UYohane
18:1 Akuba ezithethile uYesu ezi zinto, waphuma nabafundi bakhe
emlanjaneni oyiKidron, apho kwakukho umyezo, awangena kuwo nowakhe
abafundi.
18:2 NoYuda ke, lowo umngcatshayo, ubeyazi indawo leyo; kuba uYesu ubefuthi
wahlanganisana khona nabafundi bakhe.
18:3 Ke kaloku uYuda, ethabathe ibutho lamadoda namadindala kumphathi;
Ababingeleli nabaFarisi beza khona bephethe izibane nezibane nezibane
izixhobo.
18:4 Ezazi ngoko uYesu zonke izinto ezimzelayo, wemka
waphuma, wathi kubo, Nifuna bani na?
18:5 Bamphendula bathi, UYesu umNazarete. Athi kubo uYesu, Ndinguye.
Waye ke noYuda, lowo umngcatshayo, emi nabo.
18:6 Akutsho ngoko kubo ukuthi, Ndinguye, bahlehla, baya
yawa phantsi.
18:7 Wabuya ke wababuza esithi, Nifuna bani na? Bathi ke bona, nguYesu
eNazarete.
18:8 Waphendula uYesu wathi, Ndinixelele ukuba ndinguye;
bayekeni aba bahambe;
18:9 ukuze lizaliseke ilizwi awalithethayo elithi, Kwabo wena uthethileyo ngabo
andilahlekanga namnye.
18:10 Uthe ngoko uSimon Petros, enekrele, walirhola, wabaxabela umbingeleli omkhulu
umkhonzi, wayinqumla indlebe yaso yokunene. Igama lesicaka lalinguMalko.
18:11 Wathi ngoko uYesu kuPetros, Lifake ikrele lakho esingxotyeni salo;
andinikileyo uBawo andisayi kuyisela na?
18:12 Laza elo qela lamajoni nomthetheli-waka namadindala amaYuda bambamba uYesu, bamthabatha
wamkhonkxa,
18:13 wamrholela kuAnas kuqala; kuba wayenguyise womkakhe kuKayafa.
owayengumbingeleli omkhulu ngaloo nyaka.
18:14 Ke kaloku uKayafa wayengulowo wabhunga namaYuda ngokuthi, Lilo elo
kuba kuhle ukuba kufe umntu omnye ngenxa yabantu.
18:15 Ke kaloku uSimon Petros wayemlandela uYesu, naye omnye umfundi
Loo mfundi ke wayesazeka kumbingeleli omkhulu, wangena noYesu endlwini
ibhotwe lombingeleli omkhulu.
18:16 Waye ke uPetros emi ngasesangweni ngaphandle. Waphuma ke omnye umfundi lowo.
eyayisaziwa kumbingeleli omkhulu, wathetha nomgcini wetempile
emnyango, wamngenisa uPetros.
18:17 Sathi ngoko isicakazana esingumgcini-sango kuPetros, Akunguye na nawe?
omnye wabafundi bale ndoda? Athi, Andinguye.
18:18 Ke kaloku kwakumi khona abakhonzi namadindala bebase umlilo wamalahle;
bamana besotha, waye ke uPetros emi nabo.
wazotha.
18:19 Umbingeleli omkhulu ngoko wambuza uYesu ngabafundi bakhe, nangayo imfundiso yakhe.
18:20 Wamphendula uYesu wathi, Mna ndathetha ngokungafihlisiyo kulo ihlabathi; Ndakhe ndafundisa e
nasendlwini yesikhungu, nasetempileni, apho amaYuda ebesakubuthelana khona amaxesha onke; kwaye kwi
Imfihlo andithethanga nto.
18:21 Yini na ukuba ubuze kum? Buza kwabo bayivileyo into endayithetha kubo;
uyabona, bayakwazi oko ndakuthethayo.
18:22 Ke kaloku, akuba etshilo, omnye wamadindala owayemi khona wambetha
UYesu ngentende yesandla, esithi, Uyamphendula umbingeleli omkhulu
ngoko?
18:23 Waliphendula uYesu wathi, Ukuba ndithethe kakubi, ngqinela ububi obo;
ukuba ndithethe kakuhle, undibethelani na?
18:24 UAnas wamthumela ke ebotshiwe kuKayafa umbingeleli omkhulu.
18:25 Ke kaloku uSimon Petros wayemi esotha; Bathi ngoko kuye,
Ngaba nawe ungomnye wabafundi bakhe? Wakhanyela ke wathi, Ndinguye
hayi.
18:26 Omnye umkhonzi wombingeleli omkhulu, osisalamane sakhe
Athi uPetros, Andikubonanga mna yini na emyezweni unaye?
18:27 Wabuya ke wakhanyela uPetros. Yasuka yalila kwaoko inkuku.
18:28 Bamsusa ngoko uYesu kuKayafa, bamsa kwindlu yerhuluneli;
kwangoko; bona abangenanga endlwini yerhuluneli, hleze bangene
ifanele ukwenziwa inqambi; ukuze bayidle ipasika.
18:29 Waphuma ke uPilato waya kubo, wathi, Nimisa tyala lini na?
Ngalo mntu?
18:30 Baphendula bathi kuye, Ukuba ebengenguye umenzi wobubi, singe
andimnikelanga kuwe.
18:31 Wathi ngoko uPilato kubo, Mthabatheni nina, nimgwebe ngokwenu
umthetho. Athi ngoko amaYuda kuye, Akuvumelekile kuthi ukuba sibeke
nabani na ukuba afe;
18:32 ukuze ilizwi likaYesu lizaliseke awalithethayo, eqondisa
kukufa okunjani na abeya kufa ngako.
18:33 Wabuya ngoko wangena uPilato endlwini yerhuluneli, wambiza uYesu
athi kuye, Unguye na uKumkani wamaYuda?
18:34 Umphendule uYesu, wathi, Uyithetha le nto iphuma kuwe, nokuba uyenzile bambi
Ukuxelele ngam?
18:35 Waphendula uPilato wathi, Mna ndingumYuda na? Luhlanga lwakowenu nababingeleli abakhulu;
wenze ntoni na?
18:36 Waphendula uYesu wathi, Ubukumkani bam asibubo obeli hlabathi;
Eli hlabathi ke abakhonzi bam baya kulwa, ukuze ndingahlangulwa
kumaYuda; ke ngoku ubukumkani bam asibobalapha.
18:37 Wathi ngoko uPilato kuye, Hina ke, ungukumkani na wena? Waphendula uYesu wathi,
Nawe uthi ndingukumkani. Ndizalelwe oku, yaye kungenxa yoko
ndize ehlabathini, ukuze ndiyingqinele inyaniso. Yonke
Lowo ungowenyaniso uyaliva ilizwi lam.
18:38 Athi uPilato kuye, Yintoni na yona inyaniso? Akuba etshilo, wemka
wabuya waphuma kumaYuda, wathi kuwo, Mna andifumani nalinye ityala kuye
zonke.
18:39 Ke kaloku ninesiko lokuba ndinikhululele abe mnye ngexesha
niyathanda ke ukuba ndinikhululele uKumkani weentlanga
AmaYuda?
18:40 Babuya ngoko bonke bankqangaza, besithi, Mayingabi ngulo, mayibe nguBharabhas. Ngoku
UBharabhas wayengumphangi.