhe.” 19 Amalunga amaJuda aphendula kuPilatu athi: “Thina kanye nabantu bonke size lapha ngenxa yalokho, ukuze afe.” 20 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Kungani kufanele afe?” 21 Bathi kuye: “Ngoba uzibiza ngokuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, futhi uyiNkosi.” Isahluko 5 1 Kodwa uNikodemu, umJuda othile, wema phambi kombusi, wathi: Ngiyakuncenga, mahluleli olungileyo, ukuba unginike umusa ngokukhuluma amazwi ambalwa.

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2 UPilatu wathi kuye: “Khuluma.” 3 UNikodemu wathi, Ngikhulumile nabadala bamaJuda, nababhali, nabapristi, namaLevi, nalo lonke uquqaba lwamaJuda, enhlanganweni yabo, ngithi: Nifuna ukwenzani ngalo muntu? 4 Ungumuntu owenze izimangaliso eziningi eziwusizo nezikhazimulayo, ezingakaze zenziwe muntu emhlabeni ngaphambili, futhi ezingasoze zasebenza. Myekeni, ningamenzi okubi; uma evela kuNkulunkulu, izimangaliso zakhe, (ukuphulukisa kwakhe okumangalisayo) zizoqhubeka; kodwa uma zivela kubantu, zizophela. 5 Kanjalo uMose, lapho ethunyelwa nguNkulunkulu eGibhithe, wenza izimangaliso uNkulunkulu ayemyale ngazo, phambi kukaFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe; futhi nakuba izazi zalelo zwe, uJane noJambre, benza ngemilingo yabo izimangaliso ezifanayo nezazenziwa uMose, kodwa babengenakukwazi ukwenza konke akwenzayo; 6 Futhi izimangaliso ezenziwa ngabathakathi, zazingezikaNkulunkulu, njengoba nazi, nina babhali nabaFarisi; kodwa labo ababezenza babhubha, nabo bonke ababekholwa yizo. 7 Manje myekeni lo muntu ahambe; ngoba zona kanye izimangaliso enimmangalela ngazo zivela kuNkulunkulu; futhi akafanelwe ukufa. 8 AmaJuda asesithi kuNikodemu: Wena usungumfundi wakhe, ukhuluma amazwi amthandayo yini? 9 UNikhodemu wathi kubo: “Umbusi naye usengumfundi wakhe, futhi uyamkhulumela na?” UKhesari akambekanga yini kulesi sikhundla esiphakeme?” 10 AmaJuda ezwa lokhu athuthumela, aququda amazinyo awo kuNikodemu, athi kuye: “Ungayamukela imfundiso yakhe ibe yiqiniso, ube nesabelo sakho noKristu!” 11 UNikodemu waphendula wathi: Amen; Ngizokwamukela imfundiso yakhe, nesabelo sami kanye naye, njengoba ushilo. 12 Kwasukuma omunye umJuda, wacela imvume kumbusi ukuba amzwe amazwi ambalwa. 13 Umbusi wathi: “Khuluma lokho okucabangayo.” 14 Wathi: “Ngalala iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili ngasechibini lezimvu eJerusalema, ngihlushwa ukugula okukhulu, ngilinde ukuphulukiswa okwakuzolethwa ngokufika kwengelosi, eyake yazamazamisa amanzi; futhi noma ngubani owayengena kuqala ngemva kokuzanyazanyiswa kwamanzi, wayesindiswa kunoma yisiphi isifo ayenaso.” 15 Kwathi uJesu engibona ngigula lapho, wathi kimi: “Uyathanda yini ukusinda?” Ngaphendula ngathi: “Nkosi, anginamuntu wokungifaka echibini, lapho amanzi ezanyazanyiswa.” 16 Wathi kimi: “Vuka, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho uhambe.” Ngasinda khona lapho, ngathabatha uhlaka lwami, ngahamba.” 17 AmaJuda asesithi kuPilatu: Nkosi yethu, buza kuye ukuthi kwakungosuku luni aphulukiswa ngalo ebuthakathakeni bakhe. 18 Indoda eyayigula yathi, “BekuyiSabatha.” 19 AmaJuda athi kuPilatu: “Asishongo yini ukuthi wenza ukuphulukisa kwakhe ngesabatha, wakhipha amademoni ngenkosi yamademoni?” 20 Kwase kusondela omunye umJuda, wathi: “Bengiyimpumputhe, ngizwa imisindo, kodwa ngingamboni muntu; kwathi uJesu esahamba, ngezwa isixuku sidlula, ngabuza ukuthi kukhonani lapho?” 21 Bangitshela ukuthi uJesu wayedlula: ngabe sengimemeza ngithi, Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele. Wema, wathi angilethwe kuye, wathi kimi: Ufunani? 22 Ngathi, Nkosi, ukuze ngibone. 23 Wathi kimi: “Bona.” Ngase ngibona masinyane, ngamlandela, ngithokoza, ngibonga.” 24 Kwafika nomunye umJuda, wathi: “Benginochoko, wangiphulukisa ngezwi lakhe kuphela, wathi: ‘Ngiyathanda, hlambuluka.’ Ngase ngihlambuluka masinyane ochokweni lwami.” 25 Kwavela omunye umJuda, wathi, Bengiyisiwula, wangilungisa ngezwi lakhe. 26 Owesifazane othile ogama lakhe linguVeronica, wathi, Bengihlushwa umopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili, ngathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe, umopho wegazi wami wanqamuka masinyane. 27 AmaJuda athi, Sinomthetho, wokuthi owesifazane akumelwe avunyelwe ukuba abe ubufakazi.

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28 Ngemva kwezinye izinto, omunye umJuda wathi, Ngibone uJesu emenyiwe emshadweni nabafundi bakhe, futhi kwakukhona ukuswela iwayini eKhana laseGalile; 29 Kwathi lapho iwayini seliphuziwe lonke, wayala izinceku ukuthi zigcwalise izimbiza eziyisithupha ezazilapho ngamanzi, bazigcwalisa zaze zafika emphethweni, wazibusisa, waphendula amanzi aba yiwayini, bonke abantu baphuza, bemangazwe yilesi simangaliso. 30 Kwasukuma omunye umJuda, wathi: “Ngimbonile uJesu efundisa esinagogeni eKapernawume; kwakukhona esinagogeni indoda ethile eyayinedemoni; yamemeza, yathi: ‘Ngiyeke; sinamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu waseNazaretha? Uze ukusibhubhisa na? Ngiyazi ukuthi ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.’ ” 31 UJesu wamkhuza, wathi: “Thula, moya ongcolileyo, uphume kulowo muntu; waphuma masinyane kuye, akamlimazanga ngalutho.” 32 Izinto ezilandelayo zashiwo nangumFarisi othile; Ngabona ukuthi isixuku esikhulu seza kuJesu sivela eGalile naseJudiya, nasogwini lolwandle, nasemazweni amaningi azungeze iJordani, nabantu abaningi abagulayo beza kuye, wabaphulukisa bonke. 33 Ngase ngizwa imimoya engcolile imemeza ithi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” UJesu wabayala kakhulu ukuba bangamvezi. 34 Ngemva kwalokhu omunye umuntu, ogama lakhe linguCenturio, wathi: “Ngimbonile uJesu eKapernawume, ngamncenga, ngathi: ‘Nkosi, inceku yami ilele ekhaya ikhubazekile.’ 35 UJesu wathi kimi: “Ngizakuza ngimphulukise.” 36 Kodwa ngathi: Nkosi, angifanele ukuthi ungene ngaphansi kophahla lwami; kodwa khuluma izwi nje, khona inceku yami iyakusinda. 37 UJesu wathi kimi: “Hamba, makwenzeke kuwe njengokukholwa kwakho.” Inceku yami yasinda kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. 38 Isikhulu esithile sathi: “Benginendodana eKapernawume, eyayilele phansi kokushona; kwathi lapho ngizwa ukuthi uJesu ufikile eGalile, ngaya kuyo ngamncenga ukuba ehlele endlini yami, aphulukise indodana yami, ngokuba yayisele phansi kokushona.” 39 Wathi kimi: Hamba, indodana yakho iyaphila. 40 Indodana yami yaphulukiswa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. 41 Ngaphandle kwalaba, nabanye abaningi bamaJuda, amadoda nabesifazane, bamemeza bathi: “Ngempela uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, elapha zonke izifo ngezwi layo kuphela, futhi amademoni angaphansi kwayo yonke.” 42 Abanye babo bathi, “La mandla awakwazi ukuvela komunye umuntu ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu.” 43 UPilatu wathi kumaJuda: “Kungani amadimoni engawalaleli odokotela benu?” 44 Abanye babo bathi, Amandla okulawula amademoni awakwazi ukuvela kuNkulunkulu. 45 Kodwa abanye bathi kuPilatu: “Ngimvusile uLazaru kwabafileyo, esehlale izinsuku ezine ethuneni lakhe.” 46 Umbusi ezwa lokhu, ethuthumela wathi esixukwini samaJuda: “Kunganisiza ukuchitha igazi elingenacala?” Isahluko 6 1 UPilatu wabiza uNikodemu namadoda ayishumi nanhlanu athi uJesu akazalwanga ngokufeba, wathi kubo: “Ngizakwenzani, lokhu kukhona isiphithiphithi phakathi kwabantu?” 2 Bathi kuye: “Asazi; mababheke bona abavusa isiphithiphithi.” 3 UPilatu wabuye wabiza isixuku, wathi kuso: “Niyazi ukuthi ninesiko lokuba nginikhululele isiboshwa esisodwa ngomkhosi wePhasika; 4 Nginesiboshwa esidumile, umbulali, obizwa ngokuthi uBaraba, noJesu obizwa ngokuthi uKristu, engingatholi lutho kuye olufanele ukufa; ngakho-ke yimuphi kubo enifuna ukuba nginikhululele yena? 5 Bonke bamemeza bathi, “Sikhululele uBaraba.”

