Bible Reading Plan – Day 284

₅₇Abo babembambile uYesu, bamsa kuKayafa, umbingeleli omkhulu, apho babehlanganisene khona abachazi-mthetho namadoda amakhulu. ₅₈Ke yena uPetros wamlandela uYesu, ebekele kude, wada waya kungena eyadini yomzi wombingeleli omkhulu, wahlala phantsi ndawonye nezicaka, ukuze abone ukuba kuya kuphelela phi na. ₅₉Ke ababingeleli abaziintloko nalo lonke *iBhunga babefuna ubungqina bobuxoki ngoYesu, ukuze bambulalise, ₆₀kodwa ababufumananga, nangona babebaninzi ababengqina ubuxoki ngaye. Ekugqibeleni kwavela ababini, ₆₁bathi: “Lo mntu uthe: ‘Mna ndingayichitha indlu kaThixo, ndibuye ndiyakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu.’ ”

₆₂Waphakama ke umbingeleli omkhulu, wathi kuYesu: “Akuphenduli nento le na? Yintoni kanye le aba bayingqinayo ngawe?” ₆₃Kodwa uYesu wahlala wathi tu. Waphinda umbingeleli omkhulu wathi kuye: “Ndikufungisa uThixo ophilayo okokuba usixelele ukuba unguye na *uKrestu, uNyana kaThixo.”

₆₄Wamphendula uYesu wathi: “Nawe utsho. Ke ndithi kuni, ukususela ngoku niya kumbona uNyana woLuntu ehleli ewongeni kwaSomandla, nimbone esiza ngamafu ezulu.”

₆₅Wazikrazula ke izambatho zakhe umbingeleli omkhulu, esithi: “Únyelise uThixo! Sisawafunelani na amangqina? Niyabona, nikuvile ngoku ukunyelisa kwakhe. ₆₆Nithini nina?”

Baphendula bathi: “Úfanele ukufa.”

₆₇Bamtshicela ebusweni ke, bemxhimfa, baza abanye bembetha, ₆₈bathi: “Sixelele, Krestu; ngubani lo ukubethileyo?”

₆₉UPetros ke wayehleli ngaphandle eyadini. Seza kuye esinye sezicakazana, sathi: “Nawe ubunaye uYesu waseGalili.”

₇₀Kodwa yena wakhanyela phambi kwabo bonke, esithi: “Andazani konke nale nto uyithethayo.”

₇₁Waphuma ke, esiya ngasesangweni, wabonwa sesinye isicakazana, esathi kwababelapho: “Naye lo wayenaye uYesu waseNazarete.”

₇₂Waphinda ke wakhanyela uPetros, wathi: “Inene, andimazi loo mntu.”

₇₃Kwakuba mzuzwana, abo babemi apho baya kuPetros, bathi: “Inene, ungomnye wabo. Nokuthetha oku kwakho kuyakudiza.”

₇₄Wasuka waziqalekisa efunga esithi: “Andimazi loo mntu!”

Kwathi ke kwangoko yakhala inkuku. ₇₅Walikhumbula ke uPetros ilizwi awayelithethe kuye uYesu, esithi: “Ingekakhali inkuku, woba undikhanyele kathathu.” Waphuma waya phandle, walila kabuhlungu.

₁Kwakusa, bonke ababingeleli abaziintloko namadoda amakhulu babhunga ngoYesu ngenjongo yokuba abulawe. ₂Bambopha ke uYesu, bemka naye, bamnikela kwirhuluneli uPilato.

₃UJudas, lowo wangcatsha uYesu, akubona ukuba uYesu ugwetyiwe, usuke wazohlwaya, wawabuyisela kubabingeleli abaziintloko namadoda amakhulu loo maqhosha amashumi mathathu emali yesiliva, ₄esithi: “Ndonile ngokungcatsha igazi elingenatyala.”

Kodwa bona bathi kuye: “Iyintoni ke loo nto kuthi? Zibonele ngokwakho.”

₅Wayiphosa phantsi *endlwini kaThixo apho loo mali, wemka, waya kuzixhoma.

