UMateyu
27:1 Ke kaloku, kwakusa, bonke ababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu ebandla
abantu babhunga ngoYesu ukuba bambulale.
27:2 Bathe ke bakumbopha, bamrhola, bamnikela kubo
uPontiyo Pilato irhuluneli.
27:3 Ke kaloku uYuda, lowo umngcatshayo, akubona ukuba ugwetyiwe,
Wazohlwaya, wawabuyisela kuYehova loo maqhosha esilivere amashumi mathathu
ababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu;
27:4 esithi, Ndonile, kuba ndingcatshe igazi elingenatyala. Kwaye
Bathi, Iyini na kuthi loo nto? zibonele wena.
27:5 Wawaphosa phantsi etempileni apho loo maqhosha esilivere, wemka, waya
waya wazixhoma.
27:6 Bawathabatha ke ababingeleli abakhulu loo maqhosha esilivere, bathi, Akuvumelekile
ukuze ziwabeke emkhumbini wokulondoloza imali, kuba zilixabiso legazi.
27:7 Babhunga ke, bathenga ngawo umhlaba wombumbi, ukuba ube nokungcwaba
abantu basemzini.
27:8 Kungoko wabizwayo loo mhlaba ngokuba ngumhlaba wegazi, kwada kwanamhlanje.
27:9 Kwaza kwazaliseka okwathethwayo ngoYeremiya umprofeti, esithi,
Bawathabatha ke amaqhosha esilivere amashumi mathathu, ixabiso lalowo ubenguye
abamlinganiselayo oonyana bakaSirayeli, ababambileyo;
27:10 bawanikela ngenxa yentsimi yombumbi, njengoko yandimiselayo iNkosi.
27:11 Wema ke uYesu phambi kwerhuluneli, yambuza irhuluneli, isithi,
Unguye na uKumkani wamaYuda? Wathi ke uYesu kuye, Nawe utsho.
27:12 Uthe ke akumangalelwa ngababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu, waphendula
akukho nto.
27:13 Aze athi uPilato kuye, Akuziva na ukuba zininzi kwazo iindawo abazingqinayo
ngokuchasene nawe?
27:14 Akamphendula nezwi elinye; ngokokude irhuluneli
wamangaliswa kakhulu.
27:15 Ke kaloku, ngomthendeleko, irhuluneli ibiqhele ukubakhululela abantu umrhumo
umbanjwa, lowo bebefuna.
27:16 Baye ke ngelo xesha benombanjwa obesazeka, ekuthiwa nguBharabhas.
27:17 Bakubon' ukuba ngoko bahlanganisene, wathi kubo uPilato, Ngubani na?
Nithanda ukuba ndinikhululele na? UBharabhas, okanye uYesu ekuthiwa
UKristu?
27:18 Kuba ebesazi ukuba bamnikele ngomona.
27:19 Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba uhleli esihlalweni sokugweba, umfazi wakhe wathumela kuye.
esithi, Uze ungabi nakuthini kuloo mntu ulilungisa, ngokuba ndive ubunzima
izinto ezininzi namhlanje ephupheni ngenxa yakhe.
27:20 Ke bona ababingeleli abakhulu namadoda amakhulu bazeyisela izihlwele ukuba ziwuyeke
makacele uBharabhas, amtshabalalise uYesu.
27:21 Yaphendula ke irhuluneli yathi kubo, Nguwuphi na kwaba bobabini enithanda
ukuba ndinikhululele? Bathi ke bona, UBharabhas.
27:22 Athi uPilato kubo, Ndithini na ke ngoko ngoYesu ubiziweyo?
UKristu? Bathi kuye bonke, Makabethelelwe emnqamlezweni.
27:23 Yathi ke irhuluneli, Kuba enze bubi buni na? Kodwa bakhala
kwaba kokukhona esithi, Makabethelelwe emnqamlezweni.
27:24 Uthe ke uPilato, akubona ukuba akancedi lutho;
esenziweyo, wathabatha amanzi, wahlamba izandla phambi kwezihlwele;
esithi, Andinatyala egazini lalo mntu ulilungisa; ziboneleni nina.
27:25 Baphendula ke bonke abantu, bathi, Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu, naphezu kwethu
abantwana.
27:26 Waza wabakhululela uBharabhas;
wamnikela ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni.
27:27 Andula ke amasoldati erhuluneli amthabatha uYesu, amsa endlwini yerhuluneli, aza amthabatha
walihlanganisela kuye ibutho lawo liphela.
27:28 Amhluba, amnxiba ingubo ebomvu.
27:29 Bathi ke, baluka isithsaba sameva, bambeka entloko.
ephethe ingcongolo esandleni sakhe sokunene; baguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe
edlala ngaye, esithi, Vuya, Kumkani wamaYuda!
27:30 Amtshicela, ayithabatha ingcongolo, ambetha entloko.
27:31 Athi, akuba edlale ngaye, amhluba ingubo leyo, amhluba ingubo leyo
wamambathisa kwaezakhe iingubo, amrhola, aya kumbethelela emnqamlezweni.
27:32 Athe ke ekuphumeni, afumana umntu waseKirene, ogama linguSimon;
abanyanzela ukuba bawuthwale umnqamlezo wakhe.