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6 UPilatu wathi kubo: “Pho-ke, ngimenzenjani uJesu othiwa uKristu na?” 7 Bonke baphendula bathi, “Makabethelwe esiphambanweni.” 8 Baphinda bamemeza bathi kuPilatu: “Awusiye umngane kaKesari, uma umkhulula lo muntu, ngokuba uvumile ukuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu nenkosi; kodwa wena ucabanga ukuthi abe yinkosi, hhayi uKesari?” 9 UPilatu wagcwala intukuthelo wathi kubo: “Isizwe sakini besilokhu sivukela umbuso, futhi nina nihlala nimelene nalabo abanikhonzayo?” 10 AmaJuda aphendula athi: “Ngobani labo abasisebenzele kahle?” 11 UPilatu wabaphendula wathi: “UNkulunkulu wenu owanikhulula ebugqilini obunzima bamaGibhithe, waniwelisa uLwandle Olubomvu njengokungathi luwumhlaba owomileyo, wanipha ukudla ehlane ngemana nenyama yezigwaca, wanikhipha amanzi edwaleni, waninika umthetho ovela ezulwini; 12 Namthukuthelisa ngazo zonke izindlela, nafisa ithole elibunjiweyo, nalikhonza, nalihlabela, nathi: ‘Nampa onkulunkulu bakho, Israyeli, abakukhuphulile ezweni laseGibithe.’ 13 Ngenxa yalokho uNkulunkulu wenu wayehlose ukunibhubhisa; kodwa uMose wanincenga, uNkulunkulu wenu wamuzwa, wathethelela ububi benu. 14 Ngemva kwalokho nathukuthelela, nafuna ukubulala abaprofethi benu, uMose no-Aroni, lapho bebalekela etendeni, futhi nanilokhu nikhononda ngoNkulunkulu nabaprofethi bakhe. 15 Wasukuma esihlalweni sakhe sokwahlulela, wafuna ukuphuma; kodwa bonke abaJuda bamemeza bathi: “Siyamvuma uKesari ukuthi uyinkosi, hhayi uJesu.” 16 Kwathi lo muntu, esezelwe, izazi zeza zamnikela izipho; okwathi uHerode ekuzwa lokho, wakhathazeka kakhulu, wafuna ukumbulala. 17 Kwathi uyise esekwazi lokhu, wabaleka naye nonina uMariya baya eGibhithe. UHerode, esezwile ukuthi usezelwe, wayefuna ukumbulala; ngalokho wathumela wabulala bonke abantwana baseBetlehema nasemikhawulweni yonke yalo, kusukela kwabaneminyaka emibili nangaphansi. 18 Lapho uPilatu ezwa le ndaba, wesaba; futhi ekhipha ukuthula phakathi kwabantu, ababanga umsindo, wathi kuJesu: “Ngakho-ke uyinkosi na?” 19 Bonke abaJuda baphendula kuPilatu, bathi: “Nguye lowo muntu uHerode ayefuna ukumbulala.” 20 UPilatu wathatha amanzi, wageza izandla zakhe phambi kwabantu, wathi: “Anginacala egazini lalo muntu olungileyo; ziqapheleni nina.” 21 AmaJuda aphendula athi: “Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu.” 22 UPilatu wayala ukuba uJesu alethwe phambi kwakhe, wakhuluma kuye ngala mazwi alandelayo: 23 Isizwe sakini sikumise ngokuthi uzenza inkosi; ngakho-ke mina, Pilatu, ngikugweba ukuthi ushaywe ngokwemithetho yababusi bangaphambili; nokuthi uboshwe kuqala, bese ulengiswa esiphambanweni kuleyo ndawo oyisiboshwa kuyo manje; kanye nezigebengu ezimbili kanye nawe, amagama azo nguDimas noGestas. Isahluko 7 1 UJesu waphuma egcekeni, kanye namasela amabili kanye naye. 2 Kwathi sebefikile endaweni ethiwa iGolgotha, bamhlubula izingubo zakhe, bambhincisa ngendwangu yelineni, bamfaka umqhele wameva ekhanda, bamnika umhlanga esandleni sakhe. 3 Futhi benza okufanayo nakwabaphangi ababili ababebethelwe kanye naye, uDimas ngakwesokunene sakhe noGestas ngakwesobunxele sakhe. 4 Kodwa uJesu wathi: Baba, bathethelele; ngoba abakwazi abakwenzayo. 5 Babelana izingubo zakhe, benza inkatho ngesambatho sakhe. 6 Phakathi naleso sikhathi abantu babemi, abapristi abakhulu namalunga abaJuda bamhleka usulu, bethi: “Wasindisa abanye; makazisindise manje uma ekwazi; uma eyindodana kaNkulunkulu, makehle manje esiphambanweni.” 7 Amabutho amhleka usulu, athatha uviniga nenyongo, amnikeza wona ukuba aphuze, athi kuye: “Uma uyinkosi yabaJuda, zikhulule.”

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8 Khona-ke uLonginus, isosha elithile, wathatha umkhonto, ngamgwaza ohlangothini, kwaphuma igazi namanzi ngokushesha. 9 UPilatu wabhala lesi sihloko esiphambanweni ngezinhlamvu zesiHebheru, isiLatini, nesiGreki, okungukuthi. Lona yinkosi yamaJuda. 10 Kodwa omunye wabaphangi ababili ababebethelwe kanye noJesu, ogama lakhe linguGestas, wathi kuJesu: “Uma unguKristu, zisindise kanye nathi.” 11 Kodwa isela elalibethelwe ngakwesokunene salo, eligama lalo linguDimasi, laphendula, lamkhuza, lathi: “Awumesabi uNkulunkulu, ogwetshelwe lesi sijeziso? Ngempela sithola ubuthakathaka bezenzo zethu ngokufanele nangokufanele; kodwa lo Jesu, wenze bubi buni?” 12 Ngemva kwalokhu kububula, wathi kuJesu: “Nkosi, ngikhumbule nxa usufikile embusweni wakho.” 13 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namuhla uzakuba nami eParadisi.” Isahluko 8 1 Kwakungaba yihora lesithupha, kwaba khona ubumnyama ebusweni bomhlaba wonke kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye. 2 Kwathi ilanga selifiphele, bheka isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka kusukela phezulu kuya phansi; namadwala aqhekeka, namathuna avuleka, kwavuka izidumbu eziningi zabangcwele, ababelele. 3 Kwathi cishe ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Heli, Heli, lama zabakthani?” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?” 4 Ngemva kwalokhu uJesu wathi: “Baba, ngiyawubeka umoya wami ezandleni zakho.” Eseshilo lokho, wafa. 5 Kodwa induna yekhulu ibona ukuthi uJesu ukhalela kanjalo efa, yadumisa uNkulunkulu, yathi: “Ngempela lo muntu ubelungile.” 6 Bonke abantu ababemi lapho bethuka kakhulu ngalokhu kubona, bakhumbula okwakwenzekile, bazishaya izifuba zabo, base bebuyela emzini waseJerusalema. 7 Induna yekhulu yaya kumbusi, yamtshela konke okwenzekileyo; 8 Kwathi esezwile zonke lezi zinto, wadabuka kakhulu; 9 Wabiza amaJuda ndawonye, wathi kuwo: “Nisibonile yini isimangaliso sokufiphala kwelanga, nezinye izinto ezenzeke ngesikhathi uJesu efa?” 10 Kwathi amaJuda esezwile, aphendula umbusi athi: Ukushona kwelanga kwenzeke ngokwesiko lalo elivamile. 11 Kodwa bonke labo ababemazi uKristu, bema kude, kanye nabesifazane ababemlandele uJesu bevela eGalile, bebuka zonke lezi zinto. 12 Bheka, indoda ethile yase-Arimatheya, igama layo linguJosefa, eyayingumfundi kaJesu, kodwa kungesobala ngenxa yokwesaba amaJuda, yaya kumbusi, yamncenga umbusi ukuba amnike imvume yokususa isidumbu sikaJesu esiphambanweni. 13 Umbusi wamnika imvume. 14 Kwafika uNikodemu, ephethe ingxube yemure ne-aloe, isisindo sayo singaba amakhilogremu ayikhulu, bamehlisa uJesu esiphambanweni ngezinyembezi, bammbopha ngezindwangu zelineni ezinamakha, ngokwesiko lokungcwaba phakathi kwamaJuda, 15 Bambeka ethuneni elisha, elalakhiwe nguJosefa, futhi wenza ukuba liqoshwe edwaleni, lapho kungakaze kubekwe muntu khona; base begingqa itshe elikhulu emnyango wethuna. Isahluko 9 1 Lapho amaJuda angalungile ezwa ukuthi uJosefa wayencenge futhi wangcwaba isidumbu sikaJesu, afuna uNikodemu; kanye nalawo madoda ayishumi nanhlanu ayefakaze phambi koMbusi, ukuthi uJesu akazalwanga ngokufeba, kanye nabanye abantu abalungile ababebonise noma yiziphi izenzo ezinhle kuye.

