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Ukumnikela kukaJudasi

1 Kwasekusondela umkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo, othiwa liDlulaphezulu. 2 Abapristi abakhulu lababhali basebedinga ukuthi bangambulala njani; ngoba babesesaba abantu. 3 USathane wasengena kuJudasi othiwa nguIskariyothi, owayelinano labalitshumi lambili. 4 Wasesuka wayakhuluma labapristi abakhulu lezinduna ngokuthi angamnikela njani kubo. 5 Basebethokoza, basebevumelana ukumnika imali. 6 Yena wasevuma, njalo wadinga ithuba elihle lokumnikela kubo lingekho ixuku.

Ukumiswa kwesidlo esingcwele

7 Lwaselufika usuku lwesinkwa esingelamvubelo, okwakumele kuhlatshwe ngalo iDlulaphezulu. 8 Wasethuma uPetro loJohane, esithi: Hambani liye ukusilungisela iDlulaphezulu, ukuze sidle. 9 Basebesithi kuye: Uthanda ukuthi sikulungiselele ngaphi? 10 Wasesithi kubo: Khangelani, kuzakuthi selingenile emzini, umuntu uzahlangana lani ethwele imbiza yamanzi; limlandele endlini azangena kuyo. 11 Beselisithi kumninindlu: Uthi uMfundisi kuwe: Ingaphi indlu yezihambi, lapho engingadlela khona iDlulaphezulu labafundi bami? 12 Yena-ke uzalitshengisa indlu enkulu ephezulu eyendlelweyo; lilungise khona. 13 Bahamba-ke bafica njengokutsho kwakhe kubo; basebelungisela iDlulaphezulu.

14 Kwathi selifikile ihola, wahlala phansi, labaphostoli abalitshumi lambili laye. 15 Wasesithi kubo: Ngokunxwanela nginxwanele ukudla lani leliDlulaphezulu ngingakahlupheki; 16 ngoba ngithi kini: Kangisoze ngidle futhi kulo, lize ligcwaliseke embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 17 Wasethatha inkezo, esebongile wathi: Thathani lokhu, beselisabelana; 18 ngoba ngithi kini: Kangisoze nginathe okwesithelo sevini, kuze kufike umbuso kaNkulunkulu. 19 Wasethatha isinkwa, esebongile wasihlephuna, wabanika, esithi: Lokhu kungumzimba wami, owanikelelwa lina; yenzani lokhu kube yisikhumbuzo sami. 20 Ngokunjalo lenkezo emva kokudla, esithi: Inkezo le yisivumelwano esitsha egazini lami, elithululelwa lina.

21 Kodwa khangelani, isandla songinikelayo silami etafuleni. 22 Ngoba isibili iNdodana yomuntu ihamba njengokumisiweyo; kodwa maye kulowomuntu enikelwa nguye! 23 Bona basebeqala ukubuzana ukuthi kambe ngubani kubo ozakwenza lokho.

Ubukhulu obuqotho

24 Kwavela lokuphikisana phakathi kwabo okokuthi nguwuphi kubo ongathiwa ngomkhulu. 25 Wasesithi kubo: Amakhosi abezizwe azibusa ngobulukhuni, leziphathamandla zazo zithiwa ngabasizi. 26 Kodwa lina kakungabi njalo; kodwa omkhulu phakathi kwenu kabe njengomncinyane; longumkhokheli kabe njengesisebenzi. 27 Ngoba nguwuphi omkhulu, lowo ohleziyo ekudleni kumbe lowo ophakululayo? Kayisilowo ohlezi ekudleni? Kodwa mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengaye ophakululayo.

28 Lina-ke liyibo ababambelele kimi ezilingweni zami; 29 njalo mina ngilimisele umbuso, njengoba uBaba engimisele, 30 ukuthi lidle njalo linathe etafuleni yami embusweni wami, lokuthi lihlale ezihlalweni zobukhosi, ligwebe izizwe ezilitshumi lambili zakoIsrayeli.

Ukuxwayiswa kukaPetro

31 INkosi yasisithi: Simoni, Simoni, khangela, uSathane walicela, ukuze alihlungule njengamabele; 32 kodwa mina ngikukhulekele, ukuze ukholo lwakho lungapheli; wena-ke nxa usuphendukile uqinise abazalwane bakho. 33 Kodwa wathi kuye: Nkosi, lentolongweni lekufeni ngilungele ukuya lawe. 34 Kodwa yena wathi: Ngiyakutshela, Petro, iqhude kaliyikukhala lamuhla, ungakangilanduli kathathu ukuthi kawungazi.

