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Ugobe lokumbulala uJesu

1 Kwasekusithi uJesu eseqedile wonke lamazwi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: 2 Liyazi ukuthi emva kwensuku ezimbili kuzakuba liDlulaphezulu, leNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa ukuze ibethelwe. 3 Kwasekubuthana abapristi abakhulu lababhali labadala besizwe egumeni lompristi omkhulu othiwa nguKayafasi, 4 basebecebisana ukuthi bambambe uJesu ngobuqili bambulale. 5 Kodwa bathi: Kungabi ngomkhosi, hlezi kube khona isiphithiphithi ebantwini.

UJesu ugcotshwa eBethani

6 Kwathi uJesu eseBethani endlini kaSimoni olobulephero, 7 kwafika kuye owesifazana ephethe umfuma wealibasta* ulamagcobo aligugu elikhulu, wasewuthululela ekhanda lakhe ehlezi ekudleni. 8 Kodwa abafundi bebona lokhu bathukuthela, bathi: Kuchithelwani lokho? 9 Ngoba la amagcobo angathengiswa ngemali enengi, besekunikwa abayanga. 10 Kodwa uJesu ekwazi wathi kubo: Limhluphelani owesifazana? Ngoba wenzile umsebenzi omuhle kimi; 11 ngoba abayanga lihlala lilabo, kodwa mina kalihlali lilami. 12 Ngoba ngokuthululela amagcobo emzimbeni wami, wenzela ukungilungisela umngcwabo. 13 Qiniso ngithi kini: Loba ngaphi emhlabeni wonke lapho okuzatshunyayelwa khona lelivangeli, lalokho akwenzileyo kuzakhulunywa ngakho, kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye.

Umvuzo wokumnikela uJesu

14 Omunye wabalitshumi lambili, othiwa nguJudasi Iskariyothi, wasesiya kubapristi abakhulu, 15 wathi: Lizanginikani, mina-ke ngingamnikela kini? Basebembhadala inhlamvu zesiliva ezingamatshumi amathathu. 16 Njalo kusukela lapho wadinga ithuba elihle lokumnikela.

Ukumiswa kwesidlo esingcwele

17 Kwathi ngolokuqala lwesinkwa esingelamvubelo abafundi beza kuJesu, besithi kuye: Uthanda ukuthi sikulungisele ngaphi ukuthi udle iDlulaphezulu? 18 Wasesithi: Hambani liye emzini kumuntu othile, lithi kuye: UMfundisi uthi: Isikhathi sami sesiseduze; ngizakwenza iDlulaphezulu kwakho kanye labafundi bami. 19 Benza-ke abafundi njengoba uJesu ebalayile, basebelungisa iDlulaphezulu. 20 Kwathi ifika intambama wayehlezi labalitshumi lambili. 21 Bathi besidla wathi: Qiniso ngithi kini ukuthi omunye wenu uzanginikela. 22 Basebedabuka kakhulu baqala ukuthi kuye ngamunye wabo: Nkosi, kayisimi yini? 23 Wasephendula wathi: Lo ofaka isandla kanye lami emganwini, nguye ozanginikela. 24 Sibili iNdodana yomuntu ihamba, njengokubhaliweyo ngayo; kodwa maye kulowomuntu, iNdodana yomuntu enikelwa nguye! Bekungakuhle kuye aluba lowomuntu wayengazalwanga. 25 Wasephendula uJudasi owamnikelayo wathi: Rabi*, kayisimi yini? Wathi kuye: Utshilo wena.

26 Kwathi besidla, uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wasesibusisa, wasihlephula wabanika abafundi, wathi: Thathani, lidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami. 27 Wasethatha inkezo, wabonga, wabanika, esithi: Nathani lonke kuyo; 28 ngoba lokhu kuligazi lami, elesivumelwano esitsha, elichithelwa abanengi ethethelelweni lwezono. 29 Kodwa ngithi kini: Kusukela khathesi kangiyikunatha okwalesisithelo sevini, kuze kufike lolosuku lapho ngizasinatha lani sisitsha embusweni kaBaba. 30 Kwathi sebehlabele ingoma yokudumisa baphuma baya entabeni yeMihlwathi.

Ukuxwayiswa kukaPetro

31 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lina lonke lizakhutshekiswa ngami ngalobubusuku; ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: Ngizatshaya umelusi, izimvu zomhlambi besezihlakazeka. 32 Kodwa emva kokuvuswa kwami, ngizaliqalela ukuya eGalili. 33 Kodwa uPetro waphendula wathi kuye: Lanxa bonke bezakhutshekiswa ngawe, mina angisoze ngikhubeke. 34 UJesu wathi kuye: Qiniso ngithi kuwe: Ngalobubusuku, lingakakhali iqhude, uzangilandula kathathu. 35 UPetro wathi kuye: Loba kudingeka ngife lawe, angisoze ngikulandule. Basebesitsho njalo bonke abafundi.