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2 Kodwa lapho bonke bezifihla ngenxa yokwesaba amaJuda, uNikodemu wazibonakalisa kubo yedwa, wathi: “Abantu abanjengalaba bangangena kanjani esinagogeni?” 3 AmaJuda amphendula athi: “Kodwa ungangena kanjani esinagogeni, wena ohlangene noKristu na? Isabelo sakho masibe kanye naye ezweni elikude.” 4 UNikodemu waphendula wathi: Amen; kungenzeka, ukuze ngibe nesabelo sami naye embusweni wakhe. 5 Ngokufanayo, uJosefa, lapho efika kumaJuda, wathi kuwo: “Ningithukuthelelani ngokucela isidumbu sikaJesu sikaPilatu na? Bhekani, ngimbeke ethuneni lami, ngamsonga ngelineni elihlanzekile, ngabeka itshe emnyango wethuna.” 6 Ngimphathe kahle; kodwa nina nenze ngokungafanele, namangala lowo muntu olungileyo, ngokumbethela esiphambanweni, ngokumnika uviniga ukuba aphuze, ngokumthwesa umqhele wameva, ngokuklebhula umzimba wakhe ngeziswebhu, nangokunithandazela ukuba necala legazi lakhe. 7 AmaJuda ezwa lokhu akhathazeka, akhathazeka; ambamba uJosefa, ayala ukuba aboshwe ngaphambi kwesabatha, ahlale lapho kuze kuphele isabatha. 8 Bathi kuye: “Vuma; ngoba ngalesi sikhathi akuvunyelwe ukukulimaza, kuze kufike usuku lokuqala lwesonto. Kodwa siyazi ukuthi ngeke ubhekwe njengofanele ukungcwatshwa; kodwa sizonika izinyoni zezulu nezilwane zomhlaba inyama yakho.” 9 UJosefa waphendula wathi, Leyo nkulumo ifana nekaGoliyati oqhoshayo, owahlambalaza uNkulunkulu ophilayo ngokukhuluma kabi ngoDavide. Kodwa nina babhali nodokotela niyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uthi ngomprofethi, Impindiselo ingeyami, futhi ngizoniphindisela okubi okufana nalokho eningisongela ngakho. 10 UNkulunkulu omlengise esiphambanweni, uyakwazi ukungikhulula ezandleni zakho. Bonke ububi bakho buzobuyela kuwe. 11 Ngoba umbusi, lapho egeza izandla zakhe, wathi: “Ngimsulwa egazini lalo muntu olungileyo.” Kodwa nina naphendula namemeza nathi: “Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu.” Njengoba nishilo, manibhubhe kuze kube phakade.” 12 Amalunga amaJuda ezwa la mazwi athukuthela kakhulu; ambamba uJosefa, ambeka ekamelweni lapho kwakungekho fasitela khona; avala umnyango, abeka uphawu phezu kwengidi; 13 U-Anase noKayafase babeka abalindi phezu kwayo, bacebisana nabapristi namaLevi ukuthi bahlangane bonke ngemva kwesabatha, base benquma ukuthi bazombulala kanjani uJosefa. 14 Sebenze lokho, ababusi, u-Anasi noKayafase, bayala ukuba uJosefa alethwe. Isahluko 10 1 Lapho yonke inhlangano ikuzwa lokhu, yamangala futhi yamangala, ngoba yathola uphawu olufanayo phezu kwesihluthulelo sekamelo, kodwa ayizange imthole uJosefa. 2 U-Anase noKayafase baphuma, kwathi bonke besababaza ukuhamba kukaJosefa, bheka, omunye wamasosha, owayelinda ithuna likaJesu, wakhuluma esixukwini. 3 Ukuthi ngesikhathi beqaphe ithuna likaJesu, kwaba nokuzamazama komhlaba; futhi sabona ingelosi kaNkulunkulu igingqa itshe lethuna yahlala phezu kwalo; 4 Ubuso bakhe babunjengombani, nengubo yakhe injengeqhwa; futhi ngenxa yokwesaba saba njengabantu abafileyo. 5 Futhi sezwa ingelosi ithi kwabesifazane ababesethuneni likaJesu, Ningesabi; Ngiyazi ukuthi nifuna uJesu owabethelwa esiphambanweni; uvukile njengoba ayebikezele. 6 Wozani nibone indawo lapho ayelele khona; nihambe masinyane, nitshele abafundi bakhe ukuthi uvukile kwabafileyo, futhi uzohamba phambi kwenu aye eGalile; nizombona lapho njengoba eshilo kini. 7 AmaJuda abiza bonke amasosha ayeqaphe ithuna likaJesu, athi kubo: “Bangobani labo besifazane ingelosi eyakhuluma nabo? Kungani ningababambanga?”

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8 Amabutho aphendula athi: “Asazi ukuthi bangobani laba besifazane; ngaphandle kwalokho saba njengabantu abafileyo ngokwesaba, futhi singababamba kanjani labo besifazane?” 9 AmaJuda athi kubo: “Kuphila kweNkosi, asikholwa kini.” 10 Amabutho aphendula athi kumaJuda, lapho nibona futhi nizwa uJesu enza izimangaliso eziningi kangaka, kodwa anikholwanga nguye, nizokholwa kanjani kithi na? Nishilo kahle ukuthi: ‘Njengoba iNkosi iphila, ngoba iNkosi iphila ngempela.’ 11 Sizwile ukuthi nimvalele uJosefa, owangcwaba isidumbu sikaJesu, ekamelweni, ngaphansi kwengidi eyayivaliwe; kepha lapho niyivula, animtholanga lapho. 12 Ngakho-ke nikhiphe uJosefa enambeka phansi komlindi ekamelweni, thina sizokhipha uJesu esamlinda ethuneni. 13 AmaJuda aphendula athi: “Sizozala uJosefa, nina nizozala uJesu.” Kodwa uJosefa usedolobheni lakubo i-Arimathea. 14 Amabutho aphendula athi, “Uma uJosefa ese-Arimathiya, noJesu eseGalile, sizwile ingelosi itshela abesifazane.” 15 AmaJuda ezwa lokhu esaba, athi omunye komunye: “Uma lezi zinto zingabonakala obala, wonke umuntu uzokholwa kuJesu.” 16 Base beqoqa imali eningi, bayinika amasosha, bathi: “Niyabatshela abantu ukuthi abafundi bakaJesu bafika ebusuku ngesikhathi nilele beba isidumbu sikaJesu; futhi uma uPilatu umbusi ezwa ngalokhu, sizomkholisa futhi sinivikele.” 17 Ngakho-ke amasosha athatha imali, asho njengoba ayeyaliwe amaJuda; futhi umbiko wabo wasakazeka phakathi kwabantu. 18 Kodwa umpristi othile uFinehasi, no-Ada, umfundisi, nomLevi, ogama lakhe lingu-Agewu, bafika eJerusalema bevela eGalile, babikela abapristi abakhulu nabo bonke ababesemasinagogeni, bathi: 19 Simbonile uJesu enambethela esiphambanweni, ekhuluma nabafundi bakhe abayishumi nanye, ehlezi phakathi kwabo eNtabeni Yeminqumo, ethi kubo: 20 Hambani niye ezweni lonke, nishumayele iVangeli ezizweni zonke, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise, neleNdodana, nelikaMoya oNgcwele; futhi noma ngubani okholwayo abhapathizwe, uyakusindiswa. 21 Kwathi esekushilo lokhu kubafundi bakhe, sambona enyukela ezulwini. 22 Kwathi abapristi abakhulu, labadala, lamaLevi, sebezwile lezizinto, bathi kulaba abathathu: Mnikeni uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli udumo, livume kuye, ukuthi lezizinto elizitshoyo ukuthi lizibonile njalo lizizwile ziyiqiniso yini. 23 Baphendula bathi: “Njengoba iNkosi yawobaba iphila, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe, njengalokho sezwa uJesu ekhuluma nabafundi bakhe, njengalokho simbonile enyukela ezulwini, kanjalo sinitshelile iqiniso.” 24 Amadoda amathathu aphendula athi, enezela lawa mazwi, Uma singabi nawo amazwi esiwezwile uJesu ewakhuluma, nokuthi simbonile ekhuphukela ezulwini, ngabe sinecala lesono. 25 Abapristi abakhulu basukuma masinyane, bephethe incwadi yomthetho ezandleni zabo, babayala bathi: “Anisayikukhuluma lokho enikukhulumile ngoJesu.” 26 Babanika imali eningi, bathumela nabanye abantu kanye nabo, ukuba babaholele ezweni lakubo, ukuze bangahlali eJerusalema. 27 AmaJuda abuthana ndawonye, esezwakalise ukukhathazeka okukhulu, athi: “Kuyini lokhu okungavamile okwenzeke eJerusalema?” 28 Kodwa u-Anase noKayafase babaduduza, bathi, Kungani kufanele sikholwe amasosha ayeqaphe ithuna likaJesu, ngokusitshela ukuthi ingelosi yagingqa itshe emnyango wethuna? 29 Mhlawumbe abafundi bakhe babatshela lokhu, babanika imali ukuze basho njalo, base bethatha isidumbu sikaJesu.