₆Ababingeleli abaziintloko bayichola-chola loo mali, bathi: “Akuvumelekanga ukuba siyifake kweyeminikelo, kuba le mali yethenge igazi lomntu.” ₇Babhunga ke, baza ngaloo mali bathenga umhlaba owawungowombumbi-zitya, ukuze ube yindawo yokungcwabela abasemzini. ₈Kungoko nanamhla oku lo mhlaba ubizwa ngokuba nguMhlaba weGazi.

₉Kwazaliseka ke okwathethwayo *ngumshumayeli uJeremiya, esithi: “Bâwathatha loo maqhosha amashumi mathathu emali yesiliva, wona alixabiso lomntu (kuba lilo elo ixabiso lemali awamiselwa lona umntu ngoonyana bakaSirayeli), ₁₀baza bathenga umhlaba wombumbi-zitya ngawo, njengoko yandiyalelayo iNkosi.”

₁₁Wema ke uYesu phambi kwerhuluneli, yambuza isithi: “Unguye na ukumkani wamaJuda?”

UYesu wathi: “Nawe utsho.”

₁₂Baza bammangalela ababingeleli abaziintloko namadoda amakhulu, kodwa yena akaphendula nento le. ₁₃Waza wathi kuye uPilato: “Akuziva na ezi zinto zininzi bakumangalela ngazo?”

₁₄Kodwa uYesu akaphendulanga konke, kangangokuba yada yamangaliseka mpela irhuluneli.

₁₅Ke kaloku *ngePasika irhuluneli yayidla ngokusikhululela isihlwele umbanjwa abe mnye – lowo ke sasisithi simcele. ₁₆Babenombanjwa owayesaziwa kakhulu, ekuthiwa nguBharabha. ₁₇Sakuba ke isihlwele sihlanganisene, uPilato wathi kuso: “Nifuna ndinikhululele bani na: uBharabha okanye uYesu ekuthiwa nguKrestu?” ₁₈Watsho kuba esazi ukuba bamnikele ngomona uYesu.

₁₉Kwathi, uPilato ehleli esihlalweni sokugweba, inkosikazi yakhe yathumela kuye, isithi: “Uze ungamenzi nto loo mntu ulilungisa. Andonwabanga mpela namhlanje ngenxa yephupha endiliphuphe ngaye.”

₂₀Ke bona ababingeleli abaziintloko namadoda amakhulu basifunza isihlwele ukuba sicele uBharabha, yena uYesu atshatyalaliswe. ₂₁Yabuza irhuluneli yathi kuso: “Nguwuphi na kwaba babini enifuna ndinikhululele yena?”

Sathi sona: “UBharabha.”

₂₂UPilato wathi kuso: “Ndimenze ntoni na ke uYesu ekuthiwa nguKrestu?”

Isihlwele sonke sathi: “Makabethelelwe emnqamlezweni!”

₂₃Kodwa yena wathi: “Ngenxa yokuba enze bubi buni na?”

Kodwa kwaba kokukhona isihlwele sidanduluka ngakumbi sisithi: “Makabethelelwe emnqamlezweni!”

₂₄UPilato, akubona ukuba akuncedi nto, kungathi kungasuka kubekho isiphithi-phithi, uthathe amanzi, wahlamba izandla zakhe phambi kwesihlwele, esithi: “Ndimsulwa egazini lalo mntu. Ziboneleni ngokwenu.”

₂₅Baphendula ke bonke abo bantu babelapho, bathi: “Igazi lakhe malibe phezu kwethu naphezu kwabantwana bethu.”

₂₆Wabakhululela uBharabha ke, waza yena uYesu wanikelwa ukuba akatswe, abethelelwe emnqamlezweni.

₂₇Amajoni ke amsa uYesu eyadini yomzi werhuluneli, aza alibizela apho ibutho lawo liphela. ₂₈Amhluba izambatho uYesu, amambathisa ezibomvu, ₂₉athi, eluke isithsaba sameva, amthi jize ngaso entloko, amphathisa ingcongolo ngesandla sokunene, aza aqubuda phambi kwakhe, ahlekisa ngaye, esithi: “Aa, kumkani wamaJuda!” ₃₀Amtshicela, ayithatha ingcongolo, ambetha entloko. ₃₁Athi ke akuba ehlekise ngaye, amhluba loo ngubo, amambathisa kwaezakhe, aphuma naye, esiya kumbethelela emnqamlezweni.