EGetsemane

36 UJesu wasefika labo endaweni ethiwa yiGetsemane, wasesithi kubafundi: Hlalani phansi lapha, ngisayakhuleka laphaya. 37 Wasethatha kanye laye uPetro lamadodana amabili kaZebediya, waqala ukudabuka lokukhathazeka kakhulu. 38 Wasesithi kubo: Umphefumulo wami udabukile kakhulu kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha lilinde lami. 39 Waseqhubeka ibangana, wawa phansi ngobuso bakhe wakhuleka wathi: Baba, uba kungenzeka, kakudlule kimi linkezo; kodwa kungabi njengoba ngithanda mina, kodwa njengoba wena. 40 Wasesiza kubafundi, wabafica belele, wathi kuPetro: Kanti belingelinde lami ihola ibenye? 41 Lindani likhuleke, ukuze lingangeni ekulingweni; umoya uyavuma, kodwa inyama ibuthakathaka. 42 Wabuya wasuka ngokwesibili wakhuleka, wathi: Baba, uba inkezo le ingedlule kimi, ngaphandle kokuthi ngiyinathe, kayenziwe intando yakho. 43 Wasebuya wabafica futhi belele, ngoba amehlo abo ayenzima. 44 Wasebatshiya wahamba futhi wakhuleka ngokwesithathu, esitsho wona lawomazwi. 45 Wasesiza kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Lalani-ke liphumule; khangelani, isikhathi sesisondele, futhi iNdodana yomuntu iyanikelwa ezandleni zezoni. 46 Sukumani, sihambe; khangelani, onginikelayo useduze.

Ukubotshwa kukaJesu lokuthethwa kwecala lakhe

47 Kwathi esakhuluma, khangela, kwafika uJudasi omunye wabalitshumi lambili, njalo elexuku elikhulu elilemihedla lezinduku, livela kubapristi abakhulu labadala besizwe. 48 Lomnikelayo wayebanike isiboniso, esithi: Lowo engizamanga, nguye; limbambe. 49 Njalo wahle wasondela kuJesu wathi: Mpilo enhle, Rabi! Wasemanga. 50 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Mngane, ulandeni? Basebesondela bamdumela uJesu ngezandla, bambamba. 51 Futhi khangela, omunye walabo ababeloJesu, welula isandla, wakhokha umhedla wakhe, wagadla inceku yompristi omkhulu waquma indlebe yayo. 52 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Buyisela umhedla wakho endaweni yawo; ngoba bonke ababamba umhedla bazabhubha ngomhedla. 53 Kumbe ucabanga ukuthi ngingembize uBaba yini khathesi, futhi anginike izimpi zengilosi ezidlula itshumi lambili? 54 Pho ingagcwaliseka njani imibhalo, ukuthi kumele ukuthi kube njalo? 55 Ngalelohola uJesu wathi emaxukwini: Liphume njengokuyamelana lomphangi yini lemihedla lezinduku ukuzangibamba? Bengihlezi insuku ngensuku ethempelini ngifundisa, kodwa kalingibambanga. 56 Kodwa konke lokhu kwenzakele, ukuze kugcwaliseke imibhalo yabaprofethi. Basebemtshiya bonke abafundi babaleka.

UJesu uphambi kompristi omkhulu

57 Lababembambile uJesu bamqhuba bamusa kuKayafasi umpristi omkhulu, lapho ababebuthene khona ababhali labadala. 58 Kodwa uPetro wamlandela ekhatshana, kwaze kwaba segumeni lompristi omkhulu, njalo wangena phakathi wahlala phansi lezinceku, ukuze abone isicino.

59 Njalo abapristi abakhulu labadala lomphakathi wonke badinga ubufakazi bamanga obumelana loJesu, ukuze bambulale, 60 kodwa kababutholanga; lanxa kwavela abafakazi abanengi bamanga, ababutholanga. Kwathi emva kwalokho kwavela ababili abafakazi bamanga, 61 bathi: Lo wathi: Ngilakho ukudiliza ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, njalo ngilakhe ngensuku ezintathu. 62 Kwasekusukuma umpristi omkhulu wathi kuye: Kawuphenduli lutho yini? Bafakazani laba okumelana lawe? 63 Kodwa uJesu wathula. Umpristi omkhulu wasephendula wathi kuye: Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo, ukuthi usitshele ukuthi unguKrestu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 64 UJesu wathi kuye: Utshilo wena. Kodwa ngithi kini: Kusukela khathesi lizabona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene samandla isiza phezu kwamayezi ezulu. 65 Umpristi omkhulu wasedabula izembatho zakhe, wathi: Usehlambazile; sisaswelelani abafakazi? Khangelani, khathesi seliyizwile inhlamba yakhe; 66 licabangani? Basebephendula besithi: Ulecala lokufa.

67 Basebemkhafulela ngamathe ebusweni bamdutshuza; labanye bamwakala, 68 bathi: Profetha kithi, Krestu, ngubani okutshayileyo?

UPetro ulandula uJesu

69 UPetro wayesehlezi ngaphandle egumeni; kwasekusiza kuye incekukazi ethile encane, yathi: Lawe ubuloJesu weGalili. 70 Kodwa walandula phambi kwabo bonke, wathi: Kangikwazi lokho okutshoyo. 71 Kwathi esephuma esiya esangweni, enye incekukazi encane yambona, yathi kwababekhona: Laye lo ubeloJesu umNazaretha. 72 Wasebuya elandula ngesifungo: Kangimazi lumuntu. 73 Kwathi emva kwesikhatshana labo ababemi khona basondela bathi kuPetro: Ngeqiniso lawe ungomunye wabo; ngoba lokukhuluma kwakho kuyakutshengisa. 74 Waseqala ukuqalekisa lokufunga esithi: Kangimazi lumuntu. Njalo lahle lakhala iqhude.

75 UPetro wasekhumbula ilizwi likaJesu esithi kuye: Lingakakhali iqhude, uzangilandula kathathu. Wasephumela ngaphandle wakhala ngokudabuka okukhulu.

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