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30 Ngaphandle kwalokho, qaphelani lokhu, ukuthi akukho udumo okufanele lunikezwe abantu bakwamanye amazwe, ngoba nabo basithathele imali eningi, futhi basitshelile ngokwemiyalelo esabanika yona. Kumelwe bathembeke kithi, noma kubafundi bakaJesu. Isahluko 11 1 UNikodemu wasukuma, wathi: “Nisho kahle, bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nizwile lokho labo bantu abathathu abakufungile ngomthetho kaNkulunkulu, abathi: ‘Simbonile uJesu ekhuluma nabafundi bakhe eNtabeni Yeminqumo, sambona enyukela ezulwini.’ 2 Futhi umbhalo usifundisa ukuthi umprofethi obusisiwe u-Eliya wanyuselwa ezulwini; kwathi uElisha ebuzwa ngamadodana abaprofethi, “Uphi ubaba wethu u-Eliya?” Wathi kubo, “Unyuselwe ezulwini.” 3 Amadodana abaprofethi athi kuye: “Mhlawumbe umoya umthwale wamusa kwenye yezintaba zakwa-Israyeli, mhlawumbe singamthola khona.” Bamncenga u-Elisha, wahamba nabo izinsuku ezintathu, abamtholanga. 4 Manje ngilaleleni, nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, masithumele amadoda ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, funa mhlawumbe umoya umthumbile uJesu, futhi mhlawumbe sizomthola lapho, saneliseke. 5 Iseluleko sikaNikodemu sabajabulisa bonke abantu; bathumela amadoda ayefuna uJesu, kodwa awamtholanga; babuya, bathi: “Sihambe yonke indawo, kodwa asimtholanga uJesu, kodwa simtholile uJosefa emzini wakubo wase-Arimathea.” 6 Izikhulu kanye nabantu bonke bezwa lokhu bajabula, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba uJosefa wayesetholakele, ababemvalele ekamelweni kodwa bengamtholi. 7 Kwathi sebebuthene umhlangano omkhulu, abapristi abakhulu bathi: “Singamletha kanjani uJosefa kithi ukuze sikhulume naye?” 8 Bathatha iphepha, bambhalela bathi: “Ukuthula makube nawe nomndeni wakho wonke. Siyazi ukuthi sonile kuNkulunkulu nawe. Thokoza ngokusivakashela oyihlo, ngoba samangala kakhulu ngokuphunyuka kwakho ejele.” 9 Siyazi ukuthi kwakuyicebo elibi esalenza ngawe, nokuthi iNkosi yakunakekela, futhi iNkosi ngokwayo yakukhulula emacebweni ethu. Ukuthula makube kuwe, Josefa, ohlonishwayo phakathi kwabantu bonke. 10 Bakhetha abangani bakaJosefa abayisikhombisa, bathi kubo: “Uma nifika kuJosefa, mbingeleleni ngokuthula, nimnike le ncwadi.” 11 Ngakho-ke, lapho amadoda efika kuJosefa, ambingelela ngokuthula, amnika incwadi. 12 Kwathi uJosefa eseyifundile, wathi: “Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu, owangikhulula kumaIsrayeli, ukuze bangakwazi ukuchitha igazi lami. Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, ongivikele ngaphansi kwamaphiko akho.” 13 UJosefa wabanga, wabangenisa endlini yakhe; kwathi ngangomuso uJosefa wakhwela imbongolo yakhe, wahamba nabo baya eJerusalema. 14 Kwathi bonke abaJuda sebezwile lokho, baphuma ukumhlangabeza, bamemeza bathi: “Ukuthula makube kuwe lapha, baba Josefa.” 15 Waphendula wathi: “Impumelelo ivela kuJehova iphambi kwabantu bonke.” 16 Bonke bamanga; uNikodemu wamthatha waya naye endlini yakhe, eselungisele isidlo esikhulu. 17 Kodwa ngangomuso, usuku lokulungiselela, u-Anase noKayafase noNikodemu bathi kuJosefa: “Vuma izono kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, usiphendule yonke imibuzo esizokubuza yona; 18 Ngoba besikhathazekile kakhulu ukuthi ungcwabile isidumbu sikaJesu; nokuthi lapho sikuvalele ekamelweni, asikwazanga ukukuthola; futhi besilokhu sesaba kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kuze kube manje ukuthi uzovela phakathi kwethu. Ngakho-ke sitshele phambi kukaNkulunkulu konke okwenzekile. 19 UJosefa waphendula wathi: “Ningivalele ejele ngosuku lokulungiselela kwaze kwaba sekuseni.” 20 Kodwa ngesikhathi ngimi ngithandaza phakathi kobusuku, indlu yayizungezwe yizingelosi ezine; futhi ngabona uJesu njengokukhanya kwelanga, ngawa phansi emhlabeni ngenxa yokwesaba.

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21 Kodwa uJesu wangibamba isandla, wangiphakamisa emhlabathini, kwathi amazolo angifafaza; kodwa, esula ubuso bami, wangiqabula, wathi kimi, Ungesabi, Josefa; ngibheke, ngoba yimi. 22 Ngase ngimbheka, ngathi: “Raboni Eliya!” Wangiphendula wathi: “Angisiye u-Eliya, kodwa nginguJesu waseNazaretha, owamngcwaba isidumbu sakhe.” 23 Ngathi kuye: Ngitshengise ithuna engakubeka kulo. 24 UJesu wangibamba ngesandla, wangiyisa endaweni lapho ngangimbeke khona, wangibonisa izingubo zelineni, nendwangu engangiyimboze ekhanda lakhe. Ngase ngazi ukuthi kwakunguJesu, ngakhuleka kuye, ngathi: “Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi.” 25 UJesu wangibamba ngesandla futhi, wangiyisa e-Arimathiya endlini yami, wathi kimi: “Ukuthula makube kuwe; kodwa ungaphumi endlini yakho kuze kube lusuku lwama-40; kodwa kumelwe ngiye kubafundi bami.” Isahluko 12 1 Kwathi abapristi abakhulu bezwa konke lokhu, bamangala, bawa ngobuso babo phansi njengabantu abafileyo, bamemezana bathi: “Yisiphi lesi sibonakaliso esingavamile esenzeka eJerusalema na? Siyamazi uyise nonina kaJesu.” 2 UmLevi othile wathi: “Ngiyazazi izihlobo zakhe eziningi, abantu abakholwayo, abavame ukunikela ngemihlatshelo neminikelo yokushiswa kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ethempelini, ngemithandazo.” 3 Kwathi lapho umpristi omkhulu uSimeyoni emgona, wathi kuye: Nkosi, usuyayimukisa inceku yakho ngokuthula, njengezwi lakho; ngokuba amehlo ami ayibonile insindiso yakho, oyilungisile phambi kobuso babantu bonke: ukukhanya kokukhanyisa abezizwe, nenkazimulo yabantu bakho uIsrayeli. 4 Ngokufanayo uSimeyoni wambusisa uMariya unina kaJesu, wathi kuye: “Ngiyakutshela ngalowo mntwana; umiselwe ukuwa nokuvuka kwabaningi, nesibonakaliso esizophikiswa.” 5 Yebo, inkemba iyakudabula umphefumulo wakho, nemicabango yezinhliziyo eziningi iyakwambulwa. 6 Ngakho bonke amaJuda bathi, “Asithumele kulawo madoda amathathu, athi ambona ekhuluma nabafundi bakhe eNtabeni Yeminqumo.” 7 Ngemva kwalokhu, bababuza ukuthi baboneni; bona baphendula ngazwi linye bathi: “Siyaqinisekisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ukuthi simbonile uJesu ekhuluma nabafundi bakhe eNtabeni Yeminqumo, ekhuphukela ezulwini.” 8 U-Anase noKayafase babayisa ezindaweni ezahlukene, babahlola ngokwehlukana; abavuma iqiniso ngazwi linye, bathi, bambonile uJesu. 9 U-Anase noKayafase bathi: “Umthetho wethu uthi, ‘Ngemilomo yofakazi ababili noma abathathu yonke indaba iyakuqiniswa.’ 10 Kodwa sitheni? U-Enoke obusisiwe wamjabulisa uNkulunkulu, futhi waguqulwa ngezwi likaNkulunkulu; futhi indawo yokungcwaba kaMose obusisiwe iyaziwa. 11 Kodwa uJesu wanikelwa kuPilatu, washaywa, wathweswa umqhele wameva, wakhafulelwa, wahlatshwa ngomkhonto, wabethelwa esiphambanweni, wafa esiphambanweni, wangcwatshwa, futhi isidumbu sakhe uJosefa ohloniphekile wasingcwatshwa ethuneni elisha, futhi ufakaza ukuthi wambona ephila. 12 Futhi ngaphandle kwalaba bantu bamemezele ukuthi bambona ekhuluma nabafundi bakhe eNtabeni Yeminqumo, futhi enyukela ezulwini. 13 UJosefa wasukuma, wathi ku-Anase noKayafase: “Ningamangala ngokufanele ukuthi nitshelwe ukuthi uJesu uyaphila, wenyukele ezulwini.” 14 Ngempela kuyinto emangazayo ngempela, ukuthi akufanele nje avuke kwabafileyo, kodwa futhi avuse nabanye emathuneni abo, ababonwe ngabaningi eJerusalema. 15 Manje ngilaleleni kancane: Sonke sasimazi uSimeyoni obusisiwe, umpristi omkhulu, owathatha uJesu esengumntwana wamgona ethempelini.

