Ukubotjhwa kwakaJesu
(Mt 26:47-56; Mk 14:43-50; Lk 22:47-53)
1Ngemva kobana uJesu selathandazile, wakhamba nabafundi bakhe wayamela ngaphetjheya komlanjana iKedroni endaweni lapha bekunesimu khona. Yena nabafundi bakhe bangena kiyo. 2UJudasi owamkhaphelako gade ayazi indawo leyo ngombana kanengi uJesu gade ahlanganela lapho nabafundi bakhe. 3Yeke uJudasi weza esimini, akhamba namabutho wamajoni nezinye zeenkhulu zabaphristi abakhulu nabaFarisi. Bebahlomile baphethe iinhlothi ezivutako, iimbani neenkhali. 4UJesu selasazi koke okuzokwenzeka kuye waphuma waya kibo wababuza wathi: “Nifuna bani na?”
5Bamphendula bathi: “UJesu weNazaretha.”
UJesu wathi kibo: “Nginguye.”
UJudasi owamkhaphelako gade ajame nabo lapho. 6Lokha uJesu nasithi kibo, “Nginguye” babuyela sinyovana baduleka phasi. 7UJesu wababuza godu wathi: “Nifuna bani na?”
Baphendula bathi: “UJesu weNazaretha.”
8UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Senginitjelile bona nginguye, yeke nangabe nifuna mina, abanye laba abakhambe-ke.” 9Lokhu bekukuzaliseka kwelizwi alitjhwileko lokuthi: “Angikalahlekelwa nangoyedwa kilabo ongiphe bona.”
10USimoni Pitrosi ogade anesabula, wayirhwatjhula wasusa indlebe yangesigomeni yekhoboka lomphristi omkhulu. Ibizo lekhobokelo bekunguMalirhusi. 11Yeke uJesu wathi kuPitrosi: “Buyisela isabulakho endawenayo! Kanti angizuyisela ikapho engiyinikelwe nguBaba na?”
UJesu phambi ko-Anasi
12Yeke ibutho lamajoni neenduna zalo kanye neenkhulu zamaJuda babamba uJesu bambopha; 13bamusa qangi ku-Anasi ogade ongumkhwe kaKhayafasi obegade amphristi omkhulu umnyaka lowo. 14Nguye uKhayafasi owaluleka amaJuda bonyana bekungaba ngcono kufe umuntu oyedwa afele boke abantu.
UPitrosi ulandula uJesu
(Mt 26:69-70; Mk 14:66-68; Lk 22:55-57)
15USimoni Pitrosi nomunye umfundi bebalandela uJesu. Ngebanga lokobana umfundi loyo gade aziwa mphristi omkhulu, wangena noJesu ngesirhodlweni somphristi omkhulu, 16uPitrosi yena wasala ngaphandle esangweni. Umfundi obegade asaziwa mphristi omkhulu loyo wabuyela ngaphandle, wakhuluma nomntazana omlindi esangweni, wangenisa uPitrosi. 17Umntazana omlindisango loyo wathi kuPitrosi: “Angithi nawe ungomunye wabafundi bomuntu loya na?”
UPitrosi wamphendula wathi: “Angisinguye.”
18Gade kumakhaza, yeke iinceku neenkhulu gade ziphembe umlilo ziwuragelele, zisotha. UPitrosi naye bekajame nabo, azothisa.
Umphristi omkhulu ubuza uJesu
(Mt 26:59-66; Mk 14:55-64; Lk 22:66-71)
19Umphristi omkhulu wabuza uJesu ngabafundi bakhe nangefundiso yakhe. 20UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ephasini bephele ngikhulume emtarini. Ngafundisa ngemasinagogini nangethempelini, lapha woke amaJuda ahlanganela khona. Azange khengitjho ilitho ngasese. 21Alo-ke ubuzelani kimi na? Buza labo abangizwileko, ngineqiniso bayazi engikutjhwileko.”