₃₂Ekuphumeni kwamajoni noYesu, afumana umntu waseKirene, ogama linguSimon, aza amnyanzela ukuba athwale umnqamlezo kaYesu. ₃₃Afika ke kwindawo ekuthiwa yiGolgota (oko kukuthi iNdawo yoKhakhayi), ₃₄amnika iwayini exutywe nenyongo, ukuba ayisele. Akuyiva akavumanga ukuyisela.

₃₅Ambethelela ke emnqamlezweni uYesu, aza abelana ngezambatho zakhe, esenza amaqashiso ngazo. ₃₆Ahlala phantsi ke, amgada apho. ₃₇Ngasentla kwentloko yakhe abeka ityala lakhe, kubhalwe kwathiwa: “Lo nguYesu uKumkani wamaJuda.” ₃₈Kunye naye kwabethelelwa nezihange ezibini eminqamlezweni, esinye ngasekunene esinye ngasekhohlo.

₃₉Abadlulayo babemnyelisa uYesu, behlunguzela iintloko, ₄₀besithi: “Wena ochitha *indlu kaThixo, uyakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu, zisindise, ukuba unguye uNyana kaThixo. Yihla emnqamlezweni.”

₄₁Ngokukwanjalo nababingeleli abaziintloko bahlekisa ngaye, bekunye nabachazi-mthetho namadoda amakhulu, besithi: ₄₂“Abanye wabasindisa, kodwa yena ngokwakhe akanako ukuzisindisa. Ukuba únguKumkani wakwaSirayeli makehle kaloku emnqamlezweni; sothi ke sikholwe kuye. ₄₃Wayekholosa ngoThixo, esithi unguNyana wakhe; uThixo makamsindise ke ngoku ukuba uyamthanda.”

₄₄Nezihange ezazibethelelwe eminqamlezweni kunye naye zazimngcikiva.

₄₅Kuthe ke, ukususela kwintsimbi yeshumi elinambini emini, kwehla ubumnyama phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba, kwada kwayintsimbi yesithathu emva kwemini. ₄₆Malunga nentsimbi yesithathu uYesu wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, esithi: “Eli, Eli, lama sabhaktani?” (Oko kukuthi: “Thixo wam, Thixo wam, undishiyeleni na?”)

₄₇Ithe ke inxenye yababekho, yakukuva oko, yathi: “Lo ubiza uEliya.” ₄₈Wabaleka kwangoko omnye, wathatha imfunxa, wayithi nkxu kwiwayini emuncu, wayincula ngoluthi, waza wambambela ukuba ayifunxe. ₄₉Kodwa abanye bathi: “Khawuyeke, sibone ukuba uEliya uza kumsindisa na.” ₅₀UYesu ke wakhala kwakhona ngezwi elikhulu, wawunikela umphefumlo wakhe.

₅₁Lasuka ke lakrazuka kubini ikhuselo legumbi elingcwele *endlwini kaThixo ukususela phezulu kuye ezantsi; umhlaba wanyikima, namawa acandeka, ₅₂namangcwaba avuleka, bathi nabantu abaninzi bakaThixo ababefile bavuka, ₅₃baza baphuma emangcwabeni emva kokuvuka kukaYesu ekufeni, bangena kuso isiXeko esiNgcwele, babonakala kubantu abaninzi.

₅₄Umphathi-butho wamajoni, namajoni awayegade uYesu kunye naye, bathi bakubona ukunyikima komhlaba nokunye okwenzekayo, boyika kakhulu, besithi: “Inene, lo mntu ebenguNyana kaThixo.”

₅₅Kwakukho nabafazi abaninzi, bekhangele bemgama. Bona babengabalandeli bakaYesu ukususela eGalili, bemlungiselela. ₅₆Kubo kwakukho uMariya waseMagadala, noMariya unina kaYakobi noYose, ekho kwanonina woonyana bakaZebhedi.

₅₇Kuthe ke lakutshona ilanga, kwafika umntu waseArimati owayesisityebi, ogama linguJosefu. Wayengumfundi kaYesu naye. ₅₈Yena waya kuPilato, wawucela umzimba kaYesu; waza uPilato wayalela ngokuthi makawunikwe. ₅₉Wawuthatha ke uJosefu umzimba kaYesu, wawusongela ngelinen ecocekileyo, ₆₀wawubeka kwelakhe ingcwaba awayesand' ukulixhola eliweni; waza waqengqa ilitye elikhulu, walivala ngalo ingcwaba, wemka. ₆₁Babelapho ngasengcwabeni ooMariya waseMagadala nomnye uMariya, behleli phantsi bebukele.