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16 Lo Simeyoni wayenamadodana akhe amabili, futhi sonke sasikhona ekufeni nasekungcwatshweni kwawo. 17 Ngakho-ke hambani niyobona amathuna abo, ngoba avuliwe, futhi avukile; futhi bhekani, asedolobheni lase-Arimathea, echitha isikhathi sabo ndawonye emisebenzini yokukhulekela. 18 Abanye, ngempela, baye bezwa umsindo wamazwi abo emthandazweni, kodwa abafuni ukukhuluma nanoma ubani, kodwa bayaqhubeka beyizithulu njengabantu abafileyo. 19 Kodwa wozani, masihambe siye kubo, siziphathe kahle kubo ngenhlonipho efanele nangokuqaphela. Futhi uma singabafungisa, mhlawumbe bangasitshela ezinye zezimfihlakalo zokuvuka kwabo. 20 AmaJuda ezwa lokhu ajabula kakhulu. 21 U-Anase noKayafase, uNikodemu, uJosefa, noGamaliyeli, baya e-Arimatheya, kodwa ababatholanga emathuneni abo; kodwa behambahamba emzini, bababopha ngamadolo abo ngesikhathi bethandaza. 22 Base bebabingelela ngenhlonipho yonke nangokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu, babayisa esinagogeni eJerusalema; bavala amasango, bathatha incwadi yomthetho kaJehova, 23 Bayibeka ezandleni zabo, bafunga ngoNkulunkulu uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, owakhuluma kobaba ngomthetho nabaprofethi, wathi: “Uma nikholwa nguJesu owanivusa kwabafileyo, sitsheleni enikubonileyo nokuthi navuswa kanjani kwabafileyo.” 24 UCharinus noLenthius, amadodana amabili kaSimeyoni, bathuthumela lapho bezwa lezi zinto, baphazamiseka, babubula; futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo bebheke phezulu ezulwini, benza uphawu lwesiphambano ngeminwe yabo ezilimini zabo. 25 Bakhuluma ngokushesha, bathi: “Sinikeni ngamunye wethu iphepha, sizonibhalela phansi zonke lezo zinto esizibonile.” Bahlala phansi ngamunye, babhala, bathi: Isahluko 13 1 O Nkosi Jesu noBaba, onguNkulunkulu, futhi uvuko nokuphila kwabafileyo, siphe imvume yokumemezela izimfihlakalo zakho, esazibona ngemva kokufa, eziphathelene nesiphambano sakho; ngoba sifungile ngegama lakho. 2 Ngoba wenqabele izinceku zakho ukumemezela izinto eziyimfihlo, ezenziwe ngamandla akho aphezulu esihogweni. 3 Lapho sibekwa nobaba bethu ekujuleni kwesihogo, ebumnyameni obumnyama, ngokuzumayo kwavela umbala welanga onjengegolide, kanye nokukhanya okukhanyayo okunombala onsomi okukhanyisa indawo. 4 Ngaleso sikhathi, u-Adamu, uyise wabo bonke abantu, kanye nabo bonke okhokho nabaprofethi, bajabula bathi, Lokho kukhanya kungumsunguli wokukhanya okuphakade, othembise ukusiyisa ekukhanyeni okuphakade. 5 U-Isaya umprofethi wamemeza, wathi, Lokhu kungukukhanya kukaBaba, neNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ngokwesiprofetho sami, ngesikhathi ngisaphila emhlabeni. 6 Izwe lakwaZebuloni, nezwe lakwaNafetali ngaphesheya kweJordani, abantu ababehamba ebumnyameni, babone ukukhanya okukhulu; futhi kulabo ababehlala esifundeni sethunzi lokufa, ukukhanya sekuvelile. Manje usefikile, futhi usikhanyisele thina esasihlezi ekufeni. 7 Kwathi sonke sisajabule ngokukhanya okwasikhanyisela, ubaba wethu uSimeyoni weza phakathi kwethu, ehalalisela lonke iqembu, wathi: “Dumisani iNkosi uJesu Kristu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” 8 Engamgona ngisengumntwana ethempelini, ngishukunyiswa nguMoya oNgcwele, ngathi kuye, futhi ngiyavuma: 1 Manje amehlo ami abonile insindiso yakho, oyilungisile phambi kobuso babantu bonke, ukukhanya kokukhanyisa abezizwe nenkazimulo yabantu bakho u-Israyeli. 9 Bonke abangcwele ababesekujuleni kwesihogo, bezwa lokhu, bajabula kakhulu. 10 Ngemva kwalokho kwaphuma umuntu ofana noyedwa owayehlala yedwa, futhi bonke bambuza ukuthi: “Ungubani wena?”

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11 Waphendula wathi: “Ngiyizwi lomemeza ehlane, uJohane uMbhapathizi nomprofethi woPhezukonke, owahamba ngaphambi kokufika kwakhe ukuzolungisa indlela yakhe, ukunikeza abantu bakhe ulwazi lwensindiso kube ukuthethelelwa kwezono.” 12 Mina Johane, lapho ngibona uJesu eza kimi, eshukunyiswa nguMoya oNgcwele, ngathi: Bhekani iWundlu likaNkulunkulu, bhekani elisusa izono zomhlaba. 13 Ngambhapathiza emfuleni iJordani, ngabona uMoya oNgcwele ehlela phezu kwakhe ngesimo sejuba, ngezwa izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngayo.” 14 Manje ngesikhathi ngihamba phambi kwakhe, ngehlele lapha ukuzonazisa, ukuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu izosivakashela ngokulandelayo, futhi, njengokusa okuvela phezulu, kuzofika kithi, esisebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa. Isahluko 14 1 Kodwa lapho umuntu wokuqala ubaba wethu u-Adamu ezwa lezi zinto, ukuthi uJesu wabhapathizwa eJordani, wabiza indodana yakhe, uSeti, wathi: 2 Tshela amadodana akho, okhokho nabaprofethi, konke owakuzwa kuMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, lapho ngikuthuma emasangweni ePharadesi, ukuyocela uNkulunkulu ukuba angigcobe ikhanda lapho ngigula. 3 USeti, esondela kubokhokho nabaprofethi, wathi, Mina Seti, lapho ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu emasangweni ePharadesi, ngabona ingelosi yeNkosi, uMikayeli wabonakala kimi ethi, Ngithunywe kuwe ngivela eNkosini; ngimiselwe ukubusa imizimba yabantu. 4 Ngiyakutshela Sethi, ungamkhulekeli uNkulunkulu ngezinyembezi, futhi umnxusele amafutha omuthi wesihe ukuze ugcobe uyihlo u-Adamu ngenxa yobuhlungu bekhanda lakhe; 5 Ngoba awukwazi ukukuthola nganoma iyiphi indlela kuze kube usuku lokugcina nezikhathi, okungukuthi, kuze kudlule iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu namakhulu amahlanu. 6 Khona-ke uKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu enesihawu esikhulu, uzoza emhlabeni ukuzovusa umzimba ka-Adamu, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuzovusa imizimba yabafileyo, futhi lapho efika uzobhapathizwa eJordani: 7 Khona-ke ngamafutha esihawu sakhe uyogcoba bonke labo abakholwa kuye; futhi amafutha esihawu sakhe ayoqhubeka ezizukulwaneni ezizayo, kulabo abazozalwa ngamanzi nangoMoya oNgcwele ekuphileni okuphakade. 8 Futhi lapho ngaleso sikhathi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu enesihawu esikhulu, uKristu Jesu, izokwehla emhlabeni, izokwethula ubaba wethu u-Adamu ePharadesi, emthini wesihawu. 9 Kwathi bonke obaba nabaprofethi bezwa zonke lezi zinto kuSeti, bajabula kakhulu. Isahluko 15 1 Ngesikhathi bonke abangcwele bejabula, bheka uSathane, isikhulu nenduna yokufa, wathi enkosini yesihogo, 2 Lungiselela ukwamukela uJesu waseNazaretha ngokwakhe, owazigqaja ngokuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, kodwa wayengumuntu owesaba ukufa, wathi, Umphefumulo wami ulusizi kuze kube sekufeni. 3 Ngaphandle kwalokho wenza amanxeba amaningi kimi nakwabanye abaningi; ngoba labo engabaphefumula nezinyonga nalabo engibahluphayo ngamademoni amaningana, wabaphulukisa ngezwi lakhe; yebo, nalabo engabaletha kuwe befile, ubathatha ngenkani. 4 Kulokhu isikhulu sesihogo saphendula kuSathane, sathi, Ngubani leso sikhulu esinamandla kangaka, kodwa futhi umuntu owesaba ukufa? 5 Ngoba bonke ababusi bomhlaba bangaphansi kwamandla ami, owabathoba ngamandla akho. 6 Kodwa uma enamandla kangaka ngesimo sakhe sobuntu, ngiyaqinisekisa kuwe ngeqiniso, ukuthi unamandla onke ngesimo sakhe sobuNkulunkulu, futhi akekho umuntu ongamelana namandla akhe. 7 Ngakho-ke lapho ethi wesaba ukufa, wahlela ukukubamba, futhi kuzoba kubi kuwe kuze kube phakade.

