Bible Reading Plan – Day 357

₁Akuba etshilo uYesu, wakhangela phezulu, wathi: “Bawo, lifikile ngoku ixesha. Mnike iwonga uNyana wakho, aze abubonakalise ubungangamsha bakho. ₂Kaloku umnike igunya eluntwini, ukuze bonke abo umnike bona, abe nako ukubanika obona bomi bungenasiphelo. ₃Nabu ke obona bomi: kukwazana nawe, wena Thixo unguye, ingabi wumbi; bazane naye lowo uthunywe nguwe, uYesu Krestu. ₄Ndibubonakalisile ubungangamsha bakho ehlabathini; ndiwufezile umsebenzi ondithume wona. ₅Ndiwonge ke ngoku kunye nawe, Bawo, ngelo wonga ndandinalo ndikunye nawe ihlabathi lingekadalwa nokudalwa.

₆“Ndikwazisile kwabo wandinika bona ubahlula kwabehlabathi. Babengabakho, wabanika mna. Ilizwi lakho libangene. ₇Ke ngoku bayaqonda ukuba yonke into endinayo, ivela kuwe. ₈Ndilugqithisile udaba obundithume lona kubo. Baqonde kakuhle bakholwa ukuba ndivela kuwe, bavuma ukuba ndithunywe nguwe.

₉“Ndithandazela bona ke; andithandazeli abo behlabathi. Kuphela ndithandazela abo undinike bona, kuba bengabakho. ₁₀Bonke abangabam, bangabakho; yaye bonke abangabakho, bakwangabam. Nditsho ndaduma ke ngenxa yabo. ₁₁Njengoko ndisiza kuwe sendinjengongasekhoyo ehlabathini. Kambe ke bona basesehlabathini. Bakhusele, Bawo ongcwele, ngegunya legama lakho, elo wandinika lona, ukuze bahlale bebanye njengokuba mna nawe sibanye. ₁₂Oko bendikunye nabo, bendibakhusela ngegunya legama lakho, elo wandinika lona. Ndabakhusela, akwaduka namnye kubo, ngaphandle komduka lowo, owazalisekisa okuxelwe *kwiziBhalo. ₁₃Njengokuba sendiza kumka, ndize kuwe, ezi zinto ndizithetha ndisesehlabathini, ukuze baphuphume luvuyo lwam. ₁₄Ilizwi lakho ndiligqithisele kubo. Ke lona ihlabathi libathiyile, kuba bengengabo abehlabathi, njengokuba nam ndingengowalo ihlabathi. ₁₅Anditsho ukuba ubasuse ehlabathini, koko ndicela ukuba ubakhusele kongendawo. ₁₆Nanjengokuba mna ndingenguye owehlabathi, nabo abangabo abehlabathi. ₁₇Benze babe ngabakho ngayo inyaniso. Lilizwi lakho inyaniso. ₁₈Ndibathume ehlabathini njengokuba nam wandithumayo ehlabathini. ₁₉Ndizinikela kuwe ngenxa yabo, ukuze nabo babe ngabakho ngenene.

₂₀“Andithandazeli bona bodwa, koko ndithandazela nâbo baya kundivuma ngenxa yelizwi abaliva ngabo. ₂₁Nceda benze bonke babe banye. Bawo, mabamanyane nathi, njengokuba wena unto-nye nam, nam ndinto-nye nawe. Mababe yimbumba yamanyama, ukuze likholwe ihlabathi ukuba ndithunywe nguwe. ₂₂Ndibanikile nabo iwonga owandinika lona, ukuze nabo babe nto-nye, njengokuba nathi sinto-nye. ₂₃Mandihlale kubo, njengokuba wena uhleli kum, ukuze babe nto-nye ngokupheleleyo, lize ihlabathi liqonde ukuba ndithunywe nguwe, lazi ukuba bona ubathanda njengokuba undithanda mna.

₂₄“Bawo, njengoko ubanike mna nje, ndithanda ukuba babe lapho ndikhoyo, babubone ubungangamsha ondinike bona, kuba wandithanda lingekadalwa nokudalwa ihlabathi. ₂₅Bawo olilungisa, ihlabathi alikwazi. Mna ndiyakwazi, yaye naba bayaqonda ukuba ndithunywe nguwe. ₂₆Ndibazisile ngawe, ndaye ndisaya kwenjenjalo, ukuze uthando ondithanda ngalo mna lumile kubo, nam ndihlale ndimanyene nabo.”

