UJohane
18:1 UJesu eseshilo lokho waphuma kanye nabafundi bakhe
umfudlana iKidroni, lapho kwakukhona insimu, angena kuyo kanye neyakhe
abafundi.
18:2 Futhi uJuda, owamkhaphelayo, wayeyazi indawo, ngoba uJesu izikhathi eziningi
wabuthana khona labafundi bakhe.
18:3 Khona-ke uJuda, esethole band lamadoda nezikhonzi evela induna
abapristi nabaFarisi, beza khona bephethe izibani nezibani kanye
izikhali.
18:4 Ngakho uJesu, ekwazi zonke izinto eziyakumehlela, wahamba
waphuma, wathi kubo: Nifuna bani na?
18:5 Bamphendula bathi: UJesu waseNazaretha. UJesu wathi kubo: Mina nginguye.
NoJudasi owamkhaphelayo wayemi nabo.
18:6 Kwathi esetshilo kubo ukuthi: Nginguye, bahlehla nyovane
wawela phansi.
18:7 Wabuye wababuza, "Nifuna bani?" Basebesithi: UJesu we
Nazaretha.
18:8 UJesu waphendula wathi: Ngilitshelile ukuthi mina nginguye;
bayekeni laba bahambe;
18:9 Ukuze ligcwaliseke izwi alikhulumayo: Ngalabo wena
unginikile angilahlekelwanga namunye.
18:10 Khona-ke uSimoni Petru enenkemba wayihosha, wagadla umpristi omkhulu
inceku, wayinquma indlebe yayo yokunene. Igama lenceku kwakunguMalkusi.
18:11 Khona uJesu wathi kuPetru: "Faka inkemba yakho emgodleni
anginike yona uBaba, angiyikuyiphuza na?
18:12 Khona-ke iviyo nenduna yenkulungwane nezikhonzi zabaJuda bambamba uJesu, futhi
wambopha,
18:13 Futhi bamyisa ku-Anase kuqala; ngoba wayenguyisezala kaKayafase.
owayengumphristi omkhulu ngalowomnyaka.
18:14 Manje uKayafase nguye, owanikeza iseluleko kumaJuda, ukuthi kunjalo
kuhle ukuthi umuntu oyedwa afele abantu.
18:15 USimoni Petru wamlandela uJesu, nomunye umfundi
Umfundi wayesaziwa ngumphristi omkhulu, wasengena loJesu endlini
isigodlo sompristi omkhulu.
18:16 Kodwa uPetru wayemi ngaphandle emnyango. Wasephuma lowo omunye umfundi.
eyayisaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, yakhuluma lomlindi wethempeli
emnyango, wamngenisa uPetru.
18:17 Khona-ke intombazane umlindi wesango yathi kuPetru: "Angithi nawe?"
omunye wabafundi balendoda? Wathi: Kangisuye.
18:18 Futhi izinceku nezikhonzi bemi lapho bebasa umlilo wamalahle;
ngoba kwakumakhaza, basotha.
wasotha.
18:19 Khona-ke umpristi omkhulu wabuza uJesu ngabafundi bakhe nangemfundiso yakhe.
18:20 UJesu wamphendula wathi: Mina ngikhulume obala emhlabeni; Ngake ngafundisa e
esinagogeni nasethempelini, lapho abaJuda bebuthana khona njalo; futhi ku
imfihlo angishongo lutho.
18:21 Kungani ungibuza? buza kwabangizwileyo ukuthi ngitheni kubo;
bheka, bayakwazi engikushilo.
18:22 Eseshilo lokho, omunye wamaphoyisa owayemi khona wamshaya
UJesu ngentende yesandla, wathi: Uyaphendula umpristi omkhulu
kanjalo?
18:23 UJesu wamphendula wathi: "Uma ngikhulume kabi, fakaza ngalobo bubi;
uma kahle, ungishayelani na?
18:24 Manje u-Anase wamthumela eboshiwe kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu.
18:25 Futhi uSimoni Petru wayemi otha. Ngakho bathi kuye.
Kanti nawe awusiye omunye wabafundi bakhe na? Waphika wathi: Nginguye
hhayi.
18:26 Enye yezinceku zompristi omkhulu, isihlobo sakhe ondlebe yakhe
UPetro waquma, wathi: Kangikubonanga yini ensimini unaye?
18:27 UPetru waphinda waphika.
18:28 Khona bamhola uJesu kuKayafase, bamyisa endlini yokwahlulela
kusenesikhathi; bona kabangenanga endlini yokwahlulela, funa bangene
kufanele kungcoliswe; kodwa ukuze badle iphasika.
18:29 Khona uPilatu waphuma waya kubo, wathi: "Yini le cala?
ngokumelene nalo muntu?
18:30 Baphendula, bathi kuye, Uma lowo ubengesiye umenzi wobubi, ngabe thina
angizange ngimnikele kuwe.
18:31 Khona-ke uPilatu wathi kubo: "Mthatheni nina, futhi nimahlulele ngokwenu
umthetho. Ngakho amaJuda athi kuye: Kakuvunyelwa ukuthi sibeke
noma yimuphi umuntu ekufeni.
18:32 ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi likaJesu alikhuluma efanekisa
ukufa okunjani okumele afe.
18:33 Khona uPilatu wangena futhi endlini yokwahlulela, wabiza uJesu, futhi
wathi kuye: Wena uyiNkosi yabaJuda yini?
18:34 UJesu wamphendula wathi: Uyazikhuluma lokhu ngokwakho, noma wenze abanye
ngikutshele ngami?
18:35 UPilatu waphendula wathi: Mina ngingumJuda yini? Isizwe sakini nabapristi abakhulu banaso
wenzeni kimi na?
18:36 UJesu waphendula, wathi: Umbuso wami awusiwo waleli zwe, uma umbuso wami ungowalo
lomhlaba, izinceku zami bezizakulwa, ukuze ngingakhululwa
kumaJuda: kodwa kalokhu umbuso wami awusiwo owalapha.
18:37 Ngakho uPilatu wathi kuye: Ngakho wena uyinkosi? UJesu waphendula,
Uthi ngiyinkosi. Ngazalelwa lokhu, futhi ngenxa yalokhu
ngize emhlabeni, ukuze ngifakazele iqiniso. Njalo
oweqiniso uyalizwa ilizwi lami.
18:38 UPilatu wathi kuye: Liyini iqiniso? Eseshilo lokho wahamba
wabuya waphumela kumaJuda, wathi kuwo: Mina kangitholi cala kuye
konke.
18:39 Kodwa ninomkhuba wokuthi nginikhululele abe munye ngesikhathi
iPhasika: ngakho niyathanda ukuba nginikhululele iNkosi yebandla
AmaJuda?
18:40 Base bememeza bonke, bathi: "Hhayi lo, kodwa uBaraba." Manje
UBaraba wayengumphangi.