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8 USathane waphendula, wathi enkosini yesihogo: Kungani ubonise ukungabaza, wesaba ukwamukela lowo Jesu waseNazaretha, isitha sakho nesami? 9 Mina-ke, ngamlinga futhi ngavusa abantu bakithi abadala amaJuda ngentshiseko nentukuthelo ngokumelene naye? 10 Ngalola umkhonto ngenxa yokuhlupheka kwakhe; Ngaxuba inyongo neviniga, ngayala ukuba ayiphuze; Ngalungisa isiphambano sokumbethela, nezipikili zokumbhoboza izandla nezinyawo uIbis; futhi manje ukufa kwakhe sekuseduze, ngizomletha lapha, ngaphansi kwakho nakimi. 11 Isikhulu sesihogo saphendula sathi, “Ungitshelile manje ukuthi wangithatha abafileyo ngamandla.” 12 Labo abagcinwe lapha baze baphile futhi emhlabeni, basuswa lapha, hhayi ngamandla abo, kodwa ngemithandazo eyenziwa kuNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu wabo onamandla onke wabasusa kimi. 13 Pho, ungubani lowo Jesu waseNazaretha owangisusa abafileyo ngezwi lakhe ngaphandle kokuthandaza kuNkulunkulu? 14 Mhlawumbe nguyena lowo owangithatha uLazaru, ngemva kwezinsuku ezine efile, wabe esenuka futhi ebolile, futhi enganginaye njengomuntu ofile, kodwa wamvusa ngamandla akhe. 15 USathane ephendula, ephendula enkosini yesihogo, Nguye kanye lowo muntu, uJesu waseNazaretha. 16 Kwathi inkosi yesihogo isizwile, yathi kuye: Ngiyakufungisa ngamandla akho nawami, ukuthi ungamlethi kimi. 17 Ngoba lapho ngizwa ngamandla ezwi lakhe, ngathuthumela ngokwesaba, futhi bonke abantu bami ababi baphazamiseka ngasikhathi sinye; 18 Futhi asikwazanga ukubopha uLazaru, kodwa wazishaya isifuba, futhi nazo zonke izibonakaliso zobubi, wasuka kithi ngokushesha; futhi umhlabathi, lapho isidumbu sikaLazaru sasilele khona, wamkhipha ephila ngokushesha. 19 Futhi sengiyazi manje ukuthi unguNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke owayengenza izinto ezinjalo, onamandla embusweni wakhe, futhi onamandla emvelweni yakhe yobuntu, onguMsindisi wesintu. 20 Ngakho-ke ningamlethi lo muntu lapha, ngoba uzokhulula bonke labo engibabophile etilongweni ngenxa yokungakholwa, futhi ababoshwe ngezibopho zezono zabo, futhi uzobaholela ekuphileni okuphakade. Isahluko 16 1 Kwathi uSathane nenkosi yesihogo bexoxa kanje komunye nomunye, ngokuzumayo kwezwakala izwi elinjengelokuduma kwezulu kanye nokuvunguza komoya, lithi: Phakamisani amasango enu, nina zikhulu; phakamani, nina masango aphakade, iNkosi yenkazimulo ingene. 2 Lapho isikhulu sesihogo sizwa lokhu, sathi kuSathane: “Suka kimi, uphume ezindaweni zami zokuhlala; uma uyiqhawe elinamandla, yilwa neNkosi yenkazimulo. Kodwa unani naye?” 3 Wamxosha ezindaweni zakhe zokuhlala. 4 Isikhulu sathi ezikhulwini zaso ezingalungile: “Valani amasango ethusi onya, niwaqinise ngemigoqo yensimbi, nilwe ngesibindi, funa sithunjwe.” 5 Kodwa lapho lonke iqembu labangcwele likuzwa lokhu, lakhuluma ngezwi elikhulu lentukuthelo enkosini yesihogo: 6 Vula amasango akho ukuze iNkosi yenkazimulo ingene. 7 Futhi umprofethi ongcwele uDavide, wamemeza ethi, Angiprofethanga yini ngempela ngisesemhlabeni ngithi, O sengathi abantu bangadumisa iNkosi ngobuhle bayo, nangemisebenzi yayo emangalisayo kubantwana babantu. 8 Ngoba uphule amasango ethusi, wanquma imigoqo yensimbi phakathi. Ubasusile ngenxa yobubi babo, futhi ngenxa yokungalungi kwabo bayahlushwa. 9 Ngemva kwalokhu omunye umprofethi, okungukuthi, u-Isaya ongcwele, wakhuluma ngendlela efanayo kubo bonke abangcwele, angizange yini ngiprofethe kahle kini ngisaphila emhlabeni? 10 Abafileyo bayakuphila, bavuke futhi abasemathuneni abo, bajabule abasemhlabeni, ngokuba amazolo avela kuJehova ayakubasindisa.

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11 Ngathi kwenye indawo: “O kufa, kuphi ukunqoba kwakho?” O kufa, kuphi ukunqotshwa kwakho?” 12 Kwathi bonke abangcwele sebezwile lezi zinto ezikhulunywa ngu-Isaya, bathi enkosini yesihogo: Vula amasango akho manje, ususe imigoqo yakho yensimbi; ngoba manje usuzoboshwa, ungabi namandla. 13 Kwase kuba khona izwi elikhulu, njengezwi lokuduma, lithi: “Phakamisani amasango enu, nina zikhulu, niphakanyiswe, nina masango esihogo, iNkosi yenkazimulo ingene.” 14 Inkosi yesihogo, izwa izwi elifanayo, yamemeza sengathi ibingazi, Ngubani lowo Nkosi yenkazimulo? 15 UDavide waphendula inkosana yesihogo, wathi, Ngiyawaqonda amazwi alelo zwi, ngoba ngiwakhulume ngomoya wakhe. Manje, njengoba ngishilo ngenhla, ngithi kuwe, iNkosi enamandla nenamandla, iNkosi enamandla empini: uyiNkosi yenkazimulo, futhi uyiNkosi ezulwini nasemhlabeni; 16 Ubheke phansi ukuze ezwe ukububula kweziboshwa, nokukhulula labo abamiselwe ukufa. 17 Manje, wena nkosi yesihogo engcolile nenuka kabi, vula amasango akho, ukuze iNkosi yenkazimulo ingene; ngoba iyiNkosi yezulu nomhlaba. 18 Ngesikhathi uDavide esho lokhu, iNkosi enamandla yabonakala ngesimo somuntu, yakhanyisa lezo zindawo ezazikade zisebumnyameni ngaphambili, 19 Waphula izibopho ezazingenakugqashulwa ngaphambili; futhi ngamandla akhe angenakunqotshwa wavakashela labo ababehlezi ebumnyameni obukhulu ngobubi, nasethunzini lokufa ngesono. Isahluko 17 1 Ukufa Okubi kanye nezikhulu zayo ezinonya bezwa lezi zinto, babanjwa ukwesaba emibusweni yabo eminingana, lapho bebona ukukhanya kokukhanya, 2 Futhi uKristu ngokwakhe wabonakala ngokuzumayo ezindaweni zabo zokuhlala; ngakho-ke bamemeza bathi, Siboshwe nguwe; kubonakala sengathi uhlose ukusenza sidideke phambi kweNkosi. 3 Ungubani wena, ongenaso isibonakaliso sokubola, kodwa lowo mbono okhanyayo owubufakazi obugcwele bobukhulu bakho, kodwa okubonakala sengathi awukunaki? 4 Ungubani wena, unamandla futhi ubuthakathaka kangaka, umkhulu kangaka futhi umncane kangaka, ungumuntu omubi kodwa nokho uyisosha lesigaba sokuqala, ongahola ngesimo senceku njengesosha elivamile? 5 INkosi yenkazimulo, efile futhi ephila, nakuba wake wabulawa esiphambanweni? 6 Wena owalala ethuneni efile, wehlela kithi uphila, futhi ekufeni kwakho zonke izidalwa zathuthumela, nezinkanyezi zonke zanyakaziswa, manje usunenkululeko yakho phakathi kwabafileyo, futhi uphazamisa amabutho ethu? 7 Ungubani wena, okhulula izithunjwa ezaziboshwe ngamaketanga yisono sokuqala, futhi uziletha enkululekweni yazo yangaphambili 8 Ungubani wena, osabalalisa ukukhanya okukhazimulayo kangaka nokukhanya okukhulu phezu kwalabo abenziwe izimpumputhe ngobumnyama besono? 9 Ngendlela efanayo wonke amabutho amademoni abanjwa ukwesaba okufanayo, futhi ngokwesaba okukhulu kakhulu amemeza athi, 10 Kuvelaphi, Jesu Kristu, ukuthi ungumuntu onamandla kangaka futhi okhazimulayo ngobukhulu, okhanya kangangokuthi awunabala, futhi omsulwa kangangokuthi awunacala? Ngoba lelo zwe elingaphansi lomhlaba, elalingaphansi kwethu kuze kube manje, futhi lapho sathola khona intela, alikaze lisithumelele umuntu ofile kangaka ngaphambili, alikaze lisithumelele izipho ezinjengalezi ezikhulwini zesihogo. 11 Ngakho-ke ungubani wena, ongena ngesibindi kangaka phakathi kwezindawo zethu zokuhlala, futhi ongagcini nje ngokungesabi ukusongela ngezijeziso ezinkulu kakhulu, kodwa futhi uzama ukusindisa bonke abanye emaketangeni esibabambe kuwo?