₁Emva kwalo mthandazo uYesu wawelela ngaphesheya komlanjana iKedron, ehamba nabafundi bakhe. Kwakukho igadi kuloo ndawo; uYesu wangena kuyo kunye nabafundi bakhe. ₂UJudas, umngcatshi wakhe, naye wayeyazi loo ndawo, kuba uYesu nabafundi bakhe babedla ngokuhlangana kuyo. ₃Ke ngoko uJudas waya kuloo ndawo, ehamba neqela lamajoni nabagadi bendlu kaThixo, bephethe izibane, nezikhuni ezivuthayo, nezikhali, bethunywe ngababingeleli abaziintloko nabaFarasi. ₄UYesu ekwazi konke okwakuza kumhlela, wabakhawulela, wathi: “Nifuna bani?”

₅Baphendula bathi: “UYesu waseNazarete.”

Wathi ke kubo: “Ndinguye.”

UJudas umngcatshi wayemi kunye nabo. ₆Akuba uYesu ethe: “Ndinguye,” babuya umva, bawa phantsi. ₇Wababuza kwakhona uYesu esithi: “Nifuna bani?”

Bona bathi: “UYesu waseNazarete.”

₈Wathi uYesu: “Nditshilo ukuba ndinguye. Ke ukuba nifuna mna, bayekeni bazihambele aba.” ₉Esitsho nje wayesenzela ukuba lizaliseke ilizwi awalithethayo kuYise esithi: “Bawo, akudukanga namnye kwabo wandinika bona.”

₁₀Kuthe ke ngoko uSimon Petros enekrele walirhola, waxabela isicaka sombingeleli omkhulu, wasisusa indlebe yasekunene. Igama lesicaka eso lalinguMalko. ₁₁Wathi ke uYesu kuPetros: “Faka ikrele lakho esingxotyeni salo. Le ntlungu ndiyibekelwe nguBawo. Ndiya kuthini ke ukungayamkeli!”

₁₂Ke ngoko elo qela lamajoni, linomphathi walo, kwakunye nabagadi *bendlu kaThixo ababethunywe ngamaJuda, bambamba uYesu, bambopha izandla. ₁₃Kuqala bamsa kuAnas, kuba wayenguyise womka-Kayafa, owayengumbingeleli omkhulu ngaloo nyaka. ₁₄Ngulo Kayafa ke lo owacebisa amaJuda ngelithi kulungile ukuba umntu omnye afele abantu bonke.

₁₅UYesu walandelwa nguSimon Petros kwanomnye umfundi. Lo mfundi ke walandela uYesu wangena eyadini yomzi wombingeleli omkhulu, kuba wayeqhelene nomninimzi lowo. ₁₆UPetros yena wasala ngaphandle kwesango. Waphuma ke lo mfundi wayeqheliwe apho, wathi ethethe nesicakazana esigcina isango, wamngenisa uPetros. ₁₇Sathi ke kuPetros isicakazana eso: “Akunguye na umfundi walo mntu?”

Wathi uPetros: “Hayi; andinguye.”

₁₈Kwakubanda; ke ngoko izicaka nabagadi *bendlu kaThixo babebase imbawula, beyingqongile, besotha. UPetros waya wema kunye nabo, wotha.

₁₉Umbingeleli omkhulu wabuza uYesu ngabafundi bakhe nangeemfundiso zakhe. ₂₀Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Ndithethe phandle ehlabathini. Bendihlala ndifundisa ezindlwini zesikhungo nasendlwini kaThixo apho kuhlangana khona onke amaJuda. Akukho nto ndiyithethe emfihlakalweni. ₂₁Usandibuza ntoni ke? Buza kwabo bantu bandivileyo. Bayazazi izinto endazithethayo.”

₂₂Akugqibanje ukutsho, omnye wabagadi bendlu kaThixo owayekufuphi naye, wambetha ngempama, esithi: “Yindlela yokuphendula umbingeleli omkhulu le?”

