UYohane
19:1 Waza ngoko uPilato wamthabatha uYesu, wamtyakatya.
19:2 Aye amasoldati aluka isithsaba sameva, asibeka entloko kuye
bamnxiba ingubo ebomvu;
19:3 besithi, Vuya, Kumkani wamaYuda! bambetha ke ngezandla.
19:4 Wabuya ngoko waphuma phandle uPilato;
makaphume naye kuni, ukuze nazi ukuba andifumani nalinye ityala kuye.
19:5 Waphuma phandle ngoko uYesu, enxibe isithsaba sameva nengubo ebomvu;
Athi kubo uPilato, Nanko umntu.
19:6 Bathe ngoko, bakumbona ababingeleli abakhulu namadindala, bankqangaza,
esithi, Mbethelele emnqamlezweni! Athi kubo uPilato, Mthabatheni nina;
nimbethelele emnqamlezweni, kuba mna andifumani tyala kuye.
19:7 Amphendula amaYuda athi, Thina sinomthetho, nomthetho wethu ke ufanele ukufa.
ngokuba uzenze uNyana kaThixo.
19:8 Uthe ngoko uPilato, akuliva elo lizwi, woyika ngakumbi.
19:9 Wabuya wangena endlwini yerhuluneli, wathi kuYesu, Uvela phi na?
wena? Akaphendula ke uYesu kuye.
19:10 Athi ngoko uPilato kuye, Akuthethi na kum? awazi wena
ukuba ndinegunya lokukubethelela emnqamlezweni, ndibuye ndibe negunya lokukukhulula?
19:11 Uphendule uYesu wathi, Unge ungenagunya nakanye kum, ngaphandle kwalo
ndinikwe wena uvela phezulu; ngoko ondinikeleyo kuwe
unesono esikhulu ngakumbi.
19:12 Ngenxa yoko wayefuna uPilato ukumkhulula; kodwa amaYuda ayenkqangaza
Aphuma phandle esithi, Ukuba uthe wamkhulula lo, akusihlobo sikaKesare;
nabani na ozenza ukumkani uchasa uKesare.
19:13 Elivile ngoko uPilato elo lizwi, wamkhuphela phandle uYesu, wahlala phantsi
ezantsi esihlalweni sokugweba, kwindawo ebizwa ngokuba nguMgangatho waMatye, kodwa kuyo
umHebhere nguGabhata.
19:14 Ke kaloku kwakuyimini yokulungiselela ipasika, ilixa ke ngathi lilelesithandathu;
athi kumaYuda, Nanko uKumkani wenu!
19:15 Basuka ke bona bankqangaza, besithi, Msuse, mbethelele emnqamlezweni. Pilato
athi kuwo, Ndimbethelele emnqamlezweni na uKumkani wenu? Baphendula ababingeleli abakhulu.
Asinakumkani ngaphandle kukaKesare.
19:16 Wandula ngoko ukumnikela kubo, ukuze abethelelwe emnqamlezweni. Kwaye bathabatha
uYesu, wamrhola.
19:17 Ephuma, ewuthwele umnqamlezo wakhe, waya ndaweni kuthiwa yiNdawo
ukakayi, ekuthiwa ngesiHebhere yiGolgota;
19:18 apho bambethelela khona emnqamlezweni, nabanye naye abangabambi bebabini, ngeenxa zombini,
noYesu ke ephakathi.
19:19 UPilato wabhala nombhalo, wawubeka emnqamlezweni. Kwaye umbhalo wawusithi,
UYESU WASE NAZARETE UKUMKANI WAMAYUDA.
19:20 Loo mbhalo ngoko into eninzi yamaYuda yayilesa indawo uYesu awayekuyo
Kwaye ke kubethelelwe emnqamlezweni, kwaye kubhaliwe ngesiHebhere, nangesiGrike,
kunye nesiLatini.
19:21 Bathi ngoko ababingeleli abakhulu bamaYuda kuPilato, Musa ukubhala ukuthi, uKumkani
yamaYuda; wathi, NdinguKumkani wamaYuda.
19:22 Waphendula uPilato wathi, Endikubhalileyo ndikubhalile.