35 Wasesithi kubo: Mhla ngilithuma lingelamxhaka lesikhwama lamanyathela, laswela yini ulutho? Basebesithi: Akulalutho. 36 Wasesithi kubo: Kodwa khathesi lowo olomxhaka kawuthathe, ngokunjalo lesikhwama; lalowo ongelamhedla, athengise isembatho sakhe, awuthenge. 37 Ngoba ngithi kini: Kusamele kugcwaliseke kimi lokhu okubhaliweyo, kokuthi: Wabalwa kanye lezoni; ngoba lalezizinto eziqondane lami zilesiphetho. 38 Basebesithi: Nkosi, khangela, nansi imihedla emibili. Wasesithi kubo: Kwenele.

EGetsemane

39 Wasephuma waya entabeni yeMihlwathi njengokwejayela kwakhe; labafundi bakhe bamlandela. 40 Esefikile endaweni, wathi kubo: Khulekani ukuthi lingangeni ekulingweni. 41 Yena wasemonyuka kubo okungaba libanga lokuphosa ilitshe, waguqa phansi ngamadolo wakhuleka, 42 esithi: Baba, uba uthanda susa linkezo kimi; kodwa-ke kwenziwe hayi intando yami, kodwa eyakho. 43 Kwabonakala kuye ingilosi evela ezulwini imqinisa. 44 Esesesizini olunzima, wakhuleka kakhulu. Njalo izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi zawela emhlabathini. 45 Esesukumile emkhulekweni, weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafica belele ngenxa yokudabuka, 46 wasesithi kubo: Lilaleleni? Vukani likhuleke, ukuze lingangeni ekulingweni.

Ukubotshwa kukaJesu

47 Kwathi esakhuluma, khangela, ixuku, lalowo okuthiwa nguJudasi, omunye wabalitshumi lambili, ehamba phambi kwabo, wasesondela kuJesu ukumanga. 48 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Judasi, uyayinikela yini iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga? 49 Kwathi labo ababengakuye sebebona okuzakwenzeka bathi kuye: Nkosi, sigadle yini ngomhedla? 50 Omunye wabo wasegadla inceku yompristi omkhulu, waquma indlebe yayo yokunene. 51 Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi: Yekelani kuze kube yilokhu. Wasethinta indlebe yayo, wayisilisa.

52 UJesu wasesithi kubapristi abakhulu lezinduna zethempeli labadala ababeze kuye: Liphume njengokuyamelana lomphangi yini lemihedla lezinduku? 53 Nxa bengilani insuku ngensuku ethempelini, kalelulanga izandla ukumelana lami; kodwa leli lihola lenu, lamandla obunyama.

UPetro ulandula uJesu

54 Sebembambile bamqhuba, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetro waselandela ekhatshana. 55 Sebebasile umlilo phakathi kweguma, sebehlezi phansi ndawonye, uPetro wahlala phakathi kwabo. 56 Kodwa incekukazi ethile imbona ehlezi emlilweni, yamjolozela, yathi: Lumuntu laye ubelaye. 57 Kodwa wamlandula, wathi: Mama, kangimazi. 58 Emva kwesikhatshana omunye wasembona wathi: Lawe ungomunye wabo. Kodwa uPetro wathi: Ndoda, kangisuye. 59 Sekungaba kwedlule ihola elilodwa, omunye waqinisa, esithi: Isibili laye ubelaye; ngoba futhi ungumGalili. 60 Kodwa uPetro wathi: Ndoda, kangazi ukuthi uthini. Njalo lahle lakhala iqhude, esakhuluma. 61 INkosi yasitshibilika yamkhangela uPetro. UPetro waselikhumbula ilizwi leNkosi, njengoba yathi kuye: Iqhude lingakakhali, uzangilandula kathathu. 62 UPetro wasephumela ngaphandle wakhala ngokudabuka okukhulu.

UJesu uphathwa kubi

63 Lamadoda ayembambile uJesu amklolodela, amxathula. 64 Amembesa, amtshaya ubuso, asembuza, esithi: Profetha! Ngubani okutshayileyo? 65 Njalo akhuluma lokunye okunengi kuye ethuka.

UJesu uphambi kwabapristi abakhulu

66 Kwathi sekusile, abadala babantu babuthana, labapristi abakhulu lababhali, basebemusa emphakathini wabo, bathi: 67 Uba unguKrestu, sitshele. Wasesithi kubo: Uba ngilitshela, kalisoze likholwe; 68 loba ngilibuza, kalisoze lingiphendule, loba lingikhulule. 69 Kusukela khathesi iNdodana yomuntu izahlala ngakwesokunene samandla kaNkulunkulu. 70 Basebesithi bonke: Kanti uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu? Wasesithi kubo: Kutsho lina ukuthi ngiyiyo. 71 Basebesithi: Pho sisaswelelani obunye ubufakazi? Ngoba sesizizwele uqobo lwethu emlonyeni wakhe.

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