NGOKUKAJOHANE 18

₁UJesu esekhulumé lawomazwi waphuma kanye nabafundi bakhe, waya phesheya komfudlana iKedroni, lapho kwakukhona insimu angena kuyo yena nabafundi bakhe.

₂NoJuda owamkhaphelayo wayeyazi leyondawo, ngokuba uJesu wayevama ukuhlangana khona nabafundi bakhe.

₃Khona uJuda, esetholé isigaba samabutho nezikhonzi kubapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi, waya lapho, benezihlanti nezibani nezikhali.

₄Khona uJesu ekwazi konke okuyakumehlela waphuma, wathi kubo: Nifuna ubani na?

₅Bamphendula bathi: UJesu waseNazaretha. UJesu wathi kubo: Yimina. UJuda omkhaphelayo wayemi nabo.

₆Kuthé-ke ukuba athi kubo: Yimina, bahlehla nyovane, bawa phansi.

₇Waphinda wababuza wathi: Nifuna ubani na? Bathi: UJesu waseNazaretha.

₈UJesu waphendula wathi: Nginitshelile ukuthi yimina; uma-ke nifuna mina, bayekeni laba, bahambe,

₉ukuba ligcwaliseke izwi alishiloyo lokuthi: Kulabo ongiphé bona angilahlekelwanga namunye.

₁₀USimoni Petru enenkemba wayihosha, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. Igama lenceku lalinguMalkusi.

₁₁Khona uJesu wathi kuPetru: Faka inkemba emgodleni wayo; angiyikusiphuza kanti isitsha enginiké sona uBaba na?

₁₂Njalo-ke isigaba nenduna yenkulungwane nezikhonzi zabaJuda bambamba uJesu, bambopha;

₁₃baqala bamyisa kuAnase, ngokuba engumukhwe kaKayafase obengumpristi omkhulu walowomnyaka.

₁₄UKayafase kambe nguye owaluleka abaJuda ngokuthi kubalungele ukuba kufe umuntu abe-munye ngenxa yesizwe.

₁₅USimoni Petru walandela uJesu nomunye umfundi. Lowomfundi wayaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wangena noJesu egcekeni lompristi omkhulu;

₁₆kepha uPetru wayemi ngaphandle emnyango. Waphuma-ke lowomfundi omunye owaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wakhuluma nomlindikazi womnyango, wamngenisa uPetru.

₁₇Intombazana elinda emnyango yayisithi kuPetru: Imbala nawe awusiye owabafundi balowomuntu na? Wathi yena: Angisiye.

₁₈Kwakumi khona izinceku nezikhonzi zibasile umlilo wamalahle, ngokuba kwakumakhaza, zotha; noPetru wayenazo otha.

₁₉Kepha umpristi omkhulu wabuza uJesu ngabafundi bakhe nangemfundiso yakhe.

₂₀UJesu wamphendula wathi: Ngikhulumile obala ezweni. Ngezikhathi zonke bengifundisa esinagogeni* nasethempelini, lapho abaJuda bonke bebuthana khona, angikhulumanga-lutho ngasese.

₂₁Ubuzelani kimi na? Buza kulabo abezwile lokho engakukhuluma kubo; bheka, bona bayakwazi engakushoyo.

₂₂Esasho lokho, esinye isikhonzi esasimi khona sammukula uJesu, sathi: Uphendula umpristi omkhulu kanjalo na?

₂₃UJesu wasiphendula wathi: Uma ngikhulumé kabi, fakaza ngalobobubi; kodwa uma kukuhle, ungishayelani na?

₂₄UAnase wamthumela eboshiwe kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu.

₂₅Kepha uSimoni Petru wayemi otha. Bathi-ke kuye: Imbala nawe awusiye owabafundi bakhe na? Waphika yena, wathi: Angisiye.

₂₆Enye yezinceku zompristi omkhulu, eyisihlobo salowo ondlebe yaso uPetru abeyinqumile, yathi: Angikubonanga yini mina ensimini unaye na?

₂₇Wabuye waphika uPetru; masinyane lakhala iqhude.

₂₈Base bekhipha uJesu kuKayafase, bemyisa endlini yokwahlulela; kwakusekuseni. Kepha bona kabangenanga enqabeni ukuba bangangcoli kodwa babenokudla iphasika.

₂₉Khona uPilatu waphumela kubo, wathi: Nimthwesa-cala lini lomuntu na?

₃₀Baphendula, bathi kuye: Uma lona ebengesiye owenza okubi, nga singamlethanga kuwe.

₃₁Khona uPilatu wathi kubo: Mthatheni nina, nimahlulele ngomthetho wakini. Bathi kuye abaJuda: Asivunyelwe ukubulala umuntu,

₃₂ukuba kugcwaliseke izwi likaJesu alishilo lapha ebonisa ukuthi uyakufa ngokufa okunjani.

₃₃UPilatu wabuye wangena enqabeni, wabiza uJesu, wathi kuye: Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?

₃₄UJesu waphendula wathi: Uzisholo lokhu wena, noma kusho abanye kuwe ngami na?

₃₅UPilatu waphendula wathi: Kanti ngingumJuda yini mina na? Isizwe sakini nabapristi abakhulu bakunikezele kimi; wenzeni na?

₃₆UJesu waphendula wathi: Umbuso wami awusiwo owalelizwe. Uma umbuso wami ubungowalelizwe, izikhonzi zami zaziyakulwa ukuba nginganikezelwa kubaJuda. Kepha kalokhu umbuso wami awusiwo owalapha.

₃₇Wayesethi uPilatu kuye: Kanti nokho uyinkosi na? UJesu waphendula wathi: Usho khona. Ngiyinkosi; ngizalelwe lokho, ngafikela lokho ezweni ukuba ngifakazele iqiniso. Bonke abeqiniso bayalizwa izwi lami.

₃₈Wathi uPilatu kuye: Iqiniso liyini na? Eseshilo lokho wabuye waphumela kubaJuda, wathi kubo: Angifumani-cala kuye.

₃₉Kepha ninesiko lokuba nginikhululele omunye ngePhasika; ngakho niyathanda ukuba nginikhululele inkosi yabaJuda na?

₄₀Khona babuye bamemeza bonke, bathi: Qha lona kodwa uBaraba. Kepha uBaraba wayengumphangi.