UJesu ulethwa phambi koPilatu
(Mt 27:1-2,11-14; Mk 15:1-5; Jwan 18:28-38)
1Yeke, woke umkhambathi wasikima, wamdosela kuPilatu. 2Bathoma ukumsola ngomlandu bathi: “Sifumene umuntu lo akhohlisa isizwe sekhethu. Ujamelene nokukhokhwa komthelo wombusi omkhulu, begodu ukhamba azitjho bona yena unguKrestu.”
3UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Uyikosi yamaJuda na?”
UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Iye, kunjengombana usitjho.”
4Yeke uPilatu wathi kumphristi omkhulu nesiqubuthwini: “Angisifumani isizathu sokuthwesa indoda le umlandu.”
5Kodwana baphikelela bathi: “Idlhadlhabalisa abantu kilo loke leJudiya ngefundiswayo le. Ithome le eGalile kwanjesi sele ilapha.”
UJesu usiwa kuHerode
6Ekuzweni kwakhe lokho, uPilatu wabuza bona umuntu lo mGalile na? 7Kwathi bona alemuke bonyana uJesu bekangaphasi kwelawulo lakaHerode, wamthumela kuHerode ogade aseJerusalema isikhatheso. 8UHerode wathaba kwamambala lokha nabona uJesu ngombana besele kusikhathi eside amfuna. Ukuya ngalokho ebekakuzwe ngaye, begade anethemba lokobana uzambona asenza imikarisomraro. 9Yeke uHerode wabuzabuza uJesu imibuzo eminengi, kodwana akhange amphendule. 10Abaphristi abakhulu nabafundisi bomthetho bebajame ubuhlomohlomo lapho basola uJesu kumbi ngomlandu. 11UHerode namajoni wakhe bahlekisa ngaye bebamphoqa. Bamembathisa ingubo ehle, bambuyisela kuPilatu. 12Mhlokho uHerode noPilatu baba bangani, ngaphambi kwalokho gade bazizitha.
UJesu ugwetjwa ukufa
(Mt 27:15-26; Mk 15:6-15; Jwan 18:39 – 19:16)
13UPilatu wabizela ndawonye abaphristi abakhulu, ababusi kanye nabantu, 14wathi kibo: “Ningilethele umuntu lo, nathi utjitjizela abantu bona bahlubuke. Yeke ngimhlolisisile phambi kwenu noke, angisifumani isizathu sokumsola kwenu ngomlandu. 15NoHerode azange amfumane amlandu ngombana nakhu umbuyisele kithi. Njengombana nani nibona nje, umuntu lo akakenzi ilitho bonyana angabulawa. 16Ngalokho ngizakuthi akarithwe bese ngiyamtjhaphulula.” 17Ubegade akatelelekile bona abatjhaphululele isibotjhwa sinye njalo ngomnyanya wePhasika.
18Isiqubuthu soke sarhuwelela ngalizwi linye sathi: “Yewusisusele thina ngomuntu lo! Sitjhaphululela uBharabhasi!” 19UBharabhasi bekadlhunywe ngesikhungweni ngebanga lomguruguru obegade ungedorobheni kanye nokubulala.
20UPilatu bekafuna ukuthukulula uJesu, yeke wakhuluma nesiqubuthu godu. 21Kodwana salokhu sirhuwelela sisithi: “Mbethele! Mbethele esiphambanweni!”
22Wakhuluma nabo ihlandla lesithathu wathi: “Kubayini? Ngibuphi ubelelesi abenzileko na? Azange ngifunyane kuye iinzathu zokumgweba isigwebo sokufa! Yeke ngizakuthi akabethwe bese ngimtjhaphulule.”
23Kodwana ngokurhuwelela okukhulu bathi akabethelwe esiphambanweni, yeke ukurhuwelela kwabo kwaphumelela. 24UPilatu waqunta ukubanikela abakufunako. 25Watjhaphulula umuntu obegade afakwe ngesikhungweni ngebanga lokubanga umguruguru nokubulala, yena loyo abambawileko, wanikela uJesu entandwenabo.
UJesu ubethelwa esiphambanweni
(Mt 27:32-44; Mk 15:21-32; Jwan 19:17-27)
26Kwathi nabakhamba naye njalo, bahlangana noSimoni weSirene, ebegade asiya ngemzini avela ngaphandle. Bathatha isiphambano bamthwesa sona kobana alandele uJesu.