27:33 Bakufika kwindawo ekuthiwa yiGolgotha, oko kukuthi, a
indawo yokakayi,
27:34 Amnika iviniga iphithikezwe nenyongo, ukuba ayisele;
akavuma ukusela.
27:35 Athi ke ambethelela emnqamlezweni, abelana ngeengubo zakhe, esenza amaqashiso, ukuze awenze amaqashiso.
ukuze kuzaliseke okwathethwayo ngomprofeti, bathi, Bandahlula okwam
neengubo zam benza amaqashiso ngesambatho sam.
27:36 Ahlala phantsi, amlinda khona apho.
27:37 Babeka ngaphezu kwentloko yakhe ityala lakhe libhaliwe, kwathiwa, lo nguYesu uKumkani
YAMAJUDA.
27:38 Kwaza kwabethelelwa naye eminqamlezweni izihange ezibini, esinye ngasekunene.
omnye ngasekhohlo.
27:39 Bamtshabhisa ke abadlulayo, behlunguzela iintloko zabo;
27:40 besithi, Wena uchitha itempile, uyakhe ngantathu;
iintsuku, zisindise. Ukuba unguNyana kaThixo, yihla emnqamlezweni.
27:41 Ngokukwanjalo nababingeleli abakhulu bedlala ngaye, kwanababhali, kwanababhali
abadala, bathi,
27:42 Wabasindisa abanye; yena ngokwakhe akanako ukuzisindisa. Ukuba ungukumkani wakwaSirayeli,
makehle kalokunje emnqamlezweni, sokholwa nguye.
27:43 ukholose ngoThixo; makamhlangule kalokunje, ukuba uyamthanda;
wathi, NdinguNyana kaThixo.
27:44 Zaye ke nezihange, ezibe zibethelelwe eminqamlezweni naye, zimphosa kwangokunjalo
amazinyo.
27:45 Kuthe ke, kuthabathele kwilixa lesithandathu, kwehla ubumnyama phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba, kwesa kubo
iyure yesithoba.
27:46 Ke kaloku, malunga nelixa lesithoba, wadanduluka uYesu ngezwi elikhulu, esithi, Eli!
Eli, lama sabhaktani? Oko kukuthi, Thixo wam, Thixo wam, ngani na?
Undishiyile?
27:47 Inxenye ke yababemi khona, yakuva, yathi, Lo mntu
ubiza uEliya.
27:48 Wesuka wagidima kwaoko omnye kubo, wathabatha imfunxa, wayizalisa ngayo
wayifaka engcongolweni, wamseza.
27:49 Bathe ke bona abanye, Khawuyeke, sibone ukuba uEliya uza kumsindisa na.
27:50 Uthe ke uYesu, ephinde wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, wawukhupha umoya.
27:51 Lasuka ikhuselo lengcwele lakrazuka kubini, lithabathele phezulu lada lesa
emazantsi; Wanyikima umhlaba, namawa acandeka;
27:52 Avuleka amangcwaba; nemininzi imizimba yabangcwele ababelele
wavuka,
27:53 baphuma emangcwabeni emveni kokuvuka kwakhe, bangena engcwabeni
umzi ongcwele, wabonakala kuninzi.
27:54 Ke kaloku, bakumbona umthetheli-khulu, nabo babelinda uYesu naye
inyikima, nezo zinto zenzekileyo, boyika ngoloyiko olukhulu.
besithi, Inyaniso, lo ebenguNyana kaThixo.
27:55 Kwaye kukho ke khona abafazi abaninzi, bekhangele bemgama, bona babelandele uYesu bemgama
kwelaseGalili, bemlungiselela;
27:56 ekwakukho phakathi kwabo uMariya waseMagadala, noMariya unina wooYakobi noYose;
nonina woonyana bakaZebhedi.
27:57 Ke kaloku, kwakuhlwa, kweza umntu osisityebi waseArimati, ogama linguArimati
UYosefu, naye ngokwakhe owayengumfundi kaYesu:
27:58 Yena lowo waya kuPilato, wawucela umzimba kaYesu. Wawisa umthetho uPilato
umzimba oza kunikezelwa.
27:59 Ewuthabathile ke umzimba uYosefu, wawusongela kwilinen entle emhlophe
ilaphu,
27:60 Wawubeka kwelakhe ingcwaba elitsha, abelixhole eweni;
waqengqela ilitye elikhulu emnyango wengcwaba elo, wemka.
27:61 Baye ke bekhona apho uMariya waseMagadala nomnye uMariya, behleli malungana
ingcwaba.
27:62 Ke kaloku, ngengomso, ngengomso, elandela umhla wokulungiselela, umthetheli
Bahlanganisana ababingeleli nabaFarisi kuPilato;
27:63 besithi, Nkosi, sikhumbule ukuba laa mlahlekisi wathi esesekhona
edla ubomi, Emveni kweentsuku ezintathu, ndiya kuvuka.
27:64 Yitsho ngoko linqatyiswe ingcwaba kude kube lusuku lwesithathu;
hleze abafundi bakhe beze ebusuku, bambe, bathi kuye
Uvukile kwabafileyo, luze olokugqibela ulahlekiso lube lubi kunolo
eyokuqala.
27:65 Wathi ke uPilato kubo, Ninabo abalindi; hambani niye kulima
unako.
27:66 Baya ke bona balinqabisa ingcwaba, ngokulitywina ilitye;
ukuseta iwotshi.