UJesu phambi kwakaPilatu
(Mt 27:1-2,11-14; Lk 23:1-5; Jwan 18:28-38)
1Kwathi ngamasa ekuseni, abaphristi abakhulu, abaphathi, abafundisi bomthetho kanye nebandla loke, bathatha isiqunto. Babopha uJesu, bakhamba naye bebamusa kuPilatu. 2UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Uyikosi yamaJuda na?”
UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Sewutjhwile.”
3Abaphristi abakhulu bamthwesa umlandu ngezinto ezinengi. 4UPilatu wambuza godu wathi: “Awuphenduli na? Qala bona bakuthwese umlandu ngezinto ezinengi kangangani!”
5Kodwana uJesu nanyana kunjalo akhange amphendule. UPilatu warareka.
UJesu ugwetjelwa ukufa
(Mt 27:15-26; Lk 23:13-25; Jwan 18:39 – 19:16)
6Besele kumkhuba bonyana emnyanyeni, uPilatu utjhaphulula isibotjhwa esikhonjelwa babantu. 7Ngesikhatheso umuntu obekuthiwa nguBharabhasi gade angesikhungweni. Bekangesinye seenlelesi ezavukela umbuso, yena wabe wabulala umuntu emgurugurwini lowo. 8Isiqubuthu senyuka sazokukhombela uPilatu bona enze njengombana aqhele ukwenza. 9Wasibuza wathi: “Nifuna bona nginitjhaphululele ikosi yamaJuda na?” 10Wabona bona abaphristi abakhulu banikele ngoJesu ngebanga lomona.
11Kodwana abaphristi abakhulu batjitjizela isiqubuthu bona sikhombele uPilatu abatjhaphululele uBharabhasi. 12UPilatu wabuza isiqubuthu godu wathi: “Alo-ke, nithi ngenzeni ngalo enimbiza ngekosi yamaJuda na?”
13Sarhuwelela sathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!”
14UPilatu wasibuza wathi: “Kubayini? Kunobulelesi abenzileko na?”
Sarhuwelela khulu sathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!”
15Njengombana uPilatu bekathanda ukukara abantu, wamtjhaphulula-ke uBharabhasi. UPilatu wayala bona uJesu abethwe bewamnikela bona abethelwe esiphambanweni.
Amajoni abukisa ngoJesu
(Mt 27:27-31; Jwan 19:2-3)
16Amajoni angenisa uJesu ngesigodlweni sombusi, abiza amanye amajoni amanengi. 17Amembesa ingubo ebubende, eluka isihlohlo sameva amthwesa sona. 18Athoma amkhulekela athi: “Bayede ngwenyama, kosi yamaJuda!” 19Abuyelela kanenginengi ambetha ehloko ngomhlanga, amkhafulela. Aguqa ngamadolo enza sengathi ayamhlonipha. 20Nasele aqedile ukubukisa ngaye, amhlubulisa ingubo ebubende, amembathisa izambatho zakhe. Akhamba naye ayombethela esiphambanweni.
UJesu ubethelwa esiphambanweni
(Mt 27:32-44; Lk 23:26-43; Jwan 19:17-27)
21Endleleni akatelela umdluli ngendlela obegade avela emaphandleni bona atjathe isiphambano sakaJesu. Yena bekunguSimoni weSirene onguyise ka-Alekzandra noRufosi. 22Aletha uJesu endaweni ebekuthiwa yiGolgotha, okutjho iKhakhayi. 23Endaweni leyo alinga ukumseza iwayini elivanganiswe nemire, kodwana wabhala ukulisela. 24Ambethela esiphambanweni. Ahlukaniselana izambatho zakhe, aphosa nefumbe ukuze azi bona elinye nelinye lithatheni. 25Bekuyisimbi yethoba ekuseni nakambethelako esiphambanweni. 26Isaziso esitloliweko somlandu abekwa wona besifundeka bunje: IKOSI YAMAJUDA. 27Abethela kanye naye iinlelesi ezimbili, esinye ngesigomeni, esinye ngesinceleni. 28Ngaleyondlela kwazaliseka umtlolo othi: “Wabalwa kanye neenlelesi.”
29Labo abadlulako bathintitha iinhloko bamhlambalaza bathi: “Arha! Wena owathi uzakugiriza ithempeli ulakhe ngobutjha ngamalanga amathathu, 30zisindise-ke, wehle esiphambanwenapho!”
31Ngokunjalo nabaphristi abakhulu nabafundisi bomthetho bamphoqa babodwa bathi: “Wasindisa abanye kodwana yena akakwazi ukuzisindisa! 32UKrestu lo, oyiKosi yama-Israyeli akehle esiphambanweni ukuze sibone bese siyakholwa.” Nalabo ababethelwe naye nabo bamhlambalaza.
Ukufa kwakaJesu
(Mt 27:45-56; Lk 23:44-49; Jwan 19:28-30)
33Kwathi ngesimbi yetjhumi nambili emini, ubumnyama bembatha iphasi loke bekwaba yisimbi yesithathu ngemva kwedina. 34Ngesimbi yesithathu ntambama, uJesu warhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: “Eloyi, Eloyi, lama sabarhithani?” Nakutjhugululwako kutjho bona “Zimami, Zimami, ungitjhiyeleni na?”
35Kwathi abanye ebebajame lapho nabezwa lokho bathi: “Lalelani, ubiza u-Eliya!” 36Omunye wabo wagijima wazalisa isimunyo ngewayini elimunyu wasihloma elithini, wasinikela uJesu bona asele, bewathi: “Kwanjesi akhese nimliseni. Akhesibone bona u-Eliya loyo uzakuza azomehlisa esiphambanwenapha na?”
37UJesu warhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu, waphefumula kokugcina.
38Irharideni lethempeli latlebhuka phakathi ukusuka phezulu ukuya phasi. 39Kwathi lokha umphathimabutho obekajame lapho phambi kwakaJesu nezwa ukurhuwelela kwakhe nangendlela ahlongakele ngayo, wathi: “Ngambala indoda le beyiyiNdodana kaZimu!”
40Bekunabesifazana abathileko ebebabukela bajame kudanyana. Hlangana nabo bekunoMariya Magdalina, uMariya unina kaJakopo omncani noJosisi kanye noSalome. 41EGalile, besifazanaba bamlandela bebatjheja iindingo zakhe. Abanye besifazana abanengi ebebakhuphuke naye eJerusalema nabo bebakhona.
Ukubulungwa kwakaJesu
(Mt 27:57-61; Lk 23:50-56; Jwan 19:38-42)
42Bekulilanga lamalungiselelo, okutjho ilanga ngaphambi kweSabatha. Kuthe bona kuhlwe, 43uJosefa we-Arimathiya, olilunga elidumileko lomKhandlu nobegade alinde umbuso kaZimu, wanqopha kuPilatu ngesibindi wayokukhombela umzimba kaJesu. 44UPilatu wamangala ukuzwa bona uJesu sele ahlongakele. Wabiza umphathimabutho wambuza bona uJesu sele ahlongakele na? 45Kwathi bona afumane kumphathimabutho bonyana kunjalo, wavumela uJosefa bona athathe umzimba lowo. 46Yeke uJosefa wathenga itjhila lelineni, wethula umzimba kaJesu, wawuphuthela ngelineni lelo, wawubulunga ngethuneni ebelikghedlhwe edwaleni. Wageda ilitje elikhulu wavala ithuna. 47UMariya Magdalina noMariya unina kaJosisi, babona lapha abekwe khona.