27Isiqubuthu esikhulu sabantu samlandela, kukhona nabafazi ebebalila bamrhahlawulela. 28UJesu waphendukela ngakibo wathi: “Madodakazi weJerusalema! Ningangilileli, kodwana zilileleni nina nabantwabenu. 29Mbala isikhathi siyeza lapha nizakuthi khona, ‘Babusisiwe abafazi abaziinyumba, iimbeletho ezingazange zibelethe, namabele angazange amunyise!’ 30Yeke
“bazokuthi eentabeni,
‘Sigubuzesani!’
bese bathi emibundwini,
‘Sigirikelani!’
31“Nakube abantu benza lokhu emthini omanzi, kuzakwenzakani-ke kowomileko na?”
32Amadoda amanye amabili ebegade aziinlelesi, nawo athathwa kanye naye kobana ayokubulawa. 33Kwathi nabafika endaweni ekuthiwa liKhakhayi, bambethela lapho kanye neenlelesi. Esinye ngesidleni, esinye ngesinceleni. 34UJesu wathi: “Baba, balibalele ngombana abakwazi abakwenzako.”
Bahlukaniselana izambatho zakhe ngokwenza ifumbe. 35Abantu bajama, babukela. Nakubabusi bona bebamphoqa nokumphoqa bathi: “Wasindisa abanye, akazisindise-ke nakube mbala unguKrestu kaZimu, ongoKhethiweko.”
36Amajoni nawo akhuphuka, afese amphoqa. Amnikela iwayini elinesibharha 37athi kuye: “Nakube uyikosi yamaJuda, zisindise!”
38Ngehla kwakhe bekutlolwe amezwi la: LE YIKOSI YAMAJUDA.
39Esinye seenlelesi ebesibethelwe lapho samthela ngeenhlamba sathi: “AwusinguKrestu na? Zisindise bese usindisa nathi!”
40Esinye iselelesi sasikhalimela sathi: “Awumesabi uZimu na? Angithi nawe ulapho nje ngesigwebo esifanako? 41Thina sibethwa ngokusifaneleko ngokwezenzo zethu. Kodwana indoda le ayikenzi ilitho elimbi.” 42Yeke sathi kuJesu: “Jesu, ungikhumbule nawufika embuswenakho!”
43UJesu wathi kiso: “Ngiqinisile ngiyakutjela bona namhlanjesi uzakuba nami ePharadesi.”
Ukufa kwakaJesu
(Mt 27:45-56; Mk 15:33-41; Jwan 19:28-30)
44Besele kuyisimbi yetjhumi nambili emini, ubumnyama bembatha yoke inarha bekwaba yisimbi yesithathu ngemva kwedina 45ngombana ilanga lafiphala. Kwathi irharideni lethempeli latlebhuka phakathi. 46UJesu warhuwelela khulu wathi: “Baba, nginikela umphefumulwami ezandleni zakho!” Wathi bona atjho njalo, wahlongakala!
47Umphathimabutho wathi nabona okwenzekileko, wadumisa uZimu, wathi: “Kwamambala umuntu lo bekalungile!”
48Kwathi bona boke abantu ebegade babuthene lapho ukuzokubukela, babone okwenzekileko, bathwala imikhono ehloko, baphadlhalala. 49Kodwana boke ebegade bamazi, nabafazi abamlandelako bavela eGalile, bajamela kude, babukela koke lokhu kusenzeka.
Ukubulungwa kwakaJesu
(Mt 27:57-61; Mk 15:42-47; Jwan 19:38-42)
50Bekunendoda ebekuthiwa nguJosefa, alilunga lesigungu begodu ayindoda elungileko neqotho. 51Yena akazange azihlanganise nesiqunto kanye nesenzo sabo. Bekavela eJudiya edorobheni le-Arimathiya, alindele umbuso kaZimu. 52Waya kuPilatu wayokubawa isidumbu sakaJesu. 53Yeke wasethula isidumbu sakaJesu, wasiphuthela ngetjhila, wasibulunga ngethuneni ebelikghedlhwe edwaleni ebelingazange lisetjenziswe. 54Bekulilanga lokulungiselela iSabatha ebesele lizokuthoma.
55Abafazi ebegade beze noJesu basuka eGalile balandela uJosefa, babona ithuna nangendlela umzimba kaJesu bewulaliswe ngakhona kilo. 56Yeke babuyela ekhaya bayokulungisa amakha wokuzesa isidumbu sakhe. Kodwana baphumula ngeSabatha njengokutjho komyalo.