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12 Mhlawumbe unguJesu lowo, uSathane asanda kukhuluma ngaye enkosini yethu, ukuthi ngokufa kwesiphambano usuzokwamukela amandla okufa. 13 Khona-ke iNkosi yenkazimulo yanyathela ukufa, yabamba inkosana yesihogo, yamphuca wonke amandla ayo, yathatha ubaba wethu wasemhlabeni u-Adamu waya naye enkazimulweni yakhe. Isahluko 18 1 Isikhulu sesihogo sambamba uSathane, sathi kuye ngesibonakaliso esikhulu: “O wena sikhulu sokubhujiswa, umbhali wokunqotshwa nokuxoshwa kukaBelzebule, inhlamba yezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu futhi onyanyekayo yibo bonke abantu abalungileyo! Yini eyakwenza wafuna ukwenza kanjalo?” 2 Ubungabethela iNkosi yenkazimulo esiphambanweni, futhi ngokubhubhisa kwayo, usenzele izithembiso zezinzuzo ezinkulu kakhulu, kodwa njengesiwula besingazi ukuthi ungubani. 3 Ngoba bhekani manje ukuthi uJesu waseNazaretha, ngokukhanya kobunkulunkulu bakhe obukhazimulayo, uxosha wonke amandla asabekayo obumnyama nokufa; 4 Udilizile amajele ethu kusukela phezulu kuya phansi, waxosha bonke abathunjiwe, wakhulula bonke ababeboshiwe, nabo bonke ababevame ukububula ngenxa yokucindezeleka kwabo manje sebesithukile, futhi sesizonqotshwa yimithandazo yabo. 5 Imibuso yethu engengcwele iyanqotshwa, futhi akukho ngxenye yesintu esisele ngaphansi kwethu, kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi, bonke bayasiphikisa ngesibindi; 6 Nakuba, ngaphambili, abafileyo babengakaze balokothe baziphathe kabi ngathi, futhi, njengoba babeyiziboshwa, babengenakukwazi ukujabula nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. 7 O Sathane, wena nkosi yabo bonke ababi, uyise wababi nabalahliwe, kungani uzama lokhu kuxhaphaza, njengoba iziboshwa zethu kuze kube manje bezingenalo nhlobo ithemba lokusindiswa nokuphila? 8 Kodwa manje akekho noyedwa kubo oke wabubula, futhi akukho nokuncane ukubonakala kwezinyembezi ebusweni babo. 9 O nkosi Sathane, wena mlindi omkhulu wezifunda zesihogo, zonke izinzuzo zakho ozitholile ngomuthi owenqatshelwe, kanye nokulahlekelwa yiPharadesi, manje usulahlekelwe yizinkuni zesiphambano; 10 Injabulo yakho yaphela ngaleso sikhathi, lapho ubethela uJesu Kristu iNkosi yenkazimulo esiphambanweni. 11 Wenze okuphambene nenzuzo yakho neyami, njengoba uzobona njengamanje ngalezo zinhlupho ezinkulu kanye nezijeziso ezingenamkhawulo osuzobhekana nazo. 12 O Sathane, nkosi yabo bonke ububi, umsunguli wokufa, nomthombo wakho konke ukuziqhenya, bekufanele uqale uphenye ngamacala amabi kaJesu waseNazaretha, bese uthola ukuthi wayengenacala elifanele ukufa. 13 Kungani unesibindi, ngaphandle kwesizathu noma ubulungisa, sokumbethela esiphambanweni, wehlisela phansi umuntu ongenacala nolungile ezindaweni zethu, ngaleyo ndlela walahlekelwa yizoni zonke, abantu ababi nabangalungile emhlabeni wonke? 14 Ngesikhathi isikhulu sesihogo sikhuluma kanje noSathane, iNkosi yenkazimulo yathi kuBelzebule, isikhulu sesihogo, Sathane, isikhulu sizoba ngaphansi kokubusa kwakho kuze kube phakade, esikhundleni sika-Adamu namadodana akhe alungile, angawami. Isahluko 19 1 UJesu wase eselula isandla sakhe, wathi, Wozani kimi, nonke nina bangcwele bami, enadalwa ngomfanekiso wami, enalahlwa ngomuthi wesithelo esinqatshelwe, nangodeveli nokufa; 2 Phila manje ngokhuni lwesiphambano sami; udeveli, umbusi waleli zwe, unqotshiwe, futhi ukufa kunqotshiwe.

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3 Khona-ke bonke abangcwele bahlanganiswa ndawonye ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke; iNkosi uJesu yabamba isandla sika-Adamu yathi kuye: Ukuthula makube kuwe, nakuyo yonke inzalo yakho elungileyo, eyami. 4 U-Adamu, ewela ezinyaweni zikaJesu, wakhuluma naye, ngezinyembezi, ngolimi oluthobekile, nangezwi elikhulu, ethi, 5 Ngizakuphakamisa, Nkosi, ngoba ungiphakamisile, futhi awuzange wenze izitha zami zijabule ngami. Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, ngakhala kuwe, futhi ungiphilisile. 6 Jehova, ungikhuphulile umphefumulo wami ethuneni, wangigcina ngiphila, ukuze ngingayi egodini. 7 Hlabelelani kuJehova, nina nonke bangcwele bakhe, nibonge ngokukhumbula ubungcwele bakhe, ngokuba intukuthelo yakhe ihlala isikhashana nje; ukuphila kusemuseni wakhe. 8 Ngendlela efanayo bonke abangcwele, bakhothama ezinyaweni zikaJesu, bathi ngezwi elilodwa: “Ufikile, Mhlengi womhlaba, futhi usuqedile konke owakubikezela ngomthetho nangabaprofethi bakho abangcwele.” 9 Uhlenge abaphilayo ngesiphambano sakho, wehlela kithi, ukuze ngokufa kwesiphambano usikhulule esihogweni, nangamandla akho ekufeni. 10 O, Nkosi, njengoba ubeke izibonakaliso zenkazimulo yakho ezulwini, futhi wamisa isibonakaliso sokuhlengwa kwakho, ngisho nesiphambano sakho emhlabeni! Ngakho-ke, Nkosi, beka isibonakaliso sokunqoba kwesiphambano sakho esihogweni, ukuze ukufa kungasasebenzi. 11 Khona-ke iNkosi yelula isandla sayo, yenza uphawu lwesiphambano phezu kuka-Adamu, naphezu kwabo bonke abangcwele bayo. 12 Wabamba u-Adamu ngesandla sakhe sokunene, wenyuka esuka esihogweni, futhi bonke abangcwele bakaNkulunkulu bamlandela. 13 Khona-ke umprofethi wasebukhosini uDavide wamemeza ngesibindi, wathi: 1 Hlabelelani iNkosi ingoma entsha, ngokuba yenze izinto ezimangalisayo; isandla sayo sokunene nengalo yayo engcwele kumtholele ukunqoba. 14 INkosi yazisile insindiso yayo, yaveza ukulunga kwayo emehlweni ezizwe. 15 Isixuku sonke sabangcwele saphendula sathi: “Lolu dumo malube ngolwabangcwele bakhe bonke, Amen, Dumisani iNkosi.” 16 Ngemva kwalokho, umprofethi uHabakuki 3 wamemeza wathi, Waphuma ngenxa yokusindiswa kwabantu bakho, ngenxa yokusindiswa kwabantu bakho. 17 Bonke abangcwele bathi: 4 Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi, ngokuba iNkosi isikhanyisele. Lo unguNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube phakade naphakade; uyakubusa phezu kwethu kuze kube phakade, Amen. 18 Kanjalo bonke abaprofethi bakhuluma izinto ezingcwele zokudumisa yena, balandela iNkosi. Isahluko 20 1 INkosi yabe isibamba u-Adamu ngesandla, yamnikela kuMikayeli ingelosi enkulu; yabaholela eParadesi, egcwele umusa nenkazimulo; 2 Amadoda amabili asendulo kakhulu ahlangana nabo, abuzwa ngabangcwele, Ningobani nina, eningakafiki nathi esihogweni, futhi enibeke imizimba yenu ePharadesi? 3 Omunye wabo waphendula wathi, Ngingu-Enoke, owahunyushwa ngezwi likaNkulunkulu: futhi lo muntu onami, ngu-Eliya waseThishibi, owahunyushwa enqoleni yomlilo. 4 Besilapha kuze kube manje, futhi asikaze sikunambithe ukufa, kodwa manje sesizobuya ekufikeni koMphikukristu, sihlome ngezibonakaliso nezimangaliso zaphezulu, ukuze silwe naye empini, futhi sibulawe nguye eJerusalema, futhi sithathwe siphila futhi emafwini, ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu nengxenye. 5 Kwathi u-Enoke ongcwele no-Eliya besaxoxa ngalokhu, bheka kwafika enye indoda esesimweni esidabukisayo ithwele uphawu lwesiphambano emahlombe ayo.