₂₃Wamphendula uYesu wathi: “Ukuba ndithethe ngendlela engeyiyo, cacisa ke. Kodwa ukuba ndithethe kakuhle, undibethela ntoni?”

₂₄UAnas ke wamthumela uYesu esabotshiwe kuKayafa umbingeleli omkhulu.

₂₅UPetros wayesemi apho esotha, bambuza abanye besithi: “Akunguye na umfundi walaa mntu?”

Wakhanyela kodwa uPetros, esithi: “Hayi, andinguye.”

₂₆Isicaka esithile sombingeleli omkhulu, esizalana nalaa ndoda eyasuswa indlebe ngekrele nguPetros, sathi: “Akunguye na lo bendimbone egadini kunye naye laa mntu?”

₂₇Wakhanyela kwakhona uPetros. Kwangoko yakhala inkuku.

₂₈UYesu kwemkiwa naye kwakusasa kwaKayafa, wasiwa emzini werhuluneli. AmaJuda akangenanga khona wona, hleze ngokwesiko lawo azingcolise, angabi nalo ilungelo lokutya *iPasika. ₂₉Waphuma ke uPilato, waya kuwo, wathi: “Nimmangalela ngantoni lo mntu?”

₃₀Aphendula athi: “Ngesingamzisanga kuwe ukuba ebengenguye umenzi wobubi.”

₃₁Wathi kuwo uPilato: “Mthatheni nina, nimgwebe ngokwenu, ngokwemithetho yenu.”

Amphendula athi amaJuda: “Thina asivumelekanga ukubulala umntu.” ₃₂Ekufuna nje oku amaJuda ayezalisekisa ilizwi likaYesu awalithethayo esalatha indlela aza kufa ngayo.

₃₃Ebuyele ngaphakathi komzi wakhe, uPilato wabiza uYesu, wathi kuye: “Ungukumkani wamaJuda na wena?”

₃₄Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Lo mbuzo uvela kuwe, okanye kukho bantu bambi bathe bakuxelela nto ngam?”

₃₅Wathi uPilato: “Uba ndingumJuda nam? Sisizwe sakowenu nababingeleli abaziintloko abakuzise kum. Yintoni le uyenzileyo?”

₃₆Wathi ke yena uYesu: “Asibobeli hlabathi ubukhosi bam. Xa bekunjalo amaphakathi am ebeya kundilwela, ukuze ndingabanjwa ngamaJuda, kodwa ke asibobalapha ubukhosi bam.”

₃₇UPilato wathi kuye: “Ke, ungukumkani?”

Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Liphuma kuwe eli lithi ndingukumkani. Mna ndithi ndizalelwe ukungqinela inyaniso; ndizele loo nto kanye ehlabathini. Nabani na ongowenyaniso uyaliva ilizwi lam.”

₃₈Wathi kuye uPilato: “Yintoni yona inyaniso?”

Emva kokuba etshilo waphuma uPilato, waya kumaJuda, wathi kuwo: “Mna andifumani tyala kuye konke. ₃₉Kodwa ngokwesiko lenu ndidla ngokunikhululela umbanjwa abe mnye *ngePasika. Ngaba ke nifuna ndinikhululele ukumkani wamaJuda?”

₄₀Bamphendula bekhwaza besithi: “Hayi, asimfuni lo mntu; sifuna uBharabha.” UBharabha lo ke wayesisihange.

₁Waza uPilato wayalela ukuba uYesu makakatswe. ₂Amajoni oluka isithsaba sameva, amfaka sona entloko, amambathisa ngengubo ebomvu, ₃amana esithi kuye: “Aa! Kumkani wamaJuda!” Aza ambetha.

₄Waphinda uPilato waphuma, wathi kumaJuda: “Niyabona, ndimzisa kuni, ukuze niqonde ukuba andifumani tyala kuye konke.” ₅Waphuma ke uYesu, ethwele isithsaba sameva, ambethe ingubo ebomvu. UPilato wathi kumaJuda: “Nanko ke!”

₆Bakumbona ababingeleli abaziintloko nabagadi *bendlu kaThixo badanduluka besithi: “Bethelela emnqamlezweni! Bethelela emnqamlezweni!”

