NGOKUKAMARKU 15

₁Kwathi masinyane ekuseni abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali nomphakathi wonke benza icebo, bambopha uJesu, bamqhuba, bamnikela kuPilatu.

₂UPilatu wambuza wathi: Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na? Waphendula, wathi kuye: Usho khona.

₃Abapristi abakhulu bammangalela ngokuningi.

₄UPilatu wabuye wambuza, wathi: Awuphenduli-lutho na? Bheka, bakuthwesa icala ngokuningi kangaka.

₅Kodwa uJesu akabe esaphendula-lutho, waze wamangala uPilatu.

₆Kwathi ngomkhosi wayehlezé ebakhululela isiboshwa sibe-sinye abasicelayo.

₇Kwakukhona-ke omunye, nguBaraba igama lakhe, owayeboshiwe kanye namahlubuka; wona ayebulele umuntu ekuhlubukeni.

₈Isixuku senyuka, saqala ukucela ukuba abenzele njengalokho ebehlezé ebenzela.

₉Kepha uPilatu wabaphendula wathi: Nithanda ukuba nginikhululele inkosi yabaJuda na?

₁₀Ngokuba wayekwazi ukuthi abapristi abakhulu bamnikele ngomhawu.

₁₁Kepha abapristi abakhulu babhebhezela isixuku ukuba okungcono asikhululele uBaraba.

₁₂UPilatu wabuye waphendula, wathi kubo: Pho-ke, ngimenze-njani lo enithi uyinkosi yabaJuda na?

₁₃Babuye bamemeza, bathi: Mbethele esiphambanweni!

₁₄Kodwa uPilatu wathi kubo: Ngokuba wenzé-bubi buni na? Kepha bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: Mbethele esiphambanweni!

₁₅Khona uPilatu ethanda ukudelisa isixuku wasikhululela uBaraba, kepha wamshaya uJesu, wamnikela ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni.

₁₆Amabutho ayesemngenisa phakathi endlini ethiwa iPretoriyu, abizela ndawonye ibutho lonke.

₁₇Ayesemembathisa ingubo ebubende, amcwashelisa ngomqhele ayeweluké ngameva.

₁₈Aqala ukumkhulekela, athi: Bayede, nkosi yabaJuda!

₁₉Amshaya ekhanda ngomhlanga, amkhafulela ngamathe, aguqa ngamadolo, akhuleka kuye.

₂₀Esembhinqile amhlubula ingubo ebubende, amembathisa izingubo zakhe. Ayesephuma naye ukuba ambethele esiphambanweni.

₂₁Acindezela umuntu obedlula, uSimoni waseKhurene, evela endle, uyise kaAleksandru noRufu, ukuba athwale isiphambano sakhe.

₂₂Ayesemyisa endaweni yaseGolgotha okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa iNdawo yeKhanda.

₂₃Amnika iwayini elixutshwé nemure*; kepha akalamukelanga.

₂₄Ayesembethela esiphambanweni, abelana izingubo zakhe, enzelana inkatho ngazo ukuthi yilowo nalowo uyakuthathani.

₂₅Kwakuyihora lesithathu esembethela esiphambanweni.

₂₆Umbhalo wecala lakhe ubulotshiwe ngaphezulu wokuthi: inkosi yabajuda.

₂₇Kwabethelwa kanye naye abaphangi ababili, omunye ngakwesokunene nomunye ngakwesokhohlo sakhe.

₂₈Kwase kugcwaliseka umbhalo othi: Wabalwa kanye naboni.

₂₉Abadlulayo bamhlambalaza benikina amakhanda abo, bathi: Eya wena odiliza ithempeli, ubuye ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu;

₃₀zisindise, wehle esiphambanweni.

₃₁Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa bebodwa kanye nababhali, bathi: Wasindisa abanye, angezisindise yena.

₃₂UKristu, iNkosi yakwaIsrayeli, makehle manje esiphambanweni, ukuze sibone, sikholwe. Nababebethelwe kanye naye bamdumaza.

₃₃Sekufikile ihora lesithupha kwabamnyama emhlabeni wonke, kwaze kwaba-yihora lesishiyagalolunye.

₃₄Ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani? okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?

₃₅Abanye kwababemi khona bekuzwa bathi: Bheka, ubiza uEliya.

₃₆Wayesegijima omunye, wagcwalisa ilula ngoviniga, walichoma emhlangeni, wamphuzisa, wathi: Yekani, sibone uma uEliya eza ukumehlisa.

₃₇UJesu wayesememeza ngezwi elikhulu, wafa.

₃₈Khona isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka kabili, kusukela phezulu kuze kufike phansi.

₃₉Kepha induna yekhulu eyayimi maqondana naye imbona efa ngokunjalo, yathi: Nempela lomuntu ubeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.

₄₀Kwakukhona nabesifazane bebukela, bekude; phakathi kwabo kwakukhona noMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe omncane nokaJose, kanye noSalome

₄₁ababemlandela eseseGalile, bemkhonza, nabanye abesifazane abaningi abenyukela naye eJerusalema.

₄₂Kwathi ukuba kuhlwe, ngokuba kwakulusuku lokulungisela okungukuthi olwandulela isabatha,

₄₃kwafika uJosefa waseArimatheya, ilunga elidumileyo lomphakathi, owayewubheka naye umbuso kaNkulunkulu; wangena ngesibindi kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu.

₄₄Kepha uPilatu wamangala ngokuthi ngabe usefile, wabiza induna yekhulu, wabuza kuyo ukuthi sekukade efile na?

₄₅Esezwile enduneni yekhulu wamnika uJosefa isidumbu.

₄₆Wathenga indwangu enhle, wamehlisa, wamsonga ngaleyondwangu, wambeka ethuneni elaliqoshwé edwaleni, wagingqela itshe emnyango wethuna.

₄₇OMariya Magdalena noMariya unina kaJose babona lapho abekwa khona.