Phawula
15:1 Bathi, kwaoko kwakusa, ababingeleli abakhulu benza ibhunga
kunye namadoda amakhulu, nababhali, nentlanganiso yamatyala iphelele; bambopha uYesu
bemka naye, bamnikela kuPilato.
15:2 UPilato wambuza ke, esithi, Wena unguye na uKumkani wamaYuda? Uye waphendula
wathi kuye, Nawe utsho.
15:3 Bammangalela ke ngeendawo ezininzi ababingeleli abakhulu
akukho nto.
15:4 Wabuya ke uPilato wambuza, esithi, Akuphenduli nento le? khangela njani
bangqina izinto ezininzi ngawe.
15:5 Noko ke uYesu akabanga saphendula nto; ngokokude amangaliswe uPilato.
15:6 Ke kaloku imithendeleko ngemithendeleko ubeqhele ukubakhululela umbanjwa abe mnye, abathe bathe bona
enqwenelekayo.
15:7 Kwaye kukho ke obekuthiwa nguBharabhas, ekhonkxiwe nabanye ababenabo
wenza isidubedube kunye naye, lowo ubuleleyo emzini
imvukelo.
15:8 Sankqangaza isihlwele, saqala ukucela, ukuba enze ngoko abehlala esenza ngako
kwenziwa kubo.
15:9 Wabaphendula ke uPilato, esithi, Nithanda ukuba ndinikhululele nina
ukumkani wamaYuda?
15:10 Kuba ebesazi ukuba ababingeleli abakhulu abo bamnikele ngomona.
15:11 Ke bona ababingeleli abakhulu bayixhokonxa indimbane, ukuba kanye ayikhulule
kubo uBharabhas.
15:12 Wabuya waphendula ke uPilato, wathi kubo, Nithanda ukuba ndithini na ke?
niya kumenza ntoni na lowo nithi nguKumkani wamaYuda?
15:13 Babuya ke bankqangaza bathi, Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!
15:14 Wathi ke uPilato kubo, Kuba enze bubi buni na? Balila ke
kwaba kukhona agqithiselayo ukuthi, Mbethelele emnqamlezweni.
15:15 Ke kaloku uPilato, enga angasithomalalisa isihlwele, wamkhulula uBharabhas
waza wamnikela uYesu, ekuba emtyakatyile, ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni.
15:16 Aye ke amasoldati amrholela entendelezweni, ebizwa ngokuba yirhuluneli; kwaye bona
bizelani ndawonye ibutho lonke.
15:17 bamnxiba iingubo ezimfusa, baluluka isithsaba sameva, bambeka.
malunga nentloko yakhe,
15:18 Baqala ukumbulisa, besithi, Vuya, Kumkani wamaYuda!
15:19 Ayembetha entloko ngengcongolo; amtshicela;
beguqa ngamadolo, baqubude kuye.
15:20 Athi akuba edlale ngaye, amhluba ebomvu, amnxiba
bammbethe nezakhe iingubo, bamrhola, baya kumbethelela emnqamlezweni.
15:21 Anyanzela umhambi othile, uSimon waseKirene, evela eKirene
ilizwe, uyise ka-Alesandire noRufo, ukuba awuthwale umnqamlezo wakhe.
15:22 Amzisa endaweni yeGolgota, oko kukuthi ngentetho evakalayo.
Indawo yokakayi.
15:23 Ayemnika iwayini enemore, ukuba ayisele; kodwa wayamkela
hayi.
15:24 Athi, akumbethelela emnqamlezweni, abelana ngeengubo zakhe, esenza amaqashiso.
phezu kwabo, into amelwe kukuyithabatha wonke umntu.
15:25 Ke kaloku, laye lilixa lesithathu, bambethelela emnqamlezweni.
15:26 Umbhalo wesimangalo sakhe wawubhalwe ngaphezulu, kwathiwa, uKumkani
AMAJUDA.
15:27 Kwaye kubethelelwe naye eminqamlezweni izihange ezibini; omnye ngasekunene kwakhe, kwaye
omnye ngasekhohlo kwakhe.
15:28 Saza sazaliseka isibhalo esithi, Wabalelwa kuye
abakreqi.
15:29 Baye abadlulayo bemnyelisa, behlunguzela iintloko zabo, besithi,
Yeha, wena uchitha itempile, uyakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu;
15:30 zisindise, uhle emnqamlezweni.
15:31 Ngokukwanjalo ke nababingeleli abakhulu badlala phakathi kwabo kunye nabo
ababhali, Wabasindisa abanye; yena ngokwakhe akanako ukuzisindisa.
15:32 UKristu, uKumkani wakwaSirayeli, makehle kalokunje emnqamlezweni, ukuze sehle thina
bona, ukholwe. Baye nabo babebethelelwe eminqamlezweni kunye naye bemnyelisa.
15:33 Ke kaloku, lakuba lilixa lesithandathu, kwabakho ubumnyama phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba
kwada kwalilixa lesithoba.
15:34 Ke kaloku, ngelixa lesithoba, wadanduluka uYesu ngezwi elikhulu, esithi, Eloyi, Eloyi!
lama sabaktani? oko kukuthi ngentetho evakalayo, Thixo wam, Thixo wam, ngani na?
undilahlile?
15:35 Inxenye ke yababemi khona, yakuva, yathi, Nanko!
wabiza uEliya.
15:36 Wagidima ke omnye, wazalisa imfunxa ngeviniga, wayibeka engcongolweni.
wamnika ukuba asele, esithi, Yekani; Makhe sibone ukuba uEliya wothanda na
yiza kumhlisa.
15:37 Wadanduluka ngelizwi elikhulu uYesu, wawunikela umoya wakhe.
15:38 Lathi ikhuselo lengcwele lakrazuka kubini, lithabathela phezulu lada lesa phantsi.
15:39 Uthe ke umthetheli-khulu obemi malunga naye, wambona ukuba wenjenjalo
wadanduluka, waphuma umphefumlo, wathi, Inyaniso, lo mntu ubenguNyana wakhe
uThixo.
15:40 Kwaye ke kukho nabafazi, bekhangele bemgama; phakathi kwabo kukho uMariya
waseMagadala, noMariya unina wooYakobi omnci nokaYose, kwanoMariya
uSalome;
15:41 ababesithi, oko ebeseGalili, bamlandele, bamlungiselele
kwanabanye abaninzi, ababenyuke naye ukuya eYerusalem.
15:42 Ke kaloku, kwakuhlwa, ngokuba ibiyimini yokulungiselela, oko kukuthi,
ngosuku olungaphambi kwesabatha,
15:43 uYosefu waseArimati, umphakathi obekekileyo, obemlindile naye
bafika ubukumkani bukaThixo, baya kungena ngobuganga kuPilato, bambongoza
umzimba kaYesu.
15:44 Wamangaliswa ke uPilato kukuba selefile
wambuza ukuba uselenexesha na efile.
15:45 Ekwazi ke kumthetheli-khulu, wawunikela uYosefu umzimba.
15:46 Ke yena, ethenge ilinen ecikizekileyo, wamthula, wamsongela ngengubo
yelinen ecikizekileyo, wamlalisa engcwabeni elixholwe eweni;
waqengqela ilitye emnyango wengcwaba.
15:47 Babona ke ooMariya waseMagadala, noMariya unina kaYose, apho abekhona
wabeka.