19:23 Athe ngoko amasoldati, xa abembethelele emnqamlezweni uYesu, azithabatha iingubo zakhe, azirhola
benza izahlulo ezine, kwijoni ngalinye laba nesabelo; kwanengubo yakhe yangaphantsi;
Ingubo yangaphantsi yabe ingenamthungo; yayilukiwe iphela, ithabathele phezulu.
19:24 Atshono ngoko ukuthi, Masingayikrazuli, masiwise amaqashiso
kuba woba yekabani; ukuze sizaliseke isibhalo, esithi
Yathi, Babelana ngeengubo zam, Babelana ngesambatho sam
yenza amaqashiso. Amasoldati ke ngoko azenza ezi zinto.
19:25 Ke kaloku kwakumi ngasemnqamlezweni kaYesu unina nonina
udade wabo, uMariya umkaKleyopa, noMariya waseMagadala.
19:26 UYesu ngoko, akumbona unina, naye umfundi lowo emi khona
ebemthanda, uthi kunina, Mfazi, nanko unyana wakho!
19:27 Andule athi kumfundi lowo, Nanko unyoko! Kwaye ukususela kwelo lixa
loo mfundi wamthabatha, wamsa kweyakhe indlu.
19:28 Emveni koko, uYesu, esazi ukuba zonke izinto sezifezekile, wathi
sifezeke isibhalo, sithi, Ndinxaniwe.
19:29 Bekumi ke isitya sizele yiviniga; bazalisa ke imfunxa
neviniga, wayibeka phezu kwehisope, wayibeka emlonyeni wakhe.
19:30 Xa ngoko uYesu wabeyamkele iviniga, wathi, Kugqityiwe!
Wathoba intloko, wawunikela umoya wakhe.
19:31 AmaYuda ngoko, ngokuba ibiyimini yokulungiselela, imizimba leyo yayiyimini yokulungiselela
akufuneki ahlale emnqamlezweni ngomhla wesabatha, (ngaloo sabatha
Kwakuyimini enkulu, bambongoza uPilato, ukuba yaphulwe imilenze yabo;
nokuba bathatyathwe.
19:32 Eza ngoko amasoldati, ayaphula imilenze yowokuqala, nowokuqala
nomnye obethelelwe emnqamlezweni kunye naye.
19:33 Kodwa akufika kuYesu, akumbona ukuba uselefile, abona ukuba uselefile
akayaphula imilenze yakhe;
19:34 Lesuka elinye isoldati lamhlaba ngomkhonto ecaleni, kwaoko
kwaphuma igazi namanzi.
19:35 Nalowo ubonileyo ungqinile, nobungqina bakhe buyinyaniso, naye uyazi
ukuze athethe inyaniso, ukuze nani nikholwe.
19:36 Kuba ezi zinto zenzekile, ukuze sizaliseke isibhalo esithi, A
Ithambo lakhe aliyi kwaphulwa.
19:37 Kanjalo nesinye isibhalo sithi, Baya kukhangela kulowo bathe babona
wahlatywa.
19:38 Ke kaloku emveni koko, uYosefu waseArimati, engumfundi kaYesu, ke yena
ngasese ngenxa yokoyika amaYuda, wacela kuPilato ukuba amsuse
umzimba kaYesu. Waza uPilato wamvumela. Weza ngoko, waza
wawuthabatha umzimba kaYesu.
19:39 Kweza ke noNikodimo, lowo wezayo kuYesu ekuqaleni
bazisa ebusuku umxube wemore nekhala, omalunga nekhulu leeponti
ubunzima.
19:40 Bawuthabatha ke umzimba kaYesu, bawubopha ngezisongelo zelinen entle
ubulawu, njengoko kulisiko lokungcwaba kumaYuda.
19:41 Ke kaloku, bekukho kuloo ndawo abebethelelwe kuyo emnqamlezweni umyezo; kwaye kwi
umyezo wengcwaba elitsha, ekungazanga kubekwe mntu kulo.
19:42 UYesu ngoko bambeka khona apho, ngenxa yemini yokulungiselela kwamaYuda;
kuba ingcwaba belikufuphi.