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6 Kwathi bonke abangcwele bembona, bathi kuye: “Ungubani wena?” Ngoba ubuso bakho bufana nobesela; kungani uthwala isiphambano emahlombe akho?” 7 Waphendula wathi: “Nisho kahle, ngokuba ngangiyisela elenza zonke izinhlobo zobubi emhlabeni.” 8 AmaJuda angibethela kanye noJesu; futhi ngabona izinto ezimangalisayo ezenzeka ekudalweni ekubethelweni kweNkosi uJesu. 9 Futhi ngangimkholwa ukuthi unguMdali wazo zonke izinto, futhi unguMninimandla onke; futhi ngathandaza kuye, ngithi, Nkosi, ngikhumbule, lapho ufika embusweni wakho. 10 Wasengilalela masinyane umthandazo wami, wathi kimi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, lamuhla uzakuba lami eParadisi. 11 Wanginika lesi sibonakaliso sesiphambano ethi, Thatha lokhu, uye eParadesi; futhi uma ingelosi engumgcini weParadesi ingafuni ukukwamukela, mbonise isibonakaliso sesiphambano, bese uthi kuye: UJesu Kristu osebethelwe esiphambanweni manje, ungithumile lapha kuwe. 12 Lapho ngenza lokhu, futhi ngitshela ingelosi engumlindi wePharadesi zonke lezi zinto, futhi yazizwa, yavula amasango ngokushesha, yangethula, yangibeka ngakwesokudla ePharadesi, 13 Ethi, Hlalani lapha isikhashana, kuze kufike u-Adamu, uyise wesintu sonke, kanye nawo wonke amadodana akhe, ayizinceku ezingcwele nezilungileyo zikaJesu Kristu, owabethelwa esiphambanweni. 14 Lapho bezwa konke lokhu kulandisa okuvela esela, bonke obabamkhulu bathi ngazwi linye, “Mawubongwe, Nkulunkulu Mninimandla onke, Yise wobuhle obuphakade, noBaba wobubele, obonise umusa onjalo kulabo ababeyizoni kuye, futhi wabaletha esiheni sePharadesi, futhi wababeka phakathi kokudla kwakho okukhulu nokomoya, empilweni engokomoya nengcwele. Amen. Isahluko 21 1 Lezi yizimfihlakalo zaphezulu nezingcwele esizibonile futhi sazizwa. Mina, uCharinus noLenthius asivunyelwe ukumemezela ezinye izimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu, njengoba ingelosi enkulu uMikayeli yasiyala, 2 Ethi, “Niya eJerusalema nabafowethu, niqhubeke emithandazweni, nimemezela futhi nikhazimulisa ukuvuka kukaJesu Kristu, njengoba yena enivusile kwabafileyo kanye naye.” 3 Futhi aniyikukhuluma nanoma ubani, kodwa hlalani njengabantu abayizithulu kuze kufike isikhathi lapho iNkosi izonivumela khona ukuba nilandise izimfihlakalo zobunkulunkulu bayo. 4 Ingelosi enkulu uMikayeli yaqhubeka yasiyala ukuba sidlule ngaphesheya kweJordani, siye ezweni elihle nelinothile, lapho kunabaningi abavukile kwabafileyo kanye nathi ukuze kube ubufakazi bokuvuka kukaKristu. 5 Ngoba sinikezwe izinsuku ezintathu kuphela kwabafileyo, thina esavuka ukuze sigubhe iPhasika leNkosi yethu kanye nabazali bethu, futhi sifakaze ngoKristu iNkosi, futhi sibhapathiziwe emfuleni ongcwele waseJordani, futhi manje asibonwa muntu. 6 Lokhu kufana nalokho uNkulunkulu asivumele ukuba sikuqonde; ngakho-ke mdumiseni, niphenduke, khona-ke uyakuba nesihe kini. Ukuthula makube kini okuvela eNkosini uNkulunkulu uJesu Kristu, noMsindisi wethu sonke. Amen, Amen, Amen. 7 Kwathi sebeqedile ukubhala futhi sebebhale ephepheni elihlukile, uCharinus wanikela lokho ayekubhala ezandleni zika-Anase, noKayafase, noGamaliyeli. 8 Ngokufanayo uLenthius wanikeza lokho ayekubhalile ezandleni zikaNikodemu noJosefa; futhi ngokushesha bashintshwa baba yizimo ezimhlophe kakhulu futhi ababange besabonakala. 9 Kodwa lokho ababekubhalile kwatholakala kuvumelana ngokuphelele, enye ingenalo uhlamvu oluningi noma oluncane kunenye. 10 Lapho lonke ibandla lamaJuda lizwa zonke lezi zihlobo ezimangalisayo zikaCharinus noLenthius, bathi komunye nomunye, Ngempela zonke lezi zinto zenziwe nguNkulunkulu, futhi mayibongwe iNkosi uJesu kuze kube phakade naphakade, Amen. 11 Bahambahamba ngokukhathazeka okukhulu, nokwesaba, nokuthuthumela, bashaya izifuba zabo, bahamba yilowo nalowo waya ekhaya lakhe.

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12 Kodwa zonke lezo zinto ezabikwa ngamaJuda emasinagogeni abo ngoJesu, zabikwa ngokushesha nguJosefa noNikodemu kumbusi. 13 UPilatu wabhala phansi zonke lezi zivumelwano, wabeka zonke lezi zincwadi emibhalweni yomphakathi yendlu yakhe. Isahluko 22 1 Emva kwalokho uPilatu waya ethempelini labaJuda, wabiza bonke ababusi nababhali nabafundisi bomthetho, wangena nabo endlini engcwele yethempeli. 2 Wayala ukuba amasango onke avalwe, wathi kubo: “Ngizwile ukuthi ninencwadi enkulu kuleli thempeli; ngakho-ke ngiyanicela ukuba ilethwe phambi kwami.” 3 Kwathi lapho incwadi enkulu, eyayiphethwe yizikhonzi ezine zethempeli, futhi ihlotshiswe ngegolide namatshe ayigugu, ilethwa, uPilatu wathi kubo bonke, Ngiyanifungisa uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, owadala futhi wayala ukuba kwakhiwe leli thempeli, ukuthi ningangifihleli iqiniso. 4 Niyazi konke okulotshiweyo kuleyo ncwadi; ngakho-ke ngitsheleni manje, uma nithole okuthile ngoJesu enambethela esiphambanweni, nokuthi kufanele afike ngasiphi isikhathi sezwe: ngitsheleni. 5 Base befunga u-Anase noKayafase, bayala bonke abanye ababenabo ukuba baphume endlini yesonto. 6 Bavala amasango ethempeli nesonto, bathi kuPilatu: “Usifungisile, mahluleli, ngokwakhiwa kwaleli thempeli, ukuthi sikutshele okuyiqiniso nokulungile.” 7 Ngemva kokuba sesimbethele uJesu esiphambanweni, singazi ukuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, kodwa sicabanga ukuthi wenza izimangaliso zakhe ngobuciko bemilingo, sabiza umhlangano omkhulu kuleli thempeli. 8 Kwathi lapho sixoxa ngezimangaliso uJesu ayezenzile, sathola ofakazi abaningi bezwe lakithi, abathi bambona ephila ngemva kokufa kwakhe, nokuthi bamuzwa ekhuluma nabafundi bakhe, futhi bambona enyukela phezulu ezulwini, engena kuwo; 9 Sabona ofakazi ababili, imizimba yabo uJesu ayivusa kwabafileyo, abasitshela ngezinto eziningi ezingavamile uJesu azenza kwabafileyo, esinomlando wazo obhaliwe ezandleni zethu. 10 Futhi kuyisiko lethu minyaka yonke ukuvula le ncwadi engcwele phambi komhlangano, nokufuna lapho iseluleko sikaNkulunkulu. 11 Futhi sithole encwadini yokuqala kwezingamashumi ayisikhombisa, lapho uMikayeli ingelosi enkulu ekhuluma nendodana yesithathu ka-Adamu umuntu wokuqala, indaba yokuthi ngemva kweminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu namakhulu amahlanu, uKristu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ethandekayo kakhulu weza emhlabeni, 12 Futhi saqhubeka sacabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe wayenguNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owakhuluma noMose, ethi: “Uyakwenza umphongolo wobufakazi; ubude bawo bube yizingalo ezimbili nengxenye, ububanzi bawo bube yingalo nengxenye, nokuphakama kwawo kube yingalo nengxenye.” 13 Ngalezi zingalo ezinhlanu nengxenye zokwakha umkhumbi weTestamente Elidala, saqonda futhi sazi ukuthi eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu nengxenye (inkulungwane), uJesu Kristu wayezofika emphongolweni noma etabernakele lomzimba; 14 Ngakho-ke imibhalo yethu ifakazela ukuthi uyindodana kaNkulunkulu, neNkosi neNkosi kaIsrayeli. 15 Futhi ngenxa yokuthi ngemva kokuhlupheka kwakhe, abapristi bethu abakhulu bamangala ngezibonakaliso ezenziwa nguye, savula leyo ncwadi ukuze sihlole zonke izizukulwane kuze kube sesizukulwaneni sikaJosefa noMariya unina kaJesu, sicabanga ukuthi ungowenzalo kaDavide; 16 Futhi sithole indaba yokudalwa, nokuthi ngesikhathi enza ngaso izulu nomhlaba nomuntu wokuqala u-Adamu, nokuthi kusukela lapho kuze kube nguzamcolo, kwaba yiminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili, amakhulu amabili neshumi nambili. 17 Kusukela kuZamcolo kuya ku-Abrahama, amakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye neshumi nambili. Kusukela ku-Abrahama kuya kuMose, amakhulu amane namashumi amathathu. Kusukela kuMose kuya kuDavide inkosi, amakhulu amahlanu neshumi.

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18 Kusukela kuDavide kuya ekuthunjweni kwaseBhabhiloni, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu. Kusukela ekuthunjweni kwaseBhabhiloni kuya ekwakhiweni kukaKrestu, iminyaka engamakhulu amane. 19 Isamba sakho konke okufika ezinkulungwaneni ezinhlanu nengxenye (inkulungwane). 20 Ngakho-ke kubonakala sengathi uJesu esimbethele esiphambanweni, unguJesu Kristu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, noNkulunkulu weqiniso noSomandla. Amen.

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