₆₂Ngengomso, ngemini elandela eyokulungiselela *iPasika, ababingeleli abaziintloko *nabaFarasi badibana noPilato, ₆₃bathi: “Nkosi, sikhumbule okokuba esahleli umlahlekisi lowa wathi: ‘Emva kweentsuku ezintathu ndiya kuvuka ekufeni.’ ₆₄Ke ngoko yalela okokuba ingcwaba linqatyiswe de kube lusuku lwesithathu, hleze abafundi bakhe beze bambe, ze bathi ebantwini uvukile ekufeni, luze olu lahlekiso lokugqibela lube ngaphezulu kunolokuqala.”

₆₅Waza uPilato wathi kubo: “Ningáwafumana amajoni okugada. Yiyani, nilitywine ingcwaba kangangoko nazi ngako.”

₆₆Baya ke, balinqabisa ingcwaba ngokulitywina, laza lalindwa ngoomantshingilane.

₁Wakuba udlule *uMhla woPhumlo, ekuseni ngeCawe, kwafika uMariya waseMagadala nomnye uMariya, beze kukhangela ingcwaba. ₂Kwasuka kwabakho ukunyikima okukhulu komhlaba, kuba isithunywa seNkosi sehla ezulwini, saza saliqengqa ilitye, sahlala phezu kwalo. ₃Imbonakalo yaso yayinjengombane, izambatho zaso zimhlophe ngokwekhephu. ₄Bathi ke ababegadile basoyika kangangokuba babe njengabafileyo.

₅Isithunywa sathi kubafazi abo: “Sanukoyika nina. Ndiyazi ukuba nifuna uYesu obebethelelwe emnqamlezweni. ₆Akakho apha. Uvukile, njengoko watshoyo. Yizani apha, niyibone indawo awayekuyo. ₇Khawulezani ke, niye kubaxelela abafundi bakhe okokuba uvukile kwelabafileyo. Niyabona, uyanandulela ukuya eGalili, apho niya kumbona khona. Nivile ke, ndinixelele.”

₈Bemka ke engcwabeni ngokukhawuleza, babaleka bephethwe luloyiko naluvuyo olukhulu, besiya kuxelela abafundi bakhe.

₉Nanko uYesu ebahlangabeza, ebabulisa. Baza baya kuye, baqubuda, babambelela ezinyaweni zakhe. ₁₀Waza wathi kubo uYesu: “Sanukoyika. Yiyani kuxelela amawethu ukuba makaye eGalili, apho aya kundibona khona.”

₁₁Bakuba bemkile abo bafazi, gqi amajoni athile kulawo awayegade ingcwaba, angena esixekweni, axelela ababingeleli abaziintloko konke okwenzekileyo. ₁₂Ababingeleli abaziintloko bacebisana namadoda amakhulu, baza bathatha imali eninzi, bayinika amajoni lawo, ₁₃bathi: “Ze nithi abafundi bakhe beze ebusuku, bamba nilele. ₁₄Ukuba le nto ithe yavakala kwirhuluneli, thina soyithomalalisa, ningabi naxhala nina.”

₁₅Amajoni ayithatha loo mali, enza njengoko ayexelelwe. Eli bali ke lasasazwa kumaJuda kwada kwaba namhlanje.

₁₆Bahamba ke abafundi abalishumi elinanye, baya eGalili kuloo ntaba uYesu wayebayalele ngayo. ₁₇Bathi bakumbona, baqubuda kuye, kodwa abanye babethandabuza. ₁₈Wasondela uYesu, wathi kubo: “Anikwe mna onke amagunya ezulwini nasemhlabeni. ₁₉Ke ngoko hambani niye kuzenza abafundi zonke iintlanga, nibabhaptize egameni loYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele; ₂₀nibafundisa ukuba bazenze zonke izinto endiniyalele ngazo. Niyabona, mna ndinani yonke imihla, kude kube sekuphelisweni kwephakade eli.”