Waza wathi kubo uPilato: “Mthatheni ngokwenu, nimbethelele emnqamlezweni, kuba mna andifumani tyala kuye.”

₇Amphendula amaJuda athi: “Thina sinomthetho; yaye umelwe kukuba afe ngokwalo mthetho, kuba ezenza uNyana kaThixo.”

₈Akuyiva loo nto uPilato, wothuka ngakumbi, ₉waphinda wangena ngaphakathi, wathi kuYesu: “Uvela phi wena?” Kodwa uYesu akamphendulanga. ₁₀UPilato wathi kuye: “Akufuni kundiphendula? Uyaqonda na ukuba ndinegunya lokukukhulula, ndinako nokukubethelela emnqamlezweni?”

₁₁Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Ngewungenagunya kum mpela ukuba ubungalinikwanga nguThixo. Ngoko ke oyena unetyala ngulowo undizise kuwe.”

₁₂UPilato kwaba kukhona afuna ukumkhulula, kodwa amaJuda adanduluka esithi: “Ukuba uyamkhulula lo mntu, uya kuba akukho *ngakuKhesare. Kaloku umntu ozenza ukumkani, uchasa uKhesare.”

₁₃Akuyiva le nto, uPilato wamkhuphela ngaphandle uYesu, waya kuchopha esihlalweni sokugweba, endaweni ekuthiwa nguMgangatho waMatye, ngesiHebhere kuthiwa yiGabhata. ₁₄Ke kaloku kwakusemini enkulu ngomhla owandulela *iPasika, waza uPilato wathi kumaJuda: “Nanko ke ukumkani wenu.”

₁₅Ankqangaza athi: “Msuse! Msuse! Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!”

Wathi kuwo uPilato: “Nifuna ndimbethelele emnqamlezweni ukumkani wenu?”

Ababingeleli abaziintloko bathi: “Mnye qha ukumkani wethu: nguKhesare.”

₁₆Waza ke uPilato wabavumela ukuba uYesu abethelelwe emnqamlezweni.

Kwemkiwa naye uYesu, ₁₇ehamba ethwele umnqamlezo wakhe ukuya kuloo ndawo kuthiwa yeyoKhakhayi, ekuthiwa ngesiHebhere yiGolgota. ₁₈Apho bambethelela emnqamlezweni, ephahlwe ngabanye ababini, bebethelelwe nabo, uYesu ephakathi. ₁₉UPilato wabhala nesaziso, esaxhonywa emnqamlezweni. Kwakubhalwe kwathiwa: “UYesu waseNazarete, uKumkani wamaJuda.” ₂₀AmaJuda amaninzi asifunda eso saziso, kuba loo ndawo uYesu wayebethelelwe kuyo emnqamlezweni yayikufuphi nesixeko. Isaziso eso sasibhalwe ngesiHebhere, nangesiLatini, nangesiGrike. ₂₁Ke ngoko ababingeleli abaziintloko bamaJuda bathi kuPilato: “Sukubhala uthi: ‘UKumkani wamaJuda;’ yithi kanye: ‘Lo mntu uthe: NdinguKumkani wamaJuda.’ ”

₂₂Waphendula uPilato wathi: “Endikubhalileyo ndikubhalile.”

₂₃Akuba amajoni embethelele emnqamlezweni uYesu, azithatha iimpahla zakhe, abelana ngazo emané. Asithatha sona isambatho sakhe esasingenamthungo, salukiwe nje sisonke ukususela phezulu. ₂₄Ke ngoko athetha-thethana esithi: “Masingasikrazuli; *masiqashise ngaso ukuba siya kuba sesikabani.” Ukwenjenje oku ayezalisekisa loo ndawo *eziBhalweni ithi:

₂₅Apho ngasemnqamlezweni kaYesu kwakumi unina, nodade bonina, noMariya umka-Kleyopa, kunye noMariya waseMagadala. ₂₆UYesu akumbona unina emi kunye naloo mfundi uYesu wayemthanda, wathi kunina: “Mama, nanko unyana wakho.”

₂₇Waza wathi kuloo mfundi: “Nanko unyoko.” Ukususela ngelo xesha loo mfundi wamthathela emzini wakhe unina kaYesu.