Bible Reading Plan – Day 343

₁Kwakusa ke, ababingeleli abaziintloko benza isigqibo, benamadoda amakhulu nabachazi-mthetho *neBhunga liphela. Bambopha ke uYesu, bemka naye, bamnikela kuPilato. ₂UPilato wambuza esithi: “Unguye na ukumkani wamaJuda?”

Waphendula yena wathi kuye: “Nawe utsho.”

₃Bammangalela ke uYesu ngeendawo ezininzi ababingeleli abaziintloko. ₄Waphinda uPilato wambuza esithi: “Akuphenduli nento le na? Khangela ukuba ninzi kwazo iindawo abakumangalela ngazo.”

₅Noko ke uYesu akaphendulanga nento le, ngokokude amangaliswe uPilato.

₆Ke kaloku *ngePasika uPilato wayedla ngokubakhululela umbanjwa abe mnye – lowo ke babethi bamcele. ₇Ke kwakukho mbanjwa uthile unguBharabha owayebanjwe kunye nabanye abenzi besaqunge, ababebanjwe ngokubulala xa kwakukho isidubedube. ₈Safika ke isihlwele, saza sacela ukuba uPilato enze ngokwesiqhelo. ₉Waphendula uPilato esithi: “Nithanda ukuba ndinikhululele ukumkani wamaJuda na?” ₁₀Wayesazi ukuba ababingeleli abaziintloko bamnikele ngomona uYesu.

₁₁Ke bona ababingeleli abaziintloko basifunza isihlwele ukuba sicele ukuba asikhululele uBharabha, ingabi nguYesu. ₁₂Waphinda wabuza uPilato, esithi: “Ndimthini na ke lowo nina nithi ngukumkani wamaJuda?”

₁₃Baphendula bekhwaza besithi: “Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!”

₁₄Wathi ke kubo uPilato: “Kuba enze bubi buni na?”

Kodwa kwaba kukhona bankqangazayo, besithi: “Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!”

₁₅UPilato ke, efuna ukusikholisa isihlwele, wamkhulula uBharabha, uYesu yena wamnikela ukuba akatswe, abethelelwe emnqamlezweni.

₁₆Amajoni amsa uYesu ngaphakathi kweyadi yomzi werhuluneli, alibizela ndawonye ibutho lawo liphela. ₁₇Amambathisa ingubo ebomvu uYesu, athi, eluke isithsaba sameva, amthi jize ngaso, ₁₈aza akhahlela esithi: “Aa, kumkani wamaJuda!” ₁₉Ambetha entloko ngengcongolo, amtshicela, akhahlela. ₂₀Athi ke akuba ehlekise ngaye, amhluba loo ngubo ibomvu, amambathisa kwaezakhe, aphuma naye esiya kumbethelela emnqamlezweni.

₂₁Amajoni ke anyanzela umntu othile, owayedlula evela emaphandleni, ukuba athwale umnqamlezo kaYesu. Lowo wayenguSimon waseKirene, uyise ka-Alesandire noRufo. ₂₂Amsa ke uYesu endaweni ekuthiwa yiGolgota (oko kukuthi, xa kuguqulwayo, iNdawo yoKhakhayi). ₂₃Apho ke amnika iwayini enesiyobisi, kodwa akavumanga ukuyisela. ₂₄Ambethelela ke emnqamlezweni uYesu, aza abelana ngeengubo zakhe, esenza *amaqashiso ngazo, ukuze othile athathe ethile.

₂₅Ke kaloku kwakungentsimbi yethoba kusasa ukumbethelela kwabo emnqamlezweni. ₂₆Phezulu emnqamlezweni kwakubhalwe ityala lakhe, kwathiwa: “UKumkani wamaJuda.” ₂₇Kwakubethelelwe kunye naye eminqamlezweni izihange ezibini, esinye ngasekunene, esinye ngasekhohlo. [ ₂₈Kwazaliseka ke okubhalwe *eziBhalweni kusithiwa: “Wabalelwa kwabachasene nomthetho.”]

₂₉Abadlulayo babemnyelisa uYesu, behlunguzela iintloko, besithi: “Tshotsho! Wena uchitha *indlu kaThixo, uyakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu, ₃₀zisindise uhle emnqamlezweni!”

₃₁Ngokukwanjalo nababingeleli abaziintloko babehlekisa ngaye, bezithethela bekunye nabachazi-mthetho, besithi: “Abanye wabasindisa, kodwa yena ngokwakhe akanako ukuzisindisa. ₃₂*UKrestu, uKumkani wakwaSirayeli, makehle kaloku emnqamlezweni, sibone, size sikholwe.”

Kwanâbo babebethelelwe eminqamlezweni kunye naye babemenza isigculelo.

₃₃Ke kaloku ngentsimbi yeshumi elinambini emini, kwehla ubumnyama phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba, kwada kwayintsimbi yesithathu emva kwemini. ₃₄Ngentsimbi yesithathu ke, uYesu wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, esithi: “Eloyi, Eloyi, lama sabaktani?” (Oko kukuthi xa kuguqulwayo: “Thixo wam, Thixo wam, undishiyeleni na?”)

₃₅Ithe ke inxenye yababekho, yakukuva oko, yathi: “Yivani, ubiza uEliya.” ₃₆Wabaleka omnye, wazalisa imfunxa ngewayini emuncu, wayibeka engcongolweni, wamseza, esithi: “Kahleni, khe sibone ukuba uEliya woza kumthula na.”

₃₇UYesu ke wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, waphuma umphefumlo.

₃₈Lathi ikhuselo legumbi elingcwele *endlwini kaThixo lakrazuka kubini, kususela phezulu kuye ezantsi. ₃₉Ekubonile ukufa kukaYesu, umphathi-butho wamajoni, owayemi malunga naye, wathi: “Inyaniso, lo mntu ebenguNyana kaThixo.”

₄₀Kwakukho nabafazi, bekhangele bemgama. Kubo apho kwakukho uMariya waseMagadala, noMariya unina kaYakobi omncinci noYose, ekho noSalomi. ₄₁Bona bâmlandela uYesu eseseGalili, bemlungiselela. Kwakukho nabanye abafazi abaninzi ababenyuke naye ukuya eJerusalem.

_42-43Kuthe ke kwakuba kuhlwile, kwafika uJosefu waseArimati. Yena wayelilungu elibekekileyo *leBhunga, elulindele naye ulawulo lukaThixo. Ekubeni ke kwakuyimini yokulungiselela (oko kukuthi umhla ophambi *kowokuPhumla), yena waya kungena ngobuganga kuPilato, wawucela umzimba kaYesu. ₄₄Wamangaliswa ke uPilato akuva ukuba uYesu selefile, waza wabiza umphathi-butho wamajoni, wambuza ukuba uYesu selenexesha na efile. ₄₅Wathi ke, akuqonda kumphathi-butho lowo, wamnika uJosefu umzimba kaYesu. ₄₆UJosefu ke, ethenge ilinen, wamthula uYesu, wamsongela kuyo, wambeka engcwabeni elalixholwe eliweni, waqengqela ilitye, walivala ingcwaba. ₄₇Babona ke ooMariya waseMagadala noMariya unina kaYose apho wayebekwe khona uYesu.

₁Ekupheleni *koMhla wokuPhumla ooMariya waseMagadala noMariya unina kaYakobi, noSalomi, bathenga iziqholo, ukuze baye kuwuqhola umzimba kaYesu. ₂Bona ke bathi, ukuthi chapha kwelanga, kusekusasa kakhulu ngeCawe, baya engcwabeni. ₃Babethetha bodwa, besithi: “Ngubani na oya kusiqengqela ilitye lisuke engcwabeni?” ₄Elo litye lalilikhulu kakhulu, baza bathi bakukhangela babona ukuba liqengqiwe lesuka engcwabeni. ₅Bangena ke engcwabeni, babona indodana ehleli ngasekunene, izithe wambu ngengubo ende emhlophe, baza bamangaliswa.

₆Yathi ke yona kubo: “Musani ukumangaliseka. Nifuna uYesu umNazarete, owayebethelelwe emnqamlezweni. Uvukile; akakho apha. Nantsi indawo abebembeke kuyo. ₇Hambani niye kubaxelela abafundi bakhe noPetros ukuba uyanandulela ukuya kwelaseGalili. Nombona khona apho njengoko wayetshilo kuni.”

₈Baphuma ke engcwabeni bebaleka, bengcangcazela besoyika. Abathetha nto ke nakubani, kuba babesoyika.

[ ₉Ekuseni ngeCawe, akuba uYesu evukile ekufeni, wabonakala kuqala kuMariya waseMagadala. Ke yena ngulo uYesu wayekhuphe iindimoni ezisixhenxe kuye. ₁₀UMariya ke waya kubaxelela abalandeli bakaYesu, ababekhedamile belila. ₁₁Bona ke, bakuva ukuba uYesu uhleli, nokuba ukhe wabonwa nguMariya, basuka àbakholwa.]

[ ₁₂Emva koko wabonakaliswa ngolunye uhlobo kubafundi ababini ababehamba besiya emaphandleni. ₁₃Kwanabo ke baya kubaxelela abanye abafundi, kodwa àbakholwa nangabo.]

[ ₁₄Emva koko uYesu wazibonakalisa kubafundi abalishumi elinanye besetafileni. Wabakhalimela ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo nangenxa yokuba lukhuni kweentliziyo zabo, kuba bengakholwa kubo abo babembonile evukile. ₁₅Wathi ke kubo: “Hambani niye kulo lonke ihlabathi, nizivakalise iindaba ezimnandi kulo lonke elimiweyo. ₁₆Lowo ukholwayo abhaptizwe wosindiswa; ke yena ongakholwayo wogwetywa. ₁₇Nantsi imiqondiso eya kulandelana nâbo bakholwayo: baya kuthi egameni lam bakhuphe iindimoni; baya kuthetha ngeelwimi ezintsha; ₁₈baya kuziphatha ngesandla iinyoka; nokuba bathe basela into ebulalayo, ayiyi kukha ibenzakalise; baya kuyibeka izandla imilwelwe, iphile.”]

[ ₁₉Emva kokuthetha nabo, iNkosi uYesu yanyuselwa ezulwini, yaya kuhlala ewongeni kwaThixo. ₂₀Ke bona abafundi bâya kushumayela kuzo zonke iindawo, iNkosi isebenza kunye nabo, iwangqina amazwi abo ngemiqondiso.]