22Kuthe bona uJesu atjho lokhu, omunye weenkhulu wamwahla ngepama bewathi kuye: “Leyo yindlela yokuphendula umphristi omkhulu na?”
23UJesu waphendula wathi: “Nangabe kukhona okumbi engikukhulumileko, veza ubufakazi balokho. Kodwana nangabe ngikhulume iqiniso, alo, ungibethelani na?”
24Yeke u-Anasi wamthumela kumphristi omkhulu uKhayafasi, asoloko abotjhiwe njalo.
UPitrosi ulandula uJesu godu
(Mt 26:71-75; Mk 14:69-72; Lk 22:58-62)
25Kuthe uPitrosi asajame azothisa njalo, bambuza bathi: “Awusingomunye wabafundi bomuntu loya na?”
Yena walandula wathi: “Awa, angisinguye.”
26Omunye weenceku zomphristi omkhulu, obekasihlobo somuntu uPitrosi amsusa indlebe, wambuza wathi: “Azange khengikubone unaye esimini na?”
27Godu uPitrosi wabuye walandula; nje-ke khonokho umkukurumbu walila.
UJesu ulethwa phambi koPilatu
(Mt 27:1-2,11-14; Mk 15:1-5; Lk 23:1-5)
28Nje-ke bakhupha uJesu kuKhayafasi bamusa esigodlweni sombusi wamaRoma. Bekusekuseni ngondi, kodwana bona akhange bangene esigodlwenapho ngombana bebafuna ukuhlala bahlanzekile, khona bazakukghona ukugoma iPhasika. 29Yeke uPilatu waya kibo ngaphandle wababuza wathi: “Umuntu lo nimthwesa umlandu bani na?”
30Ipendulwabo yathi: “Besingekhe samletha kuwe nakube azange enze umlandu.”
31UPilatu wathi kibo: “Yeke nina ngokwenu mthatheni niyomgweba ngokomthetho wenu.”
AmaJuda aphendula athi: “Asikavunyelwa ukubulala umuntu.” 32Lokhu kwenzeka ukuze kuzaliseke amezwi akhulunywa nguJesu lokha nabonisa indlela azokufa ngayo.
33Nje-ke uPilatu wabuyela ngesigodlweni, wabiza uJesu wambuza wathi: “Uyikosi yamaJuda na?”
34UJesu wambuza wathi: “Umbuzo lo uvela kuwe, namkha uzwe ngabanye abakutjele ngami na?”
35UPilatu waphendula wathi: “Udlumbana bona ngiliJuda na? Angitjho babantu bekhenu nabaphristi abakhulu abakuthumele kimi. Wenzeni na?”
36UJesu wathi: “Umbuswami awusiwo wephaseli; nangabe bewunjalo, iinceku zami gade zizokulwa zivimbele bona ngingabanjwa maJuda. Kodwana umbuswami akusiwo walapha.”
37UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Alo-ke uyikosi na?”
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Utjho khona, ngiyikosi, kuhlekuhle ngabelethelwa lokho begodu kungalokho ngeza ephasinapha ukuze ngifakaze iqiniso. Ngabelethwa, ngeza ephasinapha ukuzokukhuluma ngeqiniso. Boke abaseqinisweni bayalilalela ilizwi lami.”
38UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Alo-ke liyini iqiniso na?”
UJesu ugwetjelwa ukufa
(Mt 27:15-31; Mk 15:6-20; Lk 23:13-25)
Ngalokho uPilatu waphuma wabuyela kumaJuda wafese wathi: “Angisifumani isizathu sokumthwesa umlandu. 39Kodwana ngesiko eninalo, phele njalo nginithukululele isibotjhwa ngesikhathi sePhasika. Nifuna bona nginithukululele ikosi yamaJuda na?”
40Bamphendula ngetjhada elikhulu bathi: “Awa, ingasiyena! Sifuna uBharabhasi!” UBharabhasi bekasigebengu.
