Bible Society of South Africa
Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 17

The first of 7 words that Jesus spoke on the cross before He died.

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

LUKA 23

Jesu o a thakgiswa

26Ha ba ntse ba qhoba Jesu, ba tshwara motho e mong wa Sirene, ya bitswang Simone, ya neng a etswa naheng, ba mo jarisa sefapano, a latela Jesu. 27Jesu a latelwa ke letshwelehadi la batho, le basadi ba neng ba mo hlomohetse, ba mo llela. 28Jesu a retelehela ho bona, a re: “Baradi ba Jerusalema, se nteleleng; iteleleng, le llele le bana ba lona, 29hobane bonang, matsatsi a ya tla, ao ka wona ho tla thwe: ‘Ho lehlohonolo dinyopa, le popelo tse sa kang tsa tswala, le matswele a sa kang a anyesa.’ 30Ke moo ba tla qala ho re ho dithaba:

“ ‘Re weleng hodimo!’

“le ho maralla:

“ ‘Re kwaheleng!’

31“Ha e le moo ba etsa tsena sefateng se metsi, ho tla etsahalang ho se omeletseng?”

32Ba bang ba babedi, bao e neng e le disenyi, ba iswa ho ya bolawa le yena. 33Ha ba fihlile sebakeng se bitswang Lehata, ba mo thakgisa teng le disenyi tseo, se seng ka ho letona, se seng ka ho le letshehadi. 34Jesu a re: “Ntate, ba tshwarele, hobane ha ba tsebe seo ba se etsang.” Jwale ba arolelana diaparo tsa hae ka lotho.

35Batho ba ne ba eme ba tadimile. Le babusi ba ne ba mo phoqa, ba re: “O pholositse ba bang; haeba e le Kreste, mokgethwa wa Modimo, a ipholose!”

36Le bahlabani ba mo soma; ba atamela, ba mo fa asene, 37mme ba re: “Ha o le kgosi ya Bajuda, ipholose he!”

38Kahodimo ho yena ho ne ho ena le lengolo le reng: enwa ke kgosi ya bajuda.

39Se seng sa disenyi tse fanyehilweng se ne se mo nyefola, se re: “Na ha o Kreste na? Ipholose, le rona o re pholose!”

40Empa se seng sa araba, sa se kgalemela, sa re: “Na wena ha o tshabe Modimo, empa le le kahlolong e tshwanang? 41Rona re hlile re ahlotswe ka toka, hobane re amohela moputso wa diketso tsa rona; athe yena ha a ka a etsa letho le sa lokang.”

42Sa ba sa re: “Jesu, ako nkgopole ha o etla ka matla a hao a borena.”

43A re ho sona: “Ruri ke a o bolella, kajeno o tla ba le nna paradeising.”

LUKA 23:26-43SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

Forgiveness in the Gospels – 4

This prayer of Jesus emphasised that forgiveness for those who took Him to the cross was important, because they did not realise that it was part of God’s plan.  The responsibility of the religious and political leaders was not taken away, but Jesus willingly asked His Father to forgive them.  These words touched even the Gentiles – the Roman officer’s words in verse 47 speak